Yingchuan is too guarded!

Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu, who were secretly discussing in the study, were speechless, and they were both a little shocked, shocked by the causes and consequences that had just been deduced.

"Alas!"

With a long sigh, Xi Zhicai put down the information in his hand: "Zhongde, Chu State's strategy is really unguardable!" ”

"Contemptible people have long said that prevention cannot be prevented, as long as there is an opportunity, they will definitely be able to do unthinkable things. Only by attacking according to your own strategy can you compete with it! The wrinkles on Cheng Yu's face were layered and worried.

"Yes! Fortunately, the battle on our side of Nanyang was completely victorious, otherwise there would not even be the last room for maneuver. Xi Zhicai's face was full of helplessness, and he shook his head and said: "Who would have thought that the State of Chu would have sent soldiers to turn into caravans and lurk in our hinterland little by little. ”

"There is no point in deducing these now, Luoyang can't hold on, sooner or later it will be lost, what should we do now?"

"Withdraw!"

"Withdraw?" Cheng Yu was stunned for a moment, and some didn't react: "Nanyang is in a good shape, Zhang He's tens of thousands of people have fallen into a desperate situation, and it won't take long for them to collapse, now give up Luoyang, we will suffer from the enemy on our backs, how to deal with it?" ”

"No way!" Xi Zhicai shook his head and said affirmatively: "Zhongde, I have also carefully calculated this matter, there are not many soldiers and horses left in Luoyang, after successive fiascos, the soldiers' fighting spirit has collapsed, unless a large number of reinforcements arrive, it will be difficult to support it for too long." ”

"But if we send troops to support, the troops on the battlefield of Nanyang will be insufficient, and we will have to give up the advantages we have gained, so that we will return to the original point, and the state of Chu will win Hangu Pass in vain. The two armies pressed us so much that we could not turn over. Compare the two. It's better to try to withdraw Luoyang to Yingchuan, and after reorganization, at least it will be a combat force! ”

"Moreover, after the army of Chu won Luoyang, it faced a threat from Hanoi in the north, and the lord now conquered and annexed the state, and after learning of the war, he must try to give it a threat from Hanoi. At that time, Zhang Liao's army could really be dragged down, and if it was not surprising, he would inevitably divide his troops north to Hanoi to ensure that the back road was not in danger, and then continue the attack. ”

"In this way, their forces can really be divided, reducing the threat to us and leaving us with a chance to save the day. On the contrary, if all the troops were consumed in Luoyang to deal with it, the situation in Nanyang would definitely be reversed by the Chu State. Pay for one's whistle! ”

Cheng Yu is a very smart person, so I will mention a little bit about it. He immediately nodded and asked, "Then how can we retreat safely?" ”

"Zhongde has forgotten that Luoyang is the ancient capital, and the layout is different from that of other cities, and now the army of Chu State has failed to break through the outer defenses, so it cannot be encircled, and the waterways extend in all directions!"

"Alas!" Cheng Yu slapped his head suddenly: "It's still Zhicai's thoughtfulness, so it's better to inform Zhong Xuan quickly!" ”

"Don't worry, Zhongde, the secret letter was sent last night!"

I have to say that Xi Zhicai's choice is correct, there are many waterways near Luoyang, Zhong Xuan, Cao Zhen and others led all the soldiers and horses, boarded the boat from the famous artificial river Yang Canal, and drove away. This yang canal crosses the north of Luoyang City, there is no way at all, when all of them board the ship and leave from the water gate, Zhang Liao can only look at the boat and sigh.

Where did he find so many ships in a while, and even if he found it and caught up with it, it would be too late and pointless.

That night, the generals gathered in a corner of the former palace in Luoyang, which is now the Luoyang Taishou Mansion, and set up a celebration banquet, which was attended by all the soldiers and soldiers.

Xu Shu and the other women finally disclosed their identities and sat on the top.

After thirty years of drinking, Huang Quan couldn't help the doubts in his heart, and asked loudly: "Queen, although this war has been won one after another, and it has been a complete victory, but the cause and effect, the subordinates are still confused, and I hope that the queen will give you some advice, and it will also be for the last general to learn and understand!" ”

"General Huang is too modest, this plan is discussed between the King of Chu and Guo Jia, Xu Shu and others, and you can know the specific matters by asking the three generals Zhang, Zong and Huangfu!" Xu Shu didn't want to be vain, so she gave Zong Gu and the others the laborious task of explaining it.

Facing the gaze of everyone, the three of them glanced at each other, and Huangfu Li and Zhang Zhe were not showy people, so they gave way to Zong Gu.

Zong Gu was straightforward, so he didn't shirk it, and replied with a laugh: "This matter is a long story, when I first got the order, I was really shocked!" ”

"Long before the state of Chu promulgated the news of the big competition in the army, he ordered the three of us to secretly lead the forbidden army to disguise themselves as caravans. To tell the truth, in today's Chu Palace, except for the South Palace, which is governed by the ministers, there has been no change at all, and the forbidden troops in the East Palace, West Palace, and North Palace are almost all withdrawn, and there are only brothers left who support the façade. I know that you have been suspicious for a long time, so I will not hide it, to tell the truth, the thousands of soldiers we led are the forbidden army, and everyone thinks that they will never leave the forbidden army of the Chu Palace! ”

"Hiss......" Everyone gasped.

"I didn't expect that!" Zong Gu took a sip of wine heroically and said heartily: "Actually, we can't think of it, even the meticulous work of other forces, or no one thinks about it, because of this, we disguised it as a caravan very smoothly, and there was no leakage at all." During the big competition, all the civil and military forces of the Chu State were closely watched by the enemy, but who would have thought of staring at us? It was during this period that we completed the camouflage mission, divided into dozens or hundreds of caravans, infiltrated the hinterland of Cao's army, and gradually assembled towards the Luoyang generation. ”

"But aren't your weapons and equipment inspected?" Zhang Liao wondered.

"No, we only carry a small number of weapons with us, which are no different from ordinary caravans, and the battle armor and other items are actually given by Cao Jun!"

"Cao Jun gave it?"

Everyone looked at each other.

Zong Gu smiled and said proudly: "Don't you know, Cao Wei and Sun Jian's forces are not as strict as the management of my Chu State, and their Taishou generals in various places have a large number of their own troops, and it is common to buy and sell weapons and armor on weekdays, and sometimes they also sell these in exchange for other urgently needed property, food, etc.!" We just exchanged the war horse, but this aspect has always been done by the spy, and I don't know very well, anyway, we will assemble at a fixed location and receive equipment. ”

Xu Shu knew that everyone was puzzled, and interjected slightly: "These thousands of battle armors were bought a long time ago, and they were the people who bought Ma Teng's forces, and let them come forward to contact Cao Jun, they often secretly carry out such secret transactions, and Cao Cao also acquiesced in selling weapons to Ma Teng." Moreover, the deal was not large, so it did not raise any suspicions. ”

"I see!"

"A stroke of genius, a stroke of genius!"

After a sigh of admiration, Zhang Liao asked again: "Then how did the people's food solve it?" ”

Zong Gu smiled slyly: "General Zhang, have you forgotten that we are a caravan?" We can sell food, take it with us, and buy some along the way. Moreover, when the caravan traveling from the Chu State was in the border area, it was easiest to sell grain and war horses and other things, after all, any force wanted more food as much as possible. ”

"Brilliant plan!" Zhang Liao couldn't help but spit out two words.

"Even better in the back!" Zong Gu continued: "With the help of the spy shadow, we gathered in the mountains and forests south of Hangu Pass and lurked down, while the spy shadow group lurked in Hangu Pass and waited for the times to change. ”

"General Zhang stormed Hangu Pass, the battle was extremely fierce, Zhong Xuan because he did not find any flaws, so he was a little more relaxed inside, and with the White Tiger Legion soldiers fighting bravely, he was forced to continue to deploy the defense to the west city, until the east city was completely empty, we launched a night attack, and the hook and ladder used for the siege were also made by us in the mountains and forests. After that, General Zhang also knew about it. ”

"General Zong is right!" Xu Shu took over with a smile, and added a smile: "It's just that the spy department also has a lot of credit, before the general attack that day, they encouraged the people to support the Cao army together, not only sent hot food, but also helped it transport siege equipment and build city defenses, so they gained trust, so that the Cao army gradually relaxed its logistics affairs and went all out to meet the battle, almost all of them were helping to do it." Of course, as one of them, the spy also has the opportunity to put some medicine in the food that makes the soldiers' hands and feet weak. ”

On the day of the decisive battle, they also seized the opportunity to burn down the granaries and armory, stirring up internal chaos, thus hastening the rout of Cao's army. Therefore, the battle of Hangu Pass was the result of the cooperation of everyone. Earlier, I was worried that the plan would be leaked, or that the generals would lack pressure to be ruthless and confuse the truth with the truth, so I deliberately concealed it. Fortunately, the final result is good, and I will drink this cup, one to pay tribute to the generals who fought bravely, and the other to apologize to the generals! ”

With the words, Xu Shu waved her long sleeves, picked up the copper three-legged wine bottle, and drank it all.

All the ministers were respectful, stood up in unison, and shouted in unison: "The ministers respect the queen and the wise!" ”

The banquet ended in a joyful atmosphere!

The next day, Zhang Liao took the initiative to hand over the military power to Xu Shu, because he had read from the whole arrangement that the reason why Xu Shu came here in person was very big, and in the current situation, he was in power and could not cope with the next action.

In this regard, Xu Shu did not shirk it, because this was his intention, Wang Xu and Guo Jia gave her a lot of instructions before leaving, and even carried three tips from Guo Jia.

The White Tiger Legion only rested in Luoyang for one day before hurriedly launching a new round of attack.

Huang Quan and Liao Hua were ordered to lead 40,000 people, cross the Yellow River, and go north to Hanoi and station.

The main purpose was to prevent the army from continuing to attack, and the Cao army attacked from the north of the Yellow River and cut off the back road, so the task was not heavy, taking away more than half of the main force.

The remaining 40,000 people, under the leadership of Xu Shu, quickly turned to the southeast and conquered Yingchuan from the north.

As a result, Yingchuan fell into a situation of being attacked by the enemy in front and back, with the White Tiger Army killed by Luoyang in the north, and the main force of Chu in the south, and the shape was in danger.

It's just that, in comparison, the Eastern Legion of Chu State, which is now trapped in Bowang, without food and supplies, and unable to advance or retreat, is even more desperate!

Zhang He, Chen Zhi, and Wang Ling, the three generals of the Chu State, were so worried that their hair turned white...... (To be continued......)