The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1023
Sure enough, after Yang Hu took office, the Jin army's strategic system in Jizhou has undergone major adjustments, and the garrisons of several counties such as Zhao, Julu, Anping, and Leling have been abolished. Give up, such a big deal, even Liu Yin was amazed.

I have to say that Yang Hu's courage and courage, giving up the four counties in central Jizhong, seems unbelievable to many people, but Yang Hu did so without hesitation, and even the withdrawal of troops from the counties was very hasty , did not give the Shu army any chance to pursue.

Although the four counties in Jizhong were captured without bloodshed, Liu Yin frowned. Yanghu's method of shrinking his troops to Yecheng was indeed quite clever.

The original defensive deployment of the Jin army in Jizhou was like a palm stretched out. Although it covered all the counties in Jizhou as much as possible, the Shu army could attack from any point and easily cut off the Jin army. one or more fingers.Now that Yang Hu took back his palm, it was as if he was clenching his fist. It would be very difficult for the Shu army to find any weak spots.

According to the information currently available, the Jin army retreated to southern Hebei, forming a defense system centered on Yecheng and radiating hundreds of miles around Yecheng. Around Yecheng, Yang Hu mobilized more than [-] troops and Hundreds of thousands of corvee workers dug deep trenches and built high fortifications to build a defensive network of deep trenches and high fortifications.

The southern part of Hebei is full of vast plains, and this kind of plain is very conducive to cavalry combat. Now in the contest of cavalry battles, the Shu army has taken a clear advantage. The Wei and Jin cavalry who once ruled the world now have the advantage It's gone.

In the plains, if you want to deal with the impact of cavalry, the more effective means is to rely on the city. The Jizhou Plain has been ravaged by the Hu cavalry for a long time. The city of Ye is completely comparable to a big city like Luoyang Chang'an.

However, no matter how strong the city was, it became a joke in front of the Shu army. Thinking about the fate of Chang'an City, no one had any illusions about sticking to Yecheng.

If you can't ride and fight, let alone defend the city, doesn't that mean that the Jin army's defense system in Jizhou will become a mess?But Yang Hu found another way, and thought of using deep trenches and high fortifications to deal with the Shu army.

Of course, this method of fighting with deep trenches and high fortresses was not invented by Yang Hu. In previous wars, military strategists had widely used it, but large-scale battles like Yang Hu's in a range of hundreds of miles vertically and horizontally The use of trench tactics is absolutely unprecedented.

To deal with cavalry, trenches are undoubtedly the most effective means, especially the criss-cross trenches where the trenches are connected. The maneuverability of the cavalry is completely contained. Even infantry, when the opponent is defending, they want to break through. These trenches are also very difficult.

Of course, the trench also has a great weakness, that is, the trench is dead and cannot move. While restricting the opponent's attack, it also seriously hinders the mobility of one's own side. defense system.

Yang Hu’s large-scale construction of trenches was actually a helpless move. Now that the Jin army is weak in attack, it will not work if they try to defend. The last territory to the north, just like the state of Jin losing all the territory north of the Yellow River, will really be gone.

The latest defensive strategy of the Jin army did pose a problem for Liu Yin. On the surface, Yang Hu's defensive method seemed clumsy, but it was completely set up to restrain the advantages of the Shu army, and could not attack Yecheng. Under the city, the firearms of the Shu army were useless at all, and it was even more difficult for the cavalry of the Shu army to find a chance to break through in front of the densely packed trenches.

Even Fu Qian and Luo Xian frowned. They had fought countless battles, but they had never fought a battle like this. It was indeed not easy for the Shu army to take Yecheng.

"I didn't expect Yang Hu to use such a method. It seems that it will take some trouble to take Yecheng." Luo Xian said.

Liu Yindao: "Yanghu has designated the land as a prison. Although Yecheng looks solid as a rock, it also severely limits the Jin army's ability to move. Since Yecheng is in a hurry, it is better to attack Qinghe in the plains first, and simply kill them." Go across the Yellow River and see how much he can do to defend Yecheng from poverty."

The Jin army is currently divided into two parts in southern Hebei. Yang Hu led 7 troops to guard Yecheng, and Ma Long led more than [-] troops to guard the Qinghe Plain.Although the Jin army gave up the four counties in central Hebei, it is impossible to give up the counties in southern Hebei, especially Qinghe in Pingyuan. Qinghe in Pingyuan is the gateway to Qingzhou. Open, and if the Shu army burns the flames of war to Qingzhou, the situation of Jin may become more and more critical.

Yang Hu did a lot of trench fortification in Yecheng, but Ma Long did not necessarily do so in Qinghe in the plain. After all, Qinghe in the plain is distributed along the Yellow River, and the line of defense is too long. The defense is still based on normality.

It was not easy to fight in Yecheng, so Liu Yin immediately turned his spearhead, and decided to fight Ma Long in Qinghe, Pingyuan first, and then turn around and deal with Yanghu in Yecheng before it was too late.

This time to attack Qinghe in Pingyuan, Liu Yin decided to use Luo Xian's Right Army Corps and the Tiger Cavalry Army of the Central Army Corps. Both the Right Army Corps and the Tiger Cavalry Army were cavalry.Liu Yin led the Central Army and the Left Army to form a siege of Yecheng.

After Luo Xian took the order, he marched south immediately, captured Xindu, an empty city abandoned by the Jin army, and drove southward, pointing directly at Jieqiao.

Jieqiao is not a bridge, but an ancient town on the Panhe River. Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan fought a big battle here in order to fight for the control of Jizhou, so the small place of Jieqiao became famous all over the world.

Although the Jieqiao is small, it is an important passage from Julu and Anping to the Qinghe Plain. If Ma Long wants to defend the Qinghe Plain, he must first defend the Jieqiao. Therefore, the Jin army gathered a large number of troops to garrison here. Luo Xian Going south from Xindu, the first target of the attack was Jieqiao.

Thousands of horses and ten thousand rides, smoke billowing, tens of thousands of Shu army iron cavalry meandering south, mighty and mighty, swallowing like a tiger.

This is the first time that the Right Army Corps has taken the initiative to attack in Jizhou. They have been fighting defensive battles before, and this time it is finally their turn to feel proud.

　Yesterday, my hand trembled a bit, and I mistakenly sent 1022 to 2022. The sad thing is that the chapter name cannot be changed. I am very sorry, and I hope it will not affect your reading.

　　
　
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