Wang Can is based in Chengdu, constantly trying to bring order to the chaos, taking control of the entire Chengdu, and strengthening his control over Guanghan County and other places.
Since we have the land in our hands, there can be no trouble.
These places must be firmly controlled.
While Wang Can was busy, the letter sent back by Yingbu quickly reached the hands of Guo Jia. He quickly came to the palace, saw Wang Can, and reported: "Your Majesty, there is news about Li Jing
Already."
"Oh, what's the news?"
Wang Can put down the brush in his hand, with a look of expectation on his face.
Now that Wang Can has sealed off all the important roads in the south of the city, he believes that as long as it is consumed, it will be enough to kill Li Jing.
In the end, Li Jing will be defeated.
Even if Li Jing has a cannon, the cannon is not omnipotent.
Guo Jia said: "Yingbu sent a letter saying that he found Li Jing, Liu Bang and others hiding on the mountain of Yuqiu Mountain in the south of the city. Just to avoid alerting others, Yingbu just arranged for soldiers to keep an eye on them from a distance and did not take any action."
"good!"
Wang Can heard this and praised: "Yingbu has done a good job. It is almost impossible to take down Li Jing in one go with the strength in his hands. To take down Li Jing, we can only mobilize all our strength, otherwise it will be in vain."
After a pause, Wang Can said: "Fengxiao, what are you going to do?"
Guo Jiadao: "As His Majesty said just now, mobilize all the forces to kill Li Jing and Liu Bang with all our strength. However, we cannot send out troops with great fanfare. We have to march day and night, quietly rush to the vicinity of Yuqiu Mountain, and then capture Li Jing.
"
Wang Can said: "That's the truth."
After Wang Can thought about it for a while, he ordered: "Come, summon Han Xin, Peng Yue, Shan Xiongxin, and Luo Cheng to the palace to discuss matters."
"Here!"
When the chamberlain received the order, he immediately went to inform him.
It didn't take long for everyone to enter the palace.
Wang Can said: "I summoned you to the palace because I just got the news from Yingbu. Li Jing was found near Yuqiu Mountain in the south of the city. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, I decided to take action tonight. The army set off at night and headed straight for Yuqiu Mountain.
Surround Yuqiu Mountain and capture Li Jing completely. You and others will go out with me."
"Your Majesty, please give the order!"
Han Xin and others all spoke together.
Everyone was extremely excited. Being able to capture Liu Bang and Li Jing meant that the war in Yizhou was over.
Because Liu Bang was captured, the Han Dynasty was destroyed.
Wang Can's eyes fell on Han Xin and said: "Han Xin, you lead five thousand elite troops to block the south of Yuqiu Mountain. Once Li Jing breaks through, be sure to block Li Jing's retreat."
"I humbly obey my orders!"
Han Xin clasped his fists and responded.
Wang Can looked at Peng Yue again and said: "Peng Yue, you lead an army of five thousand and block it to the west of Yuqiu Mountain."
"Here!"
Peng Yue immediately agreed.
Wang Can also ordered Shan Xiongxin and Luo Cheng to take control of the east and north sides respectively, blocking all sides of Yuqiu Mountain.
After everything was arranged, Wang Can asked everyone to go down and prepare. However, after everyone left, Wang Can carefully understood the situation in Yuqiu Mountain, and after deducing it again, he discovered a loophole.
After thinking about it, he summoned Mu Guiying alone and asked Mu Guiying to take the first step with a group of soldiers.
The existence of Mu Guiying is to check for omissions and fill them up.
Once Wang Can loses at Yuqiu Mountain, Mu Guiying's army will be the most critical.
After Mu Guiying left, Wang Can quietly waited for the arrival of the dark night.
In the evening, Wang Can left the palace and came to the army early.
All troops are already in place.
Wang Can ordered: "Let's go!"
Following Wang Can's order, the army set off, leaving Chengdu and heading towards Yuqiu Mountain.
It is winter now, and the weather is even colder at night. Fortunately, the soldiers under Wang Can's command are all wearing cotton clothes and hurrying on their way.
Under night, the army was getting closer and closer to Yuqiu Mountain.
When the army arrived, it was almost early in the morning. After Wang Can led the army to join Yingbu, Han Xin, Peng Yue and others led their troops away respectively, blocking the main road near Yuqiu Mountain.
Yingbu followed Wang Can and said: "Your Majesty, I have been closely observing Li Jing's movements in Yuqiu Mountain. Today, Li Jing is still in the mountain."
Wang Can said: "How is the situation in the mountains?"
Yingbu was familiar with the situation and reported: "Yuqiu Mountain has a wide terrain, dense forests, and a large area. It may not be an easy task to attack Li Jing in Yuqiu Mountain."
Wang Can narrowed his eyes and thought about how to deal with it.
The terrain of Yuqiu Mountain is complex, but it is precisely the complex terrain that is most beneficial to Wang Can.
Because the opponent's artillery can't be used.
Wang Can made a decision in his mind and immediately ordered: "Give me the order, everyone should rest where they are. Early tomorrow morning, I will lead a few soldiers to sneak into the mountains and prepare to attack Li Jing."
In the mountains, because of the dense forests, large-scale fighting is not easy to occur.
In a place like this, sneak attacks are the best.
Yingbu said: "Your Majesty, I think that since Li Jing is hiding in Yuqiu Mountain, and we are now surrounding Yuqiu Mountain, can we directly burn Yuqiu Mountain? It is winter now, and the trees in the mountain are easy to ignite.
As long as the fire burns, Li Jing will be unable to gain a foothold in the mountain and will naturally run down the mountain. By then, he will definitely fall into the trap!"
When Wang Can heard this, his eyes lit up.
This is a good strategy.
The most important thing is that once a fire breaks out in the mountain and the fire burns, Li Jing and Liu Bang will not be able to hide and will have to break out of the mountain.
At that time, we can surround and kill Li Jing.
Under such a fire attack, Li Jing's cannons could not be carried away. Without the cannons, Li Jing would definitely lose this battle.
In fact, if Li Jing's hiding place cannot be found, it will not be easy to defeat Li Jing. However, Li Jing attacked the soldiers on the official road, causing the news to leak.
This gave Wang Can a chance.
Wang Can ordered: "Yingbu, you immediately mobilize a thousand soldiers, bring torches and kerosene, and go to the foot of Yuqiu Mountain to light a fire. I want to see how Li Jing escapes this time."
"Here!"
When Yingbu heard this, he also became energetic.
Wang Can adopted his suggestion, which made Yingbu very happy.
Yingbu quickly mobilized a thousand soldiers, then left the station and went to the foot of Yuqiu Mountain.
It's early in the morning and it's freezing cold.
Although the cold wind was biting, each soldier acted with high morale and full of expectations. Because they would definitely win this battle.
Half an hour later, Yingbu returned to Wang Can and reported: "Your Majesty, everything is ready."
Wang Can ordered: "Light the fire!"
As soon as the order was given, the soldiers took action quickly.
Fires were lit everywhere, and flames began to burn around Yuqiu Mountain.
It is winter now, and the trees in the mountains are withered and yellow. Under the influence of kerosene, the fires are burning, and the flames are shining into the sky. The surrounding area has turned into a sea of fire, revealing a billowing heat wave.
The heat wave that came through dispelled the chill.
The fire was burning, and this situation was immediately discovered by Datang's sentinels in the mountains and forests.
After the sentinel saw it, he quickly went to the mountain.
At the same time, the sentinels scattered around Yuqiu Mountain quickly gathered at the place where Li Jing lived. Almost all the sentinels came to Li Jing at the same time.
One by one, the sentinels quickly reported the news.
When Li Jing heard the reports from all the sentinels, he immediately became nervous. After looking around, he saw the fire burning around him, and his heart skipped a beat.
This is an ambush!
Li Jing ordered: "Send the order and call everyone to gather."
"Here!"
The messenger received the order and blew the horn.
Cheng Yaojin and Su Dingfang also quickly came to Li Jing's side. Cheng Yaojin said nervously: "Manager, there are fires burning around. I'm afraid Wang Can's army is coming. What should we do?"
Li Jing said seriously: "Retreat, we will retreat immediately."
Cheng Yaojin asked: "Where to evacuate?"
Li Jing took a deep breath and said seriously: "There are fires burning on all sides. If we break out from all directions, we will be in trouble and surrounded."
"What should we do?" Cheng Yaojin said.
However, Li Jing did not have any panic and ordered: "The reason why I chose to station in Yuqiu Mountain is not only that it is easy to hide here, but also that there is an escape route here. Our escape route is to go south from the Tuojiang River in the mountains and leave Chengdu.
within the territory.”
This is the retreat arranged by Li Jing.
It is impossible for him to lead his troops and set up camp without preparing a retreat.
Cheng Yaojin said: "Our boats have been burned at Nandu. If we want to go south from Tuojiang River, where can we find boats?"
Li Jing said: "Although there is no boat, there is a raft. Wang Can thought that a fire would force us out of the mountain. But Yuqiu Mountain has a wide terrain, and we can evacuate before the fire burns."
After Li Jing finished speaking, Liu Bang hurried over and said quickly: "Manager Li, all the rafts you asked for have been moved to the river. Now that the fire is burning and Wang Can is attacking, we can retreat by water.
"
The people responsible for making the raft were Liu Bang's soldiers.
All rafts have been made.
"Set off!"
Li Jing flicked his sleeves and gave the order directly.
Su Dingfang said: "Looking at it, we retreated on rafts, but what about the cannons we brought this time?"
Li Jing said: "The raft is not like a ship and is not very stable. Now we can only retreat first. As for these cannons, they will be buried in the sea of fire. Retreat, retreat immediately."
"Here!"
When Su Dingfang heard this, he no longer hesitated.
All the Japanese soldiers, as well as the Han soldiers, quickly came to the river in Yuqiu Mountain.
The Tuojiang River that passes through Yuqiu Mountain is nearly three feet wide, and rafts are docked on the shore, ready to set off at any time. Each raft is made of the trunk of a towering tree.
A raft can carry dozens of people.
The dense rafts stretched across the river, enough for Li Jing and Liu Bang's soldiers to retreat.
The fire in the mountain became more and more fierce. Fortunately, it came from the bottom of the mountain to the mountain, and it could not reach Li Jing's location for the time being. Before the fire spread, Li Jing's soldiers rode bamboo rafts one after another.
leave.
Vast numbers of soldiers left along the Tuojiang River.
Even if a fire breaks out in the mountains, it will not affect Li Jing's soldiers at all. (To be continued)