Fenghou

Chapter 604
In the big tent, Wanyan Yinkeshu sat on a stool in a daze, depressed, only [-] of the [-] troops fled back, and [-] Donghu troops died in the city. Wanyan Yinkeshu had already realized that if they couldn't break the Song Dynasty If the army's fierce fire formation, Fushi County can't be attacked.

At this time, Han Chang appeared at the tent door and said salutingly, "I heard that Marshal Du is looking for a humble job?"

"General Han, please sit down!" Wanyan Yinkeshu politely asked Han Chang to sit down.

Han Chang sat down on the small stool opposite, Wanyan Yinkeshu sighed and said, "I shouldn't blame you in the morning, Song Jun already used kerosene to burn sandbags, but I didn't take it to heart, I thought they There is not much kerosene, but I forgot that kerosene is abundant here."

Han Chang smiled calmly: "The kerosene produced here can't be used directly. It's too thick, too smokey, and the combustion power is not good. It must be refined twice to produce fierce kerosene. Today Song Jun uses fierce kerosene. It shows that they have been prepared for a long time. With all due respect, Marshal Du still doesn't understand Chen Qing. If we fight him in this state today, we may not be able to win."

Wanyan Yinkeshu nodded, "You're right, I really don't know him well. Before I came here, I had a detailed discussion with Talan, but they were all talking about general strategies, and didn't talk about specific operations in detail. He just told me, Chen Qing is difficult to deal with, so I must never underestimate the enemy, I never expected that I would suffer a great loss in the first battle, I should let the civilians attack the city and mix our army with it."

Han Chang shook his head, "If that's the case, the Song army will set fire to the city in advance and burn the siege ladder directly. It's useless to pile up sandbags. In the last step, they will never let the civilians approach. Marshal Du also saw it, just throw a few barrels of kerosene Even if we burn [-] barrels a day, [-] barrels will burn for [-] days, and we won’t wait until the fire stops.”

"Then can't break the Song army's fierce fire and oil tactics?"

Han Chang said with a smile: "Marshal Wushu said before that there is only one way to break Chen Qing's fierce fire oil tactics, and that is to send heavy troops to guard Yanzhou and cut off his fire oil source. He is useless, fierce fire oil Tactics are gone."

"I don't want to talk about these now. I want to hear your suggestion. Talan said that you know Chen Qing best."

Han Chang smiled wryly and said, "I really know him best. When he was guarding the Jiandao Pass, he was just promoted as a commander, so I fought against him. Use all kinds of terrain to attack the enemy, and is good at using fire, using soldiers to appear and disappear, and does not like to fight positional warfare with the enemy.

Therefore, I believe that his main force must be in the Luoshui Channel, and he will never wait for us in the Guanzhong Plain, and will never give us a chance to enter the Guanzhong. He must fight us in the Luoshui Channel. "

"According to what you say, it's not wise for me to take Luoshui Road?"

Han Chang shook his head, "Humble job doesn't mean that. What humble job means is that the best way to destroy Chen Qing is that we have an army to enter Guanzhong and wantonly massacre civilians in Guanzhong. His main force will have to withdraw from Guanzhong to encircle and suppress the With an army, our main force will have a chance."

Wanyan Yinkeshu agreed with Han Chang's surprise strategy very much, and wanted to go with him, so he sent [-] troops to attack Pujin Pass.

"Tell me your specific suggestion!"

Han Chang already had an idea in his mind, but he didn't have a chance to show it. It's rare that the coach gave him a chance today, which made him feel uncomfortable.

"Humble post has four suggestions, Marshal Wangdu accepts them."

"Tell me, I'm willing to listen!"

"First, give up attacking Fushi County. Even if it is captured, we will suffer heavy casualties. In fact, it is unnecessary."

Wanyan Yinkeshu frowned, "If we don't capture Fushi County, we will have to send [-] troops to guard the logistics camp. It doesn't matter whether the logistics camp is placed here or in Qingquan County to the south. If we are attacked by the Song army in Fushi County, our army will be restrained, what should we do?"

Han Chang smiled slightly: "We don't need a large logistics camp, we only need a logistics supply camp, not here, nor in Qingquan County, but in Yichuan County, Danzhou, where our sheep supplies You can come from the Wuren Trail, and you can’t use carts and luggage on that road, but you can take cattle and sheep, or a team of mules and donkeys, and you can come here with grain and mutton, and you don’t have to use carts.”

Wanyan Yinkeshu nodded, "This method is good, but what about the siege supplies?"

"This is actually the second suggestion of the humble officer. Pull the luggage back to the Yellow River and take the Yellow River waterway to Pujin Pass. As long as our main force invades Guanzhong, will the Song army still be able to defend Pujin Pass? At that time, the luggage will be gone again. It’s enough to bring it in from Pujin Pass, and now we only need to ensure food and grass.”

Wanyan Yinke said with a wry smile: "It seems that I am really old, but I didn't think of it. General Han is right. Carrying luggage too early will become a burden instead. You can continue to talk about it."

Han Chang didn't expect both points to be adopted. He lifted his spirits and continued: "The third suggestion is that we should take advantage of our own cavalry maneuvers to quickly go south to capture Yichuan County in Danzhou and build a supply camp there. Open up the Wuren Pass, this is also the retreat route for our army, we can't count on retreating from Yanzhou, when we are in danger, we will retreat directly from Wuren Pass, cross the river and return to the East Road."

"General Han means that Luoshui Road is more dangerous?" Wanyan Yinkeshu pondered for a moment.

"Beizhi felt that the section from Qingquan County to Luojiao County was like a bamboo tube, and there was no other way out. If the Song army blocked the north and south, we would be trapped in the bamboo tube, trapped for several months, and the food was exhausted. There is a danger of annihilation of the entire army, and I am a little worried about this part."

Wanyan Yinkeshu chuckled, "After all, General Han is still worried about the Song Army in Fushi County!"

"How could the humble officer not be worried? Chen Qing sent troops to defend Fushi County, isn't it just to cut off our retreat in the north? That is because Fushi County cannot be attacked, so the humble officer suggested using Wuren Road as a retreat route, which broke the Chen Qing set up this move in Fushi County."

"It's a good break. Wu Rendao's move is very clever. The dilemma in Fushi County has really been solved."

Speaking of this, Wanyan Yinkeshu let out a long sigh, "If I had known earlier, I would not have attacked Fushi County in the morning, and I lost [-] people for nothing, which makes my heart ache!"

Han Chang didn't say anything, if he didn't lose [-] troops, would Wanyan Yinkeshu ask him what to do?Impossible, he is confident!You have to hit a big nail, Wanyan Yinkeshu will think of himself, otherwise, Wanyanchang recommended himself to him a long time ago, why did he come to ask himself for advice now?
Wanyan Yinkeshu nodded and said, "I am willing to listen to your fourth suggestion!"

"The fourth suggestion of the humble official is actually what I said at the beginning. We need to send a surprise soldier into Guanzhong. This is the best way to defeat Chen Qing. Guanzhong is Chen Qing's weakness, so we have to attack directly.

I suggest sending a cavalry to take the Jingyuan Road, go east from Yanzhou, carry dry food for ten days, and after arriving in Yuanzhou and Pingliang Mansion, you can use it to support the war, supply supplies on the spot, and then enter the Jingyuan Road from Pingliang Mansion , Enter Guanzhong from Jingyuan Road. "

Wanyan Yinke walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and said, "I'm afraid Chen Qing has already anticipated this step. I have an intuition that if he can send people to guard Fushi County, he will definitely prevent us from taking the Jingyuan Road."

"Marshal Du, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch a tiger's cub. This is a risky move. If you fail, then go back the same way. If you succeed, it's really a wonderful move. Marshal Du, please think twice!"

Wanyan Yinke paced back and forth, he finally made up his mind and said: "Forget it! Just send [-] cavalry. If you successfully enter the pass, you don't need to make trouble in the pass. Go directly to Pujin Pass and help the [-] soldiers I deployed to kill Entering the customs."

Wanyan Yinkeshu immediately ordered Wanyan Mici to command five thousand cavalry to carry out the mission of Jingyuan Road, and found a businessman who was familiar with the road from among the peasants to act as Wanyan Mici's guide, and the five thousand cavalry headed northwest overnight. direction to run.

Wanyan Yinkeshu fully accepted Han Chang's suggestion, and asked Han Chang to lead the peasants and [-] troops back to the Yellow River with luggage, grain, grass and rafts. The luggage went to Pujin Pass.

And Han Chang led an army of [-] to go south along the west bank of the Yellow River. Hundreds of large leather rafts loaded with food, grass and military supplies went down the Yellow River southward, and followed Han Chang's army to Wuren Pass to establish a logistics supply line.

Wanyan Yinkeshu also set off on the same day after Han Chang left. He led [-] cavalry around Fushi County, and quickly headed south with ten days of dry food, with the goal of Yichuan County in Danzhou.

Although all these mobilizations were completed at night, they could not be hidden from the scouts of the Song army outside the city. Niu Gao was informed by the scouts that he realized that the enemy's strategy had changed, and immediately sent an eagle to fly to Tongguan County in the south.

(End of this chapter)