Chapter 437: Feint
On the same day, the Wind Emperor urgently convened the generals to discuss.
"Tuoba Jun, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Tuoba Ting, the general of the southern army, jointly proposed to feign to attack the fortress and induce Liang Xiao to rescue. On the day the messenger was sent here, the army was already mobilizing, and it only needed our army to send an urgent report back to stop the feint. What do Zhong Aiqing think? ”
Hu Yanche realized: "If Liang Xiao really has the heart to make friends with Guan Long, he will definitely send troops to rescue, even if it is just for show, as long as he sends troops, he can weaken the defense of the northern border of the Great Zhou, which is a good strategy." ”
Yuan Tian, the master of the army, flashed his mind and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, even if Liang Xiao sends troops to support Guanlong, Yanzhou is still not in a hurry to conquer it. Liaodong of the Great Zhou Dynasty heavily fortified the north, but the troops in the south were empty. When Liang Xiao sent troops to aid Guanlong, our army could send troops to feint to attack Liaodong, so that Liang Xiao would be embarrassed. ”
"Then, the army will take Yanzhou directly!!" The Wind Emperor was obviously a little excited, as if he saw the hope of breaking the situation quickly.
Beihu lost three men and horses in Yanzhou and Guanlong in succession, which has already shaken the morale of the army a little, and the soldiers in the north will inevitably be rewarded, and their morale will be greatly boosted.
"My Emperor Shengming!" The crowd will be in ecstasy.
There are eight warriors under the Wind Emperor's account, Mo Hun is the leader, and now there are seven people left, and five of them have captured Yanzhou with the Wind Emperor, and they are out of the ranks at this moment.
Tuoba Pavilion and Tuoba Jun's strategy is undoubtedly a beginning.
"When the time comes, please be the vanguard, take the heads of Liang Xiao and the unknown young general, avenge General Mo Hun, and hate my Beihu warriors!"
The Wind Emperor was in high spirits, and immediately sent a messenger back to inform the Tuoba Clan, praising them, and urging them to continue their feints.
At the same time, the Beihu headquarters began to mobilize people.
A cavalry team dressed in stubbornness and perseverance, in the center of the grassland school field, everyone wore hair and covered their faces, and people and horses wore armor, which was extremely conspicuous and murderous.
"With my Northern Jackal riding out of the battle, the so-called Yanyun Iron Cavalry is vulnerable!"
"Full armament battle!!"
The Guanlong area soon ushered in the attack of the Beihu cavalry.
The counties have long been fortified and cleared, but in the face of the Beihu cavalry who often wander around the border, they are still overwhelmed and dare not let the people go out casually.
"Could it be that the Lin family made a mistake in judgment, and the enemy's key target was Guanlong?"
Because Guan Long was not sure of the size of the enemy's army, he did not dare to be careless, and immediately released a flying pigeon to send a message to the north for help.
Two days later, Duan Yunyi sent a new batch of Xuanwei to Yanzhou to support Liang Xiao.
Li Xinwen said goodbye to Jiang Fuxue and went north with the Xuanwei troops.
After another five days, Sima Ling's 100 Xuanwei troops rushed to Youzhou and successively sent Duan Yunyi's reward decree to Mu Dingguo and Liang Xiao.
Those who have made meritorious contributions will be rewarded separately.
Liang Xiao was officially promoted to the secretary of the military department and a former general, who held both civil and military positions, and was subdued by the whole territory.
In addition to the reward, Duan Yunyi also gave Liang Xiao another privilege.
For the generals of the northern border, all the promotions and promotions of military ranks below the sixth rank are determined by Liang Xiao himself.
This means that when the necessary moment comes, Liang Xiao can promote some capable but not yet meritorious generals.
Mu Dingguo officially handed over the handsome seal of the marshal of the northern border and went to Yanzhou to say goodbye to Liang Xiao.
When the old marshal saw Liang Xiao again, he was already in tears.
"Ling Zun is loyal to the martyrs, the son inherits the father's will, I wish an early triumph and a success!"
After the official handover, Mu Dingguo said to Liang Xiao in private: "When we repel Beihu and exterminate the rebels, the old man wants to go back to his hometown in Zhending to live for a long time......."
"Really?" Liang Xiao was stunned.
"Not bad! The old man's ancestral home is Bashu, but he later moved to Changshan Zhending, even if it is close at hand, because he is busy with business, he has not returned to his hometown for many years. Mu Dingguo misses it a lot.
Liang Xiao looked at the old Mu Dingguo, recalling what Mu Lingxiao said, Gaozu affectionately called Mu Dingguo the "fourth", and in the early years, he and Gongsun Xunfeng were both white horses and silver guns, and rescued colleagues who were under siege several times......
In a trance, the figure full of courage during the Three Kingdoms period seemed to have a concrete image.
After Mu Dingguo said goodbye to Mu Lingxiao and his wife, he was going back to Beijing, and Mu Lingxiao asked his wife Aqi to go back with his grandfather.
Azzie refused.
"Well, my little sister is also in the capital!" Mu Lingxiao even coaxed and deceived, but Ah Qi was reluctant to go back.
"People are so afraid, General Gongsun will make your orientation change when you reunite next time......"
Mu Lingxiao looked at Ah Qi's weak appearance and was speechless.
It turned out that the wife was worried about this, and Shiro was moved!
"Impossible! When pigs fly!! ”
After Mu Lingxiao's repeated assurances, Ah Qi said goodbye to him.
After sending Mu Dingguo away, Sima Ling stayed behind as a supervisor in the north, nominally responsible for supervising Liang Xiao, but he actually helped out.
On the same day, Liang Xiao returned to the residence and found Gongsun Yue and Diana, hoping that they could also return to Beijing.
"Why......" Gongsun Yue looked reluctant.
When others are not in Yanzhou, she can enjoy Liang Xiao alone!
Although Diana also fell in love with Liang Xiao and agreed to marry triumphantly, this girl couldn't let go of Liang Xiao.
"Once the war starts, the spies in Yanzhou City are ready to move, and they are bound to find ways to sabotage and assassinate them. It's safer for you to go back to Beijing. ”
"I will stay in the Marquis of Lanling's Mansion and will never run around......" Diana looked at Liang Xiao with a smile.
Gongsun Yue snorted: "Me too! Moreover, you and my eldest brother are fighting on the front line, and we have no reason to go......"
Liang Xiao saw that the two daughters had a resolute attitude, so they could only hug left and right and comfort them.
After Gongsun Yue left, Diana snuggled in Liang Xiao's arms and said softly: "My dear, I will give you all my property, and you can use it to reward the soldiers and strengthen the armament......"
Liang Xiao hurriedly shook his head: "Silly girl, no!" ”
"I'll be your man sooner or later......" Diana said with a blushing face.
"Then we'll have to wait until we get married." Liang Xiao sighed.
Diana had already expected it, took a step back, and said: "Then I will petition Your Majesty in my personal name to donate one million taels of silver to Youzhou, and you will be responsible for the follow-up treatment of the soldiers and the people, okay......"
This time it was business, and Liang Xiao couldn't refuse.
"I will inform Your Majesty of this matter in the form of a flying pigeon and a quick horse."
Diana smiled contentedly.
As long as he can boost his morale and enhance the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in the north, he will have a few more chances of winning.
Considering that Diana's donation was a sure thing, Liang Xiao convened Zhuge Yu and others to discuss, and finally made a decision, spending the remaining part of the treasury silver first.
"The marshal has an order! Northern soldiers, each of them will be rewarded with one or two silver, regardless of seniority! ”
The simple and crude announcement quickly spread throughout Youzhou.
Today, the army in Youzhou has increased to 160,000, more than half of which are in Yanzhou, and the rest are scattered in various counties.
Hearing the news, the three armies in Youzhou are happy!
This is a necessary incentive in wartime, but before the treasury is empty, it is difficult to reach the sky, and many times in the past money was donated by the Dingguo Marquis's mansion, and then rewarded by the emperor's decree.
As soon as the news of Liang Xiao's reward for the north spread throughout Youzhou, Yanzhou received an urgent letter from Guan Long.
"The enemy army seems to be focusing on attacking Guanlong, and the counties of Guanlong are asking for help from the north!"