Three days later, the army set off.
You Miao put on the armor for Li Zhifeng himself in the barracks of the Yangzhou Army.
The four of them got together again, and Zhao Chao personally gave a bowl of wine to the army under the city.
"Success or failure, this is the battle." Zhao Chao said loudly: "I am in Yangzhou, looking forward to your triumphant return!"
"Long live my emperor!"
Long live the city down the mountain, everyone in the darkness knelt down, You Miao was full of emotion, this day has finally come, he has imagined countless times, what should he say on the day of the Northern Expedition, how should he say goodbye to Li Zhifeng and Nie Dan.
However, on this day, You Miao suddenly found that he couldn't say anything, tears welling up in his eyes, staring blankly at everything in front of him.
When the army left, the city of Yangzhou was desolate.
From this day on, Apocalypse poured out the entire country's forces and fought against the Tartars to recapture the Central Plains. Zhao Chao's order to Nie Dan was to hit the foot of the Great Wall and wait for a peace plan. As early as three days ago, Wuhu had learned of this, and the northern peoples were alerted and mobilized their troops to prepare for a battle with Nie Dan at the foot of Mount Mang.
The first battle is very important. Once Nie Dan wins, there will be no danger in Guanzhong, and the confrontation with the Tartars is only a matter of time.
You Miao returned to the political affairs hall and knew that the war between the Northern Front and the DPRK and China was about to begin. Many civil servants are waiting for news from the front line, and whether the two-member war is won or lost, it will directly affect the pattern of the DPRK and China.
On April 13, Nie Dan led his army to start the first battle at the foot of Mount Mang. Li Zhifeng led his army to break through the north bank of the river. That was the first time You Miao and the others escaped from the north.
According to the military report, You Miao nervously looked at the map. He was very familiar with the terrain there. Nie Dan chose a high place on the plain to fight against the allied forces of the Xianbei, Jie, and Di tribes. It was early summer, and it was the rainy season in Guanzhong.
"If you were to fight them, what strategy would you take?" Zhao Chao said.
"Water attack." You Miao said: "The river water is bullish, and the plains are the most suitable for auxiliary attack by water."
Zhao Chao was still hesitating with a letter in his hand, and You Miao said again: "Hu people are good at cavalry.
Zhao Chao opened the letter and saw the marching route, but Nie Dan's return was to lead the army into the Mang Valley.
"Run towards the mountains again." Zhao Chao frowned and said, "Big brother likes to fight against the mountains..."
You Miao let out a long sigh of relief. The letter did not report where Li Zhifeng had gone. It was assumed that he had other plans. If You Miao himself, he would lead his army to fight against the allied forces of the Hu tribe on the plain. What is Nie Dan trying to do
Zhao Chao said: "He likes to use the mountain for cover too much, it's not good."
This is what Sun Yu taught You Miao about the impermanence of soldiers. As a general, the higher the status, the less you should repeat the previous battle methods, so as not to be guessed by the enemy. But You Miao knew that Nie Dan was a pragmatic man and used to achieve the greatest victory with the least loss. After all, Mangshan is only their first battlefield, and there are still several tough battles to fight.
"Go back." Zhao Chao said tiredly: "It's not too late."
You Miao nodded and left the palace. The whole Mao County was already asleep. The early summer breeze was blowing in the city, with the faint fragrance of flowers. There were people in the distance who didn't know where they were, and were gently playing the qin, one, two beeps. .
The whole month of April passed in a blink of an eye. Every day, You Miao was staring at the military newspaper nervously, with a headache. Until one night, just before falling asleep, there was a commotion outside the political affairs hall.
"Your Majesty's information, sir!" shouted the Imperial Forest Army outside the door.
You Miao hurriedly put on her clothes and hurriedly followed the imperial guards into the palace. In the middle of the night, she saw that the palace was brightly lit and the courtiers gathered, and she was the last one to arrive.
"General Nie won the first battle." Zhao Chao said: "Now the army is in the sun of Mangshan. Waiting for the food and the next instructions."
"Great!" You Miao breathed a sigh of relief, thank God.
Pingxi said: "The military newspaper is here, just now the messenger is sending it back."
"Let me see." You Miao said.
Seven thousand three hundred people were killed, and You Miao felt a thump in his heart, even though it was a great victory against the 100,000 people who fought against the 60,000 Hu tribe. However, before facing the 100,000 cavalry of the Tartars, the number of casualties was slightly higher.
He carefully read the military newspaper and learned that Nie Dan was indeed attacking with water, but he lured the enemy into the valley. On a night when the rainstorm was raging, he dug the embankment to release the flood, and used the flood to subdue the coalition of the three tribes.
Immediately afterwards, the Hu people abandoned their helmets and armor and escaped from Guanzhong. Li Zhifeng led an army in Xiliang to intercept and captured the King Di and the King of Xianbei in one fell swoop, forcing several cities on the western front to surrender. The Sanhu trend is over, and most of the people fled to Yanbian and Daan, and have no fighting spirit.
After You Miao received the military report, he immediately ordered Li Zhifeng to garrison the three cities on the western front, rectify the army, and do not rashly advance. Waiting for the next wave of forage. At the same time, a troop transfer order was issued, but as soon as the troop transfer order was issued, it immediately aroused unanimous opposition from the courtiers.
"The Yizhou army has been stationed in the south for many years." Ping Xi frowned: "At this moment, it must not be transferred to the capital!"
The ministers seemed very strange that You Miao would make such a decision.
"It is very dangerous to have no troops to send in the DPRK." You Miao said: "If the northern front line drags on for a year, the front line needs to replenish soldiers. What do we need to supply General Nie Dan? There are 20,000 imperial guards left in the capital, too. Dangerous!"
Tang Hui also objected: "Most of the Yizhou troops are infantry, and they are not used to the soil and water in the north. You know, sir, have you considered this? If 30,000 Yizhou troops are mobilized to come to Maocheng, it will take a long time to train troops. Not to mention Nie The general has won the battle, and he should be able to replenish his troops in Hanzhong..."
You Miao pondered for a long time, and even Zhao Chao objected to You Miao's proposal, and replied: "It is okay to recruit troops, but it is not appropriate to transfer troops."
"All recruits are recruits." Li Yan rarely agreed with You Miao's proposal: "What can you do after being sent to the battlefield? The Yizhou nobility are used to defending, but not to attacking fortresses…”
Li Yan was right in saying that most of the troops in Yizhou were family soldiers kept by the local tyrants. Once the southern barbarians invaded, the family soldiers could mobilize to protect the county and village. The long-term and repeated defensive battles and tug-of-war have exercised the quality of defending the city.
You Miao nodded and said, "That's right, so I want to dispatch the Yizhou army in the south to go to Hanzhong to guard the three cities of Xiliang for General Nie and use it as a forage base."
As soon as these words came out, the courtiers knew of You Miao's plan. After regaining the lost ground, the former city had to send someone to guard it. Zhao Chao thought about it for a long time and knew about You Miao's trade-off - it was impossible to ignore it at all. The ethnic groups outside the Great Wall are used to guerrilla fighting, and as soon as Nie Danruo leaves, the three clans will definitely make a comeback.
At this time, some of the general's merit must be distributed, and whoever is sent to defend the city is very particular. If there is no accident, You Miao intends to take the initiative to share a share of the southern gentry. In this case, whoever entered the city first would have most of the interests of Hanzhong.
This was a dilemma, and Zhao Chao had to decide to postpone the discussion.
In the next few days, military newspapers came in one after another. Nie Dan asked the imperial court to send someone to take over, and urged the food and grass. In the end, Zhao Chao accepted You Miao’s proposal and sent three imperial envoys to lead 15,000 Yizhou troops to the north. , to take over the recovered cities.
In May, when Nie Dan moved to Guanzhong, Li Zhifeng made a bold proposal, distributing all his 50,000 cavalry in the three cities to recuperate, and leading 15,000 Yizhou troops to occupy the Yellow River area.
At this moment, the entire north is all tense, and Batu has selected a new general to prepare to go to the south to fight Nie Dan.