Jiuqu City is located on the Banyuan on the north bank of Luoshui River. There are nine bends in the area for ten miles, so it is named so. It also shows that the terrain here is complex and changeable. Within just ten miles, there are nine undulating valleys.
These nine slopes vary in height and lie across the north bank of Luoshui River. If we cannot control these, it will be difficult to pass through the Luoshui River Valley, and our flanks will be hit hard by the enemy.
Among the Jiuqu Sakahara, the Erqu Sakahara plateau has the largest area and steep slopes on both sides. The main city defense of Jiuqu Castle is set on it. It is called the main body because there are other barracks and beacons nearby.
, cooperate with each other to form the defense line of Jiuqu City.
The terrain of Jiuqu is complex and changeable. It is a key point on the east side of Nangui Road. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. As the territory of the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasties was divided into Guannan, the competition for this place also reached a fever pitch.
The most recent renovation of the city garrison here was when Hou Jing controlled Heluo. The Jiuqu City on Erqu Ban was built by Hou Jing in the 10th year of Datong. Its old city is located in the northeast of the plateau, and its scale is relatively large.
The new city is more than twice the size, and neither the topography nor the control over the Luoshui River is far inferior to the new city.
Previously, when Hou Jing was causing trouble in Henan and the Eastern Wei defenders in Heluo were panicking, Li Yuan led all the troops in western Henan to capture Jiuqu City in one fell swoop and opened up the Nangui Road. Then Li Bi led the Chinese army Ma Xun
After leaving east, Li Yuan led his troops back to Jiuqu City.
A few days ago, due to the loss of the two cities of Heyang, the situation between Heluo and Heluo reversed. The armies were defeated and fled one after another. Li Yuan was originally going to lead his troops north to receive support, but on the way he heard that Zhao Gui had abandoned Guanxi and encountered the enemy again.
Yifeng's defeated troops, who were pursued by the Eastern Wei Dynasty, retreated and were stationed in Jiuqu City, Yiyang.
Now Li Yuan and Yifeng's remnant troops are trapped in Jiuqu New City, while Zhu Hunyuan of the Eastern Dynasty is centered on the old city a few miles away, dividing his troops to guard the key points around Jiuqu City, and constantly attacking day and night.
All the troops from western Henan who were previously under Li Yuan's jurisdiction are now stationed in Fuliu City, Yishui, with Li Tai. Li Yuan's nearly 5,000 soldiers from Gao Ping's army were scattered during the diplomatic war, and there are still three who have withdrawn to Jiuqu City.
More than a thousand people.
As for Yifeng's troops, the situation was much more miserable. He originally led 2,000 cavalry to guard the upper reaches of the Han River. Yuwenhu did not inform him at all when he was defeated and retreated. Li Bi fled all the way from Luodong and was about to enter the Han Dynasty.
When the city was closed, five hundred elite cavalry were dispatched to notify Yifeng.
However, at this time, the Hulvjin cavalry that had already entered the southern city of Heyang was pursuing them. Yifeng led his troops to flee all the way south. They were supposed to evacuate Heluo along the Beijiao Road, but Zhao Gui, who was supposed to be here, had already arrived early.
With the evacuation, Yifeng's entire army was almost destroyed in front of the pass.
Fortunately, due to Li Yuan's timely rescue, Yifeng was able to escape the enemy siege, but his troops were almost wiped out, and only dozens of soldiers broke out with him. Even if the other troops were not killed in the formation, they must have been.
He was rounded up and captured by the Eastern Dynasty troops.
At this time, the defenders in Jiuqu City only had more than 3,000 defeated troops, but the Eastern Dynasty besieging the city, including Zhu Hunyuan's troops and subsequent reinforcements of infantry and cavalry, numbered nearly 20,000. In addition to the huge number of troops and morale,
The gap is even more fatal. The grain and grass reserves in the city are about to be exhausted!
In fact, at the beginning of the Western Dynasty's troops advancing towards Heluo, in addition to the grain and grass supplies they carried, they also seized a considerable amount of supplies from the Eastern Army's fortresses.
However, most of these grain and grass supplies were requisitioned with the army. Especially after Li Boshan captured the Second City of Heyang, the country sent additional reinforcements. Due to the hasty mobilization and insufficient material preparation, Yifeng and his troops simply set off directly from Huazhou River Defense.
Naturally, Heluo can only be supplied locally in Heluo.
Therefore, almost all the grain and grass seized from Jiuqu City, Hanguan City and other city garrison were transported to Heqiao some time ago, and then were sent back by Yu Wenhu in a wave.
However, the warehouses in Jiuqu City are not empty. There are still a lot of materials stored, especially the amount of silk is the most impressive, as many as tens of thousands!
Not all of these silks were trophies from Li Yuan's army, most of them were obtained from Li Boshan.
These generals, who have their own branches, naturally consume the personnel and materials captured in battles that can be directly used in subsequent battles, while other property and loot can be freely disposed of.
Li Boshan had previously seized a large amount of trophies, ordnance and other weapons, and distributed them to various people in western Henan. The grain and grass were deducted for personal use and were also handed over to the public for dispatch. In addition, there was a large amount of money and silk.
Before he led his troops to the east, it was naturally difficult to carry the money and silk materials with the army, so before leaving, Li Boshan found Li Yuan and transferred the money and silk materials to Li Yuan.
Li Xian only needs to pay the same amount of money and materials.
Li Yuan led thousands of soldiers to guard Hengnong in western Henan. Naturally, he had to spend money on raising the army. In addition, he had to support people from all over the western Henan from time to time. The demand for money and food was naturally huge. If all transportation was done through Guanzhong, it would be a waste of money alone.
The cost along the way is huge.
Therefore, even though Li Yuandang agreed to these convenient suggestions, he sent people to Hanguan City to receive Li Boshan's trophies and stored them in Jiuqu City.
"My lord, the soldiers cleaned the warehouses and collected nearly a hundred stones of old grains and rice bran. They can be mixed with bran and bran to make a meal. But if there is no improvement tomorrow, the cattle and horses will have to be slaughtered to satisfy hunger."
A general stepped forward and reported to Li Yuan with a sad expression: "It's just that if we kill the cattle, horses and livestock, it will be difficult for our army to break through and retreat, and it can only last for ten days at most. If this happens
If no reinforcements arrive, the future will be worrying..."
"There will be reinforcements, there will be reinforcements!"
After hearing this, Li Yuan replied decisively. He first looked to the west, then to the east, and then said in a deep voice: "Now that all the armies have retreated, people in the country are inevitably in panic. Daxingtai is trapped here.
, you have to sit back and stay calm to calm the crowd.
But as long as this city is still defended, all the previous achievements have not been wasted. Sooner or later, reinforcements will definitely be sent! Not to mention that Li Boshan still leads tens of thousands of people to march to Yichuan. If he knew about the sudden change in Heluo, he would definitely be there on the next day.
Immediately lead the troops to return for reinforcements!"
Although the use of two "certains" sounds very confident, it is precisely because I know that it is not certain, so I deceive myself and others by repeatedly emphasizing in my tone.
The situation in the country has been delicate recently, especially regarding the ownership of the military power in Longxi, which has attracted a lot of cold eyes from the masses. Originally, the move to occupy Heqiao was a very exciting thing, but it ended up collapsing like this.
Even if Daxingtai wants to send troops to assist, it must consider the situation in the country. If the number is too small, it will not help relieve the difficulties. How long it will take to mobilize large-scale troops still needs to be judged by the further development of the situation and situation.
As for Li Boshan, he used to be proud of his achievements, but he was dismissed from his post in Heqiao and sent elsewhere. Anyone would be resentful. What's more, now that the situation in Heluo has collapsed, even if he wants to return to help
You have to consider what the risk is, whether it's worth it, and whether it can be done.
If the factor of his father-in-law Duguxin is taken into account, then the choice Li Boshan will make will be even more variable. Although his brothers praised Li Boshan for his righteousness and reliability, Li Yuan's self-examination of each other did not seem to make him ignore the danger.
The friendship of coming to rescue regardless of the cost. If Li Boshan had no intention of coming to rescue, those generals in western Henan would not be able to influence his thoughts.
Taking advantage of the enemy's offensive coming to an end, Li Yuan first ordered the defenders to take some time to rest, and then walked down to the top of the city to visit Yifeng, who was lying in bed recovering from his injuries.
After Yifeng briefly inquired about the situation of today's battle, he sighed with shame: "It's a pity that my bones and muscles have lost strength and I can't fight the enemy side by side with Duke Yangping. Now I am sitting in the trapped city, and the food and fodder are gradually running out. If I really can't hold on, Duke Yangping will
Break through and go straight, don't use me as a trick..."
Li Yuanyuan and Yifeng, a brave general, were all depressed, no longer optimistic, and their mood became quite heavy, but they still cheered up and said: "Don't worry, Lord Leling, Jiuqu City is a matter of advancing or retreating from Heluo."
The important town itself is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if the bandit army is large, it is difficult to break the city. Our army only needs to stay here and wait for reinforcements to arrive, and the siege will be lifted naturally!"
"It's not easy to get reinforcements at this point!"
Yifeng was recently bereaved by his army and was in pain, so his mood was naturally a little low. When he heard Li Yuan's words of comfort, he couldn't help but sigh and said: "Alas, the former Daxingtai ignored the Hanoi highway and worked hard.
, rushed to replace him with Duke Wu, so that both inside and outside the country looked at Duke Henei as a treasonous minister, which hurt the old feelings. Now that Heluo is defeated, the situation in the country is bound to be even more panic..."
"Your Majesty is in power to declare government, and the appointment of governors of prefectures and counties is within the orders of the government. How can you try to mess up your life for personal reasons! Duke Leling must not hold this dissent anymore and hinder the political voice of the country. Hanoi
Honesty means hard work and meritorious service, and the court rewards you with honors and high positions. There is no slight or disrespect, and there is no injustice to complain about."
Compared with the old Beizhen party members such as Yifeng, Li Yuan and other generals who surrendered to Daxingtai in Kansai are not involved in those nostalgic sentiments, so their loyalty to Daxingtai is purer. After hearing Yifeng say this
With emotion, Li Yuan felt that it was a bit harsh and couldn't help but shouted to stop him.
When Yifeng heard what Li Yuan said, he felt he had made a mistake. He just smiled apologetically at Li Yuan and then fell silent.
After Li Yuan saw the situation, he didn't stay any longer. He told Yifeng to rest in peace and recuperate before getting up and leaving.
He then detoured to the warehouse in the city and looked at the piles of silk and silk in the warehouse. Although he knew that he was being unreasonable, he still thought fiercely in his heart that if Li Boshan didn't come to the rescue, his future would be uncertain.
Jui's debt must be settled, since he has died without evidence anyway, so Li Boshan must suffer the loss of being dumb!
Thinking of the unlucky situation that Li Boshan might be speechless in the future, Li Yuan couldn't help but chuckle twice. However, the thought of having fun in the misery did not last long. The sound of fighting outside the city rang again, and he was busy.