Wang Shao will not be Hu Lai, before Zheng Lang came to the northwest, that is, after Wang Shao had just defeated Ghost Zhang, Zhang Ji arrived in the northwest, and in April, the two began to discuss the general plan. It is impossible to guess all right, such as Guo Cheng's wild run all the way. But the general direction can almost be grasped. The whole campaign was divided into two parts, one was the Huangzhou area and the other was the Xihe area.

But the situation is constantly changing, Zhang, Wang and Zheng, no matter which one of them, can not predict every detail, and any change in details must be adjusted in time.

This is a new battle plan, after Zheng Lang read it, he annotated a few words, don't read it for the Dong family, and attack Xige City.

In just nine words, Wang Shao's battle plan will be overturned by more than half.

Zheng Lang didn't intervene in the front, and only said five words, annihilating the ghost chapter. It just so happened that Wang Shao also saw the grain road, he attacked Hezhou, and the Tubo people robbed the grain and grass of Xiangzi City, and had to withdraw from Hezhou City, and then build Zhubao to protect the safety of the grain road, but the distance from Hezhou to Zongge City is twice the distance from Hezhou to Xizhou City! It is impossible to build a fort, even if there is this manpower to build a fort, it will take at least fifteen forts to protect the safety of the grain road. But how many troops did the fifteen forts have to be divided?

In fact, when it came to Wang Shao, Fan Zhongyan's fort tactics were almost completely overthrown.

The fort should be built only in a strategic place, otherwise there will be insufficient troops. When it came to Zhang Kai, he ignored Fan's fort tactics, Zhang Kai's tactics were to attach importance to intelligence, with a special agent battalion, he also built a strict intelligence network, and then took the initiative to attack, but it was not Wang Shao's kind of large-open and closed attack, the amplitude was not large, and the depth was not long, that is, the enhanced version of Yuan Hao's tactics, forcing the Western Xia to also build forts on the border. Divide the troops and stay behind. Once it led to the Western Xia, it was also like the Song Dynasty. The national strength of the Xixia people. In the end, it's dangerous not to have to fight.

Zheng Lang is different, his forts are not only strategically located, but also intended to be used as future commercial towns, economic centers of various regions.

No matter which one of the three is. I don't agree with Fan's dense fort tactics very much.

Therefore, I thought of Pei Xingjian's grain cart ambush tactics.

Originally, it was not necessarily aimed at the ghost chapter, but even the ghost chapter did not expect the importance that the Song Dynasty attached to intelligence this time.

Get some of the best in the city. After Zhang Qi's deduction, it was estimated that more than ninety percent of the ghost chapters would personally send troops, but he didn't expect that the ghost chapters would borrow troops to kick Xibawen out of Xige City.

So a series of plans came out, and even Huangzhou City used trench tactics to break the gunpowder of the Song Dynasty to blow up the city wall, Wang Shao was not worried but happy, in fact, this trench tactics really worked? Then the two armies were at a stalemate under Brother Zong, which was deliberate, Wang Shao did not want to enter Brother Zongge City and Qingtang City at all, which was the core area of Tubo in Huangzhou. Even if Zongge City and Qingtang City are broken, they may still fall into the people's sea war. Make this illusion. It is to let the ghost chapter be fooled, and fight the idea of Ba Jinbao and the grain team.

How much damage can be caused to the ghost chapter, Wang Shao doesn't care very much, what he wants is a result, defeat the ghost chapter once, defeat the ghost chapter twice, and let the ghost chapter fail miserably, the ghost chapter will lose its prestige, without the appeal of the ghost chapter, coupled with the grievances between Xibawen and the ghost chapter, the ghost chapter will not have the appeal to gather the Zhufan Qiang in the Henan region, and the Song army can easily attack the Henan region.

This strategic objective was successfully achieved.

Ghost Zhang asked his son Asu to kick out of Xibawen, and even inadvertently cooperated with Song Jun's plan.

Wang Shao once again made tactical adjustments, and drew part of his forces to sweep away the Shu tribe, which was very annoying and repeatedly harassed the Song army, and they must also be taken down. Then the main force attacked from Ba Jinbao to the southwest, pointing at Wachui Village, Qiudang City, Dangbiao City, Danan City, Michuan City, and Yegong City, and then completely took down the Dong clan active in the southwest area of Hezhou. If Dong Yu rescues the best, there is no danger of a terrain here, and the states are not as united as Huangzhou Zhufan, Dong Yu will be defeated.

After taking the Dong clan, the Xi tribe of Xibawen was surrounded by the Guizhang and the Song army, and he retreated to Zaqu, and there were more or less conflicts with the local big clan Mubo, as long as the Song Dynasty gave appropriate benefits, he could join forces with Xibawen and attack the whole of Henan.

However, Zheng Lang has Zheng Lang's concerns, Xi Bawen leads the entire Xi tribe, which is becoming stronger and stronger, although it is not as good as Ghost Zhang, it can be regarded as a hero, and it may not contribute much, on the contrary, it will get the greatest benefit at the minimum cost and strengthen itself, and its department is in the Dajishi Mountain area, and the Song Dynasty will not be able to reach it in the future, and its control over this area will be very weak.

Zheng Lang chose a risky plan, let Dong Yu give up the Dong clan, and don't care about Xi Bawen's reaction, and directly send troops to Henan, this tactic will have a risky consequence, the Song army will be attacked from three sides by the southwestern tribes of Hezhou with the Dong clan as the center, the Henan tribes with the ghost chapter as the center, and the Huangzhou clans with Dong Yu as the center. This is a disadvantage, but the advantage is that it will not let the Xi people grow, and even force the Xi people to cooperate with the Song army to send troops to the Dong clan, so that they will lose both.

Then once the Song army gets Henan, it will be easy to manage in the future.

Wang Shao will not be afraid much, but it may be that Wang Shao is also afraid of the pressure of Xihe, and wants to obtain Henan at the minimum cost and draw part of his troops to support Xihe.

Nine words, the difference is so huge.

It's not just the tactics that make the difference, which means that Wang Shao can't send any soldiers to support Xihe......

Zheng Lang asked the soldiers to bring the nine characters back to Wachui Village, but if Wang Shao's army had marched quickly, it was possible that by the time the letter was brought to the front line, the Song army had already arrived at Qiudang City.

Then he looked at the soldiers and said, "The west road is going well, and now we are on our east road." ”

After speaking, let people bet Li Qi and Han Cunbao up.

Zheng Lang came to the northwest to detain the two, and then did not mention it again, first some people asked to kill Li Han, and some people interceded for Li Han, Zheng Lang did not say no, and gradually his voice became quieter.

Seeing that Zheng Lang sent someone to escort them up, everyone looked at each other.

Zheng Lang shouted: "Pass on my military order, and whoever escapes from the battle will be killed!" ”

The most hated are these people, not only Liu Pingzhiping, Jing Sili's defeat, but also many times in the entire history of the Song Dynasty, all because there were many cowardly people in the army, who fled with their subordinates, and finally let the Song army be defeated.

It turned out that he didn't kill, but the time had not come.

Li Qi and Han Cunbao's faces turned pale on the spot, as they thought. Zheng Lang shouted again: "Drag them down." Chop! ”

Then he looked at the generals coldly.

Han Cunbao's lips trembled. didn't speak in the end, but Li Qi knelt down and cried for mercy.

Zheng Lang continued to say coldly: "I am not Zhuge Liang, and Jun is not Ma Tan, if you only make Ma Tan's mistakes." Maybe I'll be able to forgive you. ”

Escaping is more terrible than not listening to the arrangement! At least although Ma Tan did not listen to Zhuge Liang's arrangement and led to a fiasco, he still dared to fight.

The two were beheaded for public display.

Then the Western Xia Three-Way Army arrived.

It's fast.

This battle requires both the Western Xia and Song dynasties to have high speed requirements, and the longer the war drags on, the higher the cost. Zheng Lang couldn't afford it. And in August, from then on, the weather in the north and south of the Huangzhou River gradually became colder, and it was a plateau operation, once it dragged on until winter came, it would be very unfavorable to the Song army.

This is especially true in the Western Xia, although there are many troops who take the initiative to enter the border areas and drag the troops of the original road of Qingjing in Huanhuan, but there are many troops in the Song Dynasty, and there are also troops in the middle of the country, as well as the troops in the capital. After a long delay, the army of the Song Dynasty continued to come. The Western Xia army will be more than lucky.

There is also financial pressure, the cost of using troops in Western Xia is very low, but it also has a cost, and the autumn harvest is in sight, and a large number of strong men are dragged on the battlefield, which affects the harvest.

But the situation is not as bad as outsiders think.

The Western Xia soldiers were soldiers on their horses and civilians when they dismounted, and the number of escorted grain and grass was also included in the calculation, but the Western Xia army was mostly supplied by capture, which also doomed them to not be able to drag on for a long time, although the cost of using soldiers would be further reduced.

The Song Dynasty was different, the soldiers were soldiers, and the escorted people were people. This is the same as the Tang Dynasty, just like Xue Rengui's defeat of Dafeichuan, some people say that there is no 100,000 Tang troops, some people say that there are no 50,000 Tang troops, both statements are correct, 50,000 regular soldiers, 50,000 are people who escort grain and grass.

That is to say, when the Western Xia calculated the strength of the Song Dynasty, it said that there were only 70,000 or 80,000 horses, and did not include the people.

And the calculation of Western Xia was wrong, Wang Shao used a regular Song army when he conquered Hezhou, even if it was a Fan army. That's Hezhou, but dealing with Western Xia and defending the homeland are two different things, such as the conquest of blind conquest, even if Yu Longke participates in the war, it is also a watch war, even if it is against Mu Zheng, Wang Shao is also very conscious, and will not mobilize their clansmen to participate in the war. However, against Western Xia, will Yu Longke have any scruples? Another example is the ancient Weicheng activity of the Lanyu tribe, because the Western Xia values the water and grass of the Wei River, so they invade the land for pasture, often plundered by the Lanyu, the Xixia plotted to attack, the Lanyu turned to the Song Dynasty to offer the city, the Western Xia even threatened the Song Dynasty, the ancient Wei is my land, and the court is in the state, which violates the oath. Lan Yu may not be very loyal to the Song Dynasty at the moment, but when the Western Xia army is coming, can he not be desperate?

These Tibetan and Qiang people may have poor military discipline, but using them to defend the city is not a big problem.

Also, the Western Xia claimed to be 200,000, but it was actually 150,000, and most of the 150,000 troops were from Lanzhou, Gonggu, Xiecheng, and Huizhou, including the Tibetan people, the Qiang people, and a few Han people. The core strength of the real Western Xia was less than 50,000 people, and the most powerful Iron Harrier was only 15,000 people.

First, this will make the speed faster, and secondly, it will save costs, and it can borrow the hands of the Song people to further weaken the strength of these tribes, which is conducive to rule. However, the combat effectiveness will decrease.

But it's also hard to say, for example, Zang Huama, the leader of the West Envoy City (some people say that the West City Envoy is in the east of Agan City in the north of the Shrine Valley, which I personally think is impossible, at that time the Shrine Valley and the Horse Bit Mountain were all under the Western Xia, and Wang Shao could not lobby Xiang Bao to force the West Envoy City, so it was later Dingxi City), he not only hated the Song Dynasty but also hated Wang Shao.

And although there are rivers in the west envoy city, but mostly mountainous terrain, it is famous for the bitter armor in Longzhong, and there are nine droughts in ten years, that is, there is no drought in that year, and it may also be harmed by flash floods, and he is also eager to expand the tribe to the Weihe River area with abundant water and grass. This man was a staunch loyal Xia anti-Song faction, and once he attacked the Song army, his thousands of male soldiers would be more effective than the native soldiers of Western Xia.

For the West Envoy City, whether Zheng Lang or King Zhang, are very concerned, not only Zang Hua Ma is an unstable factor in Longzhong, but also the geographical location of the West Envoy City is very important, the north controls Lanzhou, the south connects Longxi, the west passes Longyou, and the east connects Huizhou. It is a battleground for ancient soldiers.

The battle started from the two flanks of Jiehe Fort and Tongwei Village.

Because of a certain strategic arrangement, Zheng Lang did not immediately mobilize local people to participate. The main defensive force is still in Guwei City, where a large number of ordnance, weapons, grain and grass are concentrated, including Zheng Zhang himself staying in Guwei City. The strength of the two wings was very weak, so it was necessary to ask the fort and Tongwei Village to hold on for ten days. After ten days, it is possible to withdraw to the rear from the two forts, but the two forts cannot be lost within ten days.

The generals in the two forts are Liu Shaoneng and Wang Yuan. In the past, Zheng Lang's four generals were the brothers of the Yang family and the brothers of the Wang family, and the four of them were born and died many times, and Wang Zhi and the three were disabled and faded out of the military world, leaving only Wang Yuan alone.

Maybe Wang Yuan is not a famous general, but he has good practical experience. Therefore, Zhang Qi asked him to defend Tongwei Fort. However, Zheng Lang was still a little worried in his heart, because the general of the Western Xia army on the east road was Li Qing. The history of Li Qing is not well recorded, and only one thing is recorded, suggesting that Li Bingchang give up the land of Henan in exchange for the support of the Song Dynasty and let the Liang family be killed. But Zheng Lang had a thick stack of information in his hands, started as a small soldier, made many military achievements, and slowly rose to the top. Because he is Han and does not have a good family background, he was ignored by many people in the early stage, which is very similar to Han Shizhong later.

But this person's military ability cannot be underestimated, at least he is a general at the same level as Ghost Zhang.

I don't know if Wang Yuan can hold Tongwei Fort for ten days.

However, the war had already begun, and Li Qing was the fastest, arriving at Tongwei Fort one day earlier than the Western Route Army, and launched a fierce attack on Tongwei Fort. (To be continued.) )