Both sides withdrew their troops and made a truce, and Li Tai also entered the south city of Heyang surrounded by the crowd.
This city that fascinated the kings and ministers of the Western Wei Dynasty is not known for its grandeur and steepness. It is a city built on the waterfront. Because of its special location, the foundation is not made of rammed earth, but made of rocks and wooden piles.
Made of fortresses.
Linhuai Wang Yuan Xiaoyou had already led other city officials to wait at the city gate, but he did not come up to him immediately. He stood there and observed carefully for a moment. When he was sure, he was surrounded by He Ruodun and others, a handsome and somewhat young man.
Talent is the core of the team. Then he strode up, clasped his fists and saluted from a distance: "This one must be Li Kaifu, Duke of Xihe. I have heard about Li Kaifu for a long time, and today I am finally lucky enough to see him. His handsomeness and grace are unparalleled in the world."
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"The king is so complimentary."
Li Tai had long heard He Ruodun and others talk about Yuan Xiaoyou, and now he also smiled and bowed: "I was ordered to march eastward to fight against the thief Kuang Yi, and I am really lucky to have the great king working with him! All my subordinates told me,
I owe so much to your Majesty for all the city defense matters, and I am truly grateful."
The group of people entered the city chatting with each other, and when they sat down in the military mansion, Yuan Xiaoyou said with a smile on his face: "I would like to ask Li Kaifu if he knows Lu Rou and Lu Zigang? Is his family well in Guanxi now?
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"Lu Zigang is my cousin, how could I not recognize him? When I first entered Guanxi, I relied heavily on my cousin and other relatives and friends for support and support, so that I could establish myself there and have the opportunity to make contributions. My cousin's family now lives in Chang'an, where they are peaceful both inside and outside.
We are all envious, does your Majesty have something to do with my cousin?"
Li Tai said with a smile after hearing this, and he was also a little curious about the relationship between Yuan Xiaoyou and his cousin Lu Rou.
“Not only is there a reason, it’s actually a deep connection!”
When Yuan Xiaoyou heard this, the smile on his face became more warm and friendly, and he immediately talked about his relationship with Lu Rou's family. It turned out that he was the uncle of Lu Rou's wife Yuan's family, and his title as King of Linhuai was also
Because Lu Rou's father-in-law had no children, he took the title of his elder brother.
Hearing that their relationship was so close, Li Tai showed even more respect to Yuan Xiaoyou. After all, he still had to give his cousin face.
However, a personal relationship is a personal relationship, and business matters are business affairs, especially when they are currently at the forefront of the war between the two countries. After establishing a relationship, Li Tai quickly brought the topic back to business. The first thing he needed to understand was naturally the current situation in Heyang South City.
Personnel situation.
Yuan Xiaoyou was also a person who knew how to look at people's faces. He did not rely on the newly formed relationship to be negligent. He also had a correct attitude and introduced everything in the city one by one.
Originally, there were more than 20,000 soldiers and civilians in the garrison of Heyang Nancheng and its neighboring cities such as Huiluocheng. The core of these were the thousands of elite Jinyang soldiers under Xue Guyan's command. But now they are all scattered in the city due to the defeat of Jingu City.
outside.
After He Ruodun and others entered the city, in order to delay the attack by the city defenders north of Heqiao, they repatriated thousands of soldiers from Hebei. At the same time, many soldiers and civilians in the city were dispersed. Up to now, with the call of Yuan Xiaoyoujiu, the leader of the city,
There are still nearly 2,000 Japanese soldiers remaining in the city.
Most of these soldiers are locals in Henan. Although they are called soldiers, they are actually just soldiers from rural households recruited in Heluo Township. They have not experienced systematic military training. Even if they are organized and armed, they can only use
Some simple short-edged instruments basically have no combat effectiveness.
The Eastern Wei Dynasty was relatively wary of the development of local armed forces in Henan. The main defense forces in many cities, including the three cities of Heyang, were basically Jinyang soldiers, Hebei state soldiers and powerful tribes.
But these people have no local feelings for the Heluo area. Whether they are the military leaders of Beizhen such as Hou Jing or the powerful Hebei powerhouses such as Gao Aocao before, they often destroy more and build less in Henan.
Therefore, when Xue Guyan's main force was crippled and all the Hebei soldiers were expelled, the remaining soldiers and civilians here did not have any resistance to the Western Wei troops occupying the south city of Heyang, but they did not have a food pot
The reason why Wang was so happy to welcome Master Wang was probably because he knew that the Western Wei Dynasty was poor and weak, and he thought that they would have to leave soon, so he didn't bother to express his position.
In addition to the manpower of these soldiers, there is another important content in the battle with the Eastern Wei Dynasty, which is the captured materials, and the capture in Heyang South City will definitely not disappoint Li Tai.
When he saw Yuan Xiaoyou taking out the rolls of storage material accounting books, Li Tai seemed to see a team of Gao Aocao standing in front of him waiting for review. Although Gao Aocao never entered the city until his death,
They still exist here in another form, and there are still many of them.
Long before the arrival of Li Tai's troops, Hu Lujin, who was responsible for guarding Heyang, had proposed a plan to join forces with the Han Rail troops who were rushing to Yingchuan to suppress the Henan rebels. This plan also included intercepting the Jingzhou Army and the troops who were blocking Wang Sizheng.
The conception of the Guanxi people and horses in the Western Wei Dynasty.
Although this plan has not yet been fully implemented, related material preparations have actually begun.
The reason why Xue Guyan reacted so fiercely to Li Tai's invasion of Heluo and mobilized all his troops to attack and stop him was because if the Heyang troops wanted to join the battlefield in Henan, they had to ensure that the situation in the Heluo area was relatively stable, otherwise
The troops here did not dare to leave the three cities of Heyang.
Soldiers and horses should move forward before food and grass are moved. Since such a plan exists, then Heyang Nancheng, as the most important Guancheng fortress on the south bank of the Yellow River, naturally became the best choice for the front station for transporting supplies southward.
Therefore, there are nearly 300,000 stones of grain stored in Heyang Nancheng, and there are countless kinds of ordnance. There are hundreds of large crossbows used in defending the city alone in the warehouse, because Hu Lujin planned to wait until Henan
After the turmoil ended, the overall defense of Heluo was adjusted according to the performance during the turmoil, and some defense strongholds were added.
But now these materials are cheaper for Li Tai, which makes him feel more and more that fighting against the Eastern Wei Dynasty is really a promising thing. Of course, the premise is that he can win. If it is a battle like the Battle of Mangshan last year, he can be defeated in one go.
People vomit blood and become autistic.
Although the material reserves here are very rich, Li Taiyouzhong also saw a hidden crisis, that is, will the Eastern Wei troops stationed here allow him to swallow up and digest these materials smoothly?
It is certain that the Eastern Wei Dynasty is richer than the Western Wei Dynasty, but its material reserves are definitely not inexhaustible. Gao Huan sent a large wave of troops in the Battle of Yubi last year, and Wei Xiaokuan and other Hedong armies have been
They were all so full that they burped. Now Henan is in chaos, and I don’t know how much material investment is needed to fill this big hole.
The large amount of ordnance and supplies accumulated here in Heyang Nancheng cannot be quickly replenished by recruiting ordinary households. This represents the war potential of the Eastern Wei Dynasty in the next period of time. Whether it is Heyang Nancheng or these supplies, here
The enemy will probably try their best to snatch it back.
Of course, Li Tai would not take out the things that fell into his pocket again. After realizing that the enemy's counterattack would inevitably become more violent, this time he really had to give up his illusions and prepare to fight.
Compared with the river bridge fixed on the river, the enemy's boat crossing requires more careful defense.
But it was too difficult to set up a flawless defense line along the long river bank, so Li Tai selected several nearby locations that were convenient for boats to dock and land operations, and built them with fences and trenches.
A relatively simple defense was built, and the large crossbows were moved out of the warehouse and set up on the river bank defenses to attack enemy boats.
As for the city itself, no more fortifications will be done. After all, when the enemies coming from the south can pose a real threat to the city defense, what he can consider is no longer whether the city can be defended, but how to rely on his own strength.
Can I swim along the Yellow River all the way to the Bohai Bay with my swimming skills?
As for sticking here and waiting for reinforcements, he really didn't count on it. He would be secretly glad that old boy Zhao Gui didn't add insult to injury and block his retreat.
There is little hope of waiting for Kansai Yuwentai to organize troops for reinforcements. Director Yuwen went to Longyou to replace Duguxin. It seemed calm, but there was an undercurrent going on inside. At the beginning of the year, Rouran invaded Kou Gaoping, and Duguxin also used border defense.
Hu's opportunity took part of Longyou's military into his hands.
This time, Li Tai was selected as the vanguard of the army. Although it was Zhao Gui's suggestion, it may not be because Yu Wentai didn't want him, Duguxin's son-in-law, to stay in the center of Bafu at this moment, so he found an excuse to send him out.
So even if Li Tai captured Heyang Nancheng, Yu Wentai might have to think about whether this was cooperation between the father-in-law and his son-in-law to induce the Bafu to continue to invest more troops in Guandong. Even if he decided to send troops, he would definitely send Dugu away
The letter slips together, and there will be no one or two months between this round trip. By then, Li Tai is afraid that he will really have to dig out the Bohai Bay.
After the Three Kingdoms were in turmoil, the competition was really not about which country was stronger, but which country was more able to resist creating messes. Many contradictions were irreconcilable, and whoever could not hold on first would collapse first.
Of course, it is not that Li Tai does not have friendly forces that can be cited. Henan's powerful armed forces such as Han Xiong are not part of the core force of Bafu, and they are more concerned about the changes and development of forces in the Heluo area.
However, these forces are too fragmented and scattered, and there is no leader task with a prestige force that can bring them together. It is still a bit unrealistic to expect them to be reliable reinforcements, but it is better than nothing.
So after a brief weighing, Li Tai sent three envoys to different places to spread the news that he had captured the southern city of Heyang. In addition to the Bafu and Li Bizhong armies, there were also Henan armies that would attack Yiyang.
In addition to informing Bafu of the battle situation, the letter to Bafu also stated that he was prepared to continue to attack north and try to implement the previous battle plan. The report to the commander of the Chinese army naturally stated that he had successfully completed the task assigned by the commander, and I was stunned.
When we arrived at Heyang, the enemy troops here could not escape at all. As for what to do next, we still had to ask for instructions from the commander.
For the armies in Henan, it is much simpler. I accidentally acquired a large arsenal. If you want to buy and arm your own troops for zero yuan, then hurry up and come here!