Chapter 706: Shen Tu hesitates, the soldiers reach the rune
Chapter 706: Shentu hesitates and reaches the rune
Rune Town is just a small town. There are no more than ten thousand people in the city, and the so-called city is only two miles in radius.
Naturally, such a city cannot station the 50,000 soldiers and horses of the Xuhen Department. In fact, these soldiers and horses are stationed outside the city.
The Dadu River flows from west to east, turns north after entering Jiading Prefecture, and passes right through the west of Rune Town.
To the southwest of the small town, the river meanders to form a tidal flat, which is gentle and wide.
Therefore, the soldiers and horses of the Xuhen Department established a large camp on the tidal flats by the river and stationed themselves here!
Fifty thousand soldiers and horses is not a small number. Even if they are stationed here, the amount of food and grass they need to consume every day is also a large number.
Fortunately, in order for the Xuhen Ministry to send troops, Tubo gave them a large amount of food, grass and military pay.
Otherwise, this army may not be able to hold on long ago.
Inside the camp, the commander-in-chief of the Xuhen Division, Shen Tumou, and all the generals were present! Moreover, there was also an unexpected figure, and that was Suolang Wangdui, one of the four commanders of Tubo!
After the Tibetan defeat in the First Battle of Rongjing, only a few thousand remnants of Suolang Wangdui fled in embarrassment! Originally, he wanted to return directly to Jiading Prefecture.
However, when they arrived at Jiading Mansion, they found that the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty had arrived ahead of them and surrounded Jiading Mansion.
After being defeated continuously at the hands of the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty, Suolang Wangdui almost had a psychological shadow on the Song Dynasty.
Immediately, he didn't dare to fight the Song Dynasty soldiers and horses, so he just turned away! And the closest force to Jiading Mansion, belonging to the Tubo side, was the 50,000 Xuhen Troop troops stationed in Rune Town.
When Suolang Wangdui led a group of remnant soldiers to Rune Town, they happened to encounter the army of Xuhen Ministry that had just returned!
Although he was a general of the defeated army, he was still one of the four commanders of Tubo. Therefore, Shentu Mou did not make it too difficult for Suolang Wangdui, but allocated some food and grass to allow the remnant army to stay temporarily.
"Commander Suolang Wangdui! Now that we are about to run out of food and grass, you are also at a disadvantage in the battle between Tibet and the Song Dynasty soldiers and horses. You may be defeated at any time.
There’s no point in us continuing to stay here!”
Shen Tumou said leisurely that if it was just about following Tubo to gain advantage, Shen Tumou would naturally be good at this kind of thing.
But if he was asked to directly fight the Song army head-on, he would definitely not be willing to do so.
These 50,000 soldiers and horses are the strength of the Xuhen Department. If any one of them is injured, it will hurt.
In a battle with the Song army, even if it was a victory, wouldn't one's own side suffer any losses?
Therefore, the last time he met the cavalry of the Song Dynasty, he came back without saying a word.
"Elder Shentu, although I have been defeated, I still have an army of more than 100,000 in Tubo.
There is also a general who is coordinating the overall situation! The defeat of Rong Jing was just a surprise attack by the Song Dynasty, and I was caught off guard. I think the general already knew about the Song army's conspiracy.
As long as they are prepared, how can the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the Song Dynasty be the opponent of the great commander?
How about we go to Jiading Mansion immediately to meet with the commander-in-chief!"
"There are only 10,000 to 20,000 Song soldiers and horses blocking the road. How can even the cavalry stop the 50,000 troops under the elder's command?
After defeating it, Jiading Mansion is right in front of you! Jiading Mansion may lack other things, but it has all kinds of food and grass.
Why should we be trapped here any longer?
What if those soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty saw that my Tubo soldiers and horses were too strong and did not dare to fight, but instead sent troops to Rune Town to intercept and kill your troops first, wouldn't it be worse?"
Shen Tumou hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head firmly!
"I have sent out several scouts to find out the news. If the situation goes bad, I will return to Qiongbu Prefecture immediately!"
Shen Tumou said without hesitation.
Suolang Wangdui frowned slightly, and now he didn't understand the situation in the outside world.
I just hope that the general can defeat the Song army.
Otherwise, if they are defeated, the tribal forces close to them will definitely be shaken...
In fact, Shen Tumou has been trying to find ways to find out the news.
However, because the road to the north had been blocked by Cheng Yuhu's troops, they had no idea what was happening in Jiading Prefecture and other places.
Suddenly, there was a burst of noise.
Shen Tumou frowned, "Who is making noise outside..."
"Elder, it's not good..."
A member of the Xuhen Department broke into the big tent, his face full of panic!
"Elder, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from the Song Dynasty coming towards us. It's so dark that it's impossible to detect their specific number! Now they are only ten miles away from Rune Town, and they can reach outside our camp in half an hour at most.
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"Ah...what!"
Shentu Mou's expression changed drastically, and even Suolang Wangdui was shocked! It stands to reason that there are still hundreds of thousands of Tibetan troops to restrain them. This is the main opponent of the Song Dynasty. How could they send troops to deal with the Xuhen Department?
Centaur?
You must know that what Suolang Wangdui said just now was just to persuade Shen Tu to go north. Even he did not believe that the Song Dynasty would go to the decisive battle with the Xuhen Department first.
In this case, wouldn't it mean that the Tubo side would reap the benefits?
"All ministries immediately organize their troops and be on guard at all times! Miao Yuansi, you immediately lead 10,000 troops into Rune Town to join forces with Yuan Quan! After entering, close the four gates tightly. No troops can be sent out without the order of this elder."
Shen Tumou said in a solemn voice.
Although the army is stationed outside, thousands of soldiers and horses are still stationed in Rune Town just in case.
If an enemy army were to attack, the camp and the small town would be at an angle, which would make the attackers a little wary.
After saying that, Shentu Mou turned to Suolang Wangdui and said, "Commander, let's go and see the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty!"
Suolang Wangdui didn't refuse. The two of them left the camp and headed towards a high-rise building not far away with thousands of personal guards.
This hill is a low hill next to the camp. Although it is not very high, it can be seen very far from this gentle land.
As soon as they climbed onto the low hill, they saw the dark army slowly coming from the north! At the head was a cavalry, and behind the cavalry was an endless phalanx of infantry as far as the eye could see!
"hiss!"
Shen Tumou took a breath of cold air, "There are ten thousand cavalry, and there are forty or fifty thousand infantry behind them. With this kind of momentum, they must be the elite soldiers of the Song Dynasty. How can we be our opponents?"
Currently, there are 20,000 golden soldiers under Shen Tang's command, but all of them have gone to Tubo.
The local tribe had 30,000 soldiers and horses! There were originally some losses, but with the addition of Tibetan prisoners, their soldiers were once again at full strength.
The same is true for the three armies of Shao Hongyuan, Xin Qiji, and Bian Xi! In fact, the number of soldiers and horses under their command has reached more than 20,000, which is slightly more than three points more than when they were at their peak! The rest are 30,000 to 40,000 Tibetan prisoners.