Chapter 698: Divide the troops into the water city

Hua'an couldn't judge the Yan army's intentions for a while, but no matter what the Yan army's intentions were, he would not be afraid and show weakness, and preventing the Yan army from going south to capture Yecheng was Hua'an's bottom line.

"General, Jiang Gan, the general of Wei, came to ask for a meeting." Just when Hua An and his generals had just entered the Chinese army's tent, the news came that Jiang Gan, the general of Wei, had come to visit.

Hua An smiled and said softly, "Hurry up, please." ”

"Yes, General." Hearing the order, the junior colonel turned around and left the big tent of the Chinese army.

Soon, Jiang Gan, the general of Wei, entered the Chinese army tent in Hua'an in military uniform, and clasped his fists and bowed: "The last general, Jiang Gan, meet General Hua." ”

Hua An hurriedly got up, stepped forward to help Jiang Gan, and said enthusiastically: "General Jiang is polite, please take a seat." After speaking, he gently stretched out his hand and motioned for Jiang Gan to sit in the top position.

"General Xie." Jiang Gan thanked him and sat at the head of the Chinese army's tent.

After Jiang Gan sat down, Hua An also returned to his throne and sat down.

As soon as Jiang Gan sat down, he turned sideways and hugged his fists and said: "This time, General Hua personally led the main army to reinforce Yecheng, and my Wei monarch and ministers are grateful. After speaking, he bowed to Hua An.

Hua An smiled and said softly: "General Jiang is polite, since the Wei State has dedicated the jade seal of the country to my Great Jin court, then you and I are a family, and the Yan State attacked the Wei State for no reason, how could the general sit idly by." ”

Hua An said this, not only showing the inevitability of his reinforcement of Yecheng, but also taking the opportunity to remind Jiang Gan. The Great Wei State is already a part of the Great Jin Dynasty, Yecheng is already the city of the Great Jin Dynasty, and the people of the Great Wei State are also the children of the Great Jin Dynasty.

When Jiang Gan heard this, he naturally understood what Hua'an meant, but at this time, the Great Wei State was no longer the powerful Wei State when Ran Min had just founded the country, but a dilapidated Wei State that had been entrusted by the war, and could not resist the invasion of the Yan State. It is even more impossible to compete with the Great Jin Dynasty.

"That's what General Hua said. You and I are all a family, and at present, more than 100,000 main cavalry of Yan State are stationed in Xiangguo, and there is a possibility of going south to Yecheng at any time. As long as General Hua joins forces with me, Jiang Gan. The safety of Yecheng must be ensured. Jiang Gan said loudly.

From Jiang Gan's words. Hua An heard a hint of worry Jiang Gan was afraid that the main cavalry of the Yan army would go south to Yecheng at any time, so. He wanted Hua'an and the main army under his command to gather around Yecheng to unite with the main army of Wei to resist the possible invasion of the Yan army.

Hua An naturally had such a plan, paused, and said with a smile: "General Jiang is right, you and I will work together to block the southward advance of the main cavalry of the Yan Army and hold Yecheng." ”

When Jiang Gan heard this, he was naturally very satisfied, but the area of Yecheng is really limited, and it is unrealistic to let all the main army under Hua'an enter Yecheng, and let so many Jin army reinforcements sleep in the field for a long time, Jiang Gan also feels that something is wrong, after all, once the weather is bad, the soldiers stationed in the field are likely to be infected with diseases, which will affect the battle of the army.

At this moment, this city is garrisoned by 500 Wei soldiers, and most of the people in the city have fled, it can be described as an empty city, and there is no problem with tens of thousands of main forces stationed in the city.

"General Hua, there are many people in Yecheng, the main army is only afraid that it will not be stationed, but let the soldiers sleep in the wilderness, the last general is very uneasy, twenty miles north of Yecheng, there is a waterfront city, this city is the closest city to Yecheng, if the main force of the Great Jin can be stationed in Linshui City, it is a good choice, I don't know what the general wants?" Jiang Gan said and looked at Hua An.

Linshui City is indeed a good place to station, however, Hua'an also saw a trace of uneasy ingredients from Jiang Gan's arrangement, although Linshui City is suitable for stationing large armies, but in the direction of the north of Yecheng, it can be said to be the gateway to the north of Yecheng, if the main force of the Yan army goes south to attack Yecheng, Linshui City will be the first to bear the brunt, and the main army under Hua'an, if it is stationed in Linshui City, it will become the first target of the Yan cavalry, and the Wei army stationed in Yecheng can preserve its strength very well, even, When both himself and the main cavalry of the Yan army were defeated, the Wei army was likely to cut off their own rear routes, which would cause fatal consequences.

Of course, Hua'an believes that the Wei army will generally not defect lightly, but there is a saying that the world is unpredictable, as an excellent general, you must consider all possibilities in order to make yourself invincible.

"Linshui City is indeed a good place, very suitable for the garrison of large armies, however, the army under the command of this general is not very familiar with the situation around Linshui City, if it is stationed in Linshui City with the soldiers and horses of the Wei State, it will be the best." Hua An Zhengse said.

The purpose of Hua'an's words is to let Jiang Gan detach some soldiers and horses from Yecheng to Linshui City to station, so as to vacate part of Yecheng and let some of his men and horses be stationed in Yecheng, and at the same time, when the main cavalry of Yan State goes south, this part of the Wei army can also share the pressure of the Yan army with the main force under his command, so as to reduce the casualties of the army under his command, and at the same time, scattering the main force of the Wei army is also conducive to Hua'an completely controlling the Wei army, so as to gradually eat and digest. Finally, the goal of annexing the Wei army and horses was realized.

Seeing that Hua'an had such a request, Jiang Gan's brows furrowed into a big pimple, and he naturally understood that once the troops were divided in this way, it would mean that the Great Wei State would be completely controlled by the Jin army, so that he would completely lose himself and truly become a part of the Great Jin court.

But at this moment, the main cavalry of the Yan army has captured Xiangguo, only two hundred miles away from Yecheng, the cavalry can arrive in two days on a rapid march, if the Jin army is angry and withdraws from the surroundings of Yecheng, the cavalry of the Yan army will be in trouble if they drive straight in, in Jiang Gan's heart, even if the Great Wei State is annexed by the Great Jin court, it is much better than being annexed by a foreign race like Yan State, for this reason, the only choice is to agree to Hua'an's request.

"The last general will send 20,000 infantry to Linshui City with the main force of the Great Jin Dynasty to station, what does General Hua think?" Jiang Gan said helplessly.

Hua An was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "This is very good, I will send 60,000 troops to Linshui City to station, so that 80,000 soldiers and horses of your and my two armies will be in Linshui City, which is enough to block the southward movement of the main cavalry of the Yan army to ensure the safety of Yecheng." ”

In this northward advance, Hua'an mobilized a total of 110,000 horses, of which Deng Qiang's 30,000 main cavalry were stationed in Lin Shucheng in the west of Yecheng to ensure the flank of Yecheng, and the other 80,000 horses have all arrived in Yecheng, Hua'an sent 60,000 to Linshui City, then, the remaining army is only 20,000.

But the 20,000 horses that Hua'an wants to leave behind are the most elite guards and Wudang Fei army under his command, and these 20,000 horses are stationed in Yecheng, which is enough to deter the 30,000 horses of Wei, so that the Wei court does not dare to think about it, in addition, the 60,000 troops who went to Linshui City, there are also 20,000 main cavalry of Chen Poyu and Chen Xuanhu, and the other 40,000 are reserve corps that is not strong in combat power, but with the advantage of numbers and the support of the city, it is no problem to hold Linshui City, besides, once the Yan cavalry goes south to attack Linshui City, Hua'an will lead the pro-guard army, Wudang Feijun and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of Wei reinforce Linshui City, and let Deng Qiang on the left flank lead 30,000 main forces to kill from the flank, giving a fatal blow to the main force of the Yan army.

Hua'an's 110,000 main army, and the 50,000 army gathered by Wei, together there are 160,000 people, and it is still very certain that the main cavalry of the Yan army will move south.

After discussing with Hua'an some details of the garrison in Yecheng, Jiang Gan left Hua'an's Chinese army tent and returned to Yecheng, preparing to transfer 20,000 infantry and 60,000 Jin troops to Linshui City to station.

After a day of preparation, the 60,000 troops under Hua'an and the 20,000 troops under the Wei State were fully prepared and assembled at the west and north gates of Yecheng respectively.

Under Jiang Gan's order, the 20,000 infantry of Wei assembled at the north gate took the lead and marched in the direction of Linshui City, while in the direction of the west gate, Hua'an was reviewing the team that was about to depart.

"Big brother, the army of 60,000 is ready to go." Wang San said softly.

Hua An nodded, rode his horse to Chen Poyu and Chen Xuanhu, looked at the two, and said: "Two generals, Linshui City is the gateway to the north of Yecheng, you are stationed in Linshui City, you are shouldering the heavy responsibility of defending the north gate of Yecheng, the burden on your shoulders is very heavy, you must complete the task excellently." ”

"General rest assured, our army has 60,000 horses, plus 20,000 horses of the Wei army, there is absolutely no problem in holding a small waterfront city." Chen Poyu assured loudly.

"General, we must guard Linshui City, and Linshui City will be handed over to our brothers, so don't worry!" Chen Zhihu also expressed his determination loudly.

Seeing that Chen Polu and Chen Anhu were full of confidence, Hua An was very satisfied, however, the main cavalry of the Yan army was very brave, Hua An was still very worried, for this reason, he told again: "I believe in the strength of the two generals, and they will be able to defend Linshui City very well, however, the cavalry of the Yan army is extremely brave, you must not have the mind of underestimating the enemy, if the main cavalry of the Yan army is pouring in, you must not rush out of the city to fight a decisive battle with the Yan cavalry, you must use the city wall to hold on, in order to wait for the general's reinforcements to arrive in the temporary city, remember." ”

"Don't worry, general, we remember." Chen Poyu and Chen Xuanhu hugged their fists and led the way.

Hua An nodded with a smile and ordered: "It's not early, let's go!" If there is any situation in Waterfront City, report it immediately. ”

"Yes, General." Chen Poyu and Chen Xuanhu responded in unison, and immediately led the army of their subordinates to march towards Linshui City.

Seeing that the 60,000 troops under his command had gradually lost sight, Hua An rode back to the camp and asked the soldiers to immediately pack up and prepare to enter Yecheng and station. (To be continued......)