Chapter 66: Preparing for War
Zhang Liao replied: "It is Duan Xuan who is stationed in Xin'an, so we can't rest yet, we need to prevent Duan Xuan from attacking, the last general has already sent Duan Jin to arrange defense, and sent two teams of scouts to disperse west to investigate the trend." ”
Ji Ping was in a hurry, turned his head to look at Zhang Liao, who was only in his twenties, although his expression was solemn, he couldn't help but nod approvingly: "You can see the subtle things, and you can know the autumn by looking at a leaf, Wenyuan has done a good job." ”
Zhang Liao shook his head and said: "The son is too famous, and he knows that the last general is far inferior to the son, and the last general just thought of it by chance, but if the son only glanced at the grain and grass, he immediately expected the simmering to attack." ”
Ji Ping smiled, can he say that he was also forced out, he has been dancing on the tip of the knife since he crossed over, and a bad pool is a catastrophe, so he has changed from a lazy guy to a neurotic, and it was easy to indulge in a little meeting in the gentle township last night, and this popped up again.
He was analyzing the shape he was facing now, Duan Xuan, who was stationed in Xin'an County, had 3,000 cavalry, but his current troops in Luoyang were very scattered, and the one in Biguiyuan was only a thousand men and horses brought by Zhang Liao last night.
He groaned and asked, "Wenyuan, how many young men signed up for the army yesterday?" How many have you hired? ”
Zhang Liao replied: "Before the last general sent out the troops last night, there were roughly nearly 20,000 people in various departments who signed up, and now it should be more than 30,000. Speaking of this, he couldn't help but sigh: "Although the last general does not agree with the son to charge into battle, but the son showed his power yesterday, which can be described as a stroke of genius, and now the city of Luoyang is still full of legends of the prestige of the 'Shenwu King', the people are in trouble, and they need a hero too much." ”
Ji Ping nodded and ordered: "Order Xun Di to lead 10,000 new soldiers to Biguiyuan to carry grain, grass and baggage." ”
He looked at Yuan Ji who was following closely behind him: "You stay here to coordinate the distribution of grain, grass and baggage." ”
Although Yuan Ji is the eldest son of the Yuan family, he has always been a little arrogant, but after experiencing a catastrophe, he almost died and survived.
Although he didn't know where Ji Ping came out of a prince, he only heard the exchange between Ji Ping and Zhang Liao just now, and he couldn't help but be secretly frightened, and he didn't dare to slack off at all.
After Yuan Ji left, Ji Ping looked at Zhang Liao: "Have the spies sent to Xin'an County to investigate the situation in Gaishun come back?" ”
Zhang Liao shook his head and said, "There is no news yet." ”
Ji Ping frowned, this era is different from later generations, communication is really a big problem, especially when marching and fighting with multiple parties, the information is not connected, and it is the most difficult.
It is said that since he raised his head and entered Luoyang in February, several battles have been fought by virtue of secret planning and news leadership, especially after the capture of the palace this time, he was able to move the people with the lie that Dong Zhuo was dead, relying on the factor of poor news under the chaos.
After that, he took advantage of the chaos to act, but because Dong Zhuo had too many soldiers and horses, the battle line was too long, the distance between the various departments was hundreds of miles, and the news was delayed, so it was difficult to coordinate the command for a while, so that he could destroy the Qianghu soldiers scattered in Luoyang City in one fell swoop.
After a few battles, he also had some realization: For a battle with fewer to many, the advantage of having fewer soldiers is that it is convenient to concentrate command, such as making arms and fingers, and those with more troops can easily be disrupted because of the factor of poor news.
In a battle of less against many, in many cases, it is a time difference, and if you hit the enemy's vital point at the right time and disrupt the enemy's rhythm, you can win more with less.
But now, his people are more and scattered, and communication and cooperation problems have become a constraint, such as Gai Shun, who was the first to ambush Dong Zhuo in the Xin'an area, and there is no news so far, and it is not known whether he is alive or dead.
And the people and horses in Luoyang City can only rely on the generals to wield them independently.
Coming to the west gate of Bi Guiyuan, Zhang Liao had already arranged for Duan Jin to lead the soldiers to deploy here.
Ji Ping looked at the terrain, the terrain to the west of Bi Guiyuan was very wide, very suitable for cavalry charges, and it was four or five miles long, enough for Duan Xuan's cavalry to charge.
The flat land is also quite wide, unlike a large road in front of Huailing that day, it is too late to dig a pit.
Bi Gui Yuan is also a garden building, and there is no military defense foundation at all.
Ji Ping couldn't help frowning, this battle was not easy to fight.
He asked Zhang Liao: "If Duan Xuan rides up to 3,000 steps, what are our odds of winning as far as Wen Yuan can see?" ”
Zhang Liao said in a deep voice: "If there is a general, even if there is a soldier left, he will never retreat!" ”
Ji Ping nodded, he understood the meaning of Zhang Liao's words, considering the time and location in front of him, if Duan Xuan's whole army came, this victory would not be big.
After all, they now only have more than 1,000 regular troops, and they are a tired division, and the remaining nearly 5,000 soldiers have been scattered to the southeast of Luoyang, nearly 100 miles away, which is farther than this simmer.
As for the 20,000 new soldiers who had been collected, they had not undergone any training, and the array could not be lined up, and if they were charged by the cavalry, they would probably be scattered immediately, and their own positions would be damaged.
He pondered deeply, came to Duan Jin, who was arranging the defense, stopped him from saluting, and asked, "Be cautious, do you know Duan Xuan's person?" ”
Knowing oneself and knowing that one hundred battles are victorious, this is the most basic requirement for the layout of the battle, he knows Dong Zhuo, knows Lu Bu, and knows Jia Xu, so he can win the battle before, but now, he doesn't know anything about Duan Xuan.
And Duan Jin was Duan Jin's distant tribe, so he subconsciously asked, maybe Duan Jin had some understanding of this simmer.
Sure enough, Duan Jin did not disappoint him, and gave an evaluation to Duan Xuan: "Uncle Duan Xuan, with a generous personality, loves nurses, and is deeply supported by his subordinates, but his personality is also quite suspicious, and he is often suspicious of capable subordinates. ”
"Suspicious?" Ji Ping's eyes lit up, looking at the terrain in front of him and the soldiers who were deployed, and groaned.
Zhang Liao and Duan Jin on the side, including Yin Muyue, who was dressed in a strong suit beside him, all looked at him expectantly.
In their eyes, at every critical time, Ji Ping can always resolve it with a seemingly unelegant method, but it makes the enemy very sad and sad.
And every time they think about it, they can understand the power of Ji Ping's methods and the calculations contained in them, especially the people's hearts, which are extremely accurate.
After a while, Ji Ping's clenched brows stretched slightly, and the three of them were relieved, they knew that Ji Ping seemed to have another trick.
Ji Ping first instructed Zhang Liao: "Wenyuan, you go and urge 10,000 new soldiers to come to Bi Guiyuan, and you don't need to transport grain and grass to prepare for battle." ”
Zhang Liao was taken aback and hurriedly said: "Son, they are new pawns, how can they fight without any training?" It will definitely cause a lot of casualties, and once it fails, the prestige established by Childe will be completely lost! ”
Ji Ping shook his head: "Now that the shape is urgent, we don't have time to train recruits at all, we can only let them train in battle, this is the fastest way." ”
Seeing that Zhang Liao was silent, Ji Ping said solemnly: "Wenyuan, remember, what we are pursuing is not prestige, we protect the people, not to protect them all the time, but to let them learn to protect themselves, this is the real protection, and only in this way can a nation be truly strong."
Ji Ping said word by word: "In this troubled world, guarding is not only the obligation of the strong, but also the weak. And we, once we, were not weak. ”
Zhang Liao's body was shocked, and he respectfully saluted Ji Lian: "Thank you Gongzi for your teachings, the last general will take the order!" ”
Ji Ping instructed again: "Also, let Yuan Jixun organize people to make some things." ”
After explaining to Zhang Liao, Ji Ping looked at Duan Jin: "Be cautious, time is pressing, order a hundred people to arrange defense in front of the gate of Bi Guiyuan, and the rest of the people will go forward for a mile to set up defenses." ”
Duan Jin was taken aback: "Childe, how can this be done?" Duan Xuan's army may attack at any time, and it will be too late to expand the defense. ”
Ji Ping smiled: "It's because it's too late that we have to do this." ”
Duan Jin looked at Ji Ping's confident expression, and could only arrange the soldiers.
At this time, Yin Muyue beside her said in a low voice: "Childe, why did you just take a turn in Bi Guiyuan, and you all concluded that Duan Xuan would come over to attack?" ”
Although Yin Muyue is a woman, her martial arts are second only to Shi A and Zhu Ao among the rangers, so with her by Ji Ping's side, the most important purpose is to protect Ji Ping.
Otherwise, it is taboo to march and fight with women.
Hearing Yin Muyue's inquiry, Ji Ping smiled: "It is from Bi Guiyuan's grain and grass and baggage reserves that there are too many grains, grass and baggage here, the grain is enough to feed 100,000 people for more than half a year, and the baggage is enough to equip tens of thousands of troops, which is almost all of Dong Zhuo's current belongings." ”
Yin Muyue asked curiously, "Isn't this good?" We've gained a lot. ”
Ji Ping nodded: "The harvest is indeed great, but blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, harvest and risk have always been inseparable, from the perspective of grain and grass and baggage, Dong Zhuo clearly uses this place as the largest logistics base, backed by Xin'an County and Hangu Pass, ready to fight with the Kwantung princes for a long time." These grains, grasses and baggage should have been used by Dong Zhuo's plan to supply more than 40,000 soldiers in the Eight Passes of Luoyang and Luoyang after emptying the people of Luoyang. ”
Yin Muyue nodded, still a little puzzled.
Ji Ping said: "Since it is an important place, Dong Zhuo will inevitably pay more attention to it, he personally led the troops to garrison it before, and later captured Xiaopingjin, it is estimated that there will be no big enemy in Luoyang, and there is also Duan Xuan in the west, so he didn't care." But at this time, after Dong Zhuo's attack on Hanoi was seriously injured, he was worried about the weak defense of Bi Guiyuan, and he would definitely send someone to notify Duan Xuan, who was closest to him, to send troops to guard. ”
Yin Muyue suddenly realized.
Ji Ping said again: "Take a step back and think about it, it is that Dong Zhuo has not had time to send a message to Duan Xuan, but Duan Zhuo is not far from Luoyang, and he will soon hear the rumors that Dong Zhuo was seriously injured, as well as the news that Bi Guiyuan was attacked, and even the guards of Bi Guiyuan may have already passed the news to Duan Xuan." Duan Xuan will not be unaware of the importance of Bi Gui Yuan, and will definitely do his best to recapture Bi Gui Yuan. ”
"That's why we're dangerous because it's important." Ji Ping said slowly: "If you want to eat meat, you have to kill the pig first." ”
"Poof!" Yin Muyue couldn't help but glance at him: "Childe's mouth is ......."
She looked at Ji Ping, her eyes full of admiration and admiration.
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