Liu Song Hanque

Chapter 183 Everything is ready
Something happened in the south, and Liu Yu summoned a group of high-ranking officials to gather in the palace.

Situ and Liu Yizhen, the supervisor of Zhongshu.

The left servant of Shangshu shot Xu Xianzhi.

The right servant of Shangshu shot Wang Hong.

Xie Hui, the waiter.

Zhongshu ordered Fu Liang.

Tan Daoji, the general of the guard.

Danyang Yin Cai Kuo

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There are also many aides that Liu Yu has always relied on, all of whom were called into the palace.

This kind of battle is not as good as the annual grand ceremony.

But once gathered, it means that something big will happen.

Liu Yu who was sitting on the dragon chair was actually a little nervous at the moment.

For they were about to accomplish a feat that had never been accomplished since ancient times—

Northern Expedition!

"Now the south has been set, the soldiers are full, and the three armies will be rewarded, and the Central Plains will be set in the north!"

Is there any reason for the Northern Expedition?

No.

As long as you have the strength, you must fight and restore your ancestral homeland.

The Northern Expedition has always been the greatest political correctness.

Xie Hui, Liu Yu's chief strategist, said to Liu Yu: "The Northern Expedition is a big matter, and a complete strategy is required. The ministers are thinking about it day and night, and sit down and decide on a strategy. Your Majesty, please make a plan."

There are generally three roads from north to south.

One is to take Xiangyang directly from Guanzhong, break through the western defense line, and go downstream from Jingzhou.

One is to enter the hinterland of the Central Plains from Luoyang, approach the Huaihe River and block the Yangtze River.

Another one is to break Pengcheng from Qingzhou, go to Guangling, and destroy Jiangdong.

Similarly -

There are also three routes from south to north.

Send troops from Guanzhong to cross Puban to seize Hedong, and then go north to surround Jinyang.

Cross the river from Luoyang and Huatai in Henan, enter Hanoi, and sweep Hebei.

Another one is from Jishui in Qingzhou.

The most reliable of these is the first route, replicating the glory of Qin leaving Shandong and destroying Wei and Zhao.

Because starting from Guanzhong, as long as people are sent to guard Puban, the connection point between Hedong and Guanzhong, there is basically no worries.

Fighting from the Central Plains is simply courting death.

The cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty could easily use the entire Central Plains as a hunting ground, and easily sniped Liu Song's food roads.

In history, Liu Yilong's "Yuanjia Grass" was largely due to the fact that the grain and grass were repeatedly robbed by the cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty, so that Tan Daoji had to withdraw his troops and hand over Henan.

Xie Hui also clearly proposed the main route of the Northern Expedition——Guanzhong!
Fighting Hedong from Guanzhong, in this case, it will not be far from Pingcheng, the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

When the time comes, once the Northern Wei Dynasty concentrates its troops to the east of the river...

Hey.

Hedong is not like Hebei.

The north there is almost all mountains, and the plains are staggered and divided, forming areas of different sizes, which can completely trap the cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

When Lord Wu'an Baiqi attacked Zhao, he trapped the 40 Zhao army led by Zhao Kuo in the mountains, cut off the food road, and forced the Zhao army to fight head-on, which created Baiqi's reputation as a "killing god".

In fact, it was really not Zhao Kuocai, it was because he was forced to do nothing.

Now Xie Hui just hopes to attract the main force of the Northern Wei Dynasty to Bingzhou, let them dismount and fight the Song Army's infantry to the death!
"But if you march like this, you must not give up the defense of the big river."

After fighting in Hebei and Henan is easy to be circumvented, fighting in Hedong must also prevent the Northern Wei Dynasty from taking risks.

If the Northern Wei Dynasty recklessly invaded the Central Plains while the Song army was attacking Hedong, this would be a result that none of the courtiers wanted to see.

"So this campaign can be summed up as one attack and one defense, one fast and one slow."

"The so-called one attack and one defense, the attack means that the main force is piled up on the east side of the river, and gnaws down here. The defense is to guard the big river."

"Attack should not be forced. We need to give Suoru time to mobilize troops to merge the state."

"You can't hold it firmly. The river stretches endlessly, and there are countless crossings on it. No matter how many troops you have, you can't defend it."

"I suggest deploying troops at the main points of the river, using His Majesty's "Cheyue Formation" to go to the north bank, harassing the northern cavalry, making them exhausted and unable to mobilize forces to invade the Central Plains."

"In addition, the minister also proposed to deploy a cavalry in the Central Plains to be on guard at any time."

Xie Hui shifted his gaze to Liu Yizhen.

"I heard that His Royal Highness the King of Qin once set up a cavalry called "Changning" in Guanzhong. Their horses were traded from Rouran and Hu Xia. They are not weaker than those of the Northern Wei Dynasty. It is most suitable for them to consolidate the Central Plains."

Liu Yizhen had no objection, and quietly listened to Xie Hui's arrangement.

"One is fast and the other is slow. I hope that when marching, I will go straight to the east of the river with lightning speed, but when fighting, I want to be slower."

After saying this, Xie Hui stared at the northwest side of the map intentionally or unintentionally.

Hu Xia and Rouran...

These two young men are not worthy of being Liu Yu's chief military strategist if they are not careful about Xie Hui.

You must know that under Liu Yu's subordinates, you can't get mixed up just by relying on the identity of the Xie family in Chenjun.

In Liu Yu's aristocratic family, status has never been a plus item, but a minus item.

Xie Hui was able to get into the position of the three high-ranking officials in only [-] years, really because of his real talents and learning.

As for guarding against Hu Xia, Xie Hui suggested that the matter of defending Guanzhong should also be handed over to another government army established by Liu Yizhen in Guanzhong—the Yong'an Army.

It's not that Xie Hui looked down on the combat effectiveness of Guanzhong soldiers and refused to let them go to the frontal battlefield.

But when the locals guard their hometown, they will always burst out with unimaginable strength. Even if something unexpected happens, they can bear it.

After Xie Hui's strategy is finished, how to fight the rest is not his business.

Liu Yu has fought for so many years, and everyone's division of labor is very clear.

Counselors give advice and advice, and the rest of the fight must be left to professionals.

But now that Zhu Lingshi is in Guanzhong and Wang Zhen'e is still on the way, this task is handed over to Tan Daoji.

Tan Daoji usually looks at ease in front of other people, but he is very attentive in front of Liu Yu.

"The overall situation planned by Xie Shizhong is no problem."

"Next, I will talk about the land on the east side of the river."

Tan Daoji took a look at Liu Yizhen: "Actually, I don't know much about Hedong, but His Royal Highness King Qin once brought a military officer from the Pei clan of Hedong to Beijing, and I also heard about it from him."

Pei Fangming...

Liu Yizhen raised his eyebrows, obviously he didn't expect Tan Daoji to have contact with Pei Fangming.

However, as the general of the army guard, Tan Daoji was not surprised to come into contact with Pei Fangming, who was incorporated into Jiankang.

What surprised Liu Yizhen was that Tan Daoji, the dignified general of the army, actually went to "not ashamed to ask his subordinates" with Pei Fangming. This mentality alone is enough to make people admire.

"Hedong has been the site of the Four Wars since ancient times."

"Its western side is blocked by a great river."

"There is Zhongtiao Mountain in the south."

"To the north is Luliang Mountain."

"There is Wangwu Mountain in the east."

"There are hard-to-attack places on all sides. In the past, during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, when the strong Qin captured the east of the Wei State, there was already Hexi (not the Hexi Corridor. Hexi in the Warring States period refers to the place where Shanxi is separated from the west of the Yellow River, which is the northern Shaanxi Plateau and the west of the Yellow River. The area where the Yellow River and the Luo River intersect), at that time Qiang Qin could cross the river from Hexi in the north to attack Fenyang, and then send another army from Lingling in the south to harass Hedong."

"But now that the Hexi land is occupied by Hu Xia, it must be impossible to count on them."

Tan Daoji pointed to a river that was as straight as a dragon from north to south.

"That's why I think the opportunity for our army to break through is here!"

(End of this chapter)