It's all abstract destiny, you're one emperor through the ages

Chapter 242
"Your Majesty, Yue Shaobao personally led the troops to hold back the soldiers and horses in Puqian from the front. General Jing and General Ba each led partial divisions to break through the blockade of Puqian, and they will reach Xiping County in a few days!"

Yuan Fu wiped the sweat off his face and brought some good news.

Yue Shaoqian had already sent troops, and two partial divisions, Banihan and Jingdaorong, broke into Runan County.

At least a troop of troops can arrive.

"What happened to Di Han, Hou Junyan and others whom I sent to attack the cities in northern Jing Dynasty?"

Liu Ke asked about the situation of the main force again.

Yue Shaoqian's troops have been attacking Jiangxia. After receiving the news after attacking Jiangxia County, they should have immediately gone north to try to intercept Pu Qian's troops.

It would be easy if Di Han's troops could capture one or two cities, but if they couldn't, they would be in trouble.

Yuan Fu came out of the army, and he is very clear about this:
"After the army went north, although it failed to break through the fortified cities such as Xinye and Wancheng for a while, some small counties won a lot and opened up supplies along the way."

"It's just that there is a general named Zhou Fangyuan who has been harassing the supply line of our army's rear. He fought inextricably with General Li, and our army's supply is slightly blocked."

"In addition, General Di was shot. Two days after the last general left, we found out that the Donghu people were spreading the news everywhere that General Di had died in battle."

"what?"

Yuan Shen on the side was shocked when he heard that Di Han, a general who was second only to Yue Shaoqian in the Han army, died in battle?

Isn't it over this time? ?

Liu Ke was also horrified.

Where did Fangyuan come from this week to fight Li Jingji back and forth, are you not mistaken?
As for Di Han's matter, he didn't take it to heart at all.

This guy is always fond of shooting arrows, and he was rumored to die two or three times in one battle, and when he gets older, he will probably leak all over his body when he drinks saliva.

If a statistics were made on the death records of Han generals, Di Han would have died seventeen or eighteen times.

Looking at it this way, generally speaking, although the main force failed to win Xinye and Wancheng, they have made certain gains, so don't worry.

There were several reliable generals, and Xue Jia was there to advise.

There is no need to worry about the rear, if you can fight back and forth with Li Jingji, it is destined that the logistics will not go wrong.

Then the only thing you need to worry about is yourself going deep alone.

Liu Ke asked Yuan Shen to continue comforting the soldiers, and then found the few close associates of Hou Wanxing who had surrendered in time to ask about the situation.

What was it that made Hou Wanxing suddenly turn against him?

The cronies said it was hard to come up with it.

They didn't know much. They only knew that Pu Qianguang sent someone to have a secret meeting with Hou Wanxing, and then Hou Wanxing began to plan something.

Fortunately, Liu Ke made a special search and found several letters.

Fortunately, Hou Wanxing's death was too sudden and there was no time to prepare. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't be able to find out the letter, and he would still be kept in the dark.

"If it were me, I would have to rebel."

Liu Ke had already brought Yuan Fu back to the city at this time, and summoned the generals to discuss secretly.

Zhong Xuan, Lu Fengfu, Zang Li and others looked at the contents of the letter, and the more they read, the more they became more and more frightened.

"I can't wait to kill Hou Wanxing! Such a repeated thief, damn it!!"

Lu Fengfu was the first to scold Hou Wanxing. He would feel uncomfortable unless he poked a few holes in this man.

Then no one said anything, and there was silence.

After a long time, everyone finally digested the amount of information in the letter, and finally had a voice.

"I've also heard of Quan Yi. His resourcefulness is not inferior to Liu Bin's, and he has won the trust of Pu Qian Yongguo, and he is in charge of the military administration of Yuzhou."

"This time when the soldiers of Yuzhou were sent to encircle and suppress His Majesty, it must be his people who planned and dispatched troops behind the scenes."

Zang Li frowned. The content of the letter was actually very simple. It was the current military distribution map in Runan County.

But the content was shocking enough, so it took them so long to react.

That Quan Yi took advantage of the emperor's offensive and defensive battle with Pu Qianguang's army in Xiping County, and mobilized all the available soldiers and horses in Yuzhou to Runan.

Especially around Xiping County.

Qingling, Wuyang, Suiping, Yelu.
They are all heavily guarded.

However, because Xiping County had been defending for many days, its energy was focused on Pu Qianguang's army, and they did not react at all, so they allowed him to deploy troops at will.

It can be said that on Pu Qianguang's side, although the partial siege failed.

But the Donghu people won the overall strategy and had a big advantage.

Although today's Xiping County is defended, it is also completely besieged by the Donghu people.

It can be called an ambush from all sides, and it is difficult to fly with wings.

This made Zang Li vaguely familiar.

When he was a bandit in Mount Tai, he was dispatched by surprise to encircle and suppress him in this way.

Even with his many years of wandering experience, he was not able to escape and was captured by the Donghu people.

Thinking about it, it was also Quan Yi who was planning behind the scenes.

However, Zang Li had no extra thoughts. The ambush from all sides could surround him, but it might not be able to trap the real dragon.

Lu Fengfu, who has been in charge of Xiping County's political affairs, added:
"There are still three months of food left in the city."

The generals frowned even deeper.

Although Xiping County was impregnable, Pu Qianguang was so beaten that he did not dare to attack.

But only if you stick to it.

They could see that the emperor was training his troops in order to fight out and open up a way out.

But under this ambush from all sides, it is really difficult, so it is better to stick to it!

Zhong Xuan was not too afraid, and said bluntly:
"According to General Yuan Fu, Yue Shaobao was in front to fight in a roundabout way with Pu Qianbu's army, and two other generals, Jing Daorong and Banihan, were sent to take the trail and go deeper."

"As long as we can get through one or two counties, our army will be safe."

"Even if you can't get away, you can last for four or five months."

"When the spring comes, it will be convenient to advance. Whether Yue Shaobao leads the army to gather together, or General Di Han attacks Wancheng and Xinye, they can in turn encircle and suppress the Donghu people."

"Everything is arranged, but it can be broken in the palm of your hand!"

Having said that, Zhong Xuan, who has always been brave and courageous, felt that he could only rely on external support and fell into such a passive situation, which was enough to show how bad the current situation was.

Liu Ke tapped his fingers on the table, and the candle light beside him was trembling slightly, reflecting the uncertain light and shadow on his face.

"Counting the Guiyi Army outside the city, we only have more than [-] soldiers in our hands."

"It is really not easy to break through the Donghu troops stationed in various places."

"However, since there is still enough food and fodder in the city for March, let's wait for a while."

He has nothing to do right now.

Originally, it was planned that after Yue Shaoqian sent generals, relying on the tenacious will of the Guiyi army, they would make a quick march and directly hit the rear of the Jingbeipu front army.

Then cooperate with Yue Shaoqian and Di Han's troops in front to attack from both front and back.

The army sent directly to Jingbei by Puqian was eaten in one go.

At that time, whether we continue to engage in trouble in Runan, or capture the cities in Jingbei, or directly take Xiangyang, we will be able to advance and retreat freely.

You can even divide your forces into two groups and attack on both sides.

But Quan Yi quietly gathered all the soldiers and horses of Yuzhou in Runan, which made people extremely passive.

With more than [-] soldiers and horses returning to the rebel army, it is extremely difficult to break through the encirclement, and the situation is not optimistic.

With Zhongxuan's both civil and military skills, he also felt that he could only wait for a while:

"However, this transfer of the whole wing is not foolproof."

"When soldiers and horses from Yuzhou gather in Runan, the defenses in other places will be extremely empty."

"Your Majesty took a step earlier and asked Chen Rui to go to the Pu Liuru Department, and let the Pu Liuru Department send troops. Chen's troops were in the south of Yuzhou, threatening the south of the Puqian Department."

"Once the General Liuru Department sends troops, even if they can't attack the city, Quanyi will have to deploy troops to take precautions again."

"In this way, the pressure on our army in Runan County will also be reduced."

Although Zhongxuan didn't know who Puliurama was, judging from the current situation, Puqianbu should send troops.

After all, the civil strife in the Eight Divisions of Donghu was the foundation of the Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty.

Even if Puroku Rama is no longer a big boy, he will definitely send troops when he sees that there is an opportunity to take advantage of the emptiness in Yuzhou. Even if things go wrong, he will send troops to threaten him in order to obtain certain benefits for himself.

It's not even just the Puliuru Department. While the Puqian Department is so devoted to mobilizing troops to fight against the big man, the rear must be empty.

The Murong Division in the east should also take certain actions.

"Then just wait a little longer."

The monarchs and ministers in Xiping County have temporarily reached an agreement.

Judging from the distribution of Donghu troops in Runan, they are somewhat passive as they stick to Xiping County.

But they do need more intelligence, more troops, and better generals now.

But once they count on the General Liuru Department, they will definitely disappoint people.

Zhang Huaiyang is like this, Qiyan Sirie is like this, and so is Zhongxuan.

Puliurubu never disappoints when it comes to disappointing people.

Half a month later, it was already the end of December.

Liu Ke didn't wait for any good news, but the situation was getting worse and worse.

Although Jing Daorong arrived in Xiping County, at the same time, there was another big defeat.

He indeed took a small route, led [-] soldiers and horses, and successfully broke through the Donghu people's defense line.

But according to Yue Shaoqian's arrangement, he did not rush to Xiping County, but took a short detour to Wuyang County to the west of Xiping County.

At the same time, he chose to send troops to attack Wuyang County.

This is absolutely the right choice.

Although Yue Shaoqian didn't know, Quan Yi was ambushing on all sides in Runan County.

But he vaguely guessed the possibility, and at the same time chose the safest approach.

As long as Jing Daorong successfully captured Wuyang County, Wuyang and Xiping would be able to join together.

At the same time, as long as a large number of fences are built in the middle of the road, they can be like nails stuck in the path that Pu Qian's army must pass through.

Even if it is impossible to attack the army in front of Puqian front and back, it can greatly affect the transportation of grain and fodder and the mobilization of soldiers and horses in front of Puqian.

Moreover, since the two counties are at the horns of each other, Liu Ke and the Guiyi Army are considered completely safe.

But the strategy was beautiful, but in actual execution, it failed.

Because Jing Daorong failed to win Wuyang County.

The soldiers and horses of the troops were also dejected and sluggish because they experienced a big defeat.

Pu Qianguang didn't even send troops to stop this army, allowing it to join the Guiyi Army in Xiping County.

After all, this group of defeated troops just went to Xiping County to eat and use up their food reserves, so they didn't have much combat effectiveness.

"Nie Qiang is very powerful, although he was taken aback after hearing the name of the last general."

"But even if it is the last general, within a hundred or ten rounds, it is impossible to take him down."

If it wasn't for Jing Daorong's injuries and a few arrows, Liu Ke would have believed such nonsense.

Jing Daorong has a command of 69 and a strength of 88.

Although it is impossible to be alone, leading an army to raid a small county is almost foolproof.

But he still lost at the hands of this "Nie Qiang", which shows that he is very capable.

And for the extremely confident Jing Daorong to say "I can't even take it off", it shows that Nie Qiang is really a bit unusual.

"Zang Qing, who is this Nie Qiang?"

Liu Ke turned to Xiang Zang Li and asked him if there was a mole who knew Pu Qian's intelligence, which would be quite useful.

Zang Li was shocked when he heard Nie Qiang's name, and there was even a bit of fear between his brows:

"That Nie Qiang can be said to be an enemy of ten thousand people."

"When the general was in Mount Tai, he had three sworn brothers, and their martial arts were all superior to the general's."

"At that time, Pu Qianbu led his troops to lay an ambush on ten sides, using Nie Qiang as a spear to pursue him everywhere. The three sworn brothers of the last general were unable to advance or retreat. They wanted to use martial arts to find a way out, but they all died. Lost his hand."

hiss.
Liu Ke looked sideways, Zang Li's ability belonged to a second-rate general, and he was considered good in the Han army.

Even slightly higher than Lei Lan, who is often used as a vanguard.

However, Nie Qiang was able to pick off three generals in a row, who were about the same level as Zang Li, which shows his ability.

But he wasn't too worried.

If it's just martial arts, he is not afraid.

At worst, let Zang Li feign surrender to Nie Qiang and force out the strongest Lu Fengfu, who can be chopped off by him in two or three strokes.

Liu Ke himself did it too.

Throwing Yuan Shen, Yuan Fu, etc. under the car, super high-speed drift and sneak attack, is just a chessboard.

At worst, get Nie Qiang's son out to recognize his adoptive son, and shoot him with an arrow.

But if Nie Qiang still has the ability to lead troops, people will be more afraid.

There is already Pu Qianguang, and then there is a general.

Coupled with the full-wing ambush from all directions and the advantage of Pu's front troops and horses.

Runan is really like a deep valley and dark abyss, which makes people see no hope.

However, Zang Li was a little confused and said:

"It's just that after Jia Wuji became king, Nie Qiang was sent by Puqian Yonggu to the south to guard Hefei and guard against the Pu Liuru tribe."

"Why did it appear in Runan at this time?"

Could it be that Puqian does not want the south at all?
Even in the face of the possibility of being attacked by the Puliuru tribe going north to capture the city, do you have to do your best to besiege and kill the emperor?

It's not impossible.

But based on Zang Li's understanding of Puqian Yonggu, Puqian Yonggu should not have the courage.

Wang Lue and Quan Yi below may have similar plans.

But without King Khan's intention, it was impossible to mobilize a general like Nie Qiang who was guarding one side.

unless
Nie Qiang beat up Puliuru Department and dared not cross the river.

Zang Li was frightened by his own idea.

How can it be!

The Puliuru tribe has been resting and recuperating since the destruction of one hundred thousand naval forces.

Although there are no famous generals, they are not defeated by Nie Qiang.

There are not many defenders in Hefei, and they are more defensive, and it is impossible to take the initiative to attack.

But the news that Zhong Xuan brought soon confirmed Zang Li's impossible guess.

"Nie Qiang. Nie Qiang defeated one hundred thousand troops of the Pu Liuru tribe. Now he has led his troops into Runan. Our army is in danger!!!"

Yuan Fu even lost his cool. After hurriedly handing over the information that the Sentinel Cavalry had detected to Liu Ke, he didn't have any extra words to say, as if he was completely crazy.

This was news deliberately released by the Donghu people in order to disturb the morale of the Guiyi Army and the hearts of the monarchs and ministers in Xiping County.

So far, it seems to be working fine.

Kun candles cast a warm yellow on the walls of the county government office.

But the atmosphere at this moment was so solemn that it seemed as if the air could be sucked out, making it somewhat difficult to breathe.

Liu Ke frowned deeply, this was the news he least wanted to see.

Purulu Rama personally led his troops to the north, known to the outside world as a hundred thousand troops. They marched along the Yangtze River, crossed Chaohu Lake, and marched into Feishui, with the intention of capturing Hefei.

The Pu Liuru tribe's army set up flying towers, crash carts, and ladders under Hefei City, and dug tunnels to cooperate. They attacked day and night for [-] consecutive days.

Not only failed to take Hefei, but was successfully attacked by Nie Qiang in the city.

Nie Qiang led [-] elite troops to attack the [-] troops of Pu Liuru's army at night, and rushed to the banner of Pu Liuruma's commander.

Such a heroic act greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers and horses in the front of Dongpu, making them invincible.

Puroku Rama was so frightened that he cut off his beard and abandoned his robes, and hurriedly withdrew his troops ten miles away, hoping to rest for the time being and attack the city again the next day.

But instead of letting go, Nie Qiang continued to pursue and fight.

Nie Qiang defeated the Pu Liuru tribe's army in one breath. The Pu Liuru tribe's fierce general Lu Guang who was behind was defeated and was seriously injured.

Nie Qiang chased and rushed, and almost captured Puliu Rama alive.

Zhong Xuan is usually extremely calm, courageous, resourceful and full of courage.

At this moment, his forehead was sweating, his hands were clenched unconsciously, and he sighed:
"Pu Liuru's troops and horses are so useless!"

Puroku Rama was indeed very incompetent. He could manage local affairs, fight for power, and win people's hearts. He had certain methods, but he was really bad at fighting.

Even if Hefei was not captured after twenty days of fierce attack, they were led by [-] soldiers and horses to break into the Chinese army.

Your surname is Sun when you are riding a horse?
It may be that Jiangdong has its own inheritance, or it may be that Jianye Fengshui is not good.

It's not easy for Liu Ke to make any comments on how big he is.

If you say he can't, he can.

This can be seen from the storming on the [-]th.

Basically, after Chen Rui arrived in Jiangdong and asked Puliuru's tribe to send troops, Puliurama immediately started preparations.

Being able to mobilize troops and horses in a short period of time, prepare sufficient food and fodder, and supply the army with a fierce attack for twenty days is impossible for any random person to do.

This one-hand scheduling is enough to illustrate the ability.

But if you want to say yes, he really can't.

Four years ago, a hundred thousand sailors attacked Qiongzhou and burned it all to pieces.

Now it's another 800 soldiers and horses attacking Hefei, and Nie Qiang brought [-] people to drive the shit out of him.

Zang Li was so frightened that his face turned pale, as if he had completely lost all color, and his eyes showed deep worry:
"This Nie Qiang is comparable to Li Mu and Zhang Liao in ancient times. If he leads his troops into Runan and cooperates with Quan Yi's ambush plan from all sides, our army will be very powerful!"

He had experienced Nie Qiang's bravery and formidable opponents in his early years, and with such unimaginable achievements, he couldn't give birth to any resistance.

Moreover, Jing Daorong was defeated by Nie Qiang, that is to say, Nie Qiang transferred to Runan after defeating the Pu Liuru army.

Even Zang Li felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

The whole wing mobilized troops and generals, planned the entire Runan County, and laid a dragnet.

Coupled with Nie Qiang's spear, he attacked and pursued everywhere.

This is very similar to the situation when he was captured on Mount Tai!

He has experienced that kind of despair, he can't run away at all, and there are people everywhere.

You can't even fight, Nie Qiang is too strong.

And now, even more than then, there is another Pu Qianguang who has been fighting repeatedly.

Is it really all right?

Lu Fengfu remained silent, but fear of Nie Qiang was also revealed between his brows.

Nie Qiang is not only an enemy of thousands of people, but also has a very strong ability to command troops.

I'm afraid that his ability to lead troops is even better than Di Han.

Among the big men, except for Yue Shaoqian, no one can stabilize him.

The cold wind at night blew through the cracks along the wall, and the whining sound was like a few long sighs.

Both Liu Ke and his generals felt that the situation was not optimistic.

Zhongxuan finally couldn't sit still. Runan was heavily guarded at all levels and a dragnet was laid.

Seeing that the food stock in Xiping County is getting less and less.

The reinforcements that had finally arrived were defeated, and they didn't know how much combat power they had left.

It even brought the worst news. An extremely fierce and famous general led his troops to Runan.

It can be said that nearly half of the net worth of the entire Puqian Department is in Runan.

If we continue to stick to Xiping County, we will be left with nothing and no food.

If you take the initiative to attack, the chances of winning are slim.

Zhong Xuan thought about it over and over again, only to feel anxious.

Today is different from the past, he wants to give it a try, but he still puts the emperor's safety first:

"Please also ask Your Majesty to take General Yuan Fu as your escort, take a donkey cart and take the trail, and leave Runan first."

"In this way, the last general can lead his troops to fight to the death with the Donghu people without any scruples."

Everyone agreed with Zhong Xuan's proposal.

Now that the morale of the reinforcements is low, there are [-] more mouths to eat, and the food and grass are being consumed faster. They are surrounded and trapped in Xiping.

Apart from letting the emperor retreat quietly first, what else can he do?
At this moment, Liu Ke suddenly felt a ghost in his heart, and couldn't help laughing three times.

"Hahaha!!!"

"Hahaha--"

No, why does this laughter have its own echo? ?
Liu Ke's eyes widened, and he looked at Jing Daorong.

I just smiled and let it go, after all, I was cheating, so I was somewhat confident.

You laugh too?
"Does Jingqing have any good strategies to defeat the enemy?"

Liu Ke tentatively asked, Jing Daorong, as the only general who fought against Nie Qiang, did he see some flaws?
No wonder he was touched, it was Jing Daorong's laughter, which was very contagious.

"No."

Jing Daorong shook his head, but he said seriously:
"But it's Nie Qiang, isn't it? Just defeat him."

This is the truth, but defeating Nie Qiang is not easy.
But Jing Daorong's sunny and cheerful laughter really made the generals laugh for a while.

It seems that there is a kind of unfathomable self-confidence, as if nothing in the world can move her, so that any worries and anxieties seem so insignificant.

The tense and severe atmosphere in the room suddenly became much more relaxed.

And the emperor laughed too.

Zhong Xuan, Zang Li, Lu Fengfu and others all looked at Liu Ke actively.

"Why is Your Majesty laughing?"

"I'm laughing at the lack of plan, Nie Qiang and Shaozhi." Forget it, I have a showdown, I don't pretend anymore.

Liu Ke now has a very bold idea in his mind.

If the other party is scheming in every possible way, then you have to step out of the calculation and do things that the other party cannot calculate at all.

Instead of retreating, they advanced directly and made a surprise attack on Runan County.

He thought the timing was right.

The original Han army only had Donghu soldiers and they were all killed.

After arriving in Jingzhou, he began to surrender Donghu to the bathing center, to have a good spiritual massage, and to surrender selectively.

After Liu Ke entered Runan, he became even more tolerant.

As soon as they were demoted to generals or soldiers, Liu Ke would personally come forward and act as their psychological counselor, explaining to them the prisoner policy of leniency for those who confess, severity for those who resist, active transformation, and a new life.

After Quan La went to the prison for political trial, he was treated like an ordinary soldier.

Including those cronies who followed Hou Wanxing.

Coupled with Liu Ke's destiny as an orator, many of the soldiers who were demoted were completely transformed.

Yiying, represented by Zang Li, surrendered his generals and soldiers. He not only surrendered to the Han, but also truthfully reported the true situation of Pu Qian's troops.

In addition, Pu Qianguang revealed the situation of Runan's troop dispatch to Hou Wanxing.

It can be said that except for some minor changes and some details.

The terrain and landforms of Runan, as well as the distribution of Puqian troops in Runan, are all in front of Liu Ke, and they can be seen at a glance.

Liu Ke currently has in his hands, in addition to the topography and distribution of troops in Runan, he also has these things:

A mole who is familiar with the enemy and knows himself and the enemy - Zang Li.

A general who is good at running and has great courage - Zhong Xuan.

A meat shield with a thick body and considerable martial arts——Yuan Fu.

A pioneer who is extremely confident and rushes forward——Jing Daorong.

In addition, Liu Ke specially trained a soldier with enough willpower to be difficult to break up easily-the Guiyi Army.

This meets all the conditions for a direct surprise attack on Runan County.

Although after knowing that Hou Wanxing was exposed, the distribution of troops in Runan will definitely change slightly, there will definitely not be a big change.

After all, Quan Yi's main purpose is to ambush from all sides, surround Xiping County, and trap the rebels to death.

Then the county seat closer to Xiping County is the main place to deploy defenses.

Runan City, which is relatively farther away and has a more solid city wall, will definitely not have too many troops stationed no matter how it changes.

Even Jing Daorong's defeat was just right.

This defeat let them know the news about Nie Qiang and prepare in advance.

At the same time, it will also make the Donghu people underestimate the enemy to a certain extent.

However, Liu Ke felt that it was not enough.

A few more layers of preparation are needed.

And there is no need to tell the generals now that they will attack Runan by surprise.

It's too easy for the news to leak out.

Surprise attack on this thing, as long as a little bit of information is leaked unintentionally, it will be nothing.

It's not that Liu Ke doesn't trust these generals, it's mainly that he doesn't trust the wisdom and strategies of some people.

Forget about the direct roll call, it is Jing Daorong who is only 32 in wisdom and full of big talk.

Liu Ke calmed down and spoke out the next strategic plan:

"If you save land and lose people, you will lose all people and land; if you save people and lose land, you will save all people and land."

"We abandoned Xiping County and attacked Suiping."

Zhong Xuan, who has always been devoted to the Han Dynasty, is no stranger to these sixteen characters.

Even Zang Li, a descendant of Puqian, has heard of it.

Based on this, the emperor quickly abandoned Yizhou and returned to Qiongzhou after successfully capturing Yizhou.

This was the fire that shocked the world that year.

As a result, although Yizhou in the back has been in a state of self-government, it dare not speak out loudly, and there is no shortage of taxes that should be paid every year.

Even the later Liu Bin, who was known as "one step makes a hundred plans" and was a rare resource in the world, also adopted this policy when he was guarding Jingzhou.

If it weren't for the frequent accidents and the appearance of the relevant emperor and the flooding of Changsha, the Han army might still be in Jingnan now, unable to advance an inch.

And in the current situation, it seems to be more applicable.

Since sticking to Xiping County will lead to death, try to abandon the city and find a way out.

Anyway, the emperor specially trained his troops for the subsequent battle out of the city.

Pu Qianguang also stationed troops ten miles away and did not push too eagerly.

They have room for action to abandon the city and run away.

The generals thought for a moment and unanimously praised Liu Ke's foresight.

This seems to be the only response today. We cannot sit back and wait for death, we must take the initiative.

Zang Li even went further and suggested:

"It's better to let the soldiers prepare ten days' worth of food and fodder and burn the city directly."

"One is the loss of the final base, which will allow the soldiers to fight their backs, and the other will allow Pu Qianguang to be busy with governance and contain some soldiers."

Rogue bandits are indeed rogue bandits. Apart from not wanting to rebel again, their moral bottom line is still very low.

The method of burning the city with fire is completely rogue style.

But this time, no one refuted it. After all, it seemed like a good idea.

The main thing is that it can tie down Pu Qianguang's soldiers and horses so that they cannot easily pursue them.

Then the pressure on the Guiyi Army who abandoned the city was greatly reduced, and they only had to face the various soldiers and horses mobilized by Quanyi, as well as the elite of Nie Qiang's troops.

The so-called last stand is also feasible.

But Liu Ke obviously disagrees. He thinks he is a person with a very moral bottom line.

"No, burning the city will harm the peace of heaven."

He turned to look at Lu Fengfu and asked:
"Master Lu, please bring out a charter."

"These days, those high-ranking families who do not cooperate with lectures, the children of aristocratic families who are late, and the wealthy families who are not willing to be restrained."

"One counts as one."

"If they are unwilling to listen to the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, they will be punished by the saints."

"The house was burned down by fire from heaven. Is that normal?"

"Yes."

Lu Fengfu nodded sharply.

Those aristocratic families had their door panels torn down before they had time to fill them up.

Then it is easy for air leakage in the house.

The so-called wind helps the fire, and it is easy to catch fire when there is wind, so it is very reasonable for two or three sparks to be blown by the wind to form a big fire.

What is Tianhuo?
The emperor set it on fire.

After it was determined that the next step was to attack Suiping, the houses of the aristocratic families in Xiping County began to catch fire.

The Yuan family of Xiping survived. Although they made some small moves, they were still very cooperative in teaching. When the Guiyi army defended the city, they also provided sufficient assistance.

However, the patriarch Yuan Shen was appointed an official by Liu Ke and kidnapped.

Yuan Shen is indeed very capable at comforting the soldiers.

Just relying on appearance, one stop there can stabilize people's hearts.

There is a more important point, Runan City is the headquarters of the Yuan family in Runan. With Yuan Shen here, he can gain some connections.

It will definitely come in handy later.

The original Guiyi Army from Xiping County, the Guiyi Army brought by Hou Wanxing, and the 1 soldiers and horses from Jing Daorong totaled [-] people.

Liu Ke divided them into three armies.

First, Zhongxuan and Jing Daorong led 4000 people as forwards to open the way.

Second, lead 4000 people by yourself as the command of the Chinese army.

Third, Zang Li will command 4000 people as the rear army to support at any time.

Evenly distributed, OCD ecstasy.

Liu Ke hurriedly made a batch of third-level defeat medals and issued them to Jing Daorong's troops to boost morale in an emergency, then took advantage of the riots in the city and left Xiping in an orderly manner.

As for the first-class defeat medal, it was specially prepared for Li Jingji's troops. These defeated soldiers respecting Daorong are obviously not high enough.

When everyone marched silently, Zhong Xuan encouraged with an unusually firm voice:
"I swear not to live with this Huru!"

Suddenly, something landed on his face, causing him to blink involuntarily.

"This is rain??"

The Guiyi army had just walked out of the city gate, and Tiangong was not so beautiful.

At this critical moment, it suddenly began to rain.

And it rains endlessly.

With the cold air at the end of December, the rain was still slightly solidified, and it was painful when it fell on people's faces.

Zang Li had a sad look on his face, is this considered a failure?
As soon as the fire was set off, it began to rain.

Contrary to God's will.

It is also not conducive to their marching.

This is not a good sign.

Liu Ke frowned, unmoved,
This son of God is a bit rebellious now. He may have reached the rebellious stage, but it's not a big problem. After all, he still has to listen to me.

He just spit out two words simply and neatly:
"Go south."

"Go south!!"

All the soldiers drank together.

Zhong Xuan looked at the boundless sky and the rustling fallen leaves on the roadside, and suddenly had mixed feelings.

Suddenly, I felt melancholy, as if I had returned to the dilapidated Xiping County.

Looking back occasionally, I saw that the fire in Xiping County had gradually become smaller.

I don't know what to feel in my heart.

The road ahead is long, and it is already so difficult to escape from Runan County.

Not to mention reviving the Han Dynasty and returning it to the old capital?
There are so many famous generals in the big man who are unable to move an inch, can they do it by themselves?

In order to cause the Donghu people to rebel, the three generations of the Zhong family, who were in the Hu camp and at heart in the Han Dynasty, never dared to slack off in the slightest.

In order to rebel against the Donghu people, he almost used up all his family assets, tied the Jiuzu to his belt, and brazenly followed Zhang Yiping to revolt.

In order to rebel against the Donghu people, he did not hesitate to rob the camp of 5 people with fifty riders.

He insisted on going his own way, even though tens of thousands of people would go against him, now he finally has some improvement.

However, is it necessary to fall short in this way?

Xiping County is like the epitome of his life's efforts.

Today, he had to take the initiative to abandon the city and leave.

Suddenly, he saw Liu Ke driving the donkey himself on the donkey cart, escorted by Yuan Fu.

Seeing this, Zhong Xuan couldn't help but feel his blood welling up, and he felt high-spirited as usual.

There are thousands of difficulties and dangers, but with the Holy Emperor here, what is there to fear? !

So Zhongxuan looked back at Xiping County again and swore secretly in his heart.

If the thief is not eliminated for a day, he will not return for a day!
We are already in this situation, if we don’t succeed, we will be benevolent!

Liu Ke also happened to look back at the fire.

The reason why he did not choose to burn the city directly, but only burned a few disobedient aristocratic families, was simple.

Because soon, he will have to come back.

After taking down the city of Runan County, in cooperation with Yue Shaoqian's troops, it is absolutely possible to take down the entire Runan County.

This is your home's territory and you cannot burn it.

The Guiyi Army arrived in Suiping County in the light rain.

Although Suiping County is very close to Xiping County and is also where Quanyi is stationed, its defense is relatively weak because of Hou Wanxing's actions earlier.

And the city walls are also lower and easier to attack.

There is no need for Liu Ke to go into battle, he just needs to be a tactical nuclear bomb to increase the threat.

Zhong Xuan led his troops, with Jing Daorong and Zang Li as his minions, and quickly captured the outer city.

More than 1000 people were killed directly, and the soldiers accumulated a lot of siege experience.

But just when Zhongxuan was about to bring soldiers and horses to break through the inner city.

However, Liu Ke suddenly ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops and not to attack the city again.

"Your Majesty, why is this?"

Zang Li killed with blood all over his face, he was passionate and courageous, he listened to Ming Jin's order, even though he withdrew his troops, he still came to inquire in a hurry.

Jing Daorong also looked at a loss:
"Your Majesty, the guard general was frightened to death when he heard the name of the last general!"

"As long as General Zhong gives an order, my big axe can directly chop off the guard's head and split his city gate open. Why did you retreat?"

Many soldiers also looked puzzled. Why did they withdraw their troops when the city was about to be broken?
It's as uncomfortable as when you step at the door and suddenly can't get out.

As long as they break the city and take Suiping, they will have a place to rest and take supplies from the city to supplement their food and fodder.

It also greatly improved morale.

Isn't this a precious victory?
But at this point, call for gold and withdraw the troops, wait until the Suiping county guard is ready, strengthen the city wall overnight, and then ask Pu Qianguang or Nie Qiang's troops for help.

Not only can they not break through the city in a short time, but they are also at risk of being hunted down by the army.

Even if you need to rest and recuperate, if you set up camp outside the city to rest and recuperate, how can you be as comfortable as going to the city?

But Liu Ke just responded lightly:
"This is not my plan."

Jing Daorong's eyes widened?

Not planning?

But before you abandoned Xiping County, didn't you just say you were going to attack Suiping County?
Zang Li originally wanted to say something, but he also thought of this.

That's right, it's an attack, not a breach.

The difference of one letter is huge.

"Are you attacking?"

Zhong Xuan was thoughtful.

He could probably guess that the emperor might be trying to lure Pu Qianguang into pursuing troops with Nie Qiang.

Instead of being chased by the enemy, be on tenterhooks.

It is better to take the initiative to let the enemy pursue, and deliberately control where the enemy pursues, so that you can fully grasp the enemy's movements.

"If you go south."

A topographic map of Runan County emerged in Zhong Xuan's mind.

Going south is indeed the way to break out.

There are many mountains in the south. Going south from Suiping County, after passing Rushui and walking for a while, you will reach Queshan Mountain.

Once they can go deep into the mountains and forests, no matter how many soldiers and horses there are in Puqian, it will not be easy to encircle and suppress them.

And there is still a support force that has not arrived.

Banihan's troops.

He had heard about Barnihan, a general who was a native of South Vietnam in Jiaozhou.

In the mountains and forests, he is especially good at fighting in mountains.

"but."

Zhong Xuan felt that with Quan Yi's resourcefulness, he would definitely be able to figure this out, and he must have taken precautions in advance to prevent them from entering the forest so smoothly.

"Go south!"

Early the next morning, Liu Ke shouted slogans and led his army across Ru River south of Suiping County. As Zhongxuan expected, they headed straight for Queshan.

But the rebel army was blocked.

Wuyang County and Xiping County failed to get through, and a fence was built.

On the contrary, Quan Yi set up fences at various important roads. The main road leading to Queshan was filled with Donghu soldiers and horses.

Although it is not elite and there are no generals stationed there, it is enough to delay for a while.

Once the Guiyi army gets into a fight here, they will inevitably be caught up by Pu Qianguang or Nie Qiang's troops, and they will be attacked from both front and back, unable to advance or retreat.

Liu Ke also only waited for the army to be transferred again, went north and returned, crossed Rushui again, and approached Wencheng County.

The Guiyi Army crossed Ru River for the second time and returned to the north of Ru River. This was completely beyond Nie Qiang's expectations.

He received an urgent report and led a large army to support Suiping. After hearing that the Guiyi army was heading south, he hurriedly crossed Ru River, expecting the enemy to have an opportunity, and pursued him to Queshan.

As long as the Guiyi army stayed near Queshan for one more day, he could catch up.

How could I ever want to return to the rebel army and take the trail again, crossing back to the north of Rushui again?

It has always been difficult for the army to cross the river, but at this point, Nie Qiang also had to bite the bullet and cross Rushui again to pursue.

At the same time, Pu Qianguang was asked to reinforce and advance rapidly to Wencheng County.

If the Guiyi Army were allowed to make some gains in Wencheng County, the situation might change somewhat.

Because to the north of Wencheng County is Mount Zhazi, to the south is Rushui, and beyond Rushui is Ma'anshan.

These are the places where Donghu soldiers and horses are difficult to win for a while.

Liu Ke led the Guiyi Army to the foot of Wencheng County, but was in no hurry to attack the city.

That Quan Yi was worthy of not being under Liu Bin's resourcefulness, so he dispatched heavy troops in advance to Wencheng County, the weakest place.

No need to think too much, whether it is Chaya Mountain in the north or Ma'an Mountain in the south, there must be barriers to intercept them. The Guiyi Army will be blocked no matter where they go.

If there is any delay, they will be forced by Nie Qiang's troops.

Liu Ke only asked Jing Daorong to provoke him in Wencheng County, then let go of his donkey hooves and ran away with the army.

Crossed Ru River for the third time.

He memorized the terrain of Runan County and the deployment of troops by heart.

The main thing is a king of Qin around the pillar.

I will go around you.

If you can't get around it, you can still provide a little bit of help, such as dismounting and making people rush forward, or giving a speech when you are awarded a medal on the spot.

In general, there is quite a lot of work, and crossing the Ru River is also simple. The Ru River is not as good as the Yangtze River, let alone a bathtub, and a piece of driftwood can be used to cross it for you.

But after all, it is just a small and insignificant means, and it is not a big deal just by going around like this.

Because after crossing Rushui three times, it was already the tenth day after leaving Xiping County.

The Guiyi Army has no supplies, and the dry food they carry with them is no longer enough.

Although it is very close to Suiping County now, it is already very difficult to conquer Suiping County as easily as before.

And the weather has gotten worse.

No one could have imagined that just after entering Zhaowu for five years, the temperature would plummet.

The cold wind is bitter, and the north wind is howling.

The heavy snow is falling like silver flowers, and there is a thick chill.

The silver-gray clouds in the sky gathered into one piece, like a dragon, sometimes rolling and sometimes gathering.

And those cascading mountains that the Guiyi army regarded as the land of hope were also shrouded in cold and wrapped in ice and snow.

Now there is no need for barriers to block them, and there are not enough measures to keep warm, so no one will go deep into the mountains and forests.

Some areas of your river where the water flow is slow and the drainage area is small have been covered by ice.

It is not realistic to want to cross Rushui again and fight with Donghu's pursuers.

The land was dead, and the vegetation withered.

Many officers and soldiers of the Guiyi Army felt sad in their hearts when they looked at the desolate world. The traces of their lives seemed to be completely dissipated in this biting cold wind.

Liu Ke doesn't like the weather very much either. If it were him, he would rather eat hot pot around the stove in the severe cold.

But human joys and sorrows can sometimes be common.

He didn't like it, and neither did anyone else.

At this time, the Guiyi Army arrived at a village between Suiping County and Queshan.

Zhangchai Village.

Due to the heavy snowfall, everyone doesn't like the cold winter and wants to eat hot pot around the stove.

As a result, the hundreds of Donghu defenders deployed in Zhangchai Village were easily captured by the Guiyi Army.

Jing Daorong alone killed seventeen or eight people.

And at the same time, all beacon towers were controlled.

In order to prevent the news of the march from leaking, Liu Ke sent Jing Daorong to lead a small team to demolish all the bridges from Zhangchai Village to the surrounding areas.

Finally, use the stored food and take a short rest.

Liu Ke also issued the final military order.

"Go straight to Runan, capture Quan Yi alive!"

(End of this chapter)