Shangjing City, surrounded by the Ming army, certainly was not an isolated city. There were two important cities around it that the Ming army had to remove first, namely Yanglingyi and Dinglingyi.

Yangling and Dingling and Lingling are not simply cities where the people live. They are actually the tombs where the first two emperors of Chu State were buried after their death. After each emperor took office, the first thing was to choose a place and start building the place where they were buried after their death. Of course, except for Qin Feng. The Ming Dynasty was established for many years, and some ministers also submitted memorials to build it, but they were all rejected by Qin Feng on the grounds of financial tension. The construction of a tomb cost a lot, and the Ming Dynasty treasury was empty for most of the time. How could Qin Feng waste money on this?

The financial situation improved slightly over the years, and the inventory could be seen in the treasury, so a minister proposed that even the people from the Political Affairs Hall supported it. Qin Feng was forced to do so and simply instructed his tomb to use the tomb built by the former Emperor Wu Jian of Yue when Wu Jian was reigned. When the Yue Kingdom was destroyed, Wu Jian's tomb had actually been built to a large extent. It was a pity that the emperor eventually broke into the wilderness and the Yue Kingdom was destroyed, so he naturally had no chance to bury this luxurious tomb. And this tomb slowly became abandoned in the following days.

Qin Feng's behavior would naturally not be allowed to be allowed by the ministers, and even the queen Min Ruoxi had quite a complaint. Life and death matters were so arbitrary. Neither the etiquette and law of the country nor the normal human nature would be allowed to do so. The monarch and ministers were stalemate for a period of time, and as the war broke out, the matter was put on hold again.

The emperor's tomb was naturally not a simple tomb, but a huge project, such as the Yangling and Dingling of Chu State, which were solid cities.

This city is naturally to protect the tomb of the emperor who was buried here.

Yangling City is in the south and Dingling City is in the west. In addition to the restrictions on Feng Shui, the choice of Ling City must also be able to become a barrier to the metropolis of Shangjing City. The meaning is that even if the emperor dies, he still has to guard their capital, so these two cities are the key points that the Chu army must defend.

Within these two cities, the ones responsible for guarding are not ordinary troops, and they are actually the most elite Fire Phoenix Army of Chu. The city is not big, but each has 10,000 Fire Phoenix Army stationed, and the equipment is extremely elite. In addition to the guards of these two tombs, there are also Chu troops stationed between them and Shangjing City, playing a link to form a whole, forming the two tombs and Shangjing City.

If you want to go down to the capital, you will definitely destroy these two tombs.

"General, there are 10,000 Huofeng Army in Yangling. The Nandaying of the Chu army was built between Yangling and Shangjing City. There are 30,000 Chu troops stationed in Nandaying. When we attack Yangling, the Chu army in Nandaying will inevitably come to support us." Zhou Jiyun pointed to the map and said to Yang Zhi. "When we attack Nandaying, the Yangling and Shangjing City troops must also come to support us."

"A hornet's nest will pull it and motivate the whole body. Hahaha!" Yang Zhi smiled and said, "What General Zhou means is, where will we fight first?"

Zhou Jiyun poked his fingers heavily in a place: "Let's call here."

Yang Zhi looked at the place where Zhou Jiyun pressed his finger and laughed: "The heroes have similar views, so let's fight Nandaying. The guys in Nandaying probably thought we would definitely attack Yanglingyi first. Humph, we just wanted to face the difficulties and hit him the connection point."

"Two generals, if we attack Nandaying, we may be attacked by several sides by the Chu army." Wu Lin said carefully.

Zhou Jiyun said: "Wulin, Yangling County is stationed with 10,000 Huofeng Army. Are you willing to attack the city where 10,000 Huofeng Army is stationed, or are you willing to lure them out and fight against it in the wild?"

Wu Lin was stunned, "Of course, he lured them out. The Fire Phoenix Army is not weak in combat. If we trapped the city, we would be afraid of major casualties."

"Is that all right?" Zhou Jiyun said. "We will fight Nandaying, and Yanglingyi will definitely come to rescue him. Otherwise, when Nandaying is lost, they will be completely separated from Shangjing City. They are not a metropolis like Shangjing City. They have sufficient food and grass, and all kinds of workshops are available. They are almost a self-sufficient place. If they become an isolated city, it will be a matter of time before they are taken down."

"So it's a fake to attack Nandaying, and the real purpose of dealing with the defenders of Yanglingyi is this time." Wu Lin's eyes lit up.

"Father attack can also be turned into real attacks." Yang Zhi said lightly: "The water has no constant power, the army has no regular rules, we have made plans, and the enemy may not follow our hopes and adapt in time. General Zhou, how many reinforcements do you think Yanglingyi will send?"

"They will not exceed three thousand, and one of them must be cavalry." Zhou Jiyun said confidently. "Their purpose is probably more harassment than actual combat. However, when they go to the capital, there will probably be a large army to support them."

"Defend the south and attack the north." Yang Zhi said: "In the south, we must withstand the reinforcements from Shangjing City. In the north, we must do everything possible to eat the reinforcements from Yanglingyi. As long as we withstand the reinforcements from Shangjing City, kill the reinforcements from Yanglingyi, and beat them up, the next time we attack Nandaying, they will not dare to come out."

"That's the reason." Zhou Jiyun said with a smile: "Please give orders to the general."

Yang Zhi thought for a moment, "There are a thousand cavalry in my personal guard camp, and I will mobilize another thousand cavalry to me. I will personally go to clean up the reinforcements from Yanglingyi. Guan Ning and Han Huafeng are preparing to intercept the reinforcements coming to the capital. The Nandaying will be handed over to General Zhou. Whether to attack or a feint, General Zhou will take care of it himself."

"As for the order!" Headed by Zhou Jiyun, more than a dozen generals in the tent bowed together.

Yang Zhi was the only one left in the big tent.

In the south camp of Shangjing, the Chu army general Lan Sixin did not expect that he would become the first target to be attacked. Theoretically speaking, it was completely unreasonable to choose him to take action. His location happened to be in the middle of Yanglingyi and Shangjing, and the distance from these two places was only about twenty miles away. They echoed and supported each other, and attacked themselves first. The Ming army would have to face pressure from both directions, which was extremely unfavorable for them.

But the Ming army did this.

"Yang Zhi is just a playboy, but he is in a high position. Zhou Jiyun is a surrendered general in Qi State and cannot be trusted. Such an attack plan may be decided by Yang Zhi. General Lan, according to the scout's report, the main force of the Ming army came out to attack us. We just need to entangle them and wait for reinforcements from both places to arrive to defeat the Ming army." Deputy General Nie Kailin said disapprovingly. He is not much older than Yang Zhi, and is considered a person of Yang Zhi's era. However, when Yang Zhi was still a rascal in the capital, he had already worked diligently in the army, so naturally he looked down on this guy.

"Have the situation been reported to Yanglingyi and Shangjingcheng?" Lan Sixin asked.

"It has been reported that General Wei attaches great importance to this first battle and will send General Feng Dao to lead 30,000 troops to support him." Nie Kailin said: "Where will Yanglingyi, a cavalry of 3,000 people will be sent out, but the cavalry of Yanglingyi only undertakes the task of restraining and will not join the main battlefield."

"This is the reason. They have only 10,000 people in total, and they cannot afford to lose." Lan Sixin nodded and said, "Send the order and prepare for the battle. We will bear considerable pressure in this battle. The Ming army will definitely want to take us down first and then deal with General Feng Dao's."

"Don't worry, General. Although Nandaying does not have Gaokuo dangerous city, it can be managed for many years and is also a fortress that can be attacked and defended." Nie Kailin said confidently.

In Yangling City, the garrison general Lu Wenpei was tirelessly reminding Xu Qirong, the general who was about to lead his troops to aid the Southern Camp.

"Qirong, the three thousand cavalry that I handed over to you is the treasure at our Yangling City that cannot be compromised. You must not be greedy for merit. The general Yang Zhi of the Ming army did not say anything about him, but Zhou Jiyun was a very good warrior. Cheng Laoshui didn't get much advantage at his hands back then. I always felt that their intention to attack Nandaying was impure, and I was afraid that they would target us more, but we had to save us. If Nandaying was lost, then we would really become an isolated city. Remember, we just harass and restrain part of the Ming army's forces. Once we find something wrong, we should withdraw immediately. Don't ask for merit, but ask for nothing wrong. Do you understand?"

"Yes, General Lu, the last general understands. He just restrains him, has no chance, and is never good at it. If there is danger, he will leave immediately." Xu Qirong said loudly.

Lu Wenpei nodded and said, "That's it. Yang Zhi's troops have only less than 60,000 troops. They have to attack the Nandaying, which has 30,000 troops, and deal with reinforcements from Shangjing City. They also have to guard against us. They will not have much advantage in that direction. If the Nandaying cannot be defended in this way, Lan Sixin should have cut off his head to thank the world."

On Bowangpo, about ten miles away from Shangjing City, Guan Ning and Han Huafeng stood side by side. Tens of thousands of soldiers under their command were busy preparing to intercept the positions. They were going to face an army several times that of Shangjing City. Their mission was not just to intercept, because a heavy cavalry appeared in their team.
Chapter completed!