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

Chapter 317 Heading east or west? There must be a general strategy to calm the world!

The meeting with Gao Cunhu was not pleasant. When he walked out of Song Yingkui's living room, Gao Cunhu had a donkey face.

However, at this time, Song Yingkui had no time to deal with this cheap uncle. People were overwhelmed by the successive emergencies. Why would he deal with a stupid pig who couldn't see the situation clearly?

The only fully-organized cavalry brigade was sent to Hexi, which disrupted the previously planned deployment. At present, the Anxi Army no longer has the mobile force to quickly intervene in the Central Plains war situation. What should we do if the situation in Shaanxi worsens?

The situation is too chaotic, and the Mimeng's tactics that are spreading everywhere are really a headache.

"Huzi, cancel the upcoming arrangements. I want to be quiet and arrange other work tomorrow!" After seeing Gao Cunhu, Song Yingkui felt that his mind was confused, so he ordered the newly appointed chief attendant Wang Hu to arrange the arrangements. Other tasks were canceled first, and he had to reorganize his thoughts and brain.

Facing the military map, Song Yingkui took stock of the various forces and situations he was currently facing one by one.

The current and main chaos is in two directions, one is the Hexi region and the other is the Central Plains.

In the direction of the Central Plains, after the Mimeng people occupied Luoyang, their focus seemed to be on the pursuit of Emperor Dazheng who was crossing south.

Emperor Jingli should have arrived safely in the south of the Yangtze River. There are dense water networks in the south of the Yangtze River. The Mimeng people are not very good at water warfare. They may not be able to solve the exiled court of Dazheng in a short time.

Judging from this situation, the Mimeng people's focus in the Central Plains will be adjusted to the two directions of Western Shaanxi and Ezhou.

Xiangyang and Shaanzhou, the gains and losses of these two cities will be the focus of the next battle between the Meng and Zheng armies! As long as these two big cities are not lost, Zheng Jun can stabilize the situation!

However, on the western side of Shaanxi, there is still a line of Mongolian troops in northern Shaanxi. This group is still fighting fiercely with the Zheng army in the direction of Yanzhou City. In other words, in the battle for key cities, the gains and losses of Yanzhou City must be put into consideration.

The Anxi Army has already sent a brigade to Pingliang City in the east of Longdong. If they go further east and reach Qingyang City, they will be able to form a rivalry with the Zheng Army in Yanzhou City. military feasibility.

However, stopping the Mongolian army in northern Shaanxi seems to have nothing to do with the overall situation. Once Shaanzhou and Tongguan are breached, Guanzhong will also be unsafe.

In other words, unless the Anxi Army fully enters Shaanxi, the overall situation of Xi Shaan can be fully controlled in its own hands. Otherwise, it will have to count on the Zheng Army leaders in Xi Shaan. The gain or loss will all depend on their faces.

Turning our attention to the west, on the Hexi side, although the Mongolian army has completely defeated the Gao family army, it should not be difficult to recapture the lost cities. No matter how much you estimate, the Mongolian army that will appear in Hexi will not be too large. No matter how abnormal the Mongolian army's organizational capabilities are, the upper limit can be estimated.

However, the trouble in the Battle of Hexi is that the battle line is too long. The number of troops on the battlefield can be small, but the number of people participating in the war will not be small. The number of people required to ensure the logistics supply of the Battle of Hexi must be at least 10,000 to 20,000.

If you think about it this way, the Hexi battlefield is actually not a partial battle. The Anxi army must use about 60% of its normal strength to deal with this battle.

Another thing is that even if the four states in Hexi are retaken, a lot of troops will have to be used to prevent the Mongolian army from continuing to move south.

From a strategic point of view, Hexi is not a good place to deploy troops. The geographical connection between the four states is too weak. If one city is attacked, it is difficult for the garrison in other cities to effectively assist in defense. The four states are actually four relatively independent regions. It was not an effective whole, which was one of the reasons for the rapid collapse of the Gao Family Army. They were unable to concentrate their strength in one place. The situation faced by the Gao Jiajun will soon be faced by the Anxi Army. It is a battlefield that requires a lot of energy and is quite troublesome.

In addition to the two main battlefields in the east and west, Yinzhou in the north also requires a lot of energy. Although it is calm now, in fact, the Mimeng people will go south at any time. This place is closer to the core area of ​​​​the Mimeng people. A little negligence will lead to Something went wrong.

The east, west and north may face a decisive battle with the Mongolian army at any time, and the Western Fans in the southwest do not rule out the possibility of stabbing them in the back. It is no exaggeration to say that we are facing the difficulties of four wars.

After sorting out the external environment and then looking at the internal situation, the situation is also not optimistic. The Xinfu area accounts for a large proportion, the composition of the Xinfu people is complex, the transportation environment is poor, and the grain-producing areas are thin. These are deep-seated unfavorable factors. The superficial unfavorable factors are that there is an extreme shortage of high-quality officials on both the military and political sides, and the military strength is serious. insufficient. Furthermore, due to the war, the consumer market and raw material market shrank severely, and the economic environment was very unfavorable.

I don't want to know, and I break into cold sweat just thinking about it. On the surface, the Anxi Army seems to be prosperous, but it turns out that there is a volcano that is about to erupt at any time under its butt, and it is in a dangerous situation.

It's absolutely not okay to continue walking so haphazardly. We have to sort out our thoughts as soon as possible and sort out the confusing situation.

"Uncle, I have been thinking about it over and over recently, and I am shocked to realize that our Anxi Army is in a dangerous situation, with various hidden dangers that can be fatal at any time, and the situation is worrying.

The reason for such a big crisis is, on the one hand, the military actions of the Mi Meng people, and on the other hand, because we ourselves do not have a grand strategic direction that controls the overall situation. Now we are being led by the situation. If this continues, it will definitely no.

In terms of grand strategic thinking, we are not even as good as the scornful people. If you look at others, it is difficult for us to take care of both ends.

After learning from the experience, I feel that the top priority right now lies in Hexi and Guanzhong. We need to make a priority choice. Currently, we can only choose one between protecting Hexi and protecting Guanzhong. Furthermore, we have to make a plan to stabilize the world. We cannot want everything when our strength does not allow it. In this regard, uncle, do you have any suggestions? "When important matters were undecided, he asked his second uncle. After realizing the seriousness of the problem, Song Yingkui hurriedly asked his second uncle, the only one in front of him who could give some advice on grand strategy.

"Speaking of which, we are indeed in a critical situation right now. We are surrounded by enemies on all sides, too weak and internally unstable. We must be willing to give up in order to gain something! Shaanxi's prosperous terrain is the foundation of the king's hegemony, but the internal situation is complicated. In a short time, we can't think about it. It is extremely difficult to take full control of it. Hexi is relatively peaceful, has honest folk customs, and has a lot of real estate. It is easier first and then difficult. We should first plan for Hexi and then for Shaanxi!" The second uncle is indeed a person who can make big ideas, and he opened his mouth to reveal his choice. .

"Although Hexi is easy, its forces are divided and difficult to unite. After occupying it, it will not help our army's situation much. After occupying Hexi, our army still faces a situation where dangers are everywhere and must be defended everywhere. I am afraid it will not OK!" Song Yingkui also considered the idea proposed by his second uncle. He felt that the terrain in Hexi was too bad. If he focused his efforts here, his troops would only become more dispersed. For a population of 300,000 to 400,000 people and the little land in Hexi, it seems that Not worth it.

"Kuiwa, if you want to break the situation, Guanzhong and Hexi are not the place to solve the situation. In my opinion, for the Anxi Army, the real place to solve the situation lies in the land of three sets. Back then, Beixiang occupied three sets, so there were With the power to occupy the grasslands in the north and invade the Central Plains in the south, this is the place to seek the world."

(End of this chapter)