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Shanxi's terrain,
We can divide our forces to defend the city.
The surplus troops could have been used to participate in the Hebei campaign.
Even if Pharmacist Guo lost Shouyang, he could accept it.
It has little impact on the overall situation.
Anyway, Zhang Guangdao still has another grain route to the south.
Yao Pingzhong's troops
After two days of rest
They immediately set out to attack Chengtian Village.
The vanguard battalion under Wang De's command was the main attacking force.
That place is limited by its terrain.
Going too often won't help.
Zhang Guangdao's main force
However, they remained with the Pingding Army.
At the same time, cavalry were dispatched north to Meng County to scout – the garrison in Meng County was small.
It might be possible to take it all in one fell swoop.
Then the main force can directly attack Wanyan Zonghan's rear.
The day after the cavalry were deployed,
They ran into Wanyan Loushi's army.
They are rapidly advancing from the southern border of Yu County.
Chapter 2008: An Ambush
I don't know how many enemies have come.
Zhang Guangdao became wary.
They immediately sent men to recall Yao Pingzhong's troops, who had gone halfway.
He ordered Yao Pingzhong to garrison Pingding Army.
Their main force was stationed in Zhao Jianzi City.
They planned to find out the enemy's situation before taking action.
Wanyan Loushi, however, came in a whirlwind.
They also called up the garrison of Meng County.
They also confiscated all the grain and fodder from Meng County.
"Only ten thousand or so, and they still dared to attack?"
"They have already crossed the riverbed. The Jin army is mostly composed of cavalry, but there are even fewer infantry."
"The infantrymen are probably all from the garrison of Meng County,"
"There aren't enough laborers to help transport the grain."
Zhang Guangdao was somewhat incredulous.
Our main force is here.
How dare Wanyan Zonghan send 10,000 troops over here?
He dispatched 6,000 troops to return and rescue Guo Yaoshi.
It's because the entire route is through river valleys.
Near the entrance to the river valley in Shouyang,
There were also fortified villages established by the Ming Dynasty.
The Ming army occupied all the advantageous terrain.
Of course, they weren't afraid of Wanyan Zonghan's main force.
However, regardless of Wanyan Zonghan,
It was still Wanyan Loushi,
They had no worries about the trip.
In their view,
Ten thousand elite cavalry are enough to sweep across the world.
As long as the Ming army doesn't stay holed up in the city...
They will definitely win the battle.
Tens of thousands of cavalrymen!
I have no idea how I lost!
.....
Shanxi has a large number of river-di towns and river-di villages.
This is because naturally formed villages and towns,
They are often located in flat, low-lying areas of river valleys.
Riverbed Town in the northern border of the Pingding Army
Throughout history, it has been known by various names such as Qinglong Town and Qing Town.
Wanyan Loushi led his troops here,
It suddenly stopped.
Because the terrain ahead is too dangerous.
Like a hunter's innate instinct,
Wanyan Loushi looked at the northern foothills extending from Fangshan.
Looking at the narrow river valley passages between the mountains,
My first thought was that if we went any further, we would end up in a hunter's trap.
There are quite a few Fangshan mountains in Shanxi.
This Fangshan is the Liu Bei Mountain of later generations.
A golden man, about thirty years old,
He lay on the ground and drew a map on the spot:
"There is a Fangshan Mountain in the southwest,"
"If the Ming army establishes a camp at Fangshan,"
"It can observe and deter all the surrounding hills and plains."
"Fangshan extends northeastward,"
"There is a river at the foot of the mountain,"
"It's this river right in front of us."
"The confluence of this river and another river,"
"This is the valley entrance passage ahead of us."
"The other river flows southeast,"
"It follows another big mountain..."
To put it more simply,
It's the foothills of two large mountains.
They all extend diagonally to the north.
This forms a very regular eight-character chart.
The opening at the top of the "八" shape marks the valley passage.
Within the eight characters, there are open hills and plains.
The tail of the stroke in the character "八" (eight).
That is, Fangshan, which controls the entire battlefield.
The mountains, shaped like the number eight, are not steep.
There are also some passageways that can be traversed.
In some places, infantry can even run in large groups.
However, the cavalry's movement would be severely hampered.
This is a natural battlefield.
It is also a natural cage.
As long as Wanyan Loushi dares to come in...
Needless to say, they won the battle.
Once defeated, the entire army could be wiped out.
Wanyan Loushi asked, "Is it possible to go around to the southeast?"
The Jin man who drew the map said, "You can go around it. There's a town there called Juchengdu (a giant town)."
"It was a fortified town long ago, after the Song Dynasty established the Pingding Army and Chengtian Fortress,"
"The city walls of Jucheng collapsed and fell into ruin."
Chapter 2009 Saving Taiyuan
That is, along the outer side of the stroke of the character "八" (eight).
Going down the river valley,
It can reach the end of the stroke in the character "八".
That was the mouth of a river valley.
Heading west allows you to enter the interior of the "eight" shape.
To the east lies the northern passage of Jingxing.
Wanyan Loushi said, "Let's set up camp here."
"Send light cavalry to the southeast to investigate."
The Jurchen man who drew maps out of thin air was named Wendu Sizhong.
At the beginning of the Jin Dynasty
Military secrets are all transmitted orally.
Wendu Sizhong was one of the best messengers.
It's practically a human-shaped memory device!
This person was in his youth.
He then served as Aguda's messenger.
Later, he followed Wanyan Zonghan.
Later, he was highly regarded by Jin Wuzhu.