The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 667 Trying to figure out the hostility and set up a situation in the world
At noon the next day, Xu Shiji was looking at the map in the camp of Teng County, thinking about good strategies for the enemy. Since the day he was ordered to go north, he has never lived in peace. He has been building fortifications and training troops on the front line, and rarely set foot in Pengcheng. In the end, time was spent on the defense of Teng County.But he wanted to make arrangements with peace of mind, but Wang Bodang didn't.

The open and secret fight between him and Shan Xiongxin and Wang Bodang is an open secret of the whole army. In the final analysis, there is a strong atmosphere of recklessness, and one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers.

Wang Bodang is Li Mi's righteous brother and apprentice. He has followed Li Mi through life and death since he was a child, and is loyal. In terms of his relationship with Li Mi, no one in the world can match him, even Fang Xuanzao, who participated in the Yang Xuangan Rebellion, is far inferior.Therefore, it is reasonable for Wang Bodang to be able to serve as the general of Zuo Tunwei and the king of Wujun County.

Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shiji have strong qualifications and high prestige in the Wagang Army. In addition, they supported Li Mi's restructuring several times at critical moments, and made great contributions to Wagang from the bandits to the formally established Wei State. In terms of rewards for meritorious deeds, the two of them were also named generals and kings of the county.

Shan Xiongxin and Wang Bodang, who are known as the first generals of the Wei State, are both county kings, but they are superior in official positions. When it is half a chip higher than Shan Xiongxin, this is actually a difference in intimacy.

But just because he was so tall, Shan Xiongxin was called a great general, but he was actually reduced to the third person in the Wei State/army, which made him extremely dissatisfied. After passing Luokou City, Jinyong Pass and other important places, what qualifications do they have to climb on top of him?

Relatively speaking, Xu Shiji has a general understanding, considers the overall situation, and is generous. He can plan well every time he commands a march.It is opportune to respond to the enemy.When planning a plan with others, you can distinguish between good and bad, and when you hear that others have good plans, you will follow them.Most of the rewards and credits obtained are distributed to the soldiers under his command.Therefore, the soldiers are willing to die for him.

He knew that the foundation of Wei State was not stable, and it was far from a time of internal fighting. He had to work together to tide over the difficulties, so he became a peacemaker, but in the end, no one understood his painstaking efforts. I feel that he is a villain with both sides, and because he and Shan Xiongxin are life-and-death friends, they are very hostile to him.

Li Mi had originally arranged for Xu Shiji to be Sun Changle, Wenren Suian, and Le Botong as lieutenants, but because Sun Changle was Wang Bo's man and would not blame Xu Shiji, he replaced Chen Zhilue.

Xu Shiji's heart is also very heavy now. The news came from the day before yesterday that Du Fuwei did not go south to assist Zhang Zhenzhou, but shot a feint, and took advantage of the empty forces to occupy the coastal Donghai County. At the same time, Yuchi Gong led [-] cavalrymen across the Huai River and invaded Xiapi County. Before Jiangdu was lost, these two counties were in the heart of the inner county, and there were hardly any decent soldiers. Therefore, when the Second Future attacked, Almost no battle was fought, and wherever he went, officials in various counties abandoned the city and fled.

Judging from the current situation, they are completely restrained by the Sui army, and each of them is in danger of becoming a lone army. According to Xu Shiji's idea, it is best to give up being on the four sides before the Sui army has completed the division and encirclement. In Pengcheng, the place of war, it is enough to join forces and stick to Liangjun, Qiaojun, and Huaiyang. As long as you persist for a year or so, the world may change and the Wei army will be able to break through.

"General, it's not good, it's not good."

Suddenly, a personal soldier and another travel-worn soldier appeared in front of Xu Shiji very quickly.

Xu Shiji turned around and asked, "Why are you so panicked?"

The soldier who was brought was out of breath and said: "General, report from Liang County. At dawn, Song City was captured by Sui generals Pei Xingyan and Gao Yaxian. Chen Zhilue, Chen Shao, Liu Zhi and other civil and military personnel were all killed in battle. .”

"what?"

Xu Shiji couldn't help but tighten his hands when he heard this, and knocked the Four Treasures of the Study on the table to the ground.

I'm really afraid of what will come. Once Songcheng is lost, Liangjun will have no city that can stop the Sui army's advance. If the entire line is lost, Pengcheng will only have a very small north that belongs to the Wei army. Once Yu Chigong and Du Fuwei enter Pengcheng , then he really has no way to go to heaven and no way to go to earth.

Le Botong cupped his hands and said: "General, please give the last general [-] soldiers and horses, and the last general will go to rescue Song City immediately."

"It's too late, it's too late!" Xu Shiji shook his head and said, "Pei Xingyan is a veteran general in the Sui army. He has never been absent from the battles launched by Yang Tong. He has been leading the army alone all these years. How could he give us a chance to rescue us? ? And they come and go like the wind, I think Yucheng may have fallen for a long time."

"Yucheng has [-] defenders, so it won't fall so soon?" Le Botong didn't quite believe that Pei Xingyan would be so fast.

"General Le doesn't know something. The Sui Army's chief general is very domineering. He admires Yang Tong's 'blitzkrieg' very much. It's normal to travel hundreds of miles a day. Pei Xingyan is Zhang Xutuo's apprentice, and he is also a domineering hothead. , if the defenders of Yucheng don't surrender, he will definitely order to attack the city, how can we give us time to rescue? What's more, Yucheng is just a small city, and it won't last long at all."

There is one more thing that Xu Shiji didn't say, that is, the state of Wei is in jeopardy, how could the soldiers who lost the control of the general be buried with the state of Wei?
Wen Ren Suian sighed, and said with a sad face: "I have heard that the Sui army has no infantry, and the whole county of Pengcheng has no danger to defend. If the Sui army surrounds us on all sides, we may not be able to hold on for long."

This has reached the hearts of the generals, although their army is known as one hundred thousand, but after being divided into different places, there are very few troops that can be used as a mobile army, and because Yang Gongren has too many troops, they even have to withdraw their troops not out.If the Sui army presses on every step of the way, they can be exhausted without fighting.

The problem facing Xu Shiji was not to rescue Liang County, but how to lead Pengcheng's army out of trouble.

Since Liang County has fallen into the hands of the Sui Dynasty, it is almost impossible to take it back. If you send troops there, you will send Pei Xingyan's head and meritorious deeds. There are too many soldiers and horses. What to do?
Taking ten thousand steps back, even if Liangjun was taken back, it would have no strategic significance. Pei Xingyan's soldiers and horses are all cavalry, and they come and go like the wind. Where can they not settle?

Without food, he could go to Yingchuan, Xingyang, Jiyin, or run to meet Yang Gongren. If he was brave enough, he could even go to Qiaojun and fight the autumn wind on the spot.

The key is that they have a lot of soldiers and horses, and the possibility of retaking Liang County is so small that it can be ignored. Besides, if Xu Shiji sent a large-scale army, would Yang Gongren, Yu Chigong, Du Fuwei, and Yingchuan's Xie Yingdeng still sit and watch the fun?
Needless to say, the purpose of Pei Xingyan's occupation of Liang County is to cut off Pengcheng's connection with Qiao County and Huaiyang. Therefore, how to open up the connection with Huaiyang and maintain the connection between the two has become the biggest problem right now.

Facing the Sui army with many generals, well-equipped, and high morale, Xu Shiji felt powerless in his heart, and finally realized the ups and downs of Li Tang these years. In the face of absolute strength, even if you have thousands of tricks, you will be overwhelmed. I can't afford a wave, so I can only follow the rhythm of the other party with my hands tied.

All the generals were also silent, thinking about the solution to the problem.

The man Suian suddenly suggested: "Since ancient times, if you defend for a long time, you will lose. According to the opinion of the last general, it is better to abandon the northern part of Pengcheng, lead the army to retreat into Pengcheng, and defend the Sui army on the south bank of Bian River. At the same time, set up camp in Xiaoxian County. , send soldiers and horses to station, so that if we advance, we can threaten Dangshan and Xiayi in Liang County, and if we retreat, we can protect Qiao County. As long as Xiao County is in hand, our connection with the Holy Master will not be broken. The support in the room is also much closer and more convenient.”

As soon as I heard Suian's suggestion, a partial general immediately objected: "The Sui army all rides, even the infantry and logistics soldiers have horses to carry siege equipment. If we retreat across the board, how can we prevent it from going along the whole line?" Cavalry from officialdom? Even if it can be defended, who will stop the rear?"

Wenren Suian said in a deep voice: "From the current point of view, the Sui army will soon come from all directions, and our only way out is to give up the vast land north of Bianshui in the shortest possible time, otherwise, we will only be killed. The Sui army nibbled away at it step by step, so besides this method, what do you think should be done? Is there any other way?"

The generals fell silent after hearing this, just as Wenren Suian said, their current situation is that they can't hold for long, and they can't fight. The only way is to admit cowardice and retreat.Apart from Wenren Suian's method, no matter how hard they racked their brains, they couldn't think of a better method.

Xu Shiji murmured, "There are so many soldiers in the Sui Dynasty, and they are all cavalry who come and go like the wind. If you want to defend them, you can't defend them. Even if they don't come to attack the camp, they only need to cut off our food roads, and the army will not be able to defend us." It will collapse without a fight. The current plan is to cut the mess quickly and retreat to the next best thing."

"The next best thing?" the generals asked suspiciously.

Xu Shiji nodded: "What I mean is to evacuate the big camp and retreat southward overnight. The Lanling defenders retreated to the intersection of Liangcheng and Weishan to meet the army. At the same time, they informed the Fengxian defenders to station in Xiaoxian to prevent Pei Xingyan from entering."

"In addition to the full-strength withdrawal of the logistics and supply troops to the south, the main battle division is divided into three parts to cover alternately. The wall of Pengcheng is three feet high, and there is Bianshui as a moat outside. There are still more than 20 stones in the city for food for the army. The tens of thousands of stones brought back are enough for us to last for a year at the worst."

After hearing Xu Shiji's analysis, all the generals nodded their heads one after another: "This is the only way to do it now."

Seeing that the generals agreed, Xu Shiji gave an order: "General Wenren is brave, wise, and good at adapting to changes. You will lead an army of [-] to escort the heavy soldiers. Now you can organize the heavy soldiers to load the vehicles and go south at night. Remember. , try to be careful, don't let the Sui army on the opposite side find out."

"The final general obeys orders." Suian, who heard the news, bowed his hands and obeyed.

"General Le."

"The end is here." Le Botong got up quickly.

"For the second route, you lead [-] soldiers to set up an ambush in the jungle [-] miles north of Changli County, and cut off the rear. As for the remaining [-] troops, I will lead the rear," Xu Shiji said.

Hearing this, Sui'an said quickly, "The general is the commander-in-chief of an army, and his personal safety is related to the life and death of the army. Why don't we let the future end."

Xu Shiji is a very charismatic person, after getting along for more than half a year, Wenren Suian, Le Botong and other later generals are convinced by him.

"Don't worry." Xu Shiji smiled happily, and said boldly: "I am not simply retreating, and I will not give the camp to the Sui army for nothing. They know that the soldiers of our Great Wei Dynasty are not weaker than others."

Sui'an asked, "The general intends to ambush the Sui army?"

"That's right." Xu Shiji showed a smile on his face, and said, "The Sui army has never been defeated in these years. In this short period of time, Yang Tong attacked Jiangdu by surprise and won a series of victories, and Pei Xingyan won the Song Dynasty today. They have won many battles and won many battles, and they are always proud. Once a person is proud, he will be paralyzed. The one who confronted our army was Yang Gongren, the left servant of the Shangshu of the Sui Dynasty. For such a long time, we have not achieved any results, and it is inevitable that we will be embarrassed. This will inevitably lead to a desire to win. In addition, retreat is the only option for our army, and there is no way to deal with the cavalry. He must think that we are eager to leave at night. It would never have occurred to Daying to leave behind.”

"The general is resourceful and resourceful, and the last general admires him." All the generals were convinced.

"Everyone, go down and make arrangements. Be sure to keep your duties and don't slack off."

"No!" The generals took the order to leave.

When the generals left happily, Xu Shiji couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

(End of this chapter)