The hero sees the same thing, Zhang Kang and Zheng Lang have similar ideas.

It can't be said that the military strategy of the two is much higher than that of the Khitan and Western Xia generals, Zheng Lang opened his golden finger and made an explanation and analysis in advance, and he considered it from the perspective of a bystander, so he could see it clearly. But on the other hand, whether it is Western Xia or Khitan, how many generals can be stronger than Di Qing and Zhang Kang?

A batch of specially made armor weapons was sent to the northwest.

can't be made public, so I have to use the weapons and armor of the Khitans, the Khitan military system, a regular soldier, three horses, plus a grass valley and a guard shop. If you are poor, you have to put grabbing things in the first place. The vest has leather armor and iron armor, which is relatively rough. Four bows, four hundred arrows, long and short spears, a skull, an axe, a small flag, a hammer and a cone, a fire knife stone, a horse bowl, a bucket, a bag, an umbrella, and a horse rope of two hundred feet.

None of them were as well-equipped as the Song army, but the Song Dynasty's massive corruption made the weapons much inferior. Although the Khitan is poor, it is self-prepared, which is related to their own life and death, although the weapons and armor of the Song army are fine, they may not be implemented, and the quality is comparable. But now that it has evolved, the phenomenon of grass valley is decreasing. Also, in the Houtao, that is, the Beihetao area in the mouth of the Song Dynasty, the Khitans wantonly plundered. Ran Yuanhao had been prepared for a long time, and although he suffered heavy losses, the Khitan did not gain as much as it had ever been.

The styles of weapons and armor are not very different, fortunately, they are relatively crude, the number is not much, and there are many tribes in the Khitan to participate in the war, and the styles of weapons and armor are even more ancient, which is easier to impersonate, and it is fast to grab, so I prepared a batch.

Zhang Kang and the others taught the soldiers to learn some simple Khitan language, forward, backward, kill you, hack you, and even taught them to speak some curse words. As a soldier, it's impossible not to curse.

As details. The three of them are more powerful than Zheng Lang.

In fact, the significance of this time is not trivial, because it is exposed to death, it is unseemly, and there is no scholar and doctor who is greedy for merit. Instead, it fulfilled Zheng Lang's wish. Let the generals command the battle with all their might, gather before the war, and disband everywhere after the war, the system of the Han and Tang dynasties cannot be mentioned, and it is useless to mention it, Fan Zhongyan Qingli When the new deal was the most popular, he almost held the jade seal in his arms. The proposal to border Tuntian and self-sufficiency was not approved by the imperial court. And now. But it can restore Zhao Kuangyin's various practices.

At least it is better than the "ancestral family law" of Zhao Kuangyi and Song Zhenzong.

Although it was not able to see the light, it took the initiative to attack, and it was not the enemy who came to invade, so it was forced to resist. They all broke many stereotypes and customs of the Zhao Zhen Dynasty.

In fact, there is no restraint from the scholars, and this time the generals are very relaxed, with all kinds of whimsical ideas. In succession.

Still without Zheng Lang to see far, Yuan Hao can not be in the military, only in the military. In Zheng Lang's heart, the evaluation is not as good as Di Qing, but he can be in the overall situation, including the ability to grasp the opportunity, and agriculture. Several water conservancy projects have been built, and it has always been a mystery to the population and number of troops in the Western Xia, but some historians estimate that during the Yuan Hao Dynasty, nearly 400,000 troops could be mobilized at most, and the figure of 500,000 is exaggerated. But in the middle and late Western Xia. Because of development, the number of troops that can be mobilized can reach 6 or 700,000. Among them, Yuan Hao contributed a lot.

It must be destroyed again and again, and the Western Xia cannot be allowed to swell, but it is on a downward trend.

Everyone has their own ideas, but in the end it depends on the circumstances of the war.

The war began.

Xiao Hui returned to his camp and was the first to charge. Depart from Xiyin Mountain and arrive at Helan Mountain.

Yuan Hao sent troops to block, Xiao Hui went to the front line to take a look, there were not many troops, only more than 10,000 people, so he ordered his subordinates to be the deputy inspector of the palace, Xiao Dielide, and the guard Su Zhiguan Diegu as the vanguard, to attack the Western Xia army. The two led the army into no man's land. Especially Diegu, this person is brave, quite similar to Zhang Qi, with the courage of ten thousand people, and he is a fierce general in the Khitan.

The Western Xia army was defeated and fled backwards, and the two led their troops to continue the pursuit to the south. …,

Xiao Hui was overjoyed, and said to his subordinates: "The horse and Diegu are my Khitan Yelu and Yelu Huge. ”

It was these two lords who defeated Song Taizong at the Gaoliang River, so that Song Taizong was injured by an arrow, and only escaped with his own body. Although Dielid and Diegu are brave, where can they match these two masters? If these two generals are generals, Zheng Lang will not mention the five words of recovering the sixteen states of Youyun.

But it's not bad.

Xiao Hui slowly led the army south and fought with the forward.

fell into the plan, seeing that he was close to the edge of Helan Mountain, Yuan Hao suddenly led the army to kill out, and the two fought hard, but they were besieged several times, and the soldiers died one after another. Hit the plan.

As Zhang Kang expected, Yuan Haoguo's main army was not in Nanhetao, but Helan Mountain, and first used more than 10,000 soldiers to attract the Khitan to attack, attract the Khitan army to the foot of Helan Mountain, and ambush the soldiers.

The situation is very dangerous, once the forward is eaten, and the rear army is bound to be defeated. And it's an empty place, and there's nowhere to escape. At this time, Yuan Hao once again made a mistake in command, the art of war is cloudy, surround three and leave one, release a hole, let the Khitans escape, chase after them, and use the fleeing army to disperse Xiao Hui's main force, then this time Xiao Hui's troops are more auspicious. However, he hated it in his heart, and surrounded it several times, in vain to try to eat all this army.

So it aroused the morale of the Khitan bloody battle.

The two armies were fighting hard, Xiao Hui led the army to gradually arrive, Diegu didn't know, and saw his men fall one by one, including the general Wugu Enemy Martyr's Commander Xiao Charity Slave and Nan Kai Yelu Li sacrificed successively, Diegu was red-eyed. Riding alone to get out of the encirclement, and once again to enter the encirclement, there will be Xixia soldiers who fall, and no one is the enemy of one of them, and they have been killed and killed many times, and the fierceness makes the Xixia soldiers smack their tongues. Finally, seeing him riding over, the Western Xia soldiers took the initiative to get out of the way. Diegu's bravery boosted the morale of the Khitans, although the number became smaller and smaller, and the Wuzi fought bloody battles and struggled.

Xiao Hui's army gradually approached, Yuan Hao thought about it, immediately withdrew his troops, crossed the Yellow River, and turned into the Nanhetao Desert, which was the third set of plans he formulated. The first plan is to seek peace, the second is to fight a decisive battle against Helan Mountain, and the third is to fight a decisive battle against Nanhetao. If you don't fight in the Yinchuan Plain, you will die without a place to be buried.

Xiao Hui rushed over, Diegu and Dielid were wounded, and they were taking their subordinates to breathe, bringing nearly 10,000 strong troops, and only half of them were left at this time, mostly with injuries. Yuan Hao withdrew his troops, and the two looked at each other, but they did not dare to continue to chase, so they had to watch Yuan Hao cross the Yellow River unhurriedly and set off east.

But in general, the Western Xia sacrifices in this battle were heavier than the Khitan sacrifices, and Xiao Hui sent people to clean up the battlefield and lead the army to cross the Yellow River. Tried to besiege Yuan Hao's main army and died.

It's been done wrong.

On the other hand, the Khitan army traveled unfavorably.

As Yuan Hao turned to Helan Mountain, he began to implement the plan of clearing the wilderness on the Nanhetao, which was not like later generations, although it was mostly a desert Gobi Desert. There are also a large number of oases, which can be cultivated and pastured. In September, the grass was yellow, and the people were evacuated to the south, and then the yellow grass was completely burned by a fire.

It has not yet aroused the vigilance of the Khitan, and I have thought about it in advance, because it is well prepared, in the many newly built fortresses of Jinsu Prefecture and the Heqing army. A large amount of logistical supplies have been prepared. But in this way, the pace of the march had to slow down.

Guo Kui continued to march with the army, and Liao Xingzong said triumphantly to Guo Kui: "Our army has broken the main force of the Western Xia people in Helan Mountain, forcing this person to hide in the desert and flee for his life, and I will kill this person in a few days." General Guo, can you Song Jun do it? ”

Guo Kui looked outside, autumn was deep, and there was a lot of northwest wind. The wind was not strong today, but it also raised some dust. If you go deep into the desert, the wind will be stronger...... He almost shivered. But the mouth is perfunctory: "Your Majesty." The Khitan is the most powerful country, where can our army compare with the Khitan? ”

Liao Xingzong laughed, very proud.

Guo Kui said again: "Your Majesty, you have to be careful, Yuan Hao is scheming, you must not be on guard." ”…,

Liao Xingzong stopped laughing, this Guo Kui can be regarded as understanding the general situation when he speaks, and he is quite respectful to himself, but he has a bad one, and he likes crow's mouth. The Khitan army slowly swept over the upper reaches of the Quye River. Liao Xingzong set up a large camp. There are many armies, and it takes days to assemble.

Yuan Hao was also at a loss at this time.

History is lucky, even he didn't expect a sudden gale. This time it was a deliberate attempt to take advantage of the sandstorm. But in the event of a sudden nervous attack, and there will be no strong winds for twenty days, even a light breeze will not work. Then he will inevitably be forced out of the desert by the Khitan army, that is, waiting for death.

and he himself investigated. Seeing the number of Khitan troops, he sighed: "How many! ”

Although he presided over many large army operations, especially Dingchuan Village, the two sides invested almost 300,000 troops, but not on Pingchuan. It's not like now, the terrain is flat, and it can be seen clearly at a glance, nearly 200,000 Khitan troops, mostly cavalry, how big a formation will it be?

He also organized more than 100,000 troops, but he knew his own affairs, and in terms of combat effectiveness, he was far inferior to the Khitan soldiers. If it weren't for the anger and indignation, seeing the Khitan like this, the army's morale would have dispersed a long time ago. After thinking about it, he sent an envoy to meet Liao Xingzong to ask for peace. and sent Yang Shousu, who can speak well, to the Khitan camp in person.

It should be that the Khitan people don't talk much, they once talked about wine and turned arrows into an alliance, why did they rebel?

But Yang Shousu didn't dare to say anything, so he had to say: "Your Majesty, you have sent an army to teach my lord a lesson, and I hope that Your Majesty will withdraw from the army, our Western Xia is still a subject country of your country, and the lord of the country is also a loyal minister of Your Majesty." ”

Liao Xingzong suddenly remembered and laughed: "What a loyal courtier, deliberately sending weak soldiers to lure me, and then ambushing the main force in Helan Mountain, this is a sign of loyalty?" ”

"Your Majesty, if it is not, Helan Mountain is where the barrier of my royal capital is located, and there are always heavy troops stationed there, and they are also afraid that the king will lose, so they actually resist, and the lord of the country will hand over his sin and helmet to His Majesty."

Liao Xingzong became smarter and smarter, and asked: "Which country are you guarding against the safety of the king by stationing heavy troops in Helan Mountain?" ”

In addition to preventing the Khitan, who else can be prevented?

Yang Shousu replied again: "Your Majesty, no, it's just to defend the royal capital, and there are many pastures in Helan Mountain, which is convenient for stationing troops. If it is placed in Xingqing Mansion, it is not conducive to agricultural production. ”

If Guo Kui wasn't afraid of revealing his identity, he wanted to ask on the side: "You are from the Song Dynasty, why did you help Yuan Hao like this?" ”

Seeing that he had a corresponding body, Guo Kui felt pity.

Liao Xingzong couldn't answer, and said rudely: "If you want peace, let your lord come." ”

We can't fight you with our mouths, our fists are bigger than yours, and we will kick Yang Shousu out.

Yang Shousu came back to report, Yuan Hao is not stupid, the last time he took the risk of light entry, he escaped back by luck, this time the Khitan suddenly turned against him, this time, is there any way back? I had to give the order to prepare for war. He also sent the generals to inform the soldiers of this matter, if it is not that I do not love you, I will forcibly start a war with the Khitan. In order to sue for peace, I sent at least twenty envoys, and even I personally went to the Liao camp, knelt down to toast with the courtiers, and swore by folding arrows, but the Khitan did not want to let us go of Daxia, so I had no choice but to fight to the death.

The three armies were sad.

But no one in the Khitan thought of the morale of the Western Xia was aroused. At this time, Yuan Hao was trapped in the desert, and the great achievement was imminent, and there was no general who thought about it pessimistically. Liao Xingzong also asked Guo Kui triumphantly: "General Guo." Do you think our army will be defeated? ”

"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't know, the minister came only on the order of Zheng Xianggong, first, to watch the Khitan army. The second is just in case. After all, as soon as the funeral period of Zheng Xianggong expires, he will go to the Khitan as an envoy. This is my alliance with Your Majesty, and he doesn't want His Majesty to miss anything. ”

"General Guo, if you watch the prestige of our army, it's okay, but if you say these vicious words that are unfavorable to our army in the future, don't blame me for being ruthless." Liao Xingzong was so angry that he vomited blood.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Guo Kui replied respectfully. Back to the account. A letter was written about these situations and sent back to Fuzhou again. …,

Zhang Kang summoned the generals again, hung out a map, and marked the two teams with arrows. said: "Yuan Hao can't retreat anymore, if he withdraws from the desert, he will be defeated." So the decisive battle begins. ”

Most of these generals fought with the Tanguts, and they had a clear understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Tangut army. In addition to taking advantage of the cavalry advantage and the conservative policy of the Song Dynasty, the more won the less. The Western Xia army was composed of a ragtag army, and its combat effectiveness was actually not strong.

As long as you get out of the desert, no matter what kind of mourning army this army is. It will also be defeated.

Zhao Xun sighed and said: "It's a pity that I don't want to fight, otherwise I will take the credit of Lumeng Xiangzhou." ”

"General Zhao, what do you say?" Jing Sili asked curiously.

"At this time, the Khitan army lacked horse feed, grain and grass because of Yuan Hao's policy of clearing the wilderness, so it had to rely on the rear supply support. If you go south deep into Yinzhou Xiazhou, or go west deep into Xingqing Mansion, hundreds of thousands of troops march, although it seems to be meritorious, but Yuan Hao's main force is in Hetao. Grain can be attacked at any time. Cutting off the logistics supply, risking death and stubborn resistance at the front, the Khitan and two-way armies will be in danger. Unless we send troops to Yinxia, we will provide them with supplies from Fuzhou. That's impossible. Therefore, the Khitan could only entangle with Western Xia in the desert. But at this time, the rear of Western Xia is empty, and if we send troops from Jingyuan Road and Huanqing Road, the Yinchuan Plain and Yanzhou will become the things in my court's pocket. Zhao Xun sighed deeply after speaking.

Zhang Kang shook his head. said: "General Zhao, you are wrong to think so. ”

"General Zhang, what's wrong?"

"Xingqing Mansion is the capital of the Western Xia Dynasty, if our dynasty sends troops, although it is empty, there are still some troops left in the southern cities of Western Xia, and it will inevitably take a while. Yuan Hao is extremely poor, and will lead his troops south, regardless of the Khitan army. The war between the two countries coincided with the resolution of the current crisis in the Khitan, so calmly reap the benefits of the fisherman. It is also possible that Yuan Hao disregarded the rear and fought hard with the Khitan to benefit our dynasty, but this possibility is extremely small. Lu Meng's strategy may not be successful. ”

There are also disputes, mostly disputes over strategy, which is exactly what Zheng Lang wants. At this time, there were many famous generals, and discussing them together was also a process of perfecting one's own military thinking and absorbing the strengths of others. It is precisely this dispute that will accelerate the growth of the generals.

Zhao Xun thought for a moment and said with a wry smile: "General Zhang is also thinking far. ”

Zhang Kang was silent.

It's not a long way to go, if there is really such a big advantage as Zhao Xun said, I believe that the little minister who was holding the funeral would rather let the world say it, and he would also come out of the way and come to Shaanxi to preside over it in person. He still believes in Zheng Lang.

Continuing to look at the map, he said, "The big war is about to break out, but when will it break out?" Let's take a look. ”

Di Qing shook his head and said, "I thought that the date could not be decided, I could only watch the wind." If there is a strong wind, a great war will arise. If there is no strong wind, Yuan Hao will be very bitter this time. He won't be caught with his hands tied, and he will fight the idea of Khitan grain and grass. But no matter what he planned, as long as he was forced out of the desert, his defeat was assured. Unless the Khitan was sloppy, forcing him out of the desert and freeing up the gap, Yuan Hao led the army into the desert again. However, if this is the case, Yuan Hao may not have the upper hand, and he can't make good use of the wind and sand, and there will not be much grain and grass as soon as he goes out and enters. It's still dangerous. ”

Wang Xin said: "Anyway, this time the Khitan was careless, and even I suspect that they did not formulate a detailed battle plan at all, and they blindly marched into Western Xia. Otherwise, there is another way to solve it, the Khitan has the convenience of the Huang River, and there are many clansmen who make a living by fishing, and they are good at boating skills, at least on the flat Yellow River in the Hetao, which is enough to control the boat. Xiao Hui sent troops from Yunnei Prefecture, but the Western Xia people did not resist and ceded Wulayu Mountain to the Khitan. If a group of soldiers who are good at navigating boats are used to build a group of ships, logistics can be transported forward. Xiao Hui can calmly lead the army to attack Xingqing Mansion, and Yuan Hao takes care of one and the other. Yuan Hao will be defeated in this battle. ”

Sun Quanbin thought for a while and said: "General Wang is right, the Khitan is really degenerate. ”…,

"Sun Jianjun, not necessarily, since the founding of the Khitan, there have been many great victories, even if they are defeated, they are small defeats. So blind arrogance. He thought that he was carrying 200,000 troops to come, and Yuan Hao was captured, as the Khitan Emperor said, he was like a finger at the dispatch of Western Xia. So underestimate the enemy. Actually, if you are cautious. The Khitan power is still not to be underestimated. For example, in the battle of Helan Mountain, that Diegu had the demeanor of General Zhang. ”

This is also a discussion, and you have to analyze the ins and outs of the matter clearly before you can make a judgment.

The last few generals all agreed that the decisive time was in the sky. When the wind blows, and the main Khitan army gradually penetrates deep into the desert, it is the time of the decisive battle. If the weather is not windy. Yuan Hao is really dangerous this time.

But it is impossible to think that the Nanhetao at this time will not be windy for dozens of days.

Even Zheng Lang didn't believe it.

And from Xiyin Mountain to Helan Mountain, except for a small piece of green space near the Yellow River, it has become a desert, plus the Nanhetao, he has not seen it with his own eyes, but as a later generation, how can he not know the power of the sandstorm.

The Khitan is not without capable people.

The three-way army gradually approached Yuan Hao's main army. Yuan Hao was forced by the fierce situation of the Khitan, so he had to retreat, stopping every thirty miles. Set fire to the grassland one after another, and gradually several armies entered the desert, watching the wind and sand blowing in their faces, sometimes the wind was a little stronger, and they couldn't even open their eyes, Yelu Gao's slave admonished: "Your Majesty, if you fight here, it will not be good for our army." ”

The head of the Liao Xing Sect has never suffered this hardship when he is so old, although his subordinates are cautious, and when they eat, they will inevitably let the food blow into the sand. Gnashed teeth. Looking up at the gray sky, he asked, "What is Qing's plan?" ”

"Allow it to make peace with it, lure its main force out of the desert, and fight on the edge of the desert Gobi, and our army will win."

Liao Xingzong was allowed to send Xiao Ge to enter the Western Xia camp again. Inform Yuan Hao.

Yuan Hao was overjoyed when he heard this, and he warmly entertained Xiao Ge, and his words were deferential and gentle. Xiao Ge left, but Yuan Hao then remembered that he was afraid that the Khitan would rebel again, so he sent an envoy to the Khitan camp to discuss the alliance, but he put the army in the desert and never came out.

Liao Xingzong was dumbfounded, the peace negotiation was fake, it was true to lure Yuan Hao to lead the army out of the desert, what should Yuan Hao do if he continued to put the army in the desert? So the two sides were grinding their tongues. Liao Xingzong lured Yuan Hao out, put down his body, and did not scold, but persuaded him gently. But in this way, Yuan Hao was even more worried, so he continued to stalemate.

Seeing that the two sides were like children negotiating, Guo Kui couldn't stand it, and secretly wrote a letter back, informing Zhang Kang and preparing to act. At this time, in order to eliminate Yuan Hao, although the Khitan was negotiating peace, they still deployed their troops in the area not far from Yuan Hao, all in the desert. The autumn wind is getting tighter day by day, and the Khitan has no chance of winning.

Yuan Hao saw the Khitan relaxing, and gradually his worry turned into ecstasy, and said to the generals: "This is a great merit given to me by God." ”

After speaking, he deliberately invited a few big witches from Xingqing Mansion to pray for the wind. There were a few times when the wind was still quite strong, and the subordinate generals persuaded him, Yuan Hao came out to take a look, shook his head, and did not obey.

It's not the wind he wants.

Finally, on September 21, a violent wind suddenly rose. If it is divided by the number of stages, at least above the eight-level gale, the sand and dust of the Nanhetao are blown together, and even the sand and dust from the northwest direction of the river are floating over.

Not only Nanhetao, but also the world of Fuzhou has become gray, and a lot of sand has fallen.

Liao Xingzong was talking to his minister, Xiao Xiaoyou, and blamed the weather here with a full of complaints.

Xiao Xiaoyou said: "So although Yuanhao occupies a vast area, the population has always been very small, and the land is unfavorable. ”

"But no, the area around Gyeongju and Lingju is flat and fertile, and Hexi is convenient for business," Liao Xingzong said.

The two of them said in Khitan language, Guo Kui has been in the Khitan camp for a long time, and he can understand simple Khitan language, and he thought in his heart, what a big appetite, no wonder he sent 200,000 troops to crusade. But today will be the moment of your defeat.

And then look at the West, why not come? If you don't come again, as soon as the wind stops, Yuan Hao, you will really be finished. Hearing Liao Xingzong's good appetite, Guo Kui hoped that the Western Xia people would win. Without disappointing him, the sound of thunderous horses' hooves could be heard in the distance, and even the ground began to shake.

There is no need for Liao Xingzong to order, the Khitan military camp sounded the warning horn. However, the wind is stronger, and I can't even open my eyes when I look at the other side, how can I fight? Liao Xingzong's good-looking little white face suddenly turned miserable...... (To be continued) RQ