The Grandmaster Strategist Chapter 31: 3000 miles of mountains and rivers

February 26, Youshi, Xiangyang.

Under the setting sun, the Yong army gradually retreated. Rong Yuan sighed slightly, feeling very melancholy. Since the death of Prince De, he became the general of Xiangyang and guarded the important town because of the prince’s legacy. But these years , But he has never been happy. To the emperors and ministers of Nanchu, Rong Yuan was just a poor scholar. Although he had some ability to defend the city, he could not talk about famous generals, so he could only defend Xiangyang for more than ten years. He wanted to win a few big wins, raised his face, and then entered the military center of Nanchu, but no matter how hard he tried, he was always just a defender. What made him even more depressed was that Dayong had never placed heavy troops on Xiangyang ever since King Qi attacked Xiangyang twice. Every time there was a war, one hundred and eighty thousand soldiers and horses were sent to besiege Xiangyang. In this way, although Xiangyang was safe and sound, the credit was not worth mentioning. Just like the battle that just ended, Lu Can and Shi Guan received various awards, but he and Jia Mengguan Yumian didn't even have a single commendation. Thinking that even though he hadn't made a big breakthrough in the enemy's battle, the Yongjun army who died under the city of Xiangyang is countless, and that the city of Xiangyang alone can draw more than one hundred thousand Yongjun. This in itself is not a small achievement. But after the war, he didn't get the slightest approval. With Rong Yuan's mind, how could he bear such humiliation.

Looking at the retreating Yong army, Rong Yuan slapped an angry palm on the stone stomping of the city wall. The dog thief, Changsun Ji, almost regarded Xiangyang City as a place for military training, and sent troops to attack the city every day to run them in. He didn’t have the courage to make a desperate fight. Didn’t the Yongjun know that if they didn’t have Xiangyang, they would not be able to threaten Jiangling and Jiangxia, and even if they won Huainan, they would be unstable?

February 26th, Haishi, Suzhou.

The night is dim and the breeze is breezy. In a simple and unpretentious dormitory, there is a candle swaying, and there is a person sleeping on the couch, with a scar on his face. Even in his sleep, he is frowning. Outside the door, the two guarding guards looked like eagles, and even under the protection of thousands of troops, they still did not relax for a while. When they were approaching the son, the guards who had been changing shifts hurriedly came. They walked to the door. The two guards who had guarded the door smiled at each other and walked out lightly, ready to change defense. One of the guards inadvertently glanced over that guard's face, but it was a strange face. He was shocked, stopped walking and was about to ask, he felt a cold light flashing in front of him, and then he had covered his nose and mouth with one hand, blood poured into his throat, he tried hard to shout, but couldn't make a sound . The other guard was almost completely unguarded, and he lost consciousness when he felt that his eyes went dark. The two pretending guards quickly put the two of them to the door and told them to stand against the wall. Under the waning moon, if they looked at it from a distance, they would only think that they were lazy and dozed off. Then one of the two opened the door and entered, while the other concealed it under the window, his hand was as cold as snow, but it was a dagger.

Cui Jue’s eyes were cracked, and he watched him die in battle after many years of his friend’s **** death. He couldn’t help but sweat and embarrassed, and then he woke up from his dream, he sat up and opened his eyes. Looking at it, he saw a dark shadow rushing towards him under the dim light. He almost turned over and rolled off the bed without even thinking about it. The blood burst out, and one arm fell on the ground. Cui Jue let out a painful cry, loudly. Cried: "There are assassins." The voice tore through the silent night sky. The assassin originally wanted to assassinate secretly, but he expected that the already asleep target would suddenly violently violently, only to cut off Cui Jue's left arm. And Cui Jue shouted in surprise, and the outside immediately boiled, and the shouts of lights surged here. The assassin hesitated for a moment, had already broken the window, joined his companions outside, and rushed out. However, as a general, Cui Jue has a lot of personal guards around him. If Cui Jue had always been arrogant and didn't like too many personal guards, the two would have no chance. Now that they have alarmed people, how can the two of them be able to After escaping, after killing several people, one assassin died in battle and the other assassin was captured alive by the guards. Before pushing down the steps. At this time, Cui Jue was already sitting on a chair with a pale face, and a military doctor next to him was wounding him. He suddenly broke his arm. Cui Jue was seriously injured, and now he is forcibly supporting the assassin.

The assassin remained silent. Cui Jue asked several times and saw that he refused to speak and lost his patience. Just as he was about to be imprisoned, there was a sudden cry of exclamation and killing in the distance. It was the north gate that ignited a raging flame. Cui Jue was shocked, and stood up, but he staggered. At this moment, a sergeant rushed in and threw himself: "The general is not good. The South Chu army has come to attack the city. The north gate was opened by the spies. Chu Jun has entered the city.

Cui Jue said bitterly: "It's a vicious method. The Chu army just occupied the north gate. It is said that I will order the enemy to fight on the street." After he said, he stretched out his hand to get the weapon, but felt dizzy and fell over. Support his nephew Cui Fang in the arms. At this time, most of the generals in the city rushed to Cui Jue's residence, but only saw Cui Fang crying in his arms. Upon seeing this, Cui Jue’s lieutenant said loudly: "The general has been seriously injured, and our army is not prepared. If you fight with the enemy, I am afraid that tens of thousands of soldiers and horses will be buried in Suzhou. Why not abandon the city and retreat to Xiao County. Defend, and then ask for help from Xuzhou." Cui Fang nodded repeatedly, and said loudly: "The deputy general, please send the order on behalf of the general temporarily. I will **** the general one step ahead." The general said after hearing the words, "After I personally decide, you generals. We must retreat quickly. The enemy came from the south but sealed the north gate. For the sake of safety, we retreated from the west gate."

Cui Fang couldn't take care of anything else, so he mounted Cui Jue on his horse and rushed towards the west gate under the protection of the guard camp. Not far from the gate of the mansion, I saw a group of cavalry rushing here on the Long Street, headed by two young generals in white robe, two silver spears flying like a silver dragon, taking the lives of the soldiers of the Yong army. Suddenly, their figures were submerged by the influx of the Yong army. Cui Fang rushed to the west gate desperately. When he was about to rush out of the city gate, he inadvertently looked back, and there was already a sea of ​​fire behind him. Cui Fang wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and plunged into the vast night.

This battle didn't end until dawn. Half of the 30,000 army horses in Suzhou were buried in the sea of ​​flames, and the lieutenant fought to the death in the city. The Feiqi Camp chased out 20 miles under the leadership of Lu Yun and Shi Yujin, breaking the Yong army, and the Yong army was defeated. In Xiao County, Cui Jue was seriously injured and unconscious.

February 27, at the end of Yin time, Sizhou.

The sky is not dawn, the fog is cold and the water is cold. Above the surging Huai River, there are boats, sailing to the opposite bank in the dark, and quietly touched Sizhou City, which is only two miles away from Huai River. Far away, the sergeants on the ship were all wearing dark gray clothes that were similar to the night. The sky was dim and the fog was locked in the Huai River. Until the gray figures reached the city of Sizhou, they were still not noticed by the Yong Army.

At the bottom of the city, more than a dozen black shadows covered the city and climbed up the city with their hands and feet. These people are agile and can climb up like an ape only with the slight unevenness of the city wall. Before getting close to the city, someone in the city whispered: "You are here." After saying that, the ropes were put down. These people in black had already climbed up the wall and sank into the darkness by the ropes. After less than a scent of incense, fire suddenly burst into the city of Sizhou, and then chaotic shouts of killing came from within the city gate. Not long after, the city gate opened.

The southern Chu army general who was lying in the dark saw it, knowing that the tactics of cooperating inside and outside Sizhou had been half, waved the flag, and the killing sound shook the sky. The southern Chu sergeant rushed to the city gate. The general took the lead and went straight in. In the city, I saw fireworks in front of me, and the person who led the way quickly disappeared in the martial arts. The general frowned and shouted: "Don't go deep, control the city gate."

At this moment, there was a sudden call to kill from both sides. The general was taken aback, and saw the Yong army surge up from both sides, and the city gate behind him closed suddenly, and the general yelled : "Successful, kill with me." But before he ran two steps, he was shot by a sharp arrow.

On the other side of the Huai River, Yang Xiu, who was looking at Sizhou from afar, had an ominous premonition in her heart. It has been half an hour and has not yet been rewarded. When he was worried, he saw the Sizhou city gate on the other side of the river suddenly opened. The Yongjun general led Zongma to the river and laughed loudly: "Thank you for your generous gift, this general laughed." After he said, with a wave of his hand, the sergeant around him dropped dozens of heads, and the general said loudly: "General Zhang has orders. All the rebellious attempts to conquer the Chu army have been rectified. The first level ordered me to send it to Master Yang." After that, the Yong army rushed back. At this moment, the smoke on the river had just dispersed, revealing the turbulent Huai water and the solid city on the opposite bank.

Yang Xiu felt a sharp pain, knowing that the insiders who worked so hard to contact and the warriors sent to seize the city had all been martyred.

At this moment, Zhang Wenxiu, who is standing at the head of Sizhou city, is also in a cold sweat. If it were not for the secret report yesterday, the family in the city showed signs of instability, and at dusk, he received a secret order from Pei Yun, so that he desperately took the wealthy in the city and found that Nan If it weren't for the conspiracy of the Chu army to cooperate with the outside, I am afraid that Sizhou City will soon be out of protection. Now he has 50,000 troops guarding Sizhou and Xucheng respectively, while the Southern Chu Army has set up a large camp in Duliang on the opposite bank, and the Huaidong Chu Army has taken the initiative to march northward. The hardship of this battle is hard to ask.

March 2nd, in Xiangyang city. Looking at the secret report in his hand, Rong Yuan almost gritted his teeth. In the past two days, the Yong Army suddenly slowed down the offensive. Rong Yuan felt uneasy and sent people out to investigate, but found that the Yong Army had left most of the city, leaving only tens of thousands. People are feigning there. Under doubt, some sergeants of the Yong army were captured for torture, only to learn that the Jianghuai battlefield war had started, and Pei Yun's letter for help had arrived in Xiangyang, and Changsun Ji left 20,000 people here to bravish and took the main force to Huaibei. After Rong Yuan learned about it, he hated it. He didn't even know about such a big event, and Lu Can deceived people too much.

Everyone was mobilized to spy, and Rong Yuan quickly learned about the situation in Jianghuai. This battle spread to Lianghuai, and the battle was very fierce.

On February 26, Cui Jue was assassinated and Suzhou fell to the ground. Cui Jue retreated to Xiao County.

On February 27th, Yang Xiumou lost Sizhou and crossed the Huai River to attack Xucheng. The two armies fought several times between Sizhou and Xucheng, winning each other.

On February 28th, Yang Xiuliu's army will attack Sizhou and lead a navy to attack Chuzhou from the Li Canal.

On February 29th, the Chu army broke through Xucheng and decided to flood Sizhou with the water from Hongze. Zhang Wenxiu was forced to retreat to Chuzhou to block Yang Xiu's path.

On March 1, after Zhang Wenxiu fought hard for a whole day and night, Pei Yun left Chuzhou and responded to the Sizhou army. The two armies retreated into Chuzhou, and Yang Xiukunzhi.

On March 2nd and 5th, after the fierce attack, Xiaoxian city was broken, Huaixi Army and Feiqiying battalion chased the army, Jiuli Mountain fell in the middle, Lu Yun and Shi Yujin led their troops to break through the siege and retreated to Xiaoxian.

However, this battle has nothing to do with the Xiangyang Army. Every time Rong Yuan thinks about this, he feels like a knife cut and jealous. He was a person of narrow measure. The last time Lu Can had a big victory, he didn't even work hard. This matter has long since become an iron proof that Lu Can is jealous and jealous among people with ulterior motives. Now Lu Can does not think about the Xiangyang army and starts the Jianghuai battle on his own. Even he himself is still busy with the naval battle in Wuyue. He only hands the battle to Yang Xiu and Shi Guan, as well as the milky Lu Yun and Shi Yujin, but he has not seen Xiangyang at all. The strength of the army. This kind of contempt, made Rong Yuan a heart to strive for merit.

On March 6th, at the top of Xianshan Mountain, I was enjoying the earlier cliff carvings of Naizhi in the previous period. My heart was as calm as water. While studying the vague words carefully, Hu Yanshou came hurriedly and said: "Hou Lord, Rong Yuan has already gone to Nanyang."

I sighed softly when I heard the words, and said, "Rong Yuan, this person is my old knowledge. This person has learned from others, but his weight is too narrow. Before he was awarded the Jianye award, he was already jealous. This time Lu Canxingbing did not have his business, so why not make him angry. The so-called profit makes him stunned. He only needs to set up a strategy to make him think that General Changsun is really going to rescue Huaidong. He will definitely look for opportunities to fight, build great merits, and recover Huaibei. Compared with great achievements, if you can win Nanyang, you will have the opportunity to attack Wuguan and get close to Guanzhong. If he is not moved by such great achievements, he will not be Rong Yuan."

Hu Yanshou smiled and said: "The great thing about Lord Hou’s strategy is that all the news is true. He just managed to let Rong Yuan know more. General Changsun’s strategy of reducing troops and increasing stoves will let Na Rong Yuan had no doubt about the Nanyang army's eastward advancement, so he gave birth to a heart of greed. It is a pity that General Changsun has already deployed a heavy army in Nanyang, I'm afraid that Rong Yuan can't afford it."

I smiled faintly, and said, "Rong Yuan is only trying to get some credit for attacking Nanyang. He will definitely advance and retreat along the way. If there is a slight disturbance, he may run back to Xiangyang, so he must be lured to Nanyang. Only when he is frustrated in Nanyang, he will rush back to Xiangyang. At that time, our army will set up an ambush on the way to stop him from returning. Rong Yuan will attack Nanyang by Qingqi going north, and there will still be guards in Xiangyang. Because of the strength of the city, my army needs to trap Xiangyang. If the main force brought out by Rongyuan is destroyed, Xiangyang will not be able to attack from now on. If it is taken advantage of to attack Xiangyang, it will be a complete victory. At that time, as long as Xuzhou is still with me In the hands of the army, it is not important to lose the entire Huainan."

Hu Yanshou admired the authentic way: "Hou's strategy is the most difficult to prevent. I never thought that Rong Yuan would go out of Xiangyang and go north."

I heard the words and said: "It's not that you didn't expect it. According to my original plan, I just used rumors to inspire Rong Yuan to fight, let him win several games in a row, and then ensnared the main force of Xiangyang cavalry. But I didn't expect the Jianghuai war to advance. When the outbreak broke out, I thought that I could use this opportunity and Rong Yuan's narrow tactics to trick him into a long-range attack, and we took the opportunity to capture Xiangyang. Regardless of whether this move is successful or not, Xiangyang will no longer be the sharp thorn in Dayong's throat."

After finishing talking, I ignored Hu Yanshou thinking there, standing on the top of Xian Mountain and looking out, Xiangyang City and Han River, Yuliang Chau, and Lumen Mountain on the opposite bank of Han River are all vividly visible. I thought of another half day. Here is the resurgence of the beacon, the city that has lost the main general, I don't know if it can still be solid.

The situation changed extremely rapidly in the next half month. At first, I never thought that the Second World War in Yongchu would start so soon.

On March 7, the grandson Ji sent Mo Ye to attack Xiangyang and cut off the Xiangyang and Nanyang channels.

On March 8, Rong Yuan broke the new wild.

On March 9th, Rong Yuan failed to attack Nanyang and learned that Changsun Ji had not rushed to help Jianghuai.

On March 11, Rong Yuan fought Changsunji in Xinye, and the battle situation was unfavorable.

On March 12, Rong Yuan suffered heavy losses and succeeded in breaking through.

On March 13, Fancheng fell and Rongyuan was blocked by Han River.

On March 14, the defenders of Xiangyang went out of the city to meet Rong Yuan and failed.

On March 15th, Rong Yuan and Chang Sun Ji fought again against Tang Baihe, and Chang Sun Ji frustrated.

On March 16, Rong Yuan detoured to the west of Fancheng and wanted to cross the Han River into Xiangyang, but Mo Ye blocked him.

On March 17, the city of Xiangyang was broken, and Rong Yuan saw that he was unable to do anything. He took the remnant army across the Hanshui River and retreated to Yicheng. He passed through Fenglinguan and fell away with only three thousand steps.

During the fierce battle in Xiangyang, the Jianghuai war was extremely fierce.

Because Cui Jue was unable to go into battle, Pei Yun sent Zhang Wenxiu to assist Cui Jue's army on March 4th. Until March 19, the Huaixi Army and Zhang Wenxiu fought a total of 17 battles between Xiaoxian County and Jiulishan , Xiaoxian repeatedly changed hands, both sides suffered heavy losses, Zhang Wenxiu exhausted his troops and had to retreat to Xuzhou. The Huaixi army failed to attack for two days.

On March 22, Dayong Jiangnan, the pioneer general Jing late, arrived in Xuzhou, defeated the Feiqi camp under Xuzhou City, and the Southern Chu Huaixi Army retreated to Suzhou overnight.

On March 24th, Jingchi attacked Suzhou but failed and transferred to Chuzhou. At that time, Pei Yun had been holding Chuzhou steadily for nearly a month. Chuzhou was in danger. He was rescued by Jingchi and his morale was greatly boosted.

On March 25, Yang Xiu learned that Xiangyang had fallen and Xuzhou reinforcements had arrived, and had to retreat to Huaishui. However, Dayong was the only city in Huainan, Chuzhou.

So far, the war between Yong and Chu has finally ended after a month, but the bad luck of South Chu has not ceased. According to Jianghuai, the loss of Xiangyang, let alone gains or losses, but the great changes in Shu are even more shocking. Popular.

As early as the beginning of the year, there were rumors that Yu Mun had deliberately deviated because he had not been rewarded. Although the rumors were refuted by Lu Can, Shang Weijun was uneasy. So after the Yuan Dynasty, he sent his servant as a guard. This is the practice of Southern Chu. Although Lu Can was dissatisfied, he was helpless. Unexpectedly, the waiter failed to ask for bribes and repeatedly accused Yu Myanmar of two minds. Although they did not work because of Lu Can, Shang Weijun became more and more suspicious, and finally handed over Jia Mengguan’s food and beverage to the prison. As a result of the army control, the servants embezzled most of the food and wages, which made Jiameng’s guards without food and wages, and the hearts of the people floated. After Lu Can learned about it, he wrote to Jianye and asked to call back the servant. The servant learned that he feared and added to the crime, and secretly surrendered to Dayong. On March 29, Qin Yong attacked Jiameng Pass and Yumian retreated to the sword pavilion. .

Perhaps the only thing that can reassure the Southern Chu court is that under Lu Can's personal supervision, the Wu Yue Rebels have stabilized the coastal defense, and the Yong Army can no longer easily enter Hangzhou Bay. But Wu Yue's small victory could not match the defeats of Xiangyang and Shuzhong. In mid-April, the army of Emperor Li Xian of Qi arrived in Xuzhou, and the establishment of the Jiangnan Xianyuan made the Southern Chu court more anxious. Lu Can had already won the military report at that time, and Wu Yue War Committee, General Yu, rushed to Jiangxia to command the battle.

After Li Xian arrived in Xuzhou, the commander Sun Ji descended from Xiangyang and attacked Jiangling along the Hanshui River Valley. On April 21, Rong Yuan received Lu Can’s order to abandon Yicheng and defend Jingling and Changsun Ji. Can't even attack. Lu Can sent troops from Jiangxia and aided Jingling along the Han River. He defeated the grandson Ji under the city. The grandson Ji retreated to Yicheng. Rong Yuan was impatient and did not follow the order of the army. The grandson Ji abandoned Yicheng and returned to Xiangyang. Rong Yuan chased to Fenglin Pass, unwilling to repeat the old skills of the Yong army, and set ambush again. Rong Yuan retreated. Lu Can’s reinforcements rushed to Fenglin Pass and raided again. The Yong Army was caught off guard, Fenglin Pass was broken, and the Yong Army was hit hard and retreated to Xiangyang. Lu Can knew that Xiangyang could not be attacked, but only.

At that time, Qin Yongjiu fought the sword pavilion for a long time, but took a detour through Yinping Road to pass through Long'an and Jiangyou to Mianyang. Yumian got Lu Can's thousands of miles to pass the book, and divided the troops to guard Long'an.

Pei Yun got the help of reinforcements and stormed Huaidong. Yang Xiu relied on the navy to travel to and from the Huaishui and the canal. Huaixi Shiguan guarded Suzhou, Yong Jiang Jingchi stormed for more than a month~IndoMTL.com~The city broke, Shiguan retreated to Zhongli, and went to burn Suzhou, leaving only a piece of scorched earth. The Yong army was exhausted from a long battle, Zhongli's defense line was stable, and there was a flying battalion to assist in the battle. The Yong army was not allowed to enter Huaixi.

Yong and Chu have been fighting for half a year, and they are exhausted. The East Sea Army has repeatedly looted Wu Yue. Although Yuhang Shuiying has helped the rebels, there is no major loss, but within 30 miles of the sea, no civilians dare to live. , Wu Yue suffered heavy business losses. Although the Yong Army had many victories, the Chu Army also fought steadily, and the front was cemented, and none of them could achieve a decisive victory.

In the golden autumn of October, Shang Weijun sent an envoy to Xuzhou to negotiate a peace. Emperor Yong and his ministers also suffered from the perseverance and difficulty of the South Chu. They agreed to a truce to negotiate a peace. Lu Can resolutely did not allow it. After arguing for several months, the negotiation failed. The following year, the end of the war revived. Qin Yong entered Shu from Micang Road and passed through Bazhong to seize Bajun. Although Shuzhong has been managed by the Lu family for many years, it is still old. In the land of Shu, Mingjian Division Xiahou Yuanfeng went to Ba County. Within a few months, Ba County was stable. During the two-sided attack between the Southern Chu Kuizhou Army and Jiange Yumian, Qin Yong retreated, and the middle of Shu was cut off from the southeast road.

In August of the ninth year of Longsheng, Li Zhi accepted Jiang Zhe’s suggestion and proposed a peace agreement. He exchanged the Bajun and Yumian Chu troops with Jiange and Chengdu. In September, the peace talks succeeded, and Nanchu lost most of the middle of Sichuan that had been occupied for many years. territory. Lu Can resisted all opinions and ordered Yumian to guard Ba County, and set up heavy troops in Kuizhou to support Ba County.

In the following year, the Yong Army did not make progress anymore, and Yumian Shouba County had no omissions, and the Yong Army did not get the opportunity to ride down the river. Jiangling and Jiangxia are also as stable as Mount Tai. The Yong army attacked Jingling and Suizhou several times without success. Although the front lines of Huaixi and Huaidong changed from time to time, the Yong army could not always reach the Jianghuai area. In the three consecutive wars, the Southern Chu Army under the command of Lu Can became stronger in the Vietnam War. With the danger of the Jianghuai River and the benefits of the navy forces, the war was at a stalemate.