The first thousand and eighteen chapters change coaches
Due to food restrictions, 200,000 Han troops gathered in the Sanfu, but they could not send troops to Hanyang, so they had to temporarily camp in the fields in the Sanfu. The war against Kaixiao was not over yet, and Liu Xiu did not intend to return to Luoyang, so he settled in Chang'an.
The Han army was unable to attack Wei Xiao due to lack of food and grass, but Wei Xiao had no intention of truce with the Han army. Now, Wei Xiao did not covet Sanfu. After all, the Han army had too many troops in Sanfu. What Wei Xiao coveted was stability.
Anding County originally belonged to Liangzhou, but was later occupied by Lu Fang. Because Lu Fang had the support of the Huns, Wei Xiao sent troops to stabilize it several times, but all failed.
The two counties of Anding and Beidi that were captured by Lu Fang became a knot in Kui Xiao's heart.
Now that Anding and Beidi counties had been defeated by Feng Yi and belonged to Luoyang, Wei Xiao's thoughts began to stir again.
The Huns are difficult to fight, but the Han army is not. Not long ago, we defeated a hundred thousand Han army commanded by Liu Xiu in Hanyang.
Now, isn't it a good opportunity for our side to take back Anding and the two counties of Beidi? Wei Xiao has been coveting Anding and Beidi for a long time. Now that the opportunity has finally come, he is not going to let it go.
Wei Xiao ordered Wang Yuan to lead an army of 100,000 to attack Anding. After receiving Wei Xiao's order, Wang Yuan's heart trembled and he took a breath.
It was he, not Wei Xiao, who was fighting on the front line.
Wei Xiao thought that the Han army was easy to fight because he only saw the result. He defeated the Han army in Hanyang. Wang Yuan was the commander and participant in the battle of Hanyang. He knew very well that the Han army was not
Not easy to fight.
One hundred thousand Han troops entered Hanyang rashly without sufficient intelligence, and divided their forces to fight. We had nearly 200,000 troops and more than ten thousand Xiliang cavalry. They adopted tactics of defeating them one by one, but in the end they only damaged the Han army.
With 40,000 troops coming, the Han army, which numbered nearly 60,000, successfully retreated to Sanfu.
If it were a head-on confrontation, it's hard to say whether our army of 200,000 could defeat the 100,000 Han army! The king was so overwhelmed by the victory that he actually wanted to take away Anding and Beidi from the Han army. This
is it possible?
Wang Yuan wrote a reply to Wei Xiao, persuading him that now is not the time for his side to take the initiative. The most important thing for his side to do is to defend himself and be careful to guard against another invasion by the Han army.
After receiving this "cowardly" reply from Wang Yuan, Wei Xiao was furious. In his reply, he severely reprimanded Wang Yuan, blaming him for not making progress, being cowardly, short-sighted, and ignoring the overall situation.
After reading this reply from Wei Xiao, Mr. Wang Yuan's face turned red and he wanted to dig a hole and dive into it.
After thinking about it, he wrote another letter to Wei Xiao. This time, instead of persuading him, he proposed to Wei Xiao that while sending troops to stabilize the situation, he also needed to send troops to attack Qian County.
This is Wang Yuan's second best tactic. The purpose of sending troops to Qianxian is to give the Han army the illusion that he is going to attack Sanfu again, and to attract as many Han troops as possible to Qianxian. In this way, his own side is attacking
When you are stable, you won't encounter much resistance, and you can conquer stability in one go.
As for whether he can hold on to Anding after taking it, this is not within the scope of Wang Yuan's current consideration. Let's leave it to the future!
This time, Wei Xiao accepted Wang Yuan's suggestion. He ordered Wang Jie and Wang Meng to lead 50,000 troops to attack Qixian County, Wang Yuan to lead 100,000 troops to attack Anding, and ordered Zhou Zong to patrol with 5 troops.
Wan, guard Hanyang.
There are many generals under Wei Xiao, including Wang Yuan, Wang Jie, Wang Zun, Yang Guang, Zhou Zong, and Xingxun. These generals are all handsome and talented people who can stand alone.
Not long after, Kaixiao's army, led by Wang Jie and Wang Meng, arrived in Qian County.
Qian County is located at the junction of Sanfu and Hanyang. When sending troops from Hanyang to Sanfu, Qian County is a must-pass and the most important strategic location. When Weixiao's army arrived in Qian County, 20,000 Han people led by Ji Zun
The army is stationed here.
Seeing the large-scale enemy invasion, the Han army immediately retreated into Qicheng. At the same time, Ji Zun sent a letter to Chang'an to report the enemy's situation to Liu Xiu. After receiving Ji Zun's letter, Liu Xiu did not dare to delay and immediately sent Geng Yan to lead the army.
Fifty thousand Han troops were sent to reinforce Qian County.
According to Wang Yuan's idea, if his own army attacks Qianxian, it can lure all the Han troops in the Sanfu area to Qianxian in the west. In this way, the north will be empty, which will create an opportunity for his own army to attack Anxi.
However, the Western Expeditionary Army led by Feng Yi still stayed in the fields of Qixian County at the junction of Sanfu and Anding, and was completely unmoved.
When Wei Xiao's army attacked Qian County, Feng Yi, who was in Qixian County, also heard about it. Feng Yi asked the soldier who reported the news: "How many soldiers and horses does the enemy have?"
The soldier replied: "There are fifty thousand people!"
After hearing this, Feng Yi became happy and said: "It's a bluff, this is a trick to suspect the enemy!" We have 200,000 troops in Sanfu, but Wei Xiao only sent 50,000 troops to attack Qian County. Is Wei Xiao crazy?
Did he send fifty thousand soldiers to die?
Without thinking carefully, Feng Yi dared to conclude that the attack of 50,000 enemy troops was just a bluff, and that Wei Xiao's army must have other plans.
Sure enough, not long after the Kaixiao army attacked Qian County, the 100,000 Kaixiao army led by Wang Yuan left Longdi and invaded Anding. The 100,000-strong army was divided into two groups, one going through Jitou Valley and the other going through Boluo Valley.
Let’s move forward together and advance into stability.
At present, the Han army has no soldiers and horses stationed in Anding. The soldiers and horses in Anding are all county soldiers from various counties.
One hundred thousand Kaixiao's troops captured Niaoshi County in the west of Anding almost as soon as they passed by. Then, using Niaoshi as a springboard, the army went south along the Jing River and headed straight for Yinpan.
Yinpan is a strategic location in the south of Anding. If Yinpan is occupied by Kaixiao's army, it will cut off the route from Sanfu to Anding, and Kaixiao's army can confidently and boldly wreak havoc in the area north of Yinpan.
The speed of Wei Xiao's army was very fast. After capturing the Bird family, they marched non-stop towards Yinpan. However, the speed of Wei Xiao's army was fast, but not as fast as that of the Western Expedition Army.
Yinpan is located near the junction of Anding County and Sanfu, not far away from Qixian County where the Western Expeditionary Army was stationed. Anding County was conquered by Feng Yi, and the officials in Anding County all followed Feng Yi.
When Kai Xiao's army invaded Anding, letters from local officials in Anding reached Feng Yi's hands like snow flakes. It can be said that Feng Yi knew every move of Kai Xiao's army in Anding.
Confirming that Wang Yuan's target was Yinpan, Feng Yi immediately led the Western Expedition Army northward, entered Anding, and arrived at Yinpan first. A hundred thousand troops were deployed outside Yinpan City to form a posture.
When Wang Yuan led an army of 100,000 people into Yinpan County and arrived at Yinpan City, he happened to see the Western Expeditionary Army that was waiting in full formation.
Feng Yi and Wang Yuan are old acquaintances.
In the past, when Wei Xiao surrendered to the Han Dynasty, Feng Yi and Wang Yuan were comrades in the alliance. They used troops together to deal with the Shu army and repeatedly blocked the Shu army from the three auxiliaries.
Now, Wei Xiao broke with Liu Xiu and joined Gongsun Shu of Chengdu, and Feng Yi and Wang Yuan turned from allies and comrades into sworn enemies.
In the Battle of Yinpan, both sides had about the same number of troops, both at one hundred thousand. The Kaixiao army came after a long journey, while the Western Expeditionary Army was waiting for work and was well prepared.
On the first day, the two sides did not fight. Wang Yuan ordered to set up camp and fight on another day. As a result, the wait lasted several days.
Wang Yuan is not wasting time, he is waiting for Wang Jie and Wang Meng to make progress. As long as Wang Jie and Wang Meng can win a big victory in Qian County, even if they only occupy a certain advantage, they may conquer the army.
It is good to draw away the Western Army, even if only a part of the Western Army is drawn away, so that our side can be sure of victory.
However, to Wang Yuan's disappointment, Wang Jie and Wang Meng never launched an attack on the Han army in Qian County. The current situation in Qian County is that Wang Jie and Wang Meng's soldiers and horses are stationed in the west of Qian County, and Ji Zun's soldiers and horses are stationed in the west of Qian County.
Geng Yan's troops were stationed in Qicheng City, and Geng Yan's troops were stationed in the east of Qian County.
Both sides continued to waste their time, with no one taking the initiative to attack.
The battlefield in Qian County reached a stalemate, which made Wang Yuan extremely anxious. Wang Yuan was asked to lead a hundred thousand troops and go head-to-head with the Western Expeditionary Army led by Feng Yi, but he felt really unsure.
After Wang Yuan led his troops to Yinpan, he was still unwilling to send troops to attack, which made Kai Xiao very dissatisfied. At the same time, the officials under Wei Xiao also impeached Wang Yuan for his inaction.
Civil servant officials such as Zhao Bing, Su Heng, Zheng Xing, Shen Tugang, Du Lin, etc. repeatedly admonished Kuai Xiao, saying that Wang Yuan was unwilling to take the initiative to attack because he had ulterior motives. He either planned to support his own troops or to fight with others.
Liu Xiu had an affair.
The Wang family is the largest faction under Kai Xiao. Among the generals alone, the Wang family accounts for three, Wang Yuan, Wang Jie, and Wang Zun. As for the generals in the army, the Wang family has even more, such as Wang Meng and Wang Zun.
Zong and so on, countless.
Many of the officials under Wei Xiao had long disliked the Wang family. Now that the opportunity finally came, of course they worked hard to impeach them.
Next to Wei Xiao, there was also the Wang family, General Wang Zun.
It's just that Wang Zun is a typical person in Cao Ying whose heart is with the Han. Kai Xiao rebelled against the Han and relied on Gongsun Shu. This made Wang Zun very disappointed with Kai Xiao. He once planned to resign and go to Luoyang to join Liu Xiu.
But Wang Zun's identity is too special. He was one of the first batch of die-hard confidants who followed Wei Xiao in raising troops. The relationship between Wang Zun and Wei Xiao is equivalent to the relationship between Feng Yi and Liu Xiu. If he goes to Luoyang to join Liu Xiu, others may not
If you don't believe it, you will be dragged out and beheaded.
After thinking about it, Wang Zun did not act hastily and continued to stay with Kai Xiao, planning to find a suitable opportunity to defect to Liu Xiu. The reason why Lai She and Ma Yuan were able to successfully escape from Liangzhou last time was also due to
Wang Zun’s help.
Wei Xiao still had great trust in Wang Zun. He asked Wang Zun whether Wang Yuan's standstill in Yinpan was really to support his troops and respect himself as the officials said, or whether he was secretly having an affair with Liu Xiu.
Wang Zun's answer was that although he and Wang Yuan were from the same clan, they did not have a deep personal relationship and rarely moved around. They did not know each other well, and Wang Yuan would not tell him what plans he had in mind.
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His answer seemed like he had said it but not said it, and had no substantive content at all, but in fact it was not the case.
You know, Wang Zun and Wang Yuan are from the same clan. Now Wang Yuan is being accused that he wants to support his troops and is secretly colluding with the enemy. As a fellow clan, he doesn't say a word for Wang Yuan. Isn't this just right?
Does this mean there is indeed something wrong with Wang Yuan?
After hearing Wang Zun's reply, Wei Xiao didn't feel anything bad at the time, but when he thought about it carefully later, he suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
If Wang Yuan really wanted to support himself with troops, or secretly communicated with Liu Xiu, then something would be very wrong. Wang Yuan had an army of 100,000 under his command!
Within two days, Wei Xiao couldn't wait to send General Zhou Zong, ordering him to immediately go to Anding, replace Wang Yuan, and take over his own army of 100,000.
When Wang Yuan saw Zhou Zong in the camp and saw the king's order brought by Zhou Zong, he was shocked.
Changing generals before the battle is a taboo for military strategists! Moreover, he did not make any mistakes in Anding, and he also captured Toshi County, ensuring the logistical supplies of his own army. Why did the king suddenly replace him with Zhou Zong?
Own?
Wang Yuan's expression changed rapidly and he was silent for a long time. He looked at Zhou Zong and asked in a deep voice: "General Zhou, what do you mean by this? Don't you know that changing commanders before battle is a taboo in the army?"
Zhou Zong and Wang Yuan are old acquaintances and friends. He shook his head with a wry smile and murmured in his heart, "The commander is changing at the last moment. Do you think I am willing to come? If it hadn't been for the king's order, I wouldn't have come here!"
He did not answer Wang Yuan's question, but asked: "General Wang, you have been in Yinpan for many days, why have you held back your troops and why have you been reluctant to send troops to attack?"
Wang Yuan was now so angry that his lungs were about to explode. He pointed to the east and roared loudly: "Our army is facing the Western Expedition Army now! It is the Western Expedition Army headed by Feng Yi! It is so easy to fight.
Of?"
Zhou Zong frowned and said displeasedly: "What are you shouting at me?!"
Wang Yuan took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and said: "I originally thought that Wang Jie and Wang Meng could make a difference in Qian County and draw away the Western Expeditionary Army, even if only a part of the Western Expeditionary Army was drawn away. I am more interested in this battle.
grasp."
He explained his plan to Zhou Zong in detail. After Zhou Zong heard it, he suddenly realized it and murmured: "That's it! However, the king doesn't know your plan, and neither do the ministers!"