Wang Xiaolie stopped and looked at Lushi County in the valley ahead, feeling an indescribable feeling. When I aided Shaanzhou at the beginning of the year, I didn’t take this route, and it didn’t snow, so I didn’t find it that difficult. When it snowed this year, I felt like I was completely in two different worlds.
Less than a hundred miles away, Wang Xiao hunted for five days. I just feel like I have been wandering blindly in the mountains with no end in sight. Until today when I saw the river valley and Lushi County, I felt like I could see the sun through the clouds.
Li Yanxian and Geng Sizong brought officials and generals to welcome him out of the city early. When he saw Wang Xiaolie, he quickly stepped forward and said, "Thank you for your hard work! I heard that it snowed heavily in Luanchuan River, so the road must be difficult to travel!"
Wang Xiaolie shook his head with a wry smile and said: "With this snow, it takes ten days to walk for three days, and I don't know how many horses were injured. Alas, after so many years of fighting, I have never been so embarrassed! Fortunately! The Jin army has not attacked, otherwise who should we reason with?"
Li Yanxian said: "Huoshan Pass blocks the main road and the terrain is dangerous. It will not be easy for the Jin army to break through the pass."
After saying that, he hurriedly invited Wang Xiaolie and his party to come into the city to talk.
When they arrived at the county government office, several people sat down, and Geng Sizong hurriedly ordered people to serve hot tea and count them down.
Wang Xiaolie drank tea and took a breath. Cai Dao said: "Our army has about 3,000 people arriving in Lushi County now, and there are more than 10,000 people behind. But judging from the situation on the road, I'm afraid it will take a month to arrive. How is the situation of the Jin Army in the north? March on Is it going well?"
Li Yanxian said: "Guozhou to Lushi is all mountainous, and the road is extremely difficult. The Jin army who arrived at Huoshan Pass are now five thousand people under Wei Yi. The rest of the Jin army did not dare to enter the mountains rashly, and most of them were in Guo Stationed near the state.”
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "I remember that the area near Guozhou is quite flat, and the road becomes difficult after entering the mountains for ten or twenty miles. When the Jin army enters the mountains, there must be enough people to transport food and grass for them. Once they enter the mountains, they want to rob them. There’s no place to grab it.”
After saying that, after his body gradually warmed up, Wang Xiaolie ordered his soldiers to unfold the map from Lingbao to Lu's. This was drawn by the army during the rescue of Shaanzhou last year. Although it is still very rough, it is rough enough.
Pointing to the map, Wang Xiaolie said: "Lushi's terrain is dangerous, and it is a must-pass for several roads. It is the center of this area and must be properly defended. In the direction of Guozhou, behind Huoshan Pass is Duguan. We must send More troops can support Huoshan Pass at any time. To the west are Qingshi Pass and Baihua Pass, and two to three hundred soldiers must be sent to each pass to prevent the Jin army from taking a detour to attack. From the Yongning direction along the Luo River, there are Weng Pass and Hu Pass. Two to three hundred people must be sent to guard Bao Pass at each pass. The rest of the army is stationed in the Lu family and is ready to provide support at any time."
Li Yanxian said: "To suppress an army of more than 10,000 people, plus my more than 6,000 people, the Lu family has an army of 20,000 people stationed. Can we supply enough food and grass?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Originally, I thought it should be possible, but now it seems that I was too optimistic. When I came to Lu's, I had a total of 15,000 troops. Now it seems that we don't need so many soldiers. I want to Five thousand of them were ordered to leave their weapons and armor in Luanchuan County and transport grain instead. There were also about 20,000 civilians recruited from Dengzhou to transport grain and grass from Neixiang to Luanchuan."
Having said this, Wang Xiaolie thought for a while and said: "If necessary, it is okay to have eight thousand people transport food. The road from Luanchuan to Lu's is too difficult to walk now. Not to mention cars, even mules and horses It’s difficult to use, so you have to carry it on someone’s back. With more than 10,000 people in Lushi City, it’s a lot of pressure.”
Geng Sizong said: "There are more than a thousand households around the Lu family. Do you want to recruit civilians to transport grain?"
Wang Xiaolie waved his hand: "Forget it. The army stationed here will inevitably disturb the people, so don't bother the local people. How many civilians can be recruited from a thousand households? Let them stay at home, and everyone will feel at ease."
Speaking of this, Wang Xiaolie added: "Food can be transported from Dengzhou, but firewood is not difficult. I brought the Huizi of Xiangyang seal, so I can buy firewood from the local people. But I don't know if the people here recognize the Huizi." ?”
Geng Sizong nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes. Xiangyang Huizi prints grain, and it is not much used, but it is very useful! Here in the Lu family, the Huizi is no worse than gold and silver. If the governor is willing to pay, the Lu family will be surrounded by people It’s a big mountain, so what’s the problem with firewood!”
Wang Xiaolie said to Li Yanxian who was on the side: "In my opinion, is there anything else we should pay special attention to?"
Li Yanxian said: "I have sent troops to garrison Qingshi Pass and Baihua Pass. Weng Pass and Hubao Pass both go to Changshui and are Dong Xian's territory. There is no need to send troops there, right? Dong Xian is the deputy general Zhai Xing, so he should be able to Hold the place.”
Wang Xiaolie said: "Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the unexpected. This is a mountainous battle. It is useless to have too many people on the front line, so we still send troops to defend. In a few days, Zhai Zhenfu will also arrive at the Lu family. At that time, it is best to Dong Come first, let’s discuss how to fight.”
Li Yanxian belongs to Shaanxi Road and has little contact with Zhai Xing from Beijing North Road. Especially with Dong Xian, although Dong Xian followed Wang Xiaolie to rescue Shaanzhou at the beginning of the year, there was a lot of nastiness between the two parties. I couldn't help but feel relieved when I heard that Zhai Xing would come.
Looking at the map on the table, Wang Xiaolie said: "In this battle of Lushi, the terrain is too special, and the tactics are different from other places. The terrain of Huoshan Pass is too complex, and our army is condescending, giving us a great advantage. And there is no flat ground there, so the front line cannot accommodate too many troops.”
Li Yanxian said: "I ordered Shao Yun to lead five hundred people to garrison there. No more people can be accommodated."
Wang Xiaolie said: "In this case, it is necessary to prepare more troops in the rear. The people guarding the front line will be rotated every few days to maintain strong fighting spirit. According to the Jin army's tactics, those who attack in the early stage should The surrender of troops is nothing more than Wei Yi and Gao Qiong."
Li Yanxian said: "After I left Guozhou, I was followed by Wei Yi's troops."
Wang Xiaolie said: "The puppet troops are always the first to fight. In the final analysis, Han people fight Han people. What can be done? There are always people who will betray the country and the people for the sake of wealth and wealth. How can we not fight them? But in the end, these They are just the ghosts accompanying the tiger. As long as the tiger is gone, these ghosts will naturally be gone. As long as there is a chance, we still have to attack the golden army first."
In my previous life, there were always people saying that Chinese people would not fight Chinese people. The problem is that the people on the other side don’t think they are Chinese anymore, and they are just looking at the blind man. Without victory, these puppet troops will be arrogant, stand high above the people, and do all kinds of bad things. If you don't defeat them in war, the enemy will hide behind you, leaving you helpless. What's more, if you don't criticize these people, even if you win in the end, there will still be people praising these people.
Wei Yi on the opposite side was one of the first generals to surrender to the Jin Army after the Jin Army occupied Guanzhong. Helping the Jin army fight, how many bad things have you done in your life? Later generations talk about national unity, this matter is insensitive, and his descendants will come out to praise him.
The total strength of the Jin army was less than 200,000, and it was already very difficult to occupy the north of the Yellow River. But the Jin army has been attacking in the Huaihe River and now it has occupied Guanzhong, still with great momentum. How did you occupy such a vast territory? The power of these puppet troops is indispensable.
Wang Xiaolie understood that a relatively stable front must be formed, and after a period of development, he could accumulate the strength to defeat the Jin Army. Before that, no matter how much he wanted to defeat the Jin Army, it would be difficult to achieve it. This stage of stalemate cannot be avoided at any cost.
