Chapter 1251

Three minutes after Shenshi, Tian Yu finally stepped into Hukou town. Looking at the empty town, Tian Yu didn't have the joy of winning. It's obvious that the forces in Shangjun had already known about the attack of the Tang army. They had already moved the population of every town to the city. It seems that they want to be fortified.

However, these are not the most important things at present. At present, the most important thing is to take over the army on the other side of the river as soon as possible and transport all the food and grass of the army by the way.

"Somebody Tian Yu said in a loud voice,

"general! What can I do for you? " Next to the qinbing road;

"immediately send someone to send a signal to general Huaxiong on the other side, asking them to prepare to set up a floating bridge to meet the Army crossing the river. He ordered Xie Xiaowei to lead his cavalry to follow the army of Shangjun to confirm the movement of their army. Remember, he must be careful not to easily fight with the army of Shangjun. "

Soon, five thousand cavalry left Hukou town and headed for the direction of the withdrawal of Shangjun army in the West. The soldiers of the Tang army also began to enter the town to clean up the town and prepare to use it as a food storage base for the army.

In the evening, the floating bridge will be built soon. The first people to cross the river are Pang Tong and Hua Xiong. As for other troops and supplies, they will be slowly transported across the river after daybreak tomorrow, and then stored in Hukou town.

By this time, the entire town of Hukou had been cleaned up. Except for the southern town wall, the rest of the town was intact. Therefore, the Tang army did not need to make any changes, and could take over the defense directly.

In the administrative Hall of the town, Tian Yu, Pang Tong and Hua Xiong are discussing the subsequent war arrangements. Because a general is required to be in charge on the East Bank of the river, she dares not cross the river together, but in the camp on the other side of the river.

After listening to Tian Yu's introduction of the whole war, Pang Tong also fell into meditation: "in this case, it proves that the enemy has made a considerable degree of preparation, so we can't take it lightly."

"I also have this intention. After the army entered the town, I immediately ordered the cavalry to follow the enemy for surveillance. According to the news from the cavalry, the enemy left 4000 Hun cavalry behind, and then about 3000 soldiers. Now they have retreated to a narrow mountain valley more than ten miles away and set up a simple camp." Tian Yu nodded and said,

"is there any other information?"

"Yes, according to the cavalry general's report, the terrain of Shangjun is very special. There are ridges and valleys everywhere. Although there are not many trees on the ridge, the two ridges are almost separated by a valley tens of feet high, and the ridges are generally very steep. Not only can the cavalry hardly climb up, but even the soldiers want to climb up the ridge It's difficult. " Tian Yu added,

"sure enough..."

"Does the military division know such a terrain?" After hearing Pang Tong say such words, Tian Yu asked curiously;

"I have never seen it before, but before I left the capital, the king gave me some advice. He once talked about the special terrain of Shangjun and told us to be careful."

"Don't worry, commander. Even if the king doesn't say it, I will be careful. From tomorrow, the army will start to clear the way to dingyang. It is estimated that in about ten days, all the grain and grass from Hedong will have been transported to Hukou town. With two months' guarantee of food and grass, the army will be able to march on dingyang. "

"General Tian, give this matter to the last general. I have ten thousand Xiliang cavalry. I will surely kill all those Hun cavalry." When Hua Xiong heard that Tian Yu was going to send troops, he immediately asked for a fight.

"it's not impossible for the general to send troops, but he needs to promise me a condition!" Tian Yu said with a smile;

"please say, not to mention one condition, even ten conditions are OK."

"Once the soldiers and horses of Shangjun are defeated, the general can't pursue them more than two miles. Otherwise, even if he wins, I will investigate the general's crime of disobedience in the battlefield. Will the general agree? "

"Ah?" Hua Xiong was stunned. He wanted to retort again, but he saw Tian Yu's firm face, so he said: "don't worry, general. I'll keep it in mind. Even if the troops and horses of Shangjun are defeated, the cavalry can't pursue them more than two miles away. Otherwise, even if they win, they will be investigated for the crime of disobedience in the battlefield!"

"Well, the general can go and prepare. He can lead the troops to fight tomorrow morning!"

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In the palace of Luoyang at night, Huangfu Chaobo, together with Guo Jia and Xu Shu, was carefully reading the information of the princes of various countries sent back by the shadow guard. Now the Tang army can be said to have a great family and a great career, and they know it all around, so it's impossible for Huangfu Chaobo's people not to be careful. This time, he sent Tian Yu to fight, which was also an attempt of Huangfu Chaobo.

Today, there are only three generals in the Tang Dynasty who can be handsome: Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun and Xu Rong. Huang Zhong and Xu Rong are both over 50 years old. Although they are nearly the same age, Xu Rong's health is obviously not as good as Huang Zhong's. today, the army leaders are not strong enough. They have been seriously ill twice last winter. Huangfu Chaobo sent fan a-ling directly from Luoyang for treatment.

Huang Zhong is one of the famous veterans of the Three Kingdoms in history. If he can kill Xia Hou at 70, his body will not blow. However, if Xu Rong is in an accident, only he and Zhao Yun will be able to lead the army in the Tang Dynasty. It is obviously unrealistic for the surrounding environment of the Tang Dynasty.Another point is that Huangfu Chaobo also hopes to have a senior general in Luoyang, ready to support the four sides at any time. Although some of the others are capable, they are not qualified and experienced enough. For example, three generals Tian Yu, Zhang Yan and Huang Xu are not new to the army, and they are not qualified enough to lead tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops to fight alone, such as Ji Ling.

Ever since Ji Ling took refuge, Huangfu Chaobo has been shocked by his surroundings. He is sure that Ji Ling is also a member of the Three Kingdoms who has been blacked out, and that he has been blacked out to death. The four dimensions of Ji Ling seen by Huangfu Chaobo are command 85, force 90, intelligence 72 and politics 48. However, after checking all the relevant data of Ji Ling in the game, Huangfu Chaobo found that the best four dimensions are command 78, force 83, intelligence 51 and politics 48. Except for the same politics, the other three dimensions are obviously one or two grades lower.

Comparing these two levels of data, Huangfu Chaobo thinks that Ji Ling's data is reliable. You know, Ji Ling, as the number one general under Yuan Shu, has been fighting with Yuan Shu for many years. If it is really 70 plus commanding 80 plus force, can he help Yuan Shu achieve such great success now?

Not only Ji Ling, but also Wen Chen, a group of generals under Yuan Shu, were artificially weakened several times. The main reason is that Yuan Zhu took the lead in becoming emperor. But even if Ji Ling's ability is strong enough, loyalty is no problem, but if so, it's not appropriate to lead the army as a general. As a new general, many of the generals in the Tang army would not agree with him.