On March 12th, the fifth year of Qianning, on the east-west Great Post Road, the army quickly returned for reinforcements.
This is the Feilong Army with more than 13,000 people. They have arrived in Changqing and are heading west.
Between Qi and Yun, the normal march of the infantry took more than ten days. If it was a quick maneuver, such as transporting heavy supplies through Jishui, it could be compressed to about seven days. However, it was still very dangerous for the rapidly changing battlefield.
Therefore, the highly mobile Feilong Army became a strategic reserve and needed to be quickly transferred to the Yunzhou area for defense.
As for why it was Yunzhou instead of other places, it was mainly because it was located in the middle of the Yellow River defense line, so it was convenient for support.
Theoretically speaking, the five prefectures and counties of Zheng, Hua, Pu, Yun, and Qi, which are lined up in a row, may be the breakthrough direction of the Jin army. However, after the research and judgment of the staff, it is believed that the direction of Zheng, Hua, and Qi are likely to be the breakthrough direction. Smaller, followed by Qizhou, Puzhou, and Yunzhou are most likely.
There is Deshengdu in Puzhou, but the Bian, Song, Cao and other states behind it are empty and almost undefended. The Jin army has every reason to break in.
Yunzhou has Yang Liudu. Once it breaks through, the Jin army can enter the Jishui area and cut off the connection between the east and the west. Then the troops from the three towns will attack from a pinch and surround and annihilate the Qizhou group of the Xia army.
Qizhou also has two ferries, one at Changqing and one at Yucheng, which cross the Yellow River to the west to Bozhou.
According to the information received so far, the Jin army has crossed the river in large numbers. At least more than 10,000 soldiers and horses have broken through the defense line and have occupied both sides of Yangliudu. They are capturing Confucius to build a city and build a pontoon bridge between Yangliudu.
In addition, Lu County was attacked, and the Jianrui army defending the city only had 2,000 soldiers, so they flew to report the emergency.
Chen Cheng and other staff believe that Li Keyong's main force should be in Bozhou, which has the most Yellow River crossings and the most places suitable for building pontoon bridges, and can attack Yun, Qi, and Puzhou Deshengdu. It is probably just a cover to confuse me. square.
Shao Shude adopted this opinion.
In fact, setting up defenses everywhere and spreading troops everywhere is the way to death. Now we can only selectively abandon some places to focus on key points, such as Yunzhou.
Shao Shude also acted with the Feilong Army.
He has a very good memory, and he often spends energy to record the names, resumes and family situations of many sergeants, but Feilong Jun really doesn't know a few of them.
The source is extremely complex!
Pu people, Yun people, Liang people, Xia people, Fan people... Shao Shude felt that they might have formed a group of scum through the common pleasure of plundering. However, this group of scum was highly skilled in martial arts, well-equipped, and endured hardships. Hard-working, knowledgeable about division of labor and cooperation, and strict discipline in battle formations. Some people always think that troops with poor military discipline are not good at fighting, but since ancient times, there have always been troops who burn, kill, loot, and commit all kinds of evil. However, when fighting the enemy, there are troops who have strict military laws and are even too harsh. , they can fight very well.
"Your Majesty..." Qibizhang rode his horse and came closer, feeling a little embarrassed: "After conquering Beihai, the men were a little indulgent. Envoy Du also said that I killed twenty-three people to maintain military discipline."
They were executed every time, and every time someone violated military discipline, the reason was that the perpetrators were far more than twenty-three people, not even a fraction, and the deterrent effect was not enough.
"Let's talk after we finish this battle." Shao Shude nodded.
As a force that goes deep behind enemy lines, the Feilong Army has the right to recruit troops, the right to dispose of trophies, and the right to make emergency decisions during battles. It has not felt Shao Shude's "fatherly care" all year round, so it is naturally relatively wild.
After pacifying Qi and Yan Er Town, the Feilong Army needs to be reorganized, and then replenish all its troops and send them to the grassland to replace the Heijin and Golden Knife armies.
Qibizhang is also old and it is time to enjoy his blessings. His son-in-law Liang Hanyong can take over the position of military envoy.
"What do you think of the attack on Linqu and the two counties of Beihai?" Shao Shude asked again.
"The people of Qi are not as good as the people of Yun, and the people of Yan are stubborn, maybe because they are too rich." Qi Bizhang replied: "If we attack these two counties, we will lose thousands of people, and the resistance is not very resolute."
Shao Shude nodded silently.
It is strange to say that Ziqing Town is actually a very old vassal town. It was born during the Anshi Rebellion and has a history of 140 years. At that time, Li Zhengji and Hou Xiyi led the remnants of the Pinglu Army from Liaodong across the sea to Shandong. The composition of the troops was complex.
Han Chinese, Xi people, Khitan people, and Goguryeo people all exist. They can move on foot and on horseback, and their combat effectiveness is very good.
When the territory was at its largest, there were more than ten Lianzhous and more than 100,000 soldiers and horses. This was a serious army and did not include the likes of Tu Tuan countrymen.
During the Li Shidao period, it was besieged by various towns and was divided into three towns after the defeat, namely the three towns of Yun, Yan and Qi. In fact, these three towns were not damaged, and a large number of sergeants were still retained. The interest class did not change greatly, but
Over the past few decades, the bones of Yun and Yaner Towns have become much stronger than those of Qi Town. I don’t know why. Is it because Qi Town’s business is more developed? Or maybe it’s because it is in a corner and is too comfortable, so that the population
Are they almost back to their heyday?
On average, only 500 people were lost when attacking a county town, which is simply unbelievable. You must know that even a strong woman or a boy is a great threat when defending a city. If a vat of scalding water falls down, it doesn't matter whether you are the bravest warrior of the three armies.
He is still a young man brought in temporarily, his skin and flesh are all torn apart.
Wang Shifan can fight, but the Qi people are not as good as the Yun people, and the Yan people resist resolutely.
"Is there anything worthy of attention, General Qi?"
"Zhang Juhou is brave and good at fighting, dares to risk his life, and his martial arts is also good. Liu Weigui has too many thoughts and always likes to play tricks. Except for these two people, everyone else is average, not bad, not very good." Qibi.
Zhang replied.
Shao Shude nodded again.
Since the Jin army arrived, he also made strategic adjustments.
Kang Yanxiao, the military envoy of Tujiang General, led more than 20,000 troops to stay in Qizhou to contain Wang Shifan's troops. One part of the Dingnan Army was stationed in Dizhou, and the other part was active between Qi and Zi, constantly exerting pressure on the Qi people.
A few days ago, Wang Shiyue led his army to the north again, and received more than 10,000 Wang Shike troops who had returned from Hebei. They are currently stationing troops on both sides of the river, setting up camps and strongholds, seeming to want to recapture Dizhou.
There is a salt pond in Dizhou, which is also the bridgehead for Hebei to invade Henan. It is understandable that they attach such importance to it.
Until now, the main force of the Qi people has not suffered heavy losses, and their strength is still more than 40,000. It is difficult for the sudden generals and the two armies to clamp down from the west and north directions, which can more or less suppress their ambitions. If there is nothing wrong with Qi Town later
In a big move, Shao Shude even planned to mobilize troops from this direction to march westward to reinforce the Yunzhou battlefield.
The Tielin Army's left wing and the Japanese troops stationed in Changqing County will have moved to the Pingyin area, but they will not be too close to Yinxian County, but will camp in the mountainous areas.
The right wing of Tielin's army began to move north to Zhongdu County. This position is also very critical. It can not only look at Yanzhou, but also move north to Yunbei if necessary.
In the Rencheng area, Hu Zhen and Ge Congzhou had received orders to stop the siege and camp on the spot, waiting for the next order.
All in all, the Xia army has begun to comprehensively adjust its combat focus and devote more energy to the Jin army.
Shao Shude took two adventures to conquer the three states of Yun, Qi, and Di. The low-hanging fruits have been picked, and now all that is left are the high-hanging fruits, but they look even sweeter.
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In Puyang County, Puzhou, the atmosphere is tense and war clouds are gathering.
Zhu Zhen, the envoy of the Holy Army, came to Puyangjin in person to take a look at the enemy's situation.
The Jin people were logging and building ships in Dunqiu County on the north bank of the river, trying to build a pontoon bridge. Looking from a distance, the villages were connected to each other, and there were many flags, and it seemed that they had incredible troops.
But Zhu Zhen is also a veteran and knows that eyes can be deceiving. What you see may not be true. Sometimes the so-called "truth" you see is just what others want you to see.
thing.
Everyone knows that there are Jin troops in Dunqiu. The question is how many there are? There is a huge difference between thousands and tens of thousands.
Even if there are tens of thousands, the difference between weak soldiers and elite soldiers is huge. If Li Keyong recruits tens of thousands of local peasants from Xingmingci and then garrisoned them in Dunqiu, you won't be able to test them without fighting.
Hokuchi Goyu, because he frequently goes into battle, looks quite similar on the surface.
"If I were Li Keyong, I would directly cross the river from Chanzhou, go straight down to Puzhou, and then break into Caozhou and cut off the Jishui shipping." Zhu Zhen smiled and said: "There will only be newly returned German troops in Bianzhou, even if
If we can't capture it, we can still make money by attacking outside the city. At least it can make the people of the Bian and Song states turbulent again."
"Military envoy, Li Keyong is too ambitious. He wants to capture King Xia once and for all." Gao Shao said, "That's why we take Yunzhou and not Puzhou."
Zhu Zhen's heart moved, if King Xia was captured or died...
But now is not the time. He lets go of Puzhou. If Li Keyong is defeated in Yunzhou, he will be liquidated.
Presumably Ding Hui, Ge Congzhou, Wang Tan, Liu Zhijun and others also think so? There is no need for true rebellion. If you relax at the critical moment, others may not be able to see it, and you can create something at a clever time point.
"Miracle".
It's a pity that Shao Shude is an old man from Guanxi who has a kind face but a dark heart. On the surface, he seems eager for talents and extremely generous, but good things are always given to him first. It is too difficult to gain his true trust. Kang Yan
Xiao didn't know what kind of bad luck he had. He actually became the military envoy of the tug general. Li Yanwei's army was swallowed up, and he had to be a Duyuhou Duyuhouzhe, who was in charge of military discipline, scouts, and patrols. It was so funny.
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Gao Shao glanced at Zhu Zhen quietly and sighed silently.
Careers, careerists, there are indeed too many careerists in the world. Why do they all want to be kings and hegemons?
Careerists cannot be restrained by the system. They can only be slowed down but cannot be eradicated. In fact, in all the towns in the world, troop training, troop leadership, and logistics have long been separated. They all perform their own duties, including training envoys, Yamen generals, and military envoys. No one can
Who is interfering, but how come so many people can successfully cause chaos?
"Dong dong dong..." Suddenly the sound of war drums came from the river, attracting the attention of Zhu Zhen and Gao Shao.
"Sailor!" Zhu Zhen was shocked and then realized something.
Gao Shao also perked up and looked intently. He saw many soldiers standing on the deck of the naval warship. The river was rippling, but they were unmoved as if they were walking on flat ground. Of course, this was just the Yellow River. Compared with the big rivers,
The sea is still much calmer.
After a while, several warships approached the pontoon bridge that was being built. Crossbow bolts flew out from the ships. Masters on the pontoon kept falling down, and then they dispersed and fled back to the north bank.
The transport fleet escorted by battleships did not stop and continued to float downstream with determination.