Above Xincheng, Wang Deyong breathed a sigh of relief.
In the temporary military camp, Di Qing and others also breathed a sigh of relief.
I made a right bet.
The three clans are not united. As long as he is willing to exert his strength and suppress one clan to fight, this clan will retreat for fear of excessive casualties. In this way, they will have room to persist for a longer period of time, perhaps until
The arrival of reinforcements.
Or the meeting hall of the three tribes.
He didn't hide the old news, he got angry this time and asked Zhebu why Meng Qi suddenly retreated.
"There are too many casualties, so of course we have to retreat."
Zhebu was not afraid of hiding old news. After saying this, he added: "If the Xixia cavalry is not afraid, you can charge next time and we will hold the line."
"you..."
Pointing at Zhebu, Wu Zhiguyin was very angry.
As a member of the Xixia Army, there is no one who does not know how powerful the Western Army of the Song Dynasty was.
The purpose this time was to use the armies of the three tribes to jointly deal with the Western Army, in order to weaken the opponent's strength and prepare for Xixia to enter the Song Dynasty from the west.
If the Xixia army takes the lead now, what else will they do to plan this battle?
"I'm sorry, put your extended hand down, or I won't mind breaking it for you." Seeing that the other party was pointing his finger at himself, Zhebu said very unhappy.
Zhebu was somewhat angry.
It was clear that Xincheng was besieged, and the enemy's food and grass were exhausted. After a month and a half of siege, the city could be captured. At this point, there was no threat to the Song Dynasty in the west of the northern border.
This was originally a good thing, but Xixia accidentally made a mistake and insisted on attracting the Western Army of the Song Dynasty.
Shouldn’t the Western Army of the Song Dynasty be dealt with by the Xixia people? Why should I
Contribute?
Zhebu believed that by agreeing to send troops, he was already worthy of Xixia, a temporary ally. But now, they dared to accuse him of a disadvantageous attack. How could he bear it?
Zhebu hit back, furious without hiding his old news, and wanted to say something else. Xiao Xiaoyou stepped forward to smooth things over. "Okay, now is not the time for us to have a dispute. Let's think about how to deal with these 100,000 Western troops.
Otherwise, tomorrow the Xixia army will be in front, and our Liao army and the Mongolian army will suppress the formation."
"Why? We are not the only ones to benefit from defeating the Western Army." Of course Wu Zang Guyin would not agree.
This is nearly 100,000 Xixia troops, and their combat power is not comparable to that of the Northern Army of the Song Dynasty. To destroy them, I am afraid that half of the 200,000 Xixia soldiers will have to fight to death. In this way, among the three tribes, their strength is equal to
It is the weaker party.
Next, if there is a benefit, how much can they share?
He wanted to see his own joke, so he didn't give the opportunity to hide his old story. He immediately snorted and said: "Then continue to surround, you can launch a small-scale charge to weaken the opponent's strength, and when the time comes, we will launch a full-scale attack
Let’s attack in general.”
"This is acceptable."
There was no need to fight to the death, Zhebu and Xiao Xiaoyou naturally had no objections and both happily agreed.
Di Qing showed his ferocious and desperate side, which really frightened the three-community coalition forces. The big battles stopped and small battles continued. Although there were casualties in every battle with the Western Army, at least they did buy time to survive.
...
Shigu Mountain.
Twenty miles behind the mountain, Su Shi finally arrived here with his army.
"Tell me about the situation." As soon as he arrived here, Su Shi saw Chu Guo, the commander of the Flying Eagle No. 1 squadron.
"Young Marshal, Western Army
One hundred thousand reinforcements, led by General Di Qing, are currently surrounded between Xincheng and Tuhe Village..."
Following Chu Guo's report, Su Shi had a clearer understanding of the battlefield situation.
Su Shi knew the battle situation through the walkie-talkie before, but it was not that clear. Now he has the most intuitive understanding.
When Chu Guo finished speaking, Su Shi couldn't help but sigh and said, "This Di Qing is a really fierce general."
After sighing, Su Shi thought of something and asked, "How is the situation in Shigu Mountain?"
"There are a thousand-man Mongolian cavalry team in the mountains, two infantry camps of the Liao army, and some wounded, a total of more than 3,000 people." Chu Guo answered happily.
"Very good, this is an appetizer. If we surround them now and eat them, can you, the First Scout Squadron, ensure that no enemy escapes to report the news?" Su Shi chuckled. There were more than three thousand enemies, although among them
There are wounded, but they are also enemies.
After these people recover from their injuries, they will attack the Song Dynasty again, and they may even be more cruel.
Therefore, in this era, when everyone kills the wounded, there is no psychological burden at all, and there is no convention to restrain everyone.
"No problem. There are only two roads from Shigu Mountain to Xinkou Village. Our first squadron is fully capable of guarding it and will not let the enemy escape to report the news."
Chu Guo said that he was very confident, and Su Shi was very satisfied. But he still decided to send someone to help them complete the task.
It is true that the most elite ones in Su Shi's hands are the black cavalry, but the most elite ones among the black cavalry should be the two Flying Eagle squadrons.
The reason why Su Shi was able to seize the opportunity repeatedly with his large army was to make his opponents confused and often unable to fight back.
, this is thanks to the various intelligence provided by the scouts.
These are some treasures that cannot be lost.
"The first brigade will be dispatched soon to help you block the road. If you need to go into battle to kill the enemy, send them there. You can just stay around and observe the enemy's situation."
Su Shi spoke, and Chu Guo felt a little bitter after hearing it.
In this way, wouldn't their First Flying Eagle Squadron be unable to achieve more military exploits?
But considering that Su Shi was also protecting them, Chu Guo nodded happily, "Thank you, Marshal, for your consideration."
"Okay, you can take a large team to make arrangements. When you are ready, we will launch an attack here."
Chu Guo left quickly, and at the same time, Feng Yidao from the first brigade of the Black Cavalry also left. The other generals were ordered to rush to where Su Shi was for a meeting.
The extensive activities in the southern border of Liao Land gave each general a bit more murderous intent, and their faces were all red. It was obvious at a glance that they had robbed a lot of good things and gained a lot.
Su Shi is not short of money. He supports the people below him in robbing the Liao people, and he will not exploit them too much.
In addition to the 30% that was handed over to the court, he only kept 40% and rewarded some meritorious officials, and each army received 30% of the benefits.
Thirty percent, this is definitely not a small proportion, and everyone is very satisfied.
If it were another Song army, they could get at most 10% of the benefits, which would be great. This is why the Song army became poorer and poorer as they fought.
There is no way, they come in when they are desperate, and start to stand aside when they get benefits.
Ji Zhu, Yang Wenguang, Xu Ba, Lei Meng, Shi Qianshan and others all came to Su Shi one by one and said hello respectfully.
Not going out with Su Shi
After fighting a few battles, you will never know how powerful the young marshal is in his military command.
After following Su Shi for a long time, everyone will only become more respectful or in awe of him.
They were all old acquaintances, and Su Shi had no intention of being polite. After seeing everyone arrive, Su Shi said, "The next battle will be very cruel and fierce. There are nearly 400,000 enemies from the three tribes facing us.
, and we do not have an advantage in terms of military strength. Therefore, every battle may be a bloody battle. If any of you want to withdraw, or are afraid and want to leave, please speak up now, and I, Su Shi, will not embarrass you."
"But if anyone who stays does not use all his strength because of fear and I find out, then don't blame the ruthless military law."
Su Shi's harsh words were heard by everyone, but they were not moved by it.
This is not the first time that everyone has fought with Su Shi, and there have been a few times where it has not been dangerous.
In fact, people in the Song Dynasty were not afraid of death, they were afraid of dying in an unclear and confused way.
In particular, the Song Dynasty gave generous gifts to scholars, affirmed their status, and recognized their power. It can be said that scholars in any era were not treated better in the Song Dynasty.
On the other hand, warriors have little income, are in great danger, and are called reckless men, warriors, etc. Their social status is very low, and they are one level below the rank of official.
Even if they really die in battle, they will not receive recognition from society. In many cases, their pensions may be tampered with.
Over time, when the soldiers saw what happened to their comrades after their deaths, their hearts became colder and colder. In order to avoid death, they simply began to be afraid of death during battles and did not contribute, so that their combat effectiveness became even lower.
Of course, this bad habit
There is absolutely no such thing here in Su Shi.
In the army commanded by Su Shi, as long as you perform meritorious service, you will be rewarded accordingly. What is yours is yours, and no one can take it away.
Even if you unfortunately die in battle, your share of the credit will be given to your family.
When others see it, they will only be envious.
Under a virtuous cycle, Su Shi was able to recruit so many local soldiers to use them bravely.
No one spoke, and no one said they wanted to leave. Su Shi said again: "Okay, everyone is willing to stay. I'm very happy. Then let's fight with all our strength. In fact, the enemy is not that scary. Speaking of which,
It is more than 300,000, but now they have used part of the troops to siege Xincheng, and they have used most of the troops to siege the Western Army. There are only about 50,000 people who can actually fight us."
"From this point of view, we still have an advantage in terms of military strength in the early stage, which requires us to fight quickly. We must first eliminate the 50,000 enemies of the three tribes. In this way, when the enemy's main force returns, we will not be under pressure.
It will be that big.”
Su Shi talked about the situation and encouraged everyone, and then began to arrange tasks, mainly to allocate territory to everyone. Which army is responsible for the enemies in which area? After the enemies are eliminated, where to gather and where to reinforce.
etc.
Tasks are being arranged for everyone here, but Chu Guo and Feng Yidao have cut off the retreat of the enemies in Shigu Mountain and completely blocked them in this area.
By this time, more than three days had passed since Di Qing's troops were trapped.
In three days, the news that the Western Army's 100,000 reinforcements were besieged finally reached Bianliang at a speed of 800 miles.
city.
Bianliang City Imperial Palace.
When the news reached here, it could be said to be a whirlwind of excitement.
In Longtu Pavilion, Zhao Zhen called all the princes at home in front of him, but at this time Wen Yanbo had not rushed back from the west.