Time let's go back to the month ago, after the Xia Emperor Li Liangzuo secretly arrived at the Lantian camp, he began to prepare for the attack on Hangu Pass, Li Liangzuo did not have many soldiers and horses available, only 100,000 troops under Li Hu'er, plus 20,000 elite soldiers and 10,000 Janissaries stationed in Tongguan, a total of 130,000 troops.
Tongguan, General's Mansion.
Although it looks the same as before from the outside, it is heavily guarded inside, because the Xia Emperor Li Liangzuo lives here, and the 110,000 troops brought by Li Liangzuo have been stationed in Tongguan, of course, such a large-scale march to Tongguan cannot be concealed from the spies of the Song army, Li Liangzuo did not want to do anything to hide, and even let Li Huer publicize that there are 200,000 troops stationed in Tongguan, the purpose of which is to put pressure on the Song army stationed in Hangu Pass.
In the study, Zhuo Zi walked to Li Liangzuo's side and said, "Your Majesty, the little prince asks to see you." ” "Let Hu'er come in," Li Liangzuo said as he continued to review the recital.
"The last general, Li Hu'er, pays a visit to Your Majesty."
Li Hu'er, who was dressed in military uniform, came in and saluted Li Liangzuo on one knee.
"Let's go flat" "Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Li Liangzuo finished approving the copy in his hand, he asked Li Hu'er: "Has the situation been investigated clearly?"
"Your Majesty, the city defense map of Hangu Pass of the Song Army has been obtained."
After Li Hu'er finished speaking, he took out a piece of silk cloth from his arms and presented it to Li Liangzuo, as an important pass for the Great Song Dynasty to guard the Xia army east out of the Central Plains, the Song army was heavily guarded at Hangu Pass, and no one was allowed to approach except the local garrison.
But even so, the city defense map that Li Huer got was not very accurate, just a rough map, Li Liangzuo took the map and unfolded, Li Huer introduced the garrison of Hangu Pass to Li Liangzuo one by one and said: "Your Majesty, the Song army has stationed a total of 150,000 troops in Hangu Pass and its surrounding Lingbao and Yuzhou, and each city has 50,000 defenders, and the three places take Hangu Pass as the core, once Hangu Pass is attacked, the Song army can transfer troops and reinforcements from the two places; If our army wants to get out of the pass, there is only one way to storm Hangu Pass, Your Majesty, please see that the Song army has built a large number of fortifications outside the west city of Hangu Pass, and the attack surface in this area is narrow, and the Song army has also built forts on the peaks on both sides and is equipped with large bed crossbows, as long as we enter the Hangu Pass within a mile, we will be attacked by the Song army on the peaks on both sides of the arrow rain" Looking at the Song Army's Tongguan defense line with dense firepower, a sneer flashed in Li Liangzuo's eyes, and Li Liangzuo asked Li Hu'er: "Who is in charge of the army in Hangu Pass?"
"Yes, the two sons of the Seed Master Dao, Chonghao and Chongxi."
Li Huer said to Li Liangzuo.
"It's ridiculous that two stinky children can command an army."
"Your Majesty, as far as the last general knows, these two brothers are still very talented in military affairs, and they are free to follow the Dao of Seed Master to fight in the army, and they have repeatedly made military exploits for the Great Song Dynasty."
Li Hu'er reminded Li Liangzuo.
Li Liangzuo nodded and said, "Tell me about the overall deployment of the Western Army." ” Li Hu'er has done enough homework for today, so when he heard Li Liangzuo's question, he opened his mouth and reported to Li Liangzuo: "Now there are still 500,000 troops in the elite of the Western Army of the Song Army, and in the previous battles, we have eliminated nearly 250,000 Western Army, of which the Song Army lost 150,000 people on the front line of Wuguan, and 100,000 troops were burned by a fire under His Royal Highness King Liang in Bianliang; Now the 550,000 troops of the Song army, of which 150,000 are stationed in the Hanguguan defense line, 200,000 are stationed in the first line of Zheshui, and 100,000 troops are stationed in Nanyang, as the backup of the Zheshui defense line, 50,000 troops are stationed in Xiangyang to defend the grain route of the Western Army, and the other 50,000 troops are scattered along the Yellow River and Luoyang and other places; However, His Majesty's Western Army has also expanded, and although their follow-up troops and horses are not strong in battle, they are estimated to be no less than seven or eight hundred thousand."
Li Liangzuo said to Li Hu'er: "When will we not be able to compare with the Great Song Dynasty, Hu'er remembers that the battle between the two armies does not depend on the number of soldiers, but on the wisdom of the commander and the elite soldiers, which is also the key to the repeated victories of my Great Xia Empire; The battle of Hangu Pass has only one battle for us, and that is the first battle; The first victory of our army eastward into Luoyang swept the Central Plains, and De'er division surrounded all the Song troops in the north, the first battle was not won by our army can only be blocked in the pass, and I am afraid that there will be no opportunity to go east from Hangu for more than ten years; Hu'er, do you know why I always wanted to go out of Hanya Kanto?"
"Your Majesty's Hangu Pass is an important passage between Guanzhong and the Central Plains, and going out from Hangu Pass to the east can shorten the grain route of the army when our army attacks the Central Plains, and from the east of Wuguan to attack the Central Plains, the grain and grass need to be transferred to fight for thousands of miles, and it is very vulnerable to the attack of the Song army."
Li Hu'er explained to Li Liangzuo.
Li Liangzuo patted Li Hu'er on the shoulder and said, "Yes, the son can be taught; But this is only one of the points, secondly, we need a front-line battalion to attack the Central Plains, and Guanzhong can only be used as a strategic support point from Taiyuan in the Central Plains, not as a front-line base, Luoyang is the most suitable, and it is the fastest way to capture Luoyang as soon as possible. ” "Your Majesty, the last general has been taught."
Li Hu'er said with great admiration.
"Hu'er, how should you capture Hangu Pass," Li Liangzuo asked Li Hu'er.
Li Hu'er thought for a while and replied: "Your Majesty, the last general thinks that the Song army should be attacked by surprise, if the two armies start a frontal battle, our army will inevitably suffer heavy losses; And our army has limited strength, and any losses cannot be afforded. ” Li Liangzuo was very satisfied with Li Hu'er's answer, but Li Liangzuo said to Li Hu'er: "This time, I will not sneak attack, but compete with the Song army openly; Are you ready for everything in Zhuoko?"
"Your Majesty is all ready."
Gonggong Zhuo said to Li Liangzuo.
In order to take Hangu Pass as soon as possible, Li Liangzuo took out his treasure at the bottom of the box this time, and this thing has just been successfully experimented not long ago, if it can win in the battle of Hangu Pass, history will be rewritten by Li Liangzuo again, this kind of weapon has been transported to Tongguan and guarded by elite soldiers.
In the early morning of the next day, in an open field west of Tongguan, a group of soldiers were busy assembling new weapons, and heavy bombs were transported from Tongguan City, which looked like enlarged versions of missiles; When Li Liangzuo came here with Li Hu'er, Li Hu'er was stunned when he saw the scene in front of him.
At this time, the two people stationed in Tongguan and Chong Xi had already learned the news that the Xia army was going to attack Hangu Pass, so the two brothers made sufficient preparations for this, and transferred 30,000 troops from the surrounding Yuzhou and Lingbao respectively, and the total strength of the Song army in Hangu Pass reached 110,000 at this time, which was already the limit that Hangu Pass could bear.
Hangu Pass Song Army Camp, in the Chinese Army's big tent.
Chong Xi asked Chong Hao: "Big brother, did you say that the brain of the commander of the Xia army hit the wall and dared to attack Hangu Pass." ” "Second brother, don't take it lightly, Xia Jun never fights uncertain battles."
Chong Hao said very cautiously; "You quickly send someone to inform your father that the commander is sending troops to prepare for reinforcements."
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