Chapter 235: Shimen Water
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The note briefly informed Duo'er Hong's plan, Huang Taiji's lack of food, and Azig's leading troops to rob Xuanfu, so Manchukuo was sincerely negotiating this time, hoping that the coalition forces would abandon their prejudices and the two sides would reach an agreement soon.
After the analysis of the General Staff, yesterday's large force of Manchukuo's cavalry did not return, and this morning there was indeed a small group of men and horses on the opposite shore who went out to hunt, so the information on Dahai's note is extremely credible.
The coalition forces quickly adjusted their tactics.
First of all, the importance of the Qingshanzui access to Manchukuo has become more prominent, and the defense of Qingshanzui should be strengthened.
The second is to negotiate actively and take the right time to get rid of the hot potato of Duoerhong. The time to return Duo'er Hong can't be too early, too early for Manchukuo to lose its containment and it is likely to launch a fierce attack on the Qingshanzui Passage. It is better to choose the moment when the Manchurian army will be exhausted and will not be able to fight again.
The third is to strengthen the work on Dahai. Dahai's note was an unexpected surprise, and it also showed that Dahai was a pure scholar who actually informed his opponent of such important military information. No matter how hard the coalition forces are, they may be able to counter Dahai.
Finally, and most crucially, it is necessary to immediately notify the dragon and Mo Rigen of the big board ascension city to prepare.
There are several roads for the Manchurian Brigade to go to Xuanhua before, the most convenient is of course to bypass Yinshan through the Qingshanzui Pass Road and go all the way to the east from the piedmont plain, but unfortunately this road is not passable at present; Secondly, it went directly south from the north of Yinshan Mountain to the east around the eastern side of Yinshan Mountain, and the General Staff estimated that the Manchurian cavalry was very likely to take this road.
There are also two roads that need to cross Yinshan halfway, one is through the Shimen Waterway, that is, the location of Baotou in later generations; One is the "white road" on the mountain behind the naturalized city, that is, the location in Hohhot in later generations.
The location of Dabansheng City is between Shimen Waterway and Baidao, close to the Shimenshui side. If the Manchurian cavalry took Shimen Shui, the gap between Dabansheng and the Wolf Mountain River would be cut off.
According to the report of the flower head cabinet, the caravan's arrival in Dabansheng City this time coincided with the temple fair. The temple fair lasted for seven days in a row, in order to commemorate the conversion of Altan Khan to Buddhism, and people from all over the world came to the temple fair.
The caravans were selling and buying in a big way, transporting all the goods, old and new, to the Yellow River, and then began to spread the news that Manchukuo was coming to plunder.
There has always been this rumor on the grassland, and the news spread out by the flower head cabinet this time has a nose and an eye: the Manchurian army has arrived in Shanbei, and they are still carrying Hongyi cannons, they can't catch up with Chahar, and they plan to rob the Ming Dynasty after robbing the grassland......
The people who rushed to the temple fair panicked all of a sudden.
Yilong took the opportunity to show his banner, recruited troops and horses, and urged the people to take refuge in the west of the Wolf Mountain River.
After a busy day, the people were skeptical, and then Morrigan arrived with a team of horses.
As a result, Mo Rigen showed the treasure of Altan, erected the banner of the Jin State, and claimed that it was the Tabu Nang of the Jin State sent to rescue everyone, and recruited 300 people to join the army in the first day, and the cattle and sheep that moved west in the later day filled the Yellow River.
Seeing that he couldn't help, Hua Tou Cabinet escorted the newly purchased thirty-nine packs of sugar, and rushed back to Langshanchuan all the way to inform the headquarters to prepare to accept supplies and refugees.
Chief of Staff Sun Dingliao gestured with his hand on the map and said:
"The Shimen Waterway has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times. Shimen water flows into the Yellow River from north to south, dividing Yinshan into east and west sections, called Qingshan in the west and Daqing Mountain in the east. The valley between the two mountains is flat, and when the water is dry, it is possible to pass through carts and horses. The north end of Shimen Road was called Guyang in ancient times, and the southern end of Shimen Road was called Jiuyuan in ancient times, and the Yellow River crossed from Jiuyuan to the south through Qinzhi Road to reach Yulin and Yan'an. Shimen waterway has dangerous terrain in Yinshan Mountain, called Shimen, in ancient times, set up a fortress called Shimen barrier, known as a husband when the pass is not opened. ”
"The distance from Qingshanzui to Shimenshui is less than 200 miles, Shimenshui is another 100 miles to Dabansheng City, and Dabansheng is another 200 miles to Guihua City. The Manchukuo cavalry has been on the expedition for more than a month, and they are going to go on an expedition to Xuanhua, so they must cherish their horsepower at this time. They departed yesterday at noon, and I expect to arrive in Guyang tomorrow evening, and it will take another day to cross Yinshan to Jiuyuan. ”
"If we send troops today, we can drift down the Yellow River in just one day and one night, and as soon as we reach Jiuyuan, we will immediately enter the ravine and seize the stone barrier. At that time, with natural danger, the Manchurian cavalry was helpless. ”
"Take a step back, if the Manchurian cavalry does not take the Shimen waterway, the subsequent Han army in Manchuria will definitely consider taking Shimen because they carry artillery. Especially the three-thousand-pound Hongyi cannon, it will be a big burden for them at that time, but whoever can save the Lu Han army will definitely save it. Therefore, Shimen water must be prepared in advance. ”
Sun Dingliao asked for war: "Give me a soldier and horse, I will go and stop the Manchurian army at Shimen and repay me for the humiliation of the Great Ling River!" ”
Yang Ritian and Sun Yi glanced at each other.
Now the coalition forces are stretched thin, and the defense of Qingshanzui must be strengthened.
But the chief of staff was right, and no one was more experienced than Sun Dingliao in defending the city.
In last year's Battle of the Great Ling River, the Great Ling River City was actually in ruins at all from the beginning, and only the wall foundation was still there. Zu Dashou rushed to repair it for less than half a month, and Huang Taiji came to the city. The defenders of the Daling River responded in a hurry and held it for three months.
Yang Ritian suggested: "Do you want the chief of staff to send some people from each battalion to Shimenshui first, and then transfer Yang Liulang up?" ”
Sun nodded a little, and had to use the strategic reserve force.
Sun Yi instructed Sun Dingliao: "I have been to that place in Jiuyuan before, in addition to the Shimen Waterway, which is relatively easy to walk, there are a few ditches that can theoretically cross Yinshan. Guarding these ditches will inevitably lead to the dispersion of the forces, and I will give you a suggestion. ”
Sun Yi casually drew a turret during the Japanese invasion of China.
Sun Yiyi: "This special beacon tower, the first and second floors have holes in all directions, which can be used for firearm shooting and archery, and the third floor can be used for lookout, lighting beacon fire warning and even erecting a cannon. ”
Sun repeatedly drew a bunker.
"It's semi-underground, and it can be shaped into various shapes with the help of the terrain."
"You can flexibly place these two types of buildings as strongholds, with a large number of stampede ground guns on the perimeter of the stronghold, and deep trenches and high fortifications between the close strongholds. If the Manchurians attacked, the soldiers could retreat into their strongholds until reinforcements arrived. ”
Sun Dingliao pondered for a while and nodded and put away Sun Yi's drawings: "The military situation is urgent, I will set off at noon." ”
Sun Yi still has something to advise:
"The chief of staff guarding the stone barrier this time is different from the last time he guarded the Daling River. The Daling River is a lonely army, and the Yellow River behind the stone barrier is our rear. As soon as the chief of staff arrived in Jiuyuan, he immediately arranged for people to go to Dabansheng City to contact Yilong and Mo Rigen, and once Qingshanzui could free up his hand, the main force would go down the Yellow River. The longer the stone gate guards this time, the more manpower and material resources can be provided by the rear. ”
Sun Dingliao's eyes lit up suddenly, and he said viciously, "I'm going to him to death this time!" ”