Chapter 52: The Mentor of Yizhou

In the city of Yiju, it was cleaned inside and out.

At the moment, more than 40,000 troops are stationed here. There is a Ha Thorn Buhua Division, that is, the Mongolian cavalry, and the Naha Department has always been the elite of Mongolia, but now compared to the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, it is naturally worse than I don't know how much. But there is still a certain amount of combat effectiveness. Plus the sophisticated equipment of the Ming army.

Harbour does not spend the following are eager to try, looking forward to the war.

Some people may want to get a feel for what these well-equipped equipment are like in battle. But more people want to get out of farming.

These people are the private soldiers of the Mu Huali family, and they have been training in martial arts since they were young, arching and riding archery. Professional soldiers, so to speak. Many people are not very old, let them go to divide the fields and farm, they are not used to it, they prefer to serve in the army. So I hope for a good performance in this battle. can make Da Ming take a fancy to them and integrate them into the army.

There is a Yewang department. But more than 10,000 people.

However, this time the coach is Ye Wang.

Ye Wang commanded the envoy of Liaodong and led all departments. He Xi, as the general of Zhengdong, was in charge of general affairs.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye knows that He Xi is the one who leads the war.

It's a pity that this is the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, not the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, it has become a common practice for civilian officials to lead troops, what governors, supervisors, strategies, and a lot of titles. But now, He Xi wants to become the coach of one party, and there is only one way, to change his military position.

Otherwise, He Xi wants to command the army as a civilian official, Starting from Xu Da, all the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will not agree.

This example can't be opened.

Therefore, He Xi can only do this. Nominally, Ye Wang is the coach.

Secondly, it is a piece of blue jade, blue red heart.

Lan Chixin, naturally not surnamed Lan, nor is it called Chixin. This name is for the loyalty of the blue jade watch. As for what he was called before, He Xi didn't know, and he didn't want to know. He just felt that Lan Yu had gone too far. Lan Chixin has the rank of commander on his body.

You must know that there are more than 300 guards in the Ming Dynasty, and there are many people who have begun to command them, more than 300 people, but they are already the key positions in the Ming army. The commander can even command a battle on his own, usually a decent battle against bandits.

A guard post of 5,600 is the military operation unit of the Ming Dynasty.

The commander of the guard, although there are many people who have worked up with qualifications, will stop there, but more of them have the potential to jump up and become a famous general in the world. Looking at the history of the Ming Dynasty, it can also be seen that many famous generals were commanders before they made their careers.

Such a pillar of the country, the middle-level and middle-level generals of the Ming Army, is the lackey of the Blue Jade Gate.

What does this make up and down think?

Although it is said that there are gangs and factions in the army, there have always been them. But most of the time, everyone will also say that they are Ming generals, people from the imperial court, and on this basis, they are the people of a certain big man in the imperial court. Instead of changing his name and surname, it was his blue jade person.

For this alone, He Xi felt that there was a way for Lan Yu to die.

Everyone has arrived, He Xi, no, Ye Wang convened the first combat meeting.

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In the largest house in Yizhou City, twenty or thirty people sat around a wooden table, but the only ones who could really see the map on the wooden table were He Xi, Ye Wang, Ha Thorn Buhua, and Lan Chixin.

Although He Xi is not in the main position, this time it is obviously He Xi who dominates.

He Xi looked at the map and suddenly asked, "Isn't there any news from Ye Shen yet?" ”

There was silence.

He Xi could only say: "There is no news, maybe it is good news, don't talk about this, and now it is not long before winter." In this period of time, we have to accomplish something very simple, and that is the city of Nash. Advance the front more than a hundred miles to the east. ”

"Xicheng is the mouth of the Qingchuan River and a port city, from us to the southeast, the mountains are steep, the road is rugged, and it is inconvenient to transport grain, but after occupying Xicheng, the grain road will be able to come from the sea. The army spent the winter in Xicheng, without any problems. And Xicheng is by the sea, which is always a little warmer than the inland. ”

"Take a break for the winter, and after the spring of next year, we will go straight to Kaesong."

Xicheng is Chao-Xian'an Prefecture. The so-called Ping'an Prefecture in the north of Chao-Xian is named after the two cities of Pingcheng and Anzhou. The northern part of Chaoxian is mountainous, that is, there are fewer mountains along the coast, and He Xi is reluctant to gnaw on the mountains.

Therefore, his route to march was southerly.

Lan Chixin listened and said: "My lord, it's not that the lower officials oppose it, it's just that Hou Ye's intention is to press the territory with a large army and put pressure on the Goryeo people, not to the southeast, if you march along the southeast coast, what will Hou Ye do on his side?" ”

The blue jade leaping into the sea and directly hitting Ganghwa Island is a top secret. At this moment, even at the meeting, Lan Chixin didn't dare to say it explicitly, but only said vaguely.

But what he meant, He Xi already understood.

Lan Chixin's meaning is to ask the army to attack by land, try to attract the enemy's attention as much as possible, and create a better opportunity for Lan Yu.

He Xi has not refuted it. Ye Wang had already opened his mouth and said: "To the north of Goryeo, there is only this flat land, and the population of Goryeo is in this area, and we bypass Anzhou and go south, which is not only full of hidden dangers, but also unreasonable. That's weird. ”

So, there was an argument between Ye Wang and Lan Chixin.

He Xi suddenly realized that in the Eastern Army this time, the biggest powerful factions were him and Lan Yu. It can even be said that the Eastern Army is a joint stock company between him and Lan Yu. Therefore, the opinion between the two is the most important. And now he also has a younger brother.

Lan Yu's little brother spoke, and naturally his little brother blocked back. And not that he went straight to the field.

It's just that he has been charging Zhu Yuanzhang into battle and using Zhu Yuanzhang as a pawn before, but now he has suddenly been promoted to a chess player and a backer. I was still a little unaccustomed to it for a while.

When Ye Wang and Lan Chixin were almost arguing, He Xi coughed twice and said: "The key to this battle is not to choose where to march, but to beat the Koreans painfully, hard, and unsupportable, so that they can use the strength of milk to resist us, and the opportunity will naturally come." That's what reuses it the most. And not from somewhere. If I want to, I'm going to march from the most suitable place. ”

Ye Wang immediately said; "Your Excellency is wise."

Seeing this, Lan Chixin also said, "Subordinates obey orders." ”

Now that the goal has been determined, the two sides began to discuss how to take Xicheng. In terms of specific tactics, He Xi is not very involved, Ye Wang is a veteran, and Lan Chixin is Lan Yu's righteous son, He Xi can question Lan Yu's character and Lan Yu's character, but he must not question Lan Yu's military ability.

And Lan Chixin is valued by Lan Yu. On the battlefield, too, there are two brushes.

The overall battle plan was to divide the troops into two routes. One route was led by Ha Thorn Buhua, not directly involved in the attack on Xicheng, but crossed the river from the upper reaches of the Qingchuan River, directly into the south of Xicheng, and cut off the connection between Xicheng and the rear, and He Xi and Ye Wang led an army of 20,000 people, with enough firearms, to attack Xicheng, first break through the front of Xicheng Turtle City, and then go to Xicheng City, and attack the city step by step.

Then get in touch with the Ha Thorn Buhua Division, and the two sides will meet under the city of Xicheng, and let Liaodong or Shandong Naval Division support the Xicheng battle. Transporting supplies that have passed the winter of the siege.

The reason for making such a plan is more about the use of Ha Thorn Buhua, these former Yuan troops are first-class cavalry, and using them to attack the city is naturally a good strategy. Therefore, the task of Ha Thorn Buhua is a big detour of three or four hundred miles, attacking from the rear of Xicheng and sweeping away the military strength of the Goryeo people along the way.

From the isolated rest of the city.

He Xi reviewed the battle plan in detail, and He Xi couldn't find anything wrong with it. So, he clapped his head and said: "Then so be it, it is now the first day of the ninth month, and between the 15th and 20th of September, the whole army will meet again in Xicheng." Rather, we will drink freely in the city. ”

"Yes." The generals said in unison.

"That's right," He Xi said to Ha Zhu Buhua; "I remember you interacting with the Koreans."

Harbour said; "It is true. When my father fought against the Koreans, I went to Korea as an envoy. ”

He Xi said: "Then please choose someone who has been to Goryeo before." Let him go to Goryeo Jingshi and tell him that there is only the sun and moon in the world, and there is only the Ming Dynasty on the earth. The Ming Dynasty allowed vassals with two faces and three swords. He didn't want to cut Liao, he didn't need him to cut down, we came. ”

Ha Thorn Buhua immediately said in a loud voice; "The last will obey."

The prelude to the Battle of Goryeo has shifted to the main theme.