Qiming 1158

Chapter 570 We no longer have any reason to defeat the war

Su Yonglin's speech was recognized by everyone.

Everyone believed that the fighting strength and logistics of the Restoration Army had been raised to a very high level by Su Yonglin. With such blessings, it would be a crime if they could not defeat the remnants of the Jin Army that were about to be defeated.

The Guangfu Army is the strongest army on the East Asian continent, and it is an army that is invincible all over the world, so they must win, not fail!

Therefore, the order to storm Daqing Pass and Tong Pass was issued by the Staff Division to the Qilu Corps and the Henan Corps, and handed over to the commanders of the two corps, Su Haisheng and Zhang Yuejing.

Knowing that Su Yonglin asked them to storm Daqing Pass and Tong Pass, both Su Haisheng and Zhang Yuejing were very serious and a little embarrassed.

Especially Zhang Yuejing, Zhou Zhi led the army to attack Tongguan once before, and was driven down 21 times to attack the pass. This shows the high defense strength of the Jin army and the high fighting will of the Jin army, which cannot be ignored.

But Su Yonglin's letter to the two also made it very clear.

The Restoration Army has been reborn and is now the strongest army on the land of China. There is no reason to be helpless because of the two passes.

All the preparations that need to be done have been made, and the organization and training of the army are far more than a few months ago. There is sufficient food, sufficient ordnance, and there is absolutely no problem with logistics.

Under such circumstances, if the Restoration Army cannot conquer Daqing Pass and Tong Pass, it will be a serious military problem. Su Yonglin will hold the Qilu Corps and the Henan Corps accountable for the military problems, and hold Su Haisheng and Zhang Yuejing accountable.

There is no way out.

So Su Haisheng and Zhang Yuejing did the same.

They summoned all the officers and instructors under the command of the middle battalion and above, and showed Su Yonglin's handwritten letter to inform them of Su Yonglin's basic meaning and let them know what kind of battle this was.

"We don't have any reason to lose the war anymore."

The two of them delivered this message to the army with surprising unanimity.

After the officers and instructors returned, they held their own military meetings to convey the meaning of their superiors to the grassroots and to the ears of every soldier, so that every soldier knew that they had lost the qualification to defeat the battle.

If we do not win the battle, we will feel sorry for Su Yonglin and all the people for their trust and investment in the Restoration Army.

At the pre-war ideological preparation meeting, the wills of all the soldiers participating in the war have been unified, and an army with all its strengths directed towards the one commander has completed the combat preparations.

For the upcoming battle, both the Qilu Corps and the Henan Corps have prepared a large number of large and small river ships, and prepared personnel who can drive the ships.

The Qilu Corps even prepared ships and building materials that could build ten pontoon bridges at the request of Su Haisheng, and gathered almost all the craftsmen who could build bridges, waiting for the war to start, giving a decisive blow to the Jin army defending the dangerous barrier.

On the other hand, Zhang Yuejing sat in Luoyang, and still handed over the task of attacking Tongguan to Zhou Zhi and his You Yijun, and let them wash their shame with completely different wills.

"If you can't win Tongguan, then the shame of defeat will always follow You Yijun and yourself. Only you can wash away this shame, so don't let me down, don't let the general down!"

Zhang Yuejing handed over the power to decide his fate to Zhou Zhi, Zhou Zhi set off on the journey with red eyes and fully prepared You Yijun, advanced to the attacking position, and was ready to attack at any time.

While the Restoration Army was preparing to attack the border, Xixia also received a note from Su Yonglin. Su Yonglin asked Xixia to dispatch certain troops to perform martial arts in the border areas, attracting the attention of some of the Jin army and restraining part of the Jin army for the Restoration Army.

In fact, in order to guard against the Western Xia army and the Southern Song army, Tudan Hexi had to place more than half of the troops on the northwest and southwest borders to prevent surprises from the Western Xia or the Southern Song Dynasty.

At the moment, he can only use less than half of his remaining troops to defend against the attack of the Restoration Army. One of the main garrison points is at Tongguan, the other at Daqingguan, and the last reserve and mobile troops will stay with him in Chang'an as the last resort. insurance exists.

He appointed Jingzhao Yin Wuyanpu Lihe to lead [-] troops to guard Tongguan Pass, and Wanhu Wanyan Xinnilie to lead [-] troops to guard Daqing Pass, locking up the two most important routes for the Restoration Army to attack the pass.

The rest of the army is mainly stationed in Chang'an, and if something goes wrong, they can quickly remedy it.

For this battle, both the Henan Corps and the Qilu Corps dispatched [-] troops. Together, this was a large-scale military operation initiated by [-] troops.

In order to ensure the logistics of 15 soldiers, Su Yonglin also mobilized more than [-] civilian husbands and auxiliary soldiers, mobilized [-] livestock, and [-] vehicles of various types to ensure transportation logistics.

He is bound to win this battle.

At the beginning of May, the attacking troops had fully arrived at the starting position of the operation, and the final decisive battle could be launched only after the command of the commander.

At the same time, there was no response from the Southern Song Dynasty, and the Xixia side also followed Su Yonglin's request and pulled out the garrison troops stationed at the border of the Xiazhou area to perform martial arts operations, which made the Guanzhong Jin Army feel uneasy, and was also guarding against the possibility of the Xixia Army. South.

Because of the previous experience of attacking Tongguan failure, Zhou Zhi made more adequate preparations for this attack, carrying more firearms and siege equipment to ensure that he could keep up with the consumption in three months of the war.

The previous battle was really frustrating. Since the defeat, Zhou Zhi has been constantly thinking about the reasons, strengthening the control of army training, paying close attention to the training of troops, and paying special attention to the training of You Yijun. He eats and lives in the barracks almost every day. Rarely leave the barracks.

Thanks to his efforts, You Yijun's training and organization have indeed improved to a great extent. Zhouzhi even sent people to build a Tucheng simulating Tongguan Pass, and brought the army to simulate training to attack the city. Tongguan as his own shame.

But he is also very clear that the reason why Tongguan is there is because Tongguan is really dangerous.

The Yellow River descends and turns eastward. The Weihe River comes from the west and joins the Yellow River at the inflection point where the Yellow River bends. This area is divided into three parts. On the north and south banks are Qinling Mountains and Zhongtiao Mountain. Confine the Yellow River to an extremely narrow area.

In this area, there are hills and plateaus of various sizes.

The so-called plateau is a unique landform on the Loess Plateau. It is a platform-shaped highland formed by the erosion of water. The top of this terrain is very flat and the area is very large, but the surrounding areas are often formed by the erosion of rivers. The appearance of steep cliffs. .

At that time, the Xiongguan Hangu Pass, which the Qin State relied on to block the six countries in Shandong, was built at the entrance of a crack in the plateau.

Tongguan Pass is different from Hangu Pass. The original Tong Pass was built on the top of the plateau, and the Yellow River was on the edge of the plateau. There was no tidal flat and no pedestrians were allowed.

And if the Eastern army wants to climb to the top of the plateau, there is only one road to pass, that is, there is a road on the edge of the Yellow River, called Huangxiangban.

This road is only a few meters wide and about fifteen miles long. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The defender has also set up a checkpoint here, named Jindouguan, which is enough to make any attacking army daunted.

It is difficult and dangerous to cross the Yellow Lane and face the Tongguan Pass. Basically, as long as the defenders do not commit muddiness and there are no internal problems, the attackers will not be able to take down Tongguan even if they hit the scalp and bleed.

This is Tongguan before the Tang Dynasty.

After the Tang Dynasty, as the Yellow River continued to cut down and the water level decreased, the shoal on the edge of the original high plateau was exposed and became a road. Eastern pedestrians could directly bypass Tongguan and enter Guanzhong through this road. The old Tongguan on the top of the plateau disappeared. Therefore, the Tang government built Xintongguan.

Xintongguan was built on the shoal, facing the Yellow River, blocking the road of this shoal, and the blockade was completed again. After that, the route to attack Guanzhong was very direct, all the way west.

Therefore, compared to before the Tang Dynasty, the risk level of Xintong Pass was actually somewhat lower.

But it is only a relative decline. If there is a real fight, as long as the defenders are effective, the attackers can be beaten and helpless.

Such as the previous You Yijun.

(End of this chapter)