Chapter 303: Making a Feint to the East and Attacking the West

"Don't attack Xincheng!"

The next morning, Chang Wei shouted loudly in the county government office of Hengshan County.

The other generals were all surprised.

Zhao Xu spread the map of Jinzhou on the table, pointed to the north and said, "Yes, we will attack Huaijun."

Jinzhou, like Yanzhou, is composed of seven counties. There are three counties to the east of Jincheng and three counties to the west.

The other one is Jinjun where Jincheng is located.

Jinjun is located in the middle, and the three counties on the east and west are arranged oppositely.

To the northwest of Xinjun, adjacent to Xinjun is Huaijun.

The terrain of Huaijun is long and narrow, completely surrounding Xinjun.

The northernmost part of Huaijun is Tongguan, which faces Yinshan Mountain and is currently in the hands of Xiliang.

As long as Tongguan is conquered, the road strength of Beidi and Xiliang from Yinshan Mountain to the south can be cut off.

If the two passes to the west of Jinzhou are taken and Jinhe River is guarded, it will be difficult for the two to get involved in Jinzhou.

But he is not really going to attack Huaijun now.

Instead, it was a strategy of making a feint to the east and attacking the west, disrupting Xiliang's defense of Xincheng.

So he said what he thought.

"The Xiliang deserters sent back the news that Hengshan County was lost. Xiliang must have set up many obstacles on the attack route of the royal army and looked for opportunities to eliminate our soldiers." Zhao Xu said: "And the Xiliang soldiers in Xincheng will also be on high alert to guard against our night attack."

Everyone nodded when they heard it.

Zhao Xu continued: "So, I think it's better to make a feint to the east and attack the west. They think we are going to the southwest to attack Xincheng, but we are going to the northwest to attack Huaicheng."

"In this case, they will definitely send a large army to help, and then we will attack Xincheng."

When Zhao Xu was halfway through, the generals suddenly realized it.

Attacking Huaicheng was fake, and attacking Xincheng was real.

It was just to deceive the Xiliang army and let them concentrate their forces near Huaicheng.

"But this will test the soldiers' leg strength." Chang Wei said.

Go to Huaicheng, lead the Xiliang army, and then suddenly turn around and quickly return. This requires soldiers to march back and forth quickly.

The generals nodded when they heard this.

"Of course, this requires a soldier to be fast, but this time, it is not necessary to send out all the troops to pretend to attack Huaicheng, but to send out 10,000 people." Zhao Xu said.

Chang Wei thought for a while and smiled, "Your Highness means to let these 10,000 people pretend to be 80,000 troops to confuse Xiliang. In fact, the main force of the army stays in Hengshan City. When the Xiliang soldiers arrive in Huaicheng, they can attack Xincheng."

Zhao Xu smiled lightly.

Chang Wei's thinking is increasingly in line with his.

"After these 10,000 people leave the city, the distance between them should be longer, and try to raise dust when walking, as if the army is out, to confuse the enemy." Zhao Xu looked at the generals.

Finally, he asked, "Who is willing to undertake the feint attack mission?"

The generals looked at each other, and a young general said, "I am willing to do it, General Liu Tan."

Zhao Xu looked at the young general. This man and Huo An had been training flintlock soldiers in the South Camp some time ago.

But in the end, they lost by a narrow margin.

It is said that he cried after returning.

Seeing Liu Tan's firm eyes, he nodded and said, "Okay, there is no joking in the army. This matter is of great importance and there can be no mistakes."

"Your Highness, rest assured, I will complete the feint attack, otherwise I will bring my head to see you." Liu Tan said loudly with his neck stiff.

Zhao Xu nodded and said to everyone, "In this case, let's rest for five days first, and see how Xiliang reacts to the loss of Hengshan County, and then implement the plan."

Everyone heard this and agreed in unison.

He adopted this strategy for another reason, which was to end the war in Jinzhou as soon as possible and not give Beidi a chance to intervene.

At present, Beidi still stationed troops in Yinshan, sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight.

The longer the time drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for him. Otherwise, once the Northern Di army enters Jinzhou, he will definitely end up in failure in this war.

…

Jincheng.

The news brought back by the deserters from Hengshan County made Murong Wuji's face turn purple.

He expected that Ye Renrong could not stop the troops of King Yan.

So he did not let Ye Renrong fight to the death with King Yan.

Instead, he asked him to defend the city and consume the troops of King Yan.

But what he did not expect was that King Yan actually took Hengshan County so easily through a night attack.

Even Ye Renrong was captured.

The more than 40,000 Xiliang soldiers in the city were almost wiped out, and only a small number escaped.

"Leader, this King Yan cannot be underestimated." A general said.

He is one of the three deputy leaders of Murong Wuji with 50,000 troops, Jili.

Murong Wuji nodded slowly.

He has been fighting with the Dasong Imperial Army in Jinzhou for many years.

But Xiliang has never suffered such a big loss at the hands of the Imperial Army.

The King of Yan did it in just one night.

However, he also caught the key information from the deserter.

The King of Yan's artillery first smashed the city gate, which provided conditions for the army to enter the city.

"Hengshan City is a small city, and there is not even a moat, which allows the King of Yan to take advantage." Murong Wuji said: "Order the whole army, after the drawbridge is put away at night, sandbags must be piled up behind the city gate, and at the same time, be prepared for the King of Yan's army to attack at night."

"Yes, leader." The generals around Murong Wuji responded in unison.

Then he said: "Send 5,000 cavalry to Hengshan County to explore the location of the King of Yan's grain route. If found, cut off his grain route."

Although he knew that the King of Yan must have stockpiled a lot of grain in Hengshan County.

But sitting back and watching Hengshan County lose, not taking any action would destroy the prestige of Xiliang.

The cavalry was sent this time to boost Xiliang's power, and secondly, if the grain road was really discovered, it would be destroyed.

His words trailed off.

At this time, a general came over, escorting three Xiliang soldiers.

When he arrived at Murong Wuji's side, he said: "Chief, I will catch a few deserters who hit you. They claim to have been let go by King Yan when the Feihu Pass camp was breached."

"Did King Yan let him go?" Murong Wuji frowned.

"Yes, they also said that King Yan gave them money to go back, and some soldiers surrendered to King Yan." The general said.

"That's nonsense. How could King Yan let you back and give you money as payment? Chief, I think they must have taken King Yan's money and used it as a job for King Yan. These young masters are really unreliable." Ji Li snorted coldly. A sound.

At this time, the Xiliang deserter said: "Chief, this time in Hengshan County, Prince Chuang's army surrendered the fastest, otherwise our defeat would not have been so miserable."

He was a true Xiliang man, so the reputation of a defeated army was naturally not good, so he shifted the blame to Young Master Chuang.

Murong Wuji was already angry because he lost Hengshan County, so he said: "Push them out and kill them!"

"Chief, please spare your life. What I said is true. We will come back only when our hearts are set with Xiliang..."

How could Murong Wuji be willing to listen to their excuses.

The general immediately ordered the soldiers to take the three people away.

Seeing this, Murong Wuji snorted and returned to the courtyard in Jincheng.

The next day.

Five thousand cavalry set off from Jincheng and headed for Hengshan County.

Arriving in Hengshan County, they sent out cavalry teams to explore around.

But to their disappointment, there was no food road between Feihu Pass and Hengshan County.

Then, they came to the foot of Hengshan County.