After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

Chapter 133 A sudden turn of events

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

The war east of Yanzhou was proceeding in an orderly manner, while the war west of Yanzhou seemed to begin to deviate from Han Ming's prior plan and develop in an unpredictable direction.

At Geta Village, southwest of Weizhou City, Han Ming took his troops to rest there.

At this time, three days had passed since the capture of Weizhou. Tuoba Chinaing, the military supervisor of Weizhou, was ultimately unable to resist Han Ming's attack, lost the city, and fled north in panic.

Han Ming took advantage of the situation and pursued northward, hoping to capture Xiping Prefecture in one fell swoop.

However, they never expected to encounter Zhang Yuan's army coming to support them, and the two sides had a head-on confrontation in Lingzhouchuan (River).

Han Ming's troops collapsed at the first blow and fled south in panic. Even the captured Weizhou City was handed over to the Xixia people.

This greatly boosted the morale of the Xixia army, and they all requested to go south to pursue Han Ming, completely keeping this ignorant young man on the Xixia territory.

"Sir, I am willing to lead my troops south to pursue Han Ming!"

Faced with the achievement of capturing the enemy commander, the generals within the Xixia Xiangqing Army began to compete for it, and even Mo Zang Xiling could not help but volunteer.

"Hahaha, General Mo Zang has already made great achievements in Lingzhouchuan and defeated Han Ming's army. Let me wait for the rest!"

A middle-aged man grinned and saluted Mo Zang Xiling with his fists clasped.

"Ah, that's not right, General Xifeng. I didn't get enough of the battle in Lingzhouchuan!"

"That Han Ming is simply a coward. As soon as the two forwards made contact, the other side immediately called off their troops and fled south in panic. This does not make me feel comfortable at all."

Mo Zang Xiling waved his hands and expressed his depression helplessly.

"It's okay to feel uncomfortable."

Zhang Yuan sat firmly in the central military tent, looking at Mo Zang Xiling with a smile.

"What do you mean, sir?"

Mo Zang Xiling clasped his fists and asked for advice.

"That Han Ming didn't even want to fight us. Otherwise, he would have just defended the fortified city of Weizhou and fought a city defense battle, which would have consumed a lot of our military strength."

Zhang Yuan stroked his beard and smiled.

"Your Excellency, are you saying that the enemy is feigning defeat to lure us into pursuit?"

Although Mo Zang Xiling was born a brave general, few people who look stupid and rough are really stupid these days.

"Yes, considering the situation of Yongxing Army after the military reform, it is impossible to be defeated so easily. There is only one thing..."

Mo Zang Xiling immediately understood and said quickly: "Lure the enemy deep into our territory!"

"What a shame! This little brat's military proficiency is still a little lacking. He shouldn't be so careless in luring the enemy deep into his territory. Does he really think we'll fall for his trap?"

Zhang Yuan looked at the map spread out in front of him with disdain and sneered.

"Sir, what should we do next? Should we continue the pursuit?"

Mo Zang Xiling asked immediately after being reminded by Zhang Yuan.

"Han Ming's intentions can be seen from the battle at Lingzhouchuan. He wants to launch a surprise attack on Xiping Prefecture and complete the siege of Yanzhou from all directions."

"At the same time, by occupying Xiping Prefecture, they threatened the capital, making the capital's troops afraid to move."

"But because we were delayed in time, Han Ming's plan failed. So, we can't let him lead us around."

"We must turn passivity into initiative and break the big net woven by this little dog Song!"

Zhang Yuan stared at one place with burning eyes.

"What do you want, sir?" Mo Zang Xiling guessed Zhang Yuan's thoughts.

"General Mo Zang also participated in the Battle of Haoshuichuan, right?"

A strange and cruel smile appeared on Zhang Yuan's face.

Hearing this, Mo Zang Xiling shuddered all over, thinking of the scene when he was a sergeant leading a team to collect corpses in Haoshuichuan.

It could be called hell. It was something Mo Zang Xiling had never seen in his life, and this was the only word that could describe it.

Even now, when I wake up in the middle of the night, I can still think of the blood flowing on the Haoshui River and the corpses everywhere. It was as weird and terrifying as a slaughterhouse.

"grown ups..."

Mo Zang Xiling felt his mouth dry again.

"Rather than passively allowing Han Ming to wreak havoc on our Great Xia territory, it is better to do the opposite and directly enter Song territory and attack Pingxia City."

"Let the Song court once again witness the military might of our Great Xia, and let the fear they once had once again loom over the heads of the Song court's rulers, ministers, and people!!!"

There was an uncontrollable madness in Zhang Yuan's eyes.

The generals below only then realized that the old scholar in front of them who had been chatting and laughing was actually the ruthless man and the mastermind who pushed the State of Song into the abyss.

"What's going on? Are you generals afraid?"

Zhang Yuan was full of domineering aura at this moment, and his power as Li Yuanhao's counselor and prime minister of Western Xia was revealed again, making people afraid.

The generals looked at each other, and then looked at Mo Zang Xiling, who was in the lead.

After all, this ruthless man was invited by the Mo Zang clan, and now the Xiangqing Army is also headed by the Mo Zang clan, so this decision can only be made by Mo Zang Xiling.

Under immense pressure, Mo Zang Xiling gritted his teeth and bowed, "Sir, if we advance alone and encounter an ambush, what should we do?"

"Even if there's no ambush, how are we going to solve the problem of logistics and food for the army?"

Mo Zang Xiling's words made the generals behind him nod slightly. This was the words of a mature and prudent man who was planning for the country. They were no longer the disciples of the Li family, but supported the Mo Zang family.

Even if Zhang Yuan wanted to advance by force, he couldn't do it without the approval of the Meizang family.

"It seems that the general is a coward?"

Zhang Yuan said this with a lightly sarcastic tone.

"grown ups!"

Mo Zang Xiling's face flushed red and he looked at the other person with his neck stiffened.

"The Daxia army has never been afraid of ambushes, nor does it need logistical routes. These things are obstacles that hinder your progress."

"How did the late emperor command such prestige and influence throughout the world? Even the Liao cavalry was defeated by him."

"It all depends on bravery and fearlessness!"

"If they dare to ambush us, we will crush them directly. If they have no food or fodder, we will rob them, and seize the cities of the Song people!"

Zhang Yuan's words sent chills down the spines of the generals, because this was exactly what the so-called "invincible army" of Western Xia did.

With their fierce and fearless fighting style and inhumane practices, the Song and Liao dynasties were unable to suppress the rise of Western Xia.

"Everyone, if we cannot break the deadlock and defeat the Song army today, not only will the Tibetan Prime Minister be in danger, but the entire Dangxiang will be in danger."

"How to do this, you can think about it carefully."

Zhang Yuan chuckled and sat back in his seat. He drank tea and looked at the military map, his eyes fixed on the place name "Haoshuichuan" for a long time.

The generals below began to discuss in low voices. As for Mo Zang Xiling, he frowned deeply, kept looking at the map, and then looked at Zhang Yuan, who was treated as a guest of honor by Mo Zang Epang.

Then he gritted his teeth, clasped his fists and said, "I will immediately prepare my troops and march south to attack Song!"

After this statement was made, a calm smile appeared on Zhang Yuan's weathered old face.

"General Mo Zang will definitely not regret this decision today."

Zhang Yuan's confident smile calmed Mo Zang Xiling's shaken heart, and also calmed the anxious mood of the Western Xia generals.

Now that you have made the decision, just do it. The Dangxiang people never hesitate.

Mo Zang Xiling immediately reorganized his troops and plundered the last bit of food and military supplies from the dilapidated Weizhou City, then headed straight for Geta Village, which was the forward fortress for attacking the Song Dynasty.

What they don’t know yet is that the Geta Village has become Han Ming’s resting point.

Han Ming's next move was simple: run south, preferably before Xixia...