While all the Han people were immersed in the joy of victory on the front line, some Han people were still very depressed.
Pedaling on a stone on the west bank of Yingshui River, Chen Zhishen looked far into the distance. Xuchang was already within sight. Even as the Yingshui River zigzagged around, and then moved forward along the Yingshui River, he could directly touch Xuchang City, which was only a hundred feet away.
on the position.
Originally, the Yingshui River was the natural moat of Xuchang. Coupled with the dredging of previous dynasties, the main river channel was wide, and there was also a tributary that appeared in the south and west directions of Xuchang City, making up for the distance between Xuchang City in these two directions.
The disadvantage of Yingshui being relatively far away, as to why there is no moat on the north and east sides surrounded by Yingshui, is because no matter whether it is the Northern Wei Dynasty or the Northern Qi Dynasty, external enemies will not come from these two directions.
When the enemies of the Northern Dynasties had already reached Xuchang City from the north or east, Xuzhou, Yecheng or Luoyang would have been lost long ago, and Xuchang would naturally have lost its significance as a gateway. The current situation is also the same, even if the Han army
Breakthroughs have been made in the directions of Huaibei and Tongguan, but they have not yet reached Luoyang and Xuzhou, so they cannot bypass the Yingshui River and attack from the east or north of Xuchang.
Therefore, even if Chen Zhishen's heart is as high as the sky, he can only line up obediently on the bank of Yingshui River.
Two days ago, Chen Zhishen led his army to successfully break through Ru River. This was not a difficult task. When the Han navy's navy appeared on Ru River, Cui Jingsong and Wang Yu who came to support gave up the idea of relying on Ru River to hold on.
In front of the artillery and trebuchets of the Han Navy, I am afraid not many people have such thoughts.
However, for the Han army, which was in a stalemate on various fronts, being able to break through Ru River and fight all the way to Xuchang City was not a trivial matter. At least it was enough for many of Chen Zhishen's soldiers to make meritorious deeds. But from Guanzhong and Huainan,
The news that came one after another was nothing less than a wake-up call for Chen Zhishen.
It is understandable that Xiao Shilian defeated Tongguan. Xiao Shilian had been attacking Tongguan for some time. Naturally, it was impossible to stand still. Under the siege day and night by the powerful firearms and trebuchets of the Han army, Tongguan could not be defeated by even one man.
Kai, under such a saturated blow, it should have been broken through.
However, Li Xingchen killed Wang Gui and the Han army completely broke through the Huaibei defense line, but Chen Zhishen never expected it.
His Majesty the Emperor is His Majesty the Emperor after all, and he is always good at grabbing credit.
However, Chen Zhishen only had the ability to make a slander, which he would never dare to say. Now he naturally has to face a problem, that is, against the backdrop of the two great victories of the West Route Army and the South Route Army, the Central Route Army appears to have lost power.
Extremely dim.
Breaking through Ru River is certainly not as important as Tongguan and Huai River.
Behind Rushui, there is still Xuchang. In contrast, after the West Route Army entered Tongguan, Luoyang was already open. If Chen Zhishen and Lu Zicai's troops cannot break through Xuchang quickly, they can attack Xuanyuan Pass to the north and kill them.
If they enter Luoyang, I'm afraid Xiao Shilian will have to send troops to open the gates of Hulao Pass or Xuanyuan Pass for them.
For Chen Zhishen, this is unacceptable.
In addition, when the war started, many people questioned the possibility of Chen Zhishen and Lu Zicai, two generals who were almost unfamiliar with each other, to attack the center at the same time.
There was a rumor that the two of them were incompetent to begin with, one only knew how to fight but had no strategy, and the other could only defend the city, so together they were even more incompetent.
As Li Xingchen's former forward, Chen Zhishen must prove this through his own actions. This is a complete fallacy!
The attack was about to begin. Although Chen Zhishen was in a hurry, he also knew that he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry. There was no point in being anxious at this time. The most important thing was to continue to attack step by step. Of course, Chen Zhishen was so confident mainly because of the opponent.
Of course, people are more anxious than Chen Zhishen.
Not to mention that Cui Jingsong had already seen the big man's artillery, and he probably had an out-and-out phobia of artillery. After all, there were not many people who didn't have any psychological shadow after being hit head-on by this thing.
Another Zhou general, Wang Yu, was originally a little-known existence, but he could not be ignored just because he was Wang Gui's son. Looking at Wang Gui's arrangements in the Battle of Huaixi, we know that although Cui Jingsong was defeated, Xuchang
The leader of the city's garrison is already Cui Jingsong. In comparison, even if Wang Yu is Wang Gui's son, he can only be ranked under Cui Jingsong. Therefore, there is not much to worry about. What's more important is that Wang Gui is dead now.
, Wang Yu’s identity as a military supervisor has become a bit embarrassing.
He replaced Wang Gui to supervise Cui Jingsong, but Wang Gui died. If Wang Yu did not have the actual power of his father, it would be impossible to supervise Cui Jingsong, and he would even have to become Cui Jingsong's subordinate honestly.
What's more, the death of his father should be a great stimulus to Wang Yu, and it may be difficult to remain rational.
When there is a gap in strength between the two sides, once you lose your rationality, you are likely to give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Now Chen Zhishen is waiting for such an opportunity. He does not think that Cui Jingsong, as the general, can really stop Wang Yu.
At this time, on the north bank of Yingshui River, a young man knelt on one knee and said angrily: "I beg my uncle to give an order. A certain general will lead his soldiers across Yingshui River to fight against Chen Zhishen, and to comfort my father's spirit in heaven!"
"No, Chen Zhishen's army is at its peak and there are a lot of new weapons in the army. Thank God that we can hold Yingshui." The person standing at the top was Cui Jingsong, who was pacing back and forth. He looked at this man with a face full of sorrow and indignation, and there were still weapons on his arms.
The young man tied with a black cloth was helpless, "If we take the initiative to attack, we are more likely to be forced to fight with our backs against the water, and we may even be attacked halfway across the river. Why can't we wait for the enemy to attack when they are halfway across the river?"
Woolen cloth?"
This young man is Wang Yu, Wang Gui's son.
After hearing the news of Wang Gui's death, Wang Yu ran over to ask Cui Jingsong to fight. No matter how Cui Jingsong tried to persuade him, he refused to listen. It was obvious that Wang Yu was anxious and angry because of his father's death. Before Chen Zhishen killed Ying Shuilai,
, he had no way to vent, so he could only ask to go to war.
"Wait, wait, when are we going to wait?!" Wang Yu immediately stopped kneeling at the beginning and stood up straight, clenching his fists, "Before, we were waiting in Huai River, waiting in the water, but in the end,
No matter how strong the defense line is, it will collapse at the first touch. What's the use of waiting? Since the enemy can break through the water, Ru River and Huai River, can the Ying River stop them? So only we take the initiative and give the enemy a head-on blow.
, so that they can wake up and boost their low morale!"