Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 964 Bad Omen

Wang Xiu's face was extremely ugly. He had already understood the Jurchen's strategic intentions. He started to threaten and intercept the grassland tribes, ensure the safety of Xiabei, and release [-] Xia troops to fight south. It is a headache to think about it.

Party members attach great importance to northern border affairs. The three supervisory divisions have [-] regular soldiers, accounting for almost [-]% of the country's military strength. Most of them are elite horse troops.

According to the original battle plan, several grassland tribes took advantage of the fire to loot and restrain the main force of the Xia army in the north. When they marched into Yanzhou and fought against the Xiangqing army, a group of soldiers and horses would rush northward to meet the Xia army's northern frontier army going south. It would be difficult at that time The war in Wuzhou is over, and the main force of the Xia army's left wing has been eliminated. They can deal with it calmly. Even if the Northern Army Division goes south, it will not change the overall situation.

The Jurchens found another way to release this elite army in advance, and the severity was not ordinary.The Xia army dealt with the grassland tribes, and most of the elite horse troops were placed in the north. It was said that there were [-] troops, and with the burden of [-] to [-], the horse army had more than [-] people. It is difficult to fight in the five states, and the Song Army East Road will be at a disadvantage.

As long as the war is in a balanced state, the Song army will lose the opportunity for a quick battle. When Li Renxiao controls the situation, this battle will be really difficult to fight.

There was no sound in the big tent, and Feng Yuan's analysis was reasonable, so they couldn't help thinking about it.If the analysis is correct, it is absolutely inappropriate for the Song army, and there is even a possibility of defeat. The atmosphere is quite depressing.

"Can the Northwest camp hold up?" Qu Duan turned to look at Gao Ping with a particularly solemn expression.

Gao Ping was embarrassed for a while. He was really arrogant. It was okay to face Yanzhou with two armies, but to divide his troops against the horse army of the third supervising army division was not of the same order at all. He was not arrogant enough to die.

"Wang Xianggong, can Xuanwu Army and Xuan Yi Army hurry up?" Seeing Gao Ping shaking his head, Qu Duan also understood that with the strength of the Northwest camp, Gao Ping was indeed in trouble, so he could only place his hope on the two armies of the Northern Servant Army.

Xuanwu and Xuanyi troops are also elite troops. If 3 people can arrive in time and join the battlefield, they should be able to sustain it.

How could Wang Xiu not know that he dispatched two armies to advance westward in order to increase the strength of the Western Guards, and it was also the first time that the Northern Guards reinforced the Western Guards.

The combat effectiveness of the two armies is very strong, but unfortunately, from the preparation of the outfit to the march, it is a series of cumbersome problems, that is, the Xuanyi army is in the west of Beijing, and the Xuanwu army will arrive. It is not known when, and it is impossible to arrive in time.

Zong Liang rolled his eyes at Qu Duan, and said calmly: "Taiwei, you must know that the departure of the army is a cumbersome matter, and it is impossible to arrive lightly. Besides, the army enters the battlefield to win, not to be sent to be destroyed by others."

He is a servant of the pavilion, and his status is quite important. He once served as the deputy chief of general affairs of the Privy Council. He is currently in charge of Gou Jiyi, the secretary of the Xuanfu Disposal. His status is higher than most of the people present. Compared with Qu Duan, he can naturally refute Qu Duan's remarks don't need to be deliberately polite.

Qu Duan's complexion was very ugly, but he was helpless. He could despise Feng Yuan, but he could not humiliate Zong Liang. He was not only a civil servant, but also represented the imperial court. This was a matter of principle.

Because, no matter how Feng Yuan was born as a civil and military Jinshi, he was also a military officer of the right class, but Zong Liang was a minister of the cabinet. contradict.

"Okay, don't count on reinforcements from the Northern Guards for the time being. We have to prepare both ways. The captives will directly intervene in the battle of the predestined army, and also deal with the counterattack of the Sheng Qiang. How should we deal with it? If we can't deal with it, how should we deal with it? "Wang Xiu didn't want Qu Duan to be too embarrassing, so he set the rules.

"The Northwest camp is an elite army in front of the temple, but it is difficult to resist the two groups of Qiang. There is no way to do it. It will be difficult for them to gather three forces. I am afraid that the three camps will not be able to bear it. When the soldiers and horses of the Northern Guards arrive, it will be too late. gone."

Everyone fell into deep thought. What Wang Xiu said was the truth. There was no participation in the water. It would take a month at the earliest for the Northern Servant Army to reinforce the army. I am afraid that the Xia Army has already launched a military operation.

This war is most afraid of reaching a stalemate. Not only do the party members have time to organize defenses, but also the Jurchens are watching.

"Xiao Heda has always had different ambitions. As long as we persist, if the captives intervene, he will definitely rebel openly." Xu Huiyan pinned his hopes on Xiazhou, hoping that Xiao Heda could join the Song Dynasty.

Wang Xiu recognized Xu Huiyan's judgment. This is not a secret. When Li Qianshun was alive, Xiao Heda was very dissatisfied with Xia's abandonment of Khitan. The friendship of the old master is very suitable for Xiao Heda's appetite, and it cannot be ruled out that Xiao Heda cooperates with the Song Army.

However, Xiao Heda is only in command of the Xiazhou capital, and the troops under his command are not strong, that is, there are tens of thousands of soldiers, can they play a decisive role at critical moments?It's not enough to put Xia Jun's counterattack on him. Putting treasure on this person is purely looking for abuse.

Besides, this person is obviously still up for grabs. If Xia Jun is powerful, he might stab him in the back. This is by no means impossible, but a reality.

"I think it is unlikely that the captives will go south along the Fuzhou Road, but we are fighting against the Shengqiang counterattack independently, and there is not much hope for a quick battle." Li Yanxian said that he is not optimistic about the prospects of the war. As a general in the front, he is pessimistic .

Zhang Min shook his head and said, "At least we can stabilize the eastern part of Yanzhou and build a defense, which is half the battle."

Wang Zongyin raised his brows and said: "It makes sense for them all to join the army. At least we can win half of Dingnan and occupy Liangzhou. As long as we plan properly, there is nothing we can do about Sheng Qiang. They can only be weakened, and the court still achieves its goal." .”

This kind of argument is far-fetched but true, and Wang Xiu also understands that the Song army actually controls many key passes and two major parts of the state when the battle is fought.

Besides, Liangzhou is already under control. As long as the reinforcements are followed up in time, with the support of Xihe Road and Qinfeng Road, Xia Kingdom can be divided into two. Xingqing will have to take the difficult north road to contact the states in Gansu. It is foreseeable With the weakening of the party's rule over the west, the Uyghurs will definitely rebel.

As long as Liangzhou and Hengshan are kept, the rule of the party members will collapse in less than ten years.

In other words, some generals in the army saw the danger and were satisfied with the results they had achieved so far. They wanted to completely switch to defense and consolidate the spoils they had obtained. In fact, it was tantamount to giving up Miexia and becoming an anticlimactic Weak Xia.

(End of this chapter)