Ge Huaimin led his army to march at a high speed and arrived at Wating Village before dawn. Wating Village was not attacked by Li Yuanhao and was puzzled by the arrival of Ge Huaimin, the recruiting envoy. Wating Village is located in the southeast of Dingchuan Village. The city wall has been repaired long ago, the city is strong and the pond is deep, and the food stockpile in the city is enough to wait for the arrival of reinforcements.
As long as the guard general Xu Sichun does not make any mistakes and follows Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi's plan to build the fort all the way to the door of Li Yuanhao's house, the Xixia people can only ride on horseback under the city and sigh, so why should they be afraid?
Scouts from the former army came to report that there was a small group of troops outside Dingchuan Village surrounding the city. Their number was not large, only three thousand at most.
There are more than 15,000 people in Ge Huaimin's headquarters. In addition to the soldiers and horses from the two nearby villages, excluding the defenders, there are nearly 20,000 people after the combined forces. To deal with 3,000 people, it is a simple trick to capture easily.
He was still good at arithmetic. He could hit one of six people and trample these bastard thieves born in the wilderness to death with just one kick.
He immediately ordered Xu Sichun, the capital of Wating Village, and Liu He, the governor of nearby Huanqing Village, to join forces and continue marching north to relieve the siege of Sichuan Village.
He was in such a hurry to relieve the siege of Chuanzhai. On the one hand, he was very dedicated, and on the other hand, his brother-in-law Wang Deyong told him many times to take care of Yang Qi, the governor of Dingchuan Village. Yang Qi was the deputy privy envoy Yang Chongxun, but he stood still and let him suffer. When Yang Chongxun goes to the Privy Council of the Ministry of War, he will inevitably put his own shoes on, which is not a good thing for both emotion and law.
Of course, the most important factor is the first factor.
This is a great achievement!
If you can't repel these bandits in your own territory, how can you talk about attacking Xingqing Mansion?
When the generals heard that Ge Huaimin wanted to devour the Dangxiang troops in one go, they gasped anxiously. This Tai Sui man did not know the cruelty of the Dangxiang troops, but they knew it very well in their hearts. If they went up rashly, they would be ambushed. Seeing that there are only 3,000 people in front of us, it is definitely a trap!
The generals earnestly advised: "General Ge, Mr. Xia asked you to hold on to the city and not rush in. The grain and grass in Dingchuan Village can last for a long time, so there is no need to rush at this moment. The Wugukou of Xiangjia Gorge is a dangerous place ahead. , is the most suitable for hiding ambush troops, and the Western thieves love to lure our Song army into an ambush, encirclement and annihilation."
Ge Huaimin was unhappy and asked: "In your opinion, how should we fight this battle?"
His general, Jingyuan Road Supervisor Zhao Xun, said: "The enemy is tired from coming from afar and has poor logistics supplies. He will inevitably retreat over time. The top priority is to stick to Wating Village and ensure our army's food route until the enemy is trapped. The lack of horses is the time to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!"
Ge Huaimin refused to listen and had his own plan in mind. To put it bluntly, he was eager to make meritorious deeds. He said: "Aside from corruption and bribery, Xia Song also knows how to fight. Do you know how to fight? He's a fat pig and he's just a scholar." He only knows how to talk on paper. If he performs a meritorious service today, the meritorious service belongs to him. If today I hold back and let the Western thieves harm the people in front of me, in the future he will join me in front of the emperor. I will have made great contributions and can keep my life. This head has to thank him for his kindness and mercy!"
The generals wanted to persuade them again, but Ge Huaimin drew the steel knife from his waist and said sternly to everyone: "Do you still want to taste the speed of my knife?"
There is a raging army, and a den of raging generals. Everyone knows that this is a dead end, so they can only bite the bullet and go there. If they go up, they may not die so quickly. If they don't get there, they will be stabbed and become a ghost immediately.
The view of the scholar is scary, and the actions of the playboy second generation ancestor are even more chilling.
There are Cuiwei steep mountain walls on both sides of Xiangjia Gorge. Local herdsmen generally do not take this road. This is a dangerous place. Locals often pretend to be party members to rob homes and rob houses. Incidents of wild wolves and beasts biting livestock also often occur. If not No one would take such a path in an emergency.
At this time, there was a large group of the party's most elite cavalry in Xiangjia Gorge. Each horse held a small wooden stick in its mouth, and its hooves were wrapped in linen. They were like ghosts without making a single noise. Every war horse is a life-and-death partner for the party members. They are closer than their closest relatives. They are trained like humans. If they are asked to stand obediently, they will never sit down.
An absolute elite composed of thirty thousand cavalry, Li Yuanhao led them back home with loads of loot in every battle. The sheep they had been herding all their lives only had two pieces of good leather. Following Li Yuanhao, they grabbed countless silks in one battle.
Among all the people, the three thousand people around Li Yuanhao gained a sharp momentum. They were all wearing cold and dark heavy armor. None of the armor was newly made. It was often passed down from father to son. The blood stains on their bodies were stained layer by layer. The murderous aura on their bodies was that of ordinary party members. I am also afraid that this team is the Xixia elite who has been recorded in history - Iron Kites.
Three thousand iron kites are divided into ten teams, each team has 300 people. Each team has a captain, one sister, two waves, two waves, three fines, four Linu, five miscellaneous Qu Zejiu and Liu Kuma. Cai Langluo, Qiximu Quwu, Bali Eryiyanming, Jiuximu Weiming, Shimeiluo buried cloth. These ten captains are Li Yuanhao's absolute confidants, and they have also left their names in history along with Li Yuanhao.
In every battle, the Iron Kites are the front troops. I am invincible with my heavy armor when charging. After encirclement and annihilation, there are iron ropes between the horses to block the river. Even if the soldiers die, they will not fall from their horses. The majestic force is like a mountain, squeezing it down. Discipline The lax troops were instantly heartbroken and fled in all directions.
Li Yuanhao looked toward the southeast with eagle eyes and wolf eyes. A shrewd hunter could follow his prey on the grassland for three days and three nights without letting the prey find him. After staying in Xiangjiaxia for a whole night, the prey finally appeared. He licked his tongue and showed a satisfied grin.
Dingchuan Village was a multiple-choice question he set for the Song Dynasty. His tactics were very simple and only had the same strategy - encircling a point for reinforcements. This tactic worked countless times but still worked. When surrounding a city in the Song Dynasty, they had no choice but to save it even if they knew there was an ambush ahead. If he didn't save him, the civil servants of the Song Dynasty would grab the general's fearful little tail and go to the emperor to chew his tongue. This was a habit that was more destructive than swords and arrows.
Sometimes he sympathized with the generals of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty had no shortage of good generals. He admired Liu Ping, the Song general he captured in the Battle of Sanchuankou, very much. He bent down many times to persuade Liu Ping to surrender, but he would rather die than surrender. If this group of Song generals hadn't been held back by this group of civil servants, they would have suffered 800 losses even if they killed a thousand enemies.
The spies came rushing from the mountains.
"Your Majesty, the Song Army is dispatched."
"How many men and horses do they have?"
"About twenty thousand."
Li Yuanhao put on the iron helmet, and the blood all over his body was boiling.
"Let Yeli Yuqi play with the Song Army for a while first. After their formations are scattered, Meile, you and Langya will lead the team to rush over to me, and cut them into several pieces for me like cutting tofu! This time I will fight to bring fifty years of peace to Xixia!"
"Take orders!"
Mei Le and Lang Nie met and accepted the order. There was not even a hint of confusion in their words. Le turned their horses and immediately carried out the military order.
Yeluhan and Yelu Chongguang were nesting at the foot of a mountain not far from Dingchuan Village, looking at the vast smoke and dust floating in the distance.
"It can be said that we have been waiting for these big men to come. This time our boss will be saved."
"Something's wrong." Yelu Zhongguang said thoughtfully: "Just now one of our brothers came back to report that there was something strange in the valley in the northwest. I'm afraid this is not a simple encounter. I asked the brothers to go investigate again. If there is anything strange, we will go there immediately. Tell Song Jun."
Yeluhan looked straight down the mountain: "It's too late."
Yelu Zhongguang followed the direction of Yelu Han's hand and saw that the Song army and Yeli Yuqi's three thousand rangers had already exchanged hands. The cavalry from both sides were fighting fiercely in circles. There were not many cavalry in the Song Dynasty. In terms of riding, shooting and slashing skills, they were far inferior to the Party troops.
Yeli Yuqi's troops surrounded Dingchuan Village for a day. Dingchuan Village was like a turtle and did not dare to stick out its head. Attacking fortresses has not been the strength of their party members since ancient times. Field combat is their specialty. Seeing the Song Army take the initiative They are as excited as a wild wolf to challenge them. Only by defeating can there be rewards and the meaning of existence!
In Dingchuan Village.
The green smoke floated in the city all day and all night, and the bodies were burned in the city all night. Everyone's heart sank to the bottom. Their comrades were killed right in front of their eyes. They suffered such a big loss because one of their own rebelled. The party members surrounded the city for a day, and the morale in the city dropped to the bottom. Look. When the flag of the Song Army fluttered in the distance, everyone finally felt a desire to survive!
Liang Chuan led a group of Guanzhong soldiers to stand at the top of the city. Yang Qi gave each of them a steel knife. Now they are no longer soldiers, they are soldiers of the Song Dynasty and participants in this war.
"Look, our people are here, we are saved!"
There was a burst of cheers at the top of the city.
Ge Huaimin led 20,000 people to come, relying on Watingzhai, preparing to devour Yeli Yuqi's 3,000 rangers. The Song Army's marching speed consisted of cavalry in front and infantry behind, with crossbowmen accounting for one-third, and the rest being all pikemen, the main force of the Song Army.
This has a fatal problem. Troop orders are a super test of the coordination ability of the general. Since ancient times, there is only one person who can do more, the better, when leading troops in war, and that is Han Xin, the immortal soldier. Very few others can do this. Each of the 20,000 people has his own ideas. As long as there is one abnormal element, the morale of the entire army can be shaken, and the team will move in the direction of disintegration.
Naturally, Ge Huaimin was not the military immortal Han Xin. He was not even as good as Yang Qi. He was just a noble boy who did not study. Talking about military skills on paper was just to praise him.
The two armies left hundreds of corpses and hundreds of war horses in front of the formation. The Dangxiang people fought fiercely in a circle. When they came back, the rear troops supplemented the front troops and immediately maintained their formation. The Song army was unable to do so. It can be adjusted, but the coordination of infantry and cavalry is completely empty talk. The cavalry suffered countless casualties, but the infantry behind them could only eat their smoke and dust behind them.
The cavalry generals were fighting bloody battles in front of the formation, but the infantrymen were enjoying themselves at the back. No one could swallow this breath. Once the hearts of the people dispersed, it would be difficult to lead the team.
Before the Song army had eaten three thousand people, it began to mess up its position.
