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Chapter 747 Xiaosheng
Danshui flows slowly.

"He Yun returns to Hanpu, sprays snow and descends to Shangshan."

The ancient post road of Wuguan runs down along Danshui, passes through Miyue Mountain, and Danshui meets Xishui again.

This area is the ancient battlefield of the Battle of Danyang between Qin and Chu.

During the Warring States period, King Huiwen of Qin sent Zhang Yi to deceive King Huai of Chu, promising to cede six hundred miles of land to break diplomatic relations between Chu and Qi, but he said that he would only give Chu State six miles of land.

King Huai of Chu was so angry that he launched a large army to attack Qin, took the Wuguan Road, broke through Wuguan, and reached Lantian, which is only a hundred miles away from Xianyang.

However, the Qin army descended from the Han River, where the Dan River and the Xi River converged, and defeated Chu's [-] local troops.

Li Xia had seen this allusion before sending out troops.

In order to formulate strategies during the Spring Festival, he read a large number of local chronicles and ancient battle cases, and then drew up the battlefield of Nanyang.

He has a geographical advantage, which is precisely the geographical advantage of Qin State over Chu State.

In addition, Li Xia has read a lot in the past few years, and Li Xia has gained a lot of knowledge. For example, he knows that King Qin Huiwen is very good at deceiving people.

It's really dishonest.

"call."

Li Xia thought about these things, took a few deep breaths, and became more relaxed.

Whenever he faces a major event, he is calm, which is his attitude in doing things.

"If you have a calm mind, you will be able to overcome all attacks and accomplish everything."

Striding up to the battle platform built on the hill, Li Xia looked up through the binoculars, and Li Xia could already see Shi Tianze and Dong Wenyong lining up.

The numbers on both sides are about the same.

On Li Xia's side, there are more than [-] elite soldiers, more than [-] ordinary garrison soldiers, and more than [-] strong civilians; Shi Tianze has more than [-] troops, and Dong Wen has more than [-] troops... The formations are arranged, and each is about [-].

In Nanyang Fucheng, Dong Wenzhong can bring out at least [-] people, plus the surrounding Neixiang, Xixia, and Zhenping cities, the Mongolian army may have nearly [-] reinforcements in the follow-up.

And Lu Wenhuan from Dengzhou would not come to support Li Xia. It is very rare to be able to restrain the Mongolian army in Zaoyang and Kuizhou for Li Xia.

This is a disadvantage in numbers.

In terms of combat power, half of Li Xia's men were inferior to the Mongolian army.

Of course, he also has advantages.

The reason why these 5000 people came all the way slowly was because they were bluffing, carrying more flags, setting up more tents, and tying branches to their horses’ tails, raising dust and smoke, creating nearly 3 people. The formation of thousands of people.

In fact, Shi Tianze hadn't had time to figure out Li Xia's strength.

That must be conservative in the arrangement of troops.

As far as the morale of the army is concerned, Li Xia thinks he has an advantage.

His strategic goals have always been clear, and he has always been in an active offensive state.

So, what his soldiers thought was, "We went out, we captured Dengzhou, the Mongolian army only dared to guard Nanyang City, we didn't fight the siege, and pulled the Mongolian army out to fight in the field, how dare we fight the Mongolian army in the field What? The Mongolian army didn’t dare to attack us.”

But Shi Tianze's soldiers would only think, "We are going to Shandong to quell the Li Fen Rebellion. Why did we go to Nanyang? To avenge the commander's nephew. Why did we retreat again? The Song Army has too many soldiers and horses. Why haven't we attacked the Song Army for so many days?" ?”

Obviously, the Mongolian soldiers have more questions in their hearts...

These comparisons of advantages and disadvantages actually appeared in Li Xia's mind in an instant.

He has confidence.

This is very strange, it is clear that there is only about [-]% to [-]% chance of winning, but he is confident...

~~
"Brother, how do I feel that there are more captives under the command of the county king than the opposite side?"

"How did you know?"

"From the shouts on the other side, it seems that they are all Han soldiers. I don't know if there are two thousand Mongolian captives."

Zhang Shun also felt that this fact was too strange, but since those Mongolian captives had surrendered, there was really nothing to say.

"It's the same for killing thieves." He patted Zhang Gui on the shoulder, and said, "Stop talking and follow General Liu."

Brothers Zhang Shun and Zhang Gui are now Liu Jinsuo's personal guards.

It was the first time for them to put on soap-soled military boots and armor, but they didn't feel heavy at all, they just felt full of strength.

Finally, the horn sounded loudly.

"Array! Array!"

Liu Jinsuo glanced at the commander's flag on the general platform, and strode across the formation of the Chinese army.

Having joined the army for so many years, it is not difficult for him to lead an elite army of 2000 soldiers.

He led elite infantry, which were divided into two phalanxes, each with 800 men.

This phalanx is divided into five rows, the first row is shielders, the last two rows are spearmen, and the last two rows are archers and grenadiers.And each row has a hundred future commanders.

And Liu Jinsuo himself was followed by more than [-] personal soldiers, not to protect him, some carried his flag, and some carried the command flag and horn to give orders.

There were also people who paid special attention to the flag orders issued by Li Xia on the battle platform, lest General Liu miss the order.

In the distance, the sound of horseshoes rumbled, and the Song Army's right-wing cavalry from the Guiyi Battalion went first to the Mongolian camp.

Both sides are rangers, and they want to harass each other with a rain of arrows first.

Zhang Shun had the nickname of "Short Zhang", followed behind the big Liu Jinsuo, looked up, he could only see Liu Jinsuo's back, and his fellow robes on both sides.

What is happening on the battlefield, but you can't see it at all.

He probably understood why the Song Army recruited soldiers who needed taller men. He thought that he would have to fight in the water, and he would have a much wider view of the river when he maneuvered the boat...

Afterwards, they marched slowly, reorganizing their formation every time they walked, and after walking for half an hour, they finally got close to the Mongolian army to a distance of more than a hundred steps.

Occasionally, arrows were shot, far away, light and flimsy, and could not do much harm to the armored soldiers. These rounds of arrows were mainly aimed at weakening morale.

Zhang Shun is not afraid, he has never been afraid of death, before he went to the battlefield without armor without blinking, but now wearing armor, he feels reassuring.

Wearing armor can indeed save a soldier's life several times.

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

With the sound of drums, the Chinese armies of the two sides finally began to fight...

~~
The total of 3 people on both sides seems to be a very small number on paper.

But after the formation of battles, there is a big black area in a five-mile radius, densely packed.

The fighting continued until late afternoon.

The sun was already westward, and it fell on the distant mountain behind Zhang Shun, casting a long shadow on the blood-stained ground.

Zhang Shun has been standing dry on the battlefield until now, and finally he was able to charge forward with Liu Jinsuo, and finally saw the enemy soldiers.

He and Zhang Gui are Liu Jinsuo's personal soldiers, they don't line up like ordinary soldiers, fighting is much more casual.

Killing and killing, Liu Jinsuo, who was stabbing wildly with a spear, was buried in the crowd.

Zhang Shun was surrounded by unknown soldiers.

The people behind squeezed up, so that he couldn't turn around at all, he could only swing his knife forward...

"Ah! Ah..."

In front of him, a soldier of the Mongol-Han army yelled and swung his knife at Zhang Shun.

His face was covered in blood, and he looked very hideous.

But Zhang Shun's temper was stronger, he was not afraid at all, he would slash when he went up to him.

The long knife sliced ​​into the neck of the Mongol-Han army, and the blade cut straight in, until it hit the scapula before stopping.

This knife obviously severed the blood vessels in the opponent's throat, and the blood spurted out randomly, splashing all over Zhang Shun's face, making him look similar to that of the Mongol-Han army just now.

The scene in front of him was suddenly smeared with blood red.

The blood is too hot.

After being exposed to the sun for a day, the armor is full of sweat, which makes people more irritable.

But Zhang Shun is still going forward.

One, two... Sweat flowed like a waterfall, and I couldn't open my eyes, mixed with the blood on my body, it was sticky and uncomfortable.

There was the sound of fighting in my ears, accompanied by the buzzing of flies, endlessly.

There was a stench everywhere, and excrement and urine dripped from every abdomen that was split open by a knife and ax... Zhang Shun didn't know whether he stepped on intestines or filth every time he stepped on it.

In such a battlefield, every moment is suffering.

Same for almost every soldier.

They were all waiting for the enemy soldiers to break out, hoping to see the other party turn around and run away in the next moment.

"what!"

From time to time, soldiers who were squeezed to the front line yelled loudly to vent their discomfort...

Zhang Shun could still hold on.

Although it was the first time for him to fight with soldiers from Sichuan and Shaanxi, he already had some understanding of the fighting style of this army from the conversation with Liu Jinsuo a while ago.

"The king of the county has never lost a war. Even in the most dangerous time, he will not escape, but commits suicide. Every time he kills before going into battle, we win immediately."

After Liu Jinsuo talked about it, Zhang Shun finally had an impression... If Li Xia didn't play, this match would be a win, and when Li Xia was there, he would win soon.

And at this time, on the battlefield, it is obvious that he must win...

~~
On the battlefield of the Mongolian army in the east.

A messenger stepped forward and said: "Commander, Zong Wang Hebichi hastened the military order."

Shi Tianze reached out to take it, glanced at it a few times, and silently accepted the letter, without saying anything, just waved the messenger away.

"Shi Shuai?" Dong Wenyong asked, "Did something happen?"

"It doesn't matter." Shi Tianze said: "The battle in front of us is important."

He continued to observe the battlefield, and then muttered to himself: "Li Xia hasn't brought the rear army up yet?"

He has been calculating that from the beginning of the war to this point, the total strength of the Song Army has only taken 1 people to the battlefield.

In other words, there are at least 5000 people in the subsequent army?

But he has already bet on more than 5000 people to kill him, and there is only a reserve team of [-] people.

The Song army's fighting strength was impressive, but Li Xia's army had such field strength, which was unexpected.

Finally, from a distance, Tan Ma circled the battlefield and galloped towards him.

……

"Report! Commander, the villain rode his horse around behind the enemy's camp a few times to make sure that the enemy's rear will never exceed [-] troops."

After hearing this, Shi Tianze's eyes became more suspicious.

He really suspected that Li Xia hadn't brought the main force from Guanzhong.

The tents, flags, dust and smoke of Li Xia's soldiers and horses, etc., seem to have plenty of troops, but there are also many clues that show that their troops are deceitful.

In addition, someone in the Xiangyang Song Army tipped off the news.

But Shi Tianze thought that Li Xia had been scheming in the past, so he was still not sure.

Is it facing [-] to [-] elites, or more than [-] mixed soldiers?
He hopes to see results in today's battle.

Now, the result seems to be out, it's fake... But, if it is an ordinary soldier assembled by Li Xia, would it have such combat power?He was able to compete evenly with his main force.

……

"Shi Shuai, we can win." After listening to the news, Dong Wenyong said, "Bring up the reserve forces, and then mobilize soldiers and horses from the cities of Nanyang Prefecture to surround him. Li Xia can be wiped out."

"It seems so."

Shi Tianze replied: "If all his troops are here, we can win this battle."

"Is Shi Shuai still worried?"

"If Li Xia had hidden an army of 1 soldiers, and just waited for me to give it a go, and then suddenly rushed out, wouldn't we be defeated?"

"Will... will it?"

Shi Tianze said: "Probably not, but it is possible..."

The next moment, only the sound of drums on the distant battlefield was heard.

Gradually, Shi Tianze could see Li Xia's banner moving towards him.

He was taken aback and clapped his hands on the railing.

"Zhuzi! Instead of retreating, advance instead?"

Dong Wen looked at the big banner with his extreme eyes, and suddenly remembered another thing.

"Where's Zhang Jue's banner? Yesterday, Tanma saw it, but today it's gone..."

Shi Ge said, "Zhang Jue didn't come, so naturally there won't be a big sign."

"But Li Xia cast doubts yesterday, but today he doesn't even pretend?"

"What does General Dong mean?"

"Li Xia committed suicide himself, what is his support?"

"Don't worry about it so much." Shi Ge said: "Just don't think about anything, and the whole army will go to fight him to the death!"

He pulled out his sword suddenly, and asked for orders: "Father! Give the order! I am willing to lead the Chinese army to kill Li Xia!"

Shi Tianze turned his head to look, narrowing his old eyes.

In front of him was his eldest son, majestic and heroic.

Under the tent, there are five thousand of the most elite pro-army, everyone has horses and excellent armor, which is the trump card of the historian's strength.

Put all these things up, and Li Xia can be defeated in one battle...

~~
Li Xia had already seen a flaw in Dong Wenyong's command from the binocular.

On the right wing of the Mongolian army, a part of the troops had been fighting fiercely for too long, and the formation tended to loosen. Dong Wenyong did not send troops to support it.

To fight a war is to keep yourself from opening your own weak spots, and then attack the enemy's weak spots.

Without hesitation, Li Xia ordered Zan Wanshou to lead the militiamen to the battlefield. At the same time, he ran off the platform, got on his horse, and led the soldiers to the right wing of the Mongolian army.

Of course he knew that the militia brought by Zan Wanshou were vulnerable to a fight.

And Shi Tianze still has [-] elite reserve troops, and nearly [-] troops from the surrounding cities, if...

No if.

The purpose of going to the battlefield is to win, and any chance of victory should be seized immediately and desperately to win.

The battlefield is not a place to survive.

Want to live more?Then never go to the battlefield!

The long lance had been raised, and the horseshoes were running fast. Li Xia had no other thoughts, only victory in his eyes.

He knew that as long as he charged forward, the morale of all the soldiers under his command would be greatly boosted, and this would be the time when his soldiers' fighting power was at its fiercest.

It is also the time when the enemy is most likely to be defeated.

……

"Kill!"

The shouts on the battlefield rose loudly.

Yang Ben turned his head, saw the banner on the battle platform, and quickly ordered his cavalry to charge towards the left flank of the Mongolian army, cutting off the connection between the left flank and the central army;

Li Zeyi was originally fighting with the right wing of the Mongolian army, but when she turned around, she saw Li Xia and two hundred soldiers rushing past her like a flood, and quickly led the troops to kill them.

"Follow the county king to kill him!"

……

Zhang Shun raised his head, but he didn't see where Li Xia was at all.

But he has heard the shouts of the robes and felt the confidence to win.

"Kill!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The Sichuan-Shaanxi Song Army has shouted slogans again and rushed forward...

~~
Shi Tianze hesitated.

When he looked at his eldest son, he thought of the two nephews who died at Li Xia's hands, and his desire for revenge suddenly faded a lot.

With just this hesitation, Li Xia's banner has been pushed to the right wing of the Mongolian army.

At this moment, Shi Tianze didn't hesitate, and immediately called for gold to withdraw...

He is a world famous general.

The world always thinks that the famous generals in the world are undefeated in war.

But Shi Tianze actually often loses.

Together with Shi Tianni, he was defeated by Martial Immortals. Afterwards, he won Zhending and became famous.Not long after, Wuxian ordered spies to cooperate with outsiders in Zhending City and seize Zhending again. Shi Tianze had no choice but to ask Dong's family for help to stabilize the situation again.

Later, he was defeated by Wanyan Baisa again, so he had no choice but to break out of the siege and lead the Mongolian army to turn defeat into victory.

Later, he led the troops to attack Lianghuai and was defeated by Du Gao; he attacked Jinghu and was repeatedly defeated by Meng Gong.

Including the Battle of Diaoyu City... In fact, the famous Mongolian generals have always been defeated by the Song Army.

The reason why Shi Tianze is a famous general is that he can lose every time without losing his strength, and the more he loses, the stronger he becomes.

Throughout his life, he was cautious, resourceful and decisive, and he seldom suffered losses in anticipation of the enemy's use of troops.

In order not to suffer, he would rather lose.

It doesn't hurt to lose, Song Jun can't catch up anyway...

But today, Shi Tianze, who is good at retreating, forgot that Li Xia has cavalry under his command...

~~
"puff!"

The long lance pierced through one enemy soldier, and then another. After that, more than ten cavalry in front surrounded Li Xia.

Li Xia was not afraid, so he charged when he lifted the lance.

He is eager to go to war.

In fact, that battle platform was a kind of restraint for him.

It was never for the sake of safety that he stood on the battlefield to command, but he had to fulfill the responsibility of command.

It wasn't until the victory could be established that he could finally raise his hand.

"clang!"

The sledgehammer on the opposite side was opened by Li Xiage.

He has great strength, and he also knows the technique of exerting force and releasing force, the sparks flew out, and the long spear pierced another fierce soldier with ease.

Compared with the tragic other places on the battlefield, Li Xia's battlefield is colder.

The surrounding soldiers cheered when they saw the blood.

After that, there was the sound of gold ringing in the Mongolian army formation.

Li Xia was still not satisfied, so he reined in his horse, led his banner, and charged at the infantry of the Mongol-Han army who were fighting with his army.

……

"Kill!"

Zhang Shun shouted, raised his knife and chased after the enemy soldiers in front, but gradually he couldn't catch up.

He heard from the old soldiers in Xiangyang that even if the Mongolian army was defeated, the cavalry could come back after a rest, and even infantry could be rescued by them.

The next moment, he saw Li Xia leading the cavalry forcefully cutting into the Mongolian and Han infantry phalanx in front.

"Oh!"

A Mongolian army's general flag fell.

Zhang Shun stepped on the flag and rushed into the enemy soldiers, no longer tired as before.

There was only one thought that kept repeating in my mind.

"Win the battle! Win the battle..."

To win a battle and drive out foreign invaders, it is called a victory if you can really kill the enemy.

Although he is a humble man, he knows that when a man is born in troubled times, he has to protect his family and country.

~~
The setting sun is like blood.

The flags stand against the wind and fly fiercely.

Li Xia stood on his horse and looked around, only to see that most of Shi Tianze's troops had fled away.

He didn't chase anymore.

This battle was only a small victory, there were casualties during the battle, and in the end, Shi Tianze's two thousand infantry were left behind.

The results are not great, but as the beginning of the entire battle of Shouguanlong, it can be regarded as the implementation of the first step of the strategy...

(End of this chapter)