In addition to the official hall, most of the official offices were secluded as new command posts, and even some of the nearby private houses were requisitioned.

Du Zhongxiao, Han Qi, and Shisanlang stood in front of the map, studying the situation nearby.

Since then, the city has gone south, about 200 miles away is Hue Ferry, an excellent ferry crossing of the Yellow River within hundreds of miles nearby, connecting the main road between east and west.

Han Qi pointed to the map and said: "The soldiers of the White Horse Supervision Army are coming to the west, and the defenders of Helan Mountain are going north, and they all have to pass through the Hue Ferry." This is an important place to communicate between the east and the west, north and south, and if you hold here, the river meandering states will be all mine! ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Not bad. Hue ferry all the way to the east, is the Ha Qing army. Defending Hue Ferry and relying on the Yellow River, this line is the territory occupied by this dynasty. There are 50,000 soldiers in the White Horse Prison Division, and 50,000 defenders in Helan Mountain, blocking the 100,000 troops, and this area will be owned by this dynasty from now on. ”

Han Qi said: "100,000 soldiers and horses, it sounds like a lot, but in fact, there are not many regular troops. In the past, the Northwest Forbidden Army had enough for the party of 100,000 or 50,000 people. You have guns and cannons here, and if you can arrange them in advance, you should have a chance of winning. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Xianggong is right. It is not enough to get the party to recognize these places as the property of the DPRK, or even to return to bondage. This battle must be won, and it will be a big victory, and the party will be beaten so that they will never dare to fight again. ”

Thirteen Lang said: "Jingluo, this is not easy. We defend, the party comes to attack, and if we can't attack it, we will retreat, how to win? Fighting all the way south to Xingqing Mansion, now the whole army has insufficient strength and must rest. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "The camp has been trained for several years, and in the past few months, it has been a tailwind battle, although it has won again and again, but the quality is still a little lacking. An excellent general and a strong army must be good at defending in attack and attacking in defense. Relying on the existing positions, during the overall defense, the local attack will be carried out to annihilate the incoming enemy in large numbers. If this battle is fought well, the battalion field army will be reborn! ”

Speaking of this, Du Zhongxiao pointed to the map and said: "Dozens of miles south of Hue Ferry is the Helan Mountains, where the mountains and rivers are sandwiched, not as flat as the north, and it is not easy to attack. The big battlefield is in the Hue area and it is most beneficial for us. Most of the party's soldiers and horses were in the west of the river, and they took Hue to cross, and they did not have a suitable place to cross the river, so they limited the battlefield to the west of the Yellow River. After the occupation of Hue, we defended the river. Thirteen Lang, tomorrow you will lead the cavalry south, fifty miles south of Hue and one hundred miles to the west, all of which are reconnaissance areas. This battle starts with the Ranger battle between the two sides! ”

Thirteen Lang promised, and looked carefully at the map. Hue crossing the terrain is flat, with large grasslands on both sides of the Yellow River, bordering the desert. The cavalry each rode a pack horse in one battle, and it was not difficult to control the area that Du Zhongxiao said. The Song army dared to use thousands of cavalry as rangers, but the party did not have the courage.

Before the start of the war, the ranger reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance of both sides had an important impact on the subsequent war. The battalion and Tianxiang army did not need cavalry to charge head-on, and their two most important roles were reconnaissance before the battle, and the second was to pursue and defeat the troops after the battle, which in turn overwhelmed the party cavalry.

Han Qi said: "According to the scriptures, how should this battle be arranged?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Yang Wenguang, Zhao Zi, and Dou Shunqing withdrew from Black Mountain and Wolf Mountain, immediately went south, and assembled north of Hue Crossing. Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi attacked Hue crossing, and then quickly built a pontoon bridge and spread it on the west bank of the Yellow River. Dou Shunqing's troops crossed Hue to the south, went out for ten miles, and abolished all the party castles. Then retreat and defend south of Hue Du. The general principle of this battle is to defend in the south and attack in the west. Dou Shunqing's troops made every effort to defend the incoming army from Helan Mountain, and Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi cooperated with each other to find an opportunity to annihilate the outstanding troops of the White Horse Supervision Military Division. Helan Mountain is an important place for the party, there are palaces and pastures in the mountains, and Xingqing Mansion can send troops to the north at any time, so there is no chance to attack. The White Horse Supervision Military Division is not, the area west of Helan Mountain that it defends is vast and sparsely populated, and the army is gathered, reaching Lanzhou in the south and desert in the west, and Ding Zhuang is exhausted. Seize their main forces, there are no reinforcements within a thousand miles. In other words, if the enemy from Helan Mountain is prevented, the White Horse Supervision Military Division is a lone army. Annihilated the White Horse Prison Army Division between Wolf Mountain and Helan Mountain, the party became a blank within thousands of miles west of Helan Mountain, and there was no force to suppress it. At that time, whether the various departments will still be submissive, that is two to say. ”

Han Qi looked at the map and said, "There are 50,000 troops in the White Horse Supervision Division, and there are about 10,000 or 20,000 regular soldiers. With Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi's two divisions, supplemented by artillery and cavalry, our troops are superior. It's just that Dou Shunqing has a section to prevent the enemy from Helan Mountain, and the troops are too small. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "All the heavy artillery in the army is assigned to Dou Shunqing, so that he can rely on the position to defend it." Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi were only allocated light and fast small cannons and light artillery this time, and most of the cavalry. The party can break through Dou Shunqing's artillery position, count them as capable! ”

Shi Quanbin was excited when he heard this, and said, "Okay, that's it!" I'll go south with Dou Shunqing to see how the party hits our artillery! ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "This is a decisive battle between the two armies, which is not comparable to before. Han Xianggong sat here, I went to Hue Du, and stayed with Dou Shunqing. The soldiers were divided into three routes, I commanded in Hue and left Dou Shunqing all the way. What do you think? ”

Han Qi had the heart to go to Hue to see how the front line was fighting. However, Du Zhongxiao went to the front line, and there should be someone in the rear, so he had to press his mind. If there is an accident, Han Qi, who is sitting in the rear, can respond and make arrangements in time.

After thinking about it, Han Qi said: "This time you still have a fight with Qu Yehe, don't you want to be captured?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Of course it's different. Qu Yehe is a fortress that is fast in and out, destroying the party, and we are not stationed. After the capture of Hue this time, this area is the land of the imperial court, and not taking prisoners is a trouble. The more they catch this time, the better, and let them go to the eastern states to build roads! ”

Several people discussed the details again and finally settled on it. Du Zhongxiao went to Hue Crossing, Shi Quanbin followed Dou Shunqing, and Han Qi sat behind. For several months in a row, Du Zhongxiao has not let his deputy Shi Quanbin command, he has become accustomed to it, and he is at ease to be a supervisor. There is a lot of credit, so why take the risk of losing the battle with a command error. The battalion field has been trained for several years, but Shi Quanbin has not participated, and there is nowhere to start if he is in command.

In the end, Du Zhongxiao said to Thirteen Lang: "The cavalry who swept the mountain first, let them go south along the Wolf Mountain, and gather in front of the mountain, thinking that they were strange soldiers." Those entering Montenegro marched along the other side of the Yellow River and assembled north of Hue Crossing. This time, Yang Wenguang's department was in front, Zhao Zi's department was the reserve of the Chinese army, and the cavalry was divided into two roads and two wings. Where a small group of party members and horses break away from the brigade, the cavalry will seek an opportunity to annihilate! ”

Thirteen Lang agreed, and went to arrange the cavalry's own march route.

Yang Wenguang led a large group of horses into the city of Wuthorn Sea, found Zhuang Lang's master, met with the generals in the city, and told them that Zhuang Lang had sacrificed the city and the people had left. Let them each order their own personal followers, and together with the Song army, divide and detain the party soldiers and horses in the city.

The general trend is gone, and apart from a few small incidents, there is no more fighting. According to Du Zhongxiao's military order, Yang Wenguang sent 500 people to escort all the prisoners to the Tiande army, leaving 200 people to defend the city in Wuthorn Sea City, and the army went south. Zhuang Lang Shi Dao returned to Zhuang Lang and waited for the will of the imperial court.

The territory of the White Horse Supervision Army Division is vast, and it is not easy to gather soldiers and horses, so it is necessary to occupy Hue before them. Yang Wenguang led the army in a hurry, handed over all the heavy artillery to the artillery, and no longer walked with him. The army only carried a horse-drawn light cannon, plus a mortar that was originally organized in the infantry army.

On the third day, not far from the place where the Yellow River diverted, Du Zhongxiao brought his direct personal soldiers to converge.

At this time, south of Wolf Mountain and north of Helan Mountain, there were already Song army rangers. The nomadic tribes of the party, who had been robbed of their sturdy horses and camels, migrated south in terror, and there was a lot of noise everywhere.

commanding the soldiers and horses to camp, Yang Wenguang went to the handsome tent to see Du Zhongxiao.

Crossed hands saluted, Du Zhongxiao said: "No need to be polite, let's sit down and talk." ”

Yang Wenguang sat down, and Du Zhongxiao said: "This attack on the Sea City, is it still smooth?" How many soldiers and horses are there in the department? ”

Yang Wenguang said: "Back to the Jinglu, the Vulture Sea only fought once, fired a few cannons, and the two sides did not fight, Zhuang Lang Assassin Shi sacrificed the city, and there was basically no loss. There are still more than 4,000 people in the headquarters under my jurisdiction, plus more than 800 artillery men, more than 2,000 cavalrymen, and about 7,000 people. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Command properly, it's enough." Hue Ferry is the most important Yellow River ferry in front of Helan Mountain, the east-west traffic point, and the left side of Linrong County of the Han Dynasty. There was no city built there, and the city was five miles to the south. Hue is forty miles away, and tomorrow you will march thirty miles, and the day after tomorrow your army must enter and occupy the ferry. I have already probed, there are no soldiers and horses, only a party supervisor, and about twenty servants. ”

Yang Wenguang crossed his hand: "The day after tomorrow, we will welcome the Jinglu in Hue!" ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded and said: "The Yellow River has frozen, and Ling Xun caused the river to flood a few days ago, and there are many swamps on both sides. Now that the water has receded and the roads are muddy, you have to explore the route in advance and don't let the guns and carts get stuck in the mud! ”

Yang Wenguang said yes.

This section of the Yellow River flows from south to north, and it is a frequent area of Lingxun. The water conservancy facilities at the time of the Qin and Han dynasties had already been completely damaged, and the party did not build a river embankment in this area. Due to its proximity to the desert, when the river recedes, many lakes will be left behind, and not all of them will turn into mud. Choosing the right route does not affect the march of the army.

Du Zhongxiao said again: "This time, your department and Zhao Zi's department will deal with the soldiers and horses of the White Horse Supervision Army from the west. Not only must they be prevented, but they must also strive to be annihilated, at least one of them. If the 50,000 soldiers and horses of the White Horse Supervision Army Division are completely annihilated this time, it will be a big victory, otherwise it will be a small victory. ”

Yang Wenguang's eyes lit up when he heard this: "What does it mean, this time you want to fight?" ”

"Fight as big as you can! After this battle, the army needs to rest, the territory occupied needs to be developed, and it is estimated that there will be no war for a long time. In this battle, we must be afraid of the party, and it is best to make them dare not think of going against the court in the future! ”

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