Chapter 385: To add insult to injury
Puling City.
When Liu Chen entered the city, he was captured by the soldiers in the city and forcibly imprisoned on death row.
In order to weaken the impact of the incident, in order to reasonably kill Liu Chen.
Zhao Tuo issued a royal decree announcing Liu Chen to the outside world, and Liu Muyue colluded with the Qin army to seek Jing Xiang.
This move slightly eased the panic of the generals, but based on Zhao Tuo's words alone, many generals were still secretly vigilant.
The quiet Puling City, the dark tide is turbulent, and there is quite a windy atmosphere.
In the early morning, the white fog was misty.
A fast horse entered the city from the north gate, galloping at a galloping speed, went to the mansion of the eldest prince Zhao Chang, and reported to him the situation of the Xuanyang River and the Liang River.
"What?"
"Liu Muyue led the army to mutiny!"
In the silent study, Zhao Chang's roar sounded.
He rested his arms on the desk, bracing himself and staring at the trembling messenger in the study.
Liu Muyue actually captured Zhao Sheng alive in the Xuanyang River military camp, and transferred all the sailors of the Xuanyang River defense line to Lianghe.
This move will destroy the defense of the Jingxiang army and may advance to Qingshui City.
Zhao Chang knew that Dai Yangshuo suggested killing Liu Chen, and Liu Muyue's suggestion, but he didn't expect Zhao Sheng to be captured alive.
Liu Muyue had a reliance and began to shout to his father.
On the north bank of the Qingshui River, the Qin army and the Chu army, which were eyeing each other, crossed the river at any time to march south.
In Xiangzhou, there was infighting among the Jingxiang army.
Zhao Chang felt the crisis and went to Dai Yangshuo's mansion to discuss how to resolve the crisis.
Liu Muyue did not enter the city at the scheduled time, and Dai Yangshuo already had a bad premonition.
Knowing that Zhao Sheng was captured, Liu Muyue transferred troops without authorization to destroy the defense line of Xiangzhou, and things developed unexpectedly.
The situation has changed dramatically, and dangers lurk everywhere.
Dai Yangshuo, Zhao Chang, drove into the palace and gave Zhao Tuo the way of change.
Liu Muyue mutinied, destroying the defensive line, and Puling City was not yet in front of the Qin army.
Dai Yangshuo was afraid, afraid that Liu Muyue would lead the army to surrender to Qin, pounce on Qingshui City, assist the Qin army to cross the river, and then wave his army to the south.
At that time, Puling City was full of dangers, and Xiangzhou was also full of wolf smoke.
Let the Qin army gallop and conquer.
In the temporary palace, the atmosphere is a little depressing.
After reporting to Zhao Tuo, Dai Yangshuo was silent, thinking about where the plan would appear, but Liu Muyue learned in advance.
At present, he has a way to make up for his mistakes and quickly resolve the crisis, but he is afraid that the news will leak again.
"Smack!"
In the silence, Zhao Tuokuo slapped his palm on the desk, breaking the silence in the hall.
Cai Sheng captured Liu Chen, but he was not killed, but his young son was captured by Liu Muyue.
The key Liu Muyue changed the defense of the Jingxiang army without authorization, and openly threatened him with Zhao Sheng, obviously betraying him.
"Liu Muyue, is he going to rebel?"
Zhao Tuo's vicissitudes of life were as cold as ice, he gritted his teeth and shouted angrily, and when he gasped, his beard fluttered.
Liu Muyue took Zhao Sheng to blackmail him.
If he submits, how will he be convinced?
The city of Changchuan was assassinated, the city fell, and a large number of generals were taken prisoner.
Compared with the past, his prestige in the Jingxiang Army has been greatly reduced.
If this matter is not properly handled, how can we deter the generals of all sides in the future?
Before the result was discussed, Dong Qizhong wore battle armor and walked into the hall.
Witnessing the traces of Zhao Chang and Dai Yangshuo, Dong Qizhong felt that the atmosphere in the hall was extremely cold.
However, the military situation is urgent, and there is no need to take care of it.
Dong Qizhong bowed to Zhao Tuo and Zhao Chang, nodded to Dai Yangshuo, and said urgently: "Lord Wang, General Guo sent a messenger to send back the letter quickly, and in the early morning, the Qin army and the Chu army have gathered on the north bank of the Qingshui River one after another, and they have already crossed the river. ”
"What?"
"Qin army, Chu army has begun to cross the river?" Zhao Chang exclaimed, his face full of sorrow.
Liu Muyue's problem has not been properly handled, but the Qin army and the Chu army have quickly assembled, and the situation of Puling City has become even worse!
"Well, the Qin army, the Chu army, menacing!" Dong Qizhong reported.
Seeing the gloomy faces of Zhao Tuo, Zhao Chang, and Dai Yangshuo, he vaguely guessed what the three of them were afraid of.
The Qin army and the Chu army crossed the river to fight, which was expected by Dai Yangshuo.
What is incomprehensible is that the king of Qin, Jing Hongyang, learned that Liu Muyue mutinied, so he sent a quick crossing of the river. It is still the time to cross the river and fight, which happens to be set today.
If it was the former, Liu Muyue was afraid that he had surrendered to Qin, and when the Qin army and the Chu army crossed the river, he would definitely send troops to attack in the south.
If King Qin and Jing Hongyang did not know about the changes in the south and sent troops to cross the Henan expedition, they must have a thorough plan.
Two things happened to happen at the same time period, which made the incident even more difficult.
Hearing the news, Zhao Tuoru was beaten up.
The Qin army was aggressive, seized Changchuan City, and was not satisfied.
Without a long-term rest, the people's hearts were not enough to swallow the elephant, and they sent troops to attack the river and want to attack the Qingshui River.
Ji Xuanling is so impatient, does he regard him as a soft persimmon?
The woman who usurped him also wanted to occupy his territory.
There is no such cheap thing in the world.
In anger, Zhao Tuo's eyes were like a sharp sword out of the sheath, and he stared directly at Dai Yangshuo: "Yangshuo, do you have a good plan?" ”
The Liu family mutinied, because of Dai Yangshuo.
If it weren't for his insistence on suggesting the capture of Liu Chen and Liu Muyue, wanting to nip the hidden danger in the bud, when the Qin army marched south, the Jingxiang army would build three impregnable defense lines in the north of Puling City.
Now Liu Muyue defected, and the defense line of Xuanyang River and Lianghe River was gone.
The defense line of Qingshui City alone was also facing the situation of being attacked by the Qin army, the Chu army, and Liu Muyue from the north and south.
The crisis of the Liu family has not been resolved, but has caused greater hidden dangers.
Stealing chickens is not a recipe for rice.
Dai Yangshuo didn't have a proper way to deal with it, so he implemented his plan.
The only way to sacrifice Dai Yangshuo is to temporarily exchange for the trust of the Liu family.
Dai Yangshuo did not expect things to develop to the current situation.
Make your situation more and more difficult.
At this point, he didn't have a proper way to do it.
However, things always have to be settled.
When there was silence for a while, Dai Yangshuo hugged his fists and said: "Lord Wang, the Qin army, the Chu army is menacing. Fortunately, General Guo and General Gao in Qingshui City were not idle people, and led the army to build a defense line in the city in advance.
Even if the King of Qin and the Chu army cross the river by luck, they will stop at the Qingshui River.
What's more, Han Xun led the army to assist, and they could barely delay the Qin army for a few days.
To resolve the crisis brought by Liu Muyue, a certain suggestion was to take advantage of the Qin army and the Chu army to stop in Qingshui City, on the one hand, to lobby Liu Muyue and try to win over the other party, and on the other hand, to send capable assassins to Lianghe to try to secretly get rid of Liu Muyue.
Liu Muyue returns to his heart, he can quickly restore the defense line of Xuanyang River and Liang River, if Liu Muyue is stubborn, get rid of him, and the third prince is in charge of the two water divisions, and he can also solve the crisis. ”
Assassinate Liu Muyue?
Things are far from being as simple as Dai Yangshuo said.
"Master Dai, have you ever considered that the sailors of Xuanyang River and Lianghe are all descendants of the Liu family, they dare to imprison the third brother, if they learn that Liu Muyue was killed, how can they not avenge him, at that time, completely return the Liu family's sailors to the Qin army!" Zhao Chang said with a puzzled face.
Although Dai Yangshuo's suggestion was able to solve the problem quickly, the consequences were more serious.
Dai Yangshuo chuckled lightly and said confidently: "Childe, you are too worried, get rid of Liu Muyue, the third prince is in charge of the army, quickly cut through the mess, get rid of the generals of the Liu family, but can completely control this army." ”
In a critical moment, it is difficult to solve the problem without taking the sword off the rails.
"This"
When Zhao Chang wanted to argue, Zhao Tuo nodded and agreed with Dai Yangshuo's suggestion.
As a last resort, assassinating Liu Muyue is a good choice.
A sailor like Liu Muyue, he would rather have the jade broken than the whole one, and he would cheapen Ji Xuanling for nothing.
Zhao Tuo got up and said in a cold voice: "Yangshuo, you can arrange it, there can be no more accidents!" ”
"Whoa!"
Dai Yangshuo took the order.
His eyes turned to Dong Qizhong and asked Zhao Tuo: "Lord Wang, the northern defense line is in a mess, and before Liu Muyue is eradicated, did you send generals to lead the army to Qingshui City in advance to rush to Qingshui City to help General Guo and General Gao, so as not to have an accident." ”
"No need, solve Liu Muyue's problem as soon as possible!" Zhao Tuo rejected Dai Yangshuo's suggestion, and he had his own concerns.
Qingshui River.
On the river, warships obscured the sky.
A large number of warships rushed to the south.
In this battle, Jing Hongyang, Han Daochang, the soldiers were divided into two roads, Han Daochang led the army to attract the enemy, and fought with the enemy on the river, Jing Hongyang led the army, drove the warship, carried Lu Linxuan, the Qin army of the commander of Lu Kang, and quickly crossed the river.
After all, the enemy was not weak, Jing Hongyang did not dare to directly carry the Qin army across the river, otherwise, the warship would be sunk, the Chu army would suffer, and the Qin army would also suffer.
In Qingshui City, Guo Muyu, Gao Yi, and Han Xun had already received the news that the Chu army had forcibly crossed the river.
In recent days, they have been preparing to block the Qin army and the Chu army.
After receiving the news from the scouts, Gao Yi immediately led the sailors to the Qingshui River to defend against the enemy.
The Qingshui River is an important barrier to block the Qin army, if the Chu army is allowed to carry the Qin army across the river easily, at that time, Qingshui City alone may not be able to stop the Qin army!
Gao Yi stood up at the bow of the boat, staring at the river in front of him, watching the movements of the Chu army, he quickly guessed the intentions of the Chu army.
He did not send an army to chase Han Daochang and lead the sailors, but instead sent a few warships to intercept the other party, and led the army himself to meet Jing Hongyang's army.
As far as he knew, a large number of Qin troops were staying in the naval warships, and if they could sink the opponent, they would hit the opponent hard.
It's a pity that he soon found that he underestimated Jing Hongyang, although the other party led the troops to transfer bravely, but there were still many troops on both wings, and when he led the army to approach, the troops on both wings seemed to be a flying dragon quickly killing.
In addition, Han Daochang found that his plan was not successful, so he quickly commanded the army to pounce, forcefully broke through the Jingxiang Water Division that was blocking it, and killed it in his direction.
Seeing the situation in front of him, Gao Yi realized that he had made a mistake.
There were too many Chu troops, and he couldn't stop them, seeing that the warships on the river were constantly sinking into the river, and a large number of Jingxiang water divisions were like dumplings falling into the river, and they were quickly swallowed up by the rolling river, and Gao Yi's face was cold.
He despised the Chu army.
There are a lot of opponents, and they are more brave and good at fighting.
For now, he must call for help quickly, otherwise he will be defeated.
At this time, the North Shore.
Ji Xuanling sat on horseback, looking at the battle situation on the river, with a thick smile on his face.
Jing Xiangjun was so vulnerable that he was disappointed.
However, the fatal blow to them is yet to come.
Ji Xuanling shouted: "Where is Xing Buying? ”
"The last general!" Xing Buying walked up from the rear and said with his fists clenched.
Ji Xuanling nodded, staring at Qingshui City on the south bank, and Lang Sheng said: "Inform the three armies, who will be the first to enter Qingshui City, seal the marquis, and the sailors will occupy Changchuan City, and all the wealth in the city will be rewarded to the three armies!" ”
"Whoa!"
Xing Buying received the order and left quickly.
Not long ago, Xu Wenda suggested that he borrow a boat from the Chu army, and ordered Xing Buying to command the sailors and lead the elite soldiers to cross the river.
The capture of Qingshui City is equivalent to cutting off the retreat of the sailors above the Qingshui River, and they will either flee with their troops or surrender.
At present, Xing Buying is in Guankou City, and has recruited 20,000 sailors, although they have not all surrendered to Qin sincerely, but the war is tense, and Ji Xuanling believes that under the heavy reward, there will be brave men.
He rewarded the wealth in Qingshui City to the sailors who crossed the river to fight, and believed that these sailors, in order to get the reward, would definitely fight to the death.
On the war-torn river, a naval division quickly crossed the river from the downstream, mightily, towards the south bank.
Gao Yi, who was leading the army to fight, saw the situation in the lower reaches of the river, and his face showed a look of horror.
hurriedly said to the soldiers beside him: "Quick, quickly send a message to General Guo and make him vigilant." ”
The Chu army has already poured out, but unexpectedly, in the lower reaches of the river, there is still a hidden sailor, looking at the flag on the warship, it is clearly the army of Qin.
When did the Qin State have a water master.
Could it be that the sailor recruited by Guankou City is here?
In Gao Yi's contemplation, the warship jerked violently, and he hurriedly looked up, but it was Jing Hongyang who commanded the warship and crashed into his warship.
A large number of Chu troops were shooting arrows with bows and shooting Jing Xiang's army.
Gao Yi didn't dare to hesitate, and said urgently: "Hurry, stop the Chu army!"
The reinforcements did not arrive, the Chu army came in a mighty way, if it was defeated by the Chu army on the river, not to mention that all the sailors were buried, even Qingshui City was also facing a crisis, what face did he have to go to Puling City, what face did he have to see Zhao Tuo.
Ignoring the sailors downstream, Gao Yi hurriedly led the army to fight.
At this time, on the upper floor of Qingshui City, Guo Muyu and Han Xun always paid attention to the battle situation on the river surface and noticed the situation on the river surface.
At first, they also firmly believed that Gao Yi led the army and could easily block the Chu army on the river, but as the battle situation developed, especially Gao Yi sent scouts to ask for help, which surprised Guo Muyu and Han Xun.
Only then did the reinforcements leave, and there were scouts to report, there was still a Qin army in the lower reaches of the river, and they were crossing the river quickly, hearing the sound, Guo Muyu, Han Xun couldn't believe it.
They always focused their attention on the other side of the river, and the defenses downstream were very weak.
Now that the Qin army is coming from downstream, it is clear that the Chu army is attracting Gao Yi's attention and is preparing to come quietly.
"General Guo, a certain army will go downstream to defend against the enemy, and the Qin army must not be allowed to land!" Han Xun volunteered.
If they can be wiped out in the Qingshui River in advance before the Qin army lands, the crisis in Qingshui City will be greatly reduced.
"Okay, there's General Lao Han!" Guo Muyu nodded.
There are enemy troops everywhere, and in danger, he must prepare quickly and defend Qingshui City.
This battle cannot be defeated.
Otherwise, after Liu Muyue led the army to mutiny, there was no other defense in the north of Puling City.
If Qingshui City is occupied by the Qin army and Liu Muyue does not lead the army to block it, the Qin army and the Chu army will arrive at Puling City with lightning speed.
Lose Jingzhou, and then lose Xiangzhou, Zhao Tuo will be completely unable to make a comeback!
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