20demayo Chapter 241
Chapter 241
When you are poor in the city, no one cares, but when you are rich in the mountains, you have distant relatives. Long Tian's situation is very similar to this.
When you work hard, no one cares about your life or death, but when you succeed, achieve certain achievements, and have value, the situation is completely different.
However, the people of the Long family do not know Long Tian's roots. Is Long Tian so easily bound?
In Fucheng, Ji Shuai has arrived with his troops.
In order to better command the entire battlefield, Ji Shuai and Jiao Zi are responsible for dealing with the barbarians. Ji Shuai leads the army to protect the large granary Fucheng, and Jiao Zi stays to block the subsequent barbarians, that is, the barbarian cavalry of Huo Qubing.
This is extremely important for the two. If there is damage here, their mission will be difficult to complete.
For them, no matter how much the South Courtyard loses, it has nothing to do with them, but the Fucheng granary must be preserved.
As for the invasion of the northern border, it will be left to Liang Hong. After all, Liang Hong also has the title of deputy general and is the actual controller of the South Courtyard.
More importantly, Liang Hong seemed to be scared by the Northern Border. He was extremely afraid of the Northern Border and was worried that others would have big problems dealing with the Northern Border, so he personally went into battle.
"Marshal, although we have rushed all the way to Fucheng, the losses are really not small."
"What is going on with the barbarians? The fighting style of the barbarians along the way seems to be completely different from before."
The generals brought by Jishuai are also veteran generals, and they are extremely sharp in military affairs.
The barbarians that appeared before can be said to have no tactics, just fiercely attacking, burning, killing, looting, and running away after doing a job. This is the characteristic of the barbarians.
But the barbarians that appeared this time are not like that. They don't care about the gains and losses of a city or a place, and they don't rob the people's things. They only target the military.
When did the barbarians become kind? If the barbarians invaded before, the people who suffered the most casualties must be the people, especially the women, who were almost plundered by the barbarians.
But this time the barbarians let the people go and chased the Liang army.
It's fine, anyway, we have to fight sooner or later, but these barbarians actually used tactics, harassment, sneak attacks, feints to the east and attacks to the west, and evading the heavy and attacking the light.
The Liang army was eager to hurry on, and was not well prepared. They were facing cavalry, which was a huge loss.
"Order the city guards of nearby cities to gather in Fucheng, and send cavalry to meet our follow-up army."
"The barbarians' plan is already very clear, it is Fucheng, and this general will fight a decisive battle with them."
Ji Shuai made a decision.
The decisive battle in Fucheng is very beneficial to Ji Shuai.
First of all, there is no need to worry about food and military supplies. The preparations here are very sufficient, and there is no fear of a protracted war. The barbarians have come from afar, and the logistics will definitely not keep up, and food and grass will be a big problem.
Secondly, the barbarians have clear goals and will not disperse easily. Ji Shuai is not worried about the barbarians attacking other cities. Even if they are occupied by the barbarians, they can be recaptured later.
Finally, the advantage of the Liang army is infantry warfare. Only by concentrating superior forces again can we fight against the barbarian cavalry.
To put it bluntly, Jishuai wanted to use the advantages of Fucheng to drag down the barbarians.
This deployment was correct. The 600,000 troops brought by Yuwen Chengdu, plus horses, needed a huge amount of food and grass supply every day.
If the mobile warfare continued to harass, it could also rob the Liang army. If the confrontation lasted for a long time, it would be very disadvantageous to Yuwen Chengdu.
Whether it was the barbarians or the northern border to transfer food, it was very troublesome. After all, the battle line was too long, and Long Tian’s people had not yet completely controlled the route.
Yuwen Chengdu did not consider the follow-up issues for the time being, and still led the army to divide and kill the Liang army.
The destination of these Liang troops was Fucheng, so Yuwen Chengdu would be much smoother in the fight, and he only needed to keep raiding on the road.
Jishuai huddled in Fucheng and dared not leave the city, so the army outside could only pray for good luck.
Therefore, as time went on, the losses of the Liang army became greater and greater. Even if a large army arrived in Fucheng, it was a defeated army.
"Marshal, the troops we mobilized have basically arrived. If they don't come, I'm afraid they will never come again."
A few days later, Marshal Ji received the news.
"How many troops have been gathered in Fucheng?" Marshal Ji asked.
"Marshal, including the original garrison troops in Fucheng, the nearby city guards, and the people we brought, Fucheng now has a total of three million troops."
The subordinates immediately reported.
"What? Only three million, so we have lost more than two million people in just a few days?"
Marshal Ji was a little shocked.
Marshal Ji brought nearly two million troops, as well as the surrounding city guards, plus the Fucheng army, the total force has exceeded five million.
"Marshal, the barbarian cavalry is too mobile and can always raid our army, and it is difficult for us to make adequate defenses. If it weren't for the desperate resistance of the cities along the way, I'm afraidI am afraid that the loss will be even greater. "
Ji Shuai did not ask about the losses of the cities on the way. He knew that the cities had tried their best for this mission, and he was afraid that almost all of them were wiped out.
Adding their losses, the total loss of troops in this battle might have doubled.
However, Ji Shuai was not distressed. These were all the troops of the Southern Court. As long as the losses of the imperial army he brought were not too great, he could bear it completely and it would not affect the subsequent war.
As for those low-level city guards, the losses were losses, which was also the value and significance of their existence.
"Order, close the gates of Fucheng, no one is allowed to leave the city, and the army is ready for a large battle at any time."
"Order the scout team to monitor the movements of the barbarian cavalry at all times."
"Notify Liang Hong and ask him to order the cities and towns around Fucheng to evacuate all the people and troops, fortify the walls and clear the fields, and leave these empty cities to the barbarians."
"I want to see how the barbarians fight this battle without sufficient military supplies. "
Ji Shuai is planning to defend the city to the death, regardless of the lives of other cities.
Outside the city, Yuwen Chengdu has already arrived with his army.
"General, our army is short of food and grass, and the Liang army is defending the city and avoiding fighting. Our army cannot fight for a long time."
Yuwen Chengdu's side is indeed facing a food shortage.
"Don't worry, I have received the order from the prince."
"If the Liang army doesn't come out, we don't need to care about them. The army is still divided into six teams, with Fucheng as the center, and continues to attack the Liang city. If the Liang army dares to come, we will turn around and fight. If they don't come, we will fight our own way. "
Yuwen Chengdu's mission was not to capture Fucheng, but to use Fucheng as bait to disperse the Liang army.
The mission of the barbarian cavalry was not to capture the city, but to kill the Liang army's manpower and disrupt the military deployment of the South Courtyard. Ji Shuai and Liang Hong misjudged the barbarian's purpose from the beginning.
Of course, if the Liang army did not move, Yuwen Chengdu would have to destroy Fucheng, which would also be of great benefit to the war.
Therefore, no matter what the Liang army chose, it would not affect Yuwen Chengdu's actions.