"What kind of city is this?" Du Zhongxiao pointed to the map and asked Yang Wenguang on the side.

Yang Wenguang shook his head: "I don't know." It's been so long ago that I've asked many people, but I don't know his name. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "In this case, we don't use the name of the city this time, but use the number." The city of the Vultures Sea is the number one city, with more than ten on the west side and less than ten on the east side. The plans of all armies shall be based on this. It was ordered that the whole army should be numbered in the army during the war, and no other names should be used to avoid confusion. ”

Yang Wenguang, Zhao Zi and Dou Shunqing crossed hands together.

Du Zhongxiao said to Thirteen Lang: "The cavalry is divided into three parts. A group of 3,000 people swept away the Wolf Mountain Zhufan Division. Whoever encounters a nomadic tribe, take their sturdy horses, and all their weapons. and ordered him to establish a document, willing to be under the jurisdiction of the Great Song Dynasty, and not to help the enemy fight, otherwise he will be punished. Whoever collects the materials is given a list, and the written note is sewn and the commander of the army is drawn and charged. After the war, those who did not participate in the war could go to the cities with the list and written notes, and give them money and goods to compensate, which was counted as they sold horses and weapons to the imperial court. Those who participate in the battle will be severely punished after the war! ”

Thirteen Lang called the no. Du Zhongxiao has always killed not much in wars, and when he killed a lot of people, most of them were found by themselves.

Du Zhongxiao said again: "Another department of 1,000 people, sweeping the Black Mountain Zhufan Tribe, and the rest are the same as Wolf Mountain." The remaining cavalry, numbering about 4,000 men, marched with the army and attacked the city of Assassin Sea from the center. It is the Wolf Mountain Pass, located in the middle of the east and west parts, and can be answered at any time. ”

Thirteen Lang said: "The east and west, if there is a large group of party soldiers and horses gathered, what should we do to rescue the Vulture Sea?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Just let them go, no matter how many soldiers and horses, all of them will be placed around the Vulture Sea, between the Great Wall of Qin and Han." Remember, as soon as you find that party reinforcements are coming, report to me immediately. In this battle, no matter how many soldiers and horses the party had in their ranks, they were fought by the infantry besieging the Vultures and several nearby cities. The cavalry of the eastern and western divisions, in addition to sweeping the Zhufan tribes, another task is to intercept the rout. The battlefield is between the Great Wall of Qin and Han, and it is fifty miles wide from north to south, which is open enough. Restricted by the Great Wall, a large number of routs can't run if they want to, just block both ends of the Great Wall. ”

The Great Wall of Qin is on the southern edge of Black Mountain and Wolf Mountain, protecting Tuntian south of Yin Mountain. The Great Wall of Han was on the northern edge of Black Mountain and Wolf Mountain, and served as a base for sorties to the north. The two Great Walls basically enclose Black Mountain and Wolf Mountain, forming a corridor. The place where Wolf Mountain and Black Mountain meet is the Valley Road, which is one of the important roads through Yin Mountain. The Vulture Sea City is located at the pass of the valley road, and cooperates with several cities of the nearby Great Wall to guard the main road.

Between the Great Wall of Qin and Han Dynasties, the widest distance is the valley road held by the Wuthorn Sea City, one in the extreme south and the other in the extreme north, about fifty miles apart. In other places, the corridor formed by the two Great Walls is not so wide, and in some places there are only one or two roads. There is a wall at both ends, and if you want to run, you can only climb the Great Wall.

Black Mountain and Wolf Mountain are the western edge of the Yinshan Mountain Range, which is not as steep as the eastern section, and many places are barely passable. These two mountains are also the pastures of nomadic peoples, and many Tibetan tribes are nomadic in the mountains. The Great Wall, which had fallen into decline and was unmanned, could not stop the crowd from crossing it, but the large army and cattle and sheep could only walk through the passes, and still had a certain defensive role.

The east-west direction of Black Mountain and Wolf Mountain, plus the south and north-south direction of Helan Mountain, is the natural line of defense against nomadic attacks in the Hedian area, which is basically the same as the direction of the Yellow River, forming a big "several" character. The Black Mountain Military Supervision Division is located in the upper part of the word "several", and when it occupies here, the party has no advantage to the Song Dynasty.

Pointing to the map, Du Zhongxiao said to Yang Wenguang: "This attack on the Sea City is mainly based on your department. After attaching cavalry and artillery, your troops attacked from the center, and took the sea of vultures along the road, and when they reached there, they besieged but did not attack. Zhao Zi's troops attacked the East Road, directly took the No. 2, No. 3, and No. 5 cities, broke through them as quickly as possible, and then swept the rest of the small cities and moved closer to the Vultures Sea. Dou Shunqing mistakenly attacked the West Road and took the twelfth and sixteenth cities. Break through City 12 as quickly as possible, sweep the small city, and then defend City 16 with the whole army. If the Party White Horse Supervision and Military Division sends troops, you must resolutely defend it! ”

Zhao Zi and Dou Shunqing crossed hands and promised.

The few cities that Du Zhongxiao said were all larger cities used by the party on the Great Wall of the north and south, and the rest also had some small cities with few garrisons.

Looking at Han Qi and Shi Quanbin on the side, Du Zhongxiao said: "This time, the three roads are out together, with Yang Wenguang as the front-line commander, and Zhao Zi and Dou Shunqing are under their control. The affairs of the three armed forces are subject to Yang Wenguang's signature, and there must be no mistakes! ”

The three of them promised. Shi Quanbin on the side said: "Jinglu, this battle is important, how about I go to the front line to watch the battle?" ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes." Remember, though, not to interfere with front-line command. All the battle reports were signed and sent back by Liuhou and Yang Wenguang. If the front-line commander does not obey the military order, he can be relieved of his military post after he stays and is taken over by his deputy, and he cannot interfere in the command after staying! ”

Shi Quanbin arched his hand: "I have been partnering with Jinglu for a long time, so I naturally know the rules in the army, so rest assured." ”

It is the practice of the battalion Tianxiang army to use the deputy position to supervise the army on the front line, and Shi Quanbin knew that Du Zhongxiao would not go to the front line, so he took the initiative to ask for help. The deputy superintendent does not participate in the command, can make ideas, but cannot make decisions, and his main responsibility is to supervise the implementation of the military orders of the superiors. If the front-line commander refuses to carry out the military order, the deputy superintendent may be relieved of his command authority and deputized by his subordinate according to his rank, instead of commanding himself. In the battalion field, the acting commander is the 1st Division below, the division is the 1st Brigade, and so on.

The rights and wrongs of the dismissal of command will be discussed after the war, including the subordinate commander-in-chief and the deputy at the same level, each stating the reasons and views, which will take effect immediately and shall not be disputed in wartime. The supervising army is not necessarily right, the commander is not necessarily wrong, and the crime of abuse of power is heavy.

Shi Quanbin trusted Yang Wenguang and thought that he would have no problem and would not cause trouble, so he took the initiative to supervise the war. It's a military rule to go, and you can make military achievements, why not? It was really unexpected, and he was asked to take the responsibility of dismissing the commander, and he didn't have the courage to face the punishment afterwards.

After everything was arranged, Du Zhongxiao said: "After the attack, the Tiande army has less than 2,000 soldiers and horses, and there are not enough reserves. From the Tiande Military City to the Wuthorn Sea City, about 200 miles, the march took two days, and the round trip took four days. I give you twelve days, and you must break through the cities and destroy the enemy in every city! This is the basic task, reinforcements from other places, the more you annihilate, the greater the military merit! ”

The three of them crossed hands together. Thirteen Lang whispered: "Jinglu, I should have followed General Yang to attack the middle road, what should I do?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "You are our reserve team, this time you are all on the middle road!" There is really an accident, if the party has a large army to attack the German army, your department must quickly return to help. Hold on to the city, and you will lead the men to destroy the enemy from the outside. ”

In addition to the Black Mountain Supervision and Military Division, the party's military forces in the vicinity are the Baima Supervision and Military Division in the Yanchi area of Helan Mountain, and the second is the guard troops of Helan Mountain. They want to assemble to attack the German army, and they will not be able to reach the city in half a month. With such an arrangement, Du Zhongxiao is just a precaution.

Everything was arranged, and Du Zhongxiao said to Han Qi on the side: "Xianggong, what else do you have to order?" ”

Han Qi said: "According to this arrangement, we will set off in the early morning tomorrow!" It's early spring, the weather is fine, you have worked harder, hurry up on the road, end the war early, and rest in time. After breaking the Black Mountain Supervision and Military Division, the party will inevitably gather the soldiers and horses of Baima and Helan Mountain, and there will be several tough battles to be fought at that time. We will finally take Hue and fight the Dangxiang army there. The sooner you rest and the sooner you set up, the smoother it will be! ”

The crowd made a promise. What we have to face this time is actually the three military supervision departments of the party. Breaking through the Black Mountain Supervision Division, holding the counterattack of the White Horse Supervision Division and the Helan Mountain Army, can be regarded as the final victory. On paper, the party's 1670,000 troops, of course, were only about 30,000 soldiers. There are more than 20,000 soldiers in the Yingtianxiang army, and the difference in strength between the two sides is not huge.