Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2669 Golden Fire Cavalry, Li Jing Takes Command

Chapter 2669 Golden Fire Cavalry, Li Jing Takes Command

Two military reports, one on the left and one on the right, are like two invisible hands slowly closing in on the territory of the Han Dynasty from two directions, threatening to plunge the entire western front of the Han Dynasty into the shadow of war.

After reading them, Wang Yu placed the two military reports side by side on the table and leaned back in his chair.

"They came after all."

Wang Yu's tone was calm, showing no surprise, after all, this was something the Han Dynasty had expected.

Wang Yu was not alone in the hall. Prime Minister Guan Zhong sat on the lower left, also holding a copy of the military report. He nodded upon hearing this.

"The Ming and Han forces joined forces to attack Qian. Such a big commotion could not be kept secret. It was expected that Da Wu and Da Shuo would not sit still. Judging by the timing, it should have been this time."

Minister of Personnel Gao Jiong stood before the map, pointed to the north towards Da Shuo, and said loudly, "This time, Da Shuo has launched a two-pronged attack. It seems they are not prepared to fight to the death at Zhongxing Pass!"

"Moreover, the troops of the Great Jin have begun to gather in the east and south. His Majesty has also dispatched Su Lisu, the Junior Minister, to the north to have Nurhaci harass the eastern part of the Great Jin."

"In this way, the military strength of the Shuo forces outside Zhongxing Pass will inevitably be limited. With the strategic advantage of Zhongxing Pass, General Wang has 50,000 strong troops, and with General Yang Ye's 50,000 troops as his support, he should have no worries about losing anything!"

"Your Majesty, this time, the pressure on our dynasty still lies in the three regions of Yunnan Province, Guanzhong Province, and Shenglan Province, especially Shenglan Province. To the west there is Wu Bing'er, and to the north there is Tuoba Gui. I'm afraid General Su Dingfang alone cannot hold the line."

Wang Yu's gaze slowly swept across the map, finally landing on the location of Shenglan Road.

He knew very well that the next step was to send reinforcements in that direction as soon as possible.

Fortunately, although the Han Dynasty had committed nearly 1.4 million troops to the Daqian battlefield, its main force of the Central Imperial Guard remained stationed there without moving, giving the Han Dynasty sufficient manpower to provide Su Dingfang with adequate support.

"Your Majesty, the Golden Fire Cavalry of the Duke of Guyuan and the 100,000-strong army of the Guandong Legion arrived in Hebei Province yesterday," Yao Guangxiao followed up.

The Duke of Guyuan refers to Meng Tian. Someone still needs to keep an eye on Tianlang Pass. The more intense the national war, the more we need to guard against problems arising in places where they are unlikely to go wrong. Many generals like to play a surprise attack.

However, although Meng Tian was not invincible, his five thousand Golden Fire Cavalry were a considerable force, and Wang Yu ordered them to be temporarily mobilized.

Five thousand Golden Fire Cavalry could play a greater role on the battlefield than fifty thousand ordinary infantry.

Wang Yu nodded, silently calculating in his mind that there were already 300,000 Shence Army troops under Chang Yuchun, 100,000 border troops under Su Dingfang, and 50,000 prefectural troops under Meng Wu in the west.

Now, with the addition of 100,000 Kwantung Army soldiers and 400,000 Central Imperial Guards, even if it's impossible to mobilize all of the Central Imperial Guards, 300,000 troops are still feasible.

With 800,000 to 900,000 troops, it would be enough to defend against the enemy.

"Let Wen Zhong lead his 100,000-strong Kwantung Army directly south into the Guanzhong region, to cooperate with Lan Yu in guarding the Yunnan region to defend against Xu Xiao." Wang Yu stood up, walked to the map, and pointed heavily in the direction of the Yunnan region.

Yunnan belongs to the Dao, which is the original territory of the Dali Kingdom. Although the resources here are good, the Dali Kingdom was not large enough in terms of population and territory to establish a Dao, not to mention that Xu Xiao had taken away a small part of it.

However, establishing prefectures without circuits would be too cumbersome in many ways. Therefore, this temporary system of circuits was created, which follows the circuit system in terms of administration, with prefectures and counties under its jurisdiction. However, it is of a lower rank than a circuit and is not directly responsible to the imperial court. Instead, it is temporarily under the jurisdiction of the Guanzhong Circuit, which can be considered a stopgap measure.

After conquering more territory in the southwest in the future, this so-called Yunnan Sub-region will be officially transformed into the Yunnan Region.

For the Great Han Dynasty today, Shenglan Road is the open bloodbath, the most crucial passage in their battlefields.

However, Yunnan belongs to the Dao, which is their hidden weakness.

This area is equivalent to the flank of Chang Yuchun's army. If this area is lost, it will be like when the Han Dynasty conquered the Song Dynasty, with a loophole being opened from the side, and Chang Yuchun's entire Shence Army will be in direct crisis.

Therefore, this place became Wang Yu's primary focus.

If Chang Yuchun were to lose, he would still have a chance to retreat into the Guandong region and use the Tianmen Pass as a natural barrier to block the enemy. But if this place were to be lost, Chang Yuchun might not even have the chance to retreat.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Guan Zhong, Gao Jiong, Yao Guangxiao, and others all flattered themselves in a light but not overt manner.

"Issue another edict to Li Jing, ordering 300,000 Imperial Guards to advance westward!" Wang Yu then pointed in the direction of Shenglan Road and gave the order.

Wang Yu was quite at ease with Chang Yuchun's side, after all, a field army of the Han Dynasty was located there.

As long as there are no problems on the flanks, Chang Yuchun can focus on defending the front and holding the line shouldn't be too difficult.

Although Sima Yi was equally difficult to deal with, if we only consider military matters and not other aspects, then he was probably the easiest of the three generals of the Dawu army to deal with.

Furthermore, Wang Yu had already transferred Jia Xu and Xun You to Chang Yuchun's Shence Army to temporarily serve as military advisors and generals, in order to prevent Sima Yi from launching any conspiracies or schemes.

It just so happens that all three of these people belong to the Cao Wei faction in history, so let these Cao Wei faction members take this opportunity to have a civil war.

Therefore, the main direction of the Central Imperial Guards' advance was still towards Shenglan Road.

In fact, not only Li Jing, but Wang Yu will also personally go to the front line to supervise the battle. Even if he doesn't stay from the beginning of the war until the war is completely over, he will definitely stay on the front line of Shenglan Road for a considerable period of time.

Whether Shenglan Road can be defended this time is crucial to the long-term foundation of the Han Dynasty. If Shenglan Road cannot be defended, then the entire Hedong Road will become the front line of the battle between the Han and Wu families.

If they were to invade Hedong Province, it would truly become a major event that shakes the entire country.

The land of the Four Rivers is the core of the Han Dynasty. If something happens here, it will be a devastating blow.

Moreover, if the Hedong Road is lost, Shanyang will face a pincer attack from both sides, and the road will also be impossible to retain.

However, if they went south along the Hedong Road to the Hexi Road, it would pose the most direct threat to Chang Yuchun's troops between the two countries, causing the most serious chain reaction in the entire war situation.

Therefore, Wang Yu could not truly feel at ease about this battle unless he personally went to the front lines to supervise it.