Chapter 443: Besiege Wei to Save Zhao

Military Academy, sand table room.

Zhao Xu, Xu Ke, Chang Wei and other generals stood around the Qinzhou sand table.

After Zhao Heng decided to march north, under his guidance, the Military Academy made a sand table for Qinzhou.

After all, they didn't know whether they would be sent to Qinzhou to fight, so they prepared in advance.

Unexpectedly, they used this Qinzhou sand table.

"According to the information I got, after the battle of Yongcheng, General Yang cut off his arm to survive, and led the remaining troops to Xiancheng at night." Xu Ke said.

"So, there are about 200,000 soldiers and horses in Xiancheng at present, and before attacking Yongzhou, most of the food and grass transported by the Northern Expedition Army were stored in Xiancheng, so there should be no problem with food for a month."

"As for the Northern Di, a king's tent set out from Xiaoguan, cutting off the Northern Expedition Army's retreat to the south, and now controls all the key roads in Qinzhou."

"Khan Mule Hongzhen personally led three king's tents to Xiancheng, and cooperated with the Xiliang soldiers and Ma Jin soldiers in Yongcheng to surround Xiancheng."

"After the Xiao family was defeated by the Northern Di soldiers coming out of Xiaoguan, they retreated to Jianguan and dared not step into Qinzhou."

"Ma Han lost 30% of his troops, but has not yet taken Xiangcheng occupied by Xiliang. When he learned that the Northern Di were coming south, he temporarily withdrew to Qinguan. It is estimated that the Ma family will soon arrive in Yancheng to discuss this matter with His Highness."

Holding the teaching stick in his hand, Xu Ke moved the stick to the position of each force he mentioned.

"So, the combined forces of Beidi, Xiliang, and Ma Jin currently occupying Qinzhou are nearly 700,000?" Chang Wei frowned.

Beidi has 400,000.

Xiliang has 100,000 soldiers in Xiangcheng, and 100,000 in Baocheng.

Neither Ma Jin nor Xiao Jiaju have taken the city, so the combined forces of these two cities must be at least 150,000.

And the troops in Yongcheng are really close to 700,000.

Xu Ke nodded, "Indeed, and the Xiliang soldiers in Xiangcheng seem to be the elite of Xiliang, while the Xiliang soldiers in Baocheng are weaker."

Chang Wei heard this and looked at Zhao Xu, "Your Highness, we can't go to Qinzhou."

Pointing to the county town on the sand table, he continued, "In my opinion, Muller Hongzhen's southward trip this time was probably due to the possibility of failure in the east, so in addition to capturing the emperor, he was also waiting for Your Highness to take the bait when he besieged Xiancheng."

"This is the strategy of siege and attack against the reinforcements that Your Highness used to deal with Murong Wuji in Jinzhou." Chang Wei finally raised his voice.

The other generals nodded and agreed with Chang Wei's statement.

At present, Beidi has two king tents outside Yanguan.

They naturally cannot mobilize all the king's soldiers.

Even if the king's soldiers are good at fighting, it is difficult for this number of people to hold on against the coalition forces of Beidi, Xiliang, and Ma Jin with artillery.

Seven hundred thousand people, even if they don't resist, they will have to kill them like pigs for several days and nights.

Zhao Xu's eyes swept over everyone's faces.

The expressions of the generals were almost the same.

Xu Ke shook his head at him, obviously disagreeing with this matter.

Even if this battle could be won, the family assets of the royal guards would probably be wiped out.

"Don't worry, I'm not stupid. It's tantamount to seeking death to rush into Qinzhou at this time." Zhao Xu said.

Chang Wei breathed a sigh of relief, then sighed: "But in this way, the emperor and General Yanglao will probably fall into the hands of the Beidi people."

"If we gather the remaining imperial guards and the powerful tribes in Dasong, we can still fight." Thinking of something, he added.

But his tone was very unconfident. Obviously, he himself did not think that Dasong would gather a large army to save Zhao Heng.

Xu Ke heard this and directly refuted, "The eldest prince is the regent, I'm afraid he would rather the emperor not return, so that he can take the opportunity to ascend the throne. After all, the third prince has lost the possibility of continuing to be the emperor, and the second prince is also in Xiancheng, it is impossible for him to gather the imperial guards."

After sneering for a while, he said, "As for the powerful families, their intention to secede is obvious, so how could they sacrifice their real family assets? Maybe they would rather replace the new emperor who is easy to control."

As he spoke, he suddenly thought of something and his face changed, "Oh no, the Dou family and the Han family will definitely not support the prince, and Dasong will probably be in chaos at that time."

He looked at the King of Yan and saw that the King of Yan was also looking at him.

I immediately understood that the King of Yan had already made a plan in his mind.

"What Xu said is what I want to say. If I can save the emperor, I will try to save him, but I never like to be led by the nose."

"Müller Hong really wants me to fall into the trap he set, but I want to take a different approach. We will not go to Qinzhou, but to Ningjindusi!"

Zhao Xu turned and walked towards the Yanzhou sand table next to Qinzhou.

"Ningjindusi?" Chang Wei and the generals had not yet come to their senses.

Zhao Xu nodded, "This trick is called Wei Wei to save Zhao."

"Wei? Zhao?" The generals were even more confused, as they had never heard of this idiom.

Zhao Xu then recounted the process of Wei Wei to save Zhao.

Of course, there is no such allusion as Wei Wei to save Zhao in this world.

So he told everyone that it was just a story.

"So that's how it is. Wei Wei to save Zhao was really a brilliant strategy under the circumstances at that time." Chang Wei clicked his tongue and couldn't help but sigh.

At this time, he also figured out what the King of Yan was going to do.

The Northern Di currently has a huge advantage in Qinzhou, and the cost of a head-on attack is too high.

So it is better to attack Ningjindusi directly.

"But will Mulehong really give up the siege of Xiancheng for Ningjindusi?" Chang Wei frowned.

Zhao Xu laughed, "Don't forget, Beidi's artillery was made in Jincheng, and what if his son Ulanba is also involved?"

He told everyone about his capture of Ulanba.

"Hahaha..." Chang Wei was surprised, and then laughed, "Your Highness, I really admire you. In this case, Mulehong really needs to think about it. I will go to Yanguan and lead the troops to fight."

Zhao Xu shook his head, "No, this is not the way to fight Ningjindusi this time."

On land, the mobility of the royal army cannot be compared with the Beidi cavalry.

But at sea, the mobility of the fleet is also unmatched by the Beidi cavalry.

He can use his fleet to send some of the royal soldiers to the rear of Ningjindusi.

Knowing that there are enemies in the rear, the Beidi army in Yanguan will definitely send troops to encircle and suppress them.

But by taking advantage of the warships at sea, the soldiers of the palace could change places after firing a shot, giving the Beidi people the illusion that the war was everywhere, making them exhausted.

Once the Beidi people dispersed their forces for this, they could concentrate their superior forces to attack the Beidi army in Yanguan.

Of course, this was only a strategy adopted in the east.

Although the weight of Ulanbagaganingjindusi was heavy enough, he could not guarantee whether Mule Hongzhen would surrender.

Therefore, for the worst case scenario, he also prepared a trick for the northwest.