Chapter 14: Meeting with Hexi (Part 2)
Chapter 14 Meeting in Hexi (Chinese)
Wu Ji's analysis is very reasonable, and the generals have to accept it. The question is, how to achieve Wu Ji's goal? This is the key to the problem!
Seeing a problem is two different things and solving it. The method and method are very important.
"The Western Xia was established by the Dangxiang people, and after all, it was the Qiang people. As for the Qiang, the history is extremely long." Wu Ji did not answer immediately, but talked about the origin of the Qiang people: "General Huangfu, you have read a lot of books and are familiar with historical facts, so you should talk about it."
"Haha!" To Wu Jizan, in order to read many books and know it well, Huangfu Song was even more comfortable than drinking nectar and jade liquid. He let out a burst of laughter, cleared his throat, and began to talk about the history of the Qiang people: "Qian is extremely long, and before the Huns, there was Qiang. You all know that the Huns have been extinct for hundreds of years, and Qiang is still there, and is still causing disaster to the northwest, and is an enemy of the Song Dynasty."
To really trace it back, the history of Qiang can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, with a very long history. In ancient Chinese historical books, there were records of Qiang when the Huns were not recorded.
Moreover, the Huns had been extinct for hundreds of years, and the Qiang people were still there and were still enemies of China, which shows how long its history was.
"You all know that after Qin Shihuang wiped out the six kingdoms, he once cast the twelve golden men and cast them with twelve golden men. Who is this golden man?" Huangfu Song had a good knowledge and began to say in detail: "This golden man is a powerful general under Qin Shihuang. This man is tall and powerful, and has been fighting against the Qiang people for decades. The Qiang people were extremely afraid of him. After Qin Shihuang knew about it, he issued an order to cast the golden man with his appearance."
"I see!"
"The Twelve Jin people are also related to Qiang!"
The Qin Shihuang casting of the gold man was a famous event in Chinese history, and it was actually related to Qiang, and the generals really could not have imagined it.
"At that time, the fight against the Qiang people was in Longxi and in the land of Xixia." Huangfu Song continued to say, "After the fall of Qin, the Han Dynasty was established. Although the Han Dynasty fought with the Xiongnu endless wars, it was also fighting with the Qiang people. It was just because the Huns were powerful and forced the Han Dynasty to a critical moment of life and death. Therefore, the Han-Hungary War was particularly famous. Although the Qiang people were fighting with the Han Dynasty, it was because the Qiang people were weak and the threat to the Han Dynasty was not great, and there were not many people who knew it. It was not until the Hanwu defeated the Huns and began to conquer the four barbarians. The Han Dynasty then fought with the Qiang and became well-known."
Emperor Wu of Han defeated the Huns as the most glorious page in Chinese history, but that was just the beginning of the great Han Empire. After removing the threat from the north, the great Han Empire began to attack from all directions, conquering the Baiyue in the south, fighting against the Qiang people in the west, conquering the Western Regions, and conquering Liaodong in the east, which caused China's territory to more than double.
"At the end of the Han Dynasty, when the Western Qiang was the enemy, Cao Cao attacked Xiliang, and the Qiang people were attacking." Huangfu Song raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Cao Man is worthy of being a treacherous hero. He is different from others when he attacked the Western Qiang. He made a big noise and ordered a slow march. All the generals were surprised. He thought Cao Man was confused, but he didn't know that he had a secret ill intention. He deliberately sent time for the Western Qiang to dispatch troops. The Western Qiang didn't know that it was a plan, so he transferred a large number of Qiang people out of the mountains and forests to fight to the death with Cao Man. After hearing about this, the generals were frightened, and only Cao Man was overjoyed."
This is a household name. Zhou Wei took the conversation and said, "Cao Man didn't want to pursue the Qiang people in the mountains and forests. He wanted to transfer the Qiang people out. This Cao Man is really sinister. If he didn't do this, but attacked one mountain and one mountain, how many people would die? He didn't know that it would take the year of the Monkey and Horse Month to settle down. After this battle, Xiliang would be pacified. If the Jin Dynasty had not declined, Xiliang would not have been in chaos."
"You said Cao Man used this plan... Wu Du commanded, did you use this plan too?" Li Mingchu seemed to understand something, and suddenly stood up and looked at Wu Ji, shocked.
"Did Wu commander use this strategy?"
Remind Li Mingchu that the generals suddenly woke up, jumped up, and all jumped up. They looked at Wu Ji in surprise, a little unbelievable, but had to believe it.
"Li Mingchu, your brain works! At the beginning, I didn't pursue you to cut me with a knife, it seemed right!" Wu Ji looked at Li Mingchu with praise and joked.
"Haha!" That incident had already been talked about, and the generals burst into laughter.
"Commander Wu, that's your big swathe." Li Mingchu was really grateful for this matter.
"Commander Wu Du, do you really plan to deal with Xixia like Cao Man back then?" Zhou Wei opened his eyes wide open, looking at Wu Ji desperately, wishing to pick out the answer from Wu Ji's mouth.
"Commander Wu Du, do you really want to do this?" Although the generals had guessed it, they wanted to confirm it themselves.
Cao Man's conquest of the Western Qiang was the most successful battle against the Western Qiang in Chinese history, and the impact was profound. If Wu Ji did this, then after this battle, it can be imagined that Hexi would be very stable and there would be no big trouble.
"It's right, but it's all wrong!" Wu Ji nodded first, then shook his head, and said, "Cao Man's conquest of the Western Qiang was a reminder to me. However, the current situation was different from the Three Kingdoms. At that time, although the Western Qiang was a disaster, it was not as strong as the Western Xia. The reason why I did this was to let Li Bingchang transfer all the Qiang people in the mountains and forests, which was the same as Cao Cao's intention. The second was to put the elite troops led by Li Zongbao and Liang Xi back to Xixia and wipe them out in one fell swoop."
Speaking of this, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Think about it, Shanzhou has a complex terrain and a dangerous terrain, which is convenient for the Xixia army to fight. Even if the Western soldiers can fight, it is impossible to give birth to Li Zongbao and the others. The Xixia army will withdraw. If we take action now, this Xixia elite force will penetrate into Hengshan, which is Hengshan that stretches for hundreds of miles. It will take time and effort to fight against it, and it will be expensive. Therefore, I ordered a rest in Xiazhou to make them withdraw and clean up in one fell swoop."
"Commander Wu, what you said is reasonable and very reasonable. In this way, the Xixia will lose all the elite troops, and all those who can go to the battlefield will go to the battlefield. Even if the remaining ones are only the elderly, weak, women and children. After this battle, the threat to the Song Dynasty is really not great. If the land of Hexi is unstable, it will not work." Zhou Wei first praised it, and then changed his mind and said, "But if Li Zongbao and the others retreated to Xixia, we will be unable to deal with the troops of the Xixia nationwide?"
The South Korean side took the conversation and echoed: "There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Western Xia country. With our mere 50,000 people, it is still a big deal. In the Battle of Talas, Gao Xianzhi was defeated because of his insufficient troops. The troops of the Great Cannibal were several times his. Although he had the upper hand, he could not completely defeat the Great Cannibal, so he was taken advantage of by the Great Cannibal, which caused the previous dynasty to fail. The troops of the Western Xia country were dozens of times that of ours, and we had to worry about it!"
The whole people in Xixia were soldiers. Although there were not many people, if they really wanted to raise troops that would have hundreds of thousands. Although Wu Ji had taken three cities in a row, there were still hundreds of thousands of people in Xixia. No more, forty or five hundred thousand is not a problem.
Forty or five hundred thousand is ten times that of Wu Ji's military strength. Although the Song army has super strong combat power, it is difficult to encounter so many enemies. Even if the people of Xixia are all pigs and hundreds of thousands of pigs, it will take a lot of effort to let the Song army catch and kill, let alone the strong Xixia army.
Zhou Wei’s reminder made a lot of sense, and the generals nodded.
The South Korean side continued: "Besides, those are hundreds of thousands of Xixia dogs. Even if we defeat them in Xingqing Prefecture, we cannot completely wipe out them. We lack troops, so it would be good to defeat them. Where can we divide the troops to pursue and intercept them? Once the Xixia dog escapes and returns to the mountains and forests, we will have great trouble."
The 50,000 Song troops must be concentrated before they can fight against Xixia. Where can they send troops to guard all the dangerous passes?
Besides, even if the Xixia army was defeated and wanted to escape, the Song army would not have so many troops to pursue it. Wouldn’t that allow the Xixia army to escape?
If the Xixia army escaped, it would be contrary to Wu Ji's original intention, and it would be a disaster. When all of them were wiped out, I still don't know if the year of the monkey and horses would be too expensive.
"Yes, Commander Wu, how to solve this problem?" This is the key point. If it cannot be solved, this battle will not have much significance. It can only destroy Xixia, but it will leave a huge trouble.
"Haha!" What surprised the generals was that Wu Ji was anxious at all. He glanced at the generals and praised him, saying, "It is rare to think of this! It is rare to be valuable! The troops in our hands are insufficient, not enough to wipe out the entire national soldiers of Xixia! But what if the Western soldiers are added? It is enough?"
"Western soldiers?" The generals were stunned and had not yet understood.
"The commander of Wu Du, the Western soldiers are fighting hard with Li Zongbao, Liang Xi and others in Shaanxi. Will they come to Hexi?" Zhou Wei was very surprised: "That is blocked by Hengshan."
"Is Hengshan?" Wu Ji raised his eyebrows and said, "This is not difficult! I think the Western soldiers have strong combat power and they are unyielding. Li Zongbao and the others retreat, and the Western soldiers will definitely chase after him. As for Hengshan, I cannot know whether they can take them down. However, even if they blocked Hengshan, wouldn't I send troops to pick them up?"
"Yes! We can turn back and attack Hengshan, and attack from north to south. Hengshan will not be able to fall into our hands."
The generals suddenly realized and were very happy and said in unison: "When the Western Army arrives, we will meet in Hexi and fight to the death with Xixia. Li Bingchang is a bad thing. If he falls under the plan of Wu Du, the entire country of Xixia will be destroyed. From then on, Hexi will be stable!"
"The commander of the Wu capital, the last general is willing to lead his troops to attack Hengshan and to meet the Western soldiers!" Zhou Wei pleaded loudly.
"I am willing to go!" The generals took a step forward and asked in unison.
If you conquer Hengshan and receive the arrival of the Western Army, the Song army will greatly boost its power and destroy Xixia so that it cannot be destroyed again. There will be no trouble to stay. The generals are extremely excited and their requests will resound throughout the world.
"Report to the command of the Wu capital, the Western soldiers are here!" At this moment, Wu Xing rushed in excitedly and reported loudly, saying, "Brother Ji, the Western soldiers have taken Hengshan!"
"Have you taken down Hengshan? Haha! We were about to go to bed, but someone handed the pillow, haha!" The generals laughed in unison.
Chapter completed!