Chapter 1021: Success in the East and Success in the West (Part 14)

Hengdao, who was fully clothed, strode into the room. He glanced at Tian Yuanyuan, who was as limp as mud, with a joking smile in his eyes. He cupped his hands to Bai Yucheng and said, "As for the Lord Hou, our department has completely sealed off Linzi City. From now on, Linzi City can only be entered, but not exited, and I guarantee that not a single bit of news from Linzi will be transmitted out."

"Okay, but don't be careless. In addition to sealing the city gate, send all the cavalry in your hands to patrol outside the city. If there are any suspicious ones, you can kill them first and then report them." Bai Yucheng said.

"Understood!" Hengdao responded loudly, turned around and walked out of the door.

Bai Yucheng turned around, walked to the opposite side of Tian Yuanyuan and sat down, "Mr. Tian, ​​as long as you are willing to cooperate, I can guarantee that the lives of you and everyone in your family are safe. I think you also know that my family Your Majesty is not a murderer. Like Mr. Tian, ​​who caused so much damage to the Yan State back then, he is just fishing in Dayan Lake. Mr. Tian is still young. In the future, after I, the Han Dynasty, rule the world, I will use my eldest son as the eldest son. If you don’t have the ability, you may not have the opportunity to serve in an official position again.”

Tian Yuanyuan calmed down a little. When he heard Bai Yucheng's words, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Opportunity? Maybe I will be like my father and fish on the edge of Dayan Lake for the rest of my life!"

"Sometimes being able to fish peacefully for the rest of your life is not a blessing!" Bai Yucheng said with a smile: "How many people dream of living this kind of life but can't get it!"

"What do you want me to do?" Tian Yuanyuan asked feebly.

"Mr. Tian, ​​after I told you my true identity, I believe you will know what I am going to do." Bai Yucheng walked to the window with a smile, opened the window, and looked in the direction of the palace, "At this time , I think King Qi has also fallen into our hands."

Zhangjiadian, the defense area of ​​the Chu army led by Bian Yang. Bian Yang, who was isolated from Qi State by Meng Chong's southern fields, reached a deal with the Qi people. He guarded Zhangjiadian for the Qi people, and the Qi people provided him with enough food, grass and supplies. Ordnance, in the past few months, the two sides have cooperated happily. Bianyang was born in the mountains and grew up in the mountains. Later he became a county lieutenant. His main job was to go to the mountains to suppress bandits. He was quite familiar with mountain warfare. This is also When Bian Yang led his troops to attack here, he almost hit the Qi army with one hit and captured Zhangjiadian. Now it was his turn to defend, and he used all his skills in mountain warfare. came out and set up a tight defense system to firmly block Meng Busuo's attack on Zhangjiadian.

Of course, Bian Yang also knew very well that Meng Chong did not use all his strength in his direction, because at this time, reinforcements from the Chu State in Linyi were arriving in a steady stream. After General Qu Wan had assembled all the troops, he launched a counterattack It's about to start, and then you can break out of Zhangjiadian District.

The form is excellent, not a small good, but a great good. In order to prepare for the next counterattack, Bian Yang has been using various excuses to ask for various supplies from Linzi in the past few months. Every time a batch of these supplies arrives, he will treat them as Some of them were detained and hidden in various ways. His troops were scattered at various dangerous passes in the mountainous areas. As soon as the supplies of grain and grass arrived, they were immediately dispersed to various troops. Thousands of grains and grass turned into a trickle and disappeared within a few days. There was no trace, and even the officials of the State of Qi who were specially set up here to be responsible for supervision did not find anything strange about it.

Bian Rang knew very well that when his Chu army began to counterattack, his honeymoon period with the eldest son of Qi Guotian would be over. Meng Chong on the opposite side was obviously not the kind of army that could be defeated in one strike, so he had to fight as hard as possible Stock up on more food and grass.

The Han army had been attacking, which gave Bian Yang the best opportunity and excuse to ask for food and grass from Linzi, and Linzi would continue to transport supplies all the way here as long as the fighting continued here.

Bianyang used Bingdongwan as the base camp of the entire army and where his central army was located. More than five thousand of Bianyang's most elite troops were stationed here. With Bingdong Bay as the fulcrum, two lines of defense extended out, one was The defense line is composed of the three fortresses of Songziping, Niukou and Gongjiaping, and the other is composed of the three fortresses of Xiping, Masieyan and Banqiaogou. The two defense lines are just like a pair of pliers, spread out in a fan shape. Taking advantage of the dangerous terrain, they attacked the Han army. In addition to the defenders of these settlements, Bian Yang also formed a special force composed mainly of civilians, who traveled over mountains and ridges, appearing and disappearing, specifically to attack the Han army. Troops, this small force walked up mountains and rocks as if they were walking on flat ground. No matter how steep the mountains were, they could not stop them, which gave the Han army a huge headache.

Recently, the Han army suddenly deviated from its previous normal situation and suddenly intensified its attacks on the Bianyang defense line. Meng Chong's general Zheng Xiaoyang deployed Huang Zhan Division and Ding Wei Division to launch ferocious attacks on the two defense lines. This time it was very different from the past. Similarly, the Han army was not afraid of casualties and marched forward one after another. Gongjiaping and Banqiaogou at the front of the two defense lines were already in danger. Huang Zhan and Ding Wei were both extremely famous generals among the Han army. Huang Zhan was the son of former Liaoxi general Huang Desheng. , and Gao Yuan have always had a close friendship, and Ding Wei was Gao Yuan's personal guard, and he was extremely brave in battle. The two joined forces to attack, which put Bian Rang under great pressure. It was like a domino, if it fell The first one, I'm afraid it will fall down one after another.

What made Bian Rang even more headache was that after suffering losses repeatedly from his mountain troops that specialized in attacking, Zheng Xiaoyang also selected a group of mountain experts from the entire army to form small teams to fight against Bian Rang's special operations team. The two sides fought each other in the boundless mountains and forests. Relying on their large numbers, the Han army's small team had gained the upper hand and beat Bian Rang's small team so that they dared not show up again.

The most direct consequence of the failure of the special operations was that the connection between the two lines of defense of Bian Rang was cut off by the Han army's small team, and the situation of mutual support between the two lines was lost. They had to fight separately. Fight on your own.

The situation on the front line was dangerous, and Bian Rang could no longer sit still in Bingdongwan, and personally went to Banqiaogou, where the situation was the most critical, to command the battle. After he left, the Bingdongwan Central Army Camp was commanded by Tang Wan, the deputy general of the Chu Army who stayed behind.

Although there was no ice cave in Bingdongwan, there was a huge cave deep in the mountain, and Bian Rang's Central Army tent was set up in this cave. The cave was more than enough to accommodate thousands of people. Part of it was used as a barracks, and the other part was used as a warehouse. The location was secretive and dangerous. There was only a road that could barely accommodate a carriage to enter the cave. On both sides were towering mountains. Bian Rang's The soil has also arranged many positions on both sides, making the defense here almost impeccable. Zheng Xiaoyang's special forces team tried to attack here several times, but all failed and lost a lot of manpower in vain.

Long Ke hurriedly walked into a small cave. Although the cave was dry, it was a bit cold because there was no sunlight all year round. There was a layer of animal skin in the small cave, which was soft when stepped on. The location of the cave wall was very good. There was a one-meter-long gap at the top of the cave. The light shone in from here, making the cave naturally illuminated without the need to light torches. Above the gap, a huge protruding rock just blocked it. It can also protect the small cave from wind and rain.

This small cave is where Bian Rang usually convenes generals for meetings. There are wooden stakes in the cave to form a simple table and bench. On the cave wall, large iron nails are nailed in, and many weapons and armor are hung.

After Bian Rang went to Banqiaogou, Tang Wan temporarily took over his place to handle all matters. Long Ke is a special envoy sent by Linzi, Qi State, to coordinate between the Chu Army and Linzi. His most important task is to get batches of supplies from Linzi and then monitor whether the other party sends them to the troops. At the same time, he also monitors whether Bian Rang's army is really fighting hard.

So far, Long Ke is still very good at the performance of the Chu Army. Satisfied, Bian Rang is very good at mountain warfare. At least now he has ensured the safety of Zhangjiadian, blocked the Han army outside Zhangjiadian, and ensured the safety of Linzi in one direction.

But now, Long Ke is a little worried. Since Bian Rang came here, it is the first time for him to leave Bingdong Bay and personally command the battle on the front line, which shows that the battle in front is already very tight.

"General Tang." Long Ke greeted Tang Wan enthusiastically. Tang Wan, who was reviewing documents with his head down, looked up and saw Long Ke, and a smile appeared on his face. To Long Ke, Bian Rang and he were all very polite. Their own military rations and military supplies were still It's all up to him.

"How come Lord Long has time to come to me today?" Tang Wan said with a smile, "Why? I'm not going hunting today, I'm still waiting to eat your beggar's chicken!"

Long Ke waved his hand, "I'm not free today. Didn't General Bian Rang ask for a new batch of supplies a few days ago? Today I got the news that the supplies are about to arrive. This time I made a great effort. A total of 100 carts of food and 100 carts of other weapons came, and 100,000 arrows alone were transported this time!"

"So many?" Tang Wan couldn't help but be surprised and happy, "Why is Mr. Tian so generous this time? He used to be very stingy. , every time we desperately ask for it, they will transport some of it over."

"The eldest son has always been very generous." Long Ke said with some dissatisfaction: "Your army is short of food and clothing in Zhangjiadian, and have you ever worried about military equipment?"

"I made a mistake!" Tang Wan smiled: "But I won't thank the eldest son too much, because this is what our Chu people exchanged for their lives, and we just take what we need."

"That's what you say, but after all, our two families have to cooperate sincerely now!" Long Ke said.

"That's right, why is the eldest son so willing to give this time?" Tang Wan smiled.

"It's because of the situation!" Long Ke sighed: "Not only Banqiaogou, Gongjiaping is in a tight spot, the Han army Those small teams are even more annoying. According to the news from Linzi, the shadows of these Han army teams have been seen outside Linzi City. They attacked several villages and killed many people! The eldest son is worried that if there are fewer escorts, these weapons and grain will be attacked by them, so he can only send more people. But if more people are sent, if less food is transported, wouldn’t it be a loss-making business? So he simply transported more at a time. In this way, there is no need to transport food to Zhangjiadian for a long time, and the opponent will have no chance to take advantage. "

"The eldest son's thinking is really comprehensive." Tang Wan nodded and said: "It should have been done a long time ago." (To be continued)