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"When the last general led his troops to Pinggang, he passed through the cities of Shicheng, Bailang and Yangwu. These cities did not directly border the land where the barbarians lived, so they were not attacked!"

After listening to Qi Baotian's introduction, Hua Mulan also had some understanding in her heart. Judging from the current situation, Changli was attacked by the Khitan people, and Pinggang was attacked by the Kumoxi people. Fancheng is to the north of Pinggang. Then Fancheng was probably not spared, and must have been attacked, the specific circumstances are unclear.

The garrison troops in Yingzhou are not small, more than [-] people, but they are relatively scattered, so they are slightly insufficient in defense when they find barbarians to attack.

This is only the situation in Yingzhou, and the situation in Andong Prefecture is probably not much better. The northern towns in Andong Prefecture, such as Fuyu City and Xincheng, must have been attacked by barbarians. It's too clear, it is estimated that Cao Jiao, the town general of Andong Prefecture, is also in a state of desperation at this time.

Hua Mulan thought for a while and asked, "General Qi, after the news of barbarian attacks on several cities in the northern part of Yingzhou reached Longcheng, what is General Gao's plan? Besides sending two thousand-man teams to Changli and Pingcheng for reinforcements and Besides arming, what other measures are there?"

Qi Baotian replied cautiously:

"Because many places in our camp state have been attacked, and our garrison forces are too scattered, General Gao intends to temporarily send troops to stabilize the situation and prevent losses from expanding. At present, General Gao has ordered the deployment of Liaodong, Liaoxi, Jiande, Xuantu, and Changli. The troops of the garrisons and forts in the county and its jurisdiction are assembled in Longcheng, planning to send troops to Kumoxi and Khitan respectively after raising food and supplies, to avenge the comrades, officials and people who died in battle and were tu shā!"

After hearing this, Hua Mulan finally felt a little better. Generally speaking, after being attacked by barbarians one after another in various places, Gao Xu's response was fairly quick and decent. It can be concluded that there are still problems in the garrison of Yingzhou and Andong Prefecture. Otherwise, there are more than 1 garrison troops in the entire Yingzhou. Why do they not have the strength and timely counterattack after being attacked? ?

The reason is naturally that the troops are too dispersed to be assembled in time, and the defense against the inside is sufficient, but the defense against the outside is insufficient.

Hua Mulan knows this, so Gao Xu is no wonder. The deployment of troops in Yingzhou and Andong Prefecture was carried out according to Zhao Junsheng's request, but is it Zhao Junsheng's fault again?Of course, Zhao Junsheng was right. The reason why Zhao Junsheng made this arrangement was because Beiyan and Goguryeo had just been destroyed. He was worried that the remnants of Beiyan and Goguryeo would revive. The rebellion was extinguished in time, and several years have passed, and the people in various places no longer miss Beiyan and Goguryeo. In addition, the government of the new realm has managed Yingzhou and Andong Prefecture fairly well, and the people have not arrived. If you can't survive, you will naturally not go to zào fǎn.

"It seems that I should suggest to Brother Junsheng to adjust the garrison deployment in Yingzhou and Andong Prefecture. The direction of defense must be shifted from the inside to the outside, reducing the garrison strength in the abdomen of the jurisdiction, and deploying more troops in the border areas. !"

Hua Mulan thought in this way, and said to Qi Baotian: "Okay, the general knows, since you and the thousand soldiers under your command have come, let's lead the army into the city! Li Bao, arrange a camp for General Qi's 1000 troops. house!"

Qi Baotian and Li Bao clasped their fists together and agreed: "Obey!"

Hua Mulan then sent people to Andong Prefecture to ask Cao Jiao to report the details of the attack by the barbarians and the losses, and asked Gao Xu and Cao Jiao to send envoys to Pinggang City to discuss the conquest of the barbarians.

Hua Mulan has lived in Youzhou for several years, and has also experienced several winters. Although it feels very cold, it is not as cold as in the Northeast. On the second day, the drill was ordered to resume, allowing the soldiers to adapt to the extremely cold climate while practicing to restore their physical strength and mental state, and improve morale.

This morning, Cui Hao was shivering from the cold and came to look for Hua Mulan. He saw that she was practicing sword and martial arts, so he had to wait aside. It took more than half an hour before Hua Mulan stopped.

"I have seen the general in my humble position!" Cui Hao stepped forward and saluted.

Hua Mulan took the towel handed by her father-in-law and wiped off her sweat, then put the weapon on the weapon rack and asked, "Is there something wrong with Mr. Cui coming so early?"

Cui Hao cupped his hands and said: "General, I feel that the weather is already cold enough, but General Qi Baotian and the surviving civilians said that this is not the coldest time. In the past two days, I found that the soldiers couldn't get used to it all at once. , and not doing enough to keep warm, it is not as good as wearing thick clothes for the soldiers of the Dragon City Army, I suggest purchasing a batch of furs from the fur traders in the surrounding cities and distributing them to the soldiers to keep out the cold!"

Hua Mulan thought for a while and agreed: "Okay, since you proposed this matter, you can send people to fur traders to purchase it. In terms of price...the military will not let them suffer, but they And don’t think about taking the military as a fool, let them send the fur first, and the general will pay if the goods are good, and if the military is fooled by shoddy goods, the general will punish them and cut off their heads!”

Cui Haoxin said that this person is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and quickly agreed: "Yes, the humble job will send someone to handle this matter!"

"Well, we must hurry up and distribute the furs to the soldiers as soon as possible before the colder weather arrives!"

"understand!"

After several days of training, the soldiers recovered and the weather became better

Some furs were purchased and distributed to every soldier.

Guo Sheng rushed to Pinggang City at the fastest speed in Hua Mulan's expectation. Hua Mulan went to the gate of the city to greet him as a show of respect.

At the gate of the city, Guo Sheng saw Hua Mulan leading a large number of soldiers and officials to greet him. He didn't dare to be too big, so he hurriedly dismounted and stepped forward to salute: "The last general Guo Sheng was ordered to report to the general, but the general went out of the city to meet him. It will be unbearable!"

Hua Mulan smiled and raised her hand and said: "Although Mulan has a high position and authority, she is young and has little knowledge. This is the first time she has led tens of thousands of horses, and she is panicked. Now that General Guo is here, Mulan has confidence. The ground is freezing, the general has come from a long distance, and the horses and horses are tired, so let's go to the city to settle down, Mulan has ordered people to prepare a banquet, and tonight will cleanse the dust for the general!"

"Old minister... I am so grateful, thank you General for your kindness!"

At night, the prefect's mansion was brightly lit, and the generals and officials were divided into two sides, with a short table in front of each of them, with drinks, food and snacks on it.

Hua Mulan sat at the head seat and looked at the crowd and said, "General Guo has arrived, and the lieutenants Cai Guangtong and General Gao Xu sent by Yingzhou Township General, Longcheng Army Envoy General Gao Xu, Andong Township General, and Pyongyang Army Envoy Cao Jiao, respectively. The two generals of Gaoshan have also arrived, and we gather here tonight to clean up the dust for the three generals, and to discuss the conquest of the barbarians! Let's discuss while eating! Come, gentlemen, drink a glass together!"

Everyone stood up and toasted Hua Mulan, and said in unison, "I respect the general!"

Everyone had a drink together, and Hua Mulan pressed her hands together: "Sit down, everyone sit down, I will start the general, and then you don't have to be polite, you should eat and drink!"

Chapter 609 Operational Deployment

Hua Mulan took a bite of the food, put down her chopsticks, stood up, walked to the side, picked up a baton, pointed at the map on the wall, and said to everyone: "The general and Mr. Fight Kumoxi first, then Khitan, and finally Wuji! Based on this strategic idea, first gather heavy troops to attack Kumoxi from the west and south!"

"If you want to fight Kumoxi, you must first prevent Kumoxi from sending people to contact Khitan, Wuji, and even Shiwei and other barbarians. Therefore, when the main force of our army was attacking Kumoxi, the two generals Gao Xu and Cao Jiao It is necessary to send troops to gather at the southern border of Khitan and Wuji at the same time, to restrain these two barbarians from sending reinforcements to Kumoxi!"

"After our army has wiped out Kumoxi, we will move eastward. Gao Xu's troops will cooperate with the main force of our army to deal with Khitan. Afterwards, General Cao Jiao will lead his troops and our main force to deal with Wuji! The general idea of ​​attack is like this. I don't know everyone. Whether there are different opinions and ideas, if there are other better suggestions, you can also put forward them, as long as they are adopted, it will be credited!"

After Hua Mulan finished speaking, she walked back to the main seat and sat down, continuing to eat wine and vegetables.

Gao Xu's lieutenant Cai Guangtong stood up and clasped his fists and asked, "The general said that Kumoxi was attacked from the west and the south. Are we going to divide our forces from here and attack from the west?"

Hua Mulan came out this time and brought her and Zhao Junsheng's adopted brothers Liang Yi and adopted son Wei Jing to practice. She signaled to Liang Yi to let him explain to everyone.

Liang Yi regained his composure, strengthened his courage, stood up and said to the crowd: "For this expedition against the barbarians, the general has sent a fast horse to ask the prince to put the soldiers and horses in Yuyi Town under the control of the general for the time being, within three days at the latest. There will be news from within that once the prince agrees, the general will have the right to dispatch the soldiers and horses of Yuyi Town, and when the time comes, the soldiers and horses of Yuyi Town will advance eastward, and the main force of our army will send troops northward to attack Kumoxi on both sides!"

"When will the Yingzhou Army set off to gather at the southern border of Khitan?" Cai Guangtong asked again.

Hua Mulan said: "Counting from tomorrow, both the Yingzhou Army and the Anton Army must be in the northern border area at the same time on the tenth day. Without this general's military order, the Yingzhou Army and the Anton Army are not allowed to go deep into the enemy's territory without authorization! "

Cai Guangtong and Gao Shan glanced at each other, clasped their fists together and said, "The general understands!"

After the two sat down, the old general Guo Sheng asked, "May I ask the general, if the Kumoxi people don't fight our army head-on, but all retreat into the mountains and wait for an opportunity to attack our army, how will the general plan to deal with it?"

This question caught Hua Mulan's attention. She never thought that the war would be like this before, and she didn't know how to answer it for a while, so she said, "I didn't think of this question at first. I wonder if General Guo has any suggestions?"

Guo Sheng said: "In the past, Beiyan and the Kumoxi people fought many battles. Every time the Kumoxi people could not defeat them, they retreated into the mountains and hid. The Beiyan army was not familiar with the terrain and roads in the mountains, so they quickly Lost the traces of the Kumoxi people, and the long-term garrison wastes food and grass. Every time, they can only retreat and end hastily. If they send troops to garrison for a long time, the Kumoxi people often come out from the deep mountains to attack and cut off the supply of food for the Northern Yan army. Dao said that the Northern Yan Army suffered heavy losses, but there was nothing they could do about them, and in the end they had no choice but to retreat. The then Heavenly King Feng Hong had no choice but to canonize their leader, Yu Chukuzhen, as the King of Guishan, and promised to let them use fur They were barely appeased by exchanging medicinal materials for food and daily necessities!"

"For so many years, the general has been thinking about how to restrain their tactics. After much deliberation, the general thinks that they can use superior forces to surround and seal the deep mountains where they are hiding, especially in key locations. Prevent them from moving down the mountain. If they hide together, they will have a great demand for food. It is impossible to stay in one place for a long time. After a long time, when the food is exhausted, they must move and find a place to get food again, so just enclose them A fixed area can completely block them from obtaining food sources, forcing them to go down the mountain and fight us!"

After listening to Guo Sheng's method, Hua Mulan felt that her thinking and vision had broadened a lot. She thought that since she could surround and blockade the deep mountains where the Kumoxi people were hiding with superior forces, could she also be surrounded and blocked? How about sending a small group of elite troops into the mountains to suppress them?

After pondering for a while by herself, Hua Mulan said to Guo Sheng: "General Guo can make this general

Feeling suddenly enlightened, "This is indeed a good way! Now that my brigade is here, I believe that the secret workers of the Kumoxi people have got the news. Will they transfer immediately after receiving the news?"

Guo Sheng said: "This is very possible. The Kumoxi people have already gained experience in fighting us. In the past, as long as the Northern Yan army moved, they would soon get the news. Before the Northern Yan army set off, they moved to the In the deep mountains, every time the Northern Yan army kills them, they will all come to nothing!"

Hua Mulan pondered, and after a while, she asked Guo Sheng: "Does the general know where the Kumoxi people usually live? Can you mark it on the map?"

"Yes!" Guo Sheng agreed, got up and walked to the map to check it out. A clerk next to him handed over a brush.

Guo Sheng took the brush and marked six locations on the map. After marking, he said to Hua Mulan, "The general must know that Kumoxi's royal family is the Ahui family. This family is the strongest, so it has been in Kumoxi for a long time. Xiren's dominance is not as strong as the other five tribes, and they live scattered around the Ahui clan! General, please see, here, here, here... are the usual residences of their tribes. Once there is a large army to encircle and suppress , they will drill into the nearby deep mountains and old forests!"

Hua Mulan took a look at the location marked by Guo Sheng, and found that the Kumoxi people lived concentrated in the area between the two converging rivers. She asked, "What are the names of the converging rivers?"

Guo Sheng shook his head and said, "There are not many veterans, so I really don't know what the locals call these two rivers!"

Cui Hao stood up and cupped his hands and said, "General, according to ancient records, the river next to Fancheng is called Wuhou Qinshui, and the river to the north is called Raole River, also known as Ruoluo River and Huang River. These two rivers are in the The east side converges into the Daliao River, but the Daliao River has several branches further east, so the Daliao River in the west is called the West Liao River, and the east branch is called the Dong Liao River!"

"Looking at the points marked by General Guo, the Kumoxi people live in the corner area between the Wuhou Qin River and the Rao Le River to the west of the Xiliao River. There are ancient records that call this area the Songmo area!"

"Songmo area? Why is this area called Songmo?" Hua Mulan was lost in thought, and asked, "Why did the Kumoxi people start living here? Where did they come from?"