Coming out of the tent, Zong Jian looked up at the night sky where he couldn't see the stars and moons, and the drizzle hit his face. There was no sorrow or joy in my heart, only a long sigh.

He didn't convince Li Changjie, but he was persuaded by Li Changjie instead.

Li Changjie is not wrong, he can't let Song Guo look down on Dayue.

Dayue is located in the south of Tiannan, from the Central Plains to the middle of the country, there are thousands of miles away. There are many miasma on the rest of the way, and the northerners are difficult to adapt to the water and soil. If the Song people really sent an army of three or five hundred thousand to the south, the happiest people would be the kings and ministers in the country.

Even if it is as rich as the Great Song Dynasty, it is extremely difficult to support the daily food of three or five hundred thousand soldiers and horses, and it is also transported to the frontier, which will only be more difficult, and such an offensive cannot be supported for too long.

And even more dangerous is the epidemic. The more people gather, the more likely the epidemic will be. They are more southern Jiaozhi people, this time the northern expedition only dared to choose in winter, and the Song people in the north went to Jiaozhi, even in winter, it is easy to contract the epidemic, and then tens of thousands of people continue to die of disease, and they must retreat without going to war.

And the more people and horses, the more difficult it is to mobilize, whether it is to advance or retreat, it will take a lot of effort, such an army, like a pig's hammer and rammer, there is no need to worry about how much role they can play.

Even if the Song people only sent more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, the transportation of heavy baggage, and the prevention and control of epidemics, the difficulty would not be much reduced. As long as you try to delay the time, you can make the Song people retreat without a fight.

But if the Song State sent fewer troops, the weapon that Da Yue really used to fight against the behemoth of the Song State would be useless.

Now a new deputy envoy of the Song State, plus Su Mian's son and the capital eunuch of Jingnan, led 800 soldiers to turn nearly 100,000 troops upside down. As long as this battle report was transmitted back to Bianjing, most of the monarchs and ministers of the Song State would think that only 50,000 or 60,000 people would be enough to level Jiaozhi.

Compared with the vast army of hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands, a small number of elites pose a higher threat to Da Yue.

Although I was not convinced, judging from the performance of these battles, as long as we excluded a group of Song troops in Guangxi who had not been old and weak for a long time and could really go into battle, their combat effectiveness would be higher than that of the most elite Tianzi Army in the Great Yue Kingdom, especially the strong bows and crossbows they used, which were even more difficult to deal with.

If the Song army sent to conquer Dayue does not lose the strength of these 800 soldiers, only 50,000 or 60,000 people will be needed to deal around, and after a few major battles, the main force in the country will be swept away. Whether it is illness or baggage, it will not have much impact on tens of thousands of Song troops.

As Li Changjie said: "If it is only 350,000 soldiers, the Song people will definitely be able to afford it and consume it." But can we afford it? ”

——Da Yue is not afraid of the many soldiers and horses sent by the Song State, but is worried about its small number of people.

That's why Li Changjie wants to retake Kunlun Pass, so he wants to destroy the 800 soldiers and horses.

The state of Qin destroyed Chu. The first emperor didn't want to send more troops at first, so he sent 200,000 troops first, but the whole army was wiped out, and then he had no choice, so he agreed to the request of the veteran Wang Jian and collected 600,000 soldiers and horses before the Chu State was destroyed in one fell swoop.

Li Changjie mentioned this allusion to Zong Ji to make him understand that the more he showed strong national strength and military strength, the more attention the Song State would pay to Da Yue. It is necessary to let the Song people's judgment of the strength of the Great Yue State be like the judgment of the Qin general Wang Jian on the Chu State. If you want the Song State to send more troops and horses, when the time comes, you only need to use the right time, the right place, and the right people to make the Song army destroy itself.

In fact, there is another way to show weakness to the Song people as much as possible. Let the Song people underestimate Dayue to the point of reaching the peak, thinking that only one or two thousand soldiers and horses need to be used to succeed, which is actually a good thing, but the possibility is very few. No matter how the Great Yue Kingdom is, it is also a country of ten thousand times, and all the men from fifteen to sixty can organize an army of at least 300,000, and the Song people will not be so underestimated.

"Now that the Song people have gold, as long as he returns to the state, relying on the power of the Song people, all the small tribes that were originally attached to Liu Ji and others will take refuge in him. However, correspondingly, for the sake of their own status, Liu Ji and the others will wholeheartedly serve Dayue. In this way, we have added tens of thousands of help. Don't worry about them falling for the wind. If the weakness is too much, even if Liu Ji and the others are unwilling to succumb to the golden man, they must also take refuge in the Song State. At that time, we will have to deal with tens of thousands of enemy troops in Guangyuan Prefecture. ”

Li Changjie's explanation concealed his selfishness, but Zong Jian knew it. For the sake of his prestige and status in the country, and for the sake of his own life, Li Changjie would not be able to choose this option even if he died.

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Li Changjie's front army was easily solved, and the main force returned smoothly, and Kunlun Pass was full of joy.

Although he failed to reach Yongzhou, he allowed the thief army to evacuate Yongzhou City, saved the people in the city, and at the same time made many meritorious achievements through several battles. After the last day, he returned to Kunlun Pass safely, although this kind of battle was a little tiring, in exchange for the upcoming reward, the eight hundred Jingnan army officers and soldiers would only look forward to coming a few more times.

For the Guangyuan Army, following the Great Song Dynasty official army, the most desperate battle is for someone to fight in the front, and what is spread on their heads is a more relaxed pursuit and attack. easily picked up the credit, after a few big battles, even people didn't lose much, much better than following the Jiaozhi people.

Han Gang was also satisfied, he had made enough credits along the way, and every step of the way, except for a little rush, no one could find fault. The previous retreat was also a crime of not having enough strength in his hands, and it was not a crime of war. And except for Su Mian, he has saved as many people as possible in the city, and he is not dissatisfied.

It's just that his opponent seems to be very dissatisfied. After many defeats in the confrontation, Li Changjie still refused to evacuate, but set up camp at Dayangling Station. This news made Han Gang's face have a sneering sneer, which did not fade even during the military discussion.

"Li Changjie's thief heart is not dead!" Li Xin laughed at Li Changjie's stupidity, "This is self-defeating!" ”

"The shameful knife is difficult to sheath, and he doesn't want to go back in shame. But he should still have a plan," Han Gang reminded his cousin not to underestimate the enemy too much: "There is hope of taking Kunlun Pass, otherwise there would not be such foolishness." ”

Li Xin has some understanding of the several changes of hands in Kunlun Pass: "It was intended to be flanked back and forth. ”

"That's right." Han Gang nodded and said, "Li Changjie has at least 20,000 soldiers and horses, and he can transfer more troops if necessary." Presumably, with Li Changjie's plan, he detoured from the mountain trail to the back of Kunlun Pass, trying to flank back and forth. ”

"The villain has sent a powerful person to keep an eye on them, and more than 10,000 people want to bypass them at close range, but they can't escape their eyes and ears." After repeated meritorious deeds, Huang Jinman now has enough weight in front of Han Gang to participate in the military discussion, "If you make a detour from a place where the sentry can't be detected, it will take at least seven or eight days, and this is not counting the rain in the past few days." ”

Han Gang looked down at the map: "Most of them are still walking from a close distance." The two sides determined the time in advance, and on the one hand, they attacked the Kunlun Pass, and on the other hand, they forced their way through the trail. ”

"Then judging from the envoy, how should we deal with it?" Huang Jinman asked.

"Just rest in the pass, wait for Li Chang's troops to attack, and go directly out of the pass to counterattack. Since he has divided his forces, we can defeat them individually. No matter how closely you cooperate, the news on both sides is different, and there will be a gap of half a day in one day......" Han Gang smiled, "It's enough!" ”

The 800 soldiers are all elite, and the battles in these days have only consumed physical strength, and there has been no loss of men and horses, and the morale of the army is high. As long as you rest for three or two days, you will be able to recover completely.

Han Gang's tactics were still similar to the first Battle of Quy Nhon Pu, with the Jingnan Army as the lead, giving the Jiaozhi army a fierce blow, and after the Jiaozhi army was defeated, it was handed over to the Guangyuan army. In the narrow valleys, the problem of the number of troops is far less serious than on the plains. Directly sent troops to defeat Li Changjie, Han Gang was fully sure.

The military discussion was soon over, and the priority was to recuperate. Li Xin and Huang Jinman said goodbye and left, while Han Gang left Su Ziyuan behind.

In the past two days, Su Ziyuan has been silent a lot, and many times, he only does things and does not speak, and the same is true at the military meeting. Han Gang felt that something was wrong and wanted to talk to him.

was left alone by Han Gang, and Su Ziyuan also knew what it was for, but he still couldn't lift his spirits. There was Yongzhou City as a bait in front of him, even if Yongzhou City was breached, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, and he tried his best to offer advice to Han Gang, but now their position is getting farther and farther away from Yongzhou, and after a circle in Yongzhou Quy Nhon, they returned to the starting point.

Although Su Ziyuan knew very well that this was not Han Gang's problem, it was difficult for a Qiao woman to cook without rice, and no matter how much eight hundred people tossed, it was impossible for them to become eight thousand. Speaking of which, it is only one percent of the total strength of Li Changjie's subordinates. With such a huge difference in strength, Han Gang's ability to achieve today's results is commendable.

But the depression in his heart can not be solved by reason, his parents, brothers, wives, sons and nephews are probably no longer alive, there are nearly forty people in the family, and now he has only one left, and his mind is full of the voices and smiles of his family these days.

"Boxu, you know the amount of grain stored in Yongzhou," whether it is from the Guizhou military judge or from Su Mian's son, Su Ziyuan should know best about the amount of military rations looted by Li Changjie at the moment, "In your opinion, how long can Li Changjie and them hold on?" ”

Su Ziyuan was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and said: "At least one more month, Yongzhou is a border city, and there are a lot of grain stocks in several villages such as Yongping and Taiping, which can support them until now." And there are also local people, the Jiaozhi army burned, killed and looted, and the people's food hoarding was also robbed, and it was easy to have another month. ”

"Sure enough, it's still not possible to use drag, so I can only fight with all my might."

"Li Changjie is greedy for merit and kills, and he doesn't know how to advance or retreat, this is the way to bring about his own destruction."

Han Gang decided not to say comforting words, many times, men do not need comfort, but need to be distracted by work. He won't say anything auspicious. Knowing his father Mo Ruozi, since Su Ziyuan thought that Su Mian was no longer there, Han Gang would not think that he was wrong. With Han Gang's superficial understanding of Su Xuan, he also knew very well that he would inevitably fight to the end. And if he falls into the hands of the Jiaozhi people, he will inevitably be persuaded to surrender, and the Su family has not even shown up, it is very likely that it will be full of death. Han Gang could figure out what Su Ziyuan, who was close to the mistress, how could he not think of it.

After some discussion, Han Gang sent Su Ziyuan out. As soon as he came out of the tent, the soldiers below gave him oilcloth raincoats, and Su Ziyuan stopped and looked at the dark sky above his head.

"What's wrong?" Han Gang asked.

"It seems to be raining a little heavier."

It's not a little bigger, after midnight, similar to the drizzle of the Qingming season, it has crackled and smashed, although it is not to the point of heavy rain, but the heavy rain that does not stop for a moment has converged into a river in the mountains.

There are three important things to use soldiers, the right time, the right place, and the right people.

"God, I don't want people to fight!" Han Gang looked down at the puddle below the city on the gate, frowning and muttering to himself.