Lord of the House

After the night banquet came over, Yuan Hancheng stayed in the palace of the king of Chu on the cold autumn night, and talked at night with candles. Liu Tingzhou, Ding Zhiru, Chen Jingrong and others said goodbye and left.

The maid set up the chessboard, Yuan Hancheng and Yue Lengqiu sat opposite the couch, and the others retreated to the pavilion to serve. The secretly made insect repellent incense was lit indoors. of sandalwood chessboard.

"Back then, in Xuzhou City, Leng Qiu and the lord also had fun talking like this, and they have been thinking about it in their hearts. I didn't expect that when I came to Shouzhou this time, I would be able to relive the old drama?" Yue Lengqiu laughed and pretended to be Bai Zi's chess box came to him, and Yuan Hancheng moved first.

At this time, there was the sound of chariots and horses. He heard that it was not far from the Chu Palace, and seemed to be leaving the West City. Yue Lengqiu thought that he should be the additional troops to Xinyang-Yue Lengqiu took the chess piece in his hand, Ask Yuan Hancheng: "Lord Chu, how much has Xinyang's garrison increased?"

"Tao Chun is a veteran who was promoted by Lord Yue. He is prudent and good at fighting. Furthermore, Guoyang stands on the basis of the vortex, and the two towns of Xu Si and Huaiyang stand side by side with each other. With Guoyang troops and horses, 30,000 people are enough to defend the city..." Yuan Hancheng said.

Yue Lengqiu knew that Tao Chun was in Huaixi and was not very closely related to Dong Yuan. When the Changhuai Army was withdrawn from the south bank of the Yellow River, the number of troops reached 50,000. Later, Dong Yuan used the military camp as an excuse to reduce the number of troops. When 30,000 people were stationed in Guoyang, I didn't expect Huaixi to expand its troops this time, but Guoyang's garrison still did not increase.

Although Yanhu's main attack direction this time is Nanyang, the increase of Guoyang's troops can threaten Yanhu's attack on Nanyang's flank from Ruyang, and can even attack decisively to cut off the retreat of Yanhu West Road troops.

Yue Lengqiu knew that there were discords in Huaixi, but he did not point out in front of Yuan Hancheng, saying: "Yan Hu relied on Ma Biaojian to infiltrate recklessly on the north bank of Huaihe River, and Guoyang's troops are too small. , doesn't seem to work either..."

"Indeed, the fortresses on the north bank need to be stationed with troops and horses. It is impossible to give up and not defend completely. In fact, Huaixi's troops are scattered," Yuan Hancheng said. In addition to Ma Liu as a reserve, nearly 40,000 troops have to be transferred to Xinyang, but whether or not to help Nanyang, Huaixi is also in a dispute..."

Yue Lengqiu nodded habitually, Dong Yuan concentrated more than 40,000 troops in Xinyang, and it seemed that he was ready to rescue Nanyang at any time, but it was a plan that would make both advance and retreat.

If Dong Yuan really wanted to make up his mind to fight the battle of Nanyang, he should not mediocrely disperse his troops and horses in Xinyang and Guoyang, but should concentrate his troops on Guoyang, and threaten Yanhu's retreat with the trend of "surrounding Wei and saving Zhao". I dare not pour all my troops south to attack Nanyang.

It is Huaixi's uniform deployment of troops in Xinyang, Guoyang, and Shouzhou. From the inside, you can see Huaixi's hesitation.

The army of Hezhong collapsed in Ruyang, and the morale of Nanyang soldiers and horses was very low in the face of the nearly 200,000 Yanhu army that was about to flood in.

Although Huaixi has undergone emergency mobilization, its strength has increased to as many as 110,000, and Dong Yuan is famous for his good governance of the army. Huaixi has more than 110,000 troops and horses, and its appearance has been greatly improved compared to two years ago.

If Huaixi unites with Nanyang, the total number of troops will be 150,000.

Even if a decisive victory against Yanhu cannot be won in the field battle, relying on the steep terrain such as Tongbai Mountain, Huaihe River, and Funiu Mountain, as well as the strong fortresses built over the years on the north bank of Huaihe River, the northern foot of Tongbai Mountain and the southern range of Funiu Mountain, In a defensive battle, it can barely support it.

Although the Yanhu cavalry and the subordinate army Chen Zhihu were extremely capable of field battles, the fortresses and the steep terrain could effectively make up for the lack of combat power of the defenders.

The key problem is that the remnants of the She family and Luo Xiancheng in Suizhou are just around the corner. From Xiangyang and Suizhou, there are channels to use troops to Nanyang and Xinyang. The remnants of the She family and Luo Xiancheng from Suizhou together had a total of 170,000 or 80,000 troops. If they participated in the Battle of Nanyang, the military strength of the two sides would be compared, and they would completely tilt in favor of Yanhu.

Under such circumstances, how could Nanyang and Huaixi still have the confidence to win?

Of course, Huaixi will naturally not show hesitation to the outside world. If Huaixi has no confidence, can he still expect Nanyang soldiers and horses to have the determination to stick to it?

Yuan Hancheng said this, and he no longer regarded Yue Lengqiu as an outsider.

Yue Lengqiu's trust in Yuan Hancheng is limited. With such experience, how could he trust others without reservation? But Yuan Hancheng said so, and he also asked sincerely: "Huaixi is still worried that the privy envoy is not sincere?"

Yue Lengqiu had not listened to Lin Fu's warning before, and finally Zongyang was defeated - it would be too naive if Yue Lengqiu believed everything Lin Fu said from then on.

After all, the people of Huaixi were still afraid of playing with Lin Fu.

In all official correspondence, Lin Fu said that he would support Liang's guarding Nanyang, and also said that if necessary, Luzhou troops and horses could help Nanyang at any time. Yuan Hancheng didn't say whether he doubted Lin Fu's determination, but said matter-of-factly: "The privy envoy has made a mistake in dealing with Yuanzhou. Soldiers and horses, it's not a big deal for Nanyang to win..."

Huaidong's soldiers in Luzhou were only Tang Fuguan and Liu Zhenzhi, with less than 30,000 troops. Even if Huaidong's soldiers were unparalleled in the world, but limited by the strength of their troops, even if they entered the Nanyang battlefield, they could not change the balance of military power between the two sides.

At the same time, due to the problems left over by Jiangxi, 60,000 elite soldiers in Huaidong will be stranded in Jiangxi. At such a critical moment, they can't get out of the north to join the war. I have to say that Lin Tie has serious problems in dealing with the Yuanzhou problem. unwise.

Although there was no sign of giving up Nanyang after returning from Yuzhang, there was no sign of giving up Nanyang from Lin Fu, but Yue Lengqiu was not very confident.

With the fall of Nanyang, the forces of the Queen Mother's family will be completely suppressed, and Huaixi, Jinghu, including the Chizhou army, will be most directly threatened by Yanhu, so they will be completely led by Huaidong above the temple. Nose walking - From this point of view, Lin Fu's giving up Nanyang does have great benefits, and it is no wonder that people in Huaixi are worried about whether Lin Fu has the determination to fight Nanyang.

However, giving up Nanyang has obvious disadvantages to Huaidong.

Once Yanhu is called to capture Nanyang, Shewenzhuang and Luo Xiancheng rebels will surrender to Yanhu. By then, Yanhu will have a total of 400,000 troops on the west road, and will control the Han River, Tongbai Mountain, Controlling the upper reaches of the Huai River, and after Shewenzhuang leads his troops to join the Yanhu army, it will greatly make up for Yanhu's shortcomings in the development of the navy...

Yue Lengqiu dared not imagine that Lin Fu would give up Nanyang for the sake of it.

Yue Lengqiu and Yuan Hancheng can talk casually, and tell him the analysis.

After hearing this, Yuan Hancheng nodded and said, "I don't think Duke Chongguo is so eager, but he has doubts in his heart."

Unexpectedly, Dong Yuan was so wary of Lin Fu, Yue Lengqiu secretly sighed, and felt that Nanyang was like a lonely boat tossing in the wind and waves, and the prospects were even more gloomy.

Early in the morning, Chen Jingrong came over and said that Dong Yuan visited Yingkou yesterday and encountered an enemy outpost.

Dong Yuan's accompanying cavalry had a fight with the enemy's sentinel horses on the east bank of Yingshui, but the enemy's sentinel horses were repelled. While chasing, Dong Yuan was shot in the shoulder by an arrow and was injured. He was injured and couldn't return to Shouzhou for a while, so he sent someone back and asked Yue Lengqiu to stay in Shouzhou for two more days.

Nanyang must go, but Yue Lengqiu was afraid that it would be too late and would call Yanhu soldiers and horses to infiltrate Nanyang on a large scale. It would be difficult for him to escape from Nanyang. Yue Lengqiu went to Nanyang to comfort the soldiers and civilians and boost morale, but he did not have the determination to stay in Nanyang to advance and retreat with Nanyang soldiers and civilians, and live and die together.

Since Dong Yuan could not return to Shouzhou for a while, Yue Lengqiu decided to go to Nanyang first and meet Dong Yuan when he returned.

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Danfeng County belongs to the Shangzhou prefecture and is the gateway to the southeast of Guanzhong. Wuguan, one of the four fortresses in the Western Qin Dynasty, is located on the banks of the Dongwuguan River in Danfeng County.

The Cao family abandoned Guanzhong and retreated to the south, but before retreating to the south, they surrendered Wuguan to Nanyang.

Wuguan is 70 kilometers away from the southeast of Danfeng County, on the banks of the Wuguan River.

The terrain of Wuguan is narrow, and the north of Guancheng is Shaoxi Mountain~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The Wu River flowing from the north of Shaoxi Mountain is close to the Baiyan Mountain and Bijia Mountain in the south of Guancheng, and Wuguan is located in Wuguan. On the convex bank of the Guanhe East.

Yuan Guizheng climbed the hill at the southern foot of Shaoxi Mountain on foot and looked at the situation around Wuguan.

The terrain in the west of Guancheng is relatively flat, and the only way to go out of the east is the winding mountainside.

The terrain around Wuguan determines that it is easy for the west to defend against the east, while it is difficult for the east to defend against the west - Nanyang is the latter.

From the west of Wuguan, walk through a relatively flat and wide valley to the vicinity of Danfeng County, the terrain is more open, Danjiang bypasses from the southwest corner of Danfeng County, and joins Wuguan River at Baiyangguan and goes southeast. , all the way to Xichuan County in the southwest of Nanyang, turn south and join the Han River.

When the Cao family abandoned the pass, Chang'an fell to the hands of Yanhu, and Nanyang wanted to keep the enemy soldiers out of the west gate.

In addition to Wuguan, Danfeng County in the upper reaches of the Danjiang River and Baiyangguan Pass where the Danjiang River and Wuguan River confluence are all places that Nanyang soldiers must guard. Jiangbei went up, and Nanyang had to deploy defense troops in Xichuan, Xinye and other places to the south.

Yuan Guizheng came to Nanyang on the decree of the Empress Dowager before Yue Lengqiu to reassure the army.

Like the people in Huaixi, Yuan Guizheng, Liang Chengchong and others also worried that Huaidong would give up Nanyang.

Nanyang died and Huaixi had cold teeth, but no matter how cold the teeth were, no matter how difficult the situation was, it would be extremely difficult for Yan Hu to capture Huaixi immediately after Nanyang. As long as Huaixi defends the Huaihe River and Tongbai Mountain, at least there is no fear of immediate extinction. However, for Yuan Guizheng, Liang Chengchong, Liang Chengyi and the others, if Nanyang is lost, their last point of support will also be completely lost. How can they not be afraid? My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter