The Grandmaster Strategist - Chapter 142

[Chapter 13 Anze’s Defeat]

Su Qing, a native of the Northern Han Dynasty, joined the army when he was young due to family feud. He was brave and courageous, surpassing Yingjie. He accumulated merit and went to the North County Secretary General Post. , Chu Xianghou did not take it seriously, and used his general leader to scout, and repeatedly made meritorious deeds.

—— “The Biography of the Marquis of Yongshi Cheng”

When she walked out of the cabin, the bright spring sunshine made Su Qing closed her eyes slightly. The joy of seeing the sun again made her unable to bear a smile on her lips. There was a rapid breathing sound not far away. Su Qing looked up and saw only Seeing Huyanshou standing there bewildered, looking at himself hesitant to say anything, a strong and mighty man looked very nervous.

Su Qing’s heart moved. She had been through the storm for a long time and knew that Huyanshou was attracted to her. At this time, Ruyue whispered to her: “Miss, General Huyan personally carried you back to the ship that day.”

Although Su Qing has a hard heart, she couldn’t help but blushed. Thinking of the warm embrace she felt in the haze when she was at her weakest that day, it turned out to be this person, and her heart felt warm, but when she thought about it, Su Qing’s expression was different. become cold.

Although Huyanshou is only a third-rank general in name, and his real power is not as good as his own, but as the deputy commander of Huxiwei, he was sent by the emperor to protect the Marquis of Chuxiang. It’s just that Si Wencao belongs.

And now that his secret has been revealed, even if the emperor thinks that his credit will not be investigated, but it is very possible to cut his military post. I don’t care about this. If I can see the fall of the Northern Han Dynasty, my future will not be ruined. What kind of relationship, but if it’s not good for you to drag others down, it’s impossible for yourself and this person.

Thinking of this, Su Qing said coldly: “Thank you General Huyan for your kindness, I will go back to the army at the end, and there will be a future.”

Huyan Shou saw Su Qing’s cold expression, his enthusiasm was almost frozen, but he remembered the scene a few days ago, but he was still moved. On that day, he saw this woman’s strongest and weakest face with his own eyes. This kind of strong impulse made him still unforgettable to this day, but after thinking about it, Su Qing not only has a beautiful appearance, but also has strong martial arts and outstanding talents. Finally, he took a step back under Su Qing’s indifferent gaze, forcing his admiration in his heart: “The soldiers are in danger, and the future of General Su is precious.” Su Qing smiled lightly and said, “Thank you General for your kindness, Su Qing will cherish his life.”

It was sent to the Qinshui shore by a small boat in the army, where Su Qing’s subordinates were waiting anxiously. When they saw Su Qing ashore, they bowed down at the same time: “My subordinates meet the general.” Su Qing saw their expressions. There was a faint joy in the solemnity, knowing that these subordinates did not feel alienated from her, but she did not want to show her fragile emotions, she just said coldly: “Go to Anze.” After that, she took the horse they handed over. Rein, and rushed out first.

Those scouts and secret agents looked at each other and were very happy. For them, Su Qing’s identity and origin were not important. What was important was that this woman had been born and died with them for many years. Things, not to mention Su Qing’s talent and ability that they admire from their hearts.

Standing in front of the porthole of the building ship, I looked at what was happening below with a smile, and said, “Xiao Shunzi, you also called Su Qing, why didn’t you find out about his relationship with Wen Ziyan?”

Xiao Shunzi was silent for a moment, then said: “The servants have already seen the clues about this matter, Su Qing’s swordsmanship inherited Wen Ziyan, and Wen Ziyan’s swordsmanship is actually quite different from that of Fengyimen, and it is more pungent and ruthless. There are many less fancy moves, but the servant wants Wen Ziyan to be resolute and resolute, Su Qing has a lot of similarities with Wen Ziyan, and should not be in the same boat as those in the Fengyi Sect, so the servant did not expose the matter.”

I smiled and said, “Are you worried that I will cut the weeds and remove the roots?”

Xiao Shunzi said coldly: “You probably won’t know how to cut grass and remove roots, but it is the son’s ability to use people thoroughly. General Su is not the kind of person who can be used and deceived. hatred,

So I didn’t break it down.

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I couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed, Xiao Shunzi really saw through me as a person. If I knew Su Qing’s identity before this, I would definitely send her to Nanchu. Now I feel that the control in Nanchu is not strict enough. And it will probably deceive her about a lot of things. This is my habit of employing people. Except for my direct descendants, I don’t like to tell them all, but now Su Qing is in this situation, but I can only reuse it. She and dismissing her choose one.

To me, there is no doubt about Su Qing’s loyalty, and she has a very high prestige among secret spies. For the soldiers below, the struggle for power and profit in the imperial court is actually a relatively distant thing. Su Qing and Fengyimen The relationship does not make them distrust.

Most of the soldiers who knew Su Qing’s identity were shocked because they were worried that Su Qing would be implicated. After all, the crime of treason was linked to the nine clans. They might not care about Su Qing’s identity, but they would care about the military’s upper echelons. Cleaning, after all, it will implicate many people and even themselves.

Under such circumstances, it is more in the interests of Dayong to pardon Su Qing, but this is only my idea, and my ability is only to prevent Su Qing from being exposed to military positions during the Battle of Qinzhou. The final decision is to let Su Qing be It was decided by the emperor, and the final result is not easy to speculate. Although the emperor has always been graceful and generous, he is the emperor after all. The emperor attaches great importance to the throne and the Sheji. When Fengyi Sect rebelled, Wen Ziyan almost once As for the emperor’s death, although the emperor expressed his respect for Wen Ziyan after the incident, the best enemy is the dead enemy. If Wen Ziyan dies, it naturally doesn’t matter. , so Su Qing’s fate is still in between.

I looked at the secret book on the table. In fact, I don’t want to hand over the book right now. It’s better to wait until the end of the Battle of Qinzhou. Moreover, Hu Weiwei will also have a secret letter to pass up. Even if Huyanshou is clearly in love, it is better for me to submit this matter earlier. At least with my face, I can save Su Qing’s life, this woman Women are more than men, I really admire it, even Xiao Shunzi has a heart, let alone me.

At this time, Huyanshou walked in in despair and said, “There is a military report from His Royal Highness King Qi’s side, saying that Anze’s defenders are very fierce, and they have also used the water army, and they need to transfer the water battalion to help. Your lord will come to the Chinese army to watch the battle.”

I frowned slightly, why did the Northern Han army try their best to resist in Anze? According to the truth, Qinyuan City is deep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the food supply is stable. The Northern Han army is obviously not as powerful as our army. Instead, it is more reasonable to take advantage of the situation to lure the enemy into the depths, stand firm in Qinyuan, consume our army’s strength, and then use elite cavalry to fight our army decisively.

But I don’t think about the things that I can’t figure out for the time being. Anyway, King Qi and the others are veterans on the battlefield.

Looking at Yunshan Ai Ai, this Northern Han is really a hard bone. I hope my strategy will be successful. Of course, it would be better if I didn’t use it.

Looking coldly at the Yong army swarming down the city, Duan Wudi looked solemn, and from time to time he mobilized troops to defend the city as steady as Mount Tai. This still does not relieve the fatigue in his heart. It has been four days. Yong Jun has a large number of troops and takes turns to attack the city. The rhythm is strict and smooth. The siege does not stop day and night.

The arrows rained continuously on the city, the catapults and crossbow machines almost never stopped roaring, and the rolling wood and pounding stones boiled oil and lead water, destroying the entire body of the Anze city wall, and some parts have exposed the clay behind the wall bricks, and so on. , it is only a matter of time before Anze City is broken.

Duan Wudi rubbed his forehead tiredly. Since the last time he was poisoned, his physical strength has not been good enough, and he is easily fatigued.

Duan Wudi forcibly propped himself up and looked down at the city. The Yongjun middle army was wearing a blue umbrella, wearing golden armor and a red brocade shirt. The Yongjun commander Li Xian and a scribe in blue were sitting on a chair talking and laughing. Very happy, this kind of sight hit the Northern Han army more than the endless siege.

Duan Wudi watched coldly for a moment, waved the flag, and the Qinzhou navy rushed out from the water gate in the west of Anze, and went around the main attack direction of the Yong Army in the south. There was a sound of machine crossbow bowstrings, and the Yong Army who was attacking the city had long been there. They were preparing to hold their shields to avoid the arrow rain, but the strength of the siege was naturally weak. An Ze once again repelled this round of onslaught of the Yong army, and when the Yong army’s naval warship appeared, it was impossible to stop it. The retreat of the Northern Han navy.

When the Zezhou water camp first arrived yesterday, Duan Wudi used a catapult to destroy a Yong army warship. Since then, the Yong army warship has never dared to approach Anze’s water gate.

After seeing this group of Yong army attacking the city retreat, another group of Yong army slowly pushed forward. Duan Wudi sighed and asked the sergeants defending the city to start changing their defenses. They had been fighting continuously for half a day, so they should go down and rest for a while. Now, looking up at the north, Duan Wudi thought in his heart, “Why hasn’t the reinforcements from the general come yet? The general said that as long as I hold on for five days, I will have nothing to do with me, but today is the fourth day.” When I was feeling uneasy, a guard hurried over and said: “General, the general’s messenger has arrived, please follow the plan.” After saying that, he handed over a letter.

Duan Wudi hurriedly opened it, and after only watching it for a moment, he was overjoyed, with a smile that could not be concealed on his face, often in the eyes of Yong Jun under the city, Duan Wudi had a cold murderous intention in his eyes.

At this time, I was also uneasy in the city. If things were abnormal, I would be a demon. Duan Wudi is not a fool, and Long Tingfei is not an idiot. An Ze’s situation can’t stop our army’s edge. It is impossible for our army to capture the city for a month or two. In Anze, although Duan Wudi is tightly defended, the height and thickness of Anze’s city walls are not strong enough to stand by and wait for help. Why don’t they retreat? From Anze to Qin Yuan, the mountains in the middle are ups and downs, and the hills are continuous. If they gradually retreat, relying on those fortresses, they can delay our time for a month. In fact, I never planned to use any cunning means to attack Anze, or even Qinyuan, here. , it can only be done by our army relying on military strength to attack.

Looking at An Ze, who seemed to be crumbling but still standing, the doubts in his heart could no longer be concealed, and he couldn’t help asking: “Your Highness, does Su Qing have a military report?”

King Qi frowned and said: “Not yet, but yesterday the second batch of baggage arrived, and also brought a few divine arm crossbows, which should be available for siege tomorrow.”

I nodded lightly and looked into the distance. The sun was setting and the sky was dim. I didn’t watch the siege at night. I hope to see Anze’s city break tomorrow. Why didn’t Su Qing move? I couldn’t help thinking of something. Not very likely.

Su Qing was sneaking in the mountains in grey-yellow clothes. After she returned to the battlefield, she soon discovered that the situation was a little unusual. Although the Northern Han army blocked Yong Jun to Anze, they then arranged for a secret spy to intercept her. The scouts who killed Yong Jun crossed the Anze line of defense, but Su Qing still mixed into this area with his martial arts and familiarity with Anze’s geography.

The strangeness of this situation made Su Qing temporarily give up the estrangement with An Ze’s army. After all, if there was no accident, An Ze would not be able to keep it, and her duty was to prevent this accident from happening as much as possible.

She swept up the well-defended hillside with her serpentine movement. Relying on the color of her clothes and the soil and grass, she finally found a suitable place to check the military situation. After the hill, it was the river that runs through Qinzhou—Qin Shui, Su Qing’s eyes suddenly showed a horrified light, she saw what she was looking for.

It was a dam. There was nothing unusual below, but there were some water outlets that could be opened and closed. Qinshui flowed rapidly down through these holes, and next to the dam, connected to Qinshui, was a large lake with a radius of several miles.

Countless thoughts flashed through Su Qing’s mind. In his memory, this lake was not the original one. Seeing that there were traces of fire around the lake, it must be a large lake that was excavated by the Northern Han army by cremation in winter to remove the ice. When the Qinshui rises in spring, a pool of water is stored, and the design of the dam is very clever. As long as the lake is full of water, the Qinshui can still flow downstream, so that the water level changes of the Qinshui cannot be seen downstream. Compared with the whole Qinshui, the water of a lake is not obvious.

But it only needs to seal the water outlet above the dam for one day, and then destroy the dam. With the help of the terrain and water power, it is enough to form a torrent that can annihilate thousands of troops. Twenty miles below is Anze, where is Yong Yong. At the place where the army and the Northern Han clashed, once the floods flowed away, the Yong army would definitely be wiped out, and the northern Han army protected by the city wall would not suffer heavy losses.

Resisting the horror in her heart, Su Qing slowly retreated, very slowly. She didn’t want to show her signs at the last moment, and she was lucky. A few days ago, this place was still protected by heavy troops. Therefore, there are not too many Northern Han spies, most of them go to the front to investigate the military situation, or to clear the spies among the refugees.

This is also Xiao Tong’s mistake. In his opinion, Su Qing, the leader of Dayong’s secret spies, should be detained or even executed. It is difficult for other secret spies to have this ability to reach this place through heavy blockades.

Finally returned to the hiding place safely, Su Qing estimated the time, and with a wry smile, exerted all his strength and ran towards Anze. There was no way to do it. There are many eagles and falcons from the Northern Han Dynasty, and carrier pigeons are completely useless. It was even more difficult for other scouts to send letters back safely, so she had to hurry as fast as she could.

Although it was only a short distance of 20 miles, in order to break through the blockades, Su Qing did not dare to expect to return to Anze soon.

Under the city of Anze, King Qi angrily looked at the water gate in the west of Anze. Today, the Beihan naval forces attacked repeatedly, which really made him look unsightly. In spite of his cruelty, King Qi finally ordered two groups of navy troops that arrived in Anze to take the initiative to attack, and the navy of the Northern Han Dynasty must be trapped in the city, but unexpectedly, the navy of the Northern Han Dynasty was a new army after all, and it was actually in the Dayong navy. Under the tactic of splitting and attacking, they were blocked on their way back, and had to retreat upstream. To achieve their goal, the Dayong navy did not bother to pursue, so they simply blocked the west gate of Anze, and used the catapults and crossbows on the ship to attack the west of Anze. The city wall launched an attack, boulders smashed into the city wall, and bursts of crossbow arrows shot at the city head.

Seeing this situation, all the troops were overjoyed, and they all attacked the city with all their might. A cloud ladder leaned against the city wall, and a blue-black figure began to appear on the city wall. Li Xian was overjoyed, pointing to the city head and said: ” If it weren’t for Anze’s dangerous terrain, leaning on the cliff at the back and Qinshui in the west, where would we need so much time to capture it.”

I smiled slightly, but felt even more uneasy in my heart. It was too easy. Who is Duan Wudi? I have seen information about him. There is no problem in defending Anze for more than ten days. Just listen, but today Duan Wudi is radiant, but it is not the same as the old days, defending the city and defending the city frequently, it is a bit outrageous, and the mistakes of the Beihan Navy are reasonable, but they are somewhat suspicious. .

I stared at An Zecheng and thought about what was on my mind. If the Northern Han army really had a conspiracy, then how should it be done? The Northern Han army is not as powerful as our army, and our army did not make any mistakes in attacking the city. It may hurt our army, unless it is ruthless.

Thinking of this, my heart suddenly shuddered, why didn’t I think of this before, maybe I didn’t have the intention of winning.

In a hurry, someone brought Anze’s 50-mile map. I studied it carefully, and my eyes fell on Qinshui. The terrain in this area is steep. If the water is stored in the upper reaches, it can flood the Yong Army. The project should be very large and cannot be completed within ten days and a half. Before that, Qinzhou was still in the freezing period, so it was very difficult to do so. However, our army is going to attack the Northern Han Dynasty. These seemingly impossible things.

Although I had some clues in my heart, I couldn’t help frowning. Without any evidence, how could I let King Qi withdraw the army?

When I was hesitating, a horse from a distance came from Juechen, and immediately the man was holding the Fengxing flag of King Qi’s army. It was a token used by the scouts. No one dared to block their way. They blocked, but when they saw the Fengxing flag in the hand of the man, they all avoided it. The man flew to the central army, dismounted and hurriedly said: “His Royal Highness, Lord Supervisor, the Northern Han army is building a dam in Feiyun Gorge, twenty miles away. Water, I’m afraid today is the time to release water.”

Although I had already noticed it in my heart, I still couldn’t help but let out a sigh of surprise. I looked closely and saw that the person was Su Qing, but now he is described as haggard, with broken clothes and wounds on his arms wrapped in the placket. just got here.

Li Xian was also shocked when he heard the words, and suddenly stood up and asked, “But the truth?” I didn’t wait for Su Qing to answer, and stood up and said solemnly: “Your Highness, the situation of the Northern Han army is different, and this minister also thought it was the case.”

Li Xian was decisive, glanced at Su Qing, then looked at the map in my hand, and said categorically: “Now I don’t know when they will release the water, our army must not rush to retreat, Xuan Song, you command the siege soldiers to retreat slowly, After I lead the personal guards to break, you will withdraw from both sides of the Qinshui River. Don’t slack off. Let the sailors go down the river as soon as possible. .”

At this time, I didn’t care about being polite anymore, Xiao Shunzi helped me onto the war horse, and I whispered: “Your Highness should not take risks lightly, there is still a big situation that needs His Highness to control, this time we know the enemy’s tricks in advance, Even if the loss is heavy, it will not be overturned.”

A cold light flashed in Li Xian’s eyes, and said, “Don’t worry, I’m not someone who doesn’t know the importance and will not die casually. You go first, and when the army starts to retreat, I will leave in time. Now that I’ve gone too far, I Worrying about messing up the military, General Su, you know the geography of this place, so protect Mr. Jiang from leaving, and when the water recedes, you can quickly rendezvous with the Chinese army.”

Su Qing hurriedly nodded and got on his war horse. Our group of more than a hundred people quickly left the battlefield. We were not from Zezhou camp. Although we walked abruptly, we did not attract too much attention from our soldiers. When I heard the horns behind me, I thought that King Qi was preparing to retreat, and I prayed that King Qi and the generals of the three armies could retreat safely.

When I left Anze City for nearly twenty miles, a loud rumbling sound like rolling thunder suddenly came from my ears, and I cried out in my heart, “Bitterness!” Come and leave safely.

But I can’t care about the things over there, I can only let the horse run wildly. Who knows how far the water can go, I still run as far as possible.

While cursing Long Tingfei and Duan Wudi in my heart, I cursed myself why I didn’t expect the enemy to attack with water. I hurried on the road. Fortunately, I still practiced riding in the army these days, otherwise it would be difficult to escape now. .

At this moment, under the city of Anze, it has become a hell on earth, and the water flows straight down the Qinshui River.

com It was originally a white line in the sky, but it didn’t take a moment to reveal its true face. The turbid river was several meters high, like a frightened beast, rushing wildly. The eardrums, but looking up at the eyes, it is a clear sky, the power of the flood, and so on.

The flood passed by the west side of Anze City, and instantly surrounded Anze City. Although the water gate on the west side had already been closed, the river rushed into the city along the water gate, and the raging frenzy was raging in the city. The city is as high as soldiers and civilians, and the holes for the water have been arranged, but the door was opened first in the inner city, leaving the outer earth uncut, and the inside was only blocked with bricks. Once the flood passed, a large hole was opened in the city wall. , the floods passed through the city.

Even so, standing on the tower, watching the flood in the city, Duan Wudi was still uneasy in his heart. He didn’t want all the soldiers and civilians in the city to be buried with Yong Jun, and Yong Jun didn’t know how to get the news. Spread the letter, I am afraid that the flood will only cover the city of Anze.

The defenders in Anze City were protected by the city wall and could survive, but the Yong Army outside the city suffered heavy losses.

Although the King of Qi ordered the cavalry to leave with a pair of cavalry because of the timely news, the Yong army had 40,000 cavalry and 50,000 infantry under Anze City. The Yong army of nearly 5,000 had to retreat on foot.

No matter how fast their legs can run, they can’t go faster than the flood. Most of them are landlubbers who don’t know water, and almost all of them are lost in the flood.

The Dayong navy suffered even more heavy losses. Most of the warships and cargo ships were destroyed by the torrent. Fortunately, most of the soldiers above were able to use water. With their extraordinary water ability and holding the boat boards floating in the water, most of them were People escaped with their lives, but it is a pity that the warships of Zezhou Shuiying and all the baggage of Yong Jun were almost completely destroyed in Qinshui.

[End of this Chapter]