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What should be paid attention to at this time is whether the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army will go out of the city and cooperate with them when the rear Xiang army is fighting with the Hanzhou army.

Although the combat effectiveness of the Xiang army is not high, but the number of people here can at least entangle a small half of the Southwest Army's combat strength. With the Southwest Army's small number of people, it is difficult for the remaining troops to resist the elite troops of the Forbidden Army. attack.

At this time, Xiang Jun from Jiangnan was about to meet Mu Ying head-on.

And Li Xin and Li Shuo stood on a hillside outside the west gate of the capital, each holding a binoculars, looking towards the direction of the capital.

Li Xin put down the binoculars in his hand first, and said: "At this time, Mu Ying has probably already fought with King Qin's Xiang army. Do you think people from the imperial court will go out of the city and meet us head-on."

"maybe."

Li Shuo also put away the binoculars, and said, "We won't bombard the city wall today, most people in the court think that our energy was attracted by the Xiang army, and the last time the Ningzhou army followed the general's plan, It’s a flaw, the current general of the Forbidden Army, Zhong Xuantong, since he’s an old general who has led soldiers for decades, it’s impossible not to notice it.”

The so-called flaw is the weakness shown by the Ningzhou Army last time when they faced the two Zhechong Mansions of the Forbidden Army.

At that time, it was a night attack by the Forbidden Army, which was predicted by the Ningzhou Army in advance, and the Ningzhou Army set a trap in advance, only [-]% of the approximately [-] Ningzhou Army fled back, and the rest, including the general Hou Jingde, were all left behind.

This record looks very magnificent, but there is a big problem in it, because in the case of heavy casualties of the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army, the Ningzhou Army also died a lot of people, and the combined casualties of the Ningzhou Army that night also exceeded [-]!

It stands to reason that the Ningzhou Army had been prepared for a long time, and there were firearms in ambush. In the situation where the situation was almost one-sided, it was impossible to have such a large casualty, but this casualty happened, which means... the actual situation of the Ningzhou Army The combat power is weak.

There were quite a few people who managed to escape from the two Zhechong Mansions that night. Although they had no way of knowing the exact casualties of the Ningzhou Army, they could still give an approximate number. With this number, experienced generals can quickly Estimate the actual combat power of the Ningzhou Army.

This is the illusion that Brother Li Xin made for the court.

It's not that the two of them intentionally let the Ningzhou Army kill more people, but that most of the Ningzhou Army that participated in the battle that night, except for the Firearms Battalion, were recruits "recruited" by Li Shuo along the way. , not even including the soldiers they surrendered along the way!

These people have only been trained for a few months and have almost no combat experience. Even though they had an absolute advantage in fighting against the Central Guard under such circumstances, they still gave Hou Jingde's troops a lot of "counter-killing" due to their lack of experience in battle. .

This was an arrangement that Li Xin had planned in advance. By doing so, the recruits could quickly develop their combat effectiveness. On the other hand, they had to hide their clumsiness, so that the court could misjudge the real combat strength of the Ningzhou Army and see if they could lure the Imperial Army out of the capital.

After the two of them watched on the high slope for a while, a young man in blue clothes quietly walked up behind Li Xin, bowed his head and said, "Godfather, Uncle Mu's side has already fought with the Jiangnan Xiang Army."

The Anbu under Li Xin's command was temporarily taken over by Chen Shiliu after Shen Gang was seriously injured. At the same time, Zhao Jia's son, Zhao Yi, was also temporarily working in the Anbu. Zhao Yi also walked out from Jincheng, and accompanied the army to convey the news of Anbu's detection to the Southwest Army.

Li Xin nodded slightly, looked back at Zhao Yi, and asked, "What did Mu Ying say?"

Zhao Yi bowed his head and said, "Uncle Mu said that these Xiang troops can be cleaned up within seven days at most."

"Go talk to him and ask him to be more stable."

Li Xin narrowed his eyes slightly: "Don't be so impatient, just don't let those forbidden troops come into contact with the Ningzhou Army."

Zhao Yi bowed his head respectfully: "I obey!"

After all, the young man backed away slowly.

After Zhao Yi walked away, Li Shuo looked back at the young man's back, and then said softly, "General Mu and Mr. Zhao's sons both recognize elder brother as foster father."

Li Xin glanced at him.

"Why, your son also wants to be my godson?"

Li Shuo smiled and shook his head: "Then there's no need, they were going to call my brother uncle."

General Li's face was calm: "Don't worry, I won't favor one person over another. No matter whether we enter the capital or not, the Ningzhou Army will leave it to your family as our property. I will not move."

Li Shuo smiled and shook his head: "If brother enters the capital and controls the world, I won't lead the Ningzhou Army for a day. If we go back to the southwest, the Ningzhou Army will still be in my hands."

The two brothers were chatting, when suddenly Li Shuo frowned slightly, pointed towards the capital, and said in a deep voice, "Look, brother!"

Li Xin immediately raised the binoculars and looked towards the west gate of the capital.

I saw that the west gate of the capital was slowly being pushed open. After it was completely pushed open, first a group of cavalry rushed out of the gate!

Then there are the dark pawns!

General Li's eyes sparkled: "The forbidden army has dispatched troops."

Li Shuo took a deep breath and said, "Brother, I'm going down to set up the formation."

"You go."

Li Xin let out a breath slowly, feeling a little nervous.

"After you're ready, let's see how many people from the imperial army leave the city. If there are more than five Zhechong mansions, we will take a back seat."

Li Shuo cupped his fists respectfully: "The last general obeys orders!"

After all, the general of Ningzhou rode down the hillside and entered the tent of the Ningzhou Army. He immediately called out to the firearms battalion to prepare for formation. At the same time, the infantry of the Ningzhou Army also began to line up quickly, ready to meet the Gyeonggi Imperial Army The first frontal attack!

This is a very crucial battle!

If they win the battle, the Southwest Army will lose all their advantages and have unlimited prospects in the future.

If he lost, he packed his bags and went back to the southwest.

Li Xin stood alone on the hillside, using binoculars to watch the movements in the capital from time to time.

About half an hour later, the gates of the capital closed, and Li Xin had almost seen the number of enemies clearly.

"About... four zhechong mansions."

General Li muttered to himself.

But soon, he saw some familiar clay pots in the telescope.

Even Li Xin was slightly short of breath.

"The court's... Tianlei!"

Chapter 1080 Opening match!

The Gyeonggi Imperial Army originally consisted of sixteen Zhechong prefectures, each of which had a different number of people. According to the three levels of upper, middle and lower, the upper-class Zhechong prefectures had 3 to 1 people, and the lower-ranked Zhechong prefectures may have only a little over [-] or even less than [-] people. Ten thousand troops.

When Li Xin marched west, he brought about 5 people from three Zhechong mansions, crossed Motianling, attacked Jiangyou Pass by surprise, and then captured the most important Mianzhu.

However, the sixteen Zhechong prefectures were when the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army was in its heyday. Since Emperor Taikang, the imperial court has been constantly transferring soldiers from the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army to the southwest. Most of the Hanzhong Army and Ankang Army that appeared in the Southwest were based in Gyeonggi. The army built by the forbidden army as the backbone, after the Gyeonggi forbidden army was transferred, although it was quickly replenished, the combat effectiveness of the recruits had to be discounted. Up to now, there are only thirteen or four of the sixteen zhechong mansions in the capital. Zhechong Mansion's combat power.

Of course, Pei Jin's Ankang Army has all withdrawn to the capital, and Xie Jing's Hanzhong Army has also withdrawn a small part. These two armies can at least be worth two Zhechong mansions, and the defense force of the capital is still sixteen Zhechong. Around the government.

A few days ago, Hou Jingde led two Zhechong mansions from the left battalion of the Forbidden Army out of the capital, but Li Shuo broke them up overnight. about.

But now, there are about four Zhechong Mansion's troops, about to collide head-on with the Southwest Army.

Li Xin was in charge of the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army, and the time was not short, about seven or eight years. During this time, although he spent most of his time as a shopkeeper, he was still very clear about the establishment of the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army. of.

The strength of the four Zhechong Mansions is not bad. With the combat power of the Ningzhou Army and the firearms, they can deal with it calmly, but these forbidden troops brought the imperial court's "Sky Thunder" out of the city. Although they don't know how far the imperial court's firearms are , and how many were made, but Li Xin was the first to make this thing after all, he knows the power of firearms better than anyone else.