Chapter 141: Strategic Meeting

The so-called Royal Newspaper International News is based on a fact, although it is different from the complete fact, but there is always a bit of a god-like. For example, Dali suddenly sent 3,000 men and horses, and it is said that they went to xx places to maintain law and order. After the study of this news, it became: Dali XX happened, the army arrived at the scene as soon as possible, there is no bloodshed at present, and the reporter of this newspaper will further pay attention to the progress of the situation. Although for the sake of safety, the reporters sent back the report very one-sidedly, but it is better than not knowing if something happened. Ouyang's original plan was very simple, that is, to increase the circulation of newspapers, and increasing international news was one or two of them, so he threw one or two reporters from each country.

And Ouyang, a special correspondent in Xixia, was sent to Xixia reporters to mediate. is different from the nature of the Nine Fathers, the Nine Fathers are basically volunteers, and they usually mix a few tea money, and they have already resigned and quit. This special correspondent is not. Basically, the price of each message is more than 1,000 times. Zhu Da was very curious about what report this special reporter gave to Ouyang, which was worth thousands of yuan. Ouyang didn't answer, you just guessed, anyway, I won't tell you.

Arrived at the border of Qinzhou. Han Shizhong sent two hundred people to greet him. With such a big pomp, the generals were polite: "Lord Ou, General Han is busy with military affairs and can't get out, so the last general welcomes the adults to Xining Prefecture." ”

Ouyang replied: "The general has worked hard. ”

"Please!"

After passing Qinzhou, this shows the shadow of a bit of a military road. From the first line of Xizhou and Lanzhou, it can be seen that the two places have become a logistics transit station, and there are many troops sent from all over the country, and the logistics are all in charge of the Privy Council, and the old ministers Zeng Bu and Yushi Li Gang, who are in charge of logistics, are in charge of logistics. Although Zeng Bu is a good man, he has cooperated with Tong Guan for many years and is very experienced in logistics scheduling. In fact, under Li Gang's supervision, the transfer of these personnel and materials was indeed orderly.

Beyond that is the border state of Xining. Although the Tangut people already knew that the Song was going to send troops from Xining Prefecture, this direction was previously unsafe, and these places were the boundaries of Liangzhou and famous planting areas. Plains everywhere. To the west of Liangzhou is Guazhou, and to the east is Lingzhou and Yongle Prefecture, which Song wants to recover this time. It's just that if you want to go to Lingzhou from the west, you must pass through Hengshan. The three counties of Hengshan guarded the main transportation routes, which was a natural barrier that the Western Xia people had always relied on to deal with the Song army. Tong Guan's battle was to take these three counties with flesh and blood, threatening the safety of its capital Xingqing Mansion, and the Western Xia people begged for peace. If it weren't for the fact that the Song army was greatly injured, and the three counties were not in danger of defending the Western Xia people, they would not have decided to withdraw their troops.

As for Liangzhou, the Tangut people were not worried, and in the endless plains, the Song people would not be stupid enough to go hand-to-hand with the Tangut cavalry.

Time is still relatively abundant, Ouyang and Su Qian Zhuda chatted and marched, looked at the northwest scenery, pointed out various business opportunities, and the journey was not lonely. Finally, at the end of January, it reached the border under the jurisdiction of Xining State. When he arrived at this place, Han Shizhong arranged for his cronies to accompany Su Qian. Su Qian took ten servants and separated from Ouyang. Ouyang is a prisoner and has to report to the camp. And Su Qian wants to understand the local customs, daily labor wages, road conditions, planting and breeding conditions and other data. In the future, if you really occupy one or two states in Western Xia, this will be the base camp for the transfer of materials. As for which county to choose as a transit, there is a lot of knowledge. It is a necessary passage from Xining Prefecture to Gyeongju to Yan'an Province and cross the Yellow River to reach Taiyuan Province. As for the market in the states of Qinfeng Road, Su Qian is not optimistic, the population is relatively scattered, and the population base is not high. Only by sending the materials to Taiyuan Mansion can it be said that it can be said to be a hundred profits.

Han Shizhong is not a stupid person, he knows that once Qin Fenglu prospers, the military expenses he can control will be greatly overturned. He understands the importance of businessmen. So he didn't slack off on Su Qian. Su Qian wanted to know what to offer, where Su Qian wanted to go, and the cavalry escorted him all the way. Han Shizhong understood very well that this Su Qian was here to invest, and Ouyang was here to help him win the battle.

It was not until Xining Prefecture (non-Xining, now Luquan City, Hebei) that he finally met Han Shizhong, the last county seat on the border. Han Shizhong led people to greet him outside the barracks, and after some politeness, Han Shizhong whispered: "When Lord Li Han Li heard that you had arrived, he didn't even blink his eyelids or come out to greet you. ”

"That's his temper. If he sees you in trouble, he will take the initiative to help you. He wants to see that you are proud and does not like to pay attention to you. I guess he's afraid of people talking about getting rich. This old thing has integrity, but it just can't read. He was especially unhappy with me. ”

"Haha!" Han Shizhong smiled, this Li Han has been here for a few days, and his face is stinky, is it because he is a martial champion?

"What about Liu Qi?" Ouyang looked left and right, it was right that Li Han didn't greet him, but Liu Qi was a little unreasonable if he didn't greet him, although he didn't care.

Han Shizhong smiled lightly and said, "General Liu is not here. ”

"Huh?"

"Lord Li also asked for several days, where did General Liu and his headquarters 12,000 people go." Han Shizhong said: "I just told him to rest in a certain county in Xining. In fact......" Han Shizhong whispered: "General Liu has already set off with his headquarters, and he will tell me to talk to you before leaving." ”

"What?"

"He said that the ration was really not eaten by humans, and that the dog ate it once and didn't eat it a second time."

Ouyang Khan said: "I'll let people add some sugar next time." ”

On the third day after the arrival of the first batch of weapons, Liu Qi had already set out, and all his 12,000 men were replaced by cavalry. Under the cover of night, he went out of the border pass and marched west along the Great Wall for two days to enter the Tibetan border and stand by. Its daily supply was completed by the Tibetan Panluo tribe.

Ouyang's arrival, the basic personnel have arrived. And so began the first strategy session. Han Shizhong said: "The envoy entered Western Xia three days ago, and it is estimated that he will be able to return to the Great Song Dynasty in ten days." According to the scout reconnaissance of the general, there were more than 20,000 captive troops and 50,000 local troops in Liangzhou. Its coach is a father and son of the Li family of the Western Xia royal family. Father Li Kan, son Li Huan. This Li Kan is a veteran, and the battle of Zhenghe is to lead people to break the left flank of the Yongxing army, and as a result, the Yongxing army of 100,000 people fell into the siege, and finally the casualties reached as many as 40,000.

"Hengshan is the boundary, the northwest belongs to the Western Xia, and the south is the Song Dynasty, which belongs to the Yongxing Military Road, and the Suide Army of Yan'an Prefecture. But Yongle and Lingzhou are both located to the north. To take these two states, you must break at least one county. To threaten Western Xia, it is necessary to break the three counties. It was also the focus of the Tangut defenses. The 3,000 proton army, the 50,000 captive army, and the 100,000 local troops were all assembled in these three counties. In recent years, Western Xia has been plagued by disasters and the treasury is empty. Therefore, they want to defend the city this time, and I will not slack off on the Yongxing and Hebei military roads. The goal this time is not to destroy Western Xia, but to win if you take land. "Zhao Yu wants to go out with three soldiers and horses like Zhenghe, but he needs money and preparation time. Besides, the purpose of this battle is to win, and it is enough to occupy a state and a half state, or the Tangut people bow their heads and beg for peace.

Ouyang shook his head: "General Han's intelligence seems to be a bit problematic. According to the intelligence from my side. There are still 30,000 captive troops on the side of Hengshan, led by the veteran general Wei Mingshouquan, and they are ambushed on the side of Hengshan and Xiliang. If the main force of our army takes Hengshan, it will break through to our rear army, directly take Xining Province, and cut off the rear of our army. If our army takes Liangzhou, they will encircle the main force of our army with Liangzhou left and right. ”

Han Shizhong asked: "30,000 people are drawn out, they don't want to cross the mountain?" ”

"Yes, once we attack Hengshan, the Black Mountain Weifu Military Division will march from the Hexi Corridor to reinforce Hengshan. Wherever my main force is in, they will drive into whichever county. And the Liao people will not help us anymore, the Black Mountain Weifu Military Division of Western Xia sent the Liao people 5,000 war horses, so they can draw part of the army defending Liao to deal with us. The Western Xia Emperor Li Qianshun was not a good man, he killed his mother at the age of sixteen and seized power. His mother, Liang, we all know, was the initiator of the two wars against the Song Dynasty. Later, Zhenghe was defeated by Master Tong, and Li Qianshun detained his mother to make peace with us, and put all the blame on his mother. ”

"This ......" Han Shizhong asked, "Where did you get the information?" ”

Ouyang smiled and said, "If you have money, you naturally have intelligence." The general knows what a proton army is, right? In fact, it is composed of the children of the nobility, but in essence, they are hostages. Later, the Proton Army made many military exploits, won the trust of Yuan Hao, and became an important force. The Proton Army was retained, and the personnel were still the children of the nobility, and the name was changed to the better 'Six Classes in the Imperial Siege'. Since he is the son of a nobleman, there are always many gentlemen, and there happens to be such a person, and his son is one of the undesirable members of the Privy Council...... However, the general also knows that not being able to do so does not mean that he will not touch secrets. Ouyang handed over a thing.

Han Shizhong looked at it a few times and was shocked: "This Li Qianshun personally led 3,000 guards and 20,000 garrisons in Liangzhou City?" Doesn't this Liangzhou have nearly 100,000 troops? And all the best of the best? Could it be that Xixia not only didn't want to defend this time, but also wanted to attack my rear? "This means that we cannot put all the troops on the offensive, but that we have to put a considerable defensive force in Xining. Although there is a natural danger city, there are at least 30,000 people left. After this Qin Fenglu was streamlined, there were only more than 70,000 forbidden troops, and 30,000 people remained, so there were less than 40,000? Why should 50,000 go to beat people?

Han Shizhong looked at the map and pondered for a long time before saying, "If that's the case...... Liu Qi was sent to attack along the border to capture Guazhou and Shazhou. If the enemy is rescued, my main force will find a gap and attack it. If the enemy does not come to the rescue, it will be diverted from Guazhou to approach Xingqing Mansion and force the enemy's main force to reinforce. At the same time, 30,000 people in Tubo were invited to set off to coerce Xuanhua Mansion and make the surrounding local troops dare not come to the rescue. ”

Li Han patted the table and said, "General Han, the imperial court is asking you to take Lingzhou and Yongle Prefecture, and you are not abandoning the key points like this. Such an arrangement can be seen even by my layman. It is absolutely impossible to get back one of the states. ”

Han Shizhong said: "Lord Li, at present, the enemy in these two states is hoarding troops in all directions. With less than 100,000 men and horses, it is absolutely impossible for me to forcibly take these two states. "This is the advantage of nomads, they can gather hundreds of thousands of troops in an instant, while the Song has to gather so many troops and also have to worry about logistics and supplies, troop transfer, border security and so on.

"No, Guazhou is in the west, and Linghe Yongle is in the east." Li Han said: "It's pure nonsense. Moreover, this is a long way to Guazhou, and General Liu Qi is the first time to officially lead the troops, anything can happen, has General Han thought about it? ”

"......" Han Shizhong looked at Ouyang, at least he had to have a prison army to support him.

Ouyang thought about it and said, "General Han, if you are a businessman, Guazhou is too far away and there is really no benefit. The three places of Liangzhou, Yongle and Lingzhou have learned the Song system, and the population is relatively concentrated, and they are deeply influenced by the Song culture. ”

"But it's a war."

"But isn't fighting a war just to serve the interests of the country?" Ouyang Dao: "Does General Han have any other opinions?" ”

“…… Yes! Han Shizhong sighed and said: "There is a city called Tianyi County in Liangzhou fifty miles away, this county is backed by mountains on both sides, the Xixia people are negligent, there is no garrison in this city, this city is of little use to the Xixia people, but it is an excellent outpost for our army, and if you are not careful, you may highlight Xiliang and take Xingning Mansion directly, so once it is occupied by our army, the enemy will inevitably fight for it with all its might." If General Liu Qi can hold on to this city for two months after taking this city, our main force can take advantage of the enemy's mobilization opportunity to take Hengshan. But the key is that first of all, General Liu can't be discovered by Liangzhou before he occupies the city, and secondly, once it is taken, how can the enemy besiege the city more than ten times more? Can you hold it for two months? ”

Li Han nodded: "If you take Hengshan, you will cut off the passage between Ling, Yongle and Western Xia, and take these two states as if they were in your pocket." It can also threaten Xingning Province. That's a little bit better. ”

Han Shizhong smiled bitterly: "Originally, I discussed it with General Liu, but I thought that there were too many garrisons in Liangzhou, and it was difficult not to be discovered that there were more than 10,000 people marching." Now that there is still Li Qianshun in Liangzhou, I am afraid that even if it is occupied, within ten days, Tianwei County will inevitably be breached. ”

Ouyang sighed and said, "If you had purchased mines from the Yangping Military Factory, you wouldn't have said that. Yangping mines are a cheating weapon in defensive warfare, not afraid of cavalry, not afraid of infantry, but a sharp weapon for defending the city and protecting the land. Now that it's still too late to place an order, I will immediately send someone to intercept the last batch of weapons shipped to Liao, which is almost all mines, 2,000 sets of mandarin duck chain mines. ”

Han Shizhong smiled bitterly: "Lord Ou, so many mines must also be transported in." "Liu Qi's headquarters brought two hand-throwing cannons, plus two packs of 50 catties of explosives, and he didn't even bring a cannon.

"Otherwise, they can't afford it." Ouyang began to sell his ideas again: "If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move, everyone will consume." They are all soldiers, and they have to go back to get food after eating for half a year. We don't have to worry, there are more people growing food in the rear. I buy rice from other places to eat, and the local rice warehouse is full. You can sell it cheaper. ”

"Makes sense!" Han Shizhong ignored Ouyang's idea of selling rice, but said happily: "The enemy just can't afford it." If my main force occupies Tianshu County, supplies and weapons will quickly follow in. Even if they were besieged, they would not be able to take it for three months. The Art of War: Ten times and surround it. They don't let go of five times the number of men, and once they slack off, I will send an elite surprise attack to bypass Liangzhou City and take Xingning Mansion. If they besiege us to death...... As Lord Ou said, they can't consume us. Especially with the military rations of Lord Ou...... Let me see, the main force launched a feint attack on Xiliang to block the first wave of attacks, and you can get at least three days, which are enough for supplies to enter the city and repair the city. It may be more than three days, and they must have to guess what we are going to do. Why? There will be a minimum of five days. ”

Ouyang Khan said: "General Han, don't you want Xining?" "People don't care if you just hit Xining? Whose losses are greater?

"What do the two adults think of Longxian where they are staying now?"

Ouyang Khan said: "It's not good, it's not much better than my Yangping." ”

"It's true that I came here to strengthen the military defense, but I have no money in my hands, and there are many trivial matters." Han Shizhong asked: "But there are only two gates in the north and south here, and it is between two mountains. The two adults think that Liu Qi can hold this city? ”

“…… Yes! Ouyang Dao.

"Can't!" Li Handao despised Ouyang: "As long as there are 40,000 elites, the city will be broken within three days." Once the city is broken, Xining Prefecture can be taken in the west, Lanzhou in the east, and Xizhou in the south. This can't beat others, but someone has copied the back road and invaded their own home. Even if General Han takes Ling and Yongle Prefecture, I am afraid it will be an unforgivable crime. ”

Ouyang was contemptuous: "Forty thousand? When my second batch of weapons arrives, 100,000 may not be able to take it. ”

"Broken copper and iron, you need to know that manpower is better than the sky. Relying on the cleverness of Lord Ou, there is no doubt that he will be defeated. ”

Han Zhong saw that the two prison guards pinched and hurriedly said: "If it is feasible, these two cities will inevitably be besieged." The loss of any city is equivalent to defeat. I'm only worried that Li Qianshun will abandon Xingning Mansion, or even Tianyi County, where my main force is located, and attack the county with all his might. You must know that the county is also the only way for my main force to retreat. But once the county resists, then I will have a lot to do in Tianyi. Or Liangzhou, or Xingning, or Hengshan. You can go anywhere. ”

Ouyang Dao: "I agree with General Han's point of view. Why don't you take Liangzhou or Lingyongle, what kind of excitement do businessmen come to join in? What is Master Li afraid of? When the time comes, we won't be able to hold it, and we will say that we will go back to face the saint and run away. ”

The "......" group will be silent. You ran away, the sin is Liu Qi and Han Shizhong's, and you still have a share of the credit for winning the battle. It's better to be a prison soldier this year.

Li Han said angrily: "I'm not as shameless as you. When he came out of Tokyo, he swore that if this battle was defeated, Li Han would never survive. ”

"I don't agree, there is a way that running away is a better way to preserve the strength. Gou Jian was also defeated, if people are as unrelenting as you, then how can they destroy Wu in the future? If you have the ability, can you find me someone who can come back to take revenge after being defeated and dead? ”

"I'm ......" Li Han's head turned around, Xiang Yu and the others did not commit suicide and came back...... Li Han said angrily: "You can still come back for revenge when you die?" ”

Ouyang smiled: "General Han still thinks of another way." I think Master Li is still afraid of death. ”

"Nonsense." Li Han was even more angry: "Just fight like this, you kid is not allowed to run, and if you want to die, I will pull you." ”

Han Shizhong said: "Two adults, in fact, it is not so bad to guard the county. General Liu is still in the shadows, and the Tangut people don't know that we have another strange army. After they find out, they will send men and horses to attack the county, and this time it will take a long time. Maybe it doesn't take that time, my main force has already won. ”