Yi Song

Chapter 211 The first battle dedicated to Ambassador Liu Xuan

On August 11, the first year of Chonghe, the Suide army succeeded to Wuzhai.

It extends 20 miles to Jingbian Village in the east, 20 miles to Zhenbian Village in the west, 30 miles to Mizhi Village in the south, and 30 miles to Longquan Village in the north.

Siwuzhai, formerly known as Luowucheng, was built by Xixia Prime Minister Liang Yimi in the fourth year of Shenzong Xining's reign (1071). Due to its dangerous location, it has always been a military hub that the Song Dynasty and Xixia fought for repeatedly.

In the fourth year of Yuanfeng of Emperor Shenzong (1081), Song general Zhong E led his army out of Yanzhou and attacked Sui, Yin, Xia and other prefectures. He first restored Suizhou and renamed it Suide Army, and then Crowu City and renamed Siwu Village. Then there was a truce.

As a result, Siwu Village became the front line of the confrontation between the Suide Army and the Xixia Army.

Continuing along the Wuding River, the past thirty miles is Longquan Village, the gateway to Xixia and the most important military village. Ten miles further away, where the Wuding River and the Mingtang River meet, is one of Xixia's most important strongholds on the eastern front, Yinzhou City.

"Jie Shuai, it's too dangerous here. It's only thirty miles away from Longquan Village." Zhong Shidao advised.

"What? General Uncle Yi, are you worried that you will lose the battle ahead and trap me, the Xuanfu envoy, here?" Liu Guozhang asked rudely.

Master Zhong didn't know how to reply for a while.

It is said that before Xuanfusi returned to Weizhou, the Bureau of Surveying and Mapping sent 26 surveying and mapping teams to the border states and counties to survey and draw corresponding maps using "secret methods". For more than three months, a large number of maps were drawn, and it is said that more than a dozen people were sacrificed.

The field corps deployed Yongle Brigade, Siwu Brigade and Kerong Brigade, totaling three battalions of cavalry and four battalions of infantry, including the second right hussar battalion under the jurisdiction of Siwu Brigade.

In the rear, everyone speaks politely, calmly and politely. As soon as he arrived at the front line and smelled the smell of war, he changed, sharp and sharp, as if his Hundred Flowers Slash had been unsheathed.

As soon as Liu Erlang arrived at the front line, he seemed to be a different person.

Before that, he and all the generals of the Western Army were urgently trained and taught how to use a new type of map - it is said that Zhang Zeduan, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy of Painting and now a member of the army in Kaifeng, invented it, called the contour map.

"Yes."

The large map on the table now is from Yinzhou to Suide Army, and the smaller one is a detailed map of the sixty miles around Longquanzhai. A path, a ditch, a well are all clear.

It's so clearly drawn that you can see it at a glance.

Xuanfu Division has a special surveying and mapping bureau, which uses this method to draw maps of prefectures and counties in various border areas.

"According to the military order of the Xuanfu Envoy Department, the operation of the right forward command was called Wudinghe. According to the order, the right forward command was temporarily organized into the Wudinghe Field Corps and the Wuding River Garrison Corps.

Zhong Shidao walked to the spread out map and couldn't help but feel dazed for a moment.

The garrison corps concentrated the Funing Brigade, Suiping Brigade, Weirong Brigade, and Longmen Brigade to build the first line of defense in Yongle City and Funing City of the Suide Army, and Yumou Fort and Luyi Fort in Yan'an Prefecture to prevent the Yinzhou enemy from attacking. The army's counterattack and the Longzhou enemy's coordinated attack.

Could it be that, as Duan Ru said, Liu Erlang was a divine general who was born to suit the battlefield?

"General Uncle Yi, please tell me about the deployment of the Left Command Division for this war." Liu Guozhang didn't want to talk any more, so he motioned to Li Miao and Liu Ziyu to bring over the map, and then said to Zhong Shidao.

Liu Erlang began to use it when dredging the Bian River.

Then, a second line of defense was formed along the Suide Army's Mizhi Village, Dali River and Tumen Pass in Yan'an Prefecture.

At the same time, a reserve corps was formed, with a total of two combat brigades, which were placed in Suide Army and Tumen Pass respectively.

The Wudinghe grain station was set up in Suidejun, with four transfer stations located in Suidejun, Tumen, Mizhizhai and Yongle City. It has eight distribution stations under its jurisdiction and six baggage detachments, including a number of carts, pack horses, and camels." Zhong Shidao said these arrangements and sighed in his heart, it's not easy.

The battle plan that was originally drawn up was moved to Yan'an Prefecture, and Liu Guozhang, who was patrolling the various states and counties of the Yan'an Road, came back, and then sent Liu Ziyu to bring a group of staff from the Xuanfu Envoy's Staff Office to help him draw up the battle plan. .

Liu Ziyu said in front of him that I am not familiar with Liu Erlang's staff system, so let's learn together.

After several revisions, which almost drove him and Liu Ziyu crazy, they finally formulated the battle plan they just read.

The plan is very complicated, and the personnel are detailed down to every soldier and every war horse.

How much supplies a field corps carries, how it travels, and when it arrives at its designated location. When will the garrison take over a certain fort and a certain village? When does the grain station allocate how much grain and grass to the transfer station, and when does it transfer it to the distribution station?

The war hasn't started yet, Zhong Shidao's mind is full of numbers, the overseas numbers Liu Erlang quoted, how many soldiers 1, 2, and 3 are, how much food and grass, how many soldiers and armor, where they are, and when the follow-up will arrive.

All turned into numbers, spinning in his mind, making him dizzy, but he felt particularly at ease.

To be honest, in previous wars, how many soldiers could be used and how much food and grass supplies were all approximate figures - no one could be sure of this number.

Sometimes, after fighting, there were only 4,000 soldiers from the original 6,000, and only five days of food and grass from the original ten days. There is no other way but to follow the changes and adjust the tactics - now called tactics.

Then the more the battle goes on, the more confused we become. We are confused, and our comrades are confused. The front is confused, and the rear is confused. If you are confused, your opponent will be confused. Then you win or lose the fight in a daze.

Now according to this new combat mode, I will never be confused!

After Liu Guozhang heard this, he did not make any comments and just said: "General Uncle Yi, please tell me the battle plan for Operation Wudinghe."

"Yes, Jieshuai." Zhong Shidao couldn't help but imitate the tone of Liu Ziyu and other staff members.

"The operation began on August 12th. In the early morning, which was also five minutes after eight o'clock in the morning, the standard time of the Proclamation of the Army, the Yongle Brigade all arrived at Qingquan Village, three miles in front, and set up their formation to prepare for the attack.

The Siwu Brigade arrived three miles northwest of Qingquan Village at eight o'clock standard time, blocked the access road from Yinzhou City to Qingquan Village, and sniped at the reinforcements in Yinzhou City.

Kerong arrived at Miwu Mountain, seven miles northeast of Qingquan Village, at ten past eight o'clock, as a tactical reserve, and at the same time prepared to snipe reinforcements that might come from the Xixia Zuoxiang Army Division.

At 8:45 standard time, the Yongle Brigade launched an attack. First attack the mountain spring cave on the left side of Qingquan Village to cut off the water source. Then from the front, use bed crossbows, divine arm bows, and strong bows to launch rocket fire at Qingquan Village. Ten thousand rockets are ready

In addition, emergency plans are as follows.”

After listening, Liu Guozhang nodded.

"General Uncle Yi, this battle is also an actual combat training and exercise. My goal is very clear, to see the real combat power of the soldiers and horses belonging to the front finger on the right. This includes defending the city, fighting in the field, and capturing the city. , as well as grain and grass transshipment guarantee.

I already know the battle plan. From the beginning of the battle, I will not interfere with your command, I will only watch. Unless the front right wing collapses and the Propaganda Division is requested for reinforcements, the Propaganda Division's strategic reserve corps needs to be mobilized.

Ziwen Gong (Liu Zhongwu) led three combat brigades and stationed in Fushi City, Yan'an Prefecture. "

Liu Guozhang's words were very rude, as if Zhongshi Dao really knew how to defeat the enemy.

But Zhong Shidao knows that this is the way to fight, and planning is not only a calculation of victory, but also a calculation of defeat. On the battlefield, anything can happen. If you don't make adequate preparations, you will really lose the battle.

Many previous wars have taught us too many lessons in this regard.

"Jie Shuai, my subordinates understand!" Master Zhong replied in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)