Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 962 Wang Xiu Arrives in the Northwest
"Oh, I'm sorry." Feng Yuan smiled at the guard, with a rather gentle attitude, and walked quickly to the handsome tent in a very chic manner.

When he arrived in front of the big tent, Gao Ping had already gone in, obviously very rude, he didn't care, instead he smiled and handed over to the general outside the tent, saying: "I haven't seen you for a long time, but Kong Wu is still strong."

The general was Xu Zhong, and they didn't know each other. He looked at Feng Yuan with a smile, and bowed his hands and said: "Fourth brother, go in quickly!"

"Let's talk again when we have a chance." Feng Yuan nodded, and quickly stepped inside.

In the big tent are generals and stars, Qu Duan, Xie Qian, all of the western servants joined the army, Zhang Min, the deputy capital, Wang Zongyin, and the battalion commanders Li Yanxian and Xu Huiyan were sitting.

"The last general has seen my husband." Seeing that Gao Ping was seated, Feng Yuan immediately bowed to salute. The one who sat up was Wang Xiu. In the army, you can't call him Mr. Everything is done according to the official system.

"It's just right for Zi Chu to come. Well, everyone is here." Wang Xiu smiled, her attitude was quite easy-going, and she looked at Feng Yuan's gaze very appreciatively. Connect with Wantu.

He made a few arrangements in Kaifeng, and on the day Zhang Tonggu and Gao Sheng left, he left Zhang Bangchang and Cai Yi with the responsibility of returning to Taishang Zi Palace.Anyway, the secret agreement has been reached, and the rest are side matters, it is impossible for him to sit and work hard.

In addition, Yu Wenyi was arranged to be the deputy envoy to follow the old and strong Ma Kuo to the grassland. Although the road was divided by the captives, he could go back and forth in the name of a caravan. relaxing.

These are the unspoken rules of the frontier. It is impossible to prohibit caravans. Even if the higher-ups have an order to prohibit, the people below still have to make a fortune to eat. There are always loopholes to exploit. As long as you have enough money, someone will escort you .

Many Huiyi caravans in the Song Dynasty traveled to and from the northwest frontier. Whether it was the frontier defense of the Western Army or the checkpoints of the Jin Army, they were very close. Everyone could even sit down and call each other brothers, and it was over after paying a little price.

He straddled the horse and whipped the whip all the way to Shaanxi, and did not stop at Yongxing Army, so he led the generals of the Northern Army to the north and came directly to Helanyuan.

The East Road is the key to the success or failure of the Northwest War, and it is also a place where there may be conflicts with the Jin Army. He must come and watch the battle in person. It is not about trust or distrust, but it is too critical. He cannot afford to lose this war, even if it is a draw.

Because the northwest is the key link in his plan, not only for Ma Zheng, but also for a reliable flank.

If it is only for the source of war horses, it would be wrong. After nearly a thousand years of development, the horse farms in the northwest have gradually degenerated into sandy soil. There are many places in Hexi and Henan on the edge of Shaanxi. In the Han and Tang Dynasties, it was a horse herding area, but now it is overwhelmed.

Only Liangzhou, and the Henan area of ​​Dahe north of Lingzhou, are still excellent horse-grazing areas. If Liangzhou is taken, it is equivalent to winning half of the horse-grazing area, but it will not form a whole system, which will lead to continuous wars. The pastoral area was destroyed.

Only by conquering the entire Dangxiang people's ruled area can we effectively build the Mazheng Protection Area, improve the overall northwest frontier defense, and carry out protective development of pastures to maximize benefits.

Gao Ping came in first, and then Feng Yuan arrived. Which one of the generals present was not an old fritter, they were plain-faced, but they were caressing in their hearts.

However, there are also people who disdain Gao Ping, that arrogant attitude is simply disgusting, don't you know that Feng Yuan is a child of the Wang family?Also putting on airs in front of Wang Xianggong, deliberately alienating Feng Yuan, is simply pretending to be noble and deadly.

Wang Xiu didn't seem to care about it, and nodded to Zong Liang at the side. At his level, there was no need to pay attention to other things. The mere deputy capital joined the army, camped, and the capital school, which didn't interest him too much, unless it was a well-known name all over the world. Famous generals.

Zong Liang nodded, and walked up two steps: "Everyone, the captives can't get any benefits along the river. Now the main force is gathering to transfer to the west. According to various military conditions, they have about 7 troops stationed in the northwest, and the horse army has More than forty thousand..."

The Xuanfu Disposal Division dealt with the military situation of all parties, which was relatively detailed, and it could roughly estimate the specific strength of the Jin army. He explained them in detail one by one, like a treasure!

Today, it is true that it is a high-level military meeting, but as the prime minister, it is impossible for Wang Xiu to discuss these mundane affairs in person, so he can only do it for him.

"Everyone, the imperial court is dedicated to exterminating the living and Qiang. The intervention of the captives complicates the situation. Once the war breaks out, can it withstand it? I need to hear your opinions with my own ears." Wang Xiu put forward her own request after Zongliang finished speaking. .

He needed to be fully prepared. Wushu didn't dare to go to war easily on the Fifth Dahe Road, but it didn't mean he didn't dare to provoke in Henan.

Qu Duan had already understood on the road that as the coach, he would not discuss it for the time being, and his eyes turned to Jie Qian, with an unnatural expression on his face.

Xie Qian was supposed to dominate the West Road, but he thought that the West Road was a war zone by itself, and he was afraid that Xie Qian would lose control and use his wrist to put this guy on the East Road.

However, things backfired. Xie Qian was obviously not a master who gave in easily. He showed superb military command ability. , which he did not expect.

At the critical moment, Gao Ping, who has always been conceited, listened to Feng Yuan's persuasion and sent the two armies of the Dianqian Division into the East Road to fight, making Jieqian the focus of the court.

He is not a coach without a big picture. He agrees with Gao Ping's initiative to join the East Road, but he is jealous of Xie Qian's achievements.

People are a combination of contradictions. Without Gao Ping's intervention, Xie Qian would not be able to free up his hands and achieve such a great result, but one is tolerated and the other is hated.

"My lord, the three camps of our army on the east road are enough to deal with the Qiang and the left side, and the captives stationed on the front line of the Tiande army and the Jinsu army. If something happens, they will directly intervene in Mingtangchuan from Nuanquanfeng, which is the biggest threat to our army. The frightening thing is that the three states along Fuzhou Road are also under attack, and we can't use the remaining space on Fuzhou Road to threaten the flanks of the captives." As the host commander of the East Road, Xie Qian was naturally the first to make a suggestion.

Wang Xiu nodded silently. Xie Qian's analysis made sense. The Jin army directly attacked the Song army. The most powerful attack method was to go south along the two roads of Nuanquanfeng, annex the Fuzhou Road of the Song Dynasty, and enter the Xiangyou Army Division Attack the back of the Song army, and be able to attack the Xia army with something.Well, with the main force in the left wing of the Xia army still present, this move is quite vicious, and it may disintegrate the offensive on the eastern front.

(End of this chapter)