Chapter 903: The Covenant War
In the camp of Wang Wu's army, Wang Wu and his soldiers are actively preparing for war, ready to compete with Yao Xiang's army at any time.
"General, the king has sent someone to give an order, please take a look at it." At this moment, Hua'an's order reached Wang Wu's camp.
Seeing Hua An's order, Wang Wu hurriedly took it, opened the letter, and read it carefully.
After reading the letter, Wang Wu was overjoyed, obviously, he also agreed with Hua'an's plan very much, and believed that if Hua'an's plan was carried out, he would definitely be able to severely damage the Yao Xiang Army, and even, he could completely annihilate the Yao Xiang Army.
"You two, go and invite General Zhang and General Wei." Wang Wu ordered loudly.
"Yes, General." When the two pro-soldiers heard the order, they immediately went to summon Zhang Yu and Wei Tong.
It didn't take long for Zhang Yu and Wei Tong to enter Wang Wu's Chinese army tent and stand in front of Wang Wu.
"General, you're looking for us." Zhang Yu asked softly.
Wang Wu nodded, looked at the map beside him, and said: "Two generals, look, here, and here, are the only way for Yao Xiang to retreat, and in addition, you should also pay attention to ...... here."
"General, what are you doing here, the Yao Xiang Legion is confronting our army, and there is no sign of retreat!" Wei Tong asked curiously.
Wang Wu smiled and said: "That's right, the Yao Xiang army has no signs of retreating, but this is only temporary, I believe that it won't be long before the Yao Xiang army will be beaten by our army, and when the time comes, the Yao Xiang army will definitely retreat in the direction of Qingzhou, and these places are the places where Yao Xiang must retreat." With that, his finger was still pointing at the map in front of him.
Zhang Yu and Wei Tong glanced at each other, and both showed very surprised expressions. Obviously, none of them understood what was going on, after all, they had just been defeated by Yao Xiang and had lost a large number of soldiers and horses, and Hua An's brilliant plan. They have not yet learned, and for this reason, there will naturally be a situation of incomprehension.
"General, do you already have a good plan to break the enemy, tell us quickly!" Zhang Yu seemed to have a premonition of something, and asked loudly.
"Yes! Looking at the general's expression, he is holding the chance to win! Wei Tong also chimed in.
Wang Wu did not hide the news that Hua An personally led the elite army and arrived nearby. sued Zhang Yu and Wei Tong, and also told them about Hua'an's plan.
When Zhang Yu and Wei Tong heard this, they were both very happy, and they both believed that as long as they followed Hua'an's plan, they would definitely be able to defeat Yao Xiang's army.
"The general came to us, and that is to put us in charge of cutting off the retreat of Yao Xiang's army." Zhang Yu said knowingly.
Wang Wu nodded, and said with a straight face: "That's right." This general is intending to let you two generals. Responsible for cutting off the retreat of the Yao Xiang Legion, so as to annihilate the Yao Xiang Legion in one fell swoop. β
"General rest assured, with the two of us here, we will definitely be able to completely cut off the retreat of Yao Xiang's army." Zhang Yu assured loudly.
"Yes! General, we will definitely be able to fully mission. Wei Tong also accepted the order loudly.
Seeing that Zhang Yu and Wei Tong were happy to accept the order, Wang Wu seemed very happy. After a pause, Zhengse said: "The two generals should go back and prepare quickly!" Start early. β
"Yes, General." Zhang Yu and Wei Tong took the order loudly and immediately turned to leave.
After the two returned to their respective camps, they immediately asked their army to prepare for the expedition.
Just a few hours of preparation. The 40,000 soldiers under the command of Zhang Yu and Wei Tong were completely prepared, and under the leadership of the two, they left the camp and headed for Qingzhou.
At the same time, Wang Wu also officially wrote a letter of challenge, sending his own soldiers to Yao Xiang's camp, asking Yao Xiang's army to come out for a decisive battle.
At this time, near Wang Wu's military camp, there were naturally many scouts of the Yao Xiang army in ambush, and these scouts naturally had already seen Zhang Yu and Wei Tong's army who had left the camp and followed them.
After following them for a while, the scouts were surprised to find that Zhang Yu and Wei Tong's legions had been heading due east, that is, in the direction of Qingzhou, and immediately returned to the camp, preparing to report the news to Yao Xiang.
"Report, general, the 40,000 main forces of the Yanzhou Army have left the camp and are heading in the direction of Qingzhou, and their intentions are unknown." Soon, the scout reported the situation to Yao Xiang.
When Yao Xiang heard this, he was suddenly a little surprised, at this time, Wang Wu's army had just lost the battle, at this time, if Wang Wu concentrated all the main forces, he still felt a little afraid, but Wang Wu divided 40,000 troops and went to the direction of Qingzhou, so that the remaining soldiers and horses of Wang Wu's army would not have any advantage, as for why Wang Wu did this, Yao Xiang couldn't understand it for a while.
"General, Wang Wu sent 40,000 legions to march eastward, this is to cut off our army's retreat!" One of the generals guessed loudly.
"In the opinion of the last general, the 40,000 troops sent by Wang Wu are going to attack Qingzhou!" Another general, guessing loudly.
"Fifth brother, Wang Wu suddenly divided his troops and marched east at this time, it seems a little strange! Could there be some conspiracy! Yao Chang frowned and said.
When Yao Xiang heard this, he fell into deep thought and imagined various possible causes.
"Report, general, Wang Wu sent his subordinates to send a challenge book, please take a look at it." While Yao Xiang was meditating, Wang Wu's challenge letter was sent to Yao Xiang's army.
Seeing that Wang Wu wanted to challenge himself, Yao Xiang suddenly became even more puzzled, he didn't understand what Wang Wu wanted to do.
"Quick, bring it." Yao Xiang ordered loudly.
Soon, Wang Wu's challenge book was delivered to Yao Xiang's hands, Yao Xiang opened the challenge book and read it carefully, and suddenly, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"General, what did Wang Wu say?" The general asked softly.
Yao Xiang smiled and said softly: "Wang Wu plans to fight a decisive battle with our army, and has made an appointment to fight a head-on battle with our army in a flat area in two days. β
"What, there is such a thing, is Wang Wu crazy?" A general said in surprise.
"Yes! General, if the decisive battle is fought in a flat area, the strength of the cavalry can be brought into full play, and Wang Wu will not seek his own death if he makes an appointment to fight our army in the flat area. Another general said very puzzled.
"Fifth brother, this must be a conspiracy, Wang Wu first broke up his 40,000 troops to march eastward, and then he had to make an appointment to fight our army, and it was still in a flat area that was conducive to our army's advantages, Wang Wu was not a fool, he must have a conspiracy to do this." Yao Chang said cautiously.
Yao Xiang nodded, and said with a straight face: "That's right, Wang Wu's approach is indeed very suspicious, this may be a conspiracy, but no matter what kind of conspiracy it is, we must carefully investigate it, so that we can deal with it." β
"What the general said is extremely true, but how can we reply to Wang Wu?" One of the generals asked softly.
Yao Xiang thought for a while, and said, "Then tell sΓΉ Wang Wu, I will go to the appointment on time." β
"Yes, General." The general answered, turned around and left the Chinese army's tent.
"Fifth brother, I think the biggest possibility is that the 40,000 main force sent out by Wang Wu is not going to Qingzhou at all, but to go around in a circle, and finally run to our rear, so that when our army is about to fight with the enemy, it can suddenly be killed from behind our army, so as to form a two-sided encirclement of our army." Yao Chang looked at Yao Xiang and analyzed loudly.
Hearing this, Yao Xiang nodded, and agreed: "You are right, this possibility is very high, I also doubt it, but will this army be as we guessed, as long as scouts are sent to follow them, isn't it clear?" What I'm worried about now is that Wang Wu has a bigger conspiracy. After speaking, he looked at Yao Chang.
Yao Chang nodded and said, "Fifth brother, no matter what conspiracy Wang Wu has, as long as we are careful, I believe that with Wang Wu's ability, we will not be able to set off any big storms." β
Yao Xiang smiled and said: "That's right, with Wang Wu's ability, it is true that he can't set off any big waves, but our army must not underestimate the enemy, after all, the existing soldiers and horses under Wang Wu's command are not less than our army at all, and they are still a force to be reckoned with, we must not have the idea of underestimating the enemy, understand?" After speaking, he looked at Yao Chang.
Yao Chang nodded and said, "Fifth brother, don't worry, I understand." β
Subsequently, Yao Xiang sent more scouts to reconnoiter near Wang Wu's army camp to investigate Wang Wu's army's every move, hoping to find out Wang Wu's strategic intentions.
In the direction of Yanzhou, the shape shì is already very nervous, and in the direction of Hebei, the shape shì is even more tense, Murong Ke personally led an army of 300,000, has crossed Yishui, and continues to march south, and the dozens of Jin soldiers who are responsible for guarding the Yishui defense line have already withdrawn to the rear, after all, dozens of them, no matter what, can not resist Murong Ke's 300,000 army.
Starting from Yishui, all the way to Lunshui, this large area, Xie Ai's deployment of soldiers and horses, all of which add up to less than two thousand, such a scarce number of soldiers and horses, it is still possible to maintain law and order in the area at ordinary times, deter thieves or something, but the main army to resist Murong Ke does not have this strength at all, and even, they do not even have the strength to resist the advance of the army under Murong Ke, for this reason, after seeing Murong Ke's army crossing Yishui, they immediately packed up and retreated to the rear.
On the south bank of Lunshui, there is the famous Lukou City, which is also the first line of defense against the southward movement of the main army of Yan State, and the 50,000 troops under Pu Jian are responsible for garrisoning Lukou City.
However, the main army of Yan State can also bypass Lukou City when it goes south, after all, Lukou City is just a city, and the army stationed in it can control the area, that is, within a radius of dozens of kilometers based on the city, and it is difficult for the army of Lukou City to control it well. (To be continued......)