Chapter 610 What is a Famous General? Tactical Backward
Chapter 610 What is a famous general? (tactical retreat)
In Youzhou City, the original Lulongjun Jiedu Office was large enough because it was rebuilt from the former residence of the Dongping County Prince in Anlu Mountain.
But after Yelu Ruan ascended the throne, he could not even sit down in his seat, so he recruited tens of thousands of civilians, repaired the office again, and named it Jiqing Palace.
This is not because Yelu Ruan is greedy for enjoyment. In fact, apart from the fact that he likes to drink a few sips of wine like most Khitan people, he doesn't have any major problems.
He built Jiqing Palace because, according to Khitan practice, the best way for a Khitan master to seize power is to set up a palace tent.
So as soon as Jiqing Palace was completed, Yelu Ruan couldn't wait to build his own palace tent, which was called Yelu Han Ruduo.
Yale is the transliteration of Khitan language prosperity, and Hanluduo is the original meaning of palace tent.
Yelv Ruan added Yunzhou to the bodyguards of his father Yelvbei when he was in Dongdan Kingdom, and the people of Youzhou were called Yeluhan Ruduo.
Jianyun Prefecture, Fengsheng Prefecture, You Prefecture, and the tribes of Dongdan Kingdom were the four jurisdictions.
Among them, there are 3,000 regular households, 5,000 regular households, 6,000 regular households, 9,000 regular households, and 5,000 cavalry.
After having 20,000 people, Yelu Ruan, the emperor who was elected by everyone, became somewhat respectable.
The second reason is that Yelu Ruan wants to recruit various grassland tribes.
The herdsmen of various tribes on the grasslands are not like the Han people. They have no concepts of benevolence, righteousness, and benevolence.
They only knew that the Khitan emperor, who seemed to be living in a fairy palace, eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, and enjoying endless beauties and fine wines, was the most powerful and wealthy emperor in the world.
Therefore, Yelu Ruan quickly recruited tens of thousands of cannon fodder unarmored horse archers.
This also established his prestige in the hearts of the Khitan people and revived the huge blow to the entire Khitan people caused by Yelu Deguang's death in battle.
Nowadays, the Khitan people seem to have returned to their former glory as a prosperous grassland country.
It's just that this price is all borne by the Han'er of Youyun Sixteen Prefectures.
Especially for the Han people in Youzhou, countless families were ruined in order to build Jiqing Palace for Yelu Ruan and entertain the powerful chiefs from various tribes on the grassland, as well as the Khitan soldiers and horses from western Liaoning.
Yelu Ruan received Liu Zhiyuan's letter at the end of March, and then Wang Jun arrived in Youzhou.
However, Yelu Ruan was still hesitant at this time, because he knew that the Khitan people's morale had only recovered superficially, and their strength had not even recovered superficially.
At this time, he will devote all his efforts to the south. Once he is frustrated, the little enthusiasm he has finally gathered now will completely dissipate.
Wang Jun had no choice but to find Dachang Wenyelu's house hostage and ask him to come forward to persuade Yelu Ruan.
The hostage of Yelu House was waiting for Wang Jun to find him. After selling a good one, he went into the palace to see Yelu Ruan.
When Yelu Ruan saw Yelu Housekeeper coming in, he quickly waved his hand and asked all the servants around him to get out.
Yelu Wuzhi did not pay much tribute to Yelu Ruan, because at this time, most of the power of the newly stabilized Khitan Kingdom was in the hands of Yelu Wuzhi.
He is responsible for both military and civil affairs. Except for Yelv Ruan's Yelu Han Luduo, who has no control over other matters, Yelu Wuzhi will not give his consent and Yelu Ruan will not do anything.
Yelu Ruan frowned, poured himself a bowl of wine very naturally, and drank it all in one gulp.
"Dad Chen Wen, do we really want the whole army to go south to fight for Liu Zhiyuan's throne?"
Yelu Wuzhi shook his head, "Your Majesty, do you still remember what I said before?"
Yelu Ruan whispered doubtfully: "Dachang Wen said that Liu Zhiyuan is very old. He is not a man of long life, and his disciples have no talents. Let me grow my hair like a Han Chinese and try to win the heart of the Hedong Army."
Yelu Wuzhi shook his head again, and only started to speak when he saw Yelu Ruan's face looking a little ugly.
"These things are not what Your Majesty should consider now, because they will happen after defeating Emperor Shaoming.
What I want to tell your Majesty is that we have no choice now.
Because His Majesty's foundation is actually in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun in the Han region, but the Han people in the Sixteen Prefectures do not welcome us Khitans to ride on their heads.
The reason why they don't resist fiercely now is because they are still waiting and watching. Only if we can defeat Prince Shaoming will they truly surrender.
If we are defeated, the seemingly docile Han people in these sixteen states will immediately turn into the most ferocious hungry wolves.
Everyone in the world today knows that I, the Great Khitan, must join forces with the King of Peking in order to be able to fight against Prince Shaoming.
If we sit back and watch the defeat of the King of Peking now, does Your Majesty think we can still occupy the land of Yanyun Sixteen States?
I’m afraid that by then, the northern states of Shanxi and Liaoxi will not be able to protect themselves.”
After speaking clearly enough, the expression on Yelu Ruan's face changed twice, and then he let out a long sigh.
"Then according to the detailed instructions, we will start the Xijing Road, Zhongjing Road and Tokyo Road, and all the Zhengding and Fanhan Zhuandings will go south together with all the grassland tribes."
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On April 12, Yelu Ruan held a ghost arrow shooting ceremony in Youzhou.
Yelu Ruan dispatched 7,000 horsemen to guard the palace tents, and 12,000 soldiers from Yelu Hanruduo.
There are more than 10,000 Han cavalry troops in Xijing, Zhongjing, Shangjing and Tokyo, and 5,000 infantrymen in Bohai and Xi each.
A total of 40,000 cavalrymen marched south from Youzhou, and according to the established plan, they joined Liu Zhiyuan in Beizhou.
Long before that, Zhang Yan had led his army to Anyang, the city of Xiangzhou, which was less than sixty miles away from the Fushui-Zhangshui line where Yan Jin and Guo Wei faced off.
After arriving here, Zhang Yan carefully inspected the situation on the Zhangshui front line and realized that Yan Jin's contribution can be said to be extremely great!
Because in this era, there was a waterway between Taiyuan in Hedong and Yecheng in the plain of Hebei.
Starting from the south of Taiyuan, you can go southeast through the Xianggu River, which is the Guoyu River north of Taigu County in later generations, and then branch off at the junction of Taigu County and Yushe County in later generations.
One of them went due south, passed through the Wuxiang River and the Nieshui River, which was later known as the Zhuozhang River, and then turned north of Changzhi and turned eastward, reaching the vicinity of Ye County.
One branch goes to the southeast, and after twenty miles of manual transportation, it goes up the Qingzhang River and then all the way to the southeast, and can also reach Yecheng.
In later generations, the water volume of these two rivers and land was not very large, and some parts of the river were difficult to clean. In the era of high-speed rail and high-speed flying all over the sky, they were not even considered useless.
But at this time, not to mention high-speed rail, highways, and even trails that can run ox carts are called an era of convenient transportation. These two waterways can save too much transportation capacity and are too convenient.
In addition, the environment at this time was better than that of later generations, and the water flows of Xianggu River and Wuxiang River were also larger. From Hedong to Hebei, taking the waterway can be said to be the most convenient.
After the Qingzhang River and Zhuozhang River merged into the Zhang River, the place with the best terrain downstream and the most conducive place for defense was Yecheng.
Now Governor Yan Jin led a large army to occupy Yecheng, directly blocking the Hedong Army's smooth passage to Hebei. Then relying on the control of the Zhang River, Zhang and Zhou's army was blocked in the two states of Xiang and Wei, and even further marched to the Yellow River.
possible.
Although Guo Wei responded quickly, Liu Zhiyuan's determination to occupy Hebei was a little late. As a result, Yan Jin, who was originally ordered to station troops along the Yellow River from Huazhou to Liyang, reached Yedu before Guo Wei and defended it.
This is the role of famous generals and commanders who have the overall situation in mind. Yan Jin's move north prevented Zhang Zhou from the most unfavorable situation in Hebei.
Moreover, when he went north, Zhang Yan did not give him an order. He led his troops to take the risk and seize Yecheng, and used more than a thousand men to repel Guo Wei's probing attack of thousands of men.
Then he asked Cao Yanxi, who was staying in Tokyo, to agree to use all his resources to increase the army by five thousand, so that he could defend Yecheng.
It can be said that there are dangers after dangers!
Of course, Guo Wei is worthy of being one of the few famous generals of this era. After being defeated by Yan Jin, he quickly relied on the geographical advantages of Fu River and Fu Mountain to establish a solid defense line in Fuyang (Cixian County).
After a little stabilization, Guo Wei sent troops westward and built a long stretch of forts and earthen cities in Hezhang, where the Qingzhang River and Zhuozhang River meet.
A steady stream of supplies from Hedong were hoarded near Hezhang, thereby ensuring the supply of food, grass and equipment for the army.
Although the location and geographical advantages of Hezhang are far inferior to that of Yecheng, it finally gave the Hedong soldiers from Taiyuan a place to settle down and attack.
"Saint, Duke Yan sent a military report. Three days ago, Li Rong, the Marquis of Yu, the capital of the Yicheng Army, led an army of 1,500 infantrymen. He defeated a troop of Hedong Army and occupied the fortress built by the Hedong Army twenty miles east of Hezhang.
Three seats.
Duke Yan has ordered Zhang Zhaojun (Ma Shacai), the commander of Youjinwu Guard, to lead 2,000 troops to support.
I also asked the saint to send generals to guard Yecheng, and Duke Yan will personally lead the troops to attack Hezhang."
"Bring the map!" Zhang Hao quickly waved his hand and asked Wang Yisi's staff to bring the map. He searched up the Zhang River with his hand, and soon found the map near Hezhang.
Xue Tongyi, who was sent back by Yan Jin, looked at Zhang Yan's fingers and said to Zhang Yan: "The Duke of Yan County sent Li Rong to the west because he felt that the Zhang River had begun to become smaller recently. It is said that the weather was getting warmer at this time, and the water flow in the Zhang River had increased greatly.
right."
Zhang Gao touched his chin, looked at Xue Tongyi and asked: "What Yan Jin means is that Guo Wei may build a dam on the upper reaches of the Zhang River to block water, hoping to flood Yecheng?"
But after saying that, Zhang Hao shook his head, "No! Guo Wei couldn't flood Yecheng. In the past, Emperor Wu of Wei flooded Yecheng and captured Shenpei. That was because Cao's army was so powerful in wild battles that he was far more powerful than Yuan Shang, so
You can besiege the city and bring reinforcements while flooding Yecheng.
Now Guo Wei has less than 30,000 troops in Fuyang, and he has to divide his troops to defend Fuyang and Hezhang. He has no ability to fight in the field with us.
Moreover, Hezhang and other places are dozens of miles away from Yecheng, and the Zhangshui River is too far away to rush down Yecheng.
What's more, building a dam in Zhangshui is a huge project, and it is unlikely that Guo Wei has the manpower to complete it."
All the generals nodded, but Huang Yingda hesitated and whispered: "In the past, when the saint left Shouchang for Anxi, no one thought that the saint could achieve what he has today?
I'm not afraid of anything else. I'm just afraid that Guo Wei has some secret method that we don't know. What if he can really block the water of Zhang River and then flood Yecheng?
Without Yecheng, the Hedong Army can rely on the Zhang River to cut off our way north, and their transportation will be convenient and they can come and go freely.
I'm afraid Duke Yan was also worried about this, so he sent Li Jun to go west."
Veteran He Fujin was also beside Zhang Yan and advised: "Commander Huang's words are reasonable, but Duke Yan is the commander-in-chief and should not be moved lightly. I would like to lead 2,000 cavalry to march west to Hezhang on behalf of Duke Yan to find out Guo Wei's status.
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Before Zhang Gao could make a choice, Huang Yingda raised his hand and said, "For such a trivial matter, it is fitting that a general like me should go to the school to explore at night. I am willing to lead my Uighur troops from 1,500 to cooperate with Zhang Zhaojun and Li Rong."
Zhang Hao nodded and quickly made a decision, "Ask He Gong to go to Yecheng to assist Yan Jin in guarding Yecheng. Huang Yingda will lead Yi Cong from his headquarters to support Zhang Zhaojun and Li Rong.
If Guo Weizhen builds a dam to block the water east of Hezhang, He Gong can defend Yecheng and order Yan Jin to attack Hezhang with an infantry of 10,000 horses."