An error occurred while processing s private files

Yao Pingzhong strode into Yingya Castle surrounded by his entourage.

The fort was filled with fire and black smoke. The bodies of Xixia people were everywhere, and there was an unpleasant smell of burnt in the air. The soldiers of the Xihe Army were flocking in, quickly seizing the favorable terrain and preparing to block the enemy's counterattack.

Yao Pingzhong climbed the city tower of the fortress. Qu Jin and Liu Zhengyan bowed to greet him. Yao Pingzhong smiled and waved his hands at the two of them, then walked to the side of the wall, looked up at the mountains hidden in the darkness in the distance. Eighty miles away is Xiliang Prefecture. If nothing unexpected happens, tomorrow morning, the Dangxiang people's army will counterattack quickly, and a fierce battle will begin.

"Tell your subordinates that after working for another two hours, you can restore the defense facilities of the fortress as soon as possible. After dawn, you can retreat and rest for a long time." Yao Pingzhong turned around and looked at Qu Jin, and Liu Zhengyan said, "I want the main force to rest immediately so that I can have enough energy to fight the enemy tomorrow morning."

Qu Jin and Liu Zhengyan bowed to accept the order.

"The commander of the generals and coaches will go to the coach camp to discuss matters immediately."

Yao Pingzhong placed the commander camp in the mountains behind the fortress. At about the 19th of Yin, the commander of the seven generals of the Xihe Army rushed to the commander camp one after another. The Xihe Army was organized by eleven generals. After year-on-year wars, although the eleven generals were still retained, their troops were reduced by more than half. This time, except for the four generals who guarded Xining, Jishi, He, Tao and other border prefectures, the other seven generals entered the Hexi battlefield. Yao Pingzhong left a battalion (commanding) to guard Renduoquan, and the rest of the main forces all crossed the snow-capped mountains.

The generals and commanders were very excited and sat around and talked non-stop. Before this, no one would have expected to capture Yingya Fort. Renduoquan City and Xueshan Pass were two barriers to defend Liangzhou. Since the Song army captured Hehuang, the Dangxiang people have decisively built cities and passes to guard them with heavy troops. Liu Fa had tried his best to attack Renduoquan City, and then tried to cross the Snow Mountains, but under the obstruction of the Dangxiang people, it was difficult to advance. However, who would have expected that seven or eight years later, the Xihe army would have been unstoppable and successively captured Renduoquan City and Xueshan Pass, and rushed into Hexi and approached Xiliang Prefecture.

Yao Pingzhong stood up, pressed his hands slightly, and signaled the generals to calm down, "Tell me why we broke through the snow-capped mountains and rushed into Hexi, and penetrated into the Dangxiang people like sharp arrows?"

The generals talked and talked a lot. No one mentioned the key point. Qu Jin and Liu Zhengyan sat together and looked at each other. They saw a trace of worry in each other's eyes. Yao Pingzhong insisted on his own and attacked without authorization. Although he achieved amazing results, he destroyed Li Hu's entire northwest strategy, and the consequences can be imagined.

"You didn't say it right." Yao Pingzhong said proudly, "The reason why we achieved today's victory was because after the Grand Marshal severely hit the Dangxiang people in the Camel River, the strength of Xixia suddenly decreased, the situation in the northwest has completely changed, and the initiative in the northwest battlefield has been firmly controlled by us."

The tent suddenly became quiet and the generals of Xihe listened carefully.

"Let's imagine that if there was no rebellion in Hebei, if the Jurchens and people did not go south to invade, if the main force of the Northwest Army was in Shaanxi, then how long could the Dangxiang people last after the Grand Marshal severely damaged the Xia army in the Luotuo River? At that time, the Grand Marshal and Zhe Yanzhi envoy had already met at the foot of Helan Mountain. The main force of the Xia army in the direction of Shuofang had already rushed to the Helan Mountain battlefield. At this time, if Zhong Shuo and Yao Shuo attacked from east to west on the Karochuan line, seized the opportunity to seize Shuofang, kill Hexi, and encircled Helan Mountain, could the Dangxiang people still support it until today?"

This is just a hypothesis and has no meaning. The people in the account will not accept it.

Yao Pingzhong's face turned cold and continued, "The Jurchens invaded, and the Shuai Shuai and Yao Shuai led their troops to serve the king. The Grand Marshal and Zhe Yanzhi sent the prime minister to lead the army to retreat. The Dangxiang people escaped the disaster, but our morale and confidence were hit hard."

"Moranna, confidence..." Yao Ping. Zhong suddenly shouted loudly, "Tell me, before conquering Yingya Castle, do you have the morale to move forward? Do you have the confidence to win? Do you have it?"

The generals were ashamed and speechless. No, they did not have confidence, and their thinking was still stuck in the past. When they conquered Renduoquan City and Langgongkou, they thought it was luck. So when Yao Pingzhong ordered to quickly cross the snow mountain and rush into Hexi, even a powerful general like Qu Jin tried his best to dissuade him. The reason was very simple, that was, they had no confidence, and were worried that the army would be blocked by the snow mountain, and they would lose their hard-earned results.

"Facts have proved that my decision was right. The reason why I dared to quickly climb over the snow-capped mountains into Hexi was because I clearly saw that since the battle of Luotuo River, the strength of the Dangxiang people was greatly damaged and their vitality was severely damaged, and they were no longer able to continue

At the end of last year, they invaded Shaanxi, but what was the result? There were only 100,000 Northwest Army in Shaanxi, and half were composed of the former Xiang army, village soldiers and local soldiers. The combat effectiveness was simply incomparable to the past. In this case, the Dangxiang people were defeated by us. This shows that the strength of the Dangxiang people is also in the sky and underground compared to the past."

Yao Pingzhong's words were very reasonable, which made the generals in the tent suddenly awaken and immediately got rid of the shackles of the past. Our Northwest Army is not as good as before, but the Dangxiang people are not as good as before. In this battle today, the Northwest Army has the main force of the Tiger and Lieutenant Army to help, but the Dangxiang people have no reinforcements. The strength of both sides has increased and decreased, and the outcome of the war is clear at a glance.

The changes in the expressions of the generals fell into Yao Pingzhong's eyes. He smiled slightly and continued: "As more than a month ago, the battlefields were gathering forces. The Dangxiang people could not know that they would make adjustments to prevent our army's attacks. Karochuan has always been the focus of the two sides' wars, and the importance of Renduoquan City to the Karochuan battlefield is self-evident. According to the principle, Dangxiang people must increase their troops Renduoquan, but everyone knows that we are unstoppable and have been fighting to Hexi." Yao Pingzhong waved his arm vigorously, with a passionate tone, "What does this mean? This shows that the Dangxiang people's troops are seriously insufficient. They are stretched to cover everything when they are deploying troops. They can no longer resist.

Our attack, the defeat of the Dangxiang people is just around the corner."

The morale of the generals suddenly rose, and they were inspired by Yao Pingzhong's words and were full of fighting spirit.

"Kill into Liangzhou and slaughter Liangzhou Prefecture." Qu Jin jumped up and roared loudly in his voice. The generals responded one after another, and the murderous aura in the tent suddenly surged.

Liu Zhengyan looked at Yao Pingzhong with his face flushed and his blood boiling, and shook his head with a bitter smile. He had to admit that this Northwest general was too powerful. In just a few words, he turned a group of Xihe generals into murderous wild bulls. Yao Pingzhong's analysis and judgment were reasonable, and his motivation was even more timely at this moment. The sharp blow of the Xihe Army can be said to hit the key points of the Dangxiang people, and the Dangxiang people will inevitably counterattack. Next is a series of bloody battles. The high morale and the belief of winning will become the greatest guarantee for the Xihe Army to stick to Hexi.

Yao Pingzhong walked to the map and pointed to Xiliang Prefecture, "Everyone knows that as long as we capture Xiliang Prefecture, it is equivalent to stabbing into the heart of the Dangxiang people. At this time, we not only cut off the connection between Hexi and Shuofang, but also cut off the connection between Hexi and Helan Mountain. More importantly, we cut off the hope of the Dangxiang people retreating to Hexi, so, next, there will be a fierce battle here."

Yao Pingzhong's hand drew a line between Xiliang Prefecture and Yingya Fort on the map, "We are only eighty miles away from Xiliang Prefecture. I hope everyone will fight tonight to kill Xiliang Prefecture, take down this city, insert the knife into the heart of the Dangxiang people, and give them a fatal blow."

Speaking of attacking Xiliang Prefecture, the generals gradually became clear. Yingya Fort is just a fortress with more than 1,200 garrison soldiers, but Xiliang Prefecture is an important town in Hexi, with no 10,000 troops and several thousand defenders. Can Xiliang Prefecture be captured by just a 20,000 troops lacking food weapons and support?

"I think the defenders of Xiliang Prefecture are seriously insufficient, and we are absolutely sure to take over the Hexi reorganization." Yao Pingzhong said calmly, "We started to attack Renduoquan City on the 18th. Xiliang Prefecture should get news soon. Even if Xiliang Prefecture does not have an army to support Renduoquan, at least it must strengthen the defensive power of Yingya Fort. But everyone saw that we successfully crossed the snow-capped mountains and captured Yingya Fort, which is enough to show that my judgment was not too wrong."

"Please look..." Yao Pingzhong pointed to Xuanhua Prefecture on the map, "At present, only the Gansu Military Office, Shuofang Zhuo and Nanjun Office must guard Karochuan and Helan Mountain in the direction of Helan Mountain

The army must guard against the attacks of the Khitans in Daibei and the Song army from Hedong and Shaanxi. They were too busy to take care of themselves and were unable to do anything. Therefore, in the future, our opponents will mainly be the Uighurs and Tatars from the Gansu Military Office."

"Xuanhua Prefecture and Xiliang Prefecture are more than 600 miles apart. If Xiliang Prefecture is quick to ask for help on the 19th, then the reinforcements from the Gansu Military Office can set off at the latest 22nd day, and they can arrive at Xiliang Prefecture today or tomorrow."

Yao Pingzhong turned his head to look at the generals in the tent and asked, "If you are the commander of the Gansu Army, will you think that the Northwest Army has the ability to break through the snow-capped mountains when you receive a request for help?"

"Impossible." Gao Xun said immediately, "The Northwest Army has never broken through the snow-capped defense line. In addition, the Northwest Army has suffered serious losses in recent years. The Dangxiang people knew our background and would not have thought that we would quickly enter Hexi."

"I think so too." Yao Pingzhong smiled, "If the Gansu Military Office does not pay enough attention to this request for assistance, then, first, the time for their reinforcements to set off may be delayed, second, the number of their reinforcements will not be too large." Then Yao Pingzhong took a hard shot of the case, "It can be inferred that we have enough time to attack Xiliang Prefecture."

"Ship Yao, we do not have enough siege equipment, and the soldiers traveled a long distance and fought for days, and were exhausted. If they forcibly attacked the city, it would be difficult to achieve their goal." Liu Zhengyan knew that Yao Pingzhong could no longer resist the temptation of conquering Xiliang Prefecture, but if he allowed him to attack the city at this moment, it would definitely bring immeasurable losses to the Xihe Army, so Liu Zhengyan hurriedly dissuaded him.

Yao Pingzhong looked arrogant and showed a little disdain in his eyes, "Do you think I want to attack Xiliang Prefecture?"

Isn't it? Liu Zhengyan looked at him in confusion.
Chapter completed!