Chapter 564: Deng Yu offers a plan

In Gucheng County Government, Murong Ke was sitting on the main seat of the lobby and closed his eyes to rest. After the Zhao army broke through, there was no force in Gucheng that could stop Deng's army from controlling Gucheng, so Murong Ke easily controlled the city and ordered people to guard the four-sided city gates. Murong Ke was quietly waiting for the news of good news in the lobby. In Murong Ke's opinion, he had been planning for today's battle for so long and could not fail. The difference was just how much he could win. If the Zhao army could be wiped out, it would be better.

"Report to the General, General Zhang Liao and all the generals are back!" At this time, the personal guards came in to report. Soon, Zhang Liao led the way, and a group of generals entered one after another, with bloodstains on their armors. It can be seen that the battle was tragic, but everyone smiled. Murong Ke's heart was suddenly calm. Seeing everyone's expressions, he knew that this battle was not only won, but also won.

"We have seen General Murong, and we are ordered by the general to block the Zhao army. Now we have won a great victory, wiped out 30,000 elite Zhao army soldiers, killed the Zhao army general Zhou Kun, and the Zhao army chief Ling An committed suicide. Now we will come and report!" Zhang Liao took a step forward and bowed his hand.

"Okay!" Murong Ke was overjoyed when he heard this. Although he was full of confidence, Murong Ke's heart could not settle down. After all, this battle was related to the success or failure of Deng's army in Pei County. Now that the good news came, Murong Ke's heart finally fell down.

"Thank you all the generals for your hard work. I will personally write a victory report to General Yue before submitting it to the case to ask for me!" Murong Ke said with a smile.

"Thank you General Murong!" everyone thanked.

"By the way, I wonder how our army suffered casualties in this battle?" Although it was very happy to wipe out 30,000 Zhao troops, what Murong Ke wants to know most now is how much of his losses were?

When everyone heard Murong Ke’s question, they were silent. Seeing this, Murong Ke suddenly felt relieved. It seemed that the use was quite large.

At this time, Zhang Liao said: "The casualties in this battle are still under statistics, but the losses are estimated to be small. The Bi Zhao army is determined to die and fight to the death. It also puts great pressure on our army. Conservatively estimated that the casualties in this battle will not be less than 20,000."

Speaking of this, Zhang Liao felt even more uncomfortable, because the biggest loss here was his Shence Guard. Whether it was the ambush or blocking Ling'an, Shence Guard was the main force. In a series of battles, I am afraid that the remaining soldiers of Shence Guard would not exceed 30,000, or nearly 50%. This is the best loss since the Shence Guard formed its army, but the Lingser Guard is not low, with nearly 20,000 people.

Since entering Pei County, Deng's army has used the Lingser Guard and the Shence Guard 100,000 elite soldiers, plus the 10,000 elite soldiers of the Eagle Yang Guard brought by Li Cunxiao, a total of 110,000. Up to now, the casualties have exceeded 40,000. Although this loss is nothing to Deng's country, all the casualties are concentrated in the Lingser Guard and the Shence Guard, which is not very good.

"Oh, I'll save the bodies of the fallen soldiers, and after being cremated, I'll send them back to the country and let their souls return to their hometown!" Murong Ke said sadly. The deceased had passed away, and all he could do was to let their souls return to their hometowns and fallen leaves return to their hometowns.

"Don't worry, I know how to do it." Zhang Liao replied. Even if Murong Ke didn't make such arrangements, he would do it like this.

"Okay, since the war is over, please rest for a night, and we will discuss how to march tomorrow." Murong Ke said. After a fierce battle, everyone was exhausted and it was not realistic to discuss matters immediately. Murong Ke simply asked them to go back and have a good rest.

"Here!" everyone responded.

There was nothing to say all night, the next day, Murong Ke summoned a group of generals to the county government. The first issue was the number of casualties in the battle yesterday.

"Report to General, in the battle yesterday, our army suffered more than 13,000 people and more than 15,000 injured, of which more than 3,000 were seriously injured and could not go to the battlefield. The subordinates have arranged for people to send them back to the country and wrote to the court to ask the court for their residency." Changsun Wuji reported to Murong Ke.

"Soldiers with minor injuries must be taken care of well and let them recover as soon as possible. As for seriously injured soldiers, they must be properly placed so that they can spend the rest of their lives." Murong Ke reminded.

"Here!" Changsun Wuji replied.

After dealing with the injured soldiers, we will discuss the next step of sending troops.

"Everyone, now our army annihilated more than 80,000 Zhao troops in Gucheng area. The elite troops of the Zhao army in Pei County were all destroyed. Le Ting could only lead the remaining soldiers to hide in Zhuyi. So what should our army do next? Please speak freely!" Murong Ke said to everyone.

"What else? Of course, the army is sent to Zhuyi and take the head of Leting. As long as the army of Leting is destroyed, the entire Pei County will fall into the hands of my Da Deng. In this way, the main achievements of this Central Plains War must belong to my Lingsnake Guard and Shence Guard!" Li Dingguo said out of the list.

In his opinion, Leting threw down more than 80,000 troops in Gucheng, and his elite troops were all lost. I was not as strong as I could compete with Deng's army at all. At this time, I should pursue him relentlessly, beat the dogs in the water, and wiped out Leting's remaining soldiers in one fell swoop and captured the entire Pei County.

Li Dingguo's proposal was approved by many generals, but at this time, Deng Yu had different ideas. Deng Yu stepped out and said, "General Murong, I have different ideas."

When everyone saw that it was Deng Yu, they all calmed down. First, it was Deng Yu's ability that impressed them, and second, Deng Yu was the King of Wei of the dynasty and had a respectable status. No matter what, they had to listen to his suggestions.

"I wonder what kind of opinions His Highness the King of Wei have?" Murong Ke asked.

"It's hard to say that high opinion, but there are some simple opinions. If there is anything wrong, I hope you all will correct me!" Deng Yu was modest and said, "The generals also know that this time, our Da Deng and Zhao State gathered hundreds of thousands of elite troops in the Central Plains, in order to fight against each other. Therefore, I think even if we can defeat Leting and capture the entire Pei County, it may not be able to influence the development of the entire Central Plains war situation."

When everyone heard this, they all agreed with Deng Yu's opinion. Although they destroyed Leting's 100,000 troops and captured a county of Pei County, it was not a big deal for the Zhao State, which had a million troops. Moreover, even if they captured Pei County, there were Jiyin County in the north, and there were tens of thousands of elite Zhao troops in Jiyin County. With the lesson of Pei County, the Zhao army in Jiyin County would not underestimate the enemy and advance rashly, and it would be difficult to replicate the success of Pei County.

"I wonder what Your Highness the King of Wei means?" Zhang Liao asked Deng Yu.

Deng Yu said: "I think we should not care about the gains and losses of a city and a place, but instead start to eliminate the Zhao army's vitality. As long as we can defeat all the elites of the Zhao army, the Central Plains will be within reach. Therefore, my suggestion is that General Murong and General Zhang can jointly write to General Yue to leave a group of troops to station in Pei County, and the rest of the troops will enter Guangling, join forces with Jinwu Guards, Yongping Guards, and defeat the Zhao army in the hands of Zhang Jie and Kou Fei. As long as these two troops can be defeated, there will be no more troops in the eastern part of the Central Plains to stop our elite Deng. Moreover, before our army goes north, General Yue ordered the Huyi Guard to enter Pei County, and our army can leave one guard and the other two guards to enter Guangling. "

Murong Ke and Zhang Liao were immediately moved when they heard this. They had to say that Deng Yu had a very good idea. Now Pengcheng and Xia Pi were still in chaos. Yongping Guards and Jinwu Guards were unable to go north due to insufficient strength. However, if there were support from the two guards at this time, the four guards would go north, which would be enough to compete with Zhang Jie and Kou Fei. And by then, Zhang Jie and Kou Fei were in trouble with internal and external troubles, there would be a full hope of defeating them.

"General Zhang Liao, what do you think?" Murong Ke didn't dare to make decisions easily, so he needed to ask Zhang Liao's opinions.

Zhang Liao thought for a while and said, "The suggestion of His Highness the King of Wei is not impossible. Zhang Jie's 100,000 troops had already lost tens of thousands of people in Guangling, and the food supply was also harassed by the chaos in the territory. If our army's main force was released at this time, it would not be impossible to defeat the two of them in one fell swoop."

"What do you think of those two military advisors?" With Zhang Liao's consent, Murong Ke asked Changsun Wuji and Fa Zheng again. These two are the think tanks of the entire army now, and their opinions are very important.

Changsun Wuji and Fa Zheng exchanged their eyes, and then Changsun Wuji stepped out and said, "General, I have to say that His Highness the King of Wei's idea is very good, and the chance of success is also very high. After Leting's defeat, no one in Pei County could threaten our army. Even if Li Rubing transferred 50,000 Zhao troops from Jiyin County into Pei County, as long as our army left 30,000 elite troops to stay, it could remain undefeated, so there is great potential to march into Guangling."

"Okay!" After obtaining the consent of Zhang Liao, Changsun Wuji, Fa Zheng and others, Murong Ke made a decision and hurriedly said: "Since that's the case, the general will immediately send someone to contact General Li Siye of the Tiger Wing Guard. The general, General Zhang Liao and General Li Siye jointly wrote a letter to General Yue. The coalition forces entered Guangling and joined forces with Yongping Guard and Jinwu Guards to wipe out Kou Fei and Zhang Jie."

Soon, the handwritten letter from Murong Ke and Zhang Liao was delivered to Li Siye. After reading it, Li Siye said to the military advisor Pang Tong: "Military advisor, I wonder what you think of Murong Ke and Zhang Liao's suggestions?"

Li Siye originally came to Pei County to support Lingshe Guard and Shence Guard by Yue Fei's military order, but who knew that Murong Ke and Zhang Liao were so fierce that Leting doubted his life. In this way, Li Siye was not able to compete for merit, so he stayed on the border. Now that he received letters from Murong Ke and Zhang Liao, Li Siye was also a little moved.

Pang Tong thought about it carefully, and then said, "General, my subordinates thought there was a lot of potential for this matter. Now General Yue and Li Rubing are confronting each other. It is impossible to decide the winner in a short period of time. So if you want to break the deadlock, you must find another way. It is not a good choice to march into Guangling. And most importantly, since the war in the Central Plains, our Tiger Wing Guard has participated in very few major battles, and all the soldiers are useless. This will be a great blow to our army's morale. If we can make contributions in Guangling, our Tiger Wing Guard will not be able to raise our heads in front of other brother guards."

Pang Tong's last words hit Li Siye's heart. Since the war started, the Huyi Guard has been stationed in Liang County and watching Pei County. Guangling's brother guards have made many contributions and are very depressed. Li Siye does not want to let go of this opportunity.

Li Siye thought for a while, then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, I will reply to Murong Ke and Zhang Liao, agree with their suggestions, and jointly write to General Yue, and the coalition forces march into Guangling!"
Chapter completed!