Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 610 What is a Famous General? (Tactical back)

In Youzhou City, the original Lulong Army Jiedu Office is large enough, because it was rebuilt from the mansion of the Dongping County King in Anlu Mountain in the past.

But after Yelu Ruan ascended the throne, the seat below his butt was not secure, and tens of thousands of civilian husbands were conscripted, the office was renovated again, and it was named Jiqing Palace.

It's not that Yeluruan is greedy for enjoyment. In fact, apart from the fact that this master likes to drink a few sips of wine like most Khitan people, there is no major problem.

He built this Jiqing Palace, firstly because according to Khitan people's practice, the best way for a Khitan lord to seize power is to set up a palace tent.

So as soon as the Jiqing Palace was completed, Yelu Ruan couldn't wait to set up his own confidant's palace account, called Yeluhan Ruduo.

Yale is the transliteration of Xingsheng in the Khitan language, and Hanruduo is the original meaning of the palace tent.

Yeluruan took his father Yelubei's guards during Dongdan Kingdom and the Fanhan people in Yunzhou and Youzhou as Yeluhan Rudo.

Jianyun Prefecture, Fengsheng Prefecture, Youzhou, and the tribes of Dongdan State are the four jurisdictions.

Among them, there are [-] principal households, [-] households of Fanhan Zhuanding, [-] Zhengding, [-] Fanhan Zhuanding, and [-] cavalry.

With these 20,000 people, Yeluruan, the emperor who was completely elected by everyone, can look a little decent.

The second reason is that Yeluruan wants to recruit all the grassland ministries.

The herdsmen of various tribes on the grassland are not like the Han people. They have no concept of benevolence, righteousness and benevolence.

They only know that the Khitan emperor who seems to live in a fairy palace, eat delicacies from mountains and seas, and enjoy endless beauties and fine wines is the most powerful and wealthy emperor in the world.

As a result, Yeluruan quickly recruited tens of thousands of cannon fodder unarmored horse archers.

As a result, his prestige in the hearts of the Khitan people was established, and the huge blow to all the Khitan people caused by Yelu Deguang's death in battle was revived.

The current Khitan people seem to have regained the appearance of a prosperous grassland country in the past.

It's just that the price is all borne by the Han'er in Youyun Sixteen States.

In particular, the Han people in Youzhou built the Jiqing Palace for Yeluruan and entertained the various chieftains on the grassland, as well as the Khitan soldiers and horses from western Liaoning.

Yeluruan received Liu Zhiyuan's letter at the end of March, after which Wang Jun arrived in Youzhou.

But Yeluruan was still hesitant at this time, because he knew that the Khitan people's morale had only recovered superficially, and their strength had not even recovered superficially.

This time, I will pour everything I have to go south. Once I am frustrated, the little heat that I have finally gathered now will be completely dissipated.

Wang Jun had no choice but to find Daxiangwen Yeluu's property, and asked him to come forward to persuade Yeluruan.

And Yelu Wuzhi was waiting for Wang Jun to find him, and after selling a good one, he went to the palace to meet Yelu Ruan.

When Yeluruan saw Yelu Wuqian coming in, he quickly waved his hands to tell the surrounding servants to go down.

Yelu Yazhi didn't salute Yelu Ruan very much, because at this time, most of the power in the newly stabilized Khitan Kingdom was in the hands of Yelu Yazhi.

He handles both military and civil affairs, except for Yeluruan's Yeluhan Ruduo, who can't control the rest of the affairs, Yeluwuzhi doesn't nod, and Yeluruan can't do what he says.

Yelu Ruan frowned, poured himself a bowl of wine very naturally, and drank it down.

"Da Xiangwen, do we really want to go south with the whole army to fight for Liu Zhiyuan's throne?"

Yelu Wuzhi shook his head, "Your Majesty, do you still remember what I said before?"

Yeluruan said suspiciously in a low voice: "Da Xiangwen said that Liu Zhiyuan is getting old, he is not a sign of longevity, and the masters have no talents. Let me grow my hair like a Han, and try to win the heart of the Hedong army."

Yelu Yazhi shook his head again, and didn't start talking until he saw Yelu Ruan's face turned ugly.

"These things are not what His Majesty should consider now, because that is after defeating Emperor Shao.

What I want to tell His Majesty is that we have no choice now.

Because your majesty's foundation is actually in the land of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun in the Han region, but the Han people in the sixteen prefectures do not welcome us Khitans to ride on their heads.

The reason why they are not resisting fiercely now is because they are still waiting and watching. They will truly surrender only if we can defeat Emperor Shao Tian.

If we are defeated, the seemingly docile Han people in these sixteen states will immediately become the most vicious hungry wolves.

Today, everyone knows that my Great Khitan must join forces with the King of Peiping in order to be able to fight against Emperor Shao.

If we now sit back and watch the defeat of the King of Peking, does His Majesty think that we can still occupy the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun?

I am afraid that at that time, the northern and western Liaoning states will not be able to keep it. "

The words were clear enough, Yelu Ruan's expression changed twice, and then he let out a long sigh.

"Then according to the detailed rules, start from Xijing Road, Zhongjing Road and Tokyo Road, all Zhengding and Fanhan Zhuanding and all the grassland departments go south together."

. . . .

On April [-]th, Yeluruan held a ghost-shooting ceremony in Youzhou.

Yeluruan dispatched [-] palace tent guards and [-] Yeluhan Ruduo.

There are more than [-] Fanhan cavalry in Xijing, Zhongjing, Shangjing, and Tokyo, and Bohai and Xiren have [-] infantry each.

Riding a total of [-] steps, they headed south from Youzhou and joined Liu Zhiyuan in Beizhou according to the established plan.

Long before this, Zhang Yu had already led his army to Anyang, the city of Xiangzhou, less than sixty miles away from the Fushui-Zhangshui line where Yan Jin and Guo Wei confronted each other.

And when he arrived here, after carefully inspecting the situation on the front line of Zhangshui, Zhang Tie realized that Yan Jin's contribution can be said to be great!

Because in this era, there is a waterway between Taiyuan in Hedong and Yecheng in the plain of Hebei.

Starting from the south of Taiyuan, you can go southeast through the Xianggu River, which is the Siyu River in the north of Taigu County in later generations, and divert to the junction of Taigu County and Yushe County in later generations.

One of them goes due south, passes through Wuxiang River and Nirvana River, that is, the Zhuozhang River in later generations, turns to the north of Changzhi in later generations, turns to the east, and arrives near Ye County.

One goes to the southeast, and after twenty miles of manual transfer, it goes up the Qingzhang River and then all the way to the southeast, and it can also reach Yecheng.

In later generations, the water volume of these two lands and waters is not too large, and some parts of the river course are difficult to clean. In the era of high-speed rail and high-speed flying all over the sky, they are not even considered chicken ribs.

But at this time, not to mention high-speed rail and high-speed, even the trails that can run on bullock carts should be called the era of convenient transportation. These two waterways can save a lot of transportation capacity and are too convenient.

In addition, the environment at this time is better than that of later generations, and the water flow of Xianggu water and Wuxiang water is also larger. From Hedong to Hebei, it can be said that it is the most convenient to go by water.

And after the Qingzhang River and the Zhuozhang River merged into the Zhang River, the downstream had the best terrain and the most convenient place for defense was Yecheng.

Now Governor Yan Jin led the army to occupy Yecheng in one fell swoop, directly blocking the east army from going to Hebei, and then relying on the Zhanghe River to control the line, blocking Zhang Zhou's army in Xiangzhou and Weizhou, and even further approaching the Yellow River. possible.

Although Guo Wei reacted quickly, Liu Zhiyuan's determination to occupy Hebei was a bit late after all. As a result, Yan Jin, who was originally ordered to station troops along the Yellow River from Huazhou to Liyang, arrived in Yedu before Guo Wei and stayed there.

This is the role of a famous general with the overall situation in mind. Yan Jin's northward movement avoided Zhang Zhou's most unfavorable situation in Hebei.

Moreover, when he went north, he led his own soldiers to take the risk of seizing Yecheng without Zhang Ting giving him an order, and repelled Guo Wei's tentative attack of thousands of people with more than a thousand people.

Then let Cao Yanxi, who was staying in Tokyo, agree to spend all his troops to increase by [-] troops before defending Yecheng.

It can be said that it is dangerous and dangerous!

Of course, Guo Wei is worthy of being one of the few famous generals of this era. After Yan Jinjie took the lead, he quickly relied on the geographical advantages of Fushui and Fushan to establish a solid line of defense in Fuyang (Cixian).

After stabilizing a bit, Guo Wei sent troops westward again, and established a stretch of fortresses and earthen cities in Hezhang, where the Qingzhang River and the Zhuozhang River meet.

The supplies from the east of the river were hoarded near Hezhang, thus ensuring the supply of food, grass and equipment for the army.

Although Hezhang's location and geographical advantages are far inferior to Yecheng, it finally gave the Hedong soldiers from Taiyuan a place to stay and attack.

"Saint, Lord Yan Jun sent a military report. Three days ago, Li Rong, the capital of the Yicheng Army, led an army of [-] horse infantry, defeated a force of the Hedong Army, and occupied the fort built by the Hedong Army [-] miles east of Hezhang. Three seats.

Duke Yan has ordered Zhang Zhaojun (Ma Shacai), the commander of the Right Jinwu Guard, to lead two thousand troops to support.

The sages are also invited to send generals to guard Yecheng, and Duke Yan will personally lead the troops to attack Hezhang. "

"Bring the map!" Zhang Tie hurriedly waved his hand and asked Wang Yisi's staff officer to bring the map. With his hand, he searched up the Zhang River, and soon found the map near Hezhang.

Xue Tongyi, who was sent back by Yan Jin, looked at Zhang Ting's fingers and said to Zhang Ting: "Mr. Yan Jun sent Li Rong westward because he felt that Zhangshui has started to shrink recently. It is said that the weather is getting warmer at this time, and the flow of Zhangshui has increased greatly. right."

Zhang Ting rubbed his chin, looked at Xue Tongyi and asked, "What Yan Jin means is that Guo Wei might build a dam in the upper reaches of the Zhang River to block the water and want to flood Yecheng?"

But after finishing speaking, Zhang Ting shook his head, "That's not right! Guo Wei couldn't flood Yecheng. In the past, Emperor Wu of Wei flooded Yecheng and captured him for trial. You can besiege the city and fight for aid while flooding Yecheng.

Now Guo Wei has less than [-] soldiers in Fuyang, and he has to divide his troops to defend Fuyang and Hezhang, so he is not capable of fighting us in the field.

Moreover, Hezhang and other places are tens of miles away from Yecheng, and the distance of Zhangshui rushing down is too far to wash away Yecheng at all.

What's more, building a dam in Zhangshui is a huge project, and Guo Wei is unlikely to have such manpower to complete it. "

All the generals nodded, but Huang Yingda hesitated and said in a low voice: "When the sage came to Anxi from Shouchang, no one thought that the sage could achieve what he is today?
I am not afraid of anything else, but I am afraid that Guo Wei has some secret method that we don't know. What if he can really block the water of the Zhang River and then flood the city of Ye?

Without the city of Ye, the Hedong army can rely on the Zhanghe River to cut off our way to the north, and they will have convenient transportation and come and go freely.

Duke Yan was probably also worried about this, so he sent Li Yun westward. "

Veteran He Fujin also persuaded Zhang Yu: "Commander Huang is reasonable, but Lord Yan is the commander in chief, so don't move lightly. Please lead two thousand horses to go west to Hezhang instead of Lord Yan, to find out the reality of Guo Wei. .”

Zhang Tie hadn't made a choice yet, Huang Yingda arched his hand, "It's such a small matter, it's suitable for General Xingye to investigate such a small matter, and I am willing to lead the Uighur Yi from [-] to cooperate with Zhang Zhaojun and Li Rong."

Zhang Ting nodded, and quickly made a decision, "Please ask He Gong to go to Yecheng to assist Yan Jin in defending Yecheng, and Huang Yingda will lead the Ministry of Justice to support Zhang Zhaojun and Li Rong.

If Guo Weizhen built a dam to the east of Hezhang to block the water, He Gong could defend Yecheng and order Yan Jin to send [-] horsemen to attack Hezhang. "

(End of this chapter)