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Chapter 884 The strategy of Xiao Shen, the coach of the Liaoxia coalition army (second update)
Chapter 893

"Su Xiang, the Liaoxia coalition forces are not one in the end. The purpose of the Liao Kingdom is to suppress our Great Song Dynasty, while Xixia hopes to regain the lost territory. Therefore, the lower officials have two options."

"First, don't bother with the others. Divide the troops into two groups, attacking Longzhou on the one hand and attacking Shizhou on the other. If these two states fall into the hands of Song Dynasty, the territory of East Xixia Road will almost be lost. However, in this way, only It will make the Xixia people nervous, and the coach of the Liaoxia coalition army may not care too much about the fate of the Xixia people..."

Su Dongpo nodded with deep understanding. "What about another way?"

"Please leave some of Su Xiang's army to guard Yinzhou, move the army westward, and cut off the connection between Longzhou and Shizhou. The main force of the army will go to the east bank of the Wuding River ferry. Then decide where to go, whether to cross the river directly to reinforce the ancient city of Wuyan, or go south and continue to attack Longzhou, it doesn't matter."

Su Dongpo looked at Zong Ze who was standing in front of the map, and finally stood up after hearing these words. Obviously, this second strategy was indeed more in line with Su Dongpo's wishes.

The important thing is, what Zong Ze said is right, why does the coach of the Liao Kingdom care too much about the life and death of Xixia?It is just to use Xixia's pretext to send troops to attack. First, it is to prevent the Song Dynasty from going down to Xixia in one fell swoop, and get rid of Xixia, which is a problem in the northwest. The strength of the country is still not something Song can defeat.

As a result, a month passed, and the battle was fought like this, embarrassing the Liao Kingdom. The hundreds of thousands of troops had no chance to show their fangs, and they were worn out by Yuzhou, which was harder than bones. A mouthful of teeth.

Under such circumstances, the change of coaches is naturally to seek to open up the situation, and the land of the three states must be an important attack area.Su Dongpo also understood very well that Zongze's first strategy was the safest. The nearly [-] troops didn't have to move their butts too far.

But the problem is, if the commander of the Liao army ignores Xixia's lost cities and lands, and goes straight to attack south, it will form an embarrassing situation where you hit you and I attack me.

However, this kind of situation is the last thing Su Dongpo wants to see, so only the second strategy is more reliable.Entering the east bank of the Wuding River, if you want to cross the river, you can easily cross [-] soldiers and horses in one day.

If you don't cross the river, although the army will lose the opportunity to continue to attack Shizhou if it moves here, it can cut off the connection between Longzhou in the southwest of Yinzhou and other Xixia territories, and completely surround it into an isolated city.

In this way, when he wants to take Longzhou, it depends on Su Xueshi's mood. In other words, if the Liao army goes south quickly, Su Xueshi only needs to leave a small number of soldiers and horses to continue to surround Longzhou. After crossing the Wuding River, a strong line of defense can be laid in front of Hongzhou, so that the Liaoxia coalition forces dare not rush in easily and go straight into the hinterland of the three states.

In the end, after discussing and communicating with all of you civil and military, most of them agreed that Zongze's second strategy was more secure and operable.

For this reason, Su Dongpo also issued an order, and the army began to move towards the Wuding River where the ancient city of Wuyan was located. In addition, he sent a messenger to rush there in advance and asked Hongzhou guard Huang Shouxin to start preparing ships.

After the military discussion, Zong Ze did not leave, but stayed. "Su Xiang, why have you issued so many military orders just now, but why did you omit one soldier?"

"You mean, kind of teacher's way and folding can be suitable for them?" Su Dongpo smiled like a treacherous old fox.

"Exactly." Zong Ze nodded, looking at this high official Su, it seems that the other party must have other plans.

"Wang Yang's letter already mentioned that he wanted Zhong Shidao and Zhe Keshi to stay put for the time being. This is the reason why the old man hesitated for a long time and finally didn't mobilize that soldier."

"Wang Wushan has been in the city of Nayou Prefecture for more than a whole month, and I am afraid that he is almost too fast. At that time, if the Liaoxia coalition forces go south, Wang Wushan, who is sitting on tens of thousands of horses, will not move. , the old man doesn’t believe it.”

"And this kid can always win by surprise. Since he wants to make Master Zhong and the others stand still, then let him be."

"Anyway, I have a hundred thousand soldiers under my command, combined with the soldiers and horses in Hongzhou and Wuyan Ancient City, which is enough to make the Liao-Xia coalition forces dare not venture into dangerous areas."

After hearing Su Dongpo's words, Zong Ze suddenly nodded. "What does your lord mean, if the Liaoxia coalition forces ignore Yuzhou, our Lord Wang may send troops out of Yuzhou?"

"In short, he is not a guy who likes to watch the fun, but likes to cause trouble." Su Dongpo rubbed his brow and said with a bitter smile.

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"Any news?" Zhong Shidao put down the water glass he had just picked up, and quickly walked towards Zhe Keshi to meet him.

"Well, news from Mr. Xiao Wang, here... He told us to stay on hold for the time being when we are sure of safety. If the main force of the Liaoxia coalition forces goes south, we will try to avoid it, but we still need to inform Yuzhou of our movements in time " Zhe Keshi explained to Zhong Shidao the message he had just received.

"What does he want to do? Could it be that he still wants to have a big fight?" Zhong Shidao's heart became hot. This battle lasted for more than a month, but he, besides relying on the city of Xinyanzhou to stop him Apart from Ren Duo Zongbao's attack, he never did anything exciting.

On the other hand, this kid Zhe Keshi jumped up and down, and even sent soldiers and horses to wander around the hinterland of Xixia, which really made Zhong Shidao, the number one general of the Western Army, both envious and jealous.

"It's very possible." Zhe Keshi chuckled, winking, looking impatient. "Master Xiao Wang has been in Yuzhou for more than a month. If he has a chance to come out and don't do something big, then he won't be called Wang Wushan."

"Also..." Zhong Shidao nodded in agreement. "After the Liaoxia coalition forces change their commanders, there will definitely be big moves, and this gives us an opportunity to take advantage of."

"Brothers, please cheer up and be more vigilant in the past few days. In addition, we will send people to patrol near Youzhou. If there are messengers coming out, we can also respond to them."

"No problem, nothing happened after staying in Wuchi and here for more than ten days. I feel like my bones are about to get rusty. Sigh..."

For three days, for three full days, the Liaoxia Allied Forces had no intention of launching an attack, but in the Chinese army's large tent, it became the busiest place for this army.

Countless generals were spitting and arguing about the next strategy and tactics.As for Xiao Shen, in just three days, his whole person went from being high-spirited at the beginning, to now he was in a state of desperation, with a haggard face.

However, at this time, the result finally came out. General Yelu Jinping will continue to sit on the outskirts of Youzhou, leading 8 warriors from Xixia and various ethnic groups to trap Youzhou.

Xiao Shen personally led his army southward, and after joining Yelv Dadun's 5 troops, he first annihilated the Song army outside the ancient city of Wuyan, and then went straight to Hongzhou, the hinterland of the Three Prefectures.

(End of this chapter)