The last three kingdoms

Chapter 872
Liu Yuan simply had nothing to say, things have come to this point, what else can he say, his brother-in-law Hu Yanyi's generosity made him quite admirable, no one has brothers and relatives, even after losing two brothers, Hu Yanyi It is really rare to be able to make suggestions for him so calmly and think about the overall situation. Compared with the women around him, it is simply a world of difference.

Liu Yuan agreed to Hu Yanyi's suggestion without hesitation, and he also analyzed it calmly. Now the Huns are in a difficult situation. Once the Jin and Shu armies encircle the city, the Huns will completely lose room for maneuver. If there are no reinforcements to rescue them, they can only stay in the isolated city and wait for death.

The only chance for the Huns now is to take the initiative to attack and break the siege of the Jin and Shu armies before the encirclement circle of the Jin and Shu armies has formed.

The main reason why Hu Yanyi did not attack the Shu army is that the Shu army is relatively stable now, and the Shu army is attacking Jinyang City from the north and the south. It would be the biggest headache for the Xiongnu, so Hu Yanyi did not lose his mind because of hatred, and wanted to kill the Shu army at all costs. He first targeted the Jin army crossing the river.

Although there are only more than [-] troops on the South Route of the Shu Army, which is the weakest of the three armies, Hu Yanyi knows that because of the presence of Liu Yin in the army, this team with the smallest number is the most powerful. The tough one, according to the report from the scouts, the Shu army is stationed in Ganyang City and the northern camp in the north of the city, with high fortifications and deep trenches, ready to fight. It is best not to touch such an opponent lightly. Must be saved until the end.

However, the Jin army, which is almost equal in difficulty, has become weaker because of the crossing operation at this time. This undoubtedly made Hu Yanyi see an opportunity. , the defense ability is the weakest, the Huns only need to seize the opportunity, it is likely to wipe out the Jin army on the west bank of Fenshui, or at worst, they can drive them across Fenshui, so that they can no longer cross the river to fight.

In this way, the Huns can break the siege of Jinyang by the Jin army, and Liu Yuan may be free to deal with Liu Yin wholeheartedly.

After discussing with Liu Yuan properly, Hu Yanyi immediately dispatched troops to deal with the Jin army.

The soldiers and horses of the Huns may not be concentrated in Jinyang City blindly, because Liu Yuan is very aware of the ability of the Shu army to attack fortified areas, and put all his troops into the city. Once the Shu army breaks through the city wall, the result is not what Liu Yuan wants to see. of.

Therefore, most of the Huns' cavalry, except for the guards guarding the city, were deployed around Jinyang. At this time, the troops mobilized by Hu Yanyi were naturally the Huns' cavalry outside the city.

The place where the Jin army crossed the river was chosen at a place called Liulin Village in the southeast not far from Jinyang City.

The Fen River is a river with relatively obvious seasonal water flow. During the dry season in winter and spring, the water level of the river is low, and most of the riverbed will be exposed to the water surface. However, in the flood season in summer and autumn, the river is full of water, and there is even a risk of breaking its embankment.Yang Hu is now crossing the river, choosing the dry season in spring.

Now that the peach blossom flood has just passed, the river has receded. In the river section near Liulin Village, a large number of riverbeds have emerged from the water, which undoubtedly provided convenience for the Jin army to cross the river.

Of course, Yang Hu didn't dare to take it lightly. The most taboo thing in the art of war is to attack at half-cross. Now when the Jin army crosses the river, what they fear most is the interference of the Huns. Yang Hu specially sent Chen Yuan and Zhou Zhi as vanguards. Cross the river and build a beachhead on the west bank of the Fen River to support the army to cross the river and resist the surprise attack of the Huns.

After Chen Yuan and Zhou were ordered to cross the river by boat, the water level of the Fen River dropped, and the narrowest part of the river was only a hundred feet wide, so they crossed in a short while.

The second general led his army to the shore, and at this time the west bank of the Fen River was empty. Zhou Zhi laughed and said, "The governor of Yang is too careful. There are no Huns guarding the west bank of the Fen River, so why be afraid?" huh?"

Chen Yuandao: "General Zhou, don't be careless. Since Dudu Yang gave such an order, there must be a reason for him. If the Huns have not arrived at this time, it may not be late. We should follow the order, otherwise we will be killed by the Huns. It must have been caught off guard, and it will also delay Dudu Yang's plan to cross the river."

Although Zhou Zhi thought that Yang Hu's order was exaggerated, he did not dare to disobey the military order easily. Hearing what Chen Yuan said, the two immediately took action to build a beachhead about three miles wide and five miles deep. The size of the position, the beachhead, at least ensures that the [-] troops can move on the west bank as much as possible.

The most effective way to deal with cavalry is deep trenches and high fortifications. Generally speaking, it is difficult for cavalry to break through such fortifications. However, deep trenches and high fortifications are not easy to achieve. It takes a long time to build.

But crossing the river is different from ordinary marching and fighting. Usually marching and fighting can send all the troops in in a very short period of time, but when crossing the river, affected by things like ferries and pontoons, it is difficult for the Jin army If the interior is in place, it is necessary to rely on the army that has crossed the river to organize an effective defensive position to build a solid line of defense so that the Jin army on the east bank of the river can continuously rush to the west bank.

Under the leadership of Chen Yuan and Zhou Zhi, the soldiers of the Jin army immediately threw themselves into the climax of building fortifications. First, they dug a deep trench several feet wide around the beachhead. The width of the trench was as wide as possible. Let the Huns cavalry cross the past.

The soil excavated from the trenches also has great uses, and is usually stacked inward, forming a high stack of soil slopes on the inside of the trench, which can be used by the archers for concealment, so as to facilitate the archers to shoot at the outer enemies.

The Jin army has been forcibly crossing the Fen River for several days in a row, and countless Jin troops have also continuously crossed the river, strengthening the defense of Hexi, and at the same time investing in the construction of outer trenches.

After the construction of the Jin army in full swing, the entire beachhead has begun to take shape, the trenches are deep and high, and it is quite impressive, and the whole position is constantly extending forward. Every mile extending forward can accommodate tens of thousands of Jin troops. Soldiers and horses, if the project is completed as planned, it will not be a problem for all the troops of the Jin army to cross the river.

But just before the fortifications around the Jin army's beachhead were completed, countless Xiongnu elite cavalry were killed from the direction of Jinyang City, and they rushed towards the Jin army's position like a black cloud.

(End of this chapter)