A few days later, King Liang arrived at the front line. Upon learning of his arrival, all the generals of the Liang Army naturally came out to greet him. They all knelt down on one knee, clasped their fists and said, "Welcome your king."
"Generals, you don't need to be polite, you should all be on your own." King Liang waved his hand.
"Thank you, Your Majesty"
"Speak in the tent." As soon as he finished speaking, King Liang took the lead and walked towards the tent. He was dressed in royal robes and had his hair tied up with a jade hairpin. A group of generals followed closely behind him and filed in.
After entering, King Liang was naturally in the commanding position, and the generals were arranged on both sides. After casually turning over the bamboo slips on the Marshal's case, King Liang looked around again and said, "General Xue Wu is still in Songling?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, General Tang Yue and Xue Shuai have captured Songling for two months." The deputy general returned.
"Yes." King Liang nodded and couldn't help but said: "General Xue Wu is really brave. Who dares to take such risks with his troops? You must know that Songling is easy to attack but not defensive. After occupying it, he will be behind enemy lines and be isolated and helpless. , is always in danger of being destroyed.”
"Your Majesty, don't worry. Commander Xue knew that Songling was used as a bait. The reason why he did this was because he wanted to activate the entire battlefield." The deputy general explained.
"I don't know much about what you are talking about. When it comes to using troops, I am not as good as General Xue Wu. I believe that he will not disappoint people." Prince Liang said.
"I, Wang Xiong, have a great strategy..." the deputy general quickly complimented.
"Okay, stop flattering and let's talk about the war." Prince Liang interrupted him directly.
"Yes." The deputy general responded and hurriedly began to explain: "Our army has been fighting with the Jin army for more than ten months. During this period, Xue Shuai and Ren Ying fought several battles. The strength of both sides has been reduced. To this day, Jin The army numbered 200,000, which is now less than 160,000. The situation of our army is roughly the same."
"After Xue Shuai occupied Songling, Ren Ying's defense line began to obviously change from horizontal to vertical, hoping to cut off Songling's connection with the main force of our army."
"How much food and grass does General Xue Wu bring?" King Liang asked.
"It's not a lot. We were traveling in a hurry at that time and couldn't carry the baggage." The deputy general said: "However, General Xue Wu has sent back a military order, telling us not to support Songling no matter what, and to beware of Ren Ying besieging the city for reinforcements."
"That's it..." King Liang pondered for a moment, and then said: "General Sun, don't worry, I have added 100,000 troops and are rushing to the front line." General Sun, the deputy general of the Liang Army, named Sun Yao, heard this After that, he immediately beamed with joy, clasped his fists and said, "In this way, our army has the upper hand, and with the king personally taking charge, the Jin army will definitely be defeated..." On the other side, Ren Ying was commanding.
At this time, he had received a message from the King of Jin, ordering him to divide his troops and quickly support the Puyang battlefield to prevent the Qin army from advancing eastward and delay the attack.
After seeing Wang Ling, he couldn't help but frown, and said with hatred: "Guan Jie made a mistake! So stupid! You know that there are thunderstorms in summer, but you still don't change the camp setup. With that kind of terrain, this is not Did you give Su Yi a chance to attack in vain?" What he said was somewhat hindsight. With the situation on the Puyang front at that time, who could know what Su Yi was up to.
"Ren...Shuai Ren, what happened?" the deputy general couldn't help but ask. Ren Ying took a deep breath, put down the silk book and said: "Guan Jie was defeated. Your Majesty ordered me to divide our troops to prevent the Qin army from continuing to advance eastward."
"What?" Hearing this, the deputy general was shocked at first, and then said awkwardly: "But, Commander-in-Chief, our army's strength is less than 160,000. If we divide the troops again, I'm afraid this front will also be destroyed. The army breaks through."
"There is no other way now!" Ren Ying said impatiently: "The king's consideration is right. If the troops are not divided, the Qin army will be overwhelming and hit the capital all the way. By then, the whole country will be in danger!"
"Then, what should we do..." The deputy general was a little panicked, and all the generals in the tent were also panicked. Ren Ying is very calm. As the commander-in-chief of the entire army, he also has calm judgment when the situation is critical.
Ignoring the panic of the generals, Ren Ying turned around, walked quickly to the military map, and began to study it carefully.
There was already a buzz in the big tent. Regarding this defeat, all the generals began to whisper to each other, and their voices were full of worry.
It wasn't until a long time later that Ren Ying withdrew his gaze, then faced the crowd and said directly: "General Du, I want you to lead an army of one hundred thousand, and march at starry night, to the Puyang front to intercept the Qin army." After hearing this, Du Yu hurriedly Said: "But Commander Ren, if General Ren leads an army of 100,000 people and rushes to the Western Front, then the troops in Guangling will be too few."
"You just go to intercept the Qin army. On the Guangling side, I will withdraw from the front line. After arriving at Songling, I will re-defense in the Yangpingguan area." Ren Ying said.
"But if this happens, several cities near Songling will fall, Commander Ren."
"The war situation is like this. You can only give up the small to the big. And if you want to plan for the overall situation in this war, don't care about the gains and losses of one city or one pool. If Songling is to be lost, just do it thoroughly, retreat across the board, and stop Liang's army at Yangping Pass. Yes." Ren Ying said, and then added: "What our country needs is time! Time is not good for Qin Liang, but for us, as long as we survive this period, we will survive on all fronts!"
"This... the general understands!"
"Hurry up and get ready! Travel lightly and quickly, just get a few days' worth of food. Don't bring any baggage. Supplies will arrive from home." Ren Ying urged.
"No!" Du Yu cupped his fists and accepted the order. After Ren Ying issued the military order, the 160,000-strong army began to retreat across the board, of which 100,000 were to rush to the Qin-Jin battlefield, and 60,000 were to retreat to Yangping Pass.
At this time, due to Xue Wu's forceful occupation of Songling, the Liang army in Songling could actually block the Jin army to a certain extent, and then coordinate with the main force, which would definitely achieve certain results.
The main headquarters of the Liang Army. How could the Jin army hide such a big move from the informant? The news was quickly spread to King Liang.
After listening to the spy's report, he first squinted his eyes, and then began to think deeply. Seeing this, the deputy general Sun Yao said tentatively: "Your Majesty, the retreat of the Jin army should be related to the defeat of Puyang. Now Commander Xue is in Songling. In the opinion of the last general, he may take this opportunity to make certain moves against the Jin army. check."
"No." Unexpectedly, King Liang directly raised his hand and said quietly: "What are the Jin troops doing when they retreat? They must divide their forces to stop the Qin army from advancing eastward. We don't have to stop them and let them pass."
"This..." King Liang continued: "If Ren Ying is stopped, wouldn't it mean that the Qin army will have no one to control it, and it will attack the capital of Jin with overwhelming force? By then, I will not even have a sip of soup. This, This is not what I want to see."
"The best strategy is to let the Jin army divide its forces to intercept the Qin army and weaken each other." After saying this, King Liang immediately said: "Quick! Immediately send my king's order and tell Xue Wu to hold his troops still."
"No!" His royal order was quickly transmitted to Xue Wu. At this time, Xue Wu had naturally received the military information about Ren Ying's retreat and was talking with Tang Yue.
Songling is a county town. In the hall, Tang Yue said: "Xue Shuai, after our army occupied Songling, we carried out a large-scale food search. Now the people in the city don't have much food left."
"Don't panic, hasn't Ren Ying already withdrawn?" Xue Wufeng said lightly.
"Then, we can use Songling as a point to ambush and intercept Ren Ying." Tang Yue said. As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier hurried in: "Report"
"Report to Commander Xue, Your Majesty, here is a message."
"Oh? Give it to me." Xue Wu quickly stood up, took the silk book, unfolded it, and was obviously stunned for a moment.
"Xue Shuai, what did the king say in his letter?" Tang Yue asked curiously. Xue Wu glanced at him: "Your Majesty asked us to leave the Jin army alone and let them pass."
"What...what's going on? This is an opportunity. Why let them pass?" Tang Yue was quite puzzled.
He is a general of the Liang Army, with a violent personality and invincible bravery, but at the same time, he is also straight-tempered. Xue Wu shook his head slightly and said: "The things your Majesty considers are not only military, but also political factors and even the world structure. We just follow the king's orders and don't worry about anything else..." ABC
