One of them will die in battle, and four of them will escape and be killed. The remnants of the fifth team will be directly dismantled and handed over to Ling Jian, Yu Gong, Yu Zheng, and Han Wende to take over.
There were also five generals. Although they were unable to withstand the harassment of a small group of Japanese cavalry on the riverbank and river embankment, they were able to fight and retreat, and withdrew their troops largely intact. There were no serious casualties, so they continued.
He commanded his troops, and as deputy general, was controlled by Ling Jian, Yu Gong and others.
This will ensure that the basic defensive strength of each city wall reaches 300 people.
The two best performers, Zhou Shu and Chen Jin, were directly promoted to defense commanders. In addition to his own troops, they took over two additional teams and deployed them in North City and West City, where the defensive pressure was greatest.
Liu Shiwang was ordered to serve as the city patrol envoy. In addition to ensuring the security of the city, he also ensured the collection and transportation of defense materials for the four cities. The remaining county soldiers and mausoleum guards were used as reserve soldiers and auxiliary troops. They were all dispersed and left to Liu Shiwang.
take over.
At dusk in Xishan, six battalions of Zhou Shu, Chen Jin, Ling Jian, Yu Gong, Yu Zheng, Han Wende, and Liu Shiwang's first battalion of auxiliary troops were almost reorganized into the new city defenders.
This speed is not bad, and the efficiency is not bad, but the cost is that more than a hundred soldiers were killed and five heads were killed in the contact battle of the nature of raiding and harassing cavalry.
At this time, Qian Shangduan, Lu Xiong, and Hu Yu entered Gong County under the escort of an elite team led by Xu Wujiang.
"You are not walking slowly!"
Zhang Xin Dexin rushed to Nancheng in person to welcome Qian Shangduan, Lu Xiong, Hu Yu, Xu Wujiang and others into the city, and walked to the palace together. On the way, he said,
"You went to Caizhou, but you were delayed for a day. You thought you would be able to get there in two or three days. Even if it was quick - everything went well with Hu Shijun."
"Master Hu Yu is the second son of Hu Shijun," Qian Shangduan introduced Hu Yu and Xu Wujiang to Zhang Xin. "This is Xu Wujiang, the new Chushan County Lieutenant in Tongbai Mountain. He also came to Gong County with us first.
Meet His Highness."
"I've met Lieutenant Xu County." Zhang Xin cupped his hands and said.
"How is the situation in the city? Are Qiao Jien, Chen Yougui, Gao Huihong and others treating His Highness politely?" Qian Shangduan asked eagerly.
What he is most concerned about now is whether King Jing, escorted by Xu Huai and Zhang Xin, succeeded in controlling the situation after arriving in Gong County, and whether he succeeded in ordering Qiao Jien, the envoy guarding the mausoleum, and Chen Yougui, the commander of the mausoleum guarding army, to
The military power of the mausoleum guarding army was handed over.
Under the escort of an elite team led by Xu Wujiang, Qian Shangduan still pretended to be a soldier, took the risk and sneaked to Gong County quickly by sticking to the edge of the eastern foot of Songshan Mountain.
Except for being delayed for a day in Caizhou, their speed was not much slower than Xu Huai's group.
However, a large number of Japanese soldiers have entered the territory of Yanshi, and the passages on both sides of Songshan Mountain are closed. A thousand reinforcements led by Xu Xin'an, Deng Jue, and Yang Qiye cannot pass through the two wings of Songshan Mountain. They can only bite the bullet from Ruzhou territory.
Crossing Songshan Mountain.
Songshan Mountain is a famous mountain and river located between Heluo and Heluo. Over the past dynasties, many famous temples and temples have been built in the mountain. The surrounding prefectures and counties have also opened many mountain roads deep into Songshan Mountain, but these mountain roads are rarely connected in the mountain.
Songshan Mountain is still too big, and its depth is still a primitive wild forest, and the terrain is cut by steep cliffs, secluded ravines and deep valleys.
The straight-line distance from Liang County to Gong County in Ruzhou may be less than 200 miles, but when you get into Songshan Mountain, there are many twists and turns, and you may have to walk 700 to 800 miles to find it.
If these one thousand elite reinforcements can come out of Songshan and enter Gongxian within half a month, Qian Shangduan thinks it will be extremely fast.
For the defense of Gong County, we can only rely on the two thousand garrison guards of Gong County at the moment.
On the way, Qian Shangduan and others not only confirmed that the Japanese soldiers had officially launched a strong attack on Zhengzhou City, but also learned that the Xingyang defender had no backbone and surrendered directly to the city.
This means that the Chihu people will launch a strong attack on Hulao Pass between Xingyang and Gongxian at any time.
Once the captive soldiers capture Hulao Pass, no matter whether Zhengzhou City falls or not, they will inevitably push the siege troops to Gongxian City. Currently, there are no troops and horses in the Hehuai area to contain the main force of the captive soldiers in the field.
It has the ability to launch a strong attack on several cities at the same time.
The situation in Hehuai has reached a critical point. No matter how pedantic Qian Shangduan is, he can no longer be bound by some old rules. He advises King Zhao Tuan of Jing not to interfere in the defense of Gong County.
Besides, the more favored King Zhao Guan of Lu has been officially ordered to go to Weizhou to supervise the war. As the second prince, King Jing unfortunately took refuge in Gong County. The local defender was timid and incompetent and could not defend the city.
At this time, why can't you stand up and share the worries of the officials?
And this may not be an opportunity!
Thinking of this, Qian Shangduan's eyes flashed with a strange look, but he still didn't know whether Qiao Jien, Chen Yougui and others had obediently handed over the power of commanding the army. At the same time, he also didn't know whether the two thousand guards who usually attached great importance to rituals and neglected drills.
How much combat effectiveness does the Ling Army have? Is it worth looking forward to?
He rushed all the way to Gong County, racking his brains on how to help King Jing to better control the tomb-guarding army. Now before rushing to see King Jing, he had to talk to Zhang Xin to general some of the soldiers in Gong County.
Ask about the situation first.
"Qiao Jien, Chen Yougui, Gao Huihong and other princes are quite polite to His Highness," Zhang Xin said, "Today I asked Your Highness to kill four generals!"
"What?" Qian Shangduan stumbled on the protruding stone under his feet and almost fell. He looked at Zhang Xin in shock and asked, "His Highness killed someone? He also killed four generals. What happened in the city?"
Maybe it’s so quiet and there’s no trouble?”
There were a total of twenty generals in the army guarding the mausoleum. King Jing killed four of them on the second day after arriving in Gong County. How could two thousand soldiers not cause trouble?
Besides, people like Chen Yougui didn't stop His Highness from killing their generals?
Qian Shangduan even wondered if Gong County was so quiet because the city had already been controlled by the roaring generals, and a death trap was waiting in front of them, but they didn't know it.
"The matter is more complicated. Let's talk as we walk. Your Highness and Xu Junhou are waiting for Qian Yishan at the palace." Zhang Xin said, and then quickly walked to the palace with Qian Shangduan and others, and at the same time, the two people who entered Gong County City were waiting for you.
Let Qian Shangduan know what happened that day.
The situation was so severe that Qian Shangduan was not surprised when Qiao Jien and others handed over the defense. However, he did not expect that in just two days, Xu Huai would help His Highness complete the reconstruction of the mausoleum guarding army.
"Are Ling Jian, Han Wende, Yu Gong, Yu Zheng, and Liu Shiwang worthy of use?" Qian Shangduan asked in surprise.
"It's hard to say whether we can hold Gong County, but we are definitely more capable than Chen Yougui and others," Zhang Xin added, "And Ling Jian and others are also sincerely convinced by His Highness and are willing to be used by His Highness..."
Qian Shangduan glanced at Xu Wujiang hesitantly, but he didn't know many details, and some topics were too sensitive. It was not appropriate to ask too thoroughly in front of Xu Wujiang and Hu Yu.
At the moment, he suppressed many doubts in his heart and followed Zhang Xin to the palace.
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The front hall of the palace was illuminated as brightly as day by dozens of candles. Xu Huai accompanied King Jing to stand in front of the map, instructing Zhu Tong to step on a chair and mark the latest trends in Yanshi, Gongxian, Hulao and other places on the map.
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In the afternoon, the soldiers outside Gong County gathered further. In addition to the cavalry, more than 200 infantrymen from the vassal army came over and occupied a small village on the east bank of the Yiluo River to camp. By dusk, the Chihu people
There are almost a thousand soldiers and horses in the west of Gong County.
This means that the area between Songshan Mountain and the Yellow River has been regarded as the core war zone by the Chihu people. In addition to the large increase in the number of people monitoring Gong County, the density of scouts traveling back and forth has also been greatly increased.
This will inevitably severely restrict Xu Huai's scouts from going out to the city for reconnaissance. They can no longer obtain timely information about Zhengzhou and the Tokyo area. They can only set up sentry posts on the northern slope of Songshan Mountain to observe movements in the direction of Hulao Pass. This will become their
The core basis for judging the situation in Gyeonggi Province.
When Qian Shangduan, Xu Wujiang, Hu Yu, and Lu Xiong came over, it was impossible to prepare any dinner banquet. King Jing asked someone to order several bowls of egg noodles for them.
Xu Huai also just visited the military camps in the four cities. He didn't eat anything. When Qian Shangduan was waiting for him, Lu Xiong, Xu Wujiang, Hu Yu and others paid their respects in front of King Jing. He picked up a bowl of egg noodles and sat down with Qian.
Opposite Shang Duan, he said: "Qian Yishan, this trip has been hard!"
Running around day and night, and having to pass through the blockade area of the captured soldiers, even the elite soldiers will find it extremely hard, let alone Qian Shangduan, a soldier who has no strength to restrain himself.
Xu Huai thought Qian Shangduan would move with the reinforcements, but he did not expect that he would come to Gong County in advance.
Even though Xu Huai knew that Qian Shangduan had other thoughts and was worried about him being around King Jing, he couldn't help but look down on him.
Qian Shangduan had no contact with Xu Huai in the past, but as a member of the scholar-officials and in recent years he served in Prince Jing's Mansion, he actually knew better than Zhang Xin about the false edicts at that time or the real causes of the banditry in Tongbai Mountain.
Insider.
After Ge Boyi went to Beijing, he ran around and looked for him, hoping to go to Prince Jing's palace to plead for mercy. Prince Jing ignored this, but Qian Shangduan learned more about the Tianxiong army's defeat in Datong City.
inside story.
How could he be so wary of a person like Xu Huai?
However, after initially understanding the latest situation in Gong County, Qian Shangduan couldn't help but be polite to Xu Huai:
"Don't be polite, Junhou Xu. My hard work is always not as hard and dangerous as that of Junhou Xu and the soldiers charging into battle."
