The devil is coming

Chapter 972
The prince only replied with the word "oh", not to highlight his indifference;
Although there are layers of guards in brocade robes protecting them all around, they are far away from those who are close to them.
Panic?
Really don't panic.
happiness?
Can't even talk about it.
I took a nap a moment ago and suddenly realized that I had finally learned how to fight;
Therefore, the next military intelligence report is nothing more than asking the children with excellent academic performance in Xincheng Academy to reach out and take the test paper handed over by the teacher.
There are no weird questions or hidden mysteries in the test questions, they can only be said to be smooth and steady.
The solution is there, the answer is there;
Once the questions are done and the papers are handed in, you can go back and take a look at what the dumplings your mother mentioned about eating tonight are filled with.
The prince was not even in a hurry to get down from the chair. It was cold outside, and his python robe was thick and kept warm. Coupled with the charcoal pot for baking, it felt like being in an icehouse in the summer... Oh, and he was still wrapped in a quilt.
Because it was too comfortable, I just wanted to stay a little longer.
Unfortunately, right now, this seems like a luxury.
The Chu army began to move overnight. No, to be precise, it was the Chu army's movements that had already started during the day. By now, they had progressed to the point where even the night could not cover them up.
Along the long defense line, horns sounded one after another. After sensing the clear threat from the outside world, Yan Jun's system began to operate instinctively.
Many people's eyes began to gather towards the commander's tent;
A group of people also began to look for the person on the throne through the handsome tent.
The fourth lady is here, her sleeves are elegant and she brings a fragrant breeze;
When she walked up to Zheng Fan, Zheng Fan was really a little embarrassed. When everyone was busy, you were caught taking a break. No matter how thick-skinned you are, you will still have to react.
No matter how desperate he was, Zheng Fan could only get up.
However, Siniang is the woman who is most compatible with Zheng Fan. This does not simply refer to her excellence and strengths, but to her knowing how to perform the so-called "husband sings and the wife follows" to the best of her ability.
"My lord, what's for dinner?"
"Are there any more fish slippers?" Zheng Fan asked.
The fish from the Wei River are of delicious meat and are best used to make fish slippers.
"some."
"Then let's have fish soup."
"Yes, my lord."
Zheng Fan walked in front, and Siniang walked on the side. They walked down the fence and came to the commander's tent.
There were already people standing outside, and there were also many people in the handsome tent.
Seeing the prince and princess approaching, everyone knelt down and saluted.
Yao Zizhan, who is old but not dead, has gradually begun to let go of his so-called literati reserve in the past two years, and began to write articles and stories to ridicule the Yan Kingdom in various ways;
What this actually reflects is that since the Three Kingdoms War, the Ganren Kingdom has been destroyed, and in the following years, the Yan Kingdom has steadily recovered and accumulated strength, and belongs to the Ganren... incompetence and rage.
And this sentiment not only circulates among the people of Gansu, but also permeates its upper echelons.
When your opponents can only distort and discredit you through such specious stories, it proves that they really have no other options.
In the past, people would still need some respectability, but now, they don’t even need respectability.
However, what Yao Zizhan criticized in one of his articles was not wrong;
He said that in the land of Yan State in the east of Jin, people did not pay attention to religious etiquette, but abided by religious rules. They were disrespectful and sought rules, which was putting the cart before the horse.
The State of Yan has held imperial examinations since the reign of the late emperor. It has been many years now. However, with the increasing population of Jindong in recent years, the number of people who go to Yingdu to participate in the imperial examinations has been declining year by year.
The culture and education style is not popular in Eastern Jin Dynasty. The people in Eastern Jin Dynasty prefer their children to join the army, work as errands in the prince's palace or become masters in workshops after graduating from the academy.
Therefore, Yao Zizhan used this point to say that Jindong did not pay attention to etiquette, which was a situation where etiquette collapsed and music collapsed;
As for the emphasis on religious etiquette, blind men in many places in eastern Shanxi developed a very strict etiquette based on the aesthetics of their masters;
The characteristics of these etiquette methods are... good-looking, good-looking, and good-looking.
To a certain extent, it does not conform to Zhu Xia's habit of finding specific annotations for every action and link in "rituals".
For example, the regent went to a mountain and consecrated it directly. After conferring Zen, he also changed the name of the mountain. In the eyes of serious literati, this was simply nonsense and it was not disrespecting the etiquette and law. You are creating your own etiquette. It doesn’t matter if you create it. You created it and you don’t even explain it.
"My lord!"
"My lord."
All the generals knelt down on one knee, clenching their right hands into fists and placing them against their hearts.
The Jindong Army is an army composed of proud and powerful generals. Since the Cuiliu Fort was formed, it has never lost. It was fed by one victory after another.
Therefore, in many cases, Zheng Fan's role has changed from giving blood to his subordinates before the war to pouring cold water on everyone before the war to prevent these people from overheating;
It is really harder to pour cold water on it than to inject chicken blood, and only the prince himself can do it.
"Get up."
"Here!"
The prince and the princess separated. The princess went to the tent next door to prepare supper, while the prince walked into the handsome tent.
At this time, all the generals standing in the commander's tent were guerrilla generals and above. After the prince came in, the generals outside filed in and lined up on both sides.
Zheng Fan sat down on the handsome seat and glanced at Liu Dahu.
Liu Dahu nodded, opened a letter of military report, and began to recite the military information sent from various places since nightfall;
At this time, these generals need to have a clear understanding of the overall situation.
The overall situation is probably that according to the investigation, the Chu army began large-scale military mobilization. In the three counties, there are many fortresses and cities, and the real garrison troops are located, that is, the troops that can field and maneuver, are roughly divided into five camps. Four of them are main camps, with more than [-] troops, and the remaining one is an auxiliary camp, with less than [-] troops.
right now,
The troops and horses of the five major battalions of the Chu army all began to be deployed. This was by no means as simple as changing defenses.
Such a large-scale military mobilization can only bring two results:
One is that the Chu army chose to retreat in all directions; this is obviously impossible. If the Chu army retreats again, it will really retreat to the capital. If the Yan army presses forward again, the Emperor of Chu will be able to stand on the wall of the capital and watch the martial arts show. , you don’t even need to buy a ticket;
The second possibility is,
It means that the Chu army is going to launch a full-scale attack!
After Liu Dahu finished reading,
Eunuch Huang standing nearby shouted:
"Generals, please express your opinions."
Some words really have to be shouted by the father-in-law to make them taste good.
Eunuch Huang's voice really conveyed the sense of majesty of "If something happens, you will rise but if nothing happens, you will withdraw from the court."
Suddenly, several generals came out of the order, and many other generals were ready to shout.
"Your Majesty, the last general..."
"Your Majesty, the last general..."
At this time, the curtain of the handsome tent was opened, and the princess walked in carrying a soup bowl.
The previously heated atmosphere in the handsome tent suddenly fell silent.
Siniang came to the handsome seat with the soup bowl, put down the bowl and spoon, and whispered:
"My lord, do you want to add some vinegar?"
The prince shook his head and said, "Add a little more pepper."
"The concubine has already been added."
"it is good."
Zheng Fan picked up the spoon and took a sip of the soup.
Fish soup is easy to make. If you make the fish soup in advance, add water to boil, sprinkle with chopped green onion, a little sesame oil, and some pepper. It will taste very delicious. The white and tender fish soup floating on it will also taste delicious. tasty.
While the prince was drinking soup, Siniang raised her head and clapped her hands.
The guards in Jinyi brought in a large pot of soup, as well as several stacks of clean bowls, chopsticks and spoons.
Siniang smiled and said: "Generals, please drink some to warm yourself up."
All the generals bowed together and saluted:
"Thank you, princess."
If she were an ordinary princess, like Xiong Liqing here, she would still be respected by the generals, but Siniang is different. She has been in charge of financial planning for nearly ten years. Everything from military pay and military supplies to the monthly money and benefits of registered households has to go through her. only the hand can pass;
There are some things that others don't know. How could someone who is standing in this handsome tent at this moment not know?
Therefore, these generals were somewhat afraid of Siniang.
Next, everyone starts to make soup. For some soups with stronger taste, some extra salt and chili powder will be added.
In response to this, the prince sitting on the handsome seat could only shake his head slightly in his heart. It was such a waste of money. He ate everything just like eating hot pot, wasting this delicious food;
Perhaps the prince has really forgotten that hot pot became a popular way of eating because he likes it.
Everyone held a soup bowl and began to discuss military affairs while drinking soup.
Emotionally, it suddenly relaxed.
As for the prince, he just listened and did not comment. However, in the middle of the process, the prince still pointed out the palace and organized some military discussions to come up with a charter.
The differences are actually not that big.
If the Chu people dare to take the initiative to attack, then we can just go back. There is nothing to say about this.
But in terms of method, it is still recommended to use the civil fortifications built in the past six months as a defensive line to first consume a wave of Chu people, and then wait for opportunities to counterattack.
After listening to the entire military discussion, Zheng Fan couldn't help but laugh a little in his heart.
The reason is very simple. Even Gou Moli and himself can only understand the layout of the entire battle against Chu. This battle is about the information gap, the Chu people's temper and the showdown. impulse;
Therefore, in fact, the understanding of the battle situation by these generals present was not much different from that of the Chu people on the opposite side.
And it is in this situation,
He still maintains this extremely optimistic attitude, this confidence...
Moreover, during the military discussion, everyone seemed to be deliberately avoiding the fact that the mobilization of troops and horses caused the defense here to be empty. Is this because they were afraid of embarrassing themselves?
Perhaps, this is the sorrow of the superior;
To a certain extent, it can also be said that his prestige in the military is too high, which suppresses the backlash of any doubts.
Everything has two sides. In the military discussion, a group of rough guys from Qiu Ba actually played out the tricks and taboos in the court;
The only good thing is that the advice given by their military council was to defend first and then counterattack, instead of being so crazy that they directly chose to take the initiative.
Let's defend first. If the situation doesn't work out, everyone will retreat to Shanggu County or Zhennanguan to leave room for the prince.
Zheng Fan didn't scold anyone, nor did he explain these words clearly. After Gong Wang made a summary,
Zheng Fan just nodded silently,
Road:
"Let's arrange it this way first."
……
The Chu army's offensive was much more ferocious than expected.
In fact, since the first confrontation between the forces of Yan and Chu in eastern Jin Dynasty, those who suffered the most losses and casualties each time were the private soldiers of the nobles and the forbidden army of the Chu royal family. There were casualties, but they were never injured.
This team with the largest scale and the highest combat power in Chu State finally ushered in its first full performance in front of the Yan people after the leader made up his mind.
The Chu people also taught the Yan people a lesson, allowing the Yan people to see what the true peak combat power of infantry means.
The Chu army was divided into four groups to attack.
All the way was led by Zhao Han, with the Zhao family's soldiers and horses being the main ones;
One group is led by Shi Yong and is part of the Royal Forbidden Army;
One group was led by Xiong Tingshan and consisted of the royal imperial army plus Shan Yue's army;
All the way, that is, the central army, led by Xie Yu'an personally, has the largest number of troops and the largest scale. They are all royal forbidden troops.
However, they were still hanging on at the end and did not participate in the real offensive. They were obviously preparing a way out.
The Chu army's catapults and Chu army's siege equipment showed extremely sharp war effects. In Xue San's words, the Chu people stole divisions from eastern Jin;
Although it is not as accurate as Yan Jun's catapult, it is actually a big improvement compared to the original.
Next, the Chu army pressed forward with an infantry phalanx and an archer phalanx. When the Yan army did not choose to take the initiative, the Chu army began to attack the Yan army built in the past six months with extremely fast efficiency. Various military fortifications were pulled out.
Wave after wave, batch after batch, very efficient.
For the Yan army, the effect of the three-day persistence battle was not very good. Not only were all the outer defense lines broken through by the Chu army, but even the last line of defense had begun to be eroded by the Chu army.
And if the Yan army had not started to take the initiative on the third day and delayed the Chu army's offensive, the Chu army might have broken the last line of defense of the Yan army by now.
The Chu army attacked from four directions. All four directions were strong and there was no way to respond to the feint attack. This put great pressure on the Yan army's defense line and made the Yan army somewhat care about one thing and not the other.
But the fundamental reason why the Chu army advanced so quickly was not because they suddenly descended from heaven with magical soldiers. In fact, the person who caused this situation was none other than the regent Zheng Fan himself.
Because it was the prince who ordered the Yan army to build too many fortifications and military forts. It does not mean that if you build too much, it will always have a positive effect. If you build too much, the defensive strength of the Yan army will be scattered. After leveling off, facing the Chu people's all-out attack, they were in danger everywhere and couldn't defend anywhere.
If two or three larger castles are built here, even if all the other military strongholds are eliminated, the Yan army can be more calm when defending and involving.
"The Lord, the Holy Ming, is defeated, and it is natural for him to be defeated."
The blind man standing next to the prince gave a very standard and unique flattery.
Zheng Fan looked at the blind man, smiled and said, "I really forgot about this."
The blind man laughed too.
In this world, who can really count everything?
Zheng Fan really didn't expect this beforehand, but it didn't matter. As the blind man said, such a "defeat like a mountain" was quite good.
This battle is about time difference. If Zhenyi accidentally gets into a long-lasting stalemate with the Chu people here, all the arrangements will be in vain until the news from Chu Xi is passed on.
It’s not a loss, the Yan people actually didn’t lose anything;
But the problem is that from a businessman's perspective, many times when we talk about how much we have lost, it is because we originally expected to make 1000 taels, but in the end we only made 500 taels, so we "lost" 500 taels.
As for the deal in front of Zheng Fan, the profit was measured in terms of "country".
"After I ordered them not to hold on until they could no longer hold on, they should retreat if they could. They obeyed well," Zheng Fan said.
The blind man nodded and said: "They think that the Lord must have realized that his arrangement was wrong and planned to evacuate back."
"Yes, they are afraid that I can't afford to lose."
"My lord, you have misunderstood them. They are actually more afraid of your failure than your lord. In their eyes, you are a military god-like figure."
"In the future, the military will need to reform and establish something similar to a general staff. We can no longer talk about it."
"Actually, we already have them in the military."
"Oh?"
"Because you are in charge personally, there is no difference between whether you have it or not. No one dares to disobey you. And Liang Cheng and the others are not here, so naturally no one dares to step forward."
Zheng Fan nodded, and Siniang came over and helped Zheng Fan put the cloak on his shoulders.
"Okay, let's retreat too. To the north of the Wei River, let the Chu people continue to pursue us. They have already fired their bows and have no chance of turning back."
"The master's conspiracy makes my subordinates admire him. What he plays with is the people's hearts. At most, he can only play with a group of people. What the master plays with is the will of a country.
Is it the death of a boiled frog in warm water, or is it a vigorous pursuit of a possibility?
If you tell a drunk person that you are drunk, he will retort that you are not drunk;
People who are addicted to gambling will not leave the poker table until they lose all their chips. "
"Praise me again?"
"Sincere."
"Oh, so there was a lot of hypocrisy in the past."
"This..." The blind man.
The blind man nodded frankly and said, "Who would have thought that your lord, who had just woken up in the Hutou City Inn and was still a little timid about this strange environment, would
How can we get to this point?
The seven of us are recovering step by step, returning to our original appearance.
And Lord, you are always making progress. "
"Okay, stop bragging. I've just learned how to fight."
"I understand, I understand a little bit."
"Hahaha, you, you."
Zheng Fan, who was wearing a black gold-rimmed cloak and a python robe, began to retreat under the protection of a group of royal guards.
Next, all the Yan troops south of the Wei River will evacuate, because once the last line of defense is breached by the Chu army, it will easily be swept up.
The reason why the Chu army abandoned the Weihe River defense line and took the initiative to retreat was because they were afraid of this.
When the team was about to cross the river along the bridge,
Liu Dahu said:
"Your Majesty, please allow us to dig up the corpses of Paoze buried here and bring them back to prevent them from being insulted by the Chu people."
In the first battle across the river, Tiantian led the Jinyi Guards to fight against the direct cavalry of Prince Xiong Tingshan of Chu State. In that battle, the Chu army was repulsed, but the Jinyi Guards themselves suffered considerable casualties.
After the war, Zheng Fan ordered that the bones of the Jinyi guards who died in the battle be buried south of the Wei River, and said that this would be Dayan's territory in the future.
But now, the Yan army is about to withdraw to the north bank. When the Chu army pursues them, the location of these inscriptions will inevitably be dug up and exposed by the Chu people.
The Jinyi Guards are an independent team. They are absolutely loyal to the prince, and they also have extremely strong internal cohesion.
Obviously, the reason why Liu Dahu made this proposal was because the personal guards below reported this request to him.
Strictly speaking, Liu Dahu is now the deputy captain of the Jinyi Guards;
After Liu Dahu finished speaking,
Then he knelt down,
immediately,
The royal guards who had been protecting the prince's retreat all knelt down.
said in unison;
"Please give me your permission, Your Majesty!"
This is not forcing the palace, nor is it a military remonstrance;
What they requested was to leave with Paoze's body. They did not want to see Paoze, who had been together day and night, being bullied after his death.
The prince looked around at the royal guards kneeling on the ground.
He opened his mouth and said:
"Gu, no."
The guards kneeling around were a little stunned, but no one dared to be impatient. After the prince made his decision, they all stood up and obeyed the king's order. It was their instinct.
The prince pointed to the group of graves erected on the shore.
Road:
"I believe,
The people who are sleeping there will be very happy that they were 'invited' out again by the Chu people;
because soon,
They will witness with their own eyes,
Our army's iron cavalry,
How they killed the Chu people on both sides of the Wei River until their blood flowed like a river! "
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