Chapter 450: Desperate Scheme
"Drive! ~Drive! ~"A horse galloped on the loess road, startling pedestrians on both sides of the dirt road to dodge. γReading.comγ
The driver of the military vehicle turned a blind eye to all this, and there were also some pedestrians with considerable status. A general in armor pointed to the military vehicle and just wanted to scold, but immediately shut his mouth when he saw something.
Seeing this, the soldiers beside him couldn't help but be surprised, and one of them asked, "What's wrong with the boss?" β
The team said with a bad face: "That's the military vehicle that transmits important military information, and it's from the south!" I'm afraid something big has happened in the South! β
When the soldier heard this, he was shocked and said, "No! Boss, my home is in Pengyi, will it be affected by the war? β
"Who knows! Stop talking nonsense and hurry now! You'll know when you get to the camp! The team is also worried about his family, and his family, like the soldiers, is in Pengyi. The team scolded the soldiers, and immediately hurried away.
When the soldier heard this, although he was anxious, he also knew that as the team said, he would not know until he arrived at the camp. didn't care about shouting tired, followed the team, and hurried away.
β¦β¦ Chaoxian ......
"Your Lord! Something big is going on in the south! Peng Yi was attacked by Han barbarians! A soldier ran into the room in a panic and reported to Gou Jianyu.
"What! Peng Yi was attacked? How so! What is the situation in Pengyi? Gou Jian's face changed greatly, and he immediately asked anxiously.
"It is said to have been breached! Lord, what a good time to be! The soldier asked in a panic.
Gou Jian frowned when he heard this, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes and asked, "What about the person who sent the letter!" β
"Because he was tired, the little one was sent to the wounded barracks for the doctor to recuperate for him!" The soldier said.
"Damn it!" Gou Jian angrily kicked the soldier over, and when he arrived at the wounded barracks, there were many people, which meant that the news could not be concealed. What a pity! If I had killed him earlier, I am afraid that I would not have to be so passive, and now it seems that I can only retreat.
Gou Jian was also decisive enough, and swept his eyes viciously, and the soldier who was rolling on the ground said in an unkind tone: "You send a letter to the widow immediately to Shu County, and let Dr. Fan come to see the widow quickly!" β
Although the soldier's chest was stuffy with pain, he also knew that he had done something wrong, so he didn't dare to say more, so he endured the pain and retreated.
Gou Jian is also decisive enough, and a moment ago he wanted to kill people and hide the news. But seeing that he couldn't hide it now, he immediately ordered the whole army to pack up and prepare to return to the division. In fact, the news leaked out, and it was useless for Gou Jian not to think back, his family was in the Pengyi area, how could these soldiers endure the pain of longing, if Gou Jian did not order to return to the division, I don't know how many soldiers became deserters, and the soldiers who did not become deserters were also heartless.
Fan Li was also taken aback when he learned that the Han army had raided Pengyi. The soldier had also suffered a lot, and this time he kept his mouth shut and did not spread the news indiscriminately. In order to conceal the real reason for the retreat, Fan Li ordered the army to retreat on the grounds that the Zhaoguan Han army was preparing to attack Chaoxian. The reason why he didn't tell the truth was that Fan Li was afraid of messing up the morale of the army, especially the Eastern Chu army with about 9,000 people in Shu County. Usually I am not afraid of them, but at this moment, if the army's morale is turbulent, it will be different.
It's a pity that Fan Li can hide it from others, but he can't hide it from Yang Zilu. Yang Zilu has sent people to stay on the city wall for the past few days, and when he got the situation that the Vietnamese army had retreated, Yang Zilu had already come to the city wall, frowning and watching the Vietnamese army retreat.
Although frowning, Yang Zilu couldn't help but admire Fan Li a little more. "Fan Li, this guy is indeed not to be underestimated! He was not afraid of danger, and although he did not know what method he used when he retreated, the Vietnamese army retreated in an orderly manner and did not give the opponent a chance to take advantage of the situation at all. β
"But this person is too ignorant! Lord, don't regret it the next time you catch him, just look at the minister, it's best to click directly! The reckless man who was standing on the side said viciously, he couldn't wait to swallow Fan Li alive, because the soldiers who guarded Fan Li were his subordinates.
Although it was said that those soldiers had been dismissed by Yang Zilu because of dereliction of duty, Mang Gao, the boss, did not please him, and was also scolded by Yang Zilu half-venting and half-punishing. So Mang Gao naturally didn't have much affection for Fan Li, and he strongly supported Yang Zilu to give Fan Li a click.
β¦β¦ Chaoxian ......
"Doctor Fan, you're finally back! The widow really regrets not being at the beginning! If you had listened to Dr. Fan, there would have been today's disaster! Gou Jian grabbed Fan Li's hands with a painful look and whimpered.
Before Gou Jian sent troops, Fan Li warned Gou Jian, saying that he needed to guard against the Han army from crossing three or four hundred miles of jungle and mountains to raid Yue. It is necessary to build a beacon tower in the eastern part of the country and leave more soldiers to defend it.
It's not that Gou Jian didn't listen, but in this way, the cost was great, needless to say, the construction of the beacon tower would increase, and the number of soldiers stationed there would increase from the original 1,000 to 3,000. It must be known that this time Gou Jian gritted his teeth to let Yue squeeze out 16,000 troops, plus Gou Jian thought that the Han army should not be so crazy.
Although it is said that the Yue Kingdom and the Han Kingdom are separated by three or four hundred miles, they are all jungles and mountains, and it is needless to say that there are fatal killers such as miasma, poisonous snakes, and poisonous insects, which are simply everywhere. The road is not smooth, and you still need to open up the road by yourself, which requires how much manpower and material resources are consumed!
The terrain is still very complicated, and even with the most skilled guide leading the way, it is normal to take the wrong road. Because of the terrain, it is even more difficult to transport grain, as the so-called three armies do not move the grain and grass first, and the grain is not good, how big a problem is this! Without food, if the sneak attack was not successful, he would have been buried in this jungle and mountain.
Because of this, Gou Jian did not adopt Fan Li's strategy in the end, and he didn't expect to really be hit. Gou Jian thinks about it now, he really regrets his intestines, and he regrets not being at the beginning!
Fan Li naturally knew what Gou Jian regretted, and at this time, he couldn't accuse Gou Jian of 'knowing this, why bother in the first place,' which would only be counterproductive. Therefore, Fan Li gently comforted: "Lord, it's useless to be sad now, now I think I should return to Pengyi quickly!" β
Gou Jian was slightly relieved when he saw that Fan Li didn't blame himself, but he still said worriedly on his face: "Doctor Fan, do you think it's still useful to go back to the teacher now?" If there are three or five thousand Han barbarians, and they defend Pengyi, they can hold on for a year and a half. At that time, we will really become rootless trees and sourceless water! How can I sustain this year and a half! β
Fan Li soothed: "The lord doesn't have to worry too much, the minister expects that the Han barbarians will not have many troops this time." Why would the minister think so? First, the number of troops is more than 10,000, and even if we are idiots in the Han Kingdom, we will find out, but the fine work did not pass on this information back, proving that the Han army will not have too many troops. Second, the food problem! It is difficult to transport grain, so there can not be too many troops, otherwise how much grain can be transported by that narrow road? As a result, the Han army had to come with only a small number of soldiers through the jungle and mountains. β
Gou Jian was still worried when he heard this, and said: "What Doctor Fan said is reasonable, but Doctor Fan said before that it is impossible for the Han barbarians to mobilize more than 10,000 troops. This widow also agrees, but 5,000 people are enough to defend Pengyi, so why 10,000! β
Fan Li waved his hand, and then said: "Please continue to listen to the third reason of the minister, before the minister came to see the lord, he had carefully questioned the messenger who came to report the news, and he said that Pengyi was smoky in the sky. Peng Yi's army is only 300, how can there be such a big war? Therefore, the minister estimated that the Han barbarians were plundering Pengyi. The Lord thinks, why would the Han barbarians do such a thing? β
Gou Jian is also a veteran soldier, and his eyes lit up and said: "Robbery is either the nature of the army, but this one is definitely not, when Yang Tugou slaughtered the city, Yang Zilu will only be dismissed." Since then, nothing like this has happened in the Han army, so there is only one person left! Only to boost morale! Since the Han barbarians need to boost their morale, it means that they are not strong enough! β
"The Lord is wise!" Fan Li did not hesitate to send a compliment.
Gou Jian smiled happily and said, "These Fan doctors have already figured it out, but they are just tempting the widow to say it!" How dare the widow live there! β
Fan Li smiled indifferently and said: "The Han army is small, and the minister thinks that we don't have to go back to the country of Yue with the whole army!" β
Gou Jian frowned, a little enlightened, and said, "What does Doctor Fan mean is just to go back to a part of the army to Yue and clean up the Han army that occupies Pengyi?" β
"Yes! Chen thinks that if we miss this opportunity, when Yang Zilu frees up his hand, I'm afraid we won't have the opportunity to expand our strength next time! Fan Li frowned and said worriedly.
"Well, Dr. Fan's words also make sense, but we couldn't capture Shuxian and other places before, and now we have fewer troops than before, and we have no chance, why do we stay here and waste time?" Gou Jian asked puzzled.
Fan Li explained: "The lord doesn't know anything, and the minister stays on the north bank, so he can spread the news that Pengyi was broken by the Han army. In this way, the surrounding cities must be undefended, so the ministers attacked again, and they were caught off guard. β
But when the soldiers learned the news, how could they not worry about their families? Once you miss your family, where is the will to fight? Gou Jian asked.
"The Lord knows only one thing, but he doesn't know the other. We can say to the soldiers that the Yue country was invaded by the Han barbarians, but the number of invasions was not much, but only a thousand. Now that the lord has returned to the division to clean up these barbarians, the soldiers will feel a lot more at ease. The minister promised to capture a city, and he could plunder it for a day! So that there is no morale there? A ruthless look flashed in Fan Li's eyes, and he gritted his teeth.
Gou Jian was taken aback when he heard this: "In this way, it is a blood feud!" I'm afraid that the widow will not be able to control this land in the future! β
Fan Li smiled bitterly: "But there is nothing better than this right now!" Lord, Yang Zilu's next step is definitely to clean us up, and now weakening Yang Zilu's strength is equivalent to increasing our chances of winning! Let's talk about the current situation, even if Yang Zilu gives this land to the lord for nothing, can you keep it from the lord? β
Gou Jian thought about it and knew that what Fan Li said was very true, and he was also a hard-hearted person, so he quickly made up his mind. Gou Jian nodded and said, "Okay!" Everything is according to Dr. Fan's words. There is only one requirement for the widow! Those who can't be transported are burned down, and those who don't want to be killed at once! I want to turn Jiangbei into a piece of red land, so that Yang Zilu also knows how powerful I am in Yueguo! β
When Fan Li heard this, he showed a bitter smile, if he hadn't done it, he wouldn't have been willing to use this desperate plan. Although Fan Li was a little reluctant in his heart, he still nodded and said: "Rest assured, the lord, Fan Li will not leave Yang Zilu a grain, a house that can shelter from the wind and rain, and a person who can lead the way!" β
Gou Jian saw Fan Li nodding, and didn't say anything more, and came to the military camp outside the city with Fan Li. The reason why he was outside the city was because Fan Li was afraid that after entering the city, he would be disturbed by the Vietnamese army of the Gou Jian Department who already knew the news.
In the barracks, Gou Jian and Fan Li had already arranged a conversation, and according to the plan, loudly announced the news of the Han barbarians' invasion and said that although the Han barbarians had invaded Pengyi, they had been repulsed and were now harassing other places. The widow will bring back 5,000 troops to deal with them, and he will definitely kill the Han barbarians all over the field.
Fan Li also interjected appropriately on the side, and the two of them sang and harmonized, and immediately deceived the ordinary soldiers who didn't know the truth. Fan Li took the opportunity to announce the order to capture a city and plunder it for a day. Immediately let the 10,000 Vietnamese soldiers thunder with joy, although the Vietnamese army has 10,000 people, but not all of them are composed of Vietnamese people, and the real Vietnamese people are only about 3,000 people.
The others were either barbarians in the mountains, or soldiers of the previous Chu State, or they were forcibly conscripted by Gou Jian. They are not as loyal as the Yue people, and it is certain that they will defend their homeland, but they do not have the slightest desire to be loyal to the Yue country. But now it's different, as the saying goes, people die for money, and birds die for food. Robbery is always the most lucrative industry, and he can let a person get the money that a family has worked hard for half a lifetime in a day.
Gou Jian didn't seem to feel that it was exciting enough, and after the cheers of the soldiers stopped, he shouted: "After capturing Shu County, Liuxian County, and Qian County, everyone can get a slave!" β
"Whew! Oh! This time, all the soldiers only felt the blood boiling on their bodies, roared excitedly, and waved the weapons in their hands excitedly. I just wish that a city would appear in front of them, so that they could take it and have some fun.
But not everyone was happy when they heard this, Fan Li was not, Fan Li frowned, and said to Gou Jian with some dissatisfaction: "Lord, your doing this is likely to cause these soldiers to get out of control!" β
"Isn't it good to get out of control? What the widow needs is a piece of red land! Gou Jian said disappreciatively.
When Fan Li saw Gou Jian say this, he didn't want to say anything, but a touch of dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes.
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