Chapter 841: Cover
Early morning. Reading М
Guan Tong stood on the Jinling parade ground, and in front of him were the soldiers of the Third Army.
At this moment, the soldiers took off their military uniforms and changed into ordinary civilian clothes.
Because Jinling City was suddenly captured, a large amount of supplies were left in the city, including the clothes that the powerful soldiers usually wore.
In order to conceal the existence of the Qin-style rifles, the soldiers first tied the rifles to their backs, then put on their clothes, and then carried the packages.
"General Guan, I have brought the people here, just hand over the soldiers to them." At this time, Zhang Heng came over, followed by fifteen people dressed as civilians.
They were all members of the four courtyards, and each member was responsible for the migration of civilians in different areas.
Guan Tong nodded, "How many soldiers do they need each, you can divide them yourself."
The civilians in different areas were guarded by different numbers of powerful troops. He was in the dark and could only rely on Zhang Heng to decide.
Nodding, Zhang Heng took out a piece of paper from his arms.
He had prepared everything last night. "It's all on this piece of paper. General, you can divide the troops according to it. We will set off at night."
There is no doubt that there will be spies from powerful families around Jinling City.
Even if so many people suddenly leave the city, it will attract their attention.
So they plan to hide during the day and travel at night. When they reach the destination, they will cooperate with the members of the four courtyards to blend in with the people.
Guan Tong took the note and nodded, and then he solemnly said: "Zhang Heng, my soldiers are in your hands. You must minimize casualties."
"General Guan, don't worry, we all work for His Highness, just like brothers, we will not let them take risks easily." Zhang Heng said.
Guan Tong felt warm in his heart and nodded.
After dividing the soldiers into 15 groups and sleeping for an afternoon, the soldiers of the Third Army disappeared into the darkness with the members of the four courtyards that night.
Their largest team has 5,000 people, and the smallest team has only 500 people.
They will go to Jiangzhou, Xiangzhou, Jiaozhou and other places to rescue the people in Jiangnan.
"I hope great things can be accomplished." Zhao Xu did not sleep, but personally sent the soldiers out of the city.
This time, his main purpose was to completely separate the people from the clutches of the powerful families.
In the future, the people of Jiangnan will live and work in peace, and he will continue to annihilate the remaining forces of the powerful families to prevent this civil war from causing too much damage to Jiangnan.
"It will definitely succeed." Chang Wei echoed, "The royal family's personal army will never let your highness down."
Zhao Xu nodded, and then he said: "In order to cover them, tomorrow the army will march along the south bank of Jiujiang to Bacheng."
"Yes, your highness." Chang Wei said.
This is another step that the King of Yan discussed with him, pretending to attack Bacheng to mobilize the powerful family's army and reduce the pressure on the third army.
After all, as long as they judge that the royal family's personal army is going to attack Bacheng, they will inevitably concentrate their troops near Bacheng.
In this way, their military force to guard the people will be even weaker.
And they have no time to take care of the people who are being coerced.
After agreeing on this matter, the next day 60,000 royal family's personal army went west along Jiujiang.
Twelve steamboats dragged boats loaded with food and grass upstream. Although the royal army was moving together, the momentum was huge.
It seemed that they were going to attack Yizhou and Bazhou from both sides with the Qin army in the direction of Jiameng Pass.
As soon as the royal army was dispatched, the spies of the powerful families immediately detected it.
They immediately passed the news back.
Changcheng.
After the armies of Han, Wang, and Xie in Jinling withdrew from Sucheng and Songcheng, they were stationed here, led by Wang Xie and Xie An.
When the news of the royal army advancing westward along the river came, the two were shocked.
"Brother Wang, we should immediately dispatch troops to the west of Xiangzhou to stop the army of the King of Yan." Xie An frowned, "If we lose Bazhou, everything will be over."
Wang Xie was silent for a while after hearing this, and he said: "Brother Xie, please be patient. The 800,000 troops of Wu are stockpiled in Xiangzhou, which is enough to deal with the Wangfu's personal army. We may not be needed. It is better to wait for orders from Bazhou."
After a pause, his eyes narrowed, "In fact, I think that instead of blocking these 60,000 Wangfu's personal troops, it is better to send troops to Jinling and take the opportunity to take Jinling back. Moreover, the King of Yan is in Jinling City at the moment. If we can take the opportunity to kill him, hehe."
Xie An's heart moved slightly. The most distressed people who lost Ningzhou are naturally their Xie family.
During this period, the children of the Xie family dreamed of taking back Jinling.
Now, the Wangfu's personal army is heading to Xiangzhou, and the troops left near Jinling are much weaker.
If the army can be mobilized to the south, it may not be impossible to accomplish the goal in one battle.
"As expected of you, brother Wang, it's really smart. If we take Jinling, we can not only kill the King of Yan, but also cut off the retreat of the Wangfu's personal army, making it difficult for the Wangfu's personal army to move westward, and it will be easy to annihilate them." Xie An said.
"That's exactly what I mean." Wang Xie said, "I'm going to send a letter to Bazhou to convey my advice and the situation I have found out."
Xie An nodded, "Speed is the essence of war, it must be fast."
After deciding this matter, Wang Xie sent a letter and immediately ordered a fast horse to send it to the west of Xiangzhou, and then took a boat to Bazhou.
At the same time, the soldiers of the Third Army were heading to their destination.
However, because they hid during the day and traveled at night, their speed of movement was not as fast as the spies of the powerful families.
When Wang Xie learned about the movements of the Wangfu's personal army, they had only walked half of the way.
At the same time, they also knew that the King of Yan was covering them and deliberately mobilizing the powerful families' army.
So they were even less anxious to travel.
Because once they arrived, they would have to blend in with the people, and the longer they stayed, the easier it would be to be exposed.
It would be more appropriate for them to take action after the powerful tribe’s army has been mobilized.
Five days later, Wang Xie's letter arrived in Bacheng.
The Wu army in Xiangzhou also sent over the detected situation.
"General Luther, Ambassador Brooke, King Yan is going to attack the Yizhou area from both sides. You have to think of a way." Liang Kai's hands trembled slightly.
The news that Zhongling Pass and Jiang Pass were breached by King Yan had already reached Bazhou.
Even Ashur lost, so he naturally became even more expressionless when talking about King Yan.
He was worried all day long, fearing that King Yan would attack Bazhou.
Unexpectedly, King Yan's soldiers and horses would come here.
Wang Zi'an, Han Zheng and Xie Duan looked at each other with gloomy expressions.
After arriving in Bazhou, they were happy for a while.
Bacheng's reputation is well-deserved for its ruggedness. They believe that their wealth and life can be saved here.
But before they were happy for a few days, the fall of Zhongling Pass and Jianguan Pass gave them a slap in the face.
"This action of King Yan's army is simply taking a risk. Do they think that a mere 60,000 people can defeat the millions of troops in Jiangzhou and Xiangzhou?" Luther frowned, "I think this should be a trap, unlike The fighting style of King Yan’s army.”
"In the past, maybe it couldn't be done, but now maybe it can." Brooke pinched his brows in pain, "The King of Yan's army has installed a brand-new musket. Don't forget, it was this musket that defeated Zhonglingguan and Jian. Guan’s army, with the characteristics of this musket, made King Yan’s army more flexible than ever before.”