At this time, Xiao Tang was still unaware of the changes in Wei Sheng's army in Tongtian County. Several tribes of tribes who had entered the bandits gathered together. He led his officers and soldiers to quickly return for reinforcements and rushed to the Huyan Mountain area to the west of Taiyuan Prefecture. He was about to fight with them. Wang Huan and Han Cumbao combined their troops to resist the Xia tribe who once again planned to burn, kill and loot in the north of Hedong Road.
The harm caused by the invasion of foreign nomadic tribes to plunder and the Song Dynasty's domestic strongmen invading villages and "borrowing grain" is naturally more serious. After all, although there are many strongmen who gather to rob, even people like Tian Hu who are dedicated to rebellion and separatism, and They deliberately sent thieves to set fire to their houses and plow the fields, forcing the people to join the gangs with no way to survive. At any rate, as long as the court in the Song Dynasty kept peace, the degree of harm could be controlled. However, the nomadic tribes of the Xia Kingdom were under control. In the Song Dynasty, the government and the army could only be on guard against the dangers that were caused by them and then return to their homeland, but could not completely eliminate these hidden dangers.
"The Dangxiang tribes in the Xia Kingdom are actually nothing special. It's just that they fight when they can and run away if they can't be defeated. They are good at riding and shooting and are mainly nomadic. Once they escape, they can escape in all directions, but they are There is no way to pursue him. If we can't gather him and annihilate him, we will only hurt his fur. Moreover, now that we are watching the movements of Xia's thieves, it seems that this group of soldiers is going to take a roundabout way. Instead of fighting to the death with our army, they just want to invade the state and seize it. The county brought down our troops..."
In the commander's tent, Yao Pingzhong, who had extensive experience in fighting with the Xia army, was telling Xiao Tang about the tactics that the Xia nomadic tribe was good at. Before Xiao Tang could speak, Hu Yanzhuo who was beside him immediately asked for his orders and said, "It's Xia. The thieves can ride well and shoot well, which is not a boast. The three thousand powerful cavalry I have painstakingly selected and trained in Runing County may not be defeated by those nomadic tribes. It is to raise an army for a thousand days and use it in a short time. Since this time it is To stop the Xia people from attacking in a roundabout way, the general is willing to take the lead."
Yao Pingzhong glanced at Hu Yanzhuo, but he shook his head and said: "In the past, when our army fought with the Xia people, we either relied on building walls or forts, or used infantry and archers to set up battle formations. There is a shortage of horses. Huyan is in charge of the military department of a state but has 3,000 horse troops. This is far better than the usual configuration of the state command and imperial army. However, there are 3,000 men and 3,000 horses, which are enough for the other state army Sima barracks. The horses allocated were only a few, and it was not uncommon for a battalion of three hundred horses to have only one or two hundred old and weak horses. However, all Dangxiang tribes, old and young, men and women, could ride and shoot, let alone the elite Xia army. Each herdsman owns three, four or even five horses to ride in rotation, so that his advantages such as defeating the army, running out of food routes, and making roundabout attacks can be brought into full play.
Among the 3,000 horse troops under the control of Hu Yan, there are also 1,000 chain heavy cavalry equipped with armor. Even if they charge and break the formation, they can compete with the Xia army's heavy cavalry, the iron kite, but the Xia thieves' light cavalry come and go quickly. If the opponent has no intention of fighting with them, What if the heavy cavalry under Huyan's command should charge head-on? The light cavalry troops set up in each army in the Song Dynasty are all ready to move randomly and must be coordinated by foot and cavalry. It would be fine if there are only one or two Xia tribes, but now with Yinzhou Qiao The Xia thief tribe led by Bianzhai has a large number of horsemen, and Huyan Tongzhi wants to use cavalry to defeat cavalry, but he is afraid that he will be defeated by Xia people."
"This..." Hu Yanzhuo was immediately choked by Yao Pingzhong and didn't know where to start. It is said that this descendant of Hu Yanzan, the famous founding general of the Song Dynasty, was keen on cavalry tactics. How could he not know that the cavalry army relied on heavy cavalry and light cavalry? What are the advantages and disadvantages of various war situations? It's just that the army is unpredictable, Hu Yanzhuo just wants to be the first to fight, and then act according to the situation according to the situation. Unexpectedly, Yao Pingzhong didn't give him any face, and wanted to criticize Hu Yanzhuo in public. It is not safe to ask for war.
Xiao Tang had been with Yao Pingzhong for a long time, and he could roughly figure out his temperament. This boy got along well with the people he liked, but when he became stubborn, even powerful people like Tong Guan would not take it seriously.
, not to mention Hu Yanzhuo, the commander of the Outer Prefecture Military Division? After all, Yao Pingzhong and Hu Yanzhuo also wanted to discuss how to eliminate all the party tribes that invaded Hedong County, so Xiao Tang coughed lightly and said immediately: "
What Yao Dujian said is true, but Commander Huyan is dedicated to serving the country, and his heart is commendable. If you think about a comprehensive strategy first, the three thousand horse army under your command will definitely be put to great use."
When Xiao Jiasui heard this, he nodded and said: "If you know the place and the day of war, you can fight thousands of miles away. Although the governor of Xiongling Pass in Taiyuan Prefecture killed the party Xiang Qiaobian Village, the rest of the Xia army
Most of them escaped thanks to the advantage of horse fighting. If we want to treat both the symptoms and the root causes and wipe them all out as soon as possible, the most important thing now is how to arrange the troops and horses to hold back the Xia thieves."
Xiao Tang then had a detailed discussion with the generals and confidants in the commander's tent. Suddenly, a military official came to report that the military officer of the Post Station had issued a gold medal document and that there was important military information to be reported to the commander. Xiao Tang's heart skipped a beat.
, Xin said that in the Song Dynasty, the post office affairs were all managed and dispatched by the Imperial Privy Council and the Ministry of War. Each department under the rule was responsible for post regulations, personnel deployment, delivery horse equipment and other matters. Express horse delivery was delivered according to the required time and according to the gold medal.
Therefore, the method of transmitting urgent military information in the Song Dynasty was also commonly known as "transmitting gold medals." When the gold medal post arrived with military intelligence documents, there must be very urgent military action requirements in the Bianjing court or other military states.
Come and report as soon as possible to let him know.
Xiao Tang hurriedly took the document presented by the military officer, opened it and read it carefully, the expression on his face gradually relaxed.
"So that's it... After all, the entry of foreign thieves and chiefs into the country is different from the banditry and chaos within the country. Originally, the imperial court was also preparing to use troops against the Xia Kingdom. At such a critical moment, the party tribes went to Hedong Road to cause chaos.
, how could Bianjing remain indifferent after learning about this matter?"
Xiao Tang pondered and said, then he stood up and said loudly to the generals and confidants in the commander's tent: "Now that the Xia thieves have been defeated, it will be just around the corner that the people of Hedong can return to a peaceful and happy world."
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"Woo~~~~"
Not far from the Wenshui River on the west side of Huyan Mountain, a desolate horn sound suddenly sounded, followed by the heart-stirring sound of Hujia and the continuous sound of horse hooves that sounded like intensive drum beating. Several groups of nomads dressed in party uniforms
While roaming around, several large felt tents were set up on a flat land not far from the river.
A burst of melodious and exciting party folk songs echoed around the felt tent, and several tribal leaders sitting cross-legged in the tent couldn't help but join in. A leader who was about fifty years old and sitting at the top suddenly clapped his hands.
The singing gradually subsided, and everyone looked towards the tribal leader.
At this time, suddenly a fortune teller who had been stripped barefoot and what the Xia people called a squatter stooped down and walked into the felt tent. He had blood stains on his body and exuded a fishy smell. The fortune teller was holding a burnt piece of meat in his hand.
He picked up the sheep's spleen bone and said to the headman: "The God of White Stone is above, and the leader of the wild chaos, I have done divination with the help of postscripts, calculations, and curses on the sheep... We have been away from our hometown for a long time, and the people of Song Dynasty
Another large army is coming, and if we continue to fight and fight, I'm afraid there will be great danger..."
Xixia is extremely superstitious. At this time of year, most of the Dangxiang people believe in ghosts, curses, and ask for divination when encountering problems. It can be said that it is the custom of the Xia Kingdom. Whenever troops are sent out, they must ask about good or bad luck in advance. But when they heard the fortune teller say:
When a battle with the Song army would lead to great disaster, the leaders of other tribes in the felt tent looked at the party elder named Ye Luangui, and their expressions were very complicated.
Yelunkui, who had his eyes closed in deep thought, slowly opened his eyes again, and the light in his eyes seemed to have disappeared. He sneered and said: "Ximu Siji, you said it would be unlucky to use weapons again, but after all, this is Bai Shi."
Is it the will of the gods or the wishes of you and the leaders?”