Chapter 155 The situation is serious, Shen Tang divides his troops
Chapter 155: The situation is serious, Shen Tang divides his troops
Looking at Bian Xi, he saw that Bian Xi also nodded slowly.
Then, Shen Tang said in a solemn voice: "The method is very simple, that is, we have to hold the front line of Lingbi and buy time for the main force on the front line. Once a war breaks out here and the scale reaches a certain level, the main force on the front line will fight regardless of whether they are willing or not. We must withdraw. But how long we can hold on will become a crucial issue."
"It's two hundred miles from Suzhou to Lingbi, and three hundred miles from Pizhou to Lingbi. Normally, it only takes one day. However, once the Jin soldiers are ready to attack Lingbi, then these two hundred miles will be full of ups and downs! Don't It is said that it is one day, even if it is three or five days, it may not be possible! Therefore, we must insist on at least three days when the Jin soldiers attack the city."
"Brother, according to your speculation, how much power can Jin Bing mobilize in a short period of time?"
After hearing this, Bian Xi closed his eyes and pondered for a moment before saying: "Guidefu, Jeju, Yizhou, and Haizhou are not places heavily guarded by the Jin soldiers, so there are not many soldiers, only about 50,000! If we exclude some of the garrisoned troops and can be mobilized, there should be only 40,000 troops at most. Daming Prefecture, Dongping Prefecture, and Jinan Prefecture are strategic locations, with at least 20,000 to 30,000 troops and horses stationed at each location. In total, There are about 100,000 people."
"As for the Jin army in other places, there is no need to worry about it for the time being! After all, no matter how far away it is, not only will it be difficult to mobilize, but there will also be many conflicts between different tribes within the Jin country. In other words, as long as it does not last too long, we will face The right number of golden soldiers is 140,000 at most! However, most of these 140,000 golden soldiers are cavalry. With their combat effectiveness, even if all our Song armies unite now, they are no match at all..."
Shen Tang took a breath of cold air. One hundred and forty thousand iron cavalry were enough to crush any enemy standing in front of him.
Reluctantly calming himself down, Shen Tang stared at the sand table in front of him and meditated. After a moment, Shen Tang continued: "First of all, if we want to hang up the main force in front of us, then Suzhou and Pizhou must rescue! However, the number of soldiers rescued But it won’t be too much. It’s not that easy to make our main force in front feel that we can win the battle. In this way, the minimum is 10,000 and the maximum is 20,000, which will rescue two places respectively. If we want to delay the retreat of the two armies, the same At least 20,000 snipers are needed along the road! In this way, there will be about 60,000 to 80,000 Jin soldiers attacking Lingbi and Hongxian."
"If we go ahead again, there will be 30,000 to 40,000 troops in each place!"
Shen Tang looked at the crowd and said word by word: "In other words, if it goes as we expected, then we will face the charge of thirty or forty thousand cavalry!"
As soon as these words came out, even if the people present were all those who were good at attacking and fighting, they couldn't help but tremble with fear. Thinking that there were only 20,000 golden soldiers outside Tongbai Mountain, and they had not yet set up their formation, it would be a lose-lose situation. If the number of people When neither the location nor the location has an advantage, it is tantamount to wishful thinking to challenge the Jin soldiers.
"Send half of the auxiliary troops to go outside the city as quickly as possible to collect all kinds of stones and wood needed to defend the city! The remaining half of the auxiliary troops will be divided into half, go out of the city, dig trenches outside Lingbi, and build an urn city. To delay the Jin soldiers' surprise attack, they must spend countless lives to fill every step they take!"
"Our army is divided into three! Three thousand infantry and eight thousand auxiliary troops are stationed in Lingbi! To the west of Lingbi is Bianshui River, and to the east is Lingbi Mountain! The remaining seven thousand infantry are all based on the mountain. To defend, we also need to build fortifications as soon as possible! And all the five thousand cavalry are our most powerful force. They are also the only part that can threaten the golden soldiers. Therefore, the five thousand infantry must also stay outside Lingbi City. , The reason why we chose the side of Bian River is because Bian River has been changeable since ancient times, and our cavalry can explore the terrain first. If there are a large number of Jin soldiers pursuing them, they can use the terrain of Bian River to avoid them."
The reason why Shen Tang knew this was certainly not a fantasy. Although Bianshui River is not big, it is extremely famous. Many ancient books have recorded that there are many branches of Bianshui River, and there are many siltation, and countless people and animals have been trapped in them! Now , no one will repair Bianshui River, presumably the situation is similar.
"If this battle really goes like this, it will be a great test for everyone! There are three battlefields, each of which is dangerous! If it becomes apparent that we can no longer fight on the two battlefields outside the city, we can also directly retreat to Sizhou. There is no need to lose everything here." Shen Tang said in a low voice.
There was silence in the big tent. Everyone knew that although it was just Shen Tang's speculation, it was very likely to happen. The reason why I had not thought of it before was because the situation and thinking were different.
From the beginning of the Northern Expedition, especially the great victory of the Song Dynasty's army in the first battle, all the soldiers from top to bottom placed themselves on the offensive side. Under this premise, the worst situation that basically everyone thought of was It was the two states in front that could not be successfully captured, and the reinforcements of the Jin soldiers arrived, and then the army was defeated. But even so, because the two important towns in the rear are in their own hands, as long as they fight for a certain amount of damage, they want to retreat. There are no big problems in the Song Dynasty.
However, they forgot that soldiers are impermanent, and water is impermanent! The transition between offense and defense is just a gap in thinking. All it takes is a golden soldier to change direction, and the offense and defense are in different positions...
"This general will lead 3,000 infantry and 8,000 auxiliary troops to guard Lingbi!" Bian Xi suddenly spoke first. He directly left the most dangerous battlefield to himself!
"General, please lead five thousand cavalry!" Ji Rong also shouted loudly, "As long as we have one man and one horse, the Jin soldiers should not think about attacking Lingbi City with peace of mind!"
"I request an order from my humble position to lead 7,000 infantry to guard Lingbi Mountain!" A tooth general who was even braver than Bian Xi said with his hands raised, "As long as there is one soldier left, we will fight to the death and not retreat!"
"Okay!" Bian Xi immediately agreed, "If we lose this battle, I and you will be buried in horse leather together! If we can win, I will stay with you until we get drunk!"
"Hahaha!" Ji Rong raised his head and laughed, "We are all soldiers, and we should fight to the death for our country! Just die in the field, why do we need to change our horses!"
"Brother, in addition, this matter must be informed to Prime Minister Zhang after all. In addition, although the Japanese army has a grudge against me, it is a matter of everyone's safety at this moment. Therefore, eldest brother still needs to pass the news on! And, urge it as soon as possible. Second brother is heading north! Second brother is brave and invincible. If he can come, he will naturally be a great help to us. Moreover, in such a war, we brothers are of the same mind, but I cannot trust other frontier troops!" Shen Tang said again! said.