Chapter 139: Yan'an Breaks

In fact, during this period of time, Zhao Yong, the chief military officer of Shanxi, was very tired.

Especially after the water control of the Yellow River was owned by the Northern Army, Shanxi was too passive. After all, many places in Shanxi are located along the Yellow River. The Yellow River was controlled by the Northern Army.

It means that all the prefectures and counties along the Yellow River are not safe.

The Northern Army could attack at any time.

It is true that Shanxi has many basins.

These terrains are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if the Northern Army occupies some corners and corners, it does not hinder the defensive form of the Taiyuan Basin.

But the question is, what to do when the northern army gets a foothold?

If the thief enters an inch, I will guard against it, and sooner or later I will be exhausted. This form is very disadvantageous.

But what can Zhao Yong do?

There is no way.

Nothing?

There are resources to do anything. Shanxi has long been a secondary battlefield, and Nanjing is short of supplies to Shanxi. After all, Nanjing had long since rested its mind of letting Shanxi counterattack.

Zhao Yong himself has also made some efforts.

They have their own coal and iron, can't they build an iron plant themselves?

The answer is yes.

It's just that in terms of industrial ability, Zhao Yong is much worse than He Xi and Huang Zicheng. It's unbelievable, Zhao Yong found a lot of people, and what he finally got out was probably the level of weapons that He Xi made in Nanjing back then.

It is of certain use to the defense of Shanxi. But that's about it.

After all, both Nanjing and Beijing are now expanding the steel industry, and there is a time requirement for talent training. So on the whole, there are a few engineers who can independently preside over this iron plant.

Zhao Yong couldn't find such a person.

Zhao Yong is not without worries about the current situation of the Northern Army. He had always been worried that the Northern Army was making a fuss on the Yellow River. And now it's finally here. He also has a way of coping.

The Northern Army will not be allowed to rampage in Shanxi Province.

But here's the thing.

The troops in Zhao Yong's hands are simply stretched. He attaches importance to this side, which means that other aspects should be put aside.

Perhaps, Qu Neng's side is a little more troublesome. But in other aspects, such as the Northern Army in Huaiqing Province, it will be a little easier.

The news of the Northern Army's battle in Pingyang Province, Shanxi, reached Yan'an.

Geng Bingwen put aside the information in his hand very closely. Silence.

Geng Bingwen felt as if he was mending a hole, blocked here, and coming out again. There is no way. He actually knows very well about Qu Neng's play, but he can't control Shanxi.

At the same time, even if he can manage Shanxi, what can he do?

That's all there is to him in his hands. In the face of such a long defensive front on the periphery of Guanzhong, where there is an exchange of fire on all sides, what can he do?

Geng Bingwen had an idea for a long time, nothing else. It is to abandon a part of Shanxi and Shaanxi, or rather, it is not better than Shanxi and Shaanxi that are intact as the purpose of the operation, but to use the two places as a barrier to shield the Yellow River, Tongguan and Qinling defense lines.

Geng Bingwen only had some rumors about this strategic plan with some people in Beijing.

I didn't mention it again.

Because it can't be.

Give up Shaanxi, Shanxi. Concentrate the troops on the Qinling Mountains, Tongguan, and the Yellow River, and there is no need to die in places like Xiaoguan and even Yanmen Pass. A large number of troops have shrunk.

Geng Bingwen felt that at least two or three hundred thousand mobile troops could be freed up.

There are great benefits in defense.

But Geng Bingwen also knows that this plan also has big drawbacks.

First of all, the evacuation of Shanxi, Shaanxi, why did the army in Shanxi, Shaanxi follow Nanjing?

You must know that the local army of Daming is all Weisuo army, and their wives and children are all local. It is a big problem to get the army to evacuate, let alone take away the family members of the army.

That's an impossible task.

In this case, why did these soldiers abandon their families and retreat with the army? Figure what? Figure you defeat the battle. You lose the city and lose the land.

After all, this is not a battle of nations, but a civil war between two brothers for the throne. This temperament makes many soldiers surrender without any psychological burden at all.

Therefore, when this plan is executed, it is equivalent to when the war situation in the north completely collapses.

There will even be a defeat like a mountain, and it will be out of control.

As a result, even the Qinling, Tongguan, and Yellow River fronts that Geng Bingwen wanted were difficult to maintain.

It's just that the reason why Geng Bingwen knew this and put forward such an unreliable plan was because the front line really couldn't hold on. Especially the Battle of Yan'an.

Speaking of the Battle of Yan'an, it has been going on for many months.

The reason for this is that in winter, the weather is freezing and the fighting on both sides is restricted. It was also that neither side used their full strength.

It was Geng Bingwen, the defense master, who summed up the situation of the Battle of Yulin and made a new strategic deployment. If it is said that during the battle of Yulin, the two sides were still fighting for the city as the core.

And the battle of Yan'an is obviously not.

The battle for Yan'an is a series of fortifications, small mounds of dirt blocking the main transportation routes, and other seemingly inconspicuous places, so that the two sides can fight to the death.

Although the fighting between the two sides has not yet extended to the situation where the barbed wire and trenches stretch for hundreds of miles. But it's actually quite that flavor.

Geng Bingwen barely arranged many troops in Yan'an City, and the troops were all outside, a Zhuangzi, a ravine, a stream, and a hillside. Both became places where both sides fought.

Especially on the Loess Plateau, the soil is very suitable for building fortifications.

During this period of time, the rear of Nanjing was affected, but the number of firearms in Geng Bingwen's hands was still several orders of magnitude more than in the Hongwu period.

It is not for nothing that there is a frontal battle of columns. But very few.

However, the enemy's attack such as occupying a strong point, night attack, ambush, infiltration, detour, and other tactics were used. There is no difference in the essence of these things, but the form in which they are used has changed.

As long as Geng Bingwen adapts to it a little, he has the style of dealing with Zhang Shicheng back then.

However, Geng Bingwen knew that he could defend Yan'an, and he could even retreat for dozens of miles without any problem. If Qu Neng wants to fight, he has to be a hundred thousand corpses. But he couldn't defend Xiao Pass, he couldn't defend the Yellow River, and there were other attacks.

Geng Bingwen couldn't keep Guanzhong.

His ability is much worse than that of Xu Da, Fu Youde, and Feng Sheng. Let Geng Bingwen guard one city and one place, even in the age of firearms, only if he adapts to the rhythm of battle, it is easy to innovate. Bring up new ways to fight.

But when Geng Bingwen was at his most glorious back then, he didn't really act as a coach or a general.

This lack is difficult to make up. Not to mention that Geng Bingwen is so old. It is already difficult to get him to accept the adaptation of firearms tactics. The old man will be upgraded to a higher level and break through the limit. It's just too hard.

Not to mention, in such a passive situation in all aspects.

So Geng Bingwen already had a hunch.

No matter where it is, there will be a place that will be breached.

It's just that he didn't expect the news to come so quickly.

Whether he wants to or not, Geng Bingwen can only order. Withdrawal.

Geng Bingwen's tactical command on defense is an art. This is true even when retreating. Qu Neng actually judged that Geng Bingwen would definitely retreat.

has already ordered that the eyes of the various departments be widened, and they can't let go of any cats.

But when they found out that Geng Bingwen had retreated. I only had time to grab a tail, and as soon as I hit it, these people all surrendered, and when I asked, I knew that it was someone from the local guard in Yan'an.

Qu Neng knew that Geng Bingwen knew that these people were unreliable. It is very likely that they will defect, so they are outcasts.

In other words, Geng Bingwen's retreat this time did not allow Qu Neng to stand on a little cheap.

Qu Neng had some trance in his heart,

He seemed to remember that many years ago, he followed his father to the Marquis of Changxing's mansion to pay New Year's greetings, and he had met Geng Bingwen. Even Geng Bingwen talked to him about military matters and did his best to him.

Now that the two sides are meeting each other, there is nothing to say about being taken advantage of by the old man.

Qu Neng secretly said in his heart, "Old man, it's a pity."

Geng Bingwen is not incapable, the most suitable battlefield for Geng Bingwen is about 100,000 people, defending an important place. It's like Yan'an. Geng Bingwen can fight against ten times the land, and he will not fall behind.

Even if Qu Neng didn't use all his strength, but after grinding for a few months, Geng Bingwen still took the initiative to give up, which already explains everything.