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However, the frontier defense line in the northwest of the Song Dynasty was very long, starting from Fuzhou and Linzhou at the bend of the Yellow River, and ending in Xizhou, roughly including the three provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ning in later generations, and there were thousands of miles of border defense lines.

There are more objects to defend, in addition to guarding against Western Xia, Linzhou and Fuzhou also have to guard against Liao, and there are Hengshan Zhuqiang nearby. As for Huanqing Road, it is the front line of defense in Western Xia, although Western Xia has just experienced the defeat of Wuding River last year, but it is still a wolf whose strength cannot be underestimated, even if it is injured, it can still bite people.

Especially when the Song Dynasty mobilized troops against Hehuang and Tubo, it was even more so! The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, Hezhou and Hehuang are like this, why is Hehuang and Xixia not like this?

Hehuang Tubo flanked the back of Western Xia, what would be the consequences if the Hehuang region was owned by the Song Dynasty?

At that time, the Hehuang Plateau and the Shaanxi/Western Zhulu will surround the Western Xia like a pair of pincers, completely clamping them down. If that's all it takes, it's just a restriction on development. However, the Song Dynasty and the Western Xia Dynasty were natural enemies, and the Song Dynasty always had the heart to destroy the Western Xia and recover the country.

Once such a military pattern is formed, will the Song Dynasty people miss the opportunity? Attacking Western Xia from both wings is no joke!

The abdomen and back are attacked, and the results can be imagined!

Therefore, the Western Xia absolutely did not want Hehuang to be occupied by the Song Dynasty, after all, they were very annoyed when Hehuang and Tubo were biased towards the Song Dynasty in the past. If the Song Dynasty really let the people of Hehuang take over, they will be immersed in nightmares forever until the day of their destruction.

It is possible that the Tanguts will intervene!

The so-called covenant did not have much of a binding effect at all, and they had expected this from the beginning of the army, so they had to guard against the Tanguts! Therefore, there are a large number of troops stationed on Huanqing Road and Qinfeng Road, and they dare not be easily mobilized at all, just to prevent and deter Western Xia, especially when the main general Wang Shao is not there. It is even more necessary to be careful.

In this case, the number of troops that can be transferred to the Xihe front line is only 30,000!

Moreover, there is another characteristic of the Han people's warfare, that is, the division of troops to garrison, especially the garrison of the city. However, it doesn't matter if a grassland people like Tubo turn over and get on a horse, they can settle down anywhere. In this way, there will be a dispersion of troops. The mobile forces are not very large.

According to common sense, these forces are enough to deal with Hezhou and Tibet. But Mu Zheng is to avoid but not fight, what can you do?

In particular, the Hehuang region has entered autumn, and if the war continues to drag on into winter, the severe cold will be a great test for the Song army. At this point, the Tibetan people have taken advantage of it a lot. People's physique is definitely more hardy. Then there is the transportation of grain, along the Weishui area, it is good to say, you can use part of the water transportation, even if it is land transportation, the terrain is relatively flat, but further there are mountains and plateaus. The supply of grain and grass for the Song army is also quite stressful, how can Wang Shao not be in a hurry?

Lin Zhao is also very anxious!

Victory or defeat in this battle. In addition to the great significance to the Great Song Dynasty, it is even more so for him.

Victory will have prestige and merit, and more importantly, military power.

How can you master the power of the army? At least for now, there is a Wang Shao in front of him, and he will be a huge obstacle! Without Wang Shao, Lin Zhao could take over everything smoothly!

But how do you remove this obstacle?

There are three ways: first, kill Wang Shao, do it yourself, or borrow the hands of the Tibetans; Second. persuade Wang Shao to take it for his own use; Third, transfer Wang Shao away openly!

Lin Zhao had no murderous intentions towards Wang Shao, after all, he had helped him at the beginning. Even if you have this heart, it is difficult to murder the commander of the first army. After all, as long as the coach is strategizing and does not go directly to the front line, how can he fake the enemy in this situation? If you do it yourself. It will definitely arouse Zhao Ji's suspicion and the disdain of the world. Lin Zhao naturally wouldn't take such a risk, and the gains outweighed the losses.

As for convincing Wang Shao, Lin Zhao didn't have that certainty! Although this person is said to be a Jinshi in the second year of Jiayou, how much loyalty and gratitude does he have to Emperor Renzong? On the contrary, it was Zhao Ji. In the past few years, Wang Shao has been promoted a lot, and entrusted with important tasks, and this kindness alone makes Wang Shao very loyal. The stakes are so high that Lin Zhao doesn't dare to take risks easily.

The only feasible way is the third way, to transfer Wang Shao away openly! In the original history, it was the victory in the early battle of Hezhou, Wang Shao returned to Bianjing to report on his work, and accepted the emperor's reward before leaving. However, during that period, the far-reaching Battle of Tabaicheng took place, and the Song army was defeated. As a result, many plans in the Hehuang area were all in vain, and even had a profound impact on the national policy and fortunes of the Song Dynasty. Of course, that's all for another story.

For Lin Zhao, at least this method is feasible and operable! Of course, it can also be assisted by some other means, these Lin Zhao has already let Mingyue Sect arrange it in secret. It's just that everything needs to be built on the victory of the Battle of Hezhou, even if it is just a plausible victory.

Song Jun needs it very much, Wang Shao needs it very much, Zhao Ji of Bianjing also needs it, and what he wants most is Lin Zhao!

Therefore, Mu Zheng's situation of avoiding a fight really annoyed him. The delay in the battle of Hezhou has caused a lot of pressure on everyone!

So we have to find a way to solve the dilemma in front of us, but what to do?

"General Wang, is there a good plan?"

Wang Shao shook his head and said, "I can only think of a way to let Mu Zheng fight head-on!" ”

In the past, when the Central Plains Dynasty dealt with the ethnic minorities in the north, the army took the initiative to go deep into the vast grassland, and what to do was to find the main force of the other party, and then fight fiercely with it. This was the case with Wei Qing in the Han Dynasty, the same was true with the Turks in the Tang Dynasty, and the same was true with the Ming Dynasty in later generations.

"What's the key to getting Mu Zheng out?" Lin Zhao groaned: "It is impossible for him not to have a weakness, even if he temporarily shrinks and avoids fighting, but can he really not care about everything in Hezhou at all?" Not everything can be moved and hidden, there must be something he cares about, and once we move, he will definitely not be able to sit still and come out. ”

"But...... What is it? Wang Shao groaned: "Hezhou City? There is the foundation of Mu Zheng! ”

"It is estimated that Hezhou is now an empty city, except for some old, weak, sick and disabled, at least the young and strong have been evacuated."

"Abuse? Or did he pout his father's grave? Thinking of these lowly methods, Wang Shao and Lin Zhao both shook their heads gently. Although everything is used on the battlefield, it must also be effective. Mu Zheng's mind is very strong, is it useful to provoke him with abuse? As for his father's blind felt, maybe he was buried directly after his death. Digging ancestral graves is very deterrent and stimulating in the Central Plains, but for the Tibetan people, the effect is not obvious.

"The point is, what does Mu Zheng care about most at the moment? What you want most, or what you maintain! ”

Wang Shao and Lin Zhao both used their brains, brainstormed, and thought for a long time, Wang Shao said leisurely: "What Mu Zheng is looking forward to most at this moment must be the reinforcements from Hehuang!" ”

"Reinforcements......" Lin Zhao was silent, as if he had thought of something, but in a blink of an eye, that thought disappeared again.

"Unless Dong Yu's reinforcements don't come, or they are defeated by us, then Mu Zheng will definitely not be able to sit still!" Wang Shao's words are very reasonable, but it is unrealistic to bypass Hezhou and attack Hehuang. In any case, in this war against Tibet, the first to be destroyed can only be Hezhou.

However, hearing this, Lin Zhao suddenly brightened up, and said with a smile: "Although we can't stop it, we can't annihilate the Hehuang reinforcements, but we can stop them from joining forces with Mu Zheng!" ”

"What do you say about Dongyang?" Wang Shao saw Lin Zhao's expression change, and suddenly became a little excited, and it seemed that there was a way.

Lin Zhao smiled and said: "The reason why Mu Zheng avoided fighting was to delay time, wait for Dong Yu's reinforcements, and then unite to strengthen his strength and fight with us again." But if we can cut off the relationship between him and Hehuang and prevent them from uniting, do you think he will be in a hurry? ”

"Where is the throat that Dongyang refers to?" Wang Shao already understood what Lin Zhao meant, this throat was the place that Mu Zheng cared about the most, and he couldn't lose it. As long as there are police here, Mu Zheng will definitely not be able to sit still!

"Step into the White City!"

Historically, Mu Zheng and Qingyi Jieguizhang once teamed up to defeat the Song army in Tabaicheng, and let Jing Sili die a tragic death. But now Lin Zhao has moved his mind, before the layout of the Tubo people, now he is stepping on Baicheng to collect some interest.

"Stepping into the White City?"

Lin Zhao then said: "Tabai City is located in the key place, which is exactly the gateway to Hehuang. It was here that Mu Zheng and I met, and he must have seen that this place was dangerous and very important, so he built a city here, called Tabai City! He didn't know that the reason why Mu Zheng was so named had something to do with the little white dragon he was riding.

"It's a very important place!" Wang Shao immediately stared at the sand table in the big tent of the Chinese army to observe, the things made by Shen Kuo were absolutely fine, although the Baicheng was newly repaired, but it was also marked! After taking a closer look, he nodded lightly and said, "If you control here, you can indeed contain the reinforcements coming from Hehuang, and Mu Zheng should not give up here." ”

"That's right!" Lin Zhao said: "Then we will lead the army to attack Tabai City, force Mu Zheng to make a move, and then fight a decisive battle with it!" If we start quickly, we can end it before Hehuang Dong Yu's side reacts, and then step on Baicheng to defend against the enemy, and then look at Hehuang from afar, and attack and retreat can be defended, I don't know what General Wang thinks? ”

"What a clever plan!" Wang Shao nodded again and again, deeply feeling that it was absolutely right to let Lin Zhao come.

"It's just one point, we must fight quickly, otherwise when the Hehuang army arrives and joins forces with Mu Zheng to counterattack, it will be dangerous, after all, we are alone!"

Wang Shao asked, "Then who is the right person to lead the army?" ”

"This battle is crucial, I'll go!" Lin Zhao's answer was sonorous and powerful! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to M. to read. )