Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 967 Wang Xiu's Strategic Decision

If Xia Jun puts the preset battlefield in Yaode City and sticks to Pule City, Song Jun can barely maintain the transfer line.If there is someone who understands, if the main battlefield is directly placed in the Xiangqing Army, that is, Xiping Mansion, the situation of the Song Army will be quite difficult.

Lingzhou was already called in the past, and the party members called it Xiping Mansion. Xiangqing Army was established, and its defense system was very complete, no less than the military town of Song Dynasty.

If Li Renxiao was a little bit normal, he would never have a decisive battle with the Song army in the vast sea. The default battlefield should be Xiping Mansion. With a few outlying strongholds, he would drag the Song army into a positional battle and wait for an opportunity to find out the weaknesses of the Song army.

Although the Song Army was able to achieve the goal of going north quickly, it was attacked by the Xia Army in a planned way. An army that relies heavily on logistics, the logistics transfer line cannot be stabilized, and the battle situation in which soldiers are trapped in a strong city is likely to occur. The catastrophic consequences and possible crises cannot but make everyone fearful.

"The three major battalions of our department hold back the main force of the Shengqiang and fight against the captives. It is really impossible to divide the troops." Xie Qian blocked the topic first. The army, but also to guard against Jin Jun's tricks, has already felt powerless, and I am afraid that Wang Xiu and Qu Duan will transfer troops from the East Road.

How could Qu Duan not understand, he stared fiercely at the solution, he also understood that the central road would be the main attack, and the east road must be covered by the flanks, attracting the main force of Xia's army so that they could not get away.

However, Xie Qian's self-protection and preemptive speaking attitude made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Everyone, no matter what, the established strategy cannot be changed, even if light soldiers go straight to Lingzhou. Now, what we need to solve is how to ensure the safety of the transfer road, and there must be no mistakes. Otherwise, we would rather give up the middle road. Deploy troops to fill the east road." Wang Xiu's attitude is quite firm, and the fight must be continued. The first thing is to solve the safety of the transfer channel, and everything else must be backed up.

"The cavalry troops of the Xuanwu Army and Xuanyi Army will arrive first, and they will be organized into battalions to fight. When the main forces of the two armies arrive, they can temporarily serve as rear cover."

"Li Liangfu avoided the battle. Our army is bypassing the two cities. I'm afraid it's not appropriate." Zhang Min does not approve of light soldiers going north. If the two important pass defenses are not taken down, they will be a cancer on the road of transshipment, which may lead to the disastrous defeat of the Song army. , he is a mature and prudent person, and he is absolutely unwilling to violate the taboo of military strategists.

"He's not stupid, he will definitely avoid the edge of our army. I'm sure this guy will stick to Yaode City, and he will form a north-south pinch situation with Lingzhou." Qu Duan was very impressed with Zhang Min's "cowardly formation". Dissatisfied, he proudly said: "Even if they lure the enemy to go deep, what are you afraid of? The army is indeed dependent on the transfer, and there is also a crisis in the birth of Qiang."

Wang Xiu frowned, looked at Qu Duan with interest, and said, "What do you think of the Taiwei, please tell me?"

Qu Duan nodded, and said loudly: "They can attack my transfer line. We also arrived in Lingzhou with our soldiers, and they dealt a heavy blow. Besides, Shao Jinqing took Liangzhou, and the East-West connection between Shengqiang and Qiang was broken. It was me." This is a good time, let him divide his troops to go straight to the west of Xingqing, and stir up the muddy water. With the support of Xuanwu Army and Xuanyi Army, our army in the middle road directly arrived at Lingzhou, but it was not to attack the city, but to move eastward. The horse army made a surprise attack and disintegrated their defenses in Yanzhou."

Wang Xiu frowned, and couldn't help but look at Qu Duan more. He is indeed a general who can command hundreds of thousands of soldiers. He has profound military insights. Even if there is a fatal danger, he can fully utilize his strengths and win with one move. !

Even if the Xia army adopts the tactics of luring the enemy to go deep, the Song army still has advantages that can be used to make use of its strengths and avoid its weaknesses.The east of Jingzhou is the weak point of the Xia army. If they can reach Xiping Mansion, and then divide the horse army to strike from behind, the entire Jingzhou defense line of the Xia army may collapse, and more than [-] Song army elites will rush in. The situation changes can be imagined Know.

This is a dangerous place for soldiers to travel, making the opponent think that they have been caught in a trap, but suddenly with a thunderous blow, they make a big move and run for hundreds of miles to break through the enemy's front line of defense and completely open the situation.

However, he still had his own plans, saying: "Can the horse army be transferred to the east, can it attract the troops of the Sixth Squadron of Shengqiang to a decisive battle?"

Zhang Min pondered for a while, shook his head and said, "It's up to people."

"En." Wang Xiu seemed to have made up his mind, staring at Feng Yuan with both eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Once we reach the bottom line of Sheng Qiang's resistance, we will use xanthate to attack the city."

"Xanthate is not stable yet, I'm afraid it can't be transshipped, even if it is made in the field, it will take great risks." Feng Yuan was taken aback.

"When it's time to use it, you must never care about gains and losses." Wang Xiu made a final decision. He cherishes talents very much, and when it is very necessary, he still does not hesitate to take risks.

Feng Yuan also stopped talking, since his husband made the decision, it must be reasonable, and it is not a major issue related to the success or failure of the family and the country. It is only the use of new weapons on the battlefield, which may not cause major problems.

"The main attack on the middle road, the main force of Shengqiang encountered are Gulihei, Li Liangfu, and Ren Dejing's Xiangqing army. Their main soldiers are about [-]. We are not in the upper hand. There is also a threat from the flank of Weizhou City. .” Zhang Min joined the army as a western servant, and his grasp of the intelligence ahead is quite accurate.

Of course, Li Liangfu needless to say, it was a loss of soldiers and generals, with a black force of 46 troops encircling and annihilating the 4 brigade town, with only [-] or [-] soldiers.After the war, soldiers and horses were assigned to guard the customs, and some were transferred to the north. The remaining soldiers and horses were no more than [-] regular soldiers, and Ren Dejing's Xiangqing Army also had nearly [-] regular soldiers.

However, Weizhou City is also an important town, not only threatening the Song Army's transfer line from the flanks, but also launching an attack on Qinfeng Road.Only by taking Weizhou can we guarantee the flanks of the army and guard against the attack of the Xishou Baotai Supervisor Army Division

"Then concentrate our forces first, eliminate Gu Lihei and then seize Lingzhou. We must not leave this cancer behind." Wang Xiu's gaze turned to Weizhou on the map, as if looking at a ripe fruit.

Qu Duan was moved, thinking that what Wang Xiu said was reasonable, Li Liangfu was playing tricks again, it was also aimed at the army going north, leaving Gu Lihei entrenched in Weizhou, posing a great threat to the rear, although it is not obvious now, If the army crosses Yaode City, it will highlight the importance of Weizhou, leaving behind can only be a disaster.

"Then let the Eighth Battalion solve the problem, and the Ninth Battalion will quickly go west. If you occupy the Leshan Pass, you must take Gu Lihei and avenge my 46th Brigade Town." Qu Duan also agreed to attack Weizhou first. His decision is very meaningful. In terms of prestige, he is not as good as Wang Xiu, but Wang Xiu is too far away from the generals of the Western Army.

"Okay, I will tell Xuanwu and Xuanyi's army to speed up their journey. The horse army under them must arrive at the battlefield as soon as possible and prepare for a surprise attack. In addition, I will issue [-] township troops to supplement the middle and east roads." Wang Xiu said. A decision was made and a request was made, which was not generally excessive.

(End of this chapter)