Chapter 20: The foundation laying of the northwest

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After hearing this, Liu Jifeng thought about it for a while and praised it: "This idea is good! There are teams like you who are strong in combat and mobile in Zhenyuan. Chen Guizhang, Yang Wanqing and others can't escape even if they want to run away. The enemy in Pingliang is guarding the city, and there are more than a thousand cavalrymen here and I and Yuan, so I am not afraid that they can run away. I think it's up!"

Then, Liu, Xu and Yang discussed some details. After the plan was decided, Yang Tianming led a team of 32oo people that night and brought a large amount of equipment and supplies from Huating to the north. According to the plan, Yang Tianming's troops advanced from Wating to the east to attack Zhenyuan through Wating, and at the same time sealed the possibility of the enemy fleeing westward in the Zhenyuan area, avoiding the difficulty of entering the Liupanshan area to increase the difficulty of clearing out in the future.

After Yang Tianming led his troops to leave, Liu Jifeng and Xu Yuan telegrammed Dong Bicheng and Chen Zhiyuan's troops, urging Dong and Chen to attack the enemy troops in Zhenyuan, Qingyang, Heshui and other places on the evening of the 26th.

"Tianming took away the 32oo elite troops, and there were only 62oo people left here, including about 5oo political staff. Although these 5oo people have been trained by military and it is okay to go to the battlefield, we can't do that. There is still a big deal waiting for them to work hard." After the telegram, Xu Yuan calculated, "If we use 57oo people in our hands to attack the city that is more than 4 enemies, it will not be an easy task. Even if we finally take Pingliang, we will also pay unnecessary losses. I think we have to think of a way to train the troops and win Pingliang at a less cost."

"I have thought about this." Seeing Xu Yuan looking at him, Liu Jifeng smiled and said confidently, "I can summarize the method of conquering Pingliang: In the target city, outside the city, lead the snake out of the d, and annihilate the enemy in the wild."

Xu Yuan's eyes lit up, and he had a general idea in his heart, so he urged: "Don't keep it a secret, let's talk about the mystery of your brilliant plan in detail."

Liu Jifeng did not refuse and said directly: "Of course our goal is to conquer Pingliang City, but with our existing troops, even if we succeed in a strong attack, we will suffer a lot of losses. Since this is the case, why don't we transfer the enemy troops in Pingliang City? Even if we transfer half of them, our battle to conquer Pingliang will be much smoother."

"My opinion is to use the county magistrate of Huaping County and the head of the militia who have been captured alive by us to make an excuse to ask Wang Feixi and others who were left behind in Pingliang by phone, using the excuse of attacking Huaping by the garrison soldiers of Longde County as a mutiny. Longde is the main road leading to Longzhong. If the county is in trouble, the Ma Tingxian's army entrenched in Longzhong will take the opportunity to go to Longdong to make a move, and even Chen Guizhang's army may be attacked from both sides. Although Wang Feixi, Chen Guizhang's elder brother and chief of staff, has a special liking for big smoke, he will never dare to put Longde. The two counties of Huaping are disregarded and will definitely send troops to rescue him. In this way, our opportunity comes. First eliminate the enemy reinforcements in the wilderness, and then find an opportunity to attack Pingliang."

Xu Yuan also had a situation map of Pingliang and several nearby counties, and blurted out: "Using the excuse of the attack on Huaping by Lunde, two key counties were involved. Wating, the closest to Huaping, had to guard against Yang Wanqing's troops, so Wang Feixi could only mobilize troops from Pingliang's old nest. Moreover, it turned out that Longde had 12oo enemy troops stationed. If Wang Feixi wanted to eliminate this group of soldiers, he would have to send about 2 troops to complete it. In this way, the enemy troops in Pingliang were almost half! How did you come up with such a good idea?"

Liu Jifeng smiled and explained, "I arrived in Huating one day earlier than you and tomorrow, and took the time to think about the issue of attacking Pingliang. At that time, considering that you left a lot of troops near Qingyang, and the counties conquered along the way needed troops to defend, I guess you would not bring more troops. Pingliang has more enemies, and if we were given private armed forces, there might be more. With such defensive forces, even if we succeed in attacking, we would lose a lot, and Pingliang City might be beaten out of shape."

"If you want to seize a relatively complete Pingliang at the lowest cost, besides Tianming and their clever attack, you can only reduce the enemies in the city. Considering the terrain of several counties along the way and the county magistrates who were captured alive by us, I had this idea."

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On the morning of the 26th, Wang Feixi was leaning against the bed after breakfast, lit big smoke bubbles, and was beautifully placed. However, after a phone ring in the front hall, Wang Feixi's confidant Ru Yuming hurried to him: "Chief of Staff, County Magistrate Huaping called and said that Longde's soldiers were mutiny and were attacking Huaping, and we were asking us to send troops to rescue!"

"Damn it, I keep silent." Wang Feixi was interrupted by someone and was naturally not angry, so he didn't hear clearly what Ru Yuming said.

"Chief of Staff, it's a big deal!" Ru Yuming said anxiously, "If Longde is lost, Huaping is also in danger. Huaping County Mayor was almost crying on the phone."

What Ru Yuming didn't know was that the county magistrate of Huaping County called the head under the pistol of the big machine and called for help. After being appointed as the county magistrate of Huaping for more than half a year, he encountered such a thing, so it would be nice if the county magistrate did not cry bitterly.

Wang Feixi then heard it clearly, quickly threw down the gun, changed color and said, "What the hell is going on?"

Ru Yuming said again about the call for help from County Mayor Huaping, and said: "Longde is a gateway between Longdong and Longzhong, so you must not lose it. If Ma Tingxian from Longzhong seizes the opportunity and rushed over, we will be in trouble!"

Wang Feixi was trembling in his heart: He had only delayed the military pay of the Longde garrison for more than two months, why did those bastards make such a big son? The third brother was leading people to fight with Yang Wanqing in Zhenyuan. If he was in charge of the rear, he would put Ma Tingxian, the living bandit, into Longdong, the third brother would definitely be with him! Thinking of this, Wang Feixi rushed to the front hall with three feet and two feet, grabbed the phone on the table and shouted: "Check me the city defense headquarters and find Brigade Commander Guo!"

Chen Guizhang had 5 infantry brigades and two cavalry regiments under his command. This time he fought against Yang Wanqing's troops, Chen Guizhang transferred Xie Shaoan's 1st Brigade, Li Yanhe's 7th Brigade, Liu Qingxiang, Hui Yanqing's two cavalry regiments, and Sun Zhiyuan's 3rd Brigade to Zhenyuan. As for the 5th Brigade, which was taken over by Jiang Yuntai, it suffered heavy damage not long ago and is now resting in the Xifeng area. The Chief of Staff Wang Feixi and Guo Zhenhai's 2nd Brigade were left by Chen Guizhang to guard the old nest of Pingliang.

On the phone, after Wang Feixi explained the situation to Guo Zhenhai, he discussed and decided to send Shang Shengyao to lead the 5th regiment of Guo's army, plus the militia, to rescue Huaping. However, Wang and Guo believed that the Huaping incident was caused by the slaughter of the officers and soldiers stationed in Longde County, so they agreed that Shang Shengyao's army would calm the situation this time and should focus on appeasement. If it really doesn't work, it will be wiped out the mutiny.

After the order was issued, Wang Feixi thought to himself: first agree to the conditions of those bastards and deal with them later. With these more than 2,000 people and hundreds of migrants in Huaping County, even those bastards who want to make a big fuss have to consider whether they are worth it; and Pingliang still has more than 2,000 regular troops, enough to deal with the situation.

After breathing a sigh of relief, Wang Feixi put down his mind for a while and was leisurely. Pingliang is more than 40 kilometers away from Huaping. Although he knew that the situation in Huaping was urgent, the more than 2,000 people Shang Shengyao led, except for the above officers who had horses to travel for transportation, all the other officers and soldiers were on their legs, so they couldn't get up on the rugged mountain road. Shang Shengyao and others left in the morning, and rushed forward under the scorching sun all the way. Until the sun was west, they were still more than two kilometers away from Huaping.

Looking at the exhausted look of the officers and soldiers under his command, he calculated the distance and was almost at Huaping. Shang Shengyao wiped the sweat from his face and ordered: "First rest at the bend of Jinghe River in front, and we will start Huaping when sunset."

Hearing that he could rest here, the officers and soldiers who had already been sweating profusely suddenly felt a little excited. They put the big guns in their hands aside, ran to the river and drank them with their hands. After Shang Shengyao dismounted, he asked the guards to take the horse away from drinking water. He also walked to the water and took a few sips of water, washed his face again.

After the adjutant on the side drank, washed up, he looked at the Jinghe River in front of him, shook his head and sighed: "It is said that Liu Yi met the dragon girl on the beach of the Jinghe River. I don't know if it is here. Liu Yi, a scholar who lost his grade, can win the dragon girl. I have read for several years, why don't he have the luck?"

"Bah!" Shang Shengyao, who was cooling down, said disdainfully, "You are the guy who has only been studying for 4 or 5 years and still wants Dragon Girl? I am not lucky enough to be a good man! If you can get Dragon Girl, then I can play with Emperor Yu's daughter!"

The soldiers suddenly burst into laughter, which made the adjutant blush. After a while of laughter, the officers and soldiers who had washed down were lying down in the shade on the river beach to rest. They didn't know that they had become prey at the guns of others.

In order to deal with this group of reinforcements, Liu Jifeng and Xu Yuan did not increase their troops from Pingliang after sending over 12 o'clock in their hands. Instead, they telegraphed Xu Mingyi in Longde that he transferred a battalion from Longde, plus the 8 o'clock in Huaping and the cavalry who rushed over here, using a total of more than 25 o'clock in total to annihilate the "reinforcements" that Pingliang rushed to Huaping.

After Shang Shengyao led his troops out of Pingliang, Xu Mingyi, who arrived in Huaping, received news from Liu Jifeng. After inspecting the terrain near Huaping, Xu Mingyi decided to choose the battlefield in a place about 1 kilometer outside the county town. However, when Xu Mingyi received the news that the more than 2,000 officers and soldiers were resting on the river beach about two kilometers away from the county town, he changed his mind. He decided to take advantage of the opportunity of relaxation and increased fatigue after he was running around and annihilated.

From the place where Xu Mingyi and others were originally ambushed to the place where Shang Shengyao tribe rested, the distance was only a few hundred meters. Under Xu Mingyi's order, except for the 12oo cavalry generals who were responsible for the pursuit and the tail-sweeping mission without moving, the other 13oo people touched the places where Shang Shengyao and others were using the rocks and trees on both sides of the road as cover.

Half an hour later, seeing that he had controlled the commanding heights near the river beach and that all the troops were ready, Xu Mingyi ordered: "Aim at the place where the enemy piles up guns, and any enemy who is close to him will be killed! The target of the sniper is the enemy's officers at all levels and all those who are trying to get close to the war horses. Others choose their own targets and open fire!"

With Xu Mingyi's gunshots, a battle without any suspense began.
Chapter completed!