In the Henan government office, Wang Xiaolie sat on a chair and looked at the map hanging on the wall. There is a pot of tea next to it, which is already cold.
Wang Ruohai came in and said: "Niu Gao came to report that Liu Lin had arrived in Zhongmu County and that his forward Li Cheng had arrived in Baisha Town and suddenly stopped moving. They estimated that Liu Lin should have received the news of the defeat of the Jin Army on Hedong Road. No. Dare to move forward."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Normally, Liu Lin is not so bold and dares to attack without the Jin army. What is Niu Gao going to do?"
Wang Ruohai said: "The result of their discussion was that Xie Linong's right army would attack Zhongmu and kill Liu Lin first. Then Cao Zhiyan left Zhengzhou and attacked Li Cheng's tribe with Xie Linong. Liu Lin had a total of 30,000 troops, 10,000 of which were the forwards. Zhongmu County should There are about 20,000 people.”
Wang Xiaolie thought for a while and said: "In that case, tell Niu Gao that when attacking Zhongmou, we should not pursue total annihilation, but should block the retreat to Kaifeng Mansion and let Liu Lin and Li Cheng join forces. They joined forces, Cao Zhiyan It will be easier to attack from a flank with Xie Linong."
Wang Ruohai said yes.
Wang Xiaolie stood up and took a few steps back and forth. He turned around and said: "The plan we made before the war may have been too simple. Shenshan County won, and the Jin Army was obviously much more cautious. Not only did Liu Lin on the eastern front hesitate to patrol, but also the withdrawal speed on the western front was approaching. After Shaanzhou, he also stood still. Zheng Jianchong arrived at Tongguan and was very close to Shaanzhou. Logically speaking, Ba Lisu should have moved eastward at this time, with Zheng Jianchong covering his back. If he did not move in Shaanzhou, his behavior would be It’s very elusive.”
Wang Ruohai said: "I should be waiting for Zheng Jianchong in Shaanzhou, or even waiting for a discount."
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "It's almost April, and the weather is getting hotter soon. How can we afford to wait? The Jin Army's movements may be unexpected. What I'm worried about now is that they may feint a shot. No more fighting and withdrawing troops.”
Wang Ruohai smiled and said: "Commander Jie is too worried. How can the Jin army be so useless? Tens of thousands of troops came, just a false shot."
Wang Xiaolie said: "As long as Lisu doesn't leave Shaanzhou, we can't stop him, and this battle will be difficult to fight. When Wushu entered Shaanxi, he was blocked in Mianchi once. Before, Lisu might not be able to stop him. Care, he came with great force. After the Jin army failed on Hedong Road, he became cautious."
After speaking, Wang Xiaolie turned around and looked at the map. Said: "I'm worried that the most important battle on the west route will not be easy to fight. If the Jin army is cautious, it will be difficult to block them in the mountains. There are no fools in the world. Our layout in the Mianchi area is too obvious. How could the Jin army rush in?"
Wang Ruohai stepped forward and looked at the map on the wall together.
After a while, Wang Ruohai said: "How does Commander-in-Chief think we should arrange it?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "I think that if the battlefield of the first battle on the Western Front is chosen in Mianchi, it may not be possible. - Liu Lin on the Eastern Front stopped at Zhongmou, and the cavalry is of little use. Immediately order the cavalry regiment and move the entire army to Xin'an is used on the Western Front. All the mules and horses around Luoyang are collected and used by the Chinese army to pull artillery. Also, let Li Yanxian return to Luoyang for a few days and we can discuss it. This battle needs to be fought in a different way. "
Wang Ruohai said yes and hurriedly went to make arrangements.
Wang Xiaolie sat down again, looked at the map on the wall, and couldn't help but think.
On the morning of the third day, Li Yanxian hurried back to Luoyang and went directly to the Henan government office.
Seeing Li Yanxian come back, Wang Xiaolie said: "The war is urgent now, so you should work harder. I won't prepare a banquet to entertain you."
Li Yanxian said: "You can drink wine at any time. Of course the war is important. Commander Jie asked me to come back. I wonder what's important?"
Wang Xiaolie stood up and stood in front of the map. Looking at the map, he said: "Jiang Min won a great victory in the east of Hedong and wiped out three thousand Jin troops in one battle. When the news came, the Jin army and Liu Lin suddenly became cautious. In the east, Liu Lin stayed in Zhongmu, seeming to wait and see. On the western front Ba Lisu stayed stationary in Shaanzhou, as if waiting for the other two armies. As a result, our previous plan would not work. Niu Gao decided that Xie Linong's right army would take the initiative to attack Zhongmou. After occupying Zhongmou, he encircled Cao Zhiyan Baisha. I think the layout of the Western Front needs to be changed."
Li Yanxian stepped forward, looked at the map and said: "If you come east from Suzhou, you can't stay in Shaanzhou all the time. You will definitely go eastward. It's just waiting for the other two armies to come, leaving enough people to guard Shaanzhou, don't be cut off by us." There is no way out."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Not only that, he will be very cautious when coming east. As soon as we leave Lushi County, the whole army will probably go back. In the Mianchi area, our original plan was to hold our position while Shao Ling occupied Shaanzhou After that, take the initiative to attack. If Ba Li Su runs too fast, he will not be able to catch up. If Ba Li Su runs away, why do we set up such a large formation on the Western Front? In the battle on the Western Front, we must The goal is to annihilate most of the Bali Su."
Li Yanxian said: "Jie Shuai is right. It is not difficult to defeat Ba Lisu. What is difficult is to annihilate him."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Yes, since Jingkang, in the past few years, the main force of the Jin Army has not suffered any losses, and it has become stronger and stronger as it fights. How can this be done? From now on, when dealing with the Jin Army, we should not care about the gains and losses of one city or one place. Rather, the goal is to annihilate the enemy.”
After speaking, he pointed to the map and said: "It seems difficult to surround and annihilate Balisu in Mianchi. It is pointless to defeat him. In this case, we must take the initiative to look for opportunities to annihilate the enemy. I What it means is that you lead the Chinese army in Xin'an County to take the initiative to attack Shaanzhou, and Shao Ling attacks Guozhou from Lu. As long as the speed of capturing Guozhou is fast enough, you can block the disengagement speed in the Shaanzhou area and gather together to annihilate it. Of!"
Li Yanxian looked at the map and said after a while: "Shaanzhou is the gateway. It's not that easy to surround Bali Su."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Yes, we can block the east and west, but there is nothing we can do in the north. So in this battle, it is up to you to deal with Bali Su, and Shao Ling to block the Jin army's retreat. Your army marches westward to Shaanzhou After that, Shao Ling immediately left the Lu family and besieged Guozhou with one force. Most of the force crossed the river from Lingbao and occupied Jiezhou to the north. Although our forces were dispersed, we blocked Ba Lisu's retreat. "
Li Yanxian nodded and looked at the map carefully. After a while, he said: "Zhe Keqiu has just arrived in Xizhou, so we can ignore it for the time being. I have more than 30,000 troops to attack more than 20,000 people in Tualisu, so there is no problem. Shao Ling has less than 30,000 troops and wants to attack Guozhou. We still have to deal with Zheng Jianchong's more than 20,000 men, and we have to block Balisu. The task is too heavy. If there is an accident, there will be no one to support us, so it is too risky."
"Zheng Jianchong——" Wang Xiaolie muttered the name silently and walked back and forth in front of the map.
Before surrendering to the Jin Dynasty, Zheng Jianchong was the commander of the Song army, the military commander of Yanyan Road, and also knew Yan'an Prefecture. After Lousu invaded Shaanxi, he surrendered to the Jin Dynasty. To be honest, this is a pretty good official. Do not flatter your superiors, do not treat your subordinates harshly, and be lenient and simple in government, so that both the army and the people will benefit from it. As a general, the army also has combat effectiveness.
This is the case for many demoted officials in Shaanxi. The Song army was a minister of the Song Dynasty at that time. When the Jin people came, they paid gold. They have been serving as officials of Shaanxi and leading Shaanxi's army. Many of them are quite capable, much better than the people on Liu Yu's side.
Wang Xiaolie didn't have a good way to deal with such people. They are capable in their own right and cannot be ignored. His loyalty is not very high. He will fall one way and then another, completely unreliable.
