Chapter 254

Gu Qingcheng took another look at Qiu Xu's Riverside camp and pondered, "although Qiu Xu is expected to withdraw his troops, his style of action will not lead him back to Zhongxing city. We have only 10000 cloud riders now. Even with Baixia's wolves, we are still outnumbered. We should be careful to prevent Qiu Xu from attacking us when he withdraws. "

"What should we do then?" Gu qianxiao asked. At this time, they only set up a simple camp in the northwest of Pingqiu, and most of the wolves were also sent out. If Qiu Xu waved his troops to attack on the way of retreat, they really could not stick to it. What's more, Fengxiang yunqi was originally a cavalry used to win in the battlefield. It was not their long story to defend the camp.

"When we go back, we'll let the soldiers make a fire to make a meal, and then we'll prepare more dry food. After we've had enough food and drink, we'll abandon the camp, and we'll watch Qiu Xu withdraw from afar." Gu Qingcheng thought and said.

"Do we have to sneak attack Qiu Xu when he withdraws? We can make some trouble for him with the speed of cloud swallowing beast and the fighting power of cloud riding. Or we can use the method of annihilating the lion army last year to delay Qiu Xu's withdrawal. After his aunt leads the main force to cross the river, we can encircle him. Even if we can't annihilate all of them, we can also hurt him greatly." Gu qianxiao asked again.

Gu Qingcheng shook his head and said, "no, what we want is to force Qiu Xu to withdraw and let the main force of Fengxiang army cross the river to the north, so as to break the strategic deadlock. Although Qiu Xu's army was important, it was still behind Heyan city. What's more, Qiu Xu's 100000 strong army is still useful to us. "

Gu Qingcheng saw Gu qianxiao with doubts and continued, "brother, Tianxing is different from Nanli. From the beginning, the battle of Tianxing is not a war that needs soldiers to fight with blood. The reason why Lu que got the general situation in his hands is that the battle of Tianxing has always been a battle for the overall strategic situation and a battle for military strategy. "

Gu qianxiao heard the speech, pondered for a while, then his eyes brightened. Indeed, as Gu Qingcheng said, from the beginning of Fengxiang's landing in Nanhai County, all the layout and military actions were based on the general situation. With military strength and national strength, Tianxing had to go according to the rhythm needed by Daqian, but there were very few real battles.

On the one hand, it is because of the reduction of casualties; on the other hand, it is because of the complicated national conditions of Tianxing.

Just like the rebellion of the eighteen Marquises on the eve of the moon last year, the state was founded more than 240 years ago by Da Qian, with prosperous culture and vast territory. Tianxing Kingdom has been established for more than 500 years. From Wangji Dynasty hall to counties and villages, there are many clans. Among these clans, some are loyal to Tianxing royal family, some are with different aspirations, and some are just for their own protection. In this case, it can be divided and transformed, so as to achieve the strategic goal. This is the real reason why Fengxiang army can sweep seven counties in Henan Province in one month.

And Gu qianxiao also heard from Gu Qingcheng's voice that Qiu Xu's army still occupied a very important position in the layout after Lu que. This time Qiu Xu did not fight to withdraw his troops, which would inevitably cause a great disturbance in the Celestial Star Dynasty. Without this army, Qiu Xu would be attacked by his opponents. However, as long as Qiu Xu has this army on his side, after he returns to Zhongxing City, even if some people are dissatisfied with him, there is no way to take him.

Although there will be no obvious change in Tianxing Dynasty, the seeds of vigilance and distrust have been planted because of this matter. Only one day will it take root and germinate. This is also one of the backers left by Lu que for the future battle of Tianxing King capital.

"Come on, let's go back to camp first. I'll bring the wolves back first." Looking at Gu qianxiao's face, Gu Qingcheng can't help smiling. She has an engagement with Lu que. Sooner or later, she will marry into the government of Wei and become the young mother of the Lu family. But after all, Dingguo's family is her mother's family, and she naturally hopes that the family can be prosperous forever. But if a family wants to be prosperous, the most fundamental thing is that there are many talented people in the family. Now the new generation of Gu family has his own elder brother Gu Qianxue and his cousin Gu qianxiao. These two people are enough to ensure the prosperity of the Gu family for 50 years.

At the same time, in front of an artificially piled up high slope on the South Bank of the estuary, Yu Yuanpu, the king of Heyang, Gu Jieyun, the commander of Fengxiang army, and Su Leyi, the commander of Fengxiang army, watched the Tianxing fleet blocking the river and slowly heading toward the north bank. They all showed excited smiles when they saw the smoke rising from the barracks on the opposite bank.

"Lu Que's strategy is much better than mine. He even wanted to use wolves to create animal tides and force Qiu Xu's hundreds of thousands of troops to leave without fighting. It's really admirable. I didn't expect that in just three years, the little guy had grown into a talent who could take charge of his own affairs. It's really gratifying. " Su Leyi said with a smile.

"Yes, the speed of Lu's growth is really amazing. Even if we look at all the histories, only a few people can compare with him at such an age." Gu Jieyun nodded and said, "since Qiu Xu is ready to withdraw, we are also ready. After Qiu Xu leaves, we can cross the river. Guangji river has blocked us for nearly two months. It's time to go north."

"You two can rest assured that the ship is ready for the king, waiting for the Fengxiang army to board." Yu Yuanpu saw two people's eyes looking at him, naturally understood their meaning and said.

"Thank you, Lord." Both Gu Jieyun and Su Leyi gave a military salute,

"This is what the king should do. You don't have to be polite." Yu Yuanpu waved his hand, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I don't understand one thing. Please help me."

"Yes, sir." Gu Jieyun and Su Leyi looked at each other and said.

Yu Yuanpu rubbed his hands, thought a little, and said, "Lu que has never met Qiu Xu. How did he expect that Qiu Xu would choose to withdraw? If Qiu Xu still sticks to the company camp on the north bank, what will he do? Will he really let the wolves drive the beasts to attack Qiu Xu's company camp? Or are there other strategies? "

Gu Jieyun and Su Leyi look at each other and smile. Su Leyi says, "Lord, after the rebellion of seizing the emperor's right, the troops of Tianxing are greatly damaged. Only xiyuanze army and Qiu Xu's army are formed. Moreover, Qiu Xu's current army is a mixture of the remnants of the former Wangdu army and the newly recruited soldiers, which has shrunk most of the strength of the seven counties in Henan Province. Thus it can be seen that Tianxing is already a little stretched in military strength, so for Qiu Xu, he can win, but he can't afford to lose. The situation makes him have to choose like this. "

"But Qiu Xu had enough grain in the camp to support the army for two months. With the ability of stars and candles, he should be able to estimate our existing grain. He should be very clear that as long as he sticks to it, we must be the first to withdraw. This is also the reason why he did not care about the siege of Heyan city before and still kept us here. There are no more than ten thousand wolves in the city. Even if they drive away the herds in the mountains, the number will not be very large. It can't be compared with the real animal tide. As long as he is deep in the valley, he may not be able to stick to it. At that time, even if Qing Cheng can cut off his grain supply, he can still wait until we have finished our grain supply and withdraw our troops, and then turn back to deal with Qing Cheng. " Yu Yuanpu asked again.

When Su Leyi heard Yu Yuanpu say this, she could not help but smile and say, "Lord, Qiu Xu is different from Yan Tuohai. Although he once worked in the crazy lion army, most of the time later, he existed as the leader of Yan Wensheng's hidden residence. Therefore, he is not a pure leader, and he wants to think more. And the reason why the LORD said that was because the wolves of Baixia were on our side. Wang Ye, just imagine that after the war, Baixia's more than ten thousand wolves first attacked Nanli's three mountain fortress, and then attacked Xihe county city overnight. If the wolves were on the opposite side, would we be cautious and be very careful? "

"It's true that you say so." Yu Yuanpu pondered for a while and then nodded his head. Although it is not the first time since ancient times that he has controlled the herd to assist the army in fighting, it is the first time that such a scale of wolf pack has really appeared. If this wolf pack is the enemy, Lu Chun, Duke of Wei, should be treated with the same care. In this way, it is not difficult to understand that Qiu Xu chose to withdraw from the army. The situation on both sides of the country makes him have to choose this way.

"Now I finally understand why brother Huang valued Lu que so much." To understand all this, Yu Yuanpu sighed. At this time, Yu Yuanpu felt a little respect for his nephew, who had little contact with him. It had nothing to do with his age, seniority, or rank. It was just because of his insight and strategic talent.

Let them be blocked here for more than two months, can't solve the problem, so Lu que understated the solution, and also without the slightest smoke, neither rely on military forces to win, nor rely on tricks to break the enemy, completely use the general situation to crush each other, such a mind, even seen countless outstanding Yu Yuanpu, also feel too amazing. At this time, Yu Yuanpu really felt that the pursuit of restoring the territory of the three dynasties by the emperors of the great Qian Dynasty might be completed in Lu Que's hands at some time in the future.

Hearing what the king of Heyang said, Su Leyi seemed to think of something. She sighed, "it's lucky for Da Qian to get Lu que, but it's unfortunate for Lu que to be in Da Qian."

"Alas ~" Gu Jieyun also slightly changed his face and sighed. At this time, she couldn't help thinking of Lu que when she didn't go back to the mountains. Every day, she either read and practiced martial arts, or consulted them for knowledge, or swam among the mountains and woods, accompanied by plants, and made friends with beasts.

Gu Jieyun and Su Leyi watched Lu que grow up. How can they not know his nature and what he really pursues. If it had not been for Princess Chang's insistence, maybe Lu que would not have left the mountain together with them. And in their hearts, Lu que should also belong there. For Lu Que in the secular world, it's more just a burden.

"My nephew's mind is really puzzling, but whether he is the most famous marshal who laid the foundation for the prosperity of Daqian or a passer-by of Daqian, it's enough for us." Speaking of this, Yu Yuanpu smiles and says with some emotion, "although he may not be able to jump out of the secular cage like him with his martial arts talent, it's lucky to see such a character rise at the beginning of his life. What's more, he is still the son of elder sister and my nephew."

"Well, it's cold here. We might as well go back to camp and get some vegetables and wait for Qiu Xu to withdraw." Su Leyi did not pick up the words of Yu Yuanpu, the king of Heyang, because in this way, the king of Heyang can say, but she and Gu Jieyun can't. instead, she changed the topic and said.

"Yue Yi, I don't know if I can drink." Gu Jieyun can't help licking her lips. Although she is a woman, she is a good drinker. These days, because she is in charge of the army and wants to set an example for the whole army, he has been drinking for several months. Now that Qiu Xu is about to withdraw, and there are only three of them, it's natural that they should drink and celebrate.

"Jieyun, the whole army is forbidden to drink in the face of war. This is the iron law of the army." Su Leyi takes a look at Gu Jieyun and says that as an old friend for many years, she doesn't know Gu Jieyun's hobby. If there is no Heyang king here, she may turn a blind eye. Now Heyang king is here. If it's spread out, whether it's the censor station or the Department of military justice, she will come to them for trouble, though it's not a big crime, But it's hard to avoid being reprimanded.

"It's OK. I haven't drunk for a long time. I've been thinking about drinking for a long time, as long as the three of us don't drink in the military camp." Yuyuanpu smell speech is also swallow swallow saliva, quickly said.

Su Leyi hesitated a little and nodded, "well, I'll let people prepare."

In the early morning of the next day, Qiu Xu, who had not slept all night, led more than 100000 troops, left Guangji estuary, which had blocked the main force of Fengxiang army and Jinghai army for nearly two months, and returned north to the imperial capital.

When Qiu Xu gave up Hekou company camp, Heyan county was also given up in his heart, because he knew that Gu Qingcheng would definitely guard Pingqiu main road, so he could not send reinforcements to Heyan county. He had to wait until he returned to Zhongxing city and stabilized the capital fortress.

No matter how hard he tries, he can't change the reality that the initiative of the battlefield is in Daqian's hands, which also leads him to be constrained everywhere. What's more sad is that even if he works hard with Fengxiang army, Fengxiang army will not change Tianxing's decline. Fengxiang army is only one of the twelve main armies of Daqian. The army behind him is Tianxing's only army except xiyuanze army. Once he is defeated here, only the twenty or thirty thousand new army of Wangdu will not be able to resist the front of Daqian.

"Qing Cheng, Qiu Xu really chose to withdraw." Gu qianxiao looked excitedly at the dark army in the distance. It was only at this moment that he really understood that the war was not only the roaring of cavalry, not only the decisive victory in the battlefield, but also, like before him, forcing the opponent to do according to his own thinking with stratagem and general situation. Although such tactics were mentioned more than once, it was the first time that they really appeared in front of his eyes.

"The military array is in order, moving without disorder, connected from front to back, dependent on left and right, with supplies in the middle, and coordinated by light riding. Although Qiu Xu is not as good as his elder brother Qiu lie, he is also a commander in chief. " Gu Qingcheng transport enough eyesight, looking at the distant army, said with admiration.

Although she never thought of using the ten thousand people in her hand to sneak attack Qiu Xu at the time of his withdrawal, she couldn't help admiring Qiu Xu's withdrawal arrangement. Although Qiu Xu didn't withdraw his troops, he was defeated without fighting, but as a commander in chief, he was the only one who could not enter the main force of Fengxiang army for two months. From this point of view, Qiu Xu was indeed a qualified commander in chief.

"Yes, Qiu Xu didn't have a good reputation before. He didn't expect to have such a talent. It's really hard to predict who will win and who will lose if he doesn't fight against the general situation." Gu qianxiao also sighed.

As a general, Gu qianxiao even sympathizes with Qiu Xu's current situation and runs away without fighting. It's a shame for a general who is in charge of all armies. However, the reality makes Qiu Xu have to. It's not their lack of talent or his wrong tactics. It's completely because Tianxing's precarious national power makes him dare not gamble, It's because Tianxing can't afford to lose. Only by keeping the hundreds of thousands of troops can Tianxing have hope. If this army is buried here, Tianxing can declare its subjugation at this time.

But for a general, this is simply unbearable. Thinking of this, Gu qianxiao can't help thinking of himself. If he faced this situation, he might make the same choice as Qiu Xu, but after the event, he might not have the courage to live any longer. But for this reason, he couldn't help admiring the Star Wars marshal who was covered by his brother's light for half his life, because sometimes it's easy to die, but it's hard and difficult to live with the heavy responsibility of his family and country.

Gu qianxiao can even imagine what Qiu Xu will face when he returns to Tianxing capital. It may be the criticism of his colleagues, the censure of the major families, or the suspicion from the royal family. However, Qiu Xu will continue to live with the declining century old kingdom.

Thinking of this, Gu qianxiao sighed and said, "although Qiu Xu chose to withdraw, he was a real commander-in-chief on the Tianxing battlefield."

"Elder brother, the so-called famous and handsome man, size up the situation, win without pride, lose without despair, always have a strong heart, dare to face any suffering, but also dare to bear any criticism. The Qiu brothers, whether they are Qiu lie, the commander of the Lion War, or Qiu Xu in front of them, are all famous generals of this era. But with the end of this war, their era has come to an end, and it's time to come to an end. " Gu Qingcheng suddenly thought of Qiu lie's deathbed appearance, and could not help saying.