Jiuxi

Chapter 533 Chapter 531 [The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying] ()
Just as Qing Yugong expected, another urgent military message was quickly sent from the Eastern Front, and it was bad news.

When the two cavalrymen, Jingzhou Feiyu Army and Dingzhou Dingbei Army, set out for Yongqiu, Shu Bulie did not want to miss this opportunity and led his troops south again to attack Cuiting.

Although he was cautious enough and his subordinates were brave enough, he was eventually taken advantage of by the Qi army who surrounded him on all sides. Fortunately, he sent five thousand soldiers to stay in the north for cover in advance, and successfully led the main force to return to Changshou County.

In these two small-scale battles, Jing's army lost tens of thousands of troops, while Qi's army suffered less than half of its losses. Under the circumstances, the situation on the Eastern Front battlefield quietly changed.

Regardless of Tuoman Wulu or Shu Buli, they all admitted their own problems in their military reports, but they also admitted that the strength of the Jingzhou Army should not be underestimated, so they sincerely asked Qing Yugong to allow them to adopt a more prudent strategy in the future.

In the Chinese army's commander's tent, the faces of several trusted generals were not very good.

Yongqiu City was in a hurry and difficult to defeat. There was still no progress on the western front, and the eastern front suffered setbacks one after another.

It seems that since the beginning of the new year, Jingjun has been in a situation where he is unable to do anything. He no longer has the excitement of attacking Dingfeng Road and sweeping across the northern part of Dingzhou.

Looking back at the beginning of the war, Moyang Luyan's army, with the cooperation of Jing's army, suppressed the entire defense line of the Jingzhou army. The main force of Jing's army successfully opened the northern gate of Dingzhou and occupied the northern part of Dingzhou in just ten days. The city pass.

According to the expectations of some people at the time, Jing's army could either continue to advance in Dingzhou or open a second battlefield on Moyang Road, with both sides moving forward simultaneously. No matter how many twists and turns there are in the course of the battle, Jing's army can continue to move south with its superior strength. Maybe it is not ready to cross the river yet, but at least it can completely clear out the Southern Qi's territory in the north of the Yangtze River and prepare for the future battle across the river. Prepare.

That is, the emperor sent Tian Jue south twice to urge Qing Yugong to lead troops to strangle the main force of the Jingzhou army, and later asked him to recapture Yongqiu immediately.

He Shilie pondered and said: "My lord, Xiao Wangzhi sent this cavalry to Jingzhou to show that the Huaizhou army is unable to support Jingzhou anymore?"

When did the situation begin to reverse?

"The battle front is so long and the battle situation is complicated. It is normal for you to not be able to see the inner world for a while. However, I have taught you many times that as a general, you often need to learn how to simplify the complex."

The generals looked at the three lines on the sand table and suddenly became enlightened.

Qing Yugong calmly read the military report in his hand, then raised his eyes and looked around the generals, looking at the faint resentment on their faces, and then said calmly: "Your Majesty's judgment is not wrong. If our army continues to wait and see, Li Tianrun will be able to It will be even more difficult to fully digest the occupied territory by then. Although the situation is not easy at the moment, we are not at the end of the road yet, so take it easy.”

The generals nodded in conviction.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered the military report from Dingzhou that he had seen a few days ago, and continued: "Yes, Bonebreaker and Xi Lie said earlier that the Qi army's defense in Dingzhou was getting weaker and weaker, and it was just enough Proving the prince's judgment, the Qi army in Dingzhou deliberately showed weakness and asked the Dingbei cavalry to come to Jingzhou. This would create an illusion. Xiao Wangzhi could only try to hold on to the Dingzhou Jishan garrison defense line, except for the Dingbei cavalry. Besides, there is nothing we can do about the situation in Jingzhou.”

In addition, he was not blindly optimistic. The two defeats on the Eastern Front were true, but Jingjun was far from broken. After all, Jingjun only lost these two battles from beginning to end. The Battle of Xifengyuan and All those who suffered losses in the Battle of Yongqiu were the Yan army. This was the force that Emperor Jing and Qing Yugong decided to consume after discussion.

Qing Yugong stood up and walked to the sand table, and the generals quickly followed him.

Qing Yugong smiled calmly and said: "More than that, the Dingbei Army cavalry detoured from Dingzhou to Huaizhou to Jingzhou, which actually created an illusion for me."

The vanguard general Nahe said first: "They want to eliminate the threat of our army to the eastern front of Jingzhou as soon as possible, so as to mobilize as many troops as possible to support Yongqiu, and then cooperate with the Beijing army that is heading north. Maybe they want to attack Yongqiu A decisive battle with our army outside Qiu City."

Qing Yugong spoke slowly, turned around, walked back to the commander's seat and sat down, motioning for the generals to take their seats, and then said: "At this point, I can confirm that the monarchs and ministers of Southern Qi have been setting up a trap from the beginning. If we say north of Dingzhou The fall of the portal was an accident that they did not expect, so the passive defense of the Jingzhou Army in the early stages of the war was Li Tianrun's intention. Although it is difficult to tell whether the news about Emperor Qi's death was true or false, Li Tianrun had planned to attack Yongqiu out of curiosity from the beginning, and then used his force to attack Yongqiu. Use yourself as bait to attract this king to go south."

Hesheli sighed and said with a little worry: "Your Majesty, I am not worried about the situation of our army, but I can't find a way to break the impasse."

He picked up a long piece of wood and drew a line on the sand table, and said calmly: "Now Yongqiu has become a subject of contention between the two sides. If you want to know the Qi army's strategy, you have to look at their specific movements. The Qi army in the capital is about 30,000 They had already gone north, crossed the river via Pingyang Prefecture, and came straight from central Jingzhou towards Yongqiu. At the same time, the Dingbei Army, the only cavalry in Dingzhou, appeared on the eastern front of Jingzhou. What do you think this means? "

Qing Yugong nodded happily and said: "On the surface, the strength of the Southern Qi Jing Army and the Jingzhou East Front are the reinforcements they can bring out. If Xiao Wangzhi takes the initiative to abandon the Jishan Tun defense line at this time and only let part of the troops defend you Yin, he led his elite troops across the Leize Plain and made a long-distance attack to the rear of our army. What will happen then? "

These generals are all die-hard supporters of the Qing Yu family, and they are also the tiger generals promoted by Qing Yu Gong, so there is no need to be clouded in front of them, even if they discuss the rights and wrongs of Emperor Jing's decision, there is no problem.

In fact, all the generals in the account had a clear answer in their minds.

In this way, the battlefields were fixed one after another, and the Qi army was on the defensive, which was relatively more calm. After all, they only needed to garrison key strategic points.

When Qing Yugong was forced to lead his army south, Jing's army turned from virtual to real, no longer sitting in the rear to maintain a great deterrent as before, allowing the Southern Qi border army to make targeted arrangements.

"The so-called way to break the situation is to understand the other party's intentions."

Qing Yugong continued: "On the battlefield, the choice of timing is very important. Since Li Tianrun used his body as a bait, the Qi army's reinforcements will not arrive in advance. They must let me see the hope of retaking Yongqiu. , This is our army’s opportunity.”

Another trusted general, Gu Lijia, hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, then Xiao Wangzhi——"

Qing Yugong interrupted: "The Huaizhou Tigers under Xiao Wangzhi are indeed brave. You don't need to worry too much. I have my own arrangements."

At this moment, the generals suddenly remembered that as early as half a month ago, Qing Yugong had asked the emperor's confidant Pucha to lead the loyal army of 10,000 elite cavalry to the north of Xinchang City and the southwest exit of Leize Plain to set up defenses. Obviously, he wanted to guard against it. The elite troops of Huaizhou suddenly advanced westward. He Shilie looked at Qing Yugong who was calm and composed, and suddenly felt a surge of excitement in his heart.

Based on his understanding of the prince, the words "own arrangements" may not only be a simple precaution, but there is also a murderous intention hidden there.

A killing plan aimed at Xiao Wangzhi, a famous Southern Qi general.

Qing Yugong looked around at everyone and said unhurriedly: "I am informing you of these details so that you can eliminate your worries. Although the current situation is very complicated, you only need to do one thing well to completely destroy Nan Qi. plan of."

The generals solemnly said: "Please give the order, Your Majesty!"

A sharp light appeared in Qing Yugong's eyes, and he said: "The previous preparations have been completed. The defenders in Yongqiu City have become accustomed to your rhythm, so the next step is to break the city. Based on my understanding of Li Tianrun, now Yongqiu City will inevitably be a fortress with layers of obstacles. Every step forward by our army will have to pay a heavy price. You must mobilize before the war in the past few days so that the soldiers are fully mentally prepared. This is the only way. Only then could the Qi army be caught off guard and capture Yongqiu and capture Li Tianrun alive before they could complete the counterattack."

He paused slightly and said word by word: "In five days, we will attack Yongqiu."

"Follow the order!"

The generals immediately stood up and responded solemnly.

……

As the sun set, Qing Yugong walked out of the commander's tent and looked up at the towering city of Yongqiu City in the south.

After a moment, a figure quickly approached the handsome tent, but there was no response from the sentries all around.

Qing Yugong turned his head and looked around. Qing Yu Huaijin came closer and saluted, "Father."

Qing Yugong smiled and asked, "Isn't this trip a bit hard?"

Qingyu Huaijin shook his head and said, "It's not hard work. Father, my daughter has already done the two things you asked her to do, and she has also brought her."

"Ah."

Qing Yugong nodded slightly, then raised his hand and pointed to Yongqiu City in the south, and said calmly: "When our army recaptures Yongqiu, this battle will come to an end for the time being, and your Majesty will recall me to Dadu by then."

Qingyu Huaijin never doubted her father's military achievements. She firmly believed that his father could do what he said. However, when she heard the word "Your Majesty", she looked a little gloomy.

Qing Yugong saw this and asked, "What's wrong?"

Qingyu Huaijin looked at his gentle eyes, and after a moment of silence, he mustered up the courage to say: "Father, my daughter is not speaking ill of your Majesty, but in the past few years, Your Majesty... his attitude towards the Qingyu family has become more and more serious. Obviously. My daughter is just worried that if my father helps His Majesty take over the vast territory of Jiangbei, will..."

After all, he still hesitated to speak.

“Would it burn bridges?”

Qing Yugong took the conversation calmly, then smiled and said, "I remember Lu Chen of Southern Qi told you that he would leave a way out for our Qing Yu family?"

"Yes."

Qingyu Huaijin's face looked slightly unnatural.

Qing Yugong smiled, with deep and far-sighted eyes, and said slowly: "Even a fledgling young man can see the situation of King Qin, which shows that the future of Qing Yu's family is indeed not stable. However, even he can't You know that your father is decades older than you, so how can you not even understand the principles of self-preservation? "

Qingyu Huaijin was slightly startled.

Her expression gradually softened.

Qing Yugong said gently: "Don't worry, even if you don't care about yourself as a father, you will not care about the safety of your mother, you, Zhongwang and those boys. Of course, Your Majesty is a talented and strategic emperor, but everyone in this world He has his limitations, no matter what height he stands. Whether he is a trafficker or a nobleman, the emperor is no exception. I am not as good as your Majesty in many aspects, but I understand the sinister nature of the human heart better than him."

A calm smile bloomed on Qingyu Huaijin's face, he nodded lightly and said, "Yes."

The father and daughter looked side by side at the sunset sky, like a timeless picture.

(End of this chapter)