Chapter 570: The Decisive Battle
Earthquake City.
Li Xun, Fan Zhongyun, Shan Qiu, Sima Tu and others were chatting.
Although Zhan Bai surrounded Zhenshi City, the internal and external news was not completely blocked, and the hundreds of scouts sent by Li Xun outside still took advantage of the gap between the armies of the Western Regions to transmit news into the city from time to time.
Zhao Zhang, who was stationed in He Guo, had already led 6,000 troops to Moyang City late last night.
Sima Tu said: "My lord, Zhao Zhang led six thousand soldiers to Moyang City, and it seems that he is preparing to compete with the thirty thousand troops of the Western Regions there. β
Li Xun nodded and said, "Although it is a bit risky to do this, it is not without opportunities. β
The combined strength of Zhao Zhang and Zheng Chun is also 16,700 people, compared to the 30,000 troops in the Western Regions, it is not without the strength of a battle, once the victory in the direction of Moyang is achieved, then the pressure on himself here can be reduced a lot.
Shan Qiu said: "This marching plan should have been thought up by Li Zhaodi. β
Zhao Zhang has followed Shan Qiu for many years, and for his ability, Shan Qiu is naturally very clear, more than brave, too little strategy, such a marching plan, Zhao Zhang would not have thought of it.
Li Xun waved his hand and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter whose idea it is, I gave him the army, he can decide what to do for himself, I only look at the result." β
After that, Li Xun looked at Fan Zhongyun, who was contemplative on the side, and asked softly, "Old Fan, what are you thinking?" β
Fan Zhongyun raised his head and said lightly, "It seems that our plan is about to change." β
Although Zhenshi City is now surrounded by Zhan Bai, Li Xun and others have already had a follow-up plan, be cautious, keep the current situation, and occupy the land of the Seven Kingdoms in the eastern part of the Western Regions, it can be said that Li Xun has achieved considerable results in sending troops to the Western Regions this time, and has explained to the imperial court and everyone, and there is no need to take risks, but the battle situation is changing rapidly, and Zhan Bai's rear, Hammer Euqi has already started an incident, but the news has not yet come, Hou Quan raided the Zhou State, broke through the capital of Xingcheng in one fell swoop, and successfully defended the results, Therefore, the internal contradictions of Zhan Bai were intensified, and the incongruous factors of Zhan Bai, a seemingly powerful alliance, became more and more intense.
If Zhao Zhang and Zheng Chun can work together to defeat the 30,000 Western Regions army besieging the city, then Li Xun will have no worries and can attack with all his strength, completely annihilate Zhan Bai's army, and bring the entire Western Regions under his control.
It's exciting to think about.
Li Xun was excited in his heart and said loudly: "It seems that Zhan Bai is going to be unlucky." β
Fan Zhongyun said in a deep voice: "The situation is about to change, Hammerezi should have started an incident at this time, and the news will soon reach Boulder City." β
Li Xun said: "When the news comes, Zhan Bai will inevitably divide his troops to return to defense, and we can't cheapen him." β
The initial plan of Li Xun and the others was to negotiate peace with Zhan Bai immediately after the Hammer Er Qi uprising, with Zhenshi City as the boundary, and the two sides would withdraw their troops and temporarily truce, which would be beneficial to both sides, and Zhan Bai would not refuse.
There are no eternal enemies, no eternal friends, only eternal interests, Li Xun verbally agreed to Hammereqi, but after discussing with Fan Zhongyun and others, and combined with the current situation, Li Xun's initial decision was to prepare to sell Hammeraeqi in exchange for Zhan Bai's withdrawal, but now that the situation has changed, Li Xun has naturally changed.
Fan Zhongyun smiled and nodded, agreeing with Li Xun's words.
Subsequently, Li Xun summoned the senior generals of the army and conveyed the order to reorganize the armament for war.
Brother Yu staged a coup d'Γ©tat, imprisoned his father, and united with Hammer Uzzi to raid Qicheng with 6,000 troops, taking the city in one fell swoop.
Brother Yu rebelled, Qicheng was broken, grain and grass were destroyed, this earth-shattering change, the news reached Zhan Bai, it was already late at night.
Zhan Bai was dressed in a single coat, and the whole person sat there in a daze, a little lost and depressed.
When the news came, Zhan Bai was shocked, and in anger, he took a sword and cut the items in the room into a mess, and after venting, Zhan Bai seemed to have no spirit, sitting there, in a daze, and lost his mind.
Du Zhongbo soon arrived, and his face was extremely heavy.
"Zhan Bai, you are the commander of the three armies, if you fall, who else can we count on?"
Seeing Zhan Bai's appearance, Du Zhongbo stepped forward and pulled him and roared loudly.
Zhan Bai came back to his senses, and when he saw Du Zhongbo, his stunned eyes suddenly came to his senses, pulled Du Zhongbo, and said urgently: "Qicheng is broken, the grain and grass are destroyed, we are about to die and have no place to bury, you have always been wise, help me think of a way." β
Du Zhongbo looked at Zhan Bai, sighed deeply, and waved his hand to let the guards in the room leave, if Zhan Bai's appearance and attitude were spread, how much would it affect morale.
Zhan Bai is still too young, he has always been smooth sailing before, and he has not experienced any ups and downs, but now with a blow, the whole person is on the verge of collapse.
Du Zhongbo said in a deep voice: "Things are not so bad, Shi Danguo's national strength is weak, Brother Yu attacked Qicheng by sneak attack, which shows that the troops in his hands are quite limited, we should immediately return to the army to quell the chaos, control the situation, everything will be easy." β
Zhan Bai also calmed down a little at this time: "Isn't there still Hammererzi?" Together, the two of them may have a lot of power. β
Du Zhongbo said coldly: "These are not what we should consider now, even if they have an army of millions, we can only immediately return to the army and fight to the death, once they are given enough time, then the people's hearts will be gone, and the crowd will collapse, and everything will be over." β
Zhan Bai pondered for a moment, and finally nodded, what Du Zhongbo said made a lot of sense.
Just when Zhan Bai gathered the generals, sorted out the army, and prepared to return to quell the chaos, there was news that Brother Yu and Hammer Er Qi did not have many troops, less than 10,000 people, hearing this news, Jamber was immediately greatly relieved, and things were as Du Zhong Bo guessed, Hammer Er Qi and their troops were not much.
Zhan Bai had nearly 200,000 troops in his hands at the beginning, and after some attrition, there were about 180,000, Ji Ge took 20,000, Zhesha led 30,000 people to Moyang City, and now there are 130,000 in his hands.
Zhan Bai listened to Du Zhongbo's suggestion and personally led an army of 50,000 to return to quell the chaos, and the remaining 80,000 troops were handed over to his younger brother Zhan Heng to lead to prevent the Jin army from taking advantage of the fire to loot.
Zhan Bai's order to Zhan Heng was to retreat to Giant Rock City and defend it, Zhan Heng retreated, but the retreat was very slow, and after walking for a day and a night, it was less than fifty miles.
"General, our speed is too slow, we should speed up and rush to Boulder City as soon as possible."
A general spoke of persuasion.
Zhan Heng said coldly: "What to do, I have my own plans, you don't need to say much." β
Zhan Heng felt that he had 80,000 people, more than the Jin army, and his strength was superior, if the Jin army dared to chase after him, why not take advantage of this to fight the males and females? 2k reading web