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Chapter 481 Will Hunting on the West Bank of Feishui
The momentum of the Han army's southward march was not huge, at least it was much smaller than the movement of the Shijie and Zhao Kingdom's southward march in previous years.

There are many reasons why the Han State decided to invade the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty this time. The main reason is that when the Han State was at war with the State of Shijie Zhao, the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty acted as the leader and ran around many times to contact the alliance of the Hu and Hu, and even took advantage of the Han army and the Shijie Zhao State. During the decisive battle of the country, the sneak attack on the rear, more often than not, every time the Han army attacked a certain state in Shijie, the Jin army would come out to take advantage of it, and it was even so serious that the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty used the advantage of public opinion to constantly provoke the stability of the Han territory.

In the eyes of the world, there was only one reason why the Han army went south, and that was the struggle for the status of Zhengshuo. Even the various clans and aristocratic families in the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty thought so, and did not think it would be a battle to destroy the country.

The Han army was divided into three groups and approached the border of the small imperial court. The east side threatened Yangzhou with Jiangdu as the center, the central part approached Shouchun with Ruyin County as the base, and the west side used Nanjun as the base to attack Jiangzhou. Stance.

Among them, Ruyin County has the largest number of Han troops. Xu Zheng personally led 11 troops, and the city is only [-] miles away from Shouchun. The Jin army defending Shouchun faced each other across the river.

The Han army in Jiangdu has only [-] troops, not counting the fleet. With Xie Ai as the main general, they have destroyed the Jingkou station of the Jin army navy in the Yangtze River under repeated attacks. blocked in depth.

The chief general of Ruyin County is Huan Wen, and Xie Ai, who returned from the grassland later, was appointed as the deputy general.This part of the Han army is only [-]. They have already reached Yunmengze at the current stage, and the next stage is to enter Nanping County.

Because Jiankang has a [-]-mile-deep defense chain, which was established by the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in almost four years, and the number of Han troops that can land and fight on this side is only [-], the small court does not think it will It is the main attack direction of the Han army.

The number of Han troops on the Nanjun side was even smaller, only about [-]. Furthermore, Nanjun was a bit far away from the capital of the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, so the Han troops along this route were obviously partial divisions.

On the contrary, there are a large number of Han troops in Ruyin County, led by Xu Zheng, the Han general who conquered the South, which led to the general belief that the main direction of the Han army's attack was here.

After one or two years of full preparation for war, the regular army establishment of the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty increased from 20 to 36.

The small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty placed a hundred thousand troops thirty miles deep over there. There would be so many because this side was the gateway to Jiankang. Even if the Han army didn't put many troops here, it couldn't be any less.

Of the remaining 26, 15 were stationed in Shouchun and surrounding areas by Xie Shi as commander-in-chief. The rest were mainly distributed in Yangzhou, with a small part scattered in Jiangzhou.For the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the land was large but not much of the essence. Jingzhou was the essence, but compared with Yangzhou, it seemed secondary.

Because they did not think that the Han invasion was a war to destroy the country, the mainstream concept of the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was that it only needed to firmly defend Yangzhou.If we can block the Han army's front in Yangzhou, sooner or later the rest of the occupied territory will be able to go back. Once Yangzhou is defeated, the other states will not have to defend it at all.

Xie Shi's defense methods were very realistic. He built a defense line on the favorable terrain around the south bank across the Feishui River, and the Bagong Mountain line of defense was the most important.In the Huainan part, some troops were dispersed and used boats to maneuver, and if possible, they would harass the Han army. However, the most intense fighting on this side is right next to the many tributaries of the Huai River, Ying River, and Fei River.

The small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty has discovered that there are often Han ships on the sea east of Yangzhou. They can imagine that the Han army is planning to land and fight, but they may not pay much attention to the truth, because they think that even if the Han army lands on the coast It can only be harassment and destruction, and it can't play a bigger role at all.

Looking north from the top of Shouchun City, the mountains block the view and you cannot see the camp of the Han army. At night, you can see the clouds illuminated by the fire, which shows how big the camp of the Han army is.

Xie Shi invited Yu Yi to Bagong Mountain.He still hasn't gotten the answer from Yu Yi's mouth, whether the Yu family is watching or jumping back, Yu Yi always smiles and doesn't speak when asked.

Bagong Mountain is composed of many large and small peaks. It is one of the remnants of the Dabie Mountains. The mountain range extends from north to south. The altitude of the peaks is mostly around 100 meters to 200 meters. Some people have counted more than 240 peaks. The highest altitude is The peak with a height of [-] meters is called Bai'e Mountain.

In fact, Bagong Mountain occupies a very wide area, so that there are fortifications built by the Jin army everywhere.Standing on the frontier peaks and looking north, you can take advantage of the height of the terrain to see the general distribution of the barracks of the Han army. If you are far away, you can only see the barracks, and people look like small black spots.

"There are more than ten thousand Han troops on this side, led by a Han army general named Si Hongzhuang." Xie Shi raised his finger and pointed to the Han army's camp, then pointed to a position slightly closer and said: "Han The army has tried to attack many times, and we have to admit that they can indeed attack, and there are not many defenses left at the front of our army."

Bagong Mountain is located on the northeast side of Shouchun. It does not belong to the line of Feishui River, but the surrounding area of ​​Huaihe River.

The Han army crossed the Huaihe River a long time ago. As a background, the Jin army no longer had a navy in the Huaihe River, and part of it was destroyed. The ones that were not sunk retreated to Shaopi.

From a distance, with Yu Yi's eyes, he could see the movements on the Huaihe River. There was no shortage of Han army boats on the river there, and there were a few places where they seemed to be transporting something.

"Yeah..." Xie Shi said with a sad face: "Han's water warfare is not good, but the numbers are really too many. They used enough advantages to force us to retreat the navy and make full use of various water systems to continuously transport Supplies."

In the past, it was not that there were no troops to invade the small courts of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. For example, Shijie Zhao Guo went south many times, but the Hu people were not good at water warfare. A number of cities were conquered by Shijie Zhao's army, but the Jin army always used the technique of attacking Shijie Zhao's grain road to force them to retreat, and then easily recaptured those fallen cities.

This time the Jin army faced a situation where water warfare skills were not very good. The problem was the terrifyingly large number of Han troops.In the water battle between the two sides, the Jin Army had the upper hand in battle loss ratio. If we look at the data, the Han Army lost at least three warships in exchange for one Jin Navy. The result was that the Jin Navy was in a difficult position with continuous victories. to the point of war.

"It should be said that the warships of the Han army are very sharp, but their combat skills are almost non-existent." Xie Shi felt aggrieved by this, and he said with a wry smile: "We are completely overwhelmed by numbers and can no longer fight."

"The Han Kingdom is now fighting in many places. There are more than 40 Han troops in the south, as many as [-] Han troops fighting Shijie, nearly [-] Han troops in Bashu, [-] garrisoned in Guanzhong, and Liaodong and Yan. There are [-] Han troops..." Yu Yi wanted to express just one meaning: "In terms of fighting consumption, the land troops of the Han army can still be piled up in numbers. Besides, after losing the advantage of the water network, Yi is very I suspect that the Han army does not need to rely on numbers at all."

Xie Shi really wanted to ask, "Is this the reason for the Yu family to stand on the sidelines or prepare to rebel?", but those words were not appropriate to ask at all. He said: "There have been many battles, and Shi knows the combat effectiveness of the Han army very well. .”

Not counting the past, even after the Han army officially invaded the south, the ratio of battle losses between the Han army and the Jin army on all fronts should be the same, and the Jin army can only lose one Han army by losing two.This battle loss ratio was achieved by the Jin army, as the defensive side, taking advantage of all kinds of weather, location, people and people.

The Han army is really powerful, but the question is, can the Jin army not fight?Facing the strong invasion of the Han army, they had to fight even if they knew they could not defeat the Jin army. Even the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty should try their best to resist, all because the nobles and aristocratic families did not want to be included in the rule of the Han state.

Xie Shi was wondering what kind of conditions Liu Yan, king of the Han Dynasty, had set for the Yu clan, which caused Yu Yi to have such an attitude after the war broke out between the two sides.If Liu Yan is willing to preserve the strength of the Yu clan, then Xie Shi said that the Xie clan is also willing to jump back. After all, as long as the interests are guaranteed, it doesn't matter who is the ruler on top.

"Yi has never met the King of Han." Yu Yi said casually, as if he didn't care whether you believe it or not: "He was killed by a donkey, and he felt that it was worthless to work hard."

Xie Shi immediately frowned.

It is customary for the Yu family to be suppressed, just like the Wang family was also suppressed after the death of Director Wang. Every era has its own stage for contemporary protagonists, and the old protagonists will not decline...at least they will appear to be weak on the surface, so that later How do you stand out?

Xie Shi frowned. It was the Yu family who showed worse demeanor than the Wang family. He thought that when the Wang family was suppressed, they seemed very free and easy, because this was the reason for the re-emergence of a new generation of Wang family figures, such as Wang Xizhi. Being blown up to the sky... Of course, Wang Xizhi can really be called a saint in calligraphy.

Yu Yi's approach is completely ruthless and one-off. It is suspected that the Yu clan does not believe that the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty will continue to exist.

It is said that it is the clan of the Yu family and not Yu Yi. It is impossible for the clan to be the master alone. The patriarch has the absolute right to speak, but a clan meeting is held for major events, and many elders come to discuss and vote.

As for Yu Yi's statement that he had never met Liu Yan, King of Han, Xie Shi didn't believe it, no matter whether others believed it or not.

Xie Shi recently discovered that the Han army invaded resolutely and broke the tacit agreement and rules among the aristocratic families. He wrote a letter to Xie An. In the letter, he asked Xie An a lot of questions. A member of the Xie family should fulfill its due obligations to the Xie family.

Xie An was at the Shouchun battlefield, Xie Shi didn't know which aspect Xie An was in charge of, the letter had already been sent out, but it had been almost a month and he still hadn't received a reply.

Xie Shi led Yu Yi to walk around the various defense lines, during which time they encountered an attack from the Han army. They watched from a distance. An offensive and defensive battle in the mountains only lasted for a short time before the Han army retreated on their own initiative. And the end.

The attacking Han army was only one thousand, and the soldiers were all light infantry. They attacked the Jin army on a hill, and the two sides fought from the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain.This time, the Han army did not carry out a long-term arrow formation cover in advance, and the Jin army stopped after a few shots. The figures of close hand-to-hand combat were all over the mountainside, and it took less than a quarter of an hour for the Han army to ring gold.

"The Han army retreated in an orderly manner. It's just..." Yu Yi's face was a little strange: "It just doesn't look like a veteran army?"

People who are no strangers to war can tell a lot from the movements of the troops. It is about the spirit of an army. To put it bluntly, it is the soul of the army.

"The Han army has been testing more frequently recently, and they are becoming more and more familiar with mountain warfare..." Xie Shi looked like he didn't understand, and said to Yu Yi: "The frequent testing means that the Han army will soon Launch a real offensive."

Yu Yi just laughed it off, he was waiting for Xie Shi's next words.

"Yu Gong is going to the Han army's camp. Can you do Shi a favor?" Xie Shi didn't wait for Yu Yi's response and said directly: "Shi wrote a letter to Xu Zheng and invited him to hunt on the west bank of Feishui River. I think they You really hope something like this happens, right?”

It can be said that Yu Yi was stunned. Everyone knew that the Han army was fierce, but the Jin army wanted to fight in a dignified manner, so he would feel that something was wrong.

The small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty had absolute geographical advantages and had no reason to give up those advantages. Then Xie Shi's intentions would seem very strange.

Yu Yi looked at Xie Shi with suspicion, but saw Xie Shi continuing to smile bitterly.He asked: "What's the use?"

If Xie Shi plans to lead Shouchun's 15 Jin troops to fight the Han army, and Xu Zheng agrees, it means that the Han army should dismantle the camp and retreat at least fifteen miles to make way for the 15 Jin troops. Get into position.

Looking at the terrain on the west bank of Feishui, there are also mountains of all sizes, but it is not a flat terrain. It is completely impossible for the 15 Jin troops and more than [-] Han troops to form formations. In this way, hunting will still be carried out in the mountains.

"Will Yu Gong help?" Xie Shi tried to be more casual and said, "It's just a letter..."

With Xie Shi and Yu Shi's previous friendship, it was a matter of smooth flow to help bring a letter along the way.

At present, the relationship between the Xie family and the Yu family is not good. Who made the Xie family and the Chu family work together to suppress the Yu family.Yu Yi must have intentions in looking for Xie Shi when Shouchun came here, but he didn't say it out of time.

Xie Shi turned his back to Yu Yi, the ease on his face turned into tension.

As for being able to hunt, Xie Shi had not thought about it for a day or two. It was one thing for him to send someone over to deliver the letter, but it was different for Yu Yi to take him there. Therefore, he believed that whether Yu Yi was willing to help or not was the key. It was the turning point that decided this war.

"Hmm..." Yu Yi pondered for a while, and waited for Xie Shi to turn around to look over. He laughed "haha" and murmured as if talking to himself, "Should I help, or not?"

(End of this chapter)