When news of the fall of Gaomi came out, the north and south were shaken at the same time.
It's just that Xuzhou is cheering for joy, but Beihai Pingshou on the other side is full of despair.
Part of the high-density reinforcements this time were the elites brought by Wu Anguo to participate in the feudal war against Dong. The original intention was not to defeat Zang Ba's troops. He just hoped that they could block the advancement of the Xuzhou Army, but he did not expect it.
In the end, they all died in the belly of the fish without even firing a single shot.
That's fine, the key point is that after the loss of Gaomi, on the one hand, the enemy has completely opened the way to Donglai County, but on the other hand, it is more troublesome.
You must know that there is a tributary of Bailang River dozens of miles away from Gaomi City. Both the boats and the river are ready and intact. You can directly reach Pingshou County, Zhizhi, by going up the river.
It was so narrow that Kong Rong didn't even have time to regret the loss of his elite for nothing, and he could no longer think about anything else. He quickly sent an order to Chunyu, Xia Mi and other garrison troops and naval forces to rush to the southern front and guard along the road.
Xiapi County Mansion on the other side.
After receiving the news, Wang Zheng jumped out of bed with bare feet, rushed to the window and opened it. The air after the rain poured into the room like a tide, filling the room with freshness and pleasantness.
The flowers and leaves in the back garden, with a little dew on them, complement each other like crystals. They look very moving, but Wang Zheng has no time to appreciate them. He just looks to the north with a look of joy on his face, claps his hands and talks to himself.
"What a good Huang Zhong, what a flooded Gaomi!"
On weekdays, Wang Zheng behaves calmly regardless of whether he is in front of him or behind him. Today, he rarely loses his composure and reveals some of his youthful nature. This actually scares Bu Wan'er, who is sleeping with him on the bed, and his pair of watery eyes reflect the light of the morning sun, shining brightly.
His movements changed, and he stared intently at the young man in front of the window. Unknowingly, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
This scene fell into the eyes of Huo Si, who came to report the news, and she felt faintly jealous in her heart.
In the morning light, the girl's jade cheeks and red lips, coupled with her randomly scattered hair, had an indescribable timidity and laziness. Such a touching beauty, even Huo Si's own appearance was outstanding, and her eyes couldn't help but shine.
Give birth to a feeling of surprise.
Naturally, outsiders were not allowed to enter the backyard of the county mansion at will at this time. Guo Jia, who came to report the news, first told the captain of the guards, who then asked Huo Si, who had gotten up early, to come over and convey the news.
After being excited for a while, Wang Zheng quickly asked Bu Wan'er to help him get dressed and shoes, while shouting out: "Fengxiao, how is Beihai Kingdom deploying and responding now? Are the troops in Pingshou area already empty? Come in quickly,
Tell me in detail!"
Guo Jia was in a good mood at this time. This was his first plan after he and Wang Zheng agreed on the title of minister. Even if he was confident in his own plan, he could not help but worry that accidents would happen or there would be mistakes in execution.
I can't help but feel a little uneasy.
After waiting for more than half a month, they finally achieved something. Zang Ba and Huang Zhong lived up to expectations and have successfully attracted the attention of Beihai Kingdom. The next step is for the real vanguard to appear.
They have already been preparing their troops and gathering momentum for a long time.
This time, in order to complete his achievements in one battle, Wang Zheng also used his elite troops and went all out. Not only the Tianzhu camp, but also the remaining ten thousand soldiers were all elite second-level soldiers selected from the Tianjun, leading the army.
The commander-in-chief was appointed Yu Ban, and Xu Fang was temporarily transferred back from Pengcheng as deputy commander. The forwards of the infantry and cavalry divisions were Wu Sheng and Gu Jian respectively. Mi Heng, who had just returned from the mission, was responsible for supervising the grain and grass management together with Zhang Zhao, while Guo Jia
It is responsible for protecting the grain road.
Cheng can be described as a group of elite soldiers and strong generals.
But although he was overjoyed, Guo Jia was not carried away. Wang Zheng asked him to come into the hall, but he did not dare to obey. Just kidding, this man may not care about the secret of the inner room being leaked, but if he sees something he shouldn't see, he will send his lord to the palace.
Isn't it an unreasonable disaster if I accidentally offend the person I sleep with?
He still stopped where he was, and just raised his spirits and shouted: "In order to let the lord know, according to the detailed reports of our army: the King of Beihai has recently mobilized the garrison troops from nearby cities one after another, and moved southward one after another. The hinterland of Pingshou is really empty."
"My lord, General Zang's move to divert water and flood the city has completely realized our strategy of attacking from the east and attacking from the west. Now the time has come for the main force of our army to start taking action!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a tall figure striding out of the room. After a while, he stepped across the corridor, took his hand and asked, "How about the sea route?"
"The sentries reported the day before yesterday. Zhang Chongyue, Guan Cheng and others gathered 400 ships and 4,000 sailors, plus our navy, a total of more than 10,000 people. They attacked the coastal areas of Donglai in separate ways. The enemy's navy wanted to come.
It has been attracted. Controlling the Bohai Sea is just around the corner."
"How are the provisions prepared?" Wang Zheng nodded and asked sideways.
"The current inventory is enough for the entire army for two months." Guo Jia said with a smile: "What's more, once we successfully break into the hinterland of the North Sea, the grain stored there can also be used by me. Adding the two together, there will be no problem in supporting the expenses for four months.
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According to Guo Jia's previous plan, if he drives straight into Pingshou and beheads him, half a month will be enough if everything goes well. However, although capturing Pingshou is the final word, it is still a partial victory after all. Next, the cities in Beihai must be pacified.
Taken together, according to the predictions of Guo Jia, Zhang Zhao and others, almost three months is enough.
Considering that we are going deep alone and there are various possibilities for accidents, this is already a generous measure.
"How is the military morale?"
"The morale is very high. During this time, General Yu and General Wu lived and ate in the army every day, and trained their soldiers constantly. All the generals and soldiers in the army were excited and eager to fight."
"very good!"
Now that everything was ready, Wang Zheng immediately stood up, ordered the generals to be summoned, and issued the general order.
"I ordered Yu Jin to lead the main force of ten thousand people to leave the city that day and march day and night to Pingshou, the Beihai Sea. I will personally lead the follow-up of 20,000 people to leave the city tomorrow and also travel day and night as backup. Chen Jiao was ordered to lead the main force of the navy to have 400 ships and sailors.
Six thousand people, two days later, sailed eastward, waiting for the imperial army to surround Pingshou, then attacked the coast of Donglai, and then controlled the Bohai Sea route..."
A cool breeze blew into the hall. The generals looked awe-inspiring, and everyone who was called by their name responded generously and strode away.
In the afternoon of that day, the entire city of Xiapi was sealed off and entry and exit were prohibited.
At nightfall, Xu Fang's troops stopped their troops and without any flags, quietly got up from the city and marched hundreds of miles at night. They arrived at Langya three days later and left the Xuzhou border seven days later. They bypassed Zhuxu, Anqiu and other cities along the way in Beihai, hiding in the daytime.
Walking at night, take the mountain path along the river, all the way north.
On this day, the Heavenly Army sneaked past the third city they encountered upon entering Beihai Kingdom, Yingling.
Before that, they had been going all the way north, and now they were going to turn east, following the Mi River through the mountains on the east bank of the river. According to the map of the ancient sword, they quietly cut into the heart of the enemy's country.
Lu De walked up the mountain road, climbed to a high place, and looked around.
There is a city dozens of miles away to the west and dozens of miles to the east. If I am correct, it should be Sangdu and Zhecheng. In the middle of the two cities is Pingshou, the central capital of Beihai Kingdom.
The mountains are continuous and not too steep, but the height is not low. They went up the mountain last night and walked for half the night before they found a road suitable for the army to go down the mountain. There were dozens of families of woodcutter living in the mountain, and they had just been dealt with not long ago.
Lose.
Hearing a faint sound of footsteps behind him, Lu De instinctively grasped the long knife at his waist, then turned around and relaxed immediately when he saw it was Wu Niu.
He asked in a low voice: "Has the marking been done?"
"It's done. Where the road is dangerous, where the road is narrow, whether there are landslides in the mountains, where there are many trees, and where there is water, they have all been clearly marked." In addition to the responsibility of scouting the enemy's situation, the forward also has the responsibility of exploring the road.
The task of opening the mountain. These marks were made using secret words for Wu Sheng and others behind to see.
"After passing this mountain, there is a plain on the way forward with no cover. When the time comes, we not only have to travel at night, but we also have to brace ourselves and pay attention to the merchants and people passing by. If we encounter them, we will arrest them and join the army.
Don't expose your whereabouts." Lu De looked up at the sky, "It's almost dawn, so rest on the mountain for a day. When it gets dark, continue marching!"
Wu Niu nodded.
...
If at this time, you lift your sight from the land to the sky and look down through the layers of white clouds, you can see that on the magnificent land of the North Sea, there are three armies acting openly or covertly at the same time.
The momentum in the south was the greatest at this time. A middle-aged general took the lead and led the soldiers, like a red stream, rushing against the obstacles in front of them. And just behind the blocking city, waves of Beihai Kingdom troops, as if
Small rivers are flowing in continuously.
The atmosphere along the eastern seaboard is the most depressing.
Hundreds of warships from the North Sea have now fully occupied the coastal area of Donglai County, and reinforcements are constantly being transferred from all directions.
Five to six hundred hostile ships, with sails pulled up, could not be seen to the edge, densely packed in a sea area the size of a palm, and the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer. Small confrontations occurred from time to time, and from time to time there were lone people.
Ships were attacked by the other side and either sank or retreated hastily.
At the same time, ships were still sailing out of Xiapi Port, and soldiers were boarding each ship in an orderly manner.
On the surface, the west side is the calmest.
If Xuzhou's army is compared to a line, then the cities of Beihai Kingdom are dots. This line winds like a snake through the mountains and forests. The cities and towns of Beihai Kingdom that pass along the way are surrounded by thieves.
, the troops in the city were empty, and they did not dare to patrol out of the city rashly. Secondly, they did not expect that the enemy would penetrate deep alone.
Seeing this line stretching out day by day, slowly but surely. Counting the days, they will reach their destination in a short time.
...
On the other side, Qi County Linzi.
In the county mansion, Yuan Tan summoned all the generals, passed the letter brought by the outposts the day before to everyone, and asked in a deep voice: "Gentlemen, according to you, what are the chances of the king's thieves winning the battle against Beihai Kingdom, and how long will it take?"
How will our army respond to Japan?"
"Major General."
After hearing this, the first general stepped out of the queue and said loudly: "The last general thinks that we should rescue Beihai immediately!"
"Oh?" Yuan Tan looked over and asked, "Why did Captain Gao say this? Why don't we send troops at this time to hunt Beihai with the King of Thieves to compete for supremacy?"
That general was none other than Gao Lan, one of the Four Court Pillars of Hebei Province. When he heard this, he said in a deep voice: "Wang Zheng had only been out for ten months, but he had already conquered the important towns in Beihai, flooded Gaomi, and buried most of his elites in the belly of the fish.
.It can be expected that the whole country in Beihai must be shocked and demoralized now."
"If our army sends out troops to attack at this time, and is surrounded by enemies from both sides, Beihai will naturally be unable to resist, but what happens next?"
Staring at Yuan Tan, Gao Lan said sternly: "Wang Zheng is not an ordinary person. If after Kong Rong is defeated, it will be our turn to face the Xuzhou army, but the other side has the advantage of the geographical advantage. No matter whether it is food, grass or reinforcements, our army can arrive quickly."
Although Linzi has been captured and Qi County has been captured, the loss of food, grass, troops and horses has not been replenished in a short period of time, and the troops have to go on an expedition, so the chance of victory is really not good!"
"Unless we wait for Zhou Mu to deal with Youzhou's side before he is free to help, I'm just worried that Kong Rong won't be able to support him until then!"
"As the saying goes, if you want to take something, you must give it first. If we want to take Beihai, we must first rescue him and block the king's thief's troops for him!"
"Otherwise, if I let you get the North Sea first, it will be very difficult for us to get this place later!"
What he said was reasonable, and all the generals agreed.
Yuan Tan pondered for a long time and then asked: "But how to save him?"
"Qijun and Langya are not far apart. Wasn't this where Wang Zheng set out to invade Xuzhou? Kaiyang can be considered the place where he started."
Gao Lan thought for a while and said: "We can send out a partial division to attack. The king's bandit troops in such high density and other places will inevitably return to the army to rescue. The crisis in Beihai will naturally be resolved. This is a plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao."
"What do the generals think?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Guo Tu immediately objected: "Young General, this is not a matter of fun."
"Oh?" Yuan Tan looked sideways, with confusion on his face.
"If we open the Yangtze River, it is certainly to encircle Wei and save Zhao. But our army has not yet established a stable foothold in Qingzhou. If we rashly enter Xuzhou again, won't we go deep alone?"
"If you are not careful, you will end up in a place of eternal disaster!" At this point, Guo Tu looked around at the crowd and said word by word: "Isn't the death of the ghost on earth a lesson to others?'
"This..." Hearing Guo Tu mention Wen Chou, Yuan Tan was silent for a moment: "What do you think about Guo's offering of wine?"
"What Lieutenant Gao said about besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao is very good." Guo Tu smiled, pointed at the map and said, "But Kaiyang is not suitable, so why not take this place!"
Looking along Guo Tu's fingertips, Yuan Tan was startled: "Feng Gao?"
This time it was Gao Lan's turn to object: "Feng Gao? This is the capital of Mount Tai. The place is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If our army attacks it, it may not be able to take it off guard, and it is more likely to fall into the quagmire of a fortified battle."
"Moreover, this place is Wang Zheng's only stronghold in Yanzhou, so it must be defended by heavy troops..."
"He's just a thief and bandit Chang Xi!"
Before he finished speaking, Guo Tu cut off his words: "According to someone's knowledge, in order to attack Beihai, Wang Zheng's generals, including Xu Fang in Pengcheng and Jinyu in Kaiyang, are all in Xiapi now. Even before Mount Tai, troops and horses have been mobilized.
, clearly transferred troops to Xuzhou, in order to go all out and capture Beihai quickly."
"In contrast, Kaiyang is not far from Xiapi. If we go to attack, Wang Zheng's main force can return to defend at any time, but Feng Gao is different!"
"While their troops are empty, once I capture Mount Tai, not only will such a treasure trove of troops be in my hands, but I can also immediately open up the road to the north and connect with the Qinghe Kingdom of Jizhou!"
"Young General, compared to Kaiyang, you can decide for yourself which one is more important and which one is less important."
Yuan Tan's heart pounded loudly when he heard this.
As Guo Tu said, the chance to obtain Fenggao at this time is indeed great.
Of course, on the other hand, attacking Fenggao may not be considered as besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao.
Kaiyang must be rescued when attacking the enemy. Wang Zheng could not sit back and watch Yuan Shao's army penetrate deep into the hinterland of Xuzhou, or even attack Xiapi without asking.
In contrast, Feng Gao is not necessarily so.
According to Yuan Tan's history, he would probably choose to attack Beihai and then go back to recapture Mount Tai, just like Cao Cao's reaction when he heard about Wang Zheng's uprising in Qingzhou when he attacked Xuzhou.
But what does the life and death of Beihai Kingdom have to do with him?
After all, if this guy hadn't taken the initiative first, his next step would have been to attack here.
Yuan Tan was able to lead an army alone at such a young age. Naturally, it was impossible to rely solely on his identity as Yuan Shao's son. After many years of marching, he was bound to have the decision to kill. Since he thought it was feasible, he immediately called out: "Gao Lan!"
"I will mobilize my troops today and give you 5,000 men as vanguard..."
The young general stood tall and majestic in the hall, issuing orders one by one.
The generals obeyed the orders solemnly, and their armor shook as they moved, making a clanging sound of gold and iron, making this early spring morning filled with murderous intent.