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The situation took a turn for the worse, and the joy of returning home with another great victory was still in my heart, followed by an unexpected enemy attack, and the difference between the two moods was like falling from heaven to hell. Standing at the top of Weiyuan Fort, Wang Hou looked down at the enemy who had already pushed him to hell.

The names on the flags of the enemy generals erected half a mile away were written in the party script that was created. Wang Hou did not recognize this kind of script, which was also composed of horizontal and vertical skimming, but was completely different from Chinese characters, and no one in the army could recognize it. However, there are thousands of troops inside and outside Weiyuan Fort, and many people have seen this banner on the battlefield, and they have also fought with the army under this banner in the sound of golden drums for many years - the owner of the banner is the leading Tubo Hao clan in the Western Xia Kingdom, and it is also the general who guards the southwest border of the Great White Gao Kingdom.

The word Yu Zang embroidered on the white flag, after Wang Hou looked at it a few times, his eyes seemed to be burned, and he involuntarily looked away. In addition to Daxu, which was stable half a mile away from Weiyuan Fort, there were thousands of enemy troops in the place obscured by billowing smoke and dust. It was vague, making Wang Hou's eyes, who wanted to count their number, painful.

There are many people in the army who say: There are thousands of people at once, and there is no shore. Although the thieves in front of him are definitely less than 10,000 people, thousands of armies are gathered in one place, and they are already as vast as the sea. The black pressure stretches from the barracks three miles west of Weiyuan Fort to the bottom of the fort. Hundreds of other cavalry galloped outside the fort, and in the rumbling hooves like thunder, not only gray-yellow smoke and dust, but also a strong fighting spirit.

"Why can the soldiers of the Western Thieves be here?!"

"These things can be verified later, think about the present...... How many thieves are there? ”

Wang Shao, who was also standing at the head of the city, was not as nervous as his son, and asked in a calm and calm voice. Of course, the object of his inquiry was not Wang Hou, but Wang Junwan of Zhiweiyuan Fort, Zhao Long, who was preparing for an errand in the Yuanbian Pacification Division, and Miao Lu, who had no official status but had been in the army since the initiation.

Counting soldiers is the most basic subject in military science. A capable scout, or a veteran general, can often tell at a glance how many enemy troops there are in front of them, and then deduce the total strength of the enemy army, and they do not need to wait in line to count.

In the same way, as long as a general with a little military acumen will also cover up and camouflage through various means in order to prevent his troops from being seen through. For example, in front of Wang Shao and the others, the enemy army used the dust kicked up by galloping horses to blur the number of their troops. However, experienced generals can still give a rough idea:

Zhao Long's answer was: "Four thousand." ”

Miao Lu reported: "Seven thousand to eight thousand." ”

But the number that Wang Junwan observed: "Six thousand." ”

After getting three different answers from the three generals, Wang Shao chose the golden mean.

"Six thousand soldiers...... he snorted coldly from his nose, "Yu Zang Hua Ma is too underestimated!" ”

Listening to Wang Shao's meaning, Wang Junwan asked, "Don't you need to light a beacon fire?" ”

Wang Shao shook his head: "No need, the messenger sent back is enough!" ”

Wang Shao's self-confidence has its own confidence. The current force in his hands, even if it does not include more than 1,300 troops and more than 2,000 people, excluding the three commanders who followed Wang Sunchen to stay in the main city of the Xingluo Junction and sweep away the remnants, still maintain the number of 2,100. Although there were almost 6,000 cavalry in Yu Zanghua Ma's attack on Weiyuan Fort, if he really had to fight hard under the city, he might not be able to take advantage of Wang Shao's 2,000 soldiers, not to mention that there were also Fan troops and people who could replenish the battle at any time.

——Whether it is the Khitan, the party, or the Tibetans, as long as they are aliens who have been at war with the Great Song Dynasty, they all understand a truth: the Song army array that has laid down the arrow array cannot rush, and the Han people guarding the city cannot provoke. When the Han people have a city to rely on, their combat effectiveness is often rolling up, especially the Western Army, which is best at leaning on the city and fighting. Otherwise, since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, there would not have been a lot of construction in the mountains.

And Wang Hou was worried, frowning: "I'm afraid that Wang Sunchen will have trouble there." ”

Wang Shao was very relieved: "Don't worry about him." With the siege methods of the Tubo people, Xingluo Yucheng was not so easy to defeat. The grain and straw that were in the city had not yet burned, and there was no major damage when the city was brought down. The three commanders in Wang Sunchen's hands are all elite, and the vacancy is less than 20%, which is 1,300 people......

The normal number of soldiers in command should be 500 people, but due to the common situation in the army of eating empty salaries and drinking soldiers' blood, the four words of full quota often only exist in the military register. Generally speaking, the more elite they are, the smaller the proportion of vacancies, and the three commands left by Wang Shao to Wang Sunchen are all elite generals, and the vacancies are only a little more than one percent. The only one who can be stronger than this number is the Dragon Guard Shenwei in Tokyo City, and the four armies of the Sun Tianwu are on the ground.

Just like the 3,000 officers and troops who went out on this expedition in Weizhai since ancient times, the number in the establishment is 4,000. And Weiyuan Fort, after Wang Junwan took office, the garrison in the fort was strengthened. According to the establishment, it was 300 soldiers, but in reality, it also reached more than 200 soldiers. A hundred soldiers are missing. The money of these ghost soldiers was divided among the officers at all levels.

It's just that this proportion can only be reached by the Western army, which has been at war with the party and Tibet for many years. In terms of the vacancy of soldiers, the army in Guanxi is the smallest of the million-strong forbidden army in the Great Song Dynasty, and it can generally guarantee seventy to eighty percent of the actual establishment. And the worst situation is that Jiangnan, it is great to have five achievements, while the two roads in Guangnan are far away due to the high emperor, and the actual strength of the army can often only reach 30% of the establishment.

This is also the reason why Lu He, from the Son of Heaven to Wang Anshi, to Cai Ting and Zhang Zai, all want to implement the art of war. When he heard that 2,000 enemy troops were coming, he sent 4,000 soldiers and horses to meet them. It is more than enough in terms of troops. But when they arrived on the battlefield, they found that there were only 2,000 soldiers, and after removing the unbearable ones, there were only a little more than 1,000 left. Such a joke is not laughable at all. Wang Sunchen had only a little more than 10% of the vacancies, and Wang Shao believed that he should be able to keep it for a few more days.

"Will there be a problem with the western stronghold?" Miao Lu increased his forehead with his hand, and looked at the camp in the distance worriedly, and the leader stationed in the village was Miao Zhi, the inspector of the West Road, and his father, "More than half of the Fan army is there, and there are 1,000 people, and there is only one ......commander in the hands of Jia Yan."

"How can it not suppress the people of Nazhi Lin Zhan? Don't you, a son, know what your father means? ”

Wang Shao is also not worried about Miao Zhu. From the very beginning, the fort was set up to protect the people who built the fort, and it was built to be unusually strong, without any discount. And its position is also together with Weiyuan Fort, forming the most suitable horn for defense. With the current strength of Yu Zang Huama, it is not enough to divide the troops to attack Weiyuan Fort and the camp at the same time. If you choose a main direction of attack, then whether it is Wang Shao or Miao Zhu, it will not be a conservative character.

"What if Mu Zheng takes refuge in Yu Zang Huama? Otherwise, how could Yu Zang Huama appear here in Weiyuan Fort? There is also a martial victory army in the middle! Now it's just the soldiers of the Yu Zang family, wait until Mu Zheng transfers his army......"

"Mu Zheng will never take refuge in Yu Zang Huama!" Wang Shao's sentence was categorical, "He ......"

As soon as he spoke, a sharp arrow jumped up from under the city and went straight to Wang Shaomian's door. Wang Jun has ten thousand eyes and quick hands, one hand, and one long arrow in his hand. The palm of his hand was hot, but Wang Junwan immediately snatched a bow from the waist of the guard beside him, and was about to shoot it back with an arrow. But at the head of the city, a cavalryman was holding a big bow, running farther and farther away amid the cheers of the Tibetan people, and the arrow just now turned out to be galloping!

"Good archery skills...... Wang Shao pushed away a group of derelict guards with pale faces, and looked at Lu Xia indifferently. The corners of his mouth showed a cold and piercing smile that made Wang Junwan and Miao Lu tremble, "It seems that Yu Zang Huama is a little anxious, isn't this provoking me to fight!" He turned back and smiled even colderly, "...... If Mu Zheng had followed Yu Zang Huama, would he be so anxious? ”

Wang Junwan and Miao Lu were relieved, but Wang Hou knew his father. In Wang Shao's eyes, he clearly saw a trace of anxiety and nervousness.

'Where are you worried, Weiyuan, Xiying, Wang Sunchen, or somewhere else?' Wang Hou could see it, but he couldn't figure it out.

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"Mu Zheng will never take refuge in Yu Zang Huama!" Han Gang asserted. The slightly high-pitched voice conveyed his disdain for Zhiyuan's worries.

But Zhiyuan's pair of long gray eyebrows are still tightly locked. Just a quarter of an hour ago, he would never have imagined that the army of the Yu Zang family would appear under Weiyuan Fort. I wouldn't have thought that I would meet it on the way to Weiyuan. A messenger sent back from Wang Shao to ask for help.

On the side of the official road leading to Weiyuan Fort, Han Gang, Zhiyuan, and a group of cavalry guarding them stopped, looking at the mountains in the distance to the west. More than forty miles away, no matter how sensitive your ears are, you can't hear the battle in the distance, but from the mouth of the messenger Wang Weixin, you have already inquired about this urgent military situation.

"Mu Zheng really won't take refuge in Yu Zang Huama?" Wang Weixin seemed even more anxious than Zhiyuan, and after the thief army had not yet closed the siege, he rushed out of Weiyuan Fort, and his mind was full of panic. If Wang Shao had an accident, where would he, the guard, have good fruits to eat.

"Mu Zheng is a descendant of the Tubo royal family, and Yu Zang Huama is just the watchdog of Western Xia, even if he wants to vote for Western Xia, he will directly join Xingqing Mansion, not Lanzhou, and Yu Zang Huama is also worthy?"

Han Gang's sneer was more effective than his words, and seeing the disdainful smile on his face, Wang Weixin was also relieved.