bookcurios Chapter 501: Breaking the Single
Chapter 501: Breaking the Single
Just as Yuwen Zhou led the mighty army of 100,000 people away, Wang Shixiong paced back and forth in the tent. After a fierce ideological struggle, he finally made up his mind.
Without waiting for Jinyang's troops to take any action, Wang Shixiong quickly summoned the generals, waved his hand, and decisively ordered 80,000 soldiers and horses.
Outside the tent, the soldiers heard the military order and quickly gathered. The orderly footsteps echoed in the open field.
Various types of artillery were also carried out in an orderly manner. Under the sunlight, the gun bodies reflected a cold light.
Wang Shixiong watched all this and silently calculated the gains and losses of this battle in his heart.
At the same time, after a period of hard training, Shangdang's Ever-Victorious Army had mastered the use of the weapons sent by the court.
Their morale was high and they quickly assembled 50,000 men, ready to fight in the camp, waiting to set out with Jinyang's army to the battlefield.
On the other hand, in Mayi, guerrilla general Su Dingshan volunteered to lead a vanguard of 50,000 troops to set off first.
Since County Magistrate Cao Dawang was replaced by Wang Changhe, Cao Dawang has been transferred to the military as a counselor. At this time, he is also preparing for the upcoming war.
As a counselor, Cao Dawang was responsible for supervising the battle in the rear. He led 30,000 people and set out on the journey one day after the vanguard army set out.
Along the way, the troops were in good order and the military flags fluttered in the wind.
In this way, the army marched for three days, and Su Dingshan finally led the vanguard army to Wanshan Town.
Wanshan Town has a dangerous terrain and is a transportation hub that is fought over by military strategists.
Su Dingshan looked at the terrain in front of him and had a plan in mind.
At his command, the soldiers quickly set up camp on the spot. In a short time, tents were erected on the land like mushrooms after rain.
The soldiers each had their own duties. Some were responsible for digging trenches, some were busy setting up fortifications, and others patrolled and stood guard around to ensure the safety of the camp.
Another day passed, and Cao Dawang and his follow-up troops slowly arrived, transporting food and fodder with great caution.
After arriving at Wanshan Town, Cao Dawang commanded the soldiers to properly store the food and fodder in Wanshan's warehouse.
At this time, everything is ready, just waiting for the order to launch an attack on Shizhou.
In Jinyang City, Du Ziqing knew that he could not send out all the troops in the city. After careful consideration, he also selected 50,000 people to join forces with the 50,000 victorious troops of Shangdang County to capture Jinzhou.
In Dai County, Gu Wei Dahe and Zhao Dawu each led 50,000 soldiers and horses, pointing at Linhai County like two sharp blades. Their goal was clear, which was to completely cut off the Xiongnu's retreat.
The journey from Mayi to attack Shizhou was a long one, but Hong Kui privately revealed to Wang Shixiong that in this operation, only by taking Shizhou could the merit be most significant.
This is also the important reason why Wang Shixiong resolutely ordered Cao Dawang to attack Shizhou.
When Cao Dawang brought his army to Wanshan County, Wang Shixiong had already informed Yu Wenhua's secret envoy of Bingzhou's battle plan through secret channels.
When Yuwen Hua heard the news, he did not dare to delay for a moment and immediately reported it to Dun Chanyu.
After hearing this, Dun Chanyu's face instantly became solemn. He realized the seriousness of the situation and immediately decided to lead his troops to Shizhou.
At this time, Yelu Qing was secretly surprised to learn that Bingzhou had deployed its troops in this way.
He didn't expect the other party's layout to be so meticulous and leave him no chance to retreat.
He looked at Zhang Xuegeng and Yu Wenhua in the tent and said with a serious expression:
"This is an opportunity, a great opportunity to completely break free from Dun's control. Now it depends on how we arrange it cleverly."
Yu Wenhua, who was standing aside, was full of doubts and couldn't help asking:
"If the Daijun army attacks, Dun probably won't choose to defend the city, but will directly retreat. But we previously discussed strengthening the defense of Shizhou. If the retreat is cut off, how long can Shizhou hold out?"
Zhang Xuegeng nodded slightly after hearing this, and fell into deep thought. After a moment, he said:
"Yes, our army is now scattered everywhere. Why don't we call back the troops attacking Pingyang to strengthen the defense of Shizhou?"
"That's not necessary." Yelu Qing waved his hand and said with a firm look.
"Let them cross the river directly to Yanchuan, and we will also cross the river to Hejian County. However, we must send people to deal with the people from Mayi and try to delay them for a day."
Zhang Xuegeng and Yu Wenhua were stunned and looked at each other. They really didn't understand why Yelu Qing made such arrangements.
"Give us a day. On the one hand, we can retreat in an orderly manner and avoid panic. On the other hand, we also need to see how Dun responds and how he leaves."
Yelu Qing's face was gloomy and his tone was indifferent, as if he was telling a carefully planned conspiracy.
Yu Wenhua seemed to understand Yelu Qing's meaning, but he still had doubts in his heart. He still wanted to know why he had to cross the river, so he asked:
"We now have a combined force of 400,000 men. If we concentrate our forces, it's not impossible to fight back. So what are our plans for crossing the river?"
Yelu Qing saw that they were full of doubts and did not intend to hide them. He smiled and slowly said:
"I know the doubts in your hearts, and I don't intend to hide them from you." After saying this, he glanced at Zhang Xuegeng knowingly and continued:
"You have always wanted to establish a country, but this place is really not suitable. After all, this is the land of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the people here are not friendly to us."
Having said this, everyone seemed to be thinking about it, and seemed to think that what Yelu Qing said made sense.
"Look," Yelu Qing said excitedly, pointing to the northwest.
"With this great river as a natural barrier, its banks have long been unclaimed. If we simply cross the border a little, we won't cause strong dissatisfaction among certain forces, nor will we make the Great Zhou feel that our actions will undermine their foundation.
In this way, we will first occupy Shangjun and use it as a springboard, so as not to offend various forces and avoid being suspected by Dun.
Once we have a solid foundation there, it won't be too difficult to achieve our goals as long as we don't exclude each other."
After a detailed explanation, everyone finally understood the various intricacies and complex relationships involved.
On the other hand, Yuwen Zhou had just arrived in Jinzhou and Jiao Zan's troops had no time to evacuate when they received an urgent report saying that the troops from Jinyang and Shangdang were attacking.
This news made everyone feel nervous and the atmosphere instantly became tense.
What worries them even more is that Pingyang City has not yet been captured, and they are in danger of being attacked from both sides at any time.
Although Yuwen Zhou controlled hundreds of thousands of troops, their combat effectiveness was completely vulnerable.
Moreover, in today's era of the prevalence of firearms, wars can no longer be won simply by relying on numbers.
Luo Haiqing received the news and learned that Yuwen Zhou should lead his men to retreat to the river and cross the river to Yanchuan.
He did not dare to delay and rushed to Jiao Zan's camp immediately. After seeing Jiao Zan, he hurriedly asked:
"Jiao Zan, the situation is urgent now. Will you come with me?"
"It doesn't seem right for us to just leave like this. Should we inform Gulzar?"
When Jiao Zan met Luo Haiqing, although he knew that the news was not confidential, he was very confused as to why he had not received such a notification?
"I must go to the announcement."
Luo Haiqing frankly expressed his thoughts, with a hint of anger in his eyes, and deliberately said:
"To put it bluntly, Chanyu Dun had no intention of letting us leave smoothly. Instead, he wanted us to tie down Bingzhou's army here."
Little did they know that Yuwenhua went south at that time in order to unite the troops for resistance, so Gulizar would naturally not be notified, and Jiao Zan was just a chess piece that was abandoned.