An excellent commander must use his troops quickly and resolutely.
Li Ji is such a commander, Li Mu is such a commander, and so is Temujin.
After receiving Wang Baobao's return, Temujin did not hesitate to send Tuo Lei, Murong Ke, and Huang Taiji to once again command the 50,000 cavalry composed of the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Wuhuan tribes to leave Zhulu in the starry night and go to Jixian County to assist the allied forces in attacking Jixian County.
Different from the previous rescue of Zhuoxian, Temujin saw that Murong Ke's ability to use troops was stronger than that of Tuo Lei, so he reappointed Murong Ke as the chief general, and Tuo Lei and Huang Taiji as deputy generals, obeying Murong Ke's command.
Temujin's courage made Nurhachi and Murong Jun very satisfied, and only by acting on merit, and putting an end to nepotism, could the soldiers of all ethnic groups unite and avoid the result of scattering.
After all, compared with the Han people with a large population, the total population of the three alien races of the Xiongnu, Wuhuan, and Xianbei is only two or three million, which is not as large as the population of a state under Cao Cao.
Temujin sent Murong Ke and the three of them to Jixian County to assist the Tang army in pulling out the nail of Gongsun Zhan, and on the other hand, he sent people to the grassland to recruit horses, and sent envoys to contact the Qiang King Cheriji.
Just as Wang Baobao set off to return, Li Ji left Li Guangbi to lead 30,000 horses to guard the fortresses along the way in Beiping County, and personally led Chen Ziyun, Li Siye, Mao Wenlong, Zu Dashou and others with Li Yuanba to raise 120,000 troops to kill Benji County in the starry night.
At the same time, he sent an envoy to Yuyang to inform Li Mu that he would attack Jixian County in two days and strive to break the city in one fell swoop.
Since he had temporarily reached an alliance with foreign races, Li Mu left Yuan Chonghuan to lead 20,000 horses to sit in Yuyang, and personally led Wang Bodang and Li Rusong to raise 80,000 troops to leave Yuyang, and killed Benji County from the north, forming a flanking attack on Jixian County with Li Ji's men and horses.
Li Ji is good at attacking, Li Mu is good at defending, the two form a good complement, and play a role where one plus one is greater than two.
After Li Mu learned of Li Ji's troop deployment, he said to his generals: "Temujin has sent 50,000 cavalry to help, plus our army of 80,000, and Li Jidu's 120,000 troops, the total number of troops invested this time is as high as 250,000.
While besieging Jixian County, the back is enough to withstand the attack of the Han army, even if Li Jing and Wei Qing rescue him with all their might, they can carry him for three or five days, or even longer.
However, he was afraid that Li Jing would adopt the strategy of encircling Wei to save Zhao, so he would instead march eastward, taking the opportunity to seize the territory of our army in Youbeiping and Liaoxi, and cut off the rear road of our army.
Although Governor Li Jidu left Li Guangbi to guard the mound, there were still loopholes in the area of Xu Wushan and Wuzhong, so the general decided to send General Rusong to raise 30,000 troops to defend Lu County, and completely block the route of the Han army to encircle Wei and save Zhao."
"The Last Will Do Duty" Li Rusong took the order and left, divided 30,000 soldiers and horses to march to the southeast, and stationed in the area of Luxian.
The Tang army and the Yuan army suddenly moved in full swing, and naturally they couldn't escape the eyes of the Han army scouts, and quickly reported the news to Li Jing's camp stationed in Fangcheng, and asked the commander to decide.
"More than half a year has passed, and the Tang army has not attacked Jixian.
This time, he suddenly gathered heavy troops, and it was inevitable to win Jixian County, I am afraid that Tang and Yuan have formed an alliance, and they want to give it a go and attack Jixian.
After Li Jing looked at the intelligence, he immediately convened the civil and military forces under his command to discuss countermeasures.
Chen Deng, who joined the army, stroked his beard and said: "The governor is reasonable, I guess that a few days ago, Temujin suffered a loss under Cao Cao and lost Fan Yang, so he sent an envoy to ask the Tang army for peace.
And Li Ji took the opportunity to ask Hu Lu to send troops to help him take Jixian, as the price of the alliance, Jixian is afraid that Jixian will not be able to hold it" The governor immediately wrote a letter to Gongsun Zhan, persuading him to lead his troops to evacuate Jixian County, so as not to fall into a heavy siege.
Li Tang's strategy is to expand the territory and expand the world, and so far he has not done anything cruel to the people, even if Gongsun Zan withdraws from Jixian County, more than 100,000 people in the city will not be destroyed.
Preserve your strength first, turn around and seize the opportunity to recover Jixian County, you must not care about the gains and losses of one city and one place, and put yourself in a desperate situation."
While analyzing the situation with Li Cunxiao, Gao Gao, Yu Juluo, Chen Deng, Xu You and other civil and military forces under his command, Li Jing wrote a letter to Gongsun Zhan, persuading him to evacuate Jixian as soon as possible, and regret it when he was besieged by the Tang army It was only 180 miles from Li Jing's garrison camp in Fangcheng to Jixian County, and the envoy quickly stepped up his horse and entered Jixian County in half a day, and handed Li Jing's letter to Gongsun Zhan.
For the Tang Army's big move, Gongsun Zan naturally got a report, and at this moment, all the civil and military forces such as Ran Min, Luo Cheng, Tian Yu, Luo Guanzhong, Gongsun Fan, Gongsun Xu, and Shan Jing gathered in the council hall to discuss countermeasures.
Tian Yu and Luo Guanzhong thought that the Tang army was menacing, and the Yuan army in the west was also shouting horses, and it was very likely that the two had reached an alliance.
This time the heavy troops are coming, I am afraid that they will be determined to win Jixian County, so they should take the 36 plans as the best plan, take the initiative to abandon Jixian County, meet Li Jing in the south, and then plan for the future.
His brother Gongsun Fan, son Gongsun Xu, and even son-in-law Luo Chengdu supported Gongsun Zhan's opinion, believing that Jixian City has a thick wall, and there are more than 2 million stone grains and more than 1 million arrows in the city, and it is not a problem to hold on for a year and a half.
You can't be timid before you fight, and you can't be scared before you fight "Father, what does Li Jing's letter say" As soon as Li Jing's envoy left, Gongsun Xu impatiently inquired about the content of the letter.
Gongsun Chan sneered: "I really don't understand what else to persuade me to withdraw from Jixian County, the Son of Heaven sent Li Jing to help me defend Jixian County and resist Tang Kou, but he repeatedly persuaded me to give up Jixian, in the end, it was the same intention."
"Lord" Luo Guanzhong persuaded him, "I think Li Dudu is also well-intentioned, the Tang army is menacing, and it has united with the Hu people, and it is a three-way attack, I am afraid that there are two or three hundred thousand horses, not to mention that Li Yuanba is an unprecedented fierce general, this time I am afraid that it will really not be able to hold it."
Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, go for the best plan" "Hmph" Gongsun Chan snorted coldly, tearing Li Jing's letter to shreds, "Li Jing said it easily, but my Gongsun Zhan's life savings are in Jixian County, 230 stone grain, 70,000 bows and crossbows, 1.1 million arrows, 20,000 horses, countless armor, knives and guns, and more than 1,000,000 gold, silver and copper coins.
It can't be shipped in three or five days, so can't it all be left to Tang Kou?"
"Alas, the money and food are important, but the army is the foundation of the lord," Tian Yu also echoed Luo Guanzhong's efforts to persuade Gongsun Zhan, "Stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood, if you lose it today, let Tang Kou repay it ten times the next day."
"Shut up" Gongsun Zhan scolded angrily, drew his sword and cut off a corner of the table, "The art of war cloud surrounds it ten times, attacks it five times, our army has 50,000 people, and there is enough grain and grass to support three years."
Moreover, the high walls of Jixian County are thick, and the Tang Army has to divide at least half of the Li Jing Army behind the defense, and the maximum number of troops that can be put into the siege is more than 100,000, but it is twice as much as me, An Neng can flee without a fight, who dares to say that he will abandon the city and disturb the morale of the army, so this is the case."
Tian Yu and Luo Guanzhong had no choice but to look at each other and remain silent, not daring to persuade again.
Gongsun Zhan put away his sword and returned it to the sheath, swept his gaze to Ran Min, who was sitting beside him, and had been stroking his beard without saying a word, and asked: "Foolish brother swears to defend Jixian County, I don't know what Brother Ran wants."
Ran Min stretched his muscles and bones, the joints of his body "snapped", and he looked murderous: "If Brother Bo Jue plans to defend to the death, Ran Min will accompany you to the end, there is nothing more exciting for me than killing Hu Gou, Jixian County can keep one day at a time, kill an enemy chief to earn one, if you can't hold it, you will break through, and if you can't break out, it's a big deal to die."
"Haha, happy" Gongsun Chan was overjoyed, patted Ran Min's shoulder and said, "You and my brother killed the enemy side by side today" Ran Min said again: "It is better to die in battle than to be scared to death, our army can take advantage of the enemy's arrival, set up ambushes along the way, fight a few field battles, and frustrate the morale of Hu Gou." ” Li Ji, Li Mu, and Murong Ke came from the northeast and west respectively, and all the cavalry led by Murong Ke came the fastest, and it was only a hundred miles away from Jixian County at the moment.
Ran Min pointed to the sand table and said to Gongsun Zan and the generals: "Look at the place thirty miles west of Jixian County, this hilly terrain is called Yanjiagou, we can preset ambushes here and ambush Hulu."
"Please Brother Ran lead the troops out of the city to set up an ambush, and I will come to Jixian County."
Regarding Ran Min's proposal, Gongsun Chan agreed.
After some deliberation, the generals made a decision, and Ran Min led Gongsun Fan and Shan Jing to raise 15,000 troops out of Jixian County to set up an ambush in Yanjiagou, and ordered Luo Cheng to lead the newly replenished 5,000 Baima Yicong, plus 3,000 cavalry to garrison troops in Baiyangzhai near Yanjiagou, ready to respond at any time.
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"The lord can't go to war" Luo Guanzhong once again admonished, "The enemy army is large, coming from three sides, our army may be able to support the city for some time, if you go out of the city to fight, it is to attack the enemy's strength with your own short, and there is no chance of winning."
Gongsun Zhan was furious, and drew his sword to kill Luo Guanzhong: "You, a scholar, have long enemy ambition and destroy your prestige, if it weren't for the face of the virtuous son-in-law, I would have cut off your head a long time ago, give me a quick retreat, don't let me see you again" "Alas, the medicine is bitter, and the words are against the ear" Luo Guanzhong sighed helplessly, left Gongsun Zhan's mansion, and quickly whipped out of Benfang City in Jixian County to join Li Jing.
As soon as Luo Guanzhong left, Ran Min led Gongsun Fan and 15,000 troops to go out of the city first, and Luo Cheng led 8,000 cavalry to follow closely behind, marching towards Baijiagou thirty miles to the west.
And Gongsun Zhan, Gongsun Xu, Tian Yu led 25,000 men and horses to climb the city wall to defend the city, and mobilized the people of Jixian County to carry rolling stones and wood to the city, swearing to defend Jixian County. t1706231537: