Chapter 5319 Evacuate the people into the fortress
Doupeng smiled slightly: "That's not the case. The problem with the Qin army is that they always want to fight Hu Xia at Lingbiao. They are an all-cavalry unit. They come and go without a trace. Their mobility is much better than that of the Qin army. Once they
Take the initiative to retreat, bring about a month's worth of dry food, fight guerrillas with the Qin army on the Qianli Hetao grassland, cut off the Qin army's food routes, and then wait until the Qin army's supplies are insufficient and morale drops before attacking again. The Qin army will lose ground and often fall into the trap.
The entire army was wiped out, as has been proven in many battles over the past few years."
Kumarajiva gritted his teeth: "But if the army does not dispatch from the pass, won't the cities in the mountains and rivers fall in vain? Then the soldiers and civilians in the cities will be slaughtered and robbed, and other surrounding tribes will also feel that Da Qin is weak and incompetent.
, but will fall towards Hu Xia."
Doupeng said calmly: "Actually, according to my intelligence, many of these Lingbei tribes who seem to be loyal to Da Qin have actually been secretly communicating with Hu Xia for a long time. They have been informing Hu Xia. Otherwise, how could Hu Xia have mastered the news?"
Where is your military situation? Many times, the garrison generals of the cities in Lingbiao asked them to move into the city to defend together, or to take refuge. They always excused themselves by saying that they were used to nomadic herding on the grasslands, and it was inconvenient to live in the city.
There are very few grassland tribes entering Lingbiao City, which speaks for itself."
Kumarajiva sighed: "The situation you mentioned does exist, but most tribes still do not side with Hu Xia. After all, the Tiefu Xiongnu are barbaric, cruel, warlike and murderous. They have been intimidating and oppressing all tribes in the Hetao Grassland for many years.
Tribes have been like this since Helianbobo's father Liu Weichen. They can run rampant for a while, but in the end if they face a truly powerful enemy, they will fall apart and no tribe will sincerely support them."
"The same is true for the tribes in Lingbiao. Hu Xia was powerful, but the Qin army was defeated many times. They were forced to cooperate with Hu Xia to some extent, but they would not really help Hu Xia fight. However, they would indeed give Hu Xia some air.
Report the news, but at the same time they will also secretly provide us with some information about the Hu Xia army. Just like that time the Qin leader Yao Xing was almost attacked by the Hu Xia cavalry. If some tribes had not reported the news to us in advance, I am afraid that Yao Xing would have died long ago.
Already."
Doupeng sneered and said: "This is their best performance of sitting on both sides of the wall. In fact, they hope that neither Hu Xia nor Hou Qin can eat each other, so that they can reap the benefits. Hu Xia conquered the cities in Lingbiao,
Many captives will also be given to these tribes as rewards, and when the Qin army goes out to fight, they will also give these tribes a lot of military supplies and weapons to reward their loyalty, right?"
Kumarajiva nodded: "That's right. Helianbobo seemed to know that these tribes were hedging their bets, but he did not punish or eliminate them because of this. Instead, he continued to use these tribes to find out the truth about our mountain range.
Now, the Qin army in Guanzhong has been affected by several defeats and is severely weakened. There are not many troops left to attack again. Against Hu Xia, we are on the defensive across the board. The cities in the mountains and outside must be closed tightly even during the day to prevent Hu Xia.
The army made a sneak attack and people who were ten miles outside the city, whether they were traders or wood gatherers, would never return. Under this situation, it is only a matter of time before we lose the cities in Lingbiao. Do you have a way to solve it? "
Doupeng laughed and said: "This is actually a good opportunity for you. The land in Lingbiao is barren, there is insufficient arable land, and the food production has never been enough. It has been used as a military fortress for many years. Food and grass need to be supplied from Guanzhong, and in order to relieve Guanzhong
Due to the pressure of food, they opened up their forays, traded with the tribes in the Hetao Grassland, and also engaged in some cattle and sheep animal husbandry. This has been the way of survival for the people of Lingbiao for thousands of years."
"But now that Hu Xia is here, the land cannot be cultivated. The trade with the grassland has given many spies the opportunity to sneak into the city. The fall of several important towns is the result of such traitors opening the city. So, I
It is suggested that we maintain the status quo. The land outside the ridge is only used for fortress defense, and all the people are moved to Guanzhong. Only soldiers are left in the city. The forage in the city can support a year. This is completely possible. Then,
Let these big cities, such as Xinping, Yinmi, etc., serve as nail-like fortresses to control the exits of Lingbei."
Kumarajiva raised his white eyebrows: "This is tantamount to giving up the fields outside the mountains and the pastoral areas of the Hetao grassland. It will only accelerate the fall of the Han people in the villages outside the city and the Hu tribes on the grasslands to Helianbobo."
Doupeng smiled and waved his hand: "The Han people in the village dare not stay and leave their heads to Helian Bobo. They will definitely follow the people in the city and move to Guanzhong. Anyway, Guanzhong has enough land for them to cultivate.
, not a problem.”
Kumarajiva said coldly: "Even if the Han people are willing to leave, the Hu tribes on the grassland are reluctant to part with their cattle and sheep, and they cannot enter the Guanzhong as nomads. They will definitely stay where they are and become loyal to Hu Xia, or even
Join the Xia army and become the vanguard of attacking our cities."
A cold light flashed in Doupeng's eyes: "The cities in the Lingbiao are very strong. If there are no people in the city, the food and grass consumption will not be too much. Each city only needs three to five thousand people, which is enough to withstand the attack of tens of thousands of Xia army cavalry.
The Hu Xia cavalry is good at maneuvering but not good at attacking cities. They have also attacked Anding, Xingcheng and other fortresses several times before, losing troops and generals and gaining nothing."
Kumarajiva said in a deep voice: "What if they don't want to attack the city, but besiege it for a long time? Tens of thousands of barbarians can camp for hundreds of miles and surround these small but strong fortresses for several layers. If our army hadn't dispatched
If the army rescues us, we will be trapped to death. Even if we put food and grass in the city for another year, what will happen in one year?"
Doupeng smiled and waved his hand: "Great monk, after all, you are just an eminent monk, not a military strategist. You only think about the example of Liu Yu being able to besiege Guanggu for a year, but you don't think about why so few people have done this for such a long time since ancient times.
How about laying siege to the city instead of attacking it?"
Kumarajiva said thoughtfully: "Yes, if there are more people and fewer people to besiege, then the food and grass consumption of our side will be much greater than that of the defenders. Even if we capture the city, we will only kill thousands of defenders."
In addition, there seems to be no advantage to be taken. There are no people in these cities, and they cannot be used as tax and production bases after occupation, nor can they be used as outpost cities to attack Guanzhong."
Doupeng nodded: "There must be benefits in fighting a war. Liu Yu was able to besiege Guanggu for more than a year and win because once he broke the city, he destroyed Nanyan and completed the feat of destroying the country, so he will definitely fight.
However, Hu Xia could not directly destroy the Hou Qin by attacking these Lingbiao fortresses, and he would not let the tribes in Hetao give up on the ground because of the benefits after breaking the city. Because besieging the city for more than a year would only cause losses to the tribes.
In addition to manpower, a large number of cattle and sheep must be sacrificed for food. If we fight a few battles like this, I am afraid that all the Hu and Xia tribes will disperse instead of uniting together." (End of this chapter)