Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 919 Self-defeating
In the morning, Yedu Bridge was sent, and in the evening, Baimajin was aided.

Baimajin is located near the Henan sliding platform, and Liyangjin is directly opposite to the north.The section from Liyang to Fangtou is the concentration point of the Yellow River water transport.In previous years, when Shi Zhao was in great power, he looted and looted civilians in Henan and Huaibei, including Guanzhong, and went to the core areas of Xiangguo and Yecheng in the north. Most of the boats left from here to the north of the Yellow River.

From Liyang upwards, through Hutuo and Zhangshui in the middle of Weishui River, you can reach Yecheng within a day.Therefore, this section of the waterway is not only prosperous in water transportation, but also has many warehouses and mansions along the way. It is the most essential section from Hebei to the Central Plains.

However, with the domestic turmoil in Jie, although Shi Kan was in Ye, he was incapable of fixing the chaos, so the surroundings of Liyang also quickly became chaotic.The boom is gone, and the bust is getting worse.

A few days ago, Shi Kan led the army to the south again, and now in Liyang alone, there are more than [-] troops gathered, while Yedi in the rear is still continuing to recruit soldiers, coming continuously along this river.

After these soldiers arrived in Liyang, they directly moved into the warehouses and mansions that had been left unused for a long time, which saved them the trouble of building another camp.

Such a large-scale gathering of soldiers put great pressure on Shi Kan.Although he has inherited a considerable part of Jie country's heritage, such as a large number of materials stored in Yecheng, including Liyang and other places in the early years, after several years of consumption, there is not much left.Moreover, the army leaders in Yedi were severely separated, and they lacked much establishment in local management and insufficient replenishment.

Therefore, in order to prepare for this big war, Shi Kan can be said to bet all his family property, and even allocated part of his troops to close families in exchange for their financial support.At the same time, a cavalry team was organized to clean up the surrounding areas of Yedi to plunder and collect people's reserves.

Originally, if it was just a problem in the south, Shi Kan would not be so embarrassed.After all, he was able to become the Lord of Ye Land because of his strength. Originally, Shi Zhao Huqi, Cheqi and other forbidden troops were all controlled by him, and these alone were tens of thousands of elites.Even if those nobles and military leaders were strong, they didn't dare to disobey him too much, they only dared to restrain him a little from the side.

But now, not only Huainan army soldiers at Chen Hepan, Xiangguo is also in trouble.The constraints of the two sides prevented him from being too tough.But in any case, the army is finally assembled now.As long as the army can be assembled, they still have to follow the Wei King's military order as a whole. Although those military leaders also enter the army in a step-by-step manner, they can exert much less constraints.

However, due to the failure of the front line, Shi Kan fell into a passive position, and the huge force could only be shrunk down in Liyang, and could not be deployed at all.Therefore, after Shi Kan arrived in Liyang, even though he knew that the enemy troops on the opposite sliding platform had not been fully counted, he did not dare to launch an attack directly, fearing that he would be overwhelmed by the Huainan navy going down the river on the way across the river.

Therefore, during this period of time, the two armies were only wrestling for a few river islands.In this regard, Yedi's army has the upper hand, but at the grand strategic level, seeing more and more troops gathered on the sliding platform, the Huainan army stood firmer, and began to gradually transfer the navy to the sliding platform. .Because of the loss of Fangtou, Yedi's army was increasingly at a disadvantage.

In such an anxious confrontation, what makes Shi Kan feel even more uneasy is that rumors gradually spread in the army. It is said that some important generals in the Yandao Army have written letters to Henan and are ready to surrender to the enemy.These rumors spread vividly and have begun to shake the morale of the army.

In the big camp near Liyangjin, Shi Kan personally supervised and killed dozens of soldiers who had spread rumors in the army.With an order, dozens of heads rolled down together, and a depressing smell of blood filled the school grounds.And the generals and commanders of the various ministries lined up in the school grounds were also silent for a while, not daring to speak out.

Wearing heavy armor, Shi Kan looked majestic, but in fact he smiled wryly in his heart.He knew that with such a large-scale execution, many rumors that were originally hidden in the dark would probably spread even faster later.

But up to now, he has no better way.Rumors have already mentioned which general is going to lead his troops to join the enemy by name, and those who are interested have already known.If he still doesn't express his position, people's hearts will become even more panicked, especially those generals involved in the rumors will be even more uneasy.

Right now, he is choosing to severely punish the soldiers who spread the rumors, so as to show that he will never be affected by the rumors.But in this way, more ordinary soldiers who are kept in the dark will know the news.

So at such a moment, he still chose to compromise.Regardless of whether those generals are suspected of surrendering to the enemy or not, we will not go into details right now, because the scope of involvement is too great. If you choose to pursue and execute those generals, the situation will become more serious and uncontrollable.Even if the best outcome does not provoke a mutiny, with so many generals involved, the command of the entire army will collapse.

Dozens of heads were regarded as Shi Kan's explanation and warning to the generals, and they were hung on the flagpoles to inform the battalions that the soldiers were prohibited from discussing this matter in private.

Then Shi Kancai summoned several important generals to enter the account, took off his armor and sat withered for a while, then suddenly let out a long sigh.

Several generals in the big tent saw Shi Kan like this, and their demeanors were not lacking in depression and eccentricity.Because speaking of this fraudulent surrender strategy, they initiated it on their own initiative, hoping to draw the Huainan army into the trap and gain some initiative.

And when they made the plan, they also calculated that the Huainan Army might turn around and publish those false surrender letters in order to shake the morale of the army. In their plan, if the Huainan Army did this, it would show that the opponent had no sincerity in recruiting surrender, but would strengthen the soldiers They are stubborn.

However, what they didn't calculate was that there were too many people involved in this surrender list!There are so many that even they themselves dare not find out who is the real surrender and who is the fake surrender. It can be said that they are self-defeating and self-defeating.

After a moment of silence, a general named Zhang Cang said in a deep voice: "It was planned before that no one from the You family was present, but there are rumors that his family also secretly informed the southern thieves. If the king doesn't get to the bottom of it, I'm afraid he will become a traitor." What a disaster..."

When Shi Kan heard this, he clenched his fist and slammed it heavily on the desk, his face was even more gloomy.Because of this self-defeating strategy, instead of causing any trouble to the Huainan army, it put him under great pressure in his heart.

Is it true that so many people have offered books and surrendered, or is it exaggerated by the Huainan Army?Or in other words, only those who have been announced are suspected of defecting to the enemy while others are absolutely innocent?What's more, is it possible that such an important northern sect as the You family in Guangping was framed by the old enemy in Ye, hoping to use his hands to get rid of the You family and then carve up the people?
At the very least, he knew that Zhang Cang's intention to investigate You's family at this time was by no means pure.

Seeing that Shi Kan was silent, Han Yong, a direct general he brought from Huaibei, said: "Brother You, who has been a senior general in the middle school for a long time, it is not surprising that his name is passed down in Henan. Even if you vote for the Southern Bandits, you may not win Ba Yong, this matter is likely to be framed by the southern bandits."

"Probably? Ha, if the incident is less than half, I'm afraid that my life will be crowned as a marquis by a dog thief."

Zhang Cang smiled inexplicably, and immediately stopped talking.

"When the head falls first, this matter will stop here!"

Shi Kan let out a low growl after hearing the words, his tone was extremely irritable, and then said in a deep voice: "Xifang City is occupied by the enemy, so I can't calm down. Guo Changshi wrote a letter earlier, saying that the enemy's army is sticking to the geographical advantage and relying on good weapons. You have failed in many battles, so please help. General Liu will take over the headquarters, and I will increase your cavalry by two thousand, and go to help the battle immediately, and you must get the Fangtou as soon as possible!"

After hearing the words, the general surnamed Liu stood up and bowed his hands to accept the order. Just as he was about to leave the big tent, the general named Zhang Cang said again: "My lord, I don't think you need to be too persistent. How did the southern thieves arrive so quickly?" Trapped Chen Guang first, and then locked Heluo, the army went straight to Hebei, so our army was overwhelmed. Now that the two armies are facing each other along the river, Fangtoucheng is a dangerous place. It is difficult for our army to capture it, and it is also difficult for the southern bandits to capture it. If we can block the southern bandits in Fangxi, it may not be a serious problem."

After hearing this, Shi Kan was stunned for a moment, then raised his hand to signal: "Continue talking."

"The southern bandits are actually using Fangxi as bait to lure our army to look sideways. But watching their army move and marching all the way, we can know that it must be easy to use. The barren land in the east of the river and the island barbarians, even if they have a little reserve, It is absolutely difficult to bear the long-term cost of the army. Because the southern bandits entered Hebei lightly, they dare not look aside, and the battle depends on bravery, so it is difficult to make a long-term plan."

"However, Guo Changshi rewarded Fangxi's bandits with strong armor and heavy weapons, and plenty of things to use..."

A general next to him said in his mouth that he did not agree with Zhang Cang's statement.

"Soldiers are acting cunningly and deceitfully. What's so special about it? Jiangdong has been desolate for a long time, and Henan has been in chaos for a long time. It is because it is useless, so it is used to deceive people!"

When Zhang Cang talked about this, his face was already determined: "Shen Weizhou's solitary army went deep into Suanzao before, and he was captured by Xinle Gong. He is a generation of Gaoliang in Jiangdong, and he is always used to enjoying things in peace. If there is no secret, how could he be willing to take risks? ?”

When everyone heard this, they agreed for a while. It has been a long-standing tradition to despise Jiangdongnan people. Before that, they did not dare to think deeply because of the brilliant record of the Huainan Army's northward advance. Some of the weird actions dovetail slightly.

"At present, our army is guarding the river line. It seems stable, but in fact it cannot win decisively in an instant. Moreover, the southern thieves can take advantage of the river situation, and our army cannot take advantage. But if we retreat slightly to the river line and pretend to withdraw lightly, the south The thieves are reckless and will never be restrained, and they will cross the river to pursue them. At that time, our army will avoid the southern thieves' boats, and we will be able to surround and kill them all in the wild with horses and bows!"

Zhang Cang finished speaking in one breath, and the current difficulty of the army lies in passively responding to the enemy. The enemy army is directly blocked on the north bank of the Yellow River, and there is no depth to rely on.If you can retreat a little to get out of the way of the river, on the one hand, you can avoid the unfavorable battlefield of water warfare, and on the other hand, you can also take advantage of the geographical advantage and cavalry advantages to eliminate the enemy in motion.

When the rest of the generals heard this, many of them frowned and thought about the feasibility of this tactic.To be honest, seeing the boats and boats of the southerners on the river makes people feel frightened. They have tens of thousands of troops here, and they don't even have enough to basically cross the river. If there is a water battle, it is really not optimistic.

　There will be another update later, it may be a bit late, you can watch it tomorrow morning. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)