I am Da Song

Chapter 285 Conquering Xining
"Joe's?" The name quickly attracted the attention of Liu Kai and Zhao Huaien.

Bian Sibojie introduced: "Now it is the six Kajia tribes that occupy Qingtang City. The six tribes of Kajia recognize Jisiluo's great-grandson Jieshijiao as the prince. The Gusiluo dynasty has been destroyed, and Jieshijiao has no power. But behind him The Qiao family has lived in Lijing City for generations, with 7 or [-] troops, and the orders are clear, and people are afraid to obey them."

"That's why Qiao's and Kajia's six tribes merged and occupied Qingtang City together."

The name of the leader of the Fanbang sounded very awkward, and Liu Kai didn't bother to remember it. He just quickly sorted out the situation and said, "So now the Qiao family and the six Kajia troops are guarding Xining City? How many troops are there on both sides?"

Bian Si Bojie said: "The Qiao family has 7 to 7 people, and the Kajia six tribes also have [-] to [-] people."

The combination of the two, with more than [-] troops, is indeed a considerable scale, comparable to a large grassland force, which can separate and plunder one side.No wonder the situation in the Longyou Protectorate's Mansion was corrupt.

Liu Kai asked, "Do they have any other reinforcements?"

An important reason why the Song army garrison did not launch an attack immediately in Baosai village was that they did not know the actual situation of the enemy.

It is neither clear how many defenders there are in Xining city, nor whether there are potential threats around.

Therefore, Liu Kai did not attack rashly, but while wooing the surrounding tribes, he consolidated logistics and set up fortifications.

As a famous general of the Song Army, he is proficient in the art of war and knows the truth that "a general who is good at fighting must first be invincible and wait for the enemy to be victorious".

Bian Si Bojie immediately said: "Obviously not now. But if the situation of the battle is not favorable to Master Wang, maybe there will be tribes who don't see the situation clearly and join the rebels."

"But the situation is the same for the rebels. All the tribes in the grassland are watching this battle, and neither the king nor the rebels can retreat weakly. Once they retreat, all the momentum and determination they have accumulated will be wiped out. There is a saying in the Central Plains, called loss The Taoist is of little help."

Liu Kai did not correct his misunderstanding of this sentence, but asked, "So you think Master Wang should go all out to defeat the rebels?"

Bian servant Bojie nodded heavily, and said: "This is an opportunity for Master Wang to clear up Longyou in one fell swoop. The Qiao family is usually entrenched in Lijing City, and the six Kajia divisions are scattered in the Jishi Army. It will be very difficult to suppress them one by one. But now The gathering of these two in Qingtang City is exactly the opportunity given by Master Wang."

The names mentioned by Bian Sibojie are all the old names of Tubo. Qingtang City is Xining City in Song Dynasty, and Lijing City is called Ningxi City in Song Dynasty.As the name suggests, it is the city to the west of Xining City.

The Jishi Army is a state in the south of Xining Prefecture. Although it is called the Army, it is on the same level as Huangzhou and Xining Prefecture.

If the Song army successfully wiped out all the troops of the Qiao family and the six Kajia tribes in Xining City, then three of the nominally four prefectures of the Longyou Governor's Mansion would be wiped out in the first battle.

The remaining Kuozhou land was small and was enclosed between Huangzhou and the Jishi Army, and the Song Army could regain the whole territory in a day or two.

Now it depends on whether the Song Army can conquer Xining in a frontal and majestic formation and eliminate the rebels.

Obviously, Bian Si Bojie also wanted to observe the combat power of the Song Army.If the Song Army is still invincible like it was 20 years ago, then he will help the Song Army pacify Longyou with all his heart.

If the Song army is vulnerable, he may also burn his ambitions, expand his strength to the south, and separate himself from one side.

The situation was very clear, and Liu Kai quickly made up his mind. The main force of the Song army, [-] and [-] Tubo Hu cavalry, marched westward to attack Xining, the most important city in Hehuang.

There are more than 10,000 people in the six tribes of Qiao's and Kajia, but it is impossible for them to be all warriors. Most of them are old, weak, women and children.

A troop of 5 people is already the limit.

The Song army had at least twice the number of rebels, and the Song army had a very high winning rate in this battle.

The distance between Baosai Village and Xining City was less than a hundred miles. After making sufficient preparations, the Song Army marched westward along the Huangshui River, and arrived at the city of Xining in only three days.

The reason why the Song army walked for three days on Baili Road is mainly because the Song army was camping and building fortifications most of the time.

On the plateau, especially near Xining City, there is a fertile grassland with flat terrain and rich grass.

This was where the cavalry was running, so the Tubo allied forces in Xining City did not stick to the city, but took the initiative to send troops to harass the Song army's march, intending to plunder the Song army's grain road.

The two elite cavalry of the Song Dynasty, the Beiwei Army and the Jingsai Army, were not under Liu Qi's command. He did not have a strong cavalry to counter Tubo, so he could only fortify the stronghold and fight dull battles.

It seems that this way of fighting is rigid and rigid, but it is the most incomprehensible way for Tubo.All the advantages of the Song Dynasty's strong national power, sufficient logistical supplies, and well-equipped and well-trained troops have been brought into full play.

It took only three days, and the Tibetans lost eleven games in a row.The cavalry charged the heavy infantry of the Song Army head-on, causing heavy casualties, and more than a thousand people were beheaded by the formation.There were thousands of casualties, the morale of the whole army was low, and the fighting spirit was sluggish.

Although the Song army arrived slowly, they marched to the city of Xining in three days, and more than [-] troops surrounded the city of Xining.

At this point, the consequences of the failure of the Tubo coalition forces in the first battle were fully revealed.

The Tubo tribes surrounding Baosai Village saw the mighty Song Army's [-] troops encircling Xining, and completely fell to the Song Army.

These people helped the Song Army dig trenches under Xining City, besieged the city three times, and poured Huangshui into it, completely encircling Xining City.

Obviously, this is Liu Kai's promise to give them a lot of benefits.

The victor can claim compensation after the battle.

So everyone is more willing to help the winning side.

Joe's and Kajia six are the targets of compensation this time.

10,000+ Song Army stormed the city without any worries. After five days of fierce fighting, Xining City was captured by the Song Army's heavy infantry.

The Song army did not slaughter the city, and the defenders in the city did not have the idea of ​​a death fight. 3 people abandoned their armor and surrendered.

"Master Wang captured more than [-] horses and more than [-] men and women.

Ningxi City and the Jishi Army surrendered in anticipation, and there were more than 19 people who belonged to the Song Dynasty. "

But these are all battle reports written by Liu Kai to the court.

In fact, Ningxi City, Qiao's and Kajia's six tribes of the Jishi Army were all looted by other tribes, and the wealth, population, and women were all divided among the tribes.

Then, in the flames and embers, these tribes brought a lot of looted wealth to Song Dynasty.

In the past, they all surrendered in name like this. Anyway, the princes of the Song Dynasty who were far away in Tokyo didn't know the details of the frontier.

It made no difference to them which tribe was wiped out or which tribe surrendered.They only care about how many tribes belong to them and how many people surrender.

But this time, the plans of the Tubo tribes completely fell through.

The Longyou Protectorate's Mansion obtained the jurisdiction of the frontier frontier from the imperial court, and after receiving the victory report from Liu Kai, it meant that the imperial court would no longer pay attention to the specific situation here.

The fate and arrangement of all the tribes fell into the hands of Liu Kai, the Longyou capital guard.

(End of this chapter)