But he said that Yang Wanhu and the two had not been going for a long time, and someone came, and before they entered, they said first: "The lord is very happy!" ”

When Deng She looked at it, it was Hong Jixun and asked, "Where does the joy come from?" Hong Jixun opened the folding fan, shook it, and said with a smile: "Chen Shicai went to see Liu Shijiu and told him about the restoration of Gaoyou in western Zhejiang." He heard the song and knew the meaning of elegance, and without waiting for the minister to say more, he took the initiative to say, 'In this case, the matter of the imperial court ordering King Yan to go south can only be delayed. And immediately offered to give An Feng a letter on this matter, and help the lord explain the reason to the court and Liu Futong. ”

"It's rare for Liu Shijiu to be so refreshing. It seems that he has already figured it out. This person is very knowledgeable about current affairs. ”

"If compared with my Haidong, Anfeng is only a missing ship. He is knowledgeable, but it is not surprising. Although Liu Shijiu finally softened and changed his position, it seemed to take for granted to Hong Jixun.

After shaking the fan a few times, he lowered his head, pinched his fingers, and said, "Estimate the day, the generals of Qingqianxing are almost here." Liu Shijiu has changed his position. If the plan goes well, in another 10 days, Dizhou will also be taken down. As soon as these three things are done, the strategy that the Executive Yuan had previously drawn up to prepare for the battle against Chahan will probably be almost ready. ”

On the Jin-Ji side, Chahan planned to first use the Mengyuan court, with the help of the forces of Empress Qi and the crown prince to fight against Polo, stabilize the rear, and then go all out to seek Shandong. Although ——, Nachahan told Wang Baobao that compared with Polo Timur, Haidong was really suffering from ringworm and scabies. In fact, his words are a bit insincere. If he didn't see Dun She as a fierce enemy, why did he pack up the rear before he was willing to go to war?

On the Yidu side, Deng She also regarded Chahan as his lifelong enemy, and his overall preparation strategy, although it was different from Chahan on the surface, but in essence, the two were also strikingly similar. It is also to stabilize the rear first, so that he can go all out without distraction.

Behind Chahan is Polo, and behind Dunshe is Haidong and Yidu. According to the strategy drawn up by the Haidong Academy, the overall layout is like this, divided into three major articles.

Hong Jixun bent a finger and said: "The first thing is to strictly enforce military discipline, boost morale, mobilize the people, and actively prepare for war." ”

Deng She said with a smile: "Fang Cai, Wan Hu and Guo Yi are guilty of Jing and pleading, and they can be safed in terms of strict military discipline." Reprimanded Yang Wanhu and Wang Guoyi mercilessly, and killed chickens to show monkeys. Let the generals and the soldiers of the three armies see that the end of not obeying the military order is to be severely punished. Even if the old man who is a thief is like Wang Guoyi, and a fierce cronie is like Yang Wanhu, as long as he violates military discipline, he can't escape punishment.

Hong Jixun also smiled and said, "Liu Shijiu has also changed his mind. In terms of boosting morale, it is half done first. "Convince Liu Shijiu, you don't have to worry about whether An Feng will continue to issue the holy decree to order the sea to go southeast, there is no external constraint. It can make the three armies undoubtedly resist the enemy together.

"If you mobilize the people and actively prepare for war. As early as that night, when the envoys came out, the states and counties in various places also began to carry out it. ”

Hong Jixun bent another finger and said, "Next time, in view of the lack of mobile troops in Yidu, we will transfer troops from Haidong." and transferred a number of generals to supplement the local strength. ”

The generals who were transferred, in addition to Qing Qianxing, also Xu Ren and Li Jing. According to the plan, the three of them will bring a total of 5,000 more men to Yidu. Among them, 3,000 Li died and 2,000 Han died. The three thousand Li soldiers, all of Qing Qianxing's subordinates in Liaoxi, are all veterans of a hundred battles. The two thousand old soldiers are all the old department of the Liaodong Red Turban, that is, the old department of Guan Duo, and the two generals Xu Ren and Li Jing each lead a thousand people.

With the replenishment of these 5,000 men, Yidu's troops were greatly abundant.

"In addition to these generals, and the troops they bring with them, Haidong has also prepared a reserve of more than 10,000 people in accordance with the orders of the lord."

Deng She bowed his head and said: "I just received a military report that these reserve units have been mobilized and are heading to Liaozuo, Pyongyang and other places. ”

Liaozuo, Pyongyang and other places are near the sea, and each has its own port. And there are sailors stationed. Just wait for the battle of Yidu to start, if there is a stalemate, or if there is a lack of follow-up, the reserve of about 10,000 people will immediately board the ship and rush to help.

Half of the composition of this reserve is the old division of Shicheng that was previously transferred to Haidong, that is, the newly formed Anqi Army. The other half is the elite drawn from the defense areas of Liaoyang and Pyongyang.

"The commander-in-chief of the reserve is still Wen Pingzhang. Lu Qianxi is now the commander of the Anqi Army and the deputy commander-in-chief. Wen Pingzhang already has the experience of rushing to help me Yidu once, and with Lu Qianxi's cooperation, even if my Yidu really falls into a stalemate in the future, he will have no worries. ”

This time, because he was prepared early, there was no need to transfer Zhang Xiao'er again. After all, he is located in Guanbei, too far away from Pyongyang. If you can not move him, it is better not to move.

Deng She smiled and said, "Not bad. It's just a pity that my Yidu army is short of food, and besides, it is still unknown whether Chahan will come to invade or not. Therefore, the reserves of Wen Pingzhang and others cannot be transferred right now. ”

Hong Jixun nodded and said, "What the lord said is very true. If it is transferred now, there will be a shortage of food; Second, if Chahan doesn't come to invade, he will have to send them back again, and it will be too cost-effective to pay for them. These two articles are related to the situation of preparations for war in the rear. ”

He flexed another finger and continued: "Again, it involves the overall layout of Yidu Province, or rather, the overall defense. ”

Deng She spread out the map, pointed at it, and said: "The whole province of Fenyi is divided into three defense areas. ”

Hong Jixun lifted his robe, walked to Deng She's side, first drew a line in Dizhou, Jinan, Tai'an and other places, and said: "These three cities are the first defense area of my Yidu. Because it is in the west of Yidu, it can be called the western front defense area. Because it is located on the front line, it bears the brunt of the attack, and it can also be called the front-line defense area. ”

These three cities are connected in a line to form a semi-arc.

the northwesternmost Dizhou, near the sea; From Dizhou to the south, one or two hundred miles away is Jinan; Then from Jinan to the south, it is one or two hundred miles away, is Tai'an. According to the original plan, Dizhou was fortified by Tian Feng and assisted by Yidu. Now because of Hong Jixun and Pan Xianer's separate letters, Deng She has decided to seize Dizhou and defend himself. Elite soldiers and fierce generals were stationed in these three places.

"Tai'an, led by Bi Qianniu to lead the headquarters to garrison the army. When the war began, the deputy commander of the Qi army was appointed as his deputy. ”

Hong Jixun said: "A thousand cattle are heavy, and Yonsei is fierce. One is in charge, and the other is in the field. These two people work together and complement each other perfectly. ”

"In terms of strategists, it has been decided to choose Pan Xianer as his assistant."

"After many battles, the Dingqi army has more than 6,000 troops, plus the local garrison originally stationed in Tai'an, the two are harmonious, about 10,000 people, or not enough to counterattack, but enough to defend the palace."

Deng She's finger moved, put it in Jinan's position, and said: "Jinan, Monk Li will lead the headquarters of the Dingdong Army." When the war began, Chengzhi was sent as his deputy. ”

"Monk Li is anxious, and he must have a stable person to assist him. The lord decided to use Yang Xingjian, which can be described as clever. Last time he guarded Jinan, this Yang Xingjian was Yang Wanhu's deputy, and he was very familiar with Jinan. Moreover, this person is courageous, upright, principled, and quite prestigious in the army. With his assistance, Jinan City is foolproof. ”

"Although it has also experienced many wars, but because the Dingdong Army is the veteran elite of Haidong Wuya, it is far better than the Dingqi Army in terms of the supply of soldiers, and it is still roughly maintained in a full state, with more than 8,000 people. Moreover, the Dingdong Army is an old brand, and its combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of the Dingqi Army. Although there are only 8,000 people, they are enough to compare with 10,000 people in Tai'an. ”

"Not only 8,000 people, but also a part of the surrounding local garrisons. The overall strength is also in the early 10,000s. With these 10,000 people to guard Jinan, as long as it is steady and steady, it will definitely be more than enough. ”

Hong Jixun pointed to Dizhou as he spoke, and then said: "Dizhou, I originally planned to use Yang Wanhu and Luo Guoqi to assist him. Now that he plans to defend himself, after taking Dizhou, he will simply use Yang Wanhu to lead the headquarters An Liao Army to sit in charge. The Anliao Army is also an elite unit of the old brand, and the situation is similar to that of the Dingdong Army, with a strength of around 8,000 people. Together with the surrounding garrisons, the overall strength is almost 10,000 people. Yang Wanhu is the main body, supplemented by Luo Guoqi. It is definitely enough to use these two people to guard Dizhou. ”

These three cities are connected in a line, according to the river as a danger, near the mountain as an obstacle, with a total of more than 30,000 troops.

Deng She clenched his fists, paused heavily on this line, and said, "It can be said that more than half of my existing army in Yidu has been placed here, and all of them are elite. And this line, on the whole, is indeed the most important of the three defense zones. It's a top priority. ”

"As long as this line is secured, Yidu will have peace of mind.

The two smiled at each other.

Deng She's gaze changed and looked to the south of Yidu: "The second defense area is set up in the south of Yidu. ”

"Along the line of Mengyin, Yishui and Mizhou, it connects Lintai'an to the west, and looks at Laizhou in the north.

"On this line, there were about 3,000 garrisons. When Qing Qianxing arrived with his army, he handed over this defense area to him as a whole. He brought with him 3,000 soldiers, and they also joined the defense. The total number of troops is about 6,000. As long as Chahan doesn't put the direction of the main attack here, 6,000 people will be enough to protect themselves. ”

"The third defense zone is set up in the north of Yidu."

"Last time, Guan Bao took my southeast coast with thousands of people, and almost cut off my Yidu back road. This time, you can't be on guard. Starting from Boxing Prefecture in the east of Dizhou, all the way through Changyi, Laizhou, and Wendeng, fortified along the way, strictly guarded. However, this line is too long, thousands of miles, and it is obviously impossible to think of three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry. I don't have that many troops. ……。 ”

"So, two key points have been put forward from this line."

"One Laizhou, one Wendeng."

Hong Jixun said: "Laizhou is headed by Chen Yutou, and Wendeng is headed by the upcoming Li Jing. ”

Deng She said: "Chen Yutou is now also the marshal of the Laizhou Wing, and he has more than 4,000 troops under his command. Among them, 2,000 were his headquarters, and 2,000 were the Laizhou local garrison that I later transferred to him. After all, Laizhou is in the rear, and the last time it was successfully attacked by Guanbao, it was because it was caught off guard. And this time, our army has been prepared for a long time, and there will definitely not be a similar situation again. Therefore, there are about 4,000 people, and it is enough to have a fierce general. ”

"Just as the lord said. Wendeng is the rear of the rear, and the city is also small, and the garrison horses needed are not too much. Li Jing brought with him a thousand people, with the local garrison army, a total of 1,7800 people. Totally sufficient. ”

In fact, Wendeng is far away in the rear, and as long as the front line can be defended, there will definitely be no trace of the enemy here. So I still put a general, or to prevent the situation from last time. If, assuming the front line is lost, Laizhou does not hold it. At the very least, there will be a rear port to keep it open. In this defense area, the commander-in-chief is Chen Yutou, and the deputy commander is Li Jing.

At the same time, the lord has already ordered the sailor Liu Yangbu to cruise along the coast day and night. If Chahan really repeats his old tricks and comes to take the southeast again, the sailor can also help. Although the sailors are not good at foot combat, and our army does not expect to be able to rely on the sailors to repel the incoming enemy, they can at least suspend their urgency. It can give me some time to give Yidu, including Haidong's reinforcements, and free up their hands to help. This is the case with the three major defense zones as a whole.

"The commander-in-chief of the Tai'an first-line defense area is Zhao Guo. The lord is in charge of Yidu. ”

"I have ordered that within three or five days, after the remnants of the Tartars around Jinan are cleared, Fu Youde and Guo Conglong will be transferred back to guard the minions of Yidu for me."

"The troops planned to be placed in Yidu are divided into two large components.

"One part is the foot soldiers, 15,000 people, which is the original Yidu local garrison. In addition, there are also transferred Xu Ren Ministry, 1,000 people. More than 16,000 people in total. This part is mainly used to guard Yidu's own safety. Although Yidu is a big city, it is not on the front line. Defending the city with 16,000 men should be enough. ”

Deng She agreed, saying: "These sixteen thousand people are the backbone of guarding Yidu. I will never use it unless I have to. ”

"The other part is cavalry. It is further divided into two systems.

"One is the Duliao Army, the only cavalry unit in the five Ya of Haidong."

That is, the troops where Hu Zhong and Wang Guoyi are located. Although it is said that all the troops in the army are cavalry. But because, first, Meng Yuan set up pastures in Liaodong and Goryeo, and as far as war horses are concerned, Haidong is not too lacking. In addition, the people in Liaodong and Guanbei are fierce, and many ordinary people can ride horses. Therefore, it can still maintain a full number. About eight thousand people up and down. They are all the elites who can fight well, the elite of the elite.

"The other is the Jurchen cavalry."

That is, Tong Sheng's subordinates. This Jurchen cavalry, whose army is full of Jurchens, should not be able to replenish its military resources after coming to Yidu from Haidong. However, it is also strange to say that the number of non-commissioned officers in its army has not only not decreased, but has increased slightly. But why?

Two reasons.

First, in the last Battle of Yidu, the Jurchen cavalry only participated in the second half of the decisive battle, and the casualties were slightly less than those of other troops. Second, although Yidu is located in the Central Plains, at the time of the former Jin Dynasty and the Jin Yuan Dynasty, the Jurchens in Liaodong had a large-scale migration from Liaodong to Yidu. The number is in the millions. Although after a hundred years of reproduction and reproduction, most of them have been sinicized, but there are still some who maintain the habits of the Jurchens. For example, Liu Mingjiang. His family is a Jurchen. In appearance, it has been sinicized; But riding and shooting, but still a little. Therefore, the replenishment of the Jurchen cavalry is also very convenient in Yidu. Tong Shengyang originally had three or four thousand people, but before and after the last battle of Yidu, thousands of Shandong Jurchens were recruited one after another, and now the total strength is also around 8,000.

This cavalry unit has an alias. Because Tong Shengyang is Deng She's brother-in-law, Deng She sometimes goes out and often chooses his cavalry as his servant, so the Haidong Army calls him "Tou Cavalry".

The so-called "head" is a kind of cavalry that serves as a pioneer in the honor guard of the Son of Heaven. Deng She is the king of Yan, and the army is called the "head of the head" Tong Shengyang Department, which is obviously a kind of arrogance. However, because it was only a private name, Deng She also opened one eye and closed one eye, just as if he hadn't heard of it and didn't know.

A total of 16,000 cavalrymen. This is not a small amount.

It can be said that about half of the monthly food and salary consumed by Yidu was used to support this cavalry. Raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use them for a while. Now, the time has come to put these two cavalry units to good use. According to the assumption of the Haidong Academy, the cavalry of 16,000 men had three main responsibilities.

"This cavalry force of more than 10,000 people has a much greater role than foot soldiers. First of all, you can use them to help defend Yidu. ”

Although cavalry is not very useful for defending cities, all those who defend cities do not mean that they simply defend cities. Defend the city and defend the wilderness. There is defense, but also attack. In the field, cavalry units are used.

"Secondly, we can use them as the general reserve of our three defense areas."

This task is the main task of this cavalry unit. It can be subdivided into two. First, if there is an emergency in the front, cavalry units will be sent to help quickly. Second, in the process of attacking, the Ruochahan division revealed flaws, that is, the cavalry troops were quickly interspersed, seized the fighters, and dealt a blow.

The former does not need to be detailed, but the latter. If Chahan comes to invade, then Yidu will have an advantage. Yidu is on the defensive side, and Chahan is on the offensive side. One side is still, and the other side is moving. There is a word "static braking". When the other party shows his flaws, he immediately gives a thunderous blow. This is called static braking.

"As a general reserve, it is still focused on the defense of the front. Again, you can also use it to take the initiative. ”

How to "take the initiative with it"? It's easy to say. Deng She read "Three Kingdoms", listened to the book, and there was a bridge that made him very impressed. That is an analysis of Cao Cao's military habits by Cao Cao's enemies, saying: Cao Cao likes to rob people's grain routes. There was a battle in front, and the enemy's grain routes were raided in the rear.

In the battle of Guandu, Cao Cao defeated the strong with the weak, wasn't he won like this? Perhaps it was because of the sweetness in this battle, throughout Cao Cao's campaign, he didn't know how many times he used the habitual trick of robbing the enemy's grain route. Use it again and again, and it always works. This grain robbery is a manifestation of taking the initiative.

In order to deal with Chahan, since the last Yidu War, Deng She has reviewed a lot of historical books and read many examples of defeating the strong with the weak. The Battle of Guandu is one, the Battle of Suishui is one, the Battle of Kunyang is one, and the Battle of Shallow Water Plains is one. And so much more. And compared with the art of war, he summed up an experience:

"If you want to defeat the strong with the weak, you need two prerequisites. The first one must be able to keep. Defend like a mountain. The next one, you must be able to attack. Attack like fire. ”

These two conditions seem like nonsense. This is not the case. He had a discussion with Hong Jixun about this. He asked Hong Jixun at that time, and said: "In the battle of Guandu, where did Cao Cao win?" ”

Hong Jixun believes: "Cao Cao's ability to defeat the strong with the weak is better because he can seize the fighter plane and have the courage to break the boat." He made a detailed analysis of this, saying, "Cao Cao first dared to take advantage of the terrain to block Yuan Shao's 100,000-strong army with an army of no more than 10,000 people, and did everything possible to avoid a decisive battle with Yuan Shao under unfavorable circumstances." Wait until Xu Yu offers a plan, that is, seize the fighter in time, personally lead thousands of cavalry, and attack the black nest at night. At that time, Wuchao was less than 100 miles away from Yuan Shao's camp. The lone army went deep and succeeded in the first battle. ”

Deng She thought so, and asked again: "In the Battle of Suishui, Xiang Yu defeated the 560,000 troops of the Liu Confederation with 30,000 people. The water was dyed red, and the corpses were all over the field, and the water did not flow. Where is Xiang Yusheng? ”

At that time, Liu Bang had taken advantage of Xiang Yu's conquest and the emptiness of the rear to occupy Xiang Yu's capital Pengcheng. Pengcheng, that is, Xuzhou today, is also. Chu land fell into the hands of Liu Bang. Xiang Yu faced a dilemma. If he returns to the division, there will be a Qi army behind him and a Liu Confederation coalition army in front, and he will be attacked on his back. If he does not return to the division, he will go deep into Qi alone and will be unable to win without supplies and support. What to do?

Xiang Yu made a bold decision, made a quick decision, ordered Zhu to continue to attack the Qi State, and personally led 30,000 cavalry, copied the path, drove thousands of miles, directly inserted into the side of Pengcheng, cut off Liu Bang's back road, and suddenly launched an attack. Victory in the First World War. ”

"In the Battle of Kunyang, Liu Xiu defeated Wang Mang's more than 400,000 troops with more than 10,000 people. And how did he win? ”

At that time, Kunyang was besieged, and there were only eight or nine thousand guards in the city. Liu Xiu led thirteen cavalry to break through the city and went to Dingling, Yunxian and other places to mobilize reinforcements. persuaded the generals who were reluctant to go out to the army, got more than 10,000 foot cavalry, and returned to help Kunyang. In the battle, Liu Xiu personally led more than 1,000 cavalry as the vanguard, repeatedly rushed and killed, and killed more than 1,000 enemies. The morale of Kunyang City was greatly boosted, and Wang Mang's army was in chaos, and there were more than 10,000 people who drowned in the water. Victory in the First World War. ”

"In the battle of Shallow Water Plain, Li Shimin defeated more than 100,000 enemies with weak troops, how did he win?"

"At that time, too, the enemy was good at field warfare. Li Shimin first stuck to the city, drained the enemy's morale, and when the enemy's food and grass were insufficient and morale was low, he seized the fighter plane and sent two teams of men and horses one after another to build a camp outside the city. Use this as bait to attract the enemy to divide their forces and besiege them separately. At the end of the battle, he suddenly opened the city gate, and personally led thousands of horsemen to raid out, echoing with the two battalions outside, and then defeated the strong enemy, and the battle was successful. ”

Combining these four examples, Deng She made a summary:

"Cao Cao, Xiang Yu, Liu Xiu, Li Shimin, although the four of them faced different hostile situations at that time, but they were all able to achieve the glorious record of winning more with less and overcoming the strong with the weak. There are four common reasons.

"One, that is, 'guarding like a mountain'. Although it is weak, the momentum does not fall; Although it is at a disadvantage, it is steady and steady. Don't be discouraged and be patient. There is no rush to war, and there is no fear of war.

"The second rule, that is, 'attacking like fire', when the fighters arrived, they would decisively send out the army. When it is not fighting, it is as quiet as a virgin. When he suddenly and decisively went out of the army, he moved like a rabbit.

"'The good defender hides under the nine earths, and the good attacker moves above the nine heavens.'" That's the kind of person you're talking about!

"Three, these four people dare to take risks. When the fighters came, they all led the army in person, or the weak army faced the strong enemy, and the lone army went deep behind the enemy. There is no one who is timid, and there is no one who is indecisive. If you don't dare to take risks, how can you achieve extraordinary things? It's not a pity to do big things!

"But at the same time, fourthly, their adventures are not hasty, but after seizing the advantageous opportunity." Plan and then act', that's what kind of person he is talking about!

"They can defend, attack well, have a plan, and when the fighter comes, they are not suspicious and dare to decide. With these four reasons, how can you not win? ”

Hong Jixun deeply agreed. Dunshe went on to say, "In addition to these four reasons, there is one thing in common. Most of the troops they used to attack or counterattack the enemy were cavalry.

In other words, if the first four reasons are the subjective reasons why they can win, then the one thing in common is the objective reason why they can win.

"It's not enough to be able to defend, just to attack, just not to be suspicious, just to dare to decide, just to be able to seize the fighter. It is also necessary to have a force on hand that can make a quick response and appear on the battlefield in time when the fighter plane comes, after making a decisive decision. Otherwise, you can't win. And this army must be cavalry. Only cavalry can attack like fire. ”

After hearing this, Hong Jixun bowed on the spot, bowed three times and got up again, and said: "The lord is aware of everything and understands the facts. If Chahan invades again this time, then I will win the battle of Yidu this time! ”

For this cavalry force of 16,000 men, Deng She had high hopes.

He planned that if Chahan did come to attack, depending on the situation of the battle, he would use a cavalry to raid the enemy's rear and cut off his food routes; Or they can concentrate all their cavalry and use it to mobilize the enemy at critical moments, and when the enemy shows a flaw, they will go all out and storm one of them. With a point to lead the surface, the enemy army was defeated.

Back to the present, Hong Jixun stood on the edge of the map and said, "The overall layout is like this. ”

There are elite infantry soldiers on the front line to defend the city, and there are Zhiyong generals on the flanks to echo it, and there are both land and water armies in the rear to ensure stability. In the middle is the Yidu hub town. Foot soldiers can defend the city, and cavalry can counterattack. In total, there are 70,000 or 80,000 military horses that Yidu can use to defend it. Although there are only about 50,000 elites among them, as long as they are used properly and they have learned a lesson from the last battle, Deng She is confident that he can block the 100,000 troops of Chahan.

It's just that the two armies are fighting, and there is no end to it.

Although Chahan decided to take refuge in the crown prince of Mengyuan in order to completely stabilize the rear, he did not expect that Deng She and Polo had signed an alliance. And the other way around, Haidong is the same. Although Deng She thought of signing an alliance with Polo, he did not expect that Chahan planned to incite rebellion in South Korea. The two powerhouses face each other, each with all their own efforts and everything they do, but who will win? I can't tell the difference right now.

was discussing this preparation strategy of Haidong Academy with Hong Jixun again, when suddenly a guard outside the door came to report: "Someone from Haidong is coming." ”