It took Fang Xie a day to memorize the names and appearances of all the officers of rank six and above, which was not difficult for Fang Xie, who had an excellent memory. Fang Jie always believes that a qualified general needs not only wisdom experience and good martial arts, but also the most rigorous attitude.
In the next few days, Fang Jie became familiar with the cottage. He went to each battalion himself, and then sat down in the barracks and chatted with the junior officers above the team.
And Nie Xiaoju embroidered a brand new banner in only five days. In addition to a golden flying dragon symbolizing the Sui Dynasty, there are four bright red characters on the black banner.
black flag kill wolf
Fang Xie liked this big banner very much, it was thick yet chilling.
After the big flag was embroidered, it was replaced with the previous dragon flag and hung on the flagpole of the school yard, and then Nie Xiaoju started to make his second work. It is still a black flag, but there is only one word on it.
square
After Li Xiaozong's cronies were eliminated, the vacancies in the team were filled by Mo Liangbi. After Mou Liangbi's death, Fang Jie didn't kill one more person, and according to the meaning of the false imperial decree, everyone was promoted to one level, and the generals still performed their duties. Everyone thought that Fang Jie would remove his cronies into the team, but except for a fifth-rank general who was afraid of being implicated and escaped because he was too close to Mo Liangbi, Fang Jie did not change anyone.
Fang Jie turned Shanziying and Yangziying into his own military battalions, and sent Chen Qianshan to take over from the fleeing general to lead the three Zhechong battalions.
Counting it, Fang Jie didn't kill many people.
Only those sent by Mo Liangbi to ambush the imperial envoys were all executed.
In addition, Fang Jie selected 500 people from the team and handed them over to Chen Xiaoru, Yan Kuang and Nie Xiaoju for training. These people will be dispatched after training and become the eyes of the Black Banner Army.
On the 20th day after Fang Jie led the army, he called all the generals together to discuss matters.
"It's already February, and the weather in the northwest will get warmer in another month. Although it's not as cold as in the hinterland of the Central Plains, at least it won't be so cold that you can't even take out your hands. If nothing else, the February court The army will step up their offensive against the rebels, after all, they have already advanced to a place only a few hundred miles away from Xiangzhou. Xiangzhou is the base of Li Yuanshan, and all his troops are shrinking back to defend. It seems that the decisive battle should not be would be too far."
Fang Jie became the leader of the Black Banner Army, and Sun Kaidao's status naturally became higher and higher. Fang Xie respected him as a military adviser, and he was under one man and over ten thousand in the Black Banner Army. When Sun Kaidao chatted with Chen Qianshan and others in private, he said with some pride that I am not as good as a general when I look at the overall situation, but I am not as good as a general when I observe the details.
Someone told Fang Jie this sentence, Fang Jie just laughed it off.
After Sun Kaidao said this, he walked to the map and said seriously: "You generals are more familiar with the fierce battle of Mandu Banner than I am. The army collapsed across the board. And just before that, the reinforcements sent by the Mengyuan Royal Court had not participated in the battle, and the people of the Mandu Banner were allowed to fight and retreat. This is actually leading the army to move westward, waiting for the army to occupy the entire After the Mandu Banner, the cavalry of the Mengyuan Royal Court began to participate in the battle."
"It doesn't matter if this strategy was conceived by Li Yuanshan, Meng Yuan Dahan Meng Ge, or Meng Yuan Teqin Meng Lie, the leader of the army, it can be said that it is not poisonous. Use a Mandu flag as a bait to lure Our army stepped into the trap he designed step by step."
When everyone heard him mentioning that fierce battle again, everyone's expression was a little unnatural. They were all lucky enough to survive that battle, and that fierce battle was a dream that they would never get rid of in their lifetime.
After Sun Kaidao finished speaking, he glanced at everyone and said, "And now, Li Yuanshan seems to be repeating his old tricks."
He pointed to the map and said: "The news sent back by the spies showed that the rebels on Shannan Road were about to collapse at the first touch. They abandoned Shannan Road and retreated to Shandong Road in just half a month. The rebel general Shi Lei who was stationed on Hexi Road also retreated step by step. About 400 miles east of the state, the defense was deployed. The rebels in Yin Poshan were forced by Luo Yao to retreat to the north of Mangdang Mountain, and the left avant-garde had already entered Shandong Road. You see..."
Sun Kaidao drew a semicircle on the map: "The rebel army is shrinking across the board, and the imperial army is winning. This... Does it look like another Mandu flag trap? It looks slightly different, but it is basically the same At the beginning, the Mengyuan people gave up a Mandu banner to lure the western army to march westward, but now Li Yuanshan uses the people he sent people to take captive as bait."
"Over the past two years, Li Yuanshan has continuously expanded his army and instigated his subordinates to kidnap people to join the army. Now it seems that he is waiting for the arrival of the imperial army. He uses these huge numbers but has no combat power at all. Even if he dies The rebels who don't feel sorry for them are used as bait. Constant defeats and deaths lead the imperial conquest army to move forward step by step. It is said that the imperial court's three-way army has killed more than 600,000 enemies, but such a brilliant record has never What a joy! Because these people are the outcasts thrown by Li Yuanshan."
After hearing what he said, the generals in the big tent all gasped.
"What the military adviser means is that Li Yuanshan is repeating his old trick!"
Lu Fenghou said in amazement: "It's no wonder that the cavalry of the Mongolian barbarians have not withdrawn from the Northwest. Li Yuanshan knew that those barbarians would be useless to stay, but he still provided them with a lot of money and food. These barbarians swept away most of the Northwest like locusts crossing the border. , and has never helped Li Yuanshan fight. I heard that Li Yuanshan's subordinates also have many dissatisfaction, and they all hope that Li Yuanshan will let the Mongolian Yuan cavalry return to the grassland. Now it seems that if the military division's guess is correct, the 20 soldiers who stayed on Shandong Road Dozens of wolf riders are just waiting for the second opportunity to show their sabers."
Lu Fenghou's temperament directly thought of this point, and the veritable generals in the big tent naturally understood it too.
"It's still a little bit worse."
The fifth-rank general Xiahou Baichuan pondered for a while and said: "If Li Yuanshan wants to repeat the old tricks, then there is one more condition. The reason why Li Yuanshan was so successful in planning the imperial court's conquest of the west was because he did the most critical thing. The line of defense was opened, and the Mongolian wolf cavalry were let around behind the army. The situation now is different from that time. Li Yuanshan is guarding Xiangzhou, and his generals have arranged the line of defense on a semicircle three or four hundred miles away from Xiangzhou... If Meng If the Yuan people want to go around behind the imperial army like last time, who is the one who opens the line of defense?"
After he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the big tent immediately became a little dignified.
This time His Majesty's royal conquest brought only two hundred thousand soldiers, most of whom were brave. Those brave men were recruited only before the war, and it was impossible for them to have any collusion with Li Yuanshan. Then there are not many goals...
Everyone fixed their eyes on a location on the map with solemn faces.
Mangdang Mountain North
Tai Sui left forward
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After a moment of silence, Sun Kaidao said: "Luo Yao's left front guard has already crossed the Yishui River, and hundreds of thousands of troops are forcing Yin Poshan's rebels to retreat steadily. If there is no accident, it will take less than half a month. You will be able to join forces with the imperial army... "
Chen Qianshan's complexion has not been very good-looking, in fact, he has long thought of who Sun Kaidao was referring to. He also knew that this was the most reasonable idea at present. But he was born as a left forward after all, after all he had been a soldier under Luo Yao for more than 20 years. Now everyone is pointing their finger at Luo Yao, but he can't speak.
Fang Jie glanced at Chen Qianshan with gentle eyes. He nodded slightly to Chen Qianshan, indicating that he didn't have to worry.
Chen Qianshan nodded gratefully, and then took a deep breath: "If this is Li Yuanshan's conspiracy, can the military master have a solution?"
"It's not a conspiracy."
Sun Kaidao shook his head: "If the arrangement in the first half can still be regarded as a conspiracy, then the arrangement of Li Yuanshan in the latter part is a conspiracy."
Seeing that everyone was puzzled, Sun Kaidao explained: "Since you and I can think of this, your majesty is an unborn wise king, how can you not think of it? Everyone knows that Luo Yao is unreliable, and your majesty naturally knows it too. But there is no way to stop it, Luo Yao Yao's left front guard crossed the river and entered Shandong Road. Even if His Majesty ordered Luo Yao to lead the troops back to the south of Yishui, Luo Yao would definitely not retreat. Anyone can see how the follow-up happens, this is not a conspiracy Therefore, Li Yuanshan's strategy is unsolvable, as long as the imperial army comes, he will fall into this trap. In the first half, he used conspiracy to create momentum, and once this momentum is formed, everything becomes clear and clear."
"This situation has now taken shape, so it seems that the imperial army is winning consecutive battles and regaining lost ground, but in fact Li Yuanshan has the upper hand... Once this situation is formed, unless the imperial army immediately retreats and garrisons next to Luoshui, don't put yourself The back of the man's back is exposed, so that Meng Yuan's cavalry will never have the opportunity to go around behind the army. But, will your majesty retreat?"
What he asked was Fang Jie.
He looked at Fang Jie, waiting for Fang Jie's answer. No one here knows the emperor better than Fang Jie, so only he can give everyone this answer. But Fang Jie frowned and fell into deep thought, as if he didn't see Sun Kaidao's questioning eyes at all. Maybe it was Sun Kaidao's previous words that made him suddenly think of something, and gradually solved the doubts that had been circling in his mind.
Lu Fenghou opened his mouth to remind Fang Jie, but Sun Kaidao shook his head to stop him.
Everyone turned their attention to Fang Xie, waiting for Fang Xie to recover from his contemplation. I don't know what Fang Jie thought of, but his brows were furrowed deeper and deeper. He didn't notice that everyone was looking at him, and his face became more and more serious.
After a full incense stick of time passed like this, Fang Jie's expression suddenly changed.
He raised his head abruptly, with horror in his eyes.
Everyone was surprised for a moment, not knowing what happened to the general.
"not good!"
Fang Jie stood up abruptly and strode out: "Don't disperse, just wait here, the military advisor will follow me back. Come here, please come to my study to discuss matters, Mr. Zhuo!"
Under the surprised eyes of everyone, Fang Jie walked away quickly.
This bad sound made everyone's hearts tighten.
Sun Kaidao nodded to everyone not to panic, he strode towards the study at the same pace as Shang Jie. Fang Jie walked in front and said in a low voice, "Sir, do you remember that I told you that His Majesty gave me a secret decree."
"Remember."
Sun Kaidao replied: "After hearing what the general said, I couldn't figure it out. I couldn't guess what His Majesty's arrangement was, and I couldn't guess when His Majesty wanted the general to return to Chang'an City. Since these days, my subordinates have not I forgot about it, it’s just that I know too little, so I can’t guess anything after all.”
"I got it… "
Fang Jie said in a heavy tone, never before.
Sun Kaidao was startled, he had a premonition from Fang Jie's tone that something important was about to happen. He has been with Fang Jie for half a year, and he has never seen such an unnatural expression on Fang Jie's face, it was... flustered. He couldn't imagine what kind of event would make Fang Jie flustered.