Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1404
Wang Shi launched a large-scale Northern Expedition in May, and his troops were divided into three groups. Among them, the Han Huang Department of the West Route Army was mainly responsible for blocking the Taihang Trail and eliminating the rogues in the west of Hebei.The Donglu Shenmu Department laid a good foundation in southern Hebei last year. After the war, the momentum was also swift and violent. In a very short period of time, the soldiers threatened the Bohai Sea and other places, which are already a few rich counties under the control of Jie State.

As for Xie Ai, the Central Route Army, after taking Ye land, he went straight to Xiangguo in the middle of Jizhong.On the large battlefield level, no large-scale battles have occurred since May.

When it comes to the specific battlefield, the Yanzhou government soldiers on the right wing of the Central Route Army fought two tough battles.

After Shihu, the lord of Jie, moved to Xindu, he did not completely give up on the southern territory. In addition to the troops withdrawn from the front line such as Ma Qiu, he also sent Zhu Bao and other Jie generals to lead nearly [-] troops to the south. In the northeast, Lieren County along the Zhangshui River was garrisoned, hoping to cause some obstruction to Wang Shi in Guangping County, so that the Central Route Army and the East Route Army could not achieve cooperation.

The one in charge of attacking Lieren City is the right-wing troops in the center led by Hu Run, the new governor of Yanzhou. Responsible for the Henan fortresses such as the sliding platform and the white horse.

After Hu Run took over the military affairs of Yanzhou instead of Li Hong, he also took the lead in crossing Hebei in early May, successively regaining Dunqiu, Guantao and other counties in Hebei, and launched a large-scale battle with Zhu Baobu of the Jie Army outside Lieren City. In the battle, with more than [-] soldiers and a temporarily disadvantaged force, they defeated the main force of the Jie army in a very short period of time, and successfully captured the fortress near the Zhangshui River, ensuring that the king's division could fight against the enemy. Control of the southern section of Zhangshui River.

After the first battle was won, the next battle did not go smoothly.Since there was no encirclement of superior forces in Lieren City, the Jie army saw that they were not defending, the main force chose to withdraw voluntarily, and there were still tens of thousands of soldiers evacuated from the battlefield. This part of the Jie army also brought great troubles to the subsequent advance. .

When the Yanzhou army joined the battlefield in the early days, it was mainly composed of infantry. Except for more than a thousand Qingqi scouts, there was no organized cavalry combat unit.And those Jie troops who had withdrawn from Lieren City possessed a large number of ranger mobile forces. After withdrawing from the battlefield, they counterattacked very fiercely. Coupled with the addition of Ran Min's new force from Shangbai area, the Hurun Department suffered a lot.

In mid-August, the Fenwu army rushed east from central Jizhong, and cooperated with the lure trap set by the Yanzhou army, severely injuring this part of the Jie army, and the chief general Zhu Bao escaped with his body.Although there were not many real gains in this battle, it completely dismantled the organizational structure of the Jie army. Originally, it was barely able to maintain a group of troops, but after the war, it dispersed into more than a dozen roving forces.

In the past period of time, although the Jie general Zhu Bao was still working hard to collect routs, the results were not significant. The current Jie country has a weak army, and there are no fixed supply points around the border, so the Jie army basically It has already lost the combat effectiveness to directly counter the main force of Wang Shi.

Thanks to the help of the Fenwu Army, the Hurun Department continued to advance northward to present-day Yanping.However, the Fenwu Army is the most important mobile force of the Wangshi in the middle road today, and it needs to shoulder the responsibility of supporting the entire middle road battlefield, and it is impossible to escort the Hurun Department all the way alone.

Not having enough cavalry is the biggest disadvantage of the Yanzhou army.Moreover, Hurun's headquarters is positioned as the central support of the two wings of the battlefield. Both wings have important combat missions, and there is no large number of cavalry to replenish them in a short period of time.

Because the Hurun Army could only be temporarily stationed in Yanping, the main task was to ensure that the East Route Army established Linqing as the fulcrum of advancement.

However, the kings from all walks of life are competing to advance, and Hoogewerf can't be satisfied with defending, especially since the country of Jie has lost control of the counties and counties on this side.It can be said that as long as the army of the Wang Shibu comes to the city, they can directly take over the strongholds of these counties and counties without attacking at all.

Although these Jie army cavalry were ferocious in field battles, they lacked the means to attack fortified positions. As long as the king's division could successfully enter the city stronghold, they would be helpless.

Because of the lack of mobile power in hand, Hoogewerf continued to advance the front line to the north gradually through frequent deployment and close coordination.Moreover, the back road is still continuously increasing troops here, and the strength of Hurun's troops has gradually reached more than 5000. In addition to maintaining more than [-] soldiers in Yanping to ensure the response to the Linqing Fortress, through this crossover Moving forward, they have basically controlled the city strongholds in the entire territory of Guangping County.

However, the lack of cavalry is a tactical disadvantage that cannot be ignored, and although the Jie army's Zhu Bao department no longer poses a major threat, there is a more vicious and cunning opponent in the rear, which is the Ran Min department near Guangzong in the north.

To say that Ran Min is vicious and cunning is definitely not an exaggeration.He himself is powerful by force, and he also has a group of powerful soldiers under his command. Earlier, when the Fenwu Army came to fight in the east, he showed bravery and led his troops to break through a gap in the encirclement of the Fenwu Army. The gap collapsed and fled.

It is precisely because of this that Zhu Bao's subsequent recruitment of the defeated army was very unsuccessful.Many fleeing Cavalry cavalry no longer trusted the general appointed by the Jie lord Shi Hu, but chose to take refuge in Ran Min, a brave general who had saved their lives.

So right now, Ran Min has become the most threatening Jie general in the region, with at least [-] cavalry under his command, and he has placed his camp in Guangzong Shangbai, which is out of reach of Wang Shibing, and the Shangbai area There are still thousands of Jie troops left behind, and they have a certain supply capacity to keep their troops together.

In addition, in the harassment against Master Wang, the Min Min Department was also active.

Because Hu Run was too greedy for the gains and losses of the city and land, his troops were scattered in various parts of Quang Binh.This undoubtedly weakened the advantages on the regional battlefield, and also increased the logistical pressure sharply.In the past more than a month, there have been no less than seven or eight incidents of the Wang Shi's various logistics teams just not being under the command of Ran Min, and even two strongholds have been removed.

Moreover, Ran Min is different from the covetousness of ordinary Jie generals, and the luggage he gets is divided equally among the soldiers.His subordinates have a team composed entirely of Jin people's children to eliminate the vigilance of local tyrants and rogues against Jiehu, so as to reach contact with these local forces, and agree to share the spoils equally to buy these people to act as their eyes and ears. A more precise attack on the transfer of materials from various strongholds of Master Wang.

In this way, the original result of the battle has become the current disadvantage of Hu Runjun.The troops scattered in various cities were threatened by the thieves, and they could neither withdraw calmly nor give up and ignore them, and the safety of the transportation of military resources was not guaranteed.

Therefore, during this period of time, Hoogewerf has been devastated.The war has reached such a situation, and the advantage has turned into a disadvantage. He, the main general, is really to blame.

In the final analysis, he was still too eager to prove himself. Although he had been with the general for a long time, he had little experience on his own. In the early years, he was Xie Ai's deputy in Fangtou, and then as the general of the Shengwu Army, Neigong Heluo, even I don't have much experience of leading an army to go out to fight alone.

After entering the north, he was promoted by the general to replace Li Hong, a veteran of the war, in charge of the Yanzhou military mansion, and there are many exile commanders who originally came from Xuzhou in the Yanzhou mansion. Eager to attack the city.

Some time ago, when the general visited Yanping, he did not blame Hu Run, but instead comforted him: "The country of Jie is about to collapse, and the general trend is the trend. How can one or two cunning wolves be able to stop it? The king of land and the king of the people, take what you want, and take it. This is exactly what Master Wang is doing, and there is no reason to hesitate to move forward. The current disadvantage is only for the time being, and when the power is available in all directions, how can we allow the thieves to run rampant for a long time!"

Although the general spoke softly and comforted him, Hu Run still couldn't let go.He is not only a soldier in Taiwan, but also the general's disciple and retainer. From a son of Jieyu who was a ruined family in Jiangzhou, he has now become a prince and minister. If he can't perform well, he is really ashamed of the general's kindness over the years reuse.

Not long after the general made his inspection, he allocated [-] war horses to Hurun's department, and the construction of Linqing was temporarily over. Shen Mu supported [-] cavalry, which finally made Hurun's strength qualitatively improved.

The stalls were too large before, and they were unable to cope with the guerrilla sneak attacks of the Jie army. Now that they have enough cavalry forces, the overall situation in Guangping County can be revitalized.

However, Hu Run has also fully experienced the cunning of the enemy. Although the power in his hands has increased sharply, he is not in a hurry to fight.

As the general said, the collapse of the Jie Kingdom is the general trend, and fighting for strength and courage in a short period of time is not the top priority of Master Wang. No matter how fierce and cunning the opponent is, it is nothing more than a battle between trapped beasts. We have learned the lessons from the previous aggressiveness. After that, Hoogewerf has also been ready to go, and when the time is right, it will pull out this Jie army stronghold in one fell swoop.

In the final analysis, this is a battle of the whole country, a battle of the general trend. Although the opponent can be rampant for a while, there is no strong support behind it.Today's world is no longer a melee where all parties can fish in troubled waters and wait for an opportunity to grow stronger. In the old years of Yongjia, Master Wang is under great pressure. No matter who stands in front of him, he will be smashed to pieces!
Huan Yi rushed to Yanping from Xiaqiu Shu. Originally, Hu Run did not need to personally receive the appointment of an official of this level, but others in the army may not know Huan Yi's identity. , I still took some time to meet Huan Yi in person.

For this young man who passed the examination and selection by Xie Ai, Hu Run did not doubt his talent. He just explained the situation of Qu Zhou and revealed the general plan of the Yanzhou Army to attack Guangzong in the future. care.

If Huan Yi has the ability to provide some assistance, Hu Run is naturally happy to ask for credit.If you can't, then stay in Quzhou honestly, your safety is still guaranteed, and it will be considered as a kind of qualification after Master Wang removes Guangzong.

　I wish you all a happy Dragon Boat Festival and a healthy Dragon Boat Festival. . .I've been locked in a small dark room for a few days, how happy I am. . .

　　
　
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