Chapter 15 Destructive Robbery
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On the 11th, the Xia army still did not attack.
The military commanders of each army of the Tiger and Lieutenant Army were even tighter. Li Hu and Dong Xiaohou discussed and ordered the military commanders of each army to be summoned to the tent. He told everyone the good news that the 100,000 Song troops would attack north in early October. The military commanders were very excited when they heard this. Especially those military commanders who had not shot a single arrow so far were even more happy. Now they had no worries about not fighting. Some of them were fighting in this battle.
"It is precisely because the Song army immediately launched an attack from the southern line. So, don't be in a hurry to fight the decisive battle. I am trying to drag the main force of the Xia army on the front line of the Luotuo River to ensure that the Song army can directly kill Lingzhou at the fastest speed."
Dong Xiaohou walked to the picture. A line of Hengshan on the picture with his finger.
"The Song army that went north to attack this time came from Jingyuan Road and Huanqing Road. It is obvious that the army of Linyan Road will conduct a restraining attack in the northeast of Hengshan to drag down the Zuoxiang Army in Xiazhou. The Song army of Yuan and Huanqing Road will attack from the northwest of Hengshan to kill Lingzhou."
"At present, the Xia army in Lingzhou is confronting us on the -he line. Because we just need to drag the main force of the Xia army until early October. Even if they retreat quickly after the Song army launched an attack, they would not have time to block the Lingzhou line. Once the Song army breaks through Lingzhou and forces the Yellow River, we can go south to meet them."
"Please look..." Xiazhou in the picture of the clown's finger. "If we meet with the Song army in Lingzhou, then we will cut off the retreat of the Xiazhou Zuoxiang Army. Xiazhou Zuoxiang Army includes the left-wing hero of Shizhou Xiangyou in Mitu Cave and the three military supervisors in Jianing in Youzhou, and the Fang army in Yanzhou in Pingxia Road. The total force is about 10,000."
A group of generals stared at the clown. I don’t know why he suddenly mentioned that Xiazhou. The target of the Huli Army was Helan Mountain, Xingqing Prefecture, and not Xiazhou. Even if the left-wing army of Xiazhou was cut off, they could still stick to Pingxia Road and other prefectures. Unless Li Hu planned to wipe out Lingxia before conquering Xingqing Prefecture and occupy the foundation of the Dangxiang people.
"Song sent 100,000 troops and joined us. We still had no advantage in attacking Xingqing Prefecture."
Dong Xiaochou compared the strength of Xingqing Mansion and explained that attacking cities is different from field battles. Forces are an important condition for victory, so we must be prepared for a long battle." Dong Xiaochou said this. His eyes collided with Yun Zhichang.//Yun looked as usual. Fan Zhichang lowered his head guiltily. Dong Xiaochou was deceiving. Everyone was deceiving. Li Hu had clearly decided to withdraw his troops within the scheduled time, but in order to inspire the morale of the army, he did not deliberately deceive the military commanders. Of course, there was another important reason, that is, to prepare for the next crazy looting.
"How can we conquer Xingqing Prefecture without any force? In addition to the number of troops in the attack city, there is also a condition for winning, that is, money and food. When the siege is in a stalemate, then whoever has enough money and food on both sides of the offense and defense can win the final victory."
"Our money and food are obviously not enough to support long-term combat. The Song Dynasty went north with 100,000 troops, obviously due to various reasons such as domestic rebellion and famine, so it is unrealistic to expect the Song Dynasty to provide money and food support. So, the only way we have left is to use war to support the war." Dong Xiaochou looked at everyone and stroked his beard and smiled. "We have always survived like this."
The generals in the big tent understood it and smiled very much. Yelu Mage and others had a gloomy face. The feeling in their hearts was conceivable.
"The Lingxia area is the survival of the Dangxiang people. The Dangxiang people's food and wealth mainly come from here." Dong Xiaochou pointed to the Hanhai Road and Pingxia Road. "We met with the Song army and dispatched troops after the east bank of the Yellow River. Then we sent troops to storm the Lingxia states, siege cities and villages, and plunder with all our strength, whether it was population, livestock or money and grain. We plundered and no grass was left wherever we passed."
"Do we still need a population?" Yelu Mage asked immediately. "The more people are plundered, the greater the consumption.
We have dozens of people in our own right. If we add the plundered population, it will not solve the problem of eating."
"We don't want the population, but we can sell it to the Northwest General of the Song Dynasty. It's a favor." Dong Xiaohou smiled. "So, please ask the king to restrain his subordinates. Don't kill innocent people indiscriminately. It's a pleasure to cut down with one knife. But the cuts are all rich."
Yelu Mage looked embarrassed, but he was secretly shocked.
Dong Xiaochou's plan to plunder is so poisonous. No grass is left. In fact, it is to completely wipe out the Lingxia area. Even if Xingqing Prefecture is not conquered in this battle, it will return with a full load. What is even more terrifying is that the foundation of the Dangxiang people will be devastatingly destroyed. In the case of severe lack of population, Xixia cannot recover its vitality without a person's roots. One or two generations of people will take decades. However, the Tiger and Lieutenant Army can kill in at any time. In other words, Li Hu's battle is equivalent to digging a grave for the Dangxiang people. The days of Daxia's defeat are not far away.
"Winter will be coming soon." Dong Xiaohou continued. "The Yellow River is about November.
Thaw around the end of the first month. There is a stable freeze period of sixty or seventy days in between. During the freeze period, the Yellow River natural danger will be gone. We can cross the river to attack Xingqing Prefecture. The Xia army can also wait for an opportunity to counterattack. If the Xia army's troops are almost the same, then they will definitely have to counterattack. Continuous counterattack will restrain a large number of our troops. In this way, our plan to capture Lingxia will be seriously hindered. So..." The picture taken by Dong Xiaochou. "We must severely damage the Xia army in the Camel River."
"Ship Dong. We all want to severely damage the Xia army. You don't need to remind you." Wang Yao, the head coach of the thunder army, was anxious and anxious. He thought Dong Xiaohou was going to launch a counterattack. But after listening for a long time, he was thunder and raining, he suddenly became angry and asked without hesitation. "Give me a clear letter. When will we attack? We just defend like this. Once the Song army starts attacking from the southern line, the Dangxiang people will definitely retreat overnight. We can't even chase after us."
Dong Xiaohou smiled and was not angry. On the contrary, he nodded in praise of him. "Wait a few more days to see how determined the Dangxiang people are to fight. If they are hesitant, then we will boldly counterattack. Take advantage of the fact that they have not withdrawn. Stop them to fight a fierce battle."
On the 22nd, Xia Army Commander Camp.
Xingqing Prefecture sent an order. Li Qianshun was angry and ordered Li Renzhongren to protect the country and immediately led his army to attack. If he missed the opportunity to fight again, he would be severely punished and refused to lend money.
Although the wording of this imperial edict was strict, it did not give any attacks. It did not even mention Shachuan's defeat. This made Li Renzhong and Renduo Baoguo keenly realize that the emperor was already hesitant about the final battle. Liang Qishen and his ministers' persuasion seemed to be working.
The Privy Council also urgently wrote that the southern line was becoming more and more critical. More Song troops were gathering on the border. It is estimated that around October, the Song army would definitely launch an attack. If it fails to decide, the Xia army will definitely lose the best opportunity to repel the enemy.
Li Renzhong once again took action. He tried his best to ask Ning Pingyan, Ayabu and others to invite the generals to the tent. He informed him of the current situation in detail. He begged the generals to work together to fight the enemy.
Duobaoguo was helpless and was forced to give up the strategy of breaking through the two wings. Instead, he captured the army with 100,000 yuan to attack from the middle. The Helanshan Army, who were planning to Ningpingyan and the Lingzhou Army of Ayabu, supported them on both wings.
On the 23rd, the war broke out.
The commander of Ning Pingyan commanded the Helan Army and led the attack on Hongya. Yelu Mage and Wang Yao led the army to block the attack. After a few days of rest, the Khitan Army and the Jinglei Army recovered and their morale became stronger. The soldiers continued to launch a fierce attack on the Dangxiang people and attacked with attacks. This was Wang Yao's strong style. Yelu Mage gradually regained a little confidence. His command on the battlefield gradually became fierce and decisive.
The direction of the Shachuan direction of Ayabu's Lingzhou army was once again attacked by the Tiger and Lieutenant Army. The Xia army had been on standby for several days. The Bohai Army and the Rebel Army took this opportunity to cross the river again and camp on the south bank of the Luotuo River.
In the third confrontation between the two sides, the tiger soldiers obviously had a psychological advantage. Although they were at a disadvantage in military strength, their morale was like rainbows and their offensives were like tides. The Lingzhou Army was afraid and their strength was greatly reduced. Although they had the superior military strength and took the initiative to attack, they were placed under defensive formations. The first two confrontations made them suffer. The first battle was sneak attacked by the cavalry. The second battle was blown by the Dragon King underwater cannon and were both broken. And this confrontation was even more confident. Ayabu was already prepared. Once the momentum was wrong, he immediately withdrew. Even if the flanks of the main army were completely exposed, he would not care. At this time, he would still keep his army.
On the road battlefield, the tiger and lieutenant army finally ushered in the bow and arrow-
The Mao army placed the fifth, sixth and seventh army of the Tiger Lieutenant in the middle. The two wings were supplemented by Yelu Yaris's Khitan army and Abaddon's Tiger Lieutenant Second Army, with 60,000 troops and 100,000 enemy troops head-on.
Renduobaoguo and Li Dingchuan rushed to the front line to command. Renduobaoguo was very cautious and ordered Li Dingchuan to lead a 50,000 army to attack first. He was worried about falling into the opponent's trap. He left a total of 50,000 troops in case of accidents.
Li Dingchuan let go of the attack without any scruples. There is still a 50,000 army behind him. What is he afraid of?
The Mao army's mission was to block the attack, to firmly stop the attack momentum of the Xia army and slowly lure them into the trap.
As long as the Xia army got into the trap, there was only one way out. Then the next battle would be easy to fight.
The 50,000 Xia army attacked with all their might. The Wanhu Lie Army formed a formation to defend. The two sides fought for an hour and a half. The Xia army did not make any progress. Then they called the gold and retreated.
Mao Jun didn't expect his opponent to stop fighting. He thought for a long time, and retreated five miles to see if his opponent continued to follow up.
Chapter completed!