The tents were scattered, but more soldiers were scattered in clusters to the west of the Wei River.
Tong Huacheng, the supervisor of the Western Temple, reined in his horse and looked at the messy barracks. His haggard face was filled with extremely serious emotions, making it difficult for him to smile even if he wanted to.
Fan Wenlan, who had been waiting for a long time, watched Tong Huacheng arrive in time, surrounded by his cavalry, and strode over to greet him: "General Tong..."
"Master Fan," Tong Huacheng got off his horse and walked towards Fan Wenlan. When he got close, he lowered his voice and asked, "How is he, Your Majesty?"
Fan Wenlan shook his head, with frustration almost written on his face, and asked: "How is the situation in Qingzhou?"
"The Huaidong Army's soldiers and horses in Yizhou are also pressing forward. Linqu is under great pressure. General Nahe cannot escape in Linzi." Tong Huacheng felt solemn and briefly explained Ludong's situation to Fan Wenlan.
The Suohai defense line was torn apart, and the Dengzhou navy was completely destroyed. Beiyan's troops in Dengzhou could not pose any threat to the Huaidong army heading north by sea, but they had to face the troops in Yizhou and Xuzhou.
The Huaidong Army marched northward to threaten, "Huaidong's Fuhuo Crossbows are mainly equipped on warships, and there are not many horse infantry. Otherwise, Poche and Inkstone Pass will not be able to defend for a few days. According to this situation, the key is to be able to
Support it..."
Fan Wenlan nodded with a heavy heart. Everyone knew how much negative impact and pressure the destruction of the Dengzhou Navy and the fall of Jinhai would have on the peripheral Henan and Shandong defense lines. At the moment, he could only look forward to hundreds of millions of people in the Henan and Shandong defense areas.
The wider depth can delay them longer.
But the key still depends on Yanjing. If Yanjing cannot defend it, even if the defense depth of Shandong and Henan is doubled, it will not be able to escape the result of being defeated thousands of miles away.
The war had deteriorated to this point, and He Xiongqi had to stay in Linzi to support the Ludong front. Tong Hua became the military spy leader of the West Temple Supervisor, but it was useless to stay in the south, so he rushed back to Yanjing to assist Ye Ji.
Duodi - Yanjing needs to know more about the generals of the Huaidong Army.
Fan Wenlan said: "Fortunately, we dug up the Wei River, the Wooshui River, and the Chaobai River in time. Not only did the water volume of the Woishui River and Chaobai River greatly reduce, but Anxu and other places were turned into Zeguo, and Tianjin was densely planted with sorghum.
, all hindered the Huaidong Army's rapid westward advance, but the key is still the lack of troops..."
The dense planting of sorghum (i.e. sorghum) was still promoted by Lin when he was running Jinhai. In May, the sorghum in the area west of Jinhai was nearly as tall as a human being. The dense sorghum land seriously hindered the horse infantry from launching in the Pinglu area. Wishui River
The banks of the Chaobai River, Wei River and other rivers were dug up, and the water levels in the rivers were greatly reduced. The roads and farmland on both sides of the river were destroyed, turning them into obstacles for the Huaidong Brigade to move westward.
Hearing that Fan Wenlan felt a little relieved, he knew that Ye Jiduo urgently went north to help. Although he failed to defend Jinhai City close to the coast, it still effectively delayed the Huaidong Army's westward advance. As long as Yanjing can hold on, the situation will be
It's not that there is no chance of recovery.
"I came here in a hurry. I just heard on the way that another 30,000 soldiers and horses were gathered in Beijing. How did these 30,000 soldiers and horses come together?" Tong Huacheng heard Fan Wenlan complain about the lack of troops and asked about reinforcements.
"Old Master Wu Gu just brought reinforcements and set up camp in the north. The three kings asked me to wait for you to come, so we can go there together," Fan Wenlan said, "You will know after you go and see..."
Among the three rivers in the capital, the Wei River is the main waterway connecting the Yellow River to the south. It is the first of the three rivers in the former residence and flows in the north-south direction. It divides the land of Yannan into east and west. Today, the soldiers and horses of the Northern Yan in the south of Yanjing are mainly gathered to the west of the Wei River.
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Tong Huacheng didn't say much, and asked the cavalry to give up a horse to Fan Wenlan, and they galloped to the north camp together. He hadn't seen Ye Jiduo Dy and Nahe Wugu yet, but he saw that there were many soldiers in the north camp.
He was a boy of thirteen or fourteen years old. Tong Huacheng asked Fan Wenlan solemnly: "Why are they all baby eggs?"
"Your Majesty, he hasn't woken up yet. The Queen Mother has issued an edict to punish the royal family and all the children over the age of twelve to join the army to defend the capital. They dare not send more troops from Shandong and Henan. Twenty thousand of the thirty thousand reinforcements were gathered together in such an emergency.
"Fan Wenlan said calmly, "Otherwise, where can we draw troops from?"
When Tong Huacheng heard Fan Wenlan say that this was the Queen Mother's decree, he felt bitter in his heart and couldn't say anything. He couldn't help but look for his two children.
Due to the negative impact of the destruction of the Dengzhou Navy and the ruthless tearing and piercing of the Suohai defense line, every Yan soldier on the defense lines in Shandong and Henan was in danger, and the defense lines were also in danger. No more troops could be sent from the outer defense lines to aid Yanjing.
A single withdrawal of troops is likely to cause a collapse of the entire defense line.
In the Southern Dynasties, in addition to the Northern Expedition troops who went directly northward by sea, the Changshan Army in Xiangyang and Nanyang, the Changhuai Army in Zhengyang and Woyang, and the Huaiyang Army in Xuzhou and Yizhou had almost 150,000 elite troops.
In addition to the infantry brigade, there are also newly formed brigades, reserve brigades and engineering and transport troops of about 100,000 people. After entering May, they simultaneously advance northward, approaching Wuguan, Ruzhou, Yanling, Yingshui, Jining, Linqu, etc.
land.
Although the fighting in the hinterland of Henan and Shandong has not immediately become fierce, it should be expected that they are waiting for the fall of Yanjing or the moment when the will of the Beiyan soldiers and horses on the defense line can no longer support...
No more troops could be drawn from the Shandong and Henan defense lines. Although reinforcements from Datong and Xuanfu were not blocked, Datong and Xuanfu were located on the inner line and the troops stationed were limited. All the troops urgently transferred to Yanjing were only five or six thousand people.
As an important town in the northern capital of Northern Yan, Liaoyang had a large number of troops stationed there, including 20,000 elite cavalry. But if Liaoyang soldiers and horses could be mobilized urgently, they had to go through the Western Liaoning Corridor.
The Liaoxi Corridor to the north of Yuguan is nearly three hundred miles long, but only thirty or forty miles deep. It is close to the east coast of the Bohai Sea. There are more than a dozen east-west streams that cut the Liaoxi Corridor. With such a shallow depth, the Huaidong Army
As long as you find a random river that penetrates into the Western Liaoning Corridor, you can block the passage for Liaoyang soldiers and horses to go south to support each other.
Faced with more and more Huaidong Army troops landing at Jinhai, Yanjing wanted to increase its defense troops accordingly, so it could only summon the young men of Donghu - looking at these young calves who were still childish and not afraid of tigers
Looking at the proud and excited expressions on their faces, the young generals still had a lot of longing for the war and were completely unaware of the cruelty of the war. Fan Wenlan just felt that the future was bleak.
Seeing that Fan Wenlan was in a bad mood, Tong Huacheng comforted him and said: "When Su Hu led the Jingbei army to attack Gulun, the late emperor also mobilized all the young men of the clan to take up weapons, and finally asked us to defend the clan and survive the most difficult years.
——This time will be no exception.”
Speaking of Su Hu and the Jingbei Army, Fan Wenlan felt even more desolate. At least during the period of the Jingbei Army, Liaodong was still under the jurisdiction of Yuan Yue. In the end, it was not the Donghu people who won the battle, but Su Hu was involved in the treason case, and the whole family was
The execution led to the collapse of the Jingbei Army; can we still have such good luck this time?
Fan Wenlan took Su Hu and walked directly to the Yanying tent without any notification. When he walked to the tent, he heard Ye Jiduo Dy and Nahe Wugu arguing in the tent.
"Fuck it," Ye Jiduo's voice was high-pitched, with anger that was no longer suppressed, and he pounded the table vigorously, "Yes, the Huaidong Army's elite infantry brigades are spreading out on both wings, approaching Yan with a pincer attack.
Beijing, but it does not mean that the Huaidong Army's stationary middle road is really empty of troops. We cannot see through the Huaidong Army's strength and rashly concentrate our forces between the Wushui River and Chaobai River. Once we encounter the Huaidong Army's center road
The consequences of the main force being killed will be disastrous, and we will throw away our last chance..."
"The Huaidong Army is divided into three groups. This is a good opportunity for us to attack them separately and defeat them one by one." Na Hewugu's voice was old and deep, and he sounded more patient than Ye Jiduo Dy. "We will not concentrate our forces to attack at this time.
Along the way, do we have to wait for hundreds of thousands of Huaidong troops to gather at the foot of Yanjing City for a decisive battle?"
Fan Wenlan and Tong Huacheng didn't care about the quarrel between Ye Jiduo Dy and Na He Xiong Wu Gu. They hurriedly walked in and saw that in addition to Ye Ji Duo Dy and Na He Wu Gu, there were many generals in the tent. They must have some strategies for fighting.
We have been arguing about the choice for a long time.
Tong Huacheng was born in the Tong family and was a descendant of the Eight Tribes of Yandong. At this time, his words were more important than Fan Wenlan. He advised Nahe Wugu: "Old man, I still can't see through the reality of the Huaidong Army's infantry brigade. I can't
He rashly concentrated all his troops in the middle..."
"The Queen Mother wants us to block the enemy from the imperial capital. At present, it seems that the only way to block the enemy from the imperial capital is to take advantage of the opportunity when the enemy's troops are divided into three groups and concentrate our forces to attack one of them," Nahe Wugu said
His face was dark purple and full of wrinkles, like black dates, and he said, "If the Third Prince doesn't agree with my proposal, I'd better ask the Third Prince to explain to the Queen Mother..."
Ye Jiduo was so angry at Na Hewu Gu's bad face that he shook his armor with a clanging sound when he fluttered his sleeves and stopped arguing with Na Hewu Gu.
However, what Nahe Wugu brought was the opinion of the Queen Mother and the princes and ministers. Although Ye Jiduodi held the position of prince, he could not disobey it. He could only gallop to Yanjing that night, hoping that there would be room for redemption.
Tong Huacheng and Fan Wenlan could only wait for news at Weihejin Camp.
In mid-May, summer also began to enter the Yanji land. Although Tong Huacheng was exhausted physically and mentally, he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. He got up early in the morning and came to find Fan Wenlan.
Fan Wenlan also didn't sleep well all night. When Tong Huacheng came over, he was reading a map by an oil lamp in the marching tent. The Huaidong Army's march route was marked on the map.
Seeing Tong Huacheng coming, Fan Wenlan put down the map: "It's rare that there will be no battle tonight. General Tong woke up so early..."
"There is no news from the Third Prince, so I can't sleep," Tong Huacheng said.
"It's only been one night, how could there be news so soon?" Fan Wenlan said with relief. After that, he still looked to the north worriedly. Weihejin is less than a hundred miles away from Yanjing City. If everything goes well, Ye Jiduo Dysprosium
It is possible to return, but I really don’t know if people in Yanjing will change their minds.
Tong Huacheng picked up the map on the table.
After seizing Jinhai in early May, the Huaidong Army in Jinhai divided into two groups, marching westward along the Chaobai River and Woshui River. The Huaidong Army's infantry brigade had very strong defensive capabilities, especially when marching westward along the road.
, advancing less than 20 miles a day, and being extremely steady, Ye Jiduo Dy was unable to grasp the fighter planes from the flanks, and could only withdraw his troops to the west of the Wei River.
However, it is only two hundred miles from Jinhai to Yanjing. No matter how slow the Huaidong Army advances, half a month will be enough to push them to the gates of Yanjing.
It is not unreasonable for people in Yanjing City to ask Ye Jiduo to concentrate his troops on the middle road, defeat the Huaidong Army one by one, and block the enemy before the imperial capital.
At this time, the strength of the Huaidong Army in the middle cannot be seen, but the Huaidong Army spreads its troops and horses on both wings and the seemingly empty middle is like a bloody mouth, ready to swallow the entire Yanjing City...
The Chaobai River and the Guoshui River are both rivers that generally flow east to west. They are sixty or seventy miles apart. In other words, the furthest distance between the Huaidong Army's troops spread out from both wings is only sixty or seventy miles apart. Although there is a chance of attacking them separately.
, but the chance is not that great.
Tong Huacheng and Fan Wenlan waited for the news at the Weihejin camp. The news did not come back until noon, but the news was worse than they imagined: Ye Jiduo Dy was left in Yanjing to serve as Yanjing's left-behind guard to Wei Qiaojin.
As the center, the soldiers and horses gathered to the west of the Wei River are under the supervision of the veteran Nahe Wugu... @ya