Chapter 265 Lonely Army
Another morning, the sound of bamboos in Mingyue Tower came again. After the wars these days, Mingyue Tower's business has been much worse and the industry is in a slump, but the girls dare not be unfamiliar with their skills and get up early and practice diligently in their spare time.
After eating the morning meal, Li Chongjiu read the letter sent by Lin Dangfeng again. Ji County is under the Yongji Canal, and the news is very convenient. In the past, Huaihuang Town had to be delayed by a month. Li Chongjiu could only half a month here and get the major events that happened in the Central Plains.
The first thing that was shocking was the internal strife in Wagang Village. Li Mi lured and killed Zhai Rang, Zhai Hong, Zhai Mohou, Wang Ruxin and others in the name of a banquet. Later, he surrendered Zhai Rang and his people, causing Xu Shiji, Shan Xiongxin, Wang Bodang. The breakup between Li Mi and Zhai Rang was beyond many people's expectations. Before the East Capital was over, the Wagang Army actually killed each other. This was an act of destroying the Great Wall. It was hard to believe that Li Mi would do this.
You should know that although Zhai Rang gave way to Li Mi, he was still the founder of Wagang Village. If Zhai Rang had not taken in Li Mi in the beginning, Li Mi would not have been there today. I am afraid that he would have been desperate under the arrest of the court. But now Li Mi is ungrateful to kill Zhai Rangpo.
Based on Li Chongjiu's understanding of Li Mi, although this person is conceited, he will never use this trick rashly. What is the reason why he should have to kill Zhai Rang.
But killing means killing. For Li Chongjiu, this is not the most important thing in front of him.
The most nervous one was the court. Not long ago, Li Mi used the newly surrendered Shandong anti-Wang Wang Mengrang as the general manager. Meng Rang led 2,000 infantry and cavalry into the outer capital of the Eastern Capital and burned the Fengduan City. Sui general Duan Da led a 70,000 army to fight, but was defeated by Li Mi. Yang Guang ordered Pang Yu and Huo Shiju to send troops to reinforce from Guanzhong, and the troops in Guanzhong were exhausted. As a result, Li Gui, Sima of the Yingyang Prefecture of Wuwei, Xue Ju, Xue Rengao and his son took the opportunity to rebel together in the three auxiliary places, and from the west to the Xijing.
At this time, Yang Guang demolished the east wall and repaired the west wall, and ordered Xue Shixiong, Zhuo County, to speed up his march and arrive at the Eastern Capital to rescue the siege. From Zhuo County to the Eastern Capital, most of the Hebei land is now under the control of Dou Jiande.
Now what Li Chongjiu knows about Xue Shixiong is that the vanguard of the army had arrived in Hejian County under Dou Jiande's control two days ago. Even though Dou Jiande's rebel army had more than 200,000 people under his command, there were tens of thousands of soldiers who could fight but did not dare to fight. He claimed that he would return to Douzihang to take refuge. Before Xue Shixiong's 30,000 troops had abandoned the city and left, and even Leshou, the land of king, was originally the king, was lost.
Xue Shixiong then conquered several counties in Hejian, and Zhuo County was empty. Gao Kaidao had led his army to capture Changping County. Li Chongjiu found out about Gao Kaidao. Gao Kaidao was Ge Qian's old subordinate. He was born in a salt household. After Ge Qian was defeated by Wang Shichong, he accommodated the remaining troops to capture Yuyang and Anle counties, gathering more than 100,000 people.
This person actually expressed his intention to seize Zhuo County and joined the battle. Now in Zhuo County, Luo Yi, Gao Kaidao, and Li Chongjiu are all interested in it. However, Gao Kaidao, all the people in Zhuo County understand. He was a bandit, and he used violent methods to attack prefectures and counties. After siege, he could wash the city, plunder the wealthy households, and then encircle the people. Therefore, the gentry like the Lu family in Fanyang was very disgusted with such bandits.
It would be a coincidence that Gao Kaidao attacked Zhuo County at this time. If these two men had some tacit understanding and planned Zhuo County together, it would be detrimental to their own affairs.
The support of the Turkic people behind Gao Kaidao was already a concern. Li Chongjiu immediately wrote a handwritten order, ordering Lin Dangfeng to send him out of the city overnight, asking Li Hu to suddenly follow Yuyi Town, and Liaoxi County sent troops to Anle County to break Gao Kaidao first.
Attacking Gao Kaidao is to knock on the mountain and shake the tiger. It not only reveals one's own power and forces the Lu family to make a choice, but also can pull out one's own confidant behind him.
Zhuo County, Yongji Canal in Yongnu County. At that time, Yang Guang used millions of people to dig the Qinshui River to connect the Yellow River, allowing the north and south canals to converge. Therefore, this place is also called Sanhuihaikou, which is the place where the Yongji Canal, the Hutuo River and the Lu River enters the sea.
At present, ships gathered in Yongnu County, all merchant ships traveling from Zhuo County to Bohai. At this moment, Luo Yi, wearing a fishy red cloak, was looking at the Yongji Canal in front of him and said to the left and right: "The 30,000 troops of the left guards are heading south, and the food and fodder are all transported by this canal. Do you think that if I cut off this food route when Lao Xue and Dou Jiande are fighting, what will you say then?"
After hearing Luo Yi's words, all the generals smiled.
One person said, "Mr. Marquis's move is really a way to remove firewood from the bottom of a pot, but it is a cheaper one."
Luo Yi narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't underestimate Dou Jiande. Dou Jiande is a hero of the world. I, Luo Yi, are far from him. Even without me, he has a way to defeat Lao Xue. He is strong and clear the world and show that the enemy is weak. Dou Jiande is really tolerant."
"Didn't my father see Dou Jiande's trick?" asked a young general in white robe.
"So what if you think about Qingchu? Lao Xue is a man. Once he is in Zhuo County, a certain family has to lie on their sides. Unfortunately, this person doesn't know the general situation and insists on helping the foolish monarch. As a result, he wants to make progress. If I were him, he would lead the army here to separatist and become the king. In this way, I, Gao Kaidao, and Li Chongjiu's, are not his opponents."
"This time Lao Xue went south and his army went deeper. The places he passed by were full of traitors and rioters. He had to escape without his own health! I saw that if he didn't go to Dongdu, he would be cut off and his entire army would be destroyed."
Everyone knew the soldiers. Xue Shixiong led his army south and violated a military taboo. This move was equivalent to leaving Zhuo County and marching through the enemy's territory. The supply line behind him was completely unprotected. If he was defeated in one battle, or if he could not win quickly, the entire army would be destroyed. Only Yang Guang is now in a hurry to seek medical treatment, so he would do such a blind command.
"It's also Gao Kaidao who has some ability, but he actually conquered Changping."
"If the Marquis had not revealed the details of Changping's defenders to Gao Kaidao, he would not have the easy way to succeed."
The young general in white robe said, "Father, Changping has been a bit like a person like the Lu family, so that they would not think that there were 20,000 county soldiers and the self-sponsored village soldiers could help."
Another general said, "The Lu family thought that Youzhou was still like the past. He covered the sky with his hands. He really didn't know that the dragons and snakes were rising up now, and their tricks were long gone."
Chapter completed!