Da Wei Chun

Chapter 516 What are you drawing?

The sun is shining, the wind is beautiful, and it is another sunny day.

The breeze is blowing, and the flags are fluttering.The army marched westward like a long dragon with no end in sight.

The front part is still the cavalry to clear the way, while the middle is the supply battalion, auxiliary army, civilian husbands and so on.Most of them are driven by cars, and they are naturally equipped with grain, grass, equipment and the like.

Diao Zheng led the Chinese army to be behind.Li Chengzhi's handsome driver, Yuan Zhi's tiger rider, Li Shixian's Jingzhou Second Battalion, and Li Zhang's artillery battalion are all here.

The soldiers are still those soldiers, and the generals are still those generals.However, compared with when they retreated and retreated two or three days ago, the military capacity and morale are completely turned upside down.

As Li Chengzhi said, morale is like water in the skin, as long as the skin is not broken, there will be so much of it.The harder you press at the beginning, the harder the rebound will be at the end.

Just like this, from top to bottom, no matter whether it is a soldier or a general, the decadence of the day before has already been swept away, and the expressions on the eyebrows and eyes are full of excitement.

When they set off at dawn, there was a commander-in-chief's personal guard who gave orders to each battalion: This battle must be won.

No one doubts this.

Don't look at how powerful the [-] elite cavalry in Tuyuhun are, didn't they also get humiliated by the commander and run away like a bereaved dog?

Including Diao Zheng, Li Daoyuan, Li Song and Li Liang, who had already learned that the Nanliang army was about to enter the pass, all thought so.

Only Li Chengzhi didn't seem to be in such a good mood.

He rode on the horse, looked at the warm sun, and couldn't help but sighed.

The weather was not good, he was looking forward to the heavy rain for a long time, but it still didn't come.

Naturally, the Southern Army had no obstacles at all, advancing to the Qinling Mountains as scheduled, they would break through the pass and enter today.

Now he can only fight on two fronts, if he wants to win, it depends on whether he can be as strong as a bamboo, and more importantly, whether Li Shao can be as stable as a rock.

Li Song followed at the side, looked at Li Chengzhi's face, and asked cautiously: "I have everything ready for this trip, so there shouldn't be any hindrance. But looking at your husband, it seems that you are worried?"

Nothing in the way?

Big hindrance!

Times wait for no one, in order to avoid a stalemate in the war, let alone being attacked by the enemy, I can only make a quick decision at the moment, and get rid of one of them in the fastest time.

The best way, of course, is to use all means to take down Qin An and Qing Shui as soon as possible, and it is best to drive Fu Luo back to Tuyuhun.

And it is as fast as you can win, you have to win as fast as possible.

After thinking about it, Li Chengzhi felt that the problem should not be big.

Fu Luo underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, and suffered a dull loss, so he will definitely stay on the sidelines for a while.And with Yuan Ji and Hou Gang's newly formed army of more than ten thousand infantry, how long can they last with the two county towns of Qingshui and Qin'an guarded?
Even if the explosives can't break through the city walls, there are still kerosene and rockets.Li Chengzhi doesn't believe that the soldiers and civilians in the two counties are the people who regard death as home.

He estimated that it would take five or six days at most.It may even be like in the days of Wo Ye, when the soldiers were only used as explosives, and the rockets were miracles like divine punishment, and they collapsed after only two days.

And this is precisely what Li Chengzhi is most worried about.

Winning too quickly is not entirely a good thing: the Empress Dowager Gao Ying will not mention it for the time being, and the new emperor is still young, so it can be ignored, but the princes in the court are not idiots.At that time, I will definitely ask about the origin, formula, and manufacturing process of all kinds of firearms, how can I fool myself?

It is not possible to kill a donkey, but it is inevitable to be guarded.

But if you want to say that gunpowder and kerosene are not used, and you deliberately take human life to fill it, Li Chengzhi can't do it, and he dare not do it.

What if it was self-defeating?
It is still the same sentence: Even if the meat is rotten, at least it is still in the pot.But if they are taken away by wolves, not to mention the meat, even a hair can't be scooped up.

The current strategy is to win this game.

Li Chengzhi shook his head, and confessed in a solemn voice: "When we are about to attack the city, order Li Zhang and the others to put away some of it, so don't just make a fuss. If it is all burned into a pile of rubbish, the gain will not be worth the loss... After all Both Hexi and Daqi are in short supply, so it would be good to capture more peasants..."

Is this the reason?

As long as the lord gives an order, whoever dares to follow the law and obey the law, why should he worry about it.

Knowing that Li Chengzhi wasn't telling the truth, Li Song and Li Liang looked at each other with puzzled faces...

Yesterday's fierce battle was only sixty miles away from Qingshui County, which is enough for infantry to march for a day.Therefore, at dusk, the forward of the Wei army could already see Qingshui County.

Li Chengzhi ordered the Chinese army to camp ten miles away, while Li Daoyuan's vanguard camp was less than five miles away from Qingshui County.Standing on the top of the city and looking out, you can even see that Wei Jun is setting up his camp in an orderly manner.

Cui Zuchi stood at the top of the city, holding a gourd of wine in his hand, and would take a sip from time to time.Thinking about drinking a lot, his cheeks were already as red as blood.But his mind was extremely clear, and his eyes were shining brightly as he saw the banners in the distance.

Li Chengzhi wants to attack the city?
Could it be that he still doesn't know the news that the Southern Army is about to enter the customs?
No, no matter how slow the southern army was, it would be under Guancheng by noon.The guard rushed to [-] miles, and Li Chengzhi was notified anyway in half a day.

That means Li Chengzhi has the will to win!
But where did he get the confidence?
No matter how powerful the thunder weapon is, I'm afraid it won't be able to break through the city wall, right?Furthermore, Yuan Ji and Hou Gang hold more than ten thousand infantry, and there are more than twenty thousand Hu Qi, how can Li Chengzhi win?
Thinking of Hu Qi, Cui Zuzhi felt disgusted in his heart.He even had some regrets: he knew that Yuan Huai and Yu Zhong would collude with Tuyuhun and Rouran, even if the knife was on his neck, he would not oppose it.

At least the Yuan and Wei dynasties admired the Han style, unlike Rouran and Tuyuhun, who regarded the Han people as livestock...

For a moment, a very incredible idea suddenly appeared in Cui Zuzhi's heart.

He looked at his confidants on the left and right, then looked at the deserted city, and finally shook his head.

It's also ridiculous. It's only been a few days since I rebelled, and I have the idea of ​​​​putting out the chaos anyway, and abandoning the dark and turning to the bright?
Besides, if the time is not enough, it is better to be more cautious...

On the other side, Yuan Ji and Hou Gang were both sad and gloomy.

Yuan Ji and the others were overjoyed when they received the news that the Southern Army had dispatched troops in the middle of the night yesterday.Quite a bit of the state of mind of "seeing the end of the mountain and the end of the river, suddenly the willows are dark and the flowers are bright".

As a result, just after warming the bed, he had to get up again, and went to the Fuluo tent to discuss against the night wind.

All three of them thought that Li Chengzhi would definitely receive the news that the Southern Army had knocked on the pass at the latest near this night.Even if you don't rush around, you will definitely be ready.They will definitely not rush westward.What's more, he might run back to Qianyin overnight.

After all, there are only [-] Hu troops on the western front, while Nanliang on the eastern front has a full [-] troops.

But who would have thought that the impossible would just happen?
Not only did Li Chengzhi personally lead the army to the west, he even set up camp under the city?

This is clearly a posture for a strong attack.

If it was before, it would be fine, at most, it would be a little jealous, not to mention fearful like a tiger.

But Fu Luoxin lost a game, which Li Chengzhi described as a formidable enemy in the world.It was as if a huge stone had been pressed in the hearts of Yuan Ji and Hou Gang.

Hou Gang was very suspicious: "Could it be that he hasn't received the news that the Fourth Army of the Southern Dynasty has entered the Qinling Valley Road?"

Otherwise, how could there be no defense at all?

"How is it possible?"

Yuan Ji shook his head resolutely: "The southern army entered the Qinling Mountains yesterday, and by nightfall they were less than a hundred li away from the Chencang Pass. Even if they rested all night, they will continue to go south at dawn today. It must have been pushed to the pass by now." Down.

Li Chengzhi recruited [-] troops this time, but less than [-] were stationed in the Liyuan and Longguan battalions.The remaining [-] people are all stationed at the Longshan Mountains and the Qinling Mountains. Could it be that these are all dead people?Therefore, by noon at the latest, Li Chengzhi must have received the urgent report..."

Hou Gang asked anxiously: "Then why did he dare to come? The Southern Army has a hundred thousand soldiers, but how many soldiers does Li Shao have? If the Southern Army rushes to attack without hesitating casualties, how many days can Li Shao survive?"

Unless Li Chengzhi is sure that he can capture Qingshui, Qin An, or even defeat Fu Luo before Li Shao is defeated?

The words came under his tongue, but Yuan Ji didn't dare to utter them.

Because of his intuition, nine out of ten Li Chengzhi planned this way.

At first thought, it seemed like a joke, but Yuan Ji couldn't laugh.

God knows if Li Chengzhi will be able to razed the two cities to the ground in the blink of an eye...

"It's also possible that he is retreating as an advance, and wants to use the power of yesterday's great victory to make Fu Luo fearful. When he returns to help Li Shao, he will not dare to pursue him. It is also more likely that he wants to force Fu Luo out of Qinzhou in one go. "

Hou Gang was stunned for a moment: There really is such a possibility!
Today's Fu Luo has already changed his face when he talks about "Li"!
Fu Luo was quite cooperative, knowing that there were not many cavalry in the city and the sky was about to dawn, he took the initiative to send the third battalion to act as scouts for Yuan Ji and Hou Gang.

But when Yuan Ji learned that Wei's army had moved westward, and Yuan Ji asked him to send cavalry to stop the attack at Bailitan, Fu Luo flatly refused.

The meaning is very clear: he has been chasing Wei Jun for two days, and he has fought a fierce battle, and he has not done less than half of his duty.

This time, it was time for Yuan Ji to contribute.

But all of them are infantry, and it's only been a month or two since they formed an army, how do you let Yuan Ji out?
There is no other way but to stick to the city...

Thinking of this, Hou Gang gritted his teeth in resentment: "Yesterday, he said that he still has the power to fight, but today he is acting like a turtle? How shameless is this bastard?"

"I told you yesterday that Fu Luo has been scared out of his wits! Besides, as he said, it is indeed time for you and me to contribute."

"How?"

"It's nothing more than sticking to it. If Li Chengzhi advances by retreating, it is naturally the best, but if he really wants to attack the city, Fu Luo will definitely not sit on the sidelines. When necessary, he will definitely send troops to help.

As long as I hold on for two or three days, when the situation on the Eastern Front becomes clear and Li Chengzhi has to return to help, it will be the time for you and me to fight back..."

Two or three days?
Hou Gang couldn't help frowning.

For some reason, he always felt that these two or three days must be extremely difficult.

Wuhe: Thinking of Fu Luo talking about yesterday's battle, he couldn't stop his scalp from getting numb.

Like a maggot attached to a bone, an indestructible rocket...

Like a sudden thunderstorm, a honeycomb-like sky thunder that can nail people...

And the torch that the war horse is shocked at the sight of...

Hou Gang really doesn't know, other than being like Fu Luo, hiding in the city and acting like a turtle, how else can this battle be fought?
"Don't worry too much, now you can only go to the bottom of the boat, or everything will be over!"

Yuan Ji Wen Sheng Kuanwei said, "Qingshui has me, and Li Chengzhi's strong attack should be fine for the time being. But it is necessary to prevent his voice from attacking Qin'an, so it takes a lot of trouble.

Fu Luo will not just sit idly by, I beg him to send you a few battalions of elite cavalry, at least you can pass on military information.I will let Cui Zuzhi lead three thousand civilians to take some food and grass with you to Qin'an to help you defend the city..."

That old thief is drunk at least eight hours a day, what use is he?

Cursing in his heart, Hou Gang could only respond in a low voice.After asking Yuan Ji a few more words, he hurried down the city.

He had already summoned all the guards, and when he was about to summon the civilian husbands, he remembered that Yuan Ji asked him to bring Cui Zuzhi with him.

Yuan Ji wants him to help Hou Gang defend Qin An?

Cui Zuchi seemed to be stunned.

Just now I was still thinking, now that the four cities are guarded by the cronies of Yuan Ji and Hou Gang, even if they want to communicate with internal and external enemies, they have no chance.

But I don't want to, the opportunity has come?

The mind is like the grass that has grown crazy. It was just a seed before, but it has grown into a towering tree in a blink of an eye, and it is about to overflow.

To do, or not to do?

It's better than being a sinner through the ages...

Cui Zuli gritted his teeth fiercely, called his two nephews, and whispered to him.

About half an hour later, Hou Gang led Fu Luo's three battalions of Huqi and Cui Zuzhi's two thousand civilian husbands out of the city.

The sun had gone down and it was getting darker.Thinking of Chen Yu's [-] Wei troops outside Qingshui City, Hou Gang became anxious: it's so slow, maybe it will take midnight to reach Qin'an County?
In case, as King Jiangyang said, Li Chengzhi wants to make a plan to attack the west, and secretly sends out a surprise army to attack Qin'an. If he is caught off guard, can Nanping Wang Yuanwei hold it?

"Cui Jieshi, if you are so lukewarm, I'm afraid it's already dawn, isn't it Qin An?"

"People only have two legs, what can I do as an official?"

Cui Zuzhi asked in a cold voice, "Why don't you bother General Hou, ask Master Fu Luo for some horses, and give them to the people to ride, and take the grain and grass along the way, it will be faster."

You think it's earth, rocks and tiles, and I can give it if I ask Fu Luo?

Besides, if you ask for it, who can ride it?

Knowing that Cui Zuzhen was sarcastic, Hou Gang felt annoyed for a while: "Even if you have horses, you don't have enough food and grass. But the military situation is on fire, so Hou can only go one step ahead!"

As he spoke, General Hu, who was looking for soldiers, whispered a few more words.After a while, he urged the horse and galloped south along the galloping road.

The personal guards and Hu Qi of the fifth brigade followed closely behind, leaving only one brigade for Cui Zuchi, just in case of emergency.

Sitting on the horse, Cui Zuzhi looked up at the bright moon that was three poles above, and a strange thought came to his mind: Is it God's will?

……

It was nearly dusk when the Wei army stopped, so the camp was extremely simple: it was still the same as yesterday, with a moat on the outside, and a car formation in the ditch.

However, there were a lot of horse scouts on night patrol. Li Chengzhi ordered the two battalions in Jingzhou to be the two outer divisions, and each battalion was on duty at midnight.

After setting up the stronghold, the rear army began to cook...

Li Chengzhi almost threw his job to the ground when he heard that a spy in the city came to vote, and that Cui Zuzhi, who claimed to have been appointed as the governor of Qinzhou by Yuan Huai, wanted to abandon the secret and turn to the Ming.

Brother, you have only rebelled for a few days, and you are going to rebel again?
What are you planning?
Besides, the battle is about to start, no matter how you look at it, the Wei army is weak, so if you want to bet on both sides, shouldn't you wait and see for a few days until the situation becomes clearer?
(End of this chapter)