Jingkou, Suanshan Township, Liujia Village, at the entrance of the village, under the big locust tree.
Liu Yu folded his arms and sat on a tree branch with a smile on his face. He looked at the more than thirty strong men who had formed a large circle below and were blushing. In the middle of them was a pile of soil.
The sand table map is just like the combat sand table in the military camp. However, these people wearing short shirts, carrying bamboo hats on their backs, bare feet, and dressed like peasants with mud legs are all powerful and muscular.
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If you look carefully, you will find that Liu Daogui, Tan Daoji, Wang Zhene, Meng Longfu, Meng Huaiyu, Liu Zhong, Wang Zhongde and other rising stars of the Beifu Army in their twenties and thirties are all pointing at this sand table and marking it.
The wooden figures and clay horses with the words "Qin and Wei" are like the thousands of troops fighting on the battlefield in the north. These young men of the Beifu Army have not forgotten their roots even if they have removed their armor and returned to the fields.
Okay, the ongoing war in the north is being deduced here.
Meng Longfu said loudly: "I think that this time the Later Qin Dynasty has a reputation for being a teacher and is strict in its righteousness. Tuoba Gui of the Northern Wei Dynasty attacked the Hetao Wuyigan tribe, which was a vassal of the Qin State, for no reason, and sent troops to rescue the tribe that was defeated by the Qin State.
The army attacked Luoyang, and it can be said that they took the initiative to betray the alliance. Now their situation is not good. From the grassland to the northern and southern Yan, they are all powerful enemies. There are constant wars, and there are frequent internal rebellions."
"Cui Cheng, who once advised Tuoba Gui and made great achievements in taking over Hebei Province, was executed just because he used slightly inappropriate words when replying to Qin's diplomatic letter. Lu Pu and his son, a wealthy family in Hebei, were also killed by him.
The chariots were torn apart, tortured and beheaded, and the people were dissatisfied."
"Looking at the Later Qin Dynasty, Liangzhou has basically surrendered and been pacified. Although there was Helianbobo's rebellion in the north, it was far away from the mountains and did not affect the overall situation. This time they just crossed the Yellow River, and there were 45,000 troops leaving Hedong.
Thousands of elite troops were led by Prince Yao Ping, with Di Bozhi and Tang Xiaofang as their deputies, both of whom had been veteran generals for many years. Yao Xing personally led an army of 100,000 in Guanzhong as backup. I thought the Qin army would win this time.
At a young age, it is not impossible to swallow up Bingzhou, or even send troops out of Taihang and directly take Hebei!"
Wang Zhen'e smiled slightly: "Dragon, you only look at the appearance, not the inside. The Yao family in the Later Qin Dynasty mainly relied on infantry. The reason why the Hetao is important to them is that there are a large number of troops and horses in this property, but the Northern Wei Dynasty
After defeating Wu Yigan, the more than 40,000 horses raised by Later Qin here were all given to the Northern Wei Dynasty. This greatly strengthened the strength of the Wei army. After the establishment of the Northern and Southern Yan Dynasties, they only defended their territory and did not counterattack Hebei and compete with the Wei Dynasty.
A large-scale conflict occurred in the country, and some civil strife more than a year ago were basically put down. So don't think that the Wei State has no strength. After the Yao family, Qin has been planning for this expedition for many years. Now that it is well prepared, it suddenly dispatches a large army.
, this caught the Wei army by surprise and occupied some places east of the river. However, the Wei army has now carried out general mobilization. Two hundred thousand cavalry will be mobilized on the grassland in ten months. If they all go south, with Yao Xing's current strength, he will not be able to stop them.
Can’t live without it.”
Meng Huaiyu opened his eyes wide: "Two hundred thousand? Are you coming as soon as you say it? He doesn't want to be stationed in so many places in the north? The last time he entered the Central Plains, more than 400,000 infantry and cavalry were lost, and more than half of them were lost. It can be recovered in two or three years.
?You’re probably overestimating Tuoba Gui’s strength. Brother Jinu, do you think that’s true?!”
Everyone looked at Liu Yu, who was sitting on the tree with a smile on his face. Liu Yu waved his hand: "You can continue the discussion. You can say whatever you want. Just treat it as a military discussion."
Meng Huaiyu laughed: "See, Brother Jinu agrees with me. If the Wei army is really powerful, it will not let the Qin army successfully cross the river and set up camp in the Puban area. Now the Qin army has a stable foothold and can advance
Attack Jiangjun and Huoyi, then go out of the Huozhou Gorge to attack Taiyuan. If you retreat, you can occupy the southwest of Shanxi. With support from Guanzhong and the Central Plains, you can be said to be an invincible position."
Wang Zhen'e shook his head: "But haven't you noticed that the Qin army's supplies now have to be provided from Guanzhong on the other side of the Yellow River. If the Wei army traps the 45,000 leading Qin army across the river, and then blocks
If the supply from the Yellow River is cut off, the Qin army will be in danger of being wiped out!"
Meng Huaiyu's face changed: "How is this possible? The Wei army's war horses can indeed charge back and forth on the plains. The Qin army may not be an opponent, but how can they race on the Yellow River? To suppress evil, this is a military discussion. You have to say something reliable, but you can't.
Everything comes out when you open your mouth."
Wang Zhene said calmly: "This is my actual operation in the art of war. You must know that the water of the Yellow River turns from the Hetao and flows south, separating Guanzhong and Bingzhou from north to south. Moreover, the water flow is so fast that it is difficult to compare with ours.
There are only two places where ferries or pontoons can be set up at Jingkou Garanshan Ferry. One is in the southwest corner, opposite to Tongguan, in the direction of Puban. This is where Yao Ping's leading troops crossed the river, and the other is
It's at Longmen in the Jinzhong Plain. If Yao Ping leaves Puban and heads towards Taiyuan as you said, then the Wei army can cut off their connection with the Puban direction and trap the Qin army by the river. At this point,
The Qin army is in danger!"
Meng Longfu frowned: "Then there is Yao Xing's army. He can advance along the river with Yao Ping. Even if the Wei army besieges the Qin army's leading army on the east bank, he can cross the river at any time to resupply. Apart from anything else,
There are more than 100,000 elite soldiers on both sides, and they are building bridges across the river. For example, here at Chaibi, you can camp and defend, and you can also provide assistance at any time on the other side."
Tan Daoji laughed, holding a wooden stick in his hand, and pointed at the Yellow River in the direction of Chaibi: "Didn't I just say about suppressing evil? The Yellow River flows rapidly in this section, which can make a fuss. If the Wei army controls the upper reaches of the Hetao
, you can use fire boats or drainage valves made of sharp wooden piles to go down the river, not to mention pontoons, even wooden bridges will be washed away like this!"
As he spoke, he swung the wooden stick and knocked over a pontoon bridge built here on Chaibi.
Wang Zhongde gritted his teeth: "Does that mean the Qin army has no chance? Can't their 100,000-strong Guanzhong army also cross the river and attack Bingzhou?"
Tan Daoji shook his head: "No, because the Hetao is now in the hands of the Wei army. The reason why Yao Xing is so anxious this time is that the Hetao is too important to Qin and Wei. Once he controls the Hetao, he can enter Lingbei and then threaten him from the north.
In Guanzhong, both the rebel Helian Bobo and the Wei army will take advantage of the emptiness in Guanzhong and drive straight in from this direction. Therefore, it is necessary to set aside more than 100,000 troops in Guanzhong to guard against foreign enemies in the north. Yao Xing's 100,000 troops
, the most we can do is support them, and they will never join the battlefield in Hedong."