Chapter 752: The Sound of Drums and Horns Shows Its Sharp Edge (24)
When Mei Hua and Wu Ya entered the headquarters, their faces were extremely excited. They would be the first to start the first battle of the Young Guards.
"Don't be a coward." Mei Hua looked at Wu Ya, "Don't lose your brother-in-law."
"I'm afraid you'll embarrass me!" Wu Ya took a sip, "Would you like to make a bet on who can capture your target first?"
"Bet, why not bet?" Mei Hua said with a smile. "Whoever loses, it's still the same!"
"certainly!"
The two laughed loudly, got on their horses, clasped their two big hands together, shook them hard, whipped up their horses, and galloped away.
In the lobby, Ye Zhen looked at Yang Dasha, "These two boys are too young. I wonder if something will go wrong?"
"What can go wrong!" Yang Da said with a silly smile: "The opponent is unprepared and has weak troops. If they can't defeat them, then they are not worthy of being my soldiers. I will personally twist off their heads and use them as chamber pots. To avoid embarrassment.”
Ye Zhen glanced at him sideways, "I think you will be caught by Cao Tianci sooner or later."
Yang Dasha laughed loudly and flattened his mouth, "Lao Ye, you have to leave tomorrow too. You have to make a good show. That old boy Kongde is very proud now. When the time comes, don't let him go too easily. ”
"If you eat mine, you will have to spit it out twice as much when the time comes." Ye Zhen sneered: "Let him be proud for a while, and when your offensive starts, I will make him cry."
"That is, when the time comes, it will not be easy for him to retreat. Bai Yucheng will cause enough trouble for him, and when the time comes, he will stick to him and beat him up."
"After I leave, the person in charge of coordination in Liaoxi County will be Governor Zheng Junzheng. He is a scholar. You should keep your mouth shut."
"Don't worry, I admire scholars very much." Yang Dasha nodded repeatedly.
Ye Zhen glared at him with disdain, "Duplicity."
At the end of June, the capital of Yan State was Jicheng. There was an atmosphere of joy and excitement. The imperial army and horses that officially started the war with the Eastern Marching Army performed well on both fronts. First, Wu Bo, the general of Hu Yanchao, withstood the vanguard of the Southern Group Army of the Eastern Marching Army at Xiaoshan Pass. After Ding Wei's fierce attack and half a month of offensive and defensive battles, although the Kooshan Pass was riddled with holes, it still stood firm. Hu Yanchao sent another 5,000 reinforcements to the Kooshan Pass, temporarily stabilizing the war situation. . Although they were unable to drive away the opponent, the Eastern Expeditionary Army was unable to capture the Xiaoshan Pass.
Threatening the hinterland of Langya.
On the other front, Kongde made great progress. Within a month, he attacked Anlu and Xinhui and drove the Eastern Conquest Army garrisons in these two places into the Luliang Mountains. The Eastern Conquest Army exhausted all its efforts. The Anlu Mining Area was obtained with great effort. It fell back under the control of the Yan army.
"I think Kongde's troops should cross the Luliang Mountains and attack Hejian County directly." Ji Ling walked around the hall excitedly. "Capturing Hejian will be like cutting off an arm of the high-ranking bandit. It will also boost the morale of our army. Once Hejian is lost, the bandit army in western Liaoning will have to return to defense. In this way, the siege of Xiaoshan Pass will be relieved. Hu Yanchao With their hands free, they can launch a counterattack and penetrate into the territory of western Liaoning. In this way, the high thieves will be in a hurry and will have to mobilize their troops in Panshan or Hetao to return reinforcements. But in this way, Kumamoto will be created again Chance, Tan Feng, how is the situation in Kumamoto? Is there any news? "
"Back to the king, news has come back. Kumamoto has taken the order. After the selection of the original 30,000 prisoners of war, 20,000 people can still fight again. Although they are a little weaker, their foundation is good. As long as they are a month After I have been raised, the body will recover. What General Kumamoto is worried about is how to boost their morale. These people suffered a lot in Donghu. The more than 10,000 people who were eliminated were because of too hard work and The harsh treatment has damaged their bodies and they may not be able to go to the battlefield in the future. Now General Kumamoto can only let them do some auxiliary work in transportation logistics. "
"Damn Donghu people!" Ji Ling cursed bitterly, "Tan Feng, I will personally write a letter to these soldiers. You send someone to the Xiongben Army and tell those soldiers that as long as they fight all the way from Hetao When they come back, each of them will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver, ten acres of land, and the officers will be promoted to three levels in a row. As long as they dare to fight hard, I will not treat them badly. "
"Your Majesty is wise!" Tan Feng nodded and said, "I also found many family members of these soldiers and asked them to write family letters and prepare them to be sent to the Kumamoto Army. I believe this will also help their morale. "
"Well, you are very thoughtful." Ji Ling nodded and turned to look at Zhou Yu, "Lieutenant, what do you think of the military strategy I mentioned earlier?"
"Your Majesty, although Anlu and Xinhui were captured, I read the military reports sent back by Kong De and found that the damage to the enemy's elite was really limited. The Eastern Expeditionary Army has always been famous for fighting to the death, but it did not succeed in these two places. They did not resist until the last moment, and abandoned the city after suffering slight losses. They fought in Anlu for ten days, and in Xinhui for half a month. They fought fiercely for nearly a month, but only killed more than 2,000 of their opponents. Now they have retreated to the Luliang Mountains. , I think it is prudent to hold on to these two areas, and first look for opportunities to annihilate the remaining enemies in these two areas. Once we cross the Luliang Mountains, if something happens, it will be difficult to retreat. "
Hearing that Zhou Yu rejected his idea, Ji Ling couldn't help but look a little ugly, "Tan Feng, what do you think?" Where did he hope to get support from Tan Feng.
"Your Majesty, what Zhou Taiwei said is reasonable. The intelligence just came back. Ye Zhen from Hejian has been rushing to Xinhui with thousands of reinforcements. At this time, crossing Luliang Mountain is not a good choice. What do you mean by this? In Xinhui, Anlu held firm and lured Ye Zhen to attack. As soon as Ye Zhen arrived, the rebels who had retreated to the Luliang Mountains would also show their heads. The high-ranking thieves attacked everywhere. Now the thieves led the infantry and commanded six thousand cavalry in Daijun. There is no way to escape, and Ye Zhen's troops are insufficient. It would be more secure if General Kong could wait for work in Xinhui and Anlu and severely damage this army before marching to Hejian. "
Hearing Tan Feng say the same thing, Ji Ling couldn't help but feel a little discouraged, "Okay, since you all said that, I won't insist on it anymore. I'll do as you say. It's just Xiaoshanguan. How long can it last, Ye Chong?" But there are more troops."
"Hu Yanchao has already increased his troops. With his ability, there is no problem." Tan Feng said with a smile.
"So be it!"
Just as Jicheng was beaming with joy, Zhou Changshou, the general of the Zhao army stationed in the city, was also paying close attention to this battle. Since Zhao Mu's death, Zhao Fang has actually fallen into the hands of Zhao Qi. Jing Rufeng is commanding At the Hedong camp, most of the Zhao army's elite are in Hedong, but this person is an ally with Zhao Qi, and Zhao Qi now leads another Zhao army to fight Zhao Yong in Daijun. Daijun has already fought a bad battle. Even if he wanted to escape now, he couldn't get away. Zhou Changshou disagreed. As a close confidant of Zhao Mu, he has actually become a marginal figure in Zhao Fang. However, he is old enough and capable enough, but the whole city can't do without him, and Zhao Qi still can't spare the time to deal with him.
Zhou Changshou did not have many troops. He had 20,000 Zhao troops stationed in five cities, but this does not mean that Zhou Changshou was a conservative guy. His eyes were always staring at Yuyang. When Kongde went to Anlu After launching the attack, Zhou Changshou immediately raised the city's military alert to the highest level. Twenty thousand Zhao troops were ready to attack.
The performance of the Eastern Expeditionary Army shocked Zhou Changshou. It seemed to be vulnerable to a single blow. It retreated again and again, losing Anlu and Xinhui. Now it was driven to the Luliang Mountains. Even if Ye Zhen arrived with reinforcements, it gave the host and guest the momentum. It has been translocated, and it will be difficult to get it back.
Why is this happening? Zhou Changshou was puzzled. Could it be that as his generals suspected, Gao Yuan transferred all his elite troops to the Hetao and Panshan areas, and the defenders of Anlu Xinhui were just mere showpieces?
Zhou Changshou locked himself in the war room, looked at the map, and thought hard. The Eastern Conquest Army shouldn't be like this. If they did this intentionally, what did they want to do? It's not right to lure the enemy deep and then gather together to annihilate them. The Eastern Expeditionary Army does not have that many troops. You know, the strength of Kongde's troops is several times that of Ye Zhen. So what do they want to do? What kind of plot is it that makes Gao Yuan and Lian Anlu willing to give up mining areas that are very important to the Eastern Expedition Army?
Zhou Changshou's eyes moved slowly over the map. After a while, he stood up in a hurry, holding the edge of the table with both hands, and said incredulously: "Is he trying to go straight to the heart of the Yan Kingdom? But his military strength Where did it come from?”
Zhou Changshou scratched his head in distress. Ever since Zhao Qi took control of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, the forces that purged Atomic Orchid had moved very quickly. Unfortunately, the vitality of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry was severely damaged, and the intelligence was getting less and less. For Yan Di The intelligence penetration in the Zhengdong Mansion area has almost become a blank.
"Whether Gao Yuan thinks so or not, whether he has troops or not, if this is the case, then I will have the opportunity to dig out a piece of meat from Yuyang." Zhou Changshou said to himself. "I'm not afraid of ten thousand. Just in case, I will make all preparations here so that I can attack once I have the chance."
Zhou Changshou's eyes became firm, and he turned around suddenly and said: "Come here, call my generals and order the generals stationed in the five cities to come to me immediately."
Zhou Changshou's premonition was confirmed in early July. When he received the information, several days had passed. The Eastern Expeditionary Army suddenly sent troops from Hejian and attacked and occupied Yiyang and Baojing in Tianhe County with lightning speed. The defenders in the two places were unprepared. Under the sudden attack of the opponent, they lost the two counties with almost no resistance. The Eastern Expedition Army that attacked these two places was a brand-new force.
Young Guards of the Eastern Expeditionary Army.
Zhou Changshou smiled. Sure enough, Gao Yuan still had a back-up plan. Now there was a good show. As long as Gao Yuan still had 20,000 to 30,000 troops, Yan State would have to be in chaos this time. The Yan State was in chaos, which was the blessing of Zhao State. Ah, maybe I can take advantage of the chaos and eat Yuyang. (To be continued...)
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