Jiuxi

Chapter 248 246 [The oriole is behind]

Heluo City, Zhuoyuan.

"... Niu Cunjie sent an urgent military report. Under the command of Li Tianrun, the 20,000 elite Jingzhou Army broke through the western front and defeated thousands of defenders in the auxiliary city east of Yanwucheng. Then they turned to besiege Yanwucheng. Now he does not have enough mobility in his hands. Strength, please ask the court to send reinforcements south."

Privy Councilor Pang Shigu looked solemnly as he looked at the young princess standing by the window.

Qingyu Huaijin responded lightly. Fatigue and depression arose spontaneously, but they were quickly suppressed by her. Her eyes remained as cold as ever.

It was only at this moment that she realized how difficult it was to be a commander on the battlefield, and she had not yet taken over the actual command, but was only making some arrangements for the overall situation.

The current situation on Dongyang Road and Moyang Road appeared in her mind, and she suppressed her annoyance and sorted out the nodes on the battlefield.

The situation of the Yan army on Dongyang Road is very bad. Two consecutive years of consecutive defeats have caused them to lose the courage to fight against the Qi army. Now they can only rely on the towering and solid city walls to survive, and they may not collapse on their own initiative.

Moyang Road was slightly better, but facing the elite soldiers and brave generals trained by Li Tianrun, they could only slightly delay the opponent's progress.

All in all, when the Jing Dynasty army annexed Zhao State, Qingyu Huaijin had to face Xiao Wangzhi and Li Tianrun, two famous Southern Qi generals, and their capable troops.

Fortunately, she knew the only way she could win.

Thinking of this, she turned to Pang Shigu and said: "Pang Pang, please tell Niu Cunjie that if he cannot block the Jingzhou Army to the south of Moyang Road, his end will not be as simple as dismissal from office. If he can If he achieves this, the court will naturally not treat him badly, and promotion to a higher position is inevitable."

Pang Shigu hesitated and said, "Your Highness, I am wondering if I would like to allocate some troops from Jiangbei Road to support Moyang Road?"

Qingyu Huaijin frowned slightly and said in a cold voice: "Man Pangda, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were taken away from Jiangbei Road last year, and now we can only maintain the most basic defense needs. If you draw troops from there again, in case something happens to the northwest Dai Guo from the side takes advantage of the situation and moves in, what will you do then? Don’t forget that Dai Guo has been eyeing the Yunchuan area on Jiangbei Road."

"I am also in a hurry and seek medical treatment."

Pang Shigu sighed softly, and then said: "I wonder if Your Highness can send another unit from Jing's army to go south to Moyang Road?"

Qingyu Huaijin looked at him with a strange expression, until the Privy Councilor's face turned red, and then he said unhurriedly: "Master Pangda, now I have mobilized 20,000 troops to go to the south line of Dongyang Road. Five thousand elite troops have been deployed in the Fengqiu area, and nearly half of the troops have been mobilized. What do you think I should do? The Yan army is so weak in combat, has Panda ever reflected on his own military training skills?"

This sentence made Pang Shigu remain silent and extremely embarrassed.

"Your Highness, please calm down. Privy Privy Pang is not entirely to blame for this incident. He also has a lot of helplessness."

Mou Lianghu, who was sitting on the other side, made a rare smoothie, and then said to Pang Shigu: "Master Privy Council, Heluo City is very important. We must ensure that there are no problems here. Didn't the Privy Council recruit two teams in the past two years? New army? How about letting them support Moyang Road?"

Pang Shigu had no choice but to agree. Seeing that Qingyu Huaijin was in a very unhappy mood at the moment, he quickly stood up and saluted to say goodbye.

After he left, Mou Lianghu advised: "Why should Your Highness be angry because of such a person?"

Qingyu Huaijin said in a deep voice: "If the Yan army could perform a little better, how could we face such a dangerous situation? As a privy envoy, he single-handedly controls the military power of the Yan state. He only knows how to cultivate his confidants and eliminate dissidents. Let hundreds of thousands of troops be reduced to useless waste. If my father hadn't stopped him again and again, I would have definitely driven him back to his hometown to farm."

Mou Lianghu touched his forehead and said with a smile: "Your Highness, even if Pang Shigu has all kinds of shortcomings, at least he is loyal enough to the prince."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this."

Qingyu Huaijin shook his head, walked over and sat down and said, "General, what do you think is our army's chance of winning?"

Mou Lianghu said calmly: "Your Highness, actually you don't have to worry too much. Since we have confirmed that the Huaizhou Army's target is 10,000 troops stationed in Leize, Xiao Wangzhi can mobilize up to 30,000 troops. Your Highness Let Liu Ke take 10,000 men and hide in the northwest of Lei Ze. Then the surprise troops will emerge, which will be enough for the Huaizhou Army to swallow the bitter fruit of its first defeat."

This is the 20,000 people Qingyu Huaijin told Pang Shigu just now.

The troops deployed by the Jing army on Dongyang Road were not only the 10,000 people led by Lu Huan, but also another 10,000 people who had recently left the city under the guise of recruits from the Yan army!

There is no doubt that Qing Yu Huaijin wanted the army led by the female Lu Huan to be used as bait, taking advantage of Xiao Wangzhi's eagerness to secure victory, dig a trap near Leize, and achieve an unexpected victory.

This is why she completely ignored Li Shouzhen's urgent call for help.

Although the Huaizhou Army launched an offensive step by step according to her expectations, the princess has not forgotten the young man who failed her repeatedly. She remembered the secret report from the Procuratorate that she had received recently, and said softly: "General, Xiao Wangzhi would not foolishly attack from the front. He deliberately stopped for a while after taking Gushu City. He was not only collecting our intelligence, but also There is a possibility that they are preparing for a roundabout attack. Lu Chen and his Rui Shi battalion have long withdrawn from the front line to La'an City. If I guessed correctly, he must want to go north out of Panlong Pass and go around to the rear of General Lu Huan. A fatal blow to the back."

Moulianghu's eyes were slightly cold, and he was as powerful as a ferocious tiger. He said slowly: "Your Highness, southwest of Lei Ze is Pingli City. No matter how ineffective the 10,000 Yan troops inside are, they cannot be ignored by the Qi army. If Lu Chen really dares to come out of Panlong Pass and attack Lu Huan's back, aren't he afraid that the Yan army in Pingli City will counterattack him?"

"I have sent people to alert the defenders of Pingli City, but I doubt that Lu Chen dares to ignore the Yan army in the city and rush directly to the Leize area. And I am even more worried that the Yan army in the city dare not go out to fight."

Qingyu Huaijin completely put aside his previous conceit and considered the most serious consequences, and continued: "Therefore, I would like to ask the general to dispatch five thousand elite cavalry to Leize, and be sure to minimize the risk."

Mou Lianghu pondered for a long time, raised his eyes to look at the woman's sincere eyes, nodded and said: "Your Highness has the right to mobilize troops, and if you leave 20,000 people in the city, you can control the situation. After I return, I will immediately arrange for a veteran to lead Five thousand riders rode out of the city and headed to Leize as quietly and quickly as possible.”

Qingyu Huaijin smiled happily, and then made a request that made Mulianghu very embarrassed: "General, I want to go with the army."

Mou Lianghu smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, this is absolutely impossible."

Qingyu Huaijin said seriously: "I will not interfere with the generals' command."

Mou Lianghu shook his head and said: "It has nothing to do with this matter. Let me tell you the truth from the bottom of my heart. Your Majesty actually doesn't care what happens on Dongyang Road and Moyang Road. He just wants to use this year's war to make Bei The local dignitaries have clearly seen that the Yan Kingdom's court has completed their mission, and their capabilities are far from enough to support the overall situation. Only by relying on the wings of our Da Jing Dynasty and the prince can they continue to enjoy the glory and wealth. This is our complete occupation. One of Northland’s boosts.”

Qingyu Huaijin nodded slightly.

Mou Lianghu continued: "Of course, our Majesty wants to pacify the State of Zhao. It is an objective fact that the prince cannot get away. The strength of the Southern Qi border army exceeds our expectations and is one of the reasons for the current situation. But as long as Heluo City In our hands, even if Southern Qi wins a temporary victory, it will not change the world. Why should Your Highness venture into danger? If you make a mistake, how can I explain it to the prince? "

Qingyu Huaijin picked up the tea cup and took a sip of warm tea, and said slowly: "In this battle, we are very sure to severely injure the Qi army, thus resolving the crisis on Moyang Road and Dongyang Road. Although Xiao Wangzhi is the Huaihe The coach of the state army, but I can feel that the opponent’s strategy is from Lu Chen’s hand. I want to witness this person’s failure with my own eyes, otherwise I may live in his shadow forever.”

The wise tiger was stunned.

As Qing Yu Gong's true confidant, he almost watched Qing Yu Huai Jin grow from a girl to the princess she is today. In the impression, she always looked forward to seeing a man like this. Demeanor?

Looking back on the past two years, Qingyu Huaijin had suffered defeat at the hands of that young man named Lu Chen from Nan Qi many times. He probably understood the origin of this emotion.

"In that case, okay, I will let my personal soldiers go with His Highness, and they will protect His Highness."

"Thank you, General."

Qingyu Huaijin did not refuse. Even though there were many expert guards around her, she was much more mature now and did not want to frighten others because of her willfulness.

Early the next morning, a group of Jingjun cavalry quietly left Heluo City. Among them was a young general with red lips and white teeth.

She is Qingyu Huaijin who once again changed out of the princess's attire and put on men's light armor.

While the cavalry was embarking on their journey, in Pingli City, several hundred miles away to the southeast, Wei Wanxi, the chief general of the Yan Army, received a secret message from Heluo City.

He looked at the signature on the paper expressionlessly and whispered to himself: "Princess Yongping? Your hand is stretched too long."

The content of the secret text was very simple. Qing Yu Huaijin reminded him to be on guard against the Qi army suddenly coming out of Panlong Pass and then bypassing Pingli City to threaten the main force of the Jing army stationed in Leize in the northeast.

Wei Wanxi sneered, threw the piece of paper into the brazier, and watched it burn to ashes.

At this moment, a soldier came to the door and said hurriedly: "General, traces of the Qi army were found in the south outside the city, and they are coming to Pingli City!"

An unexplainable expression appeared on Wei Wanxi's face. He stood up in a hurry and walked outside the house. He said to the soldiers: "I am ordering all the generals to follow me to the top of the city to see what is going on."

"Follow the order!"

The soldiers strode away.

Wei Wanxi looked up at the sky to the south and said leisurely: "There are many disturbances and flowers are seen in the mist, but I don't know who is the hunter hiding in the deepest place."

(End of this chapter)