Chapter 240

In the twinkling of an eye, three days later, Yu Tianxiang and Gu Qingcheng were already under the river Yan Prefecture. Gu Qingcheng led 20000 troops to the west of Heyan Prefecture, and Yu Tianxiang's 45000 troops to the south. Ye Zhiqiu sent three thousand scouts and three thousand Fengqi to the East and north of Heyan Prefecture respectively. They would not take part in the siege of Heyan Prefecture. The main task of scouts was to cut off the connection between Heyan Prefecture and Qiuxu army in the east of Hekou. Fengqi camp was to block the main roads in the north and constantly harass the logistics and grain roads of Heyan Prefecture.

At this time, Xie Daoxian, the prefect of Yan County of tianxinghe, who is in charge of the 80000 troops of Yan County, is standing on the wall of Yan County, which is five feet high, anxiously watching Yu Tianxiang's newly erected camp from a distance. According to the Scout's report, he knows that there are about 70000 troops around the city, among which Yu Tianxiang's army is the strongest, The number of troops is also the largest.

At this time, there were 75000 people in Heyan Prefecture. Originally, Qiu Xu left him a total of 80000 troops, but Heyan county is a big county. There are 24 counties in the county, and every county has a powerful family. Although Xie's family is second only to Yan's family, he also has to take care of the interests of these powerful families, so he has to send 20000 troops to garrison each county. Therefore, in Heyan county now, There were only 60000 troops directly under him, and the other 15000 were brought back by Chai Yuanjian after his defeat from the riverbank water stronghold.

"Brother, why don't you send troops to harass the Fengxiang army when it's not stable, but let them set up the stronghold with dignity?" It was Xie Daoquan, the son of the Xie family who lost Xihe county a day ago. After being released by Gu Qingcheng, he called Heyan county to join his half brother Xie Daoxian.

"It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't." Xie Daoxian shook his head. "Brother Quan, supporting Anmin may not be as good as you, but it's not your strong point to lead the expedition. Gu Qingcheng in the west gate has nearly 20000 cavalry, while Yu Tianxiang in the South has 30000 Fengxiang cavalry, Li Chang in the east gate has 3000 scouts, Meng Cang in the north gate leads 3000 fast wind cavalry, so many elite cavalry are on the side, If I send out troops and horses and don't let the other party camp, it's killing me. "

When Xie Daoquan thought about it carefully, he could not help but feel ashamed. He just thought that when the other party was not prepared to camp, he could send troops to sneak attack. Maybe he could get some results, but he ignored that most of the soldiers and horses outside the city were cavalry, and they were also elite cavalry. He knew that in terms of military strategy, he was indeed worse than his brother Xie Daoxian, but on second thought, he understood Xie Daoxian's plan and asked, "brother, do you want to defend the city with his present strength?"

"I have this plan, but I don't know how long I can keep it." Xie Daoxian sighed. He knew in his heart that Qiu Xu, commander in chief of the battle, had been led by Gu Jieyun and Su Leyi of Daqian, and the main force of Fengxiang army had been dragged in Guangji estuary. It was impossible for him to send troops to support him, and it was impossible for Wang Du to have any more support. Yan Wensheng, who had just ascended the throne, was able to recruit nearly 200000 new troops in such a short time, which was almost to the limit.

Xie Daoxian, the legitimate son of Xie family, also knows that Yan Wensheng, the king of Tianxing, and Qiu Qiao, the queen of Tianxing, are not in the capital at this time. It is his father and Chai's family leader, Chai Yuanjian's father, who are now in charge of Tianxing's state affairs. Unless Yan Tuohai, the Duke of Wucheng, who is now stationed in Huangyan River, goes south, Tianxing will not be able to send any more troops.

But the Duke of Wucheng is also entangled by the big Qian's army and the thunder army. The two armies have fought several times in the Huangyan river. They can maintain the present defense line under the attack of the big Qian's two legions, which has almost reached the limit of Yan Tuohai, the Duke of Wucheng. It's good that he doesn't ask the king for reinforcements. How can he dispatch troops to the south.

Xie Daoquan frowned and looked at the elder brother who had taken good care of him since he was a child. He was puzzled and asked, "just now, my elder brother said that most of the soldiers and horses outside the city are cavalry, and the number of soldiers and horses is almost the same as ours. Heyan city is also a big city with a few stars. After years of construction, it can be said that the city is high and deep, And the food and grass in the city is enough to support the army for half a year. Why did the elder brother say this

Xie Daoxian gave a wry smile and looked at the smoke rising from the barracks outside the city. He said, "the art of war is like a lonely city. We have soldiers, grain and a city, but we have no support. We have no support in strategy and tactics." Xie Daoxian calmly analyzed that "we have 75000 troops, but the battle out of the city is by no means the opponent of Yu Tianxiang and Gu Qingcheng. We have food for the army for half a year, but it's only for the army. Don't forget that there are hundreds of thousands of people in the city who are unwilling to leave their hometown and evacuate northward. Once the people eat up the food stored in their homes, what should we do? We also have cities to rely on, but in the absence of foreign reinforcements, this male city is just an ancient Jedi. "

"Brother, do you have another way?" Xie Daoquan was surprised when he heard that he was the head of a county. He naturally understood that what Xie Daoxian said was true. He had already been a prisoner in Xihe County, but he didn't want to do it again. Last time Gu Qingcheng released him, it can only be said that he was lucky. He can't guarantee that when Heyan county was conquered, Yu Tianxiang would release him just like Gu Qingcheng. He had already experienced the feeling that life and death were beyond his control, but he didn't want to experience it again.

"Not yet." Xie Daoxian shook his head. "In two months, we don't have to worry about food and grass. The other side is mostly cavalry. I don't think they will order a strong attack. Now we have to go step by step to see if there is any turning point."

"Brother, Yu Tianxiang broke the riverbank water stronghold, subdued the brothers fan Zhen and fan Ting, and captured Chen Guangliang and Qiu Wenhui. According to the truth, they should take a break. Gu Qingcheng and zhaining, the traitors who just won the whole Xihe County, should also take a safe place first. Why do you think they attacked Heyan county so quickly? Is it because they are young and aggressive, or is there another reason? " Xie Daoquan moved in his heart and asked.

"Do you mean that the reason why they went so fast to attack Heyan county was to fight quickly?" Xie Daoxian's eyes brightened when he heard that he had never considered this direction, because according to the situation, Yu Tianxiang led her troops across the Guangji River and captured Chai Yuanjian's Shuizhai camp. Then she had only two directions to March. One was to March eastward along the river to attack Qiu Shuai with the main force of Fengxiang army, and the other was to attack Heyan County northward, Intimidate the star city.

Gu Qingcheng also had two choices after she won Xihe county. One was to go north to attack Pingshan pass at the junction of Wangji and Xihe County, and the other was to attack Heyan county to the West. However, both Yu Tianxiang and Gu Qingcheng chose to attack Heyan county. Although in the whole battlefield situation, this is the safest way. It is quite unusual for them to attack Heyan city in just over ten days.

Because this is not just a sentence that can explain clearly. Through the war reports these days, he knows that several counties on the way of Yu Tianxiang's March are awed by her army and surrender. But Gu Qingcheng's side is different. Several counties between Xihe county and Heyan city are still flying the flag of Tianxing. It is obvious that Gu Qingcheng did not break through these counties, so that his army has a stable future.

Then there is a question, that is, why Gu Qingcheng is so anxious, even if he wants to get to Heyan city by bypassing those counties, is it simply to meet Yu Tianxiang, or is there any other reason? Thinking of this, Xie Daoxian couldn't help thinking deeply, because he had a keen sense that if it was really for some reason that daqianwaige accelerated the war process, then this reason might be very important to him, the war in Heyan City, and even the whole Star Kingdom.

When Xie Daoquan saw his elder brother Xie Daoxian's thoughtful face, he knew that he must be thinking about the reasons behind this. This is also the problem he has been thinking about since he met Gu Qingcheng and Yu Tianxiang's army. But he couldn't think of the real reason. On the surface, Fengxiang's army swept the seven counties of Guangji in Henan Province in January, Yu Tianxiang crossed the river smoothly, and Xihe county city fell overnight. Maybe general Daqian thought that Tianxing's fighting power was just like that. It was just like Heyan county's March.

But Xie Daoquan knows that this is definitely not the real reason. Although he only met Gu Qingcheng and was a prisoner, he could see that Gu Qingcheng was not an aggressive rival in love, nor was he a general who only made contributions to his own war, regardless of the life and death of his soldiers.

"Brother Quan, you said that Yu Tianxiang and Gu Qingcheng led their troops to Heyan city in such a short time. Is it their own decision, or is it the arrangement of Daqian's troops on the North Bank of Huangyan River to visit Huairen?" At this time, Xie Daoxian, who had been meditating on a cup of tea, suddenly looked at Xie Daoquan and asked.

"I don't know." Xie Daoquan shook his head, his face was very helpless and said, "we Tianxing. Because of the previous four princes' fight for the right, internal friction is too serious. Candlelight shadow, who used to compete with Daqian's foreign affairs department and military intelligence department, has been shrinking in scale in recent years because of the funding problem. This also causes that since the war, we are not equal to Daqian in intelligence. Without certain intelligence support, we can't get the result just by guessing. "

Xie Daoquan said this with a strong resentment, because Gu Qingcheng led the army and wolves to raid Xihe county. He didn't get the slightest warning before. Otherwise, even if he was no longer good at military strategy, he could not lose Xihe county city overnight. After being captured, he was released by Gu Qingcheng like a lost dog.

"Let's go." Xie Daoxian pats Xie Daoquan on the shoulder, pulls his sleeve and turns his head.

"Where are we going, brother?" Xie Daoquan was pulled to stagger for a moment and asked in a puzzled way. At this time, Daqian's army was already on the way to the city. He didn't know where the elder brother was going to take him.

"I'd like to hear other people's opinions on drumming." Xie Daoxian didn't reply.

"What about the walls?" Xie Daoquan asked again.

"Most of them are cavalry. They won't attack the city easily." When Xie Daoxian heard the words, he took another look out of the city and said confidently. Then he turned around and went down the city wall to the sheriff's house.

In fact, Xie Daoxian was right. Neither Yu Tianxiang nor Gu Qingcheng thought about attacking the city. At this time, Yu Tianxiang was sitting on the throne of the commander-in-chief tent that had just been tied up. At the bottom of her head stood a general with helmets on top. It was Nie Pingjing who had been in the war of crossing the river before. Opposite Yu Tianxiang, there are two young men in cloth. They are Chen Guangliang and Qiu Wenhui, who left the camp for Chai Yuanjian.

Yu Tianxiang looks at the unnatural two people standing in the tent, smiles and says, "General Chen and general Qiu, our palace has arranged the soldiers of the two generals properly according to the agreement, without any damage. At this time, the battle of Heyan has begun. Should the two generals keep their promise and become our generals and give us some advice?"

"All two of us are defeated by the princess's highness. We can see that we are all ordinary people. It's really not worth the princess's attention." Qiu Wenhui shook his head and said

"Oh?" Yu Tianxiang looked at Qiu Wenhui with a smile and said, "general Qiu, you don't want to fulfill your promise?" Then Yu Tianxiang looked at Chen Guangliang and asked, "I don't know what General Chen said?"

"Brother Qiu is right. Both of us are defeated generals. Neither of our talents nor virtues is enough to make plans for your highness." Chen Guangliang said without thinking.

"The two generals are modest." Naturally, Yu Tianxiang could tell that they didn't want to work for Daqian, and they never even wanted to surrender. When they were in Shuian camp, they were just expedient measures. Now their soldiers are sent to Guangji Henan, and they have no worries.

However, Yu Tianxiang doesn't care about this. There are many talented people in daqianjiu University palace, and there is no shortage of leading talents. Now there are not two people in the battle of Heyan. She doesn't want to attack the city. Naturally, she doesn't want to use these two people to do anything. Calling them at this time is just to test their minds, After all, they led the army and stayed in the water stronghold camp for a whole day, so that Chai Yuanjian could escape. Yu Tianxiang respected them for their ability to lead the army, their adaptability in the battlefield, and their integrity.

"In the eyes of the palace, the two generals are the third-class generals in the world. They are born to fight in the battlefield. How can they not teach the palace?" Yu Tianxiang said with a smile when he saw that they were dignified and tense.

"Third class generals." Chen Guangliang and Qiu Wenhui look at each other, and both of them can see the dissatisfaction in each other's eyes. Although they finally lost the water stronghold camp, they were exhausted and captured in order to break Chai Yuanjian's army. With less than 10000 people to withstand the impact of tens of thousands of elite cavalry, they still stick to it for a day and a night, making Chai Yuanjian retreat calmly. It can be said that they are even more victorious.

Nie Pingjing, who has not spoken for a long time, is also attracted by Yu Tianxiang's third-class generals. As the main persuader for them to surrender, he often goes to them during this period of time, even on the way to death. Through this period of contact, Nie Pingjing knows that these two people are definitely not ordinary people, Even he can't say that he won the two men in the military strategy.

In addition, both of them have been in the sky star army for many years, and have served in the crazy lion army. Even when Qiu Liechu was in charge of the crazy lion army, Chen Guangliang had a face-to-face battle with Wu'an Hou Bai Yi. If only from the experience of leading the army, they would be above him. He was very curious that Princess Yu Tianxiang said that they were the third-class generals in the world. What was the basis?

"Your Highness is really humiliating me?" Chen Guangliang said with some displeasure. A talented person must have pride. He has been a general for many years, and only Qiu lie can make him admire him a little. The rest of the people are not in his eyes. Even Chai Yuanjian, general of the 10th battalion, Xie Daoxian, general of Heyan, or Qiu Xu, commander-in-chief of the Southern frontier, can't convince him. In his heart, these three people can have such a position, only rely on family background.

"Things are divided into upper, middle and lower grades, and people are divided into three, six and nine grades. Naturally, the leading generals are also divided into grades. Don't the two generals want to hear how the world's famous generals rank in the heart of our palace?" Yu Tianxiang glanced at the two people's expressions and saw that their faces were moving. He could not help but say with satisfaction.

"I'd like to ask the princess to help me. I'm all ears." Qiu Wenhui clasped his fist slightly, because although Yu Tianxiang was talking about the rank of general in his heart, Yu Tianxiang was leading the army for the first time, so it was probably the thought of the wise and powerful emperor Daqian. Yu Tianxiang was only influenced by his father. Qiu Wenhui also wanted to hear who could be ranked first among the generals.

"There is only one person in the first class, that is Lu Chun, the Duke of great Qianwei and the Prime Minister of the foreign cabinet army. Maybe there will be another Lu vacancy after this war."

Qiu Wenhui and Chen Guangliang both nodded when they heard that Lu Chun was a famous commander in the world, and no one could match him now. Lu que planned to destroy the crazy lion army when he was under 16 years old. Both of them had played in the crazy lion army, so naturally they knew the difficulty. They had no objection to Yu Tianxiang, After all, Lu que does have the potential to become another famous coach after his father Lu Chun.

"Now there are two people in the second class, one is Bai Yi, the Marquis of Wu'an, the great Qian, and the other is Qiu lie, the commander of the lion battle in Tianxing." Speaking of this, Yu Tianxiang took a look at them and continued, "the rest of our army commanders are the third class, and you two have the potential to become the third class."