Chapter 656: Hard to guard against
When the Central and Foreign Governments of the Western Wei Dynasty issued an expedition order and gathered people from all walks of life to prepare for the Eastern Expedition, the news also spread to the Northern Qi Dynasty at the same time.
In the previous attacks of the Western Wei Dynasty, the army entered the Heluo area to fight against the Eastern Wei Dynasty. Therefore, Yiyang Jiuqu City, the frontline fortress that confronted the Western Wei Dynasty, received the greatest attention from the Northern Qi garrison.
Ke Zhu Hunyuan, who was the governor of Luozhou at the time, sent more elite troops to Jiuqu City, and at the same time ordered that any trouble on the front line should be reported immediately and not be neglected.
The Jiuqu City defender's name is Yuan Jing'an, and he is also a wise and courageous general. Before this, he had firmly suppressed and blocked the Western Wei Dynasty's defenses with his superior troops and calm tactics. Now he has even greater responsibilities. It was important, so naturally I was very energetic.
"Reporting to General, there are frequent flags coming and going from the south side of Tongtang Defense City, which seems to be signs of troops dispatching reinforcements."
On this day, the scouts assigned to Tongrail Fangcheng in the Western Wei Dynasty returned to Jiuqu City and reported to Yuan Jing'an the unusual signs that occurred in Tongrail Fangcheng.
After Yuan Jing'an heard this, he was naturally shocked. He had been worried and prepared for the arrival of the Eastern Expeditionary Army of the Western Wei Dynasty for a long time. At this time, he heard that there were signs of increasing the number of troops stationed in Tongtui Defense, and he was very busy. Then he asked again: "Is there any sign of the Western bandit army on Nanxiao Road?"
When the scout shook his head in denial, Yuan Jing'an immediately frowned, and then murmured: "Since the reinforcements are not coming from the west, where are they...could it be the Yichuan bandit army? Does the west bandit Li Boshan think again? Repeating old tricks?"
The Western Wei cavalry from Jingzhou appeared near Yiyang. Yuan Jing'an also learned the news when he sent people to hunt down the Western Wei cavalry.
Although he had never fought against Li Boshan, he was no stranger to him. After learning about this situation, he also felt a headache. He was already very nervous to prepare for the enemy troops coming from the east of Kansai, but Li Boshan unexpectedly The army led from Jingzhou to the north will undoubtedly add more variables to the situation between Heluo and Luo.
Moreover, Li Boshan has always been treacherous and ruthless in his military use. Even the generals in the rear have suffered heavy losses at his hands. Back then, tens of thousands of troops besieged Jiuqu City, but Li Boshan climbed over the mountains and launched a surprise attack. He defeated the camp and defeated Jiuqu City. The city is in danger.
The situation that day was quite similar to today. Li Boshan also marched from Yichuan, crossed Xiong'er Mountain and suddenly appeared in the south of Jiuqu City, catching the defenders by surprise.
Now that Li Boshan has come out of Yichuan, and at the same time there are reinforcements here in the same orbit, the more Yuan Jing'an thinks about it, the more likely it is.
Yuan Jing'an was also quite nervous when he thought that he was going to face such a difficult enemy. Naturally, he did not dare to underestimate the enemy. While sending people to quickly report the situation and his guess to the commander-in-chief at the rear, Ke Zhu Hunyuan, he personally inspected various city defenses to ensure that there were no loopholes that the enemy could take advantage of.
After the establishment of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Zhu Hunyuan, as the original veteran hero of Jinyang Bafu, was awarded the title of King Fufeng and was still responsible for sitting in Heluo. In order to more comprehensively monitor the situation in the entire Heluo area, he moved the town from Heyang Nancheng. Arrive at Jinyong City.
Soon the situation in Yiyang was conveyed to Jinyong City and handed over to Zhu Hunyuan. After learning about the situation, Zhu Hunyuan's expression suddenly became serious.
After learning that Li Boshan had led his army to rush through Yichuan, Zhu Hunyuan personally led three thousand elite cavalry southward, intending to defeat Li Boshan's vigor through a field battle in the Luonan area, and at the same time, he also gained a favor for himself outside Jiuqu City before snowing. The shame of running away after a great defeat.
However, he did not expect that Li Boshan would directly garrison Yique and stop moving forward. In desperation, Zhu Hunyuan had to temporarily lead his troops back to Jinyong City. At the same time, in order to prevent the city defenses from being breached again, or the previous Yichuan defenders abandoning the city and fleeing, Zhu Hunyuan directly beheaded all the Fuliu City defenders and informed the cities of their heads. I warn you if there is another person like this who flees without fighting!
The information coming from Yuan Jingan at this time naturally made Zhu Hunyuan recall his previous experiences. There was no shame in his heart. After all, he was not the only Jinyang general who suffered defeat at the hands of Li Boshan. Some of them even lost their lives. Thinking of the previous battle at this time was just to prove how big Yuan Jing'an's guess might be.
According to his understanding of Li Boshan's military style, he focused on cunning tactics and rarely organized armies to form formations and engage in battles with the enemy in a step-by-step manner.
Moreover, although his army did not leave Yique and its specific strength is unknown, since it came north from Sanya Road, Zhu Hunyuan guessed that the number of troops he led here must not be too many. In the Western Wei Dynasty, the Guanxi army marched eastward. Obviously, the troops marching north from Jingzhou will not be regarded as the main force of the attack, but more as a kind of containment, so that the defenders on the Heluo side cannot be flexibly dispatched.
From this point of view, the reinforcement of troops in Tongtui Fangcheng should not be Li Boshan's handiwork. Because now the Northern Qi army is not stationed in the mountains and can use surprise troops to attack and break the camp like last time. Instead, it is stationed in Jiuqu City and has solid garrison for defense.
Even if Li Boshan's army enters the same track defense, it will only slightly increase the city's defense strength, and it will not pose any threat to Jiuqu City's defense line. Moreover, once they enter the city and garrison, their movements and movements will all fall into the eyes of the Qi army. It will not only lose the ability to contain the surprise troops, but also does not conform to Li Boshan's personal military style.
Therefore, the abnormal dynamics in the same-track defense area are most likely a false shot, making them mistakenly think that they should focus on defense there, but in fact Li Boshan has another goal.
If this is the case, what is his goal? Is it Hanguan City, which is the exit of Beijiao Road, or is it Mengjindu north of Luoyang, or is it a direct sneak attack on Heyang South City like before?
But Zhu Hunyuan was thinking for a while, but he couldn't come to a conclusion.
After retaking Heluo from the Western Wei Dynasty, Hu Lujin, himself, and other generals carefully conducted fortification exercises here. They thought that a series of defenses had been set up very comprehensively, but now when the little evil star When he led his troops back to fight again, Zhu Hunyuan couldn't help but feel that there were still many loopholes in Heluo's defense, and it seemed that Li Boshan's attack could be targeted everywhere.
It can also be seen from this that although Zhu Hunyuan claims to have already overcome the psychological shadow of his previous defeat to Li Boshan, in fact it still has a great influence. After all, as a long-established general, he occupies an absolute position. Although he had an advantage, he was defeated miserably at the hands of a rising star. It was a bit hard for everyone to look forward to.
After some serious thinking, coupled with the reference of Li Boshan's personal military style, Zhu Hunyuan gradually felt that Li Boshan was very likely to want to attack Heyang Nancheng again.
He holds a very powerful siege weapon in his hands, which the Northern Qi Dynasty has already confirmed by Pan Le, Hu Lujin and others. Therefore, the city defense that is impregnable to others may not be so in Li Boshan's eyes.
Although there are many fortresses in Heluo nowadays, the one with the greatest influence is actually Heyang Nancheng. Especially when the Western Wei army is about to attack, once the southern city of Heyang is controlled, the entire Northern Qi garrison in the Heluo area will be cut off and trapped in a urn.
Although the risk of attacking Heyang Nancheng is extremely high, the benefits are also huge. In addition, there have been successful precedents before, so Zhu Hunyuan believes that this possibility is great.
Although he had his own views on Li Boshan's plot, he did not ignore Yuan Jing'an's report. After all, no matter what happens, the importance of Yiyang Jiuqu City is self-evident. Yuan Jing'an Of course it is good to have such vigilance.
Moreover, Zhu Hunyuan did not regard his guess as a fact that was really going to happen. He still made slight adjustments to the defenses of Heluo parties, which related to the exchange of personnel and materials between Yiyang and Jinyong City. The hub of Baiting City and Baiguwu south of Luoshui have all added heavy troops to ensure that even if they are attacked, they can wait for the arrival of reinforcements.
As for the Heyang Nancheng that was most likely to be attacked, because there was a precedent for Fuliu City to leave without a fight, for the sake of safety, Zhu Hunyuan decided to personally watch and take charge of it to avoid the worst case scenario.
Although Li Tai is still stationed in Yique, he can also feel the changes in the atmosphere between Heluo. The scouts he dispatched were getting in and out more and more smoothly, and they were less and less intercepted and blocked by the enemy. This meant that the enemy's elite main force was shrinking and was no longer scattered across the countryside as before.
This is naturally good news for Li Tai. After all, his immediate goal is to successfully cross the Heluo Plain and run from Yique in the southeast to Hanshui in the northwest.
However, to be on the safe side, he did not take action immediately. Instead, he waited for a few more days to continue to recharge his batteries, letting the boys fatten up the war horses, and also allowed Wei Xuan and others to return to Guannan. Have time to complete the arrangements they need to coordinate.
It was late September, a dark and windy night, and Li Tai finally led his troops from Yique and headed towards Luoyang in the dark. Not surprisingly, his actions naturally attracted the attention of the surrounding Qi troops. Some continued to follow and monitor, while others hurriedly passed the news back to the rear.
When Zhu Hunyuan, who was stationed in the south city of Heyang, learned that the enemy troops were taking action, it was already the morning of the next day. After traveling all night, Li Tai's troops had also arrived at Qianjin in the west of the ancient city of Luoyang. Near the weir.
"The enemy only has three thousand Qingqi, and they have already arrived at Qianjinyan?"
But Zhu Hunyuan thought about this information for a moment, his face suddenly turned sideways, and then he said in a deep voice: "This Li Boshan wants to seize Jinyong City! Attack him quickly, don't give him a chance to build a weapon to attack the city!"