In addition to the defeat in the Huainan battle, and the possibility that the enemies gathered in Xuchang might invade the south at any time, the enemies of Heluo unexpectedly made a large-scale eastward advance this winter, which also requires attention.
Could it be that the Cao family suffered too much at the hands of Chushan, was too tragic, and formed too deep a blood tie, which made Cao Shixiong insist on going his own way, insisting on attacking Ruzhou first and opening a passage to the east to attack Chushan?
If that were the case, it would be simple.
Xu Huai narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at the continuous enemy camps to the west of Guangchengyi. Cao Shixiong obviously not only hoped to attract the main force of Zuo Xiao's victorious army to the Guangchengyi area for confrontation, but also hoped that Chushan would send elite troops to reinforce Guangchengyi.
Chengyi.
If Xu Huai had 20,000 more elite soldiers in his hands, he might not be afraid of taking action against Cao Shixiong's grandson again regardless of what kind of trump cards the enemy forces in Heluo held.
No matter what the conspiracy is, strength must speak for itself in the end.
Now Chushan's elite troops on the western front are really stretched thin. Yue Hailou and Muchi are not weaklings who can be manipulated and frightened. How can they be deceived by using tactics of doubting soldiers again and again?
Xu Huai pondered over and over again and suggested to Yang Lin: "Not only is Guangcheng Station difficult to defend, Yang Marquis may want to consider abandoning Ruyang and Song County. Cao Shixiong's attack is a bit fierce this time, and I can't see through him..."
Although with the withdrawal of troops from Guangchengyi, as the Heluo enemy forces advance eastward, the communication between Zhiliang County of Ruzhou Prefecture and Ruyang and Songxian County will be cut off by the overwhelmingly superior enemy forces. Generally speaking, Ruyang
The two cities in Song County are both located at the northern foot of Funiu Mountain, surrounded by mountains. They are difficult to defend and difficult to attack. The enemy may not be able to defeat them even if they pay several times of casualties.
Generally speaking, there is no need to worry too much about the defense of Ruyang and Song counties.
However, this time Cao Shixiong's attack was so fierce that Xu Huai could not see through it, so he suggested that Cao Shixiong would rather abandon Ruyang and Song County first, and concentrate the limited troops and horses in Liang County to resist the enemy.
After the spring, the water will rise sharply in Ruyong, Ying and Juli, and the Yishui River will also flood. At that time, the enemy in the west of Jing will be blocked from Ying, and the enemy in Heluo will go south to contact Ruyang. It will be inconvenient for Song County, and Chushan will be free to deal with it.
It will not be difficult for Zuo Xiao and his army to regain Ruyang and the two cities of Song County together.
"snort……"
Xu Huai's suggestion made the generals around Yang Lin feel dissatisfied and snorted softly.
Xu Huai looked intently and seemed not to have heard the cold snort. Zhou Jing stood beside Xu Huai and glanced at the general with his peripheral vision.
Xu Huai's suggestion may be well-intentioned, but in the eyes of some generals in Ruzhou, giving up Ruyang and Song County and concentrating all troops in Liang County is equivalent to giving up most of Ruzhou and simply guarding the west gate for Chushan.
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In the past year, Zhou Jing did not just sit in Wuyang or Zhaoling and wait for the people below to collect information. Instead, he personally sneaked to the Song-Ji (Songshan) mountains and Hehuai and other places many times to contact the rebels and all kinds of people.
resistance forces.
Many of these rebels and resistance forces reached out to Chushan to ask for money, food and soldiers. However, Chushan suggested that they integrate or move to mountainous areas to facilitate guerrilla operations, but most of them were perfunctory and delayed.
Zhou Jing also figured out the thoughts of these people clearly. He secretly felt that many of Yang Lin's generals, who fought side by side in the past, may have a harmonious relationship with Chushan, but when it comes to some sensitive matters, their thoughts may not be the same as those of the rebel generals he had contacted before.
What a difference.
Even thinking deeper, the predecessor of Zuo Xiaosheng's army was the Caizhou army. Most of the generals were volunteers recruited from Caizhou. They may have thought that Chushan was stationed in Wuyang, Yexian, Zhaoling, Xiangcheng and other places.
There is a suspicion of doves occupying magpie's nests. Should the imperial court assign these cities that originally belonged to Caizhou to be defended by Zuo Xiaosheng's army?
Thinking of this, Zhou Jing could only look at Yang Lin silently to see how he would choose.
Yang Lin was less than fifty years old, but his manes were dyed frost white, his face was thin and wrinkled, and he exuded a calm demeanor. He stared sternly at the general beside him who had no city and showed dissatisfaction, and said to Xu Huai in a hoarse voice.
: "Cao's thieves are coming fiercely, and most of them still have some reliance, but if they abandon Ruyang and Song County, Zuo Xiao's victorious army will not be able to deal with your majesty, and they will deal with you..."
Seeing what Yang Lin said, Xu Huai stopped trying to persuade him.
As the leader of the road, Yang Lin had his own opinions. Chushan had no control over Ruzhou. At this time, it was too weak and unable to take care of Ruzhou's defense. It was really not appropriate to make too many decisions. He said: "If Yang Hou decides
Withdraw the troops sooner rather than later, I can stay here for one more day for Marquis Yang, but I want to see if Cao Shixiong dares to send a few more heads over!"
"Thank you so much, Marquis Xu, for your help!" Yang Lin raised a salute to Xu Huai to express his gratitude.
Zuo Xiaosheng's army suffered heavy casualties in Guangchengyi. The enemy's troops were strong and there were no elite soldiers to strengthen the rear. It was not easy to retreat calmly.
Xu Huai led and selected 500 elite vanguard troops. The effect cannot be infinitely magnified, but the physical strength and will of the generals are at their peak this time. It is still easy to stop the eastward advance of the Heluo enemy within a day or two.
Yang Lin said to his son Yang Qiye: "Immediately prepare for your injuries and evacuate directly to Liang County. From now on, Liang County will be dominated by you..."
After hearing that his father Yang Lin ordered him to lead his troops to retreat to Liang County as the general, Yang Qiye shouted:
"My child is willing to go to Ruyang!"
"The enemy in Heluo is approaching fiercely. We abandon Guangcheng Station and go east to the bottom of Liang County. There are wide valleys, which can allow the enemy to advance straight in. To defend Ruyang, we also need to guard Ziluokou to threaten the enemy's flanks with our troops.
, making it difficult for him to calmly use troops against Liang County, you have to practice hard to take on this burden!" Yang Lin said.
Seeing that Yang Lindu was determined to personally lead his elite troops to garrison Ruyang, Xu Huai had nothing to say, so he immediately discussed the detailed arrangements for the rearguard action...
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The dusk is getting thicker, and the sky seems to be ignited by fire, with large swathes of magnificent rosy clouds. Cao Shixiong and Meng Pingping will stand on a flat hillock, and they will also capture all the camps of Zuo Xiaosheng's army in Lingtai Mountain and the south of Guangchengyi.
fundus.
A large number of civilians and soldiers in state uniforms began to gather in the rear camp, arranging their carriages and horses, obviously preparing to retreat overnight.
"... Yang Lin wants to escape. Let's quickly unite our troops and fight at night to break into the camp. We will definitely defeat the Confederate army!" Cao Cheng grabbed the handle of the knife tightly and shouted excitedly.
"Calm down!" Master Cao Xiong glanced at his nephew Cao Cheng and said in a deep voice.
"It is said that Xu Huai is brave and daring to fight, and he is good at using clever strategies. I thought he would gather his elite troops, meet with Yang Lin and come to bite us hard first? I didn't expect that he rushed to Guangcheng Station in person, and he was still able to sink
Stay angry!" Meng Ping scratched his beard and said, "I really underestimated him in Yunzhou back then! If I had been more decisive back then, I wouldn't have left such a big trouble!"
Meng Ping has always been Cao Shixiong's right-hand general. When he was in Shuozhou, his status was no lower than Cao Shili's. But sometimes it was a mistake. Cao Shili fought against the Chushan Army several times, and in the end Cao Shili himself was involved.
They were all defeated by the Chushan Army, but Meng Ping never had the chance to fight against the Chushan Army.
The veins on the back of Cao Shixiong's hand holding the handle of the knife twitched slightly, as if he was trying his best to suppress the hatred in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "This guy is so young, and his military skills are already ahead of his father's. He is the most famous general among the Southern Dynasties."
How can these characters be so easy to get along with? However, the collapse of the Southern Dynasty is difficult to achieve, and there are many constraints. No matter how strong this guy is, how long can a single tree support him? "
"Uncle, the Confederate army suffered heavy casualties, and its reinforcements were less than a thousand men. They are definitely no match for us. This is a good opportunity to defeat them!" Cao Cheng shouted unwillingly. He still wanted to lead his elite troops to break into the camp at night.
"If Yang Lin wants to withdraw, let them withdraw. We will fight step by step according to the established strategy," Cao Shixiong held Cao Cheng's shoulders and said, "Don't think that I don't want to avenge blood, but at this moment,
The more you have to keep your composure! Don’t think that this guy’s many military exploits are just a fluke? Many times, you can’t rush for merit, you still need training!”
Meng Ping glanced at Cao Cheng, who was still unconvinced, and asked Cao Shixiong: "This guy dared to personally lead the cavalry to kill Yang Lin as soon as he arrived at Guangcheng Station. Commander, do you think he will cut off the rear for Yang Lin?"
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"It's useless to speculate. If after this fight, you surround him with heavy troops, just don't fight him to the death!" Cao Shixiong said, "The second prince has also ordered the four governors in the west of Beijing to surround the Chushan army this winter.
Instead of attacking, I just want to hold it back and make sure that it cannot escape. I also want to see what the generals in the Southern Dynasties are thinking when the war situation in various places in the Southern Dynasties is corrupted, but the Chushan Army is intact and alone. What are the thoughts of the generals in the Southern Dynasties!
It is well said that if the wood is as beautiful as the forest, the wind will destroy it. We must also make good use of the internal strength of the Southern Dynasty and not blindly act recklessly..."
"When we set up camp outside Ziluokou and calmly capture Ruyang and Songxian, and the third prince successfully invades Huainan, leaving Chushan surrounded by enemies on three sides, then I want to see if this guy really has three heads and six arms to deal with it.
Our three armies are besieging you!" Meng Ping also patted Cao Cheng on the shoulder and said, "It will take a year and a half to retaliate, it won't be too late..."
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