Horse on the World

Chapter 492 Li Qing's Waterloo (1)

"Unpredictable mind!" Li Qing gave Zeng Yifan such an evaluation.It seems to be frank and straightforward, but in fact it is hard to grasp. It seems that the battle of Shenzhou will not be as smooth as he imagined. Li Qing turned around a few times, turned around and said to Tian Feng: "This time, we will cooperate with Zeng's army. To encircle and wipe out Lu Fengchun, we must be careful!"

Tian Feng's finger moved slowly across the map, "Commander, according to the strategy agreed upon by you and Zeng Yifan, our Dingzhou army and Liaozhou army will divide into two groups, attacking Lu Fengchun left and right, Shenzhou counts [-] counties. There are more than one, and above our route, most of them are areas where Lu Fengchun is heavily stationed, Zeng Yifan gave us a tough nut to crack!"

Li Qing waved his hand, "That's not the point, as long as he plays a certain restraint role on the right side, I didn't expect the Liaoshen army to play much role in this battle, as long as they don't make trouble."

"We have to guard against this, Commander. I suggest that this time, we will rely entirely on our own system in terms of logistical support, instead of using Zeng's. In this way, although it will cost a little more, don't worry. What's more, fighting After this battle is over, we have every reason to ask them, Master Zeng, to recover this sum of money."

Li Qing smiled slightly, "If this is the case, we must send some troops to escort them, which will make the frontline combat troops even more tense!"

Tian Feng said with a smile: "Commander, the 3 elite Changsheng Division swept the Northland. This time, the commander brought nearly [-] people, and he took out [-] of them, which will not affect the war. Progress, but make sure we don't have any problems in the rear as we go forward."

"I'm afraid we have to separate out a mind to guard against any changes in the right wing!" Li Qing said.

Tian Feng nodded, "Commander, in fact, the opponent is a mule or a horse. As soon as the battle starts, we can see the clues. During this period, we can deploy a team in Kang County. Look, Kang County is located on the left and right. At the intersection of the two wings, as long as there is any accident on the right side, we in Kang County will find it immediately, and we can deal with it calmly."

Li Qing nodded, "Do you think Lu Fengchun will have a large-scale cavalry battle with us this time?"

Tian Feng shook his head, "I'm afraid not. If I were Lu Fengchun, I would never do this. Commander, our Dingzhou cavalry is famous all over the world. No one in the world knows the strength of our cavalry. Whether it is combat strength, equipment, especially morale, they are not comparable to ours, Lu Fengchun is not stupid, and will never make an act of hitting a stone with an egg."

"Will he defend the city?" Li Qing frowned, "The northern army is not very good at defending the city."

"I think Lu Fengchun must have mixed infantry and cavalry to spread out his troops. Commander, please look at the general deployment of the opponent's troops. It looks scattered, but in fact it is well-organized. No matter which point we attack, we are all pulling one and mobilizing the whole body. He wants to mobilize as much as possible. Our troops, find our flaws in mobile warfare, and strive to break them."

"So, at the beginning of the war, Lu Fengchun will definitely not confront us head-on, but wants to lure us into this circle." Li Qing clicked the map, "Then use these city strongholds to disperse our troops."

"Not bad!" Tian Feng said.

"Be careful!" Li Qing sneered, "But why should we do what he said, Tian Feng, our goal in the early stage of the battle is not to annihilate the enemy, but to suppress them with force, and slowly reduce their forces The compression to Shenzhou City forced Lu Fengchun to concentrate his forces in Shenzhou City to fight with us."

Tian Feng nodded, "I think so too! It's a pity that the Tuojiang River is about to freeze, and Zheng Zhiyuan's navy must withdraw, otherwise with the mobility of the navy, we will have greater flexibility in choosing the battlefield, and Lu Fengchun will not find it at all. Less than the focus of our possible attack."

"That's right, the freezing season of the Tuojiang River is coming soon!" Li Qing said sadly, "Otherwise, it will save a lot of effort to capture Lu Fengchun."

Shaking his head, Li Qing threw this thought out of his mind. How could the world go as expected, and drew a straight line along the map with his hand: "Tian Feng, first step, you gather the Changsheng Battalion, the Whirlwind Battalion, and the Red Cavalry And, a total of more than [-] people, let me cut in along this line, cut off the left wing we are in charge of, and form two different theaters. Sweep the enemy's troops outside the city and press them into the city. And explore In these two areas, the deployment of the opponent's forces will determine which area we will attack first."

"Yes, Marshal, this is the first time that such a large-scale cavalry has been assembled on the Central Plains battlefield!" Tian Feng laughed. "Only we in Dingzhou have the confidence to take out so many cavalry in one go."

"The first step is to intimidate the enemy!" Li Qing waved his arm, "If you make the enemy timid before fighting, you may win without fighting."

"Who will Kang County send to guard?" Tian Feng asked.

"Let Nuo Qia go! The two battalions under him, defending the might and defending the military, have been fighting continuously for nearly a year. Most of them have fought hard and fierce battles. They have suffered a lot of losses. It is time for them to rest and recuperate. Last time I promised Nuo Qia Ah, ask him to make up the size of each battalion to 6000 people, and this time, he just took advantage of the opportunity of rest to add a batch first."

"Furthermore, Nuoqia is alert and decisive. If there is any problem with Zeng's side, he has the ability to deal with it on the fly. Although Wei Xin also has this ability and experience, his battalion of violent bears is mainly infantry. If there is a real problem, it will be difficult to solve it in time. The others, Jiang Kui and Lu Dabing are all fierce generals who charge into the battle, if they are asked to do such a thing, I am afraid that something bad will happen." Li Qing sighed.

"Yes, Marshal, with Nuo Qi'a in Kang County, there shouldn't be any problems." Tian Feng nodded.

"The destination of our first battle is Liuzhen!" Li Qing clicked a small black dot on the map, "The army takes Liuzhen as the horizontal line, and when it reaches this horizontal line, it will stop attacking."

In mid-October, the beacon fire in Shenzhou, which had been silent for a long time, broke out. The Dingzhou Army and the Liaozhou Army, one on the left and one on the right, pressed towards Lu Fengchun's troops in Shenzhou like two big pincers. For this battle, Lu Fengchun was also well prepared , the two sides fought fiercely on the land of Shenzhou, and for a while, they became a stalemate.

The tens of thousands of cavalry gathered by Li Qing cut the left wing in two, and then divided the troops to go deep into various counties, forcing the enemy to retreat into the county. Once they realized that the county seat was in danger of being surrounded on all sides, they immediately ordered to abandon the city to break through. Facing the situation where the tortoise shell slowly broke through and surrounded by enemies, the Dingzhou cavalry did not succeed in a single blow. Be sure, and never want to get into a bitter fight with the enemy, just follow them closely.

For a whole month, although the Dingzhou army forced the enemy back hundreds of miles, there were only a handful of real results achieved. Only Wang Yan of the Changsheng Battalion had a small gain. He was fooled and wiped out nearly a thousand enemies.

After fighting for a whole month, a lot of territory was occupied, but not many enemies were eliminated.On the right wing, Zeng Yifan's form is also not very good, which is different from Li Qing's tactics, and Lu Fengchun's method of dealing with him is also different. Bullying the Liaoshen army is not as good as the northern army. It is a head-to-head attack, and counterattacks will be launched from time to time. Compared with the calmness of the left wing, the right wing is full of blood and flesh. Even though Zeng Yifan has an absolute advantage in troops, he has only advanced a little over a month. To fifty miles.

The strategy of flying with the left and right wings together is now one foot long and the other short.The Dingzhou Army stepped out, while the Liaozhou Army stayed behind.Li Qing had no choice but to stop his attack.

And this month, the first snowflakes are falling from the sky, and the weather has turned very cold.Zheng Zhiyuan's navy has already withdrawn from the Tuojiang River, and the Tuojiang River is about to freeze, so the navy that stretches the Tuojiang River will be useless, and will instead become an immovable target on the Tuojiang River.With the withdrawal of the navy, all logistics transportation will rely entirely on land supplies.

Tens of thousands of Dingzhou troops are distributed within four to five hundred miles of the surrounding area, while Li Qing's central army is stationed at the foot of Mogan Mountain. An infantry battalion led by Chen Zeyue and nearly 1 guards guard Li Qing. safety.

In the early morning, when Li Qing walked out of the warm tent, the bitter cold wind made him shiver, and the iron leopard behind him hurried over to put on fur for him, and rubbed his hands, Li Qing asked: "How are the soldiers? Don't freeze in such cold weather!"

Iron Leopard smiled and said: "Don't worry, Commander, you don't know the equipment of our Dingzhou Army. A few days ago, gloves, headgear, brand new cotton jackets, and quilts were all sent out. Now our soldiers, except for two Only one eye is outside, but the rest should be covered tightly. It will freeze there. Besides, we are at the foot of Mogan Mountain. On this mountain, there are inexhaustible trees for warmth. Although the weather is really It's bad enough, but it doesn't bother us."

Li Qing nodded. The output of cotton in Dingzhou is not high, and it is mainly used for military use, while the rest is sold at a high price to earn high profits.Cotton cloth is indeed much more comfortable than silk and linen. Li Qing has always been quite generous in his investment in the army.

"Commander, this kind of weather is actually more beneficial to us. In my opinion, it's hard to say how many percent of the enemy's combat power is left. Why don't we take this opportunity to beat him a bitch!"

Li Qing smiled, stomped his feet, and jumped on the ground, "The right wing is too far behind. If we fight forward, we will become a lonely army and go deep. Lu Fengchun will concentrate most of his strength to deal with us. In that case , is too passive for us, so, we have to wait."

"The Liaoshen army is really useless. There are only 5 to [-] northern troops standing in front of them. They have fought for so long with [-] people, but their harvest is so low. If we were on the right wing, we would have beaten them to pieces. pulled!"

Li Qing laughed and said: "If we go to attack the right wing, then Lu Fengchun's focus will be on that side again. No matter which side we fight, the main force of the other side must be standing in front of us. The Liaoshen army is not useless either. It's just that the weather is really annoying!"

(End of this chapter)