The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 498

"General Han, go down and eat something to replenish your strength, then rest for a while, and keep your spirits up!" Zhao Gou said again solemnly: "After we have eaten well, drank enough, and recovered our spirits, we have more to come." Important things to do."

"Since the three counties of Yuzhou have fallen into the hands of our army, the three armies will attack together, and they will approach Lingxian, the capital of Yuzhou. We must capture Weizhou as soon as possible."

The military advisor Wu Yong frowned and said worriedly: "Commander, our army has been marching day and night for days and nights, and the soldiers are already very tired. If we send troops to attack Lingxian again, I am afraid that the soldiers will not be able to bear it, and it will be counterproductive. "

Song Jiang also nodded, agreeing: "Commander, what the military division thinks is not unreasonable. Although our army has never been defeated in the past few days, but this time we attacked Weizhou, the loss of troops will reach more than [-]. With the current strength of our army, if we continue Attack, I am afraid that the loss will be more serious."

Lu Junyi also took up the conversation: "Commander, this matter will be discussed in the long run. After all, this battle has not yet been reconciled, and a large-scale attack will not only be unbearable not only for the soldiers, but also for the brothers. It is better to postpone the trip." yes."

Zhao Gou smiled and said nothing, he looked at Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, and Liu Guangshi again, and said, "Then what do you three think? Should we continue to attack, or should we postpone our journey?"

Han Shizhong pondered for a moment, and said: "Report to the commander, the general thought that he would continue to attack."

"What about you two?" Zhao Gou looked at Liu Guangshi and Yue Fei again.

Liu Guangshi and Yue Fei replied in unison: "Attack!"

Song Jiang, Lu Junyi and others were taken aback for a moment. They looked at Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi, and Yue Fei in puzzlement, and then Zhao Gou asked, "Then tell me the reason!"

"There is a saying in the art of war: make a big effort, then weaken, and exhaust three times. He exhausts our strength, so we overcome it." Han Shizhong said in a deep voice, "Although our army has lost a lot of troops this time, the Liao army was completely wiped out. It is estimated that there are not many soldiers available in Weizhou."

"If our army reorganizes, or rests and marches again, it will be disadvantageous to us. Because the distance between Weizhou and Xinzhou is not far, it is not close. If Xinzhou sends troops to come to support, then we send troops again If we attack, I am afraid that we will lose more soldiers and generals."

"Also, if our army can't win quickly, then if we give Weizhou enough time, we may not be able to take it for a while. Although our army occupies three counties, the longer it takes, the more disadvantageous we are. After all, Weizhou has not yet fully In our hands, more troops need to be invested.”

Liu Guangshi then added, "The commander-in-chief asked the four of us to work together to lead a part of the army to attack the three county towns. He also asked General Lu, General Song and others to come later, but he did not use any force. It can be seen that, The commander-in-chief has already made a plan, in order to win Weizhou in one go."

Zhao Gou was taken aback for a moment, and he looked at Liu Guangshi with a smile, with a hint of surprise on his face.

As Liu Guangshi said, Zhao Gou really intended to do so.At the beginning, when he asked Liu Guangshi, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, and Gao Chong to lead the army to attack, he was already prepared to do so.Because he believed that with the strength of the four of them, they would definitely be able to win three counties.

Victory is only a matter of time, and Zhao Gou has already made plans.The troops in Lingqiu and Feihu counties have already been deployed, and as long as he gives an order, they can launch an attack on Lingxian.In this way, as long as Lingxian falls, the whole Weizhou will be in his pocket.

With the huge grain depot in Weizhou, even in the face of harsh conditions in the coming cold winter season, there is no need to worry about the food supply of the soldiers, let alone the shortage of supplies.Besides, Weizhou is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as the ambush is done well, even if the Liao army makes a comeback again, it will not be afraid.

Seeing that Zhao Gou was so affectionate, everyone knew that Liu Guangshi's guess was right, that Zhao Gou really arranged it like this.Only then did Lu Junyi, Song Jiang, Wu Yong and others understand why Zhao Gou did not bring too many troops when he came to Guangling County, but divided his troops into two parts and stayed in Feihu and Lingqiu counties.

Yue Fei then said: "Weizhou is close at hand, we should not delay the march, we should take it all at once. Now, the morale of our army has soared, and we have fought one after another. Although the soldiers have consumed a lot of physical strength, after this period of time The troops staying in the other two counties are still fully prepared, and they can launch an attack as long as the commander gives an order."

"Right now, Yelu Decai, the commander of the Liao Army, is probably like an ant on a hot pot, fidgeting and living in fear. As long as we send troops to attack at this time, the main force of the Liao Army has already been wiped out by us. There is no threat, so if we don’t attack at this time, it will be later.”

Zhao Gou got the information that Yelude, the guard of Weizhou, was really anxious.

In this attack on Guangling County, the Song army lost more than [-] troops, but the Liao army was wiped out. The most important thing is that Yelu Dequan and his generals died in battle, and their heads were in different places; the Liao army is proud of the heavy armored army , They are also vulnerable in front of the Song army, they are already scared.

Yelude is all the younger brothers of Yelv Decai, and the two are the grandchildren of Yelupo. In their generation, they are the only two of them, and they have no other relatives.Now the news of Yelu Dequan's death in battle quickly reached Yelu Decai's ears. When he heard the bad news, he burst into tears and became depressed.

"Commander, please be sorry!" The lieutenant general persuaded, "Commander, you are the commander of an army. If you all fall, we will lose this battle if we don't fight. Only you stand up bravely, soldiers Only then can we move forward bravely, otherwise Weizhou will definitely fall."

Yelude sighed helplessly: "Since the Song army attacked, our army has been defeated one after another, and has never won a single battle. Moreover, Shuozhou, Yingzhou and other places have been lost one after another, and even Weizhou is in danger. Even It is our proud heavy armored army, and it is so vulnerable in front of the Song army, how can we fight against them?"

"This time the Song army attacked Weizhou and occupied three more counties in Weizhou, and these three counties are even more barriers. Now that they have lost the protection of this barrier, Weizhou is like something in their hands. Now, we The strength of the army is not as good as before, and the Guangling battle lost the most core force, even if we continue to fight, there is no way to recover."

It wasn't Yelude who strengthened others' aspirations and destroyed his own prestige, what he said were all iron-clad facts.Everyone couldn't say anything more, and they were silent.The Song Dynasty, which was originally thought to be weak, did not expect to be so strong. Not to mention launching attacks one after another, it even won consecutive victories, while the Liao army was defeated again and again. Compared with the two, the Song army was stronger.

"Even so, I will fight to the death with the Song Army and defend Weizhou City to the death!"

Yelude thought of Yeludequan who died in the battle, and suddenly made up his mind that even though Weizhou was in danger and the Song army was in full swing, he resolutely refused to retreat. He wanted to live and die with Weizhou. The younger brother took revenge.

For this reason, Yelude decided to go to Xinzhou to ask for reinforcements; on the other side, Zhao Gou ordered the three armies to attack tomorrow.The main force to attack Lingxian this time is the army left behind in Feihu and Lingqiu, while the army in Guangling is an auxiliary force, led by him personally, attacking from three sides, must make a quick decision and win Weizhou.

(End of this chapter)