Jiuxi

Chapter 540 Chapter 538 [The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying] ()
At the foot of Luwu Mountain, the two armies faced each other.

The current situation seems to be logical. The Huaizhou Army used most of the Jing Army's troops to gather on Moyang Road and Dingzhou, directly ignoring the possible patrol scouts along the way, and rushed all the way to outflank Qing Yugong's retreat. When the Jing Army's cavalry appeared in front, the Huaizhou Army withdrew directly to the vicinity of Luwu Mountain without any hesitation.

There was no direct conflict between the two sides from beginning to end. It was simply that the Huaizhou Army's surprise attack plan was discovered in advance by Qing Yugong, and a dragnet was laid on their only path, and then the Huaizhou Army was forced to defend the mountain.

Only Pu Cha, the loyal cavalry commander who was responsible for commanding these coalition forces in accordance with Qing Yugong's order, knew in his heart that if the Huaizhou Army was a little slow in choosing and did not retreat to the Luwu Mountain area, it might want to break through these 10,000 cavalry forces. If they were blocked, they would be surrounded by Jing's troops from all directions, and that would be their real death spot.

Now they have the support of Lu Wushan.

As for why he didn't directly surround the Huaizhou Army and use only 10,000 cavalry to block the temptation, Pu Cha didn't want to but couldn't do it.

It is true that Xiao Wangzhi's men are all infantry, but it is not that he did not detect the surrounding rangers.

From the moment the Huaizhou Army entered the territory of Beiyan, Xiao Wangzhi's ranger scouts extended their sights to more than twenty miles. Under such circumstances, it was obviously an impossible task to complete the encirclement secretly in the wild.

Therefore, Pu Cha brought 10,000 cavalry as bait, with the purpose of holding back the main force of the Huaizhou Army and giving the Jing Army from other directions time to surround him.

Xiao Wangzhi was not fooled.

The soldiers of the Zhenbei Army, Taixing Army, Guangling Army and the Guards Battalion of the Huaizhou Governor's Mansion have been on the battlefield for many years. They have strangled the Yan Army and resisted the Jing Army. They have previously resisted countless Jing Army at the Jishan Tun Defense Line in Dingzhou. Second strong attack.

The two things that Qing Yu Huaijin had to do before returning to Heluo were to send the manpower and gunpowder prepared by Zhong Xiaotong to Yongqiu, and the second was to contact Sahelie and Gulijia to give them a clear marching plan. .

According to Qing Yugong's order, the two men left thousands of troops to defend the city, and then quietly led the troops northward, in order to tie up a pocket for Xiao Wangzhi and the Huaizhou army.

Although Tuomanwulu was a little unhappy that Pucha could take command, what he cared about most at the moment was to wash away the shame on his body. He immediately asked for orders: "In three days, my troops are willing to be the vanguard!"

The Huaizhou Army is not a weak force, and Xiao Wangzhi is not an incompetent person. Although they are besieged now, they will not lose their combat power in a hurry. On the contrary, the morale of the army is still stable at this time. Defending on the mountain can cause a lot of harm to Jing's army. Big trouble.

As long as they are besieged for a few days, problems will naturally arise within the enemy's army. The most critical thing is that they must consider how to maintain food and grass.

Just as these Jingjun generals speculated, the Huaizhou army on Luwu Mountain was not in chaos at all.

"it is good."

In addition to the 10,000 cavalry led by Pucha, the other two infantry forces each had 20,000 troops. Sahelie and Gulijia both led their troops southward in accordance with Emperor Jing's order.

Pu Cha looked around at the crowd and said calmly: "Your Majesty's military order is to trap the enemy for three days, and then launch an attack based on the actual situation."

The two handsome flags representing Xiao Wangzhi stood on the mountainside, and all the soldiers could see it when they raised their eyes, so the morale was still high, just waiting for Jing Jun to come up and fight to the death.

Luwu Mountain is located in the heart of Beiyan, close to the Gyeonggi region. The Jing army has sufficient logistics supplies, and it is relatively far from the border. This means that the Huaizhou army is completely isolated and surrounded by enemies on all sides.

They are Pucha, the commander of the loyal cavalry, Daxiangyin Sahelie, the infantryman of the Xiaojie Army, and Daxiangyin Gulijia, the infantryman of the Laocheng Army.

The Huaizhou Army went deep alone, and the food and grass supplies they brought with them would definitely not be able to sustain them for long, not more than a month at most.

On the first day of the siege, Jing's army did not launch a direct attack, or even make a tentative attempt. They just built a fence around Luwu Mountain and trapped the 40,000 Huaizhou troops inside.

Pu Cha agreed, and then discussed with everyone the details of the attack at that time.

The other two are Daxiang Yinshu Bulie and Tuoman Wulu under Qing Yugong. The former is stationed in Changshou County and the latter is stationed in Xinchang City, which are both important towns on the southern border.

With just such a small test, Pu Cha and other Jingjun generals could feel Xiao Wangzhi's caution and determination, but they would not hesitate because of this. After all, Jingjun had an absolute advantage at the moment.

Inside the camp, five Jingjun generals gathered together.

Of course they knew their situation, and the generals did not hide anything. They also told them that Qi would win this battle.

This is easy to understand, and none of the other generals expressed objections.

The generals reported the specific situation of each department to Xiao Wangzhi. The Huaizhou Governor listened while observing the Jingjun camp in the distance.

"Keep it up."

Xiao Wangzhi first affirmed their actions, and then said firmly: "Jingjun will not attack with all his strength as soon as they come up. They probably want to try our depth in a few days. At that time, the Zhenbei Army will be responsible for the first line of defense on the outside. "

Pei Sui lowered his head and said: "The last general will take orders."

Xiao Wangzhi did not explain too much. The Zhenbei Army was an elite division that he personally led. No one knew the details of this army better than him. Although Pei Sui was slightly inferior to Chen Lanyu in terms of the overall situation, in terms of specific There was nothing wrong with the conductor.

He withdrew his gaze and looked around at everyone, and then said: "Let the soldiers below know clearly that reinforcements will arrive within half a month."

All the generals responded in unison. After they retreated, the surroundings became quiet except for the howling mountain wind.

Xiao Hong hesitated and said: "Commander Father, can the reinforcements really arrive on time?"

Xiao Wangzhi looked into the distance and said calmly: "As early as ten days ago, I received a secret message from someone sent by Lu Chen."

He didn't explain much, but Xiao Hong had already understood, and his expression could not help but perk up.

"Don't be impatient."

Xiao Wangzhi obviously knew his son very well, and then he turned to look to the west. His eyes seemed to be able to cross thousands of mountains and rivers and land on Yongqiu City. Then he said calmly: "You have to eat one bite at a time. After all, Qing Yu An opponent like Gong is not that simple.”

"If we don't let him see enough temptation, how will this battle end?"

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In Yongqiu North City, that gap still exists.

Although Li Tianrun and the Jingzhou Army now have strong control over the city, it is obviously a fantasy to repair a city wall of more than ten feet under the watchful eye of Jingjun.

But Jing Jun's attack still couldn't be overwhelming. There are three reasons for this.

One is that the Jingzhou Army's defense is more flexible. They did not abandon the northern outer city directly because of this gap. The defense line on the city wall still exists, and Li Tianrun's guard battalion is also on top of the gap. If Jing's army's offensive was too fierce, they would retreat to the inner city and lure Jing's army into that narrow area.

Although Qing Yugong told the generals that the defenders would not have too many strange fires, there was a problem. Ordinary soldiers attacking the inner city could not penetrate the defense line where Li Tianrun was stationed. If Qing Yugong sent the strongest elites, there was no guarantee that they would not There will be another fire that will burn the world.

Now Li Tianrun asked Qiu Jixun and Zhang Zhan to guard other cities. He personally commanded in Beicheng and had already defused several Jingjun offensives.

The second is that reinforcements finally appeared in the Baimaguan area south of Yongqiu City.

After an extremely long journey, the 30,000 Beijing troops led by Chief Military Minister Liu Shouguang were trying to approach Yongqiu.

Naturally, Qing Yugong had already responded to this. With the cooperation of the Changsheng Army's 10,000 elite cavalry, General He Shilie led the troops and gave the Qi Beijing Army a head-on blow, forcing the Beijing Army to withdraw to Baima Pass.

Thirdly, intelligence came from the eastern front of Jingzhou that the Southern Qi cavalry and other units had come towards Yongqiu.

Due to various reasons, Jingjun's offensive outside Yongqiu City was obviously not as sharp as before.

But Qing Yugong didn't look anxious at all.

The afterglow of setting sun enveloped the earth as Marshal Dajing strolled in the central military camp, with Qing Yu Huaijin following beside him.

"Just now, Pu Cha sent someone to send a military report. They have surrounded the Huaizhou Army in the Luwu Mountain area. Judging from the flags, Xiao Wangzhi himself should be in the army."

Qing Yugong's tone was calm, but these words made Qing Yu Huaijin's eyes light up, and he said excitedly: "Father, Xiao Wangzhi should not be able to escape this time."

"In order to catch me off guard, Xiao Wangzhi rushed in too fast. This is his biggest flaw. Otherwise, it would not be so easy to trap this cautious and cunning veteran in the wild."

Qing Yugong smiled and then said: "As for whether he can run away, it depends on how long I can hold him here in Yongqiu City."

Qingyu Huaijin thought about these words, and suddenly felt blessed, and asked tentatively: "Father, are you deliberately leaving Yongqiu unbroken?"

Qing Yugong said calmly: "It is best to be able to break through nature, but Li Tianrun must still have a killer move hidden in his hand, so he settled for the second best. The current semi-indestructible state is not bad. A solid Yongqiu City will not This caused anxiety among other Qi troops, but now this would make them rush to the rescue at all costs, and make them lose their rational judgment in the tension, just like the Qi Jing army in the south, which suddenly accelerated after receiving the news, and the other side. Troops on the eastern front in Jingzhou."

"It turns out that this is the intention of my father to relax the blockade on Yongqiu these days."

Qingyu Huaijin was full of respect.

Qing Yugong stopped, looked up at the sunset on the horizon, and said calmly: "The monarchs and ministers of Southern Qi thought that I was staring at Li Tianrun. In fact, this is not a wrong guess. It's just that compared to Li Tianrun, my old opponent, I want to see him more." Two more good news.”

Qingyu Huaijin was slightly puzzled: "In addition to besieging Xiao Wangzhi and the Huaizhou Army, is there also a designated state army's Jishan garrison defense line?"

The current situation in Yongqiu City is already very dangerous. If Jingjun desperately attacks, it will be difficult for Li Tianrun to hold on for a long time.

The main force of the Huaizhou Army led by Xiao Wangzhi was surrounded, and it was difficult to retreat.

Qing Yu Huaijin thought about it carefully, and it seemed that only the destruction of Bones and the Eastern Route Army led by Xi Lie sweeping into Dingzhou could be regarded as good news of the same level.

However, Qing Yugong shook his head, smiled slightly and said: "Seven Star Army."

(End of this chapter)