Su He stood on the top of the fort and looked at the large number of mines on both sides of the Wei River.
If he were on the offensive side, he would also have a huge headache.
He was thinking whether the officers and soldiers would divide their forces at the beginning.
The officers and soldiers are strong and can be divided into troops.
They passed through Xi County and entered Baoxie Road from Xiegu Pass.
Even if the Baoxie Road is blocked, the officers and soldiers can dig through it again bit by bit.
Su He discussed this issue with Li Fengming.
Li Fengming smiled and said: "I saw one detail in the content of the edict sent by Su Changsheng.
That is, Emperor Chongzhen was very anxious and had no patience to wait for Yang He.
Once Yang He officially starts the war, he must achieve certain results within a short period of time.
Otherwise, his end will be very tragic.
I saw from intelligence information that Yang He is very impatient now.
This is completely different from the way he did things before.
Emperor Chongzhen urged him so urgently that Yang He had no chance to act steadily.
Even if they divide their troops, they will only separate a partial division, and the main force will still be here with us.
It's not the main force, so it doesn't have much impact.
Even if it is the main force, attack Hanzhong Mansion from other places.
In this way, there will be much fewer officers and soldiers facing us in this direction.
We directly sent troops to Fengxiang Mansion and cut off the logistics of the army."
Su He looked at the map and thought about the movements of the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers.
He needs to formulate different plans based on the movements of officers and soldiers.
Su He called Su Changsheng, who was in charge of intelligence work.
"Two dogs, pay close attention to the movements of the officers and soldiers of Fengxiang Mansion.
Please report to me immediately the actions of the officers and soldiers."
"Commander Su, please rest assured.
Although our work is all at the bottom, we haven't bribed any high-ranking generals.
But he has bribed several personal soldiers of the guards' commanders.
Coupled with the detailed operations lurking near the officers and soldiers, there is no problem in understanding the movements of the officers and soldiers."
Su Changsheng confidently guaranteed that he would be able to monitor the movements of the officers and soldiers.
Just as Su Changsheng was about to walk out, he suddenly remembered something.
He said: "Commander Su, we found that the mayor of Yimenbao Township, Liu Dayong, behaved a little strangely.
Some of his behaviors are similar to what Commander Su taught me about training and careful work.
I suspect he is a royal guard of the Ming Dynasty.
He is being closely monitored, but there has been no evidence."
When Su He heard the news, he was extremely surprised and directly ordered: "Er Gou, find a way to let Liu Dayong know that I am on the Weihe defense line.
It's best to let him see it with his own eyes. If he escapes, he will really be a Jinyiwei.
You give chase symbolically.
Don't act too fake and let him think he can escape by his own ability."
Su He was worried about how to tell the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty about the news about him on the Weihe defense line.
It is easy to release the news, but it is very difficult to convince Yang He, the governor of the three sides of the Ming Dynasty.
If the officers and soldiers have decided to divide their troops, they will divide into several groups to attack Hanzhong Mansion.
If he tries to find a way to get the news out, it will be too late.
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In Fengxiang Mansion, in a large local house, Yang He, the governor of the three sides, and Gao Qiqian, the supervisor, were summoning the generals to discuss matters.
Yang He looked at the map on the table and ordered: "Everyone tells us what they think."
You Shilu, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, was the first to speak: "Mr. Governor, I think we should divide our troops.
When entering Hanzhong, there are two roads that are often taken, Chencang Road and Baoxie Road.
We can also take a long way around, pass through Xing'an Prefecture, and attack Hanzhong Prefecture from the Han River.
The thieves in yellow don't have as many troops as we do, so we attack in three directions.
They will inevitably divide their forces, and their already weak forces will be weakened a bit.
This way we have the best chance of winning. As long as we break through all the way, we can retake Hanzhong.
Without the financial and food support of Hanzhong Mansion, the thieves in yellow would not be able to develop and grow."
Jiang Sheng, the commander-in-chief of Yansui, followed up and said: "Mr. Governor, I think we should send a large army to directly attack Dashan Pass.
The forts on the Wei River were useless, so we crossed the Wei River directly from other places.
Send a small force to surround the fort and Baoji County.
Dashan Pass, a small city pass, cannot withstand our attack at all.
There is a plank road above Baoxie Road. If I were a thief in yellow, I would definitely destroy the plank road.
Rebuilding access roads takes a lot of time.
Baoxie Road is easy to defend but difficult to attack. As long as the thieves in yellow deploy heavy troops at several key locations, it will be difficult for us to quickly open up Baoxie Road."
Yang He, the governor of the three sides, is listening to the opinions of the generals.
We still can't decide whether to divide our troops or not.
He heard a noise outside the door.
Soon his soldiers came in to report.
"Sir Yang, there is a man outside the door who claims to be Jinyiwei Baihu. He said he has important information and wants to report it to you.
We can't confirm his identity, and he has Jin Yiwei's identity certificate, so we don't dare to stop him."
Gao Qiqian, who had been sitting nearby drinking tea, heard the news.
He immediately spoke and issued an order, saying: "Let this Jin Yiwei come in. I have Jin Yiwei by my side. They can verify the authenticity of this person."
When the soldier heard the order, he looked at Yang He again.
When he saw Yang He nodding, he immediately brought the Jin Yiwei in.
After Liu Dayong came in, he first observed the people in the room.
He immediately saw Gao Qiqian, knelt in front of Gao Qiqian, and wailed: "Eunuch Gao, I am Liu Dayong, I used to be on duty at Prince Xin's Mansion."
Gao Qiqian glanced at Liu Dayong and couldn't recognize him at all.
The young eunuch accompanying him whispered in his ear: "Godfather, this man is really a royal guard. I have seen him before in Prince Xin's Mansion."
Gao Qiqian confirmed Liu Dayong's identity.
"You have any important information that you want to tell our family."
Liu Dayong quickly told what he saw and heard when he came out of Hanzhong Mansion.
He specifically mentioned that he saw the leader of the thieves in yellow with his own eyes. Suhe was on the edge of the Wei River and he often inspected the forts on the edge of the Wei River.
Gao Qiqian heard Su He's message and immediately stood up.
He held the sword above and said with a serious face: "Our family already knows the news, so we can't ignore it.
Su He, the leader of the yellow bandits, is in the Weihe Fort.
As long as the army crosses the Wei River and lays down the fort, they will definitely be able to capture the leader of the thieves in yellow.
All our troops went to attack the Weihe fort.
As long as you take down Su He, the leader of the thieves in yellow, our family will celebrate your success in person."
Gao Qiqian knew that as long as he caught Su He, he would be able to show his face to the emperor.
You Shilu, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, wanted to refute.
However, his colleagues grabbed him and signaled him not to speak.
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Su He quickly received the exact news, and the officers and soldiers came straight towards them without dividing their troops.
Su He held a military meeting.
The map he pointed on made a big circle.
"The officers and soldiers do not separate their forces, but we must separate our forces.
The food and fodder for the officers and soldiers is in Fengxiang Mansion. As long as the food and fodder for the officers and soldiers are burned, they will definitely be defeated.
Li Dazhuang led the Guards Brigade, bypassed Qishan Mountain, and walked directly to the north of Fengxiang Mansion.
When the Ming army fought fiercely with our army, they caught them by surprise and burned their food and grass."
Li Dazhuang promised: "Please rest assured, Commander Su, I will definitely try my best to burn the army's food and grass."
Su He looked at Su Xiong again and issued an order: "You lead troops to station in Baoji County and defend the city.
Use up the strength of the officers and soldiers, wait until the officers and soldiers are exhausted, and then attack out of the city."
Su Xiong asked in surprise: "Commander Su, Yang He has been fooled and directly attacked the Weihe defense line.
You should retreat to the rear, why are you still at the Weihe River defense line? This is very dangerous."
Su He simply explained: "Yang He is not stupid, he must check for me, and I am in the Weihe defense line fort.
They will continue to attack the fort only when they suffer huge casualties.
In this way, we can use the Weihe River defense line to attract the main force of the army.
You took the opportunity to gradually encroach on the official army, accumulate small victories into big victories, and lay the foundation for our victory."