The Youji coalition forces have been crossing Henan and heading south for many days, and the battle situation is still chaotic. Not only has they failed to capture the opportunity to defeat the bandits, but they have not even grasped the strategic direction and real purpose of the enemy.
Under this circumstance, Lu Yao ordered Chen Jin, the chief general of the Du Liao army, to lead the main force of the Du Liao army to investigate and advance east under the banner of Lu Yao himself. If this move really tempted or forced the bandits of the Central Plains to take corresponding measures, the bandits' force configuration and intention to use troops will be revealed, and the main army gathered on the white horses can fight calmly. Even if the bandits do not respond, the Du Liao army can at least set up strongholds in the central Yanzhou area to form a sufficient depth for subsequent wars.
The reason why Lu Yao took on this important task with heavy strength was that he had both political and military considerations.
From a political perspective, sending Chen Jin to lead the army eastward was completely helpless.
In the past, when he was in the Bingzhou Army, Chen Jin was the right-hand man of the Yueqi Captain Chen Yong, and his trust was comparable to that of ordinary generals. When Liu Yueshi formed the Jinyang Army in Jicheng, he was one of the few senior officers under Lu Yao, and his status was second only to Xue Tong. Chen Jin was a bit rebellious in his bones, and his qualifications made Chen Jin almost not take anyone seriously. During his journey with the army south, he had a very unhappy relationship with the generals in Jizhou because of his temperament. It would be fine if Chen Jin was thinking. He even connected in the army and planned to hijack Li Yun, the commander of the Jizhou Army!
This bold and arbitrary thought frightened every Youzhou general and escort who heard about it, so the news was reported to Lu Yao almost without stopping. If Lu Yao had not been thinking about his years of friendship and was worried that he would not be able to get out of his way before the battle, he would have sent someone to kill Chen Jin to report it immediately.
In this case, it is not suitable to keep Chen Jin in the central army no matter what. Let him meet the generals of the Jizhou army again, who knows what new things will happen? Since this is the case, it is inevitable to lead the army eastward and avoid further conflicts.
Lu Yao's status is getting higher and higher, his power is getting wider and wider, and his army is getting bigger and bigger, but he seems to have more and more ties to consider problems, and many times it is difficult to be as decisive as he used to be.
Fortunately, if we consider it from a military perspective, it would be appropriate to take on this responsibility with Chen Jin: the martial arts group that followed Lu Yao was thriving in countless blood and fire fighting. The generals who could make their mark were either as strong as Xue Tong, as brave as Liu Xia, or as fierce as Chen Pei, all of whom were heroes in the army. Compared with those few people, Chen Jin was not as majestic as Xue Tong, and as brave as Liu Xia. In terms of deep thoughts, Chen Pei was even thrown away by Chen Pei. However, being one of the six generals of Youzhou Army, Chen Jin also had his own uniqueness.
Chen Jin has a straightforward personality and does not like to be restrained. He is the best at hang out with his soldiers. Even if he is sometimes violent, he is still very popular with the soldiers. Therefore, his tenacious and tenacious fighting will be fully implemented and penetrated into every soldier. He and his subordinates usually form a group and twist into a rope. During war, they will naturally form a sharp blade that can never be broken and stubborn stones.
It should be said that the Du Liao army under Chen Jin's army is the most capable of fighting tough battles and most suitable for facing difficult situations. Chen Jin is indeed a general who is very suitable for this position.
When Lu Yao was planning military and political affairs, he had to consider it properly everywhere, for fear of any omissions. As a general who led the army, his ideas should be much simpler.
A few days ago, he was forced to go crazy by the trivial matters of the army crossing the river. When he heard about military operations, he immediately led his troops happily.
In Shen Jin's opinion: Lu Yao personally directed the battle of crossing the river to cross the river. After crossing the river, he was Mai Zeming of the Du Liao Right Army, who now led the army to advance eastward. He was the main force of the Du Liao army headed by himself. Both tactical vanguards actually came from the Du Liao army, which is a rare honor. As a general with great qualifications, he failed to establish decent achievements in Daijun, Bashang and other places. This is probably because General Pingbei could not stand it. He intended to make me a contribution. After all, Lu Daoming was nostalgic and was not worthy of the old brothers in Bingzhou!
Since the main general thought so, as the main force of the Liao army, they all shouted for battle, and they were like tigers. They rely on the Pu River to cover the flanks and first advanced northeastward, and then turned eastward to less than two days, and walked more than 60 miles. Until Puyang and between Lihu City, Chen Jin sent an order, and the entire army slowed down and prepared to camp.
At this time, the situation of the collapse of the King of Donghai shogunate army was already clear. The location of the Du Liao army was an important link in the encirclement line of the Central Plains bandits half a month ago. It was also the area where the Youji coalition forces crossed the river and searched for the traces of the bandits but failed. The Du Liao army walked along the way, except for the scattered soldiers and brave men all over the mountains and fields. It seemed that the bandits suddenly all got into the soil and never showed up again.
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Shen Jin stepped on the horse, gently tapped the saddle bridge with a scabbard, looked forward, and his eyes crossed the scattered soldiers who were leaving the road in front of the Du Liao army cavalry, and arrived at the far-reaching earth hill.
The earth hill was very long, like a giant snake crawling in the enemy, and its head and tail were sinking into the fog of rain and mist, so it was hard to see clearly. He waved his hand to summon the village guide and raised his sword and pointed it: "Where is that?"
"Report to General, there were ditches connecting the Pu River and the Huzi River in the Han Dynasty. Although the ditches have been changed, the embankments still exist. Because they stretched twenty miles north and south, they are called Twenty Migang."
"Twenty Ligang" Chen Jin nodded. The Puyang, Dong'a and Jiyin counties in central Yanzhou have been rich in water since ancient times. After the repeated changes of rivers, the abandoned dams or riverside highlands left behind are like mountains, breaking the plains into countless fragments. These dams are not steep in height, but they are often adjacent to large lakes and forests, making it difficult for outsiders to find out the clues.
Such a terrain is different from Hebei and Youzhou. Even if Zhu Sheng has more scouts under him, who can guarantee that a soldier will not suddenly emerge from these hillsides, gullies and trees?
Lu Yao was very afraid of Shi Le, the leader of the Central Plains bandits, and Chen Jin knew very well. He himself also participated in the two confrontations with Shi Le in Jinyang and Yecheng, and knew the power of the Jie thief. Although there were no traces of the bandits, Chen Jin could only be more vigilant and never relaxed at all.
"You, you, and you! Take thirty cavalry each and find out carefully the front and back of the twenty-liugang. Today we will camp with our backs against the earthen hills. You have the position of the camp!" Chen Jin pointed at his generals and schools with a long knife, and assigned tasks one by one: "You, take one hundred cavalry to disperse the defeated soldiers nearby, so as not to block the road and get in the way. You don't have to drive them away all of them. If you are strong, keep some and send them to cut down trees there."
His eyes rolled and said, "Let those Jizhou people go with you and send them some work, don't let them be idle!"
The subordinates naturally knew that their general had been in a bad relationship with the Jizhou army recently. The officer bowed to the order and smiled and said, "You can't count on Jizhou people in killing the enemy and fighting. It's the most appropriate thing to be a coolie. Who told them to follow him with a stern face? Haha!"
Chen Jin glared at him: "Just understand it in your heart, what should I do if I say it? Go quickly!"
When the subordinates took the order one after another, Chen Jin glanced at the rear of the team and couldn't help but sneer: "Here are from Jizhou, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum,"
Although he lowered his voice, the dirty words he blurted out still made Ni Yi frown around him. Ni Yi coughed dryly, took a step forward and advised: "General, just think about these words in your heart, and say them as the lord."
"Okay" Chen Jin quickly raised his hand and told Ni Yi not to continue. He knew that his deputy had always regarded Lu Yao as a god, but Lu Yao had half of the orders, and he wanted to implement them to the fullest: "The people of Jizhou are friendly troops, I understand."
Neither of them had ever thought that at this moment, Lu Yao, who was in the tent of the coalition central army, was also smiling bitterly and shook his head: "Those words can be thought about in my heart. Brother Chongde, why do you understand so clearly?"
Chapter completed!