Chapter 1419 is not just a delay
Gao Lan held his breath, and even recalling what happened in Yecheng that day, he couldn''t help the raging anger rising in his heart.
In the southwest direction of Yecheng, there is a city named Anyang, which is the gateway to the south of Yecheng. In the south of Anyang, there is a stream of water, and there are mountains like gates, standing between the water. Although the mountain is not high, it is extremely steep. The mountain is full of rocks and trees, and the river is rushing down the mountain. It is the spring flood season, and the water flow is very fast.
Originally, in the forest on the north side of the river, there was a small village. Its name is unknown. It lived in dozens of families. They opened some wasteland in the valley, planted some crops, herded sheep, and then went to the mountains to hunt some wild animals. things, go to the river to catch some fish, life is hard, but also comfortable. In this turbulent age, here is almost a paradise.
However, there are no common people in this village now, only the soldiers of Yuan Jun who are overwhelming. They were gathered here in the starry night, and they were also county soldiers urgently mobilized from the surrounding counties of Yecheng. They came here to surround General Zhengxi''s troops.
The original county magistrate of Anyang failed to report the attack on Zhengxi because of his dereliction of duty, so he was arrested and sent to Yecheng. slowly passing by...
Anyway, there is no distinction between the battle robes and clothing of the big Han, only the flags are different, so Tai Shici played the banner of Yuan Jun, which is still very confusing.
Yuan Shangguo Tu and others felt that the Zhengxi cavalry was unlikely to return to Yecheng, but Gao Lan didn''t think so, because Gao Lan felt that this general who dared to lead the army in depth must not use common sense to infer!
However, now that Gao Lan has received a message for help from Dangyin, he can''t help but hesitate...
Could it be that my previous judgment was wrong?
If the safest way is to not seek meritorious deeds, but to seek no faults, then you only need to continue to stay here, but the problem is that Gao Lan has no merits now, only demerits. If he can''t make up for his demerits, the next day can be expected It''s not easy.
Are the Western Cavalry really preparing to retreat?
Under the cloudy environment, it is to go to Chaoge to Yanjin, or to Liyang to Baimajin. If this is the case, I am safe here, but it means that I will not get any credit.
So what should we do?
Continue to wait here, or lead the army to Sangyin, looking for opportunities to encircle and annihilate the Western Cavalry?
Everyone knows that there are many suitable places to cross the river from Yanjin to Baimajin.
Gao Lan lowered his head, looked at the document sent by Dangyin again, and sighed slightly: "Come on! Send the order, get the team together, set off, and go to Dangyin!"
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Chunyuqiong didn''t have as many thoughts as Gao Lan. After all, General Zhengxi''s partial army slipped past under his nose. This fact made Chunyuqiong not in the mood to drink some wine these two days. up.
It''s not that Chunyu Qiong is addicted to alcohol, it''s because of his long-term military life, and at this age, he has various physical problems. Sometimes the aches and pains are really unbearable. Drinking some wine can relieve them to some extent, but Chunyu Qiong''s At this moment, I really don''t feel like drinking at all.
Although Chun Yuqiong also received a message from Cao Cao in Dongjun before, saying that he would cooperate with Chun Yuqiong in the encirclement and suppression, and also deployed troops at Yanjin, Baimajin and other ferry crossings, waiting for the army of General Zhengxi The partial army is in the game. But Chun Yuqiong still didn''t dare to take it lightly, he had to intercept Xia Zhengxi''s army, and then wipe it out, in order to save some face.
Leaving aside Cao Pingdong''s side, Chunyu Qiong was stationed in Hanoi to completely block Zhengxi''s partial army''s return to Hedong. Now that Zhengxi soldiers do not take the line of Hanoi, Chunyuqiong squats in Wen County. It was meaningless, so Chunyu Qiong immediately led his troops to the east, approaching the area of ??Dangyin and Yanjin impatiently.
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A hundred miles north of Yanjin.
Tai Shici raised his hand, and the flag bearers waved the banner immediately. The horn blew a dull sound, and the marching cavalry slowly stopped.
As the army marches, some traces cannot be covered up. The only thing that can be used is the space difference and time difference on the battlefield.
Chen Hao, who was in command of the former army, spurred his horse and trotted over. "General, what are your orders?"
"Set up camp and rest on the spot, and send out scouts to go to Dangyin in the north and Yanjin in the south." Tai Shici ordered.
"Wei!" Chen Hao looked up at the sky, and said hesitantly: "General, is it too early to rest now?" Tai Shici used to move quickly, and it was normal to travel more than a hundred miles a day, but now he walked slowly. It is inevitable that some are not suitable.
Tai Shici shook his head, glanced at Chen Hao and said: "Don''t be in a hurry...you guys are working hard, there is no harm in taking an early rest..."
Chen Hao, like Tai Shici, had worked under Gongsun Zan for a period of time, so there was some friendship between the two. Tai Shici knew that Chen Hao''s words just now may not have intentionally disobeyed the order, but just a subconscious reaction, so he explained it specially to let Chen Hao not be impatient.
Chen Hao nodded, and didn''t ask any more questions. He knew that Tai Shici had deep intentions, and it wasn''t as simple as letting the soldiers rest more, but he didn''t ask, but turned around to make arrangements. After hearing the order to rest, the soldiers got off their horses one after another. Some led their horses to a water source to drink, while others went upstream to fetch water, unloaded their grain bags, and prepared to pick some wild vegetables and cook something. Porridge. Although they carry a lot of compressed dry food, soldiers still like to eat and drink some hot food when conditions permit.
After everything was arranged, Chen Hao returned to Tai Shici''s side, and saw Tai Shici looking into the distance, as if thinking about something.
"General, everything has been arranged..." Chen Hao also turned his head to look south, and said, "Is the general thinking about how to cross the river?"
"No, we won''t cross the river..." Tai Shici laughed twice, and said, "Yanjin White Horse Army crosses the river easily, we know that, don''t the opponents know? After being slapped by us in Yecheng, if we If you cross the river easily, then General Yuan''s face will be truly disgraced..."
"So...why didn''t soldiers come to search for us after two or three days?" Tai Shici laughed, looked at Chen Hao, and gestured around, "Do you think these guys will do nothing? Is it possible?"
"I can''t keep up...the pawns still have the advantage if they follow us...hehe..." Chen Hao also smiled and said, "However, looking at the current situation, Yuan Jun should be stationed at the main point. , waiting for us to bump into it... But we didn''t see many soldiers and horses in Yanjin, why didn''t we take the opportunity to cross over?"
"Because Yanjin doesn''t have many troops..." Tai Shici glanced to the south and said, "This is the problem..."
"Let''s go to Dangyin again..." Tai Shici turned his head and said, "Then we will definitely know where Yuan Jun deployed his troops..."
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The slutty county magistrate is going crazy.
Not only did they think that the soldiers who conquered the west outside the city were crazy, but even the surrounding Dato Tian clan who was defending the city together on the gate tower was also crazy!
"Tian Wenhao!" Dangyin County Magistrate scolded in a low voice, "How dare you speak out about such an act of supporting the enemy!"
"What else?!" Tian replied in a louder voice, pointing to the plowed fields outside the city and said, "If we don''t give some food and grass, Zhengxi will have to ride his horse into the field! This year''s harvest will be completely destroyed. ! Is this year''s autumn Fu Lingjun contracted by one person?!"
"You!" the magistrate of Dangyin flicked his sleeves, "It''s unreasonable! I have sent another soldier to ask for help, and General Chunyu will arrive in a few days! Just stick to it for another three days, and the siege will be solved naturally! Moreover, if it is because of this Zhuanghe is damaged, the general is unparalleled in virtue, he must be tolerant and reduce taxes."
"Three days! Aha!" Tian did not back down. It was not the first time he had met an official, and he didn''t know that all officials had a virtue. If you turn your face when you are young, where will you go to cry again? Not to mention going bankrupt and going to fill this hole! Therefore, he stared at Dangyin county magistrate and said, "If this is the case, please make a written statement! If it is because of this that the young crops are destroyed, the people''s clothing, food, and taxes this autumn will all be paid by Lingjun alone! Come, and get your pen and ink!"
"Bold!" Dangyin county magistrate suddenly turned his face, pointed at Tian''s nose and said, "You actually threatened Shangguan, what should you do!"
"As a parent of the same place, you don''t care about the life and death of the people, so what crime should you deserve!" If General Yuan accused him, Tian''s family would still be afraid, but a county magistrate in a small town would naturally not be afraid at all, plus the previous The matter of recruiting was somewhat unpleasant, so it didn''t save the county magistrate any face.
The two couldn''t stop arguing, but Chen Hao under the city didn''t have much patience, so he waved his hand. The soldiers under his command cheered, and they drove their horses obliquely into the plowing field, let go of the horse''s bit, and let the horses eat the young crops.
Things like rice will not be spread on a large scale until the great gods of later generations have improved them. In the Han Dynasty and Jizhou, they were basically millet and wheat. The general joy of spreading joy.
"Stop! No, no, shut up!" The Tian family on the top of the city was impatient. After all, the fields close to the city are well irrigated and easy to come and go. It is the territory of ordinary people. Seeing that his family''s Zhuang He was ruined to such an extent, how could Tian not feel distressed?
"Lingjun!" Tian turned his head and stared at the county magistrate of Dangyin, fire burst out of his eyes, "I can''t go out to fight to protect the country, and I can''t do a plan to slow down the army to calm the people! I want to impeach you!"
"Huh? A plan to slow down the army?" Dangyin County Magistrate did not get angry this time, but stroked his beard and said, "The plan to slow down the army... In this way, we can try it..." The county magistrate of Dangyin previously rejected Tian''s grant to the city Expedition to the West General''s supplies is nothing more than the suspicion of being an enemy, but now that there is a name for delaying the army, it is obviously much more pleasant. After all, the Tian family was originally a wealthy family in Jizhou, and the county magistrate of Dangyin did not want to have a relationship with the Tian family. too stiff.
As for why the Magistrate of Dangyin County and the Tian family did not agree on why they said these words, it is only because not everyone has the perspective of God and can be sober and rational at all times.
After the differences were unified, the two quickly moved into action. After hanging some corn, wheat, grain and grass from the city wall, of course it was impossible to give them all. Chen Hao didn''t care about it either, so he let all the soldiers and horses who were running wild in the cultivated land withdraw back, and he didn''t forget to sneer a few times when he left. trembling.
What?
Poison mixed with grain and grass?
Hehe, not to mention how many times Chen Hao went back, he would still be able to identify it, let a small number of people try it first, just say that in the Han Dynasty, people''s knowledge of biochemistry and the like was shallow, like arsenic, which is extremely easy to identify poisons, could Continue for thousands of years, until Braid Chao is still the first choice for poisoning, and you can know how many skill points you have on the poison technology tree.
"Come here!" Dangyin county magistrate looked at the trembling Tian family, "While the soldiers who conquered the west were unprepared, quickly report to General Chunyu! He said that a certain plan had been set up to slow down the army and delay the conquest of the west. Please Chunyu General quick help!"
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"Are you sure the soldiers and horses of Zhengxi are in Dangyin?" Chunyu Qiong stared closely at the messenger in Dangyin, and couldn''t help beaming with joy. Is it true that the soldiers and horses who conquered the west are staying in Dangyin because of the lack of food and grass? If this is the case, it is simply good news from heaven!
"It''s really a mess!" The orderly nodded again and again, almost patting his chest and saying. He saw Zhengxi''s battle flag with his own eyes, he also saw Zhengxi cavalry drinking horses, saw them fetching water, lighting a fire, even smelled the fragrance of cooking smoke, and even ate the food and grass provided by Dangyin. uncertain?
"Just make sure! Just make sure!" Chunyu Qiong rubbed his hands slowly, pacing back and forth, with an irresistible smile at the corners of his eyes and mouth. Although the cavalry from Zhengxi ran fast, they still needed to rest after all. It was impossible to run like this forever. What I was most worried about was not being able to catch and block these cavalry from Zhengxi, but now the German cavalry from Zhengxi gathered near Dangyin , it will undoubtedly give Chunyu Qiong an excellent opportunity!
A distance of more than one hundred miles would take about two to three days. Forced marching is not impossible, but in order to have sufficient combat effectiveness, Chunyu Qiong still felt that it was necessary to be cautious. After all, Gao Lan is now oppressing from north to south, so it is really It is very possible to unite with Cao Pingdong''s encirclement and suppression together, which can besiege the entire Yanjin area and completely wipe out the Zhengxi soldiers and horses!
Reaching the point of pride, Chunyu Qiong almost laughed out loud. He endured and endured, but he couldn''t hold it back anymore, and laughed loudly: "Zhengxi committed suicide, who can be blamed! Come on, contact General Gao, and order him to quickly go south to coordinate the encirclement! In addition, send more scouts Sentinels, find out the movement of the soldiers and horses in Zhengxi! We must kill them under the city of Dangyin!"
(end of this chapter)