Wang Miaoyin said thoughtfully: "It turns out that you want to attack the grassland directly, which requires cavalry troops. However, even if you want to expedition to the north of the Later Qin Dynasty and take Guanzhong Longyou first, you must first occupy the Central Plains and leave.
On the Yellow River, break through Tongguan or occupy Puban and go eastward into Guanzhong. Because if you want to enter Guanzhong, take the Hanzhong line of Shu Road out of Qishan or break through Wuguan from Nanyang Basin and enter Qingni and Lantian, the distance is very long and it is difficult to succeed.
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Liu Yu smiled slightly: "It depends on the situation at that time. If we destroy Qiaoshu and unify the south, we can send all the troops to the Northern Expedition. Maybe we can send troops in multiple directions to let the Later Qin care about one thing and lose the other. Even, by then we will all
You can contact Zhuliang and Hu Xia of Longyou to attack the Later Qin together. However, the best route to send troops is definitely to start from Qingzhou and Yuzhou, break through Xingyang and Hulao on one side, go straight to Luoyang, and go upstream along the Yellow River with the navy.
And if we advance straight to Tongguan, especially the road along the Yellow River, we can say that we can advance both by water and land, unstoppable, and there are no logistical supply problems at all. As long as we fight steadily, we will definitely be able to capture the Central Plains and reach Guanzhong."
Wang Miaoyin laughed: "But let's not talk about the future, let's just talk about the present. The states and counties in the Central Plains are not entirely from the Later Qin Dynasty. Yanzhou in the Northern Wei Dynasty, including the Huatai and other cities along the Yellow River, are blocking us.
Regarding the march route, even if we can leave the counties in Yanzhou alone, the sliding platform and the north bank have locked the Yellow River waterway. If we want to pass through, unless the Northern Wei Dynasty agrees, we must attack by force. This
Have you figured out how to solve the problem?"
A cold light flashed in Liu Yu's eyes, and he looked resolute: "I will be polite first and then attack. I will provide some money and silk to borrow the passage. If the Northern Wei Dynasty is wise, it will lend me a large army to pass. Then we will not attack the Northern Wei Dynasty first, but only destroy the Later Qin Dynasty. If the Northern Wei Dynasty refuses,
, directly block our army, then we will start a war. However, I will not attack Hebei, Hedong and Guanzhong at the same time. Regarding the Northern Wei Dynasty, I will focus on defense. I will destroy the Later Qin first and then come back to fight the Northern Wei."
Wang Miaoyin's expression was serious: "Even if we don't attack the Northern Wei Dynasty, won't the Northern Wei Dynasty come to attack us? They have hundreds of thousands of cavalry who can cross the Yellow River and go south to the Central Plains. By then, not only Qingzhou will be in danger, but even their soldiers will be in danger
The front can reach Jiangbei and Yuzhou directly. Our army is in Guanzhong at this time. The defenders in these places cannot fight in the field to meet the Northern Wei cavalry. What if the army is cut off from food routes and retreats at this time?"
Liu Yu laughed: "Then let them have the courage to come over. I will make full preparations for the Northern Expedition to the Later Qin Dynasty and leave enough guards at the fortress strongholds in the rear. Although the Northern Wei Dynasty
There are many cavalry, which is advantageous in field battles, but siege has always been its weakness. When it fought with Hou Yan, it was because several big cities could not be captured, so the war dragged on for several years, and it was not until Yan's internal strife that it was resolved."
"In my Northern Expedition to the Later Qin Dynasty, the main force of the army will bring enough food and grass, and will not completely rely on logistical supplies. Besides, as long as we enter Guanzhong and rely on Wang Zhen'e and other old people in Guanzhong, we will also get support from the elders of Guanzhong. That is,
Lu Zongzhi can also play a role at this time."
"As long as we quickly capture Chang'an and pacify Guanzhong, I can personally lead an army back to deal with the Northern Wei Dynasty. By then, the Wei army will be unable to attack the city and the division's veterans will be exhausted. Faced with our return, they will have no choice but to withdraw their troops."
At this point, Liu Yu paused: "And if the Northern Wei Dynasty completely breaks up with us, then I won't be polite to him. He can cross the Yellow River to attack my Central Plains, Yuzhou and other places. I can also send troops from Qingzhou.
When attacking Hebei, his cavalry can move thousands of miles, but my infantry is specifically aimed at his cities. I can always capture a few of the core cities in Hebei such as Qinghe, Yecheng, and Zhongshan, and I can hold them as long as I can.
If we can't hold it, we will threaten the people, burn the grain and grass, destroy the fields, and then withdraw to Qingzhou. We still have this ability."
"Even if I can't break the city, I can roam the land of Hebei for a while, destroy the fields, plunder the population, bring them back to Qingzhou, and destroy the war potential of Hebei and Hedong. The powerful cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty lies in its mobility and can retreat to Youyou.
The Zhuo County area and even the grassland will lengthen our supply line. However, if we do not aim to completely annihilate the Wei army and destroy the country in one battle, we can continue to send small or medium-sized troops to attack and destroy Hebei's grain supply.
It is not necessary to conquer his large cities, but he can plunder and destroy the land of Hebei, just like what he did during the battle between Wei and Yan. Hebei was turned into a white land."
Wang Miaoyin frowned: "This is not in line with your idea of protecting the people with benevolence and righteousness. Wouldn't it be a disaster for the Han people in Hebei?"
Liu Yu's eyes flashed coldly: "The first thing I have to consider now is winning. If a war breaks out with Wei, then before the decisive battle, I must first protect our people south of the Yellow River and the Han people in Hebei."
If the great people fully support the Northern Wei Dynasty, they will allow Hu Qi to continue to go south and in turn harass us, so they are also my enemies, not just because of the Han people, they are the ones I want to protect."
"Just like when I was conquering Nanyan, I would protect those powerful Han people who understood the general trend and led their people to surrender. I would even give them official titles after the war so that they could continue to retain power. I would not do too much in
At this time, they are deprived of their local autonomy. However, those Han people who sided with the Murong clan and opposed us and fought to the end, even if I let them off during the attack on Guanggu, they would be settled in the future.
Such as Han Fan, Feng Yi and others, these things are also done to show to the Han people in the enemy country in the future. If they don't follow us and don't come to join the Jin army, the consequences will be serious."
Wang Miaoyin sighed: "So, you want to launch a predatory attack against the Northern Wei Dynasty in the Hebei area, creating a no-man's land or isolation zone on both sides of the Yellow River to prevent the Wei army from going south?"
Liu Yu said seriously: "Before the decisive battle, I really need to do this. This is to protect our people in Henan. However, if I defeat the Later Qin and capture Hexi and Longyou, then I will
It's time to launch a comprehensive counterattack against the Northern Wei Dynasty. At this time, our cities in Henan need to be restored, and the important towns and fortresses along the river need to be guarded by troops, stockpiles of weapons and supplies, and preparations for a full-scale cross-river attack. However, these are things for later.
The Northern Expedition and the war with the Northern Wei Dynasty are still too far away. What we must defeat now are still the demon thieves of Tianshi Dao and the Tiandao Alliance who have newly elected the big devil." (End of this chapter.)
