But Fielding immediately noticed the deviation of his idea. Although Taixuanfu was the area most vulnerable to Kaman attacks, Taixuanfu's city walls were thick and its defense system was second only among the eight northwest mansions. Qingyang, the capital, is unlikely for the Kaman people to attack Qingyang Fucheng. So what is the point of the Kaman people attacking Taixuan? A show of force or retaliation for the Nanjerok Front's attack on them? Maili could not be such a simple-minded person, the Kaman people must have deeper ideas.
So what is the purpose of the Kaman people in mobilizing a large number of troops? Fielding walked in the garden behind the Government House and thought hard. The autumn sunshine warmly fell on Fielding's somewhat fat body. Although he had been working day and night on government affairs since he took office, his body was not clean at all. Despite losing weight, there was a tendency to gain weight, which puzzled Fielding.
This garden was the back garden where His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin's Jiedushi Residence was originally located. Originally, Li Wufeng planned to use this residence as the seat of the Western Xinjiang Protectorate, but was opposed by all government officials, including Xiao Tang. Although the area of the former Northwest Military and Political Jiedushi Mansion was not small, as the highest authority in the seven counties of Western Xinjiang, this Jiedushi Mansion did seem a bit stingy, so even Xiao Tang, the Director of Government Affairs who had always managed the country with frugality, also Oppose this suggestion. In the end, the Western Xinjiang Protectorate chose to build a new building in a demolition area covering an area of 30 acres in a shanty town. This move immediately caused a sharp increase in the prices of houses and land in that civilian area, and also triggered the construction developers and The wealthy gentry and businessmen's pursuit of building houses in that area also benefited the local poor a lot.
The fragrant yellow chrysanthemums and the golden armor covered the ground. The intoxicating beauty could not attract the attention of the northwest governor at this time. He stared blankly at the clouds in the distant sky. Fielding carefully considered the current intentions of the Kaman people. The launch of a series of offensives in the northern region has indeed had a great effect. Not only were the Kaman people forced to abandon the Black Mountains and Longquan and shrink their defenses, but they were also struggling in Yulin, Qinghe and Pinglu. Now the Kaman country will definitely be affected by the famine. Has it affected the supply of the garrison? Otherwise, the Kamannan Expeditionary Army will not send food to Beijerok. This also shows that there is a problem with the food of the garrison somewhere. And if the food sent to Beijerok is burned in one fell swoop, it will definitely affect the north. The military morale and morale of the Beijerok garrison are even very likely to be facing a food shortage, so the purpose of the large-scale mobilization of the Beijerok army now is very suspicious.
But there are no targets worthy of the Kaman people in Taixuan Palace. This should be clear to the Kaman people through their intelligence department. So will the Kaman people risk taking bigger steps? This does not seem to be in line with the military habits of Maili, the commander of the Beijieluokkaman garrison. However, Zhuge Liang was cautious in his life and dared to play the empty city strategy once. It is hard to say that Maili will not take an adventure that breaks the stereotype of Guide and Yinchuan. They all have important grain storages, but if the Kaman people's goal is grain, even if they seize the grain, how will they transport it back? But no matter how the enemy transports the food back, the existence of this dangerous possibility has already chilled Fielding's heart. Once things really develop in the direction he expected, the northwest will be in danger!
Originally, these defense issues should not have been bothered by him, a governor specializing in civil affairs, but his long career in the military made Fielding subconsciously think about this issue. If the Kamans really invaded the northwest on a large scale, The destructive power and negative impact it will bring are probably even greater than the original Luobi invasion. Especially in the current situation where the Guotai Minan faction is thriving, this will have a great negative impact on the entire Western Xinjiang Protectorate and His Highness the King of Qin himself. The impact even exceeded the gain and loss of food. Thinking about the weakness of the garrison in the several mansions under his jurisdiction, Fielding couldn't help but a thin drop of sweat appeared on his forehead.
This possibility is too great. I must immediately report this possibility to Bo Jinchen who is far away in Beijieluoke. Now in the entire northwest county, in addition to Qingyang Mansion, there is also a team that has just been formed by reserve personnel and is still in the training stage. In addition to the Fourth Division of the Fifth Army, there are only two regiments in Yinchuan Prefecture, and only one division in Taixuan Prefecture. The northwest county has only three divisions, and the troops in neighboring areas have recently increased to eight. Hundreds of miles away, and the mobilization of these troops is beyond the control of the northwest governor, so it’s time to do so!
But Fielding, who had just taken two steps, suddenly stopped. He hesitated. Should he inform Bo Jinchen of this situation? Bo Jinchen and I are not familiar with him, we are just casual acquaintances, and some of my guesses are not based on my own opinions and may not be facts. Moreover, I am only the governor in charge of government affairs. The Western Xinjiang Protectorate has already set the rules. Involved in politics, government does not ask about the army, everyone goes his own way. Except for His Highness the King of Qin himself, no one can take care of the military and politics at the same time. Even Xiao Tang, Su Qin and Ling Tianfang are the same. He is somewhat suspected of overstepping his authority.
After much hesitation, Fielding decided that it was still necessary to inform Bo Jinchen of his views. He couldn't control how the other party responded, but he had to fulfill his responsibilities as the governor of the northwest. Even if there were some gossip, he couldn't control that much. And here I also need to get ready immediately. The Caizhai War Preparation Grain Depot in the northern suburbs of Qingyang City is the second largest grain storage warehouse in the entire Western Xinjiang region, second only to the Hanzhong Reserve Depot. It has tens of millions of tons of grain stored in it. It is now in use. Two million quintals of grain were transferred to the Yinchuan Grain Depot for sale to Heathrow. In addition to the two million quintals of grain being transferred, there were still up to 8 million quintals of grain stored there, and the Yinchuan Grain Reserve also had Millions of tons of grain are being transported to Heathrow. If the Kamans really attack, the damage will be minor. The Kamans' success will relieve their own logistical pressure, which will be more serious.
In fact, Bo Jinchen had already realized the seriousness of the problem before receiving the emergency report from Fielding. The Kaman people seemed to have given up on fighting with their own side in Yulin, Qinghe and other places, and turned away from the posture of focusing on prevention. They withdrew 50,000 troops from Heishan and Longquan in one go, and completely gave up on Heishan and Longquan. The land was focused again on Qinghe and Yulin. Each dispatch was a mixture of large-scale cavalry and infantry forces. Our several attacks were no longer as smooth as they were in the early days. The large-scale movement of cavalry to Beijerok made Bo Jinchen even more suspicious. Mailly's excuse to collect transport vehicles in Beijerok also seemed a bit far-fetched, although the transport vehicles in Yulin and Qinghe were indeed destroyed by the Western Xinjiang Army. Most of them, but if they are forced to recruit, they can still meet the needs. Why do they have to travel thousands of miles to recruit from Beijerok? Moreover, the intelligence personnel in Beijerok reported that the vehicles recruited were being carefully repaired and maintained, and they were obviously intended for long-distance transportation. This was also somewhat different from the vehicles originally recruited by the Kaman people in Qinghe and other places. Likewise, these details made Bo Jinchen, who was in charge of such a major war for the first time, very doubtful.
The target is clearly pointing to the northwest. There is no food to grab in Nanjieluoke, so it can only be the northwest counties. Like Fielding's judgment, Bo Jinchen also suspects that the Kaman people's prey is the food reserves of Yinchuan and Qingyang. Especially now is the critical time to transport food to the Sisluo people. Not only do a large number of carriages from the northwest gather in Qingyang and Yinchuan to provide convenience for the Kaman people, Qingyang and Yinchuan do not have many troops to defend them. If they come With such a move, it can be said that everything is decided in one fell swoop. When receiving the information from the intelligence department, although Bo Jinchen did not know how the Kaman people could avoid his interception and transport food back to Beijerok, he still did not hesitate to order the tourists operating in Yulin. The cavalry regiment quickly returned and sent to Li Wufeng who was far away in Myanmar County in the shortest possible time to request the 3rd Ranger Regiment from Xikang and the 2nd Ranger Regiment from Wulanji to quickly reinforce Qingyang and complete the checkpoint in the shortest possible time. The Kaman people's interception, if the Kaman people really dare to raid Qingyang and Yinchuan.
However, almost everyone underestimated the strong mobilization ability and courage of the Kaman people in difficult situations. Faced with the danger of running out of food, even if there was a dragon's pond and a tiger's den ahead, they had to make a breakthrough. Instead of fighting in Beijerok It is better to take a risk than to sit back and wait for death. After Mailley informed Nick of his intention in Qinghe, Nick immediately expressed his full support and even gave up his long-planned plan to use large-scale grain transportation as bait to attract the Western Xinjiang Army and finally completed the package. In preparation for the campaign of suppression, three thousand cavalry troops were dispatched from the army under their control to rush to Beijerok at the first time. The absolute trust between the two also laid the foundation for the Kaman people to raid Qingyang, Yinchuan.
When the intelligence agency in the northwest learned that the Kaman cavalry in the Northern Jeroke area was urgently notified to the relevant parties in Western Xinjiang, Mailly had actually completed the pre-war preparations for the entire raid. Forty thousand cavalry, together with a large number of mules, horses, vehicles, and laborers The armor and horses were already ready. All heavy cavalry took off their armor and horse armor, discarded all excess equipment, and ensured that they could move quickly with light armor. When Bo Jinchen was still waiting for His Highness the King of Qin's order to be conveyed to the third party in Xikang When the cavalry regiment arrived, Baron Ferdinand had already led 40,000 cavalry and a large number of chariots and horses galloping along the southern foot of the Zagros Mountains.
No one thought that the Kaman people would have such great determination and courage to cross the heart of Western Xinjiang, the two prefectures of Taixuan and Yinchuan, eight hundred miles apart. Such a crazy feat was actually performed by a newly promoted baron. Commander, and this battle will establish Ferdinand's immortal status in the powerful Kaman military.