Cheng Jing lowered his eyelids slightly, and said solemnly, "The lord sent the old school captain to attack the Xingcheng grain line in Hu County. Although he succeeded in burning the enemy's 50,000 stone rations, he also shocked the snake. How could Liu Xi take it lightly? With little success."
Cheng Jing was not optimistic about Xu Pei's request.
Xu Pei and Jiang Pengji fought on the Qichuan Plain, which indeed attracted most of the troops, but this did not mean that Huang Song could easily penetrate behind enemy lines without risk. The long-distance march is second, and I am afraid that Jiang Pengji will react quickly, but instead, it will cut off the back path of Huang Song's main force.
Hu County is a major grain-producing county, and here is the main supply channel for Jiang Pengji's army's grain line. How can there be no defense at all
It is true that Huang Song and Xu Pei formed an alliance, but they would not put themselves to death for the sake of an ally.
This seems to be a cheap job, but it is actually a thankless effort.
I don't know who gave Xu Pei such an idea, it's too pitiful for allies.
It's not that Huang Song didn't understand what Cheng Jing said, but the first time he and Xu Pei cooperated in the alliance, it was not good.
They form an alliance because of their interests and positions, and there is no basis for trust at all. This relationship seems to be iron, but it is actually very fragile.
There is no basis for trust, which means there are enough outside interests to divide their alignment from within.
Even if they can't differentiate, the so-called alliance is useless.
"That's the case, but how can we push this aside without hurting the friendship of our allies?" Huang Song asked him.
Cheng Jing said, "Either you have reported the facts, or you can dispatch troops to attack Hu County, just pretend."
"According to the truth?" Huang Song didn't respond for a while.
Cheng Jing said, "Naturally, it was the matter of the former captain's interception of food."
Huang Song has already dispatched troops to rob other people's food, and if he robs again in a short period of time, people will be defenseless
This is not a sneak attack, this is rushing to give someone a head.
Huang Song frowned in embarrassment, but did not directly say yes or no.
At the same time, Qichuan Plain was also in full swing.
Jiang Pengji took the northern border and Cangzhou, barely considered rich and powerful, and established a group of cavalry all at once.
The Qichuan Plain has an open terrain, which is very suitable for cavalry to roam and scatter or heavy cavalry to charge and cut.
She has never been stingy with her private treasury, not to mention her wife's book, she even took out the coffin book to strengthen the army.
As soon as the two soldiers and horses went to war, Xu Pei was undoubtedly at a disadvantage, no matter whether it was frontal rigidity or mobile combat, he was not an opponent.
Han Yu, who closed the door to thank guests at home, heard about this, how could she still sit still
"Liu Xi owns the two horse farms in Northern Xinjiang and Cangzhou, and has plenty of war horses. Who gave you the courage to fight her on the Qichuan Plain?"
When Han Yu received the news, he was making tea in the hospital and was so angry that he knocked over the tea stove and almost burned his hand.
After inquiring carefully, this stupid idea turned out to be suggested by a counselor under Xu Pei's account.
If we can attack the enemy army head on, our morale will be boosted.
This advisor, Han Yu, also knows it. The book theory is solid, but the practical experience is almost zero. It can be regarded as another talk on paper.
The other party made suggestions and also came up with their own reasons.
At first glance, those reasons seem plausible.
The advisor didn't think about the issue of cavalry, but Jiang Pengji won Cangzhou in less than half a year, and it took a year to capture the northern border. How strong a cavalry team can be built in such a short period of time? The cost of cultivating cavalry is very high, not only burning money but also burning time.
Furthermore, no matter how powerful the cavalry is, if the number of them is not large, it will not be difficult to deal with.
Aside from the advantages of the cavalry, the difference in combat power between the two sides should not be large. The Qichuan Plain is their main battlefield, and they may not be able to win.
Xu Pei and others thought of everything, the only thing they didn't expect was the time when Jiang Pengji would train the cavalry.
In order to deal with the northern border, she started the formation of a cavalry battalion a few years ago, not a year or half a year as everyone thought.
During the first battle in the Northern Xinjiang, the number of cavalry under her tent was not large, not because she was clumsy, but because the supply of war horses was not enough.
Later, when Northern Xinjiang and Cangzhou were taken, the number of war horses increased, and the cavalry battalion expanded several times.
After losing the first battle, Xu Pei had to send someone to pull out Han Yu, who was squatting at home to grow mushrooms.
As soon as Han Yu came over, he asked Xu Pei to retreat and chose to retreat to the mountain pass to curb the advantage of the cavalry.
Cavalry is not omnipotent, but ordinary infantry needs a lot of preparation to fight against cavalry, and also needs reasonable terrain coordination to form an effective combat power. For example, in places such as mountains, woods, and canyons, the combat effectiveness and survivability of cavalry will be greatly reduced.
The vast terrain of Qichuan Plain was a paradise for cavalry, not to mention that there was a heavy cavalry battalion under Liu Xi's tent. Instead of choosing to be tough on the frontal battlefield, it is better to retreat and use the terrain to stabilize the military situation.
Han Yu is prudent by nature. If this battle is handed over to him from the beginning, even if he does not know the strength of the enemy, he will choose the safest way to play, and then he will find a way to expand the victory after it is stable. Ignoring greed will only lead to a situation of doom and gloom.
His choice severely hit the previous counselor in the face.
But Xu Pei now values Han Yu, and he can't even speak sour words.
Han Yu didn't know the other party's mood, he only cared about the battlefield situation, such as the loss in the previous battle.
Xu Pei retreated and retreated, and Yang Si knew that Han Yu had come out again.
"Isn't he closed at home to thank guests, and has become related to confinement?"
Han Yu is a man who specializes in defeating Yang Si, and when he encounters this guy, Yang Si really has no temper at all.
Qin Gong said, "Han Yu is Xu Pei's most reliant counselor. The two have a little conflict, but they won't stay dead forever. Ordinary couples still fight at the head of the bed, not to mention that this battle is very important. Han Yu No matter how much he has grudges in his heart, he can't just sit idly by."
Yang Si, who was so angry, was speechless.
Qin Gong's straightforward metaphor gave him the illusion that he couldn't bear to look directly.
Yang Si did not speak, but Qin Gong asked bluntly again, "Cousin, is it possible that the commander made a mistake?"
"No—" Yang Si put down his hand and coughed softly, "It makes sense."
Qin Gong asked, "What should I do now
Xu Pei and others are here, and the cavalry's combat power is equivalent to being abolished, unless they find a way to lead them out.
Of course, another way is to force the attack, so the casualties will increase.
Just when Yang Si was hesitating, the messenger came with news that their lord had dispatched troops and horses to come to the front line.
Yang Si: "…"
no-
The lord finally settled down for a while, why did he suddenly come to the front line again
If the lord wants to show his strength in the siege battle, how can he persuade him!
"It's cold, it's cold-"
Yang Si murmured in his mouth.
Qin Gong asked, "What's cold?"
"I'm cold!"
Yang Si's heart slammed, and he didn't care about other things, and went to greet his master first.