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Chapter 52

Li Zhang stood up and agreed.

Xu Ping asked Li Zhang to sit down and said, "Although there are many foreign troops in Longyou and they have grudges, everyone must remember that our enemy is Dangxiang, and everything must revolve around this point. Any foreign troops that have nothing to do with Dangxiang will not fight, even if they have to be granted official titles and rewarded with tea and silk. Those who are willing to fight Dangxiang together should focus on winning over them, and do not expect them to attract many military troops to win us. As long as they do not cause trouble, it is enough. Once Dangxiang is destroyed, you can do whatever you want to manage in this area. Never cause trouble at this time, don't cause trouble!"

Everyone agreed to the promise and said that they did not dare to disobey the strategy of the General's Mansion.

Xu Ping also said: "The biggest ones that rely on Dangxiang are the two foreign tribes, one is the golden dragon of the Miaochuan Yaran tribe, and the other is the Yuzang Huama tribe. Miaochuan is in the hinterland of Hehuang, and now we can't fight, so our main energy must be put on Yuzang Huama. The general's mansion has received news, because the wealth route of private salt was cut off, Yuzang Huama intends to take advantage of the autumn and is contacting the various foreign tribes. But there is no news yet, they have established grammar, and it is obvious that they are not determined."

"The principle of our war in this area in the future is to fight unidentified wars, unprepared wars, unsure wars, unsuccessful wars, and even less attrition wars. Yu Zanghuama's abnormal movement is a good opportunity. If he can really take the tribes who are unfaithful to the court to attack, we will strive to wipe out the invading enemies in the Sanchuan Valley. If we can annihilate them in this battle, the foreign troops south of Lanzhou and Huizhou will be swept away, heading straight to the foot of Mazhi Mountain, and peeking at Lanzhou across the mountain."

Hearing this, Zhong Shiheng took a breath: "Jingshuai means to achieve his merits in one battle?"

"Yes, I think this is how, but whether it can be done depends on our efforts. We have not made any moves in Qinzhou for half a year. The unfaithful and cautious relationship is on the one hand, and showing the enemy to use weakness to lead the snake out of the hole is on the other hand. We have done enough, and it depends on the effect now. Now the Fan tribe in Weibei is just in contact with each other and has not established a grammar. Obviously, Yu Zanghuama is not determined, so we want to add some force to him."

Sang Yi said: "Jingshuai means that Yu Zang Huama does not want to offend the border, but he also wants to offend the border?"

Xu Ping nodded: "Yes! Since he has this intention, it would be a pity for us not to use it. The mountains and fields that are scattered thousands of miles away are not subordinate to each other, and most of them have a feud. They have attacks and kill each other for hundreds of years. If we go to fight for peace one by one, it will last for a long time and rebellion will not be constant, and the court will only waste energy. They can organize themselves and send them to our pre-set positions, and they will be destroyed in one battle, saving much effort! Yu Zanghuama this time, we must let him invade the border this autumn, and let him bring more people, the better. It is best to bring all the foreign troops in Lanzhou and southern Huizhou to solve the problem in one battle!"

Sang Yi looked at Zhong Shiheng and Wang Kai and asked, "I don't know what method does Jishua need to use to make Yu Zanghuama come?"

"There are only two ways, one is to lure and the other is to force it. He has to do it. The so-called force is to let Yu Zanghuama see it. If he waits in the Xijuncheng, his wealth will become less and less, his territory will become smaller and smaller, and he will face the court's military front. Selling fine salt and breaking the sales of blue and white salt is a way to force it."

Speaking of this, Xu Ping stood up and pointed to the big map behind him and said, "The Qian Qiang is rich and valuable. If we cut off the sales of Qingbai salt, it will inevitably make them rebellious. The Qingtang Qiang and Shangding tribes are familiar households and have nothing to do with Dangxiang, so I asked the Sansipuzi to buy their salt and focus on winning over it to serve the imperial court. The foreign tribes along the northwest are different. Their salt comes from Dangxiang, and all the salt sellers are related to Dangxiang. For tribes that have betrayed the court, the strategy of pacifying and pacifying is not applicable. You should cover up and kill them and rob the tribes!

You see, this is Gangu, less than a hundred miles away from Fuqiang Village. The reason why Gangu is called Gangu is because the water there is sweet and delicious and can be drunk. You should know that the rivers in Weibei are bitter, salty and astringent. If you can't drink them, you will get sick if you force them to drink them. With such a river, Gangu is a rare treasure land, and it is on the important road of Xicheng City to Qinzhou. If we build a city here, we can point directly to Xicheng City, and the rules block the road from Yuzang's tribe to Qinzhou. It is a key point. Can Yuzang Huama still sleep?"

Zhong Shiheng said: "Didn't Jishou want to lead Yu Zang Huama out? He dare not come when he builds a city and guards him, right?"

"Weapons are the ingenious way. In fact, they are empty, and in reality, they are real. If we want to build a city there, we must force Yu Zang Huama to build a city, but if we don't build it, we must lure him to come. Therefore, our strategy for him is to force and lure him to both force and lure him. In September, we will choose a soldier and horse to build a city in Gangu area, but we dare not use any method. We must not really build the city, and we cannot make Yu Zang Huama suspicious. This is a key step. Each department must make detailed regulations and no accidents will occur!"

Wang Kai Yingnuo, he was in charge of the commander's office, counselor of military and institutional combat plans.

Xu Ping also said: "In addition to building a city in Gangu, there are a few more things to lure Yu Zang Huama. Fan Qiang has a lot of wealth. Everyone has noticed these days that there are many people who go to Qinzhou to sell horses and exchange money for money. Why? Because they want to buy Sansipu's goods. In the eyes of Qiang people, the treasures of Sansipu are accumulated. Is Yu Zang Huama not moved? But now Sansipu is in Qinzhou City, which has been a big city for many years, and Fan Qiang is not good at attacking the city. No matter how envious he is, he will not dare to come. In a few days, let Sansipu open a branch in Fuqiang Village to use as bait to catch Yu Zang Huama. Guess, will he bite the hook?"

Everyone laughed together: "The foreign people love money. Even though they know it is poisonous, they are afraid they will still take this bite!"

Xu Ping also laughed. If Yu Zang Huama could really lure Yu Zang, he would be willing to take all the goods in the shop. The nomadic tribes in the valleys were really troublesome. It was not a question of whether they could fight, but if they wanted to go to fight one by one, it would take several years on the road alone. Where can Xu Ping have this time? The most ideal thing is to eliminate the living forces in hostile areas as fast as possible, create a power vacuum, and then fill it in quickly.

"In order to make Yu Zang Huama make up his mind, we put more bait. Since we arrived in Qinzhou, the Shenwu Army of Ming stationed in Qingshui County, and the Xuanwei Army of Qinzhou City was stationed west of Qinzhou City. We guarded the North and West Roads, but there were no large army defending the northwest road in the middle, and the doors were open. This was originally arranged because the northwest area was full of Fans. We were not familiar with Fans for the first time, and the space was temporarily there. According to the original idea, if we were familiar with Fans, we had to fill it up. Now with the matter of Yu Zang Huama, we would not do this. In the name of the training department and the cooperation and merger of tents as villages, the troops stationed in the same place, so that those who entered the Gangu City would become an isolated army on the surface, and the bait we spread was more fragrant."

Because of the weak organizational capabilities of the battle, the Song army basically would not adopt this strategy of luring the enemy into depth and gathering and annihilation. Otherwise, if the enemy is attracted, it is very likely that the troops will be in chaos. Not only will they not be able to annihilate the enemy, but they may be defeated by themselves. Many times, military strategies are not whether they can be thought of, but whether they can be done. When the overall quality of the army is improved, they will be able to fight anyway. On the other hand, the military quality of the army is low, and no matter how you make a lot of wisdom, it will only become a joke. Xu Ping must change the military system when he goes to Qinzhou and conducts military training with all his might. Without the ability of the army, any strategy and tactics are empty. If you have complete plans, you may lose Jieting.

It is precisely because the Song army generally does not use this tactic that Xu Ping had to deal with Yu Zanghuama. In the impression of the surrounding Fan Qiang, the Song army's tactics were stereotyped. Even if they could think of the risk of invasion and be annihilated, they did not believe that the Song army could do it. The more unexpected it was, the more they could achieve good results. People were always influenced by their own impressions.

Xu Ping said to Li Zhang: "Finally, Jiyisi will select capable personnel to mingle the northwest. In addition to collecting enemy situations, we must also try our best to instigate the tribes around Yuzanghuama to advance south. Don't stick to the previous practices. The more tribes we come this time, the better. We have been prepared for war in the past six months. With the terrain of Sanduchuan, even at the widest valley entrance, the two armies can only allow tens of thousands of people to set up formations on both sides. No matter how many people there are, it is useless. Let all tribes that intend to oppose the court gather together. No matter how many people there are, our army can completely eat it!"

Li Zhang stood up and crossed his hands to agree.

The mountains and rivers in the northwest are broken, and it is difficult to find large flat land except for the river valley. Even in the valley, large groups of people cannot set up their formations, and the scale of the battle is limited. In fact, this terrain is most conducive to small-scale battles that the imperial guards are good at. Without the organization and command of powerful tribes, it is difficult for the foreign troops to pose a threat to the imperial guards.

The Fan Qiang tribe was a tribal army. Even if they could barely come together to fight, they had no organization, and they would not consider choosing a suitable battlefield or how many troops they invested. In the last battle of Cao Wei at Sandu Gukou, there was no exact number of people Li Lizun brought, but he was afraid he could not figure it out himself. Cao Wei led a total of seven or eight thousand people, and in one battle it out, the Zong Ge coalition army was defeated, chased and killed dozens of miles, and beheaded thousands of levels. No one knew how many people he fled.
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