Chapter Seventy-Two: The Expedition
"Yes, I'm afraid it won't be a problem for the Beihu to hold on to us for three or four months this time, the military affairs are not easy to last, once it is a long time, even if the Beihu leaves on their own, although they relieve the siege, they will lose eight hundred. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info”
Su Yuzhu nodded.
During this time, she thought about it, combined the memories of the previous life with the events of this life, and had already thought that the Beihu should have cut off the trade route first, so that military aid could reach the border unimpeded, and took advantage of the cavalry to quickly form a siege.
The Yong Dynasty has become a mess because of the assassination, and many things are unsustainable, especially in terms of grain and grass, it was winter, and the nine years of Zhaoming were mediocre, which was even worse.
So in his previous life, Su Zhen probably used the method of defending the city and made himself a trapped beast.
In this life, although the assassination did not have such a big impact, it made the Yong Dynasty know about the conspiracy of the Northern Falcons and prepared to meet the enemy, which can be said to have taken the lead. In this form, if you only play a defensive position like in the previous life, and give up the trade route to the Beihu, you will lose the opportunity, and the gains will outweigh the losses.
Yes, Su Yuzhu said: "So I have a way, the three border cities secretly make a defensive position, and then send a small group of men and horses to harass the enemy on the way from the northern enemy, with this kind of tired enemy technique, let them think that we have an ambush, and dare not move forward very much." Then, in front of the Qingzhou Ancient Road, the Jinsha set up a position and made a decisive posture, only to be defeated, so that they thought that they had broken our defense, so that we could lead them to the Qingzhou Ancient Road with defeated troops. ”
Qingzhou Ancient Road is an ancient battlefield outside the northern Xinjiang, at the junction of Jinsha and Qingzhou City in the northwest, compared with a desert outside the northern Xinjiang, the terrain here is complicated, there are many dark rivers and sands, if no one leads the way, it is easy to get lost.
"Our soldiers are ambushed here, and after they enter the ancient road, we will first cut off their grain and grass from behind them, and then besiege and attack, so that the Qingzhou ancient road will become the urn that catches turtles in the urn."
Su Yuzhu said, and looked at Cong Shixing with a smile: "It's a pity that time is pressing now, otherwise we will send envoys to persuade the neighbors around the Beihu to take the opportunity to attack the capital of the Beihu and let them make trouble on their own." Or we will also fight to their royal city, so that I am afraid that in the next ten years, no one will come to disturb my northern frontier again. Fourth son, what I said is feasible? ”
Cong Shixing was already sitting cross-legged on the ground at the moment, looking at the terrain map carefully, thinking about Su Yuzhu's words, and finally nodded and said, "Well, it's feasible." He looked up at Su Yuzhu and said with a smile: "Your method has the charm of the master." ”
Su Yuzhu heard Cong is xing affirm his thoughts, and asked with a happy smile in his heart: "Then the fourth prince said, what is not feasible about my method?" ”
Cong Shixing pinched his chin, and in front of Su Yuzhu, he didn't look like he was hiding in front of Emperor Zhaoming and Cong Shiyan, and said bluntly: "First of all, this desert tired enemy technique requires the general to be very familiar with the terrain; Secondly, the layout of Qingzhou still requires the generals to be familiar with the terrain, and the desert wind and sand changes, and the roads are also circulating, is this map still available? ”
Su Yuzhu heard him ask about this, but he was relieved, rolled up the silk cloth, and gave Cong is line the notes in the military book left by his father, and said: "This picture was drawn in the eighth year of Zhaoming, and it is still available, and this military book is the notes left by my father to fight the northern enemy, and there is also his heart and virtue in fighting with the Northern Falcon several times. Now that this thing has been given to you, the fourth prince arrived in front of the army, or tell Zheng Shuai about the matter, and adapt to the situation. ”
In the eighth year of Zhaoming, Su Shu was still in the customs, why did he draw this picture again? Cong Shixing didn't pick up anything, but looked at Su Yuzhu puzzled.
He was not suspicious of Su Shu or Su Yuzhu, but worried.
At such a critical moment, once someone uses this to say something, it is terrible.
Su Yuzhu smiled and whispered: "I also read my father's notes to know that His Majesty thought about never suffering from the north the year before last. That's why my father found someone to draw this map, and also wrote this volume of strategies for dealing with the enemy, but because the things were not completed, and the mother was pregnant, we were in a hurry, so these things were left on the customs according to the customs......"
As he spoke, Su Yuzhu touched the military book with some emotion: "It's also a good thing...... It is to stay at the customs, otherwise it will become someone else's property. ”
With the arrest of the Beihu assassins, the news that Su Shu may have been robbed and killed by the Beihu has long become everyone's speculation.
If you carry it with you, it becomes a Beyfal thing.
When Cong Shixing heard her say this, he sighed and was happy in his heart, so he took the thing over and said with a smile: "I know." "He is also a person who is used to being in the army, so he naturally understands the principle of improvisation.
As Su Yuzhu said, when it comes to talking about the army on paper, before the battle, you can refer to it, but you can't believe it.
Su Yuzhu saw that he accepted it, and said with a smile: "There is also the matter of the generals that the fourth prince just said, first, the border army of the town guards the frontier all the year round, and is familiar with the terrain of the desert, there must be available generals, and secondly, I also want to recommend one person to the fourth prince, and when the time comes, the matter of cutting off the grain and grass trade route can be allowed to come." ”
When Cong Shixing heard about it, he was interested: "I have to present the method of responding to the enemy, and I have to raise the general of the enemy, and the eldest sister has really become a strategist." Which is it? ”
Su Yuzhu smiled: "My third uncle." ”
Su Yuzhu's third uncle, Su Ci, is currently serving as a guard at Tianmu Pass at the border between Western Xinjiang and Northern Xinjiang, and Cong is line knows Su Ci.
That's a fierce general, but there is no handsome talent.
Cong Shixing groaned: "Why is it General Su San?" ”
Su Yuzhu said with a smile: "One is that Tianmu Pass is just west of the Qingzhou Ancient Road, near; Second, because my third uncle knows the road, the Qingzhou Ancient Road to the desert trade road, my third uncle knows how to walk best. ”
When Cong Shixing heard about it, he immediately understood.
It is indeed an important thing to lead the way.
Su Yuzhu smiled and pointed to the map in Cong Shixing's hand: "This map is actually drawn by my third uncle, my father once said that although the third uncle is not handsome, he is a good general." He has been stationed in Qingzhou Ancient Road for a long time, so he must be available. ”
Cong Shixing only then knew the exact origin of this picture, and nodded seriously: "Okay, I know." ”
Su Yuzhu's smile finally relaxed a lot.
That's all she can do for now.
The rest can only hope that the heavens will obey the wishes of the people.
In the ninth year of Zhaoming, on September 2, Zheng Xu, Marquis of Wu'an, was the commander, and the general of the Zhuguo State was worshipped, commanding the 160,000 town border army and the 70,000 border defenders, the prince was the supervising army, the fourth prince was the deputy general, the Zhonglang general Shangguan Zizhan was the vanguard, the cloud cavalry general Wei Zi was promoted to the middle general, the Xiaocai general Gu Yuan was the left general, and the iron cavalry battalion commander Tao Qian was the right general, and secretly went to the north to defend against the enemy.
Since it was a secret trip to the northern frontier, it was natural to go quietly, with a few people and a few horses, followed by some escorts, which looked like an ordinary patrol.
And these people, going out from the Dingbei Gate in the north, will just pass by the ancestral tomb of the Su family.
Su Yuzhu, Qiao'er and Qu Siying also arrived at the place near the official road in Zhuangtou and watched from afar.
I could only see the horses' hooves flying, the dust was chaotic, and the group headed north.