Chapter 1082: Attack on Lu County
After Xie Ai thought of the breakthrough of the attack, he summoned all the generals into the Chinese army's tent and gave them orders to fight.
"General Huan, your 100,000 troops will remain in place and continue to confront the enemy soldiers and horses in Changping County." Xie Ai first gave Huan Chong an order.
"Yes, General, the Admiral will obey."
"General Zhuge , your 100,000 soldiers and horses immediately reinforce the East Road Army, converge with General Zhang Hao's 100,000 soldiers and horses, and then attack the enemy troops stationed in Lu County." Xie Ai continued to order.
"Yes, General, the Admiral will obey."
Xie Ai nodded, looked at Yang An and Deng Qiang again, and said: "You and Ben will continue to stay in the camp, and closely monitor the movements of the main force of the Yan army. ”
"Yes, the Admiral understands." Deng Qiang and Yang An hugged their fists and said.
After giving the specific order, Xie Ai explained some specific details of the operation, and then asked the generals to return to the camp immediately and make adequate preparations in the shortest possible time.
The 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Jin army suddenly reinforced the front line, and this important information was immediately transmitted to the Yan army camp, and Murong Ke, the commander of the Yan army, was informed at the first time.
After learning such important information, Murong Ke immediately informed Murong Jun, the king of Yan in Jicheng, of the news, and on the other hand, he summoned his subordinates to discuss the situation.
"Generals, the scouts have just received accurate news that the 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Jin army have suddenly reinforced the front line, so that the total number of soldiers and horses of the Jin army will be as high as 500,000, and the pressure on our army will increase sharply." Murong Ke said first.
"The Jin army suddenly increased by 100,000 troops. However, my Dayan no longer has any soldiers and horses to reinforce, and the situation is becoming more and more unfavorable for us. A general said worriedly.
"General, the Jin army has suddenly reinforced 100,000 soldiers and horses, and it will definitely take action against our army in the near future. Our army must be fully prepared. A general immediately guessed that the Jin army might take action.
When Murong Ke heard this, he nodded and said, "The general also thinks that the Jin army will take action next, so he discussed with you how to deal with the possible actions of the Jin army. ”
"The last general felt that the Jin army would inevitably attack in a certain direction of our army, and this direction must be the weakest part of our army. Therefore, our army must make good preparations for the weak links and strictly defend against the enemy's surprise attack. A subordinate general said.
Murong Ke looked at the general with appreciation, and said with a straight face: "That's right, this general thinks so too." And the weak part of our army is naturally the left flank, so it is necessary to inform the soldiers and horses on the left flank and make all-round preparations for war. ”
Obviously, Murong Ke also realized that the soldiers and horses on the left flank were too mixed, in addition to the 20,000 Yan army, there were also 80,000 soldiers and horses from Fuyu, Huiqian and Lu Lou who were reinforced. The soldiers and horses of the Quartet are four minds, and it is difficult to twist them into a rope, once they encounter a strong enemy attack. It may collapse because of this.
When the generals heard this, they all agreed very much, and said that they would immediately prepare for war and pay full attention to the movements of the Jin army.
In the palace of King Yan in Jicheng, Murong Jun, the king of Yan, looked extremely anxious, and Murong Ke reported major news. Like a thunderbolt from the blue, he was struck by lightning.
He now has no troops to reinforce the front line. And the Jin army is in the direction of Luoyang City, but there are still many soldiers and horses. The reserve force can be said to be extremely sufficient, and in terms of national strength, Yan State will not be able to confront the Great Jin for a long time, and in the long run, Yan State will inevitably collapse.
Soon, the courtiers who rushed to hear the news entered the main hall and stood beside Murong Jun according to the level of their official positions.
"Your Majesty, I heard that the Jin army has reinforced another 100,000 troops, and the situation is very unfavorable to our army!" A minister said.
"Yes! King, there are more and more Jin troops, and my Dayan has no reserve soldiers and horses, and the treasury has been exhausted, so we should make plans as soon as possible. Another minister said.
When Murong Jun heard this, he said helplessly: "How can this king not know about my Dayan's difficulties, but now, the situation is like this, what good can this king do?" After speaking, he sighed helplessly.
A minister knelt on the ground, hugged his fists and said: "King, Weichen has heartfelt words, don't vomit or be unhappy, now the Jin army has played the slogan of recovering Youzhou and Pingzhou, and, judging from the current situation, the slogan of the Jin army is not just to boost morale, but has made up its mind to recover Youzhou and Pingzhou, in this case, Dayan is not able to consume the Great Jin, rather than die of national exhaustion, it is better to take the initiative to sacrifice Youzhou and Pingzhou, surrender to the Great Jin." After saying that, he grabbed the ground with his head until he bleed.
"Surrender the land, hum ......" Murong Jun was very angry when he heard this, right now, except for Changping County in Youzhou and Pingzhou, the remaining territory has long been ceded out because of the request for reinforcements, if Youzhou and Pingzhou are returned to Dajin, there will not be an inch of land in Dayan Kingdom, in this way, Dayan will also be destroyed, how can he tolerate this situation, for this reason, he is naturally irritable.
However, he himself knows very well in his heart that the current strength of the Great Yan Kingdom is indeed unable to confront the Great Jin Dynasty, and long-term consumption will inevitably lead to the destruction of the country, but he is unwilling, unwilling to surrender to the Great Jin, unwilling to lose the territory that his ancestors have opened up with great difficulty.
"Your Majesty, you can't surrender, if you surrender to the Great Jin, our courtiers can enter Luoyang City and continue to be officials, but the king will definitely not have such a good treatment, after all, the king has been the king, how can the Great Jin tolerate the existence of the king, I am afraid that my head will be in a different place! This son misled the king for personal gain, and his heart can be punished. One of the ministers yelled angrily.
"That's right, Your Majesty, the warriors of my Great Yan Kingdom are not afraid of death, as long as we still have a breath of air, we must fight with the Jin army to the end, and we will never compromise." Another bloody minister, roared loudly.
When Murong Jun heard this, he nodded approvingly, obviously, he was familiar with history, and he was very clear about what would happen to the king after surrendering, if he surrendered to the Great Jin, he would either be executed or placed under residential surveillance, and be a caged bird, and his personal dignity would be gone.
For Murong Jun, who has a natural talent, such days are unbearable, he would rather die on the battlefield than live in the world like this, and the only people who can be put in a cage and appreciate are birds. And Murong Jun is a goshawk, the goshawk yearns for the vast blue sky, and he must not bear to be locked in a small birdcage, otherwise he will fight to the death to obtain the dignity he deserves.
"The king has made up his mind. Swore to live and die with Dayan and never surrender to the Jin Kingdom. Murong Jun said with a straight face.
"Wechen is willing to swear to follow the king." Seeing this, the ministers hurriedly expressed their loyalty.
Subsequently, Murong Jun issued an order to pull out the minister who was kneeling and begging for surrender to be beheaded to warn the ministers. If there are those who dare to surrender, this is the end.
The deployment of the Jin army was very rapid, and it only took one day to be fully prepared and ready to attack in the direction of Yan at any time.
In order to cooperate with the actions of the Eastern Route Army. Both the central and western routes simultaneously launched low-intensity attacks on the enemy troops in front of them, so as to contain the enemy troops in front of them and prevent them from reinforcing the soldiers and horses near Luxian.
On a high ground less than fifty miles away from Lu County, the 200,000 elite troops under the command of Zhang Hao and Zhuge Xiong were ready, and they could immediately march in the direction of Lu County as soon as they waited for an order.
"General Zhuge , the time is almost up, let's go!" Zhang Oyster said impatiently.
Zhuge Xiong nodded. Zhengse said: "The general's headquarters is the front army, and our army is the rear army, and immediately advance to Luxian." ”
"Good. That's it. Zhang Hao happily agreed, and immediately led 100,000 elite cavalry under his command to advance in the direction of Luxian.
An hour later, all the soldiers and horses under Zhang Hao's command had left, and at this time, Zhuge Xiong led his 100,000 troops out of camp. Follow behind Zhang Hao's army.
With such a large-scale military operation of the Jin army, it was naturally impossible to escape the scouts of the Yan army. When Zhuge Xiong personally led an army of 100,000 to reinforce the Eastern Route Army, the Yan State had already guessed the Jin army's attempt. At the same time, 50,000 elites from the Central Route Army were transferred to Jicheng and Luxian, and it only took half a day to reinforce Luxian, in case the 100,000 soldiers and horses in Luxian County could not stop the superior strength of the Jin army.
At this time, the news that the Jin army began to advance to Lu County also spread to the Yan army camp in Lu County, and Murong Ba, the general of Yan State, learned that the 200,000 elites of the Jin army were killing him, and he was very nervous, and he only had 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command who could use them freely, and the remaining 80,000 troops were all reinforcements from Buyeo and other countries.
Like Murong Ba, King Fuyu, King Hui, King Rulou and others were all very worried, they came to help the Yan army, one is to repay the favor, they don't want to take advantage of the Yan country in vain, and the other is to let the Jin army retreat in difficulty, so as to keep the Yan country, after all, the Jin army's expansion over the years is too powerful, and they are worried about the cold lips and teeth.
However, King Fuyu and others were unwilling to fight all the elite soldiers and horses under their command for the sake of Yan Kingdom, because the loss would be too great, and they were unwilling to pay such a huge price for other countries, even if they considered that their lips were dead and their teeth were cold.
"General, the 200,000 elite soldiers and horses of the Jin army have been killed, and our army is only 100,000, we don't have much chance of winning in a frontal battle, if the reinforcements can't arrive as soon as possible, we can only evacuate." King Buyeo said helplessly.
"Yes! The enemy is strong and I am weak, hard fighting is not the way, if no reinforcements arrive, we can only evacuate. The king also said.
Although King Rulou didn't say anything, his expression told Murong Ba that he didn't want to hit a stone with an egg and fight a bloody battle with the 200,000 soldiers and horses of the Jin army.
Seeing that the king of Buyeo and others are afraid of a strong enemy and have the idea of preserving their strength, Murong Ba seems very worried, if the general of the Yan State has this idea of fearing the enemy, he will kill him mercilessly, and replace it with a bloody general, and the king of Buyeo and others do not belong to the Yan State, if they are killed, the 80,000 reinforcements will not obey their orders, and it is very likely that they will turn against each other, and the situation will be out of control at that time, so for the cowardice of the king of Fuyu and others, Murong Ba has no good way at all.
At this moment, he felt that only by asking Murong Ke for reinforcements could he stabilize the situation in Luxian, otherwise, with the superior strength of the Jin army, even if King Fuyu and others were willing to fight to the death, they might have to be defeated, after all, the Jin army had twice the strength advantage, and all of them were elite cavalry, and their combat power was indeed above them.
"You don't have to be nervous, I will immediately let the reinforcements arrive in Lu County, as long as the reinforcements arrive in Lu County, our army will have the strength of a long and short with the Jin army, although the Jin army is strong, but our army is not weak, the soldiers and horses under your command are all elite divisions in China, how can you be afraid of the Jin army." Murong Ba Zhengse said.
As soon as he heard that the reinforcements would arrive soon, and Murong Ba had the intention of speaking the camera, the ambition of King Fuyu and others was more or less stimulated, and they were willing to fight with the Jin army.
Subsequently, according to the characteristics of the terrain near Lu County, Murong Ba asked the armies to improve their defensive deployment as soon as possible and prepare for the attack of the Jin army, and at the same time, he also immediately sent his henchmen and generals to the direction of Jicheng to ask for help, so that Murong Ke could send reinforcements to Lu County as soon as possible, otherwise Lu County was very likely to be lost.
The terrain near Luxian is not suitable for defense, however, because it is located in the east of Jicheng, the strategic position is extremely important, for this reason, in order to ensure the safety of the capital, Yan must hold Luxian, once Luxian is lost, the eastern part of Jicheng will be exposed, and the Jin army can use Luxian as a base to advance to Jicheng from the flank.
A day later, Zhang Hao and his 100,000 elite cavalry arrived five miles away from the Yan army camp in Luxian County in advance, and let the soldiers and horses under his command prepare to camp, intending to rest for a day, and attack the Yan army on the second day, at the same time, it was also to wait for Zhuge Xiong in the rear, after all, the soldiers and horses under the command of Zhuge Xiong walked an hour late, and the speed of travel was not as fast as Zhang Hao.
"Report, General, the soldiers and horses of the enemy's battalion are gathering, and there is a great attempt to attack our army." Just as Zhang Hao had just dismounted and was about to rest, the scouts came with the news that the enemy army was assembling in the camp.
Zhang Hao was stunned when he heard this, as soon as he arrived in Lu County, the enemy army began to gather troops and horses, which was obviously to take advantage of the fact that he had just traveled a long distance to this place and launched an attack when his foothold was not stable.
"Good time, Ben will itch his forehand? The order was given, and the army immediately stopped camping and prepared to meet the enemy. Zhang Hao ordered loudly.
Under Zhang Hao's order, the 100,000 elite army under his command began to assemble rapidly, and formed an offensive formation of cavalry in the same place.
And just when the soldiers and horses under Zhang Hao's command had just lined up in formation, Murong Ba led 100,000 allied troops to gallop over, shaking the earth.
The reason why Murong Ba chose to take the initiative to attack the Jin army was because the Yan State scouts found that Zhang Hao and Zhuge Xiong's two troops and horses were far apart, a distance of three or four hours, which means that the 100,000 troops under Zhang Hao were alone in depth, and if they did not seize this God-given opportunity to launch an attack, they would not have any advantage when the follow-up troops of the Jin army arrived. (To be continued)