Chapter 557: Feint Attack of Gucheng

"Report to the general, Deng's army is approaching Gucheng, General Ling'an requests the general's support!" On February 25, the 28th year of Qianyuan, Deng's Lingshe Guard and Shence Guard joined forces to advance Gucheng. Ling'an, the guardian of Zhao's Gucheng, was shocked and hurriedly sent people to Zhuyi for help.

"Deng's army invaded Gucheng? Can we tell how strong the Deng army is?" Le Ting frowned and asked. Ling An had 30,000 elite soldiers in Gucheng. If only tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Deng's army were invaded, it could be completely blocked. There was no need to ask for assistance. Now Ling An has sent people, which means that the number of Deng soldiers invading this time is at least several times that of him.

The messenger replied: "The general, Long Kang's Shence Guard, Lingshe Guard in Qing County, and Deng's army in Qi County have all arrived. In addition, Deng's army has a support army, which is the army led by Li Cunxiao, the number one general of Deng's country, and is also the vanguard of Deng's army."

"What did you say? Li Cunxiao came to Peijun?" Before Le Ting could react, Le Song, who was sitting beside him, became excited. Li Cunxiao was the enemy of their brothers. In order to take the overall situation into consideration, Li Cunxiao was far away in Chenliu. When his army arrived, he might have retreated long ago. So under the persuasion of Chen Ping and Le Ting, Le Song temporarily suppressed the hatred in his heart. But now Li Cunxiao actually came to Peijun and appeared under the noses of his brothers. Now Le Ting and Chen Ping have no reason to stop him from sending troops.

Thinking of this, Le Song went out to the list and said to Le Ting: "Brother, we were unable to deal with him because Li Cunxiao was in Chenliu before, but now he is coming to Peijun without knowing how to live or die. Then we will fulfill him, kill him, and avenge his uncle!"

"Okay! Since Li Cunxiao dares to appear in front of me, I will never let him go. People come and order the three armies to rectify the troops. Two hours later, I will follow my general to the south to Gucheng, kill Li Cunxiao, and avenge my uncle and two younger brothers!" Le Ting said.

The arrival of Li Cunxiao made Le Ting's hatred rise again. In order to take into account the overall situation, Le Ting had to hold on to the contrary, but now Deng's army has taken the initiative to attack. As a general in Pei County, he cannot sit idly by and watch Gucheng be attacked by Deng's army.

"Good nephew, wait!" Just as Le Ting was about to order the troops to send troops, Chen Ping made a statement to stop him. Originally, Chen Ping planned to comfort the Le brothers and returned to Dongjun, but when he thought that the two of them had a deep hatred in their hearts, they were afraid that once they were not here, they would impulsively send troops, so they stayed in Zhuyi. Fortunately, they spoke to dissuade them when they were impulsive.

Chen Ping said, "Two nephews, Gucheng defenders have a total of 30,000 elite troops, and the guardian Ling An has been a long-time general for many years. Even if Deng's army has a population of 100,000, it will be difficult to shake Gucheng in a short time. Even if you want reinforcements, there is no need to dispatch the entire army. You only need to send an elite force. Moreover, Li Cunxiao suddenly appeared in Pei County. I am afraid this is also the conspiracy of Deng's army, so please be cautious!"

"Chen Ping, I respect you as my uncle's friend for many years. He has always treated you with courtesy and never dared to be negligent. But you repeatedly obstructed my brother from taking revenge. What do you want to do?" Le Song was furious when he saw Chen Ping obstructing his brothers from sending troops again. He completely ignored Chen Ping's status and directly scolded him.

Chen Ping was immediately angry when Le Song scolded her. He wanted to teach this ignorant boy a lesson on behalf of Le Yun, but he thought that Le Song was eager to take revenge and said rudely, and he was in the territory of their brothers. He was not easy to make trouble. He immediately suppressed the anger in his heart and advised him kindly: "Le Song's nephew, Zhang Liao, and Murong Ke are all long-standing generals of Deng's army. In addition, Li Cunxiao is the bravest of the three armies. Deng's army suddenly attacked, so he must have a plan. General Le Ting is responsible for the heavy trust of the general. How can he send troops because of a momentary aura? This matter needs to be discussed for a long time!"

"You!" Le Song was about to get angry, but was stopped by Le Ting and said to him: "Second brother, Uncle Chen is right. Although Hui brother also wants to kill Li Cunxiao immediately to avenge his uncle, the matter of sending troops is very important. In addition, we are not clear about Deng Jun's plan, so we rashly send troops, fearing that we have fallen into Deng Jun's plan. We still need to consider it. Hui brother immediately sends spies to Gucheng to investigate. After we find out Deng Jun's intentions, we will send troops to Brotherhood immediately. Don't worry."

"Okay, brother, then I'll wait for your news!" After that, he glared at Chen Ping and left.

After Le Song left, Chen Ping also breathed a sigh of relief. Compared to Le Song's violent temper, Chen Ping was more willing to deal with Le Ting.

Chen Ping said to Le Ting: "Nephew, my uncle is not trying to stop you from taking revenge. Don't talk about you. If my uncle has the chance, he will kill Li Cunxiao and avenge General Leyun. However, this time Deng's sudden attack was really strange. I have to be careful, so I should be careful."

"Uncle, don't worry too much. I understand. I will send a spy to Gucheng immediately. However, once I find out Deng Jun's intentions, please don't stop Le Ting." Le Ting glanced at Chen Ping, then said some serious words, and then left.

Looking at Le Ting's back as he left, Chen Ping was stunned. He knew that Le Ting was a little dissatisfied with him, which made Chen Ping feel uncomfortable. He smiled bitterly: "This job is really difficult. If you are not careful, you will make it look like you are not a human inside or outside." After that, he left.

At the same time, Murong Ke, Zhang Liao and others who were far away in Gucheng were discussing plans to attack the city.

"General Murong, since the General appointed you as the main general, I wonder if General Murong has a good idea to attack Gucheng?" Zhang Liao asked Murong Ke.

Zhang Liao actually had no objection to Yue Fei's appointment of Murong Ke as the main general. After all, before he became the General of Shence Guard, he was the general of Lingser Guard. Murong Ke was his old boss. He always admired Murong Ke's ability, but he thought so, but the generals of Shence Guard did not think so. After all, they were all the guards of Deng State, and everyone had the same status. Why should we obey your orders now? So Zhang Liao asked this and hoped that Murong Ke could come up with a feasible strategy to convince everyone.

What Zhang Liao thought in his heart, how could he not know what Murong Ke are as smart as Murong Ke? Just as Zhang Liao thought, Murong Ke knew that the generals of Shence Guard must be dissatisfied with him as the chief general, but he was not worried. After all, he believed that his abilities would definitely make them willing to be convinced.

Murong Ke thought for a while and said, "How to capture Gucheng is not within the consideration of our general. The purpose of this trip north is not just to capture a irrelevant Gucheng, but more importantly, to wipe out the main army of Leting entrenched in Zhuyi and seize the entire Pei County. In other words, Gucheng is just a bait to attract the main army of Leting."

"Why would General Murong think our army should act to attract Leting's main army to Gucheng? You should know that Gucheng does not have 30,000 Zhao troops. Although our army is three times that of Zhao's army, it is not easy to break through Gucheng. This must be very clear about Leting, which is far away in Zhuyi. Since this is the case, Leting can hold its troops and sit and watch the movements of Gucheng." Fa Zheng, a teacher of the Shence Guard, asked, and he was also the one who thought about Murong Ke's abilities the most.

Murong Ke knew that Fa Zheng was taking the exam. Although he was suspected of being superior, Murong Ke did not care, but said patiently: "If you want to attract the main army of Leting to the south, Gucheng is the key. Although there are 30,000 Zhao troops in Gucheng, it is very difficult to conquer, but with our army's strength is not impossible. Leting is also very clear about this, so we must act like a strong attack and will not give up until we take Gucheng. In this way, the Gucheng guards will continue to send people to Zhuyi for help. At that time, even if Leting is sure, he will not dare to be sure that our army will not be able to take Gucheng."

"In this way, in order to defend Gucheng, Le Ting will inevitably lead the army south, so that our army will have a chance." At this time, Zhang Liao, who was standing beside him, responded.

"That's right, as long as Le Ting dares to come to Gucheng, there will be a hundred ways for him to not be able to go back!" Murong Ke said with a smile.

It sounds like it is feasible, but it still needs to be practiced before you know what it is. However, this is the first strategy after Murong Ke became the chief general. Although everyone has some questions, it is not easy to directly object. Anyway, it is good or bad. Isn’t it clear after using it?

In the next few days, Deng Jun launched a fierce attack on Gucheng in batches, as if he was willing to take down Gucheng at all costs. This shocked Ling An, the general of Zhao army guarding the city. He thought that the 30,000 elite troops in his hands were enough to keep Deng’s army out of the city, but Deng’s attitude really surprised him. Although Deng’s army suffered heavy casualties, Ling An knew that if he continued to fight like this, the final result would be that his city would be destroyed and people would be killed. He would definitely ask for help, so Ling An sent several messengers to Zhuyi in a row.

In Zhuyi City, the lobby of the county government, Le Ting obeyed the rewards of the spies he sent, and coupled with the statements of the messenger sent by Ling An, he felt anxious and felt that he could not stay like this anymore and had to rush to Gucheng to help him quickly.

But Chen Ping came out again to dissuade him and said, "Nephew, the incident in Gucheng is too strange. The generals of the Deng army have always loved soldiers as much as their sons. Even Emperor Deng cherishes soldiers very much. He would not take such a radical attack unless he had to. There must be fraud in it. The issue of sending troops needs to be carefully considered!"

"General Chen!" This time, Le Ting no longer called Uncle Chen Ping, but called him General Chen directly. It can be seen that Le Ting was already very dissatisfied with Chen Ping who repeatedly obstructed him.

Le Ting said: "You have repeatedly said that the Deng army attacked Gucheng just bluffed, but how do you ensure that the Deng army did not really take Gucheng at all costs? You must know that Gucheng is an important stronghold of our army in Peinan. Once Gucheng is lost, the entire Pei County will be difficult to save. More importantly, the thieves in Xiapi and Pengcheng have not yet been settled, and the existence of Gucheng will also curb the actions of Guangling Deng's army. Once Gucheng is lost and Peinan is lost, the Deng army in the Central Plains can echo each other. At that time, not only will Pei County be difficult to defend, but even Xiapi County and Pengcheng County will face the Deng army's troops directly. If you are not careful, our army will be defeated in a mess."

"But...but..." Chen Ping was a little exhausted, and he didn't know what to say at this moment.

"No need to be, General Chen, I, Le Ting, is the chief general of the Pei County army. Every move of the army is controlled by our general. When will we move troops? If General Chen is unwilling to stay in Pei County, he can return to Dong County. At this time, please do not obstruct me, otherwise I will not blame me for being ruthless!" Le Ting shouted loudly.

After saying that, he raised his sword and walked out, shouting loudly: "I'll order all the troops to rectify the troops and follow me to the south to help Gucheng!"
Chapter completed!