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Text Chapter 1,721 Breaking through its strong walls and clearing the country

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    The poem goes: Far above the Yellow River, among the white clouds, there is an isolated city called Wanren Mountain.  @Why bamboo flute complain willow, spring is not degree Pass.

    There is a tragic and desolate mood in this poem.

    What makes people sigh is that Yumen Pass has faded out of people's sight now. Since Xixia completely occupied the Hexi Corridor, this area has been stable and harmonious, and the road has also been transferred from Yumen Pass to Gua and Sha Prefectures. It is precisely because of Gua and Sha Er Prefectures that  The rise of the state led to the fall of Yumenguan, leaving only a trace of desolation.

    However, the sandbank, which had been stable for nearly a hundred years, ushered in a catastrophe.

    The Jurchens are here!

    The fierce Jurchens began to launch a war against the Dangxiang people that may be unbearable for the Dangxiang people.

    And, this is a battlefield that has been planned for a long time!

    Wanyan Zongwang came here, naturally, not for the Gaochang Uighurs and the Eastern Karakhanids. He had only one purpose, which was the Great Song Dynasty. However, the Great Song Dynasty stationed heavy troops in the Yanyun area, and there were layers of defenses from north to south.  Even if they win the battles in Taiyuan, Zhongshan, Hejian, and the Yellow River, they will probably only have a few dozen people in Bianliang. Therefore, Wanyan Zongwang does not want to tangle with the Song army in the Yanyun area anymore.

    However, there are only two roads from west to east, either by detouring through Tubo or by passing through Xixia. Since the Song army blocked Shule, the Jin army had no illusions about Tubo, so there was only one road left.  That is ¡ª¡ª Xixia.

    In fact, Wanyan Zongwang's first choice was Xixia, because Xixia was wavering and had frequent contacts with the Song Dynasty in recent years and had a very good relationship. If Xixia was not destroyed, if a critical moment came, Xixia's every move might lead to the entire war.  Therefore, Wanyan Zongwang believed that if he wanted to destroy the Song Dynasty, he must first destroy the Xixia.

    It¡¯s just that the Song army was just fighting against Tubo at that time. If he could enter Tubo,  This could cause greater trouble to the Song army, but unfortunately he failed, which further strengthened his determination to attack Xixia.

    In the vast sand dune area southeast of Yumen Pass, there is no end to a long line, and the front line only turns into a black spot in the desert.

    Dozens of camel carts were interspersed among the crowd. The carts were piled with food, grass, clothes, quilts and water. The children were sitting on the carts, looking at their hometown gradually disappearing in the desert with pairs of fearful eyes. It was so sad and sad.  .  The adults left footprints in the desert one after another, and the footprints disappeared.  The hometown in their eyes has also disappeared.

    They are the residents of Yumen Pass. Although Yumen Pass has fallen, there are still many people living here. However, since Xixia's strategy is to defend the sandbank with all its strength, Yumen Pass has been silently abandoned. They must leave as soon as possible, otherwise  If they do, they may not be able to see the sun tomorrow.

    But God seems to have no mercy on them.

    On the black line to the west, a few more black dots suddenly appeared.  There were more and more black spots, and there were faint shouts.

    The Jin Army is here!

    There is despair in the eyes of these party members. They can't run away, and they definitely can't be beaten if they fight.  But in the face of death, the party members still took up their bows and arrows.

    In panic, the men asked the women to hold their children and ride camels to leave quickly, while they used wooden carts to form a line of defense.  There was fear and bravery in their eyes.

    A light cavalry consisting of a thousand people swept towards the sky with yellow sand.

    "This is Wanyan Zongwang's elite. Isn't it possible that this militia can resist when the yellow sand falls?"  The desert was already covered with rivers of blood. Regrettably, no one escaped.

    Jin Bing waved his sword and wandered around the women and children, their eyes showing excitement and arrogance.

    But it¡¯s disgusting.

    Despite the children¡¯s heart-rending cries, they still could not escape the fate of being imprisoned.

    These people are strategically abandoned.

    As soon as the Jin army arrived at the border of the Hexi Corridor, they directly targeted the junction of Xixia and Gaochang Uighurs, that is, Shazhou. After Xixia learned about it, they immediately adopted the tactic of strengthening the walls and clearing the country, abandoning the area north of the Shazhou, which was all desert anyway, and surrounding it.  All the people moved to Guazhou behind.

    But the Jin Army came too fast. More importantly, the Jin Army seemed to be coming fiercely, but it did not launch any attack on the sandbank in the initial stage. Instead, it broke into pieces and divided the team into ten large columns.  , each large column consists of a thousand people, which is divided into ten small columns, each column has a hundred people. These people circuitous back and forth around Guazhou, plundering everywhere, but do not have a direct confrontation with the Xixia army.

    This also makes the Western Xia Army's strong determination become very ridiculous, because during the migration process, all materials and manpower are very concentrated. Once the Jin Army catches them, they will catch them all in one fell swoop. Even the cars are ready, which is very convenient.  ??, just make a U-turn and transport the goods back.

    In the Jin army's big tent.

    Shu Lie quickly jumped off the horse and grabbed a woman on the horse with a big hand. The helpless woman was like a sparrow in his hands and was thrown to a soldier on the side.  Shu Liesu laughed and said, "It's a reward for you."

    The soldier thanked him excitedly.

    Shu Liesu's laughter became even more rampant as he strode towards the Chinese army's tent.

    "The technique is fierce and fast."

    A tall man with a beard on the left suddenly waved and shouted to Shu Liesu.

    Shu Lie quickly turned around and said, "Balu, you are back too."

    ¡°I¡¯m back, I¡¯m back.¡±

    Balu ran over excitedly and said, "How was your harvest?"

    Shu Lie said quickly: "We captured more than a thousand people, a hundred camels, and some livestock."

    Balu said hehe, "This time I am a little more lucky than you. I was lucky enough to meet several groups of herdsmen. There are five to six hundred cattle, sheep and camels in total, and there are more than 2,000 people."

    "You can do it!"

    Shu Lie quickly patted Ba Lu on the shoulder.

    "General, average."

    As Balu spoke, his pair of thick eyes swayed from side to side a few times, and he said: "In the past month, the surroundings have been deserted. There is nothing to grab, and it's not interesting. It's just like hunting.  When does the President plan to attack Shazhou?"

    Shu Lie said quickly: "How do I know this? It depends on Du Tong's arrangements. Let's go and find Du Tong."

    When they came to the big tent, they saw a lot of people sitting inside. Shu Liesu and Balu looked at each other and said, "It seems we are quite late."

    The general rushed to see him and said, "What's too late? You two are the last."

    The soldiers burst into laughter.

    Shu Lisu and Balu stepped forward slightly embarrassed.  He bowed to Wanyan Zongwang who was sitting on top.

    Wanyan Zongwang also smiled and said, "Sit down."

    "yes."

    After Shu Lieshu sat down, he said: "Du Tong is really good at predicting events. He had already known that the Dangxiang people would adopt the tactics of clearing the wall. I'm afraid the Dangxiang people never thought in their wildest dreams that we would use the plan to get rid of these things that slipped through the net first."  The fish was caught."

    Balu laughed and said: "They must be still scared on the sandbank now."

    "Ha ha¡ª¡ª!"

    Wanyan Zongwang waved his hand gently and said: "I didn't expect it to happen. It's just that I had long inquired about the past tactics of the Dangxiang people and learned that they relied on the vast desert. They had used this trick several times, so I gave the order.  You go ahead and capture these people.¡±

    Shu Lie said quickly: "I really didn't expect that we captured more than 10,000 people just by walking on a few main roads leading to the sandbank."

    Liu Yanzong chuckled and said: "This place is still sparsely populated. If we were to catch them one by one, we might not even be able to cover the losses of the war horses. It was because Xixia had notified the people on the border to move, and there were only a few roads nearby, so  That's why you are so concentrated. You will certainly gain a lot from a trip."

    Shu Lie quickly nodded and asked: "Capital Commander, Deputy Commander-in-Chief. What should we do next?"

    Wanyan Zongwang smiled and said: "I called you here today just to discuss this matter." After saying that, he ordered people to bring maps, and a group of soldiers gathered around him.

    Liu Yanzong said: "According to the information we learned from the Gaochang Uighurs, Xixia originally only had 50,000 troops and horses in Shazhou and Guazhou. There were only 20,000 soldiers and horses near Shazhou, but after the Gaochang Uighurs surrendered to us, Xixia conquered again here.  A lot of troops were sent. There were about 70,000 troops in total, mainly from the Xiping Military Division. However, since many of them were temporarily recruited, the real elite was probably only 40,000 to 50,000, and they were mainly infantry."

    Although Xixia owns the Hetao area, it is still dominated by infantry. Their infantry is not the same as the previous Song Army. The infantry of Xixia is very powerful. They can go up mountains and water, are very hardworking and extremely fierce.

    Wanyan Zongwang continued: "The enemy has been waiting for us for a long time and is fully prepared. If we attack by force, even if we win, we will probably suffer heavy losses. Therefore, we must lure the Xixia army to come out to fight us and annihilate them on the way."

    Shu Lie quickly said: "But Commander-in-Chief, judging from just a few days, it seems that the Xiping Army has made up its mind and will not be able to come out. No matter how provocative we are outside, they just refuse to come out. It is difficult to lure them out."

    Wanyan Zongwang said: "The Dangxiang people are no better than the Han people. The Han people are cowering because they are really afraid. They really don't dare to come out to fight. They can only hide in the city. They come out to surrender. But the Dangxiang people are not because they are afraid."?The tactics are like this. They don't know our strength, so they can't hold on.  "

    Liu Yanzong said: "Do you want to show your weakness to the enemy first and lure them out?"

    Wanyan Zongwang nodded and said: "We will first recruit 10,000 soldiers from the Gaochang Uighurs, and then we will send out 20,000 soldiers. However, we do not plan to send out elite soldiers. Instead, we will mainly use the soldiers just recruited from the northwest to attack from the northwest and south.  Shazhou, this is definitely impossible to defeat, but in this way, we can not only understand the fighting methods of the party members, but also show the enemy with weakness. When they think that our army is so powerful, we will replace the soldiers with elites.  , concentrated the main force to bypass the sandbank and attack Guazhou, the base camp of the Pingxi Army, leaving only 20,000 elite troops to deal with them near the sandbank."

    Shu Lie quickly shook his head and said: "No, no, there are not many roads leading from the sandbank to Guazhou, there are only two main roads, unless we pass through the desert east of Yumen Pass, but it is said that this desert is extremely difficult to walk and requires a lot of risk.  The risk is that if our attack on Guazhou is unfavorable, the enemy forces on the sandbank will cut off our supplies, and our army may be in a dilemma."

    Wanyan Zongwang chuckled and said: "You also think that I am going to attack Guazhou, then the Dangxiang people will think so even more."

    Balu asked curiously: "Doesn't Dutong want to attack Guazhou?"

    Wanyan Zongwang said: "The attack on Guazhou is just a bait thrown by us. Shazhou is the front line. When the enemy learned that we were going to start a war against them, they must have transferred many troops from Guazhou to Shazhou. When the Shazhou army saw us  The strength is not as strong as they imagined. So, once they learn that we are concentrating the main force to march into Guazhou, they will definitely think that we want to take Guazhou first, and then circle around to surround the sandbank. They will definitely detach part of the army to rescue. At this time  We turn around and give this reinforcement a head-on attack, and then cooperate with the main force near the sandbank to attack from both sides. If we annihilate this main force first, then the sandbank is within our grasp."

    Liu Yanzong said thoughtfully: "If we can annihilate Shazhou's army and capture Shazhou, I think it will not be difficult to recruit the Pingxi Army in Guazhou."

    "You and I think about it together."

    Wanyan Zongwang chuckled and said: "We should try our best to recruit those who can surrender. In this war, we are going to destroy Xixia. We need to fight more and more troops." As he said this, he said loudly: "Shu Liesu, you lead 10,000 horses from the west."  Attack the sandbank from the front."

    "The general will obey your orders."

    "Ben Jian, you lead an army of ten thousand to attack the sandbank from the south."

    "The general will obey your orders."

    "Balu, you lead 10,000 troops to attack the sandbank from the north."

    "The general will obey your orders."

    Wanyan Zongwang said again: "Huoligai, Naye, Saila, Paidanghai, you will follow me and lead 30,000 elites to wait for the opportunity. When the time comes, immediately make a detour and march to Guazhou. Yanzong, when the time comes, you will lead  Twenty thousand elite troops are fighting against the enemy on the sandbank, fighting if they can, and retreating if they can't."

    Liu Yanzong hurriedly said: "Du Tong, just leave it to me to march into Guazhou."

    Wanyan Zongwang smiled and said: "If I go, they will believe that we plan to go to Guazhou first, so that Shazhou's army will come out."

    Liu Yanzong said: "Du Tong doesn't have to do this. In fact, you just need to go under the banner of Du Tong. It's better for Du Tong to stay here."

    The other soldiers also persuaded Zong Wang not to go.

    After all, this is the first time Wanyan Zongwang has led an army on an expedition after recovering from a serious illness, and Wanyan Zongwang's health is not as good as before. They don't want Wanyan Zongwang to be too tired.

    Wanyan Zongwang naturally understood their intentions, but he did not force it. This war was not a matter of one or two days. He nodded and said: "Okay, Yanzong, you will go on my behalf, but Yanzong, the Dangxiang people will not  Weak, don¡¯t underestimate the enemy.¡±

    Liu Yanzong hurriedly said: "Please rest assured, Commander, I am willing to issue a military order."

    Wanyan Zongwang waved his hand and said calmly: "There is no need for a military order. If I didn't trust you, I wouldn't send you if you issued a military order. I sent you, so naturally I have full confidence in you."

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