Chapter 571: The Battle for Time
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Henan border.
A full 200,000 troops were stationed here, ready to occupy Henan after a day's rest.
This is exactly what Aguduo and Zhuge Can left Yangzhou a few days ago.
After receiving the news from Jiangnan, Zhuge Can, A Guduo and others were all shocked, and hurriedly rushed to discuss countermeasures.
In the big tent of the Chinese army, everyone gathered.
A Guduo first got angry: "This Xu Maogong is really annoying, he is not satisfied with Yangzhou, and he still attacks me in Jiangnan, how can it be reasonable!" โ
These words are not only scolding Xu Maogong, but also some blame Zhuge Can, if you have nothing to fight in Henan, even if you fight with the enemy, you may not lose.
"Strategist, what now?" Lu Yang asked with a frown.
Zhuge Can didn't speak, looked at the map, and frowned.
Lu Yang said: "The last general suggests that you return to the army immediately and keep Suzhou!" If Suzhou is broken by the enemy, our army will be left alone, and it will be difficult to go back, especially Yangzhou has been broken, and we are now in a very critical situation. โ
Zhuge Can looked at the map, raised his head and said, "Since we are here, how can we go back like this?" Didn't that make Xu Maogong laugh off his big teeth? โ
"He attacked Suzhou and the two cities in the northeast, his intention is obvious, it is to prevent us from returning to help, if our army returns to help, will it not fall into his trap? From here to Suzhou, I am afraid that the ambush soldiers have been ambushed a long time ago, and they are waiting for us to go. ใๆโๅปโณๅฐโ่ชชโณ็ถฒ Qu ใ"
Lu Yang: "This... Is there only one way to fight Henan? โ
"Isn't it good to attack Henan? Hit their lair and leave them with no place to stand! I don't believe it, he attacked Jiangnan, I attacked Henan quickly, and when I captured Henan, I will return to the army, and then I will fight him again! โ
For Xu Maogong's careful thinking, Zhuge Can already knows everything, doesn't he just want to fight for speed, and wants to capture Jiangnan before the Xiliang soldiers capture Henan, but Zhuge Can thinks that it is much faster and easier to attack Henan.
Zhuge Can said: "We are in Jiangnan, although we did not leave elite soldiers and horses to garrison, but the county garrison generals are all warriors loyal to my Xiliang, they will never surrender easily, which makes their siege speed much slower, plus there are too many cities in Jiangnan, without half a year, they can't do it at all." And we, if we want to capture Henan, we only need to defeat the three cities in front, count 50,000 enemy troops, and after defeating them, we will rush to Henan Mansion non-stop, capture the Zhizhi, and then send the generals to conquer everywhere and persuade them to surrender, if nothing else, the war can be ended in two months. โ
A Guduo said: "Since the military advisor has made up his mind, then so be it." โ
"We finally came to Henan, we really can't just go back, otherwise it will be a joke."
"Strategist, you give the order."
Zhuge Can smiled and said, "Okay, let's have a good fight with them." I don't believe that I can't cure Xu Maogong! โ
"Lu Yang."
"The end will be."
Hearing this, Lu Yang stood up.
Zhuge Can said: "Tomorrow, you will lead an army of 50,000 to attack Coconut City, which is only garrisoned by less than 20,000 people, and the city defense is dilapidated, so it is definitely not your opponent." โ
"General. After the Coconut City is in danger, the nearly 30,000 soldiers stationed in Hucheng and Longcheng will definitely come to the rescue, and you will lead the iron cavalry to annihilate it in one fell swoop. โ
"Order!" A Guduo and Lu Yang responded in unison.
Don't look at Ah Guduo as a general, and Zhuge Can is just a military advisor who has not been appointed, but when giving orders, A Guduo is still respectful, if nothing else, he admires Zhuge Can very much, so he is willing to obey Zhuge Can's orders.
The plan was decided, and everyone had no opinion.
The next day, Lu Yang set off with a large army and headed for Coconut City, two hundred miles away.
After Lu Yang left, Ah Guduo also led an army of 20,000 iron cavalry, slowly following up, about a hundred miles away from Lu Yang.
But don't look at the distance, there are a lot of spies he sent out, and they know the battle situation in front of them well, especially Hucheng and Longcheng, these two enemy cities, and the enemy's every move is under his control.
As for Zhuge Can, the day after Aguduo left, he took the remaining 100,000 troops and slowly followed...
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"Hmph, this Zhuge Can is actually better than me, okay, let's compare with him and see who takes down the next one first." In Yangzhou City, in the lobby, Xu Maogong said with a smile.
The eldest grandson Wuji glanced at the map and said, "I think, I'm afraid he will attack Henan first, right?" โ
"So what? Although he took Henan, he couldn't get past my blockade, and he couldn't go back to Jiangnan and Huainan, as long as I gave me a few months, these two roads would have to be completely recovered by me! โ
Xu Mao said fairly: "General Cheng, since Zhuge Can has no intention of going south for the time being, and the 50,000 people stationed in the north have also withdrawn, we should also take action." โ
Cheng bit Jin and said, "Okay, I'll transfer troops tomorrow." However, should we take Huainan first, or Jiangnan first? โ
"If we go to Huainan first, we won't have much time, but if we take Jiangnan, it will be a little troublesome."
Xu Maogong affirmed: "Of course it's to take Jiangnan!" โ
"Although Huainan also has to be recovered, but strategically speaking, there is no need to be in a hurry, but Jiangnan, as long as our army captures it, we can take the initiative, and Xiliang can no longer get in touch with Aguduo, we can divide their territory into two! Therefore, it is necessary to capture Jiangnan at all costs. โ
"What the military advisor said is extremely true."
Cheng Yanjin thought for a while and said: "Then tomorrow, I will leave 50,000 soldiers to garrison Yangzhou, and the rest will go to Jiangnan to strive to take this battleground as soon as possible!" โ
"Just give me 20,000 soldiers, and take the rest of the generals with you."
Xu Mao said fairly: "Zhuge Can is now bent on capturing Henan, how can he have time to return to help, so don't worry about me, it's better to have more troops, it's better to capture it earlier, if you capture it one day earlier, I will be at ease one day earlier." โ
Cheng Yanjin thought about it, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you." โ
In the current situation, what is the rush is time, and whoever disrupts the other party's backyard first will stand and take the initiative. For Zhuge Can, what he wants is Henan, after the capture, not only can he get in touch with the Northern Desert army in Hedong Province, have the opportunity to form an alliance, but also go west to threaten Chang'an. As for Xu Maogong, he wanted to cut off the enemy's retreat and recover Jiangnan and Huainan in one fell swoop. They all have their own little abacus, and it depends on whose abacus works.
A few days later, Cheng Yanjin led the army into the Jiangnan territory, first helped Cheng Liang and Wei Chi Baolin, and captured Suzhou in one go, and then, left 20,000 soldiers to garrison Suzhou, and the rest of the men and horses were scattered to various places to capture the cities in the south of the Yangtze River.
At this time in Henan, Aguduo and Lu Yang also defeated the 50,000 troops who blocked the way, and joined forces with Zhuge Can, who came later, and continued to advance, preparing to capture Henan with all their might.
A time-grabbing battle, and that's it.... Reading, a better reading experience.