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Tong Guan launched three western expeditions to capture Karochuan and Shuofang, and then formed a clamp-shaped offensive against Helan Mountain, but they returned in vain. In particular, the defeat of Tong'an in the third western expedition directly led to the Northwest Army losing its military advantage, and its morale suffered an unprecedented heavy blow, and this strategic intention could no longer be realized...

Although the ultimate goal of this Western Expedition was to destroy Xixia, he also regarded the Battle of Hexi as the key to the Western Expedition. This is also the lesson he summed up from his first two Western Expeditions. If he wanted to conquer Helan Mountain, he had to surround him from all directions, otherwise the Dangxiang people could also withdraw from Hexi and resist tenaciously according to the dangers of Hexi. At that time, the northwest would inevitably be war-torn and endless troubles.

From Yao Pingzhong's story, Li Hu has a clearer understanding of Hexi and Shuofang battlefields, and attaches more importance to this battle, and dares not make any mistakes to avoid repeating the same mistakes.

After Yao Pingzhong finished speaking, his thoughts were immersed in pain, sad, and his emotions were very low, and he was speechless for a long time.

Yang Keshi did not participate in the Tong'an War, but he participated in these three Western Expeditions and fought on the Eastern Front. He felt that he was not as strong as Yao Pingzhong. But Karochuan was a nightmare for people in the northwest. Thinking of this time Li Hu also rushed to Lanzhou in person and sent all the hopes of the Western Expedition.

He was entrusted to the battlefield in Shuofang, and he couldn't help but feel scared. If Li Hu repeats his mistakes from Tong Guan, the result of this Western Expedition would be to give up halfway, and the war between the north and the west will continue to stop, and the unification of China and the earth will be far away.

Li Hu leaned over and looked at the map, staring at Karochuan on the map, and there seemed to be bloody battles on the Tong'an battlefield in front of him, and his expression gradually became a little dazed.

Although Hou Gai, Zhang Gaoer, Zhu Xia and others have experienced a long battle, they also feel powerless when facing the Karochuan. The northwest terrain is very complex. The Dangxiang people relied on the dangers of the Yellow River, Tiandu Mountain and Hengshan, and fought with the Song Dynasty for more than 80 years. Today, the powerful Song Dynasty has collapsed, while the Xixia people who have been in a weak position still stick to Helan Mountain, and they have to say that they have taken advantage of the territory.

Hou Jiao coughed a few times, breaking the depressing atmosphere in the tent, "Tong Guan used the three Western Expeditions, and they all used the strategy of attacking east and west. As a result, they lost two Eastern Fronts and one Western Front, resulting in the failure of the attack. I would like to ask, is there any problem with the strategy of this Western Expedition? Whether this strategy comes from Bianjing or Tong Guan, after being defeated, you people in the northwest have never raised any objections? The terrain of Karo River is dangerous, there is the Yellow River in the south, and there are two rivers and one mountain in the west, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Have you never thought of any other way?"

"Yes, there are many famous generals on the northwest battlefield. Liu Fa, Liu Zhongwu, Zhong Shidao, Yao Gu and Liu Yanqing are all generals of a hundred battles. Do they have no better attack strategy?" Zhu Xia, a marching adviser, continued Hou Geng's words and asked in confusion.

Yang Keshi and Yao Pingzhong looked at each other, smiled bitterly and shook their heads.

During the Song Dynasty, the attack strategies of generals came from Bian Jing. Tong Guan, as the favorite minister of Emperor Zhao Ji, although he had certain battlefield command power, it was difficult to impose orders because of various conflicts and entanglements. In addition, this dynasty punished the front-line officials for disobeying military orders, and even raised them to the height of rebellion. This is a world of difference between the treatment of civil officials who violated the law and were exiled and could get paid. Therefore, generally speaking, the Northwest officials would rather delay or even escape in the battle than openly resist the orders. The extremely unreasonable system of the Song Dynasty was also one of the reasons why the Northwest War could not make breakthrough progress.

Yao Pingzhong roughly explained the reason, and then said: "In terms of the attack strategy of the Northwest, there should be no problem. The same is true for the Western Expedition strategy proposed by the Grand Marshal today. If we want to defeat the Western Xia, we must implement east-west attacks, and there is no other way. However, the Western Front War

There are indeed different views on how to win. Tong Guan insisted on breaking through Karochuan, and Liu Shuai (Liu Fa) of Xihe proposed a strategy of attacking the north and the south as early as the second Western Expedition."

"Attack from north to south?" Li Hu suddenly looked up, "Can you tell me carefully?"

Yao Pingzhong nodded and pointed his hand at Karochuan on the map. "For the first western expedition, we captured the ancient bone dragon, built Zhenwu City, and broke through the Haoshui River defense line. At this time, both in defense and attack, they posed a serious threat to Zhuo and the Southern Army. For this reason, the Xixia people built Tong'an City between Qiulongling and Karochuan. At that time, the city was not large in size, and it could only be said to be a fortress, but the emergence of this fortress effectively protected the Karochuan defense line. The Xixia people used this as a stronghold and frequently attacked Zhenwu City and won victory."

"Liu Shuai immediately regained Zhenwu City, and built Detong Fort and Shimenzi Fort north of Haoshui River to consolidate and improve the Haoshui River defense line. At this time, we have realized that in order to protect Shuofang, the people of Xixia were guarding the Karochuan defense line at all costs." Yao Pingzhong's finger drew a circle in the area of ​​Qiulongling on the map, "This place has two waters and one mountain, with a complex terrain, and it is difficult to attack, and it is difficult to transport food and grass, and it is difficult to retreat. Tong'an's defeat is directly related to these unfavorable factors.

Relationship. Liu Shuai suggested to the court to avoid the real and attack the virtual, use Lanzhou and Zhenwu City as the restraining battlefield, and use the main force to go north along the Haoshui River to attack Renduoquan City. Then go north from Renduoquan City, cross the snow-capped mountains, and kill Xiliang Prefecture."

"As long as we take down Xiliang Prefecture, we will cut off the connection between Helan Mountain and Hexi, and form a force of attack on Zhuo and the Southern Army."

Li Hu, Hou Jia and others' eyes lit up, and their eyes were also looking at the small black dot on the map, Renduo Spring City.

"The disadvantages of this plan are also obvious." Yao Pingzhong continued, "Although Renduoquan City is only more than 200 miles away from Xiliang Prefecture, if you want to cross the snow-capped mountains, the Xixia people will block the raid army and the raid army will be blocked and it will be difficult to move forward. Take a step back, even if we succeed, the army of Gansu Army and Helan Mountain will pounce on each other from the east and west directions at the same time, and will definitely be surrounded. Take a step back, even if we firmly occupy Xiliang Prefecture and go south to attack Zhuo and Nanjun Prefecture, if the army of Lanzhou fails to break through Gaizhu City and Zhenwu City fails to break through Tong'an City, then this army will go deep alone and will still be unable to escape the disaster of destruction."

"After the second Western Expedition began, Tong Guan agreed to this strategy of attacking the north and the south, and Liu Shuai also

The Renduoquan City was conquered, but the Dangxiang people immediately realized our intention. On the one hand, they heavily guarded the key pass of the snow-capped mountains, and on the other hand, they built Tong'an City and launched a fierce attack on the Zhenwu Army. This led to our Northwest Army's failure to cross the river and head north. In this way, the strategy of attacking the north and the south will naturally not be realized."

"With the failure of the Eastern Front, the attack on the Western Front also stopped. Tong Guan returned in vain and blamed Liu Shuai, who was demoted for this."

"During the third Western Expedition, Tong Guan refused the strategy of attacking the north and south, and Tong'an was defeated." Yao Pingzhong shook his head sadly, "My father met Liu Yanqing when he was fighting in Hebei and talked about the battle of Tong'an. According to Liu Yanqing, although Tong Guan blamed all the blame for the defeat of Tong'an to Liu Shuai, he was still very regretful in his heart, regretting that he did not adopt the strategy of attacking the north and south. Tong Guan had fought for more than 20 years in the northwest and had outstanding military achievements, but the battle of Tong'an was his greatest defeat and his greatest shame. In his opinion, if the strategy of attacking the north and south was adopted, even if it was not successful, Tong'an would not be defeated, and Liu Fa and the 100,000 troops would not be wiped out. If Liu Fa was still alive, the commander of the Northern Expedition would not be Zhong Shidao, and the results of the Northern Expedition would have to be rewritten. After that, Youyan would not lack the garrison army, and would not let the Jin thieves enter the capital unscrupulously."

Li Hu thought immediately

When he arrived at Liu Yanqing, who was far away in Chang'an, why did he hide the plan for the Western Expedition? Did Liu Yanqing disagre with the plan of attacking the north and the south? Immediately thinking about the importance of this battle, with Liu Yanqing's personality, he must have dared not take out this plan that had not been successful.

"What about your opinion?" Li Hu asked, "Do you agree with this strategy of attacking the north and the south?"

"Tong'an's great defeat may be an accident, but we and the people of Xixia know the importance of control of Karochuan. In this case, a strong attack on Karochuan is obviously a dead end. Not to mention a 100,000 army, even if it is dispatched 200,000 troops, it will not be able to win." Yao Pingzhong obviously did not want to reappear the nightmare. Seeing that Li Hu seemed to be interested in the strategy of attacking the north and the south, he was immediately excited, "Master General, Tong Guan returned in three Western Expeditions, and Liu Shuai failed to attack Karochuan three times. Doesn't this explain the problem?"

"The lessons of the Battle of Tong'an are very painful, which is enough to show that a strong attack on Karochuan is indeed not a good way." Hou Jia said, "Although today's battle is related to our life and death, we cannot be conservative because of this, so we adopt a steadily advancement method. Tong Guan and the Northwest Army have tried these methods, but they are not good, so we naturally have to change our strategy. I agree with the strategy of attacking the north and the south."

"I also think this method is good." Zhang Gao'er's cold voice quietly sounded from the corner, "The situation in the northwest today is different from the previous few years. Now the Dangxiang people's army has been lost more than half, and the national strength is not as good as before. We are far superior to Xixia in terms of military strength and national strength. This time we launched the Western Expedition. In order to ensure the retreat, the Dangxiang people must have heavy troops to garrison Karochuan. If we attack Karochuan for a strong attack, it is equivalent to exposing all the intention to attack. Karochuan will have a bloody battle. Even if we take it down, we will suffer heavy losses. So where can we get more troops to attack Hexi? Hexi cannot take it down, and even if Helan Mountain is captured, there will be no peaceful days in the northwest."

Li Hu pondered for a long time and looked up at Yao Pingzhong, "Renduoquan City has been lost. When we attack Renduoquan City, we will inevitably expose our intention to attack. The Gansu military command of Xuanhua Prefecture is only more than 300 miles away from Xiliang Prefecture. Before we can conquer Renduoquan City, the defensive power of Xiliang Prefecture has been strengthened. Can we take Xiliang Prefecture?"
Chapter completed!