The struggle of the reborn prince

The strategy to enter Lingzhou has been decided, but there is still a difficulty ahead. According to the report of the scouts, Xia Jun has deployed heavy troops on the mountain ridge leading to Lingzhou, preparing to block the Song Army from Lingzhou , the decisive battle came unexpectedly ahead of schedule.Internet without pop-up window update fast

Zhao Tong looked at the map in front of him. This mountain ridge called Qingling ran north-south, running through the central part of Yanchi County, starting from Dama'an Mountain, more than ten miles northeast of Hongjingzi in the south, passing through Lingying Mountain in the north, Qingshan, After Leijiagouliang, Liuyaotou, Shishanzi, Yejiahuozi, Nantai, Beitai and other places, it extends northward into the Mu Us Sand Sea, and goes straight north to the south bank of the Situ River.The relative height is about 200 meters. Although it is not a big mountain, it is quite eye-catching on the map.

"Iron Gate Pass!" Zhao Tong looked at a pass on the Great Wall on the map. This is the only way to the Lingzhou Road. If you go northward, it will not only take a lot of time, but you will also have to go through In the Maosuli Sand Sea, the south also has to pass through the vast sea, which will be a severe test for their logistical supplies.

"My lord, the scouts have already scouted. Except for the Tiemen Pass, the roads in the other mountain passes are narrow and difficult, and the terrain is complicated. It is easy to fall through rashly. However, the terrain of the Tiemen Pass is dangerous. There are two dangerous mountains facing each other outside the pass. There is only a narrow road leading to the Tiemen Pass, and the two mountains beside the road are cliffs and cliffs that cannot be climbed. They are condescending and can attack wantonly, our artillery cannot be deployed, and there are many blind spots for lances and machine guns. It is difficult to exert their power!" Jiang Fei reported the situation he had detected to the prince.

"Which part of Xia's army is the defender? Who is the defender?" Zhao Tong asked.

"My lord, look at the commander-in-chief flag, who was named Anhui by the king of Xixia Xian. Most of the soldiers wear iron armor. The horses are tall, the armor is bright, and the weapons are fully equipped. They should be elites transferred from Xingzhou and Xiliang, but the general flag is. It's Xiao Heda, the number is not yet clear!" Jiang Fei reported back.

"The coach is named Anhui. This guy is good at writing and painting. He is good at reciting poems and painting. He helped Li Qianshun to study and favor Confucianism to be crowned king, but he didn't dare to flatter him when he marched and fought. Xiao Heda is brave and resourceful. He is cautious. Last time I've suffered from our losses, I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with!" Zhao Tong said habitually touching his chin.

"Jiang Fei, send more scouts to find out the terrain around Tiemen Pass and find out the deployment of the enemy's troops!" Zhao Tong ordered.

"Yes, my lord, I'll do it right away!" Jiang Fei saluted and left.

"It's Haishi now, isn't the lord still resting?" Although this is called a city, it is a bigger fortress, and the mansion of the lord of the city has now become the lord's camp.But what kind of good house can there be in this place, a circle of several rows of rammed earth houses is the mansion, Zhe Meiluan, who lives in the same courtyard, sees that the light in the prince’s room is still on, and softly asks Xin Zhao who is on duty at night.

"It's often like this, the lord has encountered a problem again, I'm afraid he will have to stay up all night!" Xin Zhao said with a smile.

"Hey!" Zhe Meiluan sighed. Although she was angry with the prince, she always followed the guards and never went to the battlefield. "The prince is really hard. You don't want to persuade him?"

"It's useless to persuade, you didn't see Xi Ye went to sleep, he can't persuade, let alone others!" Xin Zhao smiled helplessly, he looked at Zhe Meiluan and said suddenly. "Miss Zhe, why don't you try it. Maybe the prince will listen to you!"

"Listen to me?!" Zhe Meiluan said in amazement, but quickly shook her head, "Your Highness doesn't want to tell me anything now, so why would you listen to my advice?"

"Miss Zhe, you are wrong. If the prince hated you, he would have tried to dismiss you a long time ago. How could he still let you stay in the Guards and live in the same yard with him? The prince cares about you. What he hates is What your father and brother have done, after a few days, the anger will subside, it will be fine!" Xin Zhao said, "I will prepare some supper for the prince, and you will send it to him in a while, and persuade him to rest earlier!"

"Okay, but will the lord listen?" Zhe Meiluan thought for a while, then gritted her teeth and said.

"Of course, the prince will never forget you after leaving the capital, and he will listen to what you say!" Xin Zhao said with a smile, but his heart was extremely bitter.

"Chief Guard Zhao, don't talk nonsense..." Zhe Meiluan said shyly, her face blushed when she heard Xin Zhao's words, although she was bold.

"Okay, send it quickly, try it!" Xin Zhao quickly took out a food box from the room and handed it to Zhe Meiluan, thinking that he had already prepared it.

Xin Zhao watched Zhe Meiluan enter the prince's house, stayed in the yard and did not leave, stared blankly at the prince's house, waited until Zhe Meiluan left, seeing her happy look, knew that the matter was over. . .The candles in the room were quickly extinguished, but there were two lines of tears on his face. . .

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In the early morning, a team of more than 20 people was marching in the mountains outside the Tiemen Pass. They belonged to the scout battalion of the Zhongyong Army. When they arrived at the customs, they had to evacuate as soon as possible after completing the task before the morning fog cleared. After a while, the soldiers of the Xia army who released the woodcutters were about to go up the mountain.

The scouting team quickly walked into a valley and pulled out their horses from the woods, but when they just got on the horses, there was a sudden sound of arrow feathers piercing the air. Anyone who reacts will be turned into a hedgehog, including the horses they sit on, and no one can escape.After a moment of silence, a team of Xia soldiers came down from the mountain, beheaded the heads of the scouts and quickly evacuated.Their heads soon appeared on the main road outside the iron gate, and there were already more than a dozen heads whose blood had not coagulated. . .

The scouts of the Song army were ambushed frequently. All of these were Xiao Heda's masterpieces. Although he was seriously injured and lost in Xiazhou, the Xia army's eastern expedition failed and Chage disappeared. After more than ten years of suppression, Xixia has no He was a general in charge of the army, and Xiao Heda once fought with Brother Cha, and he was also a fierce general. Li Qianshun did not pursue the crime of Xiao Heda's failure when he knew that his name was An Hui, but instead comforted him with good words and let him He took over the post of Xia Jun's deputy capital commander, and served as Xian Wang's deputy to resist the Song Army's attack.

Xiao Heda has fought against the Zhongyong Army many times, and he knows that they are not only good at urban battles, but also good at field battles.Although the Xia army is also good at cavalry combat, they are no match for the Zhongyong army's new tactics and sharp firearms. If they cross the Qingling Mountains, they will find the vast Hetao Plain, where the Xia army is even more difficult to resist. After convincing Wei Ming An Hui, the commander-in-chief of the police rushed to the iron gate to set up defenses.

In response to the situation of the Song army, Xiao Heda formulated a battle plan. He did not engage in a head-to-head confrontation with the Song army in the field, but only relied on danger to defend the Song army with the traditional guerrilla, ambush, and sneak attack tactics of the Western Xia army. Lingzhou advances.He knew that Zhao Tong was cautious in marching and fighting and paid attention to the collection of intelligence, so he intercepted and killed the Song Army scouts who had penetrated deep into the hinterland, disrupting the Song Army's intelligence collection, making Zhao Tang unable to figure out the details of Xia Army and slowing down the marching speed. Take the opportunity to buy time to strengthen the defense of the iron gate.

Almost at the same time, Zhao Tang received a report that the vanguard troops who explored the road had suffered heavy losses. The Zhongyong Army was shocked by the news for a while. Looking at the bloody heads, everyone couldn't recover for a long time. Jun Chengjun had never been beheaded by the enemy before in battle, and the loss of so many elites in World War I made Zhao Tong feel distressed.

"It seems that there are still people in Xixia, Xiao Heda must be killed!" Zhao Tong looked up at Chang Tian and said silently, but the development of things also developed according to Xiao Heda's expectation. Unsure of Xia Jun's next strategic intention, in order to avoid losses, he could only slow down the pace of attack and send more scouts to investigate the surrounding situation to ensure safety. The Western Expeditionary Army is in this cautious state , slowly moving towards the iron gate.

Xiao Heda won the battle and did not dare to be careless at all. He ordered the Xia army to strengthen the city defense, raised the city wall by a foot, and prepared a large number of defense equipment. After the Song army arrived, they launched several tentative attacks, but they were all defeated. Repulsed, Song Jun was blocked outside the iron gate for a while.

The Song army was unable to capture the city, so they set up camps outside the iron gate, and set up many tents in the valley in front of the city. The camps were very close to each other. Soldiers came in and out, busy cutting trees and making siege camps Equipment, Xiao Heda estimated that the Song army was adjusting its deployment again, and a new round of strong attack would come soon.There are two paths in front of him, should he passively wait for the Song army to attack, or should he strike first and defeat their main force first?

King Xian, who was staying in Tiemenguan, was more anxious than Xiao Heda. This time he was ordered to take on the important task of protecting Lingzhou. He began to hear that the Song army had wiped out Cha Ge's [-] Eastern Expeditionary Army. He followed Xiao Heda's suggestion, but after a few battles, the Song army failed to make any achievements, and he began to doubt what he had heard in the past. After all, seeing is believing is not hearing!

"Xiao Tongjun, it seems safest for us to stay in the city and defend it, but isn't it too passive to stay in the city every day!" Wei Ming An Hui watched several battles, and Xia's army was completely victorious, so his His mind became active, and Xiao Heda wanted to talk to him.

"My lord, the Song army's firearms are sharp, and they are good at field battles. Their combat power is not inferior to our army. King Jin's iron kites are no match. If we go out to fight in the city, I'm afraid we won't be able to take advantage of it, and it will weaken our troops. It's better to defend the city!" Although Xiao Heda's self-confidence swelled, he still did not lose his composure, and replied cautiously.

"Xiao Tongjun, I understand your scruples, but we have lost ground again and again, and the Song army has already approached the city. Now we have received the emperor's great favor and commanded the entire army, but we have made no achievements. If this continues, we don't know when it will end. I am afraid that we have failed the emperor. Shengen, will also dampen the morale of the soldiers!" Wei Ming Anhui said, "Since the Song army is good at field battles, we can do this..."