At the Heyang Pass, Hu Lujin couldn't help but frown when he saw the enemy's reinforcements arriving in time, so that both groups of troops returned defeated.
Xue Guyan, who returned from defeat, also had a depressed look on his face. After seeing Hu Lujin, he said in a deep voice: "Now that the reinforcements of the traitor army have arrived, it is difficult to repel them in a hurry. Please allow me to recruit 500 dead soldiers, Grand Sima."
, attack south of the bridge and fight to the death without retreating, allowing the army to line up south and attack the enemy together!"
"The bandit army has secured Nancheng, and they can attack me half way across the river. If they can't swarm up and bury all their troops, it will only waste the willpower of my men and horses in vain."
Upon hearing Xue Guyan's invitation to fight, Hu Lujin said in a deep voice.
Since the defense line of Heyang's three cities was built in the first year of Yuan Xiang, such a situation has never happened. The three cities are located along the river and are self-contained. The loss of the south city prevented the soldiers from the north bank from reaching the south bank quickly and smoothly, and in a short time
Form a strong fighting force within a short period of time.
The combat environment of Heqiao is too special. The stronger the troops and horses, the greater the restriction on the combat effectiveness of the party. Hulujin also imagined a land and water attack regardless of the cost, and captured Nancheng in one go, but he was worried about the enemy.
It's not just what meets the eye.
Once the loss of troops here is too great, it will be difficult for the country to replenish troops in time before the war in Henan is decided. If the enemy's large groups of troops continue to attack, it may be difficult to continue the battle, and Heyang's defense may collapse even more.
Hearing that Hu Lujin did not support him in launching a strong attack from the front, Xue Guyan became a little anxious and quickly said: "At the end of the battle, the communist army was fighting. The soldiers we saw were only more than 3,000 disciples. Now they are all stationed."
Qiaonan. If we cannot eliminate these disciples as soon as possible, when more of their followers gather, it may be even more difficult to defeat them!"
Hu Lujin was different from Xue Guyan in that he was worried about the enemies here. He needed to consider the overall defense of Heyang and even the threat to the border defense caused by the entire Western Wei regime. Therefore, his focus was not limited to the sudden advance in front of him.
Centaur.
Of course, it is also because he is not sure that the leader of this army is Li Tai. Otherwise, the misdeeds of this son alone would be worthy of Hu Lujin commanding the army to swarm forward and capture and kill Li Tai by the river. This pair of middle-class men
The morale of the people is also greatly boosted.
Regarding Heyang Nancheng, Hu Lujin could not think of any effective means of capturing it for the time being. Even if he attacked again, it would be nothing more than continuing to advance together like before, but the scale needs to be expanded. If he wins, it will be gratifying, but if he fails, he will be defeated.
Morale is even more depressed.
"The three cities of Heyang are close to each other. Although the thieves have taken control of the southern city, it is difficult for them to advance even an inch. This rash of intruders is just a thorn that accidentally pierces the skin. Although it is subtle, it is difficult to remove. Only if it follows
Only if thieves keep coming to help will your bones and bones be endangered."
After Hu Lujin pondered for a while, he then said: "Heyang and the Western Bandits must be captured by force. If their followers know that they have captured a city, they will rush to advance. There is not only one crossing of the river."
The only thing the thieves can do is set up obstacles on the left and right sides of the river bridge. If a division is sent to cross from the upper reaches and advance along the Han River, and defeat all the thieves' armies vertically and horizontally, they will be able to make great gains. The thieves here have not seen reinforcements for a long time, and they know that they are alone.
I must also ask to go, and if we attack twice together, the bandit army will be defeated!"
Hu Lujin learned a lot about the Huns' method of using troops, and was particularly good at and respected the cavalry and archery in the field. Seeing that Nancheng was easy to defend and difficult to attack, he was no longer enthusiastic about the low cost-effective combat method of continuing the frontal attack, and then he developed the idea of encircling the division to fight for reinforcements.
idea.
This group of troops in Heyang Nancheng is unable to enter or leave at this time. Using it as bait to attract those Western bandits who have entered rashly, we can carry out a relatively concentrated purge of the local forces active in the entire Heluo area. Of course,
The premise is that the troops sent to Henan are elite and brave and can win repeated battles.
He knew that Xue Guyan was eager to win and wanted to be able to make meritorious deeds. He was brave and good at fighting. Coupled with the new defeat, he would definitely be cautious and cautious. So he said: "No teacher can always win.
If a defeat is not a serious crime, is Duke Ping Qin willing to go south with his hatred and kill the thieves happily?"
After Xue Guyan heard this, he immediately showed hesitation. The reason why he was eager to conquer Heyang Nancheng was that in addition to wanting to be punished and meritorious service, the other important point was that he wanted to return to Heluo as soon as possible and defeat it.
The scattered tribesmen reunited again.
Especially for this latter point, if all his cronies were killed in this battle, even if the court did not deeply blame him for this matter, his situation and status among the Jinyang generals would plummet.
Therefore, he was quite excited about Hu Lujin's proposal. However, the previous defeat was embarrassing and painful, and the soldiers behind him on the river bridge took the initiative to retreat, which also made him hesitant and did not dare to directly agree.
When Hu Lujin saw that Xue Guyan did not agree immediately, he no longer forced him, but said: "Ping Qin Gong has been running around to fight in the past few days, and he is tired even thinking about it. If I take you south immediately, it will be possible.
If you are not considerate, I will let others accept this matter for the time being, and you will close the door and take a short rest."
Hearing what Hu Lujin said, Xue Guyan thanked him repeatedly with a look of shame on his face, and said that he would immediately go south to carry out Hu Lujin's order after he recovered physically and mentally.
Hu Lujin comforted him with a few words of gentle words, then waved his hand and asked him to retreat to rest. Then he turned to his son Hu Luxian, who was with him in Zhenheyang and was also in the hall, and said, "I'll let you cross the river and attack Henan."
All thieves, do you dare to go?"
"Since it is Aye's decision, what can I not dare to do? I can send my troops south at any time, but if I encounter a traitor, I will definitely kill him without mercy!"
After hearing the words, Hu Luxian quickly lowered his head and said, but soon his expression turned into an angry one and said: "I just think Aye treated these generals too leniently, making them disrespectful and disobedient to orders. This Xue Gu
Aye tolerated and refused to punish the general who delayed his defeat, and was still willing to give him a chance to make up for his mistakes, but he refused to move forward. It is really unbearable to pity him!"
"Alas, after King Gao passed away, all the generals lost their master. The prince seemed shrewd, but he was not considerate of the people in Jinyang. The generals may not have learned the scriptures, but they all survived the disasters.
People, who can be short of observing the situation and sizing up the situation? Now that Hou Jing is causing chaos outside, the people in the country are uneasy, and everyone is on guard. If we continue to force the people with threats, it will be the same as annihilating the people."
Hu Lujin sighed again, looked at his son and said: "I have a very small righteousness with King Gao, and we have no doubts about each other. The king bestowed honors on me, and I repaid him with great achievements. The prince's magnanimity has not yet been fully revealed.
It is better to be mediocre and have no faults than to strive for excellence. You and other humble people may be able to fight for their confidants, but between the old slave and the young master, someone must give up and be patient, so that we can stay in peace. If I continue to fight for superiority in everything,
I'm afraid it will conflict with the prince's plans."
When Hu Luxian heard his father's teachings, he looked quite sad. He lowered his head and said, "I will definitely keep Aye's teachings in mind. But if you want to become a confidant, I'm afraid it will be very difficult. The prince likes to be a person with a crown, so good
Planning and governance are all things that we warriors are not good at..."
Hu Lujin raised his hand to knock on the case, signaling his son not to continue talking, and then said: "Although my disciples are riding fiercely, Xue Guyan is still defeated in Henan. You must also remember not to underestimate the enemy. Don't fight foolishly when encountering the enemy.
, don’t chase the enemy more than ten miles away..."
As a father, Hu Lujin’s expectations and worries for his sons are no different from those of ordinary people. He not only hopes that they can create a career, but also worries that they will be unable to handle complex situations. He feels conflicted and entangled. He gave a series of careful instructions beforehand.
Rather than admonishing his son, it was more to comfort himself.
At the end, Hu Lujin couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity that Mingyue is not here with the army. It doesn't mean that your skills are not as good as your brother, but when it comes to planning before taking action, action must be successful. You are indeed not as accurate as your brother."
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Hu Luxian has been accustomed to his father's different evaluations of their brothers since he was a child. After hearing this, he was not sad or angry. He just lowered his head and said: "I will try my best to do a good job when I go south and not let Aye down!"
There are many crossings on the Yellow River. As Hu Lujin said, the only section that Li Tai could control was the section near the river bridge. As for the farther areas, it was beyond his reach. In addition, Hu Lujin deliberately concealed the information about his troops.
The troops were heading south, so Li Tai did not know that such a group of troops had gone south.
In the past few days since he arrived at Heqiao, he has been busy converting the city's ordnance reserves into combat effectiveness. Dozens of crossbows have been set up on the river embankment line. He is full of confidence. He is even looking forward to the troops from the north attacking and letting him try it out.
Test the firepower.
However, although the other side organized several offensives, they were not as fierce as before. Rather than attacking, it was more of a harassment to prevent them from being too relaxed, so that both sides could relax.
In the past few days, several heavy rains have caused the water level of the Yellow River to rise a lot, and the ships under the river bridge have been soaked with river water and rainwater, so that the previous preparations for burning the river bridge were destroyed, but fortunately
The enemy did not use this to launch a strong offensive.
However, this strange calm was obviously abnormal, and Li Tai was a little confused about what the enemy forces on the opposite side were planning. What also worried him a little was that there was still no clear news coming from the rear.
Judging from the progress of the army based on time, the Chinese army led by Li Bi and Zhao Gui must have arrived in the Luonan area, and may even have gone further. Even if they did not send reinforcements and just conveyed some instructions, they should be able to reach Heqiao.
, but no news at all.
It is estimated that they were a little blind when faced with this situation, worried that once they gave any instructions to Li Tai, they would be the party to take the blame if things did not develop for the better.
The attitude of the Chinese army was subtle, and the volunteers in western Henan that Li Tai had hoped for did not bring any good news. The first to arrive was Li Yisun, the founder of the government.
Li Yisun was from Yichuan, Luonan. He inherited his father's tribe and had the help of his brother-in-law Wei Fabao. He also had considerable appeal among the barbarians in Shannan, so his tribe's power was not weak. However, when he arrived at Heqiao, he had only those around him.
Dozens of panicked people looked like they were in shock and defeated, and told Li Tai the shocking news that they were attacked by the organized Eastern Wei cavalry at the former site of Jinyong City in Luobei!
Although Li Tai had already guessed that the opponent was not holding anything back, he was a little dumbfounded after learning this situation. It seemed that my retreat was blocked! Without strong support, it might be really difficult to evacuate this one.
Now, do we really want to swim to the Bohai Bay?
But fortunately, Li Tai did not place all his hopes on unreliable backup. He had been preparing other ways to break the game. He was still hesitating before, but now that the way forward has been blocked, it doesn't matter.
There is no room for hesitation anymore, roll up your sleeves and continue heading north!