"Everyone, Xiaopingjin has been lost, and Mengjing Pass is also in danger. I wonder if you have any plans to reverse the situation?" Li Xiang, who had a slight headache, began to seek help from his group of advisers.
In fact, Li Xiang also knew very well that there would be no problems in Meng Jinguan in the short term. On the one hand, Zhang Liao was already on guard. On the other hand, it was impossible for the northern soldiers to be unaffected after taking the boat. A few days of rest was inevitable.
Liu Rengui's navy was willing to join forces with Yuan Cao to attack Xiaopingjin, but they were definitely not willing to storm Mengjin Pass. What's more, before the combat effectiveness of Cao and Yuan's coalition forces is restored, it is absolutely impossible for Liu Rengui's navy alone to capture Mengjing Pass.
"Lord, the fall of Xiaopingjin is a crisis, but it can also bring us a fighting chance!" Yue Fei pondered for a moment and began to answer slowly.
"What's Pengju's clever plan? Tell me quickly!" Li Xiang asked with a smile as soon as he heard that Yue Wumu had an idea.
"My Lord, I can order 30,000 cavalry to immediately support General Zhang Liao. The naval force Han Shizhong will temporarily give up the march to Pubanjin and instead go straight down the Yellow River. With our cavalry, we can attack the enemy in Xiaopingjin in one fell swoop!" Yue Fei stared at the table. He said while holding up the map on the case.
There is more than one route from Sizhou to Yongzhou. In addition to entering Yongzhou through Tongguan, Li Xiang can also go out of Hedong and cross the Yellow River from Pubanjin to the west.
Li Xiang had previously ordered Han Shizhong's navy to hide in Hedong until Bai Qi pacified Liangzhou and attacked with Li Xiang from east to west to maximize Yang Jian's attention. At this time, Han Shizhong was able to catch Pubanjin off guard and capture Pubanjin in one fell swoop, opening a gap for Sizhou to march into Liangzhou.
"Peng Ju's words are reasonable. Han Shizhong needs to contain Liu Rengui and control the Yellow River waterway. If Han Shizhong can defeat Liu Rengui, the enemy will be unable to retreat." Liu Bowen continued to say from the side.
The coalition forces of Cao and Yuan were assisted by Liu Rengui and took the waterway directly to Xiaopingjin Ferry. The surrounding areas were still under Li Xiang's control. Therefore, if Han Shizhong can defeat Liu Rengui and control the Yellow River waterway, it will be a problem for Cao and Yuan's coalition forces to escape.
Moreover, even if there are no troops stationed in the surrounding areas, only a small number of county soldiers, if the enemy wants to escape around these cities, it is still possible for these people to delay the enemy's journey.
What's more, this time the enemy is mainly infantry, with very few cavalry. If they cannot escape through the waterway, it will be impossible to escape the pursuit of the cavalry.
"However, Peng Ju's plan not only mobilized Han Shizhong's navy, but also mobilized 30,000 cavalry. I'm afraid it's not just for a little Meng Jin!" With Liu Bowen's god-level intelligence, he could see Yue Fei's troop deployment at a glance. Therefore, he said to Yue Fei thoughtfully.
Cao and Yuan's coalition forces sent a total of 30,000 troops to attack Xiaopingjin this time. Together with Liu Rengui's 10,000 naval troops, they only had 40,000 troops.
However, there were originally 10,000 elite troops stationed in the Xiaomengjin and Mengjinguan areas, and then Li Xiang divided the 80,000 temporarily recruited soldiers into 10,000.
Although it suffered some losses in the battle of Xiaopingjin, it still has 7,000 elite troops. As for the newly recruited soldiers, Liu Bowen did not count them. It was okay for those people to assist in defending the city, but as for participating in any major battles, forget it.
The enemies are mainly infantry, and they use cavalry to attack the infantry. There is no need to send 30,000 cavalry, not to mention Han Shizhong's 10,000 navy troops who will also go there. After all, Li Xiang also needs enough troops here in Tongguan.
"Peng Ju is probably really interested in Pu Banjin!" Liu Bowen finally came to this conclusion after thinking for a while.
"Yes, Yang Jian has deep defenses in Pubanjin. General Han Shizhong's army alone may not be able to capture Pubanjin by then. Moreover, our army is divided into 30,000 cavalry troops in one company. Tongguan and Suiguan see that our army has few soldiers, so we want to You will be more motivated to fight after leaving seclusion!" Yue Fei replied with a smile.
There are 80,000 soldiers in Tongguan, and if Li Xiang removes 30,000 cavalry, there will still be 70,000 elite troops left. As for the prisoner army that Li Xiang has formed these days, their combat strength varies, and they suffer a lot of losses every day these days. In this case, the enemy might actually dare to come out and fight!
Of course, it doesn't matter if the enemy here in Tongguan does not dare to send troops, Yue Fei's real goal is Pubanjin. The Jin army's cavalry came and went like the wind, and they were good at running and attacking.
Only when Yang Jian feels that the Jin army is stretched thin and unable to divide its forces, and the Pubanjin front line may relax its vigilance, can the real fighter come!
Even if the cavalry went to Xiaopingjin, as long as the Pubanjin fighter plane arrived, the cavalry could reach it overnight. By then, with the help of Han Shizhong's navy, the battle of Pubanjin can be won. Once Pubanjin is broken, Li Xiang's army no longer has to hold back Tongguan.
"By the way, Yang Jian should be almost unable to sit still. It's almost time to arrive at Tongguan!" Speaking of Yang Jian, Li Xiang couldn't help but ask.
In these days, Li Xiang ordered these prisoner troops to attack Tongguan with all their might. In order to stimulate the fighting spirit of these people, Li Xiang announced that anyone who could climb the wall would be exempted from crime. Those who were beheaded at the first level would have merit, and those who beheaded at the third level would be promoted to captain of ten.
In these days, the battle in Tongguan was quite fierce, and a large number of prisoner troops died under the wall. If it were not for the naked temptation released by the supervising team behind and Li Xiang, these prisoner troops would have collapsed.
Although the combat power of these prisoner troops is a bit low, they are fighting hard enough. Therefore, after paying the price of Dali, the Sui army in Tongguan also began to feel uncomfortable.
"My lord, Yang Jian has left Chang'an a few days ago. His eldest son Yang Yong is in charge of the government, and his second son Yang Guang and the clan general Yang Shihou are assisting him!"
"Yang Yong, Yang Guang!" Li Xiang couldn't help but think to himself. As the eldest son, the former is naturally the first heir to Yang Jian's position. Although he has not shown any extraordinary status at present, he has not made any mistakes.
As for the latter, that is extremely ambitious. Although it has various flaws, its abilities are equally excellent. Moreover, this person is quite good at hiding.
Yang Yong alone cannot defeat Yang Guang. After all, history has proven it once.
"Now that Yang Jian has left, let's start acting as planned. Mao Xiang, I don't want any more problems to happen in Chang'an!" Li Xiang said calmly.
What was about to happen in Chang'an was very important, so Li Xiang had to give one more message.
"I understand, I will handle this matter myself!"
Although Tongguan temporarily blocked Li Xiang's army from marching into Yongzhou, there are always some paths that can be passed in the mountains. What's more, aren't all roads made by people?
However, it is difficult for a single person to pass through these places, and it is absolutely impossible for an army to pass through.
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