Chapter 1119: Yang Ye VS Murong Ke (Part 1)
After listening to Wang Meng's words, Luo Yi subconsciously stood up and questioned: "Murong Ke's army has already marched eastward. Doesn't this mean that his target is Jinyang?"
Wang Meng said firmly: "Of course not."
Luo Yi was swayed by Wang Meng's momentum and asked with some uncertainty: "Why, why?"
Wang Meng glanced at Luo Yi, then looked at Yang Ye who was sitting on the throne, and said unhurriedly: "If Murong Ke's goal was Jinyang, then he could have just led his army eastward, so why should he stay here?" Yinchuan and Ningxia are fighting with our army?"
Yang Ye couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and Luo Yi was even more speechless, but then he argued forcefully: "Before, two armies from Yanmen and Jinyang came from the east. Murong Ke may be afraid that he will collide with our army, or even I was attacked from two sides, so..."
"There is more than one road to the east, and Murong Ke's men are all cavalry. As long as he sends spies to explore the road, how can he run into our army?
What's more, even if they collide, Murong Ke probably won't be afraid. After all, he has 70,000 cavalry under his command, while our Eastern Route Army only has 60,000 troops. In a real fight, our army may not be sure of victory or defeat. "
Xi Zhicai said calmly, and his two simple words made the situation more confusing.
After hearing what Xi Zhicai said, Luo Yi was immediately speechless. He would refute Wang Meng only because Wang Meng was a civil servant and took away the position of deputy general that should belong to him, so Luo Yi would subconsciously refute Wang Meng, but Xi Zhicai Zhicai is different.
As the oldest military advisor in the Jin army, Xi Zhicai has the most prestige in the army second only to Qin Wen. Although the general of the army is Yang Ye, Xi Zhicai, as a military advisor, has the highest prestige in the army. that person.
Therefore, Luo Yi could not take Wang Meng's words to heart, but absolutely no one dared not listen to Xi Zhicai's words, and this was the prestige Xi Zhicai had accumulated over the past ten years.
After Yang Ye heard Xi Zhicai's words, he immediately asked humbly: "I wonder what the military advisor has to say about Murong Ke leading the army eastward?"
Xi Zhicai glanced at Wang Meng and said with a smile: "Since Vice Admiral Wang has concluded that Murong Ke's target is not Jinyang, we might as well let him speak first."
The generals' eyes turned to Wang Meng again, and Wang Meng glanced at Xi Zhicai gratefully, and then said in a deep voice: "The intelligence said that Murong Ke has led all the troops eastward, but for our spies, it is very difficult. It is difficult to find out the specific number of troops that Murong Ke took with him, because whether it was 70,000 or 60,000, there was not much difference in the eyes of the spies.
However, the arrival of 70,000 troops at Zhenbei Pass and the arrival of 10,000 troops will have the same outcome for our army. "
When Yang Ye heard this, he couldn't help being shocked. He found that he had fallen into a misunderstanding. When he saw Murong Ke leading the army of soldiers and horses to the east, he thought that Murong Ke had taken all the soldiers and horses away, but ignored the specific details of Murong Ke's army. quantity.
In fact, as long as Yuan Meng's army can reach Zhenbeiguan, whether it is 70,000 or 10,000, it does not make much difference to the defender, because they will face a situation of flanking attack from both sides, and Zhenbeiguan is facing the internal attack. The defensive power is not strong, so it is difficult to defend Zhenbeiguan under attack from two sides.
Therefore, Zhenbeiguan will be attacked from two sides. So what is the substantial difference between being captured by an army of 10,000 and being captured by an army of 70,000?
Not only Yang Ye, but other generals also quickly thought of this, including Luo Yi, who couldn't help but admire Wang Meng's agility.
Xi Zhicai looked at Wang Meng with eyes full of admiration. He saw huge potential in Wang Meng. In the future, the Jin army will never lose its talents because of the aging of himself and others.
"What Deputy General Wang said coincides with me."
Xi Zhicai clapped his hands and asked with a smile: "As for this countermeasure, Vice General Wang should have thought of it, right?"
Wang Meng nodded and said: "It can be seen in the previous battle that Murong Ke barely used his troops, but now he is marching eastward openly and deliberately leaving us time to intercept. This is enough to show that There must be a trap in this.
What Murong Ke used this time was a conspiracy, and regardless of whether his target was Jinyang or not, even if we knew that Murong Ke was just feigning an attack this time, we cannot take any chances and turn a deaf ear to Murong Ke's army.
After all, Jinyang is the seat of our army. If Murong Ke sees that our army has not intercepted it, or has not sent enough troops, so he really sends his army to attack Jinyang, then we will all be guilty. "
At this point, Wang Meng raised his head and looked at Yang Ye, and said in a deep voice: "For Murong Ke, the number of troops required to surprise Zhenbeiguan, whether it is ten thousand or five thousand, does not make much difference, as long as it can be reached Just pass Zhenbei Pass, so the general concluded that Murong Ke would not make too many divisions.
The final general suggested dividing the troops, leaving 10,000 cavalry to prevent Murong Ke's surprise troops from entering Yinshan County, while 90,000 troops went to intercept Murong Ke's army.
After the main force met Murong Ke's army, if Murong Ke avoided the battle, it proved that his goal was Zhenbeiguan;
If they fight head-on, it proves that his target is indeed Jinyang, and then our army will have to fight.
By then, with 90,000 elite troops in hand, our army will not be afraid of the Yuan army even if it is a head-on battle. "
When Yang Ye saw that Wang Meng had arranged the battle situation in a flawless manner, he couldn't help but look at this scholar who had devoted himself to the army. He immediately stood up and ordered: "I have decided to divide the army into two groups. I will personally lead 10,000 elite cavalry to stay behind to prevent Yuan Yu. The Mongolian troops entered Yinchuan, and Vice General Wang Meng led a main force of 90,000 men to intercept Murong Ke."
Wang Meng suddenly looked shocked when he heard this. He proposed the strategy of dividing his troops into two directions because he wanted to lead the partial army. However, he did not expect that Yang Ye would let himself lead the main army, while he, the general, wanted to lead the partial army. Such a big-hearted attitude It really made him feel awe-inspiring.
"It is impossible to be a great governor. The last general has few talents and little knowledge. How can he take on such a great responsibility..."
Before Wang Meng could even say "Ren", he was interrupted by Yang Ye's wave.
"This general believes that you have this ability, don't you still believe in yourself?"
"this……"
Wang Meng suppressed the emotion in his heart and said solemnly: "No."
As soon as the general's order was issued, the army set off.
In this way, Wang Meng led an army of 90,000 and started the first battle that he personally led.
Less than three days after Wang Meng's army left, Yang Ye received news of the activities of the Yuan army, and immediately sent out spies on a large scale to search for the movements of the Yuan army.
"Report... to the Commander-in-Chief, we found a large group of Yuanqi marching towards Yinshan County, and the leading general is..."
Yang Ye vaguely noticed something was wrong, and immediately asked: "Who is it? Tell me quickly."
"It's Murong Ke."
