Chapter Seventy-Three: The Soldiers Are Divided into Two Paths
Da Sima is a thoughtful person, since he is thoughtful, he is naturally good at distinguishing all kinds of clues in other people's words, just like Shicai Qianchong said, when he was looking for ghosts, he was disturbed by the defeat and escape of the army, and the direction he was in at that time was not far from the Juye Waterway, which shows that the Western Route Army of the Juye Waterway was really defeated, and the defeat was very miserable, and a large number of military horses that had lost their combat power were fleeing to the territory of the Jin State.
Although he had been prepared for the crisis facing the Juye Waterway, once the news was confirmed, Da Sima still couldn't stop the shock, the Western Route Army was defeated, and the grain route was cut off, for the entire Northern Expedition, it was like the bottom of the seemingly rock-solid embankment was eaten by the silverfish of the anthill and produced cracks that would lead to collapse, and the speed of this collapse would be far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Therefore, the great Sima immediately gathered drums and raised the tent, and the servants and maids hastily cleaned up the messy banquet table, and replaced it with batches of sergeants with helmets and armor rushing in, and the line once again resumed its former majesty, and when the staff and generals of the deliberations stood in the middle of the room, there was even a lingering aroma of wine and food in the room that had not yet dissipated and now smelled rather strange.
The disciples of the Qianjia family did not leave, perhaps because the urgent military situation made it inconvenient for Qianchong to resign, and since he heard that the battlefield of the Northern Expedition was still infiltrated with a strong ghostly atmosphere, then as demon slayers, they should stay for a while, at least to know the general situation of this matter. Therefore, from Qianchong downwards, they are all like Han Li and the others, standing behind the curtain of the Great Sima, at first glance, it seems that there is an extra row of close guards of the Great Sima. The only thing that stands out is that the yellow dog has no food, relying on his short body, not being noticed, he is still dragging the leg bones of the roe deer that have not been gnawed, and he is lying under the case of the big Sima Hu bed, so that Shen Jin, who is standing next to the case, looks at it several times in wonder, these dogs raised by brown-shirted people really have an outstanding obscene and obscene temperament.
However, the perception of no food did not last long, and Shen Jin was interrupted by the tense and suppressed dialogue in Xingyuan, and in a short time, these staff officers and generals who had gathered in Xingyuan to hear the sound of drums all knew the seriousness of the situation.
At present, the Northern Expeditionary army stationed and stranded in the entire Dongping County has only two choices, one is to follow the previous plan, regardless of the wave of the army to the north, cross the Yellow River, directly take the capital of Yan State, re-shake its fundamental place, and lead the army of the raging Juye Waterway back to the army to rescue the army; the other is to immediately concentrate the elite of the remaining 50,000 Chijia warriors and go to the Juye Waterway, taking advantage of the fact that the Yan Light Cavalry has not been successful for a long time and has not yet gained a stable foothold, to recapture the Juye Waterway and consolidate the rear grain road.
In his opinion, since the Juye Waterway has fallen into the hands of Yan Xianbei, then at this time, if you go north again, it is absolutely impossible to storm Yedu, not to mention that Yedu is the capital of the Great Yan Kingdom, and the Northern Expedition army is eager to get down, even if it really captures Yedu, the Xianbei Donghu clan is already good at guerrilla warfare, and if the royal family withdraws from the city, it will be difficult to shake its foundation, and if they use the strategy of clearing the wilderness again, the grain and grass in the rear will not be able to help, and the current grain and grass will not be collected, then the Jin army of 70,000 or 80,000 will fall into a situation of internal and external difficultiesIt didn't take long for it to collapse, and as long as Murong Chui, the king of Wu, led the army to attack in reverse, the Jin army would be wiped out. Therefore, the safest and most appropriate measure is to immediately counterattack the Juye Waterway, directly eradicate the anthill that will destroy the embankment for thousands of miles, and re-consolidate the foundation of the embankment.
Of course, Da Sima knew that Lu Dao Xi Chao's analysis was the safest and safest, but he was always a little reluctant, or he still had a trace of regret about entering the treasure mountain and returning empty, Ye Du was already like a sweet fruit peeled off the hard shell, he only needed to reach out his hand, he could touch the fruitful fruit, and just abandon it, although he could still make a comeback, but it was not that all the previous efforts were in vain?
Da Sima is not reconciled, and he has a kind of luck as a master of the art of war, yes, anyone will take the latter method in this situation, then Murong Chui, the king of Wu, naturally set up many obstacles on the way back to his division to counterattack and rescue, and a series of dangerous and vicious battles will still make this battle to recapture the Juye Waterway uncertain. However, if he was unexpected, with lightning speed, he would go the other way, assault Yedu, and drive out the Murong royal court entrenched in the important town of the pass, so what?
Da Sima pondered repeatedly, the light in his eyes flickered, using troops to surprise is the way to win, what he needs now is whether he can capture Yedu in the shortest possible time, didn't Shen Jin also say it just now? Yedu sent another 10,000 reinforcements to the Juye Waterway, so this also proves that the strength of the defenders in Yedu has weakened by another layer, how can he miss such a good opportunity?
"Bring those two Xianbei Fengge envoys up, I have something to ask!" Da Sima suddenly preached.
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When Li Fei Suxi and Lu Shuoqi were brought into the line together, she had already felt the strangeness of the atmosphere in the line, although the famous Great Sima of the southern country was still this kind of majesty that caused great pressure in the heart, but today's majesty was clearly mixed with a kind of impatience and eagerness. However, there is more to it than that, what really makes Li Feixi's heart tremble slightly is the faintly swaying figure in the curtain behind the big Sima. She is a woman who is naturally sensitive to that kind of breath, and the breath that those figures exude does not belong to the breath of unknown creatures, on the contrary, it seems to be the rushing and fluttering of the Xunfeng torrent, faintly, and the breath of the unknown creatures that are commonly known form a clear opposite.
Li Fei Xi didn't know what to do, this was the natural aura of the Xuan Ling on the body of the person who subdued the demon and eliminated the demon, she only knew that under the curtain of the great Sima of the Dao, in addition to the amazing Falcon Swordsman, there were new extraordinary people, and there was more than one. Now he is hiding behind the curtain, quietly watching himself.
Li Fei Suxi tightly pursed her lips that were as contemptuous as flower petals, and her crystal eyes as bright as the morning star swept across the face of Da Sima, and then quickly fell to the ground, she was a captive, but she was also an invincible Xianbei person under the blessing of the Great Wilderness Deer God, a Xianbei woman, a Xianbei woman can be as gorgeous and beautiful as a flower on the fertile grassland, or as strong and cold as a stubborn stone on a barren hill, she perfectly interprets this, no matter what these Jin people ask, she is so silent.
Since Li Fei was sent to the Great Sima military camp and imprisoned, in addition to being guarded by heavily armed soldiers, and strictly forbidden to contact with Lu Shuoqi, she has not suffered any other difficulties, no beatings, no humiliation, even when she bathes and washes, she is also served by the maids who accompany the army, and she does not have to be molested by those male soldiers with tiger-wolf eyes, and even three meals a day are better than most of the ordinary southern sergeants. But after all, they are their captives, and the last thing that the people on horseback can bear is to lose their freedom, and now these seemingly generous treatments are just that they still need to know what to say from their mouths, and they still have the value of using them, so Li Fei Suxi still bears it silently with a trace of anger and resentment, and the secret envoys of the Feng Pavilion, who have long been engaged in meticulous spying, will never be moved by these small favors.
Fortunately, the ordinary Da Sima rarely came to ask about his own affairs, since he was captured by the frightened falcon swordsman and brought here, he moved from the military camp to Xuchang City, and the Da Sima only looked for them three times in total, and each time he had to ask about the Great Yan Kingdom, and every time, it was always the greedy and fearful Lu Shuoqi who was grateful to Dade and chattered endlessly, and Li Fei Suxi himself was silent.
Just like now, Lu Shuoqi almost knew everything about the garrison of Yedu, Li Fei Xixiu frowned slightly, she knew that what Lu Shuoqi said was the truth, and she didn't even hide anything, she was just depressed, why didn't she find out that the leader of Lin Feng Pavilion was such a spineless man in the past? A coward, and the Xianbei tribe has always admired heroes and spurned cowards, thinking that he had slept with this coward more than once, letting his white beard cover him, and now it looked as if his stinky mouth was licking his delicate and fragrant carcass, Li Fei Xixi felt a burst of nausea, but it was strange to say, why was he brought here with him every time?
She didn't know what to say, Da Sima wanted her to follow her so silently all the time, because he could judge from the subtle changes in her expression whether what Lu Shuoqi said was true or false, in his opinion, Lu Shuoqi was such an age, and he was a high-ranking official of the Lin Feng Pavilion of Yan Guo, he must be an old and cunning person, but it was Li Fei Suxi, who was very young, who was better able to grasp it. The fact is not only in Da Sima's expectations, but also a little unexpected Da Sima's expectations, what is expected is that Li Fei Suxi is indeed better to grasp, otherwise he will not always be so stubborn to show a resistant attitude, even the transfer of the void and the snake is not served, but also in the time Lu Shuoqi said the secrets of the Great Yan Kingdom, dissatisfied and slightly frowned with disdain; , but many elderly people are greedy for life and afraid of death, and they are not different from men and women, nor are they different from races.
Now, what Da Sima asked was the details of Yedu's garrison and city defense measures, and he was accurately calculating in his heart under Lu Shuoqi's truthful confession.
The more Xi Chao and the other staff members listened, the more surprised they became, could it be that Da Sima still insisted on capturing Yedu, regardless of the crisis situation in the Juye Waterway?
The plan in Da Sima's heart became clearer and clearer, and the information he learned from Lu Shuoqi's mouth gradually strengthened his confidence.
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Lu Shuoqi and Li Fei Suxi were taken down again, just like when they came, Lu Shuoqi had a flattering and respectful look on his face, while Li Fei Suxi was cold and silent.
Da Sima was also silent for a long time, and when he finally spoke, it was tantamount to exploding a thunderbolt on the flat ground in the middle of the line: "I have made up my mind, and the troops are divided into two routes! All the way to the north, to capture Yedu! All the way to the south, and regain the grain road! The two roads are at the same time, and the Hulu is annihilated!"
Although the generals were obviously shocked, they didn't say anything, they had long been accustomed to seeing only the great Sima Ma first, and Xi Chao and a group of staff members all changed their complexions, Xi Chao has always been loved and relied on by the great Sima Qin, and he didn't have too many scruples when he spoke, and suddenly shouted: "Huan Gong, don't do it! If the west road is in danger, the whole army will come to the rescue, and it may not be possible to win, and the soldiers will lose the military strength in two ways, which will be difficult to achieve." ”
"Don't worry. Da Sima showed a smile in his chest, and waved his hand disapprovingly, "Can you listen to what the old slave of Donghu said? Ye Du has more than 30,000 defenders, although he is skilled in arches and horses, but he never thought that there would be a matter of my king's division and soldiers coming to the city, so there is no action to prepare for the city defense, and then calculate, then Murong Chui, the king of Wu, led 10,000 light horses to the Juye Waterway first, and listened to what the champion general said, "Da Sima pointed to Shen Jin who was standing on the side," Some time ago, Dazai Murong Ke sent an additional 10,000 soldiers and horses to help, so that out of 30,000, 20,000 went to the army, but it is not that there are only 10,000 troops left in the garrison of Yedu? As long as our army marches day and night, and the number of troops is swift, and the number is five times greater, how can we not break the city and win? As for the heavy grain and straw, prepare on the spot, forgive the Murong clan will be caught off guard, how can we use the plan of strengthening the wall and clearing the wilderness?
It sounds quite feasible, but Xi Chao still doesn't give up: "Even so, the grain road is not seized, our army's back road is broken, and the legacy is difficult to get rid of, it is not a long-term solution, even if Huan Gong also wants to regain the grain road, but divide the troops to go, the military strength of the north will be weakened, and it will be difficult to start a quick battle. ”
"I have already decided, and the rescue division going south will only use 10,000 soldiers. Da Sima waved his hand to stop Xi Chao's impatience, "Jing Xing is saying that the enemy on the other side, my 10,000 soldiers are difficult to resist the enemy? Otherwise, in the past, there were 50,000 people before and after, even if the defeated army suffered casualties, but it was not difficult to gather the scattered soldiers, and then gathered 10,000 people, this kind of comparison, it may not be lost, and the real obstruction of our army is actually the strange army under the command of the king of Volodus, if you can defeat such strange soldiers, the enemy will inevitably ......be discouraged."
Speaking of this, Da Sima turned his head calmly, faced the curtain and said: "At this juncture when the king is frustrated, I don't know if the masters of the Qianjia family are willing to help me?"