Chapter 757: A Glimmer of Life?
"The good news is that King Xue Bawang slaughtered Cheng Yuan and suppressed the entire Governor's Mansion of the Right Army." Cheng Zheng said: "Those traitors are being repaired at this time." ”
"That's fine." Mo Wenwei groaned slightly: "Let him take the Right Army Governor's Mansion to cut off the queen for us." ”
"Hmm." Cheng Zheng nodded and said with a smile: "Xue Bawang will definitely be unhappy." ”
"Sue him, there is no way, he can control those soldiers and horses," Mo asked, "Wait for this scene, and I'll invite him to dinner when I get back." ”
"Okay." Cheng Zheng responded, turned around and just wanted to leave, but turned around and said, "Old Mo, do you think we can still see the prince?" ”
"Yes." Mo Wen nodded affirmatively.
"But now, the prince is indeed isolated and helpless," Cheng Zheng said worriedly......
"It's not." Mo Wen said lightly: "You forgot about the military advisor......"
"Ahh Cheng Zheng glared and said, "Could it be that the military advisor has already returned?" ”
Mo Wen nodded.
"Where is he now?" Cheng Zheng became excited, and his feelings, which were still very pessimistic, were ignited all of a sudden.
"I don't know." Mo Wen said softly: "But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince suddenly didn't come to Fang Mountain, I think it should be the meaning of the military advisor." ”
"So, the military advisor is by the prince's side?!" Cheng Zheng was completely relieved and said: "Then I'm really worried!" As he spoke, he remembered something, "Why didn't you just say it?" What a morale boost this news has! ”
"Mourning is the only way to win." Mo Wen said lightly: "What's more, I don't know what the military advisor will do next?" If the soldiers don't see the military advisor for a long time, it will backfire. ”
"Yes. Or if you think about the problem thoroughly, then I won't worry about it. Cheng Zheng smiled: "I'm leaving!" ”
"Hmm." Mo Wen nodded, watching Cheng Zheng ride away, but there was a deep worry in his eyes...... Although he suppressed the generals just now, in fact, he also had the same worry - the advance guard of the government army was the only reliable army of the prince, but the military adviser ordered them to go east! In this way, of course, you can get rid of the army of the Han King, but it is getting farther and farther away from the capital!
Of course, this trick is to avoid its edge and survive in death, but it is too dangerous! Mo asked, although he didn't know Wang Xian's arrangement, but this game in the capital was really dangerous, could he escape death? Not only does it have the ability to defy the sky, but I am afraid that you have to have enough luck to succeed...... If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't escape and join them, then they will all be sinners through the ages!
But Mo Wen is Mo Wen after all, the next moment he regained Gu Jing Bubo's expression, now he is the commander of the three armies, anyone can mess up, but he can't mess up. Even if the sky is going to fall apart the next moment, you must stay calm ...... this moment.
The central military camp of the Governor's Mansion of the Later Army has become the deputy commander of the Han Army. The huge sand table that King Han looked at before was also moved here, and now the number two person in the Han Dynasty's army, Song Hu, Marquis of Xining, stood there with a solemn face, staring intently at the sand table.
Unlike Li Maofang, who had never really been in charge alone, Song Hu once served as the chief military officer of Shaanxi and was responsible for the defense of the western part of the Ming Dynasty. Although it was a very unpleasant experience, it still made Song Hu understand what was going on in command of the three armies and how the battlefield was changing rapidly.
So although it seemed that the task was very simple, he still did not dare to be careless, and sent all the scouts out without letting go of any trouble......
But by this point, the news had been satisfactory. Although it failed to turn the five guards and horses of the Right Army Governor's Mansion into a yellow flag. But he unexpectedly got the three guards of the Chinese military governor's mansion, and it seems that the remaining four guards will also remain neutral. Inside and outside, the other side only has a total of 50,000 soldiers and horses, and the number of his own soldiers and horses has reached 100,000.
Two to one, it is already possible to win the battle, let alone just blocking......
Just as Xining Hou was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a scout hurriedly broke into the tent and reported loudly: "Master Hou, the other party has pulled out of the camp!" ”
"Hmm." Song Hu was already in the chest, so he looked at the sand table very calmly, where all the possible routes of the other party back to Beijing were marked. "North, west, or northwest!"
"Yes...... To the east! The scout swallowed.
"What, to the east?!" Song Hu was stunned, he never expected that the other party would be this choice. Because Fang Shan is directly south of the capital, if the other party goes east, it will only go farther and farther. Even if you turn back to the direction of the capital, it will be too far away, and give them enough time to react, you can definitely stop them!
If you fight now, at least the two armies will still be the same. But if the other party tosses like this, the veteran soldiers will inevitably be tired, let alone their opponents.
"Then Mo Wen is also famous, how can he commit such a taboo!" Song Hu's deputy, Xu Cheng, was also confused. "Could it be that they are trying to escape?" Scratching his head, he said, "There is really only one possibility." ”
"Maybe they want to turn ......us away first," Gao Fu said in a deep voice, "But unless they don't care about the crown prince, they will always have to turn back." Let us not act rashly, but send men to keep an eye on them, and it will not be too late for them to change direction before they pull out the camp. ”
"Hmm." Song Hu felt that this was very appropriate, so he ordered: "Send the Eagle Yangwei out, join the scout team, and expand the scope of investigation to the range of two hundred miles northeast to due south of the capital!" "Ying Yangwei is a pure light cavalry, plus the 1,000 scouts from the original scout battalion, there are 6,000 scouts staring at the northeast to southeast semicircle of the capital, under such a dense and large-scale reconnaissance, it is absolutely impossible for the other party to hide from the world.
"Master Hou is a little too cautious, right?" Several generals were a little unimpressed, in their opinion, the other party's destination must be the capital anyway, and it was definitely not too late to change the defense when they turned back.
"There's nothing wrong with being careful." Song Hu said with a straight face: "That's it!."
So the locust-like scouts set out, and they followed closely behind the princelings, bringing back a steady stream of their movements.
Every time an update is transmitted, on the sand table opposite Song Hu, the pinch of green flags will be moved. Song Hu stared at them from morning to night, watching the green flags go a full fifty miles to the east before turning to the north.
"I finally can't help it!" Seeing that the prince's army finally changed direction, all the generals spoke in a relaxed tone, and looked down on the other party's commander even more. Because at this time, if you turn back to the capital, the straight-line distance will be 100 miles. Before the battle, the princes' army had already exhausted their bodies. And they are waiting for work on their side, and they are twice as many as the enemy, and they will win a big victory no matter how they fight!
"......" Even Song Hu has nothing to say now, but he still can't figure it out, why is Mo so stupid? Could it be that all the previous victories were brought about by him?
After thinking about it, I still can't figure it out, and it seems that only after the victory, when the prisoners are interrogated, can we know what happened to the enemy army.
"Keep scouting!" This was Song Hu's last order, and in this case, there was really no need for him to be in such a hurry to mobilize the army......
After another half of the day, by the afternoon, the little green flag on the sand table had moved to the east of the capital. Song Hu and the others said in their hearts, it's time to go west now, right? Who knew that the movement that came was still strange - the prince's army actually continued to go north!
"Oh my God, what the hell are they going to do!" The generals were about to be taken out of line by the prince's army, and they were tormented and mad. Why is it far away from the capital again! ”
"Do you have to go around to the north and then south?" After Gao Fu finished speaking, he felt ridiculous......
Song Hu didn't hear what Gao Fu was saying at all, because his eyes followed the direction of the prince's army to the north and saw a place name - Zhenjiang!
'Could it be that they don't plan to go to the capital at all?' Song Hu came up with such an idea. Although it feels unbelievable, but take a step back and say, if this is the case, the other party's marching route is reasonable.
"What's going on with His Royal Highness King Han?"
"Still no progress...... Xu Cheng said in a muffled voice.
"It's broken!" Song Hu suddenly shook his whole body, slapped the big case heavily, and shook all the small flags on the sand table and said: "They don't want to go to the capital at all!" ”
"Where are you going?" The generals didn't react, and asked reflexively.
"Zhenjiang!" Song Hu roared and said, "They must be going to Zhenjiang!" Hurry up and report to the king! ”
"What are they doing in Zhenjiang?" Gao Fu and the others were still puzzled: "The prince is obviously still in the capital." ”
"The crown prince must have left the capital!" Song Hu was crazy and said, "If the prince is still in the capital, their actions are completely inexplicable." But what if the crown prince has already left the capital? ”
"They're going to Zhenjiang to rendezvous!" The generals also changed their faces, and Xu Cheng said in a trembling voice, "Is this really possible......"
"Whether it's possible or not, we can't wait!" Song Hu roared again: "Immediately pull out the camp and catch up with them!" Fast! "He almost drew his sword and drove the generals out!
As a result of Vice Marshal Song's outburst, in less than half an hour, the Han Wangjun launched a pursuit in the northeast in a zigzag shape! Among them, the total number of 20,000 cavalry even discarded all their baggage and pursued at full speed! They were tasked with biting the enemy as fast as they could, and dragging them back at any cost! Wait for the arrival of the big army!
And the whole army has received the same order to die -- the war to the death has begun, and once the enemy is engaged, it will be life and death, and you must not be merciful!
On the prince's side, although Mo Wen was calm and relaxed, he actually kept worrying about his heart. Although waving the master to the east made the other party confused, after all, the scope of the detour was still too small, and once the other party woke up early, it would still block their way north. If you get entangled, you'll fall short!
It wasn't until the team crossed the Langya boundary that he finally breathed a sigh of relief, because it meant that the huge position advantage of the two sides was finally erased, and from this moment on, the two sides stood on the same starting line!
Although the soldiers had already walked a hundred miles more than the other party, Mo Wen was still confident that he could reach his destination before the other party! As long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can get there in time, the original hopeless situation will finally be revealed--a glimmer of life!