The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1255 The Battle of Liaoshui

Because the Han army was a mixture of foot and horse, the marching speed was not too fast. This is also Liu Yin's deliberate way of advancing step by step. After all, when he penetrated into the land of Liaodong, the strong dragon would not overwhelm the snake. If he ventured forward, he would hit Goguryeo People's ambush, on the contrary, is not worth the candle.

Liu Yin is advancing steadily, but it doesn't mean that the scouts are also working step by step. Every day, they only scout within a radius of tens of miles. As early as when the Han army arrived at Yiwulu Mountain, Liu Yin had already dispatched a large number of scouts Sneaked into the east of the Liaohe River to investigate the intelligence of Xiangping and the surrounding areas to grasp the latest trends of the Goguryeo people.

The soldiers and horses did not move, and the scouts went first. This has become a prerequisite for Liu Yin to march and fight, and it is also a magic weapon for Liu Yin to defeat the enemy for many years.The scouts of the general army often travel with large troops, and they can only detect information within a range of fifty miles.

But Liu Yin is different. Before he acts, he often conducts penetrating reconnaissance on the target. Even if the target is thousands of miles away, he can truly know himself and the enemy.

This reconnaissance mission was still undertaken by A Jian himself. Before Liu Yin went out, A Jian had already led his team to sneak into Liaodong. When Liu Yin's army reached the west bank of the Liao River, A Jian had already sent someone Returned detailed information.

In terms of reconnaissance, no one has a more sensitive sense of smell than A Jian. He sneaked into Xiangping City and found out all the movements of the Goguryeo people. It was impossible to hide from A Jian's eyes, and at the same time that Goguryeo arrived at Shuangliudu, A Jian's information had also been handed over to Liu Yin.

"Strike halfway?" Liu Yin couldn't help laughing dumbfounded when he saw the information. They all said that the Hu people were brave in battle and lacked resourcefulness, but now they still want to play such a high-tech strategy. Could it be that their brains have opened up?

Strike halfway has very high requirements for combat, and the most important thing is to grasp the timing. Only when the timing is well grasped can the greatest benefits be obtained. feet.

More importantly, if you want to play this kind of strategy, you must establish it without the opponent's knowledge. Just imagine, the opponent already knows that you are going to use this method, and he has prepared in advance. How can such a strategy work?

It stands to reason that the Goguryeo people have already set up an ambush at Shuangliudu, and Liu Yin only needs to bypass Shuangliudu to abort the Goguryeo people's plan.But Liu Yin had another idea, since the Goguryeo people wanted to play the trick of hitting halfway, he might as well use his tricks and put on a good show for them to see.

Liu Yin ordered the army to pretend to be ignorant and continue to march towards Shuangliudu. On the other hand, he secretly ordered Luo Shang to lead the tiger cavalry army to cross the Liaohe River secretly from the Xuantu section in the upper reaches of the Liaohe River, and then back to Shuangliudu from the flank. , Attacking the Goguryeo Army from behind.

After arriving at Shuangliudu, the Han army was not in a hurry to cross the river. Instead, they set up camp on the west bank of the Liaohe River, prepared boats and rafts, and were ready to cross the river at any time.

The Goguryeo and Xianbei people lurking on the other side of the river waited for a long time, but they did not see the Han army crossing the river. The Goguryeo general Suo Bu, who was in charge of this operation, was a little impatient, and said to Murong Xing: "The Han people have been reluctant to cross the river. Fraud?"

Murong Xin personally inspected the river, and believed that the Han army's delay in crossing the river was not due to other plans but because they were preparing boats and rafts for crossing the river. It seemed that Liu Yin had to prepare enough boats and rafts before making preparations. across the river.

The Han army's failure to cross the river in time obviously had a certain impact on Murong Xing's plan to strike at the half-cross. In Murong Xing's plan, the Han army's crossing operation would be delayed for a long time. The number of the Han army was not too large, and the Goguryeo army had time to launch an attack calmly, annihilating the Han army that had crossed the river earlier.

But if the Han army is well prepared and can gather enough ferries and rafts, then they can carry a lot of people across the river at one time, and the frequency of crossing the river will be greatly increased. It will be more difficult, because the Han army can bring a lot of reinforcements at any time. If the Goguryeo army cannot wipe out the beachhead troops of the Han army as soon as possible, then the Han army coming up like a tide will definitely involve the Goguryeo army in the melee , the outcome will be unpredictable.

But now Murong Xin has nothing to do, if the Han army doesn't come to cross the river, they have nothing to do, they can't kill the Liaohe River at this time, kill the Han army without leaving a piece of armor, right?

"Let's wait and see. After the Han people gather enough ferry boats and rafts, they will definitely come to cross the river." Murong Xin could only say helplessly. After preparing for such a long time, he didn't want to waste all his efforts.

The preparations for the Han army to cross the river were quite fast. After all, there are large tracts of primitive forest here, and there is no shortage of wood. It is too late to build ships, but it is easy to build some simple rafts. Liu Yin sent troops to attack Wooden rafts, in just a few days, countless rafts gathered in the entire river channel on the west bank of the Liao River, so densely packed that almost half of the river channel was blocked from a distance.

Liu Yin's move naturally has his deep meaning. Since the opponent wants to attack halfway across the river, the most effective countermeasure is to speed up the speed of crossing the river and transport the troops to the opposite bank in the shortest time. The Han army at the beachhead can continue to march to the opposite bank. Even if the enemy launches an attack, the Han army can reverse the disadvantage by continuously replenishing its troops.

After waiting for a few days, Suodu lost some confidence, but now there are two roads before them. The first road is to simply give up the ambush and directly block the east bank to prevent the Han army from landing. The second way is to withdraw the army immediately, abandon the defense of Liaohe, and directly retreat to Xiangping City.

To be honest, Suodu still prefers the first option. Anyway, if the ambush of the Han army fails, it is better to simply block the east bank of the Liao River and prevent the landing of the Han army.

Just when Suodu was about to take action, the Han army stopped building rafts and began to cross the river to the east bank of the Liao River on a large scale.

Murongxin immediately became excited. After all, the Han army had started to cross the river, and they might have moved as planned. Suo Du also saw this situation, and immediately ordered to keep the original plan unchanged, and wait for the Han army to cross a part of the people. After that, attack again.

On the river, the Han army marched in rafts and rushed towards the east bank of the Liao River. Thousands of boats and rafts were like clouds and weaving, so it was very lively.

(End of this chapter)