In the spring rain, the rain and mist are permeated, and thousands of silver threads are rippling in the air, just like a curtain of beads, which is like a cloud of smoke covering everything.
Yun Qing stood at the door looking at the thin silky rain outside for a long time without speaking, not knowing what he was thinking.
Sponian lowered his voice and said, "Lord, General Fang is here, waiting outside."
Yun Qing said, "Let him in."
Fang Xing walked into the room, saluted Yun Qing who was standing in front of the desk, and then called out: "Lord."
Yun Qing greeted Fang to walk to him, and then pointed to a location on the map on the table: "You will go to Shangqiu with fifty thousand soldiers and horses. Fei meets. Take a rest for the night and attack Xiayi with Lu Fei."
Fang Xing thought about it. Lanyang was about two hundred miles away from Shangqiu. Two days and one night was enough to arrive. Fang Xing nodded and said, "Master, I must be in Shangqiu before dark the next day." One night's rest time is enough for the soldiers to keep their spirits up.
Yun Qing said solemnly, "No matter how much you pay, you and Lu Fei must take down Xiayi within two days."
Fang Xing's face shrank upon hearing this, and he asked, "Master, Xiayi is less than two hundred miles away from Xuzhou and Huaizhou. Xiayi is easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if we pay a heavy price to attack Xiayi within two days. But once the reinforcements from Xuzhou and Huaizhou arrived, we couldn’t defend Xiayi. @ "In two days, he was sure to take the Xiayi, but the problem was that he paid a huge price to break the Xiayi and couldn’t hold it again. Why fight.
Yun Qing said: "You only need to break down the lower town. When the enemy's reinforcements arrive, you will retreat to Shangqiu."
Fang Xing understood that Yun Qing had another plan, and he did not continue to question, and immediately issued a military order: "Don't worry, I will take Xia Yi within the specified time. If the task cannot be completed, Fang Xing mentions See you soon."
Yun Qing said, "Take a good rest today."
Fang Xing was sent out of the house. At this time, the rain was still falling. Yun Qing turned back and suddenly said to Sponian, "I don't know when the rain will stop?" Originally, Yun Qing arrived in Lanyang and planned to take a two-day rest to attack Caozhou. But he didn't expect it to rain on the second day after he arrived in Lanyang. Although the rain is not heavy, the weather in February is much colder when it rains. It just so happened that his attack on Caozhou was also a pretense. Now that it is raining, there is no need to make another excuse for not attacking Caozhou.
Sponian said what he knew: "I heard that in Lanyang every February, the light rain always rains non-stop, and sometimes it will continue for half a month. This rain, I see if there are no three or five days of rain. Can't stop."
Looking at the silky rain, Yun Qing said softly: "I hope it will rain for another five days." Even three days is enough.
On the evening of the second day after Fang Xing set off, Yun Qing received a message from the capital, saying that Yan Wushuang Flying Pigeon would send a message to Yu Baojia and let Yu Baojia increase his troops. This is also the disadvantage of forming an alliance, if Yan Wushuang coordinates the battle, he can directly order the transfer of troops. But Jiang Nan is in charge of Yu Baojia, and Yu Baojia can only order the troops to be transferred.
Yun Qing's face suddenly changed, could it be that Yan Wushuang knew about his plan. Thinking of this, Yun Qing quickly shook his head again. There are only five people who know his plan, including himself, and these five people will definitely not leak the secrets.
Unfolding the map, Yun Qing studied the map carefully. After a while, Yun Qing's expression eased slightly. Yan Wushuang asked Yu Baojia to send more troops to the town. It is estimated that he suspected that he was not really going to attack Caozhou in Lanyang as a cover, just in case he sent Yu Baojia to send more troops to the town. But that's the case, Yun Qing's heart is also lifted. Once Yu Baojia really increased his troops in the lower town, it would be very difficult to break through the lower town. But fortunately, the capital is thousands of miles away from Zhejiang, and there is a war. Even if the flying pigeons have not passed the letter for two days, the news will not reach Yu Baojia. Zhejiang is also thousands of miles away from Huaizhou, and Yu Baojia's order to increase troops will reach Huaizhou in two days at the fastest. At that time, the war in Xiayi had ended.
Thinking of this, Yun Qing immediately wrote a secret letter and sent it to Lu Fei as quickly as possible.
On the day before Fang Xing and Lu Fei attacked Xiayi, Du Zheng sent troops to attack Fuyang, while Guan Tai also sent troops to attack Anzhou.
Yu Baojia and Yu Chunhao received a battle report from Fuyang and Anzhou within a day. Although Yu Chunhao was not good at warfare, he always felt that it was not quite right: "Why Du Zheng and Guan Tai sent troops at this time?" The two places sent troops at the same time, so you don't need to think about it and know that it was Yun Qing's order.
Yu Baojia looked at the map and said after a while: "Although they sent troops earlier than we expected, but they want to break through Fuyang and Anzhou with the troops they have on hand, that is a delusion." , Plus their own 150,000 soldiers and horses, and Anzhou also has his 150,000 elite soldiers. They have many troops against the enemy, and they occupy a favorable position. The city is strong, and the enemy cannot break their defense.
Yu Chunhao said: "I always feel that something is wrong."
Yu Baojia also felt a little abnormal, but after thinking about it, she shook her head and said, "I haven't found anything wrong for the time being."
The next day, the morning when Fang Xing and Lu Fei attacked Xiayi, Yu Baojia and Yu Chunhao received a message from Yan Wushuang. Yu Chunhao's face was a little heavy, and said, "Uncle Jia, Yan Wushuang said that Yun Qing is likely to attack Xiayi. What do you think about this?"
Although Yu Baojia lives a luxurious and corrupt life, if he is not really capable, even with the support of Yu Xiang, he will not be able to sit in the position of Governor of Jiangnan. Yu Baojia clicked on the location of Xiayi on the map and said the same thing as Fang Xing before: "Even if they break through Xiayi, Xiayi is easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as reinforcements arrive, we can quickly retake Xiayi. Yun Qing is a 20-year veteran on the battlefield, and he is not an ignorant child. How can he treat war as a child's play." Knowing that Xiayi can't hold it down, he will continue to fight, unless Yun Qing's brain is pretty amusing. If it were not for Yan Wushuang to send reinforcements, he would never form an alliance with Yan Wushuang. Regarding the war, he didn't want to listen to Yan Wushuang at all.
It wasn't that Yu Baojia had no eyes on him, but that Yan Wushuang had never led a soldier to fight. Therefore, Yu Baojia believed that Yan Wushuang could only talk about war on paper, and would not fight at all.
Yu Chunhao acted more cautiously, thinking for a while and said: "For the sake of safety, let's transfer 40,000 soldiers from Xuzhou and Huaizhou to Xiayi!" Yan Wushuang is also a cautious person, since he is flying pigeons to spread the word. There must be his reasons.
Yu Baojia thought about it and said, “Five thousand soldiers and horses are too many to be transferred. In this way, 10,000 soldiers and horses will be transferred from Xuzhou and Huaizhou.” Xiayi originally had 60,000 horses and sent another 20,000. A total of 80,000 horses is enough.
Yu Chunhao thought for a while and said: "If there is war in Xiayi, they will immediately send soldiers and horses to reinforce Xiayi."
Yu Baojia nodded and agreed.
Because it was too far apart, even if the eight hundred li was in a hurry, the news that Fang Xing and Lu Fei had attacked Yi was only delivered to Baojia's hands in dark.
When Yu Baojia received the battle report, he was a little unbelievable: "How come?" Yan Wushuang had actually guessed it. But the question is, what is Yun Qing's purpose in attacking Xiayi
Knowing that they can't hold back, they still fight, and I want them to believe that it's hard to ask. Yu Chunhao's face was heavy: "Yun Qing attacked Xiayi, what on earth is he plotting?"
Yu Baojia couldn't figure it out either.
Yu Chunhao summoned all his staff and told them about the battle in Xiayi. Yu Chunhao briefly explained the situation and asked everyone to think about Yun Qing's purpose in attacking Xiayi.
The staff's answers were varied. Some said that Yun Qing was suspicious, and that Yun Qing wanted to ease the pressure of Du Zheng's attack on Fuyang. After a long time, there was no convincing statement.
One of the staff surnamed Yan did not interrupt, but looked at the map and fell into deep thought.
When everyone discussed about it, Mr. Yan showed a look of entanglement. He didn't know whether he should tell his guess.
Upon seeing this, Yu Chunhao asked: "Mr. Yan, it's okay to say something." This Mr. Yan talks very little on weekdays and gets along with the other staff, but his thoughts are different from ordinary people. Those ideas are generally regarded as unrealistic. It's just that Yu Chunhao loves him and doesn't mind raising another person, so he has been raising him all the time.
Mr. Yan raised his hand to Yu Baojia and Yu Chunhao and said, "Your Excellency Governor, Master Yu, I have a bold guess. Yun Qing sent troops to attack Xiayi, not Xiayi, but Fuyang."
Several of the staff sneered, but they were also wittyly silent on this occasion.
Yu Chunhao asked: "What do you mean by this sir?"
Yu Baojia didn't agree with him, but he didn't interrupt Mr. Yan either. No matter what, this little time can still be wasted.
Mr. Yan pointed a line on the map and said: "Xiayi is more than 500 miles away from Fuyang. If the infantry is fast, it will take four to five days. There is such a long time that it is enough to send troops to stop. But if you change to cavalry, you can arrive in one day and one night. Moreover, the speed of the cavalry is so fast that we can't stop it." The marching speed of the cavalry is four to five times that of infantry, more than 500 miles, The cavalry was enough to arrive day and night.
If the Northwest Cavalry appeared in the rear of Fuyang, the army would be upset by then. Even if the Liaodong Army's combat effectiveness is strong, Fuyang can't keep it. Once Fuyang missed, the whole Anhui was in danger. Thinking of this, Yu Chunhao broke out in a cold sweat.
Yu Baojia had a much stronger mentality than Yu Chunhao. He heard Mr. Yan's words and said: "Mister's words are very reasonable. However, there are only cavalry in Xihai and Yucheng in the northwest. But the cavalry in these two places has not moved. Unless it is clouded. Qing can conjure up cavalry with a trick."
Yu Chunhao calmed down and said, "Yun Qing only transferred 50,000 soldiers and horses from Yucheng, Xihai and Yucheng's cavalry did not move." If the cavalry were dispatched, he would have heard the news.
One of the staff surnamed Hong said: "The cavalry is the main force against the northern abductees. If the cavalry is deployed, once the northern abductees attack the West China Sea, the West China Sea will not be protected." If the West China Sea is not protected, Gaocheng may be in danger. . There is a battle in the front, but the rear is unstable, and this battle cannot be fought.
As soon as these words fell, two more aides stood up to deny Mr. Yan's speculation.
Everyone said a word to me, and most of them thought Mr. Yan's speculation was unreliable. Yu Chunhao felt that there was no point in arguing any more, so he let the staff go down. In fact, there are not many staffs but good staffs, Yu Chunhao has too many staffs around him.
Mr. Yan was not disappointed either, he just said his own speculation. As for whether Yu Baojia and Yu Chunhao are in agreement, that is not what he can control.
There were only two people left in the room, and Yu Chunhao was lost in thought. After a while, Yu Chunhao said: "Uncle Jia, if Mr. Yan's speculation is true, then there is only one possibility. This cavalry is unknown to us." The two cavalry from Xihai and Yucheng, Yun Qing It is impossible to mobilize them without knowing.
Yu Baojia was silent, he was assessing the authenticity of this matter.
The more Yu Chunhao thinks about it, the more he feels that Mr. Yan’s guess is right: “The northwest is vast, and Yun Qing trained a cavalry in a secret place. It’s not difficult. As long as we avoid our eyes and ears, we will know nothing. ."
Yu Baojia looked at the map on the table, but still said nothing.
Yu Chunhao was a little anxious and said, "Uncle Jia, if Yun Qing really has a third cavalry, then we must take immediate measures, otherwise Anhui will not be able to keep it."
Yu Baojia said calmly: "A cavalry can't be built within three to five years. If what you say is true, then Yun Qing has been planning the matter four years ago."
Yu Chunhao's expression suddenly changed when he heard this, and said: "After the drought, Han Yuxi exchanged grain for a large number of horses outside the Great Wall. It is said that there are quite a few war horses in this batch of horses." Since it is a war horse, just adjust it. It can be used. However, at that time the cavalry of Xihai and Yucheng were reorganized and expanded. He thought these horses had been sent to Xihai and Yucheng.
Upon hearing this, Yu Baojia immediately issued an order to ask Xuzhou and Huaizhou to send troops to strengthen Xiayi, and at the same time prepare them for the enemy's attack. The reason why we didn't say that there might be cavalry attacking is because the cavalry is powerful in combat and can be ten. If he said that, he was worried that it would cause unnecessary panic. Of course, if there are cavalry in the most important thing, even if you tell the generals in Huaizhou, they will not be able to stop it.
Yu Chunhao said after Bao Jia gave the order: "Uncle Jia, should I tell General Qiu about this." The cavalry arrived, and killed them by surprise.
Yu Baojia shook his head and said: "These are just our speculations and have not been confirmed. If you tell them, once the news leaks out, it will shake the military's morale." If you tell Qiu Dashan, no one can guarantee that Qiu Dashan will not flee back with troops. Go to Shandong. Needless to say, Qiu Dashan can last a while.
If Yuxi was here, he would definitely laugh. The upper and lower cannot be one mind, it is strange that they can win this battle.
Yu Chunhao said anxiously: "I am most worried now that the reinforcements from Xuzhou and Huaizhou have not reached Xiayi, and the Xiayi has been breached." Only the thick walls of the high walls can block the cavalry. Once the Xiayi is broken, the cavalry will Can go straight to Bozhou.
Yu Baojia said: "The skills are inferior to others, and we only have to admit it." He was convinced to lose to such an opponent.