Chapter 68: The Battle of the West River! (2) [Two in One]
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On July 30, after another four days of preparations, the Qin and Wei coalition forces once again launched an attack on "Linyang" across the river.
This time the battle was commanded by Qin general Wang Lu, who also supervised the two units of "Ge Dun" and "Chang Ge" under his command.
"Ge Dun", that is, Ge Dun soldiers, is the backbone of the Qin army. Whether it is offensive or defensive, this unit is the unshakable core of the Qin army. In the larger-scale war, the Qin army becomes more and more vulnerable.
We will fight around the "Geg Shield Soldiers".
So far, the Ge Dun soldiers of the Qin State have almost never been defeated except for the "Battle of Hangu between Qin and Wei", where they were completely restrained by Wei Gongzi Run's combination of repeating crossbows and crossbows, and suffered a disastrous defeat that was nearly annihilated.
What a brutal defeat he suffered.
The "Chang Ge" is a unit of the Qin army specially used to attack enemy formations. Their long weapons can effectively restrain the enemy's infantry's defensive tactics. However, in order to ensure speed, this unit sacrifices part of its defensive power.
, so that its defense ability is very poor when facing flying arrow weapons.
The Qin Army's second offensive was naturally not as chaotic as the first day. Teams of Qin soldiers were seen orderly building pontoon bridges on the river, so much so that the number of pontoon bridges seemed to cover this area of water.
The war that day lasted for two full hours from midnight in the morning to noon.
During this period, the soldiers of the Qin army showed their bravery and fearlessness of death. They were baptized by the Korean army's bows and arrows and forcibly landed on the opposite bank of the river again and again.
Regrettably, although the Qin army's soldiers and generals showed such bravery, they still did not shake the Yanmen army on the other side of the river, so that from beginning to end, the Qin army failed to pose a real threat to the Korean army.
At noon, seeing that the battle situation was not optimistic, Qin General Wang Lu frowned and chose to retreat temporarily, so that the Qin and Wei coalition forces once again suffered a minor defeat.
After the day's battle, the Qin army's commander Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi found the Wei army's commander-in-chief Lintao Jun Wei Ji. The two agreed that they should hold a true military meeting instead of the one they had held a few days ago.
, laughing and jokingly decided the order of attack.
Due to two defeats, when the generals gathered in the commander's tent, the atmosphere became solemn for a time.
Especially the Qin general Wang Lu.
You know, if the Qin general Wang Ling who commanded the first battle did not attach great importance to the Yanmen Army on the other side of the river, then Wang Lu did not underestimate the enemy at all.
There was no time to build the pontoon bridge. The Qin army on Wang Hao's side was racing against time from beginning to end, trying to put the Yanmen army on the other side of the river into a difficult situation of caring about one thing and losing the other.
However, the Yanmen Army on the other side of the river has been in battle for a long time, and the generals commanding it know very well that the Qin army is the one that poses the greatest threat, and they have never stopped suppressing the crossbows of the Qin regular army who are building pontoon bridges on the river, while Han
The sword and shield soldiers of the Qin army, lacking the support of their own bows and crossbows, also blocked the attack of the tattooed army, making it difficult for the Qin army to launch its offensive.
During the meeting in the big tent, Gongsun Qi, the Marquis of Wuxin, and Wei Ji, the Lord of Lintao, sat at the head of the seats on the east and west sides. After looking around for a few times at the generals present, he said with a faint smile: "Everyone, two meetings.
The battle was lost."
When he said these words, Gongsun Qi was still in a relaxed mood. After all, despite these two defeats, their Qin army lost about six to seven thousand soldiers. If the wounded were added, the casualties might reach ten thousand taels.
About a thousand, but for someone with twenty
For the Qin army with tens of thousands of soldiers, this loss was nothing, not to mention that two-thirds of the soldiers who died in the battle were the tattooed soldiers who were shot by the Korean army on the first day - although Qin's tattooed soldiers were very
Very brave, but still essentially a peasant soldier recruited for battle.
After hearing what Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi said, the two Qin generals Wang Ling and Wang Lu seemed a little embarrassed. When they were about to explain, they heard Wu Xin Hou Gongsun Qi say again: "I have seen both of these battles. It is undeniable.
Our army of Great Qin suffered a great loss in this battle because the river in this section of the river was too wide, so wide that even the powerful crossbows of the Wei State could not effectively threaten the Korean army on the other side of the river, causing our army to launch an attack.
At that time, the crossbowmen of the Qin and Wei armies were unable to effectively support the attacking soldiers, but the Korean army on the other side of the river could kill our soldiers crossing the river without any scruples. This was the geographical advantage of the Korean army.
Advantage... But on the other hand, this may not be a strategic mistake on our part. I would like to ask, why did we choose a battlefield with obviously unfavorable geographical conditions for our army to start a war with the Korean army?"
Having said this, he smiled slightly and added: "I want to see how capable Han General Li Mu, who is known as one of the "Top Ten Heroes of Beiyuan," is, and how capable his army is.
, right?"
After hearing this, some of the generals present crossed their arms and pretended to be solemn, while others stretched out their hands to scratch their chins or cheeks, seeming a little embarrassed.
In fact, even Qin General Wang Jian and Wei General Sima An, who were pretending to be serious, had similar thoughts in their hearts - if Wang Ling and Wang Lu hadn't taken the lead, they would also want to try Han General Li Mu's abilities.
Not only because Li Mu is one of the "Ten Giants of Beiyuan", but also because Li Mu is an opponent that even Wei Gongzi Run has not been able to defeat.
I would like to ask, Wei Gongzi Run has been fighting in the south and north for ten years. How many people can remain undefeated in front of him so far?
The late Shouling Jun Jingshe of the Chu State is one, Li Mu, the guardian of Yanmen in South Korea, and Leyi, the guardian of Beiyan, are the same. Who else is there? Even Gongsun Qi, the Marquis of Wuxin in Qin, also had
After passing Wei Gongzi Run, he directly threw him away and went straight to Xianyang, the capital of King Qin.
This in disguise elevated the status, or ranking, of the two Korean generals Li Mu and Le Yi in the Central Plains - although in fact there was no such thing.
In fact, I believe all the generals present knew that if they each exerted their usual abilities, coupled with the absolute advantage of an army of 300,000, Han General Li Mu would have almost no chance of winning.
Since it is clear that this battle will be won, then, before that, fight with Li Mu to understand the gap between himself and the latter, or, if possible, replace Li Mu's position in the Central Plains. This is
What the generals are thinking is, after all, in this era, how many people can resist the temptation of fame?
At this time, Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi continued with a serious face: "...but I don't care, whether Li Mu is killed by everyone here or dies in the hands of an unknown pawn, I
I don’t care... I only care about winning."
After a pause, he continued: "A few days ago, I believe you all heard what the chief concubine Zhao Ran said. Defeating the Han general Li Mu is not the ultimate goal of the Qin and Wei coalition forces. The ultimate goal of our army is,
In other words, it is the will of my son-in-law, His Highness Zhao Run, the King of Qin, to defeat South Korea or even destroy South Korea, so I think our army doesn’t have much time to play with that Li Mu here, right?"
"..."
The generals present all nodded one after another after thinking for varying lengths of time.
Seeing this, Gongsun Qi smiled slightly and said: "Everyone here agrees with me. This is of course the best. In fact, if some of you here still want to fight with that Li Mu, I have the corresponding plans."
Countermeasures. But this is the best... In this case, our troops will be divided into two groups. Those who want to continue fighting with Li Mu should stay behind.
Here, by the way, drag Li Mu here for me. As for the generals who are as eager for victory as I am, you might as well march north with me to attack Yanmen County in South Korea and cut off Li Mu's return route...if the time comes...
Li Mu takes the mountain road and evacuates to Taiyuan County in the east. That is his business. I only need to ensure that our army can capture Yanmen County."
Having said this, he turned to Lintao Lord Wei Ji and said: "You and I don't need to argue about the final ownership of Yanmen County now. It is left to the ministers of your country and our country. We will only do our duty as generals."
.how?"
Lintao Lord Wei Ji and Shao Hu, Sima An looked at each other, then smiled and said to Gongsun Qi: "What Marquis Wu Xin said is absolutely true, Wei Ji has no objection at all."
"Then it's decided." Gongsun Qi looked around at the generals present and said with a smile: "Who is willing to go with me and Lord Lintao to attack Yanmen County, or to stay here and continue to fight against Li Mu? Everyone expressed their gratitude.
Just be cool."
Due to the large number of people and the lack of food, Qin General Wang Ling looked at Wang Lu and shrugged his shoulders and said: "Wang Lu and I will follow Marquis Wu Xin to Yanmen County. The two battles were so miserable, and we both can't."
I have no shame to stay here..."
These words made all the generals present laugh.
Immediately, Wei General Sima An said: "If you don't mind, I would like to fight with that Li Mu..."
Before he finished speaking, Qin General Chang Xinhou Wang Jian said with a smile: "General Sima, you don't mind Wang Jian getting in, right?" After that, he explained: "I think if Wu Xinhou leads his troops to the north, there will be a lot of movement.
, I believe it can’t be hidden from Li Mu’s eyes and ears, so I think Li Mu may also focus on defense.
My heart moved north... In the past two days, I have also looked at the topographic map here and found that Linyang, to the north of Lishi, has mostly plain terrain. I believe that our army will compete with the Yanmen Army in the plain over there.
When the time comes, Wang's Iron Eagle Ruiqi will be able to help General Sima."
Hearing this, Sima An glanced at Changxin Hou Wangjian and felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart.
After all, in the "Battle of Sanchuan of Qin and Wei", Wei general Sima An and Qin general Wang Jian were powerful enemies who had fierce collisions on the battlefield. At that time, Sima An was even cut off from his return path by Wang Jian. Of course,
In the end, Wang Jian was defeated because he had too few cavalry to withstand the front and rear attacks from Sima An and Wei Gongzi Run.
Sima An couldn't tell how he felt when his once strong enemy became a reliable ally, but it was undeniable that the addition of Wang Jian gave Sima An more confidence to challenge Li Mu, who was vaguely the number one in the Central Plains.
The title of a famous general who is good at fighting.
After deliberation that day, Qin Wuxin Hou Gongsun Qi and Wei Lintao Jun Wei Ji divided the Qin and Wei armies into two groups, regardless of the main army or the auxiliary army. Only one group went to Yanmen County, and the other stayed here to delay Li
Harmony.
Among them, Wei general Sima An, Qin general Wang Jian, Zhang Tang and others chose to stay here to continue fighting with Li Mu, or to delay Li Mu, while the other generals of the Qin and Wei coalition forces were under the command of Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi and Lintao.
Under the leadership of Jun Wei Ji, he sent his army northward in an attempt to capture Yanmen County, which had no defensive power.
At the same time, in Linyang's city guard house, Yanmen guard Li Mu, who had once again narrowly defeated the Qin and Wei coalition forces, was comparing a local map in his study, concentrating on the next strategic intentions of the Qin and Wei coalition forces.
.
I don't know how long it took, but there was a knock on the door of the study.
Li Mu frowned and did not raise his head. He still looked at the map and asked casually: "Who is outside?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a young boy's voice came from outside the house: "Father is handsome, this is my son."
Li Mu then said, "Come in."
As soon as he finished speaking, a young man in military uniform opened the door and walked in. Behind him, followed a soldier carrying a tray. On the wooden tray, there was only a bowl of rice, a plate of vegetables and a few pieces of rice.
Meat.
Seeing the tray in the soldier's hand, Li Mu turned his head and glanced at the sky outside the window. Only then did he realize that it was almost dusk outside. In other words, he was thinking hard in the study about the next strategy of the Qin and Wei coalition forces.
I thought about it all afternoon.
At this time, the young general who called himself "Child" had taken the tray from the soldiers behind him, brought it to the table in front of Li Mu, and said with concern: "Father, after you returned to the city at noon,
, I was thinking about strategies in the house, and I thought that although the battle situation is important, your body is also extremely important..."
This young general is called "Li Yao (kun)", and he is Li Mu's eldest son. He is ten and nine this year. He is quite like his father Li Mu. However, Li Mu is very strict in raising his son. Even if the soldiers of the Yanmen Army attack Li Yao
The major general was highly praised, but Li Mu was still dissatisfied and hoped to train his son so that he could take over his position as Yanmenshou in the future and continue to serve the country and the King of Han.
Regarding his son's filial piety, Li Mu nodded happily, then picked up his chopsticks and picked up the bowl. But just as he was about to use his chopsticks, he suddenly asked: "Have the soldiers eaten yet?"
Li Yao cupped his fists and replied: "The soldiers are eating."
Li Mu nodded, then looked at his son and asked, "What about you?"
Li Yao hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "My child is getting ready to eat."
After hearing this, Li Mu said with a smile: "Stay and eat with me." After that, he turned to look at the soldier and ordered: "Add another bowl of rice."
"Yes!" The soldier clasped his fists and retreated. After a moment, he took over the bowls and chopsticks of their Major General Li Yao.
Immediately, Li Mu, Li Yao and his son took the two dishes and ate the food in silence, filling their stomachs.
After finishing the meal, Li Yao wanted to resign and leave, but Li Mu stopped him and said, "Yu'er, what do you think about the Qin and Wei coalition forces?"
Li Yao knew that his father was testing him, but the problem was that he didn't have any opinions that would make his father praise him at this time. After thinking about it, he just said it bravely, which was nothing more than emphasizing the bravery of Qin's soldiers and thinking that they
You shouldn't underestimate the enemy or anything like that.
Hearing these words, Li Mu sighed with some disappointment and asked softly: "Is that all?"
Li Yao grimaced and nodded hesitantly.
Seeing this, Li Mu stared at his son for a few seconds, and after a while he suddenly pointed out: "On the first day of the battle, it was obvious that the Qin army underestimated the enemy and underestimated us, because on the first day, the opponent only dispatched a peasant soldier.
Deny that these peasant soldiers of the Qin State are quite brave, but no matter how brave they are, the essence of this army is still peasant soldiers. For well-trained and experienced soldiers, such soldiers are not even new recruits.
, there is almost no threat... But the Qin Army only invested this peasant soldier, which means that the generals of the Qin Army are too entrusted and hope to use a peasant soldier to consume our Yanmen Army. This is the Qin Army
The fundamental reason for the defeat on the first day...In today's war, the Qin Army learned the lessons of the first battle and invested a regular army. However, because we had a large river and natural dangers and had an advantage in geographical location, the Qin Army did not attack in the end.
Go to the river bank. But from this we can know that the generals of the Qin Army have gradually paid attention to our Yanmen Army."
"..." Li Yao nodded in sudden realization.
Seeing this, Li Mu continued: "What you just said should actually be something you should have figured out yourself. However, you have no clue. This shows that you still lack a rough judgment before the battle. A qualified general has a rough idea in mind.
I have an estimate. I have heard that Wei Gongzi Run often visited the battlefield in person to observe the battles. Do you think he was just waiting for the battle to determine the winner? No, Wei Gongzi Run was using the battle to defeat the enemy.
The strength, as well as the command and judgment of the enemy generals, estimate the chances of winning the next battle. As the saying goes, knowing yourself and the enemy means you will never be in danger in a hundred battles. Wei Gongzi Run has figured out the enemy through battle after battle, so he can win one victory after another.
...So now I ask you, my father, what will the Qin and Wei coalition forces on the other side of the river do next."
Hearing this, the bitterness on Li Yao's face became even stronger. He scratched his head and thought for a long time before tentatively saying: "A large-scale attack?"
After that, he saw Li Mu frowning subconsciously, and simply admitted with a grimace: "Father, handsome, forgive the child for being stupid, I really can't think of it."
"..." Li Mu pondered for a moment, and then pointed out: "Yao'er, familiarity with the art of war does not mean that you can defeat the enemy. The role of the art of war is to let you know that in a certain situation, the enemy is very capable.
Actions that may be taken, but cannot be copied, because they involve the hearts of the people, that is, the judgment of the enemy generals. Just like these two battles, needless to say more about the first battle, it was just that the Qin army wanted to test the general strength of our Yanmen Army.
Seeing that they only invested one peasant soldier, you should know that the victory or defeat in the first battle was not important to those Qin generals... But today's battle is very interesting. I don't believe that the Qin and Wei coalition forces can't see that our army has the advantage.
Although the Qin Army had an advantage in the battle, it still invested a regular army to attack our army. I believe that there was some conflict of spirits among them. In other words, the Qin Army lost the first battle. But in today’s battle, the Qin Army
The army was also defeated. I believe this is enough for them to start paying attention to the geographical advantage. In other words, the Qin and Wei coalition forces are very likely to abandon this place, open up another battlefield, choose a location that is beneficial to them, and start a war with our army. This is the wisest choice.
, is also the thing that worries me most as a father right now.”
"My child has learned a lesson." Li Yao nodded in sudden realization.
At this time, Li Mu said to Li Yao again: "绻er, you are not a harsh father. According to what my father knows, Wei Gongzi Run, at the age of fourteen, was able to take charge of the army alone, defeat the strong with the weak, and defeat the invaders of Wei. The king of Chu Yangcheng, Xiong Tuo, has an army of 160,000, and you are now ten and nine. As a father, I hope that you can take on the responsibility of a man, make a difference in these troubled times, and at least be able to protect the people of one side."
"Children, please obey your father's teachings."
Li Yao clasped his fists and accepted it humbly.
Immediately, the father and son began to discuss the current war situation. Of course, Li Mu was mainly giving advice to his eldest son Li Yao.
"...If I were the commander of the Qin and Wei coalition forces, then I should divide my troops now. The Qin and Wei coalition forces have a great advantage. The absolute strength advantage of 300,000 horses ensures that even if they are divided into two groups, they can still defeat me. The whole army of the Qin Dynasty is divided into separate armies to contend... Then I ask you, my father, if the Qin and Wei coalition forces really adopt the strategy of dividing their troops, where will the other army go?"
After listening to many of his father's previous opinions, Li Yao had a rough judgment on this battle and said without hesitation: "Yanmen!"
Hearing this, Li Mu nodded: "Yes, Yanmen!... To be precise, Yanmen is a general direction. In fact, the Qin and Wei coalition forces can also attack "Loufan Pass" and cut off "Loufan Pass" from "Loufan Pass". The "Lishi" road forces our army to retreat eastward into Taiyuan... If we are forced to this point by the Qin and Wei coalition forces, although our army will not be in danger of survival, we will not be able to return to Yanmen to aid , it can be said that Yanmen County was surrendered to the Qin and Wei coalition forces. Therefore, although Linyang and Lishi are surrounded by rivers and natural dangers, they cannot defend it any longer. If we continue to defend it, we will lose the entire Yanmen County. "
Having said this, he summoned a soldier and ordered: "Send the order and ask the people in the city to pack their bags and move to Loufangguan. Then he asked General Yan Feng, who was deployed on the river bank, to pay close attention to the movements of the Qin and Wei coalition forces on the other side of the river. , if it is discovered that the Qin and Wei coalition forces are mobilizing northward, they should immediately follow along the river and block the enemy at the upstream ferry. Never let the Qin and Wei coalition forces cut off the roads between Loufan Pass, Linyang and Lishi."
"Yes!" The soldier clasped his fists and retreated.
On that day, after Li Mu's deputy general Yan Feng received the order, he immediately ordered his soldiers to build several watchtowers more than ten feet high to monitor every move of the Qin and Wei coalition forces on the other side of the river.
That night, the Han soldiers who were monitoring the Qin and Wei allied forces discovered that there was a vague movement of troops and horses in the Qin and Wei allied forces on the other side of the river, and hurriedly reported it to Lieutenant General Yan Feng.
After the deputy general Yan Feng learned about this, he decisively ordered an elite force to go north and prepare to deploy to the southwest of Loufan Pass to prevent the Qin and Wei coalition forces from quietly crossing the river upstream and cutting off the connection between Loufan Pass and Linyang and Lishi. .
In the next two days, civilians in Linyang, Lishi, Gaolang and other cities packed their bags and moved north.
During this period, many troops of the Yanmen Army were also transferred.
Of course, such a big move could not be hidden from the eyes of Wei General Sima An and Qin General Wang Jian. The latter smiled and said: "This Li Mu really sees the opportunity. It seems that Wu Xinhou cannot attack Yanmen secretly. We can pick up a few cities on the other side of the river for nothing." After saying that, he smacked his lips and added with a sad expression: "But it should be a few empty cities. Maybe when Li Mu withdraws, there will be more Burn the houses in the city with fire."
On the third day of August, as the last Korean army deployed on the other side of the river withdrew, Sima An and Wang Jian knew that all the Korean troops on the other side of the river should evacuate.
Therefore, they ordered to cross the river and prepare to receive Linyang, Lishi and Gaolang as rear strongholds for future troops.
Linyang, empty city.
Lishi, empty city.
But when Qin general Zhang Tang led his army to "Gaolang", Yanmen guard Li Mu, who should have withdrawn to Loufangguan in the north, led countless Yanmen cavalry to the east of Gaolang.
He came out from behind the low hill.
At that time, Li Mu was seen riding on his mount, jumping up a slope, waving his hand to the Qin army outside Gaolang City, and shouted expressionlessly: "Kill!"
With an order, Yanmen cavalry like a tide surged towards the Qin army from both sides of him.
Seeing the Yanmen cavalry coming like a tide, Qin general Zhang Tang was stunned.
He had no idea that Han general Li Mu, who had clearly retreated to Loufan Pass in the north, would actually use his carbine to attack him from the east mountain col while Zhang Tang was leading his troops alone to receive the Gaolang.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
Zhang Tang shouted at the top of his lungs, hoping that his soldiers would get into a defensive formation as soon as possible, but unfortunately, the Yanmen cavalry was too fast. Before the Qin army could react, they rushed in front of the Qin army, as if mercury was pouring down the ground.
Like this, they poured into the Qin army's array.
Perhaps the generals of the Qin and Wei allied forces thought that Li Mu, the defender of Yanmen, should be a general who was very good at defense, but in fact, Li Mu's offense was far sharper than his defense.
This is a general who is very good at seizing every small opportunity and creating advantages for his own side.