Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 1112: Fighting too fast, not enough people

"The strength of the Xuanjia Army and the concession and forbearance of the Guanzhong Army aroused the resentment and anger of the young faction within the Guanzhong Army, so these young factions took the initiative to plan an attack."

"But they planned this attack definitely not to commit suicide, but to create an excuse before the battle. The purpose was to get the two sides to fight. From this point of view, without seeing the Xuanjia Army attacking the city and plundering the land, they really I feel like the outcome is still unknown.”

"What the son of the general of the Zhang family wanted was for the two armies to fight, but he certainly didn't expect that the Xuanjia Army he selected only had one-tenth of the number, and was just a small team out for inspection. Even when being attacked by a sneak attack, he was still able to unleash unimaginable combat power, and instead annihilated the general’s son!”

"However, even though this man is dead, in a sense, his plan was successful, and it was better than he originally expected. After all, in the plan of the general's son, he certainly did not put his own body at risk. They lined up to the death, and this incident was tantamount to completely irritating the Confederate Army."

"The current situation is that a military struggle cannot be ended in a few words. Let's not mention the face of the court. If the general's palace forces the court to bow its head, it will be very unfavorable to the general's reputation."

After learning the general situation from Gao Bing, Wang Gou and Lu Chen came to the tent prepared for them, sorted out the current situation, and then became worried.

Ran Zhan has already led his men to fight to the south, and the current excuse seems to be the same, but Wang Gou and Lu Chen know very well that this kind of thing always depends on how the scholars write. Ran Zhan's behavior was considered reckless at best due to the good words of the General's Mansion, but if he sided with the Guanzhong imperial court, the subsequent verbal and written criticism of the Youzhou Group would have been unavoidable.

What's more important is that the two men's mission seems to be impossible.

After discussing, they decided to write a letter to Chen Zhi to explain the situation, and then learn about Ran Zhan's entry, so as to decide what to do next.

Once the situation was clear, the letter was handed over to the military couriers, who asked them to deliver the news via carrier pigeons.

The communication method of homing pigeons has recently been gradually understood by spies from some forces and has begun to imitate it. However, in a short period of time, there is no need to worry about too many competitors.

"I heard that the three envoys will also be on the road tomorrow and be forcibly sent to Jinyang." After doing this, Wang Gou suddenly thought of something, "Brother Lu, do you think you should meet them?"

"There is no need to meet. You and I know what the other party can say. Didn't we make it very clear in front of Gao Bing and others before?" Lu Chen shook his head, "Let the general have a headache on this matter."

In unison, Wang Gou nodded: "In that case, let's wait for the battle report from the front. Brother Lu, what do you think the results of Captain Ran's march south will be? Will he win?"

Lu Chen pondered for a while, and said: "Judging from the Xuanjia Army's record in the north, victory is definitely possible, but this time, it happened suddenly for the Xuanjia Army, and they were not prepared. Although I did not I have led soldiers before, but I know that the battle between the two sides not only depends on the battle on the battlefield, but also tests the logistics and supplies. Xuanjia came from Youzhou and swept across Bingzhou from north to south. Although it is invincible, the north-south front is too long, and the transportation of food and grass is a problem. , even if many counties and counties have surrendered, it will take a lot of energy and time to sort it out, let alone cross the north and south of Bingzhou to support Captain Ran before sending troops to the south."

"It's reasonable," Wang Gou agreed, "this is my idea. Although the Xuanjia Army is the most powerful in the world, but the soldiers have not been able to cultivate even in the counter-conquest, and I am afraid they are exhausted. This time Ran Xiaowei went south. If we win on the battlefield, it may be difficult to truly occupy the counties, let alone allow the Southern Army to give in. If the two sides confront each other and fight fiercely, it will actually be detrimental to the Xuanjia Army!"

Lu Chenze said: "But at that time, we were also trying to dissuade Captain Ran from withdrawing his troops. The confrontation between the two sides was just the right time for you and me to come forward and discuss the withdrawal of troops with the south."

With such a consensus, the two of them settled down and waited for the subsequent development of the situation, but they did not wait long as the news came back quickly, but the content surprised them.

"In consecutive battles, the enemy army was defeated. Captain Ran and his men captured nearly half of Pingyang County, and then sent a letter asking for help." After hearing the news from Gao Bing, Wang Gou and Lu Chen Lost God, this ending was really different from what they predicted, and the final result was completely different.

But after hearing Gao Bing's last sentence, they finally understood.

"But because the battle line is too long, the logistics supply has become unsustainable?" Lu Chen asked bluntly.

"That's not the case." Gao Bing shook his head. "The main reason is that the captain led fewer troops this time and could only occupy the current territory. If he divided his troops further, they would be too scattered to form an array, so he wanted Yang The captain sent troops to support."

"This..." Wang Gou and Lu Chen were dumbfounded, and they really didn't know how to evaluate it.

In the final analysis, they still don't know enough about the Xuanjia Army.

When the Xuanjia Army was at its peak, they happened to be under house arrest, so they made some misjudgments. On this point, many surrounding forces had a common understanding with them.

Fortunately, the two of them were from the Youzhou camp after all. After the misjudgment, they were not afraid and instead asked for further details.

On the other hand, before coming, the two of them had read relevant files and were mentally prepared. However, the description on paper was not as shocking as the personal experience.

"You two want to go south to negotiate, and I won't hide that matter from you, so that you can feel confident when negotiating," Gao Bin said, and led the two of them to the military camp, where they saw wooden sculptures one by one. Similar cows and horses are displayed in it, but instead of four legs, there are wheels underneath. "Our logistics supply relies on the help of these wooden cows and stray horses."

"It turns out to be this thing!" Wang Gou suddenly realized when he saw it, "I heard that this thing was first created by Wuhou and later lost. It can transport grain, grass and baggage, and is not afraid of long distances and does not consume people's strength. Unexpectedly, it is also found in the army! "

Lu Chen said: "There were one or two sentences mentioned in the book before, but we didn't pay attention to it."

Gao Bing said: "This thing is different from the thing created by Wuhou. It was proposed by the general and made by Mohist craftsmen. It can carry heavy loads and travel hundreds of miles. With this help, there will be endless food and grass!"

"No wonder Ran Xiaowei is so powerful," Wang Gou's eyes lit up and he nodded, "But if this happens, the war will probably continue for a long time. How can Guanzhong stop?"

"This is the reason why I invited you two to come over," Gao Bing smiled and made a suggestion, "How about you two enter the pass and negotiate with the two kings?"

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