Qiming 1158

Chapter 1027 The battle is settled

The specific action plan of the peasant army is also relatively simple.

The first is to concentrate the strength of the three divisions and all the ships, go straight to Jiujiang, carry out a devastating attack on the Jiujiang army in the Jiujiang area, and occupy Jiujiang with an absolute military advantage.

Once the Jiujiang area is occupied by the peasant army, it will cut off the Yangtze River waterway. At that time, the peasant army will leave a force stationed in Jiujiang and cut off the Yangtze River waterway. The main force will move westward, attack the Ezhou and Hanyang areas, and fight the Ezhou army decisively.

In this case, the peasant army can still be regarded as a superior force.

Both the Jiujiang Army and the Ezhou Army have a strength of about 3. Together, they can match the Peasant Army, but if they are defeated by the Peasant Army, the problem will be different.

The peasant army will gain twice the strength of the Song army on the local battlefield, and can take the initiative in the war more smoothly.

After discussing the specific strategy, the peasant army has four reorganization divisions, three attacking divisions, and one serving as the general reserve and left-behind troops.

After careful thinking and arrangements, Zhao Yucheng decided to let Lu Chengren lead the third division to stay in Nanchang.

He personally dispatched and led the main force of the peasant army in a decisive battle with the Song army.

Lu Chengren agreed and accepted the appointment. Xu Tong and Zhang Xiaohu did not raise any objection and accepted the appointment.

However, when assigning specific tasks, Xu Tong couldn't hold back his restless heart and wanted to put forward a small opinion on this strategy.

He wanted to lead an elite army to attack Ezhou by land, and act separately from the main force by water.

"The most convenient way to go to Jiujiang and Ezhou is naturally the waterway. We know this, Song Jun also knows it, so they must put more effort on the waterway, and Song Jun has always attached great importance to the water army. of.

In this way, taking Jiujiang first, then taking Ezhou, and having a decisive battle with the two Song armies face to face, it is possible to win, and it is enough for the Xiangyang army to react and initiate support. If the Jiujiang army supports a little longer, our advantage may not be able to last.

If our army wants to gain an advantage in the battle against the Song army, it is natural to put the field first. Now that the Song army has many new recruits, and our army has many veterans, the combat effectiveness cannot be compared in the same way. In this case, the soldiers are expensive and fast. If we can defeat Song in a battle The two armies of the army can directly cut off the retreat of the Xiangyang army and cut off its food supply!

The food road was cut off, and more than 4 people in the Xiangyang army ate horse chews. How long can they last?Not to mention that the army of the Henan Corps is pressing down, and Xiangyang is under the enemy's back and forth. If you want to hold on, you can't succeed. In this way, Xiangyang will be broken, and Jinghu will be my possession! "

Xu Tong pointed to the mountainous and hilly area from Nanchang to Ezhou on the map, and explained his thoughts.

His advice is bold.

Regarding Xu Tong's bold idea, Lu Chengren first expressed his disapproval. He felt that the number of troops that could be led around the mountains was relatively small, and the logistical supplies could not be guaranteed. Even if they could successfully reach Ezhou, the troops would be exhausted.

How will we fight then?

Zhang Xiaohu didn't support it either, feeling that this action was too risky.

Not to mention whether the Song army will be defeated, before the main force arrives, Xu Tong is equivalent to using his own army of several thousand to face the Song army of [-], which is nearly ten times the strength of the army. .

Neither Lu Chengren nor Zhang Xiaohu supported Xu Tong's idea, and several instructors also held an attitude of disapproval or denial, thinking it was too risky.

Now only Zhao Yucheng is left.

Zhao Yucheng stared at the map for a long time, pondered for a while, and looked at Xu Tong.

"Are you trying to reproduce the results of your previous raid on Lin'an?"

Xu Tong nodded.

"Before I attacked Lin'an, the Song army still had tens of thousands of imperial guards guarding Lin'an, and there were two garrisoned troops not far from Lin'an, and their strength was not only ten times my strength? Even so, since my attack, there has been no one The Song army took the initiative to attack me.

Even when I was still more than ten miles away from Lin'an City, a Song army came towards me, but before the battle, he turned around and left. He didn't show up until I withdrew, and the strength was far behind me. The Song army above also only dared to defend, not to attack.

Later, apart from the meeting, I also wondered at other times, why I was able to go to Lin'an, but the Song army did not dare to fight me along the way. I found that maybe they didn't know that I only had 4000 people from the beginning to the end, and thought I brought them I have tens of thousands of troops, so I dare not fight against me. "

"But at this moment, at that moment, you can't compare the situation in Lin'an with the situation in Ezhou now."

Lu Chengren still objected and said, "I'm not afraid of ten thousand, just in case! In our current situation, what we need is a word of stability, we must be stable!"

"Battlefield battle, the comparison is who is more courageous than who, who is more unexpected than who!"

Xu Tong firmly said: "The more unexpected it is, the more it will be able to disrupt the enemy's arrangement and achieve the greatest results at the least cost! Otherwise, the advantage is not ours if it is [-] versus [-]!"

Lu Chengren still objected and continued to persuade, but Zhao Yucheng stood up and ended the argument between the two.

"When marching to fight, stability is the first step. Without a stable rear, you can't use any tactics. What Lu Shishuai said is correct."

Xu Tong wanted to say something, but Zhao Yucheng raised his hand to stop him.

"But the chairman once told me that the battlefield is changing rapidly, and no one can predict everything on the battlefield, not even Han Xin, the soldier, so the key to fighting is to make fewer mistakes while letting the enemy make more mistakes. "

Zhao Yucheng looked at Xu Tong and said: "I support your plan, you can fight and use all your talents, I only set a task for you to conquer Ezhou and cut off the food route of the army in Xiangyang, why? Execution, you can do it yourself, I will fight against the Song army in Jiujiang and come to support you as soon as possible."

Xu Tong was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed.

"So much better!"

So this plan was finalized. In order to increase the possibility of Xu Tong's successful attack on Ezhou, Zhao Yucheng asked Xu Tong to lead at least [-] troops.

When Xu Tong was almost ready, Su Yonglin's order was delivered to Zhao Yucheng in time.

"The chairman has agreed with our plan, and will dispatch the troops of the Henan Corps to support us in due course. The battle is over!"

Zhao Yucheng's confidence greatly increased, and he immediately ordered Xu Tong to lead the [-] elites to start trekking in the mountains, hoping to reach the intended attack position as soon as possible.

On the other hand, Zhao Yucheng led the main combat force composed of 600 soldiers and more than [-] large and small ships, marched in the direction of Jiujiang by water and land.

The fourth division commander Zhang Xiaohu was appointed as a vanguard because of his bravery, leading the elite vanguard to clear the way for the army.

(End of this chapter)