Chapter Ninety-Five: The Soldier Refers to the Xihe Road
In the war room, everyone has arrived, and such combat meetings have been held several times, and this time it seems that Gao Zhong has made up his mind.
The guard's announcement, seeing the princess and the high pet coming out of the back room, everyone stood up to greet each other.
"Generals, please be seated." The princess is very elegant, and after many exercises, she is already familiar with this set.
The notary and the high favor sit in the center of the main seat.
"Are you ready for this battle against the Xihe?" The princess asked.
"Ready." Everyone replied in unison.
"I'm relieved! Now: "The princess stood up
"High favor."
"Yes!"
"I appoint you as the commander-in-chief of this Xihe operation, with full responsibility for this operation, and you must lead the whole army to victory in this battle."
"Yes!" The high pet set up a salute.
The princess looked around the crowd and said to them:
"You must cooperate sincerely, obey the command, complete the combat mission, and wish you a complete victory."
When the princess finished speaking, she left the war room accompanied by Xi'er.
Waiting for the princess to leave, Gao Zhong returned to the main seat:
Now I command: "All the generals and commanders stand and receive the order:
"First, the three armies of the Wolf Tooth Army will be Tang Huan, and Zhao Heng, the head of the infantry detachment of the Flying Tiger Army's northward detachment, each with his own headquarters, under the unified command of Zhao Heng, must be completely annihilated before noon on the 6th Ganquan Fort defenders (500 people defended by the Jin Army against the Xishou Baotai Military Division of Xixia), and after the occupation, the three armies will take Tang Hua and 400 Wolf Tooth Army to hold this place, cut off the westward passage of Pingliang and Jingyuan, and the passage to Tongwei, only allowed to enter, not allowed to go out, and must not let one person spread the news. After the occupation, the others were led by Zhao Heng to join the Chinese army. ”
"2. The cavalry detachment of the Northward Advance Detachment of the Wolf Tooth Army and the Flying Tiger Army, under the unified command of Stilwell, must completely annihilate the defenders of the West Fort before the afternoon of the 7th, and clear the enemy forces of the forts and forts in the surrounding thirty miles. After that, Li Wei led 500 wolf tooth troops to cut off the connection between Tongwei and Longxi, and only entered but did not leave. Stilwell led the rest of the men to catch up with the Chinese army and join the team. ”
"3. The Fourth Army of the Langya Army will take Guo Yong to his subordinates, set out from Jiancheng, cross the Yellow River ten miles west of Lanzhou through Gaolan (Western Xia genus), and be sure to arrive at Xiguqi at noon on the ninth day, and clear the enemy there, and advance and ambush on the west bank of the Leitan River at Shenshi in the afternoon, waiting for the signal to attack."
"Fourth, the other teams followed this command, entered Yuzhong along the Zuli River and the Guanchuan River, and surrounded Yuzhong."
"5. The General Administration's Office is responsible for the preparation of logistical materials, the rescue and resettlement of the wounded, and the production of arrows, food and other materials to ensure the needs of the troops."
"Sixth, tomorrow morning, the Chinese army will hold a swearing-in meeting. The vanguard units marched directly to the headquarters station. ”
"Yes! Guaranteed completion of the task. ”
"Yuanfang invades the ancient road, the mountains and clear waters, the autumn wind invades the night guests, and it is always difficult to be poor."
This ancient official road, which is hundreds of miles long, leads to Ganquan Fort along the Zuli River. In the middle of winter, the Zuli River has frozen, and the shallow water flows slowly under the ice, changing the wild summer day like a shy young woman.
This Zuli River is a bitter river, the river water is salty and bitter, and people, animals, birds and beasts cannot drink it. Legend has it that Nuwa made people out of the mud and water here, so our skin is the same color as the soil here, and the Chinese nation is full of suffering.
On the ancient official road from the Zuli River to Ganquanbao, a cavalry was forming a column at low speed.
This is the forward team of Huining against Heeek.
Tang Hua is in this team. Along the way, the general's temper was a bit big, and the people below were hiding far away.
Tang Hua is the general of the three generals of the Wolf Tooth Army, thirty-two or three years old, tall and straight. He was also a well-known general when he captured the army, he was brave in battle, he also loved to use his brains, and he was very strategic, others said that he was both wise and brave, and he was also very proud of it. He came to the princess's prison army, first, the princess is really beautiful, and he is willing to do things for the princess, and second, the three competitions of the concubine gave him a sulk, and he thinks highly of Gao Chong's ability to defeat Li Xiao'er. is also a general, but he is not Li Xiao'er's opponent yet. Li Xiao'er is arrogant and domineering in the army, and he has his father's support, which is very unpopular, of course, he also offended our General Tang, and the person in charge of this Tang will not expect Li Xiao'er to lose so much.
But this time as a pioneer army, he is still very proud, and what makes him unhappy is that he is only the deputy general of this team. The main general Zhao Heng. A detachment leader of the northward detachment of the Flying Tiger Army. There were only about 300 infantry under his command. It can't be compared with the wolf tooth army born from Tang Huan's capture army, even if there are more people, Tang Hua still has more than 2,000 people.
Our General Tang believes that the commander-in-chief, the commander of the Wolf Tooth Army, is biased in personnel arrangements. This is also the reason why he has a big temper. General Zhao was brought out by the horse himself, with people he was familiar with, and it was the first battle, and this Tang Hua could also understand.
What I don't understand is that yesterday the two discussed tactics. If you follow Zhao Heng's arrangement, you don't have anything to do with yourself today, and such an elite soldier as yourself, that is, an armed epidemic, will just give him courage.
And he, Zhao Heng, with his infantry detachment, set off yesterday and became the vanguard of the vanguard.
From Fuwen to Ganquan Fort, there are nearly two hundred and fifty miles of road, and there is a post station every thirty or fifty miles on this road, and now there are not so many post stations in Jinxia confrontation, but they have all become military border guard points, one is used for military vigilance, and the other is responsible for the management of the subjects in this area, and also collects taxes by the way.
According to Tang Huan's physiognomy, so many of his own people are nearly five times the strength of others, rushing over and overturning them all at once, is it so troublesome to use?
But what Zhao Heng said was to 'surprise and attack it unprepared' was very reasonable. I can't argue with him.
He wanted to lead the team to "clear the obstacles and borrow the fort on a moonlit night", and this guy said that the Wolf Tooth Army is suitable for fighting tough battles, and this kind of skill is not suitable. Let him say no again. I want to get a good job, so I can show my face in front of the princess and let this guy get it again.
On the way, we passed several villages, all of which had been resolved, and a few Flying Tiger soldiers were guarding them, each with four or five corpses, and a group of surrendered Jin soldiers who had become prisoners. The Flying Tiger soldiers rode away after handing over to themselves.
It turned out that last night, most of the people in the village were asleep, and only a few Jin troops were standing guard, and they were not prepared at all, and they were touched by Zhao Heng's people and killed the sentry. Everyone else became captives. Although Tang Hua was depressed and became a prisoner team, he still arranged for people to clean up the belongings of the Jin army's military fortress, and sent the people and property who surrendered to Yuyin City.
Tang Hua looked at his horse team, all of them were fierce, remembering that Zhao Heng was making merit in front, he was angry, and shouted to the people below:
"You cheer me up one by one, speed up, and strive to reach Ganquan City ahead of schedule."
Zhao Heng led two companies, although they were infantry, but after arriving in Western Xia, they also rode horses all the time. Last night, Zhao Heng let each horse and horse wrap a soft cloth on their feet, as far as possible not to make a sound during the march, two companies and six platoons were divided into six echelons, all the way to clear the military sites of the Jin army on the road, each platoon was responsible for a station, this platoon was in the battle, the other platoons still did not stop, and continued to clean up the next site, and strive to clean up before dawn and arrive at Ganquan Fort. Let Tang Hua quickly follow up the next day.
When we arrived at Fort Ganquan, it was already dawn. Zhao Heng arranged for a company to bypass Ganquan Fort from the mountain on foot, cutting off all connection between Ganquan Fort and the outside. The others chose a ravine, dismounted and rested, waiting for the arrival of Tang Hua and the arrival of night.
Nimangguta was born to the largest tribe of the Jurchen Five Kingdoms, Yue Liji (meaning Shangjiang State), and the tribe fought against the Jurchen Wanyan tribe for the small but fierce eagle of Hai Dongqing, but the tribe lost and became a vassal tribe under the Wanyan tribe. At the age of fifteen, Nimangguta joined Jin Taizu's anti-Liao uprising, and was one of the 3,700 people in Jin Taizu's Wanyan Aguda rebel army. After a year in the face of the 700,000 army of the Liao State, he fought bravely, achieved victory, destroyed the Liao State, and followed Yan Zongbi (Jin Wushu) to conquer a hundred battles in the south, in the Battle of Fuping, as the marshal's personal army captain, fought desperately, and rescued the marshal with his brothers in the battle, therefore, after the war, he was promoted to a partial general and released to lead the troops. It can be said that Nimanguta was the founding soldier of the Jin Kingdom. In eighteen years, he was promoted from a small soldier to a partial general who led a thousand. Nimangguta is very satisfied with the fact that he doesn't know a word, and he is satisfied that he has not scratched it off for so many years, and he is still alive and well, the second is that he left the mountain nest that only wild beasts and people are inaccessible, and came to the land of the Great Song Dynasty, although it is not very good here, but it is much better than that place, and the third is that there are rich and beautiful women, and now they live a very nourishing life.
A few days ago, the marshal wanted to fight Sichuan, and 500 soldiers were drawn from here, but he let himself guard here, although he could not make meritorious contributions, but it was better than going to the front line to fight for life and death.
As the sun was about to set, Nimanguta returned to his room, and immediately two little girls disarmed him and brought hot water to burn his feet. It's just that I don't know why, this Ganquan Fort is so deserted today, and it has been preparing for war since October, although there are fewer people on this road, but I don't want to have no people who pass by today. In recent days, a batch of supplies that have been arriving has not arrived to this day. Although Nimanguta was a little puzzled, he felt the soft hand of the little lady who washed his feet, and when he looked down and saw the little lady's bulging chest, the trace of uneasiness that flashed in his heart had long been forgotten. Compared to the cold outside, this room is too comfortable. Nimanguta remembered that when he was a child, he lived in a hole dug by his father, and he had never even seen a house before he came out to serve in the army. What kind of fresh show will you cook after eating? It's very boring to fight with these little ladies as soon as it gets dark here.
The sun lazily descended from the mountain pass of Dundunliang, and Tang Huan's whole team had also arrived, hiding in a ravine five miles away from Ganquan Fort. He and Zhao Heng stood here waiting for the sun to set for an hour. As soon as the sun set, Zhao Heng immediately ordered the troops to act.
Half an hour passed. The troops came to report:
"Report, a company is ready!"
"Report, the second company is ready!" The signalman reported the flag from the other side.
"General Zhao, our three armies are ready!" This is Tang Huan's way of doing things, far less neat than the Flying Tiger Army.
"Act according to the scheduled plan No. 1!"
"The flag was sent out, and although it was not very clear, it was still visible.
Zhao Heng saw several black shadows in the city fall from the telescope, and one by one the black shadows under the city turned into the two-zhang high city wall, and after a while, the city gate opened, and the people of the two side teams rushed in.
"Solved" let's go.
That's it? It's that simple? Tang Hua actually saw it, what are the unexpected consequences of a castle being rushed into without resistance?
Nimanguta's bad premonition became a reality, but he didn't expect for 10,000 years that he had become a prisoner under the covers.
"Herald!"
"Here!"
"Kuaima reported to the commander-in-chief that our unit had resolved the battle and completed the task at three o'clock on the fifth day. Thirty-eight regular soldiers were destroyed, twelve were soldiers, four hundred and seventy-three regular soldiers were captured, and five hundred and forty-two were soldiers. There are countless armaments, and after the statistics, they will be reported separately, and two subordinates were slightly injured. Zhao Heng, Tang Huan. ”