Happy Dragon Boat Festival to everyone

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Zhang Ju returned to Xiaoguan, Wang Shao, Zhong Yan, Dou Shunqing, and Yang Sui were sitting in the yamen to discuss matters.

Liu Changzuo, Yao, Miao Su or Wang Guangzu were all famous generals later. After getting along for the past two months, the military talents of the five people were also vaguely recognized by Wang Shaozhongyan. However, the Song Dynasty finally talked about the country with qualifications. The five generals had a low qualifications.

But I dare not underestimate Dou Yang and the others.

Zhang Feng reported the situation roughly. Wang Shao thought for a while and said, "My husband, don't participate in the matter of Tiandu Mountain. You should be responsible for the north."

"I am the leader of the Dangqiang village. Besides, what is the responsibility for the north?" Zhang Feng said anxiously. The north seemed to be fighting lively every day, but it was just a feint. He didn't want to take the reward and move in the plan. What should I do? Take it seriously to bring all the tribes in Lingbei to support the Song Dynasty, without spending money? The battle in Lingbei actually ended here. When the time comes, I will prepare to withdraw. The real battle is in the west.

"The west is not suitable for you," Wang Shao said again. What he said was not unreasonable. There were two military concepts. Zhang Feng liked to use tricks, but Wang Shao liked to open and close together. Of course, Zhang Feng was like Liu Changzuo at this time, and he would not be convinced. Wang Shao then explained patiently: "My husband, you misunderstood me. You just took a few days off. I was also worried about something. Once you succeed, the Empress Dowager of Xixia will take revenge on my dynasty wildly. At that time, I don't know how many troops Xixia will send to come. Think of a solution these days."

What happened in the northwest this year is that Wang Shao has no golden fingers, but he sees through the personality of the Liang family. This woman seems to be more fierce than Yuanhao. Can she be willing to suffer this great loss? There are still many troops in Shaanxi, including more than 190,000 imperial guards, nearly 70,000 foreign soldiers, 70,000 Poches, and 330,000 regular troops. There are 90,000 soldiers on Jingyuan Road alone. However, the defense line has been extended. Not only the northern part of the Deshun Army, but also the southern part even extends to Qinzhou, they have to send troops to garrison. Besides, Yuanzhou, Jingzhou and Weizhou are the real ones.

No soldiers are sent to garrison. The regular forces that can be drawn will not exceed 50,000. Of course, people can be transferred from Qinfeng Road and Huanqing Road, but that will not be a surprise attack. It will become a formal and huge battle, and the money and silk used will be like flowing water. At this time, no one dares to take such responsibility. It is best if the Huaide army is solved by the Huaide army by itself. It is really not possible to support some of the troops from the rear of Jingyuan Road. This is the only way. Once the Liang family goes crazy, it will not be tens of thousands of people, but tens of thousands of people are coming.

It also takes Zhang Feng's conspiracy and tricks to overcome clumsiness by skill.

Zhong Yan patted Zhang Qing's back and said, "Brother, I'm sorry for you."

Zhang Feng was amused and asked, "Zichun, she really doesn't know the importance of it?"

"If I had known the importance of it, Zheng Gong would have exchanged Tumen for Suizhou. She would have changed it long ago, why bother with it?"

"Is our Song Dynasty sure to eat?"

"It is unknown whether she eats it or not, but she must have planned to eat it or not."

"It's unreasonable." Zhang Feng said again. The situation of the Liang family was not so wonderful. The empress dowager held power, and some tribes were dissatisfied. This year, the people were hungry, so they really sent troops without money and money. Don't disturb the people? Let's take a look. After this battle, the Huaide army didn't know how much it cost. The cost of using troops in the Western Xia was low. However, the Western Xia was poor. This year, they first used troops in Suizhou. It seemed that news came from the front that it was ineffective and then used troops in Jingyuan Road. Is it not that the Liang family was afraid of national unrest?

"She thought it would make sense for me to bully," Wang Shao sneered.

Maybe Liang took revenge without regard for the consequences, maybe not, but it was better to leave some backstop, so Zhang Feng had to stay in Xiaoguan to ponder the defense strategy.

A group of generals returned to Pingxia City.

Some troops were transferred from the rear one after another, but under the banner, they assisted in rewarding the Song army, and then gathered at Pingxia City.

Wang Shao summoned the generals and began to give orders.

Theoretically, if there is no other situation, it is almost impossible to get to the Fire and Sky Palace.

The first difficulty is Wuyanxia.

Zheng Lang successfully set a fire, and Yuan Hao restored the cultivation palace, so it was impossible for the Song Dynasty to have another fire. Therefore, a dangerous place on the west side of the Shimenchuan River in Wuyanxia was built, which looked like a pass and a fort, which was easy to defend but difficult to attack.

The Song Dynasty could also build a fort here, which was like rewarding and moving the mouth. It could be seized but not easy to occupy. Once the fort was built, it would be heavily attacked by Tiandu Mountain. The geographical advantage was not good for the Song Dynasty. Therefore, the Song army only built Dangqiang Village in the north of Shimen Mountain, and built Shimen Fort at Shimen Gorge to the south.

Because of this, many paths in Wuyan Gorge were still controlled by the people of Xixia, which caused Xixia to twice invade Huluchuan during the Zhiping period. Similarly, the Song army could also invade Wuyan Gorge from these paths, so Xixia also had a Tiandu Village at the end of Wuyan Gorge.

Behind Tiandu Village, there is a large camp of Xihanjing, Tiandu Mountain. At one end of Xiaoguan, the Song Dynasty controlled Suirong Fort, and at the other end is Andong City built by the Xixia people, controlling Xiaoguan Road and the two guards. In addition, there are seven or eight forts and forts of all sizes, and each fort, battalion and village are guarded by heavy troops. Normally, if you want to succeed, you will give Tiandu Palace a fire, and the success rate is almost minimal. Therefore, Zheng Lang gave an order, which may not be the Tiandu Palace. If it is the Tiandu Palace, it is best, but it will make all the Song people proud. If it does not work, you can change the target.

It's late at night.

A team of people flashed out of the Tangqiang Village, and everyone was wrapped in thick cotton coats and horses wrapped in hooves.

Then he rushed to the west along the thick canyon snow.

This is not an ordinary night battle. In the middle of winter, the temperature is much colder than the legendary battle when Li Shuo entered Caizhou at night. Moreover, the more westward, Wuyan Gorge became narrower and narrower, with the narrowest part being only a few hundred meters, or even less than a hundred meters. There are mostly steep peaks on both sides, with the wind turbulent and the temperature is even lower.

Even though they were wrapped in thick cotton coats, the soldiers were riding on the horses, and under the cold wind like a knife, they were almost frozen.

"So cold!" Wang Guangzu said.

"The colder the better," Miao Su groaned.

As soon as he spoke, a horse freezes his servant and falls into the snow. The group of people had to stop and help the soldiers up in a hurry. They fell and drove to prepare the horse, otherwise they would freeze to death here. Wang Guangzu said again: "Fortunately, there is this thing."

Refers to the cotton coat.

As soon as he finished speaking, a few grains of sand were blown into his mouth.

The reason why it is called Wuyan Gorge is because of its terrain. It forms a gorge wind. The first level of wind outside can have a third level of wind inside. Often, the wind inside is strong, and the wind blows up the wind and sand all over the sky, and you can see your five fingers on the opposite side.

In the north wind, the group finally arrived at Shimenchuan.

Shimenchuan was also covered with thick ice at this moment. However, when he arrived in the valley, the ground was wide open and there was an outpost opposite, so he had to stop again.

Miao Su pointed to ten soldiers and said, "Come with me."

He turned over and dismounted and carefully touched him with ten soldiers.

After a while, Miao Shu appeared again and waved across the river.

Wang Guangzu said, "Let's go."

The large group of people crossed Shimenchuan and saw the Park knife in Miao Shu and his men's hands still dripping with blood. Sure enough, the Xia soldiers in the outpost were touched.

Miao Shu was extremely brave, but everyone didn't care. He continued to move forward for more than ten miles. The people in front could see the tall black shadows of Shengdongguan not far away.

Stop again.

Under the command of Miao Jue, everyone turned over and dismounted. Some soldiers' bodies were frozen, and the physical fitness of these soldiers was relatively poor. In fact, after large-scale cuts, the overall quality of soldiers has improved, but this temperature is an exception, almost reaching the limit of human beings.

Miao Shu whispered: "You stay, watch the horses, do some small activities on the spot. Come with me if you others."

With half of his troops, he quietly touched Shengdong Pass. Unlike Caizhou. Although it was the third day of the day, there were still some Xixia soldiers standing at the junction to keep warm and guard the bonfire. The only advantage was that the fire blocked his sight. It was not easy to see the black shadows in the snow in the distance approaching here.

Wang Guangzu said: "General Miao, it's a little trouble."

Miao Shu turned his head and looked at the soldiers beside him and asked, "Can you ejaculate?"

"able."

One person said, "General Miao, I may not be able to wipe out all of them."

At the beginning of the Northwest War, both artillery and divine arm bows played a role. However, the two weapons also had their own shortcomings. The cost of artillery is too expensive, and the soldiers are unfamiliar in their operation. The divine arm bows require too much arm strength and have low accuracy. Of course, the divine arm bows will be more suitable than artillery. Although they are not powerful, they are in low cost. They played a role, but the weapons are not omnipotent, and it is mainly due to human factors. The artillery was not brought, and the entire Song Dynasty had only five or six hundred artillery pieces, and only about four hundred were divided into Shaanxi Road, and half were concentrated in the Huaide Army. In order to confuse the enemy, half of this half was transferred to the reward and movement line. Also, the attack tonight was not useful. The only one that could be used was the divine arm bow.

The Divine Arm Bow could not pass through the walls and forcefully kill the enemy.

Miao Jue said: "How many soldiers in Xixia can wear cotton coats?"

With just one sentence, the general meaning is to understand Miao Ju’s meaning. The arrow is on the string and has to be fired. Since the Xixia is alert, it is impossible to replicate the miracle of Li Shuo’s snow entering Caizhou at night, then take advantage of the cold weather, and the enemy moves slowly and wins time.

After saying that, Miao Shu selected soldiers with good physical fitness and prepared to shoot arrows.

The others were ready to siege the city and scratch the hook.

Seeing that everyone was ready, Miao Su, with more than 100 subordinates, holding the sacred arm bow, swam along the snow like a snake to the front of the wall of Shengdong Pass. Miao Su opened his eyes wide and looked at the movements of Xia Bing at the moment. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he made a gesture.

More than a hundred soldiers stood up, stepped on the bow with their cats on their backs, and the bowstrings gradually filled up.

Miao Shu looked at the night sky again. The snow outside had already stopped, but the temperature in the canyon still brought sparse snowflakes. On both sides were tall peaks, and at the end of the mountain was a dark blue sky, like a line of sky, mysterious and a bit palpitations. Miao Shu turned his eyes to the opposite city, and several bonfires kept jumping with sparks, and dozens of Xixia troops guarding the post were laughing. He drew a gesture fiercely. As this gesture fell, more than a hundred bows and arrows came out as they took off their strings and flew towards the city.

At this time, Dangqiang Village was in chaos. Since nightfall, the Song army has been relocated from Pingxia City to move towards Dangqiang Village. The two are completely different in nature, both Wuyan Gorge, one is the Qiang Gorge and the other is the real canyon, with the temperature difference of at least ten degrees. In the middle of winter, it must be very cold at night, but the temperature in the Qiang Gorge is still within the tolerance range of people.

Wang Shao and Zhong Yan all came to Dangqiang Village and arranged for the soldiers to enter the village to rest. The two of them did not go to bed and were waiting for news ahead.

The strategy was thought of by Wang Shao, but the reason why it is called a miracle is that it is a battle that is difficult to replicate, and it is also a surprise attack in the Han Ye. The situation is somewhat different. If it succeeds, it will win the victory of the East Pass in a short time. If it fails, the soldiers' bodies will freeze and become stiff. If the Xixia people are fierce, the two generals Miao Shu can even lose most of the soldiers and return in a big defeat.

The two sat in the Central Yanyi in Dangqiang Village, surrounding the fire to keep warm. Zhong Yan said unconfidently: "Zichun, I wanted to ask for a fight at the beginning, but you didn't know. I'm not very relieved to lead these two men."

"Zizheng, it's not that you are worried about me, but that you are worried about Mr. Zheng."

"Mr. Zheng has the ability to know people, but what if? This battle is not a famous general and cannot be competent." Zhong Yan said objectively.

Zheng Lang used many generals, some succeeded, and some remained equal. For example, the former Wang Yuan brothers, Yang Bawang brothers, and Zheng Lang was not without Zaipai. Zaipai was allowed to read military books and battle strategies. It was not bad, but it was just good but he could not be called a famous general. Some generals did not use it very successfully. Of course, it was very good to do this step in Zheng Lang. But it proved that even the talents Zheng Lang promoted were not 100% of the talents.

Even if it is good, even Miao Shu and Wang Guangzu have been attracted by Zhong Yan and Wang Shao's eyes.

But can they ensure that they are competent for this military operation?

Wang Zong and the other two were waiting for it. After a while, the Qiang Village gradually fell into darkness and calmness. In the wind and snow, the entire land, from the northwest to the Central Plains, was in dreamland. Only the capital city was still singing and dancing. The night was still dark.

Zheng Lang is also handling government affairs in the third department.

I took a sip of ginseng soup, picked up a plate of five-spice walnut kernels for lunch.

Why does Zheng Lang admire Zhao Zhen and Fan Zhongyan? I really can’t learn that kind of hard life. I can’t say it’s bad. I’m in my position and planning things, why do I have to endure the body extremely hard? While handling matters, I might as well protect my body appropriately.

Ginseng soup replenishes vitality, sent by Zhao Xu, walnut kernels replenishes the brain. The brain doesn’t work, that’s bad.

But unlike Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang took over all matters. Although he did a good job, his subordinates lacked growth, and even when a big tree fell, all Shu Kingdom fell down. Zheng Lang dared to let go. However, at the beginning of the reform, he was afraid that other ministers would not be able to control the importance of the slightestness and importance of other ministers. This is very important. If it is heavy, he will be able to make money for the people. Once it reaches the point of contributing money for the people, what kind of commotion would Wang Anshi bring in history, what kind of commotion would appear in his own hands. It is not easy to do it. If it is light, the officials will not do anything. The so-called reform becomes a piece of paper.

There is also a selfish intention. Whether it is Han Qi, or the later disputes between conservatives and reformists, as well as the dictatorship of Cai Jing and others, Zheng Lang was afraid, so he decentralized power from layer to layer, especially various constraints on the rights of the prime minister. He would rather work harder than form a bad practice. Of course, it is more or less blocked some people saying that he was dictatorship. It is not the main thing. He left the court since he went south. This separation has been more than ten years, and he can only know about major affairs and do not know any details. Therefore, Fu Bi said last year that the Xifu was in chaos and led the Xifu, and this year he took the three departments. Then he knew what the country was like.

This is more important.

Don’t know oneself, don’t win.

After drinking the ginseng soup, he drank another cup of strong tea and continued to lie on the table to handle government affairs. How tired is he? If you don’t mention anything else, at least Zheng Lang’s vision has gradually decreased.

I had to ask the little official to pick up a brighter candle and sighed: "I'm old, my eyes are useless."

The few officials behind him did not speak, Zheng Lang turned his head strangely, and saw Zhao Xu standing behind him with a little crystal clear eyes, and quickly got up to salute him.

Zhao Xu choked and said, "Duke Zheng."

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Zheng."
To be continued...