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The southeastern valley of Fenshui River covers Jiangxian, Wenxi, Quwo, Yicheng and other counties. The terrain is mainly composed of low hills and alluvial plains of streams and rivers, which is conducive to roundabout operations by cavalry. The Mongolian army occupies a large area in the valley.
There are many strong cities, fighting based on the city, and they have an absolute advantage of elite cavalry. No matter how you look at it, the Mongolian army has a greater chance of winning in this battle.
Han Qian did not want the two armies to continue to confront each other on the northern slope of Wangwu Mountain, and Wusu Dashi was also eager to fight in the southeastern valley of Fenshui River.
Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite. Han Qian is worried that the relationship between Daliang and Shuchu will undergo subtle changes at any time. Wusu Dashi also has reasons to urgently fight.
In addition to organizing a battle at this time to be more beneficial to the Mongolian army, Wu Su Dashi was also worried that once Liang Jun was asked to establish a solid stronghold in the mountains at the northern foot of Wangwu Mountain near Zhiguanxing North Pass, a small number of Liang Jun would be able to contain it.
Their large number of soldiers and horses will even directly threaten the population and agricultural production in the Fenshui Valley Plain, which accounts for a quarter of the old county in Hedong. This also determines that the Mongolian army must not simply defend Jiang this winter.
County, Quwo and other numerous villages and towns are enough.
The Fenshui River Valley is the core channel connecting Taiyuan to Guanzhong. Not to mention figures like Wu Su Dashi, even the middle and lower-level generals know that if Liang Jun is pointed like a sharp knife directly at the Fenshui coast, and time is delayed, their subsequent actions will be
Guanzhong's control will inevitably be severely weakened.
The war had been very successful since the southern invasion, but after Han Qian took control of Heluo, the Mongolian army's strategic intentions were repeatedly frustrated. Liang Shixiong's Weibo elite troops and Tian Weiye's Luzhou elite troops were wiped out one after another, which had a great impact on the morale of the Nanyuan generals.
This has led to the North Campus becoming more and more self-righteous and dictating the affairs of the South Campus.
Usu Dashi is also in urgent need of a new victory to reestablish his prestige.
In order to attract Liang Jun to come out from the narrow valley in the northern section of Zhiguanxing for a battle, Usu Dashi specially sent an envoy to Yuanqu City to meet Wen Bo in early October, and agreed that the Mongolian army would withdraw from the north slope of Wangwu Mountain and make room for Liang Jun.
After leaving the space where the troops were deployed, the two armies fought to the death in the open area southwest of Jiangxian County.
The Mongolian army that then invaded the northern slope of Wangwu Mountain did shrink back, but Wen Bo would not simply think that Wusu Dashi was really as "magnanimous" as Song Xianggong, and would really allow them to surrender all their troops comfortably.
They were mobilized from the deep gorges and valleys of Wangwu Mountain and then attacked.
Chen Yuanchen led the infiltration troops to do a lot of work in the early stage, conducting a thorough and detailed survey of the terrain on the northern slope of Wangwu Mountain and Jiangxian County. In addition to almost hundreds of large and small mountain ridges, valleys, dry ditches, and streams
Rivers, canals and wild mountain roads were marked one by one on the latest combat map, and two to three liaison guides were sent to each of the more than 300 main battle and reserve battalions participating in the war.
Chen Yuanchen did not directly lead the troops in combat, but entered the Military Intelligence Staff Department of the Forward Camp to directly assist Wen Bo, Counselor of Military Affairs.
As the Mongolian army contracted to the north, Wenbo commanded his troops to leave the pass and spread from the relatively easy valley terrain on the north slope to the mountains on both flanks, overcoming difficulties.
If they really go straight north along the Jiangyuan Post Road as expected by the Mongolian army, they will inevitably be fiercely counterattacked by the Mongolian army before reaching the south of Jiangxian City; their large number of soldiers and horses are congested on the narrow Jiangyuan Post Road and cannot be used.
If the flank is attacked fiercely by the enemy cavalry, it is very easy to induce a complete collapse.
Wusu Dashi could not really wait until the main force of the Liang army was comfortably deployed before engaging in a decisive battle. Seeing that his plan was not going to work, a large number of Liang troops were like a green and black flood, passing through the relatively gentle valley towards the north of Wangwu Mountain.
Mountains spread on both sides of the slope, and the forward troops and horses were immediately ordered to turn around and attack southward along the Jiangyuan Post Road.
Through the bronze looking glass, standing on the south city tower of Jiangxian County, watching Liang Jun pouring out of the pass like a torrent, the shadow in Xiao Yiqing's heart became heavier.
Although they detected that the reinforcements sent north by Han Qian from Yingxi and other places were mostly reserve soldiers with not very strong combat effectiveness - this also shows that Liang Jun's military accumulation in recent years is not strong enough, and the positions he defends are not strong enough.
In the place of the Four Battles, it was difficult to put all the elites on one battlefield - but looking at the Liang army pouring out like a torrent, Xiao Yiqing could feel that the Liang monarchs and ministers were more thoughtful about the battle than they were.
You also need to be determined and urgent, and it is inevitable that there will be a trace of self-doubt.
Generally speaking, the most brilliant strategy is to "make the enemy do what he doesn't want" as much as possible.
Simply put, if the enemy is afraid of fighting and avoids fighting, we should do everything possible to force him to respond and fight; if the enemy is eager to fight, we should delay the opportunity and consume the enemy's patience until the situation changes.
A favorable change of direction.
In the current situation, both sides are eager to fight.
Comparatively speaking, they have an advantage in terms of the size of their troops, but now it seems that launching the battle from Zhiguanxing is a plan that Liang Jun has been plotting for a long time. In addition to being slightly insufficient in terms of the size of their troops, they must have done something in the early stage.
Better prepared than them.
The vanguard troops and horses of the two armies came into contact quickly on the Jiangyuan Post Road and in the open areas on both wings. The total number of troops and horses on both sides was more than 20,000. Standing at the top of Jiangxian City from a distance and looking over, I felt the surge of a torrent and the sound of fighting.
The roar of the wind and the roar of horses came from a distance of eleven or two miles, which was thrilling.
At this time, it was only the beginning of the war. The troops and horses of the various tribes were lined up on both sides of Jiangxian City. The cavalry could still move quickly and orderly between the camps of the troops and horses. Wusu Dashi could still control the situation of the battle at this time.
Evolution and development, but as the war enters a more intense stage, the troops of both sides are inevitably intertwined with each other. At that time, they can only rely more on the command and dispatch of the generals in the front line.
Xiao Yiqing clearly knew that the Mongolian army was at a disadvantage in this regard, and they still wanted to keep the array in order as much as possible.
If necessary, you can even use elite cavalry to quickly attack Liang Jun's array regardless of damage and disperse it, so that the more orderly infantry array can advance forward. Try to avoid a dog-to-dog melee with Liang Jun.
Of course, they were fighting based on the city and still had an absolute advantage in controlling the entire battlefield.
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When the enemy counterattacked, Wenbo immediately ordered the front troops and horses to shrink southward along the Jiangyuan Post Road. He also ordered the troops and horses that had spread to the mountains on both sides to assemble on the spot. He tried his best to use light tanks to stabilize the battle position and marched along the Jiangyuan Route.
The post road and the mountains on both sides formed a pocket formation to attack the enemy troops heading south along the Jiangtan Post Road.
The enemy troops were shrinking to the north, while the front troops and horses continued to advance north along the Jiangyuan Post Road, and continued to expand towards the slope valleys on both sides.
In three days, the two armies fought more than 30 large and small battles on Jiangyuan Post Road, each killing and injuring thousands of generals. Relatively speaking, they suffered too much in terms of location in the early stage. Liang Jun's losses were slightly more, but
It has also successfully gained a large enough expansion area in the southern area of Jiangxian County.
In addition to reserve troops and horses, six infantry brigades, three cavalry brigades, and six reserve brigades have fully entered the southern area of Jiangxian County.
For the past three days, Han Qian has been staying in Hongshizhai deep in the canyon in the northern section of Zhiguanxing, silently following the progress of the war. He did not go to the front line to supervise the battle, nor did he send anyone to send a message or deliver a message to Wen Bo.
A handwritten edict.
More than 40,000 reserve troops and horses have also been mobilized to camp at the North Pass of Zhiguanxing, which means that the conditions for a final all-out decisive battle are ripe.
Wen Bo and Guo Que, who had been ordered by Han Qian and had come to serve as general counselor for him since the Zhiguanxing Northern Expedition, felt like huge rocks weighing on their hearts at this moment.
This battle will fundamentally determine the direction of the war on the northern front. Wenbo has experienced many life-and-death battles in his life. He does not feel at all relaxed at such moments, and he feels the huge pressure on his shoulders.
Wen Bo and Guo, accompanied by a group of staff attachés, inspected the front camp and returned to the Chinese army camp. From a distance, they saw an additional group of generals from the security brigade beside his tent. They looked towards the camp.
Huo Li, who came forward to greet them, asked, "Your Majesty, are you here?"
"Your Majesty, Concubine Shu, and Mrs. Xi are in the tent." Huo Li said.
Wen Bo's mood at this moment was complicated. He felt a heavy responsibility, but he did not want Han Qian to directly interfere with his frontline command.
In his opinion, even if Han Qian could restrain himself from saying anything, if Han Qian rushed to the forward camp, he would send some subtle signals to the generals below, thus interfering with his decision-making before the battle.
Wen Yuan coughed lightly, reminding his uncle Wen Bo that no matter what, he should not show any unpleasant expression.
Wen Bo suddenly thought that when it came to using troops, no one in the army was the king's opponent. Could it be that there was really something subtle that he had overlooked on the battlefield, so that the king had to break his promise and rush over in advance?
Thinking of this, Wen Bo jumped off his horse and walked quickly to the tent with Guo Que, Wen Bo, Chen Yuanchen and others.
Accompanied by Feng Liao, Gu Qian, Han Yuanqi, Yin Peng and others, Han Qian, Zhao Ting'er and Xi Rong were sitting in the big tent, and were surrounding the commander with several middle and low-level staff officers who were left on duty in the big tent.
They were talking at the strip-shaped military discussion table. When they saw Wen Bo and the others walking in, they stood up and said with a smile: "I broke my promise. You must be very unhappy when you see me sitting here, right?"
"I don't dare," Wen Bo saluted, "Your Majesty rushed over. It must be Wen Bo's poor thinking that made Your Majesty worried."
"You have done a good job, there is nothing inconsiderate," Han Qian motioned to Wen Bo and others to sit down and talk, "However, if there is no strong wind tonight, Ting'er predicts that there will be a high probability of rain on the north slope of Wangwu Mountain tomorrow morning.
It's foggy weather, I think I should remind you of this..."
"May I ask Concubine Shu, how sure are you of the high probability?" Wen Bo couldn't help but stare at Zhao Ting'er and asked.
The weather in the Fenshui River Valley is cold and wet in autumn and winter, and heavy fog is prone to occur. This is something Wen Bo has known for a long time, but the problem is that he cannot accurately predict the conditions under which heavy fog will form. Therefore, heavy fog is a great threat to both armies.
As far as horses are concerned, it is a neutral factor that everyone needs to be vigilant about but difficult to exploit.
If they can predict the formation of heavy fog more accurately, they will be able to completely take the initiative in large army operations - and in foggy weather, they can lure the enemy's main force out of the camp to fight in advance.
With psychological and all-round preparation, they can more fully utilize their advantages in the command system.
Wen Bo originally planned to rest for two days and then push his troops deeper into Jiangxian County, get close to the enemy's forward line, and conduct a tug-of-war to test or consume the enemy's will to fight.
This is the most conservative and safest strategy.
And if we can confirm that there will definitely be heavy fog tomorrow morning, this would be very critical.
He can even directly adjust the established combat plan, perhaps deploying the reserve brigade with a much weaker combat capability to the center line in the afternoon. He can advance along the Jiangyuan Post Road to the enemy's forward line and attract the enemy's elite main force to this line.
come out.
The real elite combat brigade in Daliang, the cavalry brigade, will be deployed to both wings at night.
Waiting for the heavy fog in the early morning of tomorrow, the elite combat troops will penetrate deep from the flanks and directly attack the enemy's camps on both sides of the Jiangxian city. The main force of 890,000 enemy troops assembled in Jiangxian will be directly involved in the chaotic decisive victory.
In the battlefield, they carried out ruthless attacks and annihilated them, killing the Mongolian army in one battle.
Various ministries have long established a staff system. The Northern Expedition even established a former enemy staff led by Guo Que before the war to assist Wen Bo in handling various complex military affairs. Different plans have been drawn up for various situations.
The problem is that Wen Bo wants to confirm this high probability and how high the probability is.
If it is only more than five to five, and he concentrates the reserve brigades with weak combat effectiveness along the center line of Jiangyuan Post Road, and there is no heavy fog tomorrow, the enemy will most likely be caught in a desperate counterattack, which will lead to a war situation.
It's completely detrimental to them.
"For three consecutive days, the measured content of water vapor in the air has been steadily increasing. It has reached saturation before noon. The key is to see whether there will be wind at night. The south wind is not a serious problem, but the dry and cold north wind will blow away the water vapor at night.
, then it is difficult for fog to occur. The probability of fog must also be predicted more accurately based on the size of the night wind. If there is no wind or moderate wind, heavy fog will definitely occur in the early morning of tomorrow. The wind will move leaves at night. According to the current situation of the Institute of Technology
According to the experimental data, the probability of fog will be reduced to 80%. If the wind blows, the probability of fog will drop to 60%. If the wind blows the branches, the water vapor will most likely disperse..." Zhao Ting'er said.
In the previous book, Li Chunfeng conducted a preliminary study on the climate phenomenon of wind, and divided the wind strength into "no wind, gentle wind, wind that moves leaves, wind that sings strips, shakes branches, falls leaves, breaks small branches, breaks big branches,"
"Breaking trees, flying sand and stones, and uprooting large trees" are divided into ten levels.
The Institute of Technology now has more accurate measurement methods, but the wind classification still follows the old rules.
The research on weather prediction at the Institute of Technology has just begun, and it is far from accurate. That is to say, the conditions for the formation of heavy fog are relatively simple. At present, there are some feasible results, but it has not yet formed a weather prediction system.
, the comprehensive schools in Liyang and Luoyang, the soldiers and horses in various towns, and the Military Intelligence Staff Office have not yet been promoted...
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It is a conventional tactical arrangement to take turns entering the front line to fight in order to effectively reduce the physical consumption of generals, share casualties, and carry out timely and effective troop replenishment.
After Liang Jun exchanged flags, he arranged three reserve brigades to the forward line in the afternoon to replace the three main infantry brigades, and later sent two more reserve brigades to the forward line. It was difficult for the Mongolian army to see anything unusual.
Wusu Dashi did not want to see the Mongolian army on the forward line being forced back by Liang Jun again. He did not want to see
Liang Jun was more comfortable deploying his troops in the open area in southern Jiangxian County, and even pushed the frontline to the foot of Jiangxian County. He only mobilized his troops accordingly and strengthened the deployment of forward troops along the two wings of Jiangyuan Post Road.
After nightfall, through the dense torches, I saw signs that a large group of Liang troops had climbed over the mountains on both sides to outflank and attack the flanks of the forward line. Wusu Dashi also sent additional troops and horses behind the crude defenses on both sides of the forward line. Unknowingly,
, both sides accumulated a large number of troops in the forward line and on both wings.
At midnight, the sky was calm and windless, and clouds of mist first rose from the Fenshui River, and then spread out on both sides.
Since the Luoyang Navy controlled the Fenshui River, except for a small number of scout cavalry, the Mongolian troops were stationed far away from the river bank.
There is often heavy fog in the Fenshui River Valley in autumn and winter, and the scout cavalry did not realize that there was anything unusual about the fog spreading along both sides of the river after midnight or anything that warranted vigilance.
They were just closer to the river bank than before, watching Liang Jun's warships for any movement. They didn't even notice that the night battle launched by the two armies on the forward line forty miles away had anything to do with the mist rising along the river at this time.
contact directly.
From a distance, they saw several Kongming lanterns rising over the Fenshui River, confirming that there was heavy fog along the river. Under Wen Bo's instructions, Cao Ba and Lu Ze turned over and mounted their horses.
Their combat mission is to lead 3,000 elite troops each to cross the valley slope trails about twenty miles long on both sides before dawn, take the lead in launching a surprise attack on the enemy's troops and horses on both sides of the forward line, tear open the openings, and then cover the enemy's forward line.
The elite 40,000-strong main infantry brigade entered the preparatory formations on both wings and penetrated directly into the depths of the enemy's army along the open areas on both wings of Jiang County. They rushed to raid the two Mongolian cavalry camps before the fog dissipated.
Both sides gathered too many soldiers and horses in the valley southeast of Fenshui River, and the city of Jiangxian County was strong but small and could not accommodate so many soldiers and horses. What's more, Wusu Dashi was definitely not going to fight a defensive battle and just sit back and watch Liang Jun's battle in Jiangxian County.
Set up camp in the south.
In addition to the guards and horses of Usu Dashi, the main force of 90,000 Mongolian troops was mainly camped on the two wings of Jiangxian County and on the forward line to resist Liang Jun's further northward advance.
Wu Su Dashi and Xiao Yiqing noticed that the fog in Jiangxian County was getting heavier and heavier after an hour, but they did not arouse enough vigilance. After all, the foggy weather was an equally unfavorable neutral factor for both armies.
While he ordered all ministries to be more vigilant, he also expected that Liang Jun would become more cautious in the face of sudden changes in weather.
The night battle that was hastily launched on the forward line was temporarily suspended as Liang Jun retreated, which seemed to be in line with their predictions.
If it weren't for his usual caution, Wu Su Dashi would have wanted to go back to the bedroom to rest.
When Wu Su Dashi and Xiao Yiqing noticed the abnormality, it was the generals on both sides of the forward line who noticed that Liang Jun's advance in the valley was not interrupted by the heavy fog, but the sky was already dim at this time.
, the heavy and wet fog had water droplets condensing on the window paper, and when I opened the door, I couldn't even see clearly the scenery in the two-foot-square courtyard.
After the heavy fog came up, the torches in the distance were obscured and could not be seen. The scouts on the two wings inspected the horses and judged from the noise in the areas controlled by the two armies that Liang Jun had been massing to the south of the two wings of the forward line, and the scale was huge, far exceeding
beyond their expectations.
Xiao Yiqing stood up in shock. Liang Jun had predicted the heavy fog today and had already planned and deployed to launch a surprise attack from both wings while the fog was heavy.
"All the messengers are dispatched immediately, and the generals in the forward line and the camps on both wings are ordered to immediately form formations to defend against the enemy!" Wusu Dashi shouted loudly.
The camps on the forward line were too simple, with simple fence walls or thin rammed earth retaining walls plus shallow trenches and narrow trenches, and they could be easily broken through without the need for any combat equipment.
And in the heavy fog, even a bonfire cannot shine far.
Although there are ways to communicate and identify directions in the heavy fog, the problem is that Liang Jun came well prepared and was more adequate than them in these aspects, and the pawns on their forward line may have dispersed.
After entering the camp to rest and gather in a hurry, is it possible to be fully prepared for the battle?
The generals of the various tribes had no choice but to gather together as much as possible, form a ring formation, and do everything possible to avoid falling into chaos. This was the only way to prevent Liang Jun from launching a surprise attack while taking advantage of the heavy fog.
In order to prevent Liang Jun's scouts from infiltrating and intercepting the cavalry, Wusu Dashi also ordered the soldiers on the tower to beat the war drums and blow the horns as a warning.
Xiao Yiqing followed Wusu Dashi up to the south city tower, and saw a vast mist between the sky and the earth. The scenery ten feet away was completely covered by the fog. His heart was like the bottom of a well, and soon there were beams on both wings.
The news that the army had made a sudden attack made their faces darken even more.
"The Hufeng Camp on the right wing was defeated by Liang Jun. The casualties of soldiers on both sides were unknown. The camp was set on fire by Liang Jun. All the soldiers escaped. Liang Jun seemed to be heading towards Yujiagou..."
"The Jia Feng Camp and the Guishan Camp on the left wing were defeated by Liang Jun, and Liang Jun seemed to be heading towards Tianwa Bay..."
The unfortunate news came one after another, deafening them like thunder.
"Liang Jun is heading towards the cavalry camp!" Xiao Yiqing said in shock.
Although the information passed back was confusing, it was not difficult for him to analyze the intentions of Liang Jun's troops who attacked from both wings.
The terrain in southern Jiangxian County is still dominated by shallow and low hills. The forward line and two wings are dominated by the infantry of the Yanyun Han Army and the surrendered army. The cavalry camp is deployed on the rear flank of Jiangxian City. It is the wing that looks forward to the step by step general Liang Jun.
Advance to Jiangxian City, and then use cavalry to attack its flanks from the open valley.
It was too foggy to go out into battle, and now tens of thousands of cavalry were huddled in several companies on both wings.
It was not considered that Liang Jun's infantry and cavalry dared to penetrate so deeply in the early stage. At the same time, the cavalry was not used for defense. The company's defense facilities were extremely crude. It was suddenly attacked by enemy troops and could not form a formation to fight in heavy fog.
There is no way to break through, and God knows what kind of chaos it will be like after being attacked by Liang Jun.
"Quickly order Zhehe and Minshan to abandon the camp and go to Quwo with their troops. Upon hearing the news, the three areas of Yicheng will disperse and no head-on battle will be allowed!" Wusu Dashi ordered.
The cavalry comes and goes like the wind. There will be no loss if the camp is abandoned. It will be convenient to regroup when the fog dissipates. Otherwise, if you engage in a melee with a well-prepared enemy in the fog, you don't know what will happen to you.
Look!
Seeing several soldiers coming out of the city gate, riding deep into the fog, rushing to the cavalry camp to deliver orders, Xiao Yiqing felt worried and difficult to leave; if this raid had been planned by Liang Jun, then he realized that it was
The navy soldiers and horses had most likely landed ashore and formed a formation on the flank of the cavalry camp to intercept them.
In such foggy weather, it is difficult for the cavalry to organize a decent attack. Once intercepted and confused, most of the cavalry will deviate from the main road and lose the ability to discern direction. At that time, they can only fall into separate formations.
In a chaotic war, the consequences will be disastrous.
However, they can't do much more than wait for the fog to clear...
