Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4203
Yu Chigong was sitting in Mengjindu, watching more and more Shandong private troops successfully cross the river to the south bank of the Yellow River. He heard that the naval warships were successfully blocked by Su Jia after they entered the Yellow River from Banzhu, and the warships were damaged. Forced to slow down, he couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief.

He was most afraid of the menacing navy, so he took advantage of the Shandong private army crossing the river to attack halfway across the river. Without the strong support of these Shandong private troops, Jin Wang Liantong Pass would not be able to defend, let alone counterattack Chang'an?

But when the news on the Yellow River kept coming, especially when Liu Rengui learned that Liu Rengui actually parked the fleet and repaired the damaged warships on the spot, a bad feeling came to his heart.

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Today, Yu Chigong moved the tent to the bank of the Yellow River, and sat in the tent with Cui Chengfu, commanding the Shandong private army who successfully crossed the river to re-form and organize, and then rushed to Tongguan after a brief rest with rice and water.

Cui Chengfu saw that Yu Chigong's brows were tightly frowned, and wondered: "Currently crossing the river is going smoothly, but the navy was delayed by your ingenious plan, E Guogong, why is it frowning?"

Yu Chigong then raised his brows and sighed: "Although Tongguan's defense will be impregnable with a hundred thousand new troops, we can wait for an opportunity to counterattack Chang'an and make a great cause, but with so many manpower gathered in Tongguan's tiny place, people can eat it." Horse chewing, how much food and fodder do you need to consume every day? I’m afraid it won’t last long.”

He said so in his mouth, but he didn't think so at all in his heart.

He suddenly realized that the reason why the navy was delayed by the people he sent was because the navy didn't intend to rush to Mengjindu?
I didn't expect to arrive at Mengjindu as soon as possible, which meant letting [-] Shandong private troops cross the river.

And if the navy really does this, then there is only one intention - to put all these Shandong private soldiers into Tongguan, and then tighten their pockets, so that none of them can escape back to Shandong...

This thought came from the bottom of my heart, and a layer of cold sweat suddenly rose on my back.

Dong Gong really thought that he had the chance to win, and he had already started to plan for the aftermath of King Jin's demise?
After all, once the [-] private army is completely wiped out, together with the innumerable food and supplies, it can be regarded as completely draining the wealth of the Shandong family. When the crown prince ascends the throne and dominates Shandong with great righteousness, who else can compete with him?
Shandong is no longer the Shandong of aristocratic families...

Cui Chengfu did not think of this, but Yu Chigong's words also made him worried, and said in a deep voice: "The soldiers and horses in front of us are almost all that the Shandong family can provide. If the war cannot be ended within two months, the Shandong family will also There's no going on."

Wars are fought not only with the army, but also with logistics. Aristocratic families have always understood this, so whenever there are wars, they will rely on their rich family background to sell for a price, and use their population and supplies to win the ranks of the family.

However, if the foundation is exhausted this time, even if King Jin wins the throne in the end, the strength of the Shandong family will suffer irreparable damage.

It is even said that once the war is in full swing, the Shandong family will have to keep transfusing blood to Tongguan until the foundation is exhausted, ammunition and food are exhausted...

He began to doubt the correctness of the family's decision to support King Jin.

In fact, the family has lived in Shandong for many years, and has been suppressed since the Sui Dynasty. It has never been able to enter the court to seize the central power. The break with the family is evident.

If you make a wrong judgment again this time, you will follow King Jin on a road of no return...

Cui Chengfu couldn't even imagine the serious consequences.

However, Yu Chigong was already impatient to talk to him about this, he got up and came to the hanging map, carefully observing the terrain near Tongguan.

If you want to trap Tongguan to death, in addition to Chang'an's strong oppression to force the King Jin's army not to leave the pass, you must also cut off the retreat route from the Yellow River to Tongguan.Cutting off the Yellow River is naturally the task of the Navy. To accomplish this, the key lies in the ownership of Shanzhou.

Sanmenxia is the natural moat of the Yellow River, with hidden reefs and narrow channels everywhere. Even if you go downstream, you have to bear great risks, let alone upstream?

As long as Shanzhou is in hand, Sanmenxia is under control, and when the navy is going upstream, it will attack the mountains on both sides of the river, and there is a good chance of annihilating the entire navy.

But once Shanzhou is lost, the navy can control both sides of the Yellow River, recruiting trackers to pull warships across the natural moat of Sanmenxia, ​​and reach Tongguan...

Whether Shanzhou can stick to it depends on who owns Luoyang.

During the Eastern Expedition last year, all the troops in Shangluo had already been conscripted. After returning to China, these troops all entered the pass together. Afterwards, they suffered heavy losses in the war and have not yet been reorganized. Only a very small number of troops have returned to their original places. The situation where the ground forces are empty.

Once the navy is on the Yellow River, transporting heavy armored infantry ashore and supporting it with artillery, Luoyang is bound to fall.

Tongguan can't spare any troops to support Luoyang...

And if Luoyang fell, the navy could reach Shanzhou directly, and it would be difficult for Jin Wang's army to defend Shanzhou.When Shanzhou falls, the natural moat of Sanmenxia can no longer delay the navy fleet, and the navy can advance both by water and land, cross the Weihan Ancient Road, and attack Hangu Pass.

If Hangu Pass falls again, how can Tongguan be defended as an isolated city?

Yuchi Gong read the telegram, thought for a long time, and immediately wrote a battle report at his desk, put it in an envelope and sealed it with wax paint, in exchange for his own soldiers to deliver the battle report, and said: "Send it to Tongguan as soon as possible, and you must hand it over to His Royal Highness Jin. , Tell him that it is extremely urgent and must come up with a decision as soon as possible!"

"Here!"

As a result, the soldiers put the envelope in their arms, turned around and rode away at a gallop.

Cui Chengfu came behind Yu Chigong and said in surprise: "But what's wrong?"

Yuchi Gong looked heavy, shook his head and said: "Maybe it's just my worries, don't worry about it."

Of course, he would not confess his worries to Cui Chengfu. A little carelessness would cause fear in the Shandong family. If he was afraid and did not dare to fully support Tongguan, it would be a big deal.

In any case, the family property of the Shandong family must be emptied, so that it is possible to stick to Tongguan and not lose it, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack Chang'an...

Cui Chengfu frowned and looked at Yu Chigong, suspicious in his heart, always felt that the other party's words were incomplete and untrue, and had reservations.

But I don't know where the problem is...

After a pause, he said: "I still have something to report to the Patriarch, so I will go to Tongguan with the first batch of troops. I need to trouble Duke E to fully grasp the matter of crossing the river here."

Yuchi bowed his head respectfully and said: "It's a matter of course, it should be done, my brother will go now."

Cui Chengfu bid farewell to the other party, got out of the command tent, joined the first batch of troops crossing the river that had been assembled, packed lightly, and rushed towards Tongguan.

At Mengjin Ferry, tens of thousands of private troops and luggage crossed the Yellow River under countless boats and boats.

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Li Siwen and Qu Tuquan rushed along the Guangtong Canal to the vicinity of Xinxiang, and stopped advancing. They were separated from Cheng Chubi's tribe who came later, and set up camps respectively, strangled the Guangtong Canal waterway, and sent the rebels The army was blocked in Tongguan.

Zuo Wuwei also marched out from the city of Chang'an mightily, and began to deploy defenses from the Zhongwei Bridge area to the west. Huxian County, Yuyu and other places were all under control. The six guards broke into the city of Chang'an.

The surrounding areas of Chang'an are impenetrable.

After Fang Jun crossed the Weishui River, he did not arrive at Youwuwei's garrison immediately, but set up his camp at a place leeward by the river, and sent his soldiers to contact Xue Wanche.

It wasn't until the evening of the second day that the soldiers returned, broke out of camp and set off, and rushed to the Youwuwei Army.

Not far from the station, he saw several riders galloping towards him from the official road. Fang Jun reined in his horse and stood still, and ordered: "Go and intercept, ask who it is?"

"Here!"

Wei Ying and others rode forward, stopped in the road, and asked loudly: "Who are you waiting for? Stop quickly and accept the question!"

Unexpectedly, instead of not stopping, the other party accelerated his horse, abandoning the official road and galloping towards the northeast along a small road.

Fang Jun whispered: "Pretend to catch up, but don't be noticed by the other party. You will come back after ten miles."

Wei Ying was puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask further questions, so he rode his horse and chased him wildly.

Before Fang Jun arrived at Youwuwei's camp, Wei Ying led his men back and reported back: "The other party, more than ten riders, fled all the way in the direction of Jinpudu, and they didn't realize that we were just pretending."

Fang Jun nodded, looked at Xue Wanche who was coming out of the tent, got off his horse, and greeted him with a smile on his face, he laughed and said, "General Xue, are you all right?"

(End of this chapter)