Zhuozhou City of Southern Liao State, stationed in Zhuozhou City at this time is Xiao Tzu Rin, the first general under the command of Yelu Nerugu, Xiao Tzu Rin is a rare handsome talent with both civil and military skills in Liao State, and the reason why Yelu Nerugu can win every battle is that half of the credit should belong to Xiao Tart Rin; Xiao Tzu Rin has been familiar with military books since he was a child, and commanding the army to fight is also unpredictable, and Yelu Nerugu calls him a ghost.
Zhuozhou Eastern Liao Army Barracks, Xiao Tzu Rin's Chinese Army Tent, at this time Xiao Tzu Rin is waiting for the military report sent from the front line, as a qualified commander, Xiao Tzu Rin attaches great importance to the collection of intelligence, in Xiao Tart Rin's army, the scout team is composed of the strongest individual combat effectiveness, and these people are composed of veterans.
"General, a military report has been sent from the front line, and the Song army has arrived at Qigou Pass, with about 200,000 troops."
After the adjutant general came in, he reported to Xiao Tzu Rin.
Xiao Tart Rin frowned and said, "Two hundred thousand, it seems that the Great Song Dynasty has made a lot of money this time; Our army only has 30,000 troops, and this battle cannot be fought hard but can only be won by surprise. ” The adjutant general said to Xiao Tzu Rin: "General, the Qigou Pass where the Song army is located is only eighty miles away from Zhuozhou City, and it can be reached in a day and a half according to the marching speed of the Song army; It's just that the last general didn't understand why the general gave up Qigou Pass to the Song army. ” Xiao Tzu Rin said to the deputy general: "The Song army has many soldiers, but our army has few soldiers; Instead of dividing the troops to block the attack, it is better to gather all the forces together, and it is a matter of time before the Qigou Pass is lost, and it is better to directly cede to the Song army; Tell me about the Song army's attack this time, where is his weakness?"
When the deputy general heard Xiao Tzu Rin ask, he thought about it and said to Xiao Tart Rin: "Grain Road, although the Song army has many soldiers, the grain and grass it needs are also huge, and the grain and grass of the Song army are transported from the Central Plains or Jiangnan for a long distance."
"That's right, the children can be taught."
Xiao Tzu Rin said with a smile; "The Song army was afraid that our army would break each of them, so they did not divide their troops, but killed us all the way, so that no other soldiers and horses should respond to the lone army to go deep, once our army cut off its grain route, the Song army will definitely be in turmoil, and our army will take advantage of this to win a great victory."
"The general is wise, and the general is full of admiration."
The lieutenant slapped his ass.
Xiao Tzu Rin said to the adjutant general: "Okay, don't be a sycophant, the most critical issue now is to find out where the Song Army's grain road has arrived, and leave this matter to you, if something goes wrong, come and see you." ” "Yes, the last general commands."
The adjutant general took the military order and said.
After the deputy general left, Xiao Tzu Rin fell into contemplation, although Xiao Tart Rin just said to the deputy general very easily, as if the Song army was vulnerable, but Xiao Tart Rin also knew that the difference between the two sides was too great, the Song army had enough troops to protect its own grain road, if the Song army had heavy protection of grain and grass, if it was rash to attack, it would be a bit more than worth the loss, this battle in Xiao Tart-rin's view, if the Eastern Liao army wants to achieve the final victory, it must defeat the 200,000 Song army at the minimum cost.
Since it does not have an advantage in terms of troops, and cannot lose too much, it is necessary to work strategy and tactics, the Song army can be defeated once and can reinvigorate the army and start again, but Xiao Tzu Rin is not good, once the defeat marks the loss of Zhuozhou City, and the Xijin Mansion has lost the last barrier in the south; Therefore, Xiao Tzu Rin must win the first time, completely defeat the Song army, and make it have no power to fight back; This shows how much pressure Xiao Tzu Rin has.
When Xiao Tzu Rin was thinking hard about defeating the Song army, Wang Anshi, the commander of the Song army, and Xu Xi, the pioneer general, were discussing the next marching plan in the big tent, in fact, there was nothing to discuss, Wang Anshi was an outstanding politician and poet, but he was not suitable to be a qualified commander, and he didn't know anything about leading troops to fight, although Xu Xi was a general, but his ability was limited, and it was okay to lead an army of 200,000 or 30,000, but it was a little powerless to lead an army of 200,000 at once.
The top commander of the Song army was basically in a half-hung state.
And the reason why the Song army can still make Xiao Tzu Rin afraid is nothing more than a large number of soldiers, 200,000 people is not a small number, these people can drown Xiao Tart Rin with a mouthful of saliva, back to the point; Although Wang Anshi is not familiar with the army, he is still wearing a suit of armor, and he really has the demeanor of a general, Wang Anshi stands in front of the map and doesn't know what he is looking at.
After Xu Xi came in, he reported to Wang Anshiyu: "My lord, the sergeant has finished camping. ” "Okay."
Wang Anshi said to Xu Xi with a smile; "This is the first time this official has led the troops, and I didn't expect it to be so smooth."
Xu Xi patted his ass and said: "My lord is wise, if there is no great strategy, how can our army be under the city of Zhuozhou in just a few days, only one step away from Youzhou." ” "This official is also thanks to His Majesty's Hongfu, and the officers and men of the three armies have worked hard to achieve today's results."
Wang Anshi said with a smile.
Xu Xi saw that Wang Anshi was full of smiles, so he asked Wang Anshi: "What do you plan to do next?"
Wang Anshi said without thinking: "What else can I do, of course, is to wave the army north to capture Zhuozhou first, and then take Youzhou." ” When Xu Xi heard Wang Anshi say this, he chuckled in his heart, but he didn't forget to continue to pat himself on the back and say: "What my lord said is that what the lower official means is how our army will march next and what formation will be used to fight with the Eastern Liao army."
"Oh" Wang Anshi ran to the handsome case, opened the formation diagram and said: "Lord Xu, you also come to see this is the formation left by Taizu, which formation do you say we use to fight the Eastern Liao army." ” The two chose to choose an offensive formation and said, "Just use this map." ” You may think it's ridiculous, but the generals of the Great Song Dynasty have always been like this when they send troops to fight, the high-level military of the Song Dynasty is different from other dynasties, first of all, the high-level of the Song army is a layman commanding an insider, that is, a civilian officer commanding a general, and secondly, the battle is marched and fought according to the formation map left by Song Taizu that year, and the action is very old-fashioned and not flexible at all, which is also an important reason why the Song army will lose every battle.
Although the high-level of the Song army is a group of blind commands, but the quality of the Song soldiers and the middle and lower level officers at this time are still okay, because the Song army implements the recruitment system, so the recruited soldiers are brave and ruthless, these soldiers are very strong in individual combat ability, as long as they do not defeat the battle, they can march forward, but once defeated, it will be miserable, and it will be a collapse for thousands of miles.
When Wang Anshi and Xu Xi discussed how to march, Gao Wei led 15,000 Xia cavalry to the Zhuozhou battlefield, hiding in an unknown mountain col, compared to the Song army, the Xia army is much more professional, for fear of the Eastern Liao army to find out, Gao Wei ordered the whole army not to make fire, the Xia army soldiers can only drink cold water, eat hard stone-like compressed biscuits, chew almost bitten jerky.
After the army settled down, Gao Wei sent a scout team disguised as the Eastern Liao Army and the Song Army to explore the battlefield intelligence, the Xia Army had the least strength on the Zhuozhou battlefield, and there was only one way to achieve victory, that is, to fish in troubled waters, and the Eastern Liao Army and the Song Army were fighting fiercely, and after both were defeated, the Xia Army came out to clean up the mess; Although Gao Wei's idea is very beautiful, the reality is too cruel, and the next scenes leave an unforgettable impression on Gao Wei.
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