Chapter 90: Saban boldly circled the Xiong Pass, Anping carefully set up a crossbow array

After the Battle of Rostov, Yanhan went through a series of southern expeditions, completely repelled the Georgian army, formed a vassal national car ty, and built a city in the east coast corridor of the Black Sea with many hot springs. So far, the entire southern line has been unprecedentedly consolidated, and a coherent border defense system has been built between the Sea and the Black Sea.

After the opening of the territory, it is necessary to make some administrative arrangements. Yanhan destroyed the Duchy of Rostov and divided its territory in this way: a separate Duchy of Donets in the northern land, so that Constantine continued to be the monarch; the canal area in the northeast was merged into Liancheng Prefecture; the grassland area in the east was merged into Kuangzhou; the rest of the three new states of Luozhou, Haizhou and Tangzhou were established, all of which were included in the Shanhai region.

Luozhou is densely populated, with developed commerce and agriculture. Yanhan's waterway goods are shipped to sea here. Haizhou's state city was expanded from Azov City and has a large beach on the east coast of the Sea of Azov. Yanhan sailors will take Haizhou as the main base and travel to sea from then on. Haizhou and Luozhou are bounded by the Don River, Luozhou is in the north and Haizhou is in the south. The land in these two states is mainly for agricultural purposes. Tangzhou is located in the south and borders Georgia. It has a warm and humid Mediterranean climate. It develops agriculture and fisheries, and is also a border defense point for both land and sea.

So far, the Shanhai region has five states: Luozhou, Haizhou, Tangzhou, Kuangzhou and Jiezhou. Economically, Luozhou is the most important; military Shanghai, Tangzhou and Jiezhou are of great significance; Kuangzhou has become the rear, and you can safely raise horses, cattle and sheep.

Zhao Jin continued to fight on the western and southern lines, unable to take into account the eastern front, and completely entrusted it to the master He Anping and the governor of Zhendong. The eastern line is facing the attack of the Haidu army, which is under great pressure, but there is a triple guarantee for Anping and Qi Jin to resist on the front line, Xiao Ruoyi waiting on the second line, and Li Da guarding in Beijing. Therefore, Zhao Jin can deal with his own affairs at ease.

When Zhao Jin just returned from Tangzhou, outside the Cangling Pass, the curtain of the war had come.

Saban, the chief general of Haidu Army, is the legitimate son of Haidu. There are two generals under his men: Amuhai and Yehan Jin. On this expedition, the prince Ba La, who was very friendly with Saban, also sent his own two generals: I, Wanyan Sihu, came to help. Saban led four generals, led nearly 10,000 Mongolian soldiers and 20,000 multi-colored soldiers, and came to the Cangmu field.

According to the news that the previous detectives went to Yanhan, Saban knew that the Han army had gathered in large numbers at the Cangling Pass, and the wall had been built many times, which was difficult to attack. If you want to solve the key points, the best strategy is to mobilize a large number of artillery bombardment. The problem is that Haidu Khan himself is going to march to the south, and the southern expedition needs to use artillery; and it is really difficult to push the artillery from Samarkand to the Cangling Pass! Therefore, the Haidu Army did not come with artillery on this expedition.

With no artillery, Saban believes that it is the best way to attack Xiongguan, and it is better to bypass Canglingguan. Therefore, Saban commanded his troops to march close to the Sea and try to stay away from Cangling Pass.

Haidu's detectives inquired in Yanhan, and Yanhan's detectives also inquired about Haidu. After learning about the movement of the Haidu army, He Anping took the map and looked at it again and again.

In this era, there are large marshes on the northeast coast of the Sea, and it is extremely difficult for cavalry and heavy people to pass through; it is only about 300 miles from the edge of the swamp to the Cangling Pass. Therefore, the Haidu army has to bypass the Cangling Pass, which is no more than 300 miles of space to get around. In this way, even if you go around, the back road will easily be attacked by the Cangling Pass defenders.

He Anping sent a letter to Qi Jin and said, "If the enemy bypasses the Cangling Pass, the governor will not disturb the way behind him from time. There is no need to stop him from marching, but only needing him to keep his troops to guard against you."

He understood the meeting and divided his subordinates into three parts. One led by General Gong Liao and General Gong Liji went to reinforce He Anping and listen to He Anping's dispatch; the other led by General Zheng Tongfu, who was responsible for attacking the back road of the Haidu army; and led by himself left Cangling Pass. In addition, Gao Jinghe, the governor of Muzhou and the general of Weidong, also sent troops to attack the back road of the Haidu army.

In this way, it is difficult for the heavy troops of the Haidu army and the herdsmen who drive cattle and sheep to supply food to the army. In order to deal with this move of the Han army, Saban had to leave a lot of troops to guard separately. As a result, the strength of the Haidu Army has been reduced by more than 10,000, including thousands of Mongolian cavalry who can be used to fighting - because only they can effectively deal with the attack of the Han cavalry.

According to one of the six strategies previously determined by Li Yuzhen to help Zhao Jin, the soldiers and civilians of Yanhan spent several months implementing Jianbi Qingye east of Anhan Mansion. Especially in Wudong, it not only migrated the population, but also drove wild deer and sheep as far north as possible. In this way, the logistics of the Haidu army is not safe, and it can't rob any food and fodder on the way forward, and even don't harvest much hunting, which inevitably affects its combat effectiveness.

On the one hand, it disturbs the enemy's back road and clear walls, and on the other hand, it is ready to attack. He Anping was more than 300 miles east of the Ural River to determine a good battle site and gather people. To the south of the battlefield is a swamp, and there is a river in the north, which can limit the scope of activities of the Haidu Army and bind the Mongolian cavalry who are good at roundabouts.

The main force of the Han army participating in the battle consists of three parts: one is 10,000 Qidan cavalry under Xiao Ruoying; one is more than 7,000 people in the Beijing camp brought by He Anping and later reinforced by Yan Shizhong and Dai Degong; and the other is more than 6,000 troops from the governor's government of Zhendong sent by Qi Jin. In this way, the actual strength of the Haidu army is less than 20,000, while the Han army is more than 20,000, and the strength is slightly superior, which is more promising to win.

The troops not only have a little advantage, but also carried out the battle in Yanhan. The Han army has a geographical advantage and is familiar with the battlefield environment in advance, so there are more chances to win. What else should we do to make it more likely to win? He Anping shook the folding fan and paced slowly in front of the table covered with the map. In half a day, he determined the layout plan and the essentials of the battle.

He Anping explained the plan to Xiao Ruoyi and other generals. Xiao Ruoyi listened quietly without saying anything and thought, "It makes sense for the king to appoint this person to be a great master. He is not only familiar with government affairs, but also very proficient in military affairs. He does things in an orderly manner and beyond the reach of ordinary people. Such talents are worthy of the pillars.

Xiao Ruoying has the intention to be the main palace and pays great attention to the talents. Seeing that He Anping is so strong, he decided to be more respectful, and it is best to get his support in the future; even if he does not support it, at least he must be neutral. You can't neglect him and drive him to the opponent's side. Therefore, when He Anping modestly asked Xiao Ruoyi to establish a big seal, Xiao Ruoying hurriedly said, "Why should Da Situ be too modest? I'm just a guest, with short wisdom and unbearable leadership. You are both a military division and a general. You are the only one. We are all at your disposal.

When Yan Shizhong, Dai Degong, Gong Li'ao and other generals saw Xiao Ruoyu's humility, they couldn't help nodding. To be honest, they are all generals who followed Zhao Jinjian from the beginning. If Xiao Ruoyi is arrogant and dares to be the master to command them in the future, they may not be willing to listen.

Since Xiao Ruoying refused to be the master general, He Anping was not allowed to build a big bar. The big bell fluttered high, ready for the upcoming fierce battle. Although this battle is not in the area of Cangling Pass, it is not far away, which is called the Second Cangling War. In the first Cangling War, the Han army, which had just formed the army, ended in a fiasco; this second time, the Han army was no longer what it used to be, and it was well prepared, but I don't know what the result would be?

(to be continued in the next section)