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Tabai City was raided by the Song army!

When Mu Zheng heard the news, he only felt that it was a bolt from the blue. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

He knows too well how important it is to set foot in Baicheng, and now that the Song army is guarding here, it is equivalent to blocking the east and west ends of Hezhou. At the same time, he also blocked the arrival of Hehuang reinforcements, and he really wanted to fall into a state of fighting alone?

Hum!

A very bad premonition hit me, and the situation got worse and worse.

Mu Zheng sneered repeatedly, his uncle's wishful thinking seemed to be about to fail, and he was still thinking of taking advantage of the opportunity to regain control of Hehuang. It seems that the people of the Song Dynasty have been ignored from the beginning, and whether this matter can succeed or not is not up to them!

Didn't Dong Yu consider this variable? I wonder how they will react when the news gets through?

Mu Zheng didn't blame his younger brother for his incompetence and carelessness, and even he didn't pay enough attention to it, thinking that the Song army would not make a detour to attack Tabaicheng, so how could he blame Mu Da for being negligent?

The people of the Song Dynasty were calculated with or without intention, since they could move thousands of miles under their noses, launch a surprise attack, and take the city, what is so strange?

The point is what to do now?

Sending troops to the rescue?

It seemed that he had to do this, although Mu Zheng knew that it might be very dangerous to go, but he still had to bite the bullet and go to the challenge. Maybe this is the purpose of the Song Dynasty, but it is not a way to avoid fighting by yourself.

In a battle with the Song army, no matter whether you win or lose, you will definitely suffer heavy losses, and it is more likely that you will return with a big defeat. But what can be done? If you don't give it a go now, you may not have a chance at all in the future.

At present, the people of the Song Dynasty have just occupied Tabai City. If you don't have a stable footing, you can take advantage of this opportunity to launch a counterattack. At least there's a chance to get it. If you wait until Song Jun gets a firm foothold and prepares, then everything will be over. The worst thing is that the posture of closing the door and beating the dog has been formed.

If there is no action on his side, wait for Jing Sili and Liu Changzuo to continue to move westward, and take care of the Song army in Baicheng, and attack from both sides, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Rather than being made dumplings by then. It's better to fight to the death than to fight now, anyway, the cost is the same. Compared to certain death, there is still a little more life, why not do such a thing?

As soon as Mu Zheng gritted his teeth and made up his mind, he immediately led his army to help Baicheng.

And Lin Zhao was already ready. Take the White City firmly in your own hands and guard it tightly. As for the captives, a small part was imprisoned, and most were beheaded.

Although it is ominous to kill, sometimes there is no way, after all, stepping on the White City is only so big. The three thousand soldier guards were already a little crowded. There are also three thousand war horses, and it is even worse to accommodate another seven or eight hundred prisoners. Moreover, this battle is difficult and dangerous, and he leads his soldiers to fight in front, but there are hundreds of Tibetan people behind, in case there is a turmoil or something. It's going to be very bad.

Rather than that, it is better to eliminate this risk in advance. On the battlefield. To be merciful to the enemy is to be cruel to oneself, so Lin Zhao still has this determination.

Especially for the tough aliens, there is no need to be soft-hearted. Thinking about the caravans that were looted, and the villagers of the Great Song Dynasty who died innocently, there was nothing to worry about.

War is so cruel!

With 3,000 people guarding a city of more than a mile, the pressure is really not great!

Moreover, Mu Zheng built the White City very strongly, which is generally difficult to conquer, and he seems to want to use this as a military base, in which there is a lot of grain and grass, and it is not a problem to hold on to it.

Therefore, when Mu Zheng came to the foot of Tabai City, he only took a look and despaired.

When the city was first built, it was intended to be used as a military fortress for itself, so it was built very strongly. Grain and grass were also specially stored, and even some weapons and equipment. Now they are all making wedding clothes for others, which happens to be cheaper for Song Jun.

The scale of stepping on Baicheng is not large, and if Hezhou Tubo can make some siege machinery, it seems that it is possible to capture it. Coincidentally, Hezhou Tubo is located in the grassland area, accustomed to field warfare, and does not have much experience in siege. In particular, they were in an awkward position, they were always on the defensive, and they did not have the courage and strength to attack any "neighbor" city, so they did not always have siege equipment.

Therefore, when I looked at the White City, I felt a little helpless. Siege equipment? Let's not talk about whether Hezhou Tubo has this technology or not, it will take time. With 3,000 troops and sufficient food and grass, Tabaicheng was enough to hold out for a long time.

It's no longer about marrying others, it's just lifting a stone to shoot yourself in the foot, pit yourself, and suffer a crime! Mu Zheng was upset, it was really not a taste!

Just give up on stepping into the White City? He's a little unwilling!

But the attack, he tried, but it didn't have much effect at all, what should I do? Long waits? Siege? Or do you want to ask for reinforcements from Hehuang again?

The point is that Mu Zheng can't wait at all, because Jing Sili and Liu Changzuo's army is close behind, and it has already arrived!

It is impossible to run away this time, and war is inevitable.

This is the purpose of the Song Dynasty, Mu Zheng realized that it was too late, and it was impossible to retreat with his whole body, so he could only fight with the Song army in a short battle.

Although in the field, the Tubo cavalry had an advantage, but the Song army had an advantage in strength. It is a joint flanking attack from the east and west, and the situation is naturally different.

Don't forget, General Lin has 3,000 elite cavalry under his command.

When Mu Zheng and Jing Sili were fighting, Lin Zhao led the army to rush out from Tabai City and directly attack Mu Zheng's flank!

The situation was somewhat bad with the end of the head, both fronts and flanks were attacked.

In fact, the Song army used only more than 20,000 troops in this battle, which was only twice that of Mu Zheng. If it is simply a head-on battle, judging from the bravery of the Tubo people and their ability to fight in the cavalry steppe, they will also have the strength to fight a battle with one enemy and two enemies.

But from the very beginning, their strategy was wrong, and they were flanked by the Song army on two fronts and fought on two fronts. Once the forces are dispersed, they will naturally appear to be somewhat weak, and the lack of numbers will be even more obvious.

And the Song army also had an elite cavalry interspersed back and forth, so that Hezhou Tubo was scattered, in this case, Mu Zheng really couldn't take advantage.

Another point is morale, because Tabaicheng was raided, and Tubo in Hezhou was in a hurry, and the soldiers were a little flustered. Now that the Song army is attacking from both sides, ordinary soldiers don't know how many troops they have, they just think they are surrounded, they are frightened, their morale is low, and they have no intention of fighting. In this case, how can you have the strength to fight with the Song army, which is overwhelming all the way?

Jing Sili and Liu Changzuo are not vegetarians, they naturally won't miss such a good opportunity when they see it, so they immediately mobilized their troops and immediately killed them to cooperate with Lin Zhao.

Seeing this, Mu Zheng knew that if he held on, he might be wiped out. If you are completely defeated and lose your last strength, you are really alone, completely slaughtered by others, and you have no chance to make a comeback.

It's very important to preserve your strength.

Mu Zheng can also be regarded as a person who can afford to let go, he can be a strong man with a broken wrist, and seeing that the situation is not right, he immediately led the army to break through the encirclement, wanting to break out of the encirclement of the Song army.

Although the Song army was a two-front attack, its strength was limited after all, and it was impossible to completely wrap Mu Zheng with dumplings. Even if Mu Zheng is persistent, he just wants to fight to the death, the situation is not much better!

It may be able to annihilate the main force of the Mu Zheng in the end, but the Song army must also pay a great price, at least more than half of the casualties. Lin Zhao and Jing Sili may not be able to bear such a price, and the psychology of the Song army may not be able to bear it. If it really comes to the end, it's hard to say who will kill the deer.

Helplessly, Mu Zheng had a small abacus in his heart, and everyone had to consider their own interests, so he left. led an elite army to choose a place to break through, and the Song army couldn't stop it.

Faced with such a result, Lin Zhao nodded lightly, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

In such a battle, Mu Zheng had almost lost more than half of his troops, and coupled with the fiasco of Tabaicheng, he was now only taking away three or four thousand soldiers and horses, and it was no longer a big climate.

The most important thing is that a much-needed victory is already on hand and that is enough.

So when Jing Sili and Liu Changzuo came in a hurry and offered to continue the pursuit, Lin Zhao shook his head gently; "Poor Kou Mo chases, although Mu Zheng has experienced failure, his strength in his hands cannot be underestimated. He is far more familiar with this river state than we are, and if he pursues it easily, it is likely that he will fall for his way, so it is better to be cautious! ”

Although Jing Sili and Liu Changzuo both felt that Mu Zheng had just suffered a big defeat, like a lost dog, since there were cavalry, they could take advantage of the victory to pursue. It's just that Lin Zhao also makes sense to say this, many times the change from victory to defeat is caused by the rash advance of the enemy. The current situation is already good, and if you accidentally fail again, it will be a waste of your efforts.

Lin Zhao has always been steady, and they agree with such a statement. Moreover, although Lin Zhao is young, he is a general of Xuanwei, a deputy marshal, and a popular marquis. These powers and positions alone are enough to suppress them, and the opinions they put forward are equivalent to orders, and they are not good at objecting!

Steady, that's not wrong in itself!

"In addition to this layer, we also have to be careful of Hehuang, when the news spreads, it is impossible for Dong Yu to have no reaction, so ......" When Lin Zhao said this reason, Jing Sili and Liu Changzuo nodded one after another and said yes, the overall situation is important, and you can't lose a big one because of a small one.

"Although Mu Zheng still has some climate, it is not as good as before, and he will pursue it again in the future, anyway, Hezhou is already under our control, and he can't run!"

In fact, General Lin also felt that the pursuit was feasible, and he was not a conservative person, and sometimes it was okay to take a slight risk. But the current goal has been achieved, there is a victory, which can be regarded as an explanation to Zhao Ji and Wang Shao, and the next thing is to see the operation of Bianjing!

As for Mu Zheng, it's enough to pursue later, if there is no enemy chief like him, where should his exploits come from? (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. )