"Captain, come on!"

"Attack him! He's unstable! ”

"The brothers of the fifth team of the first wing stand up and cheer up our captain reads();!"

"Good! Played beautifully! Fight for the brothers in the volunteer camp! ”

Amid the onlookers and cheers of a large group of Taiping soldiers, on the temporary dueling platform, the competition between the two officers had reached the last moment. As early as in Yicheng, Mu Tianxiang, who had been promoted and rewarded for his bravery, deliberately sold a flaw to induce the other party to attack, and finally defeated a captain from the second wing of the Taiping Battalion.

The earth-shattering cheers suddenly rang out.

"The individual battle of the Taiping Army's all-army competition, the first eight-in-four competition has ended! The victor, the captain of the five teams of the first wing of the volunteer battalion - Mu Tianxiang! ”

As the two military attachés who decided the outcome joined hands to announce the results, Mu Tianxiang, who was sweating profusely, had a smug smile on his face, and beckoned to the soldiers watching the battle around him and the troops of his own brigade, and suddenly ushered in a more enthusiastic cheer. This much-anticipated glory made many soldiers who felt that their strength was not enough to participate or who were brushed in the first two rounds showed a look of envy and chagrin on their faces.

Many soldiers are secretly determined to train harder in the future so that they can stand out in the second all-army competition in the future.

At the same time, the individual archery competition on the other side was faced off by a team of ten people, and the winner was determined one after another. The victors are elated, and the losers are all full of unwillingness, and secretly vow to recover them in the future.

Chen Wu and the generals, who changed into civilian clothes and were visiting among the soldiers, couldn't help but show a relieved expression when they saw this scene.

After more than a month of hard training, Chen Wu gave the whole army a short vacation as promised and held this big competition. As a result, the results of this contest were even better than they expected. The wind of martial arts and competition spread invisibly among the Taiping army. Compared with before the attack on Wu'an, the current spirit of the rebel army has taken on a new look.

"In just half a year since the start of the army, the general can train 6,000 useful soldiers from scratch......"

This ability really made Mo Guohao He Shixiang and them admire. The two of them, who were born as emperors and officials, know too well the difficulty of this. It can be said that many forces in the previous dynasty that had been carefully preparing for 10 or 20 years may not be able to match the Taiping Battalion and the Volunteer Battalion in front of them.

With such military power in hand, as long as it doesn't run into the elite main battle troops of the empire, the sky can be obtained!

Calculating the time, it is almost the middle of February, and the Wudou Midao side should have turned the empire upside down. After taking his hands around the valley, Chen Wu made up his mind.

"Gather all the generals and prepare to discuss the strategy of attacking Songjiang!"

The generals of the Taiping Army had been looking forward to this moment since a few days ago, and they couldn't help but get excited when they heard the words. There was the Wudou Midao Rebellion to help attract the attention of the empire, and the reorganized Taiping Camp Volunteer Battalion was so elite that as long as it suddenly appeared east of the Bayan Mountains, it would be easy to attack Songjiang.

Although in the previous exchange, they had already learned from Chen Wu that there were three garrison brigades in Songjiang with more than 12,000 men and horses, but in all the battles since the start of the army, the disparity in combat strength between the two sides was even greater.

Everyone had a lot of confidence in the Taiping Army.

Soon, in the Chinese military tent, the commanders of the six wings, including Dian Yong and Gan Xing, two staff officers of the Military Intelligence Department, and other high-level civil and military officials, all sat down.

In front of them were two simple sand tables that Chen Wu had used to make during this time. One of the largest and most detailed is the topography of the five prefectures of Songjiang County, including the main cities and mountains and rivers.

The other is the surrounding environment of Matsue-gunreads();。

Because the local military strength of Songjiang County is not in Chen Wu's eyes, if he wants to plot against Songjiang County, he mainly considers the surrounding forces of Songjiang County. For this reason, Chen Wu planned to analyze the generals first, after all, it was impossible for everyone to understand as clearly as he did.

First of all, to the west of Songjiang County are the Bayan Mountains and Taiping County, which is where the Taiping army came, so there is no need to say much about this.

To the south is Tien Nan County, which borders the Kingdom of Oman and is also the garrison of the Imperial Tien Nan Army.

To the east is Ninghai County, which is a long and narrow area, because there are only three prefectures, and the area is generally not large, so Ninghai County is also called half a county.

To the north is Yuanshan County and Donghai County, and further north is Yanshan County, which is the territory of the Song family and the Great Prince.

"That's the general terrain, please see. Suppose we've captured Matsue-gun—"

Chen Wu picked up a teaching stick and lit the sand table: "West, the safest place, don't think about it." Ninghai County in the east is only half of the county, and the limited number of officers and soldiers are used to guard against the pirates in the eastern ocean. I can only guard the place, and there is no threat to my Songjiang County. ”

"In Tiannan County in the south, although the empire has stationed more than 100,000 troops and is led by the famous general Leji, their responsibility is to block the northern expedition of the Kingdom of Oman. With this great enemy present, the Tiannan Army did not dare to transfer the soldiers. What's more, according to my inference, it is possible that the Kingdom of Oman will take the initiative to attack from the beginning of spring to early summer this year. In this case, the Tiannan Army is even less of a threat. ”

After analyzing the three directions, Chen Wu made a conclusion about the shape of Songjiang County.

"For a period of time in the future, the only thing to consider is the north!"

Chen Wu is a little heavier at the junction of Yuanshan County and Songjiang County, where there is a famous Xiongguan - Daqing Pass!

The border between Tokai-gun and Songe-gun is only a small stretch, and it is all dense forest. If you want to enter Songjiang County from the north, except for the Qingjiang waterway, or a few small roads that need to cross mountains and mountains that are not suitable for the army to pass, the only land passage is Daqingguan between Yuanshan County and Songjiang County!

The checkpoint is built on a small ridge that runs east from the end of the north-south Bayan Mountains, flanked by uninhabited hills, with a 14-meter-high wall in between.

It is one meter taller than the imperial capital Zhongzhou!

The significance of Daqingguan to Songjiang County is like crossing the former Sword Pavilion to Shuchuan. Of course, the nearby terrain may not be as dangerous as the Sword Pavilion, but its important strategic significance is completely the same.

Whoever masters Daqingguan will master the land passage in and out of Songjiang County from the north!

Moreover, the significance here is not only military, but also economic. Although a large part of the cotton rice and raw silk in Songjiang County are transported by water to the Qingjiang River and then travel to the sky, there are also many that are transported by land. Among them, in addition to supplying the Tiannan Army in the south, the remaining land convoys had to pass through the Guò Daqing Pass.

Taxation alone is a major fiscal priority.

No matter what words you use to describe the importance of this place to Matsue, you can't overstate it!

It is precisely for this reason that one of the only three local garrison brigades in Songjiang County was stationed here.

"So, do you understand the point of our plot against Songjiang?"

After a detailed introduction, Chen Wu clicked on the map Yuyang Mansion, which is located in the northwest of Songjiang County and borders Yuanshan County, and then clicked on Daqingguan, which is in the northernmost section of Yuyang Mansion, and sat back on his general reads();.

Having said everything that should be said, Chen Wu felt that it was time to test his generals.

In fact, the intelligence has shown that any qualified commander can come up with a similar decision. And these generals promoted by Chen Wu, except for the loyal Sun Tian and Shi Yuanliang, who relied on combat courage to rise up, none of the others were mediocre, and their military literacy was quite high.

Yuan Xingwei, who claimed to be a strategist, smiled and shook the folding fan.

"Our people, coming out of the Bayan Mountains, suddenly appeared in Yuyang Mansion, besieged but not attacked, attracting the rescue of the garrison brigade in Daqingguan. Once the defenders of Daqingguan come out, they will be eliminated immediately, and then they will either storm or pretend to be officials and soldiers to return from suppressing bandits, and deceive the door of Daqingguan. As long as we hold Daqingguan in our hands, we can not worry about the interference of the officials and the army, and turn our heads to calmly clean up the five mansions of Songjiang! ”

Dian Yong confidently said his plan, maybe there are still details that need to be improved, but on the whole, it is almost the same as Chen Wu thought.

That's what the hero sees!

"There is still a question about the genus, I don't know whether to talk about it or not."

Shi Xianqian was a little hesitant, after all, he didn't know much about water masters and the like. However, after getting Chen Wu's permission, Shi Xianqian still asked: "Daqing Pass and Tianxiong Pass, it is difficult for the official army to overcome it without five times or ten times the strength. But what if they take the Qingjiang waterway? ”

"I'll answer you."

Mo Guohao is also not good at water masters, but he undoubtedly knows more than Shi Xianqian: "Regardless of whether the empire has enough strength to take care of Songjiang in the future, let's just talk about water masters." First of all, the empire did not attach much importance to sailors, so its power was limited. If it is a civilian ship, the scale and action will be large, and the time spent before and after will not be short. As long as we send additional riders to keep an eye on it, we can calmly deploy troops to deal with it, or even prepare in advance and attack it halfway. ”

Mok's words are not wrong.

Although the empire has the most advanced shipbuilding technology in the Eastern Continent, and can even build huge ships, it is still a traditional continental country in nature. The training of sailors was more limited to guarding the coast against the water intrusion of foreign countries and pirates.

There are only two sailors, one is the sailor of Donghai County, which is mainly responsible for fighting against the ocean sailors of the Lena Dynasty.

This is the main force of the Imperial Naval Division.

The other is in Ninghai County, east of Songjiang County, because Ninghai County itself is only half of the county's area, and the sailors of Ninghai County have also "inherited" this characteristic, and the scale is also very small, mainly responsible for dealing with Dongyi Haikou.

In addition, there are no other inland water divisions in the huge empire.

In fact, the kingdom of Oman in the south is actually similar.

The location of the Kingdom of Oman is actually more suitable for the development of a navy than the Empire. However, Saladin was deeply influenced by the empire, and ******** wanted to go north to dominate the Central Plains, and there were almost no naval armies.

Because of this, as long as he mastered the Daqing Pass and choked the lifeline of entering Songjiang County by land, Chen Wu could not consider the threat of the empire for a long time. Unless, the empire really disregards threats from other quarters and mobilizes 50,000 or even 100,000 troops to storm Daqing Pass!

But Chen Wu, who is familiar with the general trend of history, can be responsible for saying that from the moment Wudou Midao was forced to revolt in advance, the empire would never have that opportunity again.