Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 415 Bing is expensive and fast (please subscribe!)

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After the reorganization and expansion of the First Army, the gold, silver and food of the Song Dynasty were also transported to Shuibo Liangshan.

During this period, other than those left behind, other personnel, such as Li Yan's family members, had already evacuated to Seoul.

Not only were all the personnel evacuated, but all supplies and useful things were also transported to Seoul.

This time, the gold, silver and food obtained from the Song Dynasty, except for the needs of the army, Li Yan also sent all of them to Seoul.

All in all, Li Yan is ready to give up on Liangshan at any time.

Of course, Li Yan couldn't just give up Shuibo Liangshan.

First of all, giving up directly will not have the effect of the excuse Li Yan wanted.

Secondly, Shuibo Liangshan is the place where Li Yan started his family after all, if it can be kept, it will be better.

After Li Yan sifted through all the generals under him, Li Yan called Wu Lin over and said, "If I let you guard Liangshan Po Dazhai, what do you think?"

Wu Lin is not yet 19 years old, and it was Li Yan who promoted him in an extraordinary way to be able to act as the commander. Now Li Yan actually wants to keep him in the base camp, which makes Wu Lin's breathing become short of breath!

Without hesitation, Wu Lin said loudly, "Young general swears to live and die with Liang Shanbo!"

Looking at Wu Lin's childish face that has not completely faded, Li Yan actually hesitated!

Although it is not necessary to guard this water park in Liangshan, is it really okay to leave it to such a young man?

But when I think about it, Yue Fei is half a year younger than Wu Lin, and Wu Lin will be one of the seven kings due to his military exploits like Yue Fei in the future. The most important thing is that even if Shuibo Liangshan is lost, Li Yan is just a little regretful. What impact, so Li Yan quickly put away his hesitation and said: "Since you are confident, then you can stay behind with your battalion and [-] reserve troops. In addition, Ruan Xiaoer and Shui Yijun will also stay behind. The battle is dominated by you, and when you encounter water, listen to him."

Li Yan didn't tell Wu Lin that he could abandon Shuibo Liangshan.

First, Li Yan wanted to train Wu Lin. If he told Wu Lin that he could abandon Shuibo Liangshan, he would definitely slack off and fail to achieve his purpose of training him.

Secondly, Li Yan also wanted to see how much potential Wu Lin had, and whether he would possess military talents not inferior to Yue Fei, Wu Jie and others.

Thirdly, Li Yan also had a little bit of luck, in case Wu Lin could keep Shuibo Liangshan.

Of course, Li Yan handed everything over to Ruan Xiaoer. When the time came when he couldn't defend, Ruan Xiaoer would take Wu Lin and the left behind troops to withdraw.

Some people may ask, why didn't Li Yan leave Yue Fei, Wu Jie, Han Shizhong, Liu Qi, Wang Yan, Zhang Xian and others to guard the Shuibo Liangshan, but Wu Lin?

the reason is simple.

This battle to the north is too important, and Li Yan must not be defeated - once defeated, it will not only affect Li Yan's competition in the world, but may also cause Li Yan to lose his life.

From an overall strategic point of view, Shuibo Liangshan has become dispensable.

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Soldiers are very fast.

After handing over Shuibo Liangshan to Ruan Xiaoer and Wu Lin, Li Yan ordered Wu Jie and Du Yu to be the left vanguards (Du Yu was restrained by Wu Jie), and set out from the west road, clearing roads across the mountains and building bridges when encountering waters. Enter Yundi from Chenjiagu, wait for an opportunity to attack Shuozhou and Huanzhou, destination Liaoxijing, and order Yue Fei and Shi Wengong to be the right vanguard (Shi Wengong is under Yue Fei's restraint), proceed from the east road, clear roads across the mountains, build bridges when encountering water, and pass through Yanmen Pass Enter Yundi, wait for the opportunity to attack Yingzhou, and the destination is Liaoxijing.

Afterwards, Li Yan personally led an army of [-] to [-], [-] reserve soldiers, [-] civilian husbands, and a supply of grain and grass to go north.

Just after crossing the Yellow River, Li Yan received news from Chai Jin and Yan Qing.

After reading it, Li Yan passed the secret letter to all the generals and staff officers to watch.

After everyone had finished watching, Li Yan said, "Tell me what you think."

Han Shizhong was the first to speak: "Send troops to reinforce General Wu and General Yue, capture Shuozhou, Huanzhou, and Yingzhou as soon as possible, and then outflank Liaoxijing from left to right and fight to determine the universe."

Li Yan sent Yue Fei and Wu Jie as the vanguard, but Han Shizhong was not sent as the vanguard, which made Han Shizhong very disturbed!
Anyone who is a pioneer must be a person who can fight. Han Shizhong thought that Li Yan would send him to be a pioneer along the way, but what he never expected was that Li Yan let Yue Fei, who had only trained in the army but never fought, push him up. s position!

Moreover, Yue Fei was not his old opponent Wu Jie, but him, "Does that mean that in the eyes of the governor, I am not as good as Wu Jie?"

Han Shizhong admits that Wu Jie can fight, but Han Shizhong feels that he is not inferior to Wu Jie.

Taking a step back, Wu Jie is fine, the key is that Yue Fei, how can he be able to take on the vanguard position of General Han?
However, Han Shizhong didn't dare to ask Li Yan clearly. Over the years, Li Yan has never missed a person. He was promoted by Li Yan. Does he dare to question Li Yan?
Not daring to question Li Yan, but that doesn't mean Han Shizhong didn't dare to seek a chance to play.

Therefore, Han Shizhong's proposal for reinforcements is actually selfish.

Of course, according to the news from Chai Jin and Yan Qing that the cloud and land are empty, Han Shizhong's plan of increasing troops and fighting for a quick solution is no problem, after all, the opportunity for war is fleeting.

Many people are in line with the plan proposed by Han Shizhong.

Xu Guanzhong looked at the map for a while and said, "Can we be a little more bold?"

Li Yan asked: "How can you be bolder?"

Xu Guanzhong said: "At the same time as taking Shuozhou, Huanzhou, and Yingzhou, send an army to take Liaoxijing directly."

Liu Ziyu looked at the map, and then said: "The young general also thinks that in the case of the emptiness of the Liao Kingdom, Shuozhou, Huanzhou, and Yingzhou can be locked up, and the capital of Liaoxi can be captured directly."

Wang Shu objected: "It's too radical to do this. Although we have an army of 14, with such a division, more than half of the army has to fight on its own, and it is impossible to form a unified command. Moreover, in case any road If the progress is not smooth, if one or two cities or one or two Liao troops are left behind, our retreat may be cut off by the Liao army, and a major defeat may occur at that time."

There is a saying in the art of war: before the soldiers and horses are moved, the food and grass go first.

When marching and fighting, food and grass are the most important guarantee. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty expedition to the Xiongnu required several 10 cavalry to provide logistics. This is a good illustration.

At this time, the productivity is low and the means of transportation are backward. If the city is not captured, it will be even more difficult to guarantee logistics. This is the most important reason why the city cannot be bypassed in war.

In addition, bypassing a city with heavy troops is tantamount to exposing your back to the enemy's front, so you can't attack with all your strength, because the rear often has the weakest transportation line for the army-because the rear There are countless incidents where food roads were broken and looted, which eventually led to the disastrous defeat of the army.

Furthermore, fighting is not only about equipment, training, scale, but also morale. If the two fronts are attacked by the enemy, it is the most likely to cause the psychological collapse of the troops. Those who dare not easily expose their rear to the enemy.

In other words, Wang Shu's objection was well-founded.

But then again, war is a dynamic issue. In a war, whether a city is attacked or not, whether it is circumvented or not, and whether it is locked or not is closely related to the battlefield situation, combat objectives, own strength, and logistical support at that time.

So, in the final analysis, now is the time to test the decision-making ability of Li Yan, the commander in chief.

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(End of this chapter)