The East Route Army is the ancestor of Zhong'e and Zheji. It can be said that they grew up with the battles with the Xixia people. Zhao Xi's understanding of the Xixia people is not comparable to that of Guo Kui and Gao Zunyu of the West Route Army.
In Zhong'e's view, based on the story of the battle between the Xixia people and the Guochao, the real main battle line may not be Haoshuichuan. On the contrary, their interception of the Xixia people from the east and west will be the main battlefield.
Because the Xixia people have always used the same tactics.
His Royal Highness's main force is equipped with sufficient chariots, wheel cannons, gunpowder shells, and nearly 100,000 new army muskets.
Such a battle in the wilderness is no different for the Xixia cavalry than for sieges.
In other words, the Xixia people will quickly retreat after attacking once or twice, and then attract new troops to pursue them. When they feel that the pursuit is weak, the Xixia people will rely on the advantage of the cavalry to turn around and kill their own side.
At this time, according to the foot strength of the Xixia cavalry, they should be right in the area of interception from the east and west.
Zhong E sincerely admires His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's strategic deployment.
Only His Royal Highness can make such a thorough arrangement.
In the entire dynasty, no one could manage this war to such a level of detail.
From the perspective of military literacy, there are such talents. Whether it is Di Qing or Guo Kui, even if he is a traitor, it is not impossible for him to consider it. But the only one who can achieve this level is His Highness the Crown Prince.
Not only is the strategy unpredictable, but also the identity of His Highness the Crown Prince.
According to Zhonge's estimation, the Xixia people will arrive at the interception area from the east and west as early as tomorrow, which is the second day of the war.
After all, the Xixia people need to test the true strength of the middle defense.
In order to ensure that nothing unexpected happened, Zhong E rushed to the battlefield last night after seeing the signal fireworks advancing in Haoshui River.
He wanted the soldiers to wait for the volley.
In Zhong'e's opinion, their interception tasks on the east and west sides were even more important than the battle with the main force.
He did not think that the Xixia people would suffer much losses in the battle with the main force, and they would certainly not be defeated and flee.
He is very cautious.
Guo Kui should be said to be the best defender in the Western Army. He is also relatively conservative in temperament. Even when he attacked Gaolan some time ago, it was because Gao Zunyu was eager to make a contribution and wanted to see the combat capabilities of the new army, so he reluctantly defeated Gaolan.
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Because his temperament tends to be mature and steady, he arrived at the combat area earlier.
However, Guo Kui did not enter the battlefield early like Zhong E, and is still on the mountain.
He had the same idea as Zhong E. He also believed that the Xixia people would retreat as early as tomorrow. Therefore, he felt that entering the battlefield early would likely expose their traces, which would cause the Xixia people to be vigilant and lose the opportunity to launch a surprise attack.
After all, the Xixia people entered Qinzhou with nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses, not to mention those Han troops who captured Shengsheng and attacked Linglang.
At this time, hundreds or even thousands of Xixia cavalry might appear from any place.
There is an advantage to being on the mountains. The terrain is not suitable for cavalry operations, so there will be no encounters with Xixia cavalry. This is not because he is afraid of the Xixia people, but because Guo Kui can successfully complete the interception mission of the West Route Army.
The two generals had different temperaments and made different tactical arrangements.
It is impossible to say who is right and who is wrong, which one is better and which one is worse. Even in Zhao Xi’s evaluation, it is impossible to distinguish the good from the bad. It is just that each has its own merits and advantages and disadvantages.
"Commander Guo, the middle route army entered the battlefield last night. According to Zi Zheng's approach, it must have entered the battlefield in advance. How can our west route army lag behind him?"
Gao Zunyu was a little anxious, especially with Guo Kui's temperament.
Both the east and west routes were interception missions, but sooner or later the attack would determine the credit for the final annihilation of the Xixia people.
He was sure that the Eastern Route Army led by Zhong E must have been deployed, and it was even possible that they could advance southward and directly join the Central Route to form a circle around the Xixia people.
His Highness the Crown Prince has given the East and West teams the right to make their own decisions. With his true temperament, he certainly doesn't want to simply do something trivial like volleying.
Therefore, he was very anxious. He was worried that the East Route Army would merge with the Central Route Army, and the West Route Army would eventually be defeated by the Xixia people.
If we keep waiting like this, I'm afraid we won't even be able to eat the leftovers.
The main battlefield in the middle route must have started, but their west route army has not yet entered the battlefield and is still recuperating on the mountains...
This is not the first time Gao Zunyu has asked to march.
If it weren't for the connection with the Crown Princess, and if it weren't for the deep foundation of the Gao family, Guo Kui would have wanted Gao Zunyu to go back to Huizhou directly.
A deputy has so many troubles and endless nagging!
"High commander, our combat mission is to intercept. When the Xixia people retreat, we will disperse the retreating Xixia cavalry and complete the combat mission of the Xixia cavalry who cannot turn around to kill the pursuers in the middle. At the same time, we will reduce the burden on the lurking team in the north."
"If we enter the battlefield early and surround the Xixia people, once the Xixia people break out of the encirclement, we will become the pursuers just like the pursuers in the middle."
"No matter how many pursuers, if the infantry chases the cavalry, they will eventually be unable to escape the fate of being turned around and killed by the Xixia cavalry when they are exhausted."
"High Commander, I understand your eagerness to kill the Western bandits, but we should first ensure that we complete His Royal Highness the Prince's strategic goal of intercepting the Xixia cavalry at all levels, rather than simply fighting to kill the bandits."
I went back and forth for a few words, but the explanation didn't make sense to Gao Zunyu.
Speaking of which, Guo Kui should have a deep understanding of His Highness the Crown Prince's deployment.
"But……"
Gao Zunyu also wanted to try to persuade Guo Kui.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a faint sound, as if coming from the south, along the canyon.
This tune...
"Report to the command, this seems to be a ditty sung by the new army during daily training..."
It seems that I am not hallucinating, but I have heard everything.
"Scouts, rush south to investigate the specific situation."
The area where the east and west intercepts were intercepted was twenty or thirty miles away from the Haoshui River. This was also the limit of the distance for the infantry to exhaust its pursuit of the cavalry.
It is said that even if a hundred thousand people shout, it will not reach very far.
However, this is a canyon. The mountains on both sides gather the cries of the main battlefield in this canyon. There are also mountain ridges of varying widths, which form a trumpet-like canyon shape, which also allows the cries of the main battlefield to be transmitted.
It's further away.
Although I couldn't really hear it clearly, I definitely heard it.
"That is……"
"Forget it, no need to conduct reconnaissance! We have everyone, march eastward quickly, and reach the designated battlefield in three hours!"
There was really no need to investigate. At this time, we had already seen the signal fireworks being lit northward from the main battlefield.
Every two or three miles, three fireworks will explode in the sky... This is a signal for all combat troops to enter the battlefield.
Guo Kui could not imagine that it was possible that the Xixia people retreated after just one confrontation?
Gao Zunyu was very proud...
Zhonge also saw the signal fireworks at this time.
He also couldn't understand. Considering the time, the Xixia cavalry probably started to retreat before they could even complete a decent attack?