Ma Xiangnan came very quickly. The Chu army stationed in Baoqing, plus some other guards and inner guards, all of which were about 3,000. Whether Wu Xin's death was killed by Moluo was not important at all to Ma Xiangnan. If Moluo killed him, he could only be said to be a stupid guy. Such a guy would be beneficial or harmless to the Chu army's future plan to control the Shuntian Army. If Moluo didn't kill him, it would mean that a huge conspiracy was targeting the Chu people.

To this day, the Chu people's small actions in Changyang County were impossible to hide from the Qi people. The Qi people naturally would not sit idly by. When the navy was not the opponent of the Chu people and could not send troops on the land, there were only two ways to deal with it. One was to force the Yue State court to fight, but from the Yue Jingcheng's actions to recruit the Shuntian Army, the Qi people's actions in Yue Jingcheng did not have any effect. Yue Jingcheng was now powerless. Then there was only the second one, which was the only option. If the Taiping Army in Shayang County attacked Changyang County and defeated Moro, it would naturally give up all the previous work of the Chu people.

The two countries chose two different local regimes to compete. So far, although the Chu people have gained a foothold in Baoqing, the maritime routes are unobstructed, and the endless stream of personnel and materials are gathering towards Baoqing, from the overall situation, the Taiping Army of Shayang County chosen by the Qi people undoubtedly has the upper hand.

The defeated Shuntian Army was forced to retreat to Changyang County. In Ma Xiangnan's opinion, it was not a big deal. With the strong support of the Chu people and the training of Chu people's officers, the Shuntian Army's counterattack was just around the corner.

But the Wu Xin incident suddenly magnified the original crisis. Now it is not a matter of whether the Shuntian Army can still survive in Changyang County, but a question of whether the Chu people can stay in Baoqing. Once the Shuntian Army fails, it only controls a Baoqing Chu army. If you deal with the continuous Taiping Army? No matter how smooth the sea passage is, it will definitely not keep up with the consumption speed.

No matter from which perspective, helping the Shuntian Army overcome this crisis is a task that Ma Xiangnan does not hesitate at all. The Chu army that came out of full bloom did not reserve at all. Now they and the Shuntian Army are prospering and losing together.

"The Wu tribe rebelled this time, there were nearly 30,000 people, all trained by Wu Xin himself. Wu Shixiong and Wu Ling were both former subordinates of Wu Xin and were from the county military system. But they could not underestimate them just because they were county military generals. Changyang County used to be bandits, and these generals had no weak combat experience at all, especially under the most familiar terrain in Changyang Mountain. "Jiang Tao raised his head and looked at the Moro and the others opposite him and said, "Just like Wu Xin, although he is a county military general, his talent is far beyond most generals in the country. Among the commanders of these three troops, the only weakness is Lu Yifan, who is now launching an attack on Pingdu. This time, he was just a gangster. After joining the Shuntian Army, he did not have actual experience in commanding operations. This time, he suddenly led a large army of 10,000 people. I think he will be a key point for us to break through."

The unceremonious analysis made Mo Luo’s face a little hot, but when he thought that Wu Xin was dead now, the little bit of anger that appeared disappeared. Death was the most important thing. What he wanted to do most now was to defeat the rebels, and to find the person who framed him. Also, why did Wu Xin die under the Blue Sea Tide Art? This was really an insolvent secret for him.

Jiang Tao did not mean to take care of Mo Luo's face, and then said: "The strongest among the three armies is naturally the middle army led by Wu Shixiong. This is Wu Xin's personal army. Whether it is equipment, combat power, or morale, it is the strongest."

"I'll go and deal with them myself!" Molo said gritting his teeth.

"No, King, I will deal with Wu Shixiong myself." Jiang Tao shook his head and said.

Bao Hua, who had been silent, was already full of anger. After hearing Jiang Tao's words, he could no longer help but burst out: "General Jiang, what do you mean is that the king is not the opponent of Wu Shixiong. Can only you stop him?"

Jiang Tao straightened up, looked at Bao Hua, ignored him, but turned to look at Moro: "King, I said before that this army must be the most morale among the three troops, because they are all Wu Xin's personal guards. They have been with Wu Xin for a long time and have a deep relationship. This time they attacked, but they came with Wu Xin's coffin."

Molo's face looked a little ugly.

"In their eyes, their general was killed by you. If you appear in front of them, it will only inspire their fighting spirit, which will not benefit us at all, because the reality is that their current military strength is stronger than ours." Jiang Tao then added mercilessly.

Molo was silent for a moment and said, "You make sense. I will deal with Lu Yifan, try to defeat him in one battle, and then come back to help you."

"No, you need to deal with Wuling." Jiang Tao shook his head and said, "Wuling is also a long-time general, and he has a very good combat command. I'm not at ease with General Bao Hua to deal with him. You have to know that we can split up against Wuling, at most, no more than 10,000 people. Mountain combat is common for Wu Shixiong and Wuling. They are very good at this."

After being ruthlessly stepped on by Jiang Tao, Bao Hua was furious and jumped up suddenly: "Master, the last general asks to go to fight Wuling. If you lose, you are willing to come and see you."

"Your head cannot offset the possible losses in case of defeat in the battle." Before Moro could speak, Jiang Tao said coldly: "General Bao, your opponent is Lu Yifan. You bring 5,000 troops to Pingdu. Pingdu City is built along the mountain. Pingdu River flows through the front. The first thing you do after you go is to chisel ice. The ice is not too thick now, and it is not too difficult to chisel it through. When the Pingdu River flows, Lu Yifan's attack space is not large. You just need to defend Pingdu City and wait for the victory news from the other two directions."

Bao Hua was so angry that his face turned pale. This was simply a naked insult. He was panting and staring at Jiang Tao fiercely. Jiang Tao didn't even look at him. He said to Moro: "King, you bring 15,000 troops to fight Wu Ling. I will bring the remaining 3,000 people and the three thousand Chu troops brought by Lord Ma to block Wu Shixiong. The key to victory in this battle is whether you can defeat Wu Ling. As long as you defeat Wu Ling at the fastest speed and then join me to surround Wu Shixiong, you will win this battle. Lu Yifan is not worthy of vain. If you win in these two ways, this person will escape if he does not surrender."

"General Jiang, are you sure you only bring these troops to fight Wu Shixiong?" Moro was a little worried.

"Don't worry!" Jiang Tao smiled. "I won't fight with Wu Shixiong, I'm just sticking to it. Our biggest enemy is probably not Wu Shixiong, but the Taiping Army that will inevitably come afterwards. That is our strong enemy. Therefore, how fast we can defeat our opponents in this battle will determine how much time we have to prepare for the final battle with the Taiping Army. Once the time is delayed for a long time, even if we win Wu Shixiong, we will inevitably lose to the Taiping Army in the end."

This is the most worrying issue for everyone. The Taiping Army has not moved yet, which does not mean that they have been still moving, defeating Wu Shixiong at the fastest speed, and defeating Wu Shixiong with the smallest loss, and then relying on the terrain to deal with the Taiping Army. In this cold and frozen weather, the Taiping Army whose supply line has been extended will not last long.

"General Jiang just talked about military affairs, and now I'll talk about other aspects." Ma Xiangnan said: "King, last time you released Zhang Jian, decided to recruit people, which gave the left prime minister Zhang Ning a great face and made a good relationship. Now it's time to send someone to find him."

"Look for him?" Moro smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid he wishes I was eaten by the Taiping Army."

"No." Ma Xiangnan shook his head: "Zhang Ning is the left prime minister of a country. He has his vision. Let's not talk about the fact that Zhang Jian was captured. It is a handle he holds in your hand. It is just that if we were defeated by the Taiping Army and Changyang County fell into the hands of the Taiping Army, he would never want to see it. Because if such a thing happens, the Taiping Army in the future will definitely have the ability to threaten Yuejing City, so whether for personal gain or for public purposes, Zhang Ning will definitely take action. If this can be muddy and drag the court into this muddy water, it will not be a bad thing for us. Maybe we can find a way out in this chaotic situation."

Mo Luo's eyes lit up: "Master Ma's words are reasonable. It's worth a try. I immediately sent someone to Yuejing to see Zhang Ning. Whether it's a threat or a prayer, I must let Zhang Ning take action. If the court can send troops to Shayang County, I will definitely not care about the Taiping Army. Zhang Ning has always been salivating about Shayang County."

"It is of course the best way to do that, but this possibility is not great, and the threat is possible. The biggest possibility is Zhengyang County. Wasn't the Shuntian Army already recruited? Then it is also considered the army of Yue. Yue's country sent troops to help its local regime to quell the rebellion. If the Taiping Army really came out after Wu Shixiong, then it would have to worry about whether the Yue army from Zhengyang County would stab him in its retreat. Even if both sides could not fight, as long as they could slow down the speed of the Taiping Army's advance, it would be of great benefit to us."

"Master Ma is right, military, political, and two-pronged approach." Jiang Tao clenched his fists and looked at everyone: "King, life, death, success or failure depends on this time. If you can overcome the difficulties once, then I believe that the Shuntian Army will become stronger and stronger." (To be continued.)
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