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She Wenzhuang rested for a long time before he regained his breath. The messenger sent by Su Tingzhan to report the news was still in the house. She Yuan supported his grandfather and asked in a lowered voice: "The East China Sea fox is very cunning in getting out of his way. It's really called
No one expected it, but Fancheng fell carelessly, which seems harmless to the overall situation. As long as Prince Mu can capture Jingzhou as soon as possible..."
"Alas..." Shewenzhuang's sigh was full of endless bitterness, and for a while there was nothing he could say to his eldest grandson Sheyuan.
She Yuan thought that his ancestor was afraid of the presence of the messenger sent by Su Tingzhan, and asked the messenger to leave.
She Wenzhuang shook his head and said: "Zipei is Tingzhan's nephew, and he is usually his right-hand man. If Tingzhan hadn't seen something, he wouldn't have asked Zipei to make this trip himself..."
Su Zipei was the son of Su Tingzhan's cousin, and he was brought by Su Tingzhan to command the personal guard. Su Tingzhan asked him to come to Huangpi to report the news, but he didn't say anything else to him - what Su Tingzhan wanted to say was actually accomplished by sending Su Zipei here.
The detail of the report has already given Shewenzhuang enough hints.
But Su Zipei didn't know what his uncle Su Tingzhan saw, and what Duke Wenzhuang saw from his coming to report the message.
She Wenzhuang was as weak as after collapse and had difficulty walking. He asked She Yuan to help him sit down and asked all the other soldiers in the camp to leave, leaving only She Yuan and Su Zipei.
She Wenzhuang asked Su Zipei: "When Tingzhan first heard about the fall of Fancheng, was he also panicked?"
"Indeed," Su Zipei nodded and said, "Uncle and General Suo were having a banquet in the mansion. After hearing the news, the wine glass fell to the floor..."
Only then did She Yuan realize the seriousness of the problem.
What kind of person was Su Tingzhan? He was a scholar, was sentenced for a crime, and was imprisoned in the county prison. He encouraged a group of prisoners to break out of prison and rebel, and went to the sea to become a bandit. He traveled across the East China Sea, and later attached to Zhejiang and Fujian.
He decided to help his father She Feixiong to recruit bandits from the East China Sea.
Had it not been for the setback in Huaidong, Su Tingzhan would have been a better general than Tian Chang. Both his grandfather and his father had a higher evaluation of Su Tingzhan than Tian Chang - Tian Chang had more military power than Su Ting
The importance of Zhan was due to Tian Chang's great contribution when he captured the two Zhejiang provinces. He was also the representative of the surrender forces in the two Zhejiang provinces. The Tian family was a wealthy family in the two Zhejiang provinces. It was not Tian Chang's ability that could surpass Su Tingzhan.
She Yuan also admired Su Tingzhan's courage.
Fancheng's careless fall not only shocked his grandfather She Wenzhuang, but also Su Tingzhan's reaction, which showed that there was something hidden behind that he and Su Zipei did not see.
Su Zipei also realized the seriousness of the problem, but couldn't figure out the key point and looked at Shewenzhuang in confusion.
"Tingzhan sent Zipei here to ensure that Zipei would not tell anyone about his reaction in Shicheng. He also guessed that I would be shocked when I first heard about the fall of Fancheng." Shewenzhuang was of course very interested in Su Tingzhan.
Understanding, he said, "On the surface, Huaidong bribed Luo Xiancheng's generals, allowing five thousand elites to sneak into the hinterland of Jingxiang from Huaishan, and attack Fancheng by surprise. If the time had been earlier, I wouldn't have thought too much about it;
Sheyuan, Zipei, you all can see that Jingzhou is about to fall. Even if Huaidong's five thousand surprise troops attack Fancheng, the entire battle situation will not be overturned. Moreover, the armies in Shicheng, Nanyang, and Jingmen have sufficient troops, and at most they can
Send 20,000 troops back to Xiangyang to seize Fancheng. How could Lin Fu, Gao Zongting, Song Fu and others not see this? If they saw this, why would they easily send 5,000 troops and horses to sneak into the hinterland of Jingxiang to die?
"
She Yuan and Su Zipei both looked at each other. They were the younger generation generals of the Zhejiang and Fujian armies. Although newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, Lin Fu and his Huaidong advisors and generals should not be underestimated.
Shewenzhuang's mouth was full of bitterness. The news of the fall of Fancheng brought him too much panic. He was so frightened that he wanted to vomit blood. His mouth was filled with the smell of blood. He then said: "Taking a step back, if Huaidong only has five thousand soldiers,
Ma sneaked into the hinterland of Jingxiang and captured Fancheng by surprise. We should have burned Fancheng and the pontoon with fire, and then immediately retreated eastward towards Tongbai Mountain instead of staying in Fancheng to attract our reinforcements - retreat another ten thousand troops.
Step by step, if Huaidong only has 5,000 soldiers and horses sneaking into the hinterland of Jingxiang, they can approach Fancheng quietly, and I believe it will be easier to sneak attack Suizhou. Huaidong's 5,000 soldiers will not attack Suizhou, but will take a long way to attack Fancheng.
,isn’t all this clear enough?”
Only then did She Yuan fully understand. In the final analysis, Huaidong's lurking army's choice between Suizhou and Fancheng revealed Huaidong's true strategy and ambition... Just as he understood it, She Yuan's hands and feet suddenly became cold.
He lost his voice and said, "It's actually Huaidong's troops stationed in Luzhou who have entered the hinterland of Jingxiang!"
"..." She Wenzhuang resisted the urge to cry loudly and put all his capital on the opponent's stud, thinking that he had a chance to win. When he revealed his trump card, he suddenly discovered that he would lose even his underwear. Who could resist the urge to cry?
Su Zipei also stood stunned on the spot.
Indeed, if the Huaidong Army only has 5,000 troops sneaking into the hinterland of Jingxiang, a sneak attack on Suizhou will be easier than a sneak attack on Fancheng, and the benefits will be much greater - Suizhou City, as Luo Xiancheng's old suppressor, is also the core support point of the defense line at the northern foot of Huaishan Mountain
, the fall of Suizhou City will cause Suiluo Xiancheng's troops at the northern foot of Huaishan Mountain to be in chaos, and Dong Yuan and Ning Zechen will have the opportunity to lead tens of thousands of troops and horses to drive south from the tunnel between Tongbai Mountain and Huaishan Mountain...
These five thousand Huaidong soldiers did not attack Suizhou, but instead bypassed Suizhou and took a long way to attack Fancheng. This means that Huaidong still has enough troops in the hinterland of Jingxiang to attack Suizhou - the only possibility is that Huaidong is in
All or at least most of Luzhou's soldiers and horses have sneaked into the hinterland of Jingxiang and are opening their fangs to deal a fatal blow.
Huaidong is in Luzhou, and Tang Fuguan, Liu Zhenzhi and Zhang Zhuang have three troops with nearly 40,000 cavalry. After all, Cao Ziang and Zhou Tong are the wise and brave generals in Huaidong who can conquer and fight well - if the 40,000 cavalry are all silent
Sneaking silently into the hinterland of Jingxiang, peering into the unsuspecting vitals and preparing to deal a fatal blow. How the hell is he going to fight this back?
After all, Su Zipei was young and vigorous, and he was not as depressed as She Wenzhuang, who was completely hopeless. He said: "Should we immediately send detective horses to Chaishan and Lishan to conduct reconnaissance?"
She Wenzhuang shook his head, knowing that Su Zipei was young and inexperienced in political strategy, and had not yet understood Su Tingzhan's true intention of sending him here, and said: "Although I don't know how the Luzhou soldiers and horses came in, I know that Donghai Fox has been preparing for this for a long time.
The fall of Fancheng means that everything is too late. Maybe Suizhou has not received the news of the attack on Fancheng. Maybe the main force of Huaidong's soldiers and horses that have sneaked into the hinterland of Jingxiang are heading towards Suizhou... Even if we can capture the whereabouts of Huaidong's army
, so what?"
"What should we do?" She Yuan asked in panic.
"Be calm," She Wenzhuang said, "I think this is what I mean when I come to Tingzhan..."
"Why are you so calm?" She Yuan had no idea at all.
"Sheyuan, don't panic, just listen to me slowly," Shewenzhuang said, "Xiangyang sent a message saying that Fancheng fell due to carelessness, so we will report this to generals Sun Jichang, Yang Xiong, Meng Anchan and Zhong Rong.
You must not mess up your position at this time. In addition, I will immediately send you and Zipei to lead 5,000 cavalry to assist Fancheng. You can go directly to Shicheng to join Tingzhan. Remember, you must control all the naval forces in Shicheng.
In your hands. After you get the news of Huangpi's fall in Shicheng, don't hesitate, and don't care about any orders from Prince Mu. Just abandon Shicheng, advance by land and water, and head towards Xiangyang. Xiangyang is not a place to stay for a long time, so you must
You must first withdraw to the west of Xiangyang, and then whether to withdraw to Guanzhong with the Yan army or disperse to Hanzhong depends on the situation; but remember, whether you withdraw to Guanzhong or Hanzhong, you must not get involved in the war in the Central Plains.
He came in and tried to find a way to go northwest or southwest..."
Going to Hanzhong was to join the Cao family. She Yuan did not expect that the Zhejiang and Fujian troops would fall to this point, let alone that his grandfather would be so desperate about the situation...
She Yuan said with a tearful voice: "Grandpa, you..."
"Leave me alone," She Wenzhuang said, "the Huaidong Army's soldiers and horses in Huangzhou are pressing forward. If the news leaks out, and one of Sun Jichang, Yang Xiong, Meng Anchan or Zhong Rong escapes first, the entire defense line will be
I collapsed in the blink of an eye. If I stay here, I can only buy you two more days at most. You have to remember that the son of the She family will not shed tears easily. Your father and your second uncle both died in the battlefield. I am
There is nothing to begrudge our old bones, but it is a pity that we no longer have a way to survive in Huaidong..." After saying this, Shewenzhuang felt that his hero was dying, and couldn't help but burst into tears.
Su Zipei stood there, choked up in his heart: Only then did he understand what his uncle meant when he asked him to come and report the news. No information should be leaked. Yang Xiong, Meng Anchan, Sun Jichang, Zhong Rong and others realized that there were tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Huaidong.
Sneaking into the hinterland of Jingxiang to disrupt the situation - even so, it can only buy them two days at most...
Once the Hubei defense line collapses, broken troops will be everywhere. Huaidong's main force in front of the Baita River defense line will cut in like a sharp blade. They will have no choice but to flee with the broken troops, but their small family in Shicheng is absolutely unstoppable.
Hard to escape.
If the main force of the Huaidong Army's sneaked troops is rushing towards Suizhou, then the Huaidong Army's troops will fall into Zaoyang and completely block the entrance from Fancheng to Zaoyang, blocking the northward escape channel on the east bank of the Han River.
It only takes four days. There are more than 500 miles from Huangpi to Zaoyang, and the road is not very good. It will take at least five or six days to escape to Zaoyang.
If you escape along the east bank of the Han River, you will probably escape. Then you can only go west along the Han River and find a way to escape to Guanzhong from the Danjiang or Wuguan River.
After the fall of Fancheng, it was impossible to take the relatively spacious land route from Xichuan County in Nanyang Prefecture. The passage from Xiangyang to the mouth of Wuguan River and the mouth of Danjiang River was very narrow. If everything had followed Ye Ji Luorong's arrangements, during the retreat sequence, the Han Dynasty
The soldiers and horses on the east bank of the water, especially in Shicheng, must be put last, and they may even be ordered to stay in Shicheng to delay Huaidong's pursuing troops.
The Huaidong Army, Chizhou Army and Jinghu Army counterattacked from the southern front with more than 200,000 troops. How many of the rear troops could not be eaten?
After She Yuan and Su Zipei retreated to Shicheng and joined Su Tingzhan, keeping the navy in their hands was the key to survival. Although the Huaidong water camp was unfavorable, it had to clear the sunken ships at Hanshui mouth before entering Han Dynasty.
The timing of water cannot be too early.
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At the end of the day on October 20, the main camp was built in front of Zhaohu Mountain. In fact, at the same time that Cao Ziang led Chaishan troops and horses to the west to salute, Lin Fu had already mobilized all the reserve troops and horses in Huangzhou. At Zhaohu Mountain, Chang
In the front base camps on the Xuanling line, the total strength of the Huaidong Army assembled has exceeded 100,000, making final preparations for the final counterattack.
In the past few days, the attacks on the enemy's defense fortresses such as Baitahe and Xiongjiagang have been carried out one by one, one by one, in order to stretch the enemy's spirit to the extreme, exhaust their physical strength, and wait for their attack.
The moment the defense line collapsed...
Lin Fu, Song Fu and others were studying the map in the big tent.
They knew that Huang Zuyu and Zhou Bin had led their troops to Fancheng disguised as grain transporters and horses. However, since the front line from Shicheng to Huangpi was an enemy-controlled hinterland, the Huaidong Army's spies could only sneak around during the day and night, and they were not able to capture them in time.
The news of the capture of Fancheng was sent back to Zhaohushan Camp.
Gao Zongting hurriedly walked in; seeing the joy in Gao Zongting's eyebrows, Song Fu, who was usually a good-natured person, couldn't hold back his temper and asked: "Is there any news from Fancheng?"
"There is no news in Fancheng, but Shewenzhuang intends to ask his grandson Sheyuan to lead his troops to flee north," Gao Zongting said. "I think they have succeeded in Fancheng! Huangpi's secret agent just shot an arrow and sent back news that Shewenzhuang sent his grandson to lead five troops."
News about Qianbuqi’s reinforcements from the north..."
"Ah..." Song Fu was also quite surprised and stunned.
"This old fox has been running away for half his life, and he won't run away this time?" Lin Fu stood aside and laughed.
But when he saw Chen Zhi, Zhang Gou rushed in with his front and back legs. Chen Zhi said: "Old She She thief wants to escape. Please allow Chen Zhi to stab him across the Baita River at noon..."
Lin Fu shook his head and said: "She Wenzhuang has left me here this time, and we have to wait another day."
"How many fish will be missed after one day's delay?" Chen Zhi said dissatisfied.
"She Wenzhuang has ordered his grandson to retreat north. If he does not leave, he will definitely help our army stabilize Sun Jichang and other enemy forces. This also shows that Ye Ji Luorong of Jingzhou has not understood it yet. It is not too late to wait a day or two.
"Zhang Gou said.
Gao Zongting secretly nodded, Chen Zhi is a brave general, he may not be able to do anything on the battlefield, but Zhang Gou is a handsome man.