Chapter 176 The battle clouds are densely covered, and the stars will shine
In the bitter cold land of the northwest, the weather is extremely cold at this moment.
There was light snow like powder floating in the sky, and in the valleys around Hengshan, there were a large group of civilians working hard to make siege equipment.
All the people in the Western Army were soldiers, and there were even many half-year-old children running back and forth across the mountains and plains, doing some small jobs to help their fathers and brothers in the upcoming decisive battle.
Amidst the snowflakes flying all over the sky, I saw a group of people and horses from a distance, heading up the winding mountain road to the mountaintop fortress.
These soldiers were all strong and agile men, wearing thick fat coats and white mink hats. They still looked energetic in such weather, and they all walked vigorously on the mountain roads.
Looking at the thin ropes wrapped around the handles of the swords and swords on their waists, which seemed to be stained with blood, we can see that these men were wearing Song Dynasty-style military fat coats and extremely stylish white mink hats.
The soldiers are all fighting men who rolled out of the dead.
The leader was covered in weapons and armor, and was much newer than his colleagues. He was none other than Han Shizhong, who had been selected from the Long Live Battalion.
Po Han Wu Han Shizhong broke into Qingxi Mountain alone and captured the rebel Fang La alive and became famous in the battle. After returning to the Western Army, he was promoted by Tong Guan and is now the commander of the Victory Army.
Tong Guan got Yang Lin's letter and taught him how to support this soldier. He said that Yang Lin was his old friend. With his current status and power, Tong Guan was happy to sell Yang Lin a favor.
Taking a breath of white air, Han Shizhong turned around and smiled at his soldiers: "The weather is like trying to freeze a hot man into an ice cube. After defeating the Xia bandits this time, I will definitely stay in Xingqing."
In the imperial palace of Xixia, I am looking for a few ladies from Xia thieves to warm themselves up."
Commander Han, who had become accustomed to eating meat and vegetables, made the soldiers who mingled with him less hesitant in speaking. At this time, they all laughed: "General Han, with the support of the young master, naturally there is no taboo. We birds
A man doesn’t have a good father. His only strength is that he can endure hardships and fight, and he can’t find a Yang Shaozai who is not greedy for hard work. If he dares to do anything wrong in Xingqing Mansion, he will not be castrated and sent to the palace to serve Zhao Guan’s family.”
"Shut your mouth, speak so vulgarly and rudely, be careful to bring trouble to me." This place was already close to Tong Guan's tent. Han Shizhong looked careless and careful, fearing that these people's words of teasing the eunuch would spread to Tong Guan, and himself
Just wait to put on small shoes. Finally, he met a noble person to support him, and Han Shizhong didn't want to ruin his future.
After he finished scolding, Han Shizhong laughed first and couldn't hide the excitement on his face and said: "Looking at it this time, it must be a big battle. It should be a good fight for us to make a name for ourselves and win a famous title."
day."
Although Han Shizhong joined the army not long ago, he is already a veteran who has been fighting for a long time. His bones are as strong as iron and his eyes are sharp. Once he reaches the battlefield, it will be difficult for some people to cover up his shine.
In the wind and clouds, with the support of noble people, gaining fame is like searching for something from a bag. Over the course of thousands of years, there seem to be a few such famous generals.
He was surrounded by his confidants, but since he was in the camp after all, Han Shizhong did not dare to delay too much and led his people to meet the eunuch Xuan Shuai who commanded all the heroes of the Western Army.
Shengjie's army is Tong Guan's main force and the most loyal to him. They are bound to play an important role in the final battle against Xia.
Opening the tent door, Tong Guanzheng and Wang Hou stared at a map made of kraft paper. The fire in the tent was burning brightly. After Han Shizhong came in, he felt warm and indescribably comfortable: "General Han Shizhong, I have met Tong Shuai."
, Wang Shuai!”
Tong Guan didn't even raise his head, and stretched out his hand. Han Shizhong hurried forward, and saw Tong Guan pointing to the corner of Map Mountain and saying: "Po Han Wu, this is a mountain col in the eastern suburbs of Xingqing Prefecture. According to the horse exploration report, a hundred thousand bumps were hidden there."
My son, Xia thieves are accustomed to this tactic. If they are released in a hurry, our army will not be able to attack the city quickly, and the significance of the surprise attack will be lost."
The so-called son-in-law is the cannon fodder army of Xixia. The Xixia people, the main ethnic group of Xixia, have a relatively small population, so they often recruit soldiers from other ethnic groups or Han nationality to join the Xixia army.
The Chong Gonglang army is generally composed of Han soldiers, who are mainly responsible for charging into battle as "cannon fodder" which is synonymous with cannon fodder. The origin of the Chong Gonglang army is to select brave and good warriors from the captured Han people to form an army, and let them charge in the front, so that
Can reduce the casualties of party troops.
These people are Han'er and are highly jealous. They are often unarmed, ragged, and dejected, but they have to be at the front and act as human shields.
"Do you have any ideas to keep them out of the battlefield?" Tong Guan said in a deep voice. It seemed that he had been worried about this matter for a day or two.
Han Shizhong stared at it, and all the mountains and terrains on the map appeared in his mind like real objects. After thinking for a moment, he clasped his fists and said: "Tong Shuai, this place is low-lying and the roads are difficult to travel. It is impossible to mobilize the army. If we first
Feint attack, use light cavalry to attract the Xia thieves and release the young master, and it will be difficult for them to control this group of skirmishers. At that time, our main force will attack from the other three sides."
Upon hearing this, Tong Guan thought this was a bit difficult, but it was still a solution.
The difficulty is that the troops acting as a feint attack must have strict military discipline and be restrained by the general in order to guide them to the most appropriate position.
Tong Guan sighed and cursed: "Li Yuanhao, the straight-faced thief, is indeed a despicable and shameless barbarian rarely seen in the ages. He has come up with such an idea to abuse our good men. If there is a son-in-law on the periphery,
All surprise attacks will lose their effect. What you are talking about may be the only way, which is this candidate for the feint attack."
Han Shizhong cupped his fists and said, "If Tong Shuai trusts me, I will be willing to give it a try."
After thinking about it, those proud and powerful generals in the Western Army may not be willing to do this dirty work. Only Han Shizhong, a soldier who worked his way up from the bottom, would risk his life to pursue such military exploits.
After all, it was a feint attack, and there would definitely be insufficient men and horses. If the Xia army was dispatched, it would be a good thing for the Song army attacking the city, but it would be a disaster for the Song army who was feinting the attack.
The Xixia cavalry are like clouds. Once a fight breaks out, there is no way to escape.
"You go back and choose your troops as much as you like. If this is successful, a certain family will give you a big credit!"
Han Shizhong chuckled and patted his chest: "Don't worry, Commander Tong, I don't know how many Xia thieves I killed, but they couldn't hurt me. Their arrows had eyes, so they avoided me.
Commander-in-Chief, please feel free to lead your troops to attack the city. Leave the matter of feigning the attack to me, Han Wu!"
"Tong Shuai, when will we send troops?"
Tong Guan raised his head and said: "When the Tubo people were gathered together, this group of Tubo people lost their king at the end of the Tang Dynasty. From then on, the extremely tyrannical Tubo people were completely reduced to fish and meat at the mercy of others. It has been hundreds of years. This
The four leaders will return to form an alliance with our army. I don’t know when we will be able to gather all the warriors of the tribe."