Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 542

Chapter 543: Killing the Grain Transport Team

In the 27th year of Qianyuan, in the middle of the night on the fifth day of September, Xiang Quan and others lured Zhang Long into Wu County with a surreptitious trick, laid an ambush in the city, wiped out [-] Zhao troops in one fell swoop, and won a complete victory.

After defeating the 4000 Zhao army, the gentry and nobles in Wu County, headed by the Tang family in Wu County, also kept their promise and did their best to support Xiang Quan's rebel army. There were many people, reaching 8000 in one fell swoop, and the gentry and nobles near the city also sent people to contact them.

In the 27th year of Qianyuan, on September [-]th, Xiang Quan led the army to go north to Pengcheng, but was unable to attack for a long time. On September [-], he retreated and returned to Wu County. Pengcheng supported the grain road on the front line of Guangling, causing Zhao Jun, who was about to enter the midwinter, to have problems with grain and grass.

"Trash! They're all trash!" In Guangling County, in Yuguo City, Zhang Jie was furious with the battle report sent by Pengcheng. After several months of hard work, Zhang Jie finally suppressed Deng Jun in Guangling City, and was planning to launch it again in the spring of next year. It's a general attack, but I didn't expect that something happened in the backyard.

Nearly ten thousand rebellious troops rebelled in Pengcheng County. They first broke through Wu County, and then wiped out Zhang Long, the defender of Pengcheng, and his [-] soldiers and horses in Wu County, and then forced Pengcheng. Although Pengcheng did not fall, it came from Pengcheng The food road that came here was threatened.

Zhang Jie is not very worried if these thousands of rebellious troops will move Zhao Guo's rule in Pengcheng or Chu, but because of these rebellious troops, his own logistics will have problems. Guangling is the front line after all, who knows Zhao Jun How long can it take here, so Zhang Jie did not bring all the grain, grass and luggage to Guangling, but chose to transport it from Pengcheng regularly. Originally, the place where the entire grain road passed was the territory of Zhao State, and every city had Some defenders can be rescued in time when necessary.

But now, because of the appearance of this chaotic army, there is a crisis in the food road that was originally safe. The most terrible thing is that before Zhang Jie came to Guangling, plus the defenders from all over the country, there were more than 3000 troops left in total. Long lost [-] soldiers in the first battle in Wu County, and now the entire Pengcheng County has less than [-] soldiers and horses. How many can be divided into each city?

"General, now there is a chaotic army in the rear, and the food road is threatened. If this continues, there will definitely be problems with our army's food and grass." Zhao Jun General Wen Hong said nervously.

"Then what do you think we should do now?" Zhang Jie asked the crowd.

General Zhao Jun Ye Lun said: "General, Pengcheng's rebellious army is only a few thousand people. The reason why they were able to make waves in Pengcheng is that our army has too few guards in Pengcheng. After the First World War in Wu County, it became even weaker. In order to be able to gain power for a while, the last general’s suggestion is to send an elite from the army back to Pengcheng County to wipe out the rebellious army and ensure the stability of the grain road.”

"I'm afraid it will be difficult!" As soon as Ye Lun finished speaking, Wen Hong said, "It is said that there is an organization in Deng Guo that specializes in collecting intelligence from other countries called Ming Jing. Now there is a chaos in the rear of our army. Deng Jun must have known , if our army mobilizes troops, Deng Jun will definitely stop them, and I guess there is also Deng Jun's shadow in this rebellion, so it is even more impossible for Deng Jun to let our army mobilize troops at will."

"Then we have to give it a try. We can't sit here and wait for death. If we can't solve the chaos in Pengcheng County as soon as possible, it will be too late when our food and grass really have problems." Ye Len said.

Wen Hong and Ye Lun couldn't argue, and they both turned their attention to Zhang Jie. At this time, Zhang Jie was the only one who could make the final decision. What they should do at this moment depends on Zhang Jie's decision.

Zhang Jie frowned and thought about it for a long time, and said: "The grain road is threatened, and it will have too much impact on our army. We must not let the rebellious army go, and Pengcheng County has limited troops, so we can only mobilize soldiers and horses, but for a short time I am afraid that it will be difficult to escape the obstruction of Deng Jun, and we can only wait for a while, how much food and grass does our army have now?"

At this time, the chief secretary of the army came out and said: "General, the last batch of food and grass has just been delivered five days ago. At this time, our army's food and grass can still last for one month, but it's going to be winter soon. If the food and grass If it can’t be delivered in time, I’m afraid this winter will be very difficult.”

Zhang Jie nodded and said, "In the midwinter season, food and grass consumption is quite large, so we must not ignore it, but it is too difficult to deal with the rebellious army before the midwinter, so we have to urge Pengcheng to deliver a batch A batch of grain and grass came over, and at the same time, an elite escort was sent on the way."

It is already mid-September, the weather has turned cold, and it is less than a month before the midwinter, and there are thousands of people in the rebellion in Pengcheng County. If you want to deal with it before the midwinter comes, you must have tens of thousands of elites. If such troops were really transferred back to Pengcheng, the Guangling front would definitely collapse, so Zhang Jie would never do such a thing. In this way, the only way to solve the chaos in Pengcheng County would be after the beginning of spring.

But the problem of food and grass must be solved, so Zhang Jie had no choice but to send an elite escort to escort the food and grass, and make plans after the severe winter.

"Here!" Seeing this, everyone had no choice but to do so.

When Zhang Jie and his generals were discussing the rebellion in Pengcheng County, Guan Yu of Guangling also got the news. They were even earlier than Zhang Jie. After all, they had always kept in touch with Xiang Quan.

"General, according to the messages from General Xiang Quan and General Guan Ling, the two generals have established a firm foothold in Wu County, and they have won the support of some wealthy gentry and nobles. They have more than [-] troops under their command, occupying Wu County. , is always threatening Zhao Jun’s grain road.” Jing Xiang said to Guan Yu.

"Okay! The two generals Xiang Quan and Guan Ling really lived up to everyone's expectations. In this way, Zhao Jun's logistics will be greatly affected. Maybe it is still a problem whether he can survive the severe winter." Guan Yu has not yet opened his mouth. Yang Zongbao praised him.

During this period of time, Deng Jun has been very aggrieved. Although he has formed a confrontation with Zhao Jun in the battle situation, no matter from which point of view, Deng Jun is at a disadvantage. As for the Wancheng imperial court, they are considering increasing troops, but now that winter is approaching, even if they want to increase troops, they will have to wait until the beginning of next spring. Now that Xiang Quan and Guan Ling are stirring up wind and rain behind Zhao Jun, it is a big challenge for Deng Jun. nice news.

Guan Yu on the main seat was also full of smiles. This is the best news since the start of the war. Guan Yu said with a smile: "Then send someone to summon Xiang Quan and Guan Ling and order them to harass Zhao Junliangdao. If you can It would be best to completely cut off the lifeline of Zhao Jun's grain and road, but we must also beware of Zhao Jun's counterattack. After all, even if there are not many Zhao Jun in Pengcheng County, there are [-] Zhao Jun in Yuguo. Horses are also evenly matched with our army."

"Don't worry, General!" Faced with Guan Yu's cautiousness, Jing Xiang said with a smile: "It will be less than a month before we enter the depths of winter. The two generals, Quan and Guan Ling, also need to wait until after the beginning of spring, but by that time, the number of soldiers and horses under the command of the two generals has already exceeded [-], and with the support of the gentry and nobles, they are enough to deal with tens of thousands of Zhao troops. Besides, Zhao Jun sent troops back to help, can't we stop it? What Zhao Jun lacks most now is time, as long as he can delay the time as much as possible, it will be the biggest blow to Zhao Jun."

"What the military adviser said is true. The last general also thought that the Zhao army would deliver the last batch of grain and grass to Yuguo before the severe winter. As long as we can intercept this batch of grain and grass, then after this severe winter, it will be the end of the Zhao army. .” Deng Ping on the side also said.

Guan Yu nodded, and then said: "Send people to summon Xiang Quan and Guan Ling, and order them to intercept Zhao Jun's food and grass at all costs. If they succeed, if they win this battle, I will mark their merits. .”

"Here!" Jing Xiang replied.

In the 27th year of Qianyuan, on the first day of October, Xiang Quan, Guan Ling and others in Wu County also received military orders from Guan Yu. At the same time, they also received a change from Zhao Jun in Pengcheng, presumably to prepare to deliver food and grass to the front.

"Everyone, General Guan hopes that we can intercept Zhao Jun's food and grass that was transported from Pengcheng to Yuguo this time. What do you think?" Xiang Quan asked the crowd.

Fan Yang frowned and said, "I'm afraid this will not be easy. If Zhao Jun wants to transport grain and grass to Yuguo, he must go to Lu County to Xiapi. The direction of Pi must be used to protect food and grass, and this army of ten thousand people is the elite of the Zhao army, and it will not be easy to defeat it."

"So if you want to successfully intercept the grain and grass, you must succeed before Zhao Jun's grain transport team reaches Xiapi, so the best place is Lu County." Guan Ling also analyzed.

"But we are too far away from Lu County, and it is impossible to arrive before Zhao Jun leaves Lu County." Dong Ning also said.

"So we must send troops to stop the grain transport team before they reach Lu County, delay their marching speed, and buy time for our army to rush to Lu County. I am afraid that only General Guan Ling and the five hundred Yongping guards can do this. Elite." Fan Yang said with a sigh.

"In this case, I wonder if General Guan Ling has any opinions?" Having said that, Xiang Quan turned his attention to Guan Ling. Although Guan Ling is Xiang Quan's subordinate in name, Xiang Quan knows that he has no right to directly order off the bell.

But Guan Ling did not refuse, but nodded and said: "General Xiang, don't worry, I have no objections, just leave this matter to me."

"Okay!" Seeing that Guan Ling agreed, Xiang Quan also breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "In that case, then please General Guan lead his army to Pengcheng and stop the Zhao army's food transport team along the way. county."

"General, my subordinates think that we can bring Zhang San with us. As long as we succeed in Lu County, we can take advantage of his surprise to attack Pengcheng. As long as Pengcheng is captured, the Zhao army's lifeline will be completely controlled by our army. Now, at that time, even if Zhang Jie has the power to reach the sky, there will be nothing he can do." At this time, Fan Yang proposed to bring Zhang San, the leader of the Zhao army who was captured earlier, and it was time for him to play a role.

"Okay, if that's the case, let's bring this person with us." Xiang Quan nodded and said.

(End of this chapter)