In the Battle of Changguo, the Xia army won a complete victory, no one thought that the fall of the Changguo Naval Division of the Great Song Dynasty was definitely good news for Li Qing, which meant that Li Qing's naval fleet completely removed the threat from the south; After taking Changguo Island, Zhou Tao's confidence swelled a little, and he asked Li Qing for help while actively preparing for the next round of attacks.
"General, all the captives have been taken into custody, and in order to prevent rebellion, they have been divided into four groups, each in different locations on the island."
The adjutant general reported to Zhou Taoyu.
Zhou Tao said to the adjutant general: "Can you recruit some soldiers who are loyal to us from the Song army prisoners?"
"What does the general mean" "The general is in a hurry to use the troops, the soldiers are very fast, and it is probably impossible to wait for the reinforcements of the prince," Zhou Tao said; "If we can recruit some auxiliaries from the Song army, plus the soldiers and horses left by the general, there should be no problem in watching the Song prisoners of war on Changguo Island."
"General, you really plan to continue the attack."
"You should be a general," Zhou Tao said with great disdain; "Without these 50,000 Changguo naval troops, the Song army's strength in Hangzhou is bound to be empty, if this is at this time the general leads the army to raid Hangzhou, it will be able to win a lot, and then it can be attacked from the north and south with the prince, and then the entire Suhu area will become our world."
"The general is wise."
The adjutant general said with great admiration; "The general only needs to leave 2,000 men and horses for the last general, and the last general will guarantee that he will be able to hold Changguo Island."
"Well, Ben will leave you two thousand men; If the general attacks Hangzhou wins, half of the credit is yours, and the general will celebrate your achievements to the prince. ” "Thank you, General, for cultivating."
Qingdun Salt Field Zhao Ge led the Xia army of 40,000 iron cavalry is carrying out the landing, with these 40,000 iron cavalry Li Qing is full of confidence, to be honest, those Japanese soldiers Li Qing is really a little worried, if there is no 60,000 Xia army elite cavalry to suppress the formation, maybe these Japanese soldiers are forced to be in a hurry if they really dare to rebel.
"The last general, Zhao Ge, see the prince."
Zhao Ge rode to Li Qing and knelt down on one knee.
Li Qing patted Zhao Ge and said, "It's good to come, you will have a bottom in your heart when you come." ” "Lord Wang, how is the war going now" Zhao Ge asked Li Qing.
Li Qing said with a smile: "The war is going very smoothly, in just two days, our army has taken the entire territory of Xiuzhou, at present, Zhou Hai led the troops to occupy Huating, Zhou Yang led the troops to occupy Xiuzhou, our army has established a solid bridgehead, the next step is to attack Suhu; This time you should also lead the army independently, this king will give you 25,000 iron cavalry and 10,000 Japanese soldiers and 30,000 Japanese soldiers and 5,000 iron cavalry led by Zhou Yang, and 70,000 troops will be under your unified command to attack Huzhou; The prince led 20,000 iron cavalry to the north and Zhou Hai led 40,000 Japanese soldiers and 10,000 iron cavalry division, a total of 70,000 troops to attack Suzhou, Suhu Lake and the rivers to rob grain and grass baggage, after which they can be transported by boat to Qinglong Town on the side of the Songjiang River, where they are loaded on a large ship and transported to Shengsi Island, and then slowly transported back. ” "The last general understands, please rest assured," Zhao Ge said.
"Let the brothers rest for a day, and the army will set off tomorrow" At this moment, a flying horse hurriedly ran towards Li Qing and said, "Report, report, report to the prince Changguo urgently." ” "Changguo" Li Qing frowned and said, "Take something quickly." ” Li Qing took the urgent report and opened it and laughed after reading it: "Okay, it's really good, it seems that this king is going to change his strategy." ” Zhao Ge asked inexplicably: "Lord Wang, what do you mean by this?"
"I really didn't expect that Zhou Tao would completely annihilate the Changguo Naval Division of the Great Song Dynasty, so that the threat of our army in the south has been completely lifted, and Zhou Tao asked this king for orders to capture Hangzhou; In this way, your Zhao Ge's task is heavy, not only to capture Huzhou but also to continue to occupy the entire Hangzhou Bay in the south, this king will transfer all the horses on Shengsi Island to the south, except for leaving thousands of men and horses in Changguo, the rest have all the capture of the Hangzhou Bay area, the southward army is commanded by you, and you have the final say on how to fight. ” "Yes, the last general will order" Zhao Ge said to Li Qing: "Then the prince, will the grain and grass be shipped from Hangzhou to Changguo Island for temporary storage in the future?"
” "Yes, but the premise is to occupy Mingzhou and ensure the absolute security of Changguo Island."
"The Last Will Understand" With the change of the war situation, Li Qing's strategy is also changing, compared with Shengsi Island, Changguo Island is much larger and the geographical location is more superior, now that the Great Song Changguo Naval Division has been destroyed, Li Qing immediately shifted his focus to the south; At the same time, the news of the Xia army's landing in Xiuzhou has been scattered, but because the Xia army did not carry its own banner, many officials and people of the Great Song Dynasty thought that pirates had landed, and it was the first time they had encountered such a powerful pirate.
After the loss of Xiuzhou, the Xiuzhou Zhizhou who fled abroad wrote a secret song and sent it to the Song Emperor's dragon tent in Jiangbei, at this time the 100,000 army led by the left marshal of the Song army Zhang Dian had just recovered Suzhou, the Song army lost 30,000 troops in this battle, but Zhao Xu was still very happy to recover the lost land, and on the other side, the right marshal Zeng Bu also led the army to recover Suqian, of course, the loss of soldiers and horses was not small, but in any case, the Song army also achieved the first stage of victory.
"Report, report, report Your Majesty, General Li Bao sent an urgent report; It is suspected that the Xia Army's naval division suddenly attacked Dongsha Island, Dongsha Island fell, and the two armies are currently fighting," the herald reported to Zhao Xuyu.
"Even if it is a Xia army, how can a sailor go on a lonely expedition and be defeated; The herald ordered Li Bao to destroy the Xia Army and the Sailor at all costs.
Zhao Xu immediately ordered.
Then Zhao Xu asked the generals around him: "Where are the soldiers and horses reinforced by the two armies on the left and right, and how long will it take to arrive?"
"Your Majesty, the reinforcements on the left have arrived in Xigu Town and will arrive in Suzhou in three days, and the reinforcements on the right have arrived in Huaiyin, and it will take seven days to reach Suqian."
"Order the two armies to speed up."
Zhao Xu ordered.
"Your Majesty, although our army has won several battles, it has also paid a heavy price, and it has lost 160,000 troops before and after, and it is now in the end of winter, and it is recommended to rest for a few days before and then fight."
The general suggested to Zhao Xu.
"We need to rest, Xia Jun needs to rest more than us; I just want to take advantage of the fact that the morale of our army is now booming, and we will completely annihilate the Xia army in one go, otherwise once the Xia army relaxes its breath, the losses in the attack will be even greater.
Zhao Xu said; Although our army has suffered heavy losses, its combat strength has increased rapidly, and after the baptism of war, my forbidden army is no longer just a decoration, but has always been a real strong army."
The soldiers and horses lost by the Song army on the front line will soon be replenished, Zhao Xu has ordered to continue recruiting troops in various parts of Jiangbei, these recruited new troops were sent to the battlefield after a short period of training, the combat effectiveness of the Great Song Forbidden Army is rapidly improving in the battle between the two armies, and the Song army is armed with sufficient food and grass, and the situation of the Xia army will only be more unfavorable for a long time, even if the Xia army retreats into the Mangdang Mountain camp, I am afraid that the situation is not as good as Li De thinks, for the victory of this battle Zhao Xu can be said to have blocked all his own.
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