nanming man

Chapter 360 He Duxian is wise
To the north of Yiling Prefecture is the remnant of Daba Mountain, to the south is the fast-flowing Yangtze River, and to the west is the narrow Three Gorges. Only in the southeast is the terrain fairly flat.

The terrain of the entire Yiling area is like a funnel, and Yiling City is located right at the exit of the narrow end of the funnel. Therefore, obtaining Yiling controls the main road connecting Sichuan and Huguang.

When Yang Wenyue suggested that He Tengjiao attack Yiling first, it would be like the Ming army pinching Sun Kewang's egg. The fundamental purpose of all Sun Kewang's actions was to rescue Yiling and let the Ming army release his egg.

Because he did not save Yiling, the connection between Jingzhou and Sichuan was severed.

Without the support of Sichuan Zhang Xianzhong, even if Sun Kewang had a good time, even if he won a few consecutive victories on the Eastern Front, it would inevitably be a flash in the pan in the end, and the fate of failure could not be avoided.

Yang Wenyue saw this very clearly, so he was not too worried about Zhang Xianbi's failure on the Eastern Front.

Even if thinking in the wrong direction, let Sun Kewang defeat Zhang Xianbi, let him rush to Yuezhou, rush to the foot of Wuchang City, take down Yiling on his side, then turn around and attack Zuo Liangyu, Sun Kewang will still inevitably die.

Because of this, when He Tengjiao received Zhang Xianbi's request for help and wanted to go to the rescue, he was stopped by Yang Wenyue.

Yang Wenyue explained the reasoning again, but He Tengjiao already had doubts about Yang Wenyue's strategy. Sun Kewang did not go to Yiling, but marched eastward, which made him a little worried about Yuezhou, so he insisted on sending troops.

Yang Wenyue considered that the troops on the eastern front were indeed relatively empty, and seeing that He Tengjiao could not be persuaded, he finally agreed to send troops, but he suggested that He Tengjiao only send 1 troops, falsely claiming that 2 people went east to reinforce Zhang Xianbi, and the remaining [-] Ming troops remained the same. Ambush halfway, according to the original plan, ambush the Western Army who came to rescue.

At this time, in the southeast of Yiling, on both sides of the valley between Huya Mountain and Yuquan Mountain, a large number of Ming soldiers were hiding in the woods.

In a simple tent propped up by four wooden sticks, many generals of the Ming army gathered together to discuss the military situation.

Yang Wenyue pointed to the map, "He Duxian, to the east of Huya Mountain, the terrain is flat and open. Our army is no more than twice as strong as the Western Thieves. If we set up an ambush here, we will definitely not be able to completely wipe out the Western Thieves in the wilderness. Now our army is lying in ambush in Huya In the east of the mountain, order Huang Zongbing to lie in ambush to the west of Huya Mountain. Once the Western Bandits enter the area where Huya Mountain and Yuquan Mountain meet, our army can block each other and wipe out the Western Bandits' reinforcements. When the Western Bandits' flag is captured, After capturing a part of the western thieves, they can pretend to be reinforcements and take advantage of the situation to occupy Yiling Prefecture. In this way, the western thieves in Jingzhou will be turtles in the urn!"

After hearing this, many generals of the Ming army couldn't help nodding their heads. Yang Fuyuan is worthy of being the one who suppressed the intruders in Zhongzhou, and he also dealt with the western thieves in the same way.

On the side, He Tengjiao's face was a bit tangled, "What if the sun thief doesn't come?"

Seeing that He Tengjiao was still asking this question, Yang Wenyue almost suffered internal injuries. He couldn't help shaking a few times, and almost fell down.

He was silent for a while, and after a while, covered his face with one hand, and wiped it off vigorously, so that he showed a relatively less speechless expression.

Yang Wenyue was about to analyze to He Tengjiao again the reason why Sun Kewang would save Yiling, but an official from a thousand households came over in a hurry and reported on one knee, "I have reported to Governor Xian and the Fuyuan, and found the trace of the thief Sun."

When He Tengjiao heard the words, he jumped up in an instant, "Where is the grandson coming?"

"Du Xian, Sun Bandit is twenty miles away!"

He Tengjiao swept away his entanglement, and couldn't help but look around at the generals, and said in high spirits: "Soldiers, how are you doing?"

The generals were taken aback for a moment, and then came to their senses. Many people immediately flattered and said, "The constitutional governor's decision is wise!"

This is also true, Yang Wenyue suggested that it was He Tengjiao who made the final decision.

Sun Kewang tuned the tiger away from the mountain, slamming east and west, maneuvering fiercely like a tiger, and then detoured a long way to the northeast of Huya Mountain, twenty miles away.

Nearly [-] soldiers of the Western Army sneaked forward towards Yiling Prefecture, preparing for a surprise attack, and they defeated the Ming army attacking Yiling by cooperating internally and externally.

Sun Kewang's strength lies in internal affairs, and the war is actually so-so, but he obviously doesn't realize this.

In history, after Li Dingguo's two famous kings became famous, Sun Kewang cautiously squeezed Li Dingguo away and insisted on commanding the Hunan battlefield by himself. As a result, he was defeated by the Qing army in Baoqing, ruining Hunan's good situation.

After that, his heart swelled up again, he provoked internal strife, and wanted to fight Li Dingguo, but as a result, Li Dingguo's army of more than [-] was defeated without seeing Li Dingguo.

Sun Kewang sneaked around to Yiling, but he didn't know that, no matter how he jumped up and down, east to west, Yang Wenyue remained as still as a mountain, just staring at his dead point.

At this time, the [-] Western Army came along the trail, moving very slowly, and the army stretched for several miles.

The soldiers of the Western Army were walking with their heads bowed by the early summer sun, while the officers rode on horses, looking up from time to time.

"Your Majesty, Huya Mountain!" A general of the Western Army suddenly said, pointing to the distance.

Riding on the horse, Sun Kewang looked up, and sure enough, he saw a huge mountain stretching in the distance.

"After passing Huya Mountain, we will reach Yiling Prefecture in one day's journey!" Sun Kewang's face suddenly became happy, then his expression turned cold, and he waved an order, "Let the scouts scout the front, and the army speeds up."

Now that it was very close to Yiling Prefecture, Sun Kewang was a little nervous, but also a little excited.

At such a short distance, the Western Army could easily be spotted by the scouts of the Ming Army besieging Yiling, so he had to rush forward quickly without giving the Ming Army time to prepare.

The Western Army soldiers in front were walking with their heads bowed, when there was a roar of hoofbeats, nearly a hundred Western Army scouts left the brigade to increase the scope and intensity of the investigation.

The waiter ran quickly, and saw that the hills on both sides of the road were shrouded in vegetation, and thousands of horses could be hidden in each place.

With so many hills, it is impossible for the scouts of the Western Army to investigate all of them. The leading scout reined in the reins, looked at the terrain carefully, and pointed to two places, "You guys, go and have a look!"

After finishing speaking, the leader of the scout lifted the reins, and the horse galloped forward to continue the investigation.

The scouts did not warn, Sun Kewang rode on his horse and led the soldiers slowly into the valley. The soldiers still bowed their heads and walked, and all 3 horses passed Huya Mountain in a short time.

Sun Kewang was riding on the horse, holding the rein with one hand, with a pair of alert eyes, looking up from time to time, scanning the hills on both sides, everything was normal, not even a bird twittered.

Instead, Sun Kewang frowned slightly. He licked his lips, lifted the reins, and suddenly ordered: "There is a problem with this place, let the army pass quickly!"

As the military order was conveyed, the soldiers of the Western Army were just about to take a step, but suddenly a cannon sounded behind them, followed by a sharp and loud horn sounding hurriedly.

On the east side of Huya Mountain, the sound of killing suddenly shook the sky, and 2 horses rushed out. At the same time, tens of thousands of troops rushed out from the west side, blocking the Western Army.

Sun Kewang immediately reined in the horse, his face full of astonishment, and he kept controlling the restless horse.The soldiers of the Western Army also looked around in panic.

On the other side, on a hill, a large flag with the word "He" was erected by Ming soldiers and fluttered in the wind.

He Tengjiao in scarlet robe led his men and soldiers to stand on the top of the mountain to watch the battle. He watched the Western Army enter the urn, he couldn't help laughing with his head up, his face was full of complacency...

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