Chapter 283: The Battle of Taibi (I)
In order to compete for the position of commander of the coalition forces, the Hexi and Northern Wei sides were tense, and no one refused to budge. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
There was no way out Murong You had to propose a competition of one or two, who could come up with a strategy that satisfied the three parties, and which one would be the commander.
The competition seems to be fair, but in fact, Wang Zhenwei took advantage.
Tuoba Qian has just arrived, and he doesn't know the military situation on the front line, what good strategy can he propose?
Therefore, in the face of Wang Zhen's evil rhetorical question, he just smiled and didn't feel angry at all.
"I have heard for a long time that King Sima is a famous general in Hexi, and I also want to hear what your Excellency thinks."
"If what he said is true, General Ben will act according to orders, if not, then don't blame him for treating military orders as child's play."
I have to say that Tuoba Jue is quite knowledgeable and able to use people, and he put Tuoba Qian in Xinping City, which is because he likes this person to be mature and stable.
In the face of the battle for the boss, Tuoba took care of the overall situation, did not fight with Wang Zhen's evil malice, but took the initiative to take a step back.
"That being the case, then Wang is not welcome."
"In fact, it is very simple to make a strategy, and now that the enemy and our armies are gathering on the wall, a big war is about to break out."
"If it is expected to be good, Murong Chui has set up a pocket array and waited for the Xiyan army to drill in."
"As long as the main force of Xiyan is successfully annihilated, the remaining eldest son will naturally be difficult to support alone."
"And in order to prevent the Jinyang defenders from moving south, Murong Chui has sent troops to the north to occupy Wuxiang."
"It's a pity that Murong Chui has calculated everything, I'm afraid he would never have thought that Jinyang had 20,000 more cavalry out of thin air."
"I intend to lead the Jinyang garrison and the infantry of the Hexi Army first, and attack Wuxiang in the south."
"Then the infantry army pretended not to retreat north, this move was aimed at telling Murong Trai that Jinyang was not unable to save Taibi, but could not do anything."
"After Houyan surrounded the main force of Xiyan, we immediately concentrated all the cavalry to attack the Taibi for a long distance and caught Murong Chui off guard."
In Tuoba Qian's view, although there is nothing surprising about Wang Zhenxi's plan, it is safe.
Just as he was about to nod his head in agreement, Murong You asked another question.
"Zuo Sima, wouldn't this put my king in danger?"
"In case the cavalry can't rush in time, the main force of our army is in danger of being wiped out."
"How can you not take risks when you march to war? Didn't Murong Trai also take a huge risk at the beginning? ”
"Besides, your lord has tens of thousands of troops around him, as long as he can hold out until the reinforcements arrive, and then the internal and external forces will be combined, and Murong Trai will definitely be able to defeat Murong Trai in one fell swoop."
Don't look at Wang Zhen's high-sounding words, but in fact, his intentions are sinister.
He deliberately consumed the vital strength of Xiyan in order to reduce the resistance for the Hexi army to enter the Sanjin Dynasty in the future.
And Tuoba Qian obviously saw that Wang Zhen had bad intentions, but he also had the intention of weakening Xiyan, not only did he not help Murong You, but he continued to echo the people of Hexi.
Looking at the Northern Wei Dynasty and Hexi, who were singing and harmonizing, although Murong You was full of doubts, it was not easy to oppose it clearly.
After all, the other two have very good reasons, how can they defeat the world-famous Murong Trai without taking a little risk?
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Murong Chui and the third son Murong Nong stood side by side on a small hill, and more than 3,000 steps in front of them was the official road connecting the eldest son and the platform wall.
Half a mile to the right seems to be a little lamp hanging in the dark night, which is the Taibi battle fort built on a high ground.
In the darkness before dawn, there is an indescribable bleakness and desolation.
There are still several long rows of lights below the platform wall, which is the camp of the Great Yan Army stationed on the north side of the platform wall to cut off the road leading to the eldest son on the platform wall.
Behind the two of them were more than a dozen messengers such as trumpeters and drummers, as well as other Houyan civil and military generals.
The guards were heavily armed, guarding the hill as dense as an iron bucket to protect the safety of the commander.
Murong Nong glanced at his father's curtain, and found that the latter's demeanor was as calm as the abyssal sea, silent and calm as if a stone statue carved out of granite, and there were no emotions such as greed, hatred, and fear that anyone should have.
Even if Murong Nong himself has experienced a hundred battles and is known as a famous general of Houyan, he still can't guess how Murong Trai will start the next battle.
Because everything around them was so calm that nothing seemed to happen, except for the walls of the platform and the lights around it, the heavens and the earth were shrouded in darkness.
It is only when the long wind blows through the field that the trees rustle that one feels that nature is not static.
Suddenly, a little light came up on the high ground two miles to the left, which flashed five times in a row, and then went out again, and returned to darkness.
Mu Rong said lightly: "Murong Yong is here!" ”
Hearing this, Murong Nong couldn't help but get nervous, and then peeked at Mu Rong, the most powerful overlord in the north, was still so calm, it seemed that everything was in the calculation.
What if he were a father? Can you also be able to stop before the war and have everything under control?
Mu Rong stared intently at the official road on the left, and asked softly, "What are the farmers thinking?" ”
Ahem! Murong Nong coughed lightly to hide the nervousness in his heart, and asked, "Father, if Murong Yong saw the light of the news, wouldn't he know that there was an ambush?" Does he dare to swagger over? ”
Mu Rong smiled dumbly: "The farmer is too underestimated to be a father, right?" How can such a mistake be tolerated on the battlefield? ”
"Before deploying this battle, I had already studied the shape, and only our position and angle could see the light."
"In addition, the wind lantern for the communication is also specially made, and the light only shines at a proper angle, and the enemy army is blocked by the forest and cannot see the light just now."
At this time, there was a sudden sound of flapping wings in the distance to the north, and countless resident birds were startled.
Mu Rong said casually: "Mu Rong Yongji has lost this battle." ”
Murong Nong was stunned and said, "Why is my father so arbitrary, isn't he afraid of committing the taboo of a soldier underestimating the enemy?" ”
Mu Rongzhui said happily and disapprovingly: "Is the farmer a careless person? I don't pretend to be arrogant, but I judge things by facts. ”
"I dare to boast that I will win, because I can see through Mu Rongyong's intentions."
"If he didn't continue to march, but chose to build a village and set up camp on the north side of the Taibi, it is still unknown who will die in this battle."
When Murong Nong heard this, he carefully observed the place where the birds were frightening, and found that they were all in the dense forests on both sides of the official road, showing that Murong Yong's army was walking in two ways sandwiched by the official road.
For his father Murong Trai to be able to guess the enemy's every move without having to check it personally, Murong Nong and the Houyan generals were not surprised in the slightest, but took it for granted.
Murong Chui was born to exist for war, not only proficient in the Han family's military book and war strategy, but also did not lose the unique ability of the Hu people themselves, good at riding and archery, climbing and wading through mountains and rivers on horseback, and walking through forests and wilderness.
"Intent? Does it mean that the other party wants to raid the emperor in the north of Taibi and cut off the bait of the eldest son's communication with the official road of Taibi? ”
Murong smiled and said, "The peasants saw it very accurately, only missing the time when Murong Yong was launched, they arrived before dawn to attack in full force at dawn, and it was because of this time limit that I could grasp the enemy's march without witnessing it." ”
Murong Nong asked himself if he had such skills, and asked, "What kind of marching method did the other party take?" Ask the father to solve the child's doubts. ”
Mu Rong drooped his eyes with a brilliant light, shining brightly, and said in a deep voice: "The two vanguard troops have reached the front line under the cover of the trees, and when they reach the designated position, the main army of Mu Rong Yong will attack our army's camp on the north side of the platform like a whirlwind along the horse road, as long as we can cut his main army street in two, it is difficult to take care of the end and end, and we can expect a great victory in this battle." ”
When the last sentence was spoken, the sound of hooves was heard, and the team galloped along the official road and rushed straight to the wall.
The curtain waved his hand and gave the order, the rear horns and drums sounded in unison, and the battle finally began.
Previously, Murong Chui built a camp in the south of the Taibi, and at the same time ordered the cavalry general Murong Guo to lay down a thousand cavalry in the mountain stream next to him, set up a pocket position, and waited for Murong Yong's Western Yan army.
Murong Yong's army reached the south of Taibi, and Murong Chui personally led his army to fight with it.
After a few miles of fighting, Murong Chui's ambush protruded from the mountain stream and cut off the retreat of the Western Yan army.
At this point, the main force of Xiyan was surrounded by Houyan on the wall, and Murong Yong was so shocked that he could only choose to fight the trapped beast.
If history had not changed, Murong Yong would have been defeated under the combined attack of the various armies of the Later Yan, and the Western Yan army would have been beheaded more than 8,000 people, and most of the rest would have become prisoners.
Murong Yong could only lead a few remnants of the army to flee back to his eldest son, and after this battle, the main force of the Western Yan army was annihilated.
However, this time, due to the accidental intervention of the Hexi Army, the Battle of Taibi had other possibilities.
Just when Hou Yan was about to destroy the old enemy in one fell swoop, he didn't know that a cavalry force with a number of about 30,000 people twenty miles away was rapidly attacking the battlefield.