Han ride

Chapter 428 The battle is in full swing ([-])
"Damn old thief, I'll settle accounts with you when Li Xin is wiped out one day." Jiang Yu said viciously.This Fan Yongdou is very powerful. Once he made a move, the market in Datong was in a slump, and he has not recovered yet. The second time he made a move, he dedicated the entire Shahukou to Li Xin, and let Li Xinbing enter the Shahukou. Li Xin's second calculation was all in vain. When Li Xin captured Shahukou, he didn't lose many troops.

Now Jiang Guan also has to admire Li Xin, who uses soldiers like a god, and who appears and disappears like a ghost.As soon as the army entered Shahukou, they took Canhu Fort and Mayinghe Fort without even spending a night, and destroyed Hu Guoding's [-] troops.Now Jiang Yu doesn't know how the battle is going on the front line, but he can't sit still now.

"Junmen, we still have Zuoyun and Youyu counties, and there are fortresses such as Mabao, Pohubao, and Hongtubao around, which are enough to keep Li Xin out of the pass." A thick voice said.Jiang Guan looked over, but it was his general Chen Du, who was also his confidant and favorite general.

"Even so, we can't underestimate Li Xin." Now Jiang Yu really dare not underestimate Li Xin. Before, he always thought that Li Xin was lucky enough to have his current foundation, but now he knows that feelings He was very powerful, Li Xin slapped himself hard as soon as the two sides fought.Although there are quite a few forts between Zuo Yun and Youyu, among these forts, there may be hundreds or thousands of soldiers, but whether they can stop Li Xin, Jiang Yu really doesn't know.

"Don't worry, general. In fact, what we need to do now is to use these fortresses to consume Li Xin's troops, and then attract them to the city of Datong, and then annihilate them." Zhang Douguang, a little wiser, said triumphantly.

"Then how much will we lose in Datong? Li Xin is a very powerful person. He will not only rob us of food and grass, but more importantly, he will emigrate and move the people under our rule to the grasslands to increase his strength. "Yu Yin said slightly dissatisfied: "If these untouchables are taken away by Li Xin, what shall we eat next year?" , Yu Yin was also a little scared.

Jiang Yu frowned. He agreed with Zhang Douguang's words just now. According to his guess, he was constantly attracting Li Xin to Datong City, and then using Datong's strong city defenses to block Li Xin.The Wubao along the way, including counties like Zuoyun and Youyu, were all done by consuming Li Xin's troops, but now Yu Yin's words reminded himself that although he had a good calculation, would Li Xin follow his own ideas? To do it is also a problem.

"Yu Yin, do you mean that Li Xin will not attack Datong?" Jiang Yu asked again
"The last general doesn't know." Yu Yin shook his head and said simply: "However, Li Xin has already occupied the position of killing Hu, which means that he can now attack and retreat. If he really can't fight, just To retreat, but according to his previous practice, it is to withdraw all the surrounding people into the cloud to increase his strength."

"If that's the case, wouldn't we be at a big loss?" Zhang Douguang also realized that these people followed Jiang Tuan and enjoyed the glory and wealth. The Jiang family is a big family in Datong, and the land they occupied would belong to his family except for the Dai Wang. The generals around him naturally followed suit. If these people were not appeased, how could Jiang Yan command these soldiers?

"If that's the case, we can only attack and block Li Xin between Zuo Yun and You Yu." Jiang Yu also hesitated, knowing that his tens of thousands of troops are stationed in Datong, and they are planning to use their own troops as their own. The bet is to drag Li Xin in Datong, so that Hong Chengchou and Yang Sichang can boldly attack Yunzhong with confidence.But now according to Yu Yin's words, things may not be so simple, and if this battle is over, he will become the biggest loser.

"General, you can't look at things this way. If you defeat Li Xin and occupy Yunzhong, aren't those people who were captured by him still in the hands of the general?" A handsome literati said with a smile. He is a gentry in Datong. Han Zhaoxuan, who had won Juren, was good friends with Yu Yin, and Jiang Guan had also heard of his reputation, so he asked him to be his staff.

"What do you mean, sir?" Jiang Yu came to ask him about some things that he still respected very much.

"Still according to the previous policy, let General Yang and the three generals lead the army to hold back Li Xin, and use the fortresses to harass Li Xin constantly, so that Li Xin can't attack the two counties with peace of mind, and continue to consume their troops, and then slowly retreat. Withdrew, Li Xin had to attack and stretched their food roads. In order to attack the front city, Li Xin mobilized the army behind, and when Li Xin's army was dispatched, he asked the general to quickly occupy Shahukou. Li Xin was besieged between Shahukou and Datong. At this time, it was the time for the two generals Yang Sichang and Hong Chengchou to attack, and I believe the two generals also planned this." Han Zhaoxuan said, stroking his beard.

"Just in this way, our army will suffer even more losses." Jiang Guan said with some hesitation.

"No matter how much you lose, as long as you defeat Li Xin, you have to make up for it. The general doesn't have to worry about it." Han Zhaoxuan said lightly: "The more the general loses at this time, the more the court will supplement the general in the future. The Northern Conquest Army has been dissatisfied for a long time, the general can resist the Conquest Northern Army, can annihilate the Northern Conquest Army, how can the emperor not pay attention to the general in the future!"

"Well, that's the reason." Jiang Yu nodded and said, "If that's the case, then order Yang Zhenwei and Jiang Xuan to guard Zuoyun and Youyu counties carefully, and not to withdraw their troops unless it is the last moment. Since it's a play, let's make it look like it, Li Xin is a cunning master, who knows if he can see something." Han Zhaoxuan saw it in his eyes and nodded, this Jiang Tiao can do a lot of work people.

"Report." At this time, a spy broke in and said loudly: "Reporting to the military gate, Li Xinxin's cannons blasted open the gates of Mabao and Hongtubao. Both Mabao and Hongtubao have fallen. Now Li Xinzheng personally leads The army is attacking Pohu Fort, Pohu Fort is probably already lost."

"So fast?" Jiang Yu's complexion changed after hearing this, and he suddenly realized, "Then why didn't Jiang Xuan and Yang Zhenwei save them?"

Whether it is Pohu Fort or Ma Fort, they are all located between Zuoyun and Youyu counties, close to the Great Wall, and there are some soldiers and horses inside. Because of the horns, if one party is in trouble, the other party will come to support. This tactic was adopted back then to defeat the invasion of the grassland nation. This tactic has almost never failed.As for the forts from Shahukou to the two counties, they are also under the protection of the two counties. If the enemy invades, they will hide in the forts and wait for the soldiers and horses of the two counties to come to rescue them. effect.

"Have you ever brought back the three thousand war horses from Mabao?" Zhang Douguang suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly asked.As the name suggests, Mabao is a Wubao where horses are raised. It was like this back then, and it is still like this now. Although the number of horses raised is only [-], to Li Xin, [-] horses are nothing at all, but to Datong soldiers and horses, [-] horses are nothing. A war horse is extremely important.

"It has also fallen into the hands of the Zhengbei Army." The messenger who reported the letter hurriedly said: "Li Xin, the Duke of Liao, personally led the army to sit in Zuoyun County, and the opposing general Zhao Guang led an army of [-] to defend Youyu County. .These Wubao were not opponents of the North Army at all, and they were all captured by them."

"Didn't it mean that Li Xin only brought 1 soldiers into the customs? How could there be so many soldiers? Could it be that [-] people can take down so many Wubao?" Jiang Tuan said coldly.There are also many soldiers and horses around Li Xin, but there are also many enemies on Li Xin's grassland. It must be divided into part of the troops to resist others, so it is possible to bring [-] soldiers and horses into the customs, but according to From the current point of view, I am afraid that Li Xin did not just bring fifty thousand troops into the pass.

"No one can guess the actual number of Li Xin's troops." Han Zhaoxuan shook his head and said, "Although many Han people were relocated to the grasslands, Li Xin has been based on the grasslands for several years. Being able to ride horses is also capable of fighting, even if all the people are soldiers. It is okay to have 5 horses even if there are another 10 horses. Now that Shahukou is in his hands, the soldiers and horses in the cloud can be transported to Shahu continuously. In other words, it is possible that Li Xin can lead tens of thousands of horses to block Zuoyun and Youyu. The opponents are all cavalry, and it is understandable that the three generals and General Yang dare not go out to meet the enemy. But Li Xin's next goal is worth it. Thinking about it."

"Why, Li Xin won't attack Zuoyun Youyu?" Jiang Yu hesitated.

"Look at the military gate. The target of Li Xin's attack is not Zuoyun and Youyu County, but the surrounding Wubao. Starting from Canhu Fort, as long as it is between Zuoyun and Youyu County Wubao will be the target of his attack. Obviously, he wants to destroy all the Wubao between the two counties and Shahukou. In this way, he will not have to worry about someone behind attacking the other party's grain road. This is Li Xin's plan."

"Then what should we do now? We can't just watch these docks being occupied by Li Xin!" Jiang Yu said slightly dissatisfied.These Wubao have always been the nail in the Central Plains' defense against the invasion of aliens from the Mongolian steppe, and Jiang Yu has also put in a lot of energy. Now that they are occupied by Li Xin, he is still very unwilling.

Killing Hukou, Li Xin's camp is still here, and has not left Shahukou for half a step. As the battle progressed, the food and grass in the cloud gradually moved to Killing Hukou.

In the huge hall, in front of Li Xin was a huge sand table, which was made by sending information from the seven great families of Shanxi merchants, and then adding Yebuyan.There are not only mountains and rivers on the sand table, but also many small triangular flags. These flags are either red or black, and the red ones occupy the majority.Black occupies a minority, except for Shahukou, Canhubao, Pohubao, Mabao, Hongtubao, and Mayinghebao, the rest are also black.

Li Xin, Zhang Cai, Zhao Guang, Gao Meng and other generals gathered here one after another. Looking at the huge sand table in front of him, Hao Laosan was very familiar with the nearby ones, so he acted as a commentator, facing Li Xin and other generals. Hao Laosan in Li Xin's army was still a little nervous.

"Jiang Yu is still a little patient. He hasn't made a move until now. The [-] army is still in Datong without any movement!" Zhang Cai looked at the huge sand table in front of him. Slowly moving forward, these so-called Forts of Humps above have actually been destroyed, and all the people were either resettled on the spot or sent to the clouds for resettlement.There are basically no walls in this place.Without city walls, there would be no geographical advantage. Li Xin's army was brave and powerful, and it was good at attacking, but not good at defending. Moreover, Li Xin's army was small. If he wanted to occupy these fortresses, he had to divide his troops.So I can only destroy all these city walls, so that I won't be in danger of reoccupying because of Jiang Guan.Thinking about being in the big camp, outside the city walls, the Datong Army is definitely not the opponent of Li Xin's Northern Conquest Army.

"That's because he didn't hurt enough." Li Xin thought for a while and said, "If both Zuoyun and Youyu counties are taken down, he will definitely be able to beat him." Li Xin was also very troubled, he really didn't expect it , The war has been fought until now, but Jiang Guan is still not seen in Datong.This made his calculations come to naught.

"Jiang Guan will not allow us to continue like this. Either he will attack, or they will retreat, retreat, and retreat in great strides." Zhang Cai thought for a while and said: "The subordinates think the latter is possible. If we don't attack and we are too close to Yunzhong, how can the other two armies attack Yunzhong?"

"If you are in charge of this battle in the future, you will let the army hold back the Zhengbei army under Zuoyun Youyu City, and then retreat after a certain amount of strength is consumed. In this way, the lord will definitely catch up for revenge." Zhao Guang After thinking for a while, he said, "We will only be fooled if we act a little more like it."

"I'm afraid Jiang Yu thinks the same way, but his opponent is Li Xin, not anyone else." Li Xin shook his head and said: "The two counties standing in front of our army are the Zuoyun and Youyu counties, and only those who have passed the Zuoyun and Youyu counties Only counties can attack Datong, what I mean is to let go of Zuoyun and Youyu counties and attack other places.”

"Our army is scarce, how can we attack other places? My lord's plan is too risky." Zhang Cai said without thinking: "My subordinates think that as long as we wait here for a while, the only one who will be nervous in the end will be For Jiang Guan and the others, in order to lure us into being fooled, he will only make his army retreat sharply, and at that time, it will be our best chance."

"Of course there are dangers, but if it succeeds, we can mobilize Jiang Guan's troops out of Datong and give Jiang Yi a chance." Li Xin nodded. He didn't know that this matter was very important and dangerous.Bypassing the two counties of Zuoyun and Youyu, Li Xin is not the only one who has this kind of idea. Shahukou, Zuoyun and Youyu counties, as the iron triangle of Shanxi, have experienced countless winds and rains for more than a hundred years. Those ethnic minorities don’t know how many times they have attacked, and some people once tried to bypass the two counties of Zuoyun and Youyun. Unfortunately, they failed in the end. Even if they have 10,000+ troops, it is the same, and they can only be in The Zuoyun and Youyu counties hit a wall.Moreover, if the army goes deep alone, it will definitely be eaten up by the enemy in the end. This is what Zhang Cai said is the danger.

It's just that Li Xin is also very sure, because he is a Han Chinese, and in Datong, Han people will not be boycotted.Although he wanted to occupy Datong, he was better than those Mongolians.In the territory of Datong, there are countless bandits. If these people can use them, they will be a powerful army, enough to offset Li Xin's weakness of insufficient troops.What Li Xin has to do now is to open up a second battlefield outside the two counties of Zuoyun and Youyu, and transfer Jiang Guan's army from Datong, so that Jiang Yi can break into Datong from the vicinity of Deshengbao.

"Since the lord is like this, you can choose a general to go." Zhang Cai thought for a while and said.

"My lord, the general is willing to go." Zhao Guang hurriedly said after hearing the words.Among the many generals, only Zhao Guang has this qualification and condition.

"You can't." Li Xin shook his head and said, "If you're marching and fighting, there's no problem, but this time it's not just as simple as marching and fighting. Conquering the generals of the Northern Army, but the attraction to Jiang Tuan is not enough. Only when I go out in person and I don’t have many soldiers and horses, Jiang Yu will send troops.”

Although everyone was unwilling after hearing this, there was nothing they could do. What Li Xin said was very reasonable, and only Li Xin could arouse Jiang Guan's interest.The so-called capturing the thief first and capturing the king is very applicable at any time, especially now that Li Xin is leading the army outside, if Jiang Guan does not want to let himself lose too many soldiers and horses, gather a large army, and attack Li Xin's lone army, he will have If Li Xin was captured alive, this war would not be fought. Zhao Guang, although he is Li Xin's confidant and favorite general, is much worse than Li Xin himself.

"How many soldiers and horses are you planning to bring, my lord?" Zhang Cai asked unwillingly.

"5000 people are enough." Li Xin thought for a while and said.If there are too many men and horses, Jiang Yu will not dare to attack, and the two counties of Zuoyun and Youyu will not have enough troops to attack, so Jiang Xuan or Yang Zhenwei will send out a soldier to attack, 5000 troops are not too many, not too many. , which happens to be practical.

"Five thousand is too little, we need 1 people." Zhang Cai shook his head and said.

"Sir, the imperial guards led by the Beibei Army this time are only 2 people. Most of the rest of the soldiers have little training. Only by staying here can we ensure the pressure on Zuoyun and Youyu counties. 5000 Although the number of people is a little less, but the mobilization is extremely fast, and Jiang Guan wants to besiege me, I am afraid it is impossible." Li Xin shook his head and said.

(End of this chapter)