In the ground floor hall of the Japanese-style floating castle "Third New Tokyo", a military meeting is being held.
In the center of the hall, there was a huge map of the Hebei battlefield that Doraemon had just collected using the "Mini Reconnaissance Satellite" and temporarily made. It marked the cities, mountains, coastlines and rivers in great detail... But Due to the limitations of satellite reconnaissance, it is currently impossible to confirm which force is under the control of these cities, and whether any of them have been massacred. Even the names of the cities themselves were filled in by asking local officials and using historical documents and maps, and I don't know if there were any mistakes.
Of course, compared to the severely inaccurate maps drawn by the Song Dynasty themselves, the map created by Doraemon is already very good.
Around this huge war zone map, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Qin Hui, Wang Boyan and other participants formed a circle, while Doraemon sat behind Guo Jing to hold down the battle - Guo Jing and Guo Daxian's aerial maneuvers In the small unit, Yue Fei served as the cavalry commander, Han Shizhong served as the infantry commander, and Qin Hui served as the supervisor of the army and was also responsible for some clerical work. As a local leader, Wang Boyan, the magistrate of Xiangzhou, was also able to attend the meeting
As for Cizhou Zhizhou Zongze, who had been traveling with him before, he had already left Xiangzhou with his two hundred guards and rushed back to Cizhou, his seat of government.
Since the entire castle is in Japanese style, there is almost no furniture in the entire hall, so everyone in the audience can only sit cross-legged or kneeling on the tatami, which makes Wang Qiu feel as if the Warring States Daimyos in the Japanese Taiga drama are holding a meeting in the city. In the scene of the military discussion, even though there was not even a Japanese present - Doraemon, the robotic cat, should not be considered a human, and Nobita Nobita, a ten thousand year old elementary school student, went back to class...
However, the people of the Song Dynasty were quite calm about this place - since the ancient pre-Qin period, ancient Chinese people had been particular about sitting on the floor and eating in separate dishes, just like the Japanese custom of living on tatami mats in the future. By the Tang and Song Dynasties, although tables and chairs had been introduced into China under the name of "Hu beds", they were not ashamed of the scholar-bureaucrats because they were created by the Hu people and were not made in ancient times. Until the early Northern Song Dynasty, chairs, tables and the like Furniture was not yet popular in China. For example, when Zhao Pugui, a famous official in the Northern Song Dynasty, was the prime minister, there were no tables, chairs or benches at home. Even when the emperor came, he had to sit on the floor.
Of course, it was already the late Northern Song Dynasty, and furniture such as tables, chairs, and stools had become popular among the people of the Song Dynasty, but the ancient custom of sitting on the floor had not yet been forgotten—probably similar to the modern Japanese—looking at Qin Hui, Wang Boyan, Yue Fei, and Han Shizhong all knelt and sat in a natural manner. Wang Qiu, whose legs were sore from kneeling, couldn't help but murmur to himself: Could this be the so-called "legacy of the Tang and Song Dynasties in Japan"?
Closer to home, at this moment, they are all gathered around this military map of the Hebei War Zone, talking about the current war between the Song and Jin Dynasties.
"...This autumn, the Jinlu successively attacked the three towns of Zhongshan, Taiyuan and Zhending, opening the door to the north of the Song Dynasty. They also sent partial troops to break through Fenzhou, cross the Yellow River, fall into Luoyang, and capture Tongguan to block the departure of the Kansai Forbidden Army. Guandong aid Road. But later, in order to conquer Bianliang, all the Jin armies were gathered under the city of Tokyo, and then they were burned to pieces by the real people... Although Hebei is extremely dilapidated, there are not many Jin soldiers left. "< br>
As the deputy marshal of the Hebei Army Marshal's Mansion, although Wang Boyan's character and integrity are questionable, and his military command ability is even more appalling, in terms of intelligence, since he is always on the front line, he still has a very detailed grasp of it. "... During this Jin Army's southern expedition, some soldiers and horses were deployed sporadically in Hedong, but in Hebei they only crossed the state and county, and did not attack city by city. There were some troops left to guard the retreat. Only after the capture of Zhending, a Bohai army of about 3,000 people was stationed to guard their entrance to the Song Dynasty. In addition, they had heard about Handan ten days ago. The city was once attacked by a sneak attack, but we don’t know whether the thieves attacking the city were the Jin army, rogue bandits, or rebellious officers and soldiers..."
According to Wang Boyan, when the Jin army went south to the Central Plains twice, they both adopted risky tactics of forcibly breaking through regardless of their retreat, leaving a large number of intact Song Dynasty cities behind. Even those cities that were captured by the Jin army were mostly abandoned by the Jin army instead of being divided into garrison units.
This approach is certainly conducive to concentrating troops and avoiding being defeated by the enemy one by one. However, when the main force at the forefront of the field suffered a devastating blow, the entire battle situation would collapse instantly, and it would be impossible to gradually retreat and resist step by step. Judging from the markings Wang Boyan made on the map, as the battle progressed below Bianliang City, The main force of more than 100,000 Jin troops was destroyed, and most of the Song Dynasty's old territories were recovered almost instantly!
Of course, this is just an illusion.
Because the failure of the Jin Army does not equal the victory of the Song Army, you must take into account the existence of other "players".
——Just like although the US military easily defeated Saddam Hussein in the Iraq War, it had to continue fighting a security war for ten years.
The situation facing the Song Dynasty is the same now. Although the invading Jin army has been annihilated, large areas of land in Hebei, Hedong and the Central Plains have also been reduced to a state of anarchy. Even King Kang's Hebei Military Marshal's Mansion only used a few prefectures and counties such as Daming and Xiangzhou that had not suffered military disasters as core bases to gather the remaining armies from all walks of life to support themselves. As for the hundreds of other states and counties, they have completely become the domain of refugees and bandits.
In fact, Xiangzhou's communication with most states and counties in Hebei and Hedong has been cut off due to heavy snow and rogue bandits blocking transportation. At this moment, it is still unknown how many states and counties have been captured and burned by the Jin army or rogue bandits in the chaos, and how many cities are still hanging on behind enemy lines under the leadership of local officials. As for whether the Song troops scattered behind enemy lines still listened to the imperial edict, no one could say for sure.
The only thing that can be confirmed is that, except for the three thousand Bohai soldiers stationed in Zhending Mansion, the Jin Kingdom does not have any confirmed field troops south of the Song Dynasty in Hebei. Of course, there must be some small Jin Army troops wandering around in the countryside of Hebei. But this kind of small group of bandits, which can only number a few dozen or more than a hundred people at most, apart from being more powerful in combat, is actually on the same level as bandits and bandits. They are of little use in front of the regular army - not to mention that they are still in the army. The Song Dynasty is fighting away from home, and they don’t have the mass base to fight guerrilla warfare.
As for the last reserve force of the Jin Army, it was deployed in Yanjing of the old Liao Dynasty, which was the future capital of Beijing.
"...That is to say, in addition to the three thousand Bohai soldiers in Zhending Mansion, as well as the traitors and traitors scattered in the west of Taihang Mountain, and the surrendered troops of various ethnic groups, the Jurchen Tatar closest to us is the Jin Kingdom Crown Prince in Yanjing City Wanyan Xieye, and his 20,000 Jurchen Riders?”
After listening to Wang Boyan's description, Guo Jing tapped Yanjing City on the map and said so.
"...It can only be said that it was within the Nanjing Road of the old Liao Dynasty, not necessarily in the city of Yanjing."
Yue Fei suddenly interjected and said that he had participated in the two Northern Expeditions to Youzhou during the Xuanhe period and fought fiercely with the Jin and Liao soldiers for several years. He had a good understanding of the habits of these foreign peoples in the north: "...the Liao Kingdom has four seasons of restraint. In the bowl system, the Khitan king always lived in the tent and rarely entered the capital. Now the Jurchens are occupying the Khitan. In the north, I'm afraid most of them will follow the old Khitan customs. Moreover, Yanjing has suffered many wars and is extremely dilapidated. The palaces and offices have not been repaired. The prince of the Jin Kingdom may not be willing to live in a ruins. It is more convenient to lead troops to patrol around. Just eat, suppress states and counties, and extort tribute..."
——The old custom of Khitan is to follow the water and grass, chase the cold and heat, and travel to and fro for nomadic fishing and hunting. After the founding of the Liao Dynasty, the emperor set up a hunting account called "Nabo". It is also called the four-season bowl system. Nabo, in Khitan language, means the palace where the Khitan monarch traveled. Therefore, although the Liao Kingdom had a capital city, the Khitan emperor patrolled various places with his army throughout the year, and all government affairs were handled in tents. Although the Jurchens are not nomadic people like the Khitans, they are more adapted to building cities and living in them. However, the Liao region was only roughly pacified, and rebellions of various ethnic groups occurred one after another. The Jin army had to frequently maneuver long distances to suppress the disturbances of various ethnic groups. Except for the Jin emperor who stayed in Huanglong Mansion, even the Jurchen military dignitaries probably did not have the leisure to build mansions and palaces. margin.
Therefore, although the Jin Crown Prince Wanyan Xie also stayed in Yanjing with the reserve force of the Jin Army, was he always stationed in the dilapidated Yanjing City, or was he constantly moving around like the Khitan emperor in the old days? Moving camps to patrol, suppressing and intimidating powerful families in various places, no one will know.
Guo Jing also affirmed and agreed with this view, but if this comes true, I am afraid it will become increasingly difficult to find out where the enemy is.
Therefore, the current war situation makes Yue Fei and others scratch their heads - if they follow the rules and set out for the Northern Expedition from Xiangzhou and Daming areas to recover the fallen states and counties one by one, then they will have to fight against countless rogue mobs before encountering the Jin army. . I'm afraid that before they hit Zhending Mansion on the former Liao-Song border, and before they had time to cut off the head of a genuine Jurchen Tatar, their small army of a few hundred people would be almost exhausted.
Moreover, even if they recaptured the fallen city, they could not find suitable people to run it. Even if they follow the example of the Jin Army and march straight into Yanjing regardless of the cities along the way... In the unfamiliar territory of the old Liao Dynasty, they are still blind. They don't know where the enemy is, nor how many there are, nor how many they have. Supplies, labor and materials, and even little knowledge of the roads - how can such a war be fought?
Even though the magic power of Great Immortal Guo Jingguo is boundless, how should he use it when he cannot find the enemy's location?
You can't expect just 800 people to conquer thousands of miles of mountains and rivers!
However, in the memory of Wang Qiu, a half-hearted modern military enthusiast, there are many successful examples of solving similar dilemmas.
——MacArthur was in the Pacific and Korea, and Rumsfeld was in Iraq. Didn’t they all have a great time?
So, after Wang Qiu quietly came up and whispered a few words. Immortal Guo coughed a few times and announced an earth-shattering decision:
"...Everyone, in my humble opinion, instead of advancing from city to city in Hebei, wasting time and effort, trying to appease the people, and being exhausted with many chores, it is better to simply plow the courtyard and sweep the holes, and go straight to Huanglong Mansion from here. ! Later, we broke through the capital of the Jin Kingdom and captured the Jurchen Emperor Wanyan Wu Qingmai, so that we could completely eliminate this enemy in the Central Plains! Anyway, there is a floating city in the world, but there is nowhere in the world that we can't go to."
——The next day, as more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians in Xiangzhou burned incense and knelt in worship, the floating castle "Third New Tokyo" floated north carrying eight hundred warriors.
In just a few days, Doraemon collected another billion yen worth of gifts and contributions from wealthy families, gentry, officials, and military leaders in Xiangzhou, and even more, Wang Qiu What excited Guo Jing was the line of writing displayed on the "Book of Time Travel":
"...Change the fate of Yue Fei and Han Shizhong and get 2,000 reward points." - The 50,000 points that end this game are getting closer...