Liu Bei and Dou Jiande's forces were now aiming in Chi You's direction, and after Zhao Kuangyin saw that their allies were in place, he himself was not to be outdone and divided his troops into three groups to send troops to the Central Plains.
The first route is the partial division, with General Zhao She as the main general, Chen Baxian and Wu Mingche as deputy generals, Miao Xun and Lou Sui as counselors, and the generals Xia Geng, Jing Si, Jing Hanru, Tian Chongjin, Tan Yanmei, Jing Xin and Jing Gui.
, Gao Huailiang, Hu Yanyunfei, and He Chang were generals, leading 30,000 troops to attack Langya Kingdom.
Even though Zhao Kuangyin was the strongest among the three princes in the Central Plains, in fact not all of Xuzhou was completely under his control. In other words, Zhao Kuangyin did not have a complete state under his control. He only had half of Yuzhou, even if it was Xuzhou.
, he is still one county short of it.
Xuzhou was indeed completely under the control of Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning, but later Chi You took advantage of the chaos and captured the Langya Kingdom. Later, although Zhao Kuangyin also tried to regain it, he only took back a small half and did not completely control it.
Take them back.
Zhao Kuangyin has always been worried about this matter.
Therefore, although the first line of troops sent by Zhao Kuangyin was only a partial force, the fact that he was the first to send it out showed that Zhao Kuangyin attached great importance to it.
Although Zhao She's previous performance in chasing Huo Qubing was not satisfactory, he was still run away by Huo Qubing in the end. However, there are only a few people in the Zhao family who can fight, so they should be reused when they should be reused.
The second line of troops is led by General Tian Dan, Sun Bin is the military advisor, Bi Zaiyu, Zhao Sheng is the deputy general, Sun Luzhen, Tu Anyi, Pi Chen, Pi Han, Pi Shu, Pan Mei, Gao Huaide, Yao Bao, Yao Lin, Yao Si
, Yao Xing, Yao Xiong, Yao Gu, Zhe Yan Zhi, Zhe Ke Qiu, Zhong Shi Zhong, Zhong Shi Dao, Zhong Shi Heng, Zhe Ke Sui, Zhao Gui is the general, leading 50,000 troops, sending troops from Runan to attack
Runan, Yingchuan line.
Among the three states in the Central Plains, the situation in Yuzhou is the most complicated. Zhao Kuangyin only occupied half of the territory. The remaining half was occupied by Cao Cao, Chi You, and even Zhu Yuanzhang. It can be said that
, here is completely in a four-point state.
Especially Runan, the southern half is controlled by Zhao Kuangyin, and the northern half is controlled by Cao Cao.
The third line of troops was taken by Zhao Kuangyin personally, with Zhao Pu as military advisor, Sun Kuang, Tian Bin, Tian Ranju, Fenqiu, Zhao Bifang, Xia Luqi, Wang Junke, Xie Yingdeng, Zhantian, Zhantian, Zhanren, Zhannan,
During the war in the north, Shi Shouxin, Xie Ai, Zhang Shi, Zhang Mao and Suo Bao were the generals.
Zhao Kuangyin personally took action and attacked north along the direction of Chen State, approaching Chenliu, Cao Cao's important place in Yanzhou.
It can be clearly seen that Zhao Kuangyin basically adopted Yi Yin's strategy, letting Liu Bei and Dou Jiande deal with Chi You, while Zhao Kuangyin tried his best to annex Cao Cao. Although Zhao Kuangyin also sent a group of troops to attack Chi You, what he did was not
To the territory of a county.
Most of Zhao Kuangyin's power was used against Cao Cao. This time, Zhao Kuangyin definitely sent troops with the attitude of annexing Cao Cao.
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Luoyang.
Today, the palace has changed its owner. Li Xiang is wearing a dragon robe and sitting on the dragon chair.
"Now that spring is about to begin, Yuan Meng is about to launch another wave of offensive! Su Dingfang can't support him alone. I am determined to mobilize troops to support Su Dingfang. How many troops do you think you will send!" Li Xiang put down the information about Su Dingfang's request for help.
Li Xiang didn't ask everyone whether they should send troops. Obviously he had already decided in his heart, but directly asked how many troops should be sent!
The reason why they did not send troops in the first few months was that, on the one hand, at that time, the Jin soldiers in various places had already gone through successive battles. Many soldiers and horses returned to Si Jing after the battle of conquering Shu.
The time war not only caused them heavy losses, but also made them exhausted. Necessary rest and recuperation was a must.
Secondly, at that time, Li Xiang's ascension to the throne and proclaiming himself emperor was the top priority, and the rest could be put aside.
Thirdly, at that time, winter had gradually begun to enter. Even if Yuanmeng still would not give up the offensive, it would definitely be weakened a lot. Now, when winter is about to end and spring is coming, this is when the battle is about to begin.
It's time to get intense again.
It was not until this time that Su Dingfang's memorial requesting for reinforcements was delivered again.
"Your Majesty, I thought that we should send 30,000 troops, but all 30,000 troops and horses are cavalry!" Guan Zhong said after calculation.
The situation in the Western Regions is not optimistic. All Su Dingfang can do is to defend the territory of Xizhou in the hands of Yuanmeng. However, it seems a bit difficult for Yuanmeng to expand the countries in the Western Regions outside Xizhou.
I feel powerless!
On the one hand, in addition to the Jin army's previous conquest of Shu, the investment in Su Dingfang was limited, making it difficult for Su Dingfang to defeat four opponents, and none of the opponents were mediocre.
A very important reason was that Su Dingfang's cavalry was seriously insufficient, which made him lack the ability to take the initiative.
There are many desert areas in Xizhou. The original 36 small countries in the Western Regions were mostly built on some oases. After the establishment of Xizhou, the Jin army certainly could not change their natural environment. If a large number of infantry went back and forth to fight, it would be a test for logistics.
Huge. This test is not the quantity of food and grass, but the issue of transportation.
In contrast, Yuanmeng's cavalry could quickly move back and forth between small towns in Xizhou, making Su Dingfang tired of dealing with it.
The reason why Guan Zhong was only willing to send 30,000 troops was because too many soldiers and horses put a huge pressure on the logistics and transportation of the Jin army. Now Xizhou can barely support Su Dingfang's self-sufficiency. If he sends more than 100,000 infantry reinforcements,
It is bound to be necessary to adjust the grain from the rear and move the grain across the desert, which will still be troublesome after all!
Therefore, instead of dispatching a large number of infantry, it is better to mobilize a relatively small number of cavalry units, which not only saves logistics pressure, but also gives Su Dingfang more tactical flexibility, so that when Su Dingfang deals with Yuan Meng, he will not be like
So passive before.
"Your Majesty, you may order the troops from the three states of He and Liang to go northward!" Wang Meng also gave his opinion.
To be honest, Liangzhou is not rich, so the logistical pressure will definitely not be placed on Liangzhou. In addition, if we have to deliver food across the desert and deploy troops, there will definitely be logistical pressure. Especially like this
Just after a great battle, the Jin army was not feeling well at this time and needed to recuperate.
However, when troops from the three states of Bing, He, and Liang move north, they don't need to use too many troops and horses. They can just send out more than ten or twenty thousand cavalry on each route. They can go for a walk on the grassland and feed the enemy. This efficiency is very high.
It is much more efficient than directly sending troops to Xizhou.