Now it is time for everything to recover in the open field north of the Wuding River, and the tender green color can be seen everywhere on the vast land, from the land that has been frozen for a winter. Although the temperature was still cold, the march was quite smooth. On the flat land north of the Wuding River and south of the Hanhai Desert, a long marching dragon was rolling forward, and the infantry, cavalry, auxiliary soldiers transporting baggage, and mule and horse carts carrying food and various equipment were all the way to the west.

Wu Haogu, Gao Yu and Tong Guan were surrounded by a large group of knights, marching between this huge army, without wearing helmets and armor, but wearing comfortable and warm furs, talking leisurely as they walked, without the slightest nervous feeling of battlefield conquest.

What made them feel at ease was naturally the 1000 armor cavalry of the Imperial Horse Straight, and they were probably the second most powerful cavalry of this era - second only to the "Gundam" who pressed the Tiger Water Wanyan Division. Here in the northwest, there is no worry about encountering any strong enemy that cannot be dealt with.

In addition to these 1,000 armor cavalry, Wu Haogu also transferred 7,500 soldiers from the Dragon Warrior and 2,500 soldiers from the Dragon Inner Guard (all of whom were Fangnu warriors) to form a strengthened Dragon Warrior Straight - so that only the 5,000 pikemen and 5,000 auxiliaries of the Dragon Inner Guard were left in Yinzhou and Mida Cave. However, the follow-up soldiers and horses of the Hedong Army led by Gao Yu will also stay in Mituodong temporarily, waiting for Gao Yu to lead the cavalry to sweep the grassland between the rivers, and then go north to join Gao Yu and build Shuozhou City.

In addition, the 5,500 cavalry brought by Gao Yu from Hedong also accompanied the army of Wu Haogu, of which 1,100 armored cavalry were also quite good at fighting.

That is to say, in an army of less than 25,000 people (in addition to the soldiers and cavalry auxiliaries, there are more than 6,000 people in total in the foot auxiliaries plus the men and horses commanded by the engineers and the baggage commanders), there are 18,500 elites with strong combat effectiveness.

Moreover, 1,000 of them were still covered by the left side of the army, and the party people could not grasp the reality of this army of more than 20,000 infantry and cavalry led by Wu Haogu, Gao Yu and Tong Guan.

Because the scouts of the party could not get close to observe at all, they could only judge the number of the Song army by looking at the smoke and dust raised by the army from a distance.

But it is useless to judge the number alone, because the combat effectiveness of the various units of the Song army is far behind. The "weak soldiers" of the forbidden army (compared to the western army) who came from the east of the 25,000 rivers are not comparable to the elite of the imperial front Sanzhi at all.

If it was the former, relying on the 1500 Iron Harriers and 8500 garrisons in the hands of Chage, he would definitely be able to crush it.

But if you meet the elite in front of the Song Army under the command of the invincible Gao Taiwei......

Xiao Heda, who was standing on a tall watchtower on the west bank of the Heishui River, opened his palms and put them on his eyes, looking into the distance with all his eyes. A layer of mist-like smoke floats on the horizon, broad, flattened, and diffuse. To the left and right of this large flat mist-like smoke, there are several small sharp and towering patches of smoke.

"There are at least 20,000 troops, mixed in foot." Xiao Heda paused for a moment, "There are still a few vigilant rangers nearby...... There are about hundreds of rides. ”

Brother Wei Mingcha, who was also standing on the watchtower, smiled bitterly: "It's just one of the roads!" Coupled with the two armies from Shilijing and Niuxin Pavilion across Hengshan, there were almost 100,000 people, all of whom came to conquer Wancheng.

The situation on the western front is also not good, and the Lingzhou River has been folded. Although I didn't lose my ground, people's hearts are floating! Many tribes have abandoned their homes and fled to Lingzhou City, and this spring's agricultural season will definitely be delayed. Moreover, the Wushu was also worried that the Eastern Dynasty army would attack Lingzhou from Jingyuan Road, and now 10,000 garrison troops have been transferred to defend Lingzhou and Weizhou! In this way, the troops at hand will be even tighter.

The Hexi Right Wing Army was even more troublesome, and the newly built Hexi Army of the Eastern Dynasty moved before the Yellow River froze, crossed the Yellow River, besieged Shuibo City and Gaizhu City, and also sent elite soldiers to break into the Kaluo River by small road and attack Renshou Mountain City. Luckily, the food hoarded there has been moved, otherwise we would have lost everything......"

It turned out that the Song Dynasty's attack on Western Xia was fully launched with Lu Huiqing sending Zhe Keshi to attack Lingzhou River!

Not only did Tao Jiefu on the Eastern Front not wait for the expiration of the Hedong Army led by Gao Yu, so he started the offensive in advance. Zhong Fu in Hexi also immediately set out, sending Chong Shiji and Gao Yongnian to attack Gaizhu City and Shuibo City in two ways, and let Liu Fa lead the elite to break into the Kaluo River through the path provided by Zhao Baozhong, and captured Renshou Mountain City in one fell swoop.

"King, Song Dog has always been a tiger in war, as long as we carry it for a while, we can always save the day."

The new Left Wing Divine Warrior Division, who was with Brother Cha and Xiao Heda, was not as pessimistic as the other two, and said in a calm and calm voice: "The last general looks at it, Song Gou's three-way army is not difficult to break. If they join forces all the way and come along the Wuding River, we may have no choice but to rely on the fortified city of Xiazhou. But they are divided into three ways, and we can defeat them individually. ”

"Individual breaks?" Brother Cha snorted, "This king has been fighting this idea, but although Song Gou has divided his troops, it is difficult to break it." The ones coming along the Wuding River are obviously elites, and the scouts sent by your Left Wing Divine Warriors can't get close at all. I can't even find out the truth and the truth, so why talk about breaking it?

As for the two armies that came from the Hengshan Mountain, although they were not as strong, the two armies did not meet far from each other, and the march was also very cautious, but they approached Longzhou (the state and county set up by Western Xia) step by step, and at most two days they would meet under the city of Longzhou, and then there would be a brigade of nearly 60,000 people! ”

Wang Enwang's old military strategist is also a general with a veteran, and of course there will be no obvious flaws in the plan he formulated. It seems that the division of troops into three ways is easy to be broken by the western thieves, but in fact, there is no such possibility.

The Wuhao Gu and Gao Yu subordinates advancing along the Wuding River had 2,100 armored cavalry and 5,000 Fangnu warriors, and unless the Western Xia concentrated all the Iron Harriers and garrisons, they could not be defeated at all.

However, when Zhe Keshi raided the Lingzhou River, and Zhong Fu launched the Hexi Army to attack the Kaluo River and the Qinwang River, how could the Western Xia place all the elite main forces along the Wuding River?

And the soldiers of Yan Yan and Huanqing, who marched across Hengshan, were even more fine. The Hengshan Fan Department suffered heavy losses because of the invasion of Yan'an Mansion with Chage in the month of last year, and then was purged by Wang En and Guo Cheng. In order to keep the tribe from being slaughtered, the chiefs were replaced, and Ding Zhuang from the tribe was sent to accompany the Song army to serve as cannon fodder.

Therefore, there were 3,000 lightly armed infantry in each of the two armies of Yanyan and Huanqing, which were advancing across the Hengshan Mountains.

In this case, how dare those Hengshan tribes still work for the Western Thieves? Without the cooperation of the Hengshan Fan Division, how could Brother Cha dare to fight a decisive battle with the Song army in the Hengshan area, which is full of ravines?

Moreover, the number of the Song army on these two roads has also solved 30,000 (including the accompanying Hengshanfan), and it is the elite of Huanqing and Yanyan, and Brother Cha is not sure that he will defeat one of them all in a short time.

If the war falls into a stalemate, Chage's army may fall into the flank of nearly 60,000 troops of the Song army on both sides.

"Great King," Xiao Heda interjected at this time, "In the opinion of the last general, Song Gou may not have the patience to storm Tongwan with an army of 100,000, because Song Gou has always had a problem of being ambitious in wars. Obviously, there is only the strength to take the area of the Wuding River, but I want to think about Lingzhou and Xingzhou. This time will not be an exception!

Therefore, it is very likely that they will besiege Tongwan with one unit, and then divide their troops to take Youzhou, Hongzhou, Wuguyan City, Sanchakou City, Zuocunze, Wanjingkou, Liuboling, Wangting Town and other fortresses and desert oases, in order to open the passage to Xingling in the west.

This is our chance to use the armored cavalry to destroy the Song army in one fell swoop! ”

The key to advancing west from the banks of the Wuding River was to seize the oasis in the Gobi Desert. Otherwise, once the water source in the oasis is polluted, it will not be a thousand miles of food, but a thousand miles of water.

Of course, polluting water is also a double-edged sword. Once the water source of the oasis in the Hanhai Desert was polluted, the Western Xia would lose the states and Hengshan on the banks of the Wuding River forever. Even Yanzhou, located in the Gobi Desert, would be captured by the Great Song Dynasty.

The Hetao Grassland, located in the north of the Hanhai Desert, will also lose the strength to resist the invasion of the Song cavalry because of the loss of the support of the Hanhai Oasis. The Liao State would also take advantage of the situation and cut a knife on the Hetao grassland controlled by the Western Xia.

Western Xia, which had lost Hengshan, Wuding River, Hetao Grassland and Hanhai Oasis, had no way to establish a state in the cramped land of Xingling.

Westward migration will be inevitable!

"Can Tongwan City be defended?" Brother Cha turned around, increased his forehead with his hand, and looked worriedly at the tall and majestic Tongwan City in the distance.

Although Tongwan is a strong city, it is a city in the era of the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and it has a history of nearly 700 years! Although it was built with severe punishments, it became a well-known fortified city in the world. However, in the early years of the Great Song Dynasty, it had been destroyed by the edict of Song Taizong, and the outer city no longer existed, and the ditch was also filled. Originally, it was bordered by Heishui in the east, and the uncertain terrain in the south no longer exists.

"It's not a problem to keep it for a few months," Wu Yi Boma looked confident, "There are 10,000 good men under the command of the last general, and they are also equipped with bows and crossbows, arrows, and fifty or sixty thousand old and young women and children in the city who can also go to the city." There are not many trees around Tongwan, and it is not easy for Song Dog to build a cloud ladder, unless they can fly up to the city with wings, otherwise before the food and water run out, Tongwan City will be iron! ”

"Good!" Brother Cha nodded, "That's what I want from you!" Tonight, the king will leave the city of Tongwan! Boma, Tongwan will be handed over to you!

In any case, you have to keep it for three months! ”

"Don't say March, even six months can be kept!"

"Good!" Brother Cha laughed, "If you can hold it, you will be the number one hero of my Great White High Country!" This king must play a famous vulture, and let you move to the left wing of the town of the god brave army! ”