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Chapter 183 The Game of Chess

They are all pawns, but the enemy's pawns are all very powerful.The pawns of one's own side can only be beaten.

The military newspapers from Yidu are sent every day, but there is never any good news.

"How could Jinan be defeated so quickly? What are the arrangements for Wanyan Sala's army now? Why did Zizhou get lost? Is Jinling Town still in Wanyan Sala's hands? "Guo Ning asked again and again.

The one standing in front of the hall to report back was Yang Chengzhi who had been detained for several days before.

When he first arrived in Yidu, he found that the situation was not good, and immediately bought off the guards at the gate of Yidu, intending to sneak out of the city and escape, but in the end, he was arrested by Wanyan Sala, as if he was under house arrest.Later, Guo Ning acted more and more unscrupulously, but the treatment he received became better and better.A few days ago, when he set off to return to Laizhou, he was personally received by Wanyan Sala, had a drink and received a pack of gold and silver.

At first glance, it seems that Yang Chengzhi made a stop in Shandong, but was arrested halfway.But this person has an advantage, that is, no matter where he goes, even if he is in prison, he can deduce a lot of useful information from the clues.

At this time, Guo Ning asked, and Yang Chengzhi answered fluently:

"The main force of the Wanyan Commander's Army was originally based on Meng'an Mouke from all walks of life in Yidu Prefecture, plus the Zhenfang Army that was previously affiliated with the Chasi and the local Sheliang Army, local soldiers, archers, and Xiaojie Army in Yidu. , with a total force of about 2. After the Mongolian army entered Hebei, the Command Army Division urgently recruited [-] brave men from the two roads in Shandong.”

Yang Chengzhi took a few steps forward and wrote on the map: "Two months ago, Wanyan Sala led an army of 2 people in an attempt to go north to support Zhongdu, but encountered a surprise attack by Mongolian Qingqi in the Bin and Cang areas. So Wanyan Sala The assassins did not dare to advance further, and retreated back to Yidu. Later, when the Mongolian army marched across Hebei, Wanyan Sala used Meng'an to conquer the three fulcrums of Dongping, Jinan, and Yidu, and the rest of the troops guarded the place. Like this."

Yang Chengzhi marked it properly, and saw that there were many strongholds densely covered on the map, and when he added the numbers of troops everywhere, it seemed dark and dense: "The Mongolian army's troops are dispersed and restrained by the many garrisons in the periphery, and the main force of the main army in the important towns in the rear is the strong support. Since ancient times, this has been the usual method for large armies to occupy a favorable location to block the enemy cavalry, but looking at it now, this arrangement has a fatal weakness..."

Before Jing Anmin joined the army, he was just an ordinary commoner; even now, he is not sensitive to the tactics of arranging troops and strategizing.But after so many years of military career, his knowledge and experience are already extremely rich, and he immediately shook his head and sighed:

"City defense and field warfare, both can't be neglected. How can you rely on the city defense in order to succeed in a war? The solidity of the outer city defense requires the support and support of the main force of your side. At least, you have to let the defenders The soldiers in the city have something to look forward to! But over the years, the more generals who have experienced the battlefield, the more they understand that the Meng'an Mouke Army is purely on paper, full of slaves and slaves who replace their posts, and there is no field battle Power……"

"Thus, the Meng'an Mouk army in the important town in the rear can only shrink back, and has absolutely no ability to support them!"

Li Ting also sneered again and again: "Wanyan Sala used those Meng'an Muke troops as follow-up reinforcements to tell the surrounding garrison soldiers that there is no reinforcements at all in the rear, and the commander will use them as a cushion. Once the Mongolian army arrives, They can only die one by one!"

"That's right. So once this line of defense is established, the soldiers on the periphery immediately lose their morale. Even some Jurchen generals deployed around Jinan are not at ease. For example, in Jeju, the governor Li Yan died in the city, and The Jurchen Qiangovernment Jata Rahun turned against the Mongols and surrendered to the Mongols. And the Mongols finally captured Jinan, and it was these surrendered troops stationed on the outskirts who played a role in deceiving the city defense of Jinan."

Now, it was Luo monk's turn to shake his head.

Monk Luo was the elite scout leader of the subordinates left behind in Xijing back then, and he knew the methods used by the army to prevent camps from being robbed and the city from being stolen.

The army guarding the city is bound by a whole set of military laws and orders.Even if the soldiers garrisoned on the outskirts surrendered, how could it be so easy to earn money?
The response and mobilization of the garrison, and the passwords in different areas during the immobile period are all particular.Not to mention that according to the actual situation of different cities, there will be various additional dispatches.

For example, martial law should be enforced during a certain period of time, no movement is allowed within a certain area, and a certain road is only for cavalry... A city is a complete defense system composed of countless details. They are all out of place, unless the general guarding the city is an idiot, otherwise, how could they not find out?
Surrendering troops can easily make money in the city. It can be seen that the defense of Jinan Prefecture has reached an unimaginable level.Those Jurchen's Meng'an Mouk can neither fight in the field nor sit and guard, it is completely over!

"The military envoy Wanyan is also very clear about this situation. Fortunately, although Jinan is lost, the envoy Wanyan has deployed more than [-] troops around Yidu. In the past few days, he has spent a lot of money, food and supplies to give to the soldiers. Boosted morale, and then made urgent adjustments to the defenses in Yidu and other places."

"What kind of adjustment?"

"Most of the minions of the Meng'an Mouk Army are now placed in the Shouguang and Linqu areas in the east, and the newly recruited brave and local garrison troops are the main force, stationed in the west from Malgu to Linzi and Le'an."

"That is to say, relying on the Zishui River in the west, relying on the local garrison to fight tough battles, relying on the Qushui River in the east, and pretending to be a Jurchen."

"Yes."

"What about Yidu City in the middle?"

"Wanyan Sala is also a painful experience, so I personally stationed in Linzi and directly commanded the enemy. At this time, the one in charge of guarding Yidu is the local rebel army who retreated into Yidu to avoid Mongolia. The leaders of the two volunteers, one named One is Zhang Lin, the other is Yan Ning, both are talented, and they are quite supported by the local people and soldiers in Yidu."

Yang Chengzhi continued to scribble on the map: "Jie Shuai, that's how it is."

"He really learned from the painful experience." Guo Ning pulled his mustache and thought for a while: "The local rebels are more reliable in defending the city than those Meng'an Mouke. Yidu City will not be lost as easily as Jinan. .However, since Wanyan Sala is in Linzi, why is Zizhou lost? How far is it? Can he not even take down those soldiers who surrendered?"

"The surrendered general of Jata Lahun knew the details of the soldiers and horses from all walks of life in Shandong. The Wanyan commanding army envoy fought with him in Jinling Town. Although there were not many casualties, he was restrained everywhere and was very passive, so he dared not Go forward. We can only voluntarily give up Jinling Town, and try our best to maintain the front line of Zishui."

All the generals shook their heads: "Difficult! Difficult!"

Except for the mountainous area in central and southern Shandong, the two roads in Shandong are generally flat and open.The surrounding area of ​​Jinan is lost, and the rest of the area faces the Mongolian army. Unless they escape into the mountains and rely on the deep gorge cottage, there is no natural danger to guard against.

Zishui is not a big river, and it cannot stop the Mongolian cavalry.To use Zishui as the line of defense, it is necessary to integrate Jishan and Shangshan to the west of Zishui, and use Jinling Town as the hub for the operation of troops and horses, so that it is possible to move forward and retreat for a long time.

Relying on only one Zishui River, and setting up formations along the river, in fact, if one area is breached, the entire line of defense will be breached.And if Wanyan Sala gathers heavy troops in several military forts... Over the years, as the northern border ranches have changed hands one after another, the number of cavalry in the Dajin Kingdom's army has become less and less. Such an operation is like opening the door to stealing.

Wanyan Sala's arrangement in Yidu was no different from that in Jinan before.It is still a situation of being beaten passively, but more local volunteers are used, so when being beaten, the strongholds may be able to hold on longer.

Yang Chengzhi responded: "Wanyan Sala also knows now that he has no strong soldiers under his command. That's why he repeatedly begged Jieshuai to go out. If Jieshuai's elite troops go to Yidu, the long-distance Mongol raids will be Only when it is contained, the defense of Yidu can be stable."

Guo Ning stared at the map, and a vast battlefield appeared in front of his eyes, with the scene of the army rushing everywhere.

"The main force of our army cannot move. Once it moves, we will fall into the trap of the Mongols."

He raised his hand and pointed in the direction of Jinan on the map, and then re-drawn to Laizhou.

"No matter where the Mongolian army is, they will try their best to defeat the enemy in the field. If I were the commander of the Mongolian army, I would lurk in the rear with Qingqi. Once the Laizhou soldiers and horses were dispatched, the Qingqi would ignore the obstacles along the way and go straight into Laizhou. Laizhou soldiers and horses returning to aid. After that, we can calmly remove the cities and fortresses in various places without hindrance."

Monk Luo also said: "I don't know where the headquarters of the Mongolian army is, but they have released a few generals to act as demons. No matter how you look at it, they are all like bait."

Jing Anmin frowned and said, "But the bait is also fierce. If we don't move at all, the bait will press on every step and continue to go deeper. Now that Zizhou is lost, God knows what will happen next? Wanyan Once Sala falls, it’s probably not appropriate to just sit back and watch the other generation come under our noses little by little.”

"Then, the main force of our army will not move, and we will dispatch a capable team to go forward, so as to scare the snake out of the grass?"

"I'm afraid it's in the arms of the Mongols."

After discussing for a long time, they couldn't reach an agreement, so Guo Ning dismissed the meeting with a wave of his sleeves.

(End of this chapter)