Chapter 871 You say that you will succeed, why is it difficult now?
Hearing Liu Fa's words to dissuade him, Tong Guan's face visibly sank, and he said coldly: "We, the Song Dynasty, have been fighting with the Xia thieves on and off for more than a hundred years. In the past, we occupied the vicinity of Nanmou from the north of Pingxia City and embezzled it.
With the Tiandu Mountain Supervisor and Army Division guarding the stronghold, it is just around the corner to conquer the Xia thieves and attack the Hengshan forts. And our army on the west route should take advantage of the situation to enter Hehuang and capture Shuofang, so that we can capture all the Xia soil barrier areas in one fell swoop!
After the defeat of Xia, Xia asked for peace, but the Liao Kingdom intervened, and a certain family had already wiped out the Xia thieves in one fell swoop. However, in recent years, the Liao rulers were ignorant and ignorant, and the female tribes in the country rose up in Liaodong and established a country named Jin.
The country has no time to look west, and a certain family is born at the right time. If we can take advantage of this opportunity to regain the Xia land, we can solve the border troubles of the Song Dynasty for a hundred years.
General, now that the Xia army is afraid of our army’s momentum and dare not make a big move, isn’t this the right time to take advantage of the situation and invade the hinterland of the Xia Kingdom?”
Liu Fa cursed secretly in his heart, thinking that Tong Guan's words were high-sounding, but it was only in the second half of the sentence that he revealed his true thoughts. To quell the border troubles in the northwest border of the Song Dynasty for more than a hundred years, and to make an immortal contribution, then it was originally
Tong Guan, who held the military and political power of the Song Dynasty, was bound to be extremely respected in the court.
But that's not how battles are fought.
The Shuofang land that Tong Guan planned to send troops to attack was originally the Shuofang vassal town established by the Tang Dynasty in the northwest region to defend against the Turkic Khanate.
It was renamed Xiping Prefecture by the Xia State. It was also located in the key area from Xingqing Prefecture, the capital of the Xia State, to various military states. Now the Song Army on the West Route built Zhenwucheng and captured Renduoquan City in the eastern part of the Hehuang Valley. They sent troops to attack
Shuofang needs to travel more than 1,300 kilometers. To the northeast is the endless and sparsely populated Tengger Desert. In the middle, there are several Xia Army Supervisory and Military Departments guarding him at all levels. If he rushes to the hinterland of Xia Kingdom, wouldn't it be like going to the enemy?
Get inside the military siege?
What's more, Liu Fa has heard the news and learned that Cha Ge, the king of the Jin Dynasty in Xia Kingdom, also led his troops to the west, and commanded the chief generals of the military supervision departments to come to compete with the Song army on the west route.
Liu Fa, who had been fighting with the Xia army for a long time, knew that it was difficult for the enemy to figure out Chage's military plans. He was the most powerful enemy among the Xia army. If the Song army on the west route made a rash move and invaded the hinterland of Xixia, how could he let it go?
To live up to this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?
After Liu Fa thought in his mind, he hurriedly persuaded Tong Guan: "Tong Xuanshuai, although the Xia thieves seem to be shrinking their troops and avoiding a head-on showdown with our army, as the so-called suspicious signs must be observed, now we are three
There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Lu Da Song Dynasty, the Xiang Army, and other state military departments. However, among them, there are only more than 100,000 elite soldiers of the Western Army. Now the battle line stretches for more than 2,000 miles. Our army will invade the Xia Kingdom when it comes.
The Bianting Army is holding an important area, and secondly, we have to beware of Xia thieves launching surprise troops to attack our army's rear route, so the number of soldiers and horses is already stretched thin.
General Wei thought that our army still had to use the method of building forts and military strongholds, setting up camp step by step, and slowly trying to encroach on the Xia territory. What's more, the Xia army's vitality is still intact, but our army has been fighting for days and is short of men and horses. If we rush to send troops, we may endanger the enemy's army.
The chance of victory is definitely not good. I hope Commander Tong Xuan will think twice. A good strategy to defeat the enemy requires long-term planning."
Tong Guan had a straight face, snorted heavily, and said: "Xu Tu Xiu Tu, since a certain family came to Bianting to supervise the army in the northwest according to the imperial decree, they have been fighting with the Xia Kingdom for more than twenty years! A certain family has been fighting for more than 20 years!
I was favored by the officials in my life, but the Xia thieves have caused trouble to this day. I have been disrespected by a certain family of Zhijiao, and I feel ashamed of it. I vow to pacify the western border and bring peace to the people. I will live up to the imperial commission.
However, our Song Dynasty has sufficient food and military resources, high morale of the officers and soldiers, and the three armies are full of life. Taking advantage of the rebellion of the female straight tribes in the Liao people, we have no time to intervene. This is a golden opportunity. We are about to attack the enemy's hinterland in one go, causing the Xia army to be frightened and unable to stop.
Within a few years, we will surely be able to pacify Di Qiang and restore our border with Shuo! General Liu, you are a veteran general who has experienced hundreds of battles. You must also know the tricks of soldiers and act according to the opportunity of the general. You have your own laws and principles. Take advantage of this
A certain family is here with Xia thieves to supervise the troops and horses. You lead the troops across the Huangshui River to capture the enemy Shuo Fang. It is difficult for the soldiers to attack with certainty. How can General Liu predict that this method will not succeed?"
Although Tong Guan's face was as dark as water and he was very unhappy, but the lives of tens of thousands of his subordinates were involved. Liu Fa, who was originally quite majestic in the army, immediately raised his head and said loudly: "Xuan Shuaijun's decree"
, I should have been ordered to move forward, but more calculations will lead to victory, and less calculations will not lead to victory. Once our army takes Shuofang and the Xia army is aware of it, and is ambushed and besieged by the enemy, it will not only be demoralized, but also many Wu Erlang will die in vain on the battlefield.
, when the Xia army takes advantage of the situation, I am afraid that our soldiers and horses will be the ones who are in trouble! Therefore, if you are not bold enough, it is a major military matter. I hope Commander Xuan will not make hasty decisions!"
Tong Guan became even more angry when he heard this, and his face was extremely ugly! In an instant, he remembered that the generals of the Western Army, represented by Liu Fa, had always been perfunctory and evasive about his deployment and appointments. After the authority in the Western Army became more and more powerful,
, Tong Guan immediately advocated sending troops to attack the Xia Kingdom, and he also knew that although the Xia army was good at fighting and brave, it was now difficult to survive alone. As long as the three armies of the Western Army used their lives, it would be just around the corner to annihilate the Xia Kingdom and achieve their own immortal achievements. However,
The most important premise of this war is: the command of the Western Army must be firmly in your own hands!
As for how slim his chances of winning were when he suddenly made the decision to send troops to conquer Shuofang Xiping Mansion of Xia State, Tong Guan and Liu Fa also had very different opinions on his probability. What was more, in Tong Guan's view, this gamble was worth taking.
And he could afford the gamble; but according to Liu Fa's point of view, this expedition was very likely to cost the lives of countless soldiers in the army. However, the chance of winning was slim, so there was no need to take risks and act rashly.
What's more, before Tong Guan summoned Liu Fa to come for discussion, he had already thought very clearly that no matter whether the military plan to take Xixia Shuofang this time would completely fail, he still had the ability to make a huge profit for himself.
Seeing that Liu Fa's face became more and more angry and he dared to contradict and offend the military orders he had given, Tong Guan became more certain that this time he forced Liu Fa to lead the army to the expedition, but for him, he would be able to gain anything no matter what.
The secret of profit.
Thinking of this, the anger on Tong Guan's face gradually dissipated. He looked at Liu Fa intently and said word for word: "General Liu... when we were sworn to the Northern Expedition to conquer the Xia traitors, you
The official returned to the Xihe River to manage the envoy, and he bluntly told the officials that the Xia rebels were in decline, and they would definitely succeed. They would definitely succeed in one fell swoop. He taught the Xia rebels that they had lost all the land in Hehuang and Hengshan, but now they could not advance even an inch. He also bluntly stated that they would attack Xia.
I had a lot of things to do during the day...I finished coding this chapter in a hurry and I am not very satisfied because it involves historical records, the motivations of the characters combined with the historical deeds, and the contradictions felt too perfunctory. I deleted most of the chapters and rewrote them to speed up the process.
Progress, try to ensure the second update today......