Chapter 1710: Shen Tang's plan, soldiers out of Xufu Village
Chapter 1710: Shen Tang’s plan to leave Xu Fu’s village
"Bi Zaiyu, Zhong Yan, you two will each lead 5,000 soldiers and horses, leave Chizhou and go to Wuliang Suhai area!"
"You are going deep into this trip alone. The climate in the Kubuqi Desert is changeable, and there is no follow-up supply. You need to rely on yourself for everything."
Both of them stood up and shouted loudly, "Don't worry, Commander, our trip will be successful."
"From the south of Wuliangsuhai to the bank of the Yellow River, this is the only way for the Dangxiang people to enter Yunnei Prefecture, and their food route will definitely pass through here.
Moreover, after all, it is within their territory, so there should not be too many soldiers and horses transporting food.
So, as long as your luck is not too bad, there should be no accidents."
"I have already found a guide who is familiar with this generation of routes. I am waiting for you to come back to celebrate your success."
"In addition, it will take you about five days to get to your destination from Chizhou. I have prepared ten days of food and grass for you. In addition, you also need to carry some clean water to avoid accidents!"
This time, we detoured to Dangxiang territory and marched. In fact, the risk of fighting was not great. After all, it was just a grain road in our country. The Dangxiang people would not send a large number of soldiers and horses to protect them. As long as they encountered an encounter, with the help of Bi Zaiyu and Zhong Yan, With ten thousand soldiers and horses, we can definitely win easily.
The biggest difficulty is the two to three hundred miles of desert area that needs to be passed through.
The lack of water sources in the desert is one, the impact of wind and sand is another, the direction is difficult to argue with, and the third is that as long as we can reach the destination smoothly, the detour is almost half won.
"Wugu Lunda and Bian Xi, you two are also leading five thousand troops each, but you are setting off later. Your destinations are Qingzhong in the south of Fumin and the area south of Ninety-nine Springs. Then you will go with me first. Go to Ningbian Prefecture and wait for the news of encountering two more troops. If successful, the Xia Liao troops within the Xijing Road will immediately mobilize troops to recapture the two passes. They cannot sit back and wait to die."
"After all, if there is no way out and the food route is cut off, they will collapse without a fight in less than a month at most! Therefore, they cannot wait and do not dare to wait."
"When the enemy retreats, I and Commander Dankening will ambush the two troops in Xiashui Town and Maoerzhuang on their way back to intercept and kill them, while you will blitz Dongsheng Prefecture and then enter Yunnei The state intercepted and killed their reinforcements in Fumin and Guanshan areas."
"But once we fail to seize these two passes, the only other way left is to attack by force."
"At that time, Commander Tu Dankening and I will lead our troops to attack the two groups of troops in Xiashui Town and Maoerzhuang. You will be the first to set up an ambush at the predetermined location."
"As long as they enrich the people and the soldiers and horses in the Guanshan area want to rescue them, you will intercept and kill them!"
"In short, we have a lot of soldiers and horses under our command, but they are by no means too large. Therefore, we mainly focus on raids and interceptions, and try to avoid direct fights with the Xia Liao army. Otherwise, even if we win, there will be no damage. few."
"Do you understand?"
Led by disciple Dan Kening, everyone stood up and obeyed the order, "We obey the order!"
"Okay, everyone, go and have a rest early, and start marching in your own troops tomorrow! When we completely drive the Xia and Liao soldiers out of Xijing Road, we must ask Commander Tuktan of Kashgar to ask us not to return until we are drunk!"
All the generals went to rest separately and spent the night without talking.
Early the next morning, pots were buried in the camp to make rice. After eating, everyone set off!
The army first crossed the Kelan Mountain to the northwest and entered the territory of Kelan Prefecture, and then divided into two groups! Guanzhou is adjacent to Kelan Prefecture. After passing through the mountain pass after Ku Ancient Town, it entered the territory of Kelan Prefecture. It has not yet reached Kelan Prefecture. In the valley, news came that Shen Tang had sent his disciple Shan Kening's subordinate Wang Hu to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to make a surprise attack on Xu Fu's village, which had been successful.
Just as Shen Tang expected, because the battle ahead ended too quickly, the defenders at Xu Fu's Village never got the news. Wang Hu's dark night attack on the camp was successful, and because Wang Hu made arrangements in advance, the defenders here were None of the three thousand defenders escaped, some were killed, and most of them became prisoners.
When everyone heard the news, their morale was naturally high. After all, it meant that Shen Tang's entire plan could go ahead.
Another day, the army arrived at Langu. Shen Tang and his disciple Shan Kening met again. Zhong Yan and Zhong Yan saw them off. They took their five thousand soldiers and horses with them and the army's provisions and grass, and marched straight to Chizhou in a mighty manner.
Five days after Bi Zaiyu and Zhong Yan set off, Shen Tang led his troops northward, crossed Hanguang Fort on the border of Hebei Road and Xijing Road, and entered Wuzhou territory on Xijing Road.
Wuzhou is vast and sparsely populated. Shen Tang's army directly bypassed Ningyuan, the capital of Wuzhou, and continued northward, entering Ningbian Prefecture.
After another three days, the army was finally stationed in a mountain depression near the Qingshui River at the end of the Great Wall.
The army set up camp, and Shen Tang sent a large number of scouts and horses to various places. One was to find out the movements of Xia Liao's troops, and the other was to prevent his troops from being discovered by Xia Liao's side.
Although Shen Tang is not afraid of the opponent, it may be best to win in a more relaxed way.
Let us say that Bi Zaiyu and Zhong Yan led their troops through Sizhou, passed Xufu Village, and then crossed the Yellow River and entered the territory of the Dangxiang people.
This place is at the junction of the two countries. It is vast and sparsely populated, and looks extremely desolate. You can hardly see any villages or towns along the way, let alone any cities.
The army marched northwest for three days, and then entered the endless desert area!
The accompanying guide is from Hequ, Jizhou. In fact, he belongs to the Dangxiang clan. However, just like the small towns on the Tibetan border that we passed before, Miaochuan City and Zongge City, there are people from different tribes living together, and in this era , except for the Han people in the Central Plains, ordinary people from other races really don’t have much idea about the so-called country, so although the guide knew that Song and Jin soldiers and horses entering the Xia Kingdom would never do anything good, he didn’t take it seriously. .
He even introduced the scenery of the desert to everyone with great interest along the way.
"The desert in Kubuqi is thousands of miles from east to west, but we are traveling from south to north, so it only takes about two to three hundred miles to cross the desert and reach the bank of the Yellow River."
"There are almost no people living in this area. Only some smugglers or caravans selling prohibited items between the two countries will travel here! You know, whether it is iron or food, it is the most difficult thing in the Wushang Sea. Any of the goods can be sold for a big price."
"And the jade produced there is transported back to the Kingdom of Jin and sold to those nobles, and the profit is also ten times higher."