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West Liaoze is located more than a hundred miles north of Fuyu City. It is a land of low hills. The hills are gentle and undulating, and there are dozens of swamps and small lakes scattered within them. The entire area is formed by the alluvial deposits of Raoleshui and Laoha Rivers, and the terrain is complex. , easy to defend but difficult to attack.
After the great defeat at the foot of Raole Mountain that decided the fate of the grassland, A Baoji, A Ping and the Khitan leaders fled into the Western Liao Ze, relying on the terrain to guard several passages in and out, blocking the advance of the Yingzhou Army. "Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels are better and updated faster!"
Because the terrain was unclear, the Yingzhou Army did not dare to go deep into Western Liaoze, so the army blocked several passages and continued to confront the remnant Khitan army in Western Liaoze. According to the plan drawn up by the Yingzhou Army's staff officers, the Marquises of Yu, The Yingzhou Army will trap the remaining Khitan troops here, complete their victory in one battle, and completely secure the grassland.
At the same time, with the help of Hua Ge and other brothers in Fuyu City, the staff officers recruited several Khitan people who were familiar with the internal situation of Western Liaoze and were closely formulating follow-up plans. As soon as the remaining Khitan army was trapped, they would march in .
The siege of Yi Jing in Western Liaoze lasted for more than a month. According to the confessions of the captured leaders of the Khitan surrender army, the Khitan royal court and the remaining troops, including Khan Dejin Khan, were all in Western Liaoze, and the army, together with various tribes I am afraid that the sixty to seventy thousand people can only last for more than a month at most, and the food will be completely exhausted.
But Li Chengzhong couldn't afford it. There was an incident in Da'an Mountain, Liu Shouguang surrendered to the Xuanwu Army, King Bao of Dongping reported that Liu Shouguang was staying behind for Lu Long, and the news that Liu Rengong, Zhou Zhiyu and others were imprisoned came one after another, and Li Chengzhong was caught off guard one by one. Li Chengzhong Not being willing to make peace with Liu Shouguang, in addition to the old personal grudges between the two, this was also a great opportunity given by God. Faced with the temptation to control Lulong in one fell swoop, not to mention Li Chengzhong couldn't resist it. Even the entire top brass of the Yingzhou Army resisted. No.
The problem now is how to quickly escape from Western Liaoze and how to mobilize troops southward as soon as possible!
In addition to sending Han Yanhui to Liucheng to preside over the delaying plan, Li Cheng was not idle at all. He ordered Jiang Miao to lead the 3,000 recruits who had just completed training in the new army camp to rush to Western Liaoze to make up for the losses after the battle of Raoleshan. At the same time, unfold On-site training to develop synergy between recruits and combat soldiers.
In the decisive battle at the foot of Raole Mountain, the Yingzhou Army's left wing fought extremely fiercely and suffered very serious losses. More than 800 people were killed directly in the battle and more than 2,000 were injured. Among them, more than 600 were seriously injured and could not be recovered. Many of them were seriously injured. The capital troops were completely wiped out, and more than half of the battalion leaders lost the ability to fight again. This was the largest attrition since the formation of the army.
In addition to the left wing, the Huaiyue coalition suffered considerable losses, especially the first and second temporary cavalry battalions. These two cavalry forces lost more than 500 cavalry in continuous battles with the main Khitan cavalry army. Li Cheng was heartbroken. Only the right side of the army remained relatively intact in terms of combat strength. The current battle to besiege Western Liaoze was mainly dominated by several infantry battalions of the right side and the Huaiyue coalition.
In addition, after receiving urgent information from Youzhou, Li Chengzhong immediately ordered Zhou Kan to recruit a new batch of soldiers. At the same time, he transferred veterans to Bailangshan Military Academy for training to supplement the shortage of troops and grassroots officers.
In order to fill the emptiness in the hinterland of Yingzhou and respond to the incoming attack from Youzhou, Li Chengzhong ordered Kumoxi, Khitan Wukai tribe, Khitan Diela tribe, Khitan Chute tribe, Khitan Niera tribe, the northern part of Shiwei Mountain and Karasuma
The Ministry once again mobilized the troops, assembled 2,000 people, and awarded the designations of the 3rd Temporary Cavalry Battalion and the 4th Temporary Cavalry Battalion to the Waiyo Allied Forces. With Salanna and Qihuomai as commanders, they rushed to Liucheng for training.
If there are vacancies, they will be recruited from the Khitan prison camp at the foot of Raole Mountain.
At the same time, Li Chengzhong ordered five reserve battalions, including Liucheng, Yanjun, Jinxian, Liaocheng, and Jian'an, to go to Liucheng, together with Yuan Xingqin's troops stationed at Yuguan and two newly formed cavalry of the Huaiyue Allied Forces that went south.
The camp was placed under Zhou Kan's training and control, and Yuan Xingqin was given the authority to recruit troops again in Pingzhou, requiring him to expand his troops to a thousand men.
During this period of rape, Zhou Kan had been traveling back and forth between Bailangshan Military Academy, Yuguan and the recruit training camp south of Liucheng, and he was known as "three times in Liucheng without entering".
The entire military workshops in Liucheng and Yanjun are operating at full capacity, producing military armors and weapons and winter training uniforms at full capacity. This autumn, the grain produced in the land of southern Liaoning is also sent to Liucheng by the truckload and stored in the treasury. Even the Bohai Sea
Guohe, Silla, Ungjinzhou and other places also received Li Chengzhong's order, and military pay and supplies were quickly sent to Liucheng for storage.
The war machine was launched at high speed, waiting for the moment Li Chengzhong returned to the army.
At night, the sky was full of stars. Li Chengzhong stood on the east mountain, overlooking the western Liaoze.
West Liaoze is not big, and Dongshan is not high either. You can have a clear view of West Liaoze from Dongshan. Dongshan is a short mountain in the north of West Liaoze, and it is also the gateway to the northward exit of West Liaoze. Because its highest point is located in the east of the mountains,
Therefore, it is called Dongshan. The mountain is only more than ten feet high and stretches for less than half a mile, but it stands out among the low hills in Western Liaoze. For such a strategic highland, the remnant Khitan army once defended it for more than half a month, until
It was only captured this afternoon.
A heavy snowfall three days ago had already covered the sky and the earth in white. Although it was cold and freezing, it also made Western Liaoning Ze in high visibility at night. It is precisely because of such a heavy snowfall that there is a serious lack of
The Khitan talents who were supplied were defeated in the battle for Dongshan, and hundreds of Khitan soldiers were wiped out by the Yingzhou Army. After the failure of Dongshan, the Khitan tribe in Western Liaoze was said to be dead.
Among the rolling hills, you can vaguely see Khitan camps here and there. Pieces of leather tents trembling in the night wind, which is indescribably desolate. From this perspective, in fact, as long as the shape of the Khitan camp is based on, it can be roughly
We have deduced the topography of Western Liao Ze: which areas are walkable passages and which areas are swamps hidden under the snow. It is basically clear.
A group of staff members from Yuhou Si were working hard on the top of the mountain to draw the topographic map of the western Liao Ze. Sometimes they whispered to the Khitan guides for advice, sometimes in groups of three and three, they pointed at the Ze, and sometimes they buried their heads and waved, one by one.
A simple marching table transformed from a Xi chariot was filled with oil lamps.
Li Chengzhong stood alone at the highest point of the mountain, with a large group of generals standing five or six steps behind him. Although Méi Bai had strictly distinguished their standing order, these generals were consciously arranged several times in order according to their respective official positions.
Ranking. Except for the Yuhou in the Civilization Department, there may be few people who can clearly arrange dozens of generals in order, but in fact, there is no special person to sort them, and these generals may not know where others should stand.
Wherever I am, but after a little comparison with my colleagues at the same level, I automatically find the most exciting position.
For example, there are only three people in the first row, Jiang Miao, Zhang Xingzhong and Zhong Shao, and the positions of these three people are also particular. Zhang Xingzhong is in the middle, Jiang Miao is on the left, and Zhong Shao is on the right. Zhong Shao is second to Zhang Xingzhong and Jiang Miao.
If a person makes a slight mistake by half a step, the distance behind the mistake cannot be clearly seen unless you look carefully. This difference is recognized by the top management of Yingzhou and is also understood by these people.
Since the Eastern Expedition to the Bohai Sea, the theories of "three and a half giants" and "six major confidants" have gradually become popular within the Yingzhou Army. The "three and a half giants" refer to Zhang Xingzhong, Jiang Miao, Zhou Kan and Zhong Shao.
Zhang Xingzhong is the number one giant, followed closely by Jiang Miao and Zhou Kan. These three people firmly occupy the position at the head of the three divisions and are the irrefutable three giants. Zhong Shao is also closely related to Li Chengzhong because of his military exploits and undying loyalty to Li Chengzhong.
The above three people are comparable, but they are lacking in qualifications. He is not Li Cheng's brother in Laoyoudu, Jianzu Camp, Zhongyuan, so he can only be counted as half.
The "six confidants" refer to Meng Xuxing, Jiao Chengqiao, Wang Yibo, Zhou Xiaolang, Xie Li and Gao Mingbo.
The first four were Li Chengzhong's leading generals who controlled the core force of the Yingzhou Army. They were veritable confidants. Among them, Wang Yibo was slightly inferior in military merit, but his qualifications were extremely profound. He had crossed paths with Li Chengzhong and Jiang Miao at the gate of Weizhou.
Close, this qualification alone is enough to stand out from the crowd.
Jie Li is the chief instructor of cavalry and archery at Bailangshan Military Academy, and is also the commander-in-chief of the Huaiyue Allied Forces. He is Li Chengzhong's flag for uniting various ethnic groups outside the Pass.
As for Gao Mingbo, one only needs to look at the Shime Yamen he controls to know his status in the eyes of Li Cheng.
In addition to the "three and a half military leaders" and the "six major confidants", there is also the term "ten generals" within the Yingzhou Army, which refers to the ten military leaders who have won the trust of Li Chengzhong and are famous among the Yingzhou Army.
General. But what is different from the previous two is that there are different opinions on which ten people are among the "Ten Generals", and there has been no public opinion.
But no matter which theory is used, Wei Keming was educated in the left wing of the Yingzhou Army, Li Dingnan was educated in the right wing, Yuhou Liu Jinhou was in the right wing, Feng Siyou from the Yuhousi Operations Department, and Zhao Hongde from the Logistics Department always believed
Among them are Han Yanhui, Xiao Zheyuan, Yang Keshi, Hao Xianen, Feng Shu, Zhu Yuanyou, Xue Jisheng, Wen Sishuo, Wang Anhu, Qin Yueshan, etc., and even Zhao Yuanping has been on the list.
Such a name represents their prestige in the military, and it also intuitively reflects their position at the moment. The first five people in the second row in the middle are the "Six Confidants". Gao Mingbo is in Liucheng, otherwise he would also
They will naturally stand in the middle. On their left and right are several high-ranking Yuhou staff officers at the first level, and on both sides are the remaining eight Yuhous of the Huaiyue coalition.
The third row is a large number of battalion-level commanders, and the staff officers of each battalion, such as Yu Hou, stand in the fourth row further back.
The leaders and nobles of the Khitan pro-Tang sect, including Brother Hua, Qihuomai and others, formed a separate group and stood behind Li Chengzhong, while Salanna, Kumoxi, Shiwei and other leaders were far away.
They stood in the other direction, far away from the Yingzhou generals and the Khitan people.
At this moment, in the ice and snow, even though he was wearing a fox fur fur coat, Li Chengzhong still felt an unbearable coldness. He rubbed his hands, breathed hot breath into the cold palms, and pulled the fur coat over his shoulders.
, opened his mouth and said: "Master Shanneng..."
Master Shanneng stepped out from behind Brother Hua and others, walked slowly to Li Chengzhong, lowered his head and recited the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, what are your orders from the Governor?"
Only a few people knew the identity of Shan Neng's secret agent, and among the people present, only Li Chengzhong and Zhang Xingzhong knew the basics, so Li Chengzhong still called him "Mage", and he continued to pretend to be a master. (To be continued.)