: Military moves

In Yan'an City, Zhang Dashou finally felt the dilemma. Now Mizhi County and Ansai City are all occupied by officers and soldiers, and the rebels can no longer use Yan'an Prefecture as a cornerstone to enter Shanxi. On the contrary, they are still restrained by officers and soldiers and dare not move.

Now, Yan'an City has become a useless rib, and its index finger is useless, it is a pity to abandon it. Zhang Dashou wanted to abandon Yan'an City and go south to find Wang Ziyong's main force, and cooperate with Gao Yingxiang to attack Xi'an Prefecture with all his strength, but he was afraid that Wang Ziyong would blame him. Zhang Dashou followed Wang Ziyong for several years and still knew this leader very well. Wang Ziyong was very eager to have his own territory.

In the past six months, Gao Yingxiang has taken advantage of the territory. After entering the northwest, Gao Yingxiang did not rob everywhere like others, but instead took a horse farm, managed it patiently, and made rapid progress in strength, and surpassed Leader Wang. Leader Wang naturally didn't want to do this, so he always wanted to have his own territory and take a good rest.

Yan'an Prefecture is definitely the best choice, but now, it seems that it is not easy to take down Yan'an Prefecture. I was unsure of my mind, so Zhang Dashou had to write a letter to Wang Ziyong.

After receiving the letter, Wang Ziyong quickly made a decision after learning about the Yan'an Prefecture. He was indeed eager to have his own territory, but he also did not want to be the second Wu Yangui. If Yan'an Prefecture was allowed to hold back his footsteps, it would be possible for the officers and soldiers to use Yan'an Prefecture to eat up little by little. The letter was delivered to Yan'an, and the peasant army of Yan'an Prefecture began a major retreat. However, Zhang Dashou and Zhang Cunmeng sent heavy troops to guard Ganquan City.

Ganquan City guards the southern gate of Yan'an Prefecture. When entering and leaving Yan'an Prefecture, you have to pass through Ganquan City. Bypassing Ganquan City, you will inevitably be at a heavy price.

Because the peasant army heavily guarded Ganquan City, Lou Daji and Sun Chuanting could only accept Yan'an and other places, and cleared out the peasant army that had not had time to retreat, and did not dare to pursue them in depth.

The peasant army withdrew, but it posed a problem for Lou Daji and others. I thought that this peasant army would guard Yan'an Prefecture like Wu Yangui, and would not let go. In this way, we could use the same trick again and use the greed of the peasant army to erode the opponent's troops little by little. Who would have thought that Wang Ziyong would retreat so simply?

It is not impossible to pursue the peasant army if you insist on going south and pursue the peasant army. However, with high mountains and long roads, Xi'an Prefecture is almost full of the main force of the peasant army, so it is easy to be ambushed by the peasant army.

In the past, as long as the attack was not a city, the officers and soldiers were not afraid at all. But now, the combat literacy of the peasant army has long been different from the past. Wang Jiayin relied on the officers, soldiers and generals who surrendered to continue training, and the effect was very significant. Although the combat effectiveness could not be compared with the border troops, at least the peasant army dared to fight and would not collapse at once.

In Yan'an City, Deng Huaiyuan walked around with his hands behind his back and locked his eyebrows. Lou Daji, Sun Chuanting and others sat in their seats, frowned and pondering.

"General Lou, Sun has an idea, I don't know if it is feasible!"

"Mr. Sun, do you have any ideas, but it's okay!" Lou Daji was worried that there was no solution, so he was naturally very anxious. Sun Chuanting smiled, stood up and spread out the map, "Several generals, you look here!"

As he spoke, Sun Chuanting pointed the name on the map, which was clearly Sanshui County. "Several generals, the geographical location of Sanshui County is very special. You can go west to Pingliang Prefecture and southwest to enter the rear of Gao Yingxiang's troops and threaten Fengxiang Prefecture. Now the other party's attention is all on Xi'an Prefecture. If an elite army suddenly takes Sanshui County, what will the other party react?"

Lou Daji and others were all old foxes who had been leading troops for many years. After hearing Sun Chuanting's words, their eyes lit up. If they really took Sanshui County, they could pose a huge threat to the various divisions of the peasant army. At that time, the peasant army would inevitably be distracted from returning to the rescue, and even besieged Sanshui County, and first ate the officers and soldiers of Sanshui County to relieve the troubles in the rear. This plan is quite a bit like surrounding Wei and saving Zhao.

Lou Daji looked overjoyed, but soon he became a little frown. "Well, Lord Sun, your idea is really good, but the key is that there are no elite soldiers in Shaanxi? If you can seize Sanshui County, you have to withstand the opponent's crazy attack."

After hearing this, Sun Chuanting shook his head gently, looked at Lou Daji, and said seriously: "No, General Lou, to be precise, there is an elite soldier near us who can complete this important task."

"Hmm?" Lou Daji's eyes widened, his face a little bad, "Why didn't I see it?"

"Here, Cao Wenzhao's elite border troops under General Cao Wenzhao, and thousands of troops under his command have been trained for a long time, so this is the most suitable one."

"What?" Deng Huaiyuan and others were all a little angry, and Li Jiasheng said even more angrily, "Mr. Sun, what do you mean? General Cao's elite troops have always been on the front line and guarding Xianyang."

Sun Chuanting browsed and felt a little panicked. He even blamed himself for being too inadequate. Seeing that he was angry with the public, he had to raise his hand and explain: "Several generals, please listen to Sun. Hey, think about it, what is the meaning of our army defending Xianyang to the death? Isn't it just to restrain a large number of bandit soldiers and reduce the pressure on Xi'an Prefecture? Abandoning Xianyang and taking Sanshui County can also restrain most of the bandit soldiers?"

"That's true, but Lord Sun, don't forget that if the bandits don't care about Sanshui County and want to take down Xi'an Prefecture first, then we will become sinners. Who can afford this guilt?"

Sun Chuanting frowned immediately, and felt a little unhappy in his heart, "Several generals, Sun just said what he thought. However, there has never been a foolproof way to use troops, and it is necessary to take some risks. Several generals are veterans on the battlefield. It is not difficult to see that if our army takes Sanshui County, it will be difficult for the bandits to continue to attack Xi'an Prefecture, unless they are crazy, no matter the dangers behind them, even if Xianyang may be attacked, they will be willing to do so. It can only be said that the possibility of our success is very high, and the key is whether we dare to take this risk."

At this time, Lou Daji had calmed down. He knew that Sun Chuanting's words made sense. In fact, he was also very moved. Now the situation in Shaanxi is in chaos. If you want to open up the situation, you can only use dangerous moves. Military tactics work, but it is very difficult to implement them. "Mr. Sun, we are not attacking you. You rarely lead troops and don't know our difficulties. Master Yang will not agree to this method."

Sun Chuanting was speechless. He realized that the real decision of Shaanxi was not Cao Wenzhao or Lou Daji, but Yang He, the three-sided governor in Xi'an Prefecture. Lou Daji and others knew that the army was taking dangerous moves, but Yang He did not know that in the eyes of Yang Governor Yang, the safety of Xi'an Prefecture was more serious than anything else. In his opinion, Xi'an Prefecture had a very special significance. Once it fell, it would be a heavy blow to the Ming Dynasty.
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