Chapter 555: Dilemma (2)
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A moment later, Cheng Zhou, the commander of Yuzhang's righteous teacher, came to Chen Miao's barracks, and soon after, Wu Yi, the general of Jiangdong Yishi, also came with Zhao Yin.
"Bohu Gongzi."
After seeing Zhao Yin, Chen Miao greeted the latter, without the slightest intention of letting Zhao Yin retreat, after all, to a certain extent, the Bohu prince who was in charge of the grain and grass of the Jiangdong Yishi was actually more status than Wu Yi.
After being invited by Chen Miao to sit down in the barracks, Yuzhang Yishi Qu Shuai Cheng Zhou asked with a smile: "Chen Shuai is in a hurry to summon me to come, could it be that something big happened?" β
"Hmm."
Chen Miao nodded, and said with a stiff face: "Kaifeng County...... It was taken by the Jin army. β
"What?"
Cheng Zhou was stunned when he heard this, and then asked with a solemn expression, "When?" β
"On the night of the third day of the first lunar month, that is, a day ago." Chen Miao took a long breath and briefly told everyone present what he had learned from the mouth of Tian Qi, the former Kaifeng guard: "...... According to Tian Kai, that night, nearly 10,000 Yingchuan troops attacked Kaifeng, and Tian Kai, who was defending the city, was defenseless, resulting in the loss of Kaifeng. β
"Yingchuan Army? That's not ......
Zhao Yin's color changed slightly, and after frowning and thinking for a moment, he asked: "As far as I know, Kaifeng is fifty miles away from Liangcheng, and nearly 10,000 Yingchuan troops have attacked Kaifeng, and the Kaifeng garrison has no idea?" Didn't Kaifeng send people to patrol outside the city to warn? β
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Chen Miao was silent for a moment, and said inexplicably: "What Bohu Gongzi taught is that this time it was my Jiangxia Yishi's dereliction of responsibility, and it was Chen's dereliction of responsibility......
Seeing that Chen Miao took the initiative to take the blame, Zhao Yin felt a little embarrassed, as if he forced Chen Miao to admit his mistake.
He hurriedly said: "Chen Shuai misunderstood, this is not what I mean, what I mean is ......"
Speaking of this, he seemed to suddenly think of something, frowned and said, "Wait, why did the Jin army sneak attack Kaifeng at this time?" Could it be that the Jin army will have some big action? β
Cheng Zhou and Wu Yi's expressions also became solemn when they heard this, and Wu Yi immediately nodded and agreed: "What Gongzi said is indeed worth pondering. β¦β¦ Wu can forgive the negligence of the Kaifeng defenders, after all, even if it was me, I didn't expect the Jin army to raid Kaifeng at this time...... What does Jin Jun want to do? β
Chen Miao said in a deep voice: "If my expectations are correct, the Jin army may be planning to use Kaifeng as a base to cut off the grain route between Xianping and Xiaohuang, and then wait for me...... Clean sweep. β
Hearing this, the faces of several people present suddenly changed, after all, 'attacking the grain road' is not a new tactic in this era, but all the generals who command the army understand what it means to be attacked on the grain road.
Seeing that several people present were silent in thought, Chen Miao continued: "This should be Zhou Hu's trick......
"Zhou Hu? My brother? How is that possible!'
Zhao Yin immediately rejected Chen Miao's judgment in his heart.
What reason does his younger brother Zhao Yu have to deal with the righteous master with such a ruthless trick as 'cutting off the grain road'? You must know that the righteous master is not an enemy to him Luyang Zhao.
Zhao Yin believed that his brother understood this very well.
In other words, 'attacking Kaifeng and cutting off the righteous master's grain path' was definitely not a suggestion made by his younger brother, Zhao Yin preferred that this trick was proposed by Xue Ao, one of the five tigers of the Chen Sect......
And this means that Xue Ao is by no means a reckless man with courage and no strategy......
"No!"
Zhao Yin immediately interrupted Chen Miao's words and said in a deep voice: "It's not Zhou Hu!" β
The barracks suddenly quieted down, and Chen Miao, Cheng Zhou, and Wu Yi all looked at Zhao Yin with some astonishment.
"Not Zhou Hu?"
Chen Miao looked at Zhao Yin in confusion and asked, "Childe...... Why are you so sure? β
"Nonsense, that Zhou Hu is my younger brother, how could he harm my Jiangdong Yishi?"
Zhao Yin muttered to himself, but for this extremely good reason, he was inconvenient to inform everyone present, including his Jiangdong general Wu Yi, after all, this secret was related to the safety of his younger brother Zhao Yu, and he had to be cautious.
"This ......"
Zhao Yin pondered for a moment, and suddenly thought of words, he raised his head and said to Chen Miao: "I have heard Chen Shuai evaluate Zhou Hu, as far as I know, Zhou Hu is a very cautious and cunning person, and in the current bad weather, it is really risky in my opinion...... Unless the Jin army can overcome it in one battle, otherwise, the Jin army will not have a second chance, and can only return to Liangcheng gloomily. seems to be this kind of strategy that doesn't know success or failure, does Chen Shuai think it really came from the hands of Zhou Hu? β
"That being said......"
Chen Miao touched his beard, frowned and asked, "What if he calculates that our army is negligent in taking precautions?" β
"It can't be."
Zhao Yin shook his head and explained: "Chen Shuai must know that this time the Jin army has Xue Ao as the commander, and Zhou Hu only led the Yingchuan army under his command to assist Xue Ao, which is equivalent to Xue Ao's subordinates...... I don't deny that Zhou Hu will offer a plan to curry favor with Xue Ao and win Xue Ao's favor, the question is, without knowing the final success or failure, will Zhou Hu's personality use Kaifeng as a means for him to win Xue Ao's attention? β¦β¦ What if it doesn't work out? Didn't Zhou Hu backfire? didn't get Xue Ao's appreciation, but got a reprimand? β
"What did Childe say......
Chen Miao nodded thoughtfully.
Seeing this, Zhao Yin continued: "With Zhou Hu's prudence and cunning, I don't think he will come up with any risky strategies, standing in his position, as long as he has no major faults, he can gradually win Xue Ao's trust, why take that risk?" In other words, the sneak attack on Kaifeng is not Zhou Hu's strategy, but Xue Ao's strategy! β¦β¦ Only Xue Ao could order Zhou Hu to do this! β
"Both...... Does it make any difference? Cheng Zhou asked puzzled.
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Glancing at Chen Miao, whose complexion was gradually changing, Zhao Yin said in a deep voice: "If the sneak attack on Kaifeng is really a strategy formulated by Xue Ao, it means that Xue Ao is by no means a brave and reckless man, which means that he blindly rushed to Xianping last year, and he did it on purpose, the purpose of which is to let my righteous teacher quickly enter the army without any worries...... And now, his goal has been achieved, and I am 180,000 righteous teachers...... Well, 300,000, now ninety percent is concentrated in this camp and Xiaohuang County, and Kaifeng and Xianping behind him are only garrisoned by a small number of troops, as long as he sends troops to cut off the return of my righteous division, my 300,000 righteous division will be deeply trapped in the territory of Liangcheng......"
Hearing this, not only did Chen Miao and Wu Yi's faces change suddenly, but Yu Zhangqu Shuai Cheng Zhou's complexion was even more exciting.
Because last year, it was he who vetoed Chen Miao's decision to 'march cautiously', and proposed that the '300,000' righteous division quickly advance to Liangcheng, so that they could immediately enter the battle against Liangcheng after the spring of the following year.
In other words, it was he who caused the 180,000 righteous teachers to fall into the trap set by Xue Ao.
Just when the barracks fell silent because of Zhao Yin's words, a soldier suddenly walked into the tent and clasped his fists and said: "Qu Shuai, Zhong Yi, the general of Jiangdong Yishi, said that he had an urgent matter to see General Wu. β
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Zhao Yin frowned slightly.
"I'm sorry."
Saying sorry to everyone present, Wu Yi got up and left the table and walked outside, and after a while, he went and returned, with a cloudy look on his face.
Seeing this, Zhao Yin frowned and asked, "Has there been a change in Kao County?" β
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Wu Yi looked at Zhao Yin in surprise, nodded, and immediately, he met the eyes of Chen Miao and Cheng Erren, and said in a deep voice: "I just sent an urgent report, Kao County was attacked by the Henan army under Li Meng, and because the defenders of the city were negligent in taking precautions, Kao County was occupied by the Jin army. β
Chen Miao's face showed a solemn expression, and he asked urgently, "What time?" β
"On the same day as the attack on Kaifeng, it was also on the night of the third day of the first lunar month." Wu Yi replied with a little depression.
"......" Chen Miao's face was shocked.
Ren didn't expect that overnight, his righteous teacher would lose two cities.
"That's pretty clear."
Zhao Yin said in a deep voice: "Two dangerous moves, and a sneak attack on Kaifeng and Kao County at the same time, I think Zhou Hu should not have the courage to propose this kind of strategy to Xue Ao, it can be seen that this is Xue Ao's idea, he decided to do this, and he has the right to order Zhou Hu and Li Meng to do this, no matter success or failure." β¦β¦ In other words, my righteous teacher has fallen into Xue Ao's net. β
"Hmm."
Chen Miao nodded slightly, and then glanced at Zhao Yin with surprise on his face.
He was very surprised that this young man, who was only eighteen years old this year, could see the current situation so thoroughly, on the other hand, the generals of these righteous teachers, stupidly rejoiced in the wrong judgment of 'it turns out that Xue Ao was a reckless man', and they did not know that they had fallen into the trap set by this Five Tigers of the Chen Sect.
"Bohu Child...... This boy is amazing.'"
Shocked, Chen Miao hugged his fist towards Zhao Yin, and asked with an open attitude: "According to the child's opinion, what should I do now?" β
"Me?"
Zhao Yin looked around, and then chuckled and said, "Don't dare to speak presumptuously......
Seeing this, Chen Miao immediately said: "Please don't be modest, we are all deceived by Xue Ao's pretended recklessness, only Gongzi can see through Xue Ao's tricks at a glance, and now my 300,000 righteous teachers have fallen into an unfavorable situation, and I also ask Gongzi to guide me and others." β
"This ......"
Zhao Yin couldn't help but smile bitterly.
To put it bluntly, if he hadn't known that Zhou Hu, the commander of Yingchuan, was his younger brother Zhao Yu, in fact, he wouldn't have thought of associating some things with Xue Ao.
Seeing that Chen Miao persuaded him again, Zhao Yin hesitated, nodded and said, "Since this is the case, I will dare to make a few suggestions......
Saying that, he straightened his expression, and said: "It doesn't matter if you lose Kao County, I think Xue Ao sent troops to attack Kao County, just to prevent my righteous division from breaking through to the east when the battle is unfavorable, and General Wu can call the rout army back." β
"Okay." Wu Yi nodded, and it could be seen that he also attached great importance to Zhao Yin's opinion.
"As for Kaifeng ......" Zhao Yin weighed the pros and cons and continued: "Since Xue Ao used the 'Grain Cutting Dao' as a strategy to defeat my righteous division, I believe that Kaifeng County must be heavily defended, unless my righteous division divides a large number of troops, otherwise, it should not be able to take it back." The attack on Liangcheng was imminent, and a large number of troops were divided at this time, which not only did not have every chance of recapturing Kaifeng, but also weakened the threat to Liangcheng, which did more harm than good. Therefore, in my opinion, it is enough to open the seal and put it aside for the time being...... Since we know that the Jin army will use Kaifeng as a base to cut off the grain route from Xianping to Xiaohuang of our righteous division, then we only need to take precautions in this direction, and even use the empty grain cart as bait to ambush the Jin army. β
"Hmm."
Chen Miao, Cheng Zhou, and Wu Yi couldn't help but glance at each other in surprise while nodding in approval, although they all knew that the talent of this Bohu prince could not be underestimated, but at this moment, seeing Zhao Yin talking with a calm expression, they still felt a little incredible.
"What about Liang Cheng?"
Chen Miao humbly asked.
Hearing this, Zhao Yin lightly clasped the low case in front of him, and said slowly: "Xue Ao divided his troops to attack Kaifeng and Kao County, which seemed to occupy a favorable situation, but it also reduced the defenders of Liangcheng in disguise, making it more conducive to my righteous division to capture Liangcheng...... And to attack Liangcheng, it is necessary to break the Jin army camp outside the city......"
"Attack the Jin army camp?"
Chen Miao, Cheng Zhou, and Wu Yi all showed a look of astonishment.
"There's no harm in trying." Zhao Yin smiled and said, "What if it succeeds?" β
After that, he seemed to think of something, and advised: "Oh, by the way, Xue Ao is actually scheming, pretending to have no plan, let's not demolish him first, maybe it will be of great use in the future." β
Chen Miao and the three of them nodded, and immediately looked at each other.
Faced with a combination of Xue Ao, Zhou Hu, and Li Meng, they really couldn't think of much chance of destroying the Jin army's camp in one fell swoop.
Unless there is a man of God to help him.