Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 558 Embarrassment
Luan Qingshan has no family.After living in Wentang for ten days, he went north with more than 20 people who had the same ideas as him.By the time they get to Hedong, it should be the New Year.

Cao Zhiyan personally led troops to Dengfeng, took over the three counties of Yingyang, Dengfeng, and Mixian, and directed his troops directly at Zhengzhou.

So far, Wang Xiaolie's deployment has been completed.

When Shao Ling arrived in Lushi County, the army continued to concentrate on Lushi, and at the same time, a large amount of supplies were accumulated in Lushi.If the Jin army from Shaanxi comes to help, send troops from Lu's family to cut off the retreat of the reinforcements.When Niu Gao arrived at Yingchang Mansion, with the right army as the main force and some former troops, he planned to capture Zhengzhou.If Liu Yu from Puppet Qi comes to help, he will fight with him in Zhengzhou.

The main force of the Chinese army was led by Wang Xiaolie and stationed in Ruzhou.After Zhai Xing occupied Luoyang, if the Jin army from Shaanxi came to help, the Chinese army would immediately march west from Luoyang and intercept the Jin army in the Mianchi area.After Shao Ling occupied Shanzhou and cut off the Jin army's retreat, he gathered and wiped out the Jin army's reinforcements.

Zhai Xing sent troops to Luoyang to fight Meng Bangxiong at Longmen.Although he has the upper hand, he can't attack Longmen for a long time.

The days passed like this.Deploying troops and transporting supplies, the entire army is busy.But for Wang Xiaolie, Zhai Xing's offense hadn't progressed, and life was rather boring.

On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, Wang Ruohai returned to the official hall after finishing the chores of offering sacrifices.Seeing that Wang Xiaolie turned the chair upside down, put the lower part on the back of the chair, looked at the map on the table, and remained motionless.Also don't know where to look at the map and still fall asleep.Li Yanxian stood in front of the window, looking at a blooming wintersweet outside.It was very quiet in the official hall, not a single sound was heard.

Hearing Wang Ruohai coming in, Li Yanxian turned around.Said: "From today onwards, it will be the Chinese New Year. We have no progress here, and we sit around every day. This kind of life is really exhausting."

Wang Ruohai said: "All the Chinese troops have arrived in Ruzhou and are stationed in various places. There is really nothing wrong."

Of course, the two officers had nothing to do, but Wang Ruohai was too busy to touch the ground.

The intelligence of the battle ahead needs to be sorted out, and the logistics of the army behind must keep up. I don’t know how many things every day.Seeing that the new year is coming, although the army is not particular about going out, we still have to try our best to let the soldiers have a good year.

Li Yanxian nodded, walked to the table, pulled a stool and sat down.

Wang Ruohai sat down in his seat, picked up the official documents, and sorted them out.

Suddenly, Wang Xiao said: "This Zhai Xing has been attacking Longmen for a long time, and it seems that the battle in Luoyang is not as easy as he said. If Zhai Xing can't break through Longmen, Dong Xian will stay in Shou'an, what will happen?" ?”

Wang Ruohai said: "Jie Shuai means——"

Wang Xiaolie said: "As soon as Zhai Xing said that he wanted to make a northern expedition, we marched northward, for fear that he would not be able to defend Luoyang. Now 10,000+ troops are deployed around Luoyang, just waiting for reinforcements. But if Zhai Xing can't attack Luoyang , what are we doing here? It’s not a joke!”

Li Yanxian said: "These days we have people on the front line of Zhai Xing's army, who know everything about the battle in Luoyang. According to the information from the front line, the people in the staff office make a plan to attack Longmen once a day or two. Judging from their plan, it only takes one to three days." You can capture the Dragon Gate in just a few days."

Wang Xiaolie said: "I have seen it too. That is our army, not Zhai Xing's. There are two infantry regiments and one cavalry regiment in Linru Town. It takes two days to arrive at Longmen, one day to fight, and three days to fight. It's over. Zhai Xing has been fighting such a battle for almost 20 days."

Wang Ruohai said: "Jieshuai, why don't we talk to Zhai Zhenfu and help him take down Longmen?"

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "What do we need Zhai Xing to do when we capture Longmen? When Luoyang City is occupied, will it be ours or Zhai Xing's? Consultation, just think about it, it's impossible .”

Li Yanxian said: "But if Zhai Xing can't break through the Dragon Gate and occupy Luoyang, what are our 10,000+ troops doing around Luoyang!"

Wang Xiaolie sighed: "Yeah, what are you doing here in the north? Now 10,000+ troops are here, and the supplies have also been brought in, but Zhai Xing is not effective in fighting! It's nothing for three or two days. stable."

Wang Ruohai said: "If Zhai Xing really can't attack Luoyang, or even break through the Dragon Gate, things will be troublesome!"

Wang Xiaolie didn't speak, but quietly looked at the map on the table.

Li Yanxian said: "Wait until March at most. If Zhai Xing still can't break through Luoyang City by then, we have to find another way. If it doesn't work, take Zhengzhou first and make Luoyang an isolated city!"

After hearing this, Wang Ruohai turned to look at Wang Xiaolie.

Wang Xiaolie said: "What's the use of capturing Zhengzhou? When Liu Yu contacts Shaanxi, he can go to Weizhou, Huaizhou, and Mengzhou. Not to mention, Zhai Xing is the governor of Henan Prefecture, Mengzhou, and Zhengzhou. We attack Going to Zhengzhou, Zhai Xing's face is not good."

Li Yanxian and Wang Ruohai frowned together after hearing this, and leaned over to look at the map on the table.

Wang Xiaolie said: "I didn't think too much about this Northern Expedition. When Zhai Xing said that he wanted the Northern Expedition, our army came. It's not because I was reckless, but because the time was up. The army has already been trained, and it is difficult to conquer the counties and counties we occupy. More soldiers must expand the territory. The people around are all good officials who protect themselves and protect the people. Are they going to rob them? Only Luoyang is still in the hands of the puppet Qi, and its strategic position is important. Based on the positioning of the Jin Army , It’s not worth sending out all the soldiers for such a city. If we don’t have all the soldiers, who are we afraid of with our 10,000+ army? Who would have thought that when our army came, Zhai Xing would not be able to attack Luoyang City. He is the governor , it’s not easy for us to send troops. Oh, how embarrassing!”

Having said that, Wang Xiaolie lay on the chair and sighed.

After looking at the map for a while, Wang Ruohai said: "We are going north from Nanyang, and Luoyang cannot be bypassed. If it is true that Zhai Zhenfu can't break through the Dragon Gate, then we have no choice but to go up."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Yes, I'm afraid that in the end, we still have to go. If we don't go, we can only withdraw the army. 10,000+ people, hundreds of miles, tossing back and forth, who can bear it? In the past few years, we have always had a good relationship with the surrounding forces, and we have never turned against anyone. If Zhai Xing fails to break through Luoyang during the Northern Expedition, we will be in a terrible trap. When we attack the city, how can we fight with Zhai Xing? What about the confession? Logically speaking, he is staying behind in Xijing, and he should be handed over to him after the attack. How can I explain to the soldiers? If I don’t hand it over to him, even if the imperial court is considerate of us and changes Zhai Xing’s official position, Zhai’s army will not be able to be resettled. .”

Having said that, Wang Xiaolie stretched out his hand to support his chin, and looked helplessly at the map on the table.

Luoyang City is not something that can be bypassed casually.It's so easy to go around, and where does the thousand-year reputation come from.But the problem was that Zhai Xing couldn't attack Longmen, which made Wang Xiaolie's position very awkward.

(End of this chapter)