Chapter 566: The Xia Army Suddenly Arrives

But I saw a person, when in the year of the weak crown, wearing a straight collar, don't put a short knife in the waist, the book friend whole ~ Li Ti ~ for the account, look at Xu Wei, hugged his fists and said: "I have seen Xuanfu Xianggong." Then, make a four-way gesture and greet the governors of the roads.

Zijin Hu didn't bother to ask him his name and military position, and said bluntly: "Say, how did the Xihe army fight?" ”

The man's face was overjoyed, and he said loudly: "Living up to the trust of the minister, Yao Dashuai led the Xihe soldiers to storm the Pujin Pass, and has captured the pass defense and the pontoon bridge in the early part of this month. The remnants of the Jin army retreated to the east bank, and because of the military order, the Xihe army did not pursue, but only stabilized the defense. ”

A good little captain really lives up to expectations, stabilized, stabilized, as long as it is this pass and pontoon bridge, Shaanxi will be stable, from now on, it is really a closed door and a dog, no longer have to worry about the Jin army reinforcements crossing the Yellow River and entering the pass

Xu Wei has not been so happy since he swore to go on the expedition, and laughed in the tooth tent: "Xihe Shuaisi seized the Pujin pontoon bridge this time, which can be said to have snatched the first credit for his daily recovery of Shaanxi, and he was the first in Xihe."

When the generals heard this, they were not jealous. Seizing Pujin Pass and the pontoon bridge, cutting off the road for the Jin army to come to the aid is the most important part of this strategy, Yao Pingzhong led the Xihe warriors to live up to expectations, break the enemy and make contributions, which is admirable

Xu Wei inquired about the details again, and learned that the Xihe army began to attack not smoothly, the Jin army relied on the camp to hold on, twice repelled the Xihe soldiers, under the advice of the deputy commander of the Xihe River, Guan Shigu, the little captain patiently and other heavy equipment arrived, set up more than 100 artillery trucks and violently buckled the pass, destroyed the short wall fortifications of the Jin army, and forced the other party to come out to engage in the battle. In the fierce battle, the Xihe army was fearless in the face of the fierce Jurchen army, and the Fanhan soldiers worked together, won two battles and two victories, and finally forced the Jin army to retreat across the Yellow River

As for the enemy in Tongzhou, after the main force of the Western Army went north, the Jin Army organized several breakthroughs, but they were all blocked back by Wu Luan, Li Cheng and others. With a pontoon bridge, the Xihe Army can take care of the same state, which can be described as foolproof

When Xu Wei heard this, he was very pleased, and said to the generals: "At this point, our army can work with peace of mind in northern Shaanxi, why worry about Guan Fu?" "Over the years, except for Yao Bilong, who led 8,000 troops to participate in the Battle of Qishan two years ago, Xihe Shuaisi has rare combat exploits. It's hard to say whether he can build a festival as he wishes, but the recovery of Shaanxi is indeed from the beginning of the Xihe Army.

At that moment, let the messenger quit his hard work, and after receiving the reward, he immediately rushed back to the pass, and told the Xihe soldiers and Wu Lan and others to be careful, not to be careless to underestimate the enemy, Pujin Pass is lost, and the Jin army will inevitably rise up again to take it. Not to mention the side, everything is focused on stabilizing the defense and other things, and we will talk about it when Yan'an is laid

The achievements of the Xihe Army are certainly gratifying, but there is no news from Yang Yan in Danzhou. If Danzhou is not stopped, the logistics guarantee of the main force will not be able to keep up, not only will the military rations not be able to be helped, but also the heavy equipment will not be delivered. Like the Jin army today, it is impossible to hold on to the camp, and if the army is used to attack, it is another matter whether it can take it or not, but it is bound to pay great casualties.

When Xu Wei considered this point, there were those who agreed with it and those who disagreed. Now that the Yellow River is cut off, the Shaanxi Jin Army has fallen into a desperate situation, why be afraid?

"Ben Shuai's meaning, send a partial division to the south, assist Yang Yan to attack from the north and south to seize Danzhou, so that the road is unobstructed. Wait for the arrival of supplies and equipment, and then a large-scale attack, what do you think? Xu Wei asked.

"Like this, if Danzhou does not go down for a day, the road will be closed for a day, and our army will have to be empty for a day. The army has only 20 days of food, in case the food runs out and the army is in turmoil, but what can it do? Wu Jue asked a very practical question.

"What Senator Wu said is very true, Xuanfu Xianggong, the army does not have much food in stock, and it is not a safe plan to count on the Jingyuan army to help, and if there is a change, tens of thousands of people will be helpless. It was suggested that it was feasible to Bingtan Prefecture, but at the same time, it was necessary to storm the Golden Camp. Those who are good at fighting, do not worry about victory, first think about defeat, if they are exhausted in this empty space, how can the Jin army gain insight and take advantage of my fatigue to fight back? Yan'an, Danzhou, both sides must be taken into account. Xu Hong also agreed.

Xu Wei pursed his lips and was silent for a long time, gave up his thoughts, and agreed: "Reasonable, according to what you see, who will be sent to Danzhou?" ”

The voice fell, and the general said loudly: "I am willing to go"

Everyone looked for prestige, but it was Xu Hong's son, Xu Yong. At the age of twenty-six, he fought from his father, and was favored to fill the military rank of Wu Dunlang. has integrity, courage and strategy, the military name is "Young Marshal", and now he is serving as the deputy commander of the Liangxing Pacification Si Shengjie Army.

Xu Wei saw that his nephew took the initiative to ask for help, and said with a smile: "Since you are willing to go, how many people do you want?" ”

"4,000 elite soldiers." Xu Yong replied.

"Is it enough?" Xu Wei asked again.

"Enough." Xu Yong probably inherited his father's temper and didn't talk much. Although he is young, he does not give people a sense of frivolity at all, and he is very down-to-earth. In the next generation of the Xu family, Xu Wei is optimistic about two people, one is Xu Cheng and the other is Xu Yong.

"Okay, I'll give you 4,000 elite soldiers, rationed firearms, and within ten days, you and Yongxing Shuai Yang Yan must open up the grain road. You can only come out if you can do it. If you fail to meet the deadline, you and Yang Yan will both be punished by military law. Xu Wei said.

As soon as he heard this, some generals secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, I didn't have a hot head to take over this dispatch. Although Danzhou is a small city, the situation is precipitous, and the enemy general is quite disciplined, in case it cannot be defeated in ten days, not to mention the merits, and it has to be punished by military law, and the risk is too great.

Although Xu Hong is a father, he said no at this time and did not cover up for his son. Xu Yong didn't answer for a while, and after thinking about it carefully, he said loudly: "There are 200 thunder arrows and a number of thunderbolts that shake the sky. ”

"Here you go" Xu Wei waved his hand and happily agreed.

"In this way, then the humble order, if the ten-day food road is not passable, willing to be disposed of" Xu Yong hugged his fist and saluted.

Xu Wei looked at his cousin and cast an envious gaze, who is not happy to be a father when he gives birth to such a son? At that moment, for Xu Yong's strong march, he allocated 4,000 elite soldiers and hundreds of firearms, and asked him to lead the troops south to assist Yang Yan. At the same time, they gathered elites and prepared to attack the Jin camp.

On the 19th, the first part of the Qin Feng Army was put into battle, and the Liangxing Army joined forces to attack the eastern camp of the Jin army. Lacking the support of heavy weapons, the soldiers had to rely on bows, crossbows, knives and guns. But morale is really a good thing, and in the face of the strong camps and sharp equipment of the Jin army, the soldiers are pouring up like a tide.

But the Jin army did not give an inch, after the fierce battle that day, the Song army pulled out two small villages of the Jin army, destroyed nearly half of a large village, conservatively estimated, killed nearly 1,000 enemies. But as soon as you count the casualties after retreating, the number of casualties alone is one thousand eight.

Han Chang and Zhang Shen couldn't help but be shocked when they saw the fierce offensive of the Western Army in the city. But it is undoubtedly right to hold the fortress, no matter how fierce the western army is, every day he attacks, he will have to pay the price, and when you are exhausted, we will make calculations

On the 20th, Qin and Feng Xing armies came back together, and the killing sound in the eastern suburbs of Yan'an shook the sky, and fireworks rolled. A large village of the Jin army was in a sea of fire, the soldiers were scattered, and the camp behind it was also unstable. At the critical moment, the generals of the Jin army marched forward on horseback to stop the rebel counterattack, and then repelled the Western army.

In the past few days, the east has been fighting endlessly, and Zhang Jun and Wang Yu and Xu Cheng in the south are also fighting day and day. More than 100,000 troops of the Song and Jin armies fought to the death under the city of Yan'an. Although the Song army is as imposing as a rainbow and is indomitable, the Jin army in danger is also fighting the trapped beasts, and no one can help anyone.

On the 23rd, the fears of the generals of the Western Army came to fruition. The grain transport unit of the Jingyuan army was attacked by the Jin army more than 60 miles west of Fuzheng County, and although the Jingyuan soldiers repelled the enemy, they burned more than 40 truckloads of military rations. Xu Wei was furious and ordered the execution of the grain transport officer, and your 3,000-strong grain transport unit was actually burned by more than 40 truckloads of military rations by 1,000 people

On the 25th, the Jin army repeated its old tricks, and the Jingyuan grain transport unit was attacked again. But this time, the Jingyuan army was well prepared, and the materials did not suffer much loss. But this situation has attracted Wang Yu's attention, if there is only one time, it can be said that it is accidental, it is the Jin army secretly sending troops. But when you give birth twice, it's unusual.

My Jingyuan Army camp is only about 20 miles away from the Jin Army camp, and the other party is almost right under my nose, how can I transfer troops without noticing? He judged that in the vicinity of Fuzheng County, there must be a stronghold of the Jin army. After reporting to Xu Wei, he divided his troops into Fuzheng and swept around in order to uproot this stronghold.

On the 26th, Qin Fengjun's big tent.

Xu Wei was alone in the tooth tent, just received the Xuanfu disposal of the division of the public, Xuanfu Xianggong Xu Churen heard that the Western Army locked Tongzhou, captured Pujin, and the army went straight to Yan'an City, very pleased, especially written cursive, encouraging the front-line soldiers. In his letter, he especially encouraged Xu Wei, saying, "Xuanfu is the hero of the General Western Army, and now with the power of victory, he will be able to recover the whole of Shaanxi, help Chengxing, and look forward to it." He also assured, "In the event of military needs, we should do our best to ensure it, and the public should not worry." "Let Xu Wei fight with peace of mind.

After Xu Wei finished reading it, he immediately picked up the pen and replied, and as soon as he wrote a row, he couldn't help but abandon the pen, covering his face and baring his teeth. In the past few days, he had a few small blisters in his mouth, his toothache was so bad that he couldn't do it, and he had bleeding symptoms, his throat was dry and painful, and he always felt that there was a foreign body.

Can it not be on fire? The onslaught lasted for many days, and although there were some gains, the main body of the Jin Army's eastern camp was strong, and the casualties among the soldiers were large, so how could he not be heartbroken? Moreover, the grain route of the Jingyuan Army has also been attacked twice, especially in Nadan Prefecture, which has been eight days and there is no news. As soon as the ten-day deadline arrives, if Danzhou is not down, Yang Yan and Xu Yong will be disposed of, and there is no joke in front of the army, which is not the slightest ambiguity.

Moreover, the Purple Gold Tiger estimated that it had been almost two months since the troops were dispatched in July. In two months' time, it is impossible for Jin Guo to be indifferent, and sooner or later he will come to the aid of Shaanxi......

"Damn, get on fire." Xu Wei couldn't help muttering.

As soon as he finished speaking, he grabbed the account, but it was Du Feihu, seeing Xuanfu Xianggong like this, he was surprised and said: "Xianggong is ...... this"

"What's wrong?" Xu Wei frowned and asked.

Du Feihu's expression was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Xianggong, the situation is not right"

This sentence shocked Zijin Tiger and couldn't even care about Du Feihu's toothache This time he led a small number of cavalry to follow the main force north, during this time, he has been acting as a ranger reconnaissance, and now he says that the situation is wrong, could it be ......

"Say," Xu Wei snapped.

"In the morning, the rangers found an abnormality in the extreme north of Fucheng, and after hearing the news, they personally raised four hundred horsemen to inspect, but saw that there were people helping the old and the young to come from the north, and the soldiers asked, saying that they were from Pingrong Village, and it was rumored everywhere that the Xia army was coming, so they fled." Du Feihu said.

Xu Wei's eyes bulged, shocked by Xia Jun's party members

"Pingrong Village is one hundred and seventy miles northwest of Yan'an, not far from here, the Xia army came suddenly, and its meaning is unknown," Du Feihu continued.

Xu Wei puffed up his cheeks and slowly exhaled: "It's not good, the party members are here to insert a lever at this time......"

Du Feihu saw that Xuanfu Xianggong's face was cloudy, and it was inconvenient to say anything, and after a while, he heard the handsome saying: "Call Wu Jue." Du Feihu took the order.

Xu Wei wandered uneasily in the tent, and it was so sudden that it was difficult for him to determine the intentions of the party members for a while. Is it fishing in troubled waters? Taking advantage of the Song and Jin wars, he came to a fisherman to make a profit? Or is it because of the relationship between the monarch and the minister between Jin and Xia, so the troops aid Han Chang? Both of these situations, no matter which one they are, I am afraid that they will be unfavorable to the Western Army

I have been accumulating strength for many years, and now I am launching a large-scale counteroffensive, and at this juncture, the party members appeared......

"Xuanfu Xianggong" Wu Jue hurriedly entered the account, and it could be seen that he had learned the truth of the matter from Du Feihu's mouth, and he was also shocked.

"Jin Qing, I really don't know if it's a blessing or a curse this time." Xu Wei's face was solemn.

Wu Jue nodded: "Exactly, the Xia people came suddenly, it is really difficult to judge the attempt." At this point, there is a slight pause, and then the analysis begins.

"One possibility is that because of the relationship between the monarchs and ministers of Jin and Xia, the Xia lord sent troops to aid Yan'an under the edict of Emperor Jin."

Xu Wei thought for a moment, shook his head and denied: "This is difficult to say, since the Song and Jin wars, the Xia Kingdom has been watching from the sidelines, and there is almost no interference. In the past few years, the relationship between Jin Xia and Xia has not been harmonious, how could Lord Xia be so positive in this situation? ”

"Then there's only one explanation." Wu Jue gasped. "The snipe and the clam compete, and the fisherman profits."

Xu Weizhen said: "I think so." ”

"If this is the case, it will be a great disadvantage to our army" Zhi Yong is like Wu Jue, and he can't help but change his color, because in this way, the Western Army will have to face two enemies, both to fight the Jin Army and to defend against the Xia Army, how can this be done? Thinking of this verse, he couldn't help but scold, "Mother's batch"

Xu Wei calmed his heart and said: "Don't worry, after today's battle, the generals will return to the camp and then discuss." ”

"Yes, if the Jin army learns about the situation, there will be another incident." Wu Jue also said. That being said, Jin Jun didn't cower in the city, and sooner or later he would get the news, damn it, it really makes people angry. Thinking of this, take a look at Xuanfu Xianggong, alas, people are already on fire.

After the battle that day, the Western Army fought well, Xu Hong commanded the army and the Qin Fengjun Zhang Xian Department, pulled out the Jin Army's small village everywhere, Dazhai one, killed more than 2,000 enemies, especially the firearms of the great gods, as soon as the thunder and arrows were rushed, the Jin camp was on fire everywhere. But when the generals returned to the camp happily, they heard that the Xia army was coming south, and all the generals were shocked

At the moment, the Xia people are coming to stir up, and this battle is difficult to fight, and the generals generally agree with the Xia people fighting for profit, but some people think that the Xia army is here to reinforce the Jin army, after all, the relationship between the monarch and the minister is there. And since Li Yuanhao broke away from the Song Dynasty during the Renzong period, the relationship with the Xia State has been very bad, and we have fought for decades, which can be said to be bitter and bitter

Because it is rumored that the Xia army has arrived in Pingrong Village, which is only one hundred and seventy miles away from Yan'an, it will be very bad if the party members are suddenly in trouble and should cooperate with the Jin army

After careful consideration, Xu Wei decided not to take this risk, so as not to repeat the mistakes of Dunzhou. Then he ordered to stop the attack, Qin Feng and the Xing armies retreated to Yanchang, and the Jingyuan army withdrew to Ganquan, resting and recuperating while paying attention to the situation.

Yan'an, which was originally fierce, suddenly fell silent because of the sudden arrival of the Xia army

"Really withdrawn?" In Yan'an City, Han Chang galloped through the market on his horse and asked the generals beside him.

"It is true that on the southeast side, the western army withdrew cleanly, and did not leave a single soldier." The general replied happily.

Han Chang couldn't bear the anger, and added another whip, and the war horse galloped in pain, so frightened that the people on the street scattered and avoided. After a short time, when he reached the city, Han Chang jumped off his horse and went straight to the city.

When he looked out from the city, what was the situation when the western army had withdrawn overnight? In the past few days, the western army has been attacking fiercely, pulling out many large and small military villages, it should be said that there are still certain advantages, why did Xu Wei suddenly withdraw? This can't help but make Han Chang have many associations, and when the brunt is that the Jin army reinforcements have entered the pass

But judging by the time, it seems unlikely. Xu Wei used troops, both Zhengqi and Qi, judging from his behavior in Tongzhou at the beginning of the army, this expedition, he was fully planned, and it was impossible for him to be unguarded in Pujin. And in such a short period of time, it is unlikely that the imperial court will gather a large army to help.

But is there any other explanation?

When he was puzzled, a general flew to the city to report: "After a little Xianggong, the western army in the south withdrew to Ganquan, and the whole army was camped and did not move again."

Retreat to Ganquan and stop? So, to wait and see? If it was really reinforcements that had entered the pass, I was afraid that Xu Wei would have gone south in a hurry, so how could he take care of Yan'an?

After thinking about it for a while, I couldn't get the essentials, and I heard the officer say that it was the eastern and western armies, which had withdrawn to Yanchang, and the same was rectified on the spot, and it did not move again. At this point, he was even more sure that the Western Army did not want to abandon Yan'an, but encountered a sudden change and had to retreat temporarily to watch the changes of time. It's just, what happened after all? makes even characters like Xu Wei so jealous? He has caused trouble? Or did you receive some order from Song Ting?

"After a little justice, the Western Army's actions like this are difficult to understand. This is a good fight, why did it suddenly withdraw? Beside him, the general was puzzled.

"Could it be that the onslaught has been on for several days, resulting in too many casualties, so you retreat and rest?"

"Not really, right? With the strength of the Western Army, I am afraid that these small losses can still hold on, and they will not retreat so easily. ”

Han Chang listened to the discussion of the generals, and he was also uneasy and uncertain. No matter how much it is, as soon as you withdraw, I will regroup my camp for my return. I want to see which one you Xu Hu'er sings