The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

When the Zhoufu soldiers saw the fish and meat, they burst into tears of gratitude, as it was a rare opportunity for them to eat meat.

Now Jiang Fan gives them delicious food almost every day. How can they not be moved?

They were angry when they remembered that Jiang Fan once called them trash, but now when they thought of Jiang Fan, they felt no anger in their hearts, only admiration.

The smart ones have already understood that Jiang Fan called them trash because he was angry at them for not fighting back!

In this way, the army trained as they marched, and it was three days later when they arrived not far from Jinzhou City.

Although the army only trained for three days, tremendous changes took place.

At least in terms of military appearance and discipline, it was completely changed. Even Li Yunzhuo and other generals of the Zhoufu Army could hardly recognize the army in front of them. It was their own army.

As for the formation, they were not familiar with it during training, but it had already taken shape. After training for a while, they would be fully familiar with it, and then they would be ready to enter into actual combat.

Compared with the grain and fodder army, the individual qualities of the Zhoufu army are much stronger.

The reason why they were defeated by the grain and grass army was entirely due to their lack of coordination!

The current Zhoufu Army has undergone a complete makeover. If it fights the Grain and Grass Army again, it is hard to say who will win or lose!

At this time, the army was less than a day's journey away from Jinzhou City ahead.

It is about a hundred miles away, and if the cavalry comes, they can arrive in more than an hour.

But the 70,000 reinforcements from the two passes have not arrived yet, and they are the main force to recapture Jinzhou this time.

The army set up camp on the spot at this time. Li Yunzhuo and others came to Jiang Fan's tent with worried looks.

The camping terrain Jiang Fan chose was gourd-shaped. They were at the bottom of the gourd. Although this terrain was not conducive to cavalry charges, it was not the best place either.

"Your Highness, there are still about four days before the armies from the two passes arrive. Would it be inappropriate for us to set up camp here?" As soon as Li Yunzhuo entered the tent, he said to Jiang Fan with a complicated expression.

The place where they set up camp was within the patrolling distance of the Northern Mongolian cavalry in Jinzhou, and they could be discovered at any time.

The 70,000 troops at Weizhou Pass and Hezhou Pass have not arrived yet.

And they have just received news that Northern Mongolia has secretly sent another 30,000 cavalry to Jinzhou.

At this time, the Northern Mongolian military force in the entire Jinzhou reached 80,000, including 50,000 cavalry, 30,000 infantry and logistics troops.

Although he has an army of 50,000 from the Zhoufu, if the Northern Mongolian cavalry attacks, the 50,000-strong army may be completely wiped out.

After all, ten thousand cavalrymen could potentially defeat fifty thousand troops. If it was the Northern Mongolian Wolf Cavalrymen, they would only need two or three thousand cavalrymen to kill an army of fifty thousand!

Li Yunzhuo and others actually hoped that Jiang Fan would wait until the 70,000 reinforcements from the two passes arrived before making any plans. At the very least, he should not easily set foot in Jinzhou.

But Jiang Fan actually stationed a large army here, which made them a little worried.

"Don't worry! I have my own plan. General Li, tell the three armies to set up camps and also send a team to the surrounding mountains and forests to cut down bamboos... Cut as much as you can, the more the better!"

Jiang Fan smiled at Li Yunzhuo and didn't say much.

If it weren't for the fact that the 50,000 troops had not yet been fully trained, Jiang Fan would not have wanted to wait for the 70,000 troops at the two passes, and would have directly led the 50,000 troops to Jinzhou City to lure the enemy!

Hearing this, Li Yunzhuo opened his mouth and wanted to say something else, but swallowed the words back.

After all, Jiang Fan had already said that they must obey orders unconditionally, even if Jiang Fan issued a stupid order, they had to execute it.

However, after seeing how powerful Jiang Fan was and knowing that he defeated a bandit army of 10,000 with only 2,000 soldiers, he began to have some trust in Jiang Fan.

"I obey your command!" He responded respectfully and turned to walk out.

Outside the tent, a dozen generals came forward hurriedly.

"General, what does His Highness say?"

"Are we retreating?"

"Yes, if we stay here, it will be very dangerous!"

They asked with worry in their eyes.

Li Yunzhuo shook his head and sighed, "His Highness asked us to stay here and set up camp separately. In addition, he also asked us to cut bamboo!"

“What? We are stationed here and cutting down bamboos? What does His Highness want to do? Doesn’t he know that if the Northern Mongolian cavalry attacks, we will be in danger! This… this…”

All the generals were stunned, not understanding why Jiang Fan issued such an unreasonable order. How was this different from sending them to their deaths?

"Since Your Highness has said so, then let's do as Your Highness says! All we have to do is obey orders! Do you understand!?" Upon hearing this, Li Yunzhuo glanced coldly at the generals.

When everyone heard this, they looked at each other and sighed. Although they looked a little dissatisfied, they still had to follow the order.

It is a soldier's duty to obey orders!

In this way, the army settled down here, and many people went to cut bamboo!

On the other side, the troops from the two passes were rushing towards Jinzhou at full speed, and Weizhou Pass sent an army of 20,000 this time.

Leading the army was Ning Potian, the son of General Dingxi Ning Zhen. He was the fifth of Ning Zhen's five sons and was the best choice in terms of strategy and wisdom.

At this time, Ning Potian had already received a pigeon message about the military situation at the front. When he heard that Jiang Fan was leading 50,000 Zhoufu troops and heading straight for Jinzhou Prefecture, he almost fell off his horse.

"What a mess! What a mess! How did this guy get the aunt's appreciation? He is so ignorant of military affairs, yet he was allowed to lead the army in the battle. Sending his 50,000 men to fight against the Northern Mongolian cavalry is courting death!"

Ning Potian held the information in his hand, his handsome face almost twisted with anger. He was already rushing here at full speed, and Jiang Fan just needed to wait for a while in the front.

But this guy actually led 50,000 infantrymen from Zhoufu and headed straight for Jinzhou City. Isn't this just looking for excitement? How can 50,000 infantrymen from Zhoufu fight against the Northern Mongolian cavalry?

"Send the order, 10,000 cavalrymen will set out on the road lightly, and the remaining 10,000 infantrymen will speed up their march... and rush to Jinzhou with all their strength!"

He quickly issued an order, glanced in the direction of Jinzhou, and murmured:

"I hope this guy won't be impulsive. Otherwise, if he dies, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain to my aunt!"

Ten thousand cavalrymen took off their heavy armor and unnecessary burdens and rushed towards Jinzhou with all their strength.

On the other side, the 50,000 Zhenyuan troops coming from Hezhou Pass were rushing towards Jinzhou with all their might. Leading the team was Chu Chengduan, the chief general of the Zhenyuan Army guarding Hezhou. He was the third son of the Chu family!

Also accompanying them were the fifth son of the Chu family, Chu Chengren. The two brothers led 30,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry and were heading towards Jinzhou.

According to the time calculation, they still have less than four days to reach Jinzhou and join Jiang Fan's 50,000 troops.

They also received military intelligence from Jinzhou at this time. When they saw Jiang Fan leading an army of 50,000 heading straight for Jinzhou, the two brothers were almost frightened to death on the spot.

Chu Chengduan was so angry that he gritted his teeth, his eyes full of brilliance!