Chapter 115: The Great Reversal!
"Well, I finally beat them back again......"
Han Yan leaned on the battlements exhausted, and suddenly felt some loosening behind him, so he jumped up reflexively, and looked at the earthen wall behind him, which was already full of cracks, crumbling, as if he would fall down if he pushed it.
"It's good that this is an inner wall, not an outer wall, otherwise it ......"
Han Yan hurriedly checked the situation of some of the city walls, it was not bad, except for the collapse of a few places, and the collapse was not a significant place, so he breathed a sigh of relief. It's still too late to make people tinker at night.
"I've heard that Yu Wenxian, this dog thing, likes to hold people when he fights, and this is not endless?"
Han Yan was almost depressed, no matter who it was, eight out of twelve hours a day would collapse in a highly tense combat state.
Almost after King Lanling and Yu Wenxian handed it over, Zhou Jun had to come and visit several times every day, like fleas, endlessly.
After Yu Wenxian defeated Mo Duo Lou Xianjing, he took the opportunity to take three Qi army towns, if it weren't for the cavalry of the Lanling King to raid Baigu City, they would still be able to stand here now or two things It's just that a large number of strongholds in Fennan and Fenbei will be pulled out by the Zhou army!
Although Baigu City was not taken, Yu Wenxian was kowtowed to the head and bled by the King of Lanling without defense, and he also tasted the taste of being raided. The Zhou army was defeated and retreated, and the Qi army took advantage of the victory to regain the lost ground. But the Zhou army did not lose, and now, the two armies are caught in such a situation of confrontation across the strait.
Yu Wenxian did not retreat, but put on a posture of "I am bullying you with too many people", and divided his troops and horses to attack the garrison of the Qi army at the same time, Gao Changgong had no choice but to unite the generals of various military towns to passively defend.
The Qi army is stationed too many and scattered, and if it is to attack Yubi, there is no problem, and it can form a stable rear for hoarding and transporting grain and grass. But for the Qi army, which was on the defensive, it became a burden.
Even if the battle power under the command of King Lanling is strong, it is impossible to disperse troops and harass so many places at the same time without caring about the cost like Yu Wenxian. The Qi army really can't compare with Yuwen Xian in this regard, so at this time, the disadvantage of the Qi army's insufficient strength is revealed.
At the beginning, the king of Lanling would also divide the elite cavalry to attack back and forth to disturb the rear of the Zhou army, but the effect was not ideal. Yu Wenxian didn't care about the cost at all in order to achieve his goal, and the strength of the Zhou army continued to grow.
Gao Changgong wanted to lure Yu Wenxian to gather troops to fight with him to determine the victory, but after two lessons, Yu Wenxian did not plan to go head-to-head with Gao Changgong, and adopted the strategy of breaking them one by one.
So there was such a strange scene, the Qi army galloped on the plain to chase and kill a Zhou army, and more than a dozen miles away, another Zhou army was still calmly attacking the city, not interfering with each other, and the two sides played their brains.
It is difficult to quench the thirst of the distant water, and it is impossible to expect Gao Changgong to save them one by one.
The Qi army lost a total of four military towns, and the Zhou army was still further reducing the Qi army garrison. Now that the war has been going on, Gao Changgong must adjust his strategy. Gao Changgong stood on the hillside, and several lieutenants whispered on the side:
"Yu Wenxian is very cunning, he has divided the big occupation into small battlefields, and plans to break them one by one!"
"We have to find a way to lure Yu Wenxian out, we can't afford to drag it out like this......"
"Rumors have begun to circulate in the rear that there is a shortage of food and grass......"
"Who spread the rumors! Looking for death! ”
"I've already found a way to suppress it, those few who spread the news have been regarded as spies of the Zhou army, and they are shown to the public, the more this time, the more the military heart must stabilize ......!"
"That's it? I'm afraid that the soldiers below will be more suspicious, right? ”
The man's voice was a little helpless, "I paid them three months' salaries in full...... They didn't have any suspicions......"
"Hah...... At this time, in order to calm the morale of the army, he can only slap his swollen face and become fat......"
"The main thing is that Zhou Jun has put too much pressure on our side, Yu Wenxian, that madman, is really ...... It's really ......, this kind of play, and it's up to him to think of it! Kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800! ”
"Yes, their losses are far more serious than ours, but he still did this, I heard that there were already several generals in the Zhou army who were dissatisfied, and then he cut off their heads......"
"It's ruthless......!" Finally, there was a complicated sigh.
Yu Wenxian used troops ruthlessly and accurately, regardless of the cost, and with the battles on the front line of Yiyang and Dinglong, he has long been famous. It's not a pleasant thing to have such an enemy.
Gao Changgong listened for a while, all worried about the future battle situation. Turning around, he said lightly: "It's nothing, in your eyes he is crazy, but in my opinion, it is very appropriate for him to do this, if it were me, I would choose ...... same way."
He calmly analyzed, "Yu Wenxian is indeed a little anxious for quick success, regardless of the life and death of the sergeant, which is obviously different from the style of the past...... In these two wars, he was too anxious......"
"......" The generals were silent, waiting to hear Gao Changgong's judgment, "I guess there must be some reason why he must be allowed to do this." ”
"Yuwen Xian was defeated in Anye, and Yuwen Hu would not let him go easily no matter what, so he desperately wanted a big victory to wash away the guilt and shame of defeat, and only in this way could he atone for his crimes...... Zuo Xiang threatened Tongzhou, at this time, how dare Yu Wenxian not fight for his life? ”
A general was stunned for a moment and asked: "However, Your Majesty has already ordered Zuo Xiang to withdraw his troops from Tongzhou, why does Yu Wenxian still fight with our army?" ”
That's what they don't understand.
"It was because of Zuo Xiang's withdrawal from Tongzhou that he had more reason to fight with me!" As soon as this sentence came out, everyone froze, and Gao Changgong said:
"When Zuo Xiang returns to the army, he will definitely rush to the aid of Fennan and Fenbei, and Duan Dadu also mobilized troops and horses from Jinzhou Province to send troops to Fenbei, so that the situation will be unfavorable to the Zhou army in an instant...... if he tries to occupy strategic places, the more space available for the Zhou army to move at that time......"
"I think half of the reason he's so urgent is because of this!" Gao Changgong's eyes, which were a little softer and more beautiful than a woman, narrowed, flashing a dangerous edge.
"Then we can't let them succeed, we must defend the fortress!" After the generals understood, they all expressed their positions.
But Gao Changgong did not choose to do so, he ordered:
"Order the five military villages in the north, let them retreat slowly, give up the station, those military villages in Fennan, also give up, the next Yu Wenxian's attack will be fierce and fierce, our forces are too scattered, we can't bear it! Gather your forces in a few major military towns! ”
"Your Highness! This ......"
"Needless to say, I said to give them up, naturally there are my considerations, and you can implement them!"
Gao Changgong said categorically: "Yu Wenxian wants to bite off a piece of my flesh so desperately, and he really can't satisfy him if he doesn't throw a few bones to him, anyway, those places don't matter to us, now gather troops, so that we can go all out to deal with Yu Wenxian." ”
“…… Sooner or later, everything he eats in his stomach will vomit it out for me! ”
Of course, Gao Changgong's adjustment to the strategy caused a lot of opposition, and many generals of the garrison said that they would not withdraw and would defend the military town to the death.
"Gao Changgong's little doll has no hair on her mouth, and she can't do things well...... This military town in the south and north of Fen is an important town, how can it be easily abandoned? Even if he wins a few games, it will not be ...... A little too conceited! ”
"Can't give it up! Tell the general that I beg forgiveness for not being able to obey the general's orders! The last general will defend the city to the death! ”
Among the military towns in Fennan and Fenbei, there are not a few such voices. After urging him repeatedly, Gao Changgong became furious, and ordered the guards to come to the door one by one with the general's seals to directly confiscate the generals' military power and forcibly withdraw the troops.
At the same time, Gao Changgong ordered the army to build some military villages for storing grain and grass in some dangerous places.
"According to the original establishment, send them out and guard them in batches! Order to go down, speed up the progress of building the walled city, and the day after tomorrow, I will see the outer fortifications trimmed down!" ”
"What's going on over there with Gu Yangwei?"
"The guard general of Guyang said that the general's order was inappropriate, and he wanted to stay and defend the city!"
A trace of anger flashed in Gao Changgong's eyes, and he said, "Defend it? Oh, what's the use of him sticking to it? Can't the Zhou army break through that city? ”
"What we have to do now is not to defend to the death, but to preserve our strength to the maximum! Warn him again, order him to retreat, abandon that station, or be killed! ”
"Useless general, the last general told him a long time ago, he just didn't listen, like him, there are still some ......"
"Persuade again...... It's best to persuade you to leave, if you can't ......" Gao Changgong took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said seriously:
"Tell them we'll collect their bodies......"
Gao Changgong entered the camp without looking back.
After Gao Changgong made adjustments, the Zhou army suddenly found that his offensive was much smoother, and in the past, he had to fight with the Qi army for a long time. The current Qi army is a large retreat, many walled cities were directly abandoned, and overnight, the Qi army was evacuated.
This abnormal phenomenon naturally cannot escape Yu Wenxian's observation.
"The Qi army is withdrawing ......"
After hearing the defeat below, Yu Wenxian frowned, knocked on the table and said:
"Why did the Qi army withdraw so quickly, did you hear anything?"
"I don't know, the movements of the Qi army have begun to be a little abnormal in the past few days, many military towns are withdrawing in batches, and when our people occupy the city, they almost never encounter resistance."
"They emptied all the ordnance, money and food, and it is obvious that this retreat was planned by Gao Changgong."
"Yes, Tanma also inquired, where is the Qi army Gao Changgong Zhongjun, who has been building fortifications day and night in the past few days......"
"What is this Gao Changgong doing...... The generals were puzzled by this.
Yu Wenxian pondered for a while, and said in a complicated tone: "Good courage! He wants to disrupt my deployment, concentrate my forces, and gain respite......"
"When he withdraws the troops, we have to spend time redeploying and arranging for people to garrison, and there are more soldiers over there, which makes it even more difficult to deal with...... Wait until he's got everything in place before trying to deal with him...... I'm afraid I'll have nowhere to put my mouth ......"
"Then we don't want these cities? Attack Gao Changgong with all your might?"
They thought that according to Yu Wenxian's usual ruthless style, they would definitely give up these places.
Yu Wenxian smiled bitterly: "He dares to spit it out like this, which means that these places are not important, he just needs to control the main military town, wait for the opportunity to turn the tables and then take it ......over."
He thought about it for a long time, but finally he was reluctant to give it up, and sighed: "It's better to put it away first, it's better to talk than nothing, and when Hu Lu Mingyue calls, these places are the capital for us to deal with the Qi army......"
"Hu Luguang has returned to the army from Dinglong?" The faces of the generals are difficult to look at, it has only been more than a month since the first battle of An Ye, even if Zhou Jun has regained a lot of confidence these days, but thinking of that extremely painful defeat, his heart seems to be clouded.
"We beheaded his henchman in Fenbei and almost cut off his grain route, how could he not be angry with such a big movement?" Yu Wenxian said: "And although Otsuka Zai is not good at military affairs, with Hou Longen and Liu Yong here, it is still okay to hold the territory...... If he can't find a place east of Yiyang, he will definitely return to the army to fight back! ”
Everyone's faces became solemn, and they looked at Yu Wenxian worriedly, "What does Guogong mean...... What's next? ”
"Grab the territory first, let's talk about ......, as for the rear, Wei Xiaokuan is already arranging, and he will be on guard against Hu Luguang's ...... at any time" Yu Wenxian smiled a little inexplicably, "Speaking of which...... They're old rivals. ”
"Yes...... the two of them are old rivals. Qi Guo sent Hu Lu Mingyue, Gao Changgong and Duan Shao out this time, which is really a big deal......"
"On our side, didn't Otsuka Jae also go out in person?"
Yu Wenxian's eyes glanced deeply at the map, and looking at it, many circuitous lines were dazzling.
This seems to vividly deduce the situation of the battle with Gao Changgong for more than ten days.
The battle of wits and tactics of the two coaches jumped on the drawings.
It's just that Gao Changgong is so difficult to deal with, so what will happen to Hu Luguang and Duan Shao after they come?
He glanced at the drawings again, Gao Changgong's style of play was no more pyrotechnic, but no less ruthless than Yu Wenxian. This opponent, who is in a state of absolute calm at all times, can come up with a perfect solution at any time.
[It's good ......, such Gao Changgong is worthy of being my opponent Yu Wenxian! ] 】
On the south bank of Fenshui, the banner of the Qi army stretched for more than ten miles. Zhou general Yu Wenying was defeated by Qi Lian in one fell swoop, the Zhou army's Fennan portal had been lost, and Hu Luguang raised troops to approach Yubi.
At the same time, Duan Shao, Dazai of the Northern Qi Dynasty, led 50,000 iron armor from Jinzhou Road to Fenbei. Snowflakes of urgent military newspapers frantically poured into Tongzhou and Chang'an.
Thousands of miles of borders, the whole line is in an emergency!
On the same day, Yecheng, the Turkic mission came to Yecheng again and stayed at the Honglu Temple Post House. At the first time, Ashina Kutou, the younger brother of the wooden pole khan, entered the palace to meet him and made a request to the lord of Qi for peace.