Xu Huai also talked to Wang Fan about building a new city at Beixiakou. After the new city is completed, he will report to Xiangyang and hand over Jiuli Pass to the Jinghu North Road Capital Deployment Department (Anzhou Military and Horse Supervision Department).
Defense.
Chushan still needs to concentrate its elite troops and horses as much as possible instead of spreading them out to defend various fortresses.
"Some people in Xiangyang are eager for your idea, but whether it can come true depends on the reorganization of Anzhou's troops and horses. It's not worth it!"
In the past few years, Wang Fan has his own selfish motives and desire for power, and has had sharp conflicts with Xu Huai and everyone in Tongbaishan. But now the situation is so bad, everyone will be prosperous and everyone will suffer. Of course, he also hopes that the Huaishang Defense Line will be in place
Xu Huai's defense was as solid as a rock.
Otherwise, Jinghu North Road is in danger, Xiangyang is in danger, and there will be no eggs left intact if the nest is overturned!
There is another one, that is, Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Gu Fan and others still regard him, Zhu Hang, Xu Wei, Wen Hengyue, Qian Zerui and even Hu Kai as the same group, and impose them indiscriminately.
Exclusion, this also makes them must unite to ensure that Xiangyang does not return to the old way.
"The soldiers and horses of Anzhou's camps will go to the inspection and inspection division's military strongholds in turn to garrison, and the generals will take turns to Chushan to watch the battle! In addition, the size of the state's military camp team must be reduced as much as possible!" Of course, Xu Huai could not expect Anzhou to guard the troops.
The state soldiers and horses suddenly became elites in a hundred battles, but he handed over Jiuliguan to Anzhou state soldiers to garrison, and did not expect them to fight a tough battle.
Whether an army of soldiers and horses can defend the city and resist the attack of a small group of enemy troops does not place high demands on the officers, generals and soldiers.
On the one hand, Xu Huai hopes that the generals and soldiers of the Anzhou Army will take turns to go forward to face the enemy and watch the battle. On the other hand, Xu Huai hopes that the organization of the Anzhou Army will be adjusted.
The Dai Viet Ban Xiang Army consists of a team of twenty people, five teams are one capital, ten capitals are one battalion, five battalions are one tank, and ten tanks are one army.
This sparse military system is more suitable for fighting in formation.
However, fierce offensive operations, or even more melee battles between the two armies, require more military officials. Military generals serve as the backbone to support the entire army. In fact, they also require military officials from top to bottom. The backbone of military generals has a denser and more solid structure.
At present, the military establishment of Chushan is composed of a small team of ten, with a commander; the third small team is a squadron, with a team leader; the third squadron is a capital, with a chief and deputy general; the fifth capital is a battalion, with a chief, deputy battalion commander and staff
Military: Three to five battalions are divided into one wing. In addition to the chief, deputy captain Yuhou and military officers, there are also military officers in the record office, chief bookkeeper and other officials to ensure the ability to fight independently, operate logistics independently, and defend one side.
Chushan normally has between 1,500 and 2,500 people, but the number of military officials and generals is three to four times that of the old system. It is naturally powerful to attack and resist strong.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that Chushan has cultivated a group of elite soldiers and gathered a group of powerful generals during the past few years of fighting in the north and south. Xu Huai also officially established the Warrior House half a year ago to train military officials and generals in a more systematic way.
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Xu Huai hoped that Wang Fan would be deployed as the military and horse capital of Jinghu North Road, shoulder the heavy responsibility of reorganizing the soldiers of various states on Jinghu North Road, and also make a difference in the reform of the military system.
As long as the Jinghu North Road has achieved results and achievements, and the Jianghuai and Sichuan Gorge roads can be implemented, Dai Viet will have sufficient reserves of troops and horses, and naturally it will not be afraid of a war of attrition with the Red Husbands.
"Okay, I'll take note of what you said, and I'll write a note to Mr. Hu when I get back!" Wang Fan said.
Emperor Jianji and the Privy Council are currently extremely concerned about every move on Jinghu North Road. For such a big move, Wang Fan will of course have to discuss it with Hu Kai first.
As for the matter of sending Anzhou generals to the enemy to watch the battle, Wang Fan could decide immediately and specially sent Lu Xiong, Wang Kong and others, as well as some generals from the Anzhou Military and Horse Supervision Department, to go directly to Chushan City with Xu Huai.
Although Lu Xiong, Wang Kong, Zheng Shou and others were private officials of the Wang family, their achievements in following Wang Zhen and Wang Fan over the years were no less than those of ordinary generals. Especially Lu Xiong, who was busy guarding Gong County and other matters.
Buxiu, Wang Kong, Zheng Shou and others also directly participated in the first Bianliang defensive battle.
Therefore, when Emperor Jianji ascended the throne in Xiangyang, several family generals such as Lu Xiong, Wang Kong, Zheng Shou, and Zhu Hang's side such as Lu Wenhu were all subject to military officials ranging from sixth to ninth grade.
At this time, Lu Xiong, Wang Kong, Zheng Shou and others who had a military official background followed Wang Fan to Jinghu North Road to take up their posts, and they were all able to formally take up their posts in the Capital Deployment Department.
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"The last time I walked the Tongbai Mountain Road was five years ago in Tianxuan. In just a few years, things have changed." Lu Xiong and Xu Huai stood in front of the pier, looking at the snow beside the mountain road behind them, recalling
When escorting Wang Zhen, Wang Xuan's ancestors and grandson met Xu Huai on Tongbai Mountain Road, they were deeply saddened.
Of course, he had been to Caizhou or Tongbai Mountain many times before, but either he went to Caizhou City to meet Hu Kai or he met Xu Huai in Qingyi Ridge, but he had no chance to walk the Tongbai Mountain Road again.
Lu Xiong was also over sixty years old at this time, and he had been traveling north and south all these years, and he was also suffering from old age. His hair and beard were all gray, and his thin face was full of wrinkles, but he looked even more grim.
The ferry came over, and Xu Huai and everyone boarded it.
At this time, the Huaihe River has not yet been frozen, but the water flow along the bank is slow and there is thin ice at the bay branch covered with reeds.
The ferry was a row-rowed warship, with dozens of oarsmen working together and sailing diagonally toward the north bank like an arrow from the string. With a stick of incense, it docked at the dock south of Chushan City.
The generals of Anzhou's Military and Horse Supervisory Department and the officials of the Zhouxu Warriors' House came to help - they were brought to Chushan to watch the enemy's battle and be familiar with the enemy's situation, not to serve as uncles.
However, Lu Xiong and Wang Kong were both close friends of Chushan, especially Lu Xiong, who was half teacher and half friend to Xu Huai.
"Master Lu, your body and bones are still so strong!" Liu Qiong'er received the news and was waiting in front of the pier a moment earlier. When she saw everyone disembarking from the boat, she stepped forward and bowed.
Tang Pan was stationed at Qingyi Ridge and Xu Xin'an was stationed at Luoshan. It was impossible to escape at this juncture, but Tang Qing, Han Qi, Yin Peng and others all led their troops to station at Chushan or Zhouqiao on the south bank; Lu Xiong could be regarded as a leader to them.
Half a master.
Liu Qiong'er has prepared a private banquet in the house. In addition to Shi Zhen and Wang Ju, others such as Xu Wujiang, Xu Wuqi, Tang Tiande, Xu Sihu, Yan Xiaoyi, Niu Er, etc. are all Lu Xiong and Wang Kong.
old friend.
Although it was rare for Xu Huai to ban alcohol, under the current situation, everyone was worried about the progress of the war and could not enjoy drinking. After several rounds of wine and watching the bright moonlight, Lu Xiong and Wang Kong had no intention of rushing to the side courtyard.
After resting, he and Xu Huai climbed up the city wall to observe the military situation at night.
The Puppet Chu Army implemented the strategy of building shallow companies and mobilized tens of thousands of civilians to work hard to build forts on both sides of the Mingxi River. The enemy's defense was extremely tight, and Chushan had no chance to counterattack outside the city wall, so it continued to build Chushan non-stop.
The city wall outside the mountain.
The war was so intense that more than 30,000 civilians gathered on the north bank, working day and night for a month. At present, the outer city wall, which is more than 26 miles long, was finally completed.
Because it is necessary to ensure that all civilians work on the inside line under the protection of the outer camps and are not disturbed by enemy cavalry, the stones, soil, lime, river sand, wood and other materials required for building the city are all transported from the south bank and are actually used
There are more than 50,000 young and strong people.
With the food, wages, and consumption of many tools and materials for so many people, more than 100,000 guan of money and food were spent on this outer city wall in one month.
Just building the city wall is not enough.
The Chihu people were attacking cities in Hedong, Hebei, Heluo and other places, and had used slinging weapons on a large scale. Naturally, they could not build easily collapsed city towers, but they needed to build stronger war sheds with two-story log roofs on top of the city walls.
Arrow stones; even the foundations of these war tents cannot be laid directly on the city wall, and another foundation must be built.
In order to ensure the channels for sending troops to counterattack, there were six large and small stone gates in the North City of Chushan alone.
No ditch will be dug on the outside of the city wall, but in order to prevent enemy cavalry from approaching the city at will, a low horse-blocking wall will be built. At that time, the outside will be filled with horse-blocking, antlers and other obstacles to form a three-layer barrier with the outer city wall.
In order to suppress the attack of enemy catapults, a large number of trebuchets also need to be deployed inside the city wall; taking into account the convenience and accuracy of operation, a more stable base needs to be laid. Considering the large army pressing the border, the city wall may be partially or completely lost
, within the city wall, an inner fortress must be excavated and an inner protective wall built to strengthen the depth of defense.
In this way, the multiple defense system with the city wall as the core was initially formed.
Of course, the city also needs to build a large number of military camps with strong protective walls that are conducive to street fighting, and the roads must be smoothed out.
On the whole, on the basis of the previous work, the outer city wall was successfully built within a month. It only stretched out the outline of Chushan City, making the inner line construction less likely to be harassed by enemy troops. The plan has begun to take shape.
, it will take at least two months of work.
The subsequent investment in money and food will also be huge.
If such a huge amount of supplies had not been transported back from Huaichuan and Huangchuan this time, the already stretched Chushan would definitely not be able to bear it after everyone entered a state of combat readiness.
Lu Xiong looked far into the distance and could vaguely see a group of cavalry walking from east to west. Several beacons in the north lit bonfires as a sign, indicating that this group of cavalry was enemy scouts. He frowned and said
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"Yue Hailou is extremely difficult to deal with. He also knows that Chushan's armored soldiers are arrayed in battle, and his troops are not strong enough to resist, so he uses this seemingly stupid method to advance layer by layer, which is also a headache.
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"..." Xu Huai nodded and said, "Chushan City has just begun to take shape, and Qingyi Ridge is close to the mountains and dangers, so we are not afraid of the enemy's attack. However, Yue Hai is advancing layer by layer, which is very troublesome!"
"The former commander-in-chief of the Puppet Chu Army was Zhong Changqing," Han Qi said. "When we quelled the chaos in Tongbai Mountain, we also used the method of approaching and building strongholds to limit the space of the coalition forces' activities little by little. He not only learned how to do it in a model
It’s true, but it’s getting worse!”
Chushan City and Qingyi Ridge are extremely fortified and guarded by elite troops. They are not afraid that the puppet Chu army can invade, and even if the puppet Chu army dares to approach the formation, they are confident that they will kill the puppet Chu army and call them father and mother.
The problem is that Qingyi Lingying City and Chushan City are sixty miles apart.
Under normal circumstances, as long as we can hold the two key nodes of Qingyi Ridge and Chushan City, there are many mountains for 60 miles between Qingyi Ridge and Chushan City, and build some forts in some easy-to-pass shallow passes, such as Shimenling Military Village, we can
Keep the enemy troops away from Tongbai Mountain.
Now the puppet Chu army is building a company camp, trying to build the camp directly close to Chu Mountain and Qingyi Ridge.
In this way, the communication between Chushan City and Qingyi Ridge outside Shimen Ridge will be cut off. If you want to use the avoidance channel inside Tongbai Mountain (fortunately, the Huaiyuan-Qingyi Ridge Road was opened up at all costs) to deploy troops and horses.
Adjustment and mutual reinforcement, so the mountain road is narrow and winding, and it will take at least one more day.
And the puppet Chu army is close to Chushan City and has built forts in Qingyi Ridge. They can also build forts into Shimen Ridge, and even drive young and strong civilians to work hard to open up new mountain roads in Shimen Ridge.
This will force Chushan to disperse its limited troops to defend more bayonet points in mountains such as Shimenling.
At that point, the enemy's troops were absolutely superior in size. How could Chushan ensure that there were no omissions?
Once the sixty-mile-long defense line is wedged in by the enemy with this seemingly clumsy digging strategy, not only will the seemingly relatively safe production and construction environment inside Tongbai Mountain be destroyed, but the Chushan soldiers and horses will also defend Chushan City and Qingyi.
The meaning of the two points on the ridge no longer exists.
However, at this time, the Red Husbands had the advantage in every battlefield, and Xu Huai could not hope that Yue Hailou would withdraw his troops to relieve the siege if he delayed.
Even after the Chihu people gained more advantages and results in other battlefields, they would continue to send more and more elite soldiers and horses to Huaishang to participate in the battle.
In other words, Chushan soldiers and horses will be forced to attack the fortresses built closely by the enemy to ensure the integrity of the entire defense line.
However, with the change of attack and defense, the price and casualties incurred by Chushan were definitely much greater than simply defending Qingyiling Yingcheng and Chushan City.
"Yes, we can't defend passively. We still have to grab Yue Hailou's tail, drag him out and beat him!" Xu Huai said leisurely...
