Chapter 63: The Field Dilemma
Because Wanyan Lou led 10,000 Jin troops to plunder Bianjing, it caused a shock in the world.
A holy decree from the DPRK went directly to Yanjing City, and severely reprimanded Li Gang and others.
Fan Zhuoyuan also knew that after Yan Lou Room played such a hand for him, he dared to leave Yandi and go all the way into the hinterland of the Great Song Dynasty, making such a big move.
At this moment, he is in the White Tiger Festival Hall in Yanjing City, and now the senior generals of Yandi have basically gathered here, except for the cultivation master Dao, who must guard Danzhou.
Li Gang's expression was gloomy, "Wanyan Lou led 10,000 Jin troops south, all the way to Bianjing. Your Majesty has ordered us to expel the gold thieves as soon as possible, what is your best plan? ”
As the highest-ranking general present, Wang Yu pondered for a moment and said: "If you want to expel the captives quickly, it is inevitable that you will have to fight with the thieves, and now that our army is defending the city, if you really want to go out of the city to fight, I am afraid that there will be more luck ......and less luck."
Li Gang said: "You say, how long will the siege of the Jin army last?" Although the grain and grass reserves in Yanjing City are sufficient, they are only enough for the soldiers and civilians in the city to eat for half a year at most. ”
Fan Zhuoyuan said: "The situation in Tongzhou County is similar, and Miyun in Danzhou may be slightly better, but if it is difficult to defeat the Jin army in the field, supplies will not be able to be transported." ”
Yang Keshi, who had been silent, said: "The Jin army was able to plunder Siye by going south, plus it had conquered Yuguan, Zunhua, Jizhou and other places one after another.
They either slaughtered or plundered the local people, and the remaining grain and grass lasted more than half a year. ”
Li Gang nodded, "General Yang is right, in this way, although we have the advantage of the city's defense, if we really want to continue fighting, we may not be as flexible as the gold thief." If the siege can't be broken and supplies from the outside world can't come in, then the lonely city can't be defended for a long time! ”
Wang Yu looked at Li Gang and said, "Li Xuanfu, will the imperial court let us continue to fight so alone?" The gold thieves have fully invaded, and the imperial court should also send reinforcements from all over the country to support! ”
Li Gang shook the fold in his hand, "News from the imperial court, Your Majesty summoned the kings of Qin from all over the country, but except for the 40,000 western troops in the division, they were invincible and undefeated, and the rest of the forbidden army was defeated by a thousand cavalry in the Jin Military Region......"
Everyone couldn't help but think of the attack on Yandi two years ago, when 2,000 cavalry from the Liao Military Region could chase after 80,000 of their own troops, and 30,000 remnants of their army could defeat their 200,000 troops.
Fan Zhuoyuan suddenly said: "No matter what, if you want to force the Jin army back, you must have a field victory!" ”
Everyone looked at Fan Zhuoyuan, and at present, the only one who won the Jin army with less and more in the field battle was Fan Zhuoyuan's Xiaojie army.
Li Gang said hopefully: "Does General Fan have a plan?" ”
Fan Zhuoyuan said: "All strategies must be built on strength, if Xiaojie's army can have 50,000, I am not afraid of a decisive battle with the enemy, but now I only have 10,000 in my hands, and this situation will not be able to fight a decisive victory." ”
Li Gang's expression immediately became disappointed, and all the generals also sighed.
Fan Zhuoyuan said again: "But now that Jin Jun has given us a chance, if we grasp it well, we may be able to give it a try." ”
Wang Yu said: "If General Fan needs our cooperation, we will go all out." ”
Fan Zhuoyuan looked at Li Gang, who had always been conservative, and said: "But this is also a military adventure, and Li Xuanfu needs to know about it." ”
"Tell me about it." Li Gang is colorful.
"Now that the Jin army has divided 10,000 troops to plunder south, this 10,000 Jin army is a lone army!
Although their strength was strong, they had no external support in the end, and they were always followed by 40,000 Western Army troops in the rear.
Although the Qinwang army in various places has been defeated, it can finally be assembled again, and it will still converge here.
No matter how powerful this group of Jin troops is, from their point of view, they are in a position where they are surrounded by enemies.
Moreover, what they do will provoke the wrath of the heavens and the wrath of the people, and their whereabouts can only be known through the people of various places. ”
When everyone heard Fan Zhuoyuan say this, they all looked at him in surprise, and Wang Yu said: "You mean to annihilate this group of lone troops led by Wanyan Lou, the god of war of the Jin Kingdom?" ”
Fan Zhuoyuan hammered the table, "Not bad!" If you eat this army of soldiers and horses, you will definitely be able to inflict a heavy defeat on the Jin army!
At the same time, it can encourage the soldiers and horses of all units of our army, and when the time comes, our army will still be at a disadvantage, even if our army is still at a disadvantage in the field.
As long as the Western Army arrives in time, the internal and external attacks may not fail to teach Yan Zonghan's soldiers and horses a lesson. ”
Wang Yu hammered his palm and added: "Besides, the Jin army has plundered a lot, and during this period of fighting, their morale is not as strong as it was at the beginning, and the soldiers are lazy, if they can completely annihilate the army of Yan Lou Room, for them, the blow to morale will definitely be extraordinary!" In any case, retreat is the only option. ”
Li Gang was unmoved, looked at Fan Zhuoyuan and asked, "General Fan, do you know who Yan Lou's room is?" ”
Fan Zhuoyuan took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Who can be called the God of War of the Golden Kingdom?" ”
"Not bad! The 10,000 elite cavalry he personally led, do you think the 10,000 elite cavalry of the golden army by the Lushui can be defeated? ”
"It can't be compared, so in this battle, I need to lead all the Xiaojie troops, including all the infantry, and I must also ride horses to ensure mobility."
Everyone looked at Fan Zhuoyuan in surprise, and Li Gang said: "With all the Xiaojie troops in your hands, can you beat the 10,000 Jin Army cavalry in Yan Lou's room?" ”
"Even if I don't win, I can hit more than half of it, this is the only thing I can guarantee like Li Xuanfu.
Besides, there were 40,000 western troops in the division, so it was impossible for him to see that the enemy army was weak and not be indifferent. ”
The Song army was not the Ming army, and the various factions of the Ming army were fighting fiercely, while the Song army was relatively much better, so unless the civilian officials were in chaos, it was very rare to see death and not save them.
Li Gang fell silent, and the generals were also thinking about the gains and losses.
Fan Zhuoyuan said again: "In the current state, the soldiers and people in the city have become accustomed to the atmosphere of war, and the Yan people guard the Yan land, even if Tongzhou does not have my 10,000 soldiers and horses, as long as the king controls and dispatches 3,000 to go, it is enough to ensure that it is not lost." So take 10,000 soldiers and horses of my Xiaojie army to bet on the outcome of this battle, Fan thinks he can afford it!
It is done, in exchange for the life of the god of war of the Jin country, and the psychological advantage of the Jin army over our army will be broken. If you lose, it will not affect the final result of the entire Yandi battlefield! Li Xuanfu, you are the chief official, you come to take this decision! ”
Li Gang looked struggling, clenched his fists tightly, as a civil servant who was not familiar with military affairs, he could also understand something after defending the city during this time, and knew that Fan Zhuoyuan's military adventure was actually very cost-effective.
However, as a traditional scholar, his political philosophy has always been to seek stability, and he is not accustomed to the various risky behaviors of military generals.
In the end, it was the emperor who sent him a fold full of reproach and threats.
No matter what, he has to make some reactions for the court to see, otherwise he will not act.
Thinking of this, he finally nodded seriously.
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