First they were attacked at night, followed by successive hard battles, but the reinforcements were delayed. The physical and mental endurance of Jizhou's elites had reached their limits.
The heavy cavalry led by Wang Yu himself became the straw that broke the camel's back. Watching the heavy armored infantry in the front row being knocked away, trampled down, and turned into a pulp, the war finally returned to its proper track.
The frontal sniper attack collapsed, the flank harassment also disappeared, and the whole camp was filled with defeated troops. Before being overtaken, they ran as fast as they could. When they were about to be overtaken, they squatted on the roadside with their heads in their hands, shouting "surrender". Qingzhou Army's sudden advance
It suddenly became extremely smooth, and the goal of drilling through the company camp was quickly accomplished.
However, such a victory was still far from being a complete success. Jushou's tenacious sniping created an opportunity for Yuan Shao to escape safely. Although he could not go far in the dark, with this opportunity, Yuan Shao was able to gather as much as possible
Soldiers and horses, and after being away from a certain distance, re-defense.
In addition, there were also the siege troops under Pingyuan City, but they were not attacked.
This group of soldiers and horses are far away from the company camp, and more than half of them are troops that suffered heavy losses in the siege battle. Wang Yu believes that the loyalty of this group of soldiers and horses has been shaken, and there is no need to attack them with limited forces and concentrate on them.
It is only right to use military force to deal with Yuan Shao.
Indeed, as Wang Yu expected, from the chaos to the complete defeat of the main force of Yuan's army, Beiying never responded much. They only strictly guarded the camp to ensure their own safety, and not a single soldier came to the main camp to rescue them.
"Report... Yuan Shao led his army to retreat five miles away and reorganize at the foot of Mingshi Mountain. The flags of the troops cannot be discerned. What is known is that Gao Lan's river defense troops have gone to rendezvous!"
"Report...General Pingyuan Tian has known the news of our army's arrival, has led his troops out of the city, and is now confronting the enemy troops in Beiying under the city!"
"Report... the fifth general, Mr. Zhengping and Mr. Zhang came out of the city to meet us and have arrived in the army."
After defeating the Jizhou Army's sniper attack, Wang Yu stayed where he was and did not join the pursuit. The heavy cavalry was extremely sharp when attacking fortresses, but it was only suitable for dispatching when there was a clear target and was not very suitable for chasing.
Since he was here, the command center naturally moved here, so this place became the busiest place. Information came like a flowing stream, and correspondingly, orders came out one after another from here.
"Send an order to urge the Feng Battalion to regroup and confront the enemy forces in the direction of Mingshi Mountain; the Shesheng Battalion operates as a team to clear out the remaining enemies in the camp; ask General Tian to come over in three thousand troops to cooperate with the Gaotang garrison to collect the prisoners.
Treat the wounded soldiers; send orders to the Yulin camp and tell Wen Ze that the situation has been controlled. To be on the safe side, the Yulin camp does not need to rush to cross the river and rest on the spot until dawn before regrouping."
"Here!"
Watching the messenger leave quickly, Wang Yu took off his helmet, rubbed his temples, looked up at the sky, and found that the sky had turned scarlet, and it was almost dawn. Starting from the assembly before crossing the river, this battle
I fought all night.
"Lord..." Xu Huang went to assemble the troops and monitor Yuan Shao, but Huang Zhong did not lead the team to eliminate the remaining enemies. The Shesheng Battalion was also a well-trained elite soldier, and of course there was no need for the general to take action in everything. Wang Yu's heavy cavalry
After defeating the sniping soldiers, he targeted the scribe who was commanding the sniping and was suspected of being Jushou and pursued him.
"Didn't catch up?" Wang Yu looked behind Huang Zhong, but did not find Ju Shou's figure.
"I caught up, but..." Huang Zhong's face looked a little strange, with an indescribable smell. He sighed: "That person is indeed Ju Gongyu, and the general has indeed caught up, but for a moment
I was not prepared, but this man killed himself. I was so careless that I missed the Lord's important mission. His crime is unforgivable."
"Han Sheng, what are you talking about? He is going to die. How can you stop him? If you can't stop him, even if you capture him alive, the final solution will probably not be any different. Thank you for your hard work."
It must be a lie to say that he is not disappointed at all, but Wang Yu's regret is just fleeting. Ju Shou is not a flexible person. This has been the case in history, and it will not change now. How can he do this?
And you want to blame the general?
Huang Zhong felt hot in his heart.
It's nothing to complain about hard work, but he and Xu Huang's previous attack was unfavorable and blocked by others. As a result, the lord had to take action in person to defeat the enemy. Later, they pursued Ju Sue but failed to capture him alive. It felt like he had failed to fulfill his duties.
Jushuo's ability has been clearly demonstrated in the series of battles, and there is no doubt that the lord values talents. Even so, the lord still has no intention of blaming him. He just said kindly, as usual, how could he say "hard work"
Don’t you want it to be memorable?
"By the way, my lord, before he died, Mr. Ju left a letter, saying it was for my lord..." As he said that, Huang Zhong took out a scroll of bamboo slips from his arms and presented it to him.
"A letter to me?" Wang Yu took it in astonishment. Jushou had such a stubborn temperament, how could he leave a letter to him? Moreover, if he thought about it carefully, there was something wrong with the time when this letter was written. During the night attack, Jushou should have been
Unexpectedly; later on, the war situation became fierce, and it was impossible for Jushu to have time to write a letter. In other words, this letter was probably written long ago.
Full of doubts, Wang Yu looked at Zhan Xin.
As expected, the letter was written in advance. The exact date was the day when Yuan Shao was angered by Mi Heng and refused to listen to dissuasion. He sent his army to attack the city. At that time, Ju Shou had the consciousness of failure. So, in a sense,
If you regard this letter as your last words, there is nothing wrong with it.
The content of the letter has nothing to do with military affairs. Instead, it is a very profound and detailed explanation of the factional disputes within Jizhou. In addition, he also briefly commented on the civil and military affairs of Jizhou. The military generals were headed by Zhang Jia, and the civil servants were represented by Shen Pei.
, commented in detail on the temperament and family background of these people, and what issues Wang Yu should pay attention to when recruiting them.
After he finished judging people, he began to predict the general trend.
His prediction was based on Wang Yu's final victory. The winning side in this battle would undoubtedly be able to completely annex the other side's territory, and would have a great possibility of becoming the overlord of Hebei. However, in order to achieve this goal, it would be difficult to
It won't be all smooth sailing, there will be many twists and turns.
In Jushou's letter, he pointed out the obstacles that Wang Yu might encounter and put forward quite pertinent suggestions.
It can be said that Jushou's suicide note was from his own perspective, telling Wang Yu how to pacify Jizhou in the shortest time and at the smallest cost, and then take over Hebei.
The significance of this policy is no less than that of Zhuge Liang's Longzhong policy to Liu Bei and Lu Su's bed policy to Sun Quan in history.
Not to mention Wang Yu who is about to win a big victory, even Gongsun Zan who suffered heavy losses, Cao Cao who has no foundation in Hebei, or other princes who have the conditions to enter Hebei, as long as they get this strategy, they can come to Jizhou to get a piece of the pie. Luck
If it's good, the harvest might be greater than Wang Yu's.
Although he is only targeting Hebei, it is still in the stage of melee among the heroes. Whoever can capture all of Hebei at this time will undoubtedly be the best in strength and gain a leading advantage on the road to the world.
In fact, in the Battle of Guandu in history, if Yuan Shao had not ignored dissuasion and advanced arrogantly, he would not have lost to Cao Cao as long as he fought steadily, controlled the four states, and had hundreds of thousands of elite troops.
After Cao Cao captured Hebei and stabilized the situation, the general trend of the world was irreversible. Subsequent efforts by Zhuge Liang, Sun Quan, and Jiang Wei were not conducive to reversing the general trend, they could only delay the process.
Longzhong's strategy on the couch was all proposed from the perspective of making the enemy weak and strong, but Jushu's legacy strategy was proposed from the perspective of how to gain an advantage at the beginning of the troubled times. As the saying goes, no one who is good at fighting has great achievements, Jushu's
The Hebei strategy was not as legendary as the Longzhong strategy, but its strategic intentions were higher than those of Lu Su and Kong Ming.
"Young Master Ju is one of the most talented people in the world. I wish I could use it." He handed the letter to Jia Xu and Huang Zhong read it. A familiar sigh came to his mind, and Wang Yu let out a long sigh.
If Ju Shou survives and joins his army, the time to capture Hebei will be shortened a lot. Wang Yu doesn't even have to do the work himself, he can just leave everything to Ju Shou. It's enough to pay attention to the progress at the appropriate time.
Jushuo was always constrained under Yuan Shao, but Wang Yu was a completely hands-off boss. Apart from fighting, he didn't care about the trivial matters of government affairs at all. Jushuo, Tian Feng and others would definitely be like a fish in water under his command.
However, it was too late to say anything now. The reason why Jushou left this letter was not out of admiration for Wang Yu or to help. He just knew clearly that Yuan Shao was not Wang Yu's opponent and continued to fight.
It will only increase the casualties of Hebei's military and civilians. It is better to push behind the strong man and let him end the war in Hebei as soon as possible.
"My heart is benevolent and my wisdom is unparalleled. It's a pity, it's a pity. I regret that I couldn't stop Mr. Ju at that time, so that the lord could have the opportunity to persuade him face to face. What a shame!" Huang Zhong's reaction was even greater than that of Wang Yu, and he beat his chest and stamped his feet.
potential.
Jushou's plan to pacify Hebei was nothing to him, but the purpose of Jushou's advice really moved him. The veteran general was a man who respected benevolence and virtue, and Jushou did not forget to ask for life for the people before he died. How could such sentiments be allowed?
Don't you admire him?
"It is indeed a pity." Jia Xu was also very sorry, "Yuan Hao took care of government affairs and worked hard without complaint; if there were Ju Gong who took care of military affairs and made suggestions, the burden on Xu would be... ahem, I mean, if the Lord
If you get this person, you will be as powerful as a tiger."
Wang Yu rolled his eyes. Jia Xu was probably the most unconventional counselor in this era. Every one of the others died of humiliation or exhaustion. The few who died happily were all because their talents were relatively limited. Of course,
, except Jia Xu.
This person's talent is not inferior to that of Guo Jia and Kong Ming, but he just has no ambition. For him, in a relatively middle position, being wise and protecting himself is more important than anything else.
It would be nice if Jia Xu and Ju Sue exchanged positions. Yuan Shao couldn't use people anyway. After winning the battle, if Jia Xu was captured, he would still surrender and commit suicide? How is that possible? Everyone in the world has committed suicide, and Jia Xu will survive.
Very happy.
After all the hard work here, the sky was already dim and bright, and the fierce battle that had been going on all night finally came to an end.
Wang Yu shouted loudly: "Count the losses, assemble the troops, the battle is not over yet." (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)