Chapter 123 Hidden Standby

Yulin is located in the northernmost part of Shaanxi Province, at the junction of the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi and the southern edge of the Mu Us Sandy Land. It is also the transition area between the Loess Plateau and the Inner Mongolia Plateau. Yulin Fortress is located in today's Yulin, Shaanxi Province. During the Warring States Period, the northern frontier fortress was

Many elms were planted as fences. After the Qin Dynasty unified China, expelled the Xiongnu from the north, and recovered the Hetao area

, many elm trees were planted here, hence the name Yulin Fortress, which became a garrison in the north of Qin Dynasty. In the Sui Dynasty, the Great Wall was built around this place, and it became the fortress of the Sui Great Wall. In the Song Dynasty, Yulin City belonged to the Yongxing Military Road

, Suizhou, and Youzhou were occupied by Xixia, and no counties were established. They were recovered in the third year of Xining, and Yuanfu's gains and losses were unpredictable after ten years.

To the northeast of Yulinsai, there are undulating mountains, mostly low hills, where a cypress forest grows. Due to years of logging, the forest has become sparse, and the surrounding vegetation is lush. It is a good place for grazing, with horses grazing leisurely.

The Xixia cavalry galloped back and forth in the distance, stirring up bursts of dust and smoke.

At the edge of the woods, a lively little red horse was running around the mare, cheering. Suddenly, it found a crack in the grass, and a pair of bright eyes looked at it. The instinct of survival in the wild made it know that it was better to stay away.

, snorted vigilantly and ran away, hiding behind the mare. The grass shook a few times, then returned to its original state, as if nothing had happened.

Seeing the sunset, the herdsmen began to shout for the horses to return to the village. The grassland that had been noisy for a day returned to calm. Looking at the gradually falling night, the people in the woods finally breathed a sigh of relief. Before taking action, Zhao Tong ordered the accompanying soldiers to report the results of the battle.

'Sent them home, leaving only four of the Xiangyi army

The two commanders, the battalion and the rural soldiers, were all cavalry, and then sent their troops northward and suddenly appeared around Yulin Fortress. They first occupied the various crossings of the Yulin River, and then destroyed the pontoon bridges on the river, allowing the enemy to seize the Mingtang River channel and control the crossing.

, blocking the illusion of reinforcements from the Shizhou Military Supervision Department crossing the river.

When Ling Jie led his army to rush to rescue Yulinsai overnight, the Xiangyi army that was in a decisive battle posture suddenly disappeared and switched to a rogue strategy, which was to concentrate a small number of troops and hit the rear and flanks of the Xia army.

And he doesn’t like fighting, he fights

Then run away. If the pursuers are in hot pursuit, they will wait for them to distance themselves and then suddenly turn around and fight back, or lead them into an ambush and give them a severe beating. This was originally Xia Jun's specialty, but now he has to let them

The Xiangyi army turned around and tormented them.

The 20,000 reinforcements from the Shizhou Supervisory Army Division finally entered Yulin County. They divided their forces and attacked together. The Shenyong Army Division cut off their return route from north to south, and the reinforcements moved from south to north to prevent them from escaping. They attacked from two directions and tried to use their superior strength to capture Xiang.

The Yi army surrounded the Yulinsai area,

They were completely annihilated. The Xiangyi army was divided into battalions, all dispersed, and attacked in all directions. They appeared in the north and east, sometimes to the left and now to the right, now forward and now behind, fooling around.

The Xixia army was fooled into fainting.

Where is the main force of the Song army, how many people there are, and which group of people should be concentrated on chasing? These Xixia people were a little confused.

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The two armies gradually closed the encirclement, but suddenly found that the fish in the net was missing. On the battlefield, the most terrifying and desperate situation is to be trapped in a tight siege. We are surrounded by countless enemies, but ours is small in number and lacks ammunition.

, physical strength is exhausted, and supplies are basically cut off, especially for the Xixia people who have been teased to become ferocious. The consequences can be imagined, and there are often only two results: being wiped out or becoming a benevolent person.

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"Is the prince still sleeping?" Deep in the woods, Wang Heng glanced at a clearing in the forest. There was a hammock hanging between two big trees. The prince was still curled up in a blanket and sleeping motionlessly. He asked the guard in a low voice.

Wangfu on one side.

"He's asleep. Your Majesty has had a hard time these days. He hasn't slept for three days. Is there something wrong with you?" Wangfu said softly.

"Oh, no, I just want to see if the prince is awake?" Wang Heng looked around again before leaving awkwardly.

"Why are you so crazy? First a few commanders, and then a few others came to the prince mysteriously without saying anything. What the hell are they doing?" Wangfu muttered in confusion. From the afternoon to now, these people

One after another came here to see the prince, and it was not over yet. I repeated these words more than a dozen times!

"Eat..." Zhao Tong, who was lying on the hammock, smiled. Although these boys were very brave on the battlefield, they still felt a little guilty in the harsh environment surrounded by enemies. It was just a matter of running here.

I want to see my own performance.

"Second Master, you're awake!" Hearing the prince's chuckle, Wangfu hurried over and asked.

"Well, it's already dark. I had a really comfortable sleep this time. What's the matter?" Zhao Tong stretched and said.

"Second Master, several commanders and generals have been here. They saw that you were asleep and then left. They refused to tell them anything if they asked." Wangfu said, holding the hammock and helping the prince get out of bed.

"Go and call them over, and prepare some dry food. Let's chat while we eat!" Zhao Tong straightened his clothes and said. Wangfu packed up his hammock and luggage and immediately sent an order to find someone.

Zhao Tong moved his stiff body and looked up at the sky. As soon as the sun turned to the west, the forest immediately became dark, except for the "chirping" sounds of the returning birds and the "rustling" of the wind blowing through the swaying branches and leaves of the forest.

There was a sound, and there was silence in the forest. If you didn't go deep, you wouldn't have discovered that there were more than 3,000 soldiers and horses hidden in it.

It is said that "don't enter the woods", especially for cavalry. The woods not only restrict the activities of horses, but riding horses in the woods is also very dangerous. However, Zhao Tong did the opposite and chose his hiding place.

This forest is surrounded by enemies. In addition to this common sense factor, the forest does not rely on mountains or rivers. It is accessible from all sides for easy retreat, and it is condescending for easy defense.

In order to confuse the enemy and be more secure, when the troops were marching, they first walked along the south road for a while, grabbed several residential areas, and made a posture of returning from Zhenwu Village of Suide Army. Then they suddenly got into a valley and turned back, along the

After the trail went north for a while, then headed east across two seasonal rivers, it entered the woods after dark.

The camp was selected. As soon as the troops entered the woods last night, Zhao Tong immediately ordered people to cut off the communication between the camp and the outside world and clean up all traces. There was a pasture in front of the woods, and the presence of horse hoof prints would not attract other people's attention. At the same time, he strictly ordered anyone to

People are not allowed to come in and out at will, no fire is allowed for cooking in the camp, and no lights are allowed.

, and more attention must be paid not to misfire the gun, nor to make loud noises, and the horses must be restrained and not to make any noise. In short, the quieter the better. Warning posts are now set up two miles around the woods, and reconnaissance detachments are deployed.

If there is any disturbance in the direction, you can sense it immediately and take quick measures.

Not long after, more than a dozen cadres of the Xiangyi Army arrived. A blanket had been spread on the ground, with a box of dry food on top and a few water bags. Zhao Tong asked everyone to sit down, but no one was polite and everyone went their own way.

He took out a piece of dry food from the box, tore off the oil paper, and ate while turning his head to listen to the prince's words.

As usual, after every battle, the prince would repeatedly discuss the combat techniques with everyone: how to fight this battle better, how to deploy firepower, how to attack and defend in such terrain...etc., these details are all

It is necessary to discuss repeatedly and find out the experience. Everyone listened to the prince explaining the problems that occurred in the battle. They all listened very seriously. From time to time, someone interrupted to express their opinions. Zhao Tong would also listen carefully. The dinner meeting was lively.

But without losing the warmth.

The prince is the youngest among this group of people, but everyone has more than simple respect, but a kind of blind obedience with piety. Even under heavy siege, just seeing that the prince is still sleeping peacefully makes everyone feel at ease. Because the prince is still sleeping peacefully.

He is a god-like existence in their hearts. It is this young man who leads them to create miracles one after another, and the prince is their backbone. Without this person, the team seems to have no 'soul', just like a plate of loose sand, without anything.

vitality!

"Let's set off tonight at Chou's time and leave all useless things where we are. We must rush to Amituo Cave in the early morning. I will lead the two battalions of Feihu and Jaguar to pretend to attack the Supervisory Army Division and attract their garrison troops. The momentum should be louder so that they will not

Dare to help; Tenglong

, the Second Battalion of Xunshi must quickly capture Tieyewu. The action must be fierce and fast. Try to resolve the battle within an hour. I will strengthen the machine gun team for you. Commander Dongqiu will attack Tieyewu immediately after the commander.

When hunting down iron smelting craftsmen, remember

Injure them and bring them all back to the territory; Commander Zhe Ming makes your department responsible for collecting all the carts and mules and horses to move all the things that can be moved inside, especially tools, weapons and armor. Zhao Ren will be responsible for this battle.

Command!" Zhao Tong arranged the next battle mission, picked up the kettle and took a sip of water, "The entire battle will end within two hours, and it must be clean and tidy. After completing their respective tasks, the entire army will gather and withdraw eastward at full speed. Tonight

You must pass through Jialu Village."

"Your Majesty, two hours is a bit tight, isn't it? Besides, it's a hundred miles away from Amituo Cave to Jialu Village, there are more than 800 craftsmen in the iron smelting business, and there are Xia troops blocking the road, isn't the time a bit tight?" Zhao Zhong asked

road.

"Now the main force of the Xia Army is still chasing us south. As long as they fight and retreat quickly, it will be easy to pursue them at full speed when they receive the news. Ignore the small groups of Xia Army on the road and destroy those who dare to intercept them. As for tomorrow's battle,

If it can't be ended within two hours, then bombard Tie Yewu to destroy it. We would rather retreat to the territory tomorrow night without us!" Zhao Tong said.

"Why is this, Your Majesty? Our food, grass and ammunition can last for two days. Besides, we still have the 10,000 stones of food and more than a dozen carts of property that we just collected. There is no way to transport them away. Wouldn't it be a pity to stay here?

Come on!" Gao Chong said reluctantly.

"There will be heavy rain tomorrow night, and the river will surge and all the valley roads will be flooded. We may not be able to leave if we want to, so tomorrow is our last chance!" Zhao Tong said with a smile.

"My lord, how do you know there will be heavy rain tomorrow?" Gao Chong asked in surprise.

"The stars are dancing in the sky, and heavy rain is coming. Look at the stars in the sky. Do you think the stars are like this? You must not only know how to arrange troops, but you must also be proficient in astronomy and geography!" Zhao Tong grabbed the water bag from his hand and drank.

Two big mouths.

"Your Majesty, that person has arrived!" At this moment, Erwa hurriedly walked to the Prince's side and whispered softly.

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