Chapter 223 Three Battle Reports

On the same day, I received three war reports from Luzhou, the first and second of which were forwarded by the Privy Council, and the third was sent to me through the Dragon's Tooth Intelligence System.

The first battle report is the latest military intelligence report on Huainan West Road, Xia Gui, I opened the report, see the report from right to left, is written in accordance with the standard format, the front of the palace commanded the envoy and Huainan West Road soldiers and horses to make Xia Gui play His Majesty and submitted to the Privy Council and the Ministry of War: After all the soldiers of Huainan West Road fought bloodily, after recovering Anhua and Anfei Shuangzhen in front of Yue, and recaptured the Shuangdui set in the north of Anhua, the Ashu army has now all retreated to the north of Anfeng Army (now belonging to Huoqiu County, Anhui),

During the Song Dynasty, the army and the state, the government belonged to the same platform, the territory of the army is generally smaller than the usual state or government, Anfeng Army does not refer to the army, but the name of a region under the jurisdiction of Shouchun Prefecture,

Anfeng army was once occupied by the Jin State, after the destruction of the Jin State, the Song Dynasty in Shaoxing 12 years (AD 1142) to take it back, belonging to Huainan West Road Shouchun Mansion, at present, the actual border line of Song and Mongolia is to the Anfeng army as the boundary, Mongolia retreated to the north of the Anfeng army, but also all retreated to its territory,

"Okay, Xia Gui finally lived up to my expectations." After reading the battle report in the imperial study, I couldn't help but muttered to myself,

The second battle report is Xia Gui's comprehensive report on the battle of Luzhou, the content is detailed and varied, using the format of an ordinary war report, the battle report is divided into two parts, the first part is about the battle of Luzhou, and the second part is the summary of the battle by the soldiers of Huainan West Road.

I took a sip of tea and looked at it slowly,

Xia Gui was ordered by the emperor to lead 20,000 forbidden troops to Huainan West Road, due to the suddenness of the incident, you led two thousand cavalry to set off first, and then led by General Wang Sheng to lead the infantry army to Luzhou, according to the plan, Gui's cavalry passed through Dangtu, and then went north, when crossing the river, Gui received an urgent report from the Privy Council, found the Mongolian cavalry between Anqing in Luzhou, and discussed with his subordinates, you thought that the Mongolian cavalry was set as a minority, with its speed, and deceived us with few cavalry, waiting for the opportunity to find the gap between our defense, so I changed the north line to the west, and went straight between the two places, Later, he received a report from the Privy Council, the main general of the Luzhou garrison was killed, Gui Jue was inappropriate, fearing that the Mongols would take the opportunity to attack the city of Luzhou, which was not commanded, so he personally led three hundred guards to the north of Luzhou again, leaving Xia Qing to command the rest of the army to continue, Gui said that he traveled at night, bypassing several groups of Mongolian troops on the way, and finally arrived at the goal.

Luzhou city is heavily guarded, and did not lose an inch because of the death of the main general, after you entered the city, saw the general of the defense of the city Miao Zaicheng, listened to its report on the war and Fan Sheng and other four generals died of the deeds, that Miao Zaicheng although young, but is quick thinking, experienced, after the death of General Fan Sheng, self-recommended as the main general, took on the important task of Luzhou city defense, and repelled a strong attack of Mongolian Ashu, only from the appearance of the Luzhou soldiers, this Miao Zaicheng is a usable person, and then, Gui inspected the Luzhou city defense under the leadership of Miao Zaicheng, Whether it is arming or morale, it is remarkable, you are relieved, Miao Zaicheng is a general, Luzhou City is not lost, this person should be the first merit,

Two days later, Xia Qing's team has also rushed to Luzhou, the Mongolian cavalry between the two places has been back to the north, as if knowing in advance that I sent reinforcements, and after a while, the vanguard of the infantry army of 3,000 people under the leadership of Shi Yuqi also rushed to Luzhou, after consulting with the generals, it was decided to first recapture Anhua, Anfei two towns,

The generals under the account actively asked for orders, and after thinking about it, you finally handed over this task to two young generals, Han Zhen, the deputy commander of the horse army, and Shi Yuqi, the commander of the infantry battalion, and you ordered the two to each lead 1,500 forbidden troops and 1,500 former Luzhou garrisons to attack the two towns respectively.

Although Han Zhen and Shi Yuqi are both on the battlefield for the first time, they show a rare talent for war, you think that the performance of the two is far stronger than Xia Qing who fought for the first time, the Mongolian defenders in the two towns do not seem to be determined to defend to the death, and after about half a day, the two towns were recaptured by our soldiers one after another, according to the captured Mongolian wounded soldiers, the two towns were guarded by Mongolian Han soldiers, and the Mongolian cavalry had already left the two towns,

Immediately, Gui sent many roads to the north, and the news obtained was the same, the Mongols had withdrawn north, only Shuangduiji and more than 1,000 Mongol Han troops, Gui was full of courage, so that people drove away the remnants of the Mongols in Shuangduiji, according to the latest news report, the Mongol army has withdrawn north to its territory,

You informed the Shouchun garrison to take strict precautions, and at the same time, in accordance with His Majesty's instructions, the formation of the Huainan West Road Theater, after consultation with Miao Zaicheng and other original garrison generals, the forbidden army and the original Luzhou garrison were scattered and reorganized, and the specific details are based on the appendix,

I flipped through the appendix at random, but I didn't look carefully, it was full of the establishment of the army and the roster of commanders at all levels, armies, battalions, and all levels, so I continued to read the second part of Xia Gui's war report.

This is a comprehensive summary of the battle of Luzhou, and it is a collective work of Xia Gui and the generals after consultation.

First, the forbidden army sent troops quickly, disrupting the rhythm of Mongolian Ashu, although in hindsight, Ashu did not intend to invade our dynasty in the south, but its purpose of tentative attack was not achieved.

Second, it is very necessary to re-establish the Huainan West Road Theater, and if we can continue to cooperate closely with the Huainan East Road Theater, the defensive pressure on our northeast will be greatly eased, and the victory in the battle of Luzhou will also enhance the confidence and courage of our officers and men.

Third, the Battle of Luzhou reminded all major theaters in time that the Mongols would move south at any time, and at any time, no region should be taken lightly.

Fourth, the battle of Luzhou exposed many problems of our border army, such as the slow response of the intelligence system, the lack of response to the rapid mobility of the Mongol cavalry, and the weakness of the actual combat experience of the forbidden army of our country.

"This Xia Gui, I wrote so much at once, I guess I sacrificed a lot of brain cells." I smiled to myself,

I opened a third report, a letter sealed with a special mark of dragon's teeth.

Your Majesty Xia Guiqi, the minister's plan for Huainan West Road is as follows, the Anfeng army at the junction of our dynasty and Mongolia has no danger to defend, and it is very easy to be broken through by Mongolia, after the minister and Miao Zaicheng discussed, it was decided to capture Yangjia Town in the northwest of Anfeng Army, if it can succeed, you can rely on the danger of Yangjia Town, and Shouchun City together to build a solid line of defense, but also to avoid Shouchun falling into a lonely city, in recent years, our army is mainly defensive, never took the initiative to attack, if a sneak attack, maybe there is a chance to succeed, Ming said that the ministers would go to Anfeng Army to understand the topography of Yangjia Town, and then go on the show after being identified.

"Xiao Qi, map of Luzhou."

Yangjia Town is about 100 miles north of Anfeng Army, located at the confluence of the Huai River, Yinghe River and Wei River, located on the south bank of the Huai River, guarding the throat of Huai, Ying, and Wei rivers, and is also the first dangerous place on the south bank of the Huai River.

Yangjia Town, renamed Zhengyangguan in the Ming Dynasty, is the water transport hub in the middle reaches of the Huai River, and has the saying of "seventy-two water passes Zhengyang".

"Yangjia Town must be won, so that I can give full play to my strengths as a water master." I murmured,

"Official, what." Xiao Qi was inexplicable on the side,

Xia Gui's battle report caused heated discussions at the next day's court meeting, although the Mongolian Ashu had the suspicion of taking the initiative to retreat, but after all, it was a retreat, and all the ministers breathed a long sigh of relief after listening to it, and Jia Rudao also changed the dullness of these days: "Your Majesty, the minister asks for credit for the soldiers ahead." ”

"En, Zhun Gong, the Privy Council, and the Ministry of War, discuss the results of the rewards as soon as possible, report them to me for review, and give key rewards to young generals such as Han Zhen and Shi Yuqi who set out for the first time, so as to encourage their courage."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Jia Yidao continued to ask, "What should we do with the four generals who died in battle, such as Fan Sheng. ”

Jia Rudao saw that I was a little confused and continued: "Your Majesty, when the Privy Council upholds Your Majesty's will, strictly orders the generals to take defending the city as the primary task before General Xia Gui arrives, although there are also orders to send troops to rescue the affected people, but as the main general, there are risky moves, so please make a decision." ”

For Fan Sheng and others in Luzhou, I don't know what faction they belong to, the defenders of Luzhou have always not been valued by the Privy Council, since Jia Rudao said this, it is obviously not one of them, from Fan Sheng's behavior, standing in different angles will get different results, if you think that the city is the first, then Fan Sheng, as the main general of Luzhou, should not personally lead the troops out of the city, if it is not for Miao Zaicheng's temporary self-recommendation as the main general, under the strong attack of the Mongol soldiers, maybe the city is not guaranteed, if the people are put first, then Fan Sheng's move is understandable,

"Ladies and gentlemen, I think that at any time, the surname of the people of my dynasty should be great, Fan Sheng, [***] The two generals are not afraid of the courage of the Mongolian cavalry, in order to save the people outside the city, they have fought more with less, and even sacrificed their lives, which is really a hero, I decided to reward Fan Sheng and other four generals, in addition to himself, one of the four sons, Deputy Lieutenant Jinyong."

Jia Rudao was slightly stunned and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, the minister obeys the order." ”

I then said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I can quietly convene everyone here for a court meeting, all because I have countless heroic border soldiers in my dynasty, they fought bloody battles on the front line, and tried to ensure peace, such a peace is similar to General Fan Sheng, [***] General and other heroes and heroes exchanged for blood, you Aiqing, cherish today's peaceful life, it is not easy to come by, although you are also doing your best for the prosperity of our dynasty in your respective positions, but in comparison, they are more worthy of respect, I don't want all of you to carry guns to kill the enemy, but you must always remember that today's peace and tranquility are forged by the blood and even lives of the soldiers in front of you. ”

I took advantage of the topic and said: "In the past, my officialdom was unbearable, and many senior officials in the DPRK and China were also in the same stream, such behavior chilled the soldiers in front, chilled the people of the world, and made me feel chilled, I said that I would not pursue it in the past, but on the first of next month, when the "Code of Conduct for Officials" was officially put into trial, I will no longer tolerate any bad behavior of officialdom, otherwise, I am sorry for these bloody soldiers on the front line, sorry for the people of the world, and sorry for the ancestors and ancestors. ”

Speaking of this, I couldn't help but feel a little excited, stood up from the dragon chair and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I said that I will aspire to Zhongxing, of course, Zhongxing is not something I can do alone, I need the assistance of a large number of like-minded people, I said before, everyone has the right to choose, everyone Aiqing, before the end of this month, you should make the decision to stay, the road to Zhongxing is full of difficulties, but this is the only correct way, since I have chosen this road, I will go on without hesitation, No matter whether there are thorns or a sea of swords and fires in front of me, I will never look back, in the same way, once you choose this path, you must strictly follow my requirements to do it, and it will not be a few days, everyone think about it carefully, the first emperor said, I am the son of peace for ten years, ten years is very long, and it is very short, ten years later, don't you want to live the peace, many of my words are repeated, and even some words I have said many times, why is this, It is because I feel that a few of you will take my words as wind in your ears, and challenge the law and my surname, and I will say again, from next month, if there are any more people who violate the laws of our court and the code of officials, I will not be spared. ”