From the beginning to the end of the war, there was not even half an hour.
Wang Deyong heard the news and just wanted to send reinforcements, but found that it was already too late.
For this reason, in Xincheng, Wang Deyong was so angry that he cursed loudly. He gave up his scholarly demeanor and pointed at his temporary generals. His words were as unpleasant as possible.
After he cursed and vented his anger, Wang Deyong's eyes fell on Wang Miao and said, "General Wang, you will be responsible for guarding Chenghou Mountain. The place must not be lost under any circumstances."
Xinkou Village is gone, and if Chenghoushan is also lost, Xincheng will be completely opened. Next, as long as Meng Qi wants to, he can fight all the way straight through without any obstacles.
This shows the importance of Chenghou Mountain.
When Wang Miao heard the order, his heart trembled.
Are you kidding? Without Xinkou Village, Chenghoushan is now the front line. If we go there now, won't we have to face the Mongolian cavalry head-on?
Whoever guards there is seeking death.
He didn't want to agree, but this was Wang Deyong's order. If he didn't agree, it would be disobedience.
Wang Miao believed that if he really did this, Wang Deyong might not punish him immediately for the sake of King Jing. But he would write a memorial to Bianliang later and put all the responsibility for the defeat on himself.
on the body.
Wang Miao brought Long Wuwei out this time for training and to obtain military exploits. He did not come to bear guilt.
At this moment, he missed Su Shi's presence even more.
At least then, no one would force them to do anything. But now...
Forget the past.
Seeing that Wang Deyong’s eyes were still on him
Staring at him, Wang Miao could only clasp his fists and agree, "General, I will take the order. However, the Longwu Guards are too small, less than four thousand. I am afraid that we alone are not enough to complete this important task."
"It doesn't matter, I am allocating five thousand soldiers to you to help you guard Chenghou Mountain."
Wang Deyong has thought of this a long time ago. Besides, no matter how many old and weak soldiers are removed, he will not feel sorry for them.
"Okay, everyone, cheer up. The reinforcements from the imperial court are coming soon. I also wrote a letter to General Wang Xin in Langu City, asking him to return to Xincheng. Soon, we will have strong troops here. When the crisis comes,
Understand yourself, and everyone will be a hero, a hero, hahaha."
Wang De said with a proud look on his face.
There is no other way to recruit Wang Xin's army.
Wang Deyong did not want to think that he had come to the northern border and was completely defeated without making any achievements. But seeing that the reinforcements from the capital were not coming, he did not dare to wait any longer, so he decided to transfer Wang Xin to Xinzhou.
Speaking of which, the place where Wang Xin is located is very important.
His existence isolated the alliance between Xixia and Mongolian armies, leaving them to fight independently.
The significance is still very important. At least without the united foreign races, they may not have the ambition and confidence to enter the hinterland of the Song Dynasty.
Su Shi could understand this truth, so he didn't contact Wang Xin after he came to the north.
The imperial court could also understand this, so even though Wang Deyong repeatedly urged reinforcements, they had no idea of attacking Wang Xin.
Wang Deyong actually understood it, but if someone else was in Bianliang, they wouldn't do anything. The question is, isn't he in Xinzhou now?
Different perspectives will naturally lead to different ways and methods of doing things.
not exactly.
Transferring Wang Xin back to Xinzhou would be even worse for the overall situation. But for Xinzhou, it would be a good thing.
No matter what happens, once Wang Xin returns to Xinzhou, even if he loses the battle, Wang Deyong can still find the person who is responsible. This is his wishful thinking.
As for whether letters can be sent to Arashi Valley Castle, the blockade there prohibits entry and exit. In other words, letters can be sent in, but replies cannot.
In this way, it was beneficial to Wang Deyong. He only needed to give the order. As for Wang Xin's refusal, his voice could not be heard.
The capture of Xinkou Village was a signal that the Mongolian army was about to counterattack.
This is also what the Liao Kingdom meant. They entered the Song Dynasty in large numbers, so they couldn't all stay in Shigu Mountain.
It's better to talk more when there are fewer people, but it's not appropriate when there are too many people.
In July 1046 AD, the sixth year of Qingli, the pioneers of the Liao Kingdom entered the Song Dynasty from Taixi Mountain and went straight to Xinkou Village occupied by the Mongolian army.
In order to cover their whereabouts, the Mengqi scouts began to push forward, sealing off this area and not allowing anyone to enter.
Facing the aggressive Mongolian army, the Song army chose to retreat continuously, waiting for the main force of Wang Xin's army to come for reinforcements.
...
Arashi Valley Castle.
The messenger Wang De used could easily get in from the outside.
General Wang Xin didn't seem to see the messenger. He was thinking, why didn't the Mongolian and Xixia cavalry outside the city intercept and kill these people on the way?
Since I couldn't receive Wang Deyong's order, I didn't have to be as entangled as now.
In fact, there is another way, that is, Wang Xin orders the death of the messenger and the dozen or so cavalry accompanying him.
one comes
Destroy the corpse and eliminate all traces, and you will never admit your guilt in the future.
It's just that he is not that cruel. He can kill hundreds of thousands of people with a single order against foreigners, but Wang Xin really can't do this to his own family.
The messenger was Wang Deyong's confidant. In order to allow Wang Xin to send troops, all the credit for the defeat of the Mongolian cavalry and the defeat of the Xixia army was placed on Wang Deyong.
In his words, after the Privy Council came to the northern border, they suffered a series of defeats against powerful enemies, which greatly shocked the prestige of the Song people and frightened the Mongolian cavalry into retreating steadily. The Liao people did not dare to use troops on the battlefield. This time it was called
When Wang Xin went out, he joined forces and drove the Meng cavalry out of the Song Dynasty first, then turned back and attacked Xixia.
"General, the Privy Councilor said that only by joining forces can we become stronger. When the time comes, we can hit whomever we want, and no one can stop us. On the contrary, if we just defend, it will be too much.
If we are passive, it will make people underestimate our Song Army and increase the enemy's power."
Wang Xin looked at Wang Deyong as if he didn't recognize him, his face was full of doubts, "Is what you said true? The Privy Councilor has won two battles and the situation has been stabilized now?"
"This is natural." The messenger answered very proudly, with his hands behind his back.
Even though the other party admitted it, why did Wang Xin feel so unbelievable?
Wang Xin naturally understands Wang Deyong's character and abilities.
He is a person who is extremely unconfident. He always thinks that the Song people are inferior to foreigners, and his military point of view is to take precautions. But he has won two games in a row, and now he is asking to take the initiative to attack. All this is too abnormal.
It's so unlike his style.
"General, people can change.
The Privy Councilor has been hiding his capabilities and biding his time before. Not only did he paralyze you, but this time he even deceived the enemy. Just when everyone thought that after the Privy Councilor arrived, he would defend himself against the enemy, the Privy Councilor suddenly
Changing defense into offense will catch the enemy by surprise."
The messenger was very eloquent, and Wang Xin finally believed what he said.
In fact, it doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. The important thing is that Wang Deyong is the privy envoy and the reinforcement sent by the capital to the north. So no matter from any aspect, his status is much higher than Wang Xin.
When a superior officer speaks, how can a subordinate officer not listen?
Although the Song Dynasty implemented a policy of emphasizing culture and suppressing military force and was always on guard against military generals, in fact the generals were still very obedient.
Just like the Southern Song Dynasty later, even though Yue Fei was so good at fighting, wasn't he still called back by the gold medal in the end?
Wang Xin is also a loyal minister at heart, otherwise, he would not have the trust of Zhao Zhen and other civil servants to take charge of the army in the north.
Wang Xin decided to go to Xinzhou to join Wang Deyong. The 80,000-strong army that had been motionless suddenly moved out. In addition to leaving 20,000 people behind to defend against possible pursuit by the Xixia Army, the other 60,000-strong army were all vanguards, marching forward in an indomitable manner.
With such force, they launched an attack on the Mongolian army guarding the east side outside the city.
This move greatly exceeded Meng Qi's expectations. He couldn't figure out what the Song army was going to do. Zhebu did not stop him, but kept retreating.
Wang Xin suddenly changed from defense to offense, and also caught the Xixia army by surprise.
Without being able to figure out the reason, they did not pursue the pursuit immediately for fear of falling into a trap. It was not until a few days later that they learned that the Song Army was really withdrawing.
When they retreated, the entire army rushed forward and launched a fierce attack on the 20,000 Song troops who were behind.
Wang Xin, on the other hand, took advantage of the fact that no one understood his intention to fight, and left Langu, passed Jingle and went straight to Xinzhou.
It took seven days to finally welcome Wang Xin and his army outside Xincheng. At this time, there were only less than 70,000 people left out of the original 80,000 army.
The main reason was that after the Xixia cavalry reacted later, they pursued too fiercely. In order to cover the safe evacuation of the army, the 20,000 Song troops behind them fought desperately to block it, losing more than 10,000 people and buying time for Wang Xin to evacuate.
Wang Xin's departure also caused the situation in the northern border, which was gradually becoming stable, to become boiling again.
Without Wang Xin's obstruction in Langu City, there was no barrier between the Xixia Army and the Mongolian Army, and they could finally successfully enter the hinterland of the Northern Territory of the Song Dynasty.
The two armies cooperated with each other, colliding with each other, and galloped across the land of the Song Dynasty, as if they were in an uninhabited land.
The main force of the Song army was huddled in Xincheng, and there was no obstacle for the foreign tribes to enter the Song Dynasty. At this time, 20,000 Liao army vanguards from the Taixi Mountain in the north also appeared at the foot of Shigu Mountain. At this point, the three ethnic groups
A preliminary alliance has taken shape.
The flags of the three tribes suddenly appeared outside the city. From a distance, the enemy was overwhelming and boundless.
Wang Xin, who had just entered the city, realized that he had been fooled.
But it was too late. He had to let his soldiers, who were tired of their time, take over the city defense and go to the government office at the same time. He wanted to see Wang Deyong and ask clearly why the situation was so corrupt.
Wang Deyong was already frightened by this time.
I thought that by transferring Wang Xin to Xincheng, he would have enough soldiers to protect him.
Come, his safety will be guaranteed.
Wang Xin is a man who knows how to fight. When the time comes, the army will be handed over to him and he will fight.
If you win, you will get the result.
If you lose, the opponent will take the blame.
"PS: Thanks to Huiguan Thatched Cottage for the large reward and monthly ticket to Song Dynasty, three additional chapters have been added. This is the first chapter.
Thanks to 13461009964 for the reward and recognition of the prodigal son."