Cui Wenxiu's idea is not complicated, but it is quite realistic. Cangzhou and Beiping, among the four Yanyun prefectures, are now within the attack range of the rangers under their control. Cangzhou has a high and thick city wall and is surrounded by vast plains. If you want to attack Cangzhou, you must pay a considerable price. Cui Wenxiu has never been in the habit of attacking fortresses, not because he is afraid of attacking the city, but because he believes that it is not a last resort. This kind of victory at the expense of soldiers' lives is really not cost-effective, and it is not easy to cultivate a qualified veteran. Since Cangzhou is the main source of soldiers for the Northern Army, it means that Situ Tai will have to fight with him for one or two games in Cangzhou. Otherwise, it will be difficult for him to explain to the soldiers. Even if it is just a formality, at least a scene is still necessary. Of course, this doesn't mean that Situ Tai will be stupid enough to actually fight with him. This is proved by the fact that the two divisions were placed under Cangzhou City. They neither entered the city directly but did not leave the city. This secretive approach was probably Situ Tai's self-comfort.
Cui Wenxiu is still waiting, still waiting for the first division of the first imperial army that has been vacillating in the imperial capital city. He has already taken a fancy to this prey. From various signs, he knows that Tie Longping's division is very likely to come from The imperial capital returned north to Yanyun, and was very likely to join the Cangzhou defense battle. This was an opportunity, a pretty good opportunity, so Cui Wenxiu had always revealed to the outside world that the Third Army and the Ranger Regiment were not yet ready to advance eastward. , the purpose is to wait for this prey.
As long as he can bite this piece of fat on the way back north of the First Division of the First Army, he will not be afraid that the enemy in Cangzhou will not reinforce him, and reinforcements are what Cui Wenxiu hopes for, then he will have a greater chance. Now that everything is ready, all he needs is Dongfeng. It depends on whether Tie Longping's division will return to Cangzhou from the north of the imperial capital as he expected. Cui Wenxiu would stare and ask for news from the imperial capital almost every day. But on the surface, they had to scatter the six ranger regiments in the clouds to the Qinghe line, pretending to attack the hinterland of Yanshan and Peiping and disrupt the hinterland of Situ Tainei.
Cui Wenxiu believed that as long as the Cangzhou enemies, including the First Division of the First Army, could be completely annihilated. The entire Yanyun County battle can almost be declared over. With the loss of Situ Tai's only hope of the First Division of the First Army of the Iron Dragon Plain, Cui Wenxiu can't think of any other way out for Situ Tai besides raising his hands and surrendering. Even if Situ Tai doesn't want to surrender. But the reality will also force his subordinates to make a final choice, and resisting in that case is simply an idiotic act.
While Cui Wenxiu was anxiously waiting for the First Division of the First Army in the Imperial City to make a decision to return north, his rival Cheng Dayou also did not relax, although he was not aware of his beautiful battle in the East China Sea. Cui Wenxiu's ambition has been aroused, but he hopes to take the prestige of himself and the Eighth Army to a higher level in this battle at Yanyun.
The large map is already covered with signs of various numbers. The geographical topographic map of Yanyun County details the garrison locations of each division and the distribution of Situ Tai's army, but in Laizhou to the north it is completely blank. , except for a symbolic guard division in Laizhou City, Cheng Dayou did not believe that this guard division would be stupid enough to resist to the end when Situ Tai had clearly given up on them. In Cheng Dayou's view, This is just a decoration on the map.
Cheng Dayou's right hand has been gently rubbing under his chin. It seems that the stubble under the chin can bring a very comfortable stimulation to the skin of the palms, but his eyes are always wandering on the map, as if he is carefully considering his next step. The intelligence showed a fairly clear situation. Laizhou had obviously been abandoned by Situ Tai. It seemed that the lack of military strength forced Situ Tai to make a painful decision. He knew that abandoning Laizhou might bring many negative effects, but he had no choice but to make a painful decision. If he doesn't do this, otherwise the stretched troops will make him lose sight of one thing. He may not even be able to defend a single place. His posture is more like defending Peiping, Cangzhou and Yanshan near Duodun. The question is, can he do it? And what should I do
Laizhou is no longer within the scope of Cheng Dayou's consideration. It is a matter of government departments considering taking over administrative affairs. Cheng Dayou is not very happy about this silent harvest, although they say that they can win without a fight. The military strategy is the best strategy. But gaining ground without fighting does not mean that the enemy has surrendered. The enemy is only making strategic contraction. This will increase the difficulty of capturing the other three prefectures, but it only increases the difficulty and will not affect the progress of the war. Cause too much impact. Cheng Dayou didn't understand what Situ Tai wanted to do in this situation. Maybe he wanted to use a battle to prove that the reputation of the Northern Army was not just a rumor. Cheng Dayou could only think so, but this was definitely not a wise move. Lift.
But Situ Tai gave up Laizhou, which in turn strengthened the defenses of the other three prefectures. Cangzhou was not Cheng Dayou's consideration. Should he attack Peiping directly to Situ Tai's home base, or capture Yanshan first and cut off Situ Tai's escape to the north? Cheng Dayou thought a lot about how to find a way out from Yanshan to the sea. Both cities are places with strong walls and thick walls. If you want to capture them, you will have to pay a considerable price, but there seems to be no other better way in front of you.
"He Chun, do you think we should take Peiping or Yanshan first?" After looking at the map for a long time, Cheng Dayou finally asked about his chief of staff who had been busy sorting and analyzing intelligence data. One of Dayou's most loyal assistants, from the Taiping Army to the Imperial Army, and then to the Western Xinjiang Army. Perhaps leading troops to fight and making prompt decisions is not his strength, but planning, analysis, judgment and reasoning are his strengths, and he himself can also be very clear-headed. Realizing his own strengths and weaknesses, this is what Cheng Dayou values most about him.
Cheng Dayou's admiration for Li Wufeng comes from many aspects, the most important of which is that Li Wufeng was able to boldly agree to his suggestion for the selection of senior officers of the Eighth Army, from the chief of staff to the director of logistics to each division. Except for a few candidates who had to be replaced because the security department failed to pass the political review of the regiment's division commanders, almost all of them were approved by Li Wufeng. Although Cheng Dayou also knew that his suggestion might bring many negative effects, especially the dissatisfaction of other legionnaires in Western Xinjiang who were absolutely loyal to Li Wufeng, Cheng Dayou still did so. He wanted to see Li Wufeng's Is your mind as big as the legend says? But facts have proven that Li Wufeng is indeed ambitious enough to become his own master. Although Cheng Dayou later made another suggestion to change candidates to show his attitude, he was rejected by Li Wufeng. This made Cheng Dayou feel a little ashamed. He could only repay the other party's trust with a greater record.
"General, in terms of political significance, the significance of Beiping Prefecture naturally far exceeds that of Yanshan, but in terms of practical effects, I think Yanshan may be more important to us and His Highness the King of Qin. As long as we win Taking Yanshan is equivalent to blocking Situ Tai's escape route to the north. My subordinates think that this alone is worth going to Yanshan first. What's more, after taking Yanshan, Peiping has actually become a turtle in the urn. If the third army over there If things go well in Cangzhou, my subordinates will think that Peiping will be the same. In addition, hasn’t the general always wanted to teach the Duodun people a lesson? I think His Highness the King of Qin also has this intention. The last suggestion we gave to His Highness the King of Qin is in our reply letter. His Royal Highness the King of Qin all gave answers one by one, but he did not mention the Okhotsk area. I think this has a deep meaning. If we take Yanshan and take advantage of the opportunity to invade Okhotsk, Even if we cannot occupy this area, we must at least control one or two strategic passes. This will improve our strategic posture in the northern border area. It is better to look down on the Doton territory than to have the Doton people spy on our interior. General, you Say so?"
What Chang Hechun said made Dayou nod repeatedly. He was worthy of being his number one staff member. Not only could he accurately analyze the changes in the situation, but he could even figure out the thoughts of His Highness the King of Qin. This lord of his was not a good person. Master, he will not remain indifferent to the Dodon people helping Situ Tai intervene in the imperial civil war. If he is not sure, he will seize the opportunity to retaliate. The last time he proposed to explain the suggestion of entering the Okhotsk region after solving Yan Yun, although he did not get the approval of his superiors. responded positively, but in the private reply of Bo Jinchen, deputy director of the Military Affairs Administration, it was hinted that His Highness the King of Qin was indeed inclined to support this opinion in his heart. However, since the civil war in the empire has not yet ended, His Highness the King of Qin would not be able to openly provoke the outside world. War, so as not to attract criticism from the Government Affairs Administration. After all, the Government Affairs Administration and many officials and gentry strongly advocated ending the civil war as soon as possible and shifting their main energy to the establishment of a new dynasty. They opposed any further expansion of the war in the near future, especially the new wave of new dynasties. of foreign wars.
Okhotsk is an area at the junction of Dodon and Yanshan Prefecture. The terrain is undulating and the residents are quite complex. Although they are mainly Liberians, there are also a considerable number of Tang people, and there are a certain number of ethnic minorities in Linhai. It is a multi-ethnic mixed area of the Doton people. It is close to the Atlantic Ocean and across the sea from the Crescent Peninsula. There are several harbors there with wide shores and deep water. It is an excellent place to build a good port. However, the Doton people have never been very familiar with it. Attaching importance to the development of the navy, and the fact that important coastal defense areas such as the Cook Islands and Crescent Peninsula are now occupied by the Japanese, they have lost confidence in developing maritime armed forces, so these coastal passes are not well used.