Yi Song

Chapter 293: This is not how battles are fought
Two days later, in the largest courtyard in Pingwang Town between Wujiang and Xiuzhou City, the Great Wu State Ping Zhangjun State Affairs, commonly known as Prime Minister Fang Fei, was arranging tasks at the convening department.

"We will arrive in Wujiang tomorrow. Fortunately, the army stopped advancing after taking Suzhou City. If they had taken advantage of the victory and captured Wujiang, we would have been passive in Xiuzhou."

"Yes."

"The capture of Suzhou by the army was just a fluke. Shao Jianping only enjoyed eating, drinking and having fun in Suzhou City, and his defense was depleted. Only then was he attacked by the army."

"Okay!" Fang Fei scolded.

If you say anything that affects unity, don't say it in public.

Who knows if there is anyone inside who loves the Shao family?

"Have all the soldiers and horses gathered?"

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, the vanguard of 15,000 people has arrived in Wujiang County today. The Chinese army of 65,000 is stationed in Pingwang Town. The rear army of 24,000 is at Yanpingyan, 60 miles away. "

"Where's the food and grass?"

The salt fields along the coast are our favorite to deal with. Those bitter salt cubes are also the best to us. We landed in this area with 10,000 peace of mind. Even if there were spies from Fang Thief, they were dealt with by the salt men here. "

There are many salt fields in this area, more than a dozen large and small. They would never be able to complete the salt farm business without the care of our Four Seas Chamber of Commerce. However, we, the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, do business with the highest fairness in the world.

I originally wanted to store food and grass in Pingwang Town, which was too close to the front line. "

"Are you familiar with this area?"

"It's much safer to store it in Xiuzhou City. The city has high walls and thick walls, which is much stronger than Pingwang Town. There is also a canal, so transshipment is not a problem at all." A general agreed.

"We are very familiar with the coast from Liaodong in the north to Fuzhou in the south. Since the defeat of the Hailing Party, the East China Sea has been our family's territory, and we can come and go freely.

Fang Fei looked at the sky outside the door and said leisurely.

"Well, fortunately Wang Buddha reminded me that Liu Erlang was best at robbing the grain road and burning grain and grass. In the battle of Pingxia, he burned the Xia army's two hundred thousand stones of grain and grass, and that was how the Xia army was defeated.

Each ship was filled with people. Yue Fei stood on the bow of one of the ships, wearing only a plain robe and holding a long gun. His face was pale, and he wanted to vomit but was holding back.

Between them and the land are hundreds of sand ships. These boats have small hulls and curved front and back, making them suitable for sailing in the Qianhai area. They can rush up to this kind of beach as soon as they hit it.

Several strong men nearby saw this and were overjoyed.

"Prime Minister, are you being too cautious?" a confidant asked cautiously.

At night, the sea outside Ninghai Town, Haiyan County, Xiuzhou, is covered with sea-going ships. They are all single-sailed and multi-oared ships owned by the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce on the Yangtze River and offshore. There are a total of forty or fifty ships, plus two guards around them. There are more than sixty armed merchant ships with sails and three sails.

"Brother Yue, please talk to me. If you talk to me, you won't get seasick."

"Also in the direction of Huzhou, is there anything unusual?"

I broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this. If this happens, we will be in danger. The Buddha is worthy of being a person who has actually experienced war, and he sees more clearly than we do. "

"Three hundred thousand stones of grain and grass were all transported into Xiuzhou City."

"Wang Buddha reminded me that Liu Erlang is best at outflanking. He will most likely send Qingqi south from Yixing to take Huzhou and cut off our retreat.

"Reply to the Prime Minister and Huzhou will report twice a day. They sent reconnaissance cavalry as far north as Yixing City and found nothing unusual."

Fang Fei nodded and continued to ask.

"Do you think that after fighting a few battles, you are just bathing in the flames of war? Real warfare is more dangerous than you imagine! Be careful of the Wannian Ship!
I have also heard about Liu Erlang's reputation. Either it doesn't activate, or if it activates it will be an overwhelming, thunderous blow. "

Yue Fei nodded and continued to ask: "Is it close to Xiuzhou City from here?"

"It's a forty-mile journey. Run faster. Wait until the city is under the city at dawn, just in time to catch up with the Fang thieves who open the city gate. Yan Ding goes to Xiuzhou City to deliver salt regularly. He knows the road so well that he can't go wrong even if he closes his eyes. "

"How long will it take for all our troops to land ashore?"

"We can transport four thousand soldiers at a time. Your Danyang Brigade has 6,000 soldiers, Haiphong Changguo Regiment has 3,000 soldiers, and 9,000 soldiers can be transported in three trips. One hour."

"Okay. The first group is our Danyang brigade. Please find a few reliable guides. We will rush forward to Xushan and cover the main force to follow."

"Xushan?" The man from the Sihai Chamber of Commerce thought for a moment and his eyes lit up. "This place happens to be stuck on the main road to the east of Xiuzhou City. From a high position, every move of Xiuzhou City can be seen. Did you find it on the map? "Yes. I have never been to Xiuzhou."

After a moment of silence, a big man said angrily.

"Straight bitches, these thieves from the Surveying and Mapping Bureau are afraid they even know where my underwear is hidden."

Two and a half hours later, the sky became darker.

On the hillside of Xushan Mountain, Yue Fei looked at Xiuzhou City with his telescope.

Lieutenant General Wu Jie stepped forward and said softly: "Commander, the Danyang Brigade and the Changguo Regiment are all here."

Although Wu Jie is ten years older than Yue Fei, he has more seniority.

He has been with Commander Jie for a long time and guided him like a disciple. Then the flag-bearing guards grew up all the way, and made many military exploits in the Battle of Pingxia and the expedition to Mobei.

Must be convinced.

Yue Fei put away the telescope, waved his hand, and the retinue took out a thick piece of wool felt from his horse and set up a small tent.

Yue Fei, Wu Jie and the two officers put their heads in and covered their upper bodies with wool felt. An officer lit an angry wind lamp inside, illuminating everyone's faces, but the light was completely blocked by wool felt.

Yue Fei took out the map and pointed on it: "Our goal is to burn the rebels' food and fodder and capture Xiuzhou City. According to the agreement, when he sees our fire, Wang Tongzhi will command the Huainan Brigade, Taixing Brigade, and Wujin Brigade to bypass Wujiang County, direct attack on Pingwang Town
The Changguo regiment burned grain and grass, and the Danyang Brigade occupied Xiuzhou City. "

"Yes."

After assigning tasks, it is customary for everyone to ask questions.

"Commander, are there still our troops in the south?" Wu Jie asked.

"As far as I know, we are the southernmost army."

"With this arrangement, the bandits will easily disperse when they are suddenly attacked at night. There is no ambush set up in the south, so it will be easy to defeat them."

Yes, the other two officers agreed. Although they could ambush Fang Fei's defeated army in Xiuzhou City, the terrain here was flat and the rebels could flee in all directions when they were ambushed, making them unable to catch up.

"The key to using troops is to adapt to the location and time. The terrain here is flat and densely covered with rivers. It is difficult to use the terrain to block the enemy's path. The bandits are rebels and are often coerced. Unlike the elites of enemy countries such as Xixia and Northern Liao, once they are captured If they are broken up, it is difficult to gather them again.

Therefore, for the bandit army here, a battle of defeat is almost the same as a battle of annihilation. "

Wu Jie and others nodded one after another. As expected of the disciples led by Commander Jie, their understanding of war and military strategy is better than ours.

Yue Fei stood up and looked at Xiuzhou City in the distance.

In fact, he also had doubts and speculations in his heart. The commander-in-chief's arrangement must have deep meaning.

He didn't dare to think deeply about the deep meaning.

On the fifth watch of the day, the gates of Xiuzhou City were opened as usual - this was because Fang La's subordinates had no capable people and did not understand military affairs. It's really unbelievable that the city gates are opened as usual when they are already at war with the army.

This also shows that after occupying a place, the subordinates sent by Fang La were only busy with harvesting and enjoying themselves, and were not interested in military and political matters. The people below don’t know what to do, so just as you came here before, you will come here again.

Hence the strange phenomenon of Suzhou and Xiuzhou cities opening their doors during the war - perhaps in the minds of these people, it was not a war if the officers and soldiers did not appear in front of them.

Nine thousand soldiers and horses rushed in, with a clear division of labor.

The fire burst into flames, competing with the rising sun that had just jumped out.

Thick smoke billowed, covering the southern half of the sky.

Fang Fei heard the emergency report and climbed up to the roof to look south. When he saw this scene, he was so angry that he almost jumped down.

Suddenly, he suddenly remembered Wang Buddha who said goodbye to him yesterday, with a strange look in his eyes.

I couldn't see it at the time, but now I suddenly realized that it was saying goodbye to myself.

(End of this chapter)