Kai Fu Han

Chapter 269 Glue Line of Defense
"This may be their test. They know that we are also exhausted after a day's march. They are testing whether we dare to accept the challenge. If we accept their conditions, they will think that we are also 'weak'. And among these golden troops, there must be There are some heinous people who cannot be easily forgiven. Now they promise not to kill prisoners, but then go back on their word later, which damages the credibility of the Xinghan League." Liu Xinqi explained.

"Understood!"

In the end, the battle did not break out. Not long after Jin General returned to the battle, all the Jin soldiers dropped their weapons and surrendered.

In the dark, the soldiers were responsible for disarming the Jin cavalry, taking off all their armor and weapons, and then handing them over to ordinary Xinghan League soldiers for guarding.

There was a large area of ​​torches outside Wujiazhuang. The torches soaked in whale oil were more resistant to burning. The light they emitted made the surrender scene seem like daylight. Liu Xinqi and several battalion commanders stood together to watch the progress of the surrender at the scene to avoid trouble.

Some people from Wujiazhuangzi were hired on site to help the logistics and cooking soldiers cook. The aroma of steaming rice drifted down the wind, and the vague smell of meat made everyone present, whether they were Xinghan League soldiers or Jin Kingdom cavalry, feel at ease. A lot.

"Only the Liu Lin tribe in Laiyang is left. As long as this enemy force is eliminated, we can free up our hands to occupy the two states of Denglai and Denglai." Liu Xinqi said.

"Yes, but what if they still have reinforcements coming?" Jiao Rui asked.

"The possibility of reinforcements is very small. The Qi State continuously recruited troops to support the Jin Kingdom's southern expedition. They were defeated by Zongze and lost their troops. This time we wiped out [-] soldiers and horses. They must have been injured. Rebels are everywhere in Hebei. Liu Yu did not dare to put all his money on Denglai. The Jin cavalry was dragged in Meizhou. With our support, the Meizhou rebels will definitely be able to last for a while. This period of time is enough for us to occupy Denglai calmly." Liu Xinqi explained. road.

"Then after we accept the surrender of these golden soldiers and arrange them properly, we can use all our strength to deal with Liu Lin in Laiyang." Jiao Rui said.

...

"Good news! Good news!"

Liu Xinbao shouted and ran over from the north, the joy that could not be concealed on his face was clearly visible in the night.

"Major Liu, be more steady!" Liu Xinqi scolded with a smile.

"This is really surprising good news. You will definitely lose your composure after hearing it." Liu Xinbao didn't take it seriously and instead kept it secret.

"Say!"

Liu Xinbao, who wanted to cover himself up again, couldn't help himself and said:

"On the evening of the [-]th, Xinyuan persuaded three families in Phoenix Ridge to bring Liu Lin a turtle in an urn at Phoenix Fort. He directly captured all of Liu Lin's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and Liu Lin was also captured alive."

"Really?" Liu Xinqi said in surprise, his tone changing slightly.

"It's absolutely true! The news came from the golden eagle." Liu Xinbao assured.

"How many people did he bring? It shouldn't be many. The main force is here." Liu Xinqi calculated in his mind that there was indeed no extra manpower for Liu Xinyuan to use. Even if he brought the recruit camp to the battlefield, there would not be enough time.

"Including Xinyuan, there are only eleven people!" Liu Xinbao replied.

"It's really beyond expectations. After three days of separation, I immediately looked forward to seeing each other with admiration. Xinyuan can be regarded as the first success in the battle against the Jin-Qi coalition. The three enemy generals Liu Yi, Wanyan Jingzhe and Liu Lin can basically It’s all his credit.” Liu Xinqi praised.

Then Liu Xinbao explained in detail the message transmitted by the golden eagle. Since the golden eagle is a raptor with a high load capacity, it can transmit a lot of information at one time. Liu Xinbao basically elaborated on the key points of the November [-]st night.

The map of Jingdong East Road was also spread out on a wooden board for everyone to check.

Liu Xinqi looked at the location of Fenghuang Ridge more and more familiarly, and finally remembered it. [Isn’t this the Zhaoyuan gold mine of later generations!This is a big gold mine! 】

Previously, the Xinghan League's tentacles had not been able to touch these mineral deposits. If Laizhou was occupied later, Liu Xinqi planned to take all these mineral deposits into the alliance's possession, and then either operate them himself or contract them to private operators depending on the situation.

"Leader, since Liu Lin's tribe has been captured by Liu Xinyuan, what should we do next? Continue westward?" Liu Xinyang asked.

Liu Xinqi shook his head.

"We can't continue to the west. The best we can do is use the Jiaoshui River as the boundary to occupy Dengzhou and Laizhou." Liu Xinqi replied, and then explained to everyone the reasons for his decision.

If the Xinghan Alliance were to advance westward, the biggest problem would be that its own troops were insufficient and the supply line was too long, which would increase the supply pressure.

Moreover, if you continue to advance westward, you will leave the Shandong Peninsula and enter the west of Jingdong East Road. At that time, you will inevitably block the marching path of the Jin Kingdom's southward attack on Zhaodong Road Army. It will inevitably be attacked by the Jin Kingdom with all its strength, and will face hundreds of thousands of Jin Kingdom , hundreds of thousands of elite troops.

"We are not strong enough. It is the limit to be able to hold the Shandong Peninsula. We cannot rush out of the peninsula. If we continue to advance westward, we will become an anti-gold barrier in the north of Zhao State, and bear all the pressure that Zhao State should bear." Liu Xinqi Finally said.

The surrounding battalion commanders, Liu Xinang, Jiao Rui and others couldn't help but nod, understanding what Liu Xinqi meant.

If the Xinghan League shrinks in the Shandong Peninsula, it will at best contain the Jin Kingdom. It will be uncomfortable, but it will not be fatal.If you go further west, it will be exposed.

"Then let's go back to raid Dengzhou now?" Liu Xin'ang asked again.

"Tell me your opinions." Liu Xinqi used every opportunity to let everyone express their opinions one by one to cultivate their independent thinking ability.

In the end, only Jiao Rui's suggestion was the closest to Liu Xinqi's. Most battalion commanders tended to proceed steadily, which was in line with Liu Xinqi's previous development strategy.

Jiao Rui suggested that he first occupy the counties on the east bank of Jiaoshui, and then return to clean up the other unoccupied cities in Denglai.

"Come! Let's look at the map together."

Liu Xinqi called everyone over and formed a circle around the map.

"Look at the location of the Shandong Peninsula."

Liu Xinqi drew with his finger on the map. The Shandong Peninsula includes all of Laizhou and Dengzhou on Jingdong East Road and parts of Weizhou and Mizhou.

The entire Jingdong East Road and Jingdong East Road together look like a golden eagle spreading its wings, and the Shandong Peninsula is like the head of the golden eagle.

Coincidentally, the neck of this golden eagle is located at the narrowest part of the Shandong Peninsula. To the north is Haicang Town, connected to the Bohai Sea, and to the south is Jiaozhou Bay. The straight-line distance between north and south is a little more than [-] miles.

What's even more coincidental is that there are exactly two rivers at the location of the north-south connection line of "Eagle's Neck". The lower reaches of the Jiaoshui River in the north account for two-thirds of the north-south connection line, and the lower reaches of the Gushui River in the south account for two-thirds of the north-south connection line. Only a short section of the line is blocked by hills. The terrain is complex and easy to defend but difficult to attack.

"This is a natural, perfect, and very suitable defense line for our Xinghan League." Liu Xinqi said, "I call it the glue line of defense."

(End of this chapter)