Chapter 68 Fatal Misunderstanding
The military and political leaders in Pengcheng were so fierce that they were shocked by the rebel leaders. Especially Li Fengyun made many assumptions, but he just couldn't figure out what the Dong Chun sold in the gourd.
Could it be that he had already discovered the movements of the rebels in advance, and had ambushed the other side of Sishui, waiting for the rebels to cross the river and attack them halfway? It is impossible, the rebels came all the way. Except for a few senior leaders of the rebels, no one knew my purpose before, and most of the leaders did not know the strategy of advancing eastward to Qilu until last night, and it was even more impossible to leak the secrets.
Li Fengyun looked at the sky and decided to attack Jinkou and cross the river quickly. If Dong Chunzhen ambushed the army on the other side, this battle would have to be fought. After all, the distance between the rebels and the pursuers was too close, and it would be only three or four days away. Once the rebels failed to break through Pengcheng, they would inevitably be in danger of being wiped out of the entire army.
Lu Mingxing led his army to attack Jinkou. The soldiers were still wearing yellow military uniforms, full of armor, flags, swords and guns, and advance and retreat in an orderly manner, and the Yingyang Guard was no longer standard. The dozens of local soldiers guarding Jinkou were captured by the rebels before they could figure out what was going on.
Guo Ming followed Li Fengyun's order and led 200 sailors with excellent water quality to cross the river. He first took the ferry crossing on the other side, and sent scouts to find the traces of the official army. At the same time, he established a defensive formation on the other side to cover the main force's crossing the river.
"Remember, if the enemy attacks a large scale, retreat quickly and force yourself to retreat." Li Fengyun instructed, "Don't fight with courage, show your courage for a moment, and make unnecessary sacrifices."
Guo Ming agreed and led his army to cross the river to the other side. The ferry was successfully captured. The local soldiers were all strong men who were in labor service, so how dare they fight against the fierce Yingyangwei who showed off their might?
Li Fengyun felt a little nervous. It was so smooth that it was incredible and strange. Did Dong Chun take all his troops away and sing an empty city plan in Pengcheng? How is this possible? Dong Chun is a veteran of a hundred battles, so how could he make such a low-level mistake? Li Fengyun looked around and looked at the other side from afar, and couldn't help but feel a little suffocating in his heart. Where is Dong Chun? How did he plan to attack me?
At this moment, Li Fengyun waved his hand and Lu Mingxing led two main groups to cross the river. In order to seize time and speed, the rebel army requisitioned all the ships of all sizes on the dock, striving to send more soldiers to the other shore at one time.
Lu Mingxing was about to get on the boat. Before leaving, he bowed to Li Fengyun and smiled, "General, don't worry. When he was waiting, Peng Cheng caught him off guard and had no time to react. He has not even found out our true identity yet."
"How come the Zuo Xiao Guard's Mansion doesn't understand Zhu Yingyang under his jurisdiction? Send a scout to inquire, wouldn't it be clear? Dong Chun is a fierce general in a hundred battles and will never make such mistakes." Li Fengyun was very worried and was even more uneasy about the leaders' underestimation of the enemy. He would be defeated by arrogant soldiers. Don't slack off. For this reason, Li Fengyun specifically said a few more words to Lu Mingxing.
"The general has always deduced the situation with the worst situation, but the real situation may not be as unbearable as the general thought."
As soon as Lu Mingxing said this, Li Fengyun suddenly felt a little lucky. Perhaps the situation was not that bad. After thinking for a moment, he decided to bet that if Dong Chun set up an ambush on the other side, he would have lost anyway and the ending would be the same. It would be useless to think about it no matter how much.
"After you arrive at the other side, if you do not find any abnormalities, you will immediately send someone to capture Shangjinkou and cut off the important traffic routes in the east and west directions of Pengcheng to ensure that our army crosses the river smoothly and safely."
Lu Mingxing understood it and left.
As time passed, as the six main groups successfully crossed the river and established defensive battle formations on the other side, as the rebels captured Shangjinkou and successfully controlled the water and land pass of Pengcheng and took the initiative, Li Fengyun finally breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, he was also full of doubts. Is Dong Chun really not in Pengcheng? Pengcheng is really empty? But how is this possible?
Li Fengyun temporarily let go of these doubts and ordered the baggage camp and the elderly, weak, women and children who withdrew from Qiao County with Han Yao from Qiao County to quickly cross the river.
The military and political officials in Pengcheng were also confused when facing the sudden emergence of the army outside the city. After learning that more Yingyang Mansion troops appeared outside the city and occupied Xiajinkou and crossed the river eastward, Dong Jun first overturned Wei Yunyue's inference that he framed him because Wei Yunyue had abandoned Longcheng and retreated his army to Gaojiashu, and acted as if I could not afford to mess with him. This showed that he had made a misjudgment on Longcheng, mistakenly thought that he wanted to deal with him, but ended up losing Longcheng.
But now this is no longer important. What is important is where this sudden army came from? Why did it deliberately conceal the banner, making it difficult to identify its identity? Why did it attack Longcheng and plunder? Could it be the army that went to Zhuojun to participate in the Eastern Expedition from north to south of the Yangtze River? If it was the army that went north to east, the East City would inform the government along the way, and Yingyang Mansion gave military supplies to the military supplies. Pengcheng would definitely know, but Pengcheng did not receive any news of the army transit. Could it be that it was carrying out the secret mission of the East City.
The Jiangnan army has risen in Jiangnan today, and has been vigorously managing Jiangnan and reusing civil officials and military generals from Jiangzuo. This speculation is indeed possible. So should we send someone to ask? They have hit Longcheng and slapped Pengcheng in the face. This "hello" is so grand. Pengcheng will not be as indifferent as a fool, right? However, Lenovo's fierce political struggle in Dongdongdu and Dong Chun's current extremely bad situation, Dong Jun is also worried that this is a trap set by his political opponents on purpose.
Dong Jun knows very little about the complex contradictions and conflicts between Dong Chun and the powerful. Dong Chun will never tell many secrets, nor will he tell his family and subordinates. Dong Chun is not here at the moment, and Dong Jun must make his own decisions, and this idea cannot harm Dong Chun's interests. Dong Jun has been struggling for a long time, so he decided to hide in Pengcheng and not show up. Just like Wei Yunyue dealt with him, I can't afford to offend me? But it's impossible to ignore it, which means that Zuo Xiaowei Mansion is inaction.
Dong Jun then ordered Wei Yunyue to investigate this matter. You should immediately take back Longcheng and approach Xiajinkou. First, find out the other party's identity, which Yingyang Mansions are, which Wei Mansions are, and why they pass Pengcheng, etc.
After receiving the order, Wei Yunyue laughed, "You have time to eat, so you can wait for trouble."
Wei Yunyue led his army out of Gaojiashu and approached Longcheng with great fanfare, but if he didn't fight, everyone was the brothers of Yingyangwei, so how could they kill each other? Let's figure it out before talking about it. Of course, most of the military boss was avenging his personal revenge. He took the opportunity of passing Pengcheng to slap Dong Chun in the face, and I'll slap you in the face. What can you do to me? Haha, it's lively.
Wei Yunyue ordered people to shoot in the book city, and called brothers, and he was very polite. The Wei Mansion ordered that Dong Sima forced him to come and responded to the mission. If I don’t hit you, don’t hit me, just act like each other. After that, Wei Yun asked politely, brother, who from Yingyang Mansion? You are so domineering. You ran to Pengcheng quietly and slapped our General Dong in the face. Are you not afraid of the emperor and Wei Mansion blamed him? In fact, this is the bottom of others. Who is the boss above you?
Han Shou received the letter and did not dare to make any mistakes, so he quickly returned to Li Fengyun.
It was almost dusk, and the rebels were crossing the river at full speed, and everything went smoothly. This unusual smoothness not only puzzled Li Fengyun, but also surprised the soldiers of the rebels. Is this the most important town in Pengcheng, Xuzhou? The place where high-ranking officials gathered? Just let the rebels cross the river swagger?
Li Fengyun was also ready to cross the river. At this moment, Han Shou sent Wei Yunyue's letter. After reading it, Li Fengyun handed it to Han Yao. Although Han Yao had a little understanding of the affairs in the Guard Mansion, he, a local noble, did he know the higher secret? So he could not provide any advice to Li Fengyun. Li Fengyun thought for a moment and decided to test it. Then he invited Yuan An and dictated the reply, saying that he was from Jianghuai. He went to the Donglai Naval Camp to Hu'er, General Wu Guard and Deputy Naval Commander Zhou Fashang reported to him, passed by Pengcheng, and made some connections with General Dong, and then left. Please say hello to General Dong on his behalf, thanking him for his generous gift.
Lai Hu'er was from Jiangdu and a master of the Jianghuai noble group. The late emperor valued him very much and promoted him more. Now the emperor regarded him as his official minister. Zhou Fashang was a famous general in Jiangzuo and was also the commander of the army that the emperor valued and trusted. This time, the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, the Central and Earth army was launched at the same time, attacking from front and back. The chief and deputy commander of the navy were Lai Hu'er and Zhou Fashang. It can be seen that the emperor relied on them, and it can be imagined that the two were powerful.
Li Fengyun responded to the moves and planned to use the reputation of Lai Huer and Zhou Fashang, and once used the power of the fox to touch the bottom of Pengcheng. He was really scared of Dong Chun. This person was a famous general in the Middle Land, but he has not responded to any reason yet. What is the reason? Is there something wrong with Pengcheng, or is he looking at the side and preparing to give the rebel army a fatal blow? What kind of secret is hidden behind Wei Yunyue's letter?
Li Fengyun stayed on the west bank of Sishui and waited for news. Soon, Han Shou sent Wei Yunyue's second letter. The content of this letter was exactly what Li Fengyun needed. Wei Yunyue said in the letter that General Dong Chun, the Zuo Xiaogu, and General Liang Dezhong of Wu Ben, went to Qiao County to suppress the thieves. The Sima of the Weifu, Dong Jun, and the Chief of Pengcheng County Cui Deben, remained behind. At present, there are only four regiments of Yingyang Guard in Pengcheng, one of which is in the city, and three regiments are led by Wei Yunyue under the city of Longcheng.
Why did Wei Yunyue take the initiative to reveal these news? It is obvious that he has ulterior motives and is afraid that the world will not be in chaos. Lai Hu'er and Zhou Fashang are both the emperor's confidant ministers, with high rank and powerful positions. They want to slap Dong Chun in the face. How could Dong Chun have the power to resist? Wei Yunyue then became provocative and intended to cause a more fierce battle between the two sides to break out.
The bigger the trouble in Pengcheng, the more unfavorable it will be for Dong Chun. The troublemakers are "hidden" by these Ying Yangwei, who are making trouble, can "guard" by Huer and Zhou Fashang. With their weight in front of the emperor, Dong Chun will cry? Besides, since they dare to make trouble in Pengcheng, they must also know that Dong Chun. Liang Dezhong and the main force of Ying Yang Mansion left Pengcheng to suppress the thieves, so they dared to take action. Otherwise, if they hit the iron plate, wouldn't they shoot themselves in the foot? So Wei Yunyue thought this was not a secret, so he leaked it casually, hoping to tempt these lawless Ying Yangwei's troubles in Pengcheng, so that Dong Chun and Dong Jun, the uncle and nephew, could not bear to take advantage of it.
Is what Wei Yunyue said true or false? Li Fengyun is skeptical, but at least he has some clues in his heart. If the rebels are lucky and go north quickly, they may be able to reach Mount Meng safely. Otherwise, there is only one way to fight. Li Fengyun ordered Han Shou to return Longcheng to Wei Yunyue, and give face to him, but he did not take action from beginning to end. There is no need for the rebels to make things difficult for others. He should leave quickly and cross the river and go north.
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Chapter completed!