The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

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Li Chong stood up, walked around the sand table on the case table, took a few glances, and said slowly: "Master Su, my lords, I think this is a trick of the thieves to confuse the public."

Su Jin smiled and said, "How can you see that?"

Li Zhong pointed to the sand table and said: "I heard you introduce the current situation when I came here. I think your analysis is reasonable. Huanqing Yanyan is not only heavily guarded, but also has Fan Shuai in charge, and there are many forts. A mature defense system has already been formed. On the other hand, our Weizhou City has almost no barriers except for the two abandoned fortresses in the north, and there are not many troops. If you say something disrespectful to the adults, in the eyes of the thieves, they will not even know Su Who is your lord? Unless the western thief is a fool, how could he give up attacking Weizhou and provoke Fan Shuai? Even a scholar who doesn't understand military affairs like me would not make such a choice."

Su Jin nodded slowly and said: "That's the reason, but how do you know it's not a strategic consideration? Attacking Weizhou, even if Weizhou is captured, the western thieves can't push further, because there are Hans in front of them. The handsome Qinfeng Road is in the way, and Fan Shuai's Yanqing two prefectures are on the left; if you want to do more, attacking the Yanyan and Huanqing two roads is indeed the simplest and most effective way."

Li Chong shook his head and said: "Didn't Master Su say that the country of the West Thieves is already devastated? There is no doubt about it. Considering how rich the Song Dynasty is, the treasury has been empty and the national power has declined after fighting for the past few years. It is a barren land in summer." , the situation should be worse than my Great Song; if the Western Thieves had a delusional plan to annex my Great Song at the beginning of the war, now that several years have passed, I will never believe that the Western Thieves still have this delusional plan."

Jingtai nodded in agreement when he heard the words: "That's true. I have fought with Han Shuai for several years, and I have a deep understanding; the West Thief was very powerful at the beginning, but in recent years, I did feel tired. Last year, the Battle of Haoshuichuan was actually the West Thief. It is possible to wipe out all my trapped soldiers, but the result is that more than 2 of my trapped 2 people escaped. If I had wiped out all of these [-] people at that time, the situation in the Northwest today would not be the same , the entire Qinfeng Road and Jingyuan Road have already fallen into the hands of the West Thieves, and it can be seen that they are indeed not as good as before."

Su Jin said: "Then, in terms of strategy, they actually have no further intentions, so the intention of gathering soldiers and horses for this battle is suspicious. Is it really to avenge Li Ningming's capture? The commotion was too loud, and revenge should be directed at me, how could it have hit Fan Shuai on the head."

Li Chongdao: "This is what is suspicious. Whether it is the western thief who wants to boost the morale of the people with a big victory, or simply revenge for Li Ningming's incident, the target should be Weizhou, and it can never be other This is why I said that they were playing a strategy of attacking the west; now that the soldiers are approaching the city of Gyeongju, they have not started fighting, but there is disturbance in the northern small town of Yanzhou, and even Beimulangzhai in Gyeongju has not been attacked. Just pretending, I think their goal is still Weizhou, all this is just a play."

Su Jin looked at the crowd and said, "Do you think Master Li's words make sense?"

Everyone agreed. After Li Zhong's analysis, the facts have basically become clear, unless there was news that the western thieves were officially attacking Qingzhou City.

Su Jin said with a smile: "It seems that you are all discerning people. I also think that the Western Thieves are deceiving. Apart from the reasons mentioned by Brother Zhao Ting, there are several details that are sufficient to prove it."

Everyone strained their ears to listen to Su Jin's reasons. The reasons given by Li Chong were convincing, but they were mostly analysis and speculation, which inevitably gave people a feeling of being too subjective. But I don't know what kind of reasons Su Jin can give. evidence.

Su Jin pointed to the sand table and said: "Everyone, please see that I, Jingyuan Road, Huanqing Road, and Yanyan Road are divided into east and west. Fan Shuai is facing Yuzhou City in Xixia, and we are facing Huizhou City in Xixia. In terms of distance, if the target is Fan Shuai's east road, why is the army assembled in Huizhou instead of Youzhou? Is this another tactic? They want to "confuse" us and make us think they are Is the target Weizhou?"

Everyone looked at the sand table in a daze. It would be too scary if the West Pirates even used tricks to choose the assembly point. Who would dare to confront such an opponent?

"Of course not." Su Jin himself denied his own question: "Soldiers and horses do not use food and grass first, and fighting is a logistical supply. It is self-explanatory; while Huizhou is at least three hundred miles away from the two roads of Huanqing and Yanyan, while Yuzhou is only a mere hundred miles away. Who would play tricks on logistics supplies? Not to mention that the supply line is too far away and there will be supply difficulties. Even such a long distance gave me a chance for the Song army to attack me, once the food road is cut off, what kind of fight will I have?"

Jingtai slapped his hands and said: "Yes, who would be so stupid? The assembly point is actually set up in Huizhou for the convenience of supply when we attack Weizhou in the future. The officials think that all the food and grass for the western thieves must be gathered in Huizhou city. If If you don’t have this bit of common sense, what kind of battle will the West Pirates fight?”

Su Jin raised his hand and pointed: "Master Jing is right. Food and grass are gathered in Huizhou. Soldiers and horses will go to Huanqing first to make trouble. They only need to bring dry food for a few days. Within a few days, Huanqing will be extended for two days." The soldiers and horses on the road will disappear overnight, and with the strength of the horses, they will be able to reach the border of Weizhou in the afternoon of the next day, and then Huizhou City will be replenished nearby, this is the trick played by the western thieves."

Everyone nodded and smiled. This must be the case. After seeing the enemy's plan, they felt relieved for a while, but in an instant, everyone's expressions froze. right in front of you.

Su Jin understood everyone's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Actually, I hope our analysis is wrong, because in that case we won't have to confront the army of Western thieves, but there is no way, this battle is inevitable after all, since it is inevitable, why not Come more violently."

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On the night of the fifth day of the eighth lunar month, the Xixia army, which had done enough writing, set off overnight, quietly retreated fifty miles under the cover of night, turned west and rushed to Weizhou overnight, leaving only the 3 Jianing army led by Li Jiqian on the east road. Even if there are only 3 people, it is enough to prevent the Song army from going out of the city to fight. If the [-] cavalry is countless times stronger, it will be impossible to compete with it.

At dawn, the 4 horses led by the left army of the Xia army, led by Ye Liwangrong, first arrived at the mountain pass sixty miles north of Weizhou. This is the end of Longshan Mountain. But there is Jingshui in the east and mountain ridges in the west, and there is a passage five or six miles wide in the middle. Although it is not very steep, it is the best place to guard.

Yeli Wangrong ordered the troops to quickly pass through the mountain pass, but unexpectedly, the vanguard of the troops flew to report that there was a fortress ahead, which seemed to be guarded by the Song army.

Yeli Wangrong was a little strange, since when did there exist a walled city here?Intelligence shows that the strongholds to the north of Weizhou have been wiped out and leveled long ago, haven't they?Why did the Song army secretly rebuild here again?Since the scouts didn't inquire about the report, the teacher Yeli Wangrong was really annoyed.

Yeli Wangrong didn't know that their scouts didn't neglect their duties, but the rebuilding speed of this Dingchuan Village was too fast. Five thousand peasants in Weizhou City repaired and rebuilt this abandoned fortress in three days and three nights .

Even so, Yeli Wangrong didn't take it too seriously. It's just a small village, so there's no need to make a fuss. It's estimated that there aren't many Song troops in it, and it's just a show. Once the army arrives, they should have already planned to escape. up.

Yeli Wangrong rode his horse to the front of the team, raised his eyes, and frowned; in the morning light, the tall city between the mountain passes looked so eye-catching.

The location of Dingchuan Village is really "yin". The route is chosen to be close to Jingshui on the east side and the foot of the mountain on the west side, but the originally not too wide passage is compressed even smaller in order to avoid this fortress, which not only greatly slows down the passing speed, but is also a kind of psychological pressure. hit.

"Who took that cottage for me?" Yeli Wangrong shouted in a low voice.

Before the words fell, someone shouted loudly: "The last general is willing to go." One of the generals rode forward with a meteor hammer in his hand, and the rest of the generals showed their displeasure and cursed secretly: "This kid reacts!" It's too soon, and I just watched the first attack fall into his hands, damn it!

Yeli Wangrong said with a smile: "General Yuan, you are quick."

"To serve the king, it is natural to fight bravely and strive to be the first." The general surnamed Yuan was not red and his heart was not beating.

"Okay! This Commander ordered you to take this stronghold with our son Lang. We must make a quick decision without affecting the marching speed of the army."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Zhu Xiang will step down this stronghold between meals." Yuan Dezhong was full of confidence, and after getting Ye Li Wangrong's approval, he galloped away.

After a while, the [-] cavalry lined up and prepared. The [-] hornmen pulled out the horns from their waists and pressed them to their mouths. Yuan Dezhong raised his meteor hammer and let out a loud cry. With the sound, accompanied by the long and deep horn "chao", he rushed towards the Danwan village on the hillside like water.

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