Xiao Tang ordered Xu Jing and Luo Jian to lead the troops to guard Tongyu County, and instructed Ye Qing to take care of the affairs in the mansion, so that after taking care of Song Zhenniang and Qiongying's mother and daughter, because he still wanted to keep a confidant brother and communicate with the cottages in the green forest that were very likely to have letters, he left Xu Guanzhong to respond, and then led the troops and horses to go north, and went straight to the direction of Taiyuan Mansion.

There was nothing to say all the way, when everyone rushed to the vicinity of Yuci County, Taiyuan Prefecture, just as Xiao Tang and Wang Huan, Han Cunbao, Xiao Jiasui, Yao Pingzhong and others were discussing the style of the Xia State Party and the Xiang people, Wang Huan said: "The Xia people are all soldiers, and when they clashed with the Great Song Dynasty in the past, they were very good at attacking the east and the west. At present, if we really merge with the thieves led by Tian Hu, I am afraid that we will have to repeat the old tricks under their guidance, so our army still needs to think of a good strategy to break the enemy. ”

Yao Pingzhong also knew at this time that Wang Huan and Han Cunbao were also veterans from the Western Army, although they were obviously more inclined to be closer to the old and small races, but at the moment, they would not treat Wang and Han Er General coldly because of this, so Yao Pingzhong also nodded and said: "What Wang Jieshuai said is very true, but the Xia people used to confront our army, but they relied on the danger of Hengshan, although there are traitorous dog thieves leading the way, but this is indeed the territory of our Song people, the terrain of Hedong, is not as desolate as the Western Xia. As long as our army arranges for interception at the front and back, what is there to fear? ”

Xiao Tang listened to Wang Huan and Yao Pingzhong and nodded, he thought to himself that the three major defeats of the Northern Song Dynasty and the Western Xia clash were the three times of Sanchuankou, Haoshuichuan, and Dingchuan, the enemy advanced and I retreated, the enemy was stationed and I disturbed, the enemy was tired and I fought, and the enemy retreated and I chased This essence of the sixteen characters of guerrilla warfare can also be said to have been exerted to the extreme, and some classic examples of war are similar to the battle of Salhu in which Nurhachi led the Jurchen tribes to establish the Later Jin, and led the people to defeat the Ming army with less victories and more.

However, if you want to make the most of the subtleties of guerrilla tactics, you must also exhaust the enemy forces in the sphere of influence under your control, and the party departments obviously do not have this advantage at present. The other side is not a large army sent by the Xia State to gather troops to invade, but according to the current strength of his own command, it is only tens of thousands of officers and troops, and it has not yet reached the scale of the kind of large army that fights together and needs to seek victory in multi-front battles and gradually gain the strategic initiative. Either annihilate the enemy chieftains who are now invading, or drive all the remnants of them out of the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, that's all.

Xiao Tang also heard that the military officials came to report that Taiyuan Mansion was also a military important place on the Hedong Road, and there were many officers and soldiers stationed there. After Tian Hu gathered the thief party to invade the territory, although most of the official army was useless, but there were still seven battalions of military health still stationed in the important town, but these troops were only more than 3,000 people when they were full, and it was already stretched to hold the city of Taiyuan Prefecture, let alone resist the invasion of the thief army and the party herdsmen in the entire territory of Taiyuan Prefecture.

Just as Xiao Tang was discussing with the generals about stationing in Taiyuan, and when he was arranging defenses and how to dispatch troops and horses to investigate the movements of the thief army, suddenly a light cavalry sentry urged the horse to fly in front of Xiao Tang, and the light cavalry hurriedly rolled the saddle and dismounted, and reported to Xiao Tang: "Qi Xiao Jieshuai, my battalion brothers were ordered to investigate in front, and found that there were a large number of thieves besieging the officers and soldiers and the people not far from Killing Xiongling. How to send troops to rescue, please make a quick decision by Xiao Jieshuai! ”

Xiao Tang's surroundings will eventually be angry when they hear this, among which Han Cunbao is stunned, and shouts: "What a rampant thief bird! This is not far from Taiyuan City, and the thief army dares to attack the official army here! ”

The light cavalry hurriedly said: "I want to teach a few generals to know that the villain and a few brothers went to a close place to look, and found that there were many bandits in party clothes among the thieves who also joined forces with the thieves in Hedong to attack the official army. ”

At this time, even Wang Huan heard this, and a layer of murderous intent appeared on his face, and he shouted coldly: "Those crazy thieves are really doing all the way with foreign races, and they want to harm the people of my Great Song Dynasty?" ”

"But it's that guy who is obedient and teaches us to hit the right one!" Yao Pingzhong sneered, and immediately asked Xiao Tang for his life: "Xiao Jieshuai, I will lead the brothers in the department to kill the generals, save the colleagues and people who were besieged by the thief army, and also defeat the gang of thieves!" ”

"No, the first battle will be fought by me and Guan Dujian."

Xiao Tang pondered for a while, and immediately gave orders: "Yao Dujian, Wang Jieshuai, Han Jieshuai, I order you to immediately intercept the front and rear of the thief army, the other party is besieging the officials and soldiers of Taiyuan Mansion and the people under his rule, and we will also divide the face to encircle and intercept the direction in which this group of thieves can escape." This battle is not only to repel the enemy army, but also to take this opportunity to annihilate a large number of thieves, and always teach the party members who dare to come to Kou to know that if they go to the Great Song Dynasty to do evil, don't plan to return to the Xia Kingdom with all their beards and tails! ”

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"Poof!" With a splash of blood, Li Hong, the warden of Taiyuan Prefecture, was stabbed in the back again, but he gritted his teeth and stabbed the little leader of the thief army who was sneaking up behind him with a backhand shot. At this time, seeing that he was under siege, Li Hong's eyes were even more split, and his eyes seemed to be spewing fire.

As one of the few iron-blooded soldiers in the military divisions of Hedong Road, Li Dujian has led the army under his command to defend the city of Taiyuan since the bandits in Hedong intensified, although the troops under his command are limited, and it is difficult for him to compete with tens of thousands of thieves and horses, but when he has to report that the bandits in Daizhou in the north are more serious, and a large number of displaced people are forced to leave their hometowns and take refuge in Taiyuan Mansion, Li Hong thought to himself that he was a child under the rule of the Great Song Dynasty, and when he encountered a large number of thieves, these people had only a dead end. How can you stay out of it?

When Li Hongli overrode public opinion and led a battalion of officers and soldiers alone to pick up the displaced people from Daizhou, he happened to run into thieves and soldiers who were burning and looting everywhere. Five hundred soldiers against seven thousand thieves, and there are a large number of skilled archers and horses in the thief army, skilled horsemen and horsemen, skilled cavalry to help, Rao is Li Hongtong led his sons and daughters to fight desperately and bloodily, less than two or three cups of tea, the officers and troops of the department have almost been wiped out!

Suddenly, seven or eight more feathered arrows came at him, Li Hong's body shook suddenly, he looked down at the clusters of vivering arrows stuck in his chest, he leaned to the side again, and almost fell off his horse. At this time, an officer and soldier hurriedly rode to Li Hong's side to support him, and cried angrily: "General Li! ”

"Straight sissy thief! You crying bird! ”

Li Hong pushed away the head official of the capital, and shouted: "You lead the remaining brothers to continue to cover the evacuation of the villagers, and if the people can escape to Taiyuan Mansion, it will be one." Lao Tzu's fate is explained here, I have eaten the imperial grain for more than 20 years, and there are countless thieves and birds who can't be killed. In this life, it's worth it! ”

Suddenly, Li Hong vomited a mouthful of blood, he trembled and straightened up again, tightened the steel gun in his hand, rode his horse and rushed towards the hundreds of thieves who were swarming on the opposite side, and shouted: "Howling Tiger Eagle Yang!" Magnificent Song! Kill! ”

Ma Xiaoren howled, and after another muffled sound of a sharp blade entering the flesh, Li Hong stabbed the two thieves to death with the last bit of strength in his body, but he was chopped into the chest by a strong horse in a party costume, and his body immediately flew backwards and fell heavily to the ground. Blood foam kept coming out of Li Hong's mouth, but even if the last bit of vitality disappeared from his body, Li Hong's tiger eyes were full of eyes!

"Phew! I didn't expect this Qiu Ba to be entangled, and he was also a long-term suspect. But this is not good, looking at that guy seems to be a soldier and horse eunuch, he can cut off the head of this birdman and ask for credit from the leader of Tianda! ”

Among the thieves watching not far away, a strong man named He Yu spat heavily and scolded in a dark voice. Seeing that there were not many officers and soldiers left to block his own soldiers and horses, He Yu was about to order his minions to hurry up and chase after the fleeing people to seize all the grain, grass, gold, silk, women, children and women, but suddenly a thief hurriedly came to report: "Leader He, the big thing is not good!" Reinforcements from the official army came, and they played the banner of Xiao Tang's house! ”

"What!?"

He Yu was so frightened that he almost didn't fall off the horse directly, his face was like earth, and he said in horror: "Why is it that Xiao Tang again, this guy came so fast!?" ”