Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 446
"Murong Jun is sick and weak. Although he is said to have 30 soldiers, he is actually only one out of ten people who can fight. In the war between Xia and Yi, I, as a hero from the Middle Kingdom, should lend a helping hand. Your Highness will fight in front of him, and I will cause trouble in the back!"

A secret letter was sent from the Lu Nuyan army camp.

After Murong Ke retreated to Zhongshan, Murong Jun led a large army to rush for reinforcements. In addition to the remaining troops in Liaodong, Yan State almost left the army.

"What does he want?" Li Yue looked through the letter, leaving no clues about his identity. Even the handwriting was in regular script that was commonly used in the world.

"There was no request, and no identity was identified. Yesterday, he rode alone and handed it over to our army's scouts." Zhang Shengye said.

"What do you think?" Li Yue handed the letter to Liu Ying.

If what this person says is true, this is a great opportunity.

Murong Ke's loss of Xiang State had a great impact on people's hearts. For decades, the capital city of the Hu people had always been a symbol of indestructibility. It had changed hands several times, but it had never been attacked head-on.

Geographically speaking, if Xiang State is thrown away, Yan State will not suffer much loss, but the balance of people's hearts has been broken.

Coupled with a lot of troubles within Yan State, it is inevitable that someone will rebel.

Moreover, this person also made it clear that in the war between Xia and Yi, I, as a hero from the Middle Kingdom, should lend a helping hand.

There are not a few people who care about China. Although the Liang Kingdom is not orthodox, it is still a Chinese force.

At present, it seems that both Lu Hu and Pang Yue are possible. They are inseparable brothers, and neither of them has a good life in the Yan Kingdom.

"I think we should be more cautious and not attack easily because of one-sided remarks." Liu Ying said after reading.

"You are right. The advantage of Yan's army is to fight quickly. Our army should focus on stability. We should summon Yang Lue to Liantai immediately and let him be fully responsible for this matter." Both sides came with overwhelming numbers, and Li Yue had to be extremely cautious. careful.

If he rebels, the Black Cloud Army can just follow the plan, and we can't pin all our hopes on him.

In the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao fell into Huang Gai's trick of surrendering and was defeated by Zhou Yu, losing the chance to dominate the world.

Although Yan was in a weak position, it was not without the power to counterattack. On the contrary, Murong Ke reduced his troops precisely to accumulate the power to counterattack.

The decisive battle in Xiang State was beneficial to Liang State but not good to Yan State.

But in the decisive battle in Zhongshan, the Yan army was backed by Youzhou, not too far from Jicheng.

In addition to recalling Yang Lue, Li Yue also sent a secret letter to Wang Meng who was traveling to the south of the Tang Dynasty. Wang Meng's opinions were similar to Liu Ying's. The Black Cloud Army had already taken the initiative. As long as it was delayed, the Yan State would be unable to consume any more and would fall apart soon. between.

Beginning in February, the food supply in the rear became a little tight.

Advancing from Xiangguo to Zhongshan, the supply line was lengthened and the pressure on grain and grass increased.

A kilogram of grain sent from Yecheng to the front line would cost at least [-]%. There was no other way, tens of thousands of people and livestock would also have to eat it.

It has been almost five months since the war broke out in late autumn last year.

The troops from the East, Central and West marched in, totaling [-] to [-] troops...

However, the Liang State is difficult, and the Yan State will only be even more difficult.

Just like the Changping War between Qin and Zhao in history due to Shangdang, both Qin and Zhao came with all the young and strong men in the country, and Lian Po defended the wall for five months. However, in the end, because the national power was not as good as Qin's, he fell into Qin's alienation plan. , replaced the veteran Lian Po, activated Zhao Kuo, and chose a decisive battle...

Murong Jun's new army of 30 soldiers sounds good, but people need to eat food, and given the state of Yan State, it is simply unaffordable.

Therefore, Wang Meng's suggestion of dragging it out would ensure victory.

Although the rear was difficult, Chang Wei did not complain at all in his memorial. Instead, he told Li Yue to work steadily and not to worry too much about the rear.

Li Yue felt moved in his heart.

The rise of the Liang Kingdom is definitely not the result of one person alone. There are Bo Wu, Wei Shan, Cui Jin, Zhou Qian, and Chang Wei. Everyone works together, no matter how great the difficulties are. A piece of cake.

For all rising powers in history, the first condition is internal harmony.

This was the case with the heroes of Peixian County under the command of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty. Zhu Hongwu would rather just take the 24 Huaixi generals to start a new one than leave Guo Zixing.With Chang Wei and Zhou Qian at the rear, Li Yue didn't have to worry about the rear and could focus on the battlefield wholeheartedly.

Once the food is consumed, it will grow again in the ground.

Once the livestock is slaughtered, it can be tamed later.

With the current confidence of the Central Plains, these are not problems at all.

It is not so much a decisive battle between the Liang and Yan armies as it is a collision between the Central Plains and the Liaodong and Youzhou geographical plates. The decisive battle is about national power.

If you lose on the battlefield, you may still be able to regain your strength, but if you lose in terms of national strength, you will either die or be disabled.

In a hurry to fight decisively, he killed one thousand enemies and suffered eight hundred losses. The soldiers suffered heavy casualties, but they did not have the strength to annex the Yan Kingdom.

Just like the Battle of Changping, Qin won and killed Zhao and surrendered 45 soldiers, but it suffered more than 30 casualties, leaving it unable to annex Zhao. After resting for [-] years, it annexed the six Shandong countries.

The Black Cloud Army's strategy has changed to using defense as offense. This is also the most desperate strategy for the Murong family, not giving them any chance.

After only ten days of fighting, Yan Jun couldn't hold on any longer and came to challenge him frequently.

The infantry is on the left, the armored cavalry is on the right, and the cavalry is behind. The horns are sounding, and the feathers and arrows are coming to cover the sky and the sun.

Behind the barrier, the black cloud soldiers skillfully put up a large shield.

A piece of reed grew up in front of the barrier in an instant.

However, the power of bows and arrows only goes so far, and the casualties caused are pitifully low.

The Yan army immediately pushed up more than a hundred catapults and threw stones at the Heiyun Camp. However, Lian Tai was located in a condescending position, and the range of the catapults was limited. The thunderbolt carts and ballistae in the camp had a longer range and greater power.

After several rounds, most of the Yan army's catapults were destroyed, and the remaining dozens were dragged back.

Bows, arrows, cannons and stones are not enough, so cavalry can only attack.

But faced with the densely packed spears, antlers, and earth barriers on Lian Tai, the cavalry rushed forward only to die, while the heavy cavalry ran out of breath halfway through.

Back then, Murong Ke captured Ran Min alive with his serial armored cavalry here, but now his serial armored cavalry has become a burden and is completely useless.

The Heiyun army could not move out and suffered only a hundred casualties, while the Yan army left more than a thousand corpses and was helpless.

"The Yan army has been defeated. I will wait and lead an army to attack it!" More than a dozen black cloud generals bowed in front of them.

Li Yue looked around and saw that although the front army failed to attack the camp, the rear army was in strict formation and full of murderous intent. "Murong Ke is deliberately tempting our army to fight. Don't pay attention to it and stick to the camp. The decisive battle has not yet come!"

If they don't fight, the Yan army will be defeated. If they go to fight, it means giving the Yan army a chance.

What's more, the Yan army still has a certain amount of combat power.

Wei Liaozi once said: An army can win with tranquility, and a country can win with concentration.

Once a strategy is formulated, it must be implemented steadily.

Li Yue returned to the Chinese army's tent and ignored the clamor of the Yan army outside the camp.

Yang Lue has been waiting in the camp for a long time. "It has been found out that the secret message is sent by Lu escort. I have sent someone to contact him to temporarily comfort him and let him calm down and wait for the opportunity."

"Lu Hu?" Li Yue rubbed his forehead.

Murong Jun killed three thousand of Duan Gong's tribe without any reason, causing fear among those who returned to the Yan Kingdom.

Lu Hu was erratic. Two years ago, when Yan was in great power, he turned against him, but now that Liang had the upper hand, it seemed reasonable that he turned against him.

(End of this chapter)