Chapter 356 Pincer Attack

Yizhou.

Yang Xuan has been in Yizhou for a few days. He visits the shops in the city every day and feels that Yizhou is more interesting than Chang'an.

That day, he was picking up ears in a brothel in Jinli. A follower hurriedly came upstairs and reported through the paper window: "Lang Jun, there is a letter from Chang'an."

"Whose letter?"

"It's Langjun, your best friend, Du Kagoro."

Yang Xuan then raised his hand to ask the beautiful lady who was picking his ears to stop for a moment, glanced at the earwax on the handkerchief next to him, and said with shame: "I listened to too much nonsense in Chang'an, and I have a lot of earwax. Please forgive me, little lady."

"Pfft."

The beautiful girl saw that he had a good appearance, but he was full of unintelligent energy, and his words were so careless, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and burst into laughter, and then she walked out in a blur.

Yang Xuan followed her for a long time and murmured to himself: "This allows me to marry the princess. I'm not stupid... Show me, what did that idiot Wu Lang say?"

He took the letter and saw that Du Wulang first asked him in the letter whether he had sent a sergeant to inform Xue Bai about Zheng Hui's return. At the end of the letter, he also euphemistically told a piece of news.

Yang Xuan was stunned for a while, then realized what he was doing, and rushed out of the wing room. Then he hurriedly ran back to put on his shoes, and rushed back to the Governor's Mansion impatiently, heading straight to the treasure room where Yang Guozhong stayed every day.

"Grandma!"

Opening the door, the treasure room was counting the newly collected Sichuan brocades, which were full of bright colors, but Yang Guozhong was not there.

Yang Xuan inquired around and found out that his grandfather had hired staff to discuss official matters in the council hall today.

He hurried over and rushed to the hall regardless of the guards' stop. He saw a map on it and everyone was discussing the military situation seriously. He forgot what he had just said and took a look.

can't read.

"What's wrong?" he asked an aide.

"Xian Yuzhong reported his success and captured the passes near Taihe City. The war will soon come to an end."

"So fast." Yang Xuan asked, "Has the message I sent been delivered?"

"It must have been delivered."

Yang Guozhong was so proud that he laughed and said, "I'm going to accomplish another great feat. Why did my son come here?"

"Aniang is pregnant!" Yang Xuan said, "I'm going to have another sibling."

Yang Guozhong was stunned. It was already late October, and he had left Chang'an at the end of his sixties. Of course, this was not important, because he and Pei Rou had not slept with each other for two years when they were in Chang'an.

"How did you know?"

Yang Xuan said: "It was said in Du Wulang's letter."

"How did he know?"

"Many people in Chang'an City are talking about it."

Only then did Yang Guozhong realize that several letters had been sent to his family, but he had never opened them and read them, so he quickly asked his maid to go to the study to get them.

In the letter, Pei Rou said that she missed Yang Guozhong, and even became ill with it. Suddenly one day, she had sex with him in her dream, and she recovered from her illness. Later, she found out that she was pregnant.

At this point, there was nothing more to say. Fortunately, Yang Guozhong also thought broadly and passed the letter to his staff for circulation. He laughed and said, "Look, my husband and I miss each other, so there is such a strange thing."

Everyone felt embarrassed, but seeing that the Yang family and his son didn't mind, they had no choice but to congratulate.

"Congratulations to my uncle, this is really a double happiness. The army will defeat Nanzhao soon, and my uncle is also happy to have a son. It's a double happiness."

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Longweiguan.

It has been several days since the Tang army captured Longwei Pass, and the panic caused by this surprise attack to Nanzhao has gradually passed.

After realizing that this Tang army only had less than 5,000 men and did not bring any baggage, the Nanzhao army boldly tried to leave Taihe City and counterattack Longwei Pass.

Ge Luofeng gave Duan Quange an opportunity to plead guilty and make meritorious service, not only because Duan Quange was familiar with the situation at Longwei Pass, but also because he now needed the Duan family's support.

Duan Quange was very grateful for this and vowed to retake Longwei Pass even if he died. At the same time, Duan Jian and Wei's army had returned to attack the pass from the south. The troops and horses led by the Duan brothers had formed a pincer attack.

On October 25, Nanzhao's army had been attacking the city for four days, and the Tang army had run out of food, grass, and arrows.

Xianyu Zhongtong's reinforcements have not yet arrived.

Wang Zhongsi decided to send another person to break out of the encirclement to urge him. He recruited the generals, took a look around, and thought about who to choose.

"Jie Shuai, I am willing to go." It was Cui Guangyuan who stood up first.

Cui Guangyuan was originally a doctor in the Ministry of War, and now he was transferred to Yunnan Biejia. Before the new governor was appointed, he was still one of the chief officials in Yunnan. Of course, Ge Luofeng didn't recognize him, so he was just a Yunnan Biejia.

He has no real name, it can only be said that he came to take office following Wang Zhongsi.

He comes from a famous family, has a high official position, and is good at eloquence. He is indeed a good candidate to go to urge Xianyu Zhongtong.

Wang Zhongsi was still worried.

Yan Wudao: "Jie Shuai, I am willing to go with Cui Biejia."

He was a famous prime minister, with both civil and military skills. But what reassured Wang Zhongsi most about him was that he had a strong personality and a ferocious aura.

When he was a child, Yan Wu dared to kill his father's concubine. If Xianyu Zhongtong dared to shirk the blame, I believe Yan Wu would dare not give in even an inch.

Wang Zhongsi then issued a military order and sent several good men to lead Cui Guangyuan and Yan Wu to break out of the encirclement.

Both sides of Guancheng were surrounded by the Nanzhao army, but the Tang army still had a way to send a small group to leave. They used hanging baskets to lower the group of people who had broken through before dawn.

After that, Cui Guangyuan blew up two leather bags and tied them around his waist. He quietly walked to the Xi'er River and carefully put down the leather bags. Sure enough, they floated on the river. Pushed by soldiers who were good at swimming, they swam across the Erhai Lake and on the east bank.

Landed and headed east to look for the main force of the Tang Army.

After only two days of traveling, they met Xianyu Zhongtong's sentry cavalry and were taken to the camp.

Looking up at the flag covering the sky in front of him, Cui Guangyuan was shocked and whispered to Yan Wu: "We are so close, why doesn't Xian Yu Zhongtong save Jie Shuai as soon as possible?"

Yan Wu was not afraid to speculate on others with the greatest malice, saying: "Perhaps he wants Jieshuai to die."

Cui Guangyuan was surprised. In the past, he rarely saw people speaking so bluntly in officialdom, but this was not an officialdom, but a battlefield.

Soon, they entered the big tent and saw Xianyu Zhongtong directly.

Cui Guangyuan announced his intention and sincerely requested: "Please also ask Commander Xian Yujie to send troops as soon as possible to relieve the siege of Longwei Pass, and join forces with Commander Wang Jieshuai to conquer Taihe City quickly. This opportunity must not be missed, and the time will never come again."

Yan Wu glanced at the map in Xianyu Zhongtong's tent and looked at it with interest.

"Cui Biejia, don't think that I am not saving Wang Jieshuai." Xian Yuzhong said: "Duan Jianwei is standing in front of me, so I should defeat him first."

"As long as Commander Xianyujie sends troops, Commander Wang Jieshuai will naturally cooperate at Longweiguan, attack from both front and rear, and defeat Duan Jianwei's troops." Yan Wu was young and of low status, but he was not timid in front of the vassal town of Xianyu Zhongtong.

He clicked on the map with his hand and added: "Commander Xian Yujie has already found out Duan Jianwei's military deployment very clearly, hasn't he?"

Only then did Cui Guangyuan notice that Xianyu Zhongtong should have been chasing him two days earlier, but he did not launch an offensive immediately. Instead, he was inquiring about Duan Jianwei's military deployment.

This approach is actually understandable. If Duan Jianwei can be defeated and the main force of the Nanzhao army is severely damaged, the Tang army will have won half of the battle. But even if it is too cautious, it will send troops too slowly.

"Don't worry, I will send troops."

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Yan Wudao: "Why is this necessary? Wang Jieshuai is occupying Longwei Pass and can overlook the Nanzhao camp. Wouldn't it be better for Wang Jieshuai to seize the time and lead his troops out of the city to cooperate?"

"The difference is that Duan Jianwei was on guard against Longweiguan, and Li Hui's cavalry took a detour to have the effect of a surprise attack."

Xianyu Zhongtong had made up his mind and said no more, just letting Cui Guangyuan and Yan Wu watch him defeat the enemy.

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In fact, Li Hui's original mission was not to attack the flank of the Nanzhao army, but when he arrived at Longwei Pass, Duan Jianwei had already arrived in advance and blocked his way.

Seeing that he had missed the opportunity, Li Hui had no choice but to send a horse to report the news, urging Xianyu Zhongtong to come as soon as possible and attack him from both sides.

But when Xianyu Zhongtong's army arrives, they have to rest and regroup in an orderly manner to find out the enemy's situation.

Finally, everything was ready, and Xianyu Zhongtong began to launch an offensive against Duan Jianwei.

The two sides set up their battle formations and fought on the banks of Erhai Lake.

Li Hui is in the mountainous area south of Erhai Lake and has not been discovered by Nanzhao's scouting horses. So, he only needs to wait until Duan Jianwei and Xianyu Zhongtong are fighting fiercely, lead his troops out, and the battle can be decided in one battle.

In order to seize the opportunity, he sent sentries to climb high mountains to observe the battle situation. Starting from early morning, they had to report to him every moment.

I waited anxiously until afternoon and finally saw the flags waving in the mountains.

"Report to the general, Duan Jianwei has mobilized the flanking cavalry."

Li Hui made a deduction on the sand table and knew that the Nanzhao army's military strength would be exposed in this arrangement.

He immediately put on his helmet, got on his horse, and rode through among his soldiers, raising his sword and pointing forward.

"Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, the war has begun, follow me and fight out!"

The horse's hooves stepped on the mountain road, speeding up little by little.

After turning a mountain ridge, the Erhai Lake appeared in front of us. The Tang army cheered and began to dive towards the Nanzhao army.

On the distant battlefield, Duan Jianwei's troops were already stretched thin. He arranged some troops and horses in the Xi'er River to stand in a tight formation to prevent Wang Zhongsi from fighting out of Longwei Pass. The other troops that could be mobilized had been mobilized to face the battle.

The main force against Xian Yu Zhongtong.
To be continued...