The Jin army's camp is located in the southwest of Dengfeng County, with the towering Songshan Mountain in the north and the vast Jishan Mountain in the south. It stretches for dozens of miles, with high bases and fierce battles. At a glance, it is clear that Jin Jun has made long-term plans this time.
Soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape. Although Jin Bing is known for being fast and powerful, he doesn't know how to adapt, and he only knows how to use the strong one blindly.
In the desert grasslands of the north, when confronting the Khitans who are not good at defense, of course they have to attack fiercely and display an overwhelming momentum. Only in this way can the numerous servant tribes below the Khitans be frightened, causing them to either switch sides or become neutral. As a result, Daliao, an arrogant empire, fell apart in an instant.
Then he invaded the Central Plains. Before meeting Zhao Kai, he was almost invincible. Of course, he had to use force to achieve a quick victory.
But when they got enough money and met an opponent they could really fight with, they changed their previous recklessness and adopted steady and steady tactics, and dealt with it cautiously. After all, the Jurchen nation has a limited population. Even if the wild Jurchens in the deep mountains and forests, the mature Jurchens with a high degree of Chineseization, and the Bohai people who can only be regarded as distant relatives of the same clan are all taken into account, the number is only two to three million. Although the mobilization ability is very strong, including Ali Xibing, he can pull out an army of more than 300,000 at any time. But once these 300,000 troops are lost, the good days of the Jurchen nation will come to an end... The days of becoming the dominant nation are so happy, how could the ship capsize accidentally?
Therefore, when Wanyan Zonghan learned that the six official banners and flags of the Song Dynasty appeared in the Songshan Shaolin Temple north of Dengfeng, he immediately made the following adjustments.
First, Zong Han ordered Yin Shuke to divide his troops to guard the two cities of Dengfeng and Mi County, waiting for the arrival of the main force, and not to engage in a decisive battle with the Song army before the main force arrived.
Second, Zong Han ordered Wanyan Loushi, who was stationed in Sanshan Floating Bridge, Liyang, Huazhou, and Wannian Xindi, to abandon Liyang and Huazhou, and then left five thousand troops for Tuhe to quickly guard Sanshan Floating Bridge and Wannian Xindi, and led the rest Troops and horses went south to Chenliu to take over Chenliu-Songzhou's first-line defense.
Third, after Zong Han arrived at Chenliu in Loushi, he sent someone to send a secret order to Tuheshu, who was left behind at Sanshan Floating Bridge and Wannian New Dike - to start digging the Wannian New Dike, but not completely. Once they learned that the South Route Army had withdrawn from Chenliu, and no other orders were delivered, they dug a new embankment that had lasted ten thousand years, released water to flood Kaifeng Mansion, and created a yellow flood zone!
Fourth, after Wanyan Zonghan completed the above three deployment adjustments, he personally led 40,000 troops (including Ali Xi) and 30,000 servants forcibly recruited from all over Jingdong, pulling 100,000 stones of rice grain, 50,000 stones of bean cakes and One hundred thousand bales of hay headed toward Dengfeng and Mi County.
After arriving in Dengfeng and Mi County, Wanyan Zonghan did not ask for a battle, but set up company camps, high bases and deep ditches, and put on a posture of preparing for a protracted confrontation with Zhao Kai.
This kind of "sit-down war" with deep ditches and high bases may seem a bit timid, but it is extremely common in the history of war - war of attrition has always been an effective mode of engagement!
Because the two warring parties are unlikely to have equal logistical capabilities and supply lines of equal length, the party with stronger logistical capabilities and shorter supply lines will often choose to consume it for a long time.
When the Jin soldiers surrounded Taiyuan and Kaifeng Mansion before, they were actually using their logistical advantages (being able to rob them was also an advantage) to deal with the Song people's fortified cities.
In today's Hebei and Jingdong, there are still many Song castles that refused to surrender and were surrounded by Jin soldiers!
And at the frontier of Dengfeng-Mi County, the advantage of logistics transfer is obviously on the side of the Jin people!
Because the Jin people could take advantage of the Bianhe River to transport the rice sent by Zhao Huan and the bean cakes and hay levied from various places in Jingdong to Chenliu, and then transfer it from Chenliu to Mi County, which was only more than 200 miles away.
In comparison, Zhao Kai's transportation line is much longer.
The grain transport team starting from Nanyang had to walk more than 500 miles to reach Gongyi, north of Songshan Mountain. Moreover, the nearly 100-mile route from Liang County in Ruzhou to Yique City was extremely vulnerable to attack by the Jin soldiers stationed in Dengfeng - Dengfeng was only more than 70 miles away from Liang County, which was not too far. However, across Jishan Mountain, it was not easy for the army to pass. But heading west from Dengfeng, between Jishan Mountain and Songshan Mountain, there is a flat corridor with a width of more than ten meters.
Through this corridor, the Jin soldiers who set out from Dengfeng could rush to the Yichuan waterfront in less than 100 miles and intercept the Song army's grain transport team - Yique. On the west bank of Yichuan, through a pontoon bridge and the east bank Bridgeheads are connected. However, the Jin soldiers did not need to capture Yique, they only needed to intercept the Song Army's grain transport team.
And it's not too difficult a task. Because Jishan could stop the Jin people's large cavalry from passing through, but it could not stop the small team of reconnaissance cavalry that was broken into pieces.
Therefore, the large-scale dispatch of the Song Army's grain transport team could not hide from the Jin soldiers' reconnaissance cavalry, and the grain transport team's marching speed was slow...it would take at least two or three days to travel 100 miles. The Jin soldiers' cavalry attacked from Dengfeng , you can reach the east bank of Yichuan in one day!
As long as the Song people have no way to transport food from Ruzhou to Yique, the Song army in Songshan, Guangwu Mountain, Kaifeng Mansion and other places will run out of food in less than half a year.
Not to mention Kaifeng Mansion, not even Luoyang Zhao Kai will be able to protect it!
Once Luoyang is lost, Zhao Kai's territory in Hebei and Hedong will fall into the dilemma of being attacked from both sides and will have to give up sooner or later.
After acquiring both Hebei and Hedong, Dajin had an overwhelming advantage in the Three Kingdoms Game of "Two Songs and One Jin"!
Zhao Kai...that's all!
When dusk enveloped the earth, in Quhe Town, southwest of Dengfeng Town, facing Yingshui, a luxurious house was still brightly lit. Around the house, there were a large number of Jurchens holding torches and lanterns, standing guard.
This is where Wanyan Zonghan's central army is located.
In the mansion, Wanyan Zonghan looked at a map spread out on the table. After staring at it for a long time, he finally showed a proud smile again.
Definitely win!
Shi Yema's revenge has been avenged!
Outside the yard, the sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded, and then a low voice of commands and questions was heard, and then more than a dozen people got off their horses and walked straight towards the house where Zong Han lived.
Zong Han's soldiers who were guarding outside shouted: "Who is making such a noise!"
What came was Wanyan Xiebao's voice: "Dad, are you still asleep? Urgent military situation... The Song army in Ruzhou has moved. After passing Rushui at noon today, the large group of troops is heading towards Yichuan. Got it!"
Wanyan Zonghan moved, turned around and shouted to the ajar door: "Xie Bao, who else is here? Did you send someone to invite Xi Yin and Yin Shuke?"
The voices of Xi Yin and Yin Shuke immediately came from outside the house.
"Here we come, Yin Shu and I are here together!"
"Deputy Marshal, I have to let my silver skills attack this time!"
Wanyan Zonghan laughed and said: "Easy to say, easy to say, come in quickly!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Xie Bao leading Wanyan Xiyin and Wanyan Yinshuke in.
Xiebao, Xiyin, and Yinshuke bowed to Zong Han first, and then Wanyan Xiebao began to report the military situation sent back by the scouts from the front.
"Dad, this time the Song people's grain transport team is very large, tens of thousands of people, and the number of grain trucks escorted is also tens of thousands!"
"That's natural!" Wanyan Zonghan said with a smile, "They don't dare to go out without people!"
"So what if there are tens of thousands?" Wanyan Yinshu said, "Excluding the civilians, there may not be 20,000 people who can really fight. Deputy Marshal, you give your subordinates 30,000 people, and they will keep them and burn the Song Dynasty for you. Human food truck!”
"Oh, you just burned the Song people's grain carts?" Wanyan Zonghan asked with a smile, "Silver is good, you don't want to do a big business?"
"Big deal?" Yin Shuke was stunned, "Deputy Marshal, are you going to... seize Liang County, the prefecture city of Ruzhou?"
If Liang County is captured by the Jin people, Nanyang's grain will not be transported to Luoyang!
It can be said that the sword seals the throat and establishes victory.
However, Liang County was not easy to win. After Zhao Ding took office as the magistrate, he did not stop for a moment in strengthening the city defense. Even if the army marches out with food, there will not be too few defenders in Liang County.
However, blocked by Jishan, it would be difficult for the Jin army to go south to Liang County. If they wanted to go south to Liang County, it would be best to pass through the corridor between Songshan and Jishan, go to Yichuan, then turn back to the southeast, and enter Jishan and Jishan. Another corridor between the Funiu Mountains. After walking another hundred miles, you can reach Liang County.
If the main force wants to cross a mountainous area with complex terrain, it might be ambushed by the Song army, and the defeat will be unclear.
The risk of sneaking through Jishan with two to three thousand soldiers and horses is small, but it cannot defeat the well-defended Liang County, so it will be in vain.
"No, not Liang County." Wanyan Zonghan waved to the three people, called them to him, and then poked a small dot on the map with his finger, "This is Linru Town, located between Liang County and Yichuan. That's it. It’s a small town with no city defenses. If you have silver skills, you can lead 3,000 people to steal across Jishan Mountain and raid Linru Town...can you do that?"
"What about...the Song people's grain transport brigade?" Yin Shu still wanted to defeat the Song army's brigade - it was full of fuel and water! The grain transport brigade cannot only transport grain, it will definitely be paired with copper coins and silk!
"I will lead my own people to fight!" Wanyan Zonghan smiled, "Silver skills are good, as long as you can capture Linru Town, the first victory in this battle will be yours, and your people will get the spoils first. This is the head office. Bar?"
"I thanked the deputy marshal," Yin Shuke patted his chest, "Deputy marshal, please rest assured, my subordinate will definitely capture Linru Town and cut off the connection between Liang County and Yichuan."
Wanyan Zonghan nodded, "That's good... If the Song people's grain transport soldiers knew that their way back was cut off, they would be very panicked, and they might even abandon their grain trucks and run away to Yichuan. Even if they didn't run away, they would still be in a panic. A big piece of meat in our mouth!"
"Dad," Wanyan Xiebao beside him suddenly interjected, "What if the Song people don't run away or panic, but turn over and attack Linru? There is no city defense in Linru town, and it is impossible to bring many silver skills with them. Food rations, if we are besieged, wouldn’t it be a disaster?”
Zong Han was really disappointed when he heard his son's words. This boy didn't know how to fight at all! He thought the army in his hands was transparent?
