Facts have proven that sometimes being reckless is more effective than following the steps.
When the left route army scout battalion reported back to Su Ding, General Su's face looked a little unhappy.
From Jinghai to Yandu, Nuo Yong's main force, which was still there ten days ago and had fought with the Left Army, had all retreated at this time.
Only 10,000 to 20,000 people were left, still fighting with the Left Army, pretending to be the main force of Nuoyong's troops, blocking the advance of the Left Army.
In other words, Northern Qi has basically given up resistance and begun a full retreat in an attempt to preserve its strength.
Of course, although Su Ding wasted some time, it is not a bad habit to lead troops more safely on the battlefield. On the contrary, if you act recklessly, you may bury the entire army by accident.
After ascertaining the situation on the front line, the left army also began to move troops northward.
At a distance of three hundred miles, it took the Left Army only ten days to push to the gates of Yandu City with almost no obstacles.
The Qi army, which was originally disguised as the main force, began to retreat in a hurry after seeing that the main forces of the left and right armies were all heading north.
At this time, Ling Su, the right route army, also drove to a position forty miles away from Yandu. Unlike the left route army, because he did not send scouts to explore the road in advance, he still encountered many small soldiers during the journey north.
They joined the Qi army, so some time was wasted.
At this time, Xue Wei's vanguard army had arrived west of Yandu for seven or eight days.
At the same time, Liu Mingyuan's Dengzhou Navy and Zhou Huai's partial division are also on their way north. It won't be long before all the soldiers of the Huai'an Army will gather in Yandu.
When the main forces of the three groups arrived, the three generals communicated with each other and finally agreed to meet in General Ling's tent.
That night, both Xue Wei and Su Ding arrived on horseback. After the three of them hugged each other and saluted, Ling Su looked Xue Wei up and down and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Brother Xue, why are you so thin?"
In the past, Xue Wei, especially after following Shen Yi, because of his good food and because he was tall and strong, he was a strong man weighing more than 200 kilograms, as big as a hill, but for almost more than a year
No, Xue Wei has lost a whole circle now, and the lines on his face have become deeper.
General Xue didn't care, waved his hand and said with a smile: "General Ling doesn't know that in the second half of last year, my brothers faced off against the Tatars in Datong. In the first battle, I almost died under the Tatars' cavalry fire. If it hadn't been for someone
The city can be defended, and the two brothers will not be able to see me."
"Even so, until the second half of this year, it was very difficult for me there."
Xue Wei sat down, raised his head, took a sip of water, and said, "Damn it, those Tatars are faster than us on horseback and more accurate than us on their shots!"
"I dream every day thinking about how to fight with those Tatars. In addition, I often have to go out to fight with them. Sometimes I can't sleep for days and nights. After a year of hard work, I naturally lost some weight."
Su Ding looked at Xue Wei on the side, and after thinking for a while, asked: "General Xue, what is the specific combat power of the Tatars?"
Xue Wei looked at his two comrades, lowered his head, sighed, and said, "Let's put it this way, until the second half of this year, I practiced cavalry for a whole year, and I could barely compete with an ordinary Tatar cavalry. We fought, but the same cavalry drove to Xuan Mansion."
Xue Wei raised his head slightly and said: "I have more than a thousand cavalry, but Zhu Lizhen's cavalry has more than 2,600 cavalry. I killed them and they were defeated!"
Su Ding was a little lost in thought when he heard this, and said: "It seems that the future border troubles may not only be the Zhuli people outside Shanhaiguan, but the ones that are more difficult to deal with should be these Tatars."
"good."
Xue Wei said: "Mr. Shen told me privately that if our Northern Expedition fails this time, those Tatars will most likely be the ones destined for destiny in the future."
Ling Su also thought about it, and then smiled and said: "What Mr. Shen said should be the Tatars decades or even a hundred years from now. The Tatars now have at most 200,000 households, or even only a hundred thousand households." , their background is far from enough.”
Xue Wei smiled bitterly and said: "I was able to capture Datong because the Tatars retreated on their own initiative. After following Duke Shen for so many years, this is the first time I have fought such a battle where I couldn't gain any advantage at all."
Su Ding took out a delicate map from his arms and spread it on the table. Then he pointed to the location of Shanxi and said to Xue Wei: "After the war comes to an end, our Huai'an Army will probably become Da Chen's leader in northern Xinjiang." The border army, General Xue, will probably be stationed here when the time comes, and only General Xue has the experience to deal with the Tatars."
"I don't have much experience either."
Xue Wei grinned and said: "They are very poor at attacking the city. Just hold them back. But fighting with these Tatars is a great training for the cavalry. I have three cavalry from the Qianhu Camp under my command, and they are entangled with these Tatars." In the past year, although only more than half of them are left, almost all of them can be called elite cavalry."
Su Ding said with a smile: "It is only with General Xue's temper that he dares to train troops with such a powerful enemy as the Tatars. If Su passes by, I am afraid he will only dare to occupy the city and defend it."
Ling Su reached out and poured tea for the two of them, then coughed and said with a smile: "You two, it's rare for us to get together today. Our respective units are not far from Yan. Should we discuss it? How to attack Yandu?"
Xue Wei took the tea, grinned at Ling Su and said: "General Ling, my troops are to the west of Yandu, your right army is to the south of Yandu, and General Su is to the east of Yandu. Now we only have to seal off the north. Surround Yandu."
Having said this, General Xue paused and continued: "But now I don't know how many Qi troops there are in Yandu. I have too few troops there. I can only barely hold the west side. I still need my two brothers to send people to seal the city." Live in the north of Yandu to prevent the Qi people in Yandu from escaping north."
Su Ding said silently: "I have sent people to the north to investigate the situation. According to the news sent back by the internal guards and scouts of the Di Reporting Department, in the past few months, Zhu Li Zhenren in Yandu City has been retreating north. There are deep ruts on the official roads."
Xue Wei was furious when he heard this. He patted the table and said in a low voice: "These sons of bitches have collected so many good things in the north over the years. They have probably transported them all outside the customs!"
Ling Su looked at Su Ding and said, "General Su, how about we each send 25,000 men to seal the gate to the north of Yandu?"
Su Ding thought for a while, nodded first, and then said: "Of course there is no problem, but I suggest that General Ling and General Xue exchange positions."
He paused and continued: "The right army will be stationed to the west of Yandu, our left army will be stationed to the east of Yandu, and General Xue will guard the south. In this way, no matter what the situation is in the north or south, our two armies with more troops will be able to
Support can be provided as soon as possible.”
Su Ding looked at Xue Wei again and said in a deep voice: "General Xue fought hard in Shanxi. Now he has too few troops. I will detach ten thousand-household camps from the left army to General Xue."
Xue Wei waved his hand, shook his head and said, "No, no, no."
He grinned and said: "I don't have much ability, and I can't lead many soldiers. The soldiers I brought out now are easy enough to use. When the time comes to fight, if one of the left army soldiers is injured, Su
The general still blames me."
Su Ding stood up quickly, lowered his head slightly and said, "General Xue, what are you talking about? The entire left army was led by you, General Xue."
Xue Wei shook his head: "You can't say that. When I led the Left Route Army, how many people did the Left Route Army have?"
Ling Su lowered his head to drink tea and said calmly: "What happens after we surround Yandu?"
Xue Wei said without thinking: "Of course we should report it to Mr. Shen and ask him to come over and take charge of the overall situation."
Su Ding also nodded and said: "At this time, I have to invite Mr. Shen to come over."
Ling Su smiled and nodded: "Okay, let's decide today and let's do this."
He looked at Xue Wei, reached out and patted Xue Wei on the shoulder, and sighed: "After this war, brother, you must take a good rest for a few years. You are young now and can't feel your body injury. When you are over four years old,
Ten, all kinds of problems will appear."
Xue Wei smiled and said: "Brother, don't worry, I know my own health well."
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Tai'an Prefecture, in the emperor's palace.
Shen Yi held the document in his hand and came to see the emperor. He lowered his head slightly and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the progress of things on the front line is far beyond my expectations."
"The Qi army retreated outside the pass in large numbers, and Wang's division successfully surrounded the capital of Yan."
"I am going to leave for the north now to represent the court and your majesty..."
"Take back the old capital."
When Emperor Hongde heard this, his breathing became a little rapid.
He stood up, walked to Shen Yi, and patted Shen Yi's left shoulder heavily.
