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Chapter 8: Battle of Longyou, Divine Soldiers Descend from the Sky

For the upcoming battle, Liu Xiu actually wanted Gu Xiao to bring more generals and troops.

But Gu Yi refused.

He only brought Lai Xi and two thousand men.

In fact, in history, it was Lai She who accomplished this by leading a surprise attack with two thousand troops.

But now it's different.

Who said that according to various resumes, Gu Xiao is the one who likes to launch surprise attacks the most under Liu Xiu's command?
This matter must be handled by Gu Xiao!
The army set out quickly.

Because the purpose of this attack was a surprise attack, few people knew the specific itinerary of the entire army.

But Gu Yi did not take it lightly.

Fortunately, there are only two thousand troops.

Although Gu Xiao's commanding skills are average, he is still capable of commanding a mere two thousand soldiers.

What's more, there is the famous general Lai She.

The army marched all the way to Longyou.

But Liu Xiu's preparations for this battle were not limited to these.

And there is Ma Yuan.

This man, who had come to help Wei Xiang to see how Liu Xiu was doing, was originally farming in the Sanfu area. This time, he took the initiative to submit a memorial, wanting to persuade the generals under Wei Xiang.

Liu Xiu agreed to this directly and gave him 5,000 troops.

Longyou was located in Xizhou, also known as Liangzhou.

It is a key area leading from the entire Central Plains to the Hexi Corridor and the Western Regions.

The terrain of Liangzhou is high in the southwest and low in the northeast, and Longshan is located at the southeastern border of Liangzhou. The overall terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The purpose of Gu Xiao's trip was to launch a surprise attack from a detour.

Although the Longyou area is not as difficult as the Shu Road, it is still extremely difficult to achieve the purpose of this trip perfectly.

Not only do you have to clear a path through the mountains, but you also have to prevent enemy scouts.

It's a matter of life and death.

Gu Yi has been watching all this, trying to minimize the risks.

But he had no way to deal with this kind of thing.

The danger is certain.

When the Gu family embarked on a different path and began to gain momentum, this is what the Gu family had to face.

Everything has a corresponding price, and as long as you get it, you will have to pay the corresponding price.

The same is true for the Gu family.

The army marched along, and soon they had passed the easiest route, and the journey became increasingly difficult.

As the commander-in-chief, Gu Xiao naturally doesn't need to do things like clearing the way.

But as the commander-in-chief, he has other responsibilities.

That is to stabilize the morale of the troops.

It is very difficult to maintain the morale of an army that has to march long distances through mountain roads and is confused about the road ahead.

Many times, Gu Xiao had to take risks.

As the head coach, he sets an example and maintains the confidence of his soldiers.

Fortunately, Gu Yi used all modern training methods, and the soldiers who followed Gu Xiao this time were almost all Gu Xiao's old subordinates.

The combat effectiveness of these people can be said to be the most elite among the Han people today.

Every one of them is a veteran.

Experienced in many battles.

Many people followed Gu Xiao all the way here.

And under Gu Yi's deliberate training, they are now far superior to other armies in terms of obedience.

The morale of the army will naturally be much more stable.

The days passed like this.

When the army entered the mountains, the marching speed became slower and slower.

It has to be said that Lai She is worthy of being one of the famous generals who will go down in history.

Although he was not among the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai in history, his abilities were definitely not low.

If Gu Yi hadn't interfered.

His abilities far surpass Gu Xiao's.

As the situation of the army became increasingly difficult, he gradually took on the burden of commanding the army without realizing it.

Naturally, Gu Yi would not have any dissatisfaction with this.

Who is Lai She?

An existence that can be recorded in history.

And what about him?
Although he has the vision of a modern person, you asked Gu Yi, a graduate who has never been exposed to military affairs, to directly command two thousand troops to overcome all obstacles.

This kind of thing is too unrealistic.

I brought Gu Yi to She because I thought he could shoulder the burden.

Of course, Lai Xi's attitude towards Gu Xiao has never changed.

In today's Han Dynasty, no one would be so foolish as to provoke this general whom Liu Xiu cared about so much.

He just made some suggestions at the right time.

Under such circumstances, the army advanced slowly.

Longyi.

Within the military camp.

Feng Yi felt inexplicably heavy at this moment.

He had been in confrontation with Wei Xiang for a long time, although he always had some advantages every time.

However, facing the terrain of Longshan, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack, he could not break in no matter what he did. During this period of time, Feng Yi had tried every possible means.

Even a man of his intelligence couldn't help but feel a little desperate.

Even he is like this, let alone other generals.

"Humph!"

"If he can break into the city someday, I will definitely wipe out the entire clan of Wei Xiao!"

Wu Han gritted his teeth, his face full of anger.

His mood was obviously worse than Feng Yi's.

This long-term confrontation is not a trivial matter for these generals.

Not to mention the pressure in my heart.

The most important thing is to never let your guard down.

Because Wei Xiao would appear to attack from time to time.

They had to remain vigilant at all times, but they could not break through no matter what.

This made Wu Han feel frustrated.

The same was true for the other generals. They were indeed very frustrated in this battle.

Keep dragging it on like this.

Sooner or later, the Han army will be dragged down to the point of losing all its fighting spirit.

"General, do you have any good ideas?" Wu Han looked at Feng Yi again and asked.

"Ugh."

Feng Yi sighed helplessly and was about to speak.

At this moment, a soldier suddenly rushed in from outside the tent.

"Report!!"

"General, His Majesty has sent a letter!"

These words instantly attracted everyone's attention.

The generals stood up almost instinctively, walked out of the tent, and took the letter directly from the messenger.

Because it was not an imperial decree, there were not so many etiquettes.

Open the letter and take a look.

Feng Yi's expression changed vividly in an instant.

"General."

Wu Han and the others stared at Feng Yi and asked anxiously, "Does His Majesty have any instructions?"

Regarding the question of who is the current number one commander of the Han Dynasty.

These arrogant generals did not argue at all and had a very unified answer.

That was Liu Xiu.

I won’t go into detail about the rest of the battles, but just based on the Battle of Kunyang, they were convinced.

"His Majesty told us not to let the enemy relax!"

Feng Yi didn't say anything and directly passed the letter to everyone, saying, "Wait for news from the Grand Marshal!"

"Da Sima?"

Looking at the contents of the letter, everyone was completely stunned.

I instinctively thought that Gu Xiao would come to the front line.

But if he came, why would he give such an explanation?
Don't let the enemy relax?

Isn't it necessary to fight at this time by not letting the enemy relax?

In fact, these people are also convinced of Gu Xiao's ability. At least there are many surprise attacks that they may not be able to carry out.

But if we compare Gu Xiao with Liu Xiu.

Of course there is no comparison.

In the current situation, what can Gu Xiao do if he comes to the front line?

"General, Grand Marshal, do you have a plan to defeat the enemy?"

Wu Han asked this question instinctively.

Gu Xiao's personality is extremely military-like, and coupled with his status, they actually have a good relationship with Gu Xiao.

But who has the best relationship?

Naturally, someone like Feng Yi who has had contact with Gu Xiao is the best.

But Feng Yi was also full of doubts at this time. He took the letter from everyone again and looked at it carefully.

After pondering for a long time, I finally guessed something.

Then he said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid there is something you haven't said."

"The Grand Marshal is adept at surprise attacks." "I think he must have a plan to defeat the enemy, but he couldn't state it in a letter."

His analysis is reasonable.

Delivering letters in this era is risky, especially to the front lines, where important things are not spoken directly.

Hearing this, all the soldiers were shocked.

A strategy to defeat the enemy?

Is there really a way to defeat the enemy in this kind of terrain?
"Everyone, there's no need to overthink it. Da Sima's surprise attack is far beyond the capabilities of ordinary people. With our abilities, I'm afraid we can't guess it."

Feng Yi's expression straightened, and he spoke again: "We just need to follow orders!"

Say it.

Without any nonsense, he stood up and said, "Pass on my order, effective tomorrow."

"All the generals will lead their troops to attack the city one by one!"

"We must not let the enemy relax!"

Upon hearing this, all the soldiers immediately stood up and bowed to Feng Yi:

"Here!".
Ji County.

"Report!!!"

"Your Majesty!"

"The Han army suddenly launched an attack and is now at the gates of the city!"

Looking at the soldier who suddenly rushed in front of him, Wei Xiao was stunned at first, and then a smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Hahaha!"

"Yeah!"

He laughed uncontrollably, "Do these people really think Longshan is so easy to conquer?"

"Pass on the King's order!"

"The entire army must not leave the city and hold back the Han army!"

"As long as the Han army loses its fighting spirit!"

"We can fight them decisively and we will surely defeat them!"

"By then, our army will be able to march into Guanzhong and accomplish our great cause!"

Wei Xiao’s thinking was very clear.

Hearing this, all the generals under his command were encouraged and eager to fight.

This is destined to be a bloody battle.

The terrain of Longshan is Wei Xiang’s biggest trump card now.

In this dominant position, they had an absolute advantage over the Han army that was coming against them!
The arrows were like raindrops covering the sky.

There were also rolling logs and rolling stones among them!
Faced with this situation, the Han army had almost no chance of winning.

But even that's it.

The Han army continued to charge forward fearlessly.

One day;
two days;

three days;

Gradually, even Wei Xiang became numb.

He sensed something was wrong.

Although Liu Xiu was not on the front line, judging from Feng Yi's reputation, he was definitely not the kind of person who would fight like this!

But no matter how confused he was.

Facing the Han army that attacked almost every day, he could never have imagined that someone would be able to cross Longshan Mountain and go straight into the hinterland behind her!

In that era, it was unthinkable for a large army to cross the mountains.

Not to mention how dangerous this mountain is, the wild beasts in the mountain and the diseases caused by the large population are enough to kill countless people.

But just like Liu Chan did not expect Deng Ai to go straight to Chengdu.

Finally, just half a month later.

The news from Lueyang finally arrived.

This is the military stronghold behind him.

lost!

After hearing the news, Wei Xiang was completely stunned.

All previous doubts were resolved on this day.

Got it, got it!

The Han army attracted the attention of his elite troops and then launched a surprise attack on Lueyang!
Gu Xiao!

This name, which he had said countless times, came out of his mouth again.

The only difference from before is;

In the past, he often mocked Gu Xiao for becoming the Grand Marshal of the Han Dynasty despite not being on the front line.

And this time, it was because of Gu Xiao’s previous battle record!
He almost instantly determined who was the leader of this surprise attack.

What followed was fear!
Lueyang is an important place and can directly threaten Ji County.

Now the elite Han army is in the front.

If someone comes from behind, then Ji County...
We must take Lueyang back!
This was the thought that suddenly came to Wei Xiao's mind.

There won't be too many troops in a surprise attack by the army. As long as he can quickly recapture Lueyang, all risks will be resolved!

If we can capture Gu Xiao, the great Sima of this big man.

That would definitely scare the current Han army!
He did what he said. Wei Xiang was not a person who would hesitate. He immediately sent some troops to guard Ji County, while he personally led the elite troops to Lueyang.

"Report!!!"

In the Longyi military camp, armored soldiers rushed in hurriedly: "Report to the General."

"The scouts from Ji County have sent news."

"Wei Xiao personally led the army back to support Lueyang. According to scouts, it seems that the Grand Marshal has led his army to occupy Lueyang!"

Although I had already expected this in my heart.

But when generals Feng Yi, Wu Han and others heard the news, their first feeling was that it was a bit far-fetched.

Occupied Lueyang?
Of course they couldn't be unaware of where Lueyang was.

But a surprise attack can be carried out in this position?
The generals just felt a little confused.

But how could they not react to this kind of fighter plane?

Wu Han and others immediately wanted to launch a decisive battle.

But Feng Yi still needed to calm down at this time. The army had been fighting recently and was very tired.

Although the defenders in Ji County were also fighting every day, their current condition was definitely better than that of the Han army given the terrain.

In this situation, a decisive battle will be launched.

If we lose, it will be a crushing defeat.

Feng Yi immediately calmed down and said to the generals, "The three armies are exhausted. Let's rest for a few days."

"General!"

Wu Han was surprised. "How can we give up such an opportunity?"

"Our army is indeed exhausted, but the enemy is attacking us from both front and back."

"And the Grand Marshal is now in Lueyang."

"Since it's a surprise attack, they certainly won't bring too many troops. If Wei Xiang captures Lueyang, the Grand Marshal..."

"Da Sima will definitely be able to hold on!"

Before Wu Han could finish, Feng Yi interrupted him and said something in a particularly strong voice.

"Ok?"

Wu Han couldn't help but be stunned!
"Da Sima will definitely be able to hold on!"

Feng Yi repeated his words again, looking seriously at the soldiers in front of him and said, "I have never seen the Grand Marshal make a mistake in a battle. Ji County is not so easy to capture, even in this situation."

"Da Sima definitely understands this. If that's the case, then if he does this, he will definitely be able to hold on!"

"I will write to His Majesty."

"If anything unexpected happens, I'm willing to be punished!!!"

Feng Yi forcefully suppressed the generals and sent the news to Luoyang by express horse.

What no one expected was that Liu Xiu actually came to the front line in person.

He did not accuse Feng Yi as the other soldiers had guessed, but rather did as Feng Yi had said, and said in front of everyone with certainty:

"The Grand Marshal is the most powerful general of the Han Dynasty."

"How could they not be able to defend a mere Lueyang?"

Liu Xiu's confidence in Gu Xiao exceeded everyone's expectations, and he directly put the final nail in the coffin of the matter.

Of course, Liu Xiu would not wait like this forever.

After the army's morale was fully restored, he personally led the army to capture Ji County and march towards Lueyang.

At this time, four months had passed since Gu Xiao took over Lueyang.

And Gu Xiao did not disappoint.

He defended Lueyang, and under attack from both sides, Wei Xiao's army was severely defeated. Wei Xiao's blood and qi attacked his heart, and he died in the battle.
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"In the Battle of Longyou, Wei Xiang took advantage of the terrain to hold the key passes between the mountains and rivers, thereby hindering the sharp edge of the Han army. This caused the two armies to face each other and remain deadlocked for a long time, with the outcome still undecided.

The Han army came from afar, and the transportation of food and grass was difficult and unsustainable. The army was increasingly worried.

The emperor wanted to pacify Longyou and bring peace to all directions, so he summoned all his ministers to ask for advice.

At that time, the Grand Marshal Gu Xiao, a man of courage and strategy, conceived a brilliant plan. He said, "Your Majesty, I have observed the terrain of Longyou. If we lead our army through Fanxu and Huizhong, we can launch a surprise attack and take Lueyang directly. If we capture this place, it will be like a sharp blade hanging over Ji County. Wei Xiao will surely return to support us, and the opportunity for battle will emerge."

When the emperor heard this, he agreed with it and followed his plan.

Gu Xiao received the order and led his troops in secret. It was like a divine army descending from the sky, and they captured Lueyang in one fell swoop.

Wei Xiang was greatly alarmed, fearing an attack from both sides, and he hastily withdrew his troops from all directions to support Lueyang. The Han army thus gained an opportunity to fight, but the soldiers were exhausted after a long battle, and although the generals were determined to fight to the death, they wanted to take advantage of the situation and attack.

Feng Yi said, "Grand Marshal Gu Xiao is a man of great military skill. Now that he has taken Lueyang, he will surely be able to hold on."

The emperor also said: "The Grand Marshal is the most powerful general of the Han Dynasty. How could he lose Lueyang?"

So, Gu Xiao led only 2,000 men to block Wei Xiang's army of tens of thousands. Arrows and stones flew against each other, and smoke covered the sky. Gu Xiao led the soldiers to defend the city. During the four months, although there were many fierce battles, Lueyang was always in his hands. It was as solid as a rock, and Wei Xiang could not break it.

His reputation spread throughout Longyou, laying the foundation for the Han army's subsequent advances. People at the time praised Gu Xiao's achievements, and it became a popular topic among the army."

——"Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Biography of Gu Xiao"

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