Chapter 493 [Pushing the Boat Along the River] (Part 2)
Xue Daohong said angrily: "Don't talk to me about elite soldiers! Thirty thousand soldiers and fifty warships can't defeat a mere three thousand soldiers. Are all my military pay and grain and grass used to feed pigs? Waste! All of them.
What a waste! This Tang Boxi, who is also known as the famous general of Dayong, is simply a bastard! Who asked him to attack Dongliang County? Did I give an order? If he hadn't been so happy with his achievements and greedy for them, how could he have made such a mistake? How could he have done it?
Suffered such a disastrous defeat?"
Huang Beishan did not dare to speak and waited cautiously.
Xue Daohong became angry, shook his head and said: "Two hundred kilograms of food for one soldier, Hu Xiaotian is also crazy about poverty, give it to him, I want to see if he eats it with his life."
Huang Beishan said: "Give it to him?"
Xue Daohong said: "Isn't there 50,000 troops stationed in Shaoyuan? Why did Qin Yangming stand still?"
Huang Beishan said in a low voice: "At this time, I have already made some understanding. It is because Tang Boxi did not ask Qin Yangming for a joint attack."
"He is afraid that Qin Yangming will take away his credit, bastard! Absolutely bastard! How could they end up in such a situation if they were less selfish." Xue Daohong was so angry that he slapped the table again.
Huang Beishan said: "Your Majesty, Hu Xiaotian actually has nothing to worry about. Dongliang County is surrounded by us. It won't take too much effort to take it back."
Xue Daohong said: "Everyone's words are as big as the sky, but their deeds are full of flaws. It's not like you don't know. Now those old ministers are waiting to see my joke, but you just exposed me like this."
Do you still think I don’t have enough things to do?”
Huang Beishan said: "Your Majesty, the top priority is to capture Dongliang County, establish your Majesty's prestige, and make those old officials shut up."
Xue Daohong said: "Who do you think is appropriate to send to fight this battle?"
Huang Beishan asked: "What will happen to General Dong Tian?"
Xue Daohong rolled his eyelids: "Do you think the Dong brothers can be used?"
Huang Beishan only considered it from a military perspective. Hearing Xue Daohong ask himself this question, he suddenly realized that he had said the wrong thing. General Dong Tian was the nephew of Concubine Dong Shu, and Concubine Dong Shu was the mother-in-law of the seventh prince Xue Daoming. How could Xue Daohong agree after he came to power?
With people who are close to Xue Daoming, why can't he understand such a simple truth? Huang Beishan hurriedly changed his words and said: "General Dong Tian is brave but lacks intelligence. In fact, Shao Yuan's general Qin Yangming is very good, and his impression among Weichen
中.Qin Yangming seems to have rarely suffered defeats."
Xue Daohong said: "Let him solve it. I don't have much patience. Give him half a month. I want him to personally bring Hu Xiaotian's head back to me along with Dongliang County!"
Liu Yuncai returned to Dongliang County shortly after his return. This time he came to inform Hu Xiaotian that Dayong had agreed to exchange food for hostages, and exchanged prisoners in three batches. In the first batch of prisoners, 700,000 kilograms of food were exchanged.
After collecting food, Hu Xiaotian summoned his confidants and held a secret meeting in Dongliang County.
Zhao Wusheng and Li Yongfu made a special trip from Wuxing County to attend this secret meeting.
Everyone gathered around the sand table made by Hu Xiaotian. This was Hu Xiaotian's idea, giving them the most intuitive guidance in a three-dimensional form. For this sand table, Hu Xiaotian spent a lot of effort to turn the two-dimensional map into a three-dimensional one.
The sand table, which was nothing unusual in the past, has an astonishing significance in today's era. Even Yu Tianxing was amazed and could only admire Hu Xiaotian as the lord.
Hu Xiaotian said: "According to the plan agreed with Dayong, the final exchange of prisoners will be in ten days. In other words, they are likely to launch a general attack on us in ten days."
Zhao Wusheng said: "With the two million kilograms of grain they sent, we should be able to survive this severe winter. It is better to avoid the danger temporarily and retreat to Wuxing County, turning Dongliang County into an empty city."
Hu Xiaotian and Yu Tianxing looked at each other, and both of them laughed. Hu Xiaotian said: "General Zhao's idea is good, but if we retreat to the south bank of the Yongjiang River, it will be difficult to come back!"
Everyone frowned and thought to themselves, Hu Xiaotian is not going to stick to Dongliang County, is he? This time the Yong army invaded must be well prepared, and will not make the mistake of underestimating the enemy again. It is difficult to win.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Two million kilograms of grain is not much for us. With more than 30,000 soldiers, each person needs at least twenty kilograms of grain a month. This means that this food is only enough for us to survive this winter, but
What should the people do? We can't just eat our bellies and ignore the life and death of the people in the city? Even if everyone can fill their bellies, what about after these three months? Who can be sure that next year will be a good harvest year? I want to have no worries.
, we must first solve the problem of eating. The military advisor gave me a suggestion."
Everyone looked at Yu Tianxing. Yu Tianxing was obviously a little embarrassed, but at the same time he was very excited. Hu Xiaotian called him military advisor in public, which was equivalent to officially confirming his status.
Hu Xiaotian pointed to the sand table and said: "Capture Dongluocang!"
Zhao Wusheng and Li Yongfu looked at each other. Neither of them could hide the shock in their eyes. Li Yongfu was the first to say: "Impossible! The tall and wide gates of the Dongluocang city wall are stronger than most cities in Dayong, and the Dongluocang city wall is stronger than most cities in Dayong.
There are 20,000 troops stationed in Luocang, and the guard Chang Fanqi is a rare and fierce general. Although he is not among the top ten fierce generals in Dayong, his real strength is no less than that of General Dong Tian."
Xiong Tian on the side said domineeringly: "What's so great is that even if Dong Tianjie comes, I will beat him to death!"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Since ancient times, there is a road in Huashan. Instead of defending it, it is better to win in danger. As long as I occupy Dongluocang, I can form a complete defense line in the north of the Yangtze River and occupy the advantage of Dongluocang. I don't have to worry about food and grass within three years."
The problem."
Zhao Wusheng said: "Sir, have you considered that if we occupy Dongluocang, Dayong will send an army to encircle and suppress us at all costs!"
Hu Xiaotian said: "What we want is food. If we really can't withstand the pressure, we can transport what we can and burn what can't be transported. Then we will retreat to Wuxing County. If the start of the army is unfavorable, we can also attack the east and west to contain it."
The role of the opponent's military strength, if Qin Yangming learns that Dongluocang is attacked, he will definitely give up attacking Dongliang County and go back to rescue Dongluocang."
Zhao Wusheng nodded: "Yes, rather than defending, it is better to win in danger. Sir, I am willing to take the order and go!"
Xiong Tianba said: "Don't argue with me, I must be the vanguard." When Xiong Tianba heard the battle, he immediately became energetic and immediately asked Ying to be the vanguard.
Hu Xiaotian said: "According to the military advisor's plan, Wuxing County will leave at least 20,000 soldiers to defend the city and mobilize 10,000 soldiers to participate in the battle."
Zhao Wusheng and Li Yongfu had solemn expressions on their faces at the same time. Wuxing County had 30,000 troops and horses that could be mobilized, but Hu Xiaotian only mobilized 10,000 people, and the remaining 20,000 people would undoubtedly stay in Wuxing County to defend to the death. This arrangement is understandable, after all.
There are still 20,000 Yong Army navy elites left in Nanyang Water Village. Together with the more than 10,000 prisoners of war exchanged back, their naval force reaches more than 30,000 people. It cannot be ruled out that they can take advantage of the Yong Army to launch a large-scale attack on Dongliang County.
At the same time, it is possible to capture Wuxing County in one go.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Although the focus is on Dongliang County, the pressure on Wuxing County is not small. We must make Yong's army feel invulnerable and prevent them from taking advantage of the opportunity." He said to Yu Tianxing: "Military Advisor
, tell me your detailed plan."
Yu Tianxing nodded, and then explained his plan from beginning to end. Everyone was completely silent. It was not that Yu Tianxing's plan was not good, but that it was too bold, and there were even a few things in it that seemed very obvious.
of flaws.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Hu Xiaotian smiled and said, "Everyone can speak freely. If you have anything to add, just say it clearly."
Zhao Wusheng said: "I basically agree with Mr. Yu's view. Dayong will definitely invade in large numbers after the hostage exchange. There are at least 20,000 people in Nanyang Water Village. Qin Yangming will do his best in Shaoyuan and may bring 25,000 people."
People, as for Dongluocang, it is one of the seven major granaries in Dayong. Although the place is not big, its military status is the most important place in the southeast of Dayong. How can Mr. Yu conclude that Dongliang County will send 15,000 troops?
?”
Yu Tianxing said: "It's not a conclusion, it's a conjecture! Qin Yangming never likes to take risks when commanding battles. Although he often wins, if you carefully analyze his past battles, you will know that he will have a numerical advantage in every battle, even when both sides are evenly matched.
He has never fought a battle. We left 20,000 soldiers in Wuxing County. In the eyes of outsiders, the defensive strength of Dongliang County has increased to about 15,000. If he attacks the city, he will need at least twice or more people.
The three fronts marched at the same time. The strength of these three lines cannot be too different. According to my inference, Qin Yangming probably gathered 20,000 people in Nanyang Shuizhai, 25,000 people in Shaoyuan, and 15,000 people in Dongluocang, a total of about
About 60,000 people surrounded Dongliang County from three different directions."
Li Yongfu said: "Even so, Mr. Yu is sure to capture Dongluocang?"
Yu Tianxing shook his head and said: "I'm not completely sure, and I don't have the ability to predict the future, but apart from this method, we don't seem to have a chance to turn defeat into victory."
Zhu Badao: "I thought it would be over after this battle, but I didn't expect that we would have to stay for a few more days."
Hu Xiaotian saw that several people still lacked trust in Yu Tianxing. Although Yu Tianxing successfully commanded and defeated Tang Boxi's army, his prestige was still not established. At this time, Hu Xiaotian had to stand up and speak for him. Hu Xiaotian said: "I
I feel that although Mr. Yu's plan is a bit risky, it is very feasible." He pointed to the sand table and said: "Without Dongluocang, Dongliang County would always be attacked from three sides. Only by capturing Dongluocang can we build a complete line of defense and change the situation.
The passive situation of Dongliang County can also solve the problem of food shortage at once."
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