Chapter 314 Windfall
Beigong Jing wanted to curse: "He was right in his analysis, but the problem is that even if there are ten thousand reasons to attack Wancheng, he should first check how many troops he has? Just those few thousand people attack a big city guarded by more than 15,000 enemy troops. Is he crazy?"
The military envoy said: "Before deciding to attack Wancheng, Li sent two military envoys to go south to Xiangfan to contact the local defenders and invited them to go north, and everyone joined forces to recover Nanyang; and went north to inform the major general of military information..."
Beigong Jing didn't know how to evaluate that guy. He said he was reckless. Before he took the risk, he still remembered to send troops to recruit people to help; he said he was cautious, and he just seized the opportunity and rushed to siege six thousand people to a city with 15,000 people. This behavior is not considered cautious in any case!
He asked, "Then did Captain Li start to act when you returned to Luoyang?"
The military envoy said: "We have sent troops and advanced towards Wancheng."
Beigong Jing couldn't help but be angry: "Why is that guy so reckless! Qiang Yu!"
Qiang Yu responded and said, "The last one is here!"
Beigong Jing took out a token and handed it to him: "You take this token to the Wuhuan Camp to transfer 800 Wuhuan Cavalry, prepare food and fodder tonight, and set off tomorrow. You will be limited to two days to arrive in Nanyang to support Captain Li!"
Qiang Yu asked, "Do you bring some light cavalry?" During this period, he became familiar with the Qiang light cavalry and became much more convenient when commanding. Last time at the Battle of Tiemen Pass, he brought the Qiang light cavalry and made the Wuhuan cavalry fight in a very embarrassing manner. He really couldn't swallow his anger. He wanted to take these Qiang light cavalry to the battlefield and let the major general see their Qiang methods.
Beigong Jing said: "I still use this light cavalry. Just take the Wuhuan cavalry to go... They can't just use the trick of holding guns and charging."
That is, the Wuhuan cavalry is simply omnipotent. Give them a spear, they can advance in a tight formation like a wall with one hand, shattering the enemy's formation; give them a pair of bows and arrows, and they can speed and shoot arrows in light armor, shooting you into hedgehogs; if the enemy's formation is too hard and cannot rush on horseback, they will also dismount and try to break the shell of the turtle opposite by infantry battle...
There is nothing they can't do.
Qiang Yu had no choice but to agree and quickly went to Wuhuan Camp with the token to dispatch troops.
Beigong Jing asked someone to bring a meal to the military envoy who had been on the horse for two days and one night. After he finished eating, he asked him about Li Rui and the King of Xiangyang's experiences when he went south. When he learned that Li Rui was carrying the supplies he had prepared on the way, he was very magical and ripe in the mountainous areas where there were many refugees, and he formed a deep friendship with the owners of many forts. When he was about to leave, the corners of his mouth kept twitching. It was impossible to see that this guy was still a social bandit. Even the refugee armed forces who were hiding in the deep mountains and forests and were wary of all foreign forces, regarded him as a friend in such a short time, and could not accept it!
As they were chatting, the personal soldiers came in to report: "Major General, the military envoy of Li's captain Li asked for a visit!"
Beigong Jing was stunned for a moment and asked the person who was telling him the detailed passage of Li Rui traveling through the mountainous area: "Is it your companion?"
The man was confused: "No, when the Pixia set off, there were three companions who all arrived in Yiyang successfully with Pixia!"
Beigong Jing frowned: "Is it the second batch of military envoys? He sent the second batch of military envoys only after such a short time..." He was secretly worried and asked the military envoy to go down and rest, and asked someone to invite the person in.
The military envoy walked into the central army tent in a hurry, and after the ceremony, he shouted happily: "Major General, good news, great news!"
Beigong Jing was surprised: "What good news?"
The military envoy said: "The army led by King Xiangyang and Li Zhengwei successfully defeated the troops of Jiehu and Zhao Gu, killing more than 4,000 enemies, and surrendered Yan Li's old subordinates to nearly 10,000. The general Zhao Gu, led only hundreds of cavalry to escape by luck. Now Wancheng has been recovered by our army!"
Beigong Jing was dumbfounded: "What...what? Recovered?"
The military envoy happily took out a document: "The document of the victory is here, please check the major general!"
Beigong Jing took it and opened it. The first thing that caught his eye was a few lines of words that were written crookedly, quite similar to hieroglyphs. Looking at these lines, Li Rui looked like he was pinching a brush, grinning with a painful face... It was really hard for him to write one or two hundred words with a brush, which was more difficult than a fat boy weighing nine pounds than a woman! As soon as he saw the dog-like handwriting, he became very confident: the recognition of the handwriting was too high, and he knew it was written by Li Rui at a glance, and others could not imitate it even if they wanted to!
The ten lines behind were elegant in their handwriting and were quite skillful. At first glance, you could tell that it was written by Jia You, the dog-headed military officer next to Sima Fan. Jia You had been learning calligraphy from Zuo Si since he was a child. Zuo Si was a very famous writer in the Western Jin Dynasty. As soon as the "Three Du Fu" was released, the paper in Luoyang was sold out, thus leaving behind the legend of "Luoyang paper is expensive". After following such a great man, even a pig could write well, not to mention that Jia You was very smart. So Li Rui grinned and wrote twenty or thirty words, thinking that this work was simply not done by humans, and then he decisively handed it over to Jia You, and he wrote the good news. Jia You did not disappoint him, and he let him do it with his hands.
The battle was described in twists and turns, thrilling, making people immersed in the scene. Beigong Jing quickly looked it, and it was cleared the whole story of the battle: the guy figured out the reality and reality of Wancheng through a group of migrant armed soldiers who were excluded from the city, and then let eighty elite Wuhuan soldiers disguised themselves, using Yan Yi's old subordinates to dare not offend the Hu people, successfully sneaked into the city, seized the city gate, and then the army rushed out from all directions and swarmed into the city. Zhao Gu led the Jiehu cavalry out of the city to try to defeat the Jin army through field battles and save the defeat. As a result, the Wuhuan cavalry was defeated by the Wuhuan cavalry after one round, and his troops were almost wiped out, and they could only flee in a panic with the last few hundred people...
I have to say that this battle was really beautiful. In just half a day, he won Wancheng, which was under 15,000 enemy troops. Even if he was asked to command it himself, it would be difficult to fight so cleanly. That guy has a good talent in this regard, just lazy, and he relies on himself when he was in Luoyang. Now that he has thrown him to Jingzhou, he has no need to rely on anyone, and he can only fight for it himself. This talent is revealed at once!
After reading the documents of the victory, Beigong Jing felt relieved. At the same time, he realized that the situation in Jingzhou was much better than he had imagined. He only needed to invest some elite strength, and had the hope of regaining the entire Nanyang, and then using this as a springboard to open up the connection between the entire Jingzhou. At that time, with the manpower and material resources of Jingzhou, Luoyang could continue to persevere. With a happy mood, he asked someone to give some money and reward the military envoy heavily, asking him to go back to rest, and then he took his own brisk steps back to the study, asked the maid to polish the ink, and prepared to write a memorial to report the bill to the court, and at the same time asked the court to allow him to increase troops to Nanyang.
After the maid had just polished it a few times, Zhuge Hui walked in and signaled her to go out. She skillfully helped grind the ink, and laughed while grinding: "What good thing happened to you, I'll make you so happy."
Beigong Jing didn't hide it from her: "I won the battle."
Zhuge Hui responded quickly: "Have the army heading south to win the battle?"
Beigong Jing nodded: "Well, that lazy and greedy guy joined forces with the King of Xiangyang and captured Wancheng, which was guarded by 15,000 enemy troops in one day, wiped out the Wancheng defenders and won a great victory."
Zhuge Hui was shocked: "How many? How many Wancheng defenders have been wiped out?"
Beigong Jing said: "Ten thousand five thousand."
Zhuge Hui took a breath: "Their total strength is only 6,000, right? If there are only a few soldiers, they dare to attack Wancheng as soon as they arrive in Nanyang and wipe out the Wancheng defenders? Why is that guy so brave!"
Beigong Jing said, "He has always been very courageous." He stretched and looked very relaxed: "The situation was much better than I expected... Although the number of refugees armed in the vagrants was large, it was not difficult to deal with. Only a few thousand elite troops could be put down. As long as the refugees in Jingzhou could be quelled, a large amount of food, soldiers, and support Luoyang from Jingzhou, and Luoyang could be rescued!"
Zhuge Hui smiled and said, "Then you can breathe a little relieved now, right?"
Beigong Jing said: "You can breathe a little relieved."
Zhuge Hui said: "Then write it quickly. Once you have finished writing, go and have a good sleep. You haven't had a good sleep for several days...why should I help you write?"
Beigong Jing said, "No, I'll do it." He picked up the brush, dipped it ink, and without thinking, and while he was free to sprinkle it, lines of beautiful regular script appeared on the paper. The writing speed was so fast and the handwriting was neat. If Li Rui saw it, he would definitely cry and urinate. He had reason to suspect that he was using a fake brush, or that his hand holding the brush was a prosthetic limb.
He sprinkled hundreds of words and finished writing it quickly. Beigong Jing checked it and confirmed that there were no typos or any inappropriate words. He took out the general's seal, stamped it on the table, and placed it on the table to wait for the ink to dry out. But he was so tired that he was usually tight and didn't feel it. Now he relaxed a little, and his tiredness rushed over like a tide, submerging him. Before the ink was dry, he fell asleep on the table.
Zhuge Hui gently pulled out the document from his hand, skillfully took the box, folded it up and put it in, and then sealed it. After doing all this, she sat opposite Beigong Jing, looked at his tired face for a long time, and sighed softly: "Idiot, why are you so happy about being stupid? Where can I save this country? From the moment Hu Ma went south, it was completely helpless. Whether it was your victory in Xincheng, Yiyang or the current great victory in Wancheng, it was just a rebirth... You have clearly seen through these, so why should you continue to deceive yourself?"
Chapter completed!