Chapter 926 There is giving and giving

Although Dongfang Jin's words were not finished yet, Xiao Zhiyun and Zhao Yougong had already tensed their nerves, and they had already guessed what Dongfang Jin was going to say. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info Facing Zhao Yougong's gaze, Dongfang Jin didn't have too many scruples, "Your Highness, although we have been operating in Siberia for many years, Siberia is vast and sparsely populated, and our control over this place has not reached a perfect level. Compared with the Central Plains, our strength in Siberia is too poor, although the expeditionary force has more than 100,000, but it is scattered to several cities in the north and south, and the troops have been scattered. The most fatal thing is the original tribes of Siberia, these people are forcibly subdued by us, once the situation changes, I am afraid that the vicinity of Siberia will be full of trouble. At present, our forces are limited, it is unlikely that we will attack from multiple routes, and if we want to keep Lake Baikal, we must give up something, so my subordinates suggested that everyone withdraw from Phoenix and transfer Phoenix's troops and horses to Lake Baikal to form a local superiority in troops. ”

Sure enough, Dongfang Jin's idea is very amazing, Phoenix City was built by the Great Song Dynasty after a year of huge manpower and material resources, and there are not many Siberian fortified cities, but they have to give up one, how can they be willing? But what Dongfang Jin said is also a bloody fact, the strength of the **** in Siberia is not as strong as imagined, and it can be unhindered before, that is because the strength of the surrounding Siberian tribes is too poor. Zhao Yougong's expression was entangled, Xiao Zhiyun frowned tightly, and did not speak, Dongfang Jin sighed and continued, "It is a difficult decision for us to give up Phoenix City, it is true that doing so will give Phoenix City away and find a fulcrum for the barbarian army." But it is not without benefits, after the arrival of winter, the barbarian army is bound to concentrate most of its forces in Phoenix, so that the barbarian army's baggage route will be stretched to the maximum, as long as we start in this regard, we will definitely be able to regain the initiative on the battlefield. As long as we control Lake Baikal in our hands, master the official road from Siberian City to the clouds, and have an absolute advantage in one item alone, this winter is our biggest threat, and it is also a threat to the barbarian army, not to see who has stronger combat effectiveness, but to see who lasts longer. Without baggage, will the barbarian army survive by robbing things from all sides? If we are lucky enough to cross the Yenisei in winter, it is not impossible to attack the Slavs. ”

Dongfang Jin is a pure strategist, he will only do things from a military point of view, as for the possible impact of giving up Phoenix City, he will not consider it for the time being, that is a problem that Zhao Yougong should consider. I have to say that Dongfang Jin's proposal is the best way for the expeditionary force, but it may not be a good thing for the entire Great Song Dynasty. Zhao Yougong had to consider the consequences of giving up Phoenix, the Great Song Dynasty spent a lot of money to build Tula City and Phoenix, once this matter reached the Central Plains, the imperial court would face immeasurable pressure, and it would also bring psychological blows to the expeditionary force. If it is really defeated and lost Phoenix, there will be some blows, but if you give it up, what will the soldiers of the whole army think? Zhao Yougong was obviously hesitant, Xiao Zhiyun could feel the complexity in the man's heart, approached and put his hand on Zhao Yougong's shoulder, and said softly, "Official, when you decide, we will support you." ”

Taking a deep breath, no matter what decision is made, it is quite difficult, pondering for a moment, Zhao Yougong beckoned to Hu Sanniang next to him, "Sanniang, tomorrow you will go to Tula City, take Lin Chong, and be responsible for the evacuation of Phoenix City, all the baggage in the city that cannot be taken away will be burned, don't leave a grain of grain and a futon for the barbarian army, and only give them an empty city." ”

Sanniang nodded lightly, evacuating Phoenix City will definitely be greatly questioned, I am afraid that most of the soldiers stationed in Phoenix City will oppose it. She and Lin Chong went together, and they could also suppress those garrisons, relying on Yang Zaixing alone, whether it was identity or prestige, it was not enough, "Official, if there are no other orders, I will rush to Tula City now, this matter should not be delayed." ”

Sanniang has always been a vigorous and resolute character, Zhao Yougong did not stop him, watching Sanniang walk out of the castle quickly, his heart was stunned. In Siberia at the end of autumn, there was already a cool breeze, which seemed to indicate that the cold winter was coming, when Sanniang came to Tula City, Lin Chong was surprised, and when he received the order from Siberian City, he was even more shocked and speechless. On the third day, Lin Chong accompanied Sanniang to Phoenix City, and when he received the order to retreat, Yang Zaixing and others stationed in Phoenix City were all blinded. Especially those young generals in the army expressed serious doubts about this order, if it weren't for the princess Hu Sanniang standing in the northern castle, they would definitely refuse to carry out the military order.

"What the hell is going on, why retreat, Lao Tzu doesn't understand, the battle hasn't been fought yet, let Lao Tzu give up Phoenix, Lao Tzu just won't go" A young soldier angrily banged the wall with a spear, tears flowed out. In order to garrison Phoenix before, how many brothers died on the streets, but now there are more soldiers and horses, and they have to abandon Phoenix instead. I don't know when, Yang Zaixing, who was in a dull mood, walked under the city wall, listening to the soldier's cry, his heart couldn't help but ache. There are a lot of original Phoenix garrisons in the city, their feelings for Phoenix are beyond the reach of others, when the Iron Hammer Cavalry Regiment attacked Phoenix, many brothers fought on the streets, they used their lives to protect the beautiful Phoenix, here carries too many memories. A place where blood is spilled, but to give it up, for these ordinary soldiers, of course, it is incomprehensible. Walking behind the soldier, Yang Zaixing stretched out his hand and pressed it on his shoulder, "No one is willing to give up Phoenix, His Royal Highness the Prince Regent is even more unwilling, I'm afraid that no one in this world can understand the importance of Siberia better than the Regent, since he issued this military order, there must be no reason, you and I are both **** soldiers, what we can do is to act according to the order." ”

The soldier had red eyes and was short of breath, and after a while lowered his head, "General Yang.... Small.... The small one is unwilling, such a good place in Phoenix City is given to that group of barbarians....."

There are so many people in Phoenix who think the same way, and no one wants to give up such a good place. However, a military order is a military order, with Lin Chong and Hu Sanniang in charge, Yang Zaixing personally commanded, and the retreat was still carried out according to the normal plan, and a large part of the city was pulled away, and those that could not be pulled away were also burned. There is no trace of destruction to the city building, because everyone has the same belief that they will return to Phoenix City in the near future. When the construction of the entire city gathered the efforts of countless people, everyone has long regarded this place as an inseparable part.

The retreat of Phoenix City is very incomprehensible, especially some **** veterans, who have been fighting with the army for more than ten years, and His Royal Highness has never given such a nonsensical order. Some young soldiers complained, but those veterans did not hesitate much, and followed them for a long time, making them understand very well that His Highness is definitely not the kind of person who is timid and afraid, and it is absolutely impossible to say that he is afraid of the barbarian army. Similarly, the withdrawal of more than 30,000 **** from Phoenix City was completely unexpected by the coalition forces, and when the news reached the Taimel Plateau, Luo Weidenov's whole person became dizzy, looked at the spies, stared at him and asked, "Probe again, this matter is not trivial, if there is a mistake, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

After several calls to probe, it was finally determined that Luo Weidenov was deeply shocked this time, and he was going to evacuate Phoenix, and Luo Weidenov did not feel the slightest joy. The withdrawal from Phoenix City shows the helplessness of the Orientals, but it also shows the resolute side of the Orientals. Just ask the world, who can decisively evacuate Phoenix, at least the Slavic warriors will never be able to do it, such a beautiful city, this is a paradise of life. After confirming the news, Lovednov hurriedly rode to the west, and came to the temporary military camp located southwest of the Taimel Plateau, where he met Lothair and Vyache, and the two Western iron-blooded emperors were stunned by the news brought by Lovednov. Lothair reacted quickly, it was impossible for the Orientals to withdraw their troops for no reason, "Where have the Orientals in Phoenix gone now?" Is there any movement near the Tunguska River? ”

"At present, judging from the news brought back by the spies, all the Orientals in Phoenix City have gone south without stopping at all, and there is no sign of Tula City sending troops to attack the Taimel Plateau, as for the area around the Tunguska River, it is also safe and sound, and our army has not been harassed by any attack" Luo Weidenov is a qualified commander, and he was prepared before coming, after all, tens of thousands of Eastern troops, once they want to break through the Taimel Plateau, it is completely possible.

Lothair's brows gradually sank, at this time he was a little hopeful that the Easterners would attack the Taimel Plateau, but unfortunately, from the current situation, the Easterners had no intention of advancing westward at all, and they retreated very resolutely to the south, not even the city of Tula. In this way, the intention of the Orientals was already very obvious, and they were going for the soldiers and horses of Dolle. It seems that the idea of Dolle raiding Lake Baikal was right, and Baikal is really important to the Easterners, even more important than Phoenix. Lothair didn't know much about the specific location of Lake Baikal, but he still said calmly, "Grand Duke Vyache, the retreat of the Easterners is already a fact, and we must enter Phoenix City as soon as possible." In addition, I also hope that Lord Luo Weide can send troops to meet Dorle, and the tens of thousands of troops of the Orientals are heading south, and I am afraid that Dolle will face a hard battle. ”

In this era, transportation was inconvenient, information was not transmitted in a timely manner, and although Lothair had sent several waves of people to inform Dolle, it was not realistic for the Germanic people, who were not familiar with the place, to rush to Lake Baikal quickly. Lake Baikal in the middle of October is still as beautiful as ever, with white clouds reflected in the calm waters, and countless Germanic people enjoy the beautiful scenery of Lake Baikal. Dolle has been restless these days, because the neighborhood of Baikal is too calm, and the Easterners in Siberia should have known about Baikal a long time ago, so why has there been no movement? Could it be that Baikal is not at all important to the Orientals? No, Dolle firmly believes in his own judgment, how can it not be important that Lake Baikal holds the road of baggage? Dolle expected that the Oriental people might be planning something, but they never dreamed that they would take the initiative to withdraw from Phoenix City and give up this beautiful city.

"Patten, what's going on, what the hell are the Easterners in Siberian City doing?" Seeing Berthorn walk in, Dorle stood up a little eagerly, Bolten grew a full beard because he had led the troops to fight for a long time, and his eyes were dark circles because he didn't rest well, and there was a wry smile on his face, "Dolle, we first came to Siberia, most of us have a big gap between their appearance and the Orientals, plus they can't speak Chinese, and there are few people who understand the local language, so they can't get into Siberian City at all, so they can only inquire outside." Recently, the Easterners have also deliberately tightened the lockdown, and it is difficult for us to get useful information. But one thing is true, the Easterners have been gathering cavalry lately, and I am afraid that these cavalry are coming at us. Another thing is very strange, the Orientals have not sent troops to Sayan Ridge until now. ”

"What the hell are the Orientals doing?" Dolle rubbed his somewhat sour forehead, and after some consideration, he clenched his fists, "Potten, you go and tell Suggs to lead the army to attack the Angara tomorrow and see how the Easterners react." ”

The Angara River originally had some garrisons, but since the Germanic cavalry was active in the south, Ding**** withdrew all the soldiers and horses near the Angara River, so as not to be swallowed up by the Germanic cavalry. After receiving the military order, Sugus immediately led his three thousand men towards the Angara River, and the march went smoothly because there were no obstacles along the way. Until he took the north bank of the Angara River, he still didn't see any trace of the ****, and Suggs had a series of question marks on his head, "Are the Orientals scared and confused by us?" They really don't care about the Angara anymore? ”

The Angara River is close to the city of Siberia and is considered a natural barrier to the south of the city of Siberia, and it is impossible for any qualified general to ignore the role of the Angara River. However, the Germanic warriors were already walking their horses by the river, and the Orientals were nowhere to be seen.

Sugus quickly fed back the situation of the Angara River, and in the direction of the Angara River, Ding's reaction was really unexpected. Dorle summoned Pottenne, and the look on his face was anxious and worried, for the first time since he had arrived in distant Siberia.

"Patten, there has been no movement on the Angara so far, it seems that the Easterners have begun to attack us, if the Easterners have enough troops, it is impossible to ignore the Angara River" Dolle felt an inexplicable fear, and now he had only one thought, that is, to retreat, to evacuate Lake Baikal as quickly as possible. (To be continued.) )