Chapter 232: Battle of Crossing the River

"The soldiers' winter clothes are all distributed, which is Xiangfu's credit." Li Jun said with emotion: "If Xiangfu had not provided us with such sufficient supplies, the soldiers without winter clothes, no matter how good the time is, they would not dare to cross the river."

Qingfengzi nodded in agreement and said, "What the emperor said is very reasonable. At this time, the northern country is already in winter and snow. The Yellow River is a rare opportunity to cross the river, but after crossing the river, the soldiers will march in the ice and snow and fight. The conditions are very harsh and difficult, and sufficient logistics guarantee is indispensable, and winter clothes are still important."

"I wonder how much more hair on Xiangfu's temples are?" Li Jun said sympathetically: "I originally thought that after the decisive battle in the Central Plains, the soldiers would let the soldiers rest for a while first, and then cross the river northward until spring is warm and flowers bloom. Now, the Yellow River is unexpectedly closed, and this opportunity is rare. You must not let it go, crossing the river becomes an urgent task. We have not fully recovered from the decisive battle in the Central Plains. The battle of Yanyun can only rely on the soldiers to carry forward the style of continuous combat."

Liao Shenggong analyzed and said, "Prince, please rest assured. Although the soldiers were tired after the decisive battle in the Central Plains, they had not fully recovered. However, the morale of the soldiers was high. From the perspective of the ministers, the morale was the highest in more than a hundred years. It was even better than the Yue family army back then. Although the north was bitter, the ice and snow could not stop the soldiers' enthusiasm."

"General Liao is right, I think so too." Du Dayong agreed with Liao Shenggong's analysis very much.

Zhang Shijie and the others also agreed: "Yes, the emperor."

Gundam's statement was the most special, patting his chest and saying, "Your Majesty, don't say that the soldiers are excited and enthusiastic, even the old minister seems to be twenty years younger. Last night, I ate eight bowls of white rice. Your Majesty, you see, the old minister's body is getting stronger and stronger. Victory is good. It can make the old man younger and make the soldiers full of enthusiasm and not fear the cold. The suffering in the north is nothing."

His words immediately attracted a burst of laughter.

Li Jun pointed to Gundam with a smile and said, "Okay, you old naughty boy, a serious matter is easier to tell you than drinking pumpkin soup. That's it, you still can't be taken lightly. Remember, one is to make the soldiers wear warm clothes, and the other is to make the soldiers eat full."

Wearing warm is conducive to marching and fighting, and you will understand this without saying anything. Eating full not only makes people have the strength to fight, but also makes people not afraid of the cold, because it will consume enough energy to resist the cold.

As generals leading troops, Zhang Shijie and the others would not be unaware of the benefits of these two things to march into Yanyun, and said together: "Abide by the emperor's teachings."

Qingfengzi touched the white beard and said, "Although it is not the time to use troops now, soldiers are more important than change. If they change, they will change. If there is such a good opportunity, our army should cross the river. First, we can catch Kublai Khan off guard and let his army be attacked by our army without time to change its deployment. Compared with the spring, the resistance will be much smaller than the attack again. Second, using troops in the snow and ice is contrary to military tactics. Many people can't imagine that as the saying goes, it is to win by surprise. With these two points, the court will definitely win!"

His words were immediately approved by Zhang Shijie and the others, and he said, "With these two points, it is enough to restore the land of Yanyun."

Li Jun nodded in agreement and said, "The truth is this truth, and we still cannot be taken lightly. We still have to do the homework we should do. I don't want the soldiers to die of death on the battlefield, but to die of starvation. This monster in the ice and snow is sometimes more terrifying than a million troops."

History has a profound lesson in this regard. Kutuzov's pursuit of Napoleon is the most vivid example. When he set out, he led 120,000 troops. After the pursuit operation was over, there were only less than 30,000 troops left. Many were exhausted, and a large number of people died of cold and hunger. Even Kutuzov himself died on the way to pursue.

Another vivid example is the failure of the Germans to attack the Soviet Union in 1941. One of the major reasons why the fierce offensive of the German army was stopped at the city of Moscow was that the Russian winter arrived two months early, which made the German armored troops unable to participate in the war, and eventually had to sigh at the spire of the Kremlin. What's worse, like Napoleon back then, the German army was not equipped with winter clothes and fought in the snow and ice in single clothes. It is impossible to estimate how many people were frozen to death.

Li Jun, a historian, is of course very familiar with these two things. Although the winter in North China is much warmer than in Russia, it is also worthy of being able to make it difficult to use troops unexpectedly into a disaster without sufficient logistics. It is precisely because of this that Li Jun repeatedly reminds the generals.

"I understand, please understand." Zhang Shijie and the others said in unison.

Looking at the soldiers who were lined up in an order and could go to Yanyun land with just a command, Li Jun said, "Let's start." He walked to the incense table, lit a stick of incense, and inserted it into the incense burner, and said, "I know under the spring of General Zong: the general is determined to cross the river and restore his hometown, and he feels heartily! The general is not far away, and the general's will will be realized today! General forever!"

This is not because Li Jun is superstitious, but because Zong Ze died after crossing the river three times, which moved many heroes. Even today, thousands of years later, it is also awesome to read history today, and deeply moved by General Zong Ze's loyalty, making people wet their tears. The Jurchens went south, and the mountains and rivers were broken, and there were countless people who were determined to be like General Zong Ze. Before the army crossed the river, Li Jun was also comforting the heroes who were determined to cross the river and restore their hometown!

Their will has been realized today. If you know it under the fountain, it’s time to rest in peace!

"General forever!" Qing Fengzi and the others followed Li Jun and said.

After the memorial service, Li Jun waved his hand and said, "Cross the river!"

The European army, who was standing at the forefront of the team, raised their arms and shouted, "Cross the river! Cross the river! Cross the river!"

The soldiers followed him and shouted in unison: "Cross the river! Cross the river! Cross the river!"

The European army slapped the horses, rode out, and headed straight to the north bank. The soldiers followed up, and the sound of crossing the river resounded on the Yellow River. General Zongze's last wish to cross the river was finally realized!

"Master, General Du, say goodbye." Li Jun clasped his fists to Qingfengzi and said, "There are two people in the Central Plains." He flew on the horse, slapped the horse's back, and headed straight to the north bank surrounded by Duan Ganmu and other guards.

Crossing the river this time is different from any time in Chinese history. Without a single ship, it can be regarded as a miracle in Chinese military history.

The army invested in North China was unprecedented in scale, and it crossed 1.1 million troops at one time. The army of such a scale was the first time in Chinese history. Of course, due to the unexpected surprise of Li Jun, the Song army's crossing the river was very hasty and was not ready at all. Many armies did not reach the designated location at all, and could only come first and cross first.

First come first ferry is not a problem, because the Yellow River after the river is closed is a smooth road, and there is no difficulty in crossing the river like a ship. Even so, it took the Song army half a month to complete it. What made Li Jun even more relieved was that Zhu Ruixiang's artillery also crossed the Yellow River, but still had a single cannon not fall.

It is difficult to encounter the closed river in the middle reaches of the Yellow River. Qing Fengzi and Du Dayong knew that the opportunity was rare, mobilized a large number of civilians and transported a large number of military supplies across the Yellow River, providing a good logistical guarantee for the army to fight.

Maybe it was really the will of heaven. The Song army crossed the river the day before, and the Yellow River thawed the next day, so we could not cross the river again. After Li Jun learned about this, he sighed very much, "It's really the will of heaven!" After Kublai Khan learned about it, he also sighed "God's will, heaven's will will be the will of my great Mongolia!"

"Report to the general and discover the Tartar army." The spy jumped off his horse and hurriedly reported the situation to the European army.

European Junxing frowned and said, "The Tartars are coming so fast! How many people are there? Where are they?"

"Just ahead, there are about 3,000 people." Zhuanzi took a breath and reported.

European Junxing waved, "I know, I'll look for it again. Jiao Yu, General Jiao."

Jiao Yu pulled the reins of the horse and rushed over, saying, "I don't know what is important to call the general?"

"You have been chatting about how you are fighting with the emperor in Guanzhong. You have always thought that we didn't have many battles, which made your hands itch. Now I'll give you a chance." Eu Junxing looked at Jiao Yu and said.

Jiao Yu's eyes suddenly shone with light. The light was even more dazzling than the sun in the sky. He said happily: "General, is there another war? That's great! General, don't worry, General, I will definitely fight well." In order to fight, he immediately expressed his determination: "If it's not done well, General I will come to see you."

"If this battle is not done well, you don't have to come to see me, just wipe your neck." The European Army's horse whip pointed to the front and said, "There are three thousand Tartars ahead. The army is heading towards us. You lead the headquarters to do it, and no one can escape."

Jiao Yu said happily: "Zhou Ling. General, what about you?"

"As for me, of course, continue to move forward." The European Army said coldly: "In my opinion, this army should have rushed to the edge of the Yellow River to stop our army from crossing the river. How could I be entangled with such a small force? Of course, I would go straight to the north without stopping." He slapped the horse's back and came out.

This is how war is. If you have an important goal and encounter a small enemy force on the way, you just need to send a force to kill it, and there is no need to suppress the main force. This is a very ordinary rule in the war, but many people violate this rule.

An Lushan rebelled, and Chang'an was empty at that time, so he should avoid other targets and head straight for Chang'an. However, he dragged Zhang Xun to Xunyang for half a year, preparing conditions for the Tang Dynasty to mobilize the army.

Not to restrain small goals, concentrate troops to attack the important targets of the enemy. What is done well in history may be the result of Genghis Khan's war in the western expedition of Khwarezm. In this western expedition, people attributed his success to the bravery and good fighting of the Mongolian army. It is true that the Mongolian army is brave and good at fighting. However, from the comparison of strength at that time, Genghis Khan was far from an opponent, but the result of the war was that he won and Khwarezm was destroyed. The reason for this result was his outstanding military ability and Mahamo's stupid actions. Genghis Khan's Western expedition was not smooth sailing. There were defeats and cities that could not be captured. When encountering such cities that could not be captured, he divided his troops to surround him and rushed towards the target.

The European Army is a good general, so how could he not understand this principle? Of course, he would not get entangled with small troops and penetrated directly into the north. In this case, the further the European Army marched to the north, the greater the victory. Because he was casting a net, when he closed the net, he would know how many Mongolian troops there were in the net, and you don’t have to think about it.

In this regard, there were good examples of World War II. The German Central Army used General Hort and the famous General Guderian's equipment cluster as assault forces and ignored other matters, including the order of the head of state to stop and went straight to Smolensk. When the two armored clusters met, they gave the encirclement of Soviet troops to an unimaginable extent.

Jiao Yu suddenly realized and regretted it, saying, "General, please change your mind to this matter. I want to go to the north with you. This kind of small fish is boring."

"Wipe your butt by yourself!" The sound of the European army walking came from afar.

Although Jiao Yu was unhappy, he still had to execute it and led his army to attack the invading three thousand Mongolian troops. Sure enough, three thousand Mongolian troops were coming not far ahead. Looking at the appearance of the Mongolian troops, they did not realize that the disaster was about to come, and they were still lined up with a long snake formation.

Such a formation is easy to deal with. You only need to cut it into two sections, not correspond to each other, and then defeat it one by one. Jiao Yu is a good general, of course he understands this principle and divides the army into three parts, attacks the head and tail of the Mongolian army on both sides of the left and right wings. He leads his army straight into the middle.

In "Shuo Yue Zhuan", Jin Wushu put a long snake formation in a paragraph that stumped Yue Fei. It can be said that there is no common sense in military tactics, and readers are still crazy about it, which is really speechless. Although "Sun Tzu Houfa" has the words "like a snake in Changshan who is in a head, when it hits its head, when its tail reaches its head, when its head and tail arrives, when it hits it, when its head and tail arrives", it does not mean that it can put a long snake formation in a word, but just an example.

The Mongolian army had no idea where the Song army came out, so they killed Jiao Yu in two sections. When they understood that they had already been trapped in the siege of the Song army and were soon annihilated.

"General, send someone to report the victory." The captain of the personal soldiers came up to offer advice to Jiao Yu and said, "General, this is the first victory of our army since crossing the Yellow River, so we must report it."

Jiao Yu put the treasure knife into the sheath, gave the captain a blank look and said, "Report a bird. Is this a victory? You just smell a little fishy smell and you eat the fish? The delicious food is behind. Send the order and move forward at full speed. Be sure to catch up with General Ou." Without waiting for the captain's captain to speak, he slapped the horse's back and rushed out like a wind.

The captain of the personal soldiers hurriedly asked, "General, will he report the victory?" Xin Yu had already rushed to nothing.

"This Jiao Yu, he didn't report the situation of the war." Zhang Shijie frowned and said, "After the army crossed the river, we need to grasp the situation on the front line at any time. He won the battle but he didn't report it. If he fought like this, he should be punished. Otherwise, if this wind has been long, how can we grasp the situation of the war?"

Zhang Shijie's concerns are not redundant. If the commander-in-chief of a large army like him cannot keep an eye on the situation on the front line at any time, the problem will be very serious.

Li Jun analyzed: "General Jiao has fought with me in Guanzhong. His favorite thing is to pick hard bones and not be afraid of losing his teeth. The reason why he did not report is that he did not take the annihilation of three thousand enemies seriously."

"Even if he doesn't take it seriously, he has to let us know the situation." Gundam was also angry and said, "He can't even get angry. If everyone learns from him, how can we command it?"

Li Jun nodded and said, "Victory is not worthy of joy. It is certainly a good thing. However, if the commander-in-chief of the army cannot grasp the situation, the problem will be serious. If he does not collect the merits of this victory, he will be able to offset his merits and demerits, and then he will be criticized."

Although Jiao Yu's approach was not in line with military rules, it was not a big deal. Not remembering his military achievements, it was enough to refute him. Zhang Shijie and Gundam nodded in agreement.

"I have met the Emperor, General Zhang, General Gao." Jie Jin gasped, almost rushed in and saluted Li Jun.

The little cavalry was famous, but Zhang Shijie and Gundam dared not be negligent. They said politely: "Thank you for your hard work, General Jie."

Li Jun took Jie Jin's hand and said, "You are finally here. Your army is stationed too far, so General Ou takes the lead in crossing the river. If you don't come, you may not even have to drink soup."

The Song army crossed the river in a hurry, first coming and first crossing. The army stationed by Jie Jin was far away from the Yellow River, so naturally it could not be like the European army that "be close to the water and the towers and the moon first."

When Jie Jin heard this, he became anxious and said, "Your Majesty, I am here for this matter. Your Majesty, you have to be the master of me. You can't send all the good things to General Ou. He eats meat and has to give me some soup."

"Look, you're so anxious." Li Jun smiled and pulled Jie Jin to the map and said, "General Ou went along the east side, from here to here. His intention was very obvious, that was, to penetrate the enemy's back and to cast a big net. Now, the Tartars were alert to our army's ferry army and found that many small groups of troops heading to the Yellow River, with a clear purpose, to stop our army from crossing the river. Needless to say, it must be the order issued by Kublai Khan. However, he had a bad idea, and each of them fought, his troops were dispersed, so that it was easy for our army to defeat each other. Instead, it would be better to concentrate troops and guard several important points to fight against our army."

Zhang Shijie and the others agreed very much and said, "The emperor has great opinions."

Li Jun continued: "It was because of this that General Ou decided to build a big net, intersperse in depth, and encircle the Tartars on a large scale. This requires another army, and you will complete it. You will meet with General Ou from the west, from here to here. We will do the rest."

"Don't worry, I will do my best." Jie Jin said confidently.

Duan Ganmu strode in, handed over the battle report in his hand, and said, "Your Majesty, this is the information sent by General Ou."
Chapter completed!