Chapter 655 The offensive and defensive momentum changes

Chapter 655 The offensive and defensive momentum changes

"Are you Han Qinhu?"

When Li Tai heard the young man's self-introduction, he was naturally surprised. He didn't care why Bai Shen called himself a junior general. His eyes became hot and he asked while looking the young man up and down.

There was a huge difference in their identities. Han Qinhu felt a little uncomfortable with this look. He took a few steps back at first, with a hint of youthful twitchiness on his face, but soon his eyes became firm again and faced Li. Tai looked over, nodded and said: "The last general is Han Qinhu! Huzhong Aye once proposed the name Qinbao, but the last general hunted a tiger in the mountains of Guannan in the middle of the year, and he has always admired the great general's reputation, so he knew The general also had a heroic record of hunting tigers in the past years, so he changed his name to "Capturing the Tigers."

Hearing the young man saying that he had hunted a tiger himself, the attention of other soldiers nearby was also attracted. They all came over to observe the young man and whispered with disbelief.

Although this young man looks a little burly, he is not a real adult after all. The childishness between his eyebrows is still very strong, and it is really hard to believe that he can hunt a tiger.

Han Qinhu naturally heard the comments from the people around him. The young man wanted to be strong, but what he told was true, but he was questioned in front of his idol. His self-esteem was greatly injured. He raised his hand and pointed at the tiger skin hat on his head and said loudly: " This hat is made from the skin of a tiger, and everyone in my family can testify! If anyone has any doubts, let’s have a duel to see if I have the ability to hunt tigers!”

"I trust you!"

Li Tai looked at Han Qinhu, whose face turned red and wanted to prove himself. He was the first to express his trust in him. He really couldn't understand that someone actually questioned Han Yanwang.

He walked forward, raised his hand and took Han Qinhu's tiger-headed hat in his hand to play with it, then put it on his head again, then patted the young man on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Your father, the former communist, While chasing Gong and Heluo, I once heard him say that the young disciple in his family was still young, but he didn't expect that he had the courage to hunt tigers. It turned out that although the tigers were fierce in the old days, they were still short-sighted and wise. Only by taking into account the growth of strategic intelligence can one truly become a momentary talent that is beneficial to the country!”

"Of course I hope to become a wise and brave man, but when it comes to both wisdom and bravery, no one can surpass General Li, so I want to join the general. I hope that the general can be tolerant and teach me, and I will definitely serve my life and fight hard in the face of battle." At your service!”

When Han Qinhu heard Li Tai's praise and encouragement, he suddenly felt happy, and then he quickly said: "At home, Aye also lamented that his family's education was limited, and he hoped to choose a famous teacher to help him. Whenever he talks about the mighty deeds of the general, he often I regret that I cannot follow the results..."

"Your words are just modest. The reputation of Han Huqi is also widely spread in Heluo. Although the enemy's troops are strong, they cannot easily cross the defense line. Your contribution is very great. It is even more rare to have this heroic spirit of defending the homeland. , I also deeply admire it.”

Li Tai really enjoyed being so admired and admired by Han Qinhu. First, they boasted about his father, and then he said with a smile: "My responsibilities are limited and I cannot stay in Heluo for a long time. I will see you in the future." After that, ask him if he is willing to leave the young man in the family on the thorn soil. If he is willing, I can take you under my tent."

Of course, he really wanted to take Han Qinhu under his command, but after all, this kid was not yet an adult, so even if he wanted to take him away, he would have to tell him before him.

Han Qinhu was naturally very excited when he heard this, and he was gearing up to express his excitement. Little did he know that there was a group of young disciples cleaning up the horse manure in the stable in the camp with plaintive expressions.

Ignoring this incident, Li Tai asked Wei Xuan and others to enter the account to discuss military aircraft.

What Shi Jing had previously reported was only the enemy situation around Yiyang that he had seen recently, but Wei Xuan, the powerful generals who still insist on fighting in Guannan, naturally have a more comprehensive understanding of the situation between the enemy and ourselves. Speaking of this, Come, everyone has a sad look on their face.

The current situation between the enemy and us in Heluo is much worse than when Li Tai came here before.

At that time, due to Hou Jing's rebellion, there were not many troops stationed in Heluo, and none of them had any fighting spirit. Therefore, once they were attacked by the troops of the Western Wei Dynasty, they all retreated to save their lives without any strong resistance.

Previously, Hou Jing was responsible for the defense of the Heluo area. After the Eastern Wei Dynasty regained control, a systematic defense increase was carried out under the leadership of Hu Lujin, Ke Zhu Hunyuan and others. There are nearly 20,000 troops stationed around Jiuqu City in Yiyang alone, and tens of thousands of troops are stationed in Jinyong City, Heyang City and other places.

Before that, they, the volunteers in Guannan and Western Henan, could still fight guerrillas with their mastery of geography, and could occasionally enter the plains of Luoxi to attack the enemy's rear. But now Yiyang's defense has become more rigorous and comprehensive. , the activity space of these Guannan volunteers has also been greatly compressed.

In the past few days, the destruction of Fuliu City and the death of Li Yisun in battle have been heartbreaking, and the Tongrail Defense in the Luoshui Basin is also in danger. Shi Peikuan, the chief of defense in the same track, was captured by the Eastern Wei people before, but fortunately he was able to escape in the end, while the city lord Wei Fabao could only be trapped in the city and could not move out of the city.

Even so, under the frequent attacks from Yiyang, it was still necessary to rely on the intrusion of the enemy's flanks by the Guannan Volunteers, so that the same-track defense could barely survive.

When they learned that Li Tai entered the Heluo area with only 5,000 infantry and cavalry, Wei Xuan and others could not help but show disappointment on their faces.

Nowadays, the strength of their Guannan Volunteer Division is also extremely sluggish. Even if all the ministries are gathered together, they can only mobilize three to four thousand troops into the battle. There are still less than two thousand troops stationed in the same track defense, but they are stared at completely unable to move. It is far from enough to completely reverse the situation between Heluo and Heluo with these troops.

Although the General Li in front of him has always been known for his superb use of troops and his ability to create miraculous results, Wei Xuan and others knew so much about the situation between Heluo and Luo that they dreamed of reversing the situation but were unable to do anything except investing more. In addition to the large military strength, I can't think of any possibility of using surprise troops to defeat the strong with the weak.

After hearing this, Li Tai also fell into deep thought. It seems that it is not that simple to complete the task assigned by the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office.

In the past, when he was able to control Heluo, he still had the support and cooperation of various friendly forces. But now, the largest force Western Wei has invested in Heluo is the troops he brought from Jingzhou. However, he has to face several times his own force, and he is still waiting for work and occupying The Northern Qi army at Xiongcheng Fortress. If this could still be done, Li Tai would feel that he was really awesome.

But if he could not complete the task, not to mention how much impact it would have on the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office's plan for the Eastern Expedition, it would also have a big impact on him personally.

Nowadays, a considerable part of the deterrent power of the Jingzhou General Manager's Office comes from Li Tai's glorious record of repeatedly defeating powerful armies and invincible in battles. Once he is disgraced between Heluo and Heluo this time and goes back, although the situation of the General Manager's Office will not be immediately Collapse, but it will also greatly reduce his prestige. At least he will not be able to do some things as easily as before, and will need to invest more cost and energy to achieve the previous results.

Take the powerful people from Guanzhong who flocked to Mianbei to invest under his call. Knowing that Li Tai failed in Heluo will definitely affect their investment plans in Jingzhou. It is hard to say how much impact it will have. .

It's not that Li Tai can't accept failure, but now many of his business plans are based on his previous victories. When this reputation is shattered, he will of course have to bear the corresponding price. Although it won't fall directly, it is inevitable to be exhausted.

Seeing that these Guannan righteous teachers didn't have any good suggestions, it seemed that they had to rely on themselves after all.

Li Tai then carefully inquired about the distribution areas of their respective troops, as well as the frequency and routes of the defense deployment and baggage transportation of these Northern Qi troops. Although it was definitely different in wartime than in peacetime, it still provided a certain reference. value.

After listening to the stories of Wei Xuan and others, Li Tai gradually had some preliminary ideas in his mind.

The reason why the Northern Qi Dynasty stationed a large number of troops in Yiyang was because Yiyang's geographical location was very important. The reason why Yiyang's geographical location is very important is that it controls the road from Nanxiao Road through Luoshui River Valley to Heluo Plain. In other words, as long as Yiyang fell, the Western Wei army would continue to enter the Heluo Plain.

But in fact, even if Yiyang was captured, the Western Wei Dynasty had no way of retreat and sent its army to the Heluo battlefield. Li Tai knew this, but the defenders of Northern Qi did not. Yiyang is a major line of defense that Northern Qi focuses on, and it must not be given up unless it is absolutely necessary.

However, Li Tai's mission during this trip was not to capture the city and regain Heluo, but to contain the Heluo defenders as much as possible, so he did not need to capture Yiyang to achieve his goal.

There is a long distance from Yiyang to the large rear base in Heyang. As long as Yiyang's logistics channel is cut off, the morale of the defenders will be shaken, and Heluo will inevitably find ways to respond to Yiyang. assistance.

The last time Li Tai rushed into the Heluo Plain from Hanguan City on Beikiao Road, but today's Hanguan City is not as numerous as Jiuqu City in Yiyang, but it has also strengthened its defenses. Han Xiong's troops have Guerrilla activities were carried out in Xin'an, which was isolated to the west of Hanguan City.

It was obviously impossible for Li Tai to occupy Hanguan City to cut off the connection between Yiyang and Heyang like he did last time, but he quickly thought of another feasible plan, which was to be located northwest of Luoyang, with its back Xianshui River Valley in Mang Mountain.

When Li Tai was stationed in Heyang, Hulujin on the north bank had sent troops to cross the river to the south to conduct raids and raids from the Xianshui River Valley to Heluo. There was a situation where he had a commanding view of the entire Heluo area. .

Li Tai only needs to advance and occupy that place, and then he can advance and retreat along the Han River. This can not only ensure the safety of his own actions to the greatest extent, but also directly cut off Luoshui, an important material channel for the Northern Qi army!