Startled for a moment, Long thought about the hidden meaning of his colleague and boss's words before cautiously replying: "Could it be that Chongxin thinks there are any variables in this battle?"
"No, you misunderstood me. What I mean is that you think that our Western Xinjiang Army has mobilized such a large-scale army this time for the first time in history. His Highness is probably determined to have a head-on collision with the Kaman people. , we have not been able to have a full-scale confrontation with the Kaman people due to various reasons in the past few times, but this time there is something different. Maybe this battle will become a watershed that determines the ebb and flow of our Xijiang and Kaman. .However, the Kaman people are now quite powerful and occupy the Three Prefectures of Beiyuan, Fanlin and Jiayuguan. Which area do you think Your Highness will choose as the main battlefield?" Liang Chongxin shook his head, his eyes were deep and distant, and his tone seemed a little unpredictable. indefinite.
"Which one will serve as the main battlefield?" After pondering for a moment, Long Zizi was also thinking about this issue, "This is not easy to determine. I'm afraid it depends on the changes in the battlefield. But now that His Highness has ordered us and the Fifth Army to enter Anyuan and Tianshui, add more There are already 300,000 troops in Shangjierok, and Fanlin and the Three Prefectures of Beiyuan may become the key to determining the outcome of this battle."
"You mean the main battlefield may be somewhere in the three prefectures of Beiyuan or Fanlin?" Liang Chongxin asked rhetorically.
"Judging from the current situation, His Highness seems to have this intention. Fanlin City has thick walls and heavy troops, so it is difficult to attack. But once Fanlin is conquered, the entire Beiyuan Prefecture will be in danger of being surrounded by us. Under this situation, we can also adopt encirclement and reinforcement tactics to eliminate the effective forces of the Kaman people. We can give full play to the role of our rangers and have more room for tactical choices. As for choosing the three northern prefectures, there are also advantages. The battle line is long, there are many lines that can be cut off and places to attack, and the Kamans' garrison in this area is relatively scattered. After cutting off their return route, we can concentrate our superior forces to encircle and annihilate them one by one, but we are afraid that if our troops move, it will be easy. Exposing the strategic purpose, if the Kaman people decisively shrink the defense line, or even abandon Pinglu and Qinghe, our strategic intention will not be achieved. If the time is right, it is not ruled out that His Highness will launch on both fronts at the same time. So everything depends on the time The situation is difficult to determine now.”
It should be said that Long Zi's judgment was pertinent and practical. Hundreds of thousands of troops gathered in this area, and a war was inevitable. How to choose the most favorable time and place for the decisive battle depends on the situation.
Seeing that Liang Chongxin's expression seemed to have an indescribable feeling, Long Ziyi was a little surprised, and then he thought: "Does Chongxin think that this war will extend to the territory of Kaman? If so, this war may not be Sanwu." Two months have passed, will it affect the plan to advance eastward? In addition, if it really goes deep into the territory of Kaman, it is related to the survival of the country. Not only will the power of the whole country be exploded, but the people of Puer will definitely use all their strength to defeat them. Come to help, I'm afraid even the people of Heathrow will find it difficult to accept this result, right?"
"No, no, I think His Highness's current purpose is probably to destroy the war potential of the Kaman people in the future. But if you want to truly destroy the Kaman people, as you just said, there are various reasons. We are still weak. Forget it, we should think carefully about how to fight our next battle. His Highness chose us in Anyuan, because he is afraid that we will cooperate with the Fifth Army to suppress Nick's southern expedition. You wish for more." Liang Chongxin took a long breath and said no more.
The war clouds in the north did not affect the changes in the situation in the Five Lakes, and everything was still operating according to their respective operating rules. On January 23, 699 in the mainland Gregorian calendar, before the Spring Festival, seeing no hope of food and salary, the soldiers stationed on the outskirts of Huanggang Prefecture Three independent divisions of the Southern Military Region launched a mutiny and stormed the city of Huanggang to demand the payment of arrears of food and salary arrears by His Majesty the King of Jin. Situ Jun ordered the Fifth Army Corps to suppress it. Because the opinions within the Fifth Army could not be unified, a decision was delayed. That night, the Fifth Army Corps Two divisions of the legion also joined the rebel team, opened the city gates, and joined three independent divisions outside the city to rush into the city and engage in fierce battles with the two divisions loyal to Situ Jun, while the other division that remained neutral came from The North Gate withdrew from Fucheng. The warring parties launched a large-scale street battle in Huanggang Fucheng. Situ Biao, the King of Hunan who had already been linked to the Fourth Division of the Southern Military Region, immediately ordered a division of the Fifth Army assembled in the south of Yueyang to dispatch troops. Xingye advanced rapidly and ordered the remaining two divisions of the Thirteenth Army stationed in Yueyang to advance into Huanggang at the same time, quickly occupying various strategic key points in Huanggang.
On January 25, the Fourth Division of the Sixth Army under Situ Biao, with the cooperation of the navy, arrived at Huanggang City. At this time, the war in Huanggang City was intense. Although they had a numerical advantage and won a huge victory, they were not affected by it. Due to the terrain restrictions, the rebels were never able to completely defeat the troops loyal to Situ Jun. It was not until the Fourth Division of the Sixth Army entered Huanggang Fucheng under the guise of stopping the situation from expanding that the war was considered to be in a direction favorable to the rebels. develop.
On January 26, Situ Jun fled Huanggang in panic with a group of staff under the protection of his personal guards. On the way to the imperial capital for refuge, he issued a resignation statement, stating that he officially left the government and would no longer participate in any political affairs of the empire. On the same day, the Fourth Division of the Imperial Sixth Army announced that it had taken over Huanggang Prefecture, and ordered all mutinous troops and other departments to withdraw from Huanggang Prefecture and station themselves in the western suburbs, waiting to be reorganized.
On January 28, two days before the Tang people's Spring Festival, Situ Biao led two divisions of the Thirteenth Army into Huanggang Fucheng. On the same day, the mutiny ministries received guarantees to make up for the food and wages they owed and not to pursue those involved in the mutiny. Later, it was announced that it would accept the reorganization of the King of Xiang, and the Huanggang Mutiny came to an end after a week. The Fifth Army Corps and three independent divisions were reorganized into the new Fifth Army Corps and an independent division. The former commander of the First Division of the Fifth Army Corps Because he was killed in the mutiny and the First Division also suffered heavy losses, after the merger with the Independent Division, the former commander of the Fourth Independent Division Qiu Zicheng served as the division commander, and the former chief of staff of the Fourth Independent Division served as the deputy division. The former deputy commander of the Fourth Independent Division, Gillette, served as the commander of the newly reorganized Second Independent Division.
The Huanggang Mutiny was quickly resolved under Situ Biao's carrot and stick policy, which represented that Situ Biao had taken a solid step towards integrating the southern forces. The annihilation of Situ Jun's force group represented the formal formalization of the first force in the struggle for hegemony among the kings. After withdrawing from the imperial political arena and accepting Situ Biao's recruitment, as many as 140,000 troops successfully attached themselves to Situ Biao, allowing Situ Biao to extend his sphere of influence to the edge of the imperial capital, and finally having the ability to compete with the north. The military strength of brothers competing for supremacy.
Similarly, the changes in the situation in the Five Lakes were not affected by the war clouds in Western Xinjiang, and the wheels of the war in Western Xinjiang did not stop at all due to the sudden change in the situation in the Five Lakes.
As soon as they received the order, Bo Jinchen, Kang Jianguo and Zhan Botao rushed back to Merrington. On the way, the three of them had discussed the issue of the northern front of the northern war and quickly came up with two plans. The first plan was proposed and supported by Bo Jinchen, who advocated sending two divisions of the Nanjie Locke Army northward from the south of Yulin to intercept the Kaman Army stationed at Qinghe and Pinghe, and mobilizing the Third Army, the First Army and two The 7th and 8th mixed corps and part of the Jerok city guards divided and surrounded Qinghe and Pinglu Kaman's army, concentrated their superior forces to pull out the nails one by one, and completely eliminated the Kamannan expedition. The second plan was for Bo Jinchen and Kang Jianguo Zhan Botao also proposed during the discussion that the Third Army Corps should launch feint attacks in Pinglu and Qinghe on the southern line to hold back the main force of Nick's southern expeditionary force, while the First and Fifth Army Groups in the north should be mobilized to go north to attack Fanlin with heavy troops and eliminate them. After Fanlin, two armies surrounded Nick's Southern Expedition Army.
Although the three of them did not know Wu Feng's thoughts at the time, these two square banks roughly covered the military actions that the entire Western Xinjiang could take, whether it was to storm Fanlin or cut off the three northern prefectures, Nanjie Locke alone The legion and the three ranger regiments are obviously somewhat powerless, but they don't know whether Wu Feng is just making a fuss on the surface or whether he really wants to take this opportunity to show off with the Kamans.
However, when Bo Jinchen arrived at Merlington and found out that the first and fifth main army armies had already set off for the north, Bo Jinchen knew that this battle was inevitable. On January 26, Wu Feng came to Merlington in person. Immediately, after a three-hour long talk with Grand Duke Allen of Jerok and Duke Jacques, the important minister in charge of military and government affairs, Jerok finally agreed that Li Wufeng would unified command of all Jerok territory, including the Jerok Defense Force. Army, the clouds of war are shrouded in the sky of the Eastern Continent. Almost everyone has turned their attention here, and the war is about to break out.
"No news yet?" The stern and thin soldier looked up at the dark night sky outside the window with his hands behind his back. The pitch-black night was just like his mood at this time. This was the third time in one day that he took the initiative to ask about the adjutant outside the door. Already.
"Come back to the Marshal, there is no news yet. If there is any news, I will inform you as soon as possible." The adjutant outside the door felt nervous. He has followed the Marshal for more than ten years. This is the first time he has seen the Marshal like this. He lost his composure and kept sighing. It was obvious that the commander-in-chief had encountered something extremely troublesome.
"Prime Minister, if you don't reply, I'm afraid Nick will have no choice but to disobey the order." He murmured to himself, which could only be heard by himself. His cold eyes wandered around the map on the desk, and small black flags were placed all around. , forming a huge encirclement, and a yellow flag had been planted on the waist that he was most worried about. Although this indicated that it was unconfirmed information, it was enough to frighten Nick, who had never been afraid of anything.