When Chen Shi, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang told Zhao Hongrun the news about the Chu warship team, Bailiba, the general of Junshuiying, also learned about the Chu warship team, so he came
When I arrived at Shuai Zhang, I met Zhao Hongrun.
Compared with Chen Shi, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang, Bailiba's expression was obviously calmer and more calm. After all, Zhao Hongrun had ordered his dredging army to build a dam at the intersection of Cai River and Wei River. Therefore,
Now that he knew that the Chu army seemed to be planning to go upstream along the Cai River to surprise their Wei capital, Liang, Bailiba was not too worried.
He was just surprised. After all, that was what Zhao Hongrun ordered him to do before he left Daliang. In other words, Zhao Hongrun had already guessed that the Chu army would do this at that time.
This is the main purpose of Bailiba coming to Shuai Zhang this time.
"Your Highness guessed at that time that the Chu State would attack me?"
After sitting down in the tent, Bailiba couldn't help but ask.
Although smart people all have foresight, Zhao Hongrun's "foresight" was too far-sighted. He predicted the Chu army's actions two or three months later, which was simply unbelievable.
Faced with Bailiba's inquiry, Zhao Hongrun explained with a smile: "No, General Baili misunderstood. It was not that I predicted the Chu army's movements in the next two months, but that I planned to guide them at that time."
Chu Jun did this..."
"..." Everyone in the tent looked puzzled when they heard this.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun added an explanation: "When I was in Daliang, I only briefly thought about the plan on how to deal with the Chu army. It was just a rough plan: the first step was to severely defeat the Chu army's spirit. After all, Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng at that time,
With Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu’s 160,000 yuan
The army has occupied several cities in Yingshui County, and the military is at its peak... Although the morale of such an army that has been victorious is high, it is inevitable that it will look down upon our army of the Wei Dynasty.
At this point, our army may be able to trap and kill some of the Chu army."
In the tent, Chen Shi, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang suddenly realized after hearing this, because during the Battle of Yanshui, Zhao Hongrun had indeed used a trick to lure Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu to first pursue the Yanling soldiers, and then pursue the soldiers from Yanling.
The people who moved to Anling made the 60,000 Chu soldiers march long distances.
The attack consumed a lot of physical strength, so that after being ambushed by the Junshui Army, the Wei soldiers of the Junshui Army defeated the Chu vanguard army of up to 60,000 people almost effortlessly.
The price of very few casualties was exchanged for the brilliant results of killing 30,000 people and making an emergency landing of 30,000 people.
"Then what's the second step?" Bailiba asked curiously when he saw Lie Xin's joy.
Zhao Hongrun smiled and said: "Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu's entire army was wiped out. Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo obviously couldn't sit still and gathered a large army to attack our army. But because their 60,000 vanguard army was wiped out, this time, Yangcheng Lord
Xiong Tuo will definitely be more careful and will not give us any chance. Therefore, with the help of
Our army has 35,000 troops. It is difficult to completely annihilate or severely damage the nearly 100,000 troops under the command of Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng... That's why. The second step is to further weaken the Chu army, but it is only a blocking attack.
So that Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, could not advance even an inch with his nearly 100,000-strong army, instead of trying to completely annihilate or severely damage this Chu army."
"So after occupying the Chu camp, His Highness did not rush to take advantage of the army's new victory and strong morale to send the army south to regain the lost territory. Instead, he asked Lord Meng Wei to strengthen the defense of the camp."
"This king has mentioned the matter of sending the army south a while ago. At that time, the army was sent south. It may not be possible to defeat the nearly 100,000 troops of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo. After all, Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu's 60,000 Chu vanguard army The defeat of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo actually had very little impact on the army. At that time, we chose to confront Xiong Tuo head-on, with 35,000 men fighting against nearly 100,000 Chu troops. Even if our army could win, we would probably suffer only a few casualties. It’s hard to estimate and not worth it... What’s more, it’s not even certain that we will win.”
"Hmm." Baili Bashen nodded in agreement.
"Therefore, I asked Mr. Meng Wei, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, to strengthen the defense of the camp. The purpose is to drag Xiong Hu, the Lord of Yangcheng, here, and to weaken the vigor of Xiong Tuo's army by slacking off in the battle... I do not intend to send troops, but I do not want to send troops either. I plan to let Xiong Tuo continue to the north. I just hope to maintain this stalemate between the two armies. On the other side, I asked General Cao Jie to lead the cavalry to cut off the Chu army's food road and force the Chu army's food supply to disappear. Crisis. The same is true for releasing the 30,000 prisoners of war, just to increase the Chu army's daily consumption of food and grass. No matter which army it is in the world, once the food and grass are exhausted, it will almost lose its fighting spirit." At this point, Zhao Hongrun smiled. , continued: "Of course, I still want to win a victory over Xiong Tuo's army, because only by maintaining a stalemate between the two armies in the event of defeat can the morale of the Chu army increase rapidly as the days go by. The morale is completely exhausted... In this regard, Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, also cooperated very well and led 60,000 Chu troops to forcefully attack our camp and give our army a victory."
"That victory, to be honest, was very dangerous." Bailiba recalled the battle of the past few days and shook his head with emotion.
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun felt a little embarrassed and said with a wry smile: "That was a miscalculation on my part. I didn't expect Lord Xiong Tuo of Yangcheng to be more decisive than I thought. Seeing that the 30,000 prisoners of war he had to accept intensified his army's lack of food and grass." consumption, he immediately invested 60,000 Chu soldiers to attack our army camp, and used the casualties of the Chu army to reduce the daily consumption of food and grass... At that time, Lord Meng Wei's two well-mounted carts and other riprap carts and other important war weapons It has not been completed yet, otherwise, the battle would not have been so difficult... Fortunately, we finally got through that difficult battle, and now if Lord Xiong Tuo of Yangcheng wants to attack our military camp again, it will not be so easy."
"Ha." Bailiba chuckled lightly and guessed: "Your Highness insisted on blocking Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo's army here, could it be to guide him to think of other methods, such as driving war ships upstream along the Cai River? Go up and attack Daliang by surprise?"
"After all, Chu has many warships." Zhao Hongrun shrugged and further explained his battle plan: "In general, the second step is to let the Chu army and Xiong Tuo lose on land. This includes me asking Meng Wei to Your Excellency has made the entire military camp impenetrable, easy to defend and difficult to attack, all in order to force Xiong Tuo to give up advancing on land. In this way, there are only two ways left for Xiong Tuo, either wait for the next spring to fight again, or, Taking advantage of the fact that the Cai River has not yet frozen, the warships attacked Daliang, forcing our army to retreat and return to Daliang... If our army is really forced to withdraw its troops and return to Daliang, then even if this camp is no longer Even if it is impregnable, it will have no effect at all."
At this time, Wang Shu couldn't help but interrupt and asked: "What if Xiong Tuo chooses to fight again next year?"
"This is exactly what I don't want to see." Zhao Hongrun glanced at Wang Shu and said with a wry smile: "If Xiong Tuo chooses to fight again next year, then there is no need for him to stay near Yanshui. Nine times out of ten, Nearly 100,000 troops will be dispersed to guard the cities captured by their Chu army... If this is true, our army must take the initiative, because since Xiong Tuo has decided to fight again next year, our army is still defending this city. Camp. Then when the weather warms up in the coming spring, our army, and even the Wei Dynasty, will have a very difficult battle... On this matter, I am actually also betting on Yangcheng Lord Xiong. Tuo is not a mature and steady person who always calculates the pros and cons of everything. After all, if he really cares about the gains and losses, he would not hold grudges against his father because he cheated him back then. To this day, so much so that in the past ten years, the army under his command has He harasses and attacks the Fenxing fortress of Wei Dynasty every year. It can be seen that he is a person who must take revenge. Generally, such a person will never admit defeat easily. As long as there is still a chance in this battle, he will Continue to fight with our army, even if the road is blocked by heavy snow."
"It seems that His Highness guessed it right this time." Ma Zhang smiled cooperatively: "Whether it was prediction or guidance. Your Highness finally sent the third brother of the Dredging Navy Army to build the dam on the Cai River two months ago. It came in handy... But the general was puzzled. It was clear that the Cai River had been filled with water for two months, but why didn't the Chu army notice it? Logically speaking, they should be able to see some clues from the water level. right."
"Because our dredging army built more than one dam." Bailiba smiled and solved the mystery for Ma Zhang: "When our army built the dam at the intersection of Cai River and Jishui River, we built two dams, one with To accumulate the water potential of the Cai River, one is used to block the flow of the water potential of the Wei River to the vortex water downstream, and redirect it to the lower reaches of the Cai River. Therefore, it is difficult for the Chu army to see anything wrong from the water level of the lower reaches of the Cai River."
When Ma Zhang and others heard this, they suddenly realized.
But at this time, Bailiba turned his attention to Zhao Hongrun and said inexplicably: "But what surprised me the most was that His Highness used the last golden order to order the troops of Dangshan Camp, ordering Sima An... that This guy is not easy to deal with."
Zhao Hongrun was slightly startled when he heard this, as if he heard some clues from Bailiba's tone, and asked doubtfully: "General Sima An of Dangshan Camp? Is General Baili familiar with this person?"
Bailiba couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, shook his head and said: "He and He were both His Majesty's former clan guards. What do you mean by familiarity or not? You know that guy too well. When this war is over, Your Highness would be the best." Prepare a gift, it doesn't matter if it's a big gift or not, as long as it's delivered with your heart... Even if he followed His Highness's order to set up an ambush in Cai River, it was just for the sake of the golden order. That guy is petty. Very soon, the whole world only obeys His Majesty's orders, and if His Majesty forces him to send troops like this, that guy would hate it very much even if he doesn't say anything."
"Isn't that true?" Zhao Hongrun was a little surprised. He thought that his father's former imperial guards were all as easy to talk to as Baili Ba.
"Your Highness, you should believe it." Bailiba smiled bitterly twice and praised sincerely: "Sima An's talent is ten times better than that of someone else. Why do you think Your Majesty ordered him to take charge of Dangshan Camp and monitor every move of Nangong, the general? Because? With Sima An's ability, it is easy to defeat Nangong's Suiyang army. Even though our Junshui army has as many as 25,000 troops, while the Dangshan camp only has 20,000 troops, in a real fight, our Junshui camp may not be a match. ...Your Highness did not see how that guy trained his soldiers. Only the Wei soldiers under him can be called truly elite troops!"
At this point, Bailiba paused and continued in an incomprehensible tone: "Since Sima An's Dangshan camp is out this time, the Chu soldiers who ambushed the warship team are not a problem. However, Your Highness does not have to wait.
That guy sent people to transport the prisoners of Chu to this place. Whether he is fighting against the enemy or suppressing internal troubles by thieves, he never keeps any prisoners."
"Eh?"
Zhao Hongrun was stunned. You must know that he really needs prisoners at the level of lieutenant generals of the Chu army. The more the better, because this is related to his subsequent big actions. But now that Bailiba said this, it seems that he no longer needs to count on that person.
What kind of prisoners did Sima An, the general of the Dangshan camp, send to him?
Sure enough, just as Baili Ba said, just one day later in the evening, Sima An, the general of the Dangshan Army, sent a message: Mission accomplished!
As for the prisoners, they were not even mentioned in Sima An's oral message.
Later, Zhao Hongrun learned that Sima An only led half of the Wei soldiers from the Dangshan camp to block more than ten thousand Chu troops under the command of Chu general Zi Cheyu in the Caihe area.
The Chu army was completely wiped out. Except for those who were forced down the Cai River, no other Chu soldiers were left alive.
Then, Sima An led half of the Dangshan camp Wei soldiers back to Dangshan, preparing to support the Song Dynasty battlefield.
What makes Zhao Hongrun feel incredible is that the Wei Bing who was ordered by Sima An to deliver the oral message clearly pointed out his movements: He is going to Song County!
As expected, the resentment is very deep...
Zhao Hongrun, who understood the implication of that sentence, couldn't help but smile bitterly.
He had already decided that when the war was over, he would prepare a generous gift and send it to the Dangshan camp.
It’s not that he’s afraid of offending Sima An because of this incident. It can only be said that Zhao Hongrun is really curious about how the general of Dangshan Camp, who is highly respected by Baili Ba, can fight with almost no amount of infantry with only three or four thousand infantry.
Even though he was injured, he defeated more than 10,000 Chu soldiers under the Chu general Zi Cheyu and annihilated them all.
He seemed to be a general who was very good at fighting. (To be continued.)