The leader of the coalition army is named Run Ji, who is forty-two years old this year and is the second in command of the military in Prince Huai's territory.
Compared with other generals, Runji is a person who is good at fighting offensively rather than defensively. His talent points are almost completely opposite to Fang Shisan's current talents: Runji is very good at playing with his prey. Applause, let the opponent reveal its flaws by constantly exerting pressure, and then seize the flaws and chase after them fiercely, biting the opponent until the maximum benefit is obtained.
He has the talents that a general should have: a clear mind, keen observation skills, and the ability to share joys and sorrows with his subordinates. The only flaw is that he has a relatively irritable personality and is not suitable for being in the middle of a party, so most of the time he will be sent out to fight externally.
In the "Strategy Chapter" published by the royal family, Runji's name is not listed among the top ten generals, but many of the battles that Runji fought are widely circulated. Internally, he dug up the Huaihe River and flooded Liuhe City, and made a surprise attack on Dragon Bone Mountain from east to west, making many contributions to the secret expansion of King Huai's territory; Execute the "beheading plan" during the Nanyang Expedition to forcibly kill the high-ranking members of the Ocean Clan.
In the north-central part of Tiancheng, Run Ji and Fang Shisan fought against each other for the first time.
After Fang Shisan took over Tian Cheng, he quickly evacuated the people and used the city he controlled to form a defensive formation. Since Tiancheng's people hadn't completely returned to their hearts, Yunyang's army could not get the protection of the territory when fighting in Tiancheng, and the battle between the two sides turned into a simple battle of formations. Runji has discovered the weakness of Fang Shisan's formation many times with flashes of inspiration, but Fang Shisan's formation is complex and changeable, and he has saved himself from danger many times by relying on his personal ability.
"To be honest, it doesn't look like a blind and lame little girl's formation at all."
This was Runji Fang Shisan's first comment. He asked the lieutenant next to him one night:
"The one named Fang Shisan is less than twenty years old this year, right?"
The well-informed adjutant replied:
"Yes, I heard that he is younger than that Yunyang lord, at most eighteen or nineteen years old this year. And Fang Shisan was picked up from Zhaochen by the Yunyang lord himself. It is said that the lord went there alone. Zhaochen took Fang Shisanqiang back to Yunyang."
Runji smiled and said:
"No wonder it's so fierce. Girls who fall in love always have power that others can't imagine. When my mother was young, she was a little girl who didn't have the strength to chop wood. Later, she encountered banditry. Dad, he just picked up a kitchen knife and chased a gangster for two streets without losing his life. But although this battle is exquisite, the city wall has reached its limit. Let's attack hard tomorrow morning. That Fang Shisan, if he is in the chaos If you meet her, you can save her life."
After that, Run Ji personally led the army to charge, and after nearly five hours of wheel-to-wheel battles, they forcibly occupied the city, and Fang Shisan retreated to the defense line further south. The generals of Shenghe and Zhaoxin came to congratulate, but Runji held his forehead and said while thinking:
"This time we conquered seven key cities in a row. In the area further south, there shouldn't be any strong cities to defend, but I always feel that something is wrong... Yunyang's army lost too little in this battle, unlike the It looks like we have lost the battle, but it seems that we retreated premeditatedly to lure us into the bait."
The general who took care of his heart said with a smile:
"Your Excellency, you are too worried. Although the way of the battlefield is unpredictable, after all, Yunyang started too late. They have invested almost all of their wealth in this battle. Even Zhaochen's recruits have been brought to the rescue. There is no stronghold in the south." The city can be defended, which is a good opportunity for us to take advantage of the victory and pursue it, so what concerns?"
Sheng He's general also said:
"That's right. If we were in Yunyang now, my subordinates would probably advise you not to rush forward. But how long will it take for Yunyang to win Tiancheng? It can be seen from this offensive and defensive battle that they were not prepared enough, and they didn't even have time to repair the city wall." Under such circumstances, the subordinates feel that it is better to cooperate with Yunhai to catch Yunyang all at once, so as not to have long nights and dreams."
Runji thought about Tiancheng's map for a long time, and even deduced Fang Shisan's possible actions many times. He spent a whole day considering all the factors such as climate, landform, ambush, etc., but still did not help Fang Shisan. Three think of any counter-attack strategy.
In the end, he laughed at himself in the military tent, and said to the adjutant:
"Maybe I'm overthinking. Indeed, with my ability, I can't tell whether the other party has set up an ambush, and it's impossible to back off because of the majesty of Duke Huai's territory. Thinking about it better, maybe Fang Shisan deliberately created such a situation , intending to let me delay the fighter plane in suspicion...then continue to go south, tell the people under your hands to keep their eyes open, and report to me immediately if they notice something wrong."
The adjutant also smiled and said:
"It seems that Fang Shisan is really not simple. He caused us so much trouble when he defended the city, and now he abandons the city and leaves us, making us restless."
Runji also showed a smile, patted the adjutant on the shoulder, and said:
"He is a strategist who has been on the list, and the top one in the Eternal Heaven Kingdom is so easy to deal with. Since you have decided to fight to the end, don't be idle. Hurry up tonight and go directly south!"
The adjutant nodded. He had worked under Runji for several years. Runji is like this. Once he has made up his mind, he will start to implement it immediately. He doesn't like to wait. That is to say, in the offensive and defensive battle with Fang Shisan this time, he made him look up at Fang Shisan a few times. As an ordinary general, Runji would not even hesitate. That's it.
More than 200,000 troops marched southward without any hindrance.
Runji even personally inspected the places where the Yunyang army had been stationed, and found that every time Fang Shisan retreated, the number of earthen stoves left behind decreased, indicating that the number of Yunyang troops was decreasing. Runji sent someone to inquire about a series of cities in the west, and learned that groups of people passed by there during this period of time. Runji gradually believed that Fang Shisan should have plans to withdraw troops, and began to withdraw in batches.
I just want to leave now, is it too late
Runji directly dispatched 50,000 troops to the west front, on the one hand to intercept Yunyang's army, and on the other hand to keep an eye on Zhaochen's army that had been wandering nearby. At the same time, he wrote to the generals of Yunhai, urging them to go north as soon as possible, and he also got a positive answer from General Yunhai. Everything was going smoothly, the worries in Runji's heart gradually dissipated, and the impatient part of her character appeared again——
go south. Go south as soon as possible, find Fang Shisan's main force, and launch a decisive battle before they leave, then you can cooperate with Yunhai to kill all these opponents!
Don't give Fang Shisan a chance to retreat, and don't give Yunyang's army time to organize a counterattack!
Runji chased after him all the way, and the scouts of the coalition army sent back many important news one after another.
On the main roads of many cities, they witnessed the scene of Yunyang soldiers transporting precious jewelry. And the source of these jewels seems to be Anning City and Wanshi Mountain outside Anning City.
In the military tent, Runji looked at many documents, compared them repeatedly, and closed his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, he let out a breath and said:
"I see... Before that, I wondered why Fang Shisan wanted to stop us in the central and northern part of Tiancheng. After the failure, he didn't retreat to Yunyang immediately but chose to fight and retreat all the way. They must have dug the tomb of Lord Tiancheng in Wanshi Mountain. If they want to transport all the treasures buried with them back to Yunyang, that is the real spoils of war for their attack on Tiancheng."
The adjutant asked:
"Then what should we do?"
Runji stared at the map in front of him, and after a long time, he re-photographed the location of Anning City:
"Go to Anning City! The plan remains the same, the north and the south will attack and wipe out the main force of Yunyang! If you dare to transport treasure under our noses, you will pay the price of greed."