The first thousand and eighty-four chapters are pregnant with ghosts
Niu Han is also a ruthless man, and he can be really ruthless at critical moments. He shows no mercy to his former subordinates and kills them all.
Of course he had reasons for doing this. First, if these people were allowed to leave, the news would inevitably leak out. Now that he and Wang Zun's family were still in Shanggui, if the news were leaked, the family members would be in grave danger.
Secondly, after defecting, our side can still do a lot. At least we can surprise Wang Meng's tribe and seize the Jitou Road in one fell swoop, opening the door from Anping to Hanyang.
Seeing that the generals who were about to leave were all lying in a pool of blood, the generals loyal to Niu Han stopped, took out their sweat towels, and wiped the blood off their swords.
Then, everyone looked at Niu Han and said, "The general is as kind as a mountain to me. I will go wherever the general goes!" "We are willing to follow the general to the death!"
Niu Han looked around at the crowd, nodded happily, and said seriously: "We were born as Han subjects, and we will die as Han ghosts! Wei Xiao rebelled against the Han, was treasonous, unforgivable, and self-destructive. Today, we return to the Han
, I swear to be a great man and make unparalleled achievements!"
"We swear to be great men and make great achievements!" All the generals agreed in unison.
Niu Han's face showed excitement, and he subconsciously turned to look at Liu Xiu, who smiled and nodded to him. When Niu Han saw this, he felt more at ease.
He said seriously: "Brothers, please don't tell anyone what happened today. After you return, you must keep your mouth shut and don't mention it to anyone!"
"Here!" everyone responded in unison.
"Their bodies should be disposed of secretly in the middle of the night without leaving any traces!"
"Here!"
Niu Han finished all the explanations and then let everyone leave. Liu Xiu sent Long Yuan to rush back to Sanfu and send a message to Cen Peng, truthfully telling Cen Peng the news that Niu Han led his troops to defect.
The 150,000 Long Army troops stationed in Wating, led by Niu Han, secretly defected to Liu Xiu. No news of this incident spread, and even Wang Meng's tribe, who was very close at hand, was not aware of it at all.
Let's talk about Long Yuan. On Liu Xiu's order, he left Wating and went all the way south to Sanfu. To make a long story short, Long Yuan slept in the open air and rode hard all the way to Sanfu and arrived at the Han army camp.
After meeting Cen Peng and others, Long Yuan recounted the situation of Wa Ting in detail. Upon hearing the news that Niu Han led his troops to defect, Cen Peng, Geng Yan, Gai Yan and others were all overjoyed.
You must know that Niu Han is not a person, but represents the Long Army of 150,000 people. If Niu Han is loyal to Wei Xiao and fights with his own side to the end, the strength of the 150,000 Long Army commanded by Niu Han will also be
Not to be underestimated.
Now Niu Han has decided to lead his troops to defect, which not only makes his side lose a strong enemy, but also makes his side even more powerful.
Cen Peng made a prompt decision and immediately wrote a letter to Qixian County, ordering the Western Expedition Army headed by Feng Yi to immediately march to Wating, making a posture of attacking Wating. In fact, he was converging with the Niuhan tribe, and then jointly attacking the Wangmeng tribe.
Feng Yi from Qixian County received Cen Peng's letter and understood the ins and outs of the matter. He immediately led his troops to set off, heading north into Anding County and headed straight for Wating.
A series of deployments of the Han army were also brought back to Wating by Long Yuan. That night, Niu Han invited Liu Xiu and Wang Zun to come to his sleeping quarters for a secret discussion.
After Liu Xiu and Wang Zun both sat down, Niu Han bowed to Liu Xiu and said, "Your Majesty, I think that before the Western Expeditionary Army arrives at Wating, our army should capture Jitou Road first."
Liu Xiu looked at Niu Han in confusion. The latter continued: "If the Western Expeditionary Army arrives at Wating, no matter what the war situation is, Wang Meng will definitely strengthen defenses, which will not be conducive to our army's actions."
Wang Zun thought about it carefully and nodded slowly, feeling that what Niu Han said was not unreasonable.
Liu Xiu asked: "What is General Niu going to do?"
Niu Han said sternly: "Wei Chen thinks that now that Wang Meng is not vigilant enough, Wei Chen will lead his troops to Jitou Road to sneak attack Wang Meng's camp."
Liu Xiu lowered his eyes, his mind was spinning. After thinking about it, he shook his head and said, "It's too risky to do this."
After a pause, he said: "The relationship between General Niu and Wang Meng is not good. General Niu suddenly leads his troops to Jitou Road, which will inevitably arouse Wang Meng's suspicion. Otherwise, the sneak attack will not succeed, but it will scare the snake."
Niu Han asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, what if I lead my troops to Jitou Road on the pretext of borrowing food?"
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "With Wang Meng's mind, if General Niu leads his troops to Jitou Road to borrow food, Wang Meng will only think that General Niu is leading his troops to grab food, and he will defend to the death and will not even let General Niu go."
Lead your troops into the Chicken Head Road!"
Wang Zun almost laughed, bowed to Liu Xiu, and said in admiration: "What your Majesty said is indeed in line with Wang Mengzhi's temperament! Wang Meng may indeed do this!"
Seeing Niu Han's frown and solemn expression, Liu Xiu smiled slightly and said, "This is my plan. When the Western Expeditionary Army arrives at Wating, General Niu will lead his troops to fight. After the defeat, he will head towards Jitou Road.
In this way, no matter how great the conflict between Wang Meng and General Niu is, and no matter how deep the grudge is, he cannot keep more than 100,000 soldiers out of Jitou Road. As long as Wang Meng lets General Niu enter Jitou Road, then what will happen next
The battle is easy to fight. With the internal and external coordination, why worry about Wang Meng not being defeated?"
Wang Zun's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, he put his palms together and exclaimed: "Your Majesty is so resourceful!"
Niu Han thought about it and nodded, thinking that His Majesty's strategy was indeed more reliable than his own.
After thinking about it carefully, he suppressed his smile and asked: "Your Majesty, what if Wang Meng refuses to let Wei Chen enter the Chicken Head Road because he has a reason to pursue troops behind him?"
"If because of Wang Meng's relationship, more than 100,000 troops were wiped out outside Jitou Road, Wang Meng cannot bear this responsibility, and he would not dare to do it." Liu Xiu said confidently.
Niu Han was silent for a moment, bowed to Liu Xiu, and said: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true. I have learned a lesson."
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "General Niu led his troops to return to the Han Dynasty and saved the soldiers of the two armies from the suffering of the war. This is already a great achievement." The implication is that you don't have to rush to make meritorious deeds now. Your merits are enough.
Big.
Niu Han's face turned red and he leaned towards Liu Xiu and said, "Your Majesty is right in reprimanding you. It's because the humble minister is eager for quick success and quick success!"
Liu Xiu raised his head and smiled, waved his hand to Niu Han, and said: "General Niu is devoted to the Han Dynasty, and his heart is commendable. Whether our army can successfully capture Jitou Road and open the passage from Anping to Hanyang will require General Niu's great efforts."
Help!"
Niu Handeng suddenly stood up, bowed his hands to Liu Xiu and saluted, saying: "I am a humble minister who should do his best, and it is his duty to do so!"
Not long ago, the Western Expeditionary Army headed by Feng Yi arrived at the Wating defense area. Niu Han did not waste time and immediately sent his subordinates to Jitou Road to ask for help from Wang Meng.
If Wang Meng is willing to send troops to reinforce Wating, that would be great. If Wang Meng is unwilling to send troops to reinforce, it doesn't matter. The so-called request for help is just a formality.
Niu Han's confidant rushed to Jitou Road and entered Wang Meng's army camp in the valley. When he saw Wang Meng, the confidant immediately knelt down on one knee, stepped in to salute, and said urgently: "Young man Huang Bin, pay your respects to General Wang!"
Wang Meng lowered his eyes, glanced at Huang Bin, and said nothing. On the contrary, the generals on both sides laughed out loud.
Seeing that Wang Meng didn't speak, Huang Bin could only gather his courage and said in a trembling voice: "General Wang, big... big things are not going well. The Western... Western Expeditionary Army came to attack Wating in large numbers. General Niu sent a villain to attack General Wang.
Ask for help!"
"Oh! So you're here to borrow troops from me!" Wang Meng finally spoke, and asked in a sinister tone: "General Niu, how many troops do you plan to borrow from me?"
"The more, the better, the most... the best is 50,000 troops!" Huang Bin whispered.
Wang Meng leaned forward, tilted his ears and asked: "How much do you want to borrow?"
"Five...fifty thousand..."
"You want to borrow 50,000 troops and horses?" Wang Meng raised his eyebrows, looked to his left and right, and said in a serious tone: "Did you hear that, Niu Han wants to borrow 50,000 troops and horses from me?"
"Haha——" Everyone present laughed as if they had heard many funny jokes. Wang Meng also laughed.
I don’t know how much time passed, but Wang Meng stopped his smile and said: "Huang Bin, go back and tell Niu Han that I, Wang Meng, have been ordered by the king to garrison Jitou Road. I have a heavy responsibility, but my troops are limited. It is difficult to separate one soldier from another."
Reinforce Wating."
Huang Bin's expression changed and he said urgently: "General Wang..."
Wang Meng waved his hand and said: "I don't want to embarrass you, and you don't need to say any more. Niu Han has 150,000 people under his command, and the Western Expedition Army has only 100,000 people at full strength. 150,000 versus 100,000, if you still can't
If he wins, General Niu will really be ashamed of the high hopes your Majesty has for him."
"General Wang——"
"Go back and recover!" Wang Meng waved his hand and said, "Send Huang Bin out of the camp!"
Huang Bin wanted to speak, but two guards came forward, lifted Huang Bin up, and dragged him directly out of the Chinese military tent. After Huang Bin was taken away, everyone began to whisper and discuss.
One of the generals said: "General, although Niu Han has 150,000 men under his command, 50,000 of them are new soldiers. If we really have a head-on confrontation with the Western Expeditionary Army, I am worried that Niu Han's tribe may not be able to resist!"
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Wang Meng laughed out loud and said in a determined tone: "Even if you give him Niuhan 150,000 elite men, he still can't defeat the 100,000 Western Expeditionary Army."
The fighting power of the Western Expeditionary Army was too strong, and Feng Yiyou was a man who was very good at using troops. Niu Han led his troops to fight against the Western Expeditionary Army, and defeat was inevitable.
After hearing his words, everyone looked at each other in shock, and another general raised his hands and said: "General, I'm so speechless! Once Niu Han is defeated in Wating, then it will be our troops who will face the Western Expeditionary Army next!"
To be honest, no one wants to face the Western Expeditionary Army. If Niu Han can resist the Western Expeditionary Army in Wating, that would be the best.
Wang Meng smiled slightly and asked: "Even if Niu Han is defeated, he will command 150,000 people after all. Will it cause casualties to the Western Expedition Army? Will it cause attrition?"
The generals were stunned and nodded.
Wang Meng continued: "Where will the defeated Niuhan tribe go? Will it retreat to Jitou Road where we are stationed?"
A middle-aged general showed a look of sudden realization and said: "What the general means is to let Niu Han consume the strength of the Western Expedition Army first. When Niu Han is defeated, we will take advantage of the opportunity to recruit Niu Han's remaining defeated generals and incorporate them into our army."
, As a result, the strength of the Western Expeditionary Army has been weakened, while our military strength has been greatly enhanced. It is not difficult to resist the Western Expeditionary Army with the help of the natural dangers of Jitou Road. In this way, Niu Han was defeated, but the general
If you have the ability to stop the enemy, when the king discusses your merits and rewards, our generals will be taller than Niu Han by who knows how many heads!"
After hearing this, everyone looked suddenly enlightened, and Wang Meng burst out laughing. He said slowly and calmly: "Ox and rats, they are arrogant. He is defeated today and it is his own fault. He can't blame anyone else!"
The generals in the camp all bowed their hands and saluted, saying: "The general has planned a strategy to win a thousand-mile victory. In the end, the general will be convinced!"