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The news that Lu Long's army had taken the front and back villages of Shangdong Mountain at Shangdang camp, and that the troops had reached Gaoping, was reported to the Jinzhou camp by the Yamen, the general manager of Luzhou Fanhan's inner and outer horse infantry.
Today, in Jinzhou City, the main forces of the Hedong Army have once again gathered, with a total strength of 60,000, including more than 30,000 combat soldiers. King Li Keyong of Jin went south from Jinyang to Jinzhou, sat in front of the enemy, and personally directed the planning.
He launched a long-term counterattack, preparing to regain the lost lands such as Jiangzhou, Cizhou and Puzhou, and threaten the eastern capital Luoyang from the west. Following the king of Jin in going south, there were the supervisory army Zhang Chengye, the generals of the Yameni army Li Sizhao and Zhou Dewei, and the general manager of the cavalry army inside and outside Fanhan Li Siyuan.
Waiting for dozens of people, almost all the generals from Hedong came out.
The Hedong Army's large-scale march south was the product of close contact with the Lulong Army. According to the joint combat deployment of both parties, the Lulong Army entered the Shangdang Basin with the purpose of cooperating with the Jinzhou direction from the east, and the Jinzhou direction was the real main battlefield.
After Li Siyuan received the military report from Luzhou, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised. The Lulong Army had only 4,000 troops concentrated in the Shangdang camp, but the Xuanwu Army they faced was more than ten times more powerful. As a guest army, they were able to fight between two
In less than a month, they captured the front and rear military camps of Shangdong Mountain. This strength is indeed worthy of attention.
This military report describes the entire battle in quite detail. Because there were Hedong officers involved in the Shangdang camp, the Lu Long Army's combat arrangements and combat steps were clearly displayed in front of Li Siyuan. Because the Lu Long Army's operations mainly relied on large equipment,
The Hedong officers could not intuitively see the combat effectiveness of Lu Long's soldiers, so the descriptions in the military reports mainly focused on "weapons", which made Li Siyuan feel very conflicted after reading the military reports.
Li Siyuan was very disdainful of the Lulong Army who relied on "weapons" to fight, but at the same time he felt very uneasy and put himself in his shoes. If the Xuanwu Army fighting on the opposite side were replaced by the Fanhan Army under his command, he would be disdainful
, so what can he do? After thinking for a long time, he could not think of a way to deal with the "weapons" of the Lulong Army, so he had to comfort himself with the "bravery" of the Hedong Army.
No matter what, Li Siyuan did not dare to delay the general's report. He quickly asked to see the King of Jin. In addition to reporting the details of the battle at Shangdongshan, he also wanted to remind the King of Jin to be more vigilant and preventive against the Lu Long Army.
In fact, there is no need for Li Siyuan to remind the King of Jin that he also felt uneasy after reading the military report. However, the King of Jin was in a higher position than Li Siyuan, so he must have a wider perspective when looking at the problem. In addition to seeing the threat of Lu Longjun's "weapons"
Besides, King Jin could not say anything more.
"I know..." King Jin closed the military report and spoke calmly.
"Understood? This... Your Highness, should we just let him go?" Li Siyuan was very puzzled.
"Then what are your plans?" King Jin looked at Li Siyuan.
Li Siyuan was dumbfounded. He had originally thought of many ideas to prevent the threat of the Lu Long Army to Hedong. For example, limiting the strength of the Lu Long Army entering Hedong, and stationing heavy troops in Luzhou to prevent the Lu Long Army of the Shangdang from doing anything wrong... But these strategies that were planned in advance,
When he arrived in front of King Jin, he couldn't say a word.
The Lulong Army sent troops to cooperate with their own army to regain the lost territory. This was not only a necessary strategy to fight against Xuanwu, but also the intention of the two families to join forces. He hastily adopted measures to restrict it. It was tantamount to disrupting the position. This kind of thing cannot be done now no matter what.
.The most important thing is, once Lulong feels the precautions of Hedong, will they continue to provide grain and fodder subsidies?
In the third year of Tianfu, King Liang's attention was focused on the east of the river due to the troops raised by King Jianqing's army and the direct support of Lulong's army across the river. As a result, the area east of the river received a year of repair. The first few days of the first year of Tianyou
In the following month, King Liang was busy moving the emperor to Luoyang, and Hedong once again got a valuable opportunity for spring plowing.
But one and a half years is not enough for the Hedong Army to regain its ability to take the initiative to attack. Without Lulong's long-term and large-scale funding, the Hedong Army would not even have the ability to station heavy troops in Jinzhou. How could it attack? Look at Jinzhou
There are mountains of grain bags piled up in the city. Without these grains, what would the sergeants eat? Go to each army and take a look at the swords and guns held by the sergeants, the armor on their bodies, and the bows and arrows slung across their backs. Let them exchange
Are they willing to buy old goods produced in Hedong?
This is a dilemma. If we guard against Lu Long, how will the current Southern Expedition proceed? If we are allowed to rely on Lu Long for baggage supplies, how can we avoid becoming dependent on Lu Long in the future?
Li Siyuan finally understood King Jin's difficulties. He saw fatigue and helplessness in King Jin's eyes...
"Let's think about it for now...we will take back Jiang, Ci, Pu and other prefectures...and then we will make plans after we have enough food." King Jin explained his thoughts, but these words may be more about himself.
Listening, so when I talked later, my voice became weaker and weaker.
For Li Siyuan, the King of Jin's explanation was heartfelt, but Li Siyuan was not satisfied. Food and baggage were just a current difficulty. Perhaps this difficulty was serious and present, but compared to being reduced to Lu
The difficulty of relying on the dragon is not insurmountable. Hedong has never been a rich land, but relying on this relatively barren land, the Hedong Army has been standing in the world for twenty years, and even once defeated Xuanwu and fled in embarrassment, leaving the Quartet Army
If you suppress fear and submit to your subordinates, will there be more food and fodder in the past and military armor will be more advantageous?
As the chief eunuch and the first among the righteous sons of the King of Jin, Li Siyuan was very satisfied with his current status. He was appointed as the general manager of the cavalry army inside and outside Han Dynasty, and was granted the fiefdom of Luzhou. It can be said that he needed soldiers and land, and in the Hedong Army
, he is the leader of a large army, and in Luzhou, he is just a little emperor. This kind of life is so comfortable. If anyone wants to shake his position, he will not hesitate to rush forward and fight for his life.
Even Li Keyong had his own ambitions. King Jin was nearly in his prime, and decades of battles had left countless scars on his body. In addition to the old ailments of his eyes, King Jin would always
His whole body ached uncomfortably. Li Siyuan never thought of challenging the authority of King Jin - he didn't dare to think about it, but what happens after King Jin dies? Li Cunxu is young and lacks moral hope. Li Sizhao's military exploits will be enough when the time comes, but he will be ranked among the adopted sons.
But he was second to himself. As for Zhou Dewei, he had a foreign surname and had never been in Li Siyuan's consideration... After all the calculations, Li Siyuan felt that his chances were actually very good. And if he wanted to realize this dream, he had to rely on
force!
This is the most important reason why Li Siyuan is afraid of the Lu Long Army. The Hedong Army has been colluding with the Lu Long Army for more than two years. While Lu Long is learning about Hedong, Hedong is also learning about Lu Long. As the leader of the Hedong Army, Li Siyuan is the most disgusted.
This is the system that King Yan runs in Lulong. In this system, there is only one military leader in the Lulong Army, and that is King Yan himself. Without the consent of King Yan, there is no one among the many generals in the Lulong Army.
People have the ability to mobilize armies.
What Li Siyuan fears most is that the King of Jin will also implement this system in Hedong. Once this system is implemented in Hedong, the chance of Li Siyuan inheriting the title will be very slim. Li Cunxu is not very virtuous, but he has the blood of the King of Jin; Li Sizhao is in
Although he is ranked lower among the adopted sons, his military achievements are too great. And once he has no army and territory, he has lost his support, and he is not the best candidate to take over.
The King of Jin now had to first consider the plan of the Southern Expedition. Li Siyuan had no idea what to do, so he could only withdraw sadly, hoping that after the Southern Expedition, the King of Jin could start making arrangements to prevent the savage beasts on the other side of the Taihang Mountains.
However, we don’t just have to wait passively. Since we can’t persuade the King of Jin for the time being, we can also try to contact various military generals first. For example, Li Siben who leads the Weiyuan Army, Li Sien who leads the Daibei Army, and Li Cunjin who controls Yanmen Pass.
For example, Datong Defense Commander Li Cunzhang, etc. Presumably these military leaders do not want their military power to be taken back, right?
After thinking about it, Li Siyuan suddenly felt that he might even go to Zhou Dewei. As a son with a foreign surname, Zhou Dewei had no hope of inheriting the king's title. I am afraid that he would value the military power in his hands even more.
When Li Siyuan was in great distress in Jinzhou City, King Liang in Jiangzhou was also in distress. After finally moving the emperor to Luoyang, the Xuanwu generals who thought that the world would be in my hands from now on were suddenly patrolled by the prince.
The news about Youzhou devastated morale. All the painstaking planning came to nothing, which not only turned the move of the capital into a complete farce, but also caused disunity among the feudal lords and towns all over the world.
The ambiguous attitude of his good ally Wang Jian, Yang Xingmi, who had just reached an alliance, moved his troops north again, and the defection of the Zhao brothers who had taken orders from him in the past, all made King Liang very angry. Jingxiang, Li Zhen, Pei Di and others have not yet
After coming up with feasible countermeasures, the Hedong Army gathered heavily in Jinzhou, which made King Liang panic. As for the wars in Qingqing, Shangdang and other places, they had become a small fight and were not considered by King Liang.
Inside.
Hedong is Xuanwu's great enemy and the threat that Xuanwu is most worried about so far. When he heard that the King of Jin personally led the army to Jinzhou, the King of Liang could not sit still and hurriedly rushed from Dongdu to Jiangzhou to prepare for the attack of the Hedong Army.
Counterattack. Now Jiangzhou has gathered 100,000 Xuanwu Army, Zhu Youning, Shi Shucong, Zhu Yougong, Zhang Guihou and other generals have arrived with their elite troops, but the King of Liang still feels that the troops are insufficient. According to the past battles between Xuanwu Army and Hedong Army
Experience shows that the military strength must be at least twice that of Hedong in order for Xuanwu to maintain a balance of power. Only when the military strength reaches more than three times can victory be considered.
But where to mobilize troops now? Yang Shihou wants to suppress Huaisi and guard against Yang Xingmi; Ge Congzhou wants to suppress Yanzhou and control the Qianqing war situation; Kang Huaiying wants to suppress Shaanzhou and monitor Li Maozhen and Wang Jian; He Delun and Hou Yan are in Shangdang again,
Covering the north of Luoyang... As for Yuan Xiangxian and Jiang Xuanhui, who were recently recommended by Jingxiang and Li Zhen, they have to stay to guard and prevent Lu Long's army from going south. No matter how they calculate, they feel that their troops are insufficient.
There are also the damn brothers Zhao Kuangning and Zhao Kuangming. If it weren't for them, the troops of Du Hong, Ma Yin, Lei Yanwei and others could have been mobilized to the north, but now they are restrained in the south and unable to move.
Although Henan is good, it is the land of the Fourth War. Although it is rich, it is really difficult to control...
The King of Liang, who had a headache, was preparing to take a defensive position in Jiangzhou - it was not surprising at all. The 100,000 Xuanwu Army could only defend against the 60,000 Hedong Army, all because the Hedong Army had large-scale cavalry. I heard that the King of Jin concentrated this time
Six thousand cavalry. With such a huge cavalry force stationed in Jinzhou, how could the Xuanwu Army plan a strategy? In order to conquer Hedong in the second year of Tianfu, the Xuanwu Army gathered 200,000 people!
Hearing that there were only a few thousand Lulong troops and a small number of Hedong troops in the direction of Shangdang, King Liang finally set his sights here. He planned to transfer one of He Delun or Hou Yanzhong to Jiangzhou so that his command could be supplemented by 130,000 people. Twice that
Against the enemy, this battle can barely be fought. (To be continued...)