Cai Wenjing received an order from Shi Chaoyi, ordering his garrison in Yuguan to wait for an opportunity to attack Pinglu. Shi Chaoyi, with 20,000 elite troops from Fanyang Town behind him, would arrive at Yuguan in ten days.
After Cai Wenjing received the order, he was overjoyed and immediately ordered his scouts to inquire about Pinglu.
At this time, in the fleet at sea, Yu Chixin received information from the inner guard players who had sneaked into Yuguan.
He said to Zhang Guangde: "The plan cannot keep up with the changes. It seems that there will be changes in Yuguan."
Zhang Guangde has a fiery personality. He immediately asked eagerly: "What changes are there, good or bad?"
Yu Chixin said with a smile: "Of course it's good, Cai Wenjing is ready to take the initiative and go north to Pinglu!"
"But there is also bad news, that is, Shi Chaoyi has also led his troops from Fan Yang and headed north to Yuguan. If we want to capture Yuguan, we must do it before Shi Chaoyi arrives at Yuguan!"
Zhang Guangde quickly asked: "Do we still have enough time?"
"According to the information from the inner guard players, it will take fifteen days for Shi Chaoyi to go north to Yuguan. We calculated that the voyage will reach Yuguan in two days, which is enough time. We just don't know whether Cai Wenjing will go north to attack Pinglu first.
, it is better to wait until Shi Chaoyi arrives before meeting up and heading north."
Zhang Guangde said with a hot temper: "Don't worry about him, let's beat him! If Cai Wenjing goes directly north, we will occupy Yuguan and destroy him! It would be better if he stays in Yuguan and destroy him directly
Then he will fight the traitor Shi Chaoyi!"
After hearing the news, Zhang Guangde stamped his feet and said: "This broken boat is also moving too slowly. Soon we will have to switch to Su Xing's clipper boat?"
Yu Chixin said: "Clipper ships are fast cargo ships. Do you still expect to use clipper ships to fight the war? We have collected the wood from Silla and Anton to Dahang City, and currently there is only enough to build three clipper ships. Lao Zhang
You should just use this old boat honestly."
Zhang Guangde could only continue to stomp helplessly. He had no choice but to build a wooden sailboat that was too time-consuming.
Although I heard that several players in materials science are improving the drying process to allow wood to be dried into lumber faster, it is said that there are still many technical difficulties that need to be overcome.
Zhang Guangde looked at the vast sea with a telescope. All players involved in the Great Detour Strategy have been waiting for this day for a long time.
Yu Chixin suddenly said: "Cai Wenjing should lead the soldiers north before Shi Chaoyi arrives at Yuguan."
Zhang Guangde put down his binoculars and asked in surprise: "Seriously? Wouldn't it be easier to capture Yuguan that way?"
Yu Chixin looked at the sea and nodded and said: "Nine times out of ten, Cai Wenjing, like the other generals in Hedong, is a warlord-style army. If he wants to have prestige in the army, he must continue to bribe soldiers and defeat a large town like Pinglu.
Cai Wenjing will not give his credit to anyone else, even if that person is his lord."
While Yu Chixin and Zhang Guangde were discussing the situation at Yuguan, Pinglu Jiedushi was stationed in Yingzhou City. At this time, Jiedushi Wang Xuanzhi was having a banquet with Jiedushi Hou Xiyi.
After being recognized by Datang and Hedong at the same time, Wang Xuanzhi finally relaxed and began to show his true colors and enjoy himself in the Jiedushi Mansion.
All military affairs were handed over to Hou Xiyi, and civil affairs were handed over to Pang Ju. Wang Xuanzhi did not even go to the army.
What has been done by those above will be followed by those below.
Although Hou Xiyi often visited the military camp, he couldn't stop the officers from scrambling to have fun.
And Hou Xiyi himself is not that kind of poor person. He also goes to Wang Xuanzhi's house for banquets every day, and the frequency of going to the military camp is not that high.
Last month Pang Ju said he wanted to patrol the border. Although Wang Xunzhi also said many times that the border has basically been abandoned now, and there is nothing good for patrolling the few empty outposts, but Pang Ju insisted on going, and Wang Xunzhi could only
Let him pass.
After Pang Ju went to patrol the border, there was no one around Wang Xuanzhi to advise him, and the military discipline of Pinglu Army plummeted.
Military discipline was poor, but Wang Xuanzhi could not spend much money to reward the soldiers, so he could only sell the entire Pinglu position to the soldiers.
Some captains and brigade marshals pooled their money to buy positions, and immediately took up their posts with tooth soldiers to exploit the people. Although Pang Ju repeatedly advised Wang Xuanzhi, Wang Xuanzhi could not control so much.
Cai Wenjing naturally inquired about the situation in Pinglu Town. After receiving Shi Chaoyi's order, Cai Wenjing fell into hesitation.
Shi Chaoyi's order was for Cai Wenjing to wait for Shi Chaoyi's army at Yuguan, and then the army would march north together and directly kill Wang Xunzhi and seize Pinglu.
But Cai Wenjing also has his own thoughts.
"The general will not accept the orders of the foreign emperor." If we wait until Shi Chaoyi arrives and jointly attack Pinglu, then the military merit will belong to Shi Chaoyi.
Cai Wenjing could not accept that he and his brothers had guarded the cold Yu Pass for a whole winter, and all the credit had to be given to the elite soldiers of Fanyang Town.
Although Shi Chaoyi is his lord, Cai Wenjing also needs military honors for his subordinates, and he also needs to give benefits to his subordinates so that they can work hard for him.
Cai Wenjing was still struggling, but his lieutenant couldn't help but said:
"General, does a traitor like Wang Xuanzhi still need a young commander to take action? We can defeat Pinglu!"
"How long have the brothers been guarding the Yuguan in this icy and snowy world? How will they explain when the time comes to discuss their merits and reward them?"
After hearing the deputy general's words, Cai Wenjing also felt too aggrieved.
The strategy of guarding Yuguan and monitoring Wang Xunzhi was proposed by him. Cai Wenjing had written many times before to attack Pinglu, but the Fanyang Jiedushi government withheld Cai Wenjing's suggestion and did not allow the Yuguan defenders to attack.
Now that Pinglu Town is like this, it's time to pick fruits, and Shi Chaoyi comes with his troops again.
Even Cai Wenjing, who was loyal to Shi Chaoyi, could not explain to his brothers.
"In this case, leave two thousand people to meet the young marshal at Yuguan, and the rest will follow me northward!"
Seeing that Cai Wenjing had made up his mind, the deputy general accepted the order happily and conveyed Cai Wenjing's order to the soldiers below.
The inner guard players lurking in the Yuguan garrison excitedly sent the news to Yuchi.
Yu Chixin has not been offline in the past few days. After he received the intelligence from the inner guard players, he immediately jumped up from the bed on the flagship.
He knocked on Captain Zhang Guangde's cabin and said to Zhang Guangde: "Old Zhang! The Yuguan garrison has moved!"
Zhang Guangde had not been offline much in the past few days. He immediately jumped up and said: "Yuchi, you are really good at predicting things! The Yuguan garrison has moved, and we at Yuguan will be able to fight!"
On February 18th of the first year of Qianyuan, Cai Wenjing led 8,000 Fan Yang troops out of Yuguan and went north to attack Yingzhou City.
At the same time, the player's fleet only has one day's voyage left from Yuguan.