"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" Pei Qing directed the men and horses to carry the grain, grass and weapons from the building ship all the way to Dunqiu.
When Xu Zongwen captured Murong Lin, the sixth son of Murong Chui, the king of Yan, and Murong Ling, the granddaughter of King Murong Chui, in the battle at Jiangjun Ridge in Fuhu Mountain, Zhu Xu left Zhu Chen behind in Linqiu and personally led the army to Puyang. He wanted to show off his glory, but who Knowing that the Puyang prefect immediately surrendered to the city!
Zhu Xuqi had nowhere to use his strength, so he could only receive the seal and land register from the Puyang governor, and sent military commander Sima Zhou Zun to garrison Puyang City with a thousand men.
Zhou Zun was also angry, thinking that Xu Zongwen was just a small army commander. In just half a year, he was promoted faster than a horse and became a fourth-grade knight general and the governor of Donghai.
He finally understood why Zhu Chen took the opportunity to embarrass Xu Zongwen when he was drunk outside Shouyang City. This was so envy that people could not help but be jealous to death!
But then again, who made himself the military commander?
Running around and delivering orders all day long, without even having a chance to go into battle to kill the enemy, what kind of meritorious service and promotion can you get?
Zhu Xu took over Puyang City without any effort, but Shen Yu and Zheng Lue also had no trouble. After leaving Linqiu, they rushed day and night, leading a mixed force of more than 5,000 infantry and cavalry to conquer the city in two days. After running for more than six hundred miles, they finally arrived at Dunqiu on the north bank of the Yellow River and successfully joined forces with the two thousand men led by Pei Qing!
"Where's the elder brother?" Zheng Lue looked around, but there was no figure of Xu Zongwen in his sight.
Shen Yu was also very curious. The military order Xu Zongwen gave them was concise and concise. It only said that after they captured Puyang, they should immediately cross the river and go north to attack Dunqiu. They would attract a large force of the Yan army at Dunqiu and finally choose to fight Murong Chui on the bank of the Yellow River. !
"The general should be near Yecheng at this time, between the white sands. We have no news about the general since the division of troops in Dangyin." Pei Qing greeted the arriving troops of Shen Yu and Zheng Lue outside Wei County.
Yesterday, Pei Qing, Tian Luo, and Zhang Gui captured Wei County in one go. Dunqiu immediately strengthened his defense after receiving the news.
When the Jin army saw it, they were ready and waiting for reinforcements!
Wei County is located seventy miles east of Dunqiu City, as close as Dunqiu to the old route of the Yellow River. However, Dunqiu County only has five counties under its jurisdiction: Neihuang, Fanyang, Yin'an, Wei County and Dunqiu, making it the smallest in Sizhou's jurisdiction. of a county.
That's why Xu Zongwen handed Dunqiu to Pei Qing, the chief military advisor who had never led an army alone, and handed over his two sworn brothers Tian Luo and Zhang Gui to Pei Qing together with two thousand troops.
Taking Wei County is only the first step in conquering Dunqiu. Wei County and Dunqiu are the two counties south of Dunqiu County. If Fanyang can be captured, the connection between Dunqiu and Yecheng can be cut off, thereby achieving isolation. Dunqiu, completing the strategic mission of further capturing Dunqiu City.
"Mr. Auxiliary Machine, what should we do next?" Shen Yu asked a rather sharp question.
Before Xu Zongwen came to Dunqiu, what was the most important thing that the Jin army should do?
this point is very important.
Pei Qing thought for a while and then replied: "The general's order is for us to take Dunqiu. As for taking the entire Dunqiu County or just the two cities of Wei County and Dunqiu, it depends on our ability."
Xu Zongwen moved to the north and south of the Yellow River, and Xu's men and horses won consecutive battles in Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and the Central Plains. Therefore, Pei Qing, Xi Jian, Shen Yu, and Zheng Lue also became famous.
Xu Zongwen proposed to capture Dunqiu. Whether he meant capturing Dunqiu County or a city of Dunqiu, in the ears of Pei Qing and Shen Yu, it meant capturing the entire Dunqiu County!
"Since the general has already said that we should capture Dunqiu, my subordinates think that we can divide our forces to capture the remaining three cities, and finally concentrate our forces to capture Dunqiu City." Shen Yu stood up and said with a serious face.
Pei Qing nodded secretly. Shen Yu agreed with him and must capture the entire Dunqiu County before Xu Zongwen joined them to prove his strength.
Zheng Lue thought to himself silently, but when he heard that Shen Yu wanted to take over the entire Dunqiu County, he realized it later and interrupted Shen Yu: "Let me go, give me a thousand people, no! I only need five Just a hundred people!”
Shen Yu and Pei Qing smiled at each other and shook their heads. It was really difficult for five hundred people to attack a city. Zheng Lue obviously wanted to perform well in front of Xu Zongwen!
Pei Qing has always been calm, Shen Yu is more reserved but very capable, and Zheng Lue is quite a rough guy.
But there is a saying that a wise man will make a mistake in every thought, and a fool will gain something in a thousand thoughts!
Although Zheng Lue lacked strategy, his victory was due to his bravery. He was undoubtedly the number one brave general of the Xu Department!
"Okay, then I'll give you 500 people to capture Yin'an. There are only 1,000 Yan troops stationed there. If you think of a way to lure them out, you might be able to capture Yin'an." Shen Yu grabbed Zheng Lue. on his shoulders, with a smile on his face.
Zheng Lue nodded repeatedly, stared at Shen Yu with two big eyes and asked hurriedly: "Third brother, what position do you mean by Yin'an?"
"Okay!" Shen Yu was speechless. He didn't know anything and kept asking for a fight. The key was that Zheng Lue looked very serious.
Looking at the innocent face in front of her, Shen Yu thought: Yes, it is Zheng Lue without a doubt!
Shen Yu patiently explained: "Yin'an is more than a hundred miles north of Wei County, on the east bank of the Wangmang River. It is the northernmost city in Dunqiu. It is the same distance from Wei County and Wei County. The cavalry can attack day and night. You can go back and forth..."
"Um!"
Zheng Lue listened very carefully, and Tian Luo and Zhang Gui behind Pei Qing also listened carefully.
Soon, the two people headed by Pei Qing and Shen Yu quickly assigned tasks.
Zheng Lue led five hundred fine cavalry to raid Yin'an City in the north of Wei County to ensure the frontal security of Wei County and make Yin'an a buffer zone for the Yan army's invasion.
Tian Luo led his army to attack Neihuang, which was the farthest away from Wei County. Since Neihuang was to the west of Dunqiu City and too close to Changle and Anyang, Pei Qing and Shen Yu gave Tian Luo 2,000 men and let Tian Luo act according to the opportunity. .
Zhang Gui led an army of one thousand to attack Fanyang City between Yin'an and Neihuang, forming a three-point line with Zheng Lue and Tian Luo, which became the northern defense line of Dunqiu and served as the first line of defense against the invasion of the Yan army.
The Jin army's remaining less than 4,000 troops near Wei County were led by Shen Yu to besiege Dunqiu City, the seat of Dunqiu County. Pei Qing was stationed in Wei County and was responsible for the command and dispatch of the ships on the old route of the Yellow River to ensure the rear of all armies.
When Shen Yu's army approached the city, the generals of the Yan army who defended Dunqiu City sat firmly on Mount Tai. They did not show any panic or nervousness as if facing a powerful enemy. Instead, they observed the Jin army under the city with great interest.
Shen Yu was not in a hurry. Anyway, as long as the thousands of men and horses in Dunqiu were not allowed to go out to rescue other cities, he could kill the Yan army in Dunqiu City with one slow move.
Therefore, Shen Yu only ordered people to surround Dunqiu City on three sides, and then surrounded it without attacking. Then he summoned his generals to continuously plan in the military tent, doing siege demonstrations, analyzing the situation between the enemy and ourselves, and the huge disparity in strength. There is the character and temperament of General Yan and so on...
