Ever since he decided to let the Eighth Division make a tentative attack on the Pingyang area, Yuan Song was worried that Xun Ke would not be able to accept it and come to make trouble with him... ·····Lan
However, Xun Ke did not take any drastic action and accepted Yuan Song's order calmly, which also made Yuan Song feel relieved.
He had been worried that Xun Ke's mentality would be unbalanced due to Pingyang's defeat and he would lose his mind when facing the imperial army led by Yang Chongqing.
But judging from the current situation of Xun Ke, although Xun Ke still has emotions when facing the Forbidden Army, he will basically not be swayed by emotions, which will affect his judgment ability on the battlefield. This fact also makes Yuan Song very gratified.
Although on the surface it looks like there are nearly 150,000 troops from six divisions including the Second Division, the Third Division, the Fourth Division, the Eighth Division, the Ninth Division, and the Tenth Division concentrated on the Yunbin battlefield.
Among them are two of the three ace main divisions of the Fengwu Army. The total strength of the Fengwu Army is almost half of the standing army of the Fengwu Army. It can be said that the troops are strong, the horses are strong, the soldiers are strong, the generals are brave.
However, as the commander-in-chief of Yunbin appointed by Ye Mingsheng, Yuan Song is still well aware of the current actual situation of the Fengwu Army. Currently, the ones who can assume the main combat tasks on the Yunbin battlefield are the Second Army and the four subordinates of the Third Army. division.
Later, the Ninth Division was added. The Tenth Division was a newly formed unit. Most of the troops were new recruits. Although they had received military training for a period of time, they had not experienced any decent battles. Their combat effectiveness was not as good as that of the Second Army. Objectively, there is a gap between the three armies...
If it was the previous attack on Jiyu, Qilu, or Dayun and the army, because the soldiers and horses in the vassal towns in these places were also weak and weak, the intensity of the fighting between the two sides was not particularly high, so the Ninth Division and the Tenth Division came to There is no problem in starting a battle on the battlefield, and these new recruits can also be tempered in actual combat.
However, with the current intensity of the war between the Fengwu Army and the Forbidden Army on the Yunbin battlefield, Yuan Song believed that if these two divisions were rashly thrown into the battle, they would suffer heavy casualties and even risk being defeated.
Therefore, Yuan Song also used these two divisions as reserves. He replaced the 4th Division originally stationed in Jinzhong with the 10th Division, moved the 4th Division to the front line, and left the 9th Division in Jinyang. On the one hand, he was on guard against Possible invasion from the north.
On the other hand, it also protects the logistics supply line that the Fengwu Army relies on most, ensuring that grain, ammunition, and medical supplies from the rear can be continuously supplied to the front line.
Therefore, under such circumstances, Yuan Song also relied heavily on the combat effectiveness of the Third Army. The Third Army had the Third and Fourth Divisions under its command. Although the infantry of the Third Division was defeated by Yang Chongqing in the previous Battle of Pingyang, All were wiped out.
However, the Third Division's cavalry casualties are not very serious. It currently has a strength of seven to eight thousand people, and its combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated... ·········
The Fourth Division had been stationed in Jinzhong before and was the strategic reserve left by Yuan Song. Although it suffered some casualties when attacking Jinyang, the number of casualties was not large and it still maintained a very complete combat effectiveness. Lan
Therefore, in this attack on Pingyang, Yuan Song will rely heavily on the combat power of the Third Army, and Xun Ke is the commander of the Third Army. As the commander-in-chief of Yun Bing appointed by Ye Mingsheng, Yuan Song has the ability to directly command the Third Army over Xun Ke. The power of the three armies, but this will cause problems in command, and may even cause consequences that Yuan Song does not want to see.
Therefore, if you want to rely on the Third Army, you must first deal with Xun Ke. That's why Yuan Song is so worried that Xun Ke will have trouble with him.
But now it seems that Xun Ke is still very mature, and there is no situation that Yuan Song is worried about.
After eliminating his worries, Yuan Song had no scruples about reusing Xun Ke and the Third Army.
At present, although due to the pressure within the Luo'an court, Yang Chongqing is bound to stick to Pingyang, which will leave him with much less room for maneuver.
However, Yuan Song was still a little worried that Yang Chongqing would pull some tricks again, so he also deliberately asked the cavalry of Xunke's Third Army to rush to Pingyang City and feint a shot to see how Yang Chongqing and the Forbidden Army would react.
Xun Ke was also very excited when facing Yuan Song's explanation. Although he accepted Yuan Song's order on the surface, he was still very eager to take revenge on Yang Chongqing in his heart. Lan
Although Yuan Song's current order was a feint and a test, and he did not really want to confront Yang Chongqing head-on, Xun Ke was also very satisfied. It was better than sitting around in the camp doing nothing. He immediately accepted the order and said:
"Master Yuan, please rest assured that Xun will complete the mission and will not underestimate the enemy and advance rashly..."
After listening to Xun Ke's answer, Yuan Song nodded with satisfaction and said:
"Commander Xun, I believe in you! I'm waiting for the good news of your victory and return!"
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Kipchak Khanate, its capital is Laisalan
In a magnificent palace, Esdogan, who had just succeeded the Great Khan, was enjoying the beauty of life with his children in the garden.
Unlike the average Kipchak people who give people a strong and ferocious impression, Esdogan gives people a slightly weak impression. In addition, Esdogan has been committed to promoting the book culture of the Zhou Dynasty within the Kipchak Khanate. , power system, so many conservative Kipchak nobles regard it as another proof that Esdogan has the blood of the Zhou Dynasty.
Estogan's father was Huodu, the first great khan of the Kipchak Khanate. Although he had always denied his origin and killed many Kipchak nobles who made false claims about his origin, there was always a secret rumor circulating in the Kipchak Khanate. According to the theory, Huodu was the product of the Kipchak nobles who raped the female crossbows of the Zhou Dynasty that they had brought from the south.
This rumor also caused many conservative Kipchak nobles to not recognize Huodu's rule, but believed that the Kipchak Khan should be the purest Kipchak, and should not be a mixed-race bastard.
At first, there were still many Kipchak nobles who held this idea, but under Huodu's flashing butcher knife, the Kipchak nobles finally lowered their noble heads, knelt in front of Huodu, and humbly kissed the man. A man's riding boots.
Although these Kipchak nobles chose to surrender in the face of Huodu's power and killing, they only hid their truest thoughts in their hearts... ·············
Therefore, after Huodu died and his youngest son Esdogan succeeded to the throne, the argument that the Great Khan of the Kipchak Khanate must be the purest Kipchak was once again revived. Lan
However, as the saying goes, a tiger father has no dog son. Although Esdogan is not as violent and murderous as Huodu, he has established his own prestige in the Kipchak Khanate by leading the Kipchak Khanate to seize the Western Elonqen Grassland. , suppressed those conservative Kipchak nobles.
Handing a firegun to his favorite son Bach, pointing to the big tree about eighty steps away, Esdogan said hopefully:
"Bach my good son, show me how strong you are!"
Facing the firecracker handed over by his father, the thirteen-year-old Bach frowned slightly. He did not take it but bowed and stroked his chest and said:
"Please give me a bow and arrows, father, and I will show you my prowess as a prairie warrior!"
After listening to Bach's words and looking at Bach's proud and stubborn expression, Estogan's eyes were full of disappointment.
As a traditional nomadic people, the Kipchaks can be said to have grown up on horseback. Riding, shooting and wrestling seem to have been brought from their mother's womb. However, their excellent riding and archery skills have also made the Kipchaks very proud. They believe that their Riding and shooting skills can fight against all powerful enemies and allow them to stand on top of the world forever... Lan
And excessive pride turned into arrogance, which made them very dismissive of firearms, thinking that they were just coward's toys and were completely vulnerable to the Kipchaks' riding and shooting skills.
Although they have been living in the Kipchak Khanate, perhaps there really is some Zhou ancestry in their bodies, so father and son Huodu and Estogan are not like the traditional Kipchak aristocrats who are too obsessed with praising their Horse riding and shooting skills.
In several bloody battles with Dazhou, father and son Huo Dou and Esdogan witnessed the power of Dazhou's firearms, which also gave them the idea of learning Dazhou's firearms. However, this idea was There was great resistance within the Kipchak Khanate!
Because the traditional concepts of the Kipchak people are very disdainful for firearms, and the development of firearms was not complete at that time, there were indeed many drawbacks. This also led to great resistance to the promotion of firearms in the Kipchak Khanate, and there were even some extreme views. , thinking that those who use firearms are cowards and cowards like Zhou people.
As a country that highly values force, the Kipchak Khanate's people have always considered themselves brave and have very hot tempers. They cannot accept being thought of as cowards and cowards, so many people refuse to use firearms.
Under such traditional concepts, although father and son Huo Dou and Esdogan tried their best to promote firearms in Kipchak, firearms were still unpopular in Kipchak and did not have many applications... ·························
This situation did not change to a certain extent until these years, because during the Great Zhou Civil War, the Fengwu Army used firearms to achieve very good results. Lan
In addition, the Kipchak Khanate obtained some advanced firearms technology from the west, which greatly improved the weaknesses of the firearms and enhanced the power of the firearms.
Therefore, some knowledgeable people within the Kipchak Khanate also realized the power of firearms and began to be willing to accept new things.
Esdogan is also very happy about this. He has always regarded himself as a reformer of the Kipchak Khanate. When his father Huo Dou was alive, he wanted to learn from the advanced thoughts and culture of the Zhou Dynasty, and even imitate the Zhou Dynasty. Zhou's political system to reform the Kipchak Khanate.
However, Huodu was in his later years at the time and had lost the courage and pioneering spirit of his youth. Therefore, after realizing that the reform might lead to internal divisions in the Kipchak Khanate, he did not approve Esdogan's reform plan. .
After Huodu's death, Esdogan, who was full of ambitions, wanted to start his drastic reform plan immediately... ··········
However, facing the powerful conservative forces within the Kipchak Khanate, Esdogan soon understood why his father Huodu did not approve his reform plan. After some reflection, for the sake of the unity of the Kipchak Khanate, Esdogan Dogan can only temporarily suspend his drastic reform plan.
Although the reform was stopped, it did not mean that Esdogan had completely given up. Faced with the severe reality of the reform plan that he had been thinking about, he decided to change his methods, from the initial drastic change to a gradual plan, and firearms This is the breakthrough he chose! Lan
Estogan hopes to make the Kipchak Khanate realize the power of firearms, thereby changing its conservative traditional concepts and actively embracing new things!
For this reason, Esdogan also specially asked his favorite son Bach to learn how to use firearms, trying to use his own and his family's personal actions to guide the change of the traditional concepts of the Kipchak Khanate!
However, the reality gave him a loud slap in the face. Even his son was unwilling to obey his will. This undoubtedly made Estogan feel angry and frustrated. He gave Bach a slap in the face without thinking much. A slap in the face caused Bach's face to become swollen, and even a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth...
Although he was only thirteen years old, Bach also inherited the stubbornness and courage of the Kipchak people. He did not say a word in the face of his father's slap, and silently expressed his protest in front of his father's eyes!
Esdogan was even more angry about this, and immediately kicked Bach to the ground again. However, just when he was about to take out his riding crop and give Bach a lesson, a slightly weak figure stood in the way. In front of Bach.
This person was Bach's biological mother and Queen Saya of the Kipchak Khanate. While stopping Estogan's beating, Saya gave her son Bach another look. Seeing this, Bach hesitated but immediately climbed up from the ground. Got up and ran away.
Looking at Bach's running back, Estogan snorted coldly. Seeing that Estogan was still very angry, Saya also comforted Estogan and said that anger was not good for the body and she would give him some advice. Bach was obedient and learned how to use firecrackers. Lan
With the comfort of his wife, Esdogan's mood gradually calmed down. Seeing this, Saya also wanted to change the subject and asked casually;
"Great Khan, did that Zhou man Ye Mingsheng agree to your request?··························"
(It’s the same old tune again. If you have any opinions or ideas, feel free to express them. I’ll be all ears!)
