Chapter 696: Striking the East and Attacking the West and Diverting the Tiger from the Mountain
(The building opposite the house was shoveled off, and even my broadband cable was also shoveled off, hey, the broadband cable was reinstalled today, and the people living in the slum shacks really can't afford to hurt it!) Thank you for the support of the two of them, I still don't know the road, Mengmengmeng, Meng οΌββ
The land of Mo and Ying was called Hejian in ancient times, located in the middle of the Hebei Plain, and Dingzhou and Zhenzhou of Changshan in the west in ancient times, and was called the center of Hebei.
The soldiers said that Changshan controlled the danger of Taihang, and the key to the north of the river, and the Taiyuan was shaken by the west, and Fan Yang was shocked when he went north. Ruofu Liqing River, Lower Plains, more than Baima, Daoliang, Song, south to the Central Plains, such as building Lingshui in the high house, Cheng Si Ma in the middle of the Da also. And called the river is the north Gongjing division, the south of Qingji, the water and land rush to the point, the road passes. Since ancient times, there has been something wrong with Youyan, and there is no one who does not map the river first. There are no rivers in the north, and the disasters of Qing and Hebei are not strong, and there are no rivers in the south, and the troubles of peace are not deep.
This region occupies a pivotal position between the north and south of Hebei. Whether it is north to south, or south to north, the competition here is decisive.
And because the central part of Hebei has a pass through the wells in Taihang, it can go directly to Taiyuan. Jingcheng connects Taiyuan with Changshan and He, so the battle for the hinterland of Hebei is often more important than the two gateways of north and south. Whether it is from Hebei to Taiyuan through Jingcheng, or from Taiyuan to Zhenzhou through Jingcheng, this is a strategic area that implicates the entire Hebei Hedong.
It is precisely because of the importance of Mo Ying's two states that in the past, Lulong Town has been rigidly controlling this southern protrusion, so Lulong Town has to face the imperial court or Chengde Town. All are invincible. But now. Mo Ying's second prefecture is no longer under the control of Lulong Town.
Yingzhou was included in Yiwu Town. Controlled by Li Quanzhong, Lulong Town was completely carved out.
And Mozhou is nominally controlled by Liu Rengong, the Mozhou Thorn History of Lulong Town, but in fact, Liu Rengong, the Mozhou Thorn Shi, is almost independent of Liu Yue. Under Li Jing's rule, after the reform, the governor of a state did not have much power to assassinate history, and was only in charge of civil affairs. It can be found in other places in Datang, especially in the old feudal towns of the three towns of Hebei. The power of the assassin history is very large, all of them are assassinated by martial artists, and each assassin is a military leader slightly inferior to the commander of the festival under a town. The commander of the army is in charge of the tooth soldiers, and the assassin is in the palm of the town. Moreover, the assassin not only commanded the foreign town soldiers, but also shared taxes and financial rights with the marshal's government. Therefore, in these feudal towns, the history of the state thorn often belongs to the name of the feudal town marshal's mansion, which is actually similar to a parallel relationship. To put it bluntly, the relationship between the feudal town and the subordinate state is equivalent to the relationship between the imperial court and the feudal town. However, the feudal towns had slightly better control over the states, but not much better. The strength of the state is strong, and the last is often the mutiny and becomes the new marshal.
Zhuozhou and Mozhou were nominally the territory of Liu Yue, the king of Yan, at this time, but in fact, Zhuozhou was the territory directly controlled by Liu Yue, but Mozhou was Liu Rengong's territory.
On the south bank of the Juma River, Guiyi County is the southernmost force that Liu Yue can actually control south of the Juma River, and further south is the territory of Liu Rengong's hegemony that Liu Yue is beyond his reach.
To the south of Guiyi County in Zhuozhou is Mo County in Mozhou.
Mozhou has five counties, but the territory is long and narrow from east to west, and the five counties are almost lined up from east to west.
Liu Rengong has been operating here for several years, with Liu Yue in the north and Li Quanzhong in the south, and his position is not stable. However, Li Quanzhong and Liu Rengong were both Li Maoxun's subordinate generals, and the two belonged to the new power in the towns of Hebei, so the two sides have always been staunch allies. Liu Rengong's vigilance is more to face Liu Yue in the north, therefore, between Guiyi County and Mo County, Liu Rengong is next to the original Laoguancheng Waqiao Pass, and in the northeast of this pass, Yijin Pass and Sikou Pass are connected, collectively known as the "Three Passes".
Liu Rengong's purpose in setting up the three levels is obvious, that is, to prevent Liu Yue's encroachment.
Waqiaoguan is in the southwest of Xiongxian County, Hebei Province in the later generations, the north of Baiyangdian Lake in the wing, the south of the Juma River, according to the lower reaches of the ancient nine rivers, the rivers and lakes are connected, and the waterway traffic makes it.
From this pass to the west, you can go to the Qingyuan and Wangdu between Mozhou and Dingzhou, the east can follow the Daqing River in the lower reaches of the Juma River into the sea, the north is connected to Youzhou, a military town in Hebei, and the important town between the rivers in the middle of Hebei in the south, and the status is very important.
The Sanjian area is low-lying, full of rivers and lakes saline-alkali ground, and the residents are sparse.
In the words discussed by Li Jing, Jing Xiang, Gai Yu and others, it is not difficult to take the three prefectures of Yichang Zhencang, De and Di, but the difficult thing is to maintain this land passage between the northeast and Shandong.
In order to maintain this passage, then it is necessary to take a very important military town to protect this passage.
Kawama is the most suitable target. By taking the river, you can protect this passage around the sea. At the same time, taking Hejian can also cut off the retreat of the main force of the Chengde army that is gathering in Cangzhou, and similarly, taking Hejian can also separate Youzhou in northern Hebei from Chengde in the center of Hebei. The Northeast Army will be able to occupy a more favorable situation against Lu Long's army and have a semi-encirclement of Youzhou.
In short, no matter what, whether it is to attack Yichang Town first or Youzhou Town in the future, Hejian, the center of Hebei, is the primary target.
On a mound not far from Guiyi County, Guo Wei was holding a clairvoyant mirror, watching the situation in Guiyi City from a distance.
As the military intelligence department of the Jinjia Shengjie Army, there are obviously more personnel than the military intelligence departments of other armies, and there are elites here. Guo Wei, as the leader of the third operation team, has a lot of pressure on him. As a county king, he is only twenty-eight years old this year. But in terms of qualifications, it is not low, although it is not the first batch of soldiers who followed the county king in the first year of Qianfu, but it is also the first batch of soldiers who enlisted after the county king became the deputy soldier and horse envoy of Da Xie Yan. Participated in the Battle of the Guards of Shamen Town, the Counterattack of Duli Town, Da Xie Yan, the surrender of the Dengzhou Water Division, the Qingzhou Rescue Battle, the Zishui Battle of Wang Jingwu, and the subsequent Battle of Youzhou, the Battle of Daibei, the Battle of the Central Plains, etc., it can be said that from a private, then a third-class soldier, a second-class soldier, a first-class soldier, a corporal, a sergeant, a sergeant, a third-class sergeant, a second-class sergeant, a first-class sergeant, and then to the captain, the deputy of the team, and then the current team leader.
Although it doesn't seem to be a high position, it's just a team leader. But there is also a big difference between the team leader and the team leader.
The Jinjia Shengjie Army is known as the pro-guard army, and its status is much stronger than that of other armies. The leader of a Golden Armor Army. If you change to another cavalry. At least he can be a deputy conductor. If you change to the infantry army, you can at least be a commander. What's more, he still stayed in the military intelligence department, which was known as the elite soldier among the elite soldiers, and was all selected from the strongest scout battalion in the original army.
And in the Golden Armor Army, there is an advantage that all other military brothers envy, that is, in the Golden Armor Army, it is not wartime. I often get the opportunity to listen to the lectures of the king himself. Listening to the lecture of the county king, it means that there is an additional title of the protΓ©gΓ© of the county king. Although this title can only be commensurate with everyone in private, it is far less prosperous than the eleven officially included disciples of the county king. But such an opportunity is also quite rare.
Now is to exchange the position of deputy soldier and horse envoy of the infantry army for his current position, and Guo Wei will not hesitate to refuse.
Don't look at the head of the team is several levels worse than the deputy soldier and horse envoy, but Guo Wei is now one of the hundreds of warriors who were honored under Liaodong City last time, although he only won a flying horse medal, and a Xuntian that does not need to be paid in the future of twenty acres, and a Gurkha scimitar known as a seven-hole big dogleg in the army, but what he represents behind is a civilian child of generations of him. Since then, he has become a nobleman, although the knight is even lower than the knight. It is the lowest title nowadays, but in any case, it has also jumped from the son of a farmer to a nobleman.
Although the Gurkha scimitar is not as valuable as the Damass scimitar made of Uzi steel, it is also a sword of honor. There are 5,000 soldiers and horses in the Golden Armor Army, and there are more than 200 people in the main and deputy teams, but those who wear swords can be counted on one hand.
Before coming out this time, the military master personally told him that Shengjiejun had recommended him to enter the advanced training course for lieutenants in the martial arts hall. The so-called advanced training course for lieutenants in the martial arts hall is a gilded class for outstanding officers at all levels equivalent to the two levels of the team and the capital, and those who can enter are all one in a hundred, and being able to enter the training means that they will be promoted 100 percent after the training. Such refresher courses also include refresher courses for officers and generals, all of which are refresher courses for officers of higher ranks, armies, and higher ranks.
Guo Wei took his brothers and scattered into the two prefectures of Moying to find out the troop arrangements in the passes of various states and counties. Yesterday he had drawn up a map of all the information he had exchanged, and divided it into several pairs for Brother Sanba to send back to the king of the rear. At the moment, there are still twenty people left around him, staying here to observe the state of Guiyi County at any time.
The north wind was howling, and a desert grassland camouflage military intelligence department special equipment composed of green, yellow, tea, and black was tightly wrapped around his body, and a burst of coldness and sleepiness kept coming, Guo Wei bit his lip vigorously, and the pain made him sober up a lot.
There was a crawling movement next to it, and it was also a sound of flowers, which blended into the surrounding scenery, and the big head in the special training uniform that was extremely difficult to distinguish between the light leaned over, "Team leader, you rest." Then, a sheepskin with the same camouflage appearance was handed over.
Guo Wei handed him the clairable mirror that his big head had been staring at, took the water and opened it and took a sip, and suddenly the red star second pot specially allocated by the Military Intelligence Bureau was strung together in his abdomen like flames, which instantly made Guo Wei's face blush, and the whole person couldn't help but tremble. This kind of liquor, which is privately called by the people of the Military Intelligence Department as a knife burner, is very popular with everyone. There is nothing more comfortable than pouring a burning knife into a cold night when the cold wind is pouring and the whole body is freezing hard.
No wonder liquor is so expensive, but it is still sold so hot in the Northeast, especially in Bohai, Xi, Tatar, Khitan and other departments, a large number of orders are placed in large quantities to the liquor shops in the Northeast every year, and there is no market at all. It's better to have a military intelligence department, otherwise, even if the Northeast Army is well treated, it can't afford to drink this liquor.
The whole body was a lot warmer, Guo Wei took a few breaths of heat, "This is the third batch of new troops in Guiyi City." β
The eldest head is twenty-five years old, and the military rank is sergeant, sergeant. Because he almost starved to death by famine when he was a child, he was severely malnourished, and although he survived the last episode, his head was a little disproportionate. At this time, he held in his hand the clairvoyant Qianfu Type 5 military binoculars that only the commanders of the Northeast Army could equip with at the first level, and looked at the group of troops that were entering the city that he clearly observed in the mirror.
"There are about 3,000 people, no cavalry, all infantry, judged to be all soldiers, no baggage soldiers, equipped with about 1,000 iron armor and 2,000 leather armor, all equipped with spears and horizontal knives, and about 30 or so thousand people with bows and arrows.
In the back, there was also a young sergeant with a little white skin and a few gray smears on his face, who looked like a scholar, and a sergeant-level sergeant with a pencil on his chest, quickly recording the results of the big head's observations in a small notebook.
"Master, how many people are there in Guiyi City now?" Guo Wei turned his head to the sergeant who was recording.
The master was originally a scholar in a farming and reading family, with 100 acres of land in his home and his hometown of Mizhou. A few years ago, he was sent to the army several times by Huang Chao, Wang Jingwu, Wang Xianzhi and others, and his family was empty, and he had to flee to Dengzhou after the worst time. After arriving in Dengzhou, because of the good cultural foundation, he was hired as a teacher in the school, and after teaching for a year, he saw that the world was becoming more and more chaotic, but he saw that Dengzhou was extremely heavy on martial arts.
The master looked down at the record in his notebook, "Originally, there were five thousand people in Liu Yue's army in Guiyi City, but now several troops and horses have come from the direction of Mozhou, with a total of 3,000 cavalry and 15,000 infantry. Together, there are now 20,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry in Guiyi City. Among them, there were 5,000 infantry under Liu Yue's command in the original Guiyi City, 2,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry under the banner of Liu Rengong in Mozhou. There were 1,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry under the banner of Li Quanzhong in Yingzhou. β
"Liu Yue's department, Liu Rengong's department, Li Quanzhong's department, straight mother thief, it seems that Liu Rengong of Mozhou poured out of the nest, and Li Quanzhong almost transferred all the soldiers in the direction of Yingzhou to Guiyi. Could it be that they have already discovered where the county king is at this time? The big head scolded.
However, the master didn't think so, he smiled: "The matter is actually very simple, they gathered troops in Guiyi, and they must have planned to cross the Juma River to attack Huichang and Yongnu counties when we attack Cangzhou, and cut off our back road." β
"In this way, Mo and Ying Erzhou are really empty." Guo Wei laughed twice, "These rabbit cubs would never have imagined that the main force led by the big marshal was within eighty miles east of him. β
"Let's hurry back, report the news, and lead the army to take out all these straight thieves in one fell swoop." The big head said with excitement on his face. What he admires most is Guo Wei, who has a similar background, and both of them are from Xuzhou. Guo Wei enlisted in the army a few years earlier than him, but now he has become a soldier, and he still has a Gurkha sword in his waist. He was very envious, but he also knew the gap between his own family and the team leader. He didn't dare to hope for Damas and the big dog's leg, but he hoped that at least he could make a meritorious contribution and get a Miao knife for meritorious soldiers.
"Well, let's go!" Guo Wei nodded, and also knew the importance of this piece of information, and he needed to report it to the county king immediately. (To be continued......)