Fighting

Author: An Huajun

Li Yongqi did not expect that the Song army would arrive the next day, and he was overjoyed. After receiving the news, he waited outside the city early. In the afternoon, Zhang Chi and Li Shifu arrived and hurriedly welcomed them into the city and held a banquet for them.

As soon as they arrived in Suide, Zhang Chi sent out reconnaissance cavalry to conduct reconnaissance all night long. They went to Mizhi Village in the north, Suiping Village in the west, and Qingjian City in the south. They must not miss it. If there is a large Jin army coming, there will be no news.

Sitting down on the throne, Zhang Chi said to Li Yongqi: "Sui De is an important place in the Yangtze River. It is our army's good fortune that the general can abandon the secret and turn to the light in time. I have already reported to Xuanfu and will definitely use it. Suide is surrounded by castles and fortresses.

It is an important place to compete with the Xia Kingdom, and the general has given up his efforts."

Li Yongqi knew that his greatest role was to command the local and Tibetan soldiers to prevent Xixia from taking advantage of him. He was so busy that he did not dare, but a stone fell to the ground in his heart.

After three drinks in a row, Li Yongqi said: "Sa Li is the commander of the Jin Army in Shaanxi. His status is not trivial. The general must not be careless."

Zhang Chi said: "I have ordered Zhang Du of the rear army to be supervised and sent back to Shizhou for interrogation by Xuanfu. Without Sa Lihe, the various departments of the Jin army are not under each other's control, which will greatly benefit our army."

Li Shifu said on the side: "I think the Song army is extremely strict along the way. It is incomparable to our army. Even if we fight against the Jin army, why should we be afraid of him?"

Zhang Chi said: "The terrain in this area is complex, and the people's sentiments are also intricate. To be honest, I am still under a lot of pressure."

Li Yongqi saw that although Zhang Chi was young, he had a calm attitude and was not blindly aggressive. He knew that he was a general. At this time, it was not appropriate for Zhang Chi to be aggressive and aggressive, or to be conservative and wait for Wang Xiaolie's orders. Although it was far away from Shizhou

It's only over two hundred miles, but the mountain roads are rugged, and communication between the two places takes at least three days and six days to go back and forth. The situation on the front line is changing rapidly, and we can't afford to wait.

To a certain extent, Zhang Chi is the frontline coach, and many things require him to make decisions on the fly. He has no time to ask for instructions back and forth.

Just after the second watch, Zhang Chi refused to drink. He just had something to eat and went to rest early.

Seeing his son still drinking heavily and eating meat, Li Yongqi said: "This Zhang Yuhou is very sensible. We are on the front line now. We will never ruin things by being greedy. We will go to rest after dark and recharge our batteries to prepare for the war. On the other hand, you

Just drink heavily and don’t care what happens if you miss something.”

Li Shifu said with a smile: "Dad is like a rotten gentleman, just nagging. I drink and take care of myself. When have I ever made a mistake?"

Li Yongqi could only shake his head, what else could he say?

Before dawn the next day, Tan Ma came back like a shooting star. No Jin army was found in the north or west, and none in the south for the time being.

Zhang Chi's rule is to report once every twenty miles, and then the remaining scouts will continue to move forward. The scouts will move forward for about a hundred miles, and then wait for the follow-up scouts to change shifts. Once there is an enemy situation within a hundred miles centered on Suide City, the commander will

Want to know as soon as possible.

It was not until noon that Tan Ma returned from Qingjian City.

When they got to the official hall and dismounted, the spies went straight into the official hall without even taking a sip of water.

Zhang Chi sat on it, staring closely at the spies who came in, and said in a deep voice: "Is it possible that the Jin army has already arrived at Qingjian?"

The spy crossed his hands and said: "Back to Yuhou, my subordinates arrived at Qingjian City last night. There were not many Jin troops inside. However, those Jin troops seemed to be the vanguard, and there must be a large group of Jin troops behind them. I took a tongue and asked to understand.

, there are two thousand gold troops coming from behind."

Zhang Chi nodded: "I understand. Go down and rest."

After the spies went out, Zhang Chi thought for a while and said: "Call the three commanders and two governors to discuss the matter."

Not long after, the governor and the governor came to the official hall and greeted each other with courtesy.

Zhang Chi stood up, went to the newly added battle table next to him, and said, "Everyone, sit down. The Jin Army has appeared in Qingjian City. Let's discuss how to fight."

Everyone sat down one after another and looked at Zhang Chi.

Zhang Chi said: "The news I just got from the scouting horse is that the Jin Army's forward has arrived at Qingjian, and the two thousand troops are expected to arrive today. Qingjian City is the main road from Suide City to Yan'an Prefecture, and there is no room for failure. What do you think?

manage?"

Zhang Zhendao: "There are only two thousand gold troops here! What else can I say? Go up and fight and win!"

Dai Yuchang pondered and said: "It's better to wait and explore the horse again. The Jin army travels thirty miles in one day and there are still three days to reach Suide City. There is no need to be in such a hurry."

Zhang Chi said: "The Jin army is all cavalry. They can travel fifty miles a day, not thirty miles. Two days later, they fell into Suide City."

Dai Yuchang said: "Then we can't wait any longer. When we get to the city, many things will be difficult to handle."

Seeing Zhang Chi looking at him, Zhong Ci said: "In my opinion, it is best to go up and fight. If there are two thousand gold troops, we can send a group. Three thousand people will still have an advantage. If there is an accident, there will be more

With two regiments, we can make a difference."

Zhang Zhendao: "I am a former soldier. At this time, I should stand up and fight the enemy to the death!"

Zhang Chi looked at Zhang Zhen and said in a deep voice: "This is not the time to joke! If we go to fight, we must block the Jin army fifty miles away! Once Suide City is surrounded, anything can happen. Since Li Yongqi and his son can surrender to the Song Dynasty,

, then it is possible for a father and son to invest money, and it would not be surprising if they even invest in the Xia Kingdom."

Zhang Zhen crossed his hands and said, "I understand!"

Zhang Chi said: "When you go to Qingjian, it's best to occupy Qingjian City. In this way, we will be safe in the south and can easily take care of the many cities in the north. The most difficult thing in Suide City is not fighting the Jin army, but how to integrate the anti-Xia forces.

.”

After saying that, he lowered his head and thought for a moment and said: "Zhang Zhen led his troops to attack Qingjian City in the south, and defeated the Jin army when they encountered it. If he wins, he will station in Qingjian and block all enemies advancing north. In addition, you

The army's baggage troops will accompany the army to transport the baggage, and I will send another person to transport your supplies. This area is a mountainous area, and the cavalry is particularly important. In addition to your own cavalry, I will allocate another command cavalry to you."

Zhang Zhen was overjoyed after hearing this and hurriedly crossed his hands and thanked him.

Zhang Chi looked at the sky and said: "In half an hour, all your troops will set off. Get ready!"

Zhang Zhen and Cao Yu said goodbye with their hands crossed and left.

On the way, Cao Yu said: "The Jin army should arrive at Qingjian City today and rest until tomorrow before setting off again. Let's leave now, rest later, and rush to Zaolingou to camp. It's only fifty miles away from Qingjian City, so we can relax and wait for work!

"

Zhang Zhen nodded and said: "We must first send the reconnaissance cavalry, at least to Gu Kuanzhou, and no Jin people are allowed to roam!"

Cao Yu nodded repeatedly.

This is the habit of Wang Xiaoye's army. Before the war begins, the reconnaissance cavalry goes out to control the battlefield and cut off the enemy's sources of information. The reconnaissance cavalry in Wang Xiaoye's army have received special training and have advantages over the general army's rangers.
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