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Chapter 366 Bloody Jinzhou (3)

When Gao Huan ordered Duan Shao and others to attack Jinzhou, he also did not forget Gao Aocao, who was recuperating in Changshan County (Shijiazhuang) because the entire army was wiped out before.

A military order was sent over, ordering Gao Ao Cao's troops to lead troops into Jingxing, which is not too far from the station, and then cross Taihang Mountain through Jingxing, and attack Jinyang from the flank!
From Jingxing Pass (in the hands of Gao Huanjun) all the way westward to Pingtan City, then westward to Shouyang City (now Shouyang County, Shanxi), and continue westward to Yuci City, the capital of Zhongdu...Anyway, it is risky and dangerous, At the risk of being ambushed over a long distance, Mang went east of Jinyang, entered the Taiyuan Basin, and joined forces with Gao Huan's army from the south to attack Jinyang.

It has to be said that this marching route can be called an epic pit.

Generally speaking, from Hebei to Jinyang, there are more people going to Fushuixing, and the road is easier.In the past, the forces entrenched in Shanxi and the forces entrenched in Hebei attacked on both sides, and most of them followed this path.

As for the road of Jingxing, if there is no ability of Han Xin, it is better to ask for more blessings.Ordinary people are only worthy of leading troops on this road to beat the side drums. The rugged mountain road lacks logistical support, and the probability of being ambushed is extremely high.

It was obvious that Gao Huan had no good intentions at all.Although Gao Aocao and others were not sent to die, it was not too far from sending them to death. Whether they could come back alive depended on Er Zhurong's mood and Gao Aocao's luck.

If Er Zhurong was in a bad mood and caught them to death, he would rather destroy Jinzhou if he lost this side that attracted firepower, then Gao Aocao and the others would really never return.

Could it be that Gao Huan is using Er Zhurong's knife to consume the strength of the Gao brothers in Hebei?
In fact, it is not easy to say, after all, military orders are military orders.Nominally asking Gao Aocao to lead troops to "contain" Er Zhurong, the shouting was actually pretty sweet.It is not easy to refuse such an order directly.

And Gao Huan was not worried that Gao Aocao would refuse, because the same problem Er Zhurong faced in the Battle of Bei Xiurong, the Gao brothers in Hebei also lost their hearts and cohesion after the heavy losses in the Battle of Xiapi.

The Gao brothers are eager to prove that they can still fight through a big victory.Otherwise, Li Yuanzhong, Feng Longzhi and others would not cooperate with them as before.The appeal of the Gao brothers in their hometown is probably not as good as before.

No one supports them, even if Gao Aocao can fight again, what can he do?

So this time, Gao Aocao had to stick his head out to try his luck even if he was facing the gate knife.Gambling can save you, if you don't even have the courage to gamble, life may really be difficult.

If you don't work hard, then under Gao Huan's many political offensives, it is only a matter of time before the power of the Gao Brothers in Hebei collapses and fragments.

Gao Huan, who is proficient in political manipulation and power tactics, insisted on hitting the dead point of the Gao brothers this time, making them willing to risk their lives to send troops as part of the division.

In Changshan City Government Yamen, the four brothers Gao Gan, Gao Shen, Gao Ang, and Gao Jishi gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

After a fierce dispute, Gao Shen and Gao Jishi did not agree to send troops, but Gao Aocao felt that it didn't matter. This time is the time to make contributions.Only the eldest brother Gao Gan remained silent, as if he had something on his mind.

"Brother, why don't you speak?"

Gao Aocao asked in a deep voice.On weekdays, there are four brothers, but the high-ranking officials have the most ideas.

"I'm sending troops to Jingxing this time. I'm afraid I have to go if I go, or I have to go if I don't go. If I don't go, I will be liquidated by Gao Wang afterwards." Gao Gan sighed, glanced at Gao Shen and Gao Jishi, and looked at the brothers. The two were speechless.

As a child, you may still be willful, but once you become an adult, you must accept the baptism of society and accept the rules and hidden rules of society.No matter what you think, the rules of society itself will force you to adapt.

Either adapt to the rules, lead the rules, control the rules, or be crushed like ants blocking the car. No one can be willful and ignore the punishment of the rules at the same time.

Obviously, the Wei State of the Yuan family has substantially perished, and Gao Huan replaced it.The two are going on at the same time. Many forces "joined" in the past, but now the situation has changed. Gao Huan doesn't need too many voices under his command, as long as he has his voice.

Therefore, the Hebei Gao brothers, who were very powerful when they took refuge in themselves, were the first wave of integration targets.

"Brother, why did you say that? Even if we don't send troops this time, does King Gao still want to lead troops to attack us?"

Gao Jishi said nonchalantly.

Gao Gan didn't know how to explain to this Tie Hanhan, if he wasn't his own brother, he would have been beaten to death with a stick by him at this moment.

Gao Gan patiently explained: "King Gao may not succeed in attacking Er Zhurong this time. If it succeeds, it will be fine. If it loses, I am afraid that we will be treated as scapegoats. The reason is also very simple, that is, we do not respect orders. , Failure to attract Er Zhurong's troops led to the defeat of the whole army.

Do you think, at that time, will one of our four brothers be pushed out to calm the storm? "

If the battle is defeated, someone must be held accountable.Moreover, Gao Huan had a bad nose outside and lost his troops. Of course, he hoped that the four brothers of the Gao family would also be punished.Otherwise, these people would take advantage of the opportunity and even fight for the dominance of the "imperial court", wouldn't it be Gao Huan's life?

All the high-ranking cadres can think of, I'm afraid Gao Huan thinks more and plans more.

"Now the part is newly recruited, has not yet been trained, and has no combat experience. It is indeed inappropriate to send troops to Jingxing and go deep into the hinterland of Jinyang."

Although Gao Aocao agreed to send troops, he told the truth.

"The more this is the case, the more we need to rebuild our prestige to make up for the separation of people's hearts after the fiasco of Xiapi. As long as we send troops in this battle, we will have an account to Gao Wang. After you enter Taihang, you should be careful and keep everything. If we can lead our troops back to Hebei in time, our Gao family will have passed this hurdle."

Gao Ganyu looked at Gao Aocao earnestly and said, I hope that my third younger brother who can fight will not get carried away and take recruits to fight against Er Zhurong's elite.

"That's it, I'll set off with all my troops and horses."

Gao Aocao nodded and said.

"No, let Gao Jishi take 1000 people and go first with the Guangshu flag, which is an explanation to King Gao. You should speed up the training of recruits, and after the autumn harvest, quickly enter Jingxing."

Gao Gan said calmly, Gao Huan is treacherous, and he is not a fuel-efficient lamp.Gao Huan asked him to send troops, so he could naturally "send troops" with great fanfare.The so-called soldier never tires of cheating, it is nothing strange to do so.

As for letting the soldiers leave after the autumn harvest, it also allows them to have no distractions, and they can leave home with peace of mind, which is of great benefit to stabilizing the morale of the army.

As for whether Gao Jishi's symbolic expedition with a thousand soldiers and horses is useful, in fact, Gao Gan doesn't care about similar issues.

The last time Gao Aocao was betrayed by Duan Shao and others, he still hasn't asked Gao Huan to settle it!Who is not a baby these days?
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Like the four Gao brothers in Hebei, the Hulu Jinhu Luguang father and son in Youzhou also received Gao Huan's "strange military order".Different from the military orders obtained by other people, Hu Lujin and others, Gao Huan did not give clear instructions, but only informed him of his strategy of attacking Jinzhou and plotting Jinyang.

To put it simply, it is to let Hulujin "do things cheaply".

However, this kind of thing is the same as licking a dog and asking the goddess to go out to eat. When licking the dog and asking where to eat, the goddess must answer "whatever", and when licking the dog asks where to go to play, the goddess must also answer "whatever" absent-mindedly.

But does she have a goal in mind, does she have a plan, in fact, she does, but she doesn't want to talk about it for various reasons.If the arrangement of dog licking is really "casual", then the goddess will let him know that he is not a "casual" person, goodbye, goodbye, I have a three-strike one-stop service in advance.

At this moment, Hu Lujin and Hu Luguang's father and son are facing choices similar to those of many licking dogs.

"Father, what is Gao Wang talking about? We defend Youzhou well and prevent the tribes in the north from invading. Isn't that just doing our job well? How can we do things cheaply?"

Hu Luguang asked suspiciously.

"If so, why did King Gao tell us about his attack on Jinyang?"

Hu Lujin asked in dissatisfaction.

Obviously, Hu Luguang didn't see what Gao Huan wanted to say.

"Children don't know."

Hu Luguang replied honestly, I have to say that people like Gao Huan are too pretentious and not at all cheerful.Maybe, this is politics, and only people like Gao Huan can play it well.

"Gao Wang wants us to contain Er Zhurong, but he is also worried that his strategy is not suitable, so let us figure out a way."

Hu Lujin pondered for a moment, then continued: "If you ignore it this time, I'm afraid that after this battle, King Gao will transfer us to the south, away from Youzhou, lest we become a feudal town."

Now the Hulu family and the trilogy under its command have retained a great deal of independence because they are far away from Yecheng.But if he showed "rebellion" time and time again, then it was reasonable to be suspected by Gao Huan and even deal with him secretly.

The last time I rejected Gao Huan's stupid dispatch, I am afraid that this "Prime Minister" who is proficient in power and tactics has doubts.

"This time, I guess we will spare no effort to deal with Er Zhurong."

Hu Lujin sighed, but from the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to take action against Er Zhurong.The reason is very simple. It is because of Er Zhurong's strength that Gao Huan can tolerate the existence of the Hulu Department, which looks like a powerful vassal, and guards such a vital point as Youzhou.

If Er Zhurong is gone in the future, it would not be uncommon for Gao Huan to take back some or all of the power of the feudal towns in various places in Hebei.

"Then how does father want to deal with it?"

Hu Luguang held Gao Huan's military order in his hand, and asked in front of Hu Lujin.

"In this way, you lead five thousand troops, walk from Jundu Mountain to the outside of the Great Wall, go southwest along the Sanggan River, and attack Bei Xiurong from the Great Wall at Mayi, so as to attract Er Zhurong's main force not to go south to Jinyang."

Hulujin has thought about this trick for a long time. This long-distance raid seems to be extremely risky, but it is a route with the highest success rate to catch people by surprise. Moreover, for Hulubu, who has a lot of horses and is good at nomadic warfare , the flaws of this line are nothing.

"Where's father?"

Hu Luguang asked suspiciously.

"Autumn is coming soon, when the prey is plump. I will take the herdsmen in the tribe to hold a safari in the area of ​​Youzhou, with great fanfare, to show that the army is ready to garrison Youzhou, and the defense will be safe."

As the eldest son to be cultivated, Hu Lujin explained patiently.He was going to make a fuss in Youzhou and do some tricks to confuse Er Zhurong's spies.

"Father, is there anything critical in this battle?"

Hu Luguang humbly asked for advice.

"Don't be greedy for money. Youzhou has a vast land and rich resources. We have everything we want. This time, we only need to invade the Bei Xiurong area. We can't occupy the city. The way to use troops is to leave after fighting."

Hu Lujin heavily emphasized the words "hit and leave".

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However, Zhu Huntian and He started from Jinyang and went south to Xiangjun. The two armies confronted Xiangyuan City in Xiangjun, and there was no contact, let alone any battle.

Obviously, Gao Huan didn't want to solve Er Zhurong quickly, but had other plans.There is nothing wrong with him if the war drags on.On the contrary, the war zones are all under Er Zhurong's jurisdiction. Seeing that the summer is coming to an end and the autumn harvest is on the agenda, Er Zhurong is definitely the one who is anxious, not Gao Huan.

On this day, someone sent a letter to the eldest son city, it was written by Ke Zhuhuntianhe.In the letter, Zhu Huntian and Er Zhurong said that Er Zhurong has no way and is about to fall, but he is a dead bone in the tomb.

He didn't want to die with Ke Zhuhunbu, so he hoped to join Gao Huan as a way to advance.Of course, those who seek refuge must not be empty-mouthed, but Zhu Huntian and he are willing to donate the township and Nie County in the north, hoping that King Gao can personally lead troops to take over as a show of sincerity.

If Zhu Huntianhe's request to surrender is true, it would be useless for Yuan Tianmu to guard Huguan City, because basically all parts of Jinzhou fell, and Huguan City was completely isolated.

Faced with Ke Zhuhuntianhe's request to surrender, Gao Huan was naturally overjoyed.

But now there is a problem in front of you, if you don't fight this battle, it will be for nothing. If you really surrender, that's okay, but if it's a false surrender, would you be so stupid as to jump into the pit?
Sun Teng said to Gao Huan: "Surrender without taking his family members with him is a false surrender. But Zhu Huntian and his family members are both in Jinyang. If he surrenders, the Jinyang City defenders will kill his family members. What should we do?"

I have to say that Sun Teng's words are still very reasonable.

However, Gao Huan was a little tempted, and wanted to give it a try, what if it worked?Even if it doesn't work, it's not a bad thing to show your "inclusive" mind.

Gao Huan said to Sun Teng: "Jinyang guard general Murong Shaozong, the Murong family and the Ke Zhuhun family have been married for generations, and have a century-old alliance. Even if the Ke Zhuhun family surrendered, Murong Shaozong definitely did not massacre the Kezhuhun family members reason."

Obviously, Gao Huan decided to go to Xiangyuan himself, and then lead his troops to accept Ke Zhuhuntianhe's surrender.In that case, it is basically a foregone conclusion to win Jinzhou this time, and it is not too much to even think about Jinyang.

Sun Teng's persuasive persuasion was fruitless, so he had to write a letter for Gao Huan, expressing his joy at Kezhu Hun's joining, and expressing that Gao Huan was willing to go to the county to take over the city in person to show his sincerity.

While writing a letter to paralyze Zhu Huntian's reconciliation, Sun Teng secretly found Duan Rong and told the whole story. After all the people made a total calculation, they decided that Duan Shao would personally lead a thousand fine cavalry as a surprise soldier. This group of surprise soldiers acted as a back-up force to ensure that Gao Huan returned to Xiangyuan safely, and even killed and seized the city.

(End of this chapter)