Chapter 214: Westward Journey (2)
After Huangpi, even if you enter the real Great Plains, thousands of miles of fertile fields, the terrain is flat, which is conducive to the battle of large armies. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoThere are cavalry on both sides of the enemy, and these days, the scouts on both sides come and go, and I don't know how many times you have exchanged hands. The outpost battles are continuous, non-stop, and the battlefield is transparent to each other. The so-called intrigues are useless at all, and they are purely a contest of strength.
"If I were Zhang Yong, this battle would be easy to fight." Wang Shen took two bites of the rice in the bowl and put it in his mouth, and then handed the bowl to Feng Changqing, burped, and continued: "As far as I know, the Jianghan region has not experienced a war for hundreds of years, Xiaogan, Yunmeng, Hanchuan, Yingcheng, Yingshan, and even the city walls of Anlu, where the state capital is located, are low and low, and the city defense is purely for decoration. At this time, when the Sizhou army came, he should take the first step to harvest the newly ripened wheat, cut down all the freshly tasseled rice, clear the wall, abandon the city, and hold on to each strategic point, so that the Sizhou army's grain and grass could not continue. really delayed for a month or two, and the Sizhou army starved to death due to hunger. At that time, it would be impossible for my Wang to stay in Jianghan, so I had to lead the army to retreat, give up Qi and Huang to cross the river and go south to Jiangnan West Road to survive. However, although the plan is good, it must be carried out by the leaders of each family. ”
"First of all, the reason why Qunkou came to Jianghan is that the Jurchens and the court officers and soldiers in Huaixi have repeatedly tug-of-war, and second, the drought in Huaixi has made it impossible to feed so many soldiers and horses. I finally arrived in this land of fish and rice, and seeing that the rice was about to ripen, how could I be willing to make this year's harvest regardless of it, and kill 1,000 enemies with me and lose 800. No, it's a thousand kills and 10,000 self-losses. Wang Shen laughed: "The thieves are all gathered for profit, if there is no food to eat, they will naturally disperse because of profit." ”
"For thieves, this is heaven on earth, how can the fat in their hands be thrown away. A while ago, considering that the defense was empty in the city, Zhang Yong's army was stationed in Sanlonghe, Cao Cheng's troops were stationed in Yingcheng Mountain, and Li Hong was stationed in Yumo Mountain. Can't enjoy the flower world in the city, and all the armies have complaints. This time, Li Hong led his henchmen into Xiaogan, not only because of the infighting in the army, but also to appease the army. ”
"Besides, although the thief army took Zhang Yong as the leader of the alliance, everyone did not put their mouths on Zhang Yong's stove to eat. His so-called alliance leader's orders were not taken seriously. ”
"The forces of the army are uneven, and they are still fighting each other. I am sure that once our army and Li Hong fight, I am afraid that there will be no so-called 'righteous army' all the way to help. There are even people who will fall into the trap and merge his team. ”
"The terrain here is flat, and once a battle starts, cavalry is the key to determining the outcome of a battle. Jiang Han did not produce horses, and the thief army was trained by Si Zong Rulin, who stayed in Tokyo, so he used the tactics of the Western Army, so he naturally did not understand cavalry warfare. I have been tested on the battlefield, what can Li Hong do to resist the rolling iron cavalry of my Sizhou army? ”
Wang Shen's voice became more and more sonorous: "Yes, the thief army has 100,000 people, but they are inseparable from each other, I will eat him today and occupy a city for him tomorrow." piecemeal, keep bleeding him. By the time they came to their senses and tried to fight me, they didn't have much strength left. In just one month, it can make the group lose their souls and be frightened. ”
Li Heng snorted coldly: "The use of troops against Anlu this time is purely a rash advance, our army has just recovered Qichun, and the autumn harvest is imminent." It should have rested and recuperated, and fought again when the autumn grain was put into storage. Now that the whole division is advancing, it is necessary to prevent Huangzhou and Qichun from losing at all. At that time, of course, we have nowhere to go, and the imperial court's plan to pacify Jiang Han will also be ruined, and how should the old man explain to the official family and the imperial court. ”
Hearing this, Wang Shen sneered in his heart: "Recuperate? Lao Tzu's jurisdiction is thousands of miles away, and the people don't have one out of ten, how can they recuperate? As for the fundamental failure to be prevented, the first thing I have to guard against is you, Li Yanping. ”
This guy has a court, an official, Wang Shen doesn't take it seriously!
In this damn era, with Zhao Laojiu, the bastard boss, no matter how loyal and capable you are to him, you will not be able to escape a trip to the Storm Pavilion in the end. Even a henchman like Han Shizhong, who has the merit of protecting himself, finally relieved himself of military power, did not ask about the world, and even cried bitterly in front of Zhao Gou to save his life, but from then on, he could only return to Lin Quan and not ask about the world.
What kind of virtue the court and the emperor are, Wang Shen really knows too well, but there is not the slightest so-called "loyalty" in his heart. "It's just that his current strength is too weak, and he is sandwiched between the Jurchens and the imperial court and several major forces of various rogues, and he still needs the banner of the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty.
This expedition to the west is a great crisis and a great opportunity for him.
In fact, after coming to Huangzhou, he began to fight the idea of the entire Jianghan Plain. Many times I couldn't help but raise troops to the west and south, and take this anointed land into my pocket. But no, De'an, Ezhou, Fuzhou, and Yuezhou at that time were all in the hands of the imperial court and were under the jurisdiction of the magistrates, and if they suddenly sent troops, it was a real rebellion. With his strength, it was impossible to resist the continuous influx of court officers and soldiers in the future. At the same time, in the north, he still had to face the main forces of the Jurchen and pseudo-Qi.
So, he could only endure it.
But this time is different. After Zhang Yong, Cao Cheng and others came to Jianghan, they attacked the city and plundered the land, and drove out the Southern Song Dynasty officials. As long as you repel the thief army, you can have a raw rice to cook and cook, and rightfully occupy this vast land. Of course, when the time comes, it is necessary to let Du Chong exert his strength in the court.
Naturally, he would not talk about this kind of thought with others.
Wang Shen smiled: "Don't worry, our army will win this battle." Wang Shen can also be regarded as a person who has survived a hundred battles, and he has fought a lot. In any battle, the chances of winning are still clear to themselves. ”
This was no longer polite, Li Heng's face turned pale, and he brushed his sleeves away.
was going to eat another bowl of rice, but was disturbed by Li Yanping, and Wang Shen had no appetite. Just standing in the bright sun and staring ahead with empty eyes, the wind blowing across the plain. At the end of the green plain was a line of yellow, which was already ripe wheat. That's the food you need most, and it's as expensive as gold.
Under the high sky and clouds, a team of Sizhou sergeants were lining up. No one spoke, and gradually converged into a phalanx. The aura of slaughter permeated the wilderness, like a fierce tiger.
With such rivers and mountains, how can it not make people intoxicated, how can it not make people high-spirited?
Standing at a good opportunity, seeing that the time was about the same, as soon as he got off the city wall, a soldier came to report, saying that it was the sergeant of the rear sergeant of the escort team of the Lord Du Shu of Huangzhou Tongju, who sent two truckloads of medicinal materials to reduce the heat and cool down.
Wang Shen laughed: "This Du Youzhi is a careful person. After laughing, his heart moved, and a thought came to mind: "Call Du Tongju and wait, I want to talk to him." ”