Naturally, it is impossible for 210,000 soldiers and horses to defend every city in Henan Road intact. After all, there are so many cities in Henan Road. If every city is defended, the troops are destined to be scattered again.
Isn’t it a free gift to Han Xin?
If Huangfuyue really played like this, he would have been called the military god of the previous generation! He could not even be considered a qualified commander.
Therefore, the Huangfu Mingzhao court can only choose the most important cities for defense.
First of all, as the most important imperial capital, Tianjing is naturally an indispensable part of the defense. As the imperial capital of Da Cang, Tianjing is naturally one of the strongest fortified cities in the world. If we just talk about
If the city has a high wall and thick walls, the imperial capital's defensive capabilities are well-deserved to be number one in the world.
The only disadvantage is that because the imperial capital is too large, if you want to establish a perfect defense system, you will need at least 80,000 to 100,000 troops. If the number of troops is less, it will not be enough to defend such a large city.
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It is precisely because of this that the Imperial Capital has maintained a considerable amount of troops since the war began. Of course, a considerable part of the reason is also because Wang Yu has already established a certain reputation, especially among Dongyi. After all,
No matter how ferocious the fighting outside is, it's useless if the base camp is stolen!
In addition to the most important imperial capital Tianjing, Huangfuyue also focused on finding three relatively strong cities for defense, forming horns with each other from three directions.
If the coalition forces want to bypass these three cities to attack the imperial capital, their retreat will inevitably be harassed by the troops from these three cities. Therefore, if they want to capture the imperial capital, the first step for the coalition forces can only be to remove these three nails.
Lose.
And just when the coalition forces were preparing to take action, a sudden piece of news came, which boosted the morale of the entire coalition forces and made Wang Yu even more overjoyed!
This is definitely good news, and it’s huge good news!
The Zhenbei Army went south!
After such a long tug-of-war, the government army finally fell into the Zhenbei Army's plan, stepped out of their turtle shells, and entered the Zhenbei Army's ambush.
As an important cavalry town, the Zhenbei Army, like the Zhendong Army, is best at field battles rather than critical battles. This time, the Zhenbei Army with all cavalry was even more unlikely to fight a critical battle, and could only find ways to lure the enemy into attacking.
Obviously, the Zhenbei Army's plan to lure the enemy was successful!
The Fu soldiers seem to have an advantage in strength, but the combat capabilities of the two sides are not at the same level at all, and they are still capable of field combat! Moreover, the Zhenbei Army, which has a small strength on the surface, is actually a cavalry force, and this cavalry has no
The method is equated with one infantryman. In the true sense, one cavalryman can be equivalent to several infantrymen.
If calculated strictly, the government army actually does not have any strength advantage.
Therefore, as a result of this battle, the government was completely defeated, and it was a huge defeat. It was even forced to withdraw from Shanyang Road, and the remaining defeated soldiers were preparing to regroup in Hedong Road.
However, after Lie Yuansheng captured the entire Shanyang Road, he did not continue to take care of it. The remnants of the government army that had retreated into Hedong Road were defeated, and took the Hebei Road to go directly south to Henan Road.
The arrival of such a huge military force as the Zhenbei Army will naturally be a shot in the arm for the coalition forces that are about to fight.
Among the coalition forces, the one who benefited the most from this incident was Wang Yu. This was really a pillow delivered just when he was dozing off. If the Zhenbei Army wanted to enter Henan Road, Wang Yu would regard it as his own.
The next target, Weiguan, was a roadblock that they couldn't get around.
With the help of the Zhenbei Army, the difficulty of Hu Luguang's trip was greatly reduced.
Moreover, judging from the intelligence obtained through the snare, this time, the generals dispatched by the Zhenbei Army were all outstanding.
Lie Yuansheng is a famous general in the Zhenbei Army. He can definitely be said to be the mainstay among the Shanyin Lie clan. His status in the Zhenbei Army is equivalent to Wang Dangzhi's in the Zhendong Army.
status.
Lieshan is known as the most powerful general in the Zhenbei Army, and neither Xiao Chen nor Gongsun Shu, who emerged from the system's balance, threatened his position.
As a counselor accompanying the army, Tie Zhongyang's status in the Zhenbei Army is equivalent to that of Kuai En in the Zhendong Army. Tie Zhongyang can definitely be said to be the right-hand man of General Lie Qiankun, the Zhenbei General.
The rest, whether it is Yan Jiran and Yu Qian in the local area, or Gongsun Zan, Yan Gang, Shan Jing, Tian Kai, Guan Jing, Tian Yu, Gongsun Mei, Tian Bu, Zhang Mei, and Pei in the system
At the same time, all my subordinates have more or less a brush.
The previous performance of this elite force of Baima Yi has been obvious to all. It was established earlier than Wang Yu's Golden Fire Cavalry. It also encountered such an important battle as the Battle of Beidi. It has already gone through enough battlefield training as soon as it was formed.
.Therefore, this force is already quite ahead of the Golden Fire Cavalry.
However, Wang Yu is still full of confidence in the Golden Fire Cavalry. What the Golden Fire Cavalry lacks is definitely not potential, but time. Moreover, compared to the elite force of Baima Yicong, the numerical advantage of the Golden Fire Cavalry cannot be ignored.
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With so many strong generals present, and powerful elite troops like Baima Yicong, the arrival of the Zhenbei Army was no less than the last straw that crushed Huangfu Mingzhao's court.
The imminent arrival of the Zhenbei Army makes the coalition less anxious than it was at the beginning. If they wait until the Zhenbei Army arrives before starting this battle, it is obvious that this battle will definitely be much easier. Moreover, they will fight this battle
The losses incurred in the battle will also be much less than expected!
However, although they were not in such a hurry to immediately start attacking Henan Road, the coalition forces did not, so they were really idle. Although the battle did not start openly, the secret confrontation was still going on all the time.
There is a saying in Sun Tzu's Art of War, so the first step is to attack the enemy, the second step is to attack the enemy, the second step is to attack the army, and the third step is to attack the city.
These simple dozen words are not only regarded as classics in Chinese history, but are also very popular at this time. And with Sun Tzu's birth in this other world, "Sun Tzu's Art of War" has also become a classic at this time.
A military work with far-reaching influence.
The next thing that the coalition forces will do is to focus on attacking people's hearts. Before launching a formal attack, they must first destroy the people's hearts and minds in Huangfu Mingzhao's court from within.