Chapter 474

"This is the safest way at present." Lu nodded, took out a map from his sleeve and said, "Ning'an is to the south in the west, xuan'an is to the north in the East, and the south is to the front of the army. After bypassing the mountains of Ning'an, xuan'an county has no danger to defend except the city. Instead of wasting its troops on the loss of defending the city, it's better to let Ning'an County out and exchange space for the time we lack most."

"But as far as I know, Yanling County is also a flat land with no danger to defend." Yu Yuanpu, the king of Zhongyang, looked at the map and said, "besides, Yanling County's conditions are not as good as xuan'an county. Xuan'an is an important town in the North far from the south. Yanling has been idle for hundreds of years by Tianxing. It's not so much a county as a wasteland. The whole Yanling County doesn't even have a decent city. The former Hexing fortress is now in ruins, What's the use? "

"Uncle, although Yanling is desolate and open, it is not without danger." Lu said, pointing to the location of Xiaogushan on the map, he said, "we can order the 50000 people left behind by the fast wind army to take charge of the road to the north of Xiaogushan. At that time, no matter whether the army is from the south to the east or to the north, it will have to pass here. Among the 50000 strong wind troops left behind, there are 10000 strong wind cavalry, which can be used for warning and harassing. In this way, we can gain enough time for us. "

"But what if you go south, go around Xiaogushan in the south, or follow my route to the north?" Yu Yuanpu, the king of Zhongyang, looked at the map and drew two lines on it.

"Isn't that better?" Lu que said with a smile, "if the army of Nanli takes a detour to the south, it will take seven to ten days more. If it takes five to seven days to go north, it will help us a lot."

"Will Nanli not occupy the two counties to the north of Huangyan river?" Yu Yuanpu asked with a slight frown.

"Nanli, if you want to, let them have it. What I worry about is that when we fight against the beast tide, the Nanli army will threaten the safety of Danshui, because even if we can annihilate the beast tide under zhennanguan, it is bound to be a hard battle. After the war, whether it is the Changqing army, Huxiao army, fast wind army, or the thunder army and the left and right Zhuo guards in zhennanguan, We have to repair for a period of time to rally our morale and recover our fighting power. This is the weakest time for us. Therefore, I don't want the Nanli army to appear in Danshui during our repair period. "

Lu que took a cup of tea and took a sip of it. He continued, "as for the two counties in the north of Huangyan River, there are no large cities and few people. What Nanli gains is just a wilderness. As long as the Huangyan River defense line is still in our hands and Ning'an county is still nailed to the rear of Nanli army like nails, we can accept any loss."

"This is also the reason why you agree that Yan Tuohai leads xiyuanze army to the north. Do you want him to lead 100000 xiyuanze army to guard the South Bank of Danshui, on the one hand to stop the return of animal tide, on the other hand to prevent Nanli army from threatening Danshui?" After thinking about it carefully, Yu Yuanpu looks at Lu que with admiration and asks.

"My brother-in-law is right. I'm not afraid that Li Yong will fight against the national fate first and lead the army north. What I'm afraid is that he won't come. As long as he dares to come and we can win the battle of animal tide, then the thousand mile wasteland between Danshui and Huangyan river is his burial place. "