Guyuan City is located dozens of miles north of Yining City. It is also located in the Qinshui River Valley. Its city location is slightly more open than Yining City in the lower reaches of the south. There are also many reclaimed farmland and farmlands on both sides of the river valley.
Pasture fields planted on the hillside.
From the scenery around Guyuan City, it can be seen that before the war, many people must have lived and worked here. After the Wei army captured Guyuan City, except for some people who fled eastward along the mountain road, most of the people were killed.
Forced to migrate southward.
Because most of these people are family members of the Zhenbing family, Gao Huan placed them here when he built the Bafu in Jinyang in the old years. Now that the Western Wei Dynasty has taken control of this place, it is naturally not suitable to place these family members of the Zhenbing family on such an important river valley channel, so
So they moved these people to the vicinity of Fenjiang in Hedong, which was more controlled by the Western Wei Dynasty.
Previously, Li Yantou led other troops to conquer Guyuan City, and many of the Three Guardsmen were involved in the task. Now that Li Tai finally arrived at Guyuan City, when the generals met in front of the city, those Three Guardsmen were
They couldn't help but talk about their first formal siege experience.
Although the garrison force in Guyuan City was relatively empty before, because it was inhabited by the families of the soldiers, and most of these family members of the soldiers had experience in the army, their military literacy was also relatively high, and both men and women could fight, so there were still people who defended the city.
There were two to three thousand people, so this battle was not easy to carry out.
In this battle, the three guardsmen who accompanied the army performed relatively well, and there were also several brave soldiers such as Wang Gui who had the distinction of being the first to ascend.
Li Tai also emphatically praised this. To be honest, seeing these young people gradually emerging, he was extremely happy. He looked at the young heroes who had made meritorious services and said with a smile: "The war is not over now, so you have to record your merits first."
In the book. When the division returns in triumph, it will be praised!"
When several young men heard this, they all looked excited, but it seemed that they had already discussed it. They each bowed before Duke Tang and said loudly: "The last general has been raised by the Lord for a long time, and will be used in battle."
It's my duty. I don't dare to covet a big reward after receiving the merit, but I just beg for the Lord's appreciation. I know that a certain young man is already brave enough to be used in a more important way!"
Li Tai burst out laughing when he heard this, and then he pointed at Li Yantou and other generals and said with a smile: "Looking at this young man's words, you should know that the future is formidable, and you should work harder, otherwise you will inevitably have to fight for the future.
Don’t go in and take what you have!”
After hearing this, all the generals nodded and laughed in agreement, and immediately surrounded Li Tai and entered the city together.
As a middle-of-the-road base for the army to move into, Guyuan City is more competent than Yining City. The terrain here is relatively open, and it is also close to Qinshui, a stable water source, and there are relatively large-scale farmers in the area.
It has the foundation of animal husbandry and possesses certain hematopoietic ability.
From Guyuan City to the east, there are several mountain roads that can lead to Wusu and other places. Since the Jinyang army of the Northern Qi Dynasty passed through this area before heading to Hebei, the roads were also repaired and in good condition, making it easy to pass. This saved a lot of the Western Wei army from having to split the mountains again.
Roads were dug to accommodate the advance and retreat of the divisions and brigades.
After entering the city and sitting down, Li Tai began to listen to reports from Li Yantou and others about the traffic conditions between Guyuan City and Wusu City.
There are quite a few roads from Guyuan City to Wusu. They are mainly formed after the tributaries of the Qinshui and Zhangshui rivers dried up and stopped flowing. Then, based on these naturally formed valleys, it can be passed with a little repair.
.Because it is not a large-scale artificially constructed road, the road is often winding and winding.
At present, there are two roads in and out of Qinyuan that are in good condition, one is in the Jiashi Ridge in the north. "Zuo Zhuan" records that the Jin people destroyed the Red Dijia clan, which is the Di tribe living here. Jiashi Ridge is more tortuous, but
The road condition is better. Han Guo's advance and Li Yan's first division and brigade often used this road before.
The other road is the Tongtan River line slightly to the south. Although the distance is shorter, it is relatively steep. You need to climb mountains thousands of meters high before you can descend through the Tongtan River and enter the southern area of Wusu City.
It is difficult for large groups of people to travel along this road.
When the Western Wei Dynasty's army entered Wusu, it also needed to consider all aspects of the problem, such as road conditions, water supply, and assisting defenses at pass gates, etc., which were all the most basic elements to ensure that the army could advance smoothly and carry out operations.
Before Li Tai arrived, most of these tasks had been completed by the frontline divisions and brigades. The fog of war was gradually lit up, and some locations that needed focus were marked.
But if we say that we have completely grasped the geographical key points of this area, that is not necessarily the case, because this area is located between the junction of the two mountain ranges, Taiyue Mountain and Taihang Mountain, and the changes in geographical terrain are too complicated, even with satellite maps as a reference.
, I’m afraid it’s also difficult to mark all the dangerous locations for cold weapon combat.
When Li Tai came to Guyuan City, further enemy movements were also reported from Wusu City. In the mountains and fields to the north of Wusu City, traces of the activities of the Qi people team appeared in different locations. Apparently, they were also preparing for the pick-up.
Prepare for the coming battle.
The fact that the Wei army occupied Wusu City, an important stronghold on the opposite side, was a very important advantage. Of course, without this advantage, Li Tai might not have chosen to march out of Qinyuan and hit the hundreds of thousands of Northern Qi soldiers sharpening their swords.
Army.
What the Wei army needs to do now is to first ensure the safety of the Qinshui River Valley and Yining, Guyuan City and other strongholds along the valley. This is the main route for the army to advance and retreat with supplies. Once it is cut off, the entire army will be destroyed.
Become a lone army.
At present, most of the Qinshui River Valley, from Qinyuan to Jianzhou in the south, has been controlled by the Western Wei Dynasty.
After Li Tai marched north to Guyuan City, he arranged for Xue Shan to lead 5,000 troops to guard Yining City, and Yun Bao to lead 2,000 troops to guard the southeastern side of Yining City connected to Tunliu and other places in the Shangdang area.
Fajiu Valley to ensure that the upper part of Qinshui River will not be attacked by enemy troops coming from the Shangdang area from the west.
Going further north from Guyuan City is the land on Mount Jieshang, which also belongs to the Taiyue Mountains. It is said to be the place where Jie Zitui lived in seclusion.
Although this area is also relatively rugged and difficult to navigate, because there is a ready-made river valley in the upper reaches of Qinshui River as a path for advance and retreat, it is necessary to be prepared for the enemy army to adopt the Wei army's previous tactics and detour here to attack Guyuan City.
Therefore, Li Tai ordered a garrison to be built in the Mianshang area, and sent 300 troops to garrison. After discovering the enemy's situation, he defended and blocked it while quickly reporting to Guyuan City.
After Gao Le marched eastward and defeated the enemy's counterattack back to Wusu City, the situation in Wusu City was further consolidated. Therefore, he also stepped up the transportation of supplies from Guyuan City to Wusu City, bringing Wusu City to Wusu City.
The city served as a supply center for the coming army.
Guo Yan's men, who had previously withdrawn from Wusu City, were now distributed along the Jiashi Ridge line to guard the safety of this road. As the Qi army approached Wusu City, there were many collisions with each other.
In addition to reaching Wusu City from the east of Jiashi Ridge, there is also a road diagonally to the northeast, connecting the Nishui River Valley to the north of Wusu City, and Nishui River leads directly to Wuxiang, where the Jinyang Army of the Northern Qi Dynasty is now located.
city.
Therefore, if the Northern Qi army in Wuxiang City wants to go south to besiege Wusu City, Jiashi Ridge is also a relatively important passage. And on this passage there is a fortress called Duanliang City. Duanliang City is surrounded by deep ravines on three sides.
Juejian, with a city width of two miles, is the most dangerous place in the Jiashi Ridge Passage. If a large group of troops wants to pass from the east to the west, they must capture Duanliang City.
Before Han Guo captured Wusu City, he had already noticed the steepness of Duanliang City when he inspected the surrounding terrain. Therefore, after capturing Wusu City, he immediately dispatched troops to occupy the city and capture it.
The passage from the south from Wuxiang was guarded.
The Qi army was exploring water sources nearby and opening up passages. Naturally, they soon noticed Duanliang City, a relatively dangerous stronghold in Jia's Ridge. After a brief report to Wuxiang City, Qi's leader Gao Yang immediately dispatched his division and brigade.
Come here to attack.
The terrain of Duanliang City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it also has its own shortcomings because it is located on a raised plateau. There is no stable water source on the plateau. Even if it is drilled dozens of feet deep, there is no underground spring to gush out.
.If you want to obtain drinking water, you must either rely on rainfall from the sky, or use tools to draw water from streams outside the city.
However, there has been a severe drought this summer, and there has been no rainfall for a long time. The streams outside the city have also dried up, making it particularly difficult to replenish water in Duanliang City. It must be transported into the city from outside. Because of this, although Duanliang City is located in a very important location
, but considering the difficulty of water supply, Han Guo only arranged five hundred guards.
Thousands of soldiers from the Northern Qi Dynasty came to Duanliang City and attacked it repeatedly. However, due to the steep terrain of the city and the stubborn resistance of the defenders, the Qi army suffered heavy casualties but still failed to capture the city. Some sergeants also suggested that
The method of fire attack was used, but Duanliang City was located in a barren ridge. Even if the rockets were fired, it would be difficult for the fire to spread in the city.
Although the defenders of Duanliang City withstood the enemy's offensive, the situation was not optimistic. As the enemy troops continued to besiege the city, the drinking water stored in the city was also being consumed rapidly. It was about to bottom out before they could see it, so they could only light it on fire.
Fengyan alerted the brigade west of Jiashi Ridge and asked for help, hoping that they would provide water here.
After receiving this news, Guo Yan immediately summoned two thousand troops, led by himself, to escort the water tanker to Duanliang City for reinforcements.
Duanliang City was originally a fortress of the Qi army, and the disadvantage of the city's lack of water was naturally not concealed from the Qi army. Therefore, after several strong attacks to no avail, they also adjusted their combat methods. They no longer attacked the castle, but cruised nearby.
Prepare to attack reinforcements.
Soon the reinforcements led by Guo Yan came into the sight of the Qi army scouts, and they quickly reported it to the general Xue Guyan who was supervising the battle here.
When Xue Guyan learned that reinforcements from the Wei army had indeed arrived, he was overjoyed. After thinking for a while, he ordered the troops under the city to retreat temporarily. After Guo Yan led his troops to Duanliang City, he led his troops to fight back.
, we must swallow up this supporting army and the Yuanshangjian City together!