I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 179
An urgent military report was quickly delivered from Luzhou to Yangzhou, and then across the river to the official army camp outside Jianye City.

The rebels went up along the Ruxu River, went northward, and Chao County fell.Then he continued to lead his army up from Chaohu Lake, and Luzhou was in a hurry.

Under the city of Luzhou, the rebels pulled out the key passes, beacons, and high grounds outside the city without haste.The tens of thousands of troops are not in a hurry, orderly, and continuous.

The acting Luzhou Sima general on the top of the city is called Han Cheng. He was originally Du Yuhou of the Guangrui Army. He was born as a general and has been in the army for many years. He made Lei Bo the Sima of Luzhou.

Although it was only acting as an agent, who didn't know that the imperial edict stamped with the seal of the Generalissimo was just a matter of going through a process at the Ministry of War.

If it is normal, I am afraid that those benefits are needed to get things done.But now it is wartime, with the recommendation of the Governor of Yangzhou and the approval of the Generalissimo's Mansion, the officials of the Ministry of War are out of their minds to take advantage of this kind of appointment.

Looking at the rebels who were camping, Han Cheng frowned, and kept ordering the soldiers and regiment trainers, as well as the temporary recruits to make various preparations for defending the city.

Spare ordnance was transported to the top of the city one after another.

Inspector Zhao Yi also came to the main tower from the city, "General Han, how is the situation?"

Seeing Zhao Yi, Han Cheng cupped his fists and said, "I've met Mr. Zhao. The situation is not optimistic. The main force of the rebel army is almost here."

Zhao Yi was a little surprised when he heard the words: "What? The main force of the rebel army? No way? The rebel army didn't go to rescue Jianye? Instead, they went north to Luzhou?"

Han Cheng didn't speak, but nodded slightly.

Zhao Yi, who didn't know the soldiers, saw the seriousness of the situation from Han Cheng's facial expression.

Then Han Cheng pointed to the rebel camp not far from the city and said: "Please look, my lord, the big flag with the word 'Xue' in it is the general flag of Xue Julin, the governor of Wu Ni's puppet army, and the flag on the navy ship. The general flag 'Wang' is Wang Tingshan, the commander of the puppet army's naval division. Chun, 'Liu' is Liu Taiqing, 'Zhao' should be Zhao Chengjun, a former general of the puppet army, and 'Li', who has a smaller team, should be Li Tuizhi's subordinate. The Great Governor is wiped out."

It has been almost a year since King Wu rebelled, and the court had enough time to figure out the situation among King Wu's rebels.

One must know that Zhao Yuanshu has not been idle this year.

Regarding the composition of the rebel army, the generals of each department, what kind of fighting these people are good at, and their previous resumes, these are no secrets to generals of Han Cheng's level.

And this part under the city of Luzhou is only the first part of Wu's rebel army.

From here, it extends to both sides of Chaohu Lake, to the southern foot of Ruxu Mountain, and along the Ruxu River, which is impossible to see with the naked eye.

Even if there is no [-] troops, there will always be [-] to [-].

And there are only two thousand defenders in the city, and there are a considerable number of regiments, and a part of the people.

There is a huge disparity in military strength.

At stake.

This is the consensus of Han Cheng and Zhao Yi.

Under the city, Xue Julin, Liu Taiqing, Li Zichun, and Wang Tingshan came to a high hill to watch the battle under the guard of hundreds of elite soldiers.

For Luzhou City, many of them came for the first time.Including Xue Julin.

The city is actually neither big nor small.However, it occupies a relatively high terrain, surrounded by Shishui and its tributaries, and Chaohu Lake as a cover, so the terrain is complex.

It can be called an important military town.

Under such terrain, it is very difficult to completely surround the city.It is not a matter of strength.

Because there is no way to set up camp in many places outside the city.

Under such circumstances, how the army sets up a camp is a test of the coach's ability.

This needs to consider the comparison of forces between the two sides, how to make good use of the advantages brought by the terrain and how to avoid the disadvantages brought by the terrain, and how to achieve one's own strategic goals based on the terrain conditions.

The person in charge of these is the governor Liu Taiqing, who is also the initiator of this northward strategy.

"Liu Dudu is worthy of being a native of Huainan. He knows this place very well. I am absolutely inferior to setting up a camp like this."

After Xue Julin had seen the layout of the various camps, he was full of praise for Liu Taiqing's layout.

Liu Taiqing was born in Huainan. He was born in the Liu family of Pengcheng.

But despite his talent, he has been unsuccessful.

When I was an official in the left-behind department in Tokyo, I met Wu Wang Zhao Deyu, so I met Bole.

After hearing Xue Julin's praise, Liu Taiqing waved her hands again and again, "The governor is absurd, but I am familiar with this place. I have traveled around this area when I was young, so I know a little about Luzhou."

Liu Taiqing's words are definitely considered modest. When he was young, he used to travel around the mountains and rivers. He has some understanding of the geographical environment, humanities and customs of various places in the Jianghuai area, and he is even more familiar with some important military places.

Li Zichun looked at Luzhou City not far away, but sighed: "This Luzhou is not easy to fight."

Liu Taiqing laughed when he heard the words: "Doctor Li wants to tell the story that Emperor Wu of Southern Qi besieged Luzhou six times successively, right?"

Li Zichun nodded.

"What Dudu Li thinks is not unreasonable, but Emperor Wu of the Southern Qi Dynasty is certainly a hero, but he doesn't know how to use troops. If he sent a large general to attack, he might have pulled out the city long ago."

Liu Taiqing's words seemed to be half a joke, but when Li Zichun heard it, it seemed that there was a grain of truth in it.

Although Emperor Wu of the Southern Qi Dynasty relied on his status as the Daqi clan, he created a situation of disputes between the North and the South for more than two hundred years and established the foundation of the Southern Dynasty.

He is generous and resolute, and has an indomitable ambition, but with soldiers, it is true that there are more defeats than victories.

Many people said that if Emperor Wudi of the Southern Qi Dynasty had the god of military use of Qi Gaozu, he might be able to restore the foundation of Daqi and make an indelible contribution.Instead of separatist regimes in the south of the Yangtze River, making the emperor's family more peaceful.

Xue Julin and Wang Tingshan also smiled knowingly when they heard this. These stories from the previous dynasty will always be the talk of the latecomers.

Then Liu Taiqing said sternly: "I am not like Emperor Wu of the Southern Qi Dynasty. I can't attack Luzhou. I can only look at this fortified city and sigh, and then retreat to the south of the Yangtze River. I have only one way to survive, which is to take Luzhou first and Shouzhou in the north." State, and then fight all the way to Shangjing. Besides, even if you can earn a living, you can only hide your name, hide in the deep mountains and old forests, and never see the light of day.”

"Do we have Jiangnan to go back to? We can't go back. The only option is not to win Luzhou."

"So we will definitely be able to win."

Liu Taiqing's words are decisive and resolute.

Hearing the words, several people were filled with pride, Xue Julin said: "As Liu Dudu said, we have no way out! We will attack the city with all our strength tomorrow!"

These people did not have the heroic spirit and lofty ambitions of the Southern and Northern Expeditions to unify the Central Plains.

But the situation they face is that they either win or die.

Suddenly, there is quite the meaning of drinking horses and rivers!
(End of this chapter)