Chapter 136: What Battle did the Song Army Fight (2)
Shi Jialing and his party stayed temporarily at the place chosen by Uncle Lai.
The temporary camp here is located on a high mountain, and you can see it if there is any disturbance. It is also connected to a valley. If something goes wrong, you can escape from here immediately and run to the other side of the mountain.
When the noble lady broke up with Shi Jialing, she felt very regretful, thinking that some people saw that Shi Jialing's team was small and deliberately pushed them to a remote place.
Angrily, Shi Jialing was ready to fight. Shi Jialing quickly persuaded her, saying that now is no better than in the past. Everyone is away from home and encounters chaos and chaos. One more thing is worse than one less thing. Their team is small, and they can just have a place to stay.
Finally, the noble lady was persuaded. But she felt very sorry that she could not talk to Shi Jialing all night long and tell others her full complaints. At dawn tomorrow, everyone would go their separate ways, and she would not know what to do next.
Can we meet?
The noble lady may be sentimental by nature, or maybe she was moved by the separation she encountered in these days, and she pulled Shi Jialing's sleeve and shed tears.
This made Shi Jialing very embarrassed. My parents and I were not so sad when we broke up - they ran away as soon as they smoked, without waiting for my brother and sister to have a chance to say goodbye.
Finally, Shi Jialing returned to his temporary residence with a pack of Song Dynasty tea cakes and ten pounds of mutton presented by the noble lady.
As the night got darker, Shijialuluo and Shijialing were lying next to the bonfire wrapped in blankets and couldn't sleep.
The mount was not far away and had been fed early. The saddle was still on, and weapons and bows and arrows were hung on it. Farther away, Uncle Lai and Shi Shami took turns on duty, hiding behind a big rock and staring down at the camp.
As the night gets darker, the wind blowing from the mountains becomes colder and colder, coming from all directions with a whining sound.
Shijialuluo couldn't help but wrapped the blanket around him and said: "Third sister, what kind of battle do you think the Song Army fought? It was a mess. Could it be that the Song Army's fighting skills have deteriorated since they haven't fought for several years?"
"Brother, do you think it's possible?"
The moonlight passed through the leaves and occasionally fell on Shi Jialing's face. She looked up at the sky and answered without looking back.
The moon is a little rounder and a little brighter. It moves through the clouds, like a shy girl hiding behind her parents.
"Then... what kind of battle did the Song army fight?" Shijialuluo also thought it was impossible.
In recent years, the White Tiger Banner and the Zhuque Banner of the Song Dynasty have been harassing the Gaochang Kingdom from the north and the south, and they come several times a year. How could they become rusty in their skills after practicing so hard?
"Brother, think about it, who is the greatest threat to the Song Army when it uses troops to attack the Western Regions? Is it our Gaochang Kingdom?"
Definitely not. Shijialuluo knows very well what fighting power the Gaochang Kingdom has. It is the weakest among the countries in the Western Regions.
Since the founding of the country, it has been rubbed against the ground by forces such as the Geluolu and the Kara Khanate. It has survived until now. First of all, it was quick to seize the opportunity and embrace the right thigh in the early days of the founding of the country. Relying on the protection of the Khitans, the overlords of the grassland, Gaochang State owned
Spend decades without any danger.
Later, the rapid rise of the Seljuk Khanate broke the balance of power in the Western Regions and attracted everyone's attention to the west. As a result, the Gaochang Kingdom survived for several decades.
Later, the Kara Khanate itself failed to live up to its expectations and split into two countries, the East and the West. The kings and ministers of the Gaochang Kingdom woke up from their dreams with laughter - the neighboring East Kara Khanate was going all out to prepare for backstabbing from the west.
"Then what?" After Shijialuluo wanted to understand this point, he continued to ask.
"I must know that in the Western Regions, the greatest threat to the Song Dynasty is the Western Kara Khanate, and once faced with a huge threat from the east, the Eastern and Western Kara Khanates may join forces."
"This is possible. After all, the Eastern and Western Kara Khanates come from the same lineage and all believe in the Green Religion. They may join hands to fight against the powerful pagans."
Shigaruda strongly agrees with this inference.
"Based on these circumstances, combined with the terrain of Gaochang State, it can be inferred that the current strategy of the Song Army is very clever."
Shi Jialing's words made Shi Jialuluo very confused, where is the cleverness?
There was no other way, so Shi Jialing had no choice but to continue to give some instructions.
"Brother, according to the intelligence we have obtained in the past few days, which cities did the Song army capture?"
"Yinzhou, Beiting, Zhangbali, as well as our ranch, and the old place of Yinwu Army in Puleihai." Shijialuluo replied, "Information in Yangji Bali and other places is isolated, and it is temporarily unknown. But judging from the current situation
, not optimistic. It is also close to the White Tiger Banner of the Song Dynasty."
"Think about it, where are these cities located? Think about it carefully."
"These cities... Yinzhou City is the east gate of Gaochang Kingdom, and the rest are all north of Tianshan Mountain. Yes... yes... yes, that one, that one..." Shijialouluo suddenly understood, but realized
He wasn't very transparent, so the words were stuck in his throat and he couldn't speak out.
Shi Jialing had no choice but to speak for him.
"Occupying these cities and important places is equivalent to opening up the passage between the Hexi and Mobei regions of the Song Dynasty and the Eastern Kara Khanate."
"The passage to the Eastern Kara Khanate?" Shijialuluo was stunned, not quite what I thought.
This is also the root cause of his failure to fully understand.
"With this passage opened, mountains of grain and grass and baggage from the Song Dynasty could flow from Hexi, tens of thousands of Xuanwu and Qinglong cavalry from Mobei, to the Eastern Kara Khanate in a steady stream, integrating with the White Tiger Banner.
, which is equivalent to three knives being placed on the chest of the Eastern Kara Khanate at the same time."
Speaking of this, Shi Jialing looked at the starry sky and said quietly: "Perhaps in order to avoid the situation where the Eastern and Western Kara Khanates join hands to fight against the enemy, the main force of the Song Army is passing through the Qihe area and the Alimari area to attack Balasa.
The hinterlands include Gon, Talos, Baishui, Malyinang, and Wuzgen.”
"How come the main attack direction is the Eastern Kara Khanate? When the Song Dynasty attacked the Western Regions, wasn't the first stop Gaochang State that bore the brunt?" Shijialuluo asked in confusion.
"Brother, your eyes are only focused on the place under your nose, only on the country of Gaochang. The Song people want to invade and occupy the entire Western Region, and they are also eyeing the entire Western Region! The Western Kara Khanate is the most important country of the Song people.
The enemy is most worried about the alliance between the Eastern and Western Karakha Khanates."
"The Song Dynasty destroyed Xixia, pacified the Northern Liao Dynasty, and conquered the Jinshan Mountains in the Mobei. Their officials and generals must have been extraordinary. They must have gone straight to the point when they attacked. They first crippled the Eastern Kara Khanate, or even destroyed it.
Don’t you have to worry about the alliance between the Eastern and Western Karakha Khanates? By then, only the Western Karakhahanate will be left alone. Even with the support of the Seljuk Khanate, the Song Army will be invincible and can deal with it calmly."
Shijialuluo was stunned when he heard this, and after a long time he asked in a low voice: "What about Gaochang Kingdom? Do the people of Song Dynasty just ignore Gaochang Kingdom?"
"Why don't you care? To the east of the Gaochang Kingdom is the Song Kingdom. Now Yinzhou is occupied and the east gate is closed. The cities north of the Tianshan Mountains are occupied, and several mountain passes connecting the north and the south must also be occupied. If my guess is correct, the main force of the Song Army
Enter Balashagon, and then the Suzaku Banner marches out of Big and Little Bolu, detours to Congling, and jointly attacks Kashgar. To the south is the Kunlun Mountains and the Snowy Area. The entire Gaochang Kingdom has become a bird in a bag, whether it is roasted or boiled.
It just depends on the mood of Song people."
Speaking of this, Shi Jialing said unceremoniously: "Gaochang State is just a stumbling block for the Song Dynasty to conquer the Western Regions, not the main goal. Just move it aside first so that it is not in the way. Wait until all the layout is completed and you will have the upper hand. This
It’s not too late to slowly clear up this stumbling block.”
"I believe that the Song people were so fast and ruthless that the Kara Khanate in the East and the Seljuk Khanate in the west had no time to react. The Song people had enough time to slowly take care of the Gaochang Kingdom."
Shigaruda lay there, pondering absentmindedly what his sister said. The more he listened, the more he felt that this was possible. Alas, it would be great if his sister was a man. He and she, both civil and military, would surely be able to revitalize the Shigaruda tribe.
, to fulfill the long-cherished wish of our father, grandfather and other generations of ancestors.
Suddenly a voice came out of the dark night and woke up the brothers Shijialuluo and Shijialing.
"Dalang, Third Sister, let's start taking action." This chapter has been completed!
