Chapter 952: Fierce Battle Reed Ze Pass
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The cause of this situation is mainly due to the formation of the war against the Xiongnu, although the two sides of Jin and Shu did not form an alliance at that time, but in order to deal with the Huns together, the two sides have been in a state of peace and quiet, at that time who broke through the territory and city seized by the Huns, generally by default is who owns, and the other side does not come to fight.
The only exception is Jinyang City, where the two sides quarreled, and finally compromised, and the family was half, with the Jin State occupying the East City and the Shu State occupying the West City.
In the area of central Jin, Shu occupies Zhongyang, Zishi, Daling, and Jiaoyang west of Jiuze Lake, while Jin controls Zhongdu, Qixian, Yangyi, and Yuci.
After the outbreak of the Battle of Jizhou, the situation in Bingzhou naturally became much more sensitive, and the two sides were tense, and the war seemed to be on the verge of breaking out.
The situation of the state is that Jin is light and Shu is heavy, because the Shu army has a long supply line, from Pujin Pass in the west to Weize Pass in the east, stretching for hundreds of miles, across the entire Erzhou state.
This supply line is extremely important to the Shu army, 200,000 Shu troops are fighting in Jizhou, and most of the grain, grass, and heavy supplies must be transported through this supply line, and once this supply line is broken, it will be fatal to the Shu army on the front line.
The garrison army in the entire Bingzhou area was transferred from Guanzhong, about 20,000 or 30,000 people, although 20,000 or 30,000 people did not seem to be small, but the real distribution to garrison in various places was indeed pitiful, and it could only barely take on the role of maintaining this supply line, if the Jin State launched an attack, the defense line of the Shu army could be broken at any time.
After the initial Jin State launched a war against Shu, it did not list attacking and merging states as the first choice, the reason is very simple, that is, Sima Jun believed that the main force of the Shu army was in Jizhou, as long as the Shu army in Jizhou was defeated, and Bingzhou would naturally be self-defeating, and there was no need to bother at all.
Therefore, the Jin army concentrated all its forces in Jizhou, trying to eliminate the Shu army within three months through a decisive battle.
The result backfired, and instead of being wiped out, the Shu army suffered heavy losses in the First Battle of Anguo, and completely wiped out the Shu army in Jizhou, which became unattainable.
The defeat in the Battle of Anguo shook the Jin court no less than a major earthquake, and the Jin monarchs and ministers were terrified and mourned, and some ministers of the court began to consider new strategies to deal with the unfavorable situation in Jizhou.
Jia Chong said in the book that the Shu army in Jizhou has become a big trend, and it is almost impossible to eliminate it in a short time, and the grain and grass supplies needed by the Shu army must be transported from Guanzhong, if the Jin army can cut off this transportation line of the Shu army, the Shu army in Jizhou will inevitably fall into a food shortage, and it will be chaotic without a fight. Therefore, Jia Chong believes that the key to the battle of Jizhou is not in Jizhou, but in the merger, as long as the merger is won, all the problems will be solved.
Sima Yan greatly appreciated Jia Chong's strategy, so he gave Sima Jun an order, asking him to divide his troops to take and annex the state and cut off the return route of the Shu people.
The battle of Jinyang is just a beginning, as the state governance of the state, the position of Jinyang City in the state is extremely important, it is the transportation hub connecting the east and west and the north and south of the state, and it will naturally become the first target of the Jin army, but after the battle of Jinyang began, the curtain of the Jin army's comprehensive attack on the state was opened, Sima Jun concentrated heavy troops, attacked Weize Pass in the east, and took Linjin Pass in the west, the intention was obvious, that is, to pinch the head and tail, and take the entire state in one fell swoop.
For this supply line, of course, Liu Yin can not take it lightly, although the strategic goal of the Shu army moved eastward to Jizhou, but for the annexation of the state, Liu Yin has always paid close attention, especially in key areas such as Jinyang City, Weize Pass, and Linjin Pass, Liu Yin is even more personally deployed the defense system, and strive to be foolproof.
This supply line is too important and too important for the Shu army, it can be said that it maintains the survival of the 200,000 troops who entered Jizhou, and its gains and losses are life and death.
But at the same time, this supply line is also quite fragile, stretching for hundreds of miles, and if there is a problem at any node, this supply line may break, and this is undoubtedly fatal.
The garrison troops on the Bingzhou side were basically transferred from Guanzhong, and it was indeed quite difficult for 20,000 or 30,000 people to guard such a transportation line that was hundreds of miles long.
After the extermination of the Xiongnu, the great war in Jin and Shu broke out, and Liu Yin could hardly spare his hands to deal with the affairs of the state, but fortunately, the main target of the Jin army was also in Jizhou, and the state was also safe, which made Liu Yin have no worries for the time being.
After the battle of Anguo, the two sides temporarily ceased to strike the war, entered the winter break, the whole winter, through the supply line of the state to the Jizhou front line transported to the Jizhou front line of grain, grass and heavy military supplies countless, but also let Liu Yin have some hidden worries, the Jin and Shu between the two sides entered the stalemate stage, the war will not end in the short term, the war will inevitably extend to the depth, and the supply line of the Shu army will undoubtedly become the first choice of the Jin army.
Sure enough, as Liu Yin expected, intelligence showed that after entering the first month, the Jin army moved frequently, and the Wenyang Corps of the Jin army, which was originally stationed in Zhao State and Guangping, had already transferred a lot of men and horses to secretly move to the area of Shangdang County in Bingzhou. Another Jin army stationed in Hongnong, under the leadership of the Anbei general Wang Jun, quietly crossed the Yellow River and entered Hedong County.
All indications show that the Jin army pointed the spearhead of the attack at the annexation of the state, and a major battle for the annexation of the state has quietly begun.
In view of this, Liu Yin decided to mobilize a part of the army to return to Bingzhou in response to the new offensive of the Jin army.
Zhang Le's Wudang Fei Army and Zhao Zhuo's Yang'an Army became the first batch of troops to return to fight in the state, and the location of the Wudang Fei Army to assist in the defense was the Weize Pass, the choke point between Jin and Hebei, and Zhao Zhuo went to Jinyang to aid Taiyuan Taishou Du Ji.
The speed of the Shu army's march was not slow, but the Jin army's offensive momentum was also very strong, Zhang Le had not yet arrived at Weize Pass, the Jin army's brigade had already pounced from Leping and launched an attack on Weize Pass. (To be continued.) )