Ding Sheng fell into a huge choice disorder in Yiyang.

It's not that he is not decisive enough, but no matter how he chooses, in his opinion, it is wrong.

Since there was a huge gap in Shuangjiangkou, what he has been doing is how to fill this gap, how to prevent the right guard from taking advantage of this gap to attack the Yiyang defense line he occupies.

Because of Lu Yuan's sudden departure, he has fallen into extreme passivity. It's like a chain of buckles, one lock is broken, and the whole chain is facing the problem of fragmentation.

But the fact is that Shi Zhuang ignored him at all, after Chen Changping occupied the mouth of the Shuangjiang River, thousands of cavalry went all the way south, and actually went straight to Changsha, and then the news came that Shi Zhuang's main force converged with the water division of Dongting Lake and went south along the Xiangjiang River, and its target was also Changsha.

What to do?

Now that Shi Zhuang is gone, then now Yueyang must be empty, although Liang Han is still in front, but in terms of troops, he has the absolute upper hand, if he takes this opportunity to fight Yueyang, will he have a chance to succeed?

But in doing so, there is no doubt that Changsha will be abandoned.

He knew very well that his younger brother Ding Hao was now concentrating almost all the troops in Changsha, Xiangtan and other places to attack Ren Xiaonian, and Changsha was an empty shell. As long as Shi Zhuang is in Changsha, it is almost at his fingertips.

Can Changsha be lost?

That's his Ding's lair.

"Young marshal, Changsha can't be saved!" His henchman, the veteran Sun Debin, persuaded hard: "Let's not say that Chen Changping is all cavalry, if they are aiming at Changsha, this way over, they will inevitably abandon those small counties and go straight to the destination, just say that Zheng Wenchang's sailors, although they are going against the current, but dare not we can catch up." Since it can't be saved, there is no need to waste any more effort, it is better to concentrate on attacking Yueyang, if you can succeed Yueyang, it will only be a redemption. ”

Ding Sheng smiled bitterly: "Where is this Duzi?" This is just to exchange my heart for the opponent's arm, without the arm, people can still live, without the heart, we are finished. ”

Sun Debin was silent for a moment.

He can only consider this matter from a military point of view, and Ding Sheng obviously wants to think more.

"I can't help but save Changsha." Ding Sheng said: "There is our foundation, where countless important figures in Hunan, prominent and powerful people are concentrated. Moreover, once Ding Hao gets the news in Xiangtan, he will inevitably return to the division to rescue, if he goes to save and I don't save it, in the future, I'm afraid that my life will be very sad. ”

"Then you can only give up Yiyang!" Sun Debin sighed.

Ding Sheng's words have already revealed the disputes within the Ding family, what else can he say?

Abandoning Yiyang and rescuing Changsha is also a choice, even if the opponent captures Changsha, but the foothold is not stable, the army counterattacks, and there is no big problem in taking Changsha back.

In Sun Debin's view, Shi Zhuang's crazy adventure with Yueyang was nothing more than to come to attack the enemy and save Ren Xiaonian, the right Qianniu Wei of the Northern Tang Dynasty, who was under siege in Xiangtan.

As we all know, Right Qianniuwei is unusual for Li Ze, the current emperor of the Northern Tang Dynasty. This is the first guard army formed by Li Ze among the twelve guards, Empress Liu Ruyan is the first general, and Li Mi is the second. Among the Twelve Guards, it was recognized as a unit similar to the Emperor's pro-army.

Linked to these factors, Shi Zhuang's desperate desire to rescue this army seems to make sense. At least in the eyes of Ding Sheng's people, this is a normal thing.

"Yiyang can't give up either!" Ding Sheng said: "I will lead half of the men and horses back to Changsha, and you will take half of the men and horses to stay in Yiyang." Liang Han's troops will not exceed 10,000 at most, and they will not have the strength to attack us. ”

Sun Debin was stunned: "Young marshal, it is absolutely inappropriate to divide the troops at this time, either to defend Yiyang, or to go all out to help Changsha is the best policy, and the division of troops will only put both of us in danger." ”

"What danger can it be?" Ding Sheng said: "If you can't hold out, with the strength in Liang Han's hands, you can't shake our defense line, and I will lead 30,000 people back to help, and the troops in Shi Zhuang's hands are not enough to form too much of a threat." That's it. ”

Sun Debin was speechless.

For him, Ding Sheng undoubtedly made the worst choice. Suffering from gains and losses, wanting everything, and in the end, it is possible to get nothing.

In Ding Sheng's view, it is imperative to return to Changsha, because it is not only related to the gains and losses of Changsha, but also related to his status in Hunan.

In fact, here, Sun Debin and Ding Sheng both fell into a misunderstanding at the same time, and they both believed that Shi Zhuang's ultimate goal was to force Ding Hao to lift the siege of Ren Xiaonian's troops in order to save this desperate army.

But those big people in Changsha, those magnates, those wealthy families can't see this, when they are in a desperate situation, if Ding Hao appears in time to rescue them, and appears in Changsha as a benefactor, it will undoubtedly pose a great threat to Ding Sheng's status, Ding Sheng didn't think Ding Hao would be his competitor before, but this time, Lu Yuan suddenly led his troops to leave Shuangjiangkou, so that Ding Sheng woke up like a dream, his position is far from being as stable as he thought.

Therefore, if he wants to return to Changsha, it is best to arrive in front of Ding Hao.

In the face of this kind of problem, as Ding Sheng's confidant, Sun Debin has no choice.

What does it mean to be both prosperous and humiliated?

They are.

But Sun Debin thinks that he should decisively give up Yiyang at this time, and Ding Sheng's idea that he doesn't want to lose anything is really very dangerous. But he knew that he couldn't change Ding Sheng's mind. After there is no surrounding area of Yueyang, if Yiyang is lost again, the whole Hunan will actually fall into a crisis.

He could only do his best to hold Yiyang. He believed that if Ding Sheng led half of the men stationed in Yiyang to leave, the Tang army on the opposite side would never turn a blind eye.

Ding Sheng led the army to leave Yiyang, and Liang Han and Qian Biao, who had been paying attention to Yiyang's movements, were overjoyed.

"Sure enough, as General Shi expected, Ding Sheng made the worst choice." Liang Han laughed. "Such a foolish worm can actually command the entire army of Hunan, Governor Qian, you say they lose, who will lose?"

Qian Biao was naturally happy, for him, Ding Sheng's departure meant that Yue Yang would be safe and sound, and the remaining forces of the other party would not be enough to pose a threat to Yue Yang. In the past two years, he has tried his best to manage Yueyang and its surroundings, so that it has shown vigorous vitality, and when it is thriving, he does not want Yueyang to encounter war.

If Ding Sheng gritted his teeth, ignored the danger in Changsha, and launched an attack on Yueyang with a large army, he and Liang Han would not be afraid of each other, but once the battle started, local damage would be inevitable.

It is extremely easy to destroy something, but if you want to rebuild it, it will take time and energy, and it will not take a while. When Shi Zhuang first persuaded him, he asserted that Ding Sheng would inevitably make a political choice rather than a military one, and now it has come true.

For Ding Sheng's choice, Qian Biao actually empathizes, unlike Sun Debin and Liang Han, who are pure soldiers, Qian Biao in the past and Ding Sheng now actually have a lot in common, and sometimes, it must be the political choice that overrides the military choice.

"Governor Qian, you can put your heart in your stomach, and I can do something too." Liang Han is happy and authentic. He's the kind of player who is aggressive, and it's not his character to be single-minded defensively. Since the other party no longer has the strength to attack Yue Yang, it is his turn to do something.

There is no need to do big things, but small things can be continued, taking advantage of small advantages, and then taking advantage of this to form more pressure on Yiyang.

In Xiangchao, Ding Hao learned that when Shi Zhuangbing entered Changsha, he was like Ding Sheng, like five thunderbolts.

This doesn't match the script!

Didn't you say it to the general? Give the big fat of Yiyang to Shi Zhuang, and then use it in exchange for the coalition army to kill the right Qianniuwei, retake Eyue, and then suppress Yueyang in reverse, and join forces with the direction of Yizhou, and at the same time oppress Jingnan, Shi Zhuang's troops can't survive in the Yiyang area of Yueyang at all and have to choose to retreat?

Why did Shi Zhuang not gnaw on the fat of Yiyang, the boss, but went deep alone and approached Changsha?

Ding Hao couldn't figure it out.

But one thing he knows very well is that Changsha must not be lost.

"General Ji, all the foot soldiers are left to you, all the cavalry are given to me, I want to return to Changsha as quickly as possible!" In the big tent, Ding Hao looked at Ji Zhijiang in a gaffe: "Ren Xiaonian only has one breath left, and the rest will be handed over to you." Shi Zhuang used the sailor to run long distances and penetrate deep into my heart, and I want to annihilate him around Changsha. ”

Ji Zhijiang has no opinion on this, this is like if someone is approaching Guangzhou City at this time, he Ji Zhijiang will also lead the army to return to help desperately.

"Ren Xiaonian handed it to me, he couldn't run. When General Dante returned to Changsha, he had to be careful of Shi Zhuang, a famous general in the world, and his use of soldiers has always been unpredictable. ”

"This is Hunan!" Ding Hao said in a muffled voice.

Zhuzhou, Liu Xinda's department, is ready to go. Liu Chen's headquarters had been opened three days ago, and his headquarters, after staying for another three days, finally waited for the news that Shi Zhuang and the Dongting Lake Naval Division had raided Changsha against the river, and the Hunan Naval Division had almost surrendered without a fight, and he no longer hesitated.

"Xiang Zhen is indeed a hero, but it's a pity, the opponent he met is too strong, even a general under his command, he can also see through his plan at a glance, and then he will plan it, and he will fall down with a rake, after this battle is over, the Southern Alliance will basically be over, and the rest of the time, that is, the dying struggle, let's go, here, there is nothing to be nostalgic about."