MTL - Farmer of Shu Han-Chapter 1224 Shi Bao and Sima Shi

  Chapter 1224 Shi Bao and Sima Shi

  Since the change of the Shangdang, the troops of the Shangdang have been hit repeatedly, and they have not heard the news of the reinforcements from the imperial court for a long time, and their morale has long been extremely low.

  General Guan, who arrived in Hedong one step ahead, made adjustments to the defense of Hedong, and at the same time rushed to help Shangdang, but he didn't mention Shangdang at all.

  The main reason is because of Wei Yan.

  Even the Central Guard couldn't suppress Wei Yan. General Guan knew that in his own capacity, it was even more impossible for him to make Wei Yan obedient.

  Otherwise, even if he holds the emperor's scepter himself, if Wei Yan really wants to force the order, if Wei Yan doesn't obey, it will only lead to more chaos among the Shangdang army.

  So under this premise, she can only acquiesce that the situation in Shangdang is corrupt and irretrievable, and she only wants to keep Hedong and Taiyuan first.

  Wang Han's arrangement is also based on his inability to solve the current deadlock:

   To save Wei Yan, I'm afraid I will fall into the trap of the bandit army.

  If Wei Yan is not rescued, the morale of the army will be unstable, and it will be difficult to defend Gaoping Pass.

  Since this is the case, it is better to let the people of the engineering battalion return to Hedong first.

   As for what kind of impact this move will have on the army, he has no way to take it into account.

  After all, Wang Han's first task is to protect the engineering battalion.

   As for Gaopingguan, you can abide by the rules.

   If you can't keep it, you will die for the country at worst.

  For Wang Hanwen and Shi, the Engineering Battalion is more important than Gaoping Pass.

   What he didn't expect was that he was arranged to return it to Wen Shi, and it didn't take long before it returned:

   "General Wang!"

   "Lieutenant Wen, why do you..."

  Wen Shi got off his horse, stepped forward quickly, and walked up to Wang Han, holding Wang Han's arms tightly, with a look of joy on his face:

   "Zhongduhu, Zhongduhu sent people here, and the imperial court's reinforcements have arrived!"

"I know I know!"

  Wang Han was also somewhat incoherent.

  It's not easy.

  He almost gave up, but he didn't expect the Central Guard to send someone to arrive at the last moment.

  Wang Han raised his head and looked behind Wen Shi, but saw a man, surrounded by several guards, looking towards him calmly with a smile on his face.

  Shi Bao was originally handsome, but at this moment, when Wang Han saw this man, he felt that he was simply the most beautiful man in the world.

   But seeing Wang Han stepping over Wen Shi, walking in front of Shi Bao, he saluted excitedly:

   "Han pays his respects to General Zhonglang."

   As for Shi Bao, Wang Han not only heard his name, but also met this person.

  When General Guan swept Bingzhou, Shi Bao contributed a lot.

  The Protector of the Central Government was able to clear the east of the river in a short period of time, and he also relied on this person.

  After the First World War in Guanzhong, Shi Bao was awarded the title of Diannong Zhonglang because of his meritorious service.

  At the same time, he is also responsible for inspecting the Hedong Salt Lake and cracking down on the smuggling of salt traders in Hedong.

  Because of his cruel methods, he was called "Stone Evil Dog" by many families in Hedong.

  Until Wei Yan attacked Shangdang, Feng Duhu appointed Shi Bao as the deputy general Zhonglang, and also joined the army as General Zhengdong—the general Zhengdong at this time was Jiang Wei.

  Feng Duhu sent Shi Bao to Jiang Wei's side, the intention was obvious, that is, he wanted Shi Bao to report the battle situation of Shangdang at any time.

   This is also a normal thing. After all, the Central Commander-in-chief is in charge of the internal and external military, and has the right to know the frontline warfare at any time.

  And regarding the attack on Gaodu, no one would have imagined that it would end up like this.

   It's a pity that Wei Yan is probably really jealous of Feng Duhu.

  When he decided to change his original plan and increase his efforts to attack Xiagaodu, he used Shi Bao's familiarity with Hedong as an excuse to send Shi Bao back to Hedong to collect and supervise the transportation of grain and grass.

  An official rank crushes people to death, not to mention that Wei Yan is the supreme commander of this battle.

  Shi Bao could only obey the military order and turn back to Hedong.

   Who would have expected that Wei Yan would let Jiang Wei lead the troops back to Tongguan before he had collected enough grain and grass in Hedong.

  Shi Bao joined the army as General Zhengdong, and logically speaking, he was going to Tongguan with Jiang Wei.

   Wei Yan didn't send anyone to replace Shi Bao, so Jiang Wei naturally didn't dare to take him away easily.

  Who would have expected that the situation in Shangdang would change suddenly, as if overnight, the host and guest had already changed positions.

  At that time, Wei Yan only cared about turning the situation back, so how could he remember who Shi Bao was?

  With no military order coming, no troops at hand, and the situation in Hedong was also tense, Shi Bao couldn't do anything except stare blankly.

  The next step is to expand the seats of the Dahan United Reserve Bureau. Every family in the east of the river has money to contribute money, food to produce, and force to contribute.

  After the military order from Chang'an came, I was familiar with Shi Bao from Hedong, and this time there was finally no need for conflicts.

  Because he wanted to assist the Governor of Hedong Jiang Bin and General Anhan Zhang Bao and others to prepare food and grass for the army coming from Chang'an.

  General Guan quickly aided Taiyuan, and there was no worry about food and grass, precisely because there was Hedong who made preparations in advance.

  It wasn't until Feng Duhu came to Tongguan to take over the entire battle situation that Shi Bao really found his organization.

  Feng Duhu was still waiting for Li Qiuju to lead the army to arrive. After learning that Gaoping Pass had not been lost, and he had no extra troops on hand.

  So Shi Bao and Hu Zun were ordered to lead the Tuchen Army, one of the Chinese troops left by General Guan in Hedong, to go to Gaoping Pass first.

  Although the assault army is a new army, there are also some veterans in the army as the foundation.

   Facing elite bandit soldiers, field battles may not be suitable, but if you defend according to danger, there should be no big problem.

  The most important thing is that these days, the Shangdang army has scattered and lost.

  The life and death of the coach Wei Yan is unknown, and Wei Chang, who was supposed to stay at Gaoping Pass, is isolated and helpless outside the pass.

  The soldiers in the pass city, the whole army fell into a state of confusion and low morale.

  Shi Bao and Hu Zun led the arrival of reinforcements, as if giving them a shot in the arm, so that they finally saw hope.

  But seeing Shi Bao helped Wang Han up:

   "General Wang, thank you for your hard work!"

   While supporting Wang Han, he patted Wang Han's arm vigorously.

  Turning to look around, Shi Bao said to Wang Han again:

   "General Wang, war is the most important thing, so the hypocrisy will be avoided. Please tell me first, what is the current situation of the battle."

  Wang Han didn't dare to neglect, and quickly explained the battle situation in detail.

  After listening to Shi Bao, he walked to the height of Guancheng and looked down at the Wei army below the city.

   After confirming that the Wei army was not preparing to attack the city, Shi Bao turned around again and said to Wang Han:

   "General Wang, please invite all the generals and schools above Qu Zhang in the army to come here."

  When Wang Han heard this, he quickly responded.

  At the same time, he couldn't help thinking to himself, this General Shi acts quite vigorously.

  Waiting for all the generals and schools to arrive, Shi Bao stood on a high place and said straight to the point:

   "Soldiers and soldiers, a certain is the Deputy Army Zhonglang General, who was ordered by the Central Capital Guard to come to reinforce Gaoping Pass!"

  Although it was rumored that the imperial court had sent reinforcements, but at this time they saw the leader of the reinforcements with their own eyes, and there was still a commotion among the crowd.

  Shi Bao held the Tiger Talisman to show the public, and continued:

  "A powerful enemy is at hand, and all the officers and men are in danger, and they don't retreat because of the heavy casualties. The imperial court knows the bravery of the officers and men!"

   "The Central Capital Protector sent me here, and there is a special saying: The failure of the Shangdang is not because the soldiers did not die, but because the thieves were too cunning."

   "The officers and men of the Governor's Mansion in Hedong, facing an enemy several times stronger, defended Gaoping Pass in danger. Their loyalty and bravery are exemplary."

  …

  These words showed that the imperial court did not abandon them, and the Zhongduhu did not blame them, and even had the intention of commending them.

  The eyes of all the generals, almost everyone, showed a long-lost light, and the commotion grew even bigger.

   Seeing this, Shi Bao drew out his long sword and swore:

   "A certain bad talent was entrusted by the guardian of the capital to come to guard Gaoping Pass with the lords. I hope that I can work together with all the soldiers to defeat the thieves and make new achievements!"

   "If the thief does not retreat, I will not retreat. If the thief retreats, then I will finally be able to drink the wine of triumph with the lords!"

  The morale of the soldiers of the Governor's Mansion in Hedong, whose morale was at the bottom, finally began to rebound from the bottom.

   Triumph?

   They still have hope of triumphant return?

  Shi Bao yelled: "The Protector of the Central Government has assembled tens of thousands of armored soldiers in Tongguan, and the army will arrive soon. By then, we will surely wipe out the thieves and return in triumph!"

   "Triumph?"

   "Triumph!"

   Showed his identity, expressed his determination to stick to Gaoping Pass, brought the attitude of the court, and the arrival of reinforcements.

   Let the remaining soldiers of the Hedong Dudu's Mansion be refreshed.

  Boosted the morale of the soldiers and calmed down the army, Shi Bao asked the generals to go back to reorganize the army and obey orders at any time.

  Leaving Wang Han alone, he said:

   "When I arrived, General Wang asked Lieutenant Wen to lead the army back, and he was preparing the army to leave the city. Could it be that he has the will to die?"

  Wang Han was silent for a while, and then he smiled wryly and sighed:

   "If Zhonglang hadn't been in time in the future, I'm afraid I have nothing to do. Apart from fighting to the death, what else can I do?"

   "Oh?" Shi Bao frowned, and looked at Wang Han meaningfully, "Then how is General Wang feeling now?"

  Wang Han didn't notice Shi Bao's eyes, and just said:

   "The guards of Zhongdu sent General Zhonglang over here. I think he must have made a decision, and he will follow the arrangements of General Zhonglang in the end."

   "Including continuing to move out of the city?"

   "Huh?" Wang Han finally felt that something was wrong when he heard the words. He raised his head and looked at Shi Bao, "What does Zhong Lang mean by this?"

  Shi Bao smiled, turned around, looked under the Guancheng again, and cast his eyes on the Wei Jun camp, with a deep tone:

   "General Wang, please see that the current arrangement of the thieves is to emphasize the north and despise the south."

   "From this arrangement, the thieves not only want to prevent General Wei from entering the city, but also strictly prevent the defenders in the pass from leaving the pass to respond."

  Wang Han followed.

  In the past few days, he has seen the layout of the Wei army under the city countless times.

   "What General Zhonglang said is true. But even if we know what the thief is planning, we still have to find a way to rescue Old General Wei, otherwise..."

   The words were not exhausted, but Shi Bao understood.

   "But it's different now." Shi Bao cut in and said, "General Hu and I led the army, but the thief..."

  Shi Bao stretched out his hand, pointing to Guan Chengxia, "The thief still hasn't responded."

  Shi Bao turned his head and looked at Wang Han:

   "This is the opportunity!"

  Wang Han was taken aback suddenly: "What does General Zhonglang mean?"

  Shi Bao said word by word: "Leave the city, break the thief!"

  Wang Han was stunned, somewhat unbelievable:

   "But, General Zhonglang, the soldiers have just arrived here."

   "So I need your help." Shi Bao emphasized his tone, "Even you can't think that we will do this, so the thief can't even think of it."

   The arrival of the reinforcements must not be hidden from the Wei thieves outside the city.

   Waiting until tomorrow, once they are prepared, the opportunity will be fleeting.

   "I brought back the engineering battalion, so now, General Wang, you have three thousand elite soldiers."

  Shi Bao began to talk about his plan, "So we can follow your original plan, General Wang, and send troops to the north to meet Old General Wei."

  Wang Han didn't speak, he was waiting for Shi Bao to tell his next plan.

  Shi Bao turned his head and looked to the other side.

  Standing there all the time, Hu Zun clasped his fists without speaking:

   "The general Zhonglang, but please tell me."

  Shi Bao smiled slightly:

   "But it was not General Wang who broke through to the north, but General Hu, and the Chen army under his command."

   Upon hearing this, Wang Han hurriedly said:

   "General Zhonglang, Tu Chen's army has just arrived, and the soldiers are tired, how can they take on important tasks?"

   "The three thousand elite soldiers in the engineering battalion have been stockpiled for a long time. It is time to use them. Let me go!"

  Shi Bao pressed Wang Han and shook his head:

   "General Wang, it is precisely because your three thousand elites have other uses, that's why I let the Tu Chen army break through to the north."

   "Anyone else useful?"

   "Exactly." Shi Bao stood at the top of the city, pointing to the south, "See if you see that, although the bandit focuses on the north, his banner is in the south."

   "I know that General Wang's 3,000 elite soldiers are dispatched by the Zhongdu Hufu faction. They are rare elite soldiers."

   "So," Shi Bao emphasized, "I want you to rush south unexpectedly when the thieves think we are going to meet Old General Wei and entangle with General Hu with all our strength."

  Hearing this, Hu Zun and Wang Han finally understood:

   "Zhonglang regards this as showing it to the east if he wants to go west?"

   "No, this is to show the north of the south!"

  Shi Bao's gaze was fixed on the two of them:

   "Suddenly attacking the Chen army is a feint attack. If you use too much force, you will be trapped in a tight siege. If you use insufficient force, you will not be able to attract the thieves, and it will be difficult to retreat into the city."

   "As General Wang said, the sudden Chen army has just arrived, and it is also a new army, so General Hu, you have to grasp the propriety and be extremely careful."

  Hu Zun heard the words, but smiled freely:

   "General Zhonglang can rest assured. Although the Tuchen army is a new army, it is for elite soldiers like the Wudang army of the tiger infantry army."

   "It's just a feint attack, and it's not a real breakthrough. I have led the Chen army since the formation of the army. No one is more familiar with them than me. I know it well."

  Shi Bao nodded: "That's good, don't worry, I will pay attention to the two generals at the top of the city. If there is any discrepancy, I will go to support immediately."

   "Two generals, also pay attention to Guancheng, I will send you news at any time."

   It is not too late, the three of them, Shi Bao, Hu Zun, Wang Han, are not mediocre, and they all know the truth of the speed of soldiers.

   After the discussion is over, take action immediately.

  When Sima Shigang learned that there seemed to be a support army at Gaopingguan, but it was unknown how many people there were.

  When the pass was closed, a Han army rushed down, with a very clear purpose, heading towards the hill guarded by the remnants of the Han army.

   Aware of the Han army's intentions, Sima Division's first reaction was:

   "Not good! The bandit army wants to take advantage of our surprise and take Wei Yan back to the pass!"

  According to common sense, when the reinforcements first arrive, they usually have to take a rest.

   One is to restore physical strength, and the other is to readjust the defense.

  The thief army acted so unreasonably, it was obvious that they wanted to catch themselves off guard.

   Don't forget, the original defenders in Gaoping Pass had intended to rush out.

   "Come here, pass on our military order immediately, and then transfer troops to support, and be sure to stop the bandit army!"

   "Here!"

  After the messenger left, Master Sima frowned, with a little worry in his eyes, and a look of fear on his face at the same time:

   "It came too fast, how could the thief's reinforcements come so fast?"

  This was his first time leading an army. Based on the principle of being cautious in everything, Master Sima hesitated.

  (end of this chapter)