Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 180 Tactics of Resolute Execution

Let’s take a look at the situation on Xiang Kang’s side. After quickly taking down the important town of Puyang with despicable means, before the order in the city stabilized, Xiang Kang immediately started to handle two major events. The first is to send troops to take all the Puyang area All the ships in the army, mobilize soldiers who are proficient in water and able to drive ships to form a temporary water army in order to intercept the main force of the Qin army's grain transport tanks-started in the Huaisi area with dense water networks, the number of sailors in the young commander's team is of course Plenty of it, no difficulty in doing so.

The second thing is that Xiang Kang decided to strike while the iron was hot, and sent Zheng Bu and Li Shang to lead [-] troops westward to fight against the white horse. Baima County, controlled Baimajin, a famous ferry in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, and controlled the initiative of the Puyang battlefield.

Of course, no one objected to Xiang Kang's first decision. Zheng Bu and Li Shang happily took the order, and immediately led the army westward to attack Baima City, which was too late to be captured by the main force of the Young Marshal's army. Unable to be reused, Uncle Zhou suddenly regained the feeling that he likes to attract people's resentment in Wei Guojun, and jumped out to stop him: "Wait a minute. You General, the last general is a little puzzled. Why should we immediately divide our troops to fight against the white horse?"

"Why do you want to fight the white horse immediately?" Xiang Kang was stunned by the question, and then he said: "Of course it is to control the Baimajin and take the initiative in the Puyang battlefield? After taking the Baimajin, we can cross the Yellow River calmly." , cooperate with our main force to pinch the Tyrant Qin army, retreat to guard the ferry, prevent the Tyrant Qin main force from going south, and ensure the safety of our main force?"

"Forgive me, General You, and I'll be blunt, you didn't think carefully this time." Uncle Zhou shook his head and said, "We can be invincible if we win the Baima and control the Baimajin. It is even more difficult to cross the river calmly and cooperate with our main force. Because at this time, the Tyrant Qin army that we deceived into Aocang must be returning to Puyang day and night. When we arrived at Baimajin, we found that Puyang had fallen. The army is attacking the white horse or has already captured the white horse. The Tyrant Qin army will never risk crossing the river, but will only set up camp on the spot to guard the ferry on the north bank. It will be even more difficult for our army to cross the Yellow River north."

"It turns out that General Zhou is delaying this point." Xiang Kang suddenly realized, and said with a relaxed smile: "I have also considered this point. If the Tyrant Qin army returning from Aocang guards the Baima Ferry, then we will immediately cross the river from Puyang directly to the north. It will be no problem to defeat the main forces of Tyrant Qin before they return to Puyang."

"General You, you forgot to consider that the Tyrant Qin army who might return from Jiyuan to rescue Puyang." Uncle Zhou reminded: "We have such a big move to attack Puyang, and the Tyrant Qin army staying in Jiyuan can't turn a blind eye. It is also very possible to divide troops immediately to rescue Puyang. If they do this, the Tyrant Qin army that marched westward from Jiyuan is likely to return to the vicinity of Puyang within a day or two. The Tyrant Qin army from Aocang is staying at Baima Ferry, how can we cross the north and join the main force in the battle?"

Indeed, he forgot to consider this possibility, Xiang Kang stopped talking, and Uncle Zhou said again: "General You, if you are determined to cooperate with our main force in fighting, then we must take a little risk, don't fight the white horse for now, and take the horse with you first." Our main force crossed the Yellow River and moved to the north bank of the Yellow River before the Tyrant Qin's reinforcements arrived in Puyang, and then took advantage of the opportunity of the Tyrant Qin army's hasty action to make contact with the difficulties, and defeated the Tyrant Qin troops who returned to Puyang from Aocang and Jiyuan respectively. Only then will we have the opportunity to cooperate with the main force.”

Considering that history has changed too much, my overlord cousin may not have the opportunity to create a miracle of breaking the boat. At the same time, if he can't defeat the main force of Zhang Han and Wang Li, he can't get away and attack Guanzhong. Xiang Kang, who has a big picture, hesitates Again, he nodded his head and said: "What General Zhou said is very true. We can't waste time fighting white horses. We can only hurry up and cross the river immediately, and first pull the main force to the north bank of the Yellow River."

Seeing that Xiang Kang was so obedient to him, Uncle Zhou, who was very unreliable under Wei Bao's tent, was of course very pleased, but Li Shang, who finally got the chance to fight, refused to give up, and interjected: "General You, General Zhou's The point of view may be very reasonable, but what if the Tyrant Qin army from Jiyuan returned to Puyang instead of taking the road on the north bank of the Yellow River, and chose to take the road on the south bank of the Yellow River? At that time, our main force will reach the north bank of the Yellow River, and the ferry of Puyang will be far away from the city. It's far away, and the Tyrant Qin army took the opportunity to block the ferry and prevent us from coming back, so wouldn't we fall into a passive position?"

It was useless this time when Uncle Zhou opened his mouth, and Xiang Kang immediately shook his head and said with a smile: "Don't worry, General Li, the Tyrant Qin army who came back from Jiyuan will never come back from the south bank. When we arrived at the Puyang battlefield before we took Puyang, it was safest to take the road on the north bank; secondly, the mobile troops arranged by Zhang Han in Hanoi were stationed on the north bank of the Yellow River. Join forces, the Tyrant Qin army will never forget to consider this issue."

Seeing that Xiang Kang had already planned the marching route of the Qin army's reinforcements, Li Shang had no choice but to give up angrily. Immediately, Xiang Kang immediately gave up his plan to divide his troops to attack the white horse, and let the army take time to rest.And when the civilian boats were quickly raised in place, on the afternoon of the second day after Puyang was captured, Xiang Kang arranged for Zhou Zeng and General Chao Zhi to lead an army of [-] to guard Puyang. The Qin army in Puyang provided reinforcements.

In order to save time, the Young Marshal did not set up a pontoon bridge on the Yellow River, which was too wide, but chose to cross the river directly by boat, and because of carrying a large amount of military supplies, the Young Marshal did not cross the Yellow River until late at night. A temporary camp was set up to rest overnight. Fortunately, there was no Qin army around that could threaten the safety of the main force of the Young Marshal's army, so there were no accidents during the period.However, both Xiang Kang and Uncle Zhou were quite surprised that after crossing the river smoothly, none of the scouts and secret agents sent to the east to inquire about the news in the direction of Jiyang did not report the movement of the Qin army. Qin Jun came back from Jiyuan to rescue Puyang.

"It's a strange thing, counting the time, if the Tyrant Qin army on Jiyuan sent troops back to help Puyang, it must have been discovered by our scouts, right?"

Perhaps Xiang Kang was worried in vain, so he rested overnight on the north bank of the Yellow River with this question in mind. When a routine military meeting was held the next morning, a soldier from outside the account suddenly entered the newspaper, saluted and said: "General You, Chao General Zhi sent people across the river to report that his scouts had spotted the Tyrant Qin army returning from Jiyuan to Puyang."

"It's finally here." Xiang Kang first heaved a sigh of relief, then suddenly came to his senses, and jumped up immediately, shouting in disbelief, "What? Chao Zhi sent someone across the river to report? It was his scouts who found the The Tyrant Qin army that came back from Jiyuan? Where did the original Tyrant Qin army come from Jiyuan? Where has it arrived so far?"

"Reporting to General You, the Bao Qin army returned to aid Puyang through the south bank of the Yellow River." When the Qin army was in power, the Qin army was only [-] miles away from Puyang, and its strength was about [-]."

Xiang Kang was even more dumbfounded, and Uncle Zhou, who even marveled at Han Xin in military affairs, was even more dumbfounded than Xiang Kang. After looking at each other in a daze, Xiang Kang and Uncle Zhou lamented in unison, "Miscalculation!" , this time we were self-defeating."

When Xiang Kang and Uncle Zhou lamented together, there was of course an uproar in the large tent of the Chinese army. Zheng Bu, Long Qie, Zhong Limei and other generals asked for orders to lead the army south across the Yellow River immediately, and return to rescue only the remaining soldiers. After leaving the important town of Puyang guarded by [-] troops, Xiang Kang almost opened his mouth to agree.But after forcing himself to calm down, Xiang Kang only thought for a moment, then quickly shook his head and said: "We can't cross the river. If we cross the river at this time, our troops can't immediately go to the battlefield in Puyang. The Tyrant Qin army forced them away, there is no chance to defeat them in one battle, and they will miss the opportunity to wipe out the Aocang defenders of the Tyrant Qin army!"

"But if we don't go back to rescue Puyang immediately, what if Zhou Jijiu and General Chao can't stand it?" Zheng Bu asked worriedly.

"The city of Puyang is strong, Zhou Jijiu is cautious, and Chao Zhi is good at running the army. It will be no problem to hold Puyang for a period of time. We don't need to worry about them." Xiang Kang shook his head again, and said: "Fighting opportunities are rare. Cooperating with the main force to fight, this time we can only make mistakes and implement all the tactics of defeating to the end. Instead of saving Puyang, we will immediately move to Baimajin, where we will face the Tyrant Qin army that came back from Aocang, and then cross the Yellow River south and return to Baimajin. Master came to save Puyang."

The young generals were still a little worried, but Xiang Kang had made up his mind and insisted on implementing the tactics of defeating them. The young generals had no choice but to obey Xiang Kang's decision.At present, Xiang Kang ordered the main force of the young commander to prepare to go west, and at the same time sent people to order Zhou Zeng and Chao Zhi, telling them to stick to Puyang and not to fight, and he would go back to rescue him after he killed the Qin army who came back from Aocang.At the same time, in order to entangle the original Qin army from Congji and consume the strength and morale of the Qin army by using the defense of Puyang city, Xiang Kang also stepped in and made a trick for Zhou Zeng and Chao Zhi, asking them to arrange their subordinates to come forward and pretend to surrender Xiancheng surrendered and lured the Qin army from Jiyuan to launch a frontal attack on Puyang Jiancheng.

It was only after Xiang Kang had arranged all these things, and when the young generals followed the order, Uncle Zhou came to Xiang Kang with a face full of shame to plead guilty, admitting that he had underestimated the courage and determination of the Qin army’s reinforcements. , causing the main force of the Young Marshal to fall into a passive position.Xiang Kang laughed and said: "It's okay, let's not say that a wise man has a lot of worries, and there is bound to be a mistake. When everyone makes a mistake, when I analyzed the movement of the Tyrant Qin army this time, I also predicted that the original Tyrant Qin army from Jiji I dare not take the risk of entering the army from the south bank, so when it comes to responsibility, I still have a greater responsibility."

Having said that, Xiang Kang was still a little worried, and couldn't help but said casually, "But General Zhou, if we accidentally run into an enemy named Han Xin in the future, then we definitely have any carelessness." , we must never make such a mistake again.”

"Han Xin?" Uncle Zhou was puzzled, and secretly said, "Have you never heard of this person? Why is the right general so afraid of him?"

In this way, after accidentally missing the opportunity to defeat the Jiyuan enemy first, Xiang Kang made a calm decision and resolutely left the Puyang defenders to deal with the Jiyuan enemy alone. Go to Baimajin and continue to implement the tactics of defeating the reinforcements of the Qin army one by one.After the movement of the main force of the Young Marshal's army was discovered by the scouts of the Qin Army, Su Po, the general of the Qin Army who led the [-] Qin Army from Jiyuan to rescue Puyang, also immediately understood that Xiang Kang was going to kill the Qin Army on the north bank first and then come back to rescue. Puyang, so Su Lu also did not hesitate. In addition to immediately sending messengers to the west to contact the friendly army to alert the police, he also sent people to carefully inquire about the situation in Puyang, so as to judge whether he could take Puyang before Xiang Kang returned to the army for rescue.

The result of the inquiry made Su Lu feel extremely uncomfortable. Although the strength of the Young Marshal Army in Puyang City is not very large, only 5000 people, they are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength, but the city of Puyang is very strong, and the Qin Army may not be sure that it can The city was quickly broken, and once the city was unable to attack for a long time, the army was exhausted, and Xiang Kang suddenly led the main force of the young commander to fight back to Puyang. It was difficult for the Qin army not to be defeated.Therefore, although the generals under his command suggested taking the opportunity to attack the city, Su Lu was still hesitant and could hardly make up his mind.

At this time, it was naturally the turn of Xiang Kang to instruct the Puyang garrison to arrange a false surrender envoy. In the afternoon of that day, Chao Zhi's general Wu Tong sent a soldier out of the city, and handed over a letter asking for surrender to the Qin army, claiming that Said that he had always been at odds with Chao Zhi, and was often bullied by Chao Zhi, and wanted to take this opportunity to avenge his hatred, and promised to launch an internal response when the Qin army attacked the city, and to assist the Qin army to enter Puyang City.Su Lu, who has also read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", was overjoyed when he read the book, and said that a big pie fell from the sky. He believed it was true and did not hesitate. He immediately ordered the soldiers of the Qin army to step up preparations for the siege equipment, and determined to attack Puyang City the next day. Launch a frontal assault.

At the same time, Zhujishi, the commander of the young commander who was finally withdrawn from Aocang, also arrived near Baima. Fortunately, Xiang Kang did not forget his existence, and sent someone to get in touch with him and explained the opportunity , so Zhujishi was not in a hurry to return to Puyang, and went directly north to Baimajin according to Xiang Kang's order, keeping an eye on the Qin army guards in Baima City, and was ready to cover the main force to cross directly south at Baimajin, and at the same time to Xiang Kang reported the important news that the Aocang defenders of the Qin army did not send troops to directly rescue Puyang, which reassured Xiang Kang a lot.

In the early morning of the next day, under the temptation of Nei Ying, Su Yu's troops really launched a frontal attack on Puyang, and Xiang Kang, who had successfully moved to the north bank of Baimajin, knew that the battle in Puyang would be extremely fierce, but he still made a decision. I don't care about it, just waiting patiently for the mobile troops of the Qin Army who are bound to come back from Aocang to reinforce Puyang. They also prepared a large amount of dry food and torches early for night combat.

During this period, the scouts of the Young Marshal also successfully intercepted the messenger sent by Su Lu to contact the friendly army, and seized the confidential letter Su Lu sent to warn the friendly army Dong Kan's headquarters, but it was a pity that they carefully interrogated the captured Qin army. After the envoy, Xiang Kang and others were unable to confirm whether Su Lu had sent more than one envoy, and whether any of them slipped through the net to get in touch with the enemy from Aocang. Reported to the enemy in Aocang that Puyang had fallen.

Because of this, the generals of the young generals were generally restless, especially in the afternoon, when they still did not find the enemy from Aocang approaching Baimajin, the generals of the young generals were inevitably even more anxious, and said to Xiang Kang one after another: "General You, does the Tyrant Qin army from Aocang already know the situation in Puyang? How come the army we withdrew from Aocang arrived at Baima yesterday, and the Tyrant Qin army has not moved yet?"

"Calm down." Xiang Kang said very calmly: "Zhujishi threw down the tent and retreated lightly, and walked on the road. He was still a white horse that arrived yesterday. The Qin army moved a step later than him, and walked to the north bank of the Yellow River. The speed of ordinary county roads here must be much slower than theirs, and it is normal that they will not be able to reach Baima within today."

"But what if they receive the news that Puyang has been taken by us in advance?" Zhong Limei said very worriedly: "If Baima's Tyrant Qin army sent a messenger first to get in touch with Aocang's Tyrant Qin army , Seeing that there is no hope of returning to aid, the Baoqin army will definitely slow down, and maybe they will choose to garrison Chaoge to wait and see what happens."

"This may be there, but it's very small." Xiang Kang said very easily: "Because the Tyrant Qin army on the white horse cannot know the movement of their mobile army on the north bank, even if they send a messenger for emergency, they will only send someone to contact the garrison Ao. It is impossible for Sima Jin in Cang, or the main force of the Tyrant Qin army stationed in Jiyuan, to send people to the north bank to look for a needle in a haystack and look around for Zhang Han's emergency troops originally deployed in Chaoge, so it is possible that Dong Kan can get in touch with the White Horse defenders Definitely small."

Seeing that Xiang Kang was so confident, the young generals had no choice but to forcefully suppress their anxiety and go back to their respective armies to rest and prepare for battle. Said: "It's a pity that your eldest niece Bo Yuanzhi, General Zhou, stayed in Dang County. Otherwise, inviting her to dance at this time can make us relax."

"The right general misses her?" Uncle Zhou chuckled and said, "If the right general is really reluctant, the distance is not too far anyway, or the general will take advantage of you and arrange someone to talk to Wei Wei for you. Said, let her promise her daughter to you directly, so that Yuan Zhi can be by your side at any time, and can dance for you at any time. I know Wei Wei, as long as you give enough gold to General You, she will not refuse. "

"Forget it." Xiang Kang smiled and said, "Miss Yuanzhi is a nice person, and I'm already married and have a regular wife. Let her be my concubine, I really feel wronged."

"But the general can see that my niece Yuanzhi is also interested in you, General You, and I'm afraid she is willing to suffer this grievance. Or let's make it so, the general will write a letter to you, General You..."

Evil comes with evil, and Uncle Zhou, who is rather old-fashioned, is rarely enlightened. When he was about to sacrifice his friend's beautiful daughter to please Xiang Kang, a scout covered in dust suddenly stumbled in from outside the tent, and shouted loudly before he had time to salute. : "General You, here we come! The Tyrant Qin army is coming from the west! They are taking the county road on the north bank, only 20 miles away from Baimajin, and the speed is extremely fast!"

Hearing this, Uncle Zhou, who was planning to match Xiang Kang, and Chen Ping, who was next to him, were all overjoyed. They were all glad that the mobile troops of the Qin Army finally came to the door to die, but Xiang Kang laughed and said: "Just saying Being interrupted at a critical point, it seems that Miss Bo and I really have no fate. But forget it, military affairs are important, blow the trumpet and summon the generals to enter the account and obey orders."

(End of this chapter)