To put it simply, Zhang Jue couldn't defeat Liu Zheng in a water battle, so he wanted to lure Liu Zheng into Guanzhong to fight.
Losing the Heyang Camp had too much to do with it. As Li Xia's confidant, Lin Zi really didn't know whether he could trust Zhang Jue. However, Li Xia did say that Zhang Jue would have full command.
He could only obey the order and send a horse to Wuguantong to report to Li Xia.
The detective horses of the Military Intelligence Department moved very fast, changing horses without changing people. They passed Lantian, Shangzhou and arrived at Wuguan in two days.
But the scene in Wuguan surprised them a little.
"What? The prince hasn't returned to the army yet?"
Looking south from the Wuguan City Tower, you can still faintly see the flags of the Mongolian army...
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On a map, the word "Wuguan" was circled with a brush.
Then, the two place names "Yan'an Prefecture" and "Gongchang Prefecture" were circled.
"Guanzhong can be attacked, but it must be attacked from all sides. Commander Shi attacks Wuguan, Yang Dayuan attacks Yan'an Prefecture, Marshal Ashu attacks Gongchang, and we attack the Heyang camp of the Song Army. If we do this, Guanzhong will be defeated."
It was Jiezhou Shihou Yishu'an who rushed to King Wu's ferry to deliver information to Liu Zheng. He had already compiled the information from all sources.
"Commander Shi has already clashed with the Song army in Nanyang. After defeating the Song army, he will attack Wuguan. We have sent people to inform Yang Dayuan to cross the river from Mengmenjin and attack Yan'an Prefecture within a month. However, the road to Longxi is far away and there is still no contact.
It will take time, but Marshal Ashu can seize the opportunity."
"Okay!" Liu Zheng said: "Then we will wait for the Wuguan information to be sent, and we can enter the pass."
"Why are we still waiting for Wuguan information?"
"If there are still elite Song troops in the pass, and our troops go deep into the pass without reinforcements, it will easily give the enemy every opportunity to break through."
"wrong."
Yi Shuan made an assertion, pointed at the map, and started talking non-stop.
"Li Xia really wanted to defeat them one by one, so he did not hesitate to lead the cavalry himself to attract Heluo troops to Dengzhou and join forces with Lu Wenhuan to attack Dong Wen's troops.
Shi Shuai saw through his purpose and would rather not attack Li Fen for the time being and had to support Dong Wenyong first. This was precisely to thwart Li Xia's strategy of defeating each one.
However, Li Xia was determined to annihilate the Heluo soldiers and horses. He expected that Shi Shuai would come to support him, so he asked Zhang Jue to lead the main force from Guanzhong out of Wuguan. Now that there is a war in Nanyang, we should attack the key points as soon as possible to contain the enemy troops for Shi Shuai.
Otherwise, it will give the Song army a chance to defeat Shi Shuai's troops first!"
What Yi Shu'an said seemed to make sense. After hearing this, all the generals in the hall nodded their heads.
Liu Zheng was silent for a while and said: "But, what if Li Xia's 'defeat each other' strategy is not to annihilate Heluo soldiers and horses first, but to use suspicion to annihilate me first? It should be noted that,
Commander Shi, General Dong is fighting in Nanyang, and there is no danger of destruction. But once I send troops, we will fight in enemy territory."
"Liu Shuai has captured Xia Yangdu, do you still think it is a trick to doubt the soldiers?" Yi Shu'an said in a loud voice, "Li Xia, Zhang Jue is in Nanyang, how can it be false?!"
"I don't 'think' anything. I'm not asserting whether I doubt the troops. However, as a general, you don't think about victory, but think about defeat first, so you can fight a hundred battles without risk. The time has not come yet, so why rush into the enemy's territory..."
Yi Shuan was furious and shouted: "Liu Zheng! How loyal are you to the Mongolian Kingdom?!"
In contrast, Ahema was much more polite to Liu Zheng, and he always asked for military advice in a pleasant manner.
However, what Yi Shuan expressed at this time was not Ahema’s attitude?
Otherwise, would it be necessary for Ahema to come over in person and ask for advice again in a friendly manner?
Uncle Yi understood this, so he dared to be so angry with Liu Zheng.
Although Liu Zheng was talented in military affairs, he didn't understand the twists and turns involved. He slapped the table and shouted angrily: "Uncle Yi! I fought the battle. I don't need you, a loser hiding behind with your head shrinking."
Noisy!"
"good!"
Yi Shu'an raised his hand and pointed, saying: "In case Li Xia and Zhang Jue defeat Shi Shuai, it depends on whether a capricious person like you can bear such a serious crime!"
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The next day, Ahema sent people to deliver military supplies to Liu Zheng.
As the "Marshal of the Chengdu Prefecture" of the Great Mongolia, Liu Zheng had no actual territory to raise troops and could only rely on Ahema.
It was necessary to fight a war so that Liu Zheng could expand his army, have a future and position, and be worthy of sharing profits with Ahema.
Therefore, when asked about the feud with Yi Shuan, Liu Zheng waved his hand and said it was okay.
Wherever he went in his life, he easily aroused the jealousy of his colleagues, and he was used to it.
Although Liu Zheng didn't like Yi Shu'an telling him what to do, after receiving the military supplies that day, he thought about it again and thought that there was some truth to what he said.
So the Nanyang incident was recalculated.
So far, even Shi Tianze thinks that the main force in Guanzhong is in Nanyang. Does that seem to be the case?
If the main force in Guanzhong had not really gone to support Li Xia, more than half a month had passed, and Shi Tianze should have annihilated Li Xia long ago...
"In that case, how about I attack the Song army's camp first, occupy a stronghold on the west bank, and then look at the situation of all parties to see whether to send out all the troops?" Liu Zheng said: "I also want to capture Guanzhong, but I need to act cautiously."
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Li Xia really wants to defeat them one by one.
So far, his strategy is working.
He has relieved the pressure from Heluo soldiers and horses who are eyeing Tongguan.
In turn, he now cooperated with Lu Wenhuan to form military pressure on Nanyang.
But when the strategy was exhausted and the gap in strength became apparent, he was not so smooth.
Liu Zheng was too cautious and did not fall into the trap immediately. He has not yet been led to Guanzhong.
And Shi Tianze was not in a hurry to go to Shandong to quell the rebellion. He was still stationed in Nanyang to prevent Li Xia from forming a military advantage over the Dong family.
Shi Tianze's strategic intention is "Since you have transferred the main force from Guanzhong, I will not fight you head-on. I will bite you tightly, seize your way back to Wuguan, consume your food and morale, and wear you down bit by bit."
At this point, Li Xia's strategy seems to have shot himself in the foot.
Because what strategy can do is to allow him to take some of the initiative.
If you want to really achieve results, you have to rely on strength.
Still have to rely on beating.
If Liu Zheng is not in the urn, then give Dong Wenyong, Dong Wenzhong, or even Shi Tianze a dozen blows.
It gave the Mongolian army the illusion that "Nanyang's defense was difficult" and forced Liu Ting into a trap.
Otherwise, Li Xia's strategy will not be implemented.
The problem is that it's hard to fight...
The soldiers and horses under Li Xia were divided into three parts. Among them, the 5,000 people brought by Zan Wanshou were brought from Hanzhong and were supposed to be stationed in Shiquan, Hanyin, Ankang and other places; the 4,000 people brought by Liu Yuanzhen
It was supposed to be Lantian, the garrison of Shangzhou.
These nine thousand people could barely create a momentum of more than 20,000 people, but they were far less powerful than the main force in Guanzhong.
A group of new soldiers who have never been together, fighting against the Shi family and the Dong family in a hostile environment like Nanyang, have basically no chance of victory.
Therefore, Li Xia made several attempts to attack Nanyang Fucheng. After gaining enough momentum, he forced Shi Tianze to strengthen his defense against Nanyang Fucheng.
After that, Li Xia adopted the posture of "I never expected that Shi Tianze would not go to Shandong" and evacuated northward, keeping his soldiers in a fighting position along the way.
He looked like "If you don't want to siege the city, either you come out to fight in the field, or I will retreat to Wuguan first."
In short, he maintained an arrogant attitude, but in fact he shrank back from the door of his house and silently looked for opportunities.
Fighting, sometimes as Liu Jinsuo said, is similar to street fighting...
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The junction of Guanzhong and Nanyang is at Wuguan, and to the north of Wuguan is Li Xia's territory.
There are two roads going south from Wuguan Road.
The west one is the Hanyi Road, which goes down the Danjiang River. The road out of the mountain can reach the Nanyang Basin, Dengzhou, and Nanyang; the east one is the Tangwuguan Road, which runs through Shangnan and Xixia and reaches Nanyang Fucheng.
In other words, the difference between the two mountain roads is whether to go from the left or the right of Miyue Mountain.
On the tenth day of the fifth lunar month, Li Xia led his army to the foot of Miyue Mountain and encountered Shi Tianze's troops.
War is inevitable.
If Li Xia wins this battle, he can continue to implement his strategy, creating the illusion that the main force in Guanzhong is intimidating Nanyang, forcing Liu Zheng to send troops to Guanzhong to relieve Nanyang, and let Zhang Jue eat it in one bite.
If Li Xia is defeated, Shi Tianze will immediately know that all the soldiers he brought are suspects, and the empty information in Wuguan, Shangzhou and other places will also be known to the Mongolian army. When the Mongolian army storms Wuguan, Guanzhong will not be able to defend it...