"3,000 Flying Tiger Cavalry, 20,000 Flying Tiger Army, and 72 Jiuli Generals, we have an estimated 23,000 soldiers.”
Fang Xuanling thought to himself. He wanted to say something, but after thinking for a moment, he chose to give up.
Dou Jiande's strength was relatively strong. He occupied three counties under the banner of Xia and had 50,000 Xia infantry and 10,000 Xia cavalry. In terms of military strength, he was quite powerful.
Furthermore, he had strategists and valiant generals under him. He could be considered one of the stronger ones in the Revolutionary Army.
The difference in strength between the main force and the enemy was estimated to be more than double.
"This battle against the Xia army is also a test for our army.”
Fang Xuanling took a deep breath and stroked his beard.
"It's not the soldiers that matter, but the essence."
Long Night said calmly,"
"Zhou Hou is right."
Fang Xuanling saw that Zhou Hou was still calm, and the worry in his heart disappeared.
"The remaining 2000 Flying Tiger Cavalry will stay in Lujiao Pass and Bohai Town.”
Lin Changye continued.
This was the army that was left behind, and with the elite troops left behind, it was more reassuring.
" Xuan Ling, you will be in charge of staying behind. If there is a need, you can also mobilize the one thousand Flying Tiger Cavalry of Bohai City to ambush the Qing He Army. As for the main force of the ambush…"
At this point, Lin Changye lowered his head and pondered.
"From the 25,000 recruits, we will send 20,000 recruits to ambush them.”
Lin Changye paused for a moment before continuing.
"Use those new recruits?"
Fang Xuanling was stunned for a moment, but he quickly understood Zhou Hou's intentions.
With 20,000 recruits for the ambush, there was no need to worry that they would collapse and cause the ambush to fail.
After all, ambushes occupied the terrain, and at the same time, the recruits went to the battlefield to kill the enemies and see blood. This was undoubtedly the best way to train their soldiers.
In addition, the brothers Ge Qian and Ge Cai, who led the Qing He Army, weren't very strong, let alone the army. It was more than enough to deal with the new recruits.
Firstly, they could defeat the Qing He Army. Secondly, they could train themselves. It was killing two birds with one stone.
"Hello, Zhou Hou."
Li Cunxiao also understood this point, so he cupped his hands and replied.
"The Xia army is not like our previous opponents. This is a very strong opponent.”
After Lin Changye had finished deploying his troops, he specially instructed Li Cunxiao and Fang Xuanling.
"We understand."
The two of them took a deep breath and cupped their hands with solemn expressions.
The main force that was attacking the Xia army would undoubtedly be under immense pressure. If the Zhou army lost, they might lose everything.
This was also the reason why their expressions had suddenly become solemn.
"Gather the army and prepare to set off."
Lin Changye glanced at Li Cunxiao and the other man and said in a low voice.
"Yes!"
The two of them bowed and left the hall. They began to gather the army and prepare the rations and military supplies.
"Brother Ye, I've been in Jizhou for a while now. I want to write a letter to my brother to tell him that I'm safe.”
Zhangsun Wugou suddenly said in the silent hall.
If her brother and uncle were to know that such a big thing had happened in the Tang Public House, they would definitely be worried about her.
It was indeed time to write a letter to reassure the two of them.
"You can do as you see fit. You don't have to report to me.”
Lin Changye waved his hand and smiled.
"Brother Ye…"
Seeing this, Zhangsun Wugou's eyes revealed a hint of tenderness. He only nodded slightly and did not say anything else.
"In this battle, you will stay in Antler Pass to help with some matters.”
After saying that, Lin Changye turned around and walked out of the hall.
Brother Ye, be careful."
Zhangsun Wugou said worriedly as he watched Lin Changye's back.
"Gather, gather!"
The centurions and chiliarchs of the various garrisons were constantly running around in the various tents.
"Ta…Step..."
The sound of military boots stepping on the ground was endless.
Many soldiers hurriedly put on their armors and took their weapons, hurriedly leaving the garrison and quickly gathering on the drill ground.
"Da…Da..."
The sound of horse hooves could be heard.
When the army was assembled, the noise disappeared.
The 3,000 Flying Tiger Cavalry and 20,000 Flying Tiger Army soldiers stood straight on the drill ground.
"Reporting to Zhou Hou, the army has already assembled.”
Li Cunxiao rode a fast horse and rushed over to report to his Marquis Zhou.
"Soldiers, we are about to face the Xia army, which has more than twice the strength of our army. Are you afraid?”
Lin Changye glanced at the army gathering below, his eyes gleaming with sharpness as he spoke.
"I'm not afraid!"
The armor on his body trembled as the soldiers roared, as if it had come alive.
"Alright, no matter how strong his army is, our Zhou army will destroy them all!”
Lin Changye shouted loudly and then jumped onto the Red Hare Horse.
"Let's go!"
As the order was given, the cavalrymen followed closely behind Lin Changye and headed out of Antler Pass.
"Rumble…"
The city gate opened with a heavy sound. When the army came out and closed the gate, countless people stood up.
"Zhou Hou, the Qing He Army will definitely be fooled!”
Li Cunxiao, who was beside Lin Changye, turned his head to look at the marching army behind him and said with absolute certainty.
The dust that was kicked up could be said to cover the sky and the sun. Only the outline of the army could be vaguely seen, as well as the flag that was erected high.
In addition, the formation of the army could be dispersed, creating a gap. It was indeed like the movement of a huge army.
"There is no doubt about this."
As he spoke, Lin Changye revealed a meaningful smile.
“......”
The Zhou army marched quickly. After they left the Qing He Army's line of sight, they began to slow down.
"Cunxiao, the Xia army occupies three counties. If they want to attack Hejian County, what do you think?”
Lin Changye asked as they marched.
The Xia army had extensive influence and occupied three counties. It was not realistic to directly take Hejian County, especially when there was a huge disparity in strength.
"Zhou Hou, this subordinate believes that the Xia army is more than twice as strong as our main force. We definitely can't take them down. The best way is to destroy the overall strength of the Xia army first.”
Li Cunxiao replied.
"Tell me."
Lin Changye gestured for Li Cunxiao to continue.
"Xindu Prefecture!"
Li Cunxiao didn't think much about it and mentioned this county city.
"That's right. Dou Jiande's daughter, Dou Xianniang, is a rare and brave female general. The 10,000 cavalry of the Xia army is led by her in Xindu Prefecture.”
"If we exterminate these ten thousand cavalry, Dou Jiande's strength will be greatly weakened.”
Lin Changye's eyes were extremely sharp. He had already been thinking about this matter when he left Antler Pass.
"Zhou Hou is wise."
Li Cunxiao saw Zhou Hou's expression and knew that Zhou Hou had already thought of this.
"Other than the ten thousand cavalry, there are also ten thousand infantry. If we swallow them all, Dou Jiande will probably feel extremely distressed.”
Lin Changye smiled as he came up with a detailed plan on how to attack the Xia army.
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