Chapter 98 The decisive battle on the party (thirteen)
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As a local snake who actively relies on Li Dutou of Dongyang City, this is not the first time he has participated in the military meeting. He will basically be summoned on all issues involving the terrain and generals of Luzhou and Zezhou.
This time he was assigned to accompany Zhao Zaili's cavalry to attack and capture Li Congke alive. Li Dutou also made a contribution. He had just returned to the Youyan Security Army camp from Xijiayan Village and was quickly taken to Pingqiu University by the Chinese army's herald.
camp.
When Zhou Kan saw Li Dutou, he had no time to exchange greetings, so he immediately asked: "Is there a trail in Shiyu that can go around to Xiangyuan?"
When Li Dutou saw that the atmosphere in the tent was extremely serious, he knew that this matter might be of great importance, so he calculated it over in his mind again, and then answered with certainty: "No!"
"Think about it again, is it true?" Li Xiaoxi asked from the side.
"Indeed not!" Li Dutou answered firmly. Seeing that all the generals in the tent seemed to be relieved, he added: "There is indeed no trail to Xiangyuan from Shiyu. I can guarantee this with my head.
!Unless it’s Licheng…”
Everyone in the tent was breathing heavily. Li Du nodded and said with a smile: "Generals, don't be nervous. The enemy troops are sending troops from Shiyu. They can't attack Xiangyuan by surprise anyway. If they have to find a trail, they must go through Li first."
city, and this trail is also impassable from Shiyu..."
Zhou Kan immediately walked to the half-built sand table, pushed away the low-level soldiers who were busy making the sand table, and called everyone: "Come here. Li Dutou, please tell me carefully, and you must make it clear!"
Surrounded by the generals, Li Dutou took the small bamboo stick handed by a soldier, arched his body and pointed to the mountains in the east of Xiangyuan and said: "This is Xiantang Mountain, this is Huangyan Mountain, and between the two mountains is Zhuozhang
river……"
"Zhuozhang River Valley? Didn't it mean that the two banks are steep and impassable?" Yuhou surnamed Chen asked, glaring at Li Du.
Li Dutou nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "Don't be anxious, Marquis Chen Yu. Someone said that this valley is impassable, and there is no problem with that. Going up the valley, here, Libei Slope, is where Zhuozhang is stuck.
There is a sharp bend in the river. It is impossible to walk downstream from here, but it is possible to walk upstream. The trail mentioned by a certain person starts from here. Instead of taking the Zhuozhang River Valley, turn from Libei Slope to the due south direction. There is a
The mountain road can lead to Li City, so if you want to attack Xiangyuan by surprise, you must first pass through Li City."
Li Dutou's words made several high-ranking princes feel relieved. If there is a problem here, then they will also bear the responsibility.
Zhou Kan stared at Libei Slope for a long time and asked: "Continue, to the north from Libei Slope is the upper reaches of the Zhuozhang River? Is there a road that can connect to Shiyu?"
Li Dutou shook his head and said: "No! Go upstream along the Zhuozhang River. It is indeed possible to pass people and horses, but the road is very dangerous. Manager Zhou, please take a look. Go north through the Huangyadong trail to Longquan, and then follow the Xiangshui River to the west.
, we have already gone around to the north, which is Wuxiang, which is too far away from Shiyu..."
"Wuxiang?!" Not only Zhou Kan discovered the problem, Li Xiaoxi, Gao Xingzhou, Zhao Zaili and others all exclaimed in unison.
A possibility immediately appeared in everyone's mind: Li Siyuan attracted the Yan army's attention in Shiyu, and Li Sizhao and Zhou Dewei sent out surprise troops from Wuxiang to attack Licheng!
Next, whether they advance westward to Xiangyuan, or even go further and continue southward to Luzhou, it will cause great chaos in the entire defensive system of the Yan army!
Sweat was already visible on Zhou Kan's forehead.
When Li Dutou said this, he also realized that something was wrong with the situation, and quickly said: "The defense of Licheng must be strengthened! Generals, don't be careless!"
Chen Yuhou said angrily from the side: "I told you earlier!"
Li Dutou felt great regret. He raised his hand and gave himself two crisp slaps on the face.
Zhou Kan didn't bother to scold Li Dutou and asked anxiously: "Have there been any military reports from Licheng in the past few days?"
Chen Yuhou rushed to the tent in person. Not long after, he rushed back to the main tent with a stack of military reports. Several soldiers gathered around them and quickly opened the books one by one without even bothering to tidy them up. After reading one, they threw it away.
One book, then another.
A low-level officer was timidly wandering outside the big tent, peeking into the big tent from time to time, but was seen by Liu Yuhou, who said to Zhou Kan: "General manager, that is Zhu Ya, who is in charge of Licheng, Dongyang direction military report."
The first review.”
According to the Yan Army's combat command system, military reports and news from all directions on the battlefield will be divided into pieces and reviewed by different staff officers. If there is military information that needs to be handled, it will be sent to a higher-level officer for a second review.
; The military officer who is responsible for the second review is responsible for screening the importance of the military report, and sends it to each department within the scope of his authority, and each department handles it directly; if the military report is very important, it needs to be submitted to Liu Yuhou, Chen Yuhou, etc.
Senior military officers are left to deal with it, either directly, or reported to the weekly for decision, or raised for discussion at the military meeting.
The Zhu Yamen Liu Yuhou mentioned was the staff officer responsible for the first review of the military reports from the Licheng and Dongyang directions. He had dozens of copies of the daily military reports from the Licheng direction.
All of them were folded books to report safety, but Chen Yuhou didn't want to come to ask for them in person today, so he took them all away without saying a word, looking very anxious. This made Zhu Ya very uneasy, so he followed him, but he couldn't get close to the tent.
In front of me, I could only wait from a distance.
Zhou Kan and others were not in a hurry. Chen Yuhou and others looked through them one by one. They immediately called Zhu Ya in and asked if there was anything unusual in Licheng.
Zhu Yaya said that the direction of Licheng was very stable, and there was no abnormality. It was just reported a few days ago that the Zhuozhang River was swollen, and there was nothing else.
Zhou Kan calmed down a lot, waved his hand for Zhu Ya to leave, and then continued to wait. After a while, Chen Yuhou and others looked through the military reports in Licheng, saying that there was no change, and then sent the military reports to Licheng.
Pick out a folded copy of "The Rising Waters of the Zhuozhang River" and read it aloud.
As of yesterday, nothing happened in Licheng. This made the generals in the tent calm down, and they started talking again. There was nothing unusual in the direction of Licheng. There were two possibilities, or the three kings' coalition did not attack at all.
Licheng's plan was just a false alarm for everyone, or the trail was very difficult to walk. In addition, it rained heavily and the river rose, so the sneak attack enemy troops had not yet arrived.
Different possibilities have different response methods. The former possibility only requires strengthening the investigation of Libei Slope, Huangyadong, and Longquan lines, and reminding Licheng guard Zhang Long to be alert at all times, but the risk is very high.
The latter possibility requires the dispatch of reinforcements to Licheng. Considering the battlefield security of the army, this choice should undoubtedly be given priority, but this will occupy a large amount of combat resources and weaken the Yan army's siege of Shiyu.
Chen Yuhou and Liu Yuhou personally took several soldiers to make quick calculations. With the assistance of Li Dutou, they quickly came up with a plan to mobilize troops to support Licheng.
This calculation by Chen Yuhou and Liu Yuhou made Li Dutou almost faint on the spot. At first, he could follow the two Yuhou's thoughts, but later, his mind became a pot of porridge, and the two Yuhou asked questions
He racked his brains to recall what. These questions included: how wide was the Zhuozhang River Valley trail at its widest and how narrow was it at its narrowest, how many rows and columns the Hedong Army used to march, the daily meal intake of the Hedong Army, and the habits of the Hedong Army.
When to get up, when to rest, the positions of commanders at all levels when marching, the customary distance between various departments, the equipment used by the sergeants of the Hedong Army for camping, and even whether they urinate in groups or freely... These questions are very detailed, which made Li
Dutou has no idea what it has to do with the war.
During the questioning that left Li Dutou completely confused, Chen Yuhou and Liu Yuhou calculated a conclusion: they predicted that if the three kings' coalition forces attacked Licheng, based on the traffic capacity and transportation capacity of the Zhuozhang River Valley,
With a sneak attack of 3,000 men, it will take about 20 days to arrive at Licheng from Wuxiang; with a sneak attack of 6,000 men, this time will be extended to a month; with 8,000 men, the time and consumption required will be doubled.
Growth. Therefore, in order to achieve maximum results, the most suitable sneak attack force should be around 5,000 to 6,000 people.
Comparing it with the time when Li Siyuan set up camp in Shiyu, combined with Li Dutou's general understanding of the marching speed of the Lao Hedong Army, and the factor that heavy rain caused the water level of the Zhuozhang River to rise, Chen Yuhou and Liu Yuhou concluded that
The conclusion is: If the three kings' coalition forces send troops to attack Li City, the optimal troop configuration is five to six thousand people, and the location they arrive at this moment should be between Huangya Cave and Li Bei Slope!
Now it's time for Zhou Kan to make a decision. He needs to choose a response method, which is the combat thinking that Li Chengzhong instilled in the Yan army - the army chief only needs to make decisions, and the rest is left to the staff.
According to the normal mentality of a commander, Zhou Kan undoubtedly wanted to choose a simple response, reminding Licheng guard Zhang Long to be vigilant, and at the same time sending scouts to explore the Zhuozhang Valley Trail. This would not disrupt the Yan army's siege of Shiyu.
overall deployment.
Zhou Kan, the temporary commander-in-chief of the Luzhou battlefield, has the following troops: more than 6,000 Youyan Security Army, 1,000 Li Cunxu's remnant army, more than 5,000 Liaodong Security Army, and more than 12,000 Guizhou Army. Total
There are 25,000 combat soldiers, in addition to more than 40 battalions of supplementary troops stationed in Luzhou, more than 20,000 people. However, there are still 25,000 combat soldiers with actual combat experience and combined capabilities, more than 20,000
These supplementary troops can only be used to supplement the loss of troops and cannot be brought to the battlefield as a whole. Moreover, the main direction of supplementation of these supplementary troops is Gaoping, the main battlefield.
Relying on these troops, Zhou Kan needs to be responsible for the defense of the three fulcrums of Luzhou, Xiangyuan, and Licheng. At the same time, he must besiege the Korean army camp in Shiyu. The strength of the troops is already very tight. Thousands of people will be transferred to Licheng to meet.
This makes the attack on Shiyu stretched. Moreover, Li City is far away from the main battlefield. Once the main battlefield requires emergency forces, it will be difficult for the reinforcements sent to arrive in time. Finally, what if they have no plan to attack Li City at all? Everything is not arranged properly.
Has it all become a huge waste?
But the danger is very likely, because Li Siyuan's camping in Shiyu itself gave strong evidence, so Zhou Kan was very embarrassed and hesitated for a while. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come
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