Facing Haotian's 200,000 troops, Song Zhengyu, the guard at Jianmen Pass on Yizhou Road, has always been worried, because no one knows the purpose of Haotian's 200,000 troops. The Song family has a family plan.
, the Bai'er Army and the 50,000 most elite troops are now concentrated in Yuzhou at the southeast corner of Yizhou Road. As long as the war in the southeast changes, the Song family's army can go straight south along the river. Inside the current Yizhou Road,
Due to the scruples of the imperial court, although Song Zhengfeng had long been rebellious, he did not dare to expand his army wantonly. Therefore, the total number of troops left behind in the six states of Yizhou is only 150,000. There are 50,000 troops at Jianmen Pass and 30,000 troops at Yinping Ancient Road.
.If Haotian really wanted to take revenge on that day, then facing the 200,000-strong army in Hetao who were not afraid of death, even if Song Zhengyu had a strong city to rely on, he still didn't have much confidence.
As for what Haotian was planning, no one could tell. After all, there was still a period of grudge between the two families. Although the Song family later claimed that it was a misunderstanding, both parties were understanding people, and Haotian was a great person.
Emotion comes to nature, and he swallowed the bad breath at that time, but who knows what he will do.
Because he was not sure of Haotian's true thoughts, Song Zhengyu refused to let the Hetao army enter the pass. The total strength of Yizhou Road was only 150,000.
The 50,000-strong army immediately returned north, otherwise no one could stop Haotian's advance. Song Zhengyu would never agree to such an act of luring wolves into the house. On the pretext that it was too far to go through Jianmen Pass, Song Zhengyu strongly suggested that the Hetao army pass through Yinfeng Castle
Going south, that is the conventional road going south from Hetao, and the distance is also shorter.
Haotian obviously didn't expect that Song Zhengyu would be so stubborn and put aside major issues in the southeast. In anger, Haotian simply placed 200,000 troops directly outside Jianmen Pass. Not only did they set up camp, but they also set up camp every day
They all led their troops to practice, and they were actually preparing to fight Song Zhengyu. This situation made Memphis, who was stationed in Huangzhou, see a lot of jokes.
Haotian was very calm. He threw an army of 200,000 people outside Jianmen Pass for an entire month. Song Zhengyu was no less impressive. Although there was an endless stream of caravans passing by, but
The Hetao army was not allowed to enter the pass. There was such a stalemate. Pang Ye, the national advisor who was dealing with the shortage of troops in the empire, and others personally wrote letters to persuade them, but the two of them were unmoved. But as the weather turned colder, Hao
The number of soldiers practicing in Tian's army also decreased. In the end, the number of soldiers performing drills every day actually dropped to about 20,000, and the quality of the soldiers was also inferior to before. At least Song Zhengyu discovered that these soldiers were not as good as when they first performed drills.
The morale dropped by more than one level.
"It's strange. The captain I saw today seems to be the same person as the one who went out for training yesterday." After the sword door closed, Song Zhengyu said with some confusion.
"What's so strange about this? Maybe this captain is on duty these two days." Song Junlin on the side said nonchalantly. He just arrived at Jianmen Pass this morning, and he was accompanied by
Sima Danggui, the grand master of the dynasty, and Li Xiaomo, the prince of Qinchuan Road, came to mediate. After learning that Haotian was confronting the Song family at Jianmen Pass, the anxious Emperor Yinglie immediately negotiated with Pang Ye and others, and then decided to send the highly respected grand master.
Sima Angelica came to mediate the conflict between the two parties. However, Sima Angelica was already over seventy years old after all, and his physical fitness was not as good as that of a strong young man like Li Xiaomo. Therefore, he arrived at Jianmen Pass from Tiandu Shengjing and left.
Four days. The reason why Li Xiaomo accompanied him all the way was mainly because Haotian's army was going to reach Jiangnan, and the most convenient way was through the Yinfeng Castle on Qinchuan Road. If it is really impossible to mediate the conflict between the two parties, then Haotian's army might as well let
The army passed through Yinfeng Castle and headed south.
Li Xiaomo's heart moved. He originally didn't believe that Haotian and Chen Bing had an agenda outside the gate, but everyone knew that Haotian was very affectionate and could never tolerate stabbing people in the back, so they all believed that Haotian was very affectionate and sincere.
The display of the army here is related to the actions of Song Junlin that day, and he was also preparing to take advantage of the situation. At the worst, he would also hold back the Song family's army so that they could not gain more benefits in the upcoming imperial civil war. Especially Haotian.
After more than ten days of fighting and sending out troops every day to show off their power, everyone became more determined. Even Song Zhengfeng, who had been staying in Yuzhou, was considering whether he should send some of his troops north to Jianmen Pass.
But Li Xiaomo doesn't think so. Although he also thinks that Haotian has an ulterior motive, the plan should not be for the Kingdom of Abundance. Haotian is a sincere person, but he is more worried about the people of the world. Now the war in the southeast is raging.
Lie, Haotian will never disregard the common people in the world for his own selfish interests. Just like he still sent troops to Jinzhou when he knew that nothing could be done, so with his personality, the Hetao army must have already been dispatched, so he had no time to spare.
Are you confronting the Song family here?
With a flash of inspiration, Li Xiaomo seemed to have caught something. He turned to Song Zhengyu beside him and said, "Uncle Song Shi, can you give us a detailed introduction to the situation of the Hetao army these days?"
Song Zhengyu was slightly surprised, but he also knew that Qin Chuanlu, the prince, had always been smart and was the most outstanding figure among the young generation of the three major families. Since he asked this, it was obvious that he had seen something, and he was also curious about Haotian.
purpose, so he nodded and explained in detail the situation of the Haotian army in the past half month.
"Uncle Song Shi, if my nephew's prediction is correct, the Marquis of Jingbei's army has already moved out, and the people left behind must be the city defense army of Dingzhou and the militiamen dressed as regular troops from the reserve forces." After listening to Song Zhengyu.
Li Xiaomo said with a long sigh.
"What do you mean? Prince, can you explain it more clearly?" Song Zhengyu was shocked, and even Sima Danggui and Song Junlin beside him were shocked.
"The captain Song Shishu saw was not because he was on duty these two days, but because their number was too small and could not support such a large scene. Although the number of people in the army was reduced due to the cold weather, in order to support such a large scene,
If the scene is bigger, the number of repetitions of the soldiers below will inevitably increase. Uncle Shi, think about it, Duke Jingbei's army is an elite after going through the Battle of Jinzhou. Will their morale and quality be like this?
Only these recruits who have never been on the battlefield would show such an attitude." Li Xiaomo said with a smile, but he felt a sense of wonder in his heart. Song Zhengyu can be regarded as a famous battlefield general in the empire, but Haotian's
The fact that the army was able to hide it from him so easily shows that not only the people who made the plan were not mediocre, but also the people who implemented the plan were also very scheming. The other party's intelligence agency also performed well. After all, such a large operation was able to completely defeat the Song family.
, the imperial court and his own side were kept in the dark, and there were indeed two brushes. But who is the person below? The person who can hide the truth on his own, should be the five generals or even the military advisor in Haotian's hands.
Xuanji or Luo Xiang should take action himself.
"On the basis of these two points, Your Majesty concluded that Jingbei Hou's army has escaped and all that remains are local armed forces. Isn't this too arbitrary?" Grand Master Sima Danggui said doubtfully.
Li Xiaomo smiled again: "Grand Master, please listen to this junior's detailed explanation. Jingbeihou's men indeed have many talented generals, and they are worthy of being elite troops who have gone through the Battle of Jinzhou. His actions actually made even Song Shishu
Such a battlefield veteran has been able to hide it. However, he can disguise everything, but there is one thing he can't disguise. Didn't Uncle Song just say that the smoke in Jingbeihou's camp seems to have decreased a lot these days, and now that there is a severe drought,
Food is extremely precious. With Marquis Jingbei's personality, he would never waste precious food in such a maze. So he advanced the breakfast time to before sunrise and postponed dinner to after sunset, even lunch.
It is carried out sporadically, which is to achieve the purpose of saving food and confusing the uncle."
"What the Crown Prince said is not impossible." Song Zhengyu's face softened slightly and he nodded.
"If my nephew's prediction is correct, the number of soldiers below is no more than 50,000, and at least 20,000 of them are militiamen. If you don't believe it, then Li will write a letter of resignation, and they will retreat immediately." Li Xiaomo was confident.
He said. At that moment, he stopped being polite. He took out the paper and pen from the hand of the attendant, wrote a few words casually, and sealed it in the envelope.
"Xiao Mo's arm strength is not good. I wonder which warrior can shoot this letter into Jingbei Hou's army?" Li Xiaomo sealed the envelope, looked around and said.
Haotian's army is at least a thousand meters away from Jianmen Pass, and the training range of the soldiers is at least 600 meters away. The shooting range of Qingfeng soldiers' bows and arrows is generally 150 meters, while the Tiger Ben bow of the Imperial Guards can reach 200 meters.
There are many. The best soldiers can even shoot bows and arrows three hundred meters. However, if you want to shoot bows and arrows six hundred meters, although the people standing here are well-informed, they have never heard of it.
"You can give it a try." No one spoke. After a long time, Grand Master Sima Dang returned and someone came out and said.
"Who is this warrior?" Li Xiaomo said with some curiosity.
"He is my guard, his name is Tong Yue, he is brave enough that no man can match him." Sima Angelica said with a smile, but everyone understood the meaning behind his words. Although this man is brave, no one knows his archery skills.
how?
Xia Hou didn't answer, but just took a compound bow from a guard beside him. After pulling it twice casually, he took another one and pulled it together. However, he was still a little dissatisfied.
After adjusting it, he raised his eyebrows with satisfaction. Li Xiaomo and others next to him all changed their expressions. Although there are many masters in the military, those who can draw two compound bows are very rare.
This person actually opened three cards. It seems that he does have some skills. Tong Yue? Li Xiaomo and Song Junlin thought of a person at the same time. Sima Angelica smiled slightly. Although he was a little surprised, it was not too much.
Surprised, after all, this person was personally recommended by Tie Zhen and Jun Weiming. It is normal for him to have some outstanding qualities.
Tong Yue took the letter and tied it to an arrow. His face turned red. He heard him roar loudly. His bow was like a full moon and the arrow was like a shooting star. Before anyone could react, the long arrow had already shot into the Loop.
Camp, the shot hit the target at the Haotian training camp with a snap. Before the remaining momentum faded, it actually penetrated the target mostly, leaving only the small half of the arrow tail with the letter on it quivering in the arrow.
The target is shaking.
Li Xiaomo and Song Junlin's eyes lit up at the same time. When Tong Yue put down his bow and arrow, Li Xiaomo asked: "Is Brother Tong a close disciple of Mr. Jun Weiming?"
"Exactly." Tong Yue didn't say much. After saying these two words, he disappeared behind Sima Angelica.
"Sure enough, it's Brother Tong. Someone said how could there be such a young hero in the world with such amazing shooting skills." Li Xiaomo said with a smile. Tong Yue, like him, was also ranked among the top ten heroes in China.
The characters in it are just that Tong Yue has always kept a low profile, so few people know him.
Tong Yue didn't answer, just smiled and stopped talking. When the soldiers in Hetao below saw the letter, they didn't dare to hesitate and sent it to the army. A quarter of an hour later, a burst of noise was seen in the Hetao camp.
In a hurry, all the soldiers were preparing to close the camp and retreat in an orderly manner. Song Zhengyu paid attention and found that, as Li Xiaomo said, the number of soldiers was about 50,000.
Sima Angelica asked curiously: "What did the prince write in it? Why did the Marquis of Jingbei withdraw his troops so quickly?"
Li Xiaomo quickly replied: "Junior just wrote in the letter, please express condolences to Jingbei Marquis on behalf of Li. The other general is also a sensible person. Since we have seen through their situation, they naturally did not
The necessity lies in disguising.”
"It's a good trick to hide the truth, but I don't know what Jingbei Hou wants to do?" Sima Angelica sighed and said.
Everyone was silent for a while. Haotian tried his best to hide the truth and then escaped from the shell. It was obvious that he had his intention. The 200,000 troops just disappeared out of thin air. No one knew where they were now.
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Song Zhengyu asked tentatively: "Could it be that Marquis Jingbei's army has already moved south?"
"It's impossible. If the Hetao army goes south, there are only three ways to go. Either from our Jianmen Pass, or by way of Yinfeng Castle, or by going south along the river. But there is no news about these three places now, so Jingbei Gong's
The army must not have gone south yet. Moreover, what Jingbei Marquis wants to confuse now should not be the Bliss rebels thousands of miles away, but seems to be a foreign race outside the Great Wall." Song Junlin shook his head and said, although he was not as good as Li in military terms.
Xiao Mo and others, but he has his own uniqueness in these aspects.
"The aliens outside the Great Wall? Are you saying that Haotian is preparing for an eastward or westward expedition?" Song Zhengyu said doubtfully: "Although the North Kingdom has a Great Wall defense line that winds through the mountains, most of the places are still flat and flat. The sixteen states of Youyun have a large area in the northeast.
There are nearly one million troops from the Three Kingdoms, and there are more than 200,000 troops from the nomadic people on the northwest route. Moreover, he still holds the two great passes of Jiayuguan and Yumen Pass. Jingbei Marquis only has more than 200,000 troops in his hands. Why should he confront the opponent head-on?