The information marked in text on the map changes every moment. Because it is written too much and densely, it has been changed four times in less than ten days. So starting yesterday, Wang Shixian had two celadon flower drum-style Go pots brought in.
Place the chess pieces directly on the map.
Judging from the current appearance, the black chess pieces that represent the possible gathering place of the Mongols are densely covered along the mountainous area on the northern border. So much so that there are not enough chess pieces, so I got two extra Go jars this morning.
With a large group of black chess pieces, there are very few white chess pieces representing the garrison of the Zhou army.
There is only one line maintained around Hebei Road and Datong Prefecture. In the eyes of experienced generals, of course they know that the defense of this line is complete enough and will not be easily shaken. But at first glance, it is only a line that makes people feel frightened.
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Most of the northeastern end of the line segment was cut off. As a result, many chess pieces placed in the northeastern hinterland, representing the source of tribal troops, were almost separated from the Central Plains.
To the north of the line, there are also those villages that have been farming on the grasslands and doing business in the past few years. The village communities originally relied on roads and have formed a network structure. This structure is different from the Jurchens, whose boundaries were broken and collapsed everywhere.
The trench defense line was different, with great depth, enough to delay the Mongols' actions.
However, the Mongols apparently sent elite troops to infiltrate south, and the troops going south went on a killing spree as they passed through the mountainous areas, resulting in a delay in obtaining accurate information about the enemy.
The Great Zhou Dynasty had been merciful to the mountain bandits for a long time and allowed them to live in the gray areas of the border. To a certain extent, it was because of their ability to collect information outside of normal channels. However, since they were quickly massacred, they could collect information
The information is close to none.
At present, the marshal's palace in the capital can only follow the military information reported from the forts and passes in various places. Therefore, the white chess pieces representing one's own military strength will inevitably be submerged among the black chess pieces representing the Mongolian army.
Several generals around him nodded: "Scary, scary."
They said this, but they didn't show much fear. They had seen too many scary things in their lives, and all of them had already become numb.
Standing in the center of the crowd, Guo Ning lowered his head and looked at the map: "It is right for the soldiers of all departments not to move. The Mongolian army headquarters has not yet gone south and has rushed into the mountains. Those who directly threaten the Hebei border defense line are those aliens who have surrendered.
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As soon as this statement came out, some people nodded, "Why do you see that?"
Jing Anmin on the side replied: "We have also tried to deal with those bandits and grass bandits. At the beginning of the year, I also arranged for people to bring thunder cannons into the mountains to attack. But thunder cannons are inconvenient to carry. It takes more than half a month to break down a village. How can it be followed by another one?
Walking from hilltop to hilltop throughout the year? At that time, I thought that I could open a few villages to serve as examples, but it turned out that the groups of villages were like stones in the toilet, smelly and hard. A single stone is not big, but it has to be carved out.
It takes a lot of effort and is not worth it.”
"so……"
"We still can't sweep through many villages in a short time, how can the Mongols do it? They hate attacking cities and passes ten times more than we do. It's all sung in the lyrics, and when they swear,
Used!"
From the beginning of the uprising, the monarchs and ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty were faced with huge pressure from the Mongolian army. The generals who could lead the army were all veterans who had learned lessons from the war. It can even be said that the Mongols were their best The lyrics mentioned by my teacher, Jing Anmin, roughly mean that if I can't do something, let me climb an iron-like pass and make my fingers bleed. Many people can sing it on the spot.
Thinking about it this way, it would be too unrealistic to say that the Mongols suddenly had the ability to treat mountain fortresses as paper.
"Perhaps, the Han craftsmen who were captured by the Mongols accompanied the army?"
"The Han craftsmen's guild is nothing more than the old couple's gadgets in the Jurchen army. One stone cannon requires dozens of people to operate, and it weighs thousands of kilograms. How can it be moved to the mountains? It's not necessarily what those on the grassland want. What kind of slave has a better brain than the master craftsmen in our armory? So, if there is something new that can be used, it will most likely be from the Western Regions."
Speaking of this, a general who had served in Longshang earlier said: "I have heard that the Xixia people's tornado cannons are made by craftsmen from the Western Regions. The biggest country in the Western Regions is none other than Khwarezm, with a territory of thousands of people." Here, they dominate one side. If the group of people who broke into the mountains are the survivors of Khwarezm, they may have some unique skills on hand. Maybe the number of people who broke through the northern Xinjiang defense line and went south is very small, and they just broke through continuously. The village is deliberately promoting momentum."
"So, don't be frightened by this fierce momentum, we still have to wait."
"Yes, we have to wait."
The tactics of the Mongols have always been like this. Even if they only have a thousand cavalry, they can come and go in a hurry, creating the illusion of thousands of troops under the cover of the smoke and dust. When the Jin army faced off against them, the clan did not know where the enemy was, and our own side did not know where the enemy was. Even with heavy weapons like Tie Fu Tu, they can only be beaten passively.
On a single battlefield, in strategic directions or in multiple strategic directions, the Mongols used feints, disguises and bluffs to perfection. Moreover, they were accustomed to taking the people of failed tribes hostage on the grasslands, and they invaded the Jin Kingdom that year. Within the territory, tens of thousands of traitor troops were driven here and there, making it increasingly difficult to find the movements of the Mongolian army headquarters.
Fortunately, the generals of the Zhou Dynasty had accumulated enough war experience and often reviewed the situation in the military academy. Everyone had slowly learned to abandon the illusion and waited for the main force of the Mongolian army, which was deeply concealed under the illusion, to emerge on its own.
It was like fighting against a fighting master holding a sharp weapon. The long sword in the right palm of the master was flying in a silver light, and a meteor hammer was swinging in his left hand, whistling in the wind.
If a novice is confused by the opponent's sword light, if he listens to the sound of the dancing bolas, he will be confused by the changes in reality and will be killed immediately.
The veteran knows very well that no matter how dazzling the weapon is, someone will eventually come to the critical point. The sword will have to cut the throat, pierce the heart, or the hammer will smash the Tianling Cap, and this battle will be won. burden.
Therefore, facing opponents who are constantly busy with chores, experienced warriors will guard their own territory without interference. All their energy and energy are waiting for the enemy to attack, and then suddenly burst out to counterattack. .
Before that decisive moment, there is no need to worry about the temporary disadvantage, not to mention that the unlucky ones at this moment are just thieves. Those who are still thieves in the mountains today, if they are not stupid enough to see the situation clearly, then they are hostile to the imperial court from the bottom of their hearts.
, it is not an exaggeration to say that death is not a pity.
Guo Ning lost interest in them for the time being, and continued to analyze the layout of several defense lines with the generals. After saying a few words, he casually added:
"However, we still need to grasp the situation in the mountains as soon as possible. If those Khwarezm people can continuously attack the stockade, they may threaten our fortress. If we do not grasp it in time, the enemy may take advantage of it one day."