"The Guanzhong Plain is fertile for thousands of miles, and the Chang'an area is prosperous and wealthy. All these are the dreams of the'Turkic'. There have been several invasions of the Central Plains by the northern Hulu in the past dynasties. It was not from here that the'Qi State' set the capital in Luoyang. , I just don’t want to be threatened by the “Turkic” all the time! My father thinks that this “Turkic” invasion will inevitably target Yongzhou.” Dongfang Lund explained to Dongfanghong.
"Oh! I hope the Turkic will not have the main force this time! Otherwise, the boy is really worried that the 100,000 troops of the Zhenbei General will be able to block the opponent by then!" Although Dongfang Hong said so, he still has hope in his heart. When Turks came to Yongzhou, they hoped that General Zhenbei would lose to the opponent, and his father would have the hope to lead his troops to resist the enemy, and then things would be easy to arrange in the future!
"Regardless of whether the'Turkic' will bring a large army, my father has written to notify the'General Zhenbei' and told him my views. I hope he can stand firm and resist the enemy, but don't attack."
"Don't worry, father, the'General Zhenbei' will not be a fool. As soon as the opponent's army is estimated, no one will attack to meet the enemy! But if the father personally commands it, it will be foolproof."
"Although Weifu is in charge of the military and administration of the entire prefecture, the field corps of the four camps in the south, east, north and west are under the direct jurisdiction of the court, and the father is just the military soldiers from all over Yongzhou. You said'General Zhenbei' is not a fool or is it not? Will take the initiative to attack, but this is not necessarily true. Based on my understanding of this person, Feng Yu, the'General Zhenbei', is self-employed and very happy. I am afraid that something may happen!" Dongfang Lunde said worriedly.
"Since my father is already worried, let's take precautions beforehand. Don't let'General Zhenbei' really have an accident, let's be caught off guard."
"My father had thought of this a long time ago. After receiving the court report, he had arranged it for his father. I hope Feng Yu will not do stupid things this time!"
Just half a month after Dongfanghong and his son had finished discussing the matter, the'Turkic' army arrived as scheduled. Just as Dongfang Lunde expected, this time the'Turkic' came out in full force. A total of 230,000 troops were sent to attack Qi in three routes.
On the east route, Prince Ahu, son of Gili Khan, led an army of 60,000 to attack Youzhou, on the west route, General Umqi led an army of 50,000 to attack Liangzhou, and on the middle route, Gili Khan himself led an army of 120,000 to attack'Yan. Door', slay straight to Yongzhou.
And everything was as predicted in advance by Dongfang Lunde. Feng Yu, the'General Zhenbei', greeted his merits and was lured into its encirclement by the'Turkic'. The loss of the 100,000 army was close to 60,000. Feng Yu also knew it was difficult to say. Apologize for the blame. The'Turkic' army has passed the'Yellow River' non-stop, and has been less than a hundred miles away from the'Shangjun'. The remaining 40,000 remnants of the North Camp have retreated to the'Shangjun' for the final battle.
Dongfang Lund knew that things were going to be troublesome when he learned that Feng Yu refused to listen to advice and was greedy and defeated. So immediately dispatched all the soldiers that could be deployed in his hand, and immediately went to'Shang County' to support the defense. As long as the'Shangjun' is guarded, the'Turkic' will not be able to drive straight in, and Yongzhou will be safe!
Dongfang Lunde sent troops to support'Shangjun' on the one hand, and issued emergency documents to the court, hoping that the court would send reinforcements immediately. But it didn’t happen that the court’s palindrome had no soldiers to send, because the court had sent 170,000 troops to the southern front before the arrival of the Turks, and now there are only more than 50,000 troops, of which 20,000 troops are for defense. Yizheng guards'Tongguan'.
However, the only good point is that due to the emergency, the imperial court has issued the imperial decree "Special order of Yongzhou Governor Dongfang Lunde to concurrently serve as the general of Zhenbei. The leading camp has 40,000 soldiers and horses, and dispatched Yongzhou mansion soldiers to resist the bandits. Once the fighting in the rest of the situation eases, they will immediately deploy troops to rescue them. 'Dongfanghong was happy when he knew it, because this was the opportunity he was looking forward to.
Dongfang Lunde can't be happy. Now there are nearly a dozen enemy soldiers, and he only has 40,000 defeated soldiers in his hands that can compete with the Turkic cavalry, and the rest are more than 50,000 soldiers transferred from the army. On the battlefield, he was not an opponent of the Turkic cavalry, so he could only defend the city. Even if they just can't hold on, the total strength is barely 100,000. Whether this can hold is not certain! Dongfang Lund now only hopes that the troops on other lines can quickly solve the opponent and send troops to help, and he can hold on until that time, even if he wins! Otherwise, once the'Turkic' broke through his defense, the consequences would be disastrous, and he would probably only apologize for his death.
When Dongfang Lund said this to Dongfanghong, Dongfanghong also felt a crisis. This is clearly the imperial court sacrificing the entire Yongzhou to complete the original strategic policy, and there is no doubt that the governor of Yongzhou will become a scapegoat at this time! Once let the'Turkic' army commander drive straight into the East Lunde, it will be hard to blame, and his family will only have to be buried.
Dongfang Lunde looked at the map in front of him in the handsome tent, and after a long period of thought, he made up his mind and said: "Now our army is weak and can only defend with all its strength, and Shangjun has become an isolated city. The soldiers of the North Camp were transferred back to the defense of'Dan Ding' and'Shicheng', and perhaps they could be dragged to other lines to send troops to help." The generals under the tent dared not speak indiscriminately at this time.
So Dongfang Lunde issued the first general order, ordering the 40,000 soldiers to guard the'Northland' under the command of the deputy general of the Beiying, only to stand firm and not meet the enemy. The remaining 40,000 soldiers and horses of the Beiying evacuated from the Shangjun and nearly 20,000 soldiers guarding the Anding Stone City respectively, and went to the Anding to command operations.
All armies came to the designated city for defense without stopping. At this time, Dongfang Lund also brought Dongfanghong to the'Anding' city. This is the gateway to the Guanzhong Plain. Once the'Turkic' army is broken, it will sweep across the fertile Guanzhong. Regions, no one will be able to stop by then. Dongfang Lund is putting himself to death and then reborn!
The reason why he took Dongfanghong with him was to let his son see the real battlefield and accumulate future capital. At the same time, he also knows his son's current abilities, so Dongfang Lund also hopes that his son can make contributions in this battle. Moreover, Dongfang Lunde wanted to come to his son’s two tiger generals, Wei Chigong and Pei Yuanqing, but Dongfanghong always disagreed, and the two of Yu Chigong were also unwilling to join the army, making Dongfang Lunde now You can only use this method to make them work!
In the temporary commander's mansion in the city of'An Ding', generals and officials at all levels, including Dongfang Hong, stood silently waiting for Dongfang Lund's orders.
"I just received the information, and now the'Turkic' army has entered the'Shangjun'. Now they are collecting food and grass and rest in the'Shangjun' army. Once the other party finishes their rest, they will definitely go straight here. You can have it. Is there a good way to retreat?"
Everyone, look at me, and I see you talking in a low voice. At this time, someone said: "The only plan now is to stick to the city for reinforcements, as the general said."
At this time, someone raised an objection: "The enemy is powerful. We only have fifty to sixty thousand people. Among them, the government soldiers can't compete with the Turkic cavalry. And the war on all sides does not know when the fighting will end, and the reinforcements do not know when they will arrive. I may not be able to hold on for too long!"
"This is not necessarily true. This time the opponent's main purpose is food and grass. From the bottom of my opinion, the'Turkic' cavalry will definitely collect along the way, which will inevitably delay the attack time, so it is still possible for us to maintain'stability'." An official said.
"This statement is not correct! Once the opponent gets a lot of weight, he will be more confident, and he will definitely attack'stability', and then it will be really dangerous!" An officer retorted.
"According to your excellency, don't they give up if they don't get food and grass? Don't forget the purpose of this'Turkic' invasion. Once they don't get enough supplies for the winter, wouldn't they be even more crazy!" Another civil official said .
Someone on the military commander's side heard this and said angrily: "According to your opinion, then we don't have to guard at all! Just collect all the food and hand it to the Turkic people and they will naturally withdraw their troops, and everyone is happy. ."
"You are taking it out of context, when did I say that."
"Huh! I didn't say it, but it's almost the same." There was already a quarrel between the civil servants and generals.
"Shut up! This is the commanding account of the three armies, not the vegetable market. See how you are in line, the enemy forces are even arguing with each other, don't you think we are not happy to lose!" Dongfang Lund shouted aloud when he shot the handsome case. Rebuking everyone, everyone dropped their heads.
"Alright! This general has decided that he will never leave a grain or fodder for the Turkic. Order! All the people from the Anding, Northland and Shangjun areas will be moved and disbanded. All food and materials are taken away, and the ones that cannot be taken are burned on the spot, and all the dealers in the field waiting to be collected are burned. Never leave anything to the other party. If there is a violation of this order, those who violate this order will be "cut"!" Dongfang Lunde Army Order issued.
At this time, an official stepped forward and persuaded: "The general, please think twice. If this is the case, it will make the Turkic people more frantically attack in order to get food. Isn't this counterproductive!"
Dongfang Lund looked at him and said, "You only know one thing and don't know the other. According to intelligence, the'Turkic' army transported all the looted materials to the rear in the'Shangjun', leaving only a small amount of food and grass for turnover. We are now in Yongzhou at a time when there is food everywhere, and they don’t have to worry about food shortages. Once our army destroys all the supplies along the way, the'Turkic' army will fall into a land where food and grass are scarce. Transporting from the rear is time-consuming and laborious. What's more, the food that has been transported is their life-saving food this winter. A little less is a life less. Moreover, this long-distance transportation of grain and herbs is easy to be ambushed. This is also one of the reasons why the other party has never penetrated into our country. There is no supply of food and grass."
After listening to Dongfang Lunde's analysis, everyone couldn't help but nodded in agreement. "Of course, once the opponent is short of food, they will surely attack our army, so that the pressure on our army will increase accordingly. But you should not forget that the opponent is a Turkic person. Our army is not necessarily its opponent when fighting immediately. They are not good at this siege! As long as our army can withstand the attack at the beginning of the opponent, the'Turkic' will be greatly affected. As long as they hold on for three days, they will be in a hurry, and they will not be able to attack after repeated attacks. It will be unstable. At this time, the "Turkic" people must send people to the rear to rush food if they want to attack. Then it will take half a month to wait for the food to arrive! This is exactly the opposite of the lightning strike tactics used by the "Turkic". , During this period of time, can other troops in our country still be unable to win? With the wisdom of Geely Khan, he will naturally see the danger here when he arrives. I am afraid that he will automatically withdraw his troops when he can't attack our city."
Everyone had a bottom when they heard it, and they all said respectfully: "The general is really thoughtful!"
Dongfang Lund was not completely relieved. He threw a problem to everyone: "Although the tactics have been set now, there is an important issue in this. That is the speed of the'Turkic' troops. Now they are still In the'Shangjun', they will only take a day off and send troops. And we only have two days to complete the arrangement just now, so we must block the'Turkic' cavalry for at least two days. I wonder if any of you present can complete this task? But before you answer, I want to remind you that although the'Turkic' has sent more than 30,000 people to escort supplies back, there are still nearly 90,000 people. And if you can’t Blocking the opponent for two days, then all the plans will be completely useless, and then it will be as if someone said that this city might be difficult to defend!" Dongfang Lund looked at everyone as he said.
Everyone was a little dumbfounded now, even if they were fighting against the Turkic cavalry when their forces were equal, none of them were sure. What's more, the strength of the northern camp that can fight now is less than half of the opponent's, and it is still newly defeated. Who dares to take this hot yam! This is not a time to be aggressive, and defeat is a small one. Once you can't complete the mission, you are a sinner of the ages!
Seeing that everyone was afraid to take the order, Dongfanghong suddenly thought of a person, so he stepped forward and said to Dongfang Lund: "Father handsome! My boy recommends one person, and this person will definitely be competent."
Everyone looked at Dongfanghong curiously. Everyone knew that this was the third son of Master Cishi. Don't even look at the age of sixteen or seven. It is said that he was good at martial arts. Does he want to attack himself, can Master Cishi agree
Similarly, Dongfang Lund frowned, he also thought Dongfanghong wanted to play in person! Once Dongfanghong said that it was really difficult for him to make a decision, he did not agree to guarding so many generals, it seemed that he was a little bit public and private, how to lead his troops in the future. If you agree, this is a dangerous task. If your son has an accident, you don't want to say that you are in trouble, even the wife will not let yourself go. But before she goes out, she will never let her son be in danger.
When Dongfang Lund was still hesitating, Dongfanghong said, "Father! My boy knows that there is an officer in the Northern Army who is good at fighting and has excellent martial arts. If this person leads the army to block the'Turkic' cavalry, it will be successful."
"Australian? There is such a general in the army, so call him. This general wants to see for himself." Dongfang Lund could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. At the same time, he was a little curious about what kind of character his son recommended. He was right. Dongfanghong's eyes have always believed.
"Leading officer! Go and find Lieutenant Qin Qiong of the Northern Army." It turned out that Dongfanghong thought of his second brother Qin Qiong.
With little effort, Qin Qiong led the command into the handsome mansion. When Dongfang Lund saw Qin Qiong's heart, he felt admiration, saying, "This person is by no means comparable to ordinary generals, but there is such a capable person in Beiying, but he has not been reused. Feng Yu is really damned Extremely. It is a godsend that my own son can know this person. This kid really doesn't know what else is hiding from me as a father! '.
After Dongfang Lund saw Qin Qiong, he told him the matter again. Qin Qiong was very grateful when Dongfanghong recommended that he lead soldiers to resist the enemy. Since joining the army for several years, he has not been able to be reused, and his heart is full of resentment. Now the opportunity has finally come. Qin Qiong immediately knelt down and replied: "Please rest assured, Qin Qiong is willing to lead the troops to resist the enemy, and swear to drag the enemy for two days. If you can't complete the task, Qin Qiong will raise your head to see you."
"Okay! I will make you a deputy general of the Northern Army and lead the northern battalion with 20,000 soldiers and horses to go out of the city to resist the enemy. As long as General Qin can do this, after the triumph, I will come to the court to ask the general for merit."
"Subordinates take orders!"
As soon as Dongfang Lund finished speaking, Dongfang Hong knelt next to him and asked for orders: "Father handsome! Please let the child go with General Qin."
"This" Dongfang Lund hesitated for a while and said: "Well! I have ordered you to resist the enemy together with Lieutenant General Qin, but don't behave arbitrarily. Everything must be done by General Qin."
Dongfanghong replied excitedly: "The child only respects general orders."
When Dongfang Lund lifted Dongfanghong, he whispered in his ear: "You kid give me back alive." Dongfanghong smiled and nodded to his father.
In this way, Qin Qiong and Dongfanghong led 20,000 soldiers and horses to set off. Of course, Pei Yuanqing, who likes to fight the most, and Yu Chigong, who wanted to protect Dongfanghong's safety, also accompanied them. At the same time, Dongfang Lunde's strategic deployment of "Strengthening the Walls and Clearing the Wilds" also unfolded. It is now to see whether Qin Qiong can hold the opponent for two days, and the key to the outcome of this battle also depends on these two days.