Zhongshan.
There was a light layer of snow on the ground, and as far as the eye could see, the city, woods, and hills were all covered in white.
Hundreds of war horses were spraying white gas from their mouths and noses, less than three miles outside the city of Lunu.
The black armor stands out in the ice and snow.
Even with only three or four hundred horses, the Yan army in the city could not hold on.
Zhang Hao and Xu Cheng tried every means, but Yan Jun remained indifferent.
"Bah, old Murong Ping is so determined to be a coward!" Zhang Hao spat into the snow.
Xu Chengdao: "Murong Ping is self-aware and does not dare to fight with our army in the field."
Two years ago, hundreds of thousands of Yan troops marched south arrogantly. In just two years, the offensive and defensive momentum has changed.
"Since they can't come out, why not select 20,000 elites, carry ten days of food, and raid Jicheng. As long as my army appears under Jicheng, the Yan Kingdom will be shaken!" Zhang Hao made a bold suggestion.
With 20,000 cavalry in his hands, he can naturally dominate the world.
However, the entire Black Cloud Army only has 25,000 horses, so it is impossible to allocate them all to him.
And this proposal is very dangerous.
With Murong Ke and his tens of thousands of elites in Jicheng, plus the newly recruited young men, even if they break into Jicheng, it won't make much sense.
It's easy to go back, but it's not so easy to go back.
Xu Cheng glanced at him and said, "In the decisive battle between the two countries, we should fight steadily. Daliang's national strength is superior, so why take risks? Once something unexpected happens to the 20,000 troops, it will affect the entire war situation."
"Then just waste it like this? Wait until Murong Ping dies of old age?" Zhang Hao was really unwilling to give up.
Xu Cheng looked at the snowy Lunu City. Don't think about attacking the city in this weather. The tens of thousands of troops in the city could not be captured in a moment.
To this day, Yan's strategy is also very clear.
Relying on the strong city to consume the morale of the Heiyun Army, when the morale of the army was exhausted, Murong Ke, Murong Chui, Murong Ping, plus Murong's army in Xiangguo City, launched a four-pronged attack, just like when they defeated Ran Min.
This trick is simple and practical.
"You can't go to Jicheng, but you can go to Changshan!" Xu Cheng pointed his riding whip to the northwest.
Changshan's strategic value is not as great as Zhongshan's.
But the victory is that the defense is lax and easy to succeed. If the Yan army ignores it, the Heiyun army can march straight in and attack Daijun!
The value of Daijun is greater than that of Zhongshan. It is the gateway to the merger of two states. It also echoes the Tuoba Shi Yijian of Yunzhong County.
Zhang Hao's eyes lit up, "Without further delay, the last general will lead his 20,000 troops to advance first!"
"No, 50,000 horses will take Changshan at one go!" Xu Cheng waved his whip, causing the horse to hurt and rush out with a "whisper", leaving a clear row of horse hoof prints on the light snow.
Immediately the dark army advanced westward.
There are many rivers in the middle mountains of Changshan, but they are all frozen, and the black cloud army can flow unimpeded.
Xu Cheng led his soldiers to ride horses among the soldiers to boost their morale, and personally carried the frostbitten soldiers onto the mule carts. "You guys insist, there will be thieves to kill when we get to Changshan!"
"We follow King Liang across the world and are not even afraid of death. Are we still afraid of this mere wind and snow?" The old soldiers laughed boldly.
"I only regret that there are too few Yan thieves, not enough for us to kill!" Heiyun soldiers were almost fanatical about their military exploits.
"Well, you are worthy of being a Chinese man!" Xu Cheng galloped through the crowd.
The Yan army retreated and refused to fight, which only further stimulated the killing intent of the soldiers.
In the past two years, the national strength of the Liang Kingdom has increased. The lives of Heiyun soldiers are getting better and better day by day. They have fields and slaves at home, and they have no worries about food and drink. Many soldiers find blacksmiths to make their own weapons, well-fitting armors, and bring their own furs and shoes. , wolf-skin mattresses, and some people even prepared liquor-dried meat to keep out the cold.
After marching hundreds of miles in two days, only about thirty people were left behind, and they were all sent back to the Xiangguo camp by scouts.
"Report, five thousand Yan army infantry and cavalry were found twenty miles ahead!" Even the scout's voice was full of surprise.
"Haha, it's finally time to eat meat. General, please wait a moment. I will go and get the head of the thief general!" Zhang Hao raised his spear, and the horses and men stood up, and immediately galloped out.
Two thousand riders followed closely behind, and within a moment, the white snow was stained red with blood...
Heat is rising in the Xiangguo camp.
Chang Wei transported a large amount of coal cakes from Yecheng, and he would not feel cold no matter how heavy the wind and snow were.
Logistics support capabilities are actually also combat capabilities.
For this battle, Li Yue spent all his wealth accumulated over the years, used Handan as a food transit place, and sent Gao Yun to guard it.
"Your Highness, news came from Jiangdong that Yuan Zhen led 10,000 troops to attack Hefei." Liu Yingdao, the official.
"Ten thousand people want to conquer Hefei?" Li Yue laughed.
Sun Quan raised hundreds of thousands of troops at every turn to fight for Hefei, and launched six wars, but failed to win.
Yuan Zhen why?
But this should be Jiangdong's symbolic cooperation with Yan State. After all, the two sides have formed an alliance.
It would be unreasonable for Jiang Dong not to express his feelings during the decisive battle between Liang Yan and Liang Yan.
Huan Wen had just assumed power, and his first task was to appease the Jiangdong nobles and consolidate power, rather than launch a new Northern Expedition.
And Jiangdong did not have the strength to launch a large-scale Northern Expedition.
"What's Fu Jian's movement?" Nan Mian didn't need to worry, Li Yue started to care about Xi Mian.
"Ten days ago, Fu Jian transferred back Deng Qiang and Fu Fei and raised 70,000 troops to attack Liangzhou." Liu Ying cupped his hands and said.
After Zhang Zuo usurped his nephew's throne, he aggressively eliminated dissidents and killed the famous general Xie Ai, which caused dissatisfaction among the people of the country and scattered the morale of the army. This time, he was afraid that he would not be able to escape the disaster of destruction.
Li Yue picked a good opportunity to attack Yan State, and Fu Jian was not bad at it, taking the opportunity to attack Liangzhou.
Once Liangzhou is captured, Di Qin's national power will skyrocket.
"There are so many characters in Guanzhong!" Li Yue couldn't help but sigh.
Without Wang Meng's assistance, Fu Jian's development is not bad.
At least for now, the line is correct, defend in the east and attack in the west, not participate in the Guandong War, have a good relationship with Liang Guo, and expand westward.
However, even if Liangzhou is captured, it still depends on Fu Jian's governance methods.
Di Qin's internal problems are also not small.
Historically, Fu Jian unified the north but failed to resolve it, so that after a great defeat, Di and Qin fell apart.
"Your Highness, good news. Generals Xu and Zhang stormed Changshan in the snow. They first defeated the cities of Zanhuang and Gaoyi, and then turned to attack Jingxing. General Fu Yan of the State of Yan led his troops into battle and was defeated by General Zhang. General Xu took advantage of the momentum to capture Zhenxing. Sure!" Lang Wei Dou Feng opened the tent and walked in with a face of surprise.
Taking Zhending is equivalent to capturing Changshan County.
"Great kindness!" Li Yue praised.
Zhang Hao and Xu Cheng are brave and calm, and they cooperate with each other and complement each other.
In this way, it was equivalent to opening a gap in the Yan army.
If Murong Ke lets it go, this army can attack Dai County in the north, enter Bingzhou in the west, and attack Shanggu and Yuyang counties in the east to threaten Jicheng. If Murong Ke does not move out, Li Yue can unite with Tuoba Shiyi Jian first captured Bingzhou and trapped Murong Chui to death.
This battle is like playing Go. Every piece dropped may be the key to victory.
Li Yue looked to the east, his eyes seemed to have passed through the wind and snow, and landed on Jicheng...
(End of chapter)
