The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

Chapter 166

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Xixia is located deep in the northwest and inland. It is less affected by the warm and moist airflow from the southeast. It has a significant continental climate, little precipitation, cold and long winters, warm and short summers, and many winds and sands. It has always been an arid and semi-arid area in history. Please keep in mind that from Liaoning From the time Li Jiqian was granted the title of King of the Xia Kingdom to the fall of the Western Xia in Mongolia, more than two centuries happened to coincide with the third cold period in history. The climate in the Xia Kingdom was dry and cold, and there was even snowfall in the Helan Mountains in the summer. Drought in the northwest became a major trend in the northwest. It is the most frequent disaster with the widest impact. Because it is located inland, it is dry and rainless, and the wind is strong. There are many deserts in Xia. The Henan area stretches from Hexi, Yin, Xia, and Ling and Yan in the west. It is far from Yan, Yan, and Yan in the south. Lianfeng and Hui are thousands of miles apart, with many gaps in the land. The vegetation is low and sparse, with no vegetation at all. There is nothing but yellow sand that goes back and forth for hundreds of miles. The large desert covers a vast area, and small areas of sandy land are spread throughout the territory.

The Mu Us area in Xixia has historically been rich in water and grass. Because it is located between Yinshan Mountain and Hengshan Mountain, it can reach Mobei in the north and can reach Guanzhong along the Wuding River in the south. It has an important strategic position and has become an important defense area. Although the desert continues to expand, there are still scattered There are many oases of different sizes, which can become a resting place for business travelers. The Wuding River Basin, Jialu River, Quye River Valley and shoals in the east have good conditions for the development of agriculture. They have been relatively prosperous since ancient times. Xixia's expeditions led the army to produce more grain and grass. In these places, this is why Cha Ge would rather disobey the king's orders and delay the expedition for some time.

"Your Majesty, what can I do?" As soon as Zhao Tong said this, all the generals looked at the Prince.

"Although Xiazhou is gradually being invaded by deserts, places like Huangyangping, Dijinze and other places are still reclamation areas, producing grain, and commerce is developed. Li Jiqian once said, 'The accumulation of treasury is enough to provide military supplies and provide food for the people. It is truly a land of abundance. Also, there is Xia's granary in Qiliping, Dejing Town, less than fifty miles away from Xiazhou. There are more than a hundred large and small grain cellars, and the grain storage amounts to millions of stones. It has been used to provide relief to the victims in the disaster years and to fight on the eastern front. There is enough food there. Our army will suffer for two years!" Zhao Tao had planned the plan to destroy Xia as early as in Xiangyi, and began to study the geography and humanities of Xixia. After arriving in Hedong, he sent people to learn more about the surrounding geography and roads, and of course he knew them well.

"The prince's intention is to attack Xiazhou, first occupy Qiliping and seize the grain stored in the Xia Kingdom for military rations, and then transport the grain and grass to Xiazhou, defend it with danger, and cut off Cha Ge's retreat!" Gao Chong asked.

"Yes, we have robbed the Xia Kingdom of grain and grass, which not only solved our food problem, but also caused supply difficulties for Cha Ge's one hundred thousand army. I have received information that he is going on this expedition, thinking that there is still a large amount of food in Fengzhou City. He only brought provisions for fifteen days, hoping to replenish them in Fengzhou. Now that we have occupied Fengzhou, he has only one way to supply supplies from Xiazhou. Even if we cannot capture Xiazhou, the Xia army will be short of food. I'll starve to death too!" Zhao Tong laughed.

The generals were astonished that the prince was really bad. He put a big meat dumpling in front of him for people to grab. When they came to the table and wanted to eat it, he swallowed it first and turned around and even smashed their pots. Yes, people will starve to death without paying for their lives.

"Brother Cha only brought provisions for fifteen days. In addition to the looting and requisitioning on the way, he could last at most twenty days. Therefore, the battle to capture Xiazhou must be fast. The preparations for the battle must be completed within two days, and Xiazhou can be reached within ten days. Prefecture, the battle will be over within three days, the task is arduous!" Zhao Tong glanced at the crowd and said.

"Your Majesty, even if our army sends troops according to your plan, we have two horses per person, and each horse can only carry one stone and five buckets of weight. According to the plan, we can travel hundreds of miles a day. People must ride horses to move forward, and they must also carry weapons, ammunition, drinking water and food. And our army

To fight on two fronts, a lot of ammunition will be consumed, and the water and food carried will be reduced accordingly. Even if they reach Xiazhou, the war horses will lose a lot.

I am afraid that it will be difficult to complete the combat mission by then. The carts transporting supplies in the baggage camp are easy to sink in the sea of ​​​​sand. They have to switch to livestock for transport. The amount of supplies carried is reduced, making it difficult to replenish long-term combat consumption. In addition, the artillery is heavy and how to carry it is also a problem.

, these issues have to be considered!" Marching Director Shen Songyue poured cold water on everyone who had just become excited.

"Well, you asked this question well!" Zhao Tong did not get angry after hearing this, but was very happy. He could take this into consideration, which shows that they have looked at their troops with new eyes and considered the problem from a practical perspective. This marks a

The staff team is becoming increasingly mature, and his efforts have not been in vain. "For this expedition, I plan to imitate the Xia army. The mounts are one horse and one camel for each person. The horses

They are used for riding, and camels are used to carry supplies. All the baggage camps are using camels to transport supplies. The artillery we are equipped with weighs about 400 kilograms. After being decomposed, one camel can carry it, which can not only reduce the supply pressure, but also provide more supplies.

Bring supplies, this desert battalion commander Wang Heng has already introduced them, they have gained certain mature experience through practice, we just need to promote it!"

"My lord, I'm afraid this plan is still difficult to implement. The drought and lack of rain in the northwest have caused the riverbed and lakes in the Wuding River area to be covered with quicksand, forming a sandy wetland. People and horses passing by often get trapped in it. The former Shaanxi Economic Strategy and Comfort Envoy Shen Kuo once

In his article, he said, "I have crossed the Wuding River and crossed the living sand. People and horses covered it. They moved a hundred steps away. They were on the verge of walking on the screen. Although the lower foot was very solid, if it was

Once it fell, all the men, horses, camels and chariots were lost in time, and hundreds of people fell without any survivors. When the Five Route Army attacked Xia, General Zhong'e, the deputy envoy of the Yanyan Road, entered the Wuding River Valley. Because there was no guide, many soldiers and horses

We were trapped in the quicksand and suffered heavy losses. Our army has never set foot in this place, so we won't make the same mistake again!" Wang Jin, who joined the army, may have been encouraged by the prince's praise just now, and also raised questions.

"Let me answer this question!" Jiang Fei, the general manager of the Intelligence Department of the Zhongyong Army, took the question. After the expansion of the army, the army will have directly affiliated scout battalions. The generals will also set up scout battalions. Each battalion also has a scout team. If these scout battalions work independently, they will inevitably

This will result in the inability to concentrate on collecting

Intelligence, promptly adjusted the focus of work and changed the direction of reconnaissance, so Zhao Tong promptly established the Military Intelligence Department to conduct unified training for each scout battalion, guide and conduct unified analysis and sorting of the intelligence collected by each battalion, so as to provide timely, effective and accurate intelligence for decision-making.

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"As early as when we first entered Hedong, the prince ordered the scout team at that time to pay attention to collecting traffic intelligence in Xixia.

make up

After conducting reconnaissance, we followed the caravan through the Maosuli Sand Sea many times and drew a map. This was revised and supplemented by the prince and is the most complete one!" Jiang Fei then took out a map from his map bag and unfolded it on the case.

, the Mausuli Desert area is marked above

Every sand mountain, oasis, village fortress, river, quicksand area, spring, and even abandoned reclamation areas and old cities are all listed one by one. The content is detailed to the altitude of the sand mountain, the size of the oasis, vegetation, species and presence or absence.

settlement, fortress garrison

The number of people, weapons and equipment, changes in the river with the seasons, the amount of water produced by the spring and how many people can use it, whether it is bitter or salty, whether it is drinkable, even where to get firewood, where to take shelter from the storm, and other details.

Nothing was missed...

After reading the map, all the generals in the tent took a breath and looked at the prince with even more reverence. These people are now experts in marching and fighting, and they know that it will take more than one or two years to draw such a complete map.

As much as Kung Fu can do, I thought that when the prince was still in Xiangyi, he started planning for today.

The bureau, the far-reaching vision, the broad mind, people have to use the word admiration to express. From the Guards of 50 people, to the Guards Battalion of 500 people, to the Guards Battalion of 1,000 people, until today, nearly

The pro-army force of 20,000 people never lost a battle no matter how big or small it was. Everyone was relieved when they saw this map.

"Ah..." Jian Xi, who was waiting behind the prince, yawned inappropriately. You were so shocked when you saw this map. If you knew that the prince started collecting Song Dynasty, Xixia, Goryeo, etc. when he was six years old.

Fusang and Liao Kingdom, and even the little-known Mongolia, Jurchen and some countries that he couldn't even name, he didn't drop his eyes.

"The notes that the prince has excerpted cannot fit into a carriage, the books that he has read cannot fit into two study rooms in Xiangyi, and the information obtained from various channels over the past ten years can fill the entire big tent.

You know a thing or two about this 'Prince's most trusted confidant'. You need to know what the Prince has been doing for many years.

We are all preparing to save the Song Dynasty. Those people are not scared to death. They are really ignorant. The prince is a god who descended to earth. How could you mortals know about it?" Jianxi looked at these people sideways, thinking how he could follow the god prince.

Being considered a 'half-immortal', I couldn't help but feel proud!

"The purpose of capturing Xiazhou is not only to cut off Chage's return route, but also to take on the task of annihilating the Xia army's reinforcements and consuming their effective strength. After our army annihilates Chage's troops, Xiazhou will become our army's

Capture the forward base in the Xingling area, so the battle to capture Xiazhou is the key to this battle

, Every mistake in detail may lead to the failure of the battle. Preparations must be sufficient. Everyone should speak freely and don't be afraid of being laughed at. If you have good suggestions, you can also make them. It doesn't matter even if you are wrong." Zhao Tong said, "Who else is there?

If your suggestions are good and adopted, I will be rewarded!"

"Holy shit, annihilating Chage's 100,000-strong army is just part of the battle. Are you crazy? But I like it!" Zhao Tong's words once again caused waves among the generals. This battle can be said to be a battle to destroy the country. This was not the case in the Song Dynasty.

In more than a hundred years of history, only Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong have done this. If the prince can accomplish this, he will definitely be famous in history.

, as a participant, he will definitely leave his name in history, and the prince may be able to ascend to the throne of God... Everyone dare not think about it. With such a prince, all kinds of exciting things may happen. It is really only the unimaginable, no one dares.

Come to think of it, who would have thought that a young servant and a deserted minister could obtain such status and honor!

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