Invincible son

Chapter 1217 1218 [There will be times when the wind and the waves break] (end)
"Mr. Xi came here starry night, what advice do you have?"

In the festival hall of the Shuai Mansion, Hou Xiaojin of Xiangcheng was dressed in ordinary clothes, with a look of curiosity in his eyes.

With his current status, it is obviously difficult for a man from the mountains to meet him, but he is so polite to Mr. Xi not because the other party is Pei Yue's master, but because Mr. Xi was the most valued by Mr. Ding Guogong Pei Zhen back then. .In other words, when Pei Zhen took power in the military 20 years ago, Xiao Jin was only a mere commander, and Mr. Xi had already participated in the formulation of Daliang's military strategy.

There is also a middle-aged martial artist in the hall, the commander of Zhennan Daying, Guo Xing, Marquis of Gongcheng, and he brought Mr. Xi to visit Xiao Jin late at night.

Mr. Xi said with a gentle expression: "I don't dare to give advice. It's just about the planning of the battle in the southern border. Xi has some shallow opinions. I hope that the Marquis of Xiangcheng can correct it."

"Oh?"

Xiao Jin smiled slightly, turned to look at Guo Xing, and said calmly: "Mr. Xi is very clear about the frontier army's plan for this battle?"

There is a bit of sharpness in this sentence.

Recently, all the decisions made by the frontier army are highly confidential, and those who know are all high-ranking generals, so there is absolutely no reason to leak them out.Although Mr. Xi is Pei Yue's master, he has no official status after all, and no one can tell him the secrets of the general.

Guo Xing was still calm and calm, calmly responding to Xiao Jin's scrutiny.

Over there, Mr. Xi said unhurriedly: "As early as a month ago, Pei Yue sent a letter to Xi. He speculated that Nan Zhou might choose to feign an attack on the east and west lines, luring me to take the initiative to attack the army on the south bank. Twelve A few days ago, the main force of the Ningguo camp in the Southern Zhou Dynasty crossed the upper reaches of the Tiancang River and attacked our Chaosizhou defense line. Nine days ago, another navy in the Southern Zhou Dynasty occupied the waters at the mouth of the Tiancang River, and a large number of infantry attacked Jiangyin Mansion. Xi was in After hearing the news four days ago, I hurried over from Lizhou Prefecture."

He took out a secret letter from his sleeve and handed it to Xiao Jin.

In fact, when Mr. Xi opened his mouth to make a statement, Xiao Jin realized that he was too worried.

He made the decision three days ago to shrink the east and west defense lines, use Jiangling City as a bridgehead for the main force, and then go south.

Xiao Jin's face was calm, and he took the secret letter from Mr. Xi, and after reading it, his expression was a little dignified.

This letter was indeed written in Pei Yue's tone. Considering the distance between Kyoto and the southern border, this letter was obviously sent a long time ago.

"Why didn't the Duke of Wei tell the Marquis about this directly?" Xiao Jin asked seriously.

Mr. Xi said indifferently: "Pei Yue doesn't want to interfere with the Marquis of Xiangcheng's military decision-making."

Xiao Jin heard what the other party meant, the first thing he did on this trip was to suppress the arrogance of the generals of the Southern Army, and then try his best to eliminate Pei Yue's influence on them.At this time, if Pei Yueyuan forcibly intervenes in the military affairs of the southern border in the capital, it will definitely cause his rejection and backlash.

He pondered for a moment, then asked: "What does Mr. Xi mean, that the Marquis should limit the battlefield to all parts of the north bank and just defend the Zhou army?"

Mr. Xi said calmly: "Mr. Xiangcheng, the current situation on the western front is extremely critical. Xi believes that a temporary retreat is not a weakness. Shrinking the east and west defense lines, and then mobilizing the main force to go south is indeed a move to turn passive into active, but the Southern Zhou Dynasty Don’t the monarchs and ministers see their own weaknesses? Xi and Pei Yue’s judgments are consistent. If the Southern Zhou Dynasty showed an active offensive posture on the east and west fronts, then it must be making a fuss in the south of Jiangling City, in order to lure our army to go south. Then set up an ambush between Chengbei Camp and Xuyang Pass!"

Xiao Jin's eyes were deep, and he said slowly: "This Marquis has also considered Wei Guogong's worries. The Southern Dynasty may really have such a boldness this time, using the defense line in the north of Jian'an City as a bait. However, two years ago, our Southern Army once made a big move. The [-] army led by Xie Xiao, the loser, can do the same today."

Mr. Xi frowned slightly.

Guo Xing coughed twice, and said seriously: "Master Military Aircraft, I also think that the Southern Zhou Dynasty is likely to be a lure strategy this time. Judging from the military reports on the east and west fronts, although the strength of the Southern Zhou army should not be underestimated, but The total strength is even less than [-]. In the Southern Zhou Dynasty, most of the troops in Chengbei Camp, Linjiang Camp and the defense line in the north of the capital were not mobilized. Our army wanted to continuously break through many passes and threaten Jian'an City. There are too many uncertainties in it. sex."

Xiao Jin shook her head and said: "You two, listen to what Ben Hou said. Nanzhou dared to take the initiative to violate the border this time because they knew that Western Wu was entangled with our Western Army and Beijing Camp, and that the internal affairs of the Kingdom were under great logistical pressure. Under such a situation, the longer the war drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for us. Right now, the upper and lower waters of the Tiancang River are in the hands of the Nanzhou navy, and their troops on the east and west lines can advance or retreat. Even if it is only a small-scale repeated Battle, may I ask whether the five states in the southern border can maintain the spare power to maintain a long-term war on the premise of supporting the war in the western border?"

Mr. Xi said with great certainty: "Xiwu won't last long."

Xiao Jin did not argue with him, and said resolutely: "Mr. Xi, Lord Guo, I know that what you two said tonight is from the bottom of my heart, and I also know that Nan Zhou is fully prepared this time, but I want to break this situation and relieve the pressure on the court. , the only way to survive is to put it to death.”

Mr. Xi and Guo Xing looked at each other, knowing that things could not be turned around.

The fog of the battlefield always exists. Nan Zhou made it clear that the chariots and horses will seek greater benefits through the victories on the east and west fronts. They will take advantage of the fire and loot to the extreme. No one can determine where they want to go, so it cannot be said that Xiao Jin's judgment is absolute. mistake.

Maybe he can also completely defeat the morale of the Zhou people in the first battle like Pei Yue two years ago.

Mr. Xi got up to say goodbye. At this time, Xiao Jin suddenly said: "During this time, the Xiangyun has contributed a lot to the military's logistics and appease the people. Xiao is very grateful. Please accept this junior's gift, sir."

Mr. Xi was slightly taken aback, looked at Xiao Jin who was bowing and saluted, turned away with a complicated expression, then shook his head and said: "This is the duty that Xi and Xiangyun should do, the Marquis of Xiangcheng doesn't need to be too polite."

After walking out of the festival hall, the sky was full of stars in the night.

Guo Xing personally sent Mr. Xi to the gate of the city, and sighed: "I hope the two generals Zhuang and Cai can defeat the main force of the Southern Zhou defenders."

Mr. Xi was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "If the front line is unfavorable, you must support the defense line along the river."

Guo Xing nodded in response and asked, "Sir, are you going back to Lizhou now?"

Mr. Xi replied: "Yes, I will order someone to report Xiao Jin's decision to the capital."

The two parted at this point, Guo Xing watched Mr. Xi riding out of the city accompanied by a group of entourages, and suddenly felt a burst of spring chill invaded his whole body, he couldn't help tightening his sleeves.

……

On March [-]th, when the sky is twilight.

"Master Hou! Master Hou!"

The housekeeper stood outside Guo Xing's bedroom door. Although he knew that his Lord Hou fell asleep in the middle of the night, less than two hours ago, he didn't dare to wait any longer and shouted in panic.

There was movement in the house soon, and Guo Xing came out in plain clothes later, frowning and asking, "Why are you so flustered?"

The steward said tremblingly: "Master Hou, the Southern Zhou Navy is advancing at both ends, and now they are fighting fiercely with our Dingzhou Navy. The river is already in chaos!"

Guo Xing suddenly changed his color and said sharply: "Get your horse ready!"

"Yes, Lord Hou!" The butler left quickly.

When Guo Xing got rid of the guards and climbed to the top of Puqi City, a group of generals headed by Xiangcheng Hou Xiaojin had already gathered here, and all of them looked heavy.

He didn't have time to greet Xiao Jin, nor was he in the mood to pay attention to the expression on the right soldier's face. He raised his eyes and looked towards the south of the river. Even though he was mentally prepared, his expression still changed drastically at this moment.

During this period of time, the Dingzhou Navy has firmly controlled the waters of hundreds of miles, maintaining the connection between Puqi City and Jiangling City on the south bank. However, Nan Zhou obviously calculated Xiao Jin's strategy. The Xinjian navy came at the same time and stabbed the Dingzhou navy with a very vicious knife!

In just two hours, the Dingzhou Navy was defeated and had to retreat to the tributary west of Puqi City.

The South Bank... was reduced to an isolated city!
(End of this chapter)