20demayo Chapter 442 Gu Jing's Overall Plan
Chapter 442 Gu Jing's Overall Plan
"If such a special secret report is lost, what will the school administration do?..."
Nangong Shouyi suddenly asked.
Huyan Liancheng said, "If secret reports like these are lost, they will find a way to get them back before the strategic plan is executed! This is not only true for the School Affairs Office, but also for the Internal Guard Office of Daxia!"
"Oh?"
Nangong Shouyi raised his eyebrows and said, "In other words, there might be more secret reports coming?"
"Not bad!"
Huyan Liancheng said, "The people in the school office have analyzed it. Secret reports like this are extremely important. However, considering the current situation in Yunzhou, we are not afraid even if it is leaked. After all, our army cannot withdraw now!"
Nangong Shouyi pondered for a long time after hearing this, and suddenly laughed: "It seems that this is an open conspiracy!"
Ah this...
Huyan Liancheng didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Nangong Shouyi, on the other hand, seemed to have figured everything out and said, "Since that's the case, Gu Jingzhi will probably have the inner guards send intelligence to the city. Ask the school administration to make arrangements and have them stop them for at least five days!"
"But we must ensure that the Daxia people in Yunzhou City get this secret report!"
"Also, have the people in the city write a letter back to Gu Jingzhi at the appropriate time, saying that they have received the secret report."
After considering for a long time, Nangong Shouyi decided to send in a secret report from the Great Xia Army.
Huyan Liancheng understood instantly and said, "General, are you planning to destroy Gu Jingzhi first, and then turn around to deal with the Yunzhou army?"
"Not bad!"
Nangong Shouyi said, "The city of Yunzhou is high and the moat is deep. If a large army were to attack the city, it would be extremely costly. Although the Yunzhou army is currently out of food, people will go crazy when they are extremely hungry."
"If they are determined to perish together with our army, even if our army takes Yunzhou, it will only be able to stop at Beichuan Prefecture!"
"Why not use Gu Jingzhi to lure them out? That way, we won't have to face the Yunzhou Army in its heyday."
Nangong Shouyi is gambling.
He combined all the information since Gu Jingzhi arrived at the border, and finally came to the conclusion that Gu Jingzhi had ultimately chosen to rescue Li Sheng and the Yunzhou Army.
All the previous measures were just to open a gap in Yunzhou.
Jinan City is that gap.
He was too conceited. While he valued Gu Jingzhi, he was always unwilling to acknowledge Gu Jingzhi's achievements in military affairs.
The Battle of Jinshatan was only a small-scale battle in the overall war situation. However, it was such a small-scale battle that changed the entire Yunzhou's position.
He had already dispatched 150,000 of his hundreds of thousands of troops, with 50,000 casualties. Now in Yunzhou, the two countries had equal military strength. It was not difficult to understand that Gu Jingzhi had to dispatch the Yunzhou army to ensure a complete victory.
If he keeps blocking the transmission of intelligence, the Yunzhou army will definitely not leave the city, and even if they do, they will most likely take the action he is worried about.
Moreover, if Gu Jingzhi does not get a response, he will probably give up sending troops to Jin'an and focus on Qionghua Prefecture.
By then, the Beili army will also suffer more losses than gains.
In the battle of Jin'an, he saw Gu Jingzhi's calculations and understood how cruel Gu Jingzhi's heart was!
Even someone like him... a battle-hardened warrior who has experienced hundreds of battles, would not easily make the decision to sacrifice the lives of his comrades. This may be the difference between military generals and civil officials.
He was in the Beili court and had seen too many calculations among the civil servants, who never cared about the lives of the soldiers. For them, they only had political purposes in their eyes, and the rest was not important!
Coincidentally, Gu Jingzhi was a civil servant.
Everything he did in Daxia was based on the interests of Daxia first.
If things here are impossible, sacrificing Li Sheng to preserve the greater interests of Daxia seems to be his choice.
"Leave 100,000 men to block this place, and the rest will march towards Jin'an tomorrow morning. Another 40,000 men will be dispatched from Yunshan and Tongji, for a total of 180,000. I will gather and annihilate Gu Jingzhi's 100,000 troops at the foot of Jin'an!"
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If the army were to march from Beichuan Prefecture, it might take seven or eight days to travel the whole way. However, for the transmission of intelligence, it would only take one or two days.
In just three days, Gu Jingzhi received the news from Yunzhou City.
He looked at the secret report sent back with a smile, threw it directly into the brazier beside him, and said with a faint smile: "Send troops!"
Lin Chong and Hou Yong clasped their fists and then left the tent.
Gu Jingzhi fixed his gaze on the location of Jin'an City and murmured, "Nangong Shouyi, the contest between you and me has finally come to an end!"
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Jin'an City is a hundred miles to the south.
Ten days had passed since Gu Jingzhi sent troops to Jin'an City. He encountered the Beili Army outside Jin'an City and fought two battles in a row, losing both battles.
The army retreated a hundred miles and morale was somewhat low.
Gu Jingzhi looked a little embarrassed for a rare moment.
Lin Chong stood beside him, looking at the silent Gu Jingzhi, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Gu Jingzhi turned his head and forced a bitter smile: "Are you blaming me for being cruel?"
Lin Chong shook his head silently and said, "On the battlefield, everyone relies on their own methods. Victory or defeat is the only goal. We have suffered two consecutive defeats, and more than half of our troops have been killed. I just feel..."
"One general's success is built on the sacrifice of thousands of men... That's a bit cruel!"
Gu Jingzhi sighed, "Although the Jingji Camp is the main force of Daxia, it hasn't fought in many years. Compared to the Beili Army, which has been fighting for several years... the two armies are always inferior when facing each other!"
"But fortunately, Nangong Shouyi has mobilized all of his available troops. The army will retreat another fifty miles. I have found a cemetery for Nangong Shouyi!"
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Beili, Qionghua Prefecture.
Fan Chong led a hundred thousand men and finally entered the territory of Qionghua Prefecture after much haste.
However, the current situation made him silent.
They had just fought a battle with the Great Xia Army, but the so-called 200,000 men were just a disguise of 30,000 men. The fallen flags and branches on the ground deeply hurt his heart.
"Fell into a trap!"
Fan Chong lowered his weapon helplessly.
They never imagined that the so-called 200,000 people were just a disguise of the enemy in the end, and they were tricked out with only 30,000 people.
at the same time.
The Beili Army, which had been chasing the so-called Lingzhou and Daizhou troops all the way, finally arrived at the battlefield.
Seeing the branches and flags all over the ground, the main general Helian Baoshu also looked bitter.
"It seems that we have all been deceived!"
Helian Baoshu sighed deeply.
Fan Chong was slightly startled and asked, "Could it be that you are also..."
Seeing Fan Chong's puzzled expression, Helian Baoshu nodded silently: "The so-called 50,000 people are just 5,000 cavalrymen. They were also disguised all the way. We chased them all the way, and only got a glimpse of their full appearance yesterday!"
"Squeak!"
Fan Chong gripped the long knife tightly, his knuckles turning white.
He and Helian Baoshu were both veterans of the battlefield, so they naturally knew what this meant.
This battle seems to be becoming more subtle!