It can be said that Xu Bufan and Guan Zhan have already thought of going together, and both plan to take the initiative to attack the rear of the coalition forces. However, they have no intention of joining forces. Instead, they are still suspicious of each other and intrigues.
The coalition forces advanced rashly, and Xu Bufan immediately realized that a fighter plane was coming. When the coalition forces attacked the capital, it would be a good opportunity for him and the capital defenders to cooperate internally and externally. However, he still had one concern, and that was the battle to pass through the city.
I am aware of the opportunity, and I believe Guan Zhan is also aware that if I want to defeat the enemy, make the first contribution, and defeat Guan Zhan, I must be in front of Guan Zhan.
Xu Bufan planned to lead the Huaning garrison to fight the allied forces before the Battle of Guan. Coincidentally, the Battle of Guan on the other side of Tongcheng also had the same plan. He also wanted to defeat the enemy before Xu Bufan.
These two people can be said to have a good understanding. If they can work together and join forces, they will fight against each other. The situation of the coalition forces is indeed very dangerous, but at this time Kong Qing's strategy came into play, and Xu Bufan and Guan Zhan were at odds with each other.
It also paved the way for the tragic defeat of the two of them.
After the coalition forces bypassed Huaning and arrived at Xitang, they assumed a decisive battle posture and encircled the city, surrounding the huge Xitang City with water and wind and rain.
However, the Zhenguo court was not nervous about the sudden arrival of the coalition forces, but instead felt that it saw hope of victory.
After all, Xitang is not an isolated city now. There are two strong reinforcements from Huaning and Tongcheng nearby, and the coalition forces have encircled the city to disperse the millions of troops. Once the reinforcements from Huaning and Tongcheng arrive,
Cooperate with the defenders of the capital both inside and outside, so you don't have to worry about the coalition being defeated.
Hua Ning learned of the news that the coalition forces were besieging Xitang immediately. Xu Bufan secretly said, "God help me!" He immediately decided to lead his troops out of the city and attack the coalition camp.
Gao Gang, the deputy general of the Hua Ning Army, stopped him and advised him not to act rashly, and that it would not be too late to make a decision after seeing the situation clearly.
Takaoka's opinion is correct. Xitang is the capital of Zhenguo. Its strong defense is far beyond comparison with other cities. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as impregnable. No matter how many coalition forces there are, they will not be able to defeat Xitang for a while.
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On the other hand, they had to guard against the coalition forces' encirclement and reinforcements. Huaning's army had the strong support of the people in the city and relied on the city defense to withstand the coalition's attack. However, when they left the city and lost the help of the people, they fought with the coalition forces on the plains.
The disadvantage of insufficient troops will be fully exposed. Therefore, what Takaoka means is that when the coalition forces and the capital defenders reach a stalemate, then they can send troops again, and then they can defeat the tired divisions at their full strength, and victory will be easy.
How could Xu Bufan listen to Gao Gang's persuasion? Now all he can think about is how to defeat Guan Zhan and defeat the coalition forces before Guan Zhan. He can wait, but can Guan Zhan on the other side of Tongcheng also wait?
He sneered at Takaoka's persuasion and said coldly: "In my eyes, the coalition forces are just a bunch of rabble. I have to wait until the coalition forces are exhausted before I send troops. Wouldn't I be laughed at?"
Alas! Gao Gang sighed secretly, is face more important than the success or failure of the war? Isn't the life and death of more than 100,000 soldiers more important than a face? But he did not dare to ask this question face to face. After thinking for a long time, he persuaded:
"The coalition forces are acting abnormally. Given the situation the coalition forces are in, there is no need to take risks and rush forward to seize the capital. The general will worry about fraud. If the general insists on sending troops, he should inform the city in advance and join forces with General Guan to send troops.
Best idea!"
The reason why Xu Bufan was eager to send troops was to get ahead of the Guanzhan War. Now Gao Gang asked him to inform Tongcheng and join forces to send troops. His nose was almost crooked with anger. Just as he said that he was not speculative, Xu Bufan said angrily.
He pushed Gaogang away, waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Go, go, go! If you are timid, just stay in the city and guard your home. As for stopping me from sending troops, don't say anything again, otherwise you will not be blamed by the general."
The crime of disturbing the morale of the army!"
His words left Gao Gang speechless. The latter lamented in his heart, shook his head slightly, took two steps back with his hands, and gave no more advice. Now he could only pray silently that the coalition's rapid advance was a mistake, not a mistake.
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Xu Bufan ignored Gao Gang's persuasion and led the garrison, totaling 150,000 men, out of Huaning and headed straight for Xitang.
His movements were really faster than those in Tongcheng. First, he got the news first, and secondly, Huaning was closer to Xitang than Tongcheng.
Although the coalition forces went west to besiege Xitang, they left a large number of scouts in Hua Ning. As soon as Hua Ning's defenders left the city, they were discovered by the coalition scouts and the news was immediately sent back to the coalition camp.
After Tang Yin received the information, he couldn't help but smile. Xu Bufan was indeed a brave and reckless man. He came rashly without joining forces with Tongcheng. If he couldn't annihilate him in one fell swoop, it would be a shame for him.
This is a great fighter plane.
He immediately sent an order to summon all the generals in the army to discuss military affairs. The generals of the five kingdoms of Feng, Yu, An, Huan and Zhen gathered together and filled the huge Chinese military tent.
After all the generals had arrived, Tang Yin was the first to speak and said: "Hua Ning's chief general Xu Bufan has fallen into our army's trap. The intelligence we just got is that Xu Bufan personally commanded the main force of the Zhen army and came out of the city to attack our joint camp. Thanks to Kong
General Qing’s ingenious plan finally led Hua Ning’s defenders out.”
Kong Qing said calmly: "Your Majesty, thank you very much."
There was no joy or pride on his face. After all, it was the Zhenjun who fell into the trap, his fellow brethren. He knew very well that in the next battle, this Zhenjun would suffer heavy casualties, but in order to save Zhenguo
, we have no choice but to sacrifice some people.
Tang Yin looked at him deeply with bright eyes, smiled leisurely, and said no more about the matter. Then he looked around at the generals and asked: "Which general is willing to fight against the Zhen army?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately continued: "What I want is not an ordinary small victory, but a complete victory. I want to completely wipe out the main force of the enemy army, and I want to come back to my king with Xu Bufan's head!
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There were many generals who were eager to give it a try, but after hearing what he added later, they immediately backed down.
The combat power of the Zhen Army is there. Even if there is a head-on confrontation, even if our own force can be several times that of the enemy, it is not easy to annihilate more than 100,000 Zhen Army.
There was silence in the central army tent, so quiet that Tang Yin looked around, raised his eyebrows, and asked: "What? Of the more than a hundred generals in our army, no one dared to attack the Zhen army coming out of the city?"
At this time, just hearing the sound of armor, Shangguan Yuanrang stepped out of the queue, came to the tent, stepped in and saluted, and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the army to fight. If I don't cut off Xu Bufan's head, I will
I swear not to return to camp!"
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Muqing also came out and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead my troops and horses to accompany General Yuan Rang!"
At the critical moment, you have to rely on your brothers! Tang Yin was greatly disappointed with the generals Yu, An, and Huan. He nodded and said: "Okay! Let Mu Qing and Yuan Rang go to the battle, with Mu Qing as the leader and Yuan Rang as the assistant. They will lead Ping Ping.
The army headquarters will attack the enemy. In addition, I will transfer 200,000 troops from the Yu, An, and Huan armies to be commanded by you two. Three brothers and sisters, do you have any objections?"
In the last sentence, he was asking about the three people around him: Ling Shuang, Yue Ze and Li Xin. How could the three of them have objections? None of his subordinates dared to step forward and volunteer for military service. Now, it is natural for them to obey Feng Jiang.
thing.
The three of them shook their heads and said with a smile: "Brother Wang (Brother Wang) just makes the decision."
Tang Yin nodded and said: "Since Brother Wang and Sister Wang don't object, then you two should go and order troops quickly! However, you can say the ugly things first. If Xu Bufan's head cannot be recovered, then you two
People bring their own heads to me!"
"General, I obey!" Xiao Muqing and Shangguan Yuanrang intervened to salute, and without another word, threw off their robes, turned around and walked away.
After leaving the Chinese military tent, Shangguan Yuanrang was full of excitement, gearing up and eager to try.
Since the battle in Zhen, the coalition forces have not had many head-to-head confrontations. They have been attacking cities and fortresses along the way. Now it is a rare opportunity to have a head-on confrontation with the enemy, and Shangguan Yuanrang also plans to show off his skills.
He said to Xiao Muqing: "Mu Qing, you and I are going to order the troops now. The entire army does not carry baggage, only rations. If we march at full speed, we will probably meet the Zhen army tonight."
Xiao Muqing was happy and said: "Yuan Rang is planning to fight a narrow encounter with Zhenjun?"
"Of course!" Shangguan Yuanrang heard his strange question and asked: "Don't you want to fight the enemy head-on? Have you thought of another trick?"
Shangguan Yuanrang did not cooperate with Xiao Muqing many times, but he also knew that his tough style was only one side of him, while the other side was cunning and cunning, and he was good at using tricks.
Xiao Muqing smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty gives you and me an army of 300,000, but apart from the Pingyuan Army, can Yuan Rang trust the other 200,000 soldiers?"
Shangguan Yuanrang sneered and said: "If the combat strength of those 200,000 people can withstand half of the Pingyuan Army's combat strength, I will be grateful."
Xiao Muqing nodded and said: "Yes! So even though we have an army of 300,000 people, our combat power is not very strong. It is easy to defeat the Zhen Army in a head-on confrontation, but we want to annihilate them all.
, it’s not easy!”
After hearing what he said, Shangguan Yuanrang responded with understanding. After thinking for a while, he asked: "Then... Mu Qing, do you have any good ideas?"
"Set an ambush halfway, surround and annihilate them!" Xiao Muqing said with a smile.
"Setting an ambush halfway?" Shangguan Yuanrang was a little dumbfounded when he heard this. He murmured as he thought about it: "If I remember correctly, the road from Huaning to Xitang is a flat plain. There are no mountains, no valleys, no ditches.
There are no trenches, not even woods, where are we going to set up an ambush?"
"Yes! There is indeed no place to set up an ambush between Huaning and Xitang, so we can only open our pockets a little wider, so that Zhenjun cannot detect them." Xiao Muqing said confidently: "Of course, we have to compile a plan like this
Big pockets, you still need someone to help you and me!"