Chapter 157: Victory or Defeat
Han Sufa guessed correctly, Lu Bing just wanted to go against the current and go straight to Huanglong. Before leaving, Han Sufa received a secret order from Lu Bing and informed him of this qiē, and Han Sufa understood that all of them were acting for secrecy. Han Sufa's heart was excited, and his mind rippled instantly, every man has his own ambitions, or he is in power, or he is rich, or he is a beauty, but he is ambitious after all. As a founding minister like Han Sufa, although he is much more indifferent now, the temptation of power is still great, and if he can go further, this temptation is great for him.
Going against the current and smashing the Yellow Dragon will definitely be a key move. Although according to Han Sufa's understanding of Lu Bing, this is definitely not the only way to defeat Bashu Remnant, Lu Bing will definitely leave a backup plan, even if he fights slowly, he can win this victory. But the success or failure of the army he led determined whether he could quickly end the battle, take down the enemy's capital, and kill the thief and capture the king.
In this way, the consumption of the country is small, the country's investment in the war is reduced, and the casualties of the soldiers' frontal confrontation can be reduced. Therefore, Han Sufa's offense is crucial.
Han Sufa felt an unbearable excitement, this was not only a crucial blow to Xinguo, but also to himself. Nanjing was conquered back then, but it was also with the help of Lu Yi that it was relatively easy to win, and Nanjing was just the old capital of the Ming Dynasty. Now although the Ming Dynasty has become the Remnant Ming, and the Emperor Zhu Houxi of the Remnant Ming can be in Chengdu Mansion, if he can take it directly, although the plan is not his own, it is he who can execute it. That's a lot of credit. With such feats, it is unknown whether he has his own place above the main hall.
Han Sufa immediately made a decision and followed Lu Bing's marching route. led the army into the water and rushed to Luzhou. When the steamships were distributed and traveled, they could do a pulling role, and they traveled day and night along the way, and when they arrived in Yichang, Xu Yang had already opened up the Yichang channel, and Han Sufa ordered to advance quickly to prevent the enemy from discovering it. Using the power of a steam engine to tow other ships through Guò quickly, they continued to move forward day and night along the way. Originally, the boat had the advantage of being able to move forward with the help of the current and the direction of the wind. As long as there is no major event after setting sail, a small number of people can steer a large ship. But now, after all, it is going upstream, and it is resisted by the current, so the power cannot be broken. Han So's headband is well staffed. It was not too difficult to go down in turn to replenish fuel and create kinetic energy, in short, the ship went straight to Luzhou.
In Luzhou, they quickly interspersed upwards to Ziyang, and then attacked Chengdu Prefecture. The speed along the way was extremely fast, and no one would have thought of the strategy of attacking Bashu against the current, just as he did not expect the Lu Jiajun to be able to attack Beijing by air. Therefore, even Chen Hong, the intelligence chief, was amazed at this army that seemed to fall from the sky, if it were not for the eve of the attack. The well-guarded Chengdu Mansion defenders who were not eating dry rice were found by the Lu Jiajun Han Sufa Division, and this battle was able to be even more unexpected.
There was a panic under the remnants of the Ming Dynasty. Why are all the soldiers and horses resisting the Lu family's army, even if Lu Xun is interspersed with fast attacks, it is not without a trace, why does this army appear so elusive under the city of Chengdu? How much strength does the Lu family army have, and it can send soldiers and horses in such a steady stream. The ministers of the court and the central government immediately held an emergency meeting and began to discuss, and they were also accustomed to Zhu Houxi, who was not in the court now, and were not surprised and suspicious that the emperor was not in charge at this time.
Chen Hong took charge of the overall situation, skillfully concealed the panic of Zhu Houxi's injury, and led hundreds of civil and military officials to perform their duties on the city wall and start a desperate struggle. Thousands of years of Confucianism have cultivated enough of the loyalty and patriotism of these ministers, and they still hold the determination that the country is broken, the city is in the people, and the city is destroyed.
Now Han Sufa is very anxious, he knows that there are now three armies on the battlefield of Bashu, Lu Xun, Lu Yi, and the armies of Duan Qingfeng and Qi Shuhai, he has just learned about the fall of Xu Yang through the guò intelligence organization, although there is a feeling of sadness for the death of a rabbit and a fox, but he also feels a trace of excitement. As long as Xu Yang dies, the chair in the hall will be vacant, and he will be more likely to replace him. Han Sufa understood that the reason why he was able to get this information, instead of hiding it from him, was not because his level was enough, but because there was such a deep meaning in his place for him to make meritorious contributions, although the saint did not explain it, but the meaning was in place.
Han Sufa constantly ordered the whole army to open fire and fire, and attacked the city, trying to attack the city with artillery fire and manpower, so that the remnants of the Ming defenders were overwhelmed, thus confusing every inch. He secretly said in his heart, he must defeat Chengdu Mansion before the remaining three teams of men and horses come, otherwise the credit will be divided equally, even if he fights for three days and three nights, the enemy is already difficult to recover, and even his own side has paid huge casualties, and the outsider is the last straw that crushes the opponent, then the merit will also be divided equally. Lu Bing, the emperor, is a person who only looks at the results in the battle situation, and the essence of the war is also seen as the luck and hard work of the generals, so Han Sufa must hurry up and listen to the destiny of heaven.
The war entered a white-hot situation from the very beginning, and all kinds of Lujia artillery began to strike at the city walls, and some long-range ones used the principle of cannonball parabola to bypass the Chengdu Mansion City, which had been heightened and reinforced for more than a year, and poured cannonballs into the city, destroying the fortifications and buildings in the city.
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"Haha, Duan Ye, Duan Ye." Qi Shuhai smiled and shook two military reports and came to Duan Qingfeng.
Duan Qingfeng was meditating on his knees, hearing Qi Shuhai's laughter, he slowly opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Why is Shuhai so excited?" ”
"According to the military report that came from the detour just now, Han Sufa has already attacked Chengdu Mansion. In addition, Zhu Houxi contracted the battle line, the army that was threatening Lu Xun had withdrawn, and the men and horses who were fighting against Lu Yi had also withdrawn. In addition, Lu Yi decided to lead the army into Chengdu Prefecture. First, bite the retreating remnant Ming army, hoping to destroy them before reaching Chengdu Prefecture. Prevent the remnants from forming groups and fighting in groups, thereby increasing the number of casualties. In addition, it also blocked the enemy's reinforcements, which relieved the pressure on Han Sufa's department. And Lu Xun made an appointment with us, took the initiative to attack, and swallowed Qi Jingtong's team together. This is a letter from Lu Xun, which said that Qi Jingtong's troops must be running out of food and grass now. In terms of strength, it is already under us, the grain and grass are exhausted, the army's morale is weak, and the enemy's heart is dissolved. has not yet become the mentality of fighting to the death and ending up together, at this time it is the best choice for annihilation in one fell swoop. Qi Shuhai said excitedly: "So Lu Xun has the same opinion as ours, so I'll just say it, this kid has a future." can speak in unison with your Duan Ye. ”
"Lu Xun is indeed good. The progress is also great, but it is still too tender. Duan Qingfeng said.
Qi Shuhai was slightly surprised when he heard this, he saw Lu Xun's progress in his eyes, although Lu Yi is his sister's son, if he competes for the position of prince, he will definitely help, but Qi Shuhai will not do anything to attack Lu Xun on the political platform. Men want to be righteous, Lu Xun has a life-saver in Qi Shuhai, how can he be so treacherous. And Lu Xun is wonderful. As early as when he rescued Qi Shuhai and saw through Yu Dayou's plan, it was revealed. Therefore, hearing Duan Qingfeng's words that were too tender, this made Qi Shuhai couldn't help but be curious. So Qi Shuhai said: "Master Duan, please make it clear." ”
Duan Qingfeng stood up from his knees cross-legged without borrowing strength, and smiled at Qi Shuhai, who was a little stunned when he saw this, and said: "He and we think the same, but it is not the same, the common action I want is not to attack together, but to attack us, Lu Xun still insisted, and the two sides killed the remnants of Qi Jingtong." The national strength of the remnant Ming is limited, where can the ten levels be comprehensive, so Lu Xuncai chose the strong pass of Yesan Pass to defend before. Now Lu Xun is too young, and he is eager to make meritorious contributions, forgetting his original intention. You see, if he advances from Yesan Pass to Yichang, will there still be a strong pass to defend? There must be none, and the strength of the remnants of the Ming Dynasty has been built in just over a year, and the Changling Ridge that has to confuse us has been built, and the Changling Ridge that has become a big trap, as well as the three passes that have turned over and fought a battle, and these three passes are already very difficult. They also have to develop the people's livelihood, strengthen armaments, and develop weapons. Therefore, the other levels are not only simple to build, but also have loopholes, so that Qi Jingtong can attack and capture them. This is usually a two-pronged strategy that can save money and facilitate future actions. Although the deceased is very inconvenient to criticize, to tell the truth, if Xu Yang is more careful, he will definitely be able to find the clues, and it can be seen from the construction of the city wall that Qi Jingtong does not really want to resist the enemy. Abnormality must be a demon, so naturally be more careful not to fall for the scheme. In the same way, Lu Xun is the same, he sees through a qiē but is still impatient and loses his judgment, so I say that he is too young. ”
Qi Shuhai scratched his head and said, "I still don't understand." ”
Duan Qingfeng said: "Lu Xun has few soldiers, we have many soldiers, and Qi Jingtong is in the middle, but the combat effectiveness of the Lu family's soldiers and horses is much higher than that of the remnants of the Ming Dynasty, so in a head-to-head confrontation, Lu Xun and Qi Jingtong can be said to be equal in strength against the enemy, and they are evenly divided." The art of war is cloudy, and it is the best policy to overcome the enemy's shortcomings with one's own strengths. But Lu Xun didn't have much advantage, so rashly went out of the customs and advanced to Yichang, although he took the initiative to attack Qi Jingtong together, which made Qi Jingtong feel pressure, but it was actually of little use. The city is so big, and the contact area between the two armies is so big, so there is not much difference between us attacking ourselves and attacking with Lu Xun. If Lu Xun takes the initiative to attack, Qi Jingtong will definitely go head-on, and there may be a glimmer of life in the field battle with Lu Xun, Qi Jingtong is extremely smart, and he will definitely choose this. ”
"I see, that is to say, Lu Xun gave up the strong city wall as a support, gave up the existing advantages, and opened a gap that can be broken through, which is equivalent to creating an opportunity for Qi Jingtong. Qi Jingtong will definitely fight hard, when the time comes, the soldiers are eager to win, and they are likely to win, but the two people who were originally of equal strength have become Qi Jingtong better because of their morale. Is that right? Duan Ye. "Qi Shuhai Road.
Duan Qingfeng nodded and said: "That's right, Lu Xun, this kid is anxious, and immediately sent him a letter, naming the reason, and asking him not to act rashly." ”
"Will he listen?" Qi Shuhai asked: "Or if I write your name, I have a big defeat in front of the child, this is not as authoritative as you"
"Don't worry, although Lu Xun is anxious, he is not stupid, he will definitely understand the truth after reading it, and besides, you, who are elders, also need to win back a city, right?" Duan Qingfeng smiled: "Just write your name." ”
Qi Shuhai was stunned for a moment, then laughed, hugged his fists and said: "Then Qi is ashamed but disrespectful, so thank you." (To be continued......)