Chapter 1288: A thousand miles to fight in Zhenbeiguan
Chapter 1288: Thousands of miles away to fight at Zhenbeiguan (Part 1)
What Gao Chong and Jiang Song didn't know was that the calmness on Bai Qi's face was actually an act, and he was actually panicking in his heart, but he believed in the judgment of his lord and the military advisors, so he acted so openly
Expose yourself.
"Report...to the Grand Governor, after Murong Chui learned the intelligence about our army, not only did he not lead the army to attack, but he reduced his troops to the surrounding area of Yinshan City."
"What?"
Jiang Song and Gao Chong both looked surprised, while Bai Qi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
This news came so timely that Bai Qi almost lost his power.
"Murong Chui has an army of 200,000. Instead of taking the initiative to attack, he shrinks his troops. Is he stupid?"
Gao Chong expressed difficulty in understanding this. He really couldn't understand what these famous generals were thinking in their minds.
"Perhaps Murong Chui just wanted to concentrate his troops, and then he might eat us all in one bite at the foot of Yinshan City." Jiang Song said with some uncertainty.
Bai Qi glanced at the two of them and said calmly: "Murong Chui is afraid that we will defeat him one by one."
Jiang Song and Gao Chong's eyes widened again. Damn it, an army of 200,000 people is facing an army of 50,000 people. How dare they be afraid that the other side will defeat them one by one? Would famous generals be this cautious in their battles?
Bai Qi did not explain it carefully to the two generals. They were in different positions and it was difficult for them to understand no matter how he explained it.
"Murong Chui concluded that our army was going to rescue Yinshan City, so he concentrated 90% of his troops around Yinshan City. This exposed Yuanmeng's biggest weakness, thus giving our army a chance to win."
As he spoke, a smile appeared at the corner of Bai Qi's mouth. Jiang Song and Gao Chong hugged him excitedly when they saw it. It was the smile that the Governor would show only when he was sure of victory.
"The final battle has begun."
Bai Qi's eyes were full of fighting spirit, and he smiled lightly and said: "Next, our army will divide into two groups and start taking action. The governor personally led 5,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry, pretending to be a 50,000 rescue army, and attracted Murong Chui's attention head-on.
And contain Yuan Meng's troops concentrated in Yinshan City."
As he spoke, Bai Qi took out a map, pointed to a route and said: "General Jiang Song is the leader, and General Gao Chong is the deputy. The two of you will order 25,000 cavalry to go north. Take this route under the cover of night and go around.
Pass Yuanmeng's spies and sentry posts, and head straight to this place as quickly as possible, where you will find the supplies you need most."
After Jiang Song and Gao Chong looked at each other, Jiang Song stood up and said: "Grand Governor, the task of containing Murong Chui is too dangerous, so I'll leave it to the junior general. You and General Gao Chong can lead the army north."
An army of 25,000 people restrains an army of 200,000 people. If you are not careful, the whole army will definitely be annihilated. And Bai Qi is the second-ranking figure in the Qin army, so Jiang Song is not willing to take this risk with Bai Qi.
Bai Qi naturally knew Jiang Song's kindness, but he still shook his head and refused, and explained: "If Murong Chui cannot see the governor, he will definitely find out the true nature of the army, so only if the governor leaves Murong Chui behind, he will not dare to
Something strange happened."
Jiang Song was silent for a while and then said: "You can let people pretend to be the governor, but you don't have to take risks yourself, the governor."
Bai Qi shook his head again and said: "Fake goods are fake after all. If they are discovered, everything will be lost."
"This..." Jiang Song was speechless.
Late that night, Jiang Song and Gao Chong led 25,000 cavalry and circled eastward after leaving the camp, while Bai Qi led the remaining 25,000 troops, pretending to be an army of 50,000.
, continued marching to Yinshan City in a swaggering manner to confuse Murong Chui.
"Report... General Qi, Bai Qi slowed down his marching speed. He only walked a dozen miles a day. At this speed, it will probably take seven or eight days to reach Yinshan City."
Murong Chui had just received the news that Zhuge Liang had defeated Huchuquan with the Fire Bull Formation on the grassland, and that Yuan Meng had lost 120,000 troops. So as soon as he got the news, he subconsciously thought that this was a trap that Bai Qi could not fall off.
"Bai Qi deliberately slowed down his marching speed. On the surface, it seemed that he didn't care about Yinshan City. But in fact, it was quite the opposite. He must have set up a trap similar to the 'Fire Bull Formation', waiting for us to take the initiative to attack it. The general did not
Fell into his trap."
Murong Chui's eyes were full of wisdom, and he immediately ordered: "Send the slave army to increase the attack on Yinshan City. I don't believe that Bai Qi can endure it."
"promise."
Yinshan City, which had taken a breath of relief a little, became even more difficult due to the arrival of Bai Qi's reinforcements. Even Yang Liulang personally participated in the defense of the city. Fortunately, Li Jing was here to control the overall situation, otherwise Yinshan City would have been long gone.
It was defeated by Murong Chui.
After a day's siege, Yuanmeng's slave army lost more than 4,000 soldiers, and the Yinshan garrison suffered more than 1,000 casualties, including 300 main soldiers.
"Report...to General Murong, Bai Qi's army still only traveled less than twenty miles yesterday."
Murong Chui's eyes flashed, he had walked more than yesterday, so he said in a deep voice: "Give me the order for the slave army to continue their deadly attack on Yinshan City."
"promise."
After another day of siege battle, Yuanmeng's slave army lost more than 4,000 to 5,000 soldiers, and the Yinshan garrison suffered more than 1,500 casualties, including 400 main force. This time, even Li Jing personally participated in the battle.
Murong Chui looked at the Yinshan City that had been crumbling but could not be captured. He felt a headache and sighed: "Yang Liulang and Li Jing's will to resist is really too strong."
"Report...to General Murong, Bai Qi's army traveled less than twenty-five miles yesterday."
When Murong Chui heard this, he immediately smiled and said with a smile: "Bai Qi is panicking. It seems that he is not as weak as the legend. I will continue to attack Yinshan City and force Bai Qi again."
Murong Chui actually thought too much. He thought Bai Qi could not lay a trap for him to fall into, but what he didn't know was that the reason why Bai Qi's army's march slowed down was because most of the cavalry in the army had left.
, 20,000 of the remaining 25,000 troops are infantry, so the marching speed will naturally slow down.
Of course, even if the 25,000 cavalry left, the Han army would not be marching so slowly. The reason for this was Bai Qi's deliberate move to confuse Murong Chui's strategy and delay Jiang Song and Gao Chong.
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Murong Chui originally thought that Yinshan City was in danger and would force Bai Qi to speed up his march, but what he didn't expect was that Bai Qi's army not only did not continue marching, but stopped and camped on the spot.
Yinshan City is in danger, but Bai Qi refuses to leave, which makes Murong Chui puzzled.
At the same time, Jiang Song and Gao Chong led 25,000 elite cavalry, and after making a large circle, they finally arrived thirty miles south of Zhenbeiguan.
There is a small armory here secretly arranged by the Jin army.