Shunping Fuhu Gang, Yan Army Camp
Since the reinforcements of the Fengwu Army arrived in Shunping two days ago, the Yan Army's military morale and morale were already low, and undoubtedly it was at its lowest point. Under such circumstances, even though Zhao Fuqu wanted to kill the thieves, he was unable to recover. They could only give up the siege of Xinle, retreat thirty miles to Fuhu Gang, and prepare to reorganize their troops...
At noon, a young man holding a military staff, escorted by dozens of Yan Army soldiers, slowly entered the Yan Army camp in Fuhu Gang.
After a stick of incense, Zhao Fuqu cheered up in the Yan Army's military camp. He looked at the young man in front of him with his cloudy old eyes and asked in a deep voice:
"Who is coming?"
After hearing Zhao Fuqu's words, the young man holding the staff smiled slightly and said without being humble or overbearing:
"I am Zhang Kenan, the envoy of the armed forces, and I am here to pay a visit to Marshal Zhao on the orders of my General Yuan!"
When Zhao Fuqu heard this, there was no emotion in his expression and he continued to speak:
"Why?"
Zhang Kenan continued:
"This time, Marshal Zhao, you used weapons without permission, causing the death of tens of thousands of Youyan men. This is truly a human tragedy. My General Yuan is so sad that he hopes that Marshal Zhao will consider the people of Youyan and withdraw to Zhuoxian County to seek peace!"
As soon as Zhao Fuqu said this, Liu Chuanbiao, who was guarding Zhao Fuqu, shouted angrily:
"Zhang Kenan, you are so brave! You dare to talk so shamelessly when you come to our military camp. Do you really think that my Yan army's sword is harmful?"
While talking, Liu Chuanbiao brushed his teeth and pulled out half of the saber from his waist. The threat in his actions was beyond words...
Liu Chuan originally thought that he had shown his sword, but in front of him, Zhang Kenan, the Fengwu Army envoy dressed as a Confucian scholar, would be frightened and turned pale. Yan Jun, who was still struggling, tried to take a breath and let Zhao Fuqu relax his mood. However, he did not expect that Zhang Kenan would not accept his trick at all. He glanced at him with a contemptuous glance at the saber and said lightly:
"Marshal Zhao didn't even say anything. Why do you, a guard, interfere with your duties? Are all the people in the Yan army so unruly?"
"Or do you think you are the Governor of Youyan? Can you make decisions on behalf of Marshal Zhao?"
Facing Zhang Kenan's heart-wrenching question, Liu Chuanbiao, who suddenly felt that he had made a mistake, suddenly felt a little panicked. He turned his head and looked at Zhao Fuqu, as if he wanted to explain something. Seeing Liu Chuanbiao being teased with just a few words, Zhao Fuqu couldn't hide the trace in his eyes. Disappointed, the next second he took out Liu Chuanbiao's saber, walked up to Zhang Kenan, put the knife on Zhang Kenan's neck and said calmly:
"Aren't you people in the Fengwu Army afraid of death?"
Although Zhao Fuqu's voice was very calm and low, Zhang Kenan felt the coldness of the blade on his neck. He knew that as long as he said the wrong thing next, Zhao Fuqu would not pay attention to the unspoken rule of not killing the envoys when the two armies were fighting. He would really ignore it. Cut off his own head without hesitation...
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Kenan clenched the Fengwu Army Scepter in his hand, looked into Zhao Fuqu's eyes and said with great emotion:
"Who in the world is not afraid of death? Zhang Kenan is no exception, but the envoys of Fengwu Army are not afraid of death!"
After listening to Zhang Kenan's words, Zhao Fuqu stared at him for a while, and saw that Zhang Kenan's eyes did not dodge in any way. This famous Zhou general who had been in power for most of his life took back the knife placed on Zhang Kenan's neck, nodded slightly to him and said:
"good!"
"Go back and tell Yuan Song that I will wait for him here! This battle will continue until the death!"
Feeling the firm will revealed in Zhao Fuqu's words, Zhang Kenan knew that he had made the final decision, and immediately said to Zhao Fuqu with a serious expression:
"If Marshal Zhao says anything, I will definitely bring it to my general! Farewell!"
After finishing speaking, Zhang Kenan turned around and walked out of the camp without any hesitation. After half a cup of tea, Liu Chuanbiao was hesitant to apologize to Zhao Fuqu when he heard Zhao Fuqu say:
"After he leaves the camp, you personally lead people to catch up and kill him! Such talents cannot be used by me, nor can they be left to the Fengwu Army..."
Half an hour later, Zhang Kenan, an envoy, rode on horseback and drove towards Shunping City at high speed. Although his reason told him that Zhao Fuqu, as a famous general of the Zhou Dynasty, would not break the rules such as killing the envoy. But for some reason, Zhang Kenan shuddered when he thought of Zhao Fuqu's cold eyes in the Yan Army camp, and wanted to run back to his home territory.
After walking for another incense stick, Zhang Kenan, who thought he was safe, finally dared to breathe a sigh of relief after realizing that he had entered within ten miles of Shunping City.
However, at this moment, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves behind him. Zhang Kenan looked for the sound and saw that the people coming were Zhao Fuqu's guard commander Liu Chuanbiao and hundreds of Yan army cavalry. Seeing the appearance of these people , Zhang Kenan was immediately shocked. Knowing that Zhao Fuqu really wanted to kill him, he immediately picked up the whip and whipped his horse's butt hard.
After receiving Zhao Fuqu's order, Liu Chuanbiao led his men to hunt down Zhang Kenan. They originally wanted to kill Zhang Kenan near the Yanjun camp, but Zhang Kenan sensed danger secretly, and walked all the way out of the Yanjun camp. Mine run, in order to complete the task assigned by Zhao Fuqu, Liu Chuanbiao had no choice but to lead his men all the way to the area controlled by Fengwu Army.
Although Zhang Kenan tried hard to escape, Liu Chuanbiao and others behind him were even faster and quickly caught up with him, knocking him off his horse and causing Zhang Kenan to fall. Dogs eat shit·················
Seeing Zhang Kenan's embarrassed appearance, Liu Chuanbiao laughed loudly, jumped off his horse, and said jokingly to Zhang Kenan:
"Young pretty boy, aren't you very good at speaking? Now let's see how I pull out your tongue!"
Although he felt that he was going to die here today, Zhang Kenan did not beg for mercy and said very firmly:
"You big dog under Zhao Fuqu, don't be too proud! I am the envoy of the Fengwu Army. If you have the guts, kill me. If you kill me, the Fengwu Army will kill your whole family!"
Seeing that Zhang Kenan was about to die, Liu Chuanbiao was furious because he still dared to continue to act recklessly. He immediately drew out his sword to kill Zhang Kenan. But at this moment, there was a sudden sound of a firecracker not far away, and the next second he was sharpening his sword. Liu Chuanbiao's chest was splashed with blood, and he fell to the ground stiffly.
Before the remaining Yan Army cavalry could understand what happened, they saw several more cold arrows and bullets hitting the Yan Army soldiers. Under this sudden blow, the leaderless Yan Army suddenly became confused and panicked. They couldn't care less about Zhang Kenan. They picked up Liu Chuanbiao, who was shot and dying, and retreated in a panic.
After the Yan army retreated, a ten-man Fengwu army scout team came to Zhang Kenan. Seeing the appearance of his own people, Zhang Kenan was overjoyed and said hurriedly:
"I am the staff officer of the First Division. Brother, send me back to Junpei quickly!"
An hour later, Zhang Kenan appeared in Yuan Song's headquarters in Shunping City. After Zhao Fuqu retreated, Yuan Song led his troops to Shunping City and formally accepted the Yan Army's command within Shunping... ·············
Yuan Song, who was observing the sand table, smiled when he saw Zhang Kenan returning and asked:
"How's it going? Did your trip go well?"
Listening to Yuan Song's words, Zhang Kenan smiled bitterly and briefly recounted the experience of this trip. After listening to what Zhang Kenan said, Yuan Song nodded and said:
"Zhao Fuqu's stomach is really small. It seems that this old thief has jumped over the wall in a hurry. I wish you could come back, Kenan!"
After comforting Zhang Kenan, Yuan Song turned serious and asked Zhang Kenan:
"What did you find during your trip to the Yanjun military camp?"
This time Yuan Song sent Zhang Kenan as the envoy of the Fengwu Army to Zhao Fuqu's camp. Although he was nominally trying to persuade Zhao Fuqu to call off his troops and call a truce, in fact Yuan Song also understood that Zhao Fuqu had no way out. If this old guy didn't want to admit defeat, then All we can do is continue to fight and survive.
Therefore, the real purpose of Yuan Song sending Zhang Kenan as an envoy to the enemy camp was to let this observant staff officer of the First Division, under the guise of an envoy's visit, quietly explore the Yan Army's true and false situation and prepare for the next step of the Shunping War!
Hearing Yuan Song's inquiry, Zhang Kenan also recalled what he had seen and heard in the Yan army, and replied very seriously:
"According to my observation, the morale of the Yan Army soldiers is low. When I entered the Yan Army camp, the Yan Army soldiers rarely looked at me with anger. It can be seen that the enemy's fighting will is very low. In addition, the Yan Army's Logistics support has become a problem. They no longer have the ability to gather wounded soldiers for treatment. When I was walking in the Yan Army camp, I could often hear the painful groans of wounded soldiers in the camp... ············”
"In addition, the Yan army should not have run out of food yet, but many of the Yan army soldiers I saw were sallow and thin, which shows that their food supply situation is not very good. By the way, Zhao Fuqu also asked me to tell General Yuan that he is here We are waiting for you at Fuhu Gang. It seems that this old thief is waiting for our army to attack Fuhu Gang!"
Listening to Zhang Kenan's analysis, Yuan Song didn't say anything. He just turned his attention to Fuhu Gang. After his main reinforcements arrived, Zhao Fuqu chose to retreat. This was what Yuan Song expected. After all, he could not attack for a long time and suffered heavy losses. The Yan army no longer has the ability to launch an offensive against Xinle and Shunping without the arrival of reinforcements from the Fengwu Army Brigade. If Zhao Fuqu continues to be so desperate, the only thing waiting for him is destruction.
However, it was a little difficult for Yuan Song to understand that Zhao Fuqu chose to retreat to Fuhu Gang. He had conquered Fuhu Gang once before, and he had a fairly good understanding of the terrain there. Although Fuhu Gang was easy to defend and difficult to attack, some of the surrounding areas were Lao Linzi, if the Fengwu army uses fire attacks, it will be very troublesome for the Yan army to defend improperly.
But if Zhang Kenan is right, and the Yan army's logistics supply has encountered problems as expected, then it is understandable that the Yan army retreated to Fuhu Gang.
After all, Fuhu Gang is a high point within a radius of dozens of miles. It is very important to control the transportation of grain here. If the Yan Army does not occupy this point first, but allows the Fengwu Army to capture this point, unless the Yan Army Withdraw to Zhuoxian, otherwise the grain road will be affected and harassed by Fengwu's army, and then the Yan army is likely to completely collapse...
Seeing Yuan Song intently staring at the coordinates of Fuhu Gang on the sand table, Zhang Kenan tentatively asked Yuan Song:
"Sir, do you want to attack Fuhu Gang?"
Faced with Zhang Kenan's inquiry, Yuan Song did not give a specific answer, but asked lightly:
"What do you think about this?"
Seeing that Yuan Song really seemed to have this idea, Zhang Kenan frowned slightly and said:
"Your Excellency, although the Yan army suffered heavy casualties at Shunping and Xinle City, it still has 60,000 troops, and our army now only has 30,000 people at full strength. The number of enemy troops is nearly twice that of our army, not to mention our army. The army still has to defend two cities, and the number of troops that can be put into the attack is no more than 20,000!"
At this point, Zhang Kenan hesitated for a moment, but still firmly explained his thoughts to Yuan Song:
"Sir, I don't recommend attacking Fuhu Gang. That old thief Zhao Fuqu is now unable to capture Shunping and Xinle, so he hopes that our army will go out of the city and take the initiative to attack. He is also waiting for an opportunity to turn defeat into victory. Although the Yan army is struggling now, but In terms of total strength, they still have the advantage!”
"Our army is now almost invincible. As long as Commander Jingjing repels the Luobei people in the north and sends troops to help, we can completely defeat the Yan army and securely capture the entire territory of Youyan. There is no need to take any more risks. Such risks..."
Looking at the very sincere Zhang Kenan, Yuan Song nodded and said with a smile:
"Your analysis makes sense, but you don't know the latest news yet."
"The latest news?" Zhang Kenan said with some confusion:
Facing Zhang Kenan's puzzled gaze, Yuan Song calmly explained:
"Two days ago, our army annihilated 10,000 Luobi elite cavalry near Mingyun Mountain. The enemy leader Mengsa and 4,000 Luobi people were killed in the battle. Most of the remaining people were also captured. The Luobi people were unwilling to give up. Accepting such a failure, we have already begun to launch an offensive in the Jizhou area, so currently the main force of our army is no longer able to come to support as planned, and we need to support it in Shunping!"
"In addition, the Coordination Office has determined that the Luobei and Yan forces have reached a consensus on how to deal with our army. They want to attack our army from the north and south. Therefore, if the war drags on, it will cause great damage to the Yan army, but it will also affect our army's logistics. Supplies are also a very big test!”
"So if we completely defeat the Yan army on the southern front now, it will cut off the Luobi people's hope of attacking from the north and the south. All they can do, with their strategic bankruptcy, is admit defeat. From now on, there will be no more wars in the north of Youyan, and the people on the border will Decades of peace..."
