Chapter 569: Liang County’s shocking change

On April 29, the 28th year of Qianyuan, on April 29, hundreds of thousands of elite troops gathered in Xiapi County on the east side of Dengzhao. A decisive battle was about to take place, but both sides were very tacit and did not start the battle at the first time. After all, no one would easily be impulsive in such a battle. Especially the Deng army, the main army led by Yang Yanzhao was already very tired after a long march and needed a good rest. Therefore, Yang Yanzhao stationed his troops to take the city of Wu, while the Zhao army did not dare to go south easily. After all, there was Yu Qi in Xiapi City. If their entire army went south, Yu Qi would definitely have some trouble. So instead of going south, it would be better to wait for Deng's army to go north. Moreover, in Xiapi City, they were fighting at home and had a higher chance of winning.

On the third day of the fifth month of the Qianyuan year, Yue Fei also received a military newspaper from Yang Yanzhao. To be honest, Yue Fei was really shocked by Yang Yanzhao's big moves at first. It was not that there was any problem with gathering troops in Xia Pi, but that this was not something that Yang Yanzhao could do, but that it was like Chang Yuchun's style of conduct.

Everyone has been working together for so many years. Yue Fei asked himself that he knew Yang Yanzhao very well. Yang Yanzhao has always been relatively calm and used to planning and then acting. If he had not had a great advantage, he would never have been able to launch the entire army so risky. However, since Yang Yanzhao, as the chief general of the Eastern Front, has the right to decide on the combat strategy, before there is a big problem, even Yue Fei, as the commander of the three armies, would not interfere directly. Besides, if Yang Yanzhao could win, the benefits would be great, so Yue Fei could only let Yang Yanzhao go.

"General, isn't Yang Piqi doing this too risky? Although winning is very beneficial to our army, once it is defeated, the entire eastern front will collapse. If you are not careful, even Jiangdong will be threatened by the Zhao army." In the central army's tent, the two military advisors of Lu Meng and Xun You both hope that Yue Fei can order Yang Yanzhao to retreat to Guangling. After all, it's okay if you win, but if you lose, something will really happen.

To be honest, neither Shandong nor Fa Zheng were optimistic about Yang Yanzhao's action. The decisive battle at Xiapi City was very unfavorable for the Deng army. First, it was considered the home court of Zhao State. Deng army was very unfamiliar with the terrain in Xiapi area. First of all, it was no longer the advantage of geographical advantages. Secondly, Xia Pi was far away from Deng State's land, and the pressure on logistics supply suddenly increased. If you were not careful, the Zhao army would cut off the food route. Thirdly, they did not have enough confidence in Yang Yanzhao. Although Yang Yanzhao was one of the three generals of Deng State, he was very famous, but he did not have many achievements. In addition, whether he could defeat Kou Fei for many years, Zhang Jie, the two generals of Zhao State, was really a problem.

Yue Fei smiled and said, "I understand your worries. You don't understand Yang Piqi. It is not a false reputation for being as famous as our general or as a general in Da Deng. Moreover, Yang Piqi is calm and has always planned and then acted. If he is not sure, he will not act rashly. I will have great confidence in him."

After being in charge of the three armies for so many years, Yue Fei is considered a master. How could he not understand the thoughts of Lu Meng and Xun You? In recent years, famous generals from the Deng Kingdom emerged in many years, and with the existence of Yue Fei and Chang Yuchun, Yang Yanzhao had almost no chance to lead the army, but he could not look down on Yang Yanzhao because of this. As a colleague for many years, Yue Fei is very clear about Yang Yanzhao's ability. Since he is easy to do this, it means he is sure.

"But..." Lu Meng wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Yue Fei.

"Nothing, but since Your Majesty dares to appoint Yang Piqi as the chief general on the Eastern Front, it means that Your Majesty has enough trust in him. Your Majesty and I are not worried anymore. What else do you have to worry about?" Yue Fei said.

"Here!" After hearing Yue Fei say this, Lu Meng and Xun You didn't say much. After all, Deng Sheng and Yue Fei both chose to believe Yang Yanzhao, and it would be futile to say it. Moreover, if this sentence today reached Yang Yanzhao's ears, it would probably be evil. It would be not worth it to them to have a marriage with such a military boss.

At this time, Murong Chui hurried in with a very ugly face. He bowed to Yue Fei and said, "General, something is wrong, Liangjun is defeated!"

"What!" The few people who were still worried about the war on the Eastern Front a second ago were shocked. Yue Fei asked quickly: "Liang County was defeated? What's going on? I have never heard of the war in Liang County? How could I say that the defeat was? "

Although Deng and Zhao had prepared several fronts in this Central Plains War, there had never been a war in Liang County. Now the Longwu Guard of Liang County is Li Xiucheng's Longwu Guard. Even if Li Xiucheng leads his army north, he has to greet his great doctor. Li Xiucheng has always been calm and will never take action first and then report. So what's wrong with the defeat?

Murong Chui said: "Five days ago, Zhao army general Tu Gao led tens of thousands of troops to raid Liang County, defeating Yu County and Meng County two cities, and heading straight to Juyang. General Li Xiucheng led his army north to resist. Unexpectedly, when he was ambushed by Zhao army in Mengze, it was General Gao Shun who led the camp to fight to the death and cut off the rear. The Longwu Guard was able to escape completely, but the camp was wiped out. General Gao Shun also retreated to Juyang under the desperate guards of his personal guards, but General Gao Shun was seriously injured."

"Bang!" After hearing this, Yue Fei slapped the table and said angrily: "What did Li Xiucheng do for food? Why did he notice such a big move by Zhao Jun? I asked him to go to Liang County to guard against Zhao Jun, not to enjoy the blessings."

It makes sense that Yue Fei was so angry. If he was just a simple defeat, Yue Fei might not be so angry. After all, who would say that he could guarantee that he would win in a war? Winning and defeating is common in military affairs. But what made Yue Fei most dissatisfied was that Li Xiucheng was raided by the Zhao army and broke two cities in a row. In the end, he could only hurry north and ambushed in Mengze. Since Mingjing, the killing weapon, the Deng army has always been able to predict the enemy's initiative. Except for the Qin army's raid on Bashu, the Deng army has not suffered the loss of sneak attacks, and there was no way to fight in Bashu. After all, who would have thought that Qin would raid on Shuzhongdao? You must know that at that time, there was an alliance between Deng and Qin.

But now there has been a big battle between Deng and Zhao. Li Xiucheng did not keep an eye on the Zhao army, so he was attacked by the Zhao army. Even the trapped camp was wiped out. This is the ace of the Deng army. As we all know, Deng State has three aces, the trapped camp, the Modao Army, and the elliptical soldiers. Although there are not many people, they have always been the aces of the Deng army. When they fought with the Wei army in Changshe, the three aces were fighting for Wei Wuzhang and defeated the Wei army's ace army for Deng State. Although they did not have much record in recent years, the three aces have always been the secret weapons of the Deng army. Now the trapped camp is gone. How could Yue Fei not be angry?

"God General!" Seeing Yue Fei was so angry, Xun You hurriedly stepped forward and said, "It is not the time to get angry now, but to understand the situation in Liang County as soon as possible so as to make countermeasures. After all, Liang County is a key area of ​​our army, so we must not make any mistakes."

Yue Fei suppressed the anger in his heart and asked Murong Chui: "What's going on in Liang County now? Also, is the loss of Longwu Guard great?"

Murong Chui replied: "After the Longwu Guard was ambushed by the Zhao army in Mengze, he retreated to Juyang City. The Zhao army took the opportunity to approach Juyang. Because Mengze was defeated, the morale of the Longwu Guard was depressed. Therefore, General Li Xiucheng could only defend Juyang City. The Zhao army had no plan to break the city for a while, but just stored troops under the city. As for the Longwu Guard's losses, it was quite large. According to the military newspaper sent by the messenger, the Longwu Guard lost at least 20,000 people in the battle of Mengze."

When Yue Fei heard this, his face turned blue, he lost 20,000 people, and his camp was wiped out. It is conceivable how badly the Longwu Guard was defeated in this battle.

"What else did the people sent by Li Xiucheng say?" Yue Fei asked.

"After the Zhao army was stockpiling troops in Juyang City, they began to increase their troops to Liang County one after another. Now the Zhao army entering Liang County has nearly 100,000. Li Xiucheng knows that it is difficult to repel the Zhao army with his own strength alone, so he hopes that the general can send more reinforcements." Murong Chui said.

"Nearly 100,000 people? There are only 50,000 Zhao troops in Jiyin County, and the Zhao troops on the eastern front are fighting against Yang Piqi. The Zhao troops in the eastern county have not been mobilized. It seems that Li Rubingding has mobilized troops from the Zhao State." Lu Meng said in detail.

"I think so. I didn't expect that Li Rubing would be so bold that he would dare to mobilize troops from the country. Aren't he afraid that Qin and the Hu people in the northern border would take the opportunity to enter?" Xun You nodded and said. In this battle, both Deng and Zhao had actually transferred all the troops and horses that could be mobilized to the Central Plains at the beginning of the war. Deng might have spared some strength. After all, the Shuzhong Dao is steep and there is no need for too many troops to resist Qin in the north without too many troops. The surrounding foreign races were beaten by Deng's state so bad that Deng could still grit his teeth and send some elite troops.

But Zhao State is different. When Zhao State faces Qin State, there is no natural danger to rely on, so it can only be a pile of people. Although the Hu people in the North were severely damaged by Zhao Xin's energy, Zhao State's focus has been on Deng Qin in recent years. The strength of the Hu people in the North has long been almost recovering. The troops and horses left by Zhao State in the country are already tight, but at this time, Li Rubing actually dared to increase his troops, which is not an ordinary boldness.

"It's not the time to talk about where the new troops of the Zhao army came from. I'd better think about how to clean up the mess of Liang County." Yue Fei sat down and held his forehead and said. This was beyond his expectations. Yue Fei had thought about the defeat of Chenliu and Guangling, but he never thought about the defeat of Liang County. After all, although several fronts were opened at the same time, Liang County was never the main battlefield.

"General, the Zhao army has now increased its troops in Liang County, and Longwu Guard has suffered heavy losses. If there is no additional reinforcements, something will happen to Liang County. Once Liang County is lost, Tu Gao can choose to go south to Chen County to threaten our army's rear, or advance to Pei County to support Leting. No matter which result is, our army can accept it, so it is necessary to send additional reinforcements." Xun You said.

For this Central Plains War, Deng State mobilized all the elites in the northern border. If the Zhao army really entered Chen County, it would be a nightmare. Even if the Zhao army did not go to Chen County, it would be a nightmare. You should know that Zhang Liao's Shence Guard suffered a lot in the battle of Gucheng, which was worse than the current Longwu Guard. If Tu Gao was really allowed to run to Pei County and meet Leting, Zhang Liao could not beat him no matter what he said.

"But now that the Zhao army has entered Liang County, one hundred thousand elite troops have entered Liang County. If the reinforcements without the two guards cannot be done. Most of our main elite troops are confronting the Zhao army and cannot draw so many soldiers. If the elites of Wancheng are allowed to go north, it is not impossible, but how can these soldiers and horses be the opponents of the Zhao army?" Yue Fei smiled bitterly, send troops, where should he draw troops from now?

Lu Meng said: "General, we don't need to drive the Zhao army out of Liang County. As long as we curb the Zhao army's offensive in Juyang and prevent the Zhao army from continuing to go deeper, we can send Shenxing Guards or Longxiang Guards to reinforce Juyang. Although there is no elite guard, we will have some pressure on the main force of the Zhao army in Dongjun, but it is not unstoppable. As long as Yang Piqi wins the battle in Xia Pi City, the situation will be back to our army."

Previously, Lu Meng had some complaints about Yang Yanzhao's adventure to go north to fight the Zhao army, but now Lu Meng can only pin his hopes on Yang Yanzhao. As long as Yang Yanzhao can win the battle in Xia Pi, nothing will be a problem.

Yue Fei thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, let me find Qin Lie for me. General Murong, you will send someone to send a message to Li Xiucheng immediately. I will send troops to reinforce him. Let him guard Juyang City no matter what, and hold on until the reinforcements arrive. If the city is lost, I will take him to sacrifice the flag!"

Shenxing Guard and Longxiang Guard are the two elite cavalry of Deng State. For sending Shenxing Guard or Longxiang Guard, Yue Fei will eventually choose Longxiang Guard. After all, Longxiang Guard is the first and the most elite cavalry in Deng State. Qin Lie is also a brave and resourceful general. He is stronger than Ma Chao, so it is safer to let him go. However, Yue Fei was really worried that Li Xiucheng would not be able to hold on to the arrival of reinforcements, so he sent someone to send a message to Li Xiucheng. If Li Xiucheng could not defend Juyang City, Yue Fei promised to kill the Qiqiqi. Even if Li Xiucheng was a veteran of Deng State, he was also a hero of Lingxiao Pavilion, and Deng Sheng's brother-in-law. After all, the battle of Liang County had a great impact on the situation in the Central Plains.
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