A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 1,428 Attack

There are two charcoal basins in the room, which are very warm.

Han Qi went in first and praised as soon as he entered: "It's warm!"

Shen An came in and frowned: "Who are you trying to suffocate? Open the door!"

Han Qi smiled and said: "Yes, I forgot about it, but the iron stove you made last time was indeed good. I burned several at home in the capital."

What a rich man!

Shen An cursed, and after sitting down, he ordered: "Hang up the map."

Han Qi is the commander-in-chief of this battle, but he only cares about macro affairs.

Someone hung the map on the wall. Shen An reached out and grilled it on the charcoal basin for a while, then stood up and walked over, holding a branch and began to explain his ideas.

"In this battle, our middle route army should have inserted all the way between Weizhou and Yanzhou, divided the troops into two groups, and captured Weizhou and Hongzhou at the same time."

This was the earlier strategy, but now the army has come to the right of Weizhou and Yanzhou.

"The people of Xixia have received the news. The border areas must be heavily guarded at this moment. Our army will pay a heavy price for attacking Weizhou and Yanzhou."

This is inevitable.

Shen An continued: "So before departure, I discussed with the officials and Prime Minister Han, let's change places..."

He pointed forward with the branch.

"Hongzhou?"

"Yes, Hongzhou!"

Someone asked: "My lord, are you afraid that the enemy troops in Weizhou and Yanzhou will notice it?"

The army has moved away, and if the Xixia scouts are good at it, they might be able to find out the news. When they find out that Song Jun is missing, they might alert Hongzhou.

Shen An smiled and said, "So Han Xiang and a certain person are slowing down behind, so they are staying in Huan County."

He and Han Qi led the cavalry all the way to the northwest, and still took a walk around Huanzhou first to ensure that the enemy believed that the Central Army was still advancing from here.

The man suddenly realized, "Xiang Han and you came forward. Of course the enemy thought that my army in the middle was still going here, so they were on guard. But who would have thought that we were actually going to attack Hongzhou."

"This battle must be quick."

Shen An said: "The infantry will prepare immediately and then set off."

"So urgent?"

Although Han Qi knew about Shen An's plan, he had many concerns.

"Your plan seems to be good, but you are afraid of going wrong." Han Qi frowned and said, "According to my opinion, it is better to proceed steadily."

Shen An said: "The Xixia people also thought that we would fight steadily, and it would be effective to use surprise troops at this time."

"The war is unpredictable!"

Han Qi nodded, "That's all, you still trust the military officer and I, so just prepare."

"yes."

Shen An looked at Wang Zhenchao, "Does Commander Wang have anything to say?"

Wang Zhenchao is the infantry commander and has the right to speak.

But after he stood up, sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Is it hot?" Shen An asked with a smile, very kindly.

There are two charcoal basins in the house, and the charcoal fire is burning brightly.

But the door was half open, a small breeze blew in, and it was still chilly.

Everyone also found it strange.

Some people even touched their foreheads and felt that they were not hot at all. They didn't know where Wang Zhenchao got the sweat.

Wang Zhenchao felt that Shen An's question to him was a double entendre. He was not only asking what he thought of the plan, but also asking why he was scolding him.

In full view of everyone, he handed over his hand and said, "The lower official said something rude earlier and offended the county prince. He is guilty."

As he spoke, he knelt down.

"What does it mean?"

Shen An said calmly: "I'm asking about your opinion on this battle. Why is it like this? Get up quickly."

But the more he said this, the more frightened Wang Zhenchao became, "This official is guilty, and I beg the county official to punish him."

Look at Shen An’s smiling face, it’s really disturbing!

Who said he convinced others with his virtue?

Wang Zhenchao swore with his experience of most of his life that Shen An didn't seem to have the temperament to win over others with virtue at this moment, but was determined to retaliate with hatred.

Someone whispered behind Han Qi what happened before they came. Han Qi's eyes turned cold and he didn't care.

Cao Yi and Zhe Kexing stood in the corner. Seeing this scene, they couldn't help but feel happy.

Cao Yi whispered: "I was scolding you proudly before, but now I am shocked by An Bei's words. It can be seen that no one dares to bully him if he is capable."

Zhe Kexing nodded.

"Someone knows."

Shen An seemed very tolerant, but Wang Zhenchao felt uneasy.

Someone got it.

But it didn’t say how to punish you.

So this punishment was hung over Wang Zhenchao's head and would fall at any time.

Shen An had no time to care about this at the moment. He ordered: "The infantry will set off immediately and move forward to Changcheng Ridge."

The infantry is slow and will be pulled behind by the cavalry if they don't start early.

Wang Zhenchao accepted the order and respectfully resigned. Immediately, shouts came from outside and gradually faded away.

Han Qi nodded slightly, feeling that Shen An's move was brilliant.

Wang Zhenchao kept yelling and scolding, and he could get rid of him with this, but Shen An was undecided, so Wang Zhenchao felt uneasy. This battle would definitely treat him respectfully. Shen An said that he would not dare to move an inch eastward.

This young man is really mature!

The next day, when the sky was dim and bright, Shen An said goodbye to Han Qi and led his army to set off.

The cavalry moved slowly all the way to maintain their horse power.

If the cavalry moves slowly, it is actually not as fast as the infantry.

When the Changcheng Ridge was sighted, the cavalry and infantry met.

There are several place names like Changcheng Ridge, and the one in front of me is the most remote.

The weather was a bit cloudy, and Shen An stood at the foot of a small slope with a telescope in his hand.

Wang Zhenchao felt a little scared when he looked at Shen An at this moment. He stepped forward and handed over his hand, "My lord, I have some good scouts under my command. I can touch them and kill those Xixia people silently."

This is a long mountain range. I don't know if there are Xixia people watching it, but Shen An is certain that there are.

He shook his head, "Someone has already set off."

Wang Zhenchao smiled and said: "That's good, the Duke's subordinates must be good people, so we can get the news tomorrow."

"tomorrow?"

Shen An frowned.

Wang Zhenchao said: "Yes! From here, you have to slowly look for the enemy all the way, otherwise you will be discovered, so it will be good to come back tomorrow."

The scouts also had to find a safe passage for the army, so the task was very heavy.

Wang Zhenchao is a veteran, so he naturally knows that this kind of thing takes a lot of time.

"Is this how the whole army rests?"

This advice is very professional.

Since I won’t be back until tomorrow, it’s a good idea to take a break now!

Shen An shook his head and said, "Here's an order for the entire army to have a meal and rest, but no tents can be set up."

Well!

Wang Zhenchao felt that there was something wrong with this order, "The Duke..."

"Follow your orders!"

Shen An's expression turned cold, and Wang Zhenchao had no choice but to leave.

The people behind him were muttering, "After we get here, we still have to attack Hongzhou. How can we attack without rest?"

Wang Zhenchao could only smile bitterly.

He was afraid of being scolded when he offended Shen An, but he didn't dare to yell anymore at this moment.

Tens of thousands of troops began to eat dry food.

Since you can’t pitch a tent, let’s take a nap.

The soldiers leaned against each other to keep warm, and later they heard snoring.

More than an hour later, Shen An appeared.

"Wake up brothers and let's go."

What?

Everyone was puzzled.

Wang Zhenchao asked: "My lord, the higher authorities haven't found out yet!"

Once the whereabouts of the army are discovered by the Xixia people, there is nothing to say. Everyone should prepare to attack the strong city.

"Found out."

oh!

Everyone followed and saw a group of sergeants wearing black clothes and carrying some things they didn't understand the purpose of.

"Mr. Lang!"

The country soldiers looked very tired.

Under the leadership of Huang Chun, they almost ran all the way to deal with the enemy, and then ran all the way back to report the news.

Such high-intensity combat made even the tough country soldiers feel tired.

Shen An said: "Brothers, please work harder and investigate all the way to clear a path for the army."

"yes."

The country soldiers disappeared in front again.

When the army set out, Wang Zhenchao and the generals were in fear.

They felt that those rural soldiers must not have cleared this road. Once discovered, it would be considered a failure.

After crossing the hillside, Wang Zhenchao realized that his back was completely soaked.

"You didn't encounter any enemy troops?"

"Could it be that the enemy general was negligent and did not deploy his men here?"

"Impossible. This is Hongzhou in the past. Even if it is a civilian army, it should know how to deploy manned security here."

"What about that person? We didn't meet anyone along the way just now."

"..."

Everyone thought it was very strange.

"Could it be that the country soldiers have cleaned up?"

"That's nonsense. I have calculated it. According to where we rested before, and according to the time they went back and forth, they would have to run all the way. How could they have time to look for the enemy?"

"yes!"

"How weird!"

"Hey! What's in front of you?"

At this time, there were some exclamations from the front. Wang Zhenchao and others rushed over and saw a bunch of corpses hanging on the tree.

Judging from their clothing, these corpses were all enemy soldiers.

"Who killed him?"

Everyone looked at each other.

"Killed by country soldiers."

Cao Yi got the opportunity to show off, and he started to speak venomously, "These corpses are all enemy soldiers who were cleared out by the local soldiers. Do you know the purpose of hanging them here?"

Everyone shook their heads, and Cao Yan said proudly: "This is Anbei's arrangement. It is used to frighten the enemy. Another way is Jingguan."

After he finished speaking, he couldn't help laughing, but when he saw that these generals didn't speak and walked with their heads down, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

"Zundao, they didn't believe what I said?"

"They believed it. UU read www.uukanshu.net "

"Then why didn't they respond?"

"They were intimidated."

"What's the meaning?"

"The Mangshan Army ran all the way up and down, killing the enemy soldiers and hanging them on trees. In their opinion, this was absolutely impossible, but the Mangshan Army did it."

Later, when they descended to the ground, Shen An summoned everyone to discuss matters. The generals saluted when they met, and they were extremely respectful.

The Mangshan Army was trained by Shen An. There are rumors that their scouts are invincible. This statement can suppress people in Bianliang, but not at the frontier.

So they didn't take it seriously, and were frightened by the speed of the Mangshan Army.

Shen An didn't know why they were so respectful, but it was a good thing.

"Hongzhou is just ahead, armies, please pay attention."

Shen An solemnly said: "Quick!"

Everyone raised their heads.

"There is only one requirement for this battle, hurry up!"

Shen An's eyes were bright, "The Mangshan Army has set off. They will open the door to victory, and then the whole army will march into Hongzhou City. Remember, you need war horses! Leave the rest to the brothers who will follow up. We have to War horse!"

His request was normal, and everyone agreed in unison.

No one asked questions?

Shen An was a little stunned, and then waited for a while.

But the generals were also waiting for his order to attack, so they stared at each other with big eyes and small eyes.

These generals have become better behaved!

Shen An couldn't help but laugh, and then said: "Attack!"

The infantry immediately began to trot.

The cavalry, led by Shen An, surpassed the infantry.

This place is only two or three miles away from Hongzhou City, and the generals holding telescopes can already see some outlines.

"start running!"

The military generals are urging.

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