This war is not what Hu Xiaotian wants to see, although he really wants to get Yunyang, but he doesn't want to go through the war.
He once pinned hopes on Su Yuchi, thinking that he could persuade Su Yuchi to return to him, the last time they met in Heisha, Su Yuchi had obviously loosened, but he did not strike while the iron was hot, a trip to Tianxiang Country made him miss the best opportunity, and now Su Yuchi has no longer the depression at that time, and has become loyal to the Dakang court again, it seems impossible to convince him, life is really a gain and a loss.
During the period of leaving Dongliang County, Qiqi used his extraordinary political skills to rekindle Su Yuchi's confidence in the Dakang Imperial Court, and Yunyang also became a nail in the real sense, a nail wedged behind Hu Xiaotian's back, making him restless.
Hu Xiaotian sighed, secretly thinking in his heart, if he had persuaded Su Yuchi earlier, he might have been able to avoid a war, but now it is too late to say anything, this war is inevitable, the people around him have just won a harvest season, and they have not had time to celebrate this happiness, enjoy a moment of peace, and then fall into the flames of war in the blink of an eye.
Hu Xiaotian noticed that a marching procession was crossing the Wangchun River and heading due east, which was the people who had left Yunyang to take refuge.
Xia Changming said: "My lord, many refugees in Yunyang have fled to us recently. ” Hu Xiaotian nodded and said, "I have asked Xiong Anmin of Cangmu County to set aside an area on the west side for the resettlement of these refugees. ” Xia Changming said worriedly: "This situation will become out of control" Hu Xiaotian shook his head and said: "No" is not what it used to be, with the increase of his territory, the harvest and the prosperity of maritime trade for many years, his strength is also increasing, the refugees in Yunyang alone will not drag down his economy, in fact, Hu Xiaotian can completely close the border.
Set aside a passage for the people of Yunyang to flee to Dakang.
However, Hu Xiaotian became more and more aware of the importance of the people's aspirations, and would rather sacrifice some economic interests in exchange for the support of the people.
Any war is not only limited to the siege of the city on the surface, behind the invisible, but also the competition for the people's back, many excellent generals can win a hundred battles.
But they can never be good leaders, and the root cause is that they don't see the point.
Taking Yunyang as an example, the reason why the people choose to leave their homeland is because they don't want to be affected by this war, and they choose to go to their own territory precisely because they think they have the ability to give them shelter and can help them settle down again, Hu Xiaotian is not worried about the explosive population growth caused by this way.
There is growth before there is expansion.
Returning to Dongliang County, Hu Xiaotian went to Zhuge Guanqi for the first time, Zhuge Guanqi had just come back from a walk with his wife, Hong Lingxue smiled slightly and said hello to Hu Xiaotian, and quietly walked into the room.
Hu Xiaotian briefly said what he saw today, and Zhuge watched the chess and said: "It seems that Su Yuchi is completely ready for the decisive battle. ” Hu Xiaotian said: "Counting the newly reinforced soldiers and horses of Dakang, Su Yuchi only has 60,000 horses in his hands, and Xichuan and Xingzhou have dispatched a total of 150,000 this time.
There is a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides, I don't know what confidence Su Yuchi has to fight this battle" Zhuge Guanqi said: "This is also what I can't figure out.
The city wall of Yunyang is old, although it has been reinforced and repaired, but the city wall is still not tall, and the moat is not wide, this battle to defend the city is not optimistic, I thought that Dakang would quickly reinforce.
According to the information available so far, there is no sign of reinforcements from a large army. ” Hu Xiaotian said: "According to the news in Yunyang City, a batch of reinforcements has arrived in Dakang recently, and it is not clear what it is, but one thing can be determined."
It should be a weapon. ” Zhuge Guanqi said: "Maybe the key is here." ” According to the latest news they have obtained, the Xingzhou side is led by Guo Guangbi as the commander, Xie Jian is the military division, a total of 50,000 soldiers and horses have also arrived 20 miles north of Yunyang City, ready to cooperate with them to launch an attack at any time, it seems that the Xingzhou side is still keeping its promise.
Xichuan coach Li Yan sat in the big tent of the Chinese army, after just holding a pre-war mobilization meeting, he left Yan Hucheng alone, although Li Yan has not fought many defeats, but he has not fought any major battles, because Yang Daoyuan and Zhang Ziqian were assassinated successively, so that there was some panic within Xichuan, only Li Yan took the initiative to invite Ying to come, so Li Tianheng used him as the commander.
Yan Hucheng was sent to serve as a pioneer officer this time, and there are also elements of meritorious service.
Li Yan said: "Hucheng, what do you think about our battle plan?"
The reason why he asked was because Yan Hucheng did not express any substantive opinions at the meeting.
Since Zhang Ziqian's death, Yanhu has become a lot more cautious.
Yan Hu said: "Marshal, the last general has carefully studied Su Yuchi's past records, this person has fewer wins and more losses, and he makes good use of strange soldiers." ” Li Yan smiled disdainfully: "It's true that he is both wise and brave, but in the face of absolute strength, no tactics can work." ” Yan Hucheng still knows Li Yan very well, knowing that he has always felt good about himself, and has always regarded himself as a victorious general, this person has indeed had no defeats in the past, but that is because he has fought unimportant small battles, and has not been able to withstand the real test of war, hearing Li Yan say this, he secretly screamed in his heart that it was not good, and tactfully reminded Li Yan: "The marshal must not despise this person, there are nearly 60,000 garrisons in Yunyang City, if it is attacked, we will not get any benefits." ” Li Yan said: "I know the situation in Yunyang very well, their city walls can't withstand our impact at all. ” Yan Hu said: "Attacking the city is the last step, and it is best not to use it until it is forced to do so." ” Li Yan said: "I don't want to attack the city, but then Su Yuchi will definitely not want to fight head-on, they only have 60,000 people, how dare they confront us head-on."
Yan Hu Chengzhen was a little crying and laughing, he just came to Yunyang, why did you Li Yan conclude that Su Yuchi did not dare to face him head-on, and he was interrupted by Li Yan before he finished his words, and continued what he said just now: "Dashuai, Su Yuchi rarely uses city defense warfare, I have studied his battles of winning more with less over the years, and he has not blindly defended" Li Yan laughed: "Knowing yourself and knowing your opponent, you will not be defeated in a hundred battles, Hucheng, you are indeed a hard-working general, but don't blindly grow others' ambition to destroy your own prestige, you might as well put yourself in your shoes, if you are Su Yuchi, will you risk going out of the city to meet the disparity in troops, the battle to defend the city is the safest choice, not only you have fought alone, not only you know the art of war, I can conclude that Su Yuchi will inevitably retreat in the city this time, this siege war is inevitable, in this case, We still need to prepare early, and we can organize a siege tomorrow.
Xingzhou has agreed with us that it will cooperate with us to attack the city at the same time, and we must fight a quick battle and strive to break through Yunyang City in one fell swoop, so as not to have too many dreams at night. ” Yan Hu said: "The marshal can't have too much expectations for Guo Guangbi in Xingzhou, although there are more than 50,000 people, they may not be willing to contribute sincerely. ” Li Yan said: "Guo Guangbi has no choice now, except to cooperate with us to capture Yunyang, they can exchange food from us, and they don't have to worry about their contributions." ” Yan Hu said: "Dashuai, this battle seems easy, but it is actually not easy to fight, Xingzhou Guo Guangbi and we must not be of the same mind, we should not rely on them too much." ” Li Yan said proudly: "Even without their help, our 100,000 soldiers and horses would not be able to take a mere Yunyang City."
Yan Hucheng saw that Li Yan was so confident in speaking, knowing that it was useless for him to say more, he sighed secretly in his heart, Xichuan has been too comfortable these years, Li Tianheng is complacent, indecisive in doing things, although the number of troops has increased year after year, these soldiers rarely have the opportunity to go into battle to kill the enemy, and their real combat effectiveness is not optimistic.
Yan Hucheng didn't think that attacking Yunyang was a clever strategy, before this expedition, he also tried to make suggestions to Li Tianheng, but Li Tianheng didn't give him a chance to meet at all, now is not the best time to fight, Xingzhou Guo Guangbi can no longer hold on, even if there is no matter of them attacking Yunyang, Guo Guangbi will make a desperate attempt to attack Yunyang, Xichuan is to open up trade routes, but Guo Guangbi is to grab grain to save his life.
Xichuan should not become the main force attacking Yunyang, and should wait for Xingzhou to take the lead.
Su Yuchi stood on top of the arrow tower of the West Gate, looking at the bonfire dotted in the sky from afar, which was where the Xichuan camp was located.
Menacing, Li Tianheng actually gathered 100,000 troops this time, and it seems that he was holding back his strength to take Yunyang.
Yuan Qingshan said: "General, it seems that they are going to start a siege battle tomorrow." ” A faint smile appeared on the corner of Su Yuchi's lips: "Why do you have to wait until tomorrow to attack the city?"
Yuan Qingshan said: "It should be that the two sides have agreed to attack our west gate and north gate at the same time. ” Su Yuchi said: "Xingzhou is not to worry, I understand Guo Guangbi's temperament, this person will not take risks easily, and he should not contribute to work this time." ” Yuan Qingshan said: "Xichuan's 100,000 soldiers and horses are not easy to deal with. ” Su Yuchi said: "Let's assault their camp tonight." ” Yuan Qingshan said: "They should be prepared" Su Yuchi laughed and said: "One drum, then decline, three and try their best to sleep well, it's not so easy" He turned to Yuan Qingshan and said: "Have our brothers rested well these two days?"
Yuan Qingshan nodded emphatically and said, "You can fight at any time."
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