194 in the snow
It has entered the depths of winter, the weather is very cold, and the siege has basically stopped.
Li Chongshan sat in the warm tent, but his heart was cold.
How could Liu Jingye betray himself? How could you betray yourself? Isn't he good enough for him? What can Lin Jianyue give him, it is impossible to give more than himself, what can make him so desperate?
The elite of more than 100,000 or 200,000 disappeared like this, no matter how strong Dameng was, he couldn't withstand such consumption, and among the current main cavalry force, the proportion of real Menghu people was not very high.
After successive defeats, his prestige and prestige have been seriously affected, if the cowardly Xue army, which he used to deter the world in the Central Plains, suffers heavy losses, can he still sit firmly in the position of the grassland Khan?
Li Chongshan slowly walked outside the tent, looking at the weir city in the heavy snow, he had never been so eager to kill Lin Jianyue in the city. But he also understood that even if he was given another month, he would not be able to capture this fortified city.
Lin Jianyue's guards are too tenacious, he has received news that the food in the city is gradually insufficient, and the bows, arrows, thunderstones, and gold juice are basically consumed, but his siege troops still can't stand on the city, and the morale of the defenders is still high.
The most terrifying thing is that the Wuwei army of the Longjie army in Chenzhou, Xuzhou is still as stable as an old cow, that is, it is motionless, and the morale of its hundreds of thousands of troops can already be seen to have dropped significantly, and the troops who went out to fight the grass valley have also suffered heavy losses, how long can it be maintained like this?
Li Chongshan looked at Lin Jianyue under the city, and Lin Jianyue also looked at Li Chongshan at the head of the city.
The attacks that have been like a tide in the past few days suddenly stopped, and Lin Jianyue knew that either Hedong had a full-scale counterattack or the news of the battle on Jingdong Road had come, and he didn't know the specific situation, but Li Chongshan, who was besieging the city, must have already known.
Lin Jianyue was already thinking about whether to send out the beacon smoke and summon the Longjie army to go out of the city for a decisive battle, because there were really few opportunities for the enemy to concentrate so much but the morale was seriously frustrated, and it was still the home battle. But it is also a huge risk, even if the number of people is equal, without Li Fei's cavalry and Sun Zhengyi's main force, Lin Jianyue knows that Li Chongshan cannot be defeated in the field battle.
But when they come back, it will take at least a month or more, how can they keep Li Chongshan? Lin Jianyue was helpless.
The snow had already accumulated a thick layer, and Lin Jianyue had been walking back and forth in the city for several hours, and thousands of heavily armored guards were looking at Lin Jianyue nearby, their eyes moving with Lin Jianyue's figure, and their bodies were motionless.
Liu Bingyun saw that it was not a matter to continue like this, and was worried that His Royal Highness would be cold, so the morale of the defenders would inevitably be seriously frustrated, and now he was the only one in the city who could persuade Lin Jianyue, Liu Bingyun glanced at Hao Tianfeng and walked towards Lin Jianyue together.
"Your Highness, it seems that the news of the victory in the east of the river has been spread, and the rice wine has been warmed in the subordinate mansion, so it is better to go and have a drink, it is worth celebrating."
Lin Jianyue glanced at Liu Bingyun and the two of them a few times, but did not respond, grabbed a handful of snow and sprinkled it into the sky, and let it fall on his face one after another, as if this could make him sober up a little.
"Mr. Liu, has Li Yang sent a message?"
As soon as the siege stopped, Lin Jianyue had a hunch, he was afraid that once Li Chongshan decided to withdraw his troops, it would not be to retreat to Kaifeng, but to retreat across the Yellow River, then Kaifeng Mansion or Jingdong Road, especially in those big cities, the Han people would inevitably be frantically plundered and retaliated by the Hu people, and he asked Li Yang to immediately organize the people of the Suppression Division of the Enemy Intelligence Division to evacuate the residents in the city to the greatest extent and minimize the losses.
Liu Bingyun said with a smile: "On the snow, the Enemy Intelligence Department is experienced and has many methods, Li Yang has received the signal, and the order has been passed out, Your Highness can rest assured." ”
Lin Jianyue's face looked a lot better, and then he said: "Judging from the current situation, Mr. Liu and General Hao think it is better for Sun Zhengyi to go straight to Kaifeng Mansion or clean up Jingdong Road?" ”
Liu Bingyun and Hao Tianfeng glanced at each other, and breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, Lin Jianyue did not say that Sun Zhengyi would come directly to Yuncheng, it seemed that he had made up his mind, and he would not venture out of the city to fight Li Chongshan again.
"Even if Pu Jinzhong surrenders, it is still a huge hidden danger, I think it is better for Sun Zhengyi to continue to lead the Xinyang Army and Pu Jinzhong's Huaidong Army to clean Jingdong Road, with him, Pu Jinzhong will not make any trouble. If you go to Kaifeng Mansion, one is not good, and you are encountering Li Chongshan's army, and your foothold is not stable, which may cause heavy losses. ”
After Hao Tianfeng finished speaking, Liu Bingyun immediately added: "There is also a situation where Li Chongshan has to be tough, let's resist for another two or three months, it is not a big problem, at this time, Jingdong Road is also cleared, and the Huaidong Army is also integrated, and then the decisive battle, regardless of the morale of the troops, we will win." However, Li Fei's cavalry should leave 2 to 30,000 to cooperate with Sun Zhengyi, and the rest should immediately return to Chenzhou to join Liu Jiahao, even if Li Chongshan retreats, we will have a chance to attack him. ”
Liu Bingyun knew Lin Jianyue's thoughts, and his words meant comfort.
Lin Jianyue shook his head and said, "Li Fei can come back, but who is Batusu?" If you want to take advantage of him, I'm afraid you can't do it. Batusu's ability and vision are not comparable to ordinary people, and he will definitely persuade Li Chongshan to return to Hebei to regain his strength. Mr. Liu, Uncle Hao, since Lin Jianyue's debut, has been very smooth and has not encountered any failures. Although it looks very beautiful now, I know that this is a real defeat for me Lin Jianyue, I have paid a huge price, and the hidden Sun Zhengyi has also been exposed, but I still have nothing to do with Li Chongshan's main force. To put it mildly, the real decisive force in the recovery of Hedong is still your Liu family, and the matter of Jingdong Road is actually infighting in essence, and the hole cards have been revealed. Now we have the advantage, but I still don't dare to fight a decisive battle with the whole army, so I can only watch Li Chongshan leave leisurely. Do you say that I, Lin Jianyue, have begun to regress, and my courage is gone. ”
The two of them were shocked when they heard this, but they couldn't let Lin Jianyue think about it like this.
Liu Bingyun said loudly: "Your Highness's hole card is not the Liu family or Sun Zhengyi, Your Highness's hole card is the wise and martial His Highness himself, an army of hundreds of thousands of battle-hardened, and tens of millions of people in the Central Plains who are dedicated to His Highness." ”
Hao Tianfeng also said excitedly: "To recover Hedong, we have more than 100,000 war horses, and the capture of Jingdong Road will not be less." Today, His Royal Highness's advisors and generals are all together, the people are attached, and the troops are sufficient, who else in the world can stop them? Isn't there a shortage of cavalry now? After this time, we are fully capable of making up for it, and we have a lot of experience in cavalry combat. On the other hand, Li Chongshan has been constantly losing the main force, even if it is just cavalry against cavalry in the future, we are not afraid of him. Your Royal Highness, although I am not young, I am still ambitious, and I am willing to be the vanguard, for His Highness to capture the capital of Guanzhong in Hebei, and capture Li Chongshan to ask His Highness for his guilt. ”
Lin Jianyue knew the kindness of the two, smiled reluctantly, and patted them on the shoulder again, but he couldn't hit their self-confidence and enthusiasm anymore.
"Hearing you say this, my heart is much more comfortable, it seems that we still have a lot to do in the future. Now that you have a victory, of course, you have to have a drink and have a good time. Uncle Hao, when I learned strategic strategy from you on Qingfeng Mountain, we didn't expect that we would be able to fight Li Chongshan face to face so quickly, and it was like a dream all the way! At that time, Li Chongshan didn't know who Hao Tianfeng and Lin Jianyue were, and now he should hate him to the bone! Hahaha! ”
Lin Jianyue is young, and he is a person who practices martial arts, and the cold wind has little impact, but these two are not young, especially Liu Bingyun is strictly a literati, Lin Jianyue saw that his lips were blue, and it was not good to freeze him to death. At that moment, he no longer continued to self-deny and self-doubt, and immediately packed up his mood and went to Liu Bingyun's mansion to celebrate.