Although last year's Huaibei War was a complete victory, scholars who know the government know that. In Zhuge Liang's original plan to pacify Wu, taking back Huaibei was only the first step to pacify Wu, and conquering Huainan was the most important part of the policy.
Last year, 210,000 troops were mobilized to pacify Huaibei. Now the emperor has mobilized troops again, but only 170,000 troops have been mobilized. It is really strange.
Judging from the topography, Huainan is bounded by the Huai River to the north and the Jiang River to the south. In between, there are tributaries such as the Xia River, the Fei River, the Shi River, and the Ruxu River that communicate with each other, as well as lakes such as the Shaopei Lake and Chaohu Lake. Therefore, even in winter, the distance between the tributaries
The water level can still support the navigation of large ships, which can be said to be a natural battlefield for the Wu navy to roam freely. During the previous Battle of Huaibei, when the tide receded in autumn, the Wu people had to abandon their navy and lead a large army to fight the Han army on land. This scene is probably
It won't happen again.
In terms of timing, the use of troops this time is also open to question. After all, at the same time as the troops were being mobilized, the relocation of people was still going on in Xuzhou, Huaibei. As many as 200,000 Guanlong people were being taken care of by Pang Tong. Xiang Langya,
The two counties of Xiapi moved one after another. The people marched from Tongguan to Luoyang, stretching for hundreds of miles, consuming a lot of manpower and material resources from the court. It was precisely this that made Liu Xie unable to mobilize more troops.
But even so, Liu Xie was still very determined to mobilize troops for war. In the Taige, he discussed with various officials and analyzed the gains and losses of this battle. He believed that although Huainan is covered with water networks, in the area west of Feishui River and east of Yangquan,
Still mainly based on the plains, the Han army only needs a navy to protect the flanks of the Han army on the Huai River, and then it can send a force to cross the Huai River first to sweep the cities along the Huainan coast. Once successful, it can order
The cavalry passed through the plains to attack the heart of Wu. Wu's army was bound to be morally confused and shrink its formation.
What's more important is that after the great victory, the morale of the Wu people was low and the morale of the army was in confusion. After all, the Sun family was a puppet dynasty, and all the tribes fought hard for it, with nothing more than wealth and honor. The imperial court took advantage of this opportunity and started a series of wars to make them
It is very possible to not take any chances, but to demonstrate our righteousness again, to recruit Wu people like the late emperor recruited Sima Yi, and to repeat the victory of Xindu.
As for Chen Chong's question after hearing this, why the army was divided into three parts that were not subordinate to each other, Liu Xie had also thought deeply about this. It was not that he did not set up a commander, but that this battle was too special. According to Zhuge Liang's plan, once
Winning and bringing peace to the world is a matter of course. Therefore, Liu Xie did not want any accidents to happen, nor did he want to stay away from the battlefield and hand over command to others. Therefore, after thinking about it, he planned to personally take charge of the central army and win this decisive victory with his own hands. p>
In early July of the fifth year of Long'an (219), Liu Xie led the Third Division of Shanglin Army to leave Dongdu and temporarily settled in Xincai, waiting for the arrival of various army departments. Although the troops in this expedition were not as strong as the last time, it can be said that all famous generals were used.
In addition to Zhou Buyi and Guo Huai, there are many generals who have been famous in various prefectures in the past. Such as Sun Zi, Wen Hui, Wang Ling, Lu Yu, Jiang Xu, Yang Qiu, Qu Sheng, Cen Guang, You Chu, and Du Ji
and others have all been ordered to command elite troops each, no less than a few thousand. At the same time, Liu Xie promoted some newcomers, such as Wang Ping, Xin Chang, Dong Yun, Niu Jin, Hao Zhao, etc., who all stayed in the Chinese army as bodyguards.
, Liu Xie had high expectations for them, hoping to promote them to the top ranks of the army after the war. In addition, he also brought some demoted generals and even entrusted them with important tasks. For example, Huang Quan was transferred to the Han Dynasty
In the east, he cooperated with the Nanfu generals to command the Han navy. Li Dian and his son also joined the cavalry, planning to participate in the war to sweep the cities in Huainan.
According to the secret intelligence of the Han army in Huainan, although the Wu army has nearly 300,000 troops nationwide, because the Jingzhou regiment led by Zhou Yu cannot act rashly and the Jiaozhou regiment led by Lu Dai is still quelling the new rebellion, Sun Quan can
The troops mobilized should only be the Huainan and Sanwu armies, about 150,000. Although the strength of the Han army seems to be comparable, the Han army is the state's refined government army, while the Wu people are still the generals.
The combat power of the two armies cannot be compared with each other, as evidenced by the last test conducted by the two armies in Haixi.
In mid-July, Huang Quan led all the naval forces of Nanfu to Fubo and joined the main army. The emperor sent the left governor Zhou Buyi and his generals to greet them. This was the first time for most of the Han army to see their own side.
The navy couldn't help but be amazed when they saw the sight of the boats and boats running along the bank and the flags across the river. Naturally, they were more confident about the coming war. As a general, Zhou Buyi valued the navy's orderliness and measured entry and exit.
This reflects Huang Quan's ability in military training, so he praised Huang Quan and said: "The return of a general is like the return of Cen Peng to his ancestors. In the future, it will be the contribution of the general to break the unification of Wu."
Zhou Buyi was a popular figure in the court, and Huang Quan naturally thanked him repeatedly for his praise. Although from this battle onwards, the two of them were both commanders of the army, but their statuses were worlds apart. Zhou Buyi had already
By adding the title of Grand Governor, he has distanced himself from the generals in terms of title, and he is already a general of the Quartet in terms of rank. It is only a matter of time before he becomes a general of cavalry, general of hussars, etc. However, Huang Quan is still a general with various titles.
At the same time, he was constrained by the military supervisors and had to discuss everything with the generals. It is probably unknown whether he can lead an army alone after the war. Of course, Huang Quan had no dissatisfaction with this, and Liu Xie also
It was because of his prudent attitude of thinking twice before acting that we entrusted him with all the junior high school naval forces.
After the two exchanged pleasantries for a few more words, Huang Quan suddenly asked Zhou Buyi, "Why don't you see your Majesty?" According to Liu Xie's habit, when the army gathered, he would definitely come to see it in person. Now he ordered Zhou Buyi to come and inspect on his behalf. Although
It makes sense, but something must have happened.
Seeing that Huang Quan had seen the clues, Zhou Buyi smiled and said: "The general guessed right, it was a letter from the palace, saying that Queen Zhong had been ill recently and was unwell. Your Majesty was very worried. The medical saint Zhang Zhongjing had passed away, and the other imperial doctors were not good enough.
He is a mediocre person, so His Majesty is very anxious. He is sending people to recruit the miracle doctor Hua Tuo, but he has no intention of coming here at the moment."
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Huang Quan immediately understood that the news of the queen's pregnancy had spread throughout the capital, and all the officials were celebrating it. After all, the emperor had gotten married several years ago, but nothing happened. Who will the Han Dynasty's legacy be passed on to in the future? The world's expectations
Everyone was secretly criticizing this, but in February, the queen was found to be pregnant, and these rumors gradually faded away. Now that the queen is ill, it is normal for the emperor to be anxious about it. But now, His Majesty is in charge of the expedition in person.
If he was in command of the entire army but had distracting thoughts, would it affect his wartime command? Huang Quan was a little worried about this.
The next day, he met with Liu Xie along with his generals, and saw that Liu Xie was in high spirits and spoke calmly. As soon as they met, Liu Xie asked Huang Quan: "We found on the front line that the Wu thieves had thirty buildings and boats. They said they were roaming the river and were invincible."
, and our army is mostly small boats such as fighting ships, sterns, and green birds. We use small ones to attack large ones. If we want to win, the most important thing is to be flexible and changeable. Gong Heng has led our navy for half a year. What do you think of the officers and men operating the boats?"<
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Huang Quan saw that he was very clear-cut and straight to the point as soon as he opened his mouth. He admired him very much and replied: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Although I took over the navy for a short time, the soldiers have been preparing for war for a long time. Since General Wei moved to Nanyang, the Nanfu Navy has been practicing for ten years."
It's like walking on flat ground when going to and from the Miao River, let alone the Huai River? The Huai River is no better than the big river. Buildings and boats can come and go at will, but it is difficult to advance and retreat freely. Even if our army cannot win, it will not be defeated. It will definitely be able to follow your majesty's plan.
Cover the flanks of the army and protect its movement."
When Liu Xie heard him mention Wei Yan, he smiled, but then stopped, looking dissatisfied. He ordered someone to open the map, and then asked Huang Quan: "If our army wins this battle, let you take advantage of the victory and chase into the Yangtze River.
How should you deal with the Wu Thief Navy?"
Huang Quan did not take the opportunity to boast about his talents, but said seriously: "Your Majesty, since this battle has not been won, we should not take words as a certainty. Otherwise, it will easily increase the arrogance of the army and give rise to the mentality of underestimating the enemy. The battlefield is ever-changing, and there will be very few dissatisfaction."
Eighty-nine times, if we are disappointed and our military morale becomes decadent, the consequences will be disastrous."
Faced with Huang Quan's advice, Liu Xie smiled again, nodded slightly and said: "Gong Heng is right, but there is also a saying that everything will be done if you are prepared, and if you are not prepared, it will be ruined. Today is just a countermeasure in the account, and it will not be spread.
Among the soldiers."
Huang Quan was already prepared for the emperor's anger, but unexpectedly he was met with gentle breeze and drizzle. This made him sigh in his heart. In the past few years, the emperor's Qi-nurturing skills have been different from what they used to be. Huang Quan could not predict based on his usual experience.
Quan then said: "If the Wu pirate navy is not damaged at all in this battle, your majesty asking me to enter the river to set up a formation is tantamount to throwing myself into a trap. But if we can capture their buildings and ships, then use the one or two surrendered troops as a guide to lead me to familiarize myself with them."
Jiangzuo Hydrology may be able to advance and fight."
Liu Xie was not surprised. He put his hands on his hands and said slowly: "Act according to our capabilities and not just for empty names. That's a good saying!" Then he said to Zhou Buyi: "Before, you said that the main thing is to drive away the Wu thieves now.
Recruiting and surrendering is a supplement. Now it seems that it is better to fight a battle first and focus on recruiting and surrendering."
The meeting about the expedition was held from chen o'clock in the morning to noon. Huang Quan had been watching in the tent and found that each general actually had his own opinions. However, after speaking out, the emperor always dismissed them with a few words, even if he was as wise as Zhou Bu.
He was helpless, which resulted in the entire meeting being under the control of Liu Xie, with almost all matters decided by the emperor. By the end of the meeting, the sun was already high in the sky. Seeing that it was getting late, Liu Xie
Everyone was left to have lunch together in the tent. After three days, they all set off and officially marched towards Huainan.
After Huang Quan returned to the navy, many old people from Shu came to talk to him and inquired about the emperor's latest arrangements. Huang Quan did not talk much about this, but privately expressed his feelings to his friends about the emperor's character and talents. He said: "
The first emperor of Qin, the wife of Emperor Xiaowu, was extremely talented. However, he was brave enough to judge heroes, wise enough to refuse advice, and his words were enough to cover up his mistakes. Is it really a blessing for the country?"