Chapter 550: Hold your ground
Xu Gong Town.
Pedal Pedal –
There was a rush of footsteps.
The man waved away the guard at the door and went straight to the command post, and the generals gathered in front of the map heard the sound and raised their heads to look over.
I saw that Meng Wu, who had been paying attention to the movements of the Rongdi military camp outside the town since last night, and had not closed his eyes all night, strode in with a happy face:
"Good news! Good news! ”
"The camp of Rong Diba has retreated, and the battalion has retreated."
"It must be Beishui Pass, which has been recovered by our army!"
As soon as these words came out, all the generals in the room were also happy, but a deep voice that sounded immediately poured cold water on everyone's heads:
"Nonsense! No jokes! ”
"Lie about the military! Meng Wu, are you going to rebel! Meng Leopard, who was covered with stubble, slapped the table, made a loud noise, and pointed at Meng Wu at the door and said angrily.
Meng Wu frowned, but still hugged his fists and said: "Generalissimo, there is no joke among his subordinates, and he has not lied about the military situation, if you don't believe it, you can go and see it, Rong Di really pulled out the camp and retreated!" ”
At this time, the two guards who followed behind Meng Wu also said: "Generalissimo, generals, what my general's words are true. Since last night, we have been staring at the movements of the Rongdi military camp for a whole night, and at dawn, a large group of cavalry in the Rongdi military camp suddenly retreated. ”
"It must be that Beishui Pass has been recovered by our army, and Rong Di has gone back to support!"
Meng Bao on the main throne coughed twice, but did not answer, but stood up lazily, led the generals out of the town, and stood on a high place to look at the Rongdi military camp outside the town.
I saw that the Rongdi army, which was still closed yesterday, pulled out the flag, and mobilized the mobilization, and the cavalry took the lead in retreating, as if they were about to evacuate.
"Generalissimo, it's true! Rong Di really pulled out the camp and retreated! ”
"Beishuiguan was really reinstated by Chen Xiang!"
"Generalissimo, give the order! Attacking at this time, Rong Di will definitely ignore it, and our army can win a big victory! ”
A general clenched his fists and saw the dawn of victory.
Meng Bao glanced at the general lightly, and snorted coldly:
"What pull-out retreat? What is Beishui Guan Kefu? ”
"If you dare to lie about the military situation, believe it or not, Marshal Ben slashed you with a knife, these ...... It's all a trap for Jondib. ”
"Pass my commander's order, the whole army will not move, and those who violate the order will be beheaded!"
As soon as these words came out, the generals were in an uproar.
Meng Wu looked incredulous.
He wanted to step forward to argue a few words, but was forcibly pulled by the generals around him.
Meng Leopard stretched out his hand and yawned, waved his hand and left the place.
After Meng Leopard left, all the generals sighed, and soon after, they also left this place together, only the familiar generals came to the white-haired Meng Wu, stretched out their hands slightly heavily, patted him on the shoulder, persuaded him not to be impulsive, and left after speaking.
After the generals left, Meng Wu looked at the Rongdi military camp that was mobilized outside the town, and his eyes were heavy.
A few strands of white hair were blown by the cold wind and danced randomly in front of his forehead, and after a while, his cloudy eyes gradually turned red.
"General, the second lady is still in Beishuiguan, Rong Di's army retreats, if our army does not move, Beishuiguan will be a lonely city! Five thousand, no, there are no five thousand, less than five thousand, and they have to face the siege of more than 100,000 Rong Di's army... It's a dead end! There was a deep despair in the guard's eyes.
Meng Wu took a deep breath, his mood became heavier and heavier, "Immediately send someone to look at Beishan and take a trail to investigate the situation in Beishuiguan." ”
"Yes."
After one of the guards left, Meng Wu looked at the other and asked, "How many of us are left?" ”
"Less than 30,000, except for those who died in the battle with Rong Di in the early stage, and some who voluntarily joined our Zhengyang Army later, our army is less than 30,000."
Meng Wu smiled self-deprecatingly, how could this battle be fought more and more of the Zhengyang army? The Zhengyang army had only 18,000 people at the beginning, serving as the vanguard of the army, and Rong Di was the first to fight, and later because the Zhengyang army won many battles, it gradually became famous in the north, and other armies either mixed in the Zhengyang army to have military merits, or really wanted to kill the enemy to serve the country, in short, now the Zhengyang army is more than the people at the beginning.
After laughing, Meng Wu tightly pressed the hilt of the knife on his waist and ordered in a deep voice:
"Pass my military order, Zhengyang Army, the whole army is ready, set off at any time!"
"Yes!"
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Two days later.
Xianyang City, the residence of the regent, received a letter from the north, and the goshawk landed steadily on the windowsill.
The strategist stepped forward, took off the slip of paper tied to the goshawk's feet, and presented it to Menghu, who was drinking tea on the main seat, with both hands.
I opened the note and looked twice.
Meng Hu's eyes first showed a little incredulity, and then he laughed out loud.
The strategist took the note from Meng Hu's hand, opened it, and circulated it back and forth.
"Lord Wang, this Chen Dynasty is really a genius! With only 5,000 people, he laid down the Beishui Pass behind Rongdi, which is really a miracle! ”
"Lord Wang, if you don't get rid of this person, it will be a big disaster for the prince in the future!"
Meng Hu took a sip of tea, his eyes were faint, and he drifted into the distance:
"Chen Chao, really, really...... Let me tell the king what he says. ”
"Why can't you share the world with me...... I just want to be an adversary! ”
"Anyway......"
"Send a message to my brother, order the army not to send a single soldier, and those who violate the order will be beheaded!"
"Good!"
Many strategists spoke in unison.
Now, Chen Chao and others are in Beishuiguan, and Rong Di's army has withdrawn from camp.
As long as Meng Bao did not send troops to support, and the 150,000 Rong Di army went to attack Beishui Pass, the Chen Dynasty would not survive.
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Beishui Guanchengtou.
Chen Chao stood on the city wall with a solemn face, raised his eyes, in the distance was a vast white field, lifeless, and on both sides were towering snow-capped mountains.
In the city behind Chen Chao, everyone was collecting useful things and moving them to the city.
In a few days, Rong Di's army will knock on the pass, and they need to resist several attacks by Rong Di's army, and then work together with the Qin army in Xugong Town to annihilate Rong Di here.
"Xiangye, the city is full of grain and grass, and there are many weapons, enough arrows, and several trebuchets that can be used."
Beishuiguan was originally the place where Rong Di's army stored grain and grass, and it was not uncommon to have these things, so I thought that I could fight a rich battle.
The only drawback is that his own manpower is a little less, less than 5,000 people, and it is very dangerous to face Rong Di's counterattack of more than 100,000 troops.
"The trap was dug and three trenches were poured with fire oil." Meng Changge led people to set up traps outside the city, came to Chen Chao's side, and said in a condensed voice.
"Okay."
Meng Changge saw the solemn expression on Chen Chao's face, and slowly frowned, "What's wrong?" Why this expression? ”
"In this battle, our army will definitely be able to annihilate Rong Di!" Meng Changge said confidently.
"I hope so......"