Daimyo Zhao Wang's Mansion. \ Zhao Yan convened his Wenchen generals overnight to discuss this matter, and Zhao Yan asked the officials under his command: "What do you think of this matter, and how do we deal with the sudden attack of the Xia army." ” A strategist said to Zhao Yu: "Lord Wang, I think this is an opportunity for our Great Song Dynasty, we can use this opportunity to test the Xia army to control the scale of the war, and at the same time, we can also test the gap between our Song army and the Xia army." ” After hearing this suggestion, Zhao Yan nodded and said, "This king has ordered the army to assemble in the border area and put it on the defensive in the eastern region; The king will personally lead an elite army to the east of the river to command the battle, the battle is mainly a temptation, without the king's order, the troops can not attack easily, as long as the defense line can be guarded. ” "Yes, follow the orders of the prince."
The generals replied.
"Zhang Miao obeyed the order and ordered you to be the vanguard general, and lead the army to Pingyao to build a camp for our army."
Zhao Yan continued to issue military orders.
"The last general commands," Zhang Miao took the military order.
The Song army's action this time was much faster than before, in just a few days, a large number of Song troops marched into the front line, the entire Song Dynasty's northern defense system on the Great Wall defense line, the Song army deployed 500,000 troops, and at the same time in the rear also deployed 300,000 reserve troops; At the same time, the local regimental training and Xiang army under the jurisdiction of Zhao Yan also began to actively prepare for war, and the entire Northern Army of the Great Song Dynasty entered a state of combat readiness.
Zhao Yan's efforts for so many years have not been in vain, more than one million troops have been prepared for war in just half a month, but even so Zhao Yan has not carried out all mobilization, if all are mobilized, the entire northern defense system can reach more than two million troops, the reason why the full mobilization is not happy, is because the money spent on mobilization alone is old, and Zhao Yan spent more than 15 million yuan in just this half month.
The imperial capital Ziwei Palace, in the imperial study.
Li Liangzuo was sitting on the dragon chair with his eyes closed, and below the five people of Chu King Li Xiaoren, King Qin Li Wu, Chengguo Gong Zhou Wentai, Wu'an Hou Li Yanzong, and Cai Hou Gaowei were sitting in two factions; Li Liangzuo closed his eyes and said: "You all talk about how to deal with this matter, according to the report, the Song army has begun to mobilize and prepare for war." ” "Father, my sons think that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for my Great Xia Empire, we can use this opportunity to test the combat power of the Song army, as well as the defensive strength of the Northern Song Defense Line, which can be tested as long as there is a battle."
"Your Majesty, Weichen also thinks that His Royal Highness King Qin is right, and we will know it if we test it."
Li Xiaoren, the king of Chu, also said.
"Gao Aiqing, what is the military situation and reserves in various places now?"
"Your Majesty, rest assured, after several years of preparation, the food, grass, and armaments in various places are very sufficient, which is enough to deal with the all-out war with the Great Song Dynasty."
Cai Hou Gaowei said.
"Then let's try it, spread my will, all parts of the country are ready to go to the front line to prepare for war, and no one can act without my will."
Li Liangzuo issued a military order.
"Father, the son-in-law asks for orders and conducts a tentative attack."
Li Wu said.
"You can't."
Li Liangzuo said: "Passed the decree, ordering Li Bingchang, the king of Jin, to be the marshal of Hedong, and An Qinggui to be the deputy marshal, and to command all the soldiers and horses in Hedong to launch a tentative attack on the Song army. ” "Obey Your Majesty's Shengyu" After leaving the imperial study, Li Wu asked Li Xiaoren in confusion: "Uncle Huang, what do you mean by your father, why did you let my eldest brother lead the troops, but didn't let me lead the troops?"
"This is not the place to talk, go to me and say it in a moment."
Lee Hyo-in said; "It just so happens that this king also has something to tell you."
Chu Wangfu, in the study.
After Li Wu came here, he did it unceremoniously, and the next person served the ginseng tea, and Li Wu was not polite at all, this is his other home for Li Wu, which shows that the relationship between Li Wu, the king of Qin, and Li Xiaoren, the king of Chu, is not ordinary, and with the help of Li Xiaoren, the king of Chu, the power of Li Wu, the king of Qin, has developed very quickly.
"What's wrong with not letting you lead the troops, something is wrong in my heart."
Li Xiaoren asked Li Wu.
Li Wu said unhappily: "I don't understand, why let the eldest brother lead the troops, besides, this Royal Forest Legion is under my command, and besides, wouldn't it be better to attack the Song army from Guanzhong, the defense here is weaker than the northern defense line." ” "You are too powerful now, although Your Majesty did not order the relocation of the imperial capital, but this has become the capital of the Great Xia Empire, and your station is in Guanzhong, you, the king of Qin, to put it bluntly, already have the power of the crown prince, when you can turn positive is your father's words; You have to learn to restrain yourself properly, and you have to know how to be content, it is impossible for this generation to participate in all the excitement in the world, do you understand?"
"To put it bluntly, my father is afraid that I will seize power," Li Wu pouted and said.
"You just want to rob, and a few people can follow you."
Li Xiaoren said with a smile: "Hedong was originally your eldest brother's station, where do you go to lead the troops, where do you let your eldest brother's face go, and besides, this time the matter is in Hedong, so you should let your eldest brother deal with it, don't be idle during this time, take time to go to Hanzhong and see if you can break through there." ” "Okay, I know Uncle Huang."
Li Wu said.
A few days later, on the border of the Xia and Song dynasties in the Hedong region, the 80,000 troops of the Xia army were confronting the 120,000 troops of the Song army, both sides were very restrained and did not start the war immediately, both sides were waiting for the appearance of the best fighters, from the overall situation, the Song army was still on the defensive, after all, Zhao Yu was still relatively clear about the combat power of the Xia army.
In the camp of the Xia army, Li Bingchang and An Qinggui had just received Li Liangzuo's holy order, which also showed that Li Liangzuo had allowed the two to attack the Song army; But how to attack still needs to be discussed by the two, for his father Li Liangzuo, Li Bingchang knows very well, in the eyes of Li Liangzuo, failure is not allowed, and it is also impossible for Li Bingchang to fail, he needs to prove to his father again, to prove his ability to the whole world.
Li Bingchang and An Qinggui discussed in front of the map, and Li Bingchang said: "General An, now that our army is facing off against the Song army, how should you fight this battle?"
"The Song army dug deep trenches and closed the barracks; Our army is bound to suffer heavy losses if it attacks rashly, and the best way is to be able to start a decisive battle with the Song army and eat all the 120,000 troops of the Song army on the front line. ” "You think the same as this king, but how to let him go out of the camp to fight a decisive battle with us, this is not easy to do, he Zhao Yan is not stupid, will he give up his advantages" Li Bingchang thought about it.
"Lord Wang, if you don't write a letter of war and ask Zhao Yu to go out of the camp to fight, just say that our army is in a position and waiting for them to attack."
An Qinggui said; "Stimulate him with sarcastic language, and maybe he will succeed."
"This is also a way, then try it, but we also have to make a second plan, if we can really eat the 120,000 Song army, maybe we can open a gap in the northern defense line of the Song army, once this gap is opened, it will be beneficial to us."
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