Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 940 Blocked on all sides
In the Marshal's Mansion in Haozhou, Zhao Gougao is sitting on top, and the new prime minister Zhang Jun is sitting below.

Putting down the memorial in his hand, Zhao Gou said: "Zhao Ding came to report that Wang Xiaolie won another great victory on the front line of Taiyuan. Outside the city of Qi County, hundreds of thousands of troops from both sides fought fiercely, killing the heaven and earth. Our army won a great victory, and Jin Shuai Gu Shen was defeated. They continued to retreat until they reached Taigu City. In this battle, more than [-] Jin soldiers were killed, and the morale of the Jin army was not as good as before."

Zhang Jun nodded.He lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: "With such a great victory, why don't we see Wang Xiao's victory memorial?"

Zhao Gou sighed lightly: "Wang Xiaolie can fight if he can, but he is also unruly. Perhaps in his opinion, this is a small battle and there is no need to report to the court. Taiyuan has won consecutive battles. , we also need to win a few battles here."

Zhang Jun said: "Puppet Qi, with Liu Lin as commander and Liu as deputy commander, is fighting against our army. It claims to have an army of 70. In my opinion, 70 is not available. The number of soldiers capable of fighting is only [-] at most. Captain Zhang has arrived In Mengcheng County, Yue Fei has arrived in Wanshou County and is confronting the puppet Qi army. After several battles, our army is not at a disadvantage. Now it depends on how the Jin army on the east road sends troops."

Zhao Gou said: "Han Shizhong has surrounded Suqian, but he has been unable to attack it for a long time. The Jin army will definitely save it, but I don't know when it will come."

Zhang Jun said: "Jingdong Road is regarded as his own by Talan, just like the status of Hedong Road in Nianhan's eyes. It is impossible not to save him. He has not gone south for a long time. He must be like this because he cannot recruit troops at the moment. Your Majesty can urge him. I urged Lieutenant Han to capture Suqian quickly to avoid any accidents. Ordinarily, his army has artillery, and Suqian is not a big city, so it shouldn't be so difficult."

Zhao Gou said: "Talan has Suqian at the forefront. It has been continuously renovated in the past few years, and it is actually a strong city."

Zhang Jun sighed and stopped talking.

Zhao Gou personally marched with Yang Yizhong's troops, with the goal of Suzhou.However, Zhao Gou was afraid of death, and his army had been behind other armies. Now it had just reached Haozhou and stopped.

The puppet Qi fought, and now it was Zhang Jun and Yue Fei who were really fighting.After several consecutive battles, the Song Army firmly gained the upper hand.Although the Jin army has not yet entered the battlefield, everything is going well and Zhao Gou is still in a good mood.

Zhang Jun said: "According to Xianggong Zhao's memorial, the Jin Army assembled a total of 33 troops on the Taiyuan front line, which is extremely astonishing. According to our estimates, the Jin Army could only have 10 people at most along the way. We don't know what methods they used to defeat the 30-plus troops. What Wei Chen is afraid of is how many troops the Jin army will send out on the east road."

Zhao Gou nodded and said: "Yes, this is indeed more worrying. However, now that Nianhan is in control of the Jin Dynasty, that's why there are so many Jin troops on the West Road. Even though the people on the East Road are extremely capable, they can't gather them. So many people came out.”

After speaking, Zhao Gou lowered his head and thought about his thoughts.

If Talan had assembled hundreds of thousands of gold troops on the east road, there would be no need to fight this battle. Han Shizhong and Yang Yizhong would not be able to fight it anyway.However, even if all the people of the Jin Army are soldiers, there are not so many people, so there is no need to worry too much.

What Zhao Gou is worried about now is what will happen if Wang Xiaolie really defeats the Jin army on the western front.

Wang Xiaolie stood in the courtyard of Qixian County Government, looking at the three large trees in front of him that were covered with red trees.He said to the soldier: "While the weather is fine, let's pick the pestles. The pestles here are delicious. It would be a pity not to pick them from the trees."

The soldier agreed and went to greet the others.

At this moment, Wang Ruohai came over hurriedly.Said: "Xuanfu, Xie Linong and Li Xing have already crossed the mountains and are less than [-] miles away from Taigu County!" Wang Xiaolie lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said: "Let them rest in the Kanglezhuang area and be ready at any time. If we attack Taigu, the two of them will go north, occupy Yuci and Shouyang, and block Jingxing Road first."

Wang Ruohai was startled for a moment, then nodded and said: "I understand."

Wang Xiaolie said: "There are 33 Jin troops in total. Near Taiyuan, we have to kill at least 30 to be considered successful. Letting the Jin troops escape is absolutely impossible. Of the roads around Taiyuan, only Jingxing Road is the easiest to escape to Hebei. , it needs to be blocked first.”

Wang Ruohai said: "What Xuan Fu said is true. However, there are Lingqiu and Feihu Road to cross the mountain, so what?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "After Jiang Min crosses the mountain, he will send people to occupy Lingqiu. That road is in the mountain, and the army occupying Lingqiu will not be able to walk."

Wang Ruohai nodded and turned to look at the mountains in the distance.After a while, he said: "The day after tomorrow, Jiang Min's army will pass through Ningwuguan and attack Shuozhou. I don't know if they are ready. I heard that there are not many defenders in Shuozhou."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Nianhan mobilized all the troops he could mobilize near Taiyuan, and there were basically no defenders in other prefectures and counties. As long as he passed Ningwuguan, Jiang Min faced a bunch of empty cities. He faced Yes, it’s the Jin army returning from Taiyuan, and possibly Xixia’s army.”

Wang Ruohai said: "Xuanfu thinks there is a high possibility that Xixia will send troops."

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Eighty percent. Of course Xixia knows that the area around Datong Mansion must be empty, and it is possible to send troops now. It's just that they were frightened by the power of the Jin people, and they didn't dare to attack for a while. When they got the news of the Jin army's defeat, they Coming to grab it."

Wang Ruohai frowned after hearing this: "They are afraid of the Jin people. We defeated the Jin people. Xixia is not afraid of us?"

Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "Xixia has been fighting with this dynasty for nearly a hundred years. Generally speaking, they have not suffered any losses. How can they be afraid of us? If we don't hurt them, they won't know how to be afraid. Of course, if Jiang Min can't defeat Xixia, there will be Our army is actually nothing.”

Jiang Min has a total of more than 5 people. He has to divide his troops to guard Yanmen and deal with Xixia. In total, his strength is not enough.However, it would be considered a success if he occupied Datong Mansion.Any other omissions will not be a problem for the subsequent army.

Attacking Xixia from the Dongsheng Prefecture of the Jin Dynasty has a great advantage because the Yellow River can be used.The Jin Dynasty did not attack Xixia with all its strength because the war with the Song army was not over.Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Xixia to defend against it.

Starting from Dongshengzhou and going all the way back along the Yellow River, this is what later generations called the Hetao.During the Han Dynasty, Yunzhong, Shuofang, Wuyuan and other counties were set up in this area, which was an important base for the Central Plains Dynasty to defend against the nomadic people in the north.After the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, this place had become the territory of the barbarians, with very few Han people.

The Tang Dynasty had a policy to move a large number of Hu people inland, forming a huge force.The Song Dynasty's military strength was weak and it was difficult to get involved in these places.For example, under the Xixia regime, no matter which direction the Song Dynasty attacked, they had to pass through a large number of barbarian settlements, which increased the difficulty of attacking out of thin air.

(End of this chapter)