Governor Geng Xuan is the son of Geng Bingwen, Marquis of Changxing, Geng Bingwen has three sons, the eldest son Geng Xuan, married to Zhu Biao's daughter, Zhu Yunwen's brother-in-law, and is now working as a concubine in Beijing; The third son, Geng Xuan, is a five-grade Beijing official, and his official position is not too high, but he is also a fat shortage; Geng Zhen is his second son, and the only one who inherited his father's business and is in the army.
Geng Rong was one step ahead of Geng Bingwen, and as early as the beginning of the year, when Zhu Yunwen wanted to attack King Yan, he was sent to Shanhaiguan to command 30,000 troops and clamp down on King Yan's siblings.
However, this time, after Li Jinglong replaced his father as the rebellious general, he parachuted him into a boss: Wu Gao, Marquis of Jiangyin.
Wu Gao is the marquis, whether it is a military position or a title, he is far above him, Geng Rong had to give up the handsome position and become the deputy marshal.
After Li Jinglong's general order arrived, Geng Rong rubbed his hands and had the highest fighting spirit among the three generals.
His father was defeated at the hands of Zhu Di before he was cut off from the post of rebel general, and Geng Zhen wanted to avenge his father for this arrow.
As soon as he received the general's order, he immediately ordered the men and horses of his headquarters, and together with Wu Gao, the Marquis of Jiangyin, and Yang Wen, the general soldier of Liaodong, they rushed to Yongping City.
The total strength of the three generals is more than 60,000 after a combined army, and the Yan army stationed in a small Yongping City is only a few thousand people, so it is not a problem, the three generals mobilized the army to attack the city day and night, and the Yongping City was captured at dawn the next day, and the defeated troops of the Yan King fled to Beiping, and the three generals were stationed in Yongping, while arranging defense, and on the other hand, the good news was submitted to the camp of Li Jinglong, Dezhou.
Unexpectedly, the battle report had just been sent out, and the Tanma who was chasing the defeated soldiers of King Yan to Beiping rode to report that the army of King Yan was galloping in the direction of Yongping.
Wu Gao was taken aback, and said to Geng Zhen and Yang Wen: "Yan Wei reacted so quickly, and as soon as the defeated army fled back, his reinforcements set off."
Before the words fell, the second probe came to report again: "Report, general, King Yan's reinforcements are coming to Yongping in the starry night, and it is estimated that his strength is about 50,000. ” Geng Xuan said in surprise: "How can Yan Wei send an army of 50,000 Cao Guo to prepare to attack Beiping City, Yan Wang sent so many troops, doesn't he plan to stick to Beiping?"
Yang Wenqi said: "How can this be, if King Yan abandons the city to fight, then it's good, he has lost the foundation, how can he King Yan still be considered the morale of King Yan's army will inevitably be weakened, the army of 50,000 is almost the limit that King Yan can mobilize to fight at the moment, it is impossible that there must be fraud in it, maybe it is King Yan Bluffing, so he is suspicious, more fanfare, more rice stoves, deliberately confusing my ears and eyes, and then probe" As soon as the Tanma left, the third Tanma arrived, this time not only insisting that the Yan army had at least 50,000 people, but also bringing an even more shocking news, the commander of the army was Zhu Di, the king of Yan himself.
Wu Gao, Geng Xuan, and Yang Wen looked at each other, and after a while, Yang Wencai said inexplicably: "How can this be true, Cao Guogong's hundreds of thousands of troops are pressing the border, Beiping is in danger, King Yan ignores it, and goes out to take Yongping What is it possible that this Yongping is more important than Beiping King Yan's use of soldiers, it is really unpredictable, it is simply unreasonable" Jiangyin Marquis Wu Gao said with a solemn face: "No matter what, I'm afraid the news will not be fake, Yongping City is low and shallow, it is not suitable to hold on, tens of thousands of troops stick to the city, but they can't be manipulated, if you go out of the city to fight, King Yan will come with a large army, morale is high, and the strength is not inferior to us, the two generals should be cautious." ” Geng Xuan sneered: "Master Hou, Lord Yang, haven't you understood, King Yan is using the strong to bully the weak and break through the strategy, his methods are the same as when he dealt with his father, he wants to solve our soldiers and horses, relieve his worries, and then go all out to deal with Cao Guogong, and at the same time, it is also to use our defeat to hit Cao Guogong's military heart."
In my opinion, if we can successfully dampen his spirit, it will be a big victory, our 60,000 troops are crowded in a small Yongping City, and we can't be at the mercy of it, since the strength of King Yan is still slightly inferior to ours, it is better for me to wait outside the city to line up and fight against the city. ” Wu Gao disagreed: "The small walls of Yongping City are short, and the 60,000 army is indeed at the mercy of it, but it is indeed too reckless to fight against the city and take the lead in the first battle."
General Yang, you immediately led the men and horses of your headquarters to camp outside the northern city, dig more trenches, and spread more thorns, your headquarters men and horses are from Liaodong, all of them are cavalry, and the king of Yan is not good, once we can't hold it, we will rely on your headquarters to fight the front and retreat to Shanhaiguan. ” Geng Xuan said unconvinced: "Master Hou, our men and horses are at least more than the Yan King, not to mention that we are waiting for work at ease, and we are worried about defeat before fighting, wouldn't it be to grow the morale of others and destroy our own prestige."
Wu Gao is old and refined, and his bearing is not comparable to that of young people, he just smiled slightly when he heard this, and he was not annoyed, and said: "Thinking about defeat before winning is the way to general."
What's more, King Yan came here, obviously wanting to catch turtles in the urn and annihilate my Yongping defenders, so as to achieve the effect of taking the lead.
Previously, King Yan defeated Lingzun's 130,000 army with 30,000 soldiers, which shows that the combat power of the Yan army cannot be underestimated.
It is necessary to know that Yan Wang dog jumped over the wall in a hurry, but we don't need to resist stubbornly, if we really can't resist the enemy, as long as we successfully break out of the encirclement and retreat to Shanhaiguan, it is a thorn inserted in the back of Yan Wang's abdomen, and he must always be restless, which will achieve our goal.
Geng Dudu, your soldiers and horses" Wu Gao carried his father out and stabbed him without yin or yang, Geng Zhen was furious, and without waiting for Wu Gao to finish speaking, he sneered: "The last general's soldiers and horses, naturally lined up with the outside of Dongcheng City, Yan Wang's 50,000 soldiers and horses, most of them are surrendered troops, how much combat power can be won by him last time, it was all a plan to annihilate, this time I want to see what tricks he has."
He didn't wait for Wu Gao to speak, turned his head and walked out, and glared at Wu Gao angrily, but he was the commander who came from the airborne, and he really couldn't help Geng Xuan, the real governor, so he had to pinch his nose and endure this bad breath, and arrange for his headquarters to guard the city.
The so-called three huts of Princess Ning Shaning are really just three huts, the middle is the dining hall, the left is the bathing room, the right is the bedroom, the bedroom is paved with floor mats, low and high curtains, as if in the tent, outside, there are tents in the four corners of the house, which is the residence of the guards.
There was only one cottage and one bedroom, which was clearly Shanin's residence.
Xia Xun said with a smile: "It turns out that this is the place where the mother lives, and it is really an honor to live here." ” Sha Ning glared at him fiercely with a pair of big eyes, and said, "Although I won't kill you now, but you dare to be so flamboyant, believe it or not, I dare to cut your tongue" Xia Xun smiled and said, "Niangniang, your eyes are already big if you don't stare at them. ” "Hmph" Sha Ning was so angry that the roots of his teeth itched, and he flicked his sleeves and looked back and said: "Watch him closely, if he dares to escape, he will be killed."
Zeng Er agreed loudly, glared at Xia Xun coldly, and took off his pretending saber and bow and arrow, Xia Xun walked around the room with his hands, and saw that Sha Ning was still standing in the room, staring coldly at his actions, so he smiled and said to her: "Niangniang, this is the place where you live now, Niangniang is not going back to the city, why do you have to stay here as a guest?"
Shaning snorted coldly, went out and got on the war horse, but did not return to the city immediately, but rode the horse to the mountain, only three personal soldiers accompanied her, and the others stayed, obviously Xia Xun's guard.
Xia Xun walked around the front and back of the house with his hands in his hands, and then wanted to go out, but was stopped by Zeng Er, who was staring at a pair of bull's eyes, Xia Xun stopped in a good temper, sat down casually on the grass, basking in the warm sun, and smiled at Zeng Er: "Second brother Zeng, it seems that you are not Han."
Zeng Er unloaded the saddle sheath from the horse and put it on the ground, and while stroking the horse's mane, he said: "Yes, even if you have a little eyesight, I am Duo Yanwei's person, Miss is married to the prince, and we are relatives who came to the palace with Miss." ” Xia Xun said: "Oh, then it's no wonder, it turned out to be Niangniang's henchman, I heard that among the three guards of Taining, Fuyu and Duoyan, the tribe of Duoyanwei is the weakest, and the leader of your department married his sister to His Royal Highness King Ning as a side concubine, and also has the meaning of helping Duoyanwei with the help of King Ning, is that so?"
Zeng Er's face turned red suddenly, glared at Xia Xun, blushed and scolded thickly: "Fart Fu Yuwei and Tai Ningwei, it's just that the clansmen have more than us Duoyanwei, and there are more cattle and horses than us.
"It turns out that there are often conflicts between Fuyu, Taining, and Duoyan Sanwei, and sure enough, there are only eternal interests, no eternal friends."
Xia Xun's eyes lit up, and he said: "So, what's going on with Liu Kui, the guard of Liujiakou?"
Zeng Er's face froze, and then he replied coldly: "Liu Kui was originally my young lady's playmate since childhood, and he originally lived in our tribe, but he is a commoner, and commoners are not allowed to marry nobles, although the young lady likes him, she can't marry him against the rules."
The surname Xia, you'd better keep an eye on your tongue and don't talk nonsense, otherwise, I'm afraid your head will be thrown away with your tongue. ” Zeng Er said as he led the horse away and went to drink the horse and feed it.
Xia Xun smiled, put the general's hat on his face, and lay down on the grass with his arms on his pillow, thinking in his heart: "This woman Shaning, who has both losses and glory with King Ning, plus such a pungent surname, wants to threaten her with her privacy and ask her to do things that are harmful to King Ning's interests, I'm afraid she will refuse."
King Ning's eyes were narrow, and he still had a glimmer of hope for the court and his good nephew, and he couldn't make up his mind until he was in a desperate situation of life and death, and it was even more difficult to coerce him into raising troops.
Fortunately, my brother and I still have a hand, and I don't completely hope for this fierce woman and the gentle King Ning, can I be regarded as strategizing and winning thousands of miles away."
Zeng Er came back from drinking the horse, and saw Xia Xun holding Erlang's legs, not caring about his prisoner situation at all, and humming a song very happily: "I kiss you goodbye in the crazy night, my heart is waiting to meet sadness" Zeng Er took a sip and scolded with a smile: "How could this heartless thing be sent by King Yan to such a thing?"
To be continued: