Chapter 373: Battle of Jiyang City (I)

On March 22, in the 22nd year of Qianyuan, Zhang Chuan led 250,000 elite Zhao troops to leave Puyang City south to Jiyang City. Jiyang City was not only the battlefield chosen by Yue Fei, but also the one selected by Zhang Chuan, because Zhang Chuan knew very well that Yue Fei would not let him be so invaded, and he would not go deep into the area controlled by Deng’s army. After all, this was very unfavorable to the Zhao army.

Zhang Chuan went south to Jiyang City with a nervous mood. Since the troops of Zhao State were all drawn from the northern border and the eastern part, in order to maintain combat effectiveness, Zhang Chuan had to slow down the marching speed so that the Zhao army could face the Deng army in the best condition.

This battle in Jiyang City can be said to be Zhang Chuan's biggest test. The entire Zhao State looked at him. If Zhang Chuan could defeat Yue Fei in this battle, no matter whether he could recover the three counties occupied by the Deng army, it would have made Zhang Chuan completely firmly situated as the general of Zhao State. On the contrary, if Zhang Chuan lost this time, his prestige in the army would be greatly reduced. By that time, even Zhao Xin's death will not be able to save him. Therefore, the reason why Zhang Chuan has been slowing down his marching is not only to maintain combat effectiveness, but also another reason is that he has not found a way to restrain Yue Fei and his subordinate Deng army. Before he is not sure, he does not want to face Deng's army for the time being.

At the same time, Yue Fei was still stabilizing the situation in Chenliu County. However, in order to prevent the Zhao army from coming too quickly, Yue Fei sent Li Xiucheng to lead the Longwu Guard to garrison Jiyang City, and gave Li Xiucheng a death order, asking him to guard against him. No matter how provoked the Zhao army provoked, he must not leave the city. Until his arrival, Li Xiucheng has always been steady. Yue Fei did not doubt this point, but it is always right to be prepared for any trouble.

After three more days, Yue Fei, with the assistance of a group of generals, finally stabilized the situation in Chenliu County, so that there was no need to worry about the backyard fire or the threat of a fire in the subsequent battle.

"General, our army has controlled the cities of Chenliu County, and the people selected have been screened through layers of screening and will never have any problems!" Han Qing said to Yue Fei in the prefect of Chenliu's palace. As a general who once conquered cities and expanded territory for Qi, Han Qing was familiar with how to stabilize the area.

Yue Fei nodded and asked Han Qing: "General Han, where is Zhang Chuan's army now? How long will it take for the Tiger Wing Guard, Eagle Yang Guard, and Spirit Snake Guard to arrive at Jiyang City?"

Han Qing replied: "Return to the general, according to the spy's return, Zhang Chuan's army had left Puyang City three days ago to head south, but the speed of the march was not too fast. Therefore, it is estimated that the Zhao army will take at least five days to arrive at Jiyang City. As for the Tiger Wing Guard, Yingyang Guard, and Lingsnake Guard, all have left Suiyang City. According to the route, it will be possible to arrive at Jiyang City within seven days!"

"It's still one step slower than the Zhao army!" Yue Fei sighed and said, and at the same time, Yue Fei was also glad. Fortunately, he sent Li Xiucheng to lead the Longwu Guard to Jiyang City in advance. Otherwise, if the Zhao army was allowed to control Jiyang City, the next battle would be difficult to fight. He had not set off yet, so he would definitely not be as fast as the Zhao army. The Tiger Wing Guard, Eagle Yang Guard, and Lingser Guard would take seven days to arrive. That means that Li Xiucheng must use tens of thousands of Dragon Wu Guards to fight against the 250,000 Zhao Army. Although Li Xiucheng is also a very steady person in Yue Fei's eyes, can a person who can guard the Deng Kingdom's western front for twenty years and has not made any mistakes without any mistakes? But Yue Fei was also a little worried. After all, Li Xiucheng has been on the battlefield for only a few times in these twenty years, and his desire for the battlefield is no less than Deng Ai. Who knows if he will fight out for a while?

Han Qing saw Yue Fei's inner concerns and comforted him: "General, the Zhao army set out earlier than our army, and they were all controlled areas of Zhao along the way. Unlike our army, we need to hit each step by step, it is not easy to be able to be two days apart from the Zhao army. Moreover, General Li Xiucheng has always been steady, and it is no problem to defend Jiyang City with Longwu Guard for two days. Besides, Zhang Chuan may not necessarily dare to attack."

Now Zhang Chuanxin has taken office as the general of Zhao State, and his position is not very stable. Under such circumstances, Zhang Chuan will definitely focus on seeking stability. It is good to be able to attack Jiyang City for a force, but once he cannot capture it for a long time, this will have a great blow to the morale of the Zhao army, and Zhang Chuan may not dare to gamble.

"I hope this is the case. General Han, I don't wait for me. I will send an order. The army will set off for Jiyang City tomorrow. At the same time, I will send a fast horse to Jiyang City. I will tell me that Li Xiucheng must not leave the city. If Jiyang City is lost, I will want him to look good!" There is no good idea now, and Yue Fei can only hope that Li Xiucheng has always been steady. However, Yue Fei still needs to send a fast horse to Jiyang City to remind Li Xiucheng.

On March 26, in the 22nd year of Qianyuan, Yue Fei led a large army to leave Chenliu City and headed for Jiyang City. Deng and Zhao's army fought against Jiyang City, which attracted the attention of the world. Everyone knew that this would be a direction that would affect the world in the next ten years, or even decades. Now Li Rubing was at a disadvantage in Shangjun. Although Li Rubing was at a disadvantage, he also successfully curbed the Qin army's offensive. Not to mention Shangdang, Sima Chong became more and more cautious as he grew older, guarding the city, and refused to fight with Meng Zhan. This made Meng Zhan, who was at a disadvantage in military strength, dared not act rashly, and just confronted him like this.

When the two battlefields of Shangjun and Shangdang were silent one after another, Deng Zhao's battle in Jiyang City became the most eye-catching existence today.

On March 30, in the 22nd year of Qianyuan, Zhang Chuan led an army of 250,000 to camp outside Jiyang City, and Li Xiucheng also led the Longwu Guards to the top of the city and carefully observed the Zhao army's camp arrangement.

"Zhang Chuan is really well-known for Zhao Xin's personal genre. Judging from his camp arrangement, it smells like Zhao Xin. I just don't know how powerful he has Zhao Xin!" Kuai Li, a military advisor of Longwu Guard, sighed. As Han Qing's left arm and right arm in Qi, he participated almost the entire battle between Han Qing and Zhao Xin, so he was very familiar with Zhao Xin's camp arrangement. He thought that after Zhao Xin's death, such camp arrangement would never appear again, but he did not expect that Zhang Chuan would be put out again.

Hearing Kuai Li's words, Li Xiucheng looked solemn. Although Li Xiucheng had never seen Zhao Xin, nor had he ever fought with Zhao Xin, he lived in an era when Zhao Xin was overwhelming the world. Zhao Xin's reputation was deeply imprinted in Li Xiucheng's heart. Although Zhao Xin was dead, his remaining power was still there. Although Zhang Chuan didn't know how much true Zhao Xin had obtained, being able to put on a camp arrangement that was exactly the same as Zhao Xin was enough to make Li Xiucheng pay attention to it.

"Hmph! Although Zhang Chuan is imitating Zhao Xin, he is not Zhao Xin after all. Such a camp arrangement is just a rebellious dog. Why should the general and the military advisor be serious?" Huang Deng, the general of the Longwu Guard, said disapprovingly. He admitted that Zhao Xin is very powerful, but Zhang Chuan is not Zhao Xin. Zhang Chuan may not be able to play the tricks that Zhao Xin can play, and if he is not careful, he will make mistakes and backfire. After all, over the years, Zhao Xin's playing style has been understood, but because of Zhao Xin's strength, no one can restrain him. As for Zhang Chuan, it is just a pick-up of wisdom, which is not worth worrying.

Huang Deng's words were approved by a group of Longwu Guard generals, and Li Xiucheng and Kuai Li also agreed with Huang Deng's words, especially Kuai Li, who, as an important counselor of Qi, met Zhang Chuan on the battlefield for many times. He admitted that Zhang Chuan was capable, but compared to Zhao Xin, Han Qing and others, he didn't know how many streets he was left behind. Even if Zhang Chuan could set up a camp arrangement that was exactly the same as Zhao Xin, it was not unbeaten. Only an unbeaten general would have unbeaten tactics. The success of the tactics still depends on the person who executed them.

"Okay, since you have seen it, then everyone will go back. The general has an order. Before he arrives, we must defend the city to the death and not go out of the city to fight. As long as we guard the city carefully, the arrangement of the prose has nothing to do with us. These are waiting for the general to come and let the general solve it!" Although Li Xiucheng is at the bottom of the generals of Deng State, he has one advantage, that is, his execution ability is very strong. Without the orders of the General's General and Deng Sheng, he will never act without permission. This is also one of the reasons why Yue Fei sent him to station Jiyang City. It seems that Li Xiucheng did not disappoint Yue Fei.
Chapter completed!