After listening to Hou Ji's plan, Yang Shousu was very happy, in fact, don't look at Hou Ji's vague and confused words, in fact, it can be summed up in four words to fight, which is also the magic weapon of the Xia army all the time, in the case that there is no need to fight a tough battle, the Xia army often chooses to avoid the enemy's heavy troops, and then start from the enemy's weak point, although this move is simple, but the Xia army has repeatedly succeeded, and it is precisely because of this roundabout combat idea that it has penetrated into the hearts of every Xia army soldier.
At the suggestion of Hou Ji, Yang Shousu adopted this combat plan, and it was not easy to carry out a roundabout operation in the harsh winter of the northeast, first of all, to solve the problem of troops, secondly, to arrange the route of the march, and because it was to carry out a surprise attack, it was necessary to do a good job of secrecy; The tribal coalition is a large number of people, and once the army is openly recruited, leaking secrets is inevitable, so Yang Shousu must find enough soldiers under the condition of secrecy.
Thinking about it, Yang Shousu finally chose the Wanyan tribe, the reason why he chose the Wanyan tribe is for a reason, first of all, Yang Shousu is relatively familiar with Wanyan Hanpu, and secondly, the northern soldiers of the Wanyan Department who have lived in the northeast for a long time are strong and frost-resistant, and the Wanyan Department is the first person to rebel against the rule of the Eastern Liao Army, and there is no need to worry about the problem of rebellion halfway, and the most important one is that the Wanyan Department captured a large number of war horses when attacking Xinzhou, and with this batch of war horses, the success rate of the raid can be greatly strengthened.
Late at night, Yang Shousu invited Wanyan Hanpu over, yes, this is invited over, not shouted, after all, there is a request for people, this time Yang Shousu is very polite to Wanyan Hanpu, of course, Wanyan Hanpu is also very knowledgeable and does not make any excessive requests, after all, Yang Shousu is standing behind the entire Great Xia Kingdom.
After the two of them sat down, Yang Shousu said to Wanyan Hanpu: "Brother Wanyan, I came to you this time to ask for something."
"What is the matter of the envoy, even if he is commanded."
Wanyan Hanpu said to Yang Shousu.
Yang Shousu said to Wanyan Hanpu: "You also saw the situation at the military meeting a few days ago, all of them are some short-sighted guys; Recently, I have received information that Yelu Nerugu has sent his general Xiao Tzu Rin to Liaodong, and I think Brother Yan knows more about Xiao Tart Rin than I do, so I won't say anything According to reliable information, Xiao Tzu Rin's 50,000 elites drawn from all over the country are undergoing unified training in Liaoyang Mansion, once Xiao Tzu Rin is trained into this army, this is already a mortal threat to our tribal alliance."
"I understand what my lord said, but it is impossible for me to fight against Xiao Tzulin's army of 50,000 with the strength of my Wanyan family alone," Wanyan Hanpu said to Yang Shousu.
Yang Shousu smiled and said: "In the next place, it is not to let Brother Wanyan lead the army to fight Xiao Tzu Rin, but to take advantage of Xiao Tar Rin's unsuccessful training to sneak attack from the flank, this battle is not about how many enemy troops are killed, but only about improving the morale of the coalition army, so as to achieve the purpose of urging all departments to move forward." ” "That's very good."
Wanyan Hanpu asked Yang Shousu: "I don't know how many soldiers and horses the adults need, as long as I have the ability of the Wanyan Department, I will definitely fully cooperate with the adults." ” Yang Shousu thought for a while and said, "At least three thousand cavalry are needed. ” "Three thousand cavalry, so many."
Wanyan Hanpu said in surprise; For Yang Shousu, the 3,000 cavalry was just a drop in the bucket of the Xia army, but for Wanyan Hanpu and the entire Wanyan tribe, these 3,000 cavalry were half of their strength, and this was only formed by the Wanyan tribe that had just annexed some small tribes and the spoils obtained in the Battle of Shinshu.
After some careful consideration, Wanyan Hanpu said to Yang Shousu: "Okay, I believe in the envoy, when I go back, I will prepare the three thousand warriors of the Wanyan Division, and the Lord will send them after listening." ” "Brother Yan is finished, Brother Wanyan can rest assured that all the trophies of this battle belong to Wanyan, and in addition, I will ask His Majesty to reward and reward Wanyanbu."
"It is an honor for me to be able to serve His Majesty and the Great Xia Kingdom."
Wanyan Hanpu said to Yang Shousu.
After sending Yan Hanpu away, Yang Shousu said to Hou Ji: "Tomorrow, you take people to the station of Wanyan to receive 3,000 soldiers and horses, and these 3,000 troops are temporarily under your command and ready to attack at any time." ” "Yes, the last general commands."
Hou Ji took the military order.
"Hou Ji, now that the problem of soldiers and horses is solved, how do you think we should march?"
Yang Shousu asked Hou Ji.
According to common sense, Yang Shousu should not ask Hou Ji about this matter, but there are no other senior officers of the Xia Army here, as the highest-ranking general of the Xia Army in Tokyo Province, Hou Ji has the right to say what he thinks, although Hou Ji is not a qualified strategist, but this time he still put forward a very good idea.
"The last general thinks that our army should attack from the east, after all, there are large enemy troops stationed in the north and west, and there are too many towns along the way is not conducive to covert marching, compared to the east is dominated by wilderness and sparsely populated, so the last general thinks that it is more prudent to march from the east."
Hou Ji reported to Yang Shousu.
"What General Hou said is very true, and it coincides with this official, since this operation is led by General Hou, this official is here to wait for the general's triumph."
Yang Shousu said to Hou Ji.
"Yes, this time I sent myself to Liaoyang again," Hou Ji muttered in his heart; Although he thought so in his heart, he said, "Please rest assured, my lord, the last general will swear to complete the task." ” The next day, Hou Ji led three thousand Jurchen cavalry to secretly leave Xinzhou, although Yang Shousu had done a lot of secrecy work, but suddenly there were so many soldiers and horses that it was naturally impossible to hide from everyone's eyes, so rumors spread in Xinzhou City, and soon the entire Xinzhou City was made panicked, although everyone knew that an army in Wanyan had disappeared, but almost no one knew where this army had gone and what it was doing.
Besides, Hou Ji led the 3,000 cavalry borrowed from the Wanyan Department all the way through the Yidian Department, the Huiba Department and the Dongliang River, because most of the people walking on this road are uninhabited, so they were not discovered by the Eastern Liao Army at all, the Dongliang River is an important branch of the Liao River, there are many villages and towns under the rule of the Eastern Liao Army on both sides of the Dongliang River, the arrival of the Jurchens can make them blood mold at once, the Jurchens who live in the ice and snow in the north, where have they seen the prosperity of the Liao River Basin, Seeing everything in front of them, the Jurchens only thought of one word in their hearts, and that was robbing.
Soon the Jurchens stepped on the Dongliang Glacier and ransacked all the villages on both sides of the river, and their troops pointed directly at Liaoyang Mansion, and Xiao Tzu Rin did not react too much to the arrival of the Jurchens, instead of sending troops to meet the battle, they moved the people outside the city to the city, and at the same time ordered all departments to guard the city tightly, and not to go out of the city to fight with the Jurchen army without permission.
Although Xiao Tzulin's military order is very intriguing, but the Eastern Liao Army still obeys the order, because there is no Eastern Liao Army to come out to block, the Jurchen Army is even more reckless, with this mere 3,000 soldiers and horses in the north gate of Liaoyang Mansion to show off their might, at this time as the commander Hou Ji has basically lost control of the Jurchen Army.
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