Longshan is the hometown of the Xigu people. In fact, the word hometown is very unfamiliar to the people of the Liao people. Their ancestors ran around herding sheep on the grassland all year round, moving from one pasture to another, and rarely had a strong attachment to a place.
Sense of belonging.
For them, a place with rich green grass is their eternal home.
Since the Liao people became stable and prosperous, the culture of the Han people inevitably caused them some trouble, so they also felt that they should have a place where they could rest their souls.
Under this trend, Yangbazi Mountain became Langyang Mountain, and the winding Whip Mountain became Longshan Mountain, which is full of charm.
Wang Anshi was actually very helpless about this change in the Xigu people. He could even imagine that this old guy would definitely volunteer to participate in the breakout battle, and he would definitely fly his flag high and let the Song people
When you see them, let them throw the rat into the trap.
There were not many truly literate people in the Liao Kingdom. It is a pity that Xigu Tun was one of them. This person not only participated in the compilation of Khitan script, but also devoted his whole life to translating Chinese into Khitan script and passed it on to future generations.
This person was highly respected in the Liao Kingdom and had countless friends and relatives among the Song people. The reason why this guy came to a remote place like Xijing this time was because he talked too much and had a bad temper. He always had something to look for.
Even Yelu Hongji was unwilling to cause trouble to Yelu Hongji, so Yelu Hongji was so annoyed that he found a random reason to bring him to Xijing.
This person had lived in Tokyo for ten years, and had met with Emperor Zhao Zhen of the Song Dynasty countless times. He had reconciled between Song and Liao many times, avoiding many insignificant disputes, and even took the initiative to criticize him.
The Liao border troops' behavior of clearing grass and valleys on the Song-Liao border was criticized by the Liao people for having unclear positions, and they were even imprisoned for this.
Therefore, after all, the Song Dynasty owed this old master.
Although the old guy seems to be a fool, he is actually the most cunning person. He just said that his family is in Xijing City, his children are crying from hunger, and his students are about to starve to death.
Wang Anshi didn’t believe a word of these words!
A 70-year-old man who became a widower fifteen years ago has only one daughter who is still a wealthy woman in Longxing, a land of the Liao people. Where did he get his wife and children?
The only possibility is that Xiao Dahu is planning to run away and leave all the women and children in the city. In order to protect these women and children from harm, the old guy voluntarily stayed to take care of them. He also came to Songying in advance and wanted to use himself
He used his dignity to find a way out for these women and children.
Any fool will know that once Xiao Dahu successfully escapes, these women and children who cannot run away or fight will definitely become the targets of the Song army to vent their anger, and the miserable end is almost foreseeable.
After hearing the report from Wang Anshi's old servant, Yun Zheng couldn't help but respect this old guy. With his status in the Liao Kingdom, he came to the Song camp in the middle of the night to ask for food and drink, so as to find an opportunity to find a way out for the women and children.
It's rare to be able to use such a rogue method, which is basically throwing his old face on the ground and stepping on it twice.
However, the old master was still stupid because of reading. He didn't know that Yun Zheng's military arrangements did not leave any way for Xiao Dahu to survive.
If an army without food and necessary protection from the cold wants to go thousands of miles away in an uninhabited wilderness, it is simply asking for death.
Naturally, Xiao Dahu was not allowed to leave in the east, and Yunzheng would also pursue the Liao army along the way, completely cutting off his connection with Tiancheng and Changqing counties, and not allowing him to obtain any possible supplies. In this way
, this group of hungry Liao troops will definitely bypass the Daqing Mountains and rush toward the capital of Liao Kingdom like locusts along the way. The result is that they will eat up all the food they can find along the way and rob all they can encounter.
The scattered cattle and sheep of Liao shepherds might even be eaten...
"Order Jiang Zhe's entire army to be on alert, and order Lang Tan's army to prepare for support.
Liang Ji's troops were ordered to cancel their rest and immediately enter the position.
Order Hou Dayi's troops to prepare side carriages, and if necessary, let Xiao Dahu's front army go and cut off his rear army.
Order Wu Jie's troops to defend Datong County and not to attack.
Order Li Dongchu's troops to prepare for a follow-up pursuit.
The Yunwu Division is ordered to serve as Li Dongchu's rear army. The two armies alternately pursue and advance without giving Xiao Dahu any room to breathe. The entire army will return immediately after pursuing for two hundred miles without delay."
Yunzheng issued the order, and Su Xun quickly wrote the military order. After Yunzheng checked it, he stamped it with his seal. Chen Lin also checked it and stamped it, and then he was put in a cowhide bag by the soldiers.
It was sealed with fire paint and sent to the various armies.
Chen Lin smiled and said: "I didn't expect that the war situation would make new progress so soon. Xiao Dahu's demise is imminent. Marquis Yun, I am so happy and congratulated!"
Yun Zheng smiled and said: "Everyone wants to do the best in everything, but no one can tell whether the path they choose is the best in the end. Now, for Xiao Dahu, breaking out is the best choice.
As for what to do after breaking out, we will talk about it after we break out.
After all, for him, there is not much difference between staying in Xijing City and staying in the wasteland."
Chen Lin diligently poured a cup of tea for Yun Zheng and said, "Why did the commander only order Li Dongchu and General Yunwu to pursue only two hundred miles?"
Su Xun smiled and answered: "Mr. Chen is unaware that two hundred miles is the farthest distance our current supply line can reach.
Whether it is General Dongchu or General Yunwu, once they pursue the enemy for two hundred miles, both food and equipment will have been exhausted. In particular, gunpowder shells and crossbow arrows will need a large amount of replenishment. If they cross this
Due to the distance, it is very likely that Xiao Dahu will take a bite out of him."
"Xiao Dahu's army has no food."
"Mr. Chen doesn't know that the army is different from the people's homes. Once the army is short of food, the commander will gather all the food and supply it to the strongest and most powerful army. Only in this way can they be able to fight.
Otherwise, it is a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
Xiao Dahu is a man who has experienced military battles for a long time, so it is impossible that he does not know this truth. Besides, after pursuing for two hundred miles, in my opinion, the number of people who can escape from the Liao army is definitely less than 10% of the total number of the entire army."
"Most of them are infantry! Whether it is General Dongchu or General Yunwu, they are all on horseback." After thinking about this, Chen Lin was very happy, and she was ready to take a look without even a trace of sleep.
Take a look at how Xiao Dahu escaped from Song Jun's nose.
It was only the third watch at this time. If Xiao Dahu wanted to leave, it must be after the fifth watch. Today was the seventeenth day of the lunar month, and the moon would still be hanging in the sky at the fourth watch, so he had to wait until the darkest day.
The breakout will only occur when the fifth watch arrives. At that time, the power of the Song Army's long-range weapons will be reduced to the extreme.
Yun Zheng really wanted to annihilate Xiao Dahu's troops, but he couldn't do it. In the era of cold weapons, a side with a small number of people wanted to surround a large enemy. It could only be in a dangerous location, not an almost flat plain like Xijing City.
The place.
Only by making the enemy move can we eat the enemy one bite at a time. Temujin has a saying that is very reasonable. A person weighing a hundred pounds can eat an ox weighing a thousand pounds, but not in a day. Yunzheng wants to do it this time
With the help of the power of nature, Xiao Dahu's army was swallowed up in one go.
Since there was still an hour left, Yun Zheng wanted to take a nap. Tomorrow must be an extremely busy day, or two. It would be a dream to find a time to sleep when the war started.
After Xi Gujun was full, he started to drink one bowl after another. Others' faces became redder and redder as they drank, but his face became paler. When he was happy, he drank wine to help his mood and thoughts fly. When he drank when he was sad, the wine turned red.
It became a poison that penetrated the intestines.
Wang Anshi couldn't bear to be dissuaded, so he picked up the wine bowl and drank bowl after bowl with the Xigu family. What they drank today was warm rice wine. If they drank the Yun family's steamed wine, the two of them would have been drunk to death.
Xigu Xunren suddenly kicked over the empty wine jar, held the wine glass and sang:
"Wine and song, life geometry?
Like morning dew, it will be more bitter when it goes away
We should be generous and worry about things unforgettable.
How to relieve worries? Only Du Kang.
It's as bright as the moon, when can I break it?
Worry comes from it and cannot be cut off.
The more unfamiliar you are, the more you cross the border, the more useless you are.
We talked a lot, thinking about old kindness.
The moon and stars are sparse, and the magpies fly south.
If you go around the tree three times, what branch can you rely on?"
As he was singing, Xigu Xunren suddenly burst into tears. The "Dan Ge Xing" without the drinking and rejoicing was now sung, which actually made people feel unbearable pain.
Wang Anshi didn't know what to say. Even a thousand words could not appease the cold heart of Xigu Zunren. When the old servant brought him the wine just now, he had already told him Yun Zheng's arrangement, and the big net had been laid.
Waiting for Xiao Dahu to burrow inside.
After Wang Anshi thought for a long time, he said to Xi Guxunren, who had stopped crying: "Brother Mingdao, in fact, Xiao Dahu's failure in this battle is destined."
"Why? Just because Yunzheng is your famous general in the Song Dynasty? Could it be said that he is the king's nemesis?" The drunken Xigu Yiren squinted at Wang Anshi.
Wang Anshi nodded and said: "This battle started four years ago. No matter who the commander-in-chief of your country is this time, he will not escape defeat!"
"How to say?"
"The Pan Liang you are talking about is a masterpiece of the Song Dynasty. Commander Yun has already taken this chess piece four years ago. Not to mention military rations, do you know how many tunnels under Xijing City now allow Commander Yun to command an army easily?
Entering the city?"
"The tunnel has been destroyed, and the king has dug a deep trench across the city and found two tunnels."
"If Xiao Dahu digs the trench deeper, he will find more tunnels. Five years ago, Yun Shuai had the ability to capture Xijing. The reason why he did not capture it was to disperse your country's army. As expected, your country's faction
More than 300,000 elite soldiers came to fight on the battlefield that Yun Shuai had predetermined. The time, place and people were favorable, and Xiao was not interested in fighting a tiger. How could he win?" (To be continued)