The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 422 The Forced Battle

For a while, Dou Jiande marched northward, and his soldiers pointed directly at the border of Shanggu and Zhuojun.

At this time, his Zhuojun general Shi Siming was no longer in the outpost Zhuoxian County.

Since the Qi army surrounded Jixian, although Shi Siming knew that Jixian had strong defenses and sufficient food and fodder, it was not so easy to capture.

However, as a leading general, his consideration will definitely not diminish, so he is worried about the local situation, so he leads the army to help!

However, as a general, Shi Siming's own abilities are not inferior, and he also arranged for heavy defense in Fanyang City on the northern border of Hebei.

The purpose is to prevent Dou Jiande from leading the army to take the opportunity to attack and fall into a passive situation!
However, Shi Siming did not expect that Dou Jiande was so decisive that he led the invasion without hesitation.

As soon as I left, the Xia army approached Youzhou at a galloping speed and invaded its prefectures.

It is only said that because Xia Wang Dou Jiande took Xiongkuohai as the vanguard, Zhao Kuangyin joined the army with Song Zhengben and was responsible for the military staff.

Due to Xiongkuohai's superb martial arts skills, all the cities on the border of Youzhou were lost.

However, just when Xia Jun was full of will, he suffered a head-on blow in an instant.

That is, under the city of Fan County, Xia Jun relied on the strength of his troops and the bravery of the generals, but he couldn't break through the city in time!
In fact, this can't be blamed for the incompetence of Xia Jun's generals, after all, although the group of guards arranged by Shi Siming is unknown.

But its strength is at least above average, and it is not considered incompetent. Moreover, Fan County has sufficient defensive equipment, and its military strength is not weak.

Therefore, although Xia Jun is well armored and powerful, there is nothing he can do!
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On the official road in Ji County, an army wearing battle armor is galloping slowly.

Needless to say, this army is the An army led by Shi Siming to aid Jicheng.

After marching for a long time, Shi Siming also considered that the soldiers were exhausted and unable to support them, so he sent an order to the army to camp and rest overnight.

Hearing the order, many Anjun sergeants were overjoyed, and immediately accepted the order, taking turns to rest according to the general's order.

After a long time, a galloping sentinel from the west was rushing towards, and the smoke and dust on the ground were also filled with the wind.

"Report, Fan Yang urgently report!"

"Report to the general, General Shi wrote a letter, at this time the Xia army has already approached the city and launched a fierce attack on it."

"Because of the strength of his soldiers, General Shi has already fallen into a hard fight!"

Hearing this, Shi Siming was shocked immediately, and all the generals around him were also deceived.

After all, the An army has already stationed heavy troops on its border to prevent the Xia army from invading.

But it is a heavily defended area, but it is in a hard fight, and it may fall at any time.

It can be seen from this that to what extent the situation has deteriorated at this time, the combat effectiveness of Xia Jun's soldiers should not be underestimated.

After a long time, Shi Siming pondered for a while, and said slowly: "Please explain the current battle situation in Fan County in detail."

Hearing this, the sentry cavalry didn't dare to hide anything, and hastily handed over their hands to report all the facts before leaving one by one!

Immediately afterwards, Shi Siming and his generals barely understood the current battle situation in Fan County.

Generally speaking, the battle situation in Fan County at this time is extremely unsatisfactory for the Anjun, and its situation has fallen into a disadvantage, and there is a risk of being broken at any time.

For a while, Shi Siming thought about it for a while, and knowing the situation of the battle, he immediately summoned the generals in the army and his own lineage to discuss.

Shi Siming, as the general of the An Army, independently guarded one side, and was highly valued by An Lu Mountain, and he was very beautiful for a while!
Therefore, Shi Siming did cultivate his own generals.

Although the generals under his command are not as capable as the generals under An Lushan's command, this is a fact.

After a long time, all the other generals also received Shi Siming's order and came to join them one after another.

Immediately, Shi Siming glanced around, and he understood clearly, and said slowly: "Everyone, I will have received an emergency battle report just now!"

"Now Xia Jun has taken advantage of our army's eastward advance and led the army to invade our army's prefectures and counties."

"Because of its strength and sufficient troops, the situation of our army is not optimistic!"

"I don't know what countermeasures you can have to solve this crisis?"

Following Shi Siming's explanation, all the generals couldn't help but widen their eyes, momentarily terrified.

After all, the An army is now attacking Ji County to support its defenders and resist the attack of the Qi army.

However, Xia Jun seemed to have negotiated with Qi Jun, and the cooperation was so tacit that they really joined forces to attack.

As a result, Shi Siming is now in a dilemma, unable to care about the beginning and the end!
Whether it is Fan County or Ji County, they are both important strategic locations. Once they fall, the impact will be catastrophic for the An army!
The fall of Fan County is equivalent to the opening of the gate of Youzhou, and Xia Jun will drive straight in, pointing directly at Zhuo County, Zhuo County.

As for Ji County, it is located in the center of Youzhou, and its An army will fall into a passive situation, completely suppressed by the Qi army, and there is no way to mobilize it.

Therefore, even for a while, Shi Siming did not dare to make a decision lightly. Where is the leading support?

It's just that at this time a scribe in the tent is sitting here slowly, not speaking.

This person was exactly the person Shi Siming met by chance when he was on patrol in Zhuo County. Because of his appreciation of talent and learning, Shi Siming finally valued him and relied on him on his staff.

Therefore, Shi Siming is also very important to him, and will ask for his opinions on everything big and small.

Immediately, Shi Siming took the lead in talking and asked, "Mr. Cui, what do you think about this matter?"

"As for the support, how should I choose?"

This scholar, whose surname is Cui, first name Yuan.

Hearing this, Cui Yuan finally stopped being indifferent, stood up, thoughtfully, and said slowly: "General, I don't know which side do you think is more important, Fan County or Ji County?"

"Ji County!"

For a while, Shi Siming didn't know what Cui Yuan meant by what he said. Why did he ask about it with great fanfare, which is known to everyone with a discerning eye, but he still responded instinctively and gave the answer directly.

Not only Shi Siming was puzzled, but his generals were also puzzled.

After all, the geographical locations of Ji County and Fan County are clear at a glance, and anyone can know it.

After a long time, Cui Yuan gave an unusual answer.

"No, no!"

"Someone thinks that Fan County is the real important place for the current situation of our army."

"After all, although the Qi army is attacking fiercely now, it seems that it is about to break the rhythm of Jicheng."

"However, Jicheng has strong defenses, a large number of troops, and sufficient food and fodder. How can it be so easy to break through the city with only a partial division of the Qi army?"

"Secondly, it was the Qi army that invaded this time, but Xia's army was the best, and the King of Xia, Dou Jiande, personally conquered it."

"In comparison, the strength of the two is not based on a strength gap."

"Thirdly, at this time, Ji County is under siege by the Qi army. Presumably King An must have known about its military situation."

"At that time, the general will lead the army back to defend Fan County, and then he will be able to firmly block Xia's army from Youzhou!"

"And at this time, King An will definitely keep an eye on Jicheng, worrying about the local battle situation. If something unexpected happens, King An will make timely plans to prevent any accidents!"

For a while, Cui Yuan slowly finished his analysis of what he said!
Although what Cui Yuan said was not so touching, but he also talked about it to the point where it is almost inseparable.

Indeed, these few items are to conclude that the Anjun can save the day and make due contributions.

Later, as the chief general of the army, Shi Siming's mind was not slow, and he immediately thought of a strategic plan.

That is to lead the army back to Fangfang County to resist Xia Jun's attack.

"Everyone, since this is the case, under the consideration of this general, the whole army quickly diverted to the west, and went straight to Fan County, annihilating the invading enemy!"

For a while, following the adjustment of Shi Siming's military order, the soldiers of the whole army barely rested for one night, and then left to continue marching the next day, talking slowly.

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Yutian Castle

Let me just say that now that An Lushan has received Shi Siming's battle report, he already knows the content of his battle report, and he can't help but feel very happy!
For a moment, An Lushan's mood that he had breathed a long time ago immediately sank down.

In fact, since receiving Cai Xide's biography, he advised An Lushan not to act rashly, so as not to fall into the conspiracy of the Qi army.

However, behind this matter, An Lushan had another consideration, that is whether Shi Siming would choose to aid Jicheng.

As for An Lushan's heart, he really didn't want Shi Siming to lead the army to aid Ji County.

According to Cai Xide's explanation, An Lushan has actually vaguely guessed the Qi army's intentions.

If something unexpected happens to Shi Siming, will An Lushan be saved at that time?
If it is not rescued, it means that it is necessary to fight a decisive battle with the Qi and Yan armies in the wild at the same time.

However, An Lushan had no certainty of victory in his heart.

Don't pretend to be the soldiers of the Qi army, even the Yan army under Luo Yi's command is stronger than the An army in terms of combat power.

After all, the strength of the two parties is a qualitative leap, not at the same level at all.

As for not being rescued, An Lushan will lose the morale of the army, and its already weak army will shrink even more.

After that, did anyone still think that with their own strength, how could they resist the siege of Qi Yanxia and the Three Kingdoms?
Therefore, now that he heard that Xia's army invaded the border and fought against his own army, An Lushan felt a little lucky.

Although the battle in Ji County is also very fierce, it doesn't hurt that An Lushan and Cai Xide are always watching!

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Under Jicheng, thirty miles away, the Qi army camp.

At this time, Su Lie, as the main general, had already summoned Zhang and Jia Xu to discuss.

"Brother Zhang Xian, Mr. Jia, our army has already constructed a solid line of defense, and we will besiege it just waiting for Shi Siming to come."

"Then use the encirclement circle to block it heavily. At that time, Shi Siming can be used as a bait to make An Lushan come to the door obediently, and take the opportunity to annihilate him."

"But now..."

It's just that when Su Lie said these words, he was extremely confident, and his eyes revealed infinite brilliance.

Originally, the intention of Su Lie, Jia Xu and Zhang Xian was to trap Shi Siming here first, and use him as bait to lure An Lushan to come to rescue.

However, for the sake of safety, Su Lie also sent a message to Gao Qi to get in touch with Dou Jiande and persuade him to send troops to the north to attack Zhuojun and Shanggu, so that the An army could not look after each other!
But in the end, Su Lie did not expect that the time when Xia Jun sent troops made him dumbfounded, and it happened to be on the way for Shi Siming to support Ji County.

Because of his strong front, Shi Siming led the army back to help directly, which made the Qi army's plan fall through.

At this moment, I don't know what kind of mentality Su Lie is in, it can be said that he really has a feeling of shooting himself in the foot.

"Sigh, if I knew it at that time, I shouldn't have sent a letter to King Qi to let him form an alliance with the Xia army."

For a moment, Zhang Xian couldn't help feeling somewhat regretful, and his words were quite remorseful.

Both Su Lie and Zhang Xian were frowning, but Jia Xu at the side was not panicked, but calm and composed!
This is Jia Xu, no matter where the situation is going, Jia Xu can remain calm and unmoved!
After a long time, Jia Xu showed a sly smile and said, "In fact, Xia's attack on Fan County has no conflict with our army!"

Hearing this, Su Lie and Zhang Xian were puzzled and asked in unison: "What does Mr. Jia mean by that?"

"General Su and General Zhang think about it carefully. According to common sense, due to the superior geographical location of Jicheng on weekdays, its importance cannot be compared with that of Fan County."

"After all, Fan County fell, and the An army can continue to hold on to the subsequent cities, fighting steadily and consuming its strength."

"However, Jicheng is very different. Once it falls, it will be a situation related to the overall situation, and the An army will definitely lose."

"Thus, just think about it, under what circumstances would Shi Siming think that Fan County is far more threatening than Ji County?"

Following Jia Xu's words, Su Lie didn't react slowly, as if he had already realized something.

"Wenhe means that Shi Siming thinks that Jixian County has a tall wall, sufficient food and fodder, and a large number of people, so our army will not be able to attack it."

"Therefore, you led the army to support Fan County, hoping to stabilize the situation in the first place, are you dealing with it?"

Hearing this, Jia Xu said slowly: "This is the first, and the second must be that Shi Siming told An Lushan about his situation in an urgent form of [-] miles to let him know."

"Now, if it's not as expected, An Lushan must be fully paying attention to the battle situation here."

"If there is any trouble, we will definitely send troops to help."

"It is precisely because Shi Siming's background is An Lushan that he will ignore Ji County with great fanfare, and instead lead the army to assist Fan County."

All of a sudden, as Jia Xu confessed everything, the doorway was revealed.

Su Lie really didn't expect that there is such a way in it.

Su Lie has a bit of arrogance in character, and he was not welcomed by scribes.

When dispatching troops, Su Lie also begged Gao Qi not to appoint a military division, as he would be able to lead the army to defeat Anlu Mountain himself.

However, because of Gao Qi's order, Su Lie reluctantly agreed.

But since entering Youzhou, Jia Xu offered advice first, which led to the victory of Daicheng.

Now Jia Xu's general analysis coincides with An Jun's plan again!

This action immediately made Su Lie dismiss Jia Xu's views.

Today, Su Lie has a new understanding of scribes.

Immediately, Zhang Xian asked from the side, saying: "But now, how can our army attract Shi Siming to return again and rescue his land?"

Hearing this, Jia Xu said slowly: "Continue to attack Daicheng by force, just arrange to trap."

"Then, a general led the cavalry to bypass Ji County and go directly to attack Zhuo County."

"Let Shi Siming know about our army's reckless actions, and think that our army is an unstable time bomb in the hinterland."

"In this way, Shi Siming is always on guard against the situation here."

"As it completely destroys its psychological defenses, it will surely allow it to lead the rescue again."

(End of this chapter)