I became the son of Renzong

Chapter 325 The Role of Immediate Decisions

Huizhou is already the westernmost part of the imperial power of the country.

As for the further west, including Xizhou and Lanzhou, which are a little bit south, are all areas where the wind blows the grass.

When Gu Siluo came to fight, they recognized Gu Siluo, Da Xia won, and they could follow Da Xia.The Song State is powerful and rich, so it is fine to return to the Song State.

That area is a place where the forces are intricate, and they are pinching each other, living a life of ugliness, and no one will mess with them.

"The East Route Army won the first battle, so we West Route Army can't just wait like this?"

Gao Zunyu especially wanted to make contributions, and really wanted to bring the Gao family back to the glory days of their ancestors.In addition to the current Crown Princess, he was assigned to the West Route Army. He really didn't want to lose face in front of his niece and son-in-law, and wanted to show that the Gao family was good at fighting.

Unfortunately, the commander of the West Route Army is Guo Kui.

It is also false to say that Guo Kui does not want to make meritorious deeds.Looking at the dolls in the guard battalion, each with a high official rank... I can't say anything, whether it is the Southern Expedition or the counter-insurgency, they are all shot with real knives and real guns.

But he is not as belligerent as Zhong Er, he has a relatively calm temperament, he always follows the rules when doing things and fighting, and tends to advance step by step, solid and steady.

This time the decisive battle will be in the middle... Anyway, it will definitely not be in Huizhou.

Although Huizhou is also a yellow land with ravines, the border village is basically built on a mountain ridge running from east to west.In other words, if the Xixia people want to break through the border defense line of Huizhou with cavalry, they don't have the strength several times that of Guochao.

The safest course of action for their West Route Army is to wait for the deployment of the Central Route to be completed, arrive at the encirclement and suppression site as required, and then play the role of the West Route Army in this war.

Not reconciled.

It is said that Guo Kui and Zhong Er are the most famous generals in the entire Western Army since Di Qing, and there are comparisons between them.

It seems that Di Qing is really preparing to play the role of deputy commander in this expedition.

In other words, the record of the East and West Route Army will determine who will be the leader of the entire Western Army in the future.

How could Guo Kui just be content with the status quo, honestly waiting for the encirclement and suppression?
"Lieutenant Gao, why would Guo not want to have a battle. Don't say that our west army is closer to the middle, and a little movement may affect the deployment of the main force in the middle."

"Let's say that our West Route Army's frontier village, from the Guochao border village to the north, is full of yellow land where no birds shit, and even the grass can't grow high. There is really no suitable border village, otherwise, it will be the Guochao border village and then go north. If you advance more than ten or twenty li, the western bandits won't bother you."

It's very simple, just don't have to fight.

hit what?Standing in the border village and looking north, there is a vast expanse of yellow.Not to mention that Xixia has still taken away the soldiers of the Baotai Army Division, even if the Baotai Army Division does not move, it is possible to see people thirty miles north, or herdsmen.

Guochao is an infantry, not a cavalry, and they go all the way to beat people...

"Commander Guo, as Brother Guo said, our West Route Army is closer to the Center Route, which means that we will spend less time entering the decisive battle zone."

"But the time when the frontline command issued the order must be consistent with the east and west routes. Then why can't our West Route Army go west?"

"West?"

Guo Kui thought about the feasibility of Gao Zunyu's suggestion...to the west is Gaolan, but Gaolan really does not belong to the dynasty, as for Tubo or Xixia...it will be a while.

At this stage, after Li Liangzhao's defeat against Zong Siluo, it seems that Gaolan has now belonged to Xixia.

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Zhao Xi looked at the summary of information in his hand... Sigh, this general is really used to being restrained.

The reason why he let go of Zhong Er and Guo Kui's right to make decisions on the fly is to let them choose their own targets to fight.

That's good, half a month has passed, and I'm still hesitating.

Zhao Xi still believed in Zhong Er and Guo Kui's abilities.In such a war-weary court atmosphere, to be able to win the title of being good at fighting should have some ability.

But this time, the east and west roads arranged these two separately, the purpose was to make it difficult for Xixia to fight on the east and west roads, and to concentrate the main front of Xixia in the middle road, so as to facilitate the imperial court's plan.

This is also the reason why Di Qing was unknown to the entire frontline headquarters after arriving in Qinzhou, and Di Qing even avoided important occasions.

He hoped that the Xixia people would regard him as a ridiculous prince who didn't want to eat meat, and then...

It's just that the east and west roads are too weak.

As for the east and west sides provoking a war, which led to a stalemate in the battle situation, resulting in the failure to arrive on time for the decisive battle... This point, for the new army who has received the training of the guard battalion, there is no problem in rushing to fight, let alone the track.

"Your Highness, the commander of the Eastern Army has already placed the scouts within fifty miles, and he has a basic understanding of the deployment of the Xixia Army within a radius of fifty miles."

"The West Route Army has made a preliminary plan to turn the whole line to the west and attack Gaolan. Now it is also ready to go."

Finally some action.To continue procrastinating, Zhao Xi was ready to give an order directly.

What's wrong?Do you have to wait for the coach to order before you can fight?
"Your Highness, the habit of many years is not easy to change all at once."

"This time, His Highness let go of the right to make decisions on the fly, and there is no specific combat goal. It is inevitable that you will be at a loss for a while."

Di Qing understands Zhong Er and Guo Kui very well, even if he is in the roles of those two, he also finds it difficult to choose.

"Your Highness, if you let go like this, the military commander's warlike heart will be ignited. I'm afraid that when the time comes for a decisive battle in the middle, they will be powerless."

Han Jiang and Lu Gongbi, including Yu Jing and Wang Su, were aware of Zhao Xi's plan, and became more and more worried.

Making decisions on the fly means that both the east and the west can arbitrarily choose the attack target.Generals have no foresight, and once they penetrate too deep, they will fall into the anxious situation of war... When the decisive battle is needed in the middle road, facing the anxious battles on the east and west roads, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't even give the order to encircle and suppress as scheduled.

"Your Highness, the information obtained by the Imperial City Division shows that Xixia has gathered more than 20 cavalry, and according to the court deduction, its attack direction must be the middle."

"Now we deploy [-] troops in the middle, and only [-] are not enough to fight the new army. Once the war starts, the pressure in the middle will be too great..."

Not saying that they will be defeated is already giving Zhao Xi face.

Although these few people don't have the reputation of knowing about military affairs, they can still see the big picture after thinking about the information these days.

"Your Highness, the current plan is to stay still. The soldiers and horses of the third route enter the ambush point early to wait for work. We only need to wait for the western thieves to enter the encirclement, and we can directly encircle and suppress them."

This is a bit of layman's terms.

The Xixia people are not stupid. It is impossible for 20 cavalry to sneak into the ambush circle in a hurry.

This is not a battle of thousands of people, but a battle of hundreds of thousands. Even if it is an encirclement and suppression, it may be a chaotic battle within a radius of a hundred miles.

But if there is no war on the east and west roads, how can the Xixia people believe that the middle road is empty?

Similarly, if the east and west roads do not have the momentum to penetrate directly into the territory of Xixia, how can they disturb the morale of the Xixia warriors?
War is never single.

(End of this chapter)