Chapter 565: Fighting wits and courage

Xu Cheng walked in quickly, he seemed to know that Wang Yu had sued him, so there was no advertisement ~Niu Wen*~"

"This is Ben Shuai's tooth tent," Xu Wei said angrily.

Xu Cheng's heart trembled, and he bowed down and said, "Xuanfu Xianggong." ”

"I ask you, what's going on? Your first day in the army? Xu Wei strode up to his nephew and asked sharply.

Xu Cheng lowered his head and didn't speak, and he didn't know if he knew what he was doing or what, but when his uncle saw it, he was even more angry and shouted: "Dumb"

"Xuanfu Xiang was angry, the battle between the two armies was fierce that day, Wang Jingluo was cowardly, but he was ...... lowly "Xu Cheng tried to explain the reason for his violation.

Xu Wei waved his hand: "It's useless to talk to me, let me ask you why you violated the festival?" Be a deputy marshal, and your wings will be hard? Or is Jingyuan your family's territory, and you don't care about anyone? ”

Xu Cheng was shocked when he heard this, and said in a panic: "How dare you dare to have such a thought? It's true, it's really ......" Xu Wei has always treated this nephew very well and has high expectations, it is the first time he has been so angry, how can Xu Cheng not be surprised?

"The Xu family is a family of soldiers, you should know that the order is forbidden and no matter who is right or wrong, on the battlefield, obeying the commander is the first priority, how can you make a claim and ignore the king's military orders? Don't you know what the nature of this is? Can you still do this to appease the deputy envoy and the deputy chief of the soldiers and horses?" Xu Wei seemed to be really angry.

Under the anger of his cousin's thunder, Xu Cheng had no power to parry at all, knelt on one knee, and pleaded guilty: "Guilty of despicable duties, please calm your anger." ”

"Guilty? Want to mess with it in one sentence? Tell you, boy, don't look at you as my nephew, I can't spare you in this matter" Xu Wei said coldly.

Xu Chengdao: "But with the fairness of the deal, there will be no complaints." ”

Xu Wei scolded for a while, relieved a little, and when he saw that he was still kneeling, he didn't tell him to get up, and said: "Xu Cheng, what are the main forces of the Western Army coming out this time, you know." Before the war, the commander repeatedly ordered that all roads must be forbidden and not ambiguous, but I didn't expect you to make a start. In the public, you are disobeying the order, in private, you are demolishing my platform, you know?"

The more I listened, the more shocked I became, originally Xu Cheng didn't take it too seriously after arguing with Wang Yu at the beginning. But now when I heard my uncle say it, I knew the seriousness of the matter, and I couldn't help but sweat coldly, and repented: "The difference in the thought of being humble and even like this is really a big sin."

Seeing that he didn't seem to be perfunctory, Xu Wei shook his head and called, "Get up." ”

Xu Cheng got up slowly, still didn't dare to raise his head, only listened to his uncle: "When your father is dying, he entrusts him with family affairs." Although I am a few years younger than you, I am your uncle in the end, and it is my duty to take care of your mother and son. But I don't count you with me, you have to fight for Wang Yu is Jingyuan Shuai, how dare you underestimate him? When he was fighting, you were still breastfeeding, and the system would be on business. You remember to me that after I go back, I must make amends to Wang Yu in front of the generals of Jingyuan."

"It's to follow the will of the prime minister." Xu Cheng said earnestly.

The big war was imminent, Xu Wei didn't want to say more, waved his hand and said: "Go ahead, be careful, it's important to make up for the mistakes." ”

Xu Cheng repeatedly assured that he would leave the account. Xu Wei pondered for a while, and immediately ordered someone to pass down the order, Xu Cheng, the deputy marshal of Jingyuan, violated the military law in violation of the military law, but the war was imminent, and he was temporarily demoted to an officer, and the army was left to listen to it to observe the after-effects.

After Xu Cheng returned to the Jingyuan army camp, he personally apologized to Wang Yu in front of the big and small martial arts. Wang Zhengchen knew that Xu Cheng had to be reprimanded in front of Xuanfu Xianggong, and was immediately demoted, and he was indeed not the slightest favoritism. He is also a downright man, so he is no longer obsessed.

As soon as this military order was issued, the whole army was solemn and Vice Marshal Xu was the nephew of Xuanfu Xianggong, and he couldn't escape if he violated military law, who would dare to touch this tiger beard?

On 17 August, the Jingyuan army was ordered to launch an offensive before the other armies, and pounced on the Jin army's large camp outside the southern city. And who is commanding here? Yuan Jing was under the control of the former commander, and Zhang Jun faced his former comrades, Zhang Baiying did not plan to keep a hand, because he had no choice

And Wang Yu also in line with the heart of cleaning up the Jingyuan portal, ordered the soldiers to fight to the death, and the battle was extremely fierce as soon as the battle began, and the Jingyuan infantry swarmed up, braving arrows and stones to crash into the Jin army's large array.

Zhang Jun has served in the Jingyuan Army for many years, and he knows too well the fighting style of the Jingyuan Army. As soon as Wang Yu's vanguard troops came up, they were vigorously suppressed by strong bows and crossbows, such as the Divine Arm Bow, the Tazhang Crossbow, the Bed Crossbow, the Yellow Birch Bow, and the Black Lacquer Bow, and almost all the long-range sharp weapons Jin Army used.

The arrows were like flying locusts, penetrating the armor of the Jingyuan soldiers, but up to the officers and down to the soldiers, no one was afraid to retreat, and stepped on the corpses of their comrades to go to the follow-up bow and crossbow troops to fill in, and began to counterattack the Jin army's large array. Once the two armies met in short arms, Xu Chengqin led the elite to attack from the flank and started a melee on the southern outskirts of Nafu City

For a while, the sound of the intersection of gold and stone, and the shouts of soldiers fighting and killing, even in the city, it was clearly audible that the people of Yan'an were tense their heartstrings, secretly praying for the victory of the official army and the capture of the city in one fell swoop

After noon on the 17th, Xu Hong, the commander of the Liangxing pacification division, led 18,000 elite soldiers of his division to attack Dongcheng.

Outside the eastern city of Yan'an, the Jin army gathered 50,000 troops, in addition to the original Yan army and the Han army, there are nearly 20,000 Jurchen troops to know, the Jurchens are known as "Jurchen is less than 10,000, full of 10,000 can not fight", there are 20,000 Jurchen troops, you must not underestimate the opponent

Xu Wei asked his cousin to fight in front of him, which was to test first, trying to wait for the opportunity to defeat the enemy in Dongcheng in one fell swoop.

Han Chang, who supervised the battle in Dongcheng, saw through Xu Ziang's attempt, so he ordered Zhang Shen's son Zhang He to lead the Yan army and the Han army to fight. Although Xu Hong is Xu Shao's son, he has no interest in poetry and classics since he was a child, he only likes to talk about soldiers, read the art of war, is proficient in battle formations, and has many years of experience. He went off the rails and directly ordered the whole army to cover the attack

This style of play shocked Han Chang and Zhang Shen in the city

The troops of the Liangxing Pacification Division are the troops directly under the Xuanfu Division when Xu Shao was in power, and they were drawn from the various commanders in Shaanxi, and after strict training by Wang Yan, Xu Sheng, and Xu Hong, the combat power is strong. Retreating step by step, even the main formation was disrupted, and Han Chang was in a bad situation, so he urgently ordered the Jurchen army to support, which stopped the decline and repelled the attack of the Liangxing army.

On the first day of fighting, the Jin army suffered more than 8,000 casualties, and the Western army also suffered a lot of losses, including more than 6,000 killed and wounded.

The day of the war was so tragic that it was really unexpected by Han Chang. He watched the battle in the city all day, and always paid attention to the southeast and southeast sides, he was now fighting very bravely in the western army, whether it was in the east or south, no western army retreated, and the other party had been controlling the battle situation, and the Jin army was only passively recruited.

And he guessed that Xu Wei's pro-army, Qin Fengjun, must not have come out yet. Although the plagiarism of the western army in the east was quite like the Hu'er army, he didn't see the scene of the iron armor marching through the wall, which was Xu Hu'er's forte.

This can't help but make him frightened, it's not a way to fight like this, sooner or later he will be polished by Xu Hu'er

On the night of the 17th, Han Chang urgently convened a military meeting at the Marshal's Mansion. In addition to him and Zhang Shen, Zhang Jun and other major generals outside the city attended the meeting.

After a fierce battle during the day, the generals sitting in the festival hall were silent. The plagiarism of the Western Army made them tremble, although the other side had excellent equipment, but they were all veterans of battle, and they knew that equipment was not everything.

Han Chang, who was sitting on the top, felt the decadence of his generals, and said loudly: "What do you think of today's battle? ”

Zhang Shen's son Zhang He raised his head and said: "The Hu'er Army is really nameless, and it is quite powerful. ”

"Do you think it's Xu Wei's troops who are fighting you during the day?" Han Chang asked.

"Isn't it?" Zhang He was surprised.

"Hmph, the Hu'er Army didn't move in Fengdian Town, he's waiting for an opportunity." Han Chang said with a smile.

Zhang Jun was expressionless, and said in a deep voice: "I thought that Xu Da was dead, and the Jingyuan army was handsome, which would have some impact." Judging from today's battle situation, the Jingyuan army is as heroic as yesterday, and Wang Yu does have some means. ”

Han Chang knew that Zhang Jun was a veteran general of the Western Army, and when he saw that he was also a little twilight, he said excitedly: "What? Zhang Dutong is a little unbearable? ”

When Zhang Jun heard this, he suddenly raised his head and said angrily: "After a little justice, it is not a lowly boast, whether it is Wang Yu or the Xu family, he is not afraid of his humble position, and the Jingyuan Army will not want to get a bargain in my hands."

"Good" Han Chang hit the handsome case and praised loudly. "Dutong is worthy of being a famous general of the Western Army, so what if you have less Zhang Dutong's arrogance in the Western Army? Aren't they all ordinary mothers and fathers? Our army has the fortified city of Yan'an, sufficient supplies, and strong troops.

His encouragement was met by very few in the audience. It's useless, these are old fritters who have been on the battlefield for many years, and they are not recruits, how can they make your blood boil with a few words?

Han Chang was not surprised, and said with a deliberate smile: "Xu Wei threw a large soldier here, and he is indeed a difficult opponent. But from this point of view, he has a fatal weakness. ”

Sure enough, as soon as this sentence came out, the attention of the generals in the hall was completely attracted and waited quietly.

"The soldiers of the Western Army went out on two roads, all the way to the plain, and after arriving in Tongzhou, they transferred to the north. All the way out of Qingyang, through the security army into Yan'an. However, on the way to the plains, he was blocked by Danzhou, and Xu Wei came by another way, so he would inevitably be unable to carry heavy equipment and sufficient supplies. Therefore, in the case of Danzhou not falling, he must win. Ben Shuai guessed that Xu Wei's military rations would not last for 20 days at most. Han Chang's tone was unusually affirmative.

The hall general will whisper, this is very likely. Xu Hu'er suddenly came out of the east, he must have been around and around, and it was impossible for him to carry too many supplies. And now Danzhou is still under the control of our army, and he can't get supplies. This is indeed his weakness.

"Besides, this Jingyuan army, although there are security guards as a forward base, but in view of the current situation, their supply line can only go from Baoan, along Luoshui to Fuzheng, and then take the post road to Fucheng."

Han Chang spoke eloquently, not in a hurry, and the generals in the hall heard some meaning. Could it be that the prime minister wants to attack the Western Army's grain route?

"Xu Wei in the east has a high morale and strong combat power, and it is not good for me to continue to face him head-on. From tomorrow onwards, you only need to hold on to the camp and let him attack, and it will take more than ten days for him to jump up and down in a hurry. ”

Zhang Shen interjected at this time: "Danzhou soldiers and horses are under the jurisdiction of Sun Wei is my old department, he is good at defense, he has 7,000 elite soldiers, and he will never make Xu Jiu's grain road unblocked, what about the Jingyuan army?" ”

Han Chang was noncommittal, got up and walked to the map, pointed to one place and said, "Have you noticed here?" ”

The generals looked over one after another, only to see that Jingluo Xianggong was referring to Wan'an Village in the southwest of Yan'an. It was a military fortress established in the past year to prevent the party members from going south to Yan'an, and since the truce with the Western Xia, it has lost its role. Because this stockade should not be rushed, it was just to echo the city, so it was abandoned for many years, and only dozens of soldiers remained.

"Although Wan'an Village should not be rushed, it has a trail leading directly to the north bank of Luoshui, only one general, leading more than 1,000 soldiers to settle in, and constantly disturbing the Jingyuan army to transport grain. If the western army comes to attack, it can be defended by relying on the military village. After a long time, the Jingyuan army will be tired," Han Chang said categorically.

"With these two items, what can the Western Army do if it has 100,000 people?"

The hall was lively for a while, and the generals who were originally not confident listened to Han Jingluo's words, and they all felt cheerful. The soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, no matter how elite the army in this world, they must eat, once the supply is not smooth, Xu Hu'er has no second way to go except to retreat?

At the moment, the generals praised Han Chang's good strategy, and the haze was swept away. But Zhang Jun didn't dare to be too optimistic, or because of his special status, so he was particularly concerned about this battle. Just as everyone was rejoicing and their fighting spirit was restored, he came out and poured a basin of cold water.

"After a little justice, this attack disturbs the grain road, and it is feasible to stick to consumption. However, Danzhou is a small city, and now it is cut off by the Western Army, and it cannot be resupplied, and it will fall sooner or later. ”

Zhang Jun's words did not show Zhang Shen any mercy. Because he boasted just now, saying that his subordinate Sun Wei would not make Xu Jiu's grain road unblocked. Hearing this, Zhang Shen stared at Zhang Jun and snorted coldly.

"Once Danzhou fell, Xu Wei's grain route was unblocked, and supplies continued to flow into Yan'an. When the time comes, he will be living water, and our army will be stagnant."

Zhang Jun's worries are not groundless, Yan'an is now besieged, and it is impossible to get supplies, so he can only rely on the materials accumulated in the city to sit and eat. ** 10,000 people, the cost is huge, and a stalemate will only be detrimental to me

Han Chang cast an approving gaze, if you talk about these generals of the Western Army, several Zhang Jun have some means and knowledge, anyway, they are stronger than Zhang Shen. praised at the moment: "What Bai Ying said is not unreasonable, but it takes a process for this marshal to go to the court several times and ask for reinforcements." At the moment, Hefu only came over 20,000 steps to ride, and there must be a follow-up, the weight of Shaanxi, the imperial court will not sit idly by, you can rest assured. As long as we hold on for a while, as soon as the reinforcements enter the customs, it will be when Xu Wei is defeated."

Before the words fell, a general entered the festival hall: "Report that the western army outside the east city touched the camp and burned two small villages, killed hundreds of my soldiers, and now I have retreated."

Mother's Xu Hu'er can't get rid of his habit of splashing skin in the countryside to make you crazy, when you cry

The arrangements were made at the moment, and the next day the armies carried out the order. Soon after dawn, the Jingyuan army attacked again, and Zhang Jun led the army to resist the enemy and fought endlessly. In Dongcheng, Xu Hong was also the same as yesterday, but Xu Wei increased his troops by 5,000 and allocated 300 thunder arrows. Unexpectedly, the Jin army refused to fight, and only guarded the camp.

The red-haired tiger was an expert, and when he saw that the Jin army was abnormal, he ordered the troops to withdraw, and quickly reported the situation to the purple tiger.

Fengdian Town, since Qin Fengjun and Liangxing Army set up a large camp here, the lives of the people in the town have not been affected much. Because of the army's explicit order, officers and soldiers are not allowed to enter the town, even if there is something to do, it is strictly forbidden to enter private houses. Fengdian Town is near Yan'an, how could the people of the Western Army not see it? But the Western Army, which was so disciplined, was encountered for the first time.

There was a soldier who went to the town on business, and the people saw him working hard, and they respected each other with bowls of tea, but they didn't accept it. If you buy goods, you will not be short. When you meet a woman, at most, you will look at it a few times, and you will never dare to speak and flirt. Since the army arrived, the town has not lost a single chicken or a dog, which has impressed the people and praised them.

The commander of the big battalion, Xu Weizheng and the generals studied the new situation of the Jin army. It is said that there has only been a battle, and the Jin army has not been defeated, so it should not be cowering, but why can't it hold on?

"Xuanfu Xianggong, I'm afraid that Han Chang expects that our army will have little food and wants to empty us." Xu Hong looked cold and said in a deep voice.

Xu Wei estimated that this was the case, so he nodded. Zhang Xian, who was holding his breath without a fight, questioned at this time: "What does Han Chang think? Although our army has little food, there is no shortage of Jingyuan army, and it can support us at any time, can it be exhausted? ”

Xu Wei shook his head slowly: "If he can think of consuming us, of course he will also deal with the Jingyuan Army." Pass my order and let Wang Yu Xu Cheng be careful of his own grain channel. ”

Although Han Chang was defeated several times at the hands of the Western Army, this still proves the weight of his famous generals in the Golden Camp.

"Xianggong, the army still has twenty days of rations, even if it can't be replenished, it is safe for the time being. Mean, since he wants the Jin army to delay with the camp, our army can't give him this opportunity. You can attack with all your main force and pull out his camp," Wu Jue suggested.

Xu Wei was silent, Wu Jue's opinion was right. When our army first arrived, its morale was high, so we should take this opportunity to clear all the enemy troops outside Yan'an City, or drive them into the city. Otherwise, when the morale drops and the army is exhausted, it will not be fun to have to attack the city again. The city of Yan'an is vast and sturdy, and it is definitely a hard bone.

It's just that I always feel that my heart is still a little hanging, and my confidence is not so full......

"The envoy of the handsome division of the newspaper Xihe has arrived, and he asks to see the minister of Xuanfu" shouted outside the tent, and the generals in the tent looked sideways Xu Wei even raised his eyebrows, Yao Pingzhong's envoy arrived, what news will he bring me?