Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 472
In the early morning of the next day, Meng Xuanyu selected more than 2 soldiers and horses, most of whom were familiar confidantes, Du Yuhou, and led each battalion of troops to follow Meng Xuanyu's army to go to the ancient ferry of "Shendu" to prevent the Song army from crossing the river.

They brought enough bows and arrows, and dry food for about ten days. They first left Jiameng Pass, retreated for fifty or sixty miles, and then turned to the northeast.

This road is rugged and winding, over the mountains, towering old trees and thorny bushes everywhere, the mountain road is not easy to walk at all.

These soldiers didn't know the specific tasks, but seeing the second prince leading the troops there in person, they felt relieved and boldly marched with the troops.

Su Chen and Peng Qingqing were also among them, and now Peng Qingqing was the Marquis of Yu, and set off with the large team with 2000 troops under his jurisdiction.

And Su Chen followed Meng Xuanyu's side, chatting and laughing with him from time to time on the way.

Although the road was rough, Meng Xuanyu, Su Chen, Maid Sword and others all had martial arts, but they didn't have to climb the mountain to be strenuous and their bodies were exhausted.

"Is it possible to block the main force of the Song army this time? My Highness is not sure. Does brother Chen have a good plan?"

Meng Xuanyu still asked Su Chen questions that he couldn't think through, asking him to offer advice.

Su Chen hesitated, and said cautiously: "The Battle of Crossing the River reminds me of the famous Battle of Feishui in history. Fu Jian of the former Qin Dynasty was so wise and mighty, but when he sent troops to attack Jin, he fought on Feishui. With an army of [-], the method used to defeat the [-] former Qin's elite troops is to strike at halfway."

"Strike halfway!" Meng Xuanyu's eyes lit up when he heard these four words.

"But what about the specific strategy?"

Meng Xuanyu wanted to know the specific plan.

Just listening to a strategy vocabulary is not enough, how to implement it requires skills and details.

Su Chen expressed his own thoughts: "When the Song army crosses the river halfway, and even a small number of troops have landed, we will send the most elite of the Chinese army to lead the charge, and let the imperial guards and His Highness's three hundred guards charge forward. It is possible to suppress the Song Army's forward soldiers head-on, so that the other Shu Army will dare to take advantage of the situation to attack, firing random arrows, and the Song Army will be caught off guard.

"In addition, select soldiers with good water skills, pull up a temporary navy, cut trees from the upper reaches and rush down the river, rush here, and carry out random killings on the Jialing River. Although the Song army is brave and good at fighting on land, they don't know Water-based, most of them are landlubbers, and after falling into the water or on the water surface, they are definitely not as good as the Shu army's navy."

"Makes sense!"

When Meng Xuanyu heard Su Chen's analysis, several situations were mentioned, and it was indeed highly operable.

Immediately, he showed a smile, looked at Su Chen, patted him on the shoulder and said, "If you can beat Song Jun this time, Brother Chen, you can make your first contribution, then you can make any request at that time, what kind of golden taels, what kind of official rank?" , can satisfy you!"

Meng Xuanyu paid more and more attention to Su Chen.

Because of the battle at Jiameng Pass, Su Chen's strategy worked, allowing him to stand on the front line to watch and supervise the battle, aroused the morale of the Shu army, and took advantage of the geographical advantage to finally block the Song army's attack, causing the Song army to lose at least [-] elite troops.

And because of attracting the vanguard of this Song army, only [-] of the main forces of the other two Song armies were dispatched.

If he listened to other counselors and burned the plank road and blocked the valley, it is likely that all [-] Song troops will rush to Xiaomantian Pass and Shendu, and the Shu army will be powerless to stop it.

Without the geographical advantage, the combat effectiveness of the Shu army is still several grades weaker than the elite Song army.

Even this time, the 1 Shu army and the [-] Song army, who will win at half-cross, are still five to five points.

After all, the geographical advantage is not as good as that of the people, and the final success or failure depends on the overall combat strength of the troops of both sides.

After marching for a day and a half in the high mountains, they finally arrived at Shendukou.

Because of this distance, it is more than half of the distance that the Song army went around the mountain. In addition, there are local Shu people exploring the road. Most of the people in the Shu army are used to walking on mountain roads.

As a result, the Shu army arrived here half a day earlier than the Song army.

Su Chen and Meng Xuanyu brought several generals, stood on a high place to observe the terrain, and confirmed the suitable position for the Tibetan soldiers.

Deep crossing this ancient ferry, in this area of ​​relatively gentle water flow of Jialing River, the river surface is wider, reaching a distance of more than 20 feet.

The Song army did not have large ships and could only rely on rafts and pontoon bridges to cross the river, so they would inevitably choose this kind of ferry area with slow water flow.

"Are you sure about it? Ambush the soldiers in the woods opposite the river beach. However, the arrangement of each soldier must also be carefully arranged. The archers can be separated in a fan shape, and there is no dead angle."

"The main force is charging from the front, with Modao formations and long spear formations on both sides, and rushing up at different time periods. Don't mess up the active situation we control. There must be rhythm and coordination in dispatching troops!"

Su Chen seriously told Meng Xuanyu that commanding a battle must also have a sense of art, paying attention to coordination and rhythm.You must always grasp the initiative, set your own rhythm, and let the enemy follow their own rhythm, in order to suppress the opponent.

Meng Xuanyu nodded seriously, completely listening.

The next step is to assign tasks and dispatch troops.

The general of Shu, Wang Shenchao, was the chief general of the charge, and Luo Qijun and Lv Han, both of whom were both Marquis Yu, were the left and right deputies, leading the troops to charge and kill the enemy.

Song Dewei and Wang Keliao each led two capitals on both sides, ambush from left and right.

At the critical moment, Meng Xuanyu was also ready to kill the enemy himself. After all, it was related to the survival of the Kingdom of Shu. As a heir of the royal family, he had the responsibility to protect his family and the country and keep his hegemony of the Meng Dynasty.

The 3000 people, after the deployment of troops, were all stationed in the woods, carrying dry food with them, so there was no need to light a fire to make food, to avoid exposure.

Everyone waited with peace of mind until night fell, and the Song army heard from the other side of the Jialing River.

Wang Quanbin's main force finally arrived.

Because the night was too thick, the fog filled the air, and the river was too wide, the Song army stationed on the north bank of the Jialing River.

"boring-boring-"

The Diao Dou of the Song Army Camp rang out for a long time.

The whole camp was quiet and guarded, and the patrols of the camp were still strengthened.

Clusters of bonfires in the camp swayed repeatedly in the mountain wind in late autumn.

The Shu army in the forest on the south bank all held their breath, staring at the Song army camp on the opposite bank, nervous and excited.

Tomorrow's battle across the river will be the time for the real life-and-death contest between the Shu army and the Song army on both sides of the strait.

(End of this chapter)