The nine hundred and fourteenth chapter is fully grasped by the coalition forces
With Dongchang's ability, it is not too difficult to create such a detailed map. It can even be said that if you are willing to put in the effort, you can just send out the strong men from the realm of heaven and man to personally survey the terrain.
Do this in a very short period of time.
Qinzhou is located on Qinfeng Road, Fengxiang Mansion, and is actually not too far away from Xingqing Mansion, the capital of the Xixia Kingdom. In a straight line, it is only a few hundred miles away.
From Qinzhou to the northwest, there are Lanzhou, Ganzhou, Suzhou, Guazhou, Shazhou and Guyumenguan. This route is basically the route of the old Silk Road.
With the founding of the Xixia Kingdom, this golden road on land naturally fell into the hands of the Xixia people. At least an extremely important section of the Silk Road was within the borders of the Xixia Kingdom.
Relying on this road, Xixia can obtain a steady stream of resources, giving Xixia the confidence to confront the Song Dynasty.
Chu Yi glanced at the map and saw at a glance the states and cities that the marked Silk Road passed through. These states and cities can be said to be important nodes on the Silk Road, and they are all guarded by Xixia soldiers and horses.
However, relatively speaking, the Xixia soldiers and horses are located more in the border towns that meet the Song Dynasty. The two countries have hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the border. Every year, conflicts of various sizes continue. This alone never stops.
conflicts, killing at least thousands of people every year.
Tong Guan, who had been sitting there in the presence of the old god, was suddenly shocked when he heard Chu Yi say to him: "Tong Jianjun, you have been in the northwest for many years, and you must have a very deep understanding of Xixia. This time
Chu came here to destroy Xixia, does the Child Supervisor have any suggestions?"
Tong Guan hesitated for a moment, glanced at the map, and then said slowly: "If the General Manager is determined, then Tong recommends that the General Manager divide his troops into three groups, namely Qinfeng Road, Yongxing Military Road, and Hedong Road.
Send out troops and march into the Xixia territory with a mighty force. You should be able to accomplish all your feats in one battle..."
In fact, anyone with some military knowledge can see from the map that since the Hengshan line fell into the hands of the Song Dynasty, the situation between Xixia and the Song Dynasty has undergone tremendous changes.
It can be said that the line of Hengshan fell into the hands of the Song Dynasty, and the heart of Xixia was completely exposed to the military front of the Song Dynasty. If the Song Dynasty wanted to destroy Xixia, it would not be too difficult.
However, without the appearance of Chu Yi, it was not until the Northern Song Dynasty and Southern Song Dynasty were overthrown by the Meng Yuan Dynasty that Xixia was destroyed by the Meng Yuan Dynasty.
In fact, with the strength of the Western Army and the support of the imperial court, even if it cannot completely destroy Xixia, it may be able to completely cripple Xixia and occupy most of the Xixia territory. There is no problem.
However, since the Western Army captured the Hengshan line and gained an absolute advantage in the confrontation with Xixia, all the ministers in the court seemed to be collectively blind, as if they could not see the opportunity to destroy Xixia.
Later, the Western Army was mobilized to extinguish the Manichaean rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River. In the final analysis, it was just that the emperor and many civil servants in the court felt the threat from the Western Army.
The Western Army has been fighting against Xixia for many years, and it is already the strongest army in the Song Dynasty. Ten out of ten soldiers who are good at fighting in the Song Dynasty are in the Western Army. However, the Song Dynasty has always emphasized culture and suppressed military force. If the Western Army was overwhelming, it would destroy Xixia.
If this is the case, there is no guarantee that the Western Army will not become too large to lose.
In this case, even if you pretend to be deaf and dumb, you will be like a blind man who cannot see the opportunity to destroy Xixia and will never give the Western Army a chance to gain power.
As the supervisor of the Western Army, Tong Guan was naturally well aware of the imperial court's thoughts. However, since he was leading the troops outside, he had to avoid suspicion. Even though he knew that there was an opportunity, he could try to severely damage or even destroy Xixia, but because
For various reasons, I can only suppress the thoughts in my heart.
Now that he heard Chu Yi ask for his advice, Tong Guan naturally said what he wanted to do but couldn't do, Mi Xia Nian.
Qinfeng Road, Yongxing Military Road, and Hedong Road are all adjacent to Xixia. They are half surrounded by Xixia. If hundreds of thousands of troops are really deployed, Xixia will be in a hurry to keep it.
People such as Lu Shinang, Zhu Wu and others showed some approval after listening to Tong Guan's suggestion. Obviously Tong Guan's idea was extremely reliable and very safe. Although it was suspected of dividing the troops, it should be divided.
Naturally, it is necessary to divide the troops when the situation arises. This does not mean that dividing the troops will definitely lead to a major defeat.
However, Chu Yi nodded first, then shook his head and said: "Tong Supervisor's idea is indeed very sound, but if it comes to this, the conquest of several armies will definitely take a long time. Chu wants to go straight to Huanglong
, destroyed Xixia in one battle."
As he spoke, Chu Yi pressed one hand on the map marked with Xingqing Mansion.
Not far away.
If all the countries in a country fall, then the country can be regarded as destroyed, at least in form.
Tong Guan was stunned for a moment, with a bitter smile on his face. Compared with Chu Yi's domineering attitude, his previous thoughts were obviously too conservative.
I have to say that although Chu Yi's idea is very domineering, it is also very direct. If we can really attack Xingqing Mansion, it will naturally be more convenient and effective than his suggestion of dividing the army into three groups.
Taking a deep breath, Tong Guan said to Chu Yi: "If that's the case, Tong suggested that the general manager go north from Qinzhou, use Yanzhou as the breakthrough point, and go straight to Xiping Mansion. After Xiping Mansion, there is Xing, the heart of Xixia.
Qing Mansion, if Xixia does not want to sit back and watch my army march straight into its capital, then Xixia will definitely stop it in Xiping Mansion."
Chu Yi nodded slightly and glanced at the people. He immediately issued military orders one after another. A famous general who quickly received the military orders led him out of the mansion and went straight to the military camp.
The army, which had been recuperating in Qinzhou for three days, set off north again. The journey of hundreds of miles could not be reached in three or two days.
Just after Chu Yi made the decision to attack Huanglong and force Xixia to fight in Xiping Mansion, the army headed towards Yanzhou without concealing its intentions.
The spies sent by the Xixia people were obviously able to infer from the marching route of Chu Yi's army that Chu Yi's goal was Yanzhou.
In Xingqing Mansion, in the royal city, Li Qianshun was discussing the strategy to deal with the Song Dynasty with all the Xixia courtiers. Some ministers clamored to mobilize all the troops in the country to teach the Song Dynasty a lesson. Some people also suggested negotiating peace with the Song Dynasty, even if
For this reason, it is not beyond negotiation to cede several states and cities to the Song Dynasty.
In the final analysis, the court is divided into the warring faction and the peace-promoting faction. Even the fence-sitting faction has no room to gain a foothold and can only choose between the two.
Prince Li Renxiao, as the representative of the main war faction, is currently arguing with the officials of the main peace faction. According to the suggestions of the officials of the main peace faction, Xixia can send envoys to the Song Dynasty to negotiate peace with the emperor of the Song Dynasty, as long as they surrender to the Song Dynasty , even if it means cutting off the king's title and ceding the state and city, he will definitely be able to impress the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.
Such a suggestion was naturally irritating. Prince Li Renxiao pointed at the officials of the peace faction and cursed loudly.
Li Qianshun, who was sitting in the first place, looked impartially at the people on both sides of the dispute below. No matter how much Li Qianshun disliked the officials of the Zhuhe faction, he looked at the important ministers in the court among the Zhuhe faction. If he really wants to get angry and send these people to prison, I am afraid that the entire Xixia court will be semi-paralyzed the next day.
With a slight cough, Li Qianshun glanced at the people below, and then said to the officials of the Lord Peace Sect: "The suggestion of the Dong Qing family is not unreasonable. In this case, the Dong Qing family will lead a team to go to Bianliang of the Song Dynasty in person to meet with them. Meet the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and fight for a chance of survival for Xixia."
As he spoke, Li Qianshun stood up slowly, saluted Dong He and said, "The fate of Xixia lies in your hands. I hope that your family will be able to plan the destiny of Xixia for a hundred years."
Dong He stroked his beard, and after hearing this, he bowed to Li Qianshun and said, "I accept the order and will definitely live up to His Majesty's expectations."
The faces of the leaders and officials were filled with joy, and they were obviously very satisfied with Li Qianshun's ability to adopt their suggestions.
However, the faces of the officials of the main war faction became quite ugly. One of the generals said to Li Qian in an angry voice: "Your Majesty, when was Xixia afraid of the Song Dynasty? Since the beginning of the founding of the country, Xixia has fought with Li Qian. The Song Dynasty continued to fight year after year, but it never suffered any serious losses. I am afraid that the Song Dynasty's campaign against Xixia will be just like the past, with a start but a tail end, and ultimately nothing."
Having said this, the general clasped his fists and said: "General, I sincerely ask Your Majesty to allow us to send troops. General, I am willing to pledge my head on my neck. This battle will definitely kill the Song Dynasty."
Many officials from the main war faction stood up immediately, prostrated themselves and shouted: "Your Majesty, please think again."
Li Qianshun glanced at the officials of the peace sect, with a somewhat troubled look on his face, and then slowly said: "I...I'm sure, the prince listens to the order."
Then he saw Prince Li Renxiao stand up, step forward and say: "The child is here."
Li Qianshun looked at Li Renxiao and said: "I will appoint you as the general manager of Zhendong, supervising the army and horses of the country, and taking charge of the military affairs of the Song Dynasty."
Everyone present was not surprised that Li Qianshun handed over military power to Li Renxiao. They must know that Li Qianshun's decree handed over all the military power of Xixia to the so-called Zhendong General Manager. In this case, except for the royal family Li Qianshun probably wouldn't dare to hand it over to anyone else except his family members.
Li Renxiao immediately said: "My child takes orders."
As for the officials of the peace faction, they couldn't help but open their mouths when they saw this situation, but when they saw Li Qianshun suddenly stood up and announced his resignation, it was too late to say anything.
Some officials from the main peace faction wanted to step forward to stop Li Qianshun, but they were pulled away by their companions.
Here in Xixia, a leader sent officials to Bianliang City in the Song Dynasty, while Prince Li Renxiao mobilized troops from all over the country to prepare for war.
After all, Xixia has been a country for nearly a hundred years and has a lot of soldiers and horses. Especially this time, it can be said that the whole country is fighting, and nearly 300,000 soldiers and horses have been gathered in a short period of time.
Of course, 300,000 soldiers and horses are indeed a lot of people, but among them, one can be considered elite. In fact, it would be good to have 100,000 of them at full strength.
In Funing County, Xiping, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses gathered in this lower county that had no reputation in the past. The news that Chu Yi led his army directly to Yanzhou had been discovered by Xixia a few days ago.
Without hesitation, Li Renxiao led all his troops to Xiping Mansion. After some consideration, he finally chose Ning County as the place for the decisive battle.
The land of Ning County is covered with plains for hundreds of miles, which can be said to be the most suitable for cavalry operations.
After all, they have been at odds with the Song Dynasty for hundreds of years. The details of the Song Dynasty are very clear. The infantry of the Song Dynasty are powerful in combat and their ability to defend the city is not bad. The only problem is that the cavalry is too bad. It is simply
Just can't get on the stage.
However, Li Renxiao and others also knew that since the fall of the Jin Dynasty, the Song Dynasty has not lacked war horses. However, war horses return to war horses, and cavalry cannot do it only with war horses.
The fall of the Jin Dynasty only took a year, and they did not believe that the Song Dynasty could train a powerful cavalry in such a short period of time.
Therefore, Li Renxiao chose this plain for the decisive battle because he wanted to use the power of the Xixia cavalry to give the Song Dynasty a blow.
Xixia's chain-linked horses and iron pagoda are very famous, and they are also a source of pride for Xixia people.
On this day, a group of people appeared outside the Xixia military camp. One of them rode out, and it turned out that he was the envoy sent by Li Qianshun.
Li Renxiao left the camp and met the envoy. He was very happy to learn that the envoy was here to lead the Tibetan reinforcements.
You must know that as Chu Yi's troops got closer and closer to Yanzhou, Li Renxiao couldn't help but become a little anxious. Xixia alone was definitely not Chu Yi's opponent, so Li Renxiao had been praying for Tibetan reinforcements.
Come as soon as possible.
Finally, looking forward to the stars and the moon, the Tibetan reinforcements arrived.
Following the messenger, Li Renxiao saw from a distance that the leader was Jiumozhi, who had gone to the Snowy Mountains not long ago to pay homage to the Buddha.
The leader of Tubo was the lord of the country, and it was obviously impossible for him to appear in Xixia. However, he did not expect that it would be Jiumozhi who would lead the reinforcements this time.
Behind Jiumozhi was a group of troops exuding a murderous aura. There were quite a few people, but they could not be considered too large. Judging from Li Renxiao's experience, this group of troops probably numbered around 10,000 people.
Driving his horse forward, Li Renxiao saluted Jiumozhi and said, "Renxiao has met the imperial advisor. The imperial advisor came all the way to help me in Xixia. Renxiao is deeply grateful."
Jiumozhi smiled slightly and said: "Your Highness, you are so polite. This time the poor monk led the bodyguards to participate in the grand event with Xixia."
Li Renxiao looked behind Jiumozhi, but did not see the figure of Lord Buddha. There was a bit of disappointment in his eyes. Jiumozhi obviously noticed the change in Li Renxiao's expression and said: "Your Highness, you can
Don't worry, Lord Buddha has come down from the mountain and will definitely appear when he should appear."
Hearing what Jiumozhi said, Li Renxiao felt relieved and said with a bit of joy: "Now that everything is ready, I just wait for Chu Yi to come and die."
A few days later, the mighty army broke through Yancheng like a broken bamboo, broke through the barriers, and entered the land of Xixia.
If hundreds of thousands of troops were scattered at this time, it would definitely cause chaos in Xixia, but Chu Yi's goal was very clear, that is, to determine the outcome in one battle.
Xixia was able to grasp Chu Yi's marching route, and Dongchang also clearly investigated the changes in Xixia's middle school. Chu Yi couldn't be more satisfied with the Xixia prince Li Renxiao's deployment of troops to Xiping Mansion.
If Xixia hides and plays guerrilla warfare with him, to be honest, Chu Yi is not in the mood to attack at all. Now that Li Renxiao is so cooperative in integrating Xixia soldiers and horses to fight with him to decide the outcome, then naturally
It couldn't be better.
After passing Yancheng, there was a vast plain. However, the speed of the march, which was originally marching forty or fifty miles a day, suddenly dropped, and it turned out to be only twenty or thirty miles a day.
In fact, Li Renxiao, Jiumozhi and others were not surprised that the Song Army's marching speed suddenly dropped. It was obvious that the Song Army was recharging its energy during the slow march. Otherwise, if it had marched in a hurry, there would have been no battle.
