Chapter 688: The Last Trumpet (9)
The camp of the square corner stretched for hundreds of miles, and the autumn wind blew through the camp, and the huge military camp did not have the slightest life, and looked lifeless. There was not much noise, not even soldiers patrolling, because these were unnecessary actions, because the men with less than 100,000 troops were crushed in the barracks and could not get out at all. At the gate of the barracks, hundreds of soldiers held the halberds in their hands and looked coldly at the dry earth in front of them, although their eyes were very cold, there was no anger at all. The autumn wind was bleak, and these soldiers standing at the door were all necks shrunk, eager to throw away their weapons and retract their hands into their sleeves.
Drinking, drinking, hundreds of horses and horses came from a distance, but these people looked very embarrassed outside, the knights on the horses were listless and shaking with the horses up and down, each cavalryman's body was red blood, and even many soldiers were not even full of armor, and even many soldiers had no weapons. The captain of the gate immediately opened the door, and these cavalrymen rushed into the camp without any hesitation, and the captain of the gate looked at these cavalry in front of him a little strangely, they were all scouts who went out to spy on the military situation, how could they be so embarrassed, not that the army of Aobai was suppressed now and could not come out at all.
The military information was soon sent to the tent, and the atmosphere in the big tent was very strange, and the square corner sitting on the top looked like a dead father, crying and mourning. The generals under his command also lowered their heads, not knowing what to say, the battle has not progressed smoothly in the past few days, it can be said that although they have a large number of troops, they have not achieved any results. In the past few days, they have led their soldiers and horses countless times to attack the Linshan camp in Aobai, but not only did they not win any Warring States, but they were also beaten to the ground.
"Big brother. If we continue to fight like this, we will not have enough food and grass. Fang Liang looked at the account book in his hand, walked in front of Fang Jiao, and handed it to Fang Jiao. Fang Jiaoen picked up the account book in his hand, and the amount of grain and grass on it was prepared by a professional. Fang Jiao understood. There was indeed not much grain and grass left on it, and Fang Jiao's brows furrowed instantly, if this was really the case, his army would collapse.
Fang Jiao's fingers kept tapping on the tabletop, and he was also worried in his heart, the grain and grass in the rear had not yet been transported, and there was not much grain and grass in the camp, and this grain and grass was not enough at all. Fang Jiao looked at Fang Liang and gestured to him. Let him explain this book. Fang Liang's face instantly fell, and he whispered to Fang Jiao: "Big brother, this time in Youzhou, we have tried our best to collect grain and grass, and the grain and grass in the rear have not been transported yet, and it will take a few days to transport them." Big brother, there is also a bad news, although we have collected almost all the grain and grass baggage, but the grain and grass baggage transported is only enough for us for a month. ”
"A month?" Fang Jiao tapped his fingers on the table, lowered his head as if thinking about something, and it didn't take long for Fang Jiao to raise his head and say to Fang Liang: "You give the order to continue to collect grain and grass." Be sure to collect enough food and grass for me for two months, and give me time to reorganize the army. We must crush the army of Ao Bai in the shortest possible time. ”
"No. Fang Jiao gave an order, and all the generals under his command hurriedly stood up, and everyone's tone revealed a trace of helplessness. In the past few days, they have been desperately attacking Aobai's army, but Aobai's army has completely encased itself in that turtle shell, and no matter how they fight, there is no way to break this turtle shell. Aobai's army completely convinced them, not only in the field but also in the field that they had no way, even in defending them.
Fang Jiao and Fang Liang's hearts are very clear about what the situation is now. Fang Bao was still leading his army to attack Aobai's camp, and they had done their best to collect the grain and grass in Youzhou, but they had already scraped the ground three feet after collecting these grain and grass baggage. Fang Jiao also left a way back for himself, and only asked Fang Liang to provide two months of grain and grass baggage, if you want a little more, even if you kill Fang Liang, there is no way to collect these grain and grass baggage.
"Damn, if this Ao Bai dares to come out, I will definitely cut off his head and use it as a night pot!" Fang Bao scolded and walked in, threw the battle helmet in his hand, sat on a chair, grabbed a kettle on the table, and took a sip of water. Everyone looked at Fang Bao's appearance and knew that they had failed again today, they no longer knew that this was the first time they had attacked Aobai's camp, but they had been beaten by Aobai every time without temper.
"Big brother, Ao Bai Na is a coward, he didn't dare to go out of the camp to fight with us, but he kept attacking us with their strong bows and crossbows, and their arrows seemed to never run out, and our soldiers were killed before they could get close to the enemy's camp. Our soldiers' heavy shields and armor can't defend against their arrows, and these damn bastards know they're attacking us like that. Fang Bao's scolding fiercely in the camp, drinking water while scolding, the generals who were doing it were all stunned and looked at Fang Bao in front of them.
"Third brother, shut up for me. Fang Bao's angry scolding finally made Fang Jiao unbearable, Fang Bao was scolded by Fang Jiao, and immediately closed his mouth and looked at his eldest brother with some stunned. Fang Jiao glared at Fang Bao fiercely and said, "You useless thing, you can't beat Ao Bai in the field, and even if you attack the enemy's camp now, you don't have the slightest way." You don't look at how much strength you have, are you Aobai's opponent?"
Fang Jiao's words suddenly made Fang Bao lose his interest and close his mouth, he was just talking. If Ao Bai really went out of the camp and beat him, he would never dare to fight against Ao Bai, at most, he would hide behind and command his soldiers to go into battle. Fang Jiao looked at the generals under his command helplessly and said: "Okay, you all go down to reorganize your armies and fight, we don't have much time left, no matter what, we must defeat Aobai for me within ten days." ”
Fang Jiao said viciously to the generals under his command, and everyone hurriedly stood up and agreed. Everyone has already seen that Fang Jiao is very angry now, and everyone understands one thing, that is, the boss is very angry, and the consequences are serious. Everyone hurriedly walked out of the camp tent and prepared for battle, and the army of Ao Bai hid in the camp and did not come out. After Yizhou resumed production, a large number of weapons and equipment were sent to the Linshan camp. Especially after the camp of Lin Shan decided to defend to the death. Their logistics are constantly being delivered. The camp they attacked in Aobai was beaten to a pulp, and now they don't want to fight. They have no opinion on attacking, but no one wants to go to death, let alone this kind of meaningless death.
Suddenly, the armies of the two sides formed an inexplicable tacit understanding, one side attacked, the other side defended, and neither could help the other. Ao Bai guarded the camp and didn't want to go out of the camp to fight them, as long as he guarded the camp and dragged them. After their logistics collapse. An army of millions is just a few hundred pigs, don't chase them, just hang them behind them and let them perish on their own. Although there is not much grain and grass in Yizhou, Ao Bai has already sent a war report to Guo Jia to send information, and it won't be long before Zheng He's navy will escort a batch of grain and grass here. When the time comes, you just need to drag them slowly, and when they collapse, lure them with grain and grass, and they will not surrender.
"Strategist, the latest battle report from the Imperial Capital has arrived. A personal soldier walked into the town guard mansion and gave the information in his hand to Guo Jia, who was recuperating with his eyes closed. Guo Jia suddenly came out of the army to guard Yizhou. The whole army did not understand Guo Jia's move, and Han Xin led the main army into Yuzhou to support the imperial capital. It stands to reason that Guo Jia should follow the army into the imperial capital. Guo Jia didn't go with him this time, but stayed in Yizhou, no one knew what he was thinking, and the ghost Guo Jia's mind was not something that could be understood.
Guo Jia opened the information in his hand and looked at it carefully, and slowly closed the information in his hand. Guo Jia stood up, stared at the map of the imperial capital hanging on the wall and shook his head, and finally a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. A few days of war also made the form of the imperial capital finally improve, although there are not many troops that can support the imperial capital now, Yue Fei's army is now blocked in the north of the imperial capital, and is fighting fiercely with Niu Fu's army. And Zhou Yu's army marched to the imperial capital without pressure, but this did not change the situation in the imperial capital in the slightest, Zhang Bai received the support of the eight imperial merchants, the pressure of the imperial capital suddenly increased sharply, so that the defensive pressure of the imperial capital was very heavy, and Guo Jia was a little relieved that Han Xin's corps had begun to fight the enemy army, and the victory was one after another, which could be regarded as relieving the pressure on the imperial capital.
"Has there been any movement of the Sea Clan recently?weishenme Zheng He's navy hasn't sent a battle report for three days?" Guo Jia read all the battle reports and asked the guards beside him, who hurriedly walked out and explained to Guo Jia. Guo Jia nodded and said to the guards under his command: "Go and find me Ran Min who guards Yizhou City." ”
"Strategist, you're looking for me. It didn't take long for Ran Min, who was in a hurry, to walk in under the leadership of the guards. Ran Min was originally going to follow Han Xin's army on the expedition, but when he was about to go out of battle, he was called back by Guo Jia to guard Yizhou City. Although Ran Min was very unconvinced in his heart, he didn't dare to complain in the slightest, there were two people in the Shenwu Army whose status was absolutely unshakable, one was Jing Ke, and the other was Guo Jia.
"Well, come and read this military newspaper. Guo Jia took out a military newspaper from among the many military newspapers and put it in front of Ran Min. Ran Min quickly glanced at the military report, this is the military report sent by the Linshan camp in Aobai, Ran Min can't see what Guo Jia means, the military report three days ago now let him see what it means. Ran Min looked at Guo Jia with questioning eyes, Guo Jia smiled and signaled Ran Min not to worry.
Fang Jiao finally couldn't help it, or it wouldn't be long before these enemies hidden in the sea couldn't help it. Guo Jia's tone said to Ran Min with some mockery, and Ran Min looked at Guo Jia with some puzzlement. Guo Jia walked to the sand table in Yizhou and pointed to several cities on the sand table and said: "Now Shanhaiguan is still in the hands of the sea tribes, and there are a large number of naval elites stationed on the boulder island, and our spies also found that these sea tribes have hoarded a large amount of grain and grass on the boulder island, and they can attack our hinterland through the mountain customs at any time." ”
"Now there is General Zhu Wenzheng in the Nanyang generation, and Pang Juan in the Chengdu generation, and these two people can at least ensure that the Hai Clan will never be able to enter the hinterland of our Yizhou within half a year. Guo Jia pointed to the two cities on the map and said to Ran Min: "Now it's time for you to make a move, I left you in Yizhou just to use you as a sharp knife, and the time has come." ”
"What did the military advisor say here?" A bloodthirsty light flashed in Ran Min's eyes, and Guo Jia's words finally made the trace of unhappiness in Ran Min's heart disappear. Ran Min's heart was very excited, he knew Guo Jia's combat habits very well. As soon as Guo Jia makes a move, it must be a big move. What's more, this time Guo Jia also said that he would use him as a sharp knife. This means that his opportunity to make meritorious contributions has finally come. Ran Min's eyes flickered as he stared at the rich land of Youzhou, the only territory in the north that had not yet been occupied by the Shenwu Army.
"Yes, after Fang Jiao heard that our army had withdrawn, he gathered all the troops of Youzhou to attack us, and was beaten back by the pigtail army of the Linshan battalion of Aobai, and now the two armies are facing each other here. Guo Jia pointed to the two military camps on the sand table and said to Ran Min: "Now the land of Youzhou has become a barren land, and it has become a burden to Fang Jiao, so I want to shoot you to recover Youzhou." ”
"Strategist. Is this a suspicion of stealing merit?" Ran Min's face changed, and he was very excited about Guo Jia's Jihua who asked him to recover Youzhou, but everyone had already seen that although the strength of the Linshan battalion was only 100,000, they would definitely be the victors in this battle with sufficient logistical support. If Ran Min was asked to lead the army to support the army of the Linshan battalion, Ran Min would definitely not hesitate at all, but if he was asked to recover Youzhou, he would hesitate a little, and the most taboo in the army was to grab merit, especially an army like the Shenwu Army.
"I have other roles to play in the army of the Linshan battalion, and I have sent a messenger to deliver them a military newspaper. Guo Jia shook his head and said to Ran Min: "I am going to transfer them to Liangzhou to fight, and your task is to recover Youzhou." But I can only give you 50,000 troops, do you dare to accept this military order?"
When Ran Min heard Guo Jia's words, his face suddenly showed joy. The Linshan battalion was transferred to fight in Liangzhou, and Ran Min went to recover Youzhou, and there was no suspicion of stealing merit at all, which was a great merit, and Ran Min certainly would not miss it. Ran Min was very excited and said to Guo Jia: "Please rest assured, a certain family does not need 50,000 elite soldiers, I only need to take the 30,000 elite soldiers under my command to recover the entire Youzhou." ”
Ran Min is very confident in his army, especially the 30,000 elite soldiers he has personally trained, which is the elite of the elite. Now that all the troops in Youzhou have been transferred to the front line of the Linshan camp, and their defeat is only a matter of time, there is no worry about the victory of the Linshan camp against Ran Min. As long as they are defeated, Youzhou will become a completely undefended city, and Ran Min even feels that he doesn't need 30,000 elites, only 3,000 elites can occupy Youzhou.
"Okay, I'll give you 50,000 elites, and I want to see a complete Youzhou within a month. ”
"No. Ran Min shouted the military order in Guo Jia's hand, and strode out, he couldn't wait to take his subordinates to recover Youzhou, as long as his army entered the territory of Youzhou. The Divine Cult Army confronting the Linshan camp on the front line of Linshan is bound to be unstable, which can not only reduce the pressure on our front line, but also increase their bargaining chips for victory.
"Ran Min, I'm really looking forward to you giving me a Youzhou completely. As soon as Ran Min walked out of the gate of the town guard mansion, a strange smile hung on the corner of Guo Jia's mouth, of course, Youzhou was not as easy to subdue as everyone imagined. Youzhou is the focus of the Sun and Moon Divine Cult, and almost 18 percent of the people in the whole state have been bewitched by the Sun and Moon Divine Cult. Although the entire army of Youzhou is now confronting the pigtail army of the Linshan battalion, the people who believe in the Sun and Moon God Sect in Youzhou are not easy to clean up, and the difficulty of recovering Youzhou is definitely not small. The reason why Guo Jia sent Ran Min into Youzhou was to use the two special exercises of Ran Min's unique majesty and deterrence to recover Youzhou with as little bloodshed as possible.
Guo Jia also has his own overall jihua in his heart, and he only gives Ran Min 50,000 elite soldiers, not that Guo Jia doesn't want to give Ran Min more troops, but Guo Jia can't draw troops at all now. Zhu Wenzheng of Nanyang is a good guard, with him in the sea clan to find a breakthrough from Nanyang is obviously more difficult, with the support of the navy, the line of Nanyang must be as stable as a mountain, but the boundless coastline of Yizhou, the navy can choose too many offensive locations, any point may become their breakthrough. The square horn has been launched, and the Sea Clan must not be willing to be lonely, they will definitely move, and the number of troops will definitely not be in the minority, the Sea Clan does not have much anything, but there are many troops.
Guo Jia stayed in Yizhou to guard against the Hai Clan, no one believed that an armistice agreement could confine the Hai Clan to the sea, only the eternal Liliang had no eternal friends. Yizhou now occupies an important part of the hegemony of the Shenwu Army, Yizhou must not be lost, and the Shenwu Army cannot afford to lose Yizhou.
Pang Juan, who guarded Chengdu, was also a rear hand of Guo Jialiu, and this rear hand had to face two enemies, one was the Divine Cult Army that could break the Braided Army of the Linshan camp, and the other was the Sea Clan. Most of Yizhou's military strength has been transferred, and now there are not many elite troops left in Yizhou, Ran Min took away 50,000, and Guo Jia's mobile force left in his hands is only 50,000, if the Sea Clan launches Guo Jia at this time, the only thing that can rely on is the 100,000 new recruits in Pang Juan's hands, and Guo Jia is also waiting, and he is also waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity that can change the passive situation of the Shenwu Army. (To be continued......)