It was discovered that Yanhu's 20,000-foot cavalry had crossed Yutai. Lin Fu immediately ordered Liu Miaozhen to be the commander-in-chief, and Zhou Pu, Sun Zhuang, Li Liang and others to be his deputies. He led 20,000-foot-tall cavalry and a large amount of baggage to set off from Huaiyang, along the route to Shandong.
From the southern foothills, head northwest towards Xuzhou.
Malantou assisted Lin Fu to stay in Huaiyang. Lin Fu and the generals stood at the top of Huaiyang City, watching Liu Miaozhen lead his troops away. In the field of vision, Xiangshan stretched to the northwest. Under the blue sky, there was no end in sight.
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Between Huaisi and Huaisi, the terrain is dominated by plains. Only between Xuzhou and Huaiyang are a series of low hills that are roughly parallel to each other, such as Xiangshan, Taoxu Mountain, Huangsangyu, and Quanshan. These mountains are about tens of feet tall.
, ranging in height from more than a hundred feet, can be regarded as the remnant veins and foothills of the hills in southwestern Shandong. Although they are not tall, they have steep peaks and steep slopes, and most of them run from northwest to southeast. In terms of topography, Xuzhou and Huaiyang are
, including Xiao County, Tongshan County, and Suixi County between Xuzhou and Huaiyang, also form one.
In addition, the four connected large lakes north of Xuzhou, including Weishan Lake, Zhaoyang Lake, Dushan Lake, and Nanyang Lake, form a terrain barrier of more than 200 miles in southwest Shandong; the Bianshui River, which connects the Hehuai River,
Surabaya flows from the east and west sides of Xuzhou - these topographic advantages make Xuzhou's geographical advantages very prominent, so it has become a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, and it is also a key point in the struggle between the northern and southern forces on the eastern front.
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"Only by standing at the top of the city and looking to the northwest, looking at the hills and mountains, can we appreciate the significance of Xuzhou's location at the hub of Huaisi," Gao Zongting said with emotion. "Only by successfully capturing Xuzhou, with Xuzhou as the center of gravity, and supporting
The defensive situation of Huaiyang, Xiapi, Suining, and Huaisi is considered intact, and they can be defended with 30 to 50,000 elite troops, which will bring more opportunities to calmly clean up the southern front..."
Lin Fu nodded. If Xuzhou wasn't so important, he wouldn't have asked Liu Miaozhen to take most of his elite combat forces out of the city to fight the enemy in the field...
Although the She family is weak, it still has some counterattack strength. It can be predicted that the She family is waiting for the good opportunities that may come after Yanhu breaks through the Hehuai defense line. Huaidong cannot give the She family any chance, even if Xuzhou's conspiracy
I'm not 100% sure, but it's still worth a try.
"Although it was discovered that Yanhu's partial army, which went south from Dongping and went to Xuzhou via Yutai, had Zhou Zhizhong as generals, and there were about 20,000 soldiers, which was as expected, but the journey from Dongping, Shouzhang to Xuzhou was only more than 300 miles.
, Yanhu's elite cavalry stationed outside Dongping traveled quickly and quickly to the Jiulishan battlefield. It only takes two days at the fastest," Ye Junan said, "Even among the new annexed armies, Zhou Zhizhong's troops cannot talk about it.
The most elite combat force. On the surface, Yanlu's troops in Dongping are led by Yuan Lishan, and they have to be careful that Ye Jiduo Dy has sneaked into Dongping to preside over the war. Then Zhou Zhizhong's troops are likely to be Ye Jiduo Dy.
Shi Zi came out to ask for directions..."
"Yes," Lin Fu sighed, "Once the battle at Jiuli Mountain begins, the winner will need to be determined neatly in two days to capture Xuzhou. Once it is delayed, or Yan Fu confirms that Chen Hansan is indeed reliable,
It is very likely that our elite cavalry will be mobilized south to join the battle. By then, we will be too passive..."
The moment Liu Miaozhen led his troops out of Huaiyang, the order signed by Lin Fu to integrate the Huaisi troops into active service to assist in the defense of the city took effect. However, if the scale of the Jiuli Mountain battle was delayed, Lin Fu could assemble it in two or three days.
The number of troops he led to rush to Xuzhou for support was less than 20,000.
Even considering that Dong Yuan would not stand idly by, the enemy troops entering the outskirts of Xuzhou were likely to exceed 70,000 to 80,000 elite infantry and cavalry. This battle would result in fewer victories and more defeats.
Shouzhang City is in the northwest of Caozhou. Although it is nearly fifty miles away from Dongping City, it is located between Daliang, Caozhou, and Jining cities. After Yanhu captured Shouzhang City in early October, he stationed more than ten thousand elites.
The purpose of Yanhu's elite garrison in Shouzhang was to block the westward escape route of the remnants of Liang Xi who were besieged in Dongping, and to monitor the Changhuai army, whose main force was still in Daliang, to prevent it from advancing eastward and disrupting the war situation in Dongping. Yanhu soldiers and horses followed
If Shouzhang advances further south, he can even further cut off the passage between Jining and Caozhou, and block Liang Chengchong's westward escape route from Jining.
As the war situation developed, the nameless town of Shouzhang became a key point in the development of the Hehuai War.
Lu Guogong Liang Xi retreated to Dongping with only 20,000 remnant troops. Dongping is a small city. It is not necessary to surround Dongping with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. For Yan Hunan to recruit troops and horses, the more important thing is to defend the South Vietnamese on the periphery.
Soldiers and horses came in to disrupt the situation.
After the passage from Shouzhang to Jinan was completely opened, Yan Hunan recruited more troops and horses to assemble in Shouzhang in order to better grasp the initiative of the entire Hehuai War situation.
Before mid-October, Ye Jiduo Dy stayed in Jinan. Until it was confirmed that Lin Fu was heading north from Chongzhou to Huaisi to supervise the battle, Ye Ji Duo Dy and veteran Na He Xiongqi left Jinan and entered Shouzhang so that they could be at any time.
Understand the development of the Hehuai War.
Ye Jiduodi started fighting with his father and brother when he was fourteen years old. It has been twenty years now and he has experienced more than a hundred battles, big and small. However, the defeat of Yangxin was the biggest setback he had never suffered in his life. Not only did he lose troops and generals, but he himself was on the battlefield.
His right leg was broken, leaving him with a disability and having to walk with a limp for the rest of his life.
Although Shouzhang is less than four hundred miles north of Huaiyang, it is colder than Huaiyang at this time. Ye Jiduo was wearing a gray fur coat, sitting on the bed with a thin map of the Hehuai River spread out on his knees.
Research, regardless of He Xiongqi, it was inconvenient for Yuan Lishan to stand next to him and look over.
"Lin Fu is good at using tricks and making decisions. His troops killed Liu Yefei without any hesitation. How could he not be prepared for Chen Hansan to secretly defect to our country? But Xuzhou is particularly important to the situation in Huaisi, so Lin Fu
This son may regard this as a good opportunity to seize Xuzhou and take a risk," Nahe Xiongqi advised, "Zhou Zhizhong's troops may not be able to fight tough battles. It is okay to use him to throw stones to ask for directions, but even if he and Chen Hansan join forces, the generals will
There are 40,000, and when we compete with the 20,000 elites from Huaidong, the outcome is still 50-50. We can’t wait until tonight at the latest, otherwise it will probably miss the best opportunity to capture Xuzhou. I don’t need many troops.
, just ask the Third Prince to allow my subordinates to go south to support Zhou Zhizhong..."
The Huaiyang town army was recruited by the refugee army, but the outpost battle was so fierce. The generals of the Huaiyang army were so brave that everyone in Shouzhang City was greatly relieved. It was indeed better than Zhou Zhizhong
Elite. Yuan Lishan had previously transferred Zhou Zhizhong's troops to go south to capture Xuzhou, and the meaning of asking for directions was more serious.
Nahe Xiongqi had more than 10,000 elite cavalry accompanying Ye Jiduo in the southern expedition. However, since the southern expedition, the new vassal army was the main force. Nahe Xiongqi led more than 10,000 elite cavalry and Yejiduo Dy.
There are nearly 30,000 elite cavalry in our headquarters, but they have not been put to much use yet...
Ye Jiduo was silent, and Yuan Lishan said: "As General Nahe said, how could Lin Fu not be on guard against Chen Hansan's change? Lin Fu knew that Chen Hansan might conspire with our army, so he
Why did they still mobilize troops from Huaiyang to go north to Xuzhou? Lin Fu could only mobilize 20,000 troops from Huaiyang, while Zhou Zhizhong led his troops south and combined with Chen and Han's troops, they had 40,000 troops. This is
What kind of confidence does Lin Fu have that he can fight one against two? I think Chen Hansan may not be reliable! It is not a mature strategy to rashly invest elites on the southern front when the situation is unclear. If Xuzhou can be obtained, that's it; if it is in
Twenty thousand elite troops were lost on the southern front, and the war around Dongping cannot continue..."
All lands in Yanji fell, and Yuan Lishan's family and clan were all in the north. The Lord of Yan treated him with great courtesy. Yuan Lishan saw that the Yuan family's strength was exhausted, and the general trend of the world was indeed on the side of Yan, so he surrendered and accepted
He was granted the title of Marquis of Yi, and he led all the generals in Jiliao's army to use them as much as possible for Bei Yan. With the surrender of Jizhen's army and generals, Yuan Lishan became the most powerful mountain of the new vassal army.
The Ji Zhen Army was originally the elite frontier army that the Yuan family relied on. It did not play its due role during the war, and the Yan Ji situation collapsed. The Ji Zhen Army also surrendered on a large scale and retained relatively complete combat power.
They attacked Jinhai, attacked Yangxin, and captured most of Shandong, all of which served as the main force.
In comparison, Chen Zhihu's reputation is not lower than that of Yuan Lishan, and his repeated victories are more prominent than Yuan Lishan's. However, Chen Zhihu likes to fight alone. Even when he was forced to surrender after running out of food, his troops were less than 10,000 men.
The Lord of Yan, Ye Jier, intended to assign all the surrendered troops of the Xuanfu to Chen Zhihu, so that Chen Zhihu and Yuan Lishan could lead the new auxiliary army as the king's vanguard. However, in order to win, Chen Zhihu did not hesitate to use other people's troops to deceive the enemy, which caused widespread resentment.
No general is willing to be under his control.
Now Yuan Lishan and Chen Zhihu are under the control of Ye Jiduo Dy. When Ye Jiduo Dy led his troops to the south, Ye Jier, the Lord of Yan, also gave him instructions and told him to use Yuan Lishan for good and Chen Zhihu for odd reasons. This was exactly what he
Their respective characteristics.
Ordinarily, it would be most appropriate for Chen Zhihu to lead his troops on this trip to seek Xuzhou. Even if the attempt to Xuzhou failed, Chen Zhihu's elite troops could ensure that they would not suffer heavy losses. However, in the later stages of the Qingzhou War, Chen Zhihu stayed in Dengzhou, Qingzhou and other places.
To clean up the mess, he could not be transferred in time. After getting the letter of appointment from Chen Hansan, Ye Jiduo Dy could only transfer Zhou Zhizhong from Yuan Lishan to lead his troops south.
Ye Jiduodi also knew that now was the best opportunity to seek Xuzhou, but Yuan Lishan's analysis touched his mind: How confident was Lin Fu?
If he couldn't see through Huaidong's reality, how could he dare to invest Dayan's elite into it?
As Yuan Lishan said, if 20,000 elite cavalry were lost under Xuzhou City, the battle would be unwinnable.
Using military strength, the total number of South Vietnamese troops in the Hehuai area is now greater than theirs: the Liang family's remnant army has 40,000 to 50,000 troops, the Chang Huai army has nearly 50,000 troops, Dong Yuan has 30,000 troops in Suiyang, and the Huai army has 30,000 troops.
There are 50,000 elite troops in Huaisi in the east, with a total strength of about 170,000 to 80,000. Their troops around Dongping are less than 120,000.
It's just that it's winter now, and the terrain of the Hehuai River is very conducive to cavalry operations, and the South Vietnamese armies lack cavalry. Furthermore, the factions are infighting and it's difficult to cooperate tacitly in combat, so they can't move forward as they surround Dongping.
Once they lose troops and generals in Xuzhou, the armies of the Southern Dynasties will definitely be stimulated. As long as the troops of the Southern Dynasties move closer to Dongping, the battle will not be able to be fought, and they will eventually be forced to withdraw from the siege and return to Jinan.
One is to risk Xuzhou, and the other is to ensure the overall situation of the Hehuai River. Which one is more important? How could Ye Jiduo not weigh it in his heart?
Once bitten by a snake, he was afraid of well ropes for ten years. Seeing that Ye Jiduo was silent and obviously inclined to agree with what Yuan Lishan said, Na He Xiongqi insisted: "Although there are mysteries that I cannot see through, I still insist on this.
We should immediately send elite cavalry southward; even if the opportunity is not right, we will not have the ability to leave our troops outside Xuzhou if we want to come to Huaidong..."
"General Nahe becomes more and more courageous the more frustrated he becomes!" Ye Jiduodi said with a smile.
Na He Xiongqi's face was gloomy. This was what Ye Jiduo Dy said. He couldn't lose his temper with Ye Jiduo Dy, but his face was always ugly. Of course, he had senior qualifications and was not afraid of contradicting Ye Jiduo Dy.
, just said: "If there is a good opportunity in front of you, wouldn't the Third Prince dare to reach out?"
The battles in Yannan suffered setbacks, and He Xiongqi had unspeakable difficulties. The most fundamental reason was that he wanted to ensure that the flanks of the main force of the southern invasion were not harassed, so he could not lead his troops to withdraw from the battlefield.
Otherwise, which elite cavalry would be able to kill and severely injure infantry on the open plain?
But no matter what, in all the battles in Yannan, Lin Fu always attacked and saved him, but He Xiongqi couldn't cover up the weak points that he must save in time, and he was indeed defeated. He Xiongqi couldn't.
Justify yourself.
But this time is different from the wars in Yannan. Xuzhou is unreachable, and He Xiongqi can withdraw at any time without any worries. No matter whether it is the Huaidong Army, or the Huaixi and Changhuai Army, there is no one in this ice and snow.
The ability to surround and annihilate more than ten thousand elites outside Xuzhou City.
It’s only three hundred miles from Shouzhang to Xuzhou, so I’m not afraid of not being able to come back.
"Okay!" Ye Jiduodi didn't want to make others laugh at his timidity, so he beat his knees and said, "Nah, you can lead the cavalry south. Zhou Zhizhong should arrive in Xuzhou one day before you. You also need to know that,
If the opportunity is no longer available, don’t force it..."
Na He Xiongqi nodded in agreement, and he also knew that the biggest flaw of this dynasty was the lack of people. The tribes in Yanxi may not really surrender, and the new vassal army is even more useless.
To solve the problem, although the tribes of Yandong gathered together 150,000 cavalry, the number of pure-blooded men in their tribe was only over 300,000, and there were not many 10,000 cavalry that could be lost.