Tiantang Splendid

4262--Andrew

It's so hot...it's so uncomfortable.

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Benefits need to be actively fought for, and more importantly, they need to be exchanged with each other, and the process of this exchange is no different from business.Since it is a business, it is natural to bargain. The gist of doing business is either that the rarest is the most expensive, or that the rarest of the goods is the pride. As long as you occupy these two points, why not worry about the money coming in?

For King Jin right now, Chai Zhewei, the Chai family of Jinzhou behind him, and Zuo Tunwei under his command are the forces that King Jin needs most. Under the current seemingly stalemate situation, every change in power All of them may determine the final success or failure, so even if Chai Zhewei is not a "rare commodity", he is definitely worth a high price.

So Chai Zhewei doesn't think there is anything wrong with his approach, not only that you need me, but also that I will take huge risks if I take refuge in you. If there is no corresponding high return, who will follow your lead?
At the same time, Chai Zhewei became more and more convinced that Yuwen Shiji was plotting against the Xuanwu Gate. Otherwise, with Li Daozong alone in charge, how could the mere Zuo Tunwei be able to break in even if he was not afraid of death?As long as the Xuanwu Gate is opened, the Zuo Tunwei and Li Daozong will join forces, and the right Tunwei, who is short of soldiers and generals and lacking weapons, is nothing to worry about. Was completely overwhelmed.

As long as the Xuanwu Gate is fully grasped, and the follow-up troops will continue to enter from the Xuanwu Gate, Li Jing will be unable to turn the tide even if he has the power to reach the sky, and the defeat is already doomed.

Looking at it this way, the risk of taking refuge in King Jin is not high, but the benefits are absolutely huge. This business is really worth it...

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On the east side of Baqiao, at the foot of Lishan Mountain, Yuchi Gong sat on his horseback with his helmet on, staring at the rippling Bashui in front of him under the sun, with an extremely heavy heart.

He has led his army to stay here for two days, and the soaring water level of the Bashui River has returned to normal, but the troops led by the Sixth Army of the East Palace on the opposite bank are still steady and steady, like a mountain, only stationed on the Hexi line of defense, and they are able to fight against those under his command who are good at fighting. The elite guard on the right side turned a blind eye, not only did he not have the slightest intention to cross the river to meet him, but he didn't even make any moves to strengthen his defense.

This is very abnormal...

As a famous general who fought for half his life at the time, Yu Chigong deeply felt the danger hidden behind this abnormality. If there is an abnormality, there must be a monster. His rich combat experience made him terrified, and he almost wanted to withdraw his troops and return to Tongguan regardless of the previous plan. .

A war horse came from the north, pierced through the guard post set up by the soldiers and drove straight forward. The cavalry immediately dismounted and came to Yuchi Gong's horse, knelt down on one knee, and said loudly: "Marshal Qi, I just passed the pass from Hangu Pass. According to the news, Liu Rengui led the navy and the private army of the Zheng family in Xingyang to capture Luoyang, marching [-] miles a day to approach Hangu Pass, the guard of Hangu Pass, Qiu Xinggong, kept asking Tongguan for help, but Tongguan never sent any reinforcements.”

Yu Chigong glanced across the stretch of tents on the opposite bank, the sunlight reflected by the river made him narrow his eyes slightly, feeling more and more uneasy.

He naturally knew that Tongguan would not send any reinforcements to Hangu Pass, because it didn't matter whether Hangu Pass could be held. Sooner or later, since it is doomed not to be able to defend, why divide the troops and lower their strength?
The original plan was for him to quickly break through the Bashui defense line and reach the city of Chang'an, which triggered a chain reaction of troops stationed in various places in Guanzhong. .

While he was crossing the Baqiao, the King of Jin would also lead all the remaining troops in Tongguan to go to Chang'an, fight with their backs, put them to death and survive.

Unexpectedly, the continuous rain for many days made the water level of Bashui skyrocketing, which was not conducive to forced crossing, which seriously delayed the marching speed, and once the navy stepped up their march and captured Hangu pass before the king of Jin led his army to set off, the situation would be completely wiped out. passive.

The navy was chasing after him, and the King of Jin was bound to leave the army at the rear. He could not go all out to counterattack Chang'an, which made the whole plan completely deviate, and the subsequent situation was no longer predictable.

But what the hell is a navy marching twenty miles a day?Even if you climb, you won't be able to climb such a small distance!
It seemed to be cooperating with him, Yu Chigong. If Yu Chigong didn't forcefully cross the Bashui River to attack the defense line on the west bank, the navy would not attack Hangu Pass for a day...

Is it possible to wait for myself to rush into the Bashui River to get close to Chang'an, and then surround the urn on all sides to catch the turtle?
Yuchi Gong was in a panic as if grass had grown in his heart. He gritted his teeth and felt that it would be safer for him to retreat for the time being. After all, retreating to Tongguan could still negotiate in the worst case. Surrounded and wiped out, even if they can survive in the end, most of the tens of thousands of men under their command will die in battle.

Without soldiers and horses, even if they are alive, they will have no power and be insulted by others, so it would be better to die!

He said to Su Jia, the lieutenant general beside him: "Gather the whole army at once, light a fire and cook food, and then move out of the camp..."

Before the words were finished, several war horses came galloping in the distance, and suddenly approached, the knight jumped off the horse and shouted: "His Royal Highness Jin has orders!"

Yu Chigong swallowed the second half of the words abruptly, frowning and looking at the soldiers who came to deliver the battle report.

The soldier ran forward, holding a battle report above his head with both hands.

Yu Chigong jumped off the horse, took the battle report with both hands, first inspected the sealing sealant, and saw that the seal was complete, then opened the envelope and took out the letter paper, and then looked at the engraving on the letterhead, making sure it was correct, and read the battle report at a glance.

A face is completely gloomy...

Su Jia asked in a low voice from one side: "What military order does His Royal Highness King Jin have?"

Yu Chigong handed him the letter, turned back and strode back to the Chinese army camp in front of the map standing on the wall, carefully observing the topography and roads from Chang'an to Tongguan, Tongguan to Hanguguan, his brows became tighter the more he looked at it.

After reading the battle report, Su Jia followed back to the tent with a serious face, stood behind Yu Chigong, hesitated and said: "Your Highness ordered us to attack Bashui immediately and approach Chang'an, and he will come with all his troops... Is it a little risky? "

Yu Chigong didn't take his gaze away from the map, and said indifferently after hearing the words: "Since we came out of Chang'an to follow King Jin, at what moment have we not been taking risks? If we want to break through the bottleneck of power and go further, naturally we can't just lie down on the ground. It’s nothing more than to wait for death in the book of credit, to be rich and in danger, that’s all.”

After a pause, he continued: "Presumably the King of Jin has noticed the suspiciousness of the navy's slow progress, and it is roughly the same as my guess. They all think that the navy deliberately drove us into Chang'an. After Wang Qibing counterattacked Chang'an, he calmly captured Hangu Pass and Tong Pass, completely cutting off the Jin King's way of retreat."

Su Jia was puzzled: "Since this is the case, isn't King Jin's military order just in the hands of the navy?"

Yuchi Gong raised his eyebrows thickly, with a murderous look on his black and purple face: "Where does the King of Jin have a choice? If he reinforces Hangu Pass, no matter whether he can hold it or not, he will be held back by the navy, especially on our side. Breaking through the Bashui defense line and approaching Chang'an will lose touch with Tongguan. At that time, the Six Commanders of the East Palace will only need to cut off the retreat behind us, which will cause us to completely break up with Tongguan, and we will fight on our own.

He stood with his hands behind his back: "It's better to just give up Hangu Pass and counterattack Chang'an with all your strength. If you don't succeed, you will be benevolent."

There is no frustration of the difficult situation, no hesitation in the dilemma, and at this point, Yu Chigong has completely stabilized his mind, and he feels great admiration for Jin Wang Li Zhi's choice. After all, he is able to make such a decisive choice between life and death. , are all outstanding people of a generation.

"Pass down the order to make a fire and cook food. After dark, the whole army will pull out the camp. At three o'clock in the hour of Xu, the whole army will march southward for [-] miles and forcefully cross the Bashui River!"

"Here!"

Su Jia responded loudly, glanced at the map subconsciously, and then his eyes widened instantly...

"Big... handsome!"

"Huh?" Yu Chigong frowned and looked at it, wondering why the lieutenant himself didn't follow orders quickly.

Su Jia knew that as a deputy general, he shouldn't question the commander's order, but he couldn't help it. He hesitated for a moment, and asked boldly: "Thirty miles upstream to the Bashui River is the defense zone of Zuo Wuwei. Cheng Yao Jin and Niu Jinda are sitting in the army at the moment, waiting in full battle..."

Marching to fight, the most difficult battle to fight is naturally the siege battle. The so-called "time is not as good as the place", even if there is a huge gap in the strength and combat power of the two sides in the battle, once the weaker side occupies the right place to defend the city, the stronger side will have to pay a lot. It takes a big price to win.

Secondly, it is to fight across the river, especially when the enemy army is on the other side of the river and is waiting for it.

Right now, the right-waiting guards that come randomly have a strength of about 2, all of which are first-class elites, but the Zuo Wuwei under Cheng Yaojin's troops on the other side is also elite soldiers, taking advantage of the geographical advantage, a bloody battle It is inevitable, even if the forced escape is successful, how many of these [-] horses will be left?
What else do you use to raid Chang'an?

Yu Chigong never allowed his subordinates to question his formation, but this time he was not angry, but pointed to the map and explained: "Although Zuo Wuwei is stationed in the upper reaches of the Bashui River for defense, his camp is five miles away from the river. In addition, along the shape of the river, it is arrayed from north to south, forming a long snake. If we choose a little concentrated force to cross the river, it will be difficult to mobilize enough troops to resist in a short time. Believe me, as long as we can successfully cross the river, Cheng Yao Jin will definitely not rush forward to fight to the death, but decisively leads the army to retreat ten miles, while preventing us from breaking through his defense line and raiding Chang'an, while asking for help from Chang'an."

Regardless of the current relationship between Zhenguan Xunchen, they have fought side by side for many years in the past, and they know each other's characters and strategies well.From Cheng Yaojin watching the fire from the other side, we can see his intention to preserve his strength and seek progress. Now, how can he be willing to waste the soldiers and horses supporting his ambition on the shore of Bashui?

Once the momentum of forcible crossing is formed, Cheng Yaojin will definitely avoid the edge for the time being, and will never fight bloody battles.

Su Jia didn't dare to say any more, and hurried out of the camp, anxious for the lieutenant colonel to pass down the military order. Soon, all the people and horses in the camp were moving, big pots were set up, and the smoke was curling up. Waiting to eat.

The scouts from all walks of life were all released, cruising and patrolling up and down the Bashui River, paying close attention to the movements of all the troops on the other side.

The sunset and the stars move, dark clouds gather, and the surrounding fields are vast.

When it fell to midnight, Yu Chigong stepped out of the camp with his helmet on and saw that all the troops had been lined up, and the heavy soldiers in charge of laying the pontoon bridge were also ready. Surrounded by his own soldiers, he flew on his horse and held the horse in his hand. , Shen shouted: "Let's go!"

More than [-] people were fully armed, shut their mouths, chewed immediately, and quietly abandoned the entire barracks. They first retreated to ten miles away from the Bashui River, and then hurried all the way south.

　Seeing that there were two Dukes of Qiao, I was really confused. The one who was named Duke of Qiao first was Xu Shao. After his death, there is no historical data to show that the country was expelled after his death. Then Chai Shao was named Duke of Qiao. After Chai Shao died, his son Chai Zhewei He inherited the title of the Duke of Qiao, and then Xu Yu, the son of Xu Shao during the Longshuo period, worshiped Prime Minister Zuo and the Duke of Qiao... I really don't know what happened.

　　But there are indeed two Qiao countries, so I think that since there are two Qiao countries, there should be two Qiao countries, but the fiefdoms are different... If anyone knows about this, please correct me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)