Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 939 Two Strategic Differences
Besides, this battle is just a small test, let him use his tactics a little bit, and verify that the actual combat type is successful.

In other words, he persuaded Gao Ping to transfer troops to the north. Gao Ping's acceptance was the correct choice of the general, not a matter of trust or distrust. Our battalion stabilized the front line, and Taiwei Xie led the army to capture Xiazhou."

Gao Ping frowned slightly, and according to his idea, he took down the ancient Wuyan city, and the three camps fought against the long wall.Then, the Dianqian Division and the Fifth Battalion advanced side by side, quickly advancing westward, launching a fierce attack on Yanzhou, completely clearing the east pass of Xingqing Mansion, and the Sixth Battalion restrained soldiers from Xiazhou, Shizhou and other places.

With the three armies of the Sixth Battalion, it should be possible to contain the Xia army in the left wing, at least to prevent this group of Qiang from making trouble, and let him make contributions.

Seeing Gao Ping's expression was wrong, Feng Yuan was obviously dissatisfied with his strategic guidance, and said again: "Xiazhou Capital Commander Xiao Heda has different ambitions, and he will definitely not go all out, and even has the heart to join the court. This is a godsend opportunity that must not be lost. Rapid westward advance can certainly achieve surprise, but the main force of Shengqiang still exists, which poses a great threat to our rear. Even if we win Yanzhou, we have to cross the sandy sea, and then face the heavy troops of Xiping Xiangqing army, which is easy to form obstacles in front of us. , and then there will be an embarrassing situation with heavy troops."

"As long as the main force in the left wing is eliminated, the eastern part of Yanzhou will naturally fall without a fight. Therefore, our army should unite the main force and capture the main force of Shengqiang for a decisive battle."

"Coinciding with the news of the death of Qianshun, the noble chieftain of Shengqiang, it was precisely when our army broke through and arrived at the city of Xingqing Prefecture in one fell swoop, and turned to Xiazhou and Shizhou to deploy troops. It will inevitably delay time and let them re-arm in Yanzhou." Gao Ping He also has his own opinions. He is eager to make meritorious service, but he still has judgment.

Feng Yuan silently nodded, he admitted that Gao Ping's strategy was feasible, and it was even the mainstream view of the Xi Shijun.They generally believe that Li Qianshun's sudden belch, the embarrassment of the party members facing the succession of the new king, and the unstable people's hearts, coupled with Xiao Heda's refusal to fight behind closed doors, is a good opportunity for the Song army, so that they don't have to fight hard. State, you can go west with light troops and directly attack Xingqing.

This is a good chance, as long as there is a strong force to stabilize the left wing, and then use a strong army to move westward quickly, it is possible to achieve the goal.

However, he saw the danger in it. Xiao Heda's staying behind closed doors did not mean rebellion. Xia Jun still had the main force gathered in the left wing, and they were not in a hurry for a decisive battle.Once the main force of the Song army advances westward, and the main force of the opponent counterattacks, it will form an embarrassing situation with a strong city in front and sharp soldiers in the back.

The grain, grass, and supply routes were definitely cut off, and the Xia army could even enter the territory of the Song Dynasty to fight.

Seeing that Feng Yuan was silent, Gao Ping said with a smile: "Could it be that Zixuan doesn't agree?"

Feng Yuan pondered for a while, risk and opportunity coexist, but it does not mean choosing risk to fight for opportunity, because there is a safe winning strategy, and said lightly: "The risk is too great."

"Risks and opportunities coexist. Isn't Shao Jinqing going westward with a light army? Isn't it also a great risk?" Gao Ping seemed dismissive, and said what Feng Yuan didn't want to hear the most.

"Liangzhou is the place where good horses from all over the world gather. There are not many soldiers and horses left behind by the party, and they cannot provide timely assistance. Difficulties are different in different places. Our army abandoned the main force of annihilating the Shengqiang and moved westward. What if they gather a large army? ?”

"There are two types of war guidance. One is to capture and annihilate the enemy's main force, and the other is to capture the capital regardless of everything. The former is the safest way to fight and is also the key to dealing with small countries. The latter is the key to the country's capital extending in all directions. The whole line collapsed, Xingzhou obviously does not belong to this category, even if the army captures Xingzhou, Sheng Qiang can still gather troops to counterattack."

This is the end of Feng Yuan's words. Gao Ping should understand that the following possibilities come from Wang Xiu's teaching.

In fact, there is no deep theory, but it is the choice of the target in the war, whether to attack the enemy's heavy army group, or to take the capital. The Jin army went south twice and captured Kaifeng, causing chaos in the Song Dynasty. It's hard to say how it will end.

That's because the power of the Song Dynasty was highly concentrated, and the local financial power was very weak. Kaifeng was captured, and the local area fell into a situation where it could not protect itself. It was unable to organize effective resistance for a long time. Another time and space existed in reality. Things got better, even the emperor was chased and forced into the sea.

It's not that you don't resist, let alone that you don't want to resist, but that you really can't resist. If you don't have soldiers or money, how can you fight with others?

Xia is completely different. The powerful Dangxiang clan has real power, owns its own tribal soldiers and horses, and each military state also has relative financial power. Even if the country is captured, as long as Li Renxiao escapes, he can organize a strong counterattack.

Gao Ping ignored Feng Yuan and galloped on the battlefield, making Feng Yuan shake his head and smile, not taking the opponent's arrogance to heart.

Not to mention the northwest battlefield, the negotiations in Kaifeng are still going on, Wang Xiu is quite disgusted, and basically delegates power to Shen Mo and Yu Wenyi, and puts Yu Wenyi's burden on him.

"Yuanhou, I think Zhang Tonggujiang's talents are exhausted, and there is not much room for bargaining. You should be prepared and go north in the name of a caravan."

Wang Xiu leaned comfortably on the high-backed chair, with a gentle smile on his face, and said, "Keraihan Ahesu and Qiyanhan Iba are all greedy prairie wolves. Benefits, let them go south to plunder as much as they want. Remember, they want gold and silver for gold and silver, silk for silk, and beautiful women for beautiful women, but they can’t promise copper and iron coins, let alone armored weapons, understand?”

Since the demise of the Khitan, the Jurchens are trying to control the vacuum of time, and the tribes of the grassland have fallen into fierce infighting, but the relatively powerful Kelie and Qiyan tribes continue to plunder Xia on a small scale. .

This group of grassland peoples is greedy, even more cruel than the half-cultivating and half-herding Jurchens and party members, they are simply barbarians.Back then, for the sake of peace in the north, Li Ganshun sent Zhang Yu, the commander of the capital, to guard the north. It was considered silent for two years, but there were victories and defeats for each other, and it was impossible to effectively control this group of barbarians going south.

The good thing is that no matter the Khitans, the Jurchens, or the Dangxiang people, they all control the flow of copper and iron into the grassland, which makes those barbarians weak. Many soldiers use bone arrows, and the lethality is not the same as that of copper and iron. In this way, the Jurchens were also afraid, and the party members were frequently deflated.

A large amount of copper and iron flowed into the grassland, and arming those barbarians was definitely a frightening thing.

Looking at Yu Wenyi silently and calmly, he said indifferently: "This time, you brought a lot of goods, which is enough to open the eyes of their bumpkins."

(End of this chapter)