This time Zhao Kai went to Sanshan Floating Bridge and settled on Jushan Island in the Yellow River. Jushan Island has now become Jushan Fort. It is no longer a cottage, it is simply a mountain city. From a distance, it looks like a castle in Japan during the Warring States Period. The city walls are built up layer by layer, and a three- or four-story building with a spire is built on the top.
Because this mountain city is built on an island in the Yellow River, the terrain is extremely dangerous and it is almost impossible to capture it!
Zhao Kai also brought Guo Tiannu, several other "school beauties", and several chamberlains with him on this expedition. Under their service, Zhao Kai quickly settled down in Jushan Castle and took a bath. Then he was in the government office, reading the military reports sent by He Guan himself, while waiting for the capital commander, military commander, marching counselor and marching officers to arrive one after another.
Before the application time arrived, Cao Li, the marching counselor, and Shen Changsheng, the deputy counselor, led a large group of military commanders to see him. He Guan and his two sons, as well as Liu Qi (He Guan's military commander) who was stationed at the Sanshan Floating Bridge. The eldest son He Ji, who is also the commander of the army, had also arrived early.
So the military discussion officially began.
To be honest, Zhao Kai is not satisfied with the military control below... There are really no talents!
Among the group of military commanders who followed Zhao Kai from Kaifeng Mansion, only Yao Pingzhong looked similar, but he was not famous in history!
As for Wang De, Qu Duan, Wu Jie, Liu Zhengyan, Miao Fu, Wang Yan, Li Xiaozhong, Hu Yantong, Zhang Bofen (the eldest son of Zhang Shuye), Zhang Hao (son of Zhang Xiaochun, Xuanfu of Hedong), Li Xing and others... ..Some of them look quite fierce, I wonder if they can actually fight?
As for the three famous generals Yue Fei, Niu Gao, and Yang Zaixing, because they were too junior and had no official status before, Zhao Kai could not make full use of them, otherwise he would not be able to convince the public. So now I can only be promoted to the level of battalion general...
Thinking that he didn't have any generals available, Zhao Kai could only sigh.
Hearing Zhao Kai sigh, He Guan thought that Zhao Kai knew how scared the gold thieves were, so he smiled and said: "Don't worry, Commander, there are certainly many gold thieves, but we have three mountain pontoon bridges and dangerous places in the north and south." , enough to hold on."
If 20,000 people are required to guard the dangerous points in the north and south of the Sanshan Floating Bridge, it will be quite insufficient. If the garrison increased to 120,000, then everything would be safe... If there were only 20,000 garrison, the gold thief would give up 40,000, and he could fill it with his life. If there are 120,000 defenders, how can the gold thief spare 240,000?
If the gold thieves have lost 240,000 men, how can they attack Kaifeng Mansion? My hometown had to be raided by a group of Khitans, Xi people, Zubu people, Mongol people, and Tatars!
Zhao Kai took a deep breath, recovered his thoughts, and then smiled and said to He Guan: "Captain He, since the gold thieves are coming in two groups, can we join forces to fight together? I will bring 120,000 soldiers this time Can Ma... be able to fight the golden thief all the way?"
"Um..." He Guan frowned, as if he was unwilling to fight the gold thief.
Zhao Kai saw He Guan's face looking troubled, so he gave Cao Li a look.
Cao Li stood up and said: "Lieutenant He, the Marching Counselor Department has repeatedly conducted battle simulations these days and found that the gold thieves still have a way to open the road south to Kaifeng without breaking through the Sanshan Floating Bridge."
Zhao Kai's Marching Counselor Department is a bit like a combination of the General Staff Headquarters and the General Logistics Department. It has a large group of armchair martial arts students serving as counselors and joining the army... Although their military standards are not good, the three stinkers The cobbler is even more powerful than Zhuge Liang! What's more, these people are also familiar with the Seven Books of Martial Arts.
He Guan looked at Cao Li, as if waiting for him to tell him what to do about the gold thief.
Cao Li said: "The gold thieves' west route army can insert into Jun County, occupy the dam near Ji County, and then dig the dam and release water to submerge Ji County, Liyang, and Wei County. At the same time, the gold thieves' east route army can enter from Kaide Prefecture invaded the northwest of Huazhou and approached Wannian Xindixiazhai, trapping our 120,000 troops near the Sanshan Floating Bridge with one force. Then the main force gathered the West Route Army crossing the river from Ji County and attacked Kaifeng Prefecture together. "
He Guan nodded repeatedly when he heard this. He had actually thought of it... In fact, he also had a plan to dig out the north side of the Wannian New Dike and release water to flood the land north of Dagong Mountain!
If the gold thieves really attack the Sanshan Floating Bridge from two directions, and Zhao Kai's army fails to arrive. Then he could only flood the north of Sanshan Floating Bridge with water, and then concentrate his forces to defend Diba Village, Baima City and Wenzi Mountain Fort south of Sanshan Floating Bridge.
As for how Zhao Kai's army would fight after they arrived, of course he also made a plan.
"Commander," He Guan said to Zhao Kai, "the gold thieves are now divided into two groups: east and west. We can concentrate our forces to deal with their east route army. At the same time, we can try to lure their west route army into Liyang and then flood it."
"Tell me how to fight on the east road?" Zhao Kai asked.
There is basically no chance of flooding Liyang City... No matter whether it is Wanyan Nianhan or Wanyan Wanlibu, they will not be so stupid.
So Zhao Kai just wants to hear how to fight the East Route Army.
He Guan said: "You can advance eastward along the south bank of the Yellow River, then occupy Xiaowu and Lingping at the bend of the Yellow River. Set up a formation between the two with your back to the Yellow River, and wait for the gold thieves to take the initiative to attack."
The so-called "彟" actually means dam. Xiaowuxi and Lingpingxi are two villages surrounded by dykes, located at the big bend of the Yellow River.
The reason why the villages are surrounded by dykes is of course to prevent the nearby Yellow River from suddenly bursting. Therefore, the dykes of Xiaowuxi and Lingpingxun are quite strong!
"Who controls these two villages now?" Zhao Kai asked again.
He Guan said: "Xiaguan sent two battalions of soldiers to occupy these two places."
"Will the golden thief make a detour?"
He Guan shook his head and said with a smile: "The palace commander's 120,000 troops are arrayed there. How dare the gold thieves go around? If the gold thieves really dare to go around, the palace commander can also divide half of his troops to stay at Xiao Wuxi and Ling. Pingxun and Sanshan Floating Bridge to threaten the gold thieves' retreat. Then he led the remaining 60,000 people eastward to Liangshanbo, joined forces with Han Taiwei, and returned to Kaifeng Mansion together."
Of course, it would be difficult for He Guan to lead 20,000 people trapped on the Sanshan Floating Bridge to threaten the Jin soldiers' retreat, but if the number were increased to 80,000... the effect would be completely different!
After Zhao Kai led 60,000 people to march to Kaifeng Prefecture, it was not a big problem to bypass Liangshanbo and Wuzhang River to return to Kaifeng Prefecture... After all, the Golden Thieves did not have the water power to fight against Liangshan Navy. , so it was difficult to stop the Song army, which was advancing by land and water.
Moreover, the city defense of Kaifeng Mansion is extremely strong and cannot be broken by the Jin soldiers in a short period of time - to attack Kaifeng Mansion City, you cannot just rely on long ladders to climb, you have to afford cannons, build ladders, and build ram chariots. With the level of craftsmen in the Jin Kingdom, ten days and half a month would not be enough. By the time the Jin soldiers had built the siege equipment, Zhao Kai had already returned to the city.
"Okay!" Zhao Kai clapped his hands and said with a smile, "With the Yellow River at the back and two dams to protect the left and right sides, this is the situation of Queyue Formation! But I don't need to invest twelve people at the beginning. Army... put six armies in first, to give Duowu Qiu some confidence in winning!"
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The sound of horse hooves sounded like rolling thunder, and it seemed that it would never stop. Thousands of cavalrymen surrounded the Jin Emperor Wu Qimai, but they were just walking in the middle of the marching team.
This was an army of staggering numbers. Behind Wu Qimai's Hezha Meng'an Brigade, there were countless red and black flags rolled up, and endless cavalry and infantry marching in formation.
The total number of people in this army may have exceeded 240,000!
The intelligence obtained by Zhao Kai and He Guan was actually not very accurate... because the Golden Thief's Guaizima light cavalry were too powerful. Not only were they powerful in battle, they were also numerous in number! The hard detectives sent by He Guan could not get close at all, and could only judge from a distance by the illustrations raised during the march of the Jin army. This is not always accurate.
In addition, the slave named N, Guo Yaoshi, is now leading the Victory Army Ten Thousand Households Genwu begging operation. Every move is watched by a group of Jurchens. Who dares to send someone to inform Zhao Kai?
Therefore, Zhao Kai and He Guan did not know that the Jin soldiers who left Daming Mansion were not divided into two groups, but concentrated most of their forces on the East Road... The East Road Army led by Wu Qimai It has 80,000 regular soldiers and 150,000 auxiliary soldiers. The West Route Army led by Wanyan Nianhan had only 20,000 regular soldiers and less than 40,000 auxiliary soldiers.
At the front of the army led by Wu Qimai, countless kidnapper horses were just running back and forth, constantly bringing the progress of the front army and the situation of the Song army to the Emperor of Jin.
"Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince's troops have entered Jiuzhou Town in Kaide Mansion without any bloodshed!"
"Your Majesty, the walls of Kaide Mansion are empty, and there is no flag of the Confederate Army. It seems that it has been abandoned by the Confederate Army!"
"Your Majesty, there is nothing unusual in the direction of Liangshanbo. There is no sign of the Southern Army brigade leaving Liangshanbo and heading north..."
"Your Majesty, large groups of Confederate troops have been found near Xiaowuxi and Lingpingxi, and the number may be tens of thousands!"
Upon hearing the reward, Wu Qimai just smiled: "Without Captain Gao, the Song Dynasty people really have no one who can use their troops well. They actually want to stop me from going south to Kaifeng Mansion with tens of thousands of people. It is really fantastic!"
Wanyan Wanli, who was next to Wu Qimai, reminded him: "Your Majesty, the Song people occupied Xiaowu and Lingping, and only tens of thousands of people lined up behind the river. They probably want to lure us to take the initiative to attack."
Wu Qimai glanced at Oh Libu and said with a smile: "Oh Libu, if you have any good ideas, just tell me!"
Oli Bu smiled and said: "With tens of thousands of people backed by the river, occupying high ground (dyke), and relying on two embankments, it is of course difficult to break. But if we don't break it, how can our army bypass Kaifeng Mansion? That’s like a light on my back!”
However, we cannot fight desperately. We can first leave three troops to defend Jiuzhou Town, Kaidefu City and Weinan. The main force will continue to advance westward to the line of Baima and Wenzi Mountain, and build forts according to the plan to guard the enemy. Finally, the army will pretend to march towards Kaifeng Mansion, so the Song army will definitely lose their composure and take the initiative to attack one of the three strongholds of our army, namely Jiuzhou Town, Kaidefu City and Weinan..."
