Chapter 474: The Isolated Army (1)

"The governor, according to the detailed report, the troops and horses of Chizhou and Xuanzhou were frequently mobilized, and the large-scale mobilization of civilians and men were mobilized. The directions of concentration of food, fodder and weapons were Shitai and Ningguo County respectively. However, the specific military strength and movement were not clear." An officer pointed to two areas on the wooden picture and said.

Another officer on the side nodded and responded: "Yes, these two places are adjacent to our province. From Shitai, we go up the Qiupu River to Huzi Ferry, and then pass through the vermill, and gouting can enter our prefecture directly; from Ningguo County along Huining Road, we can go directly to the city of Jixi, forming a situation of attacking on both sides. Now the state has insufficient troops, so we should quickly ask the king for help."

When everyone in the room heard this, they nodded in agreement. Everyone knew the situation in Huizhou very well. Now the only one who could fight was the twelve capitals brought by Lu Xiong. After this period of rectification, the two thousand state soldiers in the capital were barely able to fight in the field. As for the soldiers of the other counties, they could only cheer on the top of the city. What's worse is that although the Dutian, which was promoted in the state last year, greatly enhanced the tax outlet and the civilian power, it also offended the powerful people in the state with a large number of Yinhu and Hidden Fields. These local snakes did not resist under the strong force of the Zhenhai Army, but this does not mean that they accepted the reality. In the face of the upcoming foreign invasion, their attitude is very interesting. In this case, it is absolutely impossible to rely on that little force to repel the powerful Huainan soldiers.

"But where is the main force of the Huainan Army?" Lu Xiong, who was sitting next to the wooden map, suddenly asked. From the beginning, his eyes did not leave the wooden map. No one answered his question. Everyone knew that there must be one of the two routes that were smoke-drawing troops, and the other route was the main force. After all, the generals of Huainan would definitely not do stupid things to disperse their troops. Moreover, the two routes were far apart, and there were huge mountains as natural obstacles, so it was impossible to support each other.

The room immediately calmed down. Lu Xiong was not surprised by the result. He could not make an accurate judgment based on the existing information. His words just were just asking questions unconsciously.

"Actually, the main force of the Huainan Army is the same in any direction. Anyway, the existing force will definitely not be able to withstand it. It is better to stick to the city city. In the past six months, the city wall has been repaired almost all. The city wall is full of all, including the watchtower, the sheep and horse wall, and the frontier. There are enough food in the city, and there are also a lot of equipment to guard the city. The seven-mile-long Luocheng has an average of four soldiers per meter of the city wall. If the Ding Zhuang in the city is mobilized, he will definitely be able to defend until the reinforcements arrive! Wait until the reinforcements arrive before the decisive battle." A general replied in a low voice. He was the person who was responsible for defending the city before. Now he is familiar with the situation in the city.

"No, not bad!" The generals immediately expressed a wave of agreement. The city of the central government of the prefecture was strong, and Huizhou's wealth, food and food were all in this city. It was located in the heart of Huizhou. As long as we guarded this place, no matter where the main force of the invading army came from, as long as reinforcements arrived, they were in a favorable position in the inside line. They could use this place as a combat base to defeat the enemy one by one.

"Huaining Road, the Huainan Army should be Huining Road!" Lu Xiong suddenly stood up, walked to the other side of Mutu, pointed to the northeast corner of Mutu and said: "Look, if the Huainan Army leaves Huining Road, captures Jixi, builds a building in Yaoyaoyan, and blocks the mountain road with wood and stones, we can cut off Huihang Road and trap our army in an isolated and helpless situation."

The generals turned their eyes to the place where Lu Xiong pointed. A winding red line stretched westward from Hangzhou. After entering Huizhou, it turned southwest, crossed Jixi, and finally reached the capital of Huizhou. This is the official road between Huizhou and Hangzhou. As Lu Xiong said just now, if the Huainan army walked on Huining Road and captured Jixi, it would be possible to separate the partial troops and cut off the connection between Hangzhou and Huizhou.

"Governor, even if the enemy cut off Huihang Road, reinforcements can still go through water from Muzhou to Huizhou. Although it is slower, it only takes a month to do it. The city is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and it will definitely not be able to capture it in less than half a year. As long as we are in this city, we will be foolproof. If we guess wrong, we will even lose this fundamental place, without the food and fodder in the city, and there is no place to settle down when the reinforcements come, that would be bad." The general was obviously very confident in his own sticking to the city and using his unchanging strategy, and he actually spoke to his immediate superior Lu Xiong.

"Yes, we can indeed defend this city before the reinforcements arrive." Lu Xiong was not angry because of his subordinates' blunt statements, and continued to point out the wooden picture and explained: "But what's the use? Huizhou is just a small battlefield between Huainan and Zhenhai armies. If the road between Huizhou and Hangzhou is cut off, reinforcements must go upstream along the Xin'an River. Not only does it take time, but it also weakens Hangzhou's military strength. Once the Huainan army launches an attack from Xuanzhou and Changzhou, Hangzhou will be in a dilemma of being attacked from three sides. Instead of doing this, it is better to simply throw Huizhou to the Huainan army to save troops from Xuan and Changzhou."

As Lu Xiong analyzed, compared with the Huainan side, Lu Fang's Zhenhai Army cannot compare with the number of troops, household registration, and financial resources. Therefore, Lu Fang's strategy is to first deploy heavy troops in the two prefectures of Suzhou bordering Huainan, to concentrate the remaining core forces in Hangzhou, a central area with developed transportation. With the help of natural obstacles, limited troops can be filled with the lack of troops through the maneuverability of the inside line to protect its core economic area from being damaged. However, all this must have a prerequisite, that is, the smooth traffic within the two Zhejiangs must be guaranteed. Once the Huihang Road is cut off, Lu Fang will not only not withdraw troops from the limited mobile forces to detour to support Huizhou, but also must deploy troops in a new front, Huizhou. This is simply a disaster for Lu Fang. As the governor of a state, this is something that Lu Xiong absolutely cannot allow.

The room calmed down, facing the wooden pictures on several tables, everyone's faces had different expressions, some were hesitant, some were heavy, some were frustrated, some were strong cities but could not defend. They had to lead weak troops to fight against the superior enemy forces in a malicious environment around them. This was not a gratifying result.

At this time, a military officer rushed into the outside world and said loudly: "Report to the governor, there is an emergency military return to Jixi."

"Come on!" Lu Xiong's face turned cold and he stood up. The iron armor on his body made a rustling sound of armor leaves colliding, and the air in the room was suffocated.

With a burst of rapid footsteps, a panting soldier came in from the outside. It was Tu Wu. He saw his face dark, his cheeks were sunken, his sweaty, and his head was covered in messy hair, like a savage, with only his eyes full of shiny. Careful people could find that his inner trousers were black, all of which were already condensed blood. This should be the result of his rushing all the way and being worn out by the saddle.

"Report to the governor, the villain found that the Huainan Army cavalry appeared in Jinsha Town, Jixi County. Judging from his feelings, he had a lot of collusion with the wealthy merchants in the town. This should be related to the abnormal circulation of grain and salt in the state." Tu Wu knelt on the ground and reported at the top of his lungs that it was not what he intended. He was extremely hungry and exhausted along the way. If he hadn't even used the strength to feed his breasts, he would have been afraid that the sound would not be much greater than that of mosquitoes.

"Come on, you can take a sip first!" Lu Xiong poured a cup of tea and handed it over. His gentle tone was in sharp contrast with his dark clouded face.

"Thank you, the governor!" Tu Wu took the teacup with both hands and poured it in one mouthful, but he choked out, and the water in the cup immediately turned red. It turned out that he was extremely tired along the way. In order to prevent it from falling down, he kept biting his lower lip so that he could not sleep on the horse's back. When the tea was stimulated, he screamed in pain. He woke up and knelt down and apologized.

"Forget it, you can explain the whole story first."

Tu Wu calmed down and sent his convoy to Jixi all the way to Jixi, and then left Congshan Pass. He saw the cavalry team next to Jinsha Town Road. He used a plan to get into Wu's house in the town, confirmed the mark on the horse's legs, and stole a horse to escape back to Jixi, and explained all the matters. Lu Xiong just frowned and heard it carefully and did not speak out. After Tu Wu finished reporting, he spoke and asked, "You said you had stole an enemy war horse. Where is the horse now?"

Tu Wu kowtowed and replied, "The horse was exhausted in the middle of the journey. I changed the horse at the inn on the way and threw it there."

Lu Xiong nodded, asked the name of the post station again, and ordered Tu Wu to go down and get a rest. After Tu Wu thanked him for his gratitude, Lu Xiong turned around and his face was extremely gloomy: "Tell the whole army to prepare to set off, target - Jixi!"

The town of Jixi County was already a busy scene before the war. The few people in the city were rushing to escape with their few families. Jixi was originally She County, and Liang'an County was established at the beginning of Datong, Liang'an County was soon abandoned and Huayang Town was still in She County. In the fifth year of Yonghui in the Tang Dynasty, Beiye County was established and was later changed to Jixi. It was famous for the exchange of streams and waters in the boundary. This county had no city walls, only a row of wooden walls about sq. There was a dirt city at the entrance, which was not even a better wall. Later generations began to build a dirt city in order to prevent Japanese pirates, and the circumference was only four miles long.

"Hurry, stop those bastards!" At the gate of the city, he was commanding his subordinates to stop the escaped people. Lu Chi, the county magistrate of Jixi County. He was originally a member of Lu Fang. After Chen Wu pacified Huizhou, he brought fifty soldiers to stay here, and he also made great contributions to the matter of saving the fields and smuggling the people. Tu Wu rushed back from Jinsha Town and informed him of the news of the Huainan cavalry and the smuggling grain and salt. After eating for more than ten years, he immediately smelled the bloody smell of the news. Not only did he send Tu Wu to the road, he also began to organize the state soldiers to rush to Congshan Pass to resist the attack of the Huainan army. However, unexpectedly, the state soldiers scattered, and even the people in the city didn't know where to get the news, and began to flee with their wives.
Chapter completed!