Chapter 189 Battle of the Hundred Regiments
Last year's flood caused heavy damage to the north and south sides of the lower reaches of the river, while this year's drought has spread wider. However, the most serious areas are still concentrated on the north and south sides of the river. The reason is very simple. The victims of the disaster did not receive effective relief last year, and the flag-raising rebels have spread one after another, resulting in starvation everywhere, living beings, and large areas of fields on both sides of the river are deserted. So, if you take a step back, even if these areas have not suffered drought this year, the situation is equally harsh. The arrival of drought is equivalent to adding insult to injury, completely pushing the people on both sides of the river into the abyss of death.
The victims were desperate, either rebelling or fleeing famine. However, rebellion required strength and a good figure. However, the elderly, weak, women and children did not even have the capital to rebel, so they had to leave their hometowns to flee and beg for famine. However, local governments absolutely prohibit famine, which not only endangers social stability, damages the face of local bureaucrats, but also endangers the bureaucrats' career. The unaffected counties, considering their own interests, also try every means to prevent the victims from fleeing.
The victims were pitiful. There was no way to go to the sky and no way to enter the ground. They called every day and no response, and the ground was not effective. At the critical moment, the Southwest Shandong Rebel Alliance suddenly entered the Central Plains, destroying the "cage" set up by local governments and noble bureaucrats, and giving the victims a way to escape. However, the victims were very humble and weak and powerless. The Southwest Shandong Rebel Alliance became their only hope of survival. The Southwest Shandong Rebel Alliance had no strength to save the victims at all. They had to get rid of this huge "broken" as soon as possible, otherwise, they would be crushed to death by this "broken".
The rebel alliance was in Ji, and He was invincible in the front line. It was unstoppable. It destroyed the local government and severely damaged the local nobles and bureaucrats. It released the Henan victims from the "cage", but did not successfully escape from prison and escape from birth. For the Henan victims, their vitality lies in the closest area of Gyeonggi, and in the wealthy Yingru area that was not hit by the disaster. Only by escaping there can they get food, find a way to survive, and survive. Of course, they can also escape to Liang County and Xuzhou, but the rebels in southwestern Shandong are about to enter Liang County. Liang County is about to become a battlefield full of wars, and Xuzhou is too far away and they starve to death before they arrive.
However, when entering the capital, you must cross the Tianqian Pass to prevent the defense. There are natural dangerous obstacles behind the Tianqian Pass, as well as the dangerous obstacles of Tongji Canal, Xingyang, Hulao, Heishi and other dangerous passes. The Rebel Alliance cannot kill them, let alone unarmed victims. When entering Yingchuan County, you have to cross the five waterways of Bian River, Sui River, Tongji Canal, Huan River and Cai River. This is also difficult for the victims to reach the sky.
If the Jingji and Yingru area are compared to the place of survival and the disaster area in Henan is likened to a cage, then the obstacles between the two are the "high wall" of the prison. Only by crossing this high wall and escaping from the prison can the victims enter the place of survival and survive.
There must be a door for prison. As long as the Rebel Alliance opens this door, the Henan disaster victims can successfully escape from prison and enter a place of survival. Following the Rebels to fight against the government and the Guards is too dangerous, especially the elderly, weak, women and children. Not only can they not help, but they will become a burden. Therefore, it is certain that as long as the Rebels open the door of the "prison", countless victims will rush out of the "prison" crazily and will no longer follow the rebels to become enemies with the government. The rebels will take the opportunity to get rid of this huge "burden" that will explode at any time, and change from passive to active, lightly, and worry-free.
Many times, "I am in this mountain, and I don't know where the clouds are deep", and I cannot see the direction of my progress through the fog. However, Li Fengyun's understatement made a few words clear away the haze that enveloped the hearts of the heroes, allowing them to clearly see the hope of victory. This is strength. What you can't see, what others can see, the problem you can't solve, and if others solve it, it won't be acceptable.
Zhen Bao's car was enlightened, and in an instant he saw the direction of the future battle situation, and his confidence suddenly surged. "Ming Gong, I completed the reorganization of the front-selected army overnight. I will cross the Ji River tomorrow morning and kill Junyi."
Zhen Baoche was in a good mood and admired Li Fengyun's strategy even more. He opened his mouth and even changed his name. He respectfully called Li Fengyun "Ming Gong". In fact, he apologized for the impulse just now. After all, from now on, both sides are eating in the same bowl, and they must trust each other and cooperate. If there are always many conflicts, it will be of no benefit to both sides. Cooperation benefits both, but there will be two injuries. It is very simple. Besides, Li Fengyun is helping Zhen Baoche grow, and he will still give him benefits on the contrary. What reason does he have to keep it away?
When everyone heard Zhen Baoche's words, they immediately calmed down. They stopped talking in groups of three or three, and looked at Li Fengyun attentively, waiting for him to take out an attack strategy.
Junyi is an ancient city in history and an important city in the Central Plains. During the Warring States Period, it was Daliang, the capital of Wei State. After war and disasters, it still has the same style. It stands tall on the Central Plains land and is the first town in the eastern part of the Central Plains to defend the capital of the capital. It shoulders the important task of guarding the capital of the capital and protecting the Tongji Canal waterway. Junyi is also the water-land transportation hub of the Central Plains, with great connections. Among them, the intersection of the Bian River, Sui River, Huan River and Cai River and Tongji Canal is within its territory. If the victims in Henan want to enter Yingchuan, the shortcut is to cross the Tongji Canal from the direction of Junyi and enter Yingchuan by land. This not only saves time and distance than entering Yingchuan across five waterways, but also greatly reduces the danger on the road.
Therefore, Junyi is actually the "prison gate" that the Rebel Alliance must open for Henan disaster victims. Because of its importance in the Central Plains, Junyi is not only tall and strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but also has heavy troops. Although it is not clear how many garrison troops there are in Junyi City at present, one thing is certain that with the current combat effectiveness of the Rebel Alliance, it is impossible to conquer Junyi City.
In this case, what strategy will Li Fengyun take to help Henan victims "break out" successfully?
"You all must have heard of Sun Bin's horse racing story." Li Fengyun looked at everyone and said, "In the face of a strong enemy, we can only avoid the real and go to the virtual. While restraining the enemy's main force, we patiently look for opportunities for fighters. Sun Tzu said: 'The shape of a soldier should avoid the real and attack the virtual. In the next Tongjiqu battlefield, our main strategy for attacking the enemy is to avoid the real and attack the virtual."
"Ming Gong meant to avoid the strong enemy in the direction of Xingyang, attack Liangjun south, and attack Yongqiu with the main force, and open a passage into Yingchuan from five waterways including the Bian River?" Xu Shiren asked immediately, "Although Chenliu is more than 300 miles away from Songcheng, the capital of Liangjun County, it is very close to Junyi, dozens of miles. The official army can quickly arrive whether by water or by land. The three cities support each other and will surely build a solid line of defense, making it impossible for us to start."
"The chief executive of Liang County has four Yingyang Mansions, all on both sides of Tongji Canal, and their garrison power is very strong." Meng Haigong also questioned, "In a certain opinion, whether in the direction of Xingyang or Liang County, the strength of the official army exceeds ours, so as long as we attack Tongji Canal, no matter which section we fight, we will encounter strong enemies. It is not a question of avoiding the real and making the false."
"You are right." Li Fengyun smiled, "We have weak strength and limited elite forces. In such difficult circumstances, if we want to achieve the established goal, we must never confront the government army head-on, so we must avoid the real and attack the virtual. What I call avoiding the real is not only to avoid a decisive battle with the enemy's main force, but also to avoid siege. The battle of attack cannot be fought. There are too many official troops on the front line of Tongjiqu and too strong garrison, which is not comparable to the strength of the Jiyin official army. We are in Ji, He line, and can attack cities and villages, but when we go to the front line of Tongjiqu, this kind of thing is absolutely not to be done. What is our purpose of killing Tongjiqu? It is to plunder Tongjiqu."
Li Fengyun raised his hand and waved it twice in the air to attract everyone's attention. Then he looked serious and emphasized solemnly, "Remember, we are plundering the Tongji Canal, and plundering the Tongji Canal in a purposeful, organized and large-scale manner, rather than interrupting the Tongji Canal and blocking the Tongji Canal."
Everyone nodded repeatedly and understood. The purpose of the rebel army's western expedition to the Central Plains was to plunder the Tongji Canal to grow and grow. If the Tongji Canal waterway was interrupted and all ships transporting materials from south to north stopped, it would inevitably affect the eastern expedition. In this way, the Dongdu became anxious and would send a large number of troops to garrison the Tongji Canal to suppress the rebellion and suppress the bandits. At that time, the rebel army had to retreat, which was equivalent to shooting itself in the foot. Not only was the goal before the war unable to achieve, but it also affected countless Henan victims.
"What I call attacking the Void is actually plundering the Tongji Canal, rather than looking for fighter jets to attack the official army." Li Fengyun said, "I stressed again that you focus on plundering the Tongji Canal, rather than attacking the official army. Of course, the official army also needs to fight, but you must fight when the fighter jets are very good, we have absolute advantages, we are absolutely sure, and will not cause serious damage to us, otherwise we will never fight. The stupid thing of killing one thousand enemies and destroying one hundred of them will not be ignored in any case."
Huo Xiaohan couldn't help it anymore and shouted at Li Fengyun, "The chief executive, the official army is on both sides of Tongji Canal. If we firmly do not fight with the official army, how can we plunder the Tongji Canal?"
Li Fengyun smiled but said nothing.
Everyone saw that Li Fengyun was well-behaved and became more and more curious.
Zhen Baoche bowed to Li Fengyun as a gift, "Where will the Ming Gong plan come out?"
"A Hundred Regiments Battle." Li Fengyun spit out four words.
A Hundred Regiments Battle? Take 100 regiments out to fight? One hundred regiments are 20,000 people. This not only uses the elite main force of the rebel army, but also uses part of the newly expanded army of various heroes. This is considered to be a dedication. Everyone is puzzled and waiting for Li Fengyun's explanation.
"I said that the Boxer War was a training agent, so this time the plunder of Tongji Canal was called the Hundred Regiments Battle. Now we have more than 50,000 people and more than 250 regiments. In this battle, all regiments and brigades spread out along the Tongji Canal. There are many people and strong forces. When taking action, each regiment must clearly divide the labor and perform its own responsibilities. If one regiment is responsible for the plunder, then the other regiments must help them restrain the enemy, cooperate and cover their safe retreat, etc., and must obey orders, cooperate tacitly, and support each other."
Li Fengyun paused for a moment, his eyes slowly passed through everyone's faces. After seeing the heroes and coaches basically understand their words, he continued, "The enemy is strong and I am weak. Please be flexibly used troops during the attack on Tongji Canal, seek profit and avoid harm, play to the strengths and attack the weaknesses, save yourself and develop yourself in the battle. Never fight with the official army for a moment of impulse."
Chapter completed!