Chapter 242: The Northern Expedition
The order was immediately conveyed, and all the soldiers of the Third Army of the Northern Shaanxi Forbidden Army immediately stopped training, and they began to pack up weapons, grain, grass, clothing, etc., and in less than half an hour, all the soldiers had already packed up! They lined up in pairs with backpacks!
Then, the entire Third Army marched towards Yan'an Mansion in the east!
It is hundreds of miles away from Yan'an Mansion, and the soldiers have been training for a day, but at this moment, when the military order is issued, no one is slacking off or lagging behind, and everyone is running forward in great strides!
The winter night in northern Shaanxi is unusually cold! However, the soldiers were all sweating at the moment, but they didn't feel the cold!
Along the way, only the sound of footsteps could be heard, and there was not the slightest sound of speech! The military discipline of the Northern Shaanxi Forbidden Army is also unusually strict, and whispering is not allowed during the march!
It's getting darker, but they're still striding forward! It wasn't until midnight that they came to a leeward place, where they would take a break!
"Why did the military department ask us to assemble urgently? Heading to Yan'an? "It was only then that the soldiers began to speak!
"Could it be the Northern Expedition to Western Xia? Since last winter, there has been an order from the military headquarters to prepare us to go north at all times! This time, the military department suddenly asked us to go to Yan'an Mansion, but I was afraid that we were going to gather a large army and go north with all our might! A soldier next to him said.
"Is this true?" The soldier who spoke before said excitedly.
"If nothing else, it should be true!" The soldier in the back said.
At this moment, the soldiers in the army are talking about this matter, and all the soldiers are excited! They longed for war, they looked forward to war, they waited for a long time, and finally waited for the war to come!
"Don't even speak! Take a break! What the hell is going on, even for me, is not sure right now! The military department just ordered us to rush to Yan'an Mansion early tomorrow morning! When we get to Yan'an Mansion, we'll know what's going on! Mo Biao was inspecting the army, and when he heard the soldiers talking, he shouted.
The soldiers took time to rest, they ate dry and hard cakes, and they gulped snow into their mouths to quench their thirst!
Half an hour later, the Third Army continued to set off! 10,000 people are still striding towards Yan'an Mansion in the east!
Along the way, they became more and more tired, their speed gradually slowed down, but still no one stopped!
The sky is gradually getting brighter, and a big city faintly appears in the distance! At the sight of this big city, all the soldiers let out a cheer!
Ahead is Yan'an Mansion!
The soldiers of the Third Army picked up their pace, and they ran over there! A quarter of an hour later, they finally came to the city of Yan'an Mansion! It is already full of dense soldiers, and countless teams have gathered here! Mo Biao immediately led the Third Army into the army, and all the soldiers stood there quietly, and no one dared to make noise!
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On the city wall of Yan'an Mansion, Li Xianzhong, dressed in military uniform, was standing above and looking at the army below!
Li Yanxian was standing next to him!
These two people, one is the commander of the Great Song Dynasty after Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, who controlled the soldiers and horses of the world and repeatedly defeated the famous generals of the Jin soldiers! One is the leader of the rebel army who is famous in history! This time Li Xianzhong is the coach, and Li Yanxian is now his deputy!
"The current army is far superior to the original rebel army!" Li Xianzhong looked at the scene below and said with a smile.
"Not bad! Now the combat power of the Northern Shaanxi Forbidden Army is more than ten times that of the previous one! The Northern Shaanxi Forbidden Army only needs 10,000 people to defeat all the original 36 Route Rebels! Li Yanxian said with emotion.
At this moment, Li Yanxian also had to admit that the book "Infantry Drill Code" has unpredictable powers, in less than two years, the army has undergone earth-shaking changes, and the army's combat power has improved by leaps and bounds! The current army is the real army, and it is even far more than the Western army in the late Northern Song Dynasty!
The Guanshan area has been in war for a hundred years, and this is the base camp of the Western Army, and Li Yanxian has also seen the style of the Western Army at the beginning! But the Western Army back then was also much different from the Northern Shaanxi Forbidden Army in front of him!
"The Western Army was able to compete with the Western Xia army back then, and now our Northern Shaanxi Forbidden Army is far superior to the original Western Army, and it will definitely be able to defeat the Western Xia!" Li Yanxian said.
"Not bad! Moreover, this time it is not only our Northern Shaanxi Forbidden Army that will be dispatched, there are also 100,000 Jingyuan troops in the west, and they will enter Western Xia from Qinfeng Road and attack the main force of Western Xia with us! In addition, the 50,000 Huanqing Army will also follow us into Western Xia to assist us in the battle! The total strength of Western Xia is more than 400,000, and the number of troops we have mobilized is 250,000! However, our strategy is not trivial, I have already read the Northern Expedition battle plan from the General Staff Headquarters, as long as this plan can be implemented, the main force of Western Xia will inevitably be wiped out! Even if the Western Xia does not destroy the country, it will not be able to go south within twenty years! Li Xianzhong said.
"Dashuai, our people have arrived!" Li Yanxian said.
"Excellent! Let's go down! Li Xianzhong said.
At that moment, Li Xianzhong, Li Yanxian and others came down from the city wall, and they came to the middle of the army! Seeing the arrival of the commander of the forbidden army in northern Shaanxi, the surroundings suddenly became quieter, and no other sounds could be heard except for the sound of the wind!
"Brothers, I received your majesty's decree yesterday! His Majesty ordered that the 100,000 people of the Northern Shaanxi Forbidden Army should be drawn out and attack Western Xia directly! Li Xianzhong said.
His internal strength is profound, and his voice is far away!
After hearing this voice, the soldiers below suddenly boiled! Although they had guessed that they might enter Xixia before, they did not confirm it, and when they heard the coach say this at this moment, they were extremely excited!
"Come on, push that man up for me!" Li Xianzhong shouted loudly.
After hearing this voice, several soldiers next to him escorted a person to Li Xianzhong's face! I saw that this person was long and stout, with a full beard, and he was dressed in wealth and nobility, and on his head he was dressed as a Tangut man!
The man was brought to his knees in front of an army of 100,000 below!
The 100,000 troops below all looked at this Tangut man in surprise, not knowing who this Tangut man was!
"This person is Li Qianming, the king of Jin in Western Xia! Six days ago, this person went to see His Majesty as an envoy of Western Xia! Li Xianzhong said.
After Li Xianzhong's words were finished, the soldiers below all showed surprised expressions on their faces! Since this man was an envoy of Western Xia, why did he treat him like this? You must know that the ancients paid attention to "two countries go to war, do not cut them"! The other party is the envoy of Western Xia, even if the Great Song Dynasty wants to use force against Western Xia, he will not humiliate their envoy!
"Do you know what was the first thing he said when he saw His Majesty?" Li Xianzhong said.
The soldiers below shook their heads.
Li Xianzhong's face showed an extremely indignant expression, and he said, "He actually asked His Majesty to kneel down and accept the order!" ”
"What!" Suddenly, the 100,000 soldiers below were shocked, and a moment later there was a loud scolding! No one thought that the envoys of Western Xia would be so rampant to such an incredible extent! The envoys of Western Xia dared to make the emperor of the Han people kneel down and accept their will! Over the years, the army has promoted extreme militaristic ideology, and the army is extremely hateful to foreigners, and the emotions of the soldiers are almost exploding at this moment!
"Do you know what is written in the letter of the Emperor of Western Xia?" Li Xianzhong said again.
"I don't know!" The soldiers below shook their heads!
"The emperor of Western Xia turned out to be ...... Such an insult to Your Majesty! He asked His Majesty to call him Grandpa! He asked His Majesty to dedicate the queen and send it to Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Western Xia! Li Xianzhong gritted his teeth and said.
"What!" The 100,000 soldiers below froze again, and then scolded one by one!
Guanshan, Hanzhong, and all over the country are promoting personality cults! Zhao Chen has already been proclaimed as a saint and a god, and the emperor of Western Xia insulted the leader in the hearts of the soldiers so much, how could these soldiers agree?
"What do you think we should do now?" Li Xianzhong asked loudly.
"Fight! War! War ...... "There are such voices everywhere, earth-shattering! All the soldiers were filled with righteous indignation, and they couldn't wait to rush to Western Xia now and exterminate Western Xia!
"Not bad! War! Only by fighting, only by destroying Western Xia can they wash away the shame they brought to His Majesty to the Great Song Dynasty! Now, set off immediately, destroy the Western Xia, capture the Western Xia Emperor alive, and let him kneel in front of His Majesty to forgive his sins! Li Xianzhong said loudly.
The soldiers below nodded excitedly, and under Li Xianzhong's order, the 100,000 army headed towards the north!
"Are you crazy?" Li Qianming, the king of the Western Xia Jin Dynasty, knelt on the ground and asked in disbelief.
"Crazy?" Li Xianzhong looked at him and said in astonishment.
"Your little emperor only has half of the land he used to have, and his strength is only half of what he used to be! Now that you are facing the oppression of Emperor Jianyan and the Dajin Kingdom, do you still dare to use force against our Western Xia? Aren't you crazy? Li Qianming said.
"Barbarians who sit in the well and watch the sky! What is it! If you dare to insult the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, you should have been executed by Ling Chi! But for the sake of your face as an envoy of Western Xia, this will spare your life! Now, you dare to speak coldly, cholera military heart! Hmph, Your Majesty can spare you, but I, Li Xianzhong, can't spare you! Li Xianzhong sneered.
"What are you going to do?" Li Qianming felt that something was wrong and asked loudly. Li Xianzhong had already kicked at Li Qianming, only to hear Li Qianming's scream, his mouth full of blood, and his teeth were knocked out!
Li Xianzhong stepped on Li Qianming again, Li Qianming screamed again, and he felt that his internal organs were almost crushed! He groaned and couldn't get up again!
"Cut off his ears! Take him to Western Xia! When he arrived at Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Western Xia, he was returned to the Emperor of Western Xia! Li Xianzhong said coldly.
At this moment, Li Xianzhong was already on his horse and followed the army to the north!