The struggle of the reborn prince

Zhao Tong paced back and forth in the tent, and Brother Cha was successfully blocked, but he originally wanted to use Fengzhou as a bait to annihilate the deployment of the Xia Army's vanguard in Zhuolunchuan, and then use the siege of the new Qin Xia Army as a cover to make Brother Cha Divide up the troops to help out, concentrate your forces and kill one part of the enemy, then adopt layer-by-layer skinning tactics to divide and annihilate the Xia army, and finally concentrate all the troops to gather and annihilate the main force of Chage's expedition to the west, then the main force of the Xia army on the eastern front will be lost. More than half, paving the way for his next move.

Now all deployments have failed due to the sudden retreat of the Xia army. At this time, tens of thousands of Xia troops gathered in a group in the Zuolun River, and the terrain in the canyon is narrow, and it is difficult to deploy the army. The only way to attack is to attack. Even if their weapons are sharp and the loyal and brave army is well-trained, they can't afford such consumption. As a result, they wipe out one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred, and they are no longer able to carry out the army to Xiazhou and take Lingzhou directly, occupying the battle goal of Henan .

"My lord, the intelligence department transferred the information from Xiazhou!" Jiang Fei reported into the account.

"Bring it to me!" Zhao Tong nodded, because the army's whereabouts were often uncertain, and the pigeons carried by the various ministries could not return home, and the intelligence department had liaison bases everywhere, so he temporarily recruited the pigeons of the intelligence department from the military. After the carrier pigeon is recovered, it will be forwarded by a special person from the intelligence department, which can not only keep secret but also improve efficiency.

Zhao Tang took the iron box from Jiang Fei, checked the seal, and then took the key to open the box. There were two wax pills inside. He took it out and looked carefully, and it was indeed Zhao Ren's seal, so he broke the wax pills and took them out. The note unfolded, and it was full of Arabic numerals written in small letters.

"Take the "Sun Tzu's Art of War" printed by Dahong Publishing House three years after Chongning!" Zhao Tong turned to Jianxi and said.There were no radios in this era, and information transmission needed to be transferred layer by layer, and the more times of transfers, the greater the possibility of leaks, so Zhao Tun had to strengthen security measures. It is commonly used in the military, but he uses Arabic numerals that have not yet been introduced to China, which no one can understand, and the secrecy is stronger.

"My lord, where is Zhao Ren?" Jiang Fei took two steps forward, but he didn't dare to get close to peeking. As a chief officer in charge of intelligence, he knew the rules, and he didn't ask what he shouldn't know, but Zhao Ren Leading the army across the desert, and going deep into the enemy's hinterland alone, the risks are self-evident. Their safety affects the hearts of everyone in the loyal and brave army. Jiang Fei still couldn't help asking.

"Zhao Ren encountered a sandstorm on the way, and was delayed for two days in Dijinze!" Zhao Tang said, "June 21th, that is, we have arrived near Anqingze yesterday, and we are less than two days away from Xiazhou. The battle to capture Qiliping should be launched today!" By the time Zhao Tang heard the drumming outside, it was already June [-]st.

"Oh, blessed by the Buddha, Zhao Ren arrived smoothly!" Jianxi said after listening to the prince, clasped his hands together and bowed to the west twice.

"What happened in front? Did Xia Jun rob the camp!" Suddenly a police siren sounded outside the tent, and Zhao Tong stood up and asked.

"Subordinates to investigate immediately!" Jiang Fei was also shocked, and immediately ordered people to go to investigate. There was a burst of chaotic footsteps and continuous passwords outside the tent, and the guards quickly blocked the passages around the commander's tent to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the chaos. The prince is not good.

"Second Master, are you alright?" Xin Zhao asked eagerly as he walked into the tent.

"It's okay, you've been busy for a day, go back to sleep, I'm here to meet them!" Zhao Tama glanced at the nervous Xin Zhao and said with a smile.

"The situation is unknown now, how can I go to sleep, besides, the second master is not asleep, I am even more afraid that the second master will sneak to the front while everyone is not paying attention!" Xin Zhao gave the prince a white look, and put his hand on the gun in his waist On the handle, stood beside the prince.  …

How can it be, now that the army has arrived, I still need my chopper to kill chickens! "Zhao Tong said with a smile, his appearance made everyone laugh, and the tension in the tent dissipated a lot. At this time, there were already guns and guns in front of the battle, and it seemed that one place was caught on fire. The whole front of the formation was smashed into a pot of porridge.

"Report, Xia Jun dispatched thousands of elite cavalry to raid our defense line!" The scouts came in to report, and it was indeed Xia Jun who robbed the camp at night.

"Report, the Xia army divides its troops to attack our various defense lines at the same time. The situation is unknown, and each battalion can't defend themselves, so they fight on their own!"

"Report, the Xia army's attack was blocked by our army a hundred steps away, unable to move forward, and the defense lines everywhere are safe!"

"Report, a Xia army took advantage of the chaotic night to cross the Quye River and head west. The purpose is unknown, and the scout battalion is following them!"

"Report, the Xia army withdrew. In order to prevent the Xia army from cheating, each battalion strictly guarded its positions and did not send anyone to pursue it!"... The scouts kept reporting the situation before the battle to the commander's account, but Zhao Tang just listened and didn't say anything. The head said that he knew, and did not comment on the measures Zhao Lian took.

"Okay, it's almost dawn, everyone can sleep for a while, all go down!" Hearing Xia Jun's withdrawal, Zhao Tun yawned and waved his hands to address everyone in the account.

"My lord, won't Xia Bing go and come back again?" Seeing how confident the lord said, Jiang Fei reminded him after thinking about it.

"No, Xia Jun's night attack plan is not to destroy the camp, but to repair the plank road and secretly cover the Chencang!" Zhao Tuo didn't care if they understood or not, he lowered his head and got into the back tent and lay down in his clothes, and fell asleep after a while.

"After tossing around for an hour, if they don't want to break the camp, then why are they putting in all this effort?" Jiang Fei murmured, pondering over the prince's half-baked words for a while, but still couldn't figure it out.

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The troops of the Xia Army's Eastern Expedition and the main force of the Song Army's East River have all gathered here, and the battle is imminent, but the horn of the next day's battle has not sounded, Brother Cha did not rush to break through again, and Zhao Yu did not take the initiative to attack. The two armies set up their own camps. fell into a temporary calm.

On the third day, while Brother Cha was inspecting the defense of the camp, he urged his horse to climb a high slope, and squinted his eyes to look at the camp of the Song Army on the opposite side. The sun shines continuously, and it seems to be connected to the sky.Around Chuankou, backed by Liangu City, the Song Army set up layers of defense lines, and set up wooden command towers and watchtowers along the Quye River and in front of the formation to observe their own movements.

"When were those trenches dug?" Brother Cha suddenly discovered that there were two more trenches in front of Song Junzhai, enclosing Xia Jun in a zigzag way, and he hurriedly asked the front battalion commander.

"My lord, this was dug by the Song army last night, and I'm still digging, I don't know what to do!" Seeing the lord's question, the commanding soldier hurried forward and replied.

"Dig such a long trench overnight, why did you stop it?" Brother Cha looked carefully, and sure enough, new soil was constantly thrown up from the ditch. It was obvious that the people in the ditch were digging soil, and the trench was constantly deepening and widening.

"My lord, the general thought it was a measure taken by the Song army to prevent our army from attacking the camp. It is not surprising to dig a ditch, and the Song army has always done so, so the general did not take any action." The commander felt that the prince was a little suspicious today, Thinking that he might have been caught in a series of tricks, he became timid.

"Well, send troops to scout immediately and see how Song Jun responds!" Brother Cha thought about what the general said was right, but he was still uneasy, thinking that the man opposite him was playing some tricks, but he couldn't figure it out for a while. Decided to take a look.

The commander of the front battalion did not dare to be negligent, and led five hundred cavalrymen to rush out of the gate of the village to investigate, but whenever they approached the trench, the Song army shot them with bows and crossbows from a long distance, and did not send troops to drive them away. Even so, they still couldn't get close, and they couldn't see clearly. After they withdrew, the Song army started digging ditches again, and didn't pursue them.Command the troops back to the army and report the truth.Brother Cha didn't see why, so he could only ask them to strictly monitor and report any changes immediately.  …

Standing on the watchtower built on the platform, Zhao Tong was also observing Xia Jun's movements. Just now, Brother Cha's every move didn't escape his eyes. The shameful thing is that his artillery doesn't have such a long range, and neither does he have any guns in his hand. The long-range sniper rifle in his previous life, otherwise he could have shot him in the head. Seeing Brother Cha leave safely, he could only put down the binoculars resentfully, and spit twice bitterly.

"My lord, the trenches are almost dug. What do you think is the next step?" Zhao Lian asked. Yesterday, the lord suddenly called him to dig trenches along the line of defense, so the whole army was mobilized and more than [-] people were mobilized. One day and one night, two trenches with a width of one foot and a depth of three feet were dug, winding for more than ten miles.

"Why don't you dig, arrange the crossbow troops in the trenches, and set up machine gun positions every thirty steps in the front to support the crossbow troops in combat, and at the same time strengthen the defense of the two wings. What happened that night must not happen again, and the whole army will be mobilized at night. Dig another trench in the first fifty steps, leave a passage where four horses can run side by side, and send artillery to maneuver between the two trenches to cooperate with the battle." Zhao Tuo said, that night Zhao Tuo learned that the Xia army crossed the Quye River at night, Then he understood that Xia Jun's night attack was a feint, and the purpose was to cover the team crossing the river, and that team was the messenger sent by Brother Cha.

At this time, the courier was sent, and according to Zhao Tama's analysis, there were no more than two purposes: one was to ask for help, and the other was to ask for food.It shows that after the battle that day, Brother Cha already understood that it is very difficult to fight the Song army with his current strength. He has to stick to it and wait for reinforcements to gather reinforcements before the decisive battle; lack of food is another problem of Brother Cha. Mingmen, he still doesn't know that Zhao Tun has sent an army to attack Xiazhou by surprise, if he knows, he will definitely break through with his death.

It is still summer now, and it will take another month to wait for the harvest of autumn grain. At this time, the states and counties will definitely not be able to mobilize grain for the tens of thousands of troops.Zhao Tang has already settled accounts for Brother Cha, and now Brother Cha has no more than ten days of food, or even less, without food, he can only slaughter war horses for food. A horse can feed 30 people for a day, and 1 people Three hundred horses have to be eaten a day, and ten thousand horses can only be eaten for a month, but if there is any grass in the canyon for tens of thousands of horses, it may take less than ten days. There is no grass in the canyon, and Xia Jun can only live Eat stinky meat for food.Therefore, after Zhao Tang got the news from Xiazhou, he was not in a hurry. As long as he strengthened the blockade and stopped calmly, he could wait to collect Chage's body.