"Li Qianshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, ordered the school inspector Li Liangfu to be the commander.
Tong Xingqing Prefecture has 10,000 soldiers and horses, and Tie Yaozi has 1,000 troops. Combined with the Huaizhou, Jingzhou, Shunzhou, and Xiangqing armies, there are 50,000 soldiers and horses in total.
In seven days, they will go south along the Yellow River to aid the Xishou Baotai Army. "
After hearing what Gao Zhang said, all the generals were stunned, especially the generals of the Western Army, who looked at each other sideways.
"Gao Shuai, can this news be confirmed?"
"The troops will not be sent out until seven days, and we have already received the news. Isn't this too fast?"
At this time, the supervisor Liang Shicheng, who was standing next to Gao Zhang, came out, cleared his throat and said.
"You generals must not know that as early as several years ago, Marshal Gao had already asked the emperor to start strengthening the intelligence on Xixia."
As the second-in-command of the Imperial City Division, Zhao Yaban stood up very proudly.
"It has been five years now. I, the Imperial City Secretary of the Song Dynasty, have set my sights on the territory of Xixia. There are more than 200 detectives in total.
In Xingqing Mansion alone, there are more than thirty of them, even in the Xixia Court, hehe..."
"..." All the generals of the Western Army were staring blankly at the young Gao Zhang who was smiling and still had a calm expression on his face.
Yao Xiong, who only started to fight at the age of eighteen and thought he was already very good, was looking directly at the prodigy champion of the Song Dynasty.
"Five years... Doesn't that mean that Gao Shuai was only twelve years old at the time?"
"Good boy, no wonder he is hailed as the first child prodigy since the imperial examination system. He can have such foresight at the age of twelve. I, the Great Song Dynasty, are very lucky..."
"It seems that the officials' trust in this son is not as high as that of Cai and Tong..."
Seeing the vulgar warriors who were already buzzing and gossiping, Gao Zhang's face turned a little dark and he coughed several times.
Now is not the time for them to be here talking nonsense like the aunts in the streets.
"Everyone, generals, let's discuss the matter of Xixia sending troops to help first."
"Commander Gao's words make sense. Since there are still seven days, it is enough for our army to deploy calmly to ward off the invading enemy."
"Seven days later... there are 50,000 soldiers and horses, and a thousand iron kites. It seems that this time, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom has begun to panic."
"Li Liangfu can be considered a Xixia general. He comes from the Xixia royal family. His talents are outstanding and should not be underestimated."
"It seems that the leader of the Xixia Kingdom must not know yet that the Xishou Baotai Military Division has fallen into the hands of the Song Dynasty."
Seeing these generals who were obviously going off topic again, Gao Zhang felt a little bit sick. Fortunately, at this time, Zhong Shidao stood up and saluted Gao Zhang.
"Commander Gao, the main force of the Western Army is coming for reinforcements. Please tell me how our army should behave."
As soon as these words came out, the hall became quiet again, and everyone looked at Gao Zhang.
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"The day before yesterday, I have received a letter from the Huaide Army. Commander Liu (Liu Zhongwu) has commanded the main force of the Forbidden Army and arrived in Huanzhou."
"I have decided to set off tomorrow, rush to Anbian City in Huanzhou, join forces with Commander Liu, and then move the army north..."
As soon as these words came out, Zhe Yanzhi's expression changed drastically, and he quickly stood up and bowed to Gao Zhang sincerely.
"Commander Gao, is this too risky? Now I, the Great Song Dynasty, have won consecutive victories and have defeated the Xishou Baotai Army."
"As long as we stay here and wait carefully, we will definitely make sure that Li Liangfu never comes back, and then we can slowly figure it out..."
"General Zhe, I know your thoughts and everyone else's thoughts, but now, it is the best opportunity to severely damage Xixia, or even pacify Xixia."
"If you miss it, I'm afraid it will take a lot of time to get over it."
Gao Zhang glanced at these generals and raised his hand to point north.
"This time, the military divisions in the north of Xingqing Prefecture in Xixia suffered from a rare snow disaster in a century. The northern part of Xixia was busy with disaster relief, and it was difficult to mobilize even one soldier. This is one of them."
"As for the Dengyunzhou of the Song Dynasty, when we set up the formation, we can survey the enemy for dozens of miles, and we can observe the enemy's formation and even the arrangement of the enemy's troops in the city.
When marching, a telescope can tell whether there are ambushes hiding dozens of miles around, leaving the enemy with no cover. This is the second one. "
"When attacking a city, one cannon blast from a flying thunder cannon can split mountains and rocks, and destroy cities and villages. It's as easy as flipping the palm of your hand. Three of these..."
Now the Xixia Xishou Baotai Military Division has been destroyed by our Song Dynasty, leaving a strong army to defend it.
The soldiers and horses sent from the capital of Xixia will definitely be able to be restrained here, leaving the Xingqing Mansion of Xixia empty of troops.
More importantly, it is now a severe winter, and the Xiazhouchuan River is frozen, and the ice is feet thick. The army can march along the river as if on a smooth road, straight into the hinterland of Xixia, and defeat the opponent.
Gao Zhang stood there and stated everything calmly and rationally, which made General Qianxi's heart beat with excitement.
The capture of the Xishou Baotai Military Division this time can be regarded as a showcase for these special troops of the Song Dynasty.
This, of course, also made the officers and soldiers of the northwest frontier understand that the Song Dynasty did have the ability to make strong city defenses useless.
Of course, Gao Zhang did not forget to tell General Ganxi who was present that this time he would lead more than just the Forbidden Army when heading north.
He will also select some young and energetic soldiers from the Western Army soldiers in Jingyuan Fort to accompany him to attack Xingqing Mansion.
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Early the next morning, Zhong Shizhong, Miao Lu, and Kai Keqiu were here with pained expressions on their faces. They watched helplessly as the 8,000 Forbidden Army cavalry commanded by the Commander-in-Chief Gao joined the 3,000 cavalrymen of the 3,000 Western Army and the 5,000 infantrymen. The pawn went east.
Twenty thousand infantry were left to guard the city, with Zhongshi as the main general, Zhe Keqiu and Miao Lu as deputy.
Gao Zhang couldn't hold on to the military division commander's order. The invading enemies of Xixia must be contained here.
Of course, 20 artillery groups in the division were specially left for Yao Gu, and even the Deng Yunzhou was left to Yao Gu, so that he could go up to the sky in the city to find out the defense and focus of the enemy camp.
With such strength and weapons, Gao Zhang didn't think that the Xixia coach was capable of defeating them.
As long as the Jingyuan Fort is not broken, Li Liangfu will definitely not dare to go south. In addition, Gao Zhang also ordered Yao Gu to lead 5,000 cavalry to roam around Roulang Mountain, ready to support Jingyuan Fort and the forts south of Roulang Mountain.
The six forts in the south were also guarded by generals. In addition, Huizhou and Anxizhou to the north of these six fortresses can also provide support.
At this moment, the famous generals of the Western Army accompanying Gao Zhang included Yao Xiong, Zhong Shidao, Na Zheyanzhi and Yang Weizhong.
At that time, if Gao Zhang wanted to advance north, he would definitely need a large army to cover his advance.
After all, Weizhou Jingsai Military Division is not far from Lingzhou River, so after the main force of the Forbidden Army is gathered, some troops will be pulled out to pretend to attack Weizhou Jingsai Military Division.
Gao Zhang will personally lead the main force of the Forbidden Army and part of the elite Western Army to attack Xingqing Mansion.
(End of chapter)
