The last three kingdoms

Chapter 993 Revisiting the Siege and Aid
In the past, Fu Qian had a puzzle, that is, why the State of Wei never set up troops to defend the dangerous Qinling Valley Road, whether it was Zhuge Liang’s Northern Expedition or Jiang Wei’s troops, every time he could easily break through the natural danger of Qinling Mountains and enter Guanlong. plain.

Now it seems that the Wei State did it on purpose. The Shu army's strong combat capability in the mountains is universally recognized. If the Wei State stationed troops on the natural dangers of the Qinling Mountains for defense, they would fight against the Shu army who is good at fighting in the mountains. Fighting is tantamount to playing tricks.

The strength of the Wei army lies in the cavalry, and fighting on the plains is the most ideal stage for the cavalry. The reason why the Wei army dared to give up the danger and let the Shu army enter the vast Guanlong Plain is because they have this self-confidence and are good at fighting in the mountains. After the army enters the plain, it will become useless. In front of Wei Junqiang's cavalry, they can only parry and have no power to fight back.Even if they can capture a few cities and seize some territory, in the end, under the counterattack of the Wei cavalry, they still have to spit out as much as they eat.

Therefore, every Northern Expedition of the Kingdom of Shu went very smoothly in the early stage, but the result was always anticlimactic. The main reason was that the Shu army was not good at fighting on the plains and could not restrain the cavalry of the Kingdom of Wei. People lamented the failure of the Northern Expedition. At that time, both felt that Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei were just a little less lucky.

But is it really just a matter of luck?

The reason why Liu Yin was able to sweep most of the north was that at the beginning, he had the opportunity to take advantage of the vacancy, but later on, it was all a real and tough battle, whether it was against the army of Wei and Jin, or against the Xianbei Huns. In a fight, Liu Yin always has a magic weapon to defeat the enemy.

The tactic of the sidecar was used by the Shu army as early as Zhuge Liang's era, but the effect has been unsatisfactory. Liu Yin re-improved and designed the sidecar, which made the sidecar battle a nightmare for the enemy cavalry.

This time, in order to deal with the joint combat tactics of the Jin State's infantry and cavalry, Liu Yin created the wedge-shaped battle formation for the first time. The actual combat has proved that the wedge-shaped battle formation has obvious advantages in restraining the joint operations of the Jin State's infantry and cavalry. Not surprisingly.

Of course, Liu Yin also attached great importance to the construction of cavalry. The best weapon to restrain the enemy's cavalry is cavalry. With this advanced concept, the Shu army was allowed to gallop in the northern land to its fullest.

Success is never accidental. Liu Yin's success is condensed with his countless sweat and even blood and tears. It is indeed not easy to get to where he is today. No one can succeed casually, and of course Liu Yin will not exception.

Fu Qian secretly sighed, if Liu Yin hadn't secretly reminded him, he would have died at Yang'an Pass, and Fu Qian would have never known what was waiting for him when he walked out of the Yang'an Pass battlefield where life and death were at stake. What a wonderful life.

Fu Zhu, Gao Yuan, Zhang Le, Zhao Zhuo and other generals came to report the victory one after another at this time, and each army gained a lot. Everyone was smiling and happy. Since the Battle of Anguo last year, the Shu army has won such a big victory again , All the soldiers of the Shu army were rejoicing.

Last year's great victory in Anguo stabilized the battle situation in Jizhou and allowed the Shu army to take root in Jizhou. This year's Pingyang victory completely solved the crisis of the Shu army's logistics supply line. At the same time, it also completely changed the battle situation in Bingzhou. The situation north of the Yellow River is developing in a direction favorable to Shu.

These several battles are in line with Liu Yin's consistent strategic thinking, that is, not to focus on the gains and losses of a city or a place, but to look for opportunities to annihilate the enemy, and to turn small victories into big victories.From Jizhou to Bingzhou, the front line of the Jin army was too wide, which undoubtedly created good opportunities for the Shu army to defeat them. As long as they continue to attack the vital forces of the Jin state, the revival of the Han Dynasty will surely be just around the corner.

"Where did Wenyang flee to now?" Liu Yin was not very interested in the numbers reported by the military newspapers, but more concerned about Wenyang's movements.

It is difficult to capture Wen Yang in this battle, which has to be said to be the biggest shortcoming, but this victory is based on the premise that the two sides have equal forces. It is already quite good to be able to win a big victory. Of course, Liu Yin also I dare not extravagantly hope that the Jin army can be completely wiped out, and no one will slip through the net. Wenyang escaped fortunately, which is also expected by Liu Yin.

But Wenyang got lucky this time, maybe he won't be so lucky next time, right?
"General Qi, Wen Yang led more than 1 remnants to the east. Under the support of Jin general Duan Guang, they have fled back to Shangdang." Hearing Liu Yin's question, the Chinese army quickly replied.

Liu Yin nodded. It was not surprising that Wenyang fled back to Shangdang. The road to Jinyang in the north has basically been blocked. Wenyang may not be willing to flee to Luoyang in the south, and retreating to Shangdang is probably Wenyang's only one. Now there are more than 2 Jin troops stationed in the Shangdang area, plus the more than 1 remnant soldiers led by Wen Yang when he retreated. Together, they are a force that cannot be underestimated.

More importantly, Shangdang is adjacent to Jizhou, and Wenyang can get reinforcements from Jizhou at any time. Obviously, Wenyang does not want to give up the hard-won results of this offensive and merge the state. As long as he defends Shangdang, Wenyang will not If the defeat is too complete, if even Shangdang is lost, it will be a complete failure.

Liu Yin was not so eager to take back Shangdang. On the contrary, Liu Yin thought it would be best to use Shangdang to make a fuss.

A new plan to besiege the city and fight for reinforcements came into Liu Yin's mind again. Although the strategy of besieging the city and fighting for reinforcements is extremely simple, but the enemy knows it's a trick, but they just want to jump into it, which is really funny to say.The main reason why the enemy has been repeatedly recruited is that it is beneficial. Siege is the first condition. Only when the interests of the enemy are really touched, will they come to rescue at all costs.

For the Shu army, siege is the means, and reinforcements are the goal. Annihilating the enemy's aid troops as much as possible can not only severely injure the enemy, but also disintegrate the morale of the enemy defending the city. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone. As long as the reinforcements are defeated, There is almost no hope for Wen Yang to keep Shangdang.

Liu Yin immediately summoned all the generals to discuss the specific combat arrangements for the Shangdang siege and aid.

The generals are still immersed in the joy of the great victory in Gaoliang, and they all agree with the next battle plan. Now the tactics of the Shu army's siege and reinforcements are quite proficient. Therefore, it is what the generals of the Shu army most hope to completely solve Wenyang in Bingzhou.

(End of this chapter)