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Chapter 432: The Strategy of Fake Surrender
Haojing, the Prime Minister's residence.

Yang Xian shook his head when he received the military information from the land of Hehuang.

Yang Xian was not worried that Qin Feng's [-] Xiliang cavalry would not be able to deal with the barbarians, but the Hehuang land was just a secondary battlefield derived from the Yongzhou battlefield.Regardless of victory or defeat, it has nothing to do with the overall situation.

The terrain of Yongzhou is similar to that of Yizhou. As long as a few key exit channels are guarded, the entire Yongzhou can be protected.

Taolin is one, Shangguan is another, Chongguan is another, and Huoshan Pass is also one.

However, these passages, except Huoshan Pass, are all in the hands of the Zhou army.Huan Qing personally led an army of [-] people and marched from Shendu along the waterway to Taolin.

At this moment, Liang Jun has three battlefields: [-] Northern troops outside Taolin, [-] Nanyang troops outside Shangguan, and [-] Yi soldiers in Hedong County.

Liang Jun put pressure on Zhou Jun from three directions, but the [-] Northern Army, which was the main force, stopped a hundred miles away from Taolin. There was no sign of attack for several days.It is far inferior to the [-] Nanyang army under Chu Lian's command, which stormed Shangguan day and night, and it is not as good as the righteous soldiers under Zhu Jian's command, who from time to time rioted along the river.

Most of Yongzhou fell into the hands of the Zhou army. If Huan Qing didn't show any mercy at this time, he would have no choice but to move the capital.

After all, Shendu is too close to Yongzhou. If Huan Qing and other Yang Xian stabilize the situation and hundreds of thousands of troops advance eastward, Shendu will be too dangerous.

And once the city of gods is breached, Daliang will be considered as a nation.Liang Jun's military strength at this moment still has a huge deterrent effect on Zhou Jun.However, in the eyes of Yang Xian and even the ministers in the Prime Minister's Mansion, if Huan Qing had raised his army early, the Zhou army would not have been able to capture Yongzhou so easily.

It's too late to act cruelly now.

"What is this Huan Qing planning? He just placed his army in Huayang City, a hundred miles away from the peach forest, and plans to fight us forcefully?"

Huang Yan was a little confused. You must know that Yang Chun was stationed in Taolin at the moment. The Zhou army only had [-] troops, and there were only [-] eagles in Shangguan. Isn't this the way to spend it?There are tens of thousands of Zhou troops along the river in Hedong County, but compared with the entire Liang army, they are still much less.

Is it possible to use an army of [-] to consume tens of thousands of people?
The special terrain of Yongzhou can hold the pass with a small number of soldiers and horses and block external forces.The remaining Zhou troops are now being reorganized, and Yang Xian needs time to deal with the sequelae of the short-term capture of Yongzhou.

Impetuous public sentiment, short-lived loyalty, and the contradiction between Yongzhou's local people and foreign forces.
Huan Qing was not a fool. Although Yang Xian captured Yongzhou, the crisis was not resolved.He chose to have Chen Bing outside at this time. In addition to wanting to put pressure on Yang Xian, he also wanted to make a comeback.

But in Yang Xian's opinion, this is useless after all.If Huan Qing had Huan Wu's courage, it would be difficult to predict the outcome of this war.At least, even if the Zhou army finally captures Yongzhou, it will suffer heavy losses. It will not be like this now. The city is not broken, the soldiers and horses are not damaged, and Yang Xian gets a big advantage in vain.

Except for the first few battles, the Zhou army did not suffer much losses at all.Yongzhou's new army was not a direct descendant of the Huan family, and the hasty training did not make them loyal enough.Therefore, as soon as Cangqiu City was defeated, Yongzhou was waiting to surrender.Huan Qing wanted to use them to consume the Zhou army's troops, but failed in the end.

"Huan Qing regards these [-] Northern troops as private property and does not want to lose a single point. Otherwise, when our army attacked Yongzhou, these [-] Northern troops had already moved to Cangqiu, so why wait until now? Huan Qing is not He wanted to capture Yongzhou by force, but he had no military knowledge, was timid and fierce. Even though he had generals such as Huan Zhong and Huan Gong under his command, he had no intention of fighting. How could he dare to attack Taolin where Master Chun was stationed? I It seems that he just wants to create an atmosphere of siege and prepare for moving the capital."

Yan Le touched his beard and finally came to this conclusion.

"In this way, Liang Jun will not be besieged for long. At most, he will withdraw his troops after winter."

Inspired by Yan Le, Huang Yan reasoned.This is an inference that is very close to the facts, because Shendu is too close to Yongzhou.Zhou Jun now needs time to digest the fruits obtained.The [-] imperial troops leading Xia Gong Nie are heading north at a very slow pace, only covering fifty miles in one day.

It will take at least a few months to stabilize the situation in Yongzhou.And these days, Liang Jun still has a chance.

Huayang City.

"Your Majesty, the manpower we arranged in advance in Haojing City has not been captured by Tsing Yi. It has been hidden safely so far."

In front of the throne, Fang Yuting cupped his hands and said.But at this moment, his face was full of worry.

"Your Majesty, Chang Yu has surrendered to Yang Xian and obtained the post of Taifu. Will he still implement this plan as before?"

Meng Qing's surrender caused Liang Jun's entire situation in Yongzhou to collapse. Chang Yu's previous strategy was to feign surrender after the Zhou army captured Cangqiu.But now, the Zhou army was unscathed, and Meng Qing was reused by Yang Xian again.Even Chang Yu himself held a high position in the Zhou Dynasty. It is still unknown whether he would implement this false surrender strategy as before.

The greater possibility is that Chang Yu turned this false demotion into a real one and became the Taifu in the Zhou Dynasty.

Huan Qing actually didn't have much confidence in Chang Yu's loyalty.Although Huan Qing holds the leverage against Chang Yu, this leverage can even ruin his reputation.

But at this time, this handle had no deterrent effect on Chang Yu who was in the enemy camp.

But even so, Huan Qing still maintained the most standard appearance that showed his grace, at least to give his ministers confidence at this critical moment.

"Chang Yu knew about this plan and about our troops lurking in the city, but he didn't tell Yang Xian, which explains everything."

Huan Qing was pounding in his heart, but his face remained calm.

"No matter what, this plan must be implemented."

This strategy is the one with the lowest cost and the greatest effect in front of Huan Qing.For Liang Jun at this time, he had reached the most dangerous situation.If he really sent an army to attack hard, Huan Qing was not sure that he would be able to break through the Taolin guarded by Yang Chun.

"When Xia Gong returned to Haojing, he mobilized all the soldiers and horses in the city and killed everyone in the Zhou Dynasty. Then, taking advantage of the chaos in Guanzhong, he mobilized all the troops to recover Yongzhou and even the whole world."

"I obey my orders!"

"In addition, order Huan Youjian and Huan Zixiu to lead the heavy armor to Shendu, and then order Yangjian to speed up training on rhino cavalry."

Huan Qing had a gambler's mentality at the moment. If he succeeded, he would be able to regain the lost territory and maybe even break into Yizhou.But if it fails and allows Yang Xian to gain a firm foothold, then these [-] heavy armor and [-] Northern troops can also protect him when he moves the capital.

(End of this chapter)