In order to deliver the message quickly, the messenger knight lost two horses and was almost exhausted himself. He hurriedly and slowly arrived.
When he opened the letter asking for help, Su Yonglin frowned.
"It's bad, Commander Zhao has lost the battle."
When the news was announced, the officers present at the meeting were surprised.
No wonder, although Zhao Kaishan is not a positive figure, he still has the strongest military strength and the largest number of people in the Liberation Army, and has never been defeated before.
It would be better to say that the entire Liberation Army had never been defeated before.
As a result of the sudden failure, everyone felt caught off guard, like being hit hard by thunder.
Although the request for help did not explain the battle in detail, Su Yonglin could roughly judge that Zhao Kaishan was defeated by the Jin Army's five thousand cavalry. He must have drifted and thought that he could do it again, so he rashly fought with the Jin Army's cavalry.
It would be weird not to lose.
At this time, instead of forming a tight camp and forcing the Jin army to engage in offensive and defensive battles, they actually fought with the Jin army in a field battle?
Su Yonglin put down the letter asking for help and thought about it, feeling that his previous plan was about to change.
"Commander Zhao has suffered a defeat and hopes that I will go to support him. However, we currently don't have many troops at our disposal. Most of them are new recruits who have just joined the Shengjie Army. They have not completed the minimum training and have little combat effectiveness. We are sending them at this time. There’s no point in going out.”
Su Jue frowned and thought for a while.
"But we must go to support, otherwise the main force of Commander Zhao will be defeated, tens of thousands of troops will disperse, and the hearts of the entire Liberation Army will also disperse. Ah Lang, you have to go."
Su Haisheng also expressed support.
"Right now, we can only unite with Commander Zhao to attack from both sides and fight to the death with the Jin army."
Han Jinggui, Wei Kexian and others also made the same suggestion, believing that the only way at the moment was to reorganize the elite and move south quickly, and join forces with the main force of the Liberation Army to fight a decisive battle with the Jin Army.
Su Yonglin was silent for a long time.
"In this case, even if we win, it is a tragic victory. For us, a miserable victory is as bad as a defeat. The golden thief can afford to lose, but we cannot afford to lose. We cannot afford to lose even once. If we lose even once, we will finally bring out the elites. If the loss is too great, it will be irreparable.”
"But Ah Lang, if we don't go, once Commander Zhao's main force is destroyed, how can we survive alone?"
Han Jinggui was a little anxious and persuaded Su Yonglin: "Alang, the overall situation is more important."
Su Yonglin raised his head and looked at Han Jinggui, and laughed helplessly.
"Jing Gui, don't you think that I don't want to support Commander Zhao because of what happened before?"
"Then let's go?"
"I must go."
Su Yonglin stared at the map and said, "But it is not necessary to go to Yizhou."
"Where to go?"
Several people asked Su Yonglin in unison.
Su Yonglin was silent for a moment and pointed to a certain location on the map.
"Let's go directly to Dongping Mansion!"
"Dongping Mansion?!"
Everyone was shocked.
"When the army of gold thieves is sent out, the rear must be empty, and we never expected that our army would send troops to Dongping so soon. This is a great opportunity for me to directly take Dongping. The army has not rested before and cannot bear to fight again. Now that it has finished resting, it is time to attack time!
The distance from Fengfu County to Xucheng County is only 150 miles. The gold thief moves slowly and can only walk up to 20 miles in one day. Our army works together and can walk 50 miles in one day. It can be reached in three days at the fastest. City, completely destroy its command center and logistics supply place! "
Su Yonglin punched the map with a fist and said with a fierce expression: "He will hit his, and I will hit mine. He wants to destroy my foundation. I will destroy his lair first and see who is faster than the other!"
Officers, look at me and I'll look at you.
Then Su Jue reacted quickly and was the first to express his support.
"Yes! That's right! If he attacks Yizhou, let's destroy Dongping Mansion! Dongping Mansion is the logistics center of the gold thieves. Once it is destroyed, the gold thieves will be unable to continue, and this war will not be fought at all!"
Han Jinggui also expressed his support.
"Once the Dongping Mansion is broken, the entire command hub of the Jin Thieves will be destroyed. Without the ability to coordinate all parties, unified command will be impossible. The entire Shandong land will be completely shattered and cannot continue to be integrated! This is a plan to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron! Once the Jin Army on the front line Knowing this, the morale of the army will definitely be in chaos, and they will collapse without a fight!"
The officers reacted one after another and expressed their absolute support.
Only Wei Ke first raised questions.
"Alang, if Commander Zhao can't hold on, even if we capture Dongping Mansion, the gold thieves who have obtained Yizhou's grain will have enough confidence to counterattack. Can we cope with their counterattack? I think it will be difficult. "
Wei Kexian's question was reasonable, and the atmosphere in the entire venue fell silent again.
This is actually true.
Even if Su Yonglin plays well here, he still needs Zhao Kaishan to hold on and keep the main force from being destroyed.
Only if Zhao Kaishan persists can Su Yonglin's plan of pulling out the firewood from under the cauldron achieve maximum success.
Otherwise, Zhao Kaishan's side would be destroyed, and Su Yonglin, who had captured Dongping Mansion here, would have to go back to clean up the mess and continue to fight a strategic decisive battle with Shu Husiji's army.
But if Zhao Kaishan persists, Shuhu Siji will never be able to return to Dongping Mansion, and the morale of the army will be in chaos. The collapse of the army is a high probability event, and there is no need to fight with them. As long as they consume their remaining food, they can win. .
At that time, if we attack from both sides, the winning rate will be greatly increased, and it can even be said to be a complete victory!
How to make Zhao Kaishan persevere?
Su Yonglin thought for a moment and thought that Zhao Kaishan mentioned that he had built a fortress and was preparing to defend Feixian County, so he called the knight who had just sent the order.
The knight was almost exhausted before he recovered. He was drinking millet porridge at Huotoujun's side, slurping away. As soon as he filled his stomach, Su Yonglin called him over.
"You can rest for a while and then go back. I will prepare horses and dry food for you. You go back and tell Commander Zhao that you will persist for five days. I will definitely arrive after five days!"
The knight was overjoyed.
"In this way, the Liberation Army will be saved! General Su! I hope reinforcements will come soon!"
After saying that, the knight set off in high spirits. In order to protect him, Su Yonglin sent two more knights to accompany him, just in case something happened and someone could send news back.
After the knight left, the officers were puzzled by this.
"Alang, five days? Even if we can capture Xucheng County quickly, we won't have time to tell Commander Zhao the news, right?"
Su Jue asked on behalf of everyone who was confused.
Su Yonglin nodded.
"Of course not, but it can give Commander Zhao the confidence to persevere, and it can also boost the morale of the army and allow the army to persevere."
"What about five days from now?"
"Five days later, a messenger knight will arrive at Commander Zhao and tell Commander Zhao that our army defeated an army of gold thieves on the way south, so we wasted time. They will definitely arrive in three days. Please invite Zhao The leader continues to persevere and hold on."
"this……"
All the officers looked at each other.
"If time is not enough, then in three days, another knight will tell Commander Zhao that our army has defeated another army of gold thieves. The army needs to rest, but it is still on the road and is rushing for reinforcements. Please Commander Zhao, please persist!"
Su Yonglin said: "If our army has not completed its goal in time, then we will do this again and again. In short, we must let Commander Zhao and all the soldiers know that we are on the way, and ask them to persevere to the end!"
Good guy, really good guy.
The officers of the Shengjie Army were speechless as they were surprised by Su Yonglin's boldness.
"Extraordinary moments call for extraordinary measures. I must concentrate my main force to eliminate the Dongping Mansion and complete the plan to draw money from the bottom of the cauldron. Commander Zhao's camp is well-kept, with sufficient food and many troops. There is no reason why we can't persevere. Is it possible for the gold thieves to engage in an offensive and defensive battle?" Is it strong?"
Su Yonglin took a deep breath: "There is no reason for me to bear the risk alone. As a leader, if Commander Zhao does not have the determination and courage to fight to the death, tens of thousands of troops will not be able to withstand the golden thief's attack even for seven or eight days. Just stop rebelling!"
After speaking, Su Yonglin directly issued the mobilization order.
"Order the entire army to complete attack preparations within two days and attack Dongping Mansion quickly! Our time is very tight and there is no room for any mistakes. Gentlemen, this is a battle of life and death!"
The officers looked at me and I at you, and then they all looked at Su Yonglin.
"Here!"
They all responded in unison.
Su Yonglin gave an order, and the entire Shengjie Army organization was mobilized quickly and effectively.
