Nanyang, in the Xia army camp.

The place was personally stationed by Li Wu, the prince of the Great Xia Empire. At the same time, the most elite 200,000 troops of the Great Xia Empire were assembled here, including 100,000 imperial guards and 100,000 imperial guards. These 200,000 troops were full firearms, equipped with 250,000 bird guns (a spare 50,000) and more than 600 guns of various types, including heavy siege cannons, and a large number of Hui cannons as support weapons.

This 200,000 army was the full effort of Emperor Xia Li Liangzuo for ten years. The weapons they equipped were also accumulated by the Great Xia Empire in the past ten years. However, no one knows the horror of this army, because they have never exposed their sharp minions.

"Your Highness, Prince." Li Hu'er shouted to Li Wu after coming to the central army tent.

"There are only two of you and me here, why bother like this?" Li Wu said to Li Hu'er: "What's wrong? He was in a panic."

"Big Brother." Li Hu'er immediately changed his words and said, "The whistle cavalry prosecutor reported that the Song army had taken action. Wang Kai personally led the 200,000 army out of Xiangyang and headed straight to Dengzhou. The military peak pointed directly to Xiangyang."

"Okay, that's great." Li Wu said with a smile: "I'm afraid he won't come; how are our army prepared?"

"The 200,000 army has been prepared." Li Hu'er reported to Li Wu.

"Where is the third brother's Yuzhou Legion now?" Li Wu asked Li Hu'er.

"One hundred thousand Yuzhou troops have arrived in Xincai City secretly." Li Hu'er said to Li Wu.

"The third brother's army of 100,000 is the key to our victory in this battle." Li Wu said with some concern.

"Brother, don't worry! Third brother will not have any problems." Li Hu'er said to Li Wu.

"I hope so." Li Wu said: "If you can, don't say this anymore. Everything will follow the original plan; you will lead your troops to the designated position tonight and must completely eat up the Song army."

"Yes, I will make arrangements now." After Li Hu'er said that, she left the central army's tent. That night, Li Hu'er led 50,000 imperial guards to leave Nanyang and headed east.

The next day, Li Wu led an army of 150,000 to head south. Although Li Wu had an army of 150,000, he claimed to the outside world that he had only 50,000 troops, and the army was also moving in seclusion. The speed of the march was very slow, and he marched only twenty or thirty miles a day. The movements of the Xia army were always under the surveillance of the Song army. From a high altitude, the Song and Xia armies were both advancing towards Dengzhou, which would be the key to the entire battle.

Inside the tent of the central army in the Jianghan Army camp.

General Song reported to Wang Kai: "Report to the Grand Commander, our army has arrived at the south bank of Chaoshui and will cross the river to Dengzhou tomorrow. It is expected to capture Dengzhou City within three days."

"Where have the reinforcements of the Xia army been?" Wang Kai asked General Song.

"Reported to the commander-in-chief, the Crown Prince Li Wu, the reinforcements of the Xia army were led by the Crown Prince Li Wu. According to our spies, the Xia army had only more than 50,000 troops, and marched twenty or thirty miles a day. Now it is hundreds of miles away from Dengzhou! It will not be reached in less than half a month." General Song said to Wang Kai.

"Don't be careless." Wang Kai said: "The marching speed of twenty or thirty miles a day is definitely not the normal speed of the Xia army. Will there be any conspiracy?"

"It shouldn't be. According to the situation we have mastered, the reason why the Xia army marched slowly is related to the Xia army's military equipment." General Song said to Wang Kai: "It is said that the Song army is equipped with a weapon called artillery, which is very powerful. However, this weapon has a fatal disadvantage, which is that it is slow to launch and very heavy. The general thought that it should be this new weapon that dragged down the Xia army's marching speed."

"Well, it's very possible." Wang Kai agreed; "I ordered the army to cross the river tomorrow, and I asked to take down Dengzhou before sunset tomorrow."

"Yes, the last general takes the order..."

Dengzhou is an important strategic support point for the Xia army to attack Xiangyang. The Xia army once hoarded a lot of food, weapons and gunpowder here, but now only part of the food and grass are left here. As for the other supplies, they have been transported away by the Xia army in advance. In addition, there are not many Xia army guarding Dengzhou, and most of them are old and weak. It is only a matter of time before the 200,000 Song troops are lost in Dengzhou.

The next morning, the Song army crossed the river in batches and began to attack Dengzhou City. The Xia army defended the city stubbornly resisted and caused great damage to the Song army, but two fists could not defeat four hands. Under the attack of 200,000 Song army, more than a thousand Xia army finally abandoned the city and fled north. In the end, only more than a hundred people fled the Song army's claws. The Song army regained Dengzhou, which was equivalent to regaining an important strategic stronghold. With Dengzhou as the basis, the Song army could carry out the next Northern Expedition or Eastern Expedition.

The eyes let us return to the northern battlefield. At the junction of Jiaodong Kingdom and the Daxia Empire, 200,000 Jiaodong Army had already assembled and was attacking from Zibo Prefecture to Qizhou. These 200,000 Jiaodong Army were all Xiao Feng's family. The Song army's Northern Expedition was planned for a long time. For the common interests, the Jiaodong Army and the Song Army got together. According to the strategic plan designated by the Song Dynasty, these 200,000 Jiaodong Army soldiers were a key piece of the Song army's Northern Expedition.

The Song army hoped to use the Jiaodong Army to restrain the army in the north of the Daxia Empire, and at the same time, the Jiaodong Army could take over Daming Prefecture and cut off the Xia army's logistics and food route, just like the Xia army occupied Mangdang Mountain back then; the Jiaodong Army is the Yuzhou Army that was deeply rooted in the enemy's back then. The Song army's strategic plan was completely the plan of the Xia army that copied it back then.

In Qizhou City, Yan Shu led 100,000 Jizhou Legion to be on high alert. As for Yan King Li Qing, who had already set out a warship, it was not easy to attack Jiaodong Kingdom by sea. At this time, Li Qing did not know that the Navy warships of the Song Dynasty had already begun to head north under the command of the naval commander Li Bao. This time, the Navy of the Song Dynasty dispatched thousands of warships, and 200,000 naval soldiers were carrying out cross-sea landing operations, and a large number of food, grass and weapons were accompanied.

"Report, report, report... Report to the general, Jiaodong Army has arrived outside Zhangqiu City." A spy came to report.

Yan Shu immediately ordered decisively: "Tell General Zhao Ge to fight and retreat and lure the enemy into the deep."

"Yes, I'm not going to take the order..."

After the messenger left, Yan Shu immediately summoned the generals to deploy a new combat plan. Although Yan Shu only had 100,000 Jizhou Legion, these were all elite troops and firearms helped. Yan Shu planned to eat 200,000 Jiaodong Army in one breath. Although the Jiaodong Army had 200,000 troops, the real elite was only about 100,000. Yan Shu didn't take it seriously at all. Under Yan Shu's unified deployment, the Jizhou Legion immediately launched an action.

Outside Zhangqiu City, inside the Jiaodong Army camp.

"King, our army is ready." A general came in to report to Xiao Feng.

To be honest, Xiao Feng started a war with the Great Xia Empire. Xiao Feng was really upset, but the matter had been done. He had no place to buy the medicine for regret, so Xiao Feng could only grit his teeth and walked forward.

Xiao Feng immediately issued a military order and said, "The army was ordered to attack the city immediately, and Zhangqiu must be captured before the Xia army's reinforcements arrived."

"Yes, the last general takes the order..."

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Chapter completed!