Chapter 900: Divide the troops to defend against the enemy
Obviously, Xie Ai's plan is to introduce the main army of Yan into the vicinity of Yecheng as much as possible, so that the logistical pressure of Yan will become very great, and because of the rapid advance of the army, the soldiers of Yan will also have the heart of underestimating the enemy, and at the same time, running for thousands of miles will also consume the body of the soldiers of Yan State.
The Yan army has these three drawbacks, but Xie Ai and the main army under his command have been staying near Yecheng, which can be said to be waiting for work, and the 20,000 hidden heavy chariot troops have been fully prepared and ready to fight at any time, when the 20,000 heavy chariot troops suddenly appear in front of the Yan army, it will definitely surprise the main army of Yan Guo.
When Yang An heard this, he looked at Xie Ai and said: "General, news came from the south just now, and the Yanzhou direction has also started fighting, and the main force of Jingzhou is moving to the north of Jingzhou, and the intention is unknown, so this time the main army of Yan State can only rely on our own strength to go south." ”
Obviously, Yang An can clearly see that the army south of the Yellow River is absolutely incapable of reinforcing Hebei, and they can only rely on their own strength to resist the southward movement of the main army of the Yan State, and they can only rely on their own strength, and cannot count on reinforcements south of the Yellow River.
Hearing this, Xie Ai nodded lightly, and said, "You're right, in this battle, we can only rely on our own strength, and victory or defeat depends on ourselves." After saying that, he clenched his fists.
Although he could not count on reinforcements south of the Yellow River, Xie Ai was not discouraged, he felt that with his own strength, as long as the strategy was used well, he could completely defeat the southward army of Yan and inflict heavy losses on the Yan army.
In addition, although the reinforcements south of the Yellow River are completely unexpected, the main army of the Yan State is going south, such a big thing. It is still necessary to report to the direction of Luoyang City, after all, this matter is too big.
After Xie Ai discussed with Yang An, he immediately sent his henchmen to Luoyang City to report to Hua'an about the southward movement of the Yan army.
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In the direction of Yanzhou. Yao Xiang and the main army under his command have been resting in Fang and the city for a day, and the bodies of the officers and soldiers of each army have almost recovered, at this time, Yao Xiang set his sights on the cities of Jinxiang and Kangfu, and prepared to immediately send troops to occupy these two cities and plunder the materials of these two cities to supply the army under his command.
"Newspaper. General, the enemy general Wang Wuqin led more than 100,000 main forces, has arrived more than 20 miles south of Kangfu City, it is estimated that before sunset, you can reach Fangyou City. Just when Yao Xiang was about to take the initiative to attack, the news came that Wang Wu personally led the main army from Rencheng to kill.
When Yao Xiang heard this, the corners of his mouth smiled very disdainfully, and he looked at the generals beside him. Zhengse said: "Generals, since Wang Wu himself sent it to the door. Then our army is not welcome, this battle is inevitable, the victory will be our army to occupy Yanzhou, and from then on the glory of Tengda, defeat will be our army lose Qingzhou. From now on, there is nowhere to stay, generals, do you have the confidence to defeat the enemy army. ”
"The general can rest assured that although our army is inferior to the enemy, most of them are cavalry. A burst of killing can break through the enemy's formation and break the enemy's main force, which is not a problem. A general, said confidently.
"Yes! General, give the order! How to meet the enemy. Another general urged confidently.
Yao Xiang thought for a while, and said: "Generals, the enemy's soldiers and horses are more than our army, if you charge head-on, you may not be able to win, even if you win, it is a tragic victory, this is not the result that the general wants, in order to reduce losses, the general intends to divide the troops into multiple ways, attract the enemy army to divide the enemy, and then, taking advantage of the fast speed of our cavalry, immediately concentrate all the soldiers and horses, and launch an attack on the enemy's soldiers and horses, so that the enemy army can be broken by this way, and then the remaining enemy troops will be broken through, so that The more than 100,000 troops under Wang Wu will be completely annihilated by our army, and Yanzhou will become the bag of our army. After speaking, he looked at the generals under his command.
When the generals heard this, they all recognized it and believed that by adopting such a strategy, they would definitely be able to achieve the greatest victory with the least loss.
"Fifth brother, you give the order directly! How we should act. Yao Chang hurriedly asked.
Yao Xiang thought for a while, looked at the map in front of him, and said, "Okay, generals, look here, here, and here......"
Under Yao Xiang's order, the generals under his command fully understood their respective attack directions, and said that they would obey Yao Xiang's orders and go to the corresponding area to attract and mobilize the soldiers and horses under Wang Wu's command, so that the soldiers and horses under Wang Wu's command had to be transferred in all directions.
As soon as they were ready, the various corps under Yao Xiang immediately set off for their respective assembly areas, preparing to mobilize the corps under Wang Wu for division.
A few hours later, the various corps under Yao Xiang arrived at the designated positions in the north direction of Fang and Cheng, and occupied the small cities in these places, waiting for the arrival of Wang Wu's army.
At this time, the main army under Wang Wu's command was not very far from the location of Fang and the city, and the movements near the Fang and the city were also clearly investigated.
Wang Wu looked at the generals under his command and first said, "Generals, what is Yao Xiang's intention to divide his troops into multiple routes and occupy five or six camps at the same time?" ”
"General, the distance between these camps is at least twenty miles, Yao Xiang divides his troops like this, isn't he afraid that our army will break through each of them?" A subordinate general said very puzzledly.
"General, no matter how many ways Yao Xiang divides his troops, it is better for our army to concentrate the main force to attack one of them first, and then slowly clean up the rest of the tribes." Another general said loudly.
"No, if our army concentrates the main force and attacks all the soldiers and horses under Yao Xiang's command, then the rest of the soldiers and horses under Yao Xiang's command will go to all parts of Yanzhou to attack all the cities in Yanzhou, and even, they will go around the back of our army and capture Rencheng, and our army must not let this situation occur." Another general objected.
When Wang Wu heard this, he also felt that it was a little inappropriate to do this, so he looked at the generals under his command and said: "Since this will not work, then, our army will divide its troops into multiple routes, and attack the multiple soldiers and horses under Yao Xiang at the same time, I believe that with the strength of our army, we will definitely be able to defeat Yao Xiang's army." ”
"The general is right, we will each lead a team of men and horses to attack all the men and horses under Yao Xiang's command, so that we can defeat all the legions under Yao Xiang in one fell swoop and annihilate them all." Zhang Yu said confidently.
"Okay, General, give the order! We're willing to play. The generals shouted for their orders.
Wang Wu nodded, looked at his subordinate generals, and issued an order to divide the troops into battle, this order, let Zhang Yu, Zhou Cheng, Wei Tong, Le Hong, Li Ben and other five generals, respectively, lead the main army of 20,000 under their command to attack the soldiers and horses under Yao Xiang, and Wang Wu personally led the 40,000 troops under his command to march in the direction of Fang and Cheng.
After the preparations of the various armies were completed, they immediately set off and marched towards their respective regions, preparing to launch a full-line attack on the troops and horses under the command of Yao Xiang.
The distance between the two sides was not very far, so the five-way soldiers and horses sent by Wang Wu quickly arrived at their respective positions, and confronted the soldiers and horses under the command of Yao Xiang, who occupied the small city, and a big battle was about to break out.
Although the multi-way army under Wang Wu is more soldiers and horses than the army under Yao Xiang, but because the soldiers and horses under Yao Xiang occupy the small city, for this reason, the five-way soldiers and horses under Wang Wu are helpless for a while, after all, the soldiers and horses under Yao Xiang rely on the city to defend, and the army under Wang Wu's command is less than twice as strong as it cannot be broken.
Zhang Yu and other generals took the method of abuse, wanting to let the enemy army in the small city go out of the city to meet the battle, but the effect was very small, the officers and soldiers of the various armies under Yao Xiang, as if they had discussed it in advance, completely ignored the insults of the army under Wang Wu, and had been holding the city, without the slightest intention of going out of the city for a decisive battle.
In such a situation, the generals under Wang Wu had no choice but to set up camp first and closely monitor the movements in the city, and once they found that Yao Xiang's soldiers and horses were out of the city, they would immediately attack them.
Wang Wu and his 40,000 troops soon arrived at Fang and Cheng, and confronted the main army under Yao Xiang in the city, he took the initiative to fight many times, but Yao Xiang refused, for this reason, Wang Wu had to let his army set up camp on the outskirts of Fang and City, and wait for the opportunity to attack.
The confrontation between the two sides lasted for several hours, and soon, the sky darkened, and the various armies under Yao Xiang's command suddenly left the small cities they occupied and rushed towards Fang and the city as fast as they could.
The actions of these soldiers and horses were naturally immediately discovered by the soldiers under Wang Wu's command, but when they began to react, these soldiers and horses under Yao Xiang's command had successfully left, and they couldn't catch up at all.
It didn't take long for the five partial divisions under Yao Xiang to arrive near Fanghe City one after another, and together launched an attack on Wang Wu's army.
"Kill ......" the soldiers and horses of the five routes, shouting and killing Wang Wu's army.
Fang and the soldiers under Yao Xiang in the city immediately reported to Yao Xiang after hearing the shouts of killing outside the city.
Yao Xiang was overjoyed to learn that the Five Roads Division under his command had been killed, and immediately issued an order for all the soldiers in the city to immediately attack and kill the main army under Wang Wu's command.
Soon, the gate of Fang and Cheng was opened, and Yao Xiang personally led the main army under his command to kill from inside Fang and Cheng, and slaughtered Wang Wu's army in a surging manner.
"General, general, no, the enemy is killing from all directions." Wang Wu's subordinate generals rushed to the big tent of the Chinese army and said in horror. (To be continued......)