Chapter 631: Choking the throat of Western Xia

Ma Kuo unconsciously let out a hint of a smile, looked at Xu Wei for a long time and was speechless, for a long time, before he said slowly: "If the Taiwei supports him, I'm afraid only God knows." ”

Xu Wei took a breath, turned around and took out a map from the desk, pushed those official documents away, and spread them flat on the desk. But it is a map of the Song-Xia border, which was drawn by the Western Army after the Battle of Hengshan that year. Therefore, it can be clearly seen on this map that places such as Hongzhou, Youzhou, and Yanzhou are all marked as the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, and the entire Hengshan is in the hands of the Western Army. It's just that later the Song and Jin Dynasty went to war, and the party took this opportunity to gradually encroach on the land occupied by the Western Army and recapture half of Hengshan. It's a shame.

"You see, Xiao Heda raised troops in Xiazhou and trapped Shiyin Erzhou, that is to say, he controlled the land in the north of Yanyan. Now, the Xia army of Linfu Road and Jinning Army is squeezed between Song, Jin, and Xiao Heda, and is in a dilemma. At this moment, it is said that Xiao Heda gathered troops to attack Xiping Mansion. Perhaps, he wanted to attack the center of the Xia capital by surprise and the army, or he was afraid of the Western Army, so he did not move in Hongzhou and Longzhou, which were adjacent to Yan'an Prefecture, and did not take care of the Fengsanzhou and Jinning troops in Linfu. Xu Wei analyzed in detail, and Ma Kuo nodded again and again.

"We must not let go of this once-in-a-century opportunity. I am ready to order Xu Hong to take back the land west of the Yellow River on the Linfu Road and the Jinning Army first! Xu Wei said, then asked Ma Kuo, what do you think?

Ma Kuo did not blindly agree, he stared at the map for a long time, and said: "Tai Lieutenant, there is a saying that the humble duty is ahead, and the Tai Lieutenant should not blame the humble duty for pouring cold water." ”

"It's okay, but you say it's okay." Xu Wei nodded.

"Regardless of the reaction of the Western Army, before that, there is one thing that must be considered. That is the relationship with the party. It is true that from what the party members have done this time, there is basically no friendship between the two sides. But did the captain really decide to tear his face? Ma Kuo reminded.

Xu Wei thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Don't hide it from my brother, I've been reflecting on it recently." Is the strategy of marrying the Western Xia too wishful thinking? The party is small and weak, and his way of survival is to hold the big tuǐ. It is clear that, in their opinion, the Jurchens' big tuǐ is thicker than ours. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that even though the party members have all kinds of dissatisfaction with the Jurchens, when the matter comes, they still choose to stand on the side of the Jurchens. ”

"This time Xiao Heda rebelled, if there was no interference from other countries, I also estimate that he would not be able to jump for a few days. But if the Western Army is in the middle, the party will definitely be anxious! When our waists are stiff, they naturally know whose big tuǐ to hold. And at that time, it's another thing to let him hold it. Xu Wei sneered.

Ma Kuo listened very carefully, and after listening, he did not express his opinion for the time being. He pondered for a long time before he said, "Taiwei must think clearly, this is a matter of making enemies on both sides. Previously, although the Western Xia had been a vassal to Jin, it had never launched a large-scale military campaign against Shaanxi. If we ...... this time"

"Why is Zichong smart and confused? First of all, after the Song-Jin war, how much territory did the party erode me? Secondly, the Western Xia did not launch a large-scale military campaign against Shaanxi, and the question is, did it have that ability? To tell you something from the bottom of my heart, I'm really not afraid of his revenge! ”

"The humble position said that he made enemies on both sides, not because he was worried about the revenge ......of Western Xia," Ma Kuo said in a low voice.

Xu Weili ** meant, the other party is afraid that the people in Hangzhou will have something to say. Then he smiled: "You can rest assured of this!" ”

Seeing that he was so confident, Ma Kuo no longer hesitated, nodded and said, "Then there is no need to worry about the humble position, but we must have a clear purpose, and we can't stir up the situation for the sake of disrupting the situation." If it's not good, let's not do it. ”

Xu Wei laughed when he heard this: "It's really good!" Not bad! Let me tell you, the first purpose is to seize the ...... of Linfu Road."

"With all due respect. Linfu Feng Sanzhou, its location is sandwiched between the golden summer, lonely hanging, easy to get, but difficult to keep. Ma Kuo interrupted him.

"Don't worry! This is only the first step, and next, let Huanqing Liu Guangshi send troops to capture Hongzhou and Longzhou. Now, Xiao Heda has taken Yanzhou and attacked Xipingfu, which is sandwiched between the rebels and the Western Army, and it is easier to take them. Xu Wei said.

Ma Kuo frowned: "Taiwei wants to bring Xiao Heda back?" ”

Xu Wei seemed to smile: "Why do you say that?" ”

"Our army attacked Honglong Erzhou, that is, in his backyard, how can he not be afraid? I'm afraid I'll come back quickly. Ma Kuo said.

Xu Wei slapped the table: "I have this heart!" Xiping Mansion is only a hundred miles away from the Xia capital, and conservatively speaking, at least half of the Xia army has been assembled in this area. If Xiao Heda attacks here, he will definitely be defeated. I can't let him lose, I have to keep him useful. When the time comes, whether it is Xiao Heda or Li Renxiao, they all have to look at the face of the Western Army! ”

Ma Kuo hugged his arms, and suddenly understood why Xu Taiwei was so confident, he stared at the map and said, "If it goes well, there may be another unexpected effect." ”

"Oh? I would like to hear about it. Xu Wei asked.

Ma Kuo withdrew his gaze from the map and replied, "At this time, the Jin army is attacking Xianghan in a big way. If the Western Army was involved in the Party Luàn Bureau, it was impossible for the Jurchens not to know. Once the front-line Jin army learns of this news, can they still capture Xianghan with peace of mind? As soon as the danger of Xianghan is solved, of course the imperial court will not have anything to say! ”

Xu Wei deliberately said when he heard this: "Xixia Luàn is the party's own business, what does it have to do with the Jurchens?" Although they are nominally monarchs and ministers, these two families do not get along well secretly. ”

Ma Kuo knew that Xu Wei was knowingly asking, and chuckled: "This rebellion, the Jurchens may not be able to take it to heart, but when the Western Army is stationed on Linfu Road, they can't turn a blind eye, right?" "Linfu Feng Sanzhou and Jinning Army are administratively under Hedong, and the reason why the party people dream of this place is because it is the exit for them to attack Hedong. In whose hands is Hedong now? In the hands of the Jurchens. Once the Western Army occupied this place, it was equivalent to getting a second way to attack Hedong in addition to the Pujin Pass pontoon bridge. If Linfu Road is in the hands of the Western Army, it will be a threat to Taiyuan, an important town in Hedong! What's more, getting Linfu Road is equivalent to directly bringing a flag to the door of the Jurchens, Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures!

Just imagine, with such a serious change, how can Wushu sit idly by? The elite of the Jin Army in the sixteen states of Yanyun have all been brought to the Central Plains by him, once Xu Wei's vision becomes a reality, Yanjing is afraid that it will be another earthquake!

"Those who know me, Zichong also!" Xu Wei praised.

But the lieutenant still did not answer the question of huò. Linfu Road is lonely, easy to take and difficult to keep, what should I do? Ma Kuo asked.

"That's why I want Xiao Heda to come back. As long as he doesn't fall, there will be a barrier on Linfu Road, at least he doesn't have to worry about the party people raising troops to attack. As for the Jurchens, hum, you should know the topography of Linfu Feng Sanzhou, right? In this way, as long as Yan'an Mansion is controlled by our army, there will be no problem with Linfu Road! Xu Weihong said. Yan'an is the rear of Linfu Road.

"Then the captain is going to support Xiao Heda?" Ma Kuo asked.

"What's not to do?" Xu Wei said proudly.

Ma Kuo was speechless for a long time, and finally, he hugged his fists and saluted: "Taiwei Li Xiao Heda to contain the party, and use Linfu Road to contain the Jurchens, if it can be successful, not only will Xianghan be protected, but the Jin army will not dare to go south before solving this problem." ”

Xu Wei smiled: "Then are you willing to go to Linyan on behalf of the Xuanfu Disposal Division?" ”

In early October, Xu Wei ordered Ma Kuo, a military officer of the Xuanfu Disposal Division, to go to Yanyan on his behalf and work with Xu Hong to arrange affairs. As soon as Ma Kuo walked on his front foot, another piece of news came. In the previous earthquake, Sichuan and Shaanxi were only affected, and the epicenter was in the territory of Western Xia! It is not known exactly where the earthquake is, but Xu Wei judged that with the intensity of the earthquake and the territorial scope of the Western Xia, no matter where the earthquake is, it will be enough for the party members!

He didn't know that the epicenter of this earthquake happened to be in the capital of Western Xia, "Xingqing Mansion"! Later history books clearly recorded this earthquake. "The Xingzhou earthquake has been more than a month" "Song Shi Xia Guo Biography" volume 468. He crossed over, even if he could change personnel and change the situation, he couldn't change nature!

This time, Western Xia can be said to be even worse! Not to mention the occurrence of a major rebellion, there was a major earthquake! Xu Wei really wanted to sympathize with the people of Xixia in the spirit of humanitarianism and compassion for the people. But to be honest, he couldn't help but be a little happy......

It is not said that the situation in the northwest has changed abruptly, but it is said that Wushu besieged Xiangyang City in Xianghan, defeated He Guan's army, captured Jingmen and Yingzhou, and besieged Suizhou City defended by Yue Fei with heavy troops. The heavy losses suffered by the Shenwu rear army caused the shock of the Hangzhou Dynasty! Public opinion is turbulent, all pointing to the king of Fenyang County! Zhao Chen sent Zhi Keqiu, who had already retired from Zhishi, to Huaixi with an edict to urge Zhi Zhonggu to rush to help.

is a veteran of the battlefield, and he originally returned to the park without his armor, thinking that he could live a peaceful life. Unexpectedly, he was still on this errand, and he couldn't shirk it, so he could only rush to Huaixi with the edict of the Son of Heaven. The situation of the Zhe family is more special, although Zhe Keqiu is Lao Tzu, but who is called Zhe Yan was born in Jiangmen, and he actually passed the serious Jinshi? Even if he was admitted to the Jinshi, but during the Jingkang period, he entered the king of Beijing Qin, and he was hit by Zhao Huan at a glance. As a result, he was cultivated as a pro-confidant, and became the governor of the second government early. Now he is the king of the county, and among the people in the world, the king with a different surname is the only one, and there is no other branch.

The reason why Zhe Keqiu asked Zhishi to retire is, of course, because of his age, but it is difficult to say that there is no reason why Zhe Yan's quality is "high and his father is high". The military ministers of the Song Dynasty died more and more in office.

When he arrived in Lu'an County, Shouzhou, it was almost mid-October, and at this time, Yue Fei was fighting desperately in Suizhou City. But you must know that Suizhou has been broken by the Jin army, the materials in the city are very limited, Yue Feijun has reached the edge of "food exhaustion" at this moment, if there is another "aid", this person who should have become a famous general of Zhongxing, is only afraid of ......

Zhe Ke begged to see his son, but without saying a word, he first announced the emperor's edict. Xiao Zhao's official family didn't say anything serious in the edict, anyway, it was the set that was not angry. But the message that can be delivered is not so good. Zhao Chen asked him to convey the opinions of the officials in the court to the king of Zhejun, just imagine, the official is often "heard", even if he smells the slightest smell, he will impeach you to death, not to mention that the king of Zhejun is on the cusp of the wind this time, can the words be light?

Zhe Ke begged his son to send troops quickly, otherwise the saliva of the court will drown you. In addition, He Taibao and you rely on each other, how can you sit idly by and watch him suffer such a big defeat?

Zhiyan's answer was full of unhappiness. I wrote to him and told him not to act rashly! He himself wants to eat the defeat, who is to blame! The materials accumulated in Xiangyang City have no problem persisting for a year, what is he anxious about? The officials of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China like to say whatever they want, our four major Xuanfu, except for Zhao Ding, who is in Liangzhejiang, the other three have the power to act cheaply!

Fold can ask for a situation and persuade each other again and again. You have to remember who we are! More than anyone else, we should be walking on thin ice! You are now the commander of the side, and the court relies on you, so you are tolerant of everything, and you haven't thought about the future? Look at Xu Xuanfu in Sichuan, Shaanxi, he took the initiative to ask for the Hajj to see him, and he can hold hundreds of thousands of people in his hands!

Perhaps it was these words that touched Zhi Zhonggu, and after hesitation, he still decided to send troops. But this is really not what he wants, the morale of the Jin army is booming, and at this time, if you go to fight hard, you don't know how big the loss is! But things have come to this point, and there is really no way to drag it out any longer.

In mid-October, Orihiko took Orihiko as the pioneer and went straight to Gwangju. As soon as Yan Liang found out the news, he immediately reported it to Wushu, and reorganized his army to fight, planning to fight against the famous Zhejia army.

When Wushu heard the news, Pegasus conveyed the military order not to fight, abandon Gwangju, and retreat to Chaeju. You can fight a small battle in Caizhou, and then withdraw to Tangzhou, and at the same time order Yingchang's troops to join you, and I will immediately lead the army north to Tangzhou, here, the result is the Zhijia army!

By the time the order reached Gwangju, Wan Yan Liang had already fought a battle with Orihikono, and there were casualties on each other. He also saw that the Folding Family Army was really extraordinary! Then he obeyed the order of Zongbi, abandoned Gwangju, crossed the Huai River, and retreated to Ruyang County, Caizhou. Within two days, the army of Zheyan arrived and continued to advance eastward, stepping into Caizhou. However, after seizing three county seats, they set up their troops in Zhenyang County, which is directly south of Ruyang County. Rangers go out and spy on the news.

Soon, he learned that Yue Fei was besieged in Suizhou City and was in critical condition. But at this time, he didn't think about sending troops to rescue, because he knew that as soon as he appeared, the gold thief should all come to the folded family.

Sure enough, he guessed that at this time, Wushu quickly gathered 20,000 Jurchen Bo Navy, 10,000 troops each of the Liaodong Han Army and the Khitan Army, more than 20,000 infantry troops, and more than 10,000 Ma Army, leaving Suizhou and heading north to Tangzhou. The task of besieging Suizhou City fell on the head of the signing army.

Zhe Yanzhi hesitated in Zhenyang, he was not afraid of the perfect face in front of him, but worried about what would happen even if he took down Caizhou? If our army goes deep, the Jin people will fight with the elite, and no matter whether they win or lose, the losses will be as great as you can imagine. If He Guan listens to me, let the Jin army attack Xiangyang City, our two armies only need to wait for the momentum, and when it can't be attacked for a long time, then we will divide our troops to plunder the Quartet, and when the time comes, I will wait to defend him for a few battles, win a few battles, and then attack in two ways, how can he be undefeated? It's good now, since the enemy knows that I'm coming, how can I attack Xiangyang?

After October 20, the Jin army of Yingchang Mansion had already arrived in Tangzhou, and the army of Wushu also arrived on the same day.

The next day, Zheyan sent troops to Ruyang, where Caizhou Prefecture was located. Come here, no matter what, you have to find a place to stay, the county town is too small, it is difficult to support yourself, Caizhou City is just right.

Wan Yan Liang went out of the city to engage in the battle, and in less than an hour, the whole army was defeated. "Fortunately" was defeated under the cover of the cavalry, otherwise, Orihiko Ye would have killed him for dozens of miles!

After winning Caizhou City, Zhe Yanzhi did not bring all the troops over. He asked his brother Zhi Yanwen to lead a group of elite soldiers to garrison Xinxi County on the border of Caizhou and Gwangju, and guard the Huai River pontoon bridge built by the Jin army, so that in case of disadvantage, there could be a way to retreat, so that people would not be blocked.

At this point, the Zhejia army was killed, and only reported to the imperial court that we had taken Gwangju and Caizhou, which had already threatened the flank of the Jin army. The king of Zhejun was very suspicious that Caizhou would be too easy to get, and he guessed that if he entered Tangzhou, it was estimated that the main force of the Jin army would be waiting there.

It was like this for five days, and Wushu was worried that if he waited any longer, He Guan might have to make a comeback. Then he gritted his teeth, and the army of the broken family did not come, so we took the initiative to find him! 70,000 cavalry approached the field, and a horse army of 4,000 cavalry left the large army and went straight to Xinxi County, intending to cut off the retreat of the Zhejia army.

On October 27, the Wushu army of 70,000, known as 180,000, lined up in the west of Caizhou City and surrendered to the army to fight. Wushu said very politely: Among the generals and commanders of the Southern Army, there is no one who can beat the king, but he has heard the name of the king of Zhejun for a long time, and he is fortunate to meet today, but he asks for a long and short, which is enough to comfort his life.

Orihiko commanded 40,000 troops with three brothers, Hikino, Hiruo, and Hikoshi, and went out of the city to engage in battle. Wushu watched in front of the battle, only to see the folding family Ma Buwu purging, swords and guns, and did not dare to be careless, and ordered the generals to be cautious. When he saw the horse army led by Orihiko covering the two wings, he couldn't help but sigh: "The horse of the Orihiko family is so majestic!" "I regret it even more in my heart, I shouldn't have let the Zhe family evacuate from Shaanxi safely!

Zheyan stood on top of the city tower, overlooking the Jin army's large array. He has a lot of experience playing against Jin Jun, but he has never seen such a strong lineup! I guessed in my heart that the Jurchens were estimated to be elite this time! It's going to be a fierce battle today! Fortunately, he is the king of Zhejun, if he changes someone else, he is unwilling to come to the war, and I am afraid that he will be timid before the fight starts.

He ordered Zhi Yanwen, the commander in front of the enemy, to rely on the formation as much as possible and play the role of a strong bow and crossbow. Our horse army has a disadvantage in strength, don't attack easily, we must seize the opportunity and hit it with one blow!

When the horns of both sides rushed into the sky, a battle at the highest level between the Song and Jin armies began!