Chapter nine hundred and ninety-two growing up in the war
"No." Zhan Xiaobai immediately accepted the order.
A meeting to resolve matters was held like this, so naturally there would be no results. After the meeting, Mu Heng hurriedly walked towards the depths of the palace. He wanted to tell his father what happened. Please listen to his father.
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The physical condition of King Muta of Southern Wu was not very good, and the deterioration of the situation seemed to be weighing him down. But he still managed to gather his energy to meet with his son and listen to his report, as well as the inhumane practices and inhumane practices of the Japanese people.
The reaction of his own courtiers.
"Ahem." He was already in poor health. After hearing the bad news, his health seemed to get even worse. After a burst of coughing, he spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm.
"Father, father, are you okay?" Seeing this, Mu Heng, with a concerned look on his face, quickly stepped forward to support Mu Ta who was sitting on the couch.
The King of Nan Wu first fell in his son's arms for a while, and after he seemed to have regained some energy, he said intermittently: "Japanese people are cruel, Wen Kang deserves to die, Heng'er can do whatever he wants. Father, the king only has
One request, you must find a way to break out and leave a trace of blood for our Mu family."
Speaking of these words, Muta seemed to have exhausted all his strength, and then lay down on the bed again under the eunuch's service. Then, with a rare smile on his face, he waved to Mu Heng, with a look in his eyes.
There is attachment, reluctance, and hope.
Mu Heng silently exited his father's wing, then turned around and said to the eunuch beside him: "Send an order to kill Wen Kang who is locked up, and inform General Zhan to come see my son."
Even after his father gave the order, Mu Heng finally decided to break out of the encirclement.
Just like what King Nan Wu said, he always wanted to leave a trace of blood to the Mu family.
Wen Kang was killed in a busy street because he proposed surrender. There were more officers and soldiers patrolling the streets, especially those of the Wen family and some people who had good relations with the Wen family.
In addition, the number of soldiers patrolling has increased significantly.
This forced everyone who was still a little unwilling to become more honest. In their eyes, the Mu family was crazy and they were simply untouchable. Of course, no one proposed the theory of surrender. The example of Wen Kang was
Here, unless they want to die now.
Zhan Xiaobai came to the palace again and had a secret conversation with Mu Heng. The result was that he must break out of the encirclement, but not now. As expected, the Japanese used the plague strategy to surround the entire Fu
After entering the city, they will soon relax their vigilance. It is even possible that the army will leave here. That will be the time for them to break through.
Su Juzhao cooperated with General Chu Yi and withdrew all the defenders on the city tower. Not only that, but also created a vacuum period of five miles in the city where it was in contact with the city gate to prevent the spread of the plague.
Fortunately, Fucheng Mansion's territory was large enough, giving them a place to retreat.
The Japanese army is not attacking the city, and they don't dare to attack the city. According to reports from the spies sent out, flies are already flying under the city wall, and the stench of corpses can be smelled from several miles away. All this proves that the plague is about to spread, and that thing
Not only does it hurt others, it also hurts yourself.
Fucheng Prefecture was surrounded by these exposed dead bodies, so there was no need to worry about anyone rushing out. The Japanese army also began to adjust its direction, and the army moved from Fuzhou to the neighboring Ganzhou.
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Zhangcheng, Xiangzhou.
As the north gate of Tanzhou Prefecture, the first place to be conquered, the geographical location of Zhangcheng is very important. Once this area is broken through, it means that the Chinese army can attack Tanzhou Prefecture at any time. According to people's usual understanding, once the first rule is conquered,
When the land was captured, it meant that the entire state was captured.
Naturally, the Xishu Army would not give up such an important place to others. Xu Kun, the commander-in-chief of Xiangzhou, mobilized a heavy army of 50,000 to guard the city, pretending to fight to the death with the Chinese army. Even if it was
General Qu Yang, who was injured after retreating from Shuncheng, was also in the city.
Liu Cao was the confidant of Commander-in-Chief Xu Kun and a person he trusted greatly. Considering the importance of his father-in-law's city, he sent him here.
After Liu Cao arrived at Zhangcheng, he arranged the soldiers to board the tower in a decent manner, sent out scouts to keep an eye on the movements of the Chinese army, and at the same time prepared various defensive equipment. After roughly arranging things, he came to
At the yamen in the city, I saw Qu Yang, the former general of Shuncheng, who was still injured.
Qu Yang was injured in the back by shrapnel from a shell. He bled a lot at that time and frightened many people. Only after he fled to Shuncheng did he realize that it was just a scratch, the wound was not deep, and the shrapnel
It was not embedded into the body at all, which made everyone heave a sigh of relief.
By the time Liu Cao arrived, Qu Yang could already sit up normally, but he couldn't lean back on the chair. The wound on his entire back was still growing, and he couldn't touch anything until it healed.
"Oh, General Qu, sit down quickly. You are injured, so you don't need to salute." As soon as Liu Cao entered the hall, he saw Qu Yang getting up, so he hurried two steps forward and said politely.
"Thank you, General Liu." Qu Yang then bowed his hand, which was regarded as a salute. Even though they are both generals, one can lead 50,000 troops and is a captain of 50,000 troops, while the other can only lead 30,000 troops.
Thirty thousand captains are still quite different in level.
After sitting opposite Qu Yang, someone served tea. After raising his head and taking a sip, Liu Cao asked, "General Qu, you have fought against the Great Chinese Army. What do you think of them?"
Yes, Liu Cao came here this time to understand the situation of the Battle of Shuncheng. He wanted to know more about the Great Chinese Army and make preparations for the next battle.
Speaking of this issue, Qu Yang looked ashamed. He lowered his head first and sighed before saying: "General Liu, it is shameless to talk about this matter. In fact, the Battle of Shuncheng,
Our soldiers have never had a direct confrontation with the Chinese army, they are completely... completely being beaten."
"Oh? How powerful is the Chinese army? General Qu didn't even give him a chance to fight head-on?" Liu Cao said with a look of surprise.
Judging from various intelligences, the fighting power of the Great Chinese Army was indeed very fierce. Liu Cao had been mentally prepared for this for a long time. But he did not expect that it would be so fierce.
"Yes, their artillery is very powerful. Not only is it powerful, but its attack range is also very far. It can hit about five or six miles. At such a distance, we have no chance to fight with them in close combat. We can only stand on the tower.
I'm just being beaten passively." He sighed again, and as he said this, Qu Yang seemed to have returned to the nightmare-like days atop the Shuncheng Tower.
"Five or six miles?" Liu Cao was also moved.
They have sky thunder, but the first generation of sky thunder can only be shot out with the help of catapults. Not only is it weak, but the attack distance is only a few hundred steps. Compared with five miles and six, it is really far away. I think if this thing appears If they were under Zhang's city, what would they use to defend it?
Wouldn’t it be the same as being passively beaten?
I was originally not optimistic about the battle to defend the city, but now I feel even less confident. "Could it be... Is it possible that my father-in-law's city will not be defended either?"
"Yes, it is difficult to defend, but if we want to hold on for a while, there are other ways. For example, we can send out the army and set up a position outside the city. After all, the attack range of the artillery is limited. As long as we completely If they expand, their power will be weakened, so we might still be able to fight." Qu Yang spoke.
On the way back from Shuncheng, he had been thinking about ways to deal with the Chinese army. Not to mention that he had actually thought of it. Although this could not fundamentally reverse the situation of the battle, let alone restrain the firing of artillery, it was still a kind of method. Methods of defense.
"Yeah! Yes, that's right. General Qu's idea is very good, very good, haha." Liu Cao's face soon showed an excited look. I was on the tower, I could only passively be beaten, but if Let's fight our way out. If we set up a formation outside the city, your artillery won't be able to cover us.
Liu Cao, who had found a way to fight the enemy, thanked him and was about to go out to make arrangements. At this time, Qu Yang spoke again. "General Liu, this time there are 10,000 soldiers who will retreat to Zhangcheng with the end of the army. If General Liu doesn't mind, just take these people away, after all, one more soldier means more combat effectiveness."
"Okay, okay, thank you very much. Don't worry, General Qu. Although you lost Shuncheng, it is not your fault. I will personally write a letter to General Xu about this matter." Liu Cao reciprocated the favor. Said like.
"Thank you so much." Knowing that the other party was asking for mercy on his behalf, Qu Yang said with clasped fists in gratitude.
Liu Cao left quickly and changed his previous battle plan. Of the 60,000 troops, only 20,000 were left to defend the city. The other 40,000 were sent out. They went to a place ten miles outside the city to set up their formation. He wanted to have a field battle with the Chinese army.
When he learned that there were still a lot of cavalry in the Great Chinese Army, Liu Cao also ordered the army to dig trenches and add horse-repelling stakes and other objects, hoping to contain the Great Chinese Army's cavalry charge.
The arrangement of the Western Shu Army was quickly learned by Long Ya, and he immediately reported to Tang Ao.
Beside the official road fifty miles away from Zhangcheng, the Dahua Army was temporarily stationed here. Wei Chao, the deputy chief of staff, sent the newly obtained information to Tang Ao's imperial tent.
"Did you see that the other side also grew up during the war?" After reading the information, Tang Ao nodded and spoke like a comment.
"Yes, they did not choose to defend the city, but chose to fight in the field. In this way, the power of our artillery will be greatly reduced, and attacking Zhang City will not be as easy as attacking Shun City." Wei Chao He nodded and said sighing at the same time.
"It doesn't matter, the West Shu Army has never been in my eyes. It's just a waste of time." Tang Ao said nonchalantly. The West Shu Army is not the Beidi Army. It has a large number and experience. Rich, skilled cavalrymen.