Chapter VI (23) Military Council (II)

“…… For example, all four cavalry battalions of Qizhai Fan attacked the grassland on the fifth day of September, focusing on sweeping the Jubaiyu River valley area; The six cavalry battalions of the Sun Zhongshan Division of the Chinese Army in Liuzhen attacked the grassland on the seventh day of September, focusing on clearing the area on both sides of the Heishui River south of the confluence of the Heishui and Luhe rivers. The various units of the steppe attack should take battalions as units, raid and harass operations as means, and attack settlements, population, livestock, water sources, and all other materials as the targets, and strive to destroy and eliminate them to the greatest extent, so as to achieve the goal of breaking the military deployment of the Turks and delaying the southward movement of the Turks. The time of this steppe operation is expected to be 15 days, and the detachment of all units in the steppe must break away from the battlefield contact with the Turks before 20 September, and return to the starting point by 30 September.

"At the same time as attacking the grassland, the garrisons of the northern states, counties, military villages, and passes of Yanshanwei (including the guards, border armies, and registered villagers of each military village) should all strengthen their vigilance and strictly prevent the Turks from taking advantage of the gap to invade the south. The Yandong garrison must hold Ruqi, Guangping, and Beizheng to ensure the safety of Duanzhou Yixian. The A Brigade of the Left Army stationed in Yanshan, Fangzhou, should move to the front line of Lutang and Qixian south of Lankou before 15 September, and the three battalions of the A, C, and D Battalions of the D Brigade of the Left Army stationed in Yingxian County should also move to Lankou before 15 September, and cooperate with the Lankou garrison to march north into the grassland to carry out large-scale reconnaissance feints in order to contain the Tuwannuer Division and the left and right Da Tengliang Division.

"In the direction of Yanzhong, all local governments and local people from Liuzhen to Chishengguan should carry out the clearing of the strong wall before the 15th, and then evacuate to the nearby mountainous areas. The Guangliang garrison and the guards in Zhen, Wutuo, Chiqi, Chisheng, Xiasheng, Pingcheng, and Yanbian must complete the assembly before 20 September and enter the designated place before 25 September......"

Zhang Shao held the military strategy and recited it word by word, and the Shangjing accent with a slight frustration and straightforward tone was very clear, and there was a sonorous and slight echo in the hall. Wen Mu held a thin wooden stick, and the tip kept moving on the map with Zhang Shao's recitation, indicating the geographical location of the march of each department at any time. The conference hall was silent, and the generals were all listening attentively with solemn and serious faces, only Li Shen still squinted his eyes and looked like he was sleeping.

He had received the military plan three days earlier along with the military order from the Admiral's Palace, and he had read it carefully, so he didn't have the heart to listen to it now. Although he had a lot of complaints about this plan, he could not help but admit that the plan was thorough and detailed; Especially in the trap laid in the direction of Yanzhong, even if an old soldier like him encounters it, he will definitely suffer a loss. Because the plan mentioned that the operational commander of the Yanzhong direction was Zhang Shao, he thought that this plan was from Zhang Shao's plan, and for this reason, he slightly changed his opinion of Zhang Shao, a lame general. But after he rushed to Yanzhou in the middle of the night to meet with Shang Cheng, he felt that this was not like Zhang Shao's handwriting, and the blind man pushed the plot to Zhang Shao and the Wei Mansion in one bite, but made him suspicious. Zhang Shao and Ximen Sheng have similar skills, do things with a clear eye, at a glance, you can know that you are a general who has been promoted step by step, and the most important thing is the word "stability" in everything, and it is impossible to come up with such a treacherous strategy hidden in the ordinary.

Since it's not Zhang Shao, and it can't be Ximensheng, who else can it be?

He couldn't think of who. However, Huo Shiqi is the most suspicious. Shang Cheng's uncle and elder are shrewd and capable characters at first glance, obviously they have passed the township test and become a lifter, and they have the opportunity to go to Beijing to take the entrance examination to fight for a Jinshi background, but they still stay in Yanshan, obviously not because they don't want to go, but because Shang is blind and reluctant to let him go. Most of this strategy is from the handwriting of this surnamed Huo!

He couldn't help but glance jealously at Shang Cheng, who was sitting at the back of the handsome case.

Alas, how can there be such a person around me who gives advice to him?

He has always linked this plan to Shang Cheng. This plan strategy was most likely the idea of someone around Shang Cheng. In his opinion, it is true to say that the blind man is a fierce general, but it is the ability to command three or five hundred people to fight a village to seize a pass, and if you really want to say that the overall layout is profoundly planned, not to mention that it is not as good as Xiao Jian and Li Wei, these old handsome veterans, even compared with Zhang Shao Ximen and them, it is also a big difference. As for Shang Cheng's proposal at the beginning of last winter to ride out of Lankou to carry out a deep encirclement of the Tuqi people, although later the imperial court and the military department shouted regrets that this plan could not be implemented, but in his eyes, this is undoubtedly a complete military adventure, needless to say, it can not only solve the predicament of Yanshan, but also severely defeat the Tuqi people, Shang Cheng will gain fame and fortune, and the ensuing scorching authority will inevitably catch up with Xiao Jian back then; If defeated, the Central Plains of Yanshan will be in danger, and Shang Cheng is recuperating from his injuries, even if the war is lost, he can only be responsible for the misconduct of the advice from the side, and will not take more risks and punishments...... He mentioned this matter to Chen Pu more than once, and repeatedly warned Chen Pu that he must be careful that Shang Chengyiyi can abandon the 5,000 light horsemen for his own selfish desires, ignore the fire and water of Yanshan Limin, and ignore the safety of Dazhao Sheji...... It's a pity, although Chen Zhuguo was born in the royal family, she is a woman after all, she didn't even see the true face of the blind man, this is an out-and-out villain!

Moreover, Shang Cheng is arrogant and stubborn, and he can't tolerate others, and he can't see that others are more talented than him! In the conversation between the two of them last night, according to the current military deployment of Yanshan, he proposed that the Yanzhong garrison in Yanxi should be garrisoned on the spot, concentrate the three and a half brigades and 17 battalions of the right army, enter the grassland from Ruqi through Liangchuan, cross the Baiyu River valley and go straight to the old nest of the left four divisions of the Tuqi Mountain. The result? He carefully thought about the plan along the way, but was shattered by Shang Chengqing's words:

"The details of the strategy for dispatching troops in the autumn have been submitted to the Ministry of War and the three provinces for filing information, and the plan has been temporarily revised, and it is too late to have time. There is also a lot of time to be delayed in the mobilization of troops and the coordination of various ministries. ”

He was so angry that he almost threw the tea bowl in his hand to the ground! If you don't want to change it, don't change it, why move out of the court to pressure yourself? The plan has been presented to the imperial court? These words can only be used to coax the big soldiers below! The admiral of the border town has the right to make a decision on the spot, not to mention sending a few thousand people to fight the Tu Tu Ci people, even if the three armies of Yanshan are all dispatched, and the imperial court cannot blame Shang Cheng for a reason of "not being good in advance". Besides, his three brigades are stationed near Beizheng Zuo, such as Fan Quanjizheng's eighth battalion guard army and fifth battalion border army, where do you need to mobilize soldiers from other places? He can see it clearly, what the autumn offensive is short and short, what disrupts the deployment of the Turks and delays the footsteps of the Turks to the south, and what "Shoude Gong Shao'an will not be impatient in the future, there will be battles for you to fight", all nonsense; The blind man just didn't want to make another big contribution to him, so he came up with such a reason.

He glanced contemptuously at Zhang Shao, who was standing in front of the handsome case with a straight face, and couldn't help but sneer in his stomach: Why did you only use so many soldiers in the grassland this time? This is just a solid military achievement given to the surname Zhang by a blind man in order to win over Zhang Shao. Hearing that Zhang Shao was going to go to Beijing on behalf of Shangcheng to drill the camp and walk the door after the winter, there was more ridicule in his eyes: The worker is the worker, how can he know the door to the officialdom? With the surname Zhang's humble background and a small five-grade military position, I am afraid that I don't even know who to give gifts, but don't make a ridiculous thing that I want to enter the temple to burn high incense for the Bodhisattva, but I light the incense only to find that the shrine is sitting in the Sanqing Jade Emperor......

Thinking of this, he almost laughed out loud, and hurriedly coughed lightly to cover it up.

At this time, Zhang Shao had already read the end of the strategy: "...... In mid-October and late October, all units summarized the battle and returned to their original stations in turn to resume daily training and vigilance. This order. Admiral of Yanshan. Date. ”

Shang Cheng took the file handed over by Zhang Shao and put it in front of him, and said, "Did everyone hear clearly? ”

"Yes! Hear me clearly! ”

Shang Cheng nodded and said, "The military order for the transfer of defense will be issued to all ministries soon; A detailed military plan and a route map for the march will soon be handed over to you. After you get it, think about it carefully to see how you can better execute the plan and complete the task. If you have any new ideas or ideas, you can also talk to your superiors. He stood up with his hands clenched into fists against the handsome case, looked at the generals and captains who were standing tall and solemn, and said, "The Admiral's Mansion has prepared lunch, and I will leave after eating." This is not only for you to make a grand trip, but also to wish you a victorious return, by the way, everyone reunites to celebrate the first quiet Mid-Autumn Festival in three years, one by one, beef and mutton, as well as wine. It's rare to have so many people, and I also sacrificed my life to accompany the gentleman, drink two glasses with everyone, and coax the wine worms in my stomach......"

The officers in the hall basically knew that he had an eye disease to taboo, and alcohol was a big taboo, and his diet was so light that these guys who were not happy with wine and meat were sad when they heard it, so when they heard that the Admiral's Mansion was in charge of lunch, everyone was a little embarrassed and couldn't lift their spirits. At this time, I heard him say that he had wine, and he wanted to get drunk with everyone, all of them were happy, and a few immortal guys cheered and cheered, squeezing their eyebrows and whispering in tandem, all wanting to take this opportunity to pour the general well......