In the early morning of the fifth day of the first lunar month, Zhao Yu, who was in the military camp in the western suburbs of Liangcheng, received a battle report sent by Zhang Ji and Cao Wu, and learned that Kaifeng County had been taken by his Yingchuan army.

I have to say that his mood is also quite complicated at this moment, because he knows the importance of Kaifeng County in this battle.

For the Jin army, 'taking Kaifeng County' is the most critical part of Xue Ao's series of strategies to 'counter the rebels', if he misses Kaifeng County, even if Li Meng, the governor of Henan, successfully takes Kao County, Xue Ao's strategy will be greatly reduced.

For the rebels, the gains and losses of Kaifeng County meant that the grain route from "Xianping to Xiaohuang" became less safe, and there was a danger of being cut off by the Jin army at any time.

As a Jin general with a 'different heart', Zhao Yu actually didn't want the rebels to fall into such an unfavorable situation, but unfortunately, he didn't dare to risk being suspected by Xue Ao and instructed Zhang Ji and Cao Wu to deliberately miss in Kaifeng County.

"I hope Chen Miao can wake up in time."

Looking at the battle report, Zhao Yu thought secretly.

Speaking of this battle report, Rao was a little surprised, not surprised that he had successfully attacked Kaifeng, but surprised by the role played by the brigade wolf in this operation.

In the Battle of Kaifeng, the brigade wolf was not a decisive force, and it was the 7,000 troops led by Zhang Ji and Cao Wu who really repelled the rebels stationed in the city and occupied the city. But it is undeniable that the brigade wolf played a vital role in this operation, whether it was to escort the troops of Zhang Ji and Cao Wu in the early stage, or to take the lead in sneaking up Kaifeng later, taking advantage of the unpreparedness of the garrison rebels to quickly seize the city gate, and put the army led by Zhang Ji and Cao Wu into it.

Originally, Zhao Yu defined the brigade wolf as 'a scout who is stronger than the combat ability of a small force', but now, it seems that the brigade wolf can also tap its potential and cultivate it into a special army that can cooperate with a large group of troops.

Of course, before carefully considering this matter, Zhao Yu had to inform Xue Ao of the news of 'Kaifeng'.

A moment later, Zhao Yu came to the camp where the Taiyuan army was located.

After getting Xue Ao's meeting, he hugged his fists and explained his intentions: "To live up to General Xue's expectations, the lowly side has just received the battle report, and the two generals Zhang Ji and Cao Wu under the command of the lowly post have successfully captured Kaifeng on the night of the third day of the first month. ”

"Good!"

Xue Ao, who was sitting on the main seat in the tent, was overjoyed when he heard this, and patted his thigh excitedly.

After all, as Zhao Yu realized, Kaifeng County was very crucial in his strategy.

In addition to being excited, Xue Ao immediately ordered left and right: "Call Dong Dian and Zhong Liao to come to my tent." ”

"Yes!" Left and right in response.

A moment later, two burly generals came to the tent, it was the two cavalry generals under Xue Ao's command, Dong Dian and Zhong Liao.

I saw Xue Ao raise his hand and point at Zhao Yu, and said in a deep voice with a little smile: "The two generals Zhang Ji and Cao Wu under the command of Zhou Duwei have successfully captured Kaifeng on the night of the third day of the first lunar month, and now I order you two to immediately lead the cavalry to Kaifeng, and use Kaifeng as a base to try to cut off the grain route between the rebels in Xianping and Xiaohuang." …… During this period, if you encounter obstacles, you can turn to the local Yingchuan army for help. ”

With that, he turned his head to look at Zhao Yu.

Of course, Zhao Yu would not and did not dare to refuse, so he immediately agreed.

"Yes!" Dong Dian and Zhong Liao will go away with their fists in their hands.

Some people may wonder if the current harsh environment of heavy snow and blocking roads is not suitable for cavalry combat. Why did Xue Ao send his cavalry to try to cut off the rebels' food routes? Didn't he know that?

Of course, Xue Ao would not be unaware.

In fact, heavy snow closures are not only detrimental to cavalry, but also to any other branch of the armed forces.

But on the other hand, if a foot soldier can fight on two legs in the snow, how can a cavalryman, who is jokingly called a four-legged soldier, not be able to do so?

The snow is not conducive to cavalry combat, it does not mean that cavalry cannot fight, at best it only limits the speed of movement of cavalry, so that cavalry temporarily loses the ability of 'charge combat'.

Glancing at Dong Dian and Zhong Liao who were leaving, Zhao Yu hugged his fists and asked Xue Ao: "If nothing else, the rebels must have learned the news that Kaifeng was captured by our army at this moment......

"So what?"

Xue Ao sneered: "Can he Chen Miao still retreat to Xianping with 300,000 rebels?" ”

As he spoke, he stood up, put his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice: "As short as ten days, as long as half a month, as long as Dong Dian and Zhong Liao can successfully cut off the rebels' grain route, the 300,000 rebels in Liangcheng will definitely fall into the embarrassing situation of running out of grain and grass...... We'll just have to wait for it to collapse. ”

As soon as the words fell, a soldier suddenly walked into the tent, clasped his fists and said, "General, Henan Governor Li Meng asks to see you." ”

Xue Ao immediately raised his hand and said, "Please." ”

Immediately, Li Meng, the governor of Henan, stepped into the tent, and saw that Zhao Yu was also in the tent, he first nodded to Zhao Yu and said hello, and then hugged his fist towards Xue Ao and said: "General, I just got the news that Xu Wu, the general under the command of the lowly post, has successfully captured Kao County ...... on the third ugly day of the first month."

"Good!"

Xue Ao was overjoyed when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Now, the rebels will not be able to evacuate to the east. ”

After laughing, he instructed Li Mengdao: "You sent someone to tell Xu Wu to guard Kao County and beware of the rebel counterattack." ”

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Hearing Xue Ao's words, Zhao Yu's face under the mask frowned slightly.

Because he knew that the purpose of Xue Ao sending the Henan Army to seize Kao County was to prevent the rebels from retreating eastward, and secondly, to prevent the Jiangdong Yishi from retreating eastward.

Compared with the former, the latter worries Zhao Yu even more.

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Exhaling imperceptibly, Zhao Yu thought secretly in his heart.

At the same time, on the south side, about twenty miles away from Liangcheng, in the camp of the righteous master, Chen Miao, as the commander, angrily reprimanded the general Zhu Yu under his command, and a Qu general named Tian Kai under Zhu Yuan.

It turned out that after capturing Xiaohuang County last year, Chen Miao sent Zhou Gong and Zhu Yu to attack Kaifeng, and when he pleaded with Liangcheng for reinforcements in vain, Kaifeng County only resisted for one day and surrendered under the coercion of Zhou Gong's people.

Then, Zhu Qian ordered his subordinate Qu general Tian Qi to lead 3,000 soldiers to guard Kaifeng, and he himself and Zhou Gong led the rest of the army back to Liangcheng.

I never thought that after only 20 days of taking Kaifeng, this county town was lost and lost.

That's a county town with 3,000 troops stationed!

I saw Chen Miao glaring at Tian Qi angrily, gritting his teeth and saying: "You have 3,000 soldiers under your command, 3,000 soldiers, but it's a lot, why did you lose the city overnight?" …… You say, how did you lose the opening? Thousands of Jin troops went to attack Kaifeng, don't you even know at all? ”

Facing Chen Miao's angry rebuke, Tian Qi explained with a bitter face: "The last general didn't expect that the Jin army would suddenly attack my Kaifeng at this time...... There is a shortage of winter clothes in the army, and the soldiers in charge of guarding it are not assigned to one person, and it is very cold on the city wall...... That's why ......"

Looking at the spitting and spitting Tian Qi, Chen Miao was angry.

You must know that in the current weather that is seriously unfavorable to combat, the 3,000 defenders under Tian Kai's command are really quite a lot, and as long as they are used properly, they can even block the enemy army ten times their size.

In the final analysis, it was because of the negligence of Tian Kai and his soldiers that he lost the city overnight, how could Chen Miao not be annoyed?

From the side, Zhu Wei never said a word, not daring to defend his subordinate Qu general, until Chen Miao vented his anger, he clenched his fists and said: "Qu Shuai, Tian Kai lost Kaifeng, not only his fault, but also the fault of the last general, the last general pleaded to atone for his sins...... Please allow the last general to immediately lead his army to recapture Kaifeng. ”

"Take back Kaifeng?"

Chen Miao glanced at Zhu Yan with a wry smile and asked rhetorically, "Do you think you can take it back?" ”

“……”

Zhu Yan was silent.

In fact, he was not sure, not only because the army that captured Kaifeng was the Yingchuan army, but also because the current weather was not conducive to the siege.

It is precisely for this reason that Tian Kai's loss of Kaifeng is unforgivable - if he is cautious, Kaifeng will never be lost, even if it is the Yingchuan army with as many as seven or eight thousand troops who attack Kaifeng.

"The last general is willing to do everything he can."

I saw Zhu Yu looking at Chen Miao, and said in a deep voice: "If you can't win, please cut off the head of the general." ”

Obviously, he also knew that Tian Kai, the general of the account, had made an unforgivable mistake this time, and in order to keep this general, he also let go.

Looking at Zhu Yuan's firm gaze, Chen Miao suddenly sighed, shook his head and said, "It's meaningless...... Since the Jin army is plotting to seize Kaifeng, they will not let you take it back. Tian Qi's mistake is remembered for the time being, you two should step back first, I have to think about it. ”

"Yes!"

Zhu Yan clasped his fists and saluted, and retreated with the trembling general Tian Qi.

"Wait."

Suddenly, Chen Miao called out to Tian Qi and asked, "After Kaifeng was attacked, did you send someone to warn Xianping?" ”

Tian Qi said cautiously: "That night, the last general asked Xianping for help, although he failed to get reinforcements in the end, I believe that Xianping has learned about it......"

Chen Miao nodded slightly: "Go down." ”

"Yes."

Watching Zhu Qian and Tian Qi leave the barracks, Chen Miao stood up and walked to the table on the side, staring at the map on the table.

From this map shows that Kaifeng is located in the south-west direction of Liangcheng, the west-north direction of Xianping, about 50 miles away from Liangcheng, and less than 20 miles away from Xianping County.

"Since Xianping has learned that Kaifeng was attacked by the Jin army, and the Jin army wants to repeat the old tricks to capture Xianping, there should be no chance, but this Kaifeng ...... Tsk.'

Chen Miao raised his hand and rubbed the corners of his forehead.

Helplessly, Kaifeng County is too close to Xianping County, and Chen Miao has no doubt that the loss of Kaifeng County will lead to the threat of the Jin army on the grain road from Xianping to Xiaohuang.

"Wait!"

Suddenly, Chen Miao's face changed slightly, his hands propped up on the table, and his eyes were fixed on the map on the table.

Suddenly he realized something......

Why did the Yingchuan army take the risk of attacking Kaifeng in this weather?!

Looking at the location of his large military camp on the map, and then looking at Kaifeng and Xianping, Chen Miao suddenly shuddered.

He hurriedly commanded left and right: "Quick! Hurry up and invite Cheng Qushuai and General Wu Yi to come! Fast! ”

"Yes!"

Left and right hurriedly answered.