Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 613

Chapter 614: Fortified Xingyang City

In the fourth year of Tiantong, in May, Deng Han led [-] cattle guards, and stopped the [-] elites led by General Zhao Li Rubing outside Xingyang City. The two sides fought several times within half a month, but Zhao Jun still could not shake Xingyang City. half point.

Xingyang City, the General's Mansion, this is the General's Mansion temporarily opened by Deng Jun to command the army to fight. Deng Han brought the four generals under his command and Wang Sheng, the military adviser.

Qianniuwei is a new guard army. The top generals, generals, and military advisers in the army are all young people. The four generals are Wu Deng, the son of Wu Yunzhao, Gao Xingan, the youngest son of Gao Siji, Ma Qiu, the son of Ma Chao, and Zhang Wei, the son of Ma Chao. Zhang Bao, the son of Fei, among them, Ma Qiu and Zhang Bao, both participated in the selection of the generals of the free guards many years ago, but they failed to win the first place, so they have been serving as Zhonglang generals in the free guards. When Niu Wei was young, he brought the two of them here. Although they were only young, they were considered veterans in the army.

"Your Highness, you said that Li Rubing has no choice but to take Xingyang City. Will he bypass Xingyang City and go directly to Hulao Pass? After all, Xingyang is not the only way from Hebei to Hulao Pass." Ma Qiu looked at the map , Said to Deng Han.

There are many roads from Hebei to Hulao Pass, among which Xingyang is the one, but the most convenient is not Xingyang, but crosses the Yellow River from Wen County, Hanoi County, and directly reaches the back of Hulao Pass. If Li Rubing is hopeless in taking Xingyang City Under the circumstances, it is not ruled out that they will lead the army westward to Hanoi County and southward from Wen County. If this is the case, it would be meaningless for Qianniuwei to stay in Xingyang City.

However, after Deng Han heard the words, he shook his head with a smile and said: "Under normal circumstances, Li Rubing might choose to do this, and it is indeed more cost-effective than attacking Xingyang City, but now Li Rubing is not will do so."

"Why?" Zhang Bao asked in puzzlement. Since Xingyang is blocked, why Li Rubing still refuses to choose to go to Hulao Pass from other places.

"Because we are in Xingyang City!" Deng Han did not speak, but Wang Sheng, who was a military adviser, said: "Xingyang City is an important town in the Central Plains. The north of Xingyang City is only a hundred miles away from the Yellow River. After crossing the Yellow River to the north, it is the Hanoi County Government. Huai County is now, Zhao Guo is entrenched in Hebei, and the biggest advantage against us is the natural danger of the Yellow River. If Li Rubing abandons Xingyang City and chooses another road to go to Hulao Pass, isn't he afraid that our army will directly cross the Yellow River and attack? Is it Huai County?"

"But we don't have the strength now. Even if we cross the Yellow River to the north, it is impossible to attack Huai County." Wooden said.

"We don't have this strength, but Li Rubing doesn't know. He dare not gamble. He can't put the safety of Zhao's rear in order to save Qin. So as long as we are still in Xingyang, Li Rubing can't give up Xingyang. , even if he knew he couldn't take Xingyang City, he didn't dare to move casually." Deng Han said with a smile on his face.

"That's right!" Wang Sheng continued, "Especially now that a woman in Zhao State is in charge of the house, there are many conflicts in the court, and the orphans and widows of Zhao State are most afraid of a minister like Li Rubing who holds a heavy army. Don't say that Li Rubing doesn't know the specific strength of our army, even if Li Rubing knows that we don't have the strength to cross the Yellow River north and attack Hanoi County, Li Rubing will not give up Xingyang City lightly, because once we really go north, even if we don't attack Zhao Guo If substantial losses are caused, Li Rubing will also be impeached by political enemies in the DPRK and China, and if he is a little careless, his position as a general may not be guaranteed. In this situation, how can Li Rubing take risks?"

"So that's it!" Gao Xing'an nodded, and said gloatingly, "Then Li Rubing is really pathetic. He worked so hard to help that kid ascend to the throne, but in the end he suffered suspicion. I really don't know if Li Rubing has any regrets."

They have also heard about the battle for the throne of the Zhao Kingdom. Although there was no open fight, the various intrigues in it were not ambiguous at all.

"It's not selfishness!" Wang Sheng said: "Li Rubing and Zhuang Ping pushed the five-year-old child to the throne abruptly in order to continue to monopolize the power, but he is smart, and the rest of Zhao Guo is not stupid. Can you know what they have saved? What are you thinking? After all the tricks have been calculated, it ends up in a dilemma."

"We don't need to worry about the messy things about Zhao Guochaotang. The current situation is so simple, that is, as long as we are still in Xingyang City, Li Rubing will have to spend time with us here, so we don't need to be impatient, we just need to be careful. It is enough to guard the city, pass on the order, no one can leave the city without this king's order, and those who disobey the order will be killed without mercy!" Deng Han immediately stopped this topic.

There are many broken things in the court of Zhao Guo, and there are many broken things in Deng Guo, especially the prince who is in charge of the army, but there are many discussions inside and outside the court. Some say that Deng Sheng is dissatisfied with the prince Deng Hao and wants to support Deng Han and Deng Yu. To counterbalance, some people said that Deng Sheng was dissatisfied with the generals who controlled the military power, and wanted to strengthen the strength of the royal family and support the clan generals to disperse the military power. I just don't want people to think of Deng Guo's affairs, so as not to cause trouble.

"Here!" Everyone responded, although Zhao Jun's strength is twice that of Deng Jun's, but with the blessing of Xingyang City, an important town in the Central Plains, Deng Jun can make up for the gap in strength between Zhao Jun and Zhao Jun. As long as Deng Jun does not take the initiative to leave the city in When the Zhao army is fighting, it is impossible for the Zhao army to attack the city. Even if all the [-] troops outside the city are taken in, it is impossible, unless Li Rubing continues to send troops from Zhao to the south, but this is impossible. Maybe for the sake of a Qin country, Zhao Guo would not be willing to give up all his strength even if Li Rubing was willing, so as long as Deng Jun does not come out, Xingyang City will be as solid as gold.

On the other hand, Xue Rengui led an army of more than [-] troops to attack Hulao Pass for two months, and lost tens of thousands of troops, but he was still unable to shake Hulao Pass, and was depressed.

"I'm going, why didn't I know that Yinghuai was so capable before, and he actually guarded Hulao so impenetrably. I was forced to come down from the top of the wall several times when I went to the city." Outside Hulao Pass, Deng In the army camp, in the large tent of the Chinese army, the irascible General of the Spirit Snake Guard, Wang Yanzhang, scolded angrily. After two months of fierce fighting, Deng Jun lost tens of thousands of soldiers, but there is no way to get him locked up in a tiger prison. How many years have passed? Wang Yanzhang has never fought such a depressing battle. Although Ying Huai is a general of the Qin clan, he is not ranked high in the Qin military. Although Deng Jun and Qin Jun have fought many times in the past few years, Ying Huai He has always been behind Bai Qi, not to mention his status in the army. Even Wang Feng, Geng Yue, and even Ma Cheng who died in Qurencheng are all higher than him. Wang Yanzhang really did not expect It was such a person who was not very well-ranked in the Qin army, who blocked their three 10,000+ troops in Hulao for two months.

"Hehe, why should General Wang be annoyed? The reason why Yinghuai was able to defend Hulao Pass was not because of his strength, but because Hulao Pass was indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack. It was a dangerous place and could not be defeated in two months. It's normal, don't worry, no matter how strong the Hulao Pass is, it will not be able to hold it sooner or later under the continuous offensive of our army." On the other side, Shenwuwei General Murong Chui comforted Wang Yanzhang and said, in Murong Chui's opinion However, the reason why Deng Jun was unable to break through Hulao Pass was not because Ying Huai's ability was too strong, but because Hulao Pass was too difficult to beat.

"Okay, General Wang don't need to be annoyed. General Murong is right. No matter how strong Hulao Pass is, it is just a checkpoint. There is no invincible city in this world. It is only a matter of time." Zhang Liao said: " What worries me the most now is Xingyang. Li Rubing personally led one hundred thousand elite Zhao troops to attack Xingyang City. I am really worried about His Royal Highness Jin. After all, they are just a group of young people. If they accidentally fall into Li Rubing’s hands So, what should I do?"

As soon as Zhang Liao said this, everyone present was worried about it. Although Li Rubing was repeatedly defeated by Yue Fei and Bai Qi, he was still the top star in the world, even Xue Rengui, the general of Deng Guo , and dare not say that Li Rubing is a sure win, let alone a group of young people like Deng Han.

Although everyone was worried about the situation in Xingyang City, Xue Rengui didn't see it that way. Instead, he was very confident. He said: "Don't worry, His Royal Highness King Jin has sent someone to send the battle report. The Zhao army has been attacking the city for many days. , but still unable to shake the defense of Xingyang City, now we can only garrison outside the city, His Royal Highness King Jin reassures us, as long as he and Qian Niuwei are there, Zhao Jun will not be able to cross Xingyang City and enter Hulao Pass westward.”

"General, even though that's the case, Li Rubing has been in battle for a long time and has rich experience. Although His Royal Highness Jin Wang has been in the army for many years, his experience on the battlefield is far inferior to Li Rubing. Moreover, His Royal Highness Jin and the generals of Qianniuwei are a group of Young and energetic young people, the last generals don’t worry about anything else, they just worry that they can’t bear Li Rubing’s arrogance. In a fit of anger, they do irrational things and fall into Li Rubing’s aggressive methods. Worried about whether Xingyang City will fall. After all, even if Xingyang City cannot be defended, it will be difficult for Zhao Jun to pose a threat to our army. The last general is worried that if Xingyang City cannot be defended, it will be a big blow to these young people. "Long Xiangwei General Qin Lie said.

Young people are very good, but most young people have a common problem, that is, they are young and energetic. Sometimes they can't bear the anger in their hearts, and they are easy to fall into the enemy's aggressive tactics. If Zhao Jun breaks through Xingyang City, this For young people, it is a big blow.

Xue Rengui nodded when he heard the words, and said: "General Qin is reasonable, but I have great confidence in His Royal Highness Jin Wang. Although His Royal Highness Jin Wang is still very young, when it comes to calmness, many veterans who have been in the army for many years Not as good as him, with him, Xingyang City will not be a problem."

"That's right, His Royal Highness Jin is indeed a military genius, not only him, His Royal Highnesses Wei and Qi are also very accomplished in military affairs, His Royal Highness Chu is a bit inferior, but His Highness Chu's martial arts is very strong, solid To be honest, when I was in Wancheng, His Royal Highness the King of Chu once asked me about martial arts, and I fought against him, and it took more than 100 rounds to narrowly win, I am ashamed!" General Gao Siji of the Tiger Wing Guard said with a sigh.

"Oh? Lao Gao, there is such a thing, why have you never mentioned it to me?" Wang Yanzhang asked with great interest when he heard the words. He and Gao Siji both participated in the first battle in Xi County that year , The friendship between them is very deep.

"How could I have the nerve to mention such a shameful thing?" Gao Siji said with some embarrassment. He is a veteran in the battlefield, and it took more than 100 rounds to narrowly beat a teenage boy. It's too embarrassing to say it.

"Haha! I didn't expect you, Gao Sji, to be so embarrassing, but to be honest, those sons of His Majesty are all dragons and phoenixes among the people. I am really envious of Lao Wang!" Wang Yanzhang sighed.

"Well, Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and the son born is naturally a dragon and a phoenix among men. Well, the royal affairs are not something we can discuss, so let's talk about how to win Hulao Pass!" Xue Rengui saw several people They dragged the topic further and further, and quickly stopped it. After all, as ministers, it was really inappropriate for them to talk about royal affairs.

Xue Rengui glanced at the map, and then said: "Now the General Hussars has led his army into Guanzhong, and he will be able to enter Chang'an in a few days, but it is very difficult to take Chang'an City with the army of the West Road alone. The secret report said that Zhao Guojinyang was dispatching troops and was planning to go south to rescue Guanzhong. According to the general's estimation, the goal of the Zhao army must be Chang'an. It is very difficult to get supplies and it is difficult to last for a long time. However, the south army of the chariot and cavalry general Murong Ke was blocked by Bai Qi. With Bai Qi's ability, it may be difficult for the south army to break through the Qin army's defense line, so we must break through the tiger prison as soon as possible Pass, march into Guanzhong, otherwise the Hussar General's West Route Army will be in trouble."

For Li Siye's army, all the food, grass, and supplies had to be transported from Hanzhong, which was very difficult to transport, and in Guanzhong, the homeland of the Qin State, problems were prone to problems during the transport.

(End of this chapter)