On the same day, the Han army attacked Tongguan again and boarded the city several times. If Fei Yejinli had not led his guards to resist desperately, and the Han army was really tired from the long-distance attack last night, Tongguan might have changed hands.
Now, except for the Huaibei defense line in front of Li Xingchen, which is still in a stalemate, and the Jiuyuan battlefield in the north, which has no news due to its distance, the Han armies are really reporting good news frequently.
On the thousands-mile front, the war situation was raging. Although the Han armies were not advancing with great success and marching thousands of miles, they were all consuming the effective strength of the Northern Zhou Dynasty through victory after victory.
It is conceivable that once the troops and horses on the front line of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were exhausted and the Han army continued to advance, it would be like entering a deserted land.
Therefore, the generals standing under Li Xingchen were a little anxious at this time.
They are only one day away from the Huaibei front line, but when they arrive and break through the Huaishui front line, I don't know what time it will be. By then, the enemy will have completely retreated, and the rest of the Han army will have already "
Is it better to use the remaining brave men to pursue the poor bandits?”
I'm afraid I won't even have a chance to drink soup by then.
You must know that the Imperial Guards went north to eat meat.
Li Xingchen was cheering, and Yang Su and other officials of the Taiwei Mansion also looked happy, but these generals were a little worried.
The limelight has been stolen by those guys, so what will happen to us?
Li Xingchen glanced down and took in the expressions of these guys. He couldn't help but smile and said: "The war in Huaibei now seems to be more complicated than we imagined. Yang Aiqing, please introduce it."
Yang Su nodded slightly, stretched out his hand and clicked on the map: "In fact, the enemy's Huaibei defense line is completed by holding on to several fortresses to complete the defense of the entire defense line. From east to west, they are Xuzhou, Qingjiangkou, Chikan City,
Wukou, Yingkou and then to Rushui Xuanhu City in Huaixi. Now that the battle situation in Huaixi is full, we no longer need to consider it. The key is these Huaibei fortresses. Needless to say, Xuzhou, Chikan City is next door.
Water (today's Hongze Lake), backed by Longkang County (today's north of Bengbu), the Northern Zhou Dynasty deployed hundreds of miles of camps to cover the entire north bank of the Huai River."
After a pause, Yang Su pointed at the places where several tributaries flow into the Huaihe River: "As for Qingjiang Estuary, Wuokou and Yingkou, there are also many camps and fortresses along the way. At the same time, all large and small rivers are connected by pontoon bridges.
It connects the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and also plays a role in blocking the waterway."
As the largest river in China besides the big rivers and rivers, the most typical feature of the Huai River is that its tributaries are very dense. If you look at the map of the Huai River, you will find that compared to the big rivers and rivers, the Huai River is more like an old star.
The roots of the tree are intertwined, and the rhizomes continuously extend to the north and south sides, covering the entire Huainan and Huaibei within the Huaihe River basin.
Therefore, if you want to guard Huaibei, you must guard the entrances of these tributaries to Huaibei. Once any one of them is lost, the powerful navy of the Southern Dynasty will drive straight in along the tributaries and completely disrupt the entire rear of Huaibei.
This has been the top priority for the Northern Dynasties in guarding the Huaihe River defense line for hundreds of years. When the Southern Dynasty attacks north, the primary goal is to occupy a certain branch of Huaibei that flows into Huaikou. In contrast, the gains and losses of one city or one place are not.
So important.
The last time Wu Mingche went on his Northern Expedition, he aimed at Luliang in the north of Huaihe, where the Qingshui River was guarded at the mouth of the Huai River, which is also the mouth of the Qingjiang River. By controlling the mouth of the Qingjiang River, the navy in the south could continuously deliver supplies to Wu Mingche. Later, when Wang Gui went south, he also led the way.
The army went around and attacked directly at the mouth of the Qingjiang River, hoping to cut off Wu Mingche's retreat by cutting off the mouth of the Qingjiang River.
This time the Han army wanted to capture Huaibei, so they had to capture these and enter Huaikou first.
Of course, Wang Gui had been waiting for so many years, so it was not easy to defeat him, especially since the main force of the Han navy had not yet arrived, and Wu Huijue lacked the most direct support from the water, so it was naturally difficult to advance.
"If the Huaixi soldiers and horses can capture Xuchang in a short period of time, but Huaibei has not yet made a breakthrough, our army in Huaixi is likely to be exposed to the spearhead of the Qingzhou defenders of the Zhou people." Yang Su
Then he added, looking up at Li Xingchen, "Therefore, the Taiwei Mansion believes that it is necessary to break through Huaibei within seven days, and break through at least two to three entrances to Huaihe, thereby creating opportunities for our navy to sweep northward. If it can
It is a good thing to contain the enemy Qingzhou soldiers and horses from going south."
Now staying in Qingzhou as Huaibei's back-up are Shao Guogong and General Yuwenzhou of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Yuwenzhou is a collateral descendant of the Yuwen family, and the family is hereditary to Shao Guogong. However, it is very unfortunate that when Yuwentai went to Guanzhong, many people from the Yuwen family were left behind.
As hostages, of course, from another perspective, they also left some kind of fire. If Yuwentai fails, the future of the Yuwen family will still have to rely on these people.
But in the end Yuwentai succeeded. As his opponent, Gao Huan naturally would not take kindly to the Yuwen family who stayed in the Northern Qi land in the north. Yuwen Zhou's father Yuwen Shifei was killed, and Shao Guogong's family was reduced to a poor family. Yuwen
Zhou was able to survive only because Gao Huan was generous, and he hardly enjoyed the glory that any descendant of aristocratic families should have.
It was not until the reign of Yuwen Yong and Tianhe that the two countries were temporarily reconciled, and Yu Wenzhou was able to return to the Northern Zhou Dynasty and use his talents. He soon became a general. At the same time, he had a close relationship with Yuchi Jiong and was a staunch party member of Yu Wenxian.
Yu Wenxian let Yu Wenzhou sit in Qingzhou. Firstly, it was to be able to coordinate with Wang Gui on the front line. Secondly, it was natural that he had some intention of surveillance. And it was precisely because Yu Wenzhou and Yuchi Jiong had a close relationship that Wang Gui had a long-term relationship with him.
The supplies that could be obtained from Qingzhou were very few, and they were all handed over by Yu Wenzhou to Yu Chijiong.
As a Xianbei person, Yu Wenzhou had no good impression of Wang Gui.
However, as the Qingzhou defender, he should still know which is more important and which is more important.
If the Han army broke through Huaixi, but was still blocked in Huaibei by Wang Gui, then Yu Wenzhou would definitely send troops to rescue Xuchang and Luoyang, which would naturally increase the pressure on the main battlefield of the Central Plains; and if the Han army
The army also broke through Huaibei. Even if Yu Wenzhou was dissatisfied with Wang Gui, he knew that he could not abandon the near and seek the far, and would inevitably go south to rescue the Huaibei battlefield.
Not to mention whether the Han army could still make a fuss about the contradiction between the two sides, in terms of the overall strategic layout, it was definitely the best strategy to lure Yu Wenzhou southward and allow the Han army to enter Luoyang.
Not to mention that the navy has already set out in the south of the Yangtze River, and its target is Qingzhou. If Yu Wenzhou can be lured southward, then Qingzhou will be empty, and the navy can take advantage of it and turn south to attack the main force of the Han army from north to south.
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Of course, there is another reason that is difficult to explain.
That is, Li Xingchen mobilized the army and led the army to conquer in person. He couldn't fight without fighting at all, right?
The Praetorian Guards came out to make a name for themselves, not to parade.
If they can lure Yu Wenzhou to the south, the imperial guards will naturally take the two major credits for defeating Wang Gui and Yu Wenzhou.