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Chapter 434 No One Is A Fool

When the number of people reaches [-], it will appear majestic. Nearly [-] Habayashi troops, including soldiers and auxiliary riders, walk in the wilderness, occupying a large field of vision from a distance, where the sound of rumbling horseshoes resounds, and the banners Fly with the wind.

The Habayashi Army is a cavalry in nature, one man is equipped with two horses, and the knight's luggage is handed over to his own entourage when marching.Most of them don't wear armor during the march, and they will also ride auxiliary horses. Only when the peripheral scouts report back to the enemy will they wear armor and replace the main horse with the help of their followers.

The [-] Habayashi Army served as the central army, and about five miles ahead were divided into two groups of Imperial Guards, each of which was a mixture of [-] infantry and cavalry.

The Imperial Guards did not have support personnel. After they were dispatched, they maintained a fully armed appearance and could enter a combat posture anytime, anywhere.This is directly related to the physical strength of people and horses, after all, they are clearly a "special case".

In addition to the Yulin Army and the Imperial Guard, walking at the back was a field regiment numbering [-].Sixty percent of the soldiers in this field regiment have just been converted from auxiliary soldiers to combat soldiers, which means that only [-]% are veterans in the true sense.

The main general who presided over the battle against Jijin was Li Tan, who was also the direct commander of the Habayashi Army.

This time the Habayashi Army is the main force to attack Jijin, Li Tan can be said to have dual emotions of excitement and nervousness, he knows the importance of Jijin, and even more understands that it will not be easy to fight.

It is because he knows that it is not easy to fight that Li Tan is excited. His understanding is that the king entrusts himself with difficult tasks, which is his trust in himself.And the Habayashi Army is actually participating in the battle for the first time. Doesn't having such a stage show the king's expectations for the Habayashi Army?

"The enemy army has been retreating aggressively recently. It is reported that Shi Xuan led a large number of elite troops to join the Chaoge battlefield, and Huan Wen's troops are facing a situation of being surrounded." Peng Da is from Beihai County, and he joined the Han army relatively late. up.It was not luck that he became Li Tan's lieutenant general. He joined at a late age and still has the achievements he has now, which is enough to show his ability.He said in a slightly low tone: "There are also rumors that the battle under Li Kuang's troops in Suoyang City is not going well."

The Han army strived to form a large-scale encirclement of the Zhao army in Shijie, Puyang County. The two troops crossing the north bank of the Yellow River went smoothly in the early stage, but the current situation has turned to the disadvantage of the two troops.

"Whether it's Huan Wen or Li Kuang, they all know that they may be surrounded when they go deep into the enemy's territory to fight." Li Tan is only 26 years old, and he has too many experiences to appear calm in character.He said solemnly: "For us, winning Jijin is the only thing."

"Information shows that the enemy troops in Jijin are no less than [-], and the Zhao army in Wenshijin can quickly reinforce them at any time." Peng Da had to say: "Our goal is Jijin, but what we actually have to face is Jijin, Wenshijin, Yanjin, and even all the enemy troops in Fangtou."

The person appointed as the commander of Li Tan's march was Wang Jian, who was originally the Shangshu Ling of the Qin State of the Ran family.Originally, he had been quietly listening to the conversation between the general and the deputy general, but when it was time to interrupt, he said: "Yes, we have to face a large number of enemy troops, and we also have to play the important task of supporting and even relieving Huan Wen's troops."

The news that Huan Wen is passing to the rear is getting less and less every day. He and his subordinates are less than [-] on the battlefield of Chaoge. Only when facing Cao Fu's troops can they fight vigorously, until the follow-up reinforcements of the Zhao army in Shijie Arriving, especially after Shi Xuan led the army to join, their situation began to take a turn for the worse.

Facing the situation of actually being surrounded, Huan Wen is fortunate that there is no shortage of food, fodder and military equipment on his side. With enough food and fodder, morale will not collapse, and even if there are sufficient military equipment, he can do his best to hold the camp. It just seems that the situation is bad, but there is no crisis of destruction.

The Han army's attack on Jijin was to seize it, and in a way it was to reduce the pressure on Huan Wen's troops.The senior officials of the Han army originally thought that the attack on Jijin needed to break through layer by layer, but things were a bit unexpected. The Zhao army in Shijie was retreating in an all-round way. They all voluntarily give up.

As the commander-in-chief of the Shijie Zhao Kingdom, Ji Chang has already notified the civil and military forces who need to know, thinking that Shihu most likely wants to use Jijin as the decisive battle site. both sides.

"Naturally." Li Tan had already seen a fast horse coming in the opposite direction ahead, and he said, "Shihu is sure that we will not easily destroy those bridges."

Hundreds of years have passed since the bridges built during the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty. They are the main bridges connecting the two banks of the Yellow River. The Han army did not intend to only take the land on the south bank of the Yellow River. It will certainly not be possible to keep those bridges for future military use. destruction.

In fact, the three bridges on the Jijin side are not the ones with the longest history. In the pre-Qin period, Prince Zhen of the State of Qin once crossed the Yellow River in Dali East in Jindi (east of Shaanxi) in 600 BC. Build bridges.Behind the bridge is the main line of communication for Zhao State, one of the three states of Jin, to attack Zhongshan State. It was used until the reign of Emperor Xiaohe (Liu Zhao) in the Eastern Han Dynasty before it was destroyed, so it took more than [-] years from construction to destruction.

Everyone thought that the end of the war in Puyang County was the time to march into Yecheng and Xiangguo, so that everyone would try their best to do more and make enough meritorious deeds.

The quick rider who conveyed the military information came to Li Tan's side and did not dismount. The knight saluted on horseback and said, "I tell you, the enemy army is found [-] miles ahead, and there should be [-] cavalry by preliminary visual inspection."

This army was walking along the south bank of the Yellow River, and it must have passed through the white horse, so it can be guessed that the one blocking the way was Shijie Zhao Jun who came out of the white horse?
Li Tan nodded to show that he knew, and waited for Kuaiqi to leave. He looked at Wang Jian and said, "Chang Shi, the enemy is still here to intercept."

"It won't be only [-]." Wang Jian said firmly: "Looking at Shihu's recent actions, there is a tendency to withdraw directly to the north bank of the Dahe River, so the enemy army on the white horse will definitely leave the city on its own initiative. Zhao Baima has [-] Wen Shijin also has [-] troops, plus the Zhao army that Shihu has urgently transferred from various places recently, they will be the first batch of enemy troops to fight us."

Recently, both the Han army and the Shijie Zhao army have been mobilizing extremely frequently. It is extremely difficult for both sides to fully grasp each other's dynamics, so that the Han army does not know exactly how many Shijie Zhao troops are on the south bank of the Yellow River. What kind of stuff is Shijie Zhao Jun?

There are discrepancies in the data that Wang Jian just said. For example, there have not been so many Zhao troops on the south bank of the Yellow River. military.

Naturally, Li Tan didn't know what kind of enemy army he was going to face. For the first time, he would be cautious as the leader of the party. For example, the order he gave at the first moment after discovering the enemy army was to send the necessary Qingqi to go first. Going to test, the main force still maintained its original speed and advanced.

Peng Da looked up at the sky and said: "It should be around three quarters past four o'clock (nearly ten o'clock), and the formal contact ahead will occur after Shen Shih (one o'clock noon to three o'clock in the afternoon)."

Their combined total strength along the way is [-], and excluding non-combatants, it is [-]. They are not afraid to face [-] enemy troops. What needs to be considered is that the enemy will have reinforcements at any time, but our own side will not have any. .

According to Ji Chang's arrangement, although capturing Jijin is the key, it is impossible to seize it by surprise attack.The reason is that the Shijie Zhao army attached great importance to Jijin. There were a large number of Shijie Zhao troops stationed there early on, and the Longteng guards and Donggong Gaoli joined behind. Rely on frontal advancement and the cooperation of the navy.

Li Tan was asking where his fleet was.

"There is no latest news yet." Wang Jianmo calculated and said, "We are still seventy miles away from Jijin, and the fleet should be further behind."

In fact, the marching speed of the fleet by water is faster than that by land, but only when the fleet arrives at Jijin does not have much effect. It should be considered an amphibious joint operation when both arrive.

It is not that the Han army has not considered using waterways to transport troops to fight, but long-distance water transportation will cause soldiers to feel unwell, so similar plans have not been carried out.

Li Tan got new news from behind that the original [-] enemy army that seemed to be blocking the way retreated after a feint shot.

"They..." Li Tan said to Wang Jian with extreme suspicion, "Should we observe the white horse?"

Wang Jian nodded immediately: "The enemy's actions are strange, and the white horse has most likely been abandoned. It is time to send someone to observe."

The next test really confirmed that the white horse's enemy army had disappeared, and Shihu abandoned the white horse after destroying the fortifications that could be destroyed.Not only the white horse, but also some garrison points west of the white horse should be destroyed. There is no sign of Shijie Zhao Jun along the way.

"They didn't set the fire because they didn't want us to notice it in advance!" Wang Jian was not happy because the progress was smooth, but with extreme caution: "There is no news from Wen Shijin, but judging by Shihu's actions...they are We need to concentrate our forces..." His thoughts were a little messed up now, but halfway through his speech he began to think silently.

Li Tan sent the news back to the rear and led the troops to advance continuously.

In the evening, the scout sent back a puzzling news, that is, Shi Hu even Wen Shijin also gave up on his own initiative.

Li Tan's Han army set up camp about 20 miles east of Wenshijin. He called a meeting of generals and schools, and the first sentence said: "According to the collected information, the number of enemy troops in Jijin is no less than [-]."

"Shihu's courage is really great!" Wang Jian saluted Li Tan first, and then said: "With Jijin as the center, within ten miles around the south bank has become a large camp, and the camp on the north bank has a wider range."

The people who heard the news were basically looking for someone to look at each other in dismay. The task they got was to capture Jijin, and they brought the enemy troops who cleared the obstacles.Now they have never fought a decent battle with Shijie Zhao Jun, and they have approached Wen Shijin smoothly, but the situation they are facing is serious.

The news from the front should naturally be sent to the rear urgently. Almost the next day, Liu Yan received a report from Li Tan. The huge camp next to it.

There are several key points in the intelligence collected by Liu Yan. Shi Hu voluntarily gave up a large amount of land in Puyang County, and the situation of the two Han armies on the north bank of the Yellow River is getting worse and worse.

"Li Kuang's journey was fine, Huan Wen's side..." Ji Chang had just read some information and said with a wry smile: "Huan Wen's more than 4 people were surrounded by nearly 15 enemy troops, and the enemy troops were making a strong attack. We will see more later The number of enemy troops joining the attack will be even greater, could it be that we... Is it because the minister was too big before?"

The position of Chaoge is quite critical, since it can cut off the back of Jijin, and it can be used as a nail as long as Huanwen's troops are not destroyed.In this way, it became inevitable for Shi Hu to try his best to destroy Huan Wen's troops.

Regardless of whether it is Huan Wen's unit or Li Kuang's unit, they crossed the north bank of the Yellow River with the task of forming an encirclement, and their main intention was to attract the enemy. It means that they must have the awareness of being encircled from the beginning. The difference is that Shihu will be wiped out. How determined are they, and how many Shijie Zhao troops are used.

"Isn't it expected?" Liu Yan looked relaxed. He looked at Ji Chang who was a little worried, and said, "It seems that Shi Hu is most targeting Huan Wen's subordinates. Can you explain the importance of Chaoge from the side? Sex is not evaluated wrong?"

Ji Chang nodded first, but continued to grimace, and said: "Shihu resolutely gave up on the south bank, and concentrated his troops on the Jijin side. Originally, Xie An was supposed to enter the battlefield from the flank after the decisive battle was launched, but now... isn't it? Send Xie An's troops to join Huan Wen's troops?"

Xie An's troops are attacking Hanoi County from Xingyang County. They are currently located east of Shanyang (Jiaozuo), and they can reach Chaoge within two days at the earliest.

"Taian." Liu Yan knew that Ji Chang was really worried that Huan Wen's troops would be eaten. This would be the first time that the entire Han army was annihilated.He stood up and walked to the map of mountains and rivers, pointed at the Yellow River, and said: "The waterway is on our side. The original intention of capturing Jijin was to cut off Shihu's retreat. Shihu has now reached the north bank of the Yellow River. Our encirclement strategy is actually has gone bankrupt..."

Before Liu Yan finished speaking, Ji Chang's face was already full of shame.

That's right, the Han State's battle plan has always been centered around trapping Shi Hu.Shi Hu did not react before, but Shi Hu reacted very decisively, which meant that the siege plan was bankrupt, but it does not mean that all plans were bankrupt. At least Shi Hu did not withdraw and escape far away. Isn't he still on the north bank of Ji Jin?

"Jijin is not the only way for us to cross the river." Liu Yan did not worry too much about gains and losses, but still maintained enough self-confidence: "As long as the waterway is firmly in our hands, how can we not cross the river?"

"Your Majesty." Ji Chang estimated that he had adjusted his mood, and his expression on his face was a bit ruthless: "Shihu obviously wants to focus on Jijin, and he will give up after holding on for a while. We have to learn from the example of half-crossing and fighting. Why not follow the plan?"

(End of this chapter)