Han Shizu

Chapter 1016 Pan Shuai welcomes enemy aid
Qianyou 15 years, October in winter, the fourth day of the lunar new year, the camp of the Han army in Shaozhou.Successive news from the south overwhelmed Pan Mei, the head coach of the Han Army in Pingyue, and immediately raised his account to discuss the matter.

There are three sources of this information, one is the intelligence of the Wu De Division, the other is the spy of the Military Intelligence Division, and the third is the secret work of some dead soldiers recruited by Pan Mei.But no matter what the source of the information is, it all points to one thing. The Nanyue reinforcements from Panyu finally went north, and the leader of the army is Xu Yanzhen, the internal servant.

"Master Nanyue really lived up to my expectations!" Pan Mei was very happy when she learned about the situation of the reinforcements.

It has been [-] days since the Son of Heaven issued an edict to dispatch troops from Hunan to Pan Mei stationed troops at Qujiang City, and Shaozhou was in danger. However, it took [-] days until the reinforcements from Nanyue arrived, which can be regarded as slow.

Of course, there are reasons for being slow.The most important issue is that in the Nanyue Chaotang, there has long been a smog, witches exercise power, and eunuchs dictatorship, these people, it may be possible to let them bring disaster to the country, but when it is really facing a crisis, there is no effective response at all. measures to come.As for Liu Yu, the Lord of Southern Guangdong, when he learned that the Han master was going south, his first reaction was that he couldn't believe it. He had already cut down his emperor's title before, pleaded guilty to the court and asked for peace, so why would he send troops to punish him?

The Pingnan imperial edict of the Han Emperor has spread to the Lingnan prefectures after time has passed. In the midst of panic, most of the scholars and common people are full of expectations, and there is no undercurrent. They are all silently waiting for the arrival of the heavenly soldiers.

After confirming the news of the Han master's southern expedition, Liu Yan panicked. After being severely beaten by the court three years ago, this young licentious monarch has become much more honest, and he no longer dared to do anything against the court.Today, it is even more distasteful to talk about Master Han.

Of course, in order to deal with the attack of the Han army, Nanyue still did some work, such as recruiting and concentrating troops from various states, which is a time-consuming matter.Speaking of which, for the imperial court Pingnan, the Jiangnan side was prepared from top to bottom, but the Nanyue side was not psychologically prepared at all. In other words, knowledgeable voices could not be uttered, and no one listened to them. It's hard to stop the trend.

In a hurry, it took three days just to discuss.Later, with the news of the battle ahead, the main force of the Han army in the north was blocked in Shaozhou, and Hezhou in the west was still in hand, so Liu Yu was in no hurry.The Han army failed to break through last time, but this time, as long as they defend well, they may be able to block it.

After deliberation, it was decided to increase troops to support, but the first problem faced was who should be the commander-in-chief to lead the rescue.Because in the past few years, Liu Yu massacred the heroes and old generals, and there are not many generals in Nanyue Kingdom.

In the end, the officials jointly recommended General Pan Chongche, who was known as the No. 1 general in the Southern Guangdong Army. He and Wu Huai'en were the ones who took all the Lingnan states and even entered Hunan in the civil strife in Machu.It's just that after Liu Yan succeeded to the throne, he was suspicious of him, and because of the eunuch's slander, he was removed from office and dismissed from power.

Now that there is a crisis, the court thinks of Pan Chongche again.However, Pan Chongche was disheartened at this time, he also had a panoramic view of the situation in which Nanyue Kingdom was being tossed by the faint master and slave. At this time, he was unwilling to work for him anymore, so he excused his illness and resigned, refusing to be the commander-in-chief.

Regarding this, Liu Yu was also young and energetic, and was quite annoyed. Without you, Pan Chongche, would you not be able to resist the Han army?Therefore, under the recommendation of the shaman around him, two "generals" were sent, one was Wu Yanrou, the defense envoy of Wuzhou, and the other was Xu Yanzhen, the servant, to lead the army to rescue Hezhou and Shaozhou respectively.Needless to say the importance of Shaozhou, the aid to Hezhou is for fear that it will fall, and the Han army will come from the east and attack from both sides.

Although Wu Yanrou was not considered a famous general, he was born in the army and had experience in leading the army.As for Xu Yanzhen, he was an out-and-out eunuch who was good at flattering his superiors and controlling power. He was not good at fighting, but he was chosen and he was given the command of the main army in Panyu.Most likely, Liu Yu used him as the great eunuch Wu Huai'en, who was known as the great eunuch who opened up the territory of southern Guangdong with his skill in warfare.

In the commanding tent of the Chinese Army, more than 20 generals and academies of the Han Army from the Southern Expedition gathered together. This time the army to crusade against Southern Guangdong was the least used army of the Imperial Army among all the Pingnan armies, and it was also the first time that they had fought in previous years.On Cui Yanjin's side, the soldiers and horses from eastern Sichuan were the main force, supplemented by the Yao people to form the No. [-] Leveling Army.Pan Mei's army is mainly composed of Jinghu soldiers and horses, supplemented by barbarians. It can be said that the southerners conquered the south and participated in the military discussion. There are also several military academy students from Miao Yao.

"Today's promotion is only for one thing!" Pan Mei sat behind the commander's desk in armor, looked around at the generals, and said directly: "The Lord of Southern Guangdong has sent [-] troops to the north to help Shaozhou. His army will arrive in three or two days. Qujiang!"

Hearing this news, most of the generals looked dignified and surprised, because Pan Mei seemed very happy to hear that the enemy reinforcements had arrived.Metropolitan Murong Chengtai asked the doubts for everyone: "If you dare to ask Commander-in-Chief, if reinforcements from the Cantonese army arrive, their military strength will surpass ours. If they occupy the strong city again, how can they be compared?"

Murong Chengtai can be regarded as a son of the clan. After years of military service, he has been fully trained. He is a rare general among the close relatives of the royal family.Before Pingnan, Pan Mei asked the imperial court to support some cavalry troops, so Liu Chengyou used Murong Chengtai to lead [-] cavalry troops to the south to help in the battle, and was appointed as the capital supervisor.

"Since ancient times, the way to use troops is not in the number of troops. Although the enemy army is numerous, how can it be the opponent of my strong soldiers!" Pan Mei looked proud and confident: "Everyone knows that the commander of this reinforcement army is Xu Yanzhen, the servant of Nanyue Palace. , One general is incompetent, exhausting the entire army, let alone this incompetent flattering eunuch? The Southern Guangdong government has been suffering for a long time, and the southern Guangdong soldiers are also full of resentment. How can such an enemy army be a problem?"

Hearing Pan Mei's analysis, all the generals couldn't help but show contempt, and their solemnity dissipated a bit. Thinking about it carefully, what is there to be afraid of such an opponent?

Murong Chengtai also nodded, with a look of contemplation on his dark face, he cupped his hands again and said, "Du Shuai, the enemy army is widowed at Qujiang, and they didn't attack the city rashly, because it is hard to break, now tens of thousands of reinforcements are coming, Du Shuai It is easy to attack, do you have a plan? Otherwise, if the Cantonese army still chooses to stick to the fierce army, how to break it, even if it is a strong attack, it will be too late!"

In Murong Chengtai's words, there was a hint of doubt. Pan Mei looked at him, and she still gave some face to this clan warrior, and said with a light smile: "What General Murong said is reasonable, but it's just like what you said. I am afraid of a strong city with few soldiers but united in unity, but I am happy for an enemy army with many soldiers and different orders!"

"Listen to the order!" After finishing speaking, Pan Mei stood up and said loudly, and the generals immediately listened, but Pan Mei issued a shocking order: "Let the whole army pack up and retreat when the reinforcements from the Cantonese army arrive. Set up camp at Baixing Mountain! Get ready first, and don’t be in a hurry when the time comes!”

Although he was stunned and full of doubts, but with the mountainous military orders and Pan Meisu's toughness, no one raised any objections.However, after the accounts were disbanded, Murong Chengtai approached him, and Liu Fang followed. Although this kid didn't want to be special, his privileges were always there.

"The commander-in-chief wants to retreat, he wants to lure the Cantonese army to go out of the city to pursue them!" Murong Chengtai asked directly, frowning.

Looking at Murong Chengtai, Pan Mei smiled lightly and nodded: "Exactly!"

Noticing Pan Mei's relaxed expression, Murong Chengtai's face became more serious, and he said, "With all due respect, the Cantonese army may not go out of the city to pursue them. Even if we pretend to retreat, they may not be fooled!"

"Don't worry, general, the Cantonese army will definitely go out of the city to pursue it!" Pan Mei said calmly.

"Why is the commander-in-chief so sure?" Murong Chengtai was puzzled: "If you place your hope on the enemy's judgment, then this important military matter is too taken for granted, too trifling!"

"Military affairs, how can this commander dare to treat it as a trifle!" Pan Mei's expression became serious, she stared at Murong Chengtai with burning eyes, and said, "Even if it's just an attempt to lure the enemy by pretending to retreat, even if it doesn't work, it won't hurt me." Soldiers, do not harm the overall situation!"

"But it will delay the time, delay the fighting opportunity, and affect the morale of the army!" Murong Chengtai's tone finally became serious, and he met Pan Mei's eyes, and said, "I am ordered to Pingnan, if I stay here for a long time, I won't be able to make any progress. How can I explain to the court?"

Previously, among the generals and schools, there were those who wanted to fight urgently, and Murong Chengtai was one of them. According to his judgment, Qujiang could be captured by force, but Pan Mei suppressed the voice of urgent fighting.

"Regardless of success or failure, Pan will be responsible for the crime!" Seeing her attitude, Pan Mei's voice became a little colder.

Seeing his toughness, Murong Chengtai took a deep breath, twitched his face a few times, and saluted him: "I have no intention of competing with Pan Dushuai, I hope Your Majesty did not hire the wrong person! Farewell!"

After finishing speaking, she retreated, looking at Murong Chengtai's back, Pan Mei secretly said: "How dare I betray His Majesty's trust!"

(End of this chapter)