Luo Youdu was the commander-in-chief of the three armies. Since he decided to fight, the generals had nothing to say.
Han Lingkun said: "The matter of food and grass is the top priority. The Khitan has no shortage of wise and courageous generals, and they must also know that our army attaches great importance to food roads. This battle must be considered from the overall situation! If you don't move, it will be enough. If you move, everyone must move together."
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Luo Youdu suddenly thought of the words of the Maoist writer Solzhenitsyn and said with a smile: "The current situation is that we know what they want to do, they also know what they want to do, they know that we know what they want to do, and we also know that they know us.
I know what they want to do, but they still do it.”
This has nothing to do with whether you are stupid or not, it is what you have to do.
War is a continuation of politics. As long as you keep abreast of politics, you can predict the enemy's movements.
In the past, when the Khitan fought with the Central Plains, their favorite thing was to go around and harass the grain roads.
It works quickly and can make up for your own food shortage.
Now the Zhou army transports grain through the Bohai Sea, completely eliminating worries.
Of course, this does not prevent the Khitan from still being able to penetrate deep into the hinterland of Hebei and plunder, and they can face the three passes of Hebei and the defense line along the river.
As soon as the Khitan invaded the border, the border guards would light up smoke and notify the people. The local generals would be prepared to respond, either hiding or preparing for war. The Zhou army in the direction of Youzhou would also send troops to intercept.
In the situation where the Zhou army did not have the logistics and food supplies to move northward, the Khitan invaders could not even be self-sufficient. There was a high chance that the Zhou army would be cut off from their retreat and pay a certain price.
After several attempts, the Khitan could not find any advantages and no longer dared to invade the hinterland of Hebei on a large scale.
The method of transporting grain from the Bohai Sea was not very clever, but before the Khitan established a navy, it was quite incomprehensible.
Without a long-term means of decisive victory, the Khitan now faced more severe pressure on food and grass than the Zhou army.
Khitan's agriculture is still very developed, with a full range of crops, including grain crops such as millet, wheat, rice, and rice, as well as vegetables and fruits.
They borrowed and learned agricultural techniques from the Central Plains, introduced crop varieties, and also introduced various products such as watermelons and Uighur beans from the Uighurs. They combined the characteristics of the northern climate to form their own agricultural style.
However, most of Khitan's farmland is concentrated near the Five Capitals, especially Youzhou and Yunzhong, which are important grain-producing areas for Khitan because of the concentration of Han people.
Now Youzhou has been captured by them, and all the grain, grass and baggage stored in the city have been returned to the Zhou Dynasty.
The Khitan's logistics had to be transported from the clouds to the front line, which took more than a thousand miles.
The gap between the two sides cannot be calculated rationally.
Even if the Khitan knew that it was difficult to plunder the grain and grass this time, they would not sit back and watch the Zhou army transport the grain to Youzhou.
They can't afford it.
The generals were slow to listen to Luo Youdu's convoluted words and could not understand them for a moment.
Even if I understand, I am still a little dumbfounded.
This summary is so insightful.
Luo Youdu suddenly changed his face and said loudly: "Han Lingkun listens to the order!"
Han Lingkun's eyes lit up and he strode forward. He knew that his brother would not treat him badly. No matter how fierce the contact battles between Murong Yanzhao and Gao Huaide were these days, they were all waiting comfortably in Youzhou City.
What's the point of fighting so many battles? It's better to be able to stand up to the enemy when it counts.
"The end is here!"
Han Lingkun left the class loudly.
"I'll leave it to you to deal with the Khitan soldiers who cross the river and attack the grain team. Don't rush to attack. I have a trump card on the grain team. The Khitan cavalry will most likely be able to defeat our food team, but the food guard soldiers are not allowed to pursue them. Really killing
The enemy needs you to come. Control the attack time so that the battle can be decided."
Han Lingkun said: "Put it on me."
Luo Youdu mysteriously took out a tips bag and said: "After annihilating the traitors, open them and act according to your plan!"
At this time, there was no "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", let alone any clever tips!
Seeing how mysterious Luo Youdu was, Han Lingkun took it cautiously and hid it in his arms.
Luo Youdu then looked at Chen Sirang and said, "Youzhou City will ask Commander Chen to entrust him."
Chen Sirang said: "Don't worry, everyone is deployed. The city is still there and the people are there. When the people die, the city is also there."
Luo Youdu nodded, looked around, and said: "The rest of the generals will follow me to confront the Khitan army that intends to stop us..."
"promise!"
All the generals shouted in unison.
Although they didn't get along for a long time, Luo Youdu complied with the schedule of people's hearts during these days of contact.
All the generals in the army were convinced.
My uncle Fu Zhaoxin could not help but sigh when he saw this.
There is no doubt about Luo Youdu's achievements, but his qualifications are also visible to the naked eye.
Fu Zhaoxin also thought that if his brother-in-law couldn't hold on because of his qualifications, he would have to help anyway, lest the dignified commander of the three armies could not suppress the generals below and be coerced into action.
Now seeing that whether it is Han Lingkun who has followed Taizu Guo Wei since he was young, or Yuan Yan who insists on his own identity, Gao Huaide, the proud son of a famous family, or Murong Yanzhao, who is impatient and brave, all obey his orders, one cannot help but secretly say: "There is no false person under the reputation.
At this age, my sister-in-law is able to gain the respect of officials and command an army, which is really remarkable."
The generals retreated one by one and prepared to go.
Luo Youdu called Murong Yanzhao at the end.
"Commander Murong, please wait a moment!"
Murong Yanzhao has been feeling comfortable recently, and he is very fond of Luo Youdu, so he waits by the side obediently.
Luo Youdu said pointedly: "The deputy capital commander has been fighting against the Khitans recently, and the soldiers in the front department under his command must have suffered a lot of casualties."
Murong Yanzhao directly avoided the topic and replied: "The Khitan casualties are more and greater."
Murong Yanzhao is also a typical general of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. He was brave and able to fight, but he was bloodthirsty and did not care about casualties at all.
In his opinion, fighting is a war!
Injury is the most normal thing.
As long as we can win, casualties or whatever, it doesn't matter.
If you are afraid of casualties, then why fight? Why don't you hug your wife and exercise at home? Not only will there be no casualties, but you can also create people.
Luo Youdu said: "The next battle is crucial. I need a general to fight the Khitan cavalry head-on. When it comes to martial arts, Gao Huaide in the army does his best. But when it comes to fighting on the battlefield and defeating the enemy, I think Gao Huaide is better than him.
Not to be the deputy capital commander."
When Murong Yanzhao heard this, he felt very happy.
Zhao Kuangyin knew Gao Huaide's ability well, so he favored Gao Huaide very much.
Murong Yanzhao inevitably had contacts with Gao Huaide.
Faced with Gao Huaide's bad temper, Murong Yanzhao, who already had a good reputation, could not bear it.
However, I really can't beat him, so I have to hold my anger back.
It felt so comfortable to hear Luo Youdu say that his martial arts skills were not as good as Gao Huaide's, but his ferocity and toughness were even greater than those of Gao Huaide.
Luo Youdu changed the subject and said: "It's just that these days you have been fighting with the front division of the palace, and the casualties are not small, and the troops are exhausted. Tomorrow's battle, I originally planned to use General Gao Huaide as the front, replacing the deputy commander. I hope that the deputy commander will
Commander, please don’t misunderstand..."
Murong Yanzhao was in a hurry and said: "The general's deployment is too small and the general's subordinates are too small. These small-scale battles have no impact on the general. Tomorrow's battle will be fought, and the general will not be content with the latter.
I sincerely request everyone’s approval.”
"This..." Luo Youdu looked confused.
Murong Yanzhao said in a rough voice: "The final general is willing to issue a military order. If he messes up the major deployment of the capital, he can behead someone."
Luo Youdu said hurriedly: "It doesn't have to be like this. I know the bravery of the deputy capital commander very well... Alas! Since the deputy capital commander said so, I will continue to use you as the frontline tomorrow. You can have a good rest when you go back."
Murong Yanzhao was overjoyed, cupped his fists and worshiped Luo Youdu deeply: "Murong Yanzhao has lived up to everyone's expectations."
Looking at Murong Yanzhao's leaving figure, Luo Youdu smiled lightly.
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The changes in Jingu Granary reached Yelujing’s ears immediately.
The sleeping emperor of the Khitan looked at Yelu Wansi who was reporting the military situation to him, feeling a little bit like he was riding a tiger.
When she learned that the Tianxiong Army had arrived in Youzhou, Yelvjing had already begun to think about retreating.
Fu Yanqing's reputation did play a part in the reason, but the real key was that Yelujing could not see the prospect of victory.
After a series of encounters, Yelujing discovered that they, who had always dominated the field battles, did not take advantage of the Central Plains soldiers, but instead repeatedly suffered losses.
At the same time, food and grass were becoming increasingly scarce, and there was a lack of suitable pasture in Youzhou. The hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep that followed the army ate up all the surrounding grassland.
They can only boldly move their livestock farther away.
Fortunately, the Zhou army did not realize this and attacked the herd, otherwise their situation would be even worse.
Yelujing secretly called Gao Xun, Han Kuangsi, and Xiao Siwen to discuss the matter.
Compared with the Khitan people, Yelujing believed in the Han people more.
I feel that the Han people know how to be loyal and patriotic, while most of the Khitan people want to rebel against themselves, which is not trustworthy.
As for Xiao Siwen, although he is also a Khitan, he is a bit unsatisfied. After all, he is his brother-in-law and worthy of trust.
Yelujing told the three of them that they wanted to retreat, but unexpectedly encountered opposition from Gao Xun and Han Kuangsi.
Gao Xun said at the time: "Your Majesty led troops to support Nanjing, and retreated so easily at the loss of troops. This will damage your Majesty's prestige and should not be done."
Han Kuangsi looked further and said: "As soon as your Majesty withdraws his troops, Jizhou, Shunzhou and Tanzhou will not be protected. With the Yanshan Defense Line in the Central Plains, it will not be easy for our army to go south to the Central Plains in the future. This quiet place
The land of Yan was acquired by two generations of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong with great effort. Once lost, it will be extremely difficult to get it back."
Xiao Siwen also advised: "The land of Youzhou is related to our hegemony of the Liao Dynasty. Only by taking control of the land of Youyan can we lead the royal army southward, destroy the princes, and seize the world."
Although Xiao Siwen was from the Liao Dynasty and did not know much about military affairs, he had the best temperament. He already regarded the Liao Dynasty as the country of the emperor, while the Central Plains, Jiangnan, Xishu and other places in the south were all separatist vassals.
When Yelujing saw what the three people said, and also learned that Fu Yanqing did not come here with Tianxiong's army, and that the leader was Fu Yanqing's son Fu Zhaoxin, he stopped mentioning the retreat.
Yelujing did not hesitate and directly convened a military meeting.
Just like what Luo Youdu said.
Everyone has read the Art of War and knows the Thirty-Six Strategies.
The difference lies in how to use it and how to understand it.
No one can hide something that is basically visible from anyone.
The Khitans did not waste time discussing whether to fight, but directly discussed how to fight and who to send to fight.
Yelvwansi volunteered to stand up.
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