~.-<  >-~     Chapter 167: The soldiers blocked Qu Ye

On the eighth day of June, the Zhongyong Army ended a brief rest after the Battle of Fengzhou, and set off camps and set off on the journey again. "Zhao Ren, this battle in Xiazhou is related to the overall situation, and the actions must be bold and cautious, in case.

...In the case of failure in the siege or the food and grass is destroyed, you can turn to Yulin County and use Yulin River or Mingtang River as the boundary to block Chage's retreat. If it is still impossible, retreat from Yinzhou to Suide Army and return.

Hedong, don’t act recklessly. Do your courage for a while and lose all your capital!" Seeing that it was about to leave Fengzhou, Zhao Qiong ordered a rest. He held Zhao Ren’s hand and said with a serious expression.

"Don't worry, the Xiazhou garrison has only 3,000 troops, and Qiliping is less than 1,000 troops. With the strength of our loyal and brave army, we will definitely make achievements. As for the obstacles and assistance, we will rely on the strong city to defend it and will definitely not let them set foot on Xiazhou City.

Head!" Zhao Ren said with a smile.

"You are alone in the summer, and you have to rely on yourself. It is difficult to replenish ammunition, and you have to raise all the food and grass. It is difficult to fill in time when reducing staff. This depends on your flexibly grasp. Never be bound by the rules and regulations, putting yourself in shackles, and

I will take on whatever I have to do. To defeat the enemy and save myself is the first priority!" Zhao Qi said. Zhao Ren knew that the prince had granted him full power. He was moved and nodded vigorously.

"Zhao Yong, Zhao Zhong, Zhao Xiao, come here!" Zhao Xiao waved his hand and asked the three people waiting aside to come over. Zhao Yong and Zhao Zhong served as deputy commanders of the Battle of Xiazhou this time to assist Zhao Ren. After Zhao Xiao formed an army,

He has always served as the head of the machine gun. This battle will consist of two combat modes: attacking and defending the city. Artillery and machine guns must play an important role. Therefore, Zhao Qiong allocated nearly half of the heavy firepower of the Zhongyong Army to them.

Zhao Xiao is also responsible for the command.

"Zhao Yong, you are now the leader of a general. Why are you still so frivolous? You are not as stable as you can!" Zhao Qi pointed Zhao Yong's crooked hat and said with a straight face, "Although you are brave enough to fight, you are not cautious enough.

My head gets hot and I don’t care about anything. During this expedition, you must obey Zhao Ren’s orders unconditionally, otherwise don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

"Prince, don't worry, how can you do it! This time I listened to Zhao Ren. He told me to go east and never go west, and asked me to beat dogs and never chase chickens. Otherwise, when you come back, you will kick my ass and be hungry for three days.

!" Zhao Yong still did not change his previous style of optimism and said with a smile.

"Get out, make me angry!" Zhao Qi raised his legs and kicked him, but Zhao Yong did not run away as usual, but twisted his butt, which made him unable to get out of his feet in disappointment, "Zhao Zhong, Zhao Xiao,

You two make me feel at ease. You must pay attention to your safety when defending the city and attacking the city. Think about it, you have to bear the lives of thousands of people on your shoulders, so you must not sacrifice yourself easily!" Zhao Qi reminded the two of them, he knew that Zhao Zhongren looked honest.

It's true, he's not humming, but in fact he's a tough guy with a needle hidden in the cotton. Zhao Xiao is worried that if the situation fails, he will not retreat. He would rather break his jade than be a complete one. Zhao Xiao is the youngest among his servants.

But he is smart and smart, has the ability to adapt to changes. He can control his most powerful weapon, just two words: "Don't worry".

This time when Zhao Qiyuan went to Xiazhou, he was about to lead the army in person, but was unanimously opposed by everyone and the prince would never let him take risks. Zhao Ren volunteered to lead the army and gave a reason that Zhao Qi could not refuse. This battle involves

There are many troops, and the generals and officials do not have a connection with this or that. Although he is the leader of the army, the generals of Hedong do not obey him. Only the prince can suppress these people and command movements, especially in the late stage of the battle, and even

Other roads, counties and prefectures need to cooperate in combat, and only the prince has the power and ability to dispatch the troops.

"Second Master, let's have a goodbye to Xiazhou!" Zhao Ren usually pays attention to the title. When there are many people, he always refers to "prince" or "master" but today he makes an exception and uses the old name. He also knows this.

The battle was dangerous and the good and bad luck were unpredictable. There was a farewell in his words. He stepped forward and held the prince's mount and helped the prince get on the horse.

"Two Master, take care of yourself!" When the old generals of the royal palace who went to Xiazhou saw the prince get on the horse, they all fell down to bow and bow.

"Teacher brothers, take care of us, see you in Xiazhou!" Zhao Qi bowed immediately, his eyes were filled with tears. After more than ten years of companionship, their relationship had long surpassed the relationship between the master and servant.

"Salute, respectfully send me the prince!" The soldiers drew their swords and shouted in unison.

"Loyal and brave army!" Zhao Qi roared.

"Invincible, invincible..." Amid the roar, Zhao Qi knocked his feet lightly on the horse's belly, sat down and took a step and trotted forward.

"The wolf smoke rises, the mountains look north, the dragon rises, the horses neigh and the sword is like frost. The heart is like the vast water of the Yellow River. Who can resist each other in twenty years? The hatred is crazy, the sword is aimed at, and the loyal souls of the hands and feet are buried in it.

The country. Why do you regret the death of a hundred deaths to repay the family and country..." The army set out, and the soldiers in Zhuolunchuan set out on a journey in two groups. Zhao Qi urged the horse to climb a mountain of earth. Looking around, flags floated, yellow dust covered the sky, and meandered

A team of several miles of winding towards an unknown battlefield...

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Chage led his army to defeat the Zhongyong Army in Mingtangchuan and seized the camp. Although he killed few enemies, he seized tens of stones of food and thousands of cattle and sheep, which greatly boosted the morale of the entire army. He believed that there was no legend about the Zhongyong Army.

The one who won was so powerful. Although Cha Ge knew that he had been trapped, how could there be stains on the famous generals, and he could not be defiled. He regarded Feng Liang as Ma Jing. It was too late for those generals who knew the truth to hold their feet, let alone

If he would touch the prince's bad intentions, the entire army stepped into the territory of the Song Dynasty in an optimistic and excited manner.

The Western Xia army led by Iron Harrier to capture cities and plunder the land, and was as powerful as a bamboo shoot. It defeated the Song army in five days, crossed the Jialu River, marched a hundred miles, and the troops headed straight to the Tuwei River Basin. The whole way was consistent with the information mentioned by the Fengzhou messenger.

The Qiang tribes have been constantly surrendering, contributing cattle and sheep and providing forage. Although there are not many, they show that the "people's will" is the desire of the people. The Song army was defeated in a row and did not dare to fight again. It was like fleeing in sight, retreating into the pass and strictly guarding the Great Wall.

, the passes at Hengshan Mountain were unable to stand, and they became turtles.

On the tenth day of June, the Xia army crossed the Tuwei River and fought fiercely with the Song army in Hezhou. The Song army, led by the former Xixia rebel general Yeli, resisted for a day and was defeated. Under the pursuit of the Xia army, they not only gave up.

The Rabbit-Furry Chuankou did not even defend the town of Ancheng, Hezhou Prefecture, burned the city and retreated to the entrance of Quye River and Chuankou, asking reinforcements to stay. Cha Ge decided to rest for two days outside the town of Zhen'ankou for two days, and ordered his troops to go to the place.

The land raises food and grass, cuts down trees and makes equipment, and prepares for another battle.

The logistics supply of the Xia army is still in its original state compared to the Song army. The soldiers brought their own food for ten days, brought their own horses and camels. The country only provides weapons, clothing and armor. However, these must be returned after the war and cannot be owned by themselves. They will fight in the meantime.

Most of the supply replenishment depends on looting. The benefits of this logistical support method are self-evident. It can reduce the burden on the country without logistical drag, strengthen mobility and improve the safety of troops' combat. However, this method also has many disadvantages, causing local residents to

This is just one of the reasons for dissatisfaction and increasing the difficulty of rule. At the same time, scattered plunder will also reduce the commander's control over the army, reduce the discipline of the army, and have great instability. Whoever robs of the family will be happy, it is not

If you hide it, you will run away with me and you will be able to get it obediently.

The Xia army went on an expedition this time, and the cavalry was the main force, with horses weighing 100,000. Although the cavalry had advantages such as mobility, the consumption was also very high. The logistics requirements and the pressure it brought were far higher than those of other armies.

After crossing the Tuwei River, the Xia army had already penetrated the Song territory for 400 miles, which took ten days. Although it achieved the goal of joining the Tumaochuan for five days, he found that the policy of clearing the Red Cliffs when the Song army withdrew.

, and the negative effects brought by plunder, no one took the initiative to offer food, but the resistance gradually became stronger. The supplies they brought were exhausted after long-distance combat consumption. To obtain Fengzhou's food and grass, you still had to cross the Quye River.

Now we have to spend a lot of time looking for grasslands and herding horses. Although the grass has grown now, it is impossible to supply 100,000 livestock to feed one place, so we can only increase the spread surface. Now Chage's army is scattered in the second

Eat food on a horizontal surface of a hundred miles wide.

The troops of the Jingsai Army, who served as the vanguard of the Xia army, have been taking the lead. Although they have not experienced any major battles, they have not received much oil and water. They have to be vigilant at all times, so they don’t have more time to 'battle' and prepare their own

The food and grass consumption is also heavier. Now it is easy to get a chance to rest, so of course you have to enjoy it.

After the fall of Ancheng, Hezhou Prefecture Town, the west of Quye River was occupied by the Xia army. According to the scout report, there was no trace of the Song army within a hundred miles, so these people went there happily. At night, a few hundred people were sent.

But the small army did not return to the battalion, but no one cared about it. This kind of thing was too common. But the next night, not only did several teams not come back, but more serious was that a team of thousands of people did not return to the battalion. The former military commander

At this time, he was still lucky and no one sent anyone to search for it. He didn't believe that a team of thousands could be wiped out by one. Besides, there was no trace of Song army around the scouts, maybe he was just greedy for a newly discovered piece of fat

Just a land.

The next day, I was about to send troops again, but the horn of the gathering troops was blown several times, but the troops did not come back. The Xia army's military law was harsh, and it was a death sentence if it was not enough to point the army. The former army commander panicked this time, thinking of these people

Something might have happened, and he sent someone to search for it while reporting it to the central army. At this time, he realized that not only was someone from his front army who did not return on time, but also the central army and the rear army disappeared strangely, and the number of people varies, and the number of people is small.

There are dozens of people, hundreds more, but if they are added together, it will not be a small number.

Brother Cha was also surprised to receive the report and immediately decided to postpone the march. The entire army was forbidden to go out of the camp at will. All scouts were dispatched. The search range was expanded to 200 miles, and they tried their best to find the missing persons, and they wanted to see people alive and die. In the afternoon,

The scouts returned to the camp one after another, but found nothing. Just when everyone was full of suspicion, a team of scouts in the south returned, all of them were pale and unstable...

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