Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 534
Chapter 535: Fighting Guangling
In April of the 27th year of Qianyuan, the [-] partial division led by Deng Yu marched forward all the way after capturing Qixian County, and even took Zhixian County, Fuli and other places. In the land of Peinan, the [-] elite Zhao troops stationed in Le Ting's headquarters in Zhuqiu gave up their plan to march westward to Jiyang, turned around and went south, preparing to attack Deng Yu's troops. Facing the situation where the enemy was strong and we were weak, Deng Yu decisively Withdrew from Fuli and retreated south to Qixian County, echoing the main force of Deng's army outside Guyang City.

While Deng Jun made progress in Peinan, a great war broke out in Guangling County to the east. When Chenliu was blocked, Li Rubing ordered all the armies to go south at the same time. Except Pei County was blocked, the other armies also went south. Among them, Zhang Jie's [-] troops stationed in Xiapi County broke through Dongyang, Ping'an, Lingxian and other places in Guangling County with a swift offensive, and the soldiers pointed directly at Guangling City, the government of Guangling County.

The Deng Junwei Army who was responsible for resisting the Zhao army in Xiapi was the Yongpingwei led by Guan Yu. After the Zhao army marched southward and took down Dongyang, Pingan, and Lingxian counties adjacent to Xiapi County in one fell swoop, Guan Yu decisively moved the army northward. Gaoyou, and asked Jinwuwei, who was still in Jiujiang County, to suppress the Zhao army at the northern and upper Xiapi borders.

In the 27th year of Qianyuan, in May, the Jinwu Guard crossed the border and captured the east city of Xiapi County on the border between Deng and Zhao. After leaving Dongyang, Yongpingwei took advantage of the situation to recover Ping'an City.

In June of the 27th year of Qianyuan, in the face of the two-sided attack of Deng Jun, Kou Fei of Pengcheng County decisively left [-] elites to support the battle in Peijun, and led [-] elites to go south to Xiapi, but Kou Fei did not go to Dongyang. Instead, he went all the way south and headed straight to Huai Ling, pointing the finger at the Jinwu Guard in Dongcheng.

In the 27th year of Qianyuan, in July, after Kou Fei's troops suppressed the Jinwu Guard in Dongcheng, Zhang Jie decisively led the army straight to Yongping Guard in Ping An. The county has a vast territory and there is no danger to defend. In desperation, Guan Yu had to lead the army to withdraw from Pingan, and abandoned the city in the north-central part of Guangling County, and the whole army withdrew to Guangling City, the seat of Guangling County.

In the 27th year of Qianyuan, on July [-]th, Zhang Jie led an army of [-] soldiers to Guangling City. Guan Yu was unwilling to be trapped in the city, so he led his army to camp outside Guangling City to confront Zhao Jun.

In Guangling City, in Deng Jun's camp, Guan Yu sat at the head of the central tent. In the tent, there were four generals, Guan Ling, Deng Ping, Gao Xingzhou, Yang Zongbao, and military adviser Jing Xiang.

"General, the Zhao army launched several attacks on our positions in the past few days, but they were all repelled by our troops, and none of our positions were lost." Deng Ping said to Guan Yu.

The two armies did not simply confront each other in Guangling, but fought with real knives and guns. It's just that Deng Jun has been on the defensive and Zhao Jun has been attacking. However, because Deng Jun's defense lines are very tight, Zhao Jun has nothing to do. , After attacking several times in a row, it stopped.

"Although the military order given by General Yue to Yongpingwei is to focus on defense, regardless of the gains and losses of a city or a place, it is enough to contain the offensive of the Zhao army, but all the armies have gained more or less. Only I, Yongpingwei, directly lost most of Guangling County, if Zhao Jun is allowed to attack so recklessly, I am afraid that the morale of the army will be frustrated." Yang Zongbao said with a worried face, although Yongpingwei successfully contained the attack. Zhao Jun's offensive directly gave up half of Guangling County, and the situation was completely at a disadvantage. This was a big blow to Yongpingwei's military spirit.

"General Yang is right. Our army can no longer be passive like this. We must come up with a way to break the situation as soon as possible to turn the situation around." Guan Yu nodded and said, among the Sixteen Guards of Deng, those who can really fight against the wind There are not many, and Yongpingwei is definitely not among them.

It has only been a few years since Yongpingwei was formed, and it has not fought many major battles. Although Guan Yu has confidence in the strength of the Yongpingwei he built, his lack of self-confidence is the biggest problem of Yongpingwei. If you have never fought a big battle or a tough battle, you will easily collapse in the face of long-term suppression.

"General, in fact, my subordinates have thought about a lot of methods these days, and finally came to the conclusion that if we look at it from the front, it is very difficult for our army to defeat Zhao Jun, who is twice as strong as our army. Find a way to the rear of the army." At this time, the military division Jing Xiang said.

"Find a way from the back of Zhao Jun? I don't know what clever plan the military master has?" Hearing that Jing Xiang had an idea, everyone's eyes lit up. The grievances these days have really made them uncomfortable. It's been a day of passive beating.

Jing Xiang said: "Guangling County has been the traditional power of Chu State since ancient times. Although Chu State has perished, the influence of Chu State nobles in Guangling County has not weakened at all. In addition, what Zhao Jun committed when he went south to destroy Chu The numerous crimes, especially the wanton cleansing of the royal family and nobles of Chu, made Zhao State very prestige in the hometown of Chu State. If we can invite the former Chu State nobles in Wancheng to go deep into Guangling and instigate Guangling nobles and people, we will definitely be able to obtain miraculous."

After hearing this, Guan Yu hesitated a little. As the general who took over Guangling County, Guan Yu knew very well that Deng Guo had been eliminating the influence of Chu State in Guangling County over the years. Zhao Jun invited the Chu people out again. If he was not careful, Guangling County would not be owned by Deng. After all, the Chu people were notoriously capricious.

"General, don't worry!" Jingxiang clearly saw the worry in Guan Yu's heart, so he said: "Although the prestige of Chu State in Guangling County is still very high, after all, Chu State is dead, and the elite of Chu State who ruled the world in the past are also gone. The smoke has disappeared, even if the Chu people have different intentions, they can't shake my Great Deng's rule in Guangling. Besides, the benevolent government that my Great Deng has implemented in Guangling County these years has basically been recognized by the people of Guangling. As long as we grasp the scale, when No problem."

Guan Yu nodded, and the worry on his brows also decreased a bit. Deng Guo has not done nothing in Guangling County these years, and he has also achieved great results in governing Guangling County with benevolent politics. Although it still cannot replace Chu State in the hearts of Guangling people, but It is not something that can be destroyed overnight. The nobles of the Chu Kingdom who have no soldiers and no generals alone cannot turn up any troubles.

Thinking of this, Guan Yu said: "What the military adviser said is true, but the general does not have such a great power to invite the nobles of Chu to Guangling, let alone the general, even General Yue does not have this power. With the permission of His Majesty, how about this, I will write two copies of this in handwriting, send one to Chenliu to inform General Huiyue, and send the other to Wancheng to present to His Majesty, to inform His Majesty of the situation in Guangling in detail, I believe Your Majesty will agree."

"General, if it's just a copy, even if the king agrees, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for the princes of the court. How about this, let the subordinates go to Wancheng in person to meet the king, if the princes of the court have something to say If there are objections, the subordinates can persuade them one by one." Jing Xiang said again.

The rise of Deng Guo is like a stormy trial process. Although it seems to be very powerful, the background is still not very deep. The background here does not refer to strength, but the sense of belonging from all over the country. Except for Nanyang County and Shangyong County, Deng Guo The others are all territories that have been seized in the past few decades, and some have only been won in the past ten years. The old forces from all over the country are still staring at Deng Guo in the dark. It took 20 years for the county and Deng country to gain a firm foothold, so the court of Deng country was very vigilant against the nobles of various countries. Without Deng Sheng's approval, these nobles from various countries who moved to Wancheng could not leave Wancheng at will Yes, so as not to cause trouble.

Now Guan Yu wants to invite the nobles of the Chu Kingdom to Guangling, but it is difficult to do so with only a handwritten letter, and even if some caring people doubt Guan Yu's intentions, so Jingxiang plans to go to Wancheng in person to persuade Deng At the same time as being promoted, he must also persuade the court officials to allow this matter to proceed smoothly.

Guan Yu thought for a while, and felt that Jingxiang was very thoughtful, so he said: "The military commander is thinking well, but the general is careless, so it is hard work for the military commander."

Not long after, Guan Yu wrote the general handwriting by himself, and handed one copy to a messenger, ordering him to rush to Chenliu as quickly as possible, hand it to Yue Fei, and hand one copy to Jing Xiang, and said to Jing Xiang: "Military division, the success or failure of Guan Yu's army in Guangling County at this time depends on the military division. I will wait for the good news from the military division in Guangling."

Jing Xiang nodded and said: "Don't worry, the general, the subordinates will not disappoint the general, and will definitely persuade the king and court officials to bring the nobles of Chu to Guangling. Tell the general, now that the enemy is strong and we are weak, the general only needs to guard against death, and must not fight with the Zhao army, so as not to ruin the good situation of Guangling."

Jing Xiang knew Guan Yu's character well, and was worried that after he left, Guan Yu would face Zhao Jun head-on because of a moment of anger. If this was the case, then even if he really brought the nobles of Chu State to Wancheng, it would be of no avail. .

Guan Yu also understood this truth, so he nodded and said: "Don't worry, the military commander, I will understand. If I don't wait for the military master to return, I will stay in the position all day, and I will never let Zhao Jun take advantage of the slightest. "

Seeing that Guan Yu agreed to himself, Jing Xiang was relieved and said, "It's so good, it's not early, and it's time for my subordinates to leave, so I'll take my leave first!"

"Military division slow down!"

After Jing Xiang left, Deng Jun fully entered into a defensive posture. At first Zhang Jie thought it was Guan Yu's trick, so he launched several tentative attacks, and found that Deng Jun was really just defending, and did not make any changes. It's very strange, but Zhang Jie didn't dare to act rashly without knowing Deng Jun's intentions, so he had to stand still and continue to confront Deng Jun, looking for good opportunities.

In the 27th year of Qianyuan, on July 25th, after ten days of hard work, Jingxiang finally walked into Wancheng with Guan Yu's own handwriting.

(End of this chapter)