Dahan first prince

Chapter 415 The siege of Mayi?

After escaping from the wilderness in embarrassment, and stopping the accompanying guards who wanted to go forward and arrest the old man, Liu Ying sat on her imperial chariot again.

——Liu Ying is very happy!

It's not that Liu Ying has any eccentricities;

It was the old man's attitude that made Liu Ying inexplicably proud!
Especially the phrase 'Our common people just had a good day for two days' made Liu Ying feel that every cell in her body was groaning because of the extreme enjoyment...

In the final analysis, wasn't everything Liu Ying did in the past to make the common people live better, eat better, and make the Han family stronger, so that they would no longer be invaded by barbarians like in history?
Judging from the current situation, at least in terms of "people's livelihood", Liu Ying's achievements have obviously been recognized by the people.

Well, one of the three elders is enough to represent the common people in this era.

"Whoo~"

"Back to Chang'an!"

The knot in her heart was untied smoothly, and Liu Ying also consciously felt relieved for a while, let out an angry cry, and then closed her eyes with a light smile.

For Liu Ying now, it is meaningless to think about whether the fall in the cloud is my problem or not.

What Liu Ying needs to do right now is to put this problem aside, and do some practical things as the old man said just now to reverse the decline.

For example, in this hell-starting war, strive to make the Han Dynasty suffer less losses;

Another example, start with this hell, as the beginning of a big victory...

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"Send Guanzhong troops again?"

Daibei, Mayi.

Looking at the letter in his hand, which was sent from Chang'an, Jin She was a little puzzled;

Seeing that Li Ji also leaned forward with doubts on his face, Jin She handed over the letter casually, not forgetting to ask: "In addition to the two schools of Yulin and Huben, Your Majesty has sent [-] soldiers from Guanzhong to follow me." The two are stationed in Mayi;"

"Why are soldiers from Guanzhong sent again?"

Hearing Jin She's words, Li Shang did not answer in a hurry, but read the letter carefully first;
After making sure that he didn't miss any valuable information, he lowered his head and thought about it. Finally, Li Jicai raised his head with a smile, and looked at Jin She with full confidence.

"Your Majesty's temper, I believe in Marquis Wu, maybe I'm still not familiar with it;"

"Back then, when Emperor Taizu Gao was still alive, His Majesty, as the prince, led the army to fight against the rebellion."

"At that time, in order to make Yingbu go to the decisive battle quickly, so as to avoid the flames of war from passing through, His Majesty even used himself as a bait..."

Speaking of this past, Li Ji couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile, and there was a wave of sincere admiration between his brows.

"Your Majesty doesn't know much about military matters, but if your Majesty is a general, you will definitely be famous for your military actions!"

"So this time, Your Majesty sent another [-] Guanzhong soldiers as backup, and he wanted to send Xin Wuhou to show his hands under the city of Mayi;"

"Even if you believe that Marquis Wu will not be able to win the battle, there is no reason why there is no reason to lose when there are [-] soldiers and horses in Guanzhong rushing to attack Mayi on the way?"

Hearing this, Jin She thought about it for a moment, then nodded slowly, agreeing with Li Ji's statement.

Although Jin She was not by Liu Ying's side in the war to put down Huainan Wang Yingbu's rebellion, he also participated in the war.

To be precise, since the Han Dynasty, Jin She has never been absent in every war to quell the rebellion of princes and kings!
From the beginning, as Zhongjuan, he followed Taizu Emperor Gao in Wanqu and participated in the anti-Qin cause;

Later, following Emperor Taizu Gao, he also established the Three Qin Dynasty and recaptured Guanzhong;

Later, in the Chu-Han struggle for hegemony, the Han army first won a big victory and broke the city in Pengcheng, and then was defeated and dispersed. Later, Emperor Taizu Gao retreated to Xingyang and fought with Xiang Yu.

Later, the Han Dynasty was established, from Linjiang Wang Gongwei, Yan Wang Zang Tu, to Chu King Han Xin, Zhao Wang Zhang Ao, and then to Chancellor Chen Xi, Liang Wang Pengyue, Yan Wang Lu Wan, Huainan Wang Yingbu... ····
To be precise, Jin She has never been absent from every war that the Han family encountered from the uprising of the Qin Sishui pavilion chief to the death of Emperor Taizu Gao!

And back then, Liu Ying, who was still the crown prince, went out on behalf of his father to put down the rebellion of King Yingbu of Huainan, which undoubtedly opened the eyes of Jin She, a war-tested veteran.

——When the prince and prince of the dynasty, he used his body as bait to lure the enemy to a decisive battle!
Let’s not mention whether such an approach is right or wrong, or how risky it is;

This kind of courage alone, and this determination to ensure that the flames of war are controlled to the smallest possible extent, and willing to use their own personal safety to promote the final decisive battle, are absolutely beyond the reach of ordinary people.

From this point of view, Li Jifang's evaluation is quite accurate: if Liu Ying really becomes a general, then I am afraid that he will really be famous for "playing cards not according to common sense" and "likes to take risks". .

As for Liu Ying's move to support Mayi, it is more reasonable to explain it in this way.

Mayi, located at Daibei Gate, just outside the gap of Zhao Great Wall!

As long as the Huns break through Mayi, they can enter the territory of Dai through this gap in Zhao Great Wall;

In other words, as long as Mayi is lost again, the most ideal outcome of this war can only be that the Huns burned, killed and looted the entire territory of the country, and after having fun, they were defeated by the Han army who came late. Drive 'out of the Great Wall.

But then again, the importance of Mayi is important, but it is not possible to send another 10 people to garrison when there are already [-] to [-] garrison forces.

It's not that Mayi isn't so important;
Rather, the terrain around Mayi simply cannot accommodate so many soldiers and horses...

Mayi is located in the only gap in the Great Wall of Zhao, and the reason why this gap exists is that it was left on purpose for the army of Zhao State a hundred years ago to go north out of the grassland.

Of course, in order for the army to have a gap to walk out of the Great Wall and go north to the grassland, it is obviously not in Zhao's interest to leave a gap that the grassland people can pass through;
Therefore, the role of Ma Yi is to 'guard the gate' at the gap in Zhao Great Wall.

When Zhao's army walks out of the gap in Zhao's Great Wall, Mayi can be used as a transfer station for the Zhao's army going north out of the grassland to rest;
And when the northern nomads go south and want to attack the south of the Great Wall from this gap, Mayi will become a watchdog, keeping the horseshoes of the barbarians out of the Great Wall!

It is precisely for this reason that Mayi, or in other words, the location of the gap in Zhao Great Wall is also very particular.

——South of the gap is the Baili Plain, which is extremely suitable for the army to march quickly;
On the other hand, to the north of the gap, there is a mountain path facing the gap, sandwiched by two hills in the east and west!
Although this 'mountain path' is not as narrow as in the popular sense, it is nearly ten miles wide, but it also makes this place a huge obstacle for the northern nomads to go south.

Because the northern nomads use cavalry as their main combat arm; and cavalry requires a vast battlefield to exert high mobility.

Furthermore, the two mountains on the left and right, and the two valley entrances on the front and back, have been the "dangerous places" emphasized by military strategists since ancient times!
Whether it is an ambush in the mountains and forests on both sides, or a "block at both ends, close the door and beat the dog" after the enemy enters the valley, it will undoubtedly get twice the result with half the effort.

And Mayi is located at the south valley mouth of this valley which is more than [-] miles long;
For the Xiongnu cavalry who want to go south from the direction of Mayi, the Mayi that is blocked at the mouth of the valley can basically complete the mission of border defense.

Of course, this is limited to small groups of troops;
Just like this battle, tens of thousands of Huns cavalry came down, even though Mayi held the advantage of the land, he did not dare to let the infantry out of the city, so he could only hide in the city, trying to drag the Huns under the city of Mayi.

Under such circumstances, in such a narrow battlefield, not only could the cavalry of the Huns not be deployed, but the Han army did not need too many troops at all.

Because after more than 5 people, no matter how many troops there are, they will not be able to squeeze into Mayi, let alone fight against the Huns cavalry in the wild.

Thinking of this, Jin She felt even more strange.

——In the beginning, Jin She set out from Chang'an, bringing a total of 4000 people from the two schools of Huben and Yulin, plus [-] children from good families recruited by Guanzhong, to go to the Yunzhong area;
Later, Yunzhong fell, and Jin She immediately changed the direction of his march and came to Mayi to garrison.

Now, with Jin She, the Taiwei, personally guarding the field, and the [-] Guanzhong soldiers and horses, as well as the two schools of Yulin and Huben stationed, Mayi has reached the upper limit of the number of troops it can carry.

Coupled with Mayi's original defense force, these 6 people are enough to defend Mayi; no matter how many people come, it will not make the situation better.

Under such circumstances, Liu Ying still ignored it, confiscated [-] Liangjiazi in Guanzhong, and quickly drove towards Mayi?
Jin She really didn't quite understand what Liu Ying's move meant...

"Could it be that the fall in the cloud made His Majesty a little flustered?"

The slightly hesitant words caused Li Ji, who was on the side, to shake his head hastily.

"Although your Majesty is not very old, since the time when Emperor Taizu Gao was still alive, he has been praised by the government and the public as: young and mature."

"Furthermore, when Yunzhong fell, His Majesty has no worries, Su Zhao and Xin Wuhou are fully responsible for this battle;"

"In any case, His Majesty will not lose his position in the cloud, so that he will be thrown into a place where he will send another [-] troops to strengthen Mayi."

Hearing Li's words, Jin She nodded again.

Jin She knew what kind of person Liu Ying was.

At any rate, he is the heir of Emperor Taizu Gao, and he was taught by the Empress Dowager Lu Zhi. He was crowned as the pro-government young hero at the age of 17;
It is obviously impossible for such a person to say that because of the fall of a city in the clouds, he would be so flustered that he would ignore the common sense of war.

But······
"If that's not the case, what is your majesty's reason for sending another [-] soldiers here?"

"Especially the [-] soldiers in Guanzhong are sending aid to Mayi..."

Seeing Jin She's increasingly suspicious eyes, Li Ji couldn't help but smiled and shook his head, but didn't answer;
Instead, he turned sideways, raised his head, and looked around to the north of Mayi, where the two mountains of Luo Kuo and the 'battlefield' around Mayi could be vaguely seen.

"Doesn't Marquis Xinwu feel that the terrain around Mayi is beneficial to our Han family?"

"Especially to the north of Mayi, there is a narrow path between the east and west mountains;"

"Only Xiao Xin and Marquis Wu divided his troops into two groups, one sticks to Mayi, and the other hides in the two mountains, wait for Hu Nan to go to Wuzhou Fort, and then recapture Wuzhou Fort..."

Just a casual word, but it made Jin She's eyes widen suddenly. He didn't care about observing the terrain, but cast his horrified gaze at Li Ji who was beside him immediately.

"Surround the cavalry?!!"

"It's still Hunqi!!!"

But when Li Ji heard the words, he just smiled and nodded, then turned sideways and made a 'please' gesture to Jin She.

After Jin She turned around suspiciously, Li Ji stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of the two mountains in the distance and the invisible Wuzhou Fortress.

"The topography of the Mayi area is well known, and I believe Marquis Wu must know it well;"

"—Mayi is located in the south of the road between these two mountains; Wuzhou is in the north of the road between these two mountains."

"Although the road between these two mountains is still nearly ten miles wide from east to west, but as far as Hu Qi is concerned, it can be said to be narrow and cannot be moved."

"If all the Hu Qi enter this road, and the south is blocked by Mayi and the north by Wuzhou, and the two mountains in the east and west are obtained, even if it is called: encirclement, it will not be too much."

In the end, Li Ji's expression became more and more eager to move, and he looked at Jin She with an undisguised incitement.

"Xin Wuhou, don't you want to surround the Xiongnu with tens of thousands of horsemen in the urn, and then encircle and wipe them out, so as to make an indelible achievement?"

Hearing this, Jin She's face became a little calmer, but the horror in his heart still did not show any signs of diminishing.

——That's the cavalry!
And it's the Huns cavalry!
Use pure infantry to surround a Hun cavalry group of tens of thousands of people?

No matter what he thought, Jin She felt that Li Ji was just having fun with himself!
The law of war says: if it is ten, it will encircle it; if it is five, it will attack it;

The meaning of this sentence is that the enemy should be surrounded only when the strength of the enemy is ten times that of the enemy;
The enemy should be attacked head-on when it reaches five times the size of the enemy;
If it reaches twice, then you should plan and plan, and the two sides will fight;

If you have the same number of people, you should divide your troops to fight; if you are smaller than the enemy, you should flee quickly...
And even this "ten rules of encirclement" is still the standard of infantry!

As for the standard for encircling cavalry, no one knows at all.

——Because no one has ever successfully surrounded a cavalry!
To be precise, no one has ever had the slightest thought of "let's surround him" in front of the cavalry, an ultra-high mobility unit.

But after thinking about it carefully, Jin She somehow felt that what Li Ji said...

It makes sense!
At least in theory it works!
Thinking of this, even if he still couldn't accept the battle plan of 'surrounding the cavalry', Jin She could only forcefully suppress the resistance in his heart, and pulled Li Ji to an empty corner.

After Jin She's request to "explain in detail", an ancient conspiracy that will surely be famous in history appeared on the top of the north wall of Mayi City decades earlier than history.

It's just different from the failed "Siege of Mayi" in history, this time, the Han family got some kind of indescribable "advantage" because of some coincidences;
——The fall of Yunzhong City made the vigilance of the Huns towards the "Siege of Mayi" almost completely disappeared at this moment...

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