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Volume 1: Saving the Three Thousand Beauties in the Harem Chapter 449: The Scythe Plan

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    ? To the west of Pianguan, on the border between China and Xixia, there were three consecutive states and cities, namely Ningbian Prefecture, Jinsu Army, and Heqing Army (today's Dongsheng in Inner Mongolia).  It originally belonged to the Liao Kingdom. After the fall of the Liao Kingdom, Xixia took advantage of the opportunity to march into Yunnei and briefly occupied it. Then it was quickly recaptured by the Jin Kingdom that established on behalf of the Liao Kingdom.

    In the first year of Tianjian, the Jin Kingdom was destroyed and replaced by the Hua Kingdom. The three military states soon fell into the hands of the Hua Kingdom.  Among the three military states, the Heqing Army closest to Xixia is only separated from Xixia by the Zhuolun River.

    Unlike Xixia, which has one fort every ten miles and one village every five miles on the southeast and southwest borders, spread across prefectures and counties, in this area of ??a hundred miles in radius, Xixia's border defenses are completely blank.  The reason for this is closely related to the historical evolution and special geography of this region.

    Historically, south of the Heqing Army were the Baode Army and the Huoshan Army of the original Song Dynasty, both guarded by the Zhejia Army.  During the Liao and Jin dynasties, the Heqing Army and the Zhejia Army were separated by the Liao State's Ningbian Prefecture and Jinsu Army, as well as Xixia's Zhuolun Village, Zhuolun River, and Nuanquan Peak Not only was the terrain difficult and complicated, but it also involved  Liao Kingdom, so Xixia never worried that the Song army would attack from here.  The relationship between Xia and Liao was between a vassal state and a suzerain state. Therefore, Xixia basically did not build strongholds to guard this area.  Not to mention the states and counties.

    When the Heqing Army fell into the hands of the Hua Kingdom, Xixia had no plans to build a city. Firstly, there was no time, secondly, there was no energy, and most importantly - it was unnecessary!

    ? Going west from He Qing¡¯s army is the land of Henan in Xixia.  Unlike Henan in China, which is a prosperous place in the Central Plains, Henan in Xixia is a vast Gobi Desert - the famous Mu Us Desert in later generations.

    Starting from the Heqing Army, go straight west and cross the Mu Us Desert.  If it's in the right direction.  After traveling about six hundred miles, you can reach the Yellow River.  On the other side of the Yellow River, there is a place named "Keyi Gate", which is the residence of the Shunjun Division of the Right Xiang Dynasty of Xixia.  From here, turn south.  Go down the river.  It is a long outline of the Gobi desert - looking eastward with low eyebrows is the surging Yellow River water.  Looking westward is the towering Helan Mountain.

    From here, we can travel more than a hundred miles to Dingzhou, an important town in the north of Xixia, but Dingzhou is only fifty miles further south.  It is Xingzhou, where the capital of Xixia is located.

    From the end to the end, the whole journey is more than 800 miles. Apart from the vast Gobi, deserts, canyons, and wastelands, there are basically no human traces along the way, and there are no forts, military forts, or military obstacles.  This path with harsh natural environment, complex and changeable terrain, and many dangers is the natural rear of Xixia. It is enough to isolate all coveted eyes and deter all opponents who are interested in taking chances.

    Henan in the Western Xia Dynasty was like the Yellow River in the Northern Song Dynasty and the Yangtze River in the Southern Song Dynasty. They were both natural barriers against the invasion of enemy invaders.  There is no doubt about the security of this vast area in the northeast of Xingzhou - at least this is what the emperors and ministers of the Western Xia Dynasty thought so.

    It was good to think this way, but time has changed. By Li Qianshun's generation, the Western Xia monarchs and ministers seemed to have forgotten that the natural dangers of the Yellow River in the Northern Song Dynasty did not stop the Jin people from stepping on the ice; nor did the natural gorge of the Yangtze River in the Southern Song Dynasty.  It can stop the enemy and "search the mountains and seas".  So, can a stretch of Gobi Desert hundreds of miles away stop the Chinese army?

    Yue Fei¡¯s answer is ¨C No!

    This rear area, which Xixia regarded as absolutely safe, was about to be invaded by a fierce tiger from the Central Plains, leading a group of tiger and wolf warriors, bearing the shame of a century (in the Battle of Song and Xia, the Song Dynasty lost more and won less).

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? away from the cobweb-like east and south lines of fortresses, adopting the heart-breaking tactic of running through the middle line, going straight to the middle palace, and deciding the outcome in one battle.

    This is the Qingxia strategy formulated by Di Lie and the General Staff.  Di Lie and the General Staff took charge of the world's war situation and found this Achilles' heel from countless topographic maps, sand tables, and repeated war games.  Yue Fei, who was on the front line of Yongbyon Prefecture, was keenly aware of the breakthrough to break the deadlock from the current front line.

    ? One is based on the overall situation, the other is based on the local area, and the sword is pointed at the enemy's belly, all coincidentally.

    The reason why Song and Xia have been fighting for hundreds of years has never considered seeking a breakthrough here. In addition to the fact that the Liao Kingdom is involved and it is difficult to cross the border, more importantly, the Song army does not have the courage and experience to fight in the desert, and may not even have the idea of ????this aspect.  Untouched.

    "For Emperor Hua and his general staff, fighting the enemy is a 360-degree cycle with no dead ends. There are seams to drill, and there are no seams to drill.

    After the general strategy was formulated, the General Staff Headquarters dispatched more than 60 staff officers to conduct a month-long war game. The theme of the game was only one-how many troops, how much supplies, and how many weapons were needed.? Time, which way of marching, and which route to take, can we safely cross the 600-mile Gobi Desert and reach the shore of the Yellow River.

    "The most difficult part of this eight-hundred-mile road is the six-hundred-mile section ahead. Walking through this section is victory."

    If the Chinese army wants to successfully cross this road of death, the most critical thing is logistics; the second is logistics; and the third is logistics.  Di Lie's requirements for this action are: it doesn't matter if there are fewer soldiers; it doesn't matter if the armor is thinner; it doesn't matter if there is less ammunition; it doesn't even matter if you don't bring platoon guns or missiles As long as you have a little, you must bring enough food and water.  As long as an army is firmly stuck at the foot of Helan Mountain like nails, it will be victory!

    Just after New Year¡¯s Day (Spring Festival in the Tang and Song Dynasties), the Ministry of War urgently summoned the cavalry general Yue Fei to come to Chang¡¯an to consult the Emperor of China for advice. At the same time, he had in-depth discussions with the general staff on this military operation.  In the end, with Yue Fei's strenuous efforts, it was decided that one division, the 12th Division, would carry out this heart-breaking operation that turned thousands of miles away.

    Just after the Lantern Festival, Yue Fei was about to return to the front line after visiting his mother and young son.

    Before leaving, Di Lie summoned Yue Fei and gave him a weapon for desert marches - a military automatic mechanical luminous watch with a built-in compass.  After becoming the emperor, this watch was no longer of much use to Di Lie. I believe Yue Fei has this good thing.  It will reduce a lot of trouble for the army marching in the desert, and guide him and his army to follow the correct route and successfully reach the other side.

    Di Lie had only one instruction for Yue Fei: "The divisions fighting on the eastern and southern fronts are fighting against people; the 12th Division is fighting against heaven, against earth, and finally against people. Fighting against heaven, against earth, against against human beings,  Man is determined to defeat Heaven, and this battle can be expected.¡±

    When Di Lie spoke, his fingers followed the map spread on the imperial desk.  The marching route outlined in thick red slowly slid - this surprise attack route appeared as a nearly ninety-degree polyline on the map.  Like a huge sickle, it swung towards the back of Xixia Kingdom's head from the rear right

    Di Lie raised his brows and tapped the marching line with his finger: "Well, the code name of this operation is called 'Project Sickle'."

    Bent the sickle to seize the soul.  Cut off the roots!  Or don't do anything.  If you do it, don't let it turn over!

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    In order to ensure the success of this Qianqi attack, Hua used all the forces at its disposal to make careful arrangements:

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? East.  With Zhe Keqiu leading 3,000 Zhe family troops, they left Linzhou, crossed the Great Wall, and arrived at Tumaochuan to draw out the Xia army from Zhuolun Village. Sun Ang led 3,000 Jinning troops to move towards Yinzhou and attract the garrison.  The Xia Army's Shenyong Army Division in the left wing of Miduo Cave and the Xiangyou Army Division's soldiers and horses in Ishikawa.

    To the south, Fu selected the 14th Division to launch a feint attack at the Changcheng Ridge Pass at the south gate of Hongzhou, which immediately aroused high tension in the three important towns of Hongzhou, Longzhou and Youzhou.  Immediately mobilize troops and generals, assuming a posture of reinforcement at any time.

    In the southwest, the 21st Division of Huanzhou divided its troops into two groups, went upstream along the Baima River, and attacked the two major military strongholds of the Xia State: Qingyuan Military City and Xiabao Village.  The back-up of the two major military strongholds, Xia State's Weizhou, was also prepared for the battle early.

    It is estimated that Xia Guoguo was very regretful at this time. If they had not so happily handed over Xi'an Prefecture and Huaide Army in the northwest of Huanzhou to China, they could have set up heavy troops in this Second Army Prefecture to threaten the Huanzhou Chinese Army from the flanks.  In this way, the positive pressure on Weizhou can be reduced.  It's a pity that the agreement was too quick What's even more hateful is that the Hua army was even faster - within just a few days, troops appeared under these military state cities, urging them to hand over the city and take over the defense.  The debt collector is still vicious.  However, if you think about it carefully, isn't it really debt collection

    In addition, the 8th and 9th Class A divisions of the Third Army stationed in the Central Plains are rushing over.  As soon as these two main divisions arrive, they can launch a general attack on Xia Kingdom at any time.

    The above are all clear moves, specially displayed so that Xia Guo can see them clearly.  In the northwest corner, there is an important move of light and dark chess, trying to confuse and hide from the Xia Kingdom.

    At the end of February, at the Taiyuan Military Academy in Jinyang, more than 1,400 graduating military students in the third phase were ordered to set off secretly and march northward.  It only took half a month to travel thousands of miles, passing through Xinzhou, Daizhou, Wuzhou, and finally arrived at Pianguan.  Subsequently, this student army took over the flags, flags, drums, armor and some spare weapons of the 12th Division that had been waiting here for a long time.

    It was night, and the Twelfth Division took out half a battalion from each of the three brigades, and under the banner of each brigade, stationed at each pass of the side pass.  After the arrangement was completed, the entire division set off at night and disappeared into Pianguan.  After dawn, the Pianguan military camp was closed tightly. Day and night, only the sounds of training and killing were heard. Thousands of people roared, and the sound could be heard for miles, as if the Twelve Divisions were still there.

    It is unknown whether this Li Dai Taojiang strategy, which seemed to be overt but actually concealed, was hidden from the eyes and ears of the Xia State. However, the Xia State¡¯s northeastern frontier army, the Tiande Army, which was three hundred miles away from the Heqing Army, had not moved.  ???, but it is conclusive.  If the Tiande Army takes advantage of the Twelfth Division to enter the desert, go south to outflank them, and intercept from the rear, it will definitely be a disaster for the Twelfth Division, which is in danger of heaven and earth.  Fortunately, this bad situation never happened.  This is not only the luck of the 12th Division, but also the result of the General Staff's strategic planning.

    Just as the Xia Kingdom, including all the countries in the world, were nervously staring at the border line of hundreds of miles from east to west between China and Xia, on March 17, the second year of Tianjian, an army quietly came from Yingbian Prefecture.  Set off, pass through Jinsu Army and Heqing Army, and appear at the source of Zhuolun River.

    This is the 12th Division led by Yue Fei. It has three mixed brigades: the 34th Brigade (also the brigade commander), Wang Gui¡¯s 35th Brigade, and Xu Qing¡¯s 36th Brigade. The whole division has a total of eleven thousand  The remaining people.  The equipment carried is slightly different from that of ordinary Class A divisions.  For example, there are more vehicles, including 600 tanks and 1,000 transport vehicles; the cavalry reduces the number of spare horses, the spearmen abandon heavy armor, and the number of platoon artillery and missile launchers is also reduced by half; only flying thunder cannons (unscrupulous cannons) are brought  Fifty guns. Although this cannon is not heavy, it cannot carry much explosives.  Without enough "cannonballs", no matter how many cannons there are, what's the use?

    All lost weight will be replenished with food, water and other key supplies.

    The most obvious thing is that all pack animals are transported using camels!  That's right, since we have to cross the desert, how can we not make extensive use of these "desert boats"?  Among the Khitan people, the camel is as common as the Central Plains people using mules and horses. There are as many as they want, so there is no need to worry about this.

    Tens of thousands of troops, across the clear blue river, overlook the vast Gobi Desert ahead.

    The desert is endless, the wind and sand are blowing, and the deathly silent front is the journey they are about to embark on.

    Yue Fei, with his black armor and white horse, led a group of elite soldiers and fierce generals under his command, galloped past rows of vehicles and soldiers, and rushed directly onto a small mound.  He stared quietly into the distance for a long time, his eyes slowly narrowed into a slit, a blade-like light flashed away, and the tip of his whip pointed forward: "The whole army marches on!" (To be continued)
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