Chapter 167 Planning
After Yang Liang raised his army, within half a month, he quickly swept away most of the prefectures and counties around Taiyuan Prefecture. To the north, Daizhou, Shuozhou, Yunzhou, Shengzhou, Hengzhou, Yizhou, Yingzhou, Xiangzhou, Xingzhou, Jizhou, etc., were mostly occupied by the Han Wangjun, which was enough for twenty or thirty prefectures, occupying half of the original Northern Qi territory, and gathering up 300,000 troops. At that time, the power was extremely majestic.
On that day, Yang Liang and his generals and advisers analyzed the situation of the battle and formulated strategies. After the division of the troops, nearly 150,000 troops were led by Pei Wen'an and emerged from Taiyuan. They were powerful and powerful. They headed south all the way. They were invincible in the early stages and were almost at the edge of the Yellow River. The troops were approaching Puzhou City. Once Puzhou, the north bank of the Yellow River and the territory west of the Taihang Mountains were almost shrouded by the Han King's power.
However, the court responded in time and sent 100,000 elite troops, led by King Yang Su of Yue, and Luo Zhaoyun as the vanguard. After two battles and two victories, half of the 150,000 rebels were lost. Pei Wen'an was a little panicked and sent people to send the news of the defeat back to the rear, not daring to hide it anymore.
At this time, Yang Liang had personally followed the army south, left Taiyuan City, and arrived in Fenzhou City. After hearing the news, his face changed and he was so thunderous.
"The 80,000 people were lost to the 20,000 vanguard troops of the imperial court. It's so useless." Yang Liang roared and cursed, showing his emotions in his face. He was still young and had no scheming enough, so he could not control his emotions steadily.
"The King of Han is angry, victory or defeat is common for military strategists!" Xiao Mohe was dissuading him, asking Yang Liang to calm down, don't affect the morale in the army, and cold the hearts of the generals.
"Eighty thousand people are ruined, can the Lone King be considered to be nothing?" Yang Liang's face turned pale, and he was so angry.
There were only 300,000 troops in total. He threw the expanded army to the north and east, and the army heading south was only more than 200,000. Now it was too much of a loss, which made him feel a little impatient.
The counselor Wang Wang bowed and said, "Please calm the King of Han. The defeat in the war may not determine the outcome. This is just a setback when going south, not a chance to turn defeat into victory!"
"Mr. Wang has a plan to resolve this dilemma and defeat the imperial guards of the court?" Yang Liang asked anxiously.
Wang Zhao said: "The long journey of imperial guards in the imperial court, the longer the food supply line, the more beneficial it is for us and there is an opportunity to take advantage of it."
Yang Liang said in surprise: "What do you mean by sir, burn the food road?"
"Yes, but it is not possible to implement it at the moment. We must introduce the imperial army into the hinterland of Hedong and then ambush it again!"
Seeing that Wang Jun was confident, Yang Liang felt itchy and asked curiously: "How to induce the method?"
"Removing the army of Jinzhou, but taking away all the food and grass from nearby cities and towns. When the imperial army enters Jinzhou, it is impossible to replenish locally. We will definitely need long-distance supply of food and grass from the rear. Our army can leave some dead soldiers, ambushing the mountains and valleys, specializing in guerrilla warfare, mainly destroying the food and grass paths of the Sui army. They have no food in the future, so they can only retreat on the front line!"
Xiao Maha said: "Although this plan is feasible, how to eliminate the main force of the Sui army is a more important part, rather than as simple as forcing the Sui army to retreat."
Wang Xu smiled and said, "Yes, when our army retreats, we can set up more ambushing troops, retreating and ambushing. When the court army arrived in front of Jinzhou and bordered our Fenzhou, we went deeper and entered our pockets. Please see, this is Gongchangling, right at the junction of Fenzhou and Jinzhou, there are ancient rivers and valleys, which can hide tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and attack and encircle and suppress the imperial army, and our army will win."
Yang Liang never really led the army or fought wars. In the past, he was the commander of the three armies to attack Goguryeo and the Western Turks. He was all named commanders. He had never really been to the front line of the battlefield and was just in charge of the rear. His main responsibilities were to supervise the army, control the military seal, etc., and he would not lose power. However, he was the deputy commander, general, etc., so his ability to make decisions in the battle was not tempered.
At this time, Yang Liang heard that Wang Jun had a good opinion and was a little moved, and some generals had no good idea. After listening to the strategy of Wang Jun, who was very famous, they all agreed.
"Okay, that's all. It's better for anyone to lead the army to fight against the enemy. The people in front of him can't trust the lonely king." Yang Liang asked again.
He Dangui was defeated and Ru Ru Tianbao was killed in battle. Both generals were defeated and almost wiped out. Yang Liang could not believe in the strategist ability of Pei Wen'an of the former army and the military generals.
The most famous general around the King of Han was Xiao Maha, but at the age of 73, it was okay to follow Yang Liang, give advice and take charge of the army on his behalf. If you really want to go forward and take charge of such a war, you will be unable to do so.
Heroes are not allowed to see white hair. Xiao Maha is really old. Although his heroism remains unabated, he has experienced too many great battles in Nanchen back then and has many hidden diseases. It is good to be able to survive until now without lying in bed. Now his hands are not as flexible as before, and his skills are less than 30% as before, and he can no longer beat him.
Xiao Maha said: "The veteran recommended Zhao Zikai, who is brave and scheming, can bear great responsibility,"
The other generals had no objection. With Xiao Maha's prestige, it was difficult for everyone to refute it.
King Yang Liang of Han nodded and said, "General Zhao obeyed the order!"
"The last one is here!" Zhao Zi, forty years old, got up and bowed to listen to the seal.
"The Gu Wang appointed you as General Pingnan, commanding 30,000 troops to Jinzhou, take over General Pei Wen'an's military power, combine 100,000 troops to resist the court army, and complete the battle strategy designated by Mr. Wang. Can you be competent?"
"I will do my best to die!" Zhao Zi replied cheerfully, full of the momentum of becoming a good man if he fails.
Yang Liang smiled and nodded, slapped the table and said, "Whether you can defeat the imperial guards in the court, clear the obstacles to going south, and complete the hegemony of the lonely king, it depends on your battle." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!