Chapter 68 One Night, High Moon, Oblique (3)

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"As soon as the rearguard of the Mongol army was cut off from the retreat, our army fought out of the city, first disrupting the enemy's defenses with a small number of assault troops, and then squeezing the enemy with a large army, striving to crush the enemy in one fell swoop. Although it is the last battle, but the battlefield is narrow, the army does not have to pour out of the city, with 12,000 troops of the Jing'e Deputy Capital Division as the core, 10,000 troops of the Wandu Command Department as the left wing, Meng Tongzhi led the headquarters and a total of 10,000 people of the Xiangyang Tun Army as the right wing, and the three roads are out to attack the enemy, the degree must be fast, the offensive must be fierce enough, do not think that the enemy has fallen into a desperate situation and adopt attrition tactics, we must take advantage of the enemy's rear road is cut off and do not know what to do, decisively attack, so that the enemy's resistance heart completely collapses, and then you can take the opportunity to win. ”

Bai Yijie said: "On the other hand, in order to contain the main force of the Mongolian army that has crossed north, it is also necessary to arrange a small-scale surprise attack force to take the initiative to attack the front and middle of the Mongolian army before and after the Jiangnan battle, try to disrupt the deployment of the enemy army and buy time for the Jiangnan operation. ”

His tone became stern: "This battle is the last battle in the entire anti-autumn operation, and success or failure will have a decisive impact on the future of Xiangyang." To this end, it is necessary to have strict military discipline, so that the soldiers know that if they want to fight for their lives from the battlefield, there is only one way to win. When the battle is approaching, please set up the five hundred personal soldiers to lead the army to press the formation in the rear, once the existing generals and soldiers escape, immediately cut in front of the battle, there is no leniency, after you return to the headquarters, you must also declare to the military academy that you are powerful, so that they can understand the truth that this battle is not allowed to be defeated. ”

When he said this, he naturally meant it to the generals who commanded the army, and for the troops led by Zheng Yunming himself, after the experience of many major battles, there was no need to worry about their performance under pressure.

But Zheng Yunming himself didn't dare to be so sure. The art of war is cloudy, surrounded by three and one, the trapped beast in a desperate situation can burst out with amazing combat effectiveness, not to mention that this trapped beast is still the iron cavalry division of the world, the best strategy of the art of war is naturally to expel the enemy, chase and kill along the road, so that the enemy is tired of running for his life when escaping, and has no time to resist the sword cut behind him. Surrounding the enemy into a desperate place, although it is also the art of war, but the art of war also has the truth of putting the place of death and then living, and the northern army is brave and good at fighting, once it really bursts out of the power in a desperate situation, it can still have a three-percent chance of winning.

But Zheng Yunming did not waver in his choice at all, this is the best opportunity to finish his work, and he has put his army in a relatively advantageous position, this is a gamble worth fighting, even Zheng Yunming, who dislikes fighting the most in his life, can't help but bet his chips up.

Ma Guangzu was worried about other things, and as soon as the whole plan was disclosed by Zheng Yunming, he fell into deep moral trouble.

"Attacking without telling and breaking promises is the right way for a gentleman." He said worriedly: "Although the soldiers are treacherous, such an unrighteous act will inevitably be used by the enemy in the future. ”

If that's all, Ma Guangzu is not a Taoist gentleman, and he can bear it, what he is really worried about is another thing: "If the two countries really resume peace negotiations in the future, the Mongols really use this as an example of our country's sabotage of peace talks, and there will inevitably be a lot of resistance in the court." ”

His words touched the hearts of many people. Fighting a war is never simply about deciding the winner on the battlefield. Not only the Great Song Dynasty, in any country, in any war, there will be two factions of the main battle and the main peace, but sometimes the main battle faction is strong, and the main peace faction is silent. However, after the southern crossing, the Zhao dynasty was narrow and weak, and it was an agricultural country that was not conducive to conquest, and the strength of the lord and faction was far greater than that of the nomadic empire in the north. Once Zheng Yunming made an unrighteous sneak attack, the lord and faction in the court would be held accountable, and all the generals and staff members who participated in the battle this time would be unable to escape responsibility. In the past, Yue Peng, who was famous all over the world, raised his head to the ground for a peace discussion, and the civil officials and military generals present today, which one can have the honor and merit of Marquis Yue? Once the Mongols are held accountable, even if it is the righteous Zheng official Yunming, there is no suitable reason to escape punishment.

Zheng Yunming smiled weirdly: "The staff officer is too worried, didn't you hear me repeatedly emphasize it during the negotiation?" If the peace treaty is not sealed, it is not formally established. ”

Ma Guangzu was surprised: "Isn't the peace treaty going to be sent to the Mongolian camp tomorrow to be sealed?" ”

Zheng Yunming walked to Zhao Kui's case, stretched out his hand to pick up the peace agreement that was related to the lives of tens of millions of people in Xiangyang, and threw it into the blazing charcoal brazier under the shock of everyone.

"Then it will never reach the Mongol camp."

The flames jumped and flew, shining on Zheng Yunming's resolute face: "It's not so easy to let me fall into the handle!" ”

In the big tent of the Mongolian Chinese army, Tath looked at the property brought back from Xiangyang by Hu Ma in the month without saying a word, and he could only get such a little money in a big move, this battle almost became a stain on Tasi's horse career, he could also imagine that there would be unfavorable voices in the palace of Helin, when he lived on the steppe before, the relationship between the Great Khan and his family and the Mongolian relatives was close and harmonious, and some children could even play outside the palace tent of the Great Khan, after the Great Khan saw it, not only did not blame, but would pick up the child affectionately, Tease him, and maybe give him some luxurious gifts such as golden beans. But since the Great Khan moved into the mysterious Wan'an Palace, not to mention the noble generals, even Qu Chu and Kuoduan must be passed on by Naya Atong before they can be promoted. Today's Great Khan is getting closer and closer to the clever and obedient Han people, the foxy and enchanting dancing girls of the Western Regions, and the clever and fearful courtiers, and he will never be as close to the Mongolian warriors as in the past.

But the Mongol army has never been graded by the favor of the Great Khan, similar to Yang Weizhong, the domestic slave of the Great Khan, at most only with the prestige of the Great Khan, the real seat of the Mongol army is ranked according to the strength of each person, as long as Tath has 100,000 registered people in his hands, and can provide tens of thousands of elite soldiers when he fights, he will always be a pivotal person in front of the Great Khan.

And these complaining subordinates need to find a channel to appease them. He already had a suitable goal in mind, but that would have to wait until he returned to the north.

Although the generals were not convinced, they did not understand the reason why Tath wanted to get out as soon as possible. Low morale is a headache and food shortages are hard to solve, but that's not the real problem. Qu Gu's death was not a simple isolated incident, and the political pattern of the Mongol Empire may have changed dramatically. Especially at such a delicate time,

The Great Khan's eldest son, Guiyu Khan, has now broken through into the western Scythian steppe with his eldest son's expedition, and is about to embark on an unprecedented grand expedition to conquer one of the western peoples. His 50,000 iron horsemen were the core fighting force in the eldest son's expedition, and it was impossible to recruit him back at this moment. Another prince, Kuoduan, was now commanding a large army to attack the western Sichuan Plain and carrying out a massacre on a scale unprecedented in history, and he could not spare his troops to return to Horin. As soon as the news of Qu's death reached Horin, the atmosphere in the newly renovated palaces immediately became eerie. Therefore, once Qu Chu dies, with the news of his death returning to Helin, it must be the entire Southern Expedition army, and only when the army returns to the grassland can the situation in Helin be stabilized and those jackals who are ready to move.

Before he set out on the expedition, he had heard that Hulegu, the son of Tulei Khan, had applied to the Great Khan himself to go to the Great Food Kingdom to defeat the Great Food Kingdom, which lacked respect for the Mongol Great Khan, but the Great Khan refused. He didn't understand why the Great Khan refused Hulegu's request, if it was him, he would be happy to send Kublai Khan and Hulegu's 50,000 elite soldiers away from afar, so that they were addicted to fighting thousands of miles away, and had no time to take care of the movement on the steppe. The ownership of the future Khan throne has fallen into confusion again.

So Zheng Yunming and Xiangyang are both things that can be considered later. And according to his measurements, attacking Xiangyang is no longer a task that can be completed in a short period of time. Entrenched in the periphery of Xiangyang, the commander of the Ma Army, Meng Heng, was an old acquaintance of the Mongol army, and his subordinates were brave and warlike when attacking Caizhou, which made Tachar think highly of him. He once said to Tasi that if he did not pay the price of tens of thousands of casualties, he would not be able to annihilate Meng Heng's troops lightly. Even if it was able to defeat Meng Hui's army, Xiangyang was still an insurmountable obstacle. Even if he was willing to pay a lot of casualties to storm Xiangyang, it would take at least three months, and the current situation could not give him three months to entrench himself in the south. The only way out is to lead the army back immediately, without a moment's hesitation.

He touched a cyan silk satin placed on it, this silk satin was finely warp and weft, smooth as a baby's skin, and the quality far exceeded that of the silk contributed by the north, Jiangnan was indeed a prosperous and rich land, and one day he would be brought under the rule of the Mongols. He asked casually, "Does Zheng Yunming have anything else to say?" ”

Yueli replied decisively: "No more." He lowered his head and thought for a moment, and then said, "Except for sending someone to send peace tomorrow to ask for the king's royal approval, there is nothing else." ”

He asked, "What if tomorrow the envoy of the Song Dynasty asks to meet the king of Qu before he can present the peace proposal?" ”

Tath laughed: "This peace agreement was purely agreed upon by the envoys of the two sides running back and forth, and it was not negotiated face-to-face by the commanders of the two armies. Just find an excuse, just say that the king of Quchu was revealed by Tengger today, he can't meet the living, and the peace agreement has been made, so Zheng Yunming just wants to withdraw from the army quickly, how can he take advantage of this to cause more trouble? ”

"Just wait for tomorrow when the garrison of the Sinan Si people retreats from the southern flank fortress, and then Meng Heng retreats, we will begin to return north."