Geng Jin's qualifications, merits, and status are put aside for the time being, and in terms of ordinary people, he can at least be called Xu Wenhan's elder. I think that when Geng Jin was in the high position of the general of the Great Xia Forbidden Army, Xu Wenhan was just a well-known scholar in Xinyang Academy. Now that the two of them are both important ministers, Geng Jin did not hesitate to kneel down and beg each other in order to save his son's life!

"Geng Shuai, you can't do it, don't do this! Hurry up, please! Xu Wenhan hurriedly got up and stretched out his hand to help Geng Jin, and muttered: "It's not that there is no way, but I don't know if it's still too late." ”

As long as there is a way! Geng Jin was overjoyed and said excitedly: "Even if you let the old man replace him with his life, he is willing!" ”

Xu Wenhan sighed: "It's not a secret, I have always admired the loyalty and courage of the young general!" The major general and Yang Zhi are as brave as they are, and they have fought together in a bloody battle. If he had become close friends with Yang Zhi at the beginning, why would he have today's worries? Geng Shuai should know that my righteous brother is not inferior to martial arts in terms of strategy, strategy, and courage, and he seems to act perversely, but in fact, he is meticulous and attaches great importance to affection. At this time, I will make a solid deal with Geng Shuai! Even if Geng Shuai didn't ask for help today, Yang Zhi would have already taken action to save the young general's life. ”

No one had eyes on the back of their heads, how could they have thought that a little-known merchant could have such skills? When Geng Jin heard this, his heart dropped slightly, and he said with great regret: "Xu Xiang doesn't know, it's really no wonder that my son is in this matter, just because the old man is keen on utilitarianism and short-sightedness, and he hurt him!" ”

Since it is a life-saving favor, the bento should be sent to the bright place. Xu Wenhan unceremoniously said it thoroughly: "That's true." Since ancient times, the British lord has produced strong ministers, and the faint king has produced power and treachery. For the generals. If you don't know the art of Taohui, you don't know the way to advance and retreat. How can peace and prosperity last forever? Geng Shuai's mistake lies in the time when he had heavy troops. It is not time to prematurely state that we are pro-reserve. When the major general emerged, he should often play the first emperor to give more land, land, houses, and goods, so as to show that he has no ambition to covet military power. After being ordered to unify the army to destroy the Tang Dynasty, he should resolutely retreat bravely, and resign from the post of general Wuwei when he was sick, so as to be suspicious of Emperor An. When the first emperor conferred the title of the first Wuyingdian scholar in Great Xia, he could still insist on resigning on the grounds of illness. The list goes on and on. If the young general had been friendly with Yang Zhi at the beginning, how could my generation stand by and watch without vigilance? The first emperor and the new emperor will be suspicious of this. How can Geng Shuai be placed like that? ”

Rao is like this, Yang Zhi sent his henchmen deep into the desert as early as the beginning of the war to pay close attention to the war. According to his wisdom, it is not difficult to see the true strategic intentions of the emperor, and it is not difficult to see the difficult situation of the major general, and to plan a way to save his life. For the sake of today's plan, only the major general can save his life if he is disabled in the future and cannot lead the troops in the future! If you are lucky, you will return safely and unharmed. There is only one way left to ask Yang Zhi to enter Beijing to maneuver for it. ”

Geng Jin resolutely said: "If my son dies because of the battle, the old man accepts his fate and has nothing to say." If my son's death is not clear, the old man is really unwilling! Great grace is not grateful. Xu Xiang's heart-to-heart guidance is high, and you and I will take care of it. Without further ado, success or failure. The old man went back to his house to repair two letters, one of which was sent to the desert urgently. A letter was sent to Yang Hou overnight! ”

Geng Jin was born in the army and started with military exploits. I know very well that in the desperate battle of thousands of troops and horses, swords and arrows have no eyes, and it is common for them to die or be injured. However, when it comes to the safety of parents and children, but there is a glimmer of life, so you have to try your best no matter what!

Xu Wenhan looked at Geng Jin's back as he left in a hurry, and couldn't help but shake his head again and again and smile bitterly: "It's not that I'm troublesome!" According to Geng Chao's character, is he a person who steals his life? But if I don't tell me honestly, how can I be at peace in this life? Treat a dead horse as a live horse doctor! ”

On the 9th day of the first month of March, the mobile attack group led by Ling Kaiyang and Geng Chaotong was only more than 100 miles away from the main force of the Suoli Central Army. The two discussed, two days later, that is, on March 11, 10,000 elite cavalry under Geng Chao's department lured the enemy into battle, and Ling Kaiyang's 10,000 elite cavalry was responsible for intercepting it with all its might, and then the two armies attacked back and forth. At the same time, the fast horse urgently reported Zeng Yingming, Xiao Gang and Guo Rui, and the two departments put on a pincer offensive to encircle the north and south, and reinforce and outflank them at any time.

Early the morning before the decisive battle, Geng Chao received a handwritten letter from his father sent from Chang'an, and after a cursory glance at ten lines, he casually threw it into the brazier in the tent. With an expressionless face, he instructed the humane: "You go back and tell your father, since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, and the son only wants to kill the enemy and serve the country, and he doesn't dare to think about anything else." Even if he died on the battlefield, he died a vigorous death. ”

That night, Yang Zhi sent a secret spy to ask Geng Chao to bring a message, to the effect that it was no different from what the family letter said. Geng Chao looked up to the sky and laughed: "Yang Zhi can have such a mind for me, and I have no regrets in this life!" When the next day is triumphant, I will gather with the Flying Tiger Hou to drink! ”

On March 11, the two armies fought a decisive battle. Life and death, today!

After the defeat of Suizhou, from the beginning of March, the Chu army repeated its old tricks, sending a small force of 35,000 troops to shout and invite to fight, or occasionally attack the city. If Yang Yao tripped on the same stone twice, then he would definitely not be able to mix with his current status. While learning a lesson, the generals were strictly ordered to be on guard. On the one hand, he retaliated with a tooth for a tooth, and also sent 5,000 to 10,000 horsemen out of the city to meet the attack. The two sides fought against each other for many days, winning and losing each other, and the Xia army's combat strength was above that of the Chu army, and it generally won more and lost less. For a while, it seemed to be back to the time when there was a lot of fighting.

On the fifth day of the first month of March, the Chu army sent the famous general Ouyang Xing to lead 50,000 elite soldiers to attack Wu Yue's hometown. Ye Chuang, the general of Pingnan stationed in Yuhang, led an army of 30,000 to meet the attack, and won successive battles, Ouyang Xing was defeated and retreated to the territory of Southern Chu, and the two armies confronted each other on the border with Xia Chu.

With such a result on the Southern Chu side, although Emperor Xia Zhao Qi was not very satisfied, at least it would not distract him too much for the time being.

Yang Zhi waited for the emperor's summons at any time in Jinling, and read the secret report every day, but he never stretched between his eyebrows and eyes. Even Xue Qingyun couldn't help but question: "Has Master Hou said anything about Zhang Bohu's ability?" ”

Yang Zhi sneered: "Since King Ning waved his army to capture Suizhou, Southern Chu has been on the defensive, and there has been almost no major war between the two countries in the past ten years. The Chu army suddenly turned from defense to offense, all because of Zhang Bohu. The so-called abnormality is a demon, and the war between the two countries is not backed by money, food, and national strength, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is related to national policy. Soldiers, the country's major affairs. Zhang Bohu must have persuaded his father-in-law Tan Chongyuan before he could get the support of this powerful minister who controlled the government. After the first battle, he will be recognized by Wen Huanzhang, the veteran commander of the Southern Chu military. Isn't it enough to prove that Zhang Bohu and his people are not simple? ”

Suizhou is located at the confluence of the Yangtze River Basin and the Huaihe River Basin, east of the south Chu town of Jiangxia, west of the gateway of Daxia Xiangyang, north of Xinyang, south of Jingmen. For Xia and Chu, the strategic location is very important. While repeating the old tricks, while sending troops to attack Wu, if there is no plan, are you really full of Chu army? ”

Xue Qingyun was bored, and asked, "Then according to the Hou Ye's opinion, what does Zhang Bohu want to do next?" ”

Yang Zhisenran said: "Zhang Bohu once had the arrogance of a husband who fights wits but not strength, and he shows his wisdom and talent only when he has a lot of tricks. The Chu army intends to recover Suizhou, Ouyang Xing is a famous general in Southern Chu, and he may not be vulnerable to Ye Chuang, and attacking Wu Yue may just be a feint to divert Daxia's attention, and make a tactical cover for the capture of Suizhou. Great Xia stationed heavy troops in Suizhou, and it was difficult to succeed in the strong attack. Zhang Bohu painstakingly bought time, either secretly digging the ground and burying a large amount of gunpowder to blow up the city and attack, or digging a ditch to divert water to flood the city. ”

Xue Qingyun exclaimed: "Bomb the city or irritate the city? How poisonous these two schemes are! Is Hou Ye saying that the Chu army has repeatedly disturbed each other with its old tricks, but it is still to make our army have no time to take care of others, so as to cover the ears and eyes of our army? …… Master Hou, we should send someone to report to Yang Yao as soon as possible, so that he can prepare early! ”

"It's late." Yang Zhi said regretfully: "I have no contact with Yang Yao, and it is difficult to win his trust for a while. Second, it is taboo for the generals of the unified army to intersect with foreign ministers, even if Yang Yao accepts my words, he will definitely discuss with his staff repeatedly, and then report to Chang'an as soon as possible to ask the emperor for instructions. It will take more than five days to go back and forth, and I am afraid that even the daylily will be cold by then. ”

On March 11, Suoli led the army to break through the siege, and the two sides fought fiercely until March 13, when the main force of the Turkic Chinese army of 50,000 people was annihilated by more than half of the Great Xia Third Route Army. That night, Suoli gathered the only remaining 20,000 troops around him, did not retreat, but advanced, like a dying mad dog, and launched a suicidal counterattack against Geng Chao's subordinates with all his might. By the afternoon of March 14, the main force of the Turkic Chinese army had been annihilated, and Suoli had killed himself in despair. Geng Chao took the lead as usual, the arrows were broken with a strong bow, the spear had countless blades, the head of the spear was dull like a saw, and he was covered with more than 70 wounds. In the early morning of the next day, he died of his wounds on the way back to the south, at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve.

At midnight on March 16, the southern city of Suizhou was blown up more than four zhang by the 10,000 catties of gunpowder dug and buried by the Chu army, and the 80,000 elite soldiers of the southern Chu were divided into two roads, and the siege was raised from the south gate and the east gate. The remnants of the Xia army retreated to Xiangyang, and the commander Yang Yao personally led the troops to break off, and fought with the Chu army that was pursuing the victory for half a day, and was defeated and martyred. It is said that the body did not fall down after death, and his eyes were wide open in anger, and he stood against the north of the knife!

The war between the north and the south was a two-front war, and Great Xia won one and lost one. The northern front was victorious, the battle lasted from the beginning of November of the first year of Longchang to the middle of March of the second year of Longchang, which lasted nearly half a year, annihilated the main cavalry of the Turks, killed more than 70,000 people of the Turkic tribes, captured more than 3,000 Turkic princes and nobles, forced the Turkic Soli Khan to kill himself in despair, the desert steppe was hit hard, and it fell into the era of melee fighting for power again. It is conservatively estimated that after this battle, there will be no Turkic royal court in Monan, and there will be no war in the north for at least ten years.

However, on the part of Great Xia, it was also a heavy loss in this battle. Not only was Geng Chao, a famous general who bravely and mightily the desert, seriously injured and killed, but also lost more than 50,000 elite cavalry, tens of thousands of infantry troops, and a total of nearly 70,000 Daxia Erlang buried his bones in a foreign land.

The battle on the Southern Front happened suddenly. In addition to losing the city and land, the commander was martyred, and 60,000 soldiers and horses were lost in both battles, and more importantly, the strategic advantage of the confrontation between Great Xia and Southern Chu was lost.

Yang Zhi's predictions have all come true. Daxia won and lost, and his vitality was greatly damaged! (To be continued.) )