The four princes of the Great Xia Empire, the four sons of Li Liangzuo, after the Song army was raided and looted by the vanguard army camp, disappeared into the vast land with armor, weapons and enough grain and grass.
Hengshan is located at the junction of the Great Song Empire and the Great Xia Empire, 96 kilometers long from east to west, 100 kilometers long from north to south, with an area of 4084 square kilometers, the south is dominated by hills and ravines, accounting for 70 of the total area, and the north is a desert grassland area, so the land here is very barren and sparsely populated; Now this area has become the rear hinterland of the Song army, if the Xia army can arrange a group of soldiers and horses in the Hengshan area, the number does not need to be more than thousands, it can cause great trouble to the Song army, here is the only way for the Song army to pass through the logistics and grain route.
Under the leadership of Li De, this small army advanced to the Hengshan area with difficulty, for Li De, entering the Hengshan area does not mean this victory, but means the beginning, not to mention that they have not yet arrived, it is not easy to leave the large army to march alone, and there is a danger of being discovered and annihilated by the Song army at any time.
"If we want to get to Hengshan, we have to go through Yanzhou."
In the evening at the camp of the Xia army, Li De said to Li Ke, Li Hao and Li Qing.
"It is not an easy task to pass through Yanzhou, and now the two armies of the Song army are thinking of gathering in Yanzhou and preparing to launch an attack on Xiping Mansion, and the two Song armies add up to 250,000 troops, respectively the 150,000 army led by the Song general Xu Xi and the 100,000 army commanded by the Song general Liu Changzuo; If we are discovered, it will be a dead end.
Li Qing said.
"Why were you found out, sixth brother, don't forget, we are also Song Jun now."
Li Hao pointed to the armor on Li Qing's body and said.
"Alright, don't make a fuss."
Li De said solemnly: "Brothers, now the Great Xia Empire has reached the most difficult time, the Song and Liao countries have reneged on the alliance to raise troops to attack Xia, we must hold this foundation before the father and the two imperial brothers come back, now the Song army has strategically formed a semi-encirclement of Xiping Mansion, the Song army's three-way army has been eyeing Xiping Mansion, and it will not be long before Zhang Dunli's 100,000 troops will also be transferred to Xiping Mansion, and by then the Song army under the city of Xiping Mansion will reach an astonishing 500,000, not including the people who will transport grain and grass and support logistics.
I estimate that it adds up to a million people; The grain and grass of the Song army will be consumed greatly, and this is the lifeline of the Song army, the queen mother has ordered the wall to clear the wilderness and scorched earth to resist the war, that is to say, the Song army cannot get the slightest supply in the territory of my Great Xia Empire, so whether it is grain and grass, clothing, weapons, and armor, it must be transported from the Central Plains to the front line, and the Hengshan area is the only place where the Song army's grain road must pass, as long as we can cut off the Song army's grain route, the Song army will be defeated without a fight. ” "Third brother, you will say that these are useless, who doesn't know these problems," Li Qing said; "We know, the queen mother knows, even the people with a little common sense may know; Third brother, have you thought about it, even ordinary people can see that it is difficult for the generals of the Song army not to know this problem, and it is of course a good thing to be able to cut off the grain route of the Song army, but every time the Song army transports grain, there must be a large number of troops to protect it, and I am afraid that a rash attack will not only rob the grain and grass of the Song army, but even we ourselves may get in. ” "What the sixth brother said is not unreasonable, third brother, I think we still need to think about this matter in the long run, it is not realistic for us to rob the grain and grass of the Song army alone, we must expand the scale of the army."
Li Ke said meaningfully.
"Without my father's military order, it is a capital crime to recruit soldiers privately."
Li Hao reminded.
Li De said: "At this time and that time, even if my father and emperor punish the crime in the future, I will bear it." ” "Third brother, what do you say, even if your father punishes the emperor in the future, it is impossible for you to bear it yourself, we brothers have blessings and hardships."
Li Qing said; "It's just that the expansion of the army is a big problem right now."
"I've thought about the expansion of the army, the Hengshan area has been living in my Daxia people for a long time, and most of the people living in this area are party tribes, the most elite foot soldiers under the command of the emperor, the assault battalion under the command of the emperor himself, all the soldiers are recruited from the Hengshan area, I think it shouldn't be very difficult for us to recruit a soldier and horse here in the name of the emperor."
"Isn't that a false proclamation," said Rick.
"Fourth brother, if you don't want to do it, forget it."
Li Qing stimulated Li Kedao.
"Don't provoke me with that kind of words, you kid, I'll tell you that you are still tender when it comes to leading troops to fight."
"Okay, don't make any noise, let's rest here for the night tonight, set off early tomorrow morning, and strive to enter the Hengshan area as soon as possible."
Li De said to the three brothers.
Although Li De said so, but in fact, Li De didn't have a score in his heart, the Hengshan area is so big, how easy it is to find the tribes living in this area, and at this time, they don't know what the situation is in the Hengshan area, and the reason why these four boys dare to do this is completely because of their passion.
On the other side, Xiao Fuzi led 10,000 Praetorian Guards to pursue the 30,000 Song army who abandoned the camp and fled, and won a complete victory, and the infantry was simply a live target for the cavalry without sufficient preparation in the field battle, not to mention the Song army that abandoned the camp and fled, and the 30,000 Song army forwards were all wiped out by the Xia army on the road to Yanzhou.
"General, the queen's secret decree."
A herald presented a secret letter to Xiao Fuzi.
Xiao Fuzi was surprised when he opened the secret letter and read it, the secret letter mainly said two things, the first thing was that Li De and the four of them had mixed into the army and left the city, so Xiao Fuzi hurried up and sent someone to find the four of them; The second thing is actually about the Song army, although Xiaofuzi defeated the 30,000 vanguard army of the Song army here, but the Song army besieged Xiping Mansion not only this way, the other two roads have also been aimed at Xiping Mansion.
Among them, the closest to Xiping Mansion is the 150,000 army led by the seed master road, the seed master road is the veteran of the Song army, the oldest qualification among the generals of the Song army, the greatest military achievements, it can be said that the Song army is one of the few, the veteran of the battlefield, and the 150,000 Song army led by the seed master road is also the most elite army of the Great Song army, and now the Song army has broken through Weizhou, all the way north to Xiping Mansion, and Xu Xi sent the vanguard army to test the difference, the seed master road is a heavy army pressure, 150,000 troops poured out of the nest and approached Xiping Mansion.
Xiping Mansion is of great significance to the Great Xia Empire, Xiping Mansion is not only the barrier of Xingqing Mansion in the south, but also the east-west north-south traffic artery of the Great Xia Empire, although the Great Xia Empire did not officially list Xiping Mansion as the accompanying capital, but in the eyes of the Xia people, Xiping Mansion is the existence of the accompanying capital, Xiping Mansion is a very important transportation and economic center of the Great Xia Empire, once this place is broken by the Song army, this is tantamount to a serious blow to the Xia army.
After reading the secret letter, Xiao Fuzi immediately issued a military order: "The army will rest here for the night today, and withdraw back to Xiping Mansion early tomorrow morning; In addition, a team of scouts was sent to search for the whereabouts of the four princes nearby, remembering that this matter was to be carried out in secret, and claimed to be monitoring the movements of the Song army. ” "Yes, I understand" Ask for recommendation, ask for support, the second is more present, please support Tianyu, please: