Chapter 651 Wu Rui’s sudden action, smuggling, surprise attack!

Chapter 651 Wu Rui’s sudden action, smuggling, surprise attack!

Although Zhang Guang was not as famous as Zhao Kuo, he also had quite good insights in military affairs. Otherwise, Wei Bao would never have trusted him to take charge of such a crucial battle. The terrain of Qianyuan County was very special, which gave Zhang Guang room to fully display his military talents.

After careful consideration, Zhang Guang decided to personally lead 40,000 troops to sit in Qianyuan County to ensure the safety of the county. At the same time, he also carefully deployed two other armies. One of the armies was sent to the hillside on the east side of Qianyuan County. The terrain here is high and can overlook the entire county from a high position. The straight-line distance from Qianyuan County is no more than two miles. In this way, once the enemy attacks, this army can quickly launch an attack from a high position and deal a heavy blow to the enemy.

The other army was ambushed in a valley southwest of Qianyuan County. The terrain of this valley is very unique, with a wide entrance and an extremely narrow exit, forming a natural place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is undoubtedly extremely difficult to march in such a terrain, but it is perfect for defense and hiding.

Zhang Guang cleverly used the terrain advantage, not only to effectively resist the enemy's attack, but also to launch a surprise attack at the right time to catch the enemy off guard.

Just as Zhang Guang's deployment was completed, the army led by Han Xin also approached Qianyuan County like a surging torrent. Although Han Xin had no intention of launching a direct attack, he knew that it was crucial to put enough pressure on the enemy. Only in this way could he ease the huge pressure on his reserve military supplies and fully demonstrate his firm determination to seize Qianyuan.

Meanwhile, on the south bank of the Yangtze River, Wu She was nervously waiting for the battle to officially begin. It can be said that Wu She's tasks had basically been successfully completed. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, after all, in this carefully planned battle, Wu She undoubtedly made the first contribution. It was almost entirely due to his cleverly attracting the attention of the princes' coalition forces in the local area that Han Xin was able to advance smoothly.

Even though Wu She never killed an enemy personally, nor actually occupied an inch of land, sometimes the impact of this invisible confrontation is absolutely comparable to that of a real war.

Now, the news of Wu Yan's death has reached Wu She's ears. He knows very well that Wu Rui, the King of Hengshan, will be furious because of this matter. After all, Wu Yan is Wu Rui's biological son! Moreover, Wu Yan's death is not just the loss of a relative for Wu Rui, but also means that he has lost an important helper in this war.

In addition, the news of Han Xin's sudden attack undoubtedly added fuel to Wu Rui's already irritable mood. Wu Rui must be upset and must be mobilizing troops now. It is estimated that he is preparing to go directly to Donghui County to attack Han Xin's rear. After all, Han Xin's food and grass must be the biggest problem now. Most people can easily see this, and Wu Rui is not surprised to see it.

"Report...urgent, urgent!"

With this shout, the originally quiet county office was instantly enveloped by a tense atmosphere. Wu She, who was handling official business in the county office, was startled by the sudden sound. Although his mission had been completed, the war had just begun. At this time, Wu She knew that he had to stay here to observe the development of the war at any time.

"What's the matter?" Wu She asked immediately with a serious face. There was a hint of urgency in his voice, because he knew that something that could be called "extremely urgent" was definitely not an ordinary trivial matter.

Gao Yao drew on the experience of later generations and divided military intelligence into several different levels. Ordinary military intelligence would be delivered in the normal way; urgent military intelligence would mostly be delivered by carrier pigeons; as for the "extremely urgent" military intelligence, it would often be delivered at full speed without stopping from the moment it was sent.

"Lord Wu She, I just received news that Wu Rui's army's march to Donghui County was just a cover. In fact, they had already secretly led a 100,000-strong army on small boats and successfully crossed the Yangtze River near Shangtong! Now, all of these 100,000 troops have crossed the Yangtze River and are rushing towards our army like hungry tigers pouncing on their prey!"

Wu She's face turned pale instantly when he heard this. He widened his eyes and was shocked. He couldn't believe what he heard. He never expected that Wu Rui would be so bold as to take such a risky action.

Wu She thought to himself that Wu Rui's move was really unexpected. According to common sense, Han Xin should be their primary target, after all, Han Xin was a greater threat. But Wu Rui abandoned Han Xin and attacked him directly, which was really puzzling. Is this old guy crazy?

The more Wu She thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He couldn't help but start to doubt Wu Rui's motives and strategies. However, at this moment, he had no time to think about it, because the enemy's 100,000 troops were rushing towards him, and the situation was extremely critical.

Moreover, the closest to Han Xin were Wu Rui and Wei Bao. Even if Xiang Yu and Wang Ben's reinforcements could arrive in time, it would take at least ten days. During these ten days, once Han Xin's food and grass arrived, he would be fully capable of defeating Wei Bao's troops and then marching straight into Dongjiao.

Once Han Xin successfully entered Dongjiao, his combat goal would be officially achieved. At this point, Wei Bao might still have some strength left to fight, but Wu Rui would probably be completely unable to defend. After all, he had too many positions to defend and his troops simply could not take care of them all. In this case, Wu Rui's defeat was almost certain.

Unexpectedly, facing such a critical situation, Wu Rui chose to give up this great opportunity to defeat Han Xin's troops and instead turned to attack Jiujiang. This move not only caught Wu She completely by surprise, but also made people puzzled about Wu Rui's decision.

Jiujiang was simply a piece of chicken ribs that was tasteless to Wu Rui. No, it could even be said that it was worse than chicken ribs. Because even if Wu Rui had enough strength to capture the entire Jiujiang, it would not bring him any practical benefits. On the contrary, Jiujiang was surrounded by Gao Yao's forces. If Wu Rui wanted to capture Jiujiang, it would not only take up a lot of time and energy, but the final results would also be very limited, and there was almost no need.