After passing away the fat hole full of thoughts, I also returned to business? and refocus on the war that is taking place on the west.

There is new news from the front, the second soldier and horse envoy Zhang Lizheng led a way of men and horses, has attacked the fortress, and hit the Guangji army of Xingren Mansion, the seat of the Huaixi Jiedu envoy of the Northern Dynasty, near Dingtao City in the heartland.

This time, the impromptu armed reconnaissance and tentative late-autumn offensive was carried out in the form of a gradual rotation of rear troops.

From the territory of Xuzhou, a full number of soldiers and horses (four battalions of the main and auxiliary battalions) were mobilized and dispatched, plus three garrison battalions patrolling the grain road and suppressing the rear road, one was responsible for the construction of grain platforms and military stations along the way, and the engineering battalion under the jurisdiction of the Jiansheng Army and a number of people who were requisitioned for a short period of time.

Although it was a temporary action, it was also a test of the corresponding combat readiness and mobilization system on the Huaidong front, so from Qingzhou Yidu to issue instructions and military talisman seals, and then to Xuzhou to complete the corresponding preparations and mobilization; In the end, it only took five days, mobilized tens of thousands of personnel, and the relevant materials they needed.

This is not counting the number of movements of rear troops moving forward and redeploying during the same period of time. This efficiency is placed in most of the military orders of the dynasty, and it is also a proud and over-the-top performance.

I'm not particularly satisfied, though, because there's also the efficiency bonuses provided by the existing canal networks and vehicles and boats in the frontier states.

and the communication advantages provided by the arm-pull signal towers built on the front of Xuzhou.

In contrast to the adversary's sluggish response and hasty response.

Although there were many time-consuming and laborious strongholds as early warnings and buffers, it was only after the vanguard led by Zhang Lizheng broke through a dilapidated state and entered Songzhou that he encountered the first enemy who took the initiative to fight;

So far, this force has penetrated the territory of the four states, breaking a total of seven cities, and dozens of bases and burning villages. However, because it seems that the enemy retains his strength and passively avoids the battle, compared with the results of the siege, the number of enemies destroyed is somewhat good.

In addition to repelling and scattering a number of cavalry of the Northern Dynasties, which were broken into small groups and carried out reciprocating harassment and brief engagement. More often than not, after breaking down the large and small city barriers, the various enemy forces such as the captured Tutu, the village warriors and the people, but the accumulation has also been thousands of people who have been escorted back.

In contrast, those Fanhu forces entrenched in the neighboring areas, as always, continue to maintain a certain attitude of vigilance and fear from a relatively safe psychological distance.

Only scattered rangers and horses disappeared after a long march with the brigade.

After several rounds of tentative harassment and conflict, the other side finally gave up the attempt to divide troops to threaten the grain route and outflank the back road.

The Northern Army, led by Yang Keshi, the envoy of Jiedu, gave up a number of damaged or too cramped cities that were not suitable for defense along the way, and with a few men and horses who had been avoiding field battles, they shrank their forces and retreated into Dingtao, an old nest with high walls and thick walls.

Make a corresponding attitude and trend that intends to hold on and resist for a long time, and let the men and horses of Huaidong attack and burn and plunder nearby, and the population and materials that will not be able to retreat in the future will be indifferent to plundering, and resolutely should not fight and ignore it.

It seems that he is determined to wait for the response and assistance of other passers-by.

As a relatively familiar old opponent under the long-term confrontation and fighting. According to the situation grasped by our army, under the banner of the Huaixi Jiedu envoy alone, at most there were as many as ** military numbers and ranks.

However, this is because since the Northern Expedition, the military order of the Northern Dynasties has been organized and listed, and it has also been somewhat laissez-faire.

Especially after the siege of Luodu was lifted, in a short period of more than half a year, almost everyone who came refused to come and incorporated and absorbed a large number of local local regiments and powerful armed forces. In this way, a large number of local officials and titles were sold to fund the state.

The titles of various miscellaneous generals, lieutenant generals, soldiers and horses, regimental training envoys, and guards were also distributed all over the place. So much so that a loose lieutenant has already reached a cheap price, as long as he donates 300,000 yuan or 500 stone chestnut rice, he can easily get it.

Through a large number of blank bodies, all kinds of generals who do not match their names are flooded in the local area.

Therefore, except for the two veteran military orders directly led by the Huaixi Jiedu envoy, who may still be called strong and resolute, the others are all new military orders with a lot of water, ranging from thousands to thousands.

Among them, in the long-term battles and battles with the Huaidong Army under my command, they were defeated or destroyed by the formation, and there were at least six or seven large and small army orders, and even today's military numbers, most of which were later rebuilt or made up.

It's just that no matter how scummy the troops are, the numerical advantage is there, plus the people in the city can be summoned.

It may be a little weak in the field confrontation, but under the supervision of the official army, if it is used to hold the fortified city, it is a little tricky and troublesome for our army, which lacks heavy equipment to attack the fortification.

Moreover, the Jiedu made Yang Keshi's headquarters because the backbone was the old army that survived the cruel defense of Luodu.

Whether it is equipment or training, experience and fighting spirit are not comparable to the new military order of these local backgrounds. It has some adaptability and countermeasures for firearms combat, and is also better at preserving itself and strength;

Therefore, in daily battles, as the force behind the palace and the pressure of the formation, there are many cases of being repulsed and defeated, but they have not been able to give enough heavy losses or decisive major results.

Therefore, although there is still some distance from the final stop line of the scheduled sortie, the purpose of deterrence and sweeping operations has been largely accomplished.

As the former commander-in-chief of the army, Zhang Lizheng can completely decide for himself, give up further plans and plans, accept it as soon as he still has the strength to spare, and withdraw his troops and return to the original starting point.

However, in the face of the enemy army that is ready for battle, the corresponding retreat process is also a demanding technical work, especially testing the commander's command and coordination ability in subtleties.

This is also the reason why I chose to be from a martial arts class, and my style of action and fighting style is the most disciplined and orderly, and Zhang Lizheng is the only one who leads the way.

Although they are not as good as the Fourth Route soldiers and horses led by Yang Zaixing in terms of active aggression and fighting spirit against the enemy, they are less likely to be greedy for merit and rash in order to lose big because of small things.

The veteran unit he led was known as the "Grinding Iron" battalion, which attached great importance to discipline and was known for being the best at battle in formation, and most emphasized the concentration of formation and firepower.

In this kind of reciprocating tug-of-war between long-range and long-distance advance and retreat without obvious advantages, it is also the most difficult for the enemy to find flaws and opportunities to take advantage of.

Similarly, as a follow-up link to the corresponding deployment, under the arrangement of the prior plan, the Yunzhou salient and Xuzhou should also make a posture of dispatching troops to respond, and even launch some kind of feint and short-distance advance operations at multiple points on the front.

Of course, if the enemy army is not so powerful, it is not impossible to add follow-up mobile forces to turn containment and suppression into a substantial breakthrough and advance.

Therefore, I could only watch the recital sent back from the front line, and at the same time, Yu Hou and the staff officers made various local deductions and judgments for me in the big sand table.

Because of the siding signal tower on the front line of Piyang Mountain - Weishan Lake, and the complete laying, therefore, as long as half a day, I can get feedback and interaction from the front of Xuzhou.

It's just that after seeing the secret message from the front one, I couldn't help frowning.

That Qin Changjiao is really not a worry-free master, and he didn't go for long, and he actually made some things for me at the front line.

As the superintendent of the sub-patrol road, although there was no one in front of the army, no one was instructed to deliberately target him; Therefore, he quickly opened up the situation in the local camp for displaced people.

outcome

He actually used the dual means of material encouragement and punishment to incite relevant people to accuse and expose each other in those homeless camps, and as a result, he found out many people with old traces of adultery and criminals.

Well, that's okay too? I'm a little speechless. However, after thinking about it, I still ordered the front not to limit his actions, to see what step he could go and how much of the past he could unravel.

Just set a threshold, in addition to involving serious crimes such as murder and arson, those misdemeanors such as theft and pickpocketing that occurred before entering Huaidong will not be blamed for the time being, but they must be kept on file in the registration as evidence for future recourse.