Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 669
"Peng Biao has more than [-] troops, and the food supply is scarce every day. They have abandoned their defenses and perished in the north. The old garrisons of Huaixia have all changed their banners. We welcome the king's division and honor the military order of Shen's son-in-law. As soon as the order arrives, we will start immediately. Part [-], join forces from the south, and wipe out slaves and thieves in the wild!"

Several local Wubi masters in Huainan were led into the big tent of the Yuzhou military barracks. What they saw along the way was the abundance of military equipment, which can be described as frightening.After really seeing the military appearance of the Yuzhou Army, they realized that Peng Biao's command was obviously thousands of elite cavalry, but they were a great army in the field, but instead of sniping and destroying opponents in the field, they allowed the Yuzhou Army commander to drive here.

At the same time, they were full of apprehensions. The chief general of the Yuzhou Army was a bit too young, and he had the vigor and vigor to force Peng Biao back, conquer Shouchun, and win successive victories.But they only came to vote when the general situation was about to be settled. Even if the other party didn't care about their previous deeds of thieves, the contemptuous attitude they had when they were soliciting earlier was already a big holiday.

So after expressing their attitude of surrender, they couldn't help reminding: "Although Peng Biao's troops were short of food, they still gathered thousands of people, and their knights were armored. There are still many slaves who set up many barriers. Shouchun is heavy and the Huaisi River is exhausted. If a crowd is gathered to counterattack, the war may be reversed. The king's master may be tired when he is far away. Please return the troops to Shouchun as soon as possible, and refuse to defend the city. As for Foreign enemies, we and the villagers will fight with all our strength, and the thieves will not be allowed to cross the Huai River to wreak havoc on the country!"

At this time, Shen Zhezi had already waded through Luodu, which had confronted Peng Biao's troops earlier, leaving thousands of people to defend the crucial passage, while he himself only led the victory of the Wu army and continued to advance northward.

The news that Shouchun City was breached and recovered has already spread in Huainan. As long as Peng Biao's Jiehu army is wiped out, the battle to recover Huainan in winter can be said to be a successful conclusion.As the master Wang's major event is about to be decided, there are endless people who come to seek refuge.Shen Zhezi's interview with these people is already the second wave today.

Although Peng Biao broke down many dock walls in Huainan and drove the people to flee south, it did not mean that all the villagers were wiped out.

In fact, Huainan, where the important town of Shouchun is located, is connected to Xuyan in the east and Yusi in the west. It is one of the important settlements for refugees fleeing south.Therefore, this environment is also full of docks and walls, and there are many swimming and eating places.Don't say that Shi Zhao has only mastered Shouchun for less than two years now, even if there are repeated battles in the future, during the Southern Dynasties Qi Liang, this is an extremely important place for the Jiangdong court to recruit food and garrison.

Although Peng Biao wanted to drive away the villagers, but the powerful enemies from the south were coming south steadily, he only dared to pick some soft persimmons to pinch. He dared not touch the really powerful Wubi to avoid too much wear and tear.

So even though Master Wang had already arrived at this place, these Wubi masters who were standing guard at a distance from the ground were forced to come to see Shen Zhezi due to the general situation.

The so-called asking Shen Zhezi to go to Shouchun to sit in the town early is nothing more than worrying that he will be like Peng Biao, galloping in the countryside with his military power and attacking them villagers.Taking the initiative to undertake the war is nothing more than deceiving him to be young and ignorant, not familiar with the situation in Huainan, and to take advantage of the uncertain situation in Huainan, to grasp a few strategic locations, so that in the future, whether it is self-protection or other plans, he can rely on it.

Born in troubled times, Huainan is a land of frequent wars. These people have their own plans, and what they do to make a living. This has nothing to do with loyalty and morality, but human nature.

To a certain extent, these Wubi masters who support themselves and protect themselves are actually more jerks than those aristocratic families in Jiangdong.Although Jiangdong has endless internal struggles, at least they all revolve around a common court and have a general concept of guarding Jiangdong together.

But for these people, talking about the overall situation and loyalty to them is all nonsense.Even if the Huainan war is going well right now, if Shen Zhezi can't properly deal with their demands, these people will dare to lure the Huaibei slave soldiers to the south in a minute, drive the Yuzhou army out of Huainan, and let all the results of this battle be in vain.

This is not alarmist talk, that's how Zuyue was killed.No matter how unbearable he is, Zu's family has been in this place for 20 years, and his popularity is much higher than that of Shen Zhezi, a newcomer. Where is he now?It is true that Zu Yue is a typical example of his own death, but if Shen Zhezi is new here, if he does not make concessions and win them over, then why is he not committing suicide?
Each mastered a large number of people, which gave them a foundation of standing, and the situation of confrontation between the North and the South provided them with opportunities to have both sides.As long as neither the north nor the south can gain a completely overwhelming advantage, and there is a need to win over the dissociated forces in the middle, they will have room to survive here.

In such a troubled world, any consideration is cruel to put it bluntly.Shen Zhezi came slowly to the south, leaving enough time for Peng Biao to wreak havoc in Huainan. In addition to luring the enemy, there was no need to use Peng Biao's hands to clean up Huainan.His overall situation is not the overall situation that others agree with. If it doesn't make sense, then teach them with iron and blood.

"I am highly valued by the king, and I restrained the king's teacher from coming north. I was trembling all the way, lest I make a mistake and fail the state, and I was also afraid that the king's teacher would be blocked halfway, making the county people look forward to the king's teacher in vain. Fortunately, I am finally here. , and was highly praised by all the sages in the village, it can be said that the wish has been fulfilled."

Facing these people, Shen Zhezi looked kindly, and then changed his voice and sighed: "The loss of the country in the early years was not the crime of the villagers, but it will be reduced to slavery and ravages. All the ministers of our king have hatred. I'm sorry, but I wish to annihilate the slave masters and save the people. If you can survive the slaves' destruction, how can I have the heart to drive the villagers to block the slave front with their flesh and blood?"

"As you have said, although Peng Biao's army is defeated, its combat power still exists. This thief is desperate and courageous, and has committed many atrocities. I don't know what kind of evil deeds he will do in the future! He rode and howled, whipping the countryside It is absolutely impossible for the teacher to stop it. Master Wang came here to kill thieves, how can he avoid living in the big city just because of his safety for a while! Therefore, although you have good intentions, I dare not send them away lightly, so as to cause another tragedy in the county. Protect yourself, don't go out lightly, I will take the slave head myself!"

This is also what I have been used to saying in the past few days. Shen Zhezi opened his mouth and talked endlessly: "As for the possible counterattack of the slaves in Huaibei, you don't have to worry about it at all. The Peng thief has been trapped in this area. It has been understood that in the future, the kings and masters of Yuzhou will continue to go up, and they will never let the slaves cross the Huai River. What's more, the northward march this time is not a light move by Liang County. Within ten days, Xuzhou Xi The public will also rush to help. Huainan will be stable at this time!"

After finishing speaking, Shen Zhezi no longer entangled with these people, and asked his own soldiers to invite them out, or give them a few sets of armor, or some bows and arrows, as a reward for their surrender.

The war has progressed so far, and it has reached the final stage of being careful and making no big mistakes.Because there are still Peng Biao's remaining troops, Shen Zhezi has a clear attitude not to let these villagers and wall masters interfere in the war, which has different meanings in the eyes of different people.

Some weak Wubi were worried that they would be recruited by Wang Shi to participate in the siege, and they were relieved to learn of this attitude.

Some powerful Wubi are unwilling to be lonely and want to take advantage of the Huainan turmoil to make a difference. Therefore, on the way to the north, Shen Zhezi often received some urgent letters for help, all of which were collected by local people without permission. In a certain place, they were attacked by Jienu Rangers.

For this kind of distress letter, Shen Zhezi always had the same attitude, if he didn't respond, he would rather die than save him!

Even if the battle happened several miles away from his advance, he still maintained the original march plan and continued to march almost rigidly.As for the two strongholds of Shouchun and Luojian that have already been acquired, the orders given to them are to stick to it.

Therefore, in the area of ​​Huainan, the most active people are the remnants of Peng Biao's troops, rushing from left to right to get through an exit, but they hit a wall everywhere.The only ones who are still active are the military army led by Shen Zhezi and the cavalry under Shen Mu and Han Huang who have already crossed Luojian. However, both of them have their own routes of action, and they are even consciously avoiding Peng Biao's army. , there will be no decisive battle for a long time.

As for Huainan, the mobilization of soldiers is very active.The reinforcements that Peng Biao was looking forward to responded most promptly to the various fortresses in Huaibei, but these fortresses range from hundreds to as many as hundreds. .Even if they wanted to rush to help, it was mostly a tentative attack, and they couldn't break through Luojian and Matou where Cao Na was stationed.

In the direction of Shouchun, Guo Song and Mao Bao took Jincheng in a quick battle, and then defended the city with Mao Bao. When the army came to help, it was difficult to cross the Huai River for a while.

As Liangjun's [-] reinforcements arrived at Luodu, Shen Zhezi finally stopped being polite, and the various ministries began to move closer to the central part of Huainan, gradually squeezing Peng Biao's space for activities, and finally drove them to the small town of Huainan.An isolated city cannot be defended, and Peng Biao naturally understands this truth, especially if he has a lot of cavalry, and defending an isolated city will undoubtedly waste half of his combat effectiveness.

But the problem is that he has no other choice. Rangers wander in the wild, consume double the food and grass, and there are many fleeing people.While the opponent has all the advantages, he still has no aggressive moves to give him a chance to fight.If it wasn't for some reckless moves on the wall in the environment, which made him gain a little, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to persist until now.

Now that his unit is surrounded by many enemies, he can only hope that the surrounding reinforcements can make a breakthrough, or if it takes a quarter of an hour, the battle will turn around.Therefore, staying in the small town of Huainan to wait for the situation to change became his only way out.

Of course, there is another vitality, and that is surrender.Therefore, after retreating to the small town of Huainan, Peng Biao immediately sent envoys to Shen Zhezi's camp to invite him to discuss matters of surrender.

Although it has been known before that the enemy's main general is ruthless, even if he is born with Huang Quan, he will be beheaded immediately.But he is different from Huang Quan, there are still more than [-] troops under him now, and the opponent still has to pay a huge price if he wants to wipe them all out.

And since the two sides started the war, the ones he lost were strategies. In fact, there was no fierce battle. Even if the advantage was exhausted, the opponent still sought stability and avoided fighting. It can be seen that he also wanted to preserve his strength.

Therefore, Peng Biao believed that as long as he handed in the surrender letter, the other party would be more or less tempted.Then they negotiated with each other to discuss the details. Even if they couldn't reach an agreement in the end, the time required for the negotiation process might save his life.

　There is another update in the early morning, and I have finished writing about the Huainan War. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)