Yi Jing, Fengwu Army Staff Headquarters
Dozens of staff officers are marking and making changes on the sand table based on the military information coming back from the outside.
"Ten thousand Luobei cavalry appeared in the north of Yuyang. The life of the leader was unknown. They fired a hail of arrows at Yuyang and then left toward Xiaoniugou northwest of Yuyang."
'More than 5,000 Luobei cavalry attacked Yangjia Town, 150 miles west of Yuyang. The current situation in the town is unknown and the situation is very critical! '
"The cavalry of the Third Division encountered a group of about 3,000 Luo and Bei cavalry in Xujiapo. The battle lasted for about an hour. The Luo and Bei cavalry were defeated and retreated. The third division wiped out more than 600 enemies!"
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As the chief of staff, He Jingyun quickly recorded the information one by one with the assistance of the garrison. Then taking advantage of the break at noon, He Jingyun came to Ye Mingsheng's mansion. Because Ye Mingsheng had already made an explanation before, when he saw He Jingyun When he arrived, Ye Cheng immediately took him into Ye Mingsheng's study.
Because he was also familiar with Ye Mingsheng's character and style, He Jingyun did not follow the red tape and reported straight to the point:
"Report to the commander-in-chief that the Luobi people have made great moves in this battle. About 50,000 troops and horses were dispatched on the Yuyang side. Although the Jizhou side was not attacked, there were about 30,000 to 50,000 Luobi cavalry there to contain General Lin. The second division of the Luobei people, but the scale of the Luobei people's attack this time is not small!"
"But as our army expected, this group of prairie barbarians did not launch an attack on our important towns. The Luo Bei cavalry mainly plundered some small towns in the countryside. At present, General Guo Zhiping is leading the third division to fishermen. In the Yanghe Valley area, we cooperate with the local brave militia groups and the Luobei cavalry to minimize the losses of the local people!"
"Because the Kipchaks threatened the royal court of Luobei, the General Staff initially predicted that the Luobei people's looting operation would not last too long. It would take as little as three days or as long as seven days for the Luobei people to automatically retreat!"
Listening to He Jingyun's report, Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly. This was similar to what he had expected. Although the Luobei people had invested a lot of troops, the Fengwu Army had been prepared before, so that those close to the border could Hundreds of thousands of people defended the country and built many simple fortresses.
Therefore, this large-scale robbery by the Luobi people will undoubtedly cause losses to the production and life of the people in the border areas. For example, some rural villages will be attacked and some farmland will be destroyed, but these losses will be limited and will not Causing devastating losses·····················
Although the Fengwu Army has done its best as the North and South are now at war, Ye Mingsheng is still a little dissatisfied.
Judging from the current situation, although the Fengwu Army suffered very limited losses in the Luobi people's commandment, it was unable to prevent the Luobi people from coming and going freely. This was something Ye Mingsheng could not accept. The Luobi people were greedy. Naturally, if they taste the sweetness this time, they will want to do it again, so they must teach the Luobi people a bloody lesson!
After thinking for a moment, Ye Mingsheng asked He Jingyun:
"Do the Luobei people have any lone troops at present?"
Hearing Ye Mingsheng's inquiry, He Jingyun suddenly looked troubled when he realized what Ye Mingsheng wanted to do. Just when he was thinking about how to admonish Ye Mingsheng, suddenly there was a knock on the door outside the study, and he heard a knock on the door. Ye Mingsheng frowned slightly, but he also knew that at this important moment when he was meeting with He Jingyun, Ye Cheng knocked on the door to disturb him, which meant that there was an emergency military situation, so Ye Mingsheng immediately ordered in a deep voice:
"Enter!"
After Ye Mingsheng finished speaking, the door was opened again. Huo San, director of the Coordination Office, walked into the study. He was slightly surprised to see He Jingyun in the study. Then he bowed and reported to Ye Mingsheng:
"Your Excellency Qianbai sent back important information that Mengsa, a close confidant of Luobi Khan Arsleng, will lead 10,000 Luobi elite cavalry to raid Yi Jing. The combat intention and march route are unknown..." ·········”
As soon as these words came out, a cold light flashed in Ye Mingsheng's eyes, and he immediately looked at He Jingyun and said:
"Have you heard this information, Director He? What do you think?"
Feeling the murderous intention hidden in Ye Mingsheng's words, He Jingyun looked serious and nodded heavily and said:
'Commander, I know what to do. The General Staff will try its best to coordinate various departments to annihilate this incoming enemy! '
After listening to He Jingyun's answer, Ye Mingsheng nodded with satisfaction, then turned his attention to Huo San and ordered:
"Your Coordination Office must mobilize all intelligence personnel to find out their action routes and time as soon as possible, and provide necessary intelligence support to various ministries!"
Listening to the order given by Ye Mingsheng, Huo San also said firmly:
"Yes! All our colleagues in the Coordination Office will go all out to ensure the completion of the mission!
Feeling the attitudes of Huo San and He Jingyun, Ye Mingsheng waved his hand and said in a deep voice:
"Very good! It's better to cut off one of his fingers than to hurt ten of them. Since Alsileng dared to send these ten thousand people over, I, Ye Mingsheng, dare to eat them alive and chew them up in my stomach!"
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Youyan, Shunping
Today is the sixth day of the Yan Army's siege of Shunping City. Zhao Fuqu personally took charge of the siege. Based on his observations of the Fengwu Army during the previous siege, he made many targeted deployments to strengthen the defense of the weak side of the Fengwu Army. Ximen's attack. For today's offensive, Zhao Fuqu placed a lot of hopes, hoping to determine the outcome in a decisive battle and invade Shunping City.
Judging from the battle situation, Zhao Fuqu's targeted deployments were also very effective. He persisted in Shunping City for six days and was already in a big dilemma both in terms of troops and weapons and equipment. The Yan army attacked Ximen for the first time and almost lost the defensive city of Ximen.
At the critical moment, Ma Zhongjun personally led the soldiers, and the cooks came to kill them. With the bravery of everyone, they recaptured the west gate. Afterwards, the offensive and defensive battle around the west gate saw repeated back and forth between the two sides. The Yan army had a great chance. They were able to use the west gate as a breakthrough point to attack the city, but what made Zhao Fuqu very regretful was that until the sunset, the Yan army finally failed to take down the west gate... ········
In this regard, although Zhao Fuqu wanted to fight at night and take Shunping City in one go, but seeing that the Yan army soldiers who had experienced a day of hard fighting were already very tired and unable to fight anymore, so although he was helpless, Zhao Fuqu could only pay the gold and withdraw his troops. Give your soldiers a night's respite.
Although he was a little disappointed that he did not capture Shunping City as he wished today, Zhao Fuqu could see that after six days of fierce attacks on his side regardless of casualties, Fengwu Army Su Ri'an still held on to Shunping City, but the Fengwu forces inside the city The army has become exhausted. It is God's blessing that they can withstand today's offensive. As long as today's offensive is maintained tomorrow, the destruction of Shunping City is inevitable!
Thinking of this, Zhao Fuqu couldn't help but feel better. The scouts he sent had already found the reinforcements of the Fengwu Army. They carried baggage and artillery to the Guangzong County area. Although their speed was no longer slow, based on their distance, It will take at least two days to get to Junpei!
So as long as we successfully capture Shunping City tomorrow, our plan will be considered half successful. The next step depends on the Luobi people's offensive in the north. If the Luobi people can defeat the Fengwu Army, , or entangled the Fengwu Army, he, Zhao Fuqu, took the opportunity to send his troops north and counterattack the Fengwu Army that Yi Jing and the Luobi people were attacking from the north and south. Of course, this is the best situation!
If the Luobei people did not cause much trouble to the Fengwu army, then Zhao Fuqu would stick to Shunping City and form a barrier for the rear of Zhuo County. In this counterattack of Shunping City and the Yan army, they have already suffered nearly 20,000 casualties so far. , but as long as we can capture Shunping City and annihilate the Fengwu Army defending the city, we can break the myth of the Fengwu Army's invincibility in one fell swoop and revive the weak morale of the Yan Army... ············
In short, as long as Shunping City is successfully captured, the current situation will be greatly improved! Some serious problems will also be solved!
However, just when Zhao Fuqu was thinking about the camp at Fuhugang and why he hadn't sent the supplementary siege equipment, suddenly a soldier ran into the camp in a panic and reported to him:
"Report to the commander-in-chief that Fuhu Gang was captured by the Fengwu Army!"
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Fuqu was stunned for a moment, and then shouted angrily:
"Are you crazy, you bastard? The Fengwu Army is still in Guangzong County, how could it appear in Fuhu Gang?"
Seeing the furious Zhao Fuqu, the soldiers said with mournful faces:
"Commander, the Fengwu Army really showed up at Fuhu Gang, and our camp there was burned to the ground by them! General Zhao Shi who was guarding Fuhu Gang died in the battle, and General Lin withdrew with hundreds of remaining soldiers."
Although he was very puzzled as to how the Fengwu Army appeared in Fuhu Gang, seeing that the soldier was speaking in a decent manner, Zhao Fuqu also walked out of the tent doubtfully. He didn't go far in the military camp when Zhao Fuqu saw him. Hundreds of dejected and wounded remnants of defeated generals. The leader of these people was a middle-aged fat man. When he saw Zhao Fuqu's appearance, he immediately seemed to have a backbone. He ran to Zhao Fuqu and cried:
"Lin Sheng, a humble employee, paid a visit to the Commander-in-Chief. Tens of thousands of Fengwu troops showed up at Fuhu Gang. We were outnumbered and were defeated by the Fengwu troops. Even General Zhao Shi died in their hands. Commander-in-Chief. You have to make the decision for us..."
Listening to this man's words, Zhao Fuqu felt like the world was spinning. Although he still didn't understand how the Fengwu Army people jumped hundreds of miles in an instant and appeared in Fuhu Gang from Guangzong County, but the hundreds of people in front of him The defeated general told him one thing, that is, the Fengwu Army really appeared in Fuhu Gang and destroyed the Yan Army camp there!
After experiencing the previous disastrous defeat, Zhao Fuqu led the generals of the Yan Army around him. They also learned their shame and became brave. They carefully studied the Fengwu Army's tactics. They believed that in addition to their sharp firearms, the Fengwu Army cooperated with each other in battle formations and fought well. The willpower is very powerful, and in terms of tactics, the Fengwu Army is especially good at ambushes, night attacks, surprise attacks, and direct attacks on important locations such as your granary.
Therefore, in this battle of Shunping, Zhao Fuqu also learned a lesson. In order to deal with the sudden attack of Fengwu Army, he deliberately excluded a large number of scouts, detected the movements of Fengwu Army, and strengthened the granary and gunpowder depot. In order to protect themselves, the Fengwu Army was not given any opportunity to take advantage of it.
The only exception is Fuhu Gang, because the siege equipment used in siege, such as ladders and rams, is very difficult to transport over long distances. Therefore, since ancient times, sieges have been made from nearby materials and made on site. Fuhu Gang is Yan This is the place where the army made siege equipment.
The reason why Zhao Fuqu chose Fuhugang as the place to make siege equipment is because there are many old forests on Fuhugang. It is precisely because of the old forests that tigers are found, and the old forests also mean There is a lot of wood here suitable for making siege equipment...
Therefore, in order to facilitate the manufacture of engineering equipment, Zhao Fuqu built a simple camp in Fuhu Gang and let craftsmen and sergeants build siege equipment there. Because Fuhu Gang belonged to the rear, Zhao Fuqu thought it was very safe. In addition, Zhao Fuqu wanted to , the limited troops were devoted as much as possible to the critical battle of Shunping to expand the advantage in military strength, so only two thousand garrison protection was arranged for Fuhugang.
And now that the camp in Fuhugang has been destroyed by the Fengwu Army, it means two things. First, an unknown number of Fengwu Army have appeared around Shunping. They will definitely not sit back and watch the Yan Army attack Shunping City!
The second is that it means that the Yan Army’s current siege equipment will not receive any supplements and will use one less piece. There is no doubt that this will have a very negative impact on the Yan Army’s subsequent siege progress. !
Although the blood was boiling all over his body and the anger was rushing to the top of his head, Zhao Fuqu still suppressed the murderous impulse in his heart, grabbed Lin Sheng and said fiercely:
"How many people are there in the Fengwu army who attacked you?"
Faced with Zhao Fuqu's questioning, Lin Sheng was a little frightened but still said with a guilty conscience:
"Report to the commander-in-chief, there are tens of thousands of Fengwu troops attacking us. We resisted bravely but were still outnumbered..."
Before Lin Sheng finished speaking, Zhao Fuqu slapped him hard on the face and shouted angrily:
"You stupid pig-like bastard! If the Fengwu Army had tens of thousands of people, they wouldn't have attacked Fuhu Gang. Instead, they would have gone straight to my camp!"
"Tell me quickly! How many people are there in the Fengwu army who attacked you!"
