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Ren Fang decided to temporarily delay his attacks on Jinyang to take out the Songqiu, Ningding and Taifeng three cities. He looked around at the generals, and asked, "According to the information that we have gathered, how many troops are in Songqiu, Ningding, and Taifeng?"

Jin Zhuo said: "Our army has scouted three times in a row, and the results are always the same. The total number of soldiers of the three cities is not even five thousand."

Nie Ze replied, "That's right! The same is true of the information that our army spied on us. "

The total military strength of the three cities was not even five thousand, Ren Fang did not believe such a number was possible, and thought that it was against common sense. He pondered for a moment, then said: "I have decided to dispatch a hundred and fifty thousand, and split the troops into three groups to simultaneously attack Songqiu, Ningding, and Taifeng. General Nie, what do you think? "

The garrison army of three cities was only five thousand strong. Using a huge army of one hundred and fifty thousand was a bit too much. However, considering the fact that they still had to occupy the city after it was destroyed, sending fifty thousand men to each city was still acceptable. He nodded his head and said: "General Ren, I have no objections, we will do as you say!"

"Alright!" Ren Fang took out the map, waved his hand at the generals, and had them gather around. After that, he pointed to the map, and said: "My Chuan Army will send out one hundred thousand, split it into two cities, the General Nie will send out fifty thousand, and we'll head over to attack the Ningding. How about it?"

Nie Ze did not immediately answer. He looked at the map and remained silent.

Ren Fang had only arranged for the Chastity Army to attack one city. Although it looked like it was very generous, in reality, this city was not that easy to defeat.

The main camp of the Allied Army of Chuan Country And Zhen Country was south of the Jinyang and the Ningding was north of the Jinyang. When the Chastity Army attacked the Ningding, they had to go around it first, but on the road, they could very easily be intercepted by the Feng Army. Even if they succeeded in taking down Ningding, because they were too far away from the main camp, if they were to be attacked, the main camp would not necessarily be able to send reinforcements in time. However, Songqiu was different, one was located in the northwest of the main camp, and the other in the northeast of the main camp.

Nie Ze pondered for a long time before nodding, and said: "Since General Ren has made such arrangements, I have no objections."

"That's good. At midnight, the two armies will split up and march towards the three cities, Songqiu, and Taifeng ?" Ren Fang decided on his plan of attack.

After leaving the Central Army Tent, Nie Ze and the generals returned to the camp grounds.

"On the way, the Chastity Army's Generals expressed their dissatisfaction with Ren Fang's decisions one after another. It seems that our army has gained the upper hand, but Ningding is even harder to defend than Songqiu and Taifeng combined. Ren Fang has simply taken us for idiots. "

"That's right!" Main Force of Feng Army and Feng King Tang Yin are both here, we are not fighting Jinyang, instead, we are going to fight against the other three cities. Isn't this deliberately leaving Tang Yin and Feng Army a breather? The Pingxiang were to be attacked and even after killing all of our soldiers, we did not move the slightest bit. In my opinion, there must be some sort of collusion between the Chuan Country and ourselves! "

Hearing this, the questions in everyone's hearts exploded, as they echoed, "That's right! This was truly strange! Chief General, for Ren Fang to send our troops to attack Ningding, it can't be a trap, right? "

At this time, Zhen Jun already had a mistrust towards Chuan Army, but because of the alliance, it wasn't good for them to openly tear off their relationship.

As a Chief General, Nie Ze's mind was not simple. If one were to say that Chuan Country and Feng Country were colluding, even if he were to beat him to death, he would not believe it. Feng Army attacking Pingxiang, the reason why they did not kill Chuan Army, was probably also to sow discord between them. Its goal was to make the Generals And Soldiers of Self Army feel suspicious towards Chuan Army, as for Ren Fang arranging his own side's attack on Ningding, it was even more impossible for it to be a trap.

Nie Ze looked at his subordinates and said solemnly: "You can't speak anymore nonsense. Whoever dares to speak carelessly again will disturb the military's peace of mind!"

When the generals heard this, they all shut their mouths and looked at each other, shaking their heads and sighing.

When they returned to the camp, everyone took their seats. Zhen Country Great General Qian Cheng interposed and bowed, and asked: "This time, our army has attacked Ningding, I wonder who will be sent to lead the troops?"

Nie Ze did not think of a suitable candidate in his heart. Amongst the generals under his command, there were many who were as strong as the clouds, but there were very few who were very sharp and astute, and in order to attack Ningding, one had to be a general who was good at adapting to situations.

Just as Nie Ze was pondering, one of the generals stood up, cupped his hands and said: "General, this lowly general is willing to lead the troops!"

Nie Ze raised his head, the one who spoke was none other than the famous top ranked warrior of Zhen Country, Han Ba.

Han Ba was conferred the title of Marquis by the Chastity King and received the rank of Middle General. He was born in the southern part of the Zhen Country and was born in the wild, however, he was a very strong and powerful person, and was hard to meet. Before he joined the army, he was known as Nan Batian in the Zhen Country, and after joining the army, he gained the deep love and trust of the Chastity King Li Hong, and even served as Li Hong's personal bodyguard.

Nie Ze looked at Han Ba, and secretly shook his head. Han Ba was brave enough, but he was too simple-minded and impulsive in his actions. He was not suitable to lead troops, nor was he suitable to fight Ningding. Seeing that he was hesitating, Han Ba stared with his ring-shaped eyes, and asked with a serious tone: "Could it be, Chief General thinks that I am unable to defeat Ningding City?"

Nie Ze did not really admire Han Ba and he hated him even more for relying on his King's domineering personality. However, he knew that Han Ba had a bad temper, if he were to go against, who knows what kind of trouble he would cause! He smiled slightly and said: "General Han is a great general of my army, wouldn't it be a waste of your talent to personally go and fight with such a small amount of Ningding?"

These words made Han Ba feel extremely comfortable. Just as he was feeling complacent, Nie Ze's gaze shifted, just in time to see Xiao Chong, who was amongst the generals silent with his head lowered. His heart moved, and he said: "Attack Ningding, and General Xiao will lead the troops forward!"

In Nie Ze's eyes, Xiao Chong was a general whose rank was far lower than his actual ability. Right now, Xiao Chong was only a deputy general. He couldn't even be considered a general. However, he was a resourceful person who knew the art of war and was adept at using troops. In addition, he had chosen Xiao Chong to dispel the dissatisfaction in Han Ba's heart. His intention was to only attack Ningding as a general, instead of sending a Middle General out.

Indeed. Seeing that Nie Ze had chosen Xiao Chong, Han Ba didn't even bother to argue.

When Xiao Chong heard Nie Ze pointing at him, he anxiously stood up, took two steps forward, knelt on one knee, and interfered with the order: "This general obeys!"

"Alright, if there's nothing else to discuss, all of you can head back. This Commander has something to report to you after Xiao Chong stays." Nie Ze waved to everyone.0

The generals left one after another, and not long later, only Nie Ze and Xiao Chong were left.

Nie Ze waved at Xiao Chong, gesturing for him to come over and take a seat. He then asked, "General Xiao, what do you think about the Ningding attack this time?"

Xiao Chong pondered for a moment before replying in a low voice, "General Ren left us the most dangerous place with the least assistance."

Nie Ze secretly nodded his head. As expected of the person he had chosen, he was able to see through the crux of the matter. According to the scouts, Ningding's defense force was only two thousand people, so defeating Ningding was as easy as flipping his hand. However, defending the Ningding was not that easy. Nie Ze smiled and said: "This time's Ningding attack is a rare opportunity for you. If you fight well, with the increase in your military achievements, your position in the army will continue to rise, but if you do not fight well, you will never be able to stand out in the army."

Xiao Chong inhaled and his expression became serious. He hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Many thanks Chief General for your promotion. This general will definitely not disappoint you."

"Yes!" Nie Ze nodded and said: "Go back and prepare. At midnight, you will lead the troops to the Ningding."

"Yes sir!"

On the Chastity Army's side, Nie Ze selected Xiao Chong, and had him lead fifty thousand Chastity Army to attack Ningding. On the other side of the Chuan Army, Ren Fang chose Zhang Dian and Yu Pan, and led 50,000 Chuan Army to attack the Songqiu and the Taifeng.

After nightfall, they waited until the second fragment of the night sky. The three great armies moved separately, heading straight for the three cities, Songqiu, and Taifeng.

The reason why Ren Fang set the time of dispatch of troops at night was naturally so as to cover up his Feng Army's eyes and ears. However, their actions were still discovered by the Hidden Arrow Crew that was hiding near the Allied Army of Chuan Country And Zhen Country camp, and they immediately returned to the city to report to Tang Yin.

The Chuan Army And Zhen Army had come out of camp late at night and was headed in three different directions: Northeast, Northwest and North. What was he planning to do? Upon hearing about this, Tang Yin who had already fallen asleep immediately sat up, put on a set of clothes, and ordered people to find a map. He lit a candle and after a closer look, he immediately understood that the Allied Army of Chuan Country And Zhen Country had changed its tactics and gave up on attacking it.

Aware of the enemy's intention, Tang Yin immediately sent an order to Qiu Zhen and the other generals of the army to his room to discuss military affairs.

After the order was passed on, not long later, Qiu Zhen and the rest rushed over to Tang Yin's place. After they had received the order, they asked: "Great King, what urgent matter has happened?"

"From the news I just received, the Chuan Army And Zhen Army will send out an army of one hundred and fifty thousand, and we will split into three groups, heading towards three different cities: Songqiu, Ningding, and Taifeng." Tang Yin rolled his eyes as he said expressionlessly.

Qiu Zhen's face changed, and he exclaimed: The enemy's targets are Songqiu, Ningding and Taifeng, if these three cities are occupied by the enemy, then Jinyang will fall into a hopeless situation!

Tang Yin obviously knew the seriousness of the situation. He remained silent.

At this time, Le Tian said, "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry. The counties under Songqiu, Ningding, and Taifeng have already sent out their respective county and county armies as reinforcements.

Qiu Zhen said worriedly: "We might not even be able to withstand the regular Central Army of the two nations if we only rely on the local army and the county army."

Thinking about the one hundred and fifty thousand soldiers of the Chastity Army who were led by Li Cheng, who fought their way from Ba Pass to Wan City, the local armies were no match for them at all.

The moment his words fell, someone at the very end of the crowd echoed him: "Prime Minister Qiu's words are reasonable. Using a county or county army to block the Central Army of both nations is equivalent to seeking death, seeking your own destruction!"

Even though the matter was like this, those words were too straightforward. Everyone's expression changed as they turned their heads to look behind them. When they clearly saw who the speaker was, their noses almost went crooked from anger.

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