Li Jiyun was really frightened by Zhongfang. After taking a closer look, he found that there was a general surrounded by the army on the opposite side. He looked vaguely familiar from a distance. Dingqing looked again and realized that the man was Ganzhou.
On the night of Uighur, He was sweating profusely.
In the past two years, there were continuous wars between Xiazhou's Dingnan Army and the Tubo and Uighur people. Later, due to Yang Hao's rapid rise, which posed a great threat to Xiazhou, he had no choice but to reconcile with the enemy and make concessions. At that time,
It was he who was ordered by his father to negotiate several times with Luorong Denba, the Tubo leader in Liangzhou, and Ye Luohe, the Uighur leader in Ganzhou. Naturally, he recognized Ye Luohe's appearance.
Now that the two people actually met here, Li Jiyun couldn't help being surprised and suspicious. He tentatively stepped forward and shouted to recognize each other. Only then did Ye Luohe realize that the people in front of him were actually the so-called Suizhou Li Pishou's people. Ye Luohe was pleasantly surprised.
He quickly stepped forward to recognize each other.
The two dismounted and told each other about the reasons for their situation. They were both harmed by Yang Hao, who took away the foundation of their family. One lost his father and the other abandoned his wife, forcing them to end up like bereaved dogs. It was miserable.
Everywhere, I couldn’t help but shed a handful of heroic tears.
Although the two were enemies in the past, they are now real allies, and they are especially jealous when talking about Yang Haolai.
At this time, Ye Luohe realized that Li Jiyun's surprise attack on Xiazhou actually did not pose any substantial threat to Xiazhou. He left Suizhou in a hurry. He originally had a good plan, thinking that the Li family would rule Xiazhou for hundreds of years.
The influence there is deeply rooted, and the influence of the Li family is by no means so easy to erase. And now that Yang Hao is not in Xiazhou, the Dingnan Army has encountered their most powerful enemy: the Song Dynasty. Xiazhou must be at this moment.
People are in panic, and the will of the chiefs of various tribes is wavering. At this time, as long as he, Li Jiyun, comes to the city, he can put another heavy weight on the wavering hearts of these Tuoba nobles and take back the Xiang Qiang people's ZTE in one fell swoop.
land.
Who would have thought that Fang would actually leave Xiazhou City, set up a battle formation in the wilderness and plains, and have an upright encounter with him? Not only did Ye Luohe also see what happened next, Li Jiyun poured all his strength into Suizhou.
Of the 35,000 soldiers, only 10,000 were left in tatters. However, he had made such a huge sacrifice, but he had not even touched the edge of Xiazhou City. He had been playing with the enemy on the outskirts of Xiazhou these days.
It's a trick of advancing and retreating.
Needless to say, Ye Luohe was originally ten times more powerful than Li Jiyun, but now he is not as good as Li Jiyun. The two of them gritted their teeth and learned from the experience, and racked their brains to discuss how to deal with the current situation.
After some discussions, the two came up with three action plans: first, gather all their forces, ambush Yang Hao on the road he must pass, and take advantage of Yang Hao's eagerness to return eastward, catching him off guard; second, work together to besiege Xiazhou, and if possible,
Winning the support of the Tuoba nobles in the city, they can take advantage of Zhongfang's opportunity to send his troops outside to easily break the city. As long as they occupy Xiazhou City, they can hold on for a month or two with their existing troops. That will cause
The popularity of the entire eastern front area was floating, creating opportunities for the Song Army to attack Hengzhou. The third step was to immediately move to Hengshan and attack from both inside and outside. First, help the Song Army break through the Hengshan defense line, and then use the power of the Song Army to counterattack Xiazhou.
The two of them considered Yang Hao's ambush, and finally rejected it. Yang Hao sent his troops back east, with at least 80,000 people in his hands. The two of them had less than 20,000 remaining soldiers in total. An ambush was really big.
Sometimes it is a situation of few versus many, but the premise is that they must have follow-up troops, and they can use the results of their ambush to expand their results and reverse the battlefield situation.
Now they only have a few men in total, killing one thousand and losing eight hundred. If this hammer trade continues, even if the ambush is successful, all their men will be lost. Didn't the Song army get a big advantage at that time?
Neither Ye Luohe nor Li Jiyun could accept it. What's more, there is an elusive Zhong Fang beside them. He might come out at any time. This plan is too dangerous.
It was an exciting temptation to join forces to attack Xiazhou, but after much deliberation, the two of them rejected it. Ye Luohe had just been ambushed by Zhong Fang, and there must be injured and captured soldiers at the scene.
Once the troops were interrogated, they learned that Ye Luohe's troops had also arrived, which would surely arouse alarm. Li Jiyun did not have the confidence to have the defenders in the city switch sides and come out to meet him as soon as he arrived at Xiazhou City.
The soldiers and horses of Yang Hao and Yang Hao's 70,000 to 80,000 troops may appear at any time. It doesn't matter if they can't defeat Xiazhou by then, but it would be extremely unfair if they let others take the blame.
The two of them discussed it over and over again, and finally decided to go to Hengshan. They joined forces together, with nearly 20,000 troops. It was possible for this force to break through the tribal power area of Dangxiang's eighth clan, and with this force
The strength of the troops was enough to cause considerable trouble to Yang Jiye who was guarding Hengshan. As long as they could open a gap in Hengshan, they could let in a steady stream of Song troops.
A pair of brothers in distress hit it off immediately and decided on a plan. They immediately joined forces, marched into the sand pile, passed Qiliping and rushed towards Hengshan, hoping to break through the Hengshan defense line before Yang Hao's reinforcements arrived.
Zhong Fang originally garrisoned at Sanchakou, and ordered Zhang Chongwei and Tuoba Haofeng to set up an ambush on the road ahead. He originally planned to attack Li Jiyun, but Ye Luohe stepped into the trap and discovered that there was something wrong with the enemy. He interrogated the prisoners and got accurate information.
After hearing the news, the mature and prudent Zhang Chongwei immediately dissuaded Tuoba Haofeng, returned to the army at Sanchakou, and reported the news to Jiedu Deputy Envoy Zhong Fang, asking him to make a decision.
Zhong Fang frowned when he heard that Ye Luohe had fled to the vicinity of Xiazhou. He put his hands behind his back and walked gently in the garrison. He muttered something in his mouth and his eyes turned to the sky from time to time. He didn't know it.
What are you muttering about?
The generals under his command had long been accustomed to his habit of thinking, and they just waited quietly. After a while, Zhongfang still didn't make a decision. Tuoba Haofeng couldn't help it, and said loudly: "Sir, Marshal
We are about to return to the army. The safety of Xiazhou is guaranteed. Why don't we take advantage of the victory and pursue it now? If we can annihilate Yeluohe's or Li Pishou's tribe before the commander comes back, wouldn't it be a great achievement?
"
Zhong Fang shook his head gently, pondered for a while, and then ordered: "Immediately report the situation here to the Taiwei, and ask the Taiwei to be careful along the way and not to fall into an ambush."
Li Jitan agreed, and then asked: "What about us, what should we do now?"
Zhong Fang raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Chongwei, you lead your troops to Dejing Town immediately. If Li Jijun or Ye Luohe's troops pass by there and only defend but not attack, and just block their team, then we will achieve
Li Jitan, you lead your troops to guard the iron smelting and prevent them from running back through Yinzhou. If they want to escape, this is the only way except Hengshan. Remember, you are too
Just defend and not attack, as long as you can firmly trap them on the ground of our Xiazhou, it will be a great achievement for you."
After this period of dispatching troops and generals, the generals were convinced of Zhong Fang's method. Li Jitan and Zhang Chongwei said without saying a word, they all said: "General, I will obey!"
Tuoba Haofeng said impatiently: "Sir, what about me?"
Zhong Fang smiled slightly and said, "You, follow me back to Xiazhou to strengthen Xiazhou's defense."
"What?"
Tuoba Haofeng almost didn't believe his ears and shouted strangely: "My lord, when Li Pishou came with great momentum, everyone advised me to defend the city and not to advance rashly, but my lord, you insisted on going your own way and insisted on sending troops to find the enemy for a decisive battle.
Now, we are sure of victory, and the commander's troops will arrive in an instant, so why are you less courageous?"
Li Jitan and Zhang Chongwei shouted at the same time: "Haofeng, why are you talking to Lord Zhong in such a tone and why don't you apologize quickly?"
Zhong Fang smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. General Tuoba, you must be careful about jumping over the wall. The battlefield situation is changing rapidly. Now the general is about to return to the army. The overall situation has been decided. We are no longer the ones who need to take risks, so why should we take risks? Remember, soldiers
Taking risks is a last resort. If you take risks everywhere and take the wrong direction, you will suffer big losses sooner or later."
Tuoba Haofeng saw that he had great success, but Zhong Fang was uncharacteristically cautious and took a cautious stance. He was very dissatisfied. However, Li Jitan and Zhang Chongwei were tugging on his sleeves and kept telling him to stop saying a few words, and these days
When he came down, he was really convinced by Zhongfang's use of troops, so although he still didn't understand it, he still quietly agreed.
Zhong Fang did not explain much, and ordered Feiyu to immediately send a message to Yang Hao to warn Yang Hao. At the same time, he ordered Zhang Chongwei and Li Jitan to lead the troops on the road immediately, and he quickly returned to Xiazhou.
At the beginning, when Li Pishou had just received his 40,000 troops and bypassed Yinzhou to attack Xiazhou, Xiazhou civil and military forces originally advocated taking a prudent defense in this severe situation and relying on the high walls and deep trenches of Xiazhou City to resist Sui
The state army was attacking, but Zhong Fang insisted on taking the initiative to attack and defend the enemy from outside. This was because Zhong Fang, who was essentially the prime minister of the Dingnan Army, had deeper considerations in his position.
First of all, Yang Hao's western expedition has used up most of Xiazhou's savings in the past two years. It can be expected that in the future, if he wants to stabilize the Hexi states and implement their rule, he will still have to use part of his reserves. It is already autumn and summer.
Large areas of fertile land near Xiazhou have entered a mature stage, and there are large areas of pastures, farms, and workshops with huge financial resources outside Xiazhou City. If the troops gather in Xiazhou City, these foundations will be destroyed by the rebels, and they will be attacked by the Song army.
For Xiazhou, this is adding insult to injury.
Secondly, what Li Jiyun has high hopes for is exactly what Zhong Fang is afraid of. There are too many wealthy nobles of the Tuoba family in Xiazhou, and some of them have not gained any practical benefits from Yang Hao's rise to power, and some have limited loyalty. If Li Pishou
The troops came to the city, under the banner of reviving the Li family, and with the Song army pressing down on the territory, it was hard to say whether someone would rebel against the enemy. No matter how tight the defenses were, no matter how solid the defenses were in the city, it would be difficult to defend against the enemy once a mole appeared.
In this case, it would be safer to take the initiative to defend against enemies outside.
Third, this move can send a signal to the surrounding tribes, the eight Dangxiang clans, and the people of the five Dingnan states: Xiazhou has not lost control of its jurisdiction because of the general's eastern expedition and the Song Dynasty's attack.
There is still enough spare power to attack the invading enemies and warn those who are ready to take action to stay calm.
Otherwise, with Yang Hao's current status as a feudal official of the Song Dynasty, the Dingnan Army is repeating the embarrassment of the Zhejia Army when facing the Song Army who came to suppress the rebellion under the guise of being invited by the Zhejia Army. Fight, it's unreasonable.
If you are not strong and don't fight, you can only sit back and wait for death. Although Yang Hao's army is based on the army of the Five Prefectures as the backbone, recruiting troops and horses, and will not obey the court's orders, but some intangible things still have considerable influence on the army and the people.
With great influence, once a tribe or a battalion of officers and soldiers defect to the enemy, the chain reaction will be very worrying.
In view of this, Zhong Fang firmly advocated defending the enemy from outside and taking the initiative to send troops. He put forward his comprehensive considerations from all aspects, and finally got Luo Dong'er's strong support, and then he was able to overcome all opinions and mobilize troops.
Leaving the city. Now that Yang Hao is about to return, the overall situation has been decided. Of course, he doesn't want to make any more mistakes. His priority is naturally to ensure that Xiazhou is as stable as Mount Tai.
Yang Hao came back. When his banner appeared outside Xiazhou City, the civil and military officials, gentry and people waiting outside the city gate breathed a heartfelt sigh of relief, and some people already cheered. During Yang Hao's expedition in Xiazhou,
He has been able to hold on until now. Now that he has returned with his army, he has conquered the old road to Hexi in one fell swoop. With his newly victorious army and his return full of vigor, perhaps Xiazhou can overcome this difficulty in front of him.
As soon as they saw Yang Hao, Zhong Fang, Xiao Yan, Xu Xuan, Ding Chengzong and others, their faces showed heartfelt joy. Ding Chengzong, who had been left behind by Jiedu, was pushed by others and took the lead to greet him. He cupped his fists and said: "Welcome to the Queen Mother with high rank."
When the commander returns, I would like to congratulate the commander-in-chief on his unification of Hexi."
Yang Hao turned over and dismounted, clasped his fists with a smile on his face and said: "During Yang Hao's expedition, I relied on you all to maintain the military and political affairs of Xiazhou. You are all indispensable for Yang's ability to pacify Hexi. Here, Yang would like to thank you all in advance."
Yang Hao bowed his hands to the Xiazhou civil and military regiments who came to greet them. Everyone raised their hands in return. After a flurry of greetings, Ding Chengzong immediately said: "Captain, over there at Hengshan..."
Yang Hao said calmly: "No rush, let's talk about it when we go back home."
Seeing this, Zhong Fang couldn't help but smile knowingly. Yang Hao was so calm and confident, and those anxious civil and military officials, gentry and celebrities in Xiazhou felt relieved when they saw this.
Yang Hao's move was indeed to appease the morale of the army. In fact, he was more anxious than anyone else right now. He wished he could immediately understand everything that happened inside and outside Hengshan in detail. But from Xiazhou Wenwu's face, he could see that
, although people's hearts are unsettled, the time of crisis is not yet imminent. As the supreme military and political commander of Xiazhou, his every move at this time will attract attention. If he can look calm and at ease at this time, he will be far more generous than others.
Chen Ci can play a more important role in appeasing people's hearts.
For the current Xiazhou, Yang Hao is actually quite lucky. Fortunately, he has famous generals like Yang Jiye and Zhongfang who can share his worries and solve problems. Fortunately, he has spared no effort in the construction of internal affairs in the past two years and finally got the results.
In return, his rule has begun to take shape, and the ruling institutions have become increasingly mature and perfect. Xiazhou has not become leaderless and scattered because of his absence as the commander-in-chief.
The Festival Hall is on the west side of his Commandery Palace. When he arrived in front of the Palace, Yang Hao glanced at the door of his mansion subconsciously. He wanted to return to the mansion now and meet his beloved wife and concubine.
His precious daughter, Dong'er, should have been born by now. Why is there no mention of this in the military books? With the enemy in front of him, he is reluctant to ask about it, and now all the civil and military officials are here.
He was waiting for him to give instructions on Xiazhou's current predicament. Although his home was close at hand, he actually wanted to imitate Dayu who had never entered the home three times...
With a soft sigh, Yang Hao hardened his heart and was about to go straight to the festival hall. Suddenly a group of people walked out of the palace gate. Yang Hao immediately stopped. The civil and military officials following him stopped in a tacit understanding.
I saw the baby Miaomiao accompanying Dong'er on the left and the other, standing in front of the mansion. Seeing the official return, the three of them were filled with tears of joy. If they hadn't seen many officials and gentry behind him, the three of them would have been there long ago.
He rushed forward without mercy.
When Yang Hao saw the three people, he was startled. Nv Ying was pregnant. According to the time, she was pregnant now. It was reasonable not to show her face, but...the three people who appeared... held the baby's hand.
Xue'er and Miaomiao were holding Shan'er who was learning to speak, and Dong'er... the little baby in Dong'er's arms...
Yang Hao hurriedly took a few steps and rushed in front of Dong'er. Dong'er cried with joy and called: "Guanren."
Yang Hao hurriedly glanced at the slightly slimmed-down pretty faces of the three lovely wives, and said hesitantly: "Dong'er, this... this is..."
Xue'er on the side has already shouted: "Daddy, Xue'er misses you so much. This is your younger brother, hehe, mother gave birth to a younger brother for Xue'er."
Yang Hao was surprised and happy: "Brother?"
Dong'er burst into tears and laughed: "Guardian, this is your son. He has just been a full moon. I know that the official has a heavy responsibility, and I am afraid that the official will be longing for home. Therefore, no one is allowed to tell you the good news. I pity this child."
, I didn’t meet his father until today.”
Yang Hao was overjoyed: "He is my son? Haha, I have a son too, come on, let me see."
Behind Yang Hao, Zhong Fang took two steps at the right time and said with a smile: "The Taiwei has unified Hexi. This is one joy. The return of a beautiful son is another joy. Double happiness has come to our door. I am very happy and congratulatory."
Everyone raised their hands and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Taiwei. Congratulations, Taiwei."
Yang Hao grabbed his son and looked at the fat son who was just sleeping soundly without caring about him. Dong'er wiped his tears and said with a smile: "The child hasn't been named yet. I'll just wait for the official to come back so that I can give him a name."
Come up with a name.”
Yang Hao looked at the baby who was sleeping soundly with his little mouth pouted, and said with a smile from ear to ear: "Don't think about it, just call it... um, just call it Yang Jia. Haha..."
Behind them, Zhong Fang and Ding Chengzong looked at each other and smiled.
After all, they were busy with official duties, and Dong'er and the other two women were generally well-informed women. Although they had a lot to say to their husband, they only glanced at each other briefly to express their lovesickness, and then hurried back home. Yang Hao, his wife and children did not say anything.
After just a few words, I rushed to the *** Festival Hall, temporarily suppressed the joy of being reunited with my relatives, gathered my mood, and concentrated on the audience who would explain the current situation.
Ding Chengzong talked eloquently: "The various military documents and battle reports sent back from Hengshan will be compiled and summarized by the lower officials. Chengzong can explain the situation in detail to the Taiwei. Wang Jien first lured Chi Zhong to rebel, and captured all the Zhe family in one fell swoop.
, then under the banner of receiving support to counter the rebellion, he unified the five-pronged army and captured several fortresses in Fuzhou, cut off the connection between the two states of Linfu, and bound the Zhejia army to wait for Pan Mei to make a furious attack. The Taiwei already knew about these situations.
Already."
Yang Hao nodded, and Ding Chengzong added: "Before Pan Mei arrived, we took the initiative to withdraw our troops and returned to defend Hengshan, disrupting the Song army's deployment and seizing the opportunity. After Pan Mei arrived, the two sides used Hengshan as the line.
, to start a fight. The Song Dynasty's attempt was to occupy our five states and advance to Hexi. The strategy adopted was to attack with force and restrain the troops at the same time. On the one hand, they roped in the remnants of Li Guangrui in Suizhou to contain our Yinzhou and Xiazhou, and on the other hand, they faced the forts in Hengshan.
The Sai Qiang tribe appointed officials and made wishes, gave bribes, divided and disintegrated, and recruited many people. Militarily, they focused on Nuanquan Peak, Zhuolun Village, and Dahengshui to continuously attack..."
Yang Hao stood in front of the sand table and listened quietly. His eyes followed Ding Chengzong's introduction from time to time and moved to the corresponding position. Ding Chengzong continued: "We also captured the secret envoy of the Song Army who wanted to cross Hengshan and found letters from him.
One, this letter was originally written to Ye Luohe of Ganzhou. The letter said... The Taiwei had a disobedient heart, so he raised troops to attack. The court had no intention of going to Hexi. It also said that the court had contacted the Xiang Qiang people of Suizhou.
, Shangbo Qian and other Tibetan people in Longyou attacked me from the front and back in order to divide the force, and asked Ye Luohe to cover up and kill me from behind in Xiazhou, and responded to each other."
Yang Hao couldn't help but smile lightly when he heard this. He had already expected that Zhao Guangyi would use all local forces, so he made a preemptive move and asked Chi Bangsong and Luo Dan of Liugu Domain to rush to Longyou. One secretly divided the country, the other openly.
Using swords and guns, Tubo was fighting in full swing in Longyou, and there was nowhere left to take care of Hexi. Ye Luohe of Ganzhou was even more overwhelmed. Even if he did not attack Xiazhou, Yang Hao would also go to pacify his Ganzhou.
, the only one who was taken advantage of by Zhao Guangyi was Li Pishou from Suizhou.
Ding Chengzong said: "The strategy adopted by General Yang Jiye is to win over the Qiang tribes in Hengshan by granting them official posts and making promises. He will show no mercy to the tribes who surrendered to the Song army. He will attack with all his strength and use both hard and soft tactics to encourage the Qiang tribes in Hengshan to at least stand by and watch.
, not to cause chaos. When facing the enemy in the front, station a large number of troops and fight bloody battles, not allowing an inch of land in the Hengshan Mountains. At the same time, send additional surprise troops to cut off the enemy's food routes and rob the enemy's food and grass;
In addition, because the Song Army was composed of the Anli Army, Longde Army, Ninghua Army, Jinning Army, Pingding Army, Weisheng Army and the Imperial Forbidden Army of the border army, each had its own factions and affiliations, and there was a lack of unified command among the armies.
There was no coordination, so General Yang launched surprise attacks from time to time during the defense, which made it impossible for the Song Army to take care of both ends, and suffered a lot of hidden losses, forcing the Song Army to change its strategy."
Yang Hao was very interested and said: "Oh? What strategy did the Song army use?"
Ding Chengzong said: "Pan Mei proposed that the six border armies should be combined into one, and his own forbidden army should be one, abandon one side of Hengshan, focus on one point of Hengshan, and use superior forces to advance from Tumao River and Xumi Cave together in a pincer-like attack.
A quick battle. Wang Jien believed that this move was all-or-nothing and too risky. If an army was accidentally lost and the generals were lost, the two prefectures of Linfu that had been obtained would be taken back. He advocated stabilizing the two newly occupied prefectures of Linfu first, consolidating the defense, and then making progress.
Hengshan, occupy important areas, build forts, and advance step by step.
There was a stalemate for two days, with Pan Mei as the commander and Wang Jien as the supervisor. The generals were at a loss as to what to do. In the end, the lawsuit reached Tokyo City. Zhao Guangyi took a compromise strategy and agreed to divide the troops into two groups, but did not agree to a sudden advance and asked Pan Mei to go out and build fortifications.
Step by step..."
What Ding Chengzong said at this time was that even the Song army commanders had different opinions and the disputes that occurred in the court were clear. It was obvious that Yang Hao had hidden ears and eyes in the court. Although this was just a major political policy, it did not involve specific details.
However, it is also of great benefit to the formation and deployment of the Xiazhou Army.
Ding Chengzong said: "Pan Mei followed the order, divided his troops into two groups, and set up camp step by step. Because he concentrated his troops, and our army was already weaker than the Song army in terms of military strength, and we had to defend the entire Hengshan Mountain, we actually suffered several big losses at the beginning."
Unfortunately, Pan Mei also tried his best to attack Feihukou, pretending to attack Feihukou, but actually captured Mahu Valley, killing three thousand of our defenders. In one day, he captured three city heads in a row. Wang Jien built a fortress behind him and advanced.
We have built a fortress in Mahu Valley. Occupying this important position, we can attack Luzhou in the north and Yinzhou in the south. We can also store grain to supply the outposts. Occupying this strategic location, our army is really in danger."
Yang Hao's face tightened and he said in a deep voice: "How should Yang Jiye respond?"
Ding Chengzong said: "General Yang first gave up some places with less dangerous terrain to lure the enemy deeper, so that the Song army spread its wings and could not respond to each other. Then he held on to the dangerous pass. At the same time, he sent a group of surprise troops out of the Mingtang River and bypassed the Liao Kingdom.
On the grassland, attack the back roads of Fuzhou. When the war in Fuzhou begins and letters for reinforcements come flying like snow, Pan Mei will be forced to withdraw her troops.
General Yang took advantage of the situation and counterattacked, regaining the lost ground one by one, and trapped the defenders in Mahu Valley. Hey! There was a lot of food and grass accumulated in Mahu Valley. The funny thing is that there was no running water in the fort, and General Yang trapped the horses.
Huyu fought bloody battles with the Song reinforcements for nine days and nights, repelling countless attacks. The Song troops in the fort were guarding bags of grain and rice, half of them died of thirst, and the rest were all captured. Now Mahu
The valley is back in my hands. The two sides are once again in a stalemate."
Yang Hao breathed a sigh of relief, closed his eyes slightly, filtered what Ding Chengzong said carefully in his heart, and then turned to look at Zhong Fang.
Zhong Fang understood and briefly explained how he took the initiative to fight against Li Pishou and how he defeated the Suizhou Army, and then said: "After Ye Luohe and Li Pishou appeared near Xiazhou one after another, the officials expected that once the two remaining soldiers
After joining together, they could only ambush the Taiwei, make a surprise attack on Xiazhou, or attack Hengshan from a flank. After warning the Taiwei, they immediately rushed back to take charge of Xiazhou. At the same time, they ordered Zhang Chongwei and Li Jitan to lead their respective troops to garrison Dejing Town.
Iron smelting, blocking the enemy's retreat..."
When he said this, he took a deep breath and said: "Unexpectedly, these two groups of people seemed to have been in contact with each other for a long time. As soon as Ye Luohe escaped from my ambush, he joined forces with Li Pishou and went non-stop.
They went to Hengshan. When Zhang Chongwei arrived at Dejing Town, their troops had just passed through the town. Since the commander-in-chief was about to rush back and they had already left, Xiaguan did not need to keep so many troops in Xiazhou, so
At that time, I immediately ordered Zhang Chongwei and Li Jitan to lead their troops to pursue us. Under such circumstances, even if they fled to the foot of Hengshan Mountain and were followed by pursuers, they would not be able to launch an effective attack on our main force in Hengshan Mountain."
"Well, when did this happen?"
"Two days ago."
Yang Hao nodded and began to think deeply again.
When Xu Xuan saw this, he couldn't help but said: "The Taiwei expedition to the Western Regions, sleeping in the open air as far as Yumen Pass, and then hurried back to Xiazhou all the way. The saddle and horses were exhausted, and the soldiers were exhausted. They should have had a good rest for a few days. However... the three armies of Hengshan,
I have been eagerly awaiting the return of the Taiwei, and now that the Taiwei has returned with his army, I would like to say something unreasonable. The Taiwei should immediately rush to Hengshan in person and personally command the battle!"
Yang Hao shook his head and said: "This is not urgent."
Everyone looked at each other with strange expressions on their faces. If this matter is not urgent, why should it be urgent? Do we need to hug the wife and tease the children first?
Yang Hao paused and said: "Although the Western Expedition to Yumen Pass was overwhelming, it was because of the support of the people and the support of Zhang Pu and other generals. The officers and soldiers of the three armies served. This lieutenant is not like Zhang Liang, Xiao He, Han Xin and Yingbu. Although he can generals
, but he can't lead the troops. In terms of arranging troops and fighting on the battlefield, they are not as many as Yang Wudi."
Xu Xuan said displeasedly: "Even so, the Taiwei is the mainstay of our Xia Province, so he should show up at Hengshan to confirm our position and strengthen our military morale."
Yang Hao smiled faintly and said: "Go, I always have to go, but... right now there is one thing that is more important than me personally rushing to Hengshan to take charge."
He glanced lightly and ordered: "Zhong Fang, Ding Chengzong, Xiao Yan, Xu Xuan, Tuoba Haofeng, Mukui, Lin Pengyu, Fan Siqi..."
Yang Hao called the names of a dozen people in one breath, and then said: "You stay, the rest will leave."
There was a flurry of footsteps in the festival hall, and the civil and military officials whose names were not called left one after another. The hall suddenly became much quieter. Yang Hao turned back and walked to the handsome chair to sit down. He said slowly: "Everyone, please take a seat."
Everyone sat down one after another, Zhong Fang cupped his hands and said, "I wonder what important matter the captain has to discuss?"
Yang Hao said: "This matter is my, Yang Hao's, and even my, Xiazhou's stance in the future."
He stretched out the sleeves of his robe and said with a wry smile: "Today, I, Yang Hao, am still wearing the official clothes of the imperial court, and I am still the imperial envoy of Hengshan, the captain of the inspection, and the general marshal of Hexi Longyou army. But...
But I am at war with the imperial army. The imperial court accuses me of colluding with the generals of Fuzhou and annexing Fuzhou. So far, we have not faced this charge head-on. I have not come back before, so my people can just focus on fighting and ignore this.
Something. Now that I have returned to Xiazhou, how should I face this problem?"
Everyone understood Yang Hao's words at once. Yes, this issue is the one that needs to be solved urgently. It is also a major issue that affects everyone under Yang Hao's command. If the identity is not correct, the battle will end up being unclear and the position is undecided.
If they were to defend themselves, they would be unreasonable and weak, let alone take the initiative to attack and invade the territory of the Song Dynasty. They would be cooped up in a corner and unable to display their power. In this case, they would lose their harmony and would not be able to use their hands and feet.
position!
When the Taiwei came back, the first thing he needed to decide was in what capacity and what position he should take to face the emperor in Bianliang, Tokyo. They all thought of the power of it: position, what kind of position?
Ding Chengzong's heart suddenly became hot. He breathed a little quickly and swallowed nervously. He was about to open his mouth to point out this thin layer of window paper that everyone had a heart to pierce but did not dare to pierce. Mu
Suddenly, without being summoned, Yu rushed into the festival hall and shouted: "Sir, Miss Zhe is here!"