Chapter 213

It was almost dusk, and the sun left the last trace of afterglow in the sky. The whole world gave people a warm and cold feeling. It's the turn of the eight days of September, and there are only six hours left before the Double Ninth Festival. In the military camp in the south of tuqiu, a hundred miles west of Guangji County, the scouting camp and Fengqi's 5500 generals and soldiers all fall asleep. In Lu Que's whole plan, Gu Qingcheng and ye Zhiqiu are the beginning of the war to destroy the country in southern Xinjiang, Therefore, these elite who have gone through all kinds of battles are seizing the remaining time before the war to adjust their own state.

However, ye Zhiqiu, Meng Cang and Li Chang did not rest in the tent in the middle of the barracks. They examined all the details over and over again. Although they are very confident in their talents, they are still at the beginning of the war. As pioneers in the war, their success or failure is related to the evolution of the whole war.

"During the Double Ninth Festival, yin and Yang coexist. When we look at the sky today, fog will rise on the river after midnight. It's hard to see things from a hundred feet away. It's our best chance to cross the river. Brother Meng, a few days ago, the veterans of the army said that if you spread the charcoal and water evenly on the boat, even the bright moon in the sky, it's hard to be found. I don't know if all the ferries are ready at this time? " Ye Zhiqiu paced back and forth in the military tent and asked Meng Cang.

"It was finished yesterday. Didn't I repay the military division yesterday?" Meng Cang looked at Ye Zhiqiu in surprise. Although he was a little nervous at this time, he didn't expect that ye Zhiqiu, who was always steady, was even more nervous than him.

"Oh, yes, I did repay you yesterday. I just want to ask again. I can feel at ease." Ye Zhiqiu rubbed his eyebrows and took a few deep breaths to stabilize his mood.

Meng Cang and Li Chang looked at each other with deep feelings. When they were studying in the Academy in the past, they looked at the war cases in history. They both felt that if they lived in a different place, they would not be able to compare with other generals, except for those such as Baili Chengping and Lu Chun. However, it was only when they really led the army that they realized that it was not as simple as what was said in the books. Not to mention the daily food and drink of thousands of people, Lhasa, patrolling and riding secret sentries, just to say that the suffocating pressure before the war was not something ordinary people could bear.

"Now the soldiers, the mounts, the weapons, the grain and grass, the supplies and the ferries are all ready. If you think about it again, there is nothing missing." Ye Zhiqiu sat back on the main position and looked through all the lists again. Although everything was ready, he was still a little uneasy under the huge pressure.

"Commander, we are all ready for what we need to prepare. Now it's up to us to see how the Tianxing troops on the north bank are deployed tonight. If it's the same as our previous investigation, we just have to do according to the original plan. There is no wind tonight and we have fog to help. I believe that tomorrow we can cross the river and break through the blockade of the troops along the river, It's in Feiliu County nearest to the river bank. " Li Chang also took a deep breath and said.

"I think a little bit more." Ye Zhiqiu said with a bitter smile, "on the other side of Tianxing river is Yan County, where Qiu Xu has stationed 80000 soldiers. Although seven of them are recruits, their strength is more than ten times that of us. As long as we cross the river, Tianxing will never retreat, and will rise up to resist. The so-called ants kill elephants. We can't help but be careless. Otherwise, when we return to Beijing, How can we explain to Lu Shuai? "

"Ai ~" Li Chang sighed and said, "I don't know how Lu Shuai felt when he led the 300 rout soldiers of the scouting camp to attack Qiu aodian's rear army at night last year. I really admire him for winning the battle of Danshui under such pressure. Maybe there will be one of us in this generation, just like Wei Guogong, but it will frighten an era, Let any enemy dare not face up to the figure

"Yes, as long as the war is over, the name of Lu Shuai will ring throughout the whole Aoki continent." Ye Zhiqiu nodded and said, "but now is not the time. There are still two hours to midnight. The two brothers will go back to have a rest and keep their spirits."

"No Meng Cang and Li Chang gave a military salute and turned to leave.

Seeing the two men leave, ye Zhiqiu unfolds the map on the desk, looks at the Feiliu county with only a small dot on the map, and murmurs, "as long as you can cross the river, it's not difficult to break through the blockade of the river bank with the foot power of the screw horned horse and the strong wind riding, but you need to get strategic support on the north bank, so as to contain the forces on the north bank and let Princess Tianxiang cross the river smoothly, But it's not a simple thing. Feiliu county is not big, but after more than a month's repair, it has begun to take shape. There are nearly 10000 garrisons in the city. If the other party sticks to the city, what should I do? "

As ye Zhiqiu said, he is not afraid of the Tianxing army on the north bank fighting with him in the field. With the combat power of Scouting battalion and Fengqi, he is confident of winning the battle even if the troops are several times more than him. But if the other side does not fight with him, there will be some trouble.

He leads the army to cross the river first to open up the way for Princess Tianxiang, and Feiliu county is undoubtedly the best strategic support point on the north bank. As long as Feiliu county is won, there will be a lot of space for him to play. Once Princess Tianxiang leads the Fengxiang army to cross the river, there will be a situation of horns. Relying on each other, even if there are 80000 enemy troops in Heyan County, he can't help them.

But there must be a premise. He must win Feiliu County before the opponent has time to rearrange his defense. This time may be one day or two days, but it will never be more.

"Lu que, I know that if you are here, there must be a way to take down Feiliu county. But since you sent me to the south, I, ye Zhiqiu, will not let you down. Let the world see ye Zhiqiu's means in this battle. " Ye Zhiqiu said that he smashed his fist heavily on the map to find the location of Feiliu county.

Speaking of this, ye Zhiqiu suddenly took out two letters from his arms and called out "Herald officer" outside the account

"Commander." An old Herald with a small flag on his back heard the news.

"Send these two letters to Guangji county. Remember to hand them to Princess Tianxiang in person."

"No The herald took the letter with his fists clasped, but there was a little doubt in his eyes that the war was about to start. He really didn't understand why Ye Zhiqiu would send a letter to Princess Tianxiang at this time. Moreover, according to his experience of more than ten years in the army, if there was any military deployment at this time, it should have been discussed. He couldn't help but ask more“ Ye Jun Shi, I do not know if there is any words to let the humble duty bring the royal highness of the princess.

"Tell the princess, this is my Xie Zhiqiu's military order. Within two days, our ministry will certainly take over the Fei Liu county and draw the attention of the riverside garrison to the north shore fifty miles away, so that the princess's highness will cross the river after tomorrow morning." Ye Zhiqiu said with a glance on the veteran's face“ Well, that's all. Do you remember clearly? "

"Humble duty has been recorded in mind. It must be turned into a Royal Highness.

When the time came, the river fog rose. One after another, charcoal coated wooden boats were pushed out from behind the mound and along the rolling wooden road paved in the afternoon to the edge of the river bank. There are 150 such ships, each of which can carry 50 soldiers, plus their mounts. It's enough to transport the 5500 cavalry and supplies to the north bank at one time.

Looking up at the half moon dimly visible in the fog, ye Zhiqiu counted the time in his heart. He waved his hand and said, "if I can have no war in southern Xinjiang after this, it's all in the first battle tomorrow morning. All the soldiers and men wish their relatives and relatives can enjoy the prosperous and peaceful times."

"Drink!" Because in the dead of night, for fear of being discovered by the Tianxing army on the north bank, all the officers and men in the army made a dull shout in their voice, but it was this cry that was so frightening.

"Before he left, marshal Lu said to me that you are all the best among the best. You can destroy any enemy. You are willing to fight for the name of the best."

"Drink!" Many veterans, led by Lu Que and Gu Qingcheng, took part in the battles of Danshui, hexingyuan and xiaoqingshan in the past few years, and their eyes were even more filled with a sense of war. Their existence was to open up territory, eat the best meat, enjoy the most military pay, receive the most rigorous training, and go to the most dangerous battles, They are willing to fight to death just for this elite name.

"The destruction of the stars begins with us. Get on the boat and go to war. " With a wave of his hand, ye Zhiqiu took the lead in holding down his mount and embarking on a ferry. After a while, all the well-trained troops got on the boat. During the whole process, neither the sergeant nor the mount made an unexpected sound. Only the sound of the Guangji river could be heard between heaven and earth.

Ferries, with the belief that they will never give up if they are not successful, are heading for the north bank like an arrow from the string. On the north bank, 40 miles downstream, are the riverside water stronghold established by Qiu Xu a month ago and 15000 soldiers guarding the river. They will go westward around the water village and land. At dawn, they will pull out the nail standing on the North Bank of Guangji River to open the way for Princess Tianxiang's army.

At the same time, Gu Qingcheng led his troops to the forest outside Jieshan, and out of the forest was Tianxing Xihe county. At this time, 20000 troops were doing the final repair.

"Gu Shuai, Zhai Ning is leaving here." Zhai Ning walked behind Gu Qingcheng and arched his hand, saying that in the battle of Xihe, Gu Qingcheng will attack Xihe county directly to the north, and he will lead the troops to clean up the counties of Xihe to the East. This mountain forest is the place where the two armies are separated.

"General Zhai, be careful. I'm waiting for general Zhai's success in Xihe county." Gu Qingcheng turned to Zhai Ning and said.

"Gu Shuai can rest assured that the nine counties in Xihe will be completely handed over to Gu Shuai."

"In this way, I wish general Zhai a successful start." Said Gu Qingcheng rate first a military salute, sincerely said, "in order to dismember Qiu Xu's defense, our speed must be faster than Guangji County Tianxiang Princess and ye Zhiqiu, in time is not enough, please."

Zhai Ning's eyes moved, nodded heavily, bowed deeply, and turned away.

Seeing Zhai Ning leading his army to the East, Gu Qingcheng went to the white wolf king, stroked his huge head and said, "Baixia, this battle can only be hard for you again. You lead the wolves along the way you came, avoid villages and towns, and directly attack Xihe county city. I will lead my soldiers to follow you."

The white wolf king took a look at Gu Qingcheng, with a smile in his eyes. He arched his head in Gu Qingcheng's arms and said, "don't worry, I went to observe the city defense of Xihe county city when I came here. It should be more than ten years since it was repaired. It's not difficult to capture it."

"That's good." Gu Qingcheng held Bai Xia's head in his arms and said softly, "this battle is related to Lu Que's reputation, and the battle of Xihe is the most important battle. All he can believe is you and me. We must not let him down."

"I know that I haven't seen Lu que for a long time. When I come back to the imperial capital after this war, I must ask him to roast meat for me. Although you cook in the army is good, you don't like Lu Que's roast." At this point, the white wolf king put out his tongue and licked his lips.

"Also, don't let wolves hurt innocent civilians. Lu Que and I promised Qiu Shuai in xiyuanze before."

"I know. I was there." The white wolf king nodded and said, "I'll go first. Don't worry. As long as the other side doesn't have weapons in their hands and hostility in their eyes, the children won't hurt their lives."

Said the white wolf king that huge body shape dexterously jumps to a depressed tree branch, facing the sky moon, looks up to the sky to howl.

With the long whistling of the white wolf king, the wolves scattered all over the mountain forest rushed out of the mountain forest one after another. Soon a huge wolf array appeared in the open space outside the mountain forest. All the wolves looked at the white wolf king standing on the branch, who was their king. In the wolves, the order of the wolf king was supreme, and no wolf dared to challenge the authority of the white wolf king.

"Whine ~" the white wolf king looked up to the sky again.

More than 10000 wolves follow the howling of the white wolf king, howling together. The world is filled with the atmosphere of killing. With the change of the howling of the white wolf king, the wolf formation of the wolf group begins to turn around, and the strongest wolf takes the lead and rushes toward the north.

At this time, the Emperor Yu Yuanxu stood on the top of Lingqiu and looked out to the south. In a few hours, the war in southern Xinjiang will begin, which is related to the fate of the whole emperor. Once the war is successful, there will be no future trouble in the southern part of the Emperor. He can transfer his troops to the north to guard against the Three Kingdoms in Northern Xinjiang. After the crown prince Yu Minghao ascends the throne, he can stabilize the situation of the country, You can go out to sweep the north.

"Your Majesty, you are still standing here so late at night, but you are worried about the war in southern Xinjiang?" Empress Lu Qin goes to Yu Yuanxu and gently puts on a cloak for him.

"Not exactly. It's just that tonight is related to the future of Daqian. Some of them can't sleep." Emperor Yu Yuanxu laughs and pulls queen Lu Qin's hand in the palm of his hand.

"Your Majesty, there are brothers and nephews in waige, Zhongyang king and Gu Xiang in southern Xinjiang, Gu Jieyun, Wei Jiu, Shen Zhang, and the imperial city led by Yun shouzun. They will surely send the victory report to the front of the imperial case." Lu Qin gently put his head on the emperor and said.

"Naturally, I know these things, and I have never doubted them. It's just that this war has a lot to do with it. I can't help but feel uneasy when I don't see the final result." Said here, Yu Yuanxu turned to look at the queen Lu Qin and said, "Qin Er, how come you haven't slept at this time? Instead, you come to Ziji hall, but you are worried about Tianxiang."

"Yes, there are some." Lu Qin nodded calmly, "this is Tianxiang's first time to lead the army, and it's such a war to destroy the country. I'm naturally worried about it."

"Qin'er, don't worry. Lu que sent Ye Zhiqiu to go south just to open up the way for Tianxiang. I agree with Lu que. Ye Zhiqiu is very much like Bai Lijia. With the experience of this war, he will become Hao'er's arm and my great leader in the future. With him, Tianxiang will be fine, and our daughter is not powerless. Even without Ye Zhiqiu, I believe Tianxiang can be on her own. " Emperor Yu Yuanxu said in a warm voice.

"These courtiers and concubines all understand, but how many mothers don't worry about their children going out." Lu Qin shook his head and looked at the southern sky, as if he wanted to see his daughter in the city of Guangji County across ten thousand li space.

At this time, Yu Tianxiang is holding the letter just passed by Ye Zhiqiu and pondering in silence. Although Lu que is the maker of the whole strategy, because the battlefield situation is changing rapidly, he has also given great autonomy to the generals in southern Xinjiang. As ye Zhiqiu said in his letter, he has changed Lu Que's original plan to a certain extent.

In the original Lu Que's strategy, Gu Qingcheng and Gu Jieyun's two armies echoed each other in the East and the West. In this way, as long as Qiu Xu didn't want to gather his troops back to the defense capital, he had to increase his troops to the East and West. However, ye Zhiqiu wanted to take the Hebei water stronghold and attack Feiliu County, which made the whole strategy become three-way forward, However, to a certain extent, he changed the whole strategy slightly. Yu Tianxiang was also hard to make a decision about it.

However, Yu Tianxiang knows that before ye Zhiqiu left the imperial capital, Lu que gave him the name plate of the commander of the Changqing army, which is tantamount to giving him the right to make a decision. Thinking of this, Yu Tianxiang eyebrows slightly, because he suddenly found that Lu que might have thought about it, because according to the original strategy, just take the water village and stick to it along the river, As long as news comes from the East and the west, the 80000 Tianxing army in front of them will be transferred, which can be said to be the least stressful way. It is best for such a task to be carried out by a steady person.

However, Lu que sent Ye Zhiqiu. Perhaps in his mind, the whole picture of his strategy is to advance in three ways. It's just that it's too difficult to allocate troops, so he didn't strictly order him to do so. Ye Zhiqiu's choice just made up the last link for him, waiting for ye Zhiqiu to take over this seemingly difficult task. All this happened long before ye Zhiqiu left Beijing, It may have been considered by Lu que.

"Brother Lu, is that what you want?" Yu Tianxiang got up and looked to the north and murmured, "since this is the whole picture of your strategy, I will cross the river in the morning according to Ye Zhiqiu's request."