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Chapter 422: A Battle of Last Resort


All of a sudden, Dou Jiande marched north, and his troops pointed directly at the borders of Shanggu and Zhuo County.

At this time, Shi Siming, the general of Zhuo County, was no longer in the outpost Zhuo County.

Due to the siege of Jixian by the Qi army, although Shi Siming knew that the defense of Jixian County was strong and the grain was sufficient, it was not so easy to capture.

However, as a leading general, his considerations will not be reduced, so he is worried about the local situation, so he leads the army to help However, as a general, Shi Siming's own ability is not inferior, and he is also heavily defended by Fanyang City on the northern border of Hebei.

Its purpose is to prevent Dou Jiande's army from taking the opportunity to attack and fall into a passive situation However, Shi Siming did not expect that Dou Jiande would be so decisive and would lead the invasion without hesitation.

As soon as he left with his front foot, the Xia army on his back foot marched at a galloping speed, approaching Youzhou and attacking its prefecture and county.

It is only said that because Dou Jiande, the king of Xia, took the majestic sea as the vanguard, Zhao Kuangyin joined the army with Song Zhengben and was responsible for the staff and military.

Due to the majestic sea and its superb martial arts, the border cities of Youzhou were lost, and the Xia army was like a bamboo, raising flags and looking at each other However, just when Xia Jun was full of will, he was hit head-on in an instant.

That is, under the city of Fanxian County, the Xia army relied on the superiority of troops, and the bravery of the generals and colonels of the army, but they could not break the city in time In fact, this does not blame the Xia army generals for being incompetent, after all, although the group of guards arranged by Shi Siming is not well known.

But its strength is at least in the middle and upper, and it is not incompetent, and Fan County has sufficient garrison equipment, and its troops are not weak.

Therefore, although the Xia army is elite in armor and has high combat power, it is helpless On the official road of Jixian County, an army wearing battle armor was slowly galloping.

Needless to say, this army is the An army led by Shi Siming to aid Jicheng.

As the march had been going on for a long time, Shi Siming also considered that the soldiers were already physically exhausted and difficult to support, so he gave an order and the army camped in place to rest for one night.

Hearing the order, many Anjun sergeants were overjoyed, and immediately received the order and began to rest in turn according to the general's instructions.

For a long time, the sentinels galloping to the west were galloping in, and the smoke and dust on the ground were also filled with the wind.

"Report, Fan Yang urgent" "Inform the general, General Shi sent a letter, at this time, the Xia army has already approached the city and launched a fierce attack on it."

"Because of the strength of his troops, General Shi has fallen into a bitter battle" Hearing this, Shi Siming was immediately shocked, and the generals beside him were also blinded.

After all, the Anjun army had already stationed heavily on its borders to guard against the invasion of the Xia army.

But it is a heavily defended area, but it is in a bitter battle, and it may fall at any time.

It can be seen from this that the situation has deteriorated to what extent at this time, and the combat effectiveness of the Xia army's soldiers cannot be underestimated.

After a long time, Shi Siming pondered for a while and said slowly: "You explain in detail the current battle situation in Fan County. ” Hearing this, the sentry did not dare to conceal it, and hurriedly told the situation before leaving that it was true one by one Immediately afterwards, Shi Siming and the generals under his command barely understood the current battle situation in Fan County.

In general, at this time, the battle situation in Fan County was extremely unsatisfactory for the An army, and its situation had fallen into disadvantage, and there was a risk of being broken at any time.

For a while, Shi Siming thought about it a little, and when he learned about the battle situation, he immediately summoned the generals in the army and his own descendants to discuss.

Shi Siming, as a general of the An Army, independently guarded one side, and was deeply used by An Lushan, and was extremely beautiful for a while Therefore, Shi Siming did cultivate his own lineage generals.

Although the generals under his command are not as capable as the generals under An Lushan, this is a fact.

After a long time, all his generals also received Shi Siming's instructions and came to converge one after another.

Immediately, Shi Siming glanced around, understood it in his chest, and said slowly: "Everyone, I was going to receive an emergency battle report just now."

"Now the Xia army has taken advantage of the eastward advance of our army to take the opportunity to lead the army to invade our army's states and counties."

"Due to its strength and sufficient forces, the situation of our army does not allow for optimism" "I don't know what you can do to solve this crisis" With Shi Siming's explanation, the generals couldn't help but widen their eyes and were instantly frightened.

After all, now the An army is rushing to Jixian County to support its defenders and resist the attack of the Qi army.

However, the Xia army seemed to have negotiated with the Qi army, and the cooperation was so tacit that they really attacked together.

As a result, Shi Siming is now in a dilemma, and it is difficult to take care of the beginning and the end Both Fan County and Ji County are important strategic locations, and once they are lost, the impact will be the destruction of the Anjun army The loss of Fan County is equivalent to the opening of the gateway to Youzhou, and the Xia army will drive straight in, pointing directly at Zhuo County.

As for Jixian County, it is located in the center of Youzhou, and its security army will fall into a passive situation, and it will be suppressed by the Qi army with full power, and there is no way to mobilize it.

Therefore, even if Shi Siming was for a while, he didn't dare to make a decision easily, where to lead the army to support He only said that at this time a scribe in the tent was sitting here slowly, and did not speak.

This person is the person Shi Siming met by chance when he was patrolling Zhuo County, and because of his talent and appreciation, he finally won Shi Siming's attention and relied on his staff.

Therefore, Shi Siming is also very much more important than him, and his opinion will be asked on matters big and small.

Immediately, Shi Siming took the lead in talking and asked, "Mr.

Cui, what do you think about this matter?"

"When it comes to support, what should Ben choose?"

This scribe's surname is Cui, Mingyuan.

Hearing this, Cui Yuan finally stopped being indifferent, stood up, thoughtfully, and said slowly: "General, I don't know which side you think is more important, Fan County or Ji County."

"Jixian" For a while, Shi Siming didn't know what Cui Yuan meant by this, why did he ask it with great fanfare about something that everyone with a discerning eye knew, but he still relied on his instinctive reaction and directly said the answer.

Not only Shi Siming was puzzled, but the generals under his command were also puzzled.

After all, the geographical location of Jixian County and Fan County is unobstructed, and anyone can know it.

After a long time, Cui Yuan said an abnormal answer.

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"Non-yes, non-yes" "I think that for the current situation of our army, Fan County is the really important place."

"After all, although the Qi army is now attacking fiercely, it seems that it is about to break the rhythm of Jicheng."

"However, Jicheng has strong defenses, a large number of troops, and plenty of food, how can it be so easy to break through its city with only a partial division of the Qi army."

"Second, this invasion is the Qi army's partial division, but the Xia army is the best of the best, plus the Xia King Dou Jiande personally conquered."

"In comparison, the strength of the two is not in a strength gap."

"Third, at this time, Jixian County was besieged by the Qi army, and King An must have learned of his military situation."

"At that time, the general will lead the army back to defend Fan County, and he will be able to firmly block the Xia army from Youzhou."

"At this time, King An will definitely keep an eye on Jicheng at all times, worrying about the local war situation, if something happens, King An will definitely plan the whole situation in time to prevent accidents."

For a while, Cui Yuan's words were slowly analyzed Although what Cui Yuan said was not so moving, it also said that eight or nine are not far from ten.

Indeed, these points are to conclude that the Anjun army can turn danger into disaster and make its due contribution.

Subsequently, as the chief general in the army, Shi Siming's mind was not slow, and he immediately thought of a strategic plan.

That is to lead the army back to the defense county to resist the attack of the Xia army.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in this case, under the consideration of the general, the whole army will quickly change its course to the west, go straight to Fan County, and annihilate the invading enemy."

For a while, with the adjustment of Shi Siming's military orders, the whole sergeant barely rested for one night, and then left the next day to continue the march, speaking slowly.

Yutian Castle It is only said that now that An Lushan has received Shi Siming's battle report, he already knows the content of his battle report, and he can't help but feel very happy For a while, An Lushan's mood that had already taken a breath suddenly fell.

In fact, since receiving Cai Xide's message, he advised An Lushan not to act rashly, so as not to fall into the conspiracy of the Qi army.

However, behind this matter, An Lushan has another plan, that is, whether Shi Siming will choose to help Jicheng.

As for An Lushan's heart, he actually didn't want Shi Siming to lead the army to aid Jixian.

According to Cai Xide's explanation, in fact, An Lushan had vaguely guessed the intention of the Qi army.

If something happens to Shi Siming, will An Lushan be saved at that time rescue, that would indicate the need to fight a decisive battle with the two armies of Qi and Yan in the field at the same time.

It's just that An Lushan has no certainty of victory in his heart at all.

Don't be a pawn of the Qi army, even if it is the Yan army under Luo Yi, in terms of its combat power, it is stronger than the An army.

After all, the strength of the two sides is a qualitative leap, and they are not at the same level at all.

As for not saving it, then An Lushan will lose the morale of the army, and its already weak military strength will shrink even more.

Subsequently, did anyone still think that with their own strength, how could they resist the siege of the Three Kingdoms of Qi Yanxia Therefore, now that he heard that the Xia army had invaded the border and fought a big battle with his own army, An Lushan was faintly happy.

Although the battle in the direction of Jixian is also very fierce, it is harmless to have An Lushan and Cai Xide pay attention at any time Under Jicheng, thirty miles away, the Qi army camped.

At this time, as the main general, Su Lie had already summoned Zhang and Jia Xu to discuss.

"Brother Zhang Xian, Mr.

Jia, our army has already constructed a strong line of siege and defense, and we will besiege it just when Shi Siming comes."

"Then encircle it and block it heavily, and then we can use Shi Siming as bait to make An Lushan obediently send it to the door and take the opportunity to annihilate it."

"But now" It was only said that when Su Lie said this, he was extremely confident, and his eyes revealed infinite essence.

Originally, Su Lie, Jia Xu, and Zhang Xian's intention was to besiege Shi Siming here first, and use it as bait to lure An Lushan to come to the rescue.

However, for the sake of security, Su Lie also sent a message to Gao Qi, asked him to get in touch with Dou Jiande, and persuaded him to send troops north to attack Zhuojun and Shanggu, so that the An army could not care about each other But in the end, Su Lie didn't expect that the time when the Xia army sent troops made him cry and laugh, and he happened to be stuck on Shi Siming's way to support Jixian.

Because of its strong troops, Shi Siming directly led the army back to help, causing the Qi army's plan to fail.

At this time, I don't know what kind of mentality Su Lie has, it can be said that he really has a feeling of lifting a stone and shooting himself in the foot.

"Alas, I knew that I shouldn't have sent a message to King Qi at that time and let him form an alliance with the Xia army."

For a while, Zhang Xian couldn't help but feel a little regretful, and his words were quite remorseful.

Su Lie and Zhang Xian were both worried, but Jia Xu on the side was not panicked, but calm This is Jia Xu, no matter where the situation develops, Jia Xu can be calm and immovable After a long time, Jia Xu showed a sly smile and said: "Actually, the Xia army attacked Fan County, and there was no conflict with our army."

Hearing this, Su Lie and Zhang Xian were puzzled, and asked in unison, "What does Mr.

Jia mean by this?"

"General Su and General Zhang think about it carefully, according to common sense, due to the superior geographical location of Jicheng on weekdays, its importance is not comparable to that of Fan County."

"After all, Fan County is lost, and after that, the An army can continue to hold on to the city behind it, resisting and consuming its strength."

"However, Jicheng is very different, once it is lost, it will be a situation related to the overall situation, and the An army will be defeated."

"So, just think about it, under what circumstances would Shi Siming think that Fan County is now far more threatening than Ji County."

With Jia Xu's words, Su Lie was not slow to react, as if he had a trace of understanding.

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"Wen He means that Shi Siming thinks that the city wall of Jixian County is tall, the grain is sufficient, and there are many people, and our army cannot take it."

"Therefore, he led the army to support Fan County, wanting to stabilize its battle situation first, and deal with it" Hearing this, Jia Xu said slowly: "This is one of them, and the other is that Shi Siming must have told An Lushan about his situation in the form of an eight-hundred-mile expedited form, so that he could know." ” "Now, as expected, An Lushan must be paying full attention to the battle situation here."

"If there is any disturbance, troops will definitely be sent to help."

"It is precisely because Shi Siming's background is An Lushan that he will ignore Jixian with great fanfare, but lead the army to help Fan County."

Suddenly, as Jia Xu put it in and out, the doorway was revealed.

Su Lie really didn't expect that there was such a way in this.

Su Lie's personality is a little arrogant, and he was not treated well by the scribes.

When sending troops, Su Lie also implored Gao Qi not to appoint military divisions, and he himself would definitely be able to lead the army to defeat An Lushan.

It's just that because of Gao Qi's instructions, Su Lie reluctantly agreed.

But since entering Youzhou, there has been Jia Xu's plan, which led to a great victory in Daicheng.

Now Jia Xu's general analysis coincides with An Jun's plan This move immediately made Su Lie dispel Jia Xu's opinions.

Nowadays, Su Lie's understanding of the scribe has a new concept.

Immediately, Zhang Xian asked from the side and said, "But now, how can our army once again attract Shi Siming to return and rescue him?"

Hearing this, Jia Xu said slowly: "Continue to storm Daicheng and arrange the trap." ” "Then, after a general's cavalry bypassed Jixian and went directly to attack Zhuoxian."

"Let Shi Siming know the wanton behavior of our army, and think that our army is in the hinterland, which is an unstable time bomb."

In this way, Shi Siming is always on guard against the situation here in his heart.

"With the complete destruction of the psychological defense, it will definitely be able to lead the rescue again."

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