Chapter 17: A Thousand Thoughts of the Wise
The so-called "a wise man has a thousand thoughts, and there must be a mistake", Pei should make a thousand calculations, for Zhu Hui may not come to rescue the county, or come to rescue but he does not dare to enter the peace in the mountains, and even lead the soldiers and horses straight to himself, hitting the stone with an egg, all kinds of possibilities have been planned, but he didn't expect that Zhu Shiwei would go to Meiyang!
Meiyang County belongs to Fufeng State, the county seat is 60 miles away from the northeast of the city, 20 miles away from the north of Wugong, and the three cities are all located in the Weihe Valley, north of Weishui.
As Wei Hong said, the Weihe valley "from Huayin in the east, to Chencang in the west", the widest place in the north-south direction (near Chang'an) is less than 150 miles, and the east and west are more than 600 miles, the main terrain is the loess plateau, among which the Weibei area is particularly flat, and the development is early, the road is divergent, and the traffic is very convenient. Therefore, Zhu Hui could easily enter Meiyang City with Zhu Shuang's distress letter in hand, and directly threatened Pei Gai's back road.
If Pei should turn around and attack Meiyang, the doom of the county will be released, and Zhu Hui's 7,000 soldiers and horses will stick to the city, which is not so easy to fight, if Zhu Hui takes the opportunity to go out of the city to attack, the situation will be categorically unfavorable; If the troops are divided to resist, they want to break the Erzhu one by one, but they are divided and contained by the Erzhu, and the war is likely to be delayed for a long time; If you ignore Zhu Hui and storm the county, Zhu Hui can not only threaten and harass Pei Gai's luck at any time, but even
The most important thing is that Chang'an is only more than 100 miles away from Meiyang, and the terrain is flat, and light horses can bypass Zhuchengyi and enter Chang'an City in one day and one night. Although Pei Gai didn't believe that Zhu Hui would be able to capture Chang'an City, but when he first took charge of the country, if he allowed foreign troops to easily kill the suburbs of Duyi, causing people's hearts to fluctuate, his prestige would inevitably plummet! The old man Liang in the city, will he have a different heart again?
Pei should be remorseful. Originally, in order to march quickly, he was so cold that he could fight Zhu Shuang, that is, he went to the martial arts from Huaili, and the martial arts went straight to the county. If he had known that he would be used by Zhu Hui, and when he planned to surround the city and send reinforcements, he should have sent an army to take down Meiyang first!
However, if the Meiyang defenders refuse to surrender, there will be casualties once the city is attacked. Pei Cai's original consideration was that he wanted to unify the military and government of Yongzhou, but also try not to kill and injure the people as much as possible, because this is an internal battle, and the people of both the county and Meiyang are not all the people of the Jin Dynasty?
Now that he thinks about it, there is really no need to delay the fighter plane for the sake of such a little bit of woman's kindness, of course, the premise is that he can expect Zhu Hui to go to Meiyang.
Hurriedly convened the generals to discuss, Pei Wei suggested that Chang'an should send a sentry horse to stop Zhu Hui's possible eastward advance, and try to contain it in Meiyang County, and our army should take the county as soon as possible. Lu He asked puzzledly: "Since Zhu Hui has come with the main force and wants to carry out a plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao, why don't I divide my troops to attack his Xinping and force him to return to the division?" β
Wei Hong shook his head and said, "No." From this to Qi County, nearly two hundred miles, and after crossing the Qishan Mountain, the road is difficult to travel, and it is not possible to rush the attacker. What if Zhu Hui refuses to come back and takes the opportunity to go straight to Chang'an? β
Zhen patted his chest and said: "The governor can continue to besiege the city here, I will lead the camp to Meiyang, and I must take the head of Zhu Hui to offer!" β
Who would have thought that Xie Feng would jump out and sing against him again: "If the plain is decisive, Governor Zhen will never be defeated, but the siege of the city is ...... How can two thousand men easily conquer six or seven thousand troops to garrison the city? β
Zhen followed the leopard's eyes, and was about to ridicule each other, so he heard Gao Le say: "For today's plan, for the sake of safety, we should also withdraw the siege of the county and retreat to martial arts to monitor Meiyang's movements......"
Zhen immediately turned the spearhead from Xie Feng to Gao Le: "You are still ordinary cowardice!" Today, our army is almost twice as large as the thief army, even if we divide our troops, there is no reason to be defeated, why retreat?! β
Gao Le didn't dare to talk back, he was depressed, and suddenly Li Yi beside him stood up and gave Pei Gai a deep look: "The last general is foolish, I beg the governor to listen." β
Pei should say that you don't have to be so polite, if you have something to say, just say it. Li Yi looked around at the generals and said slowly: "The governor of the capital this time out of the army, I wanted to first set Shiping and support the wind, and then wave his army to the north, and fight with General Guo and others to attack Xinping and stability, so as to settle Quanyong before the autumn harvest, so the army is very urgent. Previously, the soldiers were under the county seat, and they were not in a hurry to attack the attackers, so as to induce Zhu Hui to go down to the peace, so that the strongest Xinping soldiers in the four counties could be destroyed first. If the army is divided into two, and the county and Meiyang are attacked at the same time, even if they can win, they will be delayed for a long time. β
Gao Le blackened his face and did not speak. Xie Feng said: "General Li's words are reasonable, but in Yiqing's opinion, how should our army respond?" β
Li Yixian didn't answer directly, but asked: "Do you think that our army will either attack two cities in two, or attack the two counties of Xinping and Fufeng together, but there is reason to be defeated?" β
When the generals heard this, they stood up together, which means: How can we be defeated? Even if you face more than twice as many Hu Kou, there are more victories and fewer defeats, not to mention that there are more foreign troops on the other side, and the total number of troops is even less than mine.
Li Yi said that was right, "No matter how Zhu Hui calculates, he has no power to return to the sky." The governor is worried about only two things: first, he is worried about his risk and goes to Chang'an, which will hurt the prestige of the governor; Second, they were worried that the war would be delayed because of this, and they could not settle Yongzhou before the autumn harvest. Because of one, it is necessary to send troops to the beautiful sun; Second, only by defeating the strongest Xinping soldiers first can the war be shortened. β
Pei Wei nodded and said: "It is true that we should attack Meiyang first, I expect Zhu Hui to come in a hurry, and it is urgent to rest after entering the city. If our army either attacks the county first, or lingers in the future, Zhu Hui will inevitably advance eastward...... "I didn't think about it well just now, but what you said is reasonable."
Zhu Hui may not go to fight Chang'an, but it is likely that he wants to try to extend the war to the surrounding areas of Chang'an, not to mention anything else, if he kills all the way and robs all the way, our side may suffer great damage outside the military battle.
Pei Gai groaned: "As Qing and others said, it is necessary to go straight to the ...... of Meiyang" Pei Wei was right, but "If Zhu Shuang takes the opportunity to go out of the city to scratch me and respond to Zhu Hui, it may be difficult to be safe." β
Pei Gai sneered: "How can Zhu Youzhe have such guts?!" "Unlike his brother Zhu Hui, Zhu Shuangxiang has no martial arts name, and he has almost never led his troops to win battles, and now he is this virtue of pretending to be deaf, how can he open the city to scratch me?
Pei Wei advised: "The governor should not underestimate the enemy, and should deal with it carefully." β
Pei Cai thought about it again, and said, "Okay." I am still sitting here, the camps of the various departments are not withdrawn, the banners are bluffing, and the main force is rushing out to attack Meiyang. If you want to come to Zhu Youzhe, you will not dare to go out of the city to fight when you see that I am still there. β
Pei Wei said that what if he still came out? Pei Gai said with a smile: "There are only four or five thousand soldiers in the city, and many of them can't fight, I have a trilogy to protect each other, and I can be ten at a time." The bamboo cane in his hand waved into the air: "On the plain, I will ride that armored body and rush head-on, what enemy can be?" β
He originally trained fifty armored cavalry, and nearly half of the Yanshi was lost in the battle, which really hurt Pei Gai's flesh at that time. Fortunately, soon Beigong Chun led the "Liangzhou Horse" to vote, and after entering Chang'an City, he got Luo Yao's department, which was really a sharp decrease in everyone's bravery, and Ma Liangji quickly made up for the shortage, and even expanded to 100 horses. Although there is a shortage of grain in Chang'an City, after many years of operation, there are still a lot of ordnance, and it is easy to make up fifty or sixty sets of armor and horse armor.
So Pei Gai said, I know that there are only four or five thousand soldiers in the city, and the real capable fighters may be less than two percent, and the number of cavalry is scarce.
Most of the generals had seen the power of armored cavalry, mainly as a deterrent.
So Pei Gai only left his cronies and Gao Le's "Wulin Left Battalion" to continue to monitor the county, and scattered all the remaining more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to attack Meiyang, in order to defeat the Xinping soldiers in one fell swoop. It's just that for the candidate for the main general, he made a mistake for a while, to say that the highest position in the seat is naturally the "Fire Robbery Battalion" Governor Zhen Sui and the "Martial Arts Battalion" Governor Lu He, but as Xie Feng said, Zhen Sui is fierce in field battles, and he may not be good at siege warfare, plus this person is unruly, Pei Gai really doesn't feel at ease with him. As for Lu He, although Pei Gai had high hopes for him, after a long period of investigation, he gradually discovered that he could only lead two or three thousand soldiers and horses to the sky for a battalion of governors.
What about Li Yi? Judging from the previous coup d'Γ©tat, the capture of Nasuo, and the eloquent talk just now, and analyzing the situation, this Li Yi is very sober-minded and quick-witted, and may really be a general. However, Li Yi has only been in service for a short time after all, and the department has only been reorganized for more than a month, and the combat effectiveness is 108,000 miles away from the old Xuzhou army, so how can Zhen Sui and Xie Feng be convinced? If a general can't convince the public, what will happen can be imagined with his toes......
In the end, Pei Wei had to be appointed as the chief general of the whole army, because in terms of his identity and qualifications, the generals did not dare to disobey; Although Pei Wenji is not good at military affairs, after all, he followed him all the way from Xuzhou to Guanzhong, and he has accumulated a little experience. Pei Cai couldn't help but sigh secretly, his subordinates are still short of talents, and the generals who are raised up may not be able to be trained quickly.
However, with the increasing strength of the army, it is not possible to use tens of thousands of soldiers and horses every time, and I, the Governor Pei, will personally go into battle, right? This time, even if it is a subordinate who exercises, fortunately, Meiyang is not too far from the county, and it can be helped.
Pei Wei happily received the order, and all men had the desire to command thousands of troops and horses to gallop across the field, and Pei Wenji could not be outside. Pei Jiajun moved quickly, and sneaked out of the camp that night, quietly heading to the northwest, and it was estimated that around noon tomorrow, he could reach Meiyang City. Pei Gai himself sat in the camp and sent people to monitor the movements in the city at any time
However, in his sleep that night, Pei Gai occasionally woke up, but he heard a murmuring voice from outside the tent, summoned the guards to come and inquire, and replied, "Dudu, it's raining." Pei Gai didn't care at the time, but when he got up the next morning and opened the curtain, he saw that the sky was gloomy, the dark clouds were closed, and there were fine rains everywhere, and the rain was not small, and it didn't stop all night!
Pei Cai looked at the ground, there was already mud, and he was happy at first: in terms of the road conditions in these years, the road was slippery in the rain, and it was impossible for Zhu Hui to go to Chang'an again. But then he frowned deeply: the impact of rain on military operations is the same as that of both the enemy and us, so it will be difficult for our army to quickly reach Meiyang City, and even if it does, it is impossible to start a siege battle. Moreover, in this kind of weather, gunpowder and rockets are also difficult to use, so there is a lack of a magic weapon for offensive and defensive warfare!
By the afternoon, the rain continued and showed signs of intensifying. Pei Gai commanded his men to dig trenches in the camp to drain the water, but now there were only more than 2,000 men, and it was really stretched thin to take care of a camp of tens of thousands of people. Fortunately, when the camp was set up that day, according to the usual art of war, it was selected in a slightly higher place, and Yu Zhushuang, who had not been flooded for the time being, was a northerner, and he should not have slipped the mud to attack the camp.
It's just that autumn has just begun, and it rains so heavily, will it affect the autumn harvest? Pei should be anxious to pacify Quanyong, a big reason is to solve the problem of grain and grass, but if the harvest fails this autumn because of the lewd rain, taking the four counties of Yongxi will not only be useless, but a burden! Pei Cai frowned at this, sat in the tent and repeatedly studied the surrounding map, thinking of countermeasures.
Then by chance, he suddenly thought: Damn, this mud all over the ground, if it really fights, or the foot soldiers have the advantage, at least my hundred armored horsemen will not be useful! It is true that the higher the price of the class, the higher the requirements for the climate, terrain and other application environments...... If Zhu Huizhen ventures out of the city, will I be able to stop it? Don't be careless, the big rivers have come over, and the boat capsized in the gutter......
At this moment, a messenger suddenly led the horse, and it was so hard to gallop and present the letter after falling too much in the mud. Pei should unfold it and take a look, and couldn't help but be surprised.
The letter was written by Pei Kai. After Pei Kai became the prime minister of Shiping, he immediately led a small army to march west along the south bank of Weishui to collect the counties in the west of the county. The general shape of the Shiping Kingdom resembles an awl, the cone handle is in the east, the tip of the cone is to the west, and eighty percent of the land is located in the south of Weishui. Only the country governs Huaili and the Wugong County to the west is in Weibei, and Weinan from east to west is respectively: the county and Kuaicheng.
Yang Xiang has fallen, so Pei Kai should be very easy in theory to collect the counties of Weinan, but when he walked between Chencang and Kuaicheng, he suddenly got the news that Zhang Chuntong, the general under Sima Baoxi, the king of Nanyang, led tens of thousands of troops, surging and killing, and had already stepped into the border of Shiping from Luoyang! Pei Kai was taken aback, hurriedly retreated, and at the same time sent an urgent envoy to the county to report to Pei Gai.
Pei Gai received the report, first shocked, and then let out a long breath.
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