Jiuxi

Chapter 513 Chapter 511 [Dazzling Flowers]

Beiyan, Moyang Road, Xiayi City.

This place is more than two hundred miles away from Yongqiu City in the southwest and more than three hundred miles away from Jingzhou Cuiting City in the southeast.

The main force of Jing's army arrived in Xiayi on the 16th of January. Early the next morning, they received an urgent report sent by Shubulie on horseback.

"Your Majesty, our army arrived at the north of Cuiting around 4:00 the day before yesterday morning, and immediately launched a strong attack. After more than an hour of attack, when our army was about to break through Cuiting's defense line, the enemy's Feiyu Army's 6,000 cavalry rushed to the battlefield and attacked Our Chinese army forced most of our troops to return for reinforcements. General Shu Bulie considered that the Cuiting defenders had set off a beacon for reinforcements and that reinforcements from the Qi army from the south should be on their way, so we decided to withdraw our troops temporarily in Changshou. The county is resting and waiting for the prince’s next instructions.”

In the temporary hall, the messenger sent by Shu Bulie finished his report slightly nervously under the watchful eyes of the hall full of fierce generals.

Qing Yugong said calmly: "I understand, please step back first."

The messenger bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Qing Yugong stood up and walked to the simple sand table, looking at the long border between Moyang Road and Nanqi Jingzhou, and fell into deep thought.

All the generals in the hall were in a nervous mood and did not dare to speak.

Judging from this tentative confrontation, Li Tianrun seemed to be better, so the Jingjun generals in the festival hall did not dare to speak as freely as before. After all, they did not know what the marshal's emotions were in his heart.

They didn't expect Qing Yugong to know such an important secret, but they would not doubt their prince's methods.

They now know that the 12,000 infantry and 2,000 light cavalry led by Shu Bulie followed Qing Yugong's arrangements and borrowed the banner of the Yan army to move south long ago, trying to avoid densely populated places, just to maintain their The stealth nature of the operation was used in order to raid the eastern defense line of Jingzhou at a critical moment.

Qing Yugong said calmly: "Would you be more surprised if you knew that Li Tianrun was suffering from illness and was dragging his illness to command the army?"

There were only two choices before Li Tianrun, either to return to rescue the Eastern Front, or to ignore the crisis on the Eastern Front and continue to attack Yongqiu.

Su Bolian, one of the Daxiang Hermits of the city defense army, mustered up the courage and said: "Your Majesty, I heard people say that Li Tianrun of Southern Qi is an extremely difficult opponent. I was a little disapproving of it at first, but now I know that the rumors are true. I must do it." Review yourself and never make this mistake again.”

The generals couldn't help but look at each other.

As long as Shu Bu Lie can take Cuiting as a stronghold for the army to advance, Qing Yugong can lead the main force to go straight to the southeast. This is also the reason why the main force of Jing's army is slightly slower this time. The next step needs to be decided based on the results ahead. route of march.

After a brief silence, Tuoman Wulu took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, the general thought that since Li Tianrun had anticipated the strategy of raiding Cuiting, our army might as well advance to the front line of Yongqiu and force the Jingzhou army to withdraw southward or fight with them outside the city. Our army fights decisively.”

After all, Qing Yugong did not want the initiative on the battlefield to be in Li Tianrun's hands, and he did not want to follow the opponent's rhythm, so he wanted to attack the enemy and mobilize the main force of the Jingzhou Army.

Qing Yugong elaborated for a moment, and then turned to the main topic: "Let's talk about it. Now that the surprise attack on Cuiting has failed, what will our army do next?"

If Li Tianrun's physical condition is no longer enough to cope with the high-intensity battle, or that he is forcing himself to hold on, this is obviously good news for Jing Jun.

If Cuiting changes hands, the battlefield situation will be very clear.

Or from another perspective, this raid on Cuiting is a replica of the previous attack on Jiuqu Village in Dingfengdao led by the Bonebreaker Land. The core purpose is to tear apart the opponent's defense line and find good opportunities to defeat the enemy.

Upon thinking of this, everyone's expressions obviously changed.

After a while, Qing Yugong said with a smile but not a smile: "Why have everyone become mute today? Is it because I am worried that I will not be able to bear the blow of losing the first move and will take my anger out on you?"

Qing Yugong knew the thoughts of his generals well. He shook his head slightly and said, "I am not talking about this matter to make you relax your vigilance, but to cheer you up. Of course, a dead tiger is not scary, but a dying tiger is not scary. The tiger may deliver a fatal blow. Li Tianrun's ability does not need to be repeated, and the elite soldiers and generals he brings out may not be weaker than you. If you think that a dying person is not enough, you think that as long as Li Tianrun dies. The Jingzhou Army will be vulnerable, so get back to Dadu as soon as possible."

But the premise of all this is that the Qi soldiers led by Shu Bulie can seize the bridgehead of Cuiting. If this prerequisite cannot be met, the subsequent ideas can only be fantasy.

All the generals said solemnly: "Yes, Your Majesty."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the hall instantly relaxed.

Li Tianrun had obviously been on guard for a long time. The Feiyu Army led by Li Bingxue arrived at Cuiting at the most critical moment and helped the Cuiting defenders block Jingjun's strong attack.

Qing Yugong was silent.

Another Daxiangyin named Asugei said slowly: "Wulu, the reason why the prince wants to send Shu Bulie to raid Cuiting is because he doesn't want to fall into the rhythm of the Qi army."

Tuoman Wulu frowned and said: "Of course I know the intention of the prince's move, but the importance of Yongqiu City does not need to be elaborated. Our army cannot just watch the Qi army besiege Yongqiu. Now the Yan army was defeated due to the defeat of Xifengyuan. I’m completely discouraged. If I don’t give them some confidence, I’m worried that Yongqiu City won’t be able to hold it.”

This is a prudent consideration. Once Yongqiu falls, the situation will become very unfavorable for Jingjun.

The rest couldn't help but fall into silence. There seemed to be no good solution at the moment. Li Tianrun maintained enough patience and determination to let the main force of the Jingzhou Army stay outside Yongqiu City and put the decision of whether to rescue or not in front of Qing Yugong.

"Yongqiu must be saved, of course."

Qing Yugong made his decision without hesitation and said calmly: "The key lies in how to rescue. From the current intelligence, it can be seen that after knowing that our army was moving south, Li Tianrun still did not withdraw south. The main force of the Jingzhou Army is still outside Yongqiu City. This shows that they do not mind a decisive battle with our army there. There are many changes in the way of using troops, but the only thing that remains the same is that they cannot decisively fight on the battlefield chosen by the enemy. "

The generals nodded in conviction.

Qing Yugong walked around the sand table and continued: "Since Yongqiu is the chess eye set by Li Tianrun, our army must jump out of this point if we want to break the game. Only by focusing on the entire front can the opponent focus on one thing and lose the other."

This analysis suddenly enlightened Asugai, and he said with excitement, "Does the prince want to use an all-out offensive to bring down Li Tianrun's body?"

Qing Yugong said expressionlessly: "Although this is a bit unviable, it is the safest strategy for our army."

Of course the generals would not have such thoughts in their minds. If they had not known that Li Tianrun was under heavy military protection, they would have sent top experts to directly assassinate the famous Southern Qi general.

Although Qing Yugong asked them not to underestimate the strength of the Jingzhou Army, these people did not think that once Li Tianrun fell, the Jingzhou Army would not be affected at all and maintain its previous strong combat power.

Just like Jing Jun, if something unexpected happens to Qing Yugong, even if Jing Jun's soldiers will not lose their morale, they will probably be unwilling to fight.

After Qing Yugong determined the tone of the battle, the generals became active and gave their own suggestions.

Qing Yugong listened quietly and finally said: "Summon the messenger sent by Shu Bu Lie."

The two soldiers immediately responded and quickly brought the man into the festival hall.

Qing Yugong looked at the messenger and said: "You go back and tell Shu Bulie that I ordered him to reorganize his army and go south again to approach Cuiting. This time there is no need to rush to attack. We must attract reinforcements from the Jingzhou army as much as possible."

The messenger solemnly said: "I humbly accept my order!"

Qing Yugong looked at Su Bolian and said: "You lead five thousand infantry to replace Shu Bulie and stationed in Changshou County. One of them will serve as Shu Bulie's back-up support to prevent the Jingzhou Army from secretly gathering troops to encircle and suppress Shu Bulie's troops. The two want to build Changshou County into a stronghold for our army to move further south. "

Su Bolian said loudly: "The last general takes orders!"

Qing Yugong then looked at Tuoman Wulu, one of the seven great hermits of the Xiashan Army, and said calmly: "Your ten thousand infantry and five thousand cavalry have now arrived at Xinchang City. Now you rush to Xinchang and They meet up and then go south along the western foot of the Shuangfeng Mountains, passing through the Morin Trail and approaching Jingzhou Shiquan City. If the Shiquan City defenders have moved north to support Cuiting, you will send troops to attack Shiquan City. If the Shiquan defenders have not moved, you will attack Shiquan City. Stationed in the northeast of Shiquan City, make sure to insert yourself behind Cuiting at any time."

Tuo Man Wulu couldn't wait to say: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely complete the mission!"

"Asugei."

"The general is here!"

"I have pre-arranged 10,000 infantry in Gong County at the northwest corner of Moyang Road. You take my military orders and rush to take over that army, then go along the west line to the outskirts of Xileng Pass in Jingzhou and make a plan. If Li Tianrun doesn't send troops to rescue you, you can try to attack, but you can't just fight to the death and lose your troops. You have to control it yourself."

"The last general takes command!"

"I will send the six thousand cavalry led by Heihan to the western front to plunder the formation for your troops."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will try my best to capture Xileng Pass!"

Asugei looked excited. Although the Jingzhou Army was a tough nut to crack, these warriors under Qing Yugong did not have the slightest fear. They only hoped to receive the power to lead troops and strive for victory in this war. Make great achievements.

Qing Yugong issued several more orders, and a clearer strategy appeared in the eyes of the generals.

This time, facing the main force of the Jingzhou Army that was besieging Yongqiu City on the central line, Qing Yugong chose to avoid its edge and ignited six wars on the western and eastern fronts at the same time.

Taking advantage of Jingjun's high mobility and the advance arrangements he made in Heluo City, the chess pieces in Qing Yugong's hands fell one by one.

Like a goddess scattering flowers.

When Qing Yugong was still heading towards Yongqiu City with more than 30,000 soldiers and horses, countless urgent military signals were flying like snowflakes from all directions to the Jingzhou Army Camp south of Yongqiu City.

Came to Li Tianrun's case.

(End of this chapter)