The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 458 The focus is Jizhou

"You mean, that fellow Sima Yan actually threw out the Hundred Thousand Chinese Army at once?"

"That's right, Da Sima, this is a report from Si Wencao's secret agent in Luoyang. It is confirmed." After Lu Ya finished speaking, she lowered her voice and said, "The other party is already in the Chinese army. Serving, so..."

"Well... this Sima Yan actually has such great courage, it's not like him. Forget it, don't worry about it. Since the [-] Chinese army is dispatched, the strength of the general's side must be insufficient. We should also make corresponding adjustments .Beat the Jujiang drum, assembly."

Before the launch of this Eastern Expedition, Ji Han had a standing army of 30 nationwide.The Eastern Expedition mobilized 23.After more than ten months of fighting, all parties have suffered certain losses.

Zhang Zun on the southern line had the highest casualty rate along this route. There are more than 3 people left in the [-] people.He no longer dared to garrison at the foot of Tongguan, so he could only withdraw to Huayin Yicheng and stick to it.

Guan Yi's main force on the center line was originally full of 15 people. After Wen Hu's cavalry team returned, there were still about 11 people.

The Jiang Wei detachment on the northern line had 5 people at the time of departure.After destroying and defeating the 6 soldiers of the Youzhou Army of the Jin State, nearly 4 people remained.

In other words, there are still more than 16 people in Ji Han's Eastern Expeditionary Force.After more than ten months, Ji Han's military losses have reached about 7000.

For the Jin State, the initial configuration was 13 in Tongguan, 12 in Bingzhou defense line, 36 in Youzhou, 5000 in Luoyang Chinese Army plus Kingdom Guard, and [-] each in Yangzhou Corps and Jingzhou Corps.A total of [-] people.

A series of wars that lasted more than ten months ended.The 6 Youzhou Corps either surrendered, collapsed or were wiped out, in short, they were completely gone.

Bingzhou suffered heavy losses in Jiexiu and Zhaoyuze.At present, Du Yu only has more than [-] people, including a considerable number of wounded soldiers.

After all, the Tongguan direction has the advantage of the pass. Although Zhang Zun attacked fiercely, Ma Long's losses were not large, and the total loss was less than 7000 people.

Therefore, Jin still has 24 troops.

In general, in the first stage of the war, because Zhang Zun effectively restrained the Jin State Tongguan Army and Luoyang Central Army in Tongguan, Ji Han was able to fight with basically equal forces in the Bingzhou and Youzhou battlefields, and Great results were achieved.

After more than ten months of fighting, Ji Han gained control of the three states of Bingzhou, Youzhou, and Pingzhou (surrendered in the above table, not included in the actual rule).The gap in the strength of the two sides has narrowed from 13 at the beginning to 5000.

Of course, Jin is planning to expand its army in Yuzhou and other inland states.The gap in strength between the two sides will once again widen to more than [-].But the fighting power of the recruits...

With the temporary end of the Tongguan War, the war between the Han and Jin Dynasties left only the two directions of Bingzhou and Jizhou.

"Everyone, the current situation is like this. According to Si Wencao's information, at present, in the direction of Bingzhou, more than 2 of our army are in Jiexiu, confronting more than 2 Du Yuankai who gathered in Mian. The [-] people of the Jin Dynasty have already gone south to the eldest son, but Uncle Yang of the Jin State also led the original Jingyang Army with [-] people to sit at Tianjing Pass. If there is no major change in Bingzhou, it will be a dead game for the time being. Neither side can move.

Therefore, the focus of the war has now shifted to Jizhou.There, the general's 4 people will soon face the [-] Luoyang Chinese Army led by the Jin general Chen Xiuyuan.Jizhou is thousands of miles away, and there is no obvious danger to stick to.Therefore, as long as our army defeats the [-] Chinese troops of the Jin State there, the Jin army now standing in front of us will have to retreat. "

When Guan Yi mentioned this, he was somewhat helpless: The so-called Mian Shangju is not a single mountain range, but a whole section of Taiyue Mountain that runs from northeast to southwest.And where is Jiexiu County?But it is at the southern end of the Taiyuan Basin.Attacking from Jiexiu means attacking from low to high.This is very difficult even for the Han army, which is generally stronger than the Jin army.Not to mention that soon after the war started, Du Yu repeatedly built various lines of defense in Mianshangju.

Now, in the mountains that are tens of miles away, although the Jin army has no cement, Du Yuankai has used various rammed earth, fences, and forts to form a coherent defense system combined with the mountain.Guan Yi's troops were not much larger than the opponent's, and he had no ability to attack by force.

So, can we give up Jiexiu and take a detour from other places such as Shangdang?
The answer is no!

Because this is the link between Xihe grain road and Daidi grain road.If you give up here, the food road of the Han army will be greatly threatened or even cut off.

Therefore, when Du Yu chose between Mianshangju and Yangtoushan, he chose Mianshangju without hesitation, and would rather lose Shangdang.It is to contain Guan Yi's main force here.

Therefore, as Guan Yi said: the focus of the war has shifted to Jizhou.If Ji Han wants to break the game, he must win the battle in Jizhou.If the state of Jin wants to restore its disadvantages, it must also eliminate Jiang Wei in Jizhou.

"Great Sima, since the key point now is in Jizhou, then we must reinforce the General's troops."

"The prestige of the country is justified. It's just this reinforcement, where to draw troops? How much?"

After Guan Yi raised this question, everyone present fell into a long test.

The problem is obvious. When the army went out, only 7 people were left in the country. This has weakened the defense to the extreme.Not to mention that Soochow has also entered the game-although there are many infighting among those guys, the progress is slow.But there are 15 heads in the end, you really can't completely ignore them.

As for Zhang Zun's journey, his own strength is not much, and the deployment is not meaningful.What's more, they have to defend Huayin, the only barrier on the east side of Chang'an.

Therefore, the only troops that can be deployed are the troops in the direction of Bingzhou.

But how easy is it to deploy troops in the direction of Bingzhou?As the weather got warmer and the ice melted, Jiexiu's city walls had completely collapsed.And Du Yu looked down at Guan Yi in the valley.If Jiexiu's troops were taken away too much, with Du Yu's general strategy, they might not dare to rush down the mountain to fight.

"Da Sima, what the last general means is, can you conscript the Xiongnu and Tuoba Xianbei to join the army?"

"Huh? Ji Wei's proposal is good. Brother, we can let the Xiongnu and Xianbei each support our [-] cavalry!"

Although Wenhu's proposal has won the support of many generals.But Guan Yi was in denial in his heart.

What are you kidding?These wolf cubs seem to be very tame due to the situation, but once you enlist them, will you give them armor and weapons?Do you want to teach them how to fight?Will you reward them for their meritorious service on the battlefield?If the battle is unfavorable, will these guys fight back?
Besides, whether it is Bingzhou or Daibei.In this era, they are still relatively backward areas.If these wolf cubs enter the affluent Jizhou and open their eyes, wouldn't that stimulate their ambitions?
"The Xiongnu and Tuoba have just settled down, and there are still many arrangements that I have not implemented. Therefore, their people cannot be transferred."

"Uh...then only the people from Fang Bo's side can be transferred. Now, Fang Bo is leading 2 people to sit in Huguan, and confront the 2 Jin State Yang Shuzi who are in Tianjing Pass. Huguan is naturally dangerous, and Huo's family has always Good at defending the city. Therefore, it would not be a big problem to deploy 1 people to support the general."

"Well, the proposal Meng Meng said is feasible. It's just that there are only 1 people, which is not enough."

"Then we can only be transferred from Jiexiu. Da Sima, the last general thinks that we are mainly defending in Jiexiu now. Even if we want to attack in the future, we will attack Taiyue Mountain. Therefore, the role of cavalry is not very great. Isn't it? Can another [-] cavalry be deployed to support the general?"

"Well, this is not bad. So, there are 6 people on the General's side. But it's still not enough..."

"This..." Huangfu Kai didn't know what to say.

At this time, Lu Ya stood up: "Da Sima, it is said that Jin has started a new round of conscription. Hehe, a country like Jin dares to continue conscription. Our domestic politics is clear and the people are united. Why don't you dare to conscript again? Now It's the end of March, and the spring plowing is basically over. What does this subordinate mean, can you send a letter to Chang'an, asking Jian Changshi and the others to recruit another [-] troops?"

(End of this chapter)