Chapter 1644: The Fall of Zhuzhou's Mansion, the Furious Zhang Hua
Chapter 1644: The state capitals fell, and Zhang Hua was furious
In the Xia Liao army camp in Lintao Prefecture, in the Chinese army's tent, Zhang Hua finally breathed a sigh of relief! Tu Shan Kening was not an easy opponent to deal with, and the West Route Army was not incompetent either! This time he had all sorts of plans
, including all the members of the family, helped each other, and this led to the current great victory. However, even so, tens of thousands of his troops were damaged.
However, it was worth it to be able to successfully capture Lintao Mansion! Of course he knew the story of breaking the ancient Xiao Pass. He secretly planned this to give Tu Dankening a fatal blow!
His family had considerable strength in the Xiangqing Army, so they dispatched some of the elite Xiangqing Army at the critical moment to sneak attack on the ancient Xiao Pass.
Of course, Zhang Hua also knows that it is not easy to capture the Lintao Prefecture now, but it is not easy to continue to march on Fengxiang Road!
Now that Xia and Liao soldiers and horses are at full-scale war with the Jin Kingdom, the imperial court is extremely nervous about military pay and food. He even heard that some soldiers and horses will not receive military pay and food at all. They will only let the soldiers loot and use it as payment after they capture the city! For
Zhang Hua naturally disagreed with this method of killing the goose to lay eggs, but he was not qualified to object.
In addition, he does not have many troops under his command now. Some important places and big cities will eventually need to be divided and garrisoned. Once the troops are sent to Fengxiang Road, it will not only make the food road to the rear longer, but also make the troops insufficient, which may be intercepted by the Jin Kingdom's troops.
kill!
Although the West Route Army suffered heavy losses, Tu Dankening was still there. Fengxiang Road could gather tens of thousands of local soldiers and horses at any time. These local soldiers and horses were not as powerful as elites, but Tu Dankening was still able to inflict great damage on him.
Big trouble.
Fortunately, the current results of the various armies are not very generous. He is already unique in being able to win the territory along the way, so he is not in a hurry to expand the results.
First wait for some time, until the situation on Lintao Road is stable and the troops and horses under your command are ready, and then steadily attack the adjacent Fengxiang Road Prefecture!
With the current situation, as long as he can stabilize his position, it will be a matter of time to capture Fengxiang Road. There is no need to rush.
"Report!"
At this moment, a long shout came from outside the big tent, and a moment later a soldier broke into the big tent!
"Commander, report back from the horse inspection!"
"Two days ago, soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty raided Hezhou, and the capital of Hezhou, Anxiang, and Guancheng were all lost! Soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty also appeared in Jishi Prefecture, but there is no specific battle report yet! Taozhou
Song soldiers and horses appeared everywhere. Our soldiers and horses were defeated one after another, and Taozhou City also fell.
News came from many places in Gongzhou that a Song Dynasty soldier with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses swept over. Now they have lost their position, but Longxi is still under the garrison of our soldiers and horses!"
"How many soldiers and horses are there in the Song Dynasty in various places!"
Zhang Hua had already stood up in shock and anger. He originally thought that the Song Dynasty was just delaying in sending troops, and based on the Song Dynasty's past performance, at most it would send a group of troops to the north tentatively.
Unexpectedly, Song Dynasty stabbed himself in the back so decisively. His troops were already depleted of men and horses, but Song Dynasty had strong troops and horses. If Song Dynasty completely jumped back, it would not be good news for the team itself.
"Commander, the specific number of soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty in various places has not yet been detected!"
"Explore again, report again! Summon the generals to come and discuss matters!"
A whole day later, Zhang Hua finally received more specific news, "Song troops have appeared in Lanzhou, Hezhou, and Jishi Prefecture, and they are mainly cavalry! In Lanzhou, there is a battle flag with the word 'Bian' , the territory of Hezhou is the general flag with the word 'Xin', and the territory of Jishi Prefecture is the general flag with the word 'Shao'! The number of their troops and horses is around 10,000!"
"Lanzhou Fucheng is still under the control of our soldiers and horses, but Xiguan Fort has been lost, and there are Song Army cavalry cruising in Jingyuguan! Only Ninghe is left in Hezhou, Dingqiang Walled Area has not been lost, and the Fucheng area is completely They were all captured by the Song army! Jishi Prefecture was completely lost!"
"The territory of Taoshui has been completely lost, and its general flag is a 'division', with at least 20,000 soldiers and horses!"
"Tens of thousands of Song troops were discovered in the Shuyangzhai area at the junction of Lintao Prefecture and Gongzhou, and they were flying a red gold-rimmed dragon commander's flag with the word 'Shen' on it, which should be where the Song Army's commander-in-chief is!"
Listening to the feedback, Zhang Hua felt as if a huge stone was pressing on his heart, making him breathless!
Before coming here, of course he knew something about this 'ally', and even knew a thing or two about the soldiers and horses in Chengdu Fulu. He could also guess the names represented by the general flags! At least from what he got News, none of these people are easy to mess with.
"So, the Song army dispatched at least 70,000 to 80,000 troops?"
"Commander, these are just regular troops and horses. Now all our troops in Taozhou and the southern part of Gongzhou have been defeated, and the Song army is guarding them tightly. Several of our scouting horses have been killed by the opponent, and it is difficult to detect more. Lots of news.
However, a team of explorers escaped and reported that in the Taozhou area, a large number of young and strong people were traveling northward along Taozhou to Jishi and Hezhou. The specific number is unknown!"
"According to speculation, it should be the civilian men and auxiliary troops they summoned to escort grain, grass and ordnance!"
"This little guy Shen Tang makes me angry!"
Zhang Hua shouted angrily, "This Shen Tang is so shameless. He spent tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and plotted again and again to capture Lintao Road. Now the Song army went north and came directly to occupy the magpie's nest?"
"Commander, I am willing to lead my troops to attack Taozhou! As long as Taozhou is captured, the other Song armies will be rootless duckweeds and can be slaughtered by us!"
One of the tiger generals stood up.
Most of these Dangxiang warriors looked down upon the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty! I think back then, even when the Song Dynasty was at its most powerful, it was suppressed by the Khitan people in the north. The Dangxiang people also fought with the Song Dynasty for decades. The Song Dynasty lost more than it won! After the rise of the Jurchen clan, the Song Dynasty not only failed to seize the opportunity to strengthen itself, but directly lost half of its country. Now it can only settle in the southeast!
Nowadays, the famous Western Route Army of the Jin Kingdom has been defeated by them and retreated to Fengxiang Road. What do these soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty mean?
If they were well-behaved, they might not be able to give them a sip of soup, but now they are pulling out teeth from the tiger's mouth. Isn't this just courting death?
It will naturally be difficult to advance to Fengxiang Road, but if we can sweep these Song troops and seize the Lizhou territory of the Song Dynasty, it will not be a bad thing.
"Commander, I am willing to lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to attack the Song Army's central army. I will capture the Song Army's commander to warm the wine!"
Another general stood up ferociously!
Zhang Hua took a deep breath and waved his hand to silence the generals.
Afterwards, he drank in a solemn voice, "Continue to explore the situation of the Song Army in each department, gather the defeated troops in various places, and summarize the previous defeats in various places! In addition, send envoys to the camp of the commander of the Song Army to question why they ignored the agreement between the two sides and instead sent troops to attack our various departments. Soldiers and horses!”