Chapter 1057: Wang Meng's Decision
c_t; In the direction of Jinzhou City in the southeast of Liaodong, more than 10,000 soldiers and horses are stepping up the repair of the city defense, half of them are soldiers who fled here from the direction of Wenxian County and Anshi, when the Yan army is about to attack the city, they must make adequate defensive preparations in order to protect themselves. (
Jinzhou City is just a small city with a radius of three miles, even in the remote Liaodong, it seems very insignificant, however, the defense facilities here are comparable to large cities, moats and suspension bridges are as tall as the city walls, of course, these powerful defense facilities are not there before, but after the Jin army occupied Liaodong, it was gradually repaired in more than a year, in order to prevent the attack of the Yan army.
"General, the 20,000 cavalry of the Yan army has arrived five miles north of the city, and it is estimated that an attack will be launched tomorrow night." A scout ran up the wall and reported loudly.
"Jinzhou City is impregnable, but it is not comparable to Wenxian County and Anshi, and it is absolutely wishful thinking for the Yan army to capture Jinzhou City with only 20,000 soldiers and horses." The general snorted disdainfully.
"General, the king's military order." A herald soldier hurried over.
The general glanced at it hurriedly, looked back at the little soldier, and asked loudly, "Where is General Wang Meng?" ”
"Three hours ago, I just arrived at the ferry port of Mayoujin." The soldier replied truthfully, paused, and then said: "General Wang said, let the general guard the city tightly, and not go to meet him." ”
Hearing this, the general nodded reassuringly, at this moment, the 20,000 elite soldiers of the Yan Kingdom have arrived five miles north of Jinzhou City, and they may launch a siege battle at any time, as the main general who guards Jinzhou City, if he leaves the city at this time, it is easy to be misunderstood by the soldiers under his command, and he himself is not very relieved, and Wang Meng's command-style reminder that he does not have to leave the city, his worries are completely solved.
"It's really commendable that General Wang can understand our difficulties as generals so well!" The general said meaningfully.
A subordinate general beside him nodded and said, "General Wang always puts the overall situation first. Don't care about these red tape, this is the pillar of the country. ”
"Yes! Oh, yes! With General Wang coming to preside over the overall situation, the danger in Liaodong will definitely be able to pass safely. All the generals echoed.
At the Mayoujin Ferry, Wang Meng and his three thousand elite soldiers and horses have set up camp. Although the situation in Liaodong was extremely dangerous at the moment, he had no intention of immediately leading his troops north, he was waiting, waiting for the 50,000 sailors from Yangzhou.
"General, Yangzhou is thousands of miles away from Liaodong. I really don't know how long it will take for Yangzhou's soldiers and horses to arrive in Liaodong. The general looked at Wang Meng and said worriedly.
Wang Meng smiled and said softly: "Although Yangzhou is far away from Liaodong, you can travel non-stop by sea, and there is no need to camp and pull out camps, and the route is relatively straight, so the speed is much faster than the land route, and I believe that you will soon be able to reach Mayoujin." ”
"I hope so!" The general responded.
Subsequently, Wang Meng was in the big tent of the Chinese army. The ministry will study the current situation in Liaodong and analyze the current countermeasures that should be taken.
After some discussion, everyone agreed that they should first break the 20,000 Yan army in the direction of Jinzhou City, and then go north to seize the four cities occupied by Yan, including Wenxian County, so that they can echo Xiangping City in the north, have a restraining effect on the siege soldiers and horses of Yan State, and reduce the pressure on Xiangping City. []
But. At this moment, there are only more than 20,000 soldiers and horses in southeast Liaodong, and they are only capable of defending, but they are not capable of taking the initiative to attack, which makes Wang Meng feel very helpless. Unless the 50,000 soldiers and horses of the Yangzhou Army arrived, their plan could not be carried out, and they could only hold a small piece of territory in the southeastern part of Liaodong.
"General, fleet, there's a huge fleet coming from outside the ferry. Under the banner of our Jin army, it should be the soldiers and horses of the Yangzhou Legion who have arrived. Just when Wang Meng was discussing with his generals how to solve the crisis in Liaodong, the news of the arrival of the Yangzhou Army came.
When Wang Meng heard this, he was very happy, looked at the general and said with a smile: "See! Say Cao Cao has arrived, Cao Cao has really arrived, hahaha! We went to the ferry port to meet us. After speaking, he walked out of the big tent of the Chinese army and walked towards the Mayoujin Ferry.
The generals also happily followed.
On the shore of the Mayoujin Ferry, Wang Meng and several of his subordinates stood straight and stared at the large number of warships that were approaching.
The Yangzhou Legion is known for its naval army, and the warships that went to Liaodong this time are all big ships, there are more than 500 of them, and the largest warship is full of five floors, which looks like a giant on the sea, which is extremely spectacular.
"What a big ship!" The soldiers at the ferry all expressed their heartfelt admiration.
"It is said that the Yangzhou Legion is unparalleled in the world, and it really deserves its reputation when I see it today." Wang Meng said with a smile.
The general said with a smile: "The Yangzhou Navy is powerful, but I just don't know how their land battle is!" After all, this battle of Liaodong is a land battle rather than a water battle, and the last general is very worried! ”
Wang Meng smiled and said: "How is the land battle of the Yangzhou Legion, I have to ask Han Yong about this, haha!" ”
Talking and laughing, five hundred warships had already arrived at the shore of the ferry, and the largest warship had completely landed on the shore, and the generals on the warship had naturally seen Wang Meng who was greeted at the ferry, so they hurriedly stepped off the warship and walked briskly to the location of Wang Meng and the others.
"General Han came by coincidence, Wang Meng has just arrived a few hours, haha!" Wang Meng greeted politely.
Han Yong was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "It turned out to be General Wang, who admired General Wang's name for a long time, and finally met today, fortunately, fortunately." ”
"Hahaha!" Wang Meng smiled, took Han Yong's hands, and said with a smile: "The ferry is windy, let's go to the big tent to talk in detail." After speaking, he pulled Han Yong and walked towards the big tent of the Chinese army not far away.
After the Chinese army was seated, Wang Meng told Han Yong about the current situation in Liaodong and asked Han Yong's opinion, which, as expected, was very consistent with the results of their previous discussions, that is, Han Yong also supported their strategy.
"The hero sees the same thing, since General Han also thinks so, then the soldiers are fast, march as soon as possible, detour back to the Yan army by sea, and then attack the 20,000 Yan soldiers and horses north of Jinzhou City with lightning speed." Wang Meng said.
Han Yong hugged his fists and said, "Okay, the 20,000 Yan army north of Jinzhou City will be handed over to me, and I will set off now." After saying that, he walked out of the big tent.
Wang Meng and his subordinate generals sent them out, and said loudly: "General Han is assured to attack the Yan army, and the soldiers and horses of Jinzhou City will help you." ”
"Well, this battle will definitely be able to defeat the elite of the Yan Army in one fell swoop." Han Yong said confidently.
Soon. More than 500 warships marched to the ferry north of Jinzhou City again, preparing to launch a surprise attack on the elite soldiers and horses of the Yan Kingdom from behind.
"General, the Yangzhou Legion has set off. When we travel to Golden State City. The general asked.
Wang Meng looked at the fleet that was moving away, and said softly: "It is enough to break through the elite of the 20,000 Yan army, and it is enough to have the soldiers and horses of the Yangzhou Army and Jinzhou City, and the 3,000 soldiers of our army do not need to go out." ”
"General, such a good opportunity for meritorious service. Is that just a miss? The general asked puzzled.
Wang Meng smiled and said, "What's the matter, I'm greedy, don't worry, we have more important things to do?" ”
"Something important?" The general looked at Wang Meng suspiciously.
Wang Meng nodded and said softly: "At present, there are still many uncertainties in the current situation in Liaodong, not what we see, there are still many turbulent undercurrents hidden, which must be paid enough attention to." ”
"What does the general mean. The end will be dull. The general's eyes were even more puzzled.
Wang Meng looked to the northeast and said softly: "There are only our army and the Yan army in Liaodong, but what about the east and north of Liaodong?" Have you thought about it. After saying that, he smiled.
The general frowned and thought for a moment, and said: "The last general understands, the general is worried that Goguryeo Wo Sanhan and other countries will send reinforcements to reinforce Yan State, so that the situation of our army will be even more dangerous." ”
Wang Meng nodded and said: "That's right, the main force of our army is on the western front, Liaodong is just a partial division, but the main force of the Yan army has already killed Liaodong." If all the small countries help the Yan country, it will be difficult for our army to gain a foothold in Liaodong, so we must prevent the small countries from helping the Yan country. ”
"Does the general have a good plan?" The general asked.
Wang Meng Zhengse said: "Our army will go to Sanhan first by water. After solving the three Hans, continue to go north and solve the problems of Wofu and Goguryeo, whether or not they can be co-opted to help our Great Jin, at least not let them help the Yan Kingdom. ”
"Our army is going to Samhan, but our army only has 3,000 soldiers and horses. And the three Koreas each have tens of thousands of troops, and our army rushes forward, isn't it hitting a stone with an egg? The general said worriedly.
Wang Meng shook his head, and said with a straight face: "We are going to be both benevolent and powerful, so that the small countries can see the military might of my Great Jin Wang Division, not to capture these small countries, three thousand elites are enough." ”
"General, isn't it too risky to do this?" The generals are still a little worried.
Wang Meng waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, the 3,000 elites of our army are comparable to 30,000 soldiers and horses, which is enough to protect themselves. ”
"Yes, General, the last general commands." The generals had no choice but to receive orders.
A few hours later, Wang Meng first sent his henchmen to convey an order, so that the soldiers and horses in the southeast of Liaodong cooperated with the Yangzhou army to break the 20,000 elites of the Yan army, and then let them hold the south of Liaodong and hand over the task of recovering the four county towns to the Yangzhou army, so as not to lose the battle and lose the entire Liaodong.
After arranging all this, Wang Meng asked the three thousand elites under his command to rest as soon as possible, and after a day of rest, he took a boat to Obifang County early in the morning of the second day to start the operation of subduing the small countries.
In the evening of the same day, Han Yong and his 50,000 Yangzhou sailors arrived at a ferry port north of Jinzhou City, quickly landed on the beach, and then went straight to the area north of Jinzhou City, preparing to attack the elite army of Yan State.
At the same time, the soldiers and horses of the Jin army stationed in Jinzhou City also received Wang Meng's order and began to assemble at the north gate, ready to respond to the Yangzhou army at any time and launch a two-sided battle against the elite army of Yan State.
Just when the Jin army was sharpening their knives and horses, five miles north of Jinzhou City, the Yan army was building siege equipment overnight, obviously, they were determined to break through Jinzhou City as soon as possible in order to complete the task assigned to them by Murong Ke.
A few miles outside the Yan army camp, Han Yong and the 50,000 troops under his command had gradually moved closer, just to prevent being discovered by the Yan army, so the main army stopped five miles away from the Yan army camp, and only Han Yong and a few other men and horses went to the vicinity of the Yan army camp to reconnoiter the enemy.
"General, the Yan army has already camped, and the preparations in the camp are insufficient, this is a great opportunity for our army to raid, if you don't attack immediately at this time, let alone when." The general said excitedly.
Han Yong nodded and said: "That's right, this is indeed a good opportunity to attack, this general will go back to lead the army to attack, you stay and observe, and when our army arrives less than two miles from the enemy's camp, immediately light the Kong Ming lantern and notify the army of Jinzhou City to flank the Yan army." ”
"Don't worry, general! I'll leave that to me. The general hurriedly replied.
Afterwards, Han Yong quickly rushed back to the position where the main army had stopped, and immediately led an army of 50,000 to rush towards the Yan State camp at a very fast speed.
Although the light was relatively dim in the dark night, the reflection of the snow-covered ground was very strong, so as soon as they arrived at a distance of three miles from the Yan State camp, the army was discovered by the Yan State scouts and immediately warned them.
As soon as he heard the warning, the Yan State camp immediately fell into a panic, a large number of soldiers rushed out of the camp tent, and looked for weapons and war horses, ready to meet the enemy, and the small number of soldiers and horses responsible for the guard had been assembled, and began to guard in the direction of the Jin army.
The soldiers of the Jin army who were ambushed near the Yan army camp, seeing that the soldiers and horses of the Yan State had begun to prepare to meet the enemy, immediately lit the Kong Ming lantern in advance, so that the soldiers and horses of Jinzhou City could kill faster.
"Speed up and kill ......" Seeing that the Yan State camp had begun to prepare, Han Yong shouted loudly and led his army to rush towards the Yan State camp.
At this time, most of the soldiers and horses in the Yan army camp were not ready, and only a small number of soldiers and horses were ready for battle.
The 50,000 soldiers and horses of the Jin army have been killed in front of them, while the soldiers and horses prepared by the Yan army are only a few thousand, and the difference in strength is extremely huge, but in order to cover the soldiers and horses in the camp, they had to bite the bullet and launch a counter-charge against the Jin army, intending to rely on the power of the Yan army's iron cavalry to defeat the main force of the Jin army.
"Don't measure yourself, kill ......" Han Yong shouted, and led his soldiers and horses to kill the Yan cavalry that rushed up.
The combat power of the elite cavalry of the Yan army is very strong, and when he first came into contact, Han Yong felt it, however, the Yan army only had a few thousand men and horses, and it was not fully prepared, so it was naturally impossible to stop the 50,000 army under his command, and under the impact of the 50,000 Jin army, the thousands of cavalry of the Yan army were quickly defeated