Horse on the World

Chapter 702 Who lied to whom
Xingzhou, Zhou Tong, Yuan Fang, Shang Haibo and others looked at each other with the urgent secret letter sent by Zhou Zuhao and Ouyang Gangqiang, and they couldn't believe it.

"We will have such good luck?" Zhou Tong shook the secret letter in his hand, "Will Li Qing be in Yaqueling? Still surrounded by us?"

Shang Haibo was silent in thought, while Yuan Fang said excitedly: "This is an opportunity that couldn't be better. We will capture Yaque Ridge and capture Li Qing alive. The whole world will be determined at once."

"Master Chief Assistant?" Zhou Tong and Yuan Fang turned their eyes to Shang Haibo at the same time.

"Is it possible? Is it possible?" Shang Haibo murmured, "Would Li Qing make such a mistake?"

"A wise man will surely lose something if he worries a lot, and a fool will surely gain something if he worries a lot!" Zhou Tong stood up suddenly and said, "Master Chief Assistant, Li Qing is a human being, not a god. The bridgehead in Xingzhou, his existence tore apart our Qinling defense line, and split the Qinling defense line I painstakingly built into two pieces. It is not surprising that Li Qing attaches great importance to such a strategic point, so it is necessary to secretly inspect the place It's natural. Because of his secret inspection without publicity, it shows the authenticity of this information from another aspect. He never thought that our attack would be so sudden, and Ben Kuan changed the battle plan on his own. , obliquely inserted into Xiaoai River, even we didn't think of it, how could Li Qing think of it?"

Yuan Fang looked at Zhou Tong, "General Zhou is ready to attack?"

Zhou Tong nodded, "That's right, I'm going to attack, Ben Kuan can't stop Qinzhou's reinforcements, if Li Qing is really in Yaqueling, Guo Shanfeng will definitely send all his troops to support, if Guo Shanfeng arrives first If Xiao Aihe said, Ben Kuan would be defeated in an instant, and Li Qing from Yaqueling would retreat smoothly. This kind of opportunity is rare in a hundred years, if I miss it today, I will definitely regret it for the rest of my life."

"But if we send troops from Xingzhou, the distance will be farther, and we have never thought of this situation before, and we have not prepared accordingly. From mobilizing the army to arriving at the destination, it is impossible to catch up with Qinzhou's mountain crossing." Wind." Yuan Fang said.

With a bang, Zhou Tong pulled over the map and placed his fingers heavily on one place, "Huting, I will send Huting troops to Yaqueling."

"Wait a minute!" Hearing the word Huting, Shang Haibo jumped up, staring fixedly at Huting, "Huting, by the way, it's Huting, I know, that's what Li Qing hit, He wants to hit Huting."

"What does Shoufu mean?" Zhou Tong stared at Shang Haibo.

"I know Li Qing." Shang Haibo murmured, "I know him. He would never show such a big flaw to us inexplicably. He must want to fight Huting, so he tried every means to get us to mobilize Huting. The army, once the Huting army leaves, the Huting is empty, and he will definitely take advantage of it to break through. Once the Huting is gone, the Qinling defense line will completely collapse. The gate of Xingzhou is wide open, and we have no danger to defend. Except for Xingzhou City, we They will be forced to fight in the field with the Dingzhou army, field battle, this is the Dingzhou army's favorite mode of warfare."

Yuan Fang's body shook, and a look of horror appeared on his face, "Is Yaque Ridge a hoax? Li Qing isn't there at all?"

"It's very possible." Shang Haibo said: "Until now, we only know where Li Qing's bodyguards are. What if Li Qing specially set up a trap for us? Therefore, we can't act rashly. We should just wait and see." It becomes good."

Zhou Tong hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded, "In this case, let's take a look again, Commander Yuan, please verify the authenticity of this information, if Li Qing is really where, I will fight Give it a go."

For the next two days, several bigwigs in Xingzhou felt like they were sitting on pins and needles. In the past two days, all the information gathered from various sources indicated that Li Qing was indeed in Yaqueling, which made Shang Haibo somewhat uncertain. up.

"This is the information sent by Dingzhou secret agents these days. From the analysis of these intelligences, Li Qing has not appeared in public in Dingzhou for a long time. This is a place that cannot be ignored. Second, the surveillance Shanfeng's Qinzhou spies discovered that the communication between Dingzhou and Guoshanfeng suddenly increased a lot during this period of time, with dozens of messengers communicating every day. Third, Guoshanfeng's army began to mobilize in large numbers, and its movements There is only one main direction, which is the Xiaoai River, and the Chinese army passing through the mountains is also moving to this area. Fourth, the Qi Nian division of Wang Qinian of Dingzhou suddenly launched a fierce attack on Anfu Temple, and the intensity of the attack has surpassed The defenders of Anfu Temple were unable to sustain themselves, so they repeatedly sent letters to Huting Song Kaige for help. Fourth, the cavalry of the enemy Yizhou Battalion in Xiaoaihe have been attacking Ben Kuan's troops with increasing intensity these days. Fifthly, Yaqueling sent another secret letter, this time not only Iron Leopard, but also Li Wen and Li Wu went to the top of the city to fight, which shows that Yaqueling has reached a dangerous place in space. At this stage, maybe if we add more strength, it will be enough to defeat them."

"That's right!" Zhou Tong said loudly, "They stormed Anfu Temple just to restrain our Huting defenders from moving towards Xiaoaihe to support the two generals Zhou and Ou. You can safely drive into Xiao'ai River, attack Ben Kuan's troops, and open up the Xiao'ai River area."

"Shoufu, this is a great opportunity, we will never let it go." Zhou Zai turned around and looked at Shang Haibo with an unquestionable look in his eyes.

Shang Haibo hesitated for a while, this is indeed a good opportunity, but is it really an opportunity? "If Guo Shanfeng's rescue of Xiao Aihe's friendly army is false, and the attack on Huting is true, we transfer Song Kaige away, and the opponent's army suddenly appears in Huting, what should we do?" Looking at Zhou Tong, he asked.

Zhou Tong grinned, "Shoufu is too worried. I have 2 troops in Huting. I asked Song Kaige to lead 1 people to attack Yaqueling and leave [-] people to guard Huting. Now Yaqueling has my troops. There are more than [-] people, and the defenders there are at the end of their strength. At this time, even adding a straw to them is enough to crush them. Besides, it can be determined that Li Qing is in Yaque Ridge, so it's over Shanfeng really wants to attack my Huting, it's just a matter of time between us, it depends on whether they break the Huting first, or we take Yaque Ridge first, as long as we take Yaque Ridge and capture Li Qing, Even if we lose Huting and the entire Qinling defense line, so what? We've made a lot of money."

Shang Haibo was silent, just as Zhou Tong said, if Li Qing could really be captured, then even if he lost the entire Qinling defense line, it would be a big profit for Luoyang.

"Now that General Zhou has made up his mind, I won't say anything more, but I must ask General Song Kaige to be careful. Wutou in the upper reaches of the Xiaoai River has been dammed by the opponent to store water. Even if it takes a while, we must take precautions." The opponent broke the dike and attacked with water." Shang Haibo said.

Zhou Tong laughed, "Shoufu, please rest assured, veteran Song Kaige, how could he be deceived by such clumsy tricks, come here and pass on my military orders."

After Zhou Tong's arrangement was completed, Shang Haibo put the matter aside, since the military order had been issued, everything was a foregone conclusion, so he didn't need to worry about it, after all, this place was still Zhou Tong's own territory.

"Since Xingzhou is going to do a big fight here, then we can take advantage of it quietly on another battlefield. Presumably everyone's eyes will be on here now. This is our good opportunity, Yuan Commander, General Zhou has made a big plan here, we should go too." Shang Haibo laughed.

Zhou Tong said in amazement: "Master Shoufu, Lord Yuan, the victory in Yaqueling is imminent, the two of you don't want to wait for the results here before leaving?"

Shang Haibo shook his head and said with a smile: "If Mr. Zhou can do all the work here, the Great Chu Ding will rule the world just around the corner. Then in other places, we have to launch as soon as possible to match the results obtained here. .If Dingzhou loses Li Qing, although he has lost the backbone, his strength still exists, and Li Qing has a son to inherit. I think that Dingzhou will definitely embrace Li Qing's son to continue to resist the imperial court. Naturally, we will strike while the iron is hot and defeat Guoshanfeng Group, this is the largest military group under Li Qing's command, if you defeat him, Dingzhou will lose its backbone. Time is waiting!"

Zhou Tong suddenly realized, "So Mr. Shoufu is going to Minzhou?"

Shang Haibo smiled and nodded.

Zhou Tong said in admiration: "The two adults have not recovered from their injuries, and they have worked so hard for the country. Zhou Tong admires it."

Shang and Yuan left Xingzhou recently. After sending Shang and Yuan away, Zhou Tong immediately mobilized all the garrison troops in Xingzhou to set off for the defense line of Qinling. The Feng Military Group's crazy attack on Xingzhou, if it is true as Shang Haibo said, losing Huting will be a big loss for Xingzhou, and he must minimize this loss.Mobilize the troops belonging to Xingzhou and rush to the Qinling defense line to support the defenders there.

"Shoufu, can Zhou Tong succeed this time?" Yuan Fang asked on the way.

Shang Haibo was silent for a long while, "It's up to people to plan, but it's up to God to make things happen. This kind of thing can be said accurately, so we can only watch it while doing it, but no matter what, as long as Song Kaige's army does not have any major incidents, the Qinling line of defense will be safe." There will be big numbness, even if there is a problem, it will not be too big?"

Yuan Fang was startled, "Master Shoufu doesn't have confidence in Zhou Tong's trip?"

Shang Haibo smiled wryly, "Master Yuan, what should I say? According to my intuition, Li Qing's loopholes this time are really suspicious. You must know that Li Qing has never allowed his senior generals to charge forward. He How can I easily put myself in danger, but Master Yuan, my status is indeed a bit special now, General Zhou has already decided to pay attention, I am willing to object, really missed this opportunity, not only General Zhou will be angry, Everyone in the court, including His Majesty the Emperor, will doubt me, and I can only tell them to be careful, especially Song Kaige must not have any problems."

Yuan Fang was silent, Shang Haibo was right, he was appointed as the Chief Assistant, although there were several bigwigs who supported him, and His Majesty the Emperor himself took the appointment, but there were not a few voices of opposition among the civil and military officials, the emperor's relatives and relatives.

"Forget it, let's not talk about these things, Mr. Yuan, speaking of it, the hidden weapon that hurt us this time is really powerful. This thing reminds me of what Li Qing once said to me a long time ago that he was researching a weapon. Thinking back to what he said to me back then, I can't help being vigilant!" Shang Haibo changed the subject.

Yuan Fang nodded and said, "This time the Dingzhou Supervisory Council's assassination weapon is indeed fierce, it cannot be resisted by martial arts at all, and I don't know what it is, it is so powerful?"

Shang Haibo said: "The power is astonishing, Mr. Yuan, have you ever thought about it, if this kind of thing is suddenly used on a large scale when the two armies are facing each other, and is thrown into our army, what will happen?"

Yuan Fang reined in his war horse and fixed it locally, "Shoufu, can this kind of thing be manufactured on a large scale?"

"I don't know either." Shanghai Pole stopped his horse, "When I was in Dingzhou, Li Qing once told me that he was researching a weapon, which he called a hot weapon, and he said that if it succeeds, it will Change the fighting mode on this continent. It seems that they have finally achieved certain achievements over the years."

"What kind of weapon is this?" Yuan Fang asked in surprise.

Shang Haibo shook his head, "I don't know either. Qingfeng has been responsible for the security of this kind of thing since it first appeared. Except for the research craftsman and the security personnel, outsiders don't know about it at all. You also know that Qingfeng and I have always been at odds. , I just heard about this thing, and never knew the details, as for what happened, Master Yuan needs to investigate in detail."

Yuan Fang nodded, "We must find out the truth about this matter, otherwise, once the opponent puts it into use on a large scale, it will inevitably become a disaster for us. Li Qing, if you are a dragon among men, you don't know about these things." How did you come up with it?"

Shang Haibo smiled wryly.

At the foot of the mountain along the Xiaoai River, an army dragged out a long dragon-like marching team, wading through the difficult and dangerous mountain trails. From time to time, soldiers or horses would stumble and fall down the mountain, and they fell beyond recognition. It was Song Kaige's unit stationed at Huting. After receiving the order from General Zhou Tong, this army set off immediately, leaving the wide valley road of Xiaoai River behind. On the upper reaches of the river, Wutou was dammed by opponents to store water. In order to prevent the army from being flooded, they had to choose this road. If they could walk thirty or fifty miles a day, it would be considered fast.

It is already the hot summer season, although the mountains are a little cool, but rushing at this time still makes the soldiers miserable. The generals have horses to carry their armor, and ordinary soldiers don't have this kind of treatment. Putting armor on the outside of the clothes and drying it in the sun, only I can experience the feeling.But the armor is absolutely not to be lost. Once on the battlefield, this is another life of the soldiers. Many people took off their inner clothes and hurried on with their armor on.

"General Song!" Pianjiang Houfang wiped the sweat from his face as he walked to Song Kaige, who was resting on the side of the road. On this kind of trail, those who dare not ride right away can only hold hands and walk around. Song Kaige, who is the commander of the army, can only walk on two legs.

"What's the matter?" Song Kaige is from a family of generals. He can read and write since he was a child. He can be regarded as a rare member of Confucian generals. Although it was dripping with sweat, it could still be seen that it had been carefully sorted out.

"The scouts have news back." Hou Fang said.

"Say!"

"One day ago, the Yizhou Battalion launched another attack on General Ben Kuan's headquarters. This time the attack was extremely intense. The two sides fought fiercely for a long time. Ben Kuan's troops suffered great losses. It is heard that one battalion has completely lost its combat effectiveness. "Hou Fang said.

"Ben Kuan's troops are not elite enough. It's more than I expected to be able to block the cavalry of the Yizhou Battalion for many days. The heavy losses are expected." Song Kaige nodded.

"General Ben Kuan sent a message through his scouts, saying that he really can't stand it anymore, please let us speed up the march." Hou Fang said.

Song Kaige glanced at Hou Fang, "How can we speed up? With this marching speed, we are already doing our best."

"That's right, we can't take the big road. There is really no way to do it on the small road, but General Ben Kuan, how do we reply?" Hou Fang said.

Song Kaige twitched his beard and murmured: "It's hard for him too. Tell him that no matter how heavy the loss is, he must endure it. This time the great work will be successful. I will invite the general to take the lead."

"Yes, there is news from the other side."

"Where is Qinzhou's crossing mountain wind?" Song Kaige cheered up.

"Yes, it has been found out that the vanguard of the Qinzhou Army is the Hailing Battalion. Although this army started later than us, their speed is much faster than ours. If both sides move at this speed, they will be ahead of us. Arrive at the Xiaoai River area."

Song Kaige smiled bitterly, "So what, we can only believe that Ben Kuan can withstand it, unless we go to the Xiaoai River Valley, but do we dare to go, unless the other party loses his head, and at this time digs the dam to release the water, so that we can escape Suffering from a sword hanging high above your head?"

Hou Fang pondered: "General Song, we can deceive our opponents!"

"Cheat, what do you say?" Song Kaige looked at Hou Fang.

"We organized all the logistics and a small number of soldiers into a team, so that they pretended to be our main force and walked the river valley, while we hid in the mountains, so as to deceive the opponent to dig the dam and release the water. As soon as the water is released, our main force You can rush along the Hegu Avenue without any scruples, and within a day or two, you can reach the Xiaoaihe front, get there ahead of the opponent's Hailing camp, and take Yaqueling in one fell swoop."

"In this way, our logistics and this part of the soldiers will be..." Song Kaige hesitated.

"General, this is the only way for us to get ahead of our opponent!" Hou Fang persuaded.

"Forget it, kindness doesn't lead the army, for the final victory, that's all I can do." Song Kaige sighed, "Go and arrange it!"

"Yes!" Hou Fang said excitedly.

After noon, a carefully camouflaged army appeared in the Xiaoai River Valley. From a distance, the size of this army was 3 to [-] people. The speed is advancing towards Xiaoaihe, but at this time, Song Kaige's main force is hiding on the foot of the mountain, waiting nervously.

(End of this chapter)