novelsmap Chapter 56 Retreat
Chapter 56 Retreat
The Bingzhou Army has been besieging Longyuan Pass for half a month. In order to preserve the final combat power, Yu Wenxun had to abandon the pass that was shattered by Dou Xiao, and led the remnant soldiers to fight along the canyon.
Although the westward advance of the Bingzhou Army was stopped, they were being consumed day by day and could not last long.
Jing Xiu has arrived in front of the mansion of Tong Rong, the new leader of Bingzhou. Facing the heavy spears pointed at him, he smiled lightly and shouted to the mansion: "If Zai Yugong kills Xiu at this moment, then the end of Bingzhou will not be over." Far."
Zaiyu is Tong Rong's name. Jingxiu knew that Tong Rong must be there, but he hid.
Sure enough, as soon as the voice fell, the door was opened, and Tong Rong came out. He looked to be in his 30s, wearing a purple gown, with a short beard, thin and energetic.
Like most people who have been in high positions for a long time, his tone is also deep and slow: "Liangzhou is about to become my possession, and you who have thrown yourself into a trap and are about to become a prisoner, how dare you say such tough words?"
Seeing Tong Rong Jingxiu has a [-]% chance of winning: "Today's Liangzhou is certainly vulnerable in the eyes of Zai Yugong, but after Liangzhou is destroyed, Bingzhou will be the next Liangzhou."
"I see, you are here to sow discord." Tong Rong turned his head and ordered to the guards, "Take him down and lock him up."
Jing Xiu hurriedly said: "Is it provocative, Mr. Zaiyu listened to Xiu's analysis and then made a judgment? Is Mr. Zaiyu still afraid that Xiu, a frail scholar, will play tricks?"
Tong Rong looked at the counselor behind him, lowered his eyes and thought for a while, and finally raised his hand and waved back the guards to bring Jing Xiu in.
As Jingxiu expected, Xu Zhongyan came to Bingzhou to meet Tong Rong. He offered to help Tong Rong quell the civil strife, and persuaded Tong Rong to attack Liangzhou when Dou Xiao exhausted Yu Wenxun's combat power.
In Xu Zhongyan's words, once Yu Wenxun and Dou Xiao are both defeated, Liangzhou will be picked up for nothing, so how could Tong Rong not send troops.
Jing Xiu knew how to persuade Tong Rong, he sighed faintly: "I don't know whether this battle is Dou Xiao helping Zai Yugong to consume Yu Wenxun, or Zai Yugong helping the puppet dynasty to take down Liangzhou."
Tong Rong's face changed slightly: "What did you say?"
Jing Xiu smiled lightly and explained:
"Looking at the topography, Liangzhou and Bingzhou are separated by a large piece of land from the Puppet Dynasty...Even if Zai Yugong captured Liangzhou, this land would be inserted into Zai Yugong's territory like a knife... Dou Xiao raised an army in name Crusade, if not, how can Duke Zaiyu manage the territory through other people's territory?"
"Looking at the general trend of the world, the puppet dynasty is strong and the continents are weak... The forces outside the puppet dynasty are divided into the eastern princes, the southern red scarf armies, the northwest and Liang, and Liangzhou and Bingzhou are closely related... Liangzhou If the state dies, will the puppet government allow Bingzhou to exist alone in the northwest?"
The extremely complicated situation in the world was clarified in Jing Xiu's few words, and Tong Rong's expression became more and more calm and unpredictable as Jing Xiu analyzed everything.
He was not worried about the puppet dynasty, which is why he did not rush to attack Liangzhou and received Jing Xiu.
Seeing Tong Rong's scruples, Jing Xiu pursued the victory again:
"Besides, Yu Wenxun's army in the Longyuan Mountains is not the only one remaining in Liangzhou's combat power. If Yu Wenxun is defeated, Zhao Ji will definitely return to help... Zhao Ji has a fierce temper, and he is brotherly with the young master. Even if Zai Yugong wins In Liangzhou, he will not give up resistance, he will definitely raise his troops to take revenge, explaining that if the puppet dynasty invades again...does Zai Yugong have the confidence to protect himself?"
Jing Xiu explained the advantages and disadvantages one by one, but Tong Rong still didn't say anything. Jing Xiu knew that he didn't see the rabbits and didn't scatter the eagles, so he got up and walked to the map, and stretched out his finger to draw along the Beiwang mountain range: "Zaiyu Gongruo Withdraw the troops, and cut off all Liangzhou to the east of Wangwang Mountain to Bingzhou."
Tong Rong was finally moved, he smiled, and said: "Although the land surrounded by Mr. seems to be a large area, many of them have been abandoned or occupied by the puppet dynasty. You are using other people's land to benefit yourself."
In order to manage Longyuan Pass to resist Dou Xiao, the north of Beiwang Mountain was fortified and cleared, and all the residents moved to the pass, and the land was almost deserted.
Jing Xiu stood with his sleeves folded, without any panic of being seen through: "At this time, Dou Xiao is busy retaking Nanyang and Xiangyang, which were snatched by Zhao Ji, which is a god-sent opportunity to attack the northern part of the puppet dynasty. The Duke may not be able to defend. If the Duke of Zaiyu is interested, Liangzhou is willing to provide Bingzhou with food, grass and supplies to attack the east of Beiwang Mountain."
Tong Rong asked again: "Is this what Liu Xuan promised?"
Jing Xiu replied without hesitation: "If Xiu dares to speak out, he naturally has the young master's consent."
Before leaving, Liu Xuan only said a word to Jing Xiu, "As long as you can retreat, it's okay for you to do it freely, and Xuan will give you the same rights as Xuan."
Tong Rong smiled, and sighed: "I heard that Liu Xuan trusts Mr. very much, and now it seems that it is true. Liangzhou is so open and generous, I can't be stingy anymore. Sign the alliance."
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When sending Jingxiu away from Bingzhou, Tong Rong couldn't help sighing: "Sir, you are a great talent, why don't you stay and work together with me?"
Jing Xiu bowed again and declined: "Xiu thanked Zai Yugong for his kindness, but one minister does not serve two kings, so I forgive Xiu for not agreeing. However, after the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bingzhou and Liangzhou, Xiu's insignificant talents will have a chance to help Zai Yugong .”
Tong Rong: "I look forward to the day my husband said."
Tong Rong watched Jing Xiu's chariot and horses leave with regret in his eyes; thousands of troops are easy to obtain, but national soldiers are rare, if only Jing Xiu can be used by him.
The news of Bingzhou's withdrawal and diversion to occupy the north of Sizhou reached Dongdu, and the young emperor was furious, but he couldn't fight back.
Yan Huan vaguely guessed that Xu Zhongyan's handwriting was involved in Tong Rong's incident, but he suffered from no evidence, so it was not easy to attack.
Inside the mansion, the second master pondered over Jing Xiu over and over again, with a gloomy expression: This counselor ruined his plan for the second time.
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The danger in Liangzhou has been resolved, and Zhao Ji can deal with Dou Xiao without any worries.
Dou Xiao's method of using troops is orthodox and steady, he doesn't like risky strategies, he won't adopt a strategy unless he is [-]% sure.
In this regard, Zhao Ji is exactly the opposite of him. Out of the impulsiveness and enthusiasm of young people, Zhao Ji likes to make big gains with small things.
However, Zhao Ji knew that it would be disadvantageous and not beneficial to continue such a mentality in the face of a veteran in the battlefield like Dou Xiao, so he kept restraining himself and calculated all actions several times before implementing them.
Seeing that the traps he had set for Zhao Ji failed several times, Dou Xiao was quite regretful, but at the same time, he also became interested in a serious fight with this young man.
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At nightfall, a man in black slipped into Xiangyang City and sneaked into the camp of the Song brothers.
"Song Cong?"
The man in black who suddenly appeared in the camp startled Song Cong. He restrained himself from exclaiming, and realized the identity of the person: "It's me."
Lao Qi looked the young man up and down, and smiled sullenly: "It was you who sent the message to our master?"
Song Cong asked, "Is Mr. Xu willing to help me?"
When Song Cong met Xu Zhongyan in Liangzhou, he only thought that the other party was an ordinary businessman, but he did not expect that he was the right-hand man of Prime Minister Yan Huan.
Although the sudden appearance of the old seventh just now scared Song Cong, it was more of a surprise for him. If Mr. Xu's subordinates had such skills, then things would be much easier.
Lao Qi curled up his mouth and smiled: "Of course. No matter how your identity changes, the promise remains the same."
Seeing that Lao Qi agreed so readily, Song Cong hesitated: "You really don't want Xiangyang?"
"No."
"The target is only Zhao Ji?"
"It's just Zhao Ji."
Song Cong was overjoyed and said, "Okay! Then thank you Mr. Xu."
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In Nanyang City, the battle was raging, and Dou Xiao had launched his third siege charge.
Zhao Ji stood facing the wind, estimating the consumption of his side and the enemy.Both he and Dou Xiao knew that Nanyang was not their main battlefield, so they were very restrained in attacking and defending.
Zhao Ji only left 1 people to defend the city with him, and the rest were placed in Xiangyang and Shangyong.
He has led these 1 people here for less than half a month, and the food, grass and soldiers are about to run out, but the defense line from Xiangyang to Shangyong is almost completed, and it is time to give up Nanyang.
One general climbed up the steps and came behind Zhao Ji: "General, what you asked your subordinates to do has been done."
Zhao Ji breathed a sigh of relief and ordered: "Withdraw the troops."
On October [-]th, Zhao Ji abandoned Nanyang and withdrew his troops to Xiangyang. Dou Xiao took advantage of the victory to pursue and wiped out a thousand enemies.
Dou Xiao didn't care about the outcome of this battle, and the real contest between him and Zhao Ji began after he regained Nanyang.
The author has something to say: Chapter 3 where the master is not there.Zhao Ji is busy fighting and has no time, so the author will help me to think about him.
Zhao Ji: Try it.