Governor please stay

Chapter 508

It was late at night, and Gao Huan's second son, Gao Yang, was reading a book under the light in the county government study in Fangtou City.

Coming to Fangtou to "supervise the war" was not out of Gao Yang's original wish, in fact, these are just a big hole dug by Gao Cheng!
For Gao Yang, it is right to guard Fangtou.

After all, this is an important town on the north bank of the Yellow River. Whether it is sending troops from Yecheng to attack Henan, or crossing the river from the other side of the Yellow River to attack Yecheng, this is the only bridgehead.

Not only that, the city defense of Fangtou City is very characteristic, and it is relatively strict and systematic.To some extent, it is actually more difficult to attack than Yecheng!Weakness is only weak because the main area of ​​Fangtou City is not large enough.

The periphery of Fangtou is a water system with a vertical and horizontal river network, and there are three triangularly distributed food and military stations around the periphery, which serve as horns for support.And there is a river in the south that leads directly to the Yellow River, which is convenient for transporting grain and troops.

If you are not familiar with the terrain here, no matter which army it is, you will have to search for a long time to find the way, let alone a surprise attack.

These garrison points and food garrison points, and Fangtou City, are accessible by water and land.There is a main road connected to the direction of Yecheng, and all the small roads on land will converge here.

If you hold this place, you will guard the passage from Fangtou to Yecheng, and you will also block the land passage into Fangtou City.

The overall layout is almost impeccable!
The only flaw in Fangtou City is in the north of the city. When the water rises, it is a dam, which is easy to infiltrate with small boats, but it is not suitable for large-scale siege.In winter, it is completely frozen here, and the distance between the ice surface and the dam is relatively short, which is where the defense gap of Fangtou City lies.

Just send a team of soldiers and horses to patrol the dikes in the north of the city day and night.After all, it is impossible for Liu Yishou's men to come from the north.

Not only that, but now there are Li Yuanzhong's remnants retreating to Fangtou, responsible for the safety of the three outer grain storage points.

In this case, as long as Gao Yang doesn't act recklessly, he can just hang around in the city every day, and it's a great achievement to hang around until he leaves office.So Fangtou is safe and sound, and it should be taken for granted.

Conversely, if something happened to Fangtou City, Gao Huan and his important ministers would feel that Gao Yang was incompetent, and he couldn't even guard Fangtou, which was very close to Yecheng.

In particular, I was surprised to hear that Liu Yishou had conquered Luoyang. According to the "experience" of the previous White Robe Army's Northern Expedition, it would take some time to stabilize the situation in Luoyang, and Liu Yishou had no time to look north for the time being.

Therefore, it is safe to put a pig in Fangtou to direct.

If Fangtou can't be held in this way, then to be honest, Yecheng probably can't be held anymore. It's better for Gao Huan's army to retreat to Jizhou directly.

Gao Cheng dug a hole for Gao Yang in the name of "I'm doing it for your own good, I'll give you a chance to practice", this kind of conspiracy Gao Yang couldn't refuse at all.It has to be said that the struggle in the emperor's family has already begun since childhood, and its tragic level is no less than that of adults.

Faced with Gao Cheng's pressure, Gao Yang had no choice but to accept all the orders and find a way out under heavy pressure.

At this moment, a young man dressed as a literati pushed open the study door, folded his sleeves and saluted Gao Yang in a leisurely manner, and said in a low voice, "Second Young Master, the granary on the south side of the city is on fire, and the defenders are quite dead or injured."

Gao Yang stood up suddenly, staring wide open.

This scribe was Zhao Yanshen, and just as Gao Cheng was assisted by Tang Yong, Gao Yang also had young counselors to help him make suggestions.Gao Huan acquiesced to this.

"Follow me to deploy troops!"

Gao Yang grabbed the tiger talisman on the desk case, and just as he took a step, he saw Zhao Yanshen tugging on his sleeve.

"Second son, the son of a thousand gold can't sit in the hall. There is a granary in Fangtou city itself. Now the second son can go down to the city wall and inspect it, and there is no need to send troops."

Zhao Yanshen said calmly.

Gao Yang sensed something, calmed down, stared at Zhao Yanshen coldly and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

"Second Young Master will come to Fangtou, it's because Shi Zi deliberately targeted it. At this moment, Second Young Master should hide his clumsiness and don't need to show off. It's not a bad thing for Shi Zi to think that Second Young Master is dull and incompetent.

What's more, the night is dark and the wind is high, and it is extremely risky to lead troops out of the city.

Winning is just to let the son realize that the second son has the ability to lead troops, and he will face more troubles in the future.If he loses, I'm afraid Gao Wang will find it difficult to forgive the second young master Hu Lai.

Fangtou is of great significance to Yecheng. As long as Fangtou City is still there, Yecheng will be as stable as Mount Tai.If you lose the food and fodder outside the city, just throw it away.Things are beyond salvage.

This defeat may be a serious problem for the Wei State, but it is not a serious problem for the second son. "

Zhao Yan folded his sleeves together and bowed deeply.

"Then follow me to the top of the city to have a look."

Gao Yang put the Tiger Talisman into the desk drawer, his tone much softer.

When the two came to the top of the city, they happened to see raging fires in two places outside the city, and the screams and screams were faintly visible in the night sky.Gao Yang's face was as sinking as water, and he clenched his hands into fists, looking extremely angry.

Two of the three granaries have been burned. This time the enemy army came to Fangtou, and it seemed that they had a clear purpose and were familiar with the terrain.

It seems that the other party is not an ordinary person!
Although Gao Yang was still young, his mind was very deep. He watched the fire outside the city without saying a word.

"Second Young Master, there is also a fire at another grain storage point, but you can't see it here. You have to go to the east wall to see it."

A soldier hurried over and whispered.Gao Yang waved his hand, indicating that the idlers around him all retreated, and only Zhao Yanshen was left.

This wave of enemies came for the three granaries outside the city, and they didn't send a single soldier to attack the city at all, which was obviously beyond common sense.

"Yan Shen, I have a question to ask you, can you answer me?"

Gao Yang crossed his arms and looked at the blazing fire in the distance, as if he had accepted the humiliation and inexplicable defeat.

"Second son, please tell me."

Zhao Yan bowed deeply and said.

"The three food storage points are located at three locations far apart. No matter who the opponent's general is, I'm afraid they can't find three locations in a hurry and set them on fire accurately, right?
Is there a spy in the Fangtou army?Why do I feel like the enemy army is setting fire to their own territory? "

The granaries outside Fangtou City had a reason for their lack of protection. They had been stockpiling grain all the time, so it was one thing not to set up too many obstacles to block the river, and another was to think that Liu Yishou would not raid Fangtou so soon.

The terrain here is complicated, how can someone who has never been here wipe out all three garrison points?Obviously someone had an affair with Liang Jun and thought it was a guide!
Among them, Li Yuanzhong is very suspicious!

"Second Young Master is saying..."

Zhao Yanshen frowned deeply. In fact, Gao Yang already understood what Gao Yang wanted to say but didn't say.

Feng Long's troops were wiped out on the south bank of the Yellow River, but Li Yuanzhong was able to bring his remnants back to Hebei. Could it be that it was not just because Li Yuanzhong "used soldiers like a god"?

Could it be that he and Liu Yishou are fighting a tacit understanding?
The land of Henan fell so quickly, could it be that Li Yuanzhong put Feng Longzhi in a trap?

Why did the three granaries outside the city be burned within two days after Li Yuanzhong retreated to Fangtou?

Gao Yang really didn't think that he was supercilious, but that it was a coincidence!

"Second Young Master, don't say anything. After you return to Yecheng and see Gao Wang, you can report this matter to Gao Wang alone."

Zhao Yanshen said calmly.

To be honest, although he didn't think Li Yuanzhong would be so stupid, the other party really couldn't get rid of his suspicions.Many things are too coincidental, and it can't even be ruled out that the attack on Fangtou this time is Li Yuanzhong's internal response!
"Well, let's talk about it at dawn." Gao Yang nodded slightly, noncommittal to Zhao Yanshen's suggestion.

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In the night, I saw raging fires in several places outside Fangtou City, Duan Shao, the leader of the army, was in a bad mood!
Hurry up, it's still a step too late!
The battle situation south of the Yellow River eroded too quickly, and Gao Huan's plan couldn't keep up with the changes.This hasty march to Fangtou was only reluctantly agreed by Duan Shao begging Gao Huan.

Why did Gao Huan refuse to send troops?
It's not because he's stupid or doesn't know how to fight, but it's the season of spring plowing!If all the soldiers and horses in Hebei were mobilized to cross the river south, who would cultivate the large number of fields in Hebei?

This year Henan and Qingxu can't count on it. After autumn, what will happen to the army's food and grass?
It didn't take long for Gao Huan's soldiers and horses to return to Yecheng one after another, but Gao Huan never carried out large-scale mobilization.In fact, he also discussed with Sun Teng and others, and carefully analyzed the current situation.

Everyone agreed that this wave was nothing more than a replica of Chen Qingzhi's Northern Expedition, and it was simply a change of soup but not medicine.What Liu Yishou has to do now is to smash and loot in Luoyang, and then control the land of Henan to make a fortune.

No matter how the waves are, it is nothing more than "ruling the river".

Liang Jun wanted to attack Hebei, and the difficulties he faced were unprecedented!Moreover, Liang Jun's troops were not enough to support the battle.

Gao Huan thought that the soldiers had been going to Hedong for a long time, and they were homesick, so they must spend a period of time in Yecheng to cultivate themselves.Since Liang Jun couldn't cross the Yellow River, Fangtou itself has many troops, and Li Yuanzhong also retreated to Fangtou, so it is safe to say!

But Duan Shao suggested that he lead troops to garrison Fangtou, thinking that the original defenders of Fangtou were all county soldiers and were not suitable for field battles.Although Li Yuanzhong's troops are elite soldiers, they are useless because of the new defeat.This combination is not enough to deal with the current complex situation.

Therefore, there must be a fine cavalry guarding Fangtou, which can patrol the area of ​​​​a hundred miles around Fangtou.In this way, it is the best policy to stand ready and monitor the battle situation in the south.

Duan Shao was so quarreled that he couldn't help it, so Gao Huan assigned [-] infantry and [-] elite cavalry to Duan Shao, and asked him to go to Fangtou to guard and lead the troops.Li Yuanzhong returned to Yecheng for repairs and returned to Beijing to report on his duties.

Gao Huan wanted to ask him carefully how the land of Henan was lost so quickly.

After getting Gao Huan's promise, Duan Shao went to the camp outside the city to gather troops almost with the military order to send troops and Li Yuanzhong's transfer order.

Get everything ready and march to Fangtou at night.

A thousand elite riders were on the way ahead, and three thousand infantry behind them were not yet in place.Duan Shao led his troops in a hurry, but he didn't expect that he was one step late in the end.

Under the light of the torch, Duan Shao's complexion was tense, and he cried out inwardly when he saw the grain storage around Fangtou was on fire.

"General Duan, what should we do now?"

Lou Zhao, the younger brother of Lou Zhaojun, who went out with the army this time, pointed his horsewhip at a burning granary in the distance, and asked with a wry smile.Now the fool can see that something is wrong.

But Duan Shao didn't know what to do, he was just a general leading troops!
In fact, the scale of these granaries is not very large, and it is absolutely impossible to say that the Wei army is short of food after being burned.But Duan Shao knew very well in his heart that the attack on the city north of the Yellow River would cause a huge blow to the morale of the army and the morale of the people, which is unimaginable!
Liang Jun's ability to hit Fangtou means that Yecheng is actually not safe, let alone Anyang, Dunqiu and other places.This battle is not so much a material damage, it is better to say that people in all parts of Hebei are panicked and everyone is in danger.

Just when Duan Shao was about to explain, a scout came from the south on horseback and shouted at them: "There are enemy cavalry in the south! Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

He shouted, and an arrow came from behind. The scout was shot in the neck and fell to the ground clutching his neck.

Suddenly, Duan Shao and Lou Zhao broke out in a cold sweat!They lit torches in the light, and the enemy cavalry did not light torches in the dark, and the distance from them was already very close.

"Blow the horn and charge with me!"

Duan Shao ordered decisively, this wave really can't be coaxed!A little hesitation will wipe out the whole army!
At night, if the cavalry of the two armies attack each other, they will not love to fight.Because the team dispersed after fighting, it was difficult to gather troops.He and Lou Zhao led people to light torches and rushed all the way, killing as many as possible.

Immediately after the hedge, Mingjin retreated and walked towards the main road of Fangtou City.When the enemy's situation is unknown, there is no need to entangle with the enemy's unknown number and strength.

He believed that the other party should have the same idea, and ran away after the fight. Fighting is such a one-shot deal!Duan Shao is very confident in the strength of his Jingqi, as long as he doesn't fight wildly, hedging to win tonight is not difficult.

Sure enough, Duan Shao's response was very effective.After the two small cavalry teams fought, they immediately noticed that something was wrong.

This is probably not an ordinary elite soldier!

Duan Shao, who lit the torch, and Yang Zhong, who attacked Yin Ruo, had the same idea!After the two cavalry confronted each other, they immediately broke away from the battle, and both sides suffered casualties.

Knowing that the main force of Gao Huan's army was coming, Yang Zhong ordered the flag officer to light a large torch, and the scattered cavalry of the Liang army moved closer to him and rushed towards the ferry on the north bank.

And Duan Shao, who knew well that the poor would not chase after him, did not have time to count the losses, so he came to Fangtou City all the way without any danger.Gao Yang naturally knew that Duan Shao's soldiers were elite soldiers from his side, so he quickly opened the gate of Fangtou City and let the cavalry into the city.

Seeing Duan Shao, who had blood on his body and came in a hurry, Gao Yang walked down the tower, held his hands and asked, "General Duan, how is the situation outside the city?"

"On the way here, I met Liang Jun Jingqi, it was very tricky." Duan Shao sighed, feeling in his heart that he really shouldn't be in a hurry tonight.

Liang Jun is so bold that he dared to cross the river alone to attack Fangtou!Duan Shao really admired it in his heart!

"The granary outside the city is hopeless. Let's clean up the battlefield after dawn. If you go out of the city and encounter elite soldiers from the Liang army, it's hard to say whether you can survive."

Duan Shao clasped his fists and saluted Gao Yang, and then he went into the city with his trilogy and settled down.

"uncle……"

Gao Yang grabbed Lou Zhao, only to find that the sleeves on the opponent's arm had been stained red with blood, and Lou Zhao also grinned in pain.

"Don't show off, just stay in the city, it's not safe outside the city."

Lou Zhao patted Gao Yang's shoulder with his uninjured hand, sighed and left.Gao Yang looked around at the soldiers, and found that everyone was trying their best to hide the fear in their hearts, their eyes were flickering, and their faces were tense.

"This is broken."

The three armies are invincible, if they don't have the momentum to go forward, how can they fight against a strong enemy?
Now that Wei Jun has lost his momentum, the battle hasn't started yet, so what can we do next!

Gao Yang secretly thought something was wrong, and his heart sank to the bottom of the valley.He looked at Zhao Yanshen beside him again, and found that the other party's emotions were not displayed, and he seemed not to be affected by the battle situation at all.

He grabbed Zhao Yanshen's cuff and asked in a low voice: "Now the situation is not good, I'm afraid Yecheng is also in danger, what does Yanshen think?"

"The Liang army is at the end of its battle, and there will be no troubles. The second son does not need to worry. After returning to Yecheng, if someone proposes to move the king's capital to Xindu, the second son will express his interests to King Gao and stop it."

(End of this chapter)