When this question was asked, everyone looked uncomfortable.
Everyone is talking about how to win, why are you thinking about defeat?
Not afraid of bad luck?
but……
What he said may not be unreasonable.
The effective method for infantry to fight against cavalry is easy to understand. Either chariots form a formation, soldiers form a dense formation, or obstacles are built in advance to limit the opponent's charge kinetic energy.
In addition, there are three major requirements.
First, a certain degree of discipline and morale must be ensured to maintain the formation. Soldiers must not jump out of the formation, nor can they be frightened by the cavalry attack and easily collapse.
Secondly, it is necessary to achieve multi-faceted defense to ensure the flanks without leaving vulnerable sides. We cannot only defend the front but not the sides.
Third, it is necessary to ensure the output of superior long-range firepower. There must not be only shield soldiers and spearmen without crossbowmen. The military formation will be a pure target, and the cavalry archers will kill this military formation.
Of these three requirements, the last two are currently achievable.
The first one is that no one dares to say that there is really no problem.
Without sophisticated training and certain combat experience, it is difficult for infantry to withstand the terrifying impact and kinetic energy brought by cavalry charges, and it is also difficult for infantry to face the psychological impact caused by large-scale guerrilla attacks and harassment by cavalry.
The Shengjie Army has only been in force for three months, and its training is very limited. It can win against the food shooting army and the defense army that are weaker and worse than them, but if they encounter the regular army of the Jin Army...
The officers looked at me and I looked at you, and then they all looked at Su Yonglin.
Su Yonglin looked at the map and was silent for a while.
"It has only been three months since the establishment of the Shengjie Army. It is indeed a short period of time. Almost all of them are new soldiers. The formal training has not been completely completed. I am also fully aware of these disadvantages. However, we are a rebellion and we do not have time. , we have no choice.”
Su Yonglin patted Wei Kexian on the shoulder.
"Ke Xian, you are right. We are fully prepared. We must be able to win. If we cannot win, everything will be over. But we have no other way to go. Either win or die. You and I, will die together.
We will all die on the battlefield and have our heads chopped off by gold thieves. Our heads may even be built into Beijing as a warning to future generations. Our family and friends will also be brutally slaughtered. All those who support us will be bloodbathed. Everything we have built will come to naught. "
Su Yonglin turned his attention to everyone again.
"Including our thoughts of overthrowing Jin Ting and taking back the Central Plains to establish a country without exploitation and oppression, they will all come to nothing and cease to exist."
For a moment, the atmosphere in the conference room was extremely heavy. Everyone lowered their heads and frowned, not knowing what to say.
“However, this is also the only way for us to realize this idea.”
Before Su Yonglin finished speaking, the officers raised their heads again.
"What we have chosen is a path that will lead to death unless we win in the end. Unless we win, we will die. This time the Golden Army is the first dangerous opponent we face. If we are lucky enough to win, There are countless dangers that await us.
Ten thousand gold troops are nothing at all. In the future, there may be two to thirty thousand, fifty thousand, one hundred thousand, or even the main force of hundreds of thousands of gold troops. Those are all things we must face, and we must win. , we can’t lose, if we lose we will die, gentlemen, we have no choice. "
Every word Su Yonglin said was like heavy rocks hitting the hearts of the officers, making them feel extremely heavy.
But Su Yonglin quickly raised his fisted hand again.
"It's true that the only way to win is to die, that's right, but everyone, doesn't this also prove that we only need to win?"
The officers raised their heads and looked at Su Yonglin with surprise.
"As long as we win, we can achieve our goals. Everyone will have land to cultivate, there will no longer be bullies and evil gentry who will seize farmers' land, and there will be no corrupt officials who will allocate taxes at will so that farmers can't pay the full amount even if they sell their children. .
We will not allow farmers to go bankrupt in good years, and we will not allow farmers with only a few acres of thin farmland to be counted as wealthy households and pay a large amount of tax. We can calculate a general ledger for the evil done by the Jin and Song Dynasties, and let all the evildoers People pay the price for this!
I know that you have not forgotten who caused the death of your family and the path you are on today. I believe that if possible, you would rather not have everything you have now and live a peaceful life with your family, but that is not possible. .
As long as those superior people are still there, they can still do whatever they want, and no one can even think about living a stable life in the past life. Therefore, hold the knife in your hand tightly, strengthen your faith, fight to the death, and never retreat! This is our only way to survive! "
Su Yonglin took a deep breath, accentuated his tone, and said in a heavy voice: "Fight a bloody path!"
The officers' breathing became rapid.
"Fight your way out!"
They said in unison.
The officers of the Victory Army were all from poor peasant backgrounds. They all came from the lowest level of society. They had all suffered from hunger, cold, and cruel exploitation.
After living such a precarious life, he was later incorporated into the private salt group by the Su family and managed to live a good life for a few days. However, the pain of losing his land and his family could not be changed overnight.
The pain of being unable to resist after being oppressed has been deeply rooted in their minds after Su Yonglin's systematic explanation, letting them know that it is useless to just kill one or two corrupt officials for personal revenge.
All-round oppression requires all-round resistance and all-round liquidation.
And this requires an absolute military advantage.
If we cannot gain absolute military superiority and dominate the world, we will not be able to talk about a comprehensive liquidation.
Then how to take revenge?
Therefore, it seems that there are many roads in front of them, but in fact, none of them can go through, and they can only fight their way out!
At the bonfire meeting that night, the entire army conveyed Su Yonglin's will from top to bottom. The officers conveyed Su Yonglin's speech to the soldiers, so that the soldiers could also know the actual situation of the victorious army.
Fear is normal, everyone is afraid.
But as rebels, they do not have the right or qualification to choose to escape after being afraid. They only have the choice to muster the courage to rise up and resist after being afraid.
The cruelest thing about this world is that there seem to be so many choices, but almost every choice has preconditions. Of course, there are also options without preconditions, but most people don't want to choose that kind of choice.
Su Yonglin and Sheng Jiejun had only one choice - to fight their way out.
The whole army is completely united and fighting for a common goal.
After the order was conveyed, the Shengjie Army began to act with great speed and efficiency.
While collecting enough ships, sand, soil, and stones to sink the ship, they sent people to continue moving forward to conduct reconnaissance at all times to determine the marching speed and position of the Jin army to ensure that the tactical execution could be effective.
On the other side, Su Yonglin also sent someone to tell Sun Ziyi and Zhao Kaishan the specific news, so that they could be mentally and materially prepared for the possible large-scale counterattack by the Jin Army.
Zhao Kaishan has the most manpower and material resources of the entire Liberation Army. If he cannot fight against the Jin Army alone, it is better to perish as soon as possible.
Su Yonglin was single and weak. He was worried that he would not be able to win the battle, so he decided to leave a way out for himself. If he really couldn't defeat him, he would take the remaining troops to join Sun Ziyi.
Turning into Rufeng is his final path.
Despite this, as long as there is still a slight possibility of victory, he will give 10,000% effort for it.
Collecting ships is not an easy task, but as long as you pay, everything is easy to negotiate.
Su Yonglin used the military expenditures of the Shengjie Army to purchase boats from merchants and fishermen in Tai'an Prefecture, and also prepared a large number of sandbags, sand, and stones, preparing to sink with the boats.
Just in case, the scale of blocking the river channel should be slightly larger and the scope should be wider, so that the Jin people cannot clear it out so easily.
In short, all methods that can increase the winning rate should be used.
There are not enough troops because there is so much to do.
It doesn't matter if the army is not enough. The advantage of the Shengjie Army over the Jin Army lies in its organizational and mobilization capabilities. Su Yonglin once again used IOUs to borrow the labor force of farmers in Tai'an Prefecture to assist the Shengjie Army in blocking operations.
The farmers' association helped organize and publicize it. Men and women in the new rural areas, old and young, who could get out of the fields and contribute some strength, were willing to be called upon to help, either with the Victory Army or with their own army.
There were even farmers' association cadres from many villages who took the initiative to ask Su Yonglin if they would like to help him during the war.
If you can't do anything else, you can still help transport some supplies that the army needs. At least you can't let the soldiers go hungry, right?
It seems that the relationship between the army and the people has emerged in this short period of time, and the farmers really regard Shengjie Army as one of their own.
This made Su Yonglin very happy.
"If there is a need, I will definitely bring it up, but it is not needed right now. Once the war starts, the frontline battle will be handed over to the Shengjie Army. You elders are still waiting in a safe place. Even if I risk my life, I will never let it go. The golden thief is poisoning Tai'an Prefecture!"
Su Yonglin's statement brought tears to the eyes of many old farmers. They held Su Yonglin's hand and wished him a brilliant victory.
Labor is no longer an issue.
The rear is no longer a problem.
The Shengjie Army received the best logistical support.
Then the most important thing next is the selection of blocking areas and combat areas.
As long as you move quickly, you can take the initiative in the war, proactively choose the battlefield, preset the battlefield, and prepare in advance.
The Jin Army obviously did not move as fast as the Shengjie Army.
Therefore, Su Yonglin successfully led his people to leave Tai'an Prefecture and headed west along Wenshui River to find a suitable place to start the war.
He led a group of officers along the Wenshui River and visited the field to find the most favorable terrain for the Victory Army.
As he walked, he imparted his own experience.
"My grandfather once told me that when the Yue family army marches and fights, they can always predict the enemy first. There are two main reasons. The first is that General Yue is very good at developing informants in the Kingdom of Jin. There will always be informants. Provide him with important information and let him know the marching movements of the Jin army.
The second one is that General Yue will always try his best to use his own advantages to choose the battlefield, drag the golden soldiers to the battlefield that he has arranged, and then fight the golden soldiers decisively to increase the winning rate. This is what the Yue family army does when fighting. Two characteristics.
And we must also learn from the advantages of these Yue Jiajun, actively search for intelligence, understand the enemy's movements, use this time to prepare as quickly as possible, find battlefields that are beneficial to us, and lure the enemy over for a decisive battle. "
Su Yonglin said as he searched for a suitable fighting site along the river bank.
After walking around for a long time, he found a battlefield that met his psychological expectations.
According to his prediction, since the Jin Army has decided to march along the Wenshui River, it will basically march along the Wenshui River along the way.
The direction of the Wenshui River is really convenient for the attackers. They can follow the Wenshui River directly to Tai'an Prefecture with no obstacles in between, and the efficiency of water transportation is much higher than that of land transportation.
In order to protect the grain-carrying ships at any time, the Jin Army also wanted to obtain food, water, and fortifications at any time, so generally marching along the river was a very ideal choice.
If Su Yonglin attacked Dongping Mansion, he would also choose this attack route.
In this case, the marching route of the Jin Army can be estimated, and the most suitable battlefield can be found along this route.
Marching along the river, there is naturally a river on one side and an open plain field on the other. The field of vision is quite wide. The safety factor of the march is relatively high, and there is no need to worry about encountering an enemy surprise attack.
However, there are occasionally some hills rising on the flat land beside the river bank.
Even those small hills that are five or six feet high, there will also be a few that are seven or eight feet high.
Mountains don't always appear. There will be one or two every now and then. Occasionally, there is a small group of hills that stretches for about one mile or two.
Su Yonglin found a group of hills on the river bank that was a little more than a mile.
The low part of this mountainous area is about three to four feet, and the high part is at least seven or eight feet high. The foot of the mountain is about 250 steps from the river bank. The overall trend is also west-east, forming a subtle arc shape. .
What's even better is that the slope facing the river bank is higher.
Su Yonglin had people try it, and it was determined that it would be difficult to climb up with a galloping horse. People had to climb up by themselves, using both hands and feet.
After climbing up, you can find that the view is wider. Looking down, you can see a big sparkling river, spreading from west to east, with no end at a glance.
It was midsummer, and the trees on the mountain were more prosperous. It was indeed more convenient to hide.
However, such places are often the focus of enemy spying.
A more cautious military strategist will pay special attention to this kind of terrain when marching, and will definitely send someone to check it in advance to ensure that there are no problems before letting the army pass.
Of course, there are always few military strategists and many bastards in the world.
Thinking of the previous performances of Shu Husiji, Tu Danjing and others, Su Yonglin could basically rule out the possibility that they were military strategists.
But Su Yonglin had no chance to try again after failure and could not fail, so he was particularly cautious.
After passing this hillock community, Su Yonglin continued to go west, and saw two hillocks along the way, some far away from the river bank, some high and some low, both with lush trees.
Under such circumstances, if you only use one of the mountains, it will not be easily discovered.
Thinking like this, a tactic gradually took shape in Su Yonglin's mind.
He wants to take advantage of this terrain.
This is a terrain with mountains on one side and water on the other.
This terrain was used to form an array at both ends, blocking the Jin cavalry in the middle, limiting the distance and kinetic energy of its charge, and cutting off the possibility of a roundabout attack, thereby weakening its threat to the greatest extent.
In order to achieve this goal, first of all, the Jin Army's ships cannot be involved, otherwise the Jin Army can arrange archers and crossbowmen on the ships to launch arrows to attack the military formation. The victorious army will face the enemy on both sides, and it will be inconvenient to attack the trapped Jin Army with all its strength. .
Therefore, at this time, the strategy of blocking the river is particularly important.
Not only can it restrict the Jin army from using the Wenshui River to transport food, but it can also eliminate the possibility of the Jin army using the water army to assist the army in combat.
As a result, the Jin Army will be in trouble east of the jam area.
