Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VI The Battle of the Northern Frontier

Chapter 4 Recruiting Troops and Gathering Strength

Section 3: Long Knee Talks

That night, Jiang Yingzhao held a banquet in the General Military Mansion, entertaining Xiong Tingbi, Wang Huazhen and his party, as well as Liu Yunwei and other Hanwei army generals, to receive the wind and wash the dust for everyone. During the banquet, Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen's main generals were all seated, and Liu Yunwei's guerrilla generals such as Lu Ying and Wu Xing, as well as Yuan Mingxuan, Zhou Tianyi, and Hu Kun were also invited.

Jiang Yingzhao saw that everyone was seated, so he led a group of generals to persuade one table after another because of their courtesy, and everyone also returned the salute.

At the same time, a group of generals under Jiang Yingzhao and Xiong Tingbi pulled Zhao Kaishan and Gao Hongguang, who had already drunk the beauty, and kept coaxing the two to tell them about the bloody battle against Jiannu. Zhao Kaishan and Gao Hongguang were worried that they couldn't find a chance to show off their achievements at the moment, and after being instigated by everyone, they opened the chatterbox, and talked about the battle of Qianshan, the battle of Liaoyang, and the battle of the two Yellow Banner armies from beginning to end.

Jiang Yingzhao's eyes were slightly red when he heard this, and he sighed: "The soldiers of the Hanwei Army are really the Optimus Prime of the Dynasty!" ”

The feast lasted until late at night, and everyone was full of wine and food.

When leaving the General Soldier's Mansion, Xiong Tingbi found an excuse to say goodbye to Wang Huazhen, and came to the temporary camp of the Hanwei Army in Guancheng with Liu Yunwei and others. And Wang Huazhen looked at Xiong Tingbi and Liu Yunwei's distant figures and smiled faintly, and returned to the pavilion without saying a word.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Liu Yunwei and Xiong Tingbi sat opposite each other. Then, Liu Yunwei made a pot of tea, poured a cup for Xiong Tingbi and himself, and said, "Adults drink a cup of tea to wake up the bar." ”

Xiong Tingbi took the teacup and took a sip, and said with a smile: "The little general has been rampant in the world in recent years, and his military exploits have been brilliant. ”

Liu Yunwei sat down and said, "Thanks to the love of the adults, but I don't know what the adults will teach tonight?" ”

Xiong Tingbi frowned, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Little General, you tell me the truth, is the situation in Liaodong really completely eroded as the news given to me by the Ministry of War?" You know, you took the soldiers of the Hanwei Army to inflict heavy losses on the Jiannu army, how could the situation in Liaodong be corrupted like this in an instant? ”

Referring to the situation in Liaodong, Liu Yunwei's mood immediately fell to a low point, and after sighing heavily, he said: "My lord, I have also read the Tang newspaper sent by the Ministry of War, and I can't hide it, the situation in Liaodong is far more serious than what is written in the Tang newspaper of the Ministry of War!" ”

"What!"

Rao is Xiong Tingbi no matter how sophisticated and steady he is, he can't sit still at this time: he just feels that there is a fire in his heart that is about to erupt. His own Liaodong strategy is not only outnumbered, money and food are scarce, but also Wang Huazhen, the incompatible governor of Liaodong, is hindered on the side, if the situation in Liaodong is completely eroded as Liu Yunwei said, it can be said that going to Liaodong is to be sent to death!

"Little general, why is the Liao affair so corrupted!"

Liu Yunwei frowned and said: "My lord, after my Hanwei army won the victory of Qianshan, it was indeed a heavy blow to the Jiannu army, and the two red flags and two blue flags of Jiannu have even been disabled by our Hanwei army and are unable to fight anymore. However, then there was a situation on the side of the imperial court, the army of grain and grass was delayed, if it were not for Lord Yuan Mingxuan to transport grain from thousands of miles by sea to the camp of Qianshan, it is estimated that tens of thousands of soldiers of our Hanwei army would have to kill horses on Qianshan to satisfy hunger. It was at this time that the Nu chieftain took advantage of the inability of our Hanwei army to attack, not only consolidated the city fortifications of Liaoyang and Shenyang, but also transferred the two red flags and two blue flags back to Hetuala, and captured the wild Jurchens in the deep mountains and old forests of Nuer Gandusi to replenish his troops. ”

Hearing this, Xiong Tingbi's face was already very ugly, and he said, "According to what the little general said, how many troops are there now?" ”

"At least more than 100,000!"

"In this case, Liaodong will really be difficult to preserve."

Liu Yunwei also said with a stern face: "Now that the strength of the Jiannu army has been restored, even if the combat power of the recruits is not as good as the slave soldiers who have been fighting for many years, it is much stronger than the Liaodong defenders." It is precisely because of the actions of the slave chief that the soldiers of our Hanwei army stormed Liaoyang for several days, and in the end they could only return in vain. ”

"The news from the Ministry of War says that the Jiannu army has reached the Gaizhou area, is this news true? Does the little general know where the Jiannu army has hit now? Xiong Tingbi asked with great concern.

Liu Yunwei's face suddenly darkened, and he said in a deep voice: "My lord, the news from the military department is not accurate. According to the news that our Hanwei army did not receive at night, the Jiannu army has divided its troops to attack the cities in various places, and now the north of Yingkou and the east of Gaizhou should have been lost, and it can be said that the territory east of the Liao River has been lost. ”

Hearing this, Xiong Tingbi frowned and pondered for a while, his face extremely ugly. Suddenly, Xiong Tingbi drank the tea in his hand violently, and then said in a deep voice: "Since the matter has come to this, it is useless to think too much. The little general returned to Tongzhou Town this time to recuperate as soon as possible, and when the governor was desperate, he asked the Han Wei army to be transferred to Liao again. ”

Liu Yunwei clasped his hands into fists and said solemnly: "My lord, please rest assured, as long as the imperial court has a will, it is incumbent on my Hanwei army to do so!" ”

Xiong Tingbi laughed when he heard this, and said, "That's good! Well, the hour is not too early, and the governor will take his leave. Early tomorrow morning, the Governor and Governor Wang will lead the army out of the customs. ”

Liu Yunwei looked at Xiong Tingbi, who was laughing, and felt very uncomfortable, and saluted with his hands in fists, but he couldn't say anything. After being stunned for a while, Liu Yunwei asked, "My lord, I don't know how to deal with the offensive of Jiannu when I go to Liaodong?" ”

"In the face of such a situation, I have no choice but to concentrate on strict defense and resist the attack of the Seru first."

After sending Xiong Tingbi away, Liu Yunwei stood alone in the camp looking up at the moonlight, his heart was very chaotic, and he was just about to go back to the tent to read the book of war, so as to calm his mind, he saw Guo Yi walking over quickly, and said: "General Town, Liaodong Governor Wang Huazhen and Lord Wang are here." ”

Liu Yunwei was shocked in his heart, and said secretly: "What's the matter tonight?" However, Liu Yunwei and Guo Yi still invited Wang Huazhen in.

Guo Yi gave Liu Yunwei and Wang Huazhen new tea and went out, and Liu Yunwei beckoned Wang Huazhen to sit down and drink tea.

"I don't know what instructions Lord Wang has for visiting late at night?"

Wang Huazhen smiled faintly and said, "Mr. Liu doesn't have to be polite, I just wanted to talk to Mr. Liu about Liaodong tonight." ”

Liu Yunwei smiled when he heard this, and said, "My lord, please speak, the lower officials must know everything." ”

"Good!" Wang Huazhen said with a smile: "To be honest, on the way north, I have already discussed the matter of Liaodong with Xiong Jingluo. However, Xiong Jingluo and I have some different opinions, and I advocate immediately reorganizing the army, taking the initiative to attack, and striving to wipe out Jiannu in one fell swoop within three months! However, Xiong Jinglu advocated strict defense and protracted warfare. I don't know what Mr. Liu thinks? Whose strategy do you think will work? ”

After listening to Wang Huazhen's words, Liu Yunwei's mood suddenly deteriorated to the extreme, and said secretly: "I'm afraid this Wang Huazhen is another Yuan Yingtai-style character, who has the heart to serve the country but has no talent to serve the country, and in the end can only mislead the country and self and ruin the situation!" Now the east of the Liaohe River has been lost, and the Jiannu army has more than 100,000 troops and is menacing, and the defenders of Liaodong have not only been beaten to pieces by Jiannu, but also the imperial treasury is empty, so it is simply unable to organize the army to launch a counteroffensive. Three months to pacify the construction of slaves? Take what to settle! ”

Although he was very angry in his heart, Liu Yunwei still kept a smile on the surface and said, "Since the adults asked here, then the lower officials will know everything." ”

"So much the best!"

"Xia Guan thinks that the current situation in Liaodong has been completely corrupted, and the loss of a large area of territory east of the Liaohe River is a foregone conclusion, in such a situation, Xiong Jinglu's strict defense strategy is also a way to save the emergency, after all, now the imperial court has no money and food, and it is no longer able to gather a large army to launch a counteroffensive again, otherwise my Hanwei army soldiers will not have to withdraw to Guannei."

After Liu Yunwei finished speaking, he paid attention to Wang Huazhen's expression, and saw that Wang Huazhen's face suddenly became very ugly, and after a while, he said lightly: "Since Liu Zongbing also has this idea, then I have nothing to say, how to decide the war in Liaodong in the future depends on the meaning of the imperial court." ”

After speaking, Wang Huazhen got up and said goodbye.

After sending Wang Huazhen away, Liu Yunwei couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh: "The situation in Liaodong is already like this, and Liaodong Jingluo and Liaodong Governor are actually at odds with each other!" What suspense is there in the next battle? The fall of Liaodong is a foregone conclusion! This is God trying to destroy my Liaodong. ”

Early the next morning, Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen led more than 10,000 soldiers from all over the country to go north out of Shanhaiguan and go to Liaodong. Before leaving, Liu Yunwei led the soldiers of the Hanwei Army to assemble in the pass to see off the northbound army. Jiang Yingzhao, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, also ordered the soldiers of Shanhai Town to line up to see each other off, and beat the war drums for the soldiers.

Liu Yunwei stood on the city wall and looked at the army that was gradually moving away, speechless for a long time. After a while, Liu Yunwei said to Yuan Mingxuan beside him: "Lord Yuan, it's time for us to leave." I just don't know how long it will take to return to Liaodong after leaving this time. ”