Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 570

Chapter 571: The Battle of Xiapi Begins

In the 28th year of Qianyuan, on the eighth day of the fifth lunar month, Qin Lie led [-] Longxiang Guards to the city of Juyang, and Li Xiucheng led a group of Longwuwei generals out of the city to greet them.

"General Li, long time no see!" Qin Lie saw Li Xiucheng from a distance, hurriedly rode his horse forward, got off his horse when he came to Li Xiucheng, and said with a smile.

Facing Qin Lie's greetings, Li Xiucheng smiled awkwardly, and said, "I'm ashamed! I lost to Zhao Jun, retreated to Juyang City, lost the city and lost ground, and had to trouble General Qin to travel thousands of miles to help me. Shame on His Majesty, Shame on the General."

"Hey!" Qin Lie waved his hand and said, "What is General Li talking about? Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. If you lose this time, won't it be fine to come back next time you win? Besides, the general didn't What are you talking about, as long as you and I work together to defend Juyang City and prevent Zhao Jun from advancing further, after the victory at Xiapi, the lost city will be regained sooner or later, General Li doesn't have to worry about it."

"Thank you, General Qin, for your comfort. Don't worry, I, Li Xiucheng, won't be defeated so easily. This place is not a place to reminisce about the old days. I invite General Qin to accompany you into the city." Li Xiucheng hurriedly invited Qin Lie and the soldiers of Longxiang's guards into the city.

After Li Xiucheng brought a group of people to the prefect's mansion, Qin Lie proposed: "General Li, when I was in Suanzao, I heard that General Gao Shun was injured. I don't know what's going on now? If it's convenient, I would like to visit him." fan."

The news of Gao Shun's injury had already spread throughout the army, and Qin Lie naturally knew about it. Gao Shun, as the oldest veteran of Deng Jun, has an easy-going personality and good connections in the army, so he came to Juyang After that, Qin Lie immediately proposed to visit Gao Shun.

It's just that Qin Lie didn't know that just half an hour before his arrival, Gao Shun was heading towards Wancheng under the protection of a team of elites. Li Xiucheng had no choice but to apologize and said: "I'm really sorry, I'm afraid General Qin Disappointed, the military doctor said that General Gao Shun was seriously injured, there was no delay, and he needed to be sent back to Wancheng for treatment immediately, so before General Qin arrived, General Gao Shun left the city with a team of elite escorts and went back to Wancheng .”

"Oh, so that's the case. That's okay. The military doctors in the army are limited. If General Gao Shun's injury is delayed, it won't be good. There are famous doctors gathered in Wancheng, and they will definitely be able to cure General Gao Shun." Qin Lie nodded. , Said, although I was a little disappointed that I couldn't see Gao Shun, it was understandable. The healers in the army could only deal with some simple injuries, and although Juyang City was the seat of Liang County, there must be capable healers. , but compared with the imperial physicians in the palace, there must be a lot of gaps. Gao Shun is a meritorious general of Deng Guo, and it is appropriate for the imperial physicians to treat him.

"By the way, General Li, didn't you say that Juyang City was besieged by Zhao Jun? Why didn't you see a single Zhao Jun along the way?" Skipping the topic of Gao Shun, Qin Lie asked Li Xiucheng about Zhao Jun. Situation, when he left Suanzao, he heard that Juyang City was heavily besieged by Zhao Jun's [-] elites, but he couldn't see a single Zhao Jun along the way.

Li Xiucheng said: "General Li didn't know something. Just early this morning, the Zhao army suddenly withdrew from the encirclement, and the whole army retreated northward. According to reports from the scouts who went to investigate, the Zhao army retreated to Meng County, and its whereabouts are temporarily unknown. .”

"Although I will lead [-] Dragon Guards to arrive, Zhao Jun is still stronger than our army. Zhao Jun has no need to be afraid, but why did he suddenly retreat?" Qin Lie was also very puzzled, why Zhao Jun would give up like this The excellent situation, what about returning to Meng County?
At this time, Kuai Li, the military commander of Longwuwei, thought for a while and said, "You two generals, my subordinates think that Tu Gao did this for two reasons."

"Please ask the military adviser to speak clearly!" Hearing that Kuai Li had an idea, Li Xiucheng and Qin Lie quickly asked for advice respectfully. Although Kuai Li was a former Qi surrender minister, he had served as the military adviser of Longwuwei for many years, and his prestige in the army was no less than that of Kuai Li. Li Xiucheng is a great general, so whenever Kuai Li has an idea, Li Xiucheng also considers it very carefully. Before that, he did not follow Kuai Li's suggestion, which led to Mengze's defeat. This made Li Xiucheng pay more attention to Kuai Li. The opinion of the military division.

Kuai Li said: "The subordinates think that one of the reasons why Tu Gao gave up Juyang City is that the Zhao army is not strong enough. Wangcheng sighs, now that General Qin Lie is leading [-] dragon guards to help, Zhao Jun has no hope of taking down Juyang City, so he can only retreat to Meng County and wait for a good opportunity."

"Secondly, the arrival of Long Xiangwei will definitely weaken the strength of General Yue, so Li Rubing of Dongjun will definitely not give up such a good opportunity, so even if Tu Gao retreats, he will not directly return to Jiyin County, but It's hoarding troops in Meng County, the purpose is to contain our Longwuwei and Longxiangwei, and prevent us from going to reinforce the general." Kuai Li continued.

When everyone heard the words, they all believed it. Although Long Wuwei suffered a disastrous defeat in Mengze, he still had [-] troops, plus [-] Longxiang Guard and Juyang City. Ten, otherwise, there is no way to shake Juyang City by half, so Tu Gao is doomed to do nothing even if he stays under Juyang City, and Long Xiangwei's coming to Juyang City means that Yue Fei's strength has declined, presumably Li Rubing There will also be some action.

But now it's not Li Xiucheng and Qin Lie's turn to think about it. After all, they can't really let Tu Gao and the [-] Zhao troops stay in Liang County, and they can only rely on Yue Fei to reinforce Yue Fei themselves.

Qin Lie sighed, and said: "That's what I thought, but don't worry too much. Since the general dared to send this general and Long Xiangwei to support Juyang City, he would definitely think of this, even if Li Rubing Taking advantage of the situation, the general must have a countermeasure. What we have to do is to defend Juyang City. Tu Gao wants to contain us in Liangjun, but he doesn't know that we are also containing him. If we can't move, he can't even think about it. move."

"That's right, although there is no Longxiang Guard, the general still has 20 elite guards of Shenwu Guard and Shenxing Guard. In addition, there are [-] elite guards in Wancheng, who can reinforce the Central Plains at any time. If Li Rubing wants to defeat the Our army can only be whimsical, and now the focus of the two armies is on Xiapi City, I think Li Rubing will stay put until the battle in Xiapi City is not decided." Li Xiucheng nodded and said.

Since there was nothing they could do about Chen Liu, Li Xiucheng and Qin Lie simply stayed in Liang County to contain Tu Gao's army, and kept sending scouts to monitor Meng County.

Just as the battle in Liangjun subsided gradually, the situation in Xiapi City was gradually rising. After my short rest, Yang Yanzhao resolutely led hundreds of thousands of elites to go north to Xiapi, and in the 28th year of Qianyuan, on the tenth day of May, , Arriving outside Xiapi City, Zhang Jie and Kou Fei did not dare to neglect Deng's army when they saw the menacing approach. Becoming an outsider, Xiapi City, which could change suddenly at any time, has now become a dispensable existence.

"General Kou, the general sent a messenger to say that General Tugao raided Liang County and severely injured Deng Jun's Longwuwei. The curtain can also be drawn down." Zhang Jie said to Kou Fei in Zhao Jun's camp, in the Chinese Army's tent.

Kou Fei nodded, frowned and said: "That's the case. Now the battles in Chenliu, Peijun, Liangjun and other places are in a state of anxiety. If there is no good opportunity from God, it may be difficult to break the deadlock, so the battle in Xiapi It is very important, and under the city of Xiapi, our army has a geographical advantage, and the odds of winning are higher than Deng Jun, but this time the leader of Deng Jun is Yang Yanzhao, one of the three generals of Deng Guo. It's best to be careful."

Although Kou Fei has confidence in this battle, he is still very afraid of Yang Yanzhao. Although Yang Yanzhao has been guarding the important area of ​​Wancheng for so many years, there are no worthy men under his reputation. One, although the reputation is not as good as Yue Fei and Chang Yuchun, but I think he has some skills.

"No!" Different from Kou Fei's fear of Yang Yanzhao, Zhang Jie didn't care much, and said: "Although I don't deny that Yang Yanzhao has some abilities, but it's not necessarily difficult to say that Yang Yanzhao really has Yue Fei and Chang Yu. With Chun’s ability, how could Emperor Deng keep him guarding Wancheng? Over the years, there have been many famous generals in Deng’s army, such as Xue Rengui, Li Siye, Murong Ke, and others. Those who are not famous for killing the Quartet, but Yang Yanzhaogui is the only one. One of the three generals of the Deng Kingdom has been unknown, and Yang Yanzhao's ability to become one of the three generals of the Deng Kingdom has something to do with his being the confidant of the Emperor Deng in his early years. After all, he is a minister of the dragon, so he should be praised."

Since Zhang Jie was in the army, he has always heard the names of Deng Guo's three generals, but apart from Yue Fei and Chang Yuchun, Yang Yanzhao has almost never appeared in front of the world. If these generals had not had Yue Fei and Chang Yuchun as a foil to the fame of these generals, Yang Yanzhao would have been forgotten by the world long ago.

Seeing that Zhang Jie disdained Yang Yanzhao so much, Kou Fei felt a little dissatisfied, thinking that Zhang Jie underestimated the enemy too much, Yang Yanzhao was able to stand firm in the country of Deng where famous generals gathered, and firmly occupied the throne of one of the three generals, how could it be easy to be with him? What about seniors?But Kou Fei did not refute Zhang Jie's words. After all, this battle is very dangerous, and he and Zhang Jie need to work together. Had to hide it.

On the other hand, in Deng Jun’s camp, Yang Yanzhao also called all the generals to discuss matters. This battle was Yang Yanzhao’s first time leading an army alone since the battle of destroying Hunan, and it may also be the last time Yang Yanzhao led an army as a general. Yes, it is also Yang Yanzhao's battle to rectify his name, so Yang Yanzhao attaches great importance to it.

"General, Yu Qi sent someone to ask, what do they need to do in this battle?" Xiang Quan asked Yang Yanzhao. Since Yu Qi agreed to surrender to Deng, he would naturally have to contribute. After all, Deng has made great military achievements. If Deng Guozhong seeks a place, then Yu Qi can't stay out of this battle. He must make contributions and make meritorious deeds. Then he will send someone to ask if he wants to do something the first time Yang Yanzhao leads the army to arrive.

However, Yang Yanzhao still doesn't trust Yu Qi very much. After all, although Yu Qi said that he surrendered to Deng Guo in name, he still has his own army. If he can surrender today, he may turn against Zhao Guo tomorrow. It's not very sexual, but it has to be guarded. After all, Yu Qi has more than 2 soldiers and horses. When the two armies are in a state of anxiety, these soldiers and horses will affect the overall situation every minute.

Yang Yanzhao thought for a while and said: "You send someone to reply to Yu Qi, saying that his task in this battle is to defend Xiapi City. Don't let Zhao Jun take advantage of it. If it is really necessary, he will send someone Those who contact him, let him stand still until there is no military order from the general."

"Here!" Xiang Quan replied, he understood that Yang Yanzhao was worried about Yu Qi, and to be honest, his trust in Yu Qi was also very limited.

"General, now that the two armies are assembled, I don't know what our army should do next?" Guan Yu asked. Now that the two sides have assembled hundreds of thousands of elites, there is no reason to keep confronting each other here. We can only win or lose, and Yue Fei He and Li Rubing are also waiting for the result of the battle of Xiapi.

"I don't know what you think?" Yang Yanzhao asked the crowd.

General Zhou Yu of Angry Jiaowei came out and said: "General, Xiapi City is flat and it is difficult to implement strategies. It is better to directly put out the army and fight vigorously with the Zhao army. Moreover, among the Zhao army, Zhang Jie and Kou Fei have the same status in the army, so it is difficult to command the army together, as long as there is a big battle, the Zhao army's command will be chaotic, so our army will be able to directly defeat the Zhao army."

Everyone nodded when they heard the words. Since everyone put all their chips here, it means that no one bothers to use any tactics.

Yang Yanzhao thought for a while and said, "Okay, since that's the case, then I don't bother to plot with Zhang Jie and Kou Fei, and immediately send someone to challenge Zhao Jun. After three days, the decisive battle will take place."

"Here!" Everyone responded.

(End of this chapter)