"His Majesty issued the formation map and stated that the troops must advance with a full array of both civilians and soldiers. We will act according to the plan for the sake of safety."
"The three armies of Xihe and the seven armies of Jingyuan Road, a total of ten armies, must arrange their formations like this and advance slowly to prevent Xixia from cutting off our food routes."
This is what Wang Zhong said.
Zhang Zhi, Zhong Shidao, Liu Changzuo and other generals looked sideways at Wang Zhongzheng.
In what era do we still need to march troops according to the formation map?
Is there still a whole army of troops?
Has the entire army of Pingrong and Ten Thousands of People awarded by Emperor Taizong ever been victorious?
Master Zhong said: "Your Majesty, there is news from the Yibo Yan Road. Captain Zhong has collected Xiazhou, Suizhou, Yinzhou, Youzhou, Shizhou, etc. From this we can see that there is no one in Hengshan, and Liang Yi is buried."
Xin was defeated by me, and I captured the prisoners and said that there are only a few hundred monks and Taoists in Lingzhou City. It was the whole army that traveled day and night to conquer Lingzhou first. In this way, we accounted for half of the great contribution to Xingzhou."
Wang Zhongzheng shook his head and said: "No, Your Majesty told me in the edict to advance slowly along the Huluchuan Road. How can we take risks? What if our troops go deep and don't wait high, and Commander Zhong orders the army to arrive on the Yanyan Road, wouldn't it be a problem?"
Go deep alone?"
Master Zhong said: "What your envoy said makes sense, but if you leave Lingzhou empty city and don't take it, waiting for the Xixia reinforcements to arrive will cost ten times and a hundred times more. At the end of the day, the general is willing to lead 8000 troops and horses, and only bring ten days of food and grass."
, attack Lingzhou City first. There will be good news in less than three days!"
Wang Zhongzheng was dissatisfied and said: "We have said that we will act in accordance with His Majesty's orders. We don't have many troops on both sides. If you allocate ten thousand troops to us, if we are defeated, where will I make up for them?"
"Besides, 100,000 soldiers and horses have already marched on the Fuyan Road, and there are more than 100,000 civilians accompanying the army. It is expected that we can cross the drought sea in a few days. We will wait for news on the Fuyan Road before making a decision."
Regarding Wang Zhongzheng's words, all the generals felt that it was unreliable. Gao Zunyu's arrival in a few days was what the emperor said to Wang Zhongzheng. It was news more than ten days ago. The two armies were separated by a dry sea, and they had no idea about each other's current positions.
Not sure.
The officials did not set up a battalion on the Shaanxi Road to command from the front, but issued orders from Bianjing, thousands of miles away. This seems unreliable.
Zhang Zhidao: "Your Majesty, I think what General Manager Zhong said is reasonable, but I must be very tired after defeating Liang Yimi on the Jingyuan Road in the battle at Mo Nai Pass. Why don't you let me lead the Xihe troops to attack Lingzhou City first?"
Zhang Zhi is Zhang Yue's nephew. Wang Zhongzheng remembered the old and new grudges and sneered: "Do the soldiers and horses on Xihe Road have to compete with the soldiers and horses on Jingyuan Road to capture Lingzhou?"
This edict of Wang Zhongzheng can be said to be a naked attempt to provoke a conflict between Zhang Zhi and Zhong Shidao and Liu Changzuo.
However, Zhongshi Dao belongs to Zhang Yue's old department, and Liu Changzuo, a sixty-year-old veteran, has become a mature man and does not follow Wang Zhongzheng's tactics.
Neither of them expressed support for Wang Zhongzheng.
When Wang Zhongzheng saw that the two of them were silent, he said to his generals: "This can be said to be the greatest military achievement since the defeat of the Northern Han Dynasty. Who wouldn't want to perform great and extraordinary feats in front of the battle? If Lingzhou doesn't have long legs, he can't."
He knows how to walk but not how to escape. When our two armies arrive at the city, we will attack them together."
The generals didn't know what to do, and Wang Zhongzheng was trying to control the Xihe River. The top officials of the two armies in Jingyuan immediately said so.
Zhang Zhi saw Zhang Zhi and sneered again and again. Wang Zhongzheng felt ashamed in his heart. He was not afraid of generals, but he was wary of Zhang Zhi. Then he thought again, fortunately Zhang Yue is recuperating at home now, otherwise I would have to look at your face.
Zhang Zhi said: "Your Majesty, we have no choice but to obey your orders. There are more than 10,000 stones of Xixia military rations stored in Mingsha City. I would like to arrange for a reliable and capable general to be stationed here as a countermeasure. He can also transport food when supplies are no longer available."
To the foot of Lingzhou City."
Wang Zhongzheng said: "Who do you recommend?"
Zhang said bluntly: "You Shixiong, deputy envoy of Qinfeng Road Transport."
"A civil servant?"
Zhang Zhi said: "Not bad."
Wang Zhongzheng thought that there was no need to argue with Zhang Zhi on such a trivial matter, so he agreed.
That night, Shi Xiong led his troops and civilians and arrived at Mingsha City with military provisions.
Zhang Zhi asked: "Is it peaceful on the road?"
You Shixiong said: "It's peaceful, there are only two or three groups of Western thieves."
Zhang Zhi said: "I have arranged with Wang Zhongzheng's brother-in-law to garrison Mingsha City."
You Shixiong frowned and said, "Mingsha City is small and dilapidated, so it's not easy to defend it."
"That's why I ordered your general to guard our army's retreat. My third uncle wrote to me a few months ago, saying that if it is difficult to advance the army this time, I believe in the way of the teacher. If it comes to danger, then
trust you."
You Shixiong smiled and said: "Thank you very much to the official Jian'an for your support. In fact, Shen Jinglue also noticed that he had already led the Jingyuan Road and Huanqing Road civil servants to build a city at the mouth of Shimen Gorge and Haoshui River, named Pingxia City.
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Zhang Zhi asked: "Isn't the civilian service insufficient?"
You Shixiong said: "It was Shen Jinglue who tried every means to save it. Even if he failed to conquer Xia this time, he still wanted to build this city. He said that sending troops from Jingyuan Road to encroach on the Xia Kingdom was the right way in the long run. Sooner or later, the imperial court would understand the painstaking efforts of Jian An Gong.
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Zhang Zhi sighed: "It was Shen Jinglue who thought so well. He marched with a large army, but the Xia people did not dare to attack and took the opportunity to build a city."
In fact, Zhang Zhi looked down on Shen Kuo in the past, feeling that he was so afraid of his wife that he would abandon his own children and waver in politics. But having said that, Shen Kuo was extremely capable of doing things and had a good judgment on the overall situation.
There are also his unique features.
You Shixiong said: "It's a pity that Shen Jinglue originally wanted to build two cities, but the civil service was not enough, so he built one first. He was really optimistic about this expedition to Xia, and he also asked me to tell you that although Xixia was defeated initially, it has recovered.
We have gathered soldiers and horses in eight or nine places, each with between 20,000 and 30,000 to 50,000 and 60,000 soldiers and horses near Xingling. I heard that even the soldiers and horses from Lanzhou and Liangzhou have been transferred back."
"I guess the Xia thieves already know that this time our two groups will attack Xingling Prefecture, so they will mobilize troops from all sides to protect the center."
Zhang Zhi said: "So, Wang Zhongzheng was right to ask us to delay our attack on Lingzhou?"
You Shixiong said: "None of us can see the overall situation, and it's hard to say who is right. If our troops on the road are blocked under Lingzhou, freeing up the Western thieves to attack the troops on the Yanyan Road first, it will be detrimental to the situation.
.If our army advances and falls under the Xixia siege under Lingzhou City, it will be dangerous."
Zhang Zhi was thoughtful after hearing what You Shixiong said.
The next day, the two armies left Mingsha City. Zhang Zhi left several letters and a sword to You Shixiong and said, "If anything happens to me, please send Brother You to your home."
You Shixiong said: "Master Jinglue, please don't say this."
Zhang Zhi smiled and said: "Don't worry, I always put myself to death before resurrecting, otherwise I won't be able to let go when the time comes."
Wang Zhongzheng led his army forward slowly, as if there were Xixia soldiers and horses ambushing behind every pile of rocks and bushes.
It took five days to reach less than half of the journey. At this time, the emperor flew to the army and reprimanded Wang Zhongzheng for advancing at a snail's pace, delaying the opportunity for fighting, and ordered the Jingyuan Road to capture Lingzhou within a time limit.
Wang Zhongzheng felt like crying after receiving the imperial edict. It was the officials and you who gave me countless warnings, asking me not to take any risks, lest I encounter the situation of being alone. I did everything according to your instructions, and I didn’t dare to say a word.
Violation, why did it suddenly become a delay in fighting?
Wang Zhongzheng apologized to Shu with tears in his eyes, and at the same time asked Master Zhong Dao to ride lightly into Lingzhou City.
After hearing the news, Zhong Shidao immediately led his troops to arrive at Lingzhou City one day and one night, but saw that the top of Lingzhou City was heavily guarded. Zhong Shidao fought a battle with the Xia army who went out of the city to inquire about the news, and captured the prisoners and questioned them.
It turned out that Lingzhou City was originally empty, but two days ago, Renduo Yading and his son Renduo Baozhong led their troops across the Yellow River and stationed in Lingzhou.
After Zhong Shidao learned about it, he immediately cursed Wang Zhongzheng in his heart.
One day later, Wang Zhongzheng arrived with his entire army and received the official order. It took him two days to travel three days, but by the time he arrived, Xixia had already strengthened the defense of Lingzhou City.
Moreover, those stationed in Lingzhou were indeed Xixia generals Renduoyading and Renduo Baozhong.
After hearing the news, the Song army was shocked. A month ago, Renduo Yading and Renduo Baozhong appeared in Liangzhou and fought with the Song army under Lanzhou city. Why did they appear in Xiazhou city now? This shows that Xixia has seen through the two sides of the Song army.
The purpose of joining forces in Xingzhou was to shrink the troops of the Twelfth Army Supervisory Department to defend Xingling Prefecture.
Wang Zhongzheng looked at Lingzhou, and then at the surging Yellow River to the north. Only by capturing Lingzhou could he cross the Yellow River and reach Xingzhou (Xingqing Mansion), the capital of the Western Xia Dynasty on the other side of the river.
However, because he delayed the opportunity to fight, Lingzhou has been defended. Now that the army has arrived and there is no siege equipment at hand, how can Lingzhou be defeated?
At this time, the Xixia army in Lingzhou City started fighting.
Renduoyading actually led his army out of the city to fight the Song army!
Renduoyading is now the number one warrior in Xixia. Seeing him take action, the Song army did not dare to be careless.
Zhang Zhi, Liu Changzuo, and Zhong Shidao all came out to fight the opponent fiercely. The two armies fought for half a day. Zhang Zhi commanded the Song army to fire a volley at Renduoyading's commander with a bow and arrow, and immediately wounded Renduoyading's commander.
The war horse caused the opponent to fall off his horse and was snatched into the city by the soldiers on the left and right.
Liu Changzuo and Zhong Shidao took advantage of the situation to attack from both sides, and the Xixia soldiers and horses were defeated and retreated into the city.
However, the Song army that won this battle was not happy. The Lingzhou defenders were very strong. If they wanted to attack this city, they would have to spend a lot of effort.
However, Wang Zhongzheng was very optimistic and told the generals that in this small Lingzhou city, I would order ten thousand people to carry the earth defense army in the middle of the night, and the city could be broken at dawn the next day.
Following the military orders, Wang Zhongzheng immediately led his troops to surround Lingzhou City on three sides and began to attack the city. When he captured Mingsha City, he obtained a lot of grain stored in Xixia's stores, and Wang Zhongzheng immediately urged people to transport grain to Mingsha.
At the same time, Wang Zhongzheng sent someone to ask Gao Zunyu where the Zhong'e army was?
Wang Zhongzheng was first eager to have Gao Zunyu and Zhong'e's army cross the Dry Sea and separate a group of troops to join them.
But who would have expected that Shen Kuo had no news about the soldiers and horses on the Yanyan Road? Not only Shen Kuo, but also the officials who were in Bianjing City at the moment, Zhong'e, and Gao Zunyu after their army crossed the Dry Sea. There was no news about them for several days.
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According to detective reports, after the Song army penetrated deep into the Fuyan Road, Xixia sent troops and horses to continuously harass the Song army's food road and ambush the messengers, which actually caused the entire Fuyan Road soldiers and horses to cut off contact with the central government.
There was no news of the soldiers and horses on the Yanyan Road. At the same time, Shen Kuo and Yu Chong, who were in charge of the front line, reported to the officials that Xixia had judged the plan of the Song army to join forces to revive Ling.
Ju Lingwu.
After hearing the news, the officials were panicked.
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