Horse on the World

Chapter 822
After entering February, following Lan Yu and Xu Siyu's attack on Yangquan and advancing on Weizhou City, Hu Zequan's [-] troops marched into Weizhou, joined Zeng Yifan's troops, and all pressed against the Weizhou City area.

Hu Zequan took over the command of all the troops on the front line, and deployed the whole army on the offensive line from Xinling to Pingyang, which was about a hundred miles long. With Changning as the core area, Hu Zequan and Ai Yongjun's troops were stationed, and Zeng Yifan's troops advanced into Xinling. , Xu Siyu's troops entered Xianglu Mountain, and Lan Yu captured Pingyang, forming an arc attack on the Weizhou City Defense Army.

In the direction of Dingzhou, Lu Dalin also commanded more than [-] troops from the commanding office to enter Weizhou on a large scale in February. After joining Tian Feng's army, a total of more than [-] troops confronted him.Weizhou City was guarded by Tian Feng, and Dong Dasheng was stationed in Lianghekou from Lu Dabing Department, Xu Ji and Jin Chao were guarding Yang Lin, Xiong Jiwang was stationed in Zhouping, Changli Qing Department was stationed in Wangjiang, and Lu Dalin sent his own headquarters. Located at Lianghekou.

The two armies used a total of more than [-] regular troops in this battle. If you add the civilians recruited by the army, there are more than one million people. The Southern Army is alone, and it is determined to win. Then he lost all his capital, will completely withdraw from the stage, and become the target of slaughter, but Dingzhou also wants to use this opportunity to conquer the south in one fell swoop, solve King Ning as quickly as possible, and separate the east and the south. The two affluent areas were taken as their own, thus establishing a pattern of rivalry with Luoyang for hegemony.

Among the top three, when it comes to the strength of the army, Dingzhou is the strongest. If it is steady and steady, it is actually more beneficial to Dingzhou, but Li Qing is unwilling to drag this battle for a long time. The longer the stalemate lasts, the more likely it is that Luoyang will directly intervene in the war. Taking advantage of Luoyang's misjudgment of this war, the battle will be over quickly, and the Luoyang side will be caught off guard, making it impossible for them to react even if they want to rescue them. It was Li Qing's idea.

The Central Plains has great potential for war and a large population. Shang Haibo tried to promote the Dingzhou New Deal in the Central Plains, and raised a lot of military expenses for the Luoyang court in a very short period of time. On the one hand, it will catch up with Dingzhou in all aspects, especially in terms of economic aggregate. Dingzhou is no match for the other party in any case. It is Li Qing who must do to win the South and the East and build a solid foundation for himself. of.

Luoyang judged that the war between Li Qing and King Ning would be a stalemate for at least one to two years, but Li Qing wanted to completely defeat King Ning when spring came, so Li Qing took the risk. Facing a huge risk, leading the army across the vast sea, attacking the Quanying line, and cutting off the retreat of the main force of the Southern Army. It's not just the problem of Weizhou's fall, Luzhou will certainly not be able to defend it. King Ning's army can directly threaten the heart of Dingzhou. At that time, Li Qing will be passive, and will have to shrink back to defend. The territory already occupied will inevitably struggle.

Both sides are determined to win. On the front line, the tragic strangling battle has been going on for many days. One side has a large number of people, but the other side is already prepared, defending every step of the way, not giving up an inch of ground. Previously, the Dingzhou Army in Weizhou made great strides. After retreating, until now, all the troops have shrunk to the defense line from Xinling to Wangjiang, which is more than [-] miles long and [-] miles deep, and they will never take a step back. It seems that this is the bottom line of the Dingzhou army.

Hu Zequan visited Xu Siyu's troops in person on February [-]th to watch Xu's attack on Zhou Ping, "General Hu, the opponent has built a very strong line of defense in this area. Our army fought for three days and only took the first line. The line of defense, you can't move forward!" Xu Siyu, covered in blood and dust, rushed back from the front line and reported to Hu Zequan.

Hu Zequan frowned, looking at the fierce battle ahead, "Siyu, I always have an ominous feeling. This seems to be the battlefield planned by the Dingzhou Army. They have already prepared."

Xu Siyu was a little puzzled, "General Hu, if we break this line of defense, Weizhou City will face our attack directly. They slowed down and mobilized a large number of soldiers to go to Weizhou. We were embarrassed. Although we are facing difficulties now, the more we face difficulties at this time, whoever can survive this hurdle will be able to win In the final victory, I think the Dingzhou army on the opposite side has reached the end of its strength, and the last general will be able to win as long as he works harder."

Hu Zequan smiled and said: "General Xu is a peerless and powerful general, I am at ease. I wish the general success here. Once Zhouping is captured, you will immediately attack Wangjiang and assist General Lan to capture Wangjiang. The right wing of Weizhou City, we have won half of this battle."

Xu Siyu nodded. "The last general will personally go to battle to charge and kill."

"I still have to go to Xinling. Zeng Yifan's side is the most worrying thing for me. He is facing the main force of the cavalry under Lu Bu's command. Dong Dasheng is a fierce general under Lu Dalin's command. His cavalry has participated in many battles and has a lot of experience. I I am very worried that Zeng will not be able to block the counterattack of unbelieving opponents."

Xu Siyu laughed and said, "Zeng Yifan still has 6 to 1 people. Even if Dong Bu is strong, it is only a little over [-]. Zeng Yifan will never lose!"

Hu Zequan shook his head and said: "Zeng Yifan has a cunning mind. His strongest Fengli camp did not transfer to the front line, but dragged behind him. In the name of monitoring Wei Xin's unit who escaped in Xiabaoping, he refused to step up for a long time. I have prepared a way out for myself, if you don't pay close attention to such a person, something might happen to him."

"I think I've made the most progress here. I'll send you [-] cavalry from Lu Fengchun's subordinates to assist you in attacking the bears on the opposite side, and try to open a hole in the opponent's defense first."

"Thank you General Hu."

The two were discussing how to break through a hole on the opposite side as soon as possible, when a galloping horse came galloping in the distance. "General Hu, General Hu!" The visitor flew off his horse and trotted all the way to Hu Zequan, "I report to General Hu, General Ai, please return to Changning immediately, there is an urgent military situation."

"Huh?" Hu Zequan raised his head in surprise, "Is there anything that General Ai can't handle, and I need to rush back?"

The visitor said loudly: "I don't know the end general, but General Ai said that no matter what, the general must be rushed back to Changning immediately."

Hu Zequan immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. Ai Yongjun had been with him for many years, and he was familiar with his temper. If he used no matter what in his message, something must have happened.

"General Hu, what's the matter?" Xu Siyu asked worriedly.

Hu Zequan smiled and said: "Don't worry, Xiaoai is like this. If the needle is too big, you can't be sure to pay attention to it. I'll go back first. You have to hurry up here."

"Don't worry, General Hu, within three days, I'll take Zhou Ping down for you." Xu Siyu vowed.

"That's good!" Hu Zequan got on his horse and headed towards Changning.

"What happened in such a hurry?" After walking for a long time, Hu Zequan asked the captain who delivered the letter in a low voice.

"I don't know what happened, but the messenger came from Quancheng." The captain hesitated for a moment, "It looks very embarrassing, and after General Ai read the letter, he ordered the messenger to be locked up." Get up, the secret order villain immediately ask the general to go back."

Hu Zequan yanked the reins, and the horse stopped abruptly. Hu Zequan looked at the captain in a daze, "A messenger from Quancheng?"

"Yes!"

Hu Zequan's heart trembled, there must be no accidents in Quancheng.At this time, Hu Zequan never thought that Quancheng had already fallen into the hands of Li Qing.

drive!Hu Zequan whipped his horse fiercely and galloped towards the Changning base camp.

Running back to the camp, getting off his horse, Hu Zequan strode towards the big tent, outside the big tent, Ai Yongjun was walking up and down on the snow like ants on a hot pot, when he saw Hu Zequan coming back, he rushed to meet him .

"What's going on? Is there something wrong with Quancheng?" Hu Zequan asked in a low voice.

Ai Yongjun glanced around, "General, we'll talk about the payment later."

Walking into the big tent, Ai Yongjun's self-possessed expression finally completely disappeared, and his voice trembled, "General Hu, Quancheng has fallen."

Hu Zequan's whole body stiffened suddenly, and Huo Di turned to look at Ai Yongjun, "What did you say?"

"Quancheng has fallen!" Ai Yongjun tremblingly said: "Li Qing personally led an army of tens of thousands, crossed the vast sea of ​​jedi, and first defeated Yingcheng in one fell swoop. When entering, Lu Xin, the defender of Quancheng, died in battle, and Quanying fell into Li Qing's hands."

Hu Ze's whole body shook, almost falling down.

"General Hu, General Hu!" Ai Yongjun supported Hu Zequan, and was shocked to see that Hu Zequan opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, and his snow-white beard was covered with blood.

"General Hu, at this time of life and death, you, you must be safe?" Ai Yongjun said in fear.

"Put on the vast sea?" Hu Zequan walked step by step to the map hanging in the big tent, staring at the large white ground with the vast sea on it, "Put on the vast sea!" A few handfuls of maps were torn apart and thrown on the ground.

"General!" Ai Yongjun looked at Hu Zequan who lost his composure, and shouted.

After walking back to the big case with difficulty, Hu Zequan propped his head on both hands, his whole body was weak, and he almost collapsed on the chair.

"Xiao Ai, where's the messenger?"

"I locked him in the side tent. Don't worry, General Hu. I have ordered him to go down. Without my order, he can't see anyone."

"Kill him!" Hu Ze stood up abruptly, "No news should be revealed."

"Yes!" Ai Yongjun nodded heavily.

"How long can the food and grass in our big camp last?"

"Another batch of food and grass has just been delivered, but if we count the delivery to Pingyang, Xianglu Mountain and Xinling, all the food and grass can only last for ten days."

"I won't give it to them," Hu Zequan said.

"Then, what about them?"

"Tell them that due to the bad weather, food and grass will be late for several days, let them try their best to support them for a few days, and at the same time, ask them to attack the enemy on the opposite line of defense with all their strength, and strive to break through the opponent's line of defense within three days."

Ai Yongjun suddenly understood what Hu Zequan meant, and his face suddenly turned pale.

"I'm afraid Zeng Yifan won't be so obedient. You go and deliver the order yourself."

(End of this chapter)