mtl008 Chapter 240 Thunderstorm
Chapter 240 Thunderstorm
"No need to be polite, please sit down."
Ning Quan waved his hand and motioned everyone to sit down.
"Your Highness, according to spies, the Persian coalition forces will arrive in Xizhou in twenty days."
Li Jing spoke.
"Haha, the 20th, it came so fast."
Hearing this, Ning Quan sneered.
"Your Highness, our army is fully prepared and awaiting the arrival of the enemy."
Li Jing spoke.
"Very good, this time we will make sure they never come back!"
"Have all arrangements been made for the relocation of the people?"
Ning Quan nodded and asked.
"The transfer has been completed. Some have moved to Xizhou City, and the rest have moved to the heart of Hexi."
"Very good, then let's wait for the battle."
"But...is deploying only 30,000 troops in Hexi enough? What if the imperial court really attacks us from behind?"
After thinking about it, Ning Quan still felt worried.
"Your Highness, rest assured. Xiping City has 10,000 garrisons, and with General Lu's 20,000 cavalry, we can absolutely keep Hexi safe."
Li Jing said calmly.
"Okay, with your words, I feel relieved."
Ning Quan nodded and smiled.
Of course he believed in Li Jing's ability.
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In the next few days, Ning Quan continued to handle government affairs step by step, and kept in touch with several ladies when he had nothing to do.
Before I knew it, half a month had passed.
The combined forces of the Arabs and Persians also crossed the border and marched towards Xizhou.
In the coalition forces, the commander of the Arab side was the second prince of the Arabs, Harry.
Harry is 38 years old and is a very famous general of the Arab Empire.
It was he who led the Arab army to defeat the Persians.
The Persian side was jointly controlled by six nobles.
These six nobles were also the strongest contenders for the Persian emperor.
Among them, Bach, the cousin of the Persian emperor and Marquis of the Southern Province, was the most powerful.
This time, Bach himself dispatched 80,000 troops to form the coalition, accounting for one-third of the Persian army.
The rest of the army was provided by five other nobles.
The total number of Persian and Arab troops was 490,000, which was a huge force.
This joint attack on Ningguo was not only for revenge, but also to expand the territory and seize the territory of Daqian.
"Your Highness, in this joint attack, we must capture Ning Quan!"
Immediately, Bach said excitedly.
"Don't worry, Master Bach. Taking Ningquan will not be a problem. Soon, Anxi, Beiting, and Hexi will be ours."
Harry looked confident.
"The prince is wise!"
"Then I'll wait and see. Once we defeat Ning Quan, the entire Daqian will be ours."
Bach said excitedly.
"Haha, by then, Master Bach will surely become a hero to Persia."
Harry laughed.
The two people flattered each other, their eyes full of ambition and desire.
Next to them, several other Persian nobles looked a little unhappy.
Bach and Harry talked as if they alone decided everything.
"Gentlemen, Bach simply doesn't take us seriously."
"I think we need to act separately."
One of the Persian nobles suggested.
"Yes, we should act separately."
"Harry, this idiot, thinks he has the whole situation under control? He doesn't even take us seriously."
"In that case, it all depends on your ability."
The other Persian nobles echoed this.
"That's right. When we meet tonight, we'll propose dividing our forces and moving them together."
"Anyway, we have the advantage in numbers, so we are not afraid even if we divide our forces."
"Yes, that's it."
Everyone started discussing it and finally reached a consensus to inform Harry and Bach tonight that they would split up the forces.
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At the same time, five hundred miles southeast of Xizhou City, a large cavalry unit was slowly advancing.
This cavalry unit had at least 100,000 men.
The leader was Huo Qubing.
Since receiving Ning Quan's order, Huo Qubing began to prepare.
Within just half a month, all the warriors from all ethnic groups in the Western Xiongnu were gathered together, and then they marched towards Xizhou in a mighty force.
According to the battle plan, Huo Qubing would go directly around the rear of the coalition forces and deal a fatal blow to them.
The coalition forces of Persia and the Arabs would never have imagined that Ning Quan had a large Hun army at his disposal.
“Report~!”
"General, the coalition forces have arrived two hundred miles from Xiping and will reach Xiping City in four days."
"Report, General, the coalition forces suddenly split up and headed towards Beiting."
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At this time, several scouts came running over.
“Divide the troops?”
"What's going on?"
After hearing the scout's report, Huo Qubing frowned slightly.
He was puzzled as to why the coalition forces suddenly split up?
Did he discover himself?
Coming specifically to stop me?
Thinking of this, he quickly ordered the scouts to continue their reconnaissance.
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At the same time, in Xizhou City, Ning Quan also received a report from the scouts.
"Dividing the troops, haha, how interesting."
Ning Quan couldn't help but chuckle after listening to the report.
He had long anticipated that the coalition forces would be unable to unite, and now it has finally come to light?
"General Li, our plans must be changed."
"Why not just let General Huo take action and eliminate the enemy forces in Beiting first?"
Ning Quan pondered for a moment and said to Li Jing beside him.
"Your Highness, that's exactly what should happen."
"There are approximately 150,000 enemy troops heading towards Beiting, most of whom are infantry. General Huo's 100,000 cavalry will have no problem defeating them."
"We'll defend here for now. Once General Huo is done, we'll attack from both sides."
After hearing this, Li Jing also agreed.
"Well, let's do it."
"Send the order to General Huo immediately."
Ning Quan smiled.
"As commanded."
Li Jing clasped his fists and then went down to pass on the order.
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In the Allied camp, Harry and Bach were sitting at the table drinking.
The decision of the five nobles to split up their forces made the two of them very dissatisfied.
"Your Highness, what should we do now?"
Bach asked.
"Humph, if they leave, then they leave. With our strength, taking over Xizhou won't be a problem at all."
Harry snorted coldly when he heard this and said with disdain.
"That's right."
"But I'm afraid they'll take advantage of it and take over Beiting."
Bach said worriedly.
"Why are you worried about this? Even if they occupy Beiting, can they still take it away?"
"You should know that Persia and Daqian don't even share a border."
"The conquered land will eventually belong to us, the Arabs. At most, we will give you some compensation. This is what we agreed upon before."
"But don't worry, as long as you follow me, I will definitely support you to ascend the throne of Persia."
Harry vowed.
"Thank you, Prince."
Bach was overjoyed when he heard this.
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