Chapter 2567 Gui Zi Juan plays a big chess game and swallows the wish
"Basically everything is settled." Feng Ziying knew that the You brothers had been away from Yulin for several years, and their main thoughts were on Jizhen. They still had some contacts with Yulin Town, but they didn't care much about the border village in northern Shaanxi. .
You Shiwei took a breath of cold air.
He knows about the border village in northern Shaanxi. It has existed for decades and its composition is complicated.
Either they were deserters who could not bear the oppression of the officers, or they were tenant farmers and hunters who resisted the powerful, or they were some criminals from the mainland who couldn't help but hide in, and then gradually gathered together, lived together, multiplied and developed.
It can be said that these people all have some background and strength. In terms of the quality of individual soldiers, they are not much different from the border troops, but in terms of discipline development, there is a huge difference.
When the war actually started, the border troops would crush these forts, so the border troops turned a blind eye and allowed them to exist.
But this does not mean that these people are of poor quality and cannot be beaten.
As long as these people can be subdued and properly trained, they can definitely become a powerful army.
"Sir, the Big Rabbit Falcon Village and Boluosi Village, as well as Boyan Village and Baitang Village, are among the top ten border villages in northern Shaanxi. Their combat capabilities are not bad. When you go to Shaanxi, Have they all been collected?" You Shiwei was surprised, happy and horrified, "These people are not easy to convince."
"Humph, what's not to be impressed by? There's a severe drought in northern Shaanxi. No matter how hard they fight, can they still get food out of the fields? No matter how hard they fight, can they still steal the food of the Yulin Army? They've eaten Guanyin soil for thousands of miles. Half-starved to death, let’s see how good they can fight?”
Feng Ziying sneered, "First defeat them, and then make them a favor, why don't you just join me? Do you think Liu Dongyang can sweep through southern Shanxi so easily? Without Qiu Zixiong's cooperation, he can solve the chaos in southern Shanxi so quickly. Game?"
You Shiwei has heard of this.
Then Liu Dongyang led the northwest army from Henan to the north, and started to show his power from southern Shanxi. Along the way, he defeated the rebel army from the east of Shaanxi. Not to mention, the so-called seven bandits and eight kings in Shanxi were also driven away like rabbits in the mountains. .
In less than half a year, the rebellion in southern Shanxi was completely wiped out, and then he cooperated with Sun Chengzong to defeat Fengzhou Bailian in northern Shanxi, forcing him to withdraw from Pianguan and other places that he had occupied for more than a year.
“Your Excellency is wise.” You Shiwei lamented.
"It's not that I'm wise, but that the current situation dictates that if you go against the trend, you will definitely get a **** blow. No matter how powerful you are, you will still be powerless. With the overlord's ability, wouldn't you just kill yourself in Wujiang?" Feng Ziying shook her head: "The White Lotus Sect can take advantage of the situation for a while, but not forever. Look at what they did after the uprising. They burned, killed and looted, ate, drank, whored and gambled, appointed officials and made wishes, were arrogant and lustful. What is the difference between them and Huang Chao in the late Tang Dynasty? A bunch of They are just grass bandits, and destroying them is just a matter of time and is nothing to worry about."
In front of You Shiwei and Ma Kongying, Feng Ziying still looked particularly domineering and confident.
This is not self-praising. Looking at what the White Lotus Sect has done, it may indeed bring great damage, but in the end they will not succeed. It is nothing more than worrying that they have gone too far in the hinterland of the Central Plains and given Jianzhou Jurchen and the others have a chance.
The two of you and Ma still deeply agree with what Feng Ziying said.
A gang of rabble-rousers, seemingly powerful, but when it comes to practical things, apart from destroying and looting, this gang basically has no decent routine.
In addition to yelling about the empty slogans of the birthless mother descending to the earth and building a vacuum hometown, what else can be done?
Can you shout slogans for a while and grow food and turn it into beef and mutton?
As the Beijing camp began to move southward on a large scale to Zhuozhou, Feng Ziying and You Shiwei also began to make detailed arrangements for their strategy against the eastern rebels.
The rebels in the central part can only be temporarily relieved, but Feng Ziying's request to Ma Kongying is to stabilize the situation first and prevent it from spreading from the periphery. Those rebels who rush too fast can be attacked at the right time, but they will not be attacked for the time being. The main force engages in confrontation and can make appropriate maneuvers when necessary.
The arrival of Tu Wenxiu, Ma Jinbao, Ma Chengxun and their soldiers made the entire Rongcheng Old City suddenly lively.
The old city of Rongcheng is still thirty miles away from Rongcheng County. It was precisely because they were worried that the White Lotus Sect's elite in Rongcheng County would be aware of the actions of the army, so Feng Ziying and his party avoided Rongcheng County and went to Rongcheng in the northwest of the county. Come meet in the old city, a small dilapidated town that has been under military control.
Feng Ziying was very interested and introduced the history of Rongcheng to a group of generals in a eloquent manner.
“After the Song Dynasty, the county government has been at the current county seat, but the people followed wherever the county government is, so people will go wherever the county government is. Therefore, it is difficult to determine the rise and fall.”
Ma Chengxun, Ma Jinbao, Tu Wenxiu and others all nodded in agreement. Next to them, Ma Kongying and You Shigong also nodded.
“Okay, we’ve finished talking about history, it’s time to get down to business.” Feng Ziying walked into the temple with her hands behind her back.
This place has become a temporary staff headquarters. The large maps hanging on the walls and the giant sand table in the palace all show that the Governor's Mansion has been preparing for this battle for a long time.
"Let's take a look first, combining the map and the sand table. This large sand table is built with Baiyangdian and Wuguandian as the center. It is surrounded by Xiongxian, Anzhou, Renqiu, Wen'an, Baoding (county), and Bazhou. They are all on it. The distance between Xiongxian and Renqiu is the shortest, but this passage is the dividing ridge between Baiyangdian and Wuguandian. The terrain is not high, only a few miles away. The lake bandits live here. land,…"
Feng Ziying has already walked to the sand table, and a staff officer is holding a wooden stick and pointing to a slightly higher area between the two depressions.
“This is the Baigou River. Zhu Di and Li Jinglong fought here in the former Ming Dynasty. This was also the site of many battles between the Song and Liao Dynasties. The geographical location is extremely important. Baigou Station is here, and it has now been occupied by the rebels..."
"This is Yangguancheng. It is said that it was built by Yang Yanzhao at the beginning, and there were five hundred rebel troops stationed there..."
"This is Waqiao Pass. It was a battleground for military strategists in the late Tang and Five Dynasties. Tian Chengsi, Zhu Tao, and Li Baochen all fought here. Liu Rengong was beaten to pieces by Ge Congzhou here. Zhou Dewei showed his prowess here. After becoming famous in one battle, Li Cunxu was transporting grain, but was repeatedly attacked by the Khitan here..."
“I don’t know how many bones of proud soldiers and generals are buried here...” Feng Ziying said with emotion.
“This is Anzhou. The state is governed by Guogecheng County. The surrounding swamps are continuous. It is necessary to have a guide who is familiar with the terrain to avoid getting lost. Otherwise, once you enter the swamp, you may not be able to get out in three to five days..."
“According to the opinion of the Governor-General and based on the opinions of all your lords, the Staff Office has initially formulated some ideas...”
"Everyone, please see, this is Bazhou. Bazhou is currently controlled by Mi Bei's troops, with his nephew Mi Heng as the leader. The number of rebels is about 20,000, divided into three parts, including the southern part of Bazhou to Baoding (County) ) There are more than 8,000 people on this front line, more than 5,000 people in Bazhou City, and more than 7,000 people stationed in Wen'an County..."
“This is Anzhou and Renqiu. Wang Haoyi’s main force is concentrated here. He personally controls it, with about 12,000 troops. Xiong County in the north is controlled by Zhou Yin, with about 10,000 troops.…”
"This means that as Young Master Bai Lian, Wang Haoyi has the least amount of troops..." Ma Chengxun, who had just arrived, didn't quite understand the situation, so he couldn't help but ask in surprise.
"The relationship here is more complicated. Mi Bei is the local leader here and the nominal Mi Bodhisattva, but she is also a woman. She respects Wang Haoyi more, but Mi Heng is very ambitious, so he always wants to squeeze Wang Haoyi out. Let's go, but we can't do too much. Mi Heng and Zhou Yin have a very close relationship and have formed a very close alliance..."
"In other words, if we attack the weakest Zhou Yin first, we may attract Mi Heng's full support. But if we attack Wang Haoyi, it will be difficult for Mi Heng?" Ma Jinbao also laughed, "Although these rebels The fighting ability is average, but they are still fighting among themselves, isn't this asking for death?"
“Arrogant soldiers will be defeated. If it is really that simple, how could it be so delayed in the early stage?” Feng Ziying said coldly.
Ma Jinbao then realized that his words were a bit disparaging to the Ji Zhen Army. In the early stage, the Ji Zhen Army was in a quagmire here and failed to fight a decent battle.
Ma Jinbao quickly apologized to You Shiwei, but You Shiwei didn't care. This was not entirely Ji Zhenjun's fault. If he was to blame, it was Yuan Yingtai, the idiot.
Next, the staff members began to introduce to the generals the advantages and difficulties in this war, and what problems may arise, in order to maximize the response measures, and finally deploy tactics.
Gaoyang's county seat is currently still under government control, but the surrounding area has been basically besieged by Wang Haoyi's rebel army, and the situation is very critical.
If timely action is not taken, it may be estimated that Gaoyang County will fall within three to five days.
By then, Anzhou, Gaoyang, and Renqiu will be connected in a line from the west to the south surrounding Baiyangdian, and will also be connected with the Miheng control area in the east.
So if we want to fight, we must start from the breakthrough point of Gaoyang, but Feng Ziying is not satisfied with this progress.
To capture only Gaoyang County, or to defeat this area controlled by Wang Haoyi, would seem to be too small a move. If we go on like this step by step, we only have four months left, so we may not be able to achieve our goal.
(End of this chapter)