"We have been attacking for more than ten days. Although the defenders suffered heavy losses, we also lost hundreds of troops. If we continue to fight like this, won't the gains outweigh the losses?"
Du Yi frowned and said.
Liu Ling smiled and said: "That's almost it. The scouts have reported that Meng Hu took the initiative to attack two days ago and fought a fierce battle with Xiao Pojun's Black Flag Army, killing the Black Flag Army back dozens of miles.
Thousands of people were killed. If my predictions were correct, Meng Hu would have made a fool of himself yesterday and ran back. There were Hua Ling and Zhao Er waiting for him at the Dashang River. Xiao Pojun took a few bites from behind, and Meng Hu returned.
There will be no more than 3,000 troops in Jinzhou. I will return to Jinzhou with 3,000 remnant troops. I just need his big head to shock the army. Don't be in a hurry. There is no need to attack the city tomorrow. I will just wait for Mongolia.
As long as this sick tiger comes back and dies."
Du Yi smiled and asked: "Why don't you use that sharp weapon invented by the prince?"
Liu Ling said with a smile: "It's better to wait until Luoyang or Kaifeng to use that thing. It's not good to use it too early. It's not a mysterious thing. Once Zhou Jun masters it, there will be no surprise."
Effect."
Du Yi nodded: "This Xiao Pojun is quite a character, and he was able to make up his mind so quickly to join forces with the prince to deal with Meng Hu. But he has 80,000 troops, so he has to be on guard."
Liu Ling said: "If Xiao Pojun knows the current affairs, I will allow him to cultivate himself well in those counties. If he does not know the current affairs, what will happen if I destroy his Black Flag Army?"
Du Yi smiled and said: "Xiao Pojun is naturally not as discerning as the prince. However, if the Black Flag Army is destroyed, it will probably arouse the opposition of countless green forest heroes in the Zhou Dynasty. The prince plans the entire Zhou Dynasty instead of a corner of Jinzhou. This matter
You still need to think more carefully.”
In private, Du Yi and Liu Ling talked very casually, without any restraint or excessive etiquette. He was Liu Ling's old subordinate when he was in Yuzhou, and he knew Liu Ling's character very well. He knew that the prince did not like those red tapes.
, prefer to speak more straightforwardly.
Liu Ling nodded: "I know, but blindly asking for peace will only make those green and grassy people more and more arrogant. If you don't beat them, just promising huge profits, they will become more and more greedy."
He suddenly leaned down and whispered to Du Yi: "I have some good news for you."
Seeing that the prince was in such a good mood, Du Yi couldn't help but be very curious.
"Why is the prince still so mysterious?"
Liu Ling whispered: "Marquis Zhongyi has taken Cizhou!"
Du Yi was stunned for a moment, and then burst out laughing, feeling extremely happy. It turned out that Wang Banjin was sent away by the prince, but he arrived in Yingzhou, and borrowed five thousand soldiers, old and new, from Liu Mao's command in Yingzhou, and bypassed Jin Dynasty.
Zhou, traveling day and night, suddenly appeared outside Cizhou City yesterday and occupied the empty city of Cizhou without any blood.
"In this way, if Cizhou and Jinzhou are connected together, they will rely on each other and be as stable as a rock."
Du Yi smiled from ear to ear and admired Liu Ling even more.
At this time, Meng Hu, with more than 12,000 Weiwei troops, arrived just south of Dashang River. The reason why he took the initiative to launch an attack on the Black Flag Army a few days ago was to force the Black Flag Army back in one fell swoop.
Winning a big victory in dozens of miles was just to deceive others. He thought that no one would have thought that he would evacuate quickly after his big victory and rush back to Jinzhou non-stop. However, he was not the first to use such tactics, and the situation was
It is obvious at a glance that he is just deceiving himself and others. Even if Xiao Pojun did not get Liu Ling's guidance, how could he not see this little trick of his?
"General, the Dashang River is five miles ahead. It has not frozen yet. However, the scouts reported back that for some reason, the water level of the Dashang River has dropped a lot in the past few days. Now, no boats are allowed to cross the river.
You can get over it immediately if you hit the water, and you can sleep just below your waist."
General Sun Li, another one of Meng Hu's confidants, said.
This Sun Li is the grandson of Sun Xuandao, the former military marshal of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He has been influenced by his family tradition since he was a child. He has read many military books and has practiced martial arts well. He is a tiger general at every step and is deeply appreciated by Meng Hu.
It's just that after Sun Xuandao's death, the status of the Sun family also plummeted. If Sun Xuandao was still alive, outstanding juniors like him would have been arranged to practice by his side, and he would stand out in a few years. But now he has to succumb to Meng Hu's command
Ren Langjiang is just an official position from the fifth rank.
"There has been little rain a while ago, and there has not been a single snowfall since the beginning of winter. It is normal for the water level of the Dashang River to drop. It seems that God is on my side, Menghu. As long as we cross the Dashang River and it is flat, we will all
Cavalry, hurry up and travel 150 miles in one day, and you can fight back to Jinzhou City in less than two days!"
Meng Hu smiled and said, "I'm just laughing at Liu Ling, who carries a name of constant victory, but is so careless in using his troops. He will leave such an important matter that prevents me from returning to Jinzhou to that mad dog Xiao Pojun.
Why didn't he think about how Xiao Pojun could outrun my twelve thousand cavalry with only a few horses?"
There was a battle with the Black Flag Army a few days ago. Although they killed six to seven thousand enemies, the Youwei Guards also lost more than a thousand men and horses, leaving another 1,500 men for the Di Guards to cut off the rear. Now Meng Hu's command
There are only more than 12,000 people. But he is quite confident in the cavalry under his command. With more than 10,000 cavalry, he does not think it is too difficult to break through the company camp of the Han army besieging Jinzhou. But Liu Ling did not even set up
He laid an ambush and arrived at Dashanghe safely, which made Meng Hu look down upon Liu Ling's use of troops.
"General, it's better to be careful. Liu Ling has always been cunning, so there's no way he might have any tricks."
Sun Li didn't really agree with the general's attitude. He always felt that Liu Ling was not such a simple person. Since he could get in touch with Xiao Pojun, he should send troops south to prevent the Youwei cavalry from returning to Jinzhou. North and South
Attack from a flank and defeat the right guard in one fell swoop. In that case, Jinzhou will become an isolated city and will be captured sooner or later.
"It doesn't matter! I know what Liu Ling'an is thinking. He just plans to attack while my army is halfway across the river. But now the river is so shallow, it won't take long for the cavalry to cross the river, and he will lose the advantage of attacking halfway. I have
Why fear?"
"Second the order, the army will speed up and strive to cross the Dashang River within two hours. Don't be stingy with your horsepower and rest well after crossing the river!"
Meng Hu ordered.
As the messengers continued to convey the message, the cavalry of the Right Guards suddenly accelerated. The cavalry team of more than 10,000 people was like another big river, rumbling towards the Dashang River. The sentry cavalry in front of them had already crossed the river.
, the scouts reported that they had indeed vaguely seen the banner of the Han army on the low hill on the north bank of the Dashang River, and it seemed that they were planning to launch an attack while the Youweiwei army was crossing the river. Faced with such a blatant ambush, Meng Hu did not
Didn't pay much attention to it.
Although the Dashang River is more than a hundred feet wide, the river is so shallow now, and the bottom of the river is not sand that can trap horses' hooves but is mostly stones. It won't take long for the cavalry to rush across. As long as two thousand people and horses cross the river,
Meng Hu was not afraid of the Han army's half-crossing attack, which looked ridiculous and was arranged as if he were reciting military instructions.
One hundred sentries crossed the river first, and after exploring for five miles, they sent someone to report that they had found traces of the Han army. Meng Hu was very disdainful of this, and just urged the cavalry to speed up. Soon, a thousand cavalry from the front army
We have arrived at the south bank of the Dashang River. After urging the horses to enter the water, we found that the water is really shallow. After leaving several relatively low-lying places on the river bed, most places can flow directly through the water.
Meng Hu gave an order and ordered the front troops to quickly cross the river and line up on the north bank to wait for the Han army and cover the following army to cross the river. Meng Hu was confident that as long as the thousand cavalrymen who crossed the river first could stand firm, they would only need to hold on for a while.
During the time it takes to burn incense, more cavalry will rush across the Dashang River.
After receiving the order, the former army quickly crossed the river, and it didn't take long for a thousand cavalry to cross the Dashang River safely. After crossing the river, these thousand men and horses gave up a distance of several hundred meters for the following army to cross the river and land ashore, and then positioned themselves
They formed a formation and waited for the Han army to attack.
When Meng Hu led the Chinese army to the south bank of the Dashang River, the thousand cavalry from the front army had already stabilized their position. Meng Hu was overjoyed and ordered the army to cross the river as soon as possible. He was still a little skeptical at first, but when he saw the appearance of the other side,
After catching the banner of the Han army, it also dissipated completely.
Sure enough, the idea was to attack halfway across the river. Meng Hu couldn't help but feel that Liu Ling was indeed just an incompetent general who did not live up to his name. If the army was arrayed on the north bank, although the target was exposed, if the right-wing Wei army wanted to cross the river,
, on the contrary, it is even more difficult. Fighting is inevitable, and swords have no eyes. Who knows how many people will die on the banks of the Dashang River? They have to ambush the soldiers on that short mountain, not only are they exposed in advance, but when they rush from the short mountain to Dashang
As for the river, I'm afraid most of the Youweiwei troops have already crossed the river.
Seeing the Han army's flag appear, Meng Hu was confident but did not dare to neglect, and ordered the Chinese army to cross the river quickly to support the front army.
He was being led across the river by his horse, and he was still thinking about how long it would take to defeat the Han army that came to intercept him. He considered how many men it would take to defeat the enemy, and how to pursue him after the victory. As he was walking in the river, he suddenly heard
There was a low thunderous sound from the upstream direction, more like the sound of thousands of troops galloping together. Meng Hu frowned and looked upstream. In the distance, he could see a line of
The black line was coming this way very quickly, at an alarming speed, and the thunderous sound came from that direction.
Meng Hu stared at the black line and was stunned. After looking at it for a while, his face suddenly changed drastically!
"Hurry! Hurry up and cross the river! There's a flood coming upstream, hurry!"
He shouted loudly, and the hoarseness still contained a sharp cry, intertwined with the thunderous voice, which seemed so pale and feeble.
The flood is surging and unstoppable. (To be continued)
