Yi Song

Chapter 221 The official first battle

Liu Guozhang took Liu Zhuxie into the White Tiger Festival Hall and introduced Wang Zhen, Wang Xun, Zhe Kecun, Zhe Yanzhi, Yang Zongmin and Yang Zhen.

"The Zhenwu Department led by Zhu Xie is an old friend of life and death that I met when I was doing business in the Northeast. They were invited to go south. They have three thousand men and horses, and they gathered nearly six thousand cavalry along the way. In recent years, Mobei and Monan have not been plagued by snowstorms. Even if there is a drought, life is not easy.

The men who tied the horse poles also had to support their families, so many people went south with them. There were people from the Menggu, Ugu, Kle, and Tatar tribes who were willing to work hard for money and food rewards. "

Wang Zhen asked: "Chief Zhuxie, are these six thousand cavalry reliable?"

Liu Zhuxie replied categorically: "Don't worry, Mr. Wang. We have been in Mobei and other places for a long time. We know what the knights on the grassland are thinking about. We also know who is really good at fighting and who is a fake.

Those tribesmen who are willing to follow us also know that we are going south this time to grab wealth and wealth through mountains of swords and seas of blood. They can also trust us. After all, everyone in the Mobei grassland believes in the name of tiger. "

Liu Guozhang was almost done waiting and began to deploy.

"We are calling everyone together this time to deploy our Western Army for the first battle against Xixia, codenamed Henan Hunter Sheep. Fuzhou and Linzhou troops formed the Fulin Corps, with Zhe Kecun as the commander, Yang Zongmin as the deputy commander, and Zhe Yanzhi as the staff officer. , Yang Zhen is the vanguard officer. The number of soldiers must not be less than 2,000 cavalry and 3,000 infantry.

Wang Zhen, you go to the Jinning Army in Hexi and mobilize soldiers and horses from Taiyuan, Fenzhou, Shizhou, Lanzhou and other prefectures and counties to form the Jinning Corps. The number of soldiers was three thousand cavalry and six thousand infantry. Wang Zhen, you are the commander, Guo Zude is the deputy commander, Wang Xun is the staff officer, and Wang De is the vanguard officer. "

Quyechuan and Dahengshui were far away, and they were the first to be dealt with by the Hetao Corps when they went south. Defeat them one by one, punish the evil spirits, and deal with them according to the rules on the grassland. "

When the Fulin Corps besieged the Triangle City, the Shenyong Army Division in the left wing would send envoys to summon the cavalry from various places. Mingtangchuan is the closest and will definitely arrive first.

"The weak eat the strong, this is the rule on the grassland." Liu Guozhang replied calmly, and then continued to deploy.

The goal of the Fulin Corps is to attract the heroic troops from the left wing to move north. The main force of Xixia's heroic army on the left side is the more than 20,000 Dangxiang, Uighur, Xianbei and other tribes scattered in Mingtangchuan, Quyechuan, Dahengshui, Dijinze.

"Han Shizhong and Wu Jie went to the Hetao Corps, Zhang Jun and Wei Changsheng went to the Jinning Corps, Fu Huchen and Liu Qi went to the Fulin Corps. I thought they were officers. Commander Zhe, Manager Wang, Zhu Xie, they went to you for training. Also serves as liaison officer.

Liu Qi took out a blueprint from his bag and spread it on the table. Liu Guozhang pointed at the map and said.

Liu Guozhang took it and took a look, "The armor will be reduced by five hundred, the riding bow will be increased by one thousand, and the arrows will be added by one hundred thousand. They are light rangers, and the Song Army's standard armor is not suitable. Add one thousand more golden sore medicine."

In this operation, we adopted new strategic thinking, coupled with new contact methods such as passwords and signal flares, which you may not be familiar with. But I am very familiar with a few of them through personal experience and teaching. With their reminders, you will not understand the wrong strategic intentions or be confused about the information being conveyed. "

Liu Guozhang continued the deployment: "On October 27th, that is, ten days later, the Fulin Corps went south and besieged the Jialuchuan Triangle City. Three days later, on October 30th, the Jinning Corps left Shenquanzhai, entered the Mingtang River, and cut off The connection between the Left Wing Shen Yong Army and Yinzhou.

"Yes."

"Yes!"

Wang Xun replied on behalf of his father: "Jie Shuai, everything is ready. Here is the list."

“The deployment is as above, now I want to make clear the strategic goals of each department.

"Liu Zhuxie, the unit you lead is internally numbered as the Hetao Corps. You decide the staffing yourself. Manager Wang, are their soldiers, armor, and food ready?"

Liu Qi couldn't help but ask: "Jie Shuai, what are the rules on the grassland?"

The Hetao Corps crossed the Yellow River and went south from Heqing Army in Shengzhou, Northern Liaodong, passing through Quyechuan and Tuweichuan, and cruised in the Dahengshui area. Waiting for the opportunity. "

"Dijinze has a vast territory and the largest number of tribes living there. It is said that there are seven or eight thousand tents. Zhu Xie is targeting them to death."

"Yes."

"The goal of the Fulin Corps is to seize all the Jialu River, occupy the Triangle City, and cut off the connection between the Zuoxiang Shenyong Army and Quyechuan and Dahengshui. After capturing the Triangle City, quickly clear the Jialu River." "Empty?"

"The Xixia soldiers and civilians who stubbornly resisted were killed, and all the captured people, cattle and sheep were moved back to Linzhou Prefecture."

Everyone looked at each other.

Is this emptying? I just told Liu Zhuxie to follow the rules of the grassland, and I'm afraid it's similar to this.

Wang Zhen said hesitantly: "If word of this move spreads, my subordinates are worried that Qingliu Shilin will criticize us for being cruel and unkind, killing good people and taking credit for their merits."

Liu Guozhang glanced at him. Sure enough, he had been in the court for a long time and was familiar with the virtues of those civil servants.

"It doesn't matter. I will take on all the responsibilities. These civil servants have no real experience and only know how to show off their benevolence, righteousness and morality in the rear. War is a matter of life and death, cruelty and cruelty.

Talking about benevolence, righteousness and morality means treating the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers as child's play! It's to help the enemy.

The outcome has been decided and the overall situation has been decided, but we can show our mercy and justice. Be benevolent and righteous during a fierce battle, your brain is broken!

Don't worry, these civil servants dare to bite us. Among the Xixia objects we seized, there will be a few more letters, which are secret letters exchanged between these civil servants and the Xixia Kingdom. "

When everyone heard this, their hearts trembled.

Jishuai is so cruel.

If the civil servants accuse us of being cruel and unkind, just accuse them of colluding with Xixia. As for why they want to communicate with Xixia, that's not important!
It's nothing more than hurting each other to see who can hurt whom.

You must know that the three newspapers with the largest circulation and the most widespread influence in the Song Dynasty are currently in the hands of Yufengxing, Jieshunshe and Yuelai Inn.

If they really wanted to spit on each other, those civil servants and scholars would definitely not be able to spit on Liu Jieshuai.

Seeing that everyone felt at ease, Liu Guozhang felt a little proud.

I have now entered the ranks of treacherous and powerful officials. Since I am a treacherous and powerful official, how can I be afraid of being bitten by Qingliu?
Liu Guozhang continued the deployment: "After clearing the Jialu River, the Fulin Corps was stationed in the triangle city to attract the soldiers and horses of the Divine Warrior Army in the left chamber. If the main force of the Divine Warrior Army in the left chamber is found to have gathered, it means that the goals of the other troops and horses have not been achieved.

Commander Zhe and Deputy Commander Yang, you can immediately lead your troops back to Linzhou. In an emergency, you can turn around and retreat to the Jinning Army along the Jialu River. There is only one purpose. You are the bait. You cannot take yourself in. You must keep Fulin alive. "

"Yes!"

Zhe Kecun and Yang Zongmin answered categorically.

"The Jinning Corps marched into the Mingtang River and captured Sancha Town. This is the only way from Yinzhou to the Xiang Shenyong Army. You hold here, clear the Mingtang River, and escort all the prisoners back to the Jinning Army, and then arrange for them to cross the river. Shizhou area.

If a large army gathers around Yinzhou, you can immediately withdraw to Jialuchuan, but you must stay here. In an emergency, you can turn around and follow the Wuding River to retreat to Siwu Village and Yongle City.

Your purpose is to attract the main force of the Xixia Xiangyou Military Division in Yinzhou, Shizhou, and Xiazhou, but you cannot involve yourself. "

"Yes!" Wang Zhen replied.

Hearing this, Wang Zhen, Zhe Kecun, Zhe Yanzhi, Yang Zongmin, Yang Zhen and others couldn't help but swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, and said in a circle, we are all bait, who is the main force?

(End of this chapter)