Wan Yanyong didn't know what happened, so he came back with doubts and asked what was going on.
With a worried look on his face, Wuyan Pulu showed Wanyanyong the urgent summons from the imperial court. After reading it, the contents of the summons shocked Wanyanyong for a whole year.
"How could this happen? What happened in the Southern Expedition? An army of hundreds of thousands was actually defeated by the bandit army?"
Wan Yanyong didn't stop at that time, and looked confused. He didn't know what was going on. The two of them stared at each other for a while, and then they gradually came to their senses and realized that the imperial court was in great danger and had to mobilize troops. Go and rescue him, otherwise the Central Committee of the Jin Kingdom will be blamed for the Liberation Army.
The dignified court is serving people from one pot, what is the difference between that and the subjugation of the country?
No, that is the subjugation of the country!
At that time, Wuyan Puluhun's illness had not yet healed, so he appointed Wanyanyong to lead troops back quickly for reinforcements. Wanyanyong took the order and organized 20,000 troops and horses to prepare for quick action, but he was still a step too late.
The army led by Wan Yanyong had just finished reorganizing the food and crops, and before they were dispatched, news of the fall of Yuguan was received over there.
The two of them were really frightened now.
I had never noticed in the past that because Liaodong and Yanyun were both the territory of the Jin Kingdom and there was no risk of being cut off by others, Yuguan, which existed as a choke point, was indeed not easily taken seriously.
But now the situation is different. Yanyun is in danger, and Liaodong will also face danger. The importance of Yuguan, as an important breakthrough point at the junction of the two, suddenly becomes extremely prominent.
There are mountains on one side and the sea on the other. The long and narrow road in the middle is the lifeblood of the army's march, and Yuguan is located in it, surrounded by mountains and rivers. Without this pass, one can either take the mountain road, waterway, or land route. Don't think about it.
Not to mention waterways, the Liberation Army destroyed the Jin Army’s navy. Without its navy, warships and transport ships, the Jin Army could not travel by water at all.
Mountain roads are not good either. Once the army is large, it is very inconvenient to attack Yanyun around mountain roads or grasslands. The distance is long and the logistics cannot keep up. It is possible to fight in the autumn wind, but it is difficult to fight for a long time, cannot stop, and cannot realize a strategic attack.
So no matter what, we must go through Yuguan. If we don't go through Yuguan, there will be no way to use more troops to compete with the Liberation Army for Yanyun.
To put it ten thousand steps back, even if the Liberation Army is powerful and awesome and Yanyun is taken away, Yuguan cannot be lost.
Without Yuguan, the Jin Army could not attack Yanyun with large corps. Without Yuguan, the Liberation Army could not smoothly develop its power in Liaodong. With Yuguan in hand, Liaodong was at least safe.
So the two people immediately reached a consensus - even if Yan Yun could not be rescued, they must attack Yuguan and take Yuguan back.
Wuyan Puluhun immediately laid out his strategy.
"You lead the troops to attack Yuguan first and try to defeat it. It doesn't matter if you can't defeat it temporarily. I will lead the troops to support you later. In short, we cannot let the rebel army gain a foothold in Yuguan. We must capture Yuguan no matter what. return!"
"I know!"
Wan Yanyong's face tightened, and his expression was extremely solemn.
The critical moment of life and death is coming.
On February 19th, Wan Yanyong led an army of 20,000 people and marched all the way to Laibin County in Zongzhou. On February 23rd, he discovered that Haiyang County in Zongzhou had been occupied by the Liberation Army.
The Liberation Army is stepping up the construction of Haiyang City Wall, arranging defenses, and setting up important defensive fulcrums.
Wanyanyong secretly screamed that something was wrong, so he set up camp here and sent troops forward to observe the city defense.
After occupying Yuguan, Su Jue expanded his living space everywhere, not only to the west, but also to the east, and captured Haiyang County as the defensive outpost of Yuguan.
At the same time, as they moved forward, Su Jue observed the long and narrow terrain of this area, with one side leaning against the mountains and the other facing the sea, and he immediately felt that this was an excellent military location.
Su Jue was happy but also felt a little dissatisfied, so he said to his lieutenant Lu Tang: "I asked Alang before where the eastern end of the Great Wall was. Alang told me that it was in the land of Korea, and that the Great Wall was built to the sea of Korea. inside.
Now I see that the terrain here has mountains on one side and the sea on the other. It is an excellent defensive terrain. If there is only one Yuguan that is slightly unstable, if a Great Wall can be built along the mountains and all the way to the sea, it will be enough to let the golden thieves of Liaodong watch the city. Excited and sighing, I never dare to go beyond it. "
Lu Tang nodded in agreement.
"What the general said makes sense. The terrain here is indeed very suitable for building a barrier city. When the time comes, several other great walls will be built. If the gold thieves want to attack Yanyun, they will either have to take the mountain road or the waterway. Anyway, there is no way to take the spacious road. "
Su Jue laughed loudly.
However, there is no Great Wall to use here, and Haiyang County can only be used as an outpost to defend Yuguan, so Su Jue handed over the task of guarding Haiyang County to Lu Tang.
So according to Su Jue's plan, two lines of defense were established along the Yanshan Mountains and the sea. From Haiyang County to Yuguan City, the two lines of defense were enough to deal with the attack of the Liaodong Jin Army.
If they ever come.
On February 24, Lu Tang learned the latest intelligence and knew that a Jin army was approaching Haiyang County. He immediately led people to the east of the city to personally observe the Jin army's situation.
When he discovered that the approaching Jin army was in large numbers, he immediately sent someone to tell Su Jue about the incident so that Su Jue could prepare in advance.
On February 25, the Jin army began to tentatively attack Haiyang County, and the offensive and defensive battle of Haiyang County began.
Lu Tang led more than 4,000 Guangfu troops to defend the county seat. With sufficient supplies of food and guard weapons, they launched a fierce offensive and defensive battle with the Jin army. They fought for six days without allowing Wanyan Yong to take advantage.
When Wan Yanyong attacked Haiyang County, he also sent people to explore the way forward. When he learned that the Liberation Army was heavily guarded in the direction of Yuguan, he felt a headache.
But he had to launch an attack quickly in order to recapture Yuguan as soon as possible.
On the one hand, I thought that if I had time, I could save Zhongdu.
On the other hand...
Wanyanyong only told his uncle Li Shi, who was with him as a counselor.
"I don't know if it's still possible to save Zhongdu. If not, in the worst case scenario, Zhongdu's entire army will be annihilated and I won't be able to recover Yanyun. Then I must capture Yuguan, no matter what. Gotta take it.
It is now March, and the amount of water in the Chongqing River is still not abundant. If it is delayed for a long time, in the summer, the water level in the Chongqing River will increase significantly, and it will be even more difficult to overcome the Chongqing Pass. We do not have much time, at most two months, and we must capture the Chongqing Pass! "
With the passage of time and the actions of the Liberation Army to seize Yuguan, Wanyanyong concluded that the opponent had an expert planning the operation, and had already made a plan for the Jin army to enter Yanyun from Yuguan to rescue Zhongdu.
In this case, even if Yuguan is captured, it is likely that they will not be able to gain a foothold in Yanyun.
The capital of Zhongdu is in danger, and the destruction of the central hub of the Jin Kingdom is just around the corner.
But no matter what, Yuguan has changed from an aggressive route to a safety valve. If Yuguan cannot be controlled, the Liberation Army can enter Liaodong at any time to flex its muscles, but he will have to shrink back.
Li Shi followed Wan Yanyong to investigate the tightly guarded Yuguan Pass. After watching it for a while, he suddenly had an idea.
"We have never thought about how powerful the bandit army is, but Wulu, have you ever thought that this is not only a crisis, but also an opportunity for you."
"opportunity?"
Wan Yanyong looked at Li Shi in confusion: "When the country is in danger, what opportunities do I have?"
