Fourth, Pang Juan's plan to attack Han Shengqi
"It depends on General Pang's ability to grasp it. The minister can only provide a general outline. Lord! The key to the strength of this grasp lies in the strength and heat of the attack on Han. It is easy to destroy South Korea, but if it is destroyed early, there is no hope for South Korea, so it will not ask for help. It was too late to be destroyed, and reinforcements from South Korea came, and our losses were fought. Also, even after the start of the war, the speed of annihilation of the South Korean army must also be grasped. First, it hurts, and the Han army who wants to fight loses the ability to save himself, and it also allows Zhao Jun to destroy the Han army alone. Second, there must be a degree of fighting, and this degree is to give Han hope; This hope is to be able to rely on their own army, and hold on until reinforcements come to save them. Speaking of this, Zhongshan Jun deliberately paused.
King Wei was so happy listening to it that he couldn't tolerate Zhongshanjun's pause, so he urged: "Aiqing! β
Zhongshan Jun saw that he had firmly grasped the heart of King Wei, so he accepted it when he saw it, and continued: "You have made Han Hou hopeless, and if he surrenders in advance, we will not be able to attract Qi troops, and we will not be able to achieve the strategic goal of solving the worries of the East; Therefore, the key to this battle is to attack Yiyang. Lord! The purpose of the Battle of Huayang was to use the Wei army to eliminate the main force of the Korean army, and also to let go part of the Korean army back to Yiyang. In the early stage of attacking Yiyang, he had to be fierce and ruthless, and he had to use the combined forces of Zhao and Wei to beat Han Hou to death, so that he could desperately ask for help. But as soon as it was discovered that Qi had sent troops, the Wei army would all withdraw and rush to the preset location to ambush or attack the Qi army, and fight once and for all. Lord! Although what the minister said is simple, it is very complicated to do, and it is up to General Pang to grasp it. If he is the slightest negligent, or careless in a small matter, he will succeed and the great victory will immediately turn into defeat. β
King Wei is a shrewd man, after hearing this, his brows furrowed, and he tapped his finger on the public case and asked, "Are you worried about Pang Juan?" β
Zhongshan Jun saw that the King of Wei had asked the substance, so he returned indifferently: "Minister, for the sake of this life-and-death battle related to Wei, I have to worry about General Pang's delicate enemy and the problem of underestimating the enemy, especially if this battle is smooth, the more Shun lΓ¬, the easier it will be for him to have this problem, so the minister mentioned that the prince supervised the army." However, the crown prince does not understand military affairs, and his prestige is not enough to suppress Pang Juan's arrogance! If, if, Pang Juan is replaced by Wei Hu, and the crown prince is replaced by Wei Yi, and Wei Hu and Wei Yi join forces, the battle will be completely won. β
When King Wei heard this, you kid dared to doubt me? Where are you so arrogant? Are you obviously worried about my employment? But for the sake of victory in this battle, he still decided in his heart to accept part of Zhongshanjun's construction. Thinking of this, King Wei's face sank, his eyebrows straightened, and he said majestically: "Aiqing! You have a point. But the change will be unlucky. In this way, the widow transferred Wei Hu and Wei Yi, took the two Hexi troops, and secretly advanced to the border of Qi and Wei. How about ordering them to rescue each other immediately when Pang Juan loses, and take the opportunity to cover up and kill the Qi army, and give them the right to decide on the battlefield? β
Zhongshan Jun asked a little worriedly: "Then don't you tell General Pang about the transfer of these two armies?" Lord! β
King Wei nodded resolutely and returned: "Don't tell sΓΉ." The widow didn't want to arouse any suspicion on Pang Juan's part, so he wanted to ensure that he calmed down and fought this battle wholeheartedly. β
Zhongshan Jun thought about it, although this was not of great use in this battle, but he could always save Pang Juan's life at a critical time, and it could also ensure that the Wei army was not defeated.
As soon as Pang Juan received the order to send out the army, he ordered Zhao Meng, the commander of the Zhao army, who had arrived in Daliang ten days ago, to lead 60,000 Zhao troops to Zhongyang as promised, and after repairing by the Great Wall of Korea for a day, he went out to Huayang City to fight against the Han army.
Before the Zhao army set off, Pang Juan explained to Zhao Meng, the commander of the Zhao army: The Zhao army must engage Han in the middle of the summer. The purpose of this battle was to drag the Zhao army out of fatigue within five days, and it should also engage the ROK army twice a day, and the two battles should be drawn, and no more losses or more victories should be made, otherwise it would go against the intention of dragging the ROK army and paralyzing it. He would lead 150,000 Wei troops to surround Huayang on the morning of the fifth day after the Han and Zhao wars. As soon as the Wei army arrived, it joined forces with the Zhao army to encircle the Korean army, and completely annihilated the main force of the Korean army in one battle; Therefore, the five-day drag on fatigue and paralyze the relationship between the South Korean army and the heavy dΓ .
After Zhao Meng understood Pang Juan's intentions, Pang Juan presided over the highest military meeting of the coalition forces in Daliang at the order of the King of Wei. The meeting was attended by the King of Wei, the Marquis of Zhao, the crown prince Shen, Tsukazai, Gongziwei, Wei Ang, Zhao Meng, Wei Hu, Wei Yi, and the military officials of the two armies above the rank of major general.
At the meeting, Pang Juan explained his entire campaign plan very carefully. He said: After Huayang annihilated the main force of the Korean army, Wei and Zhao joined forces, and the general set foot on Korea in three ways. The first route was Gongziwei led 50,000 troops, seized Minshan, cut off the northward retreat of the enemy of Guancheng and Huayang, surrounded and annihilated the enemy of Guancheng, and captured Xingyang. After occupying Xingyang, he attacked Chenggao in the west, held the Yellow River, blocked the retreat of the Korean army, and then turned to the southeast to capture the city of the important town in Korea. After capturing Shiqiu, he marched westward to converge with the Third Route Army at Yuyuan to launch the second phase of the campaign to attack Korea: the siege of Yiyang.
The 60,000 Zhao army on the second route was led by Zhao Meng, and after attacking Zheng, Maling, and Yangling in the south, it attacked in the west to occupy Yangzhai. After capturing Yangzhai, Shuo Ying went up the river and captured Yangseong, an important town in central Korea in the northwest. After repairing in Yangcheng, he captured the negative millet. After capturing the negative army, it then went out of the Yuyuan Pass forty miles northwest and joined the Second Route Army.
The third route Pang Juan personally led the Wei army of 100,000 to advance directly to the west, seize the post road in the middle section of the Weishui between Huayang and Xincheng, block the road for Huayang's 150,000 Han troops to retreat to Xincheng, and then encircle the main force of the 150,000 Han army with the Zhao army. After encircling and annihilating the main force of the Korean army, they captured Xincheng, and then captured Yuyuan Pass, opened the gate to capture Yiyang, and garrisoned at the pass. and sent a partial army to capture the nearby Guigu, Jiuli, and Wushi Sanyi; And at Yuyuan Pass, waiting for the second Zhao army to come to converge.
The remaining 50,000 troops were led by Wei Ang and garrisoned in Daliang. The Great Liang Army was responsible for probing the Qi Army, and when they heard that the Qi Army had come to the aid of the Korean Army, they must fly to the Third Route Army. After the Third Route Army received the letter of Qi aiding Han, the Wei army would be led by Pang Juan himself to turn back to Daliang and meet the Qi army. After defeating the Qi army, he reflexively returned to Korea and attacked Yiyang, the capital of Korea.
The second battle of the Wei and Zhao coalition began after the occupation of Yuyuan Pass, after the second and third armies met. With Gongzi Wei as the commander and Zhao Meng as the deputy general, regardless of whether the Qi army came to help or not, he launched the attack on time. The route of attack was: westward to Yique, Gaodu to Luoshui. Then Shuoluo went up the water and attacked Yiyang directly. After encircling Yiyang, they attacked and attacked, but they were not allowed to capture Yiyang. The time to capture Yiyang is the time for the Wei army to defeat the Qi army. If you do not receive the military report of the victory of the Wei army over the Qi army, and do not receive the siege order from the commander General Pang Juan or the king of Wei, you must not capture Yiyang. Whoever violates the order in the battle will be beheaded!