Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

However, the Song people were determined to kill Xixia, and chose a season when everyone was not happy to fight.

Liu Ziyu wrapped his coat and said, "Mr. Zhang, it's snowing."

"Go and check to see if the soldiers' winter clothes have been distributed."

"Yes."

"It's 230 miles from here to Lingzhou, and it takes at least five days to walk. Lingzhou must have known that we are coming and has taken precautions. I hope Li Yanxian can arrive in Lingzhou from Mingsha River before us." Zhang Jun Said, "Most of his soldiers and horses are cavalry, and his arrival first is very important."

Lu Zhi of the General Staff came quickly from behind on a horse, and said, "Mr. Zhang, the latest information has found the whereabouts of Lord Xia Li Ganshun."

"Where is he at this time?"

"Summer Lord Li Ganshun approached Yanzhou two days ago."

"sure?"

"Sure!"

"Lord Xia really left Xingqing Mansion!" Zhang Jun was overjoyed when he heard that, which meant that when he was attacking Lingzhou, Xingqing Mansion would hardly send troops to reinforce Lingzhou.

In this way, his stress dropped sharply.

"Have you found out about Li Yanxian's situation?"

"No, there has been no news of Li Yanxian for quite some time."

Zhang Jun sighed and said: "At this time, Your Majesty is probably already in the area of ​​Youzhou. Li Qianshun approached Yanzhou the day before yesterday. Yanzhou is only a hundred miles away from Youzhou. Li Qianshun should have arrived in Youzhou today. Youzhou is already a place where many forces are competing. land."

"If Li Qianshun is defeated in Youzhou, there is no need to fight in Lingzhou," Lu Zhi said.

"No, the Xixia people have deployed a lot of troops in Xiping Mansion and Xingqing Mansion." Zhang Jun said, "Li Qianshun dared to conquer himself, at least he was ready for his successor to ascend the throne at any time if something unexpected happened."

"What can Xixia do without Hengshan?"

Zhang Jun smiled helplessly, looked at Lu Zhi and said, "Do you know the living customs of the party members before?"

Lu Zhi said: "In the former Tang Dynasty, people were still nomadic."

"Yeah! Nomad! The Xixia people are really in a hurry. This group of people fled everywhere. What can we do?"

"Let's take back the Xingqing Mansion, and the management will be better."

Looking at the wind and snow in the north, Zhang Jun paused for a moment, and then said: "But what your Majesty means is that we must cut the weeds and root out the roots, so as to prevent future troubles forever."

Lu Zhi was startled, and said, "Do you want to do this?"

"Even if they don't kill them all, they must be forced to move to the Central Plains to live in order to ensure that our next generation will no longer be threatened by possible existence."

"In this way, it is not easy to destroy Xixia, and it is even more difficult to completely eradicate future troubles." Lu Zhi said with emotion.

"Let's go to Lingzhou first, and we'll talk about the rest later."

Zhang Jun discovered Li Qianshun's whereabouts. At this time, Li Qianshun's scouts also sent Li Qianshun the situation in Weizhou.

Knowing that Weizhou might be attacked by the Song army, Li Qianshun, who was already in Youzhou, was still furious after reading it. He said angrily, "How many soldiers and horses did the Song army dispatch!"

"Your Majesty, calm down. Weizhou's capture by the Song army may not necessarily be a bad thing." Ren Dejing said.

Wei Ming Anhui said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Why did Ren Qing say that?"

"There is also a limit to the strength of the Song army. Weizhou was captured in such a short time, which shows that the number of Song soldiers attacking Weizhou is not small. If there are many Song troops in Weizhou, at least it proves that the Song army did not suppress the total force in Youzhou. .”

After Ren Dejing said this, Li Qianshun couldn't help but nodded.

"This time, His Majesty is commanding 16 elites, plus 30 in Yanzhou, [-] in the hands of King Jin, [-] in Youzhou, and [-] elites gathered here in my Great Xia." Ren Dejing said eloquently, "The people of Song Dynasty in Shaanxi had a total strength of no more than [-] troops, of which the forbidden army had no more than [-] troops. The total strength of the forbidden army in Liu Kai's hands was only [-], and the remaining [-] were Xiang troops. The traitor Xiao Heda surrendered. , His total force can reach [-], but Xiao Heda and Liu Qi have no tacit understanding, and cannot normally display the true strength of the total force."

"Where's Song Jun on the South Road?"

"The Southern Road Song Junchen thinks it is less than 15, and the total strength of the Song Army in Youzhou may be [-]."

"In this way, it is almost the same as us."

"It's a lot worse!" Ren Dejing said again, "The Song Army's forces are scattered. I have already said that Ren Song Army has several armies, and I will go all the way. I will concentrate the superior force and kill the Song Army without leaving a single one!"

"it is good!"

In the afternoon, the first wave of Tianwu troops who attacked the city had already withdrawn.

However, Liu Kai did not give up on this, and quitting does not mean giving up.

The shells for the heavy artillery had all been fired, and the engineering battalion cut down batches of big trees nearby, and then chopped the big trees into knotted stakes, and put them on the heavy artillery to send them to the city of Youzhou.

At the same time, a ladder is also being pushed towards the top of Youzhou City.

Not far away, a group of newly added infantry has already lined up.

They looked resolute and looked ahead.

There were heart-piercing wailing faintly in the city. At the gap, some Song soldiers quickly dragged the injured comrades over.

The Xixia people were also uncomfortable. The Song army attacked several times today and killed many Xixia people.

Now the will to resist in the city has been slowly shaken under the terrible offensive of the Song army.

If it wasn't for Li Yeyi who was forcibly defending the city, with the peeing nature of the Xixia people, they would have run away long ago.

"Liu Shuai, the scouts have sent the latest information. In the northwest of Youzhou, there is a Xixia army with at least [-] people."

Chapter 1052 Brother Richard Was Raided? (Second more)

Liu Qi said: "Set up defenses and send people to keep an eye on the gates of Youzhou. Once Li Qianshun takes action, report it immediately."

"Yes!"

"Your Majesty, Li Qianshun's troops are now at a stop thirty miles northwest of Youzhou City."

Zhao Ning also received the latest information.

"Your Majesty, hurry up and dispatch troops!" Sun Fu said.

"No, we can't send troops at this time." Chen Gui said.

"Why?"

"Because Li Qianshun will act before us." Zhao Ning said.

"Why is this?"

"Liu Kai is attacking Youzhou City right now, and Youzhou won't last long. Li Qianshun must send troops, otherwise he will just watch us take Youzhou down!"

"Youzhou is already a ruined city, it doesn't matter if you want it or not." Sun Fu said.

"If he just watched Youzhou fall into our hands, the Xixia soldiers will definitely be frustrated." Chen Gui said, "This decisive battle is not a protracted battle, but a one-shot fight!"

"That's right, Li Qianshun came here aggressively, how could he just watch Youzhou fall into our hands?" Zhao Ning said with a smile, "If Youzhou falls into our hands, our army will fight with the city, and the supplies will be further replenished. If the war is prolonged, the energy consumption will kill Li Ganshun!"

"Then when do you want to do it?"

"Let's see what Li Qianshun is going to do next! By the way, order Zhang Bofen to go north to join the main forces immediately after a quick battle."

"Yes!"

Chen Gui said: "Your Majesty, there is another Brother Li Cha running around behind. That guy is obviously waiting for us to fight Li Qianshun, so he can find a chance to fight."

"Send troops to keep an eye on him first!"

"Yes!"

"Let Li Yu come and see me."

Not long after, Li Yu came, and he said, "Your servant sees the Son of Heaven."

"I wrote a letter to Li Qianshun, please send it back."

Li Yu was startled, and when he heard that he had the opportunity to go back, he was so excited that he couldn't help jumping up on the spot.

He took the letter carefully, and said in a very sincere tone: "I promise to take the letter back, and I will never disappoint the emperor's trust!"

Zhao Ning smiled and said, "Go."

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Fan Zhixu arranged for someone to escort Li Yu down to ensure that he could leave safely.

"Your Majesty, why did you let this person go?"

"Send a letter to let Li Qianshun know that I'm coming. I'll give him a chance to surrender. If he is willing to surrender and avoid this war, I can accept it." Zhao Ning looked up at the faintly visible snowflakes, feeling a little emotional He said, "The imperial court has fought every year in these years, and I know that there are countless casualties. Why would I be willing to send so many great young people to the battlefield to bury their bones in a foreign land?"

"Your Majesty is wise and benevolent." Sun Fu immediately boasted.

Brother Li Cha's wishful thinking was quite clever, his main force was thirty miles behind the Gongsheng Army.

He had expected that after Li Ganshun led his troops into the Youzhou battlefield, the situation would change, and the main force of the Song army would not rashly attack him again.

Because Li Qianshun's main force restrained the main force of the Song army.

Now all parties have reached a short-term balance. Whoever strikes first means that whoever will divide the troops.

The result is that whoever divides the army first will have a greater probability of falling behind.

Zhang Chunming said: "Your Majesty may act first because you want to save Youzhou, but Your Majesty has sufficient troops and will send a support army to confront Liu Qi's army. At this time, King Jin, if you quietly ambush an elite cavalry near the east city, and wait for the two sides to fight. At this time, this strange army suddenly entered the Song army's formation, which will surely defeat Liu Kai's troops!"

"There are so many scouts in the Song Army right now, it's not easy to set up an ambush." ​​Brother Li Cha said.

"Then act at night and go back to ambush behind the hills in the north of the city. If you are a cavalry, move fast, and you may not be discovered by the Song army."

Brother Li Cha thought for a while, and said: "Sir, what you said is right, the situation of the battle has changed now, it's time for me to take the initiative."

In the afternoon, Brother Li Cha started to prepare.

He recruited a thousand armored cavalry, and asked his son Li Zhongxiao to lead the army.

"There is a small hill [-] miles northeast of Youzhou City, which is at the Sanchakou. You lie in ambush there, waiting for the opportunity to fight. Don't be impatient."

Li Zhongxiao said: "Father, don't worry!"

At this time, the autumn sun outside was exceptionally bright, and the jungle in front of it was covered with deep red and golden leaves layer by layer under the blue sky.

Brother Li Cha was sitting in the sun, and Zhang Chunming poured him a cup of tea.

Brother Li Cha said: "Song people are very particular about making tea, but we don't have to follow the rules of Song people, just brew it with hot water."

The tea was shining brightly under the sun, Brother Li Cha said: "I have held military administration for more than [-] years. Although I personally have business contacts with the Great Song Dynasty, if the State of Song wants to destroy my Great Xia, I will be the first No promise!"

Zhang Chunming said: "His Royal Highness's loyalty to Da Xia can be learned from the sun and the moon."

"It's not easy for Daxia to get to where it is today. The ancestors took such a place from Song State's lips. I don't know how much effort they spent. They fought against Song State many times to the death and resisted Liao State several times."

Brother Li Cha sighed with emotion.

Brother Li Cha didn't know that a dozen miles to the southeast of where his army was stationed, there was a route of soldiers and horses moving fast along the mountain road.

"Report! Li Dutong, confirmed, there is a Xixia army stationed in the northwest direction, just climb over the hill in front, by the Wuding River."

Li Shifu asked: "If we climb over that mountain to make a surprise attack, do we need to cross the Wuding River?"

"unnecessary."

"Which way to go without being spotted by the other party's scouts?"

"The only way forward is the shortest. If the other party sets up many scouts, we will definitely be discovered."

Li Shifu thought about it, and then stopped thinking about it.

The fat in his mouth, if he didn't bite him, he wouldn't be Li Shifu.

"Quickly summon all the cavalry to assemble!"

"Yes!"

Li Shifu acted very fast. After all, how could such a good opportunity be missed?

The cavalry put on their armor in advance, marched quickly, and when they reached a few miles ahead, they began to walk on the mountain road.

Fortunately, this mountain is just like a hill, not too high, and a war horse can barely climb it like a human.

When they were almost at the top, the Xixia scouts were shocked when they saw Li Shifu's cavalry, and immediately turned around and ran back to report.

However, as soon as Li Shifu reached the top, he looked down and saw the barracks of the Xixia people on the hillside in front of him.

Brother Li Cha had no choice but to station his operations there.

The army needs water, otherwise it can't live, so it can only be stationed by the Wuding River.

"Report! Report! There is the Song Army! There is the Song Army..." The scout rushed back incoherently, yelling.