I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 227
Cheng Jintang suddenly realized that the real purpose of Fang Qiu and Fang Jiao might not be going to Kuizhou.

After all, Kuizhou is the seat of the Governor's Mansion, with at least [-] troops stationed there, and Yong'an City is located along the river, and its location is dangerous. If you want to take Yong'an City, with the rebel army's current siege capabilities, it has not waited for him to capture it. Yong'an, the army here will be able to chase after him.When the time comes, the rebels will have nowhere to escape if they attack back and forth.

Going west to Yong'an was definitely not for the purpose of attacking the city. He couldn't get through the road to Shu.

Is that a trick of suspicion?

Could it be that they want to go north to Fangzhou to join Xue Julin's troops and attack Dengzhou?

Thinking of this, Cheng Jintang felt a little frightened. His Royal Highness is in Dengzhou.Not to mention letting the rebels attack Nanyang, it is his dereliction of duty to let the Red Lotus Army threaten Dengzhou.

"Immediately send someone to send a letter to Kuizhou to ask what's going on there."

The Kuizhou Governor's Mansion is also under the rule of Shannan Road, and it is also under the jurisdiction of Cheng Jintang in name.But the current decree is only to order the two governors of Xiangzhou and Jingzhou to be under his control, so Cheng Jintang has never sent a message to the three governors of Kuizhou, Tongzhou, and Liangzhou. After all, the generalissimo is in Dengzhou on Shannan Road.

So now it can only be an inquiry, and he is not very clear about the current situation in Kuizhou.It will be even more difficult for foreign rebels to take down Kuizhou and flow into Jiannan Road.

But he had a premonition that the Red Lotus Army might not be heading for Kuizhou. If he guessed right, it should be Fang Qiu and Fang Jiao who were here to set up a suspicious formation, wanting to go west with great fanfare, and the real direction is likely. Either go north to meet Xue Julin's troops, and then wait for an opportunity to go north to attack Dengzhou, or enter Guanzhong from Shangzhou.
Now we must immediately find out the movement of the main force of the rebel army. If they are really heading for Dengzhou, Cheng Jintang must rush to help immediately.

Yong'an, also known as Baidi City, is the seat of Kuizhou's Dudufu.Under its jurisdiction are the lands of Gui, Kui, Zhong, Wan, Fu, Yu, and Nanzhou.It is the east gate of Sichuan and Shu.

The governor of Kuizhou is also a nobleman, Zhu Lingshi, Marquis of Changning.

About eight feet tall, in his thirties, he is in his prime.The figure is burly and strong, and with the armor on his body, he looks even more mighty and majestic.

Standing on the top of the city, looking at the Honglian military barracks downstairs, he showed a puzzled expression.

It has been ten days, and the rebels have gathered in the city without attacking the city or retreating.

What is this for?Happy birthday?
And ten days is enough time for the army under the Kuizhou Governor's Mansion to assemble.

An army of [-] has gathered near Yong'an, ready to launch an attack on the Red Lotus Army at any time, but he always felt that something was a bit weird, and the enemy army was more like a suspicious formation, so he did not order to launch an attack on the Red Lotus Army under the city for a long time. attack.

As the governor of Kuizhou, he supervised tens of thousands of troops and horses in the seven states, so he naturally did not dare to act rashly.

And as the defender of the city, he needs to be more secure.

The Kuizhou side stood still, which was exactly the meaning of the Red Lotus Army under the city.

"We have less than [-] people. It is a great achievement to restrain Kuizhou and Cheng Jintang's army behind us."

Fang Twelve, the leader of the army, said proudly.

Under the city of Kuizhou, there is only a team of [-] people who are not satisfied with the establishment, and they are mainly old and weak, with only a few hundred young and strong.

And the brigade, under the leadership of Fang Qiu and Fang Jiao, had already gone north to join Xue Julin's headquarters in Fangzhou, preparing to break into Junzhou and Dengzhou.

After the tens of thousands of troops led by Fang Qiu and Fang Jiao merged with Xue Julin and Fang Hong's troops, there were more than [-] people in total.

Half of them are selected young and strong, seven of them, plus Fang Qiu's own Dharma Guardian Army, the combat power of this Red Lotus Army will be very strong.

Although it is impossible to directly compete with the elite Eighth Army newly created by the imperial court, it is absolutely impossible to fight against the Imperial Army.

After the army gathered in Fangzhou, the defenders of Fangling City saw that Honglian's army was powerful, and did not go out to fight, but held the city firmly.The Red Lotus Army did not waste time in Fangzhou, but directly bypassed Fangling, the city of Fangzhou, and went north to Junzhou to attack Wudang City in Junzhou.

It is Zhao Fubai who sits in Junzhou.

He led the two imperial guards and stationed in Junzhou to prevent the rebels from going east to Dengzhou or north to Shangzhou.

Now that the Red Lotus Army is strong, for the sake of caution, they did not go to battle, relying on Hanshui, and sticking to Wudang and Yancen.

The two cities of Wudang and Yancen happen to be located on the south bank of the Han River. The distance between the two cities is very close, only a few miles away, and they are like horns of each other.

Before the arrival of the Red Lotus Army, Zhao Fubai ordered people to build deep moats and corridors between the two cities after receiving the news from Fangzhou, so that the defense systems of the two cities were integrated.If there is anything, you can always rush to help.And deployed a whole army of soldiers and horses behind Shenhao and the tunnel to stand firm.

After the Red Lotus Army arrived, they immediately launched an attack on Wudang.A group of leaders came to watch the formation in person.

"Zhao Fubai is quite capable, the two cities are connected, and the antlers of the deep corridors are arranged in layers. It is a bit difficult to go east to Dengzhou."

Seeing the soldiers of the Red Lotus Army attacking Wudang City at the same time with difficulty, Xue Julin, the general who commanded the whole army, had to sigh.

If he goes out to fight in the city, Xue Julin has full confidence that he can defeat Zhao Fubai, the leader of the [-] army. The opponent has only been in the army for four or five years. A county king of Xianyang.

However, relying on the strong city and the fortifications, the opponent can't hold out directly, and he has nowhere to display his supernatural powers.

Pang Zhigu said: "I heard that the king of Xianyang County was a dandy in Xijing City in the early years, and no one dared to provoke him when he ran amok in Xijing. The upstart who is very popular in the imperial court. Now it seems that he is a safe person. But the situation before us is enough for us to have a headache."

Xue Julin looked at Hanshui not far away, sighed and said: "It's a pity, this is not the rainy season, and the time is too late."

Pang Zhigu said: "Xue Shuai wants to use the Han River to attack the city?"

Xue Julin nodded and said: "These two cities are so close to the Han River. If we dig a dam upstream to store water and then divert the river, the city will be destroyed. It's a pity that there is no way to dig a dike to dig a river. A month's work is absolutely impossible, and it's winter now, the water flow is much lower than the rainy season, and Cheng Jintang is behind us, so he may not even give us half a month, let alone a month."

Fang Qiu said: "Then what should we do next? Marshal Xue Pang, you have to get a charter as soon as possible. Twelve is under Yong'an City, and it won't take long to hide it."

After thinking for a while, Xue Julin said: "We can't stop our offensive here. We will send another team to cross the Han River to attack Yun County. When the officers and soldiers catch up to Fangzhou, we will cross the river to Shangzhou. When we arrive in Shangzhou You can go to Guanzhong, and you can also go to Hanzhong and Shuzhong. There is a lot of room for maneuvering.”

Fang Jiao clapped his hands and said, "I just said that you, Old Xue, are capable, why didn't I think of it."

Xue Julin smiled when he heard the words: "I'm just a loser on the side of the road now, so don't make fun of Fang Shuai."

Fang Jiao laughed loudly and said: "Old Xue, we should be a little proud when we work together now. Victory or defeat is a common matter in the military. When Cheng Jintang is cleaned up later, the imperial court will send Fu Jinchuan over. Then it's time for you to take revenge. "

"Revenge?" Xue Julin laughed and said, "Actually, I don't have any enmity with Marquis Wu'an, it's just that I was defeated in the army, and I have some grudges. It's not a shame to be defeated by that man. , but if I can compete with Marquis Wu'an once in the battlefield, I will definitely use up all my life's knowledge to win against him once."

(End of this chapter)