If you don’t let the army break through the Yangtze River defense line, you can stop the army in Jiangbei, and Song Ting can react, and sometimes you can dispatch troops to turn the tide.
He felt that if Song Ting still thought about not paying the new year’s money and thinking about being able to lighten some burdens for himself, he would not wave. When he desperately fought for it, the window would quickly deploy troops to enrich the Jiangnan defense and let the army retreat.
So don’t waste his hard work.
So Liu Kun decided to strengthen Yangzhou’s defense, and at the same time ordered the Ministry of Wu Chao to lead the Guazhou Water Army to guard against Guazhou Ferry, and sent an army to Guazhou Town to prevent the army from attacking Guazhou Town from land and threatening Guazhou Water Army.
After all the arrangements were made, he ordered Wang Gang to let Wang Gang fight and retreat, and led the northern troops to gradually withdraw from Yangzhou, the main force in Yangzhou, to defend against the Yangtze River.
This may stop the army from realizing his strategic plan to turn the tide.
Then he didn’t give up his efforts to win reinforcements, and sent messengers to seek support from the court and the king one after another, hoping that they would let reinforcements arrive in Zhenjiang as soon as possible and then cross the river to Yangzhou to help him defend together.
However, just as he arranged his tactical defense, on March 30, he suddenly received a message from Wang Gang for help-
The main force of the army launched an attack on the town of Lujin, and tens of thousands of troops surrounded him. The peripheral defense was quickly broken by the army. He barely fought back and was trapped in a tight encirclement and was compressed into a small area of Lujin Town.
Please ask Liu Kun to send troops to support immediately, or more than 10,000 troops stationed in the north of Lujin Town will be in danger of being wiped out.
He emphasized that the army’s combat effectiveness was very strong, and whether it was a field battle or a siege, it was very strong, and it was easy to destroy their peripheral fortifications, which Song Jun could not resist.
Moreover, the army not only has a large number of cavalry, but also has excellent firearms. The Song Dynasty also asked Liu Kun to take more precautions and let reinforcements be careful of cavalry and firearms.
Knowing this news, Liu Kun was shocked and immediately realized that the army was going to eat a part of his army completely, weakening his strength so that he could not defend Yangzhou in a central way, which was a great blow to his morale and made him dare not fight against it.
The first battle between the two sides is of absolute significance to the army and the whole battle, and we must never be defeated
So he immediately asked the Ministry to meet him in the future to arrange rescue.
In a short time, his nephew Liu Bi and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Li Heng, Wei You and Wang Fang were ordered to come to Liu Kun to discuss with them about supporting Wang Gang.
They discussed the military strength and momentum for a while and decided to send 10 thousand troops to the north to support and meet Wang Gang to try to bring Wang Gang and his men back.
However, in view of this war plan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed its concern.
"I’m afraid the army surrounded the exposed town to attack General Wang not only to destroy General Wang and his men, but also to attract our troops to support so that we can show our troops in the field.
General Wang said that the army is good at fighting and there are many cavalry in the army. If our army fights in the field, it may not be able to occupy the wind. The rescue meeting will be very difficult. Please also ask the general to think twice that our army is short of soldiers and the imperial reinforcements are delayed. "
Li Heng’s worry about Liu Kun is not without thought.
"I know you’re worried, and I know that the crisis-ridden army is tough and good at fighting, but can I just give up with 10 thousand people under Wang Gang? If I give up Wang Gang, what will the army think of me?
Will those who were not me in the army treat me like this when they gave up the battle before the big fight and watched him fall? The morale of the army will shake people’s hearts, and the battle will be over.
When the army hasn’t come to Yangzhou, the Yangzhou army will collapse and scatter. I can’t stop you from stopping Jiangbei’s defense, and it’s not something that the Lord can do to watch the Ministry fall without rescue. "
Although Liu Kun is worried about the war situation, that the army can’t win and that the army he sent will be wasted, he still can’t let Wang Gangjun perish
The army’s aboveboard plan has made Liu Yunbi entangled. For example, he can’t let Wang Gangjun be wiped out.
So he ordered his nephew, Liu Yi, and his Ministry to lead 10,000 troops from Wei You to Lujin Town to rescue Wang Gang, and bring back as many troops as possible to lead the remaining troops to continue to run Yangzhou, recruit able-bodied men and reinforce the Yugoslav capital.
He told Liu Bi and Wei You to be absolutely careful about the cavalry and firearms, and pay special attention to the fact that the cavalry must form a formation against the cavalry, and they must not let their guard down.
If you need support then, you should send someone back to Yangzhou immediately, and he will personally lead the troops to meet you.
Liu Bi and Wei You were ordered to lead the troops to attack soon.
After they left, Liu Kun continued to arrange Yangzhou’s anti-heightening city wall to place obstacles and pits outside the guarding city weapons city.
Whether reinforcements will come or not, he will never give up the war. He wants Huainan to fight with the army to the end.
At the other end, a small hill in Zhoudeng, a town with exposed tendons, looked at the corners of the mouth of the town with exposed tendons slightly evoked from afar.
"Liu Kun is still old and slow, but anyone who can occupy ideal city in Huainan will not let me rush to Gaoyou so smoothly. What’s the point of sending troops here now? It is better to shrink our forces to defend Yangzhou and Guazhoudu, so backing on the Yangtze River can also bring me some trouble. "
Zhou Zhixue, the official of Zhou Ji, looked at the war situation in Lujin Town with a smile. "It’s terrible that we suddenly acted and didn’t let them know that he was going to react. Are you going to lure the snake out of the hole or just want to gather this Song Bing and annihilate it?"
"Both!"
Zhou said with a smile, "It’s best to lure the snake out of the hole, of course. I also want to try how well the so-called Southern Dynasties famous soldiers can fight in the field, to what extent they can fight with our big army and destroy the enemy in the field. Of course, it’s better than attacking the city and taking a lot of casualties."
"That’s true, but whether Liu Kun is a famous star won’t let us succeed so easily, will it?"
"Ten thousand troops he dare not save? If he doesn’t save this war, even if he wins, no one will trust him and no one will follow him. "
Zhou shook his head and said, "Liu Kun is more famous and prestigious when he is old. If someone destroys his name and prestige, he will feel worse than dead. How many people will stare at him?"
"You know quite well about this."
Zhou Zhixue teased Zhou.
Zhou Hehe smiled and said, "March and fight is nothing more than calculating the enemy. How to calculate the enemy, such as calculating the enemy in place, depends on each other. I can calculate him and he can calculate me. I will see who is better than who."
"What do you think?"
"When it comes to it, I can calculate better."
"Ha ha ha ha ha!"
Zhou Zhixue laughed.
It’s not wrong. When it comes to it, it is the army that dominates the wind.