North of the ferry, front line, main camp.
"Report——There is news from Luo Jing that someone accuses His Highness of focusing on the attack and neglecting the war!"
"Report - News from Hedong: People in Hedong have discovered a method of refining refined salt, which may solve the problem of lack of money and food in Hedong!"
When the news came, Zhou Han laughed angrily:
"Lao Liu is a loser!"
"I have no use for anything. I can only play music day and night outside the customs. Why do you have the nerve to blame me!?"
Although he knew that Lao Liu was pushing the blame, for Zhou Han, his target was never limited to Lao Liu.
Daxia built its country with military force, and military exploits have always been the most valuable achievements.
Winning Hedong, or at least achieving some good results, is of great significance to him!
This is the perfect opportunity for him to jump up and challenge the other brothers.
From a military perspective, perhaps now is not the time to aggressively seek war.
But politically speaking, he must be proactive and take a chance!
"Everyone, let's take a look at the map!"
He drew his sword and pointed at the hung map:
"Where the Guo thieves are stationed, they are facing our army across the valley."
"Recently, the Guo thieves have been on the defensive, taking advantage of the terrain on both sides to build roadblocks, fences, and arrow towers, making it difficult for our army to attack."
"My intention is to send three thousand light cavalry, many carrying flags, from the mountains on the west side to the Beiyang City behind the Guo bandits. Beiyang City is the important hub for the bandits' supplies, so as to mobilize the main force of the bandits."
"Leave five thousand soldiers and infantry to lead the civilians to guard the camp."
"I personally led 22,000 elite soldiers to hide in the mountains on the east side, attack directly on the Guo bandit camp, and defeat it!"
"Do you have any objections?"
All the generals clasped their fists and said, "Congratulations, Your Highness!"
Zhou Han turned around with his sword in hand and looked at Huangfu Longting: "What does General Huangfu think?"
Huangfu Longting thought for a while and replied: "Your Highness has always been good at fighting and knowing soldiers. It's up to you to make the decision."
"That's not what I'm asking you about." Zhou Han shook his head.
"Isn't this the case?"
"In this battle, what General Huangfu has to do is not to fight, but to do something else."
"That's all His Highness orders."
"How about you write to the court and tell the truth about that night, saying, 'It was you who took the army and defeated the Guo thieves, and Lao Liu was pretending to be your military exploits'?!"
After saying this, Zhou Han turned his sword over and placed it on the table.
The generals who were watching were smiling, but there was a hint of schadenfreude in their eyes.
This is clearly forcing Huangfu Longting to go against Zhou Che!
Now that Zhou Che is singing and singing outside Jiguan but not fighting, there are naturally a lot of calls for crusade in the court.
If Huangfu Longting lights up the situation again... After the war, Zhou Che didn't say anything about establishing an heir, and even if he didn't go to jail, it would be considered a mercy from the emperor!
Sure enough! ——Huangfu Longting sighed inwardly.
Since the expedition, Zhou Han treated him with great courtesy and expressed goodwill many times, hoping to recruit Huangfu Longting and the Huangfu family.
Huangfu Longting did not dare to refuse openly, nor did he agree.
Now, the army is about to come out, and the other party raises this issue again, and it is so sharp, forcing Huangfu Longting to make a choice.
"Your Highness."
He clasped his fists and said: "The reason why we were able to defeat the thief that night was really all thanks to His Highness the Sixth Prince. The general did nothing..."
"Ha! Even ghosts don't believe this!"
Tang Jiye, the lieutenant general, sneered, and all the generals in the tent shook their heads with evil eyes.
Snapped!
The sword in Zhou Han's hand suddenly fell and cut the table in half:
"What a good person who works for the public!"
"The Huangfu family is indeed loyal from generation to generation. In this case, let Huangfu Chaoyi lead three thousand light cavalry and go deep behind enemy lines to attack Beiyang!"
As soon as Zhou Han said this, the generals breathed a sigh of relief.
Only three thousand people, detouring behind the 100,000-strong army - if the main force loses, the whole army will be annihilated; if the main force wins... it is still possible that the whole army will be annihilated!
Without him, there are too few people, and it is cut off from the rear. A sneeze from the other party can kill you!
It is no exaggeration to say that it was a narrow escape from death.
Even though Huangfu Chaoyi was young and bold, his face was pale at the moment and there was sweat on his forehead.
To attack Beiyang, this is not to fight, but to serve as bait and to die!
"General Huangfu!" Zhou Han looked coldly and said, "Do you still want to persist?"
"Uncle..." Huangfu Chaoyi's voice trembled slightly.
Huangfu Longting did not look back at him, but took a deep breath: "Huangfu Chaoyi lives his country's salary and goes to danger for the country. This is his duty!"
"Okay! I am strong and strong!" Zhou Han nodded in praise: "As for the task of staying at the camp, do you think General Huangfu will refuse it?"
As soon as these words came out, Tang Jiye and others couldn't help laughing.
If you stay in the camp, you don't have to go deep behind enemy lines, but you need to face the pressure of the entire Guo Zhenyue army with 5,000 soldiers.
And, you can never retreat!
Once the defenders of the camp retreat, the entire camp and the ferry will be taken back by Guo Zhenyue. The imperial army's previous achievements will be wasted. Zhou Han and tens of thousands of soldiers who stayed in Hebei will be trapped!
Does Huangfu Longting, who is responsible for guarding the camp, still have a way to survive?
If anything goes wrong, Guo Zhenyue sees through Zhou Han's offensive strategy and attacks the empty camp with all his strength.
Huangfu Longting seemed to have no choice but to fight to the death.
But can he refuse?
Absolutely not!
Zhou Han is the commander-in-chief of the three armies. Just disobeying orders in battle can make Huangfu Longting's head fall to the ground!
Not to mention, how could he, with his reputation as a royal family general, be able to afford the reputation of being fearful of war?
Huangfu Longting bowed: "Yes!"
Seeing that Huangfu Longting was determined, Zhou Han waved his hand coldly: "If you have nothing else to do, just go down and prepare."
The uncle and nephew held their hands and retreated.
Looking at the backs of the two of them, Zhou Han sneered: "If you have to survive, don't blame me for being cruel!"
"The rest of the troops are also ready to follow me and attack along the mountains on the east side."
Keng!
He pulled out the sword, put it back into its sheath, and said firmly:
"That loser Lao Liu only deserves to watch a show."
"When I conquer Hedong, I will be rewarded by you all!"
Everyone bent down and said, "Thank you for your promotion, Your Highness!"
Tang Jiye stood up again and suggested: "Your Highness can ask the military commander to send orders to the Sixth Prince to coordinate the attack in the direction of Jishan."
Zhou Han's eyes flashed slightly: "Wonderful!"
If Zhou Che obeys, he will most likely die; if Zhou Che doesn't obey, if he fails, he can throw the blame on his head... What's wrong?
the other side.
"I don't understand!"
Huangfu Chaoyi looked indignant: "Now that we've reached this point, what's the point of lying for him?"
"It was he who proposed sending troops to conquer Hedong, and it is he who is now singing and singing outside the pass day and night."
"No matter whether he wins or loses in the battle of Hedong, he will definitely have no hope of having an heir!"
"What good will it do to you, me, and the Huangfu family if you are still protecting him at this time!?"
Huangfu Longting glanced at him: "Are you afraid of fighting?"
"I'm not afraid of fighting, but I don't want to die in vain!" Huangfu Chaoyi's eyes turned red: "I've just been crowned, and I still want to make contributions... I don't want to ruin myself because of someone who can't help me!"
Huangfu Longting shook his head: "I didn't lie, that's the truth."
"I don't believe it!" Huangfu Chaoyi spat and pointed behind his back: "I don't believe it, not even the second prince, everyone doesn't believe it!"
"His behavior outside Jiguan has proved that the so-called 'seizing the army and breaking the country' is a lie from beginning to end!"
"Without you, he is nothing!"
Huangfu Longting just shook his head: "After sending out troops, everything is about protecting yourself."
"If the Second Prince can win with this plan, you still have a way to survive."
"If you don't win... I will send two girls to your tent later to try to leave seeds for your family."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Huangfu Chaoyi was dumbfounded.
A long while.
"Thief Six mistaken me!"
Roaring, he kicked the rock that fixed the tent.
"Ah! It hurts!"
