The conquest of Tuyuhun was of great importance, not only for the interests of the people of Liangzhou, but also for the reputation of the Sui Dynasty. State and county officials did not dare to hesitate for a moment; when Yang Ji had arranged the candidates for the envoys to Yizhou and Yongzhou; The local governors also reported to Yang Ji and others, and braved the heavy snow to return to their bases to prepare for war. Among the state-level officials, civil servants such as Er Liu, Wang Cong, Yu Shinan, He Tuo, Liu Zi, and Cen Zhixiang also dispersed on their own and rushed back to their respective headquarters to convene their subordinate officials to discuss matters.
This military meeting is a bit like following a fixed flow, but Liangzhou's highly efficient machine also shows that it is different from other states at this time. Governments and officials at all levels are busy and organized, but But it is tightly centered on the heart of Zhou Mufu.
Once the meeting is over, the civil servants will return to their posts and make every effort to prepare for the battle. There is no need for Yang Ji and state-level officials to worry.
Seeing everyone being so self-conscious, trying their best, and being diligent, as well as Yang Ji, Yang Shanhui, Li Jing, and other "newcomers" such as Yang Yichen, Fan Zigai, Huangfu Wan, and Guo Xuan, they were dumbfounded and dumbfounded.
Not to mention anything else, just in terms of vigorous, orderly and efficient operation, Liangzhou has far exceeded other states; and Chao, since ancient times, has been the most procrastinating place in the world, and the Sui Dynasty was no exception. There's no way to compare it with Liangzhou's speed.
Yes, they all felt uncomfortable; one of them also became nervous.
When they arrived, they thought Yang Ji would just do it. After all, it was freezing and snowy, so they had plenty of time to prepare. No, Yang Ji didn't even have food, so he took everyone into the military aircraft war room.
Until now, they finally understood why Yang Guang said that Yang Ji was both a sick cat and a ferocious tiger.
When they took office, Yang Guang specifically reminded him: When he said that Yang Ji was fine, he acted more like a lazy sick cat than anyone else; but once he said that Yang Ji was fine, he immediately transformed into a tiger. He was a powerful boss, so he told them to be careful no matter how small they were, and not to be careless in major matters; otherwise, even if he was the emperor, he wouldn't be able to save them.
However, these days, they were very disappointed. If Yang Ji was as slow as a few days ago, they would all think that Yang Ji had fallen.
Especially Yang Yi, who is both Yang Ji's nephew and Yang Ji's teacher; he feels very sad for Yang Ji's drunken life and death; now it seems that Yang Ji is not a degenerate at all, but has full confidence in Liangzhou.
Yang Yichen and others all have rich combat experience. Although they are a little uncomfortable with the sudden change in painting style of Yang Ji, Yang Shanhui, Li Jing and others, everyone is not shocked. They feel that such style is very suitable for them. .
The military aircraft room was brightly lit and stars gathered together.
Yang Ji felt that the room was hot and suffocating, so he ordered people to open the window. At this time, a scenery covered in silver came into view.
The cold wind that came in through the window did not hit everyone's bodies, but instead had a refreshing feeling, clearing everyone's minds.
There is a huge sand table in the middle of the military aircraft room. This sand table is modeled after the real terrain of Liangzhou and Tuguhun. Mountains, deserts, rivers, cities, villages, bridges, hills, and forests are all available. Although it is not very detailed, But it presents the situation between the enemy and ourselves very intuitively. ….
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Yang Yichen's eyes were filled with tears and he praised: "This is a good thing!"
As early as the pre-Qin Dynasty, the sand table had been put into the battlefield, so there was no place in the sand table that Yang Yichen should be surprised about, but what he saw in front of him was completely different from what he had seen before.
This one was made lifelike, as if it were alive. It was infinitely more advanced than what he had seen before. The overall three-dimensional effect was very similar, just like the shrunken earth.
"This is the sand table that He Gongcao and his craftsmen spent more than half a year making based on the map and Master Kan Yu's words." Yang Ji said at the side: "However, the topography and landforms are too difficult to understand and map, so this sand table There are still many flaws; especially the enemy country, there are many, many details that need to be added. Wait until the end and I will give you one!"
"Da, I can be considered your master; you can't lie to me!" Yang Yichen stepped forward and carefully looked at the sand made of clay, as well as the cities, villages, and bridges carved out of wood on it. The more he looked at it, the more... Eyes, I can't wait to move this sand table away immediately.
“With a model, a skilled craftsman only needs to look at it carefully to make a prototype.
Exactly the same. What's so easy about this? "Yang Ji naturally understood the great military use of the sand table, but after listening to Yang Yichen's words and looking at his salivating expression, he still felt dumbfounded.
He looked at the Tuyuhun area of the sand table in front of him and began to meditate silently.
The territory of Tuyuhun is surrounded by the Qilian Mountains, the Altyn Mountains, the Qimantag Mountains, the Kunlun Mountains, and the Animaqing Mountains. In the eastern region, there are Lenglongling, Daban Mountains, Yueri Mountains, and Jishi Mountains. , Taizi Mountain and other big mountains.
Within it, it is divided into east and west by the northwest-southeast-trending Xitieshan Mountains. The population of Tuyuhun is mainly concentrated in the east, and the west is the famous Qaidam Basin in later generations.
Now facing Tugu, which looks like a turtle shell on the outside and a "maze" on the inside, Yang Ji also feels a little troubled. If it was a simple fight, Yang Ji wouldn't do it, but after all, Tuyuhun was not a sudden attack in the north, and it was not the end of the fight. When he explained his concerns one by one, Yang Shanhui, Li Jing, Murong Sanzang, Zhang Xutuo, Yang Yichen, Xue Shixiong, Qian Shixiong and others all started thinking about it.
Halfway through, Yang Ji said: "Since ancient times, the conquests have been based on land, population, and wealth. Sincerely, Tuyuhun's land is barren and its population is sparse. It is almost a waste of food and waste. But Tuyuhun's strategy The position is extremely important, we must take it back and bring it back. Although Tuyuhun has a sparse population, there are only one or two hundred people. It will be troublesome if they resist and attack the government and the garrison in the future. "
When everyone heard this, they were immediately frightened, thinking that Yang Ji was going to kill all the people in Tuyuhun.
Based on their experience with Yang Ji, Yang Ji would definitely be able to do such a thing. And if you want to wipe out all the Tuyuhun people, the method is actually simple. You only need to send out a few elite troops to slaughter the livestock and destroy the low-yielding barley and other farms. The Tuyuhun people will starve to death and freeze to death in less than one winter. But this place is different from the Turks and the Great Lakes, so we can’t do this! ….
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Yang Shanhui was anxious and said loudly: "Da, Tuyuhun is in a high position. He can easily conquer the Hexi Corridor in the north, Yongzhou in the east, and Yi in the south. Therefore, to destroy Tuyuhun, the Sui Dynasty must occupy it. If they kill them all, they will occupy it in the future." What is its use? What is used to maintain the Sui Dynasty's rule in Tuyuhun? What is used to support the officials and troops above?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Li Jing also said nervously: "With so many, how can we support the government and the garrison in the future? If we slaughter them, it will be a piece of white land, and the supplies will also need to be transported up from the mountains. In the short term, You can. But it’s not a long-term solution.”
Yang Ji waved his hand to stop others from trying to persuade him to start, and said, "Then how are you going to fight this battle?"
"..." Everyone looked at Yang with a look of resentment, and they just looked at it like this, thinking to themselves: If you let us come up with ideas and speak out, why do you have to make it so scary?
No, Yang Ji himself said again: "One or two million people cannot be wiped out, but the Tyuhun people are very temperamental. If we don't defeat them completely, there will definitely be endless rebellions to greet us in the future. So this The war must be fought hard, hard, and fiercely. Only by beating them until they have no temper and resistance will they be able to stay in peace and accept the imperial decrees and the local government's arrangements."
Yuchi Gong was confused after hearing this, and hurriedly asked, "Da, we all know what you're talking about, so let's just tell him how to fight!"
"Why are you so anxious? You will die when I finish laying the groundwork!" Yang Ji glared at Yuchi Gongyi who was smiling, and then looked at the snickering crowd. Then he picked up a wooden stick and pointed at the Xitieshan Mountain on the sand table, and said: "The Xitieshan Mountains divide Tyuhun into two major parts, the northeast and the southwest. Based on this terrain feature, we opened up two battlefields in the east and west. In order to avoid future problems We need to attack one city at a time, so we will annihilate the main force of Tuyuhun on this battlefield and severely attack the momentum and will of the Tuyuhun people."
Yang Ji then drew his wooden stick on the narrow grassland at the southern foot of Qilian Mountain and said, "The main battlefield in the east is in Qilian Yuan."
Qilian was originally a flat alpine meadow area that was wide from east to west and narrow from north to south; it was sandwiched between Qilian Mountain and Chewozhen Mountain, which became the Qilian County area in later generations. There are more than two to three hundred large and small rivers in the territory. Among them, the weak water from west to east and the Babao River from east to west confront each other, and then form a river that turns north and directly enters Zhang. If you follow Chewozhen Mountain Countless people were washed away by the river
To the south of the pass, you can enter the core area of Tuyuhun and the Qinghai Lake area.
Therefore, Qilianyuan was an extremely important strategic location for the Sui Dynasty and Tuyuhun. During the conflict that year, it had been captured by the Liangzhou Army. Now it is the focus of the confrontation between the Sui Dynasty and Tuyuhun. , the three confrontations located in Xiping, Qihe, and Lintao seem a bit insignificant.
Everyone stared and nodded: "Qilianyuan is indeed the best main battlefield in the eastern battlefield."
Yang Ji glanced past the eager crowd, and finally fixed on Zhang Xutuo, who was guarding Qilianyuan, and said: "Manager Zhang! You are very familiar with the situation of Qilianyuan and the enemy. I now appoint you as the marching commander of the eastern battlefield. Grand Commander; Murong Sanzang served as deputy march commander, Li Jing served as march commander, Xue Ju and Yu Chigong served as generals and fought with the army. "….
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"The eastern battlefield is the core of Tuyuhun. It has a large number of troops, a large population, and a relatively complex terrain. In addition to the 25,000 troops in Qilian Yuan, I will give you another 50,000 main battle troops."
"General, please obey!" Zhang Xutuo, Murong Sanzang, Li Jing, Xue Ju, and Yuchi Gong accepted the order.
"Xiping, Chuihe, and Lintao each have a confrontation, which is also very important." Yang Ji paused for a moment, then nodded and said: "Liang Yuan, I appoint you as the marching director of Xiping Road; Yang Yi, I appoint you as the commander of Chuihe Road. Marching Commander; Zhou Fa, I appoint you as the marching commander of Lintao Road. The three of you will lead your troops and horses to coordinate with Commander Zhang, and you must obey Commander Zhang’s orders.”
"General, I will obey the order!" Liang Yuanli, Yang Yichen, and Zhou Faming solemnly obeyed the order.
Yang Ji looked at Fan Zigai, the prefect and general manager of Wuwei, and Zhang, the prefect and general manager of Wuhan, and said: "Fan Zigai serves as the general manager of the rear army in the eastern battlefield, and Zhang Shou serves as the deputy general manager of the rear army. You two are responsible for supervising the transportation of weapons and equipment. Food, grass and other supplies.”
"The general will obey your orders!" Fan Zigai and Zhang Shou were overjoyed. They were officials in the middle of the country and thought they had no hope of participating in this. Unexpectedly, Yang Ji gave them the opportunity to make meritorious deeds.
The rear troops who supervise the transportation of food are generally helpless, but as long as the materials are successfully moved before the battle, it is a great achievement.
"The eastern battlefield will be left to you. You can contact Shi Wansui and Murong Zhao on your own." Yang Ji looked at them and then said: "In addition to capturing the eastern region, you also need to capture Murong Fuyun. This man is an owl, if he is not there, Tuyuhun will be restless; you cannot let him go no matter he is alive."
"Here!" Everyone responded with a roar.
Seeing that Yang Ji had finished making arrangements, Xue Shixiong raised his hand and asked, "Da, where is the western battlefield? I wonder who will be the general manager?"
"The main battlefield of the Western Battlefield is located at the confrontation point at Dangjin Mountain Pass." Yang Ji pondered for a while and then said, "I personally serve as the general manager of the Western Battlefield."
The western battlefield is the Qaidam Basin. This basin is surrounded by six mountain ranges: Qilian Mountains, Altun Mountains, Qimantage Mountains, Kunlun Mountains, Burhan Buda Mountains, and Xitieshan. The whole basin is like a mouth with a depression in the middle. wok. Alpine grasses of varying widths are distributed at the foot of the mountain. Although this basin is vast in area, it has extremely low water resources and is dotted with large tracts of desert and Gobi. Therefore, the sparse population is scattered in the grasslands at the foot of the mountain. People and animals rely on the upstream flow. Drinking spring water and ice and snow melt water.
It cannot be said that the grasslands are all hopeless. There are also countless Danshui lakes for people and animals to live in. These lakes are collected by the melted water of the five mountain ranges. The six mountain ranges are covered with ice and snow all year round. In summer, the ice and snow melt, and a large number of springs gather into the grassland. Countless large and small rivers flow to the "bottom of the pot, nourishing the fertile land and creating rich foothill grasslands."
When the river water continues to the ground and underground in the middle, it gathers into very livable brooks in the low-lying areas, which are very similar to Xiutu Ze and Yezhu Ze in Wuwei County, Juyanze in Zhangye County, and Daze in Dunhuang County. , Pu Leihai in Yinwu County... Each lake is surrounded by lush pastures and vast grasslands, and has always been an important horse farm and pasture in Tuyuhun.
Yang Ji was more worried about Danshui Lake and Green Lake in the Qaidam Basin. Because the Sui army was not familiar with the terrain and needed Danshui resources, they could only fight close to the foothills. However, the Tuyuhun army could make use of these. Hidden in lakes and oases, and then constantly harassed the Sui army.
Xue Shixiong and Qian Shixiong, who were in charge of the military affairs of Shanshan and Qiemo respectively, came from an orthodox military background. If you ask them to fight tough battles, positional warfare, and attack fortresses, there is nothing to say;
The guerrilla warfare "everywhere" is a bit weak.
It was inevitable that the Sui army would be overwhelmed in the western battlefield, so Yang Ji decided to personally lead the victorious army and Zhuque Xuanwu to fight there.
"General Xue, General Qian, you two will serve as deputy general managers of the march." Yang Ji ordered: "You two will return to the garrison first and prepare food supplies. At the same time, contact General Mai Tiezhang to prepare him for the war. When the road conditions improve a little, I will lead the army to join you."
"Here!" Xue Shixiong and Qian Shixiong had no objection to Yang Ji's decision.
At this time, the general direction has been arranged, and the whole state has begun to prepare for this battle. .
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Chapter 576: Opening up the battlefield
