Section 38 Finding the Way
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"Okay, now let's not talk about the Southern Expeditionary Army, you all know that our food is in trouble now, even if the Southern Expeditionary Army can provide us with some support, I'm afraid it will be difficult to maintain the summer harvest next year, I don't know if you have any good ways to let us tide over this difficult situation?" Miley waved his hand in annoyance, interrupting Baron Ferdinand, the deputy commander of the Seventh Corps, who was about to speak, he knew that the other party still wanted to explain something to Nick, but he was no longer in the mood to talk about these useless things, he just wanted to find a solution to the current problem. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info A soldier, the biggest problem now is actually the food problem, behind it is his own motherland, and now he has to rely on himself to solve the food supply, which sounds a little funny even to Miley himself, but it is the case.
"Marshal, the rich families in Fanlin City and Jiama City should still have a lot of surplus food, and if we can take some special measures, we should be able to reap something. In addition, although the Taixuan Mansion of the Tanghe people also suffered from drought, but I heard that Li Wufeng had accumulated a large amount of grain at the beginning of the year, and he also bought back a steady stream of grain from the Central Continent, so his subordinates suggested that it would be better to ask the Prime Minister to withdraw one or two corps from the Southern Expeditionary Army, and we could go south from Jiayuguan to avoid the places where the army in the western frontier of Nanjieluo was sufficient, and sweep Taixuan, Yinchuan, and even Guide and Qingyang, the goal was food, and now Li Wufeng didn't concentrate the main force of the army in the east? Since he can go deep into our occupied areas to carry out sabotage attacks, then we can also do the opposite, follow the example of the Luope people of the past, and carry out a sweep of the northwest interior!"
"Oh?" Ferdinand's words made Miley's eyes flash, and at a glance he knew that he was moved by the other party's suggestion. This Ferdinand had not been under his command for a long time, he had been a 10,000-strong cavalry commander of the First Corps, and he had just been promoted to the commander of the Seventh Corps, and he had not had much contact with Miley, but just these few words made Miley realize that this guy was different from those who were in other deputies.
It is obviously not advisable to collect the grain of the wealthy households in Jiama and Fanlin City, although this time the half-borrowed and half-requisitioned grain has attracted a lot of opposition, but after all, it has not allowed these local gentry who have maintained cooperative relations with the occupying army on the surface to turn their faces against themselves, and if the old trick is repeated, I am afraid that things will really become out of control. But the other party's second proposal is quite new, it is indeed worth discussing, it is not difficult to sweep Taixuan Mansion from Jiayuguan to the south, but Taixuan is an important gateway to the northwest to face his own side, and he may be swept by his own army in Jiayuguan at any time, except for some grain among the people, I am afraid that there is no big goal worth looking at, especially big things like grain storage warehouses, but Yinchuan and Qingyang are different.
It is said that Xijiang and the Siathrow people have signed a treaty of good-neighborliness and friendship, and this time the Sithlos also bought a large amount of grain from the West Xinjiang at a low price, making the Sithlos suddenly the most relaxed country among the Liboa countries, and the Poole people, because their domestic agricultural production has been unstable, so they have accumulated a considerable amount of food every year, presumably better than their own country, thinking about the most powerful and prosperous Kaman Empire suddenly became the most difficult country, this kind of drastic change is indeed unacceptable.
Because of the improvement of relations with the Siathrows, Yinchuan has become the most important port of trade between the Sithroes and the Siathrows, because the number of garrisons in Nuremberg, the southern fortress of the Sithloes, has fallen to a record low, almost undefended, in return for goodwill, the garrison of Yinchuan Prefecture is confirmed to be less than 10,000 people according to intelligence, and it is said that the grain purchased by the Siathrows from the West Xinjiang should also be transported from the Yinchuan port to the Sithro, like this kind of large reserve granary, Yinchuan Mansion seems to be near the Fucheng, the specific situation is not clear to Mailey, but I believe that the intelligence department in his own country should grasp it。 As for Qingyang, the core hinterland of Western Xinjiang, as the location of the Protectorate of Western Xinjiang and the key point connecting the Western Regions, Northern Luzon and Tengger Grassland, and deep in the interior, this kind of grain reserve is definitely indispensable.
It's just that the distance between these two places seems too far away, and the cautious Miley doesn't like this kind of risky action very much, if it were under normal circumstances, Miley would definitely ignore it, but now, Miley has to calm down and carefully consider the feasibility of this plan and the benefits and disadvantages of it.
Seeing the coach moved, Ferdinand's eyes jumped with a hint of excitement, this is an opportunity, from a thousand cavalry commanders to ten thousand cavalry commanders, he has struggled for six years, from ten thousand cavalry commanders to deputy corps commanders, he has struggled for another five years, eleven years have made himself rise from a middle-level officer to a senior general, if he can grasp this opportunity, maybe his time to erase the deputy corps commander will be much shortened.
"Marshal, I have carefully analyzed Li Wufeng's arrangement in the northwest, and now due to the change of course of the Sislo people and the decline of the nomadic peoples of the Tengger steppe, Yinchuan and Qingyang are in fact in the security zone of the so-called Western Xinjiang Metropolitan Protectorate controlled by Li Wufeng, and the number of the southern garrison of the Silo people is decreasing, in fact, it can no longer pose any threat to Yinchuan, so Li Wufeng is indeed qualified to transfer the main forces eastward, but he ignores an important factor, that is, from Jiayu Pass to the south, our cavalry can advance westward along the southern foot of the Hindu Kush Mountains, and insert into the territory of Yinchuan, there are no mountains and no major confluences, which is extremely beneficial to the movement of the cavalry, and there are not many obstacles and market towns in this area at all, we can take advantage of the night march and the mobility of the cavalry, and we can rush into Yinchuan Mansion overnight and take them by surprise!"
"Oh, you want to take Yinchuan Mansion, if it's just our cavalry, I'm afraid that Yinchuan Mansion only has 10,000 defensive troops, and we will not be able to take it." Miley seemed to understand the other man's intentions, but he didn't break it.
"No, we don't need to take Yinchuan, our goal is the reserve grain depot in Yinchuan Mansion and Qingyang Prefecture, Qingyang Mansion is the capital of Western Xinjiang, and there should be an army of more than one division and regiment stationed there, but if we can dispatch 30,000 to 50,000 cavalry, we can completely block the defenders in Qingyang and Yinchuan City, forcing them to not be able to fight, and now the Western Xinjiang Army that is closest to Qingyang and Yinchuan and can arrive in time should be the second in Ulanji stationed on the Tengger grassland. The 4th Cavalry Regiment and some other places were closer, but they lacked sufficient mobility. If the 2nd and 4th Cavalry Regiments finally arrived at Qingyang from the time they received the news and then received the order, it is estimated that there will not be a week when they will not be able to arrive, and a week will be enough for us to do a lot of things. Standing in front of the front wall in the lobby, Ferdinand was in high spirits as he pointed to the various targets on the map, and explained endlessly.
"Well, it's interesting, but you've considered what if the enemy's ranger regiment and cavalry units abandon their operations in Yulin, Qinghe, and Pinglu and go all out to return west for reinforcements?" "Miley already recognized the other party's intentions in his heart, although there were still many things to consider, but at least the other party proposed a new attack strategy, which was worthy of recognition, but he did not show half approval in his language.
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"Let's take a look, from Nanjieluo to Qingyang via Guide, it is all a flat and unsheltered wilderness plain, even if the enemy's rangers are operating in Yulin and Qinghe, once they get the news and return with all their might, they can kill Qingyang in three days at most, and what is the purpose of our southward trip to Yinchuan and Qingyang this time? It is not to go and burn and kill and just give up, but to seize the other side's grain, and to transport this grain back to our control area, from Qingyang and Yinchuan to Jiayuguan, even if there is no obstruction or delay, it will take at least five days or more, as long as the enemy's cavalry arrives, we have no chance, how can we send this grain back? This must be based on the fact that we can smoothly seize the other side's grain. Mai Li also slowly came to the map, his finger rowed from Qinghe to Qingyang, and then from Qingyang to Jiayuguan, pointing calmly.
The marshal was right, the purpose of this southward march was to seize food, not to fight, and this strategic intention could not be realized, even if it was fought beautifully, no matter how many enemies were destroyed, I was afraid that it would also prosper the side business and cold the main business, and in the end it would end up hungry.
Ferdinand was also beaten down by the manager's words, and his brow was furrowed, his eyes fixed on the map and remained motionless, and his hands rubbed vigorously under his nose, as if he wanted to rub some ideas from the stubble above his lips. Miley withdrew his gaze from the map, and looked at the lieutenant with interest, to see if the Baron Ferdinand could get out of the box and find a better way.
Ferdinand's eyes were fixed on the map, but his mind was racing rapidly, he did neglect the Western Frontier cavalry who were now tossing and turning in Yulin Qinghe Pinglu three places, according to the boss's assumptions, his expectations were indeed a little too optimistic, once the war started, many unforeseen accidents may occur, as a commander, it is impossible not to think carefully. But the glimmer of praise in the manager's eyes did not escape Ferdinand, who was paying attention, and the manager seemed to be still studying what he was, but where was the solution to this problem?
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