Chapter 1029: Success in the East and Success in the West (Twenty-Two)

In the Jishicheng County Sheriff's Mansion, Wu Kai looked at Yan Haibo in front of him.

"Xiao Yanzi, this time we two will fight side by side again." Yan Haibo was born in the Fufeng Army and was Gao Yuan's earliest follower, and Wu Kai was the magistrate of Fufeng County at that time. It was with Wu Kai's strong support that , Gao Yuan just took the first step of development. He called Xiao Yanzi, but there was no problem at all.

"Haibo is willing to listen to Mr. Wu's suggestion!" Yan Haibo said with cupped hands.

"That's wrong. I'm a scholar. I don't understand war matters. You have the final say on military matters before Commander He Lanxiong comes back. All I can do is to summon the reserve forces of Jishi County for you. Soldier, prepare enough food, grass and ordnance for you, so that the soldiers fighting on the front line will have no worries." Wu Kai stroked his beard and said with a smile: "In the battle of Jishi City, we three thousand soldiers blocked the two attacks of Tan Feng and Zhou Yu. Tens of thousands of troops are attacking furiously. Today we have forty or fifty thousand people. Are we still afraid of the mere Qin people? The Jishi City of today is not the Jishi City of the past!"

"That's why Wang Xiao didn't attack Shannan County, which gave us enough time to withdraw the main force. The Qin people had no chance of winning this battle. I really don't know why the Qin people were so confident and still marched in. When Are we all made of paper and clay?" Yan Haibo was a little confused.

"You have just withdrawn, and you don't know the situation in the entire continent!" Wu Kai sighed: "Qin and Chu have joined forces. The Chu State not only intervened in the affairs of the Qi State, but also gathered a large army in Linyi, and may launch an attack on our country at any time. It has been more than ten days since the last Di report was delivered, and it will take several days for the next wave of Di reports to arrive. I don’t know what the situation in Qi is now? But no matter how critical the situation is, I think the king will definitely Let’s solve Qi’s problem first.”

Yan Haibo nodded, "After solving the Qi problem, we can deploy a hundred thousand troops. This is a decisive force. It's time for Bai Yucheng to play his role."

Wu Kai laughed and said, "Indeed, Xiao Yanzi, I have withdrawn all the people outside Jishi City who could be withdrawn back to Jishi City. As for the supplies, I took away what I could, and burned everything I couldn't take away. I have promised these people that the things burned will be registered by the village chiefs in various places, and the county governor will be responsible for compensation after the war. In this way, except for the two strongholds of Baiyang Village and Denglin Village outside Jishi County, I have left the rest All have been evacuated.”

"Baiyang Village and Denglin Village?"

"These two villages are mainly composed of retired soldiers. Their reservists are famous throughout the country. What I mean is to send two more troops to these two villages from among the troops you have withdrawn. I think it is very necessary for the regular army to enter and maintain two forces outside Jishi County." Wu Kai said.

Yan Haibo laughed, "Master Wu still said he didn't understand military affairs. Isn't this quite right? Maintaining two fortresses outside is indeed beneficial to the defense of Jishi City. And this time, I am not prepared to defend to the death. There are 100,000 Qin people." There are more than 50,000 of us, so it’s not certain who will win in this battle!"

"The King has sent Agu Huai'en's Donghu Cavalry Independent Division to take the lead in assisting. This is a cavalry force of 20,000 people. Once they arrive, you will be even more powerful. And the King will also lead the Young Guards to rush back later. Come on, Agu Huai'en has already set off, and the king doesn't know when he can set off."

"Agu Huai'en? That Donghu guy!" Yan Haibo frowned.

"Don't underestimate them just because they lost to us. The Donghu people's cavalry is even worse than the Huns' cavalry. These Donghu people are now eager to make meritorious deeds, and when fighting, they are even more desperate than our people." Here!" Wu Kai laughed.

"I hope the commander will come back soon. I'm afraid this Aguhuaien won't listen to me." Yan Haibo shook his head.

"Don't worry, he's here, and I'm holding him down. You can give him orders, but if he dares to disobey your orders, I'll make him look good!" Wu Kai said with a serious face.

"That's good!" Yan Haibo smiled happily. With Wu Kai's qualifications, he was not afraid that Agu Huai'en would not obey orders.

With a bang, the door was pushed open, and Tang He, the head of the Jishi City Branch of the Supervisory Yuan, appeared in front of the two of them with a pale face, "County Commander Wu, Commander Yan, something happened."

"What's wrong?" Wu Kai's expression changed drastically. There were not many things that could make Tang He so panicked.

Tang He swallowed hard and turned to look at Yan Haibo: "Commander Yan, Commander Helan fell into Li Xin's trick of luring the enemy in the Siyang River. Now he is surrounded by Li Xin's 100,000 troops and cannot escape. .”

Yan Haibo exclaimed: "How is it possible? Have you made a mistake? Commander Helan is experienced and very familiar with the situation on the prairie. How could he make such a mistake?"

"Li Xin went on a rampage on the prairie, constantly killing the small Xiongnu tribes that did not retreat to Jishi City." Tang He walked to the map, picked up a charcoal pen on one side, and circled some places on the map. ," This was analyzed from the intelligence we synthesized afterwards. These seemingly aimless massacres actually had only one purpose, which was to lure Commander Helan to seek revenge. These Qin troops who were sweeping the grasslands were all It is a configuration of one thousand cavalry and two thousand infantry. As long as Commander Helan attacks any one of them, it will be like poking a hornet's nest and attracting entanglement from these Qin troops, and Li Xin has deployed a larger one on the periphery. The encirclement circle surrounded Commander Helanxiong in the net. No matter which direction our army attacked, it would hit Li Xin's troops. As the encirclement circle became smaller and smaller, Commander Helanxiong's activity space had been compressed more and more. Xiao, the last information we got was that Commander Helan went towards the Aguala Grand Canyon."

Tang He gasped, and after finishing speaking in one breath, he threw the charcoal to the ground, "What should we do now?"

"What else can we do? Attack, fight the enemy, and rescue Commander Helan!" Yan Haibo yelled, turned around and walked out.

"Stop!" Wu Kai roared angrily, "Xiao Yanzi, do you know what the Aguala Grand Canyon is about?

Looking at Yan Haibo, Wu Kai pulled Yan Haibo to the map, pointed at a long black line, and said: "Look, this is the Aguala Grand Canyon, about fifteen miles long, with cliffs on both sides. , there is only one exit at each end, Commander Helan entered the Grand Canyon, and as long as Li Xin blocks both ends, we will not be able to fight out."

"Do you understand what I mean?" Wu Kai looked at Yan Haibo: "Li Xin can spare his main force and wait for you to rescue Commander Helan. Who is Li Xin? He is a famous general in the world. At that time, only Zhao Mu could compare with him, and he was much younger than Zhao Mu. When he was in the prime of life, our Han army could often use the tactic of besieging a city to mobilize reinforcements."

"So what? Are you just watching Commander Helan trapped in the Aguala Grand Canyon? Our military strength is not much less than theirs. Even though Li Xin trapped the Commander, I believe that Commander Helan It also caused them great casualties. In addition, they blocked Commander Helan's troops. The number of people they could bring out to fight us would have been 70,000 to 80,000. We, Dongye, plus your reserves, Shijun's reserve force can also gather 60,000 to 70,000 troops." Yan Haibo said.

"You want to fight Li Xin, will Li Xin fight you?" Wu Kai said coldly: "You took everyone away, what will happen to Jishi City? If you go out and fall into Li Xin's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain, The Qin army's troops are rushing towards the empty Jishi City. What can Jishi City do to resist it? Do you want me to organize the old, weak, women and children to go up to the city to resist the enemy?"

"I..." Yan Haibo was speechless. "The person standing opposite you is Li Xin, a general who is best at planning. Anyone who underestimates him will bring devastating disasters. I won't tell you about the importance of Jishi City." We also know that the entire military industry of our Han Dynasty is in the city, with a large number of excellent craftsmen and the latest ordnance technology. If Jishi City is lost, do you know what this means? This will mean that our leading advantage in military industry will be lost. The people of Qin have captured these craftsmen and technicians, and with the strength of the whole country of the Qin people, they will quickly reverse our lead in military industry, and we, the Han people, will face great danger."

"Are you just watching Commander Helan trapped there?" Yan Haibo's eyes turned red.

"For the sake of the big man, no one can be sacrificed." Wu Kai said coldly: "Today is Commander Helan. If it is my turn tomorrow, I will not frown. Everything is for the big man! Haibo, you go and arrange the city. Defend. Follow our previous deployment and implement it quickly. Commander Helan will be trapped, and the defense of Jishi City will fall on you. We will not worry about it until the king arrives."

"Then ignore Commander Helan!" Yan Haibo said through gritted teeth.

"Aguala Grand Canyon is blocked at both ends. It is indeed a desperate situation, but you should not forget that people inside cannot come out, and it is not easy for people outside to get in. As long as Commander Helan persists, he will wait until When our reinforcements arrive, we will be able to rescue him."

"But there is no food and grass in the Ayakula Grand Canyon, and more importantly, there is no water source!" Tang He whispered.

"Commander Helan is traveling on the grassland, so he must carry a certain amount of drinking water with him. If he is really desperate, he still has war horses!" Wu Kai said.

Yan Haibo hesitated for a moment, then finally turned around and walked out. Looking at Yan Haibo's back, Wu Kai said to Tang He: "Tang He, go find He Lankang and He Lanmin, the two ministers of Helan."

"Sheriff, if you let the two elders know about this matter at this time, wouldn't it cause chaos? According to my subordinates' opinion, the best thing to do now is to hide it from them."

"Hide it? Can you hide it?" Wu Kai glared at Tang He, "Yan Haibo's army cannot be moved, and Jishi County's reserves cannot be moved. I must stay to guard these people in Jishi City, but how can I really ignore them?" Commander Helan." (To be continued)