Wang Yu proposed a general direction, and the generals brainstormed to perfect the details.
Wang Yu summarized several major difficulties in the Eastern Expedition. The most basic one is supply. The three armies have not moved, and food and grass must go first. This is a given. No matter who directs the battle, they must consider it first.
Shanhaiguan has not yet been built, and there is no such thing as the Liaoxi Corridor, but the route of the advance is actually from the location of Shanhaiguan in later generations, through the entire Liaoxi Corridor, and attacks the Wuhuan people entrenched north of Jinzhou.
Later Ming armies traveled this route many times. In addition, the armies of the Sui and Tang Dynasties also traveled several times in order to conquer Goguryeo. In the Han Dynasty, except for Gongsun Zan, few people mobilized troops like this, just for the sake of Liaodong.
Therefore, although in a strict sense, Wang Yu's military strategy is not as good as that of Zhang Liao and others, he has the most say on the issue of the Eastern Expedition because he has rich experience.
This route is smooth and smooth, and it is very convenient to march. The difficulty is that when the logistics line is too long, it is easy to be outflanked. The Qingzhou Army has a strong combat capability, but since Wang Yu has always demanded that the army be professional, militiamen can be used for defense.
In addition, when not far from the mainland, the militia can also be mobilized as auxiliary troops to protect the supply line, but there is no way in Liaodong.
Linyu is a thousand miles away from Liucheng. If a fortress or camp is set up every other section of the journey, which is to imitate the tactics of Guan Ning's army in the late Ming Dynasty, even if they win, they will be dragged to death. If not
In this case, it is indeed very dangerous.
What's more, the Eastern Expedition is all about speed. Wang Yu certainly won't spend ten and a half days on the road, allowing Tadun and others to prepare calmly and connect everywhere. Moreover, Youzhou is now in a tight manpower situation, and he can't find so many.
The people sent food from thousands of miles away.
Therefore, this first problem is quite difficult. Wang Yu’s solution is of course to supply supplies by sea.
"Fortunately, we are close to the Bohai Sea here, so we don't have to worry about wind and waves, but there are still problems..."
Wang Yu raised two fingers and said in a deep voice: "Although the wind and waves in the Bohai Sea are small and the ships are relatively safe, accidents always happen. If there is a storm and the fleet gets lost or runs aground, and misses the rendezvous date, it will be very serious.
I'm sorry. You are the best at planning and planning. Do you have any good ideas?"
Those who are good at fighting have no outstanding achievements. Before the great victory of Ma Ti Liang, Yu Jin showed such a style. The Yulin Army set out from Wei County and traveled a long way north. Before reaching Zhongshan Kingdom, more than half of the journey was in Zhangzhou.
The march in the Montenegrin military defense zone under Yan's control lasted for nearly ten days. During the entire trip, there was not even a single conflict with the Montenegrin soldiers and civilians.
This kind of military discipline may be nothing in modern armies in later generations, but in the era two thousand years ago, it was probably only possible for the Han army to achieve it, and Yu Jin was the best among the Han generals.
After arriving in the Zhongshan Kingdom, due to the changes in the war situation, the marching rhythm of the Yulin Army changed many times in succession. From a normal march to a divided march, it finally turned into a rapid march of troops and horses in front of food and grass. This is a challenge for any army and generals.
It is said that such changes will bring a lot of pressure, but Yu Jin was not affected at all and successfully completed the task assigned by Wang Yu.
The most shocking thing is that after experiencing such twists and turns, apart from injuries and casualties, not a single soldier in the Habayashi Army was left behind, let alone the common deserters in this era.
Yu Jin's only weakness is his lack of judgment. If there is no new order, he will try his best to move closer to the direction of the original order. If Li Shiyi hadn't arrived in time that day, 80% of Yu Jin would have been grinding ten times with the Xianbei people on Ma Ti Liang.
In half a month, annihilate the opponent at the minimum cost instead of forcing a decisive battle.
Therefore, Wang Yu always felt that Yu Jin was the first lieutenant general of the Three Kingdoms. As long as Yu Jin was in the army, the complicated matters of logistical supplies, setting up camps, and training soldiers could be left to him. The commander-in-chief only had to concentrate on considering the overall strategy.
This is what he thought and did, so he directly named Yu Jin.
"Perhaps we can follow the example of Piaoyujin and divide the entire Liaoxi Corridor into several sections. Build a simple dock in each section. The fleet will go first, and then build the dock first. Store a few days of food in each section and leave a small number of soldiers to defend it.
.In this way, if you encounter a small group of cavalry, you can defend yourself with the stronghold. If the enemy invades in large numbers, you can burn the food and grass, board the boat and retreat."
There is a big difference between the marching speed of ancient armies and modern armies. In his previous life, Wang Yu often visited military forums and saw many people discussing the issue of marching speed in ancient times.
It turned out that he was not sure. He wondered whether the physical fitness of the ancients was too poor and the military discipline was not strict enough, so long-distance marches were very slow. After he became familiar with this era, he finally discovered that the actual march speed was entirely based on the speed of logistics and transportation.
Come.
Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Taishan Army marched more than a hundred miles a day and night, because at that time, the soldiers only carried weapons and dry food for the day, and heavy objects such as iron armor were transported with the army in horse-drawn carriages. The soldiers only had to hurry.
, so it’s extremely fast.
Before this, when the Taishan Army marched north from Gaotang, they could only walk forty or fifty miles a day, and this was still on a galloping road.
Using sea transportation to solve the supply problem is not only for safety reasons, but also for speed reasons. If possible, Wang Yu would not mind a running battle in Liaodong to scare the barbarians.
Yu Jin's suggestion hit Wang Yu's fancy. The generals thought for a moment and nodded. Only Xu Huang had some concerns: "The method mentioned by Brother Wen Ze should be feasible. The only worry is that the barbarians figured out the rules along the way.
It would be bad if we sweep them over."
In the Battle of Juyong, the Taishan Army suffered heavy casualties. More than a month later, it still could not fully recover. Therefore, the main position of the Eastern Expedition could only be given to the Yulin Army. Xu Huang was not unwilling, but he was watching from the sidelines.
If you think about the problem from the perspective of a person, you will be able to see the pros and cons more clearly.
"There's no need to worry about that." Zhang Liao analyzed equally quickly: "In addition to transporting supplies, the navy also has the role of observing the enemy. If Hu Qi tastes the sweetness and enjoys it, then his movements will be in the eyes of our army. How many people will be sacrificed?
Isn't it much easier to gather Hu Qi at the grain station and annihilate them on the coastline than to pursue them deep into enemy territory?"
"Wen Yuan saw this, but Huang was overly worried." Xu Huang thought about it and felt it made sense, so he nodded and simply agreed with Zhang Liao's opinion.
In fact, just because you can see it, doesn't mean you can do it.
Using the Tunliang Port as bait to lure and annihilate the enemy is a double-edged sword. Although Hu Qi cannot go to the sea, they have lived here for many years and are more familiar with the mountains and terrain. It is not that easy to lure and annihilate them.
. But there is no need to worry about these details. Xu Huang believes in his lord's vision. Since the lord has ordered a general, he will not be an armchair Zhao Kuo, right?
"The matter of shipping coordination has been settled for now." Wang Yu saw that no one else had any opinions to raise, so he moved directly to the next topic: "In addition to wind and waves, there are other risks at sea, such as large-scale
The news of shipping supplies cannot be hidden from anyone. If someone starts from this, it will be a big trouble, so Ziyi..."
"I understand." Tai Shici responded listlessly.
Except for fishermen, the ships on the Bohai Sea are either from Qingzhou or Liaodong. The latter's shipping history is still before Qingzhou. Long before Wang Yu took control of Qingzhou, Gongsun Du began to use sea ships to recruit talents from Qingzhou.
As long as it was related to himself, Taishi Ci was very keen. As soon as he heard Wang Yu's words, he knew what was behind it... He just wanted to escort him.
Although the escort may also encounter battles, and the intensity of naval battles is not much worse than land battles, the problem is 'possible', which means that there is also a possibility that no one will attack from the sea, so this trip will be in vain. Well
, it might be worse than futile effort. Depending on Wen Yuan’s intentions, the battle might start at the beach, and he would have to be a spectator...
Wei Yan looked at Tai Shici sympathetically and patted him on the shoulder to express comfort. In the end, his comfort had no effect, but Wang Yu glanced at him and named him: "Well, the strength of the Liaodong Navy is still good, Ziyi
After all, we are still short of troops. Wen Chang, you should be Ziyi's deputy. With the two of you here, even if Gongsun Du comes with all his strength, he will only come back defeated."
"Ah? I want it too?" Wei Yan was dumbfounded.
"Why, don't you know the nature of water? You shouldn't." Wang Yu looked at Wei Yan, quite surprised.
"It's not that, it's just..." Wei Yan is from Nanyang, and he grew up by the river. How could he not know the nature of water? He was just depressed and confused. His Hidden Mist Army has always been a sharp sword, and the scouts were suddenly attacked.
It's unreasonable to put it aside.
"Are you worried about the investigation?" Wang Yu expressed Wei Yan's doubts, and then poured cold water on him: "Don't worry, this time we are fighting at the frontier, Zilong's cavalry is competent, well, no
If the common people interfere, Qingqi may be more suitable than you."
Wei Yan had nothing to say, but looked at Zhao Yun with a sad and angry look, and the resentment in his eyes gave the latter goosebumps.
Stealing business is always the most abominable thing!
Then we talked about the march route and the coordination of the three armies for a while, and finally talked about the overall strategy.
"The focus of this battle is not just to win, but to achieve an overwhelming victory as quickly as possible. I call it crushing... The previous war with Xianbei was not a deterrent because the distance was too far, so the news was allowed to flow naturally
If it is spread, it will take a long time to reach Liaodong. At the same time, someone is spreading false news and disturbing the line of sight."
Wang Yu briefly summarized the situation before the war: "As long as our army shows an irresistible trend, these little tricks are nothing to worry about. If it's the opposite, the barbarians may really be ready to use it. In order to
After successfully achieving the goal, Wen Yuan and I discussed a strategy, which I call an oppressive strategy!" (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)