Chapter 976: Magnificent Han Power (One Hundred)

The sun was blazing in the sky, and the sun brutally poured down the fire-like temperature, roasting the entire earth until it was weak. Even the flowers and plants under the trees were weakly drooping their heads. The tiger's head lay bare-chested in the grass as deep as one person. , staring at the enemy camp beside the stream at the bottom of the mountain with a pair of big bull's eyes.

Since the Red Scarf Army led by Bai Yucheng who occupied Gaotang accepted Linzitian's remote recruitment, the war in Gaotang suddenly resumed. Wang Pei's troops continued to attack the area occupied by the Red Scarf Army in an attempt to recapture Gaotang City, expelled the Red Turban Army. However, the Qi army led by Tian Jingwen on the border between Pinglu and Gaotang maintained an ambiguous attitude as Bai Yucheng expected, neither attacking nor retreating. Although part of Wang Pei's troops were restrained, most of the pressure was actually transferred to Bai Yucheng's Red Scarf Army. Only when Bai Yucheng complained fiercely to Jicheng and even threatened to pull people away Then Tian Jingwen would instruct his subordinates to launch some innocuous attacks to deal with it.

It is not that Tian Jingwen intends to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers. In fact, he is unable to do so. Most of the elites of Qi are now under the command of Tian Fucheng. Wang Pei leads one of the main forces. Tian Although Jingwen received 10,000 prisoners of war released by the Han Kingdom, he was still weak compared to his opponents. Defending the vast border between Gaotang and Pinglu had greatly dispersed his troops, and he had recruited new recruits. It is indeed difficult for the soldiers and horses to take on the important task now. It is okay to maintain the success, but not enough to make progress. Tian Jingwen is worried that Wang Peisheng will attack the east and west, openly attacking the Red Turban Army, but secretly mobilizing soldiers and horses to give him a heavy blow, so he is careful every step of the way. After several repeated tests, Wang Pei became more confident to launch larger and larger attacks against Gaotang. Bai Yucheng of Gaotang was under increasing pressure.

Bai Yucheng, who was born as a horse thief, adhered to the combat philosophy of offense being defense. He was suppressed and beaten by Wang Pei for more than a month. He was very angry and determined to launch a counterattack to regain the initiative on the battlefield. Under the planning of Zhao Yian and other staff officers, Under the plan, a counterattack plan was formulated, and the most critical part of it was to capture Tuanfeng County. By capturing Tuanfeng County, the Red Scarf Army's frontiers could directly attack Tian Fucheng's home base from the flanks, and the cavalry Starting from Tuanfeng, Tian Fucheng's base camp can be threatened within a few days, thus forcing Wang Pei to shrink his troops and guard Jimo from harassment by the Red Scarf Army.

As a general, Wang Pei naturally knew the importance of Tuanfeng County. He stationed an elite force of 3,000 people here, commanded by veteran Zhang Shicheng. The defense was tight and did not give the Red Scarf Army anything to take advantage of. machine.

Hutou has been here for three days. In order to defeat the Qi army this time, the main force of the Red Scarf Army and Wang Pei started a fierce battle in front of Fengyang. This was also the first time in several months that the Red Scarf Army attacked the Qi Army. Launched a large-scale active attack. However, no matter how fierce the fighting was in Fengyang direction, this Qi army, under the command of Zhang Shicheng, stood still, completely ignoring the fierce battle on the other side, and was so angry that the tiger's head was almost Break your teeth into pieces.

During the day, the sun almost cooked people. In order to hide their appearance, they could not light a fire to cook or move around at will. They only ate the dry food they carried with them. The most common thing they did every day was to lie down in the grass or in the woods, Waiting for the opportunity to fight, but the opportunity never came.

In such a hot weather, replenishing drinking water has become a big problem. Clear water flows in the creeks at the foot of the mountain, but it is out of reach. The drinking water they carry with them is already running low, and most of the soldiers already have water bags in them. Empty.

The days are hard and the nights are hard. Once night falls, the weather cools down, but countless mosquitoes buzz out from the grass and happily pounce on the rich blood food, sucking them all until they become fat. After a few days, Hutou has discovered that the energy of the soldiers has dropped sharply. Fortunately, the soldiers brought out are veterans. If they were new soldiers, there would be no need to fight at all, and Hutou could lead them to defeat them. Ran away.

Even now, Hutou knows that the situation is beyond control. This guy named Zhang Shicheng is very experienced and seems to have predicted that there will be no problems at all in Fengyang. Let alone go to rescue, he will just send a few teams. He didn't even bother to inquire about the information. He couldn't find any chance to attack.

In a hard fight, Hutou didn't think he could break through this strong fortress. Besides, if he couldn't annihilate this army, even if he was defeated, it would be impossible to achieve the goal of this battle.

This made Hu Tou very angry. Looking at the red spots on his body that were bitten by mosquitoes, Hu Tou lay on the ground and pulled out all the grass in front of him.

"Counsel Zhao is here." A soldier ran up to Hutou and whispered.

Zhao Yian's face was full of exhaustion and his eyes were full of red threads. He had sneaked all the way from Fengyang. Seeing Zhao Yian, Hu Tou said angrily: "Counsel Zhao, your plan is not working this time. This Zhang Shicheng will not move at all." , He has three thousand men and horses, and he is in a well-defended camp. I only have less than two thousand men here, so I can't fight hard."

Zhao Yian sat down. This experience also gave him a vivid practical lesson. No matter how good the plan is, sometimes you may not be able to follow your own pace. At this time, he finally figured it out. Well, it is still a question of the strength comparison between the enemy and ourselves. Even if the Red Scarf Army comes out in full force, it is impossible to completely defeat Wang Pei on the frontal battlefield. This is the reason why Zhang Shicheng does not move at all. If the Red Scarf Army is strong , it is possible to defeat Wang Pei, why is he so sitting still?

"What's hateful is that Tian Jingwen didn't launch an offensive at all to attack Wang Pei with our army." Zhao Yi'an was a little depressed. He pulled out a clump of grass and twisted it into a ball in his hand. The one who launched the attack."

"You didn't tell the other party about our secret chess plan to seize the team's leadership. Tian Jingwen is so cunning and cunning. He must have realized that we can't get too many results in this battle even if both sides cooperate, so he is too lazy to do it!"

"How can we tell him all our trump cards, and I don't believe that Tian Jingwen doesn't have Tian Fucheng's molest under his command." Zhao Yian said angrily.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this now. Are you coming here now to tell me that this time it's over?" Hutou said.

"Yes!" Zhao Yian nodded and said: "The main force withdrew from the battle yesterday. I personally asked Master Hou to come here to inform you. General Hutou, I am very sorry this time for making you suffer in vain for several days. "

Glancing at Zhao Yian, the tiger head said, "This is nothing. In fact, if you don't come, I will prepare to retreat. There is no drinking water and supplies, and the chance of winning against the enemy is not great. If I kill three thousand enemies, I will lose myself." We are too lazy to do eight hundred things. Let’s retreat and look for another opportunity.”

"Now that Gaotang and Pinglu are in a stalemate, Linzi can mobilize troops to support Zou Zhang, making it difficult for Cheng Siwei to achieve results for a while. What Linzi has to fight for is time. Now that they have achieved the most basic goal, they only need to fight with If Tian Fucheng survives, Tian Fucheng's future will be bad, but this will not do us any good." Zhao Yi'an scratched his head, "The king wants to solve the Qi problem within this year and next. We can't open the situation, how can we do it? Complete the task on time?"

"What can we do? Unless Meng Chong and the others launch an attack from Kunzhou!"

"This is of course no problem from a military perspective, but the king has to consider the political issues after taking over Qi!" Zhao Yian sighed, "If we take over an unstable Qi State, a Qi State that is constantly resisting will The country is of no benefit to us at all, so how many troops do we have to involve? You know, our next opponent is either the Chu State or the Qin State. No matter which one is a behemoth, what the king wants is a stable transition. The Qi State has quickly integrated into the country." Zhao Yian said distressedly.

Hutou shrugged. He didn't understand these things very well, and he didn't bother to understand them. He reached out and grabbed the clothes and armor that were thrown aside, and while putting them on, he said: "No matter what, this battle cannot be fought." Come on, withdraw!"

Zhao Yian nodded wordlessly.

The two stood up from the grass in silence.

Suddenly, a huge cheer came from the bottom of the mountain. The tiger was startled, took a few steps forward, and looked down the mountain. It was the Qi army's camp that was cheering. Groups of Qi troops rushed out of the camp, shouting loudly. Cheering and shouting, many people jumped directly into the creek not far away, hitting each other with the water for fun.

"They also know that we lost the battle in Fengyang, and they are celebrating!" Zhao Yian said angrily. After saying this, he found that the tiger head was looking straight at the Qi army down the mountain, and he couldn't help but feel One jump.

"General Tiger Head!" he shouted in a low voice.

Hutou suddenly turned around and looked at Zhao Yi'an: "Consultant Zhao, do you want to do something that will make these guys extremely happy and miserable?"

Zhao Yian's eyes suddenly lit up. If we talk about timing, this is indeed the best time. The enemy is celebrating, so their defenses are naturally relaxed.

"But the Marquis' order is to retreat!" he said hesitantly.

"When you are outside, you should make temporary decisions based on the actual situation. How can there be such a mother-in-law? If everything can go according to the plan, then this battle will be a fart!" Hutou said with disdain. "Let's do it, Zhao. Staff officer, you have been in the field army before, do you have the courage to challenge me? Although it is a bit risky, as long as we succeed, the team spirit will be ours."

Being provoked by the tiger's head, Zhao Yian's fierce aura that he had developed in the field army was suddenly evoked. He held the saber at his waist tightly and said, "Fuck."

What Zhang Shicheng who was stationed here never expected was that the attack would suddenly come when the Qi army was celebrating a complete victory on the Fengyang frontal battlefield. When the enemy troops wrapped in red scarves appeared in sight, his troops were still outside the camp. Celebrate with great joy.

The battle started at a time point that he had never expected. (To be continued)