When taking stock of Ming Taizong at the beginning, Lao Zhu was stunned!

Chapter 187: Stopping with stillness is not the way to go!
Yelu Abaoji also agreed: "The more mistakes the enemy makes, the better."

It is true that you must be as strong as possible at all times and cannot rely on the enemy's stupidity, but in actual operations, it would be best if the enemy makes many mistakes.

[Du Chongwei first fought a battle with the Khitan army around Zhongdu Bridge, but failed to win, so he camped south of Zhongdu Bridge. 】

[Perhaps because he was unwilling to actively fight and fight with the Khitans, Du Chongwei began to camp on the spot and ignored other matters. Therefore, except for camping and daily battles with the Khitans, the Jin army did not have any military operations for a while. 】

[During this period, Li Gu, the governor of Cizhou, once suggested to Du Chongwei that he should join forces with the Hengzhou defenders to attack the Khitan army from both front and back, which would surely allow the Khitan army to escape.

Even if they can't be allowed to return north, at least they can get rid of their current difficulties. 】

[But Du Chongwei was indifferent and kept guarding the station, just like when he was guarding Hengzhou when he faced the enemy's attack. 】
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Tang Dynasty, Zhenguan period.

Yuchi Jingde looked down upon this kind of behavior that was completely passive and did not want to do anything at all: "This Du Chongwei is stationed south of Zhongdu Bridge. He sets up camp on his own instead of entering the city to defend it. Even though there is still food and grass in the city to support 30 Ten thousand troops have closed the city for a while, where is this camp?"

What other options are there besides relying on transporting grain and grass from the south?
If you don't take any other actions, the enemy will just wait like you?

If the Khitan army cuts off your food and grass, you will be able to win without a bloody blow!
Jointly attacking Khitan with Hengzhou in the north was a good way to get out of the predicament at that time. Even if you are not willing to take this risk, then you should take action. At least you can do some intelligence work!

Others are worried and working hard all day long when fighting, but you are better off, not moving every day!

That’s not how static braking works!
Furthermore, if you are determined to have a long-term confrontation and draw down the Khitan's forces, then you must send more troops and horses to protect your own food routes, or look for new sources of food!

If you want to fight a war of attrition and wait quietly to wear down the enemy's army, the premise is to ensure that you can afford it. Don't wear yourself out half to death when the time comes, and the enemy will still have plenty of energy!

"Given the situation of the Khitan cavalry, we only need to detach an elite force to get behind Du Chongwei, cut off the food route and occupy a small city, posing a continuous threat to his rear." Changsun Wuji said.

You know, the Khitan army is still guarding the Zhongdu Bridge, and preventing the later Jin Dynasty from crossing the Hutuo River to go north is almost half of the success!

Fang Xuanling suddenly thought of something: "The Jin army has been stationed at Zhongdu Bridge for several days now. Why hasn't Shi Chonggui responded yet?"

His words immediately shocked everyone present. His colleagues all looked at each other in shock. Li Shimin was also shocked - could it be that this news hasn't been sent back yet?
[As for Yelu Deguang, they harassed the Later Jin army day and night, day and night, but as time passed, Yelu Deguang and the generals couldn't help but have some concerns. Is it right to continue the stalemate here?
Can Du Zhongwei's defense be broken through in a short time?

Do you want to give up here for now and come back to another place? 】

[After all, the Khitan was on an expedition to the south, so food and grass were limited, and the soldiers and horses were beginning to tire after days of fighting. 】

[Therefore, many people think that this matter should be slowed down and they can plot against Du Chongwei's army in the future. 】

[Yelu Deguang also felt that it made some sense, but Yelu Tuluqu, who was the king of Beiyuan at the time, firmly opposed it: If your majesty wants to defend the current territory, it is indeed possible to do so, but if you want to do something for our great Liao How could we choose to give up on expanding our territory just because of this difficulty?

If we give up this route, the enemy is very likely to capture Youyan. Then how can we, the Khitan people, live in peace! 】

[Of course, Yelu Tulu was not just talking about bad things. He also proposed a feasible method: cutting off the food road! 】

["I'm riding on that step, why worry about not being able to defeat it! In addition, the Han people are weak and move slowly. If you choose light and sharp cavalry to cut off their pay first, it will be a disgrace."] [As for his suggestion, Yelu Deguang had no idea. He took the decision without hesitation, and decided to go around to the rear to cut off Du Chongwei's food and salary, and at the same time regard this as his last attempt. 】

[So, he asked Zhao Yanshou and Yelu Shuogu to divide their forces to surround the Hou Jin army and guard their route of action.

He personally led the elite cavalry across the Hutuo River at night, went south, went around the back of the Later Jin army, captured Luan City (belonging to Shijiazhuang), and recruited thousands of cavalry, which was regarded as blocking the southward movement of the Later Jin army and the grain road. The essential. 】

[Subsequently, Yelu Deguang sent soldiers to guard various key points, completely cutting off the food routes of the Later Jin army. 】
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Khitan, the second year of Tianxian.

Yelu Abaoji greatly appreciated Yelu Tuluqu: "He is a talented person who makes plans and predicts the enemy's victory! Such a talent deserves to be the king of the North Academy!"

He thought for a while and then asked Shu Luping, "I remember that his father was an enemy of Lugu, and the fifth courtyard was destroyed by Jin?"

Shu Luping nodded. After all, the miracle had been mentioned before: "The enemy Lugu died in the battle of Lihoujin, and then Tuluqu took over as his father's Yili Jin. Both father and son are loyal to our Khitan. Talented people.”
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Ming Dynasty, Hongwu period.

Looking at it, Zhu Bai felt like he was going to have a myocardial infarction from anger: "Didn't Hou Jin add any protection to the grain road behind him?"

It's that simple?
Have your own food routes been lost?
With two armies fighting on two fronts, shouldn't the food road be the top priority?

Send troops to garrison at all times, notify the city behind... No more measures are needed!

Du Chongwei really didn't do anything?

Luan City was easily captured by Yelu Deguang. It can be said that there was really no other way. After all, it was just a small city.

But as the food route and retreat point of the Later Jin army, shouldn't such an important location be closely guarded?
No matter how many history books he has read, this is the first time he has seen a talent who does not put food and grass first!

Soldiers and horses move forward before food and grass are moved. Even a young man like him, Zhu Bai, knows that he must protect his own food routes. Only when he has food and grass can he talk about other things.

After all, the reason why the soldiers joined the army was just to make a living. How could the soldiers obey the general's command when they didn't even have something to eat?

In history, there are only a few generals who can make their soldiers willing to listen to themselves, follow them to fight bloody battles, and not be afraid of life and death!
Zhu Xi also said sarcastically: "This is not outrageous. For Du Chongwei, even Shi Chonggui still doesn't know that his army is stationed at Zhongdu Bridge."

They don't even report the movements of the army in a timely manner. They don't have this awareness. It seems reasonable to not pay attention to the food route.

Zhu Fang thought it made sense: "Yes, Du Chongwei's messenger must have gone out before Liao encircled the rear, but it didn't mean that he sent the message after he was stationed. Otherwise, Shi Chonggui should have received the message a few days earlier."

He was just a little confused about the time, "But when Shi Chonggui received the news, was it before or after Liao cut off the grain road?"

All in all, it was impossible to verify Du Chongwei's true thoughts. He had not reported the latest news for a long time. By the time Shi Chonggui knew that he was stationed at Zhongdu Bridge, it was already too late.

Especially when the Later Jin Dynasty was internally empty, and even the Imperial Guards sent most of them to Du Chongwei's command.

(End of this chapter)