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When the Tanguts attacked Xiaoguan, they deliberately did not put up strong resistance and let the Tanguts through. Then set up an ambush in the canyon on the bank of the Jing River, and then attack after all the Tanguts had entered the encirclement.

This is a massacre without suspense! The rain of arrows in the sky was coming, and the Song army launched an attack condescendingly, and the Western Xia people could not resist at all.

There were countless casualties, and some soldiers jumped into the Jing River in a panic and tried to escape. This section of the river is turbulent, with many sharp rocks, waterfalls and deep pools. Most of the Tangut people who can't swim in the water have a chance to survive if they fall.

By daybreak, the battle was over, and the 8,000 Western Xia cavalry were almost completely wiped out, including the main general Liang He, and only a few hundred of them were narrowly escaped and captured by the Song army.

Li Cheng said with a smile: "Your Highness is really a clever plan, and you can catch it right." ”

"Hey, there's something so magical, just a little more cautious!" Zhao Zhao said: "Immediately interrogate the prisoners separately, and this king must know what the situation is on the north side of Xiao Pass as soon as possible." ”

"Oh, it turns out that His Highness is planning to do so, and his subordinates will go immediately!" Li Cheng reacted instantly and hurried away.

Waiting for the rabbit is unavoidable, and it is impossible for Zhao Zhao to set up an ambush in Xiao Guan specifically for this kind of small probability event. His actual purpose - to break through Xiao Pass and attack Western Xia in the north!

The Western Xia people could attack Guanzhong from Xiao Pass to the south, so the Song army could also go north from Xiao Pass, which was the real purpose of Zhao Zhao's visit to Liupan Mountain.

In the name of supervising the war, he quietly came here. In fact, an army of 20,000 men was already waiting nearby. Why did Liu Changzuo of the Middle Route Army have the most soldiers and horses? In addition to the main frontal battlefield from Huanqing Road to Lingzhou, it is also to hide people's eyes. Liu Changzuo's department was 80,000 horses, but in fact it was 100,000, and 20,000 people stayed at the foot of Liupan Mountain.

However, Xiao Pass is dangerous, and it is a terrain that cannot be opened by a husband. It is not easy to conquer, and once the Tanguts perceive their intentions, they will strengthen their defenses. But all the work was wasted.

Zhao Zhao was very cautious, except for sending a horse scout to investigate. It was also realized that the Tanguts might have resorted to such a scheme. Anyway, Liu Changzuo and Chong Ge are playing well, and they have time, so they wait patiently for a few days. Unexpectedly, the Western Xia people really came, Zhao Zhao was overjoyed and immediately ambushed.

Killing 8,000 Western Xia soldiers is really nothing, but you can learn about the situation north of Xiaoguan through them. When the Western Xia people took the initiative to send cavalry to cross Xiao Pass and attack Guanlong in the south. It was also easy for them to let their guard down, and Song Jun had an opportunity to take advantage of it.

With such a great opportunity, how could Zhao Zhao let it go?

Li Cheng soon returned, and reported: "Your Highness." Liang Yi's main force had withdrawn to Lingzhou, and General Liu Changzuo's army was fighting fiercely against Western Xia under the city of Weizhou. ”

Liang Yibury retreated to Lingzhou? Zhao Zhao couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Lingzhou is close to the Yellow River, also known as Xiping Mansion, the most important city and military fortress on the east bank of the Yellow River in Western Xia.

The target of the Song army's dispatch this time was Lingzhou, and relatively speaking, Liu Changzuo's middle route army set off from Huanqing Road. The distance to Lingzhou is relatively close.

However, after heading north from Hulu, they had to conquer a military town in the northeast - Weizhou!

There were two main defensive lines facing the Song army in Western Xia, one was the Liupan Mountain line facing the Huanqing Road, and the other was bordering Linzhou, Fuzhou and Yanzhou in the northeast.

There are several cities on these two lines of defense that are more important. On the eastern front, there are Suizhou, Yinzhou, Xiazhou, and Yanzhou. The Eastern Route Army has now conquered Suizhou and is besieging Yinzhou.

Relatively speaking, there is only one barrier on the front line of Liupan Mountain and the front line of Lingzhou, and that is Weizhou. This is also the station of the Jingsai Military Division, and the Western Xia Kingdom is divided into 12 military divisions, all of which are its main forces. This shows the importance of Weizhou.

Liu Changzuo and Jing Siyi are now under the city of Weizhou, and only after the city is broken can they continue to advance. Liang Yibury must have stationed a large number of troops there to defend it, otherwise he would not have retreated to Lingzhou. However, it can be seen that the Western Xia adopted the strategy of defending the great city.

It is not surprising that many places in this generation are deserts and barren mountains, and it is these cities that are valuable.

Western Xia defended several core cities with all their might, and abandoned the surrounding forts and military towns, which is also in line with common sense, concentrating superior forces to defend important places!

If the Song army wanted to advance, it could only conquer these strategic points and then advance forward. It was bound to go through several fierce battles, and although it was a flat charge, a very bad situation appeared.

Although the advance process among the Song army was fast and unobstructed, the distance of grain and grass supply was lengthened in an instant. The three armies did not move grain and grass first, and the importance of grain and grass to the war is self-evident.

The army is charging so fast, can the grain and grass keep up? This means that the speed of the people should be accelerated, and in such a rugged terrain near Liupan Mountain, where can the speed be? Is it necessary to mobilize more people to transport grain and grass? Even so, it is difficult to say whether it will be able to keep up with the pace of the cavalry.

Of course, it is also possible to fight on the battlefield. To put it bluntly, take local materials, or intercept or rob the grain and grass left by the Tangut people. Either that, or the methods are more brutal, snatching food and grass from the people in the passing areas to meet the needs of the army.

Now Xixia Zhi held on to several large cities, and moved all the people and herdsmen on the periphery to Lingzhou. Between the Northwest Grassland and Hanhai, the population is already small, unlike the dense villages and towns in the Central Plains, such as between Weizhou and Lingzhou, which is already a desert with no people, where should the Song army go to grab food?

Solid wall clear!

This is the so-called strong wall clearing, if you can't hit it head-on, you will exchange space for time. Deliberately retreated, or even abandoned the city, allowing the enemy's supply lines to stretch.

In ancient wars, once the grain and grass could not keep up, they either took the initiative to retreat or were defeated. This is also the reason why there are countless famous examples in history of attacking grain routes and burning grain and grass to turn the tide of war.

In the battle of Julu at the end of Qin, Xiang Yu sent Yingbu to attack and disturb Zhanghan's Yongdao to transport grain, and only then did he have the victory of breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat, and winning nine battles and nine victories. In the battle of Guandu of the Three Kingdoms, if there was no fire in Wuchao, would Cao Cao have been able to defeat Yuan Shao?

Liang Yibury did not use these two tricks, but he built a strong wall and cleared the wilderness, deliberately and quickly lengthened the supply line of the Song army, which had the same effect. Then he sent his clansman Liang He to attack the pass from Xiao Pass, these two moves are two-pronged, and the effect is self-evident.

Now that Liang He has died, he does not worry about the hinterland being attacked. But how to solve this problem of grain and grass supply? Slowing down?

Zhao Zhao shook his head lightly, there is a way that the soldiers are fast, and the army is in a state of overwhelming strength, if it is delayed, the morale will inevitably be damaged. Then we can only ensure the supply of grain and grass as much as possible, and we must also speed up the pace of the war and strive for an early victory.

"Li Cheng ordered Su Zhe and Wen Jiyuan to recruit people from all over Guanzhong; Then let Quzha mobilize the Qiang people from Hehuang to participate in the transportation of grain. No matter what method they use, they must ensure that the king is supplied with food and grass for the army, otherwise they will come to see you! Zhao Zhao gave an order with a solemn expression.

Su Zhe is the transfer envoy of Jingyuan Road, Wen Jiyuan is in charge of the granary of Chang'an, and all government affairs in the northwest must be supported by the army as the first priority, which is their business.

It's just that this task will be much heavier this time, and Zhao Zhao also knows that his order is a little impersonal. But now there is nothing to be done, this can be regarded as a test for them, whether they can be worthy of a big responsibility, here.

Li Cheng quickly sent people to send the orders of the King of Qin to Jingyang, Chang'an, and Hehuang, and execute them in the fastest time.

As for how to speed up the course of the war and win as soon as possible, we need to figure out how to do it ourselves. While ordering Liu Changzuo to speed up, it was time for him to set off.

The Seed Master Dao will definitely be able to follow up later, but I don't know what happened to the Zhekexing and Seed Tree in Yinzhou and Suizhou? After all, it is far away from Liupan Mountain, and it is not very convenient for news to come and go.

Righteous thoughts chattered, and news was sent from Suizhou. Zhao Zhao opened it with joy and only glanced at it, but there was a feeling that the house leak happened to rain overnight.

Anger, helplessness, resentment, and mixed feelings came to my heart together.

Zhao Ji actually sent a eunuch to Linzhou, which was called a support operation. That's it, and let the fold and the kind listen to its moderation?

What's going on?

Zhao Zhao sneered again and again, although he was in charge of the military and political affairs in the northwest, his name was justified. But Zhao Ji will definitely not sit idly by, and with the respect of the emperor, it is reasonable to interfere with it, and it is reasonable to intervene.

Resentment is useless, Zhao Ji can't discuss it with himself in advance, and he will be relieved when he figures it out. It's just that there is a little more worry in my heart, Wang Zhongzheng and Liu Renliang are destined not to obey their dispatch, Zhao Ji is going to drive a nail in the northwest!

No, you have to find a way to pull this nail out, and it's not hard to do it. What he is most worried about now is that Wang Zhong is messing around on the battlefield, disrupting his deployment, and even leading to defeat.

The holy decree allowed him to control the Eastern Route Army, Zhao Ji was the emperor after all, and he couldn't completely resist the decree clearly. Even if it is against yin and yang, you have to deal with it.

A eunuch can lead troops to war? Even if he had some experience with Wang Shao at the beginning, he was only a half-asser after all. If they disobey, Zhao Ji just has a reason to trouble himself and them. At present, the enemy can't tear his face with Zhao Ji.

If you carry out the order, what if something goes wrong and the battle situation is unfavorable?

Zhao Ji is really despicable, and now it seems that he only cares about his own henchman. Can the crusade against Western Xia be won? The life and death of 300,000 soldiers of the Western Army, and the national defense and security of the northwest of the Great Song Dynasty are no longer important in his eyes!

"Li Cheng, the herald ordered to fold the line and the seeds, and attack according to the original plan. As for Wang Zhongzheng, act when you have the opportunity, you can disobey orders when necessary, and this king will bear the consequences! ”

"Yes!"

Zhao Zhao's expression was solemn, and the order was transmitted to Suizhou as quickly as possible, hoping that it would be in time. I hope that the king is just in the right place to fight, and there is no trouble in the world.

If there is any mistake, he will not die well!