The great hero of the Silk Road, starting from a farm farmer

In the temporary headquarters of the Yungu Army in Jingzhou, everyone from the commander-in-chief to the ordinary staff officers were busy going back and forth.

The assembly of the army, the reorganization of the new brigade, logistics planning and support, military intelligence investigation, and refugee resettlement were all mixed together, and one person could not wait to be divided into two people.

"Issuing an order to Jiang Xiaohu, the left-behind person in charge of the Taoyang Administration Department, to temporarily suspend classes in all schools across the territory, and organize teaching staff and students from technical secondary schools and above into a propaganda team to go to various states, counties and frontline military camps to carry out propaganda work.

The so-called propaganda work mainly includes the following contents: What is the purpose of telling the military and civilians that the entire territory is being mobilized to fight this war? In order to prevent enemy bandits from entering the country and prevent ordinary people from suffering war disasters, all people in Yungu are obliged to contribute to this national war. Only when everyone thinks together and works together can we achieve the goal of protecting the environment and the people!

It is necessary to tell the military and civilians that although this mobilization will affect the lives of the people and the children may suffer sacrifices and casualties, the military government will not forget everyone's contribution and will definitely introduce relevant compensation measures after the war to make up for it. The army and the people on the border jointly overcome the losses of the difficult times.

We should also tell the people about the important deeds our army has performed in protecting the country and bringing peace to the people since its founding. Inform the people of the numerous crimes committed by the barbarian states such as Mimeng, Xifan, and Beixiang in our abandoned lands of Xisu and Yinzhou, and let them understand the serious consequences of not rejecting the enemy. .

The resettlement areas of refugees in Qinzhou and Beixiang are the focus of this propaganda, and the propaganda activities must be screened in these places. "

While he was intensely preparing for war, the more Song Yingkui thought about it, the more he felt that propaganda work must not be neglected. Otherwise, the soldiers on the front lines are fighting bloody battles, and the people in the rear may not be able to understand and support them.

Logically speaking, it should be the consensus of the whole people to prevent the entry of the Mongol rebels, and no one will make irresponsible remarks on this matter. But the fact is that given the information dissemination conditions and means of this era, as well as the people’s cognitive abilities, people’s understanding may not be in place.

Perhaps in the eyes of the common people, Commander Song took Yungu's children and money and food to go to Beixiang to fight with an indigenous force named Mi Meng. What kind of country is Mi Meng? The people have no idea at all. What does their quality have to do with their own small life?
  This is not Song Yingkui's arrogant guess. There have been many instances in history of such information barriers and cognitive blind spots. How many of the people who are farming at home are in the mood to understand the general trend of the world? Even if you have the heart, you don’t have the conditions.

Especially in the Qinzhou area that was newly restored this year, the people there knew little about the situation of the Yungu Army and had not experienced the massacre. It was hard to say whether they would understand this in-depth mobilization.

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The Mimeng people's actions were really swift. Fifteen days after the intelligence office confirmed the news that their Khan was promoted to Guyuan, their vanguard troops had already appeared at the Longshan Pass. At this time, the Yungu Army's mobilization and deployment had not yet been halfway completed.

"Can we now determine how many soldiers and horses they have assembled this time? What is their general battle plan?" The enemy's forward has arrived, and the soldiers and horses of both sides have already exchanged fire, but the Yungu Army's military situation is The grasp of the situation was not sufficient, and an anxious Song Yingkui urged the intelligence department to quickly summarize the existing military information.

"Commander, judging from the current military information we have, the enemy's total number of troops on the front line of Longshan should be more than [-], led by the Great Khan Zawotai himself. Among them, Mi Meng's core troops are between [-] and [-]. . In addition, the enemy has the tendency to gather troops in the direction of Weizhou, and Chi Erdan, the third son of Mi Meng Khan, is in charge of the army. The specific troops and horses cannot be estimated." Song Yingxiao took some scattered military reports and carried out the process very roughly. Report on military intelligence.

"Order the First Brigade to send out reconnaissance personnel and cavalry regiments to conduct a spy attack on the enemy. The main combat objectives are two points: first, to clarify the military flags and logos of the enemy's various units, so that our army's subsequent operations will have more direction and direction. Targeted. The second is to attack the enemy's scattered sentry cavalry and strictly prevent small groups of soldiers and horses from crossing the border.      With the Mimeng people's habit of fighting quickly, they will launch a full-scale war in the next day or two. And I The mobilization of the army is not yet in place, and the entire army should focus on defense at this stage."

The enemy has arrived, and the troops on our side are not yet in place. The most realistic way is to use the existing troops to defend and stabilize the situation.

What Song Yingkui is most worried about is that the Mimeng will use their mobility advantage to pass! This area of ​​Longshan can only defend the main road, but there are so many mountain trails that it is impossible to prevent their small force from penetrating and fighting, so they can only rely on the cavalry to block it! And the Mimeng people are very good at infiltration operations with small groups of troops, which is quite troublesome.

After briefly explaining the strategy to the people at the Military Command Hall, Song Yingkui led his soldiers to the Xiangmin Independent Corps camp outside Jingzhou City. At present, there are nearly [-] troops gathered here, and this force will play a major role in the upcoming battle.

"Now we, Yungu, are employing people. You all have a deep grudge against the Mimeng army. Now you have a chance to take revenge. I hope you will not let me down, and don't fall to the butcher's knife of Mimeng." The people of Yinzhou below.

I won’t say any more if it is unnecessary. I only want to say one thing today. Including Liang Shuai, everyone’s errands are tentative. Whether you can get things right depends on your performance in this battle.

In this battle, our Yungu military merit is divided into six levels. Those who have not made any meritorious service in the battle will be dismissed from their posts on the spot. Those who have made meritorious deeds, whether officers or soldiers, will be rewarded with merit! In other words, determination after the war is your real future in our Yungu. Recently, a propaganda group will enter the camp to teach the officers and men about the merit standards.

Finally, I would like to emphasize one more thing. During wartime, everyone follows military orders. Anyone who violates military orders will be executed on the spot by our Yungu Army. Whether you are afraid of the Mimeng people's swords or the guns of my Yungu army, you can decide for yourself. "

When they arrived at the camp of the Xiangmin Independent Corps, Song Yingkui said nothing nonsense in front of Liang Huonv and other makeshift teams. Only wartime discipline and the principle of judging one's duty based on merit were emphasized once.

Faced with the complex composition of Xiang Jun's surrender, any other words are in vain. There is no condition to reorganize it now, so let's rely on Liang Huonv and others to do it themselves.

Song Yingkui had already figured out how to use this force, and when the real decisive battle broke out, he would rush them to the battlefield. Send a Yungu army behind them with guns and cannons. During the battle, they will advance but not retreat. If they retreat, they will kill them.

Their role is to create chaos and consume the enemy's servants.

As for the ordnance and equipment, except for strengthening some crossbows and armor, all other weapons were previously captured. At most, give each person a helmet that can distinguish their identity. To facilitate distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy on the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)