In October 4879, a large number of troops under the banner of the New Nineteenth Army appeared at the junction of Yangyuan Prefecture and Nanma Prefecture, which attracted Shao Dianxi's attention.
On this day, at the Nanjing Chengzhou Government Affairs Hall, Shao Dianxi greeted a well-dressed senior general in front of the hall.
"I will see you at the end of your visit to Your Highness, Your Highness! Your Highness is here to greet you." The general had a rather elegant demeanor, and with his thin cheeks, he looked more like a scribe than a warrior.
"Hahaha, Commander Gongsun is invited to come. It is a blessing to this king and a blessing to Nanzhao Prefecture. The local army of this prefecture depends entirely on you!" Young Dianxi was filled with joy, and the troubles Ding Kui brought to him were diluted a little.
The person invited was Gongsun Mi, the former commander of the First Army of the Central Plains, a general who once led his troops to fight in Nanma Prefecture.
His arrival was also a private agreement between Shao Dianxi and the Gongsun family. Because the Kong family did not support Nanzhaozhou Mu, they had to seek foreign aid. After all, Ding Kui had a big family behind him.
"Thanks to His Highness's trust, I will do my best to serve you and defend the safety of Nanzhao Prefecture to the death."
Gongsun Mi belongs to the local faction generals and has no chance to enter the commander-in-chief. In Zhongwangzhou, where there are many nobles, he has no hope of commanding the entire state's troops. This time coming to Nanzhaozhou is a rare opportunity. He can command more than 100,000 troops and is a local general.
The highest honor.
More than 200,000 local troops have gathered near the state city, and city defense troops from several counties are on their way. According to preliminary statistics, 400,000 troops have finally gathered in the state camp.
"So the New 19th Legion obeys Ding Kui's orders and goes south to the border of our state to possibly cooperate with Ding Kui to launch an attack." Gongsun Mi quickly stepped into the role and spread out the military map in the Government Affairs Hall.
Wei Si, the new head of the Nanzhao Prefecture Hall of the Intelligence Department, said: "There is reliable news that Ding Kui has offended a prince of Lu State, and the Lu Chamber of Commerce has decided to ban the sale of strategic materials to places controlled by Ding Kui. If we put Zhongwang Prefecture
The refugees rushed to the south. They must be short of food. Even if Ding Kui wanted to launch an attack, he couldn't get military rations."
"That's right! Ding Kui expected that food would be tight, so he must have set his sights on the granaries of the central counties. He would not hesitate to fight for food!" Gongsun Mi concluded from Wei Si's news.
"What should we do?" Shao Dianxi was a little panicked.
Gongsun Mi glanced at the officials present and said confidently: "It doesn't matter! The last general can lead one hundred thousand troops to the north to block Yangyuanzhou's main route southward;
Wei Xiaowei commanded the remaining troops to clear the wilderness in the central counties, transport the stored grain to the state camp, and garrison heavy troops in strategic places on the terrain;
Please ask the Ministry of Civil Welfare to relocate the people on the southern border and guide the refugees from the west to the south, at least to the no-man's land connected to the south."
This strategic plan includes military and people's livelihood, showing that he is not only familiar with military affairs, but also understands government affairs regarding people's livelihood, and is an all-round Confucian general.
"Okay, okay!" Shao Dianxi took the lead in clapping, eliciting applause from the officials present.
Gongsun Mi noticed Wei Shiwen's expressionless face in the crowd, so he asked: "Captain Wei, is there anything wrong with my arrangement?"
"There is no problem with the humble position! It's just that the ability of the humble position is limited. If you lead the troops to the central part, you may be attacked by the enemy. It is better to go north to deal with the New 19th Army. The humble position only requires 50,000 people to block Yangyuanzhou's southward main road." Wei Shiwen bit the bullet.
answer.
He was afraid of Ding Kui's troops and would rather go north to face the New Army than go south. He couldn't defeat even the New Twelfth Army, let alone the Eighth Army or the National Protectorate Red Army.
Relatively speaking, he must be more familiar with Nanzhao Prefecture than Gongsun Mi, and he has some friendship with the Kong family, so it is much safer to go to the north.
"Okay, this is your voluntary request. If something goes wrong, I will have to settle the account with you." How could Gongsun Mi not see Wei Shiwen's plan, but he had to save some face for local snakes when he first arrived.
"I am willing to issue a military order! If I cannot stop the invasion of the New 19th Legion, I am willing to accept military law!"
Shao Dianxi knew that Wei Shiwen had a good defense, so he was assured that he would lead his troops to the north.
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In Dingguo County, where Yang established the rebel war zone headquarters, a guest came to visit that day.
"Yu Zhong, why are you here?" He was quite surprised to see the person coming.
Yu Zhong is a member of the Yang family, and staying with the imperial court has a certain role. The Yang family did not issue an order for him to come to the rebel territory.
Yu Zhong smiled bitterly and said: "Young Master, Duke An Guo ordered his subordinates to come to summon you and told them that there is no need to go back."
Yang helplessly said: "Huh, Jiang Li has become more and more cunning after inheriting the family business. He sold me a favor and cut off my path. Okay! If you don't come back, you won't go back. There is a new army waiting for you to lead. I said, you can bring it back.
What message?"
Yu Zhong walked to Yang and spoke in a low voice.
After hearing this, Yang showed a strange expression: "Planning to plot against our country's Zhongbei Route Army? It's not that simple, right? Although their side was more severely affected, our side was also greatly affected. Why should they be eager to deal with our country's people? Kill Zhongbei.
They can’t defeat the Lu Army either, there’s a problem!”
"Next, their troops will be massed in Nanguo County. I hope we will not misjudge. The previous agreement is still valid. I think that there is something wrong with the alliance between the king and our country. The entry of our troops will only arouse the resistance of the people.
Psychologically, the people of Nanguo County will not help our army." Yu Zhong returned to normal volume and spoke.
"How presumptuous! How can you, Your Majesty, have such arrogant opinions?" Yang was dissatisfied.
"My subordinate is reckless. Please calm down, young master."
Seeing that Yu Zhong's attitude was still humble, Yang's face softened and he said: "We don't need to worry about the decision-making from above, just do our own thing. Since we have agreed with Jiang Li to fake a fight, there is no need to make a fuss about their troop deployment.
We cannot control the movements of our own army, and we have no obligation to inform them. If they cannot hold Nanguo County, they can return to their own country. If we go to recapture Nanguo County, they will have nothing to say."
The Yang family did not fully agree to form an alliance with their own country, because at that time their own army was helpful in assisting the defense of Dingguo County, so they acquiesced. Now that there is no threat to Dingguo County, Yang will naturally not care about the life or death of his own army.
However, his intuition was correct. The troops of the Thirteenth Army, the Twenty-first Army, and the Twenty-second Army entered Nanguo County not simply to target the Central and Northern Route Army of their own country. There was another strategic purpose hidden behind this.
The troop mobilization of the Shaodian Army caught Jing Xuan's attention. His first reaction was to shrink his troops for defense. The two legions of the North and Central Route Army concentrated near the Nanguo County City and abandoned the eastern cities without hesitation.
Jin Man and Feng De commanded an army of 200,000 to march into Nanguo County and quickly attack the three cities in the eastern part of the county.
The cautious Jingxuan sent a legion to guard the borders of his country, led a legion himself to defend the county, and also instructed the legion guarding the home to strengthen the defense of Ji'an County to prevent Shaodian's army from stealing his home again.
Baobei County is located in the northeast corner of Beiping Prefecture, adjacent to Dongjin County of Zhongwang Prefecture to the north and Ji'an County to the west. Because it faced the hostile Shaodian Army and the sudden Battle of Baimeadow, there were 28 Zhongbei County.
The division was specially stationed here to prevent the Shaodian Army from sneaking in secretly.
Division commander Mao Wen has recently discovered that a large number of Shaodian troops have gathered in Dongjin County, especially near the border of Ji'an County. Shaodian scouts are often found active, numbering in the hundreds, and they attack viciously. Few witnesses survive.
He ordered to strengthen border patrols and did not hesitate to send two or three brigades. There were only a few thousand troops left to guard the county. This was something that could not be helped. If the Shaodian Army invaded in a large scale, only one division could not defend Beijun. It was best to
The plan is to detect the enemy's situation in advance and call for reinforcements in time.
However, the problem did not lie on the northern border. The first person to alert the county was Matu City, the place closest to Bingjiangzhou.
After the Magic Guild of Matu City raised the alarm, all important military locations such as the Sheriff's Mansion, Knights Guild, and City Defense Barracks fell, and the Magic Guild was surrounded by the army. Hundreds of people were aiming at all exits with crossbows, and there were even more fires flying in the sky.
White-robed magician, all avenues of escape have been cut off.
Therefore, the Magic Guild decided to surrender, and more than twenty magicians and more than twenty magic apprentices were isolated and guarded by hundreds of strong men.
Lei Feixiang and the white-robed magician immediately rushed to the Magic Guild's warehouse to prevent magicians from their own country from transferring their property.
"Master Cai, I leave this place to you. Is it enough to leave two hundred people?"
Accompanying the special operations group was Cai Ran, who also brought twenty magicians to assist in the battle.
The Southern Demon branch supports attacks on its own country and allows the magic guilds under its jurisdiction to send people to fight.
"One hundred people is enough. This is a small guild and doesn't have much oil and water." Cai Ran was very disappointed after checking the warehouse.
"This is just an appetizer. We will go out again as soon as the response troops arrive. You guys, move quickly." Lei Feixiang also ordered his subordinates to cordon off the entire city.
The special forces disguised themselves as a caravan from their own country and sneaked into Matu City. They launched a sudden attack at night and eliminated the armed forces in the city with just a stick of incense.
Since they were wearing civilian clothes, the Magic Guild didn't even know who the enemy was.
"People with unknown origins attacked Matu City? Are there white-robed magicians to help? They must be from Shaodian!" Mao Wen received the alarm and realized something was wrong. "A message was sent to all cities to close their city gates, and the city defense troops were on the walls.
Patrol to prevent the enemy from attacking again."
This decision was very timely, and Han Ruren, who secretly learned from the special operations group, suffered a small loss.
The troops responding to the special operations group arrived before dawn. They were the Third Infantry Regiment. They also pretended to be Chinese and sneaked into Bingjiangzhou. They lurked outside the checkpoint at the state border. When they learned that the special operations group had succeeded, they immediately broke through the checkpoint and marched all the way.
Marched quickly to reach the city of Matu.
At this time, Ding Kui, who was ambushing at the border between the two countries, received the news and ordered his entire army to advance into Bei County.
The mixed 2nd Division advanced towards the county town quickly, breaking through the checkpoints on the main road along the way. When they encountered the city, they bypassed it and went straight to the center of the northern county.
The 3rd Mixed Division pursued the 2nd Division with all its strength, but Han Ruren was more thoughtful and left three brigades pretending to be their own people, intending to sneak attack Lanbao City on the border, hoping to prove to Ding Kui that her troops were not capable of fighting.
Group trip.
Unexpectedly, Lanbao City received an order from Mao Wen and closed the four gates tightly to prevent anyone from entering. This happened to block the three thousand people led by Dai Le from outside the city.
"What should we do? Attack by force or chase the large army?" Dai Le was in trouble.