Chapter 148 Whoever grabs it will get it, I said it
Lengge stood on the ridge, looking at the endless stream of people fleeing from the famine below.
"How many villages have suffered?" He turned around and asked the general Shulu beside him.
“According to the scouts’ reports, Li Dachui’s troops only had two thousand riders in total, and the leaders were indeed Li Dachui and Gu Xiaoman. They came to Qingtong Gorge almost unabashedly, and before they came to us On the way, more than 5,000 people from seven villages were driven away, and the villages were burned to the ground. "
"No killing this time?"
"Li Dachui and Xiao Changche look a little different. This horse bandit did not kill anyone, he just drove him away! But he may not have any good intentions. Are there spies among the people who were driven away? When these people came to us, We need resettlement. Originally, we only had enough food in the spring, but now there is a huge gap." Shulu said.
"The food will not be bad, don't forget, the Third Highness is eyeing our place now. He sent a letter to Yandu asking for food. It is very refreshing this time for the Third Highness to keep it!" Leng Ge said.
Shulu nodded, looked up at Lengge, and whispered: "General, there are only two thousand people, why don't you give it a try? We still have three thousand cavalry here! I The scouts tried it, but it was either Xiao Changche's subordinates or Li Dachui's gang of horse bandits! Besides, we can also mobilize the Yezhu Ridge team to come here. It only takes one day to rescue Sullivan from Yezhu Ridge. If we don’t come back, it’s considered an exchange of equal value if we keep Li Dachui. No, I think we’ve made a big profit!”
Lengge smiled: “You think so?”
Shulu nodded: "General, this old boy Sullivan is not from the same group as us. He was defeated, and even the people behind him will lose points in the court. This is a good thing for the Second Highness. . On this basis, if we can still win a battle, we will be able to distinguish ourselves immediately by comparing them, don’t you think?”
"What if we lose?" Lengge said.
“How could we lose?” Shulu said confidently. "Three thousand cavalry and seven thousand infantry. If necessary, we can transfer people from Yeboar Ridge."
"We have never fought directly with Li Dachui." Lengge said: "But you Don't forget, Wutu suffered a big loss at the hands of this man a few years ago. I don't think I am better than Wutu. After that battle, Wutu fell into despair and was demoted to look after the mine. Drinking too much every day makes people useless.”
Shu Lu couldn’t help but fall silent when talking about Xiao Changche’s rise to fame.
“He only allowed you to see two thousand people, but we don’t know if there are other means hidden in the darkness!” Lengge said: “Now we are basically certain that Salie Wen is bound to fail. Compared with a loser, as long as we don't fail, we are already much stronger. As for the icing on the cake, if we are 100% sure, we will naturally do it, but as long as we have it. There is a 10% chance of failure, so why should we take the risk?”
Shulu swallowed a mouthful of saliva, can the account of the mind be calculated like this?
Patting Shulu on the shoulder, Lengge smiled and said: "I am old, and young people like you are the pillars that His Highness will rely on in the future. There are some things that you have to stand higher and see clearly. Stay away. What I just told you is about politics, related to the contest between His Highness the Second Highness and His Highness the Third Highness in the court. As for us, we are the extended minions of His Highness the Second Highness. Sullivan will naturally It belongs to the Third Highness. Remember, only if the Second Highness wins can we soar to the sky. Don’t you want to take the horse south and drink from the river? But if the Second Highness doesn’t take the throne, do you have this chance? Just like Tu, he will be a miner, or he will lead the charge in battle all his life. One day, he will die in the hands of an unknown enemy.
Lengge smiled and nodded: "After talking about the political aspect, let me talk about the military aspect. We may not be able to defeat Li Dachui in one aspect, but in another aspect, you have passed the test of Anton Capital. The army protecting the mansion?”
Shu Lu was stunned: “General, didn’t you say that Ling Huye is on the same side as us on this matter? They also want to kill Xiao Changche. It’s just not easy to do it yourself.”
"It's true that he wanted to borrow a knife to kill people, but did he ever think about smashing the knife with a hammer afterwards?" Lengge said: "Have you ever thought about this?"
"No way? If you go back on your word like this, can you still win people's trust in the future?"
"Winning people's trust?" Leng Gechi smiled: "People like Ling Huye don't need to win people's trust, they only need benefits exchange. The benefits of exchange are sufficient, because the imperial court has confirmed that as long as there is chaos in the Great Qin Pass, Linghuye will definitely leave, and then we will be able to easily control the life and death of us little people outside the pass. And the failure of a local war is not within the scope of the big shots."
"As long as this condition exists, Yandu will tolerate Linghuye?"
" Yes!" Lengge said: "Shu Lu, this is not only about the issue outside the pass, but also about His Highness's plan to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf. Do you think that His Highness is satisfied just by taking the Yin Ma? The Central Plains is His Highness’s ambition. Chang’an is known as the greatest city in the world. Don’t you want to go and see it? ”
As the two of them were talking, a horse galloped over.
"General, the Qin army in Yuntaihuang has made a sudden move." A messenger took out a secret report from his arms and handed it to Lengge.
Shulu was stunned. Lengge held up the letter and shook it at Shulu, "Look, everyone really wants to get some benefits from this war! Let's go, that one Chen Wuliang will definitely come to attack our retreat. Do you think Anton will turn a blind eye if the people in Yezhu Ridge move?"
"The general is still a fool, I am wrong!" Shu Lu felt a little ashamed.
“There is still more to learn in the future!” Lengge laughed: “Don’t think the old guy is old. Some things require time and experience to accumulate.”
At the foot of Yuan'an City, another round of attack was over. The Yuan army on the opposite side retreated like a tide. Ding Ergou sat directly in the blood. Beside him, Lu You was panting like an old cow. There were only about half of the three hundred people in their brigade. The other brigade led by Hu Kan was also in similar condition. The situation was better. It was just the central army led by Xia Zhi himself, a team of 400 people, and there were still just over 300 left. The Chinese army reached the front. Lu You and Hu Kan retreated to the Chinese army group and began to reorganize and merge into one to form a new group. Lu You became the new commander of this group.
On top of the city, the situation is not very optimistic either. Yuan'an City was not big, so Sullivan launched attacks from three directions at the same time, while Xia Zhi blocked one side, and Xiao Dongwei was commanding the remaining two sides of the city. The strength of Yuan'an City opened the eyes of Xia Zhi and others this time. Old and young, men and women, all went to the city to fight, and they seemed to be very skilled in tactical movements.
By this time, Sullivan had long forgotten the real purpose of his coming out this time, and all he had left was the hatred that gnashed his teeth. It would be difficult to understand the pain in his heart without chopping everyone here into pieces. hatred.
I thought it was a feast that could be won easily, but unexpectedly, I kicked it on the iron plate. They were obviously half-peasants and half-soldiers, but they blocked his elite soldiers and generals during the fight. Hard to make any progress.
If the fight continues like this, even if Yuan'an City is really captured, the losses will be difficult to accept. But if you give up and withdraw like this, it will be even more embarrassing. You will also lose your position as the temporary commander-in-chief who just became the commander-in-chief. More importantly, What's more, if I spoil His Highness's important affairs, I'm afraid he will go to keep company with Wutu. Wutu will just go to work as a mine head, and I might have to go to the West Sea to herd sheep.
Sullivan decided to launch a final general offensive.
The uneasiness in my heart has become more and more serious as time goes by.
I don’t know how to put it, but I just feel that this matter should end as soon as possible.
Lu You watched as the opponent's Chinese army flag began to move forward. The enemy general, who was even fatter than him, was riding a tall horse and walking at the end, holding two huge hammers in his hands. When I walked in front, the fat on my face couldn't help but tremble several times.
General Sullivan of the Yuan Army, can General Xia withstand him?
A general with high martial arts training alone cannot withstand the attack of the army and change the shape of the battlefield, but when he is combined with the army and becomes the vanguard of the army, the situation is different. .
Xiao Changche's three thousand iron cavalry are powerful outside the pass. The most powerful one is naturally the indestructible chisel of Xiao Changche himself.
On the top of the city, dense and continuous drum beats sounded, and Xiao Dongwei on the top of the city also sent a signal for a decisive battle.
"Where are the reinforcements?" Lu You picked up two axes and stood up, "Hu Kan, you take command, I will go and help General Xia!"
"Go!" Hu Kan, who was also covered in blood, held up a large knife full of gaps. "This Yuan army is much harder to fight than the one four years ago!"
Lu You took a step forward He moved forward and stood next to Xia Zhi, standing side by side with her.
Xia Zhi turned to glance at him and nodded: "Fat man, hold on, Xiao Changche will be here soon!"
Lu You nodded vigorously.
“It will definitely come soon!”
On the top of the city, the sound of horns suddenly sounded, the sound of drums suddenly changed to a rhythm, and the cheers were loud and earth-shattering.
"The reinforcements are coming, the chariots are back!"
On the top of the city, Xiao Dongwei roared and jumped up and down, running from one end to the other, kicking those who had collapsed. Soldiers on the ground, "Stand up, stand up, accurate Be prepared to chase the enemy."
The strong woman named Wei ran over dragging a big blood-red pole: "General Xiao, if you grab it, it's yours, right?"
"Whoever grabs it? Whoever it belongs to, I said so!" Xiao Dongwei said with a smile.
In the distance, streams of smoke and dust rose into the sky.
Sullivan turned around, with a look of disbelief on his face.
(End of this chapter)