Final Volume Chapter 88
Final Volume Chapter 88
There are reasons why Chen Lihua did not immediately lead the army to attack the rebels. First, in the battle on Wangxi Plain, Chen Lihua was also shocked by the fighting power of the rebels. From the bottom of his heart, he did not want to fight without reinforcements. Continue to read the full text of the head-on confrontation with the rebels below. [138 views.]
The second and most important reason was that it happened to be the most intense stage of internal fighting in the Sichuan court. Xiao Xiang was engaged in a life-and-death struggle for the throne with the eldest son and his party. After the battle on Wangxi Plain, Zhang Situ sent a special letter. Give it to Chen Lihua, so that he can temporarily avoid fighting with the rebels and conserve his combat power for emergencies.
For these two reasons, Chen Lihua did not immediately regroup and launch a large-scale attack after severely damaging the rebels. Instead, she gathered troops to rest and train. However, this just gave the rebels a chance to breathe.
After the banquet, the banquet hall immediately turned into a meeting hall. Qingyu took the opportunity to carefully inquire about the current situation of Zhenjun with the counselors and generals present.
Now, Li Shu's intention is obvious, which is to defend Bainan County.
Li Shu concentrated all the forces of the Zhen Army at the junction of Bainan County and Fantiao County. It was obvious that he had planned not to give in an inch, that is, he would fight to the death with the Sichuan Army here to keep it out of Bainan County.
His idea was correct. Bainan County was the last territory of the rebels. If it could no longer be defended, the rebels would have no place to escape.
But, can the Zhen army withstand the Sichuan army's attack? The Zhen Army is good at attacking but not defending, and attacking tough battles is one of the Sichuan Army's best skills. It's not about how brave the Sichuan Army is in fighting tough battles, but that the Sichuan Army's armaments are too sophisticated, and the army has a large number of large-scale weapons specially prepared for tough battles. instrument. If this battle really breaks out, the Zhen army will probably destroy itself by throwing eggs at rocks.
Seeing Qingyu's thoughtful expression, Li Shu's heart trembled and he asked cautiously: "Does General Qingyu think that our army will be unable to resist the Sichuan army?"
Qingyu didn't hide anything and nodded silently. Li Shu immediately became nervous and asked: "Then...how does General Qingyu think our army should respond to the Sichuan army's attack?"
"Well, I have to think about this carefully." Qingyu did not reply immediately to Li Shu, but when he saw Li Shu's expression of sadness and worry, he smiled calmly and comforted him: "There must be a road for the car to reach the mountain, and there will be a way for the boat to reach the bridge. After all, there will be a countermeasure, General, so don’t worry too much.” As he said that, he changed the subject and asked, “General, I wonder if I can go to your army’s camp?”
Just listening to other people's introductions, Qingyu still couldn't get an accurate understanding of the current situation of the Zhenjun. He had to go and take a look in person to have a good idea, and then he could make a decision on how to defend the enemy or even defeat the enemy. The enemy's method.
Li Shu hurriedly said: "Of course, when does General Qingyu plan to go to the military camp?"
Qingyu picked up the handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth, and said, "Now!"
"This... General Qingyu has been working hard all the way. Do you want to rest for a day?"
"No need." Qingyu said seriously: "The military situation is constantly changing and there is no time to delay."
Seeing his persistence, Li Shu stopped being polite, stood up, and said, "I'll go with General Qingyu." After saying that, he looked at Tang Yin with embarrassment. The latter smiled, stood up, and said with a smile: "I just want to go shopping."
After the banquet, Tang Yin and Qingyu did not rest in the city. Instead, they were accompanied by Li Shu and others to the Zhenjun camp outside the city.
The conditions of the Zhen army were very difficult, and the camp was set up very simply. There was a simple wooden fence around the perimeter, and some horses were placed.
Entering it is like entering a slum. Looking around, the tents are all in tatters, some are patched, and some are patchwork and sewn together. Looking at the equipment of the Zhenjun soldiers, it is even worse. They wear armors donated by Feng Kingdom, which are made of leather. Since there is no spare armor to replace, almost everyone's armors are damaged, and even Some of the old, weak, sick and disabled were not wearing armor at all.
This is okay to say, but the most worrying thing is that the morale of the Zhen army is generally low now, and the entire camp is lifeless. There is no fighting spirit on people's faces, only numbness. It seems that people have lost the chance to win. of**.
Moreover, Tang Yin and Qingyu also noticed that 20 to 30% of the Zhenjun soldiers were injured. However, for Zhenjun, as long as he could still move around and hold weapons, it was considered a minor injury. Count them into the ranks of combatable soldiers.
Such a Zhenjun, with little morale and little combat power left, could withstand the all-out onslaught that the Sichuan Army might launch at any time.
Li Shu led the way and led Tang Yin and Qingyu to the Chinese Army tent. He waved his hand and said, "Your Highness, General Qingyu, please go sit in the Chinese Army tent first and have a rest!"
"General, you don't have to be polite. I'm not tired yet." Qingyu rejected Li Shu's kindness with a smile, and then said: "Let's take a rest, general, rest in the Chinese army tent first, and I will accompany the king for a walk around."
"this……"
"Is the general still worried that the king and I will get lost in your army camp?" Qingyu asked with a smile.
"No, no, no, of course I didn't mean that."
After pondering for a moment, Li Shu nodded and said, "That's fine. I'll wait for His Highness and General Qingyu in the central military tent." After saying that, he turned back and shook his head to the guards behind him. The guards understood and immediately separated out more than a hundred people and stood around Tang Yin and Qingyu.
After all, the soldiers in the army didn't know Tang Yin and Qing Yu, and Li Shu was also worried that misunderstandings and accidents would happen when they wandered around the camp.
Tang Yin and Qing Yu did not refuse Li Shu's request to send people to accompany them. After saying goodbye to Li Shu, they walked towards the hinterland of the Zhen Army camp.
They were not wandering aimlessly, but heading to the north of the camp, which faced Fan Tiao County. If the Sichuan Army attacked, they would definitely attack from the north to the south. The defense of the North Camp was crucial and directly related to the success or failure of the Zhen Army.
When they came to the North Camp, Tang Yin and Qing Yu were both disappointed. Relatively speaking, the defense of the North Camp was slightly stronger than other places, but it was only that the wooden fences that served as the wall were higher and stronger, and there were more chevaux de frise outside, and there were no trenches to block the enemy infantry.
Alas! Qingyu sighed, shook his head, and whispered to Tang Yin beside him: "My lord, the defense of Zhenying is useless. If the main force of Sichuan Army really attacks, it will be impossible to resist." As he spoke, he walked to the wooden fence and kicked it.
Qingyu has been sick since childhood and has always been weak, but with his strength, he can kick the wooden fence and make it shake slightly, which shows how casually the Zhen Army built this camp.
He smiled bitterly and said: "If I didn't know that Li Shuxian had no way out, I would really doubt whether he was going to fight to the death with Sichuan Army here."
Tang Yin also smiled bitterly. He had read the letter sent back by Tao Yuanfeng that the rebels were irregular, but he didn't expect them to be so irregular that they couldn't even build a camp, so how could they defend it?
Before he could speak, a big man dressed as a captain came over. He first looked at Tang Yin and Qing Yu, then looked at the many guards around, and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Who are you..."
Tang Yin did not want to answer, Qing Yu said: "My name is Qing Yu, from Feng Country."
"Ah! So you are the famous General Qing Yu, I'm so sorry, so sorry!" This captain was different from the other Zhen soldiers who were so rude, and he bowed to Qing Yu very politely.
"You're welcome, big brother." Qing Yu smiled and bowed in return.
He was surprised that Qingyu was so approachable and would return the courtesy to a nobody like him, but he didn't show it too obviously. He looked around and suddenly whispered, "General Qingyu has come all the way here, it's really unnecessary!" His words stunned Tang Yin and Qingyu. Li Shu was looking forward to Qingyu's arrival, hoping that Qingyu could solve his urgent problem, but this captain said that his arrival was unnecessary. Qingyu smiled and said, "Is this big brother so confident that he can defeat the Sichuan Army?"
The Qianfuzhang shook his head with a wooden expression and said, "To be honest with General Qingyu, on the contrary, once the Sichuan Army attacks, our army will definitely be defeated. General Qingyu's coming here now is not only unnecessary, but also puts himself in danger. If I were General Qingyu, I would ignore everything and rush back to Feng Country immediately."
Tang Yin almost laughed out loud when he heard this. Qingyu didn't think this person's words were funny. Instead, he felt that he didn't fit Zhenren's personality. It was harder than climbing to the sky to make the unruly Zhenren admit defeat.
He said slowly: "The general, his advisers and his generals all don't think that we will lose this battle. Why do you say that? Aren't you afraid that this will get to the general's ears and he will punish you for disturbing the morale of the army?" The captain smiled bitterly and said: "In the battle of Wangxi Plain, our army lost more than 100,000 brothers for no reason, which was a big mistake. Now the general has decided to defend the border to the death, which is even more wrong. As long as the Sichuan Army attacks, no one in the army will survive. It's all death. Why should I be afraid now?" Oh! This person's views are quite unique! Tang Yin and Qingyu were moved at the same time. This time, without waiting for Qingyu to speak, Tang Yin asked, "What's your name?"
The captain looked up at Tang Yin, stared at him for a moment, and then said with a folded hand, "I'm Yin Li, just a small captain in the army..."
Before he finished speaking, Tang Yin continued to ask, "You said that if the Sichuan Army attacks, your army will be wiped out, so how can you avoid the danger of annihilation?"
"It's very simple, withdraw!"
"Withdraw?" Tang Yin raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile, "Where to withdraw?"
"Retreat to the hinterland of Bainan County, and try to avoid direct conflict with the Sichuan Army, especially a direct confrontation between the main forces!"
The captain named Yin Li said solemnly, "The Sichuan Army is strong and has a large number of troops. If we want to win, we must first disperse their troops and adopt the tactic of defeating them one by one. In this way, there may be hope of success."