Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

Li Qianshun is not as stupid as Chongzhen, he can be regarded as a promising king.

And seeing that Zhao Guan's family hadn't acted on a large scale yet, he even held back and didn't dare to move.

The reason is also very simple, whoever moves first will easily reveal his flaws, and whoever is vulnerable may be attacked.

"Your Majesty, our army has many cavalry..."

Wei Ming Anhui still wanted to continue to persuade Li Qianshun, but Li Qianshun didn't give him a good face: "You shut up first! We are fighting now! It's not arguing in court!"

"Yes!"

"How about King Jin?"

Ren Dejing came out and said: "The news came from the scouts that the Song army's right flank is the old opponent Liu Kai, and the king of Jin has sent a few small cavalry to test it out."

"King Jin dares to act rashly..."

Before Weiming Anhui could finish speaking, Li Qianshun interrupted him and said, "The king of Jin has experienced many battles, so the left path is entirely up to him."

Although Brother Li Cha was raided, objectively speaking, Brother Li Cha's level of fighting is not inferior to Liu Qi.

Wei Ming Anhui didn't dare to say anything, after all, it was a war at this time, so he was of little use.

Soon the scouts returned and sent the latest information.

This time, Li Qianshun ordered the commander-in-chief on the right to send a small cavalry to test and surprise the Song army.

The tentative cavalry on the right soon came.

This cavalry is not here for the main battle, it's just harassment.

They rushed near the ditch and began shooting arrows.

"Chen Shilang." The scout rushed to the back, "The western bandits have a cavalry force, about 500 men."

Chen Gui said: "Hold on, just hit back with a crossbow arrow, don't act too hastily."

"Yes!"

The two sides came and went, and the Xixia cavalry tried to assault the Song Army's engineer battalion, but was repelled by the Song Army's crossbowmen and spearmen who rushed up.

The two sides have been in such a stalemate for a while.

Song Jun's trenches were dug very quickly, and the old rules dug more than five miles, ten miles!

During the process of digging, the scouts of Xixia hid behind the nearby bare woods, staring intently, affectionately, and staring at this side with big eyes like copper bells.

It's just a matter of covering up with a few dead branches in each person's hand.

"Your Majesty, the Song army is still digging. Our cavalry raid failed to repel the Song army. The Song army is well prepared."

"Have you checked out the ambushes around?"

"There were no ambushes around, just an army of infantry and crossbowmen behind the trench, about 5000 men."

"How is the trench digging?"

"I dug a long strip, about five feet wide."

"It's only five feet or so, did you dig one?"

"Yes."

Li Qianshun thought about it. From this point of view, Zhao Guan's family was going to dig trenches there to block his cavalry.

Dodge the trenches and weave through them?

But if the Song army continued to dig, and dug out trenches tens of miles across, and several of them were juxtaposed, it would be troublesome.

If this is the case, the army on the right is almost about to make a big detour.

Then you can only attack with pure cavalry.

But there are only pure cavalry, which can easily be defeated by the combination of infantry and cavalry of the Song army.

The risk of cavalry fighting alone is also great, unless it is a long-distance high-mobility battle that makes the cavalry move quickly.

If the pure cavalry legion had an encounter in a certain place, and the opponent had a combination of infantry and cavalry, the pure cavalry legion would be easily defeated by the opponent.

Because encounters cannot display the high mobility of cavalry.

Either being entangled by the opponent's infantry and unable to move, being constantly harassed by the opponent's cavalry.

Either be entangled by the opponent's cavalry and unable to move, lose impact and high mobility, and be killed one by one by the opponent's infantry.

Just think about how it feels for a person to fight on a horse when the horse can no longer run.

That's worse than an infantryman!

Therefore, Zhao Guanjia's trench tactics are not as simple as simple temptation.

Li Qianshun can make a detour, but it is certainly impossible for Li Qianshun to send only cavalry to make a detour. After all, if he detours, he will be a bit out of touch with the main force.

If there are infantry, the roundabout battle will be very painful.

The physical strength of the infantry marching couldn't keep up. After detours for dozens of miles, people were tired halfway, and what should they do if they were left to work by the Song army?

Therefore, there is only one road before Li Qianshun. The Song army dug a trench less than two meters wide.

Moreover, it is a legion with a combination of foot and cavalry, which can attack, cover and defend on the right, and fight independently.

Otherwise, when Song Jun digs deep, he will not be able to move on the right.

You must know that Li Qianshun has deployed [-] troops on the right, including [-] cavalry. It is impossible to say that they can be dispatched elsewhere temporarily.

3 people are not something you can randomly adjust with just one mouthful. If you are tired of tossing the army, it will be smashed for you every minute.

"Order the right path, let Xiang Lishuge attack, but you must proceed with caution!"

"Yes!"

The Xixia people's right army moved, there were a total of [-] troops, and they pushed forward.

The right army to Lishuge has a heavy responsibility, but he doesn't know that Zhao Guan's family has already set up a trap here.

Song Jun's scouts also quickly sent the information to Zhao Ning.

"Your Majesty, the length of the trench is more than ten miles, and the artillery battalion is ready."

"Have you found out about the Xixia people?"

"The Western Xia army on the right has moved, and they are attacking our army on the left."

"Okay, well done, Li Qianshun has lived up to my expectations of him."

Chapter 1061 Strategies to Lure the Enemy (Second Change)

"General, the Song army is four miles ahead!"

A Western Xia scout rushed over and reported the latest situation to Li Shuge.

"How well did the Song army dig the trenches?"

"Still digging, ready to dig the second one."

"How long have you been digging the second one?"

"Just started digging!"

Xiang Lishuge said: "The Song army must not be allowed to dig out the second one, otherwise the cavalry will not be able to pass! The whole army speeds up!"

Not to mention cavalry, infantry can't make it through either.

A trench is nearly two meters, and of course a person can walk through it.

But the army and the individual are completely different concepts.

This principle is the same as why the Central Plains Dynasty wanted to build the Great Wall.

The Great Wall only had a military role at the beginning, and trade was extended later.

Many people wonder whether the Great Wall can stop the barbarian cavalry?

In some areas, you can climb slowly, right?

This is the time cost increase.

Once the two armies are in action, time is of the essence.

For example, when the barbarian cavalry came over and saw the two-meter-high rammed-earth Great Wall, they felt that they would use weapons to cut one by one.

During the process of their cutting, some patrol soldiers found out, so the smoke rose, and when they were almost cut, they had to enter one by one. After entering, the soldiers of the Central Plains Dynasty might have been waiting for them with bows and arrows behind them. up.

A few come in and a few die.

The same is true of this trench for infantry.

One can go down a pit and get up again.

When the [-] infantry go down the pit one by one, and get up one by one, you just have to see if the Song Army will come out at this time and harvest one by one!

Therefore, this kind of military defense seems to be very simple, but once it is placed in the scene of a large group of actions such as fighting with cold weapons, it will be completely different.

Li Qianshun never imagined that Zhao Guan's family would have such an army that could quickly dig holes on the battlefield.

This is indeed impossible in ancient times. After all, the military shovel in the hands of the Song army at this time was only invented in the 19th century in human history.

According to the conventional timeline, in this era, whether it is the West or the East, it is impossible to have an engineer unit carrying a military shovel to dig holes anytime, anywhere.

"Report, Chen Shilang, the western thieves are quickly approaching our army."

"Order the Artillery Battalion and Musketeers to enter the designated positions and prepare for battle." Chen Gui took out the order flag and handed it over.

"Order!"

The artillery battalion hidden in the woods, after receiving the order, carried the tiger squatting cannon and began to quickly advance to the trench.

At this time, Chen Gui also went to the trench, and he personally directed the war.

Chen Gui has experience in war, and he built the defense line in depth in Hebei.

"Forward pass the trench and move forward." Chen Gui ordered.

The messenger rode a horse and quickly waved the command flag. An infantry in light armor and equipped with crossbowmen quickly jumped over the trench before the arrival of the Xixia people and formed an array hundreds of meters in front of the trench.

At the same time, at a distance of two miles, a vanguard also crossed the ditch.

The Xixia scouts apparently spotted the infantry, and they quickly sent the information to Quli Shuge, who was advancing towards the trench.

"Due east?" Xiang Lishuge asked.

"Yes, General, two Song armies crossed the trench, each with about two thousand men."

"What are they trying to do?" Xiang Lishuge asked doubtfully.

Lieutenant Nori Rongwang said: "It must be to intercept us and buy them time to continue digging trenches."

After listening to Li Shuge, he wondered: "Is there any deceit, the Song army wants to stop us with four thousand soldiers?"

"There must be no fraud. What the Song army wants to do most now is to continue digging trenches to block us, but they don't know that His Majesty is so courageous that he directly dispatched the entire [-] army on the right!" Nori Rongwang said, "General, we It is time to launch an attack on the Song army, if it is delayed for a moment, it is uncertain how long the Song army can dig!"

After listening to Li Shuge, Ye Lirongwang felt that what Ye Lirongwang said was very reasonable. Isn't it because those nasty Song soldiers were digging ditches there!

"You're right! Pass me the order, strike forward!"

At this time, in the formation of the Song Army who had crossed the trench, the boys were whispering.

“如果我能活着回去，一定把隔壁的翠兰娶了，他爹要是拦着我，我把他爹揍了！”

said a young man in a low voice.

A young man next to him said: "Brother, if I can't go back, help me go to the village to visit my mother. When she gave birth to me, she suffered from a serious illness and has not been well. You must give me my pension." Make sure to hand it over to her, enough for her to buy a new loom, and take medicine to take care of her body if there is any leftover, and take good care of my ten-year-old brother."

"Where's your father?" asked another.

"Our father participated in the Battle of Chang'an ten years ago and died in the battle."

"Hey, I also need to help. If I die, you must help me buy a few books and burn them. I have always wanted to read more books, but unfortunately I don't have time. This is our wish."

"What are you all muttering about!" The officer came over to inspect and shouted loudly, "Keep quiet! There is nothing to fear from the Western Thieves! Your Majesty is with us! All the comrades-in-arms of Song Dynasty are with us, and they are all at this moment Stand on your own ground!"

"Then the Great Wall is ahead. The Great Wall has not been built for a long time. Now we are the Great Wall!"

The boys immediately stood up straight, with bright and resolute eyes, staring ahead, with the wind and snow blowing on their faces, icy cold.

This is just the snow in early winter, which is not bone-piercing for a young man of eighteen or nineteen.

Not long after, amidst the sound of wind and snow, I heard the sound of horseshoes in front of me.