Chapter 196: Secret Letter
Tai Shi Ci and Murong Fu didn't know what Zhao Yi's strong self-confidence relied on, even if Zhao Yi gave Guangning County a clever plan. Tai Shici and Murong Fu couldn't believe that with that clever plan, the defenders of Guangning County would be able to use one as ten?
The only way to kill and injure the enemy on a large scale is to use natural things such as fire and water. It takes time to set up the hidden weapons of the organs, and at present, the time is urgent, and there is no time for Quang Ninh County to build the organs.
As for natural things such as fire and water, they cannot be collected all at once. There are no huge rivers around Quang Ninh, so there is no way to divert water, and it takes a lot of time to accumulate firewood, and Quang Ninh County will not have much time to collect firewood.
Besides, how far away the fire can trap 50,000 iron horsemen, in the eyes of Tai Shici and Murong Fu, even if Zhao Yi gave a plan to the Guangning County Order, it was just a delaying plan, and the real killing of the enemy still had to wait for them to go.
"Don't panic, the two generals, this official has his own plans." Zhao Yi looked at the worried expressions on Tai Shi Ci and Murong Fu's faces and persuaded him.
Since Zhao Yidu has already given the order, Tai Shici, as the captain, naturally has to obey the order, Zhao Yi often acts in violation of the old and the new, since he can destroy the grain and grass camp of the Xiongnu with two people, it should not be a problem to block the 50,000 Xiongnu army with 5,000 soldiers, right?
Tai Shi Ci and Murong Fu were not sure in their hearts, because the difference in strength between the two was too big, not to mention that one was ten, even if one was one, the official army was not the opponent of the indomitable Hun army at this time.
Looking at Zhao Yi's indifferent smile, Tai Shici smiled bitterly in his heart, and said in his heart that at this time, in the military tent, I am afraid that only Lord Zhao looked indifferent.
"Tanma continues to probe the movements of the Hun army, and notify at any time!" Zhao Yi waved his hand and gave the order. Tanma bowed down and went down to do things.
Zhao Yi looked down at the map around Daijun, and did not look up at Tai Shici and the others.
At this time, the Xiongnu army under the Qiangqu Department was rushing towards the county seat of Guangning, and the army had marched out of more than ten miles in a quarter of an hour. His subordinates reported that there was no movement in Huai'an County at this time.
"There are a lot of horses arranged by the officers and soldiers on our side, if our department has a move. Tai Shi Ci and the others will definitely react, but there is no movement this time, but why? Qiang Qu was very surprised, although his troops had not walked out of these ten miles at that time, as long as he knew the direction of his march, the general with a little brain could judge his purpose according to his own actions.
Tai Shi Ci's actions are too abnormal. Could it be that Tai Shi Ci was a brainless general who didn't see his intentions? This thought also flashed in Qiang Qu's mind, he fought with Tai Shi Ci three times, and admired Tai Shi Ci's martial arts and archery skills very much. And if it weren't for Tai Shici's proper command of the soldiers, Huai'an County would have been broken by himself a long time ago. How could they wait for the Wen Chou army to come to help.
"Maybe Tai Shici was intimidated by the sharpness of our army and didn't dare to go out of the city to rescue." The subordinate generals expressed their opinions.
Seeing that Qiangqu burned the grain and grass, this general did not agree with it, but when he heard Qiangqu's encouraging words, the decadent mood in his heart was replaced by an excited battle spirit.
Qiangqu naturally knew that his army could only win in one battle, and if it was robbed by the officers and soldiers and lost its spirit, then the soldiers of his army would definitely suffer heavy casualties.
There is some truth in what this general said, there are only more than 50,000 soldiers and horses in Youzhou, and if you fight against your own army of 50,000 tigers and wolves, you will definitely be shocked. Tai Shi Ci can still fight against the Xiongnu army if he guards the city, and if he goes out of the city to fight, he will definitely lose.
Maybe Tai Shici really didn't dare to go out of the city for self-protection, so he could attack Guangning County without any scruples. "What the general said is very true." Qiang Qu praised and ordered the soldiers below, "The army will speed up to the county seat of Guangning and take the county seat in one fell swoop!" At the same time, he instructed Tanma to "pay close attention to the movements of Tai Shi Ci's department, and report back immediately if there is a situation." "If Tai Shici's headquarters does not move for an hour, then Qiangqu is confident that he will take the county town of Guangning, which is only guarded by 5,000 soldiers.
As early as a few days ago, Tanma had already reported the situation of the guards in Guangning County, which originally had no more than 1,000 defenders, and the other 4,000 soldiers and horses were all seconded from the surrounding counties. The soldiers in Huai'an County are similar to those in Guangning County, and they are also made up by the various departments in Youzhou, although they are also a rabble, but the number of soldiers in Huai'an County is large, and Tai Shici, Wen Chou and Murong Fu are all Zhao Yi's favorite generals, and it is not easy to deal with each other, compared to Huai'an County, Guangning County is a lot weaker.
The guards were only one-tenth of their own troops, and there were no generals in the city to guard them. The reason why Qiangqu chose to attack Guangning County was not only because of its weak garrison, but more importantly, it wanted to capture Guangning County or plunder the villages around Guangning County to supplement the lack of grain and grass in his own department, as long as the grain and grass were sufficient, he would be invincible.
And the surrounding counties have ten troops in Guangning County, if you take Guangning County, the rest of the counties are like digging for things. At that time, he will contact the northern Kebineng and Suli Xianbei Division. The three major tribes formed an alliance, attacked back and forth, and captured several county towns such as Shanggu, Daijun, and Zhuojun.
Isn't the rumored Zhao Yi very powerful, today I Qiangqu is going to break the myth that you are undefeated. In Qiangqu's opinion, Zhao Yi has brains, but it is okay for Youzhou soldiers to kill those rebellious Han people. How could the ant-like officers and soldiers fight against the Hun army of fire and water. It has been more than ten days since his army entered Youzhou, but Zhao Yi, who is the pastor of Youzhou, has not appeared for a long time. This made Qiangqu despise.
Even though the grain and grass were burned, Qiangqu was not discouraged, but still maintained his ambition, and success or failure was in this battle. He brandished his horsewhip and led his soldiers to march quickly towards the county seat of Quang Ninh.
At this time, the Guangning County Commander did not know that he had come to a catastrophe, and after he returned to the county seat, he was talking to his soldiers about Zhao Yi's resourcefulness, and he admired Zhao Yi's wit.
"The adults are resourceful, and there are brave generals such as Dian Wei and Tai Shici under him, what a small Hun army!" The corners of the county commander's mouth were full of smiles. In his opinion, if the grain and grass were destroyed, the Xiongnu would definitely return to recuperate, and the danger of Daijun would be resolved without a fight. The county order has sent scouts to pay close attention to the movements of the Xiongnu headquarters, and the order to dismiss the guards has been written, just waiting for the Tanma to report the news of the Huns' retreat.
Hearing the hurried footsteps outside the hall, a smile appeared on the corner of the county commander's mouth, and he said in his heart that Tanma was coming. These 5,000 soldiers eat and drink a lot, and they can eat hundreds of stone of grain in a day, and the distressed county commander is trembling. He can't help the surrounding counties to raise these uncles anymore.
However, what the county order was waiting for was not the news of the Huns' headquarters reported by Tanma, but the soldiers guarding the gate reported, "My lord, Lord Zhao Yi's envoy has come to visit." ”
"Lord Zhao Yi?" The county commander was stunned for a moment, when he left Huai'an County early this morning, Lord Zhao Yi did not give instructions, but now he sent a messenger to come What is the matter? The county commander's thoughts in his heart turned rapidly, and he didn't dare to slack off on the messenger sent by Zhao Yi, and hurriedly said, "Please!" ”
Lou Man walked into the hall with a secret letter, the two had known each other yesterday, and they did not doubt Lou Man's identity and county order, so they bowed to Lou Man and asked, "Why is the general here?" ”
As a Wuhuan person, Lou Man didn't know anything about the cumbersome etiquette of the Han people, so he didn't return the courtesy, but took out the secret letter from his arms: "Lord Zhao ordered me to give this letter to my lord." ”
Regarding Lou Man's rudeness, the county magistrate didn't say anything, and he didn't even have a little displeasure on his face. A top-level official like Zhao Yi in the state capital, the people around him can't afford to mess with these county orders. Therefore, the county commander did not have a look of displeasure on his face, but respectfully took the letter and opened it and looked at it.
As the number of lines deepened, the indifferent look on the county order's face slowly became ugly, and at the end of the reading, the body shook unconsciously, and the letter in his hand slipped from the county order's hand.
Zhao Yi gave a brief explanation of the situation at this time to the county order, and when he learned that the Qiang Canal was broken, the county order was startled, and he said that this was a desperate gamble, and Huai'an County was in danger. But seeing that Zhao Yi said that the Qiangqu soldiers might point to the county seat of Guangning, the heart of the county commander seemed to be pinched by something.
What the?! The desperate Qiangqu Department may attack the county seat of Guangning, and this news is like a bolt from the blue.
How could his own 5,000 soldiers confront the wolf-like Hun soldiers? The county order's composure just now had disappeared without a trace, and when he glanced at the building, he hurriedly asked, "Since Lord Zhao has guessed the movement of the Qiangqu department, there must be a method of restraint, please tell the general!" ”
Lou Man smiled bitterly and pointed to the foot of the county order, "Lord Zhao's method is at your feet." ”
The county commander looked down suspiciously, and found the letter that he had stepped on under his boots, and his face turned red and secretly said that he was embarrassed. Bend down to pick up the letter, follow where you just looked, and then look at it again. The nervous face gradually became calmer, and at the end of the reading, there was an excited look on his face, and he said three times in a row, "Okay, good, wonderful." I'm afraid that only Lord Zhao in the world can come up with such a brilliant plan! Xia Guan is really impressed. ”
Lou Man was a little curious from the time Zhao Yi came up with a way, Zhao Yi destroyed the grain and grass camp with the two of them, and this time he came up with a good way to stop the 50,000 extremely vicious Hun soldiers?
Lou Man took the letter from the hand of the county order, skimmed the previous instructions and didn't look at it, and looked directly at Zhao Yi's method, his face became extremely ugly, and he said in his heart that Zhao Yi was really terrible, and such a vicious idea came to mind. Thankfully, he wasn't an enemy.
Seeing the shocked look on Lou Man's face, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and it seemed that Lou Man was also frightened by Lord Zhao's strategy.
After a long time, Lou Man reacted, "Since Lord Zhao already has instructions, you should hurry up." ”
The county commander nodded, waved his hand to his soldiers to come in, and whispered a few words in their ears. The soldiers bowed down and went down to work.
The county magistrate praised it: "If it is said that the behavior of the Qiang Canal Department is a desperate gamble, Lord Zhao's strategy can only be described as drawing salary from the bottom of the kettle." ”