Four hundred and ninetieth chapters divide and strike
Xie Gong looked at Liu Xiu in confusion and asked, "Why did Prince Xiao say this?"
Liu Xiu said: "The Youlai Army is just here to help the war. Although there are many troops, it cannot be regarded as the main force. If the war is beneficial to the Qingdu Army, the Youlai Army will naturally join hands with the Qingdu Army and become the enemy of our army. If the war
If it is not good for the Qingdu Army, the You Lai Army must prioritize self-preservation."
Xie Gong listened and nodded, and said: "The bandit army is mostly short-sighted and narrow-minded. If there is an advantage to be taken advantage of, they will definitely steal their heads. If there is no advantage, but their lives are in danger, they will hide as far as possible."
How far."
Liu Xiu smiled and continued: "As for the Sun Mao tribe and the Sun Deng tribe of the Qingdu Army, the former is only a man and does not have much real talent and learning. As for the latter, he is cunning and scheming, but has a ruthless and unjust nature. If our army can
Defeat Sun Mao's tribe quickly, and Sun Deng's tribe will flee without a fight."
After hearing this, Xie Gong's eyes suddenly lit up. No wonder Liu Xiu said that his side would not fight three games in this battle, but only two, or even one.
His mind turned around, his eyes dimmed again, and he said: "Sun Mao's tribe is the fastest. I'm afraid that they will not enter Wei County first, but will stay at the junction of Hanoi and Wei County to wait for the other two groups of thieves.
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Liu Xiu said categorically: "So, for the next war, we have to enter Hanoi!"
Xie Gong took a breath and said in surprise: "This... Prince Xiao, I'm afraid this seems to be overstepping the mark, right?"
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "Your Majesty ordered me to conquer Hebei. Hanoi also belongs to Hebei, so how can I overstep it?!"
Xie Gong smiled bitterly and said: "Prince Xiao has not overstepped his bounds, but he has overstepped his bounds by becoming an official."
Liu Xiu is the governor of Hebei, but Xie Gong has no such task. Currently, his official position is Shangshu Ling and Jizhou Mu. His scope of power is limited to Jizhou, and Hanoi County belongs to Sili and is not under his jurisdiction.
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"The rebels are running around in Hebei, how can they be limited to one state? If Xie Shangshu only plans to quell the rebellion in Jizhou, then the rebellion of the rebels in Hebei will never be ended." Liu Xiu shook his head and said.
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Alas! Xie bowed and sighed. He didn’t understand the reason behind this. But if he entered Sili to quell the rebellion, would it cause His Majesty’s dissatisfaction? While he was thinking about it, Deng Yu said seriously: “Xie Shangshu, now
In Hanoi, bandit armies are everywhere. Each county and county is doing its own thing and is alienated from the imperial court. This time we entered Hanoi to quell the rebellion, not only to eliminate the bandit trouble, but also to demonstrate the majesty of the imperial court."
His words not only moved Xie Gong, but also reminded Xie Gong. Xie Gong nodded thoughtfully and said seriously: "Okay, my troops will enter Hanoi with Prince Xiao to eliminate the bandits!"
If I didn't follow Liu Xiu and let Liu Xiu lead the troops into Hanoi alone, then wouldn't all the counties in Hanoi have to be taken away by Liu Xiu?
Liu Xiu now controls most of the counties in Youzhou and Jizhou. If his power is allowed to spread to Hanoi and the Sili area, wouldn't he have to fight against the imperial court?
What Xie Gong wanted was not to give Liu Xiu a chance to conquer Hanoi County, and what Liu Xiu wanted was that this time he sent troops to Hanoi, Xie Gong must follow him, otherwise it would put too much pressure on Chang'an and cause panic in Chang'an.
Maybe Liu Xuan will send out heavy troops to attack his side.
From Liu Xiu's point of view, if you can avoid breaking up with Liu Xuan first, then try not to break up with Liu Xuan. At present, the most important thing is to accumulate your own strength.
At this time, Liu Xiu and Xie Gong both had their own agendas and had their own little plans. They seemed to agree on the matter of entering Hanoi to quell the rebellion.
Liu Xiu didn't know the three brothers Sun Mao, Sun Deng, and Sun Li, nor was he very familiar with the Qingdu Army. The reason why he could learn about the three Sun brothers was because of the information provided by Yunxi Pavilion.
Many times, Liu Xiu's calculations were staggeringly accurate. In the eyes of others, he was simply miraculous. He could accurately predict the enemy's every move in the future, as if he could predict the future.
Liu Xiu is a man, not a god, and he certainly does not have the ability to predict the future. The reason why he can predict the enemy's actions many times is that he is indeed good at discerning people's hearts.
Secondly, and the most critical point, he can always grasp a large amount of enemy intelligence in advance. It can be said that the intelligence organization under his command has contributed a lot.
This time, Yunxi Pavilion provided Liu Xiu with detailed information, describing Sun Mao and Sun Deng's personality and handling style clearly.
Through this information, Liu Xiu judged that Sun Mao must be the one who advanced boldly, while Sun Li and You Lai's army would definitely delay.
Facts have proved that Liu Xiu's inference was very accurate, and Sun Mao was indeed the first to arrive at Chaoge.
Chaoge is located at the junction of Hanoi and Weijun, to the south of Dangyin. The distance between the two is less than a hundred miles. After Sun Mao's tribe arrived at Chaoge, they camped outside the city and stopped advancing.
Sun Mao was brave and foolhardy, but he was not a fool. He knew that it was difficult for him to compete with the Han army with his own strength, so he led his army to station in Chaoge, waiting for his second brother Sun Deng's army and You Lai's army.
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In the past, the Qingdu Army invaded Wei County from Hanoi many times and was surrounded and suppressed by officers and soldiers in Wei County many times. However, every time they retreated from Wei County and returned to Hanoi, the officers and soldiers of Wei County stopped pursuing them.
This situation had happened so many times that it left a solid impression on Sun Mao, as if as long as we stayed in Hanoi, we would be safe, and the enemies of Wei County would definitely not enter Hanoi to attack us.
But this time, he thought wrong. On the third day after Sun Maojun arrived at Chaoge, the Han army suddenly came south from Dangyin and attacked Sun Maojun's camp at night.
When the Han army launched an attack, Sun Mao was still sleeping in his camp. Suddenly he heard the roar of people outside. He was frightened and quickly stood up from the bed.
At this time, a guard ran in from outside in a panic and said in a trembling voice: "General... General, something bad has happened. The enemy has come to steal the camp!"
Sun Mao didn't react for a while, he frowned and scolded: "What enemy army? Where did the enemy army come from?"
"Yes...it's the Han army coming from Wei County!"
"What?" When Sun Mao heard this, he was suddenly frightened out of his sleepiness. He got up from the bed, walked barefoot to the guard, grabbed the guard's collar, and asked sharply: "What did you say?
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"Han...The Han army came from Wei County..."
"This, this is impossible!" Sun Mao frowned and murmured: "How could the Han army run out of Jizhou and come to Hanoi..."
"Report" As the report was shouted, a soldier hurried in, saluted Sun Mao and said: "Report to the general, our northern camp is under attack by the enemy!"
Sun Mao asked anxiously: "How many people are there in the enemy army?"
"There are countless people! The soldiers of Beiying are afraid that they will not be able to hold on for long. Please send reinforcements quickly to reinforce Beiying!"
As soon as the soldier finished speaking, another shout came from outside. Immediately afterwards, a soldier ran in and said urgently: "Report to the general, a large number of enemy troops are attacking Dongying. Dongying is in emergency. Please send reinforcements as soon as possible."
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Before Sun Mao could say anything, news of the emergency in the Western and Southern Camps also came one after another. The four battalions were all being attacked by the Han army and were in emergency at the same time. This made Sun Mao dumbfounded and didn't know what to do.
Soon, the generals of the Qingdu Army also came to Sun Mao's camp. At this time, Sun Mao was still dizzy and confused. He glanced around in panic and asked: "Which general?"
Do you have any strategies to defend yourself against the enemy?"
All the generals were waiting for Sun Mao to come up with an idea. Fortunately for Sun Mao, he had no idea now. Instead, he let his generals come up with an idea. People looked at each other, and one of the generals said: "General, the Han army is well prepared.
Come, but our army is rushing to fight. This battle is very disadvantageous to our army. According to the general’s opinion, our army should... abandon the main camp and break out!"
Another general immediately expressed his objection and said: "The enemy is besieging the camp from all sides. We still don't know the exact strength of the enemy's troops. If we rush to break through, we are in danger of being deeply encircled!"
"Because we don't know the exact strength of the enemy's troops, we cannot stay in the camp and wait for death. We must break through in time to get out!"
"It is safest to stay in the camp. Our army can rely on the camp's defense to resist the enemy. It is much better than being trapped by the enemy when breaking out!"
"Our army will break out!"
"Our troops will stay behind!"
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The opinions of the generals of the Qingdu Army were divided into two groups. One group advocated an immediate breakout, while the other advocated staying in the camp.
Just when everyone was arguing and Sun Mao couldn't make up his mind, a soldier ran in and reported: "General, the North Camp has been attacked by the enemy!"
This sentence made everyone in the camp instantly quiet.
People were so shocked that they could hardly believe their ears. Beiying had been breached? Beiying was the most fortified camp on our side, how could it be breached so quickly?
Sun Mao grabbed the sword from the weapon rack. With a rustling sound, he unsheathed his sword, pointed the blade at the soldier reporting the news, and shouted sternly: "How dare you lie about the military situation?"
The soldier turned pale with fright, knelt on the ground with a thud, and said in a trembling voice: "General, this villain... Even if I have the courage, I would not dare to lie about the military camp. Beiying, Beiying is indeed being attacked."
The enemy has broken through!"
Sun Mao's sword-holding hand was trembling. This time, there was no disagreement among the generals present. People came forward one after another and said in various directions: "General, the northern camp has been destroyed, and our main camp cannot be defended."
We are here, the top priority is to break out of the encirclement quickly!"
"Yes, General, if you don't break through, it will be too late by the time the enemy troops come over and kill you!"
"General..."
Sun Mao was so noisy by the people around him that he waved his hand to signal everyone to silence. He closed his eyes and took several deep breaths. Then he raised his eyes and said decisively: "Send the order, everyone."
The army breaks out from the south camp!" wavv
After learning that the North Camp had been breached, Sun Mao chose to break out from the South Camp. In fact, the direction he chose to break out was really good. The one who launched the attack at the South Camp was the relatively weak Xie Gongjun.
Liu Qing, the most proficient in fighting under Xie Gong, is currently recovering from his injuries in Yecheng. Currently, there are really no generals under Xie Gong who are very good at fighting.
Xie Gongjun was really shocked when he saw the camp gate of the rebel army suddenly opened and countless rebel troops pouring out of the camp gate.
Xie Gong's army panicked, and the Qingdu army who left the camp became even more panicked. After people left the camp, they scattered in all directions as if they were headless flies.
Seeing that the rebels did not come out of the camp to ask for a fight, but fled out of the camp, Xie Gongxuan's heart suddenly relaxed. He ordered all the soldiers in the army to use all their strength to prevent the enemy's breakout.
The Qing Calf Army that was the first to run out of the South Camp did not have much combat effectiveness. Under the fierce attack of Xie Gongjun, it suffered heavy casualties. However, this was not the case for the Qing Calf Army that ran out later. This was the elite Qing Calf Army led by Sun Mao.
The two sides started a big melee outside Nanying.
Fortunately, the Qingdu Army led by Sun Mao only wanted to break out of the encirclement and did not want to fight with Xie Gongjun. Otherwise, Xie Gongjun would definitely suffer heavy losses at the hands of Sun Mao's tribe.
