Shen Tang, Liu Xiangling, the iron-blooded traitor in the Southern Song Dynasty Chapter 1632: The battle situation in southern Xinjiang, encounter Nanchuan Fort
Chapter 1632: The battle situation in southern Xinjiang, encounter Nanchuan Fort
Chapter 1632: War situation in southern Xinjiang, encounter with Nanchuan Fort
The ghost soldiers of Luo's Ghost Kingdom are indeed strange, especially in the mountains and forests with the help of tigers, leopards and wolves, making them extremely powerful in the mountains and forests. However, Shen Tang is not helpless!
Shen Tang has already given orders that all troops should be cautious and not advance rashly! Moreover, if there are ghost soldiers attacking in the mountains and forests, there is no need to forcibly enter the mountains to encircle and suppress them, but to directly surround the mountains and defend them!
Tens of thousands of ghost soldiers have been completely wiped out by the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty. There are only 50,000 or 60,000 ghost soldiers left in the entire Luo Ghost Kingdom. Excluding some who are stationed in Qiandu, how many ghost soldiers can there be outside?
And what about the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty?
The local troops that have become organized include the Division Yingbu, Geng Hongyun, Nanping Army, Zunyi Army, as well as the Wumengshan, Qiongbu Prefecture, and Jiazong Allied Forces!
The total number of soldiers and horses exceeds 200,000!
For Shen Tang, he has almost never fought such a rich war! Moreover, they recruited local small tribes as they marched into the army, especially the Wumeng tribe, Qiong tribe and other tribes. Many small tribes have the same origin and species as them, so As a result, not only did the number of soldiers and horses on the side of the Song Dynasty increase, but the information provided by these small tribes also made their understanding of the Luo Ghost Kingdom clearer and clearer.
Including dealing with ghost soldiers, we also found many ways to restrain them!
Now, it is just a matter of time when Luo's Ghost Kingdom will be destroyed.
So far, it can be said that the first step of Shen Tang’s entire grand plan has been successfully completed!
At the end of October, the first collision between Tu Dankening and Zhang Hua finally started at Nanchuan Fort, twenty miles south of Lintao Prefecture.
Previously, Tu Shan Ke Ning sent General Li Da to lead 5,000 troops and stationed troops ten miles west of Lintao to guard against the party's troops marching into Lintao! A few days later, 8,000 Xia and Liao allied forces crossed the border from Dingqiang Walled City to capture Lintao Prefecture. In Sichuan City, Li Da ordered the garrison and did not dare to move lightly, but kept checking the enemy's movements.
Tu Dankening's follow-up troops arrived, with more than 30,000 troops, plus the two front troops of 7,000, for a total of 40,000 troops!
The army marched into Lintao Prefecture, marched fifty miles to the west, and then stationed troops in the northwest of Baishi Mountain! Then Tu Dankening divided his force of 8,000 and headed north to join Pousan Wuzhong, and another 5,000 to the west, preparing to cross the Tao River through Nanchuan Fort. Directly attack the rear of Dangxiang Army and surprise Ninghe River to cut off the food route to the rear of Dangxiang Army.
The two armies of the Xia and Liao allied forces converged and gathered more than 30,000 troops. They sent out the front troops, Mark Dangchuan, and the main army was stationed in the area of Dingqiang Walled City.
And Ninghe is right behind Dingqiang Walled City.
If Ninghe is captured, it will not only cause danger to the enemy's grain road, but also prevent the Xia and Liao coalition forces from looking at each other. When the main force of troops and horses attack the Xia and Liao coalition forces from the front, and if there are troops and horses from the rear to harass them, the battle will be a great victory.
However, it is obvious that Zhang Hua also thinks so.
When the Jin Kingdom's five thousand soldiers and horses arrived at the Nanchuan Fort area, they suddenly discovered that a Xia Liao army had just crossed the river!
Zhang Hua's purpose was completely different from that of his disciple Shan Kening. Didao had the troops of the Jin Kingdom to rely on the terrain to garrison, so it was not a good idea to fight head-on.
Therefore, while he let the front troops and horses attract the attention of Li Da's troops, he came to build a plank road secretly to Chencang, and sent another elite troops to go south around Nanchuan Fort, cross the river, and then go north along the river to make a surprise attack on Lintao Prefecture.
As long as Lintao Prefecture is captured, Li Da's troops will be the turtle in the urn, and they can also rely on Lintao Prefecture to resist Tu Dan Kening's troops.
The coincidental plans of the two commanders caused the two armies to encounter each other unexpectedly! After the generals on both sides were shocked, they simultaneously issued orders to start the war!
All the Jin soldiers were cavalry, and the Xia Liao soldiers and horses were also cavalry for a surprise attack! The Jin soldiers had five thousand soldiers, and the Xia Liao soldiers and horses also had more than 4,000!
The two sides met their opponents in chess and were about to encounter talented people! A total of nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses were fighting on the east bank of Taoshui River, on the side of Nanchuan Fort!
The Jin Kingdom's troops and horses were slightly superior to the opponent's, and those who came were also elite.
And Zhang Hua was able to send out this army to attack Lintao, so he was naturally the elite of the coalition forces! Moreover, the Xia and Liao soldiers and horses had their backs on the Tao River, which was quite threatening. The two sides fought from noon to sunset, each suffering injuries.
With more than a thousand soldiers and horses, the battle also temporarily stopped.
The soldiers and horses of the Xia and Liao Dynasties garrisoned to the west of Nanchuan Fort, and the soldiers and horses of the Jin Kingdom garrisoned to the east of Nanchuan Fort!
This Nanchuan Fort was just a small village before. With Xia Liao's war against the Jin Kingdom, all the people in this small village had long since fled.
Until now, only a dilapidated camp remains.
But this small camp has now become a place for buffering and confrontation between the two armies.
At the same time as the battle was going on, the generals from both sides also sent messages to the commander-in-chief at the rear!
After Tu Dan Kening and Zhang Hua received the news, they thought for a moment and then made a decision to lead the army to support! Since the surprise attack failed, they had to resort to force.
Both of them are smart people, and they will understand each other's purpose after getting the news! Therefore, it is simply unrealistic to withdraw the troops from the front. If the troops are divided again, it will make all the troops weak. It is better to lead the army directly.
A battle is decisive! As long as you can win a big victory, you can not only defeat thousands of the opponent's troops, but also make the opponent's front troops a prize.
In this way, the competition for Lintao Mansion is basically clear.
The two sides first sent some troops and horses to support, and then the armies set off, one to the west and the other to the southeast, all converging towards Nanchuan Fort.
Two days later, Tu Dankening stood on a high ground in Nanchuan Fort, looking at the continuous tents across the Tao River, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Commander, look at the opponent's camp. I'm afraid there are 20,000 soldiers and horses. Is this the main force of the enemy's army?"
one general asked.
Tu Dankening nodded slightly, "That should be it!"
"Order the army to be stationed, and send auxiliary troops to the area. The civilians will cut down trees nearby and build rafts and other structures."
The two armies faced each other across the Tao River. The upcoming battle would inevitably involve crossing the river, so preparations must be made in advance.
The main forces of both sides faced off, and after the reinforcements were gathered by Pusan Wuzhong in the Lintao Fort area in the north, their strength reached 10,000.
When Pusan Wuzhong first arrived at Lintao Fort, he divided his two thousand soldiers and horses into ten teams. Using his understanding of the mountains and terrain, he constantly harassed Xia and Liao soldiers and horses!
This method was extremely effective. Under their harassment, more than 10,000 soldiers and horses of Xia Liao were frightened, but they did not dare to rashly divide their troops to pursue them! Finally, the general in charge of the army was furious and ordered people to arrest the local people and put them in prison.
Both sides of the army.
The scattered Wu Zhong had no choice but to give up the harassment and instead destroy the roads to slow down the opponent's advance.
When the follow-up reinforcements arrived, Pusan Wu Zhong directly deployed his troops on the side of Xigu Mountain to the west of Lintao Fort. This was the only way for Xia and Liao troops to go south.
After the soldiers and horses of Xia and Liao arrived, they set up camp for two days, and then the army came out to fight the Jin soldiers!