Zhao Kuangyin faced great pressure in the Central Plains. Li Xiang and Wei Qing's hundreds of thousands of troops had already pressed against Yan and Henan.
But Zhu Yuanzhang's southern army encountered considerable pressure. The two armies of Bai Qi and Wu Qi were even more powerful than the two armies of the Central Plains. However, due to the distance, Bai Qi and Wu Qi's two groups of soldiers and horses are not yet fully in place.
Bai Qi's army alone included 150,000 Jingzhou soldiers, 150,000 Yizhou soldiers and horses, and 80,000 Yangtze River navy. Even after hearing that His Majesty learned that Xuzhou Navy and Liu Bei Navy were about to go south to the Yangtze River, Han Shizhong The Yellow River Shui Shuai may also go south to the Yangtze River.
But even if Han Shizhong's Yellow River Navy is not included, Bai Qi's troops alone include 380,000 land and sea troops, and these 380,000 land and water troops are all heading towards Jingzhou.
If Zhu Yuanzhang did not allow the three counties to be opened, Hu Luguang's 100,000 Han army camp troops would have to fight Zhu Yuanzhang first before marching into the Central Plains. Only after the road was opened could they march into the Central Plains.
Think about it, if this situation really evolves, how much pressure will Zhu Yuanzhang face in Jingbei? By that time, Zhu Yuanzhang did not count the Jiaozhou battlefield, but the Jingzhou battlefield alone had to fight on multiple fronts, facing the Jin army's concentrated fire of nearly 500,000 troops.
Zhu Yuanzhang will not be able to hold Jingzhou at all when the time comes. Therefore, the land of these three counties must be given away. Only after giving way can he fight in Jingzhou. Giving up the land of three counties in exchange for getting more with one stone, these three counties are worth giving up no matter how you look at it.
As for the three counties that Zhu Yuanzhang directly gave way to, although it did put greater pressure on Zhao Kuangyin, to the north of the Central Plains is the Yellow River, and to the north of the Yellow River are the northern princes. The more critical the situation here, the more critical Zhao Kuangyin can be to push the north. The princes should end as soon as possible.
Only when all the princes in the world unite can they fight against this violent Jin.
"Now Zhao She is in Xuchang, and Chen Baxian is in Changshe to confront His Majesty. General Zhang Liao stormed the Yingyang Shi Shouxin Department, Zhengda gained the upper hand, but General Cao Ren was blocked by his father's city Tian Rangju, and there were only 50,000 troops in Runan left. However, thanks to this I'm afraid Ai is not someone like Yi Yu!" Gao Changgong said while staring at the location of Runan on the map.
Most of the generals under Zhao Kuangyin were old rivals and old friends with their Jin army, and the rest had basically appeared during the Central Plains War. Xie Ai, who was said to have only 3,000 soldiers at the time, was defeated. Cao Wei led 10,000 troops.
Although there is only one example of Xie Ai's record for the time being, you can see this person's ability from the small to the big.
After all, after the Cao family came over, many Cao family members were assigned to various armies, and Cao Wei happened to be in their Han army camp. Although he had not been here for a long time, the three chief and deputy generals were also more or less I have learned that Cao Wei can be considered a very outstanding young man with Shen Yong and many clever plans, otherwise he would not have been vigorously trained by Cao Cao.
But such a person who has a cunning plan in his heart is defeated by others, which can explain the problem.
"General, although Xie Ai is very resourceful, he only has 50,000 troops, but he still has to defend Runan, which is so large. Our army can attack Xiping and Wu Fang with one army. Xie Ai will definitely guard against it and defend it to the death. If an army attacks Yinling and Anyang, Xie Ai will not dare to fight!" Li Zhen said, stroking his beard.
"Brilliant plan! Wonderful plan!" Xun You praised directly.
"It's just that if this strategy is to be used, the soldiers must be strong and quick!"
This strategist was also active on the battlefield at that time, and he was involved in many battles against the Central Plains Allied Forces. However, in the past, Xun You only heard that this man was good at using poisonous tactics, but what he used today was clearly a conspiracy.
Although Zhao Kuangyin plundered the grain and grass from the three counties, transporting the grain and grass from the three counties back to the rear was not something that could be done at once. At this time, the grain and grass are definitely still within the two counties of Xiping and Wufang.
The current grain and grass are the lifeblood of Zhao Kuangyin, and every bit of grain and grass is extremely important. Therefore, if troops are sent to attack these two counties, Xie Ai will definitely defend them heavily and will never let any mistakes occur in these two counties.
As a result, Yin Ling and Anyang's defenses will inevitably become weaker. Once we attack these two counties at this time, it will be easy to take them directly.
Even if Xie Ai guessed that their fierce attack on Xiping and Wufang was actually a way to attack the east and attack the west, he had no choice. The lifeblood was there, and he would not take any risk at all.
In other words, for Zhao Kuangyin now, this batch of grain and grass is more important than those two counties. Nanyang is the most populous county in the Han Dynasty, and the people in these three counties have all been robbed of their autumn harvest grain, and even the grain for planting has been enough to feed at least a hundred thousand troops for a month or two.
It is precisely because of this that Xun You said that if this strategy is to be used, the troops must be quick and set out immediately. Once this batch of food and grass is encountered in the rear, Xie Ai will naturally not be able to catch it if he does not have this weakness. This opportunity.
"Yes! General Wang, let the general go to Xiping and Wufang. The general will give you 60,000 troops, and Xie Ai will definitely gather all the soldiers of Runan here!"
"Don't worry, General, I'll leave it to the last general!" Wang Ben patted his chest hard and said.
"General Gao, this Yinling, Anyang, please go to the general with me. You and I will each lead 20,000 troops to raid these two counties. We must fight to defeat them!" Hu Luguang said toward him! After Wang Ben nodded, he turned around and gave instructions to Gao Changgong.
"Don't worry, General. This battle is invincible. I will come to see you at the end of the day!" Gao Changgong vowed.
On that day, Wang Ben had already led 5,000 cavalry to advance forward, forcing them to Xiping and Wufang under starry night. The remaining 55,000 troops were handed over to another general to act as his agent, and they slowly advanced behind. I was afraid that if I were a step too late, I would miss this great opportunity.
Among the five battalions of soldiers and horses, the Yinchuan and Beidi battalions located on the border are both typical cavalry battalions. The ratio of cavalry to infantry is as high as two cavalry and three steps.
The remaining three battalions are very traditional infantry battalions, all equipped with one cavalry and 19 steps.
The entire Han army camp had 100,000 soldiers and horses, but only 5,000 cavalry. Zhang Liao's Guangwu Camp was because Li Xiang temporarily lost some Sizhou cavalry, and was able to dispatch tens of thousands of cavalry at once. However, the Hanzhong Camp did not have the capital. After Wang Ben took away these 5,000 cavalry, In addition, the remaining soldiers and horses of the camp are all light infantry.
