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Chapter 1794 Messenger

 "General, I have a question. I don't know whether to talk about it or not?"

One of the generals was thoughtful and finally said cautiously.

"you say!"

"Xuzhou's strategy is to hold on to Xuzhou City." The general said: "Xuzhou City began to deploy its defenses a few months ago, and they have enough time to prepare for the battle. In this case, Qin Xiao's purpose of delaying our army's advance into Xuzhou City is

What? To buy more time for Xuzhou City to prepare? But they had enough time to prepare before, so why did Qin Xiao risk his own life to buy time for Xuzhou City? "

General Song Lang said: "Of course Xuzhou City is well prepared, but Qin Xiao knew very well that he was not our enemy, so he came to harass and damage our army's morale." After a pause, he said: "The battle of Xuzhou is not just a battle.

The showdown between our army and the rebels is of concern to the world. She Yue is playing the banner of reviving Li Tang, which will inevitably make some people ready to take action. These people dare not act rashly because they cannot see the rebels in She Yue

Whether it can become a force? If our army fails in the battle of Xuzhou this time, or even attacks for a long time without any results, it is likely that those people will be emboldened, and maybe they will have the heart to rebel."

"General Song Lang is right." Tantai Xuanye said with a serious expression: "What is She Yue's purpose of holding on to Xuzhou? It is to make the war protracted and make the world think that she has the strength to compete with the imperial court. The Xuzhou War

The longer it is delayed, the more beneficial it will be for the rebels. Qin Xiao harassed our army, cruised behind our army, and delayed our attack. His thoughts were consistent with She Yue's original intention, all in order to plunge our army into a protracted battle in Xuzhou. We

I fell into his trap and was delayed for half the time.

Months later, if you don’t react today and are still going around with him here, then you are playing right into his mind.”

General Song Lang said: "So our army must march to Xuzhou City as soon as possible and cannot delay any longer."

"You are all loyal and brave generals of the imperial court." Tantai Xuanye said seriously: "The significance of this battle is of great importance. Not only must we win, but we must win quickly. If we capture Xuzhou City as soon as possible, the saint will surely be delighted with Long Yan.

You will all have a bright future at that time." Without any nonsense, he ordered: "Immediately send someone to find He Taiji and Yan Yue, and order them to withdraw to Pengcheng and Taishan respectively. Tell Yan Yue that after withdrawing to Pengcheng, a thousand soldiers and horses will be left to garrison.

In Pengcheng, he led other troops and horses to immediately advance towards Xuzhou City, including the prisoners of Pengcheng, who also went to battle with the army."

All the generals have been worried because of Qin Xiao for a long time. The feeling of powerlessness of holding their fists but not knowing where to hit them made everyone feel angry. When they heard Tantai Xuanye's order, they were all excited.

Morale is boosted.

Although Qin Xiao and his Qianqi are still a threat as they continue to advance eastward, this threat is only aimed at Liangdao. It does not actually pose much of a threat to the two counties and cities that have been captured and the main force of the Shence Army.

.

Both cities are under the control of the Shence Army. Although Qin Xiao has thousands of cavalry, he does not have any siege equipment. Moreover, the advantage of the cavalry is not to attack the city. This is even the biggest disadvantage of the cavalry. There are no siege equipment.

It is undoubtedly a fantasy for Qianqi to attack two cities.

Naturally, the main force of the Shence Army would not care about those Qianqi.

The main force of the Shence Army is 20,000 strong. Although in order to have no worries, the Shence Army

The army deployed very few troops to guard the two states, but Tantai Xuanye also deployed some local defenders from the two states during this period. Although the number of troops was not large, the number of soldiers and horses attacking Xuzhou was still more than two.

Thousands of people.

In addition, a large number of civilians were recruited to transport grain, grass and baggage, so the army numbered nearly 30,000.

Such a force was dozens of times larger than Qin Xiao's cavalry. Even though Qin Xiao was unrivaled in personal martial arts, he certainly would not dare to appear head-on against this divine army.

Although Tantai Xuanye had made up his mind not to deal with Qin Xiao, but to march directly to Xuzhou City, Tantai Xuanye did not immediately send troops until He Taiji's cavalry team came back.

After the rangers found He Taiji, He Taiji led his troops back to Taishan City, which was delayed for another four or five days.

In summer, the weather starts to get hotter.

However, the Shence Army's armor was cold and their faces were solemn, preparing to march into Xuzhou City.

When Kyoto sent troops to attack Xuzhou, the saint wanted to consolidate his power and ensure that he could still sit firmly on the throne.

But for the soldiers of the Shence Army, fighting against the rebels was for the sake of making achievements, for getting rewards, and for their own future.

The dawn gradually dissipates, the red sun rises, and the light falls on the armor, glowing with a faint cold light. There are many soldiers standing with spears like clouds.

Teams of soldiers and horses have already set off from Taishan City. The flags are fluttering, the soldiers and horses are in uniform, footsteps are ringing, the vanguard goes first, the horses' hooves are stamping, the team is well-organized, not hurried or slow.

Tantai Xuanye was riding on horseback. The ear protection of his helmet almost covered half of his face, but it could not block the cold light in his eyes and his overwhelming momentum.

Unstoppable, a pair of eyes looked toward the east like razor blades, never looking back again.

Once he makes up his mind, he will be extremely determined.

He actually knew that he had indeed made a mistake before.

If it was still ten years ago, he would definitely not have made a wrong judgment because of personal grudges.

He would definitely not stare at Qin Xiao because of Qin Xiao's harassment.

Although he had always been in charge of the imperial guards in Kyoto, he felt that he was affected by the too comfortable life in Kyoto, which caused his judgment to seriously deteriorate, and he made a decision that was extremely stupid when he thought about it now.

Fortunately, it's not too late now.

After dispatching troops from Taishan City, the journey was almost smooth.

Passing through several county towns, the county towns had their gates opened long before the army arrived, and the officials in the city, headed by the county magistrate, were already waiting on the road of Tantai Xuanye's march, that is, watching the wind and descending.

Naturally, Tantai Xuanye would not waste time in these counties, and there were almost no defenders in these counties. They were just county lieutenants leading dozens of government officials to maintain order. Naturally, there was no threat to the Shence Army, so Dantai Xuanye

Tai Xuanye only sent about a hundred sergeants to each county town, which did not allocate too many troops.

After marching for five days, we finally marched to Qiufeng County.

Less than fifty miles east of Qiufeng County is the location of Xuzhou City.

This section of the road is smooth and smooth, without any obstructions.

At dusk, the Shence Army camped in a wilderness outside Qiufeng County. The magistrate of Qiufeng County had already taken the officials out of the city to pay homage to Tantai Xuanye, and even brought dozens of carts of food.

Although this amount of food cannot last two days for Shence Army, at least it is

It shows the attitude of Qiufeng County.

Qiufeng County's attitude also made the generals more morale.

At least on the surface, except for Xuzhou City, which is still under the control of She Yue, the local counties and counties are obviously not loyal to She Yue. Whether it is because they are afraid of the military power of the Shence Army, the counties along the way

Almost all showed their support for Kyoto.

"Report, General, General Yan Lang has led his troops to Qiufengyuan." In the big tent, Tantai Xuanye and the generals were discussing matters, and then a military report came: "General Yan Lang asked for orders, and he is leading his troops before

Come to join the general, or continue to march?"

Tantai Xuanyehe Zizi knew that Qiufeng was a wilderness to the west of Xuzhou City, with a flat river and a radius of twenty miles. It was extremely empty and there were almost no barriers in the way.

As long as they arrive at Qiufengyuan and continue to march, they can even reach Xuzhou City overnight.

Yan Yue obviously wanted to reach Xuzhou City in one go.

Tantai Xuanye also knew that after marching for several days, Sergeant Shence, although not exhausted, was certainly not in the best condition. He ordered: "Send the order to Yan Yue to stay in camp tonight. After dawn tomorrow, the two groups will march at the same time."

.After arriving at Xuzhou City, he only had to lead his troops to block the south gate of Xuzhou City. Without the general’s order, he not only launched an attack without permission.”

After the messengers left, the generals sitting in a circle continued to discuss matters.

"After the toad soldiers have filled up the moat, my subordinates can attack the north gate with all their strength." He Taiji has been ordered to take charge of the attack on the north gate of Xuzhou City and is explaining the siege plan to Tantai Xuanye in detail: "It's just that the defenders will definitely use

Strong bows and crossbows prevent our army from attacking the gate. If our army attacks by force, it will cause a large number of

In order to avoid casualties, a large number of archers and catapults must be used to suppress the enemy's archers. Therefore, the general's plan is to attack the soldiers and horses of other gates to make an attack, but it is just a feint attack and the main attack of our army.

The direction is the North Gate. So we need to devote most of our army’s archers and catapults to attacking the North Gate!”

He spoke very slowly. Tantai Xuanye's face was not calm, but several generals present frowned.

Naturally, everyone immediately understood what He Taiji meant.

This person wanted other generals to lead troops to contain the Xuzhou defenders, but the siege resources were all tilted to the north gate, which was He Taiji's attack direction. After the city was broken, He Taiji would naturally take the greatest credit.

, while other generals and siege troops can only become auxiliary roles.

But He Taiji is a great general with great strategies. Since he said this, although everyone felt unhappy, it was hard to object.

Tantai Xuanye did not speak immediately, but pondered. At this moment, he heard a report coming from outside: "Report, General, the envoy from Xuzhou wants to see the General!"

Tantai Xuanye raised his head, and the other generals were also surprised.

"She Yue sent a messenger?" He Taiji asked in surprise: "What does she want to do?"

"Did you know you couldn't defend it, so you sent people to ask for surrender?"

Tantai Xuanye shook his head and said: "She Yue will not surrender." He said in a deep voice: "Let the envoy come in!"

The generals also quickly stood on both sides, and Tantai Xuanye sat on it. Soon, someone brought the envoy into the account.

Although the tent was full of murderous atmosphere, the envoy was quite courageous and showed no fear. He stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Xuzhou joins the army and Luo Xiang

, on the order of Her Royal Highness the Princess, come to meet General Tantai!"


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