Chapter 408

Weather change brings not only the recovery of all things, but also a strong agitation for the world.

On the other side of Puyang County, Shi Hu gathered about 178000 troops, including 3000 Armored Cavalry, 8000 dragon guards with heavy infantry, and 10000 East Palace colliers. These absolute elites are the essence of the state of Zhao in Shijie. They are stationed in Baima.

In addition to wenshijin and Baima's armed forces dominated by Jie people in Puyang County, the Qi Huo army led by Li Nong has crossed the river from Yangping county to the south bank while the Yellow River is frozen in winter. After entering Jibei County, he easily won dong'a and Taocheng abandoned by the Han army. He has become a pawn crossing the river and can only advance without retreat.

Sun Fudu led his army in Chengyang, Jiyin county. There were about 70000 troops under his command, mostly composed of disabled soldiers and defeated generals. They fought with 30000 Han troops from Yuzhou to the north near Dingtao. When the former ran min army from Guanzhong arrived in Yuzhou, they withdrew to the Cheng family, and finally to the last city in the northeast of Jiyin County, Chengyang.

There are nearly 300000 people in the periphery of the state of Zhao in Shijie. They are distributed in Ji County, dunqiu county and Yangping County in Sizhou. After the spring, they began to collect forage for war horses, and they are also doing logistics work such as grazing for the army.

There are nearly 200000 Jie people, nearly 300000 begging troops, 70000 remnants of Chengyang, and more than 500000 stone tigers used in the front-line battle. However, one thing needs to be recognized, that is, among the 300000 beggars, only 50000 or 60000 can really fight, and the rest can only be regarded as auxiliary roles. In this way, the number of Shijie Zhao Jun who can really participate in the war should be about 300000?

The state of Han deployed 100000 troops in Puyang County. 30000 troops were stationed in Puyang City, 40000 troops were stationed in Yingpan outside Puyang City, and the remaining troops were scattered in Xiancheng, juancheng, Yangjiao city and linqiu (including outside the city).

In Yuzhou, which was actually controlled by the Han Army, there were about 40000 troops stationed, followed by 30000 local conscripts, and 80000 brought out by ran min from Guanzhong and reorganized into an army, that is, there are 150000 Han troops in Yuzhou.

In addition to Puyang County, Gucheng and Qingting of Jibei county have 5000 troops respectively, Qinting of Dongping county has 10000 troops and fan county has 20000 troops.

According to the statistics of the Han troops around Puyang County, the combat troops invested in the first stage are about 140000. The 100000 Han troops mobilized by Yuzhou to the north will be invested in the second stage. The number of troops invested in the third stage cannot be determined for the time being.

"Looking at the huge number of Qi Huo army, there won't be too many who can fight." Ran min stood on the edge of a huge sand table and pointed with a stick: "the Yellow River has begun to thaw. According to the previous practice, the begging army will not have too much food and fodder. They are in an absolutely dangerous position, but they rely on the progress made by Zhao Jun in Puyang County as a response."

How else can we say that Li Nong's begging army has become a pawn crossing the river? After the thawing of the Yellow River, the fleet of the Han Dynasty was able to block the Yellow River again. The begging army could only move forward without retreat. It was more than 250 li away from the Shijie Zhao army located in Baima.

"According to the minister's suggestion, it is a good choice to take the lead in forcing the begging army to surrender." Ran min knocked dongacheng on the sand table with a stick: "Li Nong, who has become an abandoned son, will not fight for the stone tablet as long as he sees the main force of the Han army. Even if Li Nong is willing, his subordinates may not be willing."

Ran Min said that the main force does not mean how large the number of troops is. Fenggao has gathered two troops with a unique name of the Han state, that is, the expanded Huben army of 5000, the feather forest army of 10000, and the 10000 forbidden guards. He deeply believed that even if Li Nong did not surrender, the 25000 elite troops could be destroyed if they went to East Afghanistan, on the premise that he would command the elite troops.

"The reason why we deliberately let the Qi Huo army seize dong'a and Taocheng is naturally to set a trap." Ji Chang looked at Liu Yan and said, "Mr. Wang, the suggestion of the facial features Zhonglang is consistent with the strategy we formulated before. It is more appropriate for the facial features Zhonglang to go in person."

Yes, the official position given by Liu Yan to ran min is general Zhonglang with five facial features.

General Zhonglang with five features is a four grade official in the small ~ Dynasty ~ court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but in various countries, there are different grades because of the actual command of different troops.

In the state of Han, continuing the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty, and according to the characteristics of the Three Kingdoms period, there are five Zhonglang generals in the East, West, South, North and middle. Then the five facial Zhonglang generals are higher than the five Zhonglang generals, and higher than the miscellaneous generals. They are only located under the Hussars general, chequered general, champion general and Wei general, and have the same status as the four expeditions and four towns.

Considering that the general of hussars, the general of chariots, the champion general and the general of Wei are vacant in the state of Han, and there is no one to be the general of the four expeditions and the general of the four towns, only the five Zhonglang generals have arranged the north and West, ran min can only say that he recognizes the position of the five sense Zhonglang, but he is not happy, but he knows that it is very good to be able to do so. Who makes the state of Han like this.

"Yuzhou troops need to attack all the way north." Liu Yan said that Chenliu county and Jiyin county were not controlled by the Han army. He looked at ran Min: "can we solve the begging army before Yuzhou troops arrive at the combat position?"

Ran min agreed: "please rest assured, the king, I will be able to do it."

"Since the facial features Zhonglang will have such confidence, the begging army is naturally not a threat." Sang Yu never showed disgust in front of Ran min, which can only be said to be neither salty nor light. He raised his hand and falsely pointed to the direction of Puyang County and asked, "Shi Hu has the greatest chance to take the lead in launching the offensive. Is there less 70000 troops in the front line?"

Puyang has 30000 people in the city and 40000 in the camp outside the city. What they need to deal with is an army led by nearly 200000 stone tigers, or the Jie people known for their ferocity.

"Shi Hu is cruel, but he is not a man who doesn't know the soldiers." Ji Chang looked at several garrison points in the rear of Puyang City and said, "at the beginning, the army of Shihu society pressed into Puyang City, and the headquarters would divide troops. Sun Fudu's headquarters must also go north and try his best to capture juancheng or linqiu and cut off the connection between our army and the rear of Puyang."

The strategy of the Han country has two parts. If it can win quickly, it is naturally the best. If it can't have a protracted war, it is also one of the options.

In fact, the high-level officials of Han, including Liu Yan, tend to make the war lasting, which is not only a military confrontation, but also a contest of national strength between the two countries. They were very confident in the national strength of the Han state itself, that is, they suspected that if the main force dragged on in Puyang battlefield for a long time, it would cause disadvantages in other regions.

Fighting a protracted war is not only for the victory or defeat of Puyang County, but also to create favorable conditions for sweeping the Central Plains in the long run. After all, as long as the stone tiger consumes the power of the whole country in the battle of Puyang County, even the stone tiger still has enough population, but food, ordnance and other materials can not be changed.

"Although our navy can ensure the blockade of the Yellow River, the garrison in Qinting cannot move. Fan county can appropriately increase the garrison as a mobile force that can be reinforced at any time, so as to ensure sufficient help to linqiu or juancheng." Ran min touched his chin and said, "it's inevitable for Shijie to divide troops to attack juancheng or linqiu. Why not destroy the enemy after the minister solves the qihuo army?"

Liu Yan found that ran min had a kind of self-confidence when talking about the war. When talking about the military, ran min not only seemed confident and full of heroism, but didn't look like a person who lost his mind from time to time in many intelligence.

"After a winter, we built fortifications and other fortifications in Puyang County. We don't have to worry that each city will be easily captured." Sang Yu smiled and said, "what we need is... When and where the enemy will attack."

Ran min subconsciously looked at sang Yu, then looked at Liu Yan, and asked, "Sir, is there anything I don't know?"

"Yongzeng, our strategy is not completely fixed. It is to arrange plans for all possible situations as much as possible." Liu Yan said earnestly: "war is to serve a larger situation. A lot of things will happen in a campaign. We try our best to guide the development of the war, seize more opportunities and finally achieve the most desired results."

"When the king said so, the minister understood." Ran min seemed to understand it and said, "if we can force or induce the enemy to do what we want them to do, we must win."

Liu Yan is listening quietly. He knows that ran Min has follow-up words.

Sure enough, ran min went on to say, "but Shijie is not without talents. You need to be cautious about your strategy."

That's right, but ran min offended many people, especially the prime minister and relevant generals who formulated the strategy, and even Liu Yan himself.

Of course, Liu Yan was not angry about the correct suggestion. He smiled and nodded and asked, "have you ever had any suggestions?"

"If you need to give up a node, you must try your best to resist losing again." Ran min looked down on Li Nong's easy capture of Dong'e and Taocheng. He thought that it was too obvious to do it in order not to die, that is, Li Nong had no choice but to retreat if he had a choice. He said to Liu Yan very carefully, "fighting is meant to kill people."

After a discussion, the layout and preparation have been improved as much as possible. Liu Yan held a big banquet that night. The next day, people who should go their own ways went out to fenggao to go everywhere.

Ran min naturally set out with the Huben army, the Yulin army and the forbidden guards. Before he left, he was given full honor by Liu Yanlong for his general worship ceremony and expedition ceremony.

"King?" Jichang hasn't finished his work in Jizhou, but he can stay in fenggao for a while and wait for the climate to warm up in Jizhou. He climbed a mountain with Liu Yan and looked at the troops moving away from a distance. He did not ask implicitly: "if ran rebelled, how should he deal with it?"

Liu Yan looked at the advancing troops and said bluntly, "he may rebel, but not now."

The current situation is not suitable for ran min to have too many actions. It is not that it is not appropriate to be in a war. It is purely that ran Min has just been attached. The people who originally followed ran min must be in a period of ideological confusion. Moreover, the state of Han did not treat ran min badly, including his original subordinates. It can even be said that they were well resettled.

Liu Yan will not give ran min the opportunity to be in power. Even if he uses it to fight, he will have his own arrangements.

The real situation is that someone who rebelled or rebelled is often the indulgence of the king intentionally and unintentionally. There may also be a situation that the king is an incompetent generation, which is equal to a slap in the face. There must be a reason.

Liu Yan is 29 years old (345 AD) and ran min is 43 years old. The difference between the two is 14 years old. Liu Yan will live longer than ran min without accident. If the situation permits, Liu Yan hopes that ran min can get a good end, provided that ran min doesn't want to die.

From the plane map, fenggao is more than 220 li away from dong'a, but in fact, there is no straight line on the road. It takes nearly 310 Li to really walk.

Ran min spent six days taking his troops to Gucheng. After arriving, he sent Miao song to dong'a.

Miao song was originally an attendant of Ran min's sect. The so-called sect servant is actually an official position to manage the private property of the king. It is a casual official under the Shaofu system, but it is deeply trusted by the king.

"Master, Li Nong..." Jiang Gan had no official position in the Han Dynasty, but he could bear some important responsibilities in ran min's shogunate. He asked in a hesitant tone, "will the farmers' Association of Li surrender?"

Ran min stood at the gate and brought his troops to camp on the north side of Gucheng. It seems that the range of camp is very wide. He has fully understood what kind of army he commands. Not only are the weapons and armor excellent, but also the quality of the soldiers is unspeakable.

"Begging for living, begging for living..." ran min still had many feelings: "isn't it just to live?"

They all came from the begging army. How can we not understand the nature of the begging army? Ran min couldn't think of any reason why Li Nong had to work for Shi Hu.

"But... Li Nong obeyed Shi Hu's orders." Jiang Gan said anxiously, "for those who don't know the big man, the big man is indeed in a dangerous moment, and they don't know that the big man is actually..."

"So we'll let Li Nong know." Ran min raised his neck slightly, more or less melancholy: "Li Nong knows what kind of person I am, and must also find out that I have become a big man's facial features. I am like this. Can't I explain the problem?"

Jiang Gan doesn't know what to say directly. Only when he integrates into a system can he understand what it looks like. Before that, they only knew that the Han state under Liu Yan's rule was strong in force and abundant in production. They learned more by taking advantage of their positions and official positions. For example, Liu Yan could not know where to dispatch full elite troops at any time or in a steady stream.

"I really can't think of any reason why the king can't unify the world." Ran min seemed to shiver, and his body soon became tall and straight: "at that banquet, the king seemed to be drunk and inadvertently said a lot to me. Although I still can't understand it now, but... Listen... How to say? I just feel very powerful!"

This time, Jiang Gan had to be curious.

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