Chapter 230: Divide the Troops into Two Ways (The wrong chapter is passed, this is today
The entire Xiliang area only has such a big area in total, and the biggest achievements are just capturing Jiangling and capturing Xiao Kui. Now that the latter has been captured by Pei Zilie and the others, the only thing left is to capture Jiangling City and advance to the city.
Some drank wine and ate meat, while those who went to the city later had only soup.
This is why after Fan Yi started a fierce attack, Lu Guangda and other generals were also red-eyed. After all, a step-by-step siege may not benefit everyone in the end.
And if Pei Zilie and others escort the captured Xiao Kui south to Jiangling at this time, with the intention of showing off their achievements in any case, Xiao Mohe, who has not yet set foot in Jiangling City, will not look good. So Li Xingchen said something else
To some extent, it's not a bad thing to wait a few days from here in Ji Nancheng.
"What about after the rain stops?" Pei Zilie asked immediately.
At this time, Xiao Shilian also heard the conversation in the room, walked straight in, sat down cross-legged, and looked at Li Xingchen with wide eyes.
This guy obviously didn't have much interest in going south to Jiangling to be a spectator, so he also wanted to know if Li Xingchen had any other good ideas.
Li Xingchen walked straight to the map hanging in the room and pointed his finger: "Now our army of Chen has surrounded Jiangling. At the same time, General Ren Zhong has surrounded Mianyang, and General Chunyu is stationed in Yingzhou, and has occupied various places on the north bank of the river.
Although the battle situation was a success for us, it was a loss for the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, whether it was to defend Xiangyang in the future or to go out to Jiangling to compete with us, Yuchi Jiong, who was in Xiangyang, would definitely not
Don’t care about anything anymore.”
"I'm sure, if Jiangling City is lost, Yuchi Jiong must give Yu Wenyong an explanation." Pei Zilie nodded, "And there are only two ways to go south from Xiangyang."
Xiangyang is an important town that controls the Han Dynasty. It is one of the "Two Yangs" on the north side of Jingzhou. It and Nanyang to the north are located on the north and south sides of the Nanyang Basin respectively. Together they guard the passage from the Central Plains south to Jinghu Lake. They have been a battleground for military strategists throughout the ages.
The land is also the place that the Jiangnan Dynasty must defend.
From Xiangyang south to Jinghu, there are only two roads in total. Along the west side of Mian River, Zhangshan County can approach Jiangling and then control the entire Jingzhou, while along the east side of Mian River, one can attack Suizhou and then attack Ying.
State, blocking the middle of the river.
As early as the Three Kingdoms period, Soochow Wu had often been at odds with Cao Wei in Xiangyang. For this reason, Soochow Wu also moved its capital twice to Wuchang, which is now Yingzhou, to prevent its upper reaches from falling into the hands of Cao Wei.
Completely passive. Although Cao Wei changed famous ministers and generals one after another in the direction of Xiangyang, the overall direction of attack and strategy always maintained the two directions of Jiangling and Wuchang and never changed.
This is also true for Yu Chijiong now. If he wants to rush to the battlefield from Xiangyang, he also has these two options.
"So it is possible that Yuchi Jiang went straight from Suizhou to Yingzhou, or went south along the Mian River to Jiangling?" Xiao Shilian asked curiously.
"The possibility of attacking Yingzhou is very slim." Li Xingchen gave the answer straightforwardly, "Yingzhou now has old general Chunyu in charge, and our navy of Dachen is also gathered here. If we want to attack Yingzhou, it is absolutely impossible.
It doesn’t take a moment, and Yuchi Jiong doesn’t have enough soldiers and horses, and he can only mobilize 20,000 to 30,000 people. Attacking Yingzhou will easily expose Xiangyang’s flanks, so the gains outweigh the losses.”
Pei Zilie also nodded: "What's more, the main purpose of Yuchijiong's sending troops was not to really capture Jiangling, but just to hinder the momentum of our army's northward march. Therefore, there is a high possibility of taking the western front. So what do you mean, Shizhong?"
yes?"
"As soon as the rain stops, we will not go south, but go north to attack Zhangshan County." Li Xingchen stretched out his hand and pointed on the map, "Zhangshan County is located between Xiangyang and Jiangling. Relying on the Mian River and the surrounding mountains and rivers, it is a strategic location on the road.
If we can capture Zhangshan County in this area, we will definitely be able to hinder Yuchi Jong’s momentum of attacking southward.”
"Occupying a city with three thousand soldiers and horses to block the front of 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers?" Pei Zilie raised his eyebrows. Although what Li Xingchen proposed was a good idea, as the commander-in-chief of the army, he had to consider the feasibility of the plan.
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Unexpectedly, Li Xingchen simply waved his hand: "No, we don't have three thousand troops. There must be one person with a small group of brothers to escort these prisoners south and rush to Jiangling City to report to General Zuowei. For the brothers who are fighting fiercely under Jiangling City
For us, these prisoners are crucial."
In any case, Xiao Kui and others were the emperor and relatives of the Western Liang Dynasty. They did not appear on the city wall to command the soldiers to kill the enemy. Instead, they appeared in the Nanchen Army, and as prisoners, they were responsible for the Western Liang people.
The impact of morale is naturally self-evident.
What's more, it would be a bit of a fantasy to take so many prisoners north. After all, Li Xingchen and the others were not going to enjoy the mountains and rivers, but to take risks.
After a pause, Li Xingchen then said: "Moreover, Jiangling City is high and deep, and there are veteran generals like Lu Teng in charge. It will definitely not be able to be defeated in a day or two. It is estimated that the siege will last for at least ten days, and Yuchi Jiong
We will definitely not wait for us to defeat Jiangling City before sending troops."
Pei Zilie and Xiao Shilian couldn't help but frowned. The purpose of leading the troops out of Zhangshan County was very clear. Now that Nan Chen has so many soldiers and horses, it will still take a lot of effort to capture Jiangling City, let alone Yuchi Jiong.
After the army moved south, Xiao Mohe divided his troops to fight, and even had to lead the main force to fight.
Therefore, if we can stop Yuchi Jiong in Zhangshan County even for just two or three days, we can buy more time for Xiao Mohe. As long as Nanchen captures Jiangling City, Yuchi Jiong will naturally no longer be eager to bring only Xiao Mohe with him.
A detachment of troops came to die.
In other words, how long they can defend Zhangshan County is not something they can decide, but depends on how long it takes Xiao Maha to attack Jiangling.
Compared with the previous battles of crossing the river and the battle of Jinan, this was definitely much more dangerous. After all, these three thousand people came all the way and were more surprised than frightened. It can even be said that they did not encounter any decent fierce battles at all.
and hard fight.
But this time is different. Once they leave Zhangshan County, it means that they are likely to have a head-to-head confrontation with Yuchi Jiong, one of the most famous generals in the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
"Boqing, Shizhong, you two take your troops and go south." Pei Zilie made a quick decision.
Xiao Shilian suddenly frowned slightly: "This is not possible. How can we go into battle to kill the enemy without you? Moreover, Shizhong's advice is also indispensable, so Brother Da Shi, you are the most suitable person to lead the troops south."
"Xiao Boqing, this is the general's order!" Pei Zilie suddenly slammed the table, "You want to disobey the order?"
"Okay, Brother Da Shi, stop putting on airs. When we came out, we didn't clearly say who was in charge of whom. Your general doesn't have to accept it." Xiao Shilian immediately pushed back without hesitation and looked at Pei Zilie provocatively.