Chapter 75: Bloody Battle of Du Yang (4)
"How to fight this battle, the frontal toughness must be invincible, Han He's retreat to Duyang is obviously to retreat."
Bai Liyan (Wei Xian) knew very well that with the current combat strength of the Xian army, this battle was probably not a matter of a tragic victory, and it was likely that the entire army would be annihilated. If he had listened to him earlier and captured Hechi, the decisive battle would have been delayed for months or even a year.
In the current situation surrounded by other countries, the confrontation and protracted war between large and small countries is obviously detrimental to the strategy of the great powers, because all the great powers want you to be stuck in the quagmire of war and cannot extricate yourself, so that they can breathe and prepare.
Now if Han He annihilates all the main forces of the Xian army, it will not be a matter of occupying Jiangdong, but it will be possible to cross the river, and even Zhiguo may be ready to move north to capture the empty territory of Xianguo.
Looking at the corpses in front of him, Bai Liyan's mood sank to a low point at the moment. At this time, Zhao Xun rode over and shouted behind his back:
"Wei Xian!"
"General Zhao, what do you command?" Bai Liyan led the horse to Zhao Xun, and it could be seen that Zhao Xun's face was gloomy in the dark.
"Marquis Ding Yang ordered you and me to go to the Zhongjun tent quickly, I think it must be Lu Jing who informed Zhang Jun of the capture of Hechi, but for some reason, Lu Jing's words seemed to have murderous intentions."
"Killing?"
Bai Liyan thought about it, could it be that Lu Jing was playing right and wrong from it? But anyone with a discerning eye can see that if he captures Hechi, how can there be such a predicament at present. Previously, there were many situations in favor of the Xian army, and Bai Liyan really couldn't think of why Zhang Jun, the Marquis of Dingyang, would move to kill.
Puzzled, he stepped on his horse and followed Zhao Xun to the Chinese military tent located three miles south of Xiaosui.
At this time, six or seven out of ten generals came, and Marquis Ding Yang was asking for details of the military planes in the past few days. At this time, Bai Liyan and Zhao Xun had already entered the account, and Zhao Xun saluted:
"I've seen the Marquis of Dingyang."
Zhang Jun looked up, and there was no expression on his face, or this expressionless expression was intriguing.
"General Zhao Xun has a meritorious service in capturing the city, and the Marquis will play the Ming King's favor and reward General Zhao."
"I don't dare to be greedy for merit, if it weren't for Han He's deception and being discovered by our army, I'm afraid that the army has been defeated at this moment, and General Zhang is afraid that it will be difficult to get out."
"Oh, it was discovered by our army, but Ben Hou heard that the general's plan was designed by Wei Xian, a Qi person, and I don't know if Wei Xian can come with the general."
Ding Yang Hou had something to say, and Bai Liyan on one side already understood that this Ding Yang Hou was afraid that he was jealous of his ability, otherwise he would not have asked Zhao Xun with such a sinister temperament.
Thinking about brewing, Zhao Xun said:
"General Zhang, this matter has not been clarified in the previous paragraph, and I ask General Zhang to forgive me."
"In that case, could it be that this person next to him is Wei Xian, a Qi person?"
Turning his gaze to Baili Yan, Bai Li Yan stepped forward and saluted:
"Qiren Wei Xian see Ding Yang Hou."
Ding Yanghou looked at it fixedly, and his heart was shocked, it was not anything else, it was Bailiyan's age.
Ding Yanghou believes that Bai Liyan is never more than eighteen years old, and with this strong and upright body, he is by no means an ordinary person. Seeing this, Ding Yanghou twitched silently from the corner of his eyes, and his tone was very contemptuous:
"Qiren Wei Xian, I heard that since the beginning of Yin Yangcheng, every battle has come from your plan, but there is such a thing." Ding Yanghou stared at Bailiyan tightly, and a hint of intriguing sharpness flashed in his eyes.
"Back to Ding Yanghou, I don't dare to be greedy for merit, if it weren't for General Zhao's decisiveness, I'm afraid that no matter how good the plan is, it will be difficult to achieve."
"In this case, Ben Hou asked you, how did you know that the Jin army would send troops to attack General Yu Zhao after besieging Ben Hou, and how did you know that the defenders of Feicheng would definitely go out of the city to sneak attack, now I will listen."
"This ......"
Bai Liyan knew that he was afraid that he had touched the reverse scale of Ding Yang Hou, and he was jealous of the reverse scale that could be greedy for merit.
After a moment, Bai Liyan continued:
"Back to Ding Yanghou, the siege of the Horror Spike was originally Han He's plan, the general was trapped in the Horror Suit, and the siege could not be relieved, so he would definitely send someone to report to the Metropolitan Governor Lu Jing and General Zhao. This matter is all common sense, and the Jin general Han He must know, so he will not let General Zhao's 30,000 horses and General Lu Jing's 40,000 men converge smoothly and come to the rescue of the general.
In this way, the only way to do this is to divide and conquer, and defeat General Zhao and General Lu Jing on the way. ”
Bai Liyan will think about himself at that time, how Han He thinks, what are the inevitable factors and accidental factors at that time, and then how he will eliminate all kinds of possibilities, and finally judge that Han He will inevitably send someone to sneak attack, and then Feicheng will definitely go out of the city to sneak attack after Lu Jing withdraws his troops.
All in all, I am not an uncertain prophet anyway, it is all based on facts, and the results of speculation are not assumptions.
"That's the general story, if there is anything unclear, Marquis Ding Yang can ask General Zhao."
When the words fell, Ding Yanghou suddenly straightened up, giving people the feeling that he was confident, and the arrogance on his face was gradually revealed:
"Qiren Wei Xian, if you make a mistake, you know what the consequences will be."
"Of course, I know that if you are defeated, you will be wiped out."
Bailiyan's voice fell, and Ding Yanghou's tone immediately became stern:
"In that case, you can be 100% sure when you make a decision."
"It's design, but it's variable. If there are variables, there is no 100% certainty. ”
"There is no 100% certainty, and there are infinite variables, so what is the difference between this and uncertainty?
If General Zhao failed to ambush the Jin army, but was found out, he would be destroyed by the Jin army, which was far more serious than being attacked by the Jin army. If you stick to Feicheng and the Jin army don't go out of the city, your plan will be in vain, but it will cause the Jin army to be vigilant, and be pinned down by it and under Feicheng, have you ever thought about this? ”
Ding Yanghou said this, the signs were already very clear, Zhao Xun saw it in his eyes, took a step forward and said:
"Marquis Ding Yang, Wei Xian is a military officer in the lower colonel, and it is also the general's decision to adopt the advice. Although there are endless variables in the design strategy, Wei Xian has not failed once since the design, which shows that Wei Xian is resourceful and can take on a great task.
Under the consideration of opening the shogunate, Wei Xian was regarded as a concubine or a guest, and the Marquis of Ding Yang was also invited to see Wei Xian's many victories in defeating the Jin army, so as to exempt Wei Xian from the crime of trespassing. ”
"Humph!" At this time, Ding Yanghou shouted angrily, slammed his palm on the table, and the sound was shocking: "Good you Zhao Xun, this son has planned it, and it is a credit." If he fails, who will bear this great sin for my king?
Not to mention that the design of the plot is endlessly changing, just saying that if it is a wrong plan, it will be a catastrophe, and it is no different from child's play to find the general to hand over the major affairs of the machine to the sixteen or seventeen-year-old miscellaneous servants. Zhao Xun, what should you be guilty of! ”
"Ding Yanghou, there is no reason for the impermanence of the design of the judgment, how can there be no reason for the risk of variables. Moreover, Wei Xian's plan has never been missed, which shows that Wei Xian is a resourceful person, how can he confuse it with infinite variables. ”
"Zhao Xun!"
At this time, Lu Jing snorted, and Zhao Jun glanced at it and said:
"What advice does General Lu have?"
"This time, the Marquis of Ding Yang was almost defeated, what do you do and explain. If General Ben had gone to Hechi at this time, in a few days, the army of 80,000 led by the Marquis of Ding Yang would not have been destroyed by the Jin army. What do you say about this, could it be that Wei Xian, a Qi person, is so sinister and sinister in planning for you Zhao Xun! ”
Zhao Xun's chest rose and fell violently, and he gritted his teeth:
"General Lu, today our army has rescued the Marquis of Dingyang, even so, our army has no advantage over the Jin army, neither the courage of the soldiers, nor the advantages of the soldiers. If we fight a decisive battle immediately, I am afraid that our army will have no chance of victory.
But if the Marquis of Ding Yang insists on a few days, your General Lu captures Hechi, cuts off the retreat of the Jin army, and the general will be killed by reinforcements, his Jin army will be exhausted by then with heavy casualties, and it will be unable to fight again, if Han He does not retreat, he will be destroyed by our army. Therefore, Han He could only withdraw his troops and leave Duyang City to the east.
And now that Han He has retreated with his troops to Duyang, our army has no advantage, is this situation what you General Lu wants? ”
"Presumptuous!" At this time, Ding Yang Hou interrupted and shouted: "If it is delayed for three days, the head of Ben Hou is afraid that it has already hung on the flagpole of the Jin army at this time, how can there be a turnaround." ”
"That's not right!" Bai Liyan interrupted: "If General Zhao sticks to Feicheng and doesn't come out, even if Han He attacks and kills General Zhang, he will definitely learn the news that the Xian army in Feicheng will not move within two to three days after the attack."
In this way, Han He must be afraid, and Han He can only think that the cavalry of our army has already gone out to occupy Hechi. In this way, if Han He continues to attack General Zhang, in case General Zhao kills out of Feicheng and forms a decisive battle momentum, Han He can only defend Duyang alone, or bypass Hechi, and never dare to fight a decisive battle with our army.
If it is a decisive battle, the Jin army is already a tired division, and it is difficult to win in a short time, and at the same time, General Lu Jing occupies the retreat of the grain road, as long as he confronts Han He for a month, Han He will definitely retreat. In this way, our army can be preserved for a decisive battle when it will recuperate in the future.
Now that the decisive battle between the two armies has been completed, our army has no advantage over the Jin army in terms of strength and armament. In addition, Han He retreated to Duyang City, if it was a decisive battle at this moment, our army would have no chance of winning, and even if it won, it would be a miserable victory. ”
Bailiyan argued with reason, and Ding Yanghou's face immediately sank, and his eyes were on fire:
"You are a little colonel, how dare you talk about military aircraft. Ben Hou crossed the river this time, and he wanted to fight a decisive battle with the Jin army, but you still talked about delaying without fighting, avoiding war and waiting for the opportunity. According to Benhou, the decline of our army today is all due to your plan. ”
"The difference between the general's words, at this time and at that time, the general of the Battle of the Horror Spike only had two months of grain and grass, and now only the grain and grass in Feicheng can be used for more than six or seven months, so that our army can recuperate in August and September, and when the reinforcements cross the river after the autumn, our army has greater certainty.
And now it is our army that is evenly matched with the Jin army, but in fact, it is the Xian State that has poured the strength of the country into a battle, on the other hand, the Jin army has not broken its muscles and bones.
The divisions in the Jin State came and fought as soon as they came, and the soldiers were in an endless supply of grain, grass, and military equipment. If our army fights a decisive battle with it at this moment, even if it wins, it will be meaningless, and it will be easy for the Jin army to recruit another 300,000 armor soldiers.
What's more, the soldiers under Han He's command are only half of the army of the Western Expedition, and the rest still have more than 100,000 people guarding the main roads of the occupied cities everywhere. ”
"Presumptuous!" Marquis Ding Yang interrupted and said: "How do you know that the army only brought two months of grain and grass when crossing the river, and said, who revealed it to you!" ”
As soon as these words came out, Ding Yang Hou looked at Zhao Xun sharply, Zhao Xun thought that it was not good, and he was about to justify. At this time, Bai Liyan regretted it, and only cared about being happy for a while, and leaked out about such military aircraft. How can he know the grain and grass for two months, and wouldn't it hurt Zhao Xun to blurt out it like this.