"Even if the Red Coat Army joins forces with Guo Ning, we are not completely unpredicted. We have a marshal, two captains, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the east, and two powerful cities that have been in operation for several years!
It has only been a few days, but the troops and horses have been defeated? The city has been lost?"
"Wanyan Bi lost his army and lost his territory, so he should be executed for his crime!"
"There is no need to kill him. According to the news reported by Tan Ma, he is already dead, along with Wanyan Wuli and Nahe Herun."
"Where are the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Guide Mansion and Xuzhou? Aren't more than half of the troops there transferred to Wanyan Saibu's command to fight with the Song Dynasty! As for the accusation, I believed the news from the Southern Dynasty before.
Nonsense, what kind of crime should those who think they can relax their vigilance and go to the Southern Dynasties to plunder should be punished!"
"Is this the time to criticize others? To the west of Guide Mansion is Suizhou. Who is stationed there? How many troops and horses are there?"
"Who knows how many people there are in Guide Mansion now? If you can't know yourself and the enemy, how will you deal with it next?"
The noisy noise in the hall made Tian Zhuo feel a little irritated. In the past six months, so many Jurchen nobles and court officials have fled from Zhongdu and Hebei. I thought this was a sign of Guo Ning's unpopularity, but these people
It also happened to enrich the newly established Kaifeng court.
Who would have expected that these people were simply the pus flowing out of the Zhongdu Imperial Court. Their role was only to turn the Kaifeng Imperial Court into another Zhongdu Imperial Court, completely losing the decisiveness and liveliness they had when operating in Kaifeng.
The words they are talking about now are nothing more than to pursue Tian Zhuo, Hou Zhi and others who are in charge of the court. However, these people who fled King Feng Sui in the past have deep roots in Kaifeng. They dare not say it openly and only tell the truth.
Go round and round.
It's really ridiculous.
With Guo Ning's ferocity, he will overturn the situation once he takes action. Do you think he is only satisfied with grabbing a few pieces of territory? For more than half a year, everyone has been deceived by Guo Ning. Now that he has launched an attack, the life and death of the Kaifeng court will be at stake.
Got it!
Fortunately, the emperor of Daikin is not like these things and is much more reliable than anyone else.
Tian Zhuo bowed slightly: "Your Majesty?"
The emperor pretended to be listening to everyone's discussion and whispered: "How to say it?"
"Since Guo Ning has risen, his target is not just Guide Mansion and Xuzhou. Now that he has arrived at Guide Mansion, the power of the entire Ding Navy will pour in immediately. Suizhou does not have many troops. If he cannot stop it, the battlefield will be
In Kaifeng, the top priority is to immediately recall all the troops from the Southern Expedition, and then send an order to the generals in Hebei and Hedong to send tens of thousands of troops southward for rescue."
The emperor did not hesitate: "I will issue an edict."
"As long as the northern and southern armies can return reinforcements in time, we will definitely be able to defeat Guo Ning under Kaifeng City. Their financial resources may not be that strong. If we persist until the autumn harvest and the busy farming season, we will have to turn around. However, Your Majesty must also be prepared.
If anything happens, we should retreat to Henan Prefecture or even Jingzhao Prefecture."
The young emperor suddenly clenched the armrests of the chair. After a moment, he said: "Okay."
Xuzhou.
Monk Luo jumped twice on the pontoon bridge, and the bridge board made a loud noise when his heavy body hit it. However, compared to the carrying capacity of the pontoon bridge and the impact of the turbid waves of the Yellow River, this weight was almost nothing, and the entire pontoon bridge did not move at all.
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Monk Luo curiously stretched out his hand to touch the giant rope connecting the ship. This kind of rope is about wrist-thick and made of hemp tendons. It is then soaked in tung oil purchased from the Song Dynasty. It can be used as a cable or sail rope on a sea-going ship. At this moment, the force is exerted.
After being tightened, it is as strong as iron and a little more flexible than an iron chain.
The entire pontoon bridge was restored based on the old site of Wanhui Bridge three miles east of Xuzhou City, using 80 boats. In addition, the Yunji Bridge in the northeast of the city was restored, also using 80 boats.
Because the Yellow River has many forks that divide water, the water potential near Xuzhou is smaller than upstream, so the scale of the two pontoon bridges is not very large. It took six days to repair the two pontoon bridges, and the speed was very fast.
Mainly due to the fact that Dinghai Navy prepared a large amount of materials in advance and mobilized 3,000 engineers responsible for building the pontoon bridge; in addition, they also surveyed the water depth, flow speed, width and width of the river in advance, and made sufficient preparations.
The location of the Wanhui Bridge is more suitable for setting piles and tying ropes, so the boats used are basically large ships with a width of more than one foot, and the bridge deck is also wide. While Monk Luo was stomping to the west of the bridge, a large group of cavalry had already jumped from the east.
Madeng Bridge, crossing the Yellow River.
Monk Luo took two steps back, stood on the ground, and moved out of the way of the bridge.
He saw that the first cavalrymen to cross the river lined up on guard in strict accordance with the drill, and also sent several groups of light cavalry to go farther out to detect the hydrological trends of the river. Xuzhou was already under firm control, and there was no enemy nearby that could threaten the crossing of the river.
, but since military law stipulates it, it must be implemented in a down-to-earth manner. The cavalry did not neglect this at all, which shows that daily training is very particular.
Monk Luo nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand to the cavalry on the bridge to speed up.
The total number of cavalry is more than a thousand, and each person has a spear and a spear hanging next to the saddle. Bows and arrows are hung on both sides of the saddle bridge. The knights themselves hang long-handled straight swords or short-hand soldiers such as iron-bone swords on their waists.
On their horses, there are dry food and stomachs. Some knights who are good at archery also carry longbows and multiple spare quivers for dismounted fighting.
This is the Kaizi Horse Cavalry. After they pass by, those who follow are the Tiefutu who can wear heavy armor and stand firm in battle.
The horses of the Tiefutu cavalry were generally taller and more powerful, and the horses carried heavy loads. After running for a long distance, traces of mud splashed all the way to the horses' bellies, and the Alixi were even more disgraced. For the sake of safety when crossing the river, all the knights held their hands.
Even if the horse is walking, the sound of hooves on the bridge is still thunderous.
Monk Luo waited for the Tiefutu cavalry to step onto Gaofu on the west side of the river, and then waved.
Among the cavalry, a general flashed out.
"I have met Master Huifeng." Guo Alin solemnly performed a military salute.
"Where's your brother?"
"My brother lent his horse to the sick man, and he marched with the infantry. He should have crossed Yunji Bridge."
This kind of sharing the joys and sorrows with the soldiers at the grassroots level is indeed Guo Zhongyuan's true character. If he doesn't love his soldiers like sons in ordinary times, how can he use them like clay in war?
Monk Luo turned around and looked at Yunji Bridge. He saw that the soldiers who had crossed the river earlier were arranged in horizontal and vertical square formations. The formations were as solid as rocks, but the people in the formations stood upright, not talking to each other.
There were people hurriedly walking on the embankment along the river. It was Guo Zhongyuan who saw Jinghui behind Monk Luo and came with a few subordinates.
Monk Luo didn't say much, and directly handed over the military document: "The lord has captured Guide Mansion. Yin Chang's troops marched 200 miles along the river, joined the lord, and defeated Wanyan Wuli and Nahe Heyun.
More than 10,000 people are mopping up the remnants of the surrounding enemies. The Lord has an order, asking your troops to continue the rapid march and rush to Guide Mansion within five days to form a heavy army group and attack Kaifeng."
After defeating Genghis Khan, Guo Zhongyuan's troops were inspired and their fighting spirit was aroused. From top to bottom, they prided themselves on being the first strong troop in the Ding Navy that could fight tough battles.
However, Guo Ning never gave them the appointment to go out to guard, but allowed them to adjust the fields belonging to the army with peace of mind, and arranged for the soldiers to return to their hometowns in turns to visit relatives.
After fully recuperating for more than half a year, the generals under Guo Zhongyuan were constantly enriched, and many backbones who had undergone military academy training were transferred to the army. The final strength reached more than 10,000 people, including 7,000 infantry and 1,000 light and heavy cavalry.
Five hundred, and Ali Xi, who was in charge of the baggage and logistics with the army, had more than four thousand.
It was not until Yelu Chucai summoned Guo Zhongyuan twenty days ago and showed him Guo Ning's warrant that he knew what bold actions his side would take.
Previously, Guo Ning stayed in Haizhou. Under the banner of protecting maritime trade routes, he urged the expansion of ports such as Qushan and Donghai, and built large-scale warehouses within the ports. As a result, after the completion, the first batch arrived in Haizhou in large numbers.
It was not the Nanchaohai Merchant Fleet, but Guo Zhongyuan's troops who set out from Tianjin Prefecture.
Guo Zhongyuan spent three days in Tianjin assembling troops and horses, organizing supplies and supplies, and preparing for a long-distance march.
The sea route from Tianjin to Haizhou took ten days.
The soldiers and horses immediately marched after disembarking, and while marching, they restored their organization. If they could not keep up, they would not stop and wait. It took them six days to travel four hundred miles from Haizhou to Xuzhou.
Next, it was three hundred and fifty miles from Xuzhou to Guide Mansion, and Guo Ning gave them five days.
Most of the strong soldiers since ancient times were good at rapid marches. However, a short-term attack can be achieved by discarding the baggage and pushing the soldiers' strength. In twenty days, they will transfer from sea to land, and then travel a long distance of more than 700 miles, which will have a great impact on the army.
The training level, support level and morale, as well as the general's command ability, all have extremely high requirements.
Guo Zhongyuan opened the military document and read it, then closed it and handed it over to Meng Cong: "Don't worry, everyone, Guo will arrive in time. However, when marching here, a lot of food and supplies will be consumed; in addition, each ministry needs experienced rural guides to guide the way.
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"Half of the reserves in the city of Xuzhou have been allocated. We have all the mules, horses, vehicles, and people accompanying us. We have also arranged for a number of medical officers to be waiting at Qiligou in the north of the city."
When Monk Luo said this, he looked around him.
Liu Erzu had previously obtained Guo Ning's promise to serve as the deputy commander of the trip with Monk Luo. But after the entire system of Ding Haijun came into operation, he understood that compared with the military force of Ding Haijun, the situation he was operating around Mount Tai would be different in all aspects.
There is a huge gap between them. After taking Xuzhou, the remaining Red Coat Army became more and more like a supporting role.
So in the past few days, he became more and more a spectator. People who were not familiar with the Second Patriarch Liu just thought that Monk Luo was following an old farmer.
Although he was just a spectator, arranging local village guides and the like were not a problem. At this moment, Liu Erzu waved his hand, and dozens of strong men immediately appeared: "These are real ghosts from the ground. They can come and go with their eyes closed."
Guo Zhongyuan nodded to the Second Patriarch Liu and ignored the exchange of greetings. He asked Monk Luo: "The Jin army in Hao, Su, Shou, Si and other places will turn back soon. Who can resist?"
"I take it upon myself."
"In that case, I won't delay any longer...Master, I'll take my leave now!"
Guo Zhongyuan paid a military salute to Monk Luo, called the village leaders, then turned around and left in a hurry.
After he stepped into his own column, the rapid sound of horns sounded one after another. Officers from various ministries rushed to the central column to receive orders, and then rode their horses back to their headquarters. From the central column, the messengers with flags on their backs rushed out, running wildly,
While blowing a sharp copper whistle to urge.
As orders were issued one after another, the entire army that was about to cross the river suddenly moved.
The light cavalry beat their horses one after another and rushed towards the front of the road. The infantry and heavy cavalry followed the officers' command and merged into the road one after another.
Under the bright sun, the footsteps of the men and horses instantly kicked up a sky full of smoke and dust on the ground. Under the smoke and dust, the queue could not be seen clearly from a hundred paces away, only the military flags raised high. The soldiers who had marched long distances were standing close to each other.
Following the flag of the team, they either trot or walk quickly, and the order of the ranks is not disordered at all.