Chapter 448: Connecting the Waters (1)

As the deputy marshal, Ali Hague was also dissatisfied, because Ah Shu trusted Lu Wende and Lu Wenhuan and other Han people, which made Ali Hague very angry, but there was no place to vent this anger, especially after Ah Shu took Ezhou City, Ali Hague knew that he could not have a chance to turn over, and later in the battle of Dingjiazhou, Ali Hague should not be said to be the deputy marshal of the army, and it is more suitable to be regarded as a general under Ah Shu. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

The light of Ah Shu was too dazzling, and Ali Hague, as the deputy marshal, was completely obscured.

Opportunities always arise when the unexpected arises.

Wu Shaogang, the king of Wei in the Great Song Dynasty, actually led a large army to attack the Shandong Road.

Upon hearing the news, Ah Shu was taken aback and ordered the army to temporarily halt the attack.

During this period, Ah Shu discussed many times with Lu Wende, Lu Wenhuan and others, obviously not knowing the reason why Wu Shaogang led the Song army to attack Shandong, not to mention Ah Shu, even Ali Hague sensed the danger.

Because of the rise of Wu Shaogang and the Song army in Sichuan, the Dayuan court successively lost control of Chengdu Fu Road, Lizhou West Road, Lintao Road, Qingyuan Road, Yanyan Road, Fengxiang Road, Jingzhaofu Road, Henan Road, South Hebei Road, North Hebei Road and Kaifeng Mansion, and even the southern grassland was also touched by Wu Shaogang.

Under such circumstances, if Shandong is taken by Wu Shaogang, what it means is very clear.

In just a few days, Ah Shu made a decision to send Ali Hague to lead an army of 50,000 to quickly rush to Haizhou, and be sure to protect Haizhou and wait for the arrival of the imperial army.

At the same time, who followed Ali Hague to aid Haizhou, there was also Xia Gui, the general of the Great Song Dynasty.

If Ali's expedition to The Hague goes smoothly and helps consolidate the defense of Haizhou, then Ashu will continue to lead the army to conquer, and if there is a fierce fight, Ashu will lead the army and return without hesitation.

Ali Hague, who had the opportunity to independently lead the army to fight, was extremely excited, he knew that the opportunity to make meritorious service had arrived, as long as he led the army to quickly rush to the aid and hold Haizhou, waiting for the reinforcements sent by the imperial court to arrive, it would be a great achievement.

Ali Hague marched very fast, and did not even send scouts to reconnoiter along the road.

Xia Gui once made a tactful suggestion, but was reprimanded mercilessly by Ali Hague, without any mercy.

Ali Hague looks down on the Han people, and despises the Han people in his bones, and he will not have a good face for a general like Xia Gui.

Xuancheng is a thousand miles away from Haizhou Prefecture, and the 50,000 troops led by Ali Hague have less than half of the cavalry, even if they are cavalry, they can reach Haizhou Prefecture in about ten days, even if they are very good, as for the foot soldiers, it will take at least twenty days or so to reach Haizhou Prefecture.

In order to be able to hurry up and arrive at Haizhou Prefecture as soon as possible, Ali Hague divided the 50,000 army into the front army and the middle army, the front army of 20,000 people, all composed of cavalry, must arrive at Haizhou Prefecture within 10 days, and the Chinese army is composed of the remaining 30,000 soldiers, and must arrive in Haizhou Prefecture within 20 days.

Ali Hague personally led the front army, quickly stepped up, and headed towards Haizhou.

Ali Hague chose to cross the Yangtze River from Jiankang Mansion, enter Huai'an East Road, go straight to Lianshui County from Shanyin, cross Lianshui into Haizhou, and finally arrive at Haizhou City.

On the first day of the fourth month, Ali Hague led a large army and set off from Xuancheng, and Ashu's thousands of instructions were given, but he didn't write down too much, and what he thought of was to arrive in Haizhou Prefecture as soon as possible.

On the fourth day of the fourth month of April, the former army led by Ali Hague had crossed the Yangtze River from Jiankang Mansion, which can be described as a great speed.

On the seventh day of the fourth month, the former army led by Ali Hague arrived in Lianshui and entered Haizhou.

At this time, the 30,000 people of the Chinese army arrived at Jiankang Mansion City.

The front army and the Chinese army have pulled down a large distance.

However, Ali Hague can't manage so much, with the 20,000 soldiers under his command, he will definitely be able to hold the city of Haizhou, and at the same time control the entire Haizhou, waiting for the arrival of the imperial court's reinforcement army.

Yuan Shichun hurriedly entered the Chinese military tent.

An army of 100,000 has arrived in Siyang County, which is only one hundred and eighty miles away from Lianshui County under the jurisdiction of Haizhou.

"His Royal Highness the King of Wei, the former army led by Ali Hague, deputy marshal of the Southern Mongolian Army, has arrived in Lianshui County, mainly cavalry, with a total strength of about 20,000 people, and their marching speed is very fast, and their subordinates expect that it will take about three days at most for them to arrive at Haizhou Prefecture.

Wu Shaogang's eyebrows twitched, Ali Hague's speed was so fast, it was beyond his expectations.

"Yuan Shichun, the intelligence agency detected the intelligence two days ago, the army led by Ah Shu, the total strength should be about 50,000, isn't that the case?"

"Yes."

"That is to say, the 20,000 men of the front army led by Ali Hague marched at the fastest speed, the purpose was to rush to the aid of Haizhou Prefecture as soon as possible, and the other 30,000 soldiers under his command arrived later."

"His Royal Highness the King of Wei, his subordinates believe that the front army led by Ali Hague is mainly cavalry, and the Chinese army is mainly composed of foot soldiers, and the marching speed cannot be very fast."

Wu Shaogang quickly walked to the front of the map.

"Yuan Shichun, how long do you expect Ali's Chinese army in The Hague to be able to reach Lianshui."

"It will take at least eight to ten days."

Wu Shaogang punched the table.

There was silence in the Chinese military tent, and no one thought that Ali Hague would actually divide his troops, which was a very bold move, but it was this unconventional move that made Wu Shaogang embarrassed.

Wu Shaogang turned his head to look at Hao Jing and Zhang Wenqian, and slowly spoke.

"Ali Hague is too bold, the front army and the Chinese army are so far apart, it seems that we want to annihilate the Mongolian army along the way, and there is no longer any possibility."

Hao Jing looked at the map and spoke.

"His Royal Highness the King of Wei, is it the first to exterminate the 20,000 former troops...

Wu Shaogang shook his head slightly.

"No, this move will definitely startle the snake, if my prediction is good, Ah Shu will also pay attention to the situation of galloping to Haizhou, once Ali Hague enters the city of Haizhou Prefecture, he will definitely report to Ah Shu, so that Ah Shu will rest assured, the southern Mongolian army will not all be pressed to Haizhou, if we first exterminate the 20,000 Mongolian army, then the Chinese army will know the situation, will definitely stop advancing, waiting for Ah Shu to lead the army to arrive, we have worked hard to prepare for such a long time, just to encircle and annihilate the 20,000 former army of the Mongolian army, more than 200,000 Mongolian troops will all open, It would take a great deal of our energy ... ”

There was silence in the tent of the Chinese army.

Wu Shaogang turned around and walked out of the Chinese military tent and began to walk outside.

Hao Jing and Zhang Wenqian both came out and walked behind Wu Shaogang.

After pacing outside the Chinese military tent for about a quarter of an hour, Wu Shaogang turned his head and spoke to Hao Jing and Zhang Wenqian behind him.

"Let Ali Hague go, let it enter the city of Haizhou Prefecture, and we will encircle and annihilate 30,000 Chinese troops in the Mongolian army."

Seeing that Hao Jing and Zhang Wenqian were still pondering, Wu Shaogang continued to speak.

"The Chinese army of the Mongolian army arrived in Lianshui, it will take about eight days, at this moment Ali Hague has already entered the city of Haizhou, and the messenger sent by it has also passed through Lianshui and headed towards the direction of Xuancheng, so we have a time difference and wiped out the Chinese army of the Mongolian army, and the army quickly marched out, surrounded the city of Haizhou, and completely wiped out the Mongolian army stationed in the city of Haizhou."

"The information from Dadu has not yet arrived, which shows that the reinforcements sent by the Dayuan Imperial Court have not yet set off, Ali Hague cannot get any assistance, and with the 20,000 Mongolian troops under his command, it is impossible to break through the encirclement of my 100,000 army."

"However, this operation, for the soldiers, the requirements are very high, especially when encircling and annihilating the Mongolian army, we must be completely annihilated, and we must not let the slightest leakage of news, otherwise our combat arrangements will be greatly affected, I think the soldiers do this, it is not very difficult, after all, the Chinese army is almost all foot soldiers."

。。。

In the military tent.

Cai Siwei stood solemnly in front of Wu Shaogang.

"Cai Siwei, you already know the situation, three days later, you set off with 60,000 soldiers, secretly marched, arrived at Jincheng on the 14th, looking for the best ambush location here, and striving to completely annihilate the 30,000 Chinese soldiers of the Mongolian army, you remember the most crucial point, not allowing a Mongolian sergeant to break through Jincheng and flee to Haizhou Prefecture."

"The last general will take the order, and the task will be completed."

"You remember that it is very important to march secretly, and you must not reveal your whereabouts and arouse the vigilance of the Mongolian army."

Cai Siwei nodded vigorously.

"I led an army of 40,000 to follow the Fan River and make a detour into Lianshui, and after the Chinese army of the Mongolian army passed through Lianshui County, I blocked their retreat from the rear and prevented a single Mongolian sergeant from escaping."

"After the annihilation of the Chinese army of the Mongolian army, the two armies made peace in Shuyang County, surrounded Haizhou Prefecture at the fastest speed, launched an attack on Haizhou Prefecture City in the fastest time, and completely annihilated the Mongolian army stationed in Haizhou Prefecture."

Speaking of this, Wu Shaogang turned his head and spoke to Yuan Shichun.

"The Intelligence Department must investigate in detail the situation of Ashu, the commander of the army stationed in Xuancheng, if Ashu has signs of rushing to aid Haizhou, it must be reported as soon as possible, in addition, when will the reinforcements of the Dayuan Imperial Court be dispatched, how long it is expected to arrive in Shandong, and how many of its total troops are, these information must also be clarified."

The inside of the Chinese military tent was unusually quiet, and everyone looked at Wu Shaogang.

Wu Shaogang let go of his twisted fist, and there were already a lot of sweat droplets in his palms.

Shaking off these sweat droplets casually, Wu Shaogang opened his mouth with some emotion.

"The battle has been rolled out, we have no way to retreat, everyone, no matter what kind of situation we encounter, we must do our best to support it, the Great Yuan Dynasty is indeed strong, and the Mongolian iron cavalry is indeed brave, but they are also people, and they have been defeated by us several times, this time, we will definitely be able to defeat them."