Chapter 135 The Battle of Chaihe
As he spoke, Wu Gao pointed to several places on the map and said: "Here, here, here, I have personally explored these places. It is an easy place to cross the river. If the Tatars forcefully cross the river, they will definitely break through from these places. I am prepared Lead the army and stop us here."
He Xi said: "Block the enemy here."
Wu Gao shook his head and said: "No. Kill some people. If the Tatars are willing to fight hard, I will give it to them. After here, there is the Chai River. After the Chai River, there is the Pan River. Our army relies on waterways to mobilize easily. . I have ordered all the Liaodong guards to mobilize, except for the necessary troops guarding the border. I have also recruited the Korean civilians to serve in front of the army. I can only stay here for a month. A month later, I have nearly 100,000 troops in my hands. That’s when the situation becomes impregnable.”
He Xi looked at the map and found that there was indeed a smaller river than the Daqing River. It's called Chaihe.
Here I have to talk about the geography of this area.
Most of the rivers in the Northeast originate from Changbai Mountain, the Greater and Lesser Khingan Mountains and other places. The Liaohe River is connected with Changbai Mountain and Qianshan Mountains. A relatively parallel river. In this way, a series of rivers flowed from Changbai Mountain, Qianshan Mountain, into the Liaohe River.
Famous ones are like the Hun River, but these are the rivers that have no names.
The Liaohe River is not a straight line. As it happens, Changbai Mountain and Qianshan Mountains are not either. So there is a relatively narrow space between the two sides. This place is nothing else. It’s places like Kaiyuan Tieling. This is why, for hundreds of years, the Ming Dynasty placed the strategic fulcrum of the Northeast in this position.
This is not without reason.
This is a plain area with dense rivers. Farming is easy. But the same problem is that between the mountains and rivers, there is just a small plain area, relying on some rivers, which is easy to defend. The Liao River and these tributaries, plus the Changbai Mountains. These natural barriers formed a long and narrow terrain. This area is Liaodong.
At least it was Liaodong in the minds of Ming Dynasty people.
At this moment, He Xi had an in-depth understanding of Liaodong's strategic situation. As long as Kaiyuan Tieling is not lost. There is no possibility that the hinterland of Liaodong will be threatened. Wu Gao's layer-by-layer blocking style of play is very cowardly. But He Xi had to admit it. He didn't think there was any obvious flaw in Wu Gao's method. Even Wu Gao's style of play makes He Xi feel like he has won my heart.
Moreover, He Xi operates in three centers: Shenyang, Yingkou and Lushun. these three places.
But here in Tieling and Kaiyuan, there is no experience. At most, they allocated a lot of farm tools and opened up some more land. Now the spring plowing has passed. The crops have just sprouted. The war will not cause much damage to local production.
It will not affect He Xi's key business areas.
The loss is within control.
He Xi never expected anything artistic when it came to fighting, but Ye Chen fought with flying colors. Three thousand cavalry dare to attack the enemy's capital. But He Xi kept wiping his butt from behind. As for Wu Gao's method of taking steps step by step, he may not win a big victory, but he will definitely not lose a big defeat.
It's just more consumption.
Is this a problem for He Xi?
not a problem?
He Xi said: "What about the armies stranded behind the Tatars?"
Wu Gao said: "I visited various places before and replenished the military rations, cities, and firearms in various places. As long as there are no problems with the defenders, there will be no problem for three years. It is impossible for the Tatars to capture them. So I ask your lord Order all the troops behind the Tatars to defend the city and not to attack."
He Xi said: "This is no problem." He Xi's heart suddenly moved, and she said to herself: "It's King Yan. I'm afraid he is restless."
He Xi was suddenly stunned when he thought of this.
Wu Gao saw that He Xi looked wrong and said, "Sir, do you think there is anything inappropriate?"
He Xi came back to his senses and thought to himself: "Well, King Yan is so brave. Such a small scene shouldn't embarrass him. Whether he is in Changchun City or out of the city, he should be able to save his life. Even if I tell Wu Gao, We can't send troops hastily, otherwise a big defeat will mean nothing. Losing all my efforts in industry will mean nothing."
"If some technology is allowed to flow to the Tatars, it will be even more fatal."
He Xi turned around and said, "It's okay." Then he and Wu Gao jointly ordered someone to send him there.
At this moment, He Xi actually had a vague feeling in his heart that was hard to explain. That is, if King Yan really dies here, it may not be a bad thing for He Xi.
He Xi felt that his future path was in conflict with the Zhu family's royal family. And even if King Yan is not the emperor. He is also one of the most promising among Zhu Yuanzhang's sons. If King Yan dies, perhaps he will have one less political opponent in the future.
But this idea seemed too despicable to He Xi. As soon as the idea came up, He Xi pressed it down.
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"Hiss------" King Yan bit a wooden stick and made a sound from between his teeth. Ping An was bandaging King Yan's wound, skillfully disinfecting it with alcohol and applying gold sore medicine. Then wrap it with gauze.
King Yan's sound was the sound of alcohol combined with wounds.
Don't underestimate this.
There is still no standard for golden sore medicine. Most of them are configured by the generals themselves. But Nanjing Tai Hospital has already started manufacturing prescriptions. Of course, it will take some time before it becomes popular. But gauze and alcohol are already standard equipment in the military.
This standard configuration is within the range that Liaodong can support.
Ping An said: "His Royal Highness, King Yan, you are a man of ten thousand gold. Once something goes wrong, how can we explain it to Your Majesty? At the end of your charge, even if you have the best treasure armor, it is impossible not to be injured."
While speaking, Ping An glanced at the armor on one side.
King Yan's armor is naturally specially made. Not only is the material of the armor carefully refined, it is better than ordinary armor. A lot of refinement was also done in many places and copper was used for decoration. It is very comfortable to wear, unlike ordinary soldiers' armor. Just make sure there are no burrs on the armor. What? You said panicking. Just go to the blacksmith at your guard station and hit it twice with a hammer. Why do you still ask us to knock it for you?
It's just that this armor is now beyond recognition.
The armor on the chest looks like pockmarks, with many small dots densely packed on it. It was left behind by the arrows of the Mongolian cavalry. In some places, the original copper-inlaid decorations were shot away, leaving an opening that could be shot by an arrow from a Mongolian sharpshooter, and the wound was healed.
Because it is protected by chainmail, it does not penetrate deep into the flesh. But rubbing alcohol on it still hurts.
King Yan spat out the branch in his mouth and said: "It doesn't matter. It's so easy to die alone. Lao Qiu, how many beheads will be beheaded in this battle?"
King Yan thought of the battle just now and said in his heart: "It's a pleasure." The eyes he looked at Ping An were also full of appreciation.
Without him, King Yan boasted that his martial arts were high and there were few opponents under a spear. And he felt that Ping An's martial arts skills were still superior to his. It's just that peace is in the battle formation and never takes over. Just follow King Yan and protect him. King Yan only needs to rush forward to kill him.
There are BMWs, spears, and armor. There were also elite soldiers guarding him. Although King Yan was injured, the beating was really enjoyable. Since he joined the army, he has rarely fought with the Mongols like this.
After all, King Yan's status was special and he was not a last resort. He won't be allowed to go into battle.
But now, the entire army only has 2,000 people. Where is the safest place for King Yan? The answer is that on a battlefield of this scale, nowhere is safe. Even if King Yan is in the formation, he will be protected by elite soldiers and generals such as Ping'an, so he will be safer than in other places.
Qiu Fu said: "Your Highness, behead five hundred and thirty-eighth, and the rest have escaped."
King Yan said: "How many have we broken?"
Qiu Fu said: "Thirteen. Three of them were shot in the eye sockets by Mongolian archers. Eight of them were killed by war horses and were trampled to death by the Mongols. The rest were crushed to death by heavy weapons. .”
King Yan said: "It seems that most of the enemies we will encounter next will use blunt weapons."
Ping An shook his head and said, "No."
