Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1321
When Shi Xuan's army was about to arrive in Xiangguo, the Fenwu army who had been chasing after them all the way was actually not far away from them, but they were not too close, and even arrived near Xiangguo earlier than Shi Xuan. A few days earlier.

The reason why Master Wang was able to pursue Shi Xuan's army relentlessly was due to the guidance of the surrendered general Zhang Tan who followed the army all the way.

Although Zhang Tan was born in the noble clan of Qinghe, he was able to hold a prominent position in the country of Jie, not all because of his family status.He was able to rise step by step from a county lieutenant to a senior general of the Jie country, and the tempering of the township and garrison was indispensable, because when it came to mastering the terrain and routes on all sides of Hebei, he far surpassed Shi Xuan, the prince of the Jie country. .

Now Zhang Tan has no second thoughts, and has decided to follow Master Wang all the way, so he has done his best to pursue him all the way.

On several occasions, Shi Xuan had even completely escaped from the surveillance of the Fenwu Army scouts, but under the guidance of Zhang Tan's pre-judgment, the Fenwu Army was able to appear on the road that Shi Xuan was about to walk a few times in advance. Bring Shi Xuan's remnants into monitoring again.

It can also be seen that being able to recruit a high-ranking general from the enemy is of great help to Wang Shi's actions. The supply of information alone can allow Wang Shi to accomplish many feats that were difficult to accomplish before.

Although the Fenwu army had many experiences of rampaging across the Jie country earlier, but this time, it has never happened to drive straight from southern Hebei to the vicinity of Xiang country.

The Hongwu Army, another fine army in Xingtai, did it once, but the tactics of the Hongwu Army were quite different from those of the Fenwu Army. They didn't have high requirements for luggage, and they were familiar with infiltrating operations.But even so, the Hongwu army's line was quite dangerous, especially when the envoys of the Dai Kingdom were retreating, because the target was exposed, they were blocked by various Jie troops along the way, and they successfully retreated only by sending troops to lure them.

Although the Fenwu Army can go into battle with light equipment and maintain a good combat effectiveness while ensuring high mobility, the requirements for supplies are also not low.Even if people can suffer, horses can't.Therefore, even if there is a vertical and horizontal move before, it is often necessary to establish a backup base first, and expand the results of the battle under the premise of ensuring supplies.

Like this time, it is also an adventure for the Fenwu army to drive all the way, stay away from the rear line, and directly reach Xiangguo, which is the heart of Jieguo.

In this march, in addition to the intelligence support provided by Zhang Tan, there is another point that the soldiers who were originally scattered in Jie country have been conscripted and gathered in several specific areas.In addition to the Jinan army that was defeated by Wang Shi's counterattack, there are more Jie troops concentrated in Xindu, where the Jie master Shihu is located.

Because of this, the various counties and counties within the borders of the Xiajie Kingdom have almost become undefended places. Even if traces of the Fenwu Army are found, there is simply not enough troops to chase and intercept them.And the Fenwu Army can freely choose the target of attack in addition to being vertical and horizontal, so as to truly benefit from the enemy.

If there is no condition for the latter point, only the Guangzong that the Fenwu army has done before would have guarded tens of thousands of beggars in the old department.According to the disapproval nature of the Qihuo army's relatives, they absolutely have no reason to welcome the king's teacher with a pot of food. Even if the Fenwu army is brave, they will never dare to step into this place lightly.

As for the fact that the Fenwu army is not eager to besiege and kill Shi Xuan, it's not that Shen Yun's obsession with capturing the prince of the Jie Kingdom is at work, but that there are too few opportunities for the Jie Kingdom to be open and undefended.Compared with encircling and annihilating or capturing a mere Shixuan alive, it is much more meaningful to collect more mountains, rivers and landforms in the heart of Hebei.

Although there is intelligence cooperation from generals like Zhang Tan, and perhaps there will be a steady stream of similar descendants joining in the future, but hearing is not as good as seeing after all.Being able to go deep into this area and inspect it with my own eyes will be of great help to Master Wang's next military deployment.

Especially since there was not much fighting in the lower reaches of the Yellow River before, the road from Qingyan to the north is still a strange road for Master Wang, so even if the Fenwu Army did not gain anything during this trip, as long as they can make a smooth detour and reach Fangtou , it can be said that this trip was worthwhile.

On the banks of the Zhangshui River, the Fenwu Army temporarily roosted on a mound outside a forest.Looking west from this point, you can also see the city of Xiangguo standing on the plain.

This area is very close to Xiangguo, but it is not as densely populated and prosperous as Kinki. Looking around, except for Xiangguo and some buildings around it, the wilderness is even more remote than the other places. A few points, even the villages where the living people live in small groups can't be seen.The nearby Zhangshui River also looked like it hadn't been dredged, and the reeds and vines were overgrown, almost filling up the river.

"In recent years, Lord Capricorn has put a lot of emphasis on peripheral affairs, and he is very indifferent to the management of the city. There are rumors in the workshop, and it is said that the Samana who has a superb skill of predicting the situation once talked about Jilong, and said that he is in the shallow pond of Xiangguo. , the second dragon is not allowed to continue to prosper, the former master has done his work, and it is no longer the place where the dragon is prospering..."

Along the river, Zhang Tan rode his horse, a little behind Shen Yun, who was in front of him, and pointed to the city of Xiangguo not far away, telling some old stories about Jieguo.Right now, he has followed Fen Wu on the march for a long time and has contributed a lot, Shen Yun has gradually become kind to him, so he is no longer as restrained as before.

After Shen Yun heard the words, he laughed, flicked the horsewhip in his hand, and said in his mouth: "If you look at it this way, the monk who made the talk is not completely incompetent and treacherous. It can be seen that Jie Shi's luck is at an end, and the country will not be long. After the Luting court is destroyed, Mr. Zhang remember to introduce this Samana for me."

After Zhang Tan heard the words, he also laughed: "It's not necessarily true that there is skill. It's just that the Capricorn master is hungry and thirsty for fate, because all parties are slanderous. The tyrannical lord, even if the power cannot compete for victory, how can he retain his vitality with the help of evil spirits. The virtues of the water are flourishing, and the people are on the ground, and they feel that the heavens are fulfilling their fate, how could they be arrogant and able to compete!"

This was said a bit frankly and bluntly, because Shen Yun was younger than Shen Mu, and his thoughts were more rough and straightforward. Zhang Tan said this, half showing his loyalty, and half testing his mind.

Sure enough, Shen Yun didn't have too much flirtatiousness. After hearing the words, he smiled and said: "I don't know much about virtue and fortune. But there is no doubt that Jiehu will perish. The generals are doing great things, and both Jiangnan and Hebei are here." Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang has helped me a lot during this trip, so I don’t need to worry about my future, I will strongly recommend you to enter the walking platform, if you can be ordered to return to your hometown, we may fight together in the future.”

Although Shen Yun didn't care about that sensitive topic, the more casually he ignored it, the more he took it for granted.

After Zhang Tan listened, his mind became more determined, so he also smiled sincerely: "The governor I saw earlier was steady and majestic, and I saw Marquis Shen handsome and brave along the way. I am even more eager for the demeanor of the general! Since the pearls and jades are competing, I can stand among the ranks and wait for orders, so it can be seen that it is also a blessing."

While speaking, the group had already returned to the temporary camp.The Fenwu Army is not as versatile as the Hongwu Army. On many battlefields, it is very clumsy to do the simplest tasks of camping, cooking and drinking.

They marched lightly this time, so they must not be able to carry too many auxiliary soldiers and service forces.Previously, it was mainly to eat on some township walls along the way, or to be persuaded by words or force.

As for the vicinity of Xiangguo, Zhang Tan came forward to contact and lobby Shiliu's family near Xiangguo. One of the families, surnamed Ma, was persuaded to move his family's trilogy here, temporarily providing food for the Fenwu army. .In the current situation where the Fenwu army is only going straight in alone, it is a gamble for the Ma family to dare to do so. Once the matter is leaked, the family will be destroyed.

So, originally Shen Yun didn't care much about whether his whereabouts were kept secret, but in order to take care of this wealthy family and allow them to calmly evacuate the number of family members, he has been carefully killing the scouts he encountered these days.

However, what surprised Shen Yun was that this area was already where Kinki was located, but Jie country's patrol and security were extremely weak.When the Fenwu army arrived here, they did not deliberately conceal their whereabouts before. In the next few days, the sergeants dispersed and wandered around Xiangguo to spy on the geographical situation. They encountered very few scouts from Jieguo.

In this way, Shen Yun also had to lament that Shi Sui, the crown prince of Jie Kingdom, who stayed behind in the capital, was not only too arrogant and thought that this situation was worry-free, but he was also too stupid, and he didn't even set up basic eyes and ears!

In comparison, Shi Xuan, who was hunted all the way, was more of a veteran demeanor. Even though he was in a panic all the way, he did not omit the eyes and ears that should be on the march.

But when Shen Yun thought so, he also misunderstood Shi Sui a bit.It's not that Shi Sui didn't want to send a large number of scouts to observe the enemy's situation, but the problem is that he has no soldiers at all.

Today, he has the most trustworthy warriors in the East Palace with less than 3000 people. As for those Hubu righteous followers and released criminals, if they are used as scouts, let alone find out the enemy's situation, I am afraid that the scouts themselves will turn around. In an instant, he was about to flee and disappear.

As for the guards under the control of other generals, Shi Sui was also worried that they would collude with Shi Xuan to encircle him from the inside and outside, and they would not disperse in large numbers.

The surrounding area of ​​Xiangguo is open, even if Shi Sui sent hundreds of scouts to scatter in this vast wilderness, it would be just a drop of water falling into the river pond, and the chance of encountering the Fenwu army who broke up into pieces and activities was not great.

What's more, Shi Xi has a clear goal right now, which is Shi Xuan, who is approaching Xiangguo aggressively. There was no trace of the enemy of the Jin army.

So the two thousand Fenwu soldiers arrived outside the city of Xiangguo for several days, yet they were ignored.

Of course, it is impossible to completely avoid people's eyes and ears, but even if someone finds out and reports it to Shi Xi, as long as it is not played by his cronies, in the eyes of Shi Xi, who was born early, the greater chance is The rumors spread by the spies sent by Shi Xuan are only to shake and disturb his army's morale, and they will go back and severely punish the informers.

Therefore, the harm of internal strife is far higher than that of foreign enemies. This is the case in Jie country today, and it was even more so in China and North Korea in the early years.Once a person's vision becomes narrow and his mind becomes narrow, his original brothers and sisters are like enemies, and hostility grows, the first thing is to kill those close to him who have painful wounds around him. Die in my own hands.

But no matter what kind of dog-eat-dog drama the Shi family brothers will perform, Shen Yun has already decided to launch an attack on Xiangguo when Xiangguo sent troops to meet Shi Xuan in the near future.

He didn't dare to hope that with his mere 2000 troops, he could directly shake the capital of Jie Kingdom, but he just wanted to announce that the king's army had arrived at the city of Xiang Kingdom.After that, no matter what the result is, you can turn the horse to triumph.

Don't indulge yourself when you are proud, after all, counting the time, Shi Hu should have learned about the war in the south, and the army is coming one after another, so Shen Yun will not be so stupid as to stay here and wait for the Jie army to encircle him.

(End of this chapter)