The initial consideration of strengthening the walls and clearing the country was before Su Yonglin entered Hebei, and the overall plan was formulated by the Staff Department led by Su Yonglin in March and April this year.
Taking into account the advantage of the Jin Kingdom's cavalry and the undefeable terrain of Hebei, it would be even more difficult for the Liberation Army, which lacked cavalry power, to confront the Jin Army head-on. If they were not careful, they would be in danger of overturning.
Because Zhao Gou's ancestors could not defeat the Khitans, in order to prevent them from going south, they made a mess in Hebei and tried to use a piece of bad land to stop the northern cavalry.
But they have forgotten that even if there is a dangerous barrier that cannot be opened by one man, there must be that "one man" who dares to guard it, right?
With their virtue, even if the whole of Hebei is as dangerous as Jianmen Pass, they may not be able to withstand the fierce attack of the Jin Kingdom.
But this is enough to prove that in the absence of cavalry, it is very painful to fight an enemy with superior cavalry in Hebei. It is difficult for Su Yonglin to replicate what happened against Wanyan Alin, and he does not want to replicate it.
Summoning the staff department to conduct tactical deductions, Su Yonglin tried his best and tried his best, but failed to use the troops at hand to defeat the Jin army in a field battle, and victory could not be guaranteed.
As long as the cavalry in his hands is exhausted, this battle will not be fought at all.
All the generals and staff were at a loss what to do.
After careful consideration, Su Yonglin decided to use an unprecedented large-scale wall-clearing tactic.
At that time, they collected and inspected the population situation of all the prefectures in Hebei, made a comprehensive assessment, made some statistics and assessments of the population controlled by the government, the population owned by the new rural areas, and the population controlled by the landlords and gentry, and also inspected the defense capabilities of some key cities. .
In the entire Hebei area controlled by Su Yonglin, the General Staff Department selected a total of thirty cities to be used as war fortresses with strong walls and clear fields.
Most of these cities were prefectural cities or prefecture cities. Their walls were relatively high, their moats were relatively wide, their city areas were relatively large, and their water supply and sanitation facilities were in place. Of course, these cities also included Hejian City and the cleaned-up Zhending City.
After expelling and killing many Jurchen dignitaries and residents, the capacity of each city has been improved to a certain extent and can accommodate a larger number of people.
The populations that Su Yonglin can control are the population directly under the government and the new rural population.
From the area around the city, we began to arrange for this part of the people to leave the countryside and live in refuge in the city.
Until the end of this war, all military supplies and living supplies were concentrated in the city, leaving no military supplies for the Jin soldiers to use locally.
Those who can be transferred to the city will be transferred to the city. Those who cannot be afforded by the city will be arranged to move southward and enter the Shandong region. The new rural areas in Shandong will be responsible for the responsibility.
As for the part of the population that was under the powerful control of the landlords, Su Yonglin could not force it.
Therefore, the plan formulated for this part of the population and supplies is to let them unite and build farms or simple forts with strong defense capabilities, so as to concentrate the population so that they will not be left alone and the Jin people will not be able to obtain from this group of people. material opportunities.
That's probably the overall plan.
Thirty cities and an uncertain number of field farms and forts were used to fully concentrate the population and materials, not giving the Jin soldiers the opportunity to use them at will, which greatly increased their time and labor costs in obtaining military supplies locally.
As long as this cost exceeds the cost of logistics and transportation, forcing the Jin people to increase their pressure on their own logistics, then this war can actually be declared a victory for Su Yonglin.
Of course, to achieve all this, Su Yonglin first needs to pay huge costs himself, and it also requires strong mobilization capabilities and the trust of the people.
After all, there is no sign of Jin Bing going south, but he has to be the first to implement the policy of strengthening the wall and clearing the country. The understanding of his subordinates and the understanding of the people are indispensable.
The Khitans in Liaodong are showing signs of decline. Once the Khitans are defeated, Wan Yanliang will definitely launch a war against the Liberation Army.
Wan Yanliang has been implementing the mobilization strategy for a long time. He has gathered a large army and has the basic strength to go south.
It is inevitable for both sides to start a war, and it is not impossible for the two sides to start a war in a short period of time, so he has to race against time to gain time.
At the military meeting, Su Yonglin announced that he would use strong walls and clearing fields throughout Hebei, concentrating population and materials in strong cities with certain defensive capabilities, and arranging a certain number of troops to defend the cities so that the Jin army could not obtain effective supplies in Hebei, and must Divide your forces to attack important city areas.
The main field forces of the Liberation Army gathered in Damingfu, Dongpingfu, and Jinanfu, trading space for time, hoping to stretch the Jin Army's logistical capabilities to the limit and then launch a strategic decisive battle with the Jin Army.
At that time, he will destroy the main field force of the Jin army in one go, and attack Yanyun in one go, aiming directly at the imperial capital of the Jin Kingdom.
"The gold thieves are stronger than me and have a large number of cavalry. Hebei is a flat river. It is not a good strategy to carry it head on. It is a good strategy to lengthen the gold army's supply line. Winter is about to enter. The further it goes, the more difficult the supply line will be. When it grows to a certain extent, , supply lines will become extremely fragile."
Su Yonglin pointed to Jinan Prefecture, Dongping Prefecture and Daming Prefecture in Shandong on the map, and said: "These three places must not be lost. Our retreat is based on the line between Jinan Prefecture, Dongping Prefecture, and Daming Prefecture. If we cross this line, It’s no longer a tactic, it’s a defeat.”
The generals were naturally willing to obey orders, but many people suggested that the Liberation Army was powerful and might be able to fight, so there was no need to give in so much.
For example, Su Haisheng put forward this view.
"Alang, the golden thief may not be that strong, and we may not be that weak. If we are ready to abandon the whole of Hebei before the war begins, it will overwhelm others' ambitions and destroy our own prestige."
Su Yonglin shook his head repeatedly.
"Fight, of course we can fight, but our foundation is weak. Once we use up all our elite troops, we will fight them all. We will not only defend, but also attack in the future. We can invade Yanyun and overthrow Jin Ting. If we don't have enough troops, , a miserable victory is as bad as defeat!”
Su Yonglin stood up and said loudly: "Don't care about the gains and losses of a city, a pond, or a land. If some jars and jars are broken, they will be broken. They can be rebuilt in the future. Talents are the most important. Remember, people will lose their land, and people will lose their land." Everyone is saved, the people who saved the land are lost, and the people and the land are lost!
What's more, we are not abandoning Hebei, we are not abandoning Hebei, but we are erecting walls and clearing the country so that the gold thieves cannot get supplies in Hebei. At the same time, we protect the people of Hebei from being slaughtered by the Jin soldiers. They follow the Liberation Army. If the Jin army goes south, they will be massacred. . "
This is true. If they were ignored, no matter how the Liberation Army won the battle, the people of Hebei would inevitably be plundered and massacred by the Jin army.
Since ancient times, large armies crossing the border have been more terrifying than robbers and bandits. Since the Liberation Army collected their taxes, they must protect them, otherwise wouldn't they be worse than bandits?
Su Yonglin gave an analogy, which was quite convincing.
Next, of course, is the implementation of the specific plan.
"Right now, the golden thief has not gone south yet. I just judge that the golden thief will go south soon, and we have too many things to do. When the golden thief really goes south, it will be too late, so we must seize the time from now on, immediately Execute and complete the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the wilderness.
From now on, each of you has a task, and each of you is responsible for a fixed area. Before the clearing of the area is completed, you are not allowed to leave your post without permission under any circumstances. If you violate it, you will be punished by military law! "
"Here!"
The troops accepted Su Yonglin's order reflexively, then listened to Su Yonglin's arrangements with all their attention, took their own tasks, and quickly left the river to carry out the mission.
The Jianbi Qingye planning team selected thirty cities in Hebei with relatively tall walls and relatively wide and deep moats to be used as war fortresses.
Thirty cities will also have their own wartime system. Each city will arrange dual-core management by a military chief and a political chief with instructor background to form a city defense headquarters.
The original leadership team will automatically become subordinates and collaborators and will not have command authority.
These thirty city defense headquarters will become the only headquarters of the thirty war fortresses during the war.
In order to make these cities have stronger defensive power, those with urns were ordered to reinforce and raise the urns. Those without urns were hurriedly built with urns, and these cities were built in the direction of war fortresses.
The construction project was undertaken by the local government, and Su Yonglin sent people in charge to supervise it. He recruited people in the city to help, paid the workers, rushed the construction period, and executed it at a high speed.
Everything must race against time and be executed urgently.
