Chapter 708 Gao Qiu Is Really Awesome
What? Go to Anzhai Fort to take over the three generals and fight against 20,000 Western thieves?
Gao Qiu's calves were a little trembling when he heard this order. He had been in the northwest for a while and was quite familiar with the situation of the Western Army. The Western Army was different from the two-direct imperial guards he had brought with him. The Western Army had a lot of empty quotas. The three generals should have at least 15,000 people in theory, but in fact, there could be 10,000 people even if they had a conscience. I don't know if there are 5,000 elite soldiers among them?
Moreover, although the Western Army is always good at fighting, its real combat power is only half a pound of that of the Western thieves.
In other words, 5,000 Western Army soldiers can fight against the 5,000 Western thieves. If they encounter Iron Harrier and the garrison army, they need to dispatch corresponding elite combat soldiers.
This kind of combat troops that can act as a selective striker is usually controlled by the powerful generals in the Western Army, and will not be easily taken out for use by Gao Qiu, an outsider.
Without elite selection of the striker, we rely on thousands of Western Army soldiers with mediocre strength. There is no need to fight this battle! If we really want to fight, we will be told in this way!
"Prefect, Xuanzan," Yang Kebi, who followed Gao Qiu to Fuzhou as the commander of the military commander, offered advice at this time, "If the elite troops of the Sanzhi can attack Shizhou along Wuding Hexi, they may be able to force the Western thieves to retreat from the south of Hengshan. In this way, Ansai Fort will win without a fight!"
"I'm afraid that the Western thieves will house Ansai Fort and go north to Shizhou." Gao Qiu frowned, "The war report said that there are 20,000 Western thieves, maybe more than just? Xiazhou and Shizhou now have Western Xia military departments (the Shizhou military departments have been withdrawn), and there are only 50,000 or 60,000 troops in the three places!"
"As long as the cavalry comes back, we won't be afraid," said Zhao Zhongge. "With their guards covering it, we will retreat from the city of Shizhou without waiting for the Western thieves to approach."
Even if it is not large in number, its role in the battlefield cannot be underestimated. If used properly, it can even play a decisive role.
If Wu Haogu did not have these 1,000 knights in his hands, once his 20,000 army left Yinzhou City, he would have to beware of the sudden appearance of the enemy's cavalry cluster. Moreover, the logistics line would be cut off by the small group of cavalry of the Western thieves at any time. There is no way to win such a battle!
Now, under the escort of 1,000 armored cavalry and 2,000 auxiliary cavalry, the small cavalry in Xixia have no room for performance, and they can be driven away unless the elite armored cavalry of the same level are dispatched.
However, even if Tie Harrier comes, Wanyan Xie and Wu Tian and others will not suffer any losses, and they can always cover the retreat of the army.
Moreover, Wu Haogu is certainly confident about Wanyan Xie. There are not many better riders than him in this era, at least there will be no one in Xixia, and there may not be one in Liao.
"As far as Brother Zhong said," Wu Haogu said, "When the cavalry came back, and then waited for another day before advancing towards Shizhou.
Brother Gao, you just need to guard Ansé Castle and don’t fight no matter what. Just wait for the enemy to retreat.”
Brother Zhao Zhong interrupted, "Today is the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month. It will take at least two days for the elite Yumazhi to come back. If you rest for another day, it will be the eleventh day of the twelfth lunar month, and you can go to the city of Shizhou in two days. And the Western thieves south of Hengshan will have at least one day to know about this... That is, the 14th day of the twelfth lunar month. If they withdraw their troops after the 14th lunar month, they will not be cheating."
"I understand," Gao Qiu understood what Brother Zhao Zhong meant and said with a smile, "When the time comes, I will lead my troops to follow him and kill several of his palace troops will be considered a credit."
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Gao Qiu and Yang Kebi left together, and brought dozens of cavalry and river utility soldiers prepared by Wu Haogu for them, one man and two horses. It took two days and a half to arrive at Yan'an Prefecture City, which was already on full alert.
At this time, the "old military strategist" Wang En and his son Wang Ze had already led the elite 500 soldiers from the headquarters to return from Shibao Village.
"How is the Yinzhou side?" Tao Jiefu asked as soon as he saw Gao Qiu, "Can Wu Chongdao do it? Can the Sanzhi Army go to war?"
He had just recalled Gao Qiu before and did not issue an order to Wu Haogu. Because he had no clue about Wu Haogu, could a merchant fight?
Now that this question is, he is actually waiting for Gao Qiu to say bad things, so that he can send Wang En to Yinzhou. Although Tao Jiefu has no right to replace Du Yuhou of the Sanzhi Army, he can appoint Wang En to general in charge of the Yinzhou Army. In this way, Wang En can command the Sanzhi Army with justification.
Of course, after the war, Wu Haogu, the unscrupulous businessman, can still get a great contribution!
"There was another great victory in Yinzhou!" Gao Qiu's answer surprised Tao Jiefu and Wang En. "The imperial horses destroyed one of An Qingze's Luo Shizi Pochao's troops, beheaded 1,200, and 2,000 prisoners of alive..."
"Destroy the Pochao tribe?" Wang En blinked his old eyes in disbelief. An Qingze Pochao tribe is a famous family of Dangxiang! The tribe that has risen together with Wei Ming Yuanhao's ancestors, has been around for hundreds of years.
"It should be destroyed!" Gao Qiu smiled, "In addition to the previous 500 beheadings, this time the Sanzhi Army led by Wu Chongdao has killed 1,700 Dangxiang soldiers, captured 2,000, and seized a state city... This military achievement is enough for a Yao County.
In addition, when the Xiaguan left Yinzhou, he made an appointment with Wu Chongdao. When he came back from plundering the cavalry of Pochao's troops, he would lead his troops to attack Shizhou, and he would always force the Western thieves to retreat."
Tao Jiefu and Wang En looked at each other. Wu Haogu, the tyrant businessman, actually fought well! What's going on? Gao Qiu was born in a general, so it's not surprising that he could fight. But Wu Haogu was a tyrant who sold houses, so how could he fight?
Why is it so easy to fight now? Even a real estate businessman can easily win 1,700 Dangxiang heads. Has the Dangxiang heads become weaker? The heads are chopped off?
"Master, General Wang," Gao Qiu asked at this time, "What is the situation in Ansey Fort? What are the actions of the Western thieves army?"
Wang En replied: "There are the soldiers in charge of the Ansey Fort. There are about 16,000 archers in the imperial guards and archers (there were 1,000 archers on Ansey Fort, and Wang En "didn't know" that there is an empty quota). There is no problem in self-protection.
The Western thieves approached Ansai Fort and were cutting down trees, as if they were going to build siege equipment."
"Didn't siege Ansai Castle besieged?" Yang Kebi interjected.
"No," Wang En shook his head. "There are only about 20,000 thieves, which is not enough to siege the city, right?"
In fact, Brother Cha brought his 40,000 troops to Ansai Fort, and only the old, weak and remnants of the leader Li Da were left in the village.
However, north of Ansey Fort, Chago's cavalry, with the cooperation of the Fan army's leading party, effectively blocked the battlefield, making the Western Army's reconnaissance cavalry and hard probes unable to determine the enemy situation. Therefore, the wrong judgment of "about 20,000" was obtained.
In addition, Cha Ge also hid the ace iron kite in his hand, so Tao Jiefu and Wang En have not discovered it yet. They have encountered the elite main force of Xixia.
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"This Gao Qiu is really calm!"
Before Gao Qiuren arrived, King Cha Ge of the Western Xia and Jin Dynasties could already feel his power!
Well, he is a famous international general Gao Taiwei who swept Huangzhou and Shanzhou and defeated Renduo Baozhong, who commanded 20,000 troops, to surrender!
Although Cha Ge had an army of 40,000, he did not dare to attack Ansaibao, which was led by Taiwei Gao.
Moreover, Ansai Fort is also a strong city, which is the gateway to Yan'an Prefecture City. After the Battle of Sanchuankou, it was built fortress. Not to mention that the famous general Gao Taiwei was defending, even ordinary generals led tens of thousands of people to defend. With Xixia's ability to attack, how can you fight without 100,000 and 200,000 people?
So Chage never thought of capturing Ansai Fort. He now stationed his troops in front of Ansai Fort, just to put pressure on the Song army and force them to withdraw their troops from Yinzhou.
But at the same time, Cha Ge had the intention of a decisive battle with Gao Qiu. So he hid half of his troops and only took out 20,000 people for the Song army to show him. He deliberately showed weakness under Ansai Fort. The garrison challenged under Ansai Fort covered the leather armor with leather jackets, and took out worn weapons, and the formation was also tilted. Cha Ge's two goals seemed to be the opposite...
If Tong Guan was in charge of the three emperors in the front line, he would have already been out! But he had no elite soldiers! The three generals assigned to him by Tao Jiefu were all weak soldiers in the Western Army, with 15,000 people on the books, which was actually 10,000 people, and there were no cavalry, so it was impossible to win in the field.
So while Cha Ge showed weakness, Tong Guan deliberately showed strength. The walls of Ansai Castle were filled with various flags, and the soldiers were put on armor (no matter how weak it was, the Western Army, there were still armor), and they were displayed majestic on the wall. But... they just didn't go out of the city to fight Cha Ge.
After confronting each other in the city for several days, Brother Cha admired Gao Qiu even more and saw through his plan!
"I don't expect that the Song people actually had such a famous general!"
Xiao Heda nodded, thinking to himself: I have to write a letter to Xiao Baoxian when I look back, and I must be careful of this famous general in the Song Dynasty in the future.
"King," he thought for a while and said to Cha Ge, "It seems that Gao Qiu will not be fooled anymore. This Ansai Fort cannot be defeated. It is better to withdraw troops earlier."
Brother Cha nodded. This time he made a profit. He grabbed a lot of good things in Saimen Village and burned a lot of residents in the villages between Saimen Village and Ansai Fort. Although the residents of these villages ran away, they had no time to take away their property, so they still made Cha Ge's soldiers make a small profit.
In addition, it is already the cold winter month, and it is not the season for marching and fighting. Fortunately, the weather is relatively dry and there is no large-scale snowfall, otherwise it will be impossible to march at all.
Just as Brother Cha was about to order the withdrawal of the troops, a small school suddenly rushed to Brother Cha and Xiao Heda, "Big, King! Oh no, An Qingze's Pocha tribe has been destroyed!"
"What?" Brother Cha was stunned, "An Qingze? Pochao's army? Who did it?"
Chapter completed!