Chapter 250: Save or not

It snowed all day and night, but there was no sign of stopping. The entire Liaodong city was wrapped in snowflakes all over the sky, and there was a vast white everywhere. Perhaps because of the snow, since the Liao army attacked again last night, the Liao army camp was quiet all day today, and no more troops came to attack the city, and there was no routine harassment.

The soldiers at the city top leaned the spear in their arms in their arms, put their hands in the sleeves of the jacket, and their eyes kept scanning the entire front. It was snowing and dark, and although it was still early, the whole sky was almost dark.

Although it is cold on the front of the city on snowy days, there is an advantage that when you guard the city, you can clearly see the entire city clearly. On the white snow, even if someone touches it, you can find it at a glance.

At the last moment before dark, dozens of small black dots moved from the west. After seeing clearly, they realized that they were dozens of cavalrymen. They were too far away from the city, and the soldiers on the top of the city did not find where the cavalrymen came from.

At the attention of the Sui soldiers guarding the city, hundreds of cavalry suddenly ran out of the direction of Liuhe City, intercepting dozens of cavalry. A sword light flashed by, and the two sides fought. The guards at the top of the city were shocked and they fought against the Liao army in Liuhe City, so they must be their own people. Maybe they had sent the cavalry brothers outside the city to come back, and the soldier was thinking, and hurriedly ran to the boss beside him to report.

The layers of reports were soon reached Chen Kefu. When he heard that a small group of cavalry were fighting against the Liao people in the west of the city, Chen Kefu rushed to the city to inspect. When he got to the city, he happened to find that the cavalry had broken through the Liao people's interception and was rushing towards the west gate.

Behind them, the Liao Camp in Liuhe City had sent more cavalry to chase after him. Chen Kefu had already vaguely seen that the cavalry was wearing the Sui army's standard armor. He hurriedly shouted, "Open the city gate and let them in." Although there were nearly a thousand Liao cavalry behind him, Chen Kefu really didn't take them seriously. At present, the Liaodong camp is nearly ten miles away, and even if you come like this, you can't make a fuss.

The head of the west city was covered with archers and crossbowmen, and there were already teams of spearmen at the city gate. As long as the Liao cavalry dared to follow, they would look good. The cavalry got closer and closer, and rushed into the city with wind and snow, and signs on their bodies.

"Master General Chen Qing is back!" The general guarding the city shouted.

He quickly stepped down the city and found that the person who came back was indeed Chen Qing who was sent to the Central Plains, rather than the cavalry of Lu Shishen whom he thought was.

Chen Qing rushed through several Liao people's *** and rushed to Liaodong city, and was already panting.

"Master General Zhang Xutuo has arrived, and now it is the east bank of the Great Liao River!"

Chen Qing's first words surprised the soldiers for a while. The next moment, everyone cheered happily. When General Zhang arrived, it meant that reinforcements were coming. Once the reinforcements arrived, the coalition would be defeated, and everyone cheered and encouraged.

Seeing everyone's cheers, Chen Qing stopped talking again. The soldiers were happy now, and he couldn't say that Zhang Xutuo's reinforcements were fighting against the enemy and waiting for him to rescue him.

Chen Kefu saw at a glance that Chen Qing had something to say, and hurriedly said to the generals, "General Chen Qing just came back, and he still had some military information to report to me. When I asked me to enlarge it, everyone will receive the money to welcome General Chen Qing. In addition, the people from the logistics camp arranged to prepare to welcome General Zhang and reinforcements." After that, he pulled Chen Qing to the north gate where he had been suspended recently.

"I just saw that you seemed to have something to say, so now I will say it."

"Master, we just passed the Liaoshui River this morning and found that at least 120,000 Liao troops were arriving in the east bank of the Liao River. I advised General Zhang to pause on the spot first and wait until the general informed him that you send troops to pick him up and return to Liaodong City. However, General Zhang launched an attack directly and broke the enemy's formation soon. However, the Liao army seemed to have a backup plan. General Zhang had already connected and encountered two ambushes before I came."

Chen Kefu was shocked and asked hurriedly, "Do you say the Liao people brought more than 100,000 people to Liaohe to intercept General Zhang's reinforcements? It's been a day now?"

This news really surprised Chen Kefu. He was always monitoring the Liao people's camp, but he didn't notice that a large army was out of the Liao * camp. Sitting there and pondering for a while, he gradually realized that the Liao people were probably out of the camp last night.

They first sent a soldier to attack, causing such a big disturbance, but in fact they were covering their camp. In addition, there was no movement in the Liao*** Camp during the day, and Chen Kefu had basically confirmed that what Chen Qing said was the truth.

"Master, let's send troops to support Master Zhang. Master Zhang only has 20,000 troops, and he is tired from coming all the way south. In addition, I guess the Liao people must have more than 100,000 people. If I expected it was right, maybe the Liao people sent the main army to intercept Master Zhang." Chen Qing was a little familiar with generals such as Zhang Xutuo, and he couldn't help but feel anxious at this time.

Chen Kefu stood up and walked around the house several times. The current situation was completely beyond his previous expectations. He neither expected Zhang Xutuo to come so soon nor did he expect that the Liao people would actually intercept Zhang Xutuo first.

"Call Tang Jinyun from the Special Service Department right away, come here quickly!"

He knew that now was an important moment, and perhaps every decision he made now would affect the future situation in Liaodong, and even affect the final victory or defeat of the two major groups of the Great Sui and Liao people.

Tang Jinyun arrived soon, and Chen Kefu asked, "Have Lu Shishen and Shen Guang and others returned to the vicinity of Liaodong City yet? Do you know where they are now?"

"If you want to go back to the marshal, you will receive their Feiying letter the day before yesterday. They were still in Dalianghe at that time. If nothing unexpected happens today, they should have arrived near the new city. You will be able to arrive at Liaodong City as early as tomorrow morning."

"Chen Lei, you can send someone to inform Deputy Supervisor Li, Chief Li, Sima, and other generals in the city camp, and let them come to the army immediately for discussion and discuss important matters." Chen Kefu stood there and paced slowly, constantly analyzing various information in his heart.

The personnel arrived soon, and Chen Kefu first ordered Zhou Bing to lead a battalion of light cavalry, "You immediately launch a tentative attack on the Liao*** Battalion in Liuhe City. You will inevitably find out the reality of the enemy's *** Battalion at this moment."

When the generals saw Chen Ke ordering Zhou Jin to lead troops to attack Liao *** Camp, they were still a little puzzled.

Chen Kefu stood there with a solemn expression and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, the reinforcements have arrived, and they were brought by General Zhang Xutuo. In addition, the Prime Minister Su Wei was also here. Now they are on the east bank of the Liao River not far away!"

There was a silence. Except for the few generals who saw Chen Qing coming back, the rest of them had just heard the news. Like the soldiers who had just heard the news at the Xicheng Gate, the generals cheered. They had been surrounded by Liaodong City for almost half a month, and the generals felt suppressed. They did not have the strength to go out of the city to defeat the enemy, and the enemy also did not have the strength to attack the city. The confrontation between the two armies made everyone unable to stand it.

The arrival of reinforcements will inevitably break this deadlock.

After the generals were quiet, Chen Kefu said calmly again, "The reinforcements are half a day away, but there is another more important news to tell everyone. General Zhang Xutuo has arrived and has already fought with the Liao people. General Chen Qing just returned from General Zhang Xutuo's army. When the Goguryeo coalition forces feinted the city last night, most of them had left the city. It is estimated that at least 200,000 Liao people have gone to the Liaohe River, and they are now fighting with General Zhang Xutuo."

Li Jie was shocked, "Twenty-hundred-thousand? The Liao army's coalition forces suffered heavy casualties in the past half month, and the 500,000 coalition forces had only about 300,000 people left at most. Now 200,000 have appeared in the Liaohe River. Doesn't that mean that there are only 100,000 people left in the Liao army's Liuhecheng camp? And these 100,000 people may still be those civilians and slaves?"

His words made everyone start to speak, and I start talking.

"Master General, send troops. I am willing to lead 30,000 infantry and cavalry out of the city to fight the war and attack the Goguryeo coalition forces with General Zhang Xutuo. Now is a great opportunity, an opportunity to completely defeat the Liao army." The veteran general Li Benlei stood up excitedly and said loudly.

They saw the strength of the Goguryeo Alliance. If it weren't for the fact that 20,000 elite cavalry had been transferred out of the city before, they could have taken the initiative to attack the Liao people. However, even if there were 20,000 cavalry, no one would be willing to go out of the city to fight. This was obviously a matter of difficulty. Give up the strong city and fight against the Liao people. Even if it could be heavy, the losses would definitely be heavy.

But now it's different. The Liao people have been transferred out of the camp. The two sides are fighting fiercely. At this time, if the Sui army breaks out, it will definitely be a great opportunity.

Mao Xi shook his head, "I don't agree with the Deputy Commander's opinion. The Goguryeo and Mr. Zhang have been fighting for a day. No one knows what the battlefield is going on at this time. It is very dangerous to run like this for several hours to rush to the battlefield. Mr. Zhang only has 200,000 people, but according to General Chen Qing's words, the Liao people have 200,000 people. Even if General Zhang can fight, he may not be able to beat the 200,000 people. It is very likely that Mr. Zhang will suffer a loss. We will rush to this time and transfer 20,000 to 30,000 people to add fuel. If we adjust more, there will be 100,000 people in Liuhe City, and Liaodong City is also in danger."

"If Marshal Zhang loses and we lose again, it will be really dangerous. At that time, Liaodong may not be guaranteed, and everything we have fought for several months will be in vain."

Seeing that Li Benlei wanted to refute, Chen Kefu hurriedly said, "That is what Sima Mao said, Marshal Zhang is in danger at this time. Could it be that we are not going to save the comrades who came to reinforce?"

"Of course not, but the first decision we made now is related to the entire situation in Liaodong today, so we must be cautious and comprehensive. General Zhang wants to save it, but Liaodong City is more important!" Mao Xi looked at Chen Kefu directly, his eyes full of anxiety. When he heard Zhang Xutuo and Gongwei coming, he had already told Chen Kefu that this was the emperor's suspicion of Chen Kefu.

Now, in Mao Xi's view, it was a great opportunity. Zhang Xutuo's arrival triggered the interception of the Liao army. In his opinion, no matter how strong Zhang Xutuo was, he would not be able to fight more than 200,000 people. There was a great chance of defeating the battle, and even a small chance of death in battle. Whether it was defeated or killed in battle, it would be more beneficial than disadvantages for Chen Kefu. Seeing that the Liao people had already had a strong formation, the Liao camp had only a hundred thousand soldiers left. If they fought with Zhang Xutuo's 20,000 elite soldiers, they would definitely lose a few more points. At that time, as long as the chess piece Chen Kefu set up before took effect, the Liao people's allies would be able to return their troops, and even the Goguryeo people themselves would have to return their troops to resolve the siege in the south.

At that time, Chen Kefu's soldiers could defeat the Goguryeo people, and winning the Battle of Liaodong was not their purpose. Otherwise, the battle would not have been fought like this. Their purpose was to defend Liaodong and ensure the strength in their hands to the greatest extent.

So if Zhang Xutuo died in battle, Yang Guang would inevitably seize Chen Kefu's military power immediately. At least a general who had to settle the Liaodong military forces came to take over the power. If he was not dead, he was just defeated. Zhang Xutuo, who had lost his military forces, could give them more opportunities to consider the next step. So in Mao Xi's opinion, not to mention saving Zhang Xutuo at this time, it would be best if he could send a military force to kill Zhang Xutuo. Anyway, Zhang Xutuo and the Goguryeo coalition were almost all obstacles to the restoration of the Chen family, and the battle between the two sides was what he wanted to see.

Since he wanted to restore the country, there was nothing good about women in these matters. He kept signaling to Chen Kefu with his eyes, just because he was worried that Chen Kefu would act irritably and miss such a great opportunity.

"In the opinion of Sima Mao, what should we do to ensure the highest interests of our Great Sui Dynasty?"

Mao Yi's eyes were already clear. Although he felt a little reluctant to do this and felt that doing this was a bit cold-blooded, since he chose the road to restoration of the country, he had to do some things. Anyone understands that Zhang Xutuo's loyalty to the Great Sui Dynasty is definitely not a good thing. Instead, it will be a troublesome thing. Others may be able to win over and induce, but this iron man is really not sure.

However, everything cannot be done too obviously, otherwise it will only make everyone's hearts cold. At present, Chen Kefu and Mao Xi have to raise the matter to the height of the interests of the Great Sui Dynasty, making it clear that the victory or defeat of Liaodong is more important than Zhang Xutuo. Although it is a bit far-fetched, it is finally a reason.

Mao Xi was relieved to see that Chen Kefu was meaningless and said with a smile, "There is a great opportunity now, no matter what the result is for General Zhang. In short, there are only 100,000 people in the Liao*** camp in Liuhe City, and perhaps only 30,000 or 40,000 troops. So we should take advantage of the opportunity created by General Liao and immediately attack the Liao*** camp. As long as we break through the Liao*** camp and destroy all its material logistics, even if the Liao people win in the Liaohe River, the final winner will still be my Great Sui."

No one spoke out against it, and even Mr. Li Benlei could not say anything to oppose it at this time. As Mao Xi said, as long as the Liao *** camp was captured and its materials and supplies were destroyed, even if the hundreds of thousands of Liao people wiped out all the reinforcements, the Goguryeo Liao army, which had lost all the logistics and food, would be completely at a disadvantage, and it could even be said to be directly defeated.

Which is important, the lives of Zhang Xutuo's 20,000 soldiers, and the final victory of the entire Liaodong Battle? No one dares to say that the lives of Zhang Xutuo and other soldiers are important. In order to conquer Goguryeo, the Sui Dynasty has conquered Goguryeo three times, and the casualties and wounded soldiers are more than one million. The money and food consumed more than one billion. The entire Goguryeo has become a resentment of the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty. Not long ago, he quarreled with his ministers to conquer Goguryeo four times. If it weren't for the chaos in the Central Plains, the emperor Yang Guang would be the one who was the one who was in the moment.

Li Benlei had a gloomy face. He was one of the most advanced generals in the army. Just like Chen Kefu suppressed the new Li Jie in every way, he could see it clearly. Now Mao Xi's reason is the most sufficient, and he also clearly understood that there were other interests in the middle. Chen Kefu was the marshal, Zhang Xutuo was also the general, one was the marshal of the Liaodong camp, and the other was the Liaodong ambassador to arrest him. Youdao was that there were no two tigers in one mountain. There were two tigers in this small Liaodong all at once, and there would definitely be a injury in the end.

Mao Xi is Chen Kefu's hometown, so everything he did was naturally for Chen Kefu. In Li Benlei's view, these were just high-level officials. He had no intention of participating and just wanted to be a pure soldier. But now it is related to the lives of 20,000 soldiers, and 20,000 soldiers who have reinforced them thousands of miles away, and he cannot ignore them.

Regardless of Li Benlei's words, Chen Kefu had already spoken out, "Mao Sima's plan is very good. This is an excellent plan for us to win the final victory of the Liaodong Battle. But I have something to add that we will fight the Liaodong camp in Liuhe City, but we cannot just sit idly by the side of General Zhang Xutuo. General Zhang has 20,000 soldiers and horses come to support day and night, and now he has fallen into the trap of the Liao people. We must ensure their safety no matter what."

"The soldiers are very fast, so the two generals Chen Qing and Chen Gui will run all 10,000 light cavalry in the city to the battlefield to meet General Zhang. Liaodong City is unified by Mao Sima, and the civilians in the city are defended by the civilians. The rest of the troops are led by our commander himself, and Li Benlei and Li Jieshi will fight together. Guo Xiaoke will lead the heavy cavalry, and Li Shimin will join the army to fight with the army. The order of the three armies will immediately call the troops to gather the generals. Tonight, you must take down the Liao army camp in Liuhe City. Everyone, after several months of struggle, you will succeed in taking down the coalition camp in one fell swoop. You and I will be able to drive the troops south in the future, drink the horse-bearing water, and celebrate the merits in Pyongyang City!"

There were 100,000 troops in the Liuhe City of Goguryeo, and Chen Kefu dispatched 60,000 troops, including two soldiers, including heavy insurgents and heavy cavalry. Even if the 100,000 people of the Liao people were really soldiers, Chen Kefu would not hesitate at all. If he did not send troops to attack the Liao*** camp, he would have to send troops to the Liaohe River. Compared with the two, only the most suitable one would be to attack the Liao*** camp.

The snow in the sky is still falling, and the white Liaodong dripping water turns into ice, but all the soldiers in the Liaodong city are in their hearts and their blood is boiling! Tonight, fight against Liaodong at night!
Chapter completed!