Chapter 294: Husband and Wife Return Home (Part II)
Han Jian gave Zhang Xing a look, and also contacted Zhang Xing, so that Zhang Xing was ready to respond. Han Jian was confident that Zhang Xing could understand this meaning, and he would make it clear to his two aunts when he went back.
After discussing the dispatch of troops, Han Jian and Yang Li'er returned to the small courtyard. When it was dark, the people from Nanwangfu brought food, Han Jian and Yang Li'er ate in the room, and Yang E, who went back in the morning, also came back, after all, Han Jian and Yang Li'er were newly married Yan'er, and she had to be responsible for serving in front of the bed these days.
"Fourth sister, if you are sleepy, rest first." Yang Li'er saw that Yang E was not in good spirits, so she said.
"Hmm." With yesterday's experience, Yang E didn't say anything this time, and went directly to the bed to rest. Han Jian and Yang Li'er sat on chairs, whispering things to the lamp.
On the second watch day, Han Jian suddenly blew out the candle and pointed to the roof to Yang Li'er.
Yang Li'er nodded, Han Jian went to the door, opened the door, and Fa Ye came in from outside. Fa Yi first glanced at Yang E, who was lying on the bed, stepped forward, clicked the sleeping hole, and then came to the table.
"Master." Han Jian saluted.
Fa Yi glanced at Yang Li'er, and suddenly sighed and said, "Jian'er, you ...... Married? ”
"Yes." Han Jian smiled ashamedly, after all, in his eyes, Fa Ye was his original dream lover, and it was not a good thing to sue his crush to marry him after all.
"Tomorrow, the soldiers and horses of the East King will set off, and you will also go out of the city to lead the troops north, but what are the arrangements?" Fa also asked, and this was also a little evasive, Han Jian knew that Fa was also avoiding Yang Li'er. Because Fa Yi is not too worried about this second lady from Nanwangfu.
"Master, I'm going to wait two days tomorrow. took the opportunity to leave the Yuzhou military camp and went directly to meet the soldiers and horses of the Dongwangfu. At that time, you will need the master's assistance. Han Jian said.
Fa Yi frowned slightly and glanced at Yang Li'er. Han Jian took Yang Li'er's hand and said, "Li'er will walk with me." ”
Only then did Fa Yi know that Han Jian and Yang Li'er had discussed it in advance, and this time it was just to inform her.
Fa Yi nodded and said, "At that time, the division will take the opportunity to approach the Yuzhou military camp and pick you out." ”
"Hmm." Han Jian nodded, and discussed the specific details with Fa Yi. Fa is leaving.
When Fa Ye left, Yang Li'er sat at the table in a daze with some confusion. Han Jian stepped forward to comfort her, and Yang Li'er's expression improved, and she slept in Han Jian's arms all night.
By the next day. Yang Luochuan called Han Jian and Yang Li'er to Wenshang Pavilion to discuss the dispatch of troops. Incidentally. Jiangdu's generals also gathered together to discuss how to rescue Zhennanhou's 60,000 soldiers and horses.
At this time, the 60,000 soldiers and horses of Zhennanhou were blocked sixty miles north of Xiaohekou and about three hundred miles away from Yuzhou. And the Western King Army did not send many troops this time. The total number of soldiers and horses on several sides is about 70,000 or 80,000. There is not much more than Zhennanhou's army. But the key was that the Western King's army held the favorable terrain on the south bank of the estuary. The 60,000 soldiers and horses of the Marquis of Zhennan could not cross to the south, and the army of the Western King attacked from two flanks, and the Marquis of Zhennan could only temporarily withdraw the soldiers and horses north to the city of Jiangzhou. Wait for reinforcements or wait for an opportunity to break out.
"Dongwang, what do you think?" After roughly understanding the confrontation between the soldiers and horses of Zhennan Hou and the Xiwang Army, Yang Luochuan looked at Han Jian and asked.
Han Jian pretended not to know what was going on, and said: "Didn't King Nan say that wherever our soldiers and horses go, we can surrender our soldiers without a fight?" This time, the East Wangfu and the South Wangfu jointly sent troops, with 100,000 soldiers and horses, plus 60,000 soldiers and horses from the Marquis of Zhennan. ”
After listening to Han Jian's words, although many people agreed with Han Jian's words, none of them commented. After all, this is the king of the south asking the opinion of the king of the east, and both of them are the vassal kings in charge of one side, and there are countless soldiers and civilians under them, which can be described as high.
After hearing this, Nanwang couldn't help sneering in his heart, and naturally disdained Han Jian's statement, in this way, people who basically know a little bit about military affairs will say this, although the truth is true, but it is often far from reality.
On the battlefield, the first thing to think about is how to defeat the other side, not "surrender without a fight", the reason why Yang Luochuan said that yesterday is to highlight the momentum generated by the alliance between the two parties and clarify the importance of the alliance between the two sides. When Han Jian said this today, he was a little too self-righteous, thinking that the Xiwang army would withdraw its troops, but in fact, even if the Xiwang soldiers and horses were inferior in numbers, after all, the Xiwang army was well prepared, and the food and grass were also sufficient, so they could take advantage of the fact that the reinforcements were not firmly established. After all, after the Xiwang army cut off the southern retreat route of the Zhennan Housuo, it was ready to besiege the city and send reinforcements, as for how many soldiers and horses the reinforcements had, I believe that the Xiwang array had already prepared, even if a million heroes were sent over, the Xiwang army might not withdraw directly.
"Okay, just borrow the words of the king of the east." Yang Luochuan smiled and said, "This time, the Dongwang couple led the troops first, as the vanguard, this battle must not be lost!" ”
The generals under his command should be, because it is Han Jian who is the vanguard, that is to say, if Han Jian's troops are blocked, trapped or defeated, then the soldiers and horses of the East Wangfu will not give up, and as soon as the East Wangfu sends troops, it will become a melee between the West Wangfu and the East Wangfu, and the soldiers and horses of the South King can pick up ready-made. As for the strategy of sending troops, the king of the south no longer needs to care about how to solve the difficulty, he only needs to think about how to provoke the melee between the East and West Palaces.
Coming out of Wenshang Pavilion, Han Jian and Yang Li'er had to go back to the courtyard to prepare for the trip. By noon, the soldiers and horses were to set off.
The two walked on the road, and Yang Li'er said, "You have long seen my father's intentions?" ”
"What other intentions did your father?" Han Jian said with a straight face, and couldn't help laughing when he saw Yang Li'er's serious look of resentment.
"You can fool others, can you fool me?" Yang Li'er glanced at Han Jian and said, "You know that my father is letting you take the lead and attract the attention of the Western Wang Army. You don't say it either. Do you think that we have led our troops to the mouth of the creek, and as long as you don't send troops, everything will be fine? At that time, I am afraid that our Yuzhou army will be chaotic and show flaws to fight the Xiwang army, even if you die, my father will not be distressed. ”
Han Jian knew the meaning of Yang Li'er's words. If according to Yang Luochuan's idea, Han Jian took 3,000 soldiers and horses to Xiaohekou, even if Han Jian was smart enough to perceive the danger and not move, Yang Luochuan would have a way to "hold" Han Jian and send troops to his death. In short, Han Jian's dispatch of troops this time is mainly to be a bait to attract the West Wangjun to send troops, and then Han Jian has three long and two short, and the Jiangdu soldiers and horses will inevitably avenge Han Jian.
"Qi'er, I don't care if Ling Zun is distressed, I just want to know, if something happens to me, will you feel distressed?" Han Jian suddenly looked at Yang Li'er with a smile and asked.
Yang Li'er glanced at Han Jian with resentment and pinned her head to the side. Han Jian hugged Yang Li'er from behind and said, "As long as I know that Li'er and you care about me, it's fine." I'm not going to let myself have trouble. ”
"And my father's side?" Yang Li'er hesitated.
"Rest assured. This time, our main purpose is to force back the Xiwang army, I have a way, besides, we don't need to take the lead, forget what she said to the master yesterday? Han Jian said.
Yang Li'er's expression improved slightly, and she did not doubt Han Jian's ability. After withdrawing from Luoyang, some of Han Jian's strategies for marching and arranging formations were already very mature in her opinion, and she didn't need to teach them. She was just worried that Han Jian was pretending to be confused and turned around to design to harm the soldiers and horses of the Southern Wangfu, even if Han Jian had promised her before, but even if Han Jian framed the soldiers and horses of the Southern Wangfu this time, it was completely possible to excuse her father for being unkind first. But what Han Jian said just now clearly told her that she would not design it to make the Yuzhou soldiers lose because of this.
After noon, Han Jian and Yang Li'er rode to the military camp in the north of the city.
After a large-scale military mutiny was quelled in Yuzhou a few days ago, the entire city of Yuzhou was also heavily defended. Yang Luochuan was not at ease with his opponent's generals, and he often adjusted his defenses. The 3,000 soldiers and horses led by Han Jian this time were already infantry, and they were basically a local garrison army, with low combat effectiveness.
When Han Jian arrived, the army was not in order, and he simply did not have the will to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy desperately. Han Jian looked at it and pretended to be puzzled, at this time, several supervisors sent by Yang Luochuan were already in place, ready to go north out of the city.
Because the soldiers and horses of the Dongwangfu had withdrawn from Yuzhou for a distance, although it was not a hundred miles, it was dozens of miles. Moreover, during yesterday's march, it was agreed that Jiangdu's soldiers and horses were not allowed to get close to Han Jian's headquarters for fifty miles. These are also some of the requirements made by Yang Luochuan in order to prevent Han Jian from escaping.
Obviously, Zhang Xing agreed to Yang Luochuan's request on behalf of the soldiers and horses of the Eastern Prince's Mansion, and Yang Luochuan was not worried that the Jiangdu soldiers and horses would rebel, because Han Jian was still under his control. As long as the situation is not right, he can kill Han Jian and then withdraw his troops back to Yuzhou.
Han Jian and Yang Li'er were nominally the commanders of this army of 3,000 soldiers and horses, but in fact, it was those prison troops who really led the troops. Yang Luochuan was not at ease with his subordinates, and the prison army sent was not one, but seven. In order to prevent these seven people from becoming a dominant family, Yang Luochuan also stipulated that these seven people should work independently and not have contact with each other. At the same time, Yang Luochuan also sent a supervisor to monitor the supervising army.
This makes the composition of this army very complicated, and Han Jian also feels that this is a stupid move by Yang Luochuan, and it is precisely because of Yang Luochuan's uneasy intentional arrangement that this army can be said to have reached the point of chaos in government orders. Han Jian only needs to use it a little bit to exploit the loophole, and he doesn't even need others to answer it.
However, Han Jian didn't know much about the movement of Jiangdu's soldiers and horses, after all, there were no scouts to investigate the direction of Jiangdu's soldiers and horses. Therefore, he had to temporarily compromise and stay in the Yuzhou army, and then flee after leaving Yuzhou for a while. At that time, he returned to the Jiangdu army before he could be regarded as returning to his home turf. (To be continued......)