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Li Ganshun issued an order, ordering Renduo to protect the country to regain Yingya Fort within ten days to ensure the security of Hexi. In order to ensure that Renduo protects the country according to the will, Li Ganshun obeyed Liang Qishen's advice and sent his close eunuch Li Enyi to Hexi to supervise the army. Li Ganshun gave Li Enyi a secret order. If Renduo protects the country passively and lazy, Renduo's official position would be removed from his military position and seized his military power. Hexi military was replaced by Ulan Xinlong, the commander-in-chief of the Gansu Military Office.

Brother Richard volunteered to take charge of Xiliang Prefecture and command the two battlefields of Hexi and Shuofang. He still insisted on his own opinion and believed that the only way to defeat Li Hu was to firmly control the control of Karochuan. Therefore, the main battlefield of this battle was Shuofang, and whether the Hexi battlefield could provide favorable support to Shuofang would be the key to whether the Xia army could defend Karochuan.

Li Ganshun flatly refused. Renduo Baoguo blatantly threatened the court to support Li Cha Ge. If both of these two people arrived in Hexi, the emperor could be sure that he and the court could not evacuate Helan Mountain. On the surface, this matter was just a debate on defense strategies, but in fact there was a terrible conspiracy behind it. Perhaps Richard did not mean usurpation, but once Helan Mountain was lost, the emperor and the court became Li Hu's prisoners. Who will continue the reign of the Great Xia Kingdom? Of course, it is the famous Richard. From this, it is inferred that Liang Qishen's conspiracy theory is not aimless, but is indeed possible.

Brother Richard did not continue to insist. In order to win the emperor's trust and to drag the emperor and the court to Helan Mountain, he decided to stay in Xingqing Prefecture. However, the main battlefield of this battle was in Hexi and Shuofang. Xiliang Prefecture had to be in charge and had to be in command. The only supreme general of the military that supported him was Renduo to protect the country.

Brother Richard thought for a long time and told Renduo Baoguo about the chaos and panic in Xingqing Prefecture. He begged Renduo Baoguo to start from the overall situation, recover Yingya Fort as soon as possible, stabilize Hexi, and then fully support the Shuofang battlefield to ensure that Li Dingchuan defends Karochuan. In order to provide support to Renduo Baoguo and Li Dingchuan, Brother Richard decided to transfer the troops of the Xishou Baotai Army Division to the Shuofang battlefield to increase Karochuan's defensive power.

Li Cha's request was approved by Li Ganshun. On the sixth day of the lunar month, Li Ganshun issued an order to Bailuquan, the commander of the Xishou Baotai Army. If the Huli Army took the lead in attacking Karochuan, it would quickly cross the Yellow River and go westward to Shuofang; if the Huli Army took the lead in launching an attack from the Hulu River, then Bailuquan would lead the army to retreat to the Shuofang battlefield.

Brother Richard only breathed a little relieved at this point. Although the emperor and the court did not agree to his defensive strategy, the situation in Hexi suddenly changed and the threat from Renduobaoguo to Xingqing Prefecture.

The defensive pattern will be developed step by step according to Brother Richard's idea.

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On the fifth day of the 10th month, Yang Weizhong arrived in Huangzhou to pay homage to Li Hu.

Yang Weizhong was in his forties and was born into a general. He fought in Xihe for more than 20 years and is known for his bravery.

Li Hu comforted him a little, and then told him in detail the entire northwest battle situation. Since Yao Pingzhong led the Xihe army to break through the snow-capped defense line and enter Hexi, the attack situation in the northwest battle situation was basically clear. As for the entire battle situation, it was divided into east and west lines, attacked east and west. The eastern line consisted of Yelu Mage in the north and Hengshan in the south and Luo Qinghan in the Tiandu Mountains, and Zhe Keqiu launched a north and south attack on Helan Mountains; the western line was conducted by Yao Pingzhong's troops entering Hexi and Yang Keshi's troops stationed in Lanzhou, who carried out a north and south attack on Shuofang.

The overall attack strategy of the Western Expedition was to attack east and west, which adhered to the consistent strategy of the Song Dynasty's Western Expedition.

On the battlefields of the east and west, attacks from north to south are achieved. The purpose is this the most distinctive feature of this Western Expedition.

"The control of Karochuan is crucial." Yang Weizhong said the key point. "The north-south attack on the eastern front was mainly to restrain the troops of Helan Mountain before the encirclement. However, whether the north-south attack on the western front could capture Karochuan is directly related to the victory of the entire western expedition." Yang Weizhong was very excited. The wish of more than 80 years of generations was about to become a reality. He could not control his emotions and volunteered, "Master General, I want to go to the battlefield of Karochuan, I want to conquer Tong'an City, I want to avenge Liu Shuai and his dead 100,000 brothers."

"Since I have recalled you from the Central Plains battlefield, of course I will not let you stay in the coach camp as a means of writing." Li Hu smiled and waved his hand, "However, before you go to the Wucheng, please carefully consider the war on the Western Front and see what methods can be used to ensure that we conquer Karochuan and not repeat the mistakes of the past."

When Yang Weizhong heard that he could go to Zhenwu City soon, his blood was boiling. When he was in the Central Plains, he learned that he had not been to the Western Expedition, he felt very painful and his emotions were very low. He suddenly received an imperial edict from the court. He was racing on horseback, traveling day and night, fearing that he would miss the opportunity to take revenge. He was blessed by the heroic souls in the sky, and finally arrived in Lanzhou before the war began, and returned to Karochuan, which he was dreaming about.

"How is the deployment of troops on the Western Front now?" Yang Wei

Zhong tried his best to suppress his excitement and asked immediately.

Zhu Xia immediately introduced him. Yao Pingzhong and 20,000 Xihe Army fought against the Hexi Xia Army at Yingya Fort on the northern foot of the Snow Mountains; Hou Guai, Zhang Gaoer, Zhe Kecun, Han Shizhong, and Wu? were all in Zhenwu City, preparing to assemble 50,000 troops to attack Tong'an City; Yang Keshi, Luo Lan, Hailasu and Liu Ziyu were in Lanzhou, gathering 30,000 troops to cross the river and attack Gaizhu, Pu Long and Shuibo.

"Shishuai Yao captured Yingya Fort in the early morning of the 24th, and ambushed two thousand Xia troops in a valley thirty miles away from Yingya Fort at noon at 24th. In the afternoon of that day, they still have the chance to capture Xiliang Prefecture." Zhu Xia took out several letters from Yao Pingzhong and handed them to Yang Weizhong. Yang Weizhong finished reading it in a hurry, with a look of confusion.

"Renduobaoguo is a famous general in Xixia. How could he make such a mistake?" Yang Weizhong was very puzzled. "Our army is about to attack. Renduobaoguo must ensure the security of Hexi and provide strong support to Shuofang and Helan Mountain. For this reason, he must surround and kill the Xihe army as quickly as possible. But now he has not only not surrounded and killed in time, but instead gives Xihe army plenty of time to plunder food and strengthen the fortress. Aren't he afraid that we will mobilize the main force to enter Hexi from the front line of the snow-capped mountains?"

"The reason why I didn't return to Lanzhou immediately was because I didn't figure out the mystery of the battle in Hexi." Li Hu frowned and said, "Yao Shuai and Xihe Army have entered Hexi for twenty days. Renduobaoguo also assembled tens of thousands of troops ten days ago, but why didn't he defeat the Xihe Army as soon as possible and drove the Xihe Army out of Hexi? If he deliberately left the Xihe Army in Hexi and caused tension to Hexi, what was his purpose? What is this good for the overall defense strategy of Helan Mountain?"

Yang Weizhong thought for a long time and shook his head. He could not find the answer, "Master, the snow-capped mountains are difficult to travel, and transportation is difficult. The north-south direction of the Hexi Corridor is too narrow, which is not conducive to the deployment of the army. Therefore, it is enough to have Yao Shuai's 20,000 Xihe Army as a restraint in Hexi. The key at present is how long can Yao Shuai last. Once we launch a full-scale attack on the east-west line, Renduobaoguo will inevitably counterattack fiercely, striving to drive the Xihe army out of Hexi in the shortest time. Therefore, we cannot pin our hope of capturing Karochuan on the north-south attack, but at the beginning of the attack, assemble as possible troops to give the enemy troops of Karochuan a fatal blow."

Li Hu was actually considering this issue, but if he wanted to gather more troops to attack Karochuan, he had to dispatch troops from the eastern front. The closest to Karochuan is the Zhe Keqiu troops, and the task of the Zhe Keqiu troops was to sweep Hanhai Road and attack Lingzhou. Before he met Luo Qinghan, this army had no

France was transferred to the Western Front battlefield.

If the Zhe Keqiu tribe was transferred to the Western Front battlefield, he had to wait until after he met Yelu Mage and Luo Qinghan. Lingzhou was about one thousand miles away from Karochuan. In this way, the decisive battle between Karochuan will have to wait until November. Can Yao Pingzhong last longer in Hexi for more than a month?

Li Hu expressed his questions. After Yang Weizhong thought about it for a while, he gave Li Hu three suggestions.

First, give Yao Pingzhong materials and military reinforcements. When the Xihe Army could not hold on, the reinforcements crossed the snow-capped mountains in time and nailed them firmly into the abdomen of Hexi like nails. Secondly, postponed the attack on Karochuan. When the war on the eastern front broke out in full swing, if Shuofang did not fight fiercely, it might create an illusion for Helan Mountain, that is, Li Hu's main attack direction was Helan Mountain, not Karochuan. As for Hexi, it was just Li Hu's restraining battlefield. This not only helped Yao Pingzhong persist in Hexi, but also might make Helan Mountain make a wrong judgment, thereby relaxing his attention to Shuofang, which helped the Tiger Lie Army capture Karochuan. Third, make arrangements and adjustments immediately. After meeting Luo Qinghan, the order to Zhe Keqiu rushed to the Shuofang battlefield day and night to participate in the Karochuan decisive battle.

Li Hu thought for a long time and accepted

Yang Weizhong's suggestion.

Li Hu ordered that Liu Li, deputy commander of the 13th Army of Hulie, hurriedly led 5,000 troops to Renduoquan City, one to transport food, grass and weapons to the Xihe Army, and the other to serve as a reserve army for Yao Pingzhong.

Hou Gui, who was shocked by Wucheng and Yang Keshi from Lanzhou, gave up the attack on the tenth day of October and waited for the second attack order.

After urgently asking for help, after meeting Luo Qinghan, he immediately led his army to the Shuofang battlefield to participate in the decisive battle in Karochuan.

He urgently reported that the General's Office had changed its strategy to attack Karochuan and asked him to stick to it until early November at all costs.

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On the tenth day of October, various units of the Tiger and Lieutenant Army launched an attack.

Yelu Mage led 30,000 Khitan horses, 10,000 collapsed ling Fan army and the Sixth Hulie Army set out from Wulahai City, passed through the southern foot of Langshan, and rushed south along the northwest edge of the Red Bull Desert, killing the Baimaqiang Town Army Office in Loubobe and the Right Chashun Army Office in the Keyimen, and capturing the important pass on the northern foot of the Helan Mountain.

Luo Qinghan, Gao Baolong, and Liu Yanqing led the Heishan Army, the Heishan Army, the Bohai Army, the Linyan Army, the Liaoxi Army, the Shenlong Army, the Tiger Lie Second Army and the 100,000 grain shooting army, known as the main force of 200,000. They set out from Yinchuan City of Suide Army, attacked along the Wuding River, swept across Xia Road, captured Xiazhou, and then rushed straight to Helan Mountain.

Zhe Keqiu led Huanqing Road, Jingyuan Road and Qinfeng Road Northwest Army from the Hulu River on Jingyuan Road, directly killed Hanhai Road, captured Lingzhou, and then joined forces with Luo Qinghan's troops to attack Helan Mountain.
Chapter completed!