Nine Hundred and Seventy-Two: War in Northern Xinjiang (9)

If the Central Plains is used as the battlefield, Jiang Pengji can hold on to the city wall, avoid confrontation with the cavalry, and use other methods to attack the northern border.

Now the northern border is the main battlefield. Such an open terrain is completely a paradise for cavalry to gallop and come and go freely.

If Beijiang wants to achieve this, there is also a very important premise——

They have so many cavalry!

Since the horse plague a few years ago, the northern Xinjiang cavalry has been severely injured and unable to recover.

The Imperial Court of Northern Xinjiang colluded with the Meng family of Cangzhou to buy mares at a high price, which greatly increased the output of foals in the racecourse, but domestication of the foals also took time. Jiang Pengji made a time difference and chose the most embarrassing time for Beijiang to send troops, forcing Beijiang to fight in embarrassment.

At this moment, I don't know how many nobles from northern Xinjiang cursed Jiang Pengji's ancestors for eighteen generations.

When is not a good time to start a war, but choose this point in time.

Or it will be later, when Beijiang recovers most of its vitality, then it will be upright.

Either earlier, Northern Xinjiang will not suffer such a big loss from trading with the Meng family, and the funds saved can be invested in the expansion of the army.

It's all right now, and the vitality of Beijiang has not had time to recover, and the funds invested have been in vain.

"Liu Xi is too deceitful—"

The Ninth Prince was so angry that he tore up the secret report.

Paralyzed—she really dared to fight!

Hit and hit, that woman actually used their second prince to sacrifice the flag.

When did Beijiang suffer such grievances?

When was someone slapped in the face like this?

"On behalf of the king, I am willing to lead the army to repel the willow thief."

Wu Liba is not only a wise man in northern Xinjiang, he is also a rare wise general in northern Xinjiang. He has rich experience in command and is fully qualified to lead an army. However, the nine princes are afraid of the relationship between Wu Liba and the third prince, and dare not let the military power go. Choose another person to be the commander in chief, and Wu Liba as the assistant.

Because the King of Beijiang suffered a stroke and was paralyzed, he was unable to handle the affairs of state. The nine princes succeeded him and took over the duties of the King of Beijiang temporarily.

Whether Wu Liba can be the commander-in-chief still needs the consent of the Ninth Prince.

Needless to say the result - Wu Liba took the initiative to ask for a job but got this result, he was naturally upset.

Don't be angry, don't be angry, now is not the time to care about personal gains and losses, the most important thing at present is to repel the invading willow thief.

Even so, when Wu Liba knew who the commander-in-chief of the three armies was, his eyes turned red with anger.

The commander-in-chief is Uliba's political enemy - Haruncha, the second most important hero who assisted the nine princes to become the acting king.

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet each other, and Haruncha and Ulibal are absolutely incompatible.

It would be nice not to drag each other down, how can we expect them to go hand in hand?

The Ninth Prince didn't notice the eye contact between Haruncha and Uliba, and suddenly threw a big thunder.

"Gu intends to go on a personal expedition to boost the morale of the armed forces!"

Royal conquest?

wipe--

Harencha and Uliba cursed inwardly in tacit agreement.

Is this bastard trying to make trouble?

I don’t know what it means—the general will be outside, and the emperor’s orders will not be accepted?

Among other things, as the acting king, the Ninth Prince, after his personal conquest, will the three armies obey the commander or him? The Ninth Prince, let alone lead the army to fight, is worse than the Second Prince. The Second Prince has conquered tribes for gilding, but the Ninth Prince doesn't know anything.

Taking ten thousand steps back, the Ninth Prince didn't care when he arrived at the front line, he generously gave up his military power to the commander-in-chief, and did not interfere in the war.

This doesn't work, swords have no eyes on the battlefield, if the Ninth Prince is accidentally captured by the enemy, is he here to help or to cause trouble?

Uliba and Haruncha reached a consensus for the first time to stop the Nine Princes.

"On behalf of the king, the royal conquest is related to the fate of the country, please think twice before acting on behalf of the king—"

If you can win, there's nothing wrong with it.

If he loses, the Dai Wang will be arrested and killed, which will bring a huge morale blow to Northern Xinjiang regardless of life or death.

No matter from what level, today's northern Xinjiang has not yet reached Chengdu, which needs to be conquered on behalf of Wang Yujia, and this matter can be avoided.

The two of them didn't know that the Ninth Prince wanted to take the imperial conquest himself, but he was actually a guilty conscience.

If all the troops are transferred to the front line,

He sits in the imperial court, which means that the troops around him to protect him will be greatly reduced.

If his brothers teamed up to attack the imperial court, wouldn't he be dead?

Instead of this, he might as well go to the front line, firstly, it can boost the morale of the three armies, and secondly, it can control the generals, so that the entire army can reduce collusion and disagreement. If he can defeat Liu Xi, he might be promoted from the acting king to the real king who was personally conscripted by Yu Jia!

What does it mean to win a big victory in the first personal conquest?

It fully shows that he is the King of Northern Xinjiang chosen by the Great God of the Grassland, the Lord of Destiny!

Except for Haruncha and Uliba, the other ministers repeatedly made comments, with the same meaning——

You just stay in the imperial court and don't jump around, leave the war to the adults, and the little brats should dig the mud obediently.

As soon as the Ninth Prince heard it, he became angry and insisted on the imperial conquest, no one could persuade him!

The arms couldn't twist the thighs, and the Ninth Prince insisted on the royal conquest, but Uliba and Haruncha could only agree with a sullen face.

Anyway, the king is more than just his son.

Without a nine princes, there are still a bunch of princes waiting to take over.

Northern Xinjiang has a vast territory, mostly gentle grasslands, Gobi, glaciers, swamps, and deserts. It seems to be quiet, but it is actually full of dangers.

After leaving the checkpoint on the border between Beijiang and Dongqing, the further north you go, the flatter the terrain and the wider the field of vision.

Although Sun Wen didn't stay in northern Xinjiang for a long time, he did his homework very well, as if he had lived in northern Xinjiang for decades.

Jiang Pengji listened carefully to his suggestion, and considered whether to adopt it or improve it.

"...Going forward, the terrain will become more open and the mountains will be gentle... This place is very suitable for cavalry to gather and charge... According to the news from the scouts, they have already set up camp by the river. The water is abundant here, the terrain is open, and it is not easy to sneak attack ..."

Jiang Pengji led the vanguard battalion and cavalry to reach the destination, and it took another day for the large troops and logistics to arrive.

"Yi water?" Jiang Pengji stared at the river on the map in a daze, "Northern Xinjiang set up a village by the water?"

Sun Wen was puzzled, and he said, "According to the scout's report, it is indeed so."

Setting up a camp is also very particular. From the selection of the location of the camp and the distribution of the camp, this is a science.

Not only must the size and orientation of each camp be considered to achieve the purpose of resisting enemy sneak attacks, but also how to quickly transmit information to ensure the rapid transmission of battlefield information. In addition to these, there must be a clean water source near the camp.

Jiang Pengji frowned, and she asked Sun Wen, "Does Zaidao know the length, width and origin of the Xi River?"

Sun Wen is a smart person, Jiang Pengji doesn't need to ask too clearly, he can guess part of it.

The ghost Fengzhen on the side had a lot of ideas, and he also thought about it, "My lord's meaning-to cut off their water source from the source? I'm afraid it won't work. They know the distribution of water sources in northern Xinjiang better than us. If this river is cut off, they still have a choice. The other one is unavoidable."

The water source in northern Xinjiang is not abundant, but it is not a time of extreme water shortage.

Now that spring is just beginning, with the coming of spring and summer, the upstream glaciers will melt, and the river will become more and more abundant.

Sun Wen frowned, "Could it be poisoning?"

Jiang Pengji clicked her tongue, and she said, "Our position is downstream. If poison is poisoned upstream, our soldiers will also suffer."