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Li Hu was determined to seek stability and attacked Karochuan, but judging from the scale of previous attacks, Tong Guan used more than 100,000 troops. The first time he used 150,000 troops, he captured Zhenwu City; the second time he used 150,000 troops, but the troops were divided into two groups, and he captured Renduoquan City only on the basis of consolidating the Haoshui River defense line; the third time he used more than 150,000 troops, but Liu Zhongwu's Qin Fenglu army did not arrive.

From this we can see that the Xixia people were in a position of advantage and were accompanied by heavy troops to defend. If the Huliwei Army attacked head-on, they would have to use at least 150,000 to 200,000 troops. In other words, Li Hu had to mobilize troops from other battlefields, but this was obviously unrealistic. As for the Shaanxi battlefield, there were two lines in the east and west. The eastern line of Zhekeqiu gathered about 50,000 troops from Huanqing Road, Jingyuan Road and Qinfeng Road, and this force could not be reduced anymore; Luo Qinghan gathered about 50,000 troops on Linyan Road, and could not be reduced anymore. In addition to being able to guard against the Jin army at all times, the main force of the Huliwei Army in Hedong and Daibei should also prepare to participate in the third phase of the Western Expedition to attack Helan Mountain, and could not be recruited in large quantities.

As for the battlefield in the Central Plains, 50,000 troops have been transferred, and Yue Fei is already in a difficult position. If he is recruited, Yue Fei will retreat to Luoyang.

After all, only 100,000 people attacked Karochuan, which forced Li Hu to give up the frontal attack.

Ideas, instead seek other attack methods.

"Attacking between north and south, we must first take down Renduoquan City, and secondly, we must take down Xiliang Prefecture. But at this time, even if the Hexi Gansu Army Office and Shuofangzhuo and the Southern Army Office are not large in number, reinforcements from the Helan Mountain direction have also arrived." Li Hu frowned deeply and said helplessly, "If this strategy is to be successful, we must first siege Helan Mountain and firmly restrain the main army of the Dangxiang people, otherwise the raiding army will definitely be surrounded."

Hou Gai, Zhang Gaoer, Yang Keshi, Yao Pingzhong. When others heard this, they were immediately excited. They knew that Li Hu had given up his plan to attack the front and began to plan a plan for attacking the north and the south. This is a good thing. No matter it is the Tiger and the Northwest Army, no one is willing to fight such a tough battle. The loss is too great and there is no chance of winning. It is thankless. Although the plan for attacking the north and the south is in danger of annihilation of the entire army, at least the main army will not be damaged too much. Even if this battle returns in vain, everyone's army is still there. In this chaotic era, there is a guarantee and a strong back is the back. Otherwise, there is no future?

"Master, if you want to successfully raid Xiliang Prefecture, first of all, you must conceal our intention to attack." Yao Pingzhong immediately said, "I think this is the key to whether this battle can be won. As long as we successfully deceive the Dangxiang people before we capture Xiliang Prefecture, then

The strategy of attacking the north and the south has achieved at least 50% chance of winning."

Indeed, Xiliang Prefecture is less than 300 miles away from Tong'an City, and the army is running day and night, and can definitely reach the battlefield within two days. In this way, the Karochuan defense line is within easy reach. After taking Karochuan, a hundred thousand troops head north and then entering Xiliang Prefecture, the encirclement of Helan Mountain will be completed, and the next battle will be easy to fight.

Xuanhua Prefecture is more than 300 miles away from Xiliang Prefecture, and Xiliang Prefecture is four or five hundred miles away from Xingqing Prefecture. Whether it is the Gansu Military Office or the Helan Mountain army, if the intention of the Huli Army was not guessed in advance, then they would never be able to arrive at the Karochuan battlefield before the Huli Army carried out a pincer attack.

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Li Hu stood up, carried his hands on his back, and paced back and forth in the tent.

If you want to conceal the intention to attack, the only way is to take the lead in attacking He Lanshan, attracting the attention and strength of the Dangxiang people to the front line of Helanshan.

In the strategy of the Western Expedition, the first stage was to attack Hexi, Yelu Mage, Luo Qinghan and Zhe Keqiu implemented feints in the south and north directions.

Attack to restrain the Dangxiang people's army. In the second stage, Yelu Mage, Luo Qinghan and Zhe Keqiu launched an attack to clear the outskirts of Helan Mountain and surrounded Helan Mountain with Yang Keshi's army.

At present, it seems that the second stage of the attack should be advanced. Yelu Mage, Luo Qinghan and Zhe Keqiu should launch an attack immediately to clear the periphery of Helan Mountain, so that the Dangxiang people mistakenly thought that the Tiger Lie Army was still attacking Helan Mountain from north to south like the previous two western expeditions, with the ultimate goal of capturing Xingqing Prefecture. If the Dangxiang people make a wrong judgment and mobilize heavy troops to defend Helan Mountain, the Tiger Lie Army will be able to win the initiative in the Shuofang battlefield.

"I can adjust the steps of the Western Expedition and attack Helan Mountain first." Li Hu stopped in front of the map and said to everyone, "But when will we attack Renduoquan City? Our attack will definitely arouse the alertness of the Dangxiang people. Are they aware that we are going to capture Shuofang and then encircle Helan Mountain?"

"Let's fight now." Hou Jiao said without hesitation, "According to the original plan, the army in Xihe River will attack Tubo to cooperate with Yelu Mage, Luo and Zhe, two envoys, threatened Helan Mountain, and forced the Dangxiang people to draw reinforcements from Hexi and Shuofang. If the general decides to attack Shuofang with a north-south attack, then this plan will not change regardless of whether he attacks Helan Mountain in advance. We must all set out on Xihe Road.

In this case, we will change the target from Tubo people to Dangxiang people and attack Renduoquan City with lightning speed."

"What then?" Zhang Gao'er asked, "What if the intention is exposed?"

"The next thing is Yelu Mage and Luo. The two envoys, Zhe, changed from threats from Chenbing to attack, and wanted to kill Helan Mountain directly." Hou Guai smiled, "We stopped the ball during this period and made the Dangxiang people make a wrong judgment, believing that our attack on Renduoquan City was just to restrain the troops of Hexi and Shuofang and prevent these troops from supporting Helan Mountain."

"It's mid-September now, and by the end of October or early November, it will snow. In such a bad weather, how can the army climb over the snow-capped mountains?" Zhu Xia also asked.

"Renduoquan City is only 200 miles away from Xiliang Prefecture. Even if there is a snowy mountain in the middle, how much time can it take to climb over the snowy mountain?" Hou Ji disagreed. "There must be a mountain road between Renduoquan City and Xiliang Prefecture. Besides, heavy snow covers the mountain to effectively cover our raid."

Li Hu turned his head and looked at Yao Pingzhong, "What is the road condition between Renduoquan City and Xiliang Prefecture?

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"There is a path to go intestines." Yao Pingzhong replied, "People can lead horses and horses can carry supplies. There are forts guarding key passes at both the north and south ends of the mountains. Attacks in snowy days are difficult."

"As long as there is a way," Li Hu nodded, "Yun Shuai's idea is good, you can try it." Then he waved to everyone, "Let's discuss carefully, come up with a specific attack strategy, and report to Chang'an, asking Dong and Liu Zhixiang to quickly give orders to the commanders of each battlefield."

After a night of consultation, Li Hu basically formulated an attack plan. On the morning of September 6, Yao Pingzhong invited Liu Zhengyan and Qu Jin to the Supervisor's tent. Liu Zhengyan is Liu Fa's son, and Qu Jin is a powerful general under Liu Fa's tent. Both of them participated in the battle to attack Renduoquan and were familiar with the terrain of Renduoquan City and Snow Mountain.

Li Hu asked in detail about the situation, and then formally promised that he would report to the emperor and posthumously give Liu Fa to make up for the regrets of that year. Liu Zhengyan and Qu Jin were so grateful that they swear allegiance to Li Hu.

"Master General, Yang Weizhong once followed Liu Shuai to fight in Hehuang for more than 20 years, attacking Karochuan

He also has rich experience. In the battle of Renduoquan City, he was commanded by He Guan and him." Qu Jin fought bravely and was very upright. In front of Li Hu, he directly proposed to recall Yang Weizhong.

Li Hu agreed without thinking. Yang Weizhong is now serving as the commander of the Central Plains battlefield. With his record in the northwest and his prestige in the Xihe Army, he can fully assume the responsibility of rushing to Xiliang Prefecture.

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On the 13th, Li Hu's memorial was delivered to Chang'an.

Dong Xiaochou and Liu Yanqing were a little surprised after reading the letter. The attack strategy formulated by Li Hu was far beyond the expectations of the two, especially Liu Yanqing, who had an ominous premonition. He told Dong Xiaochou in detail about Tong Guan's three Western Expedition strategies and Liu Fa's three Western Expeditions to Karochuan. His conclusion was that when the strength of the Xixia people had been lost by more than half, a steady and positive approach should be adopted, and this dangerous plan should not be taken. If the battle in Hexi cannot be defeated, the whole game will be lost.

Li Hu's decision was the final decision. Although Dong Xiaochou felt it was too risky, he could not discuss it with Li Hu at this moment and could only follow Li Hu's decision to implement it.

Dong Xiaochou ordered Yang Weizhong to rush to Lanzhou.

At the same time, the letter told Gao Baolong of Taiyuan, ordering him to transfer 50,000 tiger martyrs from Taiyuan to Yinchuan City of Suide Army, meet Luo Qinghan, attack Xiazhou, and approach Helan Mountain. According to the original plan, in order to clear the outskirts of Helan Mountain as quickly as possible, Luo Qinghan would join forces with Gao Baolong to attack, and with the absolute advantage of a 100,000 army, he would take Pingxia Road and Hanhai Road in the shortest time, and push the front to the bottom of Helan Mountain.

The letter told Luo Qinghan that the first batch of food, grass weapons and other materials will arrive at the front of the battlefield at the end of September, and will make an appointment to launch an attack on the tenth day of October.

The letter told Yelu Ma Ge, ordering him to go south to attack Helan Mountain on the tenth day of October to cut off the Dangxiang people's way to retreat north. His food and grass weapons would be supplemented after meeting Luo Qinghan and Zhe Keqiu.

Li Hu has adjusted his deployment and will launch attacks on the tenth day of October. According to his estimate, the food and grass weapons sent to Lanzhou will not arrive after mid-October. Li Hu is asked to arrange the attack time properly.

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Xingqing Prefecture in Xixia.

In September, the Emperor of Western Xia Li Qianshun received reports from the front line that the Huliwei army gathered on Jingyuan Road and Linyan Road. In addition, Yelu Mage's Khitan army was frequently mobilized. Recently, Datong even transported a large number of food and grass weapons to Wulahai City. All signs indicate that Li Hu was going to attack Xixia again.

Li Qianshun urgently summoned Liang Qishen, Li Chage, Li Anhui and other civil and military ministers to discuss countermeasures.

Liang Qishen, Li Anhui and other ministers believed that Li Hu could not attack Xixia in the near future. This spring, Li Hu mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops to launch a counterattack against the Jurchens, captured Daibei, and drove the Jurchens out of the Central Plains. The loss of this battle is predictable. The Jurchens were unwilling to fail. When evacuating the Central Plains, they dug up the Yellow River embankment and gave Li Hu a heavy blow.

Now that Middle-earth is three points, Li Hu is too busy to take care of himself, so how can he have the strength to fight Xixia? Some time ago, Liu went to Xixia to discuss peace, with a gentle attitude, and endured again and again, giving again and again. This shows how difficult Li Hu is in the current situation.

Brother Li Cha also believes that Li Hu has not attacked Xixia in the near future
Chapter completed!