Chapter 654: Three situations, the enemy army is strong
Chapter 654: Three situations, the enemy is strong
But it is precisely because there is no absolutely powerful tribe here that no one can completely unify this state.
Finally, in order to resist the pressure from large external tribes, these small tribes united together and formed a force that could not be ignored.
A small tribe alone is naturally not worth mentioning, but when they unite together, they have a strength comparable to the top tribes.
Even compared to the Qiang people who occupy the entire Maozhou, they are not inferior.
Because they are located in the west of Chengdu Fulu Road and between the large and small Jinchuan rivers, they are called the Xishan Yechuan tribe!
This group of forces has always refused to submit to anyone's jurisdiction, and the local government has nothing to do with them.
In the end, even the imperial court was too lazy to send officials to the place.
In other words, although this state belonged to the Song Dynasty in name, in fact the Song Dynasty had no control over it at all.
Even Yazhou, which is close to them, is often attacked and plundered by these tribes.
It was not until later that Yazhou had no choice but to establish two military villages, Lingguan Village and Diaomen Village on the border between the two states, and garrison troops for defense.
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But this time, for some unknown reason, they actually colluded with Tubo again.
The Xuhen tribe in Qiongbu Prefecture is also a large tribe! Its strength is not inferior to that of the Qiang tribe.
The entire Qiongbu Prefecture is divided into two parts from the north to the south by the Xuhen tribe and the Wudeng tribe. The small local tribes can only survive by taking refuge in these two tribes, otherwise they will be directly annihilated by the two tribes.
Although the two tribes are divided into one state, the geographical scope of Qiongbu Prefecture is almost equivalent to three Maozhou areas.
There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, so the relationship between these two tribes will naturally not be harmonious. However, they are both equally powerful, and neither one has the power to destroy the other.
Therefore, they have always coexisted.
However, although the two tribes did not have a major war, they had numerous frictions on a daily basis.
With the help of the two forces, Tubo, which already has strong military strength, is almost even more powerful!
"The 30,000 soldiers and horses from the Xishan and Yechuan tribes are temporarily stationed in Diaomenzhai, and there is no other action for the time being. However, the 30,000 soldiers and horses from the Xuhen tribe marched north a few days ago and have now arrived south of Jiading Prefecture.
of Runetown.”
"General Shao Hongyuan was besieged by 10,000 Tubo troops and 50,000 tribal troops. At first, General Shao was suddenly ambushed while marching. After injuring four to five thousand troops, he retreated to Shima Town. This Shima Town
It was just a small town with very few fortifications. Moreover, when the three generals went on the expedition, they did not bring much food and grass due to Wang Huaixun's intervention.
Recently, the Tubo people have been urging the soldiers and horses of the small tribes to besiege Shima Town regardless of Sundays. If this continues, General Shao Hongyuan may not be able to hold on for long."
"General Bian Xi was besieged by 50,000 Tibetan elites by the Simeng River north of Danling. General Bian Xi was always cautious. Although the Tibetans arrived very suddenly, they did not cause much damage to General Bian.
However, the enemy was outnumbered and we were outnumbered, and the Tibetans were well prepared, so General Bian's retreat was cut off by the Simeng River, so he could not escape."
"General Xin's place is safe for the time being. The Rongjing area includes Rongjing River and Qiongfeng Mountain. When General Xin saw the Tubo people appearing, he realized something was wrong.
Therefore, there was no fighting at all and they retreated directly to Qiongfeng Mountain.
The terrain of Qiongfeng Mountain is dangerous, easy to defend but difficult to attack! Although the Tubo people are twice as many as our Song army, it is not easy to capture Qiongfeng Mountain.
Moreover, General Xin led his troops to guard the dangerous place and did not give Tibet a chance to fight..."
After listening to Lu Feng's story, Shen Tang frowned and started thinking.
This time, Tubo was obviously extremely well prepared. The most important thing was that the comparison of strength between the two sides was quite disparate.
Nowadays, Shen Tang only has a total of nearly 60,000 troops and horses in his hands, and this is even counting the troops and horses that Wang Huai donated.
The opponent's troops and horses totaled 260,000!
The only chance is that the opponent now divides his troops, leaving only tens of thousands of troops at each location.
However, this is an opportunity, but it is also a trap!
Why didn't the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from the Xishan, Yechuan, and Xuhen tribes directly join forces with Tubo, but instead stopped to watch?
Looking at their location again, soldiers and horses from the Xishan Yechuan tribes are stationed at Diaomen Village. If necessary, it only takes one or two days to reach Rongjing.
If you rush to Rongjing to rescue the Song army, and a large army suddenly appears behind you when the battle with Tibet is in full swing, you can imagine the consequences.
The same is true for the soldiers and horses of the Xuhen Department. Whether there is a change in Shima Town or a situation in Danling, they can arrive in a very short time and attack the Tubo front and back to kill the invading enemy.
"Where are Teng Wu and Cheng Yuhu now?"
Shen Tang suddenly asked.
"Because the war has taken a sudden turn and the enemy is powerful, they are currently stationed in Linxi Town, waiting for your orders.
Linxi Town is located in the north of Yazhou, at the junction of Meizhou and Qiongzhou, and is located on the edge of famous mountains, which is perfect for hiding traces!"
Yes, the biggest purpose of Lu Feng's previous message to Shen Tang was to get Shen Tang to order Teng Wu's troops to enter Chengdu Mansion and plan to cooperate with Xin Qiji and others in fighting. Unfortunately, the war suddenly changed and they did not have time to join forces.
"Sir, have you thought of a suitable way to advance the army?"
Lu Feng asked.
Shen Tang did not speak, but closed his eyes and began to think.
The trapped Xin Qiji and others are of course in extreme danger, so directly attacking with troops is the fastest way.
However, it is not the best way.
This time, Tubo obviously had a lot of confidence that it could defeat the Song Dynasty.
In this case, they would naturally be prepared for the Song Dynasty troops to come to the rescue.
This means that if you go directly, you are likely to fall into the enemy's trap again.
Furthermore, if you lead your troops there, it will be an exhausting expedition, while the enemy is just waiting for work! In addition, as long as the local lord is not a fool, he will definitely occupy the advantageous location. In this case, if he wants to win, he will become Extremely difficult.
What's more, the soldiers and horses in several places in Tubo are closely connected. As long as you are dragged to a certain place, other places can send troops and horses to come.
At that time, not only will Xin Qiji and others be unable to be rescued, but they themselves will be trapped.
After thinking for a long time, Shen Tang suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Lu Feng, as fast as possible, send the message to Teng and Wu, asking them to sneak into the Shima Town area within three days and feint to attack the local Tubo soldiers. Relieve some pressure on General Shao! However, no matter how you fight, remember not to be entangled by the opponent..."