Go to the Great General's Mansion in the East of the Capital.

Shang Zhongli, a famous general of a generation, was wearing casual clothes and sitting on a bamboo chair. His trousers were rolled up and his feet were soaked in a wooden barrel filled with medicine. A middle-aged servant in his forties was squatting beside the barrel, and his hands were massaged for Shang Zhongli's left foot.

Shang Zhongli leaned on the chair, closed his eyes, his expression calm, as if he was thinking about something.

The night was silent, and the lights in the house were flashing.

"Old Xia, you have been with me for five or six years, right?" Shang Zhongli opened his eyes for a long time and said warmly: "It's thanks to you in the past few years!"

The middle-aged man pressed his feet immediately said: "Holy General, the old slave has been following the Holy General for five years and six months!"

Shang Zhongli sighed: "What happened in a blink of an eye..."

"The Holy General is still as usual." Lao Xia said respectfully: "The body is strong and wise."

The saint general Shang Zhongli laughed, "I'm old..." and paused for a moment before sighing: "Lao Xia, after tonight, go to the account office to pay 500 taels of silver... Go back to your hometown in Zhongshan!"

Lao Xia was stunned, and stopped massaged his hands, kneeled down to the ground, and said sadly: "Saint General, Lao Zi... Did I do something wrong? If you want to beat or scold me, Lao Zi is willing to be punished, but... but don't drive Lao Zi away..."

Shang Zhongli sat up and shook his head and said, "Old Xia, don't misunderstand. In recent years, you have been working on the acupoints for me every day. My body can support me to this day, and you have made great contributions, but... After the prince's wedding tomorrow, I will leave Beijing to the battlefield, and there is no need to work hard for you in the future...!"

Lao Xia looked up and said, "The Holy General has often rushed to the border in the past few years, and the old slave is waiting here. This time, the old slave will still wait in the mansion..."

Shang Zhongli shook his head and sighed, "This time, it's not as good as before." He leaned down slowly and said slowly, "I know my body. My body is no longer as good as before. This time I went to the battlefield, and this time I was no longer a small friction in the past. This time, the Wei Kingdom has invaded the whole country, and 100,000 cavalry... should not be underestimated."

"The Holy General is a famous general of the world, with many powerful generals under his command. My Daqing has countless elite soldiers. The Wei people... are definitely not the opponent of the Holy General!" Lao Xia said immediately.

Shang Zhongli laughed and said, "Old Xia, these words are just what people in the world say. In private, they can't count them." His face showed a tired look: "The people of Wei have been patient for decades, prepared for war, and accumulated strength, just to relieve the shame of defeat in those days. Others don't know, but I know that the combat power of the Wei cavalry, looking at the four Central Plains, is hard to match. Moreover... Sima Qingtian is not easy to deal with... I fought with him back then. He was cunning, well-managed, well-known in the art of military formation... He is a difficult opponent...!"

Lao Xia has been following Shang Zhongli for so many years. When he saw Shang Zhongli in such anger, he suddenly showed concern.

Shang Zhongli sighed: "This time I rushed to the front line, the pressure I have to bear may be the heaviest in my life... I may... I will never go back to the capital..."

Lao Xia's eyes suddenly turned red and he bowed to the ground, "Holy general, I have nothing to do. I just hope that I can go to the front line with the Holy general this time. Although I cannot go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, I can serve the Holy general...!"

At this moment, a young man in blue walked to the door quickly and bowed, "Saint General!"

This young man in blue is Yun Canglan, the general commander of the Shanghai Guard Battalion.

Shang Zhongli raised his hand, waved his hand to signal Lao Xia to retreat for the time being, and waved Yun Canglan to enter the house.

"Saint General, your two thousand personal guards will gather outside the city tonight..." Yun Canglan frowned and said, "Is the Holy General ready to leave now?"

Shang Zhongli sat upright and signaled Yun Canglan to sit down on the chair next to him, and then said calmly: "When the prince and Princess Yan's gift tomorrow will be 100% true, I will leave the capital. Before leaving, I will call you over and have something to explain to you!"

Yun Canglan frowned slightly and said softly: "What are the Holy General's instructions?"

Shang Zhongli pondered for a moment, his eyes suddenly became sharper, and he stared at Yun Canglan and said, "Canglan, do you know where I am going to this trip?"

"Isn't it going to Nanyang Pass?" Yun Canglan said strangely.

Shang Zhongli shook his head and said, "Nanyang Pass is just a pass. Although the strategic location is extremely important, it is difficult to use any tactics. It can only be a strong attack and a dead defense. Lin Chengfei can support it until today, and it is not easy for the Wei people to break the pass."

Yun Canglan just looked at Shang Zhongli and didn't say anything.

Shang Zhongli thought about it and said, "The Wei people are ready to decide the outcome of the victory and defeat with me. They have been preparing for many years. Not only are they strong in their troops, but their logistics supply is also very sufficient. According to my estimates, for the Wei people, they can still support them after a year or two."

Yun Canglan nodded and said, "Students have also sent people to investigate. The Wei court has an unusual attitude towards the invasion of our Daqing. According to the Wei people, if they cannot take the capital, they will not stop their troops. Over the past few decades, the Wei people have accumulated food, grass and equipment, and the Chinese people are more martial and capable of training, and their combat effectiveness is indeed amazing."

Shang Zhongli sighed: "I received the war report today. Nanyang Pass was attacked by the Wei army in recent days, and countless casualties and wounded on both sides of the enemy and us. The walls of Nanyang Pass were even more broken and broken by the Wei people. The Wei people did not give me the opportunity to breathe at all, let alone the time to repair the city wall. According to me, within three to five days, Nanyang Pass will be broken by the Wei people...!"

"Why are the Holy General going to the border this time, where are he going?"

Shang Zhongli said with a caress: "I have already set up a formation and set up defenses under Longshan!"

"Longshan?" Yun Canglan frowned.

He knew that Longshan was the largest mountain in Nanyang County. Most areas of Nanyang County were plains with flat horses, and only Longshan area could be protected. In other words, except for Nanyang Pass, which is the first line of defense, the Longshan area, which is less than 100 miles away from Nanyang Pass, is the second line of defense. As long as the Wei people broke through the Longshan line, they would have flat horses and attacked Wancheng, the main city of Nanyang County.

"Saint General, although Longshan has dangers to rely on,...the danger is indeed worse than Nanyang Pass. If the Wei people can break through Nanyang Pass, then the Longshan barrier will be difficult to resist them." Yun Canglan sat like a javelin, with the upright posture of a soldier: "It is better to concentrate the troops to Wancheng than to consume troops in Longshan..." Speaking of this, he looked at Shang Zhongli, but saw Shang Zhongli looking at him with a look of encouragement in his eyes, so he continued: "Wancheng is my Daqingyi

Waiting for a strong city, the Wei army dared not go straight in before taking Wancheng... Canglan estimated that there are currently 30,000 defenders in Nanyang Pass and 20,000 in Wancheng Village, and a large amount of supplies are being transferred to Wancheng. When Nanyang Pass is broken, Wancheng's food and grass are already sufficient. By the time the Nanyang Pass defenders retreat to Wancheng, Wancheng's troops will be around 50,000, and there will be enough food and grass and solid city defense fortifications. Even if the Wei people attacked under Wancheng, Wancheng would be enough to withstand three or four months...!"

Shang Zhongli smiled and said, "You continue talking."

"The Wei people are currently in full swing. When they confront them head-on, Daqing may not be able to gain a advantage. However, if they defend Wancheng and the Wei people cannot capture them for a long time, their morale will inevitably decline." Yun Canglan said calmly: "Wancheng lasts for three or four months, which is enough for Daqing to dispatch another 30,000 to 50,000 people from the northern counties. At that time, in addition to this group of troops, one to twenty thousand people can be even drawn from the border troops on the southern front line. At that time, the dispatch will be unified, and the internal and external forces will be coordinated to attack the Wei army, which will have a great chance to defeat the Wei army!"

Shang Zhongli smiled and said, "Canglan, if you have such insight, it would be better for me to accept you as a disciple... If everything goes well, the strategy you proposed would be a good way, but...!"

When Yun Canglan heard the three words "just" and immediately became careful.

He knew very well that as a famous general of a generation, Shang Zhongli thoughts even more profoundly, and this "just" must be followed by great insight.

"But if there is an accident in your strategy, what will happen?" Shang Zhongli said calmly: "If the Wei people are fierce and Wancheng cannot withstand for three or four months, what should we do? If the army is not smooth and the army of 30,000 to 50,000 people cannot be transferred, so what should we do? Even if the army is transferred, if the food and supplies supporting the army cannot be transferred, then what should we do?" Speaking of this, Shang Zhongli sneered, "The border troops on the south are used to defend against the Yan people. If they are drawn out, the border will be empty. Who can guarantee that the Yan people will not be moved... Don't just think about the wolf of Wei, and there is Xiao Huaiyu's tiger in the east!"

"Yan Qing formed an alliance, and the people of Yan... would they betray their faith?" Yun Canglan frowned.

Shang Zhongli sighed, "Where does the world come from the struggle for power? The people of Yan do not form alliances with Wei. Although there are some people in Yan, from a certain perspective, it is also to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight, watch me, Daqing and Wei fight, and consume national strength with each other... Canglan, what is the purpose of Yan's people thinking that Daqing and Wei are weak, what is the purpose of?" Without waiting for Yun Canglan to answer, he sighed, "The reason is very simple. Only when I, Daqing and Wei are weak, can they take advantage of the situation... The ambitions of Yan's people have never concealed..."

Yun Canglan seemed to have realized something and clenched his fists hard.

"So if everything goes well in your strategy, it is a good suggestion." Shang Zhongli said calmly: "But as long as there is a little error in the middle, it will not be implemented at all, and it will even lead to chaos in the overall strategy..."

Yun Canglan sweated on his forehead and bowed, "Student is stupid!"

Shang Zhongli waved his hand and said, "No wonder you have such knowledge, it's good." He paused and sighed, "If there is no trouble in the country and the whole country is united, I would rather defend Wancheng. When our Qing army's support, we will fight the Wei army with our internal and external forces. However... the situation cannot be done by me. I am afraid that Wancheng will try my best to defend, but reinforcements will not arrive."

"Why did the Holy General set up a formation on Longshan Mountain?" Yun Canglan said in confusion: "I would like to ask the Holy General for advice!"
Chapter completed!