Chapter 231 Longyou Rangers
Everyone in the tent of Yuanhao, outside Dingchuan Village, smiled and felt relaxed. Unexpectedly, there was really no water source in Dingchuan Village. Yuanhao sent troops to cut off the connection between Yangma City and there, and by the way, the water source was also cut off. Victory was just around the corner.
Without food, you can kill horses and cows, eat grass roots and tree bark, and people can't survive without water. There are nearly 10,000 troops in the city. Once the water is cut off, people will inevitably be in panic and may cause civil strife. If a person can last for six or seven days, the army will be unable to survive for only two or three days, and the imperial guards in the city may be even more unbearable.
Just as Yuan Hao was discussing with several generals how to break the city, the captain of the personal soldiers rushed into the tent and bowed: "Report to Wuzhu, Wuyanxia Chengke Reward King urgently reported it."
"Oh, could it be that Cheng Ke won the Tiansheng Village? This is really God helping me!" Yuan Hao stood up excitedly and looked at Meile. Is there any better news than this? The Dingchuan Village is about to be broken here, and the road is opened there.
Mei Le showed a look of embarrassment on her face, but she continued: "Report to Wuzhu, King Cheng Keshang did say that Tiansheng Village would be broken soon. However, this time he reported it not this matter, but the discovery of Song army cavalry twenty miles north of Wuyan Gorge."
"Raft? Where did the raft come from?" I suddenly remembered something, Yuan Hao's face suddenly changed. "Is it the raft of the Song Army in Longyou?"
"Wuzhu guessed it well. King Cheng Keshang specifically asked the people to mention this. The Song army in Longyou has appeared in Huluchuan Valley!"
As soon as the sister said this, the big tent suddenly became silent. Now Yuan Hao mentioned the Song army in Longyou, which was frightened. It was his nemesis in his destiny. He fought several times and suffered repeated defeats, and was defeated more and more miserably. What he feared the most now was that the Longyou army crossed Tiandu Mountain and participated in the war in the Huluchuan Valley. When they came, no matter how great Yuan Hao gained the advantage in the early stage, it was useless. He was not the opponent of the Longyou Army in the face of the head. Especially in the past one or two months, the war in Tiandu Mountain completely scared the Dangxiang people. The tall attack on the front almost crushed the flesh and blood of the Dangxiang army.
All the Party Generals in Tiandu Mountain could see that even if they were on the risk and defended themselves, even if they were willing to spend their lives inside, they could not stop Gao Daquan from advancing. No matter how many troops were used, they would be delayed, and Tiandu Mountain could not be able to defend Tiandu Mountain. Yuan Hao did not lead his troops to retreat, and the Song army could still celebrate the New Year in the South Courtyard of Tiandu Mountain.
Now the Longyou Army has entered the Huluchuan Valley and faced them head-on in the flat valley. Not only Yuan Hao, but his generals all have the same feeling. When they think about it, they feel desperate and have no chance to turn the tables.
Of course, Xu Ping would not admit that he was Yuan Hao's nemesis, and he was not worthy. If Song Jun hadn't had any problems, the generals on the front line would be enough to let Yuan Hao be ruined and use less than a thousand years of experience to do this.
With his eyes closed, Yuan Hao's chest was undulating. After a long time, he said, "Tell me, what's going on in Wuyanxia?"
Cheng Keshang led the Hongzhou army to leave Tiandu Mountain from Wuyanxia and directly attacked Tiansheng Village in the opposite mountain. The mountains in this area are all earthen mountains, with ravines and ravines. In addition to the wide avenue, there are countless small roads in the mountain. These paths are winding and rugged, and many of them can only allow one person to pass through and cannot pass through the army. But they cannot let it go. Even if only one person is sent to watch there, you have to stare at it. Otherwise, the holes as big as needle holes will also reveal strong winds, and hundreds of people will come to harass the rear and will cause endless troubles.
To the north of Wuyan Gorge, Cheng Keshang sent a surveillance cavalry to thirty miles away, guarding against the Song army of Tiansheng Village to attack him from a small mountain road. Unexpectedly, they did not meet the Song army of Tiansheng Village, but encountered the Qingshuo army cavalry from Longyou.
Where did the Longyou Army come from? Everyone in the tent had the same idea, and Dou Weiji must have surrendered to Song. Not only did Xishou disappear, but now it is likely that even Xiaoguan is gone, and the road to Weizhou is broken.
Seeing that the atmosphere in the tent was about to drip out of water, Yang Shousu coughed lightly and said, "Wuzhu, although the situation suddenly changed, you can't panic. The Song army was found north of Wuyan Gorge, and eight out of ten Xiaoguan was no longer guarded. The road from there to Weizhou was broken. Wuzhu should make a decision as soon as possible, how should we respond. Otherwise, once the Song army brigade of Longyou reaches Wuyan Gorge, major events will be gone!"
The other generals were in a daze and nodded one after another. Opposite Wuyan Gorge was the last relatively wide road to Weizhou. If there was no way there, the tens of thousands of elite Dangxiang soldiers around the Zhenrong Army were completely explained. With the 30,000 Hengshan Army that Cheng Keshen, the troops in this area were the most important mobile forces of Dangxiang and their confidence in establishing a country. If these soldiers were gone, it was simply whimsical to think about the Song Dynasty. The Song army only needed to consider its own food and grass and water sources on the road to attack Xingling Prefectures. How could it be?
What's even more terrible is that Yuanhao has the only way to Weizhou now. Needless to say, going south and west, going deep into the heartlands of Jingyuan and Qinfeng, the Song Dynasty, was self-destructive, and there were troops that had not yet been assembled. It was even worse to enter Huanqing Road eastward. Xia Shouyun's main force of the three imperial guards was squatting there, regretting that he could not reach Tiandu Mountain.
Sitting back in his seat, Yuan Hao asked Yang Shousu with a dark face: "Does the Grand Marshal have any good plans?"
Yang Shousu smiled bitterly in his heart. Where can I have any good ideas at this time? As soon as you leave Tiandu Mountain, you will not drag your way to Weizhou directly. You refuse to do so, and feel wronged. Okay, now the road is blocked, so you can only walk the second road as quickly as possible. But, is Yuan Hao willing? Will Dingchuanzhai and Ge Huaimin eat when they are at the mouth?
After pondering for a while, Yang Shousu said: "Only the current plan is left to us, there are only a few roads. The best strategy is to withdraw troops from this area immediately and join forces with the Hongzhou army to attack Tiansheng Village. After taking it off, send good generals to defend themselves and cover most of the people north to Weizhou."
Yuan Hao had no expression on his face and said, "In this way, Dingchuan Village, which is about to be captured, is about to let go."
Yang Shousu sighed: "The second strategy is that Wuzhu will still attack Dingchuan Village here. In the place of Yanxia, it is reported that there are not many Song troops in Tiansheng Village, and Cheng Kesheng King has no way to perform tens of thousands of troops. It is better to let the Hongzhou army divide 10,000 or 20,000 people to fight the Longyou Song army going south. If they can hold the Longyou Song army for three or five days, and then attack Dingchuan Village again, everything will be the same."
Yuan Hao nodded expressionlessly: "This strategy is very good. The main force of the Longyou Song Army is attacking the southern courtyard of Tiandu Mountain. There are not many soldiers and horses to the Xishou Military Supervisory Office. How many soldiers can be captured by Xiaoguan? As long as Cheng Kesheng uses his life, it is not difficult to hold the Longyou Song Army coming for ten days and half a month. This time is enough for us to capture Dingchuan Village."
Yang Yuan felt bitter, but Yuan Hao was still unwilling to retreat like this, and he must use the victory to save face. But in the current situation, if Song General in Dingchuan Village gritted his teeth, he would be beaten up and Yuan Hao would be in vain.
After pondering for a while, Yang Shousu said: "Wuzhu, if the second strategy is unexpected and the Song army in Longyou arrives in advance, then we will only have the following strategy. Once the Song army in Longyou passes Wuyan Gorge, the road to Tiansheng Village will be cut off. We will only have one road left to Weizhou, that is, to go to Ganxing Village. From the west of Zhenrong Army, enter the mountains, pass Ganxing Village and then to Tiansheng Village. This is the road that the Song army has. Although it is difficult to walk, it can barely support the army. However, there are Huanqing Road soldiers coming from the west, and there are many Song troops along the way. Even if they can be completed, there are probably not many people who can reach Weizhou."
Yuan Hao waved his hand and said decisively: "Don't worry, we will never be forced to that point! It's impossible!"
After Ge Huainmin brought the cavalry suddenly to Dingchuan Village, most of the subsequent Huanqing Road troops had actually come out of the mountain and went to Zhenrong Army to help defend the city. However, Geng Fu was worried about the safety of Tiansheng Village, so he brought another 3,000 people out of Zhenrong Army and went back.
Chapter completed!