The Song Dynasty's attack on Xixia has stalled. This was originally a good thing. In Ye An's view, the Song Dynasty's initiative to attack Xixia was bound to fail. First, the Song army mostly used infantry to march too slowly. Even if it defeated the Xixia army,
It is also difficult to consolidate the results. Secondly, the terrain of the Song-Xia border is complex, making it easy to defend but not easy to attack.
The real war between great powers is a war of attrition. The Song army can completely rely on the advantages of technical equipment to fight steadily and slowly advance towards Xixia. First, the defense is as stable as Mount Tai, and then the attack is in full swing.
So fundamentally, Ye An supports Fan Zhongyan's active defensive strategy, but there are two voices in the northwest. Fan Zhongyan advocates defense, while Han Qi advocates offense. This opposition still exists in the northwest even when there are strong enemies outside.
The sound is very dangerous.
As the highest official of Shaanxi Province, Xia Song seems to be invisible at this time. The most terrifying thing is an unopinionated official, because the people below will be credited with their merits and deeds, but not with their faults.
He will carry it.
Han Qi's attitude was very tough. He believed that the moment had come when the Song Dynasty must fight back. Without understanding military affairs, he simply believed that war was about planning and then acting. The soldiers of the Song Dynasty were what he saw on the school field.
After seeing Cao Yi's subordinates in Zhenrong Army, Han Qi naively thought that Li Yuanhao's attack was a self-inflicted trap.
On the general ordering platform, Han Qi was high-spirited, but Cao Yi next to him had a stern face. He also didn't think it was a good thing to take the initiative. He wanted to get some information from Xia Song, but the person he sent hadn't come back yet. He Han Qi
Qi came first.
In the Song Dynasty, civil servants had a higher status than military generals. Even the supervisors would listen to the civil servants, while military generals were more monitored. Cao Yi knew that he had been ignored since the day Han Qi came. He was the one who controlled the Rong army.
The elite soldiers who have led the army for many years, the vanguard generals under them, all the commanders, all the Yuhou, and the school lieutenants are all elite soldiers and generals who have experienced attacking Qingtang.
But in the hands of Han Qi, it was completely different. In his eyes, only those who were called out outside the Donghua Gate were good men. No matter how many enemies they killed, no matter how hard they fought, they were all fighting for their lives!
As the commander-in-chief of Qin Feng Road's Ma Bu Army, Cao Yi still had to be more or less responsible for his soldiers, so he carefully reminded him on the general stand at the school ground: "Deputy Ambassador Han, it's not that a certain family can't bear to leave their son-in-law in the army, but our preparations."
Too hasty..."
"Rush?!"
Han Qi smiled coldly and said: "Do you know why I am so anxious to use troops, but Xia Song doesn't criticize me at all, and even Fan Zhongyan is silent?"
Seeing Cao Yi's doubts, Han Qi sighed and said: "Because Li Yuanhao has led his army into Huaide's army, we were defeated so miserably in Sanchuan Village. If we don't take the initiative to win a big victory, we may face the Dangxiang people in the northwest."
The attack point is no longer capable of fighting!"
Cao Yi looked at Han Qi seriously. What he said was not wrong, but the latest news he received was not true. Cao Yi slowly said: "This time Li Yuanhao went south, the soldiers pointed at our Zhenrong Army.
As long as he dares to attack Weizhou behind me, I can cut off his retreat, so I am not busy sending troops right now..."
"The Dangxiang people have marched south from Huaide's army. If they enter uninhabited territory, if they don't send out troops, the people along the way will suffer. What if the country's majesty has been wiped out? You are now the commander-in-chief of the horse and infantry capital of Qinfeng Road. If the battle goes against your will, I will definitely impeach you."
You are guilty of supporting troops and being timid in fighting!"
Cao Yi's fat face trembled slightly. The threat in Han Qi's words was already very obvious. It was better to support the troops and fight cowardly. If he replaced the troops with self-respect, he would really force himself to death.
"Vice Envoy Han is serious! There are only 50,000 troops in our general, plus 20,000 Huaide's army and 30,000 Deshun's army, there will be a total of 100,000 people. It's a pity that the troops are not planned on paper. If 100,000 people are
They are all piled up on the battlefield, let alone fighting the party members, for fear that the army will be in chaos before the enemy arrives."
Han Qi thought for a while and said: "Assign Ren Fu, the deputy capital of Huanqing Road under your command, to lead 30,000 troops to Yangmulong City. If it is not conducive to the battle, set up an ambush according to the danger and intercept the Xixia army when they return."
Way out."
This didn't mean anything. Cao Yi nodded and said: "That's very good. You can't go wrong if you act according to the situation."
Han Qi sneered and said: "Li Yuanhao's wild ambitions have insulted the prestige of our country. How can 30,000 troops in this war zone defeat his 100,000 troops? Ren Fu's 30,000 troops are just a forward, and they need to be supplemented by 30,000 troops from the Shunde Army.
, and the 20,000 Huade Army can successfully play this big game!"
Cao Yi was horrified. She grabbed Han Qi's hand and said, "Mr. Han, you must not do this. This is all the wealth of my Qin Feng Lu Ma Bu Army. I'm afraid I can wipe it all out in one go..."
"The arrow has to be fired! If we can't keep Li Yuanhao this time, we will never have peace in the northwest of the Song Dynasty in the future. If we can encircle and suppress...even if we escape a little, we can make Dangxiang breathless for ten years. This can make
The northwest will be stable for ten years!"
Who would have thought that Han Qi had already made a shocking plan. His goal was not to attack Xixia, but to encircle and suppress the Dangxiang army that was heading south this time.
Although Han Qi had never been on the battlefield, he knew that even if the Song army won the battle against Xixia, it would be difficult to wipe out most of the enemy troops. Whenever the party members lost and the Song army's military formation was stable, they would disappear like a bird returning to the forest.
In the wilderness, it is even more difficult for the Song army to pursue him. Now that Li Yuanhao wants to attack Weizhou, let's use all kinds of soldiers and horses to keep him in Weizhou!
Han Qi originally planned to send Ren Fu with 50,000 troops to intercept Li Yuanhao, but Cao Yi had already been frightened by his madness and decided to only send 30,000 troops. If more troops were sent, he would be impeached.
After all, Cao Yi was also the top military officer of Qin Feng Road. Han Qi sold him a face and didn't ask for more. However, he still had 50,000 troops from Huaide Army and Deshun Army, which was already nearly 100,000, so Han Qi
He left with satisfaction, he wanted to wait for a big victory that belonged to him, and also wanted to compare with the hesitant Fan Zhongyan.
In Han Qi's view, soldiers are like chariots and civil servants are like drivers. As long as they are skilled enough, they can easily drive them. If they are as timid and hesitant as Fan Zhongyan, how can they achieve great success in the northwest?
But if it was really as he imagined, then everything would be too simple. The reason why Fan Zhongyan was cautious and unwilling to advance rashly was that he had a certain understanding of the northwest and the Dangxiang people.
Before leaving Beijing, he made a special trip to the Yunzhong County Prince's Mansion. From Ye An, whom no one wanted to interact with, he got the most detailed information about the northwest. It was also from Ye An that he learned about Li Yuanhao's personality.
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In the eyes of the Song people, Dangxiang was a barbarian in the northwest of the Song Dynasty, an insignificant existence. The Dangxiang people who fought in Ganliang with the Western Lie Army and the Huaiyuan Army retreated steadily, and even captured Yumen Pass.
Therefore, the defeats at Sanchuankou and Sanchuanzhai were nothing. Adding up the two losses, the Song army lost less than 30,000 people, many of whom were deserters and defeated troops. After being gathered up, they were still fighting in the army.
The only loss was that the elites in the northwest of the Song Dynasty suffered heavy losses in these two battles.
No one knows better than Ye An what such a loss means. The army values not only the number of people, but also the strength of the grassroots and middle-level officers.
It is this group of people that can truly unite soldiers, and it is these people that the current Northwest Army lacks.
What's even more ridiculous is that Han Qi, a civil servant, actually drew a marching map for all the troops, and strictly ordered them to march according to the drawn map without making any mistakes...