Han Shizu

Chapter 629
After dazed for a while, Meng Chang said with a sad face, "I will be satisfied if I can retreat from the Han army!"

It seems that the emperor of Dashu really doesn't have any big plans now.Wang Zhaoyuan was quite embarrassed. After all, he had spent so much talking and talking so much, and got such a dull reaction.

Perhaps it was because of the fact that in the past few years, the self-proclaimed contemporary Zhuge, the slogan of sending troops to the Northern Expedition has been chanted too much, and it has become a habit. Wang Zhaoyuan still takes it seriously, taking "enterprising the Central Plains and striving for the world" as his life ambition and political appeal.

"Let this matter be arranged by Wang Qing! The Privy Council ordered Fengzhou to let Li Tinggui and the others act at their own opportunity. Well, don't force it, as long as it can keep the Han army out of the pass, that's fine!" Meng Chang waved his hand and ordered with.

"Yes!" Wang Zhaoyuan replied.

Although the description has been stretched, Meng Chang's doubts obviously have not been completely eliminated. After pondering for a while, he said to Wang Zhaoyuan: "I think that Fengzhou and Chengdu are separated by mountains and rivers. I'm not at ease. I intend to send envoys to the north to condolences and reward the soldiers, and take a look at the battle situation and situation for me!"

"Your Majesty is wise and thoughtful!" Wang Zhaoyuan complimented, seeming to agree: "May I ask Your Majesty, who do you want to send north?"

"Hakka province envoy Zhao Chongtao!" Meng Chang said.

Turning his eyes slightly, Wang Zhaoyuan nodded and said: "Zhao Chongtao is brave and good at fighting, and he is the queen of Yuan Chen, so he can be appointed!"

Sighing, Meng Chang said: "When the country is in trouble, think of a good general!"

"By the way, the military newspapers I read are all from Fengzhou. Why don't you see the Qinzhou battle report?" Meng Chang suddenly changed the subject and asked.

When asked, Wang Zhaoyuan was a little more careful and explained: "Since the Han army broke through Longcheng and took Tianshui, they divided their troops to cut off the connection between Qin and Feng. According to the report of the spy who sneaked through the blockade of the Han army, Zhao Jizha is now defending Cheng Ji, for the imperial court to hold back Wang Jing's Han army and make Li Tinggui focus on dealing with the Fengzhou Han army!"

The Han army attacked from two sides, and the front line of Fengzhou was delayed for a long time, but the Qinzhou side made a big breakthrough.Zhao Jizha was indeed defeated, he was timid before the battle, and his command was chaotic. At the beginning of July, Longcheng was attacked by Wang Jing, killing and capturing more than [-] Shu soldiers.

Zhao Jizha collected the defeated troops and retreated to Chengji. The Han army, led by Wang Jing, took advantage of the opportunity to advance and overwhelmed Chengji. He also divided his troops and took Tianshui County in the south, sealing off the road.

But Zhao Jizha still has tens of thousands of soldiers, but he can only guard the city of sorrow, doing nothing.On the surface, according to Hou Shuyan, the situation in Qinzhou is terrible.

"Zhao Jizha is responsible for my entrustment!" Meng Chang said with a little dissatisfaction in his tone: "The main force of the Han army is in the south. He has no shortage of soldiers and horses, and he has not lost his food and equipment. How did this battle go so far? Waiting for the situation? Back then, I shouldn't have replaced Han Baozhen and let Zhao Jizha take his place!"

"Wang Qing, how about I restore Han Baozhen's post and let him return to Qinzhou to take over the overall situation?" Meng Chang asked Wang Zhaoyuan for advice.

Wang Zhaoyuan shook his head resolutely, and replied: "Your Majesty, changing Han Baozhen at the beginning was a change of commander just before the battle, which is a taboo for military strategists. Now that we have joined the enemy, if we change Zhao Jizha again, it will be even more taboo, not worth it!"

"What you said makes sense!" Meng Chang revealed regret.

"It's hard for Zhao Jizha to be in charge. If Qinzhou falls, what should we do?" Meng Chang said.

"If Your Majesty is worried, you can send Han Baozhen to garrison Chengzhou and strengthen your defenses to prevent the Qinzhou Han army from attacking from behind!" Wang Zhaoyuan suggested.

"Do it like this!" Meng Chang waved his hand.

After Meng Chang left the Privy Council, Wang Zhaoyuan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. The emperor came in person today, and he was a little uncomfortable to pay close attention to the war all of a sudden.

When Meng Chang returned to the palace, feeling a little tired, almost without thinking, he ordered someone to lead the way to Peony Garden, preparing to enjoy the tenderness and charm of Concubine Xu Hui.

"Meet Prime Minister Wang!" Inside the Privy Council, a tall, square-faced middle-aged general greeted Wang Zhaoyuan who was sitting in the hall.

This person is Shu general Zhao Chongtao, who was transferred to the front line of Fengzhou to serve as the pre-battalion superintendent.Li Jingbei went forward and was summoned by Wang Zhaoyuan.

Wang Zhaoyuan sat upright in the hall, handsome, a little bloated, stroking his beard, and looked at Zhao Chongtao: "Zhao Dujian's dismissal ceremony!"

"Please sit down!" Wang Zhaoyuan gestured again.

Zhao Chongtao saluted slightly, raised his robe and sat down expressionlessly, without moving his eyes.In fact, Wang Zhaoyuan was lucky enough to advance to a high position by flattery, and many people in the Shu Kingdom looked down on him, thinking that this person was flashy and only boasted.Including Zhao Chongtao in front of him, he despises him very much, but is intimidated by the power in his hands.

Wang Zhaoyuan didn't seem to know it, and he also enjoyed this feeling of coercion.Looking at Zhao Chongtao, he asked indifferently: "The prisoner has entered the palace, shall I bid my farewell to His Majesty?"

"Exactly! The military situation is urgent, I dare not neglect!" Zhao Chongtao responded.

"You know why His Majesty sent you north?" Wang Zhaoyuan continued to ask.

His brows were slightly fixed, and a look of suspicion flashed in his eyes. Zhao Chongtao said: "Condolences to the soldiers, rewards to the generals, inspection of the military situation, and understanding of the battle situation!"

Listening to his words, Wang Zhaoyuan smiled.

Seeing his pretentiousness, Zhao Chongtao couldn't hold back, cupped his hands and said in a low voice, "The final general is about to leave, dare to ask the prime minister, call me, what's your order?"

Only then did Wang Zhaoyuan regain his seriousness, and solemnly said to him: "According to His Majesty's intention, the Privy Council has issued an order to order Fengzhou generals to dispatch at the right time to intercept the Han army's food road and rear route. The capital supervisor is also a person who knows soldiers, Dang Xiao knows that this matter is very important, it is related to the general strategy of defeating the Han army, and it is related to my plan to go north!
Your Majesty sent you to the north, called comfort inspection, but actually a supervisor.After you arrive in Fengzhou, you should supervise this matter attentively. When the Han army is defeated, the one who leads our Shu army and advances in Guanzhong may not be you Zhao Dujian! "

Hearing Wang Zhaoyuan's order, Zhao Chongtao was stunned, thought for a while, then cupped his hands and said, "You will finally understand the meaning of Prime Minister!"

"That's good!" Wang Zhaoyuan smiled slightly and nodded: "I won't keep you anymore, just prepare a glass of thin wine for the capital prison!"

"Thank you!"

Wang Zhaoyuan was in a good mood, but Zhao Chongtao, who walked out of the Privy Council, was secretly disdainful, muttering to himself: "This Wang Zhaoyuan, really considers himself a Marquis? Arrogant, talking about wars on paper, and thousands of miles away, he even intends to manipulate and command the frontline war. "

"Alas" sighed heavily, Zhao Chongtao's eyes showed worry, he had no choice but to mount his horse with a whip, and take Yuan Sui with him, and set off on the journey north.

Fengzhou, in front of Weiwu City, along the northeast direction, between the mountains, there are more than [-] camps of the Han army.In the Han camp that stretched for more than a dozen miles, there were endless sounds of drills. Listening to their voices, they were loud and generous, but there was not much fatigue.

Autumn has already entered, and the forests in the mountains are still lush and dense, but where the autumn wind blows, yellow leaves will inevitably fall, and the mountains and plains are full of dead trees and hay.Especially in front of the city gate, the large forest array used for defense.

The palisades of the outer city were connected one after another, dry wood became a forest, and a thick layer of yellow-leaved dead grass was piled up on the ground.Two miles away, Xiang Xun, Song Yanwo, Gao Huaide, Wang Quanbin and other generals stood and looked into the distance.

The autumn wind brought coolness and penetrated into the armor, but it couldn't cool down the still fiery heart of meritorious deeds of the generals.As for Xiang Xun, his tiredness could not be concealed on his face, but there was a smile on his face.

"You are handsome, the weather is getting colder and colder, and it will be winter, when do you plan to delay it?" Wang Quanbin stood with a knife in his hand, pointing to the mighty Chengguan: "Although this pass is strong and dangerous, if you want to stop our army, you can't wait." It's not that easy!"

"The whole autumn is almost over, can't you bear this little time?" Xiang Xun didn't think it was strange, his eyes were bright, staring at Shuguan where there were many flags: "The good opportunity we have been waiting for has arrived!"

"That's handsome, so hurry up!" Gao Huaide said, implying: "When we meet in autumn and winter, the continuous rain will not be good for our army to fight!"

"General Gao is worthy of being a famous general, so you know my plan?" Xiang Xun said to Gao Huaide with a smile on his lips.

Pointing to the mighty city, Gao Huaide said: "This pass city is made of wood, with dense forests, but now the vegetation is dry, it is just a pile of natural firewood, as long as the Commander-in-Chief gives an order, it will be ignited!"

"I was still worried that the Shu army would be vigilant, so I didn't dare to move lightly and startled them!" Xiang Xun said firmly: "The confrontation has been going on for so long, and there should be a result, otherwise, if it drags on, even if Your Majesty If you trust us and we can suppress the criticism from the DPRK and China, how can we be at ease!"

(End of this chapter)