Kai Fu Han

Chapter 287 The three-way army is divided into three groups

"Kunyu Mountain is ahead." The guide pointed to a mountain range in front of the official road and said to Sun Li.

On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, Sun Li led the Third Route Army to the junction of Mouping County and Wendeng County.

On November 28, Muping County surrendered without a fight. Sun Li led a battalion of troops into the city and conducted a preliminary sorting out of Muping County. He then left one company of the [-]nd Infantry Battalion behind to cooperate with the [-] troops who stayed in Muping. Officials rectified Mouping and implemented the New Deal.

On the 29th and [-]th, we rested for two more days in Muping County. After wiping out the larger resistance forces around Muping County, we set off again with the Third Route Army to Wendeng on December [-]st.

"Kunyu Mountain is the highest peak in the east of Jingdong East Road. It is known as the "ancestor of the fairy mountain". The main peak is [-] feet high. The Kunyu Mountain has beautiful natural scenery. There are the Three Emperors Palace, Zen Temple and Wuran Temple on the mountain. , Liudu Temple, Yuegu Hall, Ganquan Temple and other temples. The Han stele and Tang stele in Wuran Temple, and the Five Dynasties and Five Flowers stele in Donghua Palace are all treasures."

The guide introduced the situation of Kunyu Mountain to Sun Li.

"The scenery is beautiful, there are many temples, and the gods and Buddhas protect us, but there is a 'Xiangyang Bandit' who causes trouble for hundreds of miles." Sun Li continued the guide's words.

"Uh..., it's true." The guide was a local. He turned out to be a yamen servant in Muping. He was very familiar with Muping and Wendeng. Sun Li borrowed him. He originally wanted to introduce this fairy mountain to Sun Li, but he didn't expect it to be interrupted by Sun Li. Gave a retort.

"How well does your Military Intelligence Department control the Xiangyang bandits in the mountains?" Sun Li asked the person in charge of the Military Intelligence Department who was following him this time.

"I'm not very familiar with it. The Military Intelligence Department was established too short ago. Previously, the main energy and manpower were placed on the west and north. They only sent a ten-man team to Mu Ping and Wen Deng. This team has enough control over the military intelligence of Mu Ping and Wen Deng. "No, I can't even take care of Kunyu Mountain." the person in charge of the Military Intelligence Department replied.

"The Xiangyang Bandit is so famous, haven't you guys come here to investigate?" Sun Li asked.

"I have explored it, but the Kunyu Mountains are vast and stretch for dozens of miles. There are many peaks in the mountains. There are more than 20 peaks with a height of more than [-] feet. The mountain system is crisscrossed with valleys, many cliffs and rocks, and the ridges are sharp and steep. , the trees are so dense. The detection effect is negligible, and we haven’t even found the location of the Xiangyang Bandit’s stronghold." The person in charge of the Military Intelligence Department replied.

"Since we don't know the situation in Kunyu Mountain now, do we still have to kill the Xiangyang bandits as planned and then go to Wendeng?" Liu Xinjun, commander of the [-]rd Infantry Battalion, asked.

"Let's discuss it and let everyone stop and rest, eat some dry food and drink water." Sun Li ordered the signal soldier next to him.

Before this expedition, Liu Xinqi confirmed Sun Li as the person in charge of the Third Route Army, so the current top commander of these more than 6000 people is Sun Li.

After the order was issued, his deputy was responsible for implementing it, so neither Sun Li nor Liu Xin had to worry about trivial matters.

"Guide, do you know where the Xiangyang bandits are sitting on the mountain peak?" Sun Li asked.

"I'm not very sure, but after so many years, I can probably determine a rough range. But it's the twelfth lunar month now, and it must be snowing on the mountains. The peaks of Kunyu Mountain are covered with snow for a particularly long time in winter. You should be able to see it now. The tops of those peaks are white, which means snow. Taichending is also known as "Taibaiding", which shows that the snow is serious in winter. In such a harsh environment, do you still plan to attack the Xiangyang bandits?" the guide replied, He told everything he knew about the situation.

"The snow on the top of the mountain makes it difficult for us to attack, and it is also difficult for them to defend and escape. There are advantages and disadvantages. At this time of year, the bandits must have gathered in the stronghold. On the contrary, it is conducive to us to eliminate them all at once, once and for all." Sun Lidao.

"But the alliance leader has told us to try our best to capture Laiyang before the year, the sooner the better. But even if we set out to Wendeng now, capture it in one day, and then ride non-stop to Laiyang, it will take more than ten days. If we delay some time here in Kunyu Mountain and another day or two in Wendeng, it may be 20 days before Laiyang is captured." Liu Xinjun said. "You are right, but the alliance leader also asked us to clean up all the bandits in Dengzhou this time. If we occupy the county first and then disperse and suppress the bandits, we will definitely not be able to complete all the tasks this year." Sun Li replied road.

"The alliance leader asked us to complete the occupation of three counties before this year, and did not ask us to complete the eradication of bandits within the territory this year?" Liu Xin was confused as to why he and Sun Li had different understandings.

"You are still young and have not heard the hidden meaning of the leader's order. The literal meaning of the leader's order is exactly what you said, but I can clearly feel his urgent need to protect the country and the people. Although I don't understand this time point Why should it be limited to the year before, but I know, 'Whatever the superiors desire, the people below will follow.' Since the alliance leader needs to achieve the goal of reassuring the people before the year, we should try our best to complete it." Sun Li said.

"Isn't it 'What's good at the top will be bad at the bottom.'?"

"These sage's words are not for you to apply rigidly, you have to learn to be flexible." Sun Lidao.

"Oh. So what do we do now?"

"To go to Laiyang, we can only go back to Mouping and follow the official road to Laiyang, so in order to reduce the tossing time on the way back and forth, we have to separate." Sun Li said.

"Split the troops? Wen Deng is a stubborn and loyal minister of the puppet Qi, and he will definitely choose to wait for reinforcements."

"No matter how stubborn they are, as long as the city gate is opened, can they block our attack?" Sun Li explained again: "And is it difficult to open Wendeng's city gate?"

"Go on, let me hear what you think first." Liu Xinjun no longer refutes Sun Li's words. It can be seen that Sun Li is more thoughtful and comprehensive than himself.

Sun Li continued to elaborate on his plan to divide his troops.

Liu Xinjun led the remaining soldiers of the [-]rd Infantry Battalion to escort a hundred redeployed officials to Wendeng to attack and occupy Wendeng.

Sun Li led two companies of the Fourth Infantry Battalion to look for traces of Xiangyang bandits in Kunyu Mountain, and then wiped out the Xiangyang bandits.

The deputy battalion commander of the [-]th Infantry Battalion led the remaining soldiers of the [-]th Infantry Battalion and the recruits of the new barracks and slowly headed towards Laiyang.

"When the time comes, the new military camp will be waiting for us at Xujiadian in the east of Laiyang City. After our three groups gather together, we can attack Laiyang together." Sun Li finally said.

Xujiadian is fifty miles away from Laiyang, so it will not put too much pressure on Laiyang. The number of new recruits plus the remaining soldiers of the Fourth Infantry Battalion is close to 6000, and the defenders of Laiyang do not dare to go out of the city to fight in the field.If they really went out to fight in the city and gave up the advantage of defending the city, the Xinghan League would be able to win with 6000 people on their side.

"The Third Route Army is divided into Three Route Army again... Can this achieve the effect of troop training?" Liu Xinjun asked worriedly.

(End of this chapter)