Chapter 400: The Battle of the Loop (5)
Pros and cons.
It's just that relatively speaking, the Central Plains' high degree of civilization, advanced science and technology, and the wisdom of the group can completely change the innate disadvantages, and Li Yuan is also convinced of this.
Reproducing the defensive posture of the Qin army on the Julu battlefield is a collective decision of Li Yuan, Li Zuoche, Zhong Liwu, Cao Xin, Lou Jing and other generals and strategists of the Qin army.
At that time, the main force of the Qin army of Zhang Han and Wang Li was stationed in Zhaodi, surrounded by anti-Qin princes, and the grain and straw needed by the Qin army also had to be transferred from Guanzhong, and the Wang Li border army at the forefront of the battlefield needed to ensure that the camp had sufficient supplies through a road.
With the main force of the Qin army going north, Gaonu City, located on the bank of the Wuding River, has become the rear base camp of the Qin army, as well as an important material transfer point, in the fortified city of Gaonu, Li Yuan left Wang Shang, a trusted general, with Wang Shang's ability to grasp and control the battle situation, as long as Gaonu City is not lost, Guanzhong will not be captured by the Huns.
As for the safety of the road, Li Zuoche took the order to take it, and in front of the two armies, charging into battle to capture the flag was not his strong point, but in terms of defending and using strategy, Li Zuoche was much better than others. Li Zuoche, who is known for his resourcefulness, has an unusual sensitive sense of smell in predicting the next possible move of the enemy general.
This time, in the face of the Helian tribe of the Northern Xiongnu, which was known for its ferocity and barbarism, Li Yuan also attached great importance to it, and after careful consideration, he equipped Li Zuoche with a lieutenant general who was accustomed to war: Hu Yu.
Hu Yu used to be a subordinate of the giant wild thief Peng Yue, and now he is an ordinary lieutenant in the Qin army, and there are more than 2,000 generals in the Qin army under him, which is no different from other captains. After Qin defeated Chu, Peng Yue was appointed as the commander of the East China Sea and continued to stay in the area of Pengcheng. And his subordinate robbers gradually integrated into the Qin army system.
In fact, not only Hu Xuan, but also Luan Bu, these former heroes of the Kanto region are experiencing the pain of reemployment, and as long as they get through this period of adaptation, the next military career will continue to advance with the pace of the Qin army's conquest, and then move forward.
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November 2nd.
Helian Bi led the cavalry of his tribe to appear on the south bank of the Great River and act with him. There are also more than 3,000 rebel soldiers from the Central Plains of Zang Yan.
These Qin traitors who betrayed their homeland were composed of princes and guests from various countries in the Kwantung region, the old department, the intercrop bought by Zang Yan, and the robbers who were hit by the Qin army and had nowhere to stay.
For Zang Yan, Helian Bi looked down on him from the bottom of his heart, a villain who betrayed the interests of his homeland. It's just that now Da Dan Yu needs him, so he has to get up.
"King Helian, my scouts have already found out clearly, around the Qin army. Some of the areas were not covered with sharp stones, and if we were to act quickly, we could cut off the supply lines of the Qin army in one fell swoop before the Qin people could return to help. And if you are lucky, you can wait for the arrival of the Qin army's grain transport troops before you do it, and then you can do it. We're well developed. Zang Yan approached Helian Bi and admonished.
Although Helian Bi was not trusted by Mao Dun, in order to appease the Helian tribe, before this expedition, Mao Dun still gave the right valley Li King to Helian Bi.
Zang Yan's voice King Helian is quite good. However, Helian Bi looked at the faint Yongdao in the distance, and did not look at Zang Yan, but only said coldly: "Zang Shixiang, the matter of military affairs, it is up to the king to decide, the task of your department is to find out clearly, the main force of the Qin army is going north this time, what other means have not been made out, this king hopes, you can live up to the trust of Da Shan Yu, if you miss this task because of greed, but don't blame this king for being polite." ”
Zang Yan was stunned, the expression on his face changed several times, and Zuihou finally held back his anger and snorted: "The last general knows, King Xie's guidance." However, Da Shan Yu had already ordered that within ten days, our army must launch an attack on the Qin army's Yongdao, and it is best to completely cut off the supply of Yongdao within twenty days, and the king should not forget. ”
After that, Zang Yan had no interest in talking to Helian Bi anymore, and turned back to his own formation.
The Tao is different, and it is not conspiratory.
Zang Yan actually looked down on a barbarian warrior like Helian Bi, and among the leaders of the Xiongnu tribes, Zang Yan was the only one who looked down on Mao Dun.
"Great King, this Zang Yan is too rampant, how can the warriors of our Helian tribe be humiliated by a traitor from the south." Beside Helian Bi, a tribal commander scolded angrily.
"It's just a fox and a tiger, don't care. When our Helian tribe becomes stronger, these villains will beg to kneel in front of you and me, and offer their wives and daughters to ask for forgiveness. Helian Bi sneered and said.
Zang Yan's threat.
Helian Bi didn't pay attention to it yet.
However, behind Zang Yan, there is the support of Mao Dun, for this decisive killing, turning his hands into clouds and covering his hands for rain in Da Danyu, Helian Bi asked himself, with his current Liliang, he is far from regretting Mao Dun's status, and even revealing a little dissatisfaction, it may summon disaster.
The feud between Helian Bi and Zang Yan is just a small episode in the huge Hetao battlefield. In the face of changes in the battle situation on a larger scale, neither Mao Dun nor Li Yuan had the energy to pay attention to the psychological problems of one or two people, but in fact, often fluctuations in people's hearts can affect the overall situation.
"Thousands of commanders and households of all departments, send orders, the whole army will march to the Yiqu 20 miles away, and at noon tomorrow, launch an attack on the enemy on time." Helian Bi was silent for a long time and said coldly.
Zang Yan's specious news channels, Helian Bi did not fully believe that after the fall of the border army, Zang Yan's people had been exposed, and the strict military discipline of the main force of the Qin army that had just entered the Hetao was not at all what Zang Yan could detect. As the leader of the tribe, Helian Bi trusted his own judgment even more.
In addition, the change in the mentality of the generals within the Helian tribe also made Helian Bi no longer hesitate, from thousands of miles away from the Beihai, to the Hetao, it has been nearly three months, as time goes by, many soldiers have homesick thoughts, the army is unstable, how to win the enemy?
Therefore, for the Helian tribe, in fact, quick battle is the only option.
Fortunately, the Helian tribe had just retreated from Gaonu to Hetao a month ago, and they were no strangers to the topography of this area. Since the military action of attacking the Qin army's Yongdao could not be delayed any longer, it had to take a risk.
The only thing that made Helian Bi jealous was that the Qin army's defense on the Yongdao was unpredictable, and the Qin army would have a supply point every twenty miles, and on this larger supply point, there would generally be about six or seven hundred defenders stationed, although this small army was not many in number, but it was the key to blocking the Huns' further destruction of the Yongdao.
With this timely Qin army, it became very difficult for the Hun cavalry to complete the destruction of the Yongdao in a short period of time, after all, the Hun cavalry was good at field warfare, not how to turn the Qin people's strong Yongdao into a pile of waste. They may be able to burn the wooden fence and burn the logs to charred, but this will not affect the passage of the road, and the Qin army only needs to pull a few more carts to repair all the damaged areas in a quarter of an hour.
Yiqu.
An important node on the Qin army's Yongdao, the Xiongnu finally identified the Yongdao attack target. This place is located in the middle of Bainijing and Gaonu City, and is the upstream source of the Wuding River, surrounded by abundant water and grass, even in winter, the grassland moistened by the water source is still a little green, which is very suitable for the rest of the grassland tribes.
Being able to attack his opponent while giving himself a chance to further recuperate and preserve his strength was a deliberate decision made by Helianbi. For this reason, he did not hesitate to almost turn against Zang Yan. I have to admit that Helian Bi's battlefield interpretation ability is excellent, and it is not easy to find the weakest fulcrum of the Qin army on the long road, and some places seem to be flawed, and it may also be a trap laid by the Qin army.
Beginning in early November, for seven days, the Helian tribe launched several rounds of tentative attacks on the Qin army's Yongdao in the Yiqu area, and the evolution of the battle situation made Helian Bi's face pale.
The corpses of the Hun cavalry lay down on the cold ground, some of them threw themselves forward, and some simply looked up to the sky and looked at the blue sky unwillingly, charging bravely again and again, in exchange for not the cheers of breaking through the Qin army's defenses and occupying this supply ground.
Helian Bi's movements were very cautious, he did not refer to Zang Yan's opinion, and the number of troops invested at one time was only about 1,000 people, and this amount of troops did not play a decisive role in the heavy troops of the Qin army guarding Yongdao. But it can allow the Qin army to expose all the hole cards.
Judging from the equipment exposed by the Qin army, the Qin infantry guarding the Yongdao was equipped with a machine crossbow, plus the fences on both sides, and the strong chariots as barriers.
"Great King, it's been seven days, and Da Danyu's messengers have come in three batches in a row, if it drags on any longer, the last general will no longer be able to cover the Helian tribe." Beside Helian Bi, Zang Yan said with a distressed look, but there was a look of schadenfreude on his face.
Helian Bi sneered and said, "Prime Minister Zang doesn't need to say much, you can tell Da Dan Yu that within three days, I, Helian Bi, will break through the road, and will never delay the army's actions." ”
The Battle of Yongdao.
With the rumbling of the war drums, it is entering the most scorching stage step by step, while Helian Bi and Li Zuoche are playing against each other, Mao Dun and Li Yuan, the two behind-the-scenes people who are holding chess, are closely watching each other's every move, hoping to find a breakthrough from the flaws exposed by the other party.
The climax of the Battle of the Loop is coming. (To be continued......)