The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

It was extremely cold in the middle of the night, and the dripping water turned into ice.

The atmosphere in the big tent of the Xia army was lively. More than a hundred generals gathered in the big tent of the Chinese army. Su Jin began to arrange combat tasks; This act of acting has successfully defeated the psychological defense of the Yelu monarch and his ministers. This tough challenge letter is a deception, and it is actually a precursor to the retreat of the Liao people.

When Su Jin analyzed all this to the generals, most of the generals agreed with Su Jin's judgment that the Liao people would either go out to fight immediately after this whole set of dramas were done, or they would have to withdraw their troops. The principle of fighting after the wind and snow subsided, because according to past experience, every year in the twelfth lunar month, the snowstorm lasts for several days. The snow is blowing all over the sky, such bad weather is difficult to hide in the tent, how to fight against the enemy?

Even after the sun shines, the snow will be covered with a thick and slippery crust of ice, and the hooves of the war horses will either sink deep or slip when they step on it, and they cannot actually fight.The so-called waiting for the weather to be fine and the battle between the two sides are nothing more than shouting. Even if the ice and snow melt and the sun shines in more than ten days, then many people will freeze to death, especially after learning about the food and fuel crisis of the Xia army. Now, how can the Liao people wait for these ten days in vain, and let the morale of their army be exhausted?

"Everyone, I discussed with Zhang Xiangguo and several other adults. I feel that the Liao people will retreat quietly in the next few days. As long as they pull out their camp and retreat, the opportunity will come. The retreat of the army will be like a rout, and there is no way to stop it. If our army wants to win, we must seize this opportunity, so as to ensure a big victory.”[

All the generals nodded in unison. This is a good statement. In the current situation, whoever attacks first will suffer, and whoever retreats first will lose. If the Liao people really pull out their camp and retreat, it is indeed the best opportunity.

"So, from now on, I'm announcing that I'm going on the offensive. The troops you lead must be ready to attack at any time. Once the order is given, you must gather and attack every second." Su Jin's cold voice resounded through the tent: "Everyone If you have any doubts, take this opportunity to raise them quickly, and it will be too late to raise them later."

"May I ask General Su, the snow is thick, the road is deep and the road is slippery, and it is difficult for the horse to run. How can I pursue it?" a general asked loudly.

Su Jin said: "Good question, the horses are difficult to move, which is really not conducive to pursuit, but it is also not conducive to the retreat of the Liao people. In order to improve mobility, I have ordered the removal of wheels from more than 5 wheeled vehicles in the entire army, and installed curved chassis. It is made into a snowmobile, each cart is pulled by several horses, and the materials and weapons can be placed on the sledge. Each cart has seven or eight soldiers on board. After testing, the speed is much faster than the charge on horseback, and it is convenient to attack each other. Carry three archers, two shield soldiers, and two pike soldiers, the shield soldiers can protect the archers and pike soldiers, and the archers and pike soldiers can focus on killing the enemy."

The crowd was in an uproar, they could still do this, the cavalry turned into chariot soldiers, but I don't know the effect, it sounds quite reasonable.

Su Jin continued: "You need to be suspicious. This is the way of fighting on chariots since ancient times. We are not picking up the old antiques, but adapting to local conditions. Naturally, the cavalry is the most effective in pursuit if the deep snow blocks it. But right now, the cavalry is restricted by the terrain and weather. The law will work."

Zhang Yuan also said: "Everyone listens to the order, and the old man also agrees to do so."

The discussion faded away, and another general asked: "If the Liao people guessed our army's intentions and deliberately laid out pockets to lure me to attack, what should we do?"

Su Jin said: "This general has a lot of brains. This possibility is not impossible. It's just that the terrain is limited. How to set up an ambush on a flat terrain? In addition, the horse's charge is limited, and the action is not as good as that of the infantry. Isn't it crawling like a turtle? Has it become a living target? Moreover, I have sent multiple scout teams to go deep into the enemy's side and observe the enemy at close range. First, to monitor when the enemy retreats, and second, to prevent the enemy from laying an ambush, so that they can detect the enemy's movements .”

The general nodded and cupped his hands and said: "Master Zhang has considered everything carefully, the general can rest assured."

Another general stepped forward and said: "The final general still has doubts. If the enemy retreats, the rear will be cut off. If the enemy's rear forms a barrier to resist the enemy, the main force of the Liao army will be able to withdraw to Helan as long as it delays for half a day." Yamaguchi, at that time will be condescending, won't it be difficult for our army to attack?"

Su Jin smiled and said: "This general has a lot of appetite. It sounds like you want to wipe out the Liao army and capture Yeluzong alive, but in fact this is impossible. Of course, the army will not retreat in a swarm. Run, the Liao people will inevitably retreat in an orderly manner in groups of front, middle and back. The Liao Lord must go first, and then the main force will retreat slowly, and finally the soldiers and horses that are broken will retreat. The timing of our attack is When the main force of the Liao people retreats, the remaining army is our main target."

"The Liao people have an army of 27, and at least [-] soldiers can delay our army's pursuit. Even if we wipe out the [-] troops, it will be a big victory for us; what's more, if we want to delay In half a day, [-] Liao soldiers are definitely not enough, so you don't have to worry about no enemy troops to kill; if the attack goes well, the time to defeat the enemy's last soldiers is short enough, and we still have a lot of time to chase the enemy's main force. I'm afraid you don't have that ability."

The general laughed and said, "Then I'm relieved, it's a pity that the emperor of Liao Kingdom can't catch up."

Su Jindao: "My goal is to wipe out more than 16 enemies. In addition to the [-] Liao troops annihilated by Commander Li and Zhang Xiangguo before, the Liao people will lose the lives of [-] troops. I am afraid that the Liao people will not be able to slow down in three to five years. Come to terms with it, it's like giving Lord Liao a kick in the chest, it's more uncomfortable than killing him."

The generals were infected by Su Jin's confident emotions, and almost forgot the fact that this guy was forcing the Daxia army to fight against the Liao people. In fact, all the generals leading the troops were militant. With a big battle ahead, it's like a beggar's eyes are shining when he sees wine and meat. At this time, let's forget about who is right and who is right.

"If you disagree, I will assign tasks. Ren Jingde listens to the order. You will command 9 troops as the vanguard. When the battle begins, you must quickly attack the front of the enemy's remaining soldiers. Don't forget that your task is to annihilate the enemy at least. Only [-] enemy troops can offset the punishment of ten slaps, but I have confidence in you; I will give you a word: at all costs, quickly break through the front of the enemy army, and cooperate with other generals to quickly deal with the enemy behind them, so as to catch up with the main force of the enemy army. Expand the results."

Ren Jingde cupped his hands in a muffled voice, took the token and turned back, Su Jin said with a smile: "You should be happy. Letting you be a pioneer is not to belittle you, but to trust your ability."

Ren Jingde rolled his eyes and said in a low voice, "Thank you, Mr. Su, for your trust."

Su Jin smiled and shouted: "General Ximu listens to the order. You lead an army of [-] to attack the enemy's left flank. When General Ren meets the enemy head-on, you must attack the flank fiercely and cooperate with General Ren's attack. There must be no mistakes!"

Ximu Weiming received the order and shouted: "Don't worry, Mr. Su, look at me."

Su Jin nodded slightly, and said again: "General Lang Ye listens to the order."

A general Kong Wu stepped forward and cupped his hands.

"You lead 2 troops to attack the enemy's right flank. Remember, the right flank is a sloping field. Don't attack by force. Focus on containment. After breaking through the middle, you need to lead your troops to the front of the enemy army and assist General Ren in attacking the front. Do you understand? "

Lang Ye said loudly: "Decree!"

Su Jin clapped his hands and said: "The rest of the generals will lead the army to stand by. There are three strong generals, General Ren, General Ximu and General Lang Ye. We only need to hold the line at the back."

The generals were stunned and said: "How can this be done? Why are more than 20 troops following behind to watch the excitement? Why not send them together to attack fiercely, wouldn't they defeat the enemy more quickly?"

Su Jin smiled and said: "Be safe and don't be impatient. You will have a chance to show your talents. Please wait at ease and I will make my own arrangements."

Everyone was chattering, Su Jin slapped the table and said: "Okay, don't you listen to orders? Do you want to be punished or dismissed on the spot? I know that you are dissatisfied because I am a member of the Song Dynasty. I don't want you to treat me, you just need to be patient for a few days, after this battle, I will pat my ass and leave, and then you will be out of sight and out of mind, but at this moment, you have to listen to me and go unconvinced Go talk to your queen mother."

The generals were muttering and refused to give up, Su Jin waved his hand and said: "I advise you to go back and take the time to rest, maybe the battle will start in the next hour, so don't doze off on the battlefield, as soon as you doze off, The ones who died were soldiers of your Xia Kingdom, and if you lose the battle, your Xia Kingdom is also defeated, and it has nothing to do with me, so the meeting ends and sleeps!"

Dynasty Ma Han Zhang Long Zhao Hu came in with his personal guards, crossed his hands as if he would go out if he refused to leave, all the generals reluctantly left the tent.

Zhang Yuan followed at the end, and couldn't help asking Su Jin: "Master Su, why did you keep your hands? Wouldn't the casualties of our Daxia soldiers increase so much?"

Su Jin smiled and said: "Zhang Xiangguo, I am justified in doing this. The army of the Liao people will be defeated. If they swarm up and fight exhausted, how can they pursue the enemy's main force? This 20 army is a new force. , as long as the Liao soldiers blocking the way are wiped out, I will immediately order to quickly pursue the main force of the enemy army.

Zhang Yuan suddenly said: "Your Excellency originally thought about it this way, you can definitely tell the generals clearly."

Su Jin smiled and said: "When are the beasts the most ferocious and brave? It is when they are hungry, and they hold back their energy first. After they are released from the cage, they all look like tigers on the mountain?"

Zhang Yuan opened his eyes wide and then laughed loudly: "I have been taught, the old man has been taught, let me say goodbye."

Su Jin handed him off, watching Zhang Yuan's figure disappear into the dim light of the wind lantern, Su Jin laughed heartily.

Wang Chao, Ma Han and others followed Su Jin for too long, so they naturally felt the unusual meaning in Su Jin's laughter, Wang Chao said: "I'm afraid the young master lied to him."

Su Jin smiled lightly and said: "Of course, I just want to let the Xia people lose more troops. What kind of shit is it to recharge your batteries? I estimate that the Liao people will keep at least 16 to 40 troops. After the end, I will send 10,000 double soldiers Soldiers fight, victory is inevitable, but you have to pay a considerable price. If a swarm of swarms rush up and crush the enemy, the loss is very small. What good will it do for our Song Dynasty? Xia Guo is a white-eyed wolf, and this [-] army If I don't spend [-]+ for him, how can I sleep peacefully in the future?"

Chao Mahan and others stared in astonishment. It turned out that the young master had this idea, which is incredible.

"I know that you will think that I regard the lives of the Xia people as nothing, but when the Xia people's army invaded the northwest of the Great Song Dynasty and slaughtered the people of the Great Song Dynasty, you will not think so." [

Su Jin looked solemnly: "Xia people are by no means kind. We subsidized them with weapons, armor and food this time. If these factors are not offset, Xia's military strength will increase greatly. After this battle, Liao and Song will If we fight against each other, once we join forces with Xia Guo, our Great Song Dynasty will be in danger; this is not unfounded worry, today's friend is tomorrow's enemy, the change is only a moment, look at the current relationship between my Great Song Dynasty, the Liao people and Xixia, and you will understand. "

"What the young master said is true, I will understand later." Dynasty Mahan, Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and the other four clasped their hands together.

Su Jin sighed: "I know you don't quite understand it, but in the future, when you become important officials of one side, you will naturally understand this truth."