Facts speak louder than words, and when Min Shaoqing learned that the Huai army had launched a siege from the south of the city, he immediately thought that the stupid man surnamed Chai was Hu Meng's. But when the defenders moved the focus of defense to the south of the city, the Huai army suddenly launched a fierce attack from the west gate. Min Shaoqing suddenly realized that the siege in the south of the city was just a disguise, and the west of the city was the real direction of the Huai army's main attack.

"Withdraw, withdraw!"

The second round of the Huai army's offensive was very fierce, if it weren't for the fact that the west wall was repaired well, the defenders were well prepared, and the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, Qu Zhu, rushed to the city wall in time with his troops, the consequences were unimaginable. If such an ordinary siege led to the fall of Xuzhou City, Min Shaoqing would not be seen again.

"Min Taishou, how can you easily transfer most of the defenders in the west of the city to the south of the city?"

After driving away the Huai army, Qu Zhu asked Min Shaoqing in a very unceremonious tone.

Min Shaoqing was ashamed, when he learned that the Huai army was attacking the city from the south of the city, he despised the strategic deployment of Chai Jin, so he conceited to transfer more defenders to the south of the city, so it was also to prove that the rebellion against the generalissimo was wrong, who knew that he was almost exploited by the Huai army.

"The lower officials know their mistakes."

Qu Zhu, who had experienced the front line of the war, did not study it in detail, and threw down a defense map and said: "This is the city defense deployment map arranged by the commander according to the firewood horse, Min Taishou You take a look, the firewood and horse have an order, these days before getting his latest order, the deployment of the city is mainly in the west of the city, don't make such a fork today!" ”

Min Shaoqing reluctantly sent Qu Zhu away, picked up the defense map and looked at it, and really transferred almost half of the defenders and people to the west of the city, and prepared to repair the city wall while defending. With this defense map in his hand, Min Shaoqing felt very awkward.

Is Chai Jin stupid or Huai Jun stupid? The Huai army saw that the west side of your city was heavily guarded. He is still building the walls there. Will you attack next time? Now the Huai army has surrounded Xuzhou City. Who can predict the direction of the Huai Army's next attack?

"What does the fat man surnamed Chai mean?"

After Ma Feng saw the defense map, he frowned, this defense map was obviously beyond his understanding, even if the two sides were tacitly fighting, it was impossible to do everything as the rebellious generalissimo expected.

Min Shaoqing sighed and said: "Who knows, it's better to call a meeting of the generals, and then invite General Chai and ask him to explain it to us in detail." ”

"Just him?" Ma Feng looked disdainful. "It's not good to speak, and the old face is bitter, as if someone owes him dozens of dollars. Now there is really no one in Xuzhou City! ”

Ma Feng meant, now the entire Xuzhou City is only the two of them are working hard for the city defense, this time there are a lot of soldiers who come with Luan, but there are no generals at all, except for Qu Zhu is Chai Jin, they are not the material to lead the troops to fight. In the final analysis, the local soldiers in Xuzhou were still in charge of the defense of Xuzhou, but in some defense strategies, the Xuzhou officers and troops had to be subject to the rebellion against the generalissimo Chai Jin.

He who does not know how to fight becomes a generalissimo. It will disobey the whole army.

Min Shaoqing said: "Judging from the two sieges of the Huai army, the offensive is not as fierce as before. Taste it first. It seems that the focus of the Huai army was on the cities on the west and north sides of Xuzhou, and as far as possible to isolate the city of Xuzhou from the range of reinforcements from the imperial court. ”

Ma Feng's brows furrowed again: "According to Min Taishou's statement, the Huai army attacked from the west of the city, but it is not without a trace. ”

Both of them thought about it for a while, if the Huai army was just besieging the city for the time being, and then building fortifications outside the city to isolate Xuzhou City, then the next step must be to cut off the connection between Xuzhou City and other cities, otherwise the reinforcements from the King of Qin from each city alone would be enough for the Huai army to drink a pot. On the one hand, the city was besieged, and on the other hand, the army was sent north, and the Huai army gradually encroached on other cities close to Xuzhou City, which would make Xuzhou City completely isolated and helpless.

The lonely city, sooner or later, will fall. As long as Xuzhou falls, for King Huai, this war will be over, who told the Son of Heaven who listened to the villain's slander to come to Xuzhou!

Although the Huai army had nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses at the beginning of the siege, after the military transfer, the size of the besieging Huai army was reduced by almost half, and the remaining half was cooperating with the Huai army's lower route army to attack the city to the northwest. In such a situation, it was inevitable for the Huai army to attack the city in the west of the city, because the purpose of the Huai army's siege of the city was to limit the sorties of the defenders of Xuzhou, so as not to prevent the main force of the Huai army in the west of Xuzhou from being attacked by the imperial army.

When Ma Feng said this idea specifically, Min Shaoqing was silent, and Ma Feng said: "Do you say that the fat man surnamed Chai thought it out by himself, or did he have a master around him to guide him?" ”

Ma Feng and Min Shaoqing thought to themselves, with their wisdom and talent, they had barely understood the battle situation until now, but Chai Jin could make strategic arrangements in advance before the Huai army besieged the city, which was incredible.

"The one who can be a rebel generalissimo should not be just a stupid person!" Min Shaoqing couldn't figure it out, but just sighed.

Ma Feng said helplessly: "Even if he is a wise man and can anticipate the enemy's opportunity, he should not use Xuzhou as a lonely city to defend." We are equivalent to sitting and waiting to die, the grain and grass in the city must not last until the end of the year, so dry for two months, how can Xuzhou City not fall? ”

"Take it one step at a time."

At present, the situation of the entire Xuzhou City is to sit and wait to be killed, and the imperial army cannot be rescued, knowing that the Ludao Huai army is advancing all the way north, and the border between Xuzhou City and the imperial court Huai army is getting farther and farther away, but there is no way at all. The Huai army attacked the city once a day, and did not pick other places, but picked the west of the city to attack, and retreated when it came up, and attacked again in the next day. Ma Feng also wanted to suggest a surprise attack on the Huai army, but now there are few cavalry in the city, and there is a lack of cover from strong crossbows, so this plan has not been implemented.

Min Shaoqing would go to the palace every day after the Huai army attacked the city to ask to see the new emperor, and the new emperor avoided most of the time, and could only be seen when he was lucky. The new emperor looked listless, listening to Min Shaoqing's report on the situation as if he would fall asleep at any time, he was really impatient to listen, so he coughed a few times and waved his hand to let Gonggong Wu send off the guest. At the last time, the new emperor was very unhappy and said: "Min Taishou, how many times have you said it, don't bother me without news of General Liu, don't come again in the future!" ”

was so clearly expelled by the new emperor that Min Shaoqing was embarrassed to go to the palace a few days later.

"Why do you say that the emperor opens his mouth and closes his mouth, it's that Liu Wenyan?" In the temporary command post, Ma Feng seemed to be asking questions, and seemed to be talking to himself, and then looked at Min Shaoqing.

It is reported that the emperor once fell into the streets of Chang'an City, worshiped this Liu Wenyan as a teacher, and then the emperor within a year, first from a pawn in the market, to restore the identity of the prince, and then from the county prince to the king of Yu, ascended to the throne of Dabao. The emperor had great trust in Liu Wenyan. ”

Ma Feng's face showed a bit of disbelief, and said, "Where did these Min Taishou learn about?" ”

"Pay more attention to it and you will know the Tao, this is not a secret in the Dashun Dynasty."

Ma Feng said angrily: "Even if Liu Wenyan is a god, it is irresponsible for him to move the emperor to Xuzhou City, unless he goes to move the border army, otherwise the edge of the Huai army cannot be reached!" ”

Min Taishou thought about the possibility of this situation in his heart, and felt that it was very low, the Turks had been attacking the border every year over the years, and if the border army was easily mobilized, it might no longer be the internal fighting of the Dashun court, but a foreign invasion. Besides, with Liu Wenyan's status in the army, how could the border army listen to his dispatch? (To be continued......)