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Chapter 202 Poor Hou Junyan Was Played Between His Hands

After killing Shi Zhou Haodong and capturing Shi Zhou Haohuang, there were no generals in the Donghu army who could command the army at this time.

The soldiers of the three armies were directly defeated and surrendered one after another.

"My Majesty's plan among you is to sacrifice the city and surrender!"

Hou Junyan took Shi Zhou's head as a prisoner, and threw Shi Zhou's head on the top of the wall.

The city defenders in Lingling County surrendered directly.

Hou Junyan breathed a sigh of relief.

He is not stupid, although he won Lingling County, accomplished a big strategic goal, and had the merit of capturing the city.

But after all, it is a violation of military orders.

Even if there are generals out there, the emperor's order does not accept the rhetoric, but it cannot be completely exonerated.

That is to say, the merits and demerits are balanced.

So Hou Junyan specially set up a pretense of obeying the emperor's orders.

There will certainly be no punishment.

Winning Lingling County is a great achievement, so give the emperor a point.

As the actual executor, some soup is enough.

Anyway, he also proved his ability.

Nothing is better than equalizing merits and demerits.

Besides, Hou Junyan is also convinced to give credit to the emperor.

If it weren't for the emperor, he would have put Li Jingji, a magic weapon of fraud, in Lingling County in advance, and confused Shi Zhouhaohuang.

He won't win so easily.

After Hou Junyan entered Lingling County, he sent people to Wuling County to deliver a letter to the emperor.

Only then did he start to deal with Shi Zhouhaohuang.

"You are quite capable of commanding an army, and your martial arts are also excellent. You were able to defeat Li Jingji."

"It's a pity that I was unlucky and ran into this general."

Shi Zhouhaohuang: .
Why do you think you have such a big face?
Isn't it just losing to you once, as for being so embarrassing all the time?

And can we not mention Li Jingji?Still need to use the word "actually"?

I really don't need to step on this guy as a mat, isn't it normal to win against him?

Shi Zhouhaohuang was speechless:

"If the general is just trying to humiliate me, then there is no need to say anything."

"The defeated general has no face, so why do you need to humiliate him?"

Hou Junyan smiled and said coldly:

"Tell me your plan for Jingnan, and you will save yourself from death!"

"Arrangement? What arrangement?"

Shi Zhou Haohuang pretended not to know.

Hou Junyan said in a deep voice:

"Shi Zhou Hecong led his troops to Changsha County, but he didn't show up for a long time."

"Instead, they just stood still and sent troops to support everywhere."

"There must be other arrangements."

"Then Liu Bin claims to be able to plan everything in one step, and is extremely wise. I'm afraid he has already made arrangements!"

Since Meng Feng pretended to surrender, it is clear that the Donghu people had other plans.

Hou Junyan spared Shi Zhou Haohuang's life on purpose, just to get out the military deployment of the Donghu people and the follow-up battle plan.

This is also a great achievement.

"ridiculous!"

Shi Zhou Haohuang sneered and said:
"This time, you just took advantage of the ambush. If it's a head-on confrontation, it's up to you who wins!"

"Just like this, it is enough to defend Jingnan, why bother the general to do it himself?!"

Hou Junyan smiled and said:

"It's just you who are stubborn."

"Forget it, my Majesty is a master of magic, is also brave, and his ability to lead troops is even more unpredictable."

"Now that Lingling County has been acquired, it is easy to enter Changsha County. Let's see how Shi Zhou Hecong lost his city and land!"

At this moment, Li Jingji walked in, cupped his hands at Hou Junyan and said:

"General, our army suffered 500 casualties."

"Ah."

Hou Junyan nodded. Although it was an ambush, a surprise attack cut off Donghu's army.

But the number of ambush soldiers was too small, and Li Jingji's false defeat, so many people died.

However, with 500 casualties, a county can be captured, which is considered a great success.

Li Jingji's face became a little ugly, and he continued:
"Other than that, I learned from those Donghu generals who surrendered."

"Early before Shi Zhou Haohuang led the army out of the city to meet the battle, he took a step ahead and sent a messenger to the rear to deliver news to Shi Zhou Hecong and Guiyang County."

"It is estimated that Shi Zhouhecong will probably be aware of the battle situation here, and Guiyang County will also be alert."

"Hahaha!"

When Shi Zhou Haohuang heard the words, he had a proud expression on his face:
"I want to know how Liu Zhi'er lost his city and land!"

Hou Junyan slapped him when he went up.

I heard that the old general Lian Hansheng likes to do this, but I didn't expect it to feel really good, and I feel refreshed.

But he still frowned, thinking deeply.

Unexpectedly, before Shi Zhouhaohuang left the city, he would be so cautious to send out scouts.

In this way, the capture of Lingling County lost its suddenness.

When the emperor and the main force of the Northern Expedition received the news and rushed to Lingling County, Shi Zhou Hecong probably also received the news.

It was difficult for the Han army to raid Changsha County via Lingling County.

The Donghu people were given time to react, and when the time came, it would probably be another hard fight.

Definitely be able to capture the city.

After all, the Han army now has many generals.

But it really hurts a bit.

More than 3 soldiers and horses attacked Wuling County, and 5000 people were killed.

If we attack Changsha County again, the number of casualties will only increase.

Coupled with the scattered casualties in various battlefields, how many of the Northern Expeditionary Army, which originally had only 7 people, are left?
It will be unavoidable at that time, and it will take several years of cultivation and retraining of soldiers before the further Northern Expedition.

Even with Hou Junyan's self-confidence, he couldn't help shaking his head.

The Northern Expedition is indeed too difficult, even if it is victorious in all battles, it will be difficult.

Judging from the current situation, unless the emperor can predict in advance, he has already captured Lingling County.

Then deploy troops in time to make a time difference.

Even Shi Zhouhecong could receive the news that Lingling County was lost at the same time, and began to rectify Changsha County.

But it is also enough to let the army surround Changsha County before completely rectifying Changsha County, and then combine the people and aristocratic families in the city who have fallen to the Han.

The inside should cooperate with the outside to break through Changsha County in one fell swoop.

After that, it will be simple. Holding the two counties of Changsha and Lingling in your hands is equivalent to winning Jingnan.

But how is this possible?
Originally, when he turned around and attacked Lingling County, he disobeyed the military order and acted impulsively.

The Donghu people, who had been calculating for a long time, couldn't guess it, so they suffered a big loss and lost the city directly.

How could the emperor guess his every move?

Even if it can be guessed, it is not easy to hide the large-scale dispatch of soldiers and horses from begging.

That begging face also has the appearance of a famous general!
but
"There is another way."

Hou Junyan muttered to himself.

Including Li Jingji's soldiers and horses, he still has about 9000 soldiers.

As long as you are brave enough, you can abandon Lingling County and take soldiers and horses to surprise Changsha County.

The Han people in Changsha County, as well as the aristocratic families, saw the support of the Han army outside the city, and they might launch a riot to help the Han army.

People think Han, it is used at this time.

The only thing that made Hou Junyan uncertain was that he didn't know how many soldiers and horses there were in Changsha County.

Logically speaking, after allocating 2 people to support Wuling County, there should not be many troops.

If there are not enough soldiers and horses, the possibility of a successful riot will be even greater.

But if there are enough soldiers and horses.
"Done."

Hou Junyan likes to take risks with his troops.

If he surprises Changsha County and succeeds, it must be a great achievement!
Of course, there is no need to consider the master of high meritorious service.

No matter how great the credit is, it is just that he captured two counties in the battle of Jingnan.

Compared with the emperor's brilliant record of being able to enter the Wu Temple after three years of ascending the throne, it is nothing but the light of a firefly.

"General Li, go to the city and find some Han guides who are familiar with the terrain of Jingnan."

"See if there is any hidden trail that can go from Lingling County to Changsha County."

"Yes"

Li Jingji didn't know that Hou Junyan was so brave, so he thought he was preparing for the attack on Changsha County, so he left in response.
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"You lost again!"

Liu Ke cut Xue Jia's big dragon again, laughed, and immediately picked up the wine glass on the table and took a sip.

I can't see the previous sickness at all, my face is rosy, and I am very good!
Xue Jia just spread her hands helplessly:
"Ahem—I didn't expect His Majesty to be so accomplished in this way of chess."

outrageous.

Playing and playing, one of his chess pieces disappeared.

He felt that the emperor had done something wrong.

But staring at the chessboard, he couldn't see any clues.

The chess piece just disappeared out of thin air.

Cheating is a thing, if you don't grasp the current situation, as long as the other party refuses to admit it, you have nothing to do.

Liu Ke said with a smile:

"Xue Qing still needs to practice more!"

Overturning the chessboard if you can't make a move is already old.

If you move too much, you will lose your style to some extent.

He also has the destiny of [habitual stealing]. Isn't it easy to steal a few chess pieces in front of you?
Even if you hold the chess piece in your hand, maybe I can let you go!
Xue Jia just nodded with a wry smile.

Practice it, practice it, no matter how much you practice, he can't get off the wall of blatant fraud that has not been discovered!

Liu Ke settled down, and said seriously:

"Xue Qing, what do you think of the casualties of the enemy and us when Hou Junyan captured Lingling County?"

Xue Jia coughed twice, and when she opened her eyes again, another piece was missing on the chessboard.

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"With Hou Junyan's ability, he naturally knows that General Li is good at feigning defeat."

"General Li will inevitably lure the enemy out of the city, and then lead an ambush to attack, cut off the Donghu army from the middle, make them unable to see each other from head to tail, create chaos, and then take advantage of the chaos to mobilize troops."

"Since it was an ambush attack, even if the enemy army is powerful, our casualties will not exceed [-]."

"General Li's advances and retreats are well-founded, and the battle damage can be smaller."

"The loss should be around 500 people."

Both the monarch and his ministers believed that Hou Junyan would defy the military order, and they crossed paths to join Li Jingji's troops and captured Lingling County without any accidents.

After all, this is their calculation.

Xue Jia is in charge of making suggestions, while Liu Ke is in charge of cheating.

With an insight into human nature, he knows exactly what kind of temperament Hou Junyan is.

The two combined together, and Yue Shaoqian was added at the end, and the three of them made a general strategy, how to capture Jingnan, and they had an idea.

Laohou's every move is in their calculations.

From Le Shun's repeated preemptive pressure, to Xue Jia's repeated urging, civil and military disharmony.

Even Liu Kera fell into a coma operation after speaking halfway.

It's all to play Hou Junyan and Donghu people together in the applause.

In order to reduce battle damage, a Northern Expedition regained more land, so we had to play some tricks.

As for Meng Feng, it was just a small episode.

No one believed him, and no one didn't believe him.

Regardless of whether he surrendered for real or falsely, he was just a small person and would not affect the overall situation of the battle.

It is enough to go around and use it as a small pawn.

Liu Ke also calculated the battle damage in his heart, nodded, and continued:

"Then Hou Junyan still has about 9000 people."

"With his temperament, he will probably plan to abandon Lingling County and take the risk of sneaking into Changsha County."

Xue Jia nodded and said:
"It must be so."

Liu Ke asked:

"How long will there be enough food and grass in the army?"

Xue Jia cupped her hands and said:

"The land in Jingnan is barren, and the small counties and counties that our army captured along the way don't have much food."

"All the food and grass for the army must be supplied through Gaozhou, and the food and fodder in Gaozhou depends on Qiongzhou."

"Fortunately, in recent months, there has been plenty of rain in Jingnan, and the river has risen. Taking the waterway can share the huge pressure on food and fodder."

"Right now, food and grass can barely be supplied."

"However, if we want to fully supply enough and ensure that there will be no shortage of food, it should take two months to mobilize enough civilian workers."

"Well, that's a problem."

Liu Ke frowned.

He stayed in Wuling County for a while, although there were calculation reasons, there were also food and fodder factors in it.

Jingnan is really not easy to travel, the supply of food and fodder is intermittent.

"There is no time to delay now."

Liu Ke thought about it for a while, and planned to start the final general attack according to the original plan.

Shi Zhouhecong never showed up, and the situation was not as smooth as he and Yue Shaoqian had imagined.

If you continue to wait and wait for the opportunity, and estimate the entire battle situation in Jingnan, you will be corrupted.

Now is the time when the rain is most abundant, and it is also the time when floods are most likely to occur.

If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to have a next time.

"Then I will leave the battle situation in Lingling County to you and Yue Shaobao."

Xue Jia bowed his hands and said:
"Yes, I will live up to His Majesty's great trust!"

Liu Ke nodded:

"Go, prepare the coffin for me, and take another [-] pieces of plain clothes."
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Zhu Zhang has arrived in Guiyang County for several days.

I also tried to raise fire before to trick Hou Junyan into the city.

But the pawn who held the fire was sore.

The Han army led by Ma Kuo outside the city did not move at all.

It's impossible to fix Zhu Zhang directly.

Isn't it an appointment?

Ma Kuo actually saw the flickering lights on the top of the city.

It was the guard who called him up to watch that night.

But he looked to no avail.

I have no idea what that means.

Naturally, let it go.

"General! It's not good!!!"

A messenger arrived in a hurry, and Zhu Zhang waved impatiently:
"What's so alarming about?"

Under Shi Zhou Hecong's control, the whole Jingnan was as solid as gold.

What else is there to panic about?
In Wuling County, there are Qi Yanqiu and Pan Ran, as well as Meng Feng's reinforcements.

There are Shizhou Hehuang and Shizhou Haodong in Lingling County.

Guiyang County has him and the county guard again.

The Han army couldn't break through the defense line at all, and couldn't even touch the edge of Changsha County, so it was invulnerable.

It can't be that Lingling County is broken, right?
Then you think highly of Li Jingji too much? ? !

The pawn said with a look of grief and indignation:

"Lingling County City was destroyed, General Shi Zhou Hedong was killed in battle, and General Shi Zhou Haohuang was captured alive!"

Zhu Zhang: "."

It's outrageous.

Li Jingji, who was defeated by everyone, suddenly became awesome?

Suddenly, Zhu Zhang thought of the motionless Han army outside the city, and said in surprise:
"Could it be Hou Junyan?"

"Hou Junyan didn't come to Guiyang County, but went to Lingling County?!"

He also knew Hou Junyan's ability.

Shi Zhouhaohuang had no problem dealing with Li Jingji.

But if the person in command of the Han army changes from Li Jingji to Hou Junyan, the problem will be serious.

If Li Jingji continued to play his best at luring the enemy and feigning defeat, as long as Shi Zhou Haohuang dared to lead the army out of the city, he would definitely be defeated.

The pawn shook his head:
"I don't know who it is, but there is indeed a general lying in ambush beside the road, and suddenly attacked, cutting off General Shi Zhouhaohuang's army."

Zhu Zhang couldn't help beating his chest and exclaiming:
"It must be that Hou Junyan!"

"How dare he!"

Zhu Zhang couldn't figure it out.

He was sure that Xue Jia's military order to Hou Junyan was to cooperate with their internal response to take down Guiyang County.

Where did Hou Junyan have the courage to disobey the military order and attack Lingling County?

What if we can't attack?
Where did he have the confidence to lead 500 people into ambush? ?

Although judging from the final result, it was a success.

but the process
No one can think of it!
"broken!"

Zhu Zhang was anxious.

The four counties in southern Jing, and the outermost three counties of Lingling, Guiyang, and Wuling formed the most solid defense based on the terrain.

But now, the line of defense is broken.

As long as the Han army passes through Lingling County and attacks Changsha County, in Changsha County, those aristocratic families who have been waiting and watching may directly become ghosts.

Others don't know, but he knows it very well.

Shi Zhou Hecong had already separated the soldiers and horses. At this time, there were only ten thousand soldiers in Changsha County at most.

"It's really a disaster!!"

Zhu Zhang was sweating profusely.

When the Donghu people broke through Changsha County, it was the aristocratic family in Changsha County who opened the city gate.

Now it is normal for them to open the city gate to the Han army again.

Especially the Meng family who has always wanted to go overseas to earn a lot of money.

Once there is a riot, Changsha will be lost!

"No, no, no."

Zhu Zhang suddenly saw the pawn and heaved a sigh of relief.

"Since you sent news to Guiyang County, someone must also send news to Changsha County, right?"

"Yes, there are five more riders going to Changsha County."

"That's good."

Zhu Zhang wiped the sweat from his forehead.

The situation has not reached the point of no return.

Although Lingling County was lost, Shi Zhou Haohuang sent scouts before leaving the city.

Even if the city is lost, the news can be delivered to Shi Zhou Hecong in the rear in time.

Shi Zhouhecong had prepared in advance, and Changsha County might not be lost.

"And count the time on the road."

"It will take several months for the Han army to mobilize most of the soldiers and horses into Changsha County and at the same time satisfy the supply of food and grass."

"At that time, the general should have already stabilized the city's defenses, and the soldiers and horses that should be allocated can also be transferred back to the city."

"It should be fine after all."

With a little peace of mind, Zhu Zhang immediately edited a letter and handed it to the pawn:

"You will give this letter to General Shi Zhou Hecong on behalf of Ben."

"Yes!"

As the pawn left, Zhu Zhang also began to prepare.

He planned to take part of the soldiers and horses from Guiyang County to support Changsha County.

Anyway, everyone knows the level of Ma Kuo under the city.

Even if he led soldiers and horses out of the city carelessly, the horse Kuo probably wouldn't dare to stop him.

I had to pray to God on the spot, so that the Donghu people would not beat him.

(End of this chapter)