Early the next morning, a grain transport team composed of 500 taels of ox carts slowly drove out of Yinchuan City, to the northeast, the army guarding this grain convoy was 2,000 cavalry, the convoy walked slowly along a bumpy path, this trail was originally also the Western Xia grain road, and tens of thousands of stone grain transported from the grain cellar in Dejing Town was transported into Yinchuan City along this path. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

As soon as the Song army's grain convoy was dispatched, the Western Xia outposts who were distributed to monitor the Song army from a distance discovered the grain team's attempt and immediately released the eagle to report it.

Shizhou also built a high ground, the city is tall and strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is very similar to Yinchuan City, it is also a pure military city, the only difference is that it is larger than Yinchuan City, the number of garrisons is also more, stationed 30,000 mountain army.

The mountain army is also called the mountain army, mainly to the party and the soldiers in the mountainous area, there are not many cavalry, they are strong, over the mountains and mountains such as walking on the flat ground, the long-distance trek speed is extremely fast, good at sneak attack, the combat effectiveness is quite strong, it is one of the largest number of military branches in the Western Xia, the Western Xia defenders of the border cities are basically based on the mountain army.

The current chief general of Shizhou is called Chaka, is a party nobleman, about 30 years old, the head is as big as a bucket, five short figures, the body is extremely strong, the strength is endless, so that a seventy pounds of long-handled copper hammer is quite famous in the Western Xia army.

He is Li Liangfu's lieutenant general, Li Liangfu is the commander of the two major military divisions of Xiangyou and the left chamber Shenyong, after the unfortunate death in Yinchuan City, the Xiangyou military division is in charge of the deputy general Chaka, and the left wing Shenyong military division is in charge of another deputy general, Tuoba Ning.

In the past few days, Chaka was quite restless, he didn't know whether Li Liangfu was killed in battle, or was captured by the Song army, if he died, he would be in big trouble, according to the Western Xia military regulations, when the main and deputy generals were killed, the guards, the leader, the escort, and the personal entourage were killed, and the door was full of herders and farmers, and his subordinates were demoted to one level.

If Li Liangfu dies in battle, he will first have to be demoted by one level, and then Li Liangfu is a royal family of the clan, I am afraid that the punishment for himself will be more severe, and his only way to avoid responsibility is to make meritorious atonement and resolutely intercept the Song army in Shizhou, and cannot let them continue the front army.

At this time, Chaka was standing at the head of the city and staring at the Song army camp three miles away, he learned from some of the defeated soldiers of Yinchuan City that the Song army seemed to use a very powerful thunderbolt cannon, and the city wall was blown up at once, this news made Chaka very nervous, he knew that the construction of Yinchuan City, although not as tight as Shizhou, but it was also rebuilt at the beginning of the year, how could he not even withstand the thunderbolt cannon?

Chaka also vaguely guessed that the Song army was probably not using an ordinary thunderbolt, but a new firearm, and all kinds of new firearms in the Song army had emerged in an endless stream over the years, and it would not be surprising if there was another extremely powerful firearm.

But the question is, whether Shizhou City can resist this new type of firearm, Chaka has no bottom in his heart.

At this time, a soldier hurriedly stepped forward to report: "General Qiyu, there is urgent information from spies!" ”

Chaka took the information and read it, bowed his head and muttered silently, although he looked rude and unwise, but in fact he was very treacherous, he knew who the food was for, it must be the Song army that came from the north, it stands to reason, he should send the army out to intercept it, but what if there is fraud in this?

The Song army is cunning and good at using tricks, five hundred ox carts, two thousand cavalry, this is simply a very perfect bait, Chaka is conflicted in his heart, he is eager to make meritorious service to atone for his crimes, but he vaguely guesses that this is the bait of the Song army, luring himself to send troops.

Chaka walked a few steps with his hands in his hands, and suddenly his eyes rolled, and he immediately wrote a few lines on the information, and found an eagle slave and gave him the information, "Send this information to the Maitreya Cave immediately!" ”

Maitreya Cave is the station of the Left Wing Divine Brave Division, and the Yinzhou conquered by the Song Army before was under the jurisdiction of the Left Wing Divine Warrior Division, and the 20,000 troops that were completely annihilated also came from the Left Wing Divine Warrior Division.

Now that the 20,000 army has been wiped out, and Li Liangfu is very likely to be killed, then Tuoba Ning's pressure should be far greater than his own, so it is better to give this oxcart grain team to Tuoba Ning, if Tuoba Ning is in the scheme, then he has a scapegoat, and the monarch can't blame both the two lieutenant generals!

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From Yinchuan City to Shizhou Song Army Camp is about more than 90 miles, and then to Dejing Town there are 160 miles, in fact, it is 250 miles, the ox convoy has to travel four days to arrive, and the army in the seed division only has three days of military rations, obviously the time is too late, the only way is for the army in the seed division to go south to respond.

Li Yanqing's strategy is also to kill three birds with one stone, on the one hand, he wants to use this grain team as bait to annihilate the hooked Western Xia army, on the other hand, if the Shizhou Western Xia army presses on a large scale, then Shizhou is empty, they just go all out to attack the city, and then the second is to replenish food for the Linzhou Song army.

Therefore, when the grain convoy set off from Yinchuan City for six hours, the Song army sent 20,000 troops from the camp under the cover of night, led by the veteran general Zong Ze himself, and Li Yanqing as the deputy.

In this deceitful contest, the Western Xia army may fall into the trap of the Song army, but the Song army may also be ambushed by the Western Xia army, and the key depends on whose intelligence is faster and more detailed.

At the fifth watch, the Song army arrived on the mountain road forty miles away from Shizhou, at this time the grain convoy must pass, if it goes well, tomorrow at noon the grain convoy will arrive here, of course, the Western Xia army is not necessarily ambushed here, they will set up an ambush in advance or behind.

The soldiers rested in the woods, dozens of scouts were sent out to scout within a radius of hundreds of miles, and on a flat boulder, Li Yanqing was discussing his next move with Zong Ze.

This plan was originally proposed by Li Yanqing, and after fierce debate among the people, it was constantly improved, and finally formed the current plan, and everyone reached a consensus that whether the plan can succeed or not, but there must be action.

"Yanqing, do you think the Western Xia Army will really take the bait?"

Li Yanqing shook his head, "Frankly speaking, I don't know either, but one thing is certain, Yinchuan City was captured, Li Liangfu was killed, if Shizhou City didn't do something, it would be difficult for him to explain to the above, which is why I proposed this plan." ”

Zong Ze pondered for a moment and said, "Dashuai is a little worried that the other party will see through this bait, so he will plan and ambush us instead. ”

Although Zong Ze said that it was a worry of the teacher, in fact, it was also the worry in his own heart, no matter the familiarity with the surrounding environment and terrain, they were far inferior to the Western Xia army, if the Western Xia army saw through their strategy, they would definitely counter them, and their 20,000 troops were likely to become other meals.

Li Yanqing can fully understand Zong Ze's worries, this is like a person walking blindfolded, even if he thinks about it in detail in advance, but once he gets on the road, he feels that it is another matter, Zong Ze knows nothing about the situation of the enemy army, how can he not worry.

If he Li Yanqing is not worried at all, it is also self-deception, Li Yanqing is also worried that his strategy will fail, which will lead to serious consequences, but he has no choice, since he has already hit the road, he must be bold and careful, step by step, as for the possibility of failure, he can only put it in the back of his mind for the time being, and try not to think about it.

Li Yanqing pondered for a moment and said: "I think that the other party is very likely to see through our strategy, and may also take countermeasures, but if they counter, we will also counteract again, it depends on who has more troops and whose strength is stronger, as long as we are not easily ambushed by the enemy, then we must be the ones who have the last laugh." ”

Speaking of which, Li Yanqing unfolded a map, this is the map he got from the spoils of Yinchuan City, he later found out that this is Li Liangfu's stuff, and the map clearly shows the terrain and landforms around the Xiangyou Military Division and the Zuoxiang Shenyong Military Division, as well as seven or eight small roads.

"Here we are!"

Li Yanqing pointed to a long black spot on the map and said: "This black spot represents the forest where we are now, stretching for about 20 miles, and there is a basin that is not big or small three miles away from us, has the old general discovered the mystery of this basin?" ”

Zong Ze stared for a moment and said, "This seems to be the intersection of four roads. ”

"That's right, including the road to the north of the grain convoy, the path to the Maitreya Cave and the road to Xiazhou, surrounded by gentle hills and dense forests, I think the enemy will definitely choose this place if they want to ambush the grain convoy."

Zong Ze pondered for a while and asked, "When will Linzhou's army arrive here?" ”

"You can get there tonight!"

It seems that it is difficult for them to completely annihilate the enemy army with their single army, and if the Linzhou army is mobilized south to form a joint encirclement, then they will have a much greater chance of victory.