Among the four major military regions, the Northern Military Region will devote all its forces to participate in the exercise. The Taiyuan Army of the Western Military Region, the Laizhou Army of the Eastern Military Region, and the 50,000 Central Forbidden Army led by Niu Gao, are all without any water.
The purpose of this military exercise is only one, which is how to defend against a surprise attack by a powerful enemy from the north.
Why Li Qi would conduct military exercises? There is no way, because for the moment, they are still allies with the Jin Kingdom, and the Song Dynasty is still in a defensive posture, and the country is developing desperately. Even if the Jin Kingdom makes big moves, as long as the other party does not cross the line,
You can't say that he broke the alliance and did not have the strength to strike first. Moreover, Li Qi did not want to cause panic among the people. Therefore, he used military exercises to cover up all this. Firstly, it could frighten the Jin Kingdom, and secondly, it could appease the people.
That night, a notice of the military exercise was issued, and the area was divided. This good division was mainly at the border with the Kingdom of Jin. In addition, a ban was also issued on the official road. People could not use the official road, and during the military exercise,
All communication between the Song and Jin Dynasties was cut off.
Early the next morning, Li Qi's military flag was raised in Hunyuan Prefecture, and the army took over the entire Yanyun area. Tens of thousands of troops began to move. The warship sailed into the Sangqian River and took the lead in shooting the first arrow of the military exercise.
In the eyes of the common people, this was too sudden. This military speech came as soon as possible and seriously interfered with their daily lives. However, there was no way. The Yamen did not ask for their consent and had already begun before they could react.
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Fortunately, the autumn harvest is just around the corner. The people are recharging their energy at home and preparing for the autumn harvest. They don't go out for anything else. God knows whether the arrow will miss the target.
Now that firearms have become common among the Song army, this military exercise is naturally inseparable from the thunderous explosions, which quickly attracted the attention of the Jin soldiers on the other side.
On a high mountain northwest of Sangqian River, three people stood on the top of the mountain, staring at the Song army opposite.
These three people are the three giants of the Jin Kingdom. Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zongwang, and Wanyan Xiyin, these three are responsible for the entire strategic plan.
Wanyan Zonghan looked at it for a while, then chuckled slightly disdainfully and said: "Yesterday's letter was sent in the name of the cook. It seems that the cook has already arrived in Hunyuan Prefecture."
Wanyan Zongwang pointed to the other side of the river and said, "Didn't you see that all the military flags in the planting division have been replaced by the cook's military flags?"
Wanyan Zonghan glanced at it and said hehe: "That cook takes himself too seriously. If those two old men from the Zhong family were here, I would still be afraid. In addition to being brave with words, that cook can also cook
A few dishes, doing some small business, what else will he do besides that? It doesn’t matter if he comes, he will avenge me for humiliating me that day.”
Wanyan Zongwang frowned and said: "Although the cook is not scary on the battlefield, the arrival of the cook means that the enemy has noticed it and alerted the Southern Dynasty court."
Wanyan Zonghan said: "It's too late to realize now. Our army has already been ready to go."
Wanyan Xiyin pointed at the foot of the mountain and said: "Both of you, please take a look. The opponent's military exercise is to divide the main cavalry force into one side and the infantry force into one side. It is obviously aimed at us."
Wanyan Zonghan glanced at it and said with great disdain: "This kind of military exercise is completely unrealistic. If it were serious, how could it be such nonsense? And our iron hooves are not comparable to those of their soft-footed shrimps. It is simply
joke."
Boom boom boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard several loud noises and felt the mountain tremble.
The three of them were startled. When they looked closely, they saw gunpowder smoke billowing on a main road beside the river. After a while, when the smoke dissipated, a gap appeared. It was still flat ground there just now. In the blink of an eye,
A big ditch appeared, which made the three of them a little confused.
What's happening here?
"It's a mine from the Song Army."
Wanyan Xiyin said.
Wanyan Zonghan suddenly understood, put away his arrogant expression, and said: "I have heard of this thing. It is said that when the Song Army marched south, this mine worked wonders, but I have never seen it before, and I never thought it was so powerful.
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Wanyan Zongwang squinted his eyes and said: "This thing is buried underground and cannot be noticed. If you are not careful, it may explode to pieces. Moreover, such a violent explosion will also have a great impact on our war horses. In the future, this thing may
It will be a serious problem for us."
Wanyan Xiyin said: "But this mine has a very big disadvantage, that is, it is dead. Once it is planted, it cannot be moved again. And our cavalry is more valuable in being agile, unless the opponent can predict which way we will take it."
Road, otherwise it won’t work.”
Wanyan Zongwang said: "You can't say that. If you don't know, then that's fine. Now that we know, we have to take this thing into consideration whenever we discuss battle plans in the future. It has brought us a lot of psychological trouble.
If our soldiers charge, they have to worry about whether there will be an explosion under their feet, which will directly affect the combat capabilities of our soldiers."
Wanyan Zonghan nodded and said, "This thing really shouldn't be underestimated. I just don't know how many landmines are buried nearby."
Boom boom boom boom!
Another burst of explosions sounded, this time the echo was louder, and the thick smoke covered a wider area, almost covering the east bank of the Sangqian River that they could see.
The three of them looked for a sound and saw a fleet of boats approaching. Another flash of fire appeared, forming a fire net on the shore. They heard another burst of explosions. Then they saw infantry cover them. Now this
It was the Song army that was training for coordinated water and land operations.
This left the three people on the mountain speechless.
"this---."
Wanyan Zonghan was stunned and swallowed. This was much more powerful than that crossbow. It might not be powerful enough or fast enough, but this kind of explosive weapon was not about killing the enemy. How many people could you kill with one arrow?
Ah, this kind of firearm relies on exploding iron pieces or poisonous smoke to interfere with the cavalry charge while covering the infantry charge.
This kind of ability to kill large areas cannot be underestimated by cavalry. Of course, it may be more effective against infantry, but the problem is that only the Song Army has this thing, not the Jin Army.
Even Wanyan Xiyin sighed: "If our army uses such weapons, why worry that the Central Plains will not belong to me."
Wanyan Zongwang smiled softly and said, "Don't you find this is quite strange?"
Wanyan Zonghan was stunned for a moment, then nodded repeatedly and said, "This is the cook's bluff."
Wanyan Xiyin also reacted and said with a smile: "Yes, unless we choose to cross the river, how can we attack towards the river? He is obviously doing this to show us."
Wanyan Zonghan snorted: "This proves that he is very scared. But if he wants to scare us away based on this, then he is too disrespectful."
Wanyan Zongwang shook his head and said: "He was bluffing, but he didn't want to scare us off. He just told us that they were ready. In fact, we already knew how many troops they had, unless they sent more reinforcements.
Come."
Wanyan Xiyin said: "I think after the Southern Dynasty court received the news, they immediately sent this cook. This cook has been here less than three days. And he didn't bring troops or horses. I think he came as quickly as possible."
He rushed here quickly, even if their reinforcements set off at the same time as him, it should take about twenty days to get here."
Wanyan Zonghan said: "This is enough."
Suddenly a gust of cool wind blew by, and the three of them were stunned for a moment. Wanyan Zonghan said: "The weather is going to change."
Wanyan Zongwang said: "Bring me the map."
Soon, a deputy general brought up the map, and the three of them sat on the ground.
Wanyan Xiyin said: "Judging from the defense deployment of the Song army, they have been deceived by us. They thought that we would attack Hunyuan, Huanzhou and the Zhejia army in Shuozhou at the same time. Little did they know that we concentrated all our forces to attack the Zhejia army.
, only a small number of soldiers and horses were left to rely on the Sangqian River to prevent the Zhong family army from Hunyuan Prefecture from taking Yunzhou. They would annihilate the Zhong family army before outflanking the Zhong family army in Hunyuan Prefecture. Now their fleets are all in Hunyuan Prefecture.
Within Yuanzhou, we can cross the river calmly."
If Li Qi heard this, he would definitely break out in a cold sweat. He really didn't expect that the Jin Army would be so bold. He left Hunyuan Prefecture, which is close to Datong Prefecture, and concentrated all the main forces to attack the Zhejia Army. Obviously, this
The Jin army did not want to occupy the territory. They did not want to defeat the Song Dynasty. They just wanted to wipe out the elites of the Song Dynasty and then move on to other things. All tactics were arranged around the main force of the Song army. This was essentially the same as the first wave of troops.
difference on.
In the first time, the Jin army was heading towards Kaifeng. If they couldn't defeat it, they would immediately take a detour and leave. However, this strategy will definitely not work now. The Song army is on guard everywhere, and it is difficult for you to attack Kaifeng so quickly.
Wanyan Zongwang said: "Although we have deceived the opponent, we still have to face many difficulties. First of all, we must annihilate all the Zhong family troops as soon as possible. We must not let the Zhong family army cross the river ahead of us. Whether we can hold the river bank is up to us.
We face the biggest difficulty. Secondly, if the Zhejia Army abandons Huanzhou and retreats while preserving its strength, once the Song Army crosses the Sangqian River and the Zhejia Army counterattacks again, we will be attacked from two sides."
Wanyan Zonghan said: "This requires perfect coordination between the Zhong Family Army and the Zhe Family Army. Even if they cross the Sangqian River, otherwise it will be difficult to encircle us."
"But the danger does exist."
Wanyan Xiyin said: "If the Zhejia Army has deployed enough landmines, then we are likely to be attacked. Moreover, the kind of weapons the opponent just launched to cover the landing cannot be underestimated."
Wanyan Zonghan said unhappily: "Is this the case?"
Wanyan Zongwang said: "Zong Han, I know that the Song army here is always a thorn in your heart, but once the war starts this time, we will completely break up with the Southern Dynasty. We must think carefully."
Wanyan Xiyin said: "Actually, the emperor also faced great difficulties in sending troops this time. The elders were actually unwilling at first, but they reluctantly agreed because of the face of the two governors. If it happens again like this,
We suffered the same losses as last time, so if we think about avenging our past humiliation, it will definitely be a long way off."
Wanyan Zonghan said: "There is a saying in the Southern Dynasty that if we continue to break up, we will suffer chaos. If this continues, the Song army may plant landmines at our doorstep."
Wanyan Zongwang shook his head and said: "This is impossible. Their reinforcements have not arrived, let alone their weapons. What should have been buried has been buried long ago. Isn't it just to prevent us from going south again by hoarding hundreds of thousands of troops here?
Once we launch an attack, we can reach Shuozhou within three days, and our soldiers will not reach Yunzhou until two days later. We still have a few days to think about it. Zong Han, if my father is still here, everything will be fine.
It's easy to say, but my father has passed away. This time, we can't lose at all, otherwise, both the emperor and us will face great pressure."
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East bank of Sangqian River.
Li Qi, Zhong Shidao, Zhao Jingyan and others stood on a high hill to observe the progress of the military exercise.
"The weather really changes at a moment's notice. The south wind was blowing yesterday, but the north wind is blowing today."
Li Qi looked at the direction in which the thick smoke was drifting away, and couldn't help but sigh bitterly.
Zhao Jingyan said: "The enemy is heading south. Once the north wind blows, the smoke emitted by our firearms will not pose a great threat to them."
Li Qi looked at the sky and said: "The results will be available within ten days at most. If the opponent does not attack within ten days, our reinforcements will arrive soon. Please God bless you, Wanyan Zongwang, don't be too hot-headed. Once the war starts, we will lose."
I added in my heart, and I will be the biggest loser.
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