In Wang Ruohai's staff room, the staff are working hard to collect intelligence and make attack plans. The front is not far from Wen Tang. Information is transmitted back once every half an hour, and the news changes rapidly. Often plans that have just been made have to be completely changed once the news changes.
As the sun went down, candles were lit inside the headquarters, making it as bright as daytime. Li Yanxian and Wang Ruohai were lying on the table, constantly changing the deployment of troops on the map, and were extremely busy. Wang Xiaolie sat on his seat, looking at the map and thinking.
At this moment, Dong Zhen, who was in charge of the staff office, hurriedly came in and said to Wang Ruohai: "Counsellor, I just got the news that yesterday evening, the army led by Meng Bangjie broke through Yique. Peng Qi packed up the remaining troops and fled to Yiyang. Zhai Cong I don’t know where to go!”
Wang Ruohai was startled: "So fast!"
After saying that, he came to the table and replaced Yique City with the flag representing Meng Bangxiong.
Li Yanxian said: "Peng Qi is retreating to Yiyang. I don't know if Meng Bangjie will pursue him. If he does, we can go forward and cut off his retreat."
Wang Ruohai said: "That's what everyone said. When Meng Bangjie goes after Peng Qi, we will capture Yique City and cut off his retreat. But, where did Zhai Cong go?"
After saying that, he turned to look at Wang Xiaolie. But he saw Wang Xiaolie closing his eyes slightly and not speaking.
Li Yanxian said: "In short, Yique is an important place south of Luoyang. As long as we occupy Yique, the situation will not worsen."
Wang Ruohai nodded. He said: "Meng Bangxiong has more than 10,000 troops, and Meng Bangjie who is chasing Peng Qi has at most five or six thousand troops. If we attack with one or two regiments, it should not be difficult to capture it. As long as Yique is captured, the situation will be stabilized. "
At this moment, Wang Xiaolie suddenly said: "Don't worry about Yique! At this time, attack with attack! The army facing Ruzhen at the front will go straight out of Longmen through Baisha and Pengpo, and then attack Luoyang. The left army behind He and the right army surrounded Yique. Meng Bangxiong only had more than 10,000 people. Five or six thousand came out to chase the remnants of Zhai's army. They also had to defend Dong Xian in Shouan. Only one or two thousand people were left to guard Luoyang City. This Don’t miss this opportunity, you must seize it!”
Li Yanxian looked at the map. Said: "Jie Shuai's tactics seem a bit risky. We attack Longmen directly. If Meng Bangjie abandons Yique and attacks from behind, the consequences will be worrying. The enemy has a new victory and their morale is high, so it is better to be careful."
Wang Xiaoxing said: "Zhai Xing has been attacking Longmen for two months, can't you still see Meng Bangxiong clearly? The reason why they can hold Longmen is because the Zhai family's army is a militia, and their offensive strength is not strong. Now Meng Bangxiong is proud of himself, and Luoyang is Chaos, we can't miss this opportunity. The defenders of Yique are left behind for the left and right armies. The purpose of the garrison in Linru Town is Luoyang, so don't mess up the order."
Wang Ruohai said: "That's what Commander Jie said. It would be a more aggressive strategy to ignore the Yique defenders and attack Longmen directly."
Wang Xiaolie said: "We have been in Ruzhou for two months and we can't stay so quiet anymore. The saying is as quiet as a virgin and as active as a rabbit. It means seizing the opportunity when you have it. The death of Zhai Xing was an accident. Now everything It’s chaos. I’m going to win in the chaos!”
Li Yanxian and Wang Ruohai agreed and studied the situation in this area on the map.
In the evening, several people had dinner and were still studying the situation in the headquarters. Suddenly, a soldier came in and said: "Zhang Yin from Linru Town came to report that Zhai Cong was there. They did not dare to delay and sent Zhai Cong to Wentang."
After hearing this, Wang Xiaolie hurriedly stood up and said: "Zhai Cong comes to us, we can't wait any longer. Come on, let's go and greet him!"
As soon as I walked into the yard, I saw several people walking in carrying lanterns. The powerful man in front is Zhai Cong.
Seeing Wang Xiaolie, Zhai Cong fell to his knees on the ground. He shouted loudly: "Jie Shuai avenged my father! Zhai Cong will be grateful all his life for working hard for you!"
Wang Xiaolie hurriedly stepped forward and helped Zhai Cong up. He said: "Ya Nei, please get up! How can I afford this! Captain Zhai was killed by a traitor, which is really unexpected. It's just that the war situation developed too fast and the situation ahead was unclear. We were unable to send troops for a while. Ya Nei is here. Okay, let’s discuss it together.”
Zhai Cong said: "My father——"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Don't worry, I will capture Yang Wei and let you deal with it! There is no need to get entangled in these matters now. Please tell me about the situation on the front line. Only after I understand what is happening on the front line can I send troops."
After saying that, he supported Zhai Cong and arrived at his headquarters.
After the food was served, Zhai Cong filled his stomach. Wang Xiaolie said to Wang Ruohai: "Let the people from the Staff Department come and listen to the situation on the front line together."
Wang Ruohai promised. Not long after, people from the staff office came in, each holding a small notebook.
Wang Xiaolie said to Zhai Cong, "It's not too late. Let me tell you what's happening on the front line now, and I'll make arrangements right away."
This kind of scene was something Zhai Cong had never experienced before. After a slight hesitation, he stood in front.
A small staff officer took a new map of Luoyang and hung it on the wall. Holding some red and blue flags in his hands, he stood aside.
Zhai Cong said: "When we attacked Longmen Mountain yesterday morning, when we were approaching the top of the mountain, Yang Wei suddenly stabbed my father down with a shot. The whole army was in chaos. Meng Bangxiong's army suddenly came out from behind the mountain. We couldn't resist the enemy. We were in control of Peng Qi. They led the troops to retreat to Yique. In the afternoon, they arrived at Yique. Unexpectedly, Meng Bangjie led about 5,000 people closely behind them, and in a panic, they attacked the city of Yique. We could not resist the enemy, so we had to let Peng Qi lead the remaining army. Withdrawing to Fengniu Village, I arrived at Linru Town. I thought that Commander Jies had a large army in Ruzhou and would definitely be able to avenge my father!"
After saying that, he turned around and saw that the small staff officer next to him had marked the forces of both sides behind with red and blue flags.
Wang Xiaolie said: "Meng Bangjie led 5,000 men. Is this news accurate? They have all entered the city, or are there troops outside the city? Are there any enemy troops on this road from Luoyang to Yique? Dong Xian's 3,000 troops are in Shou'an. Meng Bangxiong must defend, how many troops are there in the city now?"
Zhai Cong lowered his head and thought for a while. Said: "Meng Bangjie has entered the city, and there is no army outside the city. This time Meng Bangjie won suddenly. He should have given all the troops in the south of Luoyang City to Meng Bangjie. There are not many troops in the city. According to my estimation, there are not many troops in Luoyang City now." "
Wang Xiaolie nodded, lowered his head and walked back and forth twice. He said to Wang Ruohai: "Order to come to Ru Town and use light cavalry to intercept the news from Yique City and Luoyang. By the way, most of the cavalry should not participate in the attack on Luoyang and let them guard the road between Yique and Luoyang. Zhang Yin led two The infantry of the regiment set off overnight and attacked Longmen via Baisha Town and Pengpo Town. After breaking through Longmen, do not stop and attack Luoyang directly!"
Wang Ruohai said yes.
Wang Xiaoxing said: "Order the left army in Deng Yu Village and the right army in Xiadian to march towards Yique early tomorrow morning and surround Yique. This battle will focus on attacking Luoyang and not attacking Yique. Wait until it is captured. After reaching Luoyang, the artillery regiment from behind comes up and attacks again!"
Wang Ruohai said yes again and again, wrote them down one by one, and handed them to Dong Zhen on the side.
Wang Xiaolie's military order was drafted by someone from the General Staff Office, Wang Ruohai recorded it, Wang Xiaolie agreed, and the commander-in-chief sealed it. If Wang Xiaolie is not present, Li Yanxian will agree and the seal will be used by the palm secretary. At present, the headquarters lacks a secretary, so Cui Qing usually uses the seal.
After thinking about it, Wang Xiaolie added: "By the way, the military order must state that you can leave Meng Bangxiong alone, but you must not let Yang Wei go!"
After hearing this, Zhai Cong cupped his hands and said, "The commander-in-chief's kindness and righteousness are as great as mountains. I will keep them in my heart!"
Wang Xiaolie looked at Zhai Cong and nodded without saying anything else.
Zhai Xing is in his sixties and Zhai Cong is forty. In terms of age, they are Wang Xiaolie's elders. When Wang Xiaolie knelt down just now, he didn't say anything, but he remembered it clearly in his heart. In this battle, Yang Wei must not be let go, otherwise how will he explain it to Zhai Cong?
After explaining the situation on the front line clearly, the staff officer took the map just now and returned to the staff room together. Urgent calculations, discussions, and military orders were made. It took less than an hour to send it to all the armies.
