Chapter 428: The Battle of Luoyang
Since Luoyang is not particularly far away from Guanzhong, and Li Xin pays close attention to the situation over there, he can grasp it as quickly as possible if any situation arises over there. "On February 27, Murong Ke crossed the river south from Xiao~ Pingjin to Heyin County, and then gathered the 10,000 troops who had already been stationed there and began to storm the soldiers and horses of Huanyun west of Luoyang! Huan Yun also gathered an army of five thousand there, and if he relied on Bishan, there would not be much risk for a while. However, if this place is lost, the Yan army of Heyin County can go straight to the west city of Luoyang. For the Huan Wen army that is attacking Luoyang City, it will inevitably cause a serious impact! Tu Qi took the latest situation and came over to report to Li Xin.
Li Xin was not surprised by this result at all. After all, with Murong Ke's character, he must be able to see that the further time passes, the more unfavorable it will be to himself.
Therefore, when the Jiangzuo Navy can move north, he will inevitably want to strike first and end the war in Luoyang before then.
Otherwise, the final result, Luoyang City, which Yan Guo had won with great difficulty, might have to be taken back by Huan Wen. In this way, counting the previous war with the Huashan Army, it was also a draw, and basically last year's big fight was basically done in vain.
If that is the result, it will inevitably be a great failure for the entire Yan Imperial Court. Especially for Murong Jun, who is ambitious and bent on annexing the world and becoming a unified hegemon, it will be a major blow.
"Murong Ke personally led the army to attack Huan Yun? Are you likely to be sure? After hearing the news, Li Xin couldn't help frowning and asked.
"After many inquiries by the people below, it was confirmed that Murong Ke was indeed in command in the army." Tu Qi replied.
"In terms of the Yan army in Heyin County, there is not much advantage for the Jin army that is holding on to the mountain. Of course, Murong Ke did this~ probably because the situation in Luoyang City was becoming more and more dangerous, and he already had to save it. But I still don't believe that he, who has always been steady, would suddenly take risks and do such things that he is not very sure about! Li Xin thought for a moment and said slowly.
"What the general means is that Murong Ke's attack may have problems!?" When Tu Qi heard this, he immediately understood.
"It's not good to say, after all, Jiang Zuo's military strength is indeed not on the same level as the Yan army! If there is a real fight, Huan Yun's 5,000 men and horses may really not be able to stop it! After all, we haven't fought with the Jin army either, so it's really hard to say! Li Xin shook his head and said with some uncertainty.
The Jin army has always had a lot of troops, after all, it occupies such a large territory in Jiangzuo, and there are so many people, there is no problem with the source of soldiers.
The real problem lies with the generals, few of whom know how to fight, and even fewer who have the courage to fight.
To a certain extent, although Li Xin is not very optimistic about Huan Wen's morality, at least he still appreciates his ability to fight. After all, he is one of the very few generals in the Jiangzuo court who dare to fight and dare to take the initiative.
Not only him, but basically the people of their Huan family at this time can be regarded as good generals. But the other party was facing Murong Ke, so Li Xin didn't have much confidence in Huan Wen.
"Even if Huan Yun's 5,000 army really can't stop it, it must not have much impact. After all, outside Luoyang City, Huan Wen himself still has 30,000 troops! Once he gets the emergency information, he will definitely send troops to support Huan Yun! Tu Qi thought for a while and said.
Li Xin, who was still a little puzzled, suddenly thought of something when he heard this at this time, and hurriedly walked to the side of the table and spread out the map. After looking at it carefully for a while, his gaze stopped at one place.
"I forgot that the Yellow River north of Luoyang is different from the Yellow River east of Guandong! In that place, there are ferries everywhere, even if Huan Wen ~ sends people to guard the south of Heyin and the Mengjin ferry, Murong Ke also has other places to choose! If I were Murong Ke, why would I have to fight with them in the same place! Tapping lightly on that position, Li Xin muttered to himself.
Tu Qi looked strange, walked closer and looked at the map, and when he saw the place Li Xin pointed to, he suddenly became surprised.
said: "The general is saying that Murong Ke's attack this time must be a two-way attack, one is to attack the Huan Wen army from Heyin. And the other way into Chenggao County, after passing the Tiger Prison Pass, and then killing outside the East City of Luoyang? ”
The place Li Xin pointed to was Chenggao County, Henan County. In the past, the county was located on the south bank of the Yellow River, and there happened to be a ferry to cross the river. Although the conditions are much worse than those in places such as Mengjindu, there will be no problem at once.
There is a tiger prison pass in Chenggao County, which is the eastern gateway of Luoyang, but it is nearly 200 miles away from Luoyang City. This pass was established very early, it is said that a long time ago, it was the place where King Mu of Zhou used to imprison the tiger of sacrifice, so it was named.
However, a few years ago, because Shi Hu won the Central Plains, in order to avoid secrecy, this tiger prison was renamed Wujiao Pass. The terrain here is dangerous, since ancient times it is a dangerous pass, the original battle of the Three Heroes and Lu Bu, it took place here.
According to reason, such a place should be heavily guarded by Jiangzuo. But today's Jiangzuo, the place it really controls is actually only the Yangtze River Basin. The Huai River basin is often lost, let alone in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River.
Besides, the greatest significance of this place is to protect Luoyang. In the past, Luoyang almost fell into the hands of the enemy, and Jiang Zuo naturally could not master the Tiger Prison. In this way, the Tiger Prison is almost the same as having no defenses now.
It's just that because it's far away, I'm afraid Huan Wen didn't think of going to that place. After all, according to what ordinary people think, if the Yan army crosses the river from there and then marches towards Luoyang, I am afraid that it will be discovered halfway, and it will not play the role of a surprise attack at all.
"If that's what you expected, that's it! Moreover, the Yan army that came out of the Tiger Prison Pass may be the main army of Murong Ke! The battle on the Heyin side, coupled with Murong Ke's personal trip to the battlefield, I am afraid that he was trying to attract the attention of Huan Wen and others! Once it is really as you said, Huan Wen will focus his troops south of Heyin to prevent Murong Ke, then he will really fall for Murong Ke's plan! Li Xin nodded and said.
"If that's the case, wouldn't the Huan Wen army be in danger? Shall we remind them and let them take precautions in advance? Hearing this, Tu Qi couldn't help frowning.
Li Xin didn't answer immediately, but paced back and forth a few steps, thinking in his heart for a while, and then said, "No! There are actually a lot of capable people under Huan Wen's account, I don't know about others, at least Xi Chao should be able to see through this! Now the question is whether Huan Wen will listen! There is also a mountain as a barrier to the north of Luoyang, even if Murong Ke's army really comes from the east, it has to cross the mountain first! As long as Huan Wen can make good use of the mountain, basically speaking, there will not be much of a problem! Send more men to inquire about the situation, and report it to me as soon as you have any news! ”
"Yes, my subordinates will arrange it immediately!" Tu Qi replied, and then turned around and left.
"The tide of the battle is changing rapidly, and this is completely out of touch with the original history, and I can't predict what this battle will look like! Everything can only be waited and seen! Looking at Tu Qi's back in a hurry, Li Xin couldn't help but sigh and said in a low voice.
In the original history, there had never been such a battle, and Huan Wen didn't seem to have fought with Murong Ke from beginning to end. This is not only the relationship of timing, but also the reason why Huan Wen attaches special importance to Murong Ke, so there is no reason for acting rashly.
But this time the war can basically be said to have been triggered by the Huashan Army. After all, if it weren't for the four-way army to attack the Huashan army, Murong Chui would not have led the army south to fight Nanling Pass, and he would not have done this false thing of destroying the enemy.
For Li Xin, this kind of evolution is a bit dizzying. He only knew that this should be the biggest butterfly effect caused by himself after he came to this world!
After all, those other things, although they are also related to themselves, are actually similar to the results of the original history.
For example, Liangzhou and Zhang Ping, their final result was actually destroyed in the hands of Former Qin. From this point of view, it is just that the former Qin has been replaced by the Huashan Army. It really did not appear in history, and it appeared out of thin air because of the Huashan Army, and there was only this battle of Luoyang.
This may be an omen, a sign that the Huashan Army is already getting stronger and stronger, and its influence on the world is getting bigger and bigger.
Li Xin is happy about such a change, but there is always a faint hesitation in his heart. He knows why, happy because everything he has done is now developing in a good direction, and his ideas are slowly being realized.
The reason for the hesitation is that from then on, everything will become more and more detached from the original history. The advantage of being a person who has traveled through the future will slowly disappear, and eventually it will inevitably disappear completely.
When the time comes, I am afraid that I will be no different from the people of this era, and what is left is probably the knowledge in my head that is more than a thousand years more than theirs. In other words, I will have to face an unknown world more and more, and I will inevitably be a little flustered.