The sand table contains all the terrain of the entire north and the Mongolian Plateau further north, and the various forces in the north are also marked on the sand table.
Shangjing, Zhongjing, and Tokyo belong to Liangshan, and the large area in the west should also belong to Liangshan. However, the Xixia people have been making constant moves in recent times, and they have actually occupied some small towns in the west! But the Xixia people are nothing to be afraid of!
Yue Fei and others' eyes were now focused on the Mongolian grassland above. Most of the areas there were flat, but there were also many mountains and rivers.
To the south of the Mongolian grassland is the Yinshan Mountains. Now the area around the Yinshan Mountains is the territory of the Wanggu tribe. The Wanggu tribe has cooperated with Hu Sanniang, and now they are regarded as allies of Liangshan. However, the strength of the allies is limited, and they cannot help Liangshan at all.
Instead, Liangshan was needed to deliver supplies to them.
To the east of the Mongolian grassland is the Greater Khingan Range, which is also the northern boundary of the Liangshan Mountains. To the north of the Mongolian grassland is the Kent Mountains, and the Onan River, the mother river of the Mongols, is also there. It is the place with the richest water and grass on the entire grassland.
Yanbu, Mierqibu, Naiman
There are three huge tribes in this area, all distributed within a radius of a thousand miles. In addition to these three huge tribes, there are countless small and medium-sized tribes there. It can be said that this area is the most "prosperous" place on the grassland.
The population here accounts for one-third of the population of the Mongolian grasslands.
There are also many mountains in the west of the Mongolian grassland, the most famous of which is the Altai Mountains. However, in the hearts of the Central Plains people, they are just "nameless mountains". It is too far away from the Central Plains, and the Central Plains people have never reached there.
.Not to mention the people of the Central Plains, even the original Liao Kingdom and the Jurchens, their scope of influence was far from reaching there.
A little further east of the Altai Mountains is the famous Tatar Tribe. To the south of the Tatar Tribe, close to the desert, is the location of the declined Kled Tribe. In addition, intelligence from Liangshan shows that Yelu Dashi seems to have also gone there.
, he gathered dozens of Khitan tribes and now formed a relatively large tribe.
Compared to the Kent Mountains, where the Onan River is located, this is another prosperous area of the Mongolian grassland, and the population here accounts for almost one-third of the grassland population.
There is still one third of the population on the grassland distributed in the remaining places with a radius of several thousand miles. There are no super tribes among them, at most there are only some medium tribes with tens of thousands of people.
"This time I will personally lead the troops north and defeat the Mongols in one fell swoop." Yue Fei said.
"Brother, you are the commander of the group army. You should be stationed in Shangjing City! Or should I go north to the grassland." Zhang Xiandao.
"No! There will be no fighting in Shangjing for a while! The Xixia people in the west took advantage of the situation and occupied the place that should belong to us! But they will never dare to continue to invade Shangjing! The environment on the grassland is complicated, so I should compare it
Okay." Yue Fei said.
"Commander, I wonder how many people you want to take north?" Zhang Jun said.
"Thirty thousand cavalry is enough! Han Chang, Hu Yanting, you will go north with me this time!" Yue Fei said.
"Okay!" Han Chang and Hu Yanting hurriedly agreed, especially Hu Yanting, who was full of excitement! Over the years, Yue Fei's army has been constantly fighting, but Hu Yanting has rarely received any important appointments. Every time he was on guard.
This made him very depressed at the rear. Now he finally had a chance to make a contribution.
"This time we go to the grassland, for me, it is equivalent to an exercise, equivalent to a winter training! The winter in the grassland is not so easy to spend! Hu Yanting, please inform the soldiers and let them prepare well.
, be careful when going to the grassland." Yue Fei said.
"Okay!" Hu Yanting nodded and went to do it immediately.
The remaining people were still standing in front of the sand table. Yue Fei said: "The best weapon to use against the Mongolian tribes on the grassland is rockets."
"Rocket?" The people beside him couldn't help but be stunned.
"Yes, it's a rocket! The Mongols have no city walls or earthen houses. The places where they live are tents! As long as the rockets hit them, their tents will catch fire, and their people will suffer countless casualties! This time I went north
The grassland will try its best to avoid fighting with the Mongolian army. I will invade their rear and burn all the Mongolian ministries." Yue Fei said calmly.
If the tents are burned, the ordinary Mongolian people will suffer heavy casualties! Even if they are not burned to death on the spot, if the tents are burned and the supplies are burned, they will not be able to survive the winter!
The wars of this era are so barbaric and cruel! Even if they are merciful, they are only for their own tribe, or for the people under their rule! For those Mongols, the Liangshan Army has no mercy at all! At this moment Yue Fei said these
After hearing this, Zhang Xian and others next to him did not have the slightest objection.
These generals all know that Mongolia has a sparse population. If a large number of Mongolians can be burned to death, the foundation of the Mongols will be destroyed. This will be a huge blow to the Mongols.
"Brother, you have been preparing rockets since September this year. It turns out it was for this purpose." Zhang Xian next to him said with a smile.
"Are you ready now?" Yue Fei asked.
"Brother, the 100,000 rockets you asked for are all ready! Our rockets were developed by craftsmen from the Academy of Sciences, and the kerosene smeared on them is so powerful that even strong winds cannot blow it out," Zhang Xiandao said.
"That's good." Yue Fei also laughed.
"Commander, where do you want to march from?" Yang Lin asked.
"We will take a detour to the west of Yinshan Mountain, and then go to the Naiman tribe and Qiyan tribe on the Onan River! As long as these super tribes are eliminated, the remaining small and medium-sized tribes will be easy to deal with! Apart from us, the third tribe
The Fifth Army Group will also be dispatched. They will set off from Liaodong, and their target is only the Mierqi tribe!" Yue Fei said.
When they heard that the Fifth Army was also going to be dispatched, the people in the military headquarters laughed.
The Third Group Army and the Fifth Group Army cooperated to attack the rear of the Mongolian ministries together with the Fourth Group Army and the Seventh Group Army on the Mongolian grasslands! Liangshan has used so many troops this time, there should be no problem in winning.
In the early morning of the next day, Yue Fei, Han Chang, and Hu Yanting led 30,000 cavalry toward the north! All the cavalry were riding two or three horses per person! One of the horses carried people, and the other carried military provisions.
! They are very well prepared this time. Each person’s rations are enough to live on the grassland for two months! After two months, if the war mission can be completed, that would be the best! If it cannot be completed, don’t be afraid.
There are so many tribes on the grassland, and they can definitely rob those grassland people when the time comes!
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In the Huining Prefecture area in Liaodong, the cavalry of the Fifth Army was also constantly gathering.
The Fifth Group Army is different from other group armies. This group army was formed by Sun Li's army and Luan Tingyu's army! Sun Li's army suffered extremely heavy losses at the beginning, and now the new soldiers have not arrived, while Luan Tingyu's army has preserved a large number of troops.
part of the strength.
It's not snowing here, but the weather is also very gloomy.
Early that morning, Luan Tingyu's cavalry began to set off.
This time they also brought 30,000 soldiers and horses, and many more soldiers and horses stayed in the Huining Mansion area! There are also many Jurchen tribes in the deep mountains and old forests to the north of Huining Mansion. Although these Jurchen tribes are not strong enough, they have many
People hate Liangshan, so they must leave an army to guard it.
Luan Tingyu was riding on a horse, holding an iron rod in one hand and commanding the army to move forward. His disciple Zhu Biao followed behind him and talked to him.
"Master, if we have made great achievements on the grassland, can we separate from the Fifth Army and become a new army?" Zhu Biao said.
"Don't talk nonsense!" Luan Tingyu frowned.
Although their two armies were merged, Sun Li served as the commander and Luan Tingyu was the deputy commander. Therefore, many people under Luan Tingyu were dissatisfied and wanted to separate from the Fifth Army.
"Sun Li has not been in Liangshan as long as we have! His original status was not as good as ours! Why should he be the commander of the army and let you be the deputy commander?" Zhu Biao said.
"It's just a name! In fact, General Sun and I have already discussed it. Now he is mainly responsible for the civil affairs of Liaodong Province, while I am responsible for the military affairs of the Fifth Army." Luan Tingyu said.
"Oh?" Zhu Biao was stunned. This was the first time he heard about this matter.
"Actually, General Sun has written to the Governor, recommending me to be the commander of the Fifth Army, but you just don't know about it," Luan Tingyu said.
He was very emotional. He was not convinced at first, but Sun Li's actions made him very ashamed. During this period of time, although the people below did not understand the truth and often showed dissatisfaction, he was
He followed Sun Li's advice. Now that his disciples were saying this, he really couldn't help telling what Sun Li had done.
Zhu Biao stayed there for a moment, his face full of astonishment. He did not expect that someone would take the initiative to give up the position of military commander. It was really incredible.
"Let's go! Go to the grassland! Have a big fight!" Luan Tingyu roared, and he and his horse headed forward. Zhu Biao hurriedly followed.