Chapter 1121 Yang Ye VS Murong Ke (Part 1)


    Chapter 1119: Yang Ye VS Murong Ke (Part 1)


    After hearing Wang Meng''s words, Luo Yi subconsciously stood up and questioned: "Murong Ke''s army has already advanced eastward. Can''t we conclude that his target is Jinyang?"


    Wang Meng said firmly, "Of course not."


    Luo Yi was set by Wang Meng''s momentum and asked with some uncertainty: "Why?"


    Wang Meng glanced at Luo Yi, then looked at Yang Ye in the main position, and said slowly: "If Murong Ke''s target was Jinyang, then he could have led his army eastward before, so why should he stay in Yinchuan and Ningxia to fight with our army?"


    Yang Ye couldn''t help but frown when he heard this, and Luo Yi was speechless, but then he made a strong argument:


    "Before, two large armies from Yanmen and Jinyang came from the east. Murong Ke might be afraid of colliding with our army or even being attacked by two groups, so..."


    "There is more than one road to the east, and Murong Ke is full of cavalry. As long as he sends spies to explore the way, how could he bump into our army?


    What''s more, even if he bumped into it, Murong Ke would probably not be afraid. After all, he had 70,000 cavalry under his command, while our Eastern Army had only 60,000 troops at that time. If we really fought, our army would not be able to win or lose. ”


    Xi Zhicai said lightly, and his simple words pushed the situation into confusion.


    After listening to Xi Zhicai''s words, Luo Yi was speechless. He would refute Wang Meng because Wang Meng was a civil servant and took away the position of deputy general who should have belonged to him. Therefore, Luo Yi subconsciously refuted Wang Meng, but Xi Zhicai was different.


    As the oldest military advisor in the Jin army, Xi Zhicai has a prestige second only to Qin Wen in the army. Although the chief general of the army is Yang Ye, Xi Zhicai, as a military advisor, is the most prestigious person in the army.


    Therefore, Luo Yi doesn’t care about Wang Meng’s words, but no one dares to ignore Xi Zhicai’s words, and this is the prestige accumulated by Xi Zhicai over ten years.


    After hearing Xi Zhicai''s words, Yang Ye immediately asked humbly: "I wonder what military advisors have to think about Murong Ke''s leadership of the army eastward?"


    Xi Zhicai looked at Wang Meng and smiled and said, "Since Deputy General Wang concluded that Murong Ke''s target was not Jinyang, then let him talk first."


    The eyes of the generals turned to Wang Meng again. Wang Meng looked at Xi Zhicai gratefully and then said in a deep voice: "The information says that Murong Ke has led all the troops eastward, but for our spies, it is difficult to find out that Murong Ke has taken away the specific number of troops, because whether it is 70,000 or 60,000, there is not much difference in the spies'' eyes.


    However, the 70,000 army arrived at the Zhenbei Pass and the 10,000 army arrived, which was the same for our army. ”


    Yang Ye was shocked when he heard this. He found that he was in a misunderstanding. When he saw Murong Ke leading the brigade of troops to advance east, he thought Murong Ke had taken away all his troops, but ignored the specific number of Murong Ke''s army.


    In fact, as long as the Yuan and Meng army can reach Zhenbei Pass, whether it is 70,000 or 10,000, this is actually not much different for the defenders.


    Because they will face the situation of attacking on both sides next, and Zhenbei Pass is not strong in defense, it is difficult to defend under the attack on both sides.


    So, since Zhenbei Pass will be attacked from both sides, what is the substantial difference between being captured by a 10,000 army and being captured by a 70,000 army?


    Not only Yang Ye, but other generals also quickly thought of this. Luo Yi, including Luo Yi, couldn''t help but admire Wang Meng''s cleverness.


    Xi Zhicai looked at Wang Meng with admiration. He saw great potential in Wang Meng. In the future, the Jin army would never weaken their talents because of the aging of their own people.


    "What Deputy General Wang said coincides with me."


    Xi Zhicai clapped his palms and asked with a smile: "As for this way to deal with it, he should have thought of it compared to Deputy General Wang, right?"


    Wang Meng nodded and said, "In the previous contest, we can see that Murong Ke''s use of troops was almost gone, but now he is advancing eastward with a bold move, and he deliberately left us time to intercept. This shows that there must be a trap in this. This time, Murong Ke used an open conspiracy, and no matter whether his target was Jinyang or not, even if we knew that Murong Ke was just a feint attack this time, we could not be lucky and ignored Murong Ke''s army.


    After all, Jinyang is the capital of our army. If Murong Ke sees that our army has not intercepted it or the troops sent are not enough, so he really attacks Jinyang, then we will all become criminals. ”


    At this point, Wang Meng raised his head and looked at Yang Ye and said in a deep voice: "For Murong Ke, the troops required to attack Zhenbei Pass are not much different, no matter ten thousand or five thousand. As long as you can reach Zhenbei Pass, it is enough. Therefore, the last general concluded that Murong Ke would not distribute too many troops.


    The last general suggested that the troops be divided, leaving 10,000 cavalry to prevent Murong Ke''s surprise troops from entering Yinshan County, and 90,000 troops went to intercept Murong Ke''s army.


    After the main force met Murong Ke''s army, if Murong Ke avoided the war, it would prove that his target was Zhenbei Pass;


    If we fight, it proves that his target is indeed Jinyang, and our army will have to fight.


    By then, there will be 90,000 elite troops in hand. Even if we fight head-on, our army will not be afraid of the Yuan army at all. ”


    Seeing that Wang Meng had arranged the battle situation without any leakage, Yang Ye couldn''t help but look at the scholar who had been in the army with admiration. He then stood up and ordered: "This governor decided to divide his troops into two groups. This governor personally led 10,000 elite cavalry to stay to prevent Yuan Meng from dividing his troops into Yinchuan. Deputy General Wang Meng led 90,000 main forces to intercept Murong Ke."


    Wang Meng was shocked when he heard this. He offered a plan to divide the troops into two groups, and wanted to lead the side army by himself, but Yang Ye actually asked him to lead the main army, but he, the main general, wanted to lead the side army by himself. This kind of mind really forced him to respect him.


    "The Grand Commander is not allowed. The last general is not talented and knowledgeable. How can he bear this greatness..."


    Wang Meng''s word "Ren" was not too late, but he was interrupted by Yang Ye''s wave.


    "I believe that you have this ability. Don''t you believe in yourself?"


    "this…"


    Wang Meng suppressed the touch in his heart and said in a deep voice: "Okay."


    As soon as the general order was issued, the army set out.


    In this way, Wang Meng led an army of 90,000 to start the first battle he personally led the army.


    Less than three days after Wang Meng''s army left, Yang Ye received news of the Yuan army''s activities, and immediately sent spies to search the Yuan army''s movements on a large scale.


    "Report to the governor, I found that the Yuan army cavalry was marching towards Yinshan County, and the generals leading the army were, yes..."


    Yang Ye faintly noticed something was wrong and immediately asked, "Who is it? Tell me quickly."


    "It''s Murong Ke."


    (This chapter ends)