Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 559 Calculating Gucheng
Chapter 5 Sixty: Computing Gucheng

In the 28th year of Qianyuan, on the fifth day of March, Murong Ke took advantage of Le Yun's death outside Gucheng to arouse the grief and resentment in the hearts of the Le brothers, lured the enemy deep, set up ambushes on both sides of the hill, defeated the Zhao army, and beheaded more than 3 people , Captured [-] people, beheaded the generals Le Song, Chang Feng, and Song Rong of the Zhao Army.

After clearing out the Zhao army's stragglers, Zhang Liao returned to the main battalion to return to his command. Murong Ke was overjoyed when he learned that the battle had been won and Le Ting fled with only ten thousand remnants. There were 3 people in Gucheng, and this time Le Ting came with [-] elites, and more than [-] were wiped out. That is to say, as long as the Zhao army in Gucheng is defeated, Le Ting alone will With this amount of troops, it is impossible to prevent Deng Jun from seizing Peijun.

"General Zhang's victory in this battle has established the battle situation in Pei County in one fell swoop and given our army the upper hand. The general will be very happy when he finds out. In the future, General Zhang will definitely have a place in the Ling Xiao Pavilion." Murong Ke smiled. He said to Zhang Liao.

Faced with Murong Ke's praise, Zhang Liao replied humbly: "This battle can only be achieved thanks to the hard work of the soldiers and General Murong's ingenious plan. Zhang Liao dare not take credit for it, but it is a pity that Le Ting ran away and failed to do so in the end." It’s a pity that it’s all done.”

Hearing this, Murong Ke shook his head with a wry smile, and said: "As the saying goes, it's up to man to make things happen, and God to make things happen. I still underestimated Le Ting. If it wasn't for a Le Song that suddenly appeared, I'm afraid today would be a failure."

After Zhang Liao returned to the camp, he detailed the situation at that time. Murong Ke also sighed in his heart that it was good luck. At the beginning, Le Ting did not lose his mind because of Li Cunxiao's provocation. It is impossible to win, let alone achieve such a big victory. As for running away from Le Ting, I can only lament that Le Ting's life should not die.

"The two generals don't need to be emotional. The Zhao army has lost all its elite in this battle. Except for the [-] soldiers and horses in Gucheng Ling'an, the remnant soldiers in Le Ting's hands alone will not be our army's opponents at all. It is also impossible to win Peijun. It's just a matter of time." Seeing the two sighing at each other, Changsun Wuji comforted him, no matter what, Deng Jun also won a complete victory in this battle. Le Ting was powerless to recover.

"Mr. Changsun is right. A happy court is nothing to worry about. If you win today, you should reward the three armies. This general's order will be passed on. Tonight, you will have a feast for the three armies to celebrate the victory!" When Changsun Wuji said this, Murong Ke also said Relieved, he immediately ordered to reward the three armies.

As the saying goes, there are two flowers blooming, one for each branch, and Deng Jun's side is happy, but Le Ting's side is gloomy.

After breaking out from the mountain path, Le Ting and Chen Ping were supported by the army outside the mountain, successfully broke through the encirclement, led the remnant soldiers to retreat all the way north, and did not stop until they reached a safe place. After stopping, Le Ting sent someone to count them The loss, the [-] elites who were mighty before the expedition, now there are only more than [-] people left, Le Ting suddenly felt nothing more than heartbreak.

With only a few troops left, it is undoubtedly very difficult to defend such a large Pei County. Le Ting said to Chen Ping with despair, "I regret that I did not listen to my uncle's words. This battle was a disastrous defeat. Not only did we lose more than 5 Soldiers and horses, even Brother Song, Chang Feng, and Song Rong fell in Gucheng, what face do I have to go to see the general, I might as well die and apologize!" After finishing speaking, he took the saber in his hand and lay it on the ground. On the neck, he was about to swing a sword to kill himself, but at this moment, Chen Ping quickly stopped him.

Chen Ping said to Le Ting: "Why is my nephew here? As the saying goes, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. Although this battle is defeated, our army is not without room for maneuver. How can we act like a daughter?" Then he snatched the long sword from Le Ting's hand.

"Uncle, don't try to comfort me. The [-] troops entrusted to me by the general have already lost more than half. What can I do to compete with Deng Jun?" Le Ting shook his head with a sad smile and said, thinking that he had taken over from Li Rubing back then. One hundred thousand elites, sitting in Pei County, how high-spirited it is, but now more than half of the one hundred thousand elites have been lost, and he went to the bereaved dog to flee from Gucheng.

"Nephew, you are the commander-in-chief of my Great Zhao in Peijun. The whole army looks up to you. If the nephew loses his fighting spirit, how can you make the soldiers have the courage to fight against Deng Jun again? If this is the case, then The virtuous nephew is the one who really has no face to meet the great general, and in the future he will even have no face to see General Le Yun under the Nine Springs!" Chen Ping said angrily.

Chen Ping's words were like a slap in the face, he woke up Le Ting all at once, and said: "Yes! This general has not completely failed. I still have tens of thousands of elites in my hands. Who will win the battle is still unknown?"

"That's right, as long as we integrate the soldiers and horses of Pei County, we can gather tens of thousands of elites. With the advantages of the city, we can deal with Deng Jun without any problem. As long as we can contain Deng Jun's offensive, we can wait for the rest of the battlefield to win. , the ownership of Pei County is still unknown?" Chen Ping nodded and said.

"Thank you, Uncle. If I didn't have Uncle, I'd really die to thank the world, but now our army is completely at a disadvantage. Uncle used to follow General Zhao Xin to fight on the battlefield. His knowledge must be wider than mine. I don't know what Uncle has. What about your opinion?" Leting said to Chen Ping.

Chen Ping carefully analyzed the current situation in his heart, thought for a while and said: "With the current strength of our army, it will definitely not be able to stop Deng's army. The only way for now is to gather soldiers and horses from all over Pei County. As long as the soldiers and horses of Pei County are integrated, our army can gather [-] troops, but the soldiers and horses in various places are only some local defenders, and the combat power is worrying, so we should find a way to withdraw the [-] elites from Gucheng , the soldiers and horses in Gucheng are all elites of our army who have been fighting for many years, if they can successfully withdraw and join forces, even if they can't defeat Deng Jun, they should be able to block them."

Hearing this, Le Ting took it for granted, and said, "That's right, but Gucheng was besieged by Deng's army, and it's not so easy to get out. This matter still needs to be discussed in the long run, but the grain, grass and supplies in Gucheng are still plentiful. A few months is not a problem, we still have time to plan, I plan to bring the army back to Zhuyi first, what does uncle think?"

"It should be so. After our army's defeat, Gucheng has no power to recover. We should immediately withdraw to Zhuyi, and then gather all the soldiers and horses together." Chen Ping nodded and said, approving Le Ting's idea.

After resting for an hour, Le Ting was afraid that Deng's army would come to pursue him, so he quickly led his army to Zhuyi.

The next day, after a night of jubilation, Deng Jun's generals once again gathered in the large tent of the Chinese army.

"In yesterday's battle, our army defeated the Zhao army and took the lead in capturing Peijun. However, it is not so easy to successfully capture Peijun. At least the Gucheng in front of us and the [-] Zhao army in the city are the biggest. Stumbling block, Japan will call everyone here today to discuss how to take Gucheng." Murong Ke said to the crowd.

"General Murong, after this battle, Le Ting lost all his elite troops. If he wants to continue to fight against our army, he must keep the [-] troops in Gucheng. Therefore, his subordinates think that the Zhao army in Gucheng must not be defeated. I will stay for a long time, and I will definitely find a way to break out of the siege and fight with Le Ting's army." Fazheng came out and said.

"What the French army master said is true!" Changsun Wuji also came out to agree with Fazheng's opinion, saying: "Le Ting only has more than [-] elites left in his hands. Not too many, and such soldiers and horses will not be the opponent of our army at all, so the [-] elites in Gucheng are Le Ting's last reliance, as long as these soldiers and horses are wiped out, Le Ting will never recover power."

"But how easy is it to wipe out the [-] Zhao army in Gucheng? Although our army has more than three times as many troops as Zhao army, if Zhao army can't defend, it will not take a few months. It is very difficult to succeed, and even if If we successfully break through the city, our army's losses will be immeasurable." Murong Ke said with a sigh.

Everyone knows that the [-] Zhao troops in Gucheng must be wiped out, but is it so easy to do it?With Deng Jun's current strength, even if it can be done, it will take a long time, and the final loss will be huge.

"General Murong, it's not impossible!" At this time, Zhang Liao, who was sitting on the side, said, although Yue Fei appointed Murong Ke as the general, but Zhang Liao's position in the army was equal to that of Murong Ke, so it was difficult for Zhang Liao to fully understand the situation. He was subordinate to Murong Ke, and in order to show his respect for Zhang Liao and Shence Wei, Murong Ke would place Zhang Liao next to him in every discussion.

Zhang Liao said: "If Zhao Jun can't hold out, of course we have nothing to do with Gucheng, but what if Zhao Jun comes out by himself?"

"General Zhang, please speak carefully!" Murong Ke's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Zhang Liao paused for a moment, and then continued: "The current situation is very clear. In order to continue to deal with our army, Le Ting will definitely recall the soldiers and horses in Gucheng, and the Zhao army in Gucheng will also seek opportunities to break through, but if If our army besieged Gucheng, Ling An would definitely stand still if he couldn't find an opportunity, and there must be a large amount of food and supplies in Gucheng, and Zhao Jun would not have logistical problems in a short time. If the stalemate continues, the rest of the army may The local Zhao army has already arrived for support, so we should let the Zhao army break through, and then encircle and suppress them in the wild. There is nothing to worry about around the court."

When everyone heard the words, they suddenly became enlightened. At the beginning, they all walked into a dead end, and they wanted to wipe out all the Zhao troops in Gucheng, but when Zhang Liao said it, they also figured it out. The most important thing for them now is to seize the time , if the stalemate in Gucheng is too long, Zhao Jun from other places will definitely come to support, and the advantage just established by Jieshi will be lost. Part of the Zhao army was able to successfully break through, but that was only a minority, so it was nothing to worry about. Once Gucheng was in hand, the entire south of Zhuyi would fall into the hands of Deng's army, and the overall situation in Peinan was settled.

"Okay, according to what General Zhang said, take the initiative to release Zhao Jun, but Ling An is not a mediocre person, if it is too obvious, it may backfire, so we must find a suitable time. It still needs to be carefully considered, and before the general has made a decision, our army still needs to continue to besiege Gucheng, but before that, we need to spread the news that Le Ting was defeated by our army, so that Zhao Jun in the city I know that it can also disturb the morale of the Zhao army, and it would be the best if it can be defeated without fighting." Murong Ke said.

"Here!" Everyone responded!
(End of this chapter)