Chapter 1,247: Capture of Hukou Town

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Tian Yu finally stepped into Hukou Town. Looking at the empty town, Tian Yu did not feel the joy of victory. It was obvious that the various forces in Shangjun had already known about the Tang army's attack, and they had already moved everywhere. The population of the town has moved into the city, it seems that they want to strengthen the walls and clear the country.

However, these are not the most important things at the moment. The most important thing at the moment is to pick up the army on the other side of the river as soon as possible and transport all the food and grass for the army.

"Come here!" Tian Yu shouted loudly;

"General! What are your orders?" said the soldier next to him;

"Immediately send someone to send a signal to General Hua Xiong on the other side, asking them to prepare a pontoon bridge to help the army cross the river. Send an order to Xie Xiaowei to lead the cavalry behind the Shangjun army to confirm the movement of their army. Remember, they must strictly order them Be careful and don’t get into a fight with Shangjun’s army easily.”

The soldiers immediately took the order and left. Soon, the five thousand cavalry left Hukou Town and headed to the west where the upper county army was evacuating. The infantry of the Tang Army also began to enter the town, cleaning up the town and preparing to use it as a stronghold for storing food for the army.

In the evening, the pontoon bridge was quickly completed. The first people to cross the river were Pang Tong, Hua Xiong and other generals. As for other soldiers, horses, grain and grass baggage, they will wait until dawn tomorrow to slowly transport them across the river, and then in Hukou Town Store it.

At this time, the entire Hukou Town has been cleaned up. Except for some damage to the southern town wall, the rest of the town is intact, so the Tang Army does not need to make any changes and can directly take over the defense.

In the administrative hall of the town, Tian Yu, Pang Tong and Hua Xiong were discussing the follow-up war arrangements. Because a general was needed to take charge on the east bank of the river, Shegan did not cross the river together, but stayed in the camp on the other side of the river. .

After listening to Tian Yu's introduction of the entire battle, Pang Tong also fell into deep thought: "In this case, it proves that the enemy has made considerable preparations, so we cannot take it lightly."

"I also had this intention. After the army entered the town, I immediately ordered the cavalry to follow the enemy for surveillance. According to the news sent back by the cavalry, the enemy left four thousand Huns cavalry behind, and then about three thousand more The infantry have now retreated to a narrow valley more than ten miles away and set up a simple camp." Tian Yu nodded;

"Is there any other information?"

"Yes, according to the report of the cavalry general, the terrain of Shangjun is very special. There are mountains and valleys everywhere, with ravines and ravines. Although there are not many trees on the mountain ridges, there is almost a valley dozens of feet high between the two mountain ridges. They are separated, and the ridges are generally very steep. Not only is it almost impossible for cavalry to climb up, but it is also difficult for infantry to climb up ridges." Tian Yu added on the side;

"As expected..."

"Does the military advisor know such terrain?" Hearing Pang Tong say such words, Tian Yu asked curiously;

"I have never seen it before, but before leaving the royal capital, the king gave me a briefing. He mentioned the special terrain of Shangjun and told us to be careful."

"Don't worry, military advisor. Even if the king doesn't say anything, I will act cautiously. Starting from tomorrow, the army will begin to clear the road to Dingyang. It is estimated that there are still about ten days left, and all the grain and grass in Hedong should have been transported. We have arrived in Hukou Town. With two months of food and grass guaranteed, the army can start marching towards Dingyang."

"General Tian, ​​leave this matter to the last general. I have ten thousand Xiliang cavalry, and I will definitely kill all the Huns cavalry." When Hua Xiong heard that Tian Yu was going to send troops, he immediately called for battle;

"It's not impossible for the general to send troops, but he needs to agree to a condition!" Tian Yu said with a smile;

"Please tell me, don't say it's just one condition, even ten conditions are fine."

"Once the soldiers and horses of Shangjun are defeated, the general cannot pursue more than two miles away. Otherwise, even if we win, I will hold the general accountable for the crime of disobedience on the battlefield. Is the general willing to agree?"

"Ah?!" Hua Xiong was stunned when he heard this.

I wanted to refute again, but I saw the firm look on Tian Yu's face, so he said: "General, don't worry, I will definitely keep it in mind. Even if the soldiers and horses of Shangjun are defeated, the cavalry must not pursue more than two miles away, otherwise even if it is Even if you win, you will be held accountable for the crime of disobedience on the battlefield!"

"Well, general, you can go get ready. You can lead your troops to battle early tomorrow morning!"

…

It was night in the Royal Palace of Luoyang. Huangfu Chaobo, Guo Jia and Xu Shu were carefully reading the information about the princes from various countries sent back by the Shadow Guard. Now the Tang Army could be said to have a big business and it was surrounded by people. Huangfu Chaobo couldn't help but Not careful. This time sending Tian Yu as general to go on an expedition was also an attempt by Huangfu Chaobo.

Nowadays, there are only three generals in the Tang Dynasty who can be commanders: Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun and Xu Rong. Huang Zhong and Xu Rong are both over fifty years old. Although they are close in age, Xu Rong's health is obviously not as good as Huang Zhong's. Now it is somewhat beyond his ability to lead the troops on the expedition. He was seriously ill twice last winter, and Huangfu Chaobo sent Fan A to lead people directly from Luoyang for diagnosis and treatment.

And Huang Zhong is one of the famous veterans of the Three Kingdoms in history. He can kill Xiahou at seventy, and his health is definitely not good. However, if something happens to Xu Rong, then only he and Zhao Yun, the two generals of the Tang army, can lead the attack alone. It is obviously unrealistic for the Tang Dynasty's surrounding environment to send troops to fight.

Another point is that Huangfu Chaobo also hopes to have a general who can sit in Luoyang and be ready to support all parties at any time. Although some of the remaining people are still capable, their qualifications and experience are insufficient. For example, the three generals Tian Yu, Zhang Zha, and Huang Xu are either newly recruited and not qualified enough to command tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops alone. Going out to fight is like this for Ji Ling.

Ever since Ji Ling took refuge, Huangfu Chaobo had been shocked by his surroundings. He was sure that Ji Ling was also a general who was hacked in the Three Kingdoms, and was hacked horribly. The four dimensions of Ji Ling that Huangfu Chaobo saw were Command 85, Force 90, Intelligence 72, and Politics 48. However, after checking all Ji Ling-related data in the game, Huangfu Chaobo found that the best four dimensions were Command 78. , force 83, intelligence 51 and politics 48. Except for the same politics, the other measurements are obviously one or two levels lower.

Comparing the two levels of data, Huangfu Chaobo feels that the current Ji Ling's data is reliable. You must know that Ji Ling, as the number one general under Yuan Shu, has followed Yuan Shu for many years. If it is really seventy plus command eight Can Shijia's force help Yuan Shu achieve such great achievements now?

Not only Ji Ling, but also all the generals and officials under Yuan Shu were artificially weakened several times. The main reason was because Lord Yuan took the lead in proclaiming himself emperor. It's just that even if Ji Ling's ability is strong enough and his loyalty is no problem, it is still inappropriate to lead an army into battle as a general. As a newly surrendered general, there will definitely be many generals among the generals of the Tang Army who will dissatisfy him.