Chapter 2013: Switch from offense to defense?
Chapter 2013 Switching from offense to defense?
Chapter 2011: Switching from offense to defense?
Just when Gao Yao was about to be dragged out of the camp, a young general wearing bright silver armor rushed in panting. It was Qin Zheng, the governor of Jingzhou.
Seeing Gao Yao's mouth covered, Qin Zheng quickly shouted: "Stop."
The soldiers did not dare to ask questions. After all, Qin Zheng was the governor of Jingzhou, second only to the governor Yue Fei in Jingzhou. How could ordinary soldiers dare not listen to his words?
Under the confused gazes of the generals, Qin Zheng stepped forward to untie Gao Yao's rope.
Gao Yao, who was already in despair, was moved to tears after seeing Qin Zheng.
Zulong, Zulong, it’s not in vain that I, Lao Gao, have served you for decades. You are still reliable at the critical moment, unlike those warriors like Yue Fei, who can’t explain why even if they are reasonable.
Qin Zhengze is the only person besides Jia Xu and Qin Hao who knows the identity of Gao Yao.
Gao Yao was also afraid that Yue Fei would lose his mind and kill him directly when he was angry, but he had no channel to contact Qin Zheng, so he took the envoy to the western front first, exposing his whereabouts to Qin Zheng's spies, and indirectly The news that he was going on a mission was revealed to Qin Zheng.
After Qin Zheng learned the news that Gao Yao was going to go on an envoy, he immediately thought to himself that it was not good. He knew the relationship between Yue Fei and Zhang Xian. Gao Yao sent Zhang Xian's body back at this time. He was not taking the initiative to put his head on Yue Fei's knife edge. Hit?
Qin Zheng was afraid that Yue Fei would take action against Gao Yao, so he handed over the army to his deputy general with only five hundred guards. He rushed to Yue Fei's side at starry night, and by chance, he happened to save Gao Yao.
With Qin Zheng here, Gao Yao's life was saved. He was afraid that Yue Fei would attack him again, so he hid behind Qin Zheng.
Qin Zheng patted the back of Gao Yao's hand to reassure him, and then said to Yue Fei in righteous words: "Grand Governor, the two armies are fighting and have not killed our envoys, and the Shu army has not killed our envoys. How can the Grand Governor do it because of Zhang?" Why do you blame Mr. Gao Yao for the death of General Xian? How does this make the world view our army?”
Yue Fei naturally knew why the two armies were fighting without killing the envoys, but he was so angry at Liu Ji's provocative act of sending the corpse in a grand manner, and with the support of all the generals in the hall, he took the opportunity to direct his anger to Gaoyao. On his body, he immediately woke up when Qin Zheng interfered with him like this.
However, in order to maintain the majesty of his commander-in-chief, Yue Fei could not admit his mistake in public. He just snorted coldly and said bravely: "The governor misunderstood. I was just pretending to scare the envoys of Shu and let out his anger. There is no real intention to take his life.”
Gao Yao was so angry when he heard this that he wanted to curse. What the **** do you think this is called showing off? If Qin Zheng had arrived later, he would have been crushed to ashes.
Yue Fei is the Commander-in-Chief after all. Qin Zheng cannot slap him in the face in public, so he can only lift it up high and put it down gently. Yue Yun on the side asked with a puzzled look on his face:
“By the way, Sir Governor, why are you back at this time?”
The generals also showed doubts. After all, Qin Zheng should be commanding the West Route Army at this time.
"this…"
Qin Zheng was stunned for a moment. He couldn't say in public that he came specifically to save Gao Yao.
After thinking for a while, Qin Zheng calmly replied: "I have important information to report to the governor."
The implication is that the content of the report cannot be told to you in public.
Qin Zheng was also afraid that Yue Fei would attack Gao Yao again, so he sent Gao Yao away after a few brief explanations.
Before leaving, Gao Yao held Qin Zheng's hand in front of everyone, and said with gratitude: "Thanks to Qin's governor for speaking up, Gao Yao will never forget the life-saving grace. Thank you very much."
After saying that, Gao Yao turned around and got into the car and left, as if he didn't want to take him with him for a moment longer.
This trip was very successful for Gao Yao. The purpose was achieved and his identity was not exposed. The only shortcoming was that the process was too thrilling. Watching Gao Yao and others walking away, a strange color flashed in Qin Zheng's eyes, and then he released his palm, and a small white note appeared in his palm.
Looking at the small piece of paper in his hand, Qin Zheng finally understood why Gao Yao took the risk of sending an envoy. He was risking his life to convey information.
After opening it, I saw that there were only seven words written on it: Er Liu wanted to switch from offense to defense.
After reading it, Qin Zheng's brows suddenly furrowed. Although the content of the intelligence delivered by Gao Yao was not much, the amount of information was huge.
The Shu-Chu coalition forces had just broken through Jiangling. They were gaining momentum and their morale was high. They were already thinking about switching from offense to defense. This shows that Er Liu was still very calm and was not dazzled by the immediate benefits.
The main reason why Er Liu Hui turned to attack must be that the Qin army's reinforcements had arrived. The Shu-Chu alliance no longer had much advantage in strength. It was better to turn offense to defense to digest the results of the battle, and at the same time use the defense to consume the Qin army's strength.
If the Qin army wants to retake Nanjun and central and southern Xiangyang, it must send troops to attack by force. However, facing the coalition forces that cannot defend, if they attack by force, they will definitely fall into the same situation as the coalition forces at the beginning, and a large number of soldiers will die. During the siege.
Qin Zheng's eyes were full of solemnity. No wonder Gao Yao risked his life to deliver the news. This information was really too important and could affect the entire situation in Jingbei. He had to tell Yue Fei as soon as possible.
As soon as Qin Zheng saw that he was trying to save Leng, Yue Fei immediately whispered: "Is the governor still blaming Yue?"
Qin Zhengze said coldly: "Grand Governor, General Zhang Xian is dead, and I am also very angry. But if anger cannot solve the problem, do you know that you almost caused a big disaster."
“Is the governor referring to the manslaughter of Xuan Zi No. 1?”
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Hearing this, Qin Zheng was stunned. When he realized it, his eyes widened. He pointed at Yue Fei and asked, "You know?"
Yue Fei nodded and said: "Before leaving Luoyang, the military advisor told me that Gao Yao is the secret agent No. 1 Xuanzi."
“Then you still...”
Before he could say anything, Qin Zheng suddenly showed a look of astonishment and said with a wry smile: "So, Commander, you are really acting."
"Otherwise, how could Mr. Gao win Liu Ji's trust?" Yue Fei said softly.
Qin Zheng thought he was the only one who knew Gao Yao's identity, but he didn't know that Yue Fei also knew Gao Yao's identity, but Gao Yao didn't know that Yue Fei knew his identity, so he made a big mistake. If you don't come to Gaoyao, you won't die.
“This is the secret sent back by Xuanzi No. 1, Commander, please take a look.”
Qin Zheng handed the note sent back by Gao Yao to Yue Fei. After reading it, Yue Fei stood in front of the map and looked at it for a full hour, and then ordered the entire army to stop withdrawing.
"Commander, why are you doing this? We have few people. If we don't withdraw now, we will be surrounded by Liu Ji and Liu Xiu." Qin Zheng asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"If we withdraw now, the Shu-Chu coalition forces will switch from offensive to defensive, and it will be difficult to take back Nanjun." Yue Fei said with a solemn face.
“But if we don’t withdraw our troops, the reinforcements from Hebei will not arrive for another ten days. How can we with our 50,000-strong army stop the more than 200,000 Shu-Chu coalition forces?”
Hearing Qin Zheng's words, Yue Fei's eyes flashed and he said confidently: "Don't worry, I have a way to hold off the Shu-Chu coalition until reinforcements arrive."
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