Chapter 127: The Decisive Battle
readx;
Chang'an to Shouyang, Shouyang to Didao, and then from Didao to Jincheng, there is a steady stream of fleets and caravans shuttling, and the strong transportation capacity of the Lucheng Army completely suppressed the Longxi Shi clan, and even Taoshui has a fleet patrolling back and forth every day. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
Ma Teng was ordered by Han Sui to attack the grain route of the Lucheng army, but the ships shuttling back and forth did not stop, and Ma Teng could not take the opportunity to quietly cross the water.
It's not that Ma Teng didn't think about flooding Di Dao, but Di Dao is the place where Ma Teng started, not to mention the feelings, the homes of the soldiers under Ma Teng's command are all there.
Flooded Dido City?
Ma Teng was the first to refuse.
Ma Teng's henchmen looked at the endless caravans on the other side, and said to Ma Teng, "My lord, why does the Lu Cheng Army have so many supplies to transport?" β
Ma Teng sneered, Lucheng is famous for its armor and equipment, and it is well eaten, there are so many materials that are not rare, Ma Teng is concerned about the ships patrolling back and forth, Liu Bei has such a big capital, it seems that this time it has to be Dingxi Liang?
Ma Teng stared at the fleet for a long time, and said, "Send someone to Jincheng, just say that the Lucheng army is heavily guarded, and we can't cross the Taoshui at all, let alone attack the Lucheng army's grain road." β
"Whoa!"
The fleet of the Lu Cheng army patrolled the Taoshui, and the road to Jincheng across the Taoshui had been blocked, and if you wanted to go to Jincheng, you could only cross the big river and make a detour to Jincheng.
It was the second day that Ma Teng's envoy arrived in Jincheng, and Han Sui couldn't help but be stunned after receiving the report, Lu Chengjun is really a big business, but his purpose is to distract Lu Chengjun's attention, as for whether Ma Teng can attack the grain of Lu Chengjun, this Han Sui does not care.
Immediately, Han Sui Hei Ma Teng wrote a letter, first ordering Ma Teng to forcibly cross the Taoshui in stern terms, and then explaining his difficulties in gentle words, and finally begging Ma Teng to forcibly cross the Taoshui.
Han Sui sent away Ma Teng's envoy and said to his confidant, "Is there any change in Cheng Gongying in the past two days?" β
"Back to the lord, no, everything is normal."
"What about the person who sent the letter to Cheng Gongying?"
"The man was very alert, and after discovering that someone was following him, he committed suicide by swallowing gold."
"Dead?"
Han Sui said, "This must be a dead soldier raised by the Lucheng army, Cheng Gongying being released back is the biggest divisive plan, but I still suspect Gongying?" Come on, go to the war book. β
Outside Jincheng, the generals of the Lucheng Army have been fighting outside the city, but unfortunately no one in the entire Jincheng dares to fight.
Liu Bei received the war letter and immediately invited Jia Xu, Xi Zhicai, and Zhang Ji to discuss.
Jia Xu fanned the paper fan and said, "The weather has been so hot and humid these days, according to the situation in Jincheng in previous years, it has already rained heavily, and now it is not yet, it seems that there will be a rainstorm coming soon." β
Liu Bei nodded, it is common sense that there will be heavy rain after the sweltering heat.
"De Jong, how are the measures prepared to deal with the flood?"
Jincheng is on the edge of a basin, the flood will become a country in the entire Jincheng area, to cope with the flood is naturally to rely on the boat, it is impossible to build a big ship now, but in order to better protect their elite, Liu Bei ordered people to collect a large number of cattle and sheepskins, and then make a raft of cattle and sheepskin to protect their lives.
In fact, Liu Bei can also choose to withdraw from the army, but once he retreats, even if he conquers Shu and Zhan Xianbei and wins a big victory, it is unlikely that Liu Bei will want to go west to Xiliang in a few years, and he will cower in the East Looking at the Central Plains.
"According to the orders of the lord, almost one person has one, and they can all be connected to each other, relying on their own camp, it should not be a problem to block the first wave of floods."
Zhang Jidao.
In fact, the most powerful offensive of the flood is the first wave, as long as there is a lifebuoy to survive the first wave, it is impossible to freeze to death in the summer, plus the boat rescue next to the Taoshui River, the loss will definitely not be too great.
Liu Bei nodded when he heard this, and said to Xi Zhicai, "It seems that Cheng Gongying really wants to join us, I hope him!" You can tell us the time of the levee in advance. β
Xi Zhicai shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this is difficult, the time of breaking the embankment should be what Han Sui said, but it can also be what we say, provided that the embankment is broken in advance." β
"Breaking the levee early?"
Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, once the embankment was broken in advance, the losses of the Lu Cheng army could be reduced a lot, but the Jincheng area would have to be a piece of Ze for a few months, wouldn't this cost be a bit big?
Jia Xu also stroked his beard, and seemed to agree with Xi Zhicai's statement.
Zhang Ji said: "I'm afraid this will hurt the benevolence of the lord!" β
Xi Zhicai scoffed, Liu Bei sneered and said, "This matter will be discussed again, now the top priority is to fight a decisive battle with Han Sui, since he wants to act with us, we can't help but act with him." β
Liu Bei said this, but in fact, he had already agreed with Xi Zhicai's approach in his heart, breaking the embankment in advance would cause the least damage to the Lu Cheng army, and the burst of the embankment in a few months could completely destroy Jincheng, and the elite of hundreds of thousands of Xiliang Haoyou no longer existed, at least in exchange for ten years of tranquility.
The lives of hundreds of thousands of Qianghu people were exchanged for ten years of peace in the Han Dynasty. Worth.
Three days later, Liu Bei fought a head-on battle with Han Sui's army as promised, because the weather was too hot, most of Han Sui's troops only wore single clothes, and Lu Cheng's army was still in armor, but before the war started, there were nearly 100 people who were faint from heat, and Liu Bei had to order someone to take off his armor.
Zhi Yuanduo, Ju Yan, Jiang Shi and others cooperated with Yang Qian and Li Liang to form a front battalion to attack Han Sui's army, and Han Sui ordered Zhang Jin and He Luan to attack it.
Zhi Yuanduo, Ju Yan, Jiang Shi and Zhang Jin, and Luan are also old rivals, although the number of Zhi Yuanduo and others is slightly smaller, but the Lucheng army gave them a lot of armor and bows and arrows, these two armies that were originally chess opponents, the victory and defeat gradually showed, and the balance of victory was obviously biased in favor of Zhi Yuanduo and others.
Seeing this, Han Sui hurriedly sent the king of Dangqiang to attack the right flank of the Lucheng army, and personally led a large army to attack the left flank of the Lucheng army.
Liu Bei used Han Meng, Xiahou Lan, and LΓΌ Meng to meet the king of Dangqiang, and Xu Huang, Ma Chao, and Zhang Xiu to meet Han Sui, and he supervised Dian Wei and Huang Xu as the rear to respond to the three roads.
The battle lasted from noon until dark, and both sides withdrew their troops.
For three days in a row, the two armies fought hard every day.
Han Sui intended to delay time, and at the same time consume the power of other Liangzhou Haoyou, Liu Bei is the same, the smaller the power of the Western Liang tycoons such as Zhi Yuanduo, Ju Yan, Li Rail, and Yang Wan is weakened, the easier it is for the Lu Cheng army to control the Western Liang.
Xiliang Haoyou is not stupid, so he can naturally see the methods of Han Sui and the others, but the forces of Lu Chengjun and Han Sui are very strong, so they have to appoint, otherwise he and the two of them will use the order of resistance to clean them up.
"King, we can't go on like this anymore, otherwise the Lu Cheng army won't run away, and we won't be able to hold on first."
As soon as the thoughtful Li Dao was told by the witch, he immediately went to the king of Dangdangqiang to tell him about the benefits.
"Then in General Lee's words, what should I do now?"
Although King Dangdangqiang is called the king, he is actually the puppet of Li Dao and Guo Yan.
Li Dao said, "King, I heard that a Lucheng army entered the Qiang land, and the king should say goodbye to Han Sui. β
"Farewell? Does Korean date agree? β
Li Wei snorted coldly: "Could it be?" I'm afraid I can't help him? β