Afraid that it would be difficult for King Jing to understand simply by dictating it, Xu Huai was upstairs and directly ordered Zhu Zhi and Zhou Jing to rush to Zhu's Mansion and bring a complete set of cavalry equipment and horses.
Seeing that Xu Huai sent Zhu Zhi to run so smoothly, but Zhu Zhi didn't have the slightest objection and ran so fast, Princess Yingyun, Princess Rongle, and Zhu Duojin could only sit on the ground floor and look at Wang Xuan with their chins in their hands. Looking at the weaving pedestrians on Longjin Bridge.
Zhu Zhi and Zhou Jing brought a complete set of cavalry equipment, and Xu Huai went directly to the backyard of the mutton soup shop and directly demonstrated to King Jing the marching combat equipment of the red cavalry, the usual combat methods, marching diet, etc.
There is nothing exciting about this kind of demonstration. It can even be said to be quite boring. Princess Yingyun, Zhu Duojin, Princess Rongle and other female relatives yawned after watching it. It was far inferior to the martial arts competitions they had seen before. It's exciting.
However, the way an army operates and fights is directly related to its attire. People who have a little knowledge of military affairs can see some oddities in these attires.
Because compared to the prairie cavalry that everyone remembers, the Red Husbands are more hard-working and obedient, and their reliance on logistics is unimaginably low. This determines their combat capabilities, which are far beyond the reach of ordinary soldiers and horses. .
This also gave them unimaginable interweaving and mobile combat capabilities, and these were precisely the most fatal shortcomings of the Dai Viet soldiers and horses.
This also determines that even if the Chihu people are not sure of taking Bianliang City this winter, they will definitely attack the Hehuai area on a large scale. Yue Hailou's understanding of Hehuai may be far better than that of ordinary court ministers, so his surrender to the enemy is The devastation it will bring will be unimaginable.
It is because the Dai Viet court still has paralyzed thoughts at this moment, and most people in Bianliang City think that the danger is far away, and are slack-minded. The Red Husband cavalry penetrates in large numbers, and the shock and destructive power is even greater. Imagine.
At this time, it was not even difficult for Xu Huai to imagine what tactics the Chihu people would adopt in the Hehuai area:
"In the eyes of the Chihu people, the army and people of Dai Viet are like sheep. They will not rush to attack the strong city. They captured Yun Shuo. After almost completely eliminating the peripheral threats, they transferred the troops, horses, and equipment to Yingzhou in an orderly manner. Attack the city. Yingzhou was able to defend it for more than 20 days. First, the integrity of Guo Zhongxiong and others was rare and valuable. Second, the siege operations of the Chihu people were rhythmic, layered, and less hasty than we had imagined in the past. They were much less impatient. In the early stage, they always forcibly drove the vassal troops to surrender, drove the people under their control to attack the city, consumed the arrows and stones in the city and the physical strength of the generals, and destroyed the morale of the enemy. They moved and fought as fast as thunder, killing the enemy in Unexpectedly, if the enemy is prepared and defends the fortified city, they will show great patience. They will also be merciless to surrender the weak and retain the strong. Under their high-intensity suppression, the surrender will The army often suffered extremely heavy casualties in siege battles, but after taking the city, they had to loot a lot as compensation. Not only did the combat effectiveness of the surrendered army not weaken, it was even distortedly strengthened, and they even indulged in massacres; They are also psychologically more succumbing to the will of the Chihu people. The Chihu people don't care at all about the life and death of ordinary people, and they are even regarded as a burden and massacred. They will not hesitate to destroy every village and every village. The men in the city were slaughtered, the women and children were taken as slaves, and the land was vacated and covered with weeds, which could be used as their pastures. It can be speculated that the Chihu people crossed to the south bank of the Yellow River on a large scale and would not directly invade Bianliang City. , they will not even block the passage for King Qin's troops to enter Bianliang. Their cavalry will kill and gallop in the prefectures and counties outside Bianliang, and will try to attack those places where the defenses are lax and there are no defenders.
The surrendered counties massacred more than 100,000 or 200,000 people as a threat, so as to more effectively drive hundreds of thousands, or even millions, or 2 to 3 million people from nearby counties to Bianliang City. They will seize the opportunity when the opportunity arises.
When appropriate, complete the encirclement of Bianliang City in pairs. On the one hand, the doubled population in Bianliang City will consume the food reserves in the city. On the other hand, the people and soldiers of the surrounding counties will be captured, and they will be driven to attack Bianliang City. Therefore, Chi Hu
People will cross the Yellow River on a large scale in about ten days, but the siege of Bianliang will depend on the effectiveness of their looting and driving operations on the periphery, which may take a month to a month and a half. If Bianliang City can survive a
If they don't fall in half a month to two months, the Chihu people will be able to escape the siege. However, during the siege, Bianliang City will become a huge millstone, killing hundreds of thousands, even millions, two to three million people.
The old, young, women and children will be eliminated like a piece of grass, but this is only the first time the Red Husband went south to fight..."
King Jing Zhao Tuan's face was pale and he pursed his lips, looking at the riding bows and arrows that Xu Huai and the others had captured from the Red Husband on the Yunshuo battlefield.
This riding bow and the crossbow they used for daily hunting were extremely simple, but the shiny grip could only have such a texture after the original owner had played with it for many years and had soaked in a lot of palm oil.
He had been aware of the seriousness of the situation in the past, but he was far less profound than what Xu Huaiqin said. His heart felt as if it had been cut open by a sharp blade, dripping with blood.
With the catastrophe approaching, Xu Huai would not think that some things still need to be kept secret.
Just now, Zhu Zhi, Lu Xiong, and Lu Wenhu knew etiquette and took the initiative to avoid the presence of King Jing and Wang Chen. Xu Huaicai asked Zhou Jing, Xu Xinan, and Wang Xian to follow suit.
At this time, the demonstration of the marching combat method of the red cavalry requires the cooperation of Zhou Jing and Xu Xin'an. No one will avoid it. Xu Huai will not introduce Princess Yingyun, Princess Rongle, Zhu Duojin and other female family members present.
Princess Yingyun, Princess Rongle, and Zhu Duojin heard Xu Huai say that the Red Cavalry would cross the Yellow River in ten days, and that the siege of Bianliang City would be completed in a month to a month and a half. They didn't care at first.
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Xu Huai was exposed to the wind, sand and cold in the north all day long, and his face was rough and yellow, but he was still so young after all.
Zhu Duojin, the head of Rongle County, even felt that Wang Zhen was such a person and King Jing had such a high status. He actually listened respectfully to a young man saying this. The scene was a bit funny.
However, when they saw that King Jing, Wang Zhen and her husband Zhu Hang had heard Xu Huai's words, their faces were so ugly and they were silent for a long time. They were really frightened and their faces turned pale.
Is it really so severe and dangerous that millions of people in Bianliang City were wantonly trampled by the red cavalry?
In front of King Jing and Wang Zhen, the female family members did not dare to interrupt and ask questions.
"Is there any way to save the crisis?" Zhao Tuan asked in a hoarse voice after a long time, as if he had walked a very long way with a heavy load on his back.
"We have Mr. Shi's advice. Although we can predict the upcoming dangerous situation, when it comes to how to save it, we can only try our best to make the situation less ugly. If we want to thoroughly
It is no longer possible for humans to turn things around!"
Those memory fragments that clearly flashed through his mind directly displayed important historical fragments in front of Xu Huai's eyes, giving him an extraordinary ability to analyze the situation; Xu Huai did not care about hiding any clumsiness at this time, but he would indeed have
It is difficult for ordinary people to come up with Shi Zhen, who is truly insightful and can explain everything as the result of the collective wisdom of everyone in Tongbai Mountain. I just hope it will be more convincing.
At this time, Wang Zhen brought King Jing Zhao Tuan over, obviously hoping that King Jing could become
Without the help of the DPRK, otherwise the DPRK would be too weak. As one of the ten members in power, I really don’t have the confidence to convince so many people who have not fully woken up yet.
Especially today's Holy Emperor has not yet realized how serious and bad the situation is.
Xu Huai never had any optimistic ideas about the outcome of the Battle of Bianjing. The only thing he could do was to reduce the severity of the battle as much as possible, and to accumulate as much strength as possible for the subsequent Jianghuai defense as early as possible.
Xu Huai had already mentioned some of these ideas in his letter to Wang Zhen, but when he was about to tell King Jing about it, he saw Shi Zhen hesitated and said, "As for how the situation can be solved,
To save some money, Your Highness may listen to Mr. Shi directly..."
King Jing also heard from Zhu Hang that Shi Zhen was the actual compiler of "Wu Jing Zong Yao" from his father's and ancestors. Although his official position was low, he was actually a person who lived in seclusion in the court, and he was immediately the disciple.
After the ceremony, he said to Shi Zhen:
"Mr. Shi, please tell me everything you know."
"The things I can do have been mentioned in my letters to the Prime Minister before,"
Shi Zhen returned the gift to King Jing with some fear.
They had repeatedly studied and discussed how to make some remedies in a situation that was doomed to collapse. Zhu Hang and Shi Zhen also knew the details very well.
Under normal circumstances, Xu Huai is the core of the in-depth analysis of the situation, and Xu Huai should tell King Jing face to face, but when Xu Huai signaled to him, Shi Zhen did not like to stand out, and he did have other suggestions to make.
, bite the bullet and go on,
"It is difficult for Vietnam to have a large-scale army that can compete with the Red Husband Cavalry in the field. It is unrealistic to completely prevent the Red Husband's killing and destruction, and to completely block the Red Husband's cavalry on the north bank of the Yellow River. At least, it is unrealistic.
In the first two to three Hehuai defensive battles, this goal could not be achieved without causing the Chihu people to suffer. However, the fighting method of the Chihu people is not difficult to predict. If you just want to limit the Chihu people as much as possible,
The killing and destruction of the Hu people and the repelling of the Red Hu people at all costs are not completely impossible: First, all the troops of King Qin cannot be sent to Bianliang City or the Gyeonggi area. It is completely meaningless to do so, even if it is a red weapon.
What the Hu people are most looking forward to is that Bianliang City can be defended by the existing imperial troops in the capital. The soldiers and horses of King Qin who came in response to the imperial edict should choose three, four, or five or six core solid cities to garrison on the periphery of the capital to maximize suppression.
The activity range of the Red Husband Cavalry is in the Hehuai area, and they can flexibly search for fighter opportunities to eliminate the Red Husband Cavalry. The accumulation of small numbers makes up a large number of victories, which is of greater significance. In addition, outside the Gyeongsang Province, the capital
Southwest Road, North Jing Road, East Jingdong Road, East Jing Road and Hebei Road all select ministers (Shi Zhen paused for a moment and glanced at King Jing) or princes to serve as defense envoys.
In addition to cooperating with the defense operations of the capital, they must also have the power to command the road supervisors and form the southwest Jing Road, northwest Jing Road, east Jing Road, and east Jing Road to form a real defense zone against the Chihu people.
, mobilize the military potential, and form a defensive depth together with the capital. Of course, considering that Bianjing will be temporarily trapped in the siege of the Red Hu people, it is difficult for the imperial court to issue an edict. The most urgent thing seems to be that when the remonstrance saint goes to patrol Huainan, the prince will be left behind.
With Bianliang supervising the country in this way, even if Bianliang is besieged by the Japanese soldiers, all the soldiers and horses of the King Qin and all the defense envoys can be under unified command, and grain from the southeast can be continuously transported from the Jianghuai River to the cities outside Bianliang to support the attack on the Red Army.
Unexpectedly, after Bianliang was besieged, it was difficult for the edicts to be issued, the soldiers and horses of King Qin were leaderless, and the wealth of the southeast was lost..."
