Chapter 1775 Renzi Juan Northwest Binglai

   Entering Henan from Shaanxi via Tongguan, Liu Dongyang has always been in a good mood.

   Finally, I can fight happily, and I am no longer burdened with all kinds of **** and sin mentality, but crusade according to orders.

  He was very grateful for Feng Tang's trust, and awarded himself the vanguard officer of the Northwest Army.

  As far as he knows, many people want to compete for this position, including Liu Baichuan.

   But none of them played.

  The governor will not pay attention to their attitude.

   Liu Dongyang also knows what Feng Tang likes in him, and he can fight without him.

Serving as a soldier, in the final analysis, is still a word. Whether you can fight or not, even if you are born rich and well-connected, you are still useless. The position is given to him, because his first consideration is his own black hat.

   Liu Dongyang also knew very well that once he boarded Feng Tang's boat, there was no turning back.

  He also has no choice, except Feng Tang, no one will trust him as a traitor.

  He also knew that Xiao Ruxun, He Shixian, and even Qi Bingzhong were extremely dissatisfied with being appreciated by Feng Tang, but Liu Dongyang scoffed and didn't care.

  Ever since rebelling once, Liu Dongyang knew very well that it would be difficult for him to gain the trust of the court again. Feng Tang is an alternative.

  Feng Tang is a real warrior. As a member of the Northwest, he understands the difficulties and difficulties of the Northwest soldiers. Of course, he will not agree with the actions of his group.

   Probably understanding is enough.

  As for Chai Ke, Yang He, or even the princes of the court, who cares about the life and death of poor soldiers in the northwest like you?

  Feng Tang's trust in him is enviable, and Liu Dongyang's thinking is also very simple, you treat me like a gentleman of the country, and I will repay you with my life, not to mention that this is the Prancing Horse Central Plains that I most desire, a slap in the face.

  At this time of making meritorious deeds, why doesn't the man wear a Wu hook?

   Liu Dongyang even had an inexplicable impulse in his heart, Xuanfu Army, Datong Army, Denglai Army, Huaiyang Army, here I come, and look at me, a man from the Northwest, how inferior is it to you pampered goods?

   "General, Xin'an is ahead." The general came to report.

   "Oh, have you arrived in Xin'an?" Liu Dongyang rode his horse, walked a few steps, climbed a high slope, and looked east.

  Autumn is bleak and gloomy, and Liu Dongyang looks far away.

   All the way to the east is Luoyang, while the northeast is the important pass of Mengjin.

The three Hebei prefectures of Huaiqing, Weihui, and Zhangde, together with a part of Kaifeng prefecture, became Henan’s enclave in Hebei, while Beizhi’s Daming prefecture pierced deeply between Henan and Shandong like a protruding tooth. , separated the three prefectures of Hebei from Shandong, leaving only Yifeng and Guide prefectures of Kaifeng prefecture to border Shandong.

  Going all the way from the northern foot of Xiaoshan Mountain, I have been walking in Henan for a few days. The logistics support along the route is not good, but it is passable.

   Following the order of the imperial court, he also sent support envoys along the local route to contact the supply along the way.

  Henan has also been affected by the severe drought in the north this year, and the situation is not good, but it is still much better than Shaanxi.

Especially along the Yellow River, Gushui Line from Mianchi to Xin'an, there are still some harvests. In addition, the imperial court also considered the actual situation in Henan, and allocated a sum of money to mainly purchase grain from Huguang by land. There are some preparations .

  In addition, the governor bought a large amount of grain from Huguang early on, and many of them were transported along the Yellow Line, and even before they could be transported to Qingyang, this combat order came down.

   This is better and saves shipping costs.

   On this point, Liu Dongyang admired the foresight of the governor, or good luck. The cost of transportation alone can save too much.

As a vanguard officer, he has 10,000 troops under his command, all of whom are elites from the Northwest, mainly from the two towns of Ningxia and Gansu, and some sergeants from Guyuan Town. He, Liu Dongyang, will be able to establish himself after entering the Central Plains from now on.

He has to rely on the 10,000 troops to make a career in the Central Plains. The better he fights, the Governor-General will give him more power and more troops. Will die because of this, Liu Baichuan, Tu Wenxiu and even more people are staring at him.

  Liu Dongyang does not plan to rest in Luoyang. Although the soldiers have worked hard all the way, everyone is very motivated.

After years of playing hide-and-seek with the Mongols in the barren mountains and wild ridges in the northwest, I am really tired. They are all a bunch of poor ghosts. The Northwest Army is poor, and the Tumet people are even poorer. significance?

  Finally got a chance to enter the Central Plains, and even became a vanguard, everyone is focused on winning this battle.

  The generals are all looking forward to gaining a wife and son, while the soldiers are looking forward to making a fortune. Whether it is a reward from the court, or the tacit consent of the boss to rob, it is all salivating.

This is all the land of the Central Plains. It is said that if it is done well, it can go all the way to the south and go straight to the south of the Yangtze River. As the vanguard, the various ministries within the four towns in the Northwest were also in full swing. Even the soldiers of Yulin Town, who had always thought that the three towns of Ganning and Gu were beggars, couldn't help jumping out to make money.

Compared with the three towns of Gansu, Ningxia, and Guyuan, Yulin Town is a wealthy family, but if it is compared with places like Shandong and Nanzhi, it can only be regarded as a beggar, not to mention that there are richer places like Suhu and Changyang waiting for it. everyone.

   If you don’t stay in Luoyang, you can only go to Kaifeng to rest.

   Being in Kaifeng means that we need to consider the direction of the next attack.

You can attack Dongchang Mansion to the northeast, which is also a place of prosperous commerce and an important canal; you can also go straight to Jining to the east. If you take Jining at the South Gate, you will be able to close the Shandong Gate, shutting down the Xuanfu Army and the Datong Army.

  Of course, this is definitely not something that my 10,000-strong army can do, but the Northwest Army still has a 100,000-strong army behind them, and they are all red-eyed and ready to bite. Their morale is high.

   You can also go to the southwest and take Xuzhou, then you may have to fight the Huaiyang Army directly.

   It is said that the attitude of the Huaiyang Army is still very ambiguous. It has accepted the orders given to it by the imperial court and the Nanjing Puppet Dynasty, but there is no movement. It just firmly controls the front line of Xuzhou, and it is a bit of a posture of watching success or failure.

Liu Dongyang doesn't care who you are, Chen Jixian and Zhang Jixian, as long as they block his way, gods block and kill gods, and Buddhas block and kill Buddhas, and he doesn't think Huaiyang Town, which was formed by the Beijing camp, can stop his army. He, no one can stop the 10,000 troops who dare to fight to the death.

However, whether to go north to win Dongchang Mansion, go east and go straight to Jining, or go south to control Xuzhou, this is up to the governor to make a decision, and a comprehensive decision must be made based on the information obtained and various situations. What you have to do is to make all the preparations, like a tiger that has sharpened its claws, it chooses to eat someone.

  As far as Liu Dongyang himself is concerned, he prefers to play Jining.

   Take Jining, take Yanzhou Mansion in the east, outflank the Xuanfu Army and Datong Army in the north, and threaten Xuzhou in the south.

Of course, this also puts him in danger of being attacked from three sides, but there is still a considerable depth in the west of Jining. Liu Dongyang is not afraid of field battles with the troops of the Nanjing and puppet dynasties. change destiny.

   "General, do you want to rest in Luoyang?"

   "Is there enough food and grass?" Liu Dongyang asked.

   "There is still half a month's worth of grain left over. In addition, Zhongmu should have enough grain and grass for a month. The grain and grass in Nanyang are being transported to Kaifeng, but it may take about a month." The Ministry will report.

"We don't wait, pass Luoyang, and rest in Kaifeng." Liu Dongyang made up his mind, "Here, report the situation to the governor first. In addition, the intelligence collection on the front lines of Caozhou, Shanxian, and Jining must start in advance, so that our people Let’s go there first, and the staff of the Ministry of War should have already arrived in Kaifeng and Guide, so send someone to contact us immediately and list all the things we need, and we need to find out one by one.”

The biggest problem in coming to the Central Plains is intelligence. From geography, hydrology to local conditions and customs, it is different from the Northwest. Fortunately, the staff of the Ministry of War of the imperial court is quite capable. Along the way, various intelligences of the staff of the Ministry of War have been continuously gathered. Come here, but in Liu Dongyang's view, it's not enough.

   Only the staff of the Ministry of War is not good enough, and their own scout battalion has to familiarize themselves with and digest this information, and convert it into the information needed by the Northwest Army to fight the war.

"General, the people in the staff are doing a good job, and the people in the scout battalion have adapted quickly after negotiating with them, but the focus may need to be determined as soon as possible..." The general suggested: "Dongchang Mansion is too far to the north. If we want to attack Dongchang Mansion, it is best to go to the front of Daming Mansion. The staff said that the Xuanfu army has approached Guan County to the west, and there is a tendency to attack Daming Mansion..."

When it is not sure where to fight, it is indeed difficult for the people in the scout battalion to focus on it. Dongchang Mansion, Jining and Xuzhou are thousands of miles apart, and the situations are different, especially to prepare for the war in advance. The requirements for intelligence collection are higher, so it is impossible to use equal force, and it must be planned in advance.

  Liu Dongyang was silent for a while, thinking seriously about the map of the canal line in his mind.

   We can’t delay any longer. We need to prepare early and wait until Kaifeng to plan. It may be too late. At least we must first determine a general goal, and then determine a backup goal, so that we can calmly deal with changes in the situation.

   "Send a letter to the governor, suggesting that Jining should be captured. If the Xuanfu army advances westward to defend, they can launch an offensive on the front line of Heshui. The reasons are as follows. First,..." Liu Dongyang said in a deep voice.

  (end of this chapter)