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Chapter 318: A Final Battle - Liang Da

Crime of deceiving the emperor?!
Hearing this, Chen Daniu immediately widened his eyes and looked at Liang Da.
"Brother Liang, don't talk nonsense. Maybe Mr. Qin is not seriously ill, he just caught a cold."

Although Chen Yuanzhi is usually carefree and speaks without thinking, once something happens, especially when it concerns the people around him, he will behave more cautiously.

Although Mr. Qin did not agree with his marriage with Qin Jianjia.

But the matter between him and Qin Jianjia had already caused a sensation in the city.

No one dared to interrupt his marriage, which meant that in the city of Bianjing, now, except him, no one dared to propose marriage to the Qin family.

It was almost a foregone conclusion that Old Man Qin would become his father-in-law.

After the Battle of Bianjing ended, Chen Yuanzhi had never met Qin Jianjia before he joined the army.

But after he went to war with the army, Qin Jianjia gave him a sachet.

It contains some medicinal herbs that can stop bleeding.

This is enough to express Qin Jianjia's feelings.

Having said that, if Mr. Qin really just caught a cold, it would be impossible for him not to take some action when the enemy generals were suspicious of each other.

All the results point to the fact that Mr. Qin’s health condition is indeed worrying!
Wei Yuan said carefully: "Mr. Qin had been through many battles when he was young. It is normal for him to have some health problems now that he is old."

"We must keep this matter a secret and remember not to reveal it to anyone."

If Qin Lie really resigned from the government due to illness, the Qin family would lose an opportunity to make meritorious service.

But if he really had a serious illness and concealed it, that would be a clear crime of deceiving the emperor!
Liang Da and others nodded one after another:
"Please rest assured, Commander Wei, we will keep this matter a secret."

"Please rest assured, Marshal Wei."

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Wei Yuan was relieved, but Chen Daniu was not.
"General Wei, General Liang is the commander of Daizhou. Now that he has come to Xiangzhou, I'm afraid that there is no one around Mr. Qin who can be used!"

Wei Yuan laughed loudly and said, "You were disrespectful to Mr. Qin just now, how come you are worried about his condition now?"

Chen Daniu hesitated, not knowing how to answer.

Wei Yuan knew him very well. What he said was one thing, but what he did was another.

"Although Mr. Qin's health is worrying, he supports my plan and sends Liang Da here. This is enough to show that Mr. Qin has enough ability to deal with the war in Daizhou."

At this point, Wei Yuan's expression changed, and he said seriously: "Order."

With just one word, all the generals in the tent stood up straight, their faces looking quite solemn.

Wei Yuan spoke slowly with a solemn expression:

"Order Liang Da to lead an army of 400,000 to encircle and suppress the Liao reinforcements."

"Order Qin Zhen to lead 80,000 troops to cut off the retreat of the Liao reinforcements. If you let even one Liao soldier go, I will hold him accountable!"

"Order Chen Daniu to lead the enemy troops and wait for the right time to move."

"Order Lin Zhaoyuan to not let Yelu Xin pass Linzhang and Yonghe before Liang Da arrives at the designated battlefield!"

"The above order is top secret!"

At this moment, Wei Yuan finally revealed his true intentions.

From the very beginning, he never thought about really recovering Xiangzhou.

His ultimate goal was to annihilate Yelu Xinxian's main force.

The siege of Xiangzhou would inevitably cause Yelu Xinxian to come to the rescue. At that time, Wei Yuan could send troops to encircle and suppress Yelu Xinxian.

At the same time, it can also curb the army of Xiangzhou and prevent it from doing anything for the time being.

Otherwise, if they had chosen to encircle and suppress Yelu Xinxian in Daming Prefecture from the very beginning.

Xiangzhou will certainly take the opportunity to attack Bianjing and try to save Zhao from Wei.

Wei Yuan could have divided his troops to launch a sniper attack, but if he did not clench his fists and hit Yelu Xinxian hard and firmly, he would probably make some mistakes in the end.

Moreover, he did not dare to take the risk. What if the siege of Bianliang happened again?
After much thought, the only option is to start from Xiangzhou and gradually drag Yelu Xin into danger.

And Wei Yuan's original layout, no matter from which perspective, looked like an ambush from all sides, besieging Xiangzhou.

But in fact, Wei Yuan trapped not only Xiangzhou, but also Yelu Xinxian who came to help.

Daming Prefecture, Linzhang, Yonghe, and the place where Xu Changzhi is currently stationed have completely blocked all of Yelu Xinxian's retreat routes.

In the direction of Xiangzhou, Yelu Renxian knew very well where Wei Yuan's trump card was.

For example, how many generals are around him.

Everyone knew which general was capable of commanding a larger-scale battle.

After all, the rumors about the Eight Tigers of Daizhou were not just circulated within the Great Zhou.

If Wei Yuan led the troops himself or asked Chen Daniu and others to fight against Yelu Xinxian, they would easily be seen through by Yelu Renxian.

How to prevent Yelu Renxian from becoming suspicious and at the same time attribute the credit for destroying the main force of the Liao army to his own people became Wei Yuan's top priority.

So, after much deliberation, he decided to transfer Liang Da from Daizhou.

Liang Da led his troops to fight against the main force of the Liao army, while the garrison troops in other towns were ready to move when the time came, thus forming a cage that trapped Yelu Xinxian.

After the generals understood Wei Yuan's entire plan, they couldn't help but gasp in shock.

If Wei Yuan's plan can be successfully implemented, then no matter how powerful Yelu Xinxian is, he will not be able to escape!

After all, it was an ambush from all sides and a dragnet!

"The general will get the order!"

"The last general."

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All the soldiers bowed together.

Wei Yuan focused his gaze on the location of Neihuang Town on the sand table and said in a deep voice:
"Neihuang. From now on, this place has changed its name!"

"Let's bury him in Liaozhen instead!"

After saying that, he swung his fist hard, smashing a "mountain" around Neihuang Town into pieces.

Although it is a mountain on the sand table.

But after all, it is made up of stones.

However, Wei Yuan smashed the mountain of stones into pieces with just one punch.

It is conceivable how powerful Wei Yuan is.

And this also represents his determination.

The plan had lasted for so long, and no matter what, Yelu Xinxian's army had to be completely and totally wiped out in Neihuang.

Wei Yuan looked at Liang Da and said earnestly: "I know that you have never fought any large-scale annihilation wars. The situation on the battlefield has always changed rapidly. I can control the overall situation, but I cannot tell you how to fight this battle."

"Everything depends on you, but don't worry, at the most critical moment, I will let Chen Daniu lead the Danglu Army to rush a hundred miles to help you!"

As long as Wei Yuan and the others stayed outside Xiangzhou City, Yelu Renxian would not become suspicious.

If one of Wei Yuan or Xiao Yuming and others led the troops, Yelu Renxian would immediately suspect that the Zhou army was going to make a big move!
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The eighth year of Jiayou, around mid-May.

Yelu Xinxian, who had already arrived in Neihuang, led his 200,000 troops to attack Linzhang without any hesitation.

He believed that as long as he could capture Linzhang City, he would be able to create a gap for the Liao army trapped in Xiangzhou.

This gap might be one of the retreat routes of the Liao army. But he really didn't expect that Linzhang City, where Lin Zhaoyuan was stationed personally, would be so difficult to attack.

Linzhang is indeed an important town with great strategic significance to Xiangzhou, but the city is neither high nor thick, and is a typical city that is easy to attack but difficult to defend. Otherwise, Yelu Xinxian would not have given up attacking Yonghe, which is the closest, and instead took a detour to attack Linzhang.

As Linzhang City was relatively difficult to defend, the casualties of the Great Zhou soldiers stationed in Linzhang City reached over 10,000 in just one day, and the battle was extremely fierce.

Of course, Yelu Xinxian also paid a heavy price of tens of thousands of people.

The almost one-to-one casualty ratio made Lin Zhaoyuan realize the ferocity of the Liao army's main force.

No wonder the army of the Great Zhou was defeated and had no choice but to defend itself, without even the ability to fight back.

In terms of individual combat capabilities, there is a huge gap between the soldiers of the Great Zhou and those of the Liao army.

In particular, the army under Lin Zhaoyuan's command was composed of scattered soldiers brought from Jiangnan.

For him, being able to exchange one for one with the enemy in the first battle, even if it was just defending the city, was a good record.

Outside Xiangzhou City, in the Zhou army camp.

After Liang Da took away the 400,000 troops, in order to prevent Yelu Renxian from becoming suspicious, Wei Yuan specifically ordered the remaining 200,000 troops to continue to attack Xiangzhou at all costs.

The result of doing so will only be additional casualties.

After all, even a three-year-old child knows that it is a pipe dream to capture Xiangzhou, which has a defense of 200,000 people, with only 200,000 troops.

But Wei Yuan still had to do this in order to buy some time for the decisive battle for the Liangda tribe that had circled behind Yelu Xin.

Otherwise, once Yelu Renxian knew the Zhou army's intention, he would definitely leave the city to support Yelu Xinxian, or send someone to inform Yelu Xinxian to move north.

Wei Yuan couldn't let the duck fly away now that he had it in his hands.

The casualties from just doing this are simply too great.

"General Wei, after several days of siege, our army has suffered 40,000 to 50,000 casualties. Now we only have 160,000 soldiers left. If we continue to fight, I'm afraid the morale of the soldiers will be crushed."

Xiao Yuming was worried.

How could Wei Yuan not know?
However, this layout has reached the most critical moment.

There is no way out for either the enemy or us.

"Where is Liang Da?" Wei Yuan asked Shen Qing who was standing beside him.

The latter said: "We have passed Linhe River and will arrive at Qingfeng Town in a few days."

Qingfeng Town is located in the south of Neihuang. The distance between the two cities is only fifty miles, forming a pincer relationship between the two cities.

Xiao Yuming frowned and asked, "When is the next day?"

Shen Qing also found it difficult to answer this question.

In order to implement the strategic rear-end surprise attack tactic, Liang Da ordered the entire army to march along the mountain road.

No one can guarantee when they will arrive at the expected location.

In other words, not only did the Liao army not know Liang Da's movements, even Wei Yuan could not guarantee to know Liang Da's specific location at all times.

"At this intensity of the siege, our army's casualties will increase by another 20,000 to 30,000 in about five days at most."

"During this period, if the enemy sees the clues and goes out of the city to encircle and suppress our army, wouldn't our army be like fish on a chopping board?"

"General Xu sent me the battle report yesterday. They have had a hard time defending the city these past few days. If Linzhang City is breached, all of General Wei's plans will be in vain."

"General Wei, you are the commander-in-chief of the three armies. Why don't you leave Xiangzhou for the time being and return to Tangyin to command the overall situation, while I lead the entire army to continue the siege?"

Xiao Yuming said suggestively.

Wei Yuan shook his head and said, "No!"

"Once I leave Xiangzhou, Yelu Renxian will definitely guess that our army is weak. At that time, the place where our army is stationed will become a dead end."

Xiao Yuming sighed, "Liang Da's marching speed is too slow. Hasn't he always marched very fast? Why is it that at this critical moment, he is as slow as a turtle?"

Considering the overall situation, if Liang Da did not arrive at the designated location at the designated time, the entire situation would be in danger of collapse.

After all, the quality of individual soldiers in the Great Zhou army was too poor.

As long as they could form a positive relationship with the Liao army, for example, in a field battle, a Zhou army soldier would risk his life and die together with a Liao soldier.

Then, this battle must be fought.

But now?
It is necessary to use absolutely superior military forces to launch a decisive battle with the Liao army.

At this moment, Wei Yuan secretly vowed that after the war was over, he must speed up the training of the soldiers of the Great Zhou.

Not to mention not losing in a one-on-one fight, at least it has to be two-on-one, right?
But now, the data from the field battle told Wei Yuan that in order to kill a Liao soldier, the Great Zhou must send out three people as the price.

When Xiao Yuming saw Wei Yuan who was silent at this moment, he couldn't help but feel anxious and frowned deeply.

Even Shen Qing looked as if he was facing a formidable enemy.

Xiao Yuming is a Confucian general who is usually able to keep his composure.

But now, the situation has become serious to a certain extent.

How could Xiao Yuming not be anxious?
After hesitating for a moment, Wei Yuan immediately gave the order.
"Send a scout a thousand miles away to inform Liang Da urgently that he must launch a general attack on Yelu Xinxian before May 25th."

May 20th.

Liang Da, who had already arrived in Neihuang area, received the military order from the scouts with a serious look on his face.

Ever since he took command of the troops, he has been on the road all the time.

But the mountain road is too difficult to walk on.

If we take the official road, we will inevitably be discovered by the Liao army.

It was necessary to ensure that the 400,000-strong army would not be discovered by the Liao army, and also to ensure that a surprise attack could be launched against the Liao army at a specific time that had been set.

For Liang Da, it was a severe test.

At this time, on the Neihuang official road.

Liang Da looked at the herald officer beside him and said, "Send the message!"

The next moment, hundreds of heralds lined up in a row and ran across the army.
"General Liang has given an order"

"General Liang has given an order"

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At this time, Liang Da shouted: "Soldiers, the commander said that we must arrive behind the main force of the Liao army within three days."

"Whether we can defeat the Liao army, recover the lost territory, and avenge the victims of the Great Zhou, depends on this battle!"

"Put aside all baggage and launch a general attack on the Liao army at all costs before the date designated by the Wei general!"

"The horses ran to death, and the soldiers dismounted and continued to run. When the soldiers fainted from running, their comrades threw food and water to the soldiers who could no longer run."

At this point, Liang Da turned his horse around, personally held the banner, and led the way, heading towards Linzhang.
"Warriors of the Great Zhou, follow this general, follow the great banner, and charge!"

After the herald informed the entire army of Liang Da's military order.

All the soldiers threw all their baggage on the ground, leaving only their armor and weapons. They even threw away the big iron pot.

No matter how fast the march is, the fireman's big iron pot must not be discarded, unless it comes to a matter of life and death.

Because once the pot is lost, it means that the rations of the entire army can only last for a few days, and during these few days, they must defeat the enemy, otherwise, even if they are hungry, they will starve to death.

(End of this chapter)