Chapter 48: The Battle of Handan (5)
Hearing that the 100,000 army led by Han Teng would arrive at Julu in two days, a trace of imperceptible panic flashed on Rong Yan's face, although Rong Yan quickly calmed down, but the uneasiness at that moment was still seen through by Bai Qi. Bai Qi also concluded that there must be some conspiracy in Rong Yan's heart. Otherwise, when he heard that 100,000 Korean troops were heading south to participate in the attack on Handan, Rong Yan would either be surprised or surprised, and he would never be disturbed.
"General Bai, I heard that Zhao still has an army of 50,000 in Julu, if General Han leads an army of 100,000 to the south, I am afraid that the rear will be unstable!" Rong Yan groaned.
Bai Qi smiled and waved his hand, and smiled disapprecitatively: "Yaqing is relieved." The tens of thousands of troops of the Zhao State in Julu are all old and weak, and it is okay to defend the city, if they dare to go out of the city, our Han army can naturally defeat them easily! Zhao Guo is now unable to protect himself, and he will not dare to attack Yan State! ”
Rong Qi was no longer speechless, Bai Qi had already given a reasonable explanation, if he insisted that the 100,000 army under Han Teng's command should stay in Julu, it would only arouse Bai Qi's suspicions.
Rong Yan simply pretended to be very happy, and said with a long smile: "It's that the grasshopper is obsessed!" With General Han's 100,000 army, it will be more certain to conquer Handan! ”
After drinking another wine with Bai Qi, Rong Yi looked at Bai Qi with a blurry look at the wine, and said, "General Bai! Since General Han's 100,000 soldiers and horses can arrive within two days, should we wait for the arrival of General Han and then send troops south together! ”
Bai Qi thought for a while and replied, "It's still not necessary!" Our army is about to attack Handan, and the sooner we arrive in Handan, the sooner we can suppress the morale of the Zhao army. Zhao Guo is afraid that he doesn't know yet, Yaqing led the troops to attack Zhao Guo, right?! As long as your army appears under the city of Handan, Handan will inevitably be in chaos! ”
Rong Yan was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Lian is good at defense, with the support of 150,000 troops and the people of Handan. The arrival of our Yan army is just to weaken the morale of the Zhao army! However, your country is good at equipment, and you still need to rely on your country to defeat Handan! ”
Bai Qi said modestly: "As long as we work together, it will be okay to break through Handan." It's not early this day, Yaqing must be tired after a long journey. However, it is important to break through Handan, in order to see from the beginning. Why don't we lead our army south tomorrow? ”
The smile on Rong Yan's face was even stronger, and what Bai Qi said was exactly what he wanted, and he hurriedly agreed: "Handan is important!" A little tired, not enough to worry about. Tomorrow we should set off early, so that we can also arrive at the city of Handan early the next morning. ”
Bai Qi nodded again and again, and said tentatively: "How about starting at the right time?" ”
"Great goodness!" Rong Yan agreed.
"That's right. (White) will not stay overnight in Yaqing and spend the night in the city! ”
"See you outside the city tomorrow!" Rong Yi said goodbye and left.
After returning to the camp in the west of the city, Rong Yi ordered his henchmen to summon the deputy general Li Belly and the marching Sima Tianwei overnight. At this moment, where is Rong Worm still a little drunk. In addition to the ruddy cheeks, which proves that Rong Worm has drunk wine, the bright eyes and powerful arms all prove that Rong Worm has not drunk much at all.
"The last general has seen the general!" The adjutant general chestnut belly and marching Sima Tianwei saluted as soon as they entered the big tent of the Chinese army.
Rong Yan waved his hand, obviously not caring about these details, and then told the two of them everything he had seen and heard in Julu City. said: "In two days, 100,000 Korean troops will arrive in Julu. Fortunately, Bai Qi attacked Handan. Make an appointment with me to leave tomorrow. I want to attack Bai Qi's army after leaving Julu tomorrow, and I must make sure that Bai Qi cannot escape and annihilate the Korean army. Then he returned to Julu and confronted Han Teng's 100,000 army, what do you think? ”
The lieutenant general immediately agreed. said: "There are 50,000 troops under Bai Qi's command, and 100,000 troops under Han Teng's command, and our Yan army no longer has an advantage in terms of strength. It is very appropriate to be able to destroy the 50,000 army under Bai Qi's command by surprise, and then fight Han Teng's army. But. The general said that the South Korean army would only send 40,000 troops south. It is easy for us to defeat the South Korean army, but it is difficult not to get rid of a South Korean army. Once the news leaks out, let the Han army in Julu City know that we will definitely not be able to take Julu in a short time. When Han Teng's 100,000 army arrived, there was no certainty of victory. ”
"The last general has a plan, we have 10,000 cavalry, but most of the Korean army is infantry, only a few hundred cavalry. At that time, we will surround the Korean army with 120,000 troops, and then set up 10,000 cavalry on the periphery. After the deed was completed, we surrounded Julu again, not seeking to break the city, but begging the Korean army to be unable to ask for help. Han Teng must not know that we have turned our backs on South Korea, and the general only needs to send someone to pretend to be Bai Qi's envoy and lead the Korean army into the ambush we have set up, and he will definitely win a big victory! "The marching Sima Tian Wei came up with his own poison plan.
"Brilliant plan! Coup! Rong Yin stroked his hands and laughed.
At this time, the Yan army could only take advantage of Bai Qi and Han Teng's lack of combined forces to strike first and break through each one. It is easy to defeat the Bai Qi army suddenly, but the difficult thing is how to do it next. It was to go to Xingxian County, relying on the city guarded by Zhao Jun and Han Teng's 100,000 army; Or boldly stay in Julu, set up an ambush to attack Han Teng's army, and the initiative is in the hands of the Yan army.
The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, and Zhao Guo has to be saved. Before leaving, King Yan had made it clear that regardless of whether the Han army was aware of Yan's true intentions or not, Rong Yan must break with Korea in order to strengthen Zhao's will to fight against Korea.
"How about starting forty miles out of the city?" Rong Yan said again.
If you do it too close to the giant deer, you will inevitably be detected by the Han army in the giant deer city; If you make a move too far away from the giant deer, you can guarantee that the news will not leak, but the Yan army will not have enough time to set up an ambush north and ambush Han Teng's army. Some people may ask, the Yan army can set up an ambush under Handan City, but there is only one way from Julu south to Handan, and after the war, it is bound to be a mess, no matter how the Yan army hides it, it will leave some clues.
From a psychological point of view, when Han Teng's army arrived at Julu, the Yan and Han coalition forces had just left, and Julu was the safest. The ROK army's vigilance is the most lax. After leaving Julu, the Korean army must be cautious when going to Handan, but it is better to set up an ambush when the Korean army does not arrive at Julu.
"The general is wise!" Chestnut belly and Tian Wei said in unison.
Rong Yan nodded with satisfaction, and then called the guards outside the tent in, and ordered: "Gather the officers above the captain in the battalion, this general has something to order!" ”
Although the guards didn't understand why their own generals were so "disturbing the people" in the middle of the night, they didn't dare to slack off, and more than a dozen people did not want to do it as fast as possible. One person is in charge of the other, and goes to all corners of the camp to deliver orders.
Half an hour later, thirteen captains appeared in front of Rong Yan, and even the most stupid people knew that something big must have happened. Otherwise, Rong Worm would not disturb everyone's dreams at such a moment.
Rong Worm in front of everyone. took out the edict of King Yan, announced several major crimes in Korea, and also revealed the real mission of his army - not to destroy Zhao, but to save Zhao. Being an enemy of South Korea obviously made everyone feel a little uneasy, but Rong Yan immediately revealed the shapes of Julu and Handan one by one, of course, deliberately concealing the news that Han Teng's 100,000 army was about to arrive in Julu. In Rong Yan's view, waiting for the total annihilation of the Bai Qi army boosted morale. Then lead the army to the north and ambush Han Teng's army, and at that time, whether it is a small victory or a big victory, the Yan army has the courage to argue with the Han army!
In order to motivate morale, Rong Yan even promised to reward those who started with white. The officer was promoted to the third level. As soon as these words came out, all the people were eager to turn against them as soon as possible. Attack the South Korean army. With mental calculation or unintentionality, attacking the other party with three times the force, is there any possibility that the Yan army will fail?! Apparently not!
Just when the Yan army was eager to try and wanted to encircle and annihilate the Korean army the next day, the atmosphere in Julu City was a little stagnant.
Rong Yan's abnormal reaction caused Bai Qi's vigilance that Yan Jun was not Han Jun after all. They will think about their own interests. If he were the king of Yan, he would not help Korea carve up the Zhao Kingdom. Therefore, when meeting Rong Yan, Bai Qi made several temptations.
The first time was to test Rong Yan's attitude towards attacking Handan, and Rong Yan couldn't wait more than Bai Qi imagined. Normally. The later the Yan army entered the battlefield, the smaller the casualties. Rong Yan would rather divide an army of 20,000 to attack the sand dunes than delay his progress in attacking Handan in the south.
The second time was to test Rong Yan's attitude towards the strength of the South Korean army. The more troops the ROK army has, the more it shows that ROK is determined to win Handan. The more likely Yan Jun is to work and not work. After hearing that South Korea had sent 150,000 troops deep into Julu, Rong Yi was only shocked, but not happy. If this can also be explained by the fact that the Yan army does not want South Korea to invest too many troops, so as not to carve up the Zhao State when Korea is outnumbered and seize more Zhao soil, then, after hearing that the Han army bypassed the house county and conquered the Bai Ren Yi, there will be no suitable reason for the uneasiness in Rong Yan's eyes.
Han Teng's army did conquer Bairenyi, but it had no intention of going south to Julu and joining him. Bai Qi said this, but he was just deceiving Rong Worm and wanted to test Rong Worm's thoughts. It turns out that Rong Worm does have thoughts about the giant deer. Otherwise, Rong Yi would never have expressed his stance in vain, wanting to go south before Han Teng's army with the Yan army, instead of waiting for Han Teng's army to arrive before going south, expressing such joy.
Although there is no conclusive evidence to prove that Yan Guo has different intentions, according to Bai Qi's many years of experience, it can be basically concluded that Yan Guo definitely has different intentions towards South Korea, and he must not trust Yan Jun. Even if his guess was only a 10% chance to happen, Bai Qi was unwilling to take the risk and went south with the 130,000 Yan army.
It is true that the Han army is the elite of the world, and it is true that the Yan army is not as powerful as the Han army, but there are many ants that can bite the elephant to death. If the two armies set up a position and fight in a dignified manner, Bai Qi is not afraid of the Yan army; But if an unprepared contact battle breaks out on the march, the strength advantage of the Yan army will be brought into full play. Without the cover of the phalanx, the Han army was only slightly higher than the Yan army. The survival of the South Korean army depends on the skillful cooperation and the unbreakable phalanx.
Deputy General Wei Zhuang was a little worried after hearing Bai Qi's decision. Because Bai Qi decided to strike preemptively and raid the Yan army camp. If the Yan army really has a different heart for South Korea, it should be the place where their defense is the most lax, and they must think that the Han army is already a turtle in the urn. Prepare to tear your face with the South Korean army tomorrow. Sending troops at this time will inevitably catch the Yan army off guard.
You must know that after the Yan army arrived at Julu, it was already dark in less than half an hour. The Yan army hastily built a camp that could accommodate 130,000 people, but it was extremely rough and could not withstand the strong attack of the Korean army at all. After all, tomorrow the army will be sent south, but it is only a night's stay, and the camp does not need to be built very strongly. Therefore, in many areas, the Yan army even used chariots and horses to replace the wall.
However, Yan Jun did not tear his face with Han Jun after all, if Bai Qi's inference was wrong, taking the lead in attacking Yan Jun would undoubtedly make the shape a big reversal. The Han army brazenly launched a surprise attack on the Yan army, and the loss of faith was secondary. The most terrifying thing is that it will completely annoy Yan Guo. Therefore, the deputy general Wei Zhuang raised his own concerns.
Bai Qi sneered at the worries of the deputy general Wei Zhuang, and replied: "The first strike, the second strike." If we don't do anything, tomorrow we will go south with the 130,000 Yan army, once the Yan army suddenly starts up in the middle. Who will bear the consequences?! ”
The deputy general Wei Zhuang was speechless, Bai Qi had already made an appointment with Rong Yi to send troops tomorrow, which was already a fact that could not be changed. No matter how careful the Han army was in the middle of the march, it could not escape the calculations of the Yan army. With the South Korean army occupying a disadvantage, Bai Qi's approach is understandable.
"This faith is nothing but fame! Even if we wronged Yan Guo and offended Yan Guo to death, what can Yan Guo do?! The army of Yan is only 200,000, and if the 150,000 Yan army is annihilated in one fell swoop. Yan Guo is afraid that he is in a hurry to cut the land and sue for peace, instead of accusing us! Moreover, whether the Yan army has done anything wrong to us, who can tell if the countries in the world can tell?! They only know who wins and who loses. If we lose, they will not sympathize, but will think that Yan Guo is resourceful; If we win, they will only feel that Yan Guo's skills are inferior to others, and they will praise us for their merits. Preemptive consequences. It's all up to the general! If the king blames you, you will say that this general forced you to do it! The general will not allow his men to take risks! Bai Qi said again.
"Don't dare! Since the general thinks that Yan has a heart of disobedience. One should decide, and obey the order! Wei Zhuang was finally persuaded by Bai Qi and stood up to support Bai Qi.
"Good!" Bai Qi was also very comforted in his heart, with his identity as the main general, he could force the deputy general Wei Zhuang to carry out his orders, but Bai Qi still hoped to get the other party's approval. OK. Wei Zhuang finally realized that in addition to the 150,000 Yan troops, Yan Guo no longer had the courage to argue with South Korea. It is to uphold the idea that people don't offend me, I don't offend people, give the good situation to Yan Guo, and let South Korea move the people to die young; Or for the sake of the great cause. Eliminate hidden dangers in the bud, rather teach me to bear the world, stop teaching the world to bear me, Weizhuang made the right choice.
This night, among the Yan army, except for the senior officers above the rank of lieutenant, who were excitedly turning and turning and had difficulty sleeping, most of the Yan soldiers slept very soundly. In their opinion, Zhao Guo is already a grasshopper after the autumn for a few days, and with the thigh of South Korea, his army is really worry-free, and there is no need to worry about the night attack of the Zhao army.
It's just that there are still necessary precautions, which makes a small number of night vigil soldiers suffer. No one knows what the superiors are crazy about, it is clear that the main force of the Zhao army is trapped in Handan, and it is clear that the armies of Han and Yan are gathered together, and no army dares to attack the camp, and the superiors must be careful to prevent an enemy from sneaking attack.
If it is the defenders to the west of the camp, it will be fine, after all, that direction is the criminal county controlled by Zhao Guo, if the Zhao army is not afraid of death, it can still draw out hundreds of thousands of people to disturb the good dream of the Yan army. However, not only the Yan army west of the camp received such an order, but the defenders on the south, north, and east sides of the Yan army camp were all required to send additional manpower to prevent the enemy from sneaking attack. Guarding the east, south, north? That's a bit of!
You must know that the east of the Yan military camp is Julu City, and the north and south directions are the Han army camp, and the Korean army is a friendly army, okay? ! Could it be that the South Korean army will come and attack him?! Could it be that Zhao Jun will unknowingly cross the camp and the city?! How is this possible?!
The construction of the camp has cost the Yan army a lot of effort, and the Yan army, who was selected as the night vigil, naturally held a breath in his heart. But the military order is like a mountain, and these unlucky Yan soldiers can only choose to obey. Facts also proved that the vigilance of the Yan army was somewhat unnecessary, and throughout the first half of the night, there was not a trace of wind and grass outside the camp, and the defenders were energetic from the beginning to the later drowsy, and they couldn't help but slack off. In the middle, a few lieutenants personally inspected the camp, which made the Yan army on the night vigil feel like a great enemy, and they were very nervous.
By the second half of the night, the Yan army on the night vigil had already changed. But in the dead of night, even the most responsible defenders could not resist the temptation of sleepy insects, and in order to prevent themselves from falling asleep, the defenders could only look at the dark night with no fingers in sight, while chatting quietly to pass the time.
The night was too deep, and even if the Yan army set up torches around the camp, the range that could be illuminated was extremely limited. No one would believe that there would be an enemy army launching a night attack, and it was not easy to maintain the formation of the army in such a dark night, and it was even more impossible to command calmly. Because the surroundings are so quiet, every Yan soldier can be sure, but whenever an enemy army attacks the camp, the footsteps can wake him up!
On night duty, there are usually three groups of men. If he is too valuable, he will return to his tent and fall asleep. is on duty, living like a year, thinking about how long it will be before someone will take over. Everyone's mind is elsewhere, and this is a common human disease. It's also human nature, and in an era of lack of effective lighting, launching a night raid is not a simple matter. If the strategy is not good, perhaps the side that takes the initiative to launch a night attack will not kill and wound as many enemies as the number of scattered and casualties on its own side. (To be continued......)