This world map is not a complete replica of the current world map known to Zhao Changhe. For example, a few geographical locations such as Beimang and Gujian Lake are different, but most of them are still the same.
Different oceans and monsoons, different mountains and rivers, different plateaus and hills and valleys will result in completely different climate distributions, which will have a great impact on species and culture. Since it will form a landscape so similar to that of ancient China, then
The geography must also be very similar.
The same is true for the geography after leaving the fortress and going north. There may be some small differences such as the rocky mountains in the Xuanwu Secret Realm, the Xuanwu Lake in the Yellow Sand Collection, etc. that are not found in the modern world, but the general distribution will still not change.
If you leave the Yanmen fortress and cross the Yinshan Mountains, you will first see a vast grassland. This is called the land in the northern desert and the southern part of the desert, where the Batu tribe is located. In fact, it is the present-day Inner Mongolia. The environment is very favorable, with a lot of cultivated land and minerals.
Of course, under Batu and his predecessors, no cultivated land had been developed.
Further north is the Gobi Desert - this is not an adjective, the name is the Gobi Desert. The desert stretches from west to east and becomes the dividing line between south and north of Mo. After crossing it, there is the Golden Horde in Mobei. Most of it is today's
Outer Mongolia range.
If Huangfu Yongxian's troops cross the desert and head north, they will go straight to the royal court, which is somewhat similar to Wei Qing's route.
Naturally, it is impossible for such a royal route to only bring the original Yanmen garrison, how many people there are. In fact, after the capital sworn to the expedition, only half of them followed Suzaku and Zhao Changhe, and the rest left the capital and reported to Yanmen, for example
Suzaku didn't like Cui Yuanyong's Hebei army, so he was simply assigned to his father's side. The strong Yujing man who accompanied the army there was Sanniang.
The Gobi Desert did not separate the entire Mongolian Plateau, but broke off in the east. As a result, a grassland belt running from north to south was formed in the east, which is a connecting corridor between the southern and northern deserts.
In the east, Huangfu Qing Zhao Changhe crossed the Yanshan Mountains to the north and entered this grassland belt. From here, going around to the northeast, you can drive straight in, defeating countless grassland tribes all the way, and reach a famous mountain east of the royal court.
It's called Langjuxu Mountain, where the Temple of Immortality is located.
Going further north, there is a famous large lake, which is called Lake Baikal in this world and the vast sea in this world.
Both routes can also take a turn in the middle and agree to meet at one of the points, which does not necessarily mean that each will meet separately.
There are several biggest problems when marching and fighting in such a place.
First of all, in this environment where there are no clear landmarks such as mountains and roads, and there is no GPS navigation, it is very similar to sailing on the sea. It is extremely easy to get lost while marching. When it comes to judging the direction by looking at the sun, moon and stars, you can only judge that you are going north, and you cannot know more.
Specifically, a slight deviation may cause you to go completely wrong.
The second is water supply. You can also bring your own military rations, but it is difficult to bring enough water with you. If you don't find a water source for a few days, there may be disastrous consequences.
Due to the complete dependence of the Batu tribe, both groups of the Han Dynasty now bring a lot of old herdsmen from the Batu tribe. They are familiar with how to get to the Holy Mountain, how to get to the royal court, and any route they take, especially the Holy Mountain.
I have to go several times a year to get acquainted with a group of people. Where there is water on the road, where there are tribal settlements, everything is clear. Even if there is no storage box, these two items are basically no longer a problem, and now the storage box is even more comprehensive.
, not afraid of getting lost.
The third question is that the opponent's army comes and goes like the wind. They are not waiting for you to fight in a city like in the Central Plains. You will often find that your army has passed by and the opponent has come from behind you. This often happens.
Both parties were unprepared for an inexplicable encounter on the road, and they got into a confused fight. This was not something that could be avoided simply by being a good scout. The eagle master sent by Sisi perfectly solved this problem.
The last question is, in fact, the royal court can be changed. Nomadic tribes rarely have such a clear attack point. Wherever Timur is, there is the golden tent. Often, large armies will rush towards what they thought was the royal court.
No one can be found, it's just a waste of military money and food. The same goes for the temple. The so-called sacred mountain is also a continuous mountain range. What's the big deal if a person hides in the mountain range and builds a temple for you? The place of the Immortal God is more likely to be a complete secret.
, I can’t even find it.
But this time Timur also wanted to fight decisively.
At night, the Suzaku army camped. Zhao Changhe entered the commander's tent holding a roasted eagle leg, and said with a smile: "Come, come, eat some, this is Timur's eagle, the meat is delicious."
A large group of generals gathered around the camp and were looking at the map on the sand table. When they saw Zhao Changhe coming in holding the barbecue like this, they all turned their heads.
Suzaku in military uniform wearing a soft armor cloak sat behind Shuai Ben and glared at his man angrily: "We are having a military meeting, what are you doing?"
"I don't know how to fight, why don't I get you some food?"
"Then you didn't come in like this, carrying an eagle's legs. What are you talking about? Don't you want to eat?"
"Look what you said, didn't everyone just eat? This is a snack." Zhao Changhe couldn't help but put the eagle leg into Suzaku's hand, and put his head over to look at the sand table: "What are you studying?"
Suzaku held up a bird's leg. He really felt that the image was nondescript, but looking at the expressions of the generals, they looked like they were laughing. I wonder what's wrong with the generals nowadays, aren't they serious?
She took a bite angrily: "We are discussing something else, but Weiyang just came to complain. Do you want to listen?"
Zhao Changhe looked at the Demon Suppressing Division general Wu Weiyang in the tent in astonishment. He was previously assigned to be the deputy to striker Xue Canghai. This was his own intention. He was afraid that the Blood God Cult would go too far and it would hurt Tianhe.
Si's people went to assist, which was also to suppress the evil spirit of the Blood God Sect. As a result, they were not even halfway through the march, and they ran back without even fighting a hard battle...
Wu Weiyang reluctantly handed over to Zhao Changhe: "We also know that war is not a place for kindness, especially in the past when the Hu people were defeated and dispersed, then they would come back to gather and live again, and it would be reincarnation again. Therefore, the tribe caught this time,
General Xue wanted to kill an adult man, but we didn’t say anything..."
Zhao Changhe said: "He wants to kill women and children? Didn't I tell him not to kill those who are lower than the wheel?"
"But General Xue turned the wheel over."
Zhao Changhe: "..."
"The humble man stopped him sweating profusely. As a result, General Xue said that if only the women and children were left here, they would not survive. If we were really merciful, we might as well send them to the pass, break them up and fill them up in various places.
It can replenish the population." Wu Weiyang said: "It sounds reasonable to me, but it requires a lot of troops to do this. Whether it is suitable or not, I need the commander-in-chief and King Zhao to make an idea. Or we can move after the war.
It’s also a way. Anyway, no matter whether we win or lose, this battle won’t last long.”
Zhao Changhe looked at Zhuque. He was really a woman in this kind of matter and could not make the most reasonable decision. However, Zhuque was a big demon who could kill a whole family without even frowning. He was also afraid of Zhuque.
Would say flatten the wheels...
But Suzaku nodded: "It can indeed be done after the war... This kind of war will not last long. Let's give them a basic living guarantee first."
Zhao Changhe and Wu Weiyang both breathed a sigh of relief, and Wu Weiyang cupped his hands and said: "Then I will go and convey this to General Xue."
"Don't worry, Wei Yang also knows the soldiers, so we might as well consult together." Zhuque said: "We are analyzing now that our two-pronged attack situation cannot be hidden, and Timur should also know it. According to common sense, he cannot also
Stupidly dividing the troops to deal with them individually, they can only try to entangle one road and concentrate superior forces to destroy the other road. Where do you think his main force will appear? "
Zhao Changhe asked: "What do you say?"
"Now everyone's mainstream opinion is that our side mainly uses light cavalry, which is very maneuverable and not easy to be blocked, and there are three realms of control between you, me and Hong Ling. So the other side is more likely to put the main force in
My father's side only has some restrictions on our way, as long as we don't let us drive for a long time, otherwise they won't be able to withstand the destruction."
Wu Weiyang said: "If you ask about humiliation, that's the same opinion. Even according to the current situation of discord between Timur and Bo'e, it is possible that we will really make a long journey and go straight to their sacred mountain to fight with Bo'e.
If you fight to the death, he will come back to pick peaches."
Many generals said: "That's not the case. If we can really drive forward unimpeded, we may not go straight to the sacred mountain. Can't we make a detour and attack Timur's back?"
"It's hard to say. After all, the two roads are quite far apart. It's hard to figure out the timing of this roundabout."
Zhao Changhe watched the discussion among the generals and shrugged. Therefore, the coach himself can’t really do anything. It’s easy to come up with ideas. How to make the most correct choice from various opinions is the real level. The literati who recorded it can do it afterwards.
It is said that a certain general did not listen to correct opinions and failed, so how could anyone easily determine which sentence is correct if he is in a different position of making decisions?
The current situation is pretty good, but there are differences on the details. Generally speaking, they all believe that Temur's main force will appear on Huangfu Yongxian's side, which is considered a consensus. What the coach needs to think about is how to take the next step based on this consensus.
Should we go around a corner and attack Timur's back, or should we simply drive all the way to the sacred mountain? And how to support his father along the way, when, who to send, and how many people.
The distance is far away and there is no phone, so it all depends on judgment.
But Zhuque looked at the sand table and pondered for a long time, and whispered: "We all think so...Does Timur think that we think so?"
Zhao Changhe was stunned, and the entire audience was also stunned. This is not the time to play "I predicted your prediction." Reasonable basis is needed, otherwise this kind of thing can be done endlessly, and no judgment can be made.
Suzaku waved his hand: "Of course I am not lying about the nesting doll without any basis, because I personally settled the matter in northern Shanxi, and I know the situation more carefully than you. First of all, all the tribes in northern Shanxi are completely afraid of me.
They surrendered under threat, but they were not convinced in their hearts. They had no choice but to contribute so much money, grain and horses, and even more resentful. When my father was stationing troops in Yanmen County, they were still honest. Now that the army has left Yanmen, what will they do?"
Seeing that the generals were deep in thought, Suzaku said again: "At first, I wanted to go south, but the Demon God Feng Yin was sitting in Jinnan, and I did not act rashly. In other words, there is actually an extremely powerful Demon God who serves as their backbone.
, whether it is to get all the tribes in northern Shanxi to defect, or he himself to raid Yanmen, it is completely possible. Once the three Jins are in chaos, and the families of the army who left the fortress are all in Yanmen, what will be the result?
"
Wu Weiyang said: "The morale of the army is unstable, and they just want to return to the pass. Timur only needs to send people to harass them, and he can contain them. Maybe he can drive them back without spending a single soldier. On the contrary, if the main force encounters, say
Uncertainty can lead to a sinking mentality.”
All the generals said: "Yes...but Commander, since you know this situation, why don't you solve it in advance?"
Suzaku smiled slightly: "Of course I have made arrangements, but Timur doesn't know about it. On the contrary, he will think that we rely on our mobility and eliteness and will not face the main force..."
As she spoke, her eyes swept across the generals and captured their expressions.
In fact, it was her first time as a head coach. When she said these words, she didn't have much confidence in her heart, but everyone's reaction gave her confidence.
During the Spring Festival, she got to know all the generals, and she had a very clear feeling - everyone was submissive on the surface, but in reality they were looking down upon in their hearts. You said you come from a family of generals, and you did have sex with your father when you were young.
The battlefield, but you have never acted as a general. What you usually do is all the magic tricks in the world. Do you really know how to fight? After all, you are the emperor, the holy sect, and you are the queen mother if you should say it. No one can do anything about it.
I compete with you for the leadership position, but the distrust in my heart can be revealed inadvertently.
Just like when they thought they were playing a matryoshka doll of prediction, the speechlessness in their eyes almost overflowed. If they catch you making any obvious mistakes, they will definitely refute it in court and will not give you anything.
face.
But no one refuted, even the speechless expression just now disappeared, everyone was deep in thought.
Showing that your judgment is reasonable in the eyes of these battlefield veterans will give you confidence.
Suzaku took a deep breath and made a conclusion: "I am 80% sure that Temur's main force will appear on our side... and I dare to assert that there will be no discord between Temur and Bo'er in this battle.
, the Khanate and the Temple will sincerely join hands to encircle and suppress us in the Modong Grassland!"
Yue Hongling, who had been sitting cross-legged in the corner without saying a word, slowly opened her eyes: "My sword is trembling... My sister's judgment may coincide with the heart of my sword."
As for the so-called clear mind of the sword and the intuition of crisis, no one in the world can compare with Yue Hongling.
Even if you don't encounter the main force, there is a high probability that the opponent's imperial realm will be here.
The camp was full of masters who had been fighting all their lives. Not only were no one timid when they expected to encounter the main force, but they all felt a little excited that "military glory is coming."
Immediately, a veteran general in the army said: "In this case, we simply create a more standard... Since we want to show that we believe that the main battlefield will be on General Huangfu's side, then we should make it look like this, making it seem like we are dividing our troops to rush for reinforcements.
West, in fact, we haven’t left at all… We need to completely block the opponent’s aerial reconnaissance.”
Suzaku pondered for a moment: "Not enough. From now on, don't use the storage box. We have to march straight in, eat the enemy, and chase the water source. Timur will set a trap for us because of this, and we will wait."
That night, Wu Weiyang, the powerful general of the Suppressing Demon Division, led ten thousand horses to the west to support the western front. Soon after, he left the eastern front. The falcons high in the sky saw this movement and reported back to the north.
Early the next morning, forward Xue Canghai, who had slept well all night, received an order from the rear army while eating breakfast. The Blood God cultists raised their knives and roared towards the next water source settlement ahead.
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PS: It's still a bit short. There is a marching sketch in the Easter egg chapter, which gives a rough idea.