I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 181 Surprise
Lei Bo led the army to travel all the way, and finally arrived in Shouzhou in mid-February, but did not go further to the city of Shouzhou, but stopped at Zhengyang, west of Shouzhou.

Shouzhou Sima Fang Guoxing was overjoyed, and immediately rushed to Zhengyang in person to express his willingness to be dispatched by General Lei in this battle.

Fang Guoxing is 35 or [-] years old, has a rough appearance, and is an old soldier.But when it comes to his ability, he is extremely self-aware.

Definitely not as good as Leibo.

Lei Bo did his part, and immediately began to count the Shouzhou army, and sent out a large number of scouts to inquire about the military situation.

It was finally confirmed that the rebels had conquered Luzhou City and headed north along the Feishui River.

So Lei Bo ordered Liang Dai and Zhou Shize to lead the two capitals to defend Zhengyang with 5000 soldiers, and he himself led the three capitals to guard the city of Shouzhou with [-] Shouzhou defenders and more than [-] people.

And Shouzhou City finally received the military order from Yangzhou, stick to it for half a month, and the reinforcements will arrive before March.

In the mid-February of the 19th year of Xuanjia, King Wu personally led an army of [-] to go northward along the Feishui River. First, it took half a day to break through Anfeng, and then entered the city of Shouzhou.

King Wu first ordered people to stay under the city and shouted loudly that he was not seeking rebellion when he went north, but to eliminate the treacherous people around His Majesty the Emperor.Please ask the Shouzhou garrison to open the door and provide the military resources to go north. I must restrain the army and not cause trouble to the people of Shouzhou City.

Shouzhou City's response to this was to shoot straight arrows.

Lei Bo even yelled from the top of the city, "Wu Ni Zhao Deyu, originally a clan prince, didn't want to serve the country. Instead, he raised troops and caused chaos, causing the lives of the people in Jianghuai to suffer. Are you so brazen and shameless, are you not afraid of the ridicule of the world? The last time you escaped from Hezhou, you still don’t want to repent, plead guilty and surrender, and dare to offend the imperial court again. Under the city!"

Zhao Deyu was furious after hearing this, but he couldn't argue, his face turned green and white, and Xue Julin gave the order to attack the city just at the right time.

It was a relief for Zhao Deyu.

And Lei Bo looked at the rows of rebels lined up neatly below the city, and he was also very energetic, and the defenders on the city were even more serious.

The war is about to start.

On the watchtower, Zhao Deyu looked at the siege carrying the ladder and began to climb the city, and his heart calmed down.

He actually felt a little inappropriate about Liu Taiqing and Xue Julin's plan to go north to Huaixi instead of saving Jian Ye.

But it was done, and he knew it was a helpless move.

Although there are [-] troops, but in a field battle with the elite of the imperial court in the south of the Yangtze River, the odds of winning are slim.

Although there are not many opportunities for going north, it is indeed the only chance to win.As for the [-] official troops who came to Shouzhou for reinforcements before the army arrived, this is also unpredictable.

After all, the imperial court did not expect that they would suddenly appear here.

Both sides gave each other a surprise.

However, for the rebels, the extra [-] officers and soldiers obviously made it more difficult to attack the city.

"This is indeed the negligence of the last general." Liu Taiqing looked at Shouzhou City not far away and sighed.

But Xue Julin said: "Liu Dudu's plan has already made it difficult for the court to resist. As long as we can conquer Shouzhou within ten days, there is still hope for everything."

Ten days.

This is the fastest time Xue Julin calculated that the imperial court could send reinforcements, ten days.

As long as Shouzhou can be captured within ten days, you can take advantage of the momentum to cross the river and go north along the Yinghe River to attack Gyeonggi-do.

The world has been fine for a hundred years, and the hinterland of the Central Plains is even more slack. Entering Gyeonggi-do will shock the capital!
This is their chance.

And Zhao Deyu also comforted him when he came back to his senses: "Taiqing's plan is extremely calculated by people. Even if the plan fails, it is the destiny. Moreover, our army has come all the way north, including Ke Lujiang, Shucheng, Shenxian, Anfeng, and so on. Shouzhou City will be breached within ten days!"

These words seem to be comforting Liu Taiqing, but they are actually talking to himself.

When Hezhou's life was hanging by a thread, a strong wind suddenly picked up and he managed to escape.

When the army was defeated in Hezhou, Li Shizhong died of illness suddenly, and the army was defeated.

And after losing Caishi Gushu and all the strongholds around Jianye in a row, he can still come here to join the army and continue to lead the army in the Northern Expedition. Isn't this destiny?

Regardless of whether others believe it or not, Zhao Deyu himself believed it anyway.

The tense atmosphere on the offensive and defensive sides seems to have spread to Yangzhou City.

After Fu Jinchuan returned from the north crossing, he immediately entered the city to meet Zhao Yuantan.

After seeing Fu Jinchuan's return, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who is the Generalissimo of the World's Soldiers and Horses, finally let go of his long-hanging heart.

After all, the rebel army did seize a loophole in the Jianghuai defense system of the official army, and Yangzhou City did not have a major general after Fu Jinchuan crossed the south. , More than enough to defend the city, but not enough to attack.

So people will inevitably be a little restless.

"Minister Fu Jinchuan, I pay my respects to Your Highness."

"Sanlang is exempt from courtesy, do you know all about the military situation?" Zhao Yuantan asked a little anxiously.

Fu Jinchuan nodded and said, "I just read the military newspaper and the military situation of the past few days."

"Sanlang thinks how to rescue Shouzhou at this time?"

Zhao Yuantan asked directly.

Fu Jinchuan said with a smile: "Brother Tan, don't worry. Before I came back from the Jianye camp, I ordered all the cavalry troops to cross the north, and now they are on standby in Hezhou. Yangzhou happens to have the Longwu Army, [-] cavalry troops. One hundred thousand rebels is enough!"

Zhao Yuantan frowned after hearing this, "I know that Saburo is brave, but after all, 2 is not a little small for an army of [-]?"

Fu Jinchuan laughed and said, "With [-] cavalry troops, I can still defeat tens of thousands of elite troops from the northern border. It's not enough to kill a mere [-] rebels."

Seeing Fu Jinchuan's high spirits, Zhao Yuantan also made up his mind.

"In that case, it will be handed over to Saburo."

Among the eight armies that came down from the south, only the Longwu Army and the Pingri Army were all cavalry troops.

Take the Japanese army west to support the Jingchu battlefield, and participate in the battle to wipe out Honglian Road.And because the Longwu Army is a full cavalry army, when Fu Jinchuan was about to launch a surprise attack plan on New Year's Eve, he didn't count the Longwu Army.

Because the Longwu Army of the whole cavalry army is equipped with tens of thousands of horses, the fodder needed for the horses needs a lot of consumption every day.

The remaining Longjie, Shence, Shenwu, and Huyi four armies add up to [-] cavalry troops, which is enough to deal with the thousands of cavalry troops in the south of the Yangtze River.

The well-developed waterways in the south of the Yangtze River are not conducive to large-scale cavalry raids.

So Fu Jinchuan didn't choose the Longwu Army to go south at that time, it was also because of an accident in Huainan, leaving a cavalry army of [-] people was enough to deal with it.

However, Fu Jinchuan did not expect that the rebels would fight to this extent.

Fu Jinchuan is naturally aware of the importance of Shouzhou. Before taking office, he has done a lot of research on the entire Jianghuai terrain.How many important military towns are there, and the distance between each city has been almost the same since he took office.

So after hearing Zhao Yuantan's entrustment, he immediately responded.

"Calculating the time, by the time Chao County was in a hurry and arrived at Yangzhou, Luzhou should have fallen, and Wu Ni's army should have arrived at the city of Shouzhou for a few days. I set off from Yangzhou with a cavalry army. Can rush to Shouzhou."

"Shouzhou City has high walls and thick walls, so it's not a problem to stick to it for ten days."

"Within half a month, there will be a good report!"

(End of this chapter)