Chapter 513 Westward
Concubine Shu Deng Yun knew her brother best, she guessed it right, Deng Cui "deducted" part of the Chu army.
Thousands of Chu army vanguards arrived at Huju City, and they were shocked by the scene. The new city, which had just been built, had been slashed by fire and knife many times, and it had become as dilapidated as a thousand-year-old castle, but it still stands , There are only more than 200 famous soldiers left in the city, all of them are yellow-faced and thin, and when they look at people, their eyes are fierce.
Deng Cui originally planned to get support after the beginning of the spring. As a result, he waited until late autumn, when there was a shortage of food and grass, and the soldiers ate all the horses. In the end, they were forced to helpless, and even began to eat people. There were dead companions and fallen enemies. After the enemy discovered this Frightened and frightened, he retreated dozens of miles, and after each failed siege, he had to take the body away as soon as possible.
Deng Cui did not surrender, Zhang Yin did not surrender, and the soldiers under his command reached a state of not thinking, numbly obeying the orders of the two generals, numbly watching their companions fall one by one, and numbly swallowing everything in the entrance.
But they defended the Tiger City, all relying on Zhang Yin's initial insistence, building the wall to be thick and towering, making it difficult for the equipment that the enemy finally brought in to play a role, and they could only attack hard with manpower.
The gap in the city wall was also blocked. Deng Cui initially used this gap to surprise the enemy and persisted for a few months. Then he collected materials on the spot and built a section of the city wall with the remaining rocks and corpses, and persisted for several months. .
The reinforcements finally arrived. The general who led the team was named Guan Song. He recognized Deng Cui and received an order as soon as he entered the city: "Hand over the food."
The surviving soldiers devoured and swept their eyes from the horses, making the newly arrived soldiers tremble with fear.
The vanguard only brought rations with him. Guan Song asked Deng Cui and the others to leave with him immediately, to join Master Cui and return to Da Chu together, "The war is over."
Deng Cui just ate, almost eating the three people's food, finally raised his head and asked, "It's over?"
"Yeah, the enemy army has been expelled from the Western Regions, all the countries have fallen upon hearing the wind, and the Chu army has won a big victory. I will leave people to guard Huzhucheng. The two generals have been guarding the lonely city for a long time, and it is time to return to Beijing to receive a reward."
Zhang Yin didn't say anything, Deng Cui hiccupped, "Have General Guan fought with the enemy?"
"yes."
"How do you feel about the enemy?"
"It's very tough, it can only advance but not retreat, but I don't know how to adapt. As long as the Chu army blocks the initial offensive, they can counterattack and destroy it."
"What you encounter is only the servant army. They are more like slaves than warriors. All of their families have been detained by gods and ghosts. If you advance, one person will die, if you retreat, the whole family will die. The main force of the enemy army has never come to the Western Regions."
"Is the enemy army not ready yet?"
"Idiot, this is a strategy of attacking the west, no, it's 'sounding the west and attacking the east'. The gods and ghosts are pretending to attack the Western Regions to attract the Chu army. The real attack direction must be the north. The Huns lead the way, they know what to do. where."
"Those two generals should go back to Beijing with me." Guan Song was not particularly concerned, he only cared about his own tasks, and the entire defense of Da Chu was decided by the Ministry of War and the imperial court.
Deng Cui took a look. The hall was full of hungry soldiers like beasts. The newly arrived soldiers stared at the bones in the corner and whispered.
"How many enemies did General Guan encounter?"
Guan Song didn't understand why Deng Cui was always interested in this matter, but Deng Cui's official position was higher, so he had to reply: "More than 4,000 people, less than 5,000."
"Have you ever thought about how the enemy army is so powerful, why are there only a few thousand people entering the Western Regions?"
"They...are not ready?"
"The enemy has attacked Huzhu City for nearly a year, what else is there to prepare?"
Guan Song said with a smile: "I understand, because there are two generals guarding Tiger City, blocking the main road to the Western Regions, the enemy can't pass through on a large scale, and can only pass little by little."
Deng Cui nodded, "The enemy is afraid that the back road will be cut off, so they attack Huzhucheng with all their strength. The thousands of enemy troops you encountered were originally used to intercept our back road. Hey, it seems that we will escape. And One reason is that since the beginning of the summer, the enemy's offensive has slowed down, and General Zhang and I had guessed at the time that the enemy might have transferred a part of it, and it was the best time to take advantage of the situation to counterattack, but unfortunately we have too few soldiers..."
Guan Song was taken aback, no matter the size of his official position, he immediately shook his head, "No, I am instructed to lead this army to find two generals and leave at most 500 people to guard the city, you all come with me, leave immediately, and go to see Mrs. Cui, he Now it is the Minister of War, if General Deng has any thoughts, just tell Taifu Cui.”
"Master Cui became the Minister of War?" Deng Cui glanced at Zhang Yin, "Your Majesty's work... is also quite unexpected." Deng Cui leaned forward and said earnestly: "Guan Song, you have been in the army for more than ten years, and you have endured it. Now he's just an ordinary general, is he a Marquis?"
Guan Song shook his head and smiled: "I don't have that ability, and I don't have that blessing."
"About the ability, do all the lords have the ability? Fortune, if you do something wrong, your luck will not fall on you? Just talking about the Marquis of Piyuan, why should he be named a marquis? It was because he was brave enough back then. Da, lost his way in the desert and delayed the military aircraft. He thought about it, anyway, he would be punished for retreating, it is better to break through, so he led the army to go deep, and even met a group of Hun princes who were defeated and fled. Hou."
Zhang Yin opened his mouth and hummed.
Guan Song laughed twice, "There is such a thing, but I am different. I was ordered to retreat, and I will be able to receive merit after returning, and I will not be punished."
"How much credit can you have? The great credit belongs to Master Cui. I don't know how many more marquis his family wants. You can only be promoted by two or three ranks..."
"If I can do that, I'll be satisfied."
"Are your parents satisfied? Are your brothers and nephews satisfied? Are your madam satisfied?" Deng Cui observed, "Mrs. Guan is a lady, right? The next time you marry General Guan, you are interested in your bright future, but General Guan is not interested in making progress. I don’t need the great merits that I have given to you, I’ll be satisfied with being promoted to a junior official, how will I explain it to my wife when I go back?”
Guan Song blushed, "How do you call it 'marriage'? My wife and I are... Forget it, credit is really easy to get?"
"Of course, the main force of the enemy army has turned to the north, and there are not many troops left in the Western Regions. There are only seven or eight thousand troops. They were wiped out by General Guan. opponent."
Deng Cui was still guessing at first, but now he takes it as a fact, and said that Zhang Yin, who was next to him, was immersed in eating, but the old servant was stunned. They had been trapped in the city, and they couldn't even send scouts out, and they didn't know the enemy at all. There are many.
Guan Song frowned, "This is not a great achievement."
"Why is General Guan so confused? The gods and ghosts Dachanyu moved the main force to the north, and the rear must be empty. If we go further west, the customs are similar to those of the Western Regions. They are all small countries and are forced to surrender to the enemy. Hearing that the Chu army is coming, it must be Is it not a great achievement to rush to surrender?"
Guan Song was a little moved, but still hesitant.
Deng Cui added: "Let me give General Deng an analysis: the enemy will attack Da Chu from the north, this is certain, and it is likely that they have already started. It will take at least a month for us to return to Da Chu. There are two possibilities. One is that the Chu army is victorious, and we have no chance to make merit, and we don’t even have to watch the excitement. The other is that the Chu army is defeated, and we still have no chance to make merit. It's neither you nor me, you won't win, you'll be guilty if you lose."
"Is the enemy really going to detour to the north?"
Deng Cui slapped the table heavily, startling everyone in the hall, "We have been in Huzhucheng for nearly a year, and we deal with the enemy almost every day, and we can't even find out the news?"
Guan Song was even more startled. He was older, but he was always at a disadvantage when interacting with Deng Cui. He was even persuaded and frightened by Deng Cui. use."
"Do as the locals do, and when you arrive in the Western Regions, you have to learn to source materials from the local area.
Guan Song laughed, feeling both inappropriate and excited. He looked at the old general Zhang Yin, "What do you think about Marquis Piyuan?"
"I... just guard the city." Zhang Yin said.
"Don't worry about him, he has already been named a marquis. As long as you keep the tiger in the city, it will be a great achievement, which is different from us."
Guan Song thought about it again and again, and slapped the table, "Then I will listen to you. If you are a man, you must take a risk. But there is a saying in front of you, General Deng has a higher rank than me, and it is your order to advance and retreat, not mine. , If you can make meritorious deeds, the first merit is also from General Deng, so I would like to have a little peripheral vision."
Deng Cui got up and said loudly: "If General Guan is not made a marquis and all the officers and men are rich and noble in this battle, Deng will lose his life to you!"
Guan Song led 5,000 troops, but Deng Cui was not humble enough to take over the army. He divided 500 people to escort the remnants of Huzhucheng to see Taifu Cui, and left 500 people for Zhang Yin to continue to defend the city. He and Guan Song took the remaining four. Thousands of people, with only three days' rations, went out of the city the next day and went after the enemy army.
When Cui Hong received the letter, it had been half a month, and he was on his way back to Da Chu. After reading the letter, he was furious, but it was too late, and the fastest horses could not catch up with the 4,000 people.
A few days later, not far from Yumen Pass in Chu Jie, Cui Hong received news that the main enemy force appeared in Saibei, Broken Iron City was lost, and Shenxiong Pass was in jeopardy.
Cui Hong was stunned. He was originally prepared to participate in Deng Cui's book after returning to Beijing, but at this time, he wished Deng Cui's victory.
Deng Cui was open-mouthed in Huju City, but his guess was right. The god and ghost Da Chanyu did indeed move all the main troops to the north. In his expectation, the Chu army would never continue westward. As soon as he heard about the north If there is danger, they will return to Chu land quickly.
Deng Cui and Guan Song defeated an enemy army, grabbed the food they needed, and marched all the way west.
Deng Cui is not confused. He has a plan. In any case, his army is not the opponent of the main force of the enemy, so when the enemy turns north, he moves south to avoid its edge.
A month later, Guan Song became frightened again. As he climbed a hill, he asked, "General Deng, where are we going to hit?"
"I heard that the territory of the gods and ghosts reaches the grasslands in the north and the sea in the south - I want to see the sea."
Deng Cui's heart has no end.