Chapter 127 The halberd refers to Jinliao
Four days passed quickly. Due to proper training, the army quickly assembled within four days. According to the deployment of troops from the Ministry of War and the General Staff, the Eastern Army quickly assembled to Hejian and Zhending areas, and the Western Army quickly assembled to Wuyuan County and Jiuyuan County areas. Hualang and the Ghost Cavalry set off on the day of the order, heading to the Jin and Liao Kingdoms respectively to carry out war military reconnaissance and sabotage missions.
Whether it is ancient military tactics or modern wars, winning time is equivalent to winning war. The construction of the cement avenue has made the march speed of the east and west routes extremely fast. Whether it is the army or food and supplies, it is moving forward quickly on this cement avenue without any obstacles, and there is no need to worry about the muddy road affecting the march.
Now it seems that my decision to order the construction of the cement avenue was so wise and powerful that I made me laugh coquettishly hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
This time, I did not commandeer in person, but I am not sure if I will suddenly intervene when the war develops to the end. This is not because I don’t believe in the supreme commander on the front line, but because I am itchy.
"Your Majesty, the east and west armies, as well as the Hualang and the ghost cavalry, came at the same time, and the 800-mile emergency military newspaper." After the notice, Zhou Tong, the Minister of War, hurried to the imperial study room and said to me.
"O? Come and see it quickly." I excitedly took the military newspaper from Zhou Tong's hand.
The more I looked at the military newspaper in my hand, the more confused I became. Then I spoke to Zhou Tong: "It's just three days since the army set out. I didn't expect that the vanguard troops of our Eastern Route Army had such a fierce battle with the enemy. What I don't understand is why there is no battle in the military newspaper of the Western Route Army. Zhong Shidao said that his vanguard troops had entered the Baidafan grassland of the Liao Kingdom. Except for some old, young, women and children who carried them to kill them, the rest were all traces of ghost cavalry massacre and burning. Could it be that the Liao Kingdom gave up a large area of western territory?"
Zhou Tong was also puzzled by what I said: "Long live, I feel puzzled. Even if the Liao and Jin Kingdom have been fighting for nearly five years, the Liao Kingdom will not abandon the territory of the western blockbusters."
"I sent an order to Zhong Shidao, asking him to send a thousand ghost light cavalry to the west to Jinshan for investigation. If the Liao Kingdom really gave up those territory, I will immediately issue an order to ask the Ministry of Works to send people there to build a cement fortress. I will put nails on the entire grassland. No matter who it is in the future, I will not be able to steal the grassland from my Song Dynasty."
"The old minister follows the order."
"While imparting the command to Shishi Zhong, he also made him pay attention to the nomadic peoples in the northern part of the Liao Kingdom, such as the Naimans and the Kelie people, and the Wang Guren who lived on the Baidafan grassland, should also be extra careful."
"Yes, your Majesty, the old minister has recorded it."
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Zhending Prefecture, the Eastern Army Commander Camp, and the Eastern Army Marshal Lu Junyi were taking the generals who accompanied the army to surround the sand table, analyzing the situation of the war. Since the war came suddenly and the military reform was not formal yet, all the patterns of the war remained the same.
Lu Junyi's big hand was on the sand table and said to the generals: "From the information we have been exploring Hualang, we learned that the 16 prefectures of Yanyun have gathered a total of 150,000 Jin and Liao coalition forces, and they are mainly concentrated in Yingzhou, Weizhou, Yizhou and Zhuozhou, and Yingzhou and Mozhou are now in our hands under the leadership of Shi Wengong's general. However, according to the military newspaper of the Marshal of the West Route Army, the large western grasslands of the Liao Kingdom have almost been abandoned by them. In this way, the coalition forces of the Jin and Liao Kingdom should have been desperate and decided to fight us as soon as possible."
After Lu Junyi finished speaking, Wu Yong continued Lu Junyi's words and said to him: "Marson, through the analysis, the rear of Jin and Liao countries will inevitably be empty. We might as well order the harassment war to disrupt the entire Jin Dynasty's rear and investigate the movements of the Jin emperor. If we can assassinate the Jin Dynasty emperor in one sentence, then the entire Jin Dynasty will collapse without attacking."
"Where is Shi Wengong's vanguard army now?" Lu Junyi asked
"Return to the Grand Commander, the current vanguard army of the Deputy Commander is currently confronting the enemy outside Zhuozhou City." A general who accompanied the army said,
"Immediately ordered Deputy Marshal Shi Wengong to launch artillery attacks on Zhuozhou, creating the illusion of our main force being under the brink of the enemy. Then, after General Shi began to attack, we launched a full-scale attack, so that the enemy could not figure out which side was our main force. However, relying solely on Deputy Marshal Shi's 30,000 people, we would definitely not be able to fight head-on with the enemy. Sooner or later, the enemy would notice our real movements and tell Shi Wengong to adapt to the situation and make sure to disrupt the enemy's thinking. And we must hold back the 150,000 Jin and Liao coalition forces. When the Western Route Army meets with us, we can eliminate the final combat power of the Jin and Liao countries in one fell swoop. Do you understand?"
"I will obey the order."
"After the order, the soldiers were divided into four groups. The first route Dong Ping, I am the commander of your elite light cavalry, 200 cavalry artillery, and 1,000 mortars. I set out overnight to the Great Wall of Daizhou, and the troops were directed directly to Shuozhou, Huanzhou, Shuozhou, and Huanzhou. There were only 5,000 troops defending the city. I am the commander of you to continue to bombard and harass these two cities and fight for the opportunity for the army."
"I will obey the order."
"The second route is led by Situ Jianghai and launched an attack on Weizhou directly. The third route is led by our commander himself to attack Yizhou, and the fourth route is Shi Wengong's vanguard army, attacking Zhuozhou. The morning of tomorrow, breakfast will be at three o'clock in the morning, and the camp will be drawn at the beginning. Before sunset tomorrow, the army will arrive at the designated battlefield."
Chapter completed!