Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 291 Economic Means
Zhao Sheng won the battle, so Li Buqi naturally had to brag as much as he could.When he issued the victory document, the press release was also issued.In the press release, Zhao Sheng was described as a pro-Mao Shishi, commanding determinedly, and fighting on the front line instead of the current officials.

The results of this battle were brilliant, beheading and capturing 800 Xixia soldiers, killing several chiefs, and capturing hundreds of Xixia invaders, more than [-] horses, and more than a thousand cattle and sheep. This is a great victory in the Northwest in recent years.I believe this victory will give Zhao Sheng a lot of points.

After the battle that day, the Song army did not stop moving, but took advantage of the victory to pursue. The cavalry marched hundreds of miles until the fort built by the Xixia people. [-] people and [-] cattle and sheep.Then, the Song army burned the crops all the way and slowly retreated to Quye River.According to Li Buqi's arrangement, Zhe Kerou escorted all the Xixia people to Yanzhou for Zhang Kang to break up and resettle.

On the second day of the Battle of Quyehe, Zhang Kang sent [-] militia recruits trained in Yanzhou to Fuzhou to strengthen Zhao Sheng's militia.The busy farming in Yanzhou and Fuzhou is all organized by the government to harvest wheat, which is much more efficient than the busy work of the common people, and a large number of manpower can be spared.Thousands of young and strong laborers from Fuzhou were gathered by the Quye River, claiming to be [-], and built a stronghold at the place where the Song Army camped by the Quye River.

The intrusion of farming on both sides of the Quye River was the handiwork of the Western Xia power minister Wuzang Yepang.Last year, his sister, Empress Dowager Wuzang, died, which caused subtle changes in the political forces in Xixia. He had to sit in the capital to suppress all forces trying to seize power.After receiving the report of Quyehe's defeat, he felt a bit of a headache, because Fuzhou is a bit out of the way, not the most important area in Hengshan, but close to the Liao Kingdom, and the situation is sensitive. Taking advantage of the emptiness to advance troops, I was also afraid that the situation in the capital would be unstable.

But it’s impossible not to retaliate. Quye Hexi, in Yuanhao’s time, planted more than [-] villages in Hongyawu, Daoguanggu, etc., and now because of his political achievements, all the projects have been smashed by the Song people. face.

But this was also an opportunity for him. He immediately ordered to send 2 people from three tribes led by Yehuo China, who was at odds with him, to reinforce the left wing of the Shenyong Army Division. In addition, the Xiangyou Army Division sent [-] reinforcements. The military commander sent troops to retake the land by the Quye River.

On May [-]th, Siwei Mingshan, the heroic army in the left wing, led [-] cavalry and [-] infantry to the Quye River.At this time, Wei Mingshan has basically figured out the strength of the Lin Mansion through various intelligence sources.In his opinion, he sent [-] cavalry and some infantry to cut off the connection between Yanzhou Qingjian City, Dasong East Road and Linfu. Land is no problem.

Accepting the experience of Weiming Mahu's failure last time, this time he first sent troops to attack the Jinning Army by the Yellow River in an attempt to lure the Song Army to rescue.But after the attack began, he found that the Jinning army had been strengthened, and it would be impossible to attack for a while. The catapults in the city were amazingly powerful, making the soldiers who attacked the city daunting.Moreover, the Song Army in Linfu and Qingjian had no intention of sending help at all.Xixia didn't have much food to support a long-term battle, so he had to change his strategy and go straight to Linzhou.

This is head-to-head. The Song Army's stronghold by the Quye River has been half built, and two large camps have been set up to serve as horns for each other.The Song Army only guarded the camp with infantry, and the Song Army's firearms caused heavy losses to the Xixia Army, with more than 2000 casualties on the first day.Wei Mingshan was also at a loss what to do for a while, and what made him even more confused was that the cavalry of the Song Army had never appeared, as if they had disappeared, which made him keep a strong cavalry in his hands at all times and dare not move lightly.

On May 24, before dawn, the sound of horseshoes broke the silence of the battlefield.More than a dozen horses galloped into the Xixia camp, and several officers ran into Wei Mingshan's camp with anxious faces.

"What? The Liao Kingdom sent troops?" Wei Mingshan was stunned by the news like a thunderbolt.

"How many people are there?" Wei Mingshan asked after waking up.

"I don't know, but there are always tens of thousands." The general who reported the letter said anxiously.

Wei Mingshan felt a little puzzled. Although the spy had detected rumors of the Liao State invading Xixia before, it had not seen a large-scale mobilization of troops. Why did they suddenly send troops?This matter is a bit contrary to common sense, so he can't help but think about it.However, in this era where communication means are so scarce, some things are difficult to guess.

It is against common sense that the Liao Kingdom did not mobilize its troops on a large scale, but it is not without the possibility of blocking news for surprise attacks and creating false appearances, and there is also the possibility of impromptu intentions.It was Xiao Hui who guarded Xijing from the Liao Kingdom. In the past few times when the Liao Kingdom invaded Xixia, the southern army led by Xiao Hui suffered the most. possible.

Linzhou is close to the intersection of the borders of Song, Xixia, and Liao. If the cavalry set off from the border of Liao and Xixia to attack, they will arrive in two or three days. Wei Mingshan really dare not bear the risk of being copied by the Liao.

Compared with Song Dynasty, Xixia is more afraid of Liao.A few years ago, the Liao Kingdom even attacked Helan Mountain, and even the empress dowager was captured.If the Liao Kingdom wants to raise troops to attack Xia, it needs to be dealt with carefully. The first thing that the left side of the brave military commander has to deal with is the invasion of the Liao Kingdom. The Quyehe incident is just a trivial matter.Even, the army must be withdrawn from Quyehe immediately, otherwise if the Liao army takes the back road, there will be nothing left.

After weighing the interests, Wei Mingshan finally issued an order to withdraw the troops immediately.However, it is not so easy for tens of thousands of people to withdraw their troops. As soon as they showed signs of retreat, a large group of cavalry from the Song Army appeared.Although the cavalry of the Xixia people has an absolute advantage, but because the news of the invasion of the Liao Kingdom has spread, the chiefs of the various ministries have no desire to fight, and fought a chaotic battle, losing a lot of people and horses before breaking away from contact with the Song army. The border between Xixia and Liao.

The news of the invasion of the Liao Kingdom made Xixia really nervous for a while, and Pang did not dare to neglect to mobilize troops to prepare for the battle.But soon the border calmed down, and the Liao Kingdom didn't seem to have entered the army at all, which is a bit of a joke.It took more than a month for Xixia's details to find out. It turned out that the Song State merchants in Linfu asked the Liao tribes who had business dealings to send troops to attack Xixia, otherwise they would not do business with them.

Li Buqi chose the Lin Mansion for the first battle against Xixia not at random, but to take advantage of Liao's containment of Xixia.Those tribes who have the opportunity to do business with the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty in Linfu bought cattle, sheep, horses, and wool from distant places and sold them to Linfu in the past year, and then sold the woolen cloth, leather goods, spirits, tea and other materials they bought. , But the bowl is full of money.No one dared to imagine what would happen if the Song people did not do business with themselves, but handed over the business to other tribes.

Moreover, fighting Xixia is not a big deal for the Liao Kingdom. The Liao Kingdom has always been wary of Xixia. Xiao Hui, who guards Xijing, has lost face to Xixia several times. will be happy.So these tribes became more active one by one, and connected some other tribes to rob Xixia, and annexed several tribes to increase the population. As a result, with Zhe Kerou's order, nearly [-] Liao tribe cavalry rushed across the Xixia border.

This toss, although the loss of Xixia's military strength is not great, but the tens of thousands of troops of the left side of the brave army are exhausted, and Xixia is a large-scale mobilization, which is a blow to Xixia's national strength.When everything was clarified and Wei Mingshan looked back at Quye River, two large villages with horns had already been established. Song people relied on the advantages of firearms, and he also had to worry about the situation on the border of Liao Kingdom. There was nothing he could do. Who let him not know that there was another civil strife in Liao at this time.

(End of this chapter)