Volume 10 Chapter 295
Chapter 295
It can be said that Xu Bufan and Guan Zhan have already thought of going together, and both plan to take the initiative to attack the rear of the coalition forces. However, the two of them have no intention of joining forces. Instead, they are still suspicious of each other and intrigues.
The coalition forces advanced rashly, and Xu Bufan immediately realized that a fighter plane was coming. When the coalition forces attacked the capital, it would be a good opportunity for him and the capital defenders to cooperate internally and externally. However, he still had one concern, and that was the battle to pass through the city.
He is aware of the opportunity, and I believe Guan Zhan is also aware that if he wants to defeat the enemy, make the first contribution, and defeat Guan Zhan, he must be in front of Guan Zhan.
Xu Bufan planned to lead the Huaning garrison to fight the coalition forces before the Guanzhan. Coincidentally, the Guanzhan on the other side of Tongcheng had the same plan. He also wanted to defeat the enemy before Xu Bufan.
These two people can be said to have a good understanding. If they can work together and unite, they will fight against each other. The situation of the coalition forces is indeed very dangerous, but at this time Kong Qing's strategy comes into play. Xu Bufan and Guan Zhan are at odds with each other. It also paved the way for the tragic defeat of the two of them.
The coalition forces bypassed Huaning and arrived at Xitang. They assumed a decisive battle posture and encircled the city, surrounding the huge Xitang City with water and wind and rain.
However, the Zhenguo court was not nervous about the sudden arrival of the coalition forces. Instead, it felt that it saw hope of victory.
After all, Xitang is not an isolated city now. There are two strong reinforcements from Huaning and Tongcheng nearby, and the coalition forces have encircled the city to disperse the millions of troops. Once the reinforcements from Huaning and Tongcheng arrive, Cooperate with the defenders of the capital inside and outside, so you don't have to worry about the coalition being defeated.
Hua Ning learned of the news that the coalition forces were besieging Xitang immediately. Xu Bufan secretly said, "God help me!" He immediately decided to lead his troops out of the city and attack the coalition camp.
Gao Gang, the deputy general of the Hua Ning Army, stopped him and advised him not to act rashly, and that it would not be too late to make a decision after seeing the situation clearly.
Takaoka's opinion is correct. Xitang is the capital of the Zhen Kingdom. The city's defenses are far more solid than other cities. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as impregnable. No matter how many coalition forces there are, they will not be able to defeat Xitang for a while. .
On the contrary, they had to guard against the coalition forces' strategy of encircling the point and calling for reinforcements. Huaning's army had the strong support of the people in the city and could withstand the allied attack by relying on the city defense. However, if they left the city and lost the help of the people, they would fight the allied forces on the plains, and their disadvantage of insufficient strength would be fully exposed. Therefore, what Takaoka meant was that when the coalition forces and the capital defenders reached a stalemate, and then sent out troops, they would be able to defeat the tired divisions in full strength, and victory would be easy.
How could Xu Bufan listen to Gao Gang's persuasion? Now all he can think about is how to defeat the Guan Zhan and defeat the coalition forces before the Guan Zhan. He can wait, but can Guan Zhan on the other side of Tongcheng wait too?
He sneered at Takaoka's persuasion and said coldly: "In my eyes, the coalition forces are just a bunch of rabble. I have to wait until the coalition forces are exhausted before I send troops. Wouldn't I be laughed at?"
well! Takaoka sighed secretly, is face more important than the success or failure of the war? Isn't the life and death of more than 100,000 soldiers no more than a face? However, he did not dare to question this face to face. After thinking for a long time, he advised: "The coalition's behavior is abnormal. Considering the situation of the coalition, there is no need to take risks and rush forward to capture the capital. The general is worried that there is fraud. If the general insists, When sending troops, you should also inform Tongcheng in advance and join forces with General Guan to make a plan! "
The reason why Xu Bufan was eager to send troops was to get ahead of the Guanzhan War. Now Gao Gang asked him to inform Tongcheng and jointly send troops, which made his nose almost crooked with anger. Just as the saying goes, "Don't speculate", Xu Bufan angrily pushed Gaogang away, waving his hands repeatedly: "Go, go, go! If you are timid, just stay in the city and guard your home. As for preventing me from sending troops, Say it, don’t say it again, otherwise I won’t blame you for disturbing the morale of the army!”
His words left Gao Gang speechless. The latter lamented in his heart, shook his head slightly, took two steps back with his hands, and gave no more persuasion. Now he could only pray silently that the coalition's rapid advance was a mistake rather than an ulterior motive.
Xu Bufan ignored Gao Gang's persuasion and led the garrison, totaling 150,000 men, out of Huaning and headed straight for Xitang.
His movements were really faster than those in Tongcheng. First, he got the news first, and secondly, Huaning was closer to Xitang than Tongcheng.
Although the coalition forces went west to besiege Xitang, they left a large number of scouts in Huaning. As soon as Hua Ning's defenders left the city, they were discovered by the coalition scouts and the news was immediately sent back to the coalition camp.
After Tang Yin received the information, he couldn't help but smile. Xu Bufan was indeed a brave and foolhardy man. He didn't join forces with Tongcheng, but he came rashly. If he couldn't annihilate him in one fell swoop, he would be so sorry. This is a great fighter plane.
He immediately sent an order to summon all the generals in the army to discuss military affairs. The generals of the five kingdoms of Feng, Yu, An, Huan, and Zhen gathered together and filled the huge Chinese military tent.
After all the generals had arrived, Tang Yin was the first to speak and said: "Hua Ning's general Xu Bufan has fallen into our army's trap. The intelligence we just got is that Xu Bufan personally commanded the main force of the Zhen army and came out of the city to attack our joint camp. Thanks to Kong General Qing’s ingenious plan finally led Hua Ning’s defenders out.”
Kong Qing said calmly: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
There was no joy or pride on his face. After all, it was the Zhen army who fell into the trap, his fellow brethren. He knew very well that in the next battle, this Zhen army would suffer heavy casualties, but in order to save Zhen country, Only some people have to be sacrificed.
Tang Yin looked at him with a bright gaze, smiled leisurely, and said no more about this matter. Then he looked around at the generals and asked, "Which general is willing to go to meet the Zhen army?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately added, "What I want is not an ordinary small victory, but a complete victory. I want to annihilate the main force of the enemy army and bring Xu Bufan's head back to report to me!"
Originally, many generals were eager to try, but after hearing his subsequent supplement, they immediately backed off.
The combat power of the Zhen army is there. Even if they are in a head-on confrontation, even if their own troops can be several times that of the enemy, it is not an easy task to completely annihilate the more than 100,000 Zhen army.
The central army tent was completely silent. Tang Yin looked around, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "Why? Among the more than a hundred generals in our army, no one dared to fight against the Zhen army that left the city?"
At this time, there was the sound of armor. Guan Yuanrang stepped out of the ranks, came to the tent, saluted, and said in a loud voice, "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the army to fight. I will not return to the camp until I cut off the head of Xu Bufan!"
Then, Xiao Muqing also came out and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead my troops and follow General Yuanrang!"
At the critical moment, we still have to rely on our brothers! Tang Yin was disappointed with the generals of the Yu, An, and Huan armies. He nodded and said, "Okay! Mu Qing and Yuan Rang will go to the battle, with Mu Qing as the leader and Yuan Rang as the assistant, leading the Pingyuan Army to fight against the enemy. In addition, I will draw 200,000 troops from the Yu, An, and Huan armies and give them to you two to command. Three brothers and sisters, do you have any objections?"
The last sentence he asked was to Ling Shuang, Yue Ze, and Li Xin around him. How could the three of them have any objections? None of his subordinates dared to stand up and volunteer, and now it was only natural for them to obey General Feng.
The three of them shook their heads and said with a smile: "Brother Wang, it's up to you to decide."
Tang Yin nodded and said: "Since Brother Wang and Sister Wang have no objection, then you two should go and recruit the troops! However, let me make it clear in advance. If you can't bring back Xu Bufan's head, then you two should bring your own heads to see me!"
"I obey your command!" Xiao Muqing and Guan Yuanrang stepped in to salute, without saying anything else, threw away their battle robes, turned around and walked out.
After leaving the central army tent, Guan Yuanrang was full of excitement, rubbing his fists and palms, eager to try.
Since entering Zhen, the coalition forces have not fought many direct battles, and have been attacking cities and strongholds all the way. Now there is a rare opportunity to confront the enemy head-on, and Guan Yuanrang also intends to show his skills.
He said to Xiao Muqing: "Muqing, you and I will go to check the troops now. The whole army will not carry baggage, only rations. If we march at full speed, we will probably meet the Zhen army tonight."
Xiao Muqing was happy and said: "Yuan Rang plans to fight a narrow road battle with the Zhen army?"
"Of course!" Guan Yuanrang heard his strange question and asked back: "Don't you want to fight the enemy head-on? Have you thought of a trick again?"
Guan Yuanrang and Xiao Muqing have not cooperated many times, but he also knows that his tough style is only one side of him. The other side is cunning and treacherous, and he is good at using strange strategies.
Xiao Muqing smiled bitterly and said, "The king gave you and me an army of 300,000 soldiers, but in addition to the Pingyuan Army, can Yuanrang trust the other 200,000 soldiers?"
Guan Yuanrang sneered and said, "If the combat power of the 200,000 people can match half of the combat power of the Pingyuan Army, I will thank God."
Xiao Muqing nodded and said, "Yes! So even though we have 300,000 troops, our combat power is not very strong. It is easy to defeat the Zhen Army in a head-on confrontation, but it is not easy to annihilate it completely!"
Hearing what he said, Guan Yuanrang also responded with understanding. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Then... Muqing, do you have any good ideas?"
"Set up an ambush halfway and surround and annihilate them!" Xiao Muqing said with a smile.
"Ambush halfway?" Guan Yuanrang was a little dumbfounded when he heard this. He recalled and muttered: "If I remember correctly, the road from Huaning to Xitang is a flat plain, with no mountains or valleys, no ditches or trenches, and even no trees. Where can we set an ambush?"
"Yes! There is indeed no place to set an ambush between Huaning and Xitang, so we can only expand our pocket a little bit, so big that the Zhen army can't detect it." Xiao Muqing said confidently: "Of course, to make such a big pocket, we need someone to help you and me!"
"Who?"
"Sky Eye and Ground Net!"