After listening to Wang Meng's words, all the generals felt relieved. If they really brought all the troops over when they saw the Yuan army advancing eastward, as they did before, I'm afraid Zhenbeiguan would be in danger.
The intentions of the Yuan and Meng armies were not clear before, so the Jin army could only passively carry out strategic defense. But now that they have finally figured out the true purpose of the Yuan and Meng armies, they only need to prescribe the right medicine. Naturally, it will be much easier to deal with the Yuan and Meng armies than before.
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"Report... Governor Yang Ye Fei Ge sent a message."
An orderly soldier held a small piece of paper and quickly ran in and handed it to Wang Meng. Wang Meng opened it and his pupils shrank. He saw that it said that Murong Ke led the partial army and stayed in Ningxia.
Wang Meng always thought that the opponent he was facing was Murong Ke. After all, the Yuan army's marching style and army dispatching were almost the same as Murong Ke's command style. However, he did not expect that Murong Ke would lead the partial army and stay in Ningxia County, so what would happen in front of him?
Who is the commander of this army?
Even though Wang Meng was so resourceful, he never guessed the identity of the Yuan Meng general. However, he increasingly felt that Yuan Meng had a deeper conspiracy. Otherwise, as the general of an army, how could Murong Ke leave the main army behind?
On the other hand, he led a partial army to surprise Zhenbeiguan?
At this thought, Wang Meng couldn't help but pray secretly in his heart: "General Yang Ye, you must be careful and don't lose to Murong Ke."
At this time, the generals also noticed something strange about Wang Meng. Luo Yi took the lead and asked, "General, what's going on?"
Wang Meng handed the note in his hand to Luo Yi and said to the generals with a serious face, "The general who commanded the main force of the Yuan army is not Murong Ke. Murong Ke led the partial army and stayed in Ningxia County."
As soon as this news came out, it was like a heavy hammer hitting the lieutenant general's heart. Everyone knew what it meant.
While the generals were still digesting this shocking news, Wang Meng once again ordered: "All spies will go to the general to find out the true identity of the enemy general. In addition, all the information about Murong Ke, including the information about all his relatives, will be sent to me."
Bring all the information as well."
Murong Chui could obtain information about the Jin army through Shan merchants, so he easily knew Wang Meng's information. However, Wang Meng didn't even know that his opponent was Murong Chui, so he could only analyze the identity of the enemy general through other information.
Not to mention, after a night of searching, Wang Meng really found a lot of clues. Although he was not completely sure of the identity of the other party, he was already close to him in Wang Meng's heart.
"Before Xianbei was destroyed by the Xiongnu, the two most famous generals of the Murong clan were brothers Murong Ke and Murong Chui.
If it weren't for the civil strife in Xianbei and the fear of the two brothers, so he hid them in the snow, Temujin might not have been able to destroy Xianbei so easily."
At this point, a look of fear flashed across Wang Meng's face, and he said in a deep voice, "Murong Ke entrusted the main army to others at such a critical juncture, and the most likely one is Murong Chui, who is as famous as him."
All the generals couldn't help but nodded when they heard the words, Xi Zhicai said with a serious face, "General Wang Meng, Murong Chui's leadership style is still different from Murong Ke's, and our previous arrangements for Murong Ke may also be different."
Just modify it."
Wang Meng nodded in agreement. War was no child's play. Every decision he made was related to the lives of thousands or even tens of thousands of soldiers, so it was always right to be cautious.
According to the different command styles of the enemy generals, different tactical arrangements are made specifically for the characteristics of their command. This is the basic quality necessary for every general. If you always use only one set of tactics, you will definitely be defeated by the enemy.
Found a flaw and caused heavy losses.
"Report... General, the Yuan and Mongolian armies are divided into two groups. One group has 30,000 cavalry heading towards the three counties in the north and central areas. The other group is diverting to the southeast, preparing to avoid our army and continue to march towards Taiyuan."
This sudden change also caught the generals by surprise. Wang Meng sneered after thinking for a moment, and then said lightly:
"Now I am 100% sure that General Yuanmeng is Murong Chui. Murong Ke's strategic intention has been exposed, but Murong Chui still wants to make a mystery. Then I will expose all his conspiracies in one fell swoop."
"Where is Luo Yi?"
"The end will be here." Luo Yi stood up and responded.
"Luo Yi, you lead 30,000 cavalry and march in the direction of the three northern and central counties. After marching a hundred miles, you will immediately go south to outflank Murong Chui's retreat."
Luo Yigang was about to agree, but realized that this order was not quite what he thought. He immediately asked, "General, will the three counties of Central and North China be ignored?"
"Murong Chui just wants our army to divide its forces. Besides, this Yuan army only has 30,000 troops. How many cities can they capture even if they enter the three counties of Central and North China? So you don't need to pay attention to this bait."
Wang Meng's eyes were full of wisdom, and he explained unhurriedly, "It would be better to cut off one of his fingers than to hurt him.
General Luo Yi leads the army to outflank Murong Chui's retreat. I will lead 20,000 cavalry to detour to the southeast. Military advisor, you lead an army of 40,000 to attack him head on. Together, we will attack Murong Chui from three sides. By then, the 30,000 yuan of Mongolian cavalry will be
Defeat is certain."
Upon hearing this, Luo Yi no longer had any doubts, and immediately led 30,000 cavalry away, while the Jin army also divided into three groups and began to take action.
Murong Chui's division of troops was actually just to test Wang Mang's strength. He had no intention of defeating Wang Meng based on this. He just didn't expect that Wang Meng would fall into the trap and divide his troops. However, this also made Murong Chui smell a conspiracy.
breath.
The fighter plane was right in front of him, and of course Murong Chui would not let it go. However, while he was proceeding according to the plan, he was also secretly wary of the Jin army's movements. When Luo Yi's army moved south, he finally realized Wang Meng's sinister intentions.
At this time, Wang Meng's encirclement had not yet formed, and Murong Chui's reaction speed was fast enough. Wang Meng's plan to attack from three sides did not succeed, but Murong Chui wanted to escape from the encirclement and completely get rid of the Jin army's pursuit at such a close distance.
, is also not an easy task.
Murong Chui paid the price of nearly 5,000 casualties before he successfully led his troops to escape from the siege set by Wang Meng, but he faced an even more dangerous situation.
After Wang Meng's army returned and regrouped, it blocked the connection between the reinforcements from the north and the south. The 30,000 cavalry who had been separated could neither return nor attack the three northern and central counties. They were already in a dilemma.
situation.
In this way, the first contest between Wang Meng and Murong Chui ended with Wang Meng's victory, but Wang Meng only won a small victory. Murong Chui would not give in so easily, and his counterattacks soon followed.
"This Wang Meng is really powerful. He used his superior force to hit our army's weak spot in the first move."
Murong Chui's eyes became even more fearful, and then he sneered and said, "But it's impossible to defeat me, Murong Chui, just by doing this. Flying Eagle immediately sent a letter to Murong Lin, saying..."