The sky is blue, the fields are vast, and the grass is blown by the wind, and cattle and sheep can be seen low.
Khitan herdsmen drove their cattle and sheep to graze in the land with abundant water and grass.
They looked sad and sent people out from time to time to observe the enemy's movements.
Cars and pythons, horses scurrying, pedestrians with bows and arrows at their waists.
In the huge convoy, the sergeants were chewing cheese, vinegar cakes, and dried meat as they moved forward.
They were tight on the outside and loose on the inside, with their bows unstrung, their armours, and their spears placed on their carts, and they were on their way with ease.
The scouts were active nearby. When they encountered Khitan riders, they didn't force them to come, they just went back and reported.
At this time, the commander's level will be tested.
The enemy group is coming, walking in the vast grassland. How many people are there? Is it a real attack or a feint attack? You have to make a good judgment - the physical strength and energy of the soldiers are limited, so don't squander it casually.
From a soldier's perspective, it may not be true that the enemy is attacking in large numbers. Or even if a lot of people do come, they may not have the determination to fight you head-on, spending several times the casualties.
Don't panic. The more you panic, the faster your physical strength will be exhausted and the harder it will be to concentrate.
The enemy suddenly attacks at night, beating drums and shouting, don't panic, sleep when you should, someone will naturally call you to get up when you are needed. A well-trained and experienced army has generally encountered the situation where the enemy attacks the camp at night. Under the dark light.
, you must have the ability to sleep under the interference of the enemy, and you are not allowed to get up at will, otherwise you may be shot to death by friendly forces as an enemy, and he will be innocent.
If the enemy digs a road in front and blocks your progress, don't panic. Just change the formation of the convoy and fill it with soil. There are rules for who digs and fills the soil, who goes out on guard, and who takes rest and preparation. Don't waste your energy at will.
The enemy burns firewood and creates smoke. Don't panic. When you hear the sound, just use arrows to drive the enemy away. In such an open place and such a large range, the effect of smoke is very limited.
There are many other little skills, which are all qualities that a qualified professional martial artist should possess.
Experienced commanders, skilled grassroots officers, and low-level soldiers who are indifferent to life and death and dare to fight. These three are combined together, supplemented by correct tactics and appropriate equipment. As long as the luck is not too bad, it is generally difficult to defeat.
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This is the situation on the battlefield today.
For four days since they left Jian'an Mountain City on the third day of July and headed north, the Longwu Army sent Liu Yun to lead 6,000 infantry and 3,000 soldiers all the way north. After more than ten battles, they successfully arrived in An with a slight cost of dozens of casualties.
At the foot of the mountain a few miles south of the city.
After setting up camp, the master went up the mountain to chop wood, cut grass, fetch water, help the soldiers take care of the livestock, and cook for the soldiers. Everything was in order.
After walking for more than a hundred miles, everyone has already noticed that the Khitan cavalry can shoot arrows on horseback, allowing them to fight in close combat, which is ridiculous. Not to mention the bow legs caused by long-term riding, just the pitiful equipment and ridiculous skills
, they are destined to be nothing.
I was so conservative in the past. If I had known it was so bad, I should have come to kill him and chop him off!
"Military envoy, yesterday a scout came to report that he saw Khitan herdsmen grazing cattle and sheep. Judging from this, there are probably tribes stationed nearby. Why not find them? We will kill them, take away their tribes, and take the cattle and sheep away.
Looting the property can not only replenish military resources, but also drive them away." Wang Yanwen boldly suggested.
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Liu E was surprised when he heard this. Wang Yanwen was really brave. But if he thought about it carefully, it was still very feasible.
Although they are a nomadic tribe, it does not mean that they move around every day. In fact, after setting up camp and starting grazing, they will not move until the pasture is exhausted.
Moving and relocating was also a arduous physical task, requiring the whole family to work together. If their pasture was found and the cavalry was sent to quickly raid, they would not be able to escape unless someone delayed to stop them, or simply abandoned their belongings and fled on horseback.
"Forget it, just five hundred cavalry. This is the trump card for chasing down a drowned dog. It cannot be wasted easily." Liu E finally rejected Wang Yanwen's suggestion and said: "The scouts just came to report that Anshi City is in a semi-abandoned state and there are no enemy soldiers.
Guard. I think it’s better to occupy this place first, rest for a while, and stock up.
Grain, grass, equipment, and then make other plans."
"Yes." Seeing that the general did not want to take risks, Wang Yanwen did not force it and immediately agreed.
It is about 200 miles from Jili County to Jian'an Mountain City, and more than 100 miles from Jian'an Mountain City to Anshi City. By hoarding supplies and stationing soldiers at these three locations, the food route will be quite stable. Because these three cities are from the Goguryeo era.
The mountain city has a difficult terrain and is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the Khitan lacks the ability to attack fortresses. Starting from any of these logistics nodes and sending the main force to escort grain and grass, it will take a few days to reach the next place. It will be difficult for the Khitans to cut it off.
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As long as logistics continues, what can you do to me?
If Abaoji knew the opportunity, he would have made great efforts to build strong infantry. Cavalry alone would not be able to win the battle.
On the seventh day of July, more than a thousand soldiers of the Longwu Army marched up the mountain road and occupied the deserted Anshi City. Then the whole army broke out of camp and rested in the mountain city. At the same time, they sent messengers galloping eastward to contact the East Route Army.
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The East Route Army set off relatively late, but its march was very fast. The main reason was that there was no Khitan force here and it was an internal march. Therefore, after setting off from Pinghai County, it made rapid progress. By the time they received the news from Liu E, they had already passed Shi
We are in Wang County and heading towards Lutuo Bay.
The leader of the army was Zhao Wang Shao Siwu, but the person who actually coordinated military affairs was Fu Cunxen, the envoy to the German army.
Shao Siwu knew that his ability was not enough to command the army, so he watched, learned and asked more along the way, without interfering with Fu Cunshen's decision-making.
In his spare time, he kept reading ancient books. From the time when the Murong clan of Yan was at war with Goguryeo, he would not miss any historical data. He studied carefully so that he knew what he knew, so as not to be looked down upon when he opened his mouth during military discussions.
"Fu Dutou, General Liu is marching so fast, do you want them to slow down?" While resting on the roadside, Shao Siwu drew a map and asked.
"Your Highness, General Liu is also a veteran, so he naturally knows what to do." Fu Cunshen said gently.
"Okay." Shao Siwu followed Shan Ruliu.
"After Anshi City, most of the Khitan people won't be able to sit still." Fu Cunshen said: "Your Highness, we need to join the Bohai people as soon as possible. After collecting food and grass, we will march westward to join the Longwu Army."
Anshi City is famous, but it is actually a very rare earth city (Yingchengzi Ancient City, Bali Town, southeast of Haicheng City). The city wall is built along the ridge of earth, with a circumference of eight miles, and there is a spring in the city.
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Going north from here is very close to Liaoyang. And the Khitans cannot tolerate Liaoyang being occupied by the Xia army, and a war is bound to break out. At this time, they are probably gathering their men and ready to spend their money to besiege the dragon army who is heading north alone.
Armed forces.
The large-scale westward advance of the German Returned Army and the Bohai Allied Forces is the best way to reduce the military pressure faced by the Longwu Army.
"Your Highness, Dutou, Wu Guangzan's personal soldiers have arrived in a hurry to report."
Fu Cunshen remained silent.
Shao Siwu looked at him and sat down calmly: "Let him come in."
"Yes." The soldiers took the order and left. After a while, Wu Guangzan and two followers arrived.
"See His Highness King Zhao of Daxia, see Fu Shuai." Wu Guangzan said loudly.
"No courtesy." Shao Siwu stretched out his hand and said, "Wu Dalang is here, but you want to tell me that the grain and grass road has arrived?"
"Exactly." Wu Guangzan said quickly, "One hundred thousand stones of rice have been transported to our country's Yalu Province. The governor is organizing the people to transfer it westward, and we will arrive at Wugu City in a few days.
"Great!" Shao Siwu couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart and blurted out.
After saying that, Wei Wei felt a little regretful, but still couldn't keep calm, so she changed the subject and concealed it: "I wonder where the Bohai Army is?"
Wu Guangzan was a little embarrassed when he heard this.
He was embarrassed to say that the Bohai Kingdom had been frightened by the Khitan, and he did not want to provoke this ferocious enemy from top to bottom. Although there were war factions in the country who were striving to send troops to regain lost lands such as Fuyu Prefecture, there were more peace factions, and they
They just want to survive and settle for one side, and they have completely lost their fighting spirit and bloodshed.
Prime Minister Wu Yandu is undoubtedly the main war faction. But now he cannot overwhelm the entire court and make those peace factions change their tune. What is even more frightening is that King Bohai is also a little afraid.
Fear, indecisiveness, never making a decision.
Wu Guangzan was also helpless about this.
In recent months, he has been running around so much that he has never touched the ground. He first returned to Bohai from Luoyang to report to the king the news that the emperor of the new Xia Dynasty wanted to canonize him as the king of Bohai.
At first, the king thought the title was small.
During the pre-Tang Dynasty, all the Bohai rulers were granted the title of king. Why was the Xia Dynasty unwilling to grant the title of king? They were only willing to grant the title of a county prince?
However, under the persuasion of Prime Minister Wu Yandu, the leader of the Bohai Kingdom finally agreed and sent a mission to Luoyang to ask for canonization.
Being granted a title is actually a trivial matter. Anyway, behind closed doors, King Bohai always acts as emperor, prince, county king, etc. It is just a false name and has little impact.
The real major issue is how to resist the Khitan. This is a major matter related to the life and death of Bohai State. But now the DPRK and China are obviously quarreling, which makes Wu Guangzan's blood run cold and he is disappointed.
The Bohai State has been established for a long time, but I didn’t expect it to decay to this extent. How sad!
Shao Siwu also noticed something from Wu Guangzan's face, and felt unhappy in his heart, saying: "What do you think of the Lord of the Bohai Kingdom? The eight Khitan tribes Yi Li Jin Yelu Yi led their army to the west. The country is empty, so if we don't make progress at this time,
When will the lost territory be recovered? Not long after the Fuyu Prefecture and other places fell to Khitan, people are still thinking about the Bohai Sea. It is a great opportunity to recover it in one fell swoop. Why look forward and backward?"
"It takes time to rectify the troops." Wu Guangzan concealed it.
"Bohai has been a country for two hundred years. Would you rather have a bloodless man?" Shao Siwu was still very unhappy and said, "Send one hundred thousand shi of rice and expect others to take back the country for you. How stupid is it? Wu Dalang quickly returned to Beijing to persuade Gui
Lord of the country, please send a large force, whether it is to march west to Huangshui or south to join me, you can do it. The Khitan, a barbarian with no bottom line, should seize the opportunity to eradicate it in one fell swoop. Even if it cannot be destroyed, it must be weakened.
Strength, do you understand?"
Wu Guangzan didn't understand, but he already despaired of the court.
"I wish Wu Dalang knew it. Our soldiers in Great Xia have captured Jian'an and the two cities of An, and captured and killed more than ten thousand Khitan thieves." Shao Siwu said again: "This thieves is very easy to deal with. Don't waste time, hurry up.