Chapter four hundred and ninety-ninth fighting is patience
Li Xingchen nodded slightly: "But Yuchi Jiong can also imagine that there are far more traps prepared for him. How long will it take him to go from one trap to another? And it will be more difficult for him to contact him by then.
Wei Xiaokuan, you might as well stay here honestly."
"But..." Cao Zhong wanted to say something else, but Li Xingchen stretched out his hand to stop him.
Smiling, Li Xingchen explained directly: "For Yuchi Jiong, instead of losing his troops and going to meet Wei Xiaokuan in embarrassment, why can't he just wait here? Maybe the first method will take more time than the second.
Commander, there is absolutely no need for him, Yuchi Jong, to waste so much effort and energy."
Reaching out to light the sparse bonfires in the valley, Li Xingchen then said: "What's more, for Yuchi Jiong and these soldiers and horses, how can they still move? Don't forget, they have worked very hard these days.
There are no fewer children than us. How can it be so easy to walk in Micang Mountain in the heavy snow, especially when you are hungry."
Cao Zhong and Du Qi looked at each other and nodded slightly.
This is true. If there were no human scouts to explore the way ahead, they would definitely not be able to arrive here ahead of Yuchi Jiong.
Therefore, Yu Chijiong did not want to break through Li Xinchen's trap, and then jumped into another trap.
"Yu Chi Jiong is sitting peacefully, but we have to move." Li Xingchen glanced at the bonfire in the valley. He was not sure where Yu Chi Jiong was, but he was very interested. Where was Yu Chi Jiong at this time?
What to calculate.
According to Li Xinchen's previous plan, he led the main force to fight with Yuchi Jiong in Micang Mountain, trying to weaken Yuchi Jiong's effective strength as much as possible. The appearance of Li Xinchen's flag will definitely attract the attention of the Northern Zhou army, which can lure
Wei Xiaokuan also deployed his troops in the direction of Micang Mountain.
In this way, Li Xingchen could drag the battlefield as far away from Shu County as possible. He did not hope that the presence of Wei Xiaokuan's main force would interfere with the offensive at Mianzhu Pass and Shu County. After all, Li Xingchen also knew the situation Pei Zilie and Chen Zhishen were facing.
It's also very urgent, and if I want to win in this overall situation, I have to do everything possible to alleviate their pressure.
"Then are we going to return troops?" Du Qi asked in a low voice.
Cao Zhong considered it and said: "The general does not intend to defend Panlong County City, but directly build a defense line on the Tiangongyuan Mountain line. In this way, if we retreat from Micang Mountain, the only place we can defend is the Tiangongyuan Mountain line. We will continue to move towards
Although Xichong and other places in the south are also covered with mountains, there are so many roads in the mountains that it is difficult for us to divide our troops to guard them. We must not be able to break through the defense line of Tiangongyuan Mountain again... Isn't this a bit risky?"
Li Xinchen did not intend to defend Panlong County City. It has to be said that Li Xinchen was still somewhat capable in defending the city, but such ability was based on the fact that Li Xinchen had enough troops, horses, and food. Now after so many days of fierce fighting
, it is difficult for the grain and grass under Li Xingchen to be transported to Panlong County in time. It is good to be able to reach the front line of Tiangongyuan Mountain through the mountain road.
What's more, Panlong County City is not very strong. Its military importance lies in guarding the core area of Langzhong. When Li Xingchen won Panlong County City, he paid more attention to the equipment and grain stored in the city. These things were originally reserved.
To Yu Chijun.
Now that these things are in hand, Li Xingchen no longer needs to stay in Panlong County. Obviously, an isolated city in the open land can really be defended, which is far inferior to a dangerous place like Tiangongyuan Mountain that blocks one side.
Especially if this isolated city is surrounded, Li Xingchen will have no place to run even if he wants to break out. Moreover, he must consider another issue, which is whether, with the strength of Wei Xiaokuan and Yuchi Jiong, Panlong County will be surrounded by then.
Instead of attacking, go directly south to Shishan County to cut off Pei Zilie's retreat?
If this is the case, the entire Bashu war situation will completely collapse, and Li Xinchen's lone army will really have no way to heaven and no way to earth.
What's more, when the Northern Zhou Dynasty was guarding Langzhong, the main force was led by the general Guo Liang and stationed in Tiangongyuan Mountain to face Li Xingchen. Of course, Guo Liang was defeated, and there were no soldiers or generals in Panlong County. Yuchi Jiong was blocked in Micang Mountain, so
The city of Panlong County naturally fell into the hands of Li Xingchen.
Therefore, when Li Xingchen simply abandoned Panlong County and began to gradually transfer grain, grass and baggage to Tiangongyuan Mountain, no one, including Xiao Shilian, had any objections.
They don't have many troops now, so of course they can't fight this kind of war of attrition.
Panlong County, which had lost its strategic significance, could at most provide the Northern Zhou army with a place to rest and transfer supplies.
In order to cooperate with this strategy, Li Xingchen had just made preparations to go forward. He wanted to try his best to delay Yuchi Jiong and even Wei Xiaokuan, so as to buy more time for Xiao Shilian who was in the rear to transport supplies.
But now it seems that Yu Chijiong is not cooperating with the work. Everyone is fighting for patience, and apparently the old general has good patience.
Li Xingchen didn't know how much Yuchi Jiong had seen through, but he knew that he couldn't follow the original plan.
"If Yu Chijiong doesn't give him face, I can only make dangerous moves. Otherwise, if we hesitate in Micang Mountain, I'm afraid Wei Xiaokuan will rush to Panlong County. If Yuchi Jiong and Wei Xiaokuan join forces, they will attack
If we encircle you, there will be no need to fight this battle," Li Xingchen said decisively, "Leave the scouts as suspects and prepare to retreat."
"No!" Cao Zhong and Du Qi responded hurriedly.
Since Yu Chijiong did not intend to attack, it would be enough to leave more than a dozen scouts to keep vigil. But I wonder what Yuchi Jiang's expression would be like when he found that the number of people surrounding them was much smaller than he expected.
"It was a miscalculation this time." Li Xingchen snorted, very dissatisfied. He seemed a little angry that the entire battle situation did not proceed according to his own ideas.
Cao Zhong and Du Qi subconsciously glanced at each other, feeling helpless.
His general used six to seven hundred men to block Yuchijiong in the valley, unable to advance or retreat. He even included Yuchishun, Wei Xiaokuan and tens of thousands of Northern Zhou troops. Now it was just because of a slight change in the plan or because of Yuchijiong's passive response.
If you call yourself a "miscalculation", then you don't know how this battle will turn out to make Li Xingchen happy?
"Yu Chijiong..." Li Xingchen narrowed his eyes slightly, "It's none of your business that you had anticipated it a long time ago or it was a mistake. You are lucky this time."
"General, there is news from Panlong County that Wei Xiaokuan's troops have arrived at Cangxi Valley and are expected to arrive at the city within two or three days, while Yuchi Shun's troops have left Cangxi Valley and are coming to Micang Mountain. General Xiao please
The general will judge the situation of the battle as soon as possible." A scout came over quickly and handed over Xiao Shilian's battle report.
Li Xingchen nodded: "Yu Chishun also realized that something was wrong. It came really fast. So this time, I really can't leave."