“How to use slowness to fight fast, and stay the same to cope with ever-changing situations?”
Zhao Kai immediately asked.︽
This is simple to say, but very difficult to do. After all, the battlefield is ever-changing and cannot be decided unilaterally.
Zongze said: "First of all, we must have a clear goal. We cannot look too far ahead to Shu, cannot aim too high, and cannot be too ambitious. We must seek truth from facts and strictly implement the set goals. Now our first step plan is to completely occupy the sixteen states of Yanyun, so we should
Put all your energy into this.
Our army has always been passive and focused on defense, while the Jin Army is flexible and changeable. As a result, our army has become even more passive. But in the past, we have only thought about how to defend. In fact, the more we face the Jin Army,
We should take the initiative to attack such a highly mobile army, seize the initiative first, and dampen its spirit.
As we all know, the Jin Army is better at destroying the enemy on the move because they have more horses, but we are good at attacking forts and positional warfare because our firearms are strong. If we fight an encounter, we are no match for the Jin Army, but if we fight positional warfare, we are no match for the Jin Army.
The Jin Army is no match for our army, so we must try our best to fight positional warfare with the Jin Army."
Li Qi frowned and said, "But it's not something we can decide."
"That's something we can decide."
Zongze spoke eloquently and added: "Privy Councilors, please don't forget that our goal is to occupy the cities of Yunzhou, Wuzhou, Xinzhou, Guizhou, and Ruzhou, not to eliminate the Jin army. As long as we clarify our goals and focus on
If we launch attacks on these cities, we can force the Jin army to fight positional warfare with us."
Zhong Shizhong said: "If we follow what the Zongzhifu said, we must divide our troops to attack and attack these five cities at the same time. Only in this way can the Jin soldiers be incapacitated and unable to send troops to bypass our rear, and can only be forced to fight against us.
Fight positional warfare."
This is a strategy of exchanging space for time, which is completely opposite to the previous strategy of the Song Dynasty against the Jin Dynasty. It is to actively seek decisive battles with the Jin army in various places.
The speed of the army.
Zongze nodded and said, "That's exactly it."
Zhe Keqiu said: "But dividing the troops is also a taboo for military strategists. It is possible that the enemy will concentrate its forces and defeat them one by one."
Zongze said: "Whether to divide the troops or not, first of all, it depends on whether the strength of the two sides is equal. Now our army has 200,000 elite troops, while the opponent's troops in the Yanyun area are only 70,000 at most. Even if we divide the troops, we can guarantee that every force will be equal."
The army along the way can be more than the other side. On the contrary, if we concentrate our forces, it will be inconvenient to control. No one can accurately arrange an army of 200,000. Moreover, the Yanyun area, especially behind the mountains, has many mountain roads and there are not enough battlefields.
We invest 200,000 troops, and the Jin army only needs to invest 30,000 to 40,000 horses. By virtue of the terrain, they can put in the desired combat power with our 200,000 troops. Then they will have the opportunity to send the remaining troops to bypass our rear, which will make it even more difficult.
Danger."
These words can only be said with conviction. The battlefield is so big. If you put an army of 200,000 on a battlefield, at least three-quarters of the troops behind will not be able to play a role, which is equivalent to 40,000 to 50,000 troops fighting.
Moreover, whoever can achieve unified command of an army of 200,000 will have to turn it into a mess.
Li Qidao: "But if we divide our troops, our strength advantage will be relatively weakened. Although we can still maintain our strength advantage, the opponent has horses. I believe that the Jin Army will not defend the city wall and will still take the initiative to attack."
Zongze smiled and said: "The Jin soldiers and cavalry are so fierce that no flesh and blood can stop them. Our infantry is often defeated by the enemy. Therefore, in recent years, our Northern Military Region and Western Military Region have created a large number of battlefields."
There are a total of 7,000 chariots, large and small. We can rely on the chariots to form an array as a mobile camp to block the enemy's charge. All battles will be carried out around the chariots. In this way, during the battle, the soldiers will
The target will not be lost. If the car advances, the people will enter. If the car is there, the people will be there. If the car dies, the people will die. However, we must not retreat."
Zhe Kecun added: "Your Majesty, we have not failed in the training of chariots almost every year. We are confident enough that we can stop the enemy's charge with our chariots."
Although Zhao Kai had dabbled in this area, he lacked actual combat experience after all. Seeing that all the soldiers unanimously praised chariots, he nodded and said: "Using chariots to block cavalry has been around since ancient times, and I think it is feasible, but when will we send out troops?
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Zongze stretched out his hand and said: "Your Majesty, please come here."
The group came to the right side of the hall and saw a wooden frame about three meters long and one meter wide placed against the wall. It was covered with a piece of black cloth. Zongze stepped forward and pulled off the black cloth.
Come down.
I saw a wooden board placed on the wooden frame, and a piece of cloth nailed to the wooden board. It turned out to be an embroidered map of the Yanyun area, with detailed records of the roads and byways.
Zongze held a slender wooden stick in his hand and first pointed at Yunzhou and said: "Your Majesty, according to the distribution of the Jin army's power in the Yanyun area, Yunzhou is closest to us, and Yunzhou's geographical location is extremely critical, so Jin
The state has about 40,000 troops stationed here. Since Guizhou and Ruzhou are close to Juyongguan, they each have 10,000 troops stationed there. Xinzhou and Wuzhou behind them are in the middle of both sides, so together they only have 10,000 troops.
.If we fight head-on, we are not afraid, but since the Xixia war has entered a stalemate stage, this provides us with a very good opportunity."
Li Qi continued: "Your Majesty, now Xixia has transferred more than 20,000 elites north of Hengshan to Helan Mountain and the Yellow River. The defense of the Hetao area is empty. If Wanyan Zonghan sends troops, he will definitely be able to successfully enter the Hetao area. If Wanyan Zonghan does not send troops, he will definitely be able to enter the Hetao area smoothly."
If so, then Xixia can defend the front line with all its strength, so we believe that Wanyan Zonghan will definitely send troops in order to destroy Xixia."
Zhao Kai said: "You want to lure Wanyan Zonghan to send troops first, and then take the opportunity to capture Yunzhou?"
Zongze nodded and said: "That's right. As long as Wanyan Zonghan dares to send troops to invade Xixia, it's time for us to send troops. But while sending troops to Yunzhou, we must capture this place at the same time."
As he spoke, he pointed the wooden stick in his hand toward the place where Gubeikou was written on the top of the map, and said: "Although the Jin Army only has 70,000 troops in the Yanyun area, they have heavy troops stationed in Pingzhou, Dading Prefecture, and Huanglong Prefecture.
, once we send troops to Yunzhou, Pingzhou will be the first to send troops to rescue them, and Gubeikou is the only way for them to pass through. It is shameful to say that when Wei Chen was fighting Wanyan Zongwang, he wanted to recapture Gubeikou in one go.
But it is a pity that we were defeated by Wanyan Zongwang's ambush nearby and could only retreat to Tanzhou. Gubeikou is the gate to the north. If it falls into the hands of the enemy, it will always be a hidden danger for us. The Jin army can pass through Gubeikou at any time.
We are marching toward Gubeikou, so we must seize Gubeikou before reinforcements from Pingzhou arrive."
This Gubeikou Tanzhou was in the Miyun generation of Beijing in later generations.
Liu Kai frowned and said: "The geographical location of Gubeikou is extremely important, and the terrain is dangerous. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The Jin army must use it to guard it with heavy troops. They want to capture it before the reinforcements from Pingzhou arrive. In my opinion
, very difficult.”
Han Shizhong suddenly said: "I have a plan to seize Gubeikou."
Han Shizhong said: "I think Wanyan Zongbi will definitely lead his troops to rescue him, so Pingzhou will be empty. We can send out the navy to attack Yingzhou. Once Yingzhou is lost, Pingzhou will be in danger, and Pingzhou belongs to Wanyan Zongwang.
The base camp, food, grass, and horses are stored here. Wanyan Zongbi will definitely choose to rescue them. As long as they rescue them, we can leave by boat immediately. No losses will be caused, and in this way, we can buy a lot of time for our army.
day."
Zongze said: "But is General Han confident of conquering Yingzhou?"
Han Shizhong smiled confidently and said: "If Zong Zongzhi doesn't believe it, Han Wu is willing to issue a military order in front of the emperor. If Yingzhou cannot be conquered, Han Wu will cut off his head and offer it as a sacrifice."
Han Shizhong has always been in charge of the navy, and his methods have not been revealed yet. Therefore, neither Zongze nor Zhongshi Zhongzhong, a veteran of the navy, know the details of Han Shizhong. In comparison, they are more willing to believe Yue Fei, Wu Jie and others.
, so this made Han Shizhong very unhappy. He also wanted to be the commander-in-chief, but the problem was that he had been in charge of the navy from the beginning. The only Japanese battlefield where the navy could be used was that he was just a grain officer. If this battle was still
If you don't let him do his best, he will really get depressed and die.
But Zhao Kai admired Han Shizhong very much and said haha: "General Han, there is no need to do this. I am willing to provide you with a guarantee."
What a trust this is.
Han Shizhong hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "The emperor trusts Wei Chen so much. Wei Chen will never let down the emperor's favor. Even if Wei Chen's life is sacrificed, he will capture Yingzhou."
Zongze heard what the emperor said, so he dared not say anything more, and continued: "If we can seize Gubeikou first and prevent Pingzhou reinforcements from entering, then we can fully focus on the four states behind the mountain.
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The sixteen states of Yanyun are divided into two regions according to the Taihang Mountains. Among them, the seven states of You, Ji, Ying, Mo, Zhuo, Tan, and Shun become the seven states in the front of the mountain, while the remaining seven states of Yun, Ru, Gui, Wu, Xin, and Wei
, Ying, Huan, Shuo Jiuzhou are called the Jiuzhou behind the mountain, and the Jin Kingdom controls Yun, Confucianism, Gui, Wu, and Xin are all behind the mountain. There is a Great Wall separating the two sides. Juyongguan is the only way to the Jiuzhou behind the mountain.
On the road, the original Yunsang Alliance was bounded by Juyongguan, but this is not the only passage. You can also go around Feihu Pass below. Although Feihu Pass is under the control of the Song Army, if you want to go around Feihu Pass, you have to go around it.
A long way to go.
"The Juyong Pass is narrow and condescending, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. If we attack from the front, no matter how many troops we have, it will be difficult to capture it. However, if Juyong Pass is not taken, it will be difficult for our northern military region to join with the western military region to attack the four states behind the mountain.
"Zongze then pointed to Yanshan Mansion and said: "We can first send out a small number of troops from Yanshan Mansion, pretend to attack the north entrance of Juyong Pass from the southeast, and contain the troops of Juyong Pass at the north entrance, and then."
He then pointed at Yuzhou and said: "Send troops from Yuzhou to attack Xinzhou, force the soldiers from Guizhou to rescue, then secretly send a force to bypass the defense of Xinzhou, cooperate with the main force of Shunzhou, and attack the south entrance of Juyongguan from both sides.
, thereby capturing Juyong Pass in one fell swoop, then our Northern Military Region can attack Guizhou and Ruzhou through Juyong Pass, while the Northwest Military Region can divide part of its forces to cooperate with the troops in Yuzhou to attack Wuzhou and Xinzhou, and only need to send a considerable number of troops to contain Yunzhou.
After taking up Yan Zonghan's main force, as long as we can capture Wu, Xin, Gui, and Ruzhou first, then Yunzhou will be the turtle in the urn."
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