Chapter 1 Ninety-Six Yanshan Beacon Fire
When Chu Huan was gearing up to make a move on Yunshan, Hexi Dingwu's eyes were fixed on the east at this time.
According to the frontline battle report, the Liaodong people had begun to enter the Yanshan area and began to launch an offensive against various strongholds in Yanshan.
The Liaodong Iron Cavalry is the world's armor and has a great reputation, but Liaodong is not only the Iron Cavalry, it launched an offensive against Yanshan, and the brave and warlike Liaodong Iron Cavalry could not play a role at all.
Between Liaodong and Hexi, there is Yanshan, and Yanshan is across two roads, but most of them are in Hexi.
Feng Yuanpo had different ambitions at the beginning, and he had already secretly sent people to build fortifications at various points in Yanshan, and his intention was to prevent the Liaodong people from crossing Yanshan and entering Hexi one day.
The Yanshan Mountains are undulating, but he is different from the Beiling Mountains that block the northwest.
To get through the Guò North Ridge Mountains, there is only one road through the West Valley Pass, otherwise you have to climb the mountains, and for the army, crossing the North Ridge is of course an impossible thing to do.
Although the Yanshan Mountains stretch for hundreds of miles, there are indeed roads in the mountains, and there is more than one road.
But these roads, like long snakes, wind and circle in the mountains, and the roads are extremely narrow, with cliffs on both sides, and as long as an ambush is set up on both sides of the road, it is almost impassable.
The Hexi Army had already controlled the roads in the mountains to prevent the Liaodong cavalry from passing through the mountain paths.
Not only did they build a barrier with stones in the middle of the roads, but they also threw down boulders from the mountains to seal the roads.
There are only three roads for the Liaodong cavalry to enter Hexi, one is to detour through the Mobei grassland, the Liaodong army has many fights with the barbarians, and now the barbarians are subjugated to Hexi, it is naturally impossible to let the Liaodong army pass, Liaodong wants to pass through the territory of the barbarians, it is bound to go through a hard and bloody battle, even if the barbarians are finally defeated, but they are bound to suffer heavy losses, not to mention the detour from the Mobei grassland, the logistics supply line will become extremely long, with the power of Liaodong, it is impossible to bear it.
The second is to enter the Hebei region through Fuhai, and then go north through Hujin Road, and then enter the Hexi region, and of course the Qingtian King of Hebei will not let the Liaodong Army enter his own territory.
Although the Qingtian King lost the battle in Fuhai, it was deeply rooted in Hebei Province, and if the Liaodong Army wanted to pass through Hebei, it would naturally cost more than passing through Yanshan directly.
Therefore, the Liaodong Army had no choice but to cross Yanshan.
The Hexi Army also knew very well that the Liaodong soldiers were strong and strong, and if there was no Yanshan barrier, with the current strength of the Hexi Army, it would not be enough to resist the Liaodong people, so the Hexi Army placed the decisive battle with the Liaodong Army in Yanshan from the very beginning.
As long as Yanshan is held so that the Liaodong people cannot pass through, then the Hexi Army is the final winner, but once Yanshan is occupied by the Liaodong Army, it almost shows that the general trend of Hexi has gone.
The chief general of the Hexi Army stationed in Yanshan was Wenpu, who was personally selected by Dingwu, who was originally a lieutenant of the Royal Guard, and his status in the Guards was second only to Xuanyuan Shao.
If Xuanyuan Shao became the commander of the Guards because of his family background and Xuan Yuan's appreciation of his loyalty, then Wenpu was able to become the second person in the Guards Army entirely by virtue of his past military exploits and strength.
Wen Pu is a veteran who followed Xuan Yuan to fight the country, and he has also made countless military exploits, he failed to be called the imperial general alongside Feng Hanxiao and others, just because he is best at defense, not offense, the four generals are all attacking cities, and Wen Pu has often commanded defensive battles in many years of warfare, so he is not as dazzling as the four generals.
However, when it comes to his defensive command ability, the four generals also greatly appreciate Wen Pu.
It was for this reason that he was appointed by the emperor as a captain of the Guard.
The duty of the Royal Guard is to protect the Imperial City, and it has been a defensive legion from the beginning.
Dingwu also saw the talent of Chinese Pu, so he handed over the defense of Yanshan to Wenpu's hands.
With Wenpu as the main general of the Eastern Front, the defense of the Hexi Army in Yanshan is almost three-dimensional, whether it is a mountain or a valley, as long as it is a steep place, a stronghold will be set up, several roads that can be traversed, not only the boulder road is blocked, but also every other section is equipped with barriers, the Liaodong Army has to pass through such a defense, the cavalry is completely useless, and they have a huge infantry corps in addition to the cavalry.
The Liaodong Army is known as 100,000 iron cavalry, but when it is full, in fact, there are only more than 50,000 cavalry, but with tens of thousands of infantry, the 100,000 army is not an exaggeration.
Although the Liaodong Army's attack on Hexi came suddenly, the method was very appropriate, and they recruited a large number of mountain people and incorporated them into the army, and in a short period of time, no more than 10,000 mountain people were recruited.
These mountain people will be used as a vanguard force, with the cooperation of the Liaodong infantry army, to uproot all the strongholds of Yanshan.
The tactics of the Liaodong Army were very clear, with the soldiers composed of mountain people as the guide, and the duty of all the infantry was to open a passage for the Liaodong cavalry.
Dingwu received the battle report for several days in a row, but his mood was unusually solemn.
Although the Liaodong Army suffered heavy casualties and did not advance far in Yanshan, the momentum of the other party without considering its own casualties still surprised Dingwu.
According to the military report, the Liaodong Army will lose at least 1,000 people every day, which is undoubtedly an extremely huge number, although Dingwu knows that sometimes the generals in the front will deliberately exaggerate the number of enemy casualties in order to show their military exploits, but even so, the Liaodong Army will never be false.
Of course, Dingwu didn't know that now the King of Han ordered the Liaodong Army to attack with all its might at a cost, and it was bound to attack Wuping Mansion in Hexi, and the Liaodong Army had always respected the Red Refining Electricity as a god, and no one dared to slack off with the military order of Red Refining Electricity.
It is precisely because of this that for Dingwu, who knows a lot about red refining electricity, the appearance of the Liaodong Army will surprise him.
It is true that Red Liandian is brave and good at fighting, and it is not false that he is as brave as a tiger on the battlefield, but Dingwu knows that Red Liandian is not a desperate person, nor is he a general who regards the lives of soldiers like mustard.
In fact, Chilian Electric has always cherished the soldiers under his command very much, and even often eats and sleeps with ordinary soldiers on weekdays, so he will be deeply respected by the soldiers under his command.
In Dingwu's view, the Liaodong Army suddenly assembled Yanshan and suddenly launched an offensive against Hexi, which was a little hasty, which did not seem to be in line with the temperament of the Red Refining Electricity, and now the Liaodong Army launched a crazy attack at the expense of casualties, and continued to insist on attacking in the case that nearly a thousand people died every day, which was even a little crazy, and the Red Refining Electric was a wise person and should have more choices.
But no matter what, the battle in Yanshan was extremely fierce, but Dingwu was already a little restless.
He knew very well that Yanshan's defense, although it had been prepared since Feng Yuanpo, was not an impregnable wall, and such a crazy attack by the Liaodong Army would definitely cause a lot of psychological pressure on the Hexi Army, and he was not sure that Yanshan could really withstand the Liaodong people.
He now hoped that Shen Keqiu's trip to Goryeo could really help.
Shen Keqiu had already set off for Goryeo, and according to the calculation of days, if he had arrived in Goryeo, if Shen Keqiu could really persuade the Goryeo people to launch an offensive against Liaodong from the east, then the Liaodong army would naturally have to draw troops from Yanshan to deal with the Goryeo, so that the pressure on Hexi's side would be greatly reduced.
It's just that he also knows that although the Koreans are belligerent, they are not a group of fools, if they are not sure of victory, the Koreans will never dare to send troops lightly, after all, the Koreans are chilled by the red refining electricity, and it is not just a few words that can make them brave to the red refining electric martial arts.
The battle situation in Yanshan has already made Dingwu sleep, and the excerpt he just received from Xishan has made Dingwu even more angry.
He is an extremely forbearant person who can restrain his feelings, but Zhou Ting, Marquis of Changling, presented Feng Poyu's fold, and Dingwu just glanced at it twice, and he was about to break it to pieces.
"Stupid!" Ding Wu's face was distorted, "The enemy is currently the enemy, but they are killing each other, Qiao Mingtang, this bastard, and that Feng Poyu, is even a stupid pig!" Dingwu, who was rarely angry, was really angry this time, and the torn folds were scattered on the ground, and his hands were shaking.
Zhou Ting had naturally seen the excerpt beforehand, his expression was solemn, and when he saw that Dingwu was so angry, he was not easy to speak for a while.
"Draft, pass on Feng Poyu to return to Hexi quickly, I want to ask him face to face, why did such a change happen?" Dingwu clenched his hands into fists, "Qiao Mingtang was defeated before, and I didn't issue a decree to punish him, why did he still make trouble?" ”
Zhou Ting saw that Dingwu had lost his temper, so he hurriedly took a step forward and arched his hand: "Holy Lord, now is not the time to be held accountable, Chu Huan may attack Yunshan at any time, and now Qiao Mingtang has absconded in fear of crime, and only Feng Poyu can guard Yunshan, at this time, recall Feng Poyu, and Yunshan will be leaderless!" ”
Dingwu was stunned, and when he heard Zhou Ting say this, he suddenly calmed down, groaned slightly, and finally said: "Marquis Changling, you have already seen the excerpt, what Feng Poyu said on the excerpt, do you think it is true or false?" Qiao Mingtang really wanted to plan to kill him, intending to rebel? ”
Zhou Ting thought for a moment before he said: "Back to the saint, what is said on the excerpt should not be all the facts, but it is not all fabricated. Feng Poyu said on the fold that Qiao Mingtang set up a Hongmen banquet and arranged assassins to assassinate him, which may not be false, but in the opinion of the minister, Feng Poyu did not tell the truth completely, he did not mention that he had made preparations in advance, otherwise if he was unaware, with Qiao Mingtang's actions, Feng Poyu would never have left alive, but let Qiao Mingtang abscond in fear of crime. ”
Ding Wu groaned slightly, and then said slowly: "Marquis Changling, is it possible that what is played on the excerpt is all fabricated by Feng Poyu, Qiao Mingtang did not rebel, it is he Feng Poyu who wants to rebel?" ”