Chapter 243 Zhu Yuanzhang: Thank you, I was honored
Su Qing asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, could it be that... King Qi has already ambushed Shanghe, and this Dezhou Zuowei is just fake news released by King Qi?"
"this……"
Jin Rong, who was rarely in a confrontation with Su Qing, agreed and said, "Your Majesty, this is indeed a bit like an ambush. How about we change the place to fight?"
"Absolutely impossible!"
The King of Han said firmly: "King Qi must be using the empty city strategy to scare me away. Does he think that I am afraid of him? It is absolutely impossible! Send the order and march at full speed!"
It is impossible to be cowardly. King Han decided to stick to his original intention and ignore these strange operations thrown by King Qi. He only wanted to Shanghe.
In short, the King of Han said: I won’t listen, I won’t listen, I want to trade the river!
The large army insisted on going its own way. Although they felt a little heavy, they still marched eastward and were about to arrive at Shanghe City.
Facts have proved that there was no ambush.
The King of Han felt that he was right to stick to his true intentions, and King Qi was really deceiving him!
What an empty city plan? I saw through your trick at a glance!
This King Qi is really cunning. He wants to use psychological tactics to defeat our army. Fortunately, I am better!
Just as everyone was rejoicing and preparing to launch a fierce attack on Shanghe, the herald rushed to the camp without stopping, shouting anxiously.
Dragging heavy artillery, the cavalry and infantry in front could only slow down and stay on the same line as the artillery. As a result, the speed naturally slowed down.
"Your Majesty, do you want to send an order to withdraw the troops and return to defend Le'an?"
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Su Qing said helplessly: "Your Majesty, we are carrying artillery and cannot advance at full speed. The cavalry, infantry and artillery are three points and one line. If the cavalry and infantry move too fast, the artillery will not be able to catch up."
The King of Han also understood this truth. He took a deep breath and said with firm eyes: "We won't withdraw! If King Qi wants to attack Le'an, then give Le'an to King Qi!"
Of course, there are no solutions.
Now the King of Han became angry when he mentioned artillery, and said categorically: "Don't worry about the artillery! It's as slow as it can be. Don't delay the marching speed of the cavalry and infantry. The top priority is to rush to Qingzhou's aid. Once Qingzhou's Le'an is gone, keep it."
What’s this artillery for?”
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This trick is truly brilliant.
"What do I need this artillery for!"
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Although it is very frustrating, it can only be done like this.
And what Zhu Gaoxu is going through now is so similar to Zhu Di back then.
Zhu Yuanzhang: Thank you, I am grateful.
If Zhu Yuanzhang knew that his tablet was used repeatedly to defend the city, I'm afraid his expression would be quite wonderful.
Jin Rong was shocked: "Don't withdraw?!"
Although we were already traveling very hard, the speed still failed to improve. The King of Han said angrily: "Why is the march so slow? At this speed, by the time we reach Qingzhou, Le'an will already be King Qi's Le'an!"
As long as Zhu Gaoxu didn't use artillery, Shanghe could still be captured. It was just a matter of time.
The King of Han said in a hoarse voice, "The Jining Guard is just the first army to cross Zichuan. Don't forget, King Qi has put his main force in Qidong to fight us decisively. The Jining Guard is just the last one."
An army that detoured from Qidong first, followed by King Qi's other main forces, besieged Le'an. If Le'an could hold on for more than three hours, it was considered a serious mistake by King Qi."
Just because these wooden signs have a series of small characters engraved on them:
——Ming Taizu Emperor Gao’s magic card
When these small characters are carved, these wooden signs are no longer ordinary wooden signs, but iron walls that are impervious to water and fire!
During the time of Jingnan, Zhu Di led an army to attack Jinan with high spirits, and Tie Xuan, the "goal god" of the imperial court, also used this move, which made Zhu Di grit his teeth but had no choice but to give up attacking Jinan in the end.
After a long time, he said in a depressed voice: "Withdraw!"
From the beginning, Zhu Gaojiu took the initiative to seize Zichuan, then gave up the defense line, but only left Zichuan to defend it, and finally used Zichuan as a bridge to ensure that the army could safely enter Qingzhou. Everything was connected.
Button, long-term layout.
He worked hard to cross the Yellow River with the artillery. He was careful to avoid misfiring the artillery due to water intrusion. He also ordered the cavalry troops to move slowly to prevent the artillery from keeping up. Finally, he brought the artillery all the way to Shanghe River, only to find that there was no fire at all.
There is no use for it.
King Qi seized on this flaw and ordered the troops to detour from the direction of Zichuan. The Jining Guards took a "V" shaped route, first withdrawing from Pu Tai to Qidong, and then detouring from Qidong to Zichuan.
, and finally went straight to Le'an, forming a perfect ring.
These magic cards can only protect against the indiscriminate bombardment of Zhu Gaoxu's artillery.
"Aren't the Jining Guards withdrawing to Qidong?"
"No, King Qi can't just let 2,000 Jining guards attack Le'an. He's not that stupid."
Once Le'an is captured, the King of Han will be like meat on the chopping board, letting him jump around. Anyway, the food and supplies will be cut off. As long as King Qi can be patient enough to encircle and suppress the King of Han, it will be a matter of time before the King of Han is trapped.
"Your Majesty! King Qi's Jining Guard has entered the Qingzhou area from Zichuan, heading towards Le'an!"
The King of Han personally led the army to boost morale, and King Qi's prestige brought with it a morale bonus. As long as they heard the name of King Qi, the soldiers would naturally feel that the battle had been won. But this also gave the King of Han an opportunity. As long as he surrounded Jinan City, King Qi's main force was now outside, and he still had a good chance of completing the "beheading". Even if King Qi could not be captured directly, he could still force King Qi to move his position.
Complete the family-changing tactic, or force the main force of the imperial army in Le'an back to Jinan.
The King of Han resolutely said: "We must capture Shanghe in the shortest possible time, so that we can occupy the base area, advance towards Jinan City, and force King Qi to withdraw his army!"
But a disgusting scene appeared. On all the walls of Shanghe County, rows of wooden signs were hung. These wooden signs were ordinary and unremarkable, but they could scare away the tens of thousands of Hanwang's main elite.
Facing these wooden signs, artillery is of no use at all.
Up to now, the King of Han had not engaged in any large-scale explosive battle with King Qi's army on the frontal battlefield, but King Qi just mobilized his troops to run back and forth, and the King of Han already felt exhausted.
Every step King Qi takes is paving the way for the next step. Although King Han has been thinking about avoiding being pulled into King Qi's rhythm, he was eventually forced by King Qi with no way out and could only follow King Qi's rules.
Set a route for him to take.
After the war, King Han finally understood that King Qi never did useless things.
Su Qing reminded, "Now King Qi and we are competing for time. Every moment is the object of competition. We must make a decision immediately whether to withdraw from Le'an."
In front of Shanghe County, the King of Han fell into silence.
It is true that King Qi did not play tricks on him this time, and Shanghe County indeed only had one Texas left guard.
Su Qing found a flaw in King Han's plan: "If we fail to capture Shanghe in a short period of time, our disadvantage will only get bigger and bigger."
It was not because King Qi was greedy for life and afraid of death, but because there was no need.
If they were dragged here by Shanghe, there would really be nothing left. The King of Han did not hesitate at all and directly gave up attacking Shanghe County and returned to aid Le'an.
This is actually the law of the barrel. What determines the amount of water in a barrel is not the longest board, but the shortest board.
If they are really just rebels, that's it. Don't worry about Zhu Yuanzhang's magic cards. Just dig up the graves of Qin ancestors!
However, Zhu Gaoxu is playing the card of "Jing Nan". If he ignores these magic cards and insults the memorial tablet of his grandfather, then he is really a treasonous and treasonous traitor who does not recognize his relatives. He will definitely be reviled and opposed by the whole world, even if he
So what if Shanghe was captured? By then they were just withered bones in the grave.
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Zhu Gaoxu, with his troops whose morale was low, was returning to Le'an for reinforcements.
The difference between the King of Han and the King of Qi is that the King of Han has been personally leading the army to fight, while the King of Qi has been commanding the army in Jinan City.
The King of Han scratched his head angrily and roared, "I worked so hard to drag the artillery across the Yellow River, and then over the mountains and ridges to reach the Shang River. However, the artillery dragged it back without firing a single shell. Its only function is to keep it."
What's the use of slowing down our army's march!"
In the King of Han's camp, Jin Rong asked anxiously, "It's not too late to withdraw now. Le'an is heavily guarded. King Qi will definitely not be able to attack it for a while. It can be defended for a month and a half at least. There may be a counterattack."
Opportunity."
"Your Majesty, there is no time for us to hesitate now."
The King of Han said confidently, "His King Qi only left a new army like Dezhou Left Guard in Shanghe. What can he do to stop me? I can turn his Dezhou Left Guard into ashes with three hits of five divided by two from my artillery!"
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"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
The commander of Jining Guard was right. King Qi asked them to withdraw from Pu Tai. Sure enough, there was a more important mission waiting for them.
The King of Han led his main force across the Yellow River. This was a strange move, but it also had its drawbacks. When his main force went to the Shang River, the defense line at the rear was emptied and exposed due to the withdrawal of troops.
However, what Zhu Gaoxu lacks most now is time.
The King of Han in the commander's camp was struck by lightning: "What the hell did you say?"
In Qingzhou, the commander of the Jining Guard was galloping on horseback. Behind him were the two thousand men and horses who survived the bloody battle at Pu Tai. Their goal was very clear, which was Le'an, the home of the King of Han.
Su Qing was horrified: "Your Majesty, you must not do this. Once we start a war with the enemy, artillery is our army's biggest weapon. Whether it is siege or defense, artillery is an irreplaceable part. If we abandon the artillery at this time, there is no way.
It is different from destroying one's own limbs."
The King of Han maintained his final calm: "I didn't say no more artillery. King Qi's main force is now on the way to besiege Le'an. They don't have time to ambush. We just let the artillery move slowly instead of abandoning it. We give priority to
The cavalry and infantry left first, and after engaging the enemy, the artillery followed."
Su Qing smiled bitterly and said: "Now, that's all we can do."