Chapter 37: A Strange Plan Attacks Yancheng
Li Dong couldn't help but ask the scout again, "Are you sure it's all under the banner of Song Ruoyu?" Is there a mistake? ”
When the scout heard this, he said with a respectful face: "My subordinates have been in the army for more than ten years, and this dare to guarantee with their lives is absolutely correct. ”
After Li Dong listened, he couldn't help but bow his head and ponder, not knowing what he was thinking.
When Huang Xiu heard this scout say that there were Jin troops on three sides, he was already a little panicked, and he had to wait for Li Dong to think of a way, but now seeing this Li Dong's appearance is also unreliable, he suddenly panicked in his heart, and he didn't know what to do now.
originally thought that he would really be able to defeat Song Ruoyu and become famous all over the world when he was really able to lead the troops to fight for the first time, but he never thought that he would be in such a dilemma now.
The generals under him saw that Huang Xiu didn't speak, and some of them couldn't sit still.
I saw that Lei Zhe thought about it, and said to this Huang Xiu: "General, now that Song Ruoyu's army is attacking us from three directions, the top priority should be to retreat quickly, gather the troops, and then come to compete with this Song Ruoyu after our army is properly prepared." ”
After all, Lei Zhe is a general who has been fighting on the battlefield for many years like Li Dong, so he is naturally very thoughtful, doesn't he Song Ruoyu want to surround himself, so it is better to withdraw the army first, temporarily avoid the edge of the Jin army, and then fight with him Song Ruoyu.
When some of the other generals saw Lei Zhe speak, they also stepped forward one after another to agree with Lei Zhe's method.
"The Admiral agrees."
"The Admiral agrees."
As soon as Huang Xiu heard this Lei Zhe's plan, his face was a little ugly. Aren't you trying to get yourself away?
Huang Xiu thought to himself that the first time he led his troops to fight, he must win, and he must win a big victory, which will not only allow him to establish some prestige in the army, but also impress those who say bad things about him on weekdays.
I have had enough of those pampered officials in the DPRK and China who have repeatedly said that they are not as good as Lin Yi, and the Huang family is not as good as the Lin family, and I just want to prove that Huang Xiu will not be much worse than that Lin Yi.
Of course, as for what Huang Desheng said to Huang Xiu, Huang Xiu naturally remembered it. Isn't it just that you don't act rashly when you are on the front line, just wait for the food and grass to run out and withdraw the army. But he can't just go back like this, at least he has to beat him to a big victory to have a bright face.
So when Huang Xiu thought about it, he felt that Lei Zhe's method was not good, but he didn't have any actual combat experience, so naturally he couldn't think of any better way, so he simply kept his mouth shut and thought about it to himself.
That Lei Zhe was originally going to wait for Huang Xiu to quickly come up with an idea, but he didn't wait for Huang Xiu to adopt his plan, and he didn't know what to say at the moment. The group of generals who seconded the proposal could only stare at the spot with wide eyes.
The atmosphere of the scene became a little weird, and the excessively quiet environment was completely incompatible with the soldiers of the two armies who were still fighting in the distance.
Huang Xiu waited for a while, thinking that he couldn't leave them dry like this, and when his eyes rolled his eyes, he caught a glimpse of Li Dong who had not spoken beside him, and after thinking about it, he asked this Li Dong: "General Li, is there a good plan?" ”
Li Dong was still thinking about what to do, and then he heard Huang Xiu ask him a question, and after thinking for a while, he said, "The last general thinks that what General Lei said is indeed reasonable. ”
"Oh, so you're in favor of me quitting the army." When Huang Xiu heard that Li Dong also agreed with Lei Zhe's suggestion, he was immediately even more unhappy, and such a sentence suddenly came out in a strange way.
Of course, Li Dong knew what Huang Xiu was thinking, and he didn't say anything, and explained again: "General Lei's suggestion is the safest way at the moment, temporarily avoiding the siege of the Jin army on three sides, which can not only save our army from the danger of being flanked, but also help the soldiers to rest properly, after all, our army fought a battle just now." ”
Seeing that Huang Xiu still didn't speak, Li Dong once again suggested bitterly: "General, our army is only temporarily retreating, it doesn't mean that we will lose, we can come back to fight Song Ruoyu after we have rested." ”
Huang Xiu actually knew that Lei Zhe's method was the safest at the moment, but he was too proud just now and said so many big words, and now he can't hold his face even if he withdraws the army.
Now that he heard that Li Dong had found a step for himself, he was also happy in his heart, so he nodded and said: "Then order the army, withdraw the army first, and temporarily avoid the edge of the Jin army." ”
When the subordinate soldiers heard Huang Xiu's words, they were also secretly relieved, they really thought that this Huang Xiu would insist on not withdrawing his army and fighting to the death with that Song Ruoyu, so it would be really troublesome.
So this Huang Xiu's army retreated slowly, and even the Jin army that was surrounded ignored ignored.
Although Li Dong also fell a big stone in his heart, he still felt as if he had ignored something, and always felt that this Song Ruoyu should have a back move, but he didn't know what the back move was.
It is said that after Huang Xiu's army retreated for about ten miles, he began to quickly assemble the formation and prepare the army and horses to wait for the arrival of Song Ruoyu's army.
Just as this Huang cultivator was anxiously and nervously waiting for Song Ruoyu's army to arrive, he suddenly heard the scout's report.
"Report!"
When Huang Xiu heard this, he hurriedly asked, "Can you detect the movement of Song Ruoyu's army?" ”
"General, our spies came to report that after Song Ruoyu's army converged on three sides, there was no movement to advance, only a small number of rangers patrolling around, I don't know what happened." The scout replied unhurriedly.
When Huang Xiu heard this, he only felt very strange, why didn't this Song Ruoyu come again. At that moment, he turned his head and saw that the generals also had inexplicable expressions on their faces, and it seemed that they didn't know what Song Ruoyu wanted to do.
Li Dong was also thinking in his heart at this time, if the first cavalry was to entangle himself and create opportunities for the Jin army, then why was it not the main force of the Jin army that fought with them? If the Jin army is also a young bait, then the Jin army from these three parties should be the main force, but now the Jin army from these three parties will not move with one place, which really makes Li Dong not figure it out.
But no matter what Song Ruoyu's side was, his army couldn't wait any longer.
There is no food in Yancheng, and the sergeants under his command only carry three days of dry food with them, if they save some of them, it should be no problem to last for five or six days. And if the longer the time drags on, if the news of this lack of food leaks, it will inevitably cause some other accidents, so Li Dong and they can't afford to delay it.
Thinking of this, Li Dong suggested to this Huang Xiu: "The last general suggests that we should immediately start a war with Song Ruoyu's army. ”
Li Dong now faintly understands that the purpose of Song Ruoyu setting up so many teams of soldiers and horses should be to drag down his Liang army, so the matter of grain and grass in Yancheng must be the ghost of this Jin people, and what he wants is to drag them to death.
Of course, Huang Xiu also understood the stakes involved, and in his heart, he ordered the generals: "Pass my general's order, and march to war immediately." ”
If the retreat just now was to avoid the threat of the Jin army's attack, then now that the other party is already in one place, there is naturally no such danger, and he can rest assured that he can boldly compete with that Song Ruoyu on the battlefield.
That Huang Xiu just wanted to compete with Song Ruoyu, but Li Dong didn't think so in his heart.
Li Dong has been fighting for many years, and naturally knows that the key to victory or defeat is not only the strength of the soldiers and horses, but also the contest of mentality, although the current situation shows that his side has a great upper hand, January 15 City, what a great feat, but now he is being fooled by Song Ruo, and the problem of grain and grass has always plagued the army, and this mentality has also lost. So it's really hard to say who will win and who will lose this war.
What Li Dong is praying for now is that this Song Ruoyu must not play any tricks, and fight with them in a dignified manner, which can be regarded as making Li Dong really feel at ease, otherwise he will have to scare himself out of his illness in this shock.
The autumn wind is bleak, and the horses and geese are flying south.
Thinking about it, this Huang Xiu's army was about to arrive less than ten miles away from Song Ruoyu's army in the blink of an eye, and only then did Huang Xiu and the others see the true appearance of this Song Ruoyu's army.
Song Ruoyu's army is neatly formed and majestic, they are wearing iron armor, holding a big sword, and crossing a longbow on their backs, so that people can see it, and a sense of slaughter will come to their faces, making people sigh that this is indeed worthy of Panlong's army.
The name of Panlong is well deserved.
There was a person in front of the army, riding a white horse, wearing a mink fur, and wearing a long sword at his waist, who was it not Song Ruoyu?
Huang Xiu was also very happy to see that this Song Ruoyu had finally appeared. He rode to the front of the formation and shouted at Song Ruoyu: "Song Ruoyu, you finally don't hide from Ben." ”
When Song Ruoyu heard this, he smiled slightly, but he didn't speak, as if he wanted to wait for Huang Xiu to finish speaking.
Huang Xiu saw that Song Ruoyu was so indifferent and light-hearted, so he frowned and said, "Song Ruoyu, don't pretend to be a ghost, there will be a time for you to cry later." ”
When Song Ruoyu heard this, he sighed and said to Huang Xiu: "General Huang, I originally wanted to talk with the general and turn the war into a jade silk, but now the general is so unrelenting, and Ling Zai is also very distressed." ”
Huang Xiu naturally knew that this was saying that he had not kept his promise to his father and had started a war against this Jin army privately, and his expression changed slightly, and he said coldly: "Song Ruoyu, since this is the case, it is better for you to dismount and surrender, so that we will not be able to fight." ”
When Song Ruoyu heard this, his expression remained unchanged, but he shook his head slightly.
When Huang Xiu saw it, he was even more angry, and it was time to order the whole army to charge.
Suddenly, the sound of a scout came from a distance, and I saw that the scout was very flustered, and stumbled over to Huang Xiu and said, "Will ...... General, Yancheng is under siege by the Jin army...... Siege, please general rescue quickly. ”
"What!" When Huang Xiu heard this, he was shocked.