From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 1085

"Hahaha! A brand new situation! A complete victory!"

"Commander Gumanyev's move is really brilliant!"

"What do they call this in the words of the people of Dajin? Repairing the plank road in the open, but secretly crossing Chencang."

"That Zhou Yuan is very famous. He fought in the east and the west, and he was called a military god. In the end, he was fooled by us. It's ridiculous."

"This country is really too old. This kind of military commander is praised to the sky."

The young blond man looked at the sky with dark clouds and laughed happily.

He waved his hand and said, "Teacher Andre, it's been a long time since we met. You led the army to come and go freely behind them, and you defended Meishan at the critical moment. You did a great job. Students should learn more from you."

Colonel Andre looked to the west, frowned tightly, and said nothing. After a long time, he sighed.

He said slowly: "Lieutenant Colonel Ivan, what are you happy about?"

Ivan was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help saying: "Teacher, shouldn't we be happy? We did win the first stage of the war! We completed the looting of their rear, completed the victory meeting, and firmly grasped the Songhua River Basin, breaking through Huang Taiji's defense line. Isn't this a good thing?"

Andre glanced at him and said: "This is a good thing, but what does it have to do with Zhou Yuan?"

Ivan asked in confusion: "What do you mean?"

Andre said coldly: "We completed the looting of the Jurchen rear because the Great Jin was condoning our strategy. Their goal was to get the Jurchen nation. Can this be considered Zhou Yuan's failure?"

Ivan said: What happened after that? They were trying their best to annihilate you. ”

Andre said: “I survived, but we lost 50,000 people in the battle of Songhua Lake. Can it be considered a failure?”

Ivan said loudly: “But we completed the strategic meeting!”

Andre snorted and said: “What loss did this have for them? Our biggest achievement against Zhou Yuan so far is just to kill a few thousand wounded soldiers by surprise, so we also lost a thousand cavalry.”

“Is this a victory? What did the Jin army lose? They got the entire Jurchen nation and killed tens of thousands of us, but the price they paid was just that little. Don’t you think you are too happy too early? ”

Ivan lowered his head, and the smile on his face became awkward.

Colonel Andre continued: "We met here, but they actually gave way and retreated thirty miles."

"If we chase them, they will retreat to Guhewei and not give us a chance to fight. This is because their overall strength is not as good as ours."

"Ivan, facing an opponent who is about to be trapped to death, they gave up easily. Isn't this calmness and rationality worthy of respect and attention?"

"This is not their highest commander, but the secondary commander."

"The secondary commander can maintain this absolute rationality. Don't you think our opponent is stronger than you think?"

Lieutenant Colonel Ivan was a little embarrassed and smiled bitterly: "Teacher Andre, don't you think Do you think you overestimate your opponent and belittle yourself? "

Colonel Andre said calmly: "Because I know the essence of this battle. The essence is that we have gained strategic success with 50,000 people, and Dajin has lost almost nothing..."

"At present, it seems that the two sides are just tied."

Lieutenant Colonel Ivan nodded and sighed: "Okay, Teacher Andre, you are right, and students learn from you."

Andre said: "Let's go, towards Heshi..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly frowned and asked in confusion: "Tell me about the war during this period again, and I will listen carefully."

So while rushing on the road, Ivan said everything he should say.

Andrei suddenly stopped, his eyes became extremely serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Where are the Xuanfu Army! There is an important border town called Xuanfu to the north of the capital of Dajin. There are 100,000 troops stationed there. They must have sent people here this time."

"Where did they go?"

Lieutenant Colonel Ivan asked in confusion: "I haven't heard of it!"

"It's bad!"

Andrei shouted: "If they go north, our food supply line will be in danger."

"Quick, send cavalry to send a letter to Commander Gumanyev immediately, asking him to pay attention to Sayihe Guard and Murji Guard. If they are cut off, we will be passive."

Ivan said: "Okay, I will send the letter immediately."

...

On the shore of Songhua Lake, in the general's tent.

Guan Lu analyzed the current situation.

He pointed to the map and said: "South of Heshi, Gumanyev's army of more than 70,000 is stationed, to the north are the Northwest Army and Beijing Camp with a total of 100,000 people, and further north are the 50,000 logistics troops supported by Sayihe Guard."

"At this moment,Andrei's assault corps and reserve troops may have set out to the Heshi area, where there are a total of 120,000 people. "

"The current situation is that the Northwest Army and the Beijing Camp must withdraw as soon as possible. Once the enemy's encirclement is formed, they are likely to be completely eaten up."

"We must complete the crossing within two days, otherwise Andrei and the reserve troops will arrive."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "If the Leiden Army and the Huguang Army follow Andrei and the reserve troops, and the Beijing Camp and the Northwest Army complete the crossing in advance, then is it possible that our four armies, totaling 220,000 people, will surround Andrei and the reserve troops west of the Songhua River and annihilate them?"

Guan Lu said bitterly, "The possibility is too low, because Gumanyev will definitely do his best to prevent the Beijing Camp and the Northwest Army from crossing the river, and the encirclement in the north will never be formed. At that time, it will become a situation of mutual isolation and encirclement of 'enemy, me, enemy and me', which is not conducive to us. After all, our combat effectiveness is not as good as the other side. Once a decisive battle occurs, our losses will be huge. "

Zhou Yuan said: "Of course this is not what I want to see. Our supply line is very long, but can it be longer than theirs? I am not afraid of dragging it on, as long as it ends before winter. "

Speaking of this, he suddenly laughed and said softly: "Guan Lu, do you want to play a big game?"

Hearing this, Guan Lu shuddered subconsciously.

Because he has been through this kind of scene for a long time, every time the lord said he wanted to play a big game, it must mean huge risks and huge gains.

He couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "What big game does the lord want to play? Is it going to be a final decision?"

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "Gumanyev and Andrei are both masters. They like to play tricks with me, so I will play with them. "

"Complicate the battle situation, let things go in an unpredictable direction, and take risks. "

"Deciding the outcome in a complicated situation, isn't it more interesting. "

Guan Lu wondered: "What does the lord plan to do? ”

Zhou Yuan said: "I have asked Dong Yu to send the letter, ordering Ji Shan, Wang Xiong and Shi Yi not to pursue Andrei, but to retreat to Guhewei, build fortifications, and wait for orders. ”

"What are you chasing? I don't want to fight Gumanyev in Heshi. I want to do something that makes everyone nervous. ”

He smiled and looked at Guan Lu, squinting and said: "Eight hundred miles in an emergency, let the Xuanfu Army take action, we should start a new situation in the war."

Guan Lu took a deep breath, his expression became serious, and said: "Okay! I understand!"

After he left, Zhou Yuan fell silent.

He thought for a long time before saying: "Order, the nursing team retreated to Guhewei and followed the Leiden Army."

After speaking, he looked at Dai Si and said softly: "You should go back to Guhewei with Ningyue. You are not suitable to participate in the next war."

Dai Si glared and said: "Why? I want to learn skills from you! "

Zhou Yuan said: "You can learn something by going to the Leiden Army. The next war will be very intense and you will drag me down."

"Dai Si, be obedient. I usually won't use such harsh words to drive you away. If I do, it means you really need to leave."

Dai Si sighed and said: "Okay, I'll listen to you."