Chapter 22: The Choice of Path
There was no superfluous nonsense, Liu Tai gave the order to march tomorrow on the same day, and both the regular army of 1,700 men and the 309th Battalion were all mobilized and prepared for the next day's march.
The next day, just after dawn, Liu Tai received about enough naan from Wang Zhang to eat for about seven days, and set off decisively.
"Is Tyre leaving?!" Wang Mi stood on the wall of Yecheng and looked down on Liu Tai's troops in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh.
"yes!" Wang Zhang nodded and said, "It's just to make him some naan cakes overnight, and then I will free up my hands to send farmers for him to build a grain road, but during this time, Tai'er needs to solve it on the spot!" β
"Tai'er's speed is already very good, he is indeed a good hand at training, the whole war department will leave, who would have thought that this is an army that has just been trained for a month!"
Wang Mi couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "Compared with Cao Wei, Li Gu, Wang Sang, and Shile in the north, it will take a lot of time to reunite. β
"Hmm!" Wang Zhang nodded, Wang Zhang was not as good as Wang Mi in terms of military strategy, but even so, because he had personally walked through this Taihang Mountain, he knew the importance of the land of Shangdang to Taihang Mountain, and said worriedly:
"Don't look at us now attacking from all sides, majestic in all directions, but if the land of the party has been in Liu Kun's hands for a long time.
We who have broken the back road will be besieged by the Jin army from all sides, and it will be really difficult to defeat four hands with two fists at that time. β
"Don't worry, Liu Kun raided Huguan and threatened me to wait for the hinterland, and then it will be up to Tai'er to see if he can take a bite in Shangdang.
As long as there is a place to settle down and Liu Kun is not allowed to completely cut off our contact with Liu Yuanhai, then we may not be able to turn the tables! β
Wang Mi was a little calm at the moment.
Wang Zhang nodded, and he and others took Yecheng, because Yecheng is also rich, and there is no big problem in supporting it for a while.
Now the biggest reason for Liu Tai to immediately lead the army to fight for the party is to ensure the smooth flow of contact.
Relatively speaking, Liu Kun's seizure of the land of the Huguan Party did give the Xiongnu Han State a headache, but it did not make Wang Mi lose his ground, on the contrary, Liu Kun exposed his strength, and the Xiongnu Han State would inevitably regard it as a key target.
Liu Tai led the army to march on foot, and saw the fork in the road at the foot of Taihang Mountain in one day!
At this time, everyone's eyes fell on Liu Tai, as if they wanted to see Liu Tai make a decision.
Because there are many roads in Taihang Mountain, the risks to be taken when entering different roads are completely different.
I didn't leave last time because Handan was still in the hands of the Jin army, but this time Shi Le's northward journey didn't open up the situation, so the road of Jingcheng also appeared in front of Liu Tai.
This time, whether to take the old road of going back last time, or choose the path of Jingcheng, Liu Tai must make a decision.
"Let's continue to walk through the mouth!" Liu Tai looked at the marching map and made a decision at the first time, as if he hesitated for a second about the so-called Jingcheng road, which was an insult to himself.
"Why don't you give it a try?" Chu Yu looked at Liu Tai's appearance and instigated, "If you come out of the well, it is the hinterland of the party, as long as the other party has the slightest relaxation, then the other party will be cut off from the back road and become a turtle in the urn." β
Liu Tai glanced at Chu Yu and said, "The army is a major matter of the country, and it is a matter of life and death for all soldiers, how can you pin this matter on the carelessness of others."
Or continue to climb the Fukou Mountains, the enemy army in Shangdang County, I can't defeat it.
Or go to Hyun's County to organize defenses and avoid the other party's further expansion of advantages! β
Chu Yi saw that Liu Tai did not succeed in the last surprise attack, so he bet on the surprise attack again, and his expression couldn't help but show a little satisfaction, and he looked at Liu Tai's gaze and appreciated it a little more.
A surprise attack can create a miracle on the battlefield, but many more surprise attacks become the dust of history in failure.
Chu Yi was originally afraid that Liu Tai would act recklessly as soon as he had some achievements, which is why Chu Tai took the initiative to follow Liu Tai this time, but now seeing that Liu Tai did not float, but was still cautious against the enemy, Chu Yu was very satisfied.
But Chu Yu didn't know that the most important reason why Liu Tai didn't take this path was that the soldiers in his hands were just a group of soldiers who had just been recruited from Yecheng.
If they were like the 400 people he led at the beginning, all of whom were soldiers who had been eliminated from at least ten battles in the peasant rebel army, then Liu Tai would definitely go to Jingcheng to give it a try.
It's a pity that all I am around now are young soldiers.
At this time, don't expect a surprise attack or something to increase their courage, Liu Tai is worried that even if the surprise attack strikes first, if the other party is an experienced veteran, a counterattack will break up his newly formed army.
Now what Liu Tai wants is to find a front-line city to fight a defensive battle and temper his soldiers.
Anyway, his task is just not to let the other party take the whole territory of the party, and it is the same for him to guard the county, which is the affiliated county of the party.
And as long as Hyun's County is guarded, it will at least ensure the contact between Liu Yuan, Liu Cong and Wang Mi.
As for the adventurous raid, there was no way last time, so there is no need to be so desperate this time!
After all, there are many places where you need to work the battlefield, and when you don't need to work hard, there is no need to press your own life!
On the battlefield, everyone who thinks that he is favored by fate, even if he counts one another, just hasn't encountered a stronger opponent than him.
So when he really arrived at the battlefield, Liu Tai felt that he should still be reluctant, especially since his army had not yet been trained, and he really couldn't stand up.
And Liu Tai made a decision, and the soldiers under Liu Tai's command naturally no longer hesitated, there was a distance of two hundred miles from Yecheng to Hyunshi County, and it was even necessary to climb the Fukou Pass of Taihang Mountain, but even so, Liu Tai's entire army only took four days to successfully reach Hyunshi County.
"Rest in place for an hour, and restore your combat strength first!" Liu Tai looked at Hyun's county who saw the shadow and said.
"But I'm afraid that Hyuncheng County has been taken by Liu Kun?" Chu Yu looked at Liu Tai's cautious appearance and couldn't help asking.
"I don't know, I'm just not used to putting my life in the hands of others!" Liu Tai replied.
"Let the soldiers recover their strength, even if there is any change in Hyun County, it will not be powerless to fight back!"
Chu Yi saw Liu Tai's statement but didn't say anything more, Chu Yi believed in Liu Tai's battlefield judgment.
Although Liu Tai was resting here, he still asked his scholars who wanted to be the messenger of the Hyun clan, and told Liu Kunkou to join the party, and let the county commander of Hyun County open the city gate and let him garrison the army.
The civil officials under Li Tai's command, who were familiar with history books, glanced at each other, and to be honest, they really didn't expect that they would have to serve as envoys.
Don't look at what has been propagandizing that the two countries are at war without killing envoys, but in fact envoys have been a very dangerous profession since ancient times.
The reason why there is a big book about it whenever there is success is because there are too many envoys who die after being dispatched.
Let Chu Biao go, Liu Tai is naturally reluctant, not to mention Chu Biao's ability to deal with those families that Chu Biao himself has shown, just occasionally discussing the situation with Chu Biao, it is basically Chu Biao talking and Liu Tai listening.
The main thing is that Liu Tai can brag, but Liu Tai brags and can't find an argument, but Chu Yi bragged from "Zuo Biography", "Hanshu" and "Historical Records" at every turn...... This variety of classics to find arguments makes Liu Tai seem to be really blowing water.
"I'll take a trip!" Wang Rujing stood up and said.
βοΌβ Liu Tai looked at Wang Rujing and said with concern, "Rujing, this is not a joke, are you sure?" β
To be honest, Liu Tai really didn't want Wang Rujing to take this risk.
After all, although Wang Rujing came for a short time, his pulse technique that knew your physical condition as soon as he took the pulse really convinced the soldiers.
Especially if there are some overtrained soldiers, they can be handed over to Wang Rujing to recuperate, and they can also be slowly adjusted.
When Wang Rujing heard Liu Tai's words, he couldn't help but settle down, and said, "Don't worry, Sima, my grandfather was born in Hyun County. β
Liu Tai breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, but said, "Go and return quickly, if you can hand over normally, it is naturally the best."
If something happens, although you tell them that you can return safely, I can't change the county town to garrison, but if you are missing a hair, I will break the Hyun clan and slaughter all the enemies to avenge you! β
Although Wang Rujing felt that he would not be in any danger, he was still very warm when he heard Liu Tai's statement.
Wang Rujing saluted solemnly to Liu Tai and said, "Please also rest assured that my grandfather's legacy, even if the county order has been reversed, he will not persecute me, and please Sima do not increase casualties because of anger!" β
Liu Tai didn't say much, so he saluted Wang Rujing, and sent him off for about five miles before returning to the army.
"At this time, the situation is obscure, so you are not afraid that he will run away?" Chu Yu looked at Liu Tai and said.
"I believe in Wang Rujing!" Liu Tai said calmly, "Our army just have a good rest!" β
Liu Tai was naturally not afraid that Wang Rujing would run away, as Chu Yu said, because Liu Kun's army broke through the pot pass and invaded the party, the thriving situation of the entire Xiongnu and Han kingdoms became chaotic and became a little obscure.
And normal people will only go with the flow in such historical turbulence.
Even if Liu Tai, the only thing he knows is that the Western Jin Dynasty will be defeated, and there will be a clothed southward crossing, but when he will be defeated and when he will be clothed in the south, Liu Tai doesn't know these at all.
And now don't look at the prosperity of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom, but the overall strength is still worse than the Jin Dynasty, at least the current Xiongnu Han State does not dare to say that it has achieved the strategic initiative, on the contrary, it is a bit like Zhuge Liang Qi out of Qishan is consuming national strength.
It's just that the Jin Dynasty at this time was not like the Wei State in history, which was able to form an effective organization and form a joint force, and directly pressed the Xiongnu and Han States to death.
But even so, Liu Kun alone made a big problem with the strategy of the Xiongnu Han State.
Therefore, there are only two kinds of people who can make real decisions during this time period: one is a gambler and the other is a wise man.
And Wang Rujing is just a doctor with a normal mind, so he will only choose to go with the flow.
Whoever is his own boss does things for whom, and he doesn't mention any allegiance or disallegiance, he just works.
And the fact is just as Liu Tai expected, soon Wang Rujing came over with the Hyun County Order.
The county commander of the Hyun clan originally looked very excited, but after seeing Liu Tai himself, he hesitated a little, and was full of great disappointment.
After all, the current age of Liu Tai is still too low, and the low age is too unreliable for the Hyun County Order.
Liu Tai looked at the county order of the Hyun clan and said, "With my military order, tiger talisman and official seal, as well as Wang Rujing's certificate, it should be able to prove my identity......"
"Sima Yan is serious, I definitely don't mean to despise you!" The Hyun County Commander hurriedly said to Liu Tai.
"Liu Kun's army is invading like fire, and I don't have much time to deal with the county commander.
If you want to stay and defend the city, I naturally welcome you, and we will defend this county together, and if you succeed, you will leave a name in history, and if you fail, everything will be closed.
Of course, I can also give you a handwritten letter and ask you to go to Zuoguo City for help in person! β
Liu Tai spoke, "This is enough to absolve you of the responsibility of losing your land." β
"Ahem!" At this time, the county commander of the Hyun clan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty has moved the capital to Pingyang!" β
"Oh?" Liu Tai was stunned when he heard this, and said with some surprise, "Your Majesty is determined to destroy the Jin Dynasty!" β
Binh Duong is relatively on the front line, and this move to the capital at least shows his attitude.
"Now that you understand what I mean, it's up to you to choose!" Liu Tai said.
When the county commander of the Hyun clan heard Liu Tai's words, he also understood that he had military merits for staying, and with military merits, he had the possibility of being a marquis.
But the problem is that if the general who leads the army is an old man with a heavy weight, he is willing to stay and gamble.
But this kid who looks like he's only thirteen or fourteen years old, why should he gamble with his own life!
The county commander of the Hyun clan only thought for a second, and then said decisively, "I also ask Sima to enter Hyun County to take over the defense, and I went to find His Majesty to ask for help, and I also ask Sima Duoduo to insist, and I will definitely live up to my trust!" β
Hyun's county order naturally chose to leave.
Liu Tai nodded, not having any other thoughts at all because the Hyun County Order felt that he was unreliable and left.
In Liu Tai's view, it is normal for the other party to have this kind of thought.
asked Chu Yu to help write a letter, and then asked the county commander to leave, while he successfully took over the city defense of the Hyun family, and then began to organize the people to come to help.
To tell the truth, Liu Tai knows very well that it is easy to let the local county order leave, which can easily cause confusion among the local people in the government order.
But don't you have Wang Rujing, this Wang Shuhe is almost a rare big man in Hyun County for hundreds of years, although the Hyun Wang family is thrown into the Wei and Jin families, I am afraid that even the poor family may not be able to get it, at most it is a wealthy family.
But in this part of Hyun County, with Liu Tai's force and the faΓ§ade of the Wang family, where Wang Rujing is located, the people are still easy to appease and willing to help strengthen the county's defense.
Especially after a few days, the number of displaced people in the south increased sharply, and Liu Tai knew that the party had held out for so many days, and it couldn't hold on to being broken by Liu Kun's troops.
If Liu Tai chose to go north at that time, it was very likely that Liu Kun's army would be directly caught in the back to turn the tide.
After all, Liu Tai's marching speed was indeed much higher than the normal marching speed.
However, Liu Tai does not regret it.
Because Liu Tai knew that if he really chose the road to the north, he might create a miracle, and of course he would die on the spot.