Li Huan just smiled lightly when he heard this, looked at Xu Ying, Chen Ang and others slowly said: "If you are asked to attack this city, what strategy will you take?"

After being slightly startled, Xu Ying, Chen Ang, and Ren Ping all looked somewhat thoughtful. In their view, this was naturally a test for them by Li Huan.

After all, as generals commanding an army, it is their duty to attack cities and conquer territories. If they do not even have strategies to attack cities, then they are not suitable to be generals commanding an army.

After looking at each other, Xu Ying spoke first: "Back to the Governor, it's just a Ningzhou city. The city is only a dozen miles in radius, and the garrison is only a few thousand. The most important thing is that the garrison in this city is not an elite.

They are just a bunch of ragtag people. If the general personally leads the elite troops and attacks them by force, I dare not say that they can be defeated in one attack, but they can be attacked by force in a few times."

Chen Ang stood aside and nodded slightly: "Yes, the general guarding the city is He Jin. He Jin is just a nobody. Just looking at his formations, you can tell that he is not proficient in the art of war, nor is he very knowledgeable."

What a good general he is, he can attack a city by force."

Ren Ping also nodded slightly, obviously deeply convinced of Chen Ang and Xu Ying's opinions.

Li Huan smiled, as Xu Ying and others said, Ningzhou City is not a strong city, and the people who defend the city are just a group of rabble, and the generals who defend the city are not good generals. If we really attack by force, I think

It's really not that difficult to break through.

The eyes of several people fell on Li Huan, who chuckled and said: "Ningzhou City is not a problem, but our goal here is not Ningzhou City, but to put down the rebellion of Anhua King Zhu Chixiu.

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Chen Ang was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said: "What does the Governor mean that we ignore Ningzhou City?"

A flash of light flashed in Li Huan's eyes and he said: "Yes, it's just a Ningzhou city. Just go around it. As long as the rebellion of King Anhua is put down, He Jin and the thousands of rebels in the city will be captured without mercy."

Ren Ping said subconsciously: "But if they raid our retreat..."

Before Ren Ping could finish his words, a look of surprise appeared on Ren Ping's face, and then he looked at Li Huan and said, "Congratulations, Commander-in-Chief."

Li Huan just smiled and said: "The soldiers rested for the night and set off tomorrow, heading straight to Anhua City. They rushed to the Anhua City in one day. I think the Anhua King should be very surprised."

Xu Ying looked at Li Huan with admiration. They were thinking about how to capture Ningzhou City before, but they didn't expect that Li Huan didn't even think about spending any time on Ningzhou City, but wanted to go straight to Huanglong.

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If the two sides were fighting, if Ningzhou City was not breached, there would be a real danger of being cut off.

However, the two sides are in different forms. If the two sides are equally powerful, it would definitely be a risky move for Li Huan to ignore his retreat. It is very likely that he will be attacked from both sides and defeated.

But don't forget that King Anhua's rebellion only occupied the territory of Qingyang Prefecture. Using this territory to fight against the power of the imperial court was like using an egg against a stone.

Not to mention that Cao Xiong, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, who had received Li Huan's transfer order and was leading the imperial army to join him, it was not that Li Huan looked down on He Jin who was defending the city.

Li Huan dared to say that even if he bypassed Ningzhou City and attacked Anhua City, the defender He Jin would never dare to leave the city and attack him from behind.

Moreover, the troops led by Cao Xiong will be able to arrive tomorrow at most. Even if He Jin really leaves the city by then, he may not have time to attack Li Huan's retreat.

Li Huan glanced at Ningzhou City lightly and said, "Go back to camp."

On top of the city wall, his heart was racing. He Jin, who was full of tension and anxiety, watched Li Huan and others go away from a distance. Instead of feeling relieved, he became more and more worried towards his confidants.

He said: "The reinforcements sent by the prince have not arrived yet."

Seeing his general's panic, the confidant couldn't help but feel a little panic in his heart and said: "General, General Zhou Ang has led his army to arrive. At most...at most he will be able to arrive tomorrow."

He Jin took a deep breath and said: "No, the imperial army will definitely attack the city tomorrow morning. You immediately send people out of the city overnight to find Zhou Ang and ask him to hurry up and lead people to rescue."

As soon as he returned to the army camp, Li Huan saw a royal guard waiting in the tent.

Seeing Li Huan's return, the hundred members of the Jinyi Guards quickly stepped forward to greet Li Huan and said, "I have met your Excellency."

Li Huan waved his hand, glanced at the Jin Yiwei Baihu and said, "But is there any news?"

Li Huan had already sent an order to the Jinyiwei system and ordered the Jinyiwei of the third brother of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia to strictly investigate the matter of King Anhua's rebellion.

When the Jin Yiwei hundred households heard this, they looked at Li Huan and said: "Returning to your lord, not long ago, brothers received news that Anhua King Zhu Zhixiu sent Zhou Ang to lead an army of 20,000 to rescue Ningzhou City. If nothing happens,

If so, the troops led by Zhou Ang should arrive at Ningzhou City around noon tomorrow."

Li Huan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and the eyes of Ren Ping, Chen Ang, Xu Ying and others who followed Li Huan into the tent lit up.

After waving his hand, Jin Yiwei Baihu retreated. Li Huan sat there, looked at Ren Ping, Chen Ang and others, and chuckled: "It seems that King Anhua really values ​​Ningzhou very much."

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Ren Ping said: "After all, Ningzhou City is also the gateway to Qingyang Mansion. In the eyes of King Anhua and others, Ningzhou City cannot be lost, so it is reasonable to send Zhou Ang to lead an army."

Chen Ang glanced at Li Huan thoughtfully and said: "My subordinates think that in addition to rescuing Ningzhou, King Anhua also means to stop us and drag us under the city of Ningzhou."

When Ren Ping heard this, he frowned and looked at Chen Ang and said, "Commander Chen, are you thinking too much? What's the use of King Anhua dragging us under Ningzhou City?"

Xu Ying sneered and said: "Of course we are waiting for the Tatar reinforcements to arrive."

Ren Ping suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Huan.

Li Huan looked quite calm, apparently not surprised at all by Xu Ying's words.

Li Huan said calmly: "It seems that the Tatars have been going south in the past few days."

Although it has been known for a long time that King Anhua colluded with the Tatars and led the Tatars to go south, but now that the approximate time for the Tatars to go south has been calculated from King Anhua's troops and generals, everyone still can't bear it.

A bit of anger arose in my heart.

"grown ups!"

Ren Ping couldn't help but speak to Li Huan, his eyes full of anger and high-spirited fighting spirit.

It would be fine to say that the Tatars invaded, but as a member of the Ming clan, King Anhua actually colluded with the Tatars and even wanted to lure the Tatars south to cause trouble in the Ming Dynasty. Anyone who still has loyalty in his heart will definitely kill King Anhua.

Treat him as an enemy.

"I sincerely ask for your permission. I am willing to lead my troops to defeat Zhou Ang's reinforcements, seize Anhua City, and bring King Anhua to justice."

"The last general invites you to fight!"

Several generals stood up together, their eyes full of high-spirited fighting spirit.

Li Huan showed a smile on his lips, glanced at a few people and said: "Don't worry, you guys are indispensable in the war. However, the army has been marching thousands of miles in recent days, and the soldiers are already exhausted. No matter how anxious you are, you are not in a hurry."

, tomorrow the whole army will be refreshed and ready to work, first destroy Zhou Ang's tribe, and then rush into Anhua City and capture the rebel king."

next day

red sun rising

Above the dilapidated official road, vast clouds of smoke and dust covered the sky, and countless soldiers and horses could be seen coming slowly like a torrent.

While the flag was fluttering, the word "zhou" on the flag could be faintly seen. Needless to say, this group of troops was sent by King Anhua and was composed of 20,000 rebels commanded by Zhou Ang.

The 20,000-strong army was naturally surrounded by darkness. At a glance, it was almost impossible to see the edges. The momentum was not small at all.

It's a pity that anyone with a discerning eye can see that this army has many soldiers and horses, but it is not an elite force.

With so many people and horses, it seemed like they couldn't even maintain their formation. At first glance, they looked more like a rabble.

However, the leading general, who was surrounded by his own soldiers, looked very satisfied. He was wearing a very conspicuous armor, and he looked quite eye-catching. It was the commander-in-chief of this rebel army, Zhou.

hold head high.

Zhou Ang looked at the 20,000 troops behind him and was very excited. He thought that Zhou Ang was just a guerrilla general. In the past, he could only command a few thousand people at most.

Even because of his lack of pay, he, a guerrilla general, had very few troops that he could actually command. This was definitely the first time he had led an army of tens of thousands like this.

This sense of accomplishment made Zhou Ang extremely excited.

A burst of fast horses came rushing towards him. Zhou Ang was shocked and looked towards the person. It was the sentinel he had sent out.

The sentry turned over and dismounted, saluted Zhou Ang and said: "Greetings to the general, we have found traces of the imperial army ahead."

When Zhou Ang heard this, he didn't look panicked. Instead, his eyes lit up and he said, "The imperial troops and horses? How far are they from here?"

The sentry hurriedly said: "Back to General, it's almost twenty miles away. The enemy has set up camp under Ningzhou City and is currently besieging Ningzhou City."

Zhou Ang couldn't help laughing and said: "Young man Li Huan, you are really ignorant. You actually used cavalry to attack the city. You really don't know what to do."

As he spoke, Zhou Ang said to the generals beside him: "Everyone has heard it, Li Huan's kid actually used cavalry to attack the city. It's ridiculous. This is such a God-given opportunity. If I don't take advantage of it to break through the opponent's army.

, are you sorry that God gave us such a good opportunity?"

If Li Huan led tens of thousands of cavalry to charge into battle, no matter how much Zhou Ang looked down on Li Huan, he would still be very energetic.

After all, although he is arrogant, he is not a fool. He knows very well that if his 20,000 horsemen are really attacked by tens of thousands of cavalry, they will definitely not be a match.

Therefore, Zhou Ang had been praying in his heart that Li Huan had better be busy attacking Ningzhou City, so that he could find the opportunity to take down Li Huan's cavalry in one go.

Although Zhou Ang also knew that his idea was a bit unrealistic, what if God allowed him to get his wish?

As a result, the news brought by the sentinel made Zhou Ang full of excitement.

Using cavalry to attack the city made Zhou Ang underestimate Li Huan in his mind. In addition, Zhou Ang did not take Li Huan seriously at all. It can be said that Zhou Ang did not regard Li Huang as an opponent at all.

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Many rebel generals also looked at each other. They thought that this might be a hard battle. Unexpectedly, Li Huan, sent by the imperial court, actually used the cavalry as infantry to attack the city. Suddenly, all the rebels

The generals' spirits were lifted.

Zhou Ang saw the reaction of everyone in his eyes and said loudly: "Send the order and order the army to speed up. We must not give Li Huan a chance to react."

But he said that under Ningzhou City

Li Huan and others were listening to the news brought back by the sentry, with a bit of a smile on their lips.
To be continued...