Concubine Deng Yun knew her brother best, and she guessed right, Deng Cui "detained" part of the Chu army. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Thousands of Chu army vanguard arrived at the tiger city, the scene they saw surprised them, the new city that had just been built not long ago, experienced countless times of burning and slashing, has become as dilapidated as a thousand-year-old castle, but still standing, there are only more than 200 soldiers left in the city, all of them are yellow and thin, and their eyes show a fierce light when they look at people.

Deng Cui originally planned to get support after the beginning of spring, but he waited until late autumn, when there was a shortage of food and grass, and the soldiers ate all the horses, and finally they were forced to be helpless, and even began to eat people, including comrades who died in battle, and there were also fallen enemies, the enemy was shocked and frightened when they found this, and retreated for dozens of miles, and every time the siege failed, the corpses had to be taken away as soon as possible.

Deng Cui did not surrender, Zhang Yin did not surrender, and the soldiers under his command reached the realm of not thinking about it, numbly obeying the orders of the two generals, numbly watching their companions fall one by one, numbly swallowing everything at the entrance.

However, they defended the tiger city, relying on Zhang Yin's initial insistence, and when building the wall, it was difficult for the enemy's hard-fought equipment to work, and they could only rely on manpower to attack.

The gap in the city wall was also blocked, and Deng Cui initially used this gap to surprise the enemy army, and held out for several months, and then used local materials to build a section of the city wall with the remaining rubble and corpses, and held on for several months.

The reinforcements finally came, and the general who led the team was named Guan Song, who recognized Deng Cui, and received an order as soon as he entered the city: "Hand over the food." ”

The surviving soldiers gobbled up, their eyes swept over the horses, terrifying the new arrivals.

The vanguard army only carried their rations, and Guan Song asked Deng Cui and the others to leave with him immediately, go to join Cui Taifu, and return to Dachu together, "The war is over." ”

Deng Cui just ate, almost ate the amount of food for three people, and finally raised his head and asked, "It's over?" ”

"Yes, the enemy army has been expelled from the Western Regions, the countries have surrendered when they hear the wind, the Chu army has won a great victory, I will leave people to guard the tiger city, the two generals have been guarding the lonely city for a long time, and it is time to return to Beijing to be rewarded."

Zhang Yin didn't squeak, and Deng Cui hiccuped for a long time, "General Guan has fought with the enemy army?" ”

"yes."

"What do you think of the enemy?"

"It's very tough, only advance and not retreat, but I don't know how to be flexible, as long as the Chu army blocks the initial offensive, it can counterattack and wipe it out."

"All you encounter is a servant army, they are more like slaves than warriors, all of them have family members who have been detained by gods and ghosts, one person dies when they enter, and the whole family dies when they retreat, and the main force of the enemy army does not come to the Western Regions at all."

"Aren't the enemy forces ready?"

"Stupid, this is a plan to attack the west from the east, no, it's 'the sound of the west and the east', the gods and ghosts are pretending to attack the Western Regions to attract the Chu army to come, the real direction of attack must be the north, with the Huns leading the way, they know where to fight."

"Those two generals should go back to Beijing with me." Guan Song didn't particularly care, he only took care of his own tasks, and the entire defense of Dachu was decided by the military department and the imperial court.

Deng Cui glanced at it, the hall was full of hungry soldiers like beasts, and the newly arrived soldiers stared at the bones in the corner and whispered.

"What are the number of enemy troops that General Deng encountered?"

Guan Song didn't understand why Deng Cui was always interested in this matter, but Deng Cui had a higher official position, so he had to reply: "More than 4,000 people, less than 5,000." ”

"Has General Deng ever thought that the enemy army is huge, why only a few thousand people have entered the Western Regions?"

"They...... Not ready, right? ”

"The enemy army has been attacking Huju City for almost a year, what is there left unprepared?"

Guan Song said with a smile: "I understand, because there are two generals guarding the Tiger City and blocking the main road to the Western Regions, the enemy army cannot pass through on a large scale, so they can only pass little by little." ”

Deng Cui nodded, "The enemy army is afraid that the back road will be cut off, so they will attack Huju City with all their might, and the thousands of enemy troops you encountered were originally used to intercept our back road, hey, it seems that we will escape." Another reason is that since the beginning of the summer, the enemy's offensive has slowed down, and General Zhang and I had a guess at that time that the enemy was likely to transfer some of the troops, and it was the best time to take advantage of the situation to counterattack, but unfortunately we had too few soldiers......"

Guan Song was taken aback, regardless of the size of the official position, he immediately shook his head, "No, I was ordered to take this army to find two generals, at most five hundred people to guard the city, you all follow me, leave immediately, go to see Cui Taifu, he is now the secretary of the military department, what does General Deng have to tell Cui Taifu." ”

"Mrs. Cui became the secretary of the Ministry of War?" Deng Cui glanced at Zhang Yin, "Your Majesty does things...... It's also quite unexpected. Deng Cui leaned forward and said earnestly: "Guan Song, you have been in the army for more than ten years, and you are just an ordinary general until now, have you been a marquis?" ”

Guan Song shook his head and smiled: "I don't have that ability, and I don't have that blessing." ”

"Ability, do all the marquis have the ability? Blessings, what have you done to make a bad move, so that good luck can't fall on you? Speaking of the Marquis of Biyuan, why did he make the Marquis? It was because he was bold enough to get lost in the desert and delay the military plane, he thought, anyway, it was already like this, and he would be punished for retreating, so he led the army to go deeper, and actually met a group of Hun princes who were defeated and fled. ”

Zhang Yin opened his mouth and mumbled.

Guan Song laughed twice, "There is still this kind of thing, but I am different, I was ordered to retreat, and I will be able to receive merit after I go back, and I will not be punished." ”

"How much credit can it be? The great merit belongs to Mrs. Cui, and his family doesn't know how many more marquis he will have, and you will be promoted to two or three levels at most......"

"If you can do that, I'll be satisfied."

"Are your parents satisfied? Are brothers and nephews satisfied? Is Madame satisfied? Deng Cui observed the words, "Mrs. Guan is everyone's best girl, right?" Marrying General Guan is to fancy your bright future, but General Guan does not want to forge ahead, and he does not want to make great achievements in his hands, and he is satisfied with being promoted to a petty official, how to explain to his wife after he goes back? ”

Guan Song blushed, "How do you call 'getting married'?" My wife and I are ...... Forget it, is the credit really that easy to get? ”

"Of course, the main force of the enemy army has turned to the north, and there are not many troops left in the Western Regions, only seven or eight thousand, thousands of whom were wiped out by General Guan, and there are only three or four thousand people left, who will only charge to death, and they are by no means the opponent of our Chu army."

Deng Cui still guessed at first, but now it is a fact, and said in passing, Zhang Yin next to him buried his head in eating, but the old servant was dumbfounded, they have been trapped in the city, and they can't even send scouts, and they don't know how many enemy troops there are.

Guan Song frowned, "This is not a big achievement." ”

"Why is General Guan confused? The gods and ghosts are moving to the north with the main force, and the rear must be empty, and then to the west, the customs are similar to those in the Western Regions, all of which are small countries, forced to submit to the enemy, and when they hear that the Chu army is coming, they must rush to surrender, this is not a great achievement? ”

Guan Song was a little moved, but still hesitated.

Deng Cui said again: "I'll give General Deng an analysis: the enemy army will attack Dachu from the north, this is certain, it is likely that it has already started, let's go back to Dachu now, it will take at least a month, and there are two possibilities at that time, one is that the Chu army has a big victory, we have no chance to make meritorious service, and we don't even have to see the excitement, the other is that the Chu army is defeated, we still have no chance to make meritorious service, but we must immediately go up, facing the main force of the enemy, it is not you nor me who commands the battle, victory is not meritorious, and defeat is guilty." ”

"Will the enemy really take a detour to the north?"

Deng Cui slapped the table heavily, startling the entire hall, "We have been in Tiger City for nearly a year, dealing with the enemy army almost every day, and we can't even hear this bit of news?" ”

Guan Song was even more startled, he was older, but he had always been at a disadvantage when he was in a relationship with Deng Cui, and he was persuaded by Deng Cui, and he had no questions, "I don't have much grain and grass with me, it's only enough for ten days." ”

"Follow the customs of the locals, and when you get to the Western Regions, you have to learn to use local materials, there is not enough grain and grass, and you can grab it while fighting."

Guan Song laughed, feeling both inappropriate and excited, and looked at the old general Zhang Yin, "What does Biyuan Hou think?" ”

"I ...... Defend the city only. Zhang Yin said.

"Leave him alone, the family has already been sealed, as long as he guards the Tiger City, it will be a great achievement, which is different from us."

Guan Song thought about it again and again, and slapped the table, "Then listen to you, the husband has to take a risk." But there is a sentence that says in the front, General Deng's officer rank is higher than mine, and the advance and retreat are all your orders, not mine, if you can make meritorious service, the first merit is also General Deng's, I just have some afterglow. ”

Deng Cui got up and said loudly: "If this battle does not make General Guan a marquis and all the soldiers rich, Deng will pay you his life!" ”

Guan Song led 5,000 troops, Deng Cui was not modest, took over the army, divided 500 people to escort the remnants of Huju City to see Cui Taifu, and left 500 people for Zhang Yin to continue to defend the city, he and Guan Song took the remaining 4,000 people, only brought three days of rations, and went out of the city the next day, and actually pursued the enemy.

When Cui Hong received the letter from the people, it was already half a month later, and he was on his way back to Dachu, and he was furious after reading the letter, but everything was too late, and no matter how fast the horses were, they couldn't catch up with the four thousand people.

A few days later, not far from the Yumen Pass in the Chu realm, Cui Hong received news that the enemy's main force appeared in Saibei, the broken iron city was lost, and the Shenxiong Pass was in danger.

Cui Hong was stunned, and was originally prepared to take a heavy account of Deng Cui after returning to Beijing, but at this time, he wanted to silently wish Deng Cui a victory.

Deng Cui opened his mouth in the tiger city, but his guess was right, the god and ghost Da Dan Yu did transfer all the main army to the north, in his prediction, the Chu army would never continue to advance westward, as soon as he heard that the north was in danger, he would quickly return to Chu.

Deng Cui and Guan Song defeated an enemy army, grabbed the needed grain and grass, and marched westward.

Deng Cui was not confused, he had a plan, no matter what, his army was not the opponent of the enemy's main force, so when the enemy army turned north, he moved to the south to avoid its edge.

A month later, Guan Song became scared again, and when he climbed over a hill, he asked, "General Deng, where are we going to fight?" ”

"I heard that the territory of the gods and ghosts reaches the grassland in the north and the sea in the south—I want to see the sea."

There is no end to Deng Cui's heart. (To be continued.) )