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Chapter 228
Liang State was forced to stop its attack on Xia State. Fortunately, it had been preparing for war before, so it was not too hasty to deal with the barbarian cavalry.
Liang Hong found Ji Shuai and the other two to discuss how to deal with it. For Liang Hong, the attack on his hometown was more important than attacking the northern border.
"Two marshals, the barbarians are coming aggressively. We need to mobilize troops to suppress them immediately, otherwise the harm will be too great."
Liang Hong directly expressed his opinion. It was obviously inappropriate to attack the northern border at this time.
"Your Majesty, the order we received was to attack Xia State. It is not appropriate to change the action plan now."
"This marshal suggests that your Majesty immediately mobilize the Southern Courtyard garrison to resist the barbarian offensive, and report the matter to His Majesty immediately. Only with His Majesty's order can we take action."
The matter of the Southern Courtyard has nothing to do with Ji Shuai and the other two. If the two change the battle plan without authorization, they will be attacked by villains. After all, they have many political enemies in the court.
If the attack on Xia Kingdom succeeds, it will be a great achievement. There are also many people who covet their positions, so they will not act rashly.
"You two should be very clear about the threat of the barbarians. Now there are 600,000 barbarian cavalry entering the country, and there are 700,000 more behind. If we do not deal with it properly, it will be a great disaster for Nanyuan and Liangguo."
"If the war is not going well, you two will also be blamed. Moreover, it will seriously affect the war against Xia Kingdom. If the internal situation is unstable, how to conquer Xia Kingdom, please consider it carefully."
Liang Hong did not want Nanyuan to bear this matter alone. Not to mention whether it can be done, at least the loss will be great, and Ji Shuai and the other two brought elites. Once they join the war, the loss of Nanyuan will be greatly reduced.
Only by repelling the barbarian cavalry can the plan to attack the northern border of Xia Kingdom be better guaranteed. There is nothing wrong with this.
But Ji Shuai and the other two have their own considerations and concerns. Even if they understand the reason, they will not agree easily.
"Your Majesty, please do not delay. Please send the Southern Court troops immediately and report to His Majesty immediately."
The two insisted that if the battle plan was changed and it affected the battle against Xia, they would be disobeying the emperor's order, which would be a serious crime of exterminating the family. How could they dare to agree?
Even if it was to resist the barbarians and they won in the end, they would not be able to bear it if the emperor investigated.
"Okay, I will report to His Majesty immediately. Please prepare for war. I believe His Majesty does not want to see the people of the Southern Court suffer."
Liang Hong also understood the reason and no longer insisted. He immediately sent someone to Kyoto to ask for permission.
At the same time, the Southern Court's own 2 million elite troops were also mobilized and headed towards the barbarian cavalry. In addition, Liang Hong ordered to clear the countryside and abandon some unimportant cities. The people quickly retreated and did not give the barbarians a chance to replenish.
The city guards of each city also gathered in an organized manner. Only by concentrating enough troops could they fight against the barbarians.
Liang Hong was not in a hurry to introduce the war quickly, which was unrealistic. To deal with the barbarian cavalry that came and went like the wind, he had to be fully prepared.
For the Southern Court of Liang State, Long Tian had also prepared for a long time, and the people of Shadow had already infiltrated all aspects of Liang State. Liang Hong's actions naturally could not be hidden from Shadow's eyes.
After receiving the information conveyed by Cao Zhengchun, Long Tian called Yuwen Chengdu directly and ordered him to divide his troops and not to care about the gains and losses of a city or a place. Yuwen Chengdu's main task was to completely disrupt the layout of the Southern Court of Liang State.
While maintaining the late supply, rush and fight fiercely, completely confuse Liang State, especially before the five million elites move, to achieve greater results.
As long as the Southern Court is in chaos, the direction of the war will be more favorable to the North.
After receiving the order, Yuwen Chengdu did not hesitate at all and divided the cavalry in his hand into three groups, each with 200,000 people, moving forward in unison and quickly.
As for the cities of Liang State, those that can be taken will be taken immediately, and those that cannot be taken in a short time will be abandoned and continued to go deeper.
Such an action seems very risky. Once Liang State blocks their retreat and cuts off the food supply, these barbarians will be in danger.
In order to support Yuwen Chengdu's actions, Huo Qubing also led his army to hurry on. As long as they were connected in time, the entire battlefield would be connected. If Liang State wanted to do anything, it could only fight hard.
Five days passed quickly. During these five days, Yuwen Chengdu achieved good results and captured several cities. However, Yuwen Chengdu only dealt with the garrisoned army, replenished supplies, and led his army away without leaving anyone to defend.
With limited troops, Yuwen Chengdu had no plan to divide his troops. As long as the army of the South Court was killed, these cities could be recaptured at any time.
These days, Liang Hong was exhausted. After hard work, the army of the South Court quickly rushed on and finally blocked the front of the barbarian cavalry.Temporarily restricted the actions of the barbarians.
Liang Hong just breathed a sigh of relief when he got new news.
"What are the barbarians going to do? The follow-up army has arrived so quickly."
"Order people to go deep into the barbarians to investigate and see if there have been any changes in the barbarians. Also, we must find out whether there are any army support for the barbarians in the future."
Liang Hong was worried that the barbarians would leave in droves. If so, the South Court alone could not stop them, even with the 5 million troops sent by the court. After all, the mobility and combat effectiveness of the barbarian cavalry were very strong.
If the barbarians were determined to attack Liang, this would not be comparable to the previous small-scale war.
Liang Hong was worried and went to find Ji Shuai and the two again.
The hard wait of the past few days was not without good news. At least he waited for the imperial edict that Liang Hong was most looking forward to.
The emperor of Liang knew the importance of the South Court and had agreed to postpone the attack on Xia and deal with the barbarians first.
Although this would definitely affect the plan to attack the northern border, it had to be done.
"Two marshals, now that His Majesty's order has arrived, please dispatch troops to suppress the barbarians immediately. The barbarian army has entered the South Courtyard, a total of 1.3 million barbarians, which is too destructive to the South Courtyard."
Liang Hong believes that it is impossible for these barbarians to take over the South Courtyard alone, especially with the support of the court, but destruction is inevitable.
The losses every day are huge. If the war is not ended as soon as possible, the future of the South Courtyard will be difficult.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, we have issued an order to leave a million troops to continue to prepare supplies and guard against the sudden attack of the Xia Kingdom. The rest of the people will set off immediately and try to repel the barbarians as soon as possible."
With the imperial order, the two did not shirk their responsibilities and had already made arrangements. After all, they would have to rely on Liang Hong's help to attack the Xia Kingdom in the future.
Moreover, the two also hoped that the South Courtyard would be stable, which was the most important thing for the overall situation.