The 20,000 Yan troops have been marching south for almost half a month. The cavalry is far more delicate than the infantry, and the horses need to be cared for.
After receiving supplies and recuperating in Jiantou, this group of troops will regain their fighting strength.
A famous general is worthy of being a famous general.
Although there was no fighting in the first round of confrontation, the competition between the two sides was already in full swing.
At present, Murong Ke has already rushed into the plain, and it depends on whether he will follow or not.
The Yan army is mainly cavalry and has strong maneuverability. Li Yue's 100,000 troops are following behind, and they will be exhausted and defeated sooner or later.
Obviously, Murong Ke has been active and active all the time because of this idea.
"Why don't we mobilize Governor Cui, Bo, and Chen to encircle Murong Ke, trap him in the plain, and then destroy him in one fell swoop?" Cui Hong proposed a plan to encircle Murong Ke on all sides.
"This strategy may work for others, but it is useless for Murong Ke." Li Yue shook his head and refused.
This is the second time I have fought against Murong Ke, and I have some understanding of his military style. He is best at making comebacks against the wind and defeating more with less.
If Cui Jin, Bo Wu, and Chen Duan were all on the same path, it would give Murong Ke an opportunity.
People are watching all three groups fight, fearing that none of these three groups will be his opponent.
In addition, there are Murong Jun's 70,000 troops in Shuzhou to the north, ready to support him at any time.
"Instead of attacking, we must defend each city to avoid giving Murong Ke an opportunity." Li Yue ordered.
Cui Hong said: "If this is the case, I'm afraid it will be difficult for our army to catch up with Murong Ke, and Pingyuan can rush into Qingzhou at any time..."
"How can he conquer the entire Qingzhou with 20,000 cavalry? His goal must still be with me!" Li Yue seduced Murong Ke, and Murong Ke was actually seducing Li Yue to wait for a change and seek an opportunity for a decisive battle.
This is a formidable and tough opponent.
Li Yue never forgot that he was defeated nine times at the hands of Ran Min, but he was still able to capture Ran Min alive in one battle.
Heiyun's army stayed in Jitou to rest and recuperate, but Murong Ke also stood still.
"Where did Murong Ke's food and grass come from?" Li Yue felt depressed for a while.
After so many days, Murong Ke is still full of energy and energy.
Human food is easy to say, and you can eat anything, but the consumption of war horses is not a small number.
Zhang Shengye said: "There is quite a lot of food in Jitou. It is his gain. Jidong is powerful and has secret support. Murong Jun always supports him. Murong Ke has no shortage of food and grass."
It is basically impossible to cut off the Yan army's supplies. It is the turn of spring and summer, and there is food everywhere in the wild.
Even if Li Yue was ruthless and determined to clear the country, it would be of no avail.
Murong Ke would not stay in one place waiting to die.
This is the advantage of the cavalry. The vast plains of Hebei allow the Xianbei cavalry to give full play to their full potential.
Two days later, Murong Ke planned to cross the Yellow River and invade Qingyan.
In the counties and counties south of the Yellow River, before the war began, letters asking for help flew into Shetou like snowflakes.
Murong Ke became famous for more than ten years and was powerful in the northern country.
Most of the troops in Qingyan counties were transferred to Hebei, which was when their military strength was empty.
The pressure returned to Li Yue.
If it were only Murong Ke's men, Li Yue would bite him without hesitation, but the problem is that Murong Jun is still eyeing him in Shuzhou to the north.
Lukou Luhu is also one of the unstable factors.
"If Murong Ke crosses the river and goes south, he will die. His intention is to lure our army to pursue him, and he will not fall into his trap! The counties in Henan need not be afraid!" Li Yue was sure that he would not go south.
It is easy to get over it, but it is not so easy to get over it again.
As long as the major ferry crossings are blocked, Murong Ke will be the turtle in the urn.
Sure enough, Murong Ke wandered by the Yellow River for two days. Seeing that Li Yue did not pursue him, he returned to Gaotang.
To the west, Murong Chui tried to bypass Wang Meng and personally led 20,000 troops to the south of Bai people, trying to attack Litao from the southwest.
However, Wang Meng had already deployed a large number of scouts in the surrounding areas to detect Murong Chui's movements. He made a prompt decision and sent out all his elite troops to besiege Murong Chui with Xu Cheng and Gao Yun.
The Yan army on the west route are all elite soldiers and fierce generals, but the Heiyun army is no less generous.
Xu Cheng is a veteran of the Black Cloud Army, Gao Yun is a rising star, and although Wang Meng is just starting out, he is extremely sophisticated and will not give Murong Chui any chance.
The three groups of men and horses were waiting for work at ease, and they had the advantage of strength. Murong Chui suffered a small loss and suffered more than 3,000 casualties.
Li Yue was completely relieved about Xilu.
According to this trend, Murong Chui might fall into Wang Meng's hands.
Since there was no need to worry about the west road, Li Yue focused all his attention on the east road.
Containing Murong Ke is a thankless task, and if you are not careful, you will be taken advantage of.
Twenty thousand people riding on his hands are enough to sweep the world.
There is a saying in the art of war: Those who are good at fighting can cause harm to others but not others. If you can make the enemy come, it will benefit him; if you can prevent the enemy from coming, it will harm him.
Chasing Murong Ke or besieging Murong Ke are the next best strategies.
Murong Ke is like the kite in the sky, and Murong Jun is like the man holding the kite on the ground.
The two brothers worked together.
"Your Highness... there is a letter from Lu Kou." Zhang Shengye handed over a letter.
Li Yue opened it and read it.
He still came here to ask for something, but this time he was very confident. He said that in order to resist Murong Jun's 70,000-strong army, he was sleeping and forgetting to eat. Li Yue had to show something, and he asked for 100,000 stones of grain and 10,000 livestock...
There was a vague threat in the letter. If he didn't give it, he couldn't guarantee that the Lukou soldiers could still withstand Murong Jun's 70,000-strong army.
"This villain really dares to speak." Cui Hong, who has always been gentle and elegant, couldn't stand it anymore.
After Wei Shan read the letter, he even cursed, "He will definitely cut this guy into pieces!"
There is no doubt that Lu Hu is cooperating with Murong to put pressure on him.
Force yourself to fight as soon as possible, otherwise Lu Hu will make trouble.
Li Yue stared at the map, and suddenly an idea flashed, "Why wait for another day? Why don't we take Lukou now?"
Cui Hong and Wei Shan were both stunned.
Immediately, Cui Hong had a look of admiration on his face, while Wei Shan still looked confused.
Li Yue pointed to the location of Lukou on the map and said, "It can cause harm to people without killing them. Murong Ke wanted to make our army exhausted, but he failed to fall into his plan! Lukou is the gateway to the east of Jizhou. If it can be defeated in one battle, Murong Ke will Can you still be so calm and unhurried?”
Nothing can change without departing from its roots.
The key to this battle is not the giant deer, nor the plain, but Lukou!
Once you capture Lukou, you can close the door and beat the dog, trapping Murong Ke to death.
There are various signs that Lu Hu has already worn the same pants as Murong Jun. Unless this disaster is solved, he will never be able to deal with Yan Jun with peace of mind.
Cui Hong said: "Shuzhou is more than a hundred miles away from Lukou. Murong Jun's army can support you at any time. If our army goes north, Murong Jun and Murong Ke will be entangled... What can we do?"
Li Yue stared at Lukou. The two brothers Murong Jun and Murong Ke naturally would not ignore such a strategic location.
When Murong Jun stationed troops in Shuzhou, he actually wanted to keep an eye on Lukou.
Once Li Yue's army moves north, Murong Jun and Murong Ke will definitely follow.
If this strong city cannot be breached, the Murong brothers can sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers.
Li Yue laughed loudly and held up Lu Hu's letter, "As soon as I fell asleep, someone sent me a pillow. Didn't Lu Hu want 100,000 stones of grain and grass and 10,000 livestock? Give it to him!"
This war finally has an opportunity.
(End of chapter)
