Chapter 293: The Iron Harrier Army, relying on victory to leave lightly
The residence of King Richard of the Jin Dynasty of the Western Xia Dynasty was also in Xingqing Mansion, the capital city of the Western Xia Dynasty. The military camp of the Iron Kites Army, the elite heavy armored cavalry with the strongest combat effectiveness in the Western Xia Dynasty under his command, was only two miles away from his Jin Prince's Mansion.
Brother Richard, who was training in the military camp, received the imperial edict from the evangelist who came on horseback. He obeyed the edict, hurriedly mounted his black horse, and followed the edict to the palace to meet the emperor.
Less than two-quarters of an hour later, in the Imperial Study Room of the Xixia Palace, Brother Richard, who had rushed into the palace courtyard and received an audience, was panting, cupped his fists in greeting, and asked in Party directions:
"Brother Emperor, what urgent military situation is there?
Why did you summon me here from the Tieyaozi military camp in such a hurry?"
At this time, due to poor information, Brother Richard did not know that the Zhejiang Hui and Mengjing defense lines on the border between Xixia and the Song Dynasty had been breached by the Song army.
Thirty-nine-year-old Li Qianshun, when he saw his half-brother Richard, who was two years younger than him, he excitedly stepped forward, stretched out his hands and tightly grasped Brother Richard's strong and strong wrist, and said in a loud voice Dang Xiang spoke tremblingly and said in a trembling voice:
"Something bad has happened! The Song army used the excuse of Zhejianghui to command Xifengmanniu to plunder Song merchants' goods, and raised their troops in large numbers. Within a day, they captured Zhejianghui, and our party's Xiang tribe warrior Xifengmanniu died in the battle!"
Hearing this, Brother Richard couldn't help but feel his heart tremble, and murmured in disbelief:
"The city of Zhejianghui is so strong that the Song army broke through it in less than a day?! Our party's battle-hardened Xiang tribe warrior Xifeng Manniu actually died in battle?!"
Emperor Xia Li Qianshun frowned, nodded sadly, and said:
"This military information is true, the Zhejiang Society was indeed lost, and the Xifeng Manniu was also killed in the battle!"
"I received the battle report. Not only did the Song army attack Zhejianghui within a few hours, but they also sent troops on the second day and quickly broke through our defense line in Mengjing, Daxia, and were marching towards Pule City...
These military information were all sent by Fei Tingyuan Shang, the lord of Pu Le City, who sent his trusted cavalry back to the capital!"
Brother Richard, King of Jin, who was the most strategic and brave Xixia warrior, couldn't help but be shocked when he heard what his brother Li Qianshun said.
At the same time, he also understood the purpose of the emperor's brother summoning him to the palace urgently to discuss matters.
Brother Richard immediately expressed his attitude and said in party language:
"Brother, please don't worry. I request you to lead the Iron Kites and their elite cavalry to defeat the Song army!"
What Li Qianshun wanted was that his imperial brother personally said that he wanted to send troops to fight the Song army. He took the sturdy Richard into his arms, hugged him tightly, and said in a trembling voice:
"Our father died young, and you and I, brothers, depend on each other for our lives, and our love is as deep as the ocean! If my brother had other ways to defeat the enemy, he would definitely not let his brother take the risk of leading our country's most elite iron kite cavalry into battle."
Brother Richard was held tightly in his arms by the emperor's brother Li Qianshun. He was very moved when he heard the emperor's affectionate words.
What the emperor brother said is true. The emperor brother lost his father when he was three years old, and he lost his father when he was one year old. Although my brother Li Qianshun is a half-brother, Li Qianshun has always been very fond of me since he was a child. Has been very good.
Brother Richard recalled the kindness his royal brother had shown to him:
As early as the end of the second year of Yong'an in the Western Xia Dynasty, the Tibetan tribes in Qinghai rebelled against the Song Dynasty. When he was still a teenager, his brother Li Qianshun overcame the resistance of the old ministers and sent himself as a supervisor in the headquarters of General Renduo Baozhong to send troops to assist the Tubo tribes in Qinghai. Countering the Song Dynasty and returning to Xia Dynasty. This was the emperor's immense trust in his military ability, and it was also a god-given opportunity for him to gain military exploits.
In the third year of Yong'an, Renduo Baozhong led his army to support the Tibetan tribes in their rebellion against the Song Dynasty. On the Huangshui River, they were blocked by the Miao Lu tribe of the Song army.
Suddenly encountered a blockade by the Song army, General Renduo Baozhong was in a dilemma. My young brother Richard was so angry that he shot Miao Lu's deputy general with an arrow in front of the formation. This greatly boosted the morale of the Xia army, but depressed the morale of the Song army. Finally broke through the Miao Lu Department's blockade...
Sure enough, after he completed the mission assigned by the emperor's brother and returned to the army in triumph, based on his military exploits, the emperor's brother Li Qianshun promoted himself, a teenage boy, to serve as the powerful commander of the capital army in the capital.
Eighteen years ago, that is, in September of the third year of Zhenguan in the Great Xia Kingdom, when I, Richard, was only twenty-one years old, I was canonized as King of Jin by my brother Li Qianshun. , granted land and allocated funds to build the Jin Palace. I, Brother Richard, have always been deeply trusted by the emperor, and the emperor has allowed me to control the military power for a long time...
Brother Richard thought of this and said:
"The imperial brother sent me to lead the troops into battle. I am determined to defeat the Song army, protect our territory in Great Xia, and ensure that my imperial brother sits securely on the throne!"
Li Qianshun felt warm in his heart when he heard this. He hugged Brother Richard tightly again, reluctantly let go, patted his brother on his generous shoulder and said:
"This time the Song army invades Xia, its momentum is strong. The emperor's brother leads the troops to fight, so be careful!..."
Brother Richard nodded, and then comforted his brother Li Qianshun in Dangxiang dialect:
"I have read Han people's military books and know that 'soldiers are important matters of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival and death, and must be carefully observed'; I will definitely be careful when I lead my troops to fight.
However, the fine cavalry of the Iron Kites led by me should look down on the Song Army strategically and pay attention to the Song Army tactically.
In fact, three years ago, in March of the first year of Yuande in Daxia, didn’t the Song army also invade Daxia on a large scale?"
Li Qianshun, who was standing opposite Brother Richard, nodded.
Brother Richard smiled contemptuously and continued: "Three years ago, the Song army invaded Xia on a large scale. Didn't they have a lot of fun at the beginning?
Tong Guan, the supervisor of the Song Dynasty, sent the famous Song general Liu Fa to lead his troops deep into the hinterland of our country, although they also destroyed several cities in our country at that time, what was the final result?"
Xia Emperor Li Qianshun replied: "After that, Tong Guan, the supervisor of the Song Army, strictly ordered Liu Fa's unified army to attack Tong'an City in our Daxia Kingdom.
I order your imperial brother to lead the troops to fight.
Later, I received the battle report and learned that, my emperor brother, you will first organize your army into three formations to block the Song Army's front troops;
Emperor's brother, you secretly sent the iron kites to ride on them, climbed the mountain and went back to the side of Liu Fa's department of the Song army. They attacked from both sides and defeated the Song army, capturing and killing many of them!
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Liu Fa, the famous general of the Song Dynasty, fell off a cliff during his retreat and was killed by our Biezhan soldiers of the Great Xia Dynasty.
I heard that when you, the emperor’s brother, saw Liu Fa’s head, you still felt sorry for each other and sighed towards your generals..."
When Brother Richard heard the emperor's brother mention his glorious achievements again, he chuckled, scratched his head, and said in Dangxiang dialect:
"When I saw the bloody head of Liu Fa, the ever-victorious general of the Song Dynasty, I was really moved and said to my subordinates:
‘General Liu defeated my brother Richard’s troops at Gugulong and Renduoquan; I led my troops to avoid his sharp edges!
General Liu Fa can be said to be a ‘natural-born divine general’, but how could he have turned out to be a mere soldier?
Alas! The mistake lies in relying on victory and taking it easy, so we must quit!’”
When Li Qianshun heard this, he once again held Brother Richard's strong hand tightly and said sincerely in Dangxiang dialect:
"As the emperor's younger brother said, 'You must be careful not to rely on victory'!
"Brother Emperor, you must keep these words in mind when facing the Song army this time!"
Brother Richard nodded seriously.
Li Qianshun said again: "This time the Song Army is not the same as three years ago. I heard the battle report that when the Song Army attacked the city, they used a magic weapon that could 'draw thunder' that they had never used before. No matter how thick the city gate was, its The city gate can be easily destroyed by sending a wave of 'thunder'.
After it fired the "Thunder", the sound of "Thunder" boomed, and huge rocks flew into our Xia army, which was extremely lethal..."
Due to poor information, Emperor Xia Li Qianshun did not know the specific name of the artillery brought to this world by Emperor Zhao Ji of the Song Dynasty, so he could only call it "Yin Tian Lei" through rumors and rumors.
Brother Richard was shocked when he heard this. He asked in detail about the new weapon "Yitian Lei" owned by the Song Army.
However, Li Qianshun didn't know much about it. He could only tell what he saw from military reports and what he had learned from the mouths of the five prisoners of war released by the Song army in Zhejianghui and the deserters at the Mengjing defense line. Tell Brother Richard everything...
After hearing this, Brother Richard was shocked and asked: "Is it true that the Xia army general who was released by the Song army said that the great murder weapon that 'draws thunder from the sky' was developed by Zhao Ji, the foolish king of the Song Dynasty?"
Li Qianshun shook his head and said: "I don't know either. However, it doesn't matter anymore whether it was the 'Yin Tian Lei' developed by the Song Emperor, or whether the Song Emperor took the 'Yin Tian Lei' developed by his craftsmen for his own fame and reputation. .
The important point is that the 'Thunder-inducing' weapon is really powerful, otherwise the Song army would not have been able to break through our country's defense lines around Zhejianghui and Mengjing so quickly, and have such a powerful force in Pule City!"
Brother Richard nodded and said: "What the emperor said is absolutely true. However, after listening to the emperor's words, I discovered the weakness of the Song Army's 'Leading Thunder', a powerful weapon."
"Oh?!" Li Qianshun asked in surprise and disbelief: "Emperor brother, tell me quickly."
Brother Richard smiled confidently and said: "According to what the emperor said, the Song Army's magical weapon that can trigger thunder is very lethal after successfully triggering thunder, but it is very bulky and inconvenient to move. , these are all its weaknesses.
Therefore, if I lead the Iron Kites to fight against the Song Army, which possesses the magic weapon of attracting thunder from the sky, I will definitely have half of the troops pretend to form a formation in front of the Song Army to attract the Song Army, and secretly send the Iron Kites to divide the troops into two groups, starting from the Song Army. With the speed advantage of our Xixia cavalry, we can catch the Song army by surprise, and then we can defeat the Song army who has the powerful weapon of drawing thunder from the sky!"
Li Qianshun said happily: "The emperor's brother is worthy of being the number one warrior of our party's Xiang clan, and in terms of strategy, he can also be called Zhuge Liang of our party's Xiang clan!"
Brother Richard smiled proudly. Facing the emperor's praise, he still pretended to be polite and said:
"Brother Huang sighed!"
Xia Emperor Li Qianshun pulled Brother Richard to the military map spread on the imperial desk.
Li Qianshun stretched out his hand and pointed on the map and said: "The defense lines of Zhejianghui and Mengjing have been broken through by the Song army. Yesterday, Pu Lecheng sent a messenger to report that Fei Ting Yuan Shang's detective horse had detected Guo Cheng's army. Heading towards Pule City.
I observe that Fei Tingyuan Shang sent his closest descendants as messengers to the capital, which proved that Fei Tingyuan Shang did not have the confidence to defend Pule City.
However, the fact that he was able to deliver twenty of his closest relatives to me in the capital proves that he will never surrender to the Song army."
Brother Richard nodded and said: "Brother Shengming, what you said is absolutely true. I guess that Pu Le City has probably fallen into the hands of the Song Army now."
"Alas!" Xia Emperor Li Qianshun sighed: "The eight major tribes of the Xiang tribe in our party have not really regarded the country as their home like the ministers and generals of the Han Dynasty. Each tribe of the Xiang tribe still has its own selfish idea of preserving the strength of its own tribe. of."
Li Qianshun added: "If Pule City falls, the emperor's brother will not have to forcefully regain the lost territory!"
Brother Richard knew that although his half-brother was not even half as good as himself in terms of personal bravery, his brother Li Qianshun was very powerful in his ingenuity and power.
He said with deep understanding: "Brother Emperor Shengming! I understand what Brother Emperor said. Just like when Liu Fasuo of the Song Army attacked Xia three years ago, we first let the Song Army go deep alone, and his troops will inevitably be affected by it. The battle line is too long, and the supply of grain, grass and other logistics is not timely. The Song army will be exhausted after a long journey. At that time, our Xia army will wait for work and find the perfect fighter plane to defeat the enemy with one blow!"
Li Qianshun nodded and said: "Everything I thought was guessed by the emperor. Brother, you lead the Iron Harrier Army, so there is no need to save Pule City."
He stretched out his hand, pointed at the location of Yaode City on the military map, and said:
"The emperor's brother can lead his troops to Yaode City, where he can wait for work and reconnoiter the Song army's movements. Before they attack Yaode City, the emperor's brother can lead his troops to set up an ambush halfway up the road and defeat the Song army!"
"Hahaha!" Brother Richard said in a happy voice, "Brother Emperor, you and I are brothers and sisters, our hearts are connected! Brother Emperor's plan is exactly what I thought!"
"Haha!" Li Qianshun also laughed twice in agreement. In fact, because of the tight front line, he was being defeated by the Song army and was crying in his heart.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, when he saw that the head coach of the Iron Kites Army, Jin Wang Richard, was so calm and confident in the face of danger, he naturally had to show a calm demeanor in order to be able to It better encourages Brother Richard to go out with confidence.
As for what Brother Richard said, that he and Li Qianshun were ‘blood and flesh’, Xia Emperor Li Qianshun really thought so too.
Although Li Qianshun and Brother Richard are half-bloods, and Li Qianshun's biological mother is the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang, and Brother Richard's biological mother is the daughter of a party noble, they have always been as close as brothers since they were young.
The current Emperor of Xia, Li Qianshun, looked at the history of less than a hundred years since the founding of the country. Since Li Yuanhao founded the country and proclaimed himself emperor, up to his time, Daxia had only had four emperors. Among them, his grandfather and emperor father were both subject to The suffering of foreign power and dictatorship, but since the founding of the Xia Dynasty, Xiao Qiang has never been usurped by his brothers.
Li Qianshun had great trust and respect for his younger brother Richard. Brother Richard lived up to his brother's expectations and made many military exploits, becoming the purple golden beam that framed the sea and the white jade pillar that supported the sky of Daxia.
Brother Richard asked: "Brother Emperor, if according to the speed of the Song army marching and using the thunder-inducing weapon to break the city now that Daxia has obtained, if I lead the Iron Kitten Army to Yaode City, it will have already What should we do if we attack Yaode City?"
In fact, as King Richard of Jin with more than 20 years of experience in leading troops, he naturally has his own ideas and strategies in mind. However, he also knows that he still needs the approval of his royal brother before he can implement it. Be successful.
Li Qianshun frowned and murmured to himself:
"The Song army used the powerful weapon of attracting sky thunder to break through the Zhejianghui and Mengjing defense lines so quickly. It is reasonable for the emperor's brother to have concerns.
Alas! Pule City guarded by Fei Ting Yuan Shang is already the heart of my Daxia Kingdom! If Pule City is lost, Yaode City will have no front barrier, and it will be difficult to defend it."
Li Qianshun looked at the map and tapped the location of Yaode City several times with his finger. He was very reluctant to leave it. Finally, he bit it, looked behind Yaode City, and said:
"Behind Yaode City is Xiping Mansion, the capital of Daxia Kingdom! If Xixia Mansion falls into the hands of the Song Army again, then the hearts of my Xia Kingdom will be shaken, and the people of my capital, Xingqing Mansion, will be in panic!"
Li Qianshun gritted his teeth again and made a sound. He made up his mind and then solemnly said:
"I have given you a special token and an imperial edict. Brother Cha, the quasi-emperor, not only has the right to command the Iron Kites Army, but also has the power to command and mobilize the troops of various prefectures and ministries along the way! You must guard Xiping Prefecture in Xijing!"
With a "plop", the burly Brother Richard was so moved by the important task entrusted to him by the imperial brother. He knelt on the ground with one knee, cupped his fist towards Li Qianshun and said:
"I will live up to the great trust of the emperor. After I defeat the Song army, I will return the military power to the emperor!"
"Haha!" Li Qianshun saw Brother Richard's frank eyes and said with a smile:
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. I have always trusted you, Emperor Brother Cha!"
His eyes revealed his immense trust in Brother Richard.
You must know that the elite cavalry such as the Iron Kites Army, which Brother Richard was originally in charge of, already had great power, and now he has been granted military power over the local areas he passed along the way. This is also why Xia Emperor Li Qianshun was defeated by the Song Army. There is nothing I can do with my pussy.
He firmly believed that his brother Richard would not imitate Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, who caused the Chenqiao mutiny and wore a yellow robe.
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After Li Qianshun got Brother Richard's plan, he thought it was feasible. Similarly, Emperor Xia Li Qianshun also handed over military power to Brother Richard.
Although Li Qianshun spent a quarter of an hour in the imperial study room having a secret conversation with King Richard of Jin during the urgent war of the Song Army's expedition to Xia, he believed that the time spent by the brothers in this secret conversation was worthwhile.
In preparing for this war against the invasion of the Song Dynasty, he has received the full support of the emperor's brother Richard, who holds the power of the elite ace Iron Kites cavalry.
Similarly, after comprehensive consideration of this secret conversation and his usual observations of Brother Richard, Li handed over more military power to his concubine King Jin King Richard, and he was also very relieved.
Li Qianshun believed that Daxia must take military action for frontal resistance under this imminent crisis. He had decided to quickly adjust his strategy and send out the King of Daxia's elite elite heavy-armored cavalry - the Iron Kites Army.
Li Qianshun also knew that the current situation was similar to that of three years ago. Facing the Song Dynasty's invasion of Xia, only by defeating the Western Army of the Song Dynasty militarily could we seek more benefits for the Xia Kingdom in terms of land and property.
Li Qianshun watched the brave and strategic emperor brother Richard walk out of the imperial study. He still felt uneasy. After all, the Song Dynasty's expedition to summer was no better than before. The northwest army of the Song Dynasty had a big weapon that could attract thunder. Killer weapon.
"Alas!" Li Qianshun sighed and muttered to himself:
"My imperial brother Cha Ge is both wise and courageous. His resourcefulness can defeat Liu Fa. He is extremely brave and can draw a two-stone strong bow and shoot through heavy armor!
However, the Song army now possesses a powerful thunder weapon that can easily blast open the thick city gates!
I hope that my brother Cha Ge can defeat the entire Song army in one battle just like he did when he defeated the famous Song general Liu Fa three years ago, and kill the enemy commander Guo Cheng and present his head in front of me. Come!"
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Brother Richard trotted out of the palace, carrying the tiger talisman for mobilizing troops, the token and the imperial edict given by the emperor's brother Li Qianshun. He turned over and mounted his war horse. He galloped straight to the iron kite barracks in the capital...
After Brother Richard returned to the military camp, he immediately issued an order: The Song Army betrayed their trust and tore up the peace treaty agreement three years ago. The Song Army's sneak attack had broken through the defense lines in Jianghui and Mengjing and penetrated deep into the hinterland of our country. I, the general, have defeated our country. The emperor issued an edict to lead you and other three thousand elite iron kite troops, with the right to dispatch soldiers and civilians from various tribes along the way, to go out to meet the Song enemies who invaded Xia...
There are a total of 3,000 iron kite heavy armored cavalry, divided into ten teams, all composed of descendants of nobles and chiefs from the Dangxiang and Qiang tribes and warrior confidants.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! They ride good horses. When fighting, everyone wears heavy armor so that the enemy cannot penetrate. In order to prevent them from falling off their horses during fighting, they
During the battle, he also used a hook to hang himself on his horse, so that he could die in battle without falling to the ground.
The iron kite army of Xixia has been passed down for decades. As early as the ninth year of Da'an in Xixia (i.e. the fifth year of Yuanfeng in the Northern Song Dynasty, 1082 AD), the kite army fought with the Song army in Yongle City. The kite army took the lead in crossing the river and charging.
Later, he advanced with a large army and defeated the Song army...
Three years ago, King Richard of Jin led the Iron Harrier Army to defeat Liu Fa, the famous general of the Song Dynasty who was advancing alone...
The Iron Kites can gallop in the plains and wilderness, and are mostly used for assaults during battles.
Now, after the three thousand Iron Kites generals heard the military orders from their commander Jin King Richard Brother, they did not feel timid at all, nor did they feel the slightest fear that the Song army could break through the Zhejianghui and Mengjing defense lines so quickly;
On the contrary, they became inexplicably excited. After receiving the military order to go out, many veterans and generals cheered and celebrated in advance: they could once again establish military merit and receive heavy rewards just like they did when they defeated Liu Fa's Song army three years ago!
After Brother Richard issued the military order, he immediately led three thousand iron kite soldiers and set off.
In fact, the actual number of horses used by the Three Thousand Iron Kites Army reached 9,000, all of which were equipped with three horses per person. During the long march, they were reluctant to let the last of the three horses per person wear off early during the long march.
Carrying heavy armor or transporting food supplies and other items.
The best steel is used on the blades, and the best war horses are used in heavy armor for charging on the battlefield against the enemy.
The 3,000 Iron Harriers led by King Richard of the Jin Dynasty of Western Xia had a total of more than 9,000 war horses. When they left the city, Xia Emperor Li Qianshun personally saw them off...
Many officials and people in Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Western Xia, also saw the grand scene of Emperor Xia personally seeing off the Iron Kites army led by King Richard of Jin as they left the city.
They were also wondering in their hearts: Could it be that there was another war on the border?! Otherwise, how could they let the Iron Harrier Army under King Richard of Jin go out to fight?
However, the vast majority of the people and officials in Heping also let go of their worries as soon as they saw Jin King Richard's iron kite army leaving the city.
Daxia's ace elite division, the Iron Kites Army, has always been invincible...
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After Brother Richard's three thousand iron kite troops left the imperial city, they each rode their spare war horses and whipped their horses back all the way to Xiping Mansion, Xijing, Daxia Kingdom.
Prior to this, King Richard of Jin and his brother Li Qianshun conspired and discussed in the imperial study. They both firmly wanted to defend Xiping Mansion in Xijing.
Therefore, the first destination of Jin King Richard's long-distance march was Xiping Mansion in Xijing.
Half a day later, Brother Richard's Iron Harrier Army had already marched halfway. During the journey, they each also changed their spare horses several times. They allowed the good horses except for the main battle to never be ridden during the long march.
In addition, each person's two spare war horses have been ridden several times.
Brother Richard saw that after a long march, people and horses were already exhausted, and when he encountered a small river outside the woods in the wilderness, he ordered:
"Dismount and rest for half an hour by the river here. The horse drinks by the river and eats dry food in the forest."
Brother Richard is an excellent commander. Even when he is marching in Daxia, he still retains his good habits on the battlefield. That is, when he leads the main army to march, he always sends out more than ten cavalry squads.
, conduct reconnaissance of road conditions and military conditions ahead in batches...
At this time, Brother Richard, the King of Jin, was sitting on a big rock under a tree beside the forest. He held a big white-faced naan in his right hand and brought it to his mouth. He took a big bite and took it with his left hand.
Here comes half a scoop of mare's milk.
Brother Richard was just like this, eating a mouthful of dry food - white flour naan and a mouthful of fresh and warm mare's milk to satisfy his hunger.
The hierarchy in the Iron Harrier Army was very clear. In addition to the fact that the commander, King Richard of Jin, was treated with a scoop of fresh mare's milk, the ten captains, each in charge of 300 cavalry, were given half a scoop of fresh mare's milk with each meal during the march.
You must know that the ten captains of the Iron Harrier Army are all "strong generals of the moment" in Xixia's army!
"Report!"
After Brother Richard saw the report from the scouting horse he had sent earlier, he said in Dangxiang dialect: "Speak!"
Tan Ma reported back: "My troops were twenty miles ahead and met the messenger sent by Yaode City to the capital. We learned that Yaode City had already accommodated hundreds of defeated Feiting troops who had fled from Pule City...
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"Yeah! I know!" Brother Richard didn't show too much shock. He agreed in a low voice and said, "Go and explore again!"
Brother Richard did not show too much shock. Firstly, when he was conspiring with his brother Li Qianshun, he had already guessed that Pule City, guarded by Fei Ting Yuanshang, was likely to be captured by Guo Cheng's troops of the Song Army;
Secondly, as the head coach of the Iron Kites Army, he must also show an indifferent demeanor that does not value the gains and losses of a city or a place, in order to better stabilize the morale of the army and boost morale.
After a brief rest, Brother Richard gave the order and set off again...
An hour later, another group of scouts sent back reported a piece of military information to King Richard of Jin that shocked him:
"My troops were scouting horses near Xiping Prefecture in Xijing and heard that local herdsmen had seen a group of Han soldiers and horses of unknown origin in the mountains and forests on the outskirts of Xiping Prefecture..."
"Ah?!" Brother Richard asked in disbelief: "Is the military information you have obtained through inquiring true?"
Several detectives responded one after another:
"We are also what a few herdsmen from our Dangxiang tribe said."
"We didn't see with our own eyes the Song army that appeared in the suburbs of Xiping Mansion..."
Brother Richard asked urgently: "Have you ever asked the herdsmen who saw the Song army on the outskirts of Xixia Prefecture, how many enemy troops are lurking near Xijing?!"
Tan Mahui reported: "Several herdsmen I have met have different opinions."
"Some said they saw dozens of Song troops appearing on the outskirts of Xijing."
"Some said that they saw hundreds of Song troops roaming the outskirts of Xijing from a distance..."
Brother Richard finally felt relieved a little, and he thought to himself: "Could it be that Guo Cheng, the commander-in-chief of the Song Army who invaded Xia, sent to inspect the Song Army's horses on the outskirts of Xijing in Daxia Kingdom?!
How could even the Song Army's scouting horses penetrate deep into the outskirts of Xijing, the hinterland of our Daxia Kingdom?"
In fact, what Brother Richard expected was a misjudgment.
The Song army that appeared near Xiping Prefecture in Xijing of the Xixia Kingdom was not a scout sent by Guo Cheng, but a long-distance surprise attack sent by Guo Cheng according to the Zhao Guan family's ingenious plan. Han Shizhong led Yue Fei and several other new martial arts scholars as partial generals...