Chapter 1 Stu Quan's Conjecture

Situ Quan thought for a moment, then voiced his conjecture.

"General, there's no need to worry. I believe the Wei Kingdom is simply conscripting soldiers and transferring generals."

Ham Heng was taken aback upon hearing this.

"Conscripting soldiers and transferring generals? It wouldn't be a large number, would it?"

Ham Heng was well aware of Meng Mu's situation.

His ability to conquer Nanzhao with an army of fifty thousand was only possible with the guidance of Situ Quan, who possessed a deep understanding of Nanzhao.

Even so, the fifty thousand-strong army suffered nearly five thousand casualties.

And the total number of resistance forces they encountered was less than five thousand.

"Rest assured!"

Situ Quan was not worried about this, "The current emperor of Wei has always been arrogant and self-important. He certainly won't send a large number of troops."

"And the general leading the army will be unfamiliar with Nanzhao. With me by your side to assist you, General, you will surely be able to wipe out the reinforcements!"

"After wiping out the reinforcements, General, you can continue to march eastward, or even march north!"

"Perhaps conquering the Wei Kingdom is also a possibility!"

Situ Quan's seductive words instantly excited Ham Heng.

The thought of conquering the Wei Kingdom with fifty thousand soldiers made Ham Heng burst into laughter.

"Good! Good!"

"Don't worry, once I conquer the Wei Kingdom, you, sir, will be my Meng Mu's prime minister!"

Situ Quan was instantly thrilled.

The prime minister, that was second only to one person, above all others!

Two people brought together by chance began to fantasize.

But their fantasy lasted only a day before being shattered by the news they received.

"What did you say?"

Ham Heng looked at the reporting soldier, "You're saying that Great Wei has released news that the Western and Southern military camps are each dispatching sixty thousand, totaling one hundred and twenty thousand soldiers, and are on their way?"

The soldier was also aggrieved, "Reporting to the general, that's the information released by the Wei Kingdom."

Ham Heng instantly panicked.

He only brought a total of fifty thousand soldiers, while Great Wei mobilized one hundred and twenty thousand.

They would be scared to death before even fighting.

Ham Heng quickly found Situ Quan.

Situ Quan also knew the news at this time, but unlike Ham Heng, he was not so alarmed.

"General, don't panic."

Situ Quan even smiled and comforted Ham Heng, "According to the news, the Wei Kingdom has indeed dispatched one hundred and twenty thousand soldiers to Nanzhao, but don't forget, General, this is just what the Wei Kingdom is saying."

Ham Heng was stunned, "What do you mean by that, sir?"

Seeing that Ham Heng did not understand, Situ Quan felt a trace of contempt in his heart, and then showed off.

"General should know about the events of the Three Kingdoms period, right?"

Ham Heng nodded, looking at Situ Quan in confusion.

They were facing imminent danger, what was the point of talking about the Three Kingdoms?

Situ Quan said, "When Cao Cao marched south, he claimed to have an army of eight hundred thousand, but in reality, it was only a little over one hundred thousand."

"It can be seen that since ancient times, there has been a habit of falsely reporting the number of troops!"

Situ Quan was full of confidence and made his judgment, "General, rest assured, since the Wei Kingdom says it has one hundred and twenty thousand soldiers, I can be sure that the other side is only sending about twenty thousand!"

"General has an army of fifty thousand, are you afraid of twenty thousand soldiers?"

Ham Heng was overjoyed upon hearing this, feeling that Situ Quan was right.

"Good! Excellent!"

"Once I eliminate these twenty thousand people, I will immediately march north and take the capital of Wei!"

Situ Quan said, "General, you must not. We should encircle and strike at the reinforcements, eliminating the Wei army little by little."

Ham Heng nodded repeatedly, "Sir is right, you are right!"

Then he heavily patted Situ Quan on the shoulder, "For me, Ham Heng, to be able to get sir's assistance, it is truly Heaven's help!"

Ham Heng smiled very happily, feeling that he had been favored by heaven, and given him a military advisor comparable to Zhuge Liang.

Situ Quan also smiled very happily, although he looked down on Ham Heng, he was familiar with the Three Kingdoms, his idol was not Zhuge Liang, but Sima Yi!

In such waiting, news of exploration also came one after another.

As more and more information was collected, the smile on Ham Heng's face completely disappeared, while Situ Quan was extremely surprised.

Ham Heng found Situ Quan and said, "Sir, according to the scouts' reports, the Wei army dispatched this time is definitely more than twenty thousand!"

Situ Quan frowned in thought.

He found it a little unbelievable.

Great Wei actually used a lot of troops to come to Nanzhao?

It shouldn't be!

Nanzhao could be said to be unloved by Great Wei, coupled with whether Meng Mu was causing trouble, so this place was basically a free-range land.

At least since the founding of Great Wei, there have been several emperors who completely did not care about this place, and even for more than ten years, Nanzhao was not under the control of Great Wei.

Situ Quan had been in the court for many years, whether it was the late emperor or the current Jiang Chen, he had not heard any thoughts about this place from them.

In his opinion, this place was completely unimportant.

That was why he dared to rebel, betting that Great Wei would not care about this side.

But the current situation seemed to be completely different from what he thought!

Great Wei not only wanted to manage, but also put in a lot of effort to manage!

Thinking of the consequences if Great Wei really dispatched an army of 120,000, Situ Quan trembled all over.

Not to mention that Ham Heng only had 50,000 troops, even if he was given another 100,000, he would definitely not be a match for the Great Wei army.

Situ Quan was well aware of the combat effectiveness of these Meng Mu troops.

"General, I think we need to retreat temporarily." Situ Quan suggested.

"Why retreat?" Ham Heng asked.

Situ Quan then continued to show off his knowledge, saying, "Now that the Great Wei army is coming aggressively, and our forces are weaker than the opponent, we naturally cannot confront them head-on!"

"We should first exhaust their vigor, and then seize the opportunity to counterattack, that is the best policy."

"Moreover, based on my understanding of the Wei Kingdom, as long as we retreat back to Meng Mu, they will definitely not pursue us."

Ham Heng nodded repeatedly, and then immediately made a decision.

"Then let's retreat temporarily as sir said!"

Just as the Meng Mu army was retreating, Yao Shouxin, who was appointed by Jiang Chen as the commander of this campaign to pacify Meng, was giving instructions to his deputies.

"For this pacification, His Majesty has said that the weeds must be uprooted!"

The deputies were shocked, and then said sternly, "Yes!"

Yao Shouxin then began to arrange.

"General Du, you lead a two-thousand-man elite cavalry to cut off the enemy's food supply. There is no need to fight hard. If you can't destroy it, just harass them back and forth."

"General Sun, you lead ten thousand people to the north, detouring around to the west of Meng Mu to harass them."

"General Zhou, you lead thirty thousand people, and launch a surprise attack on the capital of Meng Mu!"

"The remaining eighty thousand people will fight the enemy head-on with me!"

As Yao Shouxin finished arranging the plan, all the generals took orders and began to act.

The army immediately divided into several groups, and then acted according to plan under the cover of night.

Yao Shouxin looked in the direction of Nanzhao, his eyes cold.