No one had expected that Yang Chaodong's army would be completely wiped out by Ma Qiancheng in the first battle.
Therefore, Yang Yinglong did not expect that he would be waiting anxiously for his son and nephew to defeat the Qin army one by one and bring back their heads to be rewarded with an unparalleled merit.
Of course, he did not know that Yang Chaodong's army would be defeated so quickly. Yang Chaodong's army was also the first to be defeated.
The key was that Yang Chaodong had the most hope of turning the tide. As long as he defeated Ma Qiancheng, there would be no more troops that could stop him in the fertile lands of Sichuan. Wang Xiangqian only had about two thousand garrison troops in Chengdu. For this battle, Wang Xiangqian had done his best.
He was not like Yang Weidong and Yang Zhu, who were facing stronger enemies. Yang Weidong had to fight Zheng Ying and Wu Yong in Baini and the 70,000 main force of the Xinglong Guard. He was simply looking for death.
Yang Zhu also encountered Liu Da and his 30,000 elite soldiers, who had a strong will to fight. It could be said that his luck was extremely bad.
Yang Chaodong had picked the best draw, but ended up with the worst result.
Of course, it was not the worst. Compared to others, there were always more unlucky.
For example, Yang Zhu.
Yang Zhu led 20,000 infantrymen and 10,000 cavalrymen to Longquan County, planning to fight to the death with the Qin army there and teach them a good lesson. He was valiant and was hailed as the most ferocious general of the Yang Clan. He was highly regarded by Yang Yinglong, and he usually had an arrogant attitude.
But this time, he encountered the even more fearless Liu Dadao.
Liu Dadao had a great reputation in the southwest, and after joining Xiao Ruxun's northern expedition army, he gained even more fame. Now that he had returned to the southwest to fight Yang Yinglong, he was determined to win and open up a new situation here.
During his days in the Beijing garrison, Liu Gu could be considered to have seen what a true elite was. He knew how Xiao Ruxun led a hundred thousand troops on a northern expedition and successfully defeated the Ming Dynasty, which had a million troops. This more or less improved his arrogant temperament.
But this still didn't mean that a mere barbarian could strut around in front of him.
He had been ordered to station his troops in Longquan County and was preparing to march together on the second day of the first month of the next year. Unexpectedly, he received news that the Yang Consortium's rebel army had taken the initiative to attack him.
Liu Gu was furious.
I, Liu Dadao, haven't been in the southwest for a long time, and it's been a long time since there are any legends of me here. It seems like you've all forgotten how I used to wield my saber.
Liu Gu planned to fight a battle to establish his might once again. He didn't want any Tom, Dick, or Harry to mess with him.
Liu Gu quickly gathered the military advisers for a discussion. After understanding the intelligence, he learned that the person who came to attack here was the top general of Yang Yinglong's clan, Yang Zhu. He had always been valiant and had the title of the bravest general in Bozhou. It sounded very impressive, but his way of doing things revealed the word 'rash'.
He was valiant and fearless in Bozhou, looking down on everyone. He had some ability to suppress Bozhou, but if it weren't for the fact that he was a member of the Yang family and had Yang Yinglong backing him, the grass on his grave would have been five meters tall.
It wasn't that he didn't have the ability. He definitely had the ability, but he wasn't as capable as the Tyrant of Western Chu and Lu Bu. He didn't have the ability to rely on his reputation to replace everything. That was for sure.
But he was still so arrogant. It was obvious that he didn't care about Liu Dadao at all.
Liu Gu's reputation was built up through the corpses of his enemies. But who was Yang Zhu? Everyone in the world knew that Liu Dadao was valiant and good at fighting, but how many people knew about Yang Zhu?
Liu Gu immediately decided that he would personally chop off this bastard's head to clear his name.
In the south, Yang Weidong's luck was even worse. He encountered Zheng Ying and Wu Yong's main forces while leading 30,000 troops. When he arrived at Flying Training Castle and prepared to attack White Mud and Xinglong Guards, his movements were discovered by Zheng Ying and Wu Yong.
"Taking the initiative to attack? That traitor Yang is taking the initiative to attack? "
Zheng Ying asked the scout.
"Yes, they are taking the initiative to attack. They have about 30,000 troops and have already arrived at Flying Training Castle. They are currently reorganizing their troops and seem like they are going to continue heading south. They are definitely not here to hold the fort."
Zheng Ying frowned and thought for a moment before relaxing his brows.
"Yang Yinglong has lost his composure under the pressure and has already lost his cool. He clearly knows that his troops are inferior to our army, yet he didn't use his troops to defend the various strategic points. He didn't make full use of his advantage to deal with our army and actually scattered his troops to attack. He is simply courting death. Pass down my order: all troops are to prepare for battle. If the traitor army dares to continue south, annihilate them on the spot."
"Yes!"
The generals in the tent rubbed their fists and palms together, planning to make a big move.
After the generals left, Mao Wenlong remained in the tent as an advisor.
Zheng Ying ordered the other advisors to prepare a battle strategy, leaving Mao Wenlong behind.
"Mao Wenlong, while I was talking, your face has been very ugly. Why, are you not feeling well? How did you do as an advisor? How do you feel? "
Mao Wenlong's face fell as soon as he heard this.
"Zheng Shuai, it's not like you don't know what an advisor does. He only knows how to talk all the time and doesn't go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. I can't stand loneliness and this kind of life. I can't wait to go to the battlefield every day and fight to my heart's content.
Aren't you making things difficult for me by putting me in the advisor's team? I haven't offended you, have I? According to the rules of the Daqin, the promotions of military officers below the sixth rank are all arranged by the Military Law Office according to their contributions. I'm just a new advisor, and it's not my turn to give advice and suggestions. How can I make contributions? "
Zheng Ying laughed.
"Of course you haven't offended me, but I have my own considerations for putting you in the advisor's team. Since His Majesty has given you to me, I will arrange your position. It has nothing to do with the Military Law Office. If I say you will be promoted, you will be promoted. If I say you will stay, you will stay. Do you understand?"
Mao Wenlong's face became even more bitter.
"His Majesty, didn't he send me here to fight?"
"The power of heaven is unpredictable. How can you, a small advisor, guess what His Majesty is thinking?"
Zheng Ying's face turned serious and he looked at Mao Wenlong seriously.
Mao Wenlong knew he was in the wrong, so he quickly apologized. "I'm wrong. Please forgive me, Marshal."
"Humph! Mao Wenlong, do you think I don't know what you're thinking? All the generals in the army know that you've fooled the entire Liaodong Army and the Jiang Dahai Navy. You only want to make contributions in the war, but you don't think about your companions. You're so impatient!
You dealt with five thousand people before, but this time it's one hundred thousand people. I'll see if you're going to make contributions or reincarnate with two thousand people! Even if you're lucky and make contributions, the more contributions you make, the more the generals in the army will hate you!
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