The first thousand two hundred and nine chapters four-way army
The news of Zhu Si's illness reached Chang'an the next morning. In the official room, Guo Song said to Pan Liao and Du You: "The time has come to completely annihilate Zhu Si. The Zhengshi Hall must be prepared to receive him. The reception will be carried out in two steps. First, the time has come to completely eliminate Zhu Si."
The first stage is to take in the counties of Henan Prefecture, and the second stage is to take in Luoyang City. If there are still refugees who have not had time to evacuate westward, don't move any further."
"When will Your Highness prepare to send troops?" Du You asked.
Guo Song smiled and said: "My plan has been deployed for a long time. Troops can be sent out at any time, even tonight, but I need you to be ready. If the political affairs hall finalizes the plan tomorrow, then troops will be sent out overnight tomorrow night."
Pan Liao thought for a while and said: "If it is just the first phase of the reception plan, it should be finalized tomorrow. It is not difficult. The trouble is the reception of Luoyang City, but there is still time, we can give it full consideration."
The three of them discussed for a while, Pan Liao and Du You said goodbye and left. Guo Song paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his hands. Zhu Si still had 120,000 troops in Luoyang City, Xiao Wanding had 50,000 tiger guards, and Xiang Fei had 30,000 troops.
The Thousand Niu Guards, Wang Zhongmou's 30,000 leopard guards, and the 10,000 bodyguards commanded by the eunuch Liu Zhifu and the eunuch Zhang Jing were actually controlled by Wang Xianzhong, the general manager of the palace.
This is Luoyang's 120,000-strong army. In addition, Jinwuwei General Li Ji leads an army of 10,000 to guard Hulao Pass. There are also 2,000 defenders at Mengjin Pass.
If we want to launch a war against Luoyang, we actually need to attack from all sides. Yao Jin's army in the north will cross the Yellow River to capture Mengjin, Li Bing's army in the east will be responsible for attacking Hulao Pass, and Zhang Yun in the south will lead his army northward.
, and then Pei Xin from the west led a rapid attack army, directly attacking the 30,000 Leopard Tao Army.
After all, Guo and Song had to mobilize at least 300,000 troops to launch the Battle of Luoyang.
The first phase of the task is to completely annihilate the Baotao Army and the Hulao Pass garrison. Although he has already informed the relevant generals and everyone is prepared, the temporary deployment will take several days. Guo Song has repeatedly considered it and decided to attack tomorrow night.
Time was running out. Thinking of this, Guo Song ordered: "Go and summon General Pei Xin to see me!"
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That night, a cavalry force of 30,000 people left the Bashang military camp and rushed east quickly. The general at the head was Pei Xin. He received an order from Guo Song, requiring him to arrive at the Xin'an County camp within three days, and
Yang Xuanying's 20,000 troops gathered together.
Pei Xin has been waiting for this day for a long time, but since only Henan Prefecture was left in Zhu Si last year, Pei Xin knew that the time to destroy Zhu Si was not far away. He did not expect that at the end of spring and the beginning of summer, at this moment
finally come.
Thirty thousand cavalry galloped in the dark night. The soldiers all held torches and advanced at a constant speed, keeping a distance from the front and back. Marching at night is a basic skill of the cavalry. They have practiced it countless times and have become very proficient.
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In Hanoi County, Huaizhou, there is a large shop near the south city gate called Zhongyuan Cloth Shop. This shop has been open for seven or eight years. It mainly sells all kinds of cloth, and a large number of goods come in and out every day.
Business is excellent.
But in fact, this Zhongyuan cloth store was Zhu Si's material purchasing point in Huaizhou. It was also an intelligence station responsible for monitoring the situation of the Jin army in Huaizhou. Huaizhou was a strategic location for Luoyang's defense. The Jin army once left Huaizhou.
He set off and captured Mengjin, forcing Zhu Si, who was preparing to attack Jiangnan, to withdraw his army to Luoyang.
Zhu Si has since strengthened intelligence monitoring in Huaizhou. Not long ago, Yang Mi had obtained the distribution map of purchasing stores in various places, exposing all of Zhu Sijun's intelligence points.
At noon, an army of hundreds of people quickly surrounded the Zhongyuan Cloth Store. The leader shouted: "Charge in, and no fish will slip through the net!"
The soldiers shouted and rushed in. The shop assistants were so frightened that they raised their hands and knelt down. The soldiers split into two groups and ran upstairs and towards the backyard.
The backyard is very quiet, with more than a dozen carrier pigeons cooing in the cage. There is another reason why there are more carrier pigeons. This is Zhu Si's northern intelligence distribution center. Intelligence from Hedong and Hebei is gathered here first from all directions, and then again
It will be transferred to Luoyang by carrier pigeons here.
It can be said that the Hanoi intelligence point is like a button. If this button is untied, the intelligence from the north will not be sent to Luoyang, and contact will be completely lost.
There were soldiers taking care of the carrier pigeons, and several other soldiers kicked open the shopkeeper's room. The shopkeeper who was settling the accounts was stunned and slowly stood up. He was about to grab a pile of important documents on the table, but a crossbow arrow was already aimed at him.
On the forehead, the soldier said coldly: "If you dare to make any move, I will shoot you immediately!"
The shopkeeper was calmed down. He slowly let go of the pile of papers on the table and raised his hand.
"come out!"
Another soldier grabbed his arm and dragged him out.
The shopkeeper and all the clerks were rushed to the yard and squatted down. The soldiers found the list and handed it to the general.
General Lang counted the number of people. There should be thirteen people in the shop, but there were only eleven people here, two people missing.
General Lang asked coldly: "Where are the other two?"
The shopkeeper calmly replied: "There are still two people who have gone to Xiangzhou to purchase goods!"
General Lang glanced at him, and then said to the other men: "Whoever exposes this person, I will immediately acquit him and release him home!"
Everyone hesitated for a moment, then a clerk suddenly raised his hand and shouted: "There are still two people in the warehouse at the dock outside the city!"
The shopkeeper was furious and turned around and cursed: "Wang Lin, how dare you betray me!"
Lang shook the spear in his hand and pierced the shopkeeper's chest. The shopkeeper screamed and died immediately.
General Lang dropped his spear, clapped his hands, and said to a group of trembling men: "Those who still want to make meritorious deeds and atone for their sins should do so as soon as possible. If others take the lead, you will have no chance."
Ten guys raised their hands one after another...
On the afternoon of the same day when the intelligence point in Hanoi County was removed, Zhenbei General Yao Jin personally led an army of 50,000 to Hanoi County. This was the reason why the intelligence point in Huaizhou had to be removed so that Luoyang could not detect the changes of the Jin army in Hebei.
The army rested for a day in Hanoi County and continued to march toward Heyang County in the south.
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After Zhang Yun went north from Jingxiang to seize six states in the southern part of the Central Plains, he is currently leading an army of 50,000 troops stationed in Liang County, Ruzhou, which is less than a hundred miles away from Henan Prefecture. As long as Jin Wang Guo Song gives the order, Zhang Yun can lead it at any time.
The army marched into Henan Prefecture.
In fact, although Zhang Yun's army did not enter Henan Prefecture, his scouts had already entered and knew the situation in the southern part of Henan Prefecture well.
In the main tent, Zhang Yun said to his deputy Liu Guanghui: "Your Majesty ordered us to rush to the south city of Luoyang at the third watch on the night of April 28th to cut off the southward retreat of Bao Tao's army. I guess it was also General Pei's attack on Bao Tao at the third watch.
When the army launches its attack, we must time it accurately and not delay the military aircraft."
Liu Guanghui smiled slightly and said: "The general is a famous scout. Why not send scouts to sneak into Luoyang first, and then cooperate with the outside to capture the south gate of Luoyang in one fell swoop?"
Zhang Yun shook his head, "The first stage of His Majesty's mission is to capture the surrounding areas of Luoyang and not move the city of Luoyang. He must have thought carefully. We must not act rashly and ruin King Jin's plan."
"The general is right, we must strictly abide by military orders and cannot make our own decisions at will!"
Zhang Yun spread out the map on the table and pointed to the two official roads on the left and right, "There are two official roads going north from Liang County. If you take Yingyang, this official road is a straight line, but it is easy to be detected by Luoyang.
To alert Bao Tao's army, I think I should walk along the Yishui River. There is no county town here. Although the route is a bit detoured, there are many mountains along the way and it is relatively hidden and will not be discovered by Luoyang. What does General Liu think?"
Liu Guanghui pondered for a moment and said: "I also think it is better to go along the Yishui line, but we still have to be careful not to disturb Yingyang County. In addition, if we are a bit passive when it comes to time, it is better to set off two days early, travel day and night, and hide in the mountainous area first.
, wait until the time is almost up, then come out from the mountainous area and reach Luoyang Nancheng in an instant."
Zhang Yun nodded, "We have to leave tonight two days early. It's a bit hasty. Let's leave one day early, pack up, and the army will go north tomorrow night!"
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The third watch on the night of April 28 was the last time to launch an attack. It mainly refers to the time when Pei Xin's army and Zhang Yun's army encircled Bao Tao's army. Yao Jin's task was to cooperate with Li Bing's army to seize Hulao Pass and participate in the attack at the same time.
Surrounded Luoyang City.
As for Li Bing's army, April 28th does not have much reference significance. His army can even capture Hulao Pass on April 29th without any problem.
But one thing is very important: Li Bing cannot act prematurely and expose the Jin army's strategic intention to seize Henan Prefecture.
Li Bing was also gathering an army. The army on the east route was the largest, with 100,000 troops. Li Bing gathered 70,000 troops in Xingyang County, which was only thirty miles away from Hulao Pass. However, the news was cut off and the defenders of Hulao Pass did not know the danger.
has arrived.
On April 26, the 70,000-strong army was assembled in Xingyang County. On April 27, the army rested for a day.
On the afternoon of April 28, 70,000 troops left the camp and headed toward Hulao Pass, thirty miles away...