Chapter 263: Chasing the Dead and Chasing the North
After the Jiangdong Army abandoned its weapons and surrendered, Yuan Yao ordered all the soldiers and horses to gather and surrender to clean up the battlefield, and he came to a high slope with Pang Tong, Lu Xun and others.
Yuan Yao glanced at the tragic battlefield, turned his head to look at Lu Xun, and said, "Bo Yan, this battle is your plan, in your opinion, how will my army move next?" ”
Lu Xun glanced at Yuan Yao and Pang Tong, and saw that the two of them looked solemn, knowing that this was testing himself, he thought for a moment before replying: "In my opinion, the general's current top priority is to continue to pursue Sun Quan, and now Yuhang, Qiantang and Fuchun counties are still under Sun Quan's control, these counties are the essence of the Huiji area, where the population is abundant and the materials are sufficient, and Sun Quan has a lot of remnants of the army as a servant, if he is allowed to gain a firm foothold in these counties, with the prestige of the Sun family, He will definitely be able to recruit a large number of people to form an army again, and if Sun Quan defends the city at that time, he will definitely delay the progress of the general's attack on the city and make the general's results in this battle greatly reduced. ”
"Sun Quan's remnants of the army have now become frightened birds, as long as the general sends elite cavalry to pursue, Sun Quan will not dare to defend the city, and will only rush away. Now Zhu Zhi and Lu Fan are garrisoning in the Lingyang area, the two of them and Sun Quan have always been friends, Sun Quan's remnants of the army are going all the way to the west, if it is expected to be good, he will definitely go to Lingyang to join Zhu Zhi and Lu Fan! If the general sends elite cavalry to pursue all the way, he will definitely be able to take advantage of the situation to capture the counties of Danyang County north of Lingyang. ”
"After this battle, Yuzhang County and Huiji County in the south of Jiangdong will fall into the hands of the general, so that Zhu Zhi and Lu Fan on the front line of Lingyang will become a lone army, as long as the general sends a soldier and horse to make a gesture of attacking Jing County, the soldiers and horses in the Lingyang area will not dare to risk the risk of cutting off the back road to continue to defend the city, they will retreat to Wanling City in order to protect themselves, if so, then the city land south of Wanling can be swallowed by the general!"
When Lu Xun said this, he bowed down and said: "This is a shallow view below, please make a clear judgment from the general!" ”
Although Sun Quan has been defeated repeatedly, Yuan Yao does not dare to underestimate his ability, after all, this is a figure who can divide the world with Liu Bei and Cao Cao, Sun Quan's ability is naturally not bad, but his talent is not in the military.
And the reason why this battle was able to build a complete battle was also because Lu Xun was extremely resourceful, Sun Quan did not expect that the soldiers and horses of Shanyin would defect before the battle, so he fell into Yuan Yao's strategy, strictly speaking, this is not Sun Quan's fault.
Now although Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and Han Dang have passed away, Sun Quan still has Chen Wu, Xu Sheng and others to help, and the military strategy of the generals of the Jiangdong Army is still not to be underestimated.
With the combat power of such a new army cannot be compared with the elite of the Jiangdong army, but the three counties of Qiantang, Yuhang, and Fuchun are strong, and there are the remnants of Sun Quan's defeated army as a filler, such a new army is enough to defend the city, if Sun Quan really does this, then Yuan Yao will not easily take over the counties of Huiji County.
Yuan Yao naturally wouldn't sit back and watch such a thing happen, he and Pang Tong glanced at each other, and Pang Tong also nodded lightly and agreed to Lu Xun's proposal.
Seeing this, Yuan Yao pondered for a moment and said: "What Bo Yan said is extremely true, Sun Quan's strategy is outstanding and very popular, and he really can't be too stable, otherwise this person will definitely become a confidant!" Go and give an order for Yue Fei and Yue Yun to come and see me. ”
A personal guard went to find Yue Fei and Yue Yun, Yue's father and son were directing the soldiers and horses to gather and surrender, and when they heard Yuan Yao's order, the two hurriedly came to meet Yuan Yao: "I'll wait to meet the lord!! ”
"The two generals are polite, this battle should be auspicious to kill the enemy general Cheng Pu, and General Yue to kill the enemy general Han Dang, both have great achievements, and I will definitely reward them after the war." Yuan Yao first comforted Yue Fei's father and son, and then continued: "But there is still an urgent matter for the two of you to do at this time, I wonder if the two of you still have the strength to spare?" ”
Yue Fei and Yue Yun bowed down and said: "Leading the army to conquer is what we should do, I don't know what the lord wants me to do, and I ask the lord to give an order, I will definitely live up to the lord's trust!" ”
Yuan Yao looked at the two tiger generals in front of him, and was overjoyed in his heart, and said: "Although our army has won a big victory in this battle, it still let Sun Quan escape, which is not a complete victory!" Sun Quan's ability is extraordinary, Sun's prestige in the land of Jiangdong is very deep, and there are still many defeated generals under his command, if he is left alone, Sun Quan will definitely become a big trouble again in the future! I want the two of you to immediately lead the light cavalry to pursue Sun Quan, I wonder if you two still have the strength to spare? ”
When Yue Fei heard Yuan Yao's words, he stepped forward and bowed: "Although the soldiers of our army are tired from afar, Sun Quan's troops and horses have been attacking the city for a long time, so they must be even more tired!" In this battle, our army won a great victory, the morale of the soldiers was high, and the troops of Sun Quan's army were defeated like a mountain, and their troops must be unstable and demoralized. This battle is just a small test, the blood in the heart of the last general is still boiling, and he is willing to lead a light cavalry to pursue the remnants of Sun Quan! But there will be a request at the end, and I hope the lord will grant it! ”
Well?
Yue Fei and Yue Pengju actually learned to bargain?
When Yuan Yao heard that Yue Fei would even mention conditions, a wave of gossip appeared in his heart, he laughed a few times, and replied: "Hahahaha, General Yue is too polite, you and I don't have to be like this, if there is anything but it doesn't matter, I will try my best to satisfy!" ”
Yue Fei bowed and responded: "The last general has thanked the lord for his love!" The remnants of Sun Quan have become frightened birds, and his army has no power to fight back. The lord is coming with a light army, and there is a lack of available generals under his command, so please keep Yun'er by your side, even if you don't need him to lead the army to fight, you can also use it as a guard to ensure the safety of the lord, after all, General Yang still has to lead the army to conquer, and there will be no one to guard the lord when the time comes, so it is really difficult for me to rest assured! ”
Yuan Yao didn't expect Yue Fei to put forward such a 'condition', to be honest, Yuan Yao was also used to Yue Yun, and with Yue Yun by his side, Yuan Yao could feel a lot more at ease.
Speaking of this battle, why didn't Yuan Yao rush to let his infantry join the battlefield?
Yuan Yao wanted to encircle and force the Jiangdong Army to surrender, and the other reason was that there were many fierce generals in the Jiangdong Army, and Yuan Yao did not have a heavy general around him, so he did not dare to join the battlefield easily. You must know that Yuan Yao and Pang Tong are not strong people in martial arts, if they are unlucky, if they really meet a Jiangdong fierce future and capture the king first, then it will be a calf.
Yuan Yao was because of such concerns, so he did not rush to join the battlefield, but took the method of fighting steadily and not giving the enemy a chance, if he had Yue Yun by his side as a guard, then he would not have to worry about these anymore, and he could have less worries about what he wanted to do.
Yuan Yao originally wanted to keep Yue Yun in his heart, but Yue Fei and Yue Yun's father and son had been separated for a long time, and now that they had just met, Yuan Yao really couldn't say anything to let Yue Yun stay.
Hearing Yue Fei's own 'request', Yuan Yao immediately let go of the worries in his heart and replied with a smile: "Hahahaha, General Yue, I won't tell you, Ying Xiang has made me a little used to guarding by my side, and I am also a little reluctant to let Ying Xiang go, but your father and son have just been together, and then let the two of you separate, which is really a bit ......."
Yue Fei didn't wait for Yuan Yao to finish speaking, and replied: "It is the duty of us to fight for the Lord and the Quartet, who is not the father and son in the army?" Yun'er and I are blessed with the love of the lord, and it is already very good that we can be together for a while, but now that there is a shortage of people around the lord, please leave Yun'er! ”
Yuan Yao turned to look at Yue Yun and said, "Ying Xiang, I don't know what you think?" ”
Yue Fei saw Yuan Yao asking Yue Yun, turned his head and glared at him fiercely, as if to say, boy, do you know what to say at this time!!
Yue Fei has always been very strict with Yue Yun, he is not as comfortable as staying by Yuan Yao's side by Yue Fei's side, when he came to Yuji, he planned to find a way to stay by Yuan Yao's side, originally heard that Yuan Yao also asked him to lead the army with his father to pursue Sun Quan, Yue Yun was secretly complaining in his heart.
Later, when he heard that Yue Fei was going to leave him by Yuan Yao's side, Yue Yun suddenly felt happy in his heart, and now that the decision was in his hands, Yue Yun was naturally overjoyed, but such a good opportunity to make a profit on the conditions, with Yue Yun's out-of-the-box temperament, he naturally would not let it go easily.
Yue Yun replied with a smile: "Back to the lord, the last general naturally wants to stay by the lord's side to protect Zhou Gong's thoughtfulness, but when the last general is by his father's side, he often has the opportunity to come forward to fight, if he stays by the lord's side, can the lord also give the last general more opportunities to participate in the war......
Yue Fei glared at Yue Yun again, and said, "Lord, the courtier is still young, and he can also have more tempering by participating in some wars. ”
Yuan Yao responded with a smile: "This is easy to say, there are not many generals available around me now, so naturally there is an opportunity for you to lead the troops to fight!" ”
When Yue Yun heard this, he was immediately overjoyed in his heart, and said: "The last general has thanked the lord, and I am willing to stay by the lord's side, and I will not let the lord be in the slightest danger!" ”
"Well, with Ying Xiang's guard, Shi Yuan and I can rest assured a lot."
Yuan Yao turned his head to look at Yue Fei again, and said: "I don't think there are too many remnants of Sun Quan who have escaped, and the soldiers and horses of Yuzhang County and the Jiangdong soldiers need to be suppressed by a large army, and I can't send you many soldiers and horses to pursue Sun Quan this time." I want you to lead 2,000 elite cavalry to pretend to be 5,000 iron cavalry, and go to pursue the remnants of Sun Quan, I don't know what you think? ”
Yuan Yao's personal guards are all elite soldiers carefully selected from various armies, and the soldiers can be ten with one, and two thousand iron cavalry is enough to compare to 20,000 ordinary combat forces, and if they meet in the wild, they can even be easily defeated!
Yue Fei naturally knew the elite of the guards, and bowed down and responded: "No, the last general will take orders, and he will definitely live up to the trust of the lord, even if he can't kill Sun Quan, he will definitely leave the remnants of his army!! ”
"Well, with the general's words, I can rest assured." Yuan Yao thought for a moment, but decided to adopt Lu Xun's suggestion, and said: "If Sun Quan escapes into Lingyang City, you will lead the army north to make a gesture of attacking Jing County, and force the Lingyang defenders to abandon the city, if the Lingyang defenders abandon the city and flee, you and Gan Ning will work together to force their troops and horses to retreat to the front line of Daowanling, if the Lingyang defenders are unmoved, you will take advantage of the situation to capture Jing County, cut off the retreat of the Lingyang defenders at one time, and then either coerce the Lingyang defenders to abandon the city, or gather forces to eat this army and horses, you can wait for the opportunity to move!" ”
When Yue Fei heard this, he answered the promise and said: "No, the last general will receive the order!" ”
Yuan Yao naturally believed in Yue Fei's ability to make decisions on the spot, thought about it and had nothing to explain, and said, "Okay, you can immediately lead the army to set off, and let General Yang allocate two thousand fine horsemen to you!" ”
"No, the end will go!"
After Yang Zaixing allocated 2,000 elite cavalry to Yue Fei, Yue Fei directly led his iron cavalry to the direction where Sun Quan's remnants fled.
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After Yue Fei left, Yuan Yao continued to look at Lu Xun and said, "The matter of pursuing Sun Quan has been resolved, I don't know what else Bo Yan can teach me?" ”
Lu Xun saw that Yuan Yao was obedient to him, and he was also very happy in his heart, with his previous merits and the importance that the latter general valued him, it seemed that he would definitely be able to integrate into the core position under the rear general's command this time, and great events could be expected!!
Lu Xunchang and Wu County are naturally very familiar with Huiji County, and then said: "General Hui, after this battle, Yuzhang County and Huiji County, which are weak and scarce cities, have been in the hands of the general, and the remaining Danyang County and Wu County are all easy to defend and difficult to attack with heavy troops gathered in the Jiangdong Army. ”
"Yuzhang County is the general personally led the army to pacify, such as the county's soldiers and horses and the county's wealthy families and other unstable factors, most of them have been suppressed or destroyed by the general's army, and it is precisely because of this that the general was able to easily collect the city land of Yuzhang County, only need to leave a steady general to lead a force of soldiers and horses to suppress the attack of the local Jingzhou army."
"This is not the case in Huiji County, which is the first to surrender to the generals because the bureaucrats and wealthy families in the county are afraid of the general's military might, and the soldiers and horses in the county and the wealthy families have not been weakened, but are still in the hands of the bureaucrats and wealthy families in the county, which are the destabilizing factors of Huiji County."
"The next battle that the general will face will definitely be a big battle and a bitter battle, before that, the general's first task is to deal with the affairs of Huiji County first, and turn it into a stable rear, which can provide the general with food, grass, ordnance and other help bases, rather than letting it be in the hands of those unstable forces, which will always involve the general's energy and even the troops!"