Being a Lady of an Influential Family

   Chapter 541 Dilemma!

  In the mountains and forests of the southwest, after a heavy rain, it seemed to be a bit colder again. The scattered green grass on the side of the road was sandwiched between the withered yellow ground, and a thin layer of frost was formed on the surface.

  Not far from the city of Hecheng, a group of people quietly ambushed on the hillside motionless. If you don’t get closer, you can hardly see anyone there.

   A little behind, General Yao Guan, the third figure of the Southern Sixth Provincial Army, is squatting on the ground holding a telescope to observe the situation in the distance.

  A man came over with a cat waist, leaned close to Yao Guan and whispered, "General, I have been waiting all night, will those people come?"

  Yao Guan put down the telescope and said, "Yes."

   "But..." They speculated that the team should have passed in front of them at one o'clock in the morning, and now it's six o'clock in the morning without even seeing a ghost. Is there something wrong with their intelligence? Or was their actions discovered?

  The weather is too cold, and the breath from one mouth has condensed into white mist.

Yao Guandao: "Those are all newly formed troops that have been formed less than two months ago. Where do you think they can go? It rained last night, I am afraid it was a delay. Besides, they are going to Anzheng. Where can I go?"

The people squatting next to him thought about it and thought it was right, but couldn't help but sighed and said, "If they don't come again, we will freeze to death." The weather at the end of November was really cold, southwest. There is obviously no wind in the mountains, but it seems colder than their southern six provinces.

   It happened that it rained last night. No matter how good the logistics of the southern six provinces, it would not be able to bear it lurking in the rain all night.

  Yao Guan was about to speak, and a figure came quickly not far away. As soon as he arrived beside Yao Guan, his voice hurriedly said, "General, coming! Five miles ahead!"

  Yao Guan's eyes dazzled, and he said in a deep voice, "The order goes on, the whole army is ready!"

"Yes!"

   Twenty minutes later, the vanguard of a team appeared at the end of the mountain road. The soldiers in the Southern Six Provinces who were ambushing on both sides waited all night and couldn't bear it. A low-level commander immediately wanted to order a charge, but was grabbed by the officer around him and whispered, "What are you doing?"

   "Sir, don't fight?" The chief shook his head and said, "Don't fight, let them in a little bit before talking, wait for the order!"

  Some disappointment, but the low-level commander still resisted, so everyone quietly stared at the marching team below, letting them pass under their noses.

  The soldiers from the six southern provinces squatted all night and felt very uncomfortable, and the Sun Jiajun underneath was not very happy.

  They received the order to move closer to Anzheng. Who knew that there was a heavy rain not long after they set off, so the trip was delayed. Even so, the soldiers who were forced to march in the mud early in the morning were still unhappy.

  Just over a month ago, they were all ordinary peasants or urban workers and folks. They were suddenly drafted into the army for training. They had to accept such a forced march before they even knew the gun. How could they stand it?

  As a result, the formation of the entire team fell apart, and the speed was not fast. Some people chatted and complained in the team, and they couldn't go fast without the leader's urging.

   "I don't know what the people above think? What kind of battle was fought in the winter?" Someone in the team whispered.

  'S words immediately attracted a lot of echoes, "Isn't it? This weather is too cold to shrink at home, who still runs around?"

   "That's okay. Didn't it say that? It's someone outside who wants to beat our Overseer." They didn't know, but just a few months ago, their Overseer ran out to fight others.

   "Why... on the battlefield, dying, right?" Someone couldn't help but whisper.

  The others laughed out loud, as if they had asked a silly question, "Where are the undead on the battlefield?"

"Isn't it? The Ergouzi in our village was called up a year ago, and I heard that it was gone in September." Others shared stories they had seen or heard of. I couldn't help but tremble, "But...we, we might also die."

  Everyone who was still smiling is silent, yes, others will die and they will die too.

   "Or, let's run away?" Someone looked around and suggested in a low voice.

  All of them came from the same village, so they are not afraid of being betrayed.

Another person pushed him and said, "What nonsense? Did you see that? Those people... just executed deserters." On both sides of their team, there were several people carrying guns at intervals, those The guys in human hands are obviously different from the guys in their hands that are similar to fire sticks. They have seen it with their own eyes, and that thing can sift people into a sieve in a moment.

  The atmosphere became deeper and deeper, and the commander's stern urging sound came from behind, so the team accelerated a little more.

   At this moment, a violent explosion suddenly came from the rear, and the long marching team suddenly became chaotic.

  Intensive gunfire came from the hillsides on both sides, and the commander was furious and ordered a counterattack. But the opponent occupied the slopes on both sides condescendingly. They were directly blocked in the middle of the narrow mountain road. How could it be so easy to fight back?

  If they were elite, they might still be able to fight hard, but most of them couldn't even hold their guns securely. As soon as the explosion sounded, many people directly hugged their heads and squatted on the ground or hid under the trees on the side of the road.

  The only remaining people who have the ability to fight are obviously not the elite opponents of the six southern provinces who have been preparing for a long time.

  A battle lasted more than half an hour before it was over. Yao Guan led people down the hill to check the battlefield. The officer who was clearing the battlefield immediately stepped forward and saluted, "General, it is indeed the new 11th Army. Their team was divided into two, and the other half was ordered to stay in Hecheng. Commanders above the regiment captured 17 people and killed 4 people. Among them...the chief of the 3rd Division of the New 11th Army."

  Yao Guan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Dead?"

  The other party shook his head quickly, "No, I was captured."

  Yao nodded his head, and quickly rubbed his chin and frowned, "No wonder it's such a good fight, this is only half a new army. Leave half to guard us?"

"General, what shall we do now?" The staff officer who followed Yao Guan whispered, "Although this battle was easy, it would be very troublesome if the half of the new army was left behind to do things behind our buttocks. "

Yao Guan thought for a moment before squinting his eyes slightly, "In this way, let's split our troops into two ways... the old way, you take your men to Hecheng, you must solve the half of Hecheng's new army for me. It's best. It's quiet, don't let people discover that we occupy Hecheng."

  The people called Lao Lu were a little depressed, "I have less than 10,000 people under my hand. Sun Liang's new army has expanded like crazy, and half of the army has at least more than 20,000 people, right?" Still quietly? Sir, would you ask too much?

  Yao Guan smiled, "Then I don't care, if you can't even beat these people who haven't been on the battlefield, you won't have the face to go back to the southern six provinces, commit suicide and apologize."

  Yao Guanyu next approached him, and his subordinates were also close to him. Old Lu just snorted and accepted the task by raising his hand in salute.

  Yao Guan was very satisfied, and pointed out, “If you have any difficulties, you can ask Long Yu’s people for help. I remember that he has two brigades and they should be there soon.”

   "No need!" The old road is very spine and authentic. How can they ask people from the four northern provinces for help? Isn't that losing the Overseer's face?

  Wait until Lao Lu led the people away, Yao Guan stood by and watched his hands go down and clean the battlefield back and forth, thinking about something thoughtfully.

  After a while, the adjutant came to ask for instructions, "General, what should I do with so many prisoners?" There were indeed a lot of prisoners this time, because many people simply squatted on the ground holding their heads without resistance.

  But it is also a trouble to dispose of so many prisoners. It is certainly impossible to kill all of them. There has been an ominous saying that killing prisoners has been said to be ominous since ancient times, and it is even more impossible now. If they really kill these prisoners who have already been captured, turning their heads back and bursting out that the southern six provinces can be sprayed into autism by the entire Anxia.

  But it won’t work if you just let it go. These people will run around and look back at the Sun’s house to know their movements.

  Yao Guan narrowed his eyes and thought for a while, and said: "Bring those high-level commanders over to see me, and I will talk to them."

   "Yes." Although he didn't know what the general wanted, the adjutant responded immediately.

  November 28, the eighth day when the Army of the Southern Six Provinces besieged Anzheng.

  The Southern Sixth Provincial Army, which had been trying to attack Anzhengcheng by various methods, suddenly retreated. When the news came back to the Anzhengcheng headquarters, Guo Huai was staring at the sand table on the table and frowned, thinking about something.

   Hearing the news from his subordinates, Guo Huai's brows were not stretched, but frowned even more tightly.

  The subordinate on his side was a little puzzled, "General, is there any problem?"

  Guo Huai shook his head without speaking, and turned to look at the larger map hanging on the wall.

  On the map, several red arrows pointed from several directions to the hinterland of the southwest, which is also Sun Liang’s base camp—Pengcheng.

  Guo Huai stared at the map for a long time, then sighed lightly and said, "This battle... is not easy to fight."

The adjutant around him was puzzled, "General, the current situation is good for us." As long as we can hold Fu Fengcheng for a few days, the southern six provinces will be surrounded by hundreds of thousands of troops. If they can kill or capture Fu Jiada alive. Less, it will inevitably shock the entire Anxia, ​​why is the general not excited at all?

  Ten thousand steps back and said, even if Fu Fengcheng is allowed to run, the defeat of the Allied Forces of the Southern Six Provinces is an amazing record.

Guo Huai said: "Yao Guan in the six provinces in the south, Long Yu in the four provinces in the north, which one is the fuel-efficient lamp? Also... the northwest side..." Guo Huai's finger focused on the huge red arrow at the top of the map several times." During this period of time, Song family father and son are too quiet, I always feel that something is wrong."

  If anyone hates the Sun family most now, it must be the Song family. But since the northwest border of the Song Family Chen Bing at the beginning of the month, there have been only a few small fights during the period, and there has been almost no major action, which makes Guo Huai feel a little uneasy.

"Perhaps the Northwest Army has suffered too much damage from the Dayin people and has not been relieved? General, Fu Fengcheng has withdrawn now, what should we do?" I didn't understand the general's worries, and the adjutant could only ask the most important questions. .

  Guo Huai looked down and thought for a while, then said, “Let him retreat and order a brigade outside the city to block up. If they retreat to the southeast, don’t worry about it. If they want to go west, just call me back.”

The adjutant    was taken aback and reminded, "General, the warlord meant that we were to besieged and killed Fu Fengcheng." The general clearly meant to let Fu Fengcheng go.

Guo Huai glanced at him and said in a deep voice, "Fu Fengcheng still has at least 180,000 soldiers and horses, regardless of the probability of a successful siege. If he is allowed to enter the southwestern hinterland, there will be Yao Guan and Long Yu in the east and west. , There is still Song family in the northwest looking forward to it. Once they are brought together, how many soldiers and horses do we have that can encircle and kill nearly 400,000 troops?"

  The adjutant hesitated, "What does the general mean?"

  Guo Huai said in a deep voice, "First drive out Fu Fengcheng, and strangle Yao Guan and Long Yu with all your strength. As long as these two people are killed, Fu Fengcheng will either continue to back up and wait for reinforcements, even if he is allowed in again, it is not a concern."

  The adjutant felt that he was about to be persuaded, but...

   "The Overseer will probably not agree."

  Guo Huai was silent. From the beginning, he disagreed with the fact that Governor Sun and Da Yin people used troops in the northwest. This kind of thing, regardless of success or failure, the Sun family is destined to be discredited.

  Partial Governor Sun did not discuss with him at all before doing this. He was stationed outside for a long time, and when he knew the news, the Sun family had already dispatched troops.

After   , he also persuaded him a few times, but he was beaten by Governor Sun, haha, and perfunctory, and then persuaded Governor Sun that he would not reply to his letter at all.

  Guo Huai took a deep breath and said solemnly, "I will report to the warlord myself." I hope Governor Sun will listen to him this time.

  In fact, Guo Huai doesn’t know where the final outcome of this battle will go. What if he wins Fu Fengcheng? It is a fact that the Sun family colluded with the big Yinren from the Nile. There is Fu Zheng behind Fu Fengcheng. Even if Fu Zheng is gone, there are Longyue and Song Ye. Who will let the Sun family go?

  But what else can he do now besides holding on? Betray the Sun family and join the Fu family?

  Not to mention that his family and children are all in Pengcheng, and Governor Sun treats him not badly. If he has betrayed like this, who can think of such a person?

   "The big young man." Xu Shaoming walked in from the outside quickly and said, "A brigade arranged by Guo Huai outside the city is moving to the southwest, and seems to want to block our way to the west."

  Fu Fengcheng raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Guo Huai wants to force us out of Anzheng area?"

  Xu Shaoming nodded and said, "It seems to mean this. Younger, is Guo Huai really letting us go so easily?"

   Fu Fengcheng smiled lightly, "He didn't let us go, he wanted us to go."

Seeing Xu Shaoming's face in doubt, Fu Fengcheng said, "Once we are squeezed out of Anzheng, General Yao and General Long will be left alone in the southwestern hinterland. Moreover, they are still divided into two groups. If they are outflanked and strangled by the Sun family, everyone will be killed. Can't save them."

   Xu Shaoming's expression was also a solemn expression, "That..."

   Fu Fengcheng shook his head, "Sun Liang will not agree to his plan and continue westward. If Guo Huai's people want to stop, they must be pulled out first."

  Xu Shaoming reminded, "If Guo Huai sends troops to cut off our back..." Then he really cannot retreat if he wants to retreat.

  Fu Fengcheng said, “Don’t worry, just let him cut back.”

  "..." I have never seen this kind of dead-end play.

  Fu Fengcheng frowned as he looked at Xu Shaoming, as if a little disappointed.

  Leng Sa, who had been sitting next to him fiddling with his pistol, raised his head and said, "Adjutant Xu, don't forget...Northwest, Song's house."

  Xu Shaoming was startled, and quickly reacted and frowned, “But the war in the northwest has not gone smoothly during this period.” For nearly a month, there was almost no breakthrough after several battles, and he was still hovering on the border between the two sides.

   Lengsa blinked and smiled, “How do you know if it’s really not going well, or the Song family doesn’t want to fight? If this time the Song family suddenly breaks through the northwestern defense line to take Pengcheng, what do you think Sun Liang will do?”

  Xu Shaoming said, "Naturally, all soldiers and horses are ordered to return to Pengcheng." All soldiers and horses are preparing to besieged and killed Fu Dashao. It is hard to say what will happen to such an order suddenly, but I am sure to scold my mother.

  Xu Shaoming looked at the two of them, and couldn’t help asking, “What if... the Song family still doesn’t do it?” The defensiveness is indispensable. Selling the Fu family might be more valuable than killing Sun Liang.

   "Adjutant Xu, your mind is so gloomy." Leng Sa laughed.

  "..." I'm talking about human nature.

Fu Fengcheng calmly said, "Zhangtong's Fifth Army and the reorganized original Jiazhou Army can take directly from Jiazhou to Yangping in the southwest within three days. If the Song family really dares not to do anything, Zhang Jingzhi will cut off the supply of supplies in the northwest. Jiazhou is now ...Still in the hands of the Fu family."

  They have indeed planned the future direction of Jiazhou, but at present...Jiazhou is indeed still in the hands of the Fu family. If the Song family sells allies at this time, it shows that all the previous plans are not feasible, and the Fu family will immediately increase their troops and occupy Jiazhou.

   Adjutant Xu dumbly: Okay, I think too much. People in this world who dare to sell Young Master Fu may not have been born yet.

  He forgot this, but he believed that Governor Song and Shao Song would never forget.

What's more, Long Shao and Lou Shao are still in the northwest.

   "Understood, the subordinates will do it." Adjutant Xu respectfully said.

  (End of this chapter)