The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 421 Annihilate Shi Siming first, then destroy Anlu Mountain
Two or three days later, news of the siege of Ji County reached Yutian City, Anlu Mountain.

Wen Xun, An Lushan couldn't help being shocked, and immediately summoned all the generals in the army to discuss the matter.

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In the lobby of the military mansion, the obese An Lushan took the main seat, and said slowly: "Everyone, I just received the battle report of the generals in Ji County."

"Its battle report shows that the Qi army is marching at a gallop and is now storming Jicheng, because the Qi army is attacking like a forest."

"Although Jicheng is as strong as usual, it is also in danger, gradually unable to withstand the Qi army's attack."

"Therefore, Ji County is an important throat of our army, do you think we should send troops to rescue?"

It's just that following An Lushan's words, the generals under his command were divided into two groups, each expressing his own opinion!
There are both those who oppose and those who agree, and those who oppose it are nothing more than the fact that Luo Yi is now storming the city outside the city, eyeing it.

If you rush to send troops, I am afraid that the Yan army will take advantage of the vacancy and eventually lead to a big defeat.

For a while, the generals on both sides analyzed it very rationally, even the talented An Lushan couldn't help but have a difficult time, and he didn't know which side's idea to adopt.

After all, whether it is Yutian or Jixian, it is the most important thing, and it must not be lost!

As the hinterland of Zhuo County, Jicheng's strategic location is self-evident, and Yutian is also the key to marching into Beiping County and capturing the entire Youzhou.

Once the An army was defeated and retreated to Yutian, even if An Lushan finally saved Jicheng, so what, it would just return to the original point and occupy Zhuojun.

However, after that, Jia Xu also made a slight change according to Zhang Xian's plan, changing it to the whole army storming Ji County.

Ji County is an important city in Zhuo County, and it is the main throat leading to Beiping, and even the entire Youzhou.

As long as this place is occupied, it is equivalent to controlling the entire Youzhou. No matter how the official roads of Youzhou are driven, they must pass through Jixian County in the end.

However, because of the extremely important geographical location of Ji County, Shi Siming, the Lord of Zhuo County, also stationed a large army here.

However, if you think about it carefully, even if An Lushan gave up Yutian and defended Jicheng, he would rely on the strength gap with the Yan army.

Luo Yi attacked with full of anger, how could An Lushan resist?
Therefore, An Lushan was hesitant based on these considerations.

"Report, urgent report!"

"Marshal, General Cai ordered someone to send an urgent report to inform the Marshal not to rescue Jicheng."

Suffice it to say, at the moment when An Lushan hesitated, a sound came from far and near, slowly.

Immediately afterwards, An Lushan ordered the guards to slowly take the urgent report and hand it to An Lushan.

After all, An Lushan finally made up his mind and decided not to lead the army to aid Jicheng. It seems that Cai Xide's persuasion has had an effect.

In fact, the reason why Cai Xide refused to let An Lushan lead the army to rescue Jicheng was also because he was worried about the Qi army's tricks.

After all, it was only a few days before the Battle of Daicheng, and Cai Xide was worried that An Lushan would repeat the same mistakes and be caught in his conspiracy!

As for the second aspect, it is also Cai Xide's confidence in Jicheng's defense.

Jicheng was always guarded by Cai Xide's army at the beginning. During his garrison, he personally called on the soldiers to strengthen the city wall to avoid unexpected needs!

Therefore, Cai Xide is very confident that the city's defenses are strong, and at this time there are still tens of thousands of troops stationed in the city to resist.

For some reason, Cai Xide persuaded An Lushan so that he would not let him lead the aid.

Since An Lushan was able to rebel in history and captured half of Li and Tang, its own strength must not be weak!
Therefore, after Cai Xide's persuasion, and after considering the actual situation, he decided not to send troops to rescue for the time being.

It's a pity that An Lushan did not expect that it was precisely because of this fluke that he planted the root cause of his defeat.

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In Yutian City, the chief general An Lushan personally issued a military order to rescue Jicheng, and continued to garrison Yutian to confront the Yan army.

However, at this time, on the front line of Zhuo County and in the city of Zhuo County, Shi Siming, as the two leaders, was also tall, brave and good at fighting.

At this time, the news that Jicheng was besieged on a large scale spread quickly, and Shi Siming also heard about it!

It wasn't until the scout reported his accurate news that Shi Siming began to cheer up and get serious.

After a long pause, Shi Siming smiled wryly, and said slowly, "Hehe!"

"I didn't expect the general of the Qi army to act so boldly, relying on a partial division, to dare to drive straight in and raid Jicheng?"

"It should be noted that this general's Jicheng is not as easy to destroy as the Wuyuan of Liangguo."

For a while, as Shi Siming was chanting from the side, the generals under his command couldn't help being overjoyed immediately, and they called for a fight one after another!
Wuyuan City used to be the capital of Liang State. Since Li Cunxiao broke through the city on eighteen horsemen and captured Dong Zhuo, who became emperor without authorization, the news spread.

Li Cunxiao's reputation rose by leaps and bounds, and instantly fell into the minds of his people like a tide of thoughts.

At the same time, there are also disadvantages, that is, this incident has completely reminded the rest of the anti-kings in the world, and they all began to gather heavy troops in the capital with great fanfare to strengthen the city defenses, so as to prevent hostile forces from attacking themselves in the future.

Since the city of Ji was not built and reinforced by Shi Siming himself, it was heard that the guard hurriedly asked for reinforcements.

For a while, Shi Siming didn't understand the situation in Jicheng, so he made a wrong judgment and prepared to mobilize an army to aid Jixian.

"Oh, the Qi army is really not easy to deal with. The general wanted to take this opportunity to lead the army south and capture the northern counties of Jizhou."

Immediately, Shi Siming couldn't help but sighed, and said slowly.

Originally, this time Shi Siming wanted to take advantage of the summer season to go south first and lead the attack on Jizhou.

However, this delicate plan was brutally interrupted.

As the saying goes: the easier things to report in the world, the weaker they are, and the harder things feel extremely good.

After a brief discussion among the leaders, Shi Siming gave the order to deploy the whole army the next day.

According to Shi Siming's thinking, Ji County is an important city, and it must not be lost, otherwise the An army will lose in this battle!
At this time, Ji County has become like a delicious duck, and Shi Siming's heart can be said to be burning with anxiety.

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At this time, the situation in Jicheng was critical, along the way, all the soldiers were heartbroken and began to feel uneasy!
In fact, those who were really calm and steady did not move at all, and did not care about the city defense of Ji County at all.

After all, Jicheng's city defense should not be underestimated. In addition, there are many troops in the city. Without sufficient military strength, it is difficult to wipe out the enemy.

Sun Tzu's Art of War says: "Surround him ten times, attack him five times, and fight him twice!"

In the An army, some relatively calm generals used the allusions of Sun Tzu's art of war to teach everyone.

After some discussions, An Lushan and Cai Xide continued to lead the army to defend the city, and did not lead the army to aid.

On the contrary, Shi Siming, who is a general, is ready to attack the Jizhou anti-king Gao Tansheng.

At this time, as Ji County was under fierce attack, Shi Siming gave up the best time to go south for the sake of safety, and personally led the army to Jicheng!
Moreover, due to the lessons learned from the Battle of Daicheng, Shi Siming led the army very cautiously this time. Almost every place he went, he would first order scouts to go to various places to investigate.

Therefore, for a while, the An army marched unimpeded, and did not encounter an ambush by the Qi army again.

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Immediately afterwards, Dou Jiande also held a swearing-in meeting in Zhaojun, the capital of the Xia Dynasty, and prepared to go out to crusade against Zhuojun in Youzhou and Anlushan in Shanggu.

Following Gao Qi ordered Pei Ju to go to Dou Jiande as an envoy, let him attack Anlu Mountain together, fight for one south and one north, and attack the An army from both sides.

In the end, as Dou Jiande discussed with the generals, Zhao Kuangyin, his general, firmly agreed with Dou Jiande's agreement with the Qi army to form an alliance and sent troops to Youzhou to respond to the Youzhou army.

According to Zhao Kuangyin's explanation, there are several reasons for sending troops to Youzhou.

First, Luo Yi has dominated Youzhou for decades, and his foundation is deep, which cannot be easily destroyed by Anlu Mountain.

This time, if Dou Jiande agrees to Gao Qi and responds to Qi Jun's words, then Xia Jun will be able to gain the favor of the two anti-kings of the world at the same time.

Among the lords vying for the throne, long-distance and short-term attack have always been the best choice, connecting the necessary princes, and then using their strength to defeat the adjacent princes, this is the real way to survive in troubled times!
Second, it is also because of Gao Qi's promise that as long as Dou Jiande can form an alliance with him this time, it will have a profound impact on the world situation in the future.

It should be known that Qi State's territory is half of the south of the Yangtze River, while Xia State is dominating Hebei, and its strength is profound.

Once Xia and Qi form an alliance, it will be a strong alliance, and its strength cannot be underestimated!

It is conceivable that in the future, no matter whether the princes of the two parties are fighting against the princes of either party, the other will be able to help.

For example, if Li Tang and Xia fight in the future, at this time Gao Qi can station troops in Nanyang, Hanchuan, and even approach Qinzhou to respond and harass Li Tang's rear.

In the same way, if there is a war with Qi, Dou Jiande can also lead the army to attack from Taiyuan and Hedong respectively, so as to echo from afar.

The world is full of prosperity, all for profit!
In troubled times, there are no permanent friends, only eternal interests.

It is the most normal thing for princes to form alliances with each other.

However, this kind of alliance is not stable, and when the two sides truly pursue their own interests, conflicts and even wars will surely break out.

However, at this time, Xia and Qi have no direct interest disputes, but the relationship is quite good.

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Zhaojun, above the military academy grounds.

At this time, there were figures shaking above the school field, and a huge army stood upright!

If you look closely, the morale of this legion is high, and its combat power cannot be underestimated!
This is Xia Guo, the elite division under Dou Jiande's command, whose combat power is not inferior to the Qi army and Li Tang's Guanlong army.

In fact, Qi State, Li Tang Dynasty, and even Dou Jiande's Xia Dynasty, these three armies are the best in the world!

However, the military systems of the three countries are not exactly the same.

First of all, Qi State, because Gao Qi is a descendant, so in terms of training the army, the main method is to cultivate his faith, cultivate his will, and his loyal ministers to the country.

Afterwards, it was supplemented by the way of making military exploits, so as to encourage the soldiers under his command to fight the enemy bravely, and every battle must be the first.

In layman's terms, it is the military merit system.

As for the Li Tang Dynasty, because its emperor Li Yuan was born in the noble line of Guanlong.

The aristocratic family had its own military system, so the policies of the Li and Tang dynasties basically inherited the Sui system without much change.

As for the army, it is also based on the Fubing system of the Sui Dynasty, supplemented by the system of military meritorious service.

As for Hebei Dou Jiande, because of his lowest starting point, he was born as a commoner.

Therefore, its main military system is to drive the people with its own prestige, worship it, and use it to work hard!

It has to be said that all the people in the world are against the king, but these three countries are the most powerful people in the world, and they are also the people with the highest strength.

"Soldiers, today the king will lead you to attack Youzhou and attack the rebel Anlu Mountain."

"Originally, the An Lushan rebellion was a matter within Luo Yi's territory, and should not be under the control of our army."

"But An Lushan didn't know how to live or die, and even colluded with the Hu Kou and Jin people outside the Great Wall to start a rebellion, eating inside and outside, so this king has no choice but to take care of it!"

"Soldiers and soldiers, you are all sons of the North. You have heard of Hu Kou's ferocity and atrocities since you were young. You must know what kind of consequences the Central Plains will have once Hu Kou enters the pass."

"Therefore, all officers and men, are you willing?"

"Whoa whoa!"

"I don't want to, I don't want to, attack and kill the traitors and stop Hu Kou from entering the pass!"

Seeing that the morale of the whole army has been fully mobilized in just a few words, it is unstoppable!

It can be seen from this that Dou Jiande can become the top player in Hebei, and his own strength is not in vain.

At this moment, in an inconspicuous corner, a scholar in blue was standing quietly, observing the scene, secretly said: "It seems that I really saw the right person."

"King Xia is indeed a famous king, as long as he can maintain this state, he may not be unable to compete for this world!"

This scribe is Song Zhengben, the mastermind under Dou Jiande's command.

The reason why Song Zhengben chose to seek refuge with Dou Jiande, in fact, is that Dou Jiande can treat people with sincerity and treat the people very well.

Song Zhengben was originally a small country official. He knew that the people were often persecuted by bureaucrats and gentry, and their situation was extremely dire!
Originally, Song Zhengben was more optimistic about Gao Qi. After all, Gao Qi also treated the people as his own responsibility, and the hearts of the people in the south of the Yangtze River were attached to him.

However, the ancients had a strong sense of locality, Song Zhengben, as a native of Hebei, still chose to assist Hebei warlord Dou Jiande to achieve a great cause.

Seeing that the army's morale is available, Dou Jiande laughed twice, drew out the sword in his waist, pointed it at the blue sky, and shouted: "Soldiers, let's go!"

Immediately, a ready-to-go army marched northward in a long queue.

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All of a sudden, the inland of Youzhou rekindled the flames of war, and the battle among the princes will officially begin.

Ji County, Qi Army Camp

At this time, after a unanimous discussion between Su Lie, Zhang Xian, Jia Xu, Qin Qiong and other generals.

An accurate strategic plan was clearly formulated, that is to defeat Shi Siming's team first and then attack An Lushan.

According to Jia Xu's explanation, An Lushan may not be able to be fooled by his side's strategy of encircling the spot to fight for aid.

However, Jixian County is within the territory of Zhuojun County. After hearing about it, Shi Siming will definitely not ignore it.

Therefore, at this time, our own army can target Shi Siming and design booby traps for him.

(End of this chapter)