Chapter 323 The best choice (please vote for more updates)


Chapter 323 The Best Choice (please vote for more updates)

"The river starts from the east of Mengjin. The north bank is very flat, and the south bank is blocked by hills and mountains." On a small hill to the west of Hulao Pass, Han Diao Ying, the left chief of the shogunate of General Andong, talked eloquently: "To the west of Luokou is Shouyang Mountain (not Guanzhong or Shouyang Mountain in Hedong), which is the eastern part of Mangshan (Mangshan). To the east of Luokou, the original , hills are connected, and the hills of Huangma and Xuanmen meander to the east and get higher and higher, reaching Dagan Mountain, which is more than 40 feet high. "

"To the east of Dagan Mountain, the remaining mountains are Guangwu Mountain, and this is Guangwu Mountain. The place where Wu Jun Li Zuoche and Liu Ying trained their troops and horses gradually entered the plains to the east of Guangwu Mountain, which is Xingyang."

"This section of the mountain slope is basically the remnant of Songshan Mountain extending to the north, and is called Fangshan. , is the Daqian, stretching from north to south, reaching the river bank, and blocking the east-west traffic. "

"The ancients opened the Daqian Mountain Road along the river, and it became a thoroughfare for east-west traffic in the Central Plains, so it has been said to have been completed since the Han Dynasty. Gao Zhiguo, the world is blocked', this is definitely a battleground for military strategists."

Shi Le listened to it for a long time and didn't understand it very well, but he still asked about the details carefully, and then corroborated it with his previous experience. Finally got it.

This is the only true post road heading east from Luoyang.

There may be small roads, but they are not dug manually and are difficult to navigate, even a horse-drawn carriage cannot pass them.

You can't pass horse-drawn carriages, ox-carts, or donkey-carts, so you can only use pack animals. The transportation capacity is greatly reduced. If you encounter a little high-intensity war, the equipment consumption cannot keep up.

My knife got sharpened and I wanted to get a new one, but it didn’t work. If we wait for the people from the auxiliary armory camp to repair it, we don't know how many days it will take.

If you encounter a large enemy army holding the fence, it will be difficult to break through for a while, and you may not have enough food.

The upright army has basically fixed routes, and it is impossible to do whatever you want.

Shi Le brought 20,000 cavalry with him, which was very costly, and it was too risky to take the mountain path. If one is not good, the horse will be killed to satisfy hunger. The cavalry will become infantry and retreat in despair.

As for the infantry, they stayed in the areas of Yecheng, Jijun and Dunqiu for training.

After Liu Cong succeeded to the throne, he sent a large number of ordnance to show his favor.

Shi Le has always been resentful of the "lame" infantry, and this time he just stayed in his lair to practice hard and improve his combat effectiveness.

After two years of reorganization, this infantry army with a size of tens of thousands has become quite impressive.

However - if he had never seen Shao Thief's Silver Spear Army, Shi Le might be satisfied with the combat effectiveness of his own infantry. But he had seen it and knew that there was a big gap between the two sides, so he was very dissatisfied. , practice carefully, hoping that its combat effectiveness will be greatly improved.

In this battle, he did not bring infantry at all, but brought more pack horses, donkeys and mules to carry logistical supplies. The main focus was on speed.

Use your strengths and avoid weaknesses? People like Shi Le who came from the bottom know this truth very well.

"Diao Changshi said it well." Shi Le looked at Diao Ying with a smile and said: "Since the Jin people have taken precautions in Chenggao, the military order of King Shi'an (Liu Yao) may not be completed. For this plan , what should we do?”

“Maybe we can report to King Shi’an and ask him to send Wang Mi and Zhao Guzhi’s infantry to the east to open up Hulao Pass,” Diao Ying replied.

Shi Le looked at Guancheng in the distance again.

Guancheng happened to cut off the mountain post road of Xuanmenzaka. At this time, the gate was closed tightly. There were many flags on Guancheng, and people were looking forward to it and shouting endlessly.

He could see that the soldiers guarding the pass were not elite, and the military discipline was not very strict. Maybe he could try to fight. But after all, they have a favorable location and a city wall, so it’s hard to say whether they can conquer it.

"General, we need to hurry up on this matter." Zhang Jing, the commander on the right, said worriedly: "If it doesn't work, I'll wait to cross the river and go north, then go south via Liyang to avoid Hulao Pass. King of Hanoi There are probably obstacles there. This battle is a bit strange."

The king of Hanoi, Liu Can, is the legitimate son of the emperor Liu Cong. According to the order of Liu Yao, the Grand Governor and King of Shi'an, the King of Hanoi led more than ten thousand light cavalry out of Shenyuan Pass and went deep into Yingchuan, Runan, Chenjun, Liangguo and other places to plunder, turning Shaoxun's hinterland upside down and destroying his foundation. .

Now it seems that things are not going well either. There are also defenders on the other side of Shenyuan Pass. It is difficult to pass without a battle.

This is what I fear when fighting a war.

The best situation is that the entire Jin state is incapacitated, the government and the public are in chaos, and no one cares about the eight passes of Luoyang, allowing them to come and go at will.

This is the worst case scenario.

The Jin State has been organized from top to bottom, and several transportation channels are guarded by soldiers, and they must be captured one by one.

Shi Le thought of a person, the person who has been the most popular in recent years.

Without him, the situation would not be like this.

"Forget it, send envoys to the camp immediately and ask for troops from the governor." Shi Le ordered.

The messenger quickly mounted his horse and left.

Shi Le looked at Zhang Bin again and asked, "What do Meng Sun think?"

Zhang Bin had been looking at the map.

Shi Le waited patiently for a moment, and then Zhang Bincai said: "This time the Jin people retreated too quickly. They abandoned all the surrounding villages and defended Luoyang alone, which made it difficult to fight. For the current plan, perhaps we can only Find another way to lure the Jin people out - let’s give it a try.”

“So what if the Jin people are not fooled?”

"If you are not fooled, concentrate on collecting food, grass and goods for the future."

"What will the future be like?"

"The general's foundation lies in Hebei, not Henan."

Shi Le pondered for a long time and said with a smile: "I heard that Wang Jun sent troops to Liaodong again and suffered a defeat. The losses were not light. But the governor of Jizhou is Shi Chao. What should I do?"

" After Ding Shao's death, Wang Jun took charge of the Jizhou herd. In order to win over him, the Jin court entrusted the two states of You and Ji to Jun. Zhang Bin said: "Shi Chao's army was weak and he occupied Jizhou County. Wang Jun will not tolerate him in the county, and a war will break out sooner or later. Shi Chao is not his opponent."

"Well..." Shi Le was a little moved.

He knew something about Wang Jun.

Arrogant and arrogant, looking down on others. After taking control of two states, he may have become arrogant.

His ally Duan Bu Xianbei is not having an easy time. In recent years, a lot of pasture has been robbed, and the power has become increasingly weak, so that Wang Jun had to send troops to help, but it only slightly curbed Duan Xianbei's decline, and failed to fundamentally improve his situation.

Moreover, in this matter, Youzhou also repeatedly lost troops and generals, wasting their wealth. Wang Jun not only did not worry about this situation, but instead appointed himself as the shepherd of Jizhou, forcing the Jin court to admit the fait accompli and issue him a new appointment edict.

Such a person is indeed not difficult to deal with, as long as you master the tricks.

"With Meng Sun, I can achieve a great cause." Shi Le smiled and said: "But now I still have to work hard for the court."

"The general is wise." Zhang Bin praised.

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Liu Yao's camp was set up in the west of Luoyang City.

This time the troops were dispatched, the initial stage was extremely smooth.

The Jin people didn't bother with the outside at all, and simply retreated to Luoyang, setting up camps outside the gates, and being at odds with each other in the city, they were determined not to get out.

Liu Yao had more than 70,000 men under his command, and those who came to Luoyang City were 40,000 cavalry.

Ten thousand of them are cavalry, which is their headquarters.

Wang Can of Hanoi will ride ten thousand men.

Attendant Wang Mi led an infantry of 10,000 people.

Anbei general Zhao Gu led 10,000 infantry.

Forty thousand cavalry will definitely not be able to defeat Luoyang. According to his plan, ten thousand people were left to monitor outside Luoyang City to contain the main force of the Chinese army in Luoyang.

The rest of the troops divided their forces and raided four places to obtain supplies. At the same time, they also affected the prestige of the Jin court, weakened its foundation, and prepared for the future attack on Luoyang.

But the journey to the King of Hanoi was not smooth. More than ten thousand people rode to the outside of Sheyuan Pass and found that there were defenders on the pass.

Sent people to dismount and attack for a while, losing hundreds of soldiers, and then withdrew.

Arriving outside Dagu Pass again, we saw the defenders again. This time he didn't even attack, he just left.

Shi Le also had 20,000 cavalry. He was originally asked to go east to Chenggao and plunder Xingyang, Chenliu, Yingchuan and other places, but he was also blocked outside Hulao Pass and could not move forward.

General Zhenxi brought more than 10,000 Qiang and Di cavalry in his single expedition, and divided them into camps in Xin'an and Mianchi, but he could not advance even an inch.

Looking at it this way, the Jin army was very well prepared.

To be honest, Liu Yao didn’t know how to continue the fight.

In the past two days, he has ordered the infantry to move eastward to Yanshi, Fengshi and other places to besiege Wubao and forcefully recruit Dingzhuang.

Some gains, but far less than expected.

Looking at Luoyang's towering city walls, wide moat, and the grassland men under his command who were only good at fighting on horseback, Liu Yao was even more depressed.

I heard that Luoyang imported a lot of grain last year and should be able to sustain it in the short term.

At the end of this battle, if we can't keep it all, our troops will run out of food and retreat. Liu Yao seems to have foreseen the outcome.

It’s better to search for more food and grass!

On October 24, while Shao Xun was still waiting in Deng County, Liu Yao arrived in Yanshi in person.

The county seat has been captured by the "King's Division".

Zhao Gu incorporated all the young men into the army, even children aged eleven or twelve were not spared.

Wang Mi was attacking Shiliangwu and was able to defeat it just before Liu Yao arrived, capturing more than a thousand Guanxi refugees.

After attacking these two places, the two men prepared to move to the Feng family, and their troops were directed towards Baiguwu, where the Cao family was based.

Baiguwu is larger than Shiliangwu. At first, there were more than a thousand families, most of whom were descendants of the Cao family, servants, and tribes. In the past two years, it has also absorbed refugees from Hebei and Guanxi, and it has become the largest fort in the Goushi, Yanshi, and Gongxian areas.

Zhao and Wang were a little hesitant and greedy. At the moment Liu Yao arrived, they still had not made up their mind whether to besiege Baiguwu.

"Go to Yiyang." Liu Yao's order caused the expressions of the two people who rushed over to change drastically.

Liu Yao was too lazy to care about their expressions and just said: "Your Majesty wants Yuan Yan's head. Since Chen and Ying cannot be captured, he will go to Yiyang first and get Yuan Yan's head."

“No.” Wang Mi and Zhao Gu were stunned for a moment and agreed.

"Grand Governor, Shi Andong asked us to send infantry troops to attack Hulao Pass. How should we respond?" Wang Mi asked again.

The smile on Liu Yao's face was a little dangerous, and he asked: "Am I the Grand Governor, or is Shi Le the Grand Governor?"

Wang Mi quickly lowered his head and cursed in his heart: Neither Liu Yao nor Shi Le is a good person.

"Go to Yiyang first. You and Shan Zhenxi will follow the order of the King of Hanoi and attack Yuanyan together." Liu Yao said, "As for Hulao Pass, I will order Wang Sang and Shi Chao to lead the troops. Go south, from east to west, and grab his back."

"Yes," Wang Mi and Zhao Gu responded in unison.

Actually, going to Yiyang is not a bad thing.

I heard that it was the territory of the Shao thieves. It was relatively densely populated and could be looted to increase military supplies.

Anyway, the battle has ended like this, so what if we give it a try?

The two of them didn't waste any time. They immediately gathered their troops and retreated slowly toward Yiyang.

Liu Yao personally led the cavalry patrol in the wild, waiting for opportunities to intercept and kill the messengers, and also to see if any Jin troops had lost their heads and left the city to fight in the field.

If the situation is like this, he has made the best choice.

(End of this chapter)

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