Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 666
When Peng Biao was still trapped on the north bank of Luodu, Shen Zhezi had already received Xi Jian's envoy in the camp.

He personally led his troops to the north, and it was not a matter of pleasure to use troops against Huainan at this unsuitable time.On the one hand, this battle is unavoidable, and there will inevitably be a battle with Huainan this winter. Instead of passive defense, it is better to take the initiative.

On the other hand, it is an indisputable fact that the logistics will be disadvantageous in this winter.This point, even if it is a problem known to those who are not familiar with military affairs, Peng Biao naturally cannot ignore it, and it is very likely that he will regard it as a chance of victory.

But in fact, Shen Zhezi's troops did not even think about defeating their opponents in the field.Although his chariot formation is indestructible, its mobility is far inferior to that of cavalry.Slowly going north, on the one hand, there is naturally a consideration to lure the enemy, but it is true.

Therefore, it is Hefei Guo Song and Lujiang Maobao who are really used to attack.Although Hefei is dilapidated, as an important town in Huaixi, its geographical location is there. Although the waterways are difficult to use in winter, even if it is a simple land route, it is closer to Shouchun than Liang County, and it is possible to receive a surprise soldier. effect.

After the recovery of Hefei, there was no large-scale reconstruction and operation. Instead, Liangjun City, which did not exist before, was operated on a large scale.During the confrontation in the previous few months, Shen Zhezi did indeed operate Liang County as the main base.Even the people inside the Jiangdong court believed that when they looked at Huainan in the future, Liang County must be the location where the main force would launch.

So for a long time, Peng Biao's focus has always been on Liang County, but he paid little attention to Hefei, which was originally the biggest threat to Shouchun.

This is actually a simple question of power balance. Even if Peng Biao finds that Hefei is the main direction of attack, can he be hostile to Liang Junlai?Once the two armies join forces under the city of Shouchun, even if Peng Biao's main force completes Shouchun, it is only a matter of time before the city breaks down.

In the final analysis, it still lies in Jiehu's strategic neglect of Shouchun. Xiangyang on the West Road and Pengcheng in Huaixia are heavily guarded, but there is only Peng Biao in Shouchun.

With Shen Zhezi's military strength, it is certain to win Shouchun, but the question is how to defend in the future.Although the Shouchun Headquarters did not have many troops, but further north in Nanyang, Qiaojun, and even Luoyang, as well as Pengcheng, Xiapi, Xuyi and other places on the Huaihe River, Jiehu sent more than [-] troops.

Once Shen Zhezi took the initiative to take Shouchun, it was impossible for Jiehu to endure the loss of this important town in the middle of the Huaihe River. At that time, he would be alone and would be besieged from all sides.

That's why Shen Zhezi rushed to send troops in winter, not because the winter is suitable, but because the Jingzhou army is currently fighting fierce battles with Jiehu around Xiangyang.In this way, a large number of slave soldiers in the west of Shouchun will be restrained in the direction of Xiangyang.At the same time, Xuzhou has also frequently used troops in the north recently, which can also offset part of the pressure on the east of Shouchun.

Here in Liang County, although Shen Zhezi has spent several months regardless of cost, judging from the actual strength of the troops, he is still a junior in the towns in Jiangbei.After all, no matter how rich the money and food is, it will take time to completely transform it into real combat power.From the current point of view, Yuzhou really does not have the strength to independently launch a big battle around the important town.

Therefore, Shen Zhezi could only take advantage of the frequent wars between East and West to loot and win Shouchun at the least cost.In the past few months, although he was in Liang County, he kept telling Guo Song, Chen Gui and others to contact several forces around Shouchun.

To be honest, those people still had too many reservations about Shen Zhezi, and the effect of communication was not good. Almost no one expressed their willingness to support Shen Zhezi in regaining Shouchun. They had no confidence that Shen Zhezi could keep Shouchun.If this attracts slave soldiers to come south in large numbers, it will bring them great danger.

But Shen Zhezi finally decided to send troops, and hoped to win the hearts of the people with a big victory.But in winter, there was no cooperation from the navy, and most of the Peng Biao he faced were cavalry, so he could run away if he couldn't beat him.

He personally made the bait to seduce Peng Biaonan, and put on a calm posture.So far, the effect has been surprisingly good. Peng Biao probably wants to gain military exploits from him too much, and a large number of main forces have gathered here.And the cavalry raided Luojian last night and easily took down this node, probably because Peng Biao had high confidence in Xuyi's reinforcements, and there were not enough people deployed there.

With this victory, it can be said that half of Peng Biao is dead. The importance is not in forming a siege to Peng Biao, but in controlling the passage of things after taking down Luo Jian.And this point can be used as a bargaining chip to make a deal with Xi Jian.

Matou and Wokou near Luojian are extremely important strategic locations in the upper reaches of the Huaihe River.Controlling these fortresses can be used to persuade Xi Jian to shift the main attack direction from Huaiyin and other lower reaches of the Huai River to Xuyi and other places in the west, and to help each other with Shen Zhezi's Yuzhou Army!

So as soon as he succeeded, Shen Zhezi immediately mobilized Cao Na's right-wing troops to rush to help and defend that area, firmly in his hands.Right now, there are only about [-] people under Shen Zhezi's troops who are still here, facing Peng Biao across a road.Although there is no obvious advantage in military strength, he believes that Peng Biao must no longer have a strong fighting spirit at this time.

After explaining his thoughts in detail to Xi Jian's envoy, Shen Zhezi immediately ordered hundreds of people flying to escort him to Xi Jian's army formation.The reason why we didn't communicate in advance is because it was a bit ruthless to poach people's corners earlier, and it is not as convincing as creating an established fact.

And he is also very sincere, willing to allocate all the Huaihe strongholds east of Shouchun to Xijian, and provide some funding for equipment, and even send troops to help if necessary. It is with full sincerity that he dispels the embarrassment of digging the wall before. .

Even if Xi Jian is not willing to cooperate, with Liangjun as a solid base for future advancement, Shen Zhezi is confident that he can keep Shouchun alive, but it must be more difficult.

Now, what determines the date of Peng Biao's death is the result of Shouchun's direction.

------

In winter, when the water flow dries up, it is difficult for boats and rafts to move. The dense river network all the way north of Hefei is not enough to rely on, but it adds some obstacles to the march.

Because some places need to take detours, even though the date of dispatching troops is only one day behind Liangjun's troops, when Mao Bao and Guo Song's two troops, with [-] infantry, crossed Shaopi and arrived near Shouchun, unexpectedly It is similar to the date when Shen Zhezi arrived in Luodu.

There are many mountains and lakes around Shouchun, and Xiashi City in the northwest is a dangerous pass on the tight road.The army arrived here to rest for a while, and then the scouts came to report that there were villagers from the border.

Guo Song's armor was covered with ice and frost, and he came to see him in person. There were three people who came, all of whom were from the surrounding area with whom he had contacted earlier.The three of them were all wearing light armor. When they saw Guo Songkuo walking towards the lee of the mountain, they all stepped forward and said, "I've been waiting here for the king's teacher led by Marquis Guo for a long time. As soon as I get the news, I will come across the city to see you."

Guo Song went up to greet the three of them, and then asked about Shouchun's recent situation.In fact, there is no need for these three people to answer. He believes that the situation in Shouchun must have changed for the better recently.After all, in the previous contact, although these people did not directly refuse, their attitudes were far from eager, but now they came to meet each other on their own initiative, which shows that they have no confidence in defending the city.

"Peng Biao has led his troops to the south before, and it seems that he has fought several battles with Concubine Shen. Recently, he has frequently dispatched guards to the south. It can be seen that the battle is not very optimistic. Now there are fewer defenders in the city, and they have even abandoned Luo. The city is connected with Jincheng. Right now, Luocheng is under the control of our villagers, and the thirsty king came to knock the city. There are still [-] people in Jincheng, and they will be divided by Peng Biao's department, Zheng Tou, and Gao Cheng, an evil household in the county. , but I can't wait to get involved!"

The few people quickly explained the situation under Shouchun's eyes, and then they pointed to Xiashi City not far away with a smile and said, "Master Wang is here, and I will dedicate a garrison fortress to Marquis Guo first, and Marquis Guo can move a little bit." Take a rest, build up your strength and then enter the city."

"That's not necessary. Since the city defenses are already in vain, you might as well go straight to Luocheng. All of you who have hidden kings, your loyalty is commendable, and when the lord comes here in the future, there must be commendations to show your meritorious deeds!"

After Guo Song finished speaking, he invited these people to enter the Chinese army step by step, and then immediately ordered the army to kill Shouchun.Of course, these fortresses along the way were divided into troops. As these people said, the defense of Shouchun City is indeed very weak, and there are few guards in the surrounding fortresses.

Of course, there were also small groups of soldiers obstructing them along the way, but when they saw the Yuzhou army coming across the mountains and fields on broken ice, they panicked for a while, and fled to warn them.

The structure of Shouchun City is huge, surrounded by inner and outer rings, the so-called Luo City is the outer city.Guo Song and others watched outside the city for a while, and then divided up with Mao Bao. One entered from the Shamen in the west of the city, and the other attacked from the Shaopi Gate in the south of the city.

Before the army approached the city gate, they saw thick smoke billowing everywhere in the city, and the sound of fighting and fighting could be heard endlessly.There are many soldiers on the top of the city who are fighting fiercely or running, which shows that they are in a mess.

When Guo Song and others arrived at the Shamen in the west of the city, there were dozens of dead bodies under the gate. .

Guo Song comforted these defectors one by one in front of the city gate, and at the same time commanded the soldiers to line up and file into the city gate, controlling the entire city gate up and down.

The city of Shouchun is tens of kilometers away, and the Zu family has operated here for many years, and at its peak it accommodated hundreds of thousands of people.Although many city residents were kidnapped by Jie slaves the year before last, there are still more than [-] people in the city.Before that, there were still many fierce men who took advantage of the fire to loot in the city, but with the entry of the Yuzhou army, the chaos gradually subsided, and each restrained the people to stay in a distant or near position.

Mao Bao also sent troops from the other direction to inform that he had successfully entered the city and controlled the city gates, but what they entered was only the outer city. It is the core of the entire city, and the equipment and supplies, including the Jiehu defenders, are still defending the city.

Although already stationed in the outer city, Guo Song was not in a hurry to attack. Although there were many surrenders in the outer city, if there was no order, once the battle for the city defense became fierce later, there would be no guarantee that there would be no accidents.

So right now, he and Mao Bao are only occupying a city gate each, and among the surrendered crowd, they select those who are expected to be brave to restrain them, to make room for later attacks, and at the same time to prevent the enemies in the inner city from crossing the city wall and causing chaos.

　Shouchun is not a single city. It is actually similar to Jiankang City. It is a complex of buildings. It is difficult to completely defend it without tens of thousands of troops.Therefore, when the troops are insufficient, they often defend several important strongholds to ensure that the retreat is not lost, and they confront each other and wait for reinforcements.During this period, there were many cases where the two armies in a city faced each other for several months.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)