Chapter 819 The sword went sideways, and Qi Kezheng was right
Within a few days, many coalition forces that had landed from Luweidang, after a long journey, finally converged with the main force of the coalition forces north of Yuecheng.
As the reinforcements of the vassal states gradually gathered, the number of coalition troops seemed to gradually match the total number of the previous coalition forces moving south, reaching as much as 600,000 again.
It can be seen that the princes and kings of the south, in order to cut down Yan and even destroy Yan, did not hesitate to pour the power of the country, but also to open up territory in the north and hit the Yan army hard.
At this moment, Han Zhitong, Zhang Yuting and other generals regained their power in their hands, and the fighting spirit that was beaten in the first battle was dissipated, and when the power in their hands became stronger and stronger, it was like a re-inflated ball, and the momentum was like a rainbow.
They began to think about it again, preparing for the next war, and in the case of effectively replenishing their troops, they would learn a lot of lessons to the Yan army that had lost troops and resisted the enemy everywhere!
In addition, the information received showed that the Yan army, which had also been heavily damaged in the north, had quickly withdrawn from the end of the battle a few days ago and headed towards Guangling City.
According to the information they had in advance, Han Zhitong and others understood very well that Guangling City was the place where the main force of the Yan army was stationed, and this time, Zhao Hongru and other Yan generals led the remnants of the Yan army under their command to arrive in Guangling City, thinking that the other party was very likely to prepare a large-scale battle.
Every time I think of it, Han Zhitong and the others are excited, nervous, and a little worried.
They were excited, because, at last, they could fight a large-scale battle with the Yan army, if they learned the previous lessons, summed up the experience, and defeated the main force of the Yan army in the first battle, even though the previous casualties were large, they still achieved the goal of the Northern Expedition.
The nervousness and worry all lie in not having enough confidence to defeat the Yan army in a battle, not to mention that in the war, the variables are too great.
Defeated twice in a row at the hands of the Yan army, the generals, including Han Zhitong, did not have the confidence to defeat the Yan army, which had a very different fighting style, otherwise, they would have led the army and went directly to the direction of Guangling City.
In the handsome tent, the atmosphere is tense and depressing, and everyone is thinking about the next problems.
Soon, in this battle, Wu Jieshao, who suffered the heaviest casualties and was eager for revenge after the arrival of reinforcements, took the lead and said very annoyedly: "General Han, it is estimated that the Xuanjia soldiers led by General Yue should arrive at Luyang Pass at this moment, even if they did not capture Luyang Pass, it is time to attack, and soon, Emperor Yan will receive the news of the defeat of Luyang Pass, at that time, the main force of the Yan army in Guangling City will definitely divide the troops, should we also take the opportunity to take revenge." ”
"That's right, the reinforcements that landed at the same time as the Chu army have basically arrived, and I think General Yue will definitely capture Luyang Pass!" Han Zhitong's tone was light, he was silent for a moment, and said: "Revenge, revenge, you must take revenge, in the first two battles, the coalition forces fought too aggrieved and too cowardly." ”
After speaking, Han Zhitong's calloused palms rubbed his cheeks, his expression was vicissitudes and slightly haggard.
He has the myth of undefeated in the south, and when he enters the north, whether he is himself, or the Chu Emperor Xiong Wu, he hopes to continue this undefeated myth, but unfortunately the heavens do not fulfill people's wishes, and he was defeated in both battles.
At this time, Zhang Yuting stepped forward, for a long time, because of the contradiction with Han Zhitong, he rarely participated in the deployment of the coalition army, but if he was defeated now, when the Yan army built a warship, he was afraid that the chairman would drive straight in, and went directly south along the river.
He had to make plans for the next battle, fight for the third battle, and turn things around.
"General Han, with all due respect, in the second battle, if it weren't for the 200,000 troops of the Chu army, which broke away from the coalition army, when the four-nation coalition army surrounded the Yan army, General Chen led the troops to block the Yan cavalry, and in the second battle, the coalition army would have won!"
The previous battle was the closest the coalition army came to victory, but unfortunately it succeeded in passing by, but it led to the coalition army being killed by the Yan cavalry impact.
After the defeat, after carefully summing up the experience and thinking about it, it seems that because the five major army corps were not completely united, the coalition forces had to be divided into two battlefields, which greatly reduced the combat effectiveness of the coalition forces, and the numerical superiority was not brought into full play.
Hearing this, Han Zhitong did not go toe-to-toe with Zhang Yuting, on the contrary, he very much agreed with Zhang Yuting's proposal that the division of troops was too hasty, thinking that the Yan army could be defeated by attacking back and forth.
It's a pity that Yan Jun took advantage of the loophole.
"General Han, General Zhang, the last general has something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not!" Among the generals, Qiu Leng Ye stood out from the crowd and said with a serious expression.
All the generals present are all important generals who stand alone, and they are only one of the four deputy generals under Wang Zhengwen in the cold night, and they are soft-spoken, and he knows that he is two pounds, so he does not dare to speak rashly.
Han Zhitong turned his head and glanced at the cold night of Qiu, leaving a little impression, and said: "General Qiu has performed well in the two wars, and he has the style of a general, if you have any suggestions, you might as well speak up." ”
At this time, Qiu Lengye said with a serious expression: "All the generals present are the objects of worship and study by the last generals, but people have miscalculated, and they may have ignored it in order to win." The last general felt that the southern infantry had reached the point of perfection, and in terms of infantry against infantry, the fierce opponents, especially the Xuanjia soldiers, were the leaders of the southern infantry, and General Han was the leader. Before, the Xuanjia soldiers and the ironclad infantry confronted each other, and the two sides were inseparable, which is the best proof. ”
"Well, you're right, keep talking!" Han Zhitong nodded, feeling that Qiu Lengye's words were very pertinent.
The Xuanjia soldiers are indeed very powerful, they are infantry on land, and when they get on the warship, they are brave and good at fighting.
However, Han Zhitong could hear that there were words in the autumn cold night, and the views represented seemed to be something that the generals had never paid attention to before.
Qiu Lengye glanced at the generals present, did not dare to delay, and continued: "In terms of infantry, the coalition army is a fierce opponent, but in terms of cavalry, the Yan army also swept all the strong armies in the north, protecting the once most powerful tiger army in the north, and the Saiwai troops who were born riders were all killed by Yan Cavalry one by one, which is enough to show that Yan Cavalry also occupies a dominant position in the north. In the first two wars, the troops of the north and the south faced each other and launched direct attacks, and it turned out that the infantry was indeed unable to restrain the cavalry. Only the Four-Nation Alliance was lucky enough to encircle the Yan Cavalry and the Dog Wolf Legion, so the last general's suggestion was that since the frontal battlefield could not be won, why not adopt the tactics of luring the enemy to go deeper, or, pretend to be defeated and retreat, set up an ambush to kill the Yan Army, otherwise, it is difficult for the frontal battlefield coalition army to win, unless the army spends more everyone, in a word, the sword must go sideways, with Chikezheng! ”
The sword is on the sidelines, and Ichike is right? As soon as the words of the autumn cold night came out, the handsome tent instantly quieted down.
Indeed, the suggestion of the autumn cold night has indeed never been considered.
For a long time, regardless of Han Zhitong or Zhang Yuting, everyone has always looked forward to conducting large-scale, large-scale and large-corps operations on the frontal battlefield, annihilating the main force of the Yan army in one fell swoop, and teaching the Yan army a good lesson.
As a result, the army has been defeated again and again, and the losses are serious!
The sword of the autumn cold night went sideways, and with Qi Kezheng's suggestion, the generals' eyes lit up, and it seemed that they saw a way to defeat the enemy.
Han Zhitong couldn't help but feel excited in his heart, and asked Qiu Lengye curiously: "General Qiu, what method do you have, you might as well tell it all, if you have a plan to defeat the Yan army, you will become a rising general in the south." ”
The military rank of Qiu Lengye is not high, but the military insights are not bad, Han Zhitong only feels that he despised this young general of Wu in the past.
If he really has a strategy to defend against the enemy, in order to win the victory of the Yan Dynasty, even if he cultivates a general for the Wu State, he will not hesitate to do so.