From the first day of the first lunar month to the fifth day of the first lunar month, the entire military camp under Shanhaiguan was full of joy! All the officers and soldiers were beaming with joy and celebrating the New Year together. --
After the fifth day of the first lunar month, there was a huge movement in the military camp under Shanhaiguan.
Within a radius of dozens of miles, countless soldiers gathered towards the bottom of Shanhaiguan! In fact, the soldiers were already gathering before the Chinese New Year, but they were far less concentrated than they are now.
Of course, ordinary soldiers don't know that not only soldiers from Shanhaiguan are gathering, but soldiers from other places in Yanyun are also gathering in this direction! Soldiers from Datong and Datong who were supposed to be stationed at Juyongguan are also rushing towards Shanhaiguan.
!And originally stationed in the south of Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture
The soldiers of the Wusong Army are preparing to go north to accept Juyong Pass, Datong! Outside Juyong Pass is the Yanshan Mountains. Now the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, Liangshan is to the north, and now there is no way out from Juyong Pass, and outside Datong is the western grassland.
This is not where Liangshan's current offensive direction lies.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, all 120,000 Yue Fei's troops gathered at Shanhaiguan Pass!
Originally, Yue Fei's army only had 100,000 people, and there were some casualties during the battle against Yanyun. However, 10,000 Tiefutu later joined the army, and a group of Jianghu figures also joined the army, plus some reserve troops from Hedong were transferred to the army.
Active duty, so the current number of troops has reached 120,000.
Among them are 40,000 infantry, 40,000 crossbowmen, and 40,000 cavalry!
In addition to the army, there are also 100,000 civilians transporting supplies gathered here! These 100,000 civilians are all tenant farmers of Yanyun. The sixteen prefectures of Yanyun are different from other places. The land reform here is not thorough, and there are still some
A group of landowners stayed, and a large group of tenant farmers stayed. These civilians had been promised that as long as they followed the army northward and provided logistics and transportation for the army, they would be given land immediately after the war in the north was over.
Hundreds of thousands of people are a little uneasy in their hearts. As ordinary people, they are afraid of war. They don't know whether they can survive the war.
But not long later, when they learned that the Governor of Liangshan would also go out with them, they were relieved, and everyone cheered. The Governor was going to fight, regardless of the danger, and they thought they might
There won't be too much danger?
"Grand Governor, to the north of us are Zongzhou, Zezhou, and the Shenshan area. Zezhou and Shenshan are almost empty cities now, with no people in them at all. We once occupied them! Later, heavy snow closed the mountains, and we retreated from there. Those
The place doesn’t have much strategic significance! So our main attack direction this time is Zongzhou. After Zongzhou is defeated, we will immediately go north to attack Lizhou! After Lizhou is defeated, it will be Jinzhou City! Arrive.
At that time, I believe that the Northern Army has also been dispatched. Guangning Prefecture, Yizhou, Xingzhong Prefecture and other places are likely to be captured by them. If our two armies join forces, there should be no problem in capturing Jinzhou! When Jinzhou is captured, Jianzhou will be ahead.
, the front after Jianzhou is defeated is Zhongjing, and by that time, Yanyun and Liaodong will be completely connected!" In the command center of Shanhaiguan, Yue Fei pointed to the map and reported the battle route to Wu Dong.
"What you said is an ideal situation. If the Jurchen army does not move out, then let's fight like this! But the Jurchen army cannot just sit back and watch such a large area of ​​territory be conquered by us. When the time comes, we must be prepared for the Jurchen army to come from the west."
Wu Dongdao.
"Yes! But we have already negotiated with the Northern Army. We will only use infantry to attack the city! All our cavalry are guarding against the Jurchen army in the west! Our Third Army has 40,000 cavalry. Among the Northern Army, Han Shizhong has 40,000 cavalry.
, Luan Tingyu's tribe also has 40,000 cavalry, and in total, we have more than 120,000 cavalry! With the two armies working together, even if the goddess's strength comes, we are not afraid of them." Yue Fei said.
"Very good, everything will be done according to the plan! Wanyan Aguda is an instant hero and has a good way of using troops to fight. I hope you can defeat him," Wu Dong said.
Wu Dong is quite confident about this battle. So what if Wanyan Aguda's soldiers are like gods? He also has fierce generals like Yun, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun, etc. are all famous generals in history, and
Hua Rong, Yang Xiong, Luan Tingyu, etc. Liangshan discovered by himself
The fierce generals who came out, plus Liangshan's troops, were also better than the Jurchens. Yue Fei's army had 120,000 people, and the northern army had more than 200,000 people! In addition to the cavalry, there was also a large amount of infantry support behind them.
Even if we don't win this battle, we won't be defeated.
Liangshan's war potential far exceeds that of the Jurchens. Even if the war really reaches a stalemate, Liangshan will still win strategically.
"Is Cao Zheng here?" Wu Dong suddenly asked after everyone discussed for a while.
"Grand Governor, he will arrive in the afternoon." Yang Lin said next to him.
"Very good. After he comes, he will give you a good report on the Jurchen's current information, and then we will set off northward," Wu Dong said.
"Yes!" The generals agreed. Naturally, they all knew the importance of intelligence, and sometimes intelligence could even change the situation of the battle.
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In the afternoon, Cao Zheng finally arrived.
Cao Zheng looked a little embarrassed. His face seemed to be scratched, his arms seemed to be injured, and he couldn't lift one hand.
Wu Dong was extremely surprised when he saw it, and said hurriedly: "What's wrong with you?"
He knew that Cao Zheng went to the northern Jurchens in the winter to personally investigate information. When he came to Shanhaiguan, Cao Zheng had not returned yet. He did not expect that it would be like this now.
"Grand Governor, it's okay. I first sneaked into Shangjing and then into Zhongjing. The Jurchens are now very strict with the people. When I came back, I was discovered by them. The enemy followed me all the way and I was slightly injured." Cao Zhengdao.
"As long as there is nothing wrong! Please tell me the information about the Jurchens in detail. Don't miss anything. Yue Fei and I will analyze it carefully," Wu Dong said.
At that moment, Cao Zheng reported the Jurchen intelligence to everyone. The number of the Jurchen army now reached 500,000. However, most of these 500,000 people were slave armies. Most of the slave armies were not trained. Many slave armies were killed every day.
Without enough to eat and weak, these slave soldiers had little combat effectiveness at all. On the battlefield, they could only be used as shields or used to die.
This winter, many people in the Jin Kingdom starved to death! The Jin Kingdom originally sent Yelu Dashi to contact the Khitan tribes in the western Gobi. But then the Jin Kingdom ran out of food, and the Jurchens went to those Khitan tribes to clear grass and valleys. In the end, the entire Khitan tribe
Heading further to the west, Yelu Dashi was with these Khitan tribes, and they didn't know where they went.
In addition, the Jurchens sent people north to the Mongolian grasslands, seemingly to contact the various Mongolian tribes. Now there are signs that all the Mongolian tribes are going south!
"The Mongols are actually going south? Is this news accurate?" Yue Fei was surprised and asked hurriedly.
"Although there is no definite news, according to various signs, this seems to be true! But it is winter now, there is no extra food on the grassland, and the Mongolians have to wait until spring if they want to go south." Cao Zhengdao.
"If the Mongols really go south, it will have a great impact on our plan! By then, the strength of the Northern Army will definitely be contained, and our Third Army will have to fully face the power of the goddess! This battle is a bit dangerous." Yue Fei
After being silent for a while, he said.
"Grand Governor, Commander Yue, there is news from the Liaodong War Zone. Commander Hu has already said that the Mongols will be dealt with by them. Regardless of whether the Mongols go south, their death-defying troops will go north and enter the Mongolian grassland! It may be now
, it may be the beginning of spring and they will leave." Cao Zheng said again.
"The death-defying army is going north into the grassland?" This time Wu Dong was surprised.
"Yes." Cao Zhengdao.
"The death-defying army is mainly composed of infantry. On the vast grassland, the role of infantry is limited. How can they compete with the various grassland tribes for supremacy?" Wu Dong said.
"Not sure! Grand Governor, the intelligence over there is not under our control. These were passed to us by the Liaodong Theater Intelligence Office." Cao Zhengdao.
"Notify the Liaodong War Zone, no, send someone to contact the Death Army and ask them about their specific plans!" Wu Dong said.
He was very worried. The death-defying army was personally commanded by Hu Sanniang, and he was worried that Hu Sanniang would be in danger! You know, the grassland area is huge, and going deep into the grassland is not a good thing! If the death-defying army were all cavalry, that would be okay, but if Dare
The dead army is mainly infantry. Infantry has no mobility on the grassland and is no match for the grassland people.
No matter how much he worries, it won't work now. The distance from Yanyun to Longquan Mansion where the death-defying army is stationed is extremely long. It may take a month or two to go back and forth. By then, Hu Sanniang may have already set off towards the grassland.
, Wu Dong was even more worried when he thought of this.
On the afternoon of the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the Liangshan army began to move out in large numbers!
First, 40,000 cavalry left, heading northwest, then the infantry, and the crossbowmen headed due north. Wu Dong led his own soldiers forward among the infantry, and Lu Zhishen had also arrived, following.
He went north together. In the early morning of the second day, a hundred thousand people also headed north in a mighty manner. Please come to watch the first release without advertisements--
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