The Dongshan Army led by Su Qi'an caused a stir in Xizhou City, although the people across the state did not know what exactly happened.
But with the decentralization of the state animal husbandry order, everyone understood the state animal husbandry's determination to encircle and suppress Su Qi'an.
For a time, all counties and counties across the state were under martial law, and soldiers from each county were mobilized to cooperate with the five thousand troops sent from Xizhou City at any time.
The five thousand soldiers in Xizhou City began to move around one county after another according to the pre-planned plan.
Although it looks a bit clumsy, it is very effective against Su Qian's Dongshan Army.
Tang Feng was worthy of having someone in the court, and he basically understood the strength of the Dongshan Army.
If an army that is good at mobile warfare follows his trail to encircle and suppress him, it will only make itself exhausted and suffer a lot.
Therefore, Tang Feng never thought about letting his soldiers carry out a quick encirclement and suppression at the beginning. He let it go and immediately ordered martial law throughout the state.
With the cooperation of all counties, chasing troops were dispatched to search city after city in Xizhou.
It can be said that at this time in Xizhou, each county was like a nail driven into place, responsible for their respective jurisdictions.
Maintaining contact with each other is like forming an invisible net. In the net, the five thousand soldiers dispatched are like hunters, shrinking their position bit by bit.
In this kind of searching, traces of Su Qi'an will always be found, and soldiers from nearby counties will be summoned to directly encircle him.
No matter how well Su Qi'an's army can hide, it will always show its flaws.
This search lasted for about ten days, and the actions of the Dongshan Army were detected near Hanzhong County.
Hanzhong County is not far from Xizhou City. To the north is the north gate of Xizhou. If you want to enter Xizhou from the north, Hanzhong County is the only way.
Unexpectedly, this Su Qian was so bold that he dared to touch Hanzhong County in the north.
You must know that Hanzhong County is flat, surrounded by mountains, and has fertile land. In places like Daliang, where agriculture is the source of the economy, it is basically relatively prosperous.
Hanzhong County is the second most prosperous county in Xizhou after Zhoucheng. It contributes about 30% of the tax revenue to Xizhou every year, making it a veritable big player.
It was Tang Feng who was able to control Xizhou's capital. For so many years in Xizhou, Tang Feng's most important thing was not the city, but Hanzhong County.
It is no exaggeration to say that Hanzhong County is Tang Feng's base camp. If anything goes wrong in Hanzhong County, Tang Feng's vitality will definitely be severely damaged.
This Su Qi'an really didn't take the usual route and even hid in his base camp. There is a saying that the more dangerous the place, the safer it is.
Although Tang Feng was nervous, he was not carried away by his emotions.
Forced to calm down, he immediately began to mobilize his troops and sent them to Hanzhong. At the same time, there would be more sentries along the way. Read the book
He said that Su Qi'an would definitely be annihilated in Hanzhong County. This was not Tang Feng's bragging, but his confidence.
Hanzhong County has been run by him for so many years. Not to mention the iron walls, it is absolutely impossible for Su Qi'an to break through it so easily.
As long as Hanzhong County can hold Su Qi'an back, Su Qi'an will definitely be unable to escape once his army arrives.
The governor of Hanzhong County was Tang Feng's confidant, and he was not worried at all about his failure in doing things. Now he followed the army and quickly approached Hanzhong County.
Tang Feng was very fast and arrived at Hanzhong County on the second day, and a battle immediately broke out between the two sides.
What I thought was a fierce battle turned into a defensive battle.
Su Qian's Dongshan Army did indeed reach Hanzhong County, but the news was delayed a bit and was sent two days ago.
Tang Feng did underestimate the Dongshan Army's mobility, which should be said to be outrageous.
Not to mention the Dongshan Army holding back Su Qi'an in Hanzhong County, it can be said that they were led by the nose.
Every time they attack, they hit and run without stopping at all. If left alone, a large-scale siege will immediately develop.
If they get entangled, they will break up and evacuate immediately. If they go out of the city to pursue, they will definitely suffer a big loss from the ambush.
Hanzhong
The county guard has seen Daliang's mobile army before, but never as outrageous as the Dongshan Army.
They were like an iron man, not afraid of getting tired at all. They would not stop being harassed for a day, which made Hanzhong County complain endlessly.
The Hanzhong County Sheriff was helpless, so he sent a message asking for support, and waited until Tang Feng's reinforcements arrived.
Wherever there is a trace of the Dongshan Army, everyone has disappeared. If they say they have evacuated, Tang Feng's face may not be livid.
But the two thousand Dongshan troops unknowingly reached behind them and took advantage of the terrain to make a hole. They got in without noticing anything.
Su Qi'an immediately ordered an attack on Tang Feng's rearguard.
In just half an hour, Tang Feng's casualties approached one thousand.
Tang Feng was so angry that his nose was crooked, and he immediately ordered a full-scale counterattack.
No matter what the cost, no matter what, this Dongshan Army will be killed.
The imagination is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. After various surprise attacks and harassment.
On Tang Feng's side, another hundred or so people were lost, allowing the Dongshan Army to escape.
Tang Feng's face was livid and he was trembling with anger. Now he understood why Su Qi'an was able to make such a splash in the battle to defend Kyoto. Zheng Guogong specifically asked him to be careful.
After this battle, he felt a headache. Su Qian's victory was not due to luck, but to a real strategy.
This Su Qi'an is only in his twenties. He has experienced several wars and is so good at fighting.
If this person is given time to continue to grow, the consequences will be unimaginable. No matter what, this person will get rid of whatever he says.
At this time, Tang Xiao, who had followed Tang Feng, said, "Father, if we continue to fight like this, we will definitely be killed by Su Qi'an. Otherwise, we will put all our troops in Lingbei County."
"As far as I know, there are people in Lingbei County who are familiar with Su Qi'an, but I don't believe it. With such persecution, we can't force him to show up. When the time comes, we will fight him head-on and we will definitely wipe him out."
Tang Feng surprisingly rejected Tang Xiao's proposal.
He shook his head and said, "Xiao'er, leading troops to fight is not like this. It's not as simple as you think."
"On the battlefield, unless absolutely necessary, there is no absolute victory and annihilation. Never threaten hostages. This is a last resort."
"After all, once you are taken hostage, you will fight to the death. If Su Qi'an is a foreign enemy, it would be fine. If you are taken hostage, it will be fine, but he is a cold person no matter what."
"My father can almost control the sky with one hand in Xizhou, but he cannot use the people of a county as hostages to force Su Qi'an to take action. My father is not worried about whether Su Qi'an will take action. What you have to consider is whether it will provoke a civil uprising. .”
"With the civil uprising, even a father has a headache. After all, there is a court above Xizhou, so, Xiao'er, do you understand?"
Tang Xiao nodded repeatedly and said quickly, "My child is being reckless. Thank you father for your advice."
Tang Feng's words did make sense. The fight between him and Su Qi'an until now, to put it bluntly, has not reached the point of completely breaking up and fighting to the death.
If it really comes to that point, there is no need for him to make up charges against Su Qi'an, but instead directly use all his strength to encircle and suppress him.
He has the ability, but he can't do this. There is still the imperial court above him, and the Great Liang has not yet collapsed.
If he really wanted to do this, he didn't know whether Su Qi'an would be wiped out. What he did know was that the imperial court would gather troops as soon as possible.
The troops were sent to Xizhou to encircle and suppress him with all their strength. Several princes who were friendly with him in Kyoto would definitely break off relations with him and even lead the troops to encircle and suppress him personally.
If you do this, to put it bluntly, it is no different from launching an army to rebel. It is just a cover. In previous dynasties, even at the end of the dynasty, local forces would never be tolerated. This is the bottom line.
Tang Feng could compile charges and mobilize soldiers from various counties to cooperate, which was already the limit.
If he gave an order and soldiers from all over the state directly participated in the encirclement and suppression, then he would not be far from death.
However, Su Qi'an did not kill him in the face of his encirclement and suppression. Most of those who were actually killed were his close confidants, while the besiegers
The soldiers who were suppressed were basically injured.
Su Qi'an also understood very well that if he killed someone, it would be no different from being a bad guy. This could give Tang Feng an honest reason to eliminate him.
But neither party is stupid, and neither party takes the initiative to be the bad guy.
Therefore, this kind of encirclement and suppression by both sides turned out to be a bit of a trivial matter.
Tang Feng's eyes flashed, thinking about how to add fire to this encirclement and suppression.
After being prompted, Tang Xiao seemed to have thought of something and said, "Father, if you can't force Su Qi'an to submit by coercing hostages, you can report it to the court."
"Take this opportunity to transfer back the tens of thousands of Xishu soldiers who were left behind in Kyoto for defense."
"Anyway, the purpose of deploying troops is just to besiege Su Qi'an. As long as there are enough soldiers, Su Qi'an has to show up. And even if Su Qi'an escapes in the end, our soldiers are back."
"From any aspect, we are not at a disadvantage."
Listening to what Tang Xiao said, Tang Feng's eyes lit up. It really made sense. He had forgotten the top priority, which was the tens of thousands of Xizhou soldiers outside.
Anyway, the encirclement and suppression between him and Su Qi'an was just a small fight. As the state shepherd of a state, he could not believe how easy it was to frame Su Qi'an's crimes.
As the governor of his state, as long as he reports to the superiors and asks for reinforcements, and with the help of several princes from the imperial court, the matter is not yet certain.
Tang Feng nodded, looked at Tang Xiao approvingly, and chuckled, "Well, you are indeed my son. A child can be taught."
"Let's do this, but remember, this must be done in secret. Don't let the news leak out. Also, speed up the pursuit of Su Qi'an, abandon the step-by-step approach before, and pursue Su Qi'an's Dongshan Army wherever they go."
"In this way, we have a two-pronged approach. Su Qi'an can only command the Dongshan Army to run exhausted. He has no idea that we have asked the court for reinforcements. Even if we react by then, tens of thousands of reinforcements have already arrived."
"Even if Su Qi'an has extraordinary abilities, he still has nowhere to hide under the siege of many armies. Father, this is a great trick."
Tang Feng smiled and nodded, "Go ahead and do it quickly."
"My child obeys!"
