Chapter 22: Secretly Sending Troops to Cover the Sky and Crossing the Sea (7)

[Second update, ask for red tickets, collect]

Mu Zheng's lazy words made the envoy of the Yu Zang family angry.

Wu Shengjun is the barrier of Hezhou, if it is lost to the Song people, Hezhou will definitely be difficult to protect. For the Yu Zang family, Wu Shengjun was close to Lanzhou, and in the Tang Dynasty, its land was under the jurisdiction of Lanzhou. The Song people possessed the Wusheng army, to the west is Hezhou, and to the north through the mountains, but it is the Lanzhou city of Yu Zang's family.

Now the common enemy of the two families is the Song people who are talking about wanting to expand the border of Hehuang, this is an obvious thing, and the envoy can't figure out what Mu Zheng is or this attitude of not paying attention to it at all, as if he is about to fall asleep.

Now that the country has raised an army of 300,000 to march south, and when Liang Xianggong returns victorious, he heard that he refused to accept the order, and in a fit of anger, Hezhou City will definitely be gone! Decide whether to make a trade-off or not, please observe the quick decision! ’

The messenger wanted to say this, but he didn't dare. He knew that it was best to maintain a humble attitude in front of Mu Zheng. Mu Zheng, who is always half-asleep and doesn't care about anything, is not a good-tempered person. really angered him, and there was a precedent of directly beheading the messenger.

But Mu Zheng was from the gap in his eyelids, playing with the angry and corrupt look of the envoy of Yu Zang. Back then, Wu Qila, as well as Dong Yu, all showed this expression of hatred for iron but not steel in front of him.

Mu Zheng is not a fool who can only see one acre and three points of land in front of him, and he also understands the truth of cold lips and teeth. Just looking at the fact that he can sit in the center of the river surrounded by enemies so far, this word is not used on him.

Guarding Hezhou is not that Mu Zheng has no courage, but that he has self-knowledge. Mu Zheng knew how big his hands were and how many things he could grasp. If you are greedy for too much, you will lose what you have. Survive in the cracks, be careless and cautious, and the next one to fall is yourself. Mu Zheng's belief has always been the same, just to keep Hezhou, as for the rest, he will not be greedy.

And even though the Song people were aggressive, why wasn't the Western Xia? Li Yuanhao has fought with Tubo since his grandparents. The Six Valleys Alliance in Liangzhou, Hexi, was destroyed by the party. In order to stabilize Hexi, Li Yuanhao raised troops to the south, but was defeated by Mu Zheng's grandfather, that is, the predecessor of Zampu Zangluo. This battle was the worst defeat after Li Yuanhao raised his troops - although Li Yuanhao was defeated by the Khitans in the future, he later came back, not compared to Tubo, and he failed to take revenge after the most Lu.

And the envoy of the Yu Zang family in front of him also made Mu Zheng have no intention of talking to him deeply. betrayed Tubo and took refuge in the party, the status of the Yu Zang family in Mu Zheng's mind is not as good as a dog. It's okay to take refuge in the Han people, after all, they have dealt with the Han people for hundreds of years, but with the party members, they have lost the face of the Tibetan people. Mu Zheng is conceited to be the descendant of the Tubo royal family, but he is not interested in dealing with the dogs raised by the party members.

With a lazy attitude, he sent away the angry envoy of the Yu Zang family. After Mu Zheng thought about it, he called his other half-brother Wu Yanzheng, "You take the headquarters to Wushengjun to help blind Wu Qi." If the Han people not only built a city in Weiyuan, but also changed the idea of attacking Di Dao, they would fight them back together, and they could not be allowed to occupy the Dalai Valley. ”

Wu Yanzheng was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect to be entrusted with this task: "What if you don't call?" ”

"Then what should you do, you and Blind Wu Qi want to live in a block." Mu Zheng said slowly, "Blind Wu Qi has a piece of land in Minzhou, and now that he has arrived in the Wusheng Army, you ask him for that piece of land, so that you can settle your subordinates." ”

Wu Yanzheng was originally full of reluctance, but when he heard that he could finally own a piece of land, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed excitedly.

"Also," Mu Zheng's eyes that had been squinting suddenly opened, and a pair of small eyes under one eyelid were as sharp as electricity, reminding his younger brother who was kowtowing, "Be careful of the north too!" ”

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The morning light has not yet risen in the east, and between heaven and earth, it is still dark. In the sky on the first day of September, there is no trace of the moon, and the dense starlight embedded in the sky dome is not as good as a star and a half in the bright moon, but it can already make people see the back in front of them, and follow closely without falling behind.

In the darkness, a team of 1,500 people was quietly walking through the valley. The man's title, the horse's hooves, the halter and the chew tightly locked the neighing of the warhorse. Accompanied by the babbling of the stream, only the dense and low sound of footsteps continued.

Miao Zhi and his soldiers led the horses through the dark curtain before dawn. The road underfoot is not as smooth as the official road, but it is also a main road often used by merchants, at least it is not difficult to walk.

After walking with his head down, Miao Zhi looked up at the sky, it was still dark and dreary, and it seemed that it would take at least half an hour to see a red light in the eastern sky.

Marching in the dark is a risky move. However, Miao Zhu was not afraid of night attacks, and he was old in military affairs, so he sent enough sentries as early as three days ago to check every possible location along the way to hide troops, and to drive away the Tibetan people who came to spy on them. Now some of these sentries have returned with news, and some of them are waiting at various points at his orders.

The most important thing is that Wang Sunchen and Miao Lu have already led a capital of cavalry and have been guarding the main road to the Xingluo Junction for four days. They did not hide their whereabouts, let alone hide, and confronted the Fan Cavalry of the Xingluo Junction several times over the past few days. Miao Zhi is gambling with the toughest attitude, Don't Qiang Xing, Luo Jie doesn't dare to break the kettle - just making excuses

And Wang Sunchen and Miao Lu's subordinates only have one number, so that Beiqiang Xingluo Jie will not be too nervous. When he saw that Wang Sunchen's troops had not moved for several days, even if they were cunning, they would only misunderstand that this was just a measure to prevent the Xingluo Junction from sneaking up on Weiyuan, and the tension at the beginning would be relaxed.

Who would have thought that this was a cover for Weiyuan to send troops? Abandoning fort building and raiding the Tibetan tribe was completely inconsistent with the past practice of the Song army. The sudden surprise soldier is the confidence that Miao Zhi can succeed. With a multi-pronged approach, with mental calculation or unintentional, Miao Zhu has a 100% grasp of his current battle.

A sentry scurried from the front. He recognized Miao Zhu's location from the silhouette of the big silk held high by Miao Zhu's side in the night, as well as the Hexi Liangju riding on which Miao Zhu's personal guards were riding, which was two inches and three inches taller than ordinary cavalry horses. He reported his name on the periphery, and was led to Miao Zhi by the guards, "Du Patrol, in front of Dalai Valley." ”

It's finally here!

Miao Zhu breathed a sigh of relief, he set off from the camp specially set up in the west of Weiyuan three miles to lead the army, and after walking for more than an hour, he finally arrived at the first stop ten miles away.

The Dalai Valley is the main road between Weiyuan and Didao. From Weiyuanbao to Didao, you have to cross the watershed of Bird and Mouse Mountain - Weishui in the east and Taoshui in the west - and in the Bird and Mouse Mountain, there is a valley that leads directly to the east and west, which is the Da Lai Valley.

Although to the south of the Diners Valley, there is also a valley called Nangu, which can also communicate Weiyuan and Didao. In the Bird and Mouse Mountain, there are several mountain trails that can be walked. But in terms of topography and distance, Diners Valley is still superior. As the eastern gateway of Taozhou, Dalai Valley has always been a battleground for soldiers. During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang army defeated the 100,000 Tubo army in the valley in the battle of Dalai Valley, forcing the invading Tubo army to flee back to Taoshui.

This mission is not to cross the Dalai Valley, which is not so easy to pass, and at the mouth of the valley opposite, there is a military village of the Tibetans. A small group of men and horses will be blocked, and if a large army passes through the valley, it will inevitably cause Mu Zheng to be alerted - Miao Zhi's target is the settlement of the Xingluo Junction, located in the north of the Dalai Valley, at the foot of Baishi Mountain. If you march in a hurry, you will be able to reach the valley where the main tent of the Star Luo Junction is located in one and a half hours at most.

But Miao Zhi didn't plan to attack at night, if the object he wanted to capture ran away while it was dark, it would be troublesome. He chose to set off in the second half of the night, and with the speed at which he marched, it was daytime when he arrived at the Star Luo Junction, so he could have more time to fight. To take advantage of the night, troops should be sent at dusk.

"Rest in place for a quarter of an hour." Miao passed his orders to the queue. The soldiers who had worked hard in the middle of the night did not say much, and sat down one after another to rest and eat some dry food.

And Miao Zhu was still standing, just turning his feet and revitalizing his somewhat sore ankles. In my heart, I once again sorted out the plan of this battle from beginning to end, and this plan formulated from the sand table, except for the trick of hiding from the sky and crossing the sea at the beginning, the only thing left is to fight slowly with speed.

The Xingluo Junction is a typical Tibetan tribe, divided into several valleys. Although it is the same as the ordinary Fan Division, as long as it is an adult man, he can go into battle to draw a bow, so that the Xingluo Junction can piece together five or six thousand troops, but such an army is not likely to wait for the end, and they are usually scattered and grazing their own work. With the loose organization of the Fan Tribe, even if he heard that the Song army had arrived in Dalai Valley now, the half-day time left for Beiqiang would only allow him to recall a little more than a thousand troops at most.

This is a very simple strategy, after the start of the battle, there is no strategy, but in Miao Zhi's opinion, it is enough.

Because it's simple, it's easy.

After resting for a while, Miao Zhi got up and hurried north, heading straight to his final goal. When the army led by Miao Yu appeared outside the valley mouth of the Xingluo Junction, there was a panic in the valley, and the horns sounded continuously. The sound of trumpets along the rising north wind was full of anxiety and anxiety.

On the first day of the ninth month, Miao Zhu broke the Xingluo Jie, killed the Biqiang Xingluo Jie, and beheaded more than 400 people. Wang Shao received the good news, and immediately rushed from Weiyuan Fort to the main city of the Xingluo Junction. When Wang Shao praised the soldiers who participated in the battle, two days after the leader returned to Weiyuan Fort, it was not the He Gong messenger from Gu Wei who appeared outside the fort, but an army of as many as five or six thousand people. And the banner they are holding is not the style of the Tubo people, but it is a clear Western Xia battle flag!

Yu Zang!