After the military order was issued, the middle part of the Tian Division was the first to move. In the next few days, countless soldiers from the imperial camp on the right packed their bags and retreated from the front line in an orderly manner under the cover of the rear receiving troops. A large number of troops in the Hebei area had just succeeded but missed the target.
The cities in the east and north were abandoned, and the army began to cross the complicated rivers and converge on a few large cities or military camps closer to where the main force of the Imperial Army was gathered.
Let us say that once the Song Army began its Northern Expedition, the situation was chaotic, and armed reconnaissance and detailed operations began to be widespread and spread.
Not to mention armed reconnaissance, that is, the infiltration of sentries and small groups of troops, it has become very common to conduct detailed operations... The Song Army will do it, and the Jin Army will also do it. There is often a small boat floating across the Yellow River at night.
Forked roads, passing through those ditches and woods, and then arriving in the form of passwords or tokens... And whether it is the Jin Kingdom or the Song Dynasty, the details used are generally the local Han people in Hebei.
Under such circumstances, things outside the military camp could not be concealed at all, and the abnormal dispatch of the imperial camp's right army on such a scale was naturally impossible to hide from anyone. It immediately attracted the attention of all parties and caused a chain reaction. So much so that Yue Fei felt so self-righteous.
The plan encountered unexpected interference, which directly affected his layout and arrangement.
But this unexpected reaction did not come from Jin Jun.
In fact, from a military logic point of view, there is no reason for the top Jin army officials in Hebei to feel any particular incomprehension about the Song army's retreat...Wang Bolong's encounter was a perfect reason. The main force of the Jin army was in the rear area.
Gathering is a fundamental reason for death.
The commander-in-chief of the Song Army could have sensed the danger from Wang Bolong's dispatch and the large-scale recruitment of troops, and made a massive retreat.
Therefore, the retreat of the Imperial Right Army was within a reasonable chain of military logic from the very beginning. Any qualified military general should have expected the Song Army to shrink... It's just that the Song Army shrank so quickly and decisively.
The range of shrinkage is so wide, it's a bit admirable.
In addition, another important reason why the Jin army reacted as Yue Fei expected was actually due to one person.
Gaojingshan.
As early as a few years ago, during the confrontation and interaction with the Jin army on the other side of the river, Yue Fei had already noticed the character of the military commander of the Jin Kingdom's Daming Mansion - this person was conscientious and had military experience.
He also has political talent and political status, but for some unknown reason, he has always behaved very conservatively.
This has been evident since seven years ago when this man followed the Eight-Character Army across the river without noticing anything. His response methods since the war began can also be verified... Those conservative retreats and abandonments, the navy's long-term avoidance of war, Daming Mansion
The construction of defensive measures, including the more than twenty artillery trucks aimed at the river, can all explain the problem.
Not to mention that the artillery carriage is fixed or something, the key point is that it takes time to launch the artillery... This time is not only the process of setting up the artillery carriage, but also the artillery carriage position you have to build at the ferry in the city.
, should we demolish the house in advance? Should we build a gun truck factory?
However, after Yue Fei broke through Daming City and faced Yuancheng across the river, more than half of the artillery carts on the opposite side were already in place. This shows that Gao Jingshan was probably the one who took action as soon as the Song army went north, or simply as soon as the third prince was killed.
The city defenses were prepared to the death without leaving any omissions.
I don’t know whether I should admire this person’s calmness or his intelligence.
And this character is actually another factor in Yue Fei's decision to launch a large-scale offensive before the ice freeze.
In short, this kind of conservative coach, coupled with the fact that the main force of the Jin Kingdom was gathering in large numbers, did not carry out direct military interference, nor did he make large-scale military adjustments around Daming Mansion - Gao Jingshan had no intention of seeking credit at all.
Wang Bolong took action, which was expected.
Although this person is under the dispatch of Daming Mansion, you can actually tell from where he is stationed that he has always felt separated from the four ten thousand households surrounding Daming Mansion. Now that he is coming from north to south, he has reason to avoid Gao Jingshan's military orders. In addition,
This person has a strong style, and it is normal for him to make a slight pursuit action.
However, it is impossible for Wang Bolong to really pursue and go deep... On the one hand, it is the danger of going deep alone, and on the other hand, he must have the highest military order such as Wanyan Wushu, allowing him to take position in a certain area (most likely
The area north of Xiajin).
In fact, his general flag did stop in the north of Xiajin, while his subordinates crossed the North Fork of the East Road of the Yellow River, swept through Dezhou, and chose to withdraw after several battles with the Song army.
However, even if the military development was exactly as Yue Fei expected, he still miscalculated and caused a huge delay in the plan. To put it bluntly, the real surprise was not the Jin Army, nor the political pressure from Tokyo behind...
Tokyo's response was not so fast, and no matter how big the response was, it was impossible to directly affect the front line... The people who had the most direct impact on the military plan were the people of the three states at the east fork of the Yellow River.
That is, the survivors of the three prefectures and Hebei provinces that had just been liberated.
Although the Yuying Youjun has never been a model army, it depends on who you compare with. At least it is not too far from Tokyo. It is closer to Yue Pengju and the Yuyingqianjun, more than half of whom are from Hebei. The Yuying Youjun is also
You don’t dare to massacre and plunder the city, do you?
What's more, the common people can't understand the situation. They only see that the right army of the imperial camp has only occupied the town for a few dozen days, and then retreated in a large number of days. Naturally, they will feel panic - if the Jin army comes back again, will it happen?
Wouldn't it be like the massacre and kidnapping of Han people eight or nine years ago?
At the same time, the Jin Kingdom launched a large-scale recruitment and issuance of troops in the prefectures and counties surrounding the North Yellow River Road. Men from entire villages and towns were dragged away... Just across the river that would freeze and freeze in the winter, no one had any relatives or friends.
Over there? Who wouldn’t spread some gossip?
Therefore, the Jin army did not kill people, but it was already a real success. When the time comes, the soldiers on the battlefield will have no eyesight, and they will end up dead without a burial place. Will anyone still teach them? It has only been a few years? Except for the little ones.
Children, which one has never experienced war?
As a result, whether they admired the virtues of the king's teacher, harbored feelings for the emperor and the Song Dynasty, or were afraid of war, as soon as the right army of the imperial camp moved, about 100,000 people from the three states followed them southward, dragging their families with them.
There is nothing to say about this. Although it will seriously hinder the retreat and assembly of the Imperial Right Army, and it will also create huge pressure on logistics and people's livelihood, but the matter has come to this, it is absolutely impossible to expel them... Wang Bolong's troops and the Song Army in the Dezhou area
It was against this background that several battles took place.
Even Yue Fei could only quickly send troops after learning the news, and in turn go to support Tian Shizhong, and then personally wrote a letter to Wan Qixi in Jinan, asking the other party to take him in. At the same time, he did not forget to write documents to Tokyo and Hedong areas.
The secret letter apologizes.
There's no way, really there's no way.
As a native of Hebei, Yue Fei could not leave these people alone under any circumstances, but the army was not in charge of this. Once he focused on these war refugees, his military plan might really abort.
Fortunately, on the first day of mid-November, Wan Qixi's official documents and private messages arrived at the same time as the obviously angry questions from Tokyo... The latter promised in the official document that he would use the imperial camp's former army in Henan to
The military camp was used as a camp to temporarily accommodate these refugees from Hebei, and at the same time, young men were organized on the spot to replace some of the young men from Jingdong's native place and participate in transportation to the rear.
But this matter is destined not to last long, and there is also great pressure from both Jingdong and Jingdong. These people must be facilitated to return home as soon as possible, preferably before spring farming next year, and Yue Fei must explain it to the central government so that the central government can supplement it in terms of supplies.
At the same time, in another private letter, Wan Qixi did not forget to seriously remind Yue Fei that he should take the initiative to confess his plan to Zhao and Zhang and explain the whole story. He must not give up communication just because he thinks he is right, let alone
Because of the absolute trust of officials, some things are taken for granted.
Of course, Wan Qixi also made it very clear in his letter. He believed that with Yue Fei's ability in dealing with people, he must have reported it to Zhao Guan's family when he made up his mind, and there must be words in Tokyo... But the key lies in attitude.
!The statement to the officials should be direct and clear, while the statement to the governor in Tokyo must be detailed and clear, preferably with drawings and articles.
Moreover, according to his guess, there will be messengers coming to the front line in Tokyo soon, and they must be prepared.
After Yue Fei read the official document and sent a private message, he felt relieved for a moment, but he couldn't help but feel complicated... because he really immediately and seriously provided a document to Tokyo that day, and also sent his own school Bi Jin messenger to Zhao Guan's family to act as a messenger
, the day is almost here, but the husband-in-laws in Tokyo will still be angry and dissatisfied, and even Wan Qixi, an old partner, is worried that he cannot maintain a gentle attitude toward the rear.
This is very frustrating.
However, no matter what happened, when Wan Qixi extended a helping hand without hesitation, Yue Pengju could finally breathe a sigh of relief and continue his military plan, and he was extremely determined... Even though the situation had already changed due to the delay of the refugee affairs.
The same goes for being in a very disadvantageous and stressful situation.
In other words, although there is no specific expectation for this matter, it is almost inevitable that a military plan involving tens of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of thousands of auxiliary troops will have problems.
Yue Pengju cannot be shaken by this, he will only strengthen his determination.
On November 13, the third day after the middle section of the Tian Division arrived at the military camps around Daming City through chaos, the weather became gloomy. This was a good opportunity. Yue Fei, knowing that he could no longer wait, conveyed military orders directly to the various departments in the evening.
After receiving the military order, the first to take action that night was the imperial navy at Malingdu.
Malingdu is located at the mouth of the river less than ten miles upstream of Daming City and Yuancheng City. This is the bifurcation of the East and North Roads of the Yellow River. At this time, many imperial navy ships were suddenly ordered to take action under the cover of night, but most of them were
Confused... There is no way. Most of them, the commanders and commanders, only received the temporary orders today. So many people speculated based on the route and thought they were going to the east to continue to protect the imperial camp's right army.
Retreating.
However, there are always exceptions.
There are three people here in Malingdu who knew the overall plan early. One is Zhang Rong who came to take charge in person, the other is You who organized documents for Zhang Rong when he was in Liangshan (reading letters and writing letters), and is responsible for diplomacy (giving orders at banquets).
Academic... Of course, now it is the counselor who is a Jinshi... The last one, of course, has been prepared for a long time, and after receiving the military order today, he prepared the troops and led the army to the northwest alone. Xiao En.
"What does Lao Xiao have to say?"
Hearing the noise outside, in the village behind the ferry, Zhang Rong, who had been waiting for him for a long time in a certain house, asked directly... After so many years, he could really even recognize the footsteps of You Xuexue.
"What's there to say?" You Xuexue came in and clasped his hands to Zhang Rong, who was sitting on the kang wearing a cotton-padded jacket. "If there's anything to say, it's not him!"
Zhang Rong was speechless and just sighed.
"Besides, we shouldn't have said anything in the first place." Seeing this, You Xuexuu could only continue to clasp his hands to persuade. "The principle of loyalty to the country in the newspaper is not false. Even if you don't say this big thing,
The truth is, the official family patrolled the river the year before last, and you organized the team by clearing out the vegetable monsters. You made it clear that day... What is different today is that when you go home, you should be a good citizen and a wealthy man, and you must abide by the law.
Then you can live in peace, and if you stay, you will serve as a soldier and eat food. To eat food as a soldier, you must obey military orders and abide by military laws, and you must keep your head on your belt..."
"I understand the truth, but I still feel a little sorry for him..." Zhang Rong couldn't help but interrupt the other party, obviously it was still a bit difficult.
"Then don't talk about these principles and just talk about loyalty. Lao Xiao doesn't talk about loyalty?" You Xuexue directly joined his hands and sat next to the other party. "I'm trying to hold back and make it difficult for you... I'll let you go up to it when the time comes.
I'm sorry for the officials, I'm sorry for Marshal Yue, and I'm sorry for the people of Hebei who fled in the winter. They are unfaithful, unjust, unkind and lawless. The banner of justice for heaven has also been taken away. Is he happy? Chief, what are you doing today?
What's going on? Isn't it just selling one's life?! Since we went to Liangshan when we were emperors of Daojun, who cares about our lives? If we are so dead today, is it because the officials don't let the memorial tablet enter the Yuetai, or because you don't support your family?
Why do you look down on your brothers like this? When we had no ideas back then, weren't you the most talkative? Today's situation is so simple, why are you so confused? Are you really used to living a peaceful life?!"
By the end of his words, You Xuexue's tone seemed to have become a little high-pitched.
"What do you know about a Cuoda who can't even pass the Gongsheng Examination?" Zhang Rong was also a little impatient. "Every time there are difficulties, and sometimes there are thoughts... If you really want to tell me, really
I’m used to living a peaceful life...Ten years ago, when the Jin Dynasty first came, all the men and women in our village, big and small, had to work hard to get on the boat. At that time, there was no such problem. The key is
The current situation is not bad at all, and there is no need for everyone to work hard. Doesn’t this show?"
"Oh..." You Xuexue clasped his hands in confusion for a moment. "What the big boss means is not to talk about risking one's life, but to talk about why when only one of the ten people wants to work hard, it has to be our brothers' turn? Then
When assigning tasks, you have no choice but to assign this desperate matter to the most caring brother?"
"That's the point." Zhang Rong slapped his thigh, sighed for a moment, and kept talking quickly, as if he was explaining something. "When it comes to the basics, I trust the official. His hard work means that he has saved a lot of money."
After ten years of hard work, I always feel that the Northern Expedition can be accomplished... Since ancient times, among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, how could there be such a hard job as an official? I also trust Pengju, and Pengju and I have been brothers and neighbors for ten years.
, knowing his military skills and temperament, he said he could do it, but that thing seems ridiculous, but it is probably not ridiculous at all inside, and it can be done...but this is what makes me feel bad!"
"Doesn't that make sense to me?" You Xuexue nodded repeatedly: "But big boss, someone has to do this distressing thing, right? When fighting a smooth battle, there have to be people who act as scouts and people who act as bait;
In an encounter, there are vanguards who rush forward, and there are also those who block the attack; when attacking a city, there must be someone who gets there first... Regarding Lao Xiao, he seems to be giving it away lightly, but in fact, from the perspective of the overall situation
, from a war perspective, it is unavoidable. Since it is unavoidable, why do you want to do so much?"
Zhang Rong shook his head repeatedly, but got up from the kang wearing a cotton-padded jacket, walked barefoot around his scholar, then got off the kang, put on his shoes, and walked to the door before turning back:
"I'll ride to the old city and watch... Don't be idle. Go to Daming City to meet Yue Pengju and prepare to meet Lao Xiao and his brothers."
You Xuexuan was startled for a moment and said "Oh" before he realized what he was doing and quickly got up and got off the kang.
The two of them walked out of the house together and went outside. Seeing the obvious movement in the village, they felt helpless but had nothing to say. They just went to fetch their horses and prepared to go to Daming City and the Old City respectively.
However, the two of them got on their horses and walked to the north gate. They separated for only a moment. In the dark night, Zhang Rong suddenly woke up, but turned around and yelled into the dark night: "The one who owed you fuck was not Lao Xiao just now."
You, a bastard, came to persuade me? You still have nothing to say?!"
However, in the twilight covered by dark clouds, You Xuezhuo just hugged his horse and walked away, turning a deaf ear.
Zhang Rong was helpless, hearing that there was movement in the river, and knowing the truth in his heart, but he just reined in his horse and circled for a moment, then finally let the guards beside him lift the torch and hurried over.
Not to mention You Xuexue went to Daming City to meet Yue Fei, but Zhang Rong personally rode a horse to the old town. The journey was only more than ten miles. Along the way, he saw that on the waterway to the east after the fork of the Yellow River, almost every two or three hundred paces
A large lantern was lined up all the way from Malingdu to the formation, one after another, as if it were a navy ship. Then there were countless soldiers on both sides of the strait, patrolling non-stop. Although there had been military orders to whisper and prohibit
But in such a situation, just ordinary actions were already making a lot of noise. When we arrived in the old town, we saw dense crowds of people gathering together, and half of the town was brightly lit.
My mood is becoming more and more complicated.
There is no way, the so-called complicated, on the one hand, it is because I feel helpless, knowing that this news cannot be hidden from Yuancheng, Xiao En must do this trip; on the other hand, he is also infected by the chilling atmosphere along the way, but it is also
Gradually, he put aside all the previous thoughts and Xiao En's persuasion through You Xuexue, and became serious.
The person presiding over the situation here in the ancient city was Wang Gui, the former deputy commander of the Imperial Army. When he saw Zhang Rong arriving in person with a straight face, he was caught off guard and hurriedly came to greet him.
As for the rest of the people, seeing Zhang Jiedu and Deputy Wang Dutong gathering in this town, everyone knew that this was the key point.
"Jiedu, the ship has arrived." Wang Gui was obviously a little nervous, so much so that he was panting in the dark night, and his white breath was particularly obvious under the torch. "We can't delay things. It's not that cold tonight. I'm afraid the ice road will become
If not...just use a rolling log!"
"Then use a rolling log!" Zhang Rong responded immediately, but added as if to cheer himself up. "They are all methods commonly used in shipyards. They have been tried three times. There is no reason why it can't work! Hurry up!"
Wang Gui nodded heavily, without hesitation, turned around and ordered: "Tug the boat!"
After hearing the order, in front of the dock next to the port of the old town, a small ship that had been waiting for orders immediately drove the water wheel and sailed gently to the open dock. Then, under the nervous eyes of everyone, with the help of inertia,
It ran up a gentle wooden slope that was not found in ordinary shipyards, so that the bottom of the ship was exposed.
If you continue to look, you will find that this wooden gentle slope actually runs through half of the town, and there are wooden roads connecting it in the distance.
Let's say that inertia appears huge and heavy, but it is ultimately no match for the force of gravity, and gravity will eventually be hindered by friction under certain circumstances, but human power is enough to defeat the sky.
Sure enough, although the speed of the ship was getting slower and slower, the direction board finally rushed up the gentle slope, and with the bow of the ship swaying slightly, the bow of the ship finally moved upward slightly and stopped at the end of the dock.
Seeing this shape, the people who were riding the wheels on the boat came down together with the helmsman. At the same time, more people who had been waiting for a long time also swarmed up. They tied ropes and fixed objects around the boat full of mud and water with their bare feet, and laid them in front.
Rolling logs, but after a moment of preparation, they spread out again, like pulling fibers, trying to drag the ship onto the wooden path ahead... They had done several experiments before, so they already knew what they were going to do.
However, what is shocking is that hundreds of civilians and countless livestock, whether horses or cattle and mules, are all striving westward, but for some unknown reason, they are still unable to drag the small ship, so that the top and bottom of the boat are even.
Qi was frustrated and at a loss.
Zhang Rong and Wang Gui, the two masterminds, were equally dumbfounded, but they were sweating profusely... It had worked well before, so why not now? If it didn't work, wouldn't Xiao En's trip to Yuancheng be a waste?
Don't stop? If this doesn't work, Wang Gui is Yue Fei's brother, so he is not afraid of military law?
In their panic, Zhang Rongqiang calmed down, just untied his cotton-padded jacket, draped it over his shoulders, and faced each other with his hands on his hips. Wang Gui, as the executor, had no choice but to ask people to check the ship to see if there was anything stuck.
He also summoned the leader of the people to scold them, telling them to work hard, and at the same time, he did not forget to ask people to call in more people.
When Wang Gui finished scolding and the civilian leaders with different expressions were about to disperse and try again, under the torch, Zhang Rong suddenly raised his hand and called out to one of them:
"Don't leave!"
The man was startled and quickly turned around and bowed his head.
"I remember you, the village commander who always followed our navy, right?" Zhang Rong said seriously. "I think you had something to say just now? Do you know what's wrong?"
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The leader of the people, Zhou Bin, heard this and had not yet answered. Wang Gui also looked seriously, and was so frightened that the latter lowered his head again.
"Don't scare them, Commander-in-Chief." Zhang Rong stamped his feet for a moment. "These troops are all from the military camps on the banks of the Yellow River. They are either old brothers who have retired or suffered military disasters. If you behave like this, they will either
If you don’t accept it, you might be too scared!”
Wang Gui turned around in embarrassment, but couldn't help but stop three or four steps away to see Zhang Rong coming to ask in person.
And sure enough, as soon as Wang Gui left, Zhou Bin spoke carefully and seriously: "Jiedu... The subordinate just wanted to say that it may not be that there is something stuck, nor is it because of lack of strength. It's just that there is a military order today. No loud noises are allowed.
In addition, the weather is cold at night, and people's hearts are distracted, so their strength is scattered. If we can be allowed to shout the trumpet, it is just a boat, and we will definitely be able to get on the road."
Wang Gui was still confused and thought this person was talking nonsense. However, Zhang Rong and the old Liangshanbo brothers beside him had no idea what the origins of this was. However, they were immediately relieved and went to see Wang Gui together.
Wang Gui still didn't believe it, but after a while, the man who went to inspect the ship came back and only said that there was no problem. Zhang Rong kept looking at him coldly, but he could only treat the ship like a dead horse.
Immediately, the ban was lifted, and Zhou Bin was simply appointed to be the commander here.
As a result, Zhou Bin was a little too careful that day. The civilian husband and the animal force got back into position together. After they were ready, they came over and asked: "May I ask the commander-in-chief, who should take charge?"
Wang Gui became increasingly impatient and pointed at Zhou Bin to ask him to do it.
But at this moment, Zhang Rong, who had been impatient for a long time, suddenly stopped pretending. Instead, he threw his cotton-padded jacket on the ground, walked down in his cowhide carved boots, and directly took it from the hands of an older civilian worker in the muddy water.
They grabbed the rope and looked back at each other: "Do you recognize Zhang Rong from Liangshanbo? I, Zhang Rong, come to sing the chants! Can you sing the chants from Jingdong Liangshanbo?!"
The troops in front of Wang Gui and the imperial camp, as well as countless civilians, were dumbfounded. On the contrary, the navy troops in the imperial camp showed no reaction at all and just laughed.
But with Zhang Rong's temper, he didn't care about the reactions of the people around him. After hearing a roar of laughter, anger and curse, he opened his mouth to sing.
That's right, chants are for singing, not shouting. They just have long tones and prominent emphasis so that everyone can work together.
Wang Gui stood there in a daze, his mind blank. Although he had lived in Jingdong for almost ten years, it took him half a day to understand the lyrics.
As the saying goes:
"I was covered in sweat at the sound of the chant,
A shout makes me feel brave.
A rope is nine feet long,
Father and son are tied on the shoulders from generation to generation.
The officials asked for Hua Shi Gang,
One outline is the top ten ships.
The boat goes from Jiangnan to Henan,
A total of hundreds and thousands of trackers are needed.
Traveling through the two capitals, no one asked,
Who knows that the tracker is feeling cold..."
This chant must be a bit out of date when used today, but it is definitely useful, because when Zhang Rong sang ten hundred thousand, the ship had successfully left the dock and boarded the flat wooden road behind it, which was full of
The rolling logs were prepared and the boats pressed on the rolling logs, and the people immediately became much more relaxed.
Moreover, once you arrive here, the terrain is open, and the livestock and manpower that can be used are more abundant than before at the dock.
As a result, the ship equipped with a small trebuchet immediately started sailing on land.
As for Zhang Rong and Zhang Jiedu, although they succeeded in one fell swoop, they sang the entire song and followed the ship for a long time before turning around and putting on their cotton-padded jackets.
At this time, the second ship had also been successfully launched, and the third ship, a large ship, also started trying at another larger open-air dock outside the town.
"The ship can definitely leave, I won't stay here." Zhang Rong returned to the front and gave an order to Wang Gui, who had not yet reacted. "But you, Wang Dutong, are not a workman.
Listen more to what others are saying...don't care about anything else, boil the hot water first, and boil enough hot water."
"Don't worry, Jiedu." Wang Gui came to his senses and quickly bowed his head with respect. "There will definitely be no shortage of hot water and rice."
"That's not what I mean." Zhang Rong responded solemnly. "The two methods discussed before, one is rolling logs, and the other is a shallow pit ice tunnel... The ice tunnel can't be formed now, right?"
"right!"
"But there is still thin ice." Zhang Rong reminded seriously. "In the second half of the night, thin ice will form on the rolling logs and in the dock, which is prone to accidents... Take hot water and keep pouring it! Also, pay attention to the rolling logs. If they break, hurry up.
Change!"
Wang Gui suddenly understood and responded repeatedly.
Zhang Rong said no more, got on his horse again, and headed directly towards Daming City, but he could not walk more than five or six miles. In the dark of night, he suddenly heard a cry of killing in the southwest night sky.
I don’t know how many people were operating at night... Zhang Rongqing knew that it was because Daming City had received a report from Kuai Ma, and he knew that the ancient city could not be covered up. It was also probably because someone reported it after the first ship was successfully launched, but
No matter what, the feint attack plan was launched in advance.
Yes, this is Yue Fei's so-called strategy, at least this is one of them.
In fact, to put it bluntly, if you want to capture Yuancheng, a fundamental problem is how to ensure that the Song army forms a local strength advantage, and then calmly arrange their positions and attack the city without interference.
To achieve this goal, let alone after the Yellow River freezes, before the Yellow River freezes, the terrain of Yuancheng must ensure that the river can be controlled. As long as the navy can appear on the Lincheng river here, whether it is to attack the city or to attack the city,
Defending against external enemy interference, or retreating when necessary, would be of great help.
However, Gao Jingshan has been the military leader in Daming Mansion for many years. How could he not know this truth? The more than 20 artillery carriages were deployed for this key point first, and they were so ruthless that the Imperial Navy Navy had no clue.
as.
In this regard, Yue Fei's response was incredible, but it was also very simple, even simple to the point of being a little crude - this place is only more than ten miles away from the fork of the Yellow River, and the two rivers are only more than ten miles apart, so why not move the ship from the land?
How about dragging it over and directly bypassing the blocked river?
This idea seemed unbelievable, but in fact it was not a big problem. After Yue Fei explained it in detail that day, Zhang Rong felt that it was feasible, because there was dry dock technology these days, as early as the time of Emperor Taishang Daojun.
Someone built a dry dock next to Jinming Pool to repair the large dragon boats in the pool that were destined to be unable to go into battle.
Moreover, inland river boats are all flat-bottomed, which means they can use rolling logs to help them 'travel', which is much more convenient than sea-going boats with pointed bottoms.
Therefore, the concept of land boating was not a fantasy at all from the beginning.
However, there are some other requirements for doing this. It is not just an idea. He has to ensure that the speed is fast and that it exceeds the Jin Army's expectations. On the battlefield, the biggest variable is always people.
Any wonderful military plan, as long as it is discovered by the enemy, is destined to cause obstruction and interference. No one knows what will happen by then. In fact, this is also the reason why Yue Fei gave up the conventional method of digging ditches to divert water.
In order to be successful, there must be feints and other actions to cover tonight, and they must be reasonable feints and covers.
So what should be the reasonable military attempt of the Song Army?
"come yet?"
Following a commotion outside the city, inside Yuancheng, Gao Jingshan, dressed in a brocade coat, almost the same as the winter attire of a nobleman from Henan, was sitting in the attic of his home and raised his head slightly, his expression unchanged. "I knew that such a movement must be
There's something wrong...where is it?"
"Southside!"
A Jurchen fiercely bowed his head and faced each other. "Looking at the situation, there are no less than a few thousand, maybe ten thousand people, who are stacking boats and connecting pontoons, preparing for the night crossing!"
"Don't worry about him." Gao Jingshan said disapprovingly. "Just send sentry cavalry to carefully explore along the river, and let the lights in Nancheng be carefully alerted all night long... If he really dares to attack, we can use high walls to fortify him.
There was nothing he could do.”
"If the Song army goes to attack Nanle, where is Weidian?" Jurchen Meng'an hesitated for a moment.
Both of these places are located in the southwest of Yuancheng. They are considered prosperous strongholds and branch cities.
"Then let Nanle and Weidian guard together carefully." Gao Jingshan looked like he had woken up. "If it fails, tell the two guards to evacuate to the Yongji Canal at night and wait until dawn before entering the city."
"Here." Jurchen Meng'an responded helplessly, and then hurried downstairs.
Gao Jingshan continued to sit on the attic, feeling bored for a while, but he couldn't help but look at an attendant beside him. The latter understood and quickly leaned down to inquire:
"Do you have any orders, Commander-in-Chief?"
"I remembered something." Gao Jingshan sighed slightly. "Go find a small stew pot with a stove, find a fish, and ask the cook to prepare it...Finally, go find Gao Tongshi and tell me
I want to treat him to fish here."
The attendant responded blankly and went down directly.
There was an order from the capital, but a fish in a pot is nothing. After a while, the stew pot was put on the pot and the fish was stewed. Gao Jingshan sent someone to find another bottle of Blue Bridge Fengyue, but Gao Tongshi hadn't arrived yet, so...
, the Commander-in-Chief of the March Army of the Kingdom of Jin simply opened a copy of the latest issue of the Song Dynasty newspaper stained with blood, poured himself a drink, and began to look at himself.
However, the commotion outside the city was getting louder and louder. Although Gao Dutong was sitting firmly, he could not stop countless officials, officers, and attendants from coming and going.
"Du Tong!"
Suddenly, another young Bohai Meng'an came to report in person. "The Song army has captured Nanle! The leader is Tang Huai, and those who crossed the river are the central army of the Yuejia Army!"
At this time, Gao Jingshan finally put down the newspaper in his hand in surprise and asked seriously: "How do you know this?"
"General Nan Le fled to the west city. He did not dare to enter the city, but reported this to the general at the gate." This Bohai Meng'an was extremely excited. "Capital Commander, Yue Fei's Chinese army wandered across the river, this is an opportunity!"
"What opportunity?" Gao Jingshan looked puzzled.
"The general knows that the city is strictly defended and cannot leave without permission, but the general is willing to fly to Guantao on flying horses, lure Ali and two ten thousand households to come to the rescue overnight, and swallow up this Song army!" Bohai Meng'an still didn't realize it!
The attitude of his own general.
"That's nonsense." Gao Jingshan said helplessly. "The reinforcements came from Guantao to the south of the city. They either passed through the city or had to cross the Yongji Canal twice... No matter which method was used, if this skill was available, the Song army would have withdrawn in the dark.
Oh...why do you think the Song army only showed its troops in the south of the city?"
I was speechless when the Bohai Sea was suddenly settled.
"Besides, do you think I didn't send a letter to Liaohe and Ali?" Gao Jingshan continued to say nothing. "The sky is gloomy today and there is no moonlight, but there is movement in the three large strongholds on the other side of the river.
It can be heard that at that time I knew that the Song Army was going to do something, so I had already sent a letter to the two ten thousand households, asking them to cook at four o'clock. At dawn, the army would sweep the north of the city for me from north to south, but it took thousands of people to do it.
Be careful not to come here at night, lest the Song army secretly build a plank road to attack Chencang and cross the river in the north to ambush... Where do I need you to remind me?"
Bohai Meng'an was even more embarrassed, and turned around to see another Gao Tongshi, who was born in the Bohai Gao family, arriving and standing on the inside of the attic stairs. He was also embarrassed, so he immediately kowtowed: "I am ashamed, I don't know that the general is fully prepared, please still ask
Punishment!"
"Drag him down and give him twenty military sticks!" Unexpectedly, Gao Jingshan actually waved the order and punished him.
Bohai Meng'an was completely in a trance and raised his head in astonishment... There was nothing he could do. He was just being polite. The apology was casual. The key point was the phrase 'Everyone is fully prepared'!
Seeing this, Gao Jingshan became more and more helpless and could only explain seriously: "I'm not punishing you for coming up with this idea. I have a military order. The rotating guards of the four cities and the ferry are not allowed to leave the city without authorization. You should be on the city today."
Yes, how come you come to see me in person when you have an idea and forget about my military orders?"
Bohai Meng'an was completely dejected and could only fold his hands and let the two-faced soldiers come up and take him down the stairs to collect the twenty military sticks.
But as soon as Meng An left, Gao Jingshan stood up with a smile and came to greet Gao Tongshi.
Gao Tongshi immediately returned the favor, and the two of them sat down casually on the attic with a pot of stewed fish. Only then did Gao Tongshi burst into laughter: "There is chaos outside, but everyone is in good spirits!"
"It's not about friendship." Gao Jingshan responded with a sigh. "That day, when Da? was still alive, I went to Tokyo as an envoy. When I came back, we met on the Yellow River outside Daming Mansion. He entertained me with stewed fish on the boat...
...I was alarmed by the Song Army tonight. I remembered the past for some reason, but found that our Bohai characters were gradually withering away, and we had just disturbed Gao Tong."
When Gao Tong heard this, he sighed, "Who says it's not true? These young people only know that we are cautious and old-fashioned, and think that we are conservative and timid, but they don't know why we are like this. That day, Gao Yongchang rebelled and led the Bohai Sea.
, the people of Goryeo fought against Taizu for Liaodong, and after a complete defeat, the Tat Buye brothers, Chaohe, you and me, joined the Jin army. Although the Bohai people are second only to the Jurchens in the country, we who are at the forefront
But he was tabooed...That one just now was Pu Suyue, right? Da?'s eldest son?"
Gao Jingshan reacted and immediately nodded: "Yes, he refused to obey the control of Piaohe among the original ten thousand households. Piaohe had no choice but to ask me to dispatch him."
"No wonder, but why is it like this?" Gao Tongshi continued to sigh. "That day, among the five people, his uncle Da Tu did not die in the field, and his own father Da Tu died after complaining and being demoted to guard the ferry. I was in the Marshal's Mansion.
, just because Marshal Du originally planned to let me be Xi Yin's deputy and a prime minister, I was also tabooed. If you hadn't protected me in time, I would have been killed long ago to scare the monkeys. In comparison, Brother Wu Linda, although both
The marshal's confidants were appointed and promoted because they were Jurchens. There are also villains like Wen Dun Sizhong, Sa Lihe, Ben met these young people, and they can easily rise to great heights because they are from the direct line of Taizu, and you are in harmony with Li
, but it is only because the army has the old foundation of the two Bohai Ten Thousand Households that it cannot escape, so that it can continue to survive. Young people like Pu Suyue can only hang around these two Bohai Ten Thousand Households and have no place to show their talents."
It turned out that Gao Tong was none other than Gao Qingyi, one of Nianhan's confidants. After Nianhan died, Lai Gaojingshan survived.
"Let's not talk about this anymore." Hearing this, Gao Jingshan finally shook his head. "The Great Jin Kingdom belongs to the Wanyan family after all. Let's eat their food and pay, fulfill our duties and have a clear conscience... It's just a matter of calling the general officer here today.
It was a long night, and the Song people didn't let me sleep, so I had to ask the general to accompany me to get through it."
Gao Tongshi, also known as Gao Qingyi, nodded after hearing this and went to bring the wine. But as soon as he picked up a glass of wine, he couldn't help but asked seriously: "Is the situation really okay?"
"Let's look at the southeast ferry." In front of Gao Qingyi, Gao Jingshan finally confessed, but calmly pointed his finger in the southeast direction. "Although Yue Pengju is young, he is by no means a person who has gained a reputation in vain, and he is by no means a useless person.
The person who made the most of his contribution... I estimate that this was because Wang Bolong disobeyed military orders, showed up greedily for merit, and was recruiting troops here. He guessed that the fourth prince was coming with an army, so he shrank back and prepared to go and give it a try.
...Whether this battle can be successful or not depends not on showing off one's power in the south of the city, nor on how one can sneak up in the north of the city, but on whether one can lead the navy to cross the mouth of the river!"
The Gaoqing native nodded his head repeatedly: "Therefore, whether the south of the city or the north of the city are all false, as soon as the sky becomes bright, Guantao's army goes south to sweep, but they are all empty. It only depends on whether the navy sneaks across the river mouth?"
"That's right!" Gao Jingshan sneered in response and raised his wine cup. "No matter the north or the south, they are all suspicious soldiers and all are feints. Only today's sky is gloomy and the moonlight is obscured, so the secret crossing of the river is real."
"But what if the Song army doesn't sneak across?" Gao Qingyi smiled half-heartedly.
"Then I will attack from all sides and investigate carefully." Gao Jingshan suddenly became serious. "Yue Fei is by no means a mediocre general who cannot grasp the key points, nor is he a fool who can waste the army, nor is he a vain person who cannot mobilize his subordinates.
Handsome... His actions did not mean he was sneaking across the border, there must be other key actions!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sharp whistle from the southeast. Gao Jingshan and Gao Qingyi looked at each other, but they both laughed in relief, then raised their glasses and drank.
Then lift the lid of the pot and stew the fish.
The stewed fish brought up a wave of heat that filled the entire attic with mist. Combined with the light from the fire outside the attic, it suddenly became dim and dark.