Shen Tang, Liu Xiangling, the iron-blooded traitor in the Southern Song Dynasty Chapter 1680: The Tubo people enter the army, the position of the ambush
Chapter 1680: The Tubo people enter the army, the position of the ambush
Chapter 1680: The Tubo troops advance and the location of the ambush
"Commander, it's not good!"
In the handsome manor in Xige City, a soldier rushed into the hall in panic.
Before King Pibo could get angry, he heard the soldier say urgently, "Commander, Miaochuan City and Zongge City were lost within two days!"
Suddenly, King Pibo stood up and said angrily, "Which side's troops took action and how many troops there were!"
"Commander, there are Song people and Dangxiang people. The number of soldiers and horses is at least 20,000 to 30,000, and most of them are cavalry! Moreover, they have already marched towards Qingtang City."
King Pi Bo's expression changed at first, but then he calmed down. Twenty to thirty thousand soldiers and horses were neither too small nor too many. It was not easy to capture Qingtang City.
Not to mention that there are 20,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Qingtang City, and the city is deep and the walls are high. As long as the defense is properly prepared, even several times the number of soldiers and horses can last for several months.
After all, as the largest city in the Northeast, there is no shortage of food and grass in Qingtang City.
"Calling the generals together for discussion!"
Not long after, all the Tibetan generals gathered in the Commander's Mansion. King Pibo went ahead and briefly narrated the matter. Sure enough, although the generals looked ugly, they were not panicked.
"Your Majesty, this army suddenly appears and wants to attack Qingtang City. Is there any other purpose?
After all, even if the people of Song Dynasty don't know, how can the people of Dangxiang not know the situation of Qingtang City?"
Qingtang City is located on the border between Tubo and Dangxiang. Many of Dangxiang's troops were defeated because of Qingtang City.
Another general stood up and said, "Your Majesty, General Yimo sees that the target of this army is probably us."
Seeing someone looking at him differently, the general said calmly, "Now we are in Xige City. Although it is not a big city, at least we know the terrain very well.
Prince Chen Bing’s purpose here is to take advantage of the chaos, or to attract a certain party to cooperate with us.”
"But now it seems that although we don't know the reason, Dangxiang and the Song people have obviously been united, and this alliance is still extremely strong."
"The Song people can help garrison the area of the Jin Kingdom that the Dangxiang people captured, and the Dangxiang people did not hesitate to leave their retreat in the hands of the Song people. And now, both sides are sending troops to Qingtang City at the same time.
This means that the prince's temptation has worked, but neither the Song people nor the Dangxiang people want to join forces with us."
"As a result, our tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are a huge threat to them. If they don't find a way to get rid of them, they will definitely be thorns in their backs."
"But when we cross the river to fight, we are at an advantage. With the Jin people in check, they can't mobilize too many troops.
Therefore, we can only look up to Qingtang City to attract our attention! Everyone knows the importance of Qingtang City. The prince is very likely to lead his troops to rescue. If they ambush and make a surprise attack halfway, they may use a small amount of troops to rescue them.
The soldiers and horses caused us great casualties."
"Hahaha!"
King Pibo laughed loudly, "Yes, I have the same guess. It's a pity that such a clumsy strategy to ambush me is too delusional."
"Then the prince means to ignore it?"
"No, on the contrary, we will take advantage of the situation!"
King Pibo sneered and said.
"First of all, it is indeed unlikely that they will capture Qingtang City, but they must prevent accidents! Once Qingtang City is lost, the loss will be immeasurable.
Secondly, since their plan has been penetrated, any of their arrangements will not be effective. They only need to send more scouts and guides to know their arrangements thoroughly. By then, it will not be certain who will be ambushed and who will be attacked and killed.
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"Besides, don't you think it's interesting to look at each other like clowns, but we already know everything?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone burst into laughter.
One day later, King Pibo left some soldiers and horses to garrison Xige City, and then led a large army towards the direction of Qingtang City.
In fact, more than 200 miles northeast from Xige City is Qingtang City. However, these 200 to 300 miles are a desert land. Not only does it have no water source, but the army marches south, and hurricanes often blow.
Therefore, the army could only go east along the Yellow River to the Langzhou area, then turn due north to the area between Qingtang City and Zongge City, and then follow the Huangshui River westward to Qingtang City.
This will increase the distance by more than a hundred miles, but the march will be safer.
After walking leisurely for nearly ten days, the Tubo troops finally arrived at a village thirty miles south of the Huangshui River!
The army camped to rest. King Pibo in the Chinese army tent looked at the spies who had just arrived in front of him speechlessly, "Are you sure these Song people and Dangxiang people are ambushing here?"
King Pibo pointed to a location on the geological map!
"Commander, my subordinates have conducted several investigations, and even asked locals to act as guides to take a small road to check nearby. Now it can be confirmed that 10,000 Party members and more than 20,000 Song people are ambushing in this area.
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King Pibo took a deep breath, then waved his hand and said, "Okay, continue to take people to investigate! If there is any abnormality in the opponent's soldiers and horses, report it at any time."
After the spy left, King Pibo said helplessly to the generals, "Do I think highly of this Song man or the commander-in-chief of the Dangxiang people?"
"The location of their ambush is actually in the hilly area more than ten miles east of Zongge City!"
When the generals heard this, they were shocked at first, and then burst into laughter! He and others had already passed Zongge City, and they were still ambushing there. Wasn't this a lonely ambush?
"Your Majesty, maybe they thought we would capture Miaochuan City first, then attack Zongge City, and finally come to Qingtang City! But they didn't expect that we ignored those two small cities and headed straight for Qingtang City.
coming."
King Pibo shook his head helplessly, "I'm afraid, this is the only explanation! So, let's talk about how we will deal with their 'ambush' next."
At this moment, the Tibetan troops on both sides had a huge advantage. In addition, the hunter and the prey had directly changed their positions. Therefore, this battle, which was not difficult in the first place, became easier.
Of course, in order to show that he attached great importance to the opponent and reduce the losses of his troops, King Pibo did not directly lead his troops over.
After all, no matter what, the opponent also has 30,000 to 40,000 troops. Once they fight to the death, even if they win, they will suffer a lot of damage.
After deliberation, King Pibo decided to send a force of 15,000 soldiers and horses, circle back to the Miaochuan City area, and knock down Miaochuan City first! Then he headed towards the location of the opponent's ambush.
Then, when the opponent thinks that they have fallen into their scheme, they will lead a large army from their rear to cover them up. In this way, the opponent's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses can be defeated in one battle.