Going south was a decision made long ago! The specific preparations started after hearing the news about the alliance between the two countries. 【】
Gathering the strength of the whole country, the imperial court was training a new army as early as a year ago! The army of outsiders who came to Beijing was only 200,000 people. They had to defend the north to prevent the original people from going south, and they also had to defend the stream below to prevent it from flowing down.
A sneak attack will inevitably force the force to go south.
However, once the training points of the regiments and camps scattered in the Jing Kingdom are gathered together, they can have an additional 100,000 troops. Once the battle is against Feng, Jing will have the original strength to fight against Feng without mobilizing troops stationed in other locations.
One hundred thousand became two hundred thousand.
Two hundred thousand elite soldiers faced off against the weak Feng Dynasty. This was the fundamental reason why the imperial court dared to make such a determined decision to launch a war.
When the imperial court comes, two hundred thousand elite soldiers from the capital can conquer all the territory of the feudal country in less than three months!
What's more, for the sake of safety, the imperial court consciously chose the early autumn as the time to go south.
It was early autumn in the south, but winter had already entered in some places in the north. When the original people learned that the capital had moved south and wanted to prepare their troops to attack the capital, the north was already covered in ice and snow! There were several passes in the capital between the original and the capital, making it inconvenient in winter.
The characteristics of cavalry activities will inevitably minimize the original offensive.
By the time the original people gathered their strength in the spring to launch a large-scale attack, it would have been next year. This would give the capital at least four to five months to fully cope with the war against the feudal country.
With careful planning, sufficient preparations, overwhelming support, and twice as many fighting troops, it is very possible to catch Fengguo off guard and destroy Fengguo in one fell swoop.
For this reason, Wan Yanchu had already entered the Southern Front Army half a year ago.
The rumors circulating in the feudal country about Wan Yanchu's romantic skills can be regarded as fake news created by the capital with great pains, and the purpose is naturally to confuse the top generals of the feudal army. In fact, Wan Yanchu has been established in the army since he was a child, and he has mastered the art of war.
His martial arts skills are superb and he has enough influence at the level of high-level generals. In addition, he is a prince himself and has a transcendent status. This is why the imperial court chose Wan Yanchu to preside over this key battle.
Wan Yanchu was recognized by the imperial court and became a decisive figure in this battle that could affect the national destiny of the country. This further proved that Wan Yanchu was not an easy man.
Therefore, how could Chiang Ching's original intention of having a decisive battle with the Beijing army at Platform Pass be deceived by Yan Chu, who had planned a complete plan on the southern border half a year ago?
In fact, Wan Yanchu understood the importance of Platform Pass very early! He also understood that if the Beijing army was blocked at Platform Pass and stagnated, then there would be no need to fight this battle.
Therefore, Platform Pass had already been in his calculations. Not only that, but Chiang Ching-yuan's army guarding Platform Pass was also something he was determined to win.
With 200,000 elite soldiers at his disposal, he was 70% sure that he could devour Jiang Jingyuan in one bite.
You only have one chance! If you can't defeat Jiang Jingyuan's army, even if the Beijing army reaches Jinling City, it will be impossible to attack Jinling with all its heart! If you want to break through the feudal capital within three months, the Platform Pass is not the biggest obstacle, Jiang Jingyuan is the biggest obstacle
obstacles!
As long as Feng Ren loses the platform pass and Jiang Jingyuan's army is eaten by him, then his 50,000 cavalry can firmly kill Zhang He's army. At that time, Beijing's 150,000 army will have obtained Jiang Jingyuan's materials and equipment, and will be able to hold them hostage.
With the power of thunder, the army can march to the gate of Jinling City to seal the capital.
In at least three months, I can slowly figure out how to break through Jinling! Even if I can't break the city in the end, I'm 90% sure that I can force Feng Ren to surrender to the capital again. After conquering Feng Ren, Yuan Ren will have one less strength.
Alliance. When the capital army carries the wealth of the feudal country and returns to the court, will the original people still dare to go south? The Xixia people will probably send envoys to make peace with fear, right?
Therefore, the crux of the problem is how to eat Platform Pass and Jiang Jingyuan in Platform Pass! For this purpose, Wan Yanchu started planning from the first day he entered the Southern Front Army; after planning, he fully prepared three more
Months long.
It wasn't until he was sure that there was another miscalculation that he boldly sent his troops south.
Following Jiang Jingyuan's trap, he deliberately deceived Chen Bing's Platform Pass, which was actually a relatively late part of the plan! Before the army went south, a hundred thousand troops were already at a location that no one expected, passing through the mountains and forests on the west side of Platform Pass.
Gather behind the platform.
In order to complete his achievements in one battle, before going south, Wan Yanchu was very cautious and specially dispatched all 50,000 people from the northern army to the formation to obey orders!
The Northern Affiliated Army was an army formed by the people of the Northern Territory of the original feudal kingdom. Although its military strength was the weakest, it was still much stronger than a makeshift army.
On the surface, with 50,000 cavalry, 50,000 infantry, and 50,000 northern troops heading south, even Chiang Ching-yuan should have believed that Beijing did not have more troops to go south.
For Wan Yanchu, the only variable comes from Zhang Hejun!
Wan Yanchu had already calculated that after Jiang Jingyuan retreated to Taiping Pass, he would mobilize Zhang He's army to help the battle! So from the beginning of the war, he took out 40,000 cavalry from the formation to ambush between Taiping Pass and Jiangdong Road.
It seems that 150,000 Beijing troops are gathering at the foot of Taiping Pass. In fact, 40,000 cavalry have already gathered at the Huai River to cross the river from the first moment the army entered the south.
Wan Yanchu was not worried that Jiang Jingyuan could defeat his formation with only 10,000 cavalry! Even if there were only 10,000 cavalry, it would be enough to shock Jiang Jingyuan. What's more, Jiang Jingyuan had never thought about actively fighting him outside the Platform Pass. Once he arrived at the Platform Pass,
, they began to dig trenches and build fortifications.
Therefore, Jiang Jingyuan had no chance to know that his army only had 10,000 cavalry. Even if he took out all the last 10,000 cavalry, Jiang Junying would not really know how many cavalry he still had.
After his cavalry faced Zhang Hejun, Jiang Jingyuan realized that his formation had no cavalry, and by then it was already too late.
But he still cums better than Zhang Hejun!
It was originally thought that Zhang Hejun could reach Platform Pass in five days at most. If it was faster, he could even arrive on the fourth day! However, the latest news is that Zhang Hejun was not in a hurry and was still far away from Platform Pass.
In fact, he hoped that Zhang Hejun would come sooner, but unfortunately, Zhang Hejun did not meet his expectations. This could be regarded as a slight miscalculation on his part.
Apart from Zhang Hejun, the only one who could barely be considered a variable was the Supervisor who appeared out of nowhere.
"What's the name of that person who was appointed to supervise the army?" Wan Yanchu asked the several generals following him.
"Su San!"
"Yes! I heard that he is a romantic and talented man. I wonder where this Su San is now?"
"Before the war started, there was news that the Lord Supervisor had set up his camp outside Jinling City. After the war started, the checkpoints were closed, so we don't know where the Lord Supervisor has gone. He is probably still in the same place."
Wan Yanchu smiled softly and said: "You are hiding behind because you are afraid of death! However, now that Jiang Jingyuan is sitting in Taiping Pass, and he has strong soldiers and horses under his command, I am afraid that the military supervisor will personally visit the battlefield in the next few days to give guidance to the country.
Here you go."
The generals smiled lightly and walked to the platform in the distance, their expressions becoming more relaxed.