Chapter 1009 Worry

It didn't seem like we had gone very far when the sky darkened and we had to start setting up camp.

Setting up a large army is the most cumbersome thing. Not to mention other matters, just setting up camp involves many aspects, such as selecting a site, fetching water, setting up tents, lighting fires, setting up sentries, etc. Each one needs to be arranged properly. .

In the camp, there was already a sound of people shouting and horses neighing. The cavalry began to be busy taking care of their horses, while the infantry was busy doing various camp affairs. Although Fei Qian went north this time and chose a relatively safe and secure route, but the There is nothing less to do.

After setting up camp, they were busy cooking again. In their respective huts, those who were stirring the pot in the same rice cooker sat together, cooking in a hurry, or joking with each other, or Sitting aside in a daze, only at this time can these soldiers relax and recover the energy they will consume for the next day. .

The soldiers piled the bonfire high and burned it vigorously. They watched the mixed rice and wild vegetable soup in the cauldron gradually boiling and smelled the smell of food. Although there was no big fish or meat, the soldiers were very satisfied. By the fire, I was baking my clothes that were wet with sweat or muddy water, and I was waiting for the moment when the food in the cauldron was cooked. I didn't think about anything except two words, comfort...

But for Fei Qian, he can't think about nothing.

In Puzi County, Fei Qian rejected Chen Rui's invitation and did not even show goodwill to some of the local nobles who gathered from the surrounding area. He only replenished some relatively expensive supplies before embarking on the journey again.

It's not that Fei Qian has any objections to Chen Rui or others. Even Chen Rui vaguely expressed his willingness to contribute to Fei Qian's career. It's just that the military situation is urgent and there is really no way to do more. of delay.

The most fundamental reason was the sudden heavy rain.

Although the heavy rain can alleviate the drought in Bingzhou during this period, it has a very big impact on the roads. People and horses can walk just fine, mainly baggage vehicles...

This is the worst thing. Once the weather is bad, the first thing that is affected is not the people, but the baggage vehicles. In turn, if the baggage vehicles cannot keep up, it will also affect the entire army.

There were no transportation machines in this era, and even simple crawlers couldn't be made, because things like transmission gears cannot be made up for by one or two inventions. It also requires materials science and dynamics to develop to a certain extent. There is a way to light it up.

Nowadays, once a heavy baggage truck gets stuck in a mud pit, it will be a disaster. There is no other way but to rely on manpower to lift it out.

Plank?

Just kidding, how could such precious strategic materials be just thrown into the mud and water to be soaked and crushed?

There were no wood planing machines in the Han Dynasty, and everything was done by hand. These wooden boards were very important resources whether in camp or in battle. If they were all laid out along the way, the huge consumption would be unaffordable.

Therefore, the overall marching speed is not fast now...

In other words, ridiculously slow.

This was the worry that Fei Qian and Xun Chen had when they discovered that the weather suddenly changed in Pingyang. The marching speed of the army was not determined by the fastest part, but by the slowest part.

According to the current progress, even if we walk for six hours a day and set up camp in a car formation as much as possible to save time, the speed of travel is still not satisfactory, and we can still walk on the official road. If we go further, because The deserted cities and towns and the disrepair of roads will make it even more difficult.

Fei hid in the tent, looked at the simple map on the table, remained silent for a long time, and then ordered: "Go and ask Xun Dongcao to come over."

Now the title of General of the Expedition to the West has been decided, and a government office has been officially opened. The main appointments are that Xu Shu was named the Chief of the Expedition to the West, Zao Zhi was appointed as the Western Cao, and Xun Chen was appointed as the Eastern Cao. As for the others, A slight reward.

Dong Cao is a bit like the so-called assistant general manager in later generations, but the focus is different. Dong Cao is mainly responsible for external affairs, focusing on military commander supervision and some affairs outside the territory, while Xicao is responsible for internal review and review. Evaluate matters related to administrative officials in Binh Duong territory.

According to Jia Xu's original plan, he was to wait for two days before dispatching, in order to swallow up the entire Xianbei tribe in one fell swoop. However, plans often failed to keep up with changes. Sudden heavy rains were likely to cause changes in the movement of surrounding troops. This also means that the entire battle situation will also undergo some changes.

Fei Qian agreed with Jia Xu's strategy and had discussed it with Xun Chen. It was indeed feasible, but...

Adjustments had to be made.

For Jia Xu, this war is of course a way to show off his talent, but on the other hand, it is also meant to consolidate his position, so the overall plan...

Well, how should I put it...

Be spicy.

Maybe a little poisonous...

Generally speaking, the Yinshan Camp is centered on the Yinshan Camp, and the Yinshan Camp is used as a stronghold. Then Zhang Ji's cavalry roams outside to attract the surrounding hostile forces, and then Ma Yue and Yu Fuluo go out from the west side of the Yinshan Mountain to attack the Yinshan Mountains. The already empty Xianbei tribe in the northern area was robbing livestock and people...

At the east entrance of Yinshan Mountain, Fei Qian was suggested to send a partial army to set up an ambush, and then block the Xianbei escape channel...

Then as long as Fei Qian's vanguard troops arrive at Yinshan, the Xianbei army will inevitably fall into a situation of being surrounded. If the Montenegro army wants to come out and take advantage, then the rear troops remaining in the Zhenlin camp can press up. The invading Montenegrin army was crushed to death in Heze, Wuyuan.

Because it is very simple. The only place from Zhenlin to Yinshan that can cross the Kubuqi Desert and replenish water sources is Heze. Unless the Montenegrin Army has the courage to break into the desert, it will inevitably have to take this route.

This battle, under Jia Xu's coordination, seemed to have become a simple troop formation.

The reason why Jia Xu's plan is considered feasible is that all the orders directed to the leading generals are extremely simple and clear, their respective goals are very clear, and the effects to be achieved are also explained and explained. Therefore, for these For generals, there are standards and fixed numbers for attack and retreat. Although it may be a bit rigid, generals will probably not be confused when executing it, and there are no unreliable action plans such as so-called tips... …

Of course, the most dangerous part is still the Yinshan camp. The most fundamental point is that the camp must still be able to hold on at least until Fei Qian's reinforcements arrive.

The actions of other generals are all coordinated around this.

The problem now is that if the movement is slow, the opportunity is not seized, or the battlefield is not prepared in advance, then even if the Yinshan camp survives in the end, it will have to pay a heavy price.

Fei Qian stared at the map and crossed his fingers over several key nodes...

All of this may have never happened in history. The so-called prophecy of the time traveler is completely useless to the current situation. All information and all decisions need to be gained from these years of combat experience. Judging from it, if you make a mistake, you may lose not only thousands of lives, but even the future of the entire Feiqian Group.

Such pressure rests solely on Fei Qian's shoulders.

Whether Jia Xu or Xun Chen, all plans are for the good, but the plans of these counselors only represent an estimated direction of future events, and as the leader of the entire group, must bear the consequences of their choices.

"Your Majesty?" Xun Chen came and bowed his hands in greeting.

Fei Qian raised his head and gestured for Xun Chen to sit down. He patted a certain spot on the map with his hand and said, "A certain person wants to send Wenyuan first! Seize the entrance to the Yinshan Bone Crossing!"

"Go first?" Xun Chen frowned slightly.

If the cavalry breaks away from the large force and takes the lead, it can naturally move faster, but it also means losing the protection and backup support of the large force...

Xun Chen thanked him, sat down, and asked, "Your Majesty, why did you make this decision?"

"I'm a little worried..."

Although at this point in time, the central Xianbei, dominated by Budugen, is still focusing most of its attention on the internal strife with the eastern Xianbei, there are also frictions between them, and Fei Qian's previous conflicts between the two Fang's behavior at the border has made the relationship between the two Xianbei increasingly tense, and there are some signs that a storm is coming.

Normally, Bu Dugen would be reluctant to send troops from the Xianbei Royal Court southward...

But what if?

What should we do once Xianbei ignores everything else and goes south ahead of schedule?

The Han army brigade, which controls the largest cavalry group in Bingzhou at present, has formed a highly concentrated posture and pounces on the Xianbei army invading Yinshan. Although it can defeat them in one fell swoop, according to the current itinerary, there is no way to guarantee absolute flank control. Safety……

Even because of the need to guard against the Montenegrin Army, Zhenlin's troops could not be mobilized north to provide early warning on this route!

Even if this worst-case scenario never happened, and the Xianbei people had no intention of going south to cause trouble, but came with the intention of conquering the Yinshan camp, it would be equally difficult for the Han army in Yinshan.

Zhang Ji can hold back two to three thousand Xianbei cavalry, but that doesn't mean he can hold back more than twice the Xianbei force. Once he is surrounded by Xianbei cavalry in reverse, it will be equally dangerous.

Normally, Fei Qian's troops should be close to Zhenlin now, at least to the north of Yuanyin. However, because of the difficult road, they have only passed Puzi County now...

And now I have set off without waiting for all the supplies to be ready. I will allocate some supplies to Pingyang to follow up, but even so, there is a big gap in time.

Fei Qian's current team can be said to be more or less, but if you want to think about what Cao Cao did in his heyday, all the big things would be done by a dozen guys with an intelligence value of over 90 getting together and chattering. After thinking about it for a while, I guess I can come up with a dozen records for any plan...

However, although the general plan was decided by Jia Xu, in this era of inconvenient communication, forming an overall cooperation in the battle situation is an issue that Fei Qian must consider at the moment.

Xun Chen stroked his beard and said, "The Lord is saying that Xianbei will also send reinforcements in advance?"

When they were in Pingyang, Fei Qian and Xun Chen also discussed the issue of Xianbei reinforcements. As the saying goes, once the war begins, the country will not be conquered twice, and the food will not be adjusted three times. The Han people are like this, and the Hu people also don't like to mobilize combat power again and again. This kind of behavior is tantamount to killing the goose to retrieve the eggs, which will cause great consequences, so they generally will not do such things.

Therefore, normally speaking, the Xianbei troops that invaded Yinshan did not suffer a major blow, and Feiqian was not aware of any trends or signs, so it was impossible to request any reinforcements. So in the original According to his plan, he would first deal with the Xianbei invaders from Yinshan and then intercept Xianbei's reinforcements. There was still a time lag.

However, now Fei Qian suddenly raised this issue again.

"What if?" Fei Qian didn't have any strong evidence to prove his worries about the current situation. He could only say it was a possibility.

Xun Chen nodded, pondered for a while, and said: "It's not impossible for Wenyuan to lead a part of the cavalry to go first, but first, who will command the remaining cavalry? Second, this means that the deployment distance between Wenyuan and Wen Yuan will increase. Once changes occur, we can only rely on Wenyuan for independent support..."

"Urgently mobilize Diaoyin Zhao Zilong to come! Before Zilong arrives, the remaining cavalry will be led by someone!" At this point, Fei Qian can only act as a panacea.

As for the second point, Fei Qian didn't have any good solution. Since they are marching ahead of the main force, they must not be able to obtain sufficient supplies and flank protection. It can be said that Fei Qian's approach is basically asking Zhang Liao to take risks to make up for something that may happen.

"Or adjust the troops of Commander Cui of Xihe County?" Xun Chen proposed another solution.

Fei Qian thought for a moment and shook his head.

For Cui Jun's Xihe County, on the one hand, it must guard against the Xianbei people near Yanmen, and on the other hand, it must maintain the operation of Zhenlin Camp. In fact, for Xihe County, which is not originally wealthy, it is already relatively large. The burden has been borne, and now Xihe County is asked to allocate troops. Although it can be said that they can gather some, the quality of these soldiers cannot be guaranteed.

Xun Chen thought for a while, and then said: "If the prince is determined to do this, he can ask Zhen Lin to prepare some grain and grass first, and then wait for Wenyuan to pick it up. In addition, he can send a letter to Cui Shijun to collect some grain and grass to transport to the Dry Bones Pass... so Once it comes, it may be able to make up for the cost of Wenyuan's army."

"...That's it..." Fei Qian pondered for a while and said: "Come, please invite Wen Yuan to the big tent to discuss matters!"