Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 913

In Fenzhou Prefectural Government Office, Wanyan Yinshuke held a glass of wine and stared blankly at the ground, without speaking for a long time.

After Pingyao was occupied by the Song Army, Wanyan Yinshu was blocked in the Xihe River after a moment's hesitation and could no longer rush out.Now, surrounded from all sides, there was no chance of escape.Wanyan Yuying had too few troops to come to the rescue and was almost in danger of death.

Just a few years ago, Wanyan Yinshu could lead troops to conquer the west of Beijing, and Xiang Pimi would never have thought that this day would come to him.

Picking up the wine glass and drinking it down in one gulp, Wanyan Yinshuke placed the wine glass heavily on the table and sighed heavily.

Song Jun is different.At the beginning, Wanyan Yinshuke and Guan Shigu had several small-scale conflicts, but it felt like the Song Army was still the same.This is also the reason why he stood firm in Xihe and attracted the Song army to annihilate it.But a few days ago, Cao Zhiyan's army arrived, and everything changed.

The army is an organized armed group, and organization is crucial.The Jin army was stronger than the Song army because the Song army was disorganized and its fighting will and morale were much lower than that of the Jin army.In a few years, Cao Zhiyan's army mainly focused on strengthening its organizational capabilities, and it was no longer comparable to the Jin Army.To put it bluntly, Cao Zhiyan was a dimensionality-reducing blow to the Jin Army.

Outside the city, only Cao Zhiyan's army, Wanyan Yinshu had no chance at all, let alone tens of thousands of Shaanxi troops?
If there was no accident, Wanyan Yinshu would have no choice but to wait for death in Xihe.

Fenzhou in August is already an autumn scene.There is no warmth in the wind, the leaves have turned yellow, and the millet in the fields has matured.

Due to the defeat of the Shaanxi Army, Cao Zhiyan was transferred to Xihe County, and the First Division was stationed in Pingyao.The Sixth Division behind them has also arrived and is stationed in the county town. The First Division has been stationed in the Sangyuan Village area as the first line of defense against the Jin Army.

In the county government office, Wang Xiaolie carefully read the strategy for attacking Xihe sent by Niu Gao, and said to the soldiers: "Go and inform the rest of the headquarters that there will be a meeting in the afternoon to discuss the Xihe war."

The soldiers said hello and left in a hurry.

Wang Xiaolie stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the autumn scenery outside the window.

From the battle between Cao Zhiyan and Wanyan Benjian, Wang Xiaolie roughly estimated that one of his divisions was equivalent to twice the number of enemies, and he still had the upper hand.A regiment with twice the enemy's combat strength should still have some advantages.Going further down, it’s hard to say. I can only say that I have an advantage.

This is the case with the army. The advantage of organizational strength must be reflected in large-scale wars.The smaller the scale, the less obvious the advantages.When it comes to the combat effectiveness of an individual soldier, it has nothing to do with organizational strength.Therefore, the bigger the Taiyuan battle, the better.Wang Xiaolie believed that he had 15 troops and the Jin soldiers needed 50 troops to win.

This is different from previous estimates.Now it seems that we have too many troops in the Taiyuan area.

After taking Xihe County, the Song army will stop attacking and wait for the Jin army's reinforcements to arrive.If they go north to take Taiyuan directly, the Jin army may abandon the Taiyuan Basin, which will be detrimental to annihilating the main force of the Jin army.Wang Xiaolie's purpose was to use Taiyuan's position to attract the Jin army leader to surround and annihilate him.

There is a bush tree outside the window, which is full of red fruits, like fire.Two magpies were chirping and flying in the trees.

Wang Xiaolie turned around, returned to his seat and sat down.

Now there is another problem, which is how to arrange the Shaanxi army.The three generals have tens of thousands of troops and horses. They are a considerable force and cannot be ignored.But in use, there is a gap in combat power with Wang Xiaolie's army, so it will be very uncomfortable to use, and it can only be used as a force to check for leaks and fill in the gaps.In the past few years, Wang Xiaolie has established a complete mobilization system in the occupied areas.As long as necessary, troops can be continuously replenished.Now Wang Xiaolie has built ten divisions with nearly 25 men.Now it seems that this army is too large.

After a while, people from the headquarters arrived. They discussed Niugao's plan to attack Xihe and felt that there was no big problem.Wang Xiaolie signed the order and agreed to the general attack on Xihe.At the end of the county, Wang Xiaolie specifically added that Wanyan Yinke must be captured alive.If he cannot be killed, kill him immediately and never let him escape.

In the evening, Niu Gao received Wang Xiao's hunting order.After looking at it carefully, I called Cao Zhiyan over.

Cao Zhiyan arrived at the commander's tent and saluted Niu Gao.

Niu Gao said: "Xuanfu's military order has come back, agreeing to our general attack on Xihe!"

When Cao Zhiyan heard this, he clapped his hands and said: "Wanyan Yinshu can't sit still in Xihe City anymore. In the past few days, he has been sending troops out of the city to test. Now, we will attack Xihe in total, which saves him a lot of money." trouble!"

Niu Gao smiled.Said: "Xuanfu specifically pointed out that Wanyan Yinshuke must not be let go! In general, in this general attack, the other three routes are in vain. The one who really wants to fight is your division. You must not make any mistakes and let Wanyan go." Silver skills can slip away!”

Cao Zhiyan said: "I have more than 2 people. Against Wanyan Yinshuke's more than 1 people, would it be a joke if I let him escape? My former army Liu Chengyi set up an ambush five miles north of the city. After Wanyan Yinshuke arrived, Pretending to be defeated, he fled to Zixia Mountain in the west. He set up an ambush in Guozha Town with the main force of the army, waiting for Wanyan Yinshu to be able to do so. All the bridges on the Fen River in the west were demolished, making it impossible for him to cross the Fen River. At that time, Wanyan Yinshu could be inserted. Even the wings can’t escape!”

Niu Gao said: "If you want to guard against Wanyan Yinshu, you will risk everything and escape to Zixia Mountain in the west. If you reach the mountains, it will not be easy to catch him."

Cao Zhiyan smiled and said: "So I asked Liu Chengyi, the former army, to go to the mountains first and watch the Jin army. Wanyan Yinshu can escape into the mountains, and he must not have many soldiers and horses with him. Liu Chengyi can keep them locked to death!"

Niu Gao thought about it carefully and found that Cao Zhiyan's arrangement was basically complete and there were no flaws.Said: "During the Jingkang period, here in Guozha Town, our army had a big battle with the Jin Army. In the end, our army was defeated and the army collapsed. Even Fenzhou behind it could not be defended. It was very tragic. You must set up an ambush here. Defeat the Jin army cleanly and beautifully, avenge the past humiliation, and don't make any mistakes!"

Cao Zhiyan crossed his hands and said hello.

After letting Cao Zhiyan go out, Niu Gao thought for a while and asked his soldiers to find Wu Jie, Liu Qi and Guan Shigu to explain the details of the general attack the day after tomorrow.

Xihe is the headquarters of Fenzhou. It is a strong city and cannot be compared with Pingyao.Even if you set up artillery, you can't capture it all at once, it takes some effort.The Shaanxi army was used to scare the Jin army and scare the Jin army out of the city.In the real battle, Niu Gao didn't trust them and still had to rely on Cao Zhiyan.

Niu Gao also felt a headache for the Shaanxi Army.If they are allowed to fight, they will not be able to defeat the Jin army, and many unexpected situations will occur.It's not okay to prevent them from fighting. Tens of thousands of troops can't just watch from the side.After much deliberation, I could only serve as a suspect in the siege to scare the Jin people.

Of course, what Cao Zhiyan was holding was the Jin army's only retreat.As long as they leave the city, the Jin army has no way to go in other directions and can only retreat north.Guozha Town is located on the main road from Xihe to Taiyuan, and there is no way around it.

(End of this chapter)