Chapter five hundred and twentieth
Wang Shichong was urged to cry, not only because Sima Dekan had temporarily stopped his throat when he crossed the Luoshui River north, but also the main force of Yuwen and the army also responded very quickly. His army had just arrived at the Yanshi Ferry, and the Jiushan Path directly to Luokou on the south bank of the Yanshi Section of Luoshui, and the traces of Xiaoguo Army were found. At the same time, Li Mijun stationed in Heishi Fort also risked to send news that Hua and his brother were urgently assigned thousands of troops, and had seized the Luoshui Bridge in the northwest of Heishi Fortress, completely breaking the thoughts behind Wang Shichong's flash of attack on Hua and his brother.
Step by step, the initiative on the battlefield has unknowingly moved away from Wang Shichong. It takes time and effort to cross Yanshi. Even if it can be successful, the main force of Huaji brother has already adjusted the military deployment. Not only will it not give Wang Shichong any chance of sudden attacks, but it is also very likely to use the main force to fight Wang Shichong. The road of Jiushan Road is narrow and rugged and difficult to move, and the army is difficult to spread on the mountain road. Huaji brother only needs a small amount of troops to stop Wang Shichong, and then the main force can smash Wang Shichong's waist with a right hook.
Li Mi also had the urge to cry when she received the news. In order to cover Wang Shichong's troops to attack Hua Ji's brother, Li Mi spared no expense to let the Hulao Pass rear army take action several times, successfully luring Hua Ji's brother's main force to continue to rush eastward. However, after paying a considerable loss, as long as Wang Shichong suddenly appeared behind Hua Ji's brother, he would immediately catch the main force of Yuwen's army off guard. However, Wang Shichong's surprise attack plan had a huge deviation, and all the efforts and sacrifices Li Mi's army had been left to waste.
Brother Huaji's life is a little better. At least he didn't catch Wang Shichong off guard. He had plenty of time to adjust his tactical deployment, and the army could act calmly without giving Li Mijun a chance to take advantage of the situation. But only then, Wang Shichong, who was dispatched in full swing, suddenly appeared behind him. Brother Huaji's next battle was still very difficult to fight. If you are not careful, you may capsize in the gutter and be joined by Wang Shichong and Li Mi to defeat the strong with the weak - this possibility is quite large.
The treacherous and sloppy Wang Shichong quickly posed a problem for Hua and his brother. He could not get the opportunity to raid Hua and his brother. Wang Shichong simply refused to rush to Yanshi Ferry and ordered the army to rest on the spot to establish a camp, and put on the stance of establishing a long-term foothold behind Hua and his brother. He not only restrained Hua and his brother's main force, but also obtained two natural dangers, Luoshui and Jiushan, and lured Hua and his brother to risk their troops to attack him.
Some friends must ask, if Wang Shichong's main force is far away from the city, isn't he afraid that Hua and his brother will take the opportunity to attack his Luoyang old nest? The answer is that Wang Shichong is not afraid. If Hua and his brother want to go back to attack Dongdu, he must pass by Yanshi. As long as you find any disturbances, Wang Shichong, stationed south of Luoshui, can quickly return to the east capital to defend the city at any time. Hua and brother like to let the main army go back and forth and go back to the end, and Wang Shichong will accompany him!
Under such circumstances, Brother Hua Ji can of course only shrink his troops while strengthening his defense against Wang Shichong and protecting the Luoshui Ferry Crossing. In addition, he quickly convened a group of civil and military departments to discuss countermeasures. The result of the discussion was that many people suggested that Brother Hua Ji turn the spearhead for the time being, first use the advantage of field battle to deal with Wang Shichong, and then turn around to deal with Li Mi.
Because the main teams have taken advantage of the field battles many times, Hua Ji brothers were very moved by this proposal and almost decided to adopt it on the spot. Yuwen Zhi and Feng Deyi and other Hua and other rationalists in the brothers' army joined forces to stop Hua Ji brothers and pointed out: "If our army turns its spearhead and attacks Wang Shichong first, Wang Shichong will inevitably confront our army with the Luoshui natural barrier, and may also retreat and retreat to Dongdu, leading our main force's nose westward. At that time, Li Mippa will definitely send troops to attack us behind us, making it difficult for us to continue to be."
Hua Ji's brother, who had suffered enough in the battles on both sides, hesitated and began to waver again. At this time, Hua Ji's brother's confidant Meng Jing suddenly put forward a genius suggestion and said: "Prime Minister, the veteran General Yun Dingxingyun has had a friendship with your father and has taken good care of you. Why don't you ask him to send troops to Luokou Cang and advance along the south bank of Luoshui? We don't expect him to defeat Wang Shichong. As long as he can temporarily block Wang Shichong for a while, our main force can calmly cross the Luoshui River and wipe out Wang Shichong's main force."
"A clever plan!" Brother Huaji's eyes lit up and he said in surprise: "We are not afraid of people who have died by force when they pass through Luoshui, but we are afraid that he, Wang Shichong, will leave at the last minute and will not give us a chance to fight. If Mr. Yun sends troops to help us block him, Wang Shichong will be dead!"
"Brother, don't put too much high hopes on Mr. Yun." Yuwen Zhiji quickly warned: "Mr. Yun is good to us brothers, but he has been speaking first. This time he can only guarantee that he will not go to war with us at most. Try to help us a little, but he will never send troops to help us directly! Otherwise, he will not be able to explain to Chen Yingliang!"
"Brother, I think you can give it a try." Yu Wen Zhiji had different opinions and said, "What Chen Yingliang gave to Mr. Yun is nothing more than a high-ranking official and a beautiful jewelry. We can also give him these and give him more gifts. We will give him more gifts and seal a high-ranking official for Mr. Yun and ask him for help. Maybe you will succeed. Anyway, the distance is not far, and the road on the north bank of the Luoshui River is under our control. We can go back and forth in more than a day. Even if it doesn't work, we have time to discuss it again."
The good brother Yu Wenhua and his relationship with Yu Wen Zhiji have always been the deepest, and Yu Wen Zhiji's words make sense, so Huaji's brother didn't even blink his eyes, and immediately adopted his second brother's suggestion and decided to give General Yun a large sum of gold, silver and jewelry. At the same time, he used Yang Hao's reputation to grant General Yun a title of Duke Xiangguo and a Taiwei to directly rank the third Duke. In fact, General Yun has also been among the three Dukes in history, and then immediately wrote a book by himself and sent an envoy who is good at speaking and rushing to Xin'an to contact General Yun.
Although he knew that he was not sure about doing this, considering that General Yun had always forgotten his righteousness and changed his mind when he saw profit and the main force of Yuwen’s army avoided Wang Shichong’s surprise attack this time, all thanks to General Yun’s blessing, Yuwen Zhi and Feng Deyi and other rational factions did not strongly oppose it. On the contrary, he still had some hope. At the same time, Hua and his brother also ordered the main army to keep the defensive temporarily, waiting for General Yun’s reply without mentioning it.
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If General Yun is now serving as a subordinate for Wang Shi, then with Yuwen Shu and the friendship between Mr. Yun and his brother's strong military strength, Mr. Yun might turn against him to cheat Mr. Wang Shichong. Unfortunately, Mr. Yun is now serving as a lackey for Chen Sangliang. The booming Chen Sangliang's prospects are much more optimistic than those of Hua and brother who are targeting public criticism. In terms of being unparalleled in the world, Mr. Yun, who is stupid, will probably only betray Chen Sangliang at this time and join Hua and brother. This is basically no different from being separated from **** and joining Jiang's bandit gang in 1949.
Besides, Chen Sangliang was really good to General Yun. He was the only person who had considered his life safety for General Yun. No matter how hard he was, he was less moved, so Hua and his brother's bribery was naturally rejected. General Yun also told Hua and brother the envoy directly, "Not to mention that I can't let my brother down, I can't let my nephew down, even if I feel sorry for Hua and nephew, I can ignore it, and my subordinates will not follow me. I dare to order the attack on Wang Shichong today. They can cut off my head to Daxing to ask for me."
Hua and his brother's envoy refused to give up and begged, "Old General, can you think about it again? Now that Wang Shichong's main force has been fully launched, it is easy for us Prime Minister Yuwen to defeat him in the field, and the only thing he is worried that he will run away early. If the old general can temporarily block Wang Shichong, even if we only buy us a day, Wang Shichong's daily life will be dead. At that time, our Prime Minister takes advantage of the opportunity to take over the jewelry beauty in Dongdu and Luoyang City, and you can do as much as you want in the old general."
The old general Yun continued to shake his head. No matter how Hua and the brother envoys were motivated, he refused to nod and agreed. After the Hua and the brother envoys who did not dare to turn against each other with the old general Yun, the old general Yun first learned about the specific situation of Hua and the brother envoys. After a moment of calculation, the old general Yun suddenly said: "Why must Hua and the virtuous nephew fight with Wang Shichong and Li Mi in Luokoucang? Why didn't he consider returning to Jinyong City and feint attacking Dongdu to lure Li Mi to rescue Wang Shichong, and then defeating Li Mi in the field?"
"The old general thinks we should go back to Jinyong City?" Hua and his brother envoy was a little surprised and said in confusion: "But after we came back, we were still not sure to take down Dongdu City? Also, what should we do if Li Mi's husband refuses to send out the main force to save Wang Shichong?"
"Li Mipian will definitely send troops." General Yun replied very simply, saying: "Wang Shichong is going to save him this time, and Li Mipian cannot refuse to repay this kindness. Moreover, I have a way to lure Li Mipian to send troops to the East Capital for you, and there is also a way to let Wang Shichong's main force leave the protection of the East Capital City Wall, and send troops to fight you in a decisive battle in the jungle. It is very sure."
"What are the tricks of the old general?" Hua and his brother envoy asked happily.
"The secrets of heaven cannot be revealed." General Yun refused to answer, and said, "You go back and tell Huaji's nephew that if he trusts me, hurry up and pull the main force back to Jinyong City. At that time, I will naturally have a way to let Wang Shichong and Li Mi send troops to fight him in the field. If he doesn't believe me, then I will really have no choice."
After agreeing skeptically, Hua and his brother's envoy said goodbye and left. As a result, Hua and his brother's envoy left, Zhang Yongtong, Yao Yi and Xian Yuzhi and other deputy appeared in front of the old general Yun, rushing to ask curiously: "Elder General, why do you want to persuade Yu Wenhua and return to Jinyong City to fight with Wang Shichong and Li Mi in the suburbs of Dongdu?"
"Because the distance is close." General Yun replied casually: "Sin'an has more than 120 miles from Yanshi and 160 miles from Luokoucang. If there is any change in the situation there, it is too late for us to intervene. If Hua and his nephew bring the battlefield back to Jinyong City, we will have the opportunity to adapt to the situation on the battlefield."
"But the veteran general, Yu Wenhua and his return to Jin Yongcheng will be very unfavorable to him." Yao Yi warned: "The Dongdu Luoyang is too strong and difficult to fight. It will be difficult for the Xiaoguo army, which has suffered setbacks in Luokoucang, to successfully capture Dongdu. At that time, as long as the Dongdu Luoyang is not in a hurry, Li Mipi will not send troops to rescue Wang Shichong. Wang Shichong lacks food, Yu Wenhua and grass are not much, and Li Mipi's food can be eaten for several years. The longer the Dongdu War lasts, the more beneficial it is to Li Mipi. This is impossible for Li Mipi to see."
General Yun smiled, smiling proudly, and said, "Good nephew, do you think I said there is a way to lure Li Mipli's main force to the Dongdu battlefield, and let Wang Shichong go out of the city to fight Hua and his nephew, just to deceive Hua and his nephew back?"
"Elder General, do you really have a way to do this?" Yao Yi asked in surprise.
Seeing that General Yun stroked his beard and smiled and nodded, Yao Yi, Zhang Yongtong and others were even more surprised. They quickly asked General Yun what tricks he had and how to do it? As a result, General Yun couldn't help laughing loudly and said with a smug smile: "A few nephews, you don't think about it. Do I still have to take action to fan the flames and set up a bait cloth cover? Our Prime Minister Chen sent troops to attack Xue Ju and Li Gui. With such a big move, Li Mi and Wang Shichong could find out the fine work of ordinary men. Knowing that our main force could not send troops to Dongdu for the time being, Wang Shichong and Li Mi were not quick to seize the time to attack Hua and his nephew. Do you think that our main force would kill Xue Ju and Li Gui, and turned around and took the opportunity to attack their robbery and knock on their robbery?"
Yao Yi, Zhang Yongtong and others once again talked in front of the Old General Yun. After a long time, Zhang Yongtong also gave a thumbs up to the Old General Yun and praised sincerely: "There is no choice but to be a plan. The old general, the official really convinced you today."
Yao Yi and Xian Yuzhi nodded and agreed, and their impression of General Yun changed completely, but our General Yun was still unwilling to satisfy him. He also thought with his white beard, "When Hua and his nephew withdraw to Jinyong City, he must be more begging for me. Of course, he had to take out some of the gold, silver and treasures he snatched from Jiangdu to return to me. However, Wang Shichong and Li Mi could not spare him easily. They also had to ask for me. I had to think of some ways to get some benefits from them. Otherwise, I would be too sorry to the Dongdu Treasury occupied by Wang Shichong, and too sorry to the people whose family was destroyed by Li Mi's husband."
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Not to mention, General Yun's light and empty promise was quite important in front of Brother Hua and his brother, which made Brother Hua and his brother very moved. But most of the civil and military soldiers of the Xiaoguo Army stopped doing it and shouted, "What are you kidding? He beat Luoyang City to attack Luokoucang, and then went back to Luoyang City. Our soldiers ran back and forth for hundreds of miles. Returning to Jinyong City, he feinted the attack on Dongdu and led Li Mi to send his main force to rescue Dongdu. To put it nicely, if Li Mi did not send troops, we could not defeat Dongdu City, which was stronger than Luokoucang City. Didn't the soldiers die in vain and suffer in vain?"
"Brother, Mr. Yun is either joking or playing with us." Yu Wenshi Ji was also a little angry and said, "The defense of Dongdu City is much stronger than that of Luokou Cang, and there are palace cities and imperial cities to defend. We returned to Jinyong City and went to attack Dongdu. The fools knew that we were feinting attacks. How could that ordinary man Li Mi be so cunning? How could he get into such a sub-scheming?"
It is rare that Hua and my brother, who have always been irritated, were not furious this time because of General Yun's perfunctory attitude and stupid plan. Instead, he showed some rare contemplative expressions. Finally, he suddenly said: "I certainly understand these principles, but Mr. Yun also said that as long as we return to Jinyong City, he not only promised to let Li Mi take the initiative to send troops, but also let Wang Shichong take the initiative to leave the protection of Dongdu City and send troops to fight us."
"Brother, do you believe such a ridiculous thing?" Yu Wenshi asked in disbelief.
"Of course I don't believe others say such words, but Mr. Yun..." Brother Huaji suddenly turned his gaze to Yuwen Zhiji and asked, "Second brother, we have known Mr. Yun for 17 or 18 years. Have he deceived us brothers?"
"No." Yuwen Zhiji answered very simply, "Since we met Mr. Yun, he has never deceived us, promised us, and never had anything that he had never done."
Sometimes credit is really important. After listening to the second brother's answer, Hua and his brother immediately turned their eyes to the rest of the people and said, "Everyone, have you heard it? Old Mr. Yun Dingxingyun has never deceived me. I believe he will not deceive us this time, so as long as we return to Jinyong City, he will definitely find a way to force Wang Shichong and Li Mi to send troops to fight us in a field!"
"Brother, I know a little about your relationship with Mr. Yun." Yu Wenshi said painfully: "He has never deceived you, and he will definitely do what he promised you. But he used to just promise you some beauties. Now it is a war, and now it is a life-and-death battlefield for the two armies to fight!"
"Shi Ji, stop talking! Brother's decision is right!"
Yuwen Zhiji and Yuwen Shiji have always had a bad relationship. First, they stopped their third brother, then turned to the generals of the Xiaoguo Army and said, "Everyone, I know that such a thing is too incredible and cannot be trusted easily, but have you considered this issue? Why should the Old General Yun Dingxing deceive us? After we returned to Jinyong City, it was amazing that the siege failed, but our food and grass could still last for a period of time, and the temporary unfavorable progress can be fully beared. What benefits can General Yun get from it? He is not afraid of annoying you, so he will take the army to fight him desperately? Do you think this is his always-off style?"
Hearing this, the old political loach Feng Deyi and Zheng Shanguo present nodded immediately, saying that they were right. Yun Dingxing did not need to joke Hu Xunuo at the risk of offending his own army. With his character, he would not be able to do such a thing that harms others and does not benefit himself. As a result, after listening to Feng Deyi and Zheng Shanguo's conclusions, the generals of the Xiaoguo Army felt the reason and no longer protested angrily, but instead listened to Yuwen Zhiji's analysis carefully.
"I think this is worth taking." Yuwen Zhiji said: "First, General Yun doesn't need to lie to us, let alone tease us with red mouths and white teeth. He will definitely be sure if he dares to promise. Second, if we don't return to Jinyong City, the next battle will be difficult. Li Mi's man has Luokou Cang City to defend, Wang Shichong's man has Luoshui to defend, and Jiushan Road is too narrow and rugged, so he can't use a large-scale military force. We are stuck in the middle and fight no one is sure to win immediately, and we may be attacked from behind at any time."
"Instead of this, it's better to go back to Jinyong City." Yuwen Zhiji spread his hands and said, "Our biggest loss to return to Jinyong City is to waste time and food. But if the promises of General Yun can be fulfilled, we can usher in a favorable situation, and we can back to the city and Wang Shichong, Li Mi fight to the death, and the army of General Yun's army is helping to restrain him, which is far better than being in the ice and snow and is still suffering from wind and snow."
The generals of Xiaoguo Guards were finally moved and nodded and said it was right. This is the reason. Returning to Jinyong City is awesome. It is a waste of effort. It is better than being attacked by Wang Shichong and Li Mi in the current ice and snowy land and unfavorable terrain. Mr. Hua and his brother believed in him very much. After hearing this, he did not hesitate and immediately slapped and said, "Then let's do it. Immediately set about arranging to return to Jinyong City. Li Mi's husband dares to chase him and take the opportunity to kill him!"
So, with the light promise of General Yun, the Xiaoguo Army, who had already paid thousands of lives and countless disabilities in Luokou Warehouse, made a quick decision. The next day, the entire army set off a camp and returned to Jinyong City in the bitter wind and snow. The fierce generals of the Xiaoguo Army Xue Shiliang and Zhang Kai led the army to clear the way forward. Fan Wenchao went to the flank to monitor Wang Shichong on the south bank of Luoshui. Chen Zhiluo, who had pulled Li Mi's army into the ground in the field several times, was responsible for the rear of the palace. Hua and his brother led the main force to walk in the middle. The retreat was arranged in a well-organized manner, and no opportunity could be taken away for their opponents Li Mi and Wang Shichong.
No matter how well the retreating army had, it would not be able to calm down the resentment of the soldiers of the Xiaoguo Army who had worked hard to mess with each other. There was also the anger of Sima Dekan, who was confronting Wang Shichong's main force at the Yanshi Ferry. Fortunately, these things were easy to deal with, and Hua and his brother wasted some talk. Sima Dekan, whose thin arms could not twist their thick thighs, followed him to retreat and return.
He repeatedly confirmed whether Hua and his brother retreated was true or not. Of course, Wang Shichong quickly withdrew from Dongdu to continue defending the city. He quickly asked Li Mi for help and asked Li Mi to send troops to help as soon as possible to prevent him from fighting alone in the Dongdu battlefield. At the same time, Wang Shichong still sneered in his heart and said to himself: "Yu Wenhua and the ordinary man, are you in your head? At this time, you dare to go back to the army to fight Dongdu. Your elites are either exhausted or frostbite. Not to mention the palace city and imperial city, I dare to guarantee that you have no hope of taking down the outer city!"
While Wang Shichong sneered, Li Mijun, who finally won the battle for Luokoucang's defense, was of course cheering and cheering continuously. Countless Li Mi soldiers with blood on their faces and wounded on their bodies held up their broken weapons, jumping and jumping on the city walls, shouting. Li Mi, who had lost weight in these days, smiled even happier and said to himself: "Finally get out, get out, it's better to go to Dongdu. Dongdu is harder to fight than Luokoucang. If you pretend to fight, I won't hold my troops. If you really fight, I can just send troops to pick up the cheap."
After sneering, after relaxing, Li Mi still looked farther west and said to himself: "That traitor, probably is waiting for that moment. If there is any way to prevent his main force from entering Dongdu for the time being, then I will risk a fight with Yu Wen and every man!"
That night, Brother Hua and his brother did lead the main force to withdraw from Jinyong City. Our old general Yun immediately sent his nephew Yun Fu to take the opportunity to bring a message to Brother Hua and his brother, "You are just going to rest and rest and cure your wounds, restore your combat power, and make some siege weapons to be used as a standby. Fifteen days! Within fifteen days, I guarantee that Li Mippa would bring his main force to Jinyong City to die!"
Chapter completed!