Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 526 Gu Yang Confrontation
Chapter 527: Gu Yang Confrontation
In the 26th year of Qianyuan, on July 28th, in the camp of the Zhao army in Zhuyi, in the tent of the Chinese army, Ling An, the leader of the Zhao army, was studying the book of war. Written by the former Zhao Guojun God Zhao Xin, the book records the battles that Zhao Xin experienced in his life, and Ling Yu also gained a lot from it.

At this time, Ling An's deputy general hurried in and said to Ling An: "General, Hong County, Xiangxian County Guards sent people to ask for help!"

Hearing this, Ling An frowned, took the letters, opened them one after another, and after reading them, said: "Deng Guoshence Guard and Spirit Snake Guard went north one after another, and invaded Hong County and Xiang County. The movement is not small."

"General, what should we do at this time? Should we send troops to support?" the deputy general asked.

Ling An shook his head and said: "Our army only has 10 elite troops, and the Deng army that invaded this time has two guards and [-] horses. How many of them can we save? If we only save one place, then this rescue will not be successful at all. In any sense." This time, Deng Jun divided his troops to attack Hong County and Xiang County. With the strength of Zhao Jun, it is unrealistic to rescue the two places at the same time, and if only one place is saved, it does not make any sense at all. It is better not to save.

"General, if we don't send troops to rescue, once Deng Jun captures Hong County and Xiang County, they will definitely send troops to the north. With our army strength, it will be difficult to defend Peinan." The lieutenant general thought for a while and said.

Ling An smiled and said: "Of course it is impossible for Deng Jun to be so unscrupulous. Although we can't save Hong County and Xiang County, Deng Jun can't even think about going north, ordering the whole army to pull out the camp. Two days later, I will go south with this general." Gu Yang, as long as Gu Yang is defended, Deng Jun will not be able to continue going north."

"Go to Guyang? If the general comes like this, we will give up a large piece of land south of Guyang." The deputy general asked in surprise. Ling An chose to go south to Guyang instead of saving Hong County and Xiang County. It means giving up a large area of ​​land south of Guyang, including Hong County, Xiang County, Longkang County, and Ji County.

Ling An said with a smile: "The reason why Deng Jun dared to divide his troops to go north is because he saw that this general did not have as many troops as them. If this general really led his troops south to Hong County or Xiang County, it would be in the hands of Deng Jun. They can do it." Relying on the superiority of our troops to annihilate our army in the Hongxian and Xiangxian areas, this general will do the opposite, abandoning Hongxian, Xiangxian, and even Longkang and Weixian counties. , although Guyang is not the only way for Deng Jun to go north, but as long as Deng Jun cannot take Guyang for a day, Deng Jun will never dare to go north easily. It is by no means easy to succeed, if Deng Jun dares to bypass Gu Yang and go north, then Deng Jun will be cut off from the back, and they will never come back."

When the deputy general heard it, he suddenly realized, and praised: "The general is wise!"

"Okay, go down and prepare right away, and send someone to send orders to the defenders in Longkang and Wei counties, ordering the defenders in the two places to transport all the food and supplies from the two places to Guyang. As long as Guyang is guarded, the Deng army will have nothing to do. As for the lost cities, as long as our army wins the battle in the Central Plains, they will all come back, so why bother with it for a while?" Ling An said.

"Here!"

In the 26th year of Qianyuan, on the third day of August, the Spirit Snake Guard finally broke through Hong County, and at the same time, Shence Guard also captured Xiang County, but the strange thing is that Zhao Jun in Zhuyi has not made any movement yet. This made Murong Ke feel very strange.

"Military officer, what do you mean by Ling An? Just watching our army take Hongxian, but there is no movement at all? What kind of medicine is sold in this Ling An gourd?" Murong Ke couldn't figure it out, so he Ask Changsun Wuji.

But Changsun Wuji couldn't figure it out either. He believed that the defenders in Hong County must have sent someone to ask for help, but why did the Zhao army in Zhuyi remain motionless?This is not in line with common sense.

At this time, the general Li Dingguo came in and said: "I have reported to the general, and the spies have reported that the entire army of Ling'an in Zhuyi went south and stationed in Guyang City. In addition, the Zhao army defenders in Longkang and Wei counties also withdrew to Guyang City. .”

"Gu Yang?" Murong Ke frowned, then walked to the map, looked at Gu Yang's position, and sighed: "This Ling An doesn't look easy."

"Yes!" Changsun Wuji echoed: "Ling An's move is obviously to give up the land south of Guyang, and at the same time the whole army is stationed in Guyang. In this way, it will not be so simple for our army to continue going north. If Attacking Guyang, with our troops facing the [-] elite Zhao army guarding Guyang, it is too difficult to take it down, but if we bypass Guyang and go north, it is easy to be cut off by the Zhao army. It seems that Ling An has seen the intention of our army, so he chose Gu Yang as the forward position to resist our army."

"It seems that we are going to join forces with Shence Guards earlier. We have sent someone to General Zhang Liao of Shence Guards. The plan has changed. We ask Shence Guards to join our army at Guyang City after taking down Long Kang. At the same time, Order the army to assemble and go north to Ming County." Murong Ke thought for a while and said.

"Here!" Li Dingguo took the order to leave, and then Murong Ke said to Changsun Wuji: "Military Master, the general planned to use Hong County as a place to store grain, and let the two Highnesses station here. I don't know what the military master thinks?" In fact, the plan has been made a long time ago, but the final location of grain storage has not been decided yet. It was originally planned to capture Guyang and force Fuli away, but now the plan has changed, and Murong Ke has no choice but to move Hong County can be used as a place to store grain.

Changsun Wuji thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's very good, but I feel that the two Highnesses might not compromise so easily."

"It doesn't matter." Murong Ke waved his hand and said: "The general asked them to obey the orders of this general. It is a military order to let them garrison. Besides, the place where the grain is stored is related to the lifeline of our army. As long as you move it with emotion, understand it with reason, and believe it." The two Highnesses will not refuse."

"I hope so, then I will invite the two highnesses here." Changsun Wuji said with a sigh.

Soon, Changsun Wuji brought the two brothers Deng Han and Deng Yu to the tent of the Chinese army. Murong Ke said to Deng Han and the two: "Your Highness, the Zhao army is stationed in Guyang, and our army is about to go north to fight with Shence." The guard will attack Guyang City, and I plan to use Hong County as a place for our army to store food. However, such an important place must be guarded by heavy troops, so I hope that the two Highnesses can take over this task and station in Hong County. The two Highnesses left behind five thousand elites, what do the two Highnesses think?"

Deng Han and Deng Yu glanced at each other, and they both knew that this was just an excuse for Murong Ke not to let them go to the front line, so they planned to refuse immediately, but before they could say no, Changsun Wuji spoke.

"Your Highness, don't refuse. This decision has actually been discussed between the general and the ministers for a long time. Hong County is an important place for food and grass. It is related to the lifeblood of our army. It is impossible for a general to be competent. However, the generals in our army are more than brave and lack strategy. We missed a major event, so we decided to let the two Highnesses stay in Hong County to ensure the logistics of the army. For the sake of the overall situation, I also ask the two Highnesses not to refuse, and take up this important task." Changsun Wuji said.

When Deng Han and Deng Yu heard the words, they couldn't stop laughing wryly. The eldest grandson Wuji had already talked about this point, and made it clear that he would not give his brother a chance to refuse, so he finally had no choice but to nod in agreement.

After solving the problems of Deng Han and Deng Yu, Murong Ke led the army to leave Hong County and continue to go north, first collecting the empty Xing County, and then going north to Guyang.

In the 26th year of Qianyuan, on the eighth day of the eighth month, Spirit Snake Guard and Shence Guard met under the city of Guyang.

"General Murong!" Zhang Liao bowed his hands to Murong Ke. Zhang Liao was born in the Spirit Snake Guard, and Murong Ke was his old leader. Although the two are now on equal footing, Zhang Liao still respects Murong Ke very much.

Facing Zhang Liao's salute, Murong Ke smiled and said, "General Zhang Liao doesn't have to be like this. You and I are both the chief generals of the guard and have the same status. I can't afford such a big gift from you." He would not refuse Zhang Liao's salute, but now that everyone is watching, especially the generals of the two guards, if he accepted Zhang Liao's salute openly, wouldn't it mean that the status of the Spirit Snake Guard is higher than that of the Shence Guard?It's easy to criticize.

Hearing this, Zhang Liao looked embarrassed, and knew that his actions just now were a little abrupt, so he said, "I'm going down to Menglang, but the teachings that General Murong gave to Zhang Liao in the past, Zhang Liao has always kept in mind, and he will wait until the battle of the Central Plains is over. After that, I will definitely thank General Murong."

"It doesn't matter, they are all brothers and sisters in the army, they should help each other, let's make money." Murong Ke said.

After entering the main tent of the Chinese army, Murong Ke and Zhang Liao took the leading position together, and the rest of the generals sat on the left and right.

"General Zhang Liao, what do you think of Gu Yang?" Murong Ke asked Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao thought for a while and said, "Our army's original intention was to attack Hong County and Xiang County first, to attract Zhao Jun to come, and then wait for the opportunity to wipe out the main force of Zhao Army, so as to clear the way for our army to march into Fuli. However, Zhao Jun obviously saw us. The intention of the army is to deliberately abandon Hong County, Xiang County, and even Longkang and Wei County. There are nearly [-] people, but it is not so easy to win Guyang City. Besides, it is already August, and it will be winter in less than two months. It seems that there is no hope of winning Guyang City. Eucalyptus is not easy."

Murong Ke nodded and said: "Yes, I think so too. Although Guyang City is not a strong city, it has tens of thousands of Zhao troops. It is unrealistic to take it before the cold winter, so my It means that our army will store up troops under Guyang City for the time being to see if we can find a good opportunity, and at the same time buy time to rectify Hong County, Ji County, Longkang, Xiang County and other places. Counties and other places will stick to it as strongholds, and we will make plans in the spring of next year."

Murong Ke also knew that there was no hope of taking Guyang, but he still chose to go north to Guyang. This was to see if there was any hope, and at the same time to prevent Zhao Jun from regaining Hongxian, Xiangxian, Longkang, Jixian and other places. Murong Ke won't hand over the city he got so easily, and in this way, the battle line can also be moved northward, away from Deng's territory, and the negative impact of the war can be reduced.

Zhang Liao nodded, and said, "For the present plan, this is the only way."

After Ling Snake Guard and Shence Guard joined forces, they launched several attacks on Gu Yang, but in the end they returned in vain. Seeing that there was really no chance to take advantage of it, Murong Ke and Zhang Liao simply gave up attacking the city and hoarded troops directly under the city. At this moment, whether it is Ling An, Murong Ke, or Zhang Liao, they all know that this battle cannot be fought in a short time. If they want to start a war, they can only wait until the beginning of next spring.

(End of this chapter)