The wind swept everywhere and froze to the bones.

Gao Changgong attacked the Zhou army, and the news of the victory spread out, which greatly boosted the morale of the Qi army, and the Qi army marched south to station in Deng County, followed by Gao Changgong transferred 10,000 troops to Fengzhou and Xunxian for a generation, strengthened the city defense, built a military village, and used it to prevent the Zhou army, and choked the passage of the Zhou army's eastward march to Xiangyang, making the rear of the Qi army as solid as a rock.

Gao Changgong did not forget the frontal battlefield, after getting the full support of the emperor, millions of stone grain and grass and a large number of siege equipment, baggage from Luoyang Cangfu to the front line in a steady stream, time is pressing, only those people can never transport the grain and grass on time, almost half of the soldiers of the Qi army played, played the role of the people, and finally arranged the grain and grass in place when the Zhou army gathered, Xiangyang and other places when the Zhou army was about to move, and then used the occupied territory to build a military fortress on the spot, step by step and steadily pushed over, The Qi army is preparing for a huge battle.

The Zhou army gathered more and more west of Fengzhou, and the whole army was clamoring to turn the spearhead, first clean up these miscellaneous fish, and then go south to attack Xiangyang, Gao Changgong vetoed this idea, and the army sent to the front line of Fengzhou did not increase. On the contrary, Gao Changgong ordered Fan Zigai and others to take a closer position to block most of the Zhou army, and at the same time, Gao Changgong also divided 10,000 soldiers and horses and transferred them to the front line of Zhezhou.

The troops are divided into two lines, the Qi army is already overstretched, and the troops are divided into three routes, and the pressure that the Qi army can put on Xiangyang on the frontal battlefield is even weaker. The generals expressed their incomprehension of this, Gao Changgong overrode the public opinion, summoned all the henchmen and generals below, and secretly planned for half a day, and then, Gao Changgong issued a series of orders: the soldiers who had been tired of the battle for a long time withdrew to the second line for rest, and the follow-up troops were transferred to the front line, and the wounded and sick were transported to Nanyang and Luyang for recuperation, and heavy troops were sent to guard the important military villages.

At the same time, Gao Changgong stopped the fortifications in Deng County, and the resources and baggage were inclined to the army of the Western Front, and ordered the army of the Western Front to build beacons and fortresses, dig deep trenches, and hoard grain and grass. Immediately, Gao Changgong sent the 20,000 army back to Nanyang on the grounds that Deng County was small and not enough to accommodate tens of thousands of troops. But if a discerning person carefully connects his layout, he will find that Gao Changgong is actually planning ahead.

"There are chasing soldiers in front, and there are tigers and wolves in the back," at this time, Gao Changgong described his situation like this, these days, the Zhou army launched an offensive against the Qi army on the front line of Fengzhou, and various military newspapers and official letters came one after another, and the sentinels who passed on their orders were even more non-stop. Although so far there has been no news of the defeat of the Qi army, such a dense intelligence bombardment still makes people feel nervous and uneasy.

"Why don't you send some of your army to the west...... The pressure on the west is too great, but there are enough soldiers on the Nanyang side, anyway, they are idle, so it is better to mobilize and reinforce the west, which can be regarded as relieving their pressure. ”

Several lieutenants discussed it, and then proposed to Gao Changgong.

Gao Changgong sat tiredly behind the handsome case, rubbed his eyebrows, and said: "No, let them continue in Nanyang, without my warrant, no one is allowed to mobilize a soldier to go out...... The generals breathed for a moment, looked at each other, and then arched their hands and asked, "I don't understand...... What exactly does the general think, can you tell me about it? ”

The division of troops is too scattered, and it is clear that it is a precursor to defeat.

Gao Changgong only replied, "There are chasing soldiers in front, and there are tigers and wolves in the back." The generals were puzzled and said: "The general doesn't have to worry, Yuwenzhi has already been killed by us, before the reinforcements reach the city of Xiangyang, he will definitely not dare to fight with our army, our army only needs to block the Zhou State in Fengzhou." ”

Gao Changgong shook his head and said: "It would be nice if it were really that simple, in fact, what I'm most worried about is not the Fengzhou side, although the Zhou army is powerful, but the reinforcements of several routes are different, which is no different from scattered sand, and our army's preparation is very sufficient." What I'm worried about is that Zhou will stab us in the back......

"For example...... For example, will the Zhou army go down from the southeast of the river and attack the rear of our army, as long as they break through Zhezhou, they can hardly find anything to stop them all the way to the east, and then they will be Nanyang...... "Gao Changgong pointed to Nanyang in the north of Deng County, Luyang, Nanyang, and Deng County, the context of this passage is very clear, "Once the Zhou army succeeds, cut off my back road, cut off my grain and grass, our tens of thousands of troops will be swallowed in one bite, which is equal to the fish and meat on the board, and can only be slaughtered." ”

Wei Xuan's reputation is not very outstanding, but those who know that this is a fierce man, a general who has repelled Dugu Yongye and Hu Luguang one after another, Gao Changgong attacked from Funiu Mountain in the past, and took Zhejiang for the first time, which is also more consideration. Who wouldn't want such a tyrant to go in and out of his rear as if he were in a no-man's land, right? The generals suddenly realized for a while, "That's why the general sent the lieutenant general, and only then did he ...... Still? ”

“…… You should be glad that Yuwen Zhi was scared by us, and now he is cowering in Xiangyang, if Wei Xuan really comes to trouble our army, at this juncture he will lead the army to meet our army...... The survival of our army is unpredictable......" Gao Changgong drew a big circle on the map, surrounded on all sides by the south, south, and north, as if the army was already in a situation of embattlement. The atmosphere at the scene was very solemn.

"Hiss......"

The generals looked at each other, shook their heads again and again, the more they thought about it, the more frightened they became, the more they thought about it, they touched the sharp stubble on their chins, and asked: "In such a critical situation, it is not easy for our army to hold it safely, and we have to take Xiangyang...... I'm afraid that it can't, at this time, if we can still have a large army, it will become the key to breaking the game! ”

"Yes, yes...... it would be nice if there was a large army to share the pressure for us......" someone said, and then, as if he had just woken up from a dream, he suddenly looked at Gao Changgong with a sense of enlightenment, "The general is sticking here, is he waiting for Wang Dadu to break the situation?" ”

The window paper was pierced, and everyone's hearts opened up a lot, and they discussed happily, "Yes, and Wang Lin, why did we forget him?" "It would be nice if Wang Lin could come...... This game is solved! Of course, there are also some discordant voices, "It took Wang Lin more than half a month to fight Anzhou, and it took a lot of money to take Yichuan County...... Hey, Han people are Han people, he was lucky enough to get His Majesty's favor and burned high incense, and he actually led troops to the battle, it's really beyond his strength......"

“……”

As soon as these words came out, the tent was full of silence, and they all looked at the general who did not have a door in his mouth, and the atmosphere was strange. Since the beginning of the dynasty, he has vigorously elevated the status of the Han people, emphasizing that Xianbei and Han are one family, and it is not allowed to bully and discriminate against the Han.

Gao Changgong stared at him and asked:

"There are also a lot of Han warriors under your command, isn't it possible that when you march and fight, you also treat them differently?"

The general was hesitant, "No...... There is no ......, my sons and daughters are all good men who are willing to fight tough battles, and I am ...... to them I don't really care about it......" If he said yes, he wouldn't want the head around his neck.

"Go down and take twenty sticks for yourself." Gao Changgong's tone was steady, and he couldn't hear his anger, and immediately a few personal soldiers escorted the general down, and the crisp sound of hitting the board sounded outside the tent.

Gao Changgong pondered for a long time on the map.

"I didn't expect much from Wang Lin, Yuwen asked Tian Hongchi to help Suizhou and Anzhou, and he was also fighting a tough battle over there, if he won or lost......

"I think we'll win......"

He knocked lightly on the table and said, "If Wang Lin fails, we will concentrate our troops and horses to repel those reinforcements from the Zhou State first, and then there is no news of his defeat yet, and ...... We have plenty of food and grass......

"That's it...... Let's do it first. ”

Final word.

And the fact is as Gao Changgong expected, on January 6 of the third year of Wuping in the Northern Qi Dynasty, Wang Lin went north, and the passage to Xiangyang was about to be opened, and the Zhou general Tian Hong led Wang Lin to fight in the suburbs of Suizhou, at the same time, Wei Xuan of Zhou led the army to the south to raid, and the deputy commander of the Qi army was defeated in Zheyang County, losing thousands of soldiers, and turned to Zhezhou. South of the Funiu Mountains, which had been regarded as the backyard of the Qi army, a huge war was set off......