noffsinger Chapter 146 Han Ming Can't Wait
Chapter 146 Han Ming Can't Wait
The battle of Longgan City ended so quickly that Chen Han was a little dumbfounded, or perhaps he overestimated the current situation of Western Xia.
Although the two Yao brothers managed to tie with Mo Zang Xiling in the Zhong'an Fort encounter, Yao Xiong, the commander-in-chief of the Song army, did not make any mistakes in his command.
So although the Yao brothers seemed to have lost the battle of generals, in fact, in the confrontation between the two sides' troops and military formations, they had consumed a lot of Western Xia cavalry and crippled them.
As a result, Mo Zang Xiling and his remaining troops were caught in a dilemma.
Originally, the Western Xia's goal was to harass Zhong'an Fort and seize Longgan City.
As a result of the encounter at Zhong'an Fort, the troops were depleted and they had to retreat to Jitou Mountain to rest and wait for an opportunity to attack Longgan City.
In this way, facing the well-prepared Longgan City, Mo Zang Xiling's intention to launch a violent attack faded a little.
In addition, Zhang Yuan expressed his understanding for him, which made Mo Zang Xiling completely give up the idea of seizing Longgan City.
When leading his army to raid the north gate of Longgan City, Mei Zang Xiling also wanted to show off his power and intimidate the soldiers defending the city by showing off his military strength.
As a result, this show of force almost scared the mighty general to death.
It turned out that in Longgan City, there was Chen Han, the top transport envoy of Qinfeng Road in the Song Dynasty.
Under normal circumstances, Mei Zang Xiling would naturally look down on those bookish and stupid civil servants of the Song Dynasty, and would even be more arrogant and show off his power to them.
But now, not only are the troops he leads a remnant, but there are also so many flags on the opposite city wall. My goodness, the number is simply frightening.
In addition, he had been guarding the border for many years, so naturally he had heard of the military families in the Western Army of the Song Dynasty.
Mo Zang Xiling looked closely at the generals' flags. A series of famous and unknown flags from the Yang, Zhe, Zhong, Yao, Di, and Cao families were all fluttering in the wind.
The most exaggerated one is Chen Han’s flag, which is about five meters high and is unique among all the generals’ flags.
This frightened Mo Zang Xiling so much that he lost the courage to even shout a few words. He immediately led the remaining Xixia cavalry to retreat more than ten miles and looked at the middle-aged scholar on the city wall from afar.
When he heard the words "Chen Han, the transport envoy of Qinfeng Road of the Song Dynasty, has been waiting for you for a long time", a bit of paleness appeared on Mo Zang Xiling's dark face.
"Damn it! These bastards knew we were going to launch a surprise attack. Luckily, I was on guard!"
Mo Zang Xiling exhaled in the distance and was thankful for his own wit.
If he followed Zhang Yuan's advice and attacked the city directly to test it, he and the 1,800 men behind him would be thrown directly into the mouths of the Song army.
"How come the Song army's reinforcements are coming so fast? This Longgan City is almost like a hornet's nest!"
Mo Zang Xiling spat viciously and hurriedly returned north with the remaining troops.
As for the task of luring the enemy deep into our territory, this guy simply chose the old saying - it's good enough.
Anyway, based on the disturbances he caused in Zhong'an Fort and Longgan City, the Song army would definitely choose to pursue him.
There is no need to argue with the other side when you are at a disadvantage. That is not persistence, but stupidity.
Mo Zang Xiling felt that the pressure he had exerted was enough, so he quickly turned around and headed north straight for Haoshuichuan.
On the contrary, Chen Da, the transport envoy who was guarding Longgan City and preparing to show his might and engage in a battle of offense and defense with the Western Xia army, saw the other side's dejected back and could not help but stand on the top of the city, feeling a little at a loss.
After a while, he could not help but come back to his senses, looking at his five-meter-long flag facing the wind with resentment, and sighed secretly.
"Is the flag too big? Next time I should ask Junior Brother Xiao Han for advice. It turns out that showing off is also a technical job..."
As expected, the situation in Longgan City reached Han Ming's army stationed somewhere in Liupan Mountain on the same day.
Coincidentally, the intelligence about Zhang Yibao in the northeast was completely placed on Han Ming's desk that day with the arrival and investigation of Duke of England Zhang Wenbi.
In order to better cooperate with the other side's performance, Han Ming couldn't wait to go to the tent and issue military orders.
"Everyone, according to the information Lord Chen sent back from Longgan City, this is Mo Zang Xiling, who fought against Yao Xiong's troops in the encounter at Zhong'an Fort."
With Mei Zang Xiling's exposure, Han Ming finally grasped the movements of the three current Western Xia armies.
"In this case, it's time to reel in the bait Zhang Yuan cast for Mei Zang Xiling."
Han Ming's words meant that the second battle of Haoshuichuan was about to come to an end.
The generals under his command could not help but feel excited. They had been lying dormant for too long for this goal.
"But General, are we sure that Xixia only has these three armies? And regarding Zhang Yuan's forces, are they really hiding in Liupan Mountain, or are they staying in Zhangyi Fort? We should be cautious about these things."
As a future famous general who will fight in many battles, Yan Da's military acumen and prudence are the best among many young people.
"This is about the situation of the Western Xia army in Zhang Yibao. I should be able to give you an explanation."
Han Ming smiled slightly and handed the investigation intelligence to Duke Yanda Ying and Yang Wenguang.
"If that's the case, then this certainly answers my second question. Zhang Yuan has indeed divided his forces and is hiding in Liupan Mountain!"
It turned out that this was a report sent by Duke of England Zhang Wenbi, all about the issues concerning the garrison in Zhang Yibao. It seemed that the method used there was the same as the one used by Han Ming to instigate Chen Han.
Many large flags, military flags and general flags were raised to create the illusion that the main force was stationed there, attracting part of the Song army to move north.
After Duke Yingguo Zhang Wenbi sent a large number of personnel to investigate, he realized that the enemy's main force might be hiding, so he immediately stopped the subsequent exploration.
They were afraid that any rash action would arouse the vigilance of General Xifeng, so they withdrew his troops from Zhangyi Fort and fled north first.
Little did they know that Han Ming had also sent Liu Changzuo's troops to ambush between Zhang Yibao and Huaiyuan Village in order to guard against this move.
In this way, even if the intelligence gathering led to alerting the enemy and causing a part of Xixia Xifeng to flee north first, Liu Changzuo could stop the loss in time, delay their advance, and allow Zhang Wenbi and other troops in the rear to quickly follow and surround them.
"However, regarding your first thought, the possibility of Xixia further dividing its forces, I do not think it is likely."
"Judging from the lineup of the troops attacking Song this time, Zhang Yuan has very few generals he can trust and form an independent army."
"And using a commander-in-chief of Mo Zang Xiling's caliber as bait shows how few people Zhang Yuan can use."
"In addition, the Xiangqing army only has 50,000 men. 10,000 cavalrymen were sent to Mo Zang Xiling to lure the enemy, and 10,000 were sent to Xifeng Buyi to pretend to be the main force and stationed at Zhangyi Fort."
"Zhang Yuan will definitely hold on to the remaining 30,000 main forces and use them as a weapon for the decisive battle!"
"Therefore, I believe that the Western Xia will never dare to separate 30,000 people again!"
"If that's the case, Zhang Yuan's limited military force isn't worth all the trouble we've gone to."
As soon as Han Ming said the last sentence, all the generals burst into laughter, expressing their inner agreement.
"Then please give the order and start the decisive battle!"
Yan Da immediately saluted with his fists clasped, his eyes bright, and no longer had any objections.
"Please give the order to start the decisive battle!"
Wang En, Jing Yu and Yan Ming also volunteered to fight.
"Generals, listen!"
Han Ming chuckled, flicked his sleeves, and stood up, picking up a command arrow.
"Yanda, Wang En!"
"The general is here!"
"I command you to lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to Haoshuichuan immediately and pursue Mozang Xiling closely. You are to pursue him wherever he goes, and don't worry about his retreat."
"At the same time, all the military flags of the army should be brought out and used. My own flag will be raised among them to tell the enemy who is pursuing them!"
Han Ming's trick was still the old-fashioned bluffing, making the enemy unsure of his existence.
"Yes!"
Yan Da and Wang En knew that they also had to be the mantis stalking the cicada.
"Based on the terrain, Zhang Yuan and Mo Zang Xiling should choose the northern bank of Haoshui River as the battlefield, which is suitable for large-scale cavalry deployment and attack."
"So you have two tasks. The first is to catch up with the remnants of Mo Zang Xiling's army. The second is to mobilize Zhang Yibao's pseudo-main force and engage in a battle on the north bank of Haoshui River."
"At the same time, in order to better create the illusion that the entire main force of the Song army has been dispatched, light the fireworks as soon as you enter the game."
"I will order Yao Xiong's troops to march north from Zhong'an Fort, Zhe Kerou's troops to march east, and Gao Zunyu's troops to march south. Together, the three armies will encircle and suppress Mo Zang Xiling and Xifeng Buyi."
Hearing about Han Ming's next huge move, Yan Da and Wang En looked at each other and felt their blood boiling.
"Go ahead! This battle will depend on whether you can withstand the combined attack of Mo Zang Xiling and Xi Feng Buyi!"
Han Ming gave a reminder and asked the two to go out, then looked at Jing Yu and Yan Ming who were eager to try.
"Jing Yu, Yan Ming!"
"The general is here!"
The two of them saluted with fists clasped in full energy.
"Bring the remaining troops with us, and let's go into the mountains!"
Han Ming's order left the two young generals somewhat puzzled.
"As the saying goes, spring is here, flowers are blooming, ice and snow are melting. We should go see and enjoy this beautiful scenery..."
Han Ming's intriguing smile slowly emanated from the tent...