Chapter 848: Knowing the Benefits
At night, the dark clouds closed, the stars and the moon were gone, a cavalry of 5,000 people quietly appeared in the northeast corner of the Zhao army camp, the black cavalry group was like a group of wolves about to prey, at the front of the team, Tian Yue was wearing heavy armor, holding a seventy pound of green dragon halberd, and looked coldly at the camp three miles away in the distance.
Tian Yue knew very well in his heart that unless the other party had an ambush, his sneak attack tonight had been successful for most of the time, and at a distance of three miles, it was only a cup of tea for the cavalry to run to the camp, and in such a short period of time, the other party had no time to react at all.
Tian Yue accepted the strategy of the military advisor Wang Yu, in order to confuse the other party, he recruited 30,000 people to disguise himself as the Wei army, set up a large camp on the other side of the Yongji Canal, and found a soldier who looked like himself, pretending to be himself pointing at the river, so that the other party mistakenly thought that the two armies had formed a confrontation.
However, he personally led 30,000 troops to cross the Yongji Canal from the north, and ordered 25,000 troops to lie in ambush in the north to cut off the enemy's retreat, and he himself led 5,000 cavalry to attack the enemy camp at night.
Wang Yu didn't let him take the risk himself, but Tian Yue didn't listen to persuasion, he was proud of his bravery, and he always liked to fight in person to boost morale.
The other party's camp was still dark and dreary, and there was no movement at all.
Tian Yue shouted loudly: "Successful battle, attack!" ”
'Woo-'
The low sound of the horn sounded, and the five thousand cavalry suddenly launched, the horses' hooves knocked on the ground, the yellow dust rolled, the earth trembled, and the muffled thunder resounded through the field.
The 30,000 soldiers of the Zhao Army who were asleep woke up in their sleep, and many of them did not wake up, standing up in a daze, not knowing what had happened.
That's when the 'dang! While! While! While! The piercing alarm bell suddenly rang and echoed over the camp, and outside there were soldiers shouting hysterically and in fear: "The enemy has stolen the camp!" The enemy army has stolen the camp! ”
Li Wujun's camp was in turmoil suddenly, at this time, five thousand cavalry like a flood bursting the embankment, from three directions into the camp, every time they slashed and killed, for a time the heads rolled down, limbs flying, frightened the Zhao soldiers turned around and ran for their lives.
Li Wujun was escorted out of the big tent by dozens of personal soldiers, he saw the fire in the distance, crying and screaming, there were fleeing soldiers everywhere, he was shocked, how could this be possible, he deployed 5,000 soldiers on the west bank of the Yongji Canal to monitor the opponent's camp, where did the enemy come from?
"Lord Wang, quickly withdraw! It's too late. One of the generals ran over and shouted.
Li Wujun saw that all the soldiers were fleeing in panic, he knew that the army's morale had collapsed, and it was impossible to organize resistance anymore, so he had to sigh, "Pass my order, and the whole army will withdraw to Jizhou!" ”
Without the military advisor Luo Sinan, Li Wujun was passive step by step, he didn't expect that the main force of the enemy army turned out to be fake, and he didn't expect that it was only the cavalry that attacked him, and the main force of the enemy army was waiting for him in the north!
More than 20,000 soldiers threw off their armor and fled north in the wilderness, when the day was about to dawn, several black lines appeared in the north, and the main force of the 25,000 Wei army was killed, they formed a cloth bag from three directions, surrounded the Zhao soldiers who were on the run, except for surrender, Li Wujun's army had no way out.
The battle of Wei and Zhao in the spring of the second year of Yongzhen, after ten days of confrontation, Tian Yue led the army to attack Li Wujun's camp successfully, Li Wujun's army was defeated on all fronts, countless people were killed and surrendered, 30,000 troops went south, and finally less than 5,000 people fled back to Jizhou under the leadership of Li Wujun.
At this time, Li Wujun's troops in Xindu were less than 15,000 people, so he had to defend the Xindu City, with Tian Yue's army in the south and the Jin army in the west, Li Wujun had to send people to Youzhou to ask Zhu Tao for help.
Tian Yue led an army of 40,000 to Zaoqiang County, Jizhou, at this time, a messenger from outside the camp was a messenger from Zhaozhou, it was Shi Liuqiang, the governor of Zhaozhou, he was the marching Sima of the Jin army, after taking Zhaozhou, he also served as the governor of Zhaozhou, and was fully responsible for the transportation of war materials in Zhaozhou.
Of course, Tian Yue knew who Liu Qiang was, and he suddenly had doubts in his heart, what did Liu Qiang do at this critical moment?
Tian Yue pondered for a moment, and then ordered the military advisor Wang Yu to meet Liu Qiang.
In the guest tent, Wang Yu politely invited Liu Qiang to sit down, and asked the soldiers to serve tea.
"I don't know why Liu Changshi came?" Wang Yu asked with a smile.
Liu Qiang took out a letter and handed it to Wang Yu and said with a smile: "I am soft-spoken, and it is estimated that King Wei will not take what I say to heart, this is a letter written by the head of my family to King Wei, please transfer it to His Royal Highness King Wei!" ”
Wang Yu took the letter and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, there is nothing to do with the two of us?" ”
"That's not the case, I just received the information, Li Wujun has asked Zhu Tao and Li Na for help, Zhu Tao's 30,000 troops entered Shenzhou Raoyang three days ago, Li Na's 20,000 troops also entered Dizhou Bohai County, Zhu Zhu has 80,000 troops in Baimatun, and 100 large ships have been transferred from the Huai River, this is no longer the business of the Zhao and Wei families, I hope that Wang Junshi and His Royal Highness the King of Wei will be as cautious as possible in decision-making."
Wang Yu was taken aback and asked anxiously, "When did Li Na's army enter Dizhou?" ”
Dizhou is located on the north bank of the Yellow River, the easternmost part of Hebei, is Li Na's only territory on the north bank of the Yellow River, there has always been a tacit understanding between Tian Yue and Li Na, Tian Yue acquiesced to Li Na to own a piece of land in Hebei, but the condition is that Li Na can not garrison troops in Dizhou.
That's why Wang Yu was so surprised to learn that Li Na's 20,000 troops had entered Dizhou.
Liu Qiang said unhurriedly: "What happened two days ago, the news is reliable. ”
Wang Yu pondered for a moment and said, "What does Liu Changshi mean by this?" ”
Liu Qiang smiled slightly: "I'm just here to make the current situation clear, the decision has nothing to do with me, and it is clearly written in my father-in-law's letter." ”
Wang Yu nodded, "Then please Liu Changshi sit down for a while, and I will report to King Wei." ”
Wang Yu hurriedly came to Tian Yue's big tent, Tian Yue was waiting for him, and when he saw him come in, he hurriedly asked, "Why did he come?" ”
"Actually, the lord should be able to guess it."
Wang Yu handed Guo Song's letter to Tian Yue, "This is a handwritten letter from the King of Jin to the prince." ”
Tian Yue hurriedly took the letter and opened it, Guo Song spoke in a very polite tone in the letter, first thanking him for his trust and withdrawing troops from Xiangzhou, and secondly, hoping that the two families could strengthen trade.
But in the second half of the letter, Guo Song entered the topic, in which he frankly told Tian Yue that his real danger now was that the Zhu brothers were flanked by the north and south, and that this was the purpose of Zhu Jun's capture of Huaizhou, and although he could no longer go north from Huaizhou, he could still cross the Yellow River to the north at any time.
Once Li Wujun loses, Zhu Tao will inevitably go south to take Shenzhou and Jizhou, the Wei army will fight with Zhu Tao in Jizhou, Zhu Zhu will definitely attack Weizhou from the south, and the two Zhu will attack from the north and south, what are the chances of the Wei army winning?
Tian Yue was in a cold sweat, and he handed the letter to Wang Yu, "Take a look!" ”
Wang Yu read the letter carefully, he nodded, "Guo Song has seen it very thoroughly, the two Zhu are combined into one, and unifying the world has always been their highest strategy, Zhu Zhu's crown prince is Zhu Tao's son, how can Zhu Tao not fight the world for his son?" Now that Guo Song's energy was concentrated in Hanzhong, it seemed that he had no time to look eastward, and the battle of Zhao and Wei gave the two Zhu a chance to unify Hebei. ”
"Are they moving now?"
"Yes! Just now Liu Qiang told me that Zhu Tao's 30,000 troops have occupied Raoyang, Shenzhou, and now Li Wujun is asking him for help, so that he has an excuse to send troops, Zhu Zhu has 80,000 troops in Baimatun, and 100 large ships have been transferred from the Huai River, once we have a fierce battle with Zhu Tao in Jizhou, Zhu Zhu will definitely go north to copy our lair, and Li Na ......"
"Lee?"
Tian Yue was stunned, "Li Na is also here to join in the fun?" ”
Wang Yu nodded, "Liu Qiang said that Li Na's 20,000 troops have entered Dizhou. ”
Tian Yue sighed and said, "Strategist, our intelligence is still too weak, and we actually need Guo Song to tell us about this important information?" ”
Wang Yu's old face was hot, and he said ashamedly: "The humble position will definitely strengthen the intelligence, and this kind of thing will not happen again." ”
Tian Yue waved his hand, "Let's talk about this matter later, what does the military advisor think of Guo Song's intentions?" ”
"In fact, Guo Song's meaning is very clear, that is, let us withdraw from Jizhou, don't get involved in Li Wujun's territory, and devote ourselves to dealing with Li Na and Zhu Zhu, Li Wujun's territory will be taken over by him, and Zhu Tao will also be dealt with by him."
Tian Yue sneered: "Guo Song thinks it is beautiful, he is not afraid that I will stab him from behind?" ”
"Lord Wang, he took Huaizhou last year to prevent us from attacking from behind."
Tian Yue was speechless for a long time, he paced back and forth in the big tent with his hands, he stopped and looked at the top of the tent and sighed: "Seeing the victory in the hands of Guo Song, I am unwilling!" ”
Wang Yu was very calm, he said slowly: "Whether our army withdraws from Jizhou depends on whether the prince believes that the two Zhu will attack us from the north and the south, if the prince does not believe it, then we continue to go north and attack Xindu, it is likely to encounter Zhu Tao's army, on the contrary, if the prince believes, he should immediately withdraw his troops and strengthen the defense along the Yellow River, and at the same time urge Li Na to withdraw his troops." ”
"Does the military advisor believe it?" Tian Yue asked rhetorically.
Wang Yu nodded, "Believe it!" ”
Tian Yue obeyed Wang Yu's words, although he was unwilling, but he was helpless, so he said to Wang Yu: "Please tell Liu Qiang, Mr. will withdraw immediately!" ”