Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 966 Difficulties in Breakthrough in the Middle Road

Qu Duan understood Wang Xiu's intention, used the east road as a cover, concentrated three armies to attack in the middle road, and slashed the Dangxiang people from the soft abdomen, completely disrupting their deployment. It must be said that it was a wonderful move, but he was uncomfortable.

You said that you would not interfere in military affairs, so why are you talking too much? It's just that Wang Zongyin's tricks are still in the hands of others.

"There is another problem. To cross the entire vast sea, you need to capture Pulang City and Yaode City before you can reach the outskirts of Lingzhou. Sheng Qiang relies on the strong city, and disperses the horse army and my guerrilla. What can I do?" Feng Yuan Asking your own questions is still hitting the nail on the head.

Everyone is a veteran of many battles. It is conceivable that the Song army will launch an offensive, and the Xia army may use the sea buckthorn in the vast sea as a barrier to use the horse army to attack frequently.

Don't doubt whether the Xia army's tactics will be successful. Facing the seabuckthorn zone on both sides of the river, the Song army can only go north along the river, and the main force cannot stay away. , Adopting guerrilla tactics to constantly harass, so that the Song Army did not have the opportunity to recuperate, and the procrastination was also dragged down.

Besides, the main force is fighting in front of the hundreds of miles of vast sea roads, and it is impossible to deploy heavy troops along the way. Those transshipment teams are so fragile that they are almost incapable of fighting in front of the horse army.

Xie Qian, Li Yanxian, and Xu Huiyan had no right to speak, but Qu Duan, Zhang Min, and Wang Zongyin were lost in thought, and the main attack in the middle is not fun!Maybe both camps will be ruined, and no one wants to be an outcropping bird.

Wang Xiu admired Feng Yuan's keen observation ability. Seeing blood for a while, he raised a problem. He turned his eyes to Feng Yuan and said in a deep voice, "Do you have a solution?"

"Yes, but I haven't fully thought it out yet. There seem to be many loopholes." Feng Yuan answered very sincerely in front of Wang Xiu.

"Let's talk about it." Wang Xiu's eyes were filled with anticipation. Feng Yuan's strategic quality was very important to him.

"Actually, the tactics that Sheng Qiang may adopt are not that difficult to deal with. They can use horse troops to attack, and we can also use horse troops to counterattack."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Zongyin sneered and said displeasedly: "The horse army counterattacked? Don't you think that there are many horse troops in the middle road, which can form a deterrent to the Sheng Qiang. Even if the main force can barely cope, what about our food road?"

Everyone couldn't help but sigh, this guy is too blind, he won't die if he doesn't die, Wang Zongyin obviously lacks political experience, in front of Wang Xiu, he repeated it again and again, it really needs to be dealt with!Even Qu Duan gave him a hard look.

However, there is some truth to what this guy said. It is reasonable for the Ma Jun to fight against the Ma Jun. The key point is that you cannot always watch the transfer team. If they retreat immediately after a surprise attack, or lure you to pursue them, and then surround them with superior forces, it will be difficult to handle. up.

Wang Xiu didn't pay attention to Wang Zongyin. For a warrior, he didn't take it seriously. To survive the crisis of war, not to mention the mere lieutenants who joined the army, even Qu Duan could be dealt with as he wanted. He said flatly, "Go ahead."

Wang Zongyin seemed to realize something was wrong, and his face was embarrassing for a while, but seeing that everyone almost ignored him, he felt a little uneasy. When he looked at the song again, he found that he was not looking sideways, and felt that he was abandoned, giving birth to a burst of regret .

Feng Yuan also ignored Wang Zongyin, pointed at the map with a soft whip, and continued: "We don't have many horse troops, but the three armies also have ten battalions of horse troops. It is completely possible to organize two horse teams to take turns to face the attack of Sheng Qiang."

"The most important thing is that we have chariots, and each of the three armies has a chariot battalion. In addition, the transfer of the 52nd brigade to the north can completely build a peripheral defense and protect the infantry from harassment. As the deputy governor said, we There are too few cavalry and chariot soldiers to fully protect the food roads and supplies, which is the biggest shortcoming."

Wang Xiushen believed that Feng Yuan's consideration was very thorough. The grain and grass passages were not attacked in the battle on the East Road. The reason was that the front line was wide and short. No, there is no strength to attack the grain road, even if there is not enough troops to attack.

Taking ten thousand steps back, the longest route from Shaanxi to the battlefield is no more than a hundred miles, and there are barriers everywhere. Even if they dare to attack, they have to worry about being entangled by the garrison in the nearby gates and it is extremely difficult to escape. , and there is more than one transshipment path.

The northward path in the middle is a straight-line assault. With the deepening of the army, the main force and rear supplies will be extended, and they must follow a road along the Lingzhou River, which gives the Xia army and horse army an excellent opportunity.They can attack the grain road from any point at any time. The Song army can't resist with superior forces and can only defend passively.

Once at a critical moment, the Xia army gathered heavy troops to cut off the grain road, and the main force of the Song army was trapped under the strong city, the fate can be imagined, and no one wants to think about it.

Qu Duan's face became solemn, he didn't want Feng Yuan to have such deep knowledge, he said in a deep voice: "With the strength of three armies, we can sustain to Yaode City, but if we want to go deep into Lingzhou, I'm afraid we won't be able to protect the grain road."

Zhang Min glanced at Qu Duan, and said calmly: "Waiting too long for the Northern Guards will lose our opportunity to fight. Li Liangfu's army will withdraw to the north. I am afraid that the defense of the two cities is solid and it will be difficult to break through in a short time."

Wang Xiu also considered the difficulties. According to the intelligence, the two cities each had thousands of people defending them. They were the supply cities for the Xia army to go south over the years. The storage was relatively rich and could be defended for a long time.

Li Liangfu failed and lost a large number of troops, but he still has more than [-] regular soldiers. If he really chooses Yaode City to defend to the death, it is really not ordinary difficult to deal with.

The Song army of the three armies went northward, and it seemed that the momentum was huge, but they wanted to pull out the important pass city with abundant storage in the vast sea. I am afraid that the loss would be huge. Even if they reached the periphery of Xiping Mansion, they would lose their offensive capabilities.

Feng Yuan looked at the map and said solemnly: "Li Liangfu will definitely resist steadily and retreat into Yaode City to organize defenses. They will never give up on Guancheng. This will increase the difficulty for the army to go north. Accept it. Even if they retreat to Lingzhou, we will learn from the old city, and then they will gallop with horses, and our army will be in danger."

It is still a transit road, a topic that cannot be avoided in war, and the shortcomings of the assault in the middle. No exaggeration.

The chariot soldiers of the Song Dynasty were completely reborn, and they were the most technologically armed arms in the contemporary era. The combat consumption was quite astonishing, and the cost was also staggering.In every high-intensity battle, it is necessary to add arrows and replace bowstring parts. Each chariot battalion has an independent equipment and arrow team. It is conceivable that it depends on logistics.

(End of this chapter)