These battles in early July of the third year of Jianji made Cangjing martial people realize their gap.

Five camps were defeated in a row, and more than 10,000 people were captured and killed, with extremely heavy losses, which severely damaged their morale.

On the eighth day of the seventh month, Longxiang's army advanced to the vicinity of Dongguang County again. Lu Yanwei went out of the city to fight, but was defeated again, and defeated all the way to Nanpi. The formation was no longer the formation, and the army no longer returned to the army. It was only by tens of thousands of people to trap the lonely city, and the defeat was very obvious.

When Ge Congzhou heard the news, he felt a little unreal.

He did not suppress the entire army. He only dispatched ten thousand people in succession and took turns to go up in batches. As a result, he was so powerful. The martial arts of Cangjing who were hiding behind the camp were defeated and defeated, which surprised him very much. He almost thought he was fighting those vassal states with civil and military play.

During the entire battle, the only place where he could feel the enemy's military literacy was that someone broke the rear during the retreat and was very determined. Although the troops who broke the rear were finally defeated, to be fair, the fight was still very tenacious.

Cang Jing Wufu was disappointed!

"The bandit army is so weak, in my opinion, it is better to kill directly to Nanpi, and after attacking, seize Changlu, join the Eastern Army, and completely take down Cangzhou." He Delun, the envoy of the Longxiang Army, shook the whip and strongly suggested.

"Even if you go north to Yongji Canal, is it too far? There are no reinforcements behind our army." Deputy envoy Wang Qianyu disagreed.

Seeing him like that, He Delun didn't throw the whip around. Although he didn't say anything, he looked very unhappy.

Zhu Zhen looked at him silently. He is now very low-key and has no choice but to express his opinions.

"Five hundred miles from Wei to Cang..." Ge Congzhou glanced at Zhu Zhen, and saw that he didn't speak. After thinking about it, he said, "It is a shortcut to float up Yongji Canal. However, it is still necessary to resolve Chengde's harassment. In this battle, Cangjing was only an enemy on one side, and Chengde was the one who was in the heart."

Chengde could easily cut off the Yongji Canal when he left Jizhou. Before, Ge Congzhou attacked Xixiang County in order to block the way Chengde's army went east.

But the Longxiang Army has only more than 20,000 people. If you stationed heavy troops in Qingxian County, you will not have enough strength to go north to Cangzhou. If you don’t care about Qingxian County and go north, according to Cangjing’s current appearance, you probably won’t have the idea of ​​fighting with you in the field. With such a few people, it will be difficult to conquer Nanpi.

So He Delun was indeed a little whimsical, and was also inspired by the previous series of victories. No matter how bad Lu Yanwei was, he could still defend the city.

In addition, in Ge Congzhou's plan, the battle was not fought like this.

Progressing rapidly and occupying land continuously seems exciting, but what is your strategic goal? This question must be clarified. As a general, you must not shift your strategic goal by just trying to fight. This is a taboo.

"Send Yeli soldiers and horse envoys to lead their troops to approach Nanpi to intimidate the enemy." Ge Congzhou found a staff member and asked him to write an order: "If the bandit army does not abandon the city and flee, don't worry about him and retreat directly."

This is actually a routine operation when the enemy is in a low morale and see if there is any advantage to take.

"Secondly, the Dingnan Army strengthened the search and understood the movements of the Cheng German army."

Before the Cheng German army attacked Beizhou, the Dingnan cavalry quickly moved around the rear and tried to cut off their food route. They successfully found the grain transport brigade guarded by the Cheng German army and launched a tentative charge, but the losses were huge and they retreated.

However, this harassment also shocked Chengde. As the five towns in Hebei, the number of cavalrymen far exceeds the other four towns, Chengde sent a large number of cavalry to find the Dingnan Army to fight, expel them, and tried to cut off the Xia army's rations.

There are still entanglements between the two sides in this direction.

"Third, I will send an order to Wuzang Jieming to attack Texas at any cost. The 100,000 people cannot be kept there forever."

Although Wang Qixian's troops in Dezhou have been completely suppressed into Dezhou City, the combined miscellaneous troops are no less than 20,000. If they are left alone, the rear of the middle army will be cut off.

Ge Congzhou ordered to bypass Dezhou and head north, but actually took a certain risk. The army led by Lu Yanwei failed repeatedly, and perhaps there were unexpected factors in this regard.

Now that we have been fighting for so long, everything is clear. It is difficult to take advantage of the rest. The deployment of both sides has basically been clear, and it depends entirely on the performance of the battle.

Three orders were issued in sequence, and the messenger quickly went to pass the order.

He Delun was unhappy. The interest he had just raised because of the big victory was destroyed by Ge Congzhou's series of operations. It was all the slaughtering troops in the Tianshefu City, and it could not show a superior level at all.

After giving the order, Ge Congzhou listened to the messenger's report on the Western Route Army.

The West Road is actually dominated by the Tiande Army, guarding Xing Ming Ci and Wei Bo. The troops are relatively scattered and the tasks are heavy. Ge Congzhou has always been concerned about it because this place may be attacked by Hedong and Chengde. This is actually one of the important reasons why he has never been at ease and boldly heading north along Yongji Canal.

According to the messenger's report, Li Cunxu's troops of the Jin army went down the mountain several times to attack Wu'an, and there were already several small-scale battles on both sides. The Chengde army went south to attack Beizhou and fought several times.

As the General Reserve Team of the Three Route Army, the Wuwei Army has sent a unit to Xiangzhou to suppress a Wei Bo rebellion and repelled an attack from the Yinqiu Xiaoyi Army under Li Cunxu's tent. However, the unit has not yet been affiliated with the Western Route Army and still exists as the General Reserve Team of the entire army.

After listening, Ge Congzhou was basically relieved. Judging from the current enemy's troops deployment and offensive strength, the West Road is temporarily worry-free and there is no major problem in the local area. As long as the West Road is stable, the success of this battle will be much more certain. After all, the East Road Army is strong and has been pushed to a place not far from Cangzhou, so they are the main force.

Defend the west and attack the east, first weak and then strong, but after defeating Cangjing Town, which is relatively weak, you can liberate a large number of troops. Then the entire army advances west or north, and you can be invincible.

Of course, these are his ideas. As for whether the situation on the battlefield will follow his expectations, Ge Congzhou did not have much hope. Anyway, he would clarify the goal and deal with it according to his moves.

*******

Zang Dubao and his group of more than ten people arrived outside Cangzhou City.

"Why are you a Jinshi, why don't you want to contribute to the new dynasty? Could it be that you don't have talent? The former Tang Jinshi got it through the way?" Wang Jian, the envoy of the Tianxiong Army, looked at his newly acquired aide Li Yu, and asked in a low voice.

Li Yu was 38 years old this year and was from Wudi, Cangzhou. He fought in a place where people were unstable and people were uneasy. Li Yu took refuge with his family, but was caught by Wang Jianji on the road. He heard that he was a Jinshi, so he forced him to stay and asked him to be a civil servant for himself.

Li Yu was also helpless, and his arms could not resist his thighs. What should I say to these vicious warriors? I was afraid that someone would be unhappy, so I was about to chop off his head. Therefore, after settling down his family, he followed Wang Jian and his side, acting as a staff member, and writing official documents.

"General Wang, as the saying goes, everyone has their own ambitions, and some things cannot be forced." Li Yu said with a wry smile.

"Are you dissatisfied with the usurpation of the throne today?" Wang Jianji's voice lowered a few degrees again and asked with a smirk.

"This..." Li Yu didn't dare to answer this.

He was indeed dissatisfied with Shao Shude usurping the throne, but he loved his life and did not dare to show any strangeness on the surface. At the same time, he was a little helpless. General Wang was not like a rough warrior at all, and his mind was so sensitive and delicate.

"Are you scared?" Wang Jianji asked with his smile.

"I'm scared." Li Yu nodded with a wry smile.

"It's good if you're afraid. Do your best for me in the future." Wang Jianji said carelessly: "I have recruited two civil servants, one fell to the water when he was drunk, and the other died in a trap on the battlefield. Do it well for me and will not treat you badly."

Li Yu was shocked. Are his two exes really dead like this?

"I heard that you were born in Li, Zhaojun. There should be many young people in the clan who read poetry and books? I still lack a talent for settlement. You recommend one. If I am satisfied, it is not bad to accept him as my adopted son." Wang Jianji said again.

"This..." Li Yu wanted to smile bitterly again, but was interrupted by Wang Jianji.

"This, this, that, that! You are still a Jinshi, so you can tell these words?" Wang Jianji looked a little despised and said, "The Chinese military officials are different from local prefectures and county officials. If you are timid and cannot do anything, you will die."

"Yes." Li Yu calmed down and responded.

Wang Jianji laughed again and said, "That's right. You have heard Zang Dutou just now. Now let's talk about how this battle is?"

After saying that, Wang Jianji sat on the grass, picked up the water bag and tilted his neck. He didn't care too much about Li Yu's opinion, but just asked casually.

"Return to General." Li Yu clarified his thoughts and said, "Ge Shuai's appetite should be quite good."

Wang Jianji looked at him in surprise and asked, "Why?"

"Supervisor Ge was also famous in the Central Plains back then. Although I was far away in Cangzhou, I heard of it a little." Li Yu said: "When he uses troops, he must be brave and diligent, and out of his unexpected horoscope."

Wang Jianji nodded slightly.

"But this time, the troops were used in a regular and down-to-earth manner, not like its previous style." Li Yu continued: "When I heard Zang Dutou's military allocation again, I boldly guessed that Gar was waiting for the fish to take the bait."

"What's the solution?" Wang Jianji asked with interest.

"I'm waiting for Li Keyong." Li Yu said without hesitation: "If troops are sent in Hedong, the most likely two routes are. One is Zelu and the other is Youzhou. If the Jin army comes in large numbers, Ge Shuai may fight with him, hoping to destroy the main force of the enemy in one battle and lay the foundation for the overall situation."

Wang Jianji really admires this person a little.

He got very little information, but he dared to analyze boldly and was almost completely confused. This is his level.

"How to fight Cangzhou?" Wang Jianji stood up, handed the water bag to Li Yu, and asked.

Li Yu didn't dislike it, so he picked it up and took a sip, saying, "Jiangling, Longjian and other towns have arrived together. How to fight in Cangzhou, the general should know better than me. Now there is something that concerns the general's next stop."

"Tell me." Wang Jianji said.

"If the Jin army goes south from Youzhou, the general may go north to Lutai Army." Li Yu said.

The Lutai Army, also known as the Ganning Army, Fengqiao Town, is located in the north of Changlu County. It is a military important military location in the northern border of Cangzhou and is also a water transport terminal on the banks of Yongji Canal. If the Jin army goes south, it cannot get around this place.

"I'll find a treasure this time." Wang Jianji smiled and said, "Do work hard. If you have any achievements, I will recommend you. It's no problem to find an official position."
Chapter completed!