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Yuxi Timuer's irritating arguments did not resonate with the generals, which made him extremely disappointed. However, the generals were consistent in resolving the siege of Yangzhou. They knew very well that the gains and losses of Yangzhou not only involved their respective economic interests, but also Yangzhou was also an important node on the Grand Canal. If the Song army controlled Yangzhou, it would be equivalent to obtaining a bridgehead to attack Jiangbei and could go north along the canal at any time, which could not only threaten the safety of the Hezhou Prefecture, advance to the Central Plains, and force the capital.
"Sir Shu, the most urgent task is to lift the siege of Yangzhou and drive the Southern Army back to Jiangnan. Only in this way can we protect the two Huaihe Rivers and provide taxes to the court!" Wanhuha Tusun, the Mongolian army capital of Wanhu Prefecture in Huaibei, Henan, drank a drink. Although most of the troops under his jurisdiction were stationed in the north of the Huaihe River, Yangzhou also threatened his own jurisdiction when the losses were made, so he still hoped to drive it away while the Southern Army had not yet established a foothold, so he would not harm him.
"Hatusun, do you have a good plan to defeat the enemy?" Yuxi Timuer calmed down his anger and looked at him and asked.
"Sir Shu, I think there are only tens of thousands of troops crossing the river in the Southern Dynasty, while our army has nine ten thousand houses and more than twenty thousand houses in Lianghuai, and its troops are far stronger than that. We can mobilize a large army to siege it outside Yangzhou City, and then cooperate with the inside and outside the tribes in the city to annihilate the southern army at the city." Hatusun replied.
"Yes, most of the Southern Army are infantry, lack cavalry, and they are slow to move. We are mostly cavalry, and we can arrive day and night. We will send an army ahead to raid and cut off the floating bridge on the river. When they find that they have fallen into the encirclement!" Wanhuzhahuertai said very much.
"I am stupid. Although the Southern Army lacks cavalry, the navy is strong. They camped along the canal. If they find something wrong, they will evacuate from the water. What's the use of only cutting off the floating bridge?" Qianhu Habichi, Guabu Town, curled his lips and said, last year, the Song army raided his garrison, and tens of thousands of soldiers took boats to the other side in an instant, and then took boats to leave calmly. No matter how fast the cavalry was, it would be impossible for them to cross the river.
"Ha Qianhu was scared by the Southern Army!" Zhahuertai smiled and said, "Even if the Southern Army can evacuate on a boat, it will inevitably be panic under the siege of the army. The army can take advantage of the enemy's boat to chase and kill. Even if they cannot wipe them out, most of them will be killed."
"Haha, Zha Wanhu is really brave and resourceful!" Habichi smiled back and said, "At this time, the Southern Army is no longer the scumbags who fled when they heard the news. They not only have sharp firearms, but also extremely brave. Dozens of people will fight to the death against hundreds of iron cavalry. Besides, their tens of thousands of troops fought in the camp, I am afraid that the one who will be defeated by then will not be the Southern Army. The blood under Yangzhou city may not have dried yet!"
"You..." Zhahuertai was furious when he heard this, and pointed at him with his fingers, but he didn't know how to refute for a moment. His face turned red and was extremely embarrassed. After a while, he suddenly stood up and bowed up and said, "Shishou, the young general is willing to lead his troops to raid the Southern Army camp and capture and kill the pseudo emperor of the Southern Dynasty!"
"Okay, I am missing a warrior to lead the army to lift the siege of Yangzhou. Since Zha Wanhu asked to go there, that's right!" Yuxi Timuer drank the wine in the glass and said.
"Supervisor, the Southern Army has already similar iron barrels surrounded by Yangzhou. Only one part of Zha Wanhu will go there, but I am afraid it will be difficult to succeed!" Ha Tusun thought Yuxi Timuer would scold him for his arrogance, but he did not expect to respond. Although he did not think that the Southern Army was invincible, he was not confident that he could defeat the enemy with just one of the ten thousand households under his command. In a hurry, he glared at Zha Huertai and stood up to salute.
"There is no joke in the army. I just need a movie to go to Yangzhou to lure the enemy. Since Zha Wanhu volunteered, there is no need to pretend to others!" Yuxi Timuer said lightly.
"Super Shu, Zhahuertai is just a momentary indignation, not his original intention. Please take back the life!" Ha Tusun was naturally not a mediocre person to be appointed as Wanhu Mansion in Yididu. According to his opinion, he wanted to use Zhahuertai as bait to lure the enemy. This job is basically to send people's heads, which is even more anxious and authentic.
"I am not asking him to die, but it is a great achievement to ask him to hold the Southern Army of Yangzhou for several days. I will ask for it!" Yuxi Timuer pressed his hand and let him sit down. His tone was very tactful, but it was unquestionable for anyone to give orders.
"Yes!" Ha Tusun also knew that things were hard to go back. He saluted with a pale face and sat down dejectedly, looking at Zahuertai sitting on the lower head as if it was dead.
"They are handsome..." Zhahuertai also recalled the smell at this time, knowing that he had just been too reckless and had fallen into a dead end. Not only did he hate Habichi to death, but his intestines also regretted it, looking at him with a begging look.
"Things are hard to turn around, so I'd better ask for more blessings!" Ha Tusun patted his shoulder heavily and sighed.
"It seems that the general Shu has already had a plan to defeat the enemy, and he will definitely win in one battle!" Sesanna's jurisdiction is adjacent to Hatusun, so there will naturally be a dispute over interests between the two sides. Seeing that he was defeated, he was very relieved and raised his glass to express his condolences.
"I had planned to attack the puppet dynasty a few months ago and lifted the threat to our dynasty. At this time, the industry was mature. I reported to the Privy Council to request the Khan to approve the approval of the Khan, and ordered the general to lead the troops of Wanhu Prefecture, Shandong, Hebei and Henan, Huaibei, to attack the Southern Dynasty and lift the siege of Yangzhou." Yuxi Timuer took out a gold medal and tiger talisman.
"Abide by the Khan's orders, General Shu!" All the generals in the tent were conscious of the goods. Seeing that the two tigers that were bigger than the slap they took out were facing each other's gold medals, they all stood up and saluted.
The tiger-headed gold medal is the meaning of the ancient "tiger talisman". After the Mongolian reign, it also imitated the Central Plains dynasty to use it as a general's identity symbol and indicate the size of power. There are three types of tiger-shaped talismans in the Yuan Dynasty, namely "ten thousand households, thousands of households, and hundreds of households are divided into upper, middle and lower. Ten thousand households wear golden tiger talismans, and the talisman is buckled. Each type is divided into three levels: upper, middle and lower. The "tiger head medal" is divided into four levels with different numbers of orbs decorated on the sign: three beads, two beads, one bead, no beads, three beads are the highest, two beads are followed, and one beads are the lowest.
In addition, there are also different levels of materials such as "tiger-headed gold talisman" and "tiger-headed silver talisman". Pure gold is the highest, followed by gold and copper alloy, and gilding is the lowest. Yuxi Timuer held a three-bead gold medal that the marshal is qualified to wear. The pattern with two tigers facing each other is the first-class noble giant. It was personally given by the Great Khan. Its function is similar to the "Imperial Pen" given by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, and it is also suitable for the right to be used.
"Okay, my plan is to defend Yangzhou and attract the troops of the Southern Army. At the same time, the main force of the two capitals, Wanhu Mansions, cross the river and go straight to the south of the Yangtze River..." Yuxi Timuer was very pleased with the surrender of the generals, and spread the map to explain his combat plan to them.
His plan was to strictly order the soldiers and generals of the three Wanhu Prefectures in Yangzhou to defend Yangzhou at all costs and firmly drag the Song Dynasty army here. At the same time, he ordered the left chief of the province Ma Shao to preside over the government affairs of Yangzhou. During this period, he could hold peace with the Southern Dynasties and appropriately agree to the conditions he proposed. In short, it was to leave the Southern Dynasties army at all costs to win precious time for the main force of the southern invasion.
At the same time, the seven Wanhu Prefectures and some Qianhu Prefectures under the jurisdiction of the two Duwanhu Prefectures near Gaoyou were the main force to cross the south. They crossed the river from Chongming, Tongzhou, avoided the important areas of the Song Dynasty's river defense to attack Kunshan and Changzhou, seized Suzhou, and obtained supplies. After the development of the situation, they either took Lin'an directly, or went back to the enemy to annihilate the northern and southern invaders who were rescued.
In order to prevent the Song army attacking Yangzhou from discovering flaws and retreating back to Jiangnan, resulting in the failure of the combat plan. The army had to act as a rescuer of Yangzhou, but halfway through the army, he went to Yangzhou under his banner to confuse the Song army, while the main force secretly went to Tongzhou and smuggled the Yangtze River. When it discovered the intention of the main force to invade the south, everything was too late. The unlucky Zahuertai's troops were pretending to be the main force. When they retreated to aid after discovering the Song army, they had to cooperate with the troops guarding Yangzhou to chase them.
"Shishu's clever plan is to invade Jiangnan to force the enemy to retreat, but the young general is still a little worried!" After Yuxi Timur said that, the generals looked at each other and took a deep breath. After a while, Sesanna forced a smile and said, "Shishu, there are heavy troops along the river, and two naval troops of the Imperial Navy and the First Navy are stationed at the mouth of the river. How can we cross the Yangtze River? Even if the smuggling is successful, they can quickly control the ferry and cut off our retreat. Wouldn't that be in the dilemma of having strong soldiers in front and no retreat in the back?"
"Well, what you are worried about is very much, but it is not so!" Yuxi Timur raised his glass and invited the generals to drink a bowl of wine. After drawing a circle on the map with his fingers, he smiled and said, "This time the Southern Army crossed north to attack Yangzhou, not only did it use its most elite imperial guards, but also mobilized the main forces of the army along the river and some state troops. Dantu went east to escort the river along the river with empty troops. The main forces of the Imperial Navy followed the pseudo emperor of the Southern Dynasty, and the main forces of the First Navy were sailing to escort the merchant ships returning north according to the old rules. Therefore, the Southern Dynasty forces in the Jiangdong area were empty, and the river defense was useless. I also sent troops south to harass and tests several times. The enemy troops could only guard the fortress and were unable to send troops to encircle and suppress them, and came and went freely, forcing them to start moving the residents along the river to the city of the prefecture."
"The Shun Commander knows himself and his enemy, and he wins every battle, but the young general still feels inappropriate!" After hearing his explanation, Sesanna still said uneasy, "The Shun Commander, the imperial court set up Wanhu Prefecture, Shandong, Henan, and Wanhu Prefecture, Huaibei, Henan, to protect the capital. If the Shun Commander's plan, the main force of Wanhu Prefecture, the two capitals Wanhu Prefecture, crossing the south to attack the puppet dynasty, and once the attack is not smooth after crossing the river, it will not be able to quickly return north. Then the southern army in Jiangbei can conquer Yangzhou, and as long as our dynasty conquers Yangzhou, we can go north along the canal. Our dynasty only has some guards in the two Huai areas to defend, for fear that they will not be able to stop the enemy, and they will enter the Central Plains like entering a deserted land, threatening the capital!"
"Shishu, the young general thinks what the commander of the Sei Du said is good!" Ha Tusun also intervened, "The young general heard that the young emperor of the Southern Dynasty had many tricks and was best at setting up suspicion formations and attacking the west. The battle in Yangzhou the day before yesterday was too strange. Although it was not as easy as taking advantage of the combat power they showed, it was impossible to fight in one battle. And they were so dragging in front of them, they were inconsistent with the tactic of rushing into the enemy's abdomen. They had the intention of revealing flaws and leading our army to cross the south and into the deep!"
"Then your intention is to use the army to fight the Southern Army at the city of Yangzhou. But with your strength, can you break through the Southern Army camp, and how many people can be left?" Yuxi Timur sneered after hearing this.
"The young general did not mean this, but wanted to ask the court to mobilize the personal guards to assist in the attack and plunder of Jiangnan, or defend the two Huaihe Rivers!" Sesanna waved his hands repeatedly when he heard his bad tone.
"The young general does not mean to question the general, but thinks that being careful is the best. The army should not move lightly. It is better to make some preparations as the general of Hadu!" Ha Tusun quickly agreed.
"The guards?! That's not something we can afford, but how useful it is when we come!" Yuxi Timuer listened to the suggestions of both Du Wanhu, picked up the bowl and drank a sip of wine, sighed and smiled bitterly.
The generals were puzzled when they looked like they were indescribable. They felt that the guards' personal army was a great combat power of this dynasty, and they were not that unbearable! Speaking of the guards' personal army, it was also a strong army formed by the Great Khan Kublai Khan. He led a large army to attack Hezhou, Sichuan, and died in battle. The Mongolian army of various Mongolians stopped conquering and rushed to the Mongolian Plateau to compete for the Khan throne. Kublai Khan and Alibu Ge were the most powerful contenders of the Khan throne.
At that time, Kublai Khan's army was led by his own Qiexue, the Mongolian army (the Zalaer army of the five resigned, and later the Hongjila army supported him), the Han army (Hebei, Henan, Shandong Han army), and the Tachaer army supported him, which obviously lacked the support of the Mongolian kings. In addition, the Mongolian army was not a powerful weapon to fight a civil war, so they could only rely on the strength of the Han army, and they then developed into personal guards.
So Kublai Khan recruited the guards to form the military guards, and took the Han army as the direct army. The role of the Han army cannot be ignored, helping him seize the Khan throne. After Kublai Khan ascended the throne, the two major systems of the Mongolian army and the Han army formed during the Mongolian Khanate period gradually formed the guards and the garrison army. The guards were divided into the Qyxue army and the guards' personal army. The Qyxue army has a long history. Qyxue, with more than 10,000 people, can defend the emperor and palaces, but it is difficult to defend the capital and a larger range, so the guards' personal army is needed.
The Guards' Personal Army was established in the first year of Zhongtong. It was a central army formed by Kublai Khan in the Central Plains dynasty system. The first Guards' organization was called the Wu Guards' Army along the Jin system, with about 30,000 soldiers. The soldiers came from the troops of the 10,000 Han soldiers in the Central Plains. In the first year of Zhiyuan, the Wu Guards' Army was renamed the Guards' Army, divided into two wings. In the eighth year of Zhiyuan, the left and right wing guards' army were rebuilt into the left, right and middle three guards. After the 16th year of Zhiyuan, the guards' army were classified according to different ethnic groups in the guards' army. The original Three Guards were expanded into front, back, left, right, and central five guards, with the Han army as the main body, and they were called the Han guards, and later increased.
Chapter completed!