The struggle of the reborn prince

Everyone knows the cruelty of war, but it attracts countless people to go to the battlefield without hesitation. Apart from the heroic plot and the belief in defending the country, it has an irresistible charm.And this kind of charm is the ever-changing and eclectic nature of war, which will never allow people to figure out the hidden mysteries in it.Even though weather, location, and people are the guarantee to determine the outcome, subtle changes often affect the direction of the war, such as a sudden rainstorm, the diversion of a river, a general's brainstorm, or even a war. A soldier's temporary change of mind will become a factor that changes the outcome of the war.

Facing the emergent situation, Wanyan Yuying's inexperienced flaws were exposed, he was confused, and sat in the hall at a loss what to do.There is no natural god of war in the world, and there are not many famous generals who have not died several times in blood and fire, and rolled in the rain of guns and arrows.Even Zhao Tun, who is known as the No. 1 general in the world, put down his identity and led the charge in person, fought desperately with the enemy, and walked several times between life and death before reaching the peak step by step.

There may really be geniuses in the world who can strategize and win over people thousands of miles away, but they are by no means perfect.He can only say that he has the talent to become a handsome talent, but he has not been baptized in a large-scale war, nor has he personally planned and commanded a battle involving thousands of troops.When he made the battle plan, he centered everything on himself, and he took it for granted that the enemy would also revolve around his baton.The strategy at the beginning of the war also made Wanyan Guoying believe that he is the leader of this war, as long as he fights according to his own plan, he will win the war.But he neglected that the opponents he faced were also human beings, and a group of professional soldiers who joined the army since childhood and had no less knowledge of military books and strategies than him. He was just a fledgling.And his opponents have been immersed in the battlefield for many years, have rich combat experience, and they have all led and commanded large-scale battles alone.And it is this difference that makes the ending variable.

Zhao Lizai learned that the vanguard army was besieged by the enemy.Facing the danger of being completely wiped out; at the same time, his own logistics supply base was also attacked on an unknown scale. Once lost, he would face no food to eat.At the point where no ammunition was available, the rear was disturbed by the enemy and caused turmoil.If ordinary people seem to choose to rescue the front army immediately, then withdraw the army to rescue the rear base, repel the harassing enemy army, and then make another plan according to the situation to ensure safety, of course, this is also Wanyan Guoying's idea.

But after Zhao Li received the news of being attacked on both sides, of course he immediately thought of the dangerous situation he was facing.The lighter ones will cause losses to the West Route Army, and the more serious ones will make the emperor's plan for the Northern Expedition, which he had prepared for many years, abort halfway.His first consideration was not to withdraw troops to rescue and preserve the West Route Army, but how to continue the Northern Expedition, because he understood what was the most important issue at present.Then he made his own decision, insisted on fulfilling the tasks assigned by the emperor, continued to march to capture Yichun, and restrained the main enemy forces on Huiningfu Road so that they could not go south for reinforcements, and even if they suffered losses, they still had to serve the overall situation.Of course, Zhao Li's decision was not based on his brain, but based on his understanding of his army's combat effectiveness and domestic mobilization strength.The five generals of the West Route Army commanded by Zhao Li.In addition to the two reserve teams assigned to him, they are both the main force of Song Dynasty's first-class combat effectiveness.Behind them are the state capitals of Hedong, Hezhong, Datong, Dading, and Linhuang, where the emperor started his family.Moreover, the folk customs are tough, brave and good at fighting, and they used to cooperate with the emperor as an auxiliary force in the past. Therefore, the state army has a high degree of combat readiness and strong combat effectiveness, which is not inferior to the standing army of the Kingdom of Jin.Moreover, the local tribes have a close relationship with the imperial court, so they can quickly mobilize to cooperate in combat.

What's more, Da Song has another advantage that Jin Guo doesn't have, that is, being rich, and super rich.Active preparations were made from top to bottom for this Northern Expedition, especially the material reserves.The fact that the imperial court was able to deal with the severe drought the year before last is proof.So taking a step back, even if the luggage stored in Changchun Prefecture was destroyed by the enemy.With the economic strength of the Song Dynasty, within a month, materials can be raised and sent to the front line only with the materials from the warehouses of the state capitals.Besides, the South Road Song Army would not watch them starve.

It is precisely because of Zhao Li's understanding of the cards in his hand that he has the confidence and dares to do something extraordinary.And his rich combat experience also allowed him to discover the opportunity to fight, as the emperor said, "it can turn a bad thing into a good thing".It is possible to use Wanyan Yuying's mentality of eager to wipe out a part of the enemy and force the West Route Army to retreat, and play a trick on him.

After Zhao Li dispatched the Dragon General and the Krupp army to rescue the Lion General, he forbade to take advantage of the situation to fight back and disabled Wan Yan Yuying.Instead, let them continue to stay under the city of Zhaozhou as bait, pretending that they will continue to seize Zhaozhou and cross the river after the arrival of reinforcements, but they lead an army to pretend to be Changchun City, but halfway they are met by those Mongolian people known as "Passeiro". Under the leadership of Wuren, they chose a road less traveled by, and continued to attack Yichun northward after detours.

Naturally, Zhao Li did not completely abandon Changchun Prefecture. If the emperor knew that he had done nothing to let the Jurchen burn millions of shi of grain, he would have to make compensation even if he took down the Huining Mansion.He sent someone to inform the right-wing desert army to go to the rescue. In order to complete his plan, he sent not Zhang Pu, the Datong governor who is accustomed to fighting, but Shang Hu, the cunning military commander, and he was very demanding of him. Simple, let Wanyan Guoying believe that Changchun City has been shot down, all the luggage has been destroyed, and he is not allowed to know the truth before he arrives in Yichun. Now from Wanyan Guoying's performance, he has successfully done it.

And the ending is that even though Wanyan Yuying is cautious, she is still invincible against the cunning and cunning.Without hesitation, he swallowed the "scented bait" left by Zhao Li, and continued to mobilize heavy troops to cross the river until all the mobile troops of the river defense army were mobilized under the city of Zhaozhou. The West Road Song Army threatened the capital, but he never expected that his opponent was more ruthless than him, and he abandoned his own retreat and insisted on attacking...

Gradually calming down, Wanyan Yuying realized that she had been tricked, and faced the same problem she had posed to the Song army: whether to complete her plan to annihilate the Song army regardless of the safety of the capital, or to abandon the established plan and return to the army.

In fact, this multiple-choice question is not difficult to consider purely from a military point of view.The conditions for encircling and annihilating the Song Army under the city of Zhaozhou are ripe. It is the best choice to annihilate the current enemy first, and then quickly return to the army Qinwang. However, even if a partial division can successfully cross the river and reach the city of Huining, it will not do much. .But choosing to withdraw troops for rescue at this time is obviously a bad idea, not only will morale be greatly affected.And faced with the fall of Zhaozhou City, the dilemma of being subsequently concealed and killed by the enemy.

But Wanyan Yuying considered not only military issues, but also political influence.Yichun is only a hundred miles away from the capital.In addition, there is a palace that is the place for the emperor to escape the summer and hunt. When the Song army arrived there, it was equivalent to entering the back garden of the emperor's house.This will inevitably startle Shengjia and cause chaos in the ruling and opposition parties.As the coach of this aspect, he must be to blame. What is more troublesome is that the emperor is moody. No one can tell how to deal with him. Attitude.

In addition, if the troops were withdrawn, Wanyan Yuying had to consider the attitude of the Song army trapped by him under the city.Now that the truth is gradually revealed, the besieged Song army can basically be concluded as a bait to attract his attention, and the lack of food and inability to break through the siege must also be plays for himself.So it seems that they are a poor sick cat.It was clearly a fierce tiger that only temporarily hid its minions and lurked around him. As long as he showed the slightest sign of retreating, they would pounce on him and bite his army to pieces.

"To command the army, why don't we divide our troops, one of which will go back to reinforce Yichun, and the other will continue to besiege the Song army, wait for an opportunity to launch an attack, and wipe them out." Hecha, the prefect of Zhaozhou, said.

"This plan is very good. It can not only save Yichun, but also trap the Song army, and also give an explanation to the court." Meng An Guoerluosi nodded repeatedly, and he knew it very well.Once the army withdraws, they will not be able to defend the three-acre area of ​​Zhaozhou by themselves.

"Now there are more than [-] Song troops outside Zhaozhou City. How many people need to stay to trap them?" Shi Jianu asked a very realistic question.If there are too many people left, Yichun can't stop it. If there are fewer people left, I'm afraid it will be more dishes for the Song army.

"This... this must be at least twice as much as theirs!" Another Meng An Wusu who was stationed in Zhaozhou hesitated and said.

"How dare you say that if there are 10 people left, the Song Army in Yichun will also have tens of thousands. How can the commanding army stop it?" Shi Jianu roared angrily.In the battle for Qingshan, he had learned how powerful the Song army was. It would be a lie if he said he was not afraid at all. He was worried that the command army would leave his remnant army in Zhaozhou.At that time, it may be the end of annihilation.

"Then we will abandon Zhaozhou and go back to the south of the Yangtze River, and burn this place down with a fire." Jie Shilie, one of the three Meng'an stationed in Zhaozhou, did not show weakness.shouted back.Although this is his foundation, there is nothing left when he dies.Now that the war is going on, the harvest in my field has been destroyed, and this group of people have eaten up my family property, and I want to make myself a dead ghost, no way!

"Zhaozhou is the land of Taizu Zhaoji and Wangji, how can we abandon it lightly, the grand master has ordered Zhaozhou not to be lost!" Pu Cha stood up and said.Everyone here understands his subtext, everyone knows how the Song army will sit back and watch when the army moves, and everyone is not at ease when no one is broken. Since you are local snakes, you are duty-bound.

"Okay, since the grand master has ordered, then please general guard the city with us!" Jie Shilie said with a sneer.

"I... so what if I stay here? Could it be that I'm afraid?" Pu Cha was generalized by Jie Shilie. Of course, he couldn't show weakness in front of everyone, so he patted his chest and said, but everyone could hear the truth of what he said. No confidence.

"Stop arguing, everyone is worried about His Majesty's safety, I am very clear about King Qin's heart, but..." Wan Yan Yuying is very clear about these people's thoughts, it seems that the battle that day left a shadow on their hearts, and no one wants to accept it Just as he wanted to stop this unnecessary quarrel and discuss a perfect solution, a soldier walked in quickly and whispered a few words in his ear.

After hearing this, Wanyan Guoying's face changed suddenly, and she hurriedly left her seat to greet the generals to leave the tent, everyone realized that there must be another imperial edict from Beijing, but this was the third time in two days.Such a dense decree to Zhaozhou made everyone feel preoccupied, looked at each other in blank dismay, no longer interested in arguing, and understood the tense situation, and followed the commanding army to meet the envoy to listen to the decree.After the emperor's edict, it was indeed about the Song army's entry into Yichun, but this time the emperor's tone was much stricter than the previous two, obviously in a hurry, and ordered all the troops in Zhaozhou to cross the river and return to the south bank to drive out the enemy. , stick to Jiangfang, defend the capital, and do not delay.

As soon as the imperial decree arrived, all problems were solved, and there was no need to worry about who would cross the river and who would stay behind.But everyone didn't feel relaxed, but rather uneasy.Not to mention the hundreds of thousands of troops running back and forth, now they are retreating in desperation before a battle is fought.And this retreat shows that Taishi Wushu's expectation of sticking to Zhaozhou has gone bankrupt, and the plan carefully designed by Wanyan Yuying, the deputy commander of the capital, has come to an end.It is back to the contraction defense formulated earlier.

Although there is an antecedent reason for the Song army to sneak into Yichun, everyone knows that the capital is closer to Yichun than Zhaozhou, and can be reached day and night, and the capital still has tens of thousands of pro-armies stationed, but now the emperor has issued imperial decrees to transfer the Zhaozhou army. Returning to defense, this is a bit strange, and it makes people have to think about it.In the past, the Taishi was in charge of major military and political affairs, and the Battle of Zhaozhou was also facilitated by him.But it was the emperor who ordered to return to the army again and again. Could it be that something happened in the court, the grand master was too sick to manage the government, or the emperor took advantage of the adjustment of personnel and the army was away... No one dared to think about it anymore, Everyone knows what the emperor is like. If something happened to the grand master, there will be another bloody storm in the court!

"The imperial decree has been issued. Abandon Zhaozhou and return to the south bank. The generals will obey the order!" Send the envoys away.Wanyan Yuying returned to the big tent and re-elevated her seat, said in a deep voice.

"The last general is waiting to hear the order!" All the generals replied in unison, and everyone stared at Du Tongjun.He wanted to see some clues from his face, but they were disappointed, he was neither happy nor sad, he was still as usual, and there was no change at all.

"In order to prevent the news of the troop withdrawal from leaking out, all troops must keep quiet and leave the camp without permission. The flags, drums and ceremonial guards shall remain as they are, and all acts shall be done in secret. Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed." Wan Yan Yuying said sharply after glancing at the crowd.

"The last general obeys the order!" Wherever the eyes of the Dutong army went, everyone avoided them one after another, only to feel that their eyes were like knives and dare not look directly at them.

"Hecha. You lead Zhaozhou's subordinates to immediately collect boats and planks, recruit civilians to cut down trees and transport them to the river bank. It must be completed before noon; Borja, you will bring [-] signed troops to transport the materials needed for bridge construction to the river bank and immediately start erecting two bridges. The pontoon bridge must be completed before sunset; Shijianu and Puchayou each lead their own troops to escort the people in the city to leave their homes and store supplies in the warehouse. Use the original pontoon bridge to escort them all to the south bank before sunset. Burn down the city so that it will not be used by the Song army." Wanyan Guoying threw down three command arrows and said.

"The capital commanding the army, there are only two hours before noon, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for the lower officials to raise such a large amount of supplies." Zhaozhou Zhizhou Hecha said with a look of embarrassment.

"Hmph, I don't care about this, even if you demolish the city lord's mansion, you have to collect all the supplies within two hours, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless." Wanyan Yuying said with a cold snort.

"Your official... I will do my best!" Hecha sighed secretly, this is really killing people without paying for their lives!Several other people also hesitated to complete the erection of the pontoon bridge within a few hours, and whether the task of transferring soldiers and civilians could be completed. It can be seen that with such an attitude, they dared to talk too much, and went to find a way after receiving orders.

"The other armies should also be prepared to evacuate. After dark, they will leave the camp in the order of first north and then north. Before that, everything will be as usual before the Song army can find any flaws. The flag will not fall. Migrate to Sandantu and Wanyan Ahu, each of you will lead your troops to set up defenses on Qingshan to ensure the safety of the army crossing the river." Wanyan Yuying threw down two more command arrows and said.

"Supervisor, you have [-] troops stationed at the ferry, and those who don't obey the command and try to cross the river first will be executed." Wan Yan Yuying turned his face and said to Jiagu Xie Nu, the supervisor.

"Follow the commander's order!" All the armies came out after receiving the order, preparing for their return to the army.

In the blink of an eye, the big tent became empty, Wanyan Kuoying sat silent, he was a little bit unwilling.Since accepting the task of resisting the enemy, he spent sleepless nights and spent countless efforts planning this matter, from how to march and deploy the formation, to small things such as food, clothing, housing and transportation.But the result was still far from satisfactory, and he was passive from beginning to end, as if Song Jun had already understood all his plans and took the initiative everywhere, which eventually made him fall short and ended in dismal.

"Sun Tzu's Art of War? Virtuality and Reality" said: "Water controls the flow because of the ground, and soldiers win because of the enemy. Soldiers have no constant momentum, water has no constant shape, and those who can win because of the enemy's changes are called gods." It means that water is based on terrain. Therefore, there is no fixed way to use troops to fight, just like the flow of water has no fixed shape, and it can win according to the changes of the enemy's situation. It's time to use soldiers like gods.

But Wanyan Gouying was still unable to understand this sentence, thinking that she could attract the enemy into the boss with careful planning, but there was no change, and once things changed, there was no way to deal with it, but she still insisted on acting according to her own script.If the intention of surprise attacking the Song army was exposed at that time, the troops could be withdrawn and it would not have caused such a big loss, and it would not have had to dispatch Jiangfang troops to forcibly encircle and wipe out the Song army brigade that had been reinforced, so that Zhao Li had the opportunity to hide Chen Cang and make trouble. In the end, he had to be forced to withdraw from the army.

The withdrawal of troops was carried out in an orderly manner under Wanyan Yuying's careful arrangement. Song Jun did not notice the slightest bit of erection of pontoon bridges, large-scale relocation of soldiers and civilians in Zhaozhou City, and even the quiet movement of various troops.And the bad luck seems to have not far away from Wanyan Yuying, still hovering over his head, refusing to let him go...