With 210,000 soldiers and horses, it is naturally impossible 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 this giving Han Xin a life in vain?
If Huangfuyue really played like this, he would be called the military god of the previous generation! Not even 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 only talk about the high city walls and thick walls, the imperial capital's defensive capabilities are undoubtedly the first 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 small, it will not be enough to defend such a large city.
It is precisely because of this that the Imperial Capital has maintained a considerable number of troops since the war began. Of course, a considerable part of the reason for this is also because Wang Yu has already gained a certain reputation, especially among Dongyi. After all, no matter how fierce the fighting outside is, it will be of no use if the base camp is stolen!
In addition to the most important imperial capital, Tianjing, Huangfuyue only 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 soldiers and horses of these three cities. Therefore, if they want to capture the imperial capital, the first step for the coalition forces can only be to pull out these three nails.
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, which was fully equipped with cavalry, was even more unable to fight a tough 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 government soldiers seem to have the advantage in terms of 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 appears to be small in strength, is actually all cavalry. This cavalry cannot be equated with one infantry. In the true sense, one cavalry can be equivalent to several infantry.
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. 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 they took advantage of 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, Wang Yu was the one who benefited the most from this incident. This pillow was delivered just when he was dozing off. If the Zhenbei Army wanted to enter Henan Road, Weiguan, which Wang Yu regarded as his next target, would be a roadblock that they could not bypass.
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.
Tie Zhongyang serves as the counselor accompanying the army, and his status in the Zhenbei Army is equivalent to Kuai En's in the Zhendong Army. Tie Zhongyang, this person can definitely be said to be the right-hand man of Zhenbei General Lie Qiankun.
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, Pei in the system At the same time, everyone has more or less a brush.
The previous performance of this elite unit of Baima Yi has been obvious to all. It was established earlier than Wang Yu's Golden Fire Cavalry, and it 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.
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 made the coalition less urgent than at first. If they wait until the Zhenbei Army arrives before starting this battle, it will be obvious that this battle will be much easier. Moreover, the losses they incurred in fighting this battle will be much less than expected!
However, although they were not in such a hurry to start attacking Henan Road immediately, the coalition forces did not, so they really were just idle. Although the open battle has not started, the secret confrontation is still going on all the time.
There is a saying in Sun Tzu's Art of War, so the first is to attack the enemy with the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, and then the third 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. With Sun Tzu's birth in this other world, "Sun Tzu's Art of War" has also become a very influential military work at this time.
The next thing the coalition will do is to attack the heart. Before launching a formal attack, first of all, disintegrate the hearts and minds of Huangfu Mingzhao's court from within.
