Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 588 Why don't you leave?
Baisha Town is adjacent to the Jinshui River, and there are two Jingyi Roads passing through it. It is an important town from Kaifeng Prefecture to Zhengzhou.Liu Lin conquered Luoyang's army, and the forward is stationed here.

Li Cheng was dressed in military uniform, and walked slowly through the barracks, looking at the breakfast served by the soldiers.His expression was extremely serious, and when he saw soldiers with poor food, he called their leading school to severely question them.As long as he is in the army, this is the homework that Li Cheng must do every day, and he will never be sloppy.

After seeing the soldiers' meals, Li Chengcai returned to the commander's tent, and his men served meals.It's nothing more than a big bowl of corn and a plate of pickles, no different from soldiers.

Li Cheng took the lead in battle, and when stationed in the camp, the soldiers did not eat themselves or eat, and the sick must be seen with their own eyes. This is the characteristic of Li Cheng's leadership.Li Cheng did not like the behavior of famous generals in ancient books.His army has strict orders, and he is brave and powerful. He was a fierce general at the turn of the Song Dynasty.It is precisely because of his strict self-discipline that Li Cheng has great ambitions.He accepted the official position of the court twice, and finally rebelled again.Until Zhang Jun advanced and was defeated by Yue Fei.

Now that he is under Liu Yu, Li Cheng still maintains his previous habits, leading an army of [-] as Liu Lin's vanguard.

Just after eating a few mouthfuls, a soldier came in, crossed his hands and said: "Taiwei, the prince sent someone to pass the password!"

After hearing this, Li Cheng stood up hastily.Said: "Quickly invite the messenger to come in!"

Not long after, a soldier of Liu Lin entered the tent and saluted Li Cheng.

Li Cheng returned the gift.Asked: "I don't know what military orders the prince has?"

The soldiers said: "The prince ordered the vanguard to garrison in Baisha, don't move forward, wait for the military order!"

Li Cheng was taken aback for a moment.Said: "The front is approaching Zhengzhou, why not march, but wait here?"

The soldier said: "Taiwei, the prince wants me to tell you that the Jin army on Hedong Road has been completely wiped out and cannot come to the Central Plains. Without the Jin army, how dare we fight against Wang Xiaolie's [-] troops? We should wait here, Let's see how the Jin army in the west is fighting."

Li Cheng smiled and said: "The prince is too timid! Even without the Jin army, we can take back Luoyang!"

The soldier said: "The prince's military order has also been delivered, and the Taiwei makes his own decision. Let's leave now!"

Li Cheng repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay, but the soldiers just said they wanted to go back and return to their orders, so they left alone.

Looking at the back of the soldiers leaving, Li Cheng shook his head.Said: "The prince grew up in the compound of the deep house. He has never seen the world, so he is so timid. What use is the three thousand gold army? If they don't come, this battle will not be fought?"

Just relying on others, can only obey orders.He called his own soldiers to order the whole army to station in Baisha Town and stop advancing.

Niu Gao put down the official document in Wei's county office.Said: "Jiang Min is young, but he is good at fighting. There are more than 1000 men under his command, and he wiped out the three thousand gold army in just a few hours. Who can fight this kind of battle before? With this record, he is also a famous general .”

Xie Linong came in in a hurry and said to Niu Gao: "Marquis Du Yu, Li Cheng was in Baisha Town yesterday and did not advance. According to You Qi, he set up camp and seemed to be staying in Baisha Town. Doesn't Puppet Qi want to attack Zhengzhou? ?”

Niu Gao handed over the official document to Xie Linong.Said: "Jin Jun is the courage of the puppet Qi. Without the help of Jin Jun, Liu Lin will be scared first."

After reading the official document, Xie Linong couldn't help but praise: "It's amazing! Jiang Min is less than 20 years old, but he can fight this kind of battle!"

Niu Gao said: "Pay attention to the official documents. Jiang Min made full use of the cannon to achieve such a record. The department specially reminded us that we must give full play to the role of the cannon in this battle. Using the cannon with fire is better than anything else." .”

Xie Linong read the official document carefully again, nodded and said: "Yes, the cannon is really a magic weapon! Once the cannon is fired, it can grind a bloody road! The Jin army likes to fight tough battles with heavy formations, but it happens to be restrained by the cannon!"

Niu Gao said: "That's right, the artillery just restrained the Jin army, Jiang Min has such a record. We also have artillery in our army, we must use it well."

Xie Linong said: "Li Cheng is stationed in Baisha, and he stops. What's the use of our guns? They won't come to fight!"

Niu Gao laughed and said: "If they don't come, we'll go. In combat, either the enemy will attack and we will defend, or we will attack and defend. Wait for another two or three days, if Li Cheng still doesn't move, we will move. The official document emphasized that this battle cannot be delayed for too long and must end as soon as possible. After Liu Lin's army is wiped out, we will cross the Yellow River and take the Longde Mansion. The meaning of Jieshuai is to leave Kaifeng Mansion alone and attack Hedong !"

Xie Linong picked up the document again and read it again.Said: "Yes, the commander ordered us to end it as soon as possible. Then we can only attack."

After speaking, he lay on the table and looked at the map for a while.Said: "If we attack, we should directly attack Liu Lin of Zhongmu, and encircle Li Cheng of Baisha Town with Cao Zhiyan of Zhengzhou. Only in this way can we annihilate as many troops of the puppet Qi as possible."

Niu Gao nodded and said: "That's right. The original arrangement of Jieshuai was that Zhengzhou blocked the puppet Qi army, and we surrounded the enemy's rear from one side. Now that the enemy army is not moving, we can only attack Zhongmu. First destroy Qi Lin's army, and then encircle Li Cheng from Baisha Town. We need Cao Zhiyan to act together on this matter, let him come to Weishi tomorrow, and we will discuss it together."

Xie Linong said yes.

It is not so easy to obtain the other party's intelligence in this era, and Liu Lin didn't pay attention to this matter. He never knew that Xie Linong's main force had been concentrated in Weishi County.If it hadn't been for the unexpected failure of the Golden Army on Hedong Road, he would have been outside Zhengzhou within a day or two.

Wang Xiaolie's arrangement was for Liu Lin to attack Zhengzhou.Cao Zhi strictly defended Zhengzhou City and blocked Liu Lin's army. Xie Linong led his army out of Wei's to attack Liu Lin's rear.If the two sides cooperate well, Liu Lin's army can be wiped out in one battle.

Now that Liu Lin suddenly stopped moving in Zhongmou County, Xie Linong could only take the initiative to attack.

This area is the vast plain of the Yellow River, with fertile fields and thousands of miles, and there is no danger to defend.If you cannot encircle the enemy, it will be difficult to destroy it.If the enemy cannot be eliminated, what is the use of occupying a few cities?With an army of [-], Wang Xiaolie's combat thinking is different from before.

In the past, it was for emergency rescue. Wherever they were attacked, Wang Xiaolie would lead his troops to rescue them.As long as you repel the enemy and hold the place, you are victorious.It is different now, what Wang Xiaolie pursues is to annihilate the enemy's vital forces, rather than gains and losses in one city and one place.

The limit of the number of troops that the Golden Army can recruit is no more than 20.Of these 20 people, if [-] are eliminated, it is [-], and the Jinren have no place to replenish.In the vast Central Plains, it is of little significance to occupy places, and the pursuit of annihilating the enemy should be pursued.As long as [-] to [-] gold troops are wiped out, the balance of power between the two sides will change.

If the troops had the upper hand and Wang Xiaolie could gain the initiative to fight against Jin, then it would be completely different.In the vast area that is now occupied, dozens of cities can be recovered in a single battle. If you want to come now, you can only disperse your own forces. What's the use?
(End of this chapter)