I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 255 - The First Day - Confrontation
Fu Jinchuan learned the art of war under the guidance of his grandfather since he was a child, and now he is an important minister of the court, controlling one side.This is completely different from the mentality of being an honored son who is eager to make contributions in Hexi Road.

In war, what is fought is soldiers, horses, money and food.

Now under the city of Songzhou, the Qingtang people seem to have an advantage in numbers, with a total of more than [-] soldiers and horses.

Although the Jin army claimed to be 7 cavalry, in fact, the reinforcements led by Fu Jinchuan were more than [-] people, and there were thousands of people in the city, which added up to [-] people.

As for the supply of grain and grass, there is enough grain and grass in Songzhou City, enough to last for half a year.

And Fu Jinchuan's army camped next to the upper reaches of the river, and all the cities down the river were the cities of Jin, and they could supply food and grass to the upper reaches of the army by water at any time.

We must know that the consumption of grain transport by water is much smaller than that of land transport, and even the loss is negligible.And it does not require a lot of horses and manpower.

However, the daily consumption of the Qingtang army that came from afar was almost twice that of the Jin army. Although they carried a large amount of food, grass and livestock with the army before departure, the country was also doing its best to supply the front line.

The road is difficult and the loss is great, so the people of Qingtang would never dare to confront the people of Jin for a long time only for food and grass.

Therefore, Fu Jinchuan could only slightly suppress everyone's very active desire to fight.

And use the example of my grandfather's defeat of Dafeichuan to warn everyone not to underestimate the enemy.

After all, there are many generals in the Jin army, such as Shi Wannian, Ma Shanbao, Zhang Chaozong, Liu Liu and Liu Qi, etc., who followed Fu Jinchuan at Shule City and defeated tens of thousands of old subordinates of the Qingtang army.

Compared with the comparison of military strength at that time, the Jin army was much inferior.However, the [-] Qingtang army was almost wiped out.

Facing the same old opponent, it is inevitable to have contempt, so Fu Jinchuan must cheer up everyone.

Let the generals understand the significance of this battle and not take it lightly.

This is not a border offensive and defensive battle where winning or losing does not matter.

The two armies added up to more than 20 battles, and the outcome may directly affect the fate of a country.

So what Fu Jinchuan said in front of everyone as the coach is not an exaggeration at all.

After everyone listened, they stopped talking casually.And Shi Wannian didn't feel ashamed when Fu Jinchuan denied the idea of ​​a night attack.

Firstly, he was a straightforward person, and secondly, Fu Jinchuan directly brought his grandfather out. Who would dare to object?

Why, do you think you are better than the handsome grandfather, Fu Wuyi, who went through hundreds of battles in his life and was defeated once, and was crowned king after his death, and deserved to live in Renzong Temple?

"Each battalion must secure its fortresses, its trenches must be deep, and I don't need to tell you how to arrange the antler pits. This battle is of great importance, and all ministries must follow orders and not act rashly."

"promise."

After the discussion, Fu Jinchuan personally brought Lei Bo, Shi Wannian, Su Duan and a few staff members in charge of the army to the front of the camp to inspect the camp layout of each army.

On the other side, Lun Zanpo, who came out of the Great Buddha House, also left the camp in person after hearing his grandson Lun Rixu's report, and led hundreds of horses to a high ground several miles in front of the Jin army camp to watch the situation.

"Ri Xu, what do you think?"

Lun Zanpo looked at the Jin army who was building the camp and asked his grandson beside him.

Lun Rixu said: "It seems that the Jin army is going to make great efforts to build camps, and they want to face off for a long time."

Lun Zan nodded after hearing the words, "That's right, looking at their posture, they really meant to consume us. Originally, I thought that this young man, Fu Jinchuan, was famous for his bravery, and he would definitely be eager to fight. Come on, you really deserve to be the grandson of Fu Xun. With such a stable mentality at such an age, you are really a strong enemy of the Dabai Gao Kingdom."

Lun Rixu said: "According to common sense, there is a danger of red lotus in Jin, so we should be eager to fight. Now it seems that this is going to waste us first. It can be seen that the red lotus army is not what the majesty thinks. That way, it will have too much impact on Jin."

"You're right. Your majesty was really thinking about it because of the internal turmoil in Jin. He wanted to avenge his shame. For this reason, he conscripted half of the country's young adults. But now it seems that Jin's reaction is very fast. It's also very timely, if the Jin people continue this battle like this, we will have to return without success."

Return in vain?After Lun Rixu heard his grandfather's words, his expression was obviously a little weird.

Lun Zanpo didn't look back, but he still asked as if he had eyes in the back of his head: "Why, do you have something to say?"

"Forehead"

"Speak straight."

"Grandfather, if you lead the army, you can return without success. Even if you can't defeat the Jin army, it's not difficult to retreat completely. But how can the majesty tolerate mobilizing half of the country's young and strong, and use the best of the best? But it came back in vain.”

When Lun Rixu spoke at the end, his voice became lower and lower.

After hearing about Zanpo, he was both happy and worried.

The joy is that my grandson is very intelligent, able to combine the battlefield situation with the domestic situation, and make reasonable inferences.

This is rare for a 20-year-old.

The Lun family has such an heir, so there is no need to worry about it in the future.

What is worrying is that there is basically nothing wrong with what Sun Tzu said.

Tuoba Chide fought this battle with all his strength, and he would never allow himself to return without success.

That would be a great blow to his authority as a maharaja.

Therefore, once a suitable opportunity to attack is not found on the battlefield, Tuoba Chide will definitely attack the Jin army with superior strength.

Even if the possibility of defeat is greatly increased, he will force Lun Zanpo to send troops, and even personally take over the command and lead the army to fight.

If the general of the Jin army is a frivolous person, Qingtang might still have a chance.

Now that the other party is going deep into the high wall, looking like they are going to fight a protracted war, it means that what Lun Rixu said just now is almost predictable.

As long as there are no variables.

I am afraid that the only hope now is that the Red Lotus Army in the eastern part of Jiannan Road can pose a sufficient threat to the rear of the Jin army.

Only in this way can the situation change.

"In the words of the Central Plains, it's 'you can be fearful'." Lun Zanpo sighed after looking at the layout of the Jin army's camp in the distance.

Lun Rixu said: "Grandfather, why don't you write a letter of divorce, and use the battle of Dafeichuan to motivate Fu Jinchuan to fight. Fu Jinchuan is the grandson of Fu Xun, and he must have the heart to avenge his ancestors. The army will come, and it happens to have a field battle with the Jin army with superior forces. The advantage lies in Dabaigaoguo."

After hearing this, Lun Zan turned around and smiled and said, "Okay, you are indeed a descendant of my Lun family. This is indeed a good idea. You can give it a try. Fu Jinchuan used his troops steadily, but after all, he is a young man with a young heart. It is indeed possible to stimulate him with old things." Let him give up the idea of ​​​​a long-term confrontation, but the two armies are at war, and the country's major affairs, but the outcome cannot be pinned on this kind of path. Even if the opponent really fights, will we definitely win?"

"At the end of the day, you still have to fight with a knife and a gun on the battlefield, so you have to remember, Ri Xu, that the so-called clever tricks are useless in the face of absolute strength, just like when two snow leopards are fighting hard. Relying on acumen, strength, and courage, at this time, wisdom can play very little role."

Fu Jinchuan naturally saw the Qingtang Army on the high ground not far away in front of the camp gate.Knowing that this must be looking at the reality of one's own side.

"Marshal, do you want me to send someone to drive them away?" Shi Wannian asked for instructions from the side.

"If you want to see it, let him watch it. The layout of my army's camp is all obvious, and it can't be hidden."

After hearing this, Fu Jinchuan waved his hands first, and then changed his mind and said: "I heard that Lun Zanpo often goes to the front of the enemy's formation in battle. Do you think the old fellow Lun Zanpo is the one watching the battle?"

Shi Wannian said: "Then I will try it."

Fu Jinchuan didn't make a decision this time, "Be careful, don't chase too far."

"promise."

Shi Wannian was already wearing armor, so he went straight to the gate of the camp, and the accompanying soldiers hurried back to the camp to fetch his pocket-handle and iron spear.

Then he pointed out the regiment of cavalry under his guard, got on his horse and went straight to the high ground.

Lun Zanpo, who was watching the situation, didn't hesitate at all, and immediately understood that this was coming for him.

"Walk."

Immediately got on his horse and brought his grandson Lun Rixu back to his camp.

The distance between the camps of the two sides was only more than ten miles, and Shi Wannian could clearly see that the fence of the Qingtang camp was several logs away from the direct pursuit, so he could retreat back.

But at this time, Qingtang's cavalry felt that the opponent's cavalry was too "arrogant", and they dared to chase so close to their camp.

So thousands of horses were dispatched to pursue them.

Shi Wannian has a violent temper and a fiery temper, but he is not a simple-minded reckless man.Chased by thousands of Qingtang cavalry, they immediately returned to their own camp without fighting the opponent.

The Qingtang army received the opponent and waited in full force, and the camp had already issued a scale, so they could only retreat again.

The first day of the confrontation in the Battle of Songzhou passed through the temptations of both sides.

(End of this chapter)