After Tuoba Fenwu, Miao Shou arrived at Shentangbao with two thousand Hengshan party regiment training troops, which made Li Yi overjoyed.

"Well done! If you don't come, I can only defend the city and don't dare to attack at will. But if you come, it will be completely different." Li Yi said excitedly: "With these two thousand good hands, we can

Take the initiative."

"What's the situation now?" Tuoba Fenwu is still a little confused.

Since winter, he has been staying in Tuoba City, organizing party training with Miao Shou. An urgent order from Xingqing Mansion asked him to rush 2,000 troops to Shentang Fort to obey Li Yi's dispatch.

"We are going to war with the imperial court!" Li Yi glanced at the two of them, and his eyes stayed on Miao Shou for a while.

Tuoba Fenwu was overjoyed, but Miao Shou was shocked.

"What happened?"

"The manager's father and mother both died at the hands of the imperial court." Li Yi looked ferocious, "You son of a bitch, you really don't take our Western Army seriously!"

"Some time ago, wasn't it said that Cui Zhongcheng went to Xingqing to comfort the army?" Miao Shou swallowed.

"Comfort the bastard army!" Li Yi sighed: "You want to trick our manager into returning to Bianliang! Fortunately, we also have sources in Bianliang, so we know that such a big thing has happened. Do you know? Zhang Chao is now

On the Shaanxi Road, they are preparing to organize soldiers and horses to attack us! In three days, Li Dan will lead a vanguard force of 5,000 people to sneak attack on our Shentang Fort."

"So, we have caught up with a big show!" Tuoba Fenwu held his fist and cracked his knuckles.

Li Yi patted Miao Shou on the shoulder: "Information sent by Miao De. In the past few days, our spies have roughly figured out the opponent's military strength. Let's go, let's talk in the room!"

Miao Shou was in a state of confusion at this moment. The expression on her face was extremely complicated, and she didn't know what she was thinking. She followed Li Yi and Tuoba Fenwu into the meeting hall, but she looked like she was distracted.

In the meeting hall, in the huge sand table, the mountains, rivers, fortresses and roads on the border are clearly visible. This thing has been made since Xiao Cheng came here, and countless spies have measured hundreds of miles around it with their feet. It took a long time

Over the years, it has been gradually improved to where it is today.

I heard that there is a bigger one in Xingqing Mansion.

Miao Shou was also an officer at the command level before. He was also familiar with the military maps of the Song Dynasty, but those maps could only be said to be generally good. Compared with the military maps currently used by the Western Army, they were completely useless.

The gap between you and the master.

Xiao Cheng determined the specific size and scale of the map. The maps used by the Western Army were all drawn up according to a standard. Each map was accurate to a road, creek, or village. Now there is a special team in the Western Army

The team was engaged in the work of drawing maps. Wherever the soldiers and horses of the Western Army went, they followed them. Wherever the caravans of the Western Army went, they followed them.

"In fact, in the past two years, as the relationship between our Western Army and Lan Sixin became increasingly tense, Shaanxi Road began to deploy troops around us." Standing in front of the sand table, Li Yidao said: "Hengshan Village, Huaiwei Fort,

Weibianbao, Dongguzhai, Shengqiangbao, Tongzhaibao and other military forts are based on Baibao City and Jintang City. Each of them has five hundred to one thousand troops deployed.

There are heavy troops and a large amount of ordnance and supplies deployed. Speaking of which, Lan Sixin is not such a waste and has been guarding against us!"

"The soldiers and horses in these places are mixed!" Tuoba Fenwu shook his head and said: "There are veterans who are brave and good at fighting, as well as new recruits who have just been recruited into the team, and there are even those who have just been promoted from the Xiang Army, and their combat effectiveness is not worth mentioning.

"

"But there are some very good generals here." Miao Shou said: "Among them, Qiu Zheng and Jie Dong are both good players who have participated in the entire battle against the Dingnan Army. The deputy general Hao Yue who attacked this time is

The leader of the Security Army is also a very outstanding general, and Li Dan himself needs no mention."

"Whether they are good or bad depends on who their opponent is!" Li Yidao: "Now we know what they are going to do, but they don't know this yet. A mere five thousand people want to take Shentang Fort.

It was too easy. Lieutenant Zhang is so famous that even the Liao people on Hebei Road looked at the city with admiration. But that was for defense. Now they want to attack. I would like to see what kind of skills he has."

"A person's name is like the shadow of a tree!" Tuoba Fenwu said with a smile: "General Li, don't be careless."

"Of course we can't be careless!" Li Yidao said: "Erlang told us back then that in a war, even if the opponent is a rabbit, we must deal with it with the same mentality as hunting a lion. Any small negligence may lead to

Failure. I already have some ideas for this battle, so I’ll discuss it with you two!”

"General Li, tell me!" said Tuoba Fenwu.

"Ambassador Miao!" Li Yi looked at the uncertain-looking veteran opposite and said, "You have always been in contact with the Shaanxi Road Comforter..."

"General Li, I am loyal to the general manager!" Miao Shou was shocked and said repeatedly.

Li Yi waved his hand and said: "There is no need to panic Miao Dayong. It was originally Zhang Changshi's intention to keep you in contact with the Shaanxi Road Appeasement Envoy's Office. Didn't your son Miao De also send out the information in time this time?

?”

"Yes, yes, Miao has absolutely no second thoughts!"

"Hey!" Li Yi said haha: "If my prediction is good, someone will definitely contact you next. We are trying to find out the details of the other party, and the other party will definitely want to know the details of us. When the other party comes to you,

, you know what to do, right?"

"I understand, I understand!" Miao Shou nodded repeatedly.

"Ambassador Miao, you have been working in the Western Army for several years. In the past few years, the general manager has not treated you badly. Although the general manager took away your military power and some of your property, he also took away some of your property from Ma Xing's prison.

Saved your life. You have also seen how the Western Army has been doing in the past few years. You have to be sure about the next road and how to go." Li Yi said slowly: "If you win this battle, you

You no longer owe us anything, and you still want to follow us. I, Li Yi, agree with you. In the coming years, the past will be wiped out. You will be Miao Shou of the Western Army. If you want to leave, just go with it.

You can go anywhere!"

"I understand, I understand!" Miao Shou said.

"I'm going to ambush them here!" Li Yi pointed to a place in the sandbox.

Looking at this place, Tuoba Fenwu was stunned, "If this happens, wouldn't it mean that we have to abandon Dingbian City?"

"Yes, abandon Dingbian City!" Li Yidao said: "There is food in Dingbian City and mountains of supplies. Otherwise, how could these guys who were ambushed retreat to Dingbian City?"

"I understand!" Tuoba Fenwu suddenly realized: "General Li, you have a huge appetite!"

Li Yi clenched his fists: "If they dare to come, we will make sure none of them can go back. Brother Tuoba, if we can kill or kill Li Dan in the first battle, what do you think about those guys in the court?

How big will the vibration be?”

"There are not many guys who can fight in Shaanxi!" Tuoba Fenwu said: "The death of Li Dan, hehe, is enough to shock the entire Song Dynasty."

Miao Shou did not speak, but as a veteran who had commanded the army for many years, he naturally understood what the other party meant.

Li Yi was just Xiao Ding's personal soldier, but he was very heroic in his military service.

The goods and materials in Dingbian City were worth at least hundreds of thousands or even millions of guan, but Li Yi said he didn't want them, just to keep all the invading troops behind.

The Song army attacked and easily captured Dingbian City. They would definitely use Dingbian City as an advance base and then continue to attack Shentang Fort. Then they would be ambushed by the Western Army on the way to Shentang Fort near Jiufeng Mountain.

, the road here is not wide, the Song army's team will be stretched into a long snake formation. Li Dan has always been cautious in using troops, Qiu Zheng, and Jie Dong are also very good generals, it is not easy to eat them here.

It is realistic, so it is most appropriate to bite off part of it.

Where will the Song army retreat to after suffering a loss?

Of course it was Dingbian City, where there were enough supplies for them to hold on and wait for subsequent reinforcements.

This was Li Yi's plan. Once they entered Dingbian City, they would never be able to escape again.

"The manpower in Dingbian City must be arranged immediately, and the materials there must also be prepared!" Li Yi said with a smile: "When they enter the city, wait for us to follow them..."

In Baibao City, Li Dan has many things on his mind.

The army was still being mobilized, and he had already arrived at the first starting point, White Leopard City, ahead of schedule.

Major generals such as Hao Yue, Qiu Zheng, and Jie Dong also gathered here.

When it comes to fighting the Western Army, everyone's mood is not too high.

Speaking of which, the Western Army is not in harmony with everyone. Firstly, there are not many Song people in the Western Army, and more are barbarians of various ethnic groups. The various tribes on the Shaanxi Road do not look down on each other. This was a long time ago in the Song Dynasty.

The pride formed by people. Secondly, as the Western Army won consecutive battles on various battlefields, its vision became less and less high. Naturally, it looked down on the Song Army on the Shaanxi Road. In addition, the collision between the top leaders of the two sides,

Naturally, small friction underneath is inevitable.

But no one really thought that the two sides would really go to war.

In any case, the combat effectiveness of the Western Army is still there.

"It's said to be a sneak attack, but in fact it's just to catch the opponent by surprise in the first battle!" Li Dan sighed: "At most, we can capture Dingbian City. Next, we have to attack Shentang Fort head-on!"

"Didn't you say that Xiao Ding is still over there in Montenegro?" Hao Yue said: "Xiao Ding has not come back. The Western Army may not be able to decide what to do for a while, so this is our opportunity. Li Yi from Shentangbao

They are just Xiao Cheng’s personal soldiers, their abilities are limited.”

"That's what you say!" Li Dan said: "First gather all the cavalry and capture Dingbian City. There are not many garrison troops in Dingbian City, and there are more merchants. There are all kinds of materials there. It is the Western Army and the Shaanxi Road

If we take down the commercial center of the transaction, our subsequent troops will no longer have to wait for the deployment of supplies and can attack Shentang Fort at a faster speed. We need to take down Shentang Fort before the main force of the Western Army can react, and that's it.

It’s the lieutenant’s request.”

"The cavalry and scouts from each village have gathered together, there are almost more than a thousand cavalry!" Hao Yue said: "That's enough, I will set off tomorrow."

Li Dan nodded: "I will come soon. I will gather more siege equipment. Shentang Fort is not that easy to fight. Only by taking Shentang Fort and Siwu Village on Li Du's side

, we can grasp a certain advantage. By guarding Shentang Fort, we can block the Western Army's main route out of Hengshan, but we can attack at any time from Siwu Village. This is the strategic advantage Zhang Taiwei wants to exploit.

.”

"With the Lieutenant at the helm, we have nothing to worry about in this battle!" Hao Yue seemed very relaxed. "When reinforcements from all walks of life arrive, maybe this battle will be over soon, two or three

There are 100,000 people!”

"I'm afraid it's not that easy!" Li Dan said solemnly: "It's difficult to cross the Hengshan Mountain, and Xiao Ding's strategic depth is too great now. It may be easy to defeat him, but difficult to eliminate him!"

"Most of Xiao Ding's men are barbarians. When he gains power, everyone will naturally support him. As long as he suffers a few defeats, I'm afraid the wall will fall and everyone will push him away!" Hao Yue said with a smile: "General, let's fight on the Shaanxi Road.
To be continued...