Ian Lid was the head of the cavalry of the Baxter Kingdom. He served as the chief guard of Aubrey since he was a child and grew up together. When Aubrey took over as the leader of Dongbo, Ian also successfully took over the position of chief of the cavalry.

Therefore, Aubrey had full trust in Ian. When he initiated the annexation war, Aubrey negotiated and decided with Ian.

Ian played a great role in the establishment of the Baxter Kingdom. It can be said that if Ian had not had Ian's full support, Aubrey would not have become the leader of a country so smoothly.

There is gain if you make any effort. With the establishment of the Baxter Kingdom, Ian's status and power have also increased greatly.

This time, as before, Ian, under Aubrey's order, led 120,000 troops directly to attack the invading Xia army without saying a word.

"Report to the Lord Knight, the Xia army has discovered our army and began gathering in Muyuan three days ago. Please give me instructions!" A young knight in charge of inquiring about the enemy situation came to report to Ian the information he received.

"Is the Xia army going to fight our army?" Ian looked at the obvious attitude of the Xia army and secretly compared the strength of the enemy and us, 120,000 to 25,000.

He concentrated all the troops that Baxter could do. Even if the Xia army was very powerful, there was no reason why such a large military strength ratio was not enough to stop him.

"Order the entire army to advance and target the enemy army in Muyuan." Since Xia Kingdom wanted to fight to the decisive battle, how could he be afraid?

After giving the order, I saw the young knight saluting him and going to pass the order. Ian instructed him: "Remember, let the slave army fight the front line."

"Yes, Master Knight, I know." The young knight was not surprised by Ian's instructions. Anyway, the slave army rushed in front of every battle. There were 50,000 slave army among the 120,000 troops that came this time.

Muyuan is a plain, a plain with plenty of grass, and is a grazing place in the Kingdom of Baxter, so it is called Muyuan.

Opposite the Baxter army and at the edge of Muyuan, more than 20,000 troops from Xia State came one after another from the north and south. Xia State also knew about the 120,000 troops of Baxter.

The Shenji Camp and the Imperial Guards came to the north, the Cavalry Brigade came to the south, and the infantry brigades were waiting on the spot.

Di Qing's army cooperated with the cavalry brigade led by Huo Qubing to annihilate the 50,000 army of the Baxter Kingdom half a month ago.

Before Huo Qubing and Di Qing separated for a few days, they learned that the other side had an army of 120,000 attacks. After Li Jing's unified command, they gathered together again.

These more than 20,000 troops must have a unified commander when fighting in the enemy country. Apart from the monarch Yang Song, only Li Jing, the deputy director of the Military Department, is qualified.

According to the military system of the Xia State, the army must have a staff officer, and the qualified staff candidates are Liu Ji and Liu Bowen, who are the monarch's military advisors.

The country's major event is in the Rong Dynasty. With such a large-scale military operation, Yang Song's direct troops were also among the troops sent, so Yang Song would not be relieved if there was no military supervisor.

Therefore, it is most suitable for Liu Ji, the monarchy, to serve as the chief of staff and the military supervisor.

The Xia army gathered very quickly. In less than three days, three brigade-level troops and one battalion-level troops completed the rendezvous.

There are many reasons why Li Jing initiated the decisive battle. He also discussed this decision in detail with Liu Ji.

Whether strategically (piracy of young and strong labor) or tactical (rescuing the enemy in front of you), decisive battle is the most suitable and efficient method.

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"Tomorrow is the day of a decisive battle. All the generals are wise, so I will not give more instructions." On the eve of the decisive battle agreed with the Kingdom of Baxter, Li Jing summoned the generals of each army in the marching tent.

Li Jing first glanced at Di Qing and Zhou Wu, who were the "old man" of the army, and then looked at Huo Qubing, who was "later" and Yan Ren, who was entrusted with important tasks by Yang Song.

Seeing the confident expressions of these generals, I was very relieved. They were all people fighting old wars. They should do whatever they should and should not do, and they were all clear-headed. Li Jing didn't need to do this in one go.

So Li Jing directly ordered: "All the generals obey the order!"

"Here!" Everyone stood up and held their fists and obeyed.

"Let the Imperial Guards be in the middle and stand firm!"

"Sort the infantry brigade to set up formations on the left wing of Linshan to guard the central army!"

"Let the cavalry brigade be on the right wing of the plains and keep the entire army on the right wing!"

"Let the Shenji Camp be guarding the commander's headquarters behind!"

"Above!" Li Jing's order was finally finished.

"Yes!" The generals and commanders of the big tent uniformly called Li Jing.

Li Jing made arrangements for each army. The Imperial Guards were heavy-armed brigades, with extremely strong defense and balanced combat power of the infantry brigade. They were arranged by Li Jing at the foot of the left wing.

The cavalry brigade is a mobile force, which is completely attacking the army and is not suitable for defense. Therefore, Li Jing asked him to engage in mobile combat on a wide plain, and while providing infantry support to the outside world, he could also restrain a large number of enemy troops.

The Shenji Camp, which had only 1,500 people, had no room for performance in such a large-scale battle, so Li Jing placed the Shenji Camp behind as his guard to protect the general's tent.

As for the specific command during the war, the generals will be responsible, while Li Jing will only make overall adjustments in the center.

Li Jing and Liu Ji were not so casual in their choice of battlefields. They knew that they would use the geographical advantage as long as they were generals of Xia.

The battlefield of the decisive battle is on the eastern edge of Muyuan, at the junction of hills and plains. There is a relatively steep hill in the south, with a large area of ​​flat land to the west and north, and a continuous hilly hill to the east.

Li Jing's "command headquarters" commander is on a high ground, and he can observe the entire battlefield from a high place to facilitate command.

Seeing that Li Jing had issued the order, Liu Ji also spoke: "Everyone, this battle is related to the rise and fall of the country. The emperor had previously had a ruling order. Those who have outstanding military achievements will be rewarded. I hope you will fight bravely and keep in mind the belief of loyalty to the emperor and serving the country!"

Liu Ji's words were not just a saying. If the Xia Kingdom was defeated and the entire army was wiped out, then 60% of the total force of Xia Kingdom would be gone.

Although the country will not be destroyed, within the next ten years, the Xia Kingdom will only be able to defend Shanhaiguan in full and develop safely and steadily. It will no longer have the influence as it is now, and its influence can even reach the northern region four or five thousand kilometers away.

Without the supply of external resources, it would be completely impossible for Xia Kingdom to develop as quickly as it is now.

War is not a joke! If you want to gain benefits through it, you must bear the corresponding consequences!
Chapter completed!