Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 959 Decisive battle?

Xiao Heda was originally a general of Liao Dynasty and was Princess Cheng'an's retinue when she married Xixia.Over the years, he has been promoted to the capital of Xiazhou and is one of the generals in charge of the Xixia army.In recent years, after Liao was destroyed by Jin, Princess Cheng'an died on hunger strike, and Xiao Heda's life was not so good.

Recently, the Song and Jin armies were fighting. Xiao Heda was watching the battle and was extremely excited.

The Song Dynasty united with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty. It was unlucky to lose, so it was naturally good.Jin destroyed the Liao Dynasty, which was a heinous crime for Liao, and its defeat was even more satisfying.

Jiang Min led his troops into the Datong Basin. Xiao Heda thought he had an opportunity and immediately wrote a letter to mobilize more than [-] troops from the surrounding states to station troops near Zhuolun Village and wait for the opportunity.When Jiang Min entered Datong, Xiao Heda believed that the time had come and immediately crossed the river to attack Ningbian Prefecture.

The border between Jin and Xia was roughly bounded by the Yellow River. The west of the Yellow River belonged to Xixia, and the east of the Yellow River belonged to the Jin Kingdom.Most of the time, the springboard for Xixia's attack on the Jin Kingdom was Yingbian and Dongsheng.If you capture two states, you can attack Yunnei Prefecture from the north and Shuozhou from the south.

Ningbian Prefecture was originally Tanglong Town in the Song Dynasty. After it was occupied by the Liao Dynasty, it was established as Ningbian Prefecture.After Jin defeated Liao, it inherited this organizational system.

After Xiao Heda occupied Yongbyon Prefecture, he rested there for three days and was very satisfied.Then he personally led an army to attack Dongsheng Prefecture. At this time, Jiang Min led an army and had already arrived.

Five miles south of Dongshengzhou City, Xiao Heda was leaning beautifully on the tiger skin.Holding a leg of lamb in his hand, he took a big bite and his mouth was filled with oil.After chewing for a while, he picked up a large bowl of wine and drank it in one gulp.Putting down the wine glass, he asked Bai Shijie who was sitting in front of him: "What is the name of the commander-in-chief of the Song Army, Jiang?"

Bai Shijie said: "Jiang Min."

Xiao Heda nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes Jiang Min. I heard that this Jiang Min is a 20-year-old child. It is really ridiculous to learn from others to lead troops! At his age, he knows what the army should be like. Really? Let me tell you, does this person have something not embarrassing to do with Wang Xiaolie?"

Bai Shijie said: "Don't be careless, Commander-in-Chief! In the former Han Dynasty, Huo Xianqi served as a general and made great achievements. A young general like this should not be underestimated!"

Xiao Heda looked up to the sky and laughed: "For more than 1000 years, Huo Xuanqi was just one person. What kind of cat and dog is Jiang Min, who dares to compare with Huo Xianqi? Tomorrow, we will raise an army and kill him until he goes home to eat Go milk!"

After finishing speaking, I felt that I still had something to say and shook my head repeatedly.

After sighing there for a while, Xiao Heda said again: "The scout said, how many people from the Song army came?"

Bai Shijie said: "I heard there are 8000 people."

Xiao Heda held the wine glass in his hand, leaned forward, looked at Bai Shijie and said: "Eighteen thousand people want to fight with my 8000 army. I think this Jiang Min is going crazy! Song people They are naturally cowardly and will tremble on the battlefield, so how can they fight!"

Bai Shijie sighed: "The general also feels that the Song army has insufficient troops and no famous generals, so why should they fight? But on the other hand, thinking about it, such an army will have no scruples. We still have to be careful!"

Xiao Heda just shook his head, not taking Jiang Min seriously at all.After a while, he suddenly said: "I heard that Yelu Yujian of the Jin Army led tens of thousands of people to Yuzhou? He is the commander of the Eastern Route of Daliao, not an ordinary person."

After hearing this, Bai Shijie felt alarmed and did not dare to answer.

Jiang Min suddenly killed Nianhan, which naturally stirred up the politics of the country.Many old generals from the Liao Dynasty inevitably became more active.

Although the Khitans were beaten badly by the Jurchens, other ethnic groups still looked down upon them.Since Nianhan was destroyed by the Song army, who is the strong one in the area behind the mountain now?Of course they are Khitans.As for the Song army that defeated Nianhan, except for Yelu Yujian, the other Khitan people really looked down upon them.

After the fall of the Jin Dynasty, Xiao Heda was not happy in Xixia.If there is a chance, if Daliao is restored, wouldn't it be a bright future for me?
Seeing that Bai Shijie didn't speak, Xiao Heda took a sip of wine and lowered his head to think alone.

In Dongsheng Prefecture, Jiang Min sat alone at the table. In front of him was a thick stack of information about Xiao Heda's army, as well as a nearby map.Wei Ren sat at the table, quickly sorting out the enemy's intelligence, and at the same time preparing the deployment of his own army.

After a while, Jiang Min got up from her seat, holding an enamel tea cup in her hand and pacing back and forth.He walked around for a few times and said: "Xiao Heda's [-] soldiers and horses opposite are mostly recruited from various tribes. There are no regular Xixia troops." Wei Ren said: "A country like Xixia mainly relies on tribal soldiers, and the regular army only How many people are there?”

Jiang Min nodded: "Although this kind of army is easy to use, it also has shortcomings. In war, it can only fight against the wind. Once it fails, it will become like birds and beasts."

Wei Ren said: "What Xuantong said is true. However, Xiazhou is on the front line and has been at war with our country a lot in the past few years."

Jiang Min nodded.He said nothing and continued to pace in the room.After a while, he added: "Dongsheng Prefecture has a flat river to the south and the Yellow River to the west, which is suitable for their formation. However, if the terrain fails, it will be difficult to escape."

After hearing this, Wei Ren turned to look at Jiang Min and nodded gently: "It's difficult."

The sun has not yet risen and the fields are quiet.Only the cold wind, with its intense chill, moved across the hoarfrost-covered ground.

Xiao Heda led the army across the fields and saw nearly [-] Song troops in front of him, standing quietly in the cold wind, motionless, like statues by the Yellow River.

Turning his head, Xiao Heda said to Bai Shijie: "This group of Song people came early. Are you rushing to die?"

After saying that, I couldn't help laughing again.

After setting up the formation, Xiao Heda looked at the Song army in front of him and saw that the formation was well organized.There are cavalry on the two wings and infantry in the middle, with a balance of offense and defense.

After looking at the Song army, Xiao Heda said: "The Song army has come all the way, so it is not conducive to a long battle. Order the men to use up the energy of the Song army!"

The generals nearby said, turned their horses' heads, and went back to suppress their subordinates.

There was no movement for more than half an hour. Jiang Min looked at the red sun gushing out in the east.Said: "This Xia countryman can't hold his breath. We can't say anything, so we have to attack."

The commander's flag was pointed forward, and suddenly a shrill horn broke the quiet morning in the east, startling a flock of birds on the Yellow River.

Xiao Heda smiled and said: "The commander-in-chief of the Song army is a naughty boy. He really can't help but feel lonely. He ordered all the troops to cheer up and not to be taken advantage of by the Song people."

The Song Army's brigade advanced slowly, neither in a hurry nor in a hurry, and in step one.When they were nearly [-] steps away from the Xia army, suddenly there was a series of muffled sounds from the Song army's position, followed by bursts of black smoke.Accompanied by black smoke, Xu Duo's artillery shells hit Xia Jun directly.

Xiao Heda was stunned. Before he could make any reaction, the shells had already landed in the Xia army's formation.

Most of this army was recruited from tribes, and military discipline was already loose.The artillery shells fell into the military formation and immediately created a trail of blood. The surrounding soldiers were stunned with fear.When the second cannon shot was fired, he suddenly shouted, turned around and ran away.

The Song Army had many fighting methods that spanned the ages. Artillery moved with the infantry to form barrage attacks, which was one of them.When attacking from the front, it is almost impossible to face the enemy and can only retreat in time.In the process of retreating, they attacked the flanks forcefully to stop the Song army.

Where does Xia Jun have such tactical qualities?After two rounds of shelling, the army was completely in chaos.Regardless of soldiers or generals, they ran back as hard as they could.

Jiang Min stared at the enemy troops closely, and after a while, he said: "Order Shu Jiming and Li Shifu to each leave a battalion to protect the Chinese army, and the other troops will pursue and kill the enemy troops! It's sunny and windy today, kill these enemy troops." Keep it clean and don’t leave any trouble!”

(End of this chapter)