Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 520
Wang Xiu thought about it for a while, then suddenly got up and walked to the topographic map, staring at it and said: "It's a game of chess, if the west of Beijing fails, what will happen to the captives and us? Don't be surprised, this is called planning for a rainy day."

Zhong Lirui and Zong Liang looked at each other, feeling chills, Wang Xiu was actually very pessimistic about the battle situation in the west of Beijing, and couldn't help but wonder why.

"If Quduan is defeated, half of Shaanxi's elite will be lost, Wang Yuan will definitely withdraw from Kaifeng, and Nianhan will definitely move his troops westward. The Yongxing Army Road in Shaanxi will become the main battlefield. JD.com should be able to reduce the pressure, and it will last for at least three years. buffer."

While Wang Xiu was talking, Zhong Liqiu didn't finish his sentence. The defeat in the west of Beijing had a huge impact on the entire Eastern Front. He turned his gaze to Zhong Lirui and said, "If you were Nianhan, how would you deploy your formation to defeat Qu Duan in one fell swoop?" ?”

"The Western Army is extremely elite. The Taiwei is acting on his own will, but it is not impossible to fight. After all, Nianhan can invest no more than [-] horse troops." Zhong Lirui is very confident in Qu Duan. Judging from the situation on the battlefield, Nianhan is To deal with the Song army everywhere, the main force of the horse army that can be put into the battlefield is not many, and the Jin army's postscripts are not worth mentioning.

Whether Qu Duan can win or not, Wang Xiu was noncommittal. The Jurchen elite led by Nian Han is really not easy to deal with. Even 4 people are very sharp. He pondered a little, and said: "Even if Qu Duan is defeated, we are not without it. Chance."

Zong Liang had a toothache, and Wang Xiu's jumping thinking made him a little bit behind. He couldn't help saying: "Sir, Wushu is the most urgent task. He has already captured Shanzhou, and I am afraid that he will send troops south. There is only Liu Taiwei on the Huai River. I'm afraid it's impossible to defend."

Wang Xiu looked at the topographic map again, slowly nodded and said: "You are right. If Qu Duan can't win, we still have some room for maneuver. If Wushu makes a breakthrough, Jianghuai will be in a mess, and the loss is unbearable."

Zhong Lirui looked at Wang Xiu in surprise, he heard a strange smell, and said, "Why did your lord say that?"

Wang Xiu didn't answer Zhong Lirui, but smiled and said: "Do you think Wu Shu will go south or come to Xuzhou?"

Zong Liang did not hesitate, and said decisively: "Wu Shu enters Bozhou, and he will definitely go deep alone. There are more than [-] Liu Taiwei troops on the Huai River. If he does not see the opportunity to go south, he will be called a general in vain."

Zhong Liqiu nodded, and said with a little hesitation: "It should be going south as hard as possible, but my lord has a lot of troops in Xuzhou, so I'm afraid there will be changes."

"What changes can there be?" Wang Xiu's eyes lit up, staring at Zhong Lirui flickeringly.

Zhong Lirui carefully brewed his words, and said slowly: "Perhaps, Wushu will go east first, defeat the lord, and then go south."

"Impossible, Huai is empty, Xuzhou has heavy troops stationed, he will never delay the trip, the captives can withdraw from Jinan at any time, and the brigade of horses is approaching Xuzhou." Zong Liang disagreed with Zhong Lirui's words, how could he give up the opportunity to break through, head-to-head Fool, the other ministries of the Jin Army in Jingdong will also form a strong restraint on Xuzhou. As long as the Jin Army does not suffer a disastrous defeat, Wushu doesn't have to worry about the future at all.

Wang Xiu's face was serious, and he glanced at the topographical map. It was really the case. He didn't expect that Talan could go south at any time.Also, it is true that Gao Ping and Guan Sheng successfully defended Licheng, but that is just to defend, it does not mean that they can fight with others. The lazy tens of thousands of cavalry can go south at any time. Wu Shu going south to worry about the Xuzhou problem is simply solved.

There is no certainty in military affairs, only possible occurrences. If there is the support of Talan, Wushu is absolutely confident. If all towns and cities on the Huai River are really in danger, once the Huai River is breached, it will definitely be a major blow to the Song Dynasty. Whether it was morale or political economy, he fell silent.

"My lord, there are quite a lot of passive people in the west and east of Beijing now. Your lord should take precautions against Wushu first. In case the lazy and light soldiers contain the Jingdong army, Wushu will definitely go south with all its strength, and it will be at stake." Zhong Lirui said hurriedly, he didn't think Wushu Will bypass Xuzhou.

Wang Xiu is also caught in a dilemma. He claims to know Wushu and is an absolute main fighter. As long as he catches a favorable opportunity, he will definitely give him a thunderous blow, but he believes that Wushu will never waste troops for nothing. , Capture the main force for a decisive battle is the opponent's goal, and they will definitely come to Xuzhou.However, Zong Liang's assumption made him hesitate. Once Talan divides his troops to go south, Wu Shu might really not come to him for a decisive battle. There is only Liu Guangshi on the Huai River, so it is difficult to stop the Jin army from going south.

He was caught in a dilemma whether to divide his troops and go south or stay still.

Just when Wang Xiu was having a hard time making a choice, the battle of Luoyang in the west of Beijing was coming to an end. The Song army kept shrinking its position and wanted to maintain an unbeaten draw. Nianhan was relieved. Zhu Zi lost face, if he could capture this guy, he would definitely set up a banquet and have a few big bowls with him.

When he dispatched troops to prepare to disperse the Song Army's left-wing formation and form a favorable situation to end the battle, he received news that the Song Army's reinforcements were about to arrive.

"The main force of the Southern Dynasty army passed through Yishui."

"The Southern Dynasty army's front line is less than fifteen miles away."

"Smoke and dust rose to the sky in the northeast direction, and there were tens of thousands of horse troops in size."

"Thousands of Southern Dynasties broke through my guard camp."

The billowing dust and smoke from the east made Nianhan very frustrated. He did not expect the Song army to come so fast, which was unbelievable. In the past, the Song army with infantry as the main force moved slowly. Even if they passed Yishui, because of its huge size The slow-moving infantry could not have reached so quickly.

"Could it be that they can fly? Hey, order all the ministries to assemble to the northwest of Luoyang." He didn't want to believe it, but he had to admit that with the arrival of reinforcements from the Song army, the best fighter had been lost, and the goal of defeating Qu Duan could not be achieved.

Today, the right wing of the Jin army has assembled [-] cavalry, and is suppressing the left wing of the Song army in batches. The results are very rich.The Song army's left-wing guard troops, under the back and forth charges of the kidnappers, had long since collapsed, and the first formation in front was also under continuous crushing, and gradually tended to disintegrate. The main road between the left wing of the Song army and the camp.

It can be said that the right wing of the Jin army has almost completed the strategic assault, and only missed the final blow to the left wing of the Song army. It is unbelievable to withdraw now.

With the issuance of the military order, the golden army on all fronts began to break away from the battle, Bu Bazi retreated first, and the horse army took turns to cover.It cannot but be said that Nianhan is worthy of being a famous general, he does not procrastinate at all, and is very magnanimous in his choices. Given that ordinary people would divide their troops to resist the reinforcements of the Song army and cut off the connection between the main force of the Song army and the camp, he gave up without hesitation. Fat to the mouth.

It was he who resolutely gave up when he saw the reinforcements of the Song army arriving and the galloping momentum of thousands of horses.Now that the reinforcements of the Song Army have arrived and there are still powerful horse troops, what is the use of cutting off the main force of the Song Army from the camp?Instead, they will fall into a desperate situation where they are attacked from three sides.

(End of this chapter)