Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 531 The Golden Opportunity of a Century

Everyone was refreshed when they heard the words, and felt that Ye Chen's words were reasonable. After all, one day, three days, or even one month can be used to prevent thieves, but there are always negligence in preventing thieves for a thousand days.However, if these thieves like tigers and wolves are completely defeated, or even beheaded, it is naturally a once and for all method.

Ye Chen saw that everyone's thoughts had been unified, so he continued: "So, this year, I asked the spies of the Huaxia Weifu Xifu to use leather goods and tea horse business as bait to travel all over the northwest, grasslands, and deserts, and draw a map. I brought it back under the saddle, and it just happened to be used today."

"Everyone, there is a once-in-a-century opportunity to completely defeat the party members. If it is normal to use a large army to start a full-scale war with the party, it will naturally be reported to Kaifeng, and the troops can only be dispatched after the approval of His Majesty and the Privy Council. This opportunity has been lost. But when I left Feng, His Majesty gave me full power to deal with the military convenience in the Northwest, but the opportunity is not waiting for anyone, so when I left Shilipu, I had already left a secret order, order Qingzhou The [-] frontier army and the Fuzhou and Linzhou armies attacked Xiazhou."

Including Deng Chongxuan who came all the way from Ten Mile Fort, Wei Qingyuan and Gu Meng heard this for the first time, and they couldn't help but look serious, only then did they understand that the imperial envoy made a plan before moving, and it was not a simple and hasty lead. They go to the party's territory and fight with others.

Thinking of this, Wei Qingyuan couldn't help but guessed what the imperial envoy wanted to do, hesitated for a moment, and said: "My lord, the major event of exterminating the party members this time needs to be decided by you. Without you sitting in the rear to lead the battle between Xiazhou and Hengshan , If there is any mistake in the middle, I am afraid that the generals in Qingzhou will not dare to make a decision without authorization, and the generals there think that it is better not to take risks with your body."

Ye Chen waved his hand and said: "Don't worry about Xiazhou, I have already explained it clearly in the secret order. The key is the lair of the party members in Hengshan. Of course, with our people, whether we are facing Xiazhou Li Guangrui's [-] cavalry, or dealing with it The tens of thousands of troops from the Seventh Department of the Party are all powerless, but now it is Xiazhou Li Guangrui and the Seventh Department of the Party that are fighting to the death in Hengshan, not us and any of them. Therefore, what we have to do is to give Both of them create a combat environment that consumes the most troops on both sides. Because Li Guangrui of Xiazhou has already taken the lead and came prepared, the Seventh Department of the Party will definitely lose. Therefore, we have to do something to help the Seventh Department of the Party Kill Li Guangrui's iron cavalry in Xiazhou as much as possible. For example, I have sent spies, and they will provide the Party Seventh Department with information that ordinary spies can't find out at the right time and in an appropriate way. Time can take the lead. In this way, even if Li Guangrui in Xiazhou wins in the end and annexes the Seventh Department of the Party, their casualties will definitely be large. The most important thing is that with our help, the Seventh Department of the Party will take Li Guangrui in Hengshan Let it take a little longer. Let our Song Dynasty conquer Xiazhou. At that time, we will find a way to defeat Li Guangrui according to the situation, and let the party members become history."

Speaking of this, Ye Chen saw the slightly excited expressions of several people, and said: "Of course, this is our overall plan and goal. If we want to finally achieve this goal, we still need to do a lot of things in the middle."

Everyone pricked up their ears and listened carefully, Ye Chen paused, and continued: "As far as I know, the Seven Departments of the Party have encountered a blizzard this year, plus the losses in Ten Mile Fort in the past two days, the Seven Departments add up to be able to fight There are only [-] at most. And each department is an army. It is only a matter of time before Li Guangrui's [-] cavalry are defeated. To find their location, if we didn't know the enemy's situation and situation in the past, our three thousand elite cavalry rushed into Hengshan rashly, like a blind man blind horse, but now it is not the case, now with the accurate information of our Huaxia Weifu spies and the detailed map in front of us, three thousand There are not many cavalry, and a marching route is drawn in advance, but it can avoid the party's army on the Gobi Desert in the vast grassland."

Wei Qingyuan sucked in a breath of cold air, and said movedly: "My lord is going to lead our lone army to fight behind the enemy's rear?"

Ye Chen shook his head and said: "Dangxiang people always fight to support war, and they carry very little food and grass with them, usually only enough for three days. Our three thousand cavalry are all light cavalry, and the purpose is entirely to destroy, because we can detect Xiazhou in advance. Where Li Guangrui is marching, our 3000 troops can snatch or destroy all the supplies of the small tribes on the grassland before Li Guangrui in Xiazhou, so that Li Guangrui in Xiazhou cannot get support and supplies, and we can also be regarded as supporting the war with war In addition, we can also snatch the clothes of party members and disguise them as party members, which can also deceive people to a certain extent."

"However, the party members are brave and good at fighting, but most of the small tribes scattered on the grassland at the foot of Hengshan have no combat power at all. My order is to kill as few old and weak women and children as possible. They are our 'allies' alive, and they are the party members. The burden of the army, but we must do our best to destroy everything they have."

"Dangxiang people start to cut and stockpile a large amount of forage from September to October every year and pile it up like a mountain. In winter, they use the forage to raise cattle and sheep. To feed people with cattle and sheep, I mean to eat their cattle and sheep and burn them all. Their fodder rolls across their grassland like locusts. Let both parties fight as hungry as possible. In the end, even the winning side must be a tired and hungry soldier. If we can conquer Xiazhou by then Afterwards, it would be good for the army to wipe out the Dangxiang people together, but to take a step back, even if we let Li Guangrui, who lost Xiazhou, occupy Hengshan, it would be a mess. You know, there are rich and poor in each tribe of Dangxiang, some people can live, some people are hungry Death, the nomads regard looting as a matter of course, and believe that when Li Guangrui occupies the entire Hengshan grassland, unless he can provide enough food to relieve the victims of the tribes, there will be wars in the interior, and even he will not be able to suppress it! There will be endless civil wars among the party members for a long time. When they consume more internally, we can dispatch a large army to wipe out the party members.”

Ye Chen's face was full of murderous looks when he said this, and his expression seemed a bit ferocious. Deng Chongxuan, Wei Qingyuan and Gu Meng's hearts trembled, thinking: "When the imperial envoy came to the northwest, the party members not only did not hide, but even dared to take the initiative Sending troops in vain to kill the imperial envoy, and now you have provoked this person, the tragic ending is probably doomed." The three of them are generals who have led the army for many years, and they know that although Ye Chen's plan is risky, it is extremely feasible, but the premise is that Huaxia The Wei Mansion's ability to inquire about intelligence is really as powerful as in the legend, and it was passed on to the three thousand light riders in time, otherwise, if they were accidentally surrounded by party members, the entire army might be wiped out.

Of course, they have this idea, but they don't know how Ye Chen's hearing and vision are abnormal. The most important thing is that Hai Dongqing's eyes are always watching from high in the sky. Ye Chen is fully confident that he will not be discovered by any enemy in advance, let alone be surrounded.

A total of [-] troops from the Northwest Frontier Army and Fuzhou Linzhou passed through all the way, smashing five military strongholds on the southern line of Xiazhou, and razed all five military strongholds built by the Li family for three years to ruins. The military towns in Xiazhou immediately caused an uproar. The military towns on the northern line became tense like never before. I will not go to Caogu, and even cooperated with the Song people to teach two of the seven Dangxiang departments that frequently go to Caogu.

Therefore, they always thought that the Northwest Frontier Army of the Song Dynasty and the Fuzhou and Linzhou armies would not attack them before Xiazhou rebelled.However, now that the front has been caught off guard and five military strongholds have been lost, the military strongholds near Xiazhou in the rear can only enter a state of first-level combat readiness. Sleep on your pillow.

At this time, Xiazhou City was in a state of desolation.

City bans, curfews, soldiers everywhere, patrolling soldiers walking through the streets and alleys, only their flowing lights and heavy footsteps in the night.

The city lord's mansion was brightly lit, and Li Jiyun hadn't gone to bed yet. At this time, he was discussing important military affairs with a group of generals. The generals sat on both sides, and a geographical map of mountains and rivers hung on the wall. Li Jiyun frowned and pointed at the map, explaining to his generals Looking at the current situation in Xiazhou.

Under the management of Li's family for several years, Xiazhou City has a very solid family fortune. After years of accumulation, there are countless food and grass in the city, and there is running water. Even if it lasts for a year or two, it will not be a problem.But in the current situation, the Song army will obviously find a way to break through the city in a short time, and their task is to hold Xiazhou for a long time, and wait for the leader of Xiazhou, Li Guangrui, to return to the city from Hengshan.

While eating supper, Li Jiyun was thinking about the problems in his heart. While he was meditating, a small school suddenly rushed into the hall and reported loudly: "My young master, Han Chengju has arrived, and he is waiting to be summoned in the front hall."

Li Jiyun's eyes lit up, and he said, "Let Han Chengju come in quickly."

Xiaoxiao Gong claimed it was, and then walked out quickly.

This Han Chengju was originally a general of the Northern Han Dynasty who was destroyed by the Song Dynasty the year before last, and was famous in the northwest for his good defense.After the Northern Han Dynasty was destroyed by the Song Dynasty the year before last, he fled with hundreds of people and later joined Li Guangrui, but he was not used much, and barely had a place in Xiazhou to live on.Now that Xiazhou was sure to be surrounded by the Song State's [-] troops, Han Chengju was remembered, obviously he was going to be reused by Li Jiyun.

Han Chengju was sitting in the hall, his brows were slightly furrowed, and he was thinking about what to say after meeting Li Jiyun with his head down.

(End of this chapter)