choke element

Chapter 745

Kaifeng House.

"Even if the Red Coat Army merged with Guo Ning, we didn't expect it at all. We have a Marshal, two captains, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and two powerful cities that have been in operation for several years in the east! In just a few days, the soldiers and horses were defeated? The city was lost?"

"Wanyan Bi loses his teacher and loses his land, he should be executed for his crime!"

"No need to beheaded, according to the news reported by Tanma, he is already dead, even Wanyan Wuli and Naherun have died in battle!"

"Where are there tens of thousands of soldiers in Guide Mansion and Xuzhou? Didn't more than half of the troops there be transferred to Wanyan Saibu's command to fight with the Song people? As for the charges, I believed the news from the Southern Dynasty before." Nonsense, those who thought they could relax their vigilance and go to the Southern Dynasty to rob them, what crime should they have!"

"Is this the time to judge the crime? To the west of Guide Mansion is Suizhou, who is stationed there? How many troops and horses are there?"

"Who knows how many people there are in Guide Mansion? If you can't know yourself and the enemy, how will you deal with it?"

The noisy sound in the hall made Tian Zhuo feel a little irritable.In the past six months, so many Jurchen nobles and courtiers escaped from Zhongdu and Hebei.I thought this was Guo Ning's unpopular performance, and these people just happened to enrich the newly established Kaifeng court.

Unexpectedly, these people are simply pus flowing from the court of Zhongdu.Their role is to turn the Kaifeng court into another Zhongdu court, completely without the decisiveness and clarity of the Kaifeng business at the beginning.

Right now, what they say as a partner is nothing more than to investigate Tian Zhuo, Hou Zhi and others who are in charge of the court.It's just that these few people who fled after King Sui had a deep foundation in Kaifeng, they didn't dare to say it clearly, they just went round and round.

It's ridiculous.

With Guo Ning's ferocity, once he makes a move, he will overturn the situation. Do you think he is only satisfied with grabbing a few pieces of land?In the past half a year, everyone has been deceived by Guo Ning. Now that he has started, it is time for the Kaifeng court to live and die!

Fortunately, the emperor of Dajin is not like these things, he is much more reliable than anyone else.

Tian Zhuo bowed slightly: "Your Majesty?"

The emperor put on an appearance of listening to everyone's discussion, and whispered: "How do you say it?"

"Since Guo Ning has risen violently, his targets are definitely not only Guide Mansion and Xuzhou. Since he has arrived at Guide Mansion, the power of the entire Ding Navy will pour in immediately. Suizhou doesn't have many troops. If it can't be stopped, the battlefield will In Kaifeng. The most urgent task is to immediately recall all the ministries of the Southern Expedition; and then send orders to the generals of Hebei and Hedong to rush south to rescue."

The emperor said without hesitation, "This is the edict."

"As long as the northern and southern armies return to aid in time, we will be able to defend against Guo Ning at the foot of Kaifeng City. Their wealth may not be so strong. If we persist until the autumn harvest, we will have a chance. However, Your Majesty must also be prepared. If there is an emergency, we must retreat to Henan Mansion, or even Jingzhao Mansion."

The young emperor suddenly clenched the armrest of the chair, and after a while, he said, "Okay."

Xuzhou.

Monk Luo jumped on the pontoon bridge twice, and the bridge board thumped with his heavy body.However, this weight is almost nothing compared to the bearing capacity of the pontoon bridge and the impact of the turbid waves of the Yellow River, and the whole pontoon bridge does not move at all.

Monk Luo curiously stretched out his hands to touch the huge ropes connecting the ships. This kind of ropes were thick enough to the wrist, purely made of hemp tendons, soaked in tung oil purchased from the Song Dynasty, and could be used as cables and sails on seagoing ships.After being tensed at this moment, it is as strong as iron, and a little more flexible than iron chains.

The entire pontoon bridge is built on the basis of the restoration of the old site of Wanhui Bridge, three miles east of Xuzhou City, with [-] boats.In addition, the Yunji Bridge in the northeast of the city was repaired, and [-] boats were also used.

Because the Yellow River diverges from multiple branches, the water potential near Xuzhou is smaller than that upstream, so the scale of the two pontoon bridges is not very large.It took six days to repair the two floating bridges, and the speed was also very fast.This is mainly due to the fact that the Ding Navy prepared a large amount of materials in advance and mobilized 3000 engineers to build the pontoon bridge; in addition, it also surveyed the water depth, flow velocity, and width of the river in advance, and made sufficient preparations.

The location of Wanhui Bridge is more suitable for placing piles and binding ropes, so the boats used are basically large boats with a width of more than one foot, and the bridge deck is also wide.While Monk Luo was stomping his feet on the west side of the bridge, a group of cavalry had leaped onto the bridge from the east and crossed the Yellow River.

Monk Luo took two steps back, stood on the flat ground, and got out of the way of the bridge.

He saw that the first cavalrymen who crossed the river lined up in strict accordance with the drill code, and sent several teams of light cavalry to go further to monitor the hydrological trends of the river.Xuzhou is already under the firm control of our side, and there is absolutely no enemy soldiers in the vicinity who can threaten to cross the river, but since the military law stipulates, we must do it in a down-to-earth manner. The cavalry has no negligence in this, which shows that the daily training is very particular. .

Monk Luo nodded in satisfaction, and waved his hand to signal the cavalry on the bridge to speed up.

The total number of cavalry was more than a thousand, and each of them hung a spear and spear beside their saddles, bows and arrows hung on both sides of the saddle bridge, and the knights themselves hung short soldiers such as long-handled straight knives or iron bones hanging from their waists.On their horses, there are dry food and armor, and some knights who are good at archery also carry longbows and multiple spare quiveres for dismounted combat.

These are the Kidnappers cavalry, and after they passed by, they followed Tie Futu, who was able to wear heavy armor and hold a sharp edge.

The horses of the Tiefutu cavalry are generally taller and stronger, and the load on the horses is also heavy. After running a long distance, the mud marks splashed all the way to the horse's belly, and the Alixis were even more disgraced.For the sake of safety when crossing the river, all the knights led their horses on foot. Even so, the sound of hooves on the bridge was still thunderous.

Monk Luo waited for the Tiefutu cavalry to set foot on Gaofu on the west side of the river, and then waved.

Among the cavalry, a general flashed out.

"I've seen Master Hui Feng." Guo Alin solemnly saluted.

"Where's your brother?"

"Elder brother lent his horse to the patient for use, and he marched with the infantry, and he should have crossed the Yunji Bridge."

This kind of demeanor of sharing joys and sorrows with grassroots soldiers is indeed Guo Zhongyuan's true colors.If you don't love soldiers like children on weekdays, how can you use soldiers like mud in wartime?
Monk Luo turned his head to look at the Yunji Bridge, and saw that the soldiers who crossed the river earlier formed a horizontal and vertical square formation, the formation was as solid as a rock, and the people in the formation stood upright, without whispering to each other.

Someone was hurrying on the embankment along the river. It was Guo Zhongyuan who saw the Jinghui behind Monk Luo and brought some of his subordinates with him.

Monk Luo didn't say much, and handed over the military text directly: "My lord has already taken the Guide Mansion. Yin Chang's troops marched two hundred miles along the river, joined the lord, and defeated the Wanyan Wuli and Naherun troops. More than ten thousand people are mopping up the remnants of the surrounding enemies. My lord has ordered you to continue marching quickly and rush to Guide Mansion within five days, and form a heavy army group to enter Kaifeng."

After defeating Genghis Khan, Guo Zhongyuan's army was aroused in spirit and fighting spirit. From top to bottom, they boasted that they were the first strong soldiers in the Ding Navy that could fight tough battles.

However, Guo Ning never gave them the appointment to go out to guard, but let them adjust the fields to which the army belonged with peace of mind, and arranged for the soldiers to return to their hometowns to visit relatives in turn.

After recharging their energy for more than half a year, Guo Zhongyuan's general school has also been continuously enriched, and many backbones who have experienced military school training have been transferred in.In the end, the army strength reached more than [-] people, including [-] infantry, [-] light and heavy cavalry, and more than [-] Alixi who accompanied the army in charge of transportation and logistics.

It wasn't until Yelu Chucai summoned Guo Zhongyuan 20 days ago and showed him Guo Ning's warrant that he knew how bold his side was going to do.

Previously, Guo Ning stayed in Haizhou. Under the banner of protecting the sea trade routes, he urged the expansion of Qushan, Donghai and other ports, and built large-scale warehouses within the port area.As a result, after the completion of the construction, the first batch of large-scale arrivals in Haizhou was not the Southern Dynasty Maritime Merchant Fleet, but Guo Zhongyuan's troops who set off from Tianjin.

It took Guo Zhongyuan three days to assemble troops and horses in Tianjin, organize supplies and fodder, and prepare for a long-distance march.

The sea route from Tianjin to Haizhou took ten days.

The soldiers and horses marched immediately after disembarking, and while marching, the organizational system was restored, and those who could not keep up with the laggards would never stop and wait.It took them six days to travel four hundred miles from Haizhou to Xuzhou.

Next, it was the 350 miles from Xuzhou to Guide Mansion, and Guo Ning gave them five days.

Since ancient times, most of the strong soldiers are good at marching quickly.However, a short-term raid can be achieved by discarding the baggage and urging the bottom strength of the soldiers.Transferring from sea to land in [-] days, and then running a long distance of more than [-] miles, there are extremely high requirements on the training level, support level and morale of the army, as well as the commanding ability of the generals.

Guo Zhongyuan unfolded the military document and read it, then closed it and handed it to the congregation: "Master, don't worry, Guo will definitely arrive in time. However, marching here will consume a lot of food and supplies; in addition, all ministries need experienced township guides to guide the way." .”

"Half of the reserves in Xuzhou City have been allocated. The mules, horses, vehicles, and entourage are all ready, and some medical officers have been arranged to wait in Qiligou in the north of the city."

When Monk Luo said this, he looked around.

Liu Erzu had previously been promised by Guo Ning that he and Monk Luo would be the deputy commanders for the trip.However, after the entire system of Dinghai came into operation, he realized that compared with the military force of Dinghai, the situation he operated around Mount Tai was far from that of Dinghai. It's like a supporting role.

So in the past few days, he has become more and more spectators.People who are not familiar with Liu Erzu just thought that Monk Luo followed an old farmer.

Although he was a spectator, it was not a problem to arrange local village guides. At this moment, Liu Erzu waved his hand, and immediately dozens of strong men flashed out: "These are real ghosts from the land, and they can come and go with their eyes closed."

Guo Zhongyuan nodded to Liu Erzu, ignoring each other's greetings, and asked Monk Luo: "The Jin army in Hao, Su, Shou, Si and other places will return soon, who will resist?"

"I take it for myself."

"Since that's the case, I won't delay any longer...Master, I will take my leave now!"

Guo Zhongyuan gave a military salute to Monk Luo, called the village leaders, then turned and left in a hurry.

After he stepped into the ranks of his own side, there was a rapid sound of horns one after another, and the officers of each department rushed to the middle army to take orders, and then rode back to the headquarters one after another.In the ranks of the Chinese army, orderlies with their flags on their backs rushed out, and while running wildly, they blew their sharp copper whistles to urge them.

Following the issuance of orders one after another, the entire army that was about to cross the river suddenly moved.

The light cavalry beat their horses again and again, and rushed to the front of the road.The infantry and heavy cavalry merged into the road one by one according to the command of the officers.

Under the bright sun, the footsteps of the people and horses instantly set off smoke and dust on the ground.Under the smoke and dust, the formation could not be seen clearly from a hundred paces away, only the military flags raised high.The soldiers who had marched here for a long distance each followed the team's flag, or trotted, or walked quickly, and the order of the ranks was not disordered at all.

(End of this chapter)