Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1425 Sneak Attack Four

The battle situation in Luoyang did not calm down because of the withdrawal of the Hebei Zhou army, but the situation became more cramped.

Zhou Jun began to mobilize frequently.

The main force began to press up from the entire north.

The Gucheng Gate and Xiacheng Gate of the northern city wall became under great pressure, together with the left and right sides, the Upper East Gate and the Upper West Gate, were all approached by the Zhou army.

Almost half of Beicheng was under the main force of the Zhou army.

The Hebei Zhou army's attack is imminent, and a bloody and tragic battle will break out immediately.

Although the Ming army was strong, it had to be said that in the face of such pressure, they became a bit hesitant. The fighting spirit of the army's son Lang was also overwhelmed, and his morale began to drop a little.

The key point is that the Zhou army in Hebei did not attack immediately, but just kept approaching.

Under such circumstances, the Ming army had little hope of taking the initiative to attack, but under their coercion, it would instead form a kind of psychological oppression, which would affect their fighting spirit and morale.

Fighting will can enhance explosive power, and morale can stabilize the resilience of fighting power. If fighting will is insufficient, explosive power will be insufficient. If morale is insufficient, it is easy to lose support and be defeated at any time.

But at this time, neither Zhang Liao nor Xi Zhicai paid attention to this little trick of Hebei Zhou Jun.

Not that they are arrogant.

It's that they hold their breath.

The fighting spirit of the Ming army can be rekindled, and the morale can be slowly ignited, but the timing cannot be missed, they must find the right opportunity to strike.

Because what they are facing is not only the Hebei Zhou army in front of them, but also wolves, tigers and leopards. If they are a little careless, even if they win the Hebei Zhou army, they will become the prey of other princes' armies.

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Luoyang City.

This imperial capital has been changed beyond recognition due to repeated changes. The fire in Mujing that year burned not only the 400-year luck of the Han Dynasty, but also the thousand-year heritage of the ancient capital Luoyang.

Finally, in the past few years, some vitality has been recovered, and more people are willing to relocate and come back to rebuild Luoyang City.

Yet again war broke out.

But that's good too, the more wars broke out more frequently, the more people would lose their awe, because the people became more or less numb.

Even if the fighting is raging outside, as long as the city has not been broken into, the people in the city will continue to do what they should, and they will not be affected too much.

This also made the Ming army lose a lot of effort. After all, the Ming army was weak, and it seemed a little insufficient to take care of the outside while also taking care of the city.

The former Beigong is now in ruins, but the outline of the city is still there, so it can be regarded as a ready-made military stronghold.

This is now the frontline headquarters of the Luoyang battlefield of the Ming army.

"It looks like you expected!"

In the camp, around the huge sand table, there were generals of the Ming army standing one after another. With the baton in Zhang Liao's hand on the sand table, some couldn't help pinching the bridge of his nose, and said softly: "This week's army has a big plan!"

"I'm not surprised that they sent envoys to the Yan army in Youzhou!"

Xi Zhicai smiled, and habitually shook the folding fan in his hand. This movement was learned from Mu Jing, and sometimes he himself felt particularly inscrutable.

"But I was more surprised to see the east side!"

Xi Zhicai said: "Xiahouyuan and Xiliang's allied forces have a lot of troops under their command, but they don't move at all. Is it prudence, or is it too prudent, maybe there are other plans?"

"Xia Houyuan is not easy to deal with!"

Zhang Liao thought for a while and replied: "There are countless strong generals under the Wei army, but in my opinion, there are very few generals who can be handsome and talented. Xia Houyuan can be regarded as one of them. He is still a bit neglected, which also caused the princes and armies from all walks of life to not pay much attention to him. However, in my eyes, he is very scary. Our king is more fond of generals with outstanding command. If a general like Xia Houyuan is placed My Ming army may not necessarily be inferior to me!"

"Xia Houyuan?"

Xi Zhicai paced back and forth, didn't even move the folding fan in his hand, his thoughts seemed to be tense, and after a while, he said, "We don't have enough troops to defend against him!"

Their strength was pitifully small, and at this time they really didn't have enough troops to defend Hulao Pass. After all, the main battlefield was in the north, and the main force of Youzhou Yan Army was stationed at the Sunset Pavilion to the east.

Surrounding the enemy on both sides is already difficult.

If the Wei army at Hulao Pass in the east suddenly sent troops and drove straight in, it would really penetrate the weak point of the Luoyang battlefield.

Of course, Xia Houyuan might not dare.

Xia Houyuan may not even be able to draw out even [-] main forces now. He is the weakest in terms of soldiers and horses from all directions, so he may not be at ease with the so-called allies.

So he guarded the Hulao pass.

"How about putting a battalion in Mengjin!"

Zhang Liao proposed.

"A battalion has thousands of troops, and if it is deployed, it is nothing. Although our army is strong, it is really not enough to fight against ten!" Xi Zhicai shook his head: "If the Wei army does not move, we are wasting our troops. If the Wei army moves We are tantamount to sending this battalion to death!"

"Then we have only one solution left!"

Zhang Liao thought for a long time before saying.

"Let's hear it!" Xi Zhicai said, his eyes brightened.

"Empty city plan!"

Zhang Liao said.

"Why is it empty?" Xi Zhi became interested.

"Deploy troops to the north and go straight to the east. The momentum is going to be huge, but after Meng Jin finished camping, he immediately mobilized secretly. Unless they attack, they may not be able to test our weakness!"

Zhang Liao said: "Since we are not planning to march to the east, we can still frighten people by putting on a show. It's better than nothing!"

"Good idea!"

Xi Zhicai clapped his hands and made friends.

He thought for a while, and said: "Zhaoming's third army should also press up. For Luoyang's battle, we have to put all our eggs in one basket, and even fight with our backs!"

If he retreated to Tongguan to fight, then he would not have so many worries. However, in Luoyang, there are winds everywhere. If there are still troops hiding in such a battlefield, it will not be pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger, but being treated like a pig. It was eaten directly by the tiger.

"Ok!"

Zhang Liao nodded, and he took out the Tiger Talisman: "I immediately ordered Min Wu to lead Zhaoming's third army, to go northward quickly, and to attack the Sunset Pavilion first, and then cross the border to the east and station in Yanjin!"

"In addition, I will make some wooden rafts and bamboo rafts. After they are stationed in Yanjin, they will return along the Luo River in the dark and transfer the main force back to the Luoyang battlefield!"

Xi Zhicai and Zhang Liao are getting more and more in harmony with each other, what Zhang Liao thinks, he can cooperate with the next step, it is a perfect fit, no wonder Mujing directly threw the two of them on this side of the battlefield.

"Just do it!"

Zhang Liao is the chief general, Xi Zhicai is the military advisor and the warlord from Zhaoming Pavilion. They each hold half a tiger talisman. If they want to transfer troops, they must match the tiger talisman in order to mobilize troops above the army headquarters.

"There's news from Jingwu Division. We've found some news so far. The Hebei Zhou army has been unable to attack Luoyang for a long time. Instead, it's suppressing our momentum. On the one hand, it really wants to kill our morale in advance. On the other hand, They are raising a wartime granary, and they have transported grain from all over Hebei to the north to guarantee the supply for their attack on Luoyang!"

Xi Zhicai continued.

"where is it?"

Zhang Liao asked.

"I don't know for now, and I haven't even found out the general direction. This time Yuan Benchu ​​did it very secretly!" Xi Zhicai shook his head.

Head-to-head, unrighteous way, together in this battle, no matter whether you win or lose, blood will flow like a river. If the casualties are too heavy, even if you defeat the Hebei Zhou army, you will still face attacks from the two wings of other things. At that time, you will still be defeated. A Luoyang city.

"Jing Wusi will continue to do his best to inquire, and there should be news soon!" Xi Zhicai continued: "But we can't pin all our hopes on Jing Wusi, we have speculated on the location before, and there is no small certainty , I have broken up the Bird Camp into pieces, and went out of the city to investigate!"

The Asuka Scout Battalion has the weakest frontal combat power and the strongest individual combat power. They are elites who walk in hidden places on the battlefield at night. On this battlefield, they will always be present in the most dangerous places. The scout battalion must check the deployment of all the troops around, and there should be no ambiguity.

"This plan is too risky, we still need to inform the king to some extent!"

Zhang Liao thought for a moment, then said suddenly.

Although he will be outside, he can independently decide on strategic and tactical arrangements.

Mujing also handed over this battlefield to the two of them, and without any checks and balances, it's a good thing to let them play freely, after all, this trust is very rare.

On the battlefield, sometimes you are not afraid of how powerful the enemy is, but you are afraid that you will have someone who is dedicated to the public, has no selfish intentions to target, but knows nothing about the battlefield.

So they had to be worthy of Mu Jing's trust.

"Ok!"

Xi Zhicai gritted his teeth and nodded his head: "You can send a secret letter to the king, but we need to use the top-secret copy of Zhaoming Pavilion to convey the information. Even if we leak half of this plan, we will fail. It is related to Luoyang's success or failure, so we have to be careful!"

At this time, he couldn't even believe Jing Wusi's transmission method.

It can only be passed on by the higher level Zhaoming.

Zhaoming Pavilion has a unique code book, unless Zhaoming Pavilion participates in politics, no one will know this code book, it is only used for important events of the Ming Dynasty.

"Can!"

Zhang Liao breathed a sigh of relief.

This is the best way.

Why didn't he know in his heart that it's best not to make extravagant incidents at this time, and not to leak half of the news, but he still insisted on passing the news back, and got Mu Jing's approval.

This is his loyalty, not foolish loyalty, but the more the juncture, the more he must maintain the rules, otherwise he will not be able to gain Mujing's absolute trust.

No matter how much Mu Jingkou said he believed them, he had to be careful when it came to matters involving military power. If he crossed the line, no matter how much credit he made and how capable he was, he would not be able to end well in the end.

Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin in the past, had so much merit and ability that he could be called a Bingxian, and he could also say that without him, there would be no so-called Great Han Dynasty.

But in the end it still didn't end well.

So Zhang Liao is always on guard against himself, no matter what time it is, he must stay awake, he can command troops, and he can't cross the line.

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Xi Zhicai's secret letter was sent to Wancheng after a period of delay because of its high level of secrecy.

Wancheng.

Both inside and outside the city are suppressed in the war.

At this time, after Mu Jing received the secret letter, he felt a little strange in his heart. The normal military performance transmission had its own password and channel from the Privy Council. If it was other information transmission, it was the channel of Jing Wusi.

The Ming Dynasty has already opened the way of password transmission.

Based on numbers.

Only by cooperating with the password book can the above message be unraveled.

This method has actually existed since ancient times, it’s just that someone can form them into a special system for transmitting information. With Mujing’s advanced thinking and the help of so many smart people in Ming Dynasty, it is natural Can form a set of special delivery methods.

Therefore, the message transmission of the Ming Dynasty can be regarded as the most secretive in the world. Even if they can pick up their spies, it is difficult to decipher without knowing their code book.

And there is more than one set of codebooks.

The military has military codebooks, Jingwu Division has Jingwu Division, and even Jingwu Division has several different sets, representing various secret levels.

But this time the secret letter used the password of Zhaoming Pavilion, which is completely different.

"You all go down, don't come in without Gu's order!"

Mu Jing sent everyone out, leaving no one behind, and then opened the secret letter.

Xi Zhicai's handwriting.

He dug out the password book of Zhaoming Pavilion.

In fact, it is the simplest "Analects of Confucius".

But the secret lies in the secret. At this time, everyone reads an Analects of Confucius, but who knows that Zhaoming Pavilion uses the Analects of Confucius as a code book. As long as they don't know it, no one can decipher it.

Only when Zhaoming participated in politics did he know the password book of Zhaoming Pavilion.

Mujing translated it himself.

It took him a lot of time to fully translate this secret letter. The words are not many, but everything that can be expressed has been expressed.

"Guanzhong battlefield, I really want to play with fire!"

Mu Jing knew that in the Guandu battle in history, Wei Jun used this tactic to defeat Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao's shortcomings in this aspect have never been made up for, so he gave Xi Zhicai and Zhang Liao a chance.

But many things are different, and the difference is thousands of miles away.

In the end, whether this move will be successful or not, no one can say for sure. If it fails, the situation in Luoyang will collapse immediately. Even if it is the best result, the Ming army must withdraw from Luoyang to preserve the main force , Withdrew to Tongguan.

In the worst case, the Ming army was defeated in Luoyang, or even completely defeated, Guanzhong was completely lost, and the battle situation directly collapsed.

He pondered for a while.

Many thoughts swirl in my heart.

Finally decided to return a letter.

The letter he replied was also delivered with the password of Zhaoming Pavilion, which was actually only four words, winner and loser.

The meaning is to tell Zhang Liao and Xi Zhicai that I have never heard of this plan. If you succeed, you will be heroes. If you fail, you must be prepared to take the blame. I have no idea.

This is very irresponsible.

But it's the only thing he can do.

Now let's not say that he is too far away, but just say that if you want to keep them in the future, you must stay out of it and plan for the worst in everything.

Regardless of Zhang Liao or Xi Zhicai, they are all talents, but talents will make mistakes, and the existence of Mujing is to allow them to make mistakes.

(End of this chapter)