Chapter 426: Battle Clouds Rise

The autumn wind rises, and the three snakes are fat. It's a great time to hunt!

Ning Yuan's iron cavalry pointed westward, with extraordinary momentum, thunderous iron hooves, and fluttering flags. The left leads the yellow, the right Qingcang, and the thousand horses roll up the flat post. The prey that Li Huaitang wanted to hunt was not exquisite fox skins or precious bear paws, but Shiguo.

The forces of the conquest of the Stone Kingdom include more than 10,000 flying tiger riders, as well as 10,000 tiger wolf riders and 20,000 tiger and leopard riders, a total of 40,000 troops.

Strictly speaking, the beginning of a war should begin when the food and grass are heavy and the rain is prepared. After several months of preparation, the grain and grass in Xijian City were piled up, and in the east of Xijian City, which stretched for dozens of miles, Kuroko built several strongholds, preparing to be used specifically for transporting and hoarding grain and grass, and gradually transferring the materials of Xikey City to the front line.

In the army of Ningyuan Iron Cavalry, there is also Mohe Tutun, the former king of Shiguo. He was discouraged that Ning Yuan Iron Cavalry did not borrow siege equipment from the Tang Dynasty, Li Huaitang did not even order the manufacture of any siege equipment, and lived in Zhezhi City for a long time, Mohe Tutun knew that the city was strong, although it was not as tall as Ningyuan City, but Ruo Yi was determined to defend it, and he was not optimistic about Ning Yuan Iron Cavalry. If someone had set up a bet at this time, he would most likely have bet on Yi Wei instead of Li Huaitang, who he hoped to win.

Doubts have no effect on Ning Yuan Iron Cavalry, I don't know since when, Ning Yuan Iron Cavalry has developed to the level of superstition about the correctness of their general's orders, thinking that their general is omnipotent, and there are no siege weapons in the past, didn't the general still lead them to easily take Broken Leaf Town and Xijian City? This time is no exception!

But Wang Zhongsi is different, the heroic legend only represents the past, and he prefers to believe in his own factual judgment. After reading in detail the special map of the Ministry of Joining the Army, Wang Zhongji had his own opinions.

In addition to Lu Shangqing, Bai Xiaode, and the newly joined Wang Zhonghe, there are also more than a dozen newly recruited soldiers with the potential to lead the army. As far as the military department is concerned, the Shiguo Campaign has already started in advance last winter, and under the leadership of Lu Shangqing, they went out to collect topographic information and collect past information to make a relatively intuitive three-dimensional map. The map includes the entire territory of Shiguo and the town of Broken Leaves, among which the mountains, rivers, checkpoints, towns and roads are clearly marked, which is an eye-opener for the newcomer Wang Zhonghe.

Wang Zhongsi rode a war horse and followed Li Huaitang's side, and said to the high-spirited Li Huaitang: "What is the purpose of the general's battle?" Defeat the people of the Stone Kingdom or trap the city and destroy the country? ”

Li Huaitang did not give a direct answer, but asked rhetorically: "Guess what." ”

Wang Zhongsi shook his head and said, "I can't guess. The enemy army is newly defeated, morale is low, and it will never fight a decisive battle with our army in the field, and our army has only one way to attack the city. If you want to capture Zhezhi City, the safest way is to carry as many siege equipment as possible, but the general does not have it, and the art of war is cloudy, ten times and besiege the city, now our army strength is only 40,000 people, in terms of troops, I am afraid that the enemy is outnumbered. ”

"Hehe, if you are asked to command, how will you arrange it?" Li Huaitang asked with great interest about the new handsome talent in front of him who could compete with the military god Li Jing in the history of the Tang Dynasty.

"Our advantage over the I'm big army is our morale and speed. My plan is a surprise attack! Surprise attack on the detour, no need to use military cavalry, relying on the speed advantage of the Flying Tiger Cavalry, quietly pretending to be the way of the Western Cao Kingdom to turn north to catch him off guard, or maybe take Zhezhi City in one fell swoop. "Wang Zhonghe's newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and his tactics are quite aggressive and risky.

Li Huaitang nodded appreciatively, this idea was very much in line with his appetite, the soldiers were very fast, Yi Wei's attention was attracted to the east, according to the scout's report, the heavy troops of the Shi Kingdom were hoarded in several towns on the border with Bahanna. If you use the cavalry to contain it, and then use the personal cavalry to make a detour, you may not necessarily be able to take Zhezhi City, but you will definitely be able to defeat the enemy army, thus laying the foundation of the battle.

However, if you are not in your position, you will not seek your own government, and if you want to seek a domain, you must first seek the overall situation. The enemy of Ningyuan City is more than one stone country Inax, and there are the Turgish people who are eyeing the north fiercely, the Yi Cavalry army is mostly infantry, the defense is more than enough and the attack is insufficient, the Turgish people are cavalry, the mobility is strong, the threat is great, Li Huaitang's main force is out of the nest, although the city is not empty, but the huge assets outside the city are almost defenseless, which has become a major heart disease of Li Huaitang, presumably the Turgish people must also know Li Huaitang's weaknesses, I am afraid they are waiting for this opportunity.

"What's the trouble for a mere stone country? I have drawn up a battle plan in my mind, but I can't say it yet. Li Huaitang looked to the north and said meaningfully.

"Li Lang sells all his might. Okay, it's windy, let's put on a coat first. An Luo'er, who was riding on one side, was like maltose, firmly sticking to Li Huaitang's side. First, she was afraid that Li Huaitang would rob a princess and princess again, and second, Su Xiaoniang was worried that Li Huaitang would take the risk of charging into battle, coupled with the instigation of Shawa, the beauties in the mansion strongly requested to send a prison guard to wait for him, and An Luoer became the best choice, and by the way, she took several strong female cavalry such as Shawa to the front line.

Stubborn but unable to resist the wishes of beauties, especially under the tearful pleading of Pei Xiaoniang, who was a first-time wife, Li Huaitang actually acquiesced.

"Womanizers, after all, it is difficult to become a climate!" Li Jingzhong, a veritable prisoner, disdainfully made the judgment he had drawn from what he had seen with his own eyes.

To some extent, Li Jingzhong's evaluation also represents the views of many people, and Wang Zhongsi is one of them.

"General, battlefield information is ever-changing, and the risks are unpredictable. Is there any lack of consideration for taking the lady with you? Wang Zhongsi tactfully put forward his opinion. In history, there are many examples of taking beauties to the battlefield to win first and then defeat in the case of dominance, and the Northern Qi Emperor Gao Wei and Feng Xiaolian are the most famous representatives. An Luo'er's handsome appearance and Li Huaitang's sweet expression made Wang Zhongsi almost miss the reading, "The little merciful jade body is in the night, and it has been reported to Master Zhou to enter Jinyang." The sarcastic verse.

Li Huaitang put on the fox fur handed over by An Luo'er, and said with a smile: "Not necessarily." I am going to fight people in this battle, and I am afraid that the people of Shiguo will not dare to come out to fight. ”

"Herald! Stay in formation and march normally! Li Huaitang was like a horsewhip, the general was angry, scolded Fang Xuan, and blocked the so-called inauspicious remarks that Wang Zhongsi wanted to continue to persuade.

An Luo'er laughed and raised her proud head proudly, attracting the astonishing eyes of the soldiers. Wang Zhongsi frowned slightly, he felt very puzzled, but he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Li Huaitang's gourd.

The army moved, and everyone was shocked. The vigilant scouts of Shiguo brought the movements of Ningyuan's iron cavalry back to Zhezhi City as soon as possible, like an eight-hundred-mile express report, in the territory of Shiguo, the fast cavalry was galloping, the smoke and dust were billowing, and the tense atmosphere suddenly rose. Sometimes you don't need to know the answer from a direct inquiry, there are many clues that can provide people with clues to judge, such as the frequency of the fast horse passing by, the expression and reaction of the fast horse, and the worries that were prevalent in the territory before, combined with various signs, the soldiers and civilians of the Shi Kingdom have realized that the war cloud from the east has been generated and is looming.