Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 77 Great Battle (8)
The thin man, as cold as a mountain, was dressed in a silver chain armor like snow. In the sun, the white waves were turning like the waves of the sea. In the mountain wind, the pair of gloomy eyes in the man's deep sunken eye sockets can always make people feel a bit of chill even in the scorching midsummer. Standing on the top of the mountain, the thin man looks around, and the surrounding temperature seems to drop. Several times, several senior generals rode their horses and stood behind the thin man without saying a word, waiting for the coach to speak.
Waving his hand to signal his subordinates to lift the parasol, the thin man's slightly squinted eyes are looking at the vast southern plain. The circling mountains, under the clouds on the edge of the sky, slightly reveal a touch of blue and black.
The sharp-edged cheeks are full of weather-beaten vicissitudes, but it is difficult to conceal the arrogance and domineering behind the vicissitudes. As the commander of the southward campaign, Nick thinks that this is the most difficult battle in his life. First, Hoffman, the commander of the Second Corps, made his own claim in Pinglu, causing a catastrophe and leading to the disastrous defeat of the Second Corps, and then the elite of the three corps in Qinghe Mansion and Tanghe—the City Guard Corps experienced A fierce battle, although they successfully occupied Qinghe Mansion, bought time for the people of Tanghe to successfully deploy their defenses in the southeast, and the battle to capture Qinghe Mansion also cost them blood.
From the perspective of tactics and benefit acquisition, my southward battle should be regarded as a success. I have captured the Yulin and Qinghe prefectures, and I have fulfilled the initial wishes of the prime minister and the domestic nobles. Cangzhou Mansion, Nick doesn't think that now is the best time to seize it. It's not wise to push Situ Tai too hard now. A rabbit will bite if it is in a hurry, not to mention that Situ Tai is more like a mad dog , it's really not worthwhile to be bitten by him.
However, in terms of strategy, Nick thought that this southward campaign was not a success, especially when he was dragged down by the Tanghe city guards in Qinghe Mansion, and he was bitten back heavily. Also some pain. The entanglement in Qinghe delayed the best time for one's side to go west or south, and the people of Tanghe and the Taiping Army successfully strengthened their defense during that time, and lost the advantage of surprise attacks. If there is a big victory, then more price needs to be paid. Nick doesn't like that kind of situation to happen, and he loses the best strategic opportunity, and he also regrets this situation.
But now it seems that the situation has changed again. The change should have appeared after entering June. The increasingly severe drought has endangered the entire northern part of the Eastern Continent. Everyone, including our own country, has been watching the daily weather changes with anxious eyes. If the weather turns cloudy, people will It seems that I want to let go of my breath a little bit. If there are continuous sunny days, people's hearts will hang up immediately, and this desire will become more and more obvious and stronger, and God does not seem to understand its people. Our mood, every day just after dawn, the sun can't wait to climb out from the east, pouring its infinite light and heat on this land, the rising temperature has already made this area enter the midsummer season ahead of schedule, and the first month Not a drop of rain has completely dried out rice fields in many areas, and crop failure seems inevitable.
Li Wufeng's acquisition in the early stage not only allowed the Northwest to obtain an extremely rich grain reserve, but also attracted too many hostile eyes for him. However, it was full of grain. Due to the lack of enough granaries, the Northwest even piled up grain in the wild. Such arrogance made the eyes of those who lacked grain melt that damned guy.
As soon as Anyuan fell into the hands of the Northwesters, he obtained sufficient food supplies. The farmers and tenants who were about to go crazy due to hunger calmed down at lightning speed under the appeasement of the food. Stability factor, the foundation of the Taiping Sect people in Anyuan for decades unexpectedly collapsed under the food offensive. In order to obtain more food for their families, countless loyal Taiping Sect followers immediately betrayed their once respected The headlines and leaders, the heads and blood of these people exchanged enough food and rewards for them. This scene seems to be impossible to happen, but it is not uncommon to be staged in various places. Li Wufeng directed this scene. The level made Nick have to admit that the opponent is not only a successful military commander, but also a genius interpreter of political strategy and tactics. His every move can always be one step ahead of his opponents, but it is this step Make it impossible for everyone to catch up.
But Li Wufeng's appetite seems to be too big, and his digestion ability seems to be unable to keep up with his devouring speed. Only a few months after Kansai fell into his hands, he took down the entire Tiannan County and took a Myanmar Land, can he really digest such a huge territory in a few years? Nick is full of doubts about this point, especially when the restless strategic ally in the south is watching the west from time to time, Nick believes that sooner or later, Li Wufeng's big hand will let that ally join this circle movement In the future, if you are fast, you will have it, but if you are slow, you will not. It seems that everyone understands this truth.
The outbreak of the Battle of Sanjiang was not as expected by Nick. Although Li Wufeng has not made a move yet, Nick firmly believes that the protagonist of the Battle of Sanjiang has excluded its original owner. Only the Machihans and the Northwest However, who is the real master in the southern part of the Eastern Continent may not be revealed until the dust of this battle is completely settled.
"Where has the Kamapov division that left from Pinglu gone?" The thin man who had been on the hill for almost half an hour finally asked the first sentence.
"Return to Commander, the Kamapov division passed through Tianshui yesterday, and is now heading south day and night, and it is estimated that it will arrive in Hanzhong tomorrow." An officer, probably the head of the intelligence department, replied respectfully .
"Hmph, it seems that Li Wufeng couldn't hold on to the south anymore, and actually drew troops from Pinglu to go south. What happened to the nomadic cavalry on the Indian side?" The skinny man snorted coldly, keeping his expressions asked.
"It has already begun to take action. According to the information obtained two days ago, it has been assembled on the Indian side. It will return east as soon as the Indian garrison stationed by Li Wufeng enters and is handed over. However, these nomadic cavalry Soon, they will be able to cross the Western Regions or the Tengger Grassland on the northern line and enter the hinterland of the Northwest in at most three to five days. If they want to enter the Northern Plains, it will take three days to get to Pinglu from the Kuimen Valley in the east of Lulong. .” The intelligence officer was nervously analyzing and calculating, while calculating the time it would take to reach the Pinglu area.
"Well, that is to say, it should be at least a week after entering Beiyuan, seven days a week, whether it is long or short, if you really want to make good use of it, you can accomplish a lot of things." The skinny man pondered , stroking his chin with long and slender fingers like a luthier, "What do you all think about this matter?"
"Your Excellency, do you want to take Pinglu?" Several senior generals behind the skinny man looked at each other, and finally Hurley spoke cautiously.
"Well, Hurley, what do you think? Are you confident?" Nick had a rare smile on his face, and he seemed to be in a good mood. This phenomenon is extremely rare, at least among the senior generals behind him So, as generals who have served as the opponent's subordinates for a long time, they can say that it is rare to see each other's smile for many years, even after a big victory.
"My lord, the combat effectiveness of the Northwest Army has long been renowned. I'm afraid that even the city guards of the Tanghe people may not be their opponents. Although the Kamapov Division has been transferred from the Pinglu Mansion, there are still two infantrymen stationed there. A division and a heavy cavalry division~IndoMTL.com~And there is a division of Li Wufeng's Nanjie Locke Corps in Anyuan Mansion in the west, which can reinforce Pinglu at any time. Longdong in the south also has a division of the Northwest Army Division," Hurley licked his lips, and explained gruffly: "Marshal, it's not that Hurley is afraid of sacrifice, but does the subordinate think it's worth spending such a price for a Pinglu Mansion?"
"Is it worth it? Of course it's worth it!" The skinny man raised his voice slightly, his falcon-like gaze swept across the faces of the generals behind him, "According to our information, Pingyao Town, west of Pinlu Mansion, is where Li Wufeng lived. An important granary in Beiyuan, during this period of time our intelligence personnel have recorded that grain trucks from Kansai transported a large amount of grain to Pingyao, and it is estimated that it is used to ensure that Anyuan and Pinglu are used for this year’s branches.”
"Food?!" Hurley seemed to understand a little bit. He had met the coach several times and summoned the logistics officer. Horror, the Qinghe Mansion concentrated such a huge army of its own, logistical support was a big problem, and when the people of Tanghe evacuated Qinghe, it seemed that there was not much food left in the mansion. It was shipped over there, is there something wrong in the middle?
"Commander,..." Hurley was about to say something, but was stopped by the coach with a wave of his hand: "You don't need to think about other issues, I just want to hear the conclusions drawn purely from the military point of view. "
"Well, if we can cut off the reinforcements from the west and attack with all our strength, with the defense system of Pinglu Mansion, although the Northwest Army has made a lot of repairs, I believe we can overcome it!" Hurley raised his eyes to welcome Looking at the coach with gentle eyes.