After the decision of this tactical plan to grasp the small and enlarge, the limited forces of the Funing Army began to shrink: the four defensive lines were shortened into two, and the Tonghuang and Minhe areas were concentrated.

At the same time, all the bridges of the Ruhe River, a tributary of the Huangshui, were demolished.

In view of the great contraction of the tactics of the Song Volunteer Army, the water crossing plan of Zhuo Luolan's troops was being implemented rapidly, and more and more troops continued to cross the north of Huangshui from the line of Ledu, Suiyuan, and Baosai.

In view of the fact that Wang Yan's combat strength is too strong, Zhuo Luolan will never allow the troops who cross the river first to enter, that is to say, the troops who cross the river from Ledu Suiyuan and other ferries, in addition to facing the barrier of the Ruhe River, must also wait for the regrouping of the main force.

After waiting for the main force to assemble, Zhuo Luolan, as the commander who personally disabled Dong Yu at the Huangshui fork at that time, of course she knew what she might face at the Huangshui fork, so she didn't plan to strengthen the Ruhe River, and would make a detour to the Nanzong area, completely seal the Hetao pocket, and besiege Wang Yan's department.

So for this strategy to succeed, it depends on how much damage the Tonghuang, Min, and the two forcible corps can do to the Shenji Yan, or how long can the Shenji Yan be dragged in Zongcheng?

This process requires luck, but also a contest of speed, will, and efficiency.

If the tile thorn and the Nantong secret army, which were used as bait and meat shields, were defeated by Wang Yan's troops too quickly, then Zhuo Luolan felt that Wang Yan would still cross the Huangshui five times, and once again interspersed the encirclement from the heavy encirclement of the heaven and earth net, and return to the southern area.

"The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and anything is possible. Now the balance is still balanced, and there is no bias towards either side for the time being. The strategic situation of encirclement on all sides of the Hetao is a five-five situation for both us and Shenji for the time being, and it depends on too many variables. I have this pig teammate, but he also has it, and I'm afraid that the Jishi Army will not enter the Zongcheng battlefield at the time he expected, and it is useless for him to jump in a hurry. ”

Zhuo Luolan, who commanded the army to cross the river in the Suiyuan area at night, looked up at the colder and colder night sky, muttering to herself.

The subordinate generals are very worried, although Wang Yan's situation is not good, but Lan Shuai's pressure is not small, after violating the military order, it is estimated that the iron harrier is already on the way to catch people, and what to do at that time God knows.

For the implementation of this strategy, Zhuo Luolan can be said to have made a heavy bet, and specially sent two heavy generals, Watt Thorn and Nantong Mi, which are obviously death squads, respectively in Tonghuang and Minhe Qiangdu, in order to delay Wang Yan's department until the main force of the Southern Military Division officially seals the boundary of Nanzong......

"Newspaper - the battle between Tonghuang and the people is extremely difficult, and the Nantong Mi and Wa Thorn Corps, they have temporarily collected simple shields made of wood, which can effectively defend against our army's flintlock attacks!"

"Report - the main force of the Zhuo Luolan Department has basically been assembled, and by the time the report is issued, they have already left the thirsty Donkey Ridge and are marching towards the Gude area!"

"Report ...... Report...... Report ......"

As it continued until 10 November, negative military reports flew like snowflakes everywhere.

The situation has not yet deteriorated in an all-round way, but it is exceeding Wang's estimate and developing in a less optimistic direction.

In view of this, Wang Yan held an urgent meeting and said in the temporary military meeting: "I have to admit that in the early days of deciding on the tactics of Zongcheng District, I was overly optimistic, which was not a great achievement, but it was over-optimism. ”

The limited number of officers who participated in the meeting looked very tired and looked at the Great Demon King with tears in their eyes.

Wang Yan said softly: "In fact, Zhuo Luolan, Nantong Mi, and Wa Thorn, they are enemies but they are also extremely good soldiers, and their abilities and qualities were underestimated by me before. The assembly and march of Zhuo Luolan's main force was at least a day and a half faster than I expected. And the tenacity and intelligence of the Nantong Mi and Tile Spur Corps also exceeded my estimates. There are generals in Western Xia, so it is their blessing. My fault lies in the fact that I have relaxed my mental vigilance after many victories, and in fact there is a mistake of 'not recognizing the situation'. ”

This is an important means to return to the hearts of the military, so even if he said too much, Mu Guiying did not stop him and acquiesced in his "self-criticism".

After looking around, Wang Yan said again: "I can't escape the blame for the current passive situation." However, the most pressing task at the moment is to correct mistakes, readjust the tactics that are most beneficial to our army, and sum up the mistakes. We must not have the idea of breaking the jar and breaking it, and we must maintain the ideological correctness and fighting spirit of all units during this period. Because even if the situation deteriorates further, I will still find a way to lead everyone to break through again. ”

"At this moment, the battle of Hehuang is much more difficult than I expected, but you believe me, our army can do it. In fact, in my dreams I traveled through a thousand years, and I have really seen the troops and commanders who won in the end ten times harder and ten times worse than this. So I have the certainty and the secret to tie everyone out of the quagmire again. ”

All stand upright!

Wang Yan said: "Each of them should return to their posts, stabilize the morale of the army, seize the ideological position, eliminate all bad thoughts in this critical period, and continue to command the battle before there are new orders." I promise that I will make tactical adjustments that are beneficial to our army after we have a clear understanding of the situation as soon as possible. ”

Next, the instructors left separately. And Wang Yan cooperated with Mu Guiying to enter a new round of research.

Now I really can't be stubborn, I really want to eat the tile spur and the Nantong secret army before being encircled, it's really a brain, I really have a tendency to be immeasurable, and I really have the phenomenon of being carried away by the early victory.

Now it seems that although the Funing army did not suffer any major casualties due to the river blocking and equipment, it also dragged itself into a tired army, and at the same time missed the best time to maneuver and escape.

But it's not too late to make amends. Now the Zhuo Luolan Department has not yet reached the Degu region, and the Funing army is in the more distant Zongcheng, calculating the distance between the two sides to the Nanzong region, the Funing army is considered to be twice as far. However, Zhuo Luolan is also a tired soldier, and she may still face a lot of baa cleaning, and then her main force is huge, and the weight of grain and grass is much more clumsy than that of the Funing army.

As a result, each has its own disadvantages.

Therefore, Wang Yan and Mu Guiying's conclusion is that now that they are remedied, there is still a chance to rush out of this pocket before Zhuo Luolan blockades Nanzong, compare the marching speed with each other, and break out of this pocket.

Although it is difficult and unfavorable, as long as you break out of the Nanzong area, it is equivalent to opening up a new situation, you can travel far away to the Tubo area, go to the distant Qinghai Lake to spend the winter, and find a way to meet the Jishi army again, and fight again in the next year.

This is equivalent to the complete loss of the north of Huangshui and the loss of the strategic goal of completely annihilating the Western Xia Army. Because they could quickly go north and return home after the situation was unfavorable, the Song army did not have the authorization to enter the territory of Western Xia.

But no matter what you say, it can't be said that the volunteer army is useless, in the past few months on the Hehuang battlefield, Wang Yan is equivalent to using more than 2,000 people to lead Zhuo Luolan's main force around, and after Zhuo Luolan is brought back to the northern area and rambling to tear up, it is equivalent to the entire southern line of Huangshui falling into the hands of Di Yong and other guerrillas, so that the volunteers can fight again in the coming year and gain greater depth.

This is the strategic significance that the Funing Army has gained since it moved thousands of miles.

It was decided that the next tactical step was to go into maneuvering. But before it could be implemented in the evening, another messenger ran into the headquarters and said: "Report to the minister! The Nantong Secret Regiment of the Tonghuang Ferry was under pressure to cross the river, and from our side, they were now being harassed by the guerrillas in the Southern District, because it was night, and the scale of the battle could not be judged in detail for the time being, but the momentum was not small. ”

"God help me! Luck is still in our favor! It seems that I have made some mistakes in my tactics, but I have been survived by the young master and my face. ”

Wang Yan got up violently, the initiator of this guerrilla harassment war must be Di Yong, he is a very amazing soldier.

Then, according to the previous examples, the guerrilla harassment war launched by Di Yong is by no means a unit, and the scale will continue to expand, although it cannot be truly effectively annihilated, but the role of containment is really not small.

The braincase was running rapidly, Wang Yan looked at the map and licked his mouth, once again gave up the immediate escape plan discussed with Mu Guiying, and ordered instead: "Pass my handsome order, there is no need to be entangled in the Nantong secret crossing of the river, and completely abandon the ferry." With the guerrillas on the south bank pinning down, even if they start to cross the river, the scale and flow speed are limited, and Nantongmi was beaten by me last time, and his troops have a large shadow area on me, and he will never dare to act rashly before they all cross the river. So now I correct the tactical order as follows: "

"All the Funing troops are assembled at Minhe Ferry to ambush, form a pocket, and concentrate all our combat resources to wait. Blocking the small force of the Tile Spur Corps at the ferry, they fought and retreated after pretending to be unable to withstand it, and let them all cross the river completely. ”

"After crossing the river, we will outflank it, and we will inevitably concentrate all superior forces to cripple the Tile Spur Corps on the north bank of Huangshui, remember that it is crippled and not completely annihilated, because we don't have time, and we have to clean up the Nantong secret department. And remember not to blow up the bridges they built after letting the Tile Spurs cross the river. Because of the turning point for Di Yong to launch guerrilla warfare, our side no longer needs the Long March, and can use the bridge they built to cross the Huangshui River, return to the southern district, and reorganize the southern district team to fight again next year! ”

"Yes, yes, yes......" All the messengers swarmed out and began to carry out the latest deployment.

Now that the morale is high again, if you concentrate on only fighting the Tile Spur Corps, with the current mentality and strength of the Volunteer Army, it is indeed a very superior force. There will definitely be a cost of casualties, but it can be won......