Lingwu, once the front line of the Han Dynasty's fight against the Turks, is no longer the small, desolate city it once was.
The Grand Administrator of Lingwu in the Han Dynasty is Yu Zhongwen, who is now Yu Yi's nephew. Yu Zhongwen is now in his thirties, but he has already shown his talents as a general. Cao Zhong and Xu Deyan jointly recommended him to guard Lingwu, not just because
The relationship between him and Yu Yi.
After Yu Zhongwen's management, Lingwu has completely changed. A large number of camps have been built along the city, and outside the camps, another layer of earth walls has been erected, even facing the north and east sides.
The moat was dug and water from the river in the west was poured into it, forming a large-scale military fortress.
At this time, Yu Zhongwen had a black cloth tied on his arm, obviously paying tribute to Yu Yi. With Yu Yi passing away, the older generation of the Yu family has almost gone, and the stars of the old ones have withered, and they
The younger generation will naturally have to shoulder heavier responsibilities.
"Brother!" Yu Xi saw Yu Zhongwen who came to greet him at the first sight, and hurriedly dismounted from his horse to greet him, grabbing his arm, "Brother, you are fine!"
Compared with Yu Zhongwen, Yu Xi also has a white cloth tied on his head and a white robe on his body, and is in mourning.
And Yu Zhongwen also held up his hands: "Ziyu, I'm so sorry."
"Brother, too." Yu Xi said seriously.
"Didn't you go back to Anding? Why did you come to Lingwu again?" Yu Zhongwen asked immediately.
While talking, the two of them walked into the government office. Chun Yuliang was a little surprised to see Yu Xi arriving. Now the Han army in the northwest is mainly divided into two teams, one led by Chun Yuliang and deployed along Lingwu, and the other
One group was led by Xu Deyan to cover the line from Xiaoguan to Anding, to cover Chun Yuliang's retreat, and more importantly, to cover Guanzhong.
The cavalry led by Yu Xi was also the only mobile force available to Xiao Guan. Chun Yuliang was very surprised as to why Yu Xi appeared here.
Apparently Yu Zhongwen also had similar questions. Didn't his younger brother go to An Ding for a funeral? Why did he come to Lingwu so quickly?
Thinking of this, Yu Xi's voice was a little choked: "I hurriedly hurriedly, but in the end I still didn't have time to see my father. However, my father said in his suicide note that killing the enemy and serving the country is the most important thing. He died a good life, and there is nothing to be sad about."
, the only regret is that I couldn’t die in battle, and my body was returned wrapped in horse leather. My father did not allow me to mourn, so I asked me to come quickly to support Lingwu.”
It turned out to be the last order of General Yu Yi.
Yu Zhongwen and Chun Yuliang were also relieved.
After all, the ancients regarded filial piety as the most important thing. It is indeed unreasonable for Yu Xi to go to the battlefield instead of mourning the old general at such a juncture, unless there is a clear instruction from the old general.
Chun Yuliang said in a deep voice: "The old general really understands justice!"
He and Yu Yi were not friends before, or even enemies. After all, they were once on opposite sides and belonged to different camps. However, when Chun Yuliang passed by Anding later, because of his conversation with Yu Yi
As for the feeling of sympathy and sympathy, he could understand Yu Yi's feeling of wanting to kill the thief but being unable to save his life. Therefore, when Yu Yi died, Chun Yuliang felt sorry for him.
Because he doesn't know whether he will be like this in the near future.
And Yu Zhongwen also breathed a sigh of relief: "Thanks to your arrival, Yuan Xie has led his army less than a hundred miles away from here, but we don't even have enough cavalry for a thousand cavalry. We are planning to ask Governor Xu for help. You
It’s here. It’s really timely help.”
Yu Xi also nodded: "My father has already discussed with Governor Xu before that there must be no cavalry on the front line. If we can't even defend Lingwu, it will be more difficult for us to maintain stability. Yang Jian's goal is the entire northwest, stability
If it is lost, the northwest will not be protected. Therefore, both Governor Xu and my late father agreed to transfer a certain cavalry unit to the front line."
The Han army's cavalry in the north mainly consists of three groups. One is in the hands of the veteran general Jiang Yuanxun as part of the bodyguard army. The other is led by Hou Mi and follows Pei Zilie northward. The last one is in the hands of Yu Xi, who was originally stationed there.
In Xiaoguan, it plays a supporting role. Therefore, when Lingwu is in emergency, the only cavalry closest to here that can be mobilized is Yu Xi's detachment.
Chunyu Liang stroked his beard and said, "It's wonderful, it's wonderful. Come and see, my dear nephew."
Yu Yi hurriedly took a step forward, while Chun Yuliang stretched out his hand and pointed on the map: "Now Yuan Xie's 50,000 troops have left Wuyuan, the forward is still a hundred miles away from Lingwu, and their scout cavalry is almost there.
It's right under our noses."
Yu Yi said in a deep voice: "Yuan Xie has always been bold and ruthless in his actions. Now the war situation is unfavorable to Yang Jian, so Yuan Xie is likely to be the first to launch an attack, and if he wants to capture Lingwu, he will definitely not
Choosing to break through from the north, the disastrous defeat of the Turks was a very good lesson, and it is unlikely that Yuan Xie will make the same mistake again."
Chun Yuliang suddenly became interested. Among all of you here, the one who is most familiar with Lingwu is probably Yu Xi who once led the cavalry to attack the Turks' retreat. The entire mountains and hills on the north side of Lingwu are in his mind.
among.
Yu Xi pointed directly at the east side of Lingwu and said: "If Yuan Xie really wants to attack, it is more likely to come from Huangshawan east of Lingwu. It is already southeast of Lingwu.
, and in Lingwu defense, there is no trench on the south side, so Yuan Xie is more likely to choose to attack Lingwu from the south if it is ensured that removing some troops and horses can delay and block An Ding and Xiaoguan reinforcements."
"It makes sense," Chun Yuliang nodded, "Lingwu is mountainous in the north and flat in the south. It makes sense to attack from the south. The key is how to attack Yuan Xie?"
Yu Xi shook his head: "Old General, there is actually no need to think about how Yuan Xie is going to fight."
Chunyu Liang suddenly became interested: "How do you say this?"
"Now we have about 50,000 soldiers and horses in Lingwu, plus the 2,000 cavalry brought by a certain person. Even if we don't have muskets and thunderbolts in our hands, we are not without the power to fight. Yuan Xie's
They are all the elites that Yang Jian used to attack the Turks, and the ones we have here are not bad either. All the Lingwu soldiers who lost were those who participated in the bloody battle with the Turks." Yu Yi said directly.
At present, the Han army's production of muskets and thunderbolts is not enough. In addition to the bodyguards, they can only equip Pei Zilie, Xiao Shilian and other troops nearby, while the rest of the Han army has not had the opportunity to equip this new weapon.
However, as the battle reports from Yanzhou, Hongmen and other places came, at least the generals knew that the Han Dynasty already had such weapons, and it was only a matter of time before their subordinates wore them. After actual combat testing, the muskets and Zhentian
Leidu has proven the value of its existence, and now workshops all over the Han Dynasty are also producing at full capacity, but this will ultimately take a process.