Chapter 689
The news of the defeat of the defenders on the Hukou defense line reached the Governor's Mansion of Jiangfang, and everyone was shocked!
Even though it was known that the Yan army had been tricked, everyone still did not expect such a tragic defeat. Almost all of the more than 400,000 horses were killed. The people who could be sent to defend the country during the national war were the elite troops of the Song Dynasty! To lose so badly, to lose so quickly!
"Xu Laiping died in battle..." Wu Qunlie, holding the battle report, raised his head to the sky and sighed, then sat down on the chair behind the case again, "It's my fault, it's my fault!"
He knew that the evacuation order passed to Liao and Xu was still too late, otherwise they would not have suffered such a miserable defeat.
The enemy's troops are limited, even if they break through with all their strength, it is impossible for so many people to die.
This is because of the determination to stick to the Hukou defense line and to live and die with the Hukou defense line, so that such a tragic situation will appear.
He could imagine the tragic scene of the Hukou soldiers fighting to the end. Behind them was his own country, his own homeland. The Hukou soldiers swore to stop the enemy!
"It's my fault!" Wu Qunlie murmured non-stop, with tears in his eyes.
This was clearly planned by the enemy army. They immediately acted after robbing the food, and the side waited for the news, and then sent the news back. During the idle time in the middle, the defenders of the Hukou line of defense were still executing the defense line of Hukou at all costs. The command.
The enemy's fight was due to this time difference, and his tricks were one after another. He was under the control of the enemy's every step, and forced the troops below to get into the enemy's trap.
As soon as Luo Zhao heard the situation, he knew that it was difficult to defend this side, and he was obviously slow to react. If he reacted quickly and made a decisive decision to evacuate the people, how could the 400,000 elite troops be wiped out?
He can't blame the top, nor can he blame the bottom. Since he is the governor of Jiangfang, he has the command right before the battle. As the coach of one side, he should be able to withstand the pressure.
For example, Meng Shanming was able to withstand the pressure of the Yan court and insisted on attacking the Song Dynasty, for example, Luo Zhao was able to withstand the pressure of the Song court and insisted on taking Yanjing.
As a soldier, you must resolutely execute military orders, but as a commander, you must have your own opinions. The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and the superiors cannot understand the situation of the battle in real time. One's own decision bears the consequences, which is to accept the orders of the foreign emperor.
So Wu Qunlie repented endlessly, blaming himself for being too conservative and not fully fulfilling the responsibility of the coach.
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On the way, there was no sound in the main hall of the post station. Luo Zhao stood in front of the map and stared at it silently.
A group of people stared at Luo Zhao silently from behind. The news of the disastrous defeat of the Hukou defense line came again. The 400,000 Song elites were gone, and everyone felt very heavy.
First, the Hukou defense line was breached by the Yan army's surprise attack, then the Yan army feigned defeat and gave up the Hukou defense line to the Song army, and finally the Yan army attacked the Hukou defense line again, inflicting heavy losses on the Song army.
The Yan army only made a fuss about a Hukou defense line, and the Song army lost 600,000 elite troops. This is more than the Yan army that the Song army invaded and destroyed in the territory of Yan. heavy?
Luo Zhao, who received the news of the disastrous defeat, didn't say a word, didn't blame anyone, didn't blame anyone, just stood quietly in front of the map.
After a long time, Luo Zhao let out a deep breath and said in a calm tone: "Wu Qunlie still has about 1.4 million people in his hands, and Meng Shanming has at least 2.5 million people in his hands. Send an order to Wu Qunlie to give up head-to-head confrontation, and Jiang Fang's troops will turn to harassment and entanglement to consume Yan's army!"
Before Hukou's line of defense was breached, he made a concession and ordered Wu Qunlie to abandon the line of defense and annihilate the troops crossing the river earlier with an absolute advantage. When the news of the loss of 400,000 elites came, he realized that Wu Qunlie was hardly a match for Meng Shanming, and with the loss of so many troops, he resolutely made another concession and directly asked Wu Qunlie to give up the attack and directly took the cost The strategy of the dead Yan army.
He has no way to grasp the battle situation in real time, considering the confrontation strength of Wu Qunlie and Meng Shanming, he can only choose the safest strategy.
After a moment of silence, Wen You reminded: "Governor, this kind of non-resistance strategy will be regarded as weak, and will be greatly criticized by the court."
Luo Zhao faced the map with an extremely calm expression, "It can be seen from this battle that Meng Shanming is worthy of being a famous general of the generation. He has played all kinds of tricks in just one Hukou line of defense. It is conceivable that in a head-on confrontation, Wu Qunlie and the others He is no match for Meng Shanming at all. It is a pity that I cannot return to Jiangfang immediately by flying birds. If I leave, the imperial court will hear that Hukou has suffered a disastrous defeat, and will inevitably order the army to retreat under anxiety. If I leave, no one here can withstand the pressure of the imperial court So I would rather be safe, as long as I can win in the end, as long as the final victory belongs to Da Song, it is right to pay some price!"
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In Yanjing, even though the news of the Yan army's breakthrough of the Song defense line has spread in the capital, there is no happy atmosphere.
Paper can't contain the fire, Song Jun is getting closer and closer to Yanjing, and the news can no longer be concealed.
So what if the Yan army broke through the Song army's defense line? Yan Guoguo is about to fall, Shang Dynasty Zong is disregarding Dayan's interests for his own benefit.
Under the dissemination and instigation of people with serious intentions, the attitude of the people in the capital has changed. They are almost cursing Shang Chaozong and Meng Shanming, and almost calling them national thieves.
"Good news!"
A weak sound came from outside the imperial study room. Knowing the current atmosphere, an eunuch did not dare to say the word "good news" aloud, and carefully brought the good news in.
Tong Mo, Shang Yongzhong, and Gao Jiancheng's eyes all fell on Shang Jianxiong who checked the news after the case was settled.
The disciples of the three major sects who were in charge of monitoring in the imperial study looked on coldly. Ever since Shang Jianxiong mobilized the northern troops without authorization, the three major sects had treated them like this.
Shang Jianxiong was expressionless about the contents of the news, and passed it to Tong Mo and the other three to check.
The three of them knew after watching that the Song army had wiped out nearly 400,000 elite troops.
It stands to reason that this is a gratifying victory, but none of you in the imperial study room are happy.
Shang Yongzhong snorted coldly, "It's just piled up with human lives. When crossing the river and attacking forcefully, forcing the imperial court to take the lead, he will be punished!"
At this moment, the figure of Meng Xuan, the head of Lingjian Mountain, appeared outside the door and entered without invitation.
After standing still in the imperial study room, Meng Xuan glanced coldly at the crowd, and finally landed on Shang Jianxiong, "Your Majesty, the army who attacked the Song Dynasty fought to the death with their lives, and they will be rewarded for their achievements. Why hasn't the order for the two heroes to be made Marquis yet? "
Shang Jianxiong said in a deep voice: "Fight to the death? Pushing the court troops forward to die, just crossing a river, in an instant, 200,000 court troops were lost, while the princes hid behind to preserve their strength! The ones who died were those of the court." People and horses use the orders of the court officers and soldiers, but those who perform meritorious deeds are rewarded by the princes, is there such a reason in the world?"
Meng Xuan was expressionless, "Your Majesty is impulsive. The troops of the imperial court and the princes are all soldiers of Dayan in the final analysis. The soldiers in front are fighting bloody battles. Give encouragement and order!"
The other party was holding his breath and couldn't explain it, so he didn't bother to talk nonsense, and directly forced him. Gong Lince made a public promise at the front line, and he would reply within three days. Even if they can't figure it out, aren't they trying to tear down Lin Ce's stage? Now is the time to come together.
Forced to do nothing, Shang Jianxiong finally complied with the order of the Marquis.
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Fenglei Hall is a place where Qi State's military aircraft is important, and idlers are not allowed to trespass.
General Huyan Wuhen stood in front of a map with his hands behind his back, sometimes staring at the map and pondering, sometimes wandering in front of the map.
What he was staring at was the map of Dongyujiang, which separated Yan and Song. He had been here almost all the time recently, waiting for news of the war situation there at any time.
Knowing that he was paying close attention to this battle, the first general rushed in after getting the new battle situation, and delivered a report: "General, the Song army on the Hukou defense line suffered a disastrous defeat, and the rations given to the Hukou defenders were ambushed by the Yan army. It was robbed, the defenders were flanked by the Yan army inside and outside, and 400,000 troops were wiped out!"
Huyan Wuhen took the battle report, and after examining it in detail, he sighed and shook his head and said, "This is a fight to the death, it's a pity, the enemy is underestimated." Fu raised his head and asked, "Have you found out about the raiders before the Yan army crossed the river?" How did you get across the river?"
The general replied: "I don't know yet, but I will know sooner or later."
After Huyan Wuhen waved his hand to signal him to step back, he stood in front of the map again and pondered.
He has been thinking about this recently. The Song army's defense line was breached at one point, the whole line was loosened, and the Hukou defenders suffered such a disastrous defeat. He was not very surprised, but the group of people who had lurked before crossing the river made him very interested. , The Song Army is so meticulous in its defensive posture, how did the Yan Army lurk such a large number of people in the past?
Everyone in the world said: Yan Shanming, Qi Wuhen!
But he didn't understand how Meng Shanming did it. According to the information, Song Jun is still confused and defeated so far.
The two are equally famous in the world, and they couldn't figure out Meng Shanming's tactics. He couldn't even sleep well, and he kept thinking about it over and over again.
As a generation of famous generals, he couldn't understand the tactics of the generals of other countries, and he couldn't even understand the tactics afterwards. Even when Qihuang Hao Yuntu asked about this matter, he couldn't tell the truth. How could he feel at ease?
Thinking of Hao Yuntu's weird look at him, and his hesitant look, he could guess what the other person wanted to say, but he was too embarrassed to say it because of his face, which made him very uncomfortable.
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The curtain was lifted, and Luo Daan and a monk came out of the tent.
A group of people were waiting at the door, Zhang Hu couldn't help asking, "Da'an, how is Meng Shuai?"
Luo Da'an nodded: "Meng Shuai is awake, please come in."
When entering the account, Gong Lince asked the disciple who just came out, "How is he?"
The disciple replied: "There is no serious problem, I just took the elixir for invigorating qi and blood."
Gong Lince nodded slightly and entered the tent.
Xu Jingyue stopped beside Luo Daan, and asked, "Are you Luo An's eldest son?" He also heard Zhang Hu say it not long ago.
"Yes!" Luo Daan bowed, "I met General Xu."
Xu Jingyue turned around and beckoned. As soon as he came over, Xu Jingyue handed it to Luo Daan, "Your father and I are old friends. This sword is not bad. You should keep it by your side for self-defense."