Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 647 Indignant

The army horse from the east is not an enemy, but a friendly army. Looking at its banner, there is a big word "Zhou" in front of it. Looking from a distance, Gan Ning saw the leading general entangled on the horse, looking like a dragon and a tiger. , full of energy, full of vigor and vigor, came to the front and saw clearly, but saw this man with leopard head and eyes around him, with a fierce face, it was Zhou Tai, Captain Hu Qi.

Gan Ning was very surprised, and thought to himself: "Isn't this fellow fighting in Northern Henan? Why did he come suddenly? Before he came, he didn't even hear about the military newspaper."

Just as he was thinking, a hundred riders had arrived from the east, and Gan Ning also rode down to the high ground, and the two met in the camp.

The so-called "Masters of Jiezhou do not worship, please meet with military etiquette", in the army, especially in the case of war, even if facing the Lord, the general does not need to bow down and salute, there is a set of military etiquette .

After exchanging pleasantries, Zhou Tai laughed and said: "General Gan is attacking the city, it seems that I came at the right time, do you want to help?"

Gan Ning was immediately displeased when he heard the words, he glanced sideways at Zhou Tai, rolled his eyes, and said with a cold snort: "A mere small town could have been destroyed with the palm of your hand, so the delay until now is just because of the order of the army to lure the snake out of the hole, but General Zhou Didn't you follow the lord's order to attack Chaisang and other counties north of Yuzhang?"

"Why did you come here suddenly? Could it be that the situation in the rear has changed?"

"It seems that the general has not received the news yet." Zhou Tai said: "Three days ago, Zhou Mu sent me a new military order, ordering me to conquer Chaisang and Peng Ze, and then rush to help the front line."

Hearing this, Gan Ning was taken aback for a moment, and then reacted, his face immediately became a little ugly: "So, you are already?"

"Haha, that's right."

Zhou Tai straightened his chest, and said triumphantly: "Just the day before yesterday, I led my sons and sons to capture Chaisang, and yesterday afternoon, I captured Pengze, 21 counties in Yuzhang, and now fifteen of them are under our control. Already! In addition to the 3000 men and horses before the headquarters, the state pastor gave me 5000 elite soldiers later, for a total of [-] men. In addition to leaving a thousand men to guard the city, I brought all the rest of the men and horses."

Zhou Tai briefly summarized the war on the northeast front in a few words, took out a military document from his sleeve, and handed it to Gan Ning immediately, saying, "This is a military order, General Gan, please read it."

Gan Ning started to watch, and read it briefly. The content of the military text is not very long, and it mainly talks about two things.

The first one, as Zhou Tai said, let him quickly conquer Chaisang and Peng Ze, and lead the main force to assist Gan Ning. Ning was the deputy general, and then he divided the army into two groups, one of which continued to besiege Jianchang, and strived to completely capture Jianchang in a short period of time;

"Continue to go southwest? Isn't that the direction of Changsha County?" Gan Ning asked suspiciously: "My lord, you mean to go to the border to harass before Jianchang falls?"

"good."

Zhou Tai nodded his head: "The meaning of Zhou Mu, since the reinforcements from Laixiang can't be dispatched from Jianchang, then first remove all the Wu Forts they set up on the border, and Huaxin's Yuzhang army can be ignored. , my own Pao Ze can't just stand by like this? This is the only way to save the enemy." Then he shouted to the left and right: "Bring the map."

The two soldiers on the left and right got off their horses, took out the large map accompanying the army, and spread it on the ground.Zhou Tai drove his horse forward, raised his steel spear, and pointed on the map. Seven or eight generals including Gan Ningbing and Tai Shici gathered around to listen to his explanation.

"General Gan, please take a look."

Zhou Tai said: "There are seven Wu Forts on the border between Yuzhang and Changsha. If we remove these two Wu Forts first, there will be two advantages."

"Firstly, behind the two Wubaos are Xiangshui River and East Lake. After capturing these two places, you can go straight ahead and occupy the ferry. Second, it is precisely because they are on the riverside that Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha, heard the news. If we want to rush to help quickly, it is more likely to mobilize troops from two other places, that is, Luo County in the north, or Liling in the south."

"In other words, if Zhang Xian in Linxiang still can't shrink back when our army attacks Wubao, after our army captures here, we can bypass Linxiang and take Xiangnan first. As long as we can successfully conquer southern Hunan , then Linxiang is a dead city!"

Why did Linxiang become a dead city once Shonan fell?
It can be clearly seen from the map that Liling in southern Hunan is not only the closest county to Linxiang in Changsha County, but also located in the middle of the Xiangshui River. Once the Xuzhou army captures this place, it can use this city as a base to completely conquer Changsha. The connection between the western cities and Linxiang was cut off!

In addition, Xu Fang's troops are now stationed in Yichun, holding back most of the troops in Liling, another important town. Once Jianchang falls and the Yangzhou army marches westward, Linxiang will be besieged on all sides.

The so-called lonely city cannot be defended, no matter how strong the city is, no matter how high the city wall is, and no matter how many defenders there are in the city, once they feel that they have become a turtle in a urn and have fallen into a situation of isolation and helplessness, their morale will naturally drop, and people's hearts will suddenly slacken. Are you thinking about defending the city?

What's more, even if Zhang Xian is good at governing the army, the defenders are also elite. Even in such a situation, he can still hold his ground. Attack, just surround it like this, no matter how much you store food, it will consume energy to death.

Anyway, what Wang Zheng needs is to open up the road from the north to the South County. Even if Linxiang has not fallen, as long as it cannot be obstructed, this is actually the completion of his established strategy.

However, although Zhou Tai's analysis is reasonable, after thinking for a while, Tai Shici on the side put forward a different opinion, pointing to the map and said: "Even if southern Hunan fell, Liling was also contained, our army did not encircle Linxiang strictly." , General Zhou, isn’t there Luoxian County, Yiyang and other places in the northwest of Linxiang? This is a gap, and if something goes wrong, Zhang Xian can abandon the city and flee from the northwest.”

"Isn't this just besieging three and missing one?" Zhou Tai laughed and said, "Leaving one side open and not fighting is a standard siege technique, but Linxiang is besieged, not our army's camp, but a few people in southern Hunan. In the city."

"If Zhang Xian really escapes from here, brother Ziyi, wouldn't it be better? In this way, we can get Linxiang, the capital and important town without a single soldier!"

Tai Shici was startled for a moment, then laughed: "What General Zhou said is true, I didn't think carefully, but as far as I know, Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha, is also a veteran general, and he is definitely not without courage. The army is attacking Jianchang, he can hold back, but once our army enters the territory of Changsha and wants to pull out these Wubao, he will definitely not ignore it, and will immediately send troops to help!"

Zhou Tai nodded: "The state shepherd also thinks so, so this is called saving the enemy!"

"What a clever plan!" Gan Ning looked at the map for a while, applauded, and said, "If our attack on Jianchang is compared to a secret temptation, then it is clear to use fine cavalry to go deep into the enemy's territory. This kind of force There is not enough power to attack the city and pull out the villages, but it is not a problem to pull out a few Wubao. We can also harass Changsha along the way, looting and burning villages, avoiding large groups of soldiers and horses, and attacking small groups of troops. Let the people in Changsha panic and feel uneasy!"

"Since General Gan agrees to this plan, shall we follow it?"

Zhou Tai said with a smile: "To complete this plan, my lord specially allocated [-] fine cavalry from the Tianzhu camp to me. The soldiers should be enough, but after all, we are going deep into the enemy's territory before Jianchang is captured. Only a brave and wise general will lead the team, and only then can things be accomplished.”

"As it should be."

Gan Ning nodded again and again, "Under the Lord's military order, the general will naturally follow it, but under such circumstances, the attack on Jianchang and the removal of Wubao seem to be carried out at the same time, how to divide the troops is a problem."

Speaking of this, Gan Ning paused, thought for a moment and said: "Well, General Zhou, if you don't want to, let me do it."

Before he finished speaking, Zhou Tai laughed and said: "The general has been besieging Jianchang for several days, and there is no way to retreat in a hurry. Why don't we continue to attack the city here. As for the front line, Wubao, let me go and capture it myself."

"This"

Gan Ning's expression froze for a moment, the solitary army can only be said in four words, but it is the most test of a general's comprehensive ability, and it is precisely because of the difficulty that it is quite difficult, if it is successful, it will be a great achievement. He originally wanted to take the initiative He asked for a job, but unexpectedly Zhou Tai had already stated the reason for his refusal in advance, so he couldn't help but feel a little resentful.

"His grandma, originally thought that she would be able to make another contribution this time, but she didn't expect that Jianchang would be so hard to beat when Shu Ru had grown up."

"Zhang Xian, the son of a bitch, has always refused to come out. After so many days of tossing around, he has not achieved an inch of success. If Zhou Tai can lure that Zhang Xian to send troops out of the city, wouldn't the first contribution of the vanguard fall into his hands? Tsk, just slipped away so easily. It's so frustrating!"

Even though he was unwilling, there was nothing he could do, Gan Ning could only force a smile, and said to Zhou Tai: "Then I'm here to wish General Zhou a victory in advance, and success will be achieved soon."

Zhou Tai laughed, and he was also thinking about it.

He is quite different from Gan Ning, both are newly attached generals, but his attitude towards the olive branch extended by the local Yangzhou faction is quite different. After all, Gan Ning is from Yizhou and does not have much sense of belonging to Yangzhou, so He wholeheartedly wanted to move closer to Wang Zheng's direct lineage, that is, the Qingzhou Army.

Zhou Tai is different. He is a native of Xiacai in Jiujiang. From the beginning, he thought he belonged to the Jiangdong faction, and he always wanted to make more contributions. Unfortunately, he failed to snatch Gan Ning twice, so he was depressed for a long time. .

However, he did not expect that the development of things was unexpected. Gan Ning, who was easy to capture in Nanchang, suffered a dark loss here in Jianchang, and Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha, did not move, which made Wang Zheng have to readjust his deployment, but he gave the opportunity. In front of Zhou Tai.

From the first moment he received this character, Zhou Tai had made up his mind that he must fight this battle well to show his own ability and Jiang Dongerlang's bravery.

Because only with outstanding performance and outstanding contributions, can he ask Wang Zheng to change the current embarrassing situation of the Yangzhou Army!
What is the current situation of the Yangzhou Army?That is a vassal close to the auxiliary army.
Of course, we are talking about the army here, because anyone with a discerning eye can see that Wang Zheng attaches great importance to Zhou Yu. This is obviously the highest officer of the Tianjun navy in the future. The future of the navy is naturally bright.

It is also reasonable. Although Xuzhou also has a navy, it is obviously not as good as the Yangzhou army in terms of experience and ability in water warfare.

But in terms of the army, this is not the case at all. The Yangzhou army is basically at the lowest end of the chain of contempt among the various ministries of the army. It is not even as good as Zhang Liao, who has the lowest qualifications. After all, Bingzhou people are cavalry, and the Yangzhou army has been reorganized several times. After that, most of them were sent to the counties and counties to serve as local defenders.

How can this work?Although Zhou Tai looks rough and bold, he actually has a bit of political vision. If he only wants to stand in Jiangdong, the importance of the navy is undoubted, but Wang Zheng is obviously a hero who is determined to forge ahead, so the future expansion of the territory will basically be the army. More opportunities and more important.

From Zhou Tai's point of view, if the status of the Yangzhou army in the army is too poor, it is dispensable, then the generals of the Yangzhou faction, even civilian officials, and common people will become inferior because of this.

It was precisely because he thought this opportunity was so rare that Zhou Tai got the military order to conquer two cities within three days. The reason for this speed was all because he held his breath!Even the generals and soldiers of the Yangzhou Army under his command are all holding their breath!

"Thanks to General Gan's auspicious words, the military situation is urgent, so I won't stay any longer."

Zhou Tai clasped his fists and said: "General Gan must not be careless in attacking Jianchang. Tonight, our army will probably reach the border, and we can launch an offensive tomorrow. If the plan goes well, Linxiang's reinforcements will leave the city within three days at the most. That is to say."

"Within three days, I will completely conquer Jianchang!" Gan Ning said with a ruthless face, "Don't worry, I will definitely not delay the military aircraft!"

"That's great!" Zhou Tai nodded, and immediately took his guards and left in a hurry.

Seeing him go away, Gan Ning felt mixed feelings, anger and excitement.

What's annoying is that the position of the vanguard officer is handed over. What's exciting is that if this plan is sold, it is obvious that a big battle will be imminent.He made up his mind, waved his horsewhip, whipped it hard twice, and gave a loud order, saying: "Send me the general order, transfer the reserve troops out of the camp, at the latest tomorrow morning, Ben will be on the top of the city!"

Zhou Tai's arrival not only enraged Gan Ning, but his subordinates also became angry when they heard the military report.

Can Zhou Taibu go to two cities in three days?

When did those "losers" become so good at fighting?

You must know that these troops from the Ganning Department were originally the "Yangzhou elites" stamped by Wang Zheng himself before, and they were specially drawn from various ministries in Yangzhou to form a separate battalion!
If those people take Wubao on the border again, but they haven't taken Jianchang yet, then what face do they call themselves "elite"?
With one order, all three armies moved.

The battle became more and more tragic.

(End of this chapter)