Chapter 43: So It Was Here
On the first day of December, even the country of Dali, which has always had the reputation of the spring city, that is, Yunnan in later generations, became cold with dark clouds and no sunlight.
According to later generations, that is the cold of the south, it is magic damage, the amount of clothing, it is physical damage, and it is powerless against magic damage.
It was for this reason that the Shuzhong Forbidden Army, which followed Xin Xi towards Ning'an City, shrank like a quail in the wind, shrunk and shrunk, and could not see the slightest bit of the evil spirit that an army should have, but a twisting and pinching of the breath of a child, which could not be dispersed.
Xin Xi is because of the physical fitness of the southerners of later generations, plus he went to the Tianshan Mountains some time ago, and now he stays in the big tent from beginning to end, and the big tent burns four pots of charcoal from morning to night.
Therefore, he didn't feel that cold.
Frowning slightly, this sudden change in weather had disrupted the strategic rhythm he had arranged.
Just as he was frowning and thinking, a rapid and trembling sound of proclamation came from outside the big tent.
"Report! Marshal, the vanguard army urgently! ”
"Come in!" Xin Zhen didn't raise his head and said.
A moment later, the curtain of the big tent was lifted, and the herald rushed in with a shrunken back, although even his lips were a little cold and black, but after all, it was in front of the commander, and the herald controlled himself with great perseverance, and put an end to the natural shaking of his body.
"Report to the marshal, the vanguard army was discovered by the Dali people at the river bridge, and some of the vanguard army and the Dali scouts began to engage in short-handed combat!" The herald gritted his teeth, trying not to tremble in his voice.
Xin Zhen frowned, this is going to be troublesome.
Originally, he planned to raid and attack it unprepared, and he did so along the way, first of all, he launched the vanguard army and the thirty shadow guards who followed him to Dali, and wiped out all the scouts in Dali.
Although the scout does not appear for a long time, it will also arouse the vigilance of the enemy, but the problem is that his marching speed is fast enough that he can kill the city of Anning before Dali's side reacts.
At the same time, the eight commanders attacked the Erhai Bridge, and he also ordered them to go down and let them raise more flags, and even raised his Xin Zhen banner over there, so that Dali thought that after accepting Yang Huaixing's experience, he no longer planned to take care of the ghost place in Gu Ning'an City.
But it's bad in this weather!
It was a sunny day, but the temperature suddenly cooled, and the movement of the entire army slowed down.
Now, the vanguard army is directly fighting with the Dali scouts at the river bridge, so don't the Dali people already know that he has come to Ning'an's side, and when the time comes, how can they win by surprise!
Frowning slightly, Xin Xi said indifferently: "Let the vanguard come back, set up a camp on this river bridge, and stay across the river from Dali first!" ”
"Whoa!" The herald quickly answered, turned slowly, and reluctantly walked outside.
Really, the tent was too warm, and he was already instinctively reluctant to go back to the cold world outside.
After the herald left, Xin Xi turned around and took out the map, spreading it directly on the ground.
Dali's army should be more than 80,000, at least 150,000, and these 150,000 do not include the defense forces of the capital city of Dali and various cities in Dali.
So, where will the other 70,000 Dali troops be arranged?!
He carefully studied the deployment of his forces on the map.
He himself commanded an army of 50,000 to defend on the north bank of the river bridge, and the eight commanders commanded the envoys to attack the Erhai Sea Bridge, and then, Liu Jintang commanded the 30,000 troops to go south to Cangshui, and the three-way army was the closest distance between him and the eight commanders.
But even if it is close, there is a distance of nearly two hundred miles, and the army led by him and Liu Jintang even has a distance of nearly six hundred miles!
This seems to be a taboo for some soldiers!
The three-way army can't form a corner at all, in this way, it is equivalent to the three-way army has been completely isolated, in this way, if there is a sudden more Dali army in the area between the Erhai Sea Bridge and the river bridge, the other party can wrap the Erhai Sea Bridge in the northwest, and to the southeast, it can encircle and suppress itself together with Ning'an City.
……!
Xin Zhen's brows furrowed more and more, but the problem was that he couldn't directly attack Ning An now.
Really, it's a wrong move!
If it were not for the influence of the unstable factor of weather, his strategic layout at the beginning was to directly disintegrate Dali from the whole whole, which can be said to be the best choice at that time.
It's a pity that after this sudden weather change, the most perfect tactical arrangement at the beginning became the root cause of his destruction!
Thinking of this, Xin Xi couldn't help but hate Zhao Shu thousands of miles away.
Paralyzed, if Lao Tzu waved down the 100,000 Western Army, instead of the waste Shuzhong Forbidden Army, what tactics would you have to consider? You can directly push Dali horizontally!
It is precisely because of this, it is precisely because of the unreliability of the Shuzhong army that Xin Xi thought of attacking Ning'an City first, because the remaining 20,000 people in Wang Shiyu's hands were transferred back from the Hebei army to protect the forbidden army.
If there are 20,000 Hebei troops as the main force, it will be very simple to push Dali when the time comes!
"Xin Yi!" Xin Zhen said indifferently.
In the empty tent, Xin Yi's figure slowly emerged.
"Eleven Lang!"
"Pass the order, the thirty shadow guards will be scattered separately, relying on the intelligence lines they each have, covering the entire Erhai Sea Bridge to the hell around this river bridge, and it is best to directly find out the location of the other 70,000 troops that may exist in Dali!"
"Whoa!" Xin Yi promised and quickly disappeared in place.
Xin Xi slowly looked at the map in front of him, and slowly fell into deep thought.
In the fog of war, when he didn't know the enemy's backhand arrangement, he didn't dare to use the forces in his hands at will, because every chip in his hand was extremely limited!
It's also funny to say that the entire Song Dynasty's millions of forbidden troops turned out to be limited bargaining chips!
Time is spent in this kind of boring thinking.
Three days later, on the fourth day of December.
The weather is still very cold, and the sky is still covered with clouds, perhaps, this is because of the quasi-stationary front of the later generations?!
After the Shadow Guard Army was released, after three days, no useful news came back, as if Dali really only had 80,000 people under Ning'an City, and the other 70,000 people were just Xin Xi's own conjectures and did not exist at all.
"Xin Yi, what do you think, how many troops are there in Dali?" Xin Yi was a little unsure, so he asked Xin Yi.
Xin Yi smiled slightly: "One hundred and fifty thousand!" ”
"Why?" Xin Zhen's heart relaxed slightly, and the self-doubt that couldn't stop rising in his heart was finally suppressed.
Since others also think that there are 150,000, then, maybe he guessed wrong!
Xin Yi looked at Xin Yi, and his eyes flashed with a hint of perceptual tenderness: "Because you said it, I completely believe you!" ”
This......!
I can't tell whether I am disappointed or moved in my heart, in short, Xin Yi's answer is useless.
Xin Xi frowned, and then asked: "If, if you are the emperor of Dali, if Dali really has an army of 150,000, then where will you arrange the other 70,000 troops?!" ”
Xin Yi was slightly stunned, she liked this feeling of being needed by Eleven Lang, but she couldn't give this need.
Shaking his head, Xin Yiyi: "Xin Yi is responsible for killing, and Xin Yi doesn't understand about the deployment of the war." ”
Xin Zhen smiled, shook his head again, and turned to look at the map.
At this moment, a herald rushed in: "Report to the marshal, there is a person named Wang Dao, who claims to have escaped from Ning'an City and wants to see you!" ”
Hearing this, Xin Xi suddenly raised his head.
Director Wang?
Escaped from Ning'an City?!
Frowning and thinking for a moment, Xin Xi spoke: "Let him come to the big tent!" ”
"Whoa!"
After a while, the curtain of the big tent was lifted again, and a man in tattered clothes and eight feet tall (about 1.86 meters) walked in slowly.
The moment he entered the big tent, the man knelt down directly on one knee: "Tiance Army Wang Dao, see Commander Xin!" ”
Tiance Army?!
"You're the Tiance Army?!" Xin Zhen asked slowly.
Director Wang slowly raised his head, revealing a handsome face that was embarrassed but could be vaguely seen, and said, "Yes!" Wang was sent by His Majesty to assist the horse master, casually, there is a team of a total of ten members of the Tiance Army, but unfortunately, now only Wang is left! ”
"Hmm......" Xin Zhen nodded, but he was thinking in his heart, this Zhao Shu is good to this Wang Shi, everyone is your future son-in-law, why do you take so much care of Wang Shiyu, and you don't treat Lao Tzu so much.
To tell the truth, Lao Tzu alone is worth at least ten kings, right?!
"Well, then you escaped to see me this time, do you have any thoughts?!" Xin Zhen smiled slightly.
Director Wang said indifferently: "I heard that Commander Xin arrived at the river bridge three days ago, but why didn't he attack the Dali people outside Ning'an City, could it be that Commander Xin made a personal vendetta and wanted to wait for the death of the horse master before attacking?!" ”
As soon as Director Wang's words fell, Xin Yi had already appeared in front of Director Wang, and the short sword was across Director Wang's neck, faintly separating a trace of blood.
"What's the matter, Commander Xin still wants to kill Wang? Could it be that Commander Xin really has a rebellion, otherwise how would he dare to kill the people of my Tiance Army?! Director Wang was not afraid at all, and stared at Xin Zhen directly.
Xin Zhen stared at the guy named Director Wang carefully, and said indifferently: "I think, I may know why Master Wang lost 80,000 teachers, and why Yang Huaixing lost 100,000 teachers!" Come to think of it, it's all your Tiance army that is eager for quick success?! ”
"Nonsense, dog blood!" Wang Dao shouted angrily.
Xin Yi frowned, with force in his hand, the short sword was submerged in Wang Dao's neck for half a minute (one inch and ten, one minute and three millimeters, half a minute, about the thickness of a nail shell), and blood slowly flowed out from the half-minute deep opening.
Xin Yi shook his hand at Xin Yi and said, "The Tiance Army is very powerful!" ”
"Since you are so powerful, the people of Dali killed your nine brothers, you should go to them and fight hard, why did you come to find Ben Shuai?!"
"Ben Shuai?! The marshal of the Annan Army is the master of the horse! ”
"Oh." Xin Zhen nodded without being salty and asked, "You came to me, just to let me attack the Dali people outside Ning'an City, so as to rescue the horse master in your mouth?!" ”
"Naturally!"
"Anything else?! You're coming to me, is there anything else?! Xin Xi asked very seriously.
"Nope! Xinxi, if you don't send troops, Wang will definitely join you! ”
Well, although he didn't admit that Xin Xi was the commander of the Annan Army before, he still called Xin Xi the commander, but now, he directly named him.
Xin Yi turned his head boredly, and at the same time, said indifferently: "Xin Yi, drag him down, let him write a letter of guilt first, and get Wang Shiyue and Yang Huaixing into the responsibility for the loss of the defeated army, and then, kill the matter!" ”
Xin's eyes flashed with brilliance, and he nodded heavily: "Oh! ”
She just likes Eleven Lang's unscrupulous, willful and free personality and way of doing things, unlike Xin Tier, if Shi Lang is replaced by Xin Tiller at this time, probably, this Wang Dao will be taken care of by eating and drinking, right? !
Director Wang's face was full of disbelief: "Xinxi, you dare?!" ”
Xin Zhen turned his head: "Noise, cut his tongue first!" ”
Xin raised the knife in one hand, and the short sword was stuffed into Wang Dao's mouth and stirred around, Wang Dao opened his mouth, and the blood mixed with the fragments of the tongue and one or two teeth spit out together, and finally only the sound of chirping remained.
Xin looked at Director Wang with relief, and directly dragged Director Wang towards the door.
Xin Xi continued to sit at the table, looking at all the important places marked on the map.
At this moment, Xin Zhen looked at the map, and his expression suddenly changed.
The river bridge where he is located, if you look at the map of later generations, is probably near the Chengjiang River.
Fifty miles out of Chengjiang River in the west, there is a vast lake, and that lake seems to be Fuxian Lake in later generations!
If, if the other party hides troops on the lake, as long as his side fights with the Dali army outside Ning'an City, when the time comes, the other party will land on the lake, and the distance of thirty miles will be in an instant, and he will immediately fall into Dali's trap.
Originally, 50,000 against 80,000 would have no advantage at all, but if there were another 70,000 behind him, I am afraid that he would also bear the name of tens of thousands of lost teachers!
Thinking about it like this, fine beads of sweat soaked out of Xin Zhen's head.
"Xin Yi! Chuan Xin Yi! Xin Zhen drank.
The herald quickly departed, and a moment later, Xin Yi returned.
Xin Xi said directly: "Immediately issue an order to the Shadow Guards who have been scattered, let them go to the lake to the west to investigate!" ”
Xin nodded: "Wow! ”
After Xin Yi left, Xin Xi slowly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but it seemed that without exploring, Xin Xi had already determined that the other party's 70,000 army was on the lake.
In that case, you should prepare in advance!
Thinking like this, Xin Xi spoke again: "Come on, immediately convene all the officers above the fourth rank and hold a military meeting!" ”