Chapter 456: The Battle of Pingcheng (I)

Outside, the East Wang Army and the West King Army are fighting "back and forth", while inside the Chinese army is in the big tent, but the staff and generals of the East King Mansion are also discussing in detail various practical and effective plans for sending troops. Overall, there was no result.

Han Jian did not go out to supervise the army again, but stayed in the big tent of the Chinese army, watching the generals discuss, warm at noon, full of food, clothing, and food, Han Jian couldn't help but desert, and slept for a while, until he was woken up by a noise outside.

"Noisy with people?" Han Jian opened his eyes, looked in the direction of the tent door and shouted.

"Young Prince, it's someone sent by His Majesty, it seems to be ...... Lin Shangshu. ”

Han Jian frowned, this Lin Ke didn't know when to pick. Now is a major military affair, why did the Chinese army tent ever entertain Wenchen? Even if Lin Ke went out with the army, the dispatch of troops and horses should not be intervened by him and Wenchen.

"Let him in." Han Jian said coldly.

Lin Ke entered the big tent of the Chinese army with an arrogant face, and when he saw Han Jian, he didn't salute, and he seemed to be a little excited, so he shouted loudly when he came in: "King of the East, why don't you send troops to sweep away the rebel army of the King of the West?" Could it be that as rumored by the outside world, there is some collusion with the rebel army of the Western King? ”

As soon as he came up, he was deducted a big hat, and Han Jian didn't expect it. This Lin Ke really dared to speak when he was crazy, and now he is marching and fighting, he said such things to the boss, is he not afraid of being beheaded?

Han Jian was silent for a moment, but did not respond.

Lin Ke shouted again: "The soldiers of the three armies have long been impatient, and they want to fight with the rebel army of the King of the West, why don't you order the troops to be sent to the King of the East?" ”

When Han Jian heard this, it was probably not what Lin Ke wanted to say. Could it be that the Empress asked him to come and question?

Han Jian waved his hand slightly, and immediately a soldier stepped forward and dragged Lin Ke out. Lin Ke was dragged by someone, and he still kept talking, and no one could hear what he said clearly, but the people present looked a little strange after Lin Ke was dragged away, after all, Han Jian didn't say anything about why he didn't send troops.

"The army of the Western King is strong, and it is waiting for work. Our army came from afar, and the journey was tired. Do you also think that sending troops is the best option now? Han Jian looked around at the people present and asked.

The generals present were all the number one people in the Eastern Palace. Hearing Han Jian's words. Even if I didn't understand it before, I understand it now. Han Jian didn't plan to send troops to fight.

"But the young son. If it drags on for so long, it is not a way to do it after all. The lieutenant general named Sun Shi stepped forward and reminded.

"Well, this king will give you 200 soldiers and horses......"

Han Jian spoke. Sun Shi had an ominous premonition, this was a bad luck Han Jian was going to let him bring 200 soldiers and horses to death?

Han Jian paused and continued: "Go and build a pontoon bridge on the river in the northeast. ”

"This ......"

Not only Sun Shi looked dazed, but even the other people present were also puzzled.

Han Jian didn't send troops, but asked Sun Shi to take people to build a pontoon bridge? When the army came over, the generals present had all seen the river, and now it is the late autumn dry season, and there is so much water on the river, it is not difficult for people and horses to pass over, so what pontoon bridge needs to be built?

"What, Vice General Sun thinks that you are not satisfied with the arrangement of this king?" Han Jian put down the case and said in a deep voice.

"The last general commands."

Sun Se hurriedly received the military order and went out to order troops to build a pontoon bridge.

"If it's okay, you can be quiet. The king must rest first, rest, and do not disturb. ”

After Han Jian finished speaking, he crossed Erlang's legs and began to sleep. The sleeping position is indeed very indecent, but in the barracks, guarding the Chinese army's tent, the sleeping position is not a matter of concern. However, this is a pain for the other generals and strategists present, who can barely find a seat to sit on, but they don't have the heart to sleep, the autumn wind outside is blowing war drums, it would be really strange if they could fall asleep.

But what's really strange is that Han Jian can still sleep peacefully. One of them couldn't help but think to themselves, or the king of the east has the courage, and he can still sleep at this time.

Han Jian is not heartless, but he knows that as long as the Dongwang Army does not make a move, this battle will not be fought. The West Wangjun did those actions in order to lead the East Wangjun to take the initiative to attack, so that the South Wangfu would be lively.

Once the Western Wangjun took the initiative to attack, the Southern Wangfu also knew that it had to come to help. This is a very delicate relationship, the Nanwangfu side wants to make a profit, but also does not want the Eastern Wangjun to be destroyed, and Yuzhou has become the next lamb to be slaughtered.

It is clearly a two-way war, but in fact it is a three-way game. As long as you defend well, whoever strikes first will suffer.

Han Jian slept for two hours, and when he woke up, the sun was already setting in the west and approaching dusk. Han Jian got up and stretched, at this time everyone present was a little tired, they were all tossed in the past two days.

"Go back and rest, everyone, here is the king. It's like a shift change. Han Jian said with a smile.

The people present looked at each other, and Han Jian could still speak easily, which showed that Han Jian was confident. One by one, they stood up one after another, and went back to rest after saluting, but they didn't dare to sleep too deeply, and they all greeted the entourage outside.

As night fell, the camps of the two sides looked bright under the reflection of the bonfires. After the officers and men of the two armies had dinner in their respective stoves, they were also energetic and continued to confront each other, as if they were waiting to see who could not hold on first and take the initiative.

Han Jian calculated the hour, and his heart became a little nervous. This battle can't drag on the first half of the night. In other words, a big war will soon begin, but the main battlefield is not outside. It was not Cao Baichuan's troops and the more than 30,000 soldiers and horses he brought that they fought. Rather, it was about forty miles to the northwest of the Li Dynasty.

He spent a day and a night arranging this puzzle, that is, to give Lin Zhan time to transfer troops. After Lin Zhan made a big circle, he had already taken thousands of soldiers and horses around and prepared to attack Li Dai. Because Lin Zhan didn't bring many people, and the confrontation between the West King Army and the East King Army was very noisy, Han Jian asked himself if he could still hide the news, but he was not 100% sure.

This is also where Han Jian is nervous. If the matter is revealed and Li Dai is outflanked with 50,000 soldiers and horses, then his choice is either to withdraw the troops or to garrison the soldiers and horses in Yuzhou City. At that time, the soldiers and horses will definitely be damaged, and they will be picked up by the Nanwang Mansion.

"Xianggong, the concubine is here." Just when Han Jian was thinking about the fierce battle that night, Yang Li'er came over in military uniform.

After being sent back to the camp by Han Jian at noon, Yang Li'er also came after resting. Because Han Jian told her that if she wants to fight, it will also be a matter of night, and there will be no waves during the day.

"Li'er, it's good to have you, help the husband and the staff." Han Jian said with a smile.

Yang Li'er was slightly dissatisfied: "Xianggong still said that he didn't even want to disclose the details, how can people help Xianggong Staff?" ”

In the big tent of the Chinese army, there are only Han Jian and his wife, and Han Jian also feels that this is no different from his sleeping tent. Holding Yang Li'er, Yang Li'er was still a little shy, after all, this is the big tent of the Chinese army, and someone may come at any time, and this kind of thing in the army has always been taboo.

As soon as General Han Jian said about Lin Zhan's dispatch, Yang Li'er suddenly said: "No wonder Xianggong said that General Lin may not be in the army, it turns out that Xianggong sent him to sneak attack behind enemy lines?" The secrecy work of the public is really good. ”

Han Jian approached Yang Li'er's ear, as if biting his ear, and said: "Now the situation is a little chaotic, and there are also detailed works of the Western Wangjun in the Jiangdu soldiers and horses, and I made it seem that I was planning how to fight Cao Baichuan, but in fact, it was also to paralyze Cao Baichuan and Li Dai." ”

"Xianggong is afraid of leaking the news?" Yang Li'er looked at Han Jian and asked.

"Or do you know me, if nothing else, there will be a war tonight, and General Lin will burn the grain and grass of Li Dai's troops in Pingcheng first, which is very important. And the Eastern King Army will also gather troops tonight and engage the West King Army. In fact...... This is not the result I want the most. ”

Yang Li'er nodded and said: "The concubine understands that the princess doesn't want Jiang Jiang to have too many casualties, but on the battlefield, there will be casualties if there is a battle." Wouldn't it be better to think about it, as long as the grain and grass are burned, then withdraw the army? ”

"When the time comes, force the Western King's army to retreat without a fight?" Han Jian looked at Yang Li'er suspiciously.

Yang Li'er nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"It's not going to work." Han Jian sighed, "Cao Baichuan and Li Dai both have ghosts in their hearts, if they retreat without a fight this time, they will not be treated by Yang Pingju when they go back, I am only afraid that after Cao Baichuan and Li Dai learn the news of the destruction of grain and grass, they will recklessly send troops to attack, and when the time comes, we will withdraw our troops, which is in their hands." At that time, the morale of the soldiers and soldiers will be scattered, and it may be that the soldiers and horses of Jiangdu will end up in a fiasco. ”

Yang Li'er thought about it, Han Jian was right, and asked again: "How many soldiers and horses did Xianggong let General Lin bring?" ”

"Six thousand soldiers and horses." Han Jian said.

Yang Li'er said with a suspicious face: "Six thousand soldiers and horses, sneak attack on Pingcheng's grain and grass land, will it succeed?" Has the prime minister ever thought about it, if Li Dai or Cao Baichuan had already noticed it, what would it be like if they sent soldiers and horses to protect it? ”

Han Jian smiled: "I have been prepared for this. After all, Pingcheng is the boundary of Yuzhou, even if it is now hoarding grain for the Xiwang Army, there are still many sentinels left by the Dongwang Mansion before, and at the moment Li Dai sent people and horses to protect it, but because he saw Cao Baichuan's men and horses between us and Pingcheng, he never thought that we would go around the back. ”

"It's better to be careful. When I was in Yuzhou before, I heard of Li Dai, who was not only very appreciated by the King of the West, but also had a certain ability. ”

"Qi'er, you haven't said that he has a shortcoming, that is, he is greedy for merit." Han Jian said, "On the contrary, I heard that he has a cousin, and he has some ability, but he can't be reused by the King of the West." And, it seems, you still recognize it. ”

Yang Li'er smiled and said, "Xianggong has a taste? In the past, Li Yu, the concubine was indeed seen in the capital, and at that time he had to be reused by the king of the west, he actually asked my father to marry, but he was rejected by his father. ”

"Oh, I see. I don't know yet. Han Jian said with a smile.

"Xianggong can't even say a lie, just now, I don't know who it is, mentioning that Li Yu is like mentioning a rival in love...... Oh, Xianggong, why are you here like this...... Well, the concubine confessed to her mistake ......" (to be continued......)