The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1254 The Battle of Liaoshui

The strong attack of the Han army brought a lot of panic to the officials of Goguryeo and the remnants of Xianbei in Xiangping. In fact, when they entered Liaodong, they were most worried about when the Han army would attack.Before the Han army attacked, they were still lucky, but when the real wolf came, they were all at a loss, terrified, and didn't know what to do.

When King Meichuan occupied Liaodong, it was so glorious. Now that he suddenly heard that the Han army was attacking, even he himself couldn’t sit still. But now he is asked to abandon Liaodong and retreat to Changbai Mountain, but 1 people are unwilling. Compared with the prosperity of Pingcheng, Wandu City is just a tiny piece of land in a primeval forest. King Meichuan won the cities of Xiangping, how could he go back to Wandu again?

In fact, it is not false to say that King Meichuan is a frog in a well. Xiangping is just a county in Liaodong County. Ping is already a prosperous and prosperous city, if he is really asked to experience the prosperity of Chang'an in Luoyang, his jaw would drop on the street.

The ministers and generals of Goguryeo are all country bumpkins, used to crawling in the deep mountains and old forests, and they all have the strength, but when it comes to their brains, they are all dumber than the other. When King Meichuan asked them for advice, all of them were speechless. , I didn't know how to respond, so angry that King Meichuan cursed: "A bunch of trash, I want you to come up with an idea, all of them can't even fart, what's the use of you!"

Duan Qizhen stood up at this time and said: "Your Majesty, don't be angry. Now Liu Yin is on an expedition and only brought 7 people. What is there to be afraid of? I have a plan to retreat the Han soldiers!"

King Mei Chuan immediately turned his anger into joy, and said: "What clever plan does Duantou have, tell me quickly."

Duan Qizhen said: "The Liaoshui River runs through the sky, runs through the north and the south, and divides the Liaodi into two. The east of the Liaoshui is Liaodong, and the west of the Liaoshui is Liaoxi. Now the king has occupied the land of Liaodong. As long as he guards the Liaoshui, he will follow the Liaoshui. The danger of the water, build a high fortress on the east bank to block it, the Han army will not be able to cross it, and the king can rest in peace."

Murong Xin shook his head and said, "That's not right, that's not right. When Sima Yi attacked Gongsun Yuan, Gongsun Yuan set up camp along the Liaoshui River. Unexpectedly, Sima Yi secretly dispatched a surprise army, bypassed the Liaoshui River, went straight to Xiangping, and finally beheaded Gongsun Yuan. Although the Liao River is dangerous, it stretches for hundreds of miles. With our current strength, it is impossible to defend hundreds of miles, so I believe that it is not a good strategy to defend it blindly."

Murong Xin has been in the Central Plains for a long time, and he still has some experience in the art of war of the Han people. Duan Qizhen proposed the method of defending along the river. Murong Xin immediately expressed his opposition, thinking that defending along the river is more passive, and the Liao River is long. With such a small force, it may be difficult to strictly guard against leaks.

Duan Qizhen felt a little displeased, snorted softly, and said: "Could it be that the second son has another clever idea?"

Murong Xin chuckled and said, "It's not a good trick, but I do have a plan to deal with the Han people."

King Meichuan’s eyes lit up. Indeed, since he now has only 10,000+ troops, it is not easy to defend Liaoshui with all his strength. Murong Xin said that there is another clever plan, and everyone’s eyes are focused on on him.

Murong Xun did not rush, and said: "The Han soldiers here must be Xiangping. From Liaoxi to cross the river to Xiangping, they must go to Shuangliudu. We only need to send troops to lie in wait at Shuangliudu. When leading the army to cross halfway, give him a half-cross and attack, and it is not difficult to defeat the enemy like this."

Regarding the use of half-crossing and attacking, Murong Xin has thought about it. Under the current situation, this strategy is definitely superior to other methods. Blindly defending the Liaoshui River is not an option after all. If you want to retreat, you have to defeat it. Liu Yin is.

Defeating Liu Yin was by no means an easy task. Tuoba Xianbei was so powerful that he was wiped out by Liu Yin in just one year, which shows how powerful Liu Yin is.

To Murongxin's secret, it is fortunate that Liu Yin did not go out in full force this time, but only brought 7 troops (Liu Yin led 7 troops, which was falsely claimed to be [-], and Murongxin and others were too late. After careful investigation, it is believed that Liu Yin has only [-] horses), which undoubtedly gave the Liaodong army a chance to defeat Liu Yin. If Liu Yin really concentrated all his strength like attacking Tuoba Xianbei, the result would only be to let The Liaodong armies fled watching the wind, and there was no room for anyone to find resistance.

Maybe it's because Liu Yin is too proud, maybe it's because the grassland he just took down still needs to send troops to garrison. In short, this time Liu Yin led troops to conquer Liaodong, and only brought 7 troops. , Just relying on these 10,000 horses, it seems a bit idiotic to want to defeat the [-]+ Goguryeo and Xianbei armies.

When King Meichuan heard that Liu Yin had only 7 people, he really took a reassurance. Now King Meichuan alone has an army of 10,000+ people, plus 4 people from the rest of Xianbei. But it is much more than the 7 people of the Han army.At first, when King Meichuan heard that Liu Yin had pacified Tuoba Xianbei and brought victory to the east, he was really a little nervous, but now that he heard the exact news and had a feasible plan to defend against the enemy, King Meichuan naturally no longer underestimated himself. He ordered the recruitment of troops, preparing to ambush the Han army at Shuangliu Ferry on the Liaohe River.

Unlike the Xianbei army, which is almost all cavalry troops, most of Goguryeo's troops are not cavalry. Because they have been fighting in the mountains and dense forests for a long time, the Goguryeo people are more accustomed to mountain warfare rather than cavalry warfare. The proportion occupied is only about one-third, which is similar to the proportion of infantry and cavalry of the Han army.

The marching speed of the infantry is naturally not flattering. Murongxian, who is used to the cavalry combat mode that comes and goes like the wind, is obviously very dissatisfied with the procrastination style of the Goguryeo army, but now he is under the fence and dare not express this dissatisfaction. It was leaked, so he had to patiently urge King Meichuan to order him to speed up the march and reach the designated ambush site as soon as possible.

Strike at half crossing, as the name implies, means to wait until the enemy army is halfway across the river to suddenly attack the enemy, taking advantage of the opportunity when the enemy's formation is not stable and the troops have not yet crossed the river, to deal a devastating blow to the enemy.

This half-crossing attack must grasp a timing, and attack when the enemy is half-crossing the river, otherwise, if the enemy attacks before crossing the river, it will not be able to wipe out the enemy. If the attack is later, the enemy has successfully crossed the river. After the formation is completed, it will not be an ambush battle but a fortified battle.

(End of this chapter)