Kong Donglai was looking worried when a scout came to report: Anyang's 200,000 troops were about to arrive at the border and the situation was extremely critical. In an instant, Kong Donglai's irritable mood was ignited.
He grabbed the scout's collar and said, "Speak slowly and explain it to me clearly!"
The scouts looked pale, some tired, some frightened. At this moment, Kong Donglai's face looked ferocious and some violent.
The scout trembled and quickly explained the matter clearly:
Anyang has trains transporting soldiers. They set out from Anyang in the morning and by noon, the 200,000-man army had already arrived in the south of Anyang County. Now the army only has the last 50 miles of mountain road left. What Anyang transported was not only soldiers, but also a large number of artillery, many strange machines (machine guns, etc.), and countless ammunition.
When the scouts got this information, the Anyang army had already advanced 20 miles. According to the time calculation, the Anyang army was about to approach the border and strengthen the border defense.
The scouts' advice was: immediately select one thousand elite troops above the Foundation Establishment Stage to storm the Anyang army, not giving the 200,000-strong army time to reorganize; then the Nanyang County army would move forward to swallow up the 200,000-strong Anyang army.
Kong Donglai listened quietly, his anger gradually subsided, and his reason gradually returned. After all, he was a local tyrant. After calming down a little, Kong Donglai immediately ordered: "Right General Chen Jin, lead the army's 1,500 foundation-building masters and 5,000 elite soldiers to harass the Anyang army. Remember, you are not going to kill the enemy, but to disturb the enemy. Try to avoid direct confrontation and preserve your strength."
"yes!"
Chen Jin immediately left the military tent and set off with 6,500 elite soldiers. This time they were not going to attack, but just to harass the Anyang army, leaving them no way to make corrections and deploy their troops, so Chen Jin was full of confidence.
Here, Kong Donglai continued to ask the scouts, "Anyang has 200,000 troops? Impossible! Hasn't Anyang always claimed to have 100,000 troops?"
"Sir, the 100,000 troops in Anyang refer to the elite troops. In addition to the elite troops, Anyang also has a 'reserve'. Anyang's reserve troops are about 300,000. The combat capability of the reserve troops is roughly similar to that of our miscellaneous soldiers. But Anyang... that... Anyang has guns, artillery, and many so-called industrialized products. I'm afraid..."
"Alright, no need to say more, I got it." Kong Donglai finally put the scout down and turned to look around: "Let's prepare for battle. We have been gathering our strength for several days, but Anyang has just arrived. I don't think we can give Anyang a chance to catch his breath. Let's march forward with the army!"
Kong Donglai thought very well, and he didn't seem to take Anyang's 200,000 troops seriously. In fact, although Nanyang County claimed to have 300,000 troops, it actually only had 150,000 troops, but they were all elites - Nanyang County's own elite standards. The rest were civilians and the like.
150,000 elite troops against 50,000 elite troops, it's easy to capture them! Kong Donglai simply forgot about the 150,000 reserve troops in Anyang.
After the chief coach Nangong Zhi and the left general Kong Zhiying left, Kong Donglai began to calculate: Nanyang County actually has 300,000 real troops, and there are about 100,000 elite troops in secret. It is just that about 10,000 people have to be left to guard the surroundings and cannot be used.