On this day, the last batch of wounded and supplies landed in Xishan, and Bailiyan walked to the camp in the back mountain of Xishan, and Su Fangyi happened to be there.

After the West Mountain was captured by the coalition forces, a large camp was established in the back of the West Mountain, and many of the previously destroyed passes were restored. A three-layer defense system has been formed inside the west mountain, behind the west mountain, and outside the west mountain. After months of continuous burning, the surface of the oil well behind Xishan has become more viscous, and the fire has been greatly weakened.

"Soviet division, how is the situation at the outer lake?"

"I didn't see anything abnormal, but there must be an ambush outside, so don't be careless."

After the withdrawal of the Temir Honor Regiment from the Outer Lake at the end of April, the Jinxuedi people did not garrison any more troops for several months, and the pressure of the coalition forces in the Outer Lake dropped sharply, faintly giving people the illusion that the time was ripe to flee north to the Central Plains. At this time, as long as the grain and grass were sufficient, the coalition forces could cross the outer lake and go north to the Qianyue Mountain, but it turned out that it was impossible at all.

The withdrawal of the Jin Xuedi people from Waihu was also expected that the coalition forces would not be able to break through, and at most 10,000 or 20,000 people would be sent north to break through, and they only needed to arrange tens of thousands of elite soldiers on the periphery to set up ambushes, which was enough to block the exit.

Even if hundreds of thousands of people had to leave, hundreds of thousands of horses and vehicles would need to carry heavy supplies, and it would be impossible to rely on bus No. 11 alone.

Even if everything goes well, hundreds of thousands of people will have to drag their feet for nearly eight or nine months, and it will take more than a year if it doesn't go well. The carrying of the baggage with them is undoubtedly a huge problem, and the Jinxuedi people can completely let the coalition army escape, and then they only need to drive the coalition army to the open area and slaughter it with the cavalry.

After a little understanding, Bai Liyan took out his portable map and spread it on the wooden platform made of tree roots, and continued:

"According to the scouts, there are 60,000 defenders on both sides of the pontoon bridge in the upper reaches of Yasai Falls, 30,000 infantry troops, and 30,000 cavalry.

30,000 infantry troops are stationed on the west bank of the water area of the middle reaches of the Waterfall River, occupying the high ground on the west bank of the river section, easy to defend and difficult to attack, about 150 miles away from the pontoon bridge in the upper reaches of the Waterfall River, and the infantry army on the west bank of the middle reaches of the Delangi River is the fastest two days and the slowest three days.

There are about 30,000 defenders of the pontoon bridge at the mouth of the lower reaches of the Waterfall River, all of whom are infantry troops, and our sailors must blow up the two pontoon bridges upstream and downstream before going to the Waterfall River.

The distance between the upper and lower pontoon bridges is more than 360 li, and if our army attacks the upper waterfall first, only 30,000 infantry troops in the middle reaches will be reinforced in a short time, and as long as the cavalry on the west bank of the waterfall is defeated, our army can land here and attack to the southwest.

However, blowing up the upstream and downstream pontoon bridges is extremely critical, and now the wind is southwest and it is sailing against the current, it is very easy to expose the intentions of our army too early, and the naval army cannot reach the waterfall in time, and at the same time, the Jin Xuedi people can quickly repair the pontoon bridge. Therefore, he planned to land on the opposite bank by attacking the east and west, so that the enemy army would be tired of mobilizing. ”

Bai Liyan elaborated on the plan, Su Fangyi thought for a moment and said:

"Yan Gongzi wanted to blow up the pontoon bridge, and then lead the army to the waterfall first, feint to attack the cavalry on the west bank of the waterfall, and transfer the enemy on the west bank of the downstream Drankie. Then they went down the river and drew troops from Derangi to attack the enemy on the west bank of the Derangi section of the middle reaches of the Waterfall River. ”

This is exactly what the military advisor said, concentrate his forces to attack the enemy cavalry on the west bank of the upper reaches of the Waterfall River, and wait for the enemy troops on the west bank of the Delangi River section in the middle reaches of the Waterfall River to reinforce and arrive at the waterfall, and the cavalry on the west bank of the Waterfall will be greatly consumed by our army.

The return of our army from the upper reaches of the Waterfall River to Drangi was half a day's quickest, a day's slowest, and in any case much faster than its return again. ”

At this time, Gongliang Xiu took over and asked:

"The middle and lower reaches of the bank are much higher than the water surface, how is Yan Gongzi going to land?"

"There is a slightly lower ground in the middle reaches of the river, about seven feet above the water, and our army can let the side of the big ship be forcibly stranded close to the shore, and a wooden plank trestle is erected between the shore and the big ship to cross the shore, and if necessary, how to fix logs under the plank trestle for support, and the other warships are lined up, tied to each other and connected to the clipper, and the soldiers and horses quickly transfer to the clipper through the ship and the boat."

"I see, this is a surprise, and the attack is unprepared, I am afraid that the people of Jin Xuedi would never have dreamed that our army would go ashore in a big way in a place where it is impossible to go ashore."

What the major general said was that if it had not been for the transfer of the barbarian army on the west bank of the middle reaches of the Derangi Falls, this plan would have been difficult to succeed. The wonder is born from infinity, and it is the unchangeable that can be done, and it is a conspiracy. ”

Thanks to the dense waterways, more than 800,000 people of Jinxuedi are scattered in 400 miles from north to south and 600 miles from east to west, with a total area of more than 60,000 square kilometers, which is equivalent to a Ningxia land that is strictly guarded.

There are 200,000 to the south of the West Mountain Marsh, and about 100,000 on the west bank of the West Mountain section of the West River, of which 40,000 are still deployed in the swamp south of Delangi. Another 80,000 are deployed on the east bank of the Drangi Pass, 150,000 south of the Drangi Pass, and 70,000 in the lower reaches of the West River. 120,000 upper, middle and lower reaches of the Waterfall River, more than 100,000 naval troops and cavalry are deployed in the eastern periphery of Posong Province, and are connected with pontoon bridges and naval armies.

Bai Liyan explained the plan in detail, and Gongliangxiu added:

"After the pontoon bridge in the lower reaches is breached, will Gongzi Yan order the warships to handle the river to prevent the enemy soldiers in the lower reaches of the West River and the Waterfall River from repairing the pontoon bridge and reinforcing the south?"

"No, once all our naval forces withdraw from the West River, the enemy soldiers on the west bank of the West Mountain Section of the West River will definitely build a pontoon bridge and cross the West River. Therefore, the major general and the Soviet division could put up a little resistance while they were building the pontoon bridge, and then defeat them and let them cross the river.

At this time, our naval army blew up the pontoon bridge in the lower reaches of the Waterfall River and went upstream, and the enemy soldiers who crossed the river learned the news a day or two later, and then they would inevitably divide their troops to return to help, in case of accidents. ”

"Well, it works." Su Fangyi said, and then said: "It's just that there is one more thing that needs to be guarded against. ”

"Is the Soviet division worried about Mooney?"

"Exactly. This person is far above other brute generals and should not be underestimated. Our army does not yet know where it is, and if it is outside the West Hill or Delangi, our army's plan is in danger of being exposed. ”

"The Soviet army division can rest assured that its people are set at the barbarian army camp south of the Delangi Pass at this time."

Bai Liyan affirmed, Su Fangyi was puzzled:

"How does Yan Gongzi know?"

"The number of people in Derangi has dropped sharply in recent days, the number of soldiers has increased sharply, and all the women and the wounded have been transferred back to the valley. Moreover, after the winter, the river water drops, the south is very cold, and the waterways are mostly frozen in winter, and it is also expected that our army is preparing for the land route after the autumn. In addition, the river to the west is lined with water villages, and it has enough time to ride back to the water army, so its people must be in the infantry camp.

Therefore, if our naval army wants to land smoothly, it must first go west to feint and attack the water village, and then fight back to the waterfall river, and lure the tiger away from the mountain. Hundreds of thousands of enemy troops in Delangi and Cupugon were leaderless. ”

After the first half of the year's consumption and hard work, the navy army took out some of them, and the population of Derangi dropped to 2,780,000. After several days, troops were dispatched to transport women and the disabled, and the population dropped to 120,000, all of which were foot troops. Coupled with seasonal factors, the water level of the tidal flats of the Delangi Pass dropped sharply, which was conducive to the use of troops by the Jinxuedi people, and it was impossible for Mooney not to return to the base camp for such a big change.

At this time, the base camp of Mooney in the Deranki Pass:

"Norengard, how deep is the water in the middle of the mountain pass?"

"The deepest part is less than half a foot, and there is basically no water in the rest of the place, but the silt is still rotten and needs to be filled and tamped."

"It's autumn now, and the water level is receding quickly, so we can organize manpower to fill in the tidal flats on our side to the south first, and when the water has completely receded, we can accelerate to the earthen wall. Remember, the ground has to be four feet above the water, and I don't want to be flooded by the river next year. ”

"Your Excellency, before the beginning of spring next year, we should be able to capture the Deranki, and now we have to work hard to cover the earth, and we will not gain more than we lose."

"Are you really sure you can take the Deranky by next spring?" Mooney asked rhetorically.

"Our army has more than 400,000 people within a radius of 150 miles to the southeast and northwest of Delangi, and it should be able to capture Delangi within half a year."

"Humph!" Mooney said disdainfully: "It is precisely because they are underestimated that they have suffered a crushing defeat in the past two years." At present, His Majesty has suffered a setback in the war on the front, and is extremely dissatisfied with us, and if there is any more accident, we will not be able to escape the blame. ”

As he spoke, the soldiers outside the tent came to report:

"Commander of the Qiqi Legion, the Captain of the Temir Legion has arrived."

"Oh, please!"

After the onset of his illness at the end of April, Temir did not recover for half a month after his nutritional injuries, and then returned to the city of Posong to recuperate, and by the end of July, his condition improved, and he rushed back to the front line of Cupigon in mid-August. When they arrived at the Khubigon camp, they found that the Derangi coalition was abnormal, and then turned back to Derangi.

As soon as he entered the big tent, Temir's yellowed face was impressive:

"Temir, how's your illness?"

"Can't die. I ask you, what is going on with the sudden decrease in the northerners of Dranky, you know? ”

"This was more than ten days ago, they transported women, children and miscellaneous people from Delangi, and redeployed the troops of Cupigon and Delangi, and the current northerners of Delangi should have about 120,000, plus 40,000 or 50,000 sailors who traveled to and from the upper and lower reaches of the West River, a total of 1670,000 people."

"We've been repairing for four months, and the northerners have also been repairing for four months, and they're preparing for the autumn to use troops again, do you have any ideas?"

"Not yet, to be exact, our navy is still vulnerable, and as long as their navy continues to cruise in the West River, it will be difficult for us to cross the river from the West River to launch an attack. With me attacking at the mountain pass, it would be difficult to break through their defenses in a short period of time. Only after the winter comes, when the water level is lowered and the river narrows, can we find a way to block the river. Or wait for the river to freeze, and maybe trap their ships for a while. ”

"When will the water army be trained, can't it be faster?" Temir urged: "The city officials of Po Song City are complaining that in the past two years, the provinces of Po Song and Songdia have spent more than 5.6 million silver coins in the death of the dead.

After the news of His Majesty's defeat at the front in May was transmitted back to the mainland, the Guanwai and Guannai had to pay a pension of up to 8 million silver coins for this, not counting the military supplies and salaries in the past few years. ”

"It's those officials and masters who are idlely chewing their tongues, and you didn't tell them what the situation is at the front line."

"Of course I did, but they were clamoring for money all day long. Our original plan was to send 1,600,000 troops, more than twice as many as the previous expeditions to the north, which was far beyond the limit of the gold and silver coins that the treasury had pre-stocked, but with the support of the high priest and the church.

But now, in the past four years, the total number of troops we have put into battle on the front and in the rear has exceeded 2.4 million at its peak, and the casualties have exceeded one million.

By the way, the supplies to be shipped to Senyue Mountain in the spring of next year will be the last batch of supplies that will be pre-stored in the national treasury, after which taxes will be raised to the provinces. If the war doesn't improve this year, we'll be in big trouble this time next year. I've heard that the constant conscription has left a large area of wasteland in the Kannai, and if we don't solve it quickly, we will eventually be dragged down. ”

"Okay...... I also want to fight quickly, but the navy can't count on it, and a quick victory will cost hundreds of thousands of lives. ”

"But I saw that the Posong Provincial Academy had the earth-shattering fire pulled back from Qianyue Mountain, all of which were the trophies captured by His Majesty, as well as tens of thousands of catties of black fire powder. The craftsmen of Posong City are imitating the Heaven-Shaking Fire, and I have seen with my own eyes that the craftsmen have tried the Heaven-Shaking Fire of the Northerners, and it only takes a few people to use it, and they can launch a huge iron pellet two or three miles away, and even the hardest rock cannot resist it. If we can imitate enough Skyquake Fire, we can pull back a game. ”

Since the use of firearms in the Changsun Kingdom last year, the barbarian king Blunduo has successively captured more than 20 guns of different calibers, with tens of thousands of catties of gunpowder, hoping to transport them back to the mainland to imitate them for war. However, the progress was slow, due to the huge amount of molten iron required, the complex artillery casting process, and the casting defects of the artillery cast by the Jinxuedi people were serious, and several imitation artillery explosions occurred one after another, causing dozens of casualties, and the imitation work was not smooth.

Two days later, in the morning and dusk, a heavy fog broke out in various places, and the five fingers could not be seen, and the visibility was less than 20 meters:

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency!"

Jiang Jie called outside the tent, and Bai Liyan asked with sleepy eyes:

"What's the matter?"

"It's foggy, my lord, it's a big fog."

Bailiyan was tired when she heard the news, got up busily, put on a battle robe and came to the tent, and when she saw the fog, she was surprised and happy:

"It's foggy!"

"My subordinates have measured that the visibility on land is less than ten steps, and the visibility on the water is probably even lower."

"Well, herald assembly!"

"No!"

"Visibility" is a professional term introduced by Bailiyan after the opening of the lecture hall. It is used to express information under meteorological conditions such as nominal underwater and fog, so as to avoid unclear information expression caused by ambiguous expressions such as "invisible" and "invisible", which causes misjudgment and inaccuracy.