CHAPTER XXIII
The army was stationed in Anguo, and Yan Rou sent scouts to Hejian to inquire about the situation. In addition to resting and recuperating, the army is a daily training. The county commander of Anguo County will have a steady supply of food in the army, and promise to be on call.
According to the news brought back by the scouts, the eleven counties under the jurisdiction of Hejian have been conquered by Tian Yin and Su Bo, and Lecheng, the administrative office of the Jizhou Assassin History Department, has also been besieged by the rebels. Yan Rou listened to the scout's report, her hand constantly swiping back and forth on the map. Cao Zhen stood on the side, also looking at the map carefully.
"You come to see that Yixian, Gaoyang, Dongpingshu, Wuyuan, and Zhongshui have all fallen." As Yan Rou spoke, she pointed to the map, "Zidan, how do you think we should deal with it?" ”
Cao Zhen arched his hand, his face was thoughtful, "The last general thinks that our army can be divided into two places, one to recover Yixian, Dongpingshu and Gaoyang. The other place recovered Wuyuan and Zhongshui. ”
"Uh-huh!" Yan Rou nodded, her mind spinning rapidly, thinking about Cao Zhen's method, "You go on!" ”
"The last general thought that the assassin would lead 60,000 troops to recover the cities around the northern line, and the last general would lead the remaining 40,000 soldiers and horses to attack Wuyuan and Zhongshui." Cao Zhen said very seriously, his face full of fortitude.
Yan Rou shook her head, her face was also full of worry, "No, the main force of the rebels is entrenched in Wuyuan, and the control over Yixian and other places on the northern line is naturally weak, and the southern line is the nest of the rebels, so it may be a little difficult to use 40,000 soldiers and horses." ”
Cao Zhen rolled his eyes and smiled slightly, "Our army is divided into two parts, relying on each other to avoid being attacked by the enemy. The assassin quickly suppressed the northern line of rebellion with an absolute advantage, and my 40,000 soldiers and horses dragged the main force of the rebels, and when the time came, he would join the assassin history, and the rebels would be defeated in one fell swoop, and the peace between the rivers would be restored! ”
"I hope that Yan Tingshi will be able to adopt this plan!" Cao Zhen respectfully gave a standard military salute to Yan Rou.
Yan Rou walked down and helped Cao Zhen up, patted Cao Zhen on the shoulder, a little hesitant. If you can quickly quell the rebellion on the northern front and quickly return south to make peace with Cao Zhenbing, it will also be a great achievement. If the war on the northern front is tight, then the southern front will be in jeopardy.
"The battlefield is changing rapidly, and I hope that the assassin will make a decision as soon as possible!" Cao Zhen bowed respectfully, and the green tendons on his neck bulged slightly.
Yan Rou gritted her teeth and nodded solemnly, "Then according to the general's wishes, the soldiers will be divided into two places!" ”
"Whoa!" Cao Zhen and other lieutenants bowed.
Before leaving the Chinese army's tent, Yan Rou left Cao Zhen behind.
Yan Rou smiled slightly, made a gesture of invitation and asked Cao Zhen to sit down, "General Cao, this is precious!" ”
"Thank you for your concern!" Cao Zhen said politely.
Yan Rou nodded slightly, lowered her voice and said, "If the situation is not right, the general can also gather on the northern front." ”
After listening to Yan Rou's words, how could Cao Zhen not know Yan Rou's thoughts. I saw Cao Zhen bowing his head and raising his eyebrows and smiling, "Thank you for your concern, the last general will definitely do his best, and he will definitely wait for Assassin Shi to go south to eliminate the rebels." ”
On that day, the 100,000-strong army became two teams, one under the command of Yan Rou and 60,000 soldiers; The other team was commanded by Cao Zhen and had 40,000 soldiers. The soldiers of the Xianbei, Wuhuan, and Xiongnu tribes were also divided into two teams and placed in the two teams.
At a military meeting of the combat troops of the Southern Front, Cao Er learned about the situation of the rebels in the river. Cao Er muttered secretly in his heart, in history, Tian Yin and Su Bo's rebellion did not have such a momentum, and it was quickly suppressed. However, looking at today's situation, it has only been less than a month that the eleven counties in Hejian have fallen to five places, which is really a little confusing.
The army of the southern front began to set out at night, Cao Zhen marched very cautiously, he scattered all the scouts, and all kinds of information continued to be transmitted back to the camp. According to the information sent back by the scouts, the army of the southern front went out day and night, not taking the official road, but picking the small road to move forward. The army of the northern front set off after sunrise on the second day, and the 60,000-strong army along the way was mighty, with flags covering the sky and full of momentum. Soon, Tian Yin and Su Bo received information from the scouts and learned about the movements of Yan Rou's army. As for the whereabouts of the army on the southern front, it was also discovered by Tian and Su scouts, but it could not be determined.
In a big mountain in Pingshu County, Hejian, in a cave that is very secret. The chubby Tian Yin sat on the main seat, looking like a rich man. The tall and thin middle-aged man sitting on one side was Su Bo, who had added a little silver hair to his temples when he rebelled.
After receiving the scout's report, Tian Yin rubbed his chubby hand on his face that was hot from drinking, and looked at the young man sitting opposite Su Bo with a smile.
I saw that the young man's face was like a crown of jade, his expression was frivolous, and he kept pouring wine into his mouth. I don't care about the news brought back by the scouts, I go my own way, and I look confident.
"Mr. Dongfang is like a god!" Tian Yin took a jue of wine and toasted the young man. Su Bo also picked up the wine lord in front of him and toasted to the young man, "Thanks to Mr. Dongfang, we are here today!" ”
The young man's name was Dongfang Yu, and he was cast under the tent of Tian Yin and Su Bo a month ago. Relying on Dongfang Yu's strategy, the Tian and Soviet rebels used a rabble of 30,000 to conquer the five counties of Hejian in succession, and the number of troops increased sharply to 100,000 within a month. When he learned that the imperial court had dispatched the Youzhou army to suppress it, Dongfang Yu made a strategy and transferred the main force to the three counties of Gaoyang in the north of Hejian, leaving only 10,000 soldiers and horses in the south to guard the base camp Wuyuan, and only 2,000 people in Zhongshui County to guard it. Tian Yin and Su Bo also took 5,000 elites to an unknown mountain in Dongpingshu County, found a hidden cave, and used it as a base camp to remotely control the soldiers and horses of the five counties.
Dongfang Yu's face was slightly red, he burped, and picked up the wine lord and replied to Tian and Su, "To the lord, to General Su!" ”
In the cave, there was laughter. Tian Yin had more wine, and the fire shone on Tian Yin's chubby face, making Tian Yin's face even more ruddy.
Cao Er also scattered all the scouts in Bai Deng's camp, and will start the night investigation in Jizhou. After receiving a lot of news, Cao Er always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say what was wrong. Cao Er was a little bored, but the information in his hand was too good, and he couldn't analyze anything with the information in his hand.
On the fifth day, the army of the southern front was only twenty-five miles away from Wuyuan County. Cao Zhen ordered to camp on the spot and spread all the scouts out to find out the situation in Wuyuan County. The information sent back by the scouts was crowded with no less than 20,000 people on the city wall of Wuyuan County.
Tian Yin, with Su Bo's support, went back to rest. Dongfang Yu said that he drank too much and wanted to go out to breathe, so Su Bo sent four henchmen to 'protect' in the name of protecting Dongfang Yu. The mountain wind blew the leaves, the leaves rattled, and Dongfang Yu stepped on the piled up fallen leaves and came to the edge of a cliff. Looking at the soldier who followed behind him step by step, he raised his eyebrows with a smile, his face was not drunk, and he was the same as the two of them just now, "I want you to see my methods!" ”