: Grab the Three Levels

As soon as he entered Hebei, the Liaodong army immediately changed from being out of the situation of transcendently wandering in the Central Plains to becoming an insider.

At present, Hebei has become a big piece of fat. Previously, the strategic decision of the Hebei army was to focus on preventing the Liaoxi Pass, so the army was in Linyu and Zhuo County in the northeast corner, and nearly 100,000 soldiers from Yingyang Prefecture were responsible for the defense. However, these people have been taken to Hedong by Pei Renji.

The southern part of Hebei is close to the Yellow River line. Originally, General Yang Yichen, the general of the Zong family, suppressed southern Hebei and most of Shandong. But now Yang Yichen has brought all his troops to Hedong, and even the other soldiers and horses in Huainan, Shandong were brought out by Lai Huer and Wang Shichong.

This caused Hebei to have a large army, but all the troops gathered in one place, all of which were stationed in Linyu Pass. The entire Hebei was already extremely empty. Whoever entered Hebei first would be able to grab this piece of fat. However, the various forces of the court in Hedong had not yet decided on the general trend, and the Wagang Army was determined to go west, with the purpose of the eastern capital Luoyang and Henan Shannan counties. Although the Jiangnan Association was willing to go north, there was still a Jiangdu like a thorn in the throat, and tens of thousands of troops blocked their way to north.

Although the peasant army in Hebei is also willing to go north to seize territory, for the peasant army that is closely connected with the three territories, the most urgent task is not to attack territory, but to stabilize the territory. Everyone is worried that if they go out to fight territory, the two nearby companies will take the opportunity to annex their territory. So now the three companies are closely connected, and they are in a deadlock for a while, all of whom are desperately digesting the results of the previous round, preparing for a decisive battle that determines the future fate of the three companies.

At such a moment, no one expected that the Liaodong Army, which was originally blocked outside the Liaodong Pass, could go around a large circle and enter Hebei from the grassland. This was an opportunity. But this was also a dangerous move, which was an action that moved the whole body.

At most, there will be only three or five days. In three or five days, the news of the Liaodong Army entering Hebei will spread to all places. At that time, the Liaodong Army will inevitably break the current balance between the various forces around Hebei. It can be foreseeable that no one will want to see the Liaodong Army swallow this big cake in Hebei in one bite.

Chen Kefu pointed to the east with a wooden stick, and it was Linyu Pass.

"Everyone, according to the distance, the Hebei army in Linyu Pass is closest to us. At most three days, they will know that we have entered Hebei by joining the army. And it will take about three days for them to send troops to Zhuo County. In other words, we have five days to prepare for the enemy in the east."

All the generals closed their eyes and pondered. The people in the east were not simple. Most of them were the soldiers of Hebei, and they were all the soldiers of Hebei. Now the Liaodong Army is the attacking party and does not have the advantage of home fighting. Those Hebei soldiers who were in order to defend their hometown would definitely have very high combat power. In addition, the generals who commanded the troops were famous generals of the Sui Dynasty. The Hebei Army, which had an army of 210,000, was the first enemy of the current Liaodong Army.

Deputy Commander Luo Zhong said, "Master, although there are 210,000 Hebei troops in Linyu Pass, I don't think it is our main opponent now. Although there are many soldiers in Linyu Pass, we also have 150,000 troops outside the pass. Even if Xue Shixiong and Li Jing knew about the situation in Hebei, they would not dare to transfer too many troops from Linyu Pass to attack. As long as the troops they transferred from Linyu Pass exceed a certain amount, then the troops in Linyu Pass will be our advantage."

"At present, there are 150,000 soldiers outside the pass, but we all know that this is not our full strength. According to the current Liaodong army's strength, in addition to the 150,000 soldiers outside the Linyu Pass, and 90,000 coalition forces in Hebei. In fact, we can draw at least 160,000 soldiers and horses in Liaodong, and the Khitan, the Mohe, the Dahe family, and the Silla tribes can also draw another 50,000 coalition forces to participate in the war. Therefore, our army reserves are at least 200,000, which does not include our 100,000 troops in water. Therefore, if the troops in Linyu Pass are less than 100,000, we can gather superior forces to attack Linyu Pass. Once the Linyu Pass is broken, then the front line of Liaoxi and Liaodong in Hebei will be completely opened, and the Hebei army will fall into a state of fighting on both sides and being attacked from both sides. Its defeat will not be long. So I think that even if Linyu Pass draws troops to fight, it will not exceed 100,000."

Chen Kefu agreed with Old Man Luo's analysis. If only 100,000 Hebei troops came to fight, he would not have much worry. He had already given orders when he came, and Liaodong was gathering troops. Now he had captured Jundu Pass. According to the previous plan, a 50,000 troops in Liaodong were already traveling through the Xi Kingdom to Hebei. By then, he would have more than 100,000 troops in his hands and a city to defend. In addition, the sharp weapons of the Liaodong Army, he would not be afraid of the Hebei Army when he fought.

Mr. Luo Zhong took the wooden stick from Chen Kefu's hand and pointed to the Taihang Mountains to the west.

"Master, the last general thinks that our real enemy should come from the west of Taihang Mountains, where the 600,000 imperial army is truly our enemy."

Mr. Luo's words surprised many generals. At this time, the Hebei Army in Linyu Pass was closest to them. The second was the peasant army in the three counties of Hebei, followed by the Wagang Army in Henan. The farthest from the Liaodong Army was the Hedong soldiers. They were thousands of miles away from the Hedong Taiyuan, so don't be anxious.

It's not right, the old man is an old general. He was a senior general of the Great Sui Dynasty in his early years. He retired early and had been at home for many years after he was appointed a marquis. A few years ago, when the old man's son was conquering Goguryeo, he was already a third-rank general of the left guards among the twelve guards. Now his grandson Luo Lin is also a senior third-rank general of the Liaodong Army, so the old man's words can still be taken seriously.

"Please explain carefully by the old general"

The old man held a wooden stick and pointed it several times on the Taihang Mountains on the sand table. "Taihang Mountains, Hebei and Hedong have been natural barriers since ancient times, and the mountains are extremely high. The army was about to start from Hebei to enter Hedong, and there were only three passages. namely Feihu Xing, Puyin Xing and Jing Xing among the eight passes of Taihang. These three passes are the places that military strangled since ancient times. Taking these three passes will stalwarts and strangle the throat from Yan to Jin."

After the old man said this, Chen Kefu immediately became clear in his mind. Speaking of which among the eight passes of Taihang Mountain, there are four passes in Hebei. The Jundu Pass they just captured is the easternmost pass of Taihang Mountain. Each of these eight passages is extremely important, just like Jundu Pass. With such an important pass, you can attack and retreat and defend.

At present, the 600,000 army of the court is in Taiyuan. Although the victory or defeat has not been decided yet, Chen Kefu understood that the situation in the world is becoming more and more urgent, and these ministers in Taiyuan cannot be determined for a long time. It will not take long for them to decide the real winner. No matter who wins, it will be impossible to ignore the situation in Hebei. According to the old man, although Hedong and Hebei are adjacent to Hebei, there is a natural wall in the middle. There are now three gates on this wall that can lead to Hebei. So, now, while the parties have not discovered them, their most important purpose is not to snatch the various counties and counties in Hebei, nor to fight with the Linyu Hebei army. Their most important purpose should be to snatch the three iron gates that isolate the 600,000 troops in Hedong.

Only by controlling these three gates in hand can they lock the most powerful 600,000 troops outside Hebei. Then they have the opportunity to turn around and compete with the Linyu Hebei Army and the Bohai Peasant Army for Hebei. As long as the imperial army in Hedong is destroyed, the court army can only move southeast from Hedong, pass through the territory of the Wagang Army in Henan, and then pass through the territory of the Bohai Peasant Army, so that they can go north to fight with their Liaodong Army. According to the current situation, this is simply impossible.

It’s really an old man in the family, like a treasure. The old man gave instructions on his troops and horses, and he was really a tall house and built a lingering spirit. He could clearly see the general trend of Hebei. Originally, Chen Kefu thought that although the old man had a lot of experience, he could not see any ability. After today’s incident, he finally realized that the old man had already left the state of generals and reached the level of handsomeness. When everyone looked at the sand table together, most generals saw the gains and losses of a city and a pool. But the old man looked at the sand table, but the strategic level.

Chen Kefu happily slapped boxing and shouted three times in a row.

"What the old man said is right. These three gates in Hebei and Hedong must be in our hands. As long as we hold these three gates, we will have strategic heights over Hedong and have strategic decision-making power. Advance, you can attack Hedong, go south to Taiyuan, Guanlong, and retreat, and we can defend the Hebei border and defend the enemy outside the national gate. Now, these three gates, Feihu Xing and Puyin Xing, are in Shanggu County, west of Zhuo County. These two gates go west to Yanmen, and when they go south, they are Taiyuan, the terrain is crucial. The commander, led by Deputy Commander Luo, led 30,000 troops to advance west immediately, and took Feihukou in Wei County and Zhuang Pass in Puyin Xing in Yi County with thunder."

Puyin Xing and Feihu Xing can be connected together, but Feihu mainly leads to Yanmen. Puyin Xing can directly lead to the grassland outside the border, and from the grassland outside the border, you can directly reach the distance not far from Zhuojun City. In later history, the grassland outside the border has repeatedly attacked the Hebei Plain through this canyon that was originally an ancient river channel. Now that Chen Kefu plans to move the political center of the Liaodong Army to Zhuojun, how can he have a shortcut to kill directly under the city?

Chen Kefu thought for a long time that he had asked the veteran Luo Zhong, who was a senior and weighed, to guard these two passes, and there was nothing more suitable than him. Moreover, 30,000 soldiers were a big number, and he could still defend two dangerous passes. Even if the enemy attacked, as long as he held on for a while, Chen Kefu's reinforcements could arrive quickly.
Chapter completed!