Encircle without attacking, drive directly to achieve stability?
Tuyuhun already has enough troops and horses, is he even rich to this extent?
Although Li Xingchen also knew that Wuwei was indeed a hard nut to crack for Tuyuhun, who lacked heavy siege weapons, but was Tuyuhun being too pretentious? After all, even after several bloody battles, the defenders in Wuwei City should still be able to fight back.
There are tens of thousands of people, relying on the city wall, they can advance and attack, and retreat and defend. If the Tuyuhun people besieged and refused to attack, wouldn't they be afraid that Yu Wenxin would kill them and cut off their retreat?
Li Xingchen had seen the city defense layout of Wuwei, and Li Xingchen believed that after the war started, Yu Wenxin must have made corresponding adjustments. Otherwise, Tuyuhun would not have waited until now to tear open the Great Wall outside Wuwei and be able to bypass it.
Wuwei City.
Yu Wenxin had already proven his ability to the Han army and the whole world. As his direct opponents, it was impossible for the Tuyuhun people not to know about it.
If under such circumstances, Tuyuhun still insists on going beyond Wuwei, what is driving them to do so?
Is it because there is insufficient intelligence that the reinforcements from the Han Dynasty have not arrived yet, or is it because there are already internal conflicts and conflicts that force Murong Shifu to take desperate risks and exchange greater victories for the trust in him within Tuyuhun?
Li Xingchen felt that the first one might not be big.
There is no other reason. It has been more than a month since the Han Dynasty annexed the Northern Zhou Dynasty. In fact, Tuyuhun had already raised troops to attack before the Han Dynasty eliminated the Northern Zhou Dynasty. In other words, the Han Dynasty should have received the news early, regardless of whether it was possible during the Northern Expedition at that time.
To free up our hands to send troops to the northwest, we must have been prepared long ago. The end of the Northern Expedition must also be the time when the army turns to the northwest. Murong Shifu, as a person who once stayed in the Han Dynasty and had contact with many high-level generals of the Han Dynasty,
, it should be clear that the country at this time is definitely not a bloated or old country. Once someone comes to attack, they will definitely fight back actively.
Then there is the second reason.
According to the Han’s previous intelligence knowledge about Tuyuhun, Tuyuhun’s internal tribes are scattered, and the oppression between tribes is also very serious. In addition, Murong Shifu has just taken over the throne from his father Murong Kualu for a short period of time, so it will definitely be difficult to convince the public.
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Obviously Murong Shifu also wanted to use this battle to knead the interior of Tuyuhun as a whole as much as possible. However, as the war progressed to this point, it obviously did not help Murong Shifu achieve the desired effect, but instead intensified the internal conflicts.
.In this case, it is reasonable for Murong Shifu to take desperate measures and directly cross Wuwei to attack Anping.
In this case, the asymmetry of intelligence between the two parties is clearly reflected.
Obviously, in Murong Shifu's view, if he can win Anding, he will be able to establish a foothold in the northwest of the Han Dynasty. Then he can attack Tianshui to the south and even directly threaten Chang'an, and he can attack Lingwu and connect to the grassland to the north. It's great.
"Wide sea diving, sky high the birds to fly".
And even if Murong Shifu failed to capture Anding, he could naturally turn west from Wuwei to Anding and retreat into the territory of the Qiang people without much loss.
But the actual situation is that the Han army has divided into two groups to attack Taoshui. If Murong Shifu can capture Anding, he may have to face a very embarrassing situation, that is, the Han army may have defeated the Qiang people and plan to follow the Qiang people.
He led the Huangshui River and directly attacked Fuqi City. The two sides completed the change of homes, but Murong Shifu lost his hometown, while the Han Dynasty probably lost only the northwest - although Li Xinchen was not willing to lose the northwest.
And if he cannot win Anding, then the entire battlefield situation will no longer be controlled by Tuyuhun. The Han army surrounded on all sides is enough to let the Tuyuhun people know that once they come, there is no need to leave.
It's a pity that it is obvious that Murong Shifu did not know the deployment of the Han army's troops. After all, Wuwei's peripheral defense line had always prevented him from reaching out to the vast land behind Wuwei. And the relationship between the Qiang people and Tuyuhun was not as expected.
If they are so united and harmonious, they may not necessarily share information with Tuyuhun.
Of course, what Li Xingchen himself did not expect was that the shocking explosion outside Wuwei City really shocked the courage of the Tuyuhun people. This may also be one of the reasons why Tuyuhun intended to besiege but did not attack.
"Does Ai Qing think that Murong Shifu will take risks in desperation?" Li Xingchen asked.
Zhang Xutuo hesitated for a moment and nodded: "I thought I would."
Li Xingchen raised his eyebrows: "Let's go to Chang'an!"
Now, the battle situation becomes interesting.
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"God damn Murong Shifu!" Gao Mai paced back and forth in Wuwei's assembly hall, cursing angrily, "You actually surrounded me but didn't attack!"
Si Wansui and He Ruobi next to them were also a little helpless.
After Tuyuhun experienced that shocking explosion, his desire to attack had obviously weakened a lot. In the past few days, he had only pushed forward tentatively. When he saw that the Han army had plenty of ammunition and arrows, he retreated, and even
We began to build city walls and earthen walls on the basis of the Great Wall. The intention was naturally very clear. We are not planning to attack this city. Otherwise, if you come and attack us like this again, our morale will collapse.
Tuyuhun attacked the city, but Yu Wenxin and others were actually not afraid.
The city is high and the pond is deep, and there are supplies that Gao Mai has just sent over. Even if you come here, you will never come back.
But it would be troublesome to besiege but not attack, because the people in the city may not be able to sustain it for too long if they eat horses. And this also means that Wuwei City will be completely cut off from the outside world, which will put a lot of mental pressure on the soldiers in the city.
Now it's really true that the suicide note has been written, and now you give me this?
Naturally, Gao Mai was even more worried. As the guard of Tianshui, he took the risk to bring troops and horses to the rescue. If Tianshui fell because of this, then he would really have failed to make up for his merits.
Shi Wansui crossed his arms and said, "Brother, what should we do now, get out?"
As soon as he spoke, the eyes of the three people naturally focused on Yu Wenxin. We are anxious here, but as the coach, why does Yu Wenxin look so calm?
You might as well come up with an idea.
Yu Wenxin said slowly: "It is not realistic to fight out. Since Murong Shifu dared to lead his troops to bypass Wuwei, he must have been prepared for us to fight out of the city. Moreover, the Tuyuhun troops outside the city are also with us.
More than twice the number, there are still cavalry patrolling back and forth, how can we kill them, and even if they are killed, what will happen? Murong Shifu can return at any time. When the time comes, our exhausted divisions will be able to stop Murong Shifu.
A counterattack?"
Shi Wansui and the others were speechless for a moment.
Yes, once Murong Shifu's retreat was cut off, he would either retreat to Taoshui, or he would attack the Wuwei defense line with all his strength and fight his way out again.
Their troops are already large, so it is not impossible to break through Wuwei's defense.