Chapter 18: Zhan Sanggan
The team led by the head of the guard, Lu Xinghe, was one of the most elite troops in the entire continent, but they were not moving fast. This is mainly because the message they get is too complicated. They first heard that the Doom Army was heading to the battlefield, and then they got the news that suddenly the army of Timber was also on the march day and night. Whoever arrives first between the two will decide the direction of the battle, but no matter who takes the initiative, it is not a good thing for them. If the people of Mingshashan win, the support of the Dongduo people will become meaningless, and if the people of Kangle win, the support will be even more meaningless. And this node is very delicate, neither can be rushed in the case of the overall situation has been decided, nor can it be dragged into the quagmire in the case of a stalemate between each other, the best situation is to give support to one side at the critical moment of life and death on both sides, so that it can benefit from this support, so that the strength is small and the work is big, for this consideration, they have not rushed to march.
"The great general Lu Yuan, who acted in front of the Wuling Wang army of Mingsha Mountain, sailed away and worshiped the head of the Dongduo guard, Lord Lu Xinghe:
Although the major event has not been decided, it is only in the square inch, and within half a month, it can be seen. Now, the army of destruction has failed, and it is difficult for the green battalion soldiers to do anything, even if Chu Yuxing comes in person, it will not help. However, the enemy is still powerful, and if it cannot be resolved quickly, it may prolong the years and eventually be defeated. This matter is self-evident, and the general knows it.
The Kangle people poured all their strength into a decisive battle with me under the dangerous city, which is the truth that they will win, and they have the heart to despise me. However, not thinking about the future is its omission.
Sangan, the enemy's rear, my hometown, among which there are many old people, loyalty is not lost, if the general can use the power of Dongduo to wave his army south, his place can be passed on to the decide, so that the enemy under the city will collapse without a fight. I hope the general thinks about it".
This letter was written by Lu Yuanhang when he repelled the Destruction Division for the first time, and when it was delivered to Lu Xinghe, suddenly Mu had already entered the city. Of course, Lu Xinghe didn't know this.
"I won't write the reply", Lu Xinghe was worried about the safety of the heralds, and was afraid that the reply would fall into the hands of the enemy and leak the secrets, so he only chose to pass on the message orally: "You tell your general, I already know what you said, and I will do what I am ordered, please don't worry about him." In addition, you must also report to your general, think of peace in times of danger, be prepared for danger in times of peace, once the crisis is turned into safety, do not forget that the person who solves the danger is still in danger, and the two families must work together to hate the enemy, then peace can last for a long time, and the danger will not return."
The messenger listened to it for a long time, pondered for a long time, and said embarrassedly: "General, although the words are easy to transmit, but there are too many words, it is not easy to remember them all, can the general put it simply"?
Lu Xinghe couldn't help laughing: "You just tell him, I'll go by myself, I hope he will come early."
The envoy agreed, Lu Xinghe asked some more about the situation in the city and the defense of the city, and when he heard the process of Lu Yuanhang's repulsion of the destruction army, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Qiongsang has now become a dead place", after sending off the envoy of Lu Yuanhang, Lu Xinghe immediately convened an emergency meeting before the army.
"Even if we drive in, we can't change the situation. If you turn south and raid Sangan, you will definitely be able to get miraculous results. And it is easy to advance and retreat, if Mingsha Mountain wins, we can join forces with him, and if it is defeated, we can also retreat calmly."
"But general, how to solve the problem of rations"? Xibin Xu Weizhou said: "Go to Qiongsang, we can use the supplies of Mingsha Mountain. Even if the supply of Mingsha Mountain is limited, we can receive help from the rear. If you go to Sanggan, there will be no grass in the wilderness, no food for the army, no grain for the Mingsha Mountain, and no supply for Kyoto. If you can enter the county seat, you will naturally have no worries, but once you can't get your way, you will be forced to fight in the field, or you will fall into a stalemate, and then the Kangle people will come first, and the enemy of the dome will return to the division, and we will suffer the enemy on our backs, and I am afraid it will be difficult to retreat."
This is exactly what everyone doubts, and Lu Xinghe naturally thought of it. He listened to him and then said, "This is the most important concern, but it is also not. Sanggan has not surrendered for a long time, the people's hearts have not been attached, and they are all people from Mingsha Mountain. When the time comes, you can win without a fight. When Qiongsang returns to the division and the south rushes to help, I have defended the city, even if the two sides work together, how can they endure me? As Sir expected, we were forced to fight in the field, and there was nothing to worry about. Sang Gan has not fought for a long time, the soldiers are lazy, there is no heart to defend the war, the soldiers are coming, they have broken their courage, and their Ding Zhuang has gone to the front line, and most of the people left behind are old and weak, how can they fight for a long time? Rest assured, this trip will be a success!"
"I agree with the battle strategy of the chief of the guard", Shifang Hou Zheng Yuanchang said: "Although Lu Yuanhang repelled the destruction division, the strength of the two sides is still very different, so he can fight with the Kangle people in an even situation, completely relying on the high city and deep pools, and being well prepared. But in the past year and a half, the two sides have experienced more than 100 battles, both large and small, and both troops and reserves should be exhausted. The light before the oil runs out and the lamp dries up, and it cannot be resurrected. If we go, we will be throwing ourselves to death. Attacking Sanggan is the best plan. βγ
"I agree too"!
"I agree too"!
The commanders of the various legions also took a stand.
The army marched day by day, by night, and in a few days came to Sangan.
The area of Sangan is not very large, but the geographical location is extremely important. Originally, it was the first barrier between Mingsha Mountain and Kangle, and it took great sacrifices for Kangle people to take it down, but now, as the rear of Kangle people, its role is not so great, and it is only used as a passage for transporting materials.
The person in charge of guarding the city was Chu Yuxing's cousin Chu Zihang, the king of Huainan, who was originally a gentleman's son and was not good at military affairs, and only came here because of his kinship. Therefore, when the soldiers approached the city, they were at a loss for a while, and hurriedly dispatched troops to fortify the city.
He was originally not prestigious, and there were many people from Mingsha Mountain in the city, and the army was basically on the front line, how could he defend the city by relying on these old, weak, sick and disabled? As soon as the two sides came into contact, they collapsed internally, and Chu Zihang couldn't stop drinking, so he had to get on his horse and flee in a hurry. Lu Xinghe took Sanggan City almost bloodlessly.
The whole army entered the city, and the people on both sides thundered with joy, for for them, although the Dondorians were aliens, they were not enemies. After An Minbang came out, they were even more relieved, Lu Xinghe not only pardoned them for the crimes of defecting to and aiding the enemy, but also exempted them from paying taxes that year. Most importantly, they knew the news of their homeland, and that their country was not only not destroyed, but was still fighting back, and the Dondorians had come to save them.
The news immediately spread throughout Erqiongsang, greatly encouraging the people here, and for a while, the mood against Kangle skyrocketed, a large number of peasants joined the army, and Lu Xinghe's ranks quickly grew to more than 20,000 people, so that weapons and armor could not be supplied, and food became a potential problem.
"We have to cross the Sanggan River," Lu Xinghe said to the generals under his command, his tone revealing excitement that could not be concealed.
"Liana, you lead five thousand men to fetch the town of Huye tomorrow. There are two roads in Huye Town, one leading to King's Avenue and the other leading to Recreation. You have to go from King's Road, go around to Yulin Town, and raid the back of Huye Town, remember, when the troops are attacked, they will leave after the attack, and you must not stop for a moment."
Liana said yes and sat down again.
"Huang Minghe, you will lead 5,000 men and horses out of Xicheng tomorrow, follow the avenue under Fox Ear Mountain, go to Shiquan Town, and be the same as Liana, the soldiers will start the war, and they will leave after the battle, and they are not allowed to stop for a moment."
Huang Minghe was also ordered to sit down.
"Huang Xiren, Chang Shuxin, Liu Haifeng, Ji Dongye, Liu Dakui, Shang Juncheng, you go to prepare 200 carriages, 200 horsemen, and the rest of the sacks and other things."
The six men also received the order, but they did not sit down, and looked at each other, not knowing whether the chief of the guard was going to move or to move for someone else.
"You need not doubt it, tomorrow you will see." ββIn a word, all the mouths were gagged, and everyone didn't dare to speak if they wanted to ask.