"Qin Shiyun said: How can I say that I have no clothes? I share the same robe with him. If the robe is in trouble, he must be rescued. I also ask Generals Li and Wei to send troops quickly to rescue General Feng Jie and save the soldiers of Shangjun!"
At the same time, on the grassland of Helan Mountain, in the north, at the Qin army's headquarters in Longxi, Fusu made such a proposal as the son in charge of the army. It was related to the survival of a partial army and the lives of 20,000 soldiers. He had to be impatient.
While Li Xin was still thinking, Hei Fu objected to letting the rider go alone.
Heifu said: "The Huns are the best at luring troops. Last time in Huamachi, they deliberately divided their troops to attack our grain team. In fact, they wanted to lure my chariots and cavalry out of the camp. The Xiongnu could use three enemies to one. As long as the chariots and cavalry are eliminated,
Then I broke the legs of the Qin army. If I hadn't used all my infantry and cavalry to take advantage of the enemy's plan, I would have almost fallen into their trap. This time the Shangjun soldiers are besieged, I'm afraid they will repeat their old tricks and take advantage of our eagerness to rescue them and surround them for reinforcements."
He was afraid that when Fusu told him, Li Xin ordered his cavalry and rushed hundreds of miles to help Feng Jie.
The terrain skills of the Xiongnu are different from those of China. They can gallop and shoot. This Xiongnu's specialty is not comparable to that of Chinese cavalry. Although the cavalry in the north and Longxi are equipped with high saddles and stirrups, everything is very different. After all, the Xiongnu has five or six soldiers.
Thousands, and come well prepared. In the north, the total number of chariots and cavalry in Shangjun is only five or six thousand, and the remaining more than twenty thousand are infantry. Five or six thousand want to fight one against ten? Is this cavalry or Gundam?
Even if Feng Jie cooperated with others, it would not work. The Shangjun soldiers were surrounded by the Huns and could not contact them. Heifu was not sure. When Feng Jie found out that someone was coming to help, he could break out of the encirclement at the same time with a tacit understanding.
"Surround the point and call for reinforcements, General Wei said well!"
Fortunately, Li Xin is no longer the stupid young man who went deep into the Chu land alone many years ago. The white-haired general nodded: "The Central Plains military art often uses this method to lure the enemy and annihilate it. The Huns hunt and fight all the year round and are familiar with this method, so they cannot let the chariot go."
If the cavalry advances rashly, we should make the infantry and cavalry advance at the same time. If a small group of Xiongnu soldiers come, use chariots and cavalry to attack them. If the whole army comes, I can use the terrain to have the infantry deploy four chariot formations to defend them. In this way, Shangjun
Soldiers can also rescue sieges."
"What the two generals said makes sense. Fusu has learned a lesson, but..."
Young Master Fusu frowned and said: "The scout said that we are going to Baiyang Mountain for two hundred miles. The infantry is moving quickly and it will take four days. Can General Feng hold on?"
They now face a dilemma. If they send out the general's five thousand cavalry alone, it will be a drop in the bucket. If they advance together with infantry and cavalry, it will take several days and it will be difficult to catch up.
But now, hundreds of Qin soldiers may die every hour, and the speed of human lives disappearing on the battlefield is countless times faster than the food teams Fusu has seen.
Heifu comforted him and said: "The ruler is short but the inch is long. Although the Xiongnu are good at riding and shooting, they are not good at trapping. Last time, thousands of cavalry trapped our food team and they couldn't do anything. What's more, now we are facing more than 10,000 people from Shangjun.
Elite soldiers? Prince, rest assured, the Qin formation is strong and the Xiongnu cannot break it easily."
It is said that in history, Li Ling, a descendant of Li Xin, defeated the tens of thousands of Xiongnu troops with 5,000 infantry. He was able to support it for a long time, fought for hundreds of miles, and finally failed after running out of food and supplies. The reason for this is the advantage of the Central Plains formation weapons.
It was too big, and the damage caused by both sides in a short period of time was not proportional. If Feng Jie could not withstand the Xiongnu's bone arrows and stone clusters for six or seven days, it would not be that the Xiongnu was too strong, but that this second-generation official was too useless.
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At this time, Li Xin smiled and said: "Don't worry, sir, I have a plan that can make 10,000 chariots, cavalry and infantry go north at the same time, and reach the vicinity of Baiyang Mountain in two days! It saves time and effort, and there is no need to worry about its hundreds of miles.
Relieve fatigue!"
Heifu already knew Li Xin's plan and smiled knowingly. Fusu was very surprised and asked: "What can we do?"
At this time, there was a burst of lively noises and cheers from outside. Heifu laughed and raised his hands: "It seems that we arrived in time!"
Fusu looked confused, and Li Xin pointed outside the tent: "Master, please go out and see who is here!"
Who is coming? Fusu came out of the camp with doubts and saw the soldiers running towards the river.
When he came, the soldiers and craftsmen in Longxi in the north were busy building something by the water. Fusu thought they were setting up sentries and didn't pay attention. At this time, following Li Xin, Hei Fu separated from the crowd and took a look, only to be shocked to find out
, there is a newly built small pier by the water, and now there are some ships parked, and the soldiers are busy carrying down the grain bags loaded on the ships...
Looking at the upper reaches of the river, rafts and wooden boats appear one after another on the sparkling river, forming a long line, with sails and oars swaying, and they are approaching the shore!
On one of the small wings, a general with a beautiful beard and military uniform stepped ashore, bowed to Fu Suzuo and raised his hands: "Longxi Supervisor Meng Yi, I have met the eldest son!"
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"Master, are you wondering when there was an extra fleet in Longxi?"
Meng Yi was transferred from General Zhonglang to Supervisor of the Longxi Army because he was highly trusted by Qin Shi Huang and was proficient in law. Fusu had known him since he was very young, and even knowledge of law was taught by Meng Yi under the instruction of Qin Shi Huang.
, so he treated him like a teacher, and Meng Yi also solved his biggest doubts for the young master.
"Actually, it was General Wei's suggestion to use the water of the river to carry food!"
"That's it!" Fusu looked at Heifu, who had never mentioned this matter before.
Heifu handed over his hand: "My family is in Nanjun, and I often use ships to travel. I saw that the river is so wide, but there are no boards. It is really a waste..."
After the battle at Huamachi last year, Heifu discovered that logistics supplies were the Qin army's biggest enemy. It was good that they already had Huamachi as an advance base, but the problem in Longxi was even more serious. Last time Li Xin
The troops marched outside the grassland because supplies could not be transported.
The distance from Longxi to Helan is very long, seven to eight hundred miles, and there are many sections in the middle of inaccessible wilderness, making long-distance driving extremely difficult. The total number of soldiers and civilians in Longxi is 40,000, and they need 50,000 shi of food per month. If
If each vehicle is loaded with 20 stones, it would take 2,500 vehicles and more than 100 days to make a round trip.
This method is time-consuming and time-consuming, so it is better to decide to find another way and adopt other transportation methods.
It is convenient for others, so Heifu made a suggestion to the friendly forces in Longxi. Since land transportation is difficult, why not build ships in Jincheng and other counties upstream and carry tens of thousands of grains down the river, saving time and effort?
But the biggest question is whether this waterway is navigable.
The result is obvious. In "Yu Gong" written under a pseudonym by a Warring States person, when describing the tribute road from Yongzhou to Anyi, the capital of Xia, there is a description of "floating on accumulated stones, as for Longmen, Xihe, and meeting at Weirui".
From Jishi Mountain to Guanzhong, except for Qingshan Gorge (Qingtong Gorge), Longmen and other places with fast currents and many reefs, the river is wide and slow, making it very suitable for navigation. The local Qiang people also often blow sheepskins to make rafts.
So in the past half year, recruiting boatmen from the lower reaches of the Yellow River to serve in Longxi, letting civilian craftsmen cut wood and build ships along the river, and secretly sending people to explore the waterways along the way, became the main work of Meng Tian, the supervisor of the army in Longxi.
Li Xin led his cavalry into Helan Mountain. It happened that the water rose in late summer, and the originally dangerous Shili Qingshan Gorge was able to pass smoothly. Then he notified the grain ship anchored upstream to continue moving forward, and it happened to arrive today!
Fusu also realized that since food can be transported through waterways, it can also transport troops!
"General Li said that infantry and cavalry can be sent northward at the same time, and the distance can be reached in two days. Could it be that water transport is needed?"
"exactly."
Li Xin pointed to the two hundred boats that were swaying in the river waves after unloading the grain: "One boat can carry half a camp of troops, and at least five thousand infantry can take the boat and go north together with the chariots and cavalry!"
Although the waterway behind has not been explored yet, with the river map provided by Chen Ping and Wu Shiyan, they know that the water flow is very wide and easy to navigate within a thousand miles. Even if there is the danger of capsizing, there is really no better way.
Heifu said to Meng Yi and Fu Su: "I have discussed it with General Li. General Li led the Beidi, 6,000 Shangjun chariots and cavalry, and 5,000 Longxi soldiers by boat. There are still more than 10,000 disciples left.
I am the commander and we will set off immediately!"
"General Li arrived first. He restrained the Xiongnu Chanyu so that he did not dare to attack General Feng. He divided his troops to resist. After four days, our rear army will also arrive. Then we will march together to break the siege of Baiyang Mountain! What do you think of the 20,000 supervisors?
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The command authority of the army is fixed. Heifu commands the Northern Army and Li Xin commands the Longxi Army. If there is a special situation and it is necessary to act urgently and there is no time to report to the emperor, the consent of the supervisor must be obtained. This is also their decision.
The meaning of existence.
"The matter has come to this, there is no better way than this." Meng Yi was old-fashioned and was still hesitating. Young Master Fusu readily agreed, and Meng Yi could only nod.
Li Xin breathed a sigh of relief: "In this case, it is the Xiongnu's turn to be surprised. The speed of our army is unknown. If we cannot know, then the enemy will be prepared with many troops; if the enemy is prepared with many troops, we will be outnumbered!"
The Art of War says: If you are prepared in front, you will be few in the rear; if you are prepared in the rear, you will be few in the front; if you are prepared to the left, you will be few in the right; if you are prepared to the right, you will be few in the left; if you are not prepared for everything, you will be few in everything.
The enemy's small number of troops is the result of being on guard everywhere; the reason why our troops are large is the result of forcing the enemy to divide his troops to defend us.
The situation of war will change again!
Without further ado, Li Xin immediately led the group to set off, while Hei Fu ordered people to pack up the camp and then set off immediately.
Watching Li Xin's chariots and ships going away from a distance, Fu Su couldn't help but say: "I thought General Li Xin was brave but unintelligent, but today I saw him, determined but steady, already having the demeanor of a general."
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"Break your humerus three times to become a good doctor!"
But Hei Fu was beside him and said this.
One general succeeds, but all bones wither! Li Xin paid the death of 70,000 people in exchange for a white-headed weeping heart. If nothing had changed, he would have been abandoned by Qin Shihuang long ago.
Heifu looked at Young Master Fusu and smiled meaningfully:
"If you want to grow, you always have to pay a price!"
Fusu did not hear the implication of Heifu's words. He just nodded in agreement and said: "The same is true for General Wei. I read the military book and it said that the method of using troops is to rely on the enemy to come, and to rely on me to be ready. I didn't understand it before.
What does this mean? I understand this today when I see that General Wei proposed building ships in Longxi six months ago as a preparation!"
Heifu was self-aware and said with a smile: "As a mediocre general, Heifu cannot adapt to the situation and find the right combination. He can only make preparations as much as possible before the war. This is what is said in everything, forewarning will lead to failure. Failure to do so will lead to failure.
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The war is like this, and although Heifu's impression of Fusu, who is now related to him, has greatly changed, he will be fully prepared whether to support or abandon him in the future!
