The struggle of the reborn prince

Fengzhou cannot be left without a master for a day, and it is impossible for Zhao Tuo to live for a long time. After much thought and weighing, he made a decision and temporarily appointed Zhe Yanzhi, the second son of Yan Shi of the Zhe family, as the prefect. He is a Jinshi in Chongning. In the folding family of martial arts heirs, it is an alternative bubble *book*(

The Zhe family despises knowledge other than military use, that is to say, they look down on scholars. Legend has it that Zhe Jimin saw that "those who have learned a lot of books in their trilogy will flog and humiliate them, saying that frontier soldiers should live by hunting and fighting. The number of books I study today is the beginning of weakness." After Zhe succeeded his ancestor as the magistrate of the state, this style changed. "His children also know books poorly", and the atmosphere changed from advocating martial arts to emphasizing both civil and military

Although Zhe Yanzhi is also a descendant of the Zhe family, he is a side branch compared with Zhe Kexing. Since he is a Jinshi, he must know some truths after reading the sage books for so many years, which can make people feel at ease. It is the best of both worlds to fulfill the wish of Zhejia and make myself feel at ease. Moreover, Zhao Tang followed the normal expropriation procedure, that is, hereditary inheritance is not allowed, and Fengzhou is still the imperial court.

With the candidates for magistrate, Zhao Tuo appointed Zhe Keqiu Ling Fuzhou a general to stay in Fengzhou and served as Fengzhou soldiers and horses. The literati recruited by the public serve as officials to enrich the various departments of the government office, which can be regarded as an internship after training.

After dealing with this major event, Zhao Tun began the next step of military action. According to his strategic goal of "gathering and annihilating Chage and capturing Henan", four battles will be carried out. The goal of the first battle has been completed, and the second battle plan of "Ju Chage" will be implemented, and the success or failure of this battle depends on whether Xiazhou can be captured

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Xixia was originally only a small piece of land in northern Shaanxi today. At that time, people called it "Xiazhou" or "Pingxia". , South of Heishui, the capital of the Great Xia Kingdom was built vigorously, looking around with the sword, soaring to the sky, "My side will unify the world, and the king's land will be the name of 'Tong Wan'." Tang Kaiyuanzhong was the general manager of the Shuofang Army and the protector of Anbei. At the end, Tuoba Sigong Town was a prefecture, and he made great contributions to begging Huangchao. The previous Xixia people have always used Xiazhou as their political center. There is even a saying that the origin of the name of the Xia people comes from Xiazhou

Song Taiping Xingguo Middle School, Li Jipeng came to the court, willing to take over the territory, Dezhou four years old! Shu* 270 chieftains, 17 tribes, reinstated as king, his brother Jiqian was [-] years old when he moved, unhappy inside Migration, Xiaoju desperately invaded the border, Chunhua Zhongzhao abolished the old city, its state soldiers moved to Xiangzhou to set up camp, and it was still called Xiazhou. Although the capital of Xixia Kingdom had moved to Xingqing Prefecture at this time, Xiazhou's status declined, and it was only a part of Xixia. Outlying towns still have an indelible spiritual status to Xixia. It should be explained that although it is called "Xiazhou", the area under its jurisdiction includes Yin, Sui, You, and Jing in addition to Xiazhou. state land

Although the northwest area of ​​Xiazhou is a desert area, it is also an important traffic route for the northern grasslands. Many merchants from the Western Regions and tribes in the northern grasslands will concentrate on trade in Ruoshui Juyanhai, Mu Us Desert and other places in this area during fixed seasons. The land itself does not produce anything, but the profit of the relay trade is very considerable. As the "big rear area" in the northwest of Xixia, it not only has the advantages of grassland border trade, but also is unfavorable for the Song army to go deep into the desert.

Because of the important geographical location of Xiazhou, which controls the Wuding River Valley, in Zhao Tun's battle plan, it can not only cut off the way for Chage's army to return to the south, but also block the Xixia Xishou Baotai Army Division and the Jingsai Army Division. , Jianing Army Division, and Xiangyou Army Division went north to reinforce Chage, which played a link between the past and the future. However, to capture Xiazhou, two difficulties must be overcome

First, when Xiazhou City was first built, He Helianbo, the general who was in charge of building the city, reprimanded Ali for being cruel and easy to kill, and ordered to use steamed soil to build the city, that is, white clay and lime were evaporated with water, and then mixed with fine loess. After the soil is dry, the iron cone is used to test the soil layer by layer. If the iron cone pierces the city and penetrates an inch into the wall, it is unqualified for the ramming and the builder is killed; Those who entered were intended to cover up. Thousands of assassins were massacred because of "ineffective building of the city". The city was used day and night for six full years.

Zhao Tong had been there when he was training there in his previous life. This earthen city submerged in the sea of ​​sand is still there. Because the soil is white and extremely strong, it is commonly known as "Baichengzi". The materials used by local villagers for building walls are mostly from The rectangular rammed earth blocks that cannot be cut along the rammed earth layer on the city wall of Tongwan City are as hard as bricks. After more than 500 years, the shape of the city is still there after the wind blows, the sand is covered, the sweat is stained, and the blood is stained. , the city wall is still standing, which shows how strong it is. If you want to capture this city, you must have a fierce battle

Second, Fengzhou is [-] miles from Xiazhou, which can be described as thousands of miles away. Choosing an offensive route is enough to cause headaches. In the Shenzong Dynasty, the Hedong Army once participated in the five-way siege of Xixia. This was the only expedition that the Hedong Army directly participated in. , but lost troops and lost generals, and ended in failure. The target of the campaign at that time was the Xingling area of ​​Xixia. According to the vision of the famous general of the Yanyan Army at that time, Chong Er, he gradually advanced from Mizhi, Yinzhou, and Xiazhou, first occupied Hengshan, and then went north to attack Xingling. , instead of going directly to Xingling on the west road, which is tantamount to going around a circle, which increases the supply pressure to a certain extent. The explanation for this is that the main force of the Xixia army is stationed on the east road. If you choose the west road to send troops, then the main force of Xixia army on the east road It will inevitably detour behind the Song army. At that time, the Song army may be flanked by the Xixia army and be attacked by the enemy. Adopt its plan

Now that Zhao Tuo has basically recovered the Hengshan area, it is said that this unfinished idea can be implemented conditionally, but Chage's army is attacking in the grassland area, and it is simply impossible for tens of thousands of people to intersperse and assault under the eyes of 10 people without revealing their whereabouts. Yes, if Brother Cha finds out, he will understand Zhao Tama's strategic intentions, and quickly return to the army. All the previous efforts of Zhao Tama have been for naught, so if you want to achieve suddenness and concealment, you can only cross the Qianli Mu Us Sand Sea, and cross the Qianli Sand Sea. The sea is not as simple as it is said

If you want to choose the road of crossing the desert, you have to face the problem of no supplies on the way. At that time, Wang Zhongzheng, the internal servant and supervisor who was called on behalf of the emperor, led the East Army through the grassland and captured Xiazhou from the north road. Zhuang Gongyue distributed rations to the Hedong army, and the prince boasted that only half a month's worth of rations would be enough, and claimed that even if it was not enough, he could eat their rations after reuniting with the Yanyan army.

Hedong is a little far away from the battlefield, so it arrives late. According to the plan, the Hedong Army and the Yanyan Army will join up and encircle Lingzhou. Most of the soldiers recruited from the interior will follow this road. , stationed in the same place, spent nine days in emptiness, food and grass, and after the fog cleared, they went to chase Yanyan army along the Wuding River, accidentally walked into the swamp, killed many people, and wasted a lot of time. In fact, they were opening the way ahead. He ran away without a trace, but the prince was very nervous when he first went to the battlefield. He was afraid that the fireworks would attract enemy attacks, so he was not allowed to light a fire for cooking. The soldiers ate raw food, and a large number of them fell ill.

The Hedong army wasted a lot of time on the grassland, and according to the original plan, the Hedong army and the Yanyan army were supposed to meet at the foot of Hengshan Mountain, but Chong Er received an order from du li to march straight to Xiazhou, and the generals who transported grain in the rear The officials couldn't find Wang Zhongzheng's location, and couldn't provide him with food, so the soldiers began to flee. Taking credit for his merits, he robbed the cattle and sheep to feed the army. Fortunately, Shen Kuo sent Jing Siyi to support him, and the Hedong Army finally had enough to eat before they had the strength to return to Hedong.

At that time, most of the Hedong Army were infantry, and the supply pressure was still small. However, Zhao Tun’s loyal and brave army was all cavalry, and they had to choose to march in the desert. It was impossible for the war horses to eat some grass. The war horses are not starved to death. Moreover, the troops attacking Xiazhou went deep into the enemy's rear alone. After occupying Xiazhou, they must continue to fight. The weapons used by the Zhongyong Army are all firearms. They cannot replenish ammunition behind the enemy. one can imagine

"My lord, I have carefully calculated that our loyal army is going to dispatch eight battalions of dragoons, together with the attached supply battalion, scout battalion, machine gun battalion and commanding agencies to participate in the Xiazhou battle. The number will reach 7000 people and [-] horses. Thousands of horses, according to six liters of grain per person per day, and ten catties of fodder per day for war horses, the amount of food and grass needed for a month of battle is the sky. Consider." At the meeting before the war, Zhao Zhi, the logistics manager, got up and said that he was still a conservative estimate. There was a shortage of water in the desert, and he hadn't counted the water.

"My lord, most of Xiazhou is a desert, with barren land and less production. Once the war is delayed and the supplies are exhausted, the same mistakes will happen again. If not, the whole army will be wiped out. Please think twice about the lord's plan." I have doubts. The combat effectiveness of the Zhongyong Army has been tested many times. A battalion of soldiers can be used as a general of the Song Army. There is no problem in taking Xiazhou, but without food, grass and ammunition, it will eventually fail

"Wang Heng, if your desert camp crosses the desert, how long will it take to reach Xiazhou?" Zhao Tuo nodded after hearing this, and asked Wang Heng, the commander of Tiger General's Fourth Battalion.

"Report to your lord, if the road is familiar and the weather is good, it will take up to fifteen days." Wang Heng got up and reported.

"Okay, how much supplies do you carry?" Zhao Tang asked again

"My lord, all the mounts in my camp are camels. The camels can last five to seven days without food and drink in the desert, and they can carry up to [-] catties. As long as there are one or two oases on the way, they can feed themselves without consuming supplies. They only need to carry Soldiers’ weapons, ammunition, food and water are enough,” Wang Heng looked at everyone and said proudly

"That's right, then the problem of resupply on the way can be solved." Zhao Tong said with a smile (to be continued)

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