Wind rises time and space gate

Chapter 510 How to arrange
Seeing the deafening roar of fighting coming from the Da Qi side, Zhao Guangyuan said to the two teams, "Go!" and everyone retreated at an extremely fast speed.

The Western Rong soldiers were busy putting out fires everywhere, but they never imagined that the Da Qi army had already rushed in front of them.

Hurry up and organize the troops to fight.

The two sides soon came into battle.

Zhao Guangyuan and Fang Sheng returned to the city wall and watched the battle.

They sent out an army of 200,000, including 30,000 cavalry, almost sending out all of their forces.

Although the entire army was mobilized to attack, their numbers were only half of the enemy's. In this battle, they still gained the upper hand, relying on the enemy's inability to react in time and preparing to catch the enemy off guard.

Seeing that the Western Rong and Fanjue coalition forces were being suppressed by the Qi army, Fang Sheng and several injured generals became excited and put aside their frustrating fighting style of being bullied by the enemy for many days, hiding themselves in the defensive position.

"Beat them! Beat them hard! Beat those bastards to death!"

Everyone was shouting, letting out a sigh of relief.

Meng Yan cursed the most fiercely. He was injured, and he was not among the people who took the initiative to attack outside the city. He felt even more aggrieved. Now he just wanted to curse the other party, which seemed to be very relieved.

Zhao Guangyuan glanced at him. Although he felt that the scolding was harsh, he had heard Lu Ye's account of his situation and he admired his true nature.

This Meng Yan is brave in battle, fearless and courageous, a real man. He will be of great use in the future.

He retracted his gaze and said to Fang Sheng: "Sound the retreat!"

"Ah?" Meng Yan and others looked at him in confusion.

Fang Sheng understood what was going on and shouted to the drummers, "Beat the drums! Retreat!"

The sound of fine drumbeats suddenly rang out on the city wall.

"Marshal, why don't you strike while the iron is hot and repel the enemy completely!"

"Why do you think so?"

Zhao Guangyuan did not answer but asked instead. He stood at the battlement of the city wall and looked at the Qi army that was retreating towards the city wall like a tide. "Archers, get ready. Cover our retreat!"

"Archers, provide cover!" Fang Sheng also shouted loudly.

Meng Yan and other generals looked at the coalition forces that had come to their senses and were chasing our army, sweating anxiously, "Shoot! Shoot! Cover, cover!"

Lin Jingning, who had returned to the city wall, had not yet recovered from the excitement of the sneak attack in the middle of the night. Seeing the enemy chasing him, he had no time to think about it. He quickly drew his bow and aimed, shooting arrows into the enemy ranks.

He had good aim, and almost every arrow he shot down the enemy cavalry.

This attracted Fang Sheng's attention.

The Xirong, Fan and Jue coalition forces were caught off guard at first, but they quickly recovered their senses. Seeing that the other side was outnumbered, they were happy to be able to reverse the situation, but the other side withdrew its troops!
How can this work!
They immediately chased after them, shouting and yelling. As a result, they were shot by the Qi army's archers, and their men and horses fell to the ground. The front was blocked, and the formation behind was in chaos. They watched the Qi army retreat further and further.

He was so angry that he ordered his archers to shoot a wave.

However, the Qi army occupied a high point on the city wall and had cover, so the casualties were not heavy. On their side, they came within the enemy's shooting range and suffered heavy casualties.

He had no choice but to order his army to retreat and get out of the enemy's firing range.

Looking again, the Great Qi army had all retreated back into the city walls, and he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

The Qi army won a great victory, which made the army's morale soar. The soldiers on the city wall were already cheering for victory to the Western Rong army. The enemy was so angry that they cursed the Qi army for being treacherous while riding on their horses.

Standing there cursing, wanting to fight again.

Just now the Western Rong coalition forces had gathered their strength and were ready for a great battle, but the Qi army retreated, and the anger they had pent up was not yet dissipated.

They were in a state of distress, so they wanted to suppress the Qi army and beat them up. Only then did they realize that the reinforcements from the Qi army had not arrived yet, otherwise they would not have sent out such a small number of troops.

But no matter how the other party cursed, Zhao Guangyuan ignored it.

After watching the other side's angry verbal fight on the city wall for a while, he soon lost interest and went down the wall.

Fang Sheng had heard about the burning of food and grass by Zhao Guangyuan and his night raiders, and praised the raiders. He even had a liking for Lin Jingning, who had excellent aim.

"I brought him from the capital, Marshal, please don't snatch him from me." Zhao Guangyuan joked.

He walked up to Lin Jingning, praised him a few times as if he was not familiar with him, and then said, "Transfer to my personal guard battalion from now on."

Lin Jingning was very excited. Fang Sheng smiled and pushed him. "Your Highness is really interested in talents. Why don't you thank your Highness?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will kill more enemy soldiers!"

Everyone looked at him with envy.

Lin Jingning started his journey of accumulating military merits.

After encouraging everyone who had participated in the night attack, Zhao Guangyuan and Fang Sheng went to the parade ground and gave a few words of encouragement to the victorious army. Because the surprise attack was very successful, all the soldiers breathed a sigh of relief and became more convinced of the King of Yue.

This great victory was achieved because of his proper command and good use of strategies and tactics!

It’s so refreshing! It’s so refreshing!
Zhao Guangyuan's reputation soared again.

Fang Er and Zhang Zhi were even more excited. This was the first time for them to fight in battle, and although they had practiced countless times in secret, this was the first time they had actually been on the battlefield.

This one incident alone ignited the bloodiness and fighting spirit in the two men's hearts. They preferred the passion of killing enemies on the battlefield.

"Then you two should practice more and learn more, accumulate more merits, and I will ask for credits for you and let you lead troops in the future."

"Yes, thank you, Your Highness!" They will lead the troops and command the army for the King of Yue in the future!

The generals made a post-battle summary and agreed that they should not send troops lightly before the arrival of reinforcements. Now that the enemy has grasped their situation and is well prepared, they should focus on defending the pass.

"I don't think they can keep cursing for long. After all, some of their food supplies have been burned, so they will choose to cease fire."

Thanks to the prince's night attack, they were able to catch their breath for a few days and wait for reinforcements to arrive.

The generals looked at the King of Yue again. They originally thought that he was a mean person for staging a night attack and burning the enemy's food and grass. He also led the team himself and was a bit too much of a show-off. But now they saw that he had burned the food and grass well. If it were anyone else, they would not have been able to escape unscathed.

The King of Yue is truly a man of great skill and courage!
Does the capital know that the King of Yue is such a King?
Does the prince know? Does the King of Qin know?
After lunch, Zhao Guangyuan was studying the sand table in the commander's tent when Fang Sheng came in holding a suit of armor. Zhao Guangyuan glanced at him and stepped forward to take it.

"This is?"

Fang Sheng looked nostalgic and said, "This is the armor your fourth uncle gave me. I have kept it well all these years." After Major General Lu passed away, he never wore it again.

Fourth uncle’s?

Zhao Guangyuan walked over, put his hand on the armor, and thought of his fourth uncle who was always so glorious. His eyes were filled with nostalgia and sorrow...

My fourth uncle was the youngest child of my grandparents, only five years older than my brother. When they were young, the three of them often played together and made a lot of trouble for my grandparents. Later, my grandmother thought he was a troublemaker and sent him to the border early.

But the queen mother thought that her four brothers were all at the border, so she called her fourth uncle back. But later, after her fourth uncle got married, her fourth aunt became pregnant, so he secretly ran back to Hangu Pass.

As a result, he never came back. "Back then, I got lost on the battlefield, and our 20,000-man army was surrounded by the enemy and almost wiped out. It was your fourth uncle who showed up with his troops and saved us."

Fang Sheng would never forget the scene when the young general appeared that year. At that time he thought he was going to die, but he didn't expect that General Lu Si would descend in front of him like a divine soldier.

"If it weren't for him, the grass on my grave would be taller than him."

This sentence made the two of them silent.

After a long while, Fang Sheng calmed down and said, "I have roughly guessed what the prince is thinking. I don't want to participate in other matters. The border guards are only loyal to the emperor and swear to defend the territory of Da Qi. But the desire to redress the Lu family is the same as the prince's."

Seeing the King of Yue looking at him, Fang Sheng bowed to him and said, "If there is anything I can do about this matter, Your Majesty, please give me your instructions. As for the rest... Your Majesty, rest assured, as long as you are in Hangu Pass for one day, I guarantee that the whole army will obey you."

Zhao Guangyuan stepped forward and gave him some support. "That's good."

The families of the border guards are all in the capital, so they dare not rebel. Before the situation becomes clear, they will not easily take sides.

But Fang Sheng was indebted to his fourth uncle and had a good impression of him, and he promised that all the soldiers in the pass would obey his orders, which was very good.

The two looked at each other, with a sense of mutual sympathy.

"Although I received a lot of guidance from my grandfather and uncles when I was young, I am still a layman in military affairs and still need more guidance from Marshal Fang."

"Your Highness, you are too kind. Your performance over the past two days has impressed me. Your Highness is even better than your teacher. In the future, I will make your grandfather smile in his grave."

From then on, Fang Sheng really treated Zhao Guangyuan as his nephew, and taught him how to lead troops, which benefited Zhao Guangyuan a lot.

After Fang Sheng left, Zhao Guangyuan put on his fourth uncle's armor and felt that it fit him perfectly. The silver-white armor was like a layer of rosy clouds in late autumn. It looked cold, but it was actually warm inside.

A sense of melancholy suddenly came over him. The old friends who seemed to have gone far away in the past seemed to be standing in front of him again one by one...

Zhao Guangyuan's eyes became more determined.

After he carefully took off his armor and hung him in front of his square table, Wei Zuo and others came in.

Seeing that they were from the four generals of the Lu family, everyone fell silent.

"What's the matter?" Zhao Guangyuan asked.

"Replying to Your Majesty, I have intercepted several letters sent to the capital."

Zhao Guangyuan took it and opened it. It was a secret letter from the Crown Prince and the King of Qin reporting the situation here. The focus was on the performance of the King of Yue.

While Wei Zuo was waiting for the King of Yue to read the letter, he secretly congratulated himself that the prince was far-sighted and had thought of controlling the communication channel from Hangu Pass to the capital long before setting out.

Although they had just arrived at Hangu Pass, they had intercepted many secret letters along the way, allowing the prince to grasp a lot of information.

"Send the documents to the Ministry of War as they are. These few," he shook the private letters, "will be withheld."

"Yes." Wei Zuo agreed, and then asked, "I haven't received the letter yet. Will it arouse suspicion from the other side? Should I imitate the tone and reply with a letter?"

They had done this before when they followed the prince to the southwest to inspect water conservancy projects, so they were naturally familiar with it. As for imitating handwriting, they were familiar with it and had the manpower.

"Not for now. Let's check it out later." Fang Sheng believed that he would report the battle reports of the past two days to the Ministry of War truthfully.

It was presented to the Long case at the meeting.

With so much fighting going on, how could those people have the time to write to the Crown Prince and the King of Qin? "Keep an eye on the letters from the capital."

"Yes, Prince, don't worry."

The next day, hearing that the enemy had retreated thirty miles, all the generals were wondering if the enemy had retreated. As a result, in the afternoon, Chihou came to report that a small group of enemy troops were moving towards Dasan Pass and Long Pass.

"Dasan Pass and Long Pass?"

"Since they already know that our reinforcements have not arrived, shouldn't they concentrate their forces to attack us? Why are they dividing their forces?" What kind of operation is this?
"Although our military strength is nearly half of theirs, we are easier to defend than to attack. I'm afraid they are thinking of other ways."

"What method? Make a feint to the east and attack in the west?"

Zhao Guangyuan was also somewhat unsure of the enemy's tactics. "How many soldiers are there guarding Dasan Pass and Long Pass?"

"There are 80,000 at Dasan Pass and 50,000 at Long Pass." Fang Sheng replied.

"Why are there so few people?"

"Dasan Pass and Long Pass are on the left and right of Hangu Pass, and Hangu Pass has always been blocking the way ahead." There are already 300,000 troops stationed at Hangu Pass, and it is impossible to station more troops at the other two passes.

"Order people to go to the two passes to sound the alarm and inquire about the defense situation." There were less than 300,000 soldiers stationed at Hangu Pass, and I don't know how many soldiers the two passes have lost over the years.

"Your Majesty, if the two passes ask us for help, will we divide our forces?"

If those two passes were attacked, we would have to rescue them. But once we divided our forces, if the enemy retreated and attacked Hangu Pass, Hangu Pass would be in danger.

"Your Highness?" He had just won a battle and had no time to be happy when suddenly an arrow was hanging over his head again.

The generals were worried again.

Even though their food supplies were burned, they were still so stubborn. I couldn't help but feel angry.

"Hurry up and send someone to check where the reinforcements are! Have them march quickly to Hangu Pass! And send more soldiers to guard the city walls!"

"Yes!"

The atmosphere in the Hangu Pass camp became tense again.

After the generals left, Wei Zuo suddenly proposed to Zhao Guangyuan, "Your Majesty, didn't you make up your mind about how to arrange our people?"

Zhao Guangyuan was stunned, but soon understood what Wei Zuo meant.

He transferred 30,000 elite troops from Yuezhou and Changping respectively to prevent any accidents in the process of taking over Hangu Pass. He originally wanted to let them go to Shao Liang in Ningwu Pass as bandits, let Shao Liang recruit them first, and then send them to him on the grounds that Hangu Pass needed reinforcements during the war. In this way, he would have a clear way out.

When they arrived at Hangu Pass, they found that there were no longer 300,000 troops at Hangu Pass, but only 250,000.

He was considering whether to send those 30,000 men directly into Hangu Pass.

In recent years, Hangu Pass has been receiving food supplies for 300,000 soldiers and horses.

But the Hangu Pass is not loyal now. He has not yet taken control of Hangu Pass, and he does not have the final say over the entire army.

"Your Highness, now is an opportunity. Let them split their troops into two groups and send them directly to Dasan Pass and Long Pass for support. I believe that the commanders of the two passes will agree to recruit them when they see that they are willing to go out of the city to fight the enemy. Then, Your Highness can use the fact that Hangu Pass is short of troops to bring them here."

Zhao Guangyuan thought about it and felt that this was a good idea. After discussing it with his confidants, he ordered them to deliver the message.

"Let Fang Da come directly to Hangu Pass. Divide the troops into two groups and have them go to Dasan Pass and Long Pass for support."

"Yes."

As a result, Lu Ye suddenly reminded Zhao Guangyuan, "My Lord, how do you arrange for the other 10,000 cavalrymen?"