Jiuxi

Chapter 548 546 [Ande warriors guard the four sides] ()
Outside Yongqiu City, Jingjun’s camp was located.

As reinforcements from the east and south of the Qi Army arrived one after another, the Jing Army did not launch a strong offensive to avoid encountering a pincer attack by the Qi Army during the siege.

Nowadays, Jing's army is in a bit of a dilemma. The 30,000 Beijing troops led by Liu Shouguang, the Minister of Military Affairs of the Southern Qi Dynasty, are stationed at Baima Pass in the south, and the reinforcements led by Lu Chen, the Marquis of Shanyang, are stationed in the Xichuan County area in the east.

The two sides seemed to be in a state of wrestling. Jing Jun's goal was to recapture Yongqiu, but he did not dare to use all his strength. After all, there were two Qi troops on the outside looking at him eagerly. The Qi army's reinforcements seemed to be wary of Jing's army's field combat capabilities and did not dare to attack for the time being.

It would definitely not be good for Jing's army to drag on like this. The generals all had their own opinions on whether to fight or withdraw, and there was a lot of debate in the commander's tent.

A group of generals headed by He Shilie insisted on taking the initiative to attack, while Wu Linda, the chief cavalry general of the Changsheng Army, and others believed that since the enemy reinforcements were very close, they might as well withdraw to Bai County, the base camp in the northeast, and then make plans.

On the commander's seat, Qing Yugong looked at the stack of papers in his hand and turned a deaf ear to the noise below.

The paper records the details of the Qi army's reinforcements on the eastern front.

Of course, Jingjun will not be idle outside Yongqiu City these days. A large number of scouts and rangers are sent out to investigate. It is currently known that the enemy's eastern reinforcements are parked inside and outside Xichuan County. Judging from the size of the military camp and the detailed flags, this support force has gathered. The Dingzhou Dingbei Army and Anping Army, Jingzhou Feiyu Army and Huaizhou Jianghua Army were commanded by Lu Chen, Shanyang Marquis of Southern Qi.

Roughly speaking, the number of supporting soldiers should be more than 30,000.

Qing Yugong calmly flipped through the information, which was in sharp contrast to the noisy generals below who were blushing and thick-necked.

After a while, he closed the information and handed it to Qing Yu Huaijin who was standing next to him.

The handsome tent immediately became quiet.

These Jingjun generals obviously paid some attention to Qing Yugong.

"It's too early to talk about withdrawing troops now. We haven't even seen the enemy's main force. How can we be scared away by a mere two supporting troops?"

Qing Yugong's tone was calm and he directly rejected the proposal of Wu Linda and others. Naturally, those few did not dare to persist.

He looked around at everyone and said slowly: "If our army withdraws here, the enemy will definitely repair Yongqiu North City in the shortest possible time, and will be prepared to guard against such siege methods in the future. As far as our army is concerned, this will be a waste of all previous efforts." ”

All the generals nodded.

Qing Yugong continued: "Of course you have to be prepared for enemy reinforcements, but you don't have to be too nervous. Wu Lin replied."

"The end will be here."

Wu Lin stood up and agreed, feeling a little nervous for no reason.

Qing Yugong looked up at him and said calmly: "Lead five thousand cavalry eastward out of Yujia Town and watch the Qi army in Xichuan County."

There was a solemn silence in the tent.

Wu Linda's eyes widened and he said subconsciously: "Your Majesty, five thousand cavalry?"

According to the current situation, there are more than 10,000 cavalry reinforcements from the Qi army on the eastern front, and there are also famous Jingzhou warriors like the Anping Army. How can a mere 5,000 cavalry resist them?

At this moment, the expressions of other generals were a little strange.

Everyone knows that Wu Linda is a close confidant of Marshal Sa Gai of the Northern Court, and the 10,000 Changsheng Army cavalry under his command are also from the Huiluo family.

Regardless of the overt and covert struggle between the Hui Luo family and the Qing Yu family, or the back and forth between Sa Gai and Qing Yu Gong, it was an open secret in the Dajing court. If Emperor Jing hadn't suppressed it, the two parties would definitely have fought. It's overwhelming. If it hadn't been for Emperor Jing's order, Wu Linda and the 10,000 Changsheng Army cavalry would not have been willing to obey Qing Yugong's orders.

At present, Qing Yugong's order seems to be to use the hands of the Qi army to cut off dissidents, but it is too obvious. Isn't he worried about Emperor Jing's accountability afterwards?
Qing Yugong seemed oblivious to everyone's reactions, but still looked at Wu Lin and said, "Not enough?"

Wu Linda's face was extremely gloomy, but he did not dare to speak out. After all, this was Qing Yugong's territory, and he was surrounded by his trusted subordinates. What if the other party used the excuse of "disobeying military orders"?
Thinking of this, Wu Linda could only lower his head and said: "General, I will fight to the death to block the enemy's reinforcements!"

After all, he showed some anger.

Qing Yugong smiled and said calmly: "As long as you show up in Yujia Town with five thousand cavalry, the enemy reinforcements will not dare to move. If the Qi army dares to take the initiative to attack, you can retreat directly without fighting. I The king clearly told you in front of everyone that you will not be held responsible for retreating. "

As soon as these words came out, Wu Linda was completely stunned.

Although he often slandered the Marshal of the South Campus and the Qingyu family, he knew that the other party had a character that meant what he said and would never deliberately coax someone into going back on his words.

But where did Qing Yugong get the confidence to be sure that the opponent's reinforcements were just a bluff?

Qing Yugong said unhurriedly: "It is not difficult to deduce the reality of the enemy's reinforcements. Don't forget who is in charge of Yongqiu City."

When this sentence fell into the ears of everyone, it was like an enlightenment, and they immediately became enlightened.

The person in charge of Yongqiu City is Li Tianrun. The importance of this person to the Southern Qi border army is self-evident.

He Shilie suddenly said: "Your Majesty is right. If the reinforcements of the Qi army really have the strength to defeat our army, how could they hesitate to advance dozens of miles away? The outer city of Yongqiu North City has been destroyed. This has been the case for the Qi army long ago. Knowing the news, they are not worried that our army will storm into the inner city and kill all Li Tianrun and his cronies? The fact that they are still staying on the outside shows that these two reinforcements are bluffing to a certain extent and want to use this method to scare them away. Our army!”

Wu Linda finally realized at this time that even if Qing Yugong was prejudiced against Sa Gai's subordinates, he would not resort to such crude and inferior methods. If he and five thousand cavalry were directly killed by Qing Yugong, how could the emperor and the ministers turn a blind eye?
Thinking of this, Wu Linda said awkwardly: "I am stupid, please forgive me."

Qing Yugong said calmly: "As long as you stay in Yujia Town with peace of mind and frighten the Qi army in the Xichuan area, I will remember your merits."

Wu Linda bowed and saluted: "Thank you so much, Your Majesty. The general will definitely defend Yujia Town!"

Qing Yugong immediately stood up, came to the sand table in the middle, and said calmly: "Next, our army's goal is still Yongqiu City."

After more than half an hour, this crucial military meeting finally came to an end. The generals bowed and resigned one after another, and then returned to their respective armies to arrange tasks.

"Father."

Qingyu Huaijin handed a cup of warm tea to Qingyu Gong.

Today, she watched the entire military discussion and had a clearer understanding of the extremely complex battlefield situation. At the same time, she also had some doubts in her heart.

Qing Yugong took a sip of tea, then smiled and said, "Do you have anything to ask?"

"Ah."

Qingyu Huaijin responded and said slowly: "Father, you have known for a long time that the enemy's reinforcements on the eastern front are a ruse of suspicion?"

Qing Yugong put the tea cup on the table and walked out of the tent, Qing Yu Huaijin followed closely.

He looked up at the setting sun on the horizon, shook his head and said: "My father is not a god, nor is he a worm in the belly of Lu Chen and Xiao Wangzhi. How can he predict events like a god? Now it seems that Lu Chen and Xiao Wangzhi should have judged in advance My intention was that Xiao Wangzhi led his troops directly into the ambush. I even suspected that they had chosen the location of Luwu Mountain in advance. Only by defending the mountain could the Huaizhou Army led by Xiao Wangzhi avoid being directly surrounded by our army. "

Qingyu Huaijin nodded thoughtfully.

Qing Yugong continued: "Xiao Wangzhi took the initiative to step into the trap. At the same time, after Lu Chen won two small victories in Shiquan City and Cuiting City, he solved the hidden dangers on the eastern front and then pretended to lead troops to rescue Yongqiu. This If Lu Chen had not made such arrangements, he would not have been able to stay in the Xichuan area, let alone let our army continue to besiege Yongqiu. "

Qingyu Huaijin said: "Father, the enemy has a lot of reinforcements on the eastern front. Even if Lu Chen can fake an infantry with ordinary soldiers outside, how can he fake the cavalry?"

This is her biggest doubt.

If we follow Qing Yugong's inference, the Qi army's so-called reinforcements on the eastern front are empty shells. The infantry is okay, but where can there be so many cavalry?
Although Jingjun's ranger scouts did not dare to get too close to inquire, they could not distinguish between army horses and donkeys.

Qing Yugong looked calmly and said: "Actually, I just thought about this problem clearly. The lack of military horses in Southern Qi has always been an objective problem, so the two frontier military governors of Jingzhou and Dingzhou only have a few thousand cavalry. But last year they exchanged 10,000 military horses from our court, and captured thousands more outside Shiquan City some time ago. In fact, the number of military horses in Lu Chen's hands was enough for him to make this illusion. He could let some of them pretend to be cavalry, and he could. Then he led the real elite cavalry north to raid Luwu Mountain."

Hearing the words "ten thousand troops and horses", Qingyu Huaijin couldn't help but feel ashamed.

Qing Yugong smiled and said, "Don't think too much about the past."

"Yes."

Qingyu Huaijin agreed, and then asked with concern: "Father, what will happen to our army at the foot of Luwu Mountain?"

Qing Yugong said calmly, "The two places are far apart. Even if we know the true intentions of Lu Chen and Xiao Wangzhi, it's too late to go to Luwu Mountain now. According to the time, the reinforcements led by Lu Chen should have appeared near Luwu Mountain. The most taboo for a general is to be led by the nose by the enemy. We can't rush over there just because there is a flaw in Luwu Mountain. In fact, even if I send troops now, it will be useless when we arrive at Luwu Mountain."

Qingyu Huaijin suddenly had a strange thought in his heart.

Father really never thought that Lu Chen might change his mind and go to Luwu Mountain instead of Yongqiu?
Qing Yugong seemed to know what she was thinking, and said calmly: "Lu Chen doesn't have many troops at his disposal. Over at Luwu Mountain, there are 10,000 cavalry from the Loyalty Army, 20,000 infantry from the Imperial Army and 20,000 infantry from the Prison Army. Coupled with the troops and horses in the hands of Shu Bulie and Tuoman Wulu, even if they cannot complete the mission of encircling Xiao Wangzhi, they can still maintain a stalemate with the enemy for a while. "

"Since Lu Chen wants to achieve a great victory in Luwu Mountain, how could I miss this opportunity and turn a blind eye to Li Tianrun in Yongqiu City and the Qi State's capital army in the south?"

He smiled lightly and walked towards his tent.

Looking at his father's back, those words echoed in Qingyu Huaijin's mind.

The loyal army, the loyal army, the prison army...

These are the most loyal troops of Emperor Da Jing, and now they will face the joint attack of Xiao Wangzhi and Lu Chen, two famous Southern Qi generals.

Not to mention that Qing Yugong did not publicly reveal his judgment on Lu Chen's plot, even if he reviewed it afterwards, there would be no problem with his decision at the moment.

Instead of being led by the Qi army in vain, it is better to concentrate on dealing with Yongqiu City.

As for the Lu Wu Mountain side, I only hope that Pu Cha and others can fight bravely and defeat the Qi army.

"I see."

Under the setting sun, Qingyu Huaijin stood quietly and murmured to himself.

(End of this chapter)