Generally speaking, the geographical center of Shandong's east-west road is the central and southern Shandong mountainous area composed of Taishan, Lushan, Yishan, Mengshan and other mountains. The economic center of Shandong is the semi-ring plain area surrounding the mountains in central and southern Shandong. In this area, there are dense cities and streets, and many products such as salt, silk, porcelain, and medicinal materials are produced.
After the Mongolian army broke into Hebei, many military states located in the northwest of this semi-ring area have recently become the front line against the Mongolian army. This front line relies on the fork of the Yellow River in Jeju, passing through Yangshanbo to Beiqing River to the sea, with Dongpingfu, Jinanfu, and Yidufu along the way as key military nodes.
Among these three nodes, Dongping Prefecture and Yidu Prefecture are the places where heavy troops are gathered on the east and west routes of Shandong respectively, while Jinan Prefecture is located between Dongping and Yidu, 300 miles from both places, and itself blocks Mount Tai to the south. , can be called the place where the elbows and armpits are heavy.
Considering that the plain area of Shandong Road surrounds the mountains of central and southern Shandong, Jinan Prefecture is located in the center of this semi-circular plain and is the hub of the two roads.
At the same time, Jinan Prefecture is also the most densely populated and economically developed among the many prefectures on the east and west roads of Shandong. According to figures from the Taihe period, the number of households in Jinan was as many as 300,000, three times that of Dongping and Yidu, and accounting for one-sixth of the entire Shandong. Its military potential and strategic support are second to none in Shandong.
Therefore, there is nothing to criticize about Guo Ning's military arrangements for Wanyan Sala. The current major enemy of the Jin Kingdom is the Mongolian army, not the mountain rebels such as Yang An'er. Using elite troops to control Dongping, Jinan, and Yidu is indeed an appropriate way to resist the Mongolian army and maintain the two routes in Shandong.
Since the Mongolian army broke into Hebei, although they have crossed dozens of military prefectures, most of the cities they have easily broken in the past few months have been the more desolate cities in Hebei.
Guo Ning himself is a veteran and knows very well what those cities in Hebei that are known as borderlands are like. After several consecutive years of conscription and transfer, the number of strong men in those cities was seriously insufficient and they had long become empty cities. Since the leader of the defeated army can evade the governor and actually control the power, the Mongolian army can be destroyed, not to mention.
As for the Jing, Cang and other states along the Cao River, their transportation and transit functions far exceeded their defensive functions, and they could not become an obstacle to the Mongolian army.
When Guo Ning led his troops south to Laizhou, the Mongolian army further expanded its control area. However, such as Zhending, Daming, Yidu, Dongping, and Jinan, which had been operated for many years and were truly important towns that could be called the golden city, were also attacked by the Mongols. Despite being harassed by the military's light cavalry, they are always safe.
After all, the Mongolian army is good at detours, surprise attacks, and field battles, but not good at attacking cities.
They raided across the two rivers, killing people as much as they wanted, plundering gold and silk, children, sheep, livestock, cattle and horses, and burning down houses and villages. To a certain extent, this was precisely to force the main force of the Jin army to leave the cover of the important towns and launch field battles. . After the victory in the field battle, the Mongols were able to take advantage of the situation and attack the city.
After several successes, the commanders of the Jin army in various places were as fearful of the enemy as tigers and did not dare to attack again. Therefore, the Mongolian army has had no special achievements in the past month. Apart from the complete fall of the Lianghe military states, the front line between the Jin army and the Mongolian army can be said to be almost stable.
But why was Jinan Mansion lost?
Wanyan Salara was in charge of two armies in Shandong, and the General Army Department in his hand to suppress and defend the armies had at least 40,000 troops. If he had fully increased his troops in the months after the Mongolian army invaded, he would have included all the general officers of the army. It is not difficult for the government's grain-shooting army, prison army and inspection department soldiers to expand to 80,000.
With such a large force, Wanyan Sala had the courage to threaten Guo Ning, and the confidence to treat the troops of Yang An'er and Liu Erzu as if they were nothing.
But with such a large force stationed in the famous fortified city, how could the Jinan Prefecture be lost?
The biggest problem with the three node defense lines of Dongping, Jinan, and Yidu is that because the plain area is in a semi-ring shape, the three nodes have horizontal connections but no depth.
In other words, if any one of the three nodes is cut off, the two roads in Shandong will be cut off. Once the horizontal defense is broken through, the entire territory will be threatened everywhere.
Among the three nodes, Jinan, which is in the middle and is the transportation hub of the entire Shandong Province, is the most important one. Once Jinan is lost, two roads in Shandong, most of the second prefecture, Sanjie Zhenzai, fourth defense, twelve thorn counties, and hundreds of counties outside Jinan Prefecture will face the front of the Mongolian army!
Each of these generals of the imperial court can be more reliable!
Guo Ning suppressed the anger in his heart and launched a military report.
Ever since he fought against Tuo Lei in Tang Bojian, Hebei Province, he immediately devoted all his energy to Zhongdu and to grabbing profits from the Dajin court. At this point, everything was roughly settled. When we came back to watch the fight between Dajin and Mongolia, we felt it was shocking.
It turns out that after Genghis Khan divided his troops into three groups and went south, the main force of his headquarters was overwhelmingly powerful and defeated Sui, Bao and Li prefectures.
Immediately, Marshal Pucha Ali, the right supervisor of the army, led his army to resist. However, although he was experienced in the battlefield, he was by no means a match for Genghis Khan. In just one battle, his elite troops were defeated.
Genghis Khan led the defeated troops into the Hejian Mansion.
At this time, the imperial court ordered soldiers and horses from all over the country to serve the king, so soldiers and horses from all important towns marched by land and water one after another, passing through Jingzhou from Da Ming to Zhongdu. Genghis Khan's troops were based in Hejian Prefecture, eating up the savings of a large number of canal warehouses in En, Jing, Xian, Cang and other prefectures, and outflanking both sides of the Yuhe River.
This kind of high-speed maneuvering, large-scale advance and large-retreat tactics was like crushing the Jin Army, which was becoming increasingly dull and dull. In just one month, the Mongolian army defeated the Sixth Army of the imperial army, almost turning Zhongdu into an isolated city.
This made Zuo Cheng Wanyan Gang, who was in charge of the military at that time, feel deeply pressured, so he rushed Hu Shahu, who was stationed in Zhongdu, to go out to meet the enemy, which resulted in a major coup.
At the same time as the coup in Zhongdu, the main force of the Mongolian army swept through Xiong, Ba, Mo, An and other states, completely destroying the Jin military presence in northern Hebei. Guo Ning's old acquaintance Tu Shanhang died at this time.
After the coup in Zhongdu ended, the new emperor tried his best to integrate Zhongdu's military and political affairs with the intention of fighting against Mongolia. However, Genghis Khan abandoned Zhongdu and went south again.
At this time, the weather was cool in autumn, and the Mongolian army became even more ferocious. They broke through Shen, Ji, En, Ci and other prefectures, and besieged Daming Mansion. Continue to go south and capture Kai, Hua, Jun, Wei and other prefectures, threatening Xiangzhou on the one hand and Kaifeng Prefecture of Nanjing on the other.
Xiangzhou is where the Zhangde Army Jiedu Envoy is stationed. The current Emperor of Jin Dynasty went to Zhongdu alone to inherit the throne. Except for the eldest son Shouzhong, who was originally in Zhongdu, his family members are all in Xiangzhou... This place must not be missed.
Kaifeng Prefecture in Nanjing is the center of the southern territory of Daijin. Half of the country's tax revenue depends on Nanjing Road. This place is really dependent on the country's destiny and must not be lost.
As a result, half of the world was shaken, and imperial edicts were issued one after another, including Jingzhaofu Road, Shandong West Road and other places, all of which mobilized troops to rescue.
The reason why Wanyan Salara forced Guo Ning to go to Yidu was because the men and horses he placed in Jeju and Dongping were moved. There were gaps in the original solid defense lines of Dongping, Jinan, and Yidu, which needed to be filled in time.
But it was too late for his intentions.
In the process of moving south, the Mongolian army constantly gathered local surrenderers, and became increasingly aware of the difficult terrain of the Jin Kingdom and the mobilization of troops and horses. Their tactics for long-distance attacks became increasingly unpredictable.
When the various Jin armies focused their attention on the danger of the Yellow River, Genghis Khan led his army back to Daimyo in just two days and headed southeast.
Thirty thousand Mongolian troops were divided into six groups and crossed the Beiqing River in just one night.
Jinan's garrison has a large number of troops, but in recent days they have only heard of fighting in Kaizhou, Huazhou and other states hundreds of miles away and along the Yellow River, so they are inevitably slacking off.
In front of the Sixth Route Mongolian Army, there were many surrendered troops who claimed to be the defeated troops of Bozhou and Enzhou. They easily gained the city gate, and the main force of the Mongolian army arrived immediately and broke into the city to set fire and kill.
Two days before and after.
The great city fell, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were overturned, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians were killed, and countless grain, property, and ordnance became the spoils of war for the Mongols. The defense line covering the front lines of the two Shandong routes was breached.
So Wanyan Salara sent another envoy, and he quickly admitted his defeat, holding his nose and identifying the murderer of Aotun Zhongxiao. All because Jinan was lost, most of Shandong's doors were opened.
The current situation is that Wanyan Salara is no longer in charge of Shandong. Only the commander-in-chief of Shandong from Yidu and the military envoy from Dinghai who just controlled Laizhou are left. Now they are both facing powerful enemies and it is time to unite. Warm up.
But even if we stick together, can we get warmth?
The Mongolian army is based in Jinan, and it is only more than 550 miles from Laizhou. This is not a safe distance!
What's more, the man who led the army to capture Jinan was not an ordinary Mongolian general, but Genghis Khan himself!
Seeing Guo Ning reading the military report, Wanyan Niangu carefully took out another document.
This one was Wanyan Salara’s own handwriting, and its content was indeed polite, saying that the situation was dangerous and the two places had to watch and help each other.
Guo Ning handed both documents to Yi La Chucai, and smiled and asked Wanyan Niangu to rest assured. We are all loyal ministers of Daikin. At this time, we naturally have to support each other.
After talking over and over for a long time, he ordered Yila Chucai to write a reply with a pen and use the seal himself. Wanyan Niangu then bowed deeply, saluted and left.
Hearing his footsteps walking away, Guo Ning's smile disappeared and his face turned livid.
He stood upright and tightened his grip on the handle of the knife at his waist. After a while, he said in a deep voice: "Urgently send a message to the direction of Ye County and summon Jing'an Min, Qiu Huiluo, and Hao Duan back for a military meeting."
"yes!"
"Urgently send a message to the direction of Chucheng Town, Jiaoshui County, and Laiyang County, and summon Monk Luo, Han Xuan, and Ma Bao back for military discussion."
"yes!"
"The Chinese army beats drums and summons Wang Shixian, Li Ting and other generals to discuss!"
"yes!"
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