So who is this Li Xian? He was born as a eunuch like Wang Zhongzheng and Wasp. At first, he only served as a supervisor in various border passes, but the more he saw and experienced, the more combat experience and vision naturally increased. It was Wang Shao who really made a qualitative leap in his combat capability.

He used to be Wang Shao's deputy, and followed Wang Shao through hundreds of large and small battles on the side of the Xihe River, and after Wang Shao was recalled to Kaifeng, Xihe Road was actually run by him, and the results were good. not only preserved the results of the war, but also subdued a lot of various ethnic groups in Tibet, which can be regarded as a rare military and political talent.

Of course, no one is perfect. As a eunuch, no matter how capable Li Xian is, he can't escape the thinking mode of the emperor's servant. Trying to curry favor with the emperor by all means is their natural first choice, because no matter how much credit they have, once they lose the emperor's protection, they are not bullshit.

There is an element of currying favor with the emperor in this battle plan, and these eunuchs know best what Emperor Shenzong wants to do and what he is willing to do. As soon as the emperor had a little thought, the eunuchs would try their best to achieve it.

It's the same in the future life, whoever can walk in front of the leader will have the opportunity to be promoted, let the leader remind him in everything, and sometimes remind him not to be conscious, so he will work honestly in this life.

"How is he better than Wang Zhongzheng?" It was the wasp who provided Hong Tao with Li Xian's specific information, and he didn't need to summon it, as soon as he saw Li Xian's name in the official document, the wasp simply didn't wait to call, and came to Mawei City in person.

"It's different, this person has led an army for the commander many times, and he has made outstanding achievements, and he can be said to be His Majesty's favorite general. It's just a little arrogant, even if it's a character like General Wang, he dares to resist. ”

Wasp's evaluation of Li Xian is much higher than that of Wang Zhongzheng, and there is still a little envy in his words. A eunuch can do this, and he really deserves to be admired by his colleagues.

"Then do you know why there is no mission from the Huangzhou Army?" Hong Tao was noncommittal about the Wasp's assessment and raised another question.

“…… I think His Majesty knows his temperament and doesn't want Lord Shuai Si to be angry under his command. And Huangzhou has just retreated more than 10,000 enemies, so it should take a little breather. "The wasps are now bolder, and they dare to speculate behind their backs, which they would never have done before.

"Then why do you have to submit the official document to the official to know?" And then there's the problem.

"This ...... Xiaguan ...... stupidly, "The wasp was asked, and he couldn't figure it out if he thought left and right.

"Go back and tell Miao Kui, let him step up his training, guard the mountain road from the Ancient Bone Dragon City to the Zongcheng, and wait for Lord Wang's logistics convoy to arrive, and this official will also go north. Learn a little, Your Majesty's move is called retreat as advance, fortunately, the Huangzhou army does not belong to any way, otherwise this official may really have to resist the order once. Hong Tao did not completely oppose Li Xian's battle plan, he just thought that such a big move was unnecessary, or that the cost of the battle was too high.

The most convenient way to save money is to fight with the Western Xia piecemeal as it is now, eliminate a little of the opponent's troops every three or five times, and occupy a walled city in the Western Xia when there is a chance, and slowly squeeze the enemy's combat and living space.

With the strategic depth and national strength of Western Xia, it will not be able to bear it in less than a year, and then it can only choose a desperate counterattack. That was the moment of decisive battle, and the Song army could give full play to the advantages of being good at defending and not attacking to fight with the opponent without worrying about logistics.

As for the Xia army, because of the clear direction of the main attack, it also lost the advantage of flexibility and mobility, which was equivalent to being tied to a stake, and no matter how fierce the wolf was, he was slowly beaten to death by one stick after another at this time.

Then the Western Xia problem was solved, as for the remaining Western Xia royal family and a small number of troops, they didn't have to worry about fatigue at all, occupied the plains around Xingqing Mansion, and then gradually took Xuanhua Mansion, and Western Xia would be dead.

The rest of the territory would be divided between the Liao and the Uighurs, and the Song Dynasty would not have to do anything, and then the question would be how to redivide the sphere of influence with the Liao and Uighurs.

With the success of the Northern Expedition, the reform of the New Deal in the Northern Song Dynasty will also make great strides, because it is after the implementation of the New Deal that the national strength is full to defeat the old enemy and open up the territory, who will say that the New Deal is useless is a bit hypocritical.

The Liao State is also not at peace, they are surging for the heir, and it is estimated that they will not immediately turn their faces with the Northern Song Dynasty. In the past few years, it is completely possible to use this set of methods to deal with Xia Guo on Liao Guo again.

First use the flower paste to absorb the nutrients of the other side to fill your own treasury, vigorously reorganize the armament, and when the time is ripe, pick the weakest opportunity of the other party, and find an excuse to continue the Northern Expedition.

Whether it starts with Hedong Road, or starts with Hebei West Road or Hebei East Road, it depends on the situation at that time. Now Hong Tao has never even seen anything like Liaoguo, and it is too early to think about it in such detail.

It's a pity that Hong Tao can't be in charge of Emperor Shenzong, nor is he an important minister who influences the emperor's will, no one supports this grand strategy, and he doesn't even have a chance to say it, so he can only passively accept orders, and it's not appropriate to have too many opinions.

The official document sent by the imperial court is a life talisman, if you have to pretend to be stupid, you may not be criticized for the time being, but the level of trust will be greatly reduced, and it will not be so easy to let the emperor support you in the future.

But for how to fight this big battle, Hong Tao did not fully agree with Li Xian's plan, the most obvious flaw was to let the Tubo army attack Liangzhou City, which was a big mistake.

30,000 cavalry, which sounds like a lot, seems to be quite powerful, but Hong Tao doesn't quite think so. Huangzhou also has a lot of Tubo people, such as Xiluosa. Their cavalry was quite strong, and they were very brave in battle, but there was a prerequisite for all this, and that was the need to draw a geographical area.

On the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Tibetan cavalry was indeed strong, because neither the Song, nor the Qiang, nor the Uighurs had ever lived at such a high altitude for a long time, and they were not as adapted to the plateau as the Tubo people from people to horses.

In the words of later generations, the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen is not enough, not to mention fierce battles on the plateau, and it is quite well-trained to run fast. If you really get people living in the plains to come up suddenly, you can't exercise fiercely in the first few months, let alone talk about any cold-weapon combat.

However, when the Tibetan cavalry rushed down the plateau and reached the low-altitude plain area, their innate advantage was gone, and at best they were at the same level as the Xia people. Moreover, the equipment of the Tubo people is more backward than that of the Xia people, and the field battle can be improvised, and the city is attacked...... It's best to talk about the national football team's entry into the World Cup finals.

If these 30,000 Tibetan cavalry could not capture Liangzhou City, the trend of the battle might be reversed 180 degrees. The Tibetans fought bravely, but they also had a characteristic, that is, they slipped away quickly.

Once you find that the battle situation is unfavorable, you will immediately turn around and run, and you can't take care of any friendly army or not, and you can't take care of the strategic deployment, and no one cares about anyone among the various ethnic groups, so it's good to run home first.

And then what? The Xia army in Liangzhou will chase after the ass to reinforce Zhuo Luo and the Southern Military Division, and maybe the Western Xia army in Xuanhua Mansion will also come over at that time, and Li Xian's 30,000 or 40,000 people will definitely not be able to stop the same number of cavalry in the field state.

Once he is broken through here, and Qin Fenglu's army is fighting fiercely in Huizhou, Lanzhou City will be in danger. Even if the Western Xia people couldn't defeat Lanzhou City, couldn't they bypass the city and continue deep into the interior?

The states and counties would definitely not be able to stop the Western Xia cavalry by relying on archers and regimental training alone, and then half of the Qinfeng Road and most of the Xihe Road were all swept away by the Xixia people. None of the other Fourth Route Army wants to retreat to rescue, the Western Xia army is very good at fighting pursuit battles, and whoever retreats is unlucky.

In the end, if you calculate the results, you will find that the Northern Song Dynasty lost again, and if you have a good life, you can lose less, and if you have a bad life, you will lose a lot. Not to mention losses, Hong Tao is not willing to do less business, so he wants to make up for the biggest flaw in Li Xian's plan.

If the two sides can effectively cooperate, not only can they take Liangzhou City, but they can also come to a siege point to send reinforcements, and easily take out the Gansu military reinforcements from Xuanhua Mansion in the west.

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