It snowed heavily for a whole day and a night, but it didn't stop at all. The entire Liaodong City has been wrapped in snowflakes in the sky, and there is a vast white everywhere. Maybe it's because of the snow, since last night's Liao army attacked again, the Liao army camp was quiet all day today, and no troops came to attack the city, and there was no longer even a routine attack.

The soldiers at the head of the city leaned their arms into their arms, their hands in the sleeves of their jackets, and a pair of eyes constantly scanned the whole front. It was snowing and it was getting dark, and although it was still early, it was already getting dark.

Although it is cold and freezing people to guard the city on a snowy day, it has the advantage that when guarding the city, you can see half of the city clearly, and on the white snow, even if someone touches it, you can find it at a glance.

At the last moment before dark, dozens of small black dots moved from the west, and when they saw clearly, they realized that they were dozens of cavalry. It was too far from the city, and the soldiers at the head of the city did not find out where the cavalry came from.

Under the attention of the Sui soldiers guarding the city, hundreds of cavalry suddenly rushed out from the direction of Liuhe City and intercepted the dozens of cavalry. A sword flash flashed, and the two sides fought. The spirit of the defenders at the head of the city was shocked, and they fought with the Liao army in Liuhe City, so they must be their own people. Maybe it was the cavalry brothers who had been sent out of the city to come back, the soldier thought as he hurriedly reported to his superior.

Layers of reports soon reached Chen Kefu's face, and as soon as he heard that a small cavalry was fighting with the Liao people in the west of the city, Chen Kefu was busy going to the city to inspect. When he went to the city, he found that the cavalry had broken through the interception of the Liao people and was rushing to the west gate.

Behind them, the Liao Battalion of Liuhe City had already sent more cavalry in hot pursuit, and Chen Kefu had already faintly seen that the cavalry was wearing the standard armor of the Sui army. He shouted, "Open the gates and let them in." Although there are nearly a thousand Liao cavalry behind, Chen Kefu really didn't take them seriously. At present, the camp in Liaodong is nearly ten miles away from here, and just such a thousand people can't turn over the waves.

The western city was full of archers and crossbowmen, and there were already teams of pikemen at the city gate, as long as the Liao cavalry dared to follow, they should be given a good look. The cavalry was getting closer and closer, and rushed into the city with a body of wind and snow and scars all over their bodies.

"Marshal, it's General Chen Qing who is back," the general of the guards under the city shouted.

Quickly walked down the city, and found that it was Chen Qing who was sent to the Central Plains, not Lu Shishen's cavalry as he had thought before.

Chen Qing rushed through several Liao blockades all the way and rushed to the city of Liaodong, which was already panting at this time.

"Marshal, General Zhang Xutuo has arrived, and he will be on the east bank of the Daliao River at this moment."

Chen Qing's first sentence surprised the soldiers for a while. The next moment, everyone cheered happily. General Zhang has arrived, which means the arrival of reinforcements. As soon as the reinforcements arrived, the coalition army was defeated, and everyone cheered.

Looking at the cheers of the crowd, Chen Qing's words stopped again. Now the soldiers are happy, and it is difficult for him to say that Zhang Xutuo's reinforcements are fighting with the enemy, waiting for him to come to the rescue.

Chen Kefu saw at a glance that Chen Qing still had something to say, and hurriedly said to the generals, "General Chen Qing has just come back, and there are still some military situations to report to the commander. In addition, the people of the logistics battalion arranged to prepare General Zhang and the reinforcements to pick up the wind and wash the dust. After speaking, he pulled Chen Qing to the north gate where he had recently paused.

"It seems like you have something to say just now, so let's talk about it now."

"Dashuai, as soon as we crossed Liaoshui this morning, we found that at least 1230,000 Liao troops were arrayed on the east bank of the Liao River. I originally advised Zhang Dashuai to pause on the spot first, and wait for the commander to inform Dashuai that you will send troops to pick up and return to Liaodong City together. However, Zhang Dashuai directly launched an attack, and it didn't take long to break through the enemy formation. However, the Liao army seems to have a back hand, and General Zhang Da had already encountered two ambushes before I came. ”…,

Chen Kefu was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "You said that the Liao people brought more than 100,000 people to the Liaohe River to intercept General Zhang's reinforcements?" It's been a day now? ”

This news really surprised Chen Kefu, he was always monitoring the camp of the Liao people, and he didn't find that there was a large army out of the camp of the Liao people. After sitting there and pondering for a while, he gradually realized that I am afraid that the Liao people left the camp last night.

They first sent a group of troops and horses to make a feint attack, making such a big move, but in fact, they were covering them out of the camp. In addition, there was no movement in the Liao camp during the day today, and Chen Kefu had basically determined that what Chen Qing said was the truth.

"Dashuai, let's send troops to meet Zhang Dashuai. Zhang Dashuai only had 20,000 horses, and all the way south, the men and horses were tired. In addition, I estimate that there must be more than 100,000 Liao people, and if my expectations are correct, maybe the Liao people sent the main army to intercept Zhang Dashuai. "Chen Qing has been familiar with Zhang Xutuo and other generals all the way, and he can't help but be a little anxious at this time.

Chen Kefu stood up and walked around the house a few times. The current situation was completely beyond his previous expectations, he neither expected Zhang Xutuo to come so soon, nor did he expect the Liao people to intercept Zhang Xutuo first.

"Call me Tang Jinyun from the Secret Service Department to come over immediately, be quick"

He knew that this was an important moment, and perhaps every decision he made now would affect the situation in Liaodong in the future, and even related to the final victory or defeat of the two major groups of the Great Sui and Liao people's coalition forces.

Tang Jinyun arrived soon, and Chen Kefu asked, "Lu Shishen and Shen Guang haven't returned to the vicinity of Liaodong City yet?" Do you know where they are now? ”

"Back to the marshal, I received their flying eagle message the day before yesterday, they were still in Daliang River at that time, and if nothing happens today, they should have arrived near the new city. We will be able to arrive in Liaodong City as early as tomorrow morning. ”

"Chen Lei, you Ma sent someone to inform Vice Marshal Li, Li Changshi or Mao Sima and all the generals above the battalion commander level in the city, so that they can come over immediately to discuss important matters." Chen Kefu stood there and paced slowly, constantly analyzing various pieces of information in his heart.

The personnel arrived quickly, and Chen Kefu first ordered Zhou to lead a battalion of light cavalry, "You immediately carry out a tentative attack on the Liao camp in Liuhe City." It is inevitable to find out the reality of the enemy's camp at this moment. ”

When the generals saw that Chen Kefu ordered Zhou Jin to lead his troops to attack the Liao camp, they were still a little puzzled.

Chen Kefu stood there with a solemn expression and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, the reinforcements have arrived, and they were brought by General Zhang Xutuo. Eighteen thousand cavalry, accompanied by Lord Suwei of Xiangguo, and now they are on the east bank of the Liao River not far away."

There was no sound, except for a few generals who saw Chen Qing come back, the rest of them had just heard the news. Like the soldiers who had just heard the news at the West City Gate, the generals also cheered. It has been almost half a month since he was surrounded in Liaodong City, and all the generals also felt depressed. They didn't have the strength to go out of the city to defeat the enemy army, and the enemy army also didn't have the strength to attack the city, and the confrontation between the two armies made everyone a little unbearable.

And the arrival of reinforcements is bound to break this deadlock.

After waiting for the generals to be quiet for a while, Chen Kefu said calmly, "The reinforcements are half a day's journey away, but there is more important news for everyone." General Zhang Xutuo is here, and he has already fought with the Liao. General Chen Qing had just returned from General Zhang Xutuo's army, and most of the Goguryeo coalition forces had already left the city when they feinted to attack the city last night. It is estimated that at least 200,000 Liao people have already gone to the Liao River, and they are now engaged in a battle with General Zhang Xutuo. ”

Li Jie was taken aback, "Two hundred thousand? The Liao coalition army has suffered heavy casualties in the past half month, and of the 500,000 coalition troops, there are only about 300,000 left at most. Now that 200,000 people have appeared in the Liao River, doesn't that mean that there are only 100,000 people left in the Liuhe City camp of the Liao army? And these 100,000 people are likely to be those people, slaves? ”…,

His words made everyone start to say something, and I said it word by word.

"Marshal, send troops, I am willing to lead 30,000 cavalry out of the city to rush to the war, and General Zhang Xutuo flanked the Goguryeo coalition army before and after. Now is a great opportunity, a chance to completely defeat the Liao army. General Li Benlei stood up excitedly and said loudly.

They have all seen the strength of the Goguryeo coalition army, if it were not for the fact that they had already transferred 20,000 elite cavalry out of the city before, they could take the initiative to attack the Liao. However, even if there are really 20,000 cavalry, it is estimated that no one is willing to go out of the city to fight, which is obviously a difficult thing to do. Give up the strong city to fight hard with the Liao, even if it can be heavy, the loss will definitely be very heavy.

But now it's different, the Liao people have been transferred out of the camp. The two sides are fighting fiercely, and at this time, if the Sui army kills out, then it will definitely be a great opportunity.

Mao Xi shook his head, "I don't agree with the deputy marshal's opinion, the Goguryeo people and Zhang Dashuai have been fighting for a day, and none of us know what the situation is on the battlefield at this time." It's dangerous to run for hours to get to the battlefield. Zhang Dashuai only had 20,000 people, but according to General Chen Qing, there were 200,000 Liao people. Even if General Zhang can fight again, he may not be able to win against these 200,000 people. It is very likely that Zhang Dashuai will suffer, and we will rush to this time and transfer 20,000 or 30,000 people to go, which is the tactic of adding fuel. Adjust more, there are still 100,000 people in Liuhe City, and Liaodong City is also in danger. ”

"If Zhang Dashuai loses and we lose again, then it will be really dangerous. At that time, it is possible that Liaodong will not be guaranteed, and everything we have been fighting for several months will be in vain. ”

Chen Kefu saw that Li Benlei still wanted to refute, so he hurriedly said, "According to what Mao Sima said, Zhang Dashuai is in danger at this time, can we not save our comrades who have come with reinforcements?" ”

"Of course not, it's just that the first decision we made now is related to the entire situation in Liaodong today, so we must be cautious and comprehensive. Zhang Dashuai wants to be saved, but Liaodong City is more important" Mao Xi looked directly at Chen Kefu, his eyes full of anxiety. When he heard that Zhang Xutuo and Gongwei were coming, he had already told Chen Kefu that this was the emperor's suspicion of Chen Kefu.

And now, in Mao Xi's view, it is a great opportunity. The arrival of Zhang Xutuo triggered the interception of the Liao army. In his thoughts, no matter how strong Zhang Xutuo is, it is impossible to fight more than 200,000 people, and there is a great chance that he will be defeated, and there will even be a small chance that he will die in battle. Whether it is defeat or death, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages for Chen Kefu. Seeing that the Liao people have a great strength array, there are only about 100,000 soldiers and horses left in the Liaodong battalion, and if they fight with Zhang Xutuo's 20,000 elite soldiers, they will definitely cut off a few more points. At that time, as long as the chess pieces laid by Chen Kefu before take effect, then the allies of the Liao people will probably return to the army, and even the Goguryeo people themselves will have to return to relieve the siege of the south.

At that time, the Goguryeo people could be defeated with the soldiers and horses in the hands of Chen Kefu, and it was not their goal to win the battle of Liaodong. Otherwise, this battle would not have been fought like this, their purpose was to hold Liaodong and ensure the strength in their hands to the greatest extent.

Therefore, if Zhang Xutuo dies in battle, then Yang Guang will inevitably immediately take over Chen Kefu's military power for a while and a half, and at least a general who lives in Liaodong will come to take over the power. And if they don't die, but they are defeated, Zhang Xutuo, who has lost his soldiers and horses, can also give them more opportunities to think about the next step. So in Mao Xi's opinion, don't talk about saving Zhang Xutuo at this time, it would be best if you could send a team of soldiers and horses to kill Zhang Xutuo. Anyway, Zhang Xutuo and the Goguryeo coalition army were almost all obstacles to Chen's recovery, and the two sides fought each other, which was what he wanted to see.

Since he wants to restore the country, there is no good woman's kindness in these things, and he kept signaling to Chen Kefu with his eyes, just because he was worried that Chen Kefu would be rash and miss such a great opportunity. …,

"Then, according to Mao Sima's opinion, what can we do to ensure the highest interests of my Great Sui?"

Mao Yi's eyes Chen Kefu already understood, although he couldn't bear to do this in his heart, and felt that it was a bit cold-blooded, but since he had chosen the road of recovering the country, there were some things that had to be done. Zhang Xutuo's loyalty to the Great Sui Everyone understands that Zhang Xutuo's arrival in Liaodong is definitely not a good thing, but it will be a troublesome thing. Others may be able to co-opt and lure, but this iron man, he really doesn't have half a point.

However, you can't do anything too obviously, otherwise it will only chill everyone's hearts. At present, Chen Kefu and Mao Xi have no choice but to raise the matter to the height of the interests of the Great Sui, and make it clear that the victory or defeat of Liaodong is more important than Zhang Xutuo. It's a bit far-fetched, but it's a reason.

Mao Xi was a little relieved to see that Chen Kefu was meaningless, and said with a smile, "Now is a great opportunity, no matter what the result of Zhang Dashuai's side is." In short, there are only 100,000 people in the Liao camp in Liuhecheng, and maybe even 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers. Therefore, we should take advantage of this opportunity created by the Liao Marshal and immediately wave our troops to attack the Liao camp. As long as we break through the Liao camp and destroy all its material logistics, then even if the Liao people win the victory in the Liao River, the final winner will still be my Great Sui. ”

No one spoke out against it, even Old Man Li Benlei couldn't say anything against it at this time. As Mao Xi said, as long as the Liao camp is broken, its supplies, grain and grass will be destroyed. Even if the hundreds of thousands of Liao people annihilated all the reinforcements, the Goguryeo Liao army, which had lost all its logistical grain and grass, would be completely at a disadvantage, and it could even be said that it was directly defeated.

Which is more important, the lives of Zhang Xutuo's 20,000 soldiers, or the final victory of the entire Liaodong War? No one dared to say that the lives of Zhang Xutuo and other soldiers were important, in order to conquer Goguryeo, the Great Sui had already conquered Goguryeo three times, and the dead and wounded soldiers and horses were more than one million. The money and grain spent are not only hundreds of millions, and the entire Goguryeo has become a grievance of the Great Sui Emperor. Not long ago, he was arguing with the ministers to conquer Goguryeo four times, if it wasn't for the chaos in the Central Plains, it would be Emperor Yang Guang now.

Li Benlei's face was cloudy, and he was one of the most senior generals in the army. Just like Chen Kefu's suppression of the newcomer Li Jie at the beginning, he saw it all clearly. And now Mao Xi's reason is the most sufficient, and he clearly understands that there are other entanglements of interests in the middle. Chen Kefu is a marshal, Zhang Xutuo is also a general, one is the marshal of the Liaodong Xingying, and the other is the ambassador of Liaodong. There is a way that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, and this small Liaodong suddenly has two tigers, which will definitely be injured in the end.

Mao Xi is Chen Kefu's old family, everything he does is naturally for Chen Kefu, in Li Benlei's view, these are just high-level dumps, he has no intention of participating, he just wants to be a pure soldier. But now it is about the lives of 20,000 soldiers, or 20,000 soldiers who have thousands of miles to reinforce them, and he can't turn a blind eye.

No matter what Li Benlei said, Chen Kefu had already spoken out, "Mao Sima's strategy is very good, this is an excellent plan for us to achieve the final victory in the battle of Liaodong." However, I have one thing to add, we have to fight the Liaodong camp in Liuhe City, but we can't just sit idly by on the side of Marshal Zhang Xutuo. Zhang Dashuai's 20,000 soldiers and horses came to help day and night, and now they have fallen into the trap of the Liao, and we must ensure their safety no matter what. ”

The soldiers were very fast, and the two generals Chen Qing and Chen Gui led all the 10,000 light cavalry in the city to rush to the battlefield to meet Zhang Dashuai. Liaodong City was defended by Mao Sima to unify 10,000 infantry, plus the craftsmen in the city. The rest of the soldiers and horses were personally led by the commander, and Deputy Marshal Li Benlei and Li Jie Changshi fought together. Guo Xiaoke's heavy cavalry and Li Shimin's heavy infantry all went out of the city with the army to fight. Immediately ordered the three armies to immediately order the troops to gather the generals, and the Liao army camp in Liuhe City must be taken tonight. Ladies and gentlemen, after months of struggle, we have succeeded in this move, and if we take the United Nations Battalion, the coalition army will be defeated. You and me, he will be able to wave his troops south, drink Mapei water, and celebrate his achievements in Pyongyang."

The battalion of Goguryeo Liuhecheng had 100,000 people, and Chen Kefu dispatched 60,000 horses at one time, including two armies of heavy infantry and heavy cavalry. Even if the 100,000 Liao people were really all soldiers, Chen Kefu would not hesitate. If he does not send troops to attack the Liao camp, then he will inevitably have to attack the Liao River, and in comparison, only sending troops to attack the Liao camp is the most appropriate.

The snow in the sky is still falling, and the white Liaodong is dripping into ice, but all the soldiers in Liaodong City are hot in their hearts, and their blood is boiling tonight, fighting Liaodong at night

PS: Zhang Xutuo's generation of famous generals, I have been writing this chapter for a long time, and I can't bear to write such a complex. But in fact, many famous generals in history did not die in the hands of the enemy in the end, woohoo, don't scold me for asking for a monthly ticket recommendation ......,