Chapter seven hundred and twentieth eight soldiers sent to the Turks
Snow is flying in the sky in the Northland wantonly, as if it wants to cover everything in the Northland under ice and snow.
Yunyang, Wan Mingliang and others gathered together around the stove to discuss the plan of how to raid the Turkic royal court. Due to the winter snow, the truce between the Three Kingdoms has been over for more than a month.
Except for necessary scout investigation, no one was too lazy to move in this ice and snow.
The Northern Expeditionary Army stopped training and stayed in their rooms not wanting to go out.
Yunyang and the others also received a message from the troops stationed in the capital of the Jin Kingdom. Countless Jin refugees returned and tentatively settled in empty cities in various places to spend the winter.
After discussion, Yunyang and others decided to pretend to turn a blind eye and not listen, and not deal with the problem of these Jin refugees for the time being.
After all, they really can't spare any extra troops to deal with these problems at this time.
"Report, Commander-in-Chief, traces of Jin Kingdom scouts and Turkic scouts were found outside the city. They looked at my city for a while and then disappeared into the snow."
"I know, let's continue investigating."
"It's an order."
After the scouts left, Yun Yang looked around at the generals around him.
"From several times a day at first to once every three days now, it is certain that the Turks and the Jin Kingdom's scouts have begun to relax their vigilance.
Perhaps they gradually thought that our Northern Expedition army had never experienced such severe cold and harsh weather, and in all likelihood, we would not send troops to attack their royal court.
This is an excellent phenomenon for us.
As long as the opportunity allows, we will immediately do the opposite for them, quickly send troops to raid the Turkic royal court, and strive to annihilate the main force of the Turks in one fell swoop.
As long as the main force of the Turks is annihilated, the remaining scattered tribes will be nothing to worry about."
Wan Mingliang lifted the teapot on the stove and poured everyone a cup of tea to keep warm: "Commander, the news we have detected now is still too one-sided.
The general believes that what should be clarified now is whether it is the entire Turkic Royal Court and the remnants of the Jin Kingdom who have relaxed their vigilance, or whether it is just their scouts who disobey orders in private because of the bad weather and difficult roads, which reduces the chance of detection and relaxes their guard.
The vigilance of my Northern Expeditionary Army.
If the entire Turkic Royal Court believes that it is impossible for us to brave the bad weather and send troops to make a surprise attack, then our action of sending troops to steal the camp this time will be a sure thing.
If the scouts just relax, there will be big changes in our raid plan.
Not to mention the distance, just identifying the direction on the vast snowfield is a big trouble for our Northern Expedition army.
There is a lot of error in the compass due to wind and snow.
The grassland is no better than the city in the hinterland. The slight difference can be determined by the number of official roads, mountains and rocks, and the direction.
But on the snow-covered grassland, the sky and the earth were completely the same color, and it was not easy to distinguish between east, west, north and south.
In addition, the raid plan we formulated is to use Xuemu as a natural line of defense to block the investigation of the two countries' scouts.
Although this move can increase our success in hiding our traces, it will also make it more difficult for our soldiers to identify the direction because of Xuemu.
On the grassland, a slight difference can make a difference of a thousand miles.
We must be absolutely prepared for this.
Otherwise, don't make a surprise attack on the Turkic Royal Court and get lost in the vast grassland instead.
Once it is caught by the general's words, there is no need for the general to elaborate on the consequences one by one!"
Wan Mingliang's words made everyone present look serious.
We had to carefully consider the various possibilities that might occur if we raided the Turkic Royal Court.
The grassland in winter is no different from the three seasons of spring, summer and autumn. Once you lose your way there, it will be fatal for the soldiers of the Northern Expedition.
"Commander, the problem mentioned by the deputy commander cannot be ignored. The compass must be taken seriously. Otherwise, if there is a surprise attack on the Turkic royal court but the enemy cannot be found, and the enemy is lost in the grassland, it will be troublesome.
When the sun comes out, we can still tell the direction, but with this weather, who knows how long the heavy snow will last?"
Yunyang held the warm tea and tasted it briefly. He lowered his head and pondered for a long time and nodded slightly.
"This commander will take this seriously and ensure that the soldiers can accurately find the enemy's camp to launch a surprise attack.
Mainly the method of launching the raid is a big problem.
Should the infantry steal the camp mainly? Or should the cavalry make a surprise attack?
In terms of advantages on the grassland, cavalry is indeed stronger than infantry. Their speed and impact are extremely obvious.
However, the cavalry's momentum was too powerful and could easily reveal their whereabouts, causing the raid plan to fail."
"What about the combination of infantry and cavalry? The cavalry and infantry complement each other. If the infantry launches a sneak attack and the peripheral cavalry intercepts and assists, can they make up for each other's shortcomings?"
Yunyang looked at Dongfang Ming who expressed his thoughts and shook his head silently: "It's not that I haven't considered this method, but you have ignored the current weather conditions.
The snow limits the speed of the infantry to the greatest extent. The infantry can get hot while walking and can resist the severe cold. However, in order to cooperate with the infantry, it is not possible for the cavalry to march slowly. They are afraid that they will be frozen in less than half a day while riding on the horse.
It turned into ice cubes.
It's not impossible to come down and lead the horse away. Once the whereabouts are leaked and the enemy troops come up with a siege, the cavalry will not have enough time to gather to meet the enemy, but will lose the greatest advantage."
Yunyang's words made everyone fall silent, feeling a little unwilling in their hearts.
Could it be that the raid plan was aborted before it even started?
"Currently, the distance between Turks and Jin's scouts is not enough to give us time to launch a surprise attack. Let's do this. You each draw up a charter after you go back, and we can brainstorm a foolproof method.
We will strive to launch a surprise attack when the right time, place and people are all in favor of our Northern Expeditionary Army, and lay the foundation for conquering the Turks in one fell swoop."
"Got the order!"
A few days later.
Yunyang, Wan Mingliang, and other generals each showed their strengths, and after many tireless discussions, they finally came up with an extremely satisfactory raid plan.
The final plan can be said to have prepared countermeasures for all potential dangers that may occur.
All is ready except for the opportunity.
As long as the weather permits, we can launch a surprise attack on the Turks at any time.
In the second year of Yongping, November 18th.
Based on the experience accumulated by Yunyang and others, there is a high probability that the scouts from the two countries will not come to conduct reconnaissance in the past two days. This is a good opportunity to send troops.
As Yunyang's command was passed on one by one, the generals stationed in each city immediately ordered their troops to prepare for war.
The hundreds of thousands of warriors, facing the heavy snow flying all over the sky, quietly left the city where they were temporarily stationed, and silently rushed towards the Turkic grassland.
The traces of the army's crossing were soon covered by flying snowflakes.
Within a few minutes, everything was restored to its original state, and the sky and the earth were still the same color as before, as if nothing had happened.