His eyes swept across the huge map. The entire map was criss-crossed by mountains, rivers, and the Guannai Road at the rear only occupied the lower part of the map. In the middle was the city pass under the jurisdiction of the Anbei Protectorate. Above was the Langyan Mountain, the Dongchuan River, and the Rus people's
Eastern Territory.
Now there are still more than 100,000 troops in the prince's army. The cavalry has been completely destroyed. Su Ce sat there all night. This war is easy to win. The Jiuhu Ruosi people have become a tired army in the long-term confrontation after the pursuit. Except for the wolf smoke left behind,
Shan's 230,000-strong army, Su Ce could mobilize a full 270,000-strong army.
Win, win very well!
But for a head-on fight, Su Ce would need to prepare hundreds of thousands of general jars.
"Auxiliary soldiers!"
"Auxiliary soldiers!"
"Auxiliary soldiers!"
Suddenly, Su Ce's eyes focused and his pupils shrank sharply, as if he had caught some spiritual light.
Su Ce turned around and sat on the chair, put his right hand on the table, frowned, closed his eyes, and kept tapping his fingers in an orderly manner.
"It's feasible to cut off the grain road and use the baggage train!"
"Come here! Send an order to all the purple-clad generals in Anbei City to come to the Protector's Mansion immediately!"
"Here!"
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While Su Ce was waiting anxiously, a large number of troops were being mobilized in Anbei City. An army of 500,000 was fighting, and so many supplies and orders were needed. There were hundreds of military scribes just writing the orders.
Following Su Ce's order, the entire Protector's Mansion slowly exuded a murderous atmosphere. The troops in the city watched the generals in purple clad their horses riding to the Protector's Mansion. The experienced veterans used their instincts learned from fighting on the battlefield.
It is judged that this time the Anbei Protectorate will be another unprecedented battle.
When the general in purple from the city arrived, Su Ce stood up straight and ordered to Luo Yang: "Sand table!"
Soon, Su Ce's personal guards carried a sand table measuring one foot square into the hall.
"Everyone! There is a way to defeat the enemy in this battle!"
Su Ce picked up a slender short stick made of red sandalwood and pointed at the frozen river on the sand table.
"This is the Dongchuan River. In the middle section, the Prince's Army and the Jiuhu Ruos are facing each other across the river. At this time, the Prince's Army will withdraw, and the Jiuhu Ruos will also withdraw. This move is not in line with Anbei's wish. Send a document to the Prince's Army.
You must not retreat, otherwise our Anbei army will have no hope of annihilating the Nine Huros. Where is the King of Shu?"
Luo Yang walked to Su Ce in small steps, turned sideways and said in Su Ce's ear: "The King of Shu is hunting outside the city!"
Su Ce turned his head, frowned, and whispered: "Take people outside the city to invite the King of Shu to come over!"
Luo Yang nodded and exited the hall.
"Everyone, please wait!"
The eyes of all the generals in purple in the hall conveyed doubts to each other, but out of respect for Su Ce, the leader of the Northern Army, they did not show any dissatisfaction. The leader has a legacy, and the generals in purple in the army also have their own inheritance.
, in the Anbei Army, there is no such thing as father to son or brother to brother, because people are selfish. If you want to ensure that the Beijun Army does not lose its vitality and combat effectiveness, you must give up your selfish desires. This is the reason why the Beijun Army will not fall.
the root of.
The King of Shu did not come, so Su Ce took this opportunity to get acquainted with the generals in purple clothes.
Su Ce's deputy, Deputy Protector Zhou Jizhen, is currently the most senior one in the Anbei Protectorate and was promoted by Su Ce's teacher Li Sizhe. The other two Deputy Protectors, Yuan Jingyuan and Jia Lihua, are slightly less senior.
The two of them and the commander-in-chief are not known as masters and disciples, but they have received some advice from the commander-in-chief.
Three senior generals in purple, and
Hu Yan Tuotuo, the general guard of Zuowu Pass, Lu Xiuming, the guard general of Youwei Pass, Xu Mingshan, the guard of Beiding Pass, and the six purple-clad generals Sun Shaoxiang, Wang Wuping and Bai who commanded the 150,000 Anbei Army at the northern foot of Langyan Mountain.
Wei Meng, Gao Keshan, Zheng Donghua, Li Suifeng, these twelve people were all fierce generals personally selected by the old commander in the army. They were also called the twelve generals under the army commander's account.
Su Ce, who inherited all the power in the old commander's army, did not stupidly suppress these twelve people, nor did he show the courtesy of juniors, but just did business. This also gave Su Ce and the original twelve generals enough time to get along.
Space.
Once the emperor and the courtiers, these people followed the old commander, Su Ce treated them with courtesy, and no one dared to show off to Su Ce, because Su Ce did not follow the path of establishing authority, kindness is also authority, and the word "power" in the army, Su Ce
Su Ce spends a lot of money every year, and there are so many people who are grateful. These people who have been favored are all from the middle and lower classes, and their military spirit is. In four words, Su Ce said shamelessly, they were bought with money, but this and this
What's the problem? The military's morale lies in its momentum. When it has momentum, it has authority.
What's more, the reconnaissance sword in Su Ce's hand is like a horizontal sword hanging high above everyone's heads. There is no reckless person in the army who can reach a high position. In this way, Su Ce's status in the army at this time is, even though he is an old commander.
Yize, but other people want to follow Su Ce's path, but they can't. A coincidence cannot explain the layout of Su Ce and the old coach in recent years.
Therefore, Su Ce had a smile on his face, but the purple-clothed generals in the hall did not make any overstep. Thinking about it, when Su Ce left Chang'an before, those purple-clothed generals were jumping for joy. When the Scout Cavalry Sword Division took action, the whole family
The whole family disappeared.
Can't guess!
Yes, this is undoubtedly everyone's perception of Su Ce. Su Ce did not deliberately create any sense of mystery, but by doing things one by one, Su Ce's city gradually deepened, even to Su Ce himself.
I don’t know that I am so mysterious in the eyes of outsiders now.
The only thing that outsiders praised was that Su Ce was good at plotting, which was exactly the opposite of the old commander.
This was also the biggest driving force behind the old commander's decision to choose Su Ce to assume the responsibility of military commander.
When Su Ce chose to sell the Earl's Mansion, his courage to overturn the table was something that no ordinary person could do.
In the army, soldiers are soldiers, generals are generals, and commanders are commanders. The military has lost its hierarchies, and generals are constrained. The rebellion of the army below is a precursor to the collapse of the huge Northern Army.
Those who rebel against the army, attack them in groups!
Su Ce holds the sharpest reconnaissance sword of the Northern Army in his hands. He has the reputation of being a commander-in-chief and has already been invincible. The younger generation in the army can only admire Su Ce when they mention him.
The Scout Cavalry and Sword Division suppressed the veteran generals, and the younger generation could not afford to resist. Among the Northern Army, Su Ce had no enemies for a long time.
Even if there are people who can't control their mouths, there are people who have been favored by Su Ce and will embarrass him. The only thing Su Ce lacks now is his military exploits.
But now that the front nine Huros are in front of us, who can stop Su Ce at this time? It doesn’t matter what Su Ce thinks, nor what kind of attitude towards Su Ce, the military leader in the Northern Army.
Evaluation, where the morale of the military lies, is no longer blocked by Su Ce's military exploits, but by the Northern Army.
The Northern Army is brave but also simple. It is clear who is good and who is bad. Having Su Ce, a military leader who can withstand pressure, is a blessing to the Northern Army.
The Northern Army is me!
That feeling of being welcomed by the masses also made Su Ce murmur in his dreams. How many military ranks has a small Guan Feng soldier crossed in just a few years? How many people's jaws have been shocked when he became a military commander in just a few years?
Among the military leaders, Su Ce is the youngest.
"Haha! Su Dadu Protector is so powerful. In one sentence, the King of Shu must obey orders obediently!" King Zhao Zaixiao's expression was not good-looking, but Su Ce did not pay attention to the King of Shu.
The King of Shu smiled and walked to Su Ce's seat minding his own business.
The King of Shu currently has no military position, and the two assistant officers, Chang Shi and Sima, are too low in rank to accommodate the first-rank Prince Daqian.
As for other positions in the Protectorate, the only one that the King of Shu can hold is Su Ce's position as the Great Protector. He just leaves it up to Su Ce to do whatever he wants, and Su Ce and the King of Shu have never agreed on the role of the King of Shu in the Anbei Protectorate. Position.
Because they want to avoid suspicion, the Anbei Protectorate now has sufficient troops, but they turn a blind eye to the prince's order to change defenses. If the King of Shu takes up the official position of the Protectorate, I am afraid that Prince Zhao Zaicheng will really regard the Anbei Protectorate as a rebel.
Although Su Ce never explained anything to the prince Zhao Zaicheng, the prince did not bear any grudge against Su Ce because the prince understood as early as eleven or twelve years old that the will of the group would never be changed by the leader's decision. .
It was not easy for Su Ce to suppress the elite soldiers of the Northern Army. If Su Ce was forced to send troops to change defenses, the Northern Army would dare to prevent the prince from returning to Chang'an. This is not a joke, soldiers are also deadly weapons! Prince Zhao Zaicheng has already learned to compromise. .
"Today, I figured out a strategy, which was taken from the Tuocheng strategy of the Anxi Protectorate. The northern border is bitterly cold and the terrain is changeable. Tuocheng will definitely not be able to do it, but I have figured out another way. I will count the battles. The Northern Army is invincible on the battlefield. Most of the credit goes to the main army and not to the auxiliary troops. However, those present here are all veteran generals in the army. In that battle, our Northern Army did not rely on the auxiliary troops to maintain the military formation. Although the auxiliary troops did not fight, But it allows the regular army to kill the enemy with peace of mind."
"Auxiliary soldiers?" King of Shu Zhao Zaixiao couldn't help but shout. Su Ce glanced sideways at King of Shu Zhao Zaixiao. The King of Shu has no position and has nothing to do all day long. Keeping an eye on Su Ce is the biggest thing for King of Shu Zhao Zaixiao. How can Su Ce treat him well? face.
"It's not an auxiliary army, it's a baggage cart. There are two types of carts. Four wheels are used on official roads, with a load of fifty stone, which can be six thousand kilograms including the weight. Two wheels are used for transportation in the field, with a load of twelve stone, including the dead weight. It weighs more than two thousand kilograms. You might as well think about it. If the two-wheeled baggage cart only carries soldiers and their weapons and supplies, and the body is equipped with wooden boards, it does not need to be too high. It only needs to be one foot, shaped like a city wall, and equipped with heavy crossbows. Archers, after unleashing their horsepower, can cooperate with the cavalry for hundreds of miles a day, and they can break into the enemy's rear in one or two days. Although our Central Plains land has long eliminated the chariot-based tactics, there are still many battles in the army. There are chariots responsible for stabilizing the front line. The vehicles are connected together, the city is raised from the ground, the chariots and the city block the enemy's retreat, they use bows and crossbows to block the enemy, and the cavalry is plundering the formation beside them. What kind of army can receive such a blow!"
"But if the enemy's army returns to support, doesn't this give credit to the enemy?" Zhao Zaixiao, the king of Shu, asked with his eyes forward.
"That's just right, I'm going to be pursued by a large army!" Su Ce raised his eyebrows and cooperated with the King of Shu. The King of Shu could not know the soldiers. It's a joke. The Peony Guards are also an army.
"Everyone, is this method feasible?" Su Ce asked, but the general in purple in the hall did not give Su Ce an answer. He was obviously thinking about the pros and cons.
"It's feasible!" Deputy Chief Protector Zhou Jizhen was the first to speak. Others also came to their senses from the silence. In the past, when the Northern Army fought, these two-wheeled baggage vehicles accompanying the army were used to pull infantry. But now they are used in a different way, and these army carriages are used It was not only used to transport soldiers and auxiliary military formations, but also turned the baggage vehicles into a killing fortress. This virtually offset the Jiuhu people's cavalry field advantage.
As for the Russians, they are an infantry-based army with only some Russians in square formations. In terms of starting a battle, the Northern Army can defeat the Russians. In Wudinghe a few years ago, the old commander spent 200,000 yuan on the Northern Expedition.
The army faced an enemy of 650,000, and killed a corpse all over the field. Now the identities of the enemy and ourselves remain unchanged, but the number of the Northern Army has long exceeded that of the Ross and Nine-Hu Allied Forces. The strength of the troops is one to one, and the advantage lies with us.
"There are too few such convoys to be effective. There are only 5,000 two-wheeled carriages in the Northern Army. If they are all mobilized, the main army will have no baggage to use! I am afraid that the Protector will have to ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to recruit them." Zhou Jizhen said with a smile.
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"How can we all mobilize them, but we need 3,000 two-wheeled baggage vehicles. According to the battle report of the reconnaissance cavalry, the Russian Jiuhu people were divided into two camps. The Russian people camped five miles east of the middle reaches of the Hebei River in Dongchuan River, and the Russian people camped in the west.
They camped along the river, with the two armies' camps five miles apart, and the prince's army on the opposite bank in the middle of the two camps.
The Dongchuan River is wide but not deep, so this battle will force the Ruos and Jiuhu people to cross the Dongchuan River, and the prince's army will be the bait.
The four armies at the front, center, left and right are the main ones, and another partial division is formed, with a mixture of chariots and cavalry. There are 1,000 chariots and 5,000 men, 2,000 auxiliary troops, and 5,000 cavalry. A pontoon bridge is set up on the edge of the desert on the west side of the Langchuan River. After crossing the river
, the cavalry cuts off the enemy's food routes, and the chariots and auxiliary troops use baggage vehicles to form a city in the enemy's Tanlang Mountain, which serves as a cavalry camp. On the one hand, it blocks the enemy's food routes, and on the other hand, it can prevent the enemy's retreat.
After that, the front and right armies bypassed the frontal battlefield from the east of Dongchuan River. The left army occupied the west side of the Jiuhu people. The front army detoured to the north of the enemy. The right army approached from the east. The central army joined the prince's army, thus forming an encirclement.
Ke Cheng, if the Jiuhu people want to withdraw and the Chinese army entangles them, the rear army will leave 130,000 troops to defend Langyan Mountain, guard the retreat route of the army, and deploy 100,000 troops to cover the Chinese army. As for the prince's army, three words
, can’t believe it.
If the Russians intend to retreat, the front army and partial troops will let them go.
In this battle, we will not attack Rui's, but focus on Jiuhu. The opportunity to destroy Hu must not be missed. Your Highness, King of Shu, still needs you to write a letter to the prince, not to pursue the Rui's people." After Su Ce finished speaking, he only gave a rough idea.
, but who are all present here? They are all well-known veterans of the Northern Army. The details of the battle depend on the veterans' continuous improvement of their language skills.
The one with more temples wins. Now the Ruos Jiuhu people have set up camp and attacked the prince's army. It is also the people from Ruos who are angry with the prince Zhao Zaicheng. Otherwise, the King of Ruos would have withdrawn his army long ago. Fighting with such a blunt knife is too nerve-wracking. Attacking is not good.
Ask for it, retreat it, you can't retreat it.
Prince Zhao Zaicheng was in pain, and the King of Rus was also in pain. He came with the general trend of the country, but without a big victory, how could the King of Rus withdraw his troops?
The prince Zhao Zaicheng has long since adjusted his mentality. Since the Anxi lineage wants to seize the Northern Army's military exploits, the saint acquiesces, and the prince himself will go along with the situation. However, it does not mean that he is hostile to the Northern Army, but the royal family has no intention of weakening the Northern Army.
Realize, the prince is the prince, but not the king. His father wants to test the Northern Army. The prince can only be a pawn. The pawn must have his own consciousness. He was just cheated by the saint. How could the prince Zhao Zaicheng swallow this?
tone.
Therefore, in the prince's army now, the Luben Army surrounds and guards the prince, and the Lingwei guard the main camp. Those who are fighting with the Jiuhu people by the Dongchuan River are all old soldiers from Anxi.
As for the King of Rus, there were Jiuhu people in front, and the imperial guards in the hands of the King of Rus did not move, but sent noble troops to support.
The morale of the army was not uniform, and each army had their own plans. No one wanted to risk his own life and benefit others. Therefore, there was no life-and-death battle between the Russians, the Jiuhu people, and the old soldiers from Anxi in the prince's army. It was just a routine small fight. A little fuss.
And King Rus didn't think there was any benefit in killing Prince Dagan. Apart from irritating the Dagan people, a false name could not bring any real benefits.
As for Su Ce, the Scout Cavalry Shield Division had already contacted King Rus, and the two had known each other for a long time. The script for this battle was decided before Su Ce left Chang'an and rushed to the Anbei Protectorate to take up the post of Grand Protector.
This can be seen from the fact that the Ross army did not set up camp along the river. Su Ce only made one promise - to restore the forecourt.
Su Ce made a promise to resume business, and the King of Rus just needed interests to balance the greed of the domestic nobles, so the two hit it off.
But King Ross didn't know that Su Ce had read many books and knew that there was a saying that "Those who are not of my race must have different hearts." In the eyes of King Ross, Su Ce was a lucky and ambitious machine thief, but he didn't Knowing that Su Ce has regarded Ross as an indispensable enemy for the continuation of the Northern Army.
The military is a tool for political continuation, and the two of them use each other. Su Ce doesn't want to think about it deeply, because it will make Su Ce disgust with himself.
In the whirlpool of power, who can guarantee that he will emerge from the mud without getting stained? Who can be clean when his nutrients come from the mud? Being out of the mud without getting stained is originally his own psychological comfort. It's just to see who pretends better. Su Ce doesn't care about the appearance. How to see people as kind, but always think about everyone with malice in your heart.
Even the commander-in-chief did not regard Su Ce as his puppet at the beginning, but Su Ce had bought people's hearts, and he couldn't do anything about it, so he retired to Nanshan, and had to hand over the authority of the general to Su Ce.
Who doesn't have a plan? After Su Ce took control of the Scout Cavalry Sword Division, his first order was to kill the old commander's informant. The old commander on Nanshan never thought that the resigned Su Ce would use himself to establish his authority. The disappearing purple clothes The general was the back-up left behind by the old commander, but Su Ce saw through it.
Su Ce pretended to be stupid, but the old commander could not act dumb, otherwise, who among his old subordinates could be the opponent of Su Ce who had the righteousness of the Northern Army's military doctrine.
Therefore, the old coach who had "subdued" him simply turned out to be out of sight and out of mind. After all, the old coach was old. With the replacement of old and new, Su Ce released his goodwill, but also showed his fangs.
The position where Su Ce released the thirty-six generals in purple is Yangmou. A conspiracy is always a conspiracy. Yangmou is upright and upright, but it is just the power of the people. This battle is not only an opportunity for the old commander's old troops to be loyal, but also an opportunity for Su Ce to rise in power in the army. , one walked out of Fengsui Fort, and another Guan Fengzu had the opportunity to seize the opportunity of the Northern Army.