Tang Yuan and Yu Mo secretly joined the Military Intelligence Department to serve Beijing and Xiang very early. In addition to being unwilling to become Hulu lackeys, working for tigers, and being unwilling to join forces with Sun Yanzhou and Hu Dangzhou, of course they also had a clearer understanding of the situation.
It is related to the understanding; the literary and military strategies are beyond the reach of ordinary German generals.
Ruyin was governed by Yingzhou, bordering Chencai to the west and Bosu to the east. It was an important town in the lower reaches of the Ying River. Its status was very important. Generals Tang Yuan and Yu Mo were very aware of its importance.
However, Ruyin is located on the left bank (north bank) of Yingshui River. On the right bank (south bank) there is Quanhe River, Jiaopi and other walled cities serve as a barrier. At the mouth of Yingshui River downstream, there is also the very important city Yingshang that blocks Yingshui River.
river course.
In their opinion, the Sikong Mansion should first send troops to capture Yingshang, and after completely controlling the middle reaches of the Huaihe River, then proceed to clear the obstacles and blockades at the mouth of the Yingshui River, so that naval warships can move up the Yingshui River and approach
At the foot of Ruyin City, Ruyin is cut off from Quanhe and Jiaopi.
Only in this way can we initially have the conditions to capture Ruyin.
Now Sikong Prefecture has not captured Yingshang, nor has it controlled the mouth of Yingshui River. If the sword is aimed at Ruyin, it will march overland, which is equivalent to giving up Sikong Prefecture directly.
The proud naval superiority. What's more important is that in addition to the Han army in the west of Beijing massing heavy troops in Quanhe and Jiaopi areas to prepare to assist Huaichuan, the cavalry troops of Zhennan Zongfu and Pingyan Zongfu are also rushing towards Ruyin.
, Jiaopi, Quanhe and other places gathered outside, and the scale was huge.
Is the Sikong Mansion planning to give up its naval advantage and directly engage in a battle with the main force of infantry and cavalry that the Chihu people have the upper hand in the Ruyin, Jiaopi, and Quanhe areas?
At present, the weather has cooled down north of the Huaihe River, and many lakes, depressions and some small streams have begun to freeze. If this severe cold weather continues for another six or seven days, Yingshui River and Ruhe River will be frozen, and it will be red.
The cavalry is at its most outstanding moment on the Hehuai Plain. Is the Sikong Mansion really capable of gaining a decisive advantage in the Quanhe-Jiaopi-Ruyin battle?
Xu Huai still had important matters to discuss with the generals, so he led Tang Yuan and Yu Mo to the Military Intelligence Staff Department in Liuhu Pavilion to familiarize themselves with the situation. At this time, Tang Yuan and Yu Mo learned about Sikong Mansion's military deployment and strategic intentions along both sides of the Huaihe River.
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The place where Xu Huai lives is a landlord's manor in the north of Huaichuan City. The house is quite spacious, but it was severely damaged by the war. At this time, it has only been roughly repaired and tidied up for use. The doors and windows are still leaking, but now they are not.
When paying attention to these things.
There were simply some low tables and mats placed in the meeting hall, and a few fire pots were placed in the corners for warmth.
A giant map of Yanhuai-Kan is hung on the west wall, marking the latest movements between ourselves and the enemy.
Xu Huai stood in front of the map and stared at it for a long time; Chen Zixiao, Han Gui, Liu Shiwang, Jiang Xie, Zhou Jing, Zhang Xiongshan, Fan Zongqi, Shi Hu, Chen Jin, Wu Sanrong, Jiang Ang, Sun Yanguan and others all calmed down.
Stand aside and wait for Xu Huai to make the best decision.
The main force of the Tianxiong Army and the selected vanguard army in Zuozhen are under the command of Wang Xian, Tang Pan, Yin Peng, Han Qi, Wu Chihai, Xiao Xun and other generals. They need to garrison Xichuan, Ruzhou, Caizhou and other places, with the help of strong
The fortresses were used to guard against enemy forces that were several times larger than ours in Guanshan, Heluo and Xuchang, but they also contained the main force of the Heluohan Army under Cao Shixiong and a considerable part of the Han Army in the west of Beijing under Yue Hailou on the western front.
Unable to take into account the territory of Yingzhou
of war.
After the winter began, the Zhennan Zong Palace mainly dispatched reinforcements from Bianliang and Huaiwei Zelu and other places to go south to reinforce the Yingzhou area downstream of the Yingshui River.
However, it had only been just over half a month since the Sikong Mansion officially crossed the Huaihe River and headed north. Even if the Zhennan Sect Prince's Mansion immediately received a message from Yue Hailou to dispatch reinforcements, most of the reinforcements were still on the way.
The enemy reinforcements that have arrived at Quanhe, Jiaopi, Ruyin and other places are mainly the Red Hu and Zhusemu Fan cavalry who have been reinforced from Bianliang and other places, totaling about 10,000 cavalry.
In addition, in addition to the more than 20,000 Han troops in the west of Beijing under Yue Hailou, who were mainly stationed in Quanhe, Jiaopi and other cities on the right bank (south bank) of Yingshui River, Sun Yanzhou and Hu Dangzhou's troops were also incorporated into the army after they surrendered to the Chihu people.
Under the jurisdiction of the General Administration of Military and Horse Capital in the west of Beijing, about 5,000 soldiers were stationed at Yingkou (Yingshang), and about 20,000 soldiers were mainly stationed at Yingzhou to govern Ruyin.
In comparison, Sikong Prefecture has assembled the main forces of the Xianfeng Army in Youzhen and the Jingsheng Army in the Second, Third, and Fourth Towns north of the Huaihe River, totaling 40,000 elite troops; in addition, it has also mobilized 20,000 garrison troops and horses from all walks of life.
Ma crossed the Huaihe River to participate in the battle, and the first town of the Jingsheng Army was repaired in Huangchuan on the south bank, and the Xu Xin'an Department of the fifth town of the Tianxiong Army was in Luoshan. Indeed?????????????
??Shan and other places are on standby. In a short period of time, they have gained an advantage in strength over the enemies in the west of Beijing.
Of course, this mainly depends on the rapid and smooth capture of Huaichuan, and the nearly 20,000 defenders of Huaichuan were captured almost immediately.
If they follow the established plan, they should first take Yingkou (Yingshang), then clear Yingkou's obstacles and blockade, and then consider attacking Quanhe, Jiaopi and Ruyin, but it will really take ten days and a half.
It is uncertain how much enemy reinforcements will arrive at Jiaopi and Ruyin by then, and they will probably lose the opportunity to seize Ruyin and recapture the entire Yingzhou this winter.
More importantly, if they delay for ten days and a half, the details of their capture of Huaichuan will probably reach the ears of Yue Hailou, Sun Yanzhou, Hu Dangzhou and others, which will probably cause the enemy to lurk in Sikong Mansion.
The personnel and generals who instigated rebellion should be vigilant. If we delay the attack on Ruyin for ten days and a half, the lurking and instigating personnel will not only be unable to play a big role, but may even be purged by the General Administration of the Military and Horse Capital in Western Beijing.
It is expected that Yingshui will be completely frozen in another five or six days. The Military Intelligence Staff Department's new plan is for them to temporarily leave Yingkou alone and not attack, and gather the main force to bypass Yuehai Tower and personally command the troops to garrison Jiaopi.
, Quanhe and other cities, directly crossed the Yingshui River to attack Sun Yanzhou, and Ruyin City, where the main force of Hu Dangzhou's troops was stationed, rushed to capture Ruyin City before the main force of enemy reinforcements arrived.
Of course, this plan is extremely risky.
First, even with the cooperation of lurking and instigating personnel, there is no way to predict in advance when Ruyin City will be captured; even whether Yingshui will freeze solid in five or six days, it is not yet 100% predictable.
What if the weather suddenly gets warmer?
Moreover, because they had to temporarily abandon Yingkou and stationed themselves at Yuehai Tower, Quanhe, Jiaopi and other fortresses reinforced by tens of thousands of red cavalry were bypassed. Not only were they unable to carry heavy siege equipment, but they were also unable to carry light combat equipment.
Machinery and a small amount of food and fodder supplies can only last about half a month.
This determined that if they could not capture Ruyin within half a month (including marching time), they would most likely suffer an unimaginable setback.
Secondly, even if they successfully capture Ruyin City, it does not mean that they will be able to win the first battle across Huaihe River.
Decisive victory.
Quanhe, Jiaopi and especially Yingshang, which blocks the mouth of Yingshui River, have not yet been captured and are still in the hands of the enemy. When the time comes, large-scale enemy reinforcements will come from all directions, and they will regain the advantage in strength, especially
It was the tens of thousands of red cavalry galloping across the completely frozen Hehuai Plain that had the ability to cut off their retreat route to invade Ruyin, and in turn surround them in Ruyin City.
At this time, it is completely foreseeable that once Ruyin City falls, Prince Pingyan Zong's Palace will definitely dispatch a large number of elite soldiers and horses from Xusu and other places for reinforcements.
This also destined that a large-scale battle near Ruyin was inevitable.
Only by repelling or even defeating the main enemy force, including the Han army in the west of Beijing and large-scale enemy reinforcements, could Sikong Prefecture truly occupy Ruyin and regain Yingzhou.
Of course, compared to them first capturing Yingshang, then marching to Jiaopi and Ruyin, and organizing the battle step by step, the biggest advantage of choosing to directly raid Ruyin at this time is that it forces the enemy to be unable to fully prepare before the battle.
At this time, they can carry out more comprehensive and thorough military mobilization.
This will actually be their biggest advantage.
Xu Huai walked back to the long case from Kanyutu, took a stack of order letters from the corner of the table to his eyes, looked at Chen Zixiao, Han Gui, Liu Shiwang, Zhou Jing and others standing in front of the case, and said with a smile: "
If you have the chance, you should do something big!"
Then, with the assistance of Han Gui, Jiang Xie and others, he signed the letters of order that had been drafted in advance, then opened the seal box, took out the Privy Envoy and Sikong's seals and stamped them one by one, and then
Seal it with paint and put it into the mailbox...
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After crossing the Huaihe River, teams of trust riders galloped towards Huaiyuan, Wuyang, Liangxian, Biyang, Xiangyang and other places; at the same time, several warships also set sail from the south dock of Huaichuan City and headed downstream.
He left for Shouchun, Haozhou and other places.
There were many guards in the Sikong Mansion Office early in the morning.
As the chief historian, Shi Zhen, Xu Wuqi as the Sima of the residence, and Wang Ju as the military advisor of the residence, they are the three most important figures in Biyang. During Xu Huai's military expedition, Shi Zhen, Xu
Wu Qi and Wang Ju can all make decisions.
In the early morning, Xinqi rode into the city. Immediately, Shi Zhen, Xu Wuqi, and Wang Ju appeared in the lobby of the Sikong Mansion at the same time, summoning the generals who stayed in the government to discuss important matters. Everyone knew that something big had happened, or that something big was about to happen.
During the discussion, the door was closed and no one was allowed to stand in the front porch. Shi Zhen showed Xu Huai's order and circulated it to everyone, saying:
"Yesterday early in the morning, the advance troops and horses completely captured Huaichuan City, killing and capturing more than 19,000 enemy soldiers. This victory has been kept secret for the time being. The prime minister decided to force the captured soldiers in Jiaopi, Quanhe and Ruyin areas in advance.
The main force had to fight with the main force of our army. The envoy ordered that 100,000 reserves and heavy troops and horses in Biyang, Yunyang, Wuyang, Huaiyuan and other places be immediately transferred to active service and set off to assemble in Queshan, Luoshan, Huaichuan and other places.
; Special orders were given to select the troops of Zuozhen, the vanguard army, to depart from Xiangcheng, Zhaoling, and Liang County, and go to Huaichuan to assemble reserve troops and supply troops from Jingzhou, Xiangyang and other places, select two to be recruited and one to be converted into active service, and fill in Biyang.
Wuyang, Xichuan, Huaiyuan and other places strengthened their defense; a new batch of garrison troops and horses from Jingnan, Jingbei, Jiangdong, Jiangxi and Zhexi five routes were specially ordered to be assembled in Shouchun, Huangchuan and other places a month ago
