Chapter five hundred and seventy third surprise attack strategy
The six bets compete for supremacy and good luck comes, and the gold plate is thrown and thousands of people open it.
The husband bets his life to repay the emperor by cutting off his beard and clothes.
——"Three Poems on Sending My Nephew Zheng Guan to the Army" by Li Bai
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At this time, Li Guangbi was inspecting defense on the south bank of the Yellow River. After receiving the pigeon message from Lone Eagle Scout, he immediately rushed to Bianzhou.
Li Guangbi said to Xu Shuji, the military commander of the Bianhua War Zone who was stationed in Bianzhou:
"General Xu, the military situation is urgent. I must rush back to Luoyang immediately. Only by setting up three defensive positions in Zhengzhou, Luoyang, and Shaanxi Province can we ensure that Henan Road is impregnable and avoid a repeat of the rebels' invasion of Tongguan.
According to the scouts' reports, Bianzhou is probably the place where the Tang army and the rebels will fight for the first time. The rebels are at the peak of their strength, and the pressure on Bianzhou is naturally extremely high.
However, the main target of the rebels in Henan Road is Luoyang. Therefore, although the enemy's attack is fierce, they will not delay their decision for a long time. Once they cannot attack for a long time, they will definitely bypass Bianzhou and march westward to Luoyang.
General Xu, if you can hold on to Bianzhou for fifteen days, I will definitely send troops to rescue you.
If you think that the enemy is too powerful to support them alone, I can order other generals to serve as defenders to defend Bianzhou. You can follow me back to Luoyang and set up positions around Dongdu."
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Xu Shuji was a cunning and cowardly fellow. Let alone fifteen days, even if he was asked to persist for three days, he probably wouldn't be able to do it. He almost agreed.
Then I thought about it, no, there is a scam in this!
Xu Shuji rolled his eyes and thought: "If the Yan army's first battle in the south was in Bianzhou instead of Huazhou or Zhengzhou, why did my scouts not report it and the marching commanders never gave any warning?
After you, Li Guangbi, took over the Shuofang Army, you rejected dissidents and made wantonly adjustments to the main generals under Guo Ziyi. Do you think that the commander-in-chief didn't know about it? Could it be that you were taking the opportunity to reduce my military power?
Nowadays, the world is in chaos, and military power is the foundation of one's life. My ability to become the governor of the Bianhua War Zone is all due to the tens of thousands of Tang troops under my command.
Once I hand over the troops and horses of Bianzhou to you, Li Guangbi, I will no longer have the leverage to bargain with the imperial court."
As soon as this thought came out, Xu Shuji laughed loudly, patted his chest, and swore:
"General Guangbi, don't worry. I have also emerged from the hail of bullets and arrows. General Yin Ziqi under Anlu Mountain is so fierce that he has never captured the territory I guard.
As long as I, Lao Xu, still have breath, I am here and the city is here!"
Although Li Guangbi had doubts about Xu Shuji's ability to lead troops, he thought that with the strong walls of Bianzhou, the number of soldiers and horses, and the abundance of food, grass and baggage, he could still defend the city for fifteen days.
After all, Shi Siming’s main goal is Luoyang!
Seeing this, Li Guangbi couldn't say much.
Li Guangbi raised his account and summoned the main generals in the Bianhua war zone together to explain the strategy of defending the city in detail.
Even so, Li Guangbi was still unsure. Based on Li Guangbi's way of looking at people, he was extremely uneasy about Xu Shuji's character.
However, Xu Shuji's position as Jiedu Envoy of the Ji-Bianhua War Zone was personally promulgated by His Majesty and was not subject to the control of Shuofang's army. If there was no decree from the imperial court, he could not transfer him at will.
You can't just focus on military affairs and ignore your life! We have learned from the past, how can we repeat the same mistakes!
He looked at the candlelight in the tent and frowned.
Suddenly the candle wick flickered, Li Guangbi's eyelids twitched slightly, and he thought: "Yes!"
Li Guangbi took out a pen and paper, wrote two secret letters in handwriting, and ordered his soldiers to deliver them to Dong Qin, the prefect of Puzhou (today's Juancheng County, Shandong), and Tian Shengong, a general in his department.
After the arrangements were made, Li Guangbi led his troops to rush back to Luoyang overnight.
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After Hawkeye recalled Hai Dongqing, he spent three circles on Xiucai's map.
Eagle Eye said: "Based on our observations over the past few days, these three locations are the transit points for the rebels' food, grass, and siege equipment.
According to the mission of the scout, we only need to send the general information to the nearby Tang Army Pigeon Station in the form of a pigeon message. But the transit camp is right in front of us, and we are really unwilling to destroy the rebels' nest!
But we have too few people and we attack rashly. I am worried that not only will we not be able to complete the task, but we will also get caught up in it. Can we ask the nearby Tang Army scouts to help?"
The scholar said: "Because we crossed the Savage Valley, we penetrated directly behind the enemy lines. The Tang Army scouts on the front line can't get through at all, unless we use the Tang Army's spies in Fanyang City?"
Tie Zhui shook his head and said: "Don't move the spies in Fanyang City easily. They have managed to lurk and cannot expose their identities. There may be more important tasks in the future."
Bai Fu was also thinking about whether to mobilize the Tang Sect secret agents lurking in Fanyang City, but he immediately rejected his plan.
Bai Fu thought: "This place is several days' horse ride away from Fanyang City, and the spies cannot work hard, march day and night, and march openly.
By the time they arrive here, the military supplies should have been transported. It is really not cost-effective to mobilize troops once."
Lynx'er said: "Then just watch this batch of materials arrive in Henan Road and be used to massacre local soldiers and civilians?"
Luotuo'er said: "Take a chance and take a chance. Even if you only burn down one stronghold, it's still a good thing."
Iron Hammer slapped his thigh and said with a smile: "Luo Tuo'er and I thought of going together, let's have a fucking fight. If we succeed, it will just destroy Shi Siming's prestige."
Scholar, can you help us take a look at where to start?"
After calculation, the scholar said: "Since we need to leave people to guard Eagle Fort, with our manpower, we can only attack one place sneakily at most. I suggest choosing a transit camp where siege equipment is stored."
These huge siege engines and trebuchets are not easy to make. If they are burned down, the rebels will need to spend more time preparing for war.
Without these siege equipment, the combat effectiveness of the prairie cavalry will be greatly reduced. As long as the Tang army sticks to the city and does not leave the city to fight in the field, the Tang army can compete with the sturdy Hu cavalry."
Tie Zhui said: "Okay, that's it!"
The silent lone wolf on the side said: "These strongholds are important military areas, and Shi Siming will take special precautions. There are many experts in the Yan army, and there are also Japanese and other foreign warriors to help, so everyone must be extra careful.
I suggest that the number of people in the sneak attack should not be too large, and it is best for Hawkeye, Xiucai and Luotuer to stay at Eagle Fort."
Iron Hammer nodded, ignoring the objections of Hawkeye and the other three, and said: "I have made up my mind, there is no need to say more."
Bai Fu studied the map repeatedly and said: "The rebels are full of masters. Even so, the risk of a sneak attack is still very high. I suggest we stick to the old method - attack in the east and attack in the west, surround Wei and save Zhao."
Bai Fu pointed at the map and said: "The two camps of siege equipment and grain and grass are relatively close to each other. I will go there alone and attack the camp in the east that stores grain and grass.
I will deliberately delay the fighting, and when I attract the rebel masters, you can take action quickly. Once you succeed, I will evacuate immediately when I see the siege equipment camp is on fire!"
Everyone denied in unison: "Absolutely not!"
You must know that sneaking into a camp to attack is extremely dangerous. If you are tasked with attracting reinforcements from the Yan army, it will be extremely difficult to escape!
Bai Fu said: "If we want to be safe, it is safest for us to stay at Eagle Fort. Once a sneak attack is launched, there is no substantial difference between the two plans in terms of danger.
I’m not a bigot, I’m good at qinggong, so it’s easier to escape by myself..."
Bai Fu's mouth was dry as he spoke, and he finally convinced everyone to adopt the strategy of dividing the troops into two groups.
This matter should be done sooner rather than later. The plan is set and we will start work that night!
The scouts, who were on a mission, put on their clothes and lay down, resting as soon as possible and recuperating enough to prepare for tonight's action!