Chapter 29 Winter War Plan
After Dong Hu returned to Lintao, he trained his soldiers while preparing the "Winter Battle" plan. However, during the preparation process, he once again received a letter from Jishishan. Meng Du said that the rebel Song Yang had crossed the Baishi Pass, but Song Yang's hundred people were frozen to death, saying that the weather was too cold and he could not send troops to Wolf Valley in winter.
After receiving the letter, Dong Hu was silent for a quarter of an hour, and casually kneaded the letter into a ball and threw it at his feet. He looked at everyone in the room one by one with a serious expression.
"This winter battle plan is particularly important!"
"For the public, we will solve the worries of the army after quelling the rebellion in one fell swoop and solve the threat in the south for Lintao."
"For personal gain, there are more than 10,000 people in the Ganlang and Qiang tribe. As long as we kill them in one fell swoop, we will be able to eat a lot."
As soon as the words fell, Sun Niu, who was like a black iron tower, suddenly stood up, looked at Hu San very much, clasped his fists at Dong Hu and said, "We Black Niu don't dare to say anything else, but there is definitely no coward in our second brigade! The leader said that he would do the battle, and the second brigade would do the battle!"
Sun Niu first glanced at Hu San and successfully angered Hu San, the captain of the first squadron of the Fourth Brigade. Hu San snorted coldly.
"snort!"
"It seems like our fourth team is coward..."
The fourth team leader Hua Xiong was frustrated, and Hu San would give up if he didn't speak. After saying this, wouldn't it make people underestimate the fourth team?
Hua Xiong was about to stand up, when Dong Hu glared at Sun Niu.
"You can be careless, why don't you sit down?"
"promise!"
The first and second brigades were all under Dong Hu's name. Dong Hu scolded him, and Sun Niu had to sit down honestly with his fists, but he seemed to be not scolded at all, and he looked at Hu San as if he was provocative. Hu San was so angry that he opened his eyes angrily.
Seeing that his two thorns started fighting again, Dong Hu slapped the table twice, pointed his fingers at Sun Niu and Hu San, and then continued to speak.
"For the sake of public justice and private wealth, this battle is inevitable. According to the combat plan, this battle is divided into four steps."
"The first step is to lure the enemy. It includes transferring soldiers from Lintao City before and spreading panic in the city. The purpose is to make Ganlang Qiang reveal his head. The arrogant thinks that we are all wastes, and the arrogant thinks that we can break Lintao."
"The second step is that the enemy attacks, lure the enemy into deeper, and destroy the enemy's spirit under the city. The eldest son and Yao Shanshu led the second brigade to guard the city gate, and the fourth brigade commander Hua Xiong stationed at Hukou Fort. When the enemy attacks, if the number of enemy troops does not exceed one brigade, Hua Xiong can go out of the city to kill the enemy. If more than one brigade, you must retreat to Lintao City as soon as possible. General Hua Xiong is responsible for cutting off the rear."
"For the first time I fought with the enemy, although everyone was a bad life, fighting in the battle formation was different from fighting in the blue face and swollen group fight. General Hua Xiong personally cut off the rear to avoid the Fourth Battalion from a fake defeat to a great retreat with morale collapse."
Hua Xiong stood up with four deputy captains and clasped his fists solemnly.
"promise!"
Dong Hu nodded slightly, signaled Hua Xiong and others to sit down and continue speaking.
"The fourth battalion attracts the enemy to attack Lintao. In order to escape smoothly into Lintao City, in the next few days, the third battalion and the fourth battalion should clear the snow along the way as much as possible. General Huaxiong should practice how to escape when the enemy is in the future, such as retracting alternately, and retreating in an orderly manner, rather than rushing around."
"The third step is to encircle and suppress. After luring all the soldiers and horses of Ganlang Qiang to the Lintao City, the leader personally led the first and the second brigade took back Hukou Fort to cut off the enemy's retreat."
"The enemy's retreat will be severed, and the morale of the army will be in chaos, but Lang Meng is quite cunning. The eldest son, General Hua Xiong, must be careful that the enemy will shoot back the horse. When defending the city, he will not leave the city without a military order to fight the enemy. Those who violate the order will be killed!"
Dong Hu looked at Dong Mao and Hua Xiong and said, "The enemy and us each seemed to be evenly matched. However, our army divided the troops from north to south, and the enemy was in a heavy siege, like a trapped beast in a cage. The leader can attack the camp at night or fight in the daytime. Even if he was deeply trapped in a heavy siege and was defeated and killed, it would not cause too much disaster."
"But if you go out of the city to fight with the enemy, if you don't notice for a moment and let the enemy enter the city, no matter how much you tear the wolf Meng into it, the consequences will not be something we can bear, and we need to distinguish the priorities clearly."
"You must remember that you are the commander of the first army. You are not only responsible for the lives and deaths of more than a thousand brothers, but also the lives of countless elderly, weak, women and children in the city, as well as the safety behind the entire Longxi County!"
"You are the commander-in-chief of the first army, and are not brainless and reckless men. If you lose your mindlessly because of the enemy's teasing and insults, this leader will kill you!"
Dong Mao and Hua Xiong stood up solemnly, holding their fists to take the order.
"promise!"
Dong Hu nodded slightly.
"The two generals have a great responsibility. A qualified commander must know the priorities and have a keen insight. They must be able to detect the other party's intentions at the right opportunity. If the enemy's morale collapses and they are really defeated, they must jointly attack the enemy with our army and encircle and annihilate the enemy invading the enemy in one fell swoop."
"But this is our first battle, and we have little capital. When we first fight, the two generals only need to wait for the command of our leader. Without the order, we must not leave the city to take risks."
Dong Hu couldn't beat people up like an indecisive general, and finally added another sentence.
"The fourth step is, after defeating or encircling most of the enemy, four brigades followed into the Ganlang Valley and captured the entire Ganlang Valley in one fell swoop."
Dong Hu looked at everyone and said, "It's winter now. Although the battle is difficult, you should know that it's winter now. The people of the herds gathered together. Once we defeat the main force of Ganlang Qiang, we can capture all the women, children, cattle and sheep in Ganlang Valley in one fell swoop. If we defeat their main force, if anyone still feels cold, let's not have the butt woman in Ganlang Valley, I will kick him on the butt!"
"hehe……"
Everyone grinned. If they still fucked the cold and put the cattle and sheep on their hands, wouldn’t it be too stupid if the woman didn’t want it?
After chuckling with everyone, Dong Hu raised his hand and pressed the whispering below, and smiled and said, "That's all. You know the overall plan in your heart. If you should shut up, shut up. If anyone leaks the news, you will be engaged in military law."
"The first brigade and the second brigade have prepared a month's cost and hid in Laohuwan, Nangougang, the third brigade, and the fourth brigade cleared the snow along the way from Hukou Valley to Lintao, so that the fourth brigade can retreat smoothly."
"The third brigade must have a city defense plan, where to place soldiers and how many to place them, each squadron and squadron must discuss how to kill more enemies, how to reduce the casualties of their own brothers, and gather all kinds of opinions. The large and medium-sized team leader must confirm the feasibility, and at the same time, there must also be a plan to organize the people to defend the city."
"When the enemy has not come, for the sake of people's peace of mind, they can not organize the people to defend the city, but there must be a feasible plan. After the enemy comes, they will not be busy or at a loss. After the eldest son formulates the plan to defend the city, they can consult with their aunt, County Magistrate Sun, and Lie Liu. They have more experience in this regard."
Seeing Dong Mao nodding slightly, Dong Hu looked at Hua Xiong again and said, "When you clean the snow here, it may be piled up again after a night, but after cleaning up a little, you always walk faster."
"Retreat is also a knowledge, and road selection is also very particular. You must choose a major road to march and choose a major road that is not easy to be attacked by people. When retreating, you must consider blocking the enemy and slowing down the road to hunting the enemy."
"When retreating, you cannot flee backwards. One large group has two combat squadrons and ten combat squadrons, twenty miles from Hukou Fort to Lintao. For example, the teams one to three are retreating urgently, with four to six being the next speed, and seven to nine again."
"The three waves of retreat speeds vary, every five miles is one stop. After the fastest teams of one to three arrive at the first stop, the speed is changed to the daily walking speed. After the second and third waves, the retreating marching accelerated after crossing the first five miles stop. This will not cause all soldiers to get out of touch because of the speed of escape too fast, nor will they be overworked."
Dong Hu looked at Hua Xiong solemnly and said, "When every wave of retreat is accelerated, fifty elite soldiers must be left to rest at each station, waiting for you to catch up, and use it to replace the soldiers who cut off the rear to ensure that the soldiers cut off the rear are always elite and have enough morale and physical strength, so as not to lose their strength or lose enough troops to cut off the rear."
"Although Hua Xiong, you are cut off from the rear, you must always keep a certain distance from the last retreating soldiers. Make sure that when you are trapped in a heavy siege, you can turn around and rescue you!"
When Dong Hu talked about the precautions for alternate retreats, Hua Xiong was very serious. Daya and several female officials also recorded quickly, so that it was easy to check afterwards.
"The central principle of alternating retreat is that even if you retreat, you must have the ability to bite people. Similarly, during the retreat, road selection and setting slow enemy pursuit speed are also extremely important."
"I said before that normal marching and retreating paths are different. Similarly, it is different in the enemy's territory and in the country. This time, we retreated on our own territory, without considering the enemy's ambush halfway. We arranged two teams of scouts at the border in advance. It is difficult for Ganlang Qiang to run behind us without disturbing us. What's more, the distance between Hukou Fort and Lintao is only twenty miles. With such a close distance, Lang Meng would not have been so brainless about setting up an ambush behind Hukou Fort."
Hua Xiong nodded slightly. The distance was too close and he was in his own territory. It was difficult and extremely dangerous to circle around behind him, and it was easy to put this roundabout force into a siege.
Dong Hu continued: "Without considering the enemy's ambush halfway, our army should choose to have big trees on the side of the road when retreating. Whether it is the official road we often walk on or another road, there should be big trees on the side of the road. Each wave of retracting troops should be equipped with a portion of sharp axes. There should be an axe driver who cuts down big trees at any time at each station. It is necessary to ensure that when you pass by the broken back, the left and right trees will alternately break and block the road, slowing down the enemy's pursuit speed."
Dong Hu compared his arm to a big tree...
"Det's cut off the big tree, don't cut it all, and don't cut it from the root. You can infer the position when the axeman cuts it to several people. It will be more difficult for the enemy to move the broken big tree."
"The road section is too wide, so you have to cut off some big trees in advance, artificially create a dangerous terrain, so that the enemy cannot ride a horse and walk around you, and keep the enemy always behind you as much as possible, rather than letting the enemy attack your left and right flanks or surround you."
Dong Hu looked at Hua Xiong and said solemnly: "Each team of swordsman and axe players must form separately. What you have to do is to choose the retreat route and select the rotation site. What I said is just an example. You must have a clear idea of how to choose it."
"How to artificially create dangerous terrain? You can check the terrain yourself. The tree cutting axe master needs to practice in advance. You must be sure that five people can push down in a few seconds. There is no need for six or more people to push the tree, because when you lead the troops to break the back and fight fiercely, there is probably not too many people to push the tree by hand."
"As a general of the first army, the bravery in front of the formation is only a small part. The command is determined, the attack is unstoppable, and the sharpness is revealed when retreating. If you only know that the martial arts are good, no matter how good your martial arts are, you will be just a single man. If you kill a single man in one army, it is easy to kill a chicken and a dog!"
Hua Xiong took a deep breath and heard the specific use of these tactics from a person's mouth for the first time, and he held his fists solemnly.
Chapter completed!