Butterfly Transformation (7)

In the middle of the night, Zou Wei received a message from the enemy in the Chinese military tent. The person with the letter was a new soldier in his twenties, speaking with an obvious local accent, because he was too nervous, his head was full of sweat, and he rolled down and washed the dust off his face black and white, like a winter melon after a rainy day.

"Which general are you under the command of you, risking your life to deliver a letter, and you have this courage, and this governor admires it very much!" Zou Xun smiled, put down the steaming note, and asked politely to the messenger.

His camp was set up on a hillside less than five miles from Dachun's army, and the terrain was rugged and hilly, and the commanders of both sides each occupied a commanding height with ideal terrain, but neither knew that the opponent was directly opposite him. Otherwise, no matter with Zou Xun's habits and the current tactics of the Broken Army, he would definitely fire dozens of more cannons at the mound in front during the day, and directly send Da Chun back to his hometown.

"The only way to turn your back on the Lord is to be cautious. If you don't believe, kill me. I can't say the name of my general, and when the time comes, he will definitely send someone to contact your lordship again!" Although the person who came was extremely nervous, he was very bold, and when he heard the distrust in Zou Wei's words, he arched his hand and replied without humility or arrogance.

Several generals on duty put their hands on the handle of the knife, and when Zou Xun gave an order, they dragged the people out and cut them down. Although the scouts reported that this man and his companions were pursued and killed by the Mongol light cavalry who were patrolling the night, they escaped with nine deaths. But the two armies are facing each other, and they use all kinds of tricks, and it is difficult to guarantee that he is not Da Chun's death, and he was deliberately sent to tempt Zou Xun to change his tactics.

Everyone knows that General Zou Wei has a very special affection for Jiangnan West Road, and in the hearts of many middle and senior generals of the Broken Army, the mountains and rivers here, every grass and tree, have an extremely special status. Over the years, this land stained with the blood of the brothers has always appeared in their dreams, haunting them all the time.

Back then, it was they who assisted Wen Tianxiang and took advantage of the civil strife of the Mongols to enter Jiangxi, and killed the Mongolian "interception" officers who were caught off guard and lost their armor. It was they, with their familiarity with the place and their personal prestige, who gathered tens of thousands of people's troops for Wen Tianxiang within half a month. Similarly, it was still them, wishful thinking to quickly recover the entire territory of Liangjiang, but Li Heng, a Western Xia slave, seized the opportunity to break the scattered people's troops one by one, making 100,000 strong men a thousand heroes.

For so many years, whenever they mentioned the water and thought of the empty pit, the veterans of the Broken Army felt that the blood in their bodies was surging to their heads, and the stubble on their bald heads was about to pop out, breaking their helmets. Therefore, when General Wen Tianxiang ordered to follow Zou Tongzhi, Zhang Tang, and Wu Xizao to attack the Liangjiang River, everyone was eager to plant the battle flag of the Broken Army on the head of Ganzhou City within one day, and use this hunting battle flag to tell those heroic souls who were dead that after five years, the army of the Great Song Dynasty fought back. But as the footsteps stepped across the continuous Wuyi Mountain, the excited hearts gradually regained their calm.

After so many years of fighting, the lesson of blood made Zou Wei and the generals of the Broken Army who became a monk halfway through the way understand a truth, everyone is not a famous general, a Confucian general. Although it has a great appeal in the army, it is called Bainuo. But the actual command and adaptability may not be comparable to the opponent Da Chun, and even second-rate characters such as Lu Shikui and Saiyin Deqi cannot be compared. Therefore, the legend of the ancient famous generals such as strategizing the curtain and winning a thousand miles is destined to be lost to everyone, and the rhetoric of washing the dust between talking and laughing can only be used on occasions to encourage the military. In a decisive battle with a battlefield veteran like Da Chun, you can't play a little tricky, you can only rely on your strength to fight every battle in a down-to-earth manner, and replace the clever layout with no mistakes.

Yuan Qi Shuo Fang, vulgar good at riding and shooting, because of the benefit of the bow horse to win the world. For many years, mounted archery tactics have been the magic weapon of the Mongol army to defeat the enemy. Whenever they came into battle, their light cavalry would rush in front of the enemy and gallop past as fast as they could, firing several rounds of poisoned arrows as they ran. Then they relied on their quick movements to distance themselves again, and then a new round of arrows, and finally by the time they began to charge, their opponents were exhausted.

And at the strategic level, the Mongols did not have the concept of defending the territory and the rear. They basically rely on grabbing supplies and killing to open the way. With the mobility of the war horse, they often rush behind the opponent by surprise, completely cutting off the opponent's supply line and communication with the rear. In this way, it will not be long before the enemy will fall into a situation where he will run out of food and aid and collapse without a fight.

With this style of play, the Mongol army swept through the Western Regions, and according to rumors, it even hit Europe that everyone had never heard of. In the Jiangnan battlefield that year, everyone also suffered a big loss from the Yuan army. The fighting style of battle after battle, which I learned from books, could not adapt to the times at all, and even if I occasionally won small victories in some parts, the fruits of victory came to naught in an instant with the collapse of the whole front.

Therefore, when he found out that he would command a large army and fight a field battle with the Yuan army that was several times his size. Zou Xun, Zhang Tang, Wu Xizao, and others gathered the main generals in the army and the staff members who graduated from the command academy, and asked everyone to work together to think of the most stable strategy to defeat the enemy. After summing up the previous combat methods of the Yuan army and the advantages of both the enemy and us, the group put forward the strategy of "fighting fast with slow, riding with foot, dividing and disintegrating, and attacking the heart first."

The greatest advantage of the Yuan army was its cavalry, whose speed of march and penetrating ability when attacking were incomparable to the infantry-based captives. The reason why the Broken Army was able to defeat the Yuan army repeatedly in Fujian and Liangguang was that, in addition to the superiority of firearms, the mountainous and watery terrain and long coastline of Fujian and Liangguang also played a considerable role. The two rivers and Fujian are different, although the Jiangnan West Road where Dachun is entrenched and the Jiangnan East Road where Lu Shikui shrinks to protect himself are also hilly, but the terrain is far more gentle than Liangguang and Fujian, which is convenient for Mongolian horses to play a role. In addition, judging from the number of people on both sides, the strength of the Yuan army was also more than four times that of the broken army.

The advantage of the Broken Army was in firearms, artillery and steel crossbows, which virtually shortened the gap between the Song and Mongols in individual combat capabilities. Even in terms of morale, attack and defense, the Broken Army far surpassed the Yuan Army. But whether it is artillery or steel crossbows, a strong logistical support system is needed. Once disconnected from the rear, the combat effectiveness of the Breakers will decrease day by day, and the moment they run out of ammunition, they will be beaten back to their prototypes. In terms of hand-to-hand combat, the three well-trained Song troops were no match for the Mongols. There is a qualitative difference between a farmer-born man and a professional robber in terms of killing experience and skill.

Therefore, the mid-lane captivity army can't be fast, and it can't be fast. It can only advance slowly and give full play to the advantages of firearms. Forcing the Yuan army to retreat, every step back, the Broken Army followed a step. Fighting for the overall situation without seeking temporary benefits, until the morale of the Yuan army collapsed, and the clever plan that forced Dachun to the stomach was useless.

With a correct understanding of the strength of their own side, for several months in a row, under the leadership of Zou Xun, the Central Route Breaking Army has been battalion step by step, giving full play to the firepower advantage of the Song army, and trying to stabilize one place when it is taken down. Da Chun deliberately showed weakness several times, induced the captive army to go deeper, and tried to use outflanking tactics to cut off the connection between the army and the rear, but failed because of the caution of Zou Huan, Zhang Tang and others. On the contrary, the rushing warfare and roundabout warfare that the Mongols were good at did not work at all under Zou Xun's oppressive style of "pushing and reeling".

In this way, the enemy and us squeezed each other, and slowly brought the battle line closer to Ganzhou. This place is the remnant vein of the Pheasant Mountain, the side is the Pheasant River, the back is the Pheasant Capital City, as long as the broken army advances another forty miles, it will squeeze under the city of Ganzhou. And the line of defense in front of him has been broken through again, and Dachun is not sure that he will be able to hold Ganzhou. First, the city wall of Ganzhou has been demolished several times, and it can't withstand the heavy artillery of the captive army at all. Second, the so-called wall fell down and everyone pushed it, and he Dachun was defeated again and again in the past few months, and the non-Mongolian generals under his command had long been skeptical. Defending the city with suspicious people, even if the "four dogs" under the command of Genghis Khan are resurrected, it is also a business to find death.

Therefore, at such a critical moment, Da Chun is likely to set another trap and use the fake news of the upcoming reinforcements to provoke everyone's quick victory. Then take advantage of everyone's unpreparedness to find a fatal flaw.

Zou Xun looked around and signaled his generals with his eyes not to act rashly. Wu Xizao's camp tent was near the artillery position at the highest point of the hill, and Zhang Tang took a group of men and horses to protect the flank of the camp, so neither of them was in the Chinese army tonight. Even if they were all there, it would be difficult to come up with an emergency plan immediately in the face of such sudden information.

After a little hesitation, Zou Xun said to the messenger: "What am I killing you for, once you kill the wrong person, won't it make the heroes of the world chill." This information is very important to us, if you are afraid that someone in our army will leak secrets and affect your general, it is better for me to send someone to send you to Fuzhou. Anyway, if you're like this, you won't be able to go back to the big camp over there. When I went to Fuzhou to meet Prime Minister Wen, you personally reported to him what you knew. The name of your general, you can also say to the prime minister in person. lest you be unable to contact in the decisive battle in the future, and ruin the great affairs of your general! ”

"That's a good dare, when Lord Wen recruited troops in our hometown, we were young and couldn't join the army. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been arrested by Dachun's people and put on this coat that insulted his ancestors! The messenger heard that he could go to see Wen Tianxiang in person, and replied happily.

"You are from Gan, where is your hometown?" Zou Xun heard someone say something funny, and asked with a smile.

"Xinfeng, when Lord Wen recruited soldiers, half of the people came from us! It's just ......" the sender shook his head and said no more.

"Back then, I was the one who recruited soldiers in Xinfeng, and I was sorry for everyone. What's your name and can you ride a horse? Zou Xun sighed and asked in a low voice.

"Zhang Shan, I can ride a horse. My old cousin fed horses to the Mongols. When I wasn't fighting, I rode it secretly! The messenger replied in a loud voice, with a hint of smugness in his voice.

Zou Xun smiled and ordered someone to take a gold ingot and give it to the messenger. Then he ordered a team of cavalry to escort him to Fuzhou as soon as possible.

But the messenger refused to accept the reward, thanked him, returned the gold, and went away with the guard. Zou Xun shook his head with emotion, watched him leave the camp, and then immediately returned to the Chinese army, ordering people to gather all staff officers and senior generals to discuss countermeasures.

"I don't think it's worth the cost to change tactics based on a piece of news that I don't know if it's true or not. Besides, Da Chun has been forced to a dead end by us, and he can't be deceived for a few days with a boundless news. As long as there are no reinforcements within half a month, his hundreds of thousands of horses will collapse. So within ten days, Da Chun will either fight with us or give up Ganzhou, no matter whether Boyan comes or not, he can't save Da Chun's defeat! After listening to Zou Wei's introduction of the latest information, Zhang Tang said decisively.

According to the order of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, the combat mission of the Central Breaker Army was to suppress rather than annihilate. dragged Dachun in Jiangxi, so that he could not spare his hands to support the Liangzhejiang battlefield, even if the expected combat goal was achieved. To be able to force more than 100,000 yuan of troops to retreat step by step with a mere 30,000 people like now, has already overfulfilled the task. Therefore, no matter what wind Da Chun is currently releasing at present, or who the Northern Yuan sends to Jiangxi, it is the best choice for the middle road to break the captive army.

Although the battle situation is constantly changing, there are many strategists and a wide range of intelligence sources on the side of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. On the overall situation, Zhang Tang believes that Prime Minister Wen will make corresponding adjustments.

"I am also not in favor of an immediate change of tactics, our army is strong in combat, but the loss is that the number of people is too small. Once you are in a hurry, it is easy to make mistakes. Besides, we have not been able to find a suitable way to deal with the cavalry impact of the Mongols. If you leave the barracks and chariot protection, you will suffer a big loss! Wu Xizao has always been old and respectful, and expressed support for Zhang Tang's suggestion.

Judging from the current situation, the tactics of persecution step by step are an effective way to deal with the Yuan army. Relying on the protection of barracks and chariots, and relying on the lethality of artillery, the captives could make it impossible for the Mongol cavalry to get close. On the plains, once the captives broke out of the camp, they often had to face a counterattack from the light cavalry. On the front side, the attack power of the light cavalry is amazing, and even if you charge directly without using gallop tactics, the crossbow formation of six horizontal columns will be easily crushed.

Several staff officers joined in, and in Shao Wu's command college, a military rule that everyone was repeatedly instilled was that they would rather let go of possible fighters than encourage the commander to take risks. Especially when the intelligence is inaccurate and there is no certainty of victory.

"I didn't know that this was the case, but in this way, the battle situation between the two Zhejiang provinces will be more difficult in the future. Look at ......" Zou Wei took out a charcoal pen, drew a large circle on the map, and included Ganshui, Yandu, Dongting Lake, and the Yangtze River. "In ancient times, Zhejiang must guard the river, even if it was the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, he also knew that the western border should be placed in the territory of Jiangxi South Road, rather than just occupying Suzhou, health, these anointed places. The prime minister wasted so much effort, and even did not hesitate to return the captured miners to Naiyan for free, in order to create an opportunity for us to take advantage of, and now the opportunity is going to pass soon, but we have not been able to capture the two rivers, even if Chen Hangyan occupies Liangzhejiang, the entire Great Song Dynasty territory is still a line, without any depth, and can be easily divided by Boyan......"

Zou Xun sighed and didn't want to continue. For the first time in his life, he looked at the problem from a global perspective, but suddenly found that this game of chess was so difficult to play. (Please go to 17k to support genuine guidebook)

"You mean, you hope that we will move the strategic center of gravity south in Mongolia and capture the two rivers?" Zhang Tang asked in surprise. What Zou Wei thought, he also thought about. But with the current strength of the Broken Army, he felt that it was an impossible task. So, in a cautious position, he didn't take the initiative.

Wu Xizao nodded secretly, he already clearly felt that Zou Xun had the temperament of looking at the world when he spoke just now. Although from a personal point of view, Zou Xun's considerations are too bold, but compared with the Zou Xun who had amazing command power and was careless and short-sighted in the use of troops, today's Zou Feng Uncle has given people a sense of rebirth.

This is the strategic vision that a side coach should have, and as for the details, it can be made up for through the cooperation of the staff department. Without this gaze, only taking care of the interests in front of him, Zou Wei will never be able to become the right-hand man of the prime minister.

After taking a few steps forward and pointing to the map, Wu Xizao said loudly: "Putting aside the information just now, just from the perspective of the situation, now is indeed the best time to capture Liangjiang. Once the two rivers are taken, we will have the land of the Tang, Yue, Han and Fujian during the Five Dynasties, and the surrounding areas are either high mountains or the sea. Even if Jing Chu and Shu Di can't take it for a while, they can stick to one side and preserve the vitality that has just recovered. If Kublai Khan moves south, it will be difficult to repeat the situation of the year. It's just that how to quickly defeat Da Chun and seize the opportunity before Boyan goes south, you still need to discuss it carefully! ”

"Direct attack, our army is not sure of victory. Winning with momentum like the current one is too slow. If Da Chun is determined to spend time with us, it will be difficult for us to defeat him in a fight. If, if Da Chun ...... there" Zhang Tang said with a tugging of the beard on his face, his mind was too deep, and his face was flushed, but he didn't feel any pain at all.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he pointed to Da Chun's flank on the sand table. "His grandmother's, there are many others, and there are many hearts!"

"At this point, the Tanma Red Army, the Mongol Army, and the New Annexed Army are probably suspicious of each other. If his hands and feet are cut off, what will happen to Dachun? Almost at the same time, Zou Xun's hand reached over and pressed Zhang Tang's finger in the same position, and asked. (Please go to 17k to support genuine guidebook)

"I'm afraid he doesn't want to retreat, and he has to retreat. As long as he retreats past Ganzhou......" Wu Xizheng nodded, with a murderous aura in his eyes.

Ganzhou is the eye of Jiangnan West Road, take Ganzhou, Lin Qi and Ximen Biao's men and horses can be in one place with the middle road to break the army, from the south to the north, Dachun can only retreat to Jiangzhou, and at that time, Chen Hangyan, who has already won the two Zhejiang, will not see the opportunity to encircle the three roads?

Unless, Boyan went south faster than expected.

Boyan is Kublai Khan's arm, and in his life, he has never disappointed Kublai Khan. Whenever he encountered the need for someone to stand alone, Kublai Khan often thought of him first. (Please go to 17k to support genuine guidebook)

At this moment, in the capital, the right minister Boyan was anxiously slapping the table under the lamp, and kept urging: "Come on, give me another urge Lu Shirong, has the military rations of this marshal been prepared?" ”

"Tell the marshal, his subordinates will urge during the day, Lu Shirong said that he can only raise half of it. The remaining half can only be solved after the autumn grain comes down! A confidant ran to the ground running.

"Mongolian athletes from all over the world, have they all arrived? What about the Mongol army that the Great Khan withdrew from the front, where did they go? Boyan was obviously very dissatisfied with this answer, and asked angrily.

The Mongols went south, and the Han people went north, which was Dong Wenshan's last policy to Kublai Khan before his death. Boyan didn't like this strategy, because it was clear from his position how many people would be beheaded after adopting this strategy.

Rong Ma has lived half his life, and Boyan doesn't care about killing. But now Dayuan is the ruler of the world, not the original invader, and every time he kills a family, it means that there will be one less household to pay taxes in the next year's fiscal revenue. The Mongols won the world by killing, but they could not rule the world by killing.

The Han army under the command of the Great Khan had burned Liaodong to the ground. Naiyan is not dead yet, and the Han army, under the command of Kublai Khan and Ye Li, the poisonous snake, will continue to burn and kill.

And his prime minister, Boyan, had to lead the Mongols to another merciless killing for the sake of the Great Khan's flowers. When those backbone and bloody southerners are killed, the world will be peaceful. Dong Wenshan's legacy also achieved the original goal of repaying the Great Khan's kindness.

But what about the world, the world has become a ruin.

Boyan shuddered, held the hilt of his sword, and stood up. No, Lu Shirong, who is in charge of the household department, must be forced to raise more military rations, and one more military ration can reduce one of the killings. (Please go to 17k to support genuine guidebook)

"Come on, prepare a horse for Benxiang, I will personally go to visit Lord Lu!" Boyan's strong voice came from the house, echoing in the empty courtyard.

He has been leading troops all year round, and most of his homes are basically idle. There are only a few dozen henchmen living in the huge courtyard, which looks gloomy, and although it is early summer, it is still bubbling with a chill.

A few of his own soldiers brought out their horses and prepared their saddles. Helping Boyan to step onto his mount. Boyan kicked the horse's belly and rushed straight to the gate. Rushed to the door, paused, looked at the high courtyard wall, and the empty courtyard, thoughtfully. Suddenly, he raised his head and shouted at his henchmen: "Someone, pass on my orders." The Mongol army, which had already arrived at the camp in Zhuozhou, immediately pulled out the camp and headed for Luzhou (Hefei). Along the way, large households collected military rations, and both Mongols and Han Chinese had the responsibility of supplying them. The rest of the soldiers and horses have not arrived, and they will assemble directly in Luzhou! ”

"Yes!" The henchman agreed and took the order.

"Come on, pass on three hundred iron horses, go to Lu Shirong's house with the prime minister, if he pushes back again, I will copy his home!" Boyan shouted loudly on the horse's back, clamped the horse's belly between his legs, and quickly rushed towards the imperial city.

The violent sound of horses' hooves rang out in the night sky, like a storm, sweeping across the long street, cutting out all the sounds of heaven and earth.

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