Chapter 73: Bloody Battle of Du Yang (2)
Lu Jing refused, and angrily reprimanded Baili Yan (Wei Xian), and Bai Li Yan's eyes were almost blackened.
What is meant by the infinite variables on the battlefield, and all military predictions are based on logical deduction. Once the "logical factors" have been identified and the relevant results have been derived from them, the most likely and efficient results have been established based on external information and logical feasibility.
At present, Han Hefei City is lost, even a fool can't let the 80,000 people of Ding Yang Hou join Zhao Xun intact, and he must first hit Ding Yang Hou, and then annihilate Zhao Xun's people and horses, and divide and rule.
Such a simple truth, in the mind of this metropolitan governor Lu Jing, actually became how I know what Han He thinks, this is not what Han He thinks, it is that he has no choice.
Of course, Bailiyan understands these truths, but the problem is that Lu Jing doesn't seem to understand, whether he doesn't understand it, or because he has a low level of education and can't understand the dynamic deduction of the battlefield. What strategy in this world is not based on logical deduction to achieve the result, can it be a golden peanut that pops out of the head?
Thinking of this, Bailiyan argued:
"General Lu......"
Unexpectedly, as soon as he spoke, the bearded man glared and broke off:
"Shut up, you little colonel, you dare to talk about military aircraft, and you won't retreat!"
At this time, Zhao Xun smashed his left hand on the case:
"General Lu Jing!" His face sank: "Wei Xian saved our army from danger several times and three times, but there was no loss, if it wasn't for the general not to capture Hechi, our army would not need to fight head-on with the Jin army, at the moment my reinforcements even if they joined forces with the Marquis of Dingyang, at best there were only 120,000 people, if they arrived in three days, there would still be 80,000 people under the command of the Marquis of Dingyang, and I am afraid that the two armies would be added together, and it would be less than 100,000."
Compared with the Jin army, our army has neither a strength advantage nor an ordnance advantage, and the general wants our Xian army to fight with the Jin army! ”
"Fight to the death!"
The hardness that Lu Jing said, and then condense and summarize it is two words, dead knock!
I really don't know if Lu Jing stuffed a stone in his head, or if he didn't know what a fighter was, so he rejected Zhao Xun in a daze, turned around and rushed out of the Chinese military tent.
At this time, there was a dead silence in the tent, and Bai Liyan and Zhao Xun did not speak.
Zhao Xun thought to himself, the Xian army is in danger, Bailiyan is even more pessimistic, Xianguo is afraid that after this battle, it will be difficult to recover the whole land of Jiangdong in the future, even if it is a tragic victory over the Jin army this year, the Jin army still occupies most of the land in Jiangdong of Xianguo.
It seems that reading too many books harms people, and reading too little of this book will also harm people!
There was silence in the tent for a long time, and Bailiyan relieved himself and said:
"General Zhao, for the sake of today's plan, we should send people to inform Feicheng and Yin Yang Ercheng, and quickly recruit Lang Zhong and herbal medicine. I am afraid that when it is a decisive battle, the casualties of our army will never be small. ”
When the words fell, Zhao Xun didn't speak, but just raised his hand and motioned for Bailiyan to retreat. Maybe he, Zhao Xun, knew that after Wei Dan's death, Xianguo would no longer be able to take on a great responsibility.
Lu Jing's matter reminded Bai Liyan a lot, many times the responsibility is not entirely on the military commander, it is related to the current atmosphere, education, cognition and the overall environmental atmosphere.
Imagine the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in the early years, before the birth of the Soldier Saint Sun Tzu, who in the world did not spurn the conspiracy and tricks to the extreme, and as a result, the nations fought in a grand battle, not only could not solve the problem, but also increased their lives in vain.
Nowadays, most of them are like this, and the so-called tricks have to take into account face and reputation, even if famous generals such as Wei Dan and Han He, which plan has the ruthlessness of Bailiyan, there is no plan.
The so-called soldiers must be treacherous, and if there is any reason not to make treachery slippery and try their best to do so, it must be a battle and a battle of great strength, and a small country will not be destroyed by a big country sooner.
At present, the strength of the Xian country is small and weak, and the best policy is to avoid the main force from hitting hard, and more should adopt a curved and roundabout way to consume the enemy and save itself.
A big country will always be a big country, a small country will always wrestle with a big country, and the unlucky one can always be a small country. Lu Jing thought simply, only caring about his own killing, regardless of reality. Bailiyan's previous achievements that were not easy to accumulate, and the strength of the Jin army step by step, now in a terrible battle, will lose all the essence.
The next day, the army set off from the camp, Lu Jing led the cavalry to continue to defend the infantry, because it was a rapid march, the army was faster, the third day after leaving Feicheng, it was less than half a day's journey from the squirrel, and the scouts on both sides could still find each other from time to time.
The news was reported to the Han He camp, Han He was standing on the high platform at this time and was busy watching the battle, and when the news arrived, the big stone hanging in Han He's heart finally landed:
"The Xian army is coming as scheduled, and the decisive moment has finally arrived!"
Han He breathed a sigh of relief, but Wang Shuo couldn't help but be worried:
"Our army attacked and killed for three days in a row, and the casualties were very heavy, if the Xian army and the Dingyang Marquis joined forces, our army was afraid that it would be difficult to resist."
"The old man naturally knows that our army is tired, but the casualties of the Marquis of Ding Yang are not small, under the repeated rush of the brave men of our vanguard battalion, they opened a bloody road for the cavalry, and entered the formation of the Marquis of Dingyang, killing the soldiers on their backs, and he killed the casualties of the Marquis of Ding Yang to say that more than 20,000 people, if the old man is given another three days, the Marquis of Ding Yang will be killed and wounded more than half."
Han He pointed to the battlefield, and he summed up the past three days of fighting.
In order to break through the obstacles of the Dingyanghou fortress and the carriage, the Han He organized a pioneer battalion, formed a tortoiseshell formation, and went to set fire to the Dingyanghou with a shield, destroying and burning the Dingyanghou fortifications many times, and then the cavalry rushed into the four directions, causing Dingyanghou to suffer heavy losses.
Therefore, any formation is not omnipotent, it does not mean that if you use a carriage to fence yourself off, everything will be fine, there is always a way to break the formation that is suitable for you.
When Han He and Wang Shuo spoke, the attack momentum of the battle formation in the distance was flourishing, Han He waved the command flag in his hand, and saw that the large array of the Jin army in the distance began to change, and then the crossbow cart was pushed out of front of the formation, and the Xian soldiers who shot with a big arrow turned over on their backs.
When the arrows were exhausted, Han He waved the order flag again, and the formation of the Jin army changed again, and the tortoiseshell formation of the pioneer battalion was killed, attacking the gap left by the previous ballista shooting. Waiting for the pioneer battalion to rush and set fire, Han He put down the order flag, and then said:
"When the reinforcements of the Xian army arrive, the old man is determined to collect the troops and go to the village outside Duyang City, what do you think?"
"Since the Xian army has arrived, and the Marquis of Dingyang is trapped by me, why do you want to retreat to Duyang?" Wang Shuo was puzzled.
"Humph!" Han He smiled coldly and said: "The reinforcements of the Xian army are coming, if the Marquis of Ding Yang knows, he will definitely drag our army and cooperate with the Xian army." In this way, our tired army engaged in the battle with the 40,000 or 50,000 reinforcements of the Xian army, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to win, and the previous attack on Ding Yang Hou will be wasted. This is one of them.
Second, there are still 4,000 defenders in Duyang, and our army can also rely on Duyang to repair, and the city is solid enough to reach 30,000 troops, and at the same time use Duyang city to contain the Xian army under the city, and then our army fights with the Xian army inside and outside the city at the same time, so that the first army can be tired and busy with field battles and city battles. ”
Han He planned to use the city wall of Duyang City, relying on the city wall, to force the Xian army to attack the city and fight in the field. If you don't attack the city, you will face thousands of arrows on the city wall, and the Jin army field army is completely within the protection of the city wall. If the city is attacked, it will be tired of running between siege and field battles, and it will not be able to defeat the Jin army at all.
A city wall is worth 30,000 troops, and Han He's words are by no means groundless.
If there is a field battle under the city wall, the range of the bow and arrow on the city wall is far longer than that on flat ground, because the starting point of the parabola is high, and under the premise of the same range, there is an extra distance of space that can fall, so if Han He fights in the field near the city wall, the archers of the Xian army cannot shoot the city wall, but the city wall can shoot the Xian army.
Han He is worthy of being a veteran, he doesn't plan to be tough with the Xian army at all, this kind of battle where you die 10,000 and I lose 8,000 is worthless, and it can only increase casualties.
Soon after Han He's voice fell, the command flag on the tower waved, and the Jin army immediately stopped attacking and began to retreat. Han He walked down the tower and returned to the Chinese army tent with Wang Shuo, and at this time, the generals sitting in front of him returned to the Chinese army tent, and Wei Han, Ji Chang and others were in the same rank.
"Generals obey orders!"
Han He gave an order, and everyone said in unison:
"The last general!"
"From now on, the forward withdrew from the battle and returned to the Chinese army, the Chinese army retreated, and quickly went to the village outside Duyang City, and the rear army changed to the forward and continued to besiege Dingyang Hou."
When the order was issued, the generals responded in unison:
"No!"
At this time, Han He's gaze turned to Wei Han:
"General Wei Han listens to orders."
"The last general!"
"Order you to lead 20,000 cavalry, quickly go to the west of Xiaosui for repairs, if you see the Xian army, it is convenient for me to rush and kill it, and you must not let the Xian army meet with the Marquis of Ding Yang before the dark, so as to cover the retreat of the army to Duyang. You get the idea. ”
"The last general received the order, but I asked General Han to make it clear about one thing."
"Tell me."
"There is a five-mile boundary between the army of Dingyang Hou to the west of this terrible ear, whether our army will fight to the death and retreat until dark, or fight and retreat until dark."
"Fight and retreat, if you see Marquis Ding Yang leading an army to surround you, you can retreat without waiting until dark. You get the idea this time. ”
"The last general understands!"
"Okay, the generals will go back to their respective battalions and prepare to retreat to Duyang to fight the county bureau!"
"No!"
The crowd spoke in unison, and then they dispersed. Only Ji Chang has not received the task:
"Old General Han, why didn't this son of the world send it?"
Han He twisted his long hair, stood up, and his gaze fell on Ji Chang hesitantly:
"His Royal Highness the Prince of the World's arrow wound has not healed, and the old man is worried about His Highness's safety, so he has not given an order. This time, our army withdrew to Duyang, and the Chinese army's tent was set up outside the city, so the Chinese army had to be guarded to prevent the Xian army from sneaking up. ”
"Since you have withdrawn to Duyang, why did you set up the Chinese military tent outside the city?"
Han He didn't rush to reply, but lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and took two steps back and forth:
"This battle is dangerous, if our army can't win, it will definitely not be trapped in Duyang. Even if it could not win, the Xian army was a crushing victory. Our army is recuperated, and it will be able to fight again in the coming day. Therefore, if Duyang's army can't win, the Xian army will also be gone, and the old man has to think of a complete strategy. ”
Han He predicted that the Jin army retreated to the outside of Duyang City, although it was possible to win, but it was also possible to lose, if it lost, the Chinese army would undoubtedly be surrounded in the city, this kind of thing obviously could not happen, so the Chinese army tent was set up outside the city.
As soon as the Chinese army tent is in the city, the Xian army is afraid that it is unlikely to be tricked, but if it is located outside the city, there is an incentive to mobilize the Xian army to attack itself.
Second, in case you can't fight, simply abandon Duyang and retreat to Hechi, there are still 5,000 defenders in Hechi, why will the Jin army occupy Hechi to recuperate and try to fight again. And even if the Xian army wins, it will be a miserable victory, and the national strength of the Xian country will never be there.