Chapter 1845 Negotiation
"Take the initiative? Take Zhenbeiguan?"
Zuoqiu's plan confused Xin Ji and Xie Xiaolei. Perhaps they had stayed at the border for too long, and their minds were still focused on defense.
Now when they suddenly heard the word "attack", the two of them were a little confused.
"right!"
Wang Shouren took the conversation and said in a deep voice:
"We are well aware of the situation in Chifeng City. It is very difficult to defend. Even if we defend it, many people will die.
Zhou Weiran doesn't care about the lives of Dongting's soldiers. It doesn't matter how many die, but we can't.
But Zhenbeiguan is different. It is the first pass in Jizhou. It has high walls and strong walls. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It also chokes the Yan army's attack on Liaodong.
Wouldn't it be better if we take Zhenbeiguan, push the entire Liaodong defense line into Jizhou, and then gather troops to defend Zhenbeiguan?"
"What a plan!"
Xin Ji slapped his thigh: "Damn, why didn't I think of that!"
The face of the Liaodong Governor's envoy had a complex look of annoyance and excitement.
Xin Ji's mind was spinning so fast. Wang Shouren explained everything briefly and he understood everything in an instant.
I saw him walking quickly to the map and saying:
"From Pinghan Road to Chifeng City, almost all roads that can carry siege equipment pass through Zhenbeiguan.
Even if they don't pass through Zhenbeiguan, they are still within a half-day's surprise attack by the cavalry.
In other words, as long as Zhenbeiguan is in our hands, the Yan army can only attack Zhenbeiguan first and then attack Chifeng City! Otherwise, their supply depot will be easily destroyed by our cavalry."
"right!"
"Haha, what a brilliant idea!"
Xin Ji and Xie Xiaolei's brows relaxed, and they felt like there was a bright future in a village.
"But it's a gamble."
Zuoqiu said solemnly:
"It's nearly a hundred miles from Chifeng City to Zhenbeiguan. My attacking army can only take mountain roads. Taking the main road will definitely arouse the vigilance of Yan soldiers.
Once the infantry walking on the mountain road are besieged by the Yan army in the mountains, they will basically have no return~"
The atmosphere in the hall changed from joyful to depressing, and everyone understood the danger of this strategy.
Today's Liaodong cannot afford a big defeat.
"bet!"
Xin Ji, who was the deputy governor of Liaodong, was the first to make the decision: "Instead of betting on being able to block the Yan army in Chifeng City, it is better to bet on taking Zhenbeiguan."
"agree!"
The opinions of the four people were instantly unified. None of them were generals who stuck to the rules, and they all had an element of adventure in their hearts.
Xie Xiaolei said:
"Now there is a problem. The main force of the Yan army has gathered at Zhenbeiguan. There are at least about 30,000 infantry, especially the remaining troops of the yellow-backed Silver Falcon Banner are nearby.
With such a strong military strength, it will be very difficult for our army to sneak attack Zhenbeiguan."
Xin Ji held his chin with one hand, thought for a while and said:
"The best way is to mobilize these soldiers and horses in Zhenbeiguan, at least to remove the yellow-backed silver falcon flag."
"That's right~"
Several people narrowed their eyes slightly and their minds were working rapidly.
Wang Shouren suddenly said: "Hey, how about sending a group of light cavalry from Chifeng City, heading straight to Jizhou City in the southeast, harassing the Yan army all the way, and pretending to attack Jizhou City?
Jizhou City is the capital of Jizhou after all, so the Yan army can’t just abandon it, right?”
"That makes sense~"
Xin Ji kept nodding his head and continued to analyze with high spirits:
"Zhenbeiguan is in the northeast and Jizhou City is in the southeast. They are quite far away. If the Yan army reinforces, they can only send out the yellow-backed silver falcon flag.
Let's attack the east and attack the west with one hand. As soon as the yellow-backed silver falcon flag is dispatched, we will go straight to Zhenbeiguan!
Now Zhou Weiran and Wanyanbi are killing everyone in the northern border. Except for Chifeng City, they are invincible on other fronts.
They must not have imagined that Liang Jun would take the initiative to attack at this time!"
"good!"
Several people agreed.
Zuoqiu said softly: "On the way back to Liaodong, we decided that we could use the Yungu Army as the main force for the sneak attack on Zhenbeiguan. After all, the Yungu Army is lightly armed infantry and well-trained.
Now that there is another direction in Jizhou, which cavalry should be sent there?
The Thunder Cavalry or the Right Cavalry Army?"
"Of course it's us!"
Xie Xiaolei put his hands on his hips and said, "Isn't it that what we Thunder Riders are best at is long-distance raids? This mission belongs to me."
Several people looked at Xie Xiaolei but said nothing.
Only Xin Ji looked at Xie Xiaolei with a hint of worry and asked:
"Xiao Lei, the Ben Lei Cavalry just fought a fierce battle and suffered heavy losses. Bian Luan was even seriously injured. Although three thousand right cavalry troops have recently been added to the army, after all, the armies have not yet fully integrated with each other.
Tell me, can you go to this battle?"
"able!"
Xie Xiaolei nodded without hesitation:
"Since the establishment of Ben Lei Cavalry, there has never been a word of incompetence!"
"Okay! I believe you!"
Xin Ji turned to look at the map and murmured:
"Now let's wait for the reinforcements to enter the city~"
…
The sun slowly sets over the mountains, and night begins to slowly cover the land of Liaodong, making it pitch black.
Tonight, the top of Chifeng City was extremely quiet. Except for the glow of fire on the city wall, no noise could be heard.
But as long as you look carefully, you will find that the city gates in the south of Chifeng City are all wide open, and dense numbers of soldiers are quietly entering the city.
The Yungu Army plus 10,000 infantrymen drawn from Jidong Road have arrived~
In order to strictly block the news of the arrival of reinforcements at the front line, all the crossbowmen in Chifeng City were sent out to ensure that there were no spies of the Yan army around.
Xin Ji and others all stopped at the top of the city, their eyes filled with fighting intent.
In fact, Xin Ji should have rushed back to the front line of Luoyun City as soon as possible to take charge of military affairs, but now he decided to wait until Zhenbeiguan was captured before going back.
By capturing Zhenbeiguan, the pressure on Liaodong will be greatly reduced!
The military flags entered the city facing the night wind. The long march did not make the soldiers of the Yungu Army feel tired. On the contrary, from the moment they stepped into Chifeng City, the chilling atmosphere in the air became much stronger.
The anger in their hearts has been suppressed for the entire journey.
A strong figure strode up to the top of the city, came to several people, cupped his fists and shouted:
"Zang Cheng, the deputy general of Yungu Army, has met all the generals!"
Wang Shouren and Zuoqiu arrived at Chifeng City first, leaving Zang Cheng in charge of the army. He was full of complaints and wished he could fly to Chifeng City with his army.
"coming!"
Wang Shouren patted his shoulder excitedly: "We have been waiting for you for a long time!
All is ready except for the opportunity!"
Zang Cheng was stunned: "What? Are we about to start a war as soon as we arrive?"
How could he hear a hint of war coming from Wang Shouren's tone?
"Hehe~"
A strange and sinister laughter floated from the top of the city.
That's right, these people have carefully deduced the battle process several times in the past two days and planned every step in detail.
The most important thing is to be fast!
Attack as soon as the reinforcements arrive, otherwise the Yan army will definitely strengthen the defense of Zhenbeiguan when they find out that the Liang army has returned for reinforcements.
Xin Ji's eyes slowly swept over the generals and said coldly:
Chapter completed!