Chapter 1073: Filial piety has no plan

Chapter 1073: Filial piety has no plan

Shangdang City has been constantly gathering people and horses here for days, and soon the city was full of people and horses, and the rear divisions and brigade had to camp outside the city.

When he first learned that the Wei army was attacking Jinzhou, Duan Shao immediately withdrew from Heyang to Yedu, and soon led 20,000 troops from Yedu to station in Fukou. He was one of the most responsive troops in the Northern Qi Dynasty.

But more than half a month passed quickly, and Duan Shao made little progress. He just pushed his troops from Fukou near Yedu to Shangdang.

The reason why the progress was so slow was initially to cooperate with the gathering of troops in Jinyang. Fearing that his lone army would be attacked by the enemy and forced to retreat, Duan Shao planned to join forces with Jinyang to advance in two directions to counterattack the enemy. Therefore, after entering Fukou, he first sent a group of troops to Yining City and told the guard Han Zunian to guard the exit for the army to go west.

At the same time, the divisions and brigades in Heyang were constantly recalled and transferred to Fukou. But then a new problem emerged, that is, as a large number of people poured into Fukou, the military supplies and food stored in the treasury in the Shangdang area were quickly exhausted, and we had to rely on the back-up supplies in the Hebei area. Lose.

This is naturally also due to the wrong judgment of the previous military aircraft. Otherwise, the military supplies stored in the Shangdang area would still be quite considerable. After all, the emperor's ceremonial carriage often needs to pass through Shangdang via Fukou to travel between the two capitals. Of course, it is necessary to The imperial supplies are fully prepared. However, after the supplies were taken away before, they had not had time to replenish them. After the army entered, they faced a dilemma of having no food to eat.

If the food and grass problem can still be solved with time, after all, the materials from Heyang can be used directly here after they are transferred back, then the problems that will be faced next will make people feel more distressed than the last.

Since the two important roads of Queshu Valley and Qianli Jing were controlled and blocked by the enemy, it was difficult for the Jinyang division and brigade to cooperate with the march south, so Qi leader Gao Yang also sent a message to Yedu, ordering the troops from Yedu to attack first. Originally from Jinzhou.

Since the supplies of the army have not yet been fully replenished, Duan Shao can only lead 10,000 horses to march westward. As for the tens of thousands of divisions and brigades gathered in Fukou, they will be temporarily commanded by Fufeng King Ke Zhu Hunyuan, who has recently returned to the court.

However, not long after this appointment was issued, Zhu Hunyuan suddenly fell ill and became bedridden before he could leave the city. At this time, most of the generals in the country who have the experience and qualifications to command most of the troops have already followed the emperor to Jinyang. It is really difficult to select another suitable candidate in Yedu in a short time.

After Duan Shao had just arrived in the Shangdang area, he temporarily stationed his troops because he learned about this. After weighing the situation, he proposed that Hu Luguang from Heyang should be the commander-in-chief here.

Although the relationship between him and Hu Luguang was not friendly, he still recognized his abilities very much. It was an important war moment now, so of course he had to choose reliable candidates to control the army. Moreover, when Hu Luguang went north, he could also continue to transfer part of the Heyang division and brigade back and escort the general supplies north, so that the army here could have the ability to continue fighting.

However, not long after Duan Shao spoke, he received a surprising response from Yedu. King Changshan asked him to temporarily stay in Shangdang and not leave because Hu Luguang had led his elite troops from Heyang to the west and out of Qiziling to attack The enemy's retreat.

After learning about this incident, Duan Shao was naturally very dissatisfied. Hu Luguang had told him about this matter before leaving Heyang, and he also made it clear at that time that he did not like this military action. Unexpectedly, Hu Luguang failed to gain his approval, but he convinced King Changshan and gained his support.

Although he was a little dissatisfied, Duan Shao could only endure his temper and stay in Shangdang. He first slowly increased his troops to the Tunliu area in the west, and at the same time continued to move the Fukou troops to Shangdang.

While Duan Shao was anxiously waiting for news of the results of Hu Luguang's troops, the envoy from Yining City hurriedly came to Shangdang to report that the Wei army had moved into Qinshui and attacked Yining, and requested that reinforcements be sent quickly to support.

Although there has been no news from Hu Luguang, after learning about this incident, Duan Shao immediately guessed that the people on the road were probably going to be in trouble. Judging from the time and distance, if Hu Luguang really disrupted the enemy's rear route, it must have also affected the Wei army's front line. Then the Wei army would naturally adopt a defensive strategy of shrinking, rather than continue to turn eastward. Enter.

At the same time, the Wei army's move to turn east immediately made Duan Shao feel a sense of crisis, because according to common sense, after the Wei army captured Jinzhou, the next step must be to continue to attack Jinyang to the north. After all, the two important roads of Queshu Valley and Qianlijing are now under its control, and theoretically there is no obstacle to the Wei army's northward advance.

But now its troops are turning eastward. Is it just to occupy the Qinshui River Valley and contain the Qi army in the Shangdang area? Or is the northward advance just a false shot, with the real target being Shangdang or even Yedu?

Because the enemy situation reported by the envoy from Yining City was not very clear, it was difficult for Duan Shao to make a more detailed judgment. However, through his consistent observation and thinking about Li Boshan's military style, I am afraid that there may be something very special in this march eastward. Sinister intentions and variables.

Therefore, Duan Shao quickly sent a report to Yedu, requesting that a general be sent here as soon as possible to control the armies on his behalf. He would personally lead the division and brigade to rescue Yining City. He was worried that it would be difficult to send other generals there. Enemy Wei army.

But Zhu Hunyuan was seriously ill, and Hu Luguang's fate was uncertain. After thinking about it, he directly named Gao Zhan, the king of Changguang, to temporarily replace him. Putting aside abilities, King Changguang's status is enough to stabilize the morale of the army.

After sending the envoy, Duan Shao has been anxiously waiting for news. However, he had already reorganized the divisions and brigade heading west, but there was still no news coming back from Yedu.

"When we go to Yedu, we must report the urgent military situation to the two kings in detail and there is no need to delay! The thieves have invaded Qinshui. If the reinforcement divisions and brigade are still stagnant, we may no longer have the west of Qinshui, and the mountains and wilderness will be blocked. Frequently harassed by thieves and bandits, there is no peace anymore!”

In order to let Yedu understand the urgency of the situation, Duan Shao sent several apostles to Yedu every day to urge them. Each messenger had to explain carefully, hoping that Yedu could respond as soon as possible.

However, facts proved that Duan Shao was still too conservative and too optimistic. The Wei army's eastward advance was not only targeting the Northern Qi territory to the west of Qinshui River, but also the territory to the east of Qinshui River could not be saved!

While he was still anxiously waiting for news from North Korea and China, urgent information came from Jianzhou in the south.

"Reporting to your Majesty, there was a bandit army that crossed Kongcang Ridge and entered Gaoping Pass. After hearing about the change, the Shedi envoy of Jianzhou led his army to attack. He was ambushed by the enemy in the upper reaches of Danshui River and was attacked by bandits. In the end, the general was defeated and retreated. , I came here to ask for help, and I beg the king to quickly send reinforcements south to save Gaodu. If the state is built later, I may not be able to..."

After several soldiers in ragged clothes and haggard appearance were introduced into Shangdang City, they knelt down in front of Duan Shao and shouted loudly.

"Jianzhou and Jianzhou were also attacked? Who are the thieves in Zhitong's army? How many thieves are there?"

After Duan Shao heard this, he immediately took a breath and hurriedly asked about the specific situation of the enemy.

The one who invaded Jianzhou at this time was naturally the brigade led by Yang Zhong. They used the captured Qi army weapons and flags as camouflage, and sent a vanguard unit to go through Mount Li. They then deceived the enemy troops stationed in Kongcang Ridge and broke through the fortress Gaoping Pass in one fell swoop.

After taking Gaoping Pass, Yang Zhong did not directly attack Gaodu City, where the capital of Jianzhou was located. Instead, he led his troops north to pretend to be in the direction of Changping. When Shedi, the governor of Jianzhou in the Northern Qi Dynasty, returned to Luo and led his troops here, intending to regain Gaoping Pass. When they attacked the enemy, Yang Zhong led his troops to fight back and defeated the main force of Jianzhou in one fell swoop on the upper reaches of Danshui River, and then quickly went south to capture Jianzhou City.

These Jianzhou soldiers retreated directly from the battlefield upstream of Danshui and fled north to seek help. Naturally, they did not know the news of the aftermath, but the information they reported was enough to shock Duan Shao.

"First they invaded Jinzhou, then Yining, and now they invade Tujiazhou. Do the thieves want to attack Jinyang, Yedu, or Heyang?"

After listening to the reports of these defeated generals, Duan Shao frowned deeply and felt that the enemy's situation suddenly became confusing. For a while, he was completely unsure of what the enemy's next intention was.

Or maybe none of these situations matter at all. The problem he faces now is that he has tens of thousands of troops here in vain. Even if he wants to run for rescue, he doesn't know where to run for rescue. It can even be said that he is unable to move.

If he leads his army to rescue Yining, the enemy forces in Jianzhou can march north from Changping to attack Shangdang, and even threaten Yedu. And if he rushes to save Jianzhou, Yining will be in danger. Once Yining is defeated, Jinzhou will completely become the enemy's bag, and there will be no possibility of rescue in the surrounding area for a period of time! What's more, Wusu will also become very dangerous, and then Shangdang and Ye will also become unsafe.

Of course, there is still a turning point that can be expected, and that is Heyang. According to King Changshan, Hu Luguang only took away a small part of Heyang's division and brigade, so now Heyang people and horses are immediately mobilized to go north to rescue Jianzhou... However, Bei The rebellion in Yuzhou has not yet been resolved, Heyang is suddenly empty, and Heluo may no longer be able to occupy it!

In the flash of lightning, many thoughts flashed through Duan Shao's mind, but if any of them were slightly extended, what would appear would be a situation that was difficult to accept and face. For a time, he completely lost his ability to judge the situation and did not know what to do to reverse the situation and minimize losses.

"Hurry, send apostles quickly to report to Jinyang and report to Yedu... Please tell me how to deal with the enemy, Your Majesty?"

After a long moment of silence, Duan Shao spoke. After a short pause, he added: "No matter what the Supreme Being has ordered, no one dares to disobey it, even if it means risking one's life for one's country!"