The great hero of the Silk Road, starting from a farm farmer

Lingwu is located in the southeast of Yinzhou and on the east bank of the Yellow River. It is the planned river-crossing gathering place for the Yungu Army's northern expedition to Yinzhou.

When he led his army to Lingwu, Song Yingkui was shocked by the dilapidated scene in front of him.

This place serves as the acropolis of Yinzhou City, the former de facto administrative center of Beixiang. The size of the city is not small! But now there are not even a hundred people in this city. The only one hundred people are nomadic mountain people who came here from the nearby mountains to spend the winter.

Obviously, when the Mimeng massacred Yinzhou City, Lingwu City was also affected. In the city, you can still vaguely see blood stains in the soil, as well as bones that were eaten by wild beasts.

When the army arrived in Yinzhou, it happened to snow! The snowflakes falling in the sky and the blood stains that have not dissipated in the city reflect a solemn atmosphere!
  "Order the main army to set up camp outside the city, and the forward troops will brave the snow to check the thickness of the Yellow River ice to see if it meets the requirements for crossing the river. If it is possible to cross the river without a pontoon bridge, the forward troops will set up camp on the west bank of the Yellow River."

Time waits for no time, and the Yinzhou war must start quickly. Song Yingkui's idea is to wait for the logistics to be in place, and then launch the attack immediately, striving for a quick victory.

The Yinzhou section of the Yellow River is different from the Wazhou and Weizhou sections. This section has high latitude, slow water flow, and ice formation in winter. However, the thickness of the ice cannot be guaranteed and may not allow the entire army to cross the river safely.

Further north from the Yinzhou section, the ice on the Yellow River is thick enough. When the Mimeng people return to Yinzhou, they should first go north and then return to Yinzhou. Song Yingkui didn't want to take a detour, so he built a pontoon bridge on the thin ice if it didn't work. Building a pontoon bridge was not difficult.

Perhaps they did not expect that Yungu's army would attack Yinzhou until the army crossed the river from Lingwu, and Mimeng talents sent soldiers and horses from Yinzhou to intercept it.

Since the main force was small, the Mimeng people did not garrison the cities in Yinzhouchuan for a long time after occupying Beixiang. They gathered all the main force in Yinzhou City. This is also the reason why Yungu's troops entered Yinzhou so smoothly.

"Song Manzi actually chased Yinzhou? Isn't he afraid that the war will drag on too long and he won't be able to return to Yungu when the Yellow River floods come?" Tuowotai heard that Yungu's army was almost advancing to Yinzhou City. I was very surprised when I received the news. In his opinion, it is quite risky for Yungu Army to go north at this time.

"Father! The Yungu barbarians were afraid that just after winning the First World War, they became arrogant and looked down upon our scornful Mongolian army. That's why they came to Yinzhou so quickly. We'll have a good fight with them at the foot of Yinzhou City. After a battle, let him know how powerful we really are. For this battle, we have to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the eldest brother and the second brother."

Chi Erdan, the third son of Tuowotai, had previously fought against Yungu Army's soldiers and horses in the direction of Hongshuiguan in the direction of Weizhou, and suffered a lot of losses. This time when he saw Yungu's army coming to Yinzhou, he immediately became angry and urged his father to mobilize all his troops to fight a real national war.

"Confused! Your eldest brother and second brother's troops are in Wuyuan and Yanyun. They are preparing to attack Zheng Guo. If they are transferred here now, we will not be able to defeat Zheng Guo!" Tuowotai was told by his third son. I am so angry that this third child is still too immature in the military.

"Without bringing in the troops of the eldest and second brothers, with less than [-] troops in hand, can we defeat the Yungu barbarians in Yinzhou?" Although Chierdan was impulsive, he was not a fool. After the battles in the previous wars, Finally, I still have a clear understanding of the military strength of the Yungu Army.

"Fool! Why do we have to fight to the death with the Yungu barbarians in Yinzhou? Drag them in Yinzhou first, and if that doesn't work, give up on Yinzhou. I'll see if they still have the courage to go north.

You have to remember that when you encounter a strong enemy, you don't necessarily have to fight to the death. We have to see bigger. You hurry up and make arrangements to transport the craftsmen and valuables from Yinzhou City to Wuyuan City first. As for the Yungu barbarian, I'll delay it for a while! This year, attacking Zheng is the top priority. After the Zheng State is captured, it will be much easier to deal with the Yungu barbarians with the strength of the Zheng State. ” ˆ ˆ As a tycoon, Tuowotai’s strategic vision is extraordinary. The Battle of Gulong made him understand that the Yungu Army is definitely not an easy opponent to deal with. Even if he concentrates all his forces in Yinzhou, he can defeat the Yungu Army. , is also a tragic victory, and the Mimeng army will definitely be severely weakened.

Instead of a miserable defeat, it would be better to strategically abandon Yinzhou. Anyway, there is no wealth to plunder in this place in a short time. Concentrate the available troops on the battle to destroy Zheng first. Once Zheng and Mi Meng are destroyed, their military strength will inevitably reach a higher level. After that, it will be much easier to deal with the Yungu army.

If the stone blocking the road is too big, go around it first. This is the secret to the rise of the Mimon people over the years.

At that time, the stone in Beixiang was particularly large, so the Mimeng people gave up the bitter battle with Beixiang and turned to the west. Several countries were destroyed in the Western Regions, and their military strength surged unprecedentedly. Then they also encountered big rocks in the Western Region. The Mimeng people also chose to bypass it and turned east to attack Beixiang. Wouldn't Beixiang be destroyed?

This time the Yungu Army is a bit hard, so let’s give up the strategy first and set the target on Zheng State. Isn’t there even a force called the Guining Army nearby? After the general's strength has grown, he will try Yungu again.

The reason why the Mimeng people use this tactic is that they have strategic depth that other forces cannot imagine.

The Yungu army can advance six to seven hundred miles to Yinzhou, but do they have the ability to advance thousands of miles? Even if the Yungu army could travel a thousand miles further north from Yinzhou, they still would not be able to reach the core area of ​​the Mimeng people. Moreover, their core areas are still scattered and can be moved at any time.

With such a vast strategic space, the Mimeng people are almost invincible. What is there to be reluctant to part with in this small Yinzhou city?
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The Battle of Yinzhou lasted for nearly twenty days and barely ended until late February! The Yungu Army finally achieved its strategic goal and forced the Mimeng Army out of the gorge where the Helan Mountains and the Yellow River meet.

However, the results of this battle did not satisfy Song Yingkui. Such a massive battle did not cause any substantial damage to the Mimeng army. They just occupied the Yinzhou Plain, which had almost become an uninhabited land.

A plain with land and no one, it looks more and more like a piece of useless land! Where are you going to find people to fill this place?

To effectively develop the Yinzhou Plain, a population of at least [-] is needed. Isn't it better to move the Beixiang refugees who fled to Yungu last year back with a lot of trouble? Even if they could move back, the number of people would not be enough.

Why! Why is it so difficult! Lack of food, lack of soldiers, lack of land, lack of people, there will never be a perfect time among these four.

I originally thought that with the establishment of the Yinzhou Plain, the shortcoming of unstable food sources could be completely solved. Now that there is Yinzhou Plain, no one is free? If Yinzhou Plain is to assume the important task of ensuring the food security of the Yungu Army, it now seems that it will take at least ten years!

(End of this chapter)