Chapter VIII
So, the court discussed for a long time and made the final decision, and another imperial marshal led a million troops to the front line under the stars, with the emperor's edict, and ordered Lu Ji to return to the capital. If Lu Ji does not allow it, he can cut it first and then play.
This marshal, with Lu Ji's name, is called Kong Xingjia, and is also one of the top ten marshals of Guanhun and Hungary, but the strategy of using troops is to retreat from the south to the north with Lu Ji.
Kong Xingjia didn't believe that Lu Ji would rebel from the bottom of his heart, but the emperor's order had to be obeyed, so he made up his mind that after arriving at the front line, he would ask Lu Ji for clarity as soon as possible.
But before he saw Lu Ji himself, he had already heard too much gossip in the army, and what he said was that Gu Wei saw Lu Ji's family in the army when and where, and even more, he claimed that he saw Lu Ji's son Lu Xin with his own eyes, although it was a flash, but he was sure of it.
This kind of discussion has reached the point where it is unstoppable, which shows how fluctuating the military spirit of the Hungarian army should be at this time.
When Kong Xingjia saw Lu Ji, Lu Ji was obviously emaciated several times, his expression was sluggish, and he seemed to have been greatly hit.
Lu Ji said to Kong Xingjia: "Since General Kong is here, Lu should have been recalled by His Majesty, right?"
Kong Xingjia said: "Yes." ”
Lu Jidao: "Your Majesty suspects that Lu will rebel?"
Kong Xingjia said: "Yes." ”
Lu Ji smiled bitterly and said, "Huangpu Xiao'er, it's so powerful, it's so powerful, you won, Lu is defeated." ”
Kong Xingjia frowned and asked, "Please tell General Lu the truth, where is your family now?"
Lu Jidao: "If Lu said that his family members were all in the northern city, would General Kong believe it?"
Kong Xingjia said: "It doesn't matter whether Kong believes it or not, the key is that Your Majesty and the courtiers don't believe it, and General Lu needs to prove himself." ”
Lu Ji said with a smile: "What's so difficult about self-proof? As long as Lu returns to the capital alone, all rumors will naturally disappear, and Huang Pu has gone through all kinds of troubles, and all he has done is to drive Lu away from the front line, and now, his goal has been achieved." ”
Kong Xingjia said: "Hearing what General Lu said, that Huangpu child is not easy to deal with?"
Lu Jidao: "Lu is incompetent, he didn't know anything about Huang Pu's plan to draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle, until the news of all the family members were robbed, I was shocked to realize that all this was Huang Pu's plan, but Lu was still thinking about how to lure the Qin army out of the city for a decisive battle, but the way has not yet come up, and people have already roasted it on the fire." ”
Kong Xingjia said: "But why did Huang Pu take such painstaking efforts?"
Lu Jidao: "Lu pondered for a long time, and finally figured it out. What Huang Pu wants is a turnaround, we hope that this war can be resolved quickly, and Huang Pu hopes more, because fundamentally speaking, the longer the war drags on, the more beneficial it is to our country, but the more unfavorable it is to the Qin State, if it can really be delayed until the end of the transition period of the Qin State, then the Qin State will collapse in an instant. Does General Kong think that's right?"
Kong Xingjia said: "Yes, General Lu continued. ”
Lu Ji continued: "And that Huang Pu knows that Lu is cautious in his life, never takes risks, if he is not completely sure, he would rather take risks to drag this war down, this is the result that Huang Pu is most unwilling to see, so Huang Pu will frame Lu so painstakingly, does General Kong think so?"
Kong Xingjia groaned for a while when he heard this, and said: "General Lu's speculation is reasonable, but this is a twist and turn, and it is still up to Your Majesty to judge in the end, please General Lu can set off, don't embarrass Kong." ”
Lu Ji hugged his fists and bowed, and said: "Lu will not embarrass General Kong, but before leaving, there are two things to tell the general." ”
Kong Xingjia returned the salute and said, "General Lu, please speak." ”
Lu Jidao: "The first thing, Lu Mou concluded that all the family members were in the northern city of Nafa, if that Huangpu took this as a threat, please General Kong not be merciful, on the battlefield, there is no room for children and daughters." ”
Kong Xingjia hugged his fists and bowed: "General Lu is high-minded, Kong admires him very much, Kong guarantees that if General Lu's family has any mistakes in the northern city, then on the day of the city's destruction, there will be no chickens and dogs left in the northern city." ”
Lu Ji talked and said: "The second thing, I think General Kong has already seen it, what the soldiers of the Qin State are referring to is the 30,000 miles of Egret Plain, as long as this strategic goal is achieved, the Qin State is equivalent to having two heavenly moats, and the Eastern Demon Country, the Western Heling Kingdom, the combined forces of these three countries are enough to withstand the pressure from our Guanhun Province." Therefore, Lu thought that the perfect strategy for this battle was to remain unmoved, as long as the strategic goal of the Qin State could be crushed, then I would win through Hungary. ”
Kong Xingjia sighed: "At this point, what does Kong don't know, but I don't know if General Lu has ever thought that if he can't win in a short time, then will the three kingdoms of Zhengmu, Duanhe, and Black Moon wait for the opportunity to attack my border?"
Lu Jidao: "Therefore, Lu thought that there was no need to leave so many military horses here, a million was enough, and the rest would be sent elsewhere to deter the three kingdoms of Zhengmu, Duanhe, and Black Moon, which was a foolproof plan." ”
Kong Xingjia said: "However, Your Majesty will not agree, and Your Majesty will not give up the dignity of a great country." ”
Lu Jidao: "Hey, since this is the case, I can only hope that the general will cherish it, and after Lu returns to the court, he will also persuade His Majesty." ”
Kong Xingjia hugged his fists and bowed, "Please General Lu to set off." ”
Lu Ji left, and when Huang Pu knew the news, he let out a long breath, feeling relieved, but the rest of the generals were all sad.
One person came out of the crowd and said: "Great marshal, Guan Hun has added a million reinforcements, and now it is a 4 million army, and I only have 400,000 fighting troops in the northern city, and the enemy army is ten times larger than mine, how should we deal with ourselves?"
Huang Pu said with a smile: "Don't panic, you only see that the enemy army has increased by one million, why haven't you seen the enemy army change commanders? Your Majesty has already gathered 500,000 troops, and we will be able to enter our northern city in a few days, so you don't need to panic, and you can do your own thing. ”
Huang Pu's words are the will of heaven for the generals, since Huang Pu said that it was okay, then it would definitely be fine, so, after listening to Huang Pu's assurance, he instantly put down his heart and left with high spirits.
After everyone retreated, Huang Pu turned around and walked into the study room, carefully looked at the map on the wall, and muttered: "Zhengmu, Duanhe, Black Moon, it's time to move, if you move, I can move." ”
The three kingdoms of Zhengmu, Duanhe, and Heiyue mentioned by Huang Pu have not moved for the time being, but the four million Hungarian troops led by Kong Xingjia have moved first.
On the tenth day after Lu Ji left, Kong Xingjia led an army of four million to attack, and a fierce battle was once again in full swing.
Kong Xingjia's combat style and Lu Ji are completely retreating from the south to the north, he doesn't care about the lives of his soldiers at all, he only does one thing, that is, beating the war drums over and over again, driving the soldiers to attack Beicheng like moths, almost with a battle loss of seven to one in the consumption of the strength of Beicheng, like this, even if the final capture of Beicheng, the Hungarian army will suffer more than half of the casualties, this price, Lu Ji is unwilling to pay, but Kong Xingjia is willing.
As a result, the city is facing an unprecedented crisis.
Huang Pu and the fat man haven't closed their eyes for more than a month.
The fat man always stayed at the city gate, leading the five thousand soldiers to resist the attack on the city gate from Guanhun day and night, during which the city gate was knocked open several times, but the fat man was forced back, for this, the fat man paid the tragic price of his own serious injuries, and the five thousand soldiers did not survive.
And Huang Pu walked on the city wall day and night, he didn't make a move, just shook the folding fan, like a good son who died casually, and even had the leisure to avoid the blood of the stumps that could be seen everywhere, it looked so leisurely.
However, everywhere Huang Pu went, the soldiers were all excited, fighting bravely, and eager to repay each other with death, which was the greatest glory and the greatest confidence for the generals.
Kong Xingjia stood on the platform, looking at the city wall in life and death like a leisurely stroll of Huang Pu, and finally understood why Lu Ji would have such a high opinion of Huang Pu, after more than a month of fierce battles, Huang Pu's status in Kong Xingjia's heart is getting higher and higher, and it has reached the point of being cautious in a few days, and now, it is regarded as the most powerful opponent he has ever encountered in this life, and there is no one.
Although he has great respect for Huangpu, Kong Xingjia is confident that he will be able to win this battle, because after the fierce battle so far, it is true that Guan Hun has suffered millions of casualties, but the Qin army is not good, it has lost 200,000 troops, and the remaining 200,000 troops are also wounded, which is not long, according to Kong Xingjia's prediction, at most ten days, it will definitely be able to break the northern city.
However, Kong Xingjia made a mistake, and when five days later, after an additional 500,000 troops suddenly appeared on the northern city wall, Kong Xingjia knew that the plan for a strong attack was shattered.
Huang Pu was able to block the 400,000 army of Guanhun for more than a month without showing defeat, and now there are 500,000 more fresh troops.
The arrival of 500,000 fresh troops has brought this war back to the starting point, as long as the Qin army can't hold out, it will be fine, and if Guan Hun can't lead the Qin army out of the city for a decisive battle, he will have no choice but to wait for 1,400 years later, the end of the transition period of the Qin State to make plans, and this, there is something Guan Hun has nothing to say.
At this time, a battle report came from the rear, and the three kingdoms of Zhengmu, Duanhe, and Black Moon, which Guan Hun was worried about, finally moved, and the three countries formed an alliance to attack Guan Hun on three sides, and at the same time launched an attack on Guan Hun State.
Duan Hao, the emperor of Guanhun and Hungary, asked Kong Xingjia to pacify the invasion of Beicheng in a short period of time, and then rush to the aid of others.
Looking at the battle report, looking at the edict, Kong Xingjia stayed awake all night, and after thinking about it, he finally got a plan, and this plan is all Kong Xingjia's hope.
This plan is called wanting to capture and indulge.