Chapter 287 Change of Master in Xixia 4

There were 200,000 troops in Xixia, plus some civilians and servants, and there were nearly 300,000 troops in total. It was impossible for such a large army to completely hide their whereabouts. Moreover, the 3,000 iron-armored cavalry of the Emperor's Guard would convey information to the guards at any time. Therefore, Han Zhongwei learned about their news exactly two days ago.

Although Han Zhongwei only brought an army of 100,000, his military servants and civilians were also very good, with about 50,000 people. These people wanted to provide his guards with supplies, logistics support, medical escorts, etc.

In theory, it is extremely difficult for either side to ambush the other side for two such armies, but Li Shizhen, the commander of the Capture Army, still decided to use the ambush method. Who made the Jin Kingdom issue a heavy book this time and provided 20,000 landmines to Daxia at one time? After witnessing the terrifying power of the mines, Li Shizhen has been thinking about how to use landmines to give a fatal blow to the guards.

If Han Zhongwei did not have accurate information, he might be ambushed by Li Shizhen. You should know that the original firearms in the Western Xia army were purchased from Han Zhongwei. However, in the account book of Heicheng, except for the Xixia Capture Army, which had tens of thousands of grenades, the entire Xixia army did not have a mine.

"How many landmines are buried?" Li Shizhen's camp was located ten miles away from Xiazhou City. Originally, his generals asked him to set up the tent in Xiazhou, but Li Shizhen flatly refused. The commander was in the city and asked the soldiers to fight desperately outside the city. Will such a military morale be high? Therefore, he ordered that no one should be stationed in the city. Except for purchasing personnel and necessary civilian officials in the army, everyone else must be stationed outside the city. Those who violate the order must be killed.

"I just got the latest news. By noon, more than 2,000 pieces had been buried." Li Zongshan said. He was originally the deputy commander of the Capture Sheng Army. After the death of King Li Renyou of Yue, he was likely to take over the post of governor. However, because he did not support Li An, Li An was demoted from the position of prince to prince. Therefore, not only Li An was dissatisfied with him, but Li Chunyou was not happy with him. He did not get a favor from both sides and finally did not move.

Li Shizhen was originally just the commander of the Proton Army, because when Li An took office, he firmly stood on his side. Now he has become the commander of the Capture of the Shengsheng Army in one fell swoop. Li Zongshan's qualifications and abilities are above Li Shizhen, but his loyalty is a little less, so he can only surrender to others now. Whenever he thinks about it, Li Zongshan sighs. It's really a mistake, every step is wrong. Although he is still the deputy commander of the Capture of the Shengsheng Army, his status in Li An's mind is worse than before.

At this time, there was one more depressed in the tent. Li Zunxu, the son of Li Yanzong, the King of Qi, was the deputy commander of the Capture Army appointed by Li Chunyou. Originally, Li Chunyou meant to let him take over the post of the Capture Army. However, the plan could not keep up with the change. Li Zunxu only served as the Capture Army for a few months, and the capital finally sent a Li Shizhen to take over the post of the Capture Army.

Originally, after Li An took office, he wanted to transfer Li Zunxu back to the capital. With his identity as Li Zunxu, he was already very satisfied to be an official outside. If he asked him to lead troops, wouldn’t that be uncomfortable?

But the situation in the capital was not good at that time. The Emperor's Guard and the Capital Garrison were both controlled by Han Zhongwei. If Li Zunxu was rashly transferred back to the capital, if he colluded with Han Zhongwei, would he become the second second in Li Chunyou? Li An did not dare to take this risk and felt that it would be safer to place Li Zunxu in the Capture of Shengsheng Army. After all, the Capture of Shengsheng Army is the traditional sphere of influence of King Yue. As long as Li Zunxu's military power is cut off, the Capture of Shengsheng Army is like a huge cage to him, and it is impossible to leave a step.

Could it be that I really want to be locked in the Capturing Army for the rest of my life by Li Anyou?

"Two thousand? It's been two days. In another two days, the guards will arrive. What's the use of 4,000 landmines? No, you must send additional personnel. In the next two days, at least eight thousand landmines will have to be buried." Li Shizhen said extremely dissatisfied. He had 20,000 landmines in his hand, but he couldn't use them all. It was like seeing a young woman who had stripped naked on the other side through the abyss, who wanted to do things but couldn't do it.

"When returning to the capital, mine burial is very complicated and will detonate if you are not careful. The soldiers in our army have not undergone special training. It is the fastest speed to be able to bury more than 1,000 pieces a day." Li Zongshan replied that burying mines does not mean burying people, it requires skills, not everyone can do it. After burying the mine, you have to open the fuze, otherwise the mine will not ring no matter how you step on it. After opening the fuze, burying mines will sometimes cause accidental explosions to be killed. The accidental explosions occur from time to time. As far as he knows, from the beginning of burying mines yesterday to now, hundreds of people have been accidentally killed due to irregular operations.

"It's so sad that there is a powerful weapon but cannot be used," Li Shizhen roared, "Tonight, let the sergeants who have learned to lay mines come back to teach new sergeants. One person must teach at least four people, otherwise he will not be able to sleep. If he hasn't been taught before dawn, he will be engaged in military law."

"But in the past two days, more than 100 people have been killed or injured in the army. The soldiers in the army may now feel fear of landmines. If they want to learn how to lay mines, wouldn't they increase their fear even more?" Li Zongshan said with a frown.

"The explosion will indeed make them feel scared now, but when these mines blow the guards into the sky, they will no longer feel any fear." Li Shizhen sneered. Not to mention that only more than 100 people were killed or injured, even if more than 1,000 people were killed or injured, he would not even blink his eyes.

"But……"

"There is nothing more, Vice President Li, you can send an order immediately. If the burial of eight thousand landmines has not been completed the day after tomorrow, you will also be punished by military law." Li Shizhen looked at Li Zongshan and said coldly.

"You...yes" Li Zongshan was angry, but now Li Shizhen is the governor, so he has no choice but to obey.

"Now, Han Zhongwei's escort army is only two days apart from our army. If landmines cannot be buried and the opportunity to fight is delayed, no one can explain to the emperor." Li Shizhen snorted.

"Master, if you really want to increase your speed, there is a way for you to finally improve your speed." Li Zunxu suddenly said from the side. Since Li An ascended the throne, he has always had only eyes and ears when discussing matters. His mouth seemed to have been sewn up and never spoke. Even if he asked him, he would be concerned about him.

"Oh, but let's talk about it." Li Shizhen said slowly with a brow jump.

"The last general has heard that the former Emperor Guard Commander Li Wei and Han Zhongwei have been secretly in the past. The Emperor Guard has also received mine burial training. If the Emperor Guard can be allowed to bury mines, not to mention eight thousand landmines, even if all 20,000 landmines are buried, it will not be a problem." Li Zunxu said lightly, but the corners of his eyes were twitching violently, but he was wearing a helmet, but outsiders could not see it.

"This matter is serious?" Li Shizhen didn't notice Li Zunxu's little strangeness, but now even if Li Zunxu is not wearing a helmet, he will not pay attention.

"If the governor doesn't believe it, he will tell you what to do after summoning Meng Qing," said Li Zunxu.

"Here you come, please come to the big account to discuss." Li Shizhen said loudly. If it is really as Li Zunxu said, it is God who really helps Daxia.

Meng Qing quickly came to the main account and heard that it was Li Zunxu recommended himself. After answering Li Shizhen's words, he looked at the other party deeply, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and stood silently at Li Zongshan's lower head.

"General Meng, then all the three thousand emperor guards have received mine burial and mine clearance training?" Li Shizhen was overjoyed. Now he could bury all 20,000 mines in the necessary way for the escort army. His life-capturing army and the Emperor guard were forced to detour from the side, and then let the escort army taste the power of the mines.

"Yes, our department can bury 50,000 landmines a day and a night. As long as the general is willing to do so, our department will cover all 20,000 landmines." Meng Qing said with a big bag.

"It's true that he is the Emperor's Guard. Thank you for your hard work on burying the thunder. When the battle is completed, I will report to the emperor to ask for me." A smile finally appeared on Li Shizhen's tense face.

"I dare not, being able to serve the emperor is a blessing for villains." Meng Qing said with a smile.

Without further ado, Li Shizhen asked all the mineburying personnel of the Capture Army to withdraw and all the mines were handed over to Meng Qing. The Emperor's Guard could indeed fight and dismount and buried mines. Everyone, including Meng Qing, personally went on the battle and quickly buried mines according to Li Shizhen's layout.

The valley chosen by Li Shizhen is the only way for the guards to go south. There are high slopes on both sides of the valley. Unless the guards dismounted and climbed, it is impossible to climb from both sides. Moreover, even the valleys are the focus of mine removal.

In Li Shizhen's plan, there was a mine buried at one end of the valley, which was close to this end of Xiazhou. In order not to arouse the suspicion of the guards, there was no mine buried at the other end. The valley was more than twenty miles long. As soon as the guards entered the valley, the Emperor's Guard and the elite troops of the Capture Army would block the other end, and the guards would become turtles in the jar. At that time, they would eat whales and swallow them step by step. It would be a miracle that the guards could last for two days. According to Li Shizhen's estimate, if everything went well, the guards would be defeated at most five hours, and they would be defeated in a mess.

After taking over from the Emperor's Guard, nearly 6,000 landmines could be buried in one hour. This speed made Li Shizhen very satisfied. At night, he wanted to invite Meng Qing over and have a drink together. The Western Xia army was not as strict as the Han army, and it was nothing for the generals to drink some wine occasionally in the army.

But it was not until dark that Meng Qing and his Three Thousand Emperor Guards did not come back. Li Shizhen sent someone to ask and found out that the Emperor Guards were actually fighting overnight in the valley, preparing to bury all the mines tonight.

Li Shizhen was very impressed by the servants' rewards. The Emperor's Guard was the Emperor's Guard, and his loyalty to the emperor was beyond words. You should know that the Emperor's Guard was originally transcendent in the army. Although they only had 3,000 people, their strength was strong enough to be described as the word terror. Although Li Shizhen was the commander of the Capture Army, he had an army of 100,000, but he would be polite when he met the commander of the Emperor's Guard.

Seeing the Emperor's Guard working so hard, Li Shizhen felt ashamed. The Emperor's Guard fought there overnight and worked for the emperor loyally, but he still wanted to drink and eat meat. Compared with Meng Qing, his loyalty to the emperor seemed to be a little worse. Remember the secret letter the emperor had given him before, saying that Li Wei, the former commander of the Emperor's Guard, was from Han Zhongwei, and he should pay close attention to the current trends of the Emperor's Guard.

Judging from the performance of the Emperor Guard today, from Meng Qing below, the Emperor Guard is an elite unit with excellent quality, good style, loyal to the emperor and loyal to the Daxia. Li Shizhen now has no other thing to do for the Emperor Guard, so he had to write a memorial to Li An, praising the Emperor Guard, almost praising the Emperor Guard as the number one in heaven and the only remaining Tianzi in the world. After all, even Li Shizhen felt a little blushed when he read it. Did he praise the Emperor Guard too much? But soon, he shook his head firmly. Praising the Emperor Guard is actually equivalent to praising the Emperor. Li Shizhen had long been clear about this.

However, if Li Shizhen was visiting the mineburning point outside the valley now, he would definitely scold himself for being blind, because at this time there were nearly 2,000 people in the Emperor's Guard burying mineburning outside the valley, which Li Shizhen did not require.

If you come from the heart of heaven, the thunder buried in the Emperor's Guard today looks like a big character "man". The upper part of the character "六" is in the valley, which is also what Li Shizhen requires. However, the lower part of the character "六" is Meng Qing's decision to take charge of it without authorization. This is like a large half-encircle. If the Xixia army gets in one head, the consequences are, haha, but very bad.

The army led by Han Zhongwei suddenly stopped when he was one day away from the valley. Just as it was impossible for the Capture Army to completely hide their whereabouts, it was also impossible for the Guard Army to prevent Li Shizhen from knowing their whereabouts.

Li Shizhen thought about the sudden stop of the guards' advance for a long time, but had no idea. He wanted to ask Li Zongshan and Li Zunxu to discuss it, but when he thought of their position in the emperor's heart, he gave up this idea and finally sent someone to invite Meng Qing. First, he prepared a little wine to thank him for burying all the mines in one day yesterday, and also drew detailed mines. Except for the two thousand mines at the beginning, all the other 18,000 mines were marked.

The Emperor Guard is the Emperor Guard. Look at how beautiful they do things, this is because they have a specialty in their profession. Compared with them, the Capture Army seems to be one level different in terms of combat effectiveness or other military qualities.

"I have met Lord Dutong." Meng Qing quickly came to Li Shizhen's tent and was surprised to see that he was the only one.

"I didn't call anyone except you. Commander Meng, thank you for yours yesterday." Li Shizhen smiled. Now he didn't know that the mine array had been seriously distorted. Only more than 10,000 mines were buried in the valley, and more than 10,000 mines had formed a half-encirclement outside the valley.

"This is a matter of duty, and the generals don't need to thank you." Meng Qing then felt relieved. He happened to be having a secret conversation with Li Zunxu just now, and when he heard Li Shizhen summoning each other, he thought something was wrong.

"Han Zhongwei's escort stopped one day away from the valley. I wonder what Chief Meng thought?" Li Shizhen knew that he and Meng Qing were both the emperor's confidants, and Li Zongshan and Li Zunxu had to be careful.

"Did Han Zhongwei discover our mine array?" Meng Qing wanted to laugh very much. Li Shizhen actually found himself discussing military affairs. He was really impatient to live. But he had to show a solemn look on his face. It was very hard and very hard.

"Unlike, along the way, the guards' sentry had never been to the valley. How could they know that there was a mine array there? Even if they knew that there was, they would not be a day away from the valley." Li Shizhen had no idea at all. How could he know that Han Zhongwei had learned about his plan a few days ago, and even got the specific location of the mine array last night, and there were detailed labeling pictures. Of course, the mine labels that Han Zhongwei received were completely different from Li Shizhen's, and his real ones.

"Does the guards need to rest? After all, they have marched for several days in a row." Meng Qing said.

"What Chief Meng said is also reasonable, let's take a look." Li Shizhen looked in the direction of the guards and said slowly.

But one day later, the escort army still showed no sign of driving, and now Li Shizhen could not sit still. The escort army could be leisurely and free, but his life capture army was not good. But now his escort detectives could not be too far from the escort army. Five miles away, anyone who approached would be captured by the escort army. Whether you are a merchant or a vengeance, they would be locked up first, and food and drink are provided for them. These people would not be allowed to leave until the escort army left.

Han Zhongwei, regardless of whether Li Shizhen was impatient or not, he and Li Shizhen's army were still one and a half days away. At such a distance, both sides might find each other. The reason why Han Zhongwei still did not move is mainly to use this to attract Li Shizhen's attention.

The guards would leave quietly every night. Since Li Shizhen was about to ambush him, Han Zhongwei certainly didn't mind ambushing him, so that he could also taste the taste of being ambushed.

With detailed information, Han Zhongwei could actually be the boss of the hand, and the rest of the matter was completed by Du Gao and his division commanders. Du Gao reported to Han Zhongwei every morning and afternoon. Now that he was not far from Li Shizhen's army, and the other party wanted to ambush himself, the guards must also have a strange army.

It was also in order to cooperate with the strange army to hide their whereabouts that Han Zhongwei's army suddenly stopped. Every late at night, the war horses wrapped in cotton cloth and their hooves and mouths were led and left the army quietly. Li Wei, the former commander of the Emperor Guard, took his former confidant general and left the first night. Just as Li Shizhen and Meng Qing were drinking, Li Wei's people had already arrived at the Emperor Guard's headquarters...

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