The devil is coming

Chapter 950 Wang Zhao
"Lord."
Liang Cheng walked into the commander's tent, and Zheng Fan, who was sitting on the commander's seat, was shirtless, with many silver needles pierced on his neck and chest;
Siniang was holding a handkerchief next to her, wiping other parts of Zheng Fan's body.
Zheng Fan said: "Sit down for a while, you'll be fine soon."
"Yes, my lord."
Last year, Zheng Fan tried to reach the third level, but failed.
The consequence of failure is that Qi and blood flow backwards, and if the demon kings around him are not good at conditioning, a hole may be blown in the body.
But despite this, the side effects caused by the last failure are still not completely eliminated. Every once in a while, Siniang needs to personally regulate the tendons.
There is nothing surprising about the failure of the impact realm. The third-level realm is not so easy to obtain. Both Zheng Fan himself and the demon kings can face it calmly.
Siniang pulled out the silver needle and helped Zheng Fan put on the python robe. Zheng Fan stretched out his hand and rubbed the place where the needle was inserted before and said with a smile:
"Not so numb anymore."
Siniang smiled and said: "The tendons and veins have almost recovered. However, the master should not rush into the battle personally unless it is absolutely necessary. The newly recovered tendons and veins are still very tender and cannot withstand the impact of Qi and blood. "
"I know, I know."
Zheng Fan stood up while nodding. There was a large map in the center of the handsome tent.
"A Cheng, let's go over the strategy we discussed before, shall we?"
"The strategic purpose that has been clearly defined can be adjusted according to changes in the battle situation, but it has not yet been really contacted and the battlefield has not been pushed forward, so why should the Lord worry about this in a hurry?"
"Originally, I wasn't worried. I came up with this strategy and made the battle plan. But you didn't change a word and accepted it all. I always feel a little uneasy in my heart."
"Because my subordinates feel that the strategy of the Lord is very good. It not only takes into account the first, second and third wave of investment that Jindong and the imperial court can provide, but also takes into account the next stage of the strategy. There is really nothing I can modify about the layout."
"Aren't you flattering?" Zheng Fan asked.
"Please, Lord, have some confidence in yourself."
"Oh?"
"It was Your Majesty's idea to rush thousands of miles to attack Xueguan. In the battle between Yan and Chu, Your Majesty said that he was ordered by King Jingnan to enter Chu and enter the Wei River, but then he made the decision to attack Chu's capital. It’s still you, my lord.”
"But after all, you were by my side both times."
"What about the Battle of Pogan Shangjing? My subordinates are not with you, my lord. That battle was carried out by your lord against all the opinions of others, and achieved astonishing results."
"Just luck."
Zheng Fan was really not self-effacing. At that time, he was really frustrated in the land of Liang and Zhao, and there was a serious supply problem in the rear. It was a bit like a gambler putting up all the chips in his hand just for a comeback.
In fact, if the eight thousand cavalry had not died for him, he, Zheng Fan, might have been found dead.
"My Lord, there have been very few famous generals since ancient times. There are actually even fewer earth-shattering victories that can be written down in history books. I can say without exaggeration that those military gods who have been praised by later generations are doing a certain thing. When taking strategic risks, the anxiety in his heart should be the same as yours.
Well-known generals, after winning two major battles, it must be the kind of victory with an exaggerated battle loss ratio. In fact, it is almost like flipping a coin. On the front, he is the God of War, and on the back, he is Zhao Kuo.
My lord, you have won so many times, and you may be better than your subordinates in terms of overall view and even premonition, because sometimes subordinates may be too experienced and have difficulty thinking well. opened. "
Si Niang smiled;
"Oh, I just realized that after this upgrade, the mouths of zombies can also be covered with honey."
Zheng Fan also laughed.
Liang Cheng didn't smile, he just twitched the corners of his mouth slightly to express his meaning.
Zheng Fan walked to the map,
Road:
"In fact, from the names my uncle changed to the three counties bordering the Wei River, we can see his strategic intentions. At the same time, we can follow his ideas."
There are a total of three counties adjacent to the Wei River.
Moya County in the southeast, Wenqiu County in the southwest, and Sansuo County in the west.
These three counties have all had their names changed by the Chu court in the past few years;
Since the founding of the Chu State, no, to be precise, when the first Chu princes started their business, they have been integrated into the culture of Shanyue. Coupled with the development and inheritance of its own ancient witchcraft culture, many cultures have been born out of the Zhuxia culture but have their own Independent story and legend.
Moya, Wenqiu, and Sansuo are the three witch gods who came to Chu in the mythology to help the first Chu princes subdue the fire phoenix and kill the Shanyue totem.
The Emperor of Chu changed the names of these three counties. His original intention was to let these three "witch gods" protect the Chu State from the threat of horseshoes from the north.
It can be said,
This is the three sides of the Chu version.
In addition, after losing Zhennanguan, the Chu people suffered too many losses in losing their strategic initiative in several wars against Yan's cavalry going south, and even the capital was burned down;
Therefore, in recent years, Chu State has begun to actively carry out strategic contraction.
Relying on Daze as the core, new defense systems were established to protect the capital of Ying, which was to protect the heart of the Chu Kingdom.
This is also the reason why Gou Moli in Fancheng has been able to live so freely in recent years. The Chu people's strategy has moved back and clearly started a comprehensive defensive posture, so Gou Moli can naturally have more fun.
"Actually, Sansuo County is not one of the three sides. It is mainly Moya County and Shangyang County to the south of Wenqiu County. These three counties are the barriers built by the Chu people to really block our army's march south.
Sansuo County and Liusha County to the west are adjacent to the mountains and located between Nanguan and Fancheng of our town. When operating here, it is easy to fall into a situation of being attacked from both sides. "
These two counties are long and narrow, with mountains to the north and rivers to the south, just like a fish with its belly exposed.
When Zheng Fan left the town's Nanguan to rescue Fan City, he passed through these two counties. It can be said that as long as Gou Moli fought from west to east and he fought from east to west, these two counties would be completely It's within easy reach.
But the problem is that these two counties cannot eat in a hurry.
The most important reason why Jindong can develop is that it has mastered three key points. It is precisely because of mastering these three places that Jindong can become the fortress of Jiangnan on the "Land of Four Wars".
One is the snow customs, and the other is in hand, directly cutting off the snowfield;
One is Zhennan Pass, and the other is under control, making the Chu people lose their temper;
The other one was Fan Cheng. It was like a small dagger that pierced Chu Guo's abdomen. It was short and sharp, but with a twist and turn, it was enough to cause Chu Guo's stomach to ache.
At the lowest cost, controlling strategic locations and taking the strategic initiative allows Jindong to devote a lot of manpower, material resources and energy to achieve self-development. Otherwise, Jindong is just a large fortress, a large military camp, like When Zhennanguan was not brought back, King Jingnan had to personally control Fengxin City. How could Fengxin City at that time be as prosperous as it is now?It's just an empty city with only soldiers and no people.
Similarly,
If you first capture those two counties for the sake of military glory and the joy of opening up new territories, then you will face all kinds of entanglements with the Chu army on a long contact surface.
You know, even Shanggu County, a territory actually controlled by Shanxi Province, has not been developed at all. The people there have been moved to the north of Zhennanguan early. Taking two more lands is equivalent to giving themselves It was so stupid to open two holes that kept bleeding.
Zheng Fan nodded,
road;
“So, the strategy for this national war is divided into three objectives.
The first goal is to capture the three counties of Moya, Wenqiu, and Shangyang, and push the front line directly to the capital of Chu State, so that the core area of ​​Chu State's capital will become the frontier fortress in the next period;
The second goal is to get Fan Cheng's Gou Moli to cooperate and further expand Fan City's influence. There will be a resonance between the east and the west. I want Sansuo County and Liusha County to surrender without a fight. , depending on the message, or even continue southward, touch the area along Daze, and create a territory that can be firmly defended.
The third goal,
It is also the most important goal,
The Imperial Imperial Guard of the Chu State is the true direct lineage pillar of the Chu State's imperial court. This time, we must swallow at least half of it. There are not many teeth left in the Chu people. This time, we have to break their front teeth! "
Liang Cheng said: "If nothing else happens, the Chu people will use attrition tactics to form a stalemate with us."
"Then fight them!"
Zheng Fan stamped his foot,
"In the past, we couldn't afford it, so we were forced to make dangerous moves every time. This time, our Jindong's troops and accumulation are enough to handle the first wave of offensive. The blind man can forget it. The second wave of offensive At that time, my Jindong storage could barely support it.
Later,
There are also soldiers and horses from the Yan Kingdom, and Ji Laoliu's big cow. After five years, God knows how much milk he has accumulated!
Ah Cheng,
To be honest,
I'm tired of fighting that kind of battle that you win but still have to run away from;
I still like to color the grids on the map and feel a sense of accomplishment. "
Liang Cheng leaned over and said, "The Lord said so."
"Do you know why I declared war so openly yesterday?
First, there are no secrets between Yan and Chu. We cannot hide the mobilization of troops, horses, food and grass here, and the other side must also know it.
Declaring war or not, there is no way to achieve any unexpected results.
but me,
I just want to tell the people of the world, especially the people of Chu, that this time, I will not leave after fighting and robbing. I want to stay and occupy this place. The people of Chu are not monolithic. Your feet must be tied. Only when you step on it firmly and don't move can the dog's legs cling to it. "
"To carry out the conquest in an upright and upright manner and to establish an upright and just unification is just and justified. It also tells them that if they want to lie down, they should lie down until the end."
"Ha, yes, that's what it means, Tiantian!"
Tiantian walked in from outside the handsome tent:
"The end is here!"
"I will give you an order and order you to hand it over to Qu Peiluo and let him complete Gu's arrangements as stated in the order."
"Here!"
Liang Cheng looked at Zheng Fan with some confusion and asked:
"My lord, what military order is this?"
"It's just an upright one, just add a touch at will."
At this time, Siniang took a cloak and put it on Zheng Fan.
Zheng Fan reached out and tugged on his cloak, then shook his body.
look up,
To Liang Chengdao;
"The main force of our army can leave the border."
……
Xiawei County;
It was originally adjacent to the Wei River and had good water conservancy. It was supposed to be a fertile land with acres of land.
Even during the Situ family period, the friction between the Situ family and the Chu State was only limited to the Zhennanguan line. At most, it was back and forth in Shanggu County.
Situ Lei's famous battle that year was when he defeated the Chu army at Zhennanguan, but he did not really defeat Shanggu County. In the end, he had to withdraw when faced with the large army assembled by the Chu people.
For this reason, Shanggu County has always been dilapidated due to war and chaos, but several nearby counties are blessed with the Weihe River and are considered good lands.
But now,
Half of the farmland in Xiawei County is deserted, and the population is no longer dense.
It stands to reason,
Even though there was a national war between Yan and Chu, and the prince of Eastern Jin Dynasty once led his army and horses through here, but so many years have passed, especially in the past five years, the two sides have been limited to small fights, going to Wei County. It stands to reason that he should have regained his strength.
But here lies the problem.
It is true that Jindong no longer sent troops to Chu, but the story about "stuffed" steamed buns began to spread widely.
The effect of this kind of propaganda and agitation became even more impressive when the former young master of the Qu family began to form the Chuzi camp in Shanggu County.
The people of Chu in the border area actually had extremely "ambivalent" feelings toward the prince from eastern Shanxi;
On the one hand, there is the murderous Demon King of the Yan people, who kills prisoners and digs up people's ancestral graves. He does all kinds of evil and makes people and gods angry;
But on the other hand, he governed the land well. Under his rule, there were Yan people, Jin people, barbarians, barbarians, etc., and they all lived a good life.
Although I have never seen it with my own eyes, many people say so, and they also say that they have noses and eyes. Especially in winter, there will be many people carrying steamed buns with fillings on their backs to distribute, saying that they sometimes have no time in Shanxi. Or when you are too lazy to cook, you just have a bite of this to satisfy your hunger.
Gradually,
Xiawei County, which is close to the Wei River and adjacent to Shanggu County, has become one of the directions and must be passed by the refugees.
Over the years, many Chu area refugees have passed here every year, and then sneaked across the Wei River to east Shanxi to pursue a happier and better life.
A group of locals have actually left first;
Those who stayed saw other refugees passing by their homes every year, but they couldn't stand the constant seduction, so another group left.
In order to intercept the refugees, the Chu army set up a fort here, and the county government officials would send out as many people as possible to set up checkpoints and arrest people. The effect was still good, and they could catch a lot of people, but there were still people who wanted to try their luck to get there.
In a nearby small military fort, Liu Jianzheng, a commander, and Cui Guang, the head catcher from Xiawei County, were sitting together drinking wine.
Among the soldiers and police officers, some were gambling, while others were simply lying there and getting tired.
In fact, Cui Guang was responsible for arresting people. I don’t know who the county magistrate received a secret message from, saying that a group of refugees was passing through Xiawei County and surrendering to the enemy. The county magistrate immediately sent Cui Guang out to intercept them;
"I don't know if there is something wrong with the man named Dugu. He is in this state. He sent my brother and me to lead people out to intercept him, and even ordered me to kill him without mercy.
damn,
Doesn't he know that refugees now carry knives and bows when smuggling across the border?
If I encounter an older refugee, a hundred or so refugees, I have these ten or so brothers under my command, who will kill whomever? "
"Haha." Liu Jian helped Cui Guang refill his drink and said with a smile, "Isn't there something wrong with your brain? Although the Dugu family lost a Zhuguo in the battle, how come the skinny camel is bigger than the horse? Since his surname is Dugu, he was sent here to be the leader. Now that we are the county magistrate from a place where nothing matters, I think he is just a layman in Dugu's family."
Liu Jian's layman here refers to the children of the direct family eating and drinking inside, while the children of the collateral family can only watch outside the door with their necks raised.
"That's not what it is. Haha, come on, let's leave."
In recent years, the strategic contraction of the Chu army has become obvious;
The reason why Chen Xianba was able to lead his troops across the Wei River from time to time to show off his power on the other side was also due to these factors.
The Chu army began to build a new defense system. The Weihe River defense line was no longer laid out as a mesh, but began to gather in several large water forts and castles for point defense.
Especially in the past few months, after they had learned about Jindong's movements and had a premonition that a storm was coming, the Chu army's shrinkage became even more complete. Even the imperial cavalry of the imperial army of Chu, which usually patrolled the border from time to time, had not been seen for a while. Appeared.
"Report, someone is here."
On the observation tower of the fortress, there is a guard who preaches.
Outside, two woodcutters came, but the woodcutter's head was tied with a red rope.
Liu Jian and Cui Guang took the initiative to walk to the edge of the fort wall. The two woodcutter waved to the top, threw a package up, and then left.
The two opened the package and found that it was full of red rope.
Cui Guang asked doubtfully: "What does this mean over there?"
Obviously, the identity of the woodcutter, Cui Guang and Liu Jian, is clear.
Liu Jian smacked his lips,
Then he picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it all in one gulp.
Road:
"A big wave is coming."
Cui Guang sighed,
Suddenly he seemed to think of something again and asked:
"Has your black dragon flag been embroidered?"
"It was almost a stitch. My aunt was pregnant recently, so it was delayed."
"We can't delay any more, let's embroider all night!"
noon the next day,
From the east, a group of cavalry appeared. They were dressed in black armor, with red ropes tied to their arms, holding black dragon flags, and passed under the fortress in an open manner.
And then,
Standing in the fortress, the door is opened,
Liu Jian and Cui Guang, with red ropes tied around their heads, stood at the gate of the fort with "excitement" and "joy" on their faces.
Simultaneously,
The black dragon flag was raised above the fortress. Although it was a little torn and the embroidery was a little distorted, it... meant that.
However, this group of Yan Jun knights with Chu accents did not stop here. Only one knight rode out and shouted to the two of them;
"Since you have surrendered, please notify the village now."
"Slave..."
Liu Jian immediately poked Cui Guang in the waist.
Corrected:
"Here!"
"Yes, here!"
"Transmission...what?"
"According to the order of the prince, the prince will personally lead the Jindong Heavenly Army to arrive here in three days, and this place will also become the land of Yan.
Your Majesty is kind,
I can't bear the loss of life,
Therefore, we are sent to deliver the royal lord’s oral message first:
Local people who are unwilling to join the royal palace and become his subjects should move away from this place immediately. Otherwise, they will be killed without mercy! "
……
Not far away, sitting on a horse, Qu Peiluo, who had grown a beard and looked much more stable and mature, said with emotion while stroking his beard:
"Before sending troops to occupy this place, we also informed the local people so that they could prepare to escape in advance and let everyone appreciate the prince's benevolence and righteousness. Your prince is really a bodhisattva."
"hiss……"
Qu Peiluo accidentally tore off two of his beards.
Then he shook his head to himself,
Laughing and scolding:
"As expected of him, he is still so shameless and shameless."
Qu Peiluo tidied his clothes.
I seem to be thinking of someone,
A gentle and loving expression appeared on his face:
"Fortunately, Lan Xin is innocent and cute, unlike him."
(End of this chapter)