Chapter 577: Wolf Mountain Pass (I)
Qiling Dongdao Mengyuan was encircled and robbed, because of the timely rescue of Xiao Tian and Su Jia, Tang Zhan and Lu Jing were fortunate to escape, and after that, Yan Jitai's troops did not continue to pursue, and the four of them returned to the base camp without danger......
Although all the troops of the vanguard army were happy when they returned safely, Tang Zhan and Lu Jing did not escape punishment. Chang Yuchun was reset, and the vanguard army was all owned by Chang Yuchun. However, Tang Zhan Lu Jing, as the main general division in the army, was not in command of the main battlefield in the main battalion, and led 500 troops to march into the east road without authorization, and was ambushed and almost killed.
It's easy to say that defeat is a common thing in soldiers, even Chang Yuchun himself is no exception. However, on the ambush of the host's adventure, Tang Zhan Lu Jing was seriously criticized by his subordinate Chang Yuchun, and the two were temporarily removed from their posts for ten days, and the main affairs of the vanguard army were temporarily taken over by Zhao Zichuan, the general of the flying cavalry......
After Chang Yuchun's reinforcements arrived, they took over the position of the vanguard army, and the main army sat back and stood by at the three-way road of Xuzhou Chengguan; But no one knows what kind of behavior the scheming Yan Jitai will do this time......
On this day, Chang Yuchun convened the generals of various departments to discuss the crusade against Xuzhou, since Tang Zhan and Lu Jing were temporarily removed from their posts, then to discuss the military matter, it was naturally Zhao Zichuan who participated in the whole effort. Early in the morning, Zhao Zichuan didn't even conduct military training, so he hurried to the main camp account chamber of commerce, and the rest of the people continued to stay where they were, waiting for news......
Although Tang Zhan and Lu Jing have temporarily lost their positions, the two of them do not look unhappy; on the contrary, they have no positions in the past few days, and they can just relax for a while. In addition, the vanguard army suffered heavy losses in the last battle and needed to be adjusted, and there would be no large-scale action in a short period of time; and the two experienced the unforgettable love of life and death. To relax ......
But the position is gone, and the status of the two in the hearts of the officers and men in the army is still there. Especially after experiencing the ambush of the host, everyone knows that Tang Zhan and Lu Jing for the safety of the main soldiers, regardless of the danger of their identity as the main generals in the army, risked their lives to lead away the pursuit of the Mengyuan enemy army, and almost lost their lives. In everyone's mind, they are the leaders of the vanguard army.
This gave Tang Zhan and Lu Jing a headache, and they originally took advantage of the days when they were out of duty to rest for a while, but once there was something in the army, they had to ask their opinions at every turn. As long as Chang Yuchun does not come to the vanguard army to review in person, Tang Zhan and Lu Jing are still the top leaders in the army......
"Jing'er, I boiled some ginger water, this area is dry this season. It's easy to get sick with a cold, so drink it while it's hot—" in a small tent. Tang Zhan, Lu Jing and the others waited for news from Zhao Zichuan while doing nothing. Because there was no military training early this morning, all the soldiers were very leisurely in the morning, and Tang Zhan even cared about Lu Jing's body and cooked some ginger water for her.
"Hmm-I want you to feed me......" As soon as Lu Jing changed the seriousness of the military division in the army, he would change the posture of Miss Bianliang. Said deliberately squeamish.
Tang Zhan naturally had no objections, and "served" Lu Jing with a smile on his face, after all, the scene of love in Qiling Dongdao was still imprinted in the minds of the two of them.
But the people on the side were a little uncomfortable when they saw it, and Xiao Tian saw it. Some surprised and whispered: "Eh, this is the barracks, please pay attention to the image......"
Lu Jing didn't care, and said happily: "What are you afraid of? I and the fool are not the main generals in the army now, and the size of the affairs is handed over to Zhao Zichuan, the big fool...... Oh, it's rare that General Chang Yuchun cares so much about me and the fool, knowing that we are tired, temporarily removed our military posts, but it hurts the one surnamed Zhao......" Lu Jing's eyes were about to narrow into a slit, and her mouth was even more smiling like a crescent moon, and she teased without hesitation.
"It's a bit laid-back...... It's presumptuous, I advise you to pay attention......" Xiao Tian drooped his face and said helplessly.
Su Jia was watching from the sidelines, snickering secretly from time to time.
In fact, they were not the only ones present, the army staff officer Lao Jiu, Lu Jing's elder brother and younger brother Lu Zhao Lu Meng, as well as the Nangong Murong brothers, and even Murong Ying and Li Yuru, who was pregnant, were all there. Everyone looked at Tang Zhan and Lu Jing's "ambiguity" without avoiding people's ears, which was a little unnatural......
"I'm back-" At this moment, news came out of the tent that Li Xian and Li Gong returned from the main camp of Chang Yuchun with Zhao Zichuan.
Tang Zhan and Lu Jing also restrained a little, even if they lost their positions in the army, they were still habitually vigilant about possible changes in the army.
Sure enough, Zhao Zichuan returned to the tent with a serious face, which didn't seem to be good news.
"How is it, did General Chang Yuchun issue another military order to the military department?" Li Yuru asked with concern first.
Zhao Zichuan's expression was lifeless, but there was no anger, it seemed that the result was acceptable, but it was not satisfactory. Zhao Zichuan slowed down, and then said: "General Chang has ordered our vanguard military headquarters to send troops tonight and go to the Wolf Pass in Jinjun County to stand by-"
"What?" Nangong Jun was a little surprised when he heard this, "Now that the army is about to attack Xuzhou, why do you still have to send a tribe to the meaningless Jinjun at this time? Besides, although our army also suffered heavy losses in the battle with Yan Jitai, but the enemy's military situation and strength are the most familiar to our department, and the crusade against Xuzhou must be provided by our department, even if it is a tribal distribution, it should not be us?"
"It doesn't matter who I send, what I wonder most is why I want to ......go" Zhao Zichuan first said to himself, then glanced at Lu Jing, who didn't care about the surface on the side, and then turned around and said, "Sister Jing, I need your help, you are so smart, you should be able to guess the reason-"
When Lu Jing saw it, she smiled and said, "Yo, I've known you for so long, it's the first time I've heard you praise me so directly...... However, my current position has been temporarily removed, and the decision is in your hands......" Lu Jing also sold Guan Zi on the side.
"But now that the military affairs are in place, our army has only fought two tough battles with the Yanji Tai army, and the losses are not small, if there is another mistake in the future, it is very likely that we will miss one step and lose the overall situation-" Zhao Zichuan's expression was very serious.
Lu Jing is not unaware of the seriousness of the situation. She turned over, sat up straight and regained a serious expression, and then said softly: "Originally, we were going to deal with Meng Yuan's army, but now we are suspicious of the military orders issued by our superiors, and I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse...... This sentence was very small, and almost everyone didn't hear it clearly.
"What did you say?" Zhao Zichuan asked bluntly.
"Nothing. Let's just talk about it......" Lu Jing immediately changed his expression and cut to the chase, "Although General Chang Yuchun was calculated by Yan Jitai in the previous battle, there was no major mistake, as far as leading troops to fight is concerned, he has experienced a hundred battles and has rich combat experience, and when dealing with a difficult opponent like Yan Jitai, every move must be carefully considered...... No matter how difficult it is for Yan Jitai to deal with, the objective situation will not change -- the main army is pressing. Xuzhou is isolated and helpless, and if it does not send reinforcements to support, the city will be protected soon. Since he knew that Chang Yuchun's army was attacking, it was impossible for Yan Jitai not to take action; after all, he was not a god, and the city was alive and dead, so he would definitely send an envoy to the nearby military headquarters to ask for reinforcements...... If you look at it this way, where do you think Xuzhou is most likely to ask for help?" Lu Jing asked the crowd in turn.
"It's Huaibei-" This time, Xiao Tian said first.
"That's right!" Lu Jing said with a hint of motivation. continued, "Jinjun is the only place to pass through Huaibei to Xuzhou. And sending reinforcements is not a matter of a day or two...... The reason why General Chang Yuchun wanted to branch his troops to go to the Wolf Pass in Jinjun County was nothing more than to intercept the reinforcements from Huaibei......"
"In other words, we will intercept the reinforcements from Huaibei and buy time for General Chang to attack Xuzhou, right?" Zhao Zichuan raised his head and asked.
"No, I'm afraid General Chang's purpose is not to take Xuzhou-" However, Lu Jing's words once again vetoed Zhao Zichuan.
"What do you mean? Isn't intercepting the enemy's reinforcements creating an opportunity to take Xuzhou?" Zhao Zichuan was still puzzled.
"You stupid brain. Let you be the main general in the army, you really don't have to worry about it......" Lu Jing saw that Zhao Zichuan's brain couldn't turn around, and he couldn't help but tease, and then continued, "Even if you isolate Xuzhou City." There are still 70,000 Mengyuan heavy troops in the city, and there is self-sufficiency in grain and grass, and there is still support from Shandong in the rear; General Chang Yuchun has only 100,000 troops and horses, and if we are divided again, the number of people will not be much ahead; plus the enemy will not be able to gain advantage in defending our attack, and General Chang will not fail to understand this truth......
"What is General Chang's intention?" Zhao Zichuan continued to ask.
Lu Jing closed her eyes and was silent for a while, and then said: "The real goal of Chang Yuchun's attack is to send reinforcements from Huaibei! Under the pretense that our army is blocking the Huaibei reinforcements in a small number, let Yan Jitai think that the Huaibei reinforcements have not arrived for a long time, and Chang Yuchun intends to take Xuzhou, so that Yan Jitai will focus his attention on Xuzhou to defend against the enemy. Chang Yuchun will take this opportunity to transfer the main force of the army to make peace with our army and take the reinforcements of Huaibei head-on...... After all, Xuzhou has become a thing in a cage, and it is only a matter of time before it is captured, compared to this, it is more cost-effective to be able to successfully eat the reinforcements from Huaibei, so ......" Lu Jing said this, her face changed suddenly, as if she had thought of something else, and her tone stopped abruptly.
"Wait a minute, if Huaibei's reinforcements are mobilized on a large scale and Chang Yuchun also succeeds in taking them, then Huaibei ......" Lu Jing said secretly in her heart, she seemed to realize something in the dark.
"In this way, General Chang's real purpose is to meet with our army and snipe the reinforcements in Huaibei, right?" Zhao Zichuan didn't pay attention to Lu Jing's sudden change in expression, but continued with what he had just said, "If this is really the purpose, why didn't General Chang say it when discussing the military just now?"
"That's right, why don't you say it directly when you discuss? It makes it seem like Chang Yuchun is calculating us, or is it deliberately hiding something from us......" Lu Jing heard this, and doubts arose in her heart again.
"Jing'er, did you think of anything again?" Tang Zhan saw Lu Jing, who was still relaxed just now, his expression suddenly tensed, and Lu Jing had been with Lu Jing for so long, Tang Zhan knew very well that Lu Jing, who was like a god, would only have such an expression when she encountered something that even she didn't expect, and then asked again.
Lu Jing thought for a long time, and then asked Zhao Zichuan: "By the way, when you went to discuss the military situation just now, did General Chang Yuchun mention anything about the marshal and General Xu Da?"
"No, in this discussion meeting, General Chang only told us about the strategic deployment of the Wolf Pass in Jinjun, what's wrong?" Zhao Zichuan replied one by one, looking at Lu Jing suddenly confident, suddenly ambiguous, and some doubts in his mind.
"It's nothing, maybe I'm thinking too much......" Lu Jing couldn't figure it out for the time being, and felt that something was wrong in her heart, but she just couldn't say it, so she simply didn't mention it.
"It's too strange......" However, the secret words in Lu Jing's heart were not over, and she was full of doubts, and she was still entangled in something, "General Chang Yuchun has always been with Zhu Yuanzhang and General Xu Da, why is there only General Chang Yuchun who came to support this time?" Generally speaking, General Chang discussed the military situation alone, and he would definitely report the marshal's military order, but this time he didn't mention a word, could it be that he was keeping something secret......
"General Chang is here—" Lu Jing was thinking, but the voice of the soldier came from outside the tent.
Chang Yuchun came here in person, and everyone in the camp did not dare to be "presumptuous" anymore, especially Tang Zhan and Lu Jing, the host matter had already left a bad impression on Chang Yuchun.
Chang Yuchun has always acted straightforwardly before and after the war, did not go too far away, walked straight into the camp, and even didn't say hello to the generals in the vanguard army before.
"What is the important matter for General Chang to come over at this time......" Lu Jing lowered her head and glanced at Chang Yuchun, and murmured secretly in her heart.
"Ahh She herself once said that she had seen Chang Yuchun, but she couldn't remember where it was......
After Chang Yuchun entered the camp, he first glanced at Tang Zhan and Lu Jing, who had been demoted by him before, and then returned his gaze to the current general Zhao Zichuan.
Zhao Zichuan couldn't stand stupidly, thinking that he had just finished discussing the military in the main camp, and Chang Yuchun came over again at this time, Zhao Zichuan took the initiative to step forward and asked: "The last general has seen General Chang, I don't know if General Chang came this time, is there something important to report, or is it a case inspection...... Of course, because the military was discussed early this morning, and there was no time to train the troops in the future, the general blamed the general......"
"I'm not here to talk about this ......" Chang Yuchun's speech was also neat, whether it was to his superiors or subordinates, he didn't drag his feet at all, "Just now the important matter in the army, you and the vanguard army will send troops to the county tonight and camp in the area of Wolf Pass...... However, the Ru army didn't know the reason, in order to conceal the military situation of the various departments in the army, so it was not said at the Chamber of Commerce just now...... This time, the Ru Vanguard Army Department was sent to garrison Langzi Pass, with the intention of intercepting reinforcements from Huaibei. Yan Jitai retreated to Xuzhou, knowing that we were outnumbered, and would definitely send Huaibei to support, and now I am afraid that it has arrived...... The Wolf Pass of Jinjun County is the only place to pass through Huaibei to Xuzhou, and the general now orders General Zhao to lead the main force of the vanguard army to ambush and intercept the Wolf Pass in the Wolf Pass...... In addition, the main force of the rear battalion of this general immediately went deep with the Ru army, and jointly ambushed and intercepted the Huaibei reinforcements!"
"The last general receives the order-" Zhao Zichuan took the military order with both hands, and it seemed that there was no objection to tonight's action.
"Amazing, almost all of them made Sister Jing right......" Xiao Tian saw this scene, thinking that even if Lu Jing was temporarily removed, he was still concerned about the military, and even the latter move of Chang Yuchun was thought of in advance, just like Kong Ming was alive.
"Then you prepare immediately, tonight the troops will go to the county, and this general will definitely come up after this-" Chang Yuchun finally said, "I hope that this time, your army can make up for the merits to fill the defeat of the narrow pass of the West Road in this battle......"
"Yes, the last general Zhao Zichuan will live up to the general's expectations and leave immediately tonight-" Zhao Zichuan also replied simply and directly. And Chang Yuchun finished the military order, didn't stay for a moment, turned around and left.
And the people who stayed in the camp, until now, are still praising Lu Jing's intention to guess Chang Yuchun just now.
"No, it's never that simple-" However, Lu Jing's doubts in her heart became deeper and deeper, but she became more and more convinced of her worries...... (To be continued......)