"If the rebels set up an ambush in the Tongbei area and we go deep into Zuojin Valley, there are three pocket terrains north of Zuojin Valley, which can allow the rebels to lock us together deep in Qintong Mountain. At that time, wouldn't we all Want to fall into a tight siege by the rebels?" Tu Ziji said.
At this time, Chen Hai's eyes returned to the map hanging on the wall. He used charcoal to briefly outline the advance route of the main force led by Wei Yu Qi, and said:
"The rebels are still far stronger than us..." Zhao Rong didn't understand why Chen Hai had the confidence to gain a foothold among the millions of refugee rebels with 20,000 to 30,000 remnant soldiers and 20,000 to 30,000 civilian warriors.
Whether it is the Beijing camp army or the local garrison, the main generals are all descendants of the sects. They are surrounded by many spiritual birds that can be controlled. The topography of one or two hundred miles in radius can be covered by flying the spiritual birds thousands of feet high in the sky. With a panoramic view, there is really no need to spend too much time on map drawing of Taiwei Mansion and prefectures and counties.
"What do we do next?"
The geographical location of Nanzhangfu City is very critical. In addition to the Chi Road that crosses the Qintong Mountains, there are also many valley roads that can go deep into the hinterland of the Qintong Mountains. Almost more than 200,000 refugee rebels fled from Qintong Pass to Nanzhangfu. , scattered through these valleys and fled into the depths of the Qintong Mountains.
Seeing that Tu Ziji, Zhao Rong, and Fan Cheng were all speechless, Chen Hai sighed slightly, knowing that the idea of respecting the strong in Yanzhou was too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. People like Tu Ziji can be said to be quite open-minded, but sometimes they are unconscious. They will pay more attention to the comparison of absolute strength, but they don't know that the strength and weakness will change at any time, especially in local offense and defense, and the evolution of strength and weakness is more subtle.
Chen Hai left all the tedious military affairs to others. He stood on the hanging map and was studying the terrain near Nanzhang Mansion attentively. When he saw Tu Ziji and Zhao Rong walking into the tent, he tapped the map hanging on the wall and said : "This map is too crude and simple. Ziji, please arrange for manpower to reconnoiter the terrain within a radius of two hundred miles, and complete the map of Nanzhang Mansion first."
Is the Red Eyebrow Sect willing to inflict heavy casualties on more than a thousand elite believers led by Gong Liang in Qintong Mountain
Chen Hai also knew in his heart that in this world where the strong were respected, Xuanzong's high cultivators' contempt for ordinary people was reflected everywhere. The Taiwei Mansion's map of the Qintong Mountains, which is close to the Gyeonggi area, is so shoddy and careless, which is just one of the manifestations.
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"Yes, we must advance northward to Zuojin Valley..." Chen Hai pointed to a node on the map and said without doubt.
Half a month later, Chen Hai led his troops to Nanzhang Mansion at the middle foot of the Qintong Mountains.
The Red Eyebrow Cult instigated the Qin Tong refugees to rebel, and it was not easy to assemble one million rebels. It is also impossible to say that they are willing to kill all the millions of rebels just to annihilate the insignificant remnants of the Xiyuan Army - this is not possible This is the purpose of the Red Eyebrow Cult.
The Qintong Mountains originally belonged to the old Qinshan County. After the Hua Clan was granted the title of Qinshan County and the hereditary Musashi Army, and gradually became a powerful vassal in the region, the Ying family split the old Qinshan County into three to prevent the Hua Clan from threatening the capital, thus limiting the Hua Clan's sphere of influence. In the southwest of the Qintong Mountains, Hua Clan is not allowed to interfere with the Qintong Mountains.
"If the Gyeonggi and Qintong Mountains are regarded as one, Dayan's military strength is more than ten times stronger than the rebels. Why do the evil followers of the Red Eyebrow Sect dare to gather in the Qintong Mountains to cause trouble? They are not forced into desperation. Refugees?" Chen Hai asked with a smile.
Good news from the front came frequently, and the soldiers and horses who stayed behind were the most anxious. The tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the third capital had always been used as flanking soldiers. Even under Qintongguan City, they had not yet harvested many rebel heads. , and not many military exploits were recorded.
Nanzhang Mansion is located in the hinterland of the Qintong Mountains. There are many mountains within the territory. Only the city is located in a narrow valley basin, which is about forty miles long from east to west and more than twenty miles wide from north to south. The terrain is relatively flat, and there are many The rivers gathered from the deep mountains and formed a lake about the same size as the basin in the south of Fucheng.
Chen Hai added: "Only if we form a confrontation with the rebels in Zuojin Valley, the Xiyuan Army cannot be considered defeated, and His Highness will have more room for strategizing in the court. At that time, it will be with Fan Shuai Or someone else can replace Wei Yuqi and revive the Xiyuan Army in Qintong Mountain, so that His Highness can seize more initiative - this is also the purpose of our westward march to Qintong Mountain at this time."
Tu Ziji, Zhao Rong, and Fan Cheng were all eagerly awaiting Chen Hai's final decision. Whether it was Mr. Wen or Fan Chun, they were required to obey Chen Hai's general orders; Chen Hai could also see from their eyes that they thought it should be The troops and horses were stationed in Nanzhang Mansion and by the Nanzhang Lake.
Chen Hai also summoned Zhou Jun, Ran Hu, Wu Meng, Cen Yunfei, Sun Buhui and others to inquire about the situation of the camp. After some trivial military affairs were handled, Tu Ziji, Zhao Rong and Fan Cheng stayed to talk about him. The real plan in mind.
When the mountain collapsed and the road collapsed, Chen Hai and the others abandoned a large number of chariots and horses to the east of Qintong Pass. Tens of thousands of generals, with only 400 to 500 cavalry and 700 to 800 light chariots, pushed towards the Qintong Mountains. Naturally, it cannot be faster.
Nanzhang Mansion is located at the strategic point of Qintong, and is very close to Qintong Pass. Wei Yuqi is really going to fall into the trap of the Red Eyebrow Sect and be defeated. They stationed in Nanzhang Mansion can not only receive the fleeing generals, but also quickly welcome the soldiers. The troops and horses reinforced by Qin Tongguan.
At this time, when they saw Chen Hai leading his troops over, the generals such as the Chariot and Cavalry Captains and the Cavalry Captains of the Third Capital couldn't wait to hand over the remaining city, ordered their troops and horses to go north, and hurried to join Wei Yuqi. .
The troops of the third capital went south to join the main force to pursue the remnant bandits. The camp built in the remaining city of Nanzhang Prefecture was vacated, and Chen Hai directly led his troops to move in.
However, the Fahrenheit family did not allow the forces of the eight tribes in the capital to take root in the Qintong Mountains. In recent years, although the Qintong Mountains have had prefectures and counties, they lacked strong enough clans to take root. There were also factors of Fahrenheit's deliberate connivance, which caused the Qintong Mountains to be deep in the mountains. Banditry is very serious in the old forest.
The Chidao heading west from Qintong Pass was severely damaged, and many places were destroyed by small groups of rebels who came out of the mountains after Wei Yuqi led the main force to pass through.
Chen Hai knew that there would be an arduous and bloody battle waiting for them when they entered Zuojin Valley, but as long as their will was strong enough and the Red Eyebrow Sect learned that they would have to pay an unbearable price if they wanted to eat them, they would not lose their chance.
Compared with the slow-moving army, the more than a thousand elite followers of the Red Eyebrow Sect led by Heavenly Master Gong Liang can maneuver much faster in the deep mountains and old forests. It is very likely that they will cut off their retreat and trap them silently. In desperate situation.
Nanzhang Mansion has been destroyed. The city wall, which is more than ten miles long, is full of broken gaps and has been completely destroyed. The villages outside the city and the houses in the city have been burned to ashes, and there are ruins everywhere. There are still countless refugees stranded outside the city, waiting for food.
Chen Hai and the others spent another four days repairing in Nanzhang Mansion. Although there were still good news coming from the front via Nanzhang Mansion to Qintong Pass, Wei Yuqi led the main force to advance significantly slower. They encountered rebels in the Tongbei Mountains. The military's resistance is also getting stronger and stronger.
In comparison, the main force of the Xiyuan Army led by Wei Yuqi, 50,000 soldiers, was not slower than Chen Hai and others. News of success frequently reached Qintong Pass, and they were able to conquer one or two rebel positions almost every day. The Walled City can kill hundreds or even thousands of rebels and bandits.
But no matter how dangerous the future is, since they have entered the Qintong Mountains, they can only follow Chen Hai to the end.
The military order from the main guard Yu Qi also required Chen Hai to lead his troops to cover the rear and fulfill the responsibilities of the rear troops.
Tu Ziji and Zhao Rong shook their heads and smiled bitterly. They left Qintong Pass and entered Nanzhang Mansion. They thought they were bold enough, but they didn't expect that Chen Hai wanted to lead his troops deeper into Zuojin Valley; supposedly, if they could join Wei Yuqi's remnants in Zuojin Valley to break out of the encirclement, Breaking out was already a great achievement, but Chen Hai's ultimate goal was to form a confrontation with millions of rebels in Changlu Valley.
This map issued by the Taiwei Mansion is very simple. It is hung on the wall on the back of the big tent. The map only marks the main rivers, gorges, prefectures, counties and important market towns in the depths of the Qintong Mountains. However, it is difficult to distinguish from the map. This map shows the entire terrain near Nanzhang Mansion; however, the villages where two to three thousand people live together are not marked at all.
You must know that among the millions of refugee rebels, there are more than a thousand elite followers of the Red Eyebrow Sect led by the Celestial Master Gong Liang.
"You still want to go north?" Zhao Rong asked.
"Wei Yuqi led his troops too deeply. From Nanzhang Mansion to the north, 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers and horses have penetrated deep into the Tongbei area. From Tongbei to Nanzhang, it twists and turns for 17,800 miles. It can be called a pocket of pass land. There are four terrains. As long as any one of them is blocked by the rebels, the main force of the Xiyuan Army will be completely trapped deep in Qintong Mountain. In the end, they will be eaten up by the Red Eyebrow Cult and the rebels. We are here Just sit here and wait, how many remaining soldiers can we wait to break out and join us?"
The scouts of the Xiyuan Army also discovered that large groups of bandits and bandits were constantly gathering in the Tongbei Mountains from other parts of Qintong Mountain.
Chen Hai and others brought limited supplies, so they naturally had no time to worry about these refugees, not to mention how many rebels were hiding among these refugees. They just drove these refugees far away so as not to disturb the army.
"If we can gather 10,000 or 20,000 remaining soldiers in Zuojin Valley, and if the 20,000 brave people of Taohuawu can arrive in Zuojin Valley in time to join us, can we hold our position in Zuojin Valley without chaos?" Chen Hai asked.
Tu Ziji had no choice but to be patient and set up waiting sentries to expand the scope of reconnaissance and record all the terrain in Nanzhang Mansion.
Wei Yuqi commanded the 50,000 troops of the Xiyuan Army and could only pursue the main force of the rebels with the largest number of troops. However, in order to prevent the rebels from other directions from copying Nanzhang Mansion, he deliberately left tens of thousands of troops in the third capital of the Xiyuan Army. In Nanzhangfu, make sure you have a safe way out.
Bandits are very serious in Qintong Mountain. Officials don't know how many groups of bandits occupy mountains and strongholds deep in Qintong Pass and invade prefectures and counties. In the early years, these bandits and giant bandits had entangled with the local government and county armed forces, and their strength was much stronger than that of the refugees. If the Red Eyebrow Sect continued to intend to operate in the past few years, the situation would not be optimistic.
Tens of thousands of troops were stationed in the camp, setting up reconnaissance, security, and defense. After a period of ups and downs, Tu Ziji took Zhao Rong and rushed to the tent to see Chen Hai. He couldn't wait to know what Chen Hai had in mind.