"If that's the case, then we, He Wenhui, won't be polite."
A cold smile appeared on the corner of He Wenhui's mouth. Xiao Han had anticipated everything and gave him a bag of tips, and naturally also gave him a way to deal with it.
At this moment, He Wenhui even felt that Duan Bao was a little pitiful. He was desperate, but it was a pity that he was just a trapped beast still fighting, and finally fell into the hunter's trap. It's really sad and lamentable.
Perhaps, all this was doomed as early as the moment Duan Bao and Polo Timur fell into Xiao Han's plan, and in the end, they could only lead to defeat.
"Instruct the whole army to go to the west and prepare to attack Duan's troops."
He Wenhui said indifferently, he, He Wenhui, took this meritorious service first, just in time to make up for all the military achievements he had lost due to Ding Shizhen.
Liang Jun's frontline camp.
Bang bang bang!
Polo Timur threw things angrily.
"Asshole! Asshole!"
"Duan Baopifu! Short-sighted!"
"Damn it! Damn it!"
"I have done so much, and you still act like this. You deserve to be destroyed."
"If I can survive the Ming army's attack this time, I will make you pay the price! Pay the price!"
Boluo Timur roared angrily. He was angry and aggrieved. It was obviously not his order, but Duan Bao still didn't trust him at all. He was so perfunctory, really desperate!
Duan Bao was angry, he was still angry. He could have defeated Lan Yu's defenders before, marched straight in, and surrounded the Ming army with the Xia army. In the end, everything was ruined because of Duan Bao. And now it is like this. How could Polo Timur not Angry, how could it be possible not to be angry?
"Your Majesty, there is no point in getting angry now. We might as well study how to drive away the Ming army."
"According to the news we received from within the Ming Dynasty, the crown prince Zhu Biao of the Ming Dynasty is carrying out imperial examination reforms, so that the powerful families within the Ming Dynasty are quite dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty. As long as we can support the Ming Dynasty for a period of time under the attack of the Ming army, the Ming Dynasty will If the country is internally unstable, it will naturally collapse without a fight.”
Polo Timur's staff, Zhenxi Timur, advised Polo Timur.
"Imperial examination reform?"
"What kind of reform law?"
Boluo Timur narrowed his eyes, calmed down slightly and asked Zhenxi Timur.
"Zhu Biao ignored the opposition of the powerful family and added three subjects to the imperial examination. One of them was even about agricultural science."
"And in order to provide convenience to the people at the bottom, in this spring period, those people who have not had the status of Qiu Wei examiners are specially allowed to directly participate in the Spring Wei imperial examination. At this time, there have even been several peasant uprisings within the Ming Dynasty."
Zhenxi Timur opened his mouth to explain and told the news he knew.
"Imperial examination, agricultural science?"
"Can we still use Qiu Wei's status as a candidate?"
"Is Zhu Biao crazy?"
"Don't you know that doing this is almost equivalent to directly declaring war with the powerful family?"
"If he does this, isn't he afraid of being directly overthrown by those powerful families who unite?"
Polo Timur was slightly startled and said in astonishment.
As the King of Liang in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, Polo Timur's knowledge was actually quite high, at least he knew a lot about history books.
He knows very well that since ancient times, such radical behavior of dividing the cakes of powerful families usually has no good ending.
Moreover, it is ridiculous to say that such behavior, even if it is beneficial to the people and poor families, is usually overthrown by the continuous peasant uprising in the end.
"So, this is our opportunity as well."
"Duan Baoshu is short-sighted and does not understand the general trend, but as long as we can persevere at this time, if the internal changes in the Ming Dynasty change over time, not only the land of Guizhou will be ours, but even Shuzhong and Jiangnan, we will have a chance to compete."
Zhenxi Timur bowed his hands to Polo Timur.
Since ancient times, reforms have always been accompanied by bloodshed and sacrifice, especially the reforms that reformed powerful families, and almost every time they were accompanied by turmoil.
If the interests of this group of true masters are even slightly touched, they will cause a big fuss and directly attack their fundamental interests. In the end, almost all of them will collapse without realizing their ambitions.
No matter how talented you are, you must make certain compromises in front of powerful families. Otherwise, ruin is almost a certain outcome.
"hehe."
"Didn't the Ming Dynasty share the world with the common people, not with the scholar-bureaucrats?"
"I originally thought that the Zhu family was just talking about it, but I never thought that they would actually mean it. Aren't they afraid of being overthrown by the people they desperately protect?"
"It's really stupid. They are just some untouchables. Why are you taking them so seriously?"
"Obviously, as long as you give them a little bit of food occasionally, you can keep the dynasty alive, but you still do it at the risk of offending the powerful family. You are truly a bunch of 'pig family'."
"I thought that Zhu Yuanzhang established a long-term unified dynasty, but it seems that it is just a short-lived dynasty."
Polo Timur smiled mockingly, feeling confident.
Originally, he was about to despair, but he never thought that at this critical moment, Daming would actually do something like this. Didn't this give him a chance?
At this moment, Polo Timur seemed to have seen that the Han family, which the Ming Dynasty had finally annexed, was torn apart. After repelling the Ming army, he settled in the Central Plains and became the king.
"It seems that this represents the title of the world's orthodox unified country, and it may not be 'Liang'!"
Polo Timur grinned widely and looked to the north.
Yes, at this moment, Polo Timur, who saw the light in despair, was no longer willing to just be a king.
In this world, Emperor Yuan Kublai Khan was able to successfully sweep the world and successfully do it.
Polo Timur, who also has the surname Timur, may not be unable to do it.
He may not be unable to be a "Liang Taizu"!
"Your Majesty has a great reputation."
Zhenxi Timur complimented Polo Timur.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Come on, let's talk about how we can stop the Ming army. If I am the king, ah no, I can really replace Zhu Yuanzhang, I will also make you a king."
Polo Timur laughed loudly, "Liang Taizu", what an exciting title, such a desperate situation, but such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, how can it not be regarded as his destiny.
Perhaps, this world should belong to Liang.
Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang?
He was just a poor man who laid the foundation for him. At this time, Polo Timur had secretly decided that as long as he succeeded, he must have a good relationship with those powerful families. He didn't want to be famous for a thousand generations, he didn't want to be famous for a long time, he just wanted an ordinary person. Two or three hundred years of unremarkable national destiny will be enough.
Common people?
What does it have to do with him?
It's just a bargaining chip to build a good relationship with the powerful family and maintain their rule.
"Go back to your lord..."
Zhenxi Timur lowered his head slightly.
"What did you call me?"
Polo Timur's eyes widened.
"Return to Your Majesty."
"Wei Chen doesn't have any particularly good strategies for blocking the Ming army."
"That Xiao Han was as clever as a monster, cunning and cunning. He plotted against us, the Duan family, and the Xia Kingdom one after another, and destroyed the Xia Kingdom in a short period of time. It is obviously unwise for us to compete with him for our wits."
"However, fortunately, our southern Xinjiang mountains are crisscrossed by jungles. Weichen believes that we do not need to fight large-scale corps battles with the elite Ming army. We can just break them into pieces and sneak into the rainforests and mountains. As long as they We will beat them when they come in, and we will not go out if they don’t come in.”
"In this way, they cannot pass through, cannot enter our core hinterland, and cannot capture our main beam. In this situation, even Xiao Han may have no choice. As time goes by, the only choice is to retreat."
"And when they retreat and civil unrest breaks out in the Ming Dynasty, we will take the opportunity to counterattack, and then the land thousands of miles away can come under your Majesty's command."
Zhenxi Timur explained to Polo Timur.
"Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!"
"Everyone in the world says that Xiao Han and Xiao Fengxue are the number one thinkers of the country in the world, and Mr. Huaixi is unparalleled in his resourcefulness."
"Today, I saw that your chastity seat is not weaker than his at all. This makes me reluctant to give you a fiefdom. Otherwise, I will give you a kingship after the matter is completed, but don't go to fiefdom and leave it to me. Prime Minister."
Polo Timur patted Zhenxi Timur on the shoulder, his eyes full of expectations, as if he had really become an emperor fighting for hegemony in the Central Plains.
"Haha, it won't be too late to wait until His Majesty successfully defeats the Ming army. Otherwise, Your Majesty will reward me alone, and I'm afraid the brothers below will not accept it."
Zhenxi Timur smiled awkwardly at Polo Timur.
"It makes sense. The Prime Minister still cares about me and knows how to think about me, Daliang."
Polo Timur nodded, quite agreeing with Zhenxi Timur's statement.
Daming military camp.
"The wind and snow, the latest enemy situation, Polo Timur dispersed all his troops into the mountains and jungles, and built outposts and villages one after another on the mountain tops and jungles."
"Most of his troops are Mongolian soldiers, and the other half are from southern Xinjiang. They are all very good at this kind of wandering warfare, which is quite detrimental to our Ming soldiers."
Mu Ying spread the information on the table, with a look of helplessness in her eyes.
In such complex terrain, this situation is the most difficult to handle. Even if there are fewer people on the opposite side than you, as soon as they disperse, it will be difficult to catch you, let alone there are more people on the opposite side.
"oh?"
"Did they really choose to do this?"
Xiao Han narrowed his eyes, showing a hint of interest.
Is this considered coming to fight guerrilla warfare with him?
However, the reason why later generations were able to fight guerrilla warfare was because they had radios and could send telegrams for remote command. When King Liang brought his 180,000 troops to play like this, wasn't he afraid that the command would be chaotic and difficult to take care of? Or, Some of my subordinates have ambitions. Can they survive in these mountains and forests?
After all, the army is all about a command. Once it is dispersed and the orders cannot arrive in time, it will be scattered.
If Polo Timur did this, I guess the logistics would be scolded, right?
"Send some soldiers who grew up in the mountains, armed with light armor and crossbows, into the mountains and forests to find out information and the distribution of Liang Jun's villages. If possible, it would be best to capture two prisoners and come back."
Xiao Han touched his chin and suggested to Mu Ying.
For Liang Jun to suddenly play such a trick, Xiao Han was also unexpected, but he was not panicked at all.
In Xiao Han's eyes, playing like this is almost tantamount to seeking death. If he really can't win it in a short time, don't blame him for flipping the table.
Difficult?
Then just don’t do it!
"It can only be the."
Mu Ying nodded helplessly. Liang Jun's style of play was very troublesome. Even Xiao Han couldn't think of a way, which was normal.
Soon, after some discussions with Zhu Wenzheng and Lan Yu, Mu Ying finally selected a mountain exploration combat force of 5,000 people.
Wearing light leather armor, and no one equipped with crossbows and arrows, they headed towards the mountains and forests of southern Xinjiang to explore.
In guerrilla warfare in the mountains, the most important thing is reaction speed. Enemies may appear anywhere, behind rocks, on trees, or even among fallen leaves underground.
In this situation, long-range attacks will undoubtedly be more appropriate. When both sides are wary, close combat will almost never break out. They will probably just shoot when the enemy appears.
Then, the key strength and defense in melee combat are no longer important in this situation. Instead, long-range accuracy and flexibility are more critical.
This is why Xiao Han suggested that Mu Ying arrange the equipment configuration of Ming soldiers like this.
That is to say, the one hundred thousand troops of the Ming Dynasty are the elite of the Ming Dynasty and are equipped with all kinds of equipment. Otherwise, they may not be able to come up with so many crossbows and leather armors at once.
Soon, after two days of training by Mu Ying, the 5,000-strong mountain forest exploration combat force was divided into 1,000 small troops by Mu Ying and dispersed into the opposite mountain forest.
The terrain in the mountains and forests is complex, and a large force can easily become a target. However, if there are too few people, it will also appear that the force is weak. It is just reasonable to use troops as a unit.
Mu Ying was not worried that the Ming soldiers would suffer losses. The elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were not only capable of enforcing orders and prohibitions, but their personal reaction ability and physical strength were also beyond the level of Liang Jun.
Soon, as Ming Dynasty's mountain forest exploration combat troops clashed with Liang Jun again and again, and a small number of Jinyiwei spies quietly sneaked in, within seven days, news one after another was placed on the desk of Ming Dynasty.
Polo Timur established a village with a thousand people, and his plan was to change the village every fifteen days.
In other words, there are now 180 thousand-man military camps in the mountains and forests, but only more than 20 of them can currently determine their temporary locations.
"Have you ever figured out how they convey orders and deliver logistical supplies?"
Xiao Han directly asked the question he was most concerned about.
"No."
"According to the frontline soldiers, it seems that Liang Jun cannot fully command. On several occasions, Liang Jun belonging to different villages almost started fighting. It seems that they relied on a secret code to determine whether they were one of their own."
"As for logistics, according to the confessions of Liang Jun soldiers captured on the front line, their logistics troops are completely unable to keep up with those in the villages. It is the officers of those villages who send people to the rear to collect them."
"This is also a rare situation where Liang Jun has more than a hundred troops operating. Normally, they operate with more than a dozen people. At first, they used broadswords and spears, but these days, as they are hit by our crossbows, they are also constantly attacking Replacing long-range weapons, more and more crossbows are included.”
"Fengxue, is there any way to deal with it?"
After Mu Ying explained, she asked Xiao Han.
Regarding the war, Mu Ying was equally anxious, but had no choice but to continue to let the mountain forest exploration combat troops and Liang Jun wear out. If there was an internal problem in Ming Dynasty, Ming Dynasty would definitely have to retreat in the end.
"There is no other way. Just lift the table and force them out of the forest."
"Ask all soldiers on the front line to explore and fight in the mountains and forests to bring the corpses of enemies or animals, preferably rotten ones, and throw them into the water source when they see it."
"It's best to throw away everything around this area."
Xiao Han's eyes flashed with cold light.
"This...doing this can indeed make some enemy soldiers sick, but after Liang Jun finds out, I'm afraid he will choose to get water from the rear, and I'm afraid it won't have much effect."
Mu Ying sighed softly.
"No."
"It's not that easy to supply water from the rear."
"Liang Jun is scattered into 180 villages, and the command is chaotic. More logistics may need to be solved directly from the mountains and forests. A lot of food must be hunted by game, and drinking water must be obtained directly from the mountains."
"After we did this, Liang Jun became suspicious. We didn't know if this water had been thrown by us. If we had thrown the water in the mountains, they would die if they drank it, so they didn't dare to drink it and could only rely on the rear. It will inevitably make their already overburdened logistics worse. In the end, it will be good if they do not start fighting because of the uneven distribution of drinking water. At that time, we will directly attack the identified military strongholds and remove a few of them, and the enemy army will be in chaos. .”
"Either quit, or fight with yourself for resources in the jungle and wait to die. So in this case, if they drink the polluted water in the mountains, they will definitely die. If they don't drink it, they can't live!"
Xiao Han smiled. If he were Polo Timur, he would choose to withdraw from the mountains and forests within half a month. Otherwise, the civil strife may not be suppressed.
"Hahaha!"
"We know that Feng Xue must have some tricks up your sleeve. Liang Military District's skills are nothing but mediocre in your eyes."
Lan Yu couldn't help but laugh after hearing Xiao Han's explanation.
Shuzhong.
He Wenhui's army ambush the circle.
"General, there are so many passages from southern Xinjiang to central Sichuan, why would the Duan family definitely go this way?"
A general asked He Wenhui in confusion.
"Don't ask, just obey the order!"
He Wenhui glanced at the general and spoke coldly.
You ask me, how do I know?
This road is the most difficult of all the roads into central Sichuan. If it is the only advantage, it may be that after walking out, it can go straight into the hinterland of central Sichuan and is close to Chengdu, right?
Anyway, if he were given the choice of He Wenhui, he would definitely take another path.
But since Xiao Han mentioned it in his bag, he would do it.
Don't think blindly. If you don't understand, what if you are a young gentleman?
If anyone could figure it out, wouldn't this young gentleman be too worthless?
Dozens of miles away.
"Brother, this road is not easy. Why should we take this road?"
Duan Liang looked at Duan Bao, puzzled.
"Ha ha!"
"You don't understand this. Although this road is rugged and difficult to walk and looks extremely bad, this is also his advantage. Because this road is dangerous and difficult to walk, it is not well-known, and not even locals know it, so The Ming army will not focus on defense."
"The most important thing is that if we take this road, we can directly attack Chengdu, allowing us to quickly control Shuzhong without giving He Wenhui a chance to react, let alone Xiao Han and Mu Ying's chance to return reinforcements."
Duan Bao stroked his beard, feeling quite proud.
(End of chapter)
