Huangzhou has fallen!

There were corpses everywhere, men, women, and children, all over the place.

A little girl under the age of eleven in the street died in a strange way, not hacked to death, but her head was sunk into a lot, apparently she was pushed down and trampled to death during the chaos.

However, a heavy rain diluted the bloody atmosphere at this time, and after the rain, the blood color of Huangzhou faded a lot.

The cities of the Tibetan people are not even called cities, and the walls are low and desolate. In view of the bravery and good fighting of the Tibetan people, no one would have thought that Huangzhou would fall so quickly.

Zhuo Luolan, the general of Western Xia, believes that this is not only because Dong Yu is too waste, but also because the flintlock pistol method is too unique. It is true that the Tubo people are brave and good at fighting, but it is not false that they are brainless, although the flintlock pistol has an advantage, but Zhuo Luolan firmly believes that if it is against the Western Xia Iron Cavalry, there will be no such effect.

Because the Tibetans lacked long-range cavalry and liked to rampage with full strength, it would be very lethal to the cowardly troops, but in front of the elite musket troops with experience and morale, it was a copper gift.

Zhuo Luolan, who carried the Western Xia version of the divine arm crossbow on his back and rode into the city with Manba, although he was used to seeing bloody scenes, he never thought that it would be such a scene? There are so many dead that although they can't reach the slaughter of the city, they are close to bloodbathing.

Helplessly, the Xixia army suffered certain losses in the battle of Huangshui fork, and the attack and defense of Huangzhou was also more tragic because of the ferocity of the Tubo people.

Looking at it now, Huangzhou, which was finally built into a bit of a city, was beaten in this battle, and the city was also demolished by Manba's order.

Manba is the general manager of this march, and Zhuo Luolan has no choice but to watch him make mistakes.

Zhuo Luolan didn't dare to talk about pills, but such a bloody policy would really form a feud, which would be extremely detrimental to future conquests.

If you have short-term interests and want to grab a handful and leave, this seems barely feasible? However, there is no need to stir up political and diplomatic hatred, and there is no need to start a national war with great fanfare.

If you really want to take this opportunity to take the Hehuang region in one go, maintain a military presence, and become the long-term interests of Western Xia in the future, and want long-term peace and stability, then it is obvious that the military strategy of Baa is absolutely wrong, this is Zhuo Luolan's understanding.

According to earlier rumors, neither the Empress Dowager nor the Empress Dowager supported sending troops to Tibet, even if they reluctantly sent troops now, it was impossible for the Empress Dowager to allow Manba to carry out such a policy. Therefore, according to the ambiguous politics of Xingqing Mansion now, and the little emperor who is eager to try and order the expedition, Zhuo Luolan has reason to think that Manba accepted the bloody policy instructions of the little emperor of Western Xia this time.

Riding on war horses, the army marched all the way into the city, and sometimes screams could be heard in some places. This is inevitable, Huangzhou has fallen, but there will still be fierce Tubo people who will not admit defeat to resist in street fighting.

As early as the victory in the Battle of Huangshui Fork and the demoralization of Dong Yu's fiasco, at that time Manba only passed the Tengger Desert, at that time, Zhuo Luolan could quickly advance and launch the Battle of Huangzhou in advance, but he deliberately took a step slow, that is, he didn't want to have too many casualties, and he didn't want to kill too many people to leave hidden dangers for the future.

At that time, Zhuo Luolan wanted to use the method of slow approaching to force Dong Yu to take the initiative to give up Huangzhou, and take Huangzhou for repair with a gesture of reducing bloodshed.

In fact, Dong Yu did begin to retreat, but it was a pity that the unpredictable 7,000 elite horsemen appeared in the rear of Dong Yu's retreat team to block the attack, and the frightened Dong Yu gave up the retreat and re-established himself in Huangzhou, a city that is almost not a city, for bloody resistance.

So there is the current situation, for which Zhuo Luolan was reprimanded by Manba.

Continuing to listen to the screams of the street fighting, Zhuo Luolan entered the military tent with a group of generals.

"General." Zhuo Luolan stood up and saluted, "The last general thinks that the pace of advance can be slowed down for the time being, and the deterrence of our side against the Tubo people in the Battle of Huangzhou is enough." With the advent of the rainy season, the efficiency of the flintlock pistol method will be subversive, and the final general will think that it is possible to hold on to the Huangzhou area to rest, and at the same time accumulate grain and grass for future expeditions. ”

He waved his hand and scolded: "This general has the emperor's order, so there is not so much time for you to delay." The so-called noble soldiers, the great victory in the offensive and defensive battle in Huangzhou, and the annihilation of half of Dong Yu's troops, are relying on the marching speed of the general, leaving Helan Mountain at an impossible time, passing through Tengger, and being overly cautious, Dong Yu is stupid, otherwise the cost of this battle will be unimaginable. ”

After a pause, he bleated and said: "While you are repairing, the Tubo people are also repairing. There are variables in the internal situation of the Song State, and now Fu Bi is in charge, he has always supported the Song Dynasty, if the Song State intervenes at this time, there will be a bigger problem, and it can be seen in the battle of suppressing bandits in Sanshan and Qizhai that the combat strength of the Song army today is different from other periods. The longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to our side, and it is necessary to convince the Tibetans as quickly as possible, and to form the fact of effectively occupying the Hehuang region before the intervention of diplomats and politicians from various countries, this is the will of His Majesty the Emperor of Western Xia. ”

Except for the generals of the Henan Army Division of the Zhuo Luolan Department, the other generals quickly stood up and shouted: "The Western Xia Army will never give up in defeat, and swear to wait to follow the general!" ”

Encouraged by the two victories in the two battles, many mid-ranking officers also planned to follow suit.

Zhuo Luolan hurriedly raised her hand and stopped: "Wait." ”

Man Baa narrowed his eyes and said, "What do you want to say?" The border military department has always been untaken care of by the Taishi, and the yang is contrary to the yin. Zhuo Luolan, were you instructed by someone to deliberately drag me back from the Western Xia royal master? ”

Zhuo Luolan was embarrassed for a while, according to the political situation, the border military department was indeed affected to the greatest extent, which was recognized. But the emperor's edict has been issued, and when he went out to fight abroad, he didn't dare to give an order to delay his legs, so this is really wronged.

Zhuo Luolan hurriedly said: "The general is angry, this is not that Zhuo Luolan is dragging his feet. Rather, it is a military analysis, the purpose of our army this time is to effectively control the Hehuang area, not to grab a handful and leave, which has caused too many people to go out, and now the two divisions have nearly 40,000 people, plus the Gansu military division and the Renduo tribe who are heading south, it can be seen that there will be 70,000 people in the future......"

Man Baa interrupted: "On the contrary, the number of people makes you careful?" ”

Zhuo Luolan shook his head and said: "That's not what the general meant, but there are disadvantages of a large number of people. The rainy season is basically coming, and in addition to the inconvenience of flintlock pistols, it also brings great pressure to the supply of our army's logistics line. Now that it is a national war, for the purpose of controlling the occupation, the last general suggested that it should be fought steadily, gradually advance after observing the situation on all sides, slow down the dispatch of troops, and accumulate more food. ”

Although Man Baa has the same personality as Li Liangzuo, he is more tyrannical but not stupid, and he can't help but say: "Go on." ”

Zhuo Luolan said: "In the foreseeable future, after meeting with the Gansu Military Division, our army will form a huge military formation, and the cavalry will be the mainstay. Roughly calculated, the daily need of 70,000 cavalry was at least 250,000 catties or more. During this period, both forage and grain were basically in a state of scarcity. Moreover, the logistics line that supplies this 250,000 catties of grain and grass per day is too far, and it will cost at least nearly 100,000 auxiliary soldiers and civilian manpower. ”

Speaking of this, the female general Zhuo Luolan walked to the side heroically, pointed to the military area map, and said: "The back of our army to the north and east is a large no-man's land, and now that they have taken away the herdsmen's war horses, they can't afford to spend it and can't form a stable supply line. As a result, only the northwest, Jisang, and Xiliangfu can barely be supplied, but the efficiency is too low, and they will almost empty their people's power and grain and grass. In addition, if Xining Prefecture in the hands of the Guys does not take it for a day, and it is cavalry, then our army's supply line from Xiliang Mansion will face a great threat. ”

Baa said lightly: "What you said is right, Ben Jiang has already considered it." It was precisely because our army could not afford to delay that His Majesty the Emperor issued an order for a quick battle. ”

Zhuo Luolan hurriedly said: "It is impossible to achieve a quick battle, there may not be much pressure militarily, but the logistics supply is deadly, and there is no source of safety." The last general suggested that we wait until the summer grain and forage in the Hehuang area are abundant, repair the army, and appease the civilians of Huangzhou for our use, and then gradually advance after the rainy season? ”

Man Baa got up and waved his hand and said: "It's too slow, it doesn't benefit the prestige of His Majesty the Emperor, of course grain and grass is a problem, but where my army passes, collect grain on the spot, and those who don't accept it will be killed." It is necessary to take Xining Prefecture as soon as possible to ensure the safety of our army's logistics line from Xiliang Province. ”

Zhuo Luolan couldn't help but change color: "Don't! ”

He narrowed his eyes and said, "Who have you been ordered by, and what is your intention?" Or not? ”

Zhuo Luolan wanted to cry anxiously, and defended: "The general is angry, the people in the Hehuang area will indeed have grain stocks, but they are poorer than the Song people. Our unit is a cavalry, the process of the battle on the spot to collect grain, assuming that the safe and effective radiation radius of grain collection is 50 li, and assuming that the Hehuang area has a rich population, but the sky, this 100-mile circle is less than 10,000 people, in this period of green and yellow, they will have 30 catties of grain per person in the sky. That is to say, the 250,000 catties of grain and grass that our army needs every day must be taken from them, which is almost equal to three lights. Such a policy would inevitably lead to outrageous resentment and bloodshed. This was not conducive to the military presence of our Western Xia in the Hehuang region. The general may wish to observe the core strategy of King Yan of the Song Dynasty in detail, and the core of his victory over the three mountains and seven villages is to rely on the people's will. When the battle is not bad, if our army adopts a bloody advance policy in this area, Zhuo Luolan asserts that here, this expedition will be defeated! ”

Man Baa couldn't help but get up with a blushing face.

Maybe there is some truth in what this damn girl said, but now Manba is very afraid of hearing the name Wang Yan, that kid bewitched the queen mother princess not to say, two sides and three knives between the princess and the queen mother, the most faceless is that at that time, in the battle of suppressing bandits in Sanshan and Qizhai, Manba personally led the iron harrier volunteers to participate in the command, which was the first contest with Wang Yan, but finally lost to the Funing army under the absolute superiority of troops.

For this reason, Manba was alienated by the Queen Mother to a certain extent, and her character of not admitting defeat coupled with the pain of her skin caused Manba to be annoyed when she heard Zhuo Luolan bring out the children of the enemy country as an example.

Smack-

Manba walked down and slapped Zhuo Luolan hard.

Even if Zhuo Luolan was not weak, she was beaten in a circle, and there was blood on the side of her mouth.

The border army has always been unable to stand the superiority of the Iron Harrier, and even more hate the stupid and wealthy soldiers of the guards, so many generals of the Southern Army stood up and glared angrily.

"Are you going to rebel!" Man Baa narrowed his eyes, and the divine arm bows of the Iron Harriers around him were raised.

Not wanting to be too rigid, Zhuo Luolan raised his hand to stop the impulsive behavior of his subordinates.

Although Manba was tyrannical but not stupid, he also raised his hand in time to stop the behavior of his subordinate Iron Harrier's personal guards, so the tense atmosphere gradually eased.

Man Baa said: "The strategy of marching at speed remains unchanged, we must take Xining Prefecture as soon as possible, and drive the troops back to the front line of Qinghai Lake." Only by sitting on Xiliang Prefecture can we ensure the safety of the logistics line of our army from Xiliang Prefecture. So under this strategy, what good tactics does General Zhuo Luolan have? ”

Zhuo Luolan didn't want to go crazy with him at all, and cost the lives of his clansmen under such an unwinnable tactic, so he said lightly: "The last general has nothing to say, since the general is omnipotent, how to fight is your general's responsibility." ”

"Hahaha."

Several of Zhuo Luolan's henchmen burst into laughter, which caused the guards generals and Iron Harrier generals to glare angrily.

Man Baa couldn't help but twitch his cheeks slightly, and thought about it Shaoqing waved his hand and said: "Okay, you guys go out, how to fight, just accept the command of the general." ”

Zhuo Luolan didn't say a word, and left the military tent with his confidant generals in annoyance.

Man Baa narrowed his eyes and muttered: "In the future, the one who will disturb the world will be this thief girl." ”

Similarly, Zhuo Luolan, who came out, also looked back at the handsome tent from a distance and said, "Those who will disturb the world in the future will be many." This turtle son will not fight at all, and he will destroy the military and political plans of the Taishi. ”

Saying this, but Zhuo Luolan has no choice, now the political situation in Xingqing Mansion has changed greatly, originally the Taishi and the Queen Mother were fighting equally, but now the little emperor suddenly has the mind to try to pro-government. Master Wuzang naturally strongly objected, but the Empress Dowager Wuzang was in a dilemma.

Looking at the situation, the queen mother doesn't want the little emperor to be in power for the time being, but she can't bear to stand on the side of the prince to suppress the emperor, after all, it is her son. So now it's really chaotic, I hope that this time the army will not be pitted because of political disunity, otherwise the brothers will cry blind.

It rained all the time.

Zhuo Luolan, who was walking in the rain, was very sober by the heavy rain, and vaguely felt that the Song people, who like to do business, would definitely not sit idly by and watch the Hehuang region fall into the hands of Western Xia, so Wang Anshi has a certain influence now, it is very likely that Wang Yan will intervene, so it will be troublesome.

Thinking of this, Zhuo Luolan also has to admit that Manba bites to death to fight fast and doesn't want to delay, and he also has his reasons.

It makes sense and only makes sense, and whether it can be done is practical. Zhuo Luolan thought that he did not seek merit but no fault, even if the Song King Yan intervened, Zhuo Luolan was not afraid, but was eager to fight a protracted battle with the prodigy, so as to weigh how many taels of bones he had.

But if anything is in a hurry, there must be loopholes and moths. And the legendary little boy, he is the best at insidious lurking to find other people's loopholes, he has a famous saying: the real master confrontation is not better than whom, but to see who puts fewer mistakes......