Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 231
Waqiaoguan Guan Nanzhou Military Barracks.

Luo Youdu yawned when he heard the receding shouts, and continued to lie down, thinking about his son, he couldn't help saying: "It shouldn't be ugly now!"

He still cared a lot about the appearance of his eldest son.

"Report, the attacking enemy cavalry has been repelled!"

Cao Bin's voice came from outside the tent.

Luo Youdu came back to his senses and said: "Okay, I got it. Continue to be vigilant, the other party may attack again, don't give them a chance."

"Yes!"

Hearing the sound of Cao Bin leaving, Luo Youdu smiled.

Sure enough, fighting this matter is all based on one breath.

If I am strong, the enemy will be weak, and if I am soft, the enemy will be strong.

After studying the situation of Guo Rong's Northern Expedition for a long time in history, Luo Youdu was not optimistic about the results of Guo Rong's Northern Expedition.

He believed that with Guo Rong's ability, if he survived, there was indeed a high chance of recovering the Sixteen States of Yanyun.

But it may not be the Northern Expedition in history.

It's no wonder that half of the generals are unwilling to fight, but if they continue to fight, there will be more than good luck.

Taking four states and three passes was already the best and most satisfactory result at that time.

There is no other reason. In history, Zhou's army fought too smoothly and too hard, which directly frightened Xiao Siwen, who was not good at military affairs, from going out to fight, and all the heavy troops huddled under the city of Youzhou.

Judging from the performance of Zhou Jun's attack on Shouzhou, it can be deduced that Zhou Jun's attack on the city is indeed slightly insufficient.

It may be more difficult to fight against Youzhou, which has stronger city defenses, more troops, and stronger combat effectiveness.

What's more, in addition to Youzhou City, they also have to face the Sleeping Emperor's [-] Qingqi for support.

In any case, Khitan's fighting power is not comparable to that of Southern Tang.

With this "lesson from the past", Luo Youdu first thought of slowing down and controlling the rhythm of the attack.

Facing Xiao Siwen, soldiers are expensive and quick.

The opponent is too cowardly, too stable, and too aggressive, which is not conducive to the battle situation.

Therefore, this time when they went north, they only took one pass and one state, and Zhou Jun pretended to lose his spirit and began to divide his troops around.

One was led by Luo Youdu, stationed in the south of Waqiao Pass, and attacked Waqiao Pass.

One was led by Han Tong to attack Yingzhou.

One was led by Murong Yanzhao to attack Mozhou.

The last one is the Central Army led by Guo Rong, holding the formation near Zhangshui, supporting the ministries at any time.

At the beginning, Luo Youdu pretended to cross Yishui and planned to surround Waqiao Pass, but with the support of the opponent's five thousand Qingqi, he decisively admitted his cowardice and returned to Guannan from Yishui.

This is the situation of losing Yanyun land.

Waqiao Pass was the most important pass in the Song Dynasty against Khitan.

In history, there have been countless large and small battles around the three passes in Hebei, headed by Waqiao Pass, supplemented by Yukou Pass and Yijin Pass.

But compared to the really advantageous fortresses, whether it is Waqiao Pass, Yukou Pass, or Yijin Pass, they are all built along the river. It seems to be a fortress, but people and horses can easily pass through the pass. It is only used for early warning and cannot really achieve the effect of resisting invasion.

With Xiao Siwen personally leading his troops, the strength of Waqiaoguan increased to [-], and the Khitan army was more confident.

It seemed that he was no longer satisfied with passive defense, and began to attack Luo Youdu's barracks at night.

The Khitan cavalry are best at all kinds of night raids, Luo Youdu personally told Cao Bin, Pan Mei, and Guo Tingzhi to let them take turns to be on duty.

This time when they met Cao Bin, before the Khitan Qingqi got close to the antlers, he let him shoot back with a burst of crossbows, leaving only a hundred or so corpses.

"Thirty thousand!"

Luo Youdu smiled even more as he read the numbers of the Khitan army near Waqiao Pass.

It seems that Song Xiong's step is secretly used to his advantage.

Only by mobilizing Youzhou's soldiers and horses to the front line as much as possible, the price for them to win Youzhou will be lower.

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Waqiao Pass!
Xiao Kaiyin retreated to the pass with annoyed expression on his face, and threw his helmet heavily on the ground, venting his dissatisfaction.

This is the first battle in his life, thinking that no matter what he has to make decent achievements and prove himself.

As a result, before approaching the enemy camp, the crossbow arrows were shot back immediately, and nearly a hundred soldiers were damaged.

Xiao Siwen looked at his eldest son, didn't care about his defeat at all, and said: "Okay, I don't even think about who the opponent is? He is a famous general in the Central Plains. So far, he has not lost any defeats. How can he be so easy?" Just for you?"

"My son should keep this lesson in mind, and don't underestimate the people of the world."

"Remember not to fight meaningless wars. Why bother with Luo Youdu for a while? As long as we persist until the arrival of the emperor, we will win."

Xiao Siwen has read the books of the Central Plains, and may lack practical experience, but he understands the truth.

Understand the reason why Xiang Yu became weaker as he won and Liu Bang became stronger as he lost.

I am not that piece of material, I honestly guard the pass, delaying time, waiting for Yelvjing to lead the army to arrive, and then transfer the command.

It's not perfect?

Why take the risk of defeating the enemy to win!

If it weren't for Xiao Kaiyin's repeated requests, Xiao Siwen would not have allowed his son to make a tentative night attack at all.

No, the lives of more than a hundred soldiers were lost for no reason.

Xiao Wei had nothing to say because he suffered a loss, so he could only express his understanding indignantly, and the boss in his heart was unconvinced.

Xiao Siwen didn't say anything when he saw this. He knew the ability and character of his eldest son, but he couldn't help thinking of his daughter Xiao Hunian, and thought to himself: If she was a man, it would be great.

Xiao Siwen didn't pay attention to Xiao Kaiyin either, as long as his son came back safely, he could rest in peace.

Early the next morning, Xiao Siwen called Yelu Xiezhen.

"Xian Zhen, how is the situation of the Central Plains Army?"

Yelu Xiezhen is the grandson of Yuyue (the highest honorary title awarded to those who have made great achievements) Yelu Helu, but because Yelu Xiezhen is not good at managing his livelihood, he wiped out the inheritance left by his grandfather. He is a well-known prodigal son of Khitan. despised.

However, Xiao Siwen saw Yelu Xiezhen's good looks, knew that he was slutty on the outside, but extremely rough on the inside, so he recruited him under his command and entrusted him with important tasks.

Yelu Xiezhen said: "Just like yesterday, Han Tong and Murong Yanzhao are attacking Yingzhou and Mozhou. Our scouts can't go deep, so we don't know the details. fall."

Xiao Siwen nodded and said: "It's beyond my expectation to be able to support until today. Whether they live or die or fall, they will be credited. Also, increase the number of scouts, along Xidian, Yishui and Juma River, Guangxi Set up scouts to monitor every move of the Central Plains army. Central Plains people like to use tricks and odds in war, and don’t give them a chance to use odds.”

The reason why the pass was built at Waqiao Pass is because it is the only land entrance leading to the north.

The other roads going north were blocked by the river, and the bridges that could pass quickly were also destroyed by them.

Of course, the river is not turbulent and can be crossed by force.

But as long as scouts are spread widely on the north bank of the river, unless Zhou Bing grows wings, all changes will be under their supervision.

Xiao Siwen's biggest advantage is that he has self-knowledge. He knows that he is not good at military strategy, so he is not easy to move if he is not aggressive, and he is as stable as an old dog.

　Sorry for the late update, there is something wrong with the map in hand, which caused a serious flaw in the way of defeating the enemy, so I re-thought it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)