Chapter 1335 Ferry Battle
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The Jin army in Yan'an reacted very quickly, and after receiving the news that the Ming army had crossed the river and Wang Yongqiang rebelled, they sent a quick horse to Chang'an to report the news, and on the other hand, they sent troops to plug the gap in Wubao.
At this time, the general trend of the Ming Dynasty dominating the world was like a turbulent sea tide, and in order to block the Ming Dynasty, the Jin State built a 10,000-mile causeway on the border of the Ming and Jin Dynasty to block the sea tide from rushing into Guanzhong.
The Ming army crossed the river at Wubao, which was equivalent to Changti opening a small opening, and the tide broke through the embankment.
If the Jin army does not block this opening, then there will be a huge hole in the entire causeway, and the general trend will rush into the pass.
The decision of the governor and the admiral of Suiyan can be said to be very wise, Zhao Liangdong left the governor's yamen, and immediately rushed to the barracks, only an hour later, the forward 2,000 people left Yan'an City, and went to Yanchuan County, which is close to Suide Prefecture.
Zhao Liangdong led 8,000 soldiers, each carrying a roll of blankets, 20 catties of grain and some dried meat and pickles, and followed closely behind the vanguard and killed Wubao County.
They only brought less than twenty days' rations, and after twenty days, the main force of the Jin army should arrive at Wubao, if not, then he could only retreat to Yan'an to eat.
After Zhao Liangdong left, Dong Zongsheng immediately ordered the Tun army to enter the city to defend, and then wrote a letter to Sun Sike, the Jin general in Tuntian, Hetao, hoping that he would go south to attack Yulin and fight the Ming army with Zhao Liangdong in the north and south.
There were 10,000 Ming troops crossing the river from Wubao, but because of the turbulent water and the narrow crossing, the transportation was very slow, and only about 2,000 people were crossed to Wubao every day, and it took five days to be crossed.
At this time, it stands to reason that the Ming army should take advantage of the fact that the Jin State has not yet reacted, and quickly go south to take the important town of Yan'an, but because the ferry is slow to transport supplies, grain, grass and logistics, it is impossible for the Ming army to leave the stronghold of Wubao too far to fight, otherwise they will not even be able to eat.
The main goal of Li Laiheng's 10,000 people is to gain a firm foothold in northern Shaanxi, urgently need supplies, and lay a good foundation for the follow-up troops to cross the river.
It was based on a general understanding of the ferry that Dong Zongsheng knew that the Ming army crossing the river was limited now, so he dared to let the Jin army in Yan'an come to fight for Fort Wu.
If the ferry can cross the river in a few days with tens of thousands of supplies needed by the Ming army and the army, the Ming army does not have to confront the Jin army at Tongguan, and directly pulls the main force to Wubao, and the Jin army does not have to go north, just wait to be beaten in Yan'an.
Wubao County Ya, Li Laiheng set up the festival hall in the hall, and was convening the generals to discuss, Wang Yongqiang and Gao Youcai also came to obey the order.
In the hall, more than a dozen generals gathered together, Li Laiheng spread out a map, and the wooden pole pointed to Wubao and said: "Although the army has crossed the river now, it will take some time for the military food and materials to be transported over, and we can only nest in Wubao at present, but the commander estimates that the Jin army knows that we cross the river and will inevitably come to counterattack, so today we called everyone to discuss how we should deal with it." ”
To transport troops and supplies from Shanxi to Wubao, it was necessary to cross the Luliang Mountains and then cross the Yellow River, which was full of difficulties and could be said to have seriously tied the hands and feet of the Ming army.
Wang Xu said with a smile: "Dashuai's prediction is right, according to the news I have learned, Zhao Liangdong, the governor of Suiyan of the Jin Kingdom, has led more than 10,000 men and horses to Yanchuan County, and it will only take two or three days to kill Wubao!" In addition, the Jin army in Hetao and Ningxia is likely to kill Suide. ”
"So fast!" Li Laiheng was shocked, he was a native of Mizhi, and he was very clear about the geography of northern Shaanxi, and Yanchuan was already very close to Suide and Wubao County. Hetao and Ningxia are far away from Suide, but half a month is enough to kill Suide.
This is equivalent to being attacked on three sides, and the Ming army cannot fight a sports war, so it is necessary to hold the stronghold of Wubao, otherwise Wubao will be lost, and it will not take long for the Ming army and Wang Yongqiang's men and horses to run out of food.
Li Laiheng frowned and looked at the map for a while, which was densely packed with various annotations, and the number of Jin troops, the location of the garrison, the degree of training, weapons and equipment, and the grain and grass materials were all recorded in detail.
Wang Yongqiang and Gao You, who were on the side, saw this map, the terrain and the army had everything, more detailed than they knew, and they knew that the Ming army could calculate them, it was not luck, but real effort, the two were instantly convinced, and at the same time increased some confidence.
After Li Laiheng looked at the map for a while, he finally straightened up and said: "In this way, the Jin army may attack from three sides, but fortunately, the Jin army in Hetao and Ningxia is far away from us, and it will not be able to threaten us for a while." We are mainly dealing with Zhao Liangdong's 10,000 gold army now. ”
Wang Guangtai looked at the map and said: "Zhao Liangdong's 10,000 horses are the new army of the Jin State, and the combat power is not weak, and the intelligence says that Zhao Liangdong is cautious. ”
Li Laiheng touched the beard under his forehead, and after being silent for a while, he looked at Gao Youcai and said, "General Gao, your 3,000 people will stay in Yulin, you don't need to go south, just prepare to guard against the Jin army going south in Hetao." ”
"Yes, the last general obeys!" Gao Youcai hurriedly saluted, but after receiving the order, he asked: "Dashuai, there are not many Jin army tun households in Hetao, and there are also Mongols, there are only 3,000 people in the humble position, I don't know if there are reinforcements." In addition, the lowly grain and grass? ”
Li Laiheng waved his hand and interrupted his words, "Don't worry, Governor Li will transport the grain and grass from the two ferries of Fugu and Huzhai, and at the same time, the general Jiang of Datong will also send troops to cross the river from these two ferries to support you!" ”
Gao Youcai immediately clenched his fists when he heard this, "I understand my humble duties!" ”
Li Laiheng nodded, "Today, you can go back!" ”
After speaking, Li Laiheng set his eyes on Yan'an, "The map marks that the defenders of Yan'an are only 12,000 people, and Zhao Liangdong has 10,000 people, so Yan'an is only 2,000 people. If it can be broken, it is naturally a good thing, if it can't be broken, force Zhao Liangdong to come back to help, Ben Shuai is covering up from behind, beating him down, do you think it's feasible? ”
Li Laiheng raised his head and glanced at everyone, Wang Yongqiang reminded: "Marshal, Dong Zongsheng, the governor of Suiyan, has been running Yan'an for four years, and there are more than 10,000 military households. Thinking humbly, he may have relied on this to dare to let Zhao Liangdong take 10,000 people, and he only left 2,000 people to guard Yan'an. ”
Li Laiheng frowned slightly, threw the wooden pole on the map, and said arrogantly, "Then General Wang will leave a thousand people in Suide, pull the rest of the people over, and meet this Zhao Liangdong with this commander for a while." ”
On the road from Yanchuan to the north, an army of more than 10,000 people is marching rapidly, their military flags are displayed, the armor is distinct, and the steps are vigorous, it can be seen that it is an elite infantry army, and the leader is the golden general Zhao Liangdong.
If the Jin army wants to counterattack Suide and Yulin, it must first take the ferry along the Yellow River, cut off the connection between the Ming army crossing the river and Shanxi, otherwise it is useless to fight other places, the Ming army can continue to transport troops, and in the end it will only fight more and more, so Zhao Liangdong did not play any tricks, and took Yingtianbao and Huijiayuan all the way, so he divided 1,000 soldiers and horses to Suide, and he led 9,000 people to leave the official road and advance along the Yellow River to Wubao.
After the Jin army entered Suidezhou, it was only two days away from Wubao, and Zhao Liangdong knew that if he arrived one day late, the Ming army and the Ming army would have more supplies to cross the river, so he was very anxious, but he did not force the march, and always let the soldiers maintain enough physical strength.
The two cities of Wubao and Suide were horns of each other, and he believed that both the rebels and the Ming army had received the news of his heading north, and he only sent a thousand men to Suide to monitor, and he was very worried that the rebels of Suide would outflank him, so even if he was anxious, he still asked the soldiers to maintain their strength to prevent a sudden attack.
At this time, he rode forward in the middle of the team, but a group of cavalry suddenly rushed towards him, turned over and dismounted, and reported: "Open the military gate, Suide's rebels defeated Zhao Qianhu and went to Yan'an!" ”
Zhao Liangdong was stunned when he heard this, and said in his heart, "I was really told by Dong Futai that the rebels really took advantage of the emptiness in Yan'an and wanted to sneak attack Yan'an." ”
He sneered, and then waved his hand: "Okay, you let Zhao Tingwu retreat to Wubao and move closer to this town, and ignore the rebels going south." ”
After the cavalry saluted, they turned over their horses and galloped away.
Zhao Liangdong waved his horsewhip and shouted loudly: "Order, speed up, and march to Wubao." ”
The Jin army on the road suddenly ran, thousands of people's clothes and armor rattled, and their heads rose and fell with their pace.