I didn’t want to go into details about the decisive battle in Lintao. The protagonists didn’t participate, it was just a side background.
But since yesterday, my operations officer and my friends have privately chatted with me several times, and I have briefly replied to them. Everyone seems to still have doubts, so it would be nice to elaborate more.
Let’s talk about military strength first.
Historically, there were 70,000 people in the Liupan Mountains of Hunduhai and 60,000 people in Kublai Khan's Western Route Army.
Why did I write that there were 110,000 people in Liupanshan and 100,000 people in the Western Army?
The general logic is:
Li Xia regained Sichuan, Shu, and Hanzhong. Liu Heima from Chengdu returned to Guanzhong, so Liu Heima's 40,000 troops were written; the Wang family's troops in Lizhou also returned to Longxi, so Wang Liangchen's 60,000 troops were set up.
On the other side, Li Xia had reported the news of Meng Ge's death to Liupan Mountain earlier, so Liupan Mountain could attract more of Meng Ge's southern expedition. Seeing that Kublai Khan's troops were strong, Ali Bu Ge could also attack from Mo
The north sent troops to Liupan Mountain. Because at the beginning of the war, Alibaba's troops were stronger than Kublai Khan.
Let’s talk about generals. Historically, the commander-in-chief of the Western Army was He Dan.
There are several reasons why I don’t write about Hedan:
First, this is a novel, and it is already very confusing for everyone. Adding a few Mongolian names at this time will take too much space to explain their backgrounds, which will cause everyone to be even more confused. (Including Yachun, this is also the reason.
I don’t plan to write it, this is a novel first and foremost, and the important thing is that everyone can read it without difficulty.)
Second, the fiefdom of Hedan is in Bielsbali, which is Jimusar, which is very far away.
Third, according to the timeline in the book, this battle occurred more than half a year earlier than the historical facts, and the news of Brother Meng’s death was also known to Brother Ali earlier. Does Hedan support Kublai Khan? I think it is doubtful. Even if the two parties are in contact,
, can you come in time?
Fourth, this is a very important foreshadowing for me, related to the strategic position of Longxi. If Li Xia captures Longxi, he can cut off Kublai Khan's contact with the far frontier (this is the content of a big plot below)
Five, the most important point is that in this book, because of Li Xia, Kublai Khan will face a more severe situation, and he will use the Han people more vigorously. This is what I want to write carefully later, but now I can only
It's a small subplot that is revealed bit by bit.
Then I won’t write about Hedan and Bachun. The logic involved is: Can the Western Army win without them?
Let me first talk about who Hedan is. He is the sixth son of Wo Kuotai, a concubine, and the clan king. His fiefdom is in Jimsar.
"Xianzong, the founder of Shizu, and He Dan all have wings to wear merit. In the first year of Zhongtong, when he was in charge of Alan Da'er, the Hundu sea was in Guzang, and he was captured and killed."
This is about this battle. This is the description of him as a coach in the history books.
Not as rich as Wang Liangchen and others.
"It was a strong wind blowing sand, and the day was dark. A good minister took the opportunity and ordered his sergeants to dismount their horses and charge short soldiers to the left of the enemy's formation. After bypassing the formation, they defeated the formation and marched out from the right."
Therefore, I will not say whether He Dan is powerful or not. I only think that he was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Western Army because of his status as the king, not because of his ability.
As for this battle in history, who do I think was the real operator after reading historical data?
Lian Xixian, Shang Ting.
They have always been Jingzhao Xuanfu officials and are most familiar with the terrain.
Historically, after Meng Ge's death, Lian Xixian said, "Strike first and strike later to control others. I dare not refuse destiny and dare not violate human feelings. Once the opportunity is lost, don't pursue it."
They took the lead and killed Liu Taiping, Huo Luhuai and Mili Huo, begging for power and seizing soldiers and horses.
They took advantage of their base in Qinlong and gathered troops on the spot. The so-called "Western Division has a convenient location for the army."
They analyzed the upper, middle and lower routes of the Hunduhai Sea, as well as their next calculations, and guessed that the Hunduhai Sea would retreat to the north...
I think Lian Xixian and Shang Ting's ability to use troops has surpassed Hunduhai and Hedan Hundred Streets.
Let’s not argue about whether these are right or not. What I’m saying is these are my logic for writing novels.
The reason why I spent half a chapter talking about Lian Xixian earlier is to pave the way for the victory or defeat of this battle.
I think that the main reason of "Incorruptible Xixian" has been pointed out, which is enough to show that without Li Xia's participation, Hunduhai will definitely be defeated.
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This is the general, let’s talk about the strength of the soldiers.
The history books do not say exactly how many people He Dan brought to support, only that "the Western Division had the troops at their disposal and good ministers mobilized the troops of the twenty-four states."
In addition, Kublai Khan's situation in this book is severe, so I wrote that the main force was the Han army.
Gongchang Army, Guanzhong Army, Battle of Defending Homeland.
However, there are two main forces in the hands of Hunduhai, one is the garrison stationed at Liupan Mountain, and the other is the defeated troops of Meng Ge's southern expedition.
The defenders of Liupan Mountain should have been away from fighting for many years and were there to hold sacrifices to Genghis Khan.
It is worth mentioning that these defeated soldiers in the Southern Expedition almost saw Meng Ge die on the battlefield with their own eyes in this book.
This is morale.
There should be no need to say more about the baggage.
At the same time, with reference to the battle between Kublai Khan and Ali Buge, I think the Han army has the strength to defeat Hunduhai.
A more specific analysis of the specific combat capabilities of the Han Army and the Mongolian Army will be discussed in later chapters, so I won’t go into details here.
Talk about the battle situation.
Historically, Hunduhai did not dare to enter Longxi and Guanzhong.
I think he should also know that he can't defeat him, so he plans to return to Hala and Lin.
But Lian Xixian expected it, and the Western Army pursued him and "annihilated" him in Yaobei Valley.
Yaobei Valley is in the Hexi Corridor, so far to the north.
In this book, the decisive battle took place in Lintao, and Li Xia deceived Hunduhai.
Why in Lintao?
Lintao is a little north of Gongchang. Hunduhai thought that if Li Xia only attacked Gongchang, it would also cause the collapse of Wang's army, so he focused on attacking here.
Geographically, Lintao and Jieting Pass are almost parallel.
There is a logic that Hun Duhai knew he couldn't defeat him, so he dared to come because of Li Xia's extraordinary troops.
Now Li Xia is not here and has killed Liu Taiping.
At this time, Hunduhai was already doomed to fail. Lian Xixian's "three strategies of upper, middle and lower" in history and the lower strategy of this book have already been explained.
All that remains to be explained is:
Wang Liangchen's 60,000 people are fighting against 70,000 people in Hunduhai.
At this time, Alan Dal'er had 30,000 people (he led 40,000 people to fight against Liu Yuanzhen's 20,000 people, leaving 10,000 people to guard the street pavilion). The 30,000 people came out from the direction of the street pavilion. At this time, he had fought a battle.
Came on a hasty march.
At the same time, Liu Heima's 20,000 men came out from the direction of Qishan Road.
6+20,000, against, 7+30,000 (there was a mistake here yesterday, I wrote 7+3 as 110,000, but it was actually 100,000)
Then, Wang Liangchen attacked from the flank and penetrated Hunduhai. Liu Heima arrived and killed Alan Da'er together.
Hunduhai knew he would lose, so he lost naturally.
At least I think this logic makes sense.
Let’s talk about the results.
Why use the word "total annihilation"? Because this word was also used in the Battle of Yaobei Valley. I think it should mean "no one escaped".
Why didn't anyone escape?
I think it’s not that the sand is too strong, but where can I escape?
Hala and Lin are too far away.
The battle was lost and all the generals were captured, but they had to flee all the way back to Mobei from Gongchang, the Wang family's hometown, which was too far.
Maybe, it's better to be a prisoner.
So when I say total annihilation and no return, I also want to deduct a piece of history.
I dare not say that all of the above are correct.
This is the logic behind my writing about the war in Longxi. All I can do is follow this logic.
Of course writing a book cannot satisfy everyone.
If you think this single chapter is boring, it means that this battle is just a background branch. I have already mentioned it in one stroke in the novel and tried not to spend too much text on it.
If you are interested in this period of history, just treat it as a casual chat.