There is a large area of plains outside Dongfang City, because there is almost no land danger around, and the road reaches Yecheng, so there is not too much Tuntian District, which is reserved for the camp and training area of the Wang Division stationed here.

In the field outside Fangcheng, a large lawn was enclosed with bamboo fences and wooden stakes as a horse farm. There are many soldiers galloping across the racecourse, and the horses leap over all kinds of artificially created roadblocks and ravines, and there are more banners and drums next to this training ground, and the sound of gold and iron resonates, and the sound is noisy, just like the battlefield where the battle is in full swing.

In addition to riding and archery and formation training, the other side of the horse farm is also divided into large and small polo fields, and the knights may be 120 or 100 teams against each other. Of course, those who can participate in this kind of entertainment competition are already considered to be the elite of the army with superb riding skills, and the significance of training is secondary, and the most important thing is to maintain the state.

At this time, on the outer stands of a small polo field, Xie Ai was sitting on the stage with several generals watching the game. The two sides of the off-field battle are the troops from Hanoi Han Huang and the head of the headquarters, and they are evenly matched in the competition with each other, but this doesn't mean anything, after all, the people who can go into battle are the best knights of the two sides, and the gap is not too great.

Therefore, everyone's attention was not on the field, and it was also a military order from the Governor's Mansion, and the Governor ordered all the departments along the river to prepare for battle, ready to continue to attack the north at any time. This time the attack will be centered on Fangtou, and Xie Ai, who is sitting in Fangtou, is naturally the natural choice of the main general of this battle.

Last year's Central Plains War, and then the recovery of Heluo, almost all the front-line combat troops of the Jiangbei Wang Division were arranged on the front line of the Yellow River. Not to mention Sima Wuji, the king of Qiao, who sat in the old capital of Luoyang, Hanoi in Hanhuang Town, Xingyang in Guo Yu Town, Chen Liu in Li Hong Town, Puyang in Maobao Town, Fangtou in Xie Ai Town, Liyang in Luyong Town, Xuanjiao in Caona Town, Taishan in Shenmu Town, and Guanggu in Qingzhou in Xuning Town.

There are many important towns along the river, with a total strength of 130,000! It can be said that the essence of Huainan and Xuzhou towns is gathered here.

Of course, these military towns also have their own different importances, such as Qingzhou's Guanggu is more important or to deter the local villagers, the garrison is only two or three thousand people, once it really encounters any military incursions, Shen Muke in Taishan County can rush to help. Luoyang, as the old capital, is the top priority of defense, and Hanoi and Xingyang have the responsibility of defending them, with a force of 50,000.

As for Fangtou, due to its geographical location in the north and south, it is the most important stronghold on the Hebei front, and several garrison locations on the left and right and south are used as supplements.

In fact, if you really want to take into account the use of troops in Hebei, the geographical location of Liyang is a little more advantageous than that of Fangtou, and you can reach Yecheng, an important place in Hebei, more quickly.

However, the southern river on the other side of Liyang is not well managed, and it is not as close to the chasm as Fangtou, which is a logistical advantage that directly connects the Huainan base. Moreover, when the defense was deployed at that time, Wang Shi's own situation was not good, Fangtou had the nearby support of Hanoi, Xingyang and Chenliu, while Liyang was a little isolated.

Of course, this did not mean that Wang Shi gave up the management of Liyang, and in the past winter, Wang Shi's water army retreated to the chasm water system to recuperate. However, after the water recovered, Lu Yong led 20,000 sailors to return to Liyang and began to work intensively, using this place as an important base to control the Yellow River.

This time, the Governor's Mansion directly ordered Xie Ai to be the main general of the follow-up battle, to be honest, it was still a little unacceptable to other generals, after all, Xie Ai's qualifications were too shallow. Originally, with his great achievements in attacking Ji County and capturing Yecheng, he was able to share the responsibilities with a group of veterans, which is nothing to say, everyone just did their best.

However, now the order of the Governor's Office clearly states that the military operation in the future will be mainly Fangtou, and Xie Ai can control all the people along the river at any time to cooperate if necessary, which is a little unacceptable.

But if you don't accept it, there's no way, Guo Yu was robbed of his post last year and is still in front of him, even if he is now sitting in Xingyang, it is only a temporary appointment of "trial guard". Now that most of the governors are not on the front line, they are far away in Shouchun, and if anyone refuses to cooperate and makes a mistake, the punishment will definitely be more severe.

Therefore, although there was no lack of small emotions in his heart, the generals from all walks of life still came to obey the orders.

"Although the cold winter of the past can be maintained temporarily, the situation in various parts of the Central Plains is not good. The new attachment of the people is not stable, and the new harvest of acres of land is poor. Judging from the current situation of the various armies, it is still not appropriate to make a big move. ”

While watching the polo match, Xie Ai told the generals about his ideas for the next battle in Japan: "But the tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, and the king wants to give priority to stable management, and the thieves may not think so." There are still more than 100,000 people with armor under the command of the slave Fang Shihu, and there are more than 30,000 garrisons in Yecheng alone. Although Yecheng was destroyed last year, there have been many camps and repairs in the past six months.

The slave will be longer than the rising trend but shorter than the construction, although Hebei is also more dilapidated, but if they refrain from operating, it will be difficult to catch up with the king. Last year, we were fortunate to be safe, but this year they may not be able to endure it again. Once autumn turns to winter, the waterways are exhausted, and the various divisions of the royal division are short and poor, and they are unable to respond, and it is very likely that they will be attacked by the slaves. ”

"Taking a step back, even if the slaves don't attack this winter, the characters will definitely be more arduous, and the battle in the coming year will inevitably be even more fierce. Therefore, the Metropolitan Governor also said that Wang Shi Chen had more than 100,000 people on the riverside, and he must not make assumptions, and it was appropriate to take advantage of the vanity of his people to attack again. Whether it's offense or defense, it's all up to me. ”

Xie Ai's remarks can be regarded as an explanation of the reason for sending troops to attack this time, attacking in summer and defending in winter is the most important strategic idea along the Yellow River of Wang Shi Chen Bing, and when he has the advantage in summer, he will send troops to hate and hate to attack the enemy in Hebei, so that the defensive pressure in winter will also be reduced.

"As for this war, I don't dare to make last year's great hopes, and the instructions of the Metropolitan Governor are to fight a quick battle, retreat with one blow, and not delay or futile. After all, this year's situation is different, and Wang Shida has made great progress, and he is still focusing on rejuvenation. ”

A rather rudimentary map was unfolded, and Xie Ai raised his hand and pointed to a few obvious points on it and said: "Now most of the important places on both sides of the river are controlled by our army, and although the slaves are lost in the terrain, there is still no lack of human power. If you want to achieve success in this battle, you should take the killing of the enemy first, and the gains and losses of the city and land can be ignored. If the slave army wants to go south, Yecheng will be the place where it will be restationed, so this battle will also be important ......"

When the generals heard this, they nodded their heads, which was considered to understand the strategic intent of this battle.

Next, Xie Ai continued to explain to the generals on specific tactics and route coordination. As the chief general of this battle, Xie Ai also worked a lot, and even planned as early as last year's war just after he was elected as the leader, and he attached great importance to this battle, so the explanation was also orderly.

The battle in Hebei was different from Jiangdong and Huainan, and the open terrain of Siye was naturally the home of the cavalry. Although the Wang Division has an advantage in terms of overall strength, it is really difficult to say if it is really implemented in specific battles.

Although as early as a few years ago, Huainan began to create cavalry on a large scale, and achieved great results, especially last year at the slipway on the south bank of the Yellow River, the cavalry corps commanded by Han Huang defeated the slave army that came south to attack the slipway with an absolute advantage.

However, if these achievements are discussed in depth, there is no lack of tricks, and it is also an indisputable fact that the southerners are not good at riding battles.

As for the Qianhu, although Shi Hu was defeated in Huaishang a few years ago, many of the elite soldiers of the Qianguo Kingdom were lost. However, after returning to Hebei, his people received strong support from Kui'an and other elders of the Qianguo Kingdom, and collected more Hu Zhongyi from the Yu Dynasty, and conveniently placed more than 10,000 cavalry in Yecheng alone.

After last year's war, generals from all walks of life are also consciously increasing the proportion of cavalry in their ranks, including Xie Ai. But in just a few months, how can it catch up with the accumulation and training of more than 20 years of military training?

More importantly, although there was a big war last year, there was a lot of money and goods, and there was no shortage of horses or soldiers. However, in the past few months, both Huainan and all parts of the Central Plains have tightened their belts to live, and they have not supported the creation of large-scale cavalry. In particular, there is an extreme lack of trust in these soldiers, and they must not be easily armed and enlisted.

Therefore, in the past few months, Wang Shi has mainly trained knights from the original ranks. Although there are more than 20,000 cavalry members in the registry today, only some of them can really form a tenacious combat force.

Even this part needs to be used as a spark to cultivate and grow, if it really loses huge losses in one or two field battles, it is even more distant for the cavalry of the Wang Division to form a scale and combat effectiveness.

The advantage of the king division is not in the field, so it is a very risky choice to take the initiative. Although the Yellow River defense line has been built, it is not stable, and if something goes wrong and is defeated, it is very likely to turn into a chain of collapses, and even large areas of newly recovered territory may be gained and lost.

Therefore, Xie Ai, as the main general of this battle, is also under huge pressure, and it is natural to win, after all, the advantage of Wang Shi is so obvious, and if he loses, he will be ruined and his reputation will not stop, and it is common to be punished for crimes.

But even so, Xie Ai did not flinch, and even in this battle, he took the initiative to ask the Metropolitan Governor Chen Ce. Although even if he wins, it will be difficult for Wang Shi to make greater progress in the current situation, after all, it will be difficult to have the strength to support a full-scale decisive battle with Hebei for at least a few years.

But this does not mean that this battle is meaningless, if you can win beautifully, not only can you nip in the bud a large number of hidden dangers buried in the previous leap, but also greatly shorten the process of digesting the results.

Regarding this point, Xie Ai also used a very convincing reason to move the governor to support him: "The situation of the Central Plains is often vain, and once Jiangdong fundamentally changes, it will be difficult to balance the north and the south, and the beginning and the end will be out of balance. Righteousness still needs to be cautious, but it is advisable to be resolute and resolute in hoeing and punishing evil, if you can set a side first, then everything will be worry-free in the future! ”(https:)

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