Crossing the Huaihe River will catch the first snow of this winter.
Since a large group of Huqi are operating less than two hundred miles away from Huaiyang, Chen Hansan is quite unstable, and Lin Fu crosses the Huaihe River, so his whereabouts must be kept strictly confidential. On the Huaiyang side, Liu Miaozhen, Ma Lantou, and Sun Zhuang
, Li Liang and a limited number of people also informed Lin Fu of his itinerary two days in advance, but no longer went out of the city to meet him, so as not to alert the enemy's infiltrated spies.
In the vast snowflakes, hundreds of cavalry surrounded Lin Fu, Cao Ziang, Gao Zongting, and others, Huaidong tried their best to collect three or four thousand cavalry, but they didn't want to be unable to gather even one cavalry general when the time came.
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Dongping is only four hundred miles away from Huaiyang. With the exception of Caozhou and Jining, all the cities within a hundred miles of Dongping were lost. With the city as a basis, the range of activities of Yanhu's large cavalry naturally extended to the northwest of Xuzhou.
, which is less than two hundred miles away from Huaiyang.
In the past month or so, the main force of Huaiyang Town has remained stationary in guarding the fortress, but two cavalry forces within Huaiyang Town, with Li Liang and Sun Zhuang as generals respectively, have been testing the Yanhu outpost in the area north of Huaiyang Town.
There were continuous encounters with the cavalry. During the half-month encounter, Sun Zhuang was stabbed in the shoulder by an enemy general with a halberd. Although he had armor, the injury was not serious. To this day, he has not returned to his horse again.
Lin Fu complained, and Sun Zhuang grinned and said: "I was careless. I encountered a cavalry team under the new auxiliary army. Seeing that the number was quite equal, I thought I could eat it. I didn't expect that the enemy was very tough. I didn't expect it."
If you eat it, you will lose a tooth."
Lin Fu shook his head and said: "This is a trap set by the enemy general against you. I don't know yet whether it was planned by Yuan Lishan - the military intelligence sent by Huaiyang has been studied by the military commander. It should be that you have been here during this period."
The activities in the north are more frequent, attracting attention, and the enemy will want to lure you in and then surround and eat you. Fortunately, you have a big appetite from the beginning, and you will start to devour the opponent when you encounter it. If you entangle deep, you are likely to
There are other enemies riding over to outflank - and don't underestimate the combat power of the new annexed army. The collapse of Yanji's situation is very sad. What is even more sad is that the elite troops deployed by the imperial court on the Yanshan front line were...
The frontier army is the main force of the new annexed army invading south at this time. The new annexed army is not as vulnerable as we imagined. The detailed battle report of the Qijiaji Battle is also sent to you. It cannot be regarded as a special case. From September
In the middle and late ten days of the month, nearly 100,000 troops of the newly affiliated army, headed by Yuan Lishan, marched from Yangxin via Linzi, across the junction of Taiyi Mountains, and to the west of Tai'an. This can be seen from the sharpness and speed of the troops. The situation this winter cannot be tolerated.
Be optimistic."
Without direct combat, the strength of an army can be roughly judged from its movement situation.
In the past, the army of Vietnam and North Korea was divided into inner towns and border towns. The inner towns were stationed in the hinterland. There were few battles and the troops were depleted. Although the problems of the border army were also serious, they mainly appeared at the general level. Lower-level officers and ordinary generals wanted to corrupt themselves.
, there is no place to rot, and they are often faced with enemies, so the combat power of the frontier troops at the bottom is not so unbearable.
Many of the people who initially started the uprising with Liu An'er, including Sun Zhuang himself, were low-level officers from the frontier army. There was also a group of people in Huaidong, such as Qin Chengzu, Zhou Pu, and Cao Zi'ang, who were all from the frontier army.
After the collapse of the Yanji situation, the frontier army surrendered on a large scale and was reorganized into a new auxiliary army and became the vanguard of Yanhu, which solved some of the original problems of the frontier army.
Although Lin Fu had beaten the rebels to pieces in the battle of Yangxin five years ago, at that time the Donglu mostly used the new annexed troops as cannon fodder. What is really valuable and needs to be learned is
Dengzhou Qijiaji battle.
In the battle of Dengzhou Qijiaji, Zhao Hu led his troops to successfully repel the rebel general Gao Yi's troops, but they also suffered heavy casualties.
The most important point reflected in the battle of Qijiaji is that in an era when the people were generally attached to the fields and the rise and fall of the country was only related to the scholar-bureaucrats, there was almost no psychological burden for the rebel generals to turn around and surrender their troops to attack their own families.
Although the elite cavalry of Yan and Hu need to be taken seriously, the new auxiliary troops cannot be underestimated, and despising the new auxiliary troops is a common phenomenon among the Huaidong Army and other troops under Jiangning's jurisdiction.
Sun Zhuang is suffering a little now. This is a good thing, and it is better than suffering a big setback due to contempt in the future.
Liu Miaozhen was still wearing a bronze mask with rough lines. Her voice came out from behind the mask, which was a little low. She said: "We are also aware that there are some problems. Although the troops entering the Caoxu area are mainly new auxiliary troops, but
The Huaiyang cavalry's reconnaissance range has been strictly limited to one hundred and twenty miles..."
"Take some further back and leave the area north of Mangdang Mountain alone..." Lin Fu said.
Mangdang Mountain is about seventy miles northwest of Huaiyang, and is almost on a relatively straight east-west line with Xuzhou City. In this way, the range of cavalry activities can be controlled within half a day's journey from the city. Even if there is an unexpected situation, the cavalry can be withdrawn or rescued.
It won't be beyond the reach of the enemy, but it will almost give up all the area northwest of Xuzhou.
"Okay..." Liu Miaozhen nodded in response. Although Lin Fu was good at using cunning strategies, he was also quite prudent in making various military arrangements. This was the essence of the military strategist's "Use the right combination to win with the unexpected".
Furthermore, it is not easy for Huaidong to gather so many cavalry, and they cannot withstand the fierce consumption of outpost battles. As the weather gets colder, the cavalry activities in the north will become more frequent. With the three or four thousand cavalry in Huaiyang City,
It is also very effective in suppressing and restricting enemy cavalry...
In Lin Fu's vision, the main force in the decisive battle in Huaidong could only be infantry. The cavalry was mainly used to cover the flanks of the infantry formation. He and Yan Hu were purely fighting with cavalry. Lin Fu would lose even if he lost all his underwear.
Sorry.
In plain areas, infantry and cavalry confront each other. Because the cavalry is flexible and has the initiative on the battlefield, the flanks of the infantry formation are often weak points for the cavalry to break through. It is a classic strategy summarized by the ancients to equip a small number of elite cavalry to cover the flanks of the infantry formation.
, this is something that no one can avoid or can innovate at will.
At present, Jeju is a relatively stable horse breeding area controlled by Huaidong. In addition, Huaidong singles out Dahengdao for horse breeding and purchases high-quality horses from Fuso Honshu and other places. It can only guarantee the supply of four to five thousand war horses every year.
Quantity - Since the battlefield has always had a combat principle of shooting men first and horses first, once the cavalry is brought on the battlefield, the consumption of horses will far exceed that of generals; after deducting the needs of generals and scouts to explore horses, Huaidong will use all its cavalry
The scale is maintained at about 6,000 people, and it even needs to be supplemented by some improved breeds selected from camels and farming horses.
After talking for a while at the door of the post house, Lin Fu introduced Ye Junan to the generals of Huaiyang while walking into the post house - as one of the most important advisers in Huaidong, Ye Junan had to be familiar with the main people under Huaidong's jurisdiction.
Combat strength, this was the main reason why he followed Lin Fu through the snow north to Huaiyang.
In the Xusi area, Huaiyang and Xuzhou are quite special. They all originated from the Huaisi militia army and were formed after being recruited. Ye Junan was filled with emotion that Huaiyang Town was given to Huaidong so quietly.
Used.
It was as warm as spring when they entered the room. Liu Miaozhen, Ma Lantou and others all sat in the main seat with Lin Fu in the middle, and insisted that Cao Ziang sit on the throne. After that, Liu Miaozhen, Malantou, Gao Zongting, Ye Junan and others sat down on both sides in turn.
In name, Huaiyang Town is under the control of the Huaidong Military Division. There is nothing to say about Lin Fu sitting in the middle, but insisting on letting Cao Ziang take the top position is actually quietly establishing the title of master and subordinate. Otherwise,
It is only in order for Cao Ziang and Liu Miaozhen to sit opposite each other.
Drinking hot tea, his cold body in the wind and snow gradually warmed up. Lin Fu said to Malan and others: "Now that I'm here, I plan to send people to Xuzhou and invite Chen Hansan and Zhang Yubo to come to Huaiyang...
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"Chen Hansan probably doesn't dare to move," Malantou said.
"I didn't expect him to really come," Lin Fu said, "but if he doesn't come, at least he can be accused of disobeying military orders. If he does take the initiative in the future, there will be a reason."
Jiangning officially designated the area west of the Bianshui River as Huaidong's war defense zone. Including Xuzhou, including Shandong's remnant army east of the Bianshui River, they were all subject to Huaidong's control. Lin Fu summoned Chen Hansan in Huaiyang.
However, it would not be an injustice to accuse him of violating military orders.
To attack Chen Hansan, Ma Lantou and others were most excited. They wished they could trick Chen Hansan into coming to Huaiyang to kill him tonight. Of course, this was a delusion. Chen Hansan's deception to kill Liu Aner meant that he
I will not be easily fooled. But according to Lin Fu's tone, no matter whether he can grasp the evidence or not, as long as the situation is favorable, Chen Hansan will take action - this attitude is liked by Ma Lantou, Sun Zhuang and others.
Chen Hansan's problem is very difficult. Chen Hansan himself has 20,000 elite troops loyal to him in Xuzhou, and the main forward force of the Yanhu army is less than 200 miles away from Xuzhou. Chen Hansan's troops can be eliminated without any pain.
Lin Fu's main intention was to summon Zhang Yubo to Huaiyang to meet him.
In addition to sending envoys to Xuzhou to summon Chen Hansan and Zhang Yubo, Lin Fu also sent people to Guoyang to contact Dong Yuan.
Huaidong was in charge of the eastern front, Dong Principle was in charge of the western front, and the company commander Huai Army was also put under his control. Jiangning was only half a step away from agreeing to Chang Huai Army to withdraw to Huaixi and be reorganized.
The status of Lin Fu and Dong Yuan is equal. They are both the right servant of the Ministry of War and the commander-in-chief of the army. There is no problem of who summons whom. However, Lin Fu is a county lord and has more power than Dong Yuan. If there is any matter, they can discuss it with each other.
, Dong Yuan also sent an envoy to see Lin Fu, but Lin Fu also had to send someone to inform Dong Yuan that he had arrived in Huaiyang.