Snow is flying in the sky in the Northland wantonly, as if it is covering everything in the Northland under ice and snow.
In Yunyang, Wan Mingliang and others gathered together, discussing the plan of how to raid the Turkic Royal Court around the stove. Due to the winter snow, the truce between the Three Kingdoms has been over for more than a month.
Except for necessary reconnaissance, no one was too lazy to move in this ice and snow.
The Northern Expeditionary Army stopped training and stayed in their rooms not wanting to go out.
Yunyang and the others also received a message from the soldiers and horses stationed in the Jin Kingdom's capital. Countless Jin Kingdom refugees returned and tentatively settled in empty cities in various places to spend the winter.
After deliberation, Yunyang and others decided to pretend to turn a blind eye and not listen, and not deal with the problem of these refugees from the Jin Kingdom for the time being.
After all, they really can't spare any extra troops to deal with these problems at this time.
"Report, Commander-in-Chief, traces of Jin Kingdom scouts and Turkic scouts were found outside the city. They looked at my city for a while and then disappeared into the snow."
"I know, let's continue investigating."
"It's an order."
After the scouts left, Yun Yang looked around at the generals around him.
"From several times a day at first to once every three days now, it is certain that the Turks and Jin Kingdom's scouts have begun to relax their vigilance.
Perhaps they gradually thought that our Northern Expedition army had never experienced such severe cold and harsh weather, and in all likelihood, we would not send troops to attack their royal court.
This is an excellent phenomenon for us.
As long as the opportunity allows, we will immediately do the opposite for them, quickly send troops to raid the Turkic royal court, and strive to annihilate the main force of the Turks in one fell swoop.
As long as the main force of the Turks is annihilated, the remaining scattered tribes will not be a concern at all. "
Wan Mingliang lifted the teapot on the stove and poured everyone a cup of tea to keep warm: "Commander, the news we have detected now is still too one-sided.
The general believes that what should be clarified now is whether it is the entire Turkic Royal Court and the remnants of the Jin Kingdom who have relaxed their vigilance, or whether it is just their scouts who disobey orders in private because of the bad weather and difficult roads, which reduces the chance of detection and relaxes their control. The vigilance of my Northern Expeditionary Army.
If the entire Turkic Royal Court believes that it is impossible for us to brave the bad weather and send troops to raid, then our operation of sending troops to steal the camp this time will be a sure thing.
If the scouts just relax, there will be big changes in our raid plan.
Not to mention the distance, just identifying the direction on the vast snowfield is a big trouble for our Northern Expedition army.
Due to wind and snow, there is a lot of error in the compass.
The grassland is no better than the city in the hinterland. The slight difference can be determined by the number of official roads, mountains and rocks, and the direction.
But on the snow-covered grassland, the sky and the earth were completely the same color. It was not easy to distinguish east, west, north and south.
In addition, the raid plan we formulated is to use Xuemu as a natural line of defense to prevent the investigation of the scouts of the two countries.
Although this move can increase our success in hiding our traces, it will also make it more difficult for our soldiers to identify the direction because of Xuemu.
On the grassland, a slight difference can make a difference of a thousand miles.
We must be absolutely prepared for this.
Otherwise, don't make a surprise attack on the Turkic Royal Court, and instead get lost in the vast grassland.
Once it is caught by the general's words, there is no need for the general to elaborate on the consequences one by one! "
Wan Mingliang's words made everyone present look serious.
We had to carefully consider the various possibilities that might occur in a surprise attack on the Turkic Royal Court.
The grassland in winter is no different from the three seasons of spring, summer and autumn. Once they lose their way there, it will be fatal for the soldiers of the Northern Expedition.
"Commander, the problem mentioned by the deputy commander cannot be ignored. The compass must be taken seriously. Otherwise, if there is a surprise attack on the Turkic Royal Court but the enemy cannot be found, and the enemy is lost in the grassland, it will be troublesome.
When the sun comes out, we can still tell the direction, but in this weather, who knows how long the heavy snow will last? "
Yunyang held the warm tea and tasted it briefly. He lowered his head and pondered for a long time and nodded slightly.
"This commander will take this seriously and ensure that the soldiers can accurately find the enemy's camp to launch a surprise attack.
Mainly the method of launching the raid is a big problem.
Mainly using infantry to steal the camp? Or is it mainly cavalry raids?
In terms of advantages on the grassland, cavalry is indeed stronger than infantry. Their speed and impact are extremely obvious.
However, the cavalry's momentum was too powerful and could easily reveal their whereabouts, causing the raid plan to fail. "
"What about the combination of infantry and cavalry? The cavalry and infantry complement each other. If the infantry launches a sneak attack, and the peripheral cavalry mainly intercepts and assists, can they make up for each other's shortcomings?"
Yunyang looked at Dongfang Ming who expressed his thoughts and shook his head silently: "It's not that I haven't considered this method, but you have ignored the current weather conditions.
The snow limits the speed of the infantry to the greatest extent. The infantry can get hot while walking and can resist the severe cold. However, in order to cooperate with the infantry, it is not possible for the cavalry to march slowly. They are afraid that they will be frozen in less than half a day while riding on the horse. Turned into ice cubes.
It's not impossible to come down and lead the horse away. Once the whereabouts are leaked and the enemy forces come up, the cavalry will not have enough time to gather to meet the enemy, but will lose the greatest advantage. "
Yunyang's words caused everyone to fall silent, feeling a bit unwilling in their hearts.
Could it be that the raid plan was aborted before it even started?
"Now the Turks and Jin Kingdom's scouting distance is not enough to give us time to launch a surprise attack. Let's do this. When you go back, you will each draw up a charter, and we will brainstorm a foolproof method.
Strive to send troops to make a surprise attack when the time, place, and people are all in favor of our Northern Expeditionary Army, and lay the foundation for the conquest of the Turks in one fell swoop. "
"Got the order!"
A few days later.
Yunyang, Wan Mingliang, and other generals each showed their strengths, and after tireless discussions, they finally came up with an extremely satisfactory raid plan.
The final plan can be said to have prepared countermeasures for all potential dangers that may occur.
All is ready except for the opportunity.
As long as the weather permits, we can launch a surprise attack on the Turks at any time.
In the second year of Yongping, November 18th.
Based on the experience accumulated by Yunyang and others, there is a high probability that the scouts from the two countries will not come to investigate again in the past two days. This is a good opportunity to send troops.
As Yunyang's command was passed on one by one, the generals stationed in various cities immediately ordered their troops to prepare for war.
The hundreds of thousands of warriors, facing the heavy snow flying all over the sky, quietly left the city where they were temporarily stationed, and silently rushed towards the Turkic grassland.
The traces of the army's crossing were quickly covered by flying snowflakes.
Within a few quarters of an hour, it returned to its original state. Looking at it casually, the sky and the earth were still the same color, as if nothing had happened.
