There was a dispute within the peasant army over whether to take the initiative.
Some people support Lu Chengren's view and feel that it is very dangerous to attack rashly. Instead of attacking rashly, it is more effective to stick to it.
Xu Tong's view is completely different.
"I think we can't belittle ourselves and look down on ourselves. As far as I know, the current 100,000 Song troops in Jinghu, except for 40,000 in Xiangyang, the other 60,000 are basically new soldiers, all from the Lin'an court It was just established by recruiting soldiers.
In terms of combat effectiveness, are these troops who are about to go to the battlefield without months of training stronger than us? Compared with the 40,000 Song troops in Xiangyang, we may still have some difficulties, but if the opponent is the enemy of Jiujiang and the enemy of Ezhou, I think our army will win! "
Lu Chengren was dissatisfied with this.
"What happens after that? What happens after the victory? Should we take advantage of the situation and invade the Jiujiang and Ezhou areas, or should we retreat? What should we do if the enemy in Xiangyang goes south? What should we do if the Song Dynasty continues to dispatch more elite troops to attack?"
Xu Tong smiled.
"Is there anything wrong with occupying it after defeating it? The people of the Southern Song Dynasty have suffered from the tyranny of the Song Dynasty for a long time, and they are only waiting for us to liberate them. However, the enemy in Xiangyang cannot protect themselves and is difficult to advance. The Henan Corps is not a decoration.
As for a more elite army, does he have one? Don't say he doesn't have it. Even if he does, the Henan Corps can't act as a deterrent. Are we helpless? Earlier, when we only had 10,000 or 20,000 people, we could still defeat their 50,000 to 60,000 troops, let alone now? "
Lu Chengren still felt uneasy.
"At this time and that time, it's not that I don't understand what you said, but this is a period of life and death. We shoulder the expectations of the people of Jiuzhou and cannot act recklessly. We are no longer in the Luoxiao Mountains. We need to consider More, more comprehensive.”
Xu Tong shook his head.
"Then we shouldn't just wait for the Song army to attack us. We should go out and create a new situation to give Song Ting a headache. We should let them fight with us instead of us fighting with them. The initiative in the war is snatched away. , can’t give it up to others!”
Xu Tong's attitude was very firm, while Lu Chengren was more wavering. In the dispute between the two views, Xu Tong gradually gained the upper hand.
The final decision naturally rests with Zhao Yucheng.
Facing the new situation, Zhao Yucheng wanted to open up a new situation and make the Southern Song Dynasty fall into strategic passivity and not be able to launch attacks at will. Now Xu Tong's strength gave him confidence.
"The reason why we are in danger is because we are fighting alone and surrounded by enemies on all sides. The reason why we are fighting alone and fighting back against enemies on all sides is because we cannot truly connect with the Ming Dynasty. For a long time, we can only rely on secret contacts to get help.
Our Ming Kingdom itself cannot launch a full-scale southward offensive due to the Yellow River Project, so it cannot take the initiative to go south to find us for the time being. However, the Ming Kingdom cannot come, and we can go. Why don't we take the initiative to find the Ming Kingdom? "
Zhao Yucheng's statement surprised many people.
But he has a rather non-stop attitude of not saying anything surprising.
"Since we have decided to take the initiative to attack, it is better to have a big one. I suggest that we concentrate our main force to attack the Ezhou area, defeat the Ezhou army of the Southern Song Dynasty, and then take advantage of the victory to go north!
Our army can take advantage of the fact that the Xiangyang army is unprepared, defeat the Xiangyang army in one fell swoop, and seize Xiangyang. From then on, the area controlled by our army is directly connected with Henan Province! indestructible! "
Zhao Yucheng drew a line on the map, a line pointing from Nanchang to Jiujiang, then to Ezhou, and then to Xiangyang.
Along this line, the peasant army needs to defeat the Jiujiang Army, Ezhou Army and Xiangyang Army one after another, and completely wipe out the main force in the Jinghu Theater of the Southern Song Dynasty, so as to successfully open the passage to Henan and successfully join the Henan Corps.
As long as this channel is opened, all problems will be solved.
The Henan Corps will never let the Southern Song Dynasty continue to threaten the Peasant Army Liberated Areas. By then, their mission will basically be completed.
More importantly, the Southern Song Dynasty will be truly cut off in two from now on.
The Jianghuai War Zone will no longer be able to form any alliance with the Sichuan-Shu War Zone, and the Yangtze River waterway can no longer be used by them. The two sides will be essentially separated, unless they go south and use sea routes to communicate with each other - the cost is too high.
In this way, it will be much easier for the Ming army to move south in the future.
This was a plan that completely pushed the Southern Song Dynasty into strategic despair. This was a plan that completely ended the Southern Song Dynasty's national destiny.
The key point of all this is whether the peasant army can launch an attack quickly and smoothly, and before the arrival of the new Xiangyang army general Wang Yan, it can deal a devastating blow to the Xiangyang army when the Xiangyang army is actually leaderless.
If you want to achieve this, relying solely on the peasant army may not be enough, so you may need the help of the Henan Corps.
Not only did he need to inform the Henan Corps, but the key was to get the support of Su Yonglin, so that Su Yonglin could give the order to the Henan Corps so that the Henan Corps could assist the peasant army in launching this [Battle of Jinghu].
While Zhao Yucheng was making intensive preparations, he quickly sent news to Su Yonglin and Zhang Yuejing through secret channels.
Zhang Yuejing received the news from Zhao Yucheng four days later. After some research, he was very interested in this bold plan. At the same time, he also realized that once this plan succeeded, it would directly cut the Southern Song Dynasty in two and cause the Southern Song Dynasty to bleed. His life is short.
If the Henan Corps needs to be dispatched, it will certainly need permission from Su Yonglin and the General Staff Council.
So he quickly sent a message to Zhongdu to let Su Yonglin know about this matter and his supportive attitude.
Su Yonglin got the news about Zhao Yucheng and Zhang Yuejing almost at the same time. Su Yonglin thought about the plan of these two people for a while and then approved it.
Although it was not the official time to plan to destroy the Song Dynasty, the plan could not keep up with the changes. He never expected that the world would change according to his wishes, so he always retained the emergency maneuverability to deal with emergencies.
Now is the time for this power to come into play.
Since the Jinghu War Zone of the Southern Song Dynasty was already in such a bad state at this moment, it was really inappropriate not to bleed him.
Xiangyang is indeed a strong city in the world, and there are elite troops stationed there. The peasant army that has just formed an army may be able to cut off the retreat of the Song army in Xiangyang, but it may be insufficient to win in a head-on battle.
Therefore, the dispatch of the Henan Corps is almost inevitable.
Since the Henan Corps is about to dispatch...
It's better to let the Shenji Battalion also dispatch.
Isn't it true that a fortified city like Xiangyang is the best place for generals and artillery?
Because there are no decent enemies in Guanzhong and Xixia, although the Shenji Battalion has experienced more than a dozen battles since its establishment, it has only dispatched cavalry generals and artillery. The one-foot-long generals and cannons weighing several thousand kilograms have never been dispatched. .
The general's cannon was originally prepared for a strong city like Xiangyang in the world.
Although the Song army worked hard to manage Xiangyang, and Xiangyang was indeed tough enough. The Mongols who were sweeping across the world were blocked by Xiangyang for many years, but Xiangyang is still a city after all, and even if it is a city, it may be captured.
Not to mention, this is a weapon that transcends eras.
Su Yonglin did not hesitate. He knew that soldiers are very fast. After receiving the news, he immediately approved and asked the General Staff Council to convey the order to the Henan Corps at an accelerated speed of 600 miles.
At the same time, Skynet Military was asked to send a message to Zhao Yucheng quickly to let Zhao Yucheng know his decision.
Then, he reorganized the Shenji Battalion, which had just completed the second wave of training, and used full power to move the Shenji Battalion to Kaifeng in an all-mule and horse-based march, so that the Shenji Battalion could be put in place and reorganized as soon as possible, and temporarily return to its original position. Under the command of Zhang Yuejing.
As long as the peasant army successfully defeats the Jiujiang Army and the Ezhou Army and cuts off the retreat route of the Xiangyang Army, it will be time for the elite Henan Corps and the Shenji Battalion to dispatch.
Attack from the front and back, destroy the Xiangyang army, conquer Xiangyang, and cut the Southern Song Dynasty in two!
Send troops to surround and suppress my subordinates every day, right?
This time, I’ll open your eyes!
Su Yonglin, who was super vindictive, always remembered the three attacks on Zhao Yucheng in the Southern Song Dynasty.
On the other side, while waiting for specific orders, Zhao Yucheng began to issue a mobilization order to mobilize the army and some people to prepare for the battle. Intelligence personnel were also fully mobilized to collect a large amount of military intelligence in the Ezhou area and pay close attention to the movements of the Xiangyang army. .
At the same time that the Southern Song Dynasty was preparing for the fourth encirclement and suppression campaign, the peasant army also began to prepare for a formal attack on the Southern Song Dynasty. Both sides were preparing.
The difference is that the Southern Song Dynasty did not know or believe that the peasant army was preparing to attack them. They still felt that only they could launch an attack, while the peasant army could only defend and at most counterattack.
A group of mud-legged people can achieve success for the time being, but in the end they cannot last long and cannot fight against the Southern Song Dynasty for a long time. This is their inherent concept.
They did not realize that the military strength of both sides had changed a lot after more than a year, and it could even be said that it was approaching a qualitative change.
Their army became new recruits, while the peasant army became what they were - veterans.
The world is constantly changing. Nothing is static and will not change. A drop of water can penetrate stone. How can the army stay in the same state forever?
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