The Battle of Puzhou Chapter 235 The Prologue of the Battle of Heyang
When Min Shiyuan heard what Feng Bi said, his thoughts coincided with what Hu Hua said before, and he couldn't help but think a little higher about this person.
It is true that although Wei Ran's army is now overwhelmed, and the recent offensive has become more ferocious, the ultimate goal is still for Tongguan.
may have learned the lesson of Zhang Gui's defeat and killing before, Wei Ran no longer uses siege tactics now, and still chooses to fight head-to-head.
Feng Bi naturally saw this, so he said directly: "Jin Gong does not need to worry, although the Qi army looks menacing, but it is not invulnerable, Wei Ran's army is deep, and did not occupy Luoyang City to attack Heyang South City, this move is very risky, if the South City of Heyang is not attacked for a long time, the grain road is invaded again, the Qi army will collapse without a fight, our army only needs to divide troops to attack the grain road, and at the same time send troops to attack Yangcheng, Wei Ran will definitely return to Yangcheng, then our army will send troops from Luoyang to attack Wei and then Fang, Wei Ran will be defeated. ”
Feng Bi's words made Min Shiyuan's mouth open, but at the same time, it also made Min Shiyuan say vigilantly: "Wei Ran is a famous general in the world, how can he not know this reason? There will be no fraud. ”
Indeed, even Feng Bi can see the drawbacks, how could Wei Ran not know? He just bullied Min Shiyuan to have no unscrupulous generals in Luoyang City, and there were no elite soldiers, and there were few capable fighters, so he dared to act like this.
The geographical location of Heyang South City is extremely important, now the Three Kingdoms have repeatedly tug-of-war in Henan, and Zhao Zhao has also joined the battlefield, Qingzhou's Xianbei elite has suffered heavy losses a few days ago, if a big war is launched, then the only thing Min Shiyuan can count on is the reinforcements from the direction of Jizhou, so if you occupy the South Bridge of Heyang, it is equivalent to controlling the north-south hub, and the reinforcements can only come by detour.
There are only more than 10,000 defenders in Heyang Nancheng now, and under Wei Ran's powerful offensive, they dare not raise their heads all day long.
Although Heyang South City is a strategic point, it is not a strong city, and another reason why Wei Ran dared to cross Luoyang and forcibly attack Heyang South City is that he has already occupied Kim Yong City.
Kim Yong Castle is a satellite city on the edge of Luoyang, and although the city is not large, it can threaten the Luoyang army supporting Hayang, and it is not easy for the Luoyang army to recapture Kim Yong City.
Don't look at Wei Ran's defeat of Kim Yong Yong overnight, that's because Wei Ran suddenly made a long-distance cavalry attack from the north and forcibly conquered it at night, and the Eastern Qin army thought that the Southern Qi army was in Yangcheng for a generation, and they didn't expect the Qi army to come from the north.
Wei Ran was riding on a high-headed horse at the moment, looking at Heyang City, and he sneered in his heart, the Qin army in Heyang South City was now a trapped beast, and he couldn't even organize a decent counterattack.
The Southern Qi army has climbed the city wall of Heyang Nancheng countless times, and if it weren't for the Qin army's little will, I'm afraid it would have been conquered long ago.
Wei Ran had a plan at this time, the belief in Heyang South City came from Heyang North City and Luoyang, since the purpose was to prevent Jizhou reinforcements from going south to rescue, why not directly destroy the Yellow River Bridge.
The Yellow River Bridge, located between the two cities of Heyang, was difficult to destroy, but Wei Ran took a different approach, Wei Ran had people reach the upper reaches of the Yellow River by water, brought several tall boats, and then filled the boats with firewood, and set the big boats on fire when the wind was down.
The Southern Qi warship was like a fire dragon, and it went straight down the river to the Yellow River Bridge.
The piers of the Yellow River Bridge are mostly giant trees, and once they are ignited by warships, the entire Yellow River Bridge will be burned.
When the defenders of Heyang Nancheng saw that the Qi army wanted to attack and burn the bridge with fire, they were all anxious, because the defenders of Heyang Nancheng were able to hold on with faith because they knew that Beicheng was assembling troops and could cross the Yellow River at any time to support.
Now the warship on fire is like a fire dragon, not only devouring the Yellow River Bridge, but also devouring the fighting spirit of the Eastern Qin soldiers, the Yellow River Bridge suddenly burst into flames, reflecting on the sky and seems to dye the sky red.
Feng Bi could see that the direction of Heyang was wrong in Luoyang City, and immediately found Min Shiyuan and said, "It's not good, Wei Ran must have set fire to the Yellow River Bridge." ”
Min Shiyuan was taken aback when he heard this, the Yellow River Bridge is an important hub, how did Wei Ran destroy it?
Feng Bi analyzed at this time: "If the Yellow River Bridge is destroyed, the defenders of Heyang South City will fall into despair, and after Wei Ran occupies Heyang South City, he can completely isolate us in Luoyang City, and now there is no other way but to lead the army and Wei Ran to die head-on." ”
All of Feng Bi's previous countermeasures were overturned by a bridge, and he could not risk the safety of the emperor and Min Shiyuan.
In the end, Min Shiyuan decided to send troops to conquer Wei Ran in person.
The news that the Luoyang army was coming straight to the south city of Heyang quickly reached Wei Ran's ears, Wei Ran looked at the south city of Heyang that was already within reach, his heart was not shocked, and the calm command Duan Weiyang led three thousand cavalry to return to the position west of Heyang, waiting for the next instructions.
Liu Renye's wife Lei Duoer was also in the camp at this time, Wei Ran called Lei Duoer and said: "The Eastern Qin army has moved, and the decisive battle is coming, you lead more than 20,000 people to camp twenty miles south of Heyang." ”
Lei Duoer knew that Heyang City was already within reach, so she immediately said: "Now that Heyang South City is at your fingertips, didn't King Qin's division of troops at this time give Heyang South City a chance to breathe?" Why speed up the pace to attack the southern city of Heyang and occupy the city to hold on? ”
Wei Ran shook his head and said: "If you enter the city, it is the east of Qin, this place is far away from our dynasty, it is the hinterland of East Qin, and the surrounding counties are not under our control, if you enter the city, the Qin army will take the opportunity to encircle, and we will be cornered, I attacked the southern city of Heyang to attract the Qin army out of the city, and now that the Qin army has left the city, our goal has been achieved, you can just listen to my orders." ”
Feng Bi, the pioneer of the Eastern Qin Dynasty, led an army of 20,000 to arrive in Heyang, and at the same time, Min Shiyuan personally led an army of 50,000 to the palace, and only more than 40,000 people remained in Luoyang City.
After Feng Bi rushed to the southern city of Heyang, he immediately sent sentinels to investigate the news, and after learning that Wei Ran had stopped attacking Heyang City, he knew in his heart that Wei Ran was not in a hurry to attack the city, and it seemed that he was going to have a decisive battle with himself in the field.
Feng Bi then also stood still, and asked Min Shiyuan to inform him of the news and wait for Min Shiyuan's next order.
After Min Shiyuan got the news, he immediately rushed to Feng Bi's military camp, and when he saw Feng Bi, he immediately asked, "In the field, can the general be confident?" ”
When Feng Bi heard this, he said proudly: "Duke Jin doesn't need to worry too much, the Southern Qi army has besieged Heyang for several days, and now it is already a tired division, we will take the opportunity to attack it, and we will definitely win, early tomorrow morning, the Duke of Jin will personally lead the Chinese army, I will order the left army, Lord Shen will lead the right army, and form a formation with Wei Ran Jia Zhan, the three armies will die, and we will win." ”