Shao Song

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After Zhao Jiu entered Jintang City, he basically kept collecting military reports, notes, and notes.

In other words, with the confluence of Yue Fei and Hu Hongxiu, and the subsequent fatal blow, the battle that was originally intended to bluff and hit the West in an attempt to control the Hexi Corridor has developed to the present, which has exceeded everyone's expectations. And most of the participants in the war were lost, confused, suspicious, and making choices due to the time difference, the difference in information, and the difference in distance.

The reason for this is due to the special and complicated geographical conditions of the Northwest region, especially the Xixia territory and its surrounding areas where the battlefield is located.

The Yellow River walked here in a zigzag form, dividing the battlefield repeatedly; and on the battlefield there are Hengshan, Quwu Mountain, Liupan Mountain, Helan Mountain, Yin Mountain... These are large mountains that can isolate the battlefield or play a huge role in deterring the war. In contrast, the hilly landforms and loess landforms in northern Shaanxi are simply too lazy to be included.

In addition, there are deserts. The later Mu Us Desert, Tengger Desert, Ulan Buhe Desert, and Kubuqi Desert are also within the scope of this battle. Although the seven hundred miles of vast seas to the east and south of Lingzhou are relatively The rest of the desert is not worth mentioning, but it is also stuck in a real key point.

Rivers, mountains, deserts, there are thousands of miles from east to west, and a battlefield of nearly a thousand miles from north to south, as well as the complex front lines between Song, Khitan, Jin, Mengwu, and Xixia, enough to make everyone stunned.

But if this is the case, it is still inevitable to ask, that is, how can Xixia in the past be able to use troops in such a proper way in these desert mountains?

The answer is simple, Xixia controls the land of Xingling, which is the Yinchuan Plain.

Although the population of Xixia is small, the land area is still very large. The four core blocks, namely the Hexi Corridor, the Land of Xingling, the Seven Hengshan Prefectures, and the back set area under the Yinshan Mountains, form an inverted T, and Xing The land of spirit is the middle connecting point...From here, we walk from Hengshan to the east, connect the Hexi to the west, and follow the river to the back of Yinshan Mountain. The traffic is very convenient.

Relatively speaking, the other three places are separated from each other by desert mountains and rivers, making it difficult to pass properly.

In fact, this is an important reason why Xixia started from Hengshan in history, but moved quickly after obtaining the land of Xingling.

And now, the forces that control the land of Xingling, or to be more specific, control the main part of the land of Xingling except Lingzhou, not another family, but the Song army.

It is precisely because Yue Fei'probably' controlled the land of Xingling and divided Xixia into three, which was difficult to connect. Wu Jie and the other senior leaders of the Song Dynasty made up their minds so quickly to fight this battle at all costs. Hit it down.

Because even Hu Yin, after looking at the map for half a day, can wake up-my advantage in this battle.

And this was even more obvious after the Xingqing Mansion battle report was sent to Yue Fei and informed of the seizure of Tanliang City. Thanks to the accumulation of millions of acres of fertile land in Tangqu, Song Jun has greatly eased even the logistics this time.

This further strengthened the determination of Song Jun's senior leaders to continue fighting.

However, after fighting back to fighting, how to fight next is also a problem.

At this moment, while Song Jun was sitting firmly in Xingqing, he also had his own blind spot, which was the movement of the Jin Jun.

Therefore, when Wu Jie took advantage of the loss of Xingqing Mansion and the disappearance of Li Ganshun to shake the whole line of Hengshan, he united with Xiao...Zhao Heda, after easily invading the hinterland of Hengshan, but stopped at Yanzhou, and then immediately went to Zhao Guan's house, who was in the security army. The book, requesting to return to the east and seize Yinzhou and Shizhou on the eastern end of the Hengshan Mountains (the same name as the Jin State controlling Shizhou on the other side of the river), in order to encircle the Suide army and Yan'an from the rear.

The notes were delivered on the morning of the second day after Zhao Heda left, that is, after Wu Jie took Yuzhou without a fight, it was delivered immediately after one day. However, something unexpected was that Zhao Guanjia took a careful look at the melodies and then fell into some doubts.

"What does Wu Jinqing mean?" After thinking for a while, Zhao Jiu actually passed the memo to Hu Yin... He actually asked Hu Yin about the war. "He has the right to be arbitrary. He wants to fight directly. It was him who seized the opportunity to attack Hengshan. How can I ask me about this kind of thing at this time, and then waste time in Yanzhou?"

However, after reading the memorial handed over by Zhao official’s, Hu Yin, who was equally unexpected, admitted, and self-confessed that he did not know the soldiers, was confident and immediately explained: “So that the official would know, the minister thought it was Wu Jinqing’s slack ... He originally intended to be reluctant to go to the east to help fight Yan'an, but he can't say it, otherwise, why would he gather the army in Yanzhou without leaving, but find the official behind him to be the master?"

"I think so too." Zhao Jiu immediately laughed. "So he himself wanted to attack Yanzhou westward, and then pursued Lingzhou?"

"It should be so." Hu Yin answered seriously. "But his ministers have no access to military affairs. Wu Jinqing's military plan is unclear. He can only guess at some other ideas about his two routes from the west to the east..."

"Let's elaborate."

"To attack Yanzhou and Lingzhou to the west, the main force of Xixia gathered in Lingzhou is against the main force of Xixia. Although the main force of Xixia is poor at this time, it is not yet a dead end. It is a hard bone, and if it makes progress, it will inevitably involve Yue Fei, Qu Duan, etc. The issue of cooperation with the Ministry...Yue Fei is higher than him, and Qu Duan is his old boss...all should be considered. In addition, there is a vast sea between Yanzhou and Lingzhou, so aggressive is actually not appropriate."

"Not bad."

"And as written in the notes, turning around and advancing in Yan'an, it is extremely natural. A place like Yinzhou, Shizhou, and Youxiang Army Division has long been like a frightened bird, and seizing it is like searching for something; second, you can take advantage of these three places to take advantage of the situation. Surrounded the Yan'an and Suide troops, withstood the Jinning Army, and almost encircled the living women; the three can also prevent possible Jin Army reinforcements. But he..."

"But instead of leaving swiftly, he gave me such a grand memorial. This wasted time. Does it mean that he thinks Jurchen will not come? Then Han Shizhong's suggestion of attacking Yan'an is not worth it?"

"The minister thought it was so." Hu Yin was serious. "Although Wu Jinqing was authorized by the official because of his position on the battle line, he was still a little afraid of Shang Han Shizhong... I didn't dare to refute Han Liangchen openly... The minister took the liberty of guessing, and Wu Jie delivered a note in the afternoon."

The memorial is public, and the zhazi is a secret zha that is sent directly to the imperial front through the imperial battalion system.

In fact, Zhao Jiu was puzzled just because it was only the memorial, instead of or the absence of the secret memorial.

At this point, Zhao Jiu nodded slowly.

But before the afternoon, at noon, Wu Jie's Zhazi arrived as planned. Liu Yan offered Zhazi to him. Zhao Jiu was mentally prepared to take a look at it, and he was completely awakened.

It turns out that Wu Jie has consideration for the overall situation.

First of all, Wu Jie believes that Yan'an's living girls should not have the main force of Wanyan Wushu to help them, at least if there is no major movement now, they will not come.

Secondly, he hopes to encircle the living girls in Yan'an instead of fighting, because the Jurchens’ combat effectiveness is still the strongest on all sides on the battlefield, even if Wushu only sends one 10,000 households to support, then plus two 10,000 living women. , Is still a very powerful battle group on the battlefield... It can be fought, but it is not necessary, because there is only such a lone Jurchen army inside the entire Yellow River, which can completely force them to retreat.

In particular, Zhao Guan’s family left Huozhou this time and went directly to the security forces. It can be said that they passed under the eyelids of the living women. For the living women who had murdered their fathers, salt was sprayed on the wounds, which in turn caused the living women’s disregard. All of them took the initiative again.

But in fact, this attack not only exposed the fact that the living women will no longer have reinforcements, but also further consumed the fighting spirit and strength of the living women... Once the counterattack fails, the living women can only succumb to the overall situation. Evacuate from northern Shaanxi.

Third, Wu Jie hopes that the main target of the next stage of attack, whether it is the main target of the battle group of the imperial army and Hengshan Fanbu led by him himself, or the main target of the overall situation, it is the name of the Lingzhou side. Brother Cha.

Fourth, even for Brother Cha, Wu Jinqing had his own consideration, but to oppress and fight against him... Specifically, it was to quickly control the vital points in Yanzhou and completely isolate Cha, but Wu Jie’s main force behind the imperial camp However, it is not the vast sea, to force Cha Ge to leave Lingzhou to launch an active attack on Yue Fei and Qu Duan on the other side of the Yellow River. It is best to lure Cha Ge to cross the river, and then send a light division to take Ling Zhou and let Cha Ge lose The base area collapsed without a fight.

However, such plans and actions meant that he had offended Han Shizhong, Yue Fei, Qu Duan, and Wang De at the same time.

Han Shizhong was offended because Yan'an, the Yan'an county king who was born in Yan'an, was facing the Yan'an front at this time. In the past few days, he clearly advocated the use of troops against Yan'an. However, the plan for Brother Cha was undoubtedly asking Yue Fei and Qu Duan to bear the pressure of the war in Xingqing Mansion and give the credit to the imperial army in vain.

In the secret note, Wu Jie clearly expressed these worries, hoping that the military plan that Zhao Guanjia would continue to approve, and continue to give him powers and responsibilities to support him.

In the end, Wu Jinqing also appropriately made an inference about the main Jurchen who had no trace. He believed that whether Li Ganshun or Cha Ge, the political and military leaders of these two Xixia people began from the moment they learned that Yue Fei had appeared in the Xiakou. There is no reason not to seize the life-saving straw of Jurchens... The Jurchens probably knew the possibility of the fall of Xingqing Mansion earlier than the party members of the various ministries in Hengshan, but they certainly did not know that Yelu Dashi had gone to the back cover. Therefore, the main force of the Jurchen at this time has gone to the back set of great strategic significance.

Song Jun should change his urgency to a slower one at this time and sit back and watch the tigers fight.

And this overall strategy also echoes Wu Jie's two strategies for Yan'an living girls and Lingzhou Chage.

Frankly speaking, after reading this note, Zhao Jiu has two feelings, one is that the overall situation is bright and cheerful, and the other is really so.

The former was aimed at the battle situation. Wu Jie analyzed the situation properly and explained the party, the Khitan, and the Jurchen clearly. The two troubles that the Song army had to deal with face to face were also analyzed properly... This made the commander's value only 5, and Of course, Zhao Guanjia, who has been patient, is immediately cheerful.

At the same time, today's two ups and downs, Wu Jie has once again revealed the advantages and disadvantages...this person's sorting, arrangement, and summary of the battlefield are all first-class, but nothing Undoubtedly, it is clear that he is sleek, sometimes looking forward and backward, and being unwilling to take responsibility without being forced into a corner.

This time, Zhao Jiu did not discuss with Hu Yin, nor did he show Hu Yin the secret note...because the secret note was a secret he disclosed to the senior officers, and it felt like a contract between the emperor and the minister, and showed it to the ministers. Even a civil servant who is absolutely trustworthy is breaking the rules.

In fact, it is precisely because of the existence of Mizha that the originally chaotic high-level military system of the Song Dynasty (the class law does not apply after the first level of command) has formed a more scientific and reasonable class division in the military, and the control system The level of officials clearly stands out, forming a solid level between commanders and commanders.

At the moment, even roadside children know that the imperial commander is a real high official, and that's where it came from.

For example, Dong Xian, who arrived at Diaoyin Mountain in the past two days, was originally a member of the small and small Zhai members. He was always greedy for money. He was under Li Yanxian's command with the wine-good Niu Gao, or at the largest mountain and size Zhai under Li Yanxian's command. He also said that this time he made a great contribution, Li Yanxian asked him for the reward, but he didn't want money and only asked for a commanding officer, and that was the reason.

Back in front of him, Zhao Jiu pondered for a moment, and then directly made an order to scold Wu Jie and let him concentrate on Lingzhou affairs. At the same time, he also decreed to Han Shizhong and Wu Lin to make them cautiously resist the living women. If the living women retreat, they should advance properly, but not to attack Yan'an itself without authorization.

In the end, he also issued an decree to Yue Fei...Lingzhou is south of Lingzhou, and the north passage of the Old Great Wall in Yanzhou area has been opened. You can go directly from Hengshan to Xingqing Mansion... but let the latter cooperate with Wu Jie properly.

In other words, Zhao Jiu directly agreed to Wu Jiu's plan.

This is needless to say, and it does not matter which Han Shizhong, Yue Fei, or Wu Jie trusts more, but that Zhao Jiu had promised Wu Jie the right of exclusive responsibility when he was in the same state. As a self-knowing person, he did not The reason was broken in the middle.

Following the will of the Zhao official family, the war quickly entered a new stage.

In the next few days, the Song Army entered a mode of sit-in battle...The three front-line armies, Yue Fei recruited troops and horses in Xingqing Mansion, and put food to buy people's hearts; Wu Jie also recruited troops and horses in Hengshan, and put salt to buy people's hearts by the way...Yanzhou The salt pond in Northwest China is one of the largest salt-producing areas in the northwest; Han Shizhong and Wu Lin, after receiving assistance from Dong Xian and other troops and Zhao official’s orders, also began to guard and counterattack cautiously.

Of course, the official Zhao’s family is also recruiting troops... In the last few days of April, he summoned countless heads of the Hengshan Dangxiang tribe and the surrendered officials of the Hengshan prefectures every day in the Jintang City of the Security Army.

Then inevitably all kinds of comfort and condolences, as well as dispatch appointments.

Obviously, the name of the Emperor of Song Dynasty is still somewhat useful, especially when he defeated the Wanyan Lou room in Yaoshan, at this time it was almost regarded as the Emperor of Song Dynasty who destroyed Xixia. Therefore, until the last two days of April, although they were not attacked, Shizhou (with the same name as the Golden State controlled Shizhou on the other side of the river), Yinzhou, and the Zuoxiang Army Division and other Xixia Hengshan tribes still chose to unite. Then delivered the surrender document to Zhao Guan's house.

Xixia Hengshan Zhuzhou all surrendered.

Thanks to this, Zhao Jiu finally confirmed a fact, or verified a Wu Jie’s judgment-Jurchen really went backwards, and there was only one Wanyan Saliyue who led the department to enter Sui. De, but guarded the retreat channel at the junction of Suide and Jinning, and did not intend to attack. Obviously, he received a strict request from Wanyanwushu before dispatching troops.

Not only that, with the fall of Xingqing Mansion in Xixia, and the news of the disappearance of Li Ganshun and his son further fermented, an unexpected and reasonable "souvenir" suddenly appeared on Zhao Jiu's desk-Fuzhou Zheke can ask for guilt. Go back, and hope to go south to surround the Jurchens, in order to lose the merits.

In this regard, Zhao Jiu chose to remain silent.

The reason is very simple. There are political factors behind the surrender and return that must be considered. In this matter, politics is greater than military.

Secondly, he had already set a strategic plan to completely destroy Xixia first and let go of the Guohe Nuzhen people. There is no reason to change his course... Especially on this day, there was an emergency military report on the front line, Lingzhou’s name. Brother Cha, Wei Ming Yun, Wei Ming Renli, Wei Ming Renzhong (brother Renli, former Xixia Henan transshipment envoy, at this time the highest local civil servant in Lingzhou), after seeing the other side of the river being guarded by the Song army like an iron bucket, he fell into hesitation As Yanzhou was completely controlled by the Song Army, Qingzhi fell into a dead end in the art of war, but finally made a joint decision and determined to send troops to cross the river in an attempt to retake Xingqing Mansion.

The most critical battle here in Xixia was finally about to break out, and it was as good as Wu Jie had predicted. In this regard, Wu Jie did not hesitate, but followed the predetermined plan, with Yang Zheng as the pioneer of Huanzhou Zhizhou, first crossed the Hengshan Passage in the vast sea to fetch Lingzhou, and then he commanded the army and then prepared to join forces with Yue Fei. The main force of Jianxixia was on the Yellow River.

In order to ensure that Hengshan, who had just surrendered, made no mistakes, Zhao Jiu chose to keep Hu Yin and Yang Yizhong in the security forces, while he led Xie Yuan, Yue Chao, Liu Yan, and many dependent party members and tribes to go north. , I crossed Hengshan from the safe Hongzhou area, preparing to take a seat in Youzhou. However, Zhai Cong and Dong Xian simply took the first step and left Longzhou from Pingrongzhai to bypass Yinzhou to serve as a flank barrier to Zhao Guan's house. They also joined Han Wu and Huyang to form an encirclement to continue besieging Yan'an and forcing the surviving women to evacuate.

Under such an overall situation, things that can be achieved are naturally left behind for the time being.

Moreover, this day is April 28th, the sixth year of Jianyan.

When Zhao Guan’s family passed Hengshan, seeing the flags on the left and right, winding from the mountain road, he was deeply moved. The countless tribes of the Party and Fanmen who used to be a disaster on the border are now closely guarding ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ but they remain silent for a while.

"Does the official family have poetry?" Lu Benzhong asked curiously.

"Not so." Zhao Jiu retracted his gaze from the red flag on the top of the mountain, shook his head and laughed. "I'm just thinking, did Yelu Dashi and Wanyan Wushu meet in the back set? Where is Li Ganshun? As for the rise and fall of the country, the magnificent mountains and rivers, the mood is full, and tolerate, wait until the overall situation is settled, and then I will express emotion. It’s okay."

Lu Benzhong and the accompanying international friend Zheng Zhichang pressed down the poems they had prepared in their hearts together, naturally, they were flattering again and again.

However, Zhao Jiufu smiled again and said: "However, I have already thought about another thing... This time, if Xixia is in peace, the land of Xingling will inevitably set up a new road, it must be named after Ningxia!"

Lu Benzhong, Zheng Zhichang, and others looked at each other when they heard the words, and they were puzzled...because the name was simple and rude and lost its elegance...but since the official family gave the road name personally, of course they had to twist their beards after seeing each other. Nod, praise for a while.

However, Zhao Guan's family smelled compliments, but only smiled slightly, and directly hit the horse forward, leading the dragon to the north of the mountain and heading to Yuzhou.

PS: Routine sacrifices. This time it’s not a new book. It’s the name of the book, Thirty-Six Strategies of the Big Book. If you are interested, you should find a good book.

Then I apologized. Last night, someone gave me a box of wine. I didn’t understand anything and drank a whole bottle... I didn’t feel it at the time, and then I found that I couldn’t control myself, and now I still have it. Dizzy.

Finally, for the Easter Egg Chapter, I’ll continue to post some sketches of this battle drawn by academy scholars recently. I’ve already posted it once before. This time I’ll post a topographic map (which is basically complete before this chapter). Thank you Zhuri Jinhen. The production of the big guys, the big guys have worked hard... It was originally my job.