"What? The number of people you took away was less than 30,000, is that okay?" Bao Zheng was surprised when he heard that Su Shi had only taken this few people away.
"There is nothing wrong with it. The first time I traveled across Liao and Mongolia, I only had a few thousand people under my command. The second time I went to Liao, the number of people was not too many. This time there were 30,000 people, and they were all
Elite veterans, no problem." Su Shi said confidently.
Su Shi's biggest advantage is that he does not need any logistical supplies, and this is the most difficult part of the army's long-distance travel.
Even the most difficult point has been solved in advance. Su Shi does not think that going to Liaodi will be very dangerous.
On the contrary, every time he went out, he could kill the enemy to the point where they would be scared to death.
The reason why Liao was chosen was because Su Shi was already very familiar with the situation there. More importantly, Liao was preparing to send 200,000 troops into the Song Dynasty, which Su Shi did not allow.
Since I've beaten you several times and it hasn't hurt you, I'm afraid of beating you.
Then just do it again.
And as long as Su Shi can suppress the Liao army within the Liao territory and prevent any troops from entering the northern border, the northern border will be extremely safe.
The Xixia Army suffered heavy losses a year ago, so they should not send reinforcements to the Song Dynasty again.
The Kaqi tribe in Mongolia had just swallowed up Moge's tribe, and they would not be able to mobilize any troops to enter the Song Dynasty for a while. And even if they really decided to enter the Song Dynasty for the second time, Su Shi would probably send his troops back.
In other words, now is the best time. If we cannot seize this opportunity, once the Liao army is really allowed to enter the country and the Mongols see the opportunity and send troops, the situation will be the most troublesome.
Su Shi's mind has been decided, and
The timing was chosen very well. In his words, it was called turning passivity into initiative.
In this regard, Bao Zheng really had no reason to refuse.
"Forget it, if you must do this, then don't worry. I will definitely guard Xincheng for you, but you can't try to go here. If there is danger, remember to turn back in time. The worst is that if we retreat, we will lose the battle.
Not our family."
"With King Jing here and that old guy Li Di here, with your previous military exploits, no one can cause trouble for you, don't worry."
Bao Zheng was afraid that Su Shi's burden would be too heavy, so he even said this to reduce his pressure.
"Haha, Uncle Bao, am I afraid that others will cause trouble for me? What I am thinking about is the Qiang Sheng of the Song Dynasty." Su Shi smiled and shook his head.
Even though he was born in this era and still had the system around him, if Su Shi did nothing, he would feel sorry for God's love for him.
On the night when Di Qing's troops left Xincheng, Su Shi led an army of nearly 30,000 people and quietly left the city, heading straight to the north.
It was February at this time, and it was still cold at night.
Especially the further north you go, the colder it gets.
The 30,000 troops wearing cotton army coats disappeared into the night. They only said to the inside that they were going out to inspect and train troops. Except for Bao Zheng, Xu Ba and Shi Qianshan, no one else knew that Su Shi had left the city.
Matters in the North.
The 30,000-strong army were all cavalry. After leaving Xinzhou, they began to accelerate and reached Yanmen in Daizhou after only four days.
The last time the Mongolian cavalry entered from here, they slaughtered all the Song troops here.
Later, after Bao Zheng arrived, he went to
A team of 100 people was sent here.
The defense cannot be defended. It is mainly used as a warning line. Once an enemy invasion is discovered, it can be used to warn in advance, which is effective.
Su Shi arrived with his army. This hundred-man team was very excited. After learning that they were going north, they even asked to join them. They wanted to go to the north and kill the Liao dogs.
The courage was commendable, but Su Shi did not agree and refused on the grounds that Yanmen also needed someone to defend it. But after staying here for a night, the army continued to move forward.
Early the next morning, the black cavalry, disguised as Meng cavalry, was the first to leave the pass as the vanguard and headed straight for Shijie Valley in Liaodi.
Su Shi pretended to be a Mongolian cavalry because he didn't want the army's intentions to be discovered prematurely. In this way, even if the Liao army discovered it and reported it, they would just think that the Mongolian people were attacking them and they would not suspect him for a while.
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Hu Yunfeng, the third captain of the Black Cavalry, was lucky enough to get the vanguard mission, which made the other two captains Feng Yidao and Hu Tongtian envious.
But there is no way, who makes the third brigade best at fighting in the mountains and forests?
The word "temporary" on his head had been removed. After receiving the important task, Hu Yunfeng wanted to make a good show. He led more than 2,000 cavalry from the third brigade and headed for Shijie Valley while searching.
Like the Song Dynasty, the Liao army did not have many defenders here, only two hundred people.
There are only twenty cavalry among them, who are used to deliver messages, and the rest are infantry.
With the cooperation of the Flying Eagle No. 1 Squadron, the Third Battalion suddenly appeared around the valley bottom and surrounded the place. Not one of the two hundred Liao troops escaped and was killed and captured.
"Asking about the situation
Then, we’ll deal with it the old way.”
After learning that the Third Battalion successfully occupied Shijie Valley, Su He issued such an order.
The so-called old method was to break the left hamstrings of these Liao soldiers so that they would not be able to walk smoothly in the future, let alone march and fight.
This not only eliminates the need to kill people, but also puts great pressure on the Liao army, and even requires them to pay to feed these people, which is far more troublesome than killing.
The third brigade just rested for an hour and continued to move forward. The second target was Langya Village in the north of the valley.
This village is a large village in Liaodi, with a population of more than 2,000 people. The people here are mainly of Han descent, and their task is to cultivate the nearby land and provide food for the Liao army.
In the beginning, people here still ran away. But ten, twenty, fifty, one hundred years later, these people stopped running away and regarded this place as their home.
Although it is said that all the food grown will be taken away by the Liao people, they will also give them a certain amount of money so that they can continue to live.
For the common people, life is nothing but living.
Besides, it's not that they want to forget their ancestors, but that the Song army is not strong enough and never thought of rescuing them. Even so, what happened to them growing grain and selling it to the Liao people?
Ordinary people, don't think about how honest they are. In front of the belly, all that is nonsense.
If you don’t believe me, let those eloquent scholars go hungry and try. How many of them still have national integrity?
There should be more, but I'm afraid there won't be too many.
After Hu Yunfeng led his troops to surround Langya Village at night, he had a headache.
The people in this village are not
The Liao people can be said to be half Han Chinese and Song people. How to deal with them is quite a headache.
Fortunately, after the news was reported to Su Shi, an order came soon. People in the village were allowed to make free choices. If they wanted to return to Song Dynasty, they could leave now. If they didn't want to leave, that was fine. Su Shi would not
How are they, but these people cannot report their arrival, and they have to stay in the village for half a month.
No one is allowed to leave the village within half a month for any reason, otherwise they will be shot without mercy once discovered.
Hu Yunfeng was relieved and made a request to the villagers. What he didn't expect was that all the young people wanted to leave, the adult men wanted to join the army, and the old ones chose to stay.
The younger generation has their own yearning for the Song Dynasty. They always say how prosperous the Song Dynasty is and they want to go and see it.
The young and middle-aged man wanted to make a contribution and join the Su family's army to kill the enemy and gain a future.
Only the old ones, because they are old and have lived here for most of their lives, they already have feelings and don't want to worry about it anymore.
Hu Yunfeng was confused again and reported what happened. Su Shi fully respected everyone's opinions and chose to agree.
In this way, the young people allowed them to return to the Song Dynasty. Su Shi would clear the way for them and let them go to Xincheng first.
, then the army will conduct training while marching.
After the Langya Village was successfully captured, according to the original plan, the army was divided into three groups, heading towards Shanyang City, the capital of Shuozhou, and Mayi City to the east.
Attack separately. The last route is to set up an ambush between Shanyang and Shenwu City, the capital of Wuzhou.
The Black Cavalry is responsible for attacking Shanyang, Yang Wenguang's vanguard is responsible for ambushing, and Lei Meng's Longwuwei is responsible for attacking Mayi.
After receiving the order, the three armies quickly rushed to the designated location. After all arrived at the location, Su Shi gave the order, and the first large-scale military operation in Liao was launched.
Among the three armies, Shanyang City was the first to succeed.
No one would have thought that an enemy attack would come at this time.
Shanyang City was almost an undefended city. When the Black Cavalry appeared, they had no idea what was going on. The Black Cavalry had already entered the city. After only half an hour of resistance, the city fell.
This was done intentionally by the Black Cavalry. They needed to see the rescuers leaving Shenwu City before attacking the city. Otherwise, they would be able to enter the city with just one wave of attacks.
The second one to succeed was the Long Wuwei led by Lei Meng.
The city of Mayi was also undefended. When they saw tens of thousands of cavalry descending from the sky, the generals in the city were still drinking with the dignitaries. They were blocked in a daze, and the city fell.
While Raymond sent people to guard various key points in the city, he also sent people to count the seizures. Then he said to the flying eagle scout team following him with high spirits: "I want to report to the young marshal that our troops have successfully captured Mayi City. Please take the next step."
instructions.
Just when Su Shi's army was progressing smoothly, the fast horses sent by Shanyang City to ask for help from Shenwu City also entered the city and met Fan Quan, the general of Shenwu City.
"Mongolian cavalry attacking the city? How is this possible?"
When he heard the news on the first day of the new year, Fan Quan had a look on his face.
