So Lin Fengjin then mentioned a few words to Lu Yu about the Storm Legion's westward march. After hearing this, Lu Yu's eyes lit up. Not to mention what effect this plan would have, just that it could rush into China.
Burning, killing, and looting in the Tang Dynasty can already open your mind and make your thoughts clear.
Youdao is a matter of fighting for one's breath, and a living tree has its own skin. Every commoner has his own face to protect. To give a very simple example, the most unbearable thing for a man is to be cuckolded. In fact, think carefully about the essence.
Nothing is lost, except that the body of a woman comes into contact with another man. To put it into specific meaning, it is similar to holding hands with two sweaty hands. However, why can't men tolerate this kind of thing? In fact, it is very difficult.
Simply, it means that some intangible things emotionally and mentally have been hurt.
The Northern Qi Dynasty was attacked by two forces at the same time. Lu Yu, as the king, was of course greatly hurt emotionally and materially. Therefore, he approved Lin Fengjin's proposal without even thinking about it, and agreed with him on the spot.
Lin Fengjin had thoroughly planned out some of the details of how to attack the Storm Army, such as how to pretend to be the Central Tang Army along the way, how to break it into pieces after entering to burn, kill, loot and loot most efficiently, such as how to do it in the end.
Meet them and wait!
Finally, a lot of insidious tricks were added. For example, many of Shen Can’s old troops in the Storm Legion are Xirong people. Then let these Xirong people form an army alone, without even pretending, and directly use the banner of Xirong.
Burning, killing, looting, and how to harm the people in the Middle Tang Dynasty, completely abolishing water wells, etc.
Why are water wells mentioned here separately? It is because the irrigation water network in the country to the north of the Zhongtang Dynasty is not very developed. Therefore, in this intensive farming culture, sweet wells with a large amount of water can be seen at a glance.
Water wells are actually more valuable strategic materials than cattle. The most fundamental thing in farming is the water source. Destroying a water well will probably increase the yield of hundreds of acres of surrounding land.
Reduce or even abolish it!
And to dig a well again. It is definitely not like a place like the Jiangnan Water Village. You must first find Master Kanyu to find the ground connections. Then people from all over the country must work together to contribute, and people must not worry about poverty or poverty.
Jun, a well cannot be drilled at a designated location, and it cannot be moved or taken away. If a wealthy family pays a lot of money, how can it be called if the well is three or four miles away from their farmland?
Does it make sense? It’s free from other people’s homes!
More importantly, the success rate of drilling wells in Zhongtang is not high. Only one of three wells can produce water, which is already only one-third of the success rate.
Even wells that produce water often encounter abandoned wells with a small amount of water. They are the kind that when a few households are dug, only mud and soup are left. Although the proportion of such abandoned wells is not high,
At any rate, there will be two out of ten. Finally, we have to exclude alkaline wells that have a large amount of water, but the taste of the water is quite bitter. Such wells can only be used for watering vegetables and drinking livestock.
Therefore, the probability of digging a well to dig a sweet water well can be calculated with just a few fingers. People in the countryside are not stupid and can settle accounts, so Lu Yu's order to destroy the well is actually extremely ruthless.
It is a plan to destroy a sweet water well. Unless the government comes forward, the chance that the farmer will be determined to dig another well is almost zero.
After settling the affairs of the Kuangfeng Army, Lin Fengjin, although he had a clue about the next external affairs, had made up his mind and said nothing more. He simply kept silent because of this matter.
There is no need to rush. At the same time, there is no need to rush.
Because the best time to implement this plan is not now, but after the Northern Qi army has solidly surrounded Zuoliu City. At that time, the news that the Guangfeng Legion went straight into the Central Tang Dynasty and broke into pieces to burn and kill willfully should be spread.
Now that the past is over, the news about the joint relationship between Northern Qi and Xirong is released, which is really adding insult to injury.
Lu Yu was also very busy at this time. The few people he was going to meet next did not shy away from Lin Fengjin and just asked him to listen. Among these people, Lin Fengjin had familiar faces and unfamiliar faces, but
They all have one thing in common, that is, they are all powerful figures in the military and hold military power!
After meeting these people, Lin Fengjin sighed in his heart. He suddenly felt that he was really born to work hard. Wasn't this Lu Yu's concern again? At this time, his transporter was almost the same.
At the end of the day, everything was on track. The Kuangfeng Army was blocking the entrance, and nearly 100,000 King Qin's troops had already approached the Central Tang Army. It was almost time for him to step down.
Then, it is completely unnecessary for Lu Yu to introduce himself to the powerful figures in the army in the simplest and most direct way. Therefore, it can almost be judged that the two sides will definitely have to deal with each other in the future, so Lin Fengjin
Stand by your side and become familiar with these people first.
If you think about it further, this battle was a battle in which the Northern Qi Dynasty almost mobilized a large number of troops. Lu Yu personally led the expedition. The number of troops gathered was upwards of 100,000. Such a huge military group would not be able to do anything in terms of logistics system.
If unified scheduling is adopted, there will be a huge waste of manpower and material resources.
It's just that such a huge logistics system can only set up a temporary organization similar to the general manager of the camp. Once the battle is over, it will have to be cancelled. This will directly make many people retreat - after all the hard work and painstaking efforts, it will be cancelled.
If a project comes out and then gets canceled as soon as it gets started, what kind of motivation is there?
Of course, as long as Lu Yu reveals this intention, there must be a lot of people who are willing to do this. However, Lu Yu is unwilling to do these people to be the camp manager of this hundred thousand army! If this battle is defeated, he will
The family has become a failure. If you can’t even keep what your father left behind, how can you talk about carrying it forward?
Therefore, it was obvious that Lu Yu wanted Lin Fengjin to continue taking over this hot potato. Lin Fengjin took advantage of the fact that there were no outsiders around, so he simply sighed and said helplessly:
"Your Majesty, you are going to put me on the stove to roast me. I have slept for three hours in the last three or four days!"
Lu Yu simply said to the chamberlain next to him:
"Mr. Wu, send Lin the transfer envoy, oh, no. It should be General Manager Lin. By the way, General Manager Lin, your previous transfer envoy has not been revoked. It has been officially merged under the authority of the general manager of the business. Do you continue to serve concurrently or should I say
You need to find someone to do it. Then it's up to you."
"Hey, sir, why did you just become General Manager Lin? You haven't asked me for my opinion yet."
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Four days later, Lin Fengjin, who took office, had almost straightened out the things in his hands. In fact, each army also had its own fire-head troops and heavy supply camps. Lin Fengjin did not disrupt these people and relocate them.
Let them become orderly and avoid going their own way. At the same time, some necessary institutions must also be prepared for rainy days, such as the injured barracks,
A lot of things happened in these four days. First of all, the Kuangfeng Army had completely begun its westward advance. After dressing up as the evacuating Zhongtang Army, the speed of its westward advance never stopped, and the troops from the Zhongtang side
The resistance is weaker than imagined.
Secondly, the idea of joining forces with Xirong has been formally proposed by some people, and it has received a lot of improvements and additions. There is definitely no shortage of smart people in the world. The methods they came up with are even more comprehensive and vicious.
To actually create a rumor about Xirong and Nanzheng, they had already taken advantage of the emptiness in the Middle Tang Dynasty to invade their hinterland. Originally, such rumors did not have much credibility.
However, the most terrible thing is that the Storm Legion really attacked towards the west, and at first they pretended to be the evacuating Central Tang Army and broke through several key passes. You know, if at other times,
, the chance of success of General Guangfeng Shen Can's move may not be high, but what is happening now is that General Hengbo Tian Wu has defected to the past as an internal agent of the Mid-Tang Dynasty! The various internal management and screening systems are in chaos.
Moreover, the initial victory of the war also made the people of the Central Tang Dynasty paralyzed and careless!
Therefore, at this time, the people of the Northern Qi Dynasty could really produce evidence to prove that the hinterland of the Central Tang Dynasty had been invaded. They could produce physical evidence, and even living witnesses such as captured county magistrates and gentry!!
Under this situation, even people who know nothing about military affairs probably know that the decisive battle between the two sides may not take too long. At this time, both sides are eager to fight quickly. Northern Qi cannot afford to wait, because this
At that time, the Xirong people seemed to be parasitic on their land like a poisonous sore. If they stayed for one more day, Northern Qi's national power would suffer a little more damage. The pressure on them was equally great, because not only did they have to fight this battle,
And we have to win beautifully, not miserably, because we still have to be responsible for leaving the remaining strength to drive away those damn Xirong people after the battle.
Similarly, the people of the Central Tang Dynasty could not afford to wait. Seeing that the news of the invasion of the hinterland of the Central Tang Dynasty was spreading, and many prisoners of the Central Tang Dynasty taken by the Northern Qi people were crying and being tortured outside the city every day, the Central Tang army did not think of rushing out to rescue them.
However, the city gate is only so big. How many troops can be put out in a hurry? As soon as you rush out, you will be made dumplings by the cavalry rushing from all directions!
If we were to form an array with our backs against the city wall, if we lined up against the city like this, the archers on the wall would definitely be able to shoot farther than those below. It was safe to do so, but without the suddenness, the prisoners would have been driven back long ago.
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Therefore, if the people of the Central Tang Dynasty fight now, they still have the possibility of relying on the power of mourning soldiers. If they don't fight now, their morale will plummet every day. After waiting for ten days and a half, it is estimated that even if they want to fight, their morale will be weakened.
There is absolutely no chance of winning.
However, the bad news is that Xirong really made a deal with the people of the Middle Tang Dynasty. They did bring out a large number of cattle and horses to trade people with the people of the Middle Tang Dynasty, because the northeast of Xirong is grassland, and there is not much scarcity of cattle and sheep.
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At the same time, what the people of Xirong are more willing to see is that Northern Qi and Zhongtang will fight and lose both sides. The weak Northern Qi will be even weaker, and the strong Zhongtang will not be able to rise. That is in the best interest of Xirong. Because of this, so
It is said that the people of Xirong are quite straightforward when doing transactions and are not sloppy.
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In this case, after the two sides attacked and defended each other for several rounds, it was the Zhongtang people who finally lost their composure.
It seems that they have a good location and sufficient food, but this time the defense of the city is completely different!
Why do you say that? Because under normal circumstances, the people who defend the city are definitely not as elite as the soldiers of the Zhongtang Dynasty. However, their fighting spirit is full because they are fighting for their families in the city. No.
Speaking of other things, this alone is enough to double your combat effectiveness.
At the same time, there is another point of confidence in defending the city, and that is reinforcements. There is a strong city inside and reinforcements outside. This is the right way to defend the city. If there are no reinforcements, the coach will even make up some facts to deceive his men, telling them that reinforcements will definitely come.
I will come, it will be ok.
However, at this time, the commander-in-chief of the Zhongtang Dynasty could not even tell a lie, because they were guarding the city of Northern Qi, and they were thousands of miles away from their own country?
Therefore, even though they knew whoever moved first would suffer, the Central Tang army began to leave the city in a steady stream, and then lined up under the city wall. Finally, they began to move forward. But at this time, the Northern Qi Dynasty began to retreat and hold on to their camp.
, this shows a confident attitude.
This place is thousands of miles away from the border of the Central Tang Dynasty. If the Central Tang Dynasty people did not defeat the main force of the Northern Qi Dynasty here, it would be impossible for them to withdraw home properly! However, the Central Tang Army felt that it was definitely not possible for the army to withdraw into Zuoliu City.
It's a stupid move, but it's definitely a wonderful move.
First of all, the army retreated thousands of miles and was very tired. It was only when they arrived at Zuoliucheng that they had a chance to rest. After a few days of recuperation, they felt relieved.
Secondly, at this time, with Zuoliucheng as the back, the decisive battle with the Northern Qi army is equivalent to Zuoliucheng becoming the military stronghold of the Central Tang army - in this case, there is no need to worry about stealing camps, harassment and other tricks at night. At the same time, even if something goes wrong,
Retreating to Zuoliu City and defending the city will give you a good chance to make a comeback.
Of course, Northern Qi has even more advantages. It can force opponents in the city to come out to fight with them, which is a big advantage. And at least there is a plain nearby, which can give full play to the great advantage of the snake-eating cavalry. Not to mention other things.
Said.
When the two armies were about to start a decisive battle, what was Lin Fengjin doing? He did nothing. He stayed on the watchtower in the military camp and watched the battle from a distance:
God was also a beautiful day. There were actually no clouds in the sky, and the intoxicatingly dark blue sky was revealed. The sun shone brightly, and even the air was filled with a faint fresh smell.
At this time, it can be seen that the soldiers of the Central Tang Dynasty have already filed out, forming four huge square formations, with shields on the left and swords on the right, slowly moving towards the Northern Qi Dynasty. Such a visual effect is really
It's quite spectacular and shocking.
After the soldiers have set up such a formation, even the cavalry will never dare to charge directly, because the price paid will be too high. If you want to train cavalry, first you must have a horse, and secondly you must
There is a person who is proficient in equestrian skills. Otherwise, how can he mount a horse and kill people for fun?
As for the sword and shield soldiers? Just choose those with great height and strength. What the army wants is not a master who can dance seven or eight swords, nor a pervert who can cut off a waterfall with one sword, but the two moves of vertical and horizontal slashes.
, just practice six hours a day for three months, and listen to some positive experiences taught by veteran Youzi, and you can easily get on the battlefield.
If the two are added together, strictly speaking, the resources consumed by one cavalry are at least equivalent to supporting five sword and shield soldiers. In other words, as long as the battle loss ratio between the two sides is less than five to one, then the sword and shield soldiers in this battle will
One party can accept it.
There is also a very important thing. The middle Tang Dynasty did not have cavalry! Not only did the middle Tang Dynasty have cavalry, but Tian Wu, the general of Hengbo who rebelled this time, also had elite cavalry under his command, and their strength was definitely not weak, but he only swallowed snakes.
Jun's reputation was too great, so it was just covered up.
At this time, Lin Fengjin had already seen that the elite soldiers of the Central Tang Dynasty were indeed worthy of their reputation. They formed four huge square formations and pushed them forward. The pressure alone was very shocking. So far,
He said that even the cavalry should try to avoid charging directly into such a neat military formation.
But what's even more terrible is that the opponent is a sword and shield soldier, so it is a powerful weapon to disrupt the opponent's formation. The cavalry's projectiles are almost ineffective. As soon as you launch the projectile, the opponent immediately squats down and pushes the shield to his head. The projectile is of no use at all.
If some cavalrymen get a little closer, they will know why the soldiers of the Zhongtang Dynasty are known as the elites in the world - immediately there are specially trained spear throwers coming out to greet the cavalrymen, and what they throw is iron-headed wood.
The special short spear with a handle, the range of the throw was close to fifty meters, and it made a weird whistle in the air. The cavalry of the Northern Qi Dynasty immediately suffered a big loss. After losing hundreds of cavalry in a row, they only dared to shoot at fifty meters.
If the projectile is launched meters away, the power will be even weaker.
Of course, these frictions and battles that killed and injured hundreds of people can really only be described as innocuous, or even just a bubble, compared to the large-scale collision with nearly hundreds of thousands of people on both sides at this time.
Even the four large phalanxes dispatched by Zhongtang at this time were just front troops. Both sides still did not try their best at this time and were repeatedly testing each other's weaknesses!
At this time, Lin Fengjin's eyes were slightly narrowed, because at this time, the square formation formed by the soldiers of the Central Tang Dynasty was slowly approaching the camp of the Northern Qi Army! Suddenly, he could see a large number of arrow clusters.
It flew out, but to the soldiers, such shooting still did not pose much of a threat to them.
This is the abnormality of Fubing. Because it has a shield to protect its body, its defensive power is only inferior to that of the armored army. However, its agility and durability are completely overwhelming. This can be said to be a rare and incomparable combination of offense and defense.