Chapter 888 The location of the war cannot be determined by the enemy
Among the famous generals of the Song Dynasty known to later generations of the Xiaotang Dynasty, at this time, they were undoubtedly those of the Western Military Branch, Yao, Zhejiang, and even a large number of generals such as Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Wu Jie, and Liu Qi who emerged at the turn of the Song Dynasty.
The name was widely spread in later generations, and Chage was the mainstay of the Xixia army. He was not a Han from the Central Plains, and his popularity after hundreds of years was naturally far from being comparable to that of the famous generals who belonged to the Song Dynasty.
But at least Xiao Tang knew very well that during the wars between Song and Xia during the Daguan, Zhenghe, and Xuanhe years of the Song Dynasty, the name Cha Ge appeared very frequently. At this time, the Song Dynasty had Liu Fa, and the Xia Dynasty had Cha Ge.
This pair of characters can be regarded as old enemies. According to the original fate of Liu Fa, a famous general in the Western Army, he was slandered by Tong Guan after his death in battle for disobeying military orders. The army was defeated and his army was lost.
His cheating son Liu Zhengyan launched the Miao-Liu mutiny, leaving Liu Fa without a biography in the history of the Song Dynasty. As a famous general in the ethnic minority regime in Chinese history, Chage did not have the Wushu and Nianhan skills of the Jin Dynasty.
Lou Shi and other generals caused such a disturbance that the Central Plains Dynasty lost half of its territory. Therefore, except for those who were somewhat interested in the war history of the Northern Song Dynasty, almost no one in later generations knew their names and achievements.
But when Xiao Tang came to this era and experienced the war himself, he was more and more able to understand what a formidable enemy Cha Ge was.
Xiao Tang, the Cha brother, first showed his talents as a descendant of the Xia royal family when the Song Dynasty attacked the rebellious Tubo tribe in Hehuang more than ten years ago. Although the Xia army was blocked by the Song Dynasty at Huangshui and fell into decline, it was this Cha brother who took the lead.
He shot and killed the intercepting Song general and escaped with his troops. After that, Chage rarely showed his bravery on the battlefield. Instead, he gradually took control of the military and proposed many effective military and political reforms to Li Qianshun, the Xia army. Although the Western Army of the Song Dynasty
There were many famous generals such as Lao Zhong Xianggong, Xiao Zhong Xianggong, Liu Fa, etc. leading the troops, but Cha Ge rarely suffered defeat when he faced off against them.
Because Cha Ge simply stood still, often avoiding the Song army's sharp edges and attacking the enemy's weak spots.
When the Song Dynasty once again sent troops to attack Hehuang, the Tibetan tribes in the Qing and Tang Dynasties, Cha Ge led the Xia army to stay put. It seemed that they were sure that the loss of the country's best troops would outweigh the consequences of sending troops, so they did not send troops to support those tribes and tribes that were hostile to the Song Dynasty.
However, when the Song army was victorious and achieved the military exploits of Tong Guan and even Gao Qiu and others in the campaign against Jishi Army, Cha Ge once again secretly communicated with the Sheng Qiang in the western border of the Song Dynasty.
The Song army defeated Gao Yongnian and other generals, and the Xia State still retained its dominance over a large area of Hehuang. However, this time the Song court and the Xia State used troops, when Liu Fa's army was at its strongest, Chage was not able to do so at all.
He planned to lead his elite troops to confront Liu Fa head-on, but Liu Fa was forced by Tong Guan to lead his troops into battle. However, Cha Ge immediately gathered the elite troops of the Xia army to launch the most deadly attack on Liu Fa's troops, and then destroyed the city and attacked the stronghold.
The Song army inflicted a heavy blow.
If you don't take action easily, you will die if you do it. It seems that Brother Cha is also a handsome man who is very good at judging the situation and seizing the opportunity of fighting. It is said that military strategy is good, and those who are good at fighting can accurately analyze the national strength of both the enemy and ours, the terrain of the battle line, and the morale of the military.
Morale and many other aspects take advantage of the "situation" that is beneficial to him, and judging from Chage's record so far, he is undoubtedly a famous general who is good at grasping that "situation"...
Therefore, the power of a person who is good at fighting is like turning a boulder on a mountain of thousands of feet.
"Woooooo~~~" Suddenly the desolate horn horns of the Xia Army were blown, and all the phalanx formations also shouted in unison, the sound was like Yin Lei, and the fang flags in the formation were raised high.
The cavalry's cone-shaped charge formation has also been arranged, with maces, sabers, spears and other heavy weapons on the horses hung on the victory hooks under their crotches. However, the cavalry knights are holding bows in their hands, and there are arrow quivers behind their shoulders.
It is within reach. But seeing that the Xia Army's cavalry team is endless, the allocation of horse troops in the army is far greater than that of the Song Army. After all, the Song Dynasty's war horse resources are scarce, although there are many military generals who are talented in archery and horse riding.
Talent, but it is necessary to train a large number of horse archers who are good at fighting, and it is not necessary to have the innate advantage of nomadic tribes who are all good archers.
As for the Song army, following Wang Jin's order, the infantry with clanging iron armor and spears, oars, shields and spears also formed a dense military formation.
There seems to be a murderous aura rising into the sky!
"Report! Xiao Jieshuai, General Hua and others led their troops through Lintouling, killed several groups of Xia troops who were searching the mountain, and had already rescued Liu Jinglue and General Wu. At this time, they were coming to meet up with Jieshuai.
, Liu Jinglue’s leg was seriously injured, so General Hua sent his humble horse to go ahead, specially coming to report to Commander Xiao Jie!”
At this time, a military official rode a fast horse up the hillside. Although the military official was out of breath as he galloped all the way, he waited for his breath to calm down and immediately reported to Xiao Tang.
Zhu Dingguo, who had previously escaped in a deadly battle with the Xia army and now joined forces with Xiao Tang, beamed with joy when he heard this and said, "God is wise, Liu Jinglue was not taught how to be killed by Xia thieves!"
"Although Liu Jinglue is not in danger right now, the Xia army has also captured our army, but we should not be careless..."
After Xiao Tang recited in a deep voice, the cavalry formation at the forefront of the Xia army surged again, and the spearmen, swordsmen and archers of the Song army under Xiao Tang formed a round formation.
When he moved, the clanging sound caused by the friction of armor in the large formation of tens of thousands of horses was like the muffled thunder before a thunderstorm.
At this time, Xu Guanzhong, Xiao Jiasui and others also rode their horses to the slope and looked down. Xiao Jiasui looked solemn and said to Xiao Tang: "Brother, the enemy is well prepared, but our army hastily engaged in the battle. Although we can rush
We have set up a position, but it may not be able to cope with the enemy's rear attack. We don't know how many ambushes the Xia army has at the moment. If there really is a fight... I'm afraid it will be very detrimental to our army."
Xiao Tang nodded and said: "But the Xia army has many cavalry. Our army formed a formation to resist the enemy's cavalry. However, the speed of movement is not as fast as the cavalry. We also need to maintain a dense formation of spears when advancing and retreating to offset the Xia army's cavalry."
The impact advantage. Looking at the enemy's formation, it is obvious that our army will not be easily evacuated. We retreat and the enemy pursues us. However, the enemy's cavalry is flying, and they will definitely bite our army and hold on. If the formation is slightly different,
If it is loose and is broken through by the enemy's cavalry, the situation will be critical."
"But if we stay here and spend a long time with the Xia army, I'm afraid we will make the same mistake as Liu Jinglue was plotted by the enemy..."
On the other side, Xu Guanzhong frowned and said worriedly. Although he and Xiao Jiasui were very witty, they were not so wise as to be like monsters. A clever woman can't make a meal without straw, and even think tanks and counselors need to make plans based on the direction of the war.
, but they also knew that Xiao Tang sent troops to rescue Liu Fa, and it was imperative to prepare for the Xia army's counterattack in advance. However, there was currently a lack of support from other Song army units on the east and west routes. Faced with the situation in front of them, Xu Guanzhong and
Xiao Jiasui was not sure that he would be able to make plans to make his troops retreat.
Xu Guanzhong thought for a while and said: "Brother, after the escort Liu Jinglue and Brother Wu Song meet up, our army will definitely fight with the Xia army, but we must not fight here. Liu Jinglue's previous defeat was also because the front army could not break through.
, the left and right wings were again held hostage by the enemy, and the Xia army sent heavy iron kite cavalry to rush into the formation from the rear, thus causing our army to suffer heavy losses.
In my opinion, all the troops and horses of our army must be tightly gathered together. The combined force is to create a breakthrough in one place and march in the direction of Lanzhou. The enemy is trying to entangle our troops and horses here, even if the enemy
It is better to chase our army by riding on a mobile horse than to be left to die while being attacked by the enemy from all sides."
