Chapter 697: Tiger Fights Wolf

After passing through Lecheng, Wang Yu deliberately accelerated the trip, and it only took three days to arrive at Yijing City on the south bank of the Yishui River.

There was no city here, but Gongsun Chan seems to have a soft spot for this place, and he built a city here in two generations. From a geographical point of view, this place is indeed a key point as a hub connecting Hebei and Youerzhou, and in addition, Gongsun Chan may also be to express the memory of the two strong men who stabbed the King of Qin in Yishui.

The wind is sluggish, the water is cold, and the strong man is gone, and he will not return.

Jing Ke recited the generous and tragic songs of the ages, and only on the bank of this easy water, looking at the distant mountains and wilderness, can the great river flow be truly experienced.

After seeing Wang Yu's banner, Yi Jingcheng suddenly opened the city gate, and Gongsun Zhan's wife Hou and son Gongsun Xu personally greeted him, and the grandeur of the specifications frightened Wang Yu.

"My father did not listen to his uncle's advice, so that he fell into the trap of a traitor, and his life was only in the balance. In this autumn of critical survival, my uncle came to the rescue in person, regardless of his previous suspicions, and the little nephew was the father of the family and Youzhou, and they all felt great! ”

This is the first time Wang Yu has seen Gongsun Xu.

Gongsun Zhan's two younger brothers, Gongsun Yue and Gongsun Fan, are both good at fighting, but his son has not inherited his bravery at all, and he speaks and acts like a scholar. And several of his younger brothers are not as good as him, they are all unsuccessful and incompetent, which is also a heart disease of Gongsun Zhan.

After the Hebei War, Gongsun Chan did not reject Wang Yu's merger plan, in fact, it was also related to this, anyway, his son couldn't inherit his own career, so why bother?

Gongsun Xu probably also knew his father's thoughts, and he knew that no matter what the outcome of the Youzhou War was, it was inevitable that Gongsun Jun would lose its independence, so this time he went out to greet him, and he actually did enough courtesy. The subordinate saluted and met Wang Yu.

This is a man who understands. Wang Yu nodded secretly and made a judgment.

"Virtuous ...... The nephew doesn't have to be polite," Wang Yu didn't hold it up, and hurriedly dismounted to help, but when the salutation came to his mouth, it was knotted.

Gongsun Xu is not very old, but he is also nearly thirty years old, almost ten years older than Wang Yu, Leng Ding calls the other party a virtuous nephew, which is indeed a bit disobedient. But in terms of generations. He and Gongsun Chan have a relationship with their peers, and it is not wrong for Gongsun to be called so.

No wonder dad rarely appears in public, daring is deliberate? As a prince, there are too many people who are equal friends, if father and son appear together. Many of my father's peers want to call my father uncle, which will really make me embarrassed, and Dad's move is also meaningful.

Sighing in his heart, Wang Yu helped Gongsun Xu up, and Wen Yan said with relief: "Your two armies are one family, why be polite?" Don't say that Brother Bo Jue was a great favor to me back then. Even if they didn't, how could they not be the same Han army and sit back and watch their allies in distress? ”

"Is my uncle's trip really going to Juyong to break the siege?" Wang Yu knew very little about Gongsun Zhan's wife. But it seems that this Mrs. Hou also knows some art of war, and in one sentence, she even asked about her next itinerary and purpose.

"Dare to let my sister-in-law know." Wang Yu clasped his fists and saluted, "Little brother is here." When Fan Yang went north, after meeting with the generals, annihilate the remnants of the enemy in Fan Yang as soon as possible, and then continue to the north, converge with the brigade in Jixian County, and go to Juyong City to relieve the siege. ”

Hou and Gongsun Xu glanced at each other, and their eyes were full of sadness.

Wang Yu's countermeasures are no problem, if he ignores Fan Yang's enemy army and crosses the border directly, then not only will his back road be threatened, but maybe Yijing City will suffer.

Yijing City is the fortress that Gongsun Chan painstakingly managed, the trench outside the city alone has more than ten heavy, and there are mounds as high as five or six zhang in the trench, and there is a camp on the mound, which can be described as very strong.

However, no matter how strong a fortress is, it needs people to defend it.

After Gongsun Zhan set out on the expedition, the rest of the three eastern counties, the troops were all withdrawn, and they were in a completely undefended state, even the Bohai Zhizhi Nanpi and the Hejian Zhishu Lecheng were no exception, only Yi Jing left about 2,000 troops to defend the army, but most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled.

After the news of Gongsun Zhan's defeat reached Yijing, the people in the city were panicked, that is, Fan Yang's enemies had not been able to withdraw south for some reason, otherwise as long as the enemy army crossed Yishui, Gongsun Xu would only have to flee with his stepmother and younger brothers.

After Wang Yu crosses the border, the huge Hejian County will be defenseless at all, as long as Fan Yang's enemy army sends a few hundred cavalry, it will be able to turn the three eastern counties upside down, just ask, if you don't eliminate the hidden dangers behind you, how dare Wang Yu continue to go north?

But now it has been more than ten days since Gongsun Zhan's defeat, and it is said that he is still holding on and waiting for help, but how can a small county town like Juyong City be held for a long time? Although the rescue of Shan Jing and Zou Dan is touching, the difference in strength between the enemy and us is too great, and there is no way to report much expectation.

If the Qingzhou army is delayed, then ......

Wang Yu smiled and said: "Sister-in-law doesn't have to worry, not to mention that Brother Bo Jue is brave and brave, and there are many good fighters under his command, so he will not be easily taken advantage of by the enemy." Even if there is a case, Hu Lu may not be in a hurry to attack Juyong City. ”

Hou Shi asked in surprise: "What did Uncle say this?" ”

"The Hu people use wolves as totems, and their fighting style is very similar to that of wolf packs. The wolf is a very distinctive kind of animal, it does not have the strength of the lion tiger, but it has the ferocity that surpasses the lion tiger; does not have the dexterity of jackals, but it is far more united than these two and knows how to cooperate; Without the strength of the bear, he is no worse than a fox in his cunning......"

Wang Yu did not answer the question directly, but commented on the relationship between the Hu man and the wolf. It sounded completely irrelevant, Hou was stunned and was about to ask, but was pulled by Gongsun Xu, and when he turned his head to look, he found that in the eyes of this stepson, who had always been a little weak, there was suddenly a firm look that was not inferior to that of his father.

Seeing the small movements between the mother and son, Wang Yu remained silent and continued: "In the face of prey, even if it is a relatively weak prey, the wolves will not rashly launch a comprehensive attack, but repeatedly test and harass until the opponent's energy and physical strength are exhausted, revealing fatal flaws, and then they really launch ......"

"It's not because they're ferocious, they have to tease their opponents before they hunt, that's the habit of cats, and it's all for the sake of survival. The wolves, when possible, prefer to exchange the smallest price for the greatest result. Even if it is a weak opponent, resisting may injure one or several wolves, and in the grassland where the weak eat the strong, injury is equal to death! ”

"What does uncle mean ......" Gongsun Xu's eyes lit up, and he heard Wang Yu's words: "The Hu people are unwilling to fight you in Juyong City, and the full-front attack created now is just an illusion, is it harassment and temptation before the real attack?" ”

"Not bad." Wang Yu found that this cheap nephew was still very perceptive: "When calculating Brother Boqi, they also follow this law. First use Liu Yu's strength to consume Brother Boqi, let him continue to fight, divide his troops, and wait until the moment when Brother Boqi has just relaxed before the victory comes, and launch a surprise attack...... The bait was Liu Yu. ”

"Now, their opponent has changed to a general, and they are still using the same tactics. They obviously don't have the courage to fight to the death with the generals, but they put on a posture of encircling the point to send reinforcements, why is this? It's very simple, they want to use Brother Bo Jue and the illusion of attacking on all fronts to mobilize our army, and they want to lead the general by the nose! ”

This time, not only Gongsun Xu and the others showed shocked expressions, but even the generals of Qingzhou were thoughtful.

In Lecheng, Zhuge Liang pointed out that Wang Yu had three choices.

Among them, it is the safest to directly drive Jixian and Xu Huang to converge, and the coach should be in a place where he can command the overall situation after all, rather than as a general.

Reinforcements to Piaoyujin are the most eager, Piaoyujin is a place to store grain, Tai Shici is too bold in using troops, and there are not enough reinforcements around to make up for the gaps. Wang Yu personally went to the town, on the one hand, he brought a powerful reinforcement army, in addition, he could suppress Tai Shici, and he could also command the overall situation in Piaoyujin, which had the effect of killing three birds with one stone.

Only going to Fan Yang is the most inefficient.

Although Wei Yan of Fan Yang faced most of the enemies, Li Le's reinforcements had already entered, and after Yu Ban arrived at Flying Fox Road, he would quickly divide his troops to the east to reinforce him. As long as Wei Yan is not too impulsive and fights a decisive battle with the superior enemy, but focuses on containment, the situation will soon be reversed.

Although it is also possible to reach Jixian County through Fan Yang, it may take a long time to solve Fan Yang's enemies, and at this time, any bit of time is extremely precious, and it is really an unacceptable decision to enter Fan Yang.

But Zhuge Liang was already accustomed to Wang Yu's style, knowing that this lord didn't like to take the usual path, maybe he was having an adventurous spirit again, and he thought that Fan Yang had a grudge with his old opponent, so he just fulfilled his duties as a staff officer, listed various possibilities, and did not persuade much.

And Lu Qiling just has a battle and doesn't think too much about the causes and consequences, while Zhang Liao always remembers his identity and rarely speaks in military discussions, let alone takes the initiative to advise.

No one persuaded or asked, so everyone came to the Yishui River with questions, and finally the answer was led to by Hou's question, and it was an answer that no one expected in advance.

Thinking about it along this line of thought, it really makes sense.

Don't look at the Hu cavalry, there are 100,000 at every turn, but their combat power is not good.

Under the leadership of Tanshi Huai, Xianbei entered its heyday, and the three were closely united under the banner of Tanshi Huai, and their strength was much stronger than the current Xianbei, but when the Han army crusaded, it only sent 30,000 cavalry, and forced Tanshi Huai to do his best, and it was a deception and a lure to the enemy, and finally won with difficulty.

Now although they have defeated Gongsun Zhan, they have no chance of winning against the Hussars, at least not head-on. Therefore, Wang Yu's inference is likely to be the truth, and Hu Lu is going to use Gongsun Chan as bait to set another trap this time.

"......What is their ultimate goal?"

Wang Yulang laughed and said: "No matter what their purpose is, our army doesn't need to pay attention to it, just put up a dignified formation, and see the move, this is ...... Well, it's the tiger and the wolf. ”