The king's personal arrival at the front was by no means a slight boost to the morale of the army.
Ordinary soldiers will know that the king attaches great importance to this war, then if they have made meritorious deeds and have the king's deterrence, no one will dare to be greedy for ink, and the willingness to fight will inevitably rise.
For officers, the arrival of the king can be both a pressure and a motivator, and like a soldier, they will feel valued and have a greater sense of merit.
Liu Yan's arrival at the Jizhou front line was a bit complicated, and his arrival at the barracks was actually incidental.
The first thing he saw was, of course, a group of high-ranking generals and colonels, and according to the tradition of the Han army, the next thing was to meet with middle and low-level officers and non-commissioned officers with special merits.
After a set of processes, the middle and low-level officers and non-commissioned officers who were met were naturally so excited that they couldn't help themselves, and in layman's terms, Liu Yan asked them to kill themselves at that moment, and they probably didn't have any hesitation.
The Han army and the Youzhou army under the command of Shi Bin were only separated by a Zhangshui, and the banks of the river with a width of more than 100 meters were each equipped with outposts, and the military camp was a relatively inland place.
Standing on a high place and looking at the other side of the river, the camp on the north bank of Zhangshui definitely covers an area of more than 20 miles, and you can see that there are camps in several nearby mountains, but I don't know the situation of the troops.
"The number of Youzhou soldiers under Shi Bin's command should be about 90,000, and the rest is about 160,000, which are distributed all over the Zhangshui line."
Lu Tai was fully armed, looking quite heroic in armor, took off his helmet to reveal his hairpin, touched the beard on his chin, and raised one hand to point to the other side: "The main camp is the one that the king saw, and the number of people stationed in it should be about 120,000."
In addition, there are two deputy battalions on the left and right sides, each with 30,000 people, and the rest of the people are scattered in various places, mainly in the mountainous areas. ” Regarding the topography of the mountains and rivers on this side of the Jizhou battlefield, the camps of the two armies, and even the distribution of troops, Liu Yan had seen the mountains and rivers more than once before he came, and it should be said that he knew it better.
Once the number of troops is large, or even not large, unless there are people who do not understand military affairs at all, they will not really all gather together, especially when choosing to be stationed.
The strength of the Han army in Jizhou has repeatedly increased to 80,000, in fact, the 80,000 Han troops are not completely gathered together, except for the surrounding areas that must be stationed as a forward warning point, the main battalion is to stay 50,000, as the west side of the deputy battalion to garrison 20,000.
The arrangement of troops echoes each other from afar, and the construction of a camp speaks of the tendency that there must be a corner, and what is prevented is that the whole army will be surrounded by an accident, and there will be no one who will even report to the rear to ask for reinforcements.
"It is rainy in autumn, and the river section has risen high recently, and the section of the river that could have been crossed by horses naturally does not exist, and our army's current strategy is to hold on and wait for reinforcements, so there is only a fight between scouts and scouts, and the big battle does not happen."
Wang Ji said on the side, and his hand kept pointing to some places: "The Zhao army only has a navy in the Yellow River section of Jizhou, and the rest of the water systems do not."
Our warships are in control of Zhangshui, and the operational initiative is also in our hands, which is convenient for the next marching operations and planning. ” Before how to fight, Lu Tai and Wang Ji had already reported, and Liu Yan had decided not to interfere anymore.
Liu Yan's role now is quite simple, controlling the overall situation without sticking to one place, paying attention to the battle plans of each Han army, while ensuring the army's baggage and replenishment of troops, and that's it.
Although Liu Yan had heard the same words from the senior generals more than once, he still had to listen patiently, and from time to time he had to ask about the key points that he might have asked more than once, but it was for the junior officers who did not know the truth.
"It is rumored that Shi Bin is good at military affairs, and the layout of the camp is really a bit like that."
Liu Yan would say this when he was waiting for only senior generals around him, he raised his hand and pointed to the opposite side: "The people who live in the tents should be the border army of Youzhou, seeing that the layout of the camp tents is staggered and orderly, and even the shacks with the soldiers and the people are also arranged." ” "Shi Bin has several battle-hardened generals such as Yinong and Cao Fu under his command."
There are five names mentioned by Wang Ji, basically either Youzhou or the border army system of the state, he said solemnly: "These people have been stationed at the border pass for a long time, and the border army of Zhao State in the north and the border army in the south win in the horse war." ” The last time Lü Tai led the army to be repulsed from Zhangwu County to the south bank of Zhangshui, although it was due to the Han army's sudden surprise and small number of troops, it can also be seen that the northern border army of Shijie Zhao State can fight.
The north has always been a place of cavalry, especially the Hu regime has no shortage of cavalry and generals who can command cavalry, and the Han army in the next Jizhou war must also be mainly against and meet cavalry.
The cavalry has strong short-distance mobility, can fight if it can fight, and can retreat quickly if it can't fight, the Han State has sufficient psychological preparation for this battle will be fought for a long time, and the main troops transferred over are mainly cavalry.
Liu Yan's non-systematic cavalry is actually not too much, except for the 3,000 Tiger Army and the newly established 10,000 Yulin Army, the cavalry that has not been incorporated into the elite army is about 20,000.
Of course, counting those numbers is counting the number of soldiers, there are actually more than 60,000 auxiliary riders, and the source of auxiliary riders is the Han people who are good riders and some naturalized Hu people.
If you count the cavalry that can be equipped to participate in the battle, it will not be a problem to make do with 1230,000, after all, there is no shortage of horses in the Central Plains now, but the quality of the latter will not be different from the Zahu cavalry, and even weaker.
After the inspection, Liu Yan returned to the camp and summoned Tuoba Gu and Xu Qian not long after.
"The peak of the king's military prestige is worthy of being a strong soldier in a hundred battles."
Xu Qian didn't look like he was complimenting, and he could even see obvious envy: "Not only are the armor well-armed, but the soldiers are also fierce." ” "Yes, especially the armor is well-equipped."
Tuoba Gu said with emotion: "Our army is still unable to have a weapon in each hand, and it is more likely to use a stick. ” Liu Yan didn't hear it, he asked twice, it was Tuoba Gu and Xu Qian who said not to help.
"The Zhao army on the other side of the river is huge, and the elites who should arrive to see the banner have arrived."
Tuoba Gu saw that Liu Yan didn't talk about weapons and armor, and the topic changed: "Now let's see how Yan Jun reacts." ” "I just don't know if the lord of the Yan Kingdom has withdrawn his troops from Lingzhi City" Xu Qian took over the conversation, saluted and asked: "Does the king have any news about Liaodong?"
Only then did Liu Yan speak: "The Yan army has appeared outside the city defense of Liaodong, and the subject country Goguryeo has also reported the appearance of the Yan army on the border. ” "In this way, the chances of our army going south will increase a few points" Tuoba Gu looked very happy, and laughed for a while before he said: "Then when will the big battle start here?"
Liu Yan finally figured out where he felt strange recently, and dared to tuoba Daiguo This is to make the Han Kingdom and maybe Goguryeo desperate, and then they take advantage of it: