Lord of the House

After finding out that Yanhu's 20,000-step cavalry went over Yutai, Lin Fu immediately ordered Liu Miaozhen as the main general, Zhou Pu, Sun Zhuang, Li Liang and others as his deputy, and led 20,000 cavalry and a large amount of baggage to set off from Huaiyang, along the Xiangshan Mountains. South foot, to the northwest to go to Xuzhou.

Ma Lantou assisted Lin Fu to stay in Huaiyang and sit in the town. Lin Fu and the generals stood at the head of Huaiyang City and watched Liu Miaozhen lead his troops away. In the field of vision, Xiangshan stretched to the northwest, and under the blue sky, there was no end in sight. .

Between Huai and Si, the terrain is mainly plain, and only a series of low hills that are roughly parallel to each other are distributed between Xuzhou and Huaiyang, such as Xiangshan, Taoxu Mountain, Huangsangyu, and Quanshan. These mountains are about tens of feet or more than a hundred feet high. They can be regarded as the remnants and branches of the hills in the southwest of Shandong. Although they are not high and steep, their peaks and slopes are steep, and most of them run from northwest to southeast. , making Xuzhou and Huaiyang, including Xiao County, Tongshan County, and Suixi County between Xuzhou and Huaiyang.

In addition, to the north of Xuzhou, there are four connected lakes, including Weishan Lake, Zhaoyang Lake, Dushan Lake, and Nanyang Lake, forming a topographical barrier of more than 200 kilometers in the southwest of Shandong; Sishui flows from the east and west sides of Xuzhou - these kinds of excellent terrain make Xuzhou's geographical advantages very prominent, so it has become a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, and it is also the key point for the north and south forces to compete on the eastern front. Place.

"Only by standing at the head of the city and looking to the northwest, and looking at the vertical and horizontal hills and mountains, can we have a little understanding of the importance of Xuzhou being located at the center of Huaisi," Gao Zongting said with emotion, "Only by successfully taking Xuzhou, focusing on Xuzhou, and supporting Huaiyang, Xiapi, Suining and Huaisi’s defense situation is considered perfect, there are 30,000 to 50,000 elites, and they can defend it, which will bring more opportunities to calmly clean up the southern line…”

Lin Bie nodded, if it wasn't for Xuzhou being so important, he wouldn't let Liu Miaozhen take most of his elite combat power out of the city to fight the enemy in this situation...

Although the Shejia is weak, it still has a certain counterattack strength. It is foreseeable that the Shejia is waiting for the good opportunity that may be brought by Yanhu after breaking through the Hehuai line of defense, but Huaidong cannot give the Shejia any chance, even if Xuzhou's plan Not 100% sure, but worth a try.

"Although it was found that Master Yan Hu, who went south from Dongping and went to Xuzhou via Yutai, had Zhou Zhizhong as his general, about 20,000 people, which was not bad as expected, but from Dongping and Shouzhang to Xuzhou, it was only a distance of more than 300 miles. , Yan Hu's elite cavalry stationed on the outskirts of Dongping rushes to the Jiulishan battlefield, and it only takes two days at the fastest," Ye Junan said, "Even in the newly attached army, Zhou Zhizhong can't talk about it. The most elite combat power. On the surface, Yuan Lishan was the general of the Yanlu troops in Dongping, and he had to beware that Ye Jiduo had already sneaked to Dongping to preside over the war, so Zhou Zhizhong was likely to be Ye Jiduo. The stone that came out to ask the way..."

"Yeah," Lin Fu sighed, "Once the battle of Jiulishan begins, it is necessary to cleanly decide the winner and lose Xuzhou within two days. Once the delay goes on, or Yanlu confirms that Chen Hansan is really reliable, It is very likely that the elite cavalry of the headquarters will be sent to the south to fight, and then we will be too passive..."

At the moment when Liu Miaozhen led his troops out of Huaiyang, the order signed by Lin Fu to enlist Huai Si soldiers into active duty to assist in defending the city was effective, but once the scale of the battle in Jiuli Mountain was delayed, Lin Fu could assemble within two or three days. The troops leading to Xuzhou for support were less than 20,000.

Even considering that Dong Yuan would not stand idly by, the enemy army entering the periphery of Xuzhou is likely to exceed 70,000 or 80,000 cavalry elites.

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Shouzhang City in the northwest of Caozhou, although it is nearly 50 miles away from Dongping City, is located between Daliang, Caozhou and Jining. After Yanhu won Shouzhang City in early October, more than 10,000 elites were stationed.

The intentions of Yan Hu's presence in Shouzhang were to block the escape of Liang Xi's remnants who had been besieged in Dongping, and to monitor the Changhuai army whose main force was still in Daliang, so as not to make it eastward and disrupt the battle in Dongping. The Yanhu soldiers and horses advanced further south from Shouzhang, and even further cut off the passage between Jining and Caozhou, and blocked Liang Chengchong's westward escape route from Jining.

With the development of the war situation, the nameless town of Shouzhang has become a key point in the development of the Hehuai war.

The Duke of Lu, Liang Xi, retreated to Dongping, but there were no more than 20,000 remnants. Dongping was a small town, and it was impossible to surround Dongping without tens of thousands of troops. For Yanhu Nan's recruiting horses, the more important thing was to guard against the surrounding South Vietnam. Troops and horses came in to disrupt the situation.

After the passage from Shouzhang to Jinan was completely opened, Yanhunan's conscription horses were more concentrated in Shouzhang, so as to better grasp the initiative of the whole Hehuai battle situation.

Before mid-October, Ye Jiduodi was in Jinan, until it was confirmed that Lin Fu was going from Chongzhou north to Huaisi to supervise the battle. Ye Jiduodi also left Jinan with the veteran Na Hexiongqi and entered Shouzhang, so that he could be at any time. Master the development of the Hehuai War.

Ye Jiduodi went to war with his father and brother at the age of fourteen. It has been twenty years so far, and he has experienced more than a hundred battles, both big and small, but the defeat of Yangxin was the biggest setback he had never suffered in his life. Give a discount to the right leg, and leave the disability to walk with a lame in this life.

Although Shouzhang was less than four hundred miles north of Huaiyang, it was colder than Huaiyang at this time. Ye Jiduodi was wearing a gray fur, sitting on the Hu bed and spreading the map of Hehuai on his knees. Research, regardless of that He Xiongqi and Yuan Lishan stood beside him and looked over, it was very inconvenient.

"This son Lin Fu is good at tricks and decisions. His subordinates killed Liu Yefei, but he didn't have the slightest slack, so why didn't he prevent Chen Hansan from secretly voting for my court? But Xuzhou is especially important to the situation in Huaisi, so Lin Fu This son may still see this as a good opportunity to seize Xuzhou and take a risk," Na Hexiongqi advised, "Zhou Zhizhong's subordinates may not be able to fight hard battles, he can use him to throw stones to ask for directions, but even if he joins forces with Chen Hansan There are 40,000, and the 20,000 elites in Huaidong will compete with each other. The outcome is still five or five. It can't be delayed tonight at the latest, and it is very likely to delay the best opportunity to win Xuzhou. I don't need many soldiers and horses. , I ask the third prince to allow those sons under my command to go south to support Zhou Zhizhong..."

The Huaiyang town army was recruited by the refugee army, but the outpost battle was so fierce, the bravery of the Huaiyang army generals and the people in Shouzhang City are all very large, and they are indeed better than Zhou Zhizhong. Elite. Yuan Lishan had previously transferred Zhou Zhizhong's department to the south to take Xuzhou, and the meaning of throwing stones to ask for directions was more important.

There are more than 10,000 elite cavalry under Hexiongqi who accompanied Ye Jiduo in the southern expedition, but since the southern expedition, the newly attached army has been the main force. There are nearly 30,000 elite riders in the headquarters, and they haven't come in handy yet...

Ye Jiduodi was silent, Yuan Lishan said: "As General Nahe said, how could Lin Fu not be prepared for Chen Hansan to change? Lin Fu knew that Chen Hansan might conspire with our army. Why did he still send troops and horses from Huaiyang to go north to Xuzhou? Lin Fu's troops from Huaiyang were only 20,000, while Zhou Zhizhong led his troops south, and together with the three soldiers of Chen and Han, there were 40,000 soldiers. What kind of self-confidence is that Lin Fu can be one enemy and two? I thought that Chen Hansan might not be reliable! When the situation is not clear, it is not an old-fashioned strategy to rashly invest elites in the southern line. If you can get Xuzhou, that's fine; The southern line has lost 20,000 elites, and the battle around Dongping can't go on..."

Yan Ji all fell, Yuan Lishan's family and clan were all in the north, and the Lord Yan was very polite. Yuan Lishan saw that Yuan's qi was exhausted, and the general situation of the world really fell on Dayan's side. Conferred the title of Marquis Guiyi, and led the generals of Ji Liao's army to serve Beiyan as much as possible, and with the foundation of Jizhen's surrender, Yuan Lishan became the most powerful mountain in the newly attached army.

The Jizhen Army was the last elite frontier army that the Yuan clan relied on. It did not play its due role during the war. The situation in Yanji fell apart and collapsed. The attack on Jinhai, the attack on Yangxin, and the capture of most of Shandong, all acted as the main force.

In comparison, Chen Zhihu's prestige is not under Yuan Lishan, and his achievements are more prominent than Yuan Lishan's.

Ye Jier, the lord of Yan, intends to organize all the troops surrendered from Xuanfu to Chen Zhihu, so that Chen Zhihu and Yuan Lishan will lead the new attached army as the king's precursor. However, in order to win, Chen Zhihu did not hesitate to use other people's troops to deceive the enemy and lure the enemy.

Now Yuan Lishan and Chen Zhihu are under the control of Ye Jiduodi. When Ye Jiduodi led his troops to the south, Ye Jier, the master of Yan, also gave him a face-to-face friendship and told him to use Yuan Lishan for the positive and Chen Zhihu for the odd. their respective characteristics.

It is said that this trip to seek Xuzhou is the most suitable for Chen Zhihu to lead his troops out. Even if he fails to seek Xuzhou, with the elite of Chen Zhihu's team, he can guarantee that he will not suffer a big loss. However, in the later period of the Qingzhou war, Chen Zhihu stayed in Dengzhou, Qingzhou and other places to clean up the mess, and he was not able to be transferred in time. After getting the appointment letter from Chen Hansan, Ye Jiduodi could only be transferred from Yuan Lishan to Zhou Zhizhong to lead his troops. South.

Ye Jiduo also knows that now is the best opportunity to seek Xuzhou, but Yuan Lishan's analysis is the opposite of his thoughts: what kind of confidence does Lin Fu have?

Can't see through Huaidong's reality, how can he dare to throw Dayan elite into it?

As Yuan Lishan said, if 20,000 elite cavalry were lost under the city of Xuzhou, the battle would be impossible.

With the use of military force, the total number of South Vietnamese troops in the Hehuai area is now more than theirs: the Liang family's remnant army has 40,000 to 50,000 troops, the Changhuai army has nearly 50,000 troops, Dong Yuan has 30,000 troops in Suiyang, and the Huai Army has 30,000 troops. There are 50,000 elites in Huaisi in the east, and the total strength is about 170,000 or 80,000. Their troops around Dongping were less than 120,000.

It's just that it is a cold winter, the terrain of Hehuai is very favorable for cavalry combat, while the South Vietnamese armies lack cavalry, and the factions are intrigued, and it is difficult to cooperate in tacit cooperation, so they watch them besiege Dongping and stop their troops.

Once they lose their troops in Xuzhou, the troops of the Southern Dynasty will definitely be stimulated. As long as the troops and horses of the Southern Dynasty move closer to Dongping, the battle will not be able to go on, and they will eventually be forced to retreat back to Jinan.

One is to take risks in Xuzhou, the other is to ensure the overall situation of Hehuai, which is more important, how can Ye Jiduo not weigh in his heart?

He was bitten by a snake once, and was afraid of the rope for ten years. Seeing that Ye Jiduo was silent, he obviously tended to agree with what Yuan Lishan said. He Xiongqi insisted: "Although there is a mystery that cannot be understood, I still insist that this is the case. When the time comes, you should immediately send elite cavalry to the south; even if you see something wrong, if you want to come to Huaidong, you will not have the ability to leave our troops behind in Xuzhou..."

"General Na He is getting more and more courageous!" Ye Jiduo said with a smile~www.wuxiaspot.com~ That He Xiongqi's face was gloomy, this is what Ye Jiduo said, and he can't talk to Ye Jiduo. He loses his temper, but his face is always ugly. Of course, his qualifications are also old. He is not afraid of contradicting Ye Jiduo.

Yannan suffered setbacks in various battles, and He Xiongqi had indescribable difficulties. The most fundamental thing was that he wanted to ensure that the flanks of the main southern invasion force would not be harassed, so he could not lead his troops to withdraw from the battlefield.

Otherwise, which elite cavalry might kill the infantry and inflict heavy damage on the open plain?

But no matter what, in the battles in Yannan, Lin Fu was sure to save him if he attacked him, and He Xiongqi couldn't cover up the weakness that he must save in time, and he was indeed defeated. Justify yourself.

But this time was different from the war in Yannan, Xuzhou was not available, and He Xiongqi could withdraw at any time without any worries. Whether it is the Huaidong Army or the Huaixi and Changhuai Army, they have no ability to surround and annihilate more than 10,000 elites outside the city of Xuzhou in this icy world.

From Shouzhang south to Xuzhou, it is only three hundred miles away, but I am not afraid that I will not be able to walk back.

"Okay!" Ye Jiduo didn't want to make others laugh at him for being timid and fearful, so he beat his knees and said, "Well, let's lead your cavalry to the south. Zhou Zhizhong should arrive in Xuzhou the day before you, you should also know that, If the time is gone, don't force it..."

That He Xiongqi nodded in agreement, he also knew that the biggest flaw of this dynasty was that the population was not prosperous. The tribes in Yanxi may not be loyal to them, and the newly attached army is even more difficult. There is a strong force on the other side, and there is even a worry about the tail. Although the tribes in Yandong have gathered 150,000 cavalry, they are of pure blood. There are more than 300,000 men when the men are full, and there are not many 10,000 horses to lose. My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter