Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 393: A Battle That Must Be Lost

When he was speaking, Li Bao, who was dressed in military uniform, entered the room boldly, looked around the crowd calmly, bowed his hands to Wang Xiu, and said solemnly: "My lord, all our troops have arrived at the designated positions, please show me your lord."

"Okay, let's garrison in Dazhai, ready to fight at any time."

"Yes."

Wang Xiu looked at Miao Song and the others again, but his eyes became much gentler, and said: "You can go back to rectify the troops first, and wait for my command."

Miao Song glanced at the crowd, cupped his hands, turned and left without hesitation, Ge Hao and the other five quickly followed.

Wang De watched the six people go out of the tent, and then said: "My lord, are you so relieved of them?"

"What else?" Wang Xiu smiled meaningfully, and said again: "They are all soldiers and horses of the imperial court. It is best if they are willing to work together to kill the enemy. Don't make trouble, let them go."

Wang De let out a long sigh, took a deep look at Wang Xiu, and said, "My lord is righteous!"

Wang Xiu shook her head, looked around at the generals, clasped her fists and said in a deep voice, "You are all loyal men, I, Wang Xiu, thank you for your righteous deeds."

All the generals hurriedly returned the gift, and said one after another: "I would like to go to the country together with your lord."

Wang Xiu nodded in satisfaction, secretly excited in her heart. Although these people are still hesitant, they have finally passed the most difficult moment. They did not work hard during the war, and they may impeach him afterwards, but so what?He didn't expect these people to fully contribute, tens of thousands of elite soldiers are enough!Give him some time, it won't take too long, and his armament will really be established.

Thinking about it, with a look of embarrassment on his face, he sighed, "The soldiers and horses in the east of the river will not do their best. It is difficult for the princes to hold on with tens of thousands of troops. We have to separate more than ten thousand soldiers and horses to leave the battlefield and set up a temporary camp along the southeast direction." .”

Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard it, what's going on?Set up a stronghold to the southeast, this is the plan before retreating!Wang De couldn't help frowning, and asked in doubt: "My lord, what is the meaning of this?"

"It's good to put it to death and survive, but it's a pity that we have only one army near the capital, and we must not have the thought of breaking the boat. If we want to win, we want to lose first. We are all deploying defenses along the river. Once the captives send cavalry across the river, go around to Behind our camp, the situation will be unmanageable, it is necessary to set up a rear camp, in case the sniper fails, all the ministries can slowly retreat into the camp, so that the army will not be defeated like a mountain."

Historically, the defeat of more than [-] troops of the Song Army was due to the lack of depth in the Jiahe Village. They were frightened by the Jin Army overnight and found that the opponent crossed the river lightly. They thought they were surrounded, and all the troops panicked. , Wang Xiu never wanted to make such a low-level mistake.

The generals also understood that they said that there was an army of more than 9. In fact, the imperial court allowed family members to accompany the army. Only [-] or [-] people.

Although some people disapproved of Wang Xiu's establishment of a deep camp, they also wanted to let everyone have a way out. Since there is a way out, why not do it!It's better than being defeated by others, everyone parted ways, and dispersed at once. At least there is a position to reorganize the defense, which can delay time.

No matter how bad it is, if the army is defeated, some people will attack the Jin army, giving them a chance to escape.

"Also, I have sent 76 generals to set up a camp and hoard some food and grass. Of course, this is just in case. I believe that if you all share the same hatred, it will not be difficult to repel the captives." Wang Xiu said with a smile.

Some quick-witted people's minds became active, and Wang Xiu's successive movements seemed to be in a layout, and there were signs of a chain of links.Don't doubt that some people may not be able to fight, but there is no shortage of "talented people" in the world. People with lofty ideals who have crooked talents can naturally see other people's plans.

"Alright, since your lord is thoughtful, let's do a big job." Wang De chose not to care about it. It is better to have a safe rear guarantee than to put all your eggs in one basket.

"Okay, each village will send out two layers of troops in turn, within one hour, to monitor along the river, and the others to rest well, and if they find the captives crossing the river, they will fight back immediately." Wang Xiu raised her brows and said with a smile: "The captives beat the drums to add to the fun, and we also beat the drums, and have a harmony with them."

The generals burst into laughter, and the tense atmosphere in the big tent was greatly diluted.

Everyone went back to the village, Wang De was two steps too late, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, beware of Miao Song and the others."

Wang Xiu's eyes flashed sharply, but she smiled and said: "Don't worry, I believe they will not dare to mess around. In case something happens, the Taiwei will quickly approach me."

A doubt flashed in Wang De's eyes, his lips twitched, and his face was extremely complicated.

"Is there something else for the captain?" Wang Xiu looked frankly, as if she really didn't understand Wang De's worries.

Wang De seemed unwilling to meet Wang Xiu's gaze, and he hesitated a little before saying, "Since your lord is considering defeat, it seems that he is not optimistic about this battle."

Wang Xiu didn't mind Wang De's frankness, he didn't have any hope in the first place, so why not look forward to it?He said bluntly: "Exactly, I am not optimistic about the crowd of more than [-] mobs. The reason why Zhe Yanzhi was killed is that he insisted on dividing his troops to protect himself. In the end, the entire army will retreat and Gyeonggi will lose its last barrier. I will set up a guard camp. Resist with all your strength, it is best to block the captives. If it is not possible, the armies will not be collapsed if they withdraw from the battlefield, and they will be able to stabilize their positions. At least we can keep the main force and contain the captives outside Kaifeng so that they cannot attack. "

Wang De understood Wang Xiu's intentions, and with the support of the rear camp, the fate of the entire army could indeed be avoided.Orihiko's army is patchwork, with uneven combat effectiveness, and the generals are intriguing, and he is not optimistic about the war. Since Wang Xiu has considered the way out, let's fight with his hands and feet.

"Forget it, I'll go back and prepare for the battle." He was decisive and brave, but he was also stupid and stubborn. Now that he understood Wang Xiu's intention, he accepted it from his heart, cupped his hands, turned and left.

Wang Xiu saw Wang De leave, but Li Bao said worriedly: "My lord, is it really irreversible?"

Wang Xiu shook her head, but did not answer Li Bao's question.A joke, to save the situation, how to save it?In the battle, people and you are facing each other across the river. It seems that there are both advantages and disadvantages, but this battle has been taken to a strategic level. Song Dynasty has already lost completely. The mere river cannot stop the [-] elite horse army. What is redeemed is to rescue more remnants and take them out.

"Li Hui's army of five thousand horses is a fortune!"

Li Bao didn't keep up with Wang Xiu's jumping thinking, and almost choked on his saliva. He stared at Wang Xiu with wide eyes. He had just killed Zhe Yanzhi, and he became interested in Li Hui again. He is a serious ruler in power!

"Okay, let's order the armies to prepare for the battle. General Zigui will lead the army to be ready for battle at any time, maintain the order of the ministries, and don't let them mess up." Wang Xiu looked at Feng Yuan who came in again, and smiled mysteriously.

Li Bao frowned. The two missions were not light. It should be said that there were three missions. The 78th general's follower had already arrived at the rear to set up a camp. He didn't think that the other two missions could not be completed. Tens of thousands of elite soldiers!
But he said that Miao Song, Ge Hao and others gathered together to discuss.

"Wang Xiu killed Marshal Hedong without authorization, we must not let it go."

"What can I do? I haven't seen Wang Yecha of the Western Army look bad, and a few thieves who don't breed are licking their faces to curry favor with Wang Xiu."

"Just wait, when the battle is over, there will always be a time to settle accounts."

"Yes, the face of our Hedong army must not be lost for nothing."

Hearing everyone's venting, Miao Song's face was very ugly, Ge Hao waved his hand to signal everyone to stop pointlessly complaining, and asked, "Is there a good plan?"

Miao Song looked at the crowd with a gloomy face, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, Xuanfu must not die in vain, and we must not lose face in vain, either."

"Then what should we do, we can't be restrained by Wang Xiu, I feel uncomfortable just thinking about it." Ge Hao's face was full of anger.

Miao Song rolled his eyes and said with a sneer, "I have a plan to ensure that Wang Xiu will have no place to bury her."

"Say it."

When Miao Song uttered the plan, several people looked at each other in blank dismay, with confused expressions on their faces. Someone said: "This is not good! It is not enough to go to this point. If there is a mistake, I will be smashed to pieces."

"It's not like we're betraying our country. What's the big deal? If he can kill Xuanfu, we can take him down." Ge Hao said with a ferocious face, he absolutely couldn't swallow this breath.

"Everyone, do you want to do it?" Miao Song's eyes were cold, like a poisonous snake.

The south bank was a mess, everyone had their own plans, and the Jin army on the north bank was not idle. At dawn, the cries of the struggling people on the north bank, even louder than the drums, came in bursts.

It wasn't that the Jin army immediately occupied the entire north bank, and Nianhan was not stupid. He didn't order the massacre of the soldiers and civilians stranded on the north bank, which could only inspire the courage of the Song army to resist.The Jin army waited in full force and did not attack. It just made the soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty face the tragedy and fell into boundless panic, effectively disintegrating their morale.

Fortunately, Wang Xiu did not order to burn the pontoon bridge and let some soldiers and civilians cross the river. Many of the remnants and defeated soldiers from the east of the river also had horses. The important money still crossed the river and was directly accepted by Wang Xiu with a smile.

The troops stationed at the river mouth were defeated without a fight, and retreated south one after another, and the guard posts along the river were useless.When Nianhan received the military information, he felt that the time was almost up, so he sent Brother Yinshu, led by the demoted officer Zhang Kezuo, to lead [-] riders to the river to explore the road.

This time the fun was great. Not only was the river level shallow, you could cross the river directly, the pontoon bridge was not burned down, and several camps of the defenders were empty. Brother Yinshu was overjoyed, and immediately divided his troops into two groups and directly crossed the river.

The history is surprisingly similar. Brother Yinshu quickly crossed the river and detoured to Dazhai to go south to the village, and bluffed, creating the illusion of tens of thousands of troops.If it was still the quality of Orihiko, I am afraid that the Chinese army will immediately retreat, and the army of more than [-] will collapse in an instant.

This time, what they met was Wang Xiu, a person who knew this history well, but what would happen if they didn't know the consequences and the ending?

(End of this chapter)