Chapter 886: No need for reinforcements
Yao Xiang naturally didn't know what Wang Wu thought, but since this batch of materials was no longer in Rencheng, it would be meaningless for them to get Rencheng.
At this moment, the armies of Yanzhou are gradually approaching, and Rencheng is not a very strong city, and there is not a lot of military food in the city, once surrounded by the main force of the Yanzhou army, the situation may be worse, in fact, Yao Xiang is more worried about the situation in the direction of Qingzhou, he is very afraid that the direction of Qingzhou, will be attacked by the Yangzhou army, for this reason, he has long planned to fight quickly, after teaching Wang Wu a lesson, withdraw to Qingzhou as quickly as possible, in order to prevent the loss of this important base.
"It seems that Wang Wu has been prepared for a long time, since he has hidden the weapons and salaries we urgently need, we will not be able to find them for a while, however, all the soldiers and horses from Yanzhou are gathering here, before they gather, it is better for our army to leave as much as possible, so as to prevent them from being surrounded in Rencheng." Yao Xiang looked at Yao Chang and said softly.
When Yao Chang heard this, he also realized this, but he was always a little unwilling, after all, he worked hard to capture Rencheng and went back without getting anything, which made him feel somewhat unacceptable.
"Fifth brother, the purpose of our army's dispatch this time is to teach Wang Wu a lesson, and secondly, to get those weapons and salaries, now the first purpose has been achieved, but the second purpose has not been achieved, should we just go back? Those weapons and salaries are very important to our army! Yao Chang looked at Yao Xiang and said loudly.
Yao Xiang naturally knew that Yao Chang was unwilling, in fact, he was also very unwilling, but what could he do if he was unwilling, at this time, the weapons and military salaries had been hidden by Wang Wu. Most of them will not be able to be found in a short time, and for this reason, there is no better way than to evacuate unwillingly.
However, Yao Xiang will not evacuate immediately, at least. He wanted to give Yao Chang some time, let him lead the soldiers under his command to step up the search for those weapons and military salaries, if they could be found, it would naturally be very good, and if they could not be found before the arrival of Yanzhou soldiers and horses, then they had to give up the search and evacuate Rencheng immediately.
"Within two days at most. The soldiers and horses of Yanzhou will arrive near Rencheng one after another, and I will give you two days, no matter whether you can find the weapons and salaries in these two days, our army must immediately evacuate Rencheng and return to Mount Tai. Yao Xiang looked at Yao Chang and said.
Yao Chang nodded. Zhengse said: "Yes, fifth brother." In these two days, I will definitely go all out to find those weapons and salaries. ”
Subsequently, Yao Xiang discussed with Yao Chang again, and then Yao Chang immediately went to the camp to allocate more soldiers and horses. A massive search of the weapons and salaries was conducted.
After Rencheng was captured by Yao Xiang, Wang Wu not only led his troops to retreat to Kangfu City, but also sent the news to the direction of Luoyang City at the first time, and used his own light to underestimate the enemy. Plead guilty to Hua'an.
The henchmen sent by Wang Wu soon arrived in Luoyang City and rushed to the direction of the North Palace.
On the main hall of the North Palace, Hua An was dealing with important matters as usual, and asked about the situation in the direction of Yanzhou from time to time, from the latest situation, the situation in Yanzhou was quite stable, and the water defense line deployed by Wang Wu was in depth configuration, which could completely block the frontal attack of Yao Xiang's army.
"Your Majesty, General Wang Wu has worked hard to arrange a water defense line, and it is easy to block Yao Xiang for three or two days, and the king is waiting for the good news." Deng Qiang said optimistically.
"Yes! Your Majesty, maybe soon, good news will come. Zhuge Xiong said loudly.
Hua An was also very happy when he heard this, although he was not in Rencheng, and he did not see the water defense line with his own eyes, but from Wang Wu's deployment, as long as there are no accidents, it is completely possible to hold the water defense line, at least, it is no problem to hold for three or two days, and after three or two days, the various army corps in Yanzhou will arrive near Rencheng one after another, thus forming a huge advantage in the strength of the Yao Xiang army, and then comprehensively defeating the Yao Xiang army and achieving a huge victory.
This speculation is completely reasonable, after all, Yanzhou's soldiers and horses occupy the advantage of troops and terrain, and it is difficult to win.
"Report, Your Majesty, General Wang Wu sent his subordinates to ask for a meeting with Your Majesty." Just when Hua An was happy, Wang Wu's henchmen arrived in the North Palace, and came outside the main hall.
Hua'an and the generals were slightly shocked when they heard this, at this time, all the soldiers and horses in Yanzhou had not yet arrived in Rencheng, and only the soldiers and horses under Wang Wu's command could completely block the Yao Xiang army, but it was absolutely impossible to win, that is to say, Wang Wu sent his subordinates to come, it must not be to convey good news, but something else.
"Quick, let him in." Hua An couldn't wait to order.
Soon, Wang Wu's henchmen entered the main hall and bowed to Hua'an.
Seeing Wang Wu's henchman, Hua An was taken aback, and immediately asked, "What happened to Yanzhou?" ”
Obviously, Hua Anxin had an ominous premonition, he had a premonition that something might be wrong in the direction of Yanzhou, otherwise, it would be impossible for this henchman under Wang Wu to be like this.
"Your Majesty, our army has been defeated, Yao Xiang's army has occupied Rencheng, General Wang and his troops and horses have retreated to Kangfu City, and the last general has come to ask the king for his guilt." Wang Wu's henchmen clasped his fists and said.
When Hua An and his subordinates heard this, they were immediately shocked, they didn't expect that Wang Wu and his soldiers and horses would be defeated so quickly, and they would even lose Rencheng, which was incredible.
"How could the swimming defense line deployed by General Wang be broken by Yao Xiang so easily, what the hell is going on?" Hua An looked at the henchmen sent by Wang Wu and asked loudly.
"Qi Qi Wang, Yao Xiang's main army, just arrived at the opposite bank of our army, immediately built a pontoon bridge, ready to launch a strong attack, General Wang felt that the water defense line was strong and abnormal, Yao Xiang could not break through, but did not expect, Yao Xiang had already divided five thousand troops, quietly smuggled across the water from the downstream direction, and suddenly attacked the direction of our army's flank, and completely defeated our army's water defense line, so, Yao Xiang's main army, then crossed the water defense line, and went straight to Rencheng, General Wang saw that the enemy army was strong, He immediately led the army to evacuate to Kangfu City, and ceded Rencheng to Yao Xiang. Wang Wu's henchmen and generals reported truthfully to Hua'an.
Hua'an and his subordinates heard this, and finally knew the ins and outs of the matter, but after listening, Hua'an and all the generals were very sorry, and felt that Wang Wu was really too careless, since the water defense line was deployed so tightly, why not deploy some scouts in the upstream and downstream positions, if a certain number of scouts are deployed, you can find out in time that Yao Xiang's army smuggled into the water, and then you can prepare in advance, and the water defense line will not be so easily broken by Yao Xiang's army.
However, at this time, everything has already happened, and it is useless to regret it, after all, there are no ifs in war, and what has happened can never be reversed.
"General Wang is really too light on the enemy, he actually lost Rencheng so quickly, this is really a disappointment to the king!" Jiang Gan said regretfully.
"Yes! General Wang lost Rencheng for a while, presumably the weapons and salaries in the city were obtained by Yao Xiang, so Yao Xiang's strength will be greatly enhanced! Deng Qiang said worriedly.
"No, General Wang has already transported all the weapons, military rations and salaries to the city in advance, and placed them in three proper positions, I believe that Yao Xiang will never be found." Wang Wu sent a henchman, and said loudly.
Seeing that Wang Wu was prepared early in the morning, and kept the weapons and military salaries, Hua'an and his generals were very happy, which can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune, although Wang Wu's army was defeated this time, but the loss was not very large, and the important strategic materials of Rencheng have been transferred in advance, so after the Yao Xiang army captured Rencheng, it did not get any benefits.
"Your Majesty, General Wang transferred this batch of weapons and military salaries in advance, so as to avoid letting Yao Xiang get it, which is also a great joy!" One of the generals whispered.
"Yes! Wang, General Wang fought against Yao Xiang for the first time, and it is understandable that the enemy was defeated. Another general shouted.
Obviously, these generals all wanted to make it clear for Wang Wu and let Hua'an deal with Wang Wu lightly.
Hua'an naturally will not deal with Wang Wu harshly because of a mistake and defeat, but it is still necessary to reprimand, and at the same time of reprimanding, he should also be encouraged, so that he can regain his fighting spirit and defeat Yao Xiang's army.
"Your Majesty, since the Yao Xiang army has invaded Rencheng, does our army need to transfer troops and horses from Luoyang City to reinforce Yanzhou?" Jiang Gan looked at Hua An and asked loudly.
Obviously, he was very worried about the situation in Yanzhou and the situation of his comrade-in-arms Wang Wu.
Hua An looked at Jiang Gan and said: "No need, although General Wang Wu was defeated by Yao Xiang, the soldiers and horses of Yanzhou will soon be gathered together, as long as these soldiers and horses are gathered together, the strength is twice that of Yao Xiang's army, no matter how capable Yao Xiang is, it is impossible to defeat the main force of the Yanzhou army, besides, this king feels that Yao Xiang may soon take the initiative to evacuate." ”
The reason why Hua'an thinks that Yao Xiang will choose to evacuate is because Yao Xiang's soldiers and horses are only half of the main force of the Yanzhou Army, and if they confront the main force of the Yanzhou Army head-on in Rencheng, it will be difficult to achieve victory, so most of the Yao Xiang Army will evacuate Rencheng in a short time and return to Taishan County.
The generals naturally realized this, and for this reason, they all nodded in agreement with Hua'an's opinion. (To be continued......)