Chapter 1,207 Zhao Army Reinforcements
After hearing Shi'a's words, Tian Yu was overjoyed. He struck each other with fists and palms fiercely and said, "In that case, there is something we can do!"
"It's just that the king has said in advance that after occupying the Xuans, our army will be divided into two groups. One of them will go north to the eldest son to contain the troops in the county, and the other will go south to capture Gaodu and support the army that captured Tianjing Pass to go north. In this way , We..." Shi A is not a general in command after all, so he still has doubts about such a thing.
"It doesn't matter, the general is outside, and the emperor's orders are not accepted. Now it is urgent to obey the authority. If we can consume the troops in the eldest son city before the Jinyang reinforcements arrive, it will be the most beneficial to our subsequent war. Maybe we can still We can take the opportunity to capture Changzi City first. In this way, even if the Jinyang reinforcements arrive at Shangdang, there will be nothing we can do. If the king punishes us, I will bear it all." Tian Yu said resolutely;
"I also agree with General Tian's suggestion, go north and then south. Afterwards, I will plead guilty to the king together with General Tian." Lu Zhong also saw the fighter plane from here and said resolutely;
"Okay, in that case, I will fight with the two generals!" Seeing this, Shi A also agreed;
As soon as they finished speaking, the three of them looked at each other and laughed! Then the three of them gathered in front of the map and carefully discussed the matter of encircling and annihilating the reinforcements from Changzi City.
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In the eldest son's city, Zhang Yang had received an urgent request for help from Tianjing Pass. After receiving the news, Zhang Yang immediately invited the county captain Hao Meng over. As Tian Yu thought, Shangdang was the third largest county in the Zhao Kingdom. If the Shangdang is at fault, even if Zhang Yang has a close relationship with Lu Bu, he cannot bear this responsibility. Now that tens of thousands of Tang troops are found outside Tianjing Pass, it can be guessed that the Tang troops really want to take this opportunity to invade Bingzhou, otherwise tens of thousands of troops will Just passing through Taihangxing cost a huge amount of money and food. Although the Tang State was rich, it could not waste money and food like this.
It's just that Zhang Yang is still thinking about whether the Tang army chose Taihangxing instead of elsewhere to attack Zhao. Is there any other back-up plan? Or is there another purpose?
Seeing that Zhang Yang was still hesitating, Hao Meng became anxious and said: "Master Taishou, we can't wait any longer. I will immediately lead five thousand soldiers and horses to Tianjingguan for support. If it is late, let the Tang army invade Shangdang territory." , Your Majesty, it’s not easy to explain!”
Compared with Hao Meng, Zhang Yang was obviously much stronger, otherwise he would not have become a prince in the first place. It was just because of his bad luck that Zhao Yun led his troops and raided his lair. Seeing Hao Meng like this, Zhang Yang said: "Captain Hao, don't be so anxious. Although there are only 5,000 troops at Tianjingguan, there is no problem at all in front of the Tang army for ten days and a half. I'm just considering whether the Tang army can still fight." There is another conspiracy."
"Prefect, the Tang Army is the strongest army in the world. Although it is true that there are five thousand soldiers at Tianjing Pass, if it takes too long, it may be detrimental to morale." Hao Meng said anxiously;
"Don't worry, I will ask people to prepare money and food tonight. The captain can lead the troops south to support tomorrow. After the captain arrives at Tianjing Pass, he cannot easily go out to fight. He only needs to stick to the pass. I have already rushed to Jinyang is in a hurry, I believe the Prime Minister has arrangements," Zhang Yang said;
Hao Meng thought about it and realized that it was right. One night earlier and one night later made no difference, so he no longer insisted on setting off overnight.
Early the next morning, at the military camp in Changzi City, the 6,000-strong army that had been assembled carried three days of food and hurried southward under the leadership of Hao Meng. Because it was a domestic march and it was to support Tianjing Pass, , so Hao Meng did not arrange for the army to carry much food and grass. After all, the army could arrive at the Hyun clan on the afternoon of the second day of a normal march. The reason why they brought food for an extra day was just in case.
Just as the Changzi City army was setting off, the Tang army was also making preparations in the Xuansi City less than a hundred miles south. After leaving 3,000 soldiers to defend the county town, 10,000 Iron Eagle warriors and 10,000 second-class soldiers were in the field. Led by Yu and Lu Zhong, they headed towards the preset ambush point in the north. Among these 12,000 soldiers, there are 4,000 cavalry, crossbowmen and ordinary soldiers each. And Shi'a's Shadow Guard had already sent some of them out last night.
The Xu family is located on the west bank of the Danshui River, and the official road between the eldest son and the Xu family starts from the eldest son, all the way to the east bank of the Danshui River, then goes south along the Danshui River, and finally crosses the Danshui River ten miles north and south of the Xu family. Then along the west bank of Danshui River to Xuushi County, this route happens to pass through a place, the ancient battlefield of the Battle of Changping. It is surrounded by Danshui and Hanwang Mountain to form a huge basin. It is Tian Yu and Lu The ambush location chosen by Zhong for the eldest son's reinforcements.
According to the itinerary, the reinforcements sent by Changzi City arrived here in just one day. They would rest here for a night and then set off for the Xuans the next day. Tian Yu was preparing to leave the camp when the Zhao army was preparing to leave the camp the next day. , launch an attack on it, and wipe out all the reinforcements here.
After leaving the eldest son's city, Hao Meng felt extremely relaxed. Finally, no one could take care of him. Usually when he was the eldest son, although there was no direct reporting relationship between the prefect of Zhao and the captain, he couldn't bear it. Zhang Yang was senior, and as a former friend of King Zhao Lu Bu, Hao Meng was quite afraid of him. The reason why Hao Meng insisted on leading troops to rescue overnight last night was firstly to show off to Zhang Yang, and secondly, because Hao Meng wanted to get out of Zhang Yang's sight as soon as possible.
After the army left Changzi City, Hao Meng did not order the army to march all the way to Tianjing Pass as soon as possible. Instead, he ordered the army to march at a normal speed because he knew that, as Zhang Yang said, it was true that there were five thousand elites stationed at Tianjing Pass. Easily broken.
After a day of marching, the army finally arrived at the designated camping site before dark, which was the valley where the ancient battlefield of Changping was located on the east bank of Danshui. When the army was arranging to camp, before it got dark, Hao Meng went to the site of the Battle of Changping under the escort of a group of personal guards to pay homage and remember.
What Hao Meng didn't know was that when his army began to camp, several pairs of eyes in the distant mountains and forests were staring at their army and the camp they were setting up.
"General, I have figured it out. This army is the Zhao army reinforcements that set out from Changzi. The leader is Shangdang Commander Hao Meng, who leads the 5,000 combat troops in Changzi City and Hao Meng's 1,000 personal guards." Shi A pointed to the troops busy setting up camp in the basin and said to Tian Yu and Lu Zhong beside him;
"Well, how are these troops?" Tian Yu nodded slightly and asked Shi A again;
"The combat power of the combat camp should be stronger than our garrison but weaker than the combat troops. As for Hao Meng's 1,000 personal guards, I have already reported to the king. His 1,000 personal guards should be archers." Shi A said;