The last three kingdoms

Chapter 782
Of course, the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the wilderness is not invincible. As long as the Shu army takes Jinyang as soon as possible, all the tricks of the Huns will inevitably come to nothing, but the key is how to quickly take Jinyang.

Youxian King Liu Meng has one hundred thousand elite soldiers under his command, and Liu Meng gave up the Xiongnu's consistent combat style of being good at field warfare and cavalry warfare, and played positional warfare, with deep trenches and high fortifications, avoiding battles and hanging high.The Huns also knew the power of the Shu army's firearms, and Chang'an City was lost in this way, so they did not put all the troops in Jinyang City to defend, but built several large and small groups around Jinyang. The ten strongholds all dig deep trenches and build walls, thinking that they will be guarded for a long time. In this way, the large and small strongholds are connected to form a group of defenses around Jinyang. If the Shu army wants to attack Jinyang, First of all, it is necessary to break through these strongholds.

Although the firearms of the Shu army are powerful, they are not omnipotent. When dealing with these strongholds dotted by the Huns, they are often a little powerless.

The territory of Jianyang is small, and 10,000+ troops gather here, which is indeed very cramped. Liu Yin stationed troops in the North Camp, and in the tent of the Chinese army, he called all the generals to discuss matters and discuss how to enter Jinyang.

Fu Qian took the lead and said: "It is difficult for our army to work far away, and it is difficult to supply food, grass and supplies, and the Xiongnu seem to know this, and they use the method of strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness to deal with us. Only by conquering Jinyang in the outlying strongholds can the Xiongnu's method of fortifying the walls and clearing the country be broken. And to break these strongholds, the only way is to attack by force and concentrate superior forces to sweep them one by one."

Luo Xian shook his head and said: "It is not advisable to attack by force. I went to the front line yesterday and checked the strongholds of the Huns. The size of these strongholds varies from five to six thousand to one to two thousand. Every stronghold is built quite solidly, with deep trenches and high fortifications. If our army adopts a strong attack method, it will inevitably cause a lot of casualties, not to mention that it is easy to take one or two strongholds, but if we want to conquer the large and small cities around Jinyang It would be no easy task to eradicate the dozens of strongholds one by one, and each stronghold can reinforce each other, attacking one place and ten places responding, our army is likely to be in danger of being attacked by the enemy."

Fu Qian said: "It is indeed not a good strategy to attack by force, but our army has already made a tentative attack. This time, the Huns have become determined after eating the weight. If the stalemate continues, the situation of the battle will definitely be unfavorable to our army."

Zhang Le said: "Two governors, instead of arguing here, it's better to have a fight. If the Huns want to be turtles, then we'll smash their shells."

Everyone roared with laughter, and the tense atmosphere in the tent immediately eased a lot.

Liu Yin really had no good solution at the moment. On the battlefield, a good strategy was indeed needed, and a clever strategy could often turn things around.But more often than not, the real combat power is tested on the battlefield. Heroic fighters have no great achievements. This is the truth. Whether a war can be won or not is tested by the comprehensive strength of both sides. When there is nothing to do, the competition is the real combat power of the two sides, a duel with open swords and spears, this kind of battle can better reflect the real strength of both sides.

Although the Shu army has been in full swing since its crossing to the east, and successfully damaged Liu Yannian's army, this loss is nothing to the powerful Huns. The Jinyang area alone is far away from the Huns An army of [-] is enough to compete with Liu Yin's entire army.

Moreover, the [-] army is not the entire force of the Huns. The main force of the Huns is still fighting the army of the Jin State in Sizhou and Jizhou. Therefore, the strength of the Huns is quite terrifying. If you take Jinyang decisively at this time, the next battle will be even more difficult.

In today's discussion, all the generals are inclined to attack Jinyang immediately. Jinyang is already close at hand after traveling a hundred miles and half ninety. At this time, the Shu army has no reason to retreat. Since the Huns are determined If the heart wants to stick to it, then the Shu army must break through his defense. According to Zhang Le's words, it must break the turtle's shell.

Liu Yin immediately divided his troops into subordinates, led by Luo Xian, and crossed the Fenshui River to expand eastward. Although the Huns adopted the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness, the Shu army did not mean that they would stop advancing. On the contrary, the Shu army must Expanding one's own foothold area, just occupying the tiny land of Ganyang, does not allow the Shu army to unleash its fists.

The other group of troops, under the joint command of Fu Qian and Liu Yin, set out from Ganyang and advanced northward, using hard dialing methods to break the tortoise shell of the Huns.

The progress on Luo Xian's side was very smooth. The Huns carried out fortified walls and cleared the land in several counties east of Fenshui, expelled all the local residents, burned all that could be burned, and destroyed all that could be destroyed. The Shu army left bricks and tiles, plants and trees.

Therefore, in this uninhabited area, the progress of the Shu army was not hindered in the slightest. In Yuci, Qixian, and Yangyi, they were quickly taken down, but even the county town was taken by the Huns. After being burned, it was difficult for the Shu army to find a place to live, so they had to camp in the wilderness.

However, Liu Yin and Fu Qian's attacking army did not go very smoothly. The Huns obviously had sufficient preparations, and they had enough extra food and weapons in each stronghold, and each stronghold was built very firmly. The defenders of the Huns were even more tenacious. Facing the surging attack of the Shu army, the Huns gave full play to the advantages of the barriers and kept the Shu army at the periphery.

These fortresses were not built temporarily by the Huns, but built one after another when they were stationed on the banks of the Fenshui River for a long time. These strongholds were defended by heavy troops to resist the attack of the Shu army.

If every strong fortress is to be taken down, the Shu army must pay a considerable price. It can be said that every stronghold is a fortified battle, and such battle losses are unbearable for the Shu army.

Therefore, the progress of the Shu army was very slow. It took more than a month for the Shu army to conquer more than ten strongholds and advance twenty miles, but it was still quite far away from Jinyang.

At this time, an even more frustrating news came. Liu Yuan led his army back to aid Jinzhong. The vanguard had already arrived in Tunliu, and the situation suddenly became difficult.

(End of this chapter)