There are one hill and eight buildings in the Northern Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Chapter 5322: Driving the tiger to swallow the wolf and bringing disaster to the west
Chapter 5322: Driving the tiger to swallow the wolf and bringing disaster to the west
Kumarajiva breathed a long sigh of relief: "I understand what you mean. You are saying that as long as the fortresses on the mountain range are held firmly, they will serve as vanguard fortresses to defend the passage from the Xiaoguan line of the Qinling Mountains into the central pass, so that the Hu Xia army cannot continue.
Entering Guanzhong to plunder, but if we forcefully attack these fortresses, it will be time-consuming and laborious, and we will lose troops and generals, and the gain will not be worth the loss."
Doupeng nodded with satisfaction: "Although the great monk does not know the art of war, he is very smart after all. He has witnessed many wars over the years, and he understood it all at once. Yes, these fortresses are easy to defend but difficult to attack. Hu Xia's army
The advantage lies in the mobility of coming and going without a trace, which is conducive to fighting in thousands of miles of grasslands or wilderness, but not conducive to frontal combat and siege. If they attack the fortress, it will play into the hands of your Qin army, relying on small but strong
The fortress cities, relying on tight fortifications and a large number of defensive equipment, can inflict heavy damage to Hu Xia. Even if there are tens of thousands of casualties, the Xia army may not be able to capture any of these fortresses."
Kumarajiva smiled and said: "Indeed, all our Da Qin soldiers hate Hu Xia, and many soldiers were trapped and killed even after surrendering before. Therefore, everyone is determined to die in retribution. All soldiers who went to Lingbei
, before setting off, I performed rituals and prayed for them. They all set out with the will and determination of a strong man who will never return. When our army is in dire straits, they can often burst out with powerful combat effectiveness, even if the entire army is in danger.
The annihilation of the army would also cause heavy casualties to Hu Xia's army, and their massacre of the city and trapping prisoners was also a way to vent their anger after suffering heavy losses."
Doupeng said sternly: "The previous Hu Xia invaders were able to take advantage every time, either by seizing the autumn harvest grain, or by plundering a large number of people. At worst, they could also seize a lot of ordnance after the victory.
And armor, this is very important for the barbarian tribes who lack equipment. And if the fortress city is attacked by force, not only the troops will be lost, but even if it is defeated, the entire city defender will live and die with the city, and it will definitely be burned before the city falls.
Armor, damaged ordnance, if these are not left as evidence for the enemy, even if the Hu Xia army captures the city, they will only reap death and corpses without any benefit."
"After one or two such battles, Helian Bobo will completely give up the idea of taking the cities outside the mountains. Moreover, when he attacks the city, if he cannot conquer the city due to the long-term defense of the city, he will inevitably suffer from fatigue of the veterans.
, if your Qin army suddenly dispatches from Guanzhong at this time, attacks Hu Xia's siege army with elite troops, and the defenders in the city should cooperate with each other to fight out, then it is not impossible to defeat Hu Xia."
Kumarajiva's eyes widened: "But the Hu Xia army is all light cavalry, and they come and go like the wind. Our army may be able to rescue the siege, but it must be the Hu Xia cavalry who took the initiative to withdraw. This has been the case many times before. Our army once
When they arrive, the Hu Xia cavalry will withdraw, and then we will pursue them, go deep into the grassland, and fall into the trap you mentioned before."
"If we don't pursue Hu Xia's army, and the army is sent out, over the mountains and ridges, and just goes back, the morale of the soldiers will be difficult to calm down. If we fight like this in several battles, the enemy comes and we defend, and we go out and the enemy flees, the consumption on both sides will not be small.
I'm afraid that the morale of our soldiers and civilians in Guanzhong will also be wiped out."
Doupeng smiled and waved his hand: "Great monk, didn't you already say that this is a siege of the city? What is a siege? It means that the city must be surrounded by an absolutely superior force and a company of dozens of miles.
There is no way to drain the city. Since we have an absolutely superior force and are besieging the city for a long time, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops will have to be stationed outside the city for a long time. The daily consumption of food and drink will be huge."
"So, they can only ask the nearby servant tribes to provide food, drink and logistics, and let their entire tribe go to a place within a hundred miles from the city, or even ten miles away to graze on the grassland, and use these cattle and sheep as their daily meals.
If the wall is absolutely fortified and the country is clear, then they will have nothing to plunder and can only rely on exploiting the nearby tribes to maintain the siege. In less than three months, these tribes will be exhausted and destitute, and then they will have to rely on traveling from hundreds of miles away.
The headquarters on the Hetao grassland outside transports cattle, sheep, and grain to supply the front line."
Kumarajiva's eyes lit up and he shouted: "I understand, as long as the enemy's food road is fixed like this, we can follow their food supply road to find their tribe, haha, in this way, only the old man can
A tribe with weak women and children, carrying cattle, sheep and baggage and unable to run fast is no longer a mobile city that cannot be found."
Doupeng nodded with satisfaction and said: "Yes, you have no eyes on the grassland. Your previous plan to send your disciples to the Huxia tribe on the grassland to promote Dharma was also killed directly. This is Helian Bobo's plan."
The great thing is that I will never reveal the location of my main camp and core tribes to you. Their main tribes also live in pursuit of water and grass, and they don’t even need a large pasture. As long as they can continue to win foreign wars, through plunder and
Capture is enough to survive."
Kumarajiva said bitterly: "These gangs of robbers and evil thieves make a living by killing and robbing. If the Buddha has a spirit, he should eradicate all these evil Shura ghosts to restore peace to the world. Doupeng, or...
You have a way. Hu Xia, who has troubled our Qin army and people for many years, seems to have a way to solve it."
Doupeng shook his head: "Great monk, don't think too simplistically. After all, Hu Xia has a strong military. As long as they can have an advantage on the battlefield, win a few battles, and gain rewards, their subordinates will be willing to follow and serve.
You know, the enemies they can get and defeat are not limited to you, the Later Qin Dynasty, nor are they limited to the land outside the mountains."
Kumarajiva's heart moved and he blurted out: "You mean, they will go west and then south to attack the Ganliang Longyou area?"
Doupeng smiled slightly: "This is the second step of my plan. Evacuate all households in the area outside the mountains and clear the fields. Hu Xia does not dare to go east to Monan to provoke the Northern Wei Dynasty, so the only choice is to go west to attack and plunder.
Liangzhou is possible. This is called the strategy of driving away tigers and fighting wolves."
Kumarajiva frowned: "Among the Liangzhou kingdoms, Northern Liang, Xiliang, and Southern Liang are all quite respectful to us, Great Qin, and are our vassal states. Western Qin is weak and not worth mentioning, but other
The Three Kingdoms have been fiercely competing for Guzang, the capital of Liangzhou, for a long time. Now Guzang City is in the hands of our Qin Dynasty, and later it was given to Nanliang. Therefore, our relationship with Nanliang is also quite good, and Nanliang
When we were defeated by other forces in the battle for Liangzhou several times, our Daqin army sent troops to rescue them. If the Hu Xia attacked Liangzhou, the first ones to bear the brunt would probably be the two Liangs in the north and south. Wouldn’t we be willing to do nothing to save them?" (End of this chapter)