"Why are there reinforcements from the Wei army behind Lantian County?"
Standing on the city wall of Lantian County, Yangquan Jun Yingbo frowned and looked at the newly emerged Wei army outside the city, with a somewhat incredulous look on his face.
Through the military flags of several Wei armies outside the city, he could easily distinguish the differences between those Wei armies.
In the past few days, the Wei general Sima An who was fighting against him only had the "Dangshan Army" and the "Jiejiao Army" under his command. However, the new Wei army that appeared was holding the banner of the "Shangshui Army". This made Yangquan
Junyingbo sense
Feeling that something is wrong - the Shang Shui Army, this Wei army commanded by Wei Gongzi Run in rumors, did not come from the Luonan Basin Valley to Xiong'er Mountain like Wei general Sima An. The direction in which this Wei army appeared was Feng Feng
pick!
"Wei Gongzi Run captured Fenghao?"
Yangquan Jun Yingbo frowned and looked in the direction of Fenghao. Unfortunately, Lantian was about sixty miles away from Fenghao. Even though this area was all plains, Fenghao could not be seen with the naked eye from Lantian County.
But the warrior's intuition made him realize that he had fallen into the biggest crisis - if Wei Gongzi Run really captured "Fenghao", then it meant that the two cities of "Xiagui" and "Lintong" had also fallen.
Because these two cities are the only way to Fenghao.
And this means that Lantian County has become an isolated city, facing the worst situation with Wei general Sima An in the front and Wei Gongzi Run in the back.
After a while of random thoughts, Yang Quanjun Yingbo's mood was inevitably a little low.
He was not afraid of fighting Wei general Sima An in Lantian County, because Sima An had no place to defend except Aoguan. In this case, even if Wei general Sima An besieged Lantian County, he would not be able to break through the county in a short time.
Even conversely, once Xianyang's reinforcements arrived, Sima An might have suffered a defeat.
But if the three Qin cities in a line, Fenghao, Lintong, and Xiagui, have been captured by the Wei army, the situation will be completely different. Even if Yangquan Jun wins the battle and defends Lantian, he will not be able to escape the fate of the city being captured.
.
"Now, all we have to do is do our best and be loyal to the king..."
Sighing slightly, Yangquan Jun Yingba ordered the Qin soldiers on the city to guard the city and beware of Wei troops attacking the city, and then went to the tower to drink wine.
Because he was vaguely aware of his fate: without the support from Xianyang, he would never be able to defend Lantian while being attacked from both sides. It was only a matter of time before the city was captured by the Wei army.
At the same time, in a forest about four or five miles away from Lantian County, Sima An, the general of the Dangshan Army, was meeting with Chen Shu, the three thousand generals of the Shang Shui Army who had led troops to support him.
"General Chen, why are you here?" Sima An asked with surprise on his face the first time he saw Chen Shu.
After hearing this, Chen Shuhui misunderstood and explained to Sima An.
The Shangshui Army now has many capable generals. Not to mention the two lieutenants Zhai Huang and Nanmen Chi, among the three thousand generals there are also generals such as Lu Zhan and Xu Jiong who are highly valued by Su Wang Zhao Hongrun. Although these generals are not enough
Although he is in charge of one side, he is still an experienced general.
Compared with Lu Zhan and Xu Jiong, the two 3,000-man generals, Chen Shu's reputation is slightly less famous, but currently, Lu Zhan is leading 5,000 Shang Shui troops to guard Tianmen Pass and the Tianmen Mine, while Xu Jiong is assisting Shang Shui.
The deputy general of the army, Zhai Huang, divided his troops to attack Qin's "Gaoling County". Therefore, King Su Zhao Hongrun gave Chen Shu the task of attacking Lantian and supporting Sima'an.
"...Originally, General Nanmen (Chi) should have led his army to support you, the general. However, because His Highness took us to the city of Xianyang, the capital of Qin, to show off our power the day before yesterday, the capital of Qin, Xianyang, now knows that our army has captured Fengfeng.
Pickaxe. Therefore, South Gate
The general was ordered to guard Fenghao and guard against the Qin army's counterattack... I believe you have also heard that although General Wu Ji is the most brave among the three armies, in terms of command, hahaha... After all, he is not as reliable as the deputy general of Nanmen. Therefore, Your Highness
Send the last general to lead the army..."
Having said this, he looked at Sima An with a slightly surprised expression and praised: "I didn't expect that the general had broken through the Qin army's blockade and surrounded the entire Lantian..."
Seeing the admiring expression on Chen Shu's face, Sima An felt awkward. If he hadn't seen the sincerity in Chen Shu's eyes, he might have fallen out.
It’s no wonder, after all, as the vanguard, Sima An has only captured one Aoguan pass so far, and even Lantian County has not yet been conquered. However, the main force under Su Wang Zhao Hongrun’s command was better. He attacked 700 miles and captured three cities of Qin in ten days.
, the two are not on the same level at all!
However, Chen Shu, as a member of the main force, showed admiration for him, which made Sima An feel a stomachache.
"...You mean, His Highness King Su led you to attack 700 miles in ten days and captured three cities of Qin?" After struggling for a long time, Sima An didn't know what expression to use to deal with this matter.
"It's four!" Chen Shu said with some pride: "According to the news, General Zhai Huang also captured Gaoling."
Seeing his proud look, Bossile, the commander-in-chief of the Jiejiao Army, as well as Bai Fangming, Pang Meng, and so on, the brave generals of the Dangshan Army, were all dumbfounded with expressions of disbelief on their faces.
You must know that when Sima An's vanguard army was ordered to cross Xiong'er Mountain to attack Qin's territory, the main force of Su Wang Zhao Hongrun was blocked outside Han Valley by Qin's Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi. Logically speaking, both in terms of distance and
Calculating time, the vanguard army should be the first to arrive at Qin
Within the territory, who would have thought that their vanguard army only captured a pass and not even Lantian County. However, the main force of King Su Zhao Hongrun actually attacked the Qin mainland one step ahead and captured Qin.
Four cities—the gap is too huge, right?
Perhaps because he noticed that the generals, including Sima An, were silent, Chen Shu realized that he was a little complacent and quickly said, "This is all thanks to His Highness Prince Su's clever plan..."
Upon hearing this, Sima An and others felt relieved. After all, Su Wang Zhao Hongrun had been fighting in the north and south for many years without any defeat so far. Even Sima An did not dare to think that he was better at using troops than His Highness.
In short, there is one sentence: It is not shameful to lose to His Highness Prince Su.
No, after thinking about it this way, Sima An and his generals immediately felt relieved.
"I wonder where His Royal Highness Prince Su is now?"
"In Fenghao." Seeing Sima An asking, Chen Shu clasped his fists and said seriously: "By the way, in addition to assisting the general in breaking through the Qinling blockade, I was also ordered to invite the general to Fenghao, Your Highness.
I have something important to discuss with the general." As he said this, he saw Sima An's expression of confusion and explained: "According to your Highness's judgment, the Qin people are about to launch a full-scale war with our army. Your Highness hopes that you... assist him in intimidating Qin.
people."
Sima An was stunned for a moment, then understood immediately.
He nodded and said: "Okay, I will go to Fenghao immediately!"
After hearing this, the nearby generals were stunned for a moment, but after a second thought, they also understood - since a full-scale war is about to break out between our own army and the Qin State, then we should strike first to gain strength. How can we be defeated by a small county in Lantian?
Delay?
At this time, Sima An had already ordered: "Bai Fang, the war here is left to you. You don't have to rush to capture Lantian. Since His Highness King Su has captured Fenghao, Lantian is just an isolated city and will eventually fall. I order you to be here."
Then build a defense line and gradually mobilize the soldiers and horses from Luonan Basin Valley."
"General, I will obey your order!" Bai Fangming cupped his fists and accepted the order.
After Wen Feng, one of the two former deputy generals of the Dangshan Army, was transferred to "Hedong Puban", Bai Fangming became Sima An's only deputy. The heavy responsibility he shouldered made this general who was originally joking and not serious became much more stable -
—After all, Wen Feng, who wiped his butt in the past, was transferred.
"Bosile, you go with me to Fenghao!" Sima An turned to Bosile, the commander of the Jijiao Army.
"Yes!" Bosile clasped his fists.
Chen Shu, a general of 3,000 merchant soldiers, was left behind to assist Bai Fangming in continuing the siege of Lantian. Sima An and Bosile, leading thousands of Jiejiao troops, immediately went to Fenghao.
Following the direction pointed by Chen Shu, Sima An and Bosile finally arrived at Fenghao at noon the next day after leading their cavalry to trek through the snow for a full day and night.
Sure enough, Fenghao, a big city no less than Zhengcheng and Anling in Wei State, was now filled with Wei army flags.
Although they had heard Chen Shu say it before, Sima An and Bosile were still quite shocked when they saw it with their own eyes.
You know, it is about sixty miles from Lantian to Fenghao, but because of the ice and snow, the cavalry they led had to travel for a day and a night, and under the command of Su Wang Zhao Hongrun, with fifty or sixty thousand infantry
Under such circumstances, they were able to cover 700 miles in ten days. This was simply a speed beyond human reach.
When approaching Fenghao, the cavalry of Sima An and Bosile were stopped by Shang Shui soldiers guarding the city.
However, the soldiers of Shangshui generally recognized Sima An. After seeing the general of the Dangshan Army, they immediately opened the city gate and put the Jiejiao cavalry into the city.
Zhang Ming, the thousand-man general guarding the city gate, quickly went down to the city to greet him.
On the way into the city, Sima An smelled the smell of blood.
He looked around the street and found that some of the snow on the street was black and reddish, obviously mixed with human blood, so he asked: "Did the Qin people resist fiercely when they attacked this city?"
Zhang Ming nodded and told Sima An exactly how he captured Fenghao.
In fact, it was not too laborious for the Wei army to capture Fenghao. After all, it was a sneak attack. In comparison, the street battle with the Qin army after the city was broken was fierce.
It's just that the Wei infantry was already strong, and the Shang Shui army was even more powerful. Even though the Qin army and some Qin people in the city launched a brave counterattack, they were eventually suppressed by the Shang Shui army.
In street fighting, the merchant navy was still invincible.
A moment later, Sima An and Bosile met Su Wang Zhao Hongrun in front of Fenghao's city guard mansion, who was about to come out to greet them.
After some pleasantries, Zhao Hongrun led Sima An and the two to the high-rise building in the city guard's mansion, overlooking the whole city.
During this period, Sima An put forward the suggestion to "slaughter all the Qin people in the four counties of Xiagui, Lintong, Fenghao and Gaoling".
His idea was simple: since he wanted to make the people of Qin afraid, killing someone was a good way.
But Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said: "I hope to make the Qin people fearful, not to make the Qin people share the same hatred with the enemy. The Qin people are fierce and brave, and many of them are not afraid of death. Therefore, killing is not a good idea."
"What do you mean, Your Highness?" Sima An asked.
Zhao Hongrun pointed to the residents in the city and said lightly: "If I expel the Qin people from Xiagui, Lintong, Fenghao and Gaoling counties and let them flee to Xianyang...what do you think will happen?"