Shi Chaoyi was shocked when he heard this. He hurriedly went to find Tian Chengsi. When he entered the door, he hurriedly shouted: "Tian Gong, something bad has happened! My father is passing the throne to his bastard son Chao Qing. I think Youzhou City must be in danger!"
Tian Chengsi waved his hands and smiled after hearing this: "Impossible, don't you know your father? Even if he is in a desperate situation, he will not make such a decision easily."
His subtext is that people like Shi Siming, who are power-hungry and extremely selfish, will not give up their power to others even if they die."
"It's not necessarily a desperate situation!" Shi Chaoyi said, beating his chest: "He just wants to use this to motivate the soldiers, retain part of his strength in the name of Tuogu, and let Li Huaixian take his son out of Yuguan to Yingzhou. Defending Yuguan is better than guarding Youyou
State is much easier.”
"Li Huaixian?" Tian Chengsi frowned, lowered his head and paced back and forth on the ground. Shi Chaoyi waited anxiously, hoping that Mr. Tian could come up with a way to deal with it.
"Do you think this is Li Siye's plan to trick us out of Jizhou?"
Mr. Shi rarely used his brain: "It's not impossible, but I believe in the authenticity of this news. Mr. Tian, think about it for yourself. He loves Zhang Meiren so much and has such a preference for his son. Even
He also thinks highly of Li Huaixian. If he really makes such a decision, you and I will be in the most miserable situation."
"We are not in Youzhou, and it is not the time for him to take risks. Only if we lead troops to Youzhou to support him can he change his decision."
Tian Chengsi raised his head and hesitated: "But now there are Li Siye's heavy troops in front of Youzhou City. It would be too risky for us to abandon Jizhou and lead troops there. If we fail to rescue and fall into the enemy's formation again, won't the entire army be destroyed?"
"But my father Tuogu at this time must have given up hope in Youzhou. Mr. Tian, I suspect that he used Tuogu's name to transfer troops to calm the hearts of the soldiers who stayed behind. He knew that Youzhou would not be able to hold on for long.
Use Youzhou City to tire out Li Siye's army. When Youzhou City falls, he can lead some of his guards to withdraw from Yuguan and return to Liaodong. But by then, only the 40,000 soldiers in your hands and mine will be left in Hebei.
Wasn't he buried in the hands of Li Siye?"
This is what Tian Chengsi is most worried about. He is not a tapeworm in Shi Siming's belly. It is impossible to know whether he will do that just by judging his character. However, one thing Shi Chaoyi said is right. If Youzhou cannot
Defend, Jizhou City cannot be defended. It is just a piece of flat land, and the city defense is far inferior to that of Youzhou, which is the center of Fanyang. If Shi Siming had imitated the gecko's tail-cutting and abandoned them, his fever would have been high even if he defended it for half a month under the bombardment of the Xuanwu artillery battalion.
Fragrant.
The biggest fear when using troops in war is information asymmetry. Many times, generals make the best judgment based on their own situation.
"Tian Gong, please tell me something. Do we really want to sit here and wait for death in this lonely city?"
Tian Chengsi soon had a plan in his mind, and said to Shi Chaoyi with his hands crossed: "Of course we can't sit still and wait for death, but we must also be double prepared. What if we go to Youzhou for rescue and are surrounded by Li Siye's army? This news has already been spread.
It has been many days since we arrived, and half a month has passed since we led the troops to Youzhou. What should we do if your father has abandoned Youzhou and retreated to Liaodong?"
"What about Mr. Tian's opinion?"
"We might as well go to Yuguan from Jizhou in a roundabout way, and at the same time send people to Youzhou to inquire about the news. If it is true as the rumors say, we don't have to go back to Jizhou and go directly to Yuguan. As the saying goes, we will not accept the fate of the foreign king. This is
It is the way to survive in death.”
"Very good, very good, let's do it like this."
The two men immediately summoned their generals and told them that Youzhou City was in danger, and His Majesty sent a flying pigeon to send a message ordering him to lead troops to rescue. Of course the soldiers did not know what was going on, and they only needed to obey the orders from above.
The Yan army in the city immediately prepared food, grass and baggage, recruited common people to serve as auxiliary troops, and left the city two days later to march toward Youzhou.
On the day they left the city, one hundred and thirty miles northwest of Jizhou, an army that had already passed through the Taihang Mountains from Hedong Jinzhong was advancing non-stop towards Jizhou.
Also at this time, a scout team sent by Guo Ziyi was lurking near Jizhou. They had found out the movements of the two armies clearly and were quickly heading towards Henan.
The Yan army led by Shi Chaoyi advanced northward for thirteen days and encountered an attack by the cavalry led by Li Chongbao stationed in Zhuozhou. Tian Chengsi immediately led his troops to retreat and prepared to divert to Yuguan ahead.
As the sun set from the end of the earth, Tian Chengsi stood at the entrance of the camp and raised his head and thought. Zhuozhou is still a hundred miles away from Youzhou. Why did Li Siye send his son to lead elite troops to garrison here? If he wanted to prevent them from attacking from behind, he should
It’s better to be stationed in Mozhou, which is further away.”
He suddenly woke up, patted his belly with both hands and said loudly: "No, I fell into a trap! If I had known earlier, I should have left an army in the city! Send an order to the entire army to go back to Jizhou!"
The soldiers, Monk Zhanger, were confused. They had just come out of Jizhou, why did they want to go back to Jizhou?
Shi Chaoyi hurried over and asked excitedly: "Aren't we going to retreat to Yuguan? Why are we going back to Jizhou?"
Tian Chengsi didn't want to explain anything to this second-generation general, so he got on his horse and cracked his whip and said: "We have been fooled. Go back to Jizhou quickly. If you don't want your father to be furious, don't ask too many questions!"
The rear wing of the army changed from the original position to the front army, leaving behind the baggage and rushing toward Jizhou City.
They quickly returned to Jizhou City. Shi Chaoyi raised his whip and shouted at the city wall: "Open the city gate quickly and let us enter the city."
No one on the city wall responded to him. Tian Chengsi looked closely behind him and saw that there was not even a flagpole on the city wall, and he suddenly felt an ominous premonition.
"Hurry up and open the city gate! Where are all the dead? When I enter the city, I will chop off your heads one by one for those who have left your post without permission."
In an instant, hundreds of big flags were erected on the city wall. A general wearing silver and blue light armor held his hand on the crenellation of the female wall and laughed: "Your Excellency has such a strong tone, he must be the good son of the thief! Maybe you call me
Grandpa, I can send someone to hoist you up in a basket."
"Hadong Army?!"
Shi Chaoyi was shocked and turned pale, and then said angrily: "Bah, the traitor Li Siye is a despicable villain!"
"If you dare to speak rudely, grandpa will teach you how to speak? Shoot an arrow!"
Suddenly, arrows shot down like hailstones from the top of the city. Shi Chaoyi hurriedly turned his horse's head and fled to avoid it: "Quickly retreat!"
The Yan army could only retreat north and settle down in a county town. However, the two or three small states leading from Jizhou to Youzhou or Yuguan had their state offices in the county town. It was okay to settle temporarily, but if they wanted to stay there for a long time, they would
I feel like my life is too long.
Shi Chaoyi sat dejectedly in front of the bonfire. Not only had he lost Jizhou, but he might also succeed in arousing his father's anger in the future. It was really unlucky for his mother to open the door for him. It was extremely unlucky. Shi Siming, his own father, was angry and was more stepfather than his stepfather.
, he must be beaten with a military stick according to military regulations, and even his status as the legal heir must be compromised.
"Mr. Tian, what do you think we should do now that things have happened?"
Tian Chengsi was very proud of himself, perhaps because he had the character to remain calm even when Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, so he comforted him kindly: "Young Master, there is no need to worry, as things have come to this, we can only make mistakes and use them as reinforcements to go to Youzhou to rescue him."
Shi Chaoyi chuckled: "Mr. Tian, why have you lost your wits? Li Siye has long known that we have nowhere to stay after leaving Jizhou, so he has been on guard against us, and has already set up a battle array to wait for us."
"Who is not smart?" Tian Chengsi laughed and said: "Sir, your purpose now is not to rescue Youzhou, but to let His Majesty know that you are rescuing Youzhou. In fact, it is just a show. Our failure to rescue Jizhou was the reason why
You were attacked from behind, otherwise if you went to Yuguan for no reason, it would be even more unclear how your father would blame you in the future. At least let him know that you were just deceived, and it is better for a stupid son than for a son with ulterior motives."
Shi Chaoyi stroked his beard and nodded: "You are right."