Jingkou, Suanshan Township, Liujia Village, at the entrance of the village, under the big locust tree.
Liu Yu crossed his arms and sat on a tree branch with a smile on his face. He looked at the thirty or so strong men who had formed a large circle below and were blushing. In the middle of them was a pile of soil. The sand table map is just like the combat sand table in the military camp, but these people wearing short shirts, carrying bamboo hats on their backs, bare feet, and dressed like peasants with mud legs, are all powerful and muscular. .
If you look carefully, you will find that Liu Daogui, Tan Daoji, Wang Zhene, Meng Longfu, Meng Huaiyu, Liu Zhong, Wang Zhongde and other rising stars of the Beifu Army in their twenties and thirties are all pointing at this sand table and marking it. The wooden figures and clay horses with the words "Qin" and "Wei" are like the thousands of troops fighting on the northern battlefield. These young men of the Beifu Army, even if they disarm and return to the fields, they have not forgotten their own I am here to deduce the ongoing war in the north.
Meng Longfu said loudly: "I think that this time the Later Qin Dynasty has a reputation for being a teacher and being righteous. Tuoba Gui of the Northern Wei Dynasty attacked the Hetao Muyigan tribe, which was a vassal of the Qin State, for no reason, and sent troops to rescue the tribe that was defeated by the Qin State. The army attacked Luoyang, and it can be said that they took the initiative to betray the alliance. Now their situation is not good. From the grassland to the northern and southern Yan, they are all powerful enemies. There are constant wars, and there are frequent internal rebellions."
"Cui Cheng, who once advised Tuoba Gui and made great achievements in taking over Hebei Province, was beheaded just because he used slightly inappropriate words when replying to Qin's diplomatic letter. Lu Pu and his son, a wealthy family in Hebei, were also killed by him. The chariots were torn apart, tortured and beheaded, and the people were dissatisfied."
"Looking at the Later Qin Dynasty, Liangzhou has basically surrendered and been pacified. Although there was Helianbobo's rebellion in the north, it was far away from the mountains and did not affect the overall situation. This time they just crossed the Yellow River, and there were 45,000 troops leaving Hedong. Thousands of elite soldiers, with Prince Yao Ping in command as their general, Di Bozhi and Tang Xiaofang as deputy, all of whom have been veteran generals for many years, while Yao Xing personally led a hundred thousand troops in Guanzhong as backup. I thought that the Qin army would win this time. At least it is not impossible to swallow up Bingzhou, or even send troops out of Taihang and directly take Hebei!"
Wang Zhen'e smiled slightly: "Ferocious dragon, you only look at the appearance, not the inside. The Yao family in the Later Qin Dynasty mainly relied on infantry. The reason why the Hetao is important to them is that there are a large number of troops and horses in this property, but the Northern Wei Dynasty After defeating Wu Yigan, all the more than 40,000 horses raised by Later Qin here were given to the Northern Wei Dynasty, which greatly strengthened the strength of the Wei army. After the establishment of the Northern and Southern Yan Dynasties, they only defended their territory and did not counterattack Hebei. A large-scale conflict occurred in the country, and some civil strife more than a year ago were basically put down. So don't think that Wei has no strength. The Yao family and Hou Qin have been planning for this expedition for many years. Now that they are fully prepared, they suddenly dispatched a large army. , this caught the Wei army by surprise and occupied some places east of the river. However, the Wei army has now carried out general mobilization. Two hundred thousand cavalry will be mobilized on the grassland in ten months. If they all go south, with Yao Xing's current strength, he will be able to stop them. Can’t live.”
Meng Huaiyu opened his eyes wide: "Two hundred thousand? Are you coming as soon as you say it? He doesn't want to be stationed in so many places in the north? The last time he entered the Central Plains, more than 400,000 infantry and cavalry were lost, and more than half of them were lost. It can be recovered in two or three years. ? You are probably overestimating Tuoba Gui’s strength. Brother Jinu, do you think so?!"
Everyone looked at Liu Yu, who was sitting on the tree with a smile on his face. Liu Yu waved his hand: "You can continue the discussion. You can say anything you want. Just treat it as a military discussion."
Meng Huaiyu laughed: "See, Brother Jinu agrees with me. If the Wei army was really powerful, it would not have allowed the Qin army to successfully cross the river and set up camp in the Puban area. Now that the Qin army has a stable foothold, it can advance Attack Jiangjun and Huoyi, and then go out of the Huozhou Gorge to attack Taiyuan. If you retreat, you can occupy the southwest of Shanxi. With support from Guanzhong and the Central Plains, you can be said to be an invincible position."
Wang Zhen'e shook his head: "But haven't you noticed that the Qin army's supplies now have to be provided from Guanzhong on the other side of the Yellow River. If the Wei army traps the 45,000 leading Qin army across the river, and then blocks If the supply from the Yellow River is cut off, the Qin army will be in danger of being wiped out!"
Meng Huaiyu's face changed: "How is this possible? The Wei army's war horses can indeed charge back and forth on the plains. The Qin army may not be an opponent, but how can they race on the Yellow River? To suppress evil, this is a military discussion. You have to say something reliable. You can't. Everything comes out when you open your mouth."
Wang Zhene said calmly: "This is my actual operation in the art of war. You must know that the water of the Yellow River turns from the Hetao and flows south. It separates Guanzhong and Bingzhou from north to south. Moreover, the water flow is so fast that it is difficult to compare with ours. There are only two places where ferries or pontoons can be set up at Jingkou Garanshan Ferry. One is in the southwest corner, opposite to Tongguan, in the direction of Puban. This is where Yao Ping's vanguard crossed the river, and the other is It's at Longmen in the Jinzhong Plain. If Yao Ping leaves Puban and heads towards Taiyuan as you said, then the Wei army can cut off their connection with the Puban direction and trap the Qin army by the river. At this point, The Qin army is in danger!"
Meng Longfu frowned: "Then there is Yao Xing's army. He can advance along the river with Yao Ping. Even if the Wei army besieges the Qin army's leading army on the east bank, he can cross the river at any time to supply supplies. Apart from anything else, There are more than 100,000 elite soldiers on both sides, and they are building bridges on the river. For example, here at Chaibi, you can camp here, and you can also provide assistance at any time on the other side."
Tan Daoji laughed, holding a wooden stick in his hand and pointing to the Yellow River in the direction of Chaibi: "Didn't I just say about suppressing evil? The Yellow River flows rapidly in this section, which can make a fuss. If the Wei army controls the upper reaches of the Hetao , you can use fire boats or drainage valves made of sharp wooden piles to go down the river, not to mention pontoons, even wooden bridges will be washed away like this!"
As he spoke, he swung the wooden stick and knocked over a pontoon bridge built here on Chaibi.
Wang Zhongde gritted his teeth: "Does that mean the Qin army has no chance? Can't their 100,000 Guanzhong army also cross the river and attack Bingzhou?"
Tan Daoji shook his head: "No, because the Hetao is now in the hands of the Wei army. The reason why Yao Xing is so anxious this time is that the Hetao is too important to Qin and Wei. Once he controls the Hetao, he can enter Lingbei and then threaten him from the north. In Guanzhong, both the rebel Helianbobo and the Wei army will take advantage of the emptiness in Guanzhong and drive straight in from this direction. Therefore, it is necessary to leave more than 100,000 troops in Guanzhong to guard against foreign enemies in the north. Yao Xing's 100,000 troops , the most we can do is support them, and they will never join the battlefield in Hedong."
