Chapter 97 No choice
Ling Tianfang and Kang Jianguo did not expect that Luo Beiren's determination and courage suddenly became so great. In fact, after the first, third and fifth third legions went to Beiyuan, Heshuo and Guanxi, there were no soldiers from other legions, including Northwest County. The defenseless front in this area had actually been handed over to the Gerok Legion. Although the Gerok Legion had the strength of any of the eight major legions in Western Xinjiang, and the army of as many as six elite divisions exceeded 130,000, the long border line from Yulin to the east to Yinchuan to the west, still made Kang Jianguo feel a headache. Fortunately, the Puers and Kaman people were seriously injured after experiencing the last northern battle and could not pose a threat to the entire northern defense line in the short term, otherwise Kang Jianguo would not dare to take on this task.
But the Tellock people were not so reassuring. From the front line between the Tellock and Yulin, Kang Jianguo had to place at least two divisions as deterrent forces. Taixuan had no need to station troops because Jiayuguan was firmly in his hands. A guard corps was completely enough to maintain local public order. However, the location of Ganlan Fortress and Jiayuguan was too important to Kang Jianguo dare not ignore it. The two divisions were placed here. As the Great Protectorate of the Western Front, Northwest County was on the edge of the Tengger Grassland. Logically speaking, at least one division should be stationed. However, due to the serious shortage of the reserve team, Kang Jianguo had to temporarily serve as a reserve team.
It was not unpredictable for Luo Beiren's Eastern offensive Ling Tianfang and Kang Jianguo, but neither of them expected that the process of Luo Beiren's Eastern offensive was so strange. In the early stage, he was slow and hesitant, but in the later stage, he was as moving as rabbits and as fast as lightning. He swept across the entire Dongtengri grassland in just a few days, pushing the attack finger to the heart of Xijiang. The troops he had deployed on the Yinchuan to Qingyang line originally had only three divisions, and the three divisions brought by Ying Jianming who had just arrived in Qingyang, had only six divisions in his hands. If he was just a dangerous situation, he would naturally win or lose in this battle. However, Luo Beiren, like locusts, would turn the neighboring Yinchuan and Qing, and the next ones, and the Luo Beiren would naturally win and defeat.
Everything outside the two prefectures in Yang was swallowed up completely, and it could even go deep into Bonan and Guide. The northwest county is different from Dongtengli County. After so many years of development, the emergence of a large number of towns has made Qingyang and Yinchuan a well-deserved and prosperous place. If Luo Bei people were allowed to act recklessly, it will not only ruin the development of the two prefectures over the years, but also make the people in the northwest doubt the ability of the Western Xinjiang regime to safeguard their lives and property. It will not only be a great insult to the Western Xinjiang military, but also a great challenge to the rule and authority of His Highness the King of Qin in Western Xinjiang. No matter from any perspective, this is unacceptable.
However, the situation in front of the two was extremely severe. In the north and 250,000, the Luobei invading army on the east side formed two huge attack arrows on the Dongtengli grassland. After looting Spark Ji and Daqingshan, they rushed towards the two prefectures in the west of the northwest county. How to fight this battle became a problem before the two. It turned out that the two rangers stationed on the Dongtengli grassland were transferred to the Western Regions because the Luobei invading the Western Regions and cooperated with Helianbo and Huyanqiu to fight, which forced Ling Tianfang to urgently go from Heshuo Beiyuanyi in an emergency.
The line pulled four Rangers back to the northwest. If there were four Rangers who cooperated with six Army divisions to fight, Ling Tianfang and Kang Jianguo were quite sure of this battle, but the sudden tension in the clouds made the imperial civil war imminent. His Highness the King of Qin only agreed to the fourth and fifth two Rangers to return west, while the second and sixth two Rangers were pressed onto the Yulin and Qinghe lines with the Third Legion. The First Legion, which was originally the general reserve team, quietly advanced eastward to the Longquan line, and the thick battle clouds were almost shrouded over the east and west lines.
The dark clouds in the sky seemed to foreshadow the two of them. Standing at the head of Qingyang City, Ling Tianfang looked at the distant sky without saying a word, as if he wanted to see through the enemy hidden behind the thick clouds. Now even if the people were to retreat strategically, it was too late. Luo Beiren came too fast, almost robbed the whole place, burned, killed and plundered, and it was more like the last madness. This shows that Tu Da had changed his past intention of defeating Western Xinjiang in military affairs, and wanted to use their mobility to destroy the economy of Western Xinjiang in this region.
Basic and influence. This strategy is not unpopular. A large number of Luobei merchants and small and medium-sized nobles who are in contact with Western Xinjiang have confiscated their property and even directly executed for collusion with the enemy. This shows that they have completely abandoned their originally somewhat restrained policy and turned into an open challenge policy. Ling Tianfang didn't know that this was just the view of the Luobei military represented by Tu Da or the opinion of the entire Luobei upper class, but no matter who they represent, it at least shows that this view has gained the upper class again in Luobei upper class, otherwise Tu Da would not have adopted such crazy methods.
If you want to stop this evil consequence from happening in Qingyang Prefecture, the only way is to take the initiative to attack and meet the enemy. However, Luo Beiren's unprecedentedly powerful maneuverability is unmatched. Three of the six divisions in his hands were just reorganized from the Fourth Legion of the Empire. According to Ling Tianfang's opinion after inspection, except for the first division that was directly controlled by Ying Jianming, which could still fight, the other two divisions could not adapt to field battles at all. At most, they could assume the responsibility of defending the city. This was because Luo Beiren almost did not have the ability to attack. In other words, there were only four divisions and two Ranger regiments that could pull out the city outside the city to fight Luo Beiren. How could he win this battle when Luo Bei's cavalry far exceeds his own strength?
Thinking of this, Ling Tianfang couldn't help but sigh inwardly. To some extent, the battle was no longer possible to turn the world by using tactical and strategic exercises. Just like the last Tenggeri War, the Xijiang Army, which had the time and powerful armed forces beyond the opponent, could move forward calmly and steadily according to its own strategic intentions, forcing Luo Beiren to fight decisively according to its own intentions, thereby perfectly resolving the war. But now the situation has turned around. The enemy's 400,000 cavalry have actually been divided into two lines in the east and south. The powerful mobility and assault ability and potential weakness of one side forced him to leave the city to defend the enemy outside the country. This kind of field battle is undoubtedly the most tempting for Luo Bei cavalry. Perhaps if one side wants to not lose this battle, he has to put some effort into this aspect.
Seeing Ling Tian's deep eyes keeping his eyes fixed, Kang Jianguo, who was a little anxious, could not help but suppress his impatientness and wait patiently for the Military Affairs Chief to return from his sacred tour. The Luobei cavalry had approached the northwest border at this time. Perhaps they were worried that the Western Xinjiang would ambush the strange soldiers in this area, so they were once again full of speed. The scouts were stepping up their search for this area to clear potential dangers. It seems that Tu Da was preparing to destroy the Northwest this time to avenge the defeated by His Highness the King of Qin. The Governor of Northwest Fielding has reminded himself twice to consider the interests of the people in the northwest and
Emotions and hinted that His Highness of Qin only agreed to give up Dongtengri County, but he absolutely did not say that he could even sacrifice the interests of Northwest County. This made Kang Jianguo even more irritable. Once Fielding turned to the army and entered politics, he no longer cared about the difficulties of the military. He only considered the problem from his perspective, but did not say these words to Ling Tianfang, and only jokingly clamored in his ears, which really made him anxious. The anxious wind met the slow doctor. Although the head of the Military Affairs Office looked in a bad mood, he seemed to have no excessive performance. I don’t know if it was confident and difficult to make a decision. Of course, Kang Jianguo hoped that the former result would be better.
"Jianguo, do you think that Luo Beiren will choose to wipe out our army and loot the two prefectures of Yinchuan and Qingyang?" The sudden question made Kang Jianguo, who was unprepared, not react for a long time. After careful consideration, Kang Jianguo vaguely realized what the military director had to do.
"If it were ordinary, Tu Da would naturally choose to wipe out our army. After all, according to the traditional concept of Luo Bei people, military power is the only factor that determines the outcome of the war. If there is a chance to wipe out our military power, they will not let it go. But this time, Luo Bei people's intentions seemed to have changed, as if they were more inclined to destroy the economic foundation in our Western Xinjiang territory. I don't know if they were worried that they would not be able to meet our army head-on in the field or if they really changed their concepts. However, according to Jianguo's inference, if the bait was large enough and the dog could not change the food, they would definitely pounce on like a mad dog." Kang Jianguo's eyes flashed, as if he had seen something.
"Well, it's well said that dogs can't change their shit. Even though Luo Beiren has realized this, their traditional concepts will not change for a moment. As long as we put enough bait, I believe that the fish will bite the hook. But the bait is too big, I need to consider whether it is cost-effective." Ling Tianfang actually knew in his heart that he had no choice. Compared with the losses in both political and economic aspects, as long as he could win, no matter how much the price was, he would have to give up because he had no choice.
Chapter completed!