"Not only Wozikou, but also Wuqing, Miaoyin, Tongzhou, Fanyang and other strongholds outside Zhongdu, all have our troops stationed there, and some have been stationed for a month. Do you think, if we attack Zhigu with all our strength? During the stronghold, Guo Ning sent an army and horses to pass through the military prefectures in Hebei, attack these strongholds, and cooperate with the Jin army in Zhongdu and Tongzhou. What will happen to these strongholds?"
"this……"
Although the Jin army stationed in Zhongdu, Tongzhou and other places was large in strength, it lacked courage. They had been trying to protect themselves for the past month and did not dare to go out of the city to fight. Therefore, most of the soldiers and horses controlling these peripheral strongholds at this time are the surrendered soldiers of Wanyan Chengyu. The elite and skilled warriors among them have long been divided up by the generals on the Beijing Road. The remaining soldiers and horses will fight against powerful enemies. You can only die with the sword tip, but it is very suitable to use it to frighten the defenders of Zhongdu and Tongzhou. It is better to have shrimp soldiers and crab generals facing each other.
But if the Ding Navy does not focus on Zhigu Stronghold and sends troops to attack these strongholds...the fate of these soldiers and horses will be worrying. In all likelihood, they will suffer a big defeat, and the defeat will be clean and tidy.
Shi Tian should give advice to the Mongol Khan and use the method of encirclement and reinforcements to deal with Ding Haijun. The "point" he chose was Zhigu Village, which was the lifeblood of the relationship and where the Dinghai Navy's financial resources were located.
This choice is certainly the right one.
But isn’t Zhongdu City itself a “point” that the Mongolian army must win? If the strongholds around Zhongdu that were finally captured change hands again, Daxing Mansion in Zhongdu will once again be out of reach. What is the meaning of the fierce battle for more than a month before?
"The strongholds captured by our side around Zhongdu cannot be shaken; just as the Zhigu Village in the hands of Ding Haijun cannot be shaken. Therefore, while we are encircling the point to bring reinforcements, Ding Haijun can also be surrounding the point to bring reinforcements!"
Xueta Lahai was shocked, and his voice became much sharper.
However, he immediately thought of another thing: "If Guo Ning can't move by sea, he will have to go to Hebei and go north along the Yuhe River. But I heard that the Xuanfu envoys stationed in various places by the Jin Dynasty all support their own troops and respect themselves. They were suspicious of each other. Guo Ning was not from the right background, and was even more hostile to the court and his colleagues. He... Hey, how could he have the courage to lead his army across Hebei? Even if he had the courage, would Hebei Xuanfu's servant San Anzhen be willing? Isn’t Pusan Anzhen worried that Guo Ning will come to Guo on a false road? How can Ding Haijun pass through Hebei and then attack the strongholds around Zhongdu?"
Speaking of this, Xue Ta Lahai couldn't help but laugh and said: "Prince, I'm afraid you are thinking too much..."
"Hey!" Shi Tianying thought for a moment and patted Xuetala Hai on the shoulder: "That makes sense! However, there is a question. Think about it."
"Prince, please speak."
"Let's take a step back. The purpose of the Great Khan is to draw out the main force of the Ding Navy so that the Mongolian army can kill with one blow. For this purpose, Zhigu Village and our army are both bait; then a certain city and a certain city around Zhongdu Aren't the troops just bait? The scattered soldiers stationed around Zhongdu City and responsible for monitoring Zhongdu and Tongzhou are all like chickens and dogs in our eyes; in the eyes of the Mongols, they can What weight does it have? In the eyes of Genghis Khan, all the people, all the soldiers, and all the cities within Zhongdu Road are all bait. To the Great Khan, no matter which bait the navy bites, the result will be the same. "
"We don't think about where Guo Ning is hiding, we just think this way... Once he attacks Zhigu Village, he will definitely face tens of thousands of us fighting fiercely; and if he attacks around Zhongdu, the Mongolian cavalry can march in a day and night Baili, fight with them in a decisive battle. Because this situation was specially arranged by Genghis Khan, no matter what the navy chooses, the Mongolian army can always achieve the goal of a decisive battle."
Shi Tianying thought slowly, took two steps, turned back and continued: "But, what about Ding Haijun?"
Xue Ta Lahai frowned: "What does the prince mean?"
"We can see this situation clearly, and so can Genghis Khan. Why can't Guo Ning see it clearly? This man is a hero who has defeated the Mongolian army three times and is valued by the Great Khan!"
Xuetalahai laughed twice: "That's not necessarily true. Maybe he got his ambition at a young age..."
He had only spoken half a sentence when Shi Tianying took over the topic: "Can't Guo Ning understand the situation? He made the Mongols suffer such a big loss and even killed Zhebie. How can he expect the Mongols to ignore him? With his vision and intelligence, he must know that as soon as the navy appears in Zhongdu, they will become the real target of the Mongols!"
"Even so, so what?"
"Ding Haijun must maintain the situation in Zhongdu, so they will definitely start a decisive battle with the Mongolian army. So before the decisive battle, is it easier for them to fight a strong and capable hound, or to bite a fragile and weak bait? Which? Would it be more advantageous for them to directly target the central capital, which is the most critical part of this battle, or would it be more advantageous for them to fight with brothers like me one after another along the Lushui Channel?"
"What the prince means is that they will definitely come from the north of Hebei and then go directly to Zhongdu? But Xuanfu of Hebei envoy San Anzhen..."
"Pu San Anzhen is also a minister of Da Jin and an enemy of Mongolia! Daxing Mansion in Zhongdu is not only a barrier to Shandong, but also a barrier to Hebei! Now that the Mongolian army is moving south, Zhongdu is on the verge of collapse. Do you think Guo Ning can get it? Losing Anzhen's trust? Do you think Guo Ning can reach an exchange of interests with him? Do you think Guo Ning can take the land route in Hebei?"
When Shi Tianying said this, Xue Ta Lahai really had a headache.
"The prince means... no, no, I heard that not long ago, in order to compete for the territory of Shandong, Pusan Anzhen even sent troops south, and almost met Guo Ning in battle. These two families are sworn enemies! This ,How can this be?"
Shi Tianying sighed: "In such a world, dragons and snakes are rising up, each showing his or her own magical powers. What is impossible?"
"This..." Xue Talahai was stunned for a long time, and suddenly he breathed a sigh of relief.
In the final analysis, even if Guo Ning really has this method, what will stand in the way of the black army? If the Ding navy comes from the sea, the black army officers and soldiers are fully prepared, and they should show off their skills in front of the Mongol Khan; but if they go to Zhongdu, they will have the Mongolian army to deal with them, and the Ding navy will not be able to deal with it anyway. It is also natural that the elite troops of the Mongolian army are the opponents, and the soldiers of the black army are watching the battle with peace of mind.
As for the attacks on the garrisons at certain strongholds, what does this have to do with Shi Tianying and Xuetala Hai? The bait must do its job as a bait!
It must be admitted that those who can gain a foothold in this world of dragons and snakes will definitely not be incompetent. What Shi Tianying thought was almost the same as what actually happened, but he was from a powerful family in Jinzhou after all, and his understanding of the high officials in the DPRK was quite lacking.
Pusan Anzhen, the envoy of Xuanfu in Hebei, did have conflicts with Ding Haijun, and he also knew that Ding Haijun and the Dajin court were by no means the same, but Pusan Anzhen was worthy of being the best among the Jurchen nobles, and he was worthy of the imperial court awarding him Hebei. The expectations of the Xuanfu envoy.
In the face of the threat from the Mongolian army, Pusan Anzhen was more decisive than Shi Tianying imagined, and did not rule out some cooperation with Ding Haijun. He was also bolder than Shi Tianying imagined. He was not only brave enough to sit in Hebei and give way to the navy.
Just when Shi Tianying suddenly thought of the situation around Zhongdu, Pusan Anzhen led his newly formed Hebei Meng'an Conqueror Army, starting from Yijin Pass in Bazhou and driving 170 miles along the Lugou River. , the transportation to the west of Zhongdu City is Shuliang Township County.
Previously, Shi Tianying led his army to remove the garrison strongholds around Daxing Mansion. After capturing Liangxiang County, he handed over the place to a young commander from Beijing Road to guard it.
The young commander relied on more than a thousand people and hundreds of horses under his command, and then gathered local refugees and gangsters, and the force expanded to three thousand. He also used the subordinates of the Southwest Capital Inspection Department in Liangxiang County as guides to capture Guangyang Town in the east and Fengxian County belonging to Zhuozhou in the west.
If the situation continues like this, this young handsome man may not be able to become the leader of a party with considerable power in Zhongdu Road, but this power is far from enough in front of Pusan Anzhen.
Starting from the second half of last year, Pusan Anzhen used extremely violent methods to rebuild Meng'an Mouke in Hebei. On the one hand, he killed many Jurchen nobles who dared to violate the law, and on the other hand, he also attracted Taiwanese remonstrators from the Zhongdu court. Write a letter of denunciation.
But Pusan Anzhen herself is one of the people with the highest family status and the deepest foundation among the Jurchen nobles. Although he was an official abroad, he still had a lot of allies and supporters in the court, so he didn't care about these criticisms at all and continued to manage things vigorously.
After half a year, he had really assembled an elite army with arms and fingers. Many Jurchens who were previously subordinate to their subordinates and even had no food or clothing were signed into the army, given land again, and then subjected to strict military training. Throughout the training process, Pusan Anzhen undressed and fed, sharing joys and sorrows with the soldiers.
Such measures generally moved the Jurchens at the bottom very much. Maybe they wouldn't be so jealous and loyal to Pusan Anzhen all of a sudden, but at least they would be grateful and willing to fight with him. In terms of the eliteness of the soldiers, the Hebei army and horses at this time were far superior to those when they marched south to Shandong that day.
At this moment, Pusan Anzhen took his kinsman general Pusan Liujia as the vanguard and attacked Liangxiang County in an instant. Xiaoshuai's head was immediately hung on the city gate tower for public display.
In the past few years, the soldiers and horses of the imperial court were as afraid of the Mongolian army as tigers. Few dared to fight in the field, let alone take the initiative to attack and recapture a certain city. In today's fight, although they only defeated a surrendered general, it was still a rare achievement, which made Pusan Anzhen very satisfied.
He raised his sword and stood up, looking at the meandering army. Everyone was wearing armor, like wolves and tigers, and he couldn't help but sigh.
So he was satisfied with his ambition, hesitated on his horse, and said to Yi La Chucai who was accompanying him: "Mr. Jin Qing, look, there are many heroes who are brave and good at fighting in Meng'an Moukeli in Hebei!"
Yizai Chucai smiled and said: "Such a strong army and strong horses are exactly what the imperial court needs. In that case, why don't the servants and envoys come with me to the Central Capital?"
Pusan Anzhen felt a little embarrassed. Fortunately, at this time, a group of armored cavalry galloped past the road. He rode on the horse and waved to the cavalry, as if he did not hear the words that hurt Chu Cai.
