Invincible son

Chapter 840 839 [Thousands of Miles Chess Game]

Late at night, Puqi City.

Gongcheng Hou Mansion, in the outer study.

Guo Xing, the commander of Zhennan Daying Camp, was sitting on the Taishi chair. On the left was Li Yuantong, Admiral of the Dingzhou Navy, and on the right was a man with an ordinary appearance and ordinary temperament.

Although Qian Bing's official position does not sound mighty at all, Guo Xing and Li Yuantong's attitude towards him is very friendly, because these military figures are well aware of the ability of secret agents in Taiwan and cabinet, and the chief of a department is of course qualified to sit on an equal footing with them.

Pushing the time back to before the Jiangling Change, the messenger Qian Bing played a vital role in the smooth implementation of Pei Yue's various plans.

But at this moment, Guo Xing's gaze stayed on the fourth person in the room. Although this person was dressed in an ordinary scout outfit, and he was a little embarrassed because he admitted that he was crossing the river in a small boat, Qian Bing said that he was the deputy head of the Ministry of Dui. Dai Liyu.

Guo Xing secretly sighed that the people in the pavilion were hiding something, and asked in a slightly excited tone: "Is what you said just now true?"

Dai Liyu replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, I have personally experienced this battle, so I don't dare to make a false statement. Today at noon, Lord Pei led the Tibetan Front Guards and defeated [-] infantry from Dingshan Camp and Ningguo Camp in the Southern Zhou Dynasty. There is no doubt about it.”

Both Guo Xing and Li Yuantong couldn't hide their excitement.

In fact, he had learned about Pei Yue's arrangement through Qian Bing earlier, so it was inevitable that he resisted for a while.At that time, according to Qian Bing's report, Pei Yue was worried that Southern Zhou had the intention of attacking Jiangling by surprise, so he asked him to use the name of rotation to secretly increase Jiangling's defenders, and let the Dingzhou Navy use the tributaries of the Tiancang River to return to Daliang after the war started. territory.

All kinds of things are dazzling, and in the eyes of the mature and prudent Guo Xing, it is no different from children playing around.It's just that with Emperor Kaiping's secret decree first and Qian Bing's attitude representing Taishi Taige later, Guo Xing had to cooperate with Pei Yue, feeling a little helpless in his heart.It wasn't until this moment, listening to Dai Liyu's detailed explanation of the battle situation on the South Bank, that he understood how crucial Pei Yue's seemingly nonsense two-moves were.

Thinking of this, Guo Xing asked with great interest: "What is Marquis Pei's next plan?"

Dai Liyu looked at Qian Bing. It was obvious that the two had exchanged news on the way here. The latter smiled and said: "Master Pei, the reason why Lord Pei chose to leave Jiangling City and go deep into the western territory of the Southern Zhou Dynasty was to wait for the main force of the Tibetan Front Guards. Going south to support, on the other hand, is to continuously weaken the effective strength of the western defense line of the Southern Zhou Dynasty."

Guo Xing turned his head to look at the topographic map hanging on the wall, and pondered: "He wants to use the Changping camp in Sizhou?"

Qian Bing nodded and said: "To teach Hou Ye to know that the head of the Taige Kun Department Jing is still in Yuzhou, and he has completely controlled the Cheng family who linked to the Southern Zhou Dynasty. Now we deliberately show weakness and let Zhennan Daying give up on the pontoon bridge. Fighting, forcing the Nanwufeng Navy to stay in the Jiangling waters, they have already shown their flaws in the upper reaches of the Tiancang River."

Li Yuantong praised: "Good strategy."

Guo Xing glanced at him, nodded his head and sighed: "Although Marquis Pei is young, his vision is beyond the reach of an old man. This time he used Jiangling as a bait, but he arrived first, so that the southern peripheral army and navy continued to attack. Gathering here will inevitably make the defense forces in other places empty."

Qian Bing said respectfully: "What Marquis Pei means is that the battle between Liang and Zhou lies in Jiangfang and ferry crossings. As long as the Nanzhou Navy's control over the Tiancang River is broken, the second Jiangling City is controlled, and the second Dingzhou Navy is built, the century-old wish will come to an end. It can be achieved. Now that Jiangling City is holding back the main force of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, the Yaoshan camp is threatening the two cities of Wuwei and Tianchang, and the Dingzhou Navy is fighting against the Wufeng Navy. , and captured Hanyang City on the south bank in one fell swoop."

He paused for a moment, and showed a sharp edge very rarely: "If you do this, great things will be accomplished."

The atmosphere in the study gradually became tense and eager.

Guo Xing remembered the decree he received yesterday, and finally understood why Emperor Kaiping attached so much importance to Pei Yue. He was able to use himself as a bait in a situation where he had lost the opportunity, and use the slight opportunity in the cracks to find the key to victory and expand the results of the battle. A young dignitary is enough to be called a famous general in the world.

After careful consideration, Guo Xing said cautiously: "Your Majesty has an order. Marquis Pei has the right to make temporary decisions on the situation in the southern border. This old man and the commander of the Changping camp should obey. But if the siege of Jiangling cannot be resolved and the main force of the Southern Zhou Dynasty is not defeated, Fang Xiexiao has a lot of room to maneuver. If we forcibly cross the river to attack the city at this time, if we fail to succeed, it will definitely hurt our muscles and bones, and even threaten the safety of the entire five southern states."

Qian Bing said very solemnly and firmly: "Master Pei asked me to tell the two adults that in this battle of Jiangling, Daliang will surely win!"

Guo Xing and Li Yuantong looked at each other, and both of them showed gratified and excited smiles on their faces.

……

In the evening, under the city of Jiangling.

Siege No.12.

In the tent of the Southern Zhou Central Army, Fang Xiexiao stood in front of the sand table, quietly observing the situation.

At this moment, the generals were gathered together, but the tent was extremely quiet, no one dared to make a sound, for fear of disturbing the middle-aged man's thoughts.

When the Jiangling Incident happened, all the plans had surfaced. Of course, Fang Xiexiao didn't need to continue to hide it, so after the surprise attack failed and Beiliang reinforcements entered Jiangling City, he wrote a detailed memorial overnight and sent it back to Jian'an.

The combination of Emperor Qingyuan and Xu Huiyan should be able to suppress the opposition of the officials. After all, raising troops has become an established fact, and no one can change this.Fang Xiexiao is very aware of his situation, and naturally won Jiangling City without any worries. If he fails to achieve this goal, he will definitely face countless impeachments and attacks.

The current situation is not optimistic, but he still has a certain chance of winning.The siege battle had lasted for ten days. Although the soldiers under his command were exhausted, the Beiliang defenders were also not at ease, and the opponent was under even greater psychological pressure, because Jiangling is a truly isolated city.

The Wufeng navy controls the waterway, the Beiliang navy avoids fighting, the Zhennan camp cannot cross the Tianzhu River at all, and the Yaoshan camp downstream is even more thunderous and rainy. threaten.

In short, the defenders of Jiangling City were isolated and helpless.

Throughout the glorious history books, sieges often turn into protracted sieges, especially for military cities like Jiangling with strong walls and abundant food and grass, it is not easy to besieged for a year or so.In fact, for Fang Xiexiao, the most effective method is to keep the defenders in the city in a state of high tension, to wear down the morale and physical strength of the defenders, and finally achieve it overnight.

But he couldn't wait any longer. The longer the delay, the more intense the anti-war sentiment in Jian'an would be.At the beginning of the war, he was still able to control the progress of the situation by relying on his status as Lord Zhen and Prime Minister Military Affairs Minister. However, his prestige among the army and the hearts of the officials and the people would decrease by one point every day that passed.

People's hearts have been unpredictable since ancient times, and the admiration of thousands of people and the criticism of thousands of people are very likely to change in a blink of an eye.

Fortunately, through his continuous mobilization and pressure in the past ten days, the defenders in the city have reached their physical and mental limits, and only the final decision is needed.

"Yuntian."

"The end is here."

"Tell me about the strength comparison and morale status of the two sides."

"Follow the order."

Fang Yuntian walked to the edge of the sand table, the injury on his leg has improved, his steps have gradually become calmer, and his expression is still determined.

(End of this chapter)