The troops and horses moved first before they moved their food and grass. This was the main dynamic of the war. However, in order to paralyze the enemy, the Song Dynasty did not transport food and grass first. Once this was done, it was very likely that the Xixia people would notice the Song Dynasty's strategy.

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But food and grass are the driving force of the army. If an army does not have food and grass support, it will basically be a waste. Taizong's Northern Expedition also caused many mistakes that should not have happened due to food and grass issues.

After the army arrived at the designated location, it began to wait for food and grass. Once the food and grass were transported, the Song Dynasty could attack Xixia. Of course, it was also related to the situation in Xixia. The army's attack also required searches for fighter jets, which required an excellent general. Only in this way could it capture fleeting precious fighter jets.

Di Qing was temporarily appointed as the General of the Cavalry who was easily unavailable, and was in charge of the troops and horses of the Song Dynasty. Although he could only mobilize the 300,000 troops to go to war, even so, Zhao Zhen gave Di Qing great trust.

These 300,000 troops were Zhao Zhen's efforts and the backbone of the Song Dynasty. They were enough to use them to attack the Liao Dynasty in the north. Now they were used to conquer the Western Xia, and the lions fought against the rabbits and did their best. Di Qing was stationed in the Northern Army in the Ulan Mulun River. This Northern Army was the most elite of the 300,000 troops in the Song Dynasty.

It is also the most mobile unit. There is no infantry in the entire army, all of which are composed of cavalry. These cavalry are not ordinary soldiers who use horses to travel, but real cavalry, the Beiwei Army of 50,000 people, and the Bai army of 50,000 people, making the cavalry unit of 100,000 people move quickly.

As the main general, Di Qing planned to lead the army and personally attack the people of Xixia. Their main function was not to attack cities and villages, but to strangle them by mobile. After entering Xixia, the heavy cavalry units of 100,000 people were dispersed into many units, with five thousand people as a team, and began to strangle all visible armed forces on the land of Xixia.

This was Di Qing's surprise attack plan, and it was Di Qing's strategy to use war to raise the war. These 100,000 people were carrying enough fried noodles for half a month with cloth bags, and they might not be able to use it. Because of the unique grassland nomadic life of Xixia, the Song Dynasty cavalry attacked the Western Xia tribes very successfully. After destroying the local armed forces and rebellious forces, they would plunder a large amount of supplies.

The heavy cavalry of the Song people galloped on the land of Xixia for the first time and showed their hideousness.

The horse spear has obvious armor-breaking edges. The best spear will also have eight sides like a sword. Ordinary fish scale chain mail, iron round armor, and even the best bright light armor will be broken by one blow under the armor-breaking spear.

This is the cavalry weapon of the Central Plains dynasty, a natural king, and an essence that has been preserved in the nearly thousand years of history against the nomadic peoples. The cavalry of the Song Dynasty wore plate armor, moving on the grassland like a fortress, quickly lowering the armor on his head behind the enemy, revealing a pair of calm eyes staring at the target.

The excellent war horses from Dashi accelerated under the instigation of the knights, and thousands of cavalrymen rushed towards the enemy like a rainbow. Even the Dangxiang people's toughness was frightened by the scene in front of them.

The rumbling sound of horse hooves can defeat the enemy's will. The armor-breaking horse spear quickly pierces the enemy's body. The knight immediately clamps the spear rod. The complex on the spear resists the body that has lost its life. If you use a little force, you will be thrown out, and the spear can attack again.

The heavy armored cavalry always gives people the feeling that despair is always the only one. Even if the Dangxiang people escape, they are not their opponents. The Abbas war horses who are good at running long distances often catch up with the enemy in the later stage, and exposing their backs to pursuers is often fatal.

The ratchet crossbow that can be used with one hand immediately ruthlessly harvests the lives of the enemy. This is the standard configuration for the heavy cavalry of the Great Song Dynasty.

While Di Qing was attacking, he used a flying pigeon to convey the message to the other two armies and sent the message to the Qingtang coalition, so that they knew that the Song Dynasty had attacked Xixia and it was time to attack.

Compared with the front army where Di Qing was in charge, the other two armies had to take steady steps. They received Di Qing's strategic deployment. The Western Army came out of Xining Prefecture in the Song Dynasty and attacked Xiliang Prefecture in Xixia. Their main purpose was to cut off the support of the Gansu Army Office of Xuanhua Prefecture in Xixia to Xingqing Prefecture and further reduce the pressure between Di Qing and the Southern Army.

At the same time, we must cooperate with the Qingtang coalition to attack Guazhou in Xixia. Shazhou has already encircled and suppressed Suzhou. Here we have another military command with great combat power in Xixia, Xiping Military Command.

Unlike previous wars, the war against Xixia in the Song Dynasty was to the greatest extent to kill the enemy's armed forces. This was a nearly inhumane strategy. In the past, the Chinese wars often seized land and cities, forcing the enemy to have no assistance and slowly encircled and surrendered. Few attacks actively against the enemy, mainly killing and killing and living forces.

However, this tactic has a very terrifying terror effect. The court and emperor Li Yuanhao of the Xixia court will continue to be reported by the death toll, and the soaring number of deaths will cause Xixia to panic and unrest.

The southern army's attack was much more stable. These 100,000 people were based on Yanzhou and Hongzhou, and they continued to advance towards Xingqing Prefecture. The tasks along the way were the most difficult, and they captured the city and the village!

But this army has something that the other two armies do not have, the firearm battalion.

This is a unit that has never appeared in the Song Dynasty from beginning to end, and it is also a unit hidden by Zhao Zhen. Their main task is to use firearms on the battlefield to eliminate the enemy and attack the city.

The most cruel and tragic war for cavalry and infantry is siege battles. The attacking party often has to spend more lives to land to achieve its goal, but the southern army with the help of the firearm battalion is different.

But when heavy carriages opened the carriage, the officers and soldiers of the South Road Army almost cheered in surprise. The black cannons were erected, the horses were moved away, and the four walls of the carriage were demolished, leaving only two wheels to move as the base of the cannon.

What was the shocking scene of more than a hundred cannons? But after the Great Song Dynasty Firearms Battalion ignited the cannons, even the Song people themselves were stunned for a moment. What is the earth shaking, what is the change of color in the mountains and rivers, what is the falling of the sky pillar, and what is the upside down of the universe!

With the roar of the artillery, the battlefield suddenly became quiet. Whether it was the long-awaited Song people or the Xixia people who cheered and cheered for themselves, they all fell into a dead silence.

The city had become unrecognizable, the city wall collapsed and turned into powder. The Song army even saw the ruins of the buildings in the city. There was no need to fight on the battlefield. After the silence, a group of Dangxiang people walked out of the city in a stern manner. Everyone roared with their heads in their arms, and bright red blood flowed out of their seven orifices.
Chapter completed!