Northern Dynasties

Chapter 491

As the Heyang pass was closed, Hu Lujin couldn't help frowning when he saw that the enemy reinforcements arrived in time, so that the two groups of people returned home in defeat.

Xue Guyan, who returned from defeat, also had a dejected look on his face. After seeing Hu Lujin, he said in a deep voice: "Since reinforcements have arrived, it is difficult to rush back. Please allow me to recruit 500 dead soldiers. Attack Qiaonan to the death without retreating, so that the army can line up south and attack the enemy together!"

"The thieves have to occupy Nancheng, and they can attack me halfway. If they can't rush up and bury their teachers, it will just waste my willpower in vain."

Hearing Xue Guyan's challenge, Hu Lujin said in a deep voice.

The defense line of the three cities of Heyang has never happened since the first year of Yuanxiang was built.The three cities were built by the river and formed a self-contained body. The loss of the south city prevented the soldiers from the north bank from reaching the south bank quickly and smoothly, and formed a strong fighting force in a short period of time.

The combat environment of Heqiao is too special, and the stronger the team, the more restricted the combat effectiveness will be.Hu Lujin also imagined a land and water attack regardless of the cost, and captured Nancheng back in one go, but he was worried that the enemy was not the only ones in front of him.

Once the loss of troops here is too great, it will be difficult for the middle school to replenish its troops in time before the battle in Henan is settled.If the enemy's troops continue to attack, it may be difficult to continue fighting. At that time, Heyang's defense may collapse even worse.

Hearing that Hu Lujin did not support him to launch a strong attack from the front, Xue Guyan became a little anxious, and quickly said: "The last general was fighting with the Communist bandit army, and the soldiers he saw were only more than [-] disciples, and now they are all stationed. Qiaonan. If these disciples cannot be wiped out as soon as possible, it will be even more difficult to defeat them when they gather more disciples!"

Hu Lujin is different from Xue Guyan's brooding over the enemies here. He needs to consider the overall defense of Heyang, and even the threat posed by the entire Western Wei regime to the border defense, so his focus is not limited to the immediate frontier. People and horses.

Of course, it was also because he did not know for sure that the leader of this team was Li Tai, otherwise it would have been worth Hu Lujin's commanding army to swarm up and kill Li Tai by the riverside based on his previous misdeeds alone. The boost to morale is not small.

For the southern city of Heyang, Hu Lujin can't think of any effective means of attacking it for the time being. Even if he attacks again, it will just continue to advance together like before, but the scale needs to be expanded. It is gratifying to win, but it will make people lose Morale was even more depressed.

"The three cities of Heyang are lips and teeth of each other. Although the thieves have to occupy the southern city, it is difficult for them to advance an inch. This group of aggressive soldiers is just a thorn that accidentally pierces the skin. Although it is small, it is difficult to get rid of. It will only endanger the muscles and bones if the thief master keeps coming to help."

After pondering for a while, Hu Lujin said, "Heyang and the Western Thieves must be captured in battle. If their disciples know that they have already captured a city, they will rush in rashly. The crossing of the Great River is not just one place. The bandits can set up obstacles only to the left and right of the river bridge. If a division is allowed to cross the upper reaches and advance along the Canshui River, and smash the bandit army vertically and horizontally, it will surely achieve great gains. I must also ask to go, and then two more joint attacks will defeat the bandit army!"

Hu Lujin used soldiers to learn more about Huns' methods, especially good at and admired field battles of cavalry and archery. Seeing that Nancheng was easy to defend and difficult to attack, he was no longer enthusiastic about the low-cost method of continuing to attack frontally, and then gave birth to the idea of ​​encircling divisions and fighting for reinforcements. idea.

The troops in Heyang Nancheng can't enter or leave at this time. Using it as a bait to attract those reckless western bandits can carry out a relatively concentrated purge against the active local forces in the entire Heluo area. The premise is that the troops sent to Henan are elite, brave, and capable of repeated battles and victories.

He knew that Xue Guyan was eager to win, eager to be able to take the blame and make meritorious service, and he was brave and good at fighting, coupled with the new defeat, he must be cautious, so he was a very suitable candidate, so he said: "Teachers are not always victorious, One defeat is not a serious crime, Duke Ping Qin is willing to go south with hatred and kill the thief?"

After Xue Guyan heard this, hesitation and hesitation immediately appeared on his face.The reason why he was eager to conquer Heyang South City was that apart from his desire to make meritorious deeds, he also wanted to return to Heluo as soon as possible, so that he could regroup his defeated troops.

Especially the latter point, if all his cronies are lost in this battle, then even if the court does not deeply blame him for this matter, his situation and status among the generals in Jinyang will drop sharply.

Therefore, he was quite moved by Hu Lujin's proposal.But the previous defeat in the past was embarrassing and painful, and the soldiers behind him on the river bridge retreated voluntarily, which made him hesitate and dare not directly accept it.

Hu Lujin saw that Xue Guyan did not immediately agree, so he stopped forcing him, but said: "Duke Pingqin has been running around fighting for the past few days, and he is exhausted even thinking about it. If you don’t feel sympathetic, let others accept the matter for the time being, and you will temporarily close the door and rest for a while.”

Hearing what Hu Lujin said, Xue Guyan thanked him again and again with a face of shame, and said that he would immediately go south to carry out Hu Lujin's order after he recovered physically and mentally.

Hu Lujin comforted him with warm words, then waved his hands and told him to retreat to rest, then turned to look at his son Hu Luxian who was with him in Zhenheyang and was also in the hall, and said: "Let's cross the river and turn to attack Henan. All road thieves, do you dare to go?"

"Since it's Aye's decision, why don't I dare to do it? I can send my troops to the south at any time, but if I encounter a thief, I will definitely punish him!"

After Hu Luxian heard the words, he quickly lowered his head and said, but soon his expression turned into an angry state, and he said: "I just think that Aye treated these generals too leniently, making them not respectful and disobedient to orders. This Xue Gu The general who delayed the defeat, Aye tolerated no punishment, and was still willing to give him a chance to make up for his mistakes, but he shirked and refused to move forward, it is really pitiful!"

"Well, after King Gao left, all the generals lost their lord. The prince seemed to be shrewd, but he didn't have the heart-to-heart tolerance for the people of Jinyang. The generals may not have learned the classics, but they all survived the calamity. People, who would be short of observing the situation? Now that Hou Jing is causing chaos outside, the people in the country are restless, and each of them is on his own defense. If you use threats to force the masses, it is no different from cutting yourself off from the crowd."

Hu Lujin sighed again, looked at his son and said: "I have established a friendship with Gao Wang, and we have no doubts about each other. The king bestowed me with honors, and I will repay them with great achievements. The grandeur of the son has not yet been fully revealed. It is better to be mediocre than to strive for excellence. You and other lowly people may compete for the confidant, but the old slave and the young master must have someone to back down before they can stay in peace. If I continue to fight for strength in everything, I'm afraid it will conflict with the prince's various plans."

When Hu Luxian heard his father's teaching, his expression was quite disappointed, and he lowered his head and said: "Aye's teaching, I will definitely keep it in my heart. But if you want to become a confidant, I am afraid it will be very difficult. The son likes a man with a crown, a good man Planning Hongzhi is something that we warriors are not good at..."

Hu Lujin raised his hand and knocked on the case, motioning his son not to continue talking, and then said: "Although my disciples rode and ejaculated fiercely, but Xue Guyan was defeated by Henan, you must also remember not to underestimate the enemy. When you meet the enemy, you must not fight foolishly." , chasing the enemy for ten miles..."

As a father, Hu Lujin’s expectations and worries for his sons are no different from those of ordinary people. He not only hopes that they can create a career, but also worries that they will be difficult to deal with complicated situations. He has conflicting and entangled moods. A series of careful exhortations beforehand Rather than admonishing his son, it is more about comforting himself.

At the end, Hu Lujin couldn't help sighing again: "It's a pity that Mingyue is not here with the army. It doesn't mean that your skill is not as good as your brother's, but when it comes to planning before you move, you are indeed not as precise as your brother. "

Hu Luxian has been used to his father's different evaluations of their brothers since he was a child, and he was not sad when he heard this, but he just lowered his head and said: "I will try my best to do my best when I go south this time, so as not to disappoint Aye!"

The ferry on the Yellow River is not the only place. As Hu Lujin said, Li Tai can only control the section near the river bridge, and the farther away is beyond his reach.In addition, Hu Lujin deliberately concealed the movements of his men and horses going south, so Li Tai didn't know that such a team had already gone south.

In the past few days since he arrived at Heqiao, he has been busy converting the ordnance reserves in the city into combat power. Dozens of bed crossbows have been erected on the river embankment defense line. It can be said that he is full of confidence. How about a test fire.

But even though the other side organized several attacks, they were not as violent as before. It was not so much an attack, but a harassment made to prevent them from being too at ease, so that each other could loosen their muscles and bones.

In the past few days, several heavy rains have caused the water level of the Yellow River to rise a lot, and the carrying ships under the river bridge have also been soaked and filled with river water and rainwater, so that the previous preparations for burning the river bridge were destroyed. The enemy did not use this to launch a strong offensive.

But this strange calm was obviously abnormal, and Li Tai was also a little confused about what the enemy army on the other side was planning.What also made him a little worried was that there was still no clear news about the future.

Judging the progress of the army based on time, the Chinese army led by Li Bi and Zhao Gui must have already arrived in the Luonan area, and may even go further. Even if no reinforcements are sent, they should be able to reach Heqiao by just sending some orders. , but no news at all.

It is estimated that they are a little blind in the face of this situation, worried that once Li Tai is given any instructions, if things don't develop in a good way, they will be the one who will take the blame.

The attitude of the Chinese army was subtle, and the volunteers in western Henan that Li Tai had hoped for did not bring any good news. The first to arrive was Li Yisun, the founder of the government.

Li Yisun is a native of Yichuan, Luonan. He inherited his father's trilogy and has his brother-in-law Wei Fabao's help. Moreover, he still has a lot of appeal among the barbarians in Shannan, so the trilogy is not weak, but when he arrived at Heqiao, he had only his side Dozens of panicked crowd, looking like a defeated army in shock, told Li Tai the shocking news that they were attacked by the established cavalry of the Eastern Wei Dynasty at the former site of Jinyong City in Luobei!

Rao Li Tai had already guessed that the opposite party was not holding back any good farts, but after learning of this situation, he was also a little dumbfounded, and his retreat seemed to have been copied!If there is no strong support, it may be really difficult to withdraw this one. Is it really necessary to swim to Bohai Bay?
But fortunately, Li Tai did not pin all his hopes on the unreliable backup. He has been preparing other ways to break the game. He was still hesitating before, but now that the back road has been blocked, it's okay There is no room for hesitation, roll up your sleeves and continue to work north!

(End of this chapter)