Qiming 1158

Chapter 214 Su Yonglin's Salary

The Jurchens were not originally nomadic people. They were fishing and hunting tribes that originated in the land of white mountains and black waters, and they did not have any nomadic traditions.

With the continuous development and expansion, after the annexation of Liao and half of Song, the process of agriculturalization and sinicization began directly.

It can be said that from the beginning they did not develop in the direction of a nomadic empire, but in the direction of an agricultural empire.

In recent years, the Jin Empire has been more deeply agricultural, and wars are also very dependent on logistics. The army's food is mainly grown food, not meat and milk on the grasslands.

Even the cavalry, the Golden Army cavalry did not have the supply level of the Mongolian cavalry that one soldier carried a cow to attack.

The cavalry in the grasslands often used dairy products and dried meat as the main supplies. They did not need the people to transport logistics. They mainly carried them themselves. They often did not need logistics supplements for one month or two months. The main combat method was to fight to support the war.

The cost of raising cattle, sheep and horses with rich aquatic plants is much lower than that of the Central Plains, so the nomadic cavalry can afford such rations and logistics, and it has become their practice.

The principle of China does not work. There is not such a large-scale grassland, and the fertile land is used to grow food, and the main product is also food.

Therefore, the Golden Army cavalry did not have the logistical capability of the nomadic tribes to be self-sufficient, and they also needed logistical support from the prefectures along the way to continue fighting.

The [-] cavalry and [-] war horses led by Wanyan Alin required logistical supplies comparable to that of the [-]-strong infantry army, which was a heavy burden for the central Ginting and the prefectures along the way.

Especially the war horses, in order to maintain the impact and not let the war horses lose fat, they are all delicious and drinkable, and the concentrated feed is better than human beings, beans, eggs, and grass are indispensable, and the amount of food is special. Large, consumes a lot of money.

Neither beans nor eggs are cheap these days, and it is not easy to supply a large amount even with the strength of a country.

Therefore, after arriving on the battlefield, due to the huge logistical demands, one state could not afford the supply, so Wanyan Alin's troops were coordinated by the Privy Council and the Ministry of War to provide logistical support from the three states of Lizhou, Anzhou and Mozhou.

If the war lasted longer, the three states would not be able to supply them, and the scope of supply would have to be expanded, requiring more state capitals to provide logistics in order to maintain the combat effectiveness of the [-] elite cavalry.

All three states are now under attack by rebels.

The treasury was destroyed, a large number of officials were killed, the logistics force was smashed, the three states were in chaos, and thieves were swarming. Even the daily security and administration could not be guaranteed, let alone the grain transportation task that required a high degree of organization.

So Wanyan A-Lin instantly realized that he seemed to be facing a more severe situation than the Restoration Army in front of him.

Don't stay here for long!

Wanyan A Lin gritted his teeth and came to this conclusion.

Obviously, great achievements are in front of him, but he is too concerned about the opportunity to completely destroy the main force of the rebel army in front of him, ignoring the threat behind it, and as a result, the rebel army takes advantage of the loophole.

Where did the rebel cavalry come from?
The rebel army in Zhendingfu?
The information he had obtained before showed that the rebel army in Zhending Mansion was besieging Zhending Mansion. The situation was similar to Hejian Mansion, and there was no further movement for the time being.

Did they do it?

If they did it, they would be a little too bold.

Wanyan A-lin was extremely annoyed, but there was nothing he could do.

In order to avoid unknown risks and preserve this precious new force, he decisively ordered the entire army to retreat and return directly to Xiongzhou.

He couldn't take care of Hejiancheng and Sun Ziyi anymore.

Some of his subordinates persuaded Wanyan A-lin to fight in the last battle, trying to destroy Sun Ziyi's troops before retreating, but Wanyan A-lin's cautious character made him reluctant to do so.

"I heard the ancients say that a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, which means that you should take less risks in everything, especially in the military. The [-] elite cavalry is of great significance to the court, and I cannot let the elite cavalry fall into danger. Or the loss is too great, or even if we win this battle, we still lose in the overall situation."

After this explanation, on the [-]th of November, Wanyan A-lin gave up the huge military exploits in front of him, decisively led the army to retreat, and returned to the north.

Both Sun Ziyi and Jin Jun of Hejiancheng were very surprised by Wanyan Alin's retreat.

Sun Ziyi thought it was a trick to lure the enemy, so he did not dare to move for two days.

It wasn't until two days later that the messenger sent by Su Yonglin arrived at Sun Ziyi's barracks under Hejian City.

In short, it's a race against time.

He was able to push the Jin army to the point where he gave up his huge advantage and retreated directly, because Su Yonglin was besieging the city, and at the same time he led his cavalry to quickly raid the rear of the Jin army.

In just a few days, Su Yonglin personally led troops to sweep the three states, destroying the logistics of the Jin Army.

Su Yonglin learned very early about the news that Wanyan Alin was leading the troops, and the specific information was provided to Sun Ziyi by Su Yonglin.

Su Yonglin also knew about the confrontation between the two armies and the confrontation between the two sides.

The developed intelligence system benefited him a lot, and it also made him realize Sun Ziyi's crisis and Wanyan Alin's weakness more quickly.

The extremely high sense of crisis made Su Yonglin think that Sun Ziyi could not be allowed to deal with the [-] cavalry alone, otherwise the possibility of failure would reach [-]%.

But he did not have the ability to directly support Sun Ziyi.

And if the two-way Northern Expedition army collapsed all the way here, then the strength to deal with Wanyan Liang's army would be halved, which would be very unfavorable for him, and it would also be quite bad for the overall situation of the entire Shandong Restoration Army's resistance to gold.

Something must be done to prevent Sun Ziyi's army from collapsing in Hejian Mansion.

When Su Yonglin was distressed, Xin Qiji made a suggestion.

The Golden Army has [-] cavalry, one person and two horses, and the number of war horses is very large, so the consumption of materials is also very large. The logistics consumption of [-] cavalry and [-] war horses can be compared with [-] infantry, so their logistics must be very tight.

If something is done to their rear, the logistics of the Jin army will be poor. In order not to starve to death, the Jin army must withdraw.

Even if they could really beat Sun Ziyi, they had to retreat.

People can persevere, but horses cannot.

If there is no food, the horses will have no strength and will not be able to run. If they cannot run fast, the cavalry will become infantry and completely lose their mobility. What is the point of the cavalry at that time?
If the war horses and cavalry are further depleted, it will be really worth the loss for the Jin Empire.

In this way, the possibility that the main general of the Jin army will retreat will be very high.

Su Yonglin's eyes lit up, and he praised Xin Qiji fiercely, and then decided to take a risk and make a big attack in a race against time.

He used all the cavalry, personally led Su Yong and Xin Qiji to take the initiative to attack, handed over the main force to Su Haisheng to temporarily command, and continued to besiege Zhending City.

The [-] mobile cavalry troops led a long-distance raid under Su Yonglin's personal leadership, racing against time to achieve the strategic goal.

The three states that provided the logistics had deployed all the military and reserve forces to support the frontline cavalry operations. Su Yonglin attacked from the flank, which they did not expect.

So they were unprepared, and Su Yonglin directly killed a pair of them, and then quickly returned to Zhending City to prevent them from staying for too long and being overtaken by the troops returning from the Jin Army.

As a result, this action really saved the dying Sun Tzu Yi Corps, preserved the main force of the Sun Tzu Yi Corps, and kept it organized.

After Sun Ziyi heard this, he was filled with emotion.

"If there is no Yuting, my army of tens of thousands will be trapped here alive, unable to move. Yuting is fighting himself, but he divides his troops to help me. His kindness to me is too great."

The messenger shook his head.

"My general said that all of them are fellow soldiers of the Restoration Army, and they are all anti-gold warriors. He will never fail to help. Whenever possible, the general will definitely do his best."

Sun Ziyi and his subordinates were very moved, and Sun Ziyi held the envoy's hand tightly.

"There is no person in the world who is more benevolent and righteous than Yuting. I owe Yuting too much. You go back and tell Yuting that in the future, wherever it is of use to me, he can say that it is better to go to Knife Mountain. Even if he falls into the sea of ​​fire, Sun Ziyi frowns, he is not a man!"

(End of this chapter)