Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 346 Raising troops
At this time, Zhao Dezhao was still far inferior to Xiao Tarase. In fact, his constant conquests, taking Fenzhou, fighting Yunzhou, and going to the Northern Han Dynasty, the central idea was to shock Xiao Tarase so that he would not easily attack him.

This objective has basically been achieved.

Xiao Tatase had also heard about some of Zhao Dezhao's latest new gadgets, individual weapons, siege cannons, etc., and some novel tactics of Zhao Dezhao's Great Song Army, which made Xiao Tatse feel very novel.

This is also the reason why Xiao Tarase is jealous of Zhao Dezhao, and would rather play Duan Xuequan with a full rank.

Although Duan Xuequan was strong, he was still within Xiao Tatse's chances of winning. As for Zhao Dezhao, as his power gradually increased, Xiao Tatse felt more and more that it would be impossible to beat Zhao Dezhao.

So Zhao Dezhao got the title of King Qi, but Duan Xuequan couldn't.

And this time when Xiao Tarase sent troops in a fit of anger, he was naturally fighting against Duan Xuequan. To take down Dali, no matter how powerful Zhao Dezhao was, he was no match for him.

As for Li Chengsi, in Xiao Tarase's eyes, they were nothing more than a couple of kittens, not worth mentioning at all.

It would be best to let them fight each other, and if they both lose, they can benefit from it.

In view of Duan Xuequan's influence at this time, Xiao Dalai decided to personally lead 20 soldiers, and lead a group of civil servants and generals to conquer Duan Xuequan in the south.

As soon as the decision was made, the order was like the wind, and the civil and military officials of the whole court took action.

When the news reached Dali, Duan Xuequan took a deep breath.

Originally looking at the safest self, he became the target of crusade in the blink of an eye.

Speaking of petty princes, Li Chengsi is an easier target for annexation.

If you want to talk about the one who is full of limelight and won't die if you do it, of course it is Zhao Dezhao. He won two states within a year or two and became the largest landlord.

This Xiao Tarase didn't look for both ends, he only looked for me who was silent and nonsense.

Nothing to say, so I had to bite the bullet and fight.

Duan Xuequan, who was originally proud, thought that under the whole world, Xiao Tarase was stronger than himself, even if he wanted to annex the princes and rule the world, he should be the last to touch him.

Although he said he would never surrender, Duan Xuequan still sent someone to send a letter to Xiao Tarase, hoping to turn the war into a treasure. Even if there is a war, it will wait for two years of stable life.

It's a pity that Xiao Daze was quick-tempered and quick to act. As soon as the envoys arrived at the bank of the Yellow River, the Khitan army had already set off.

The army was in chaos, and the envoys couldn't protect themselves, so they had to return to Dali.

In fact, as soon as the envoy left, the news of Xiao Tarase's troops had already spread. Duan Xuequan realized that it was too late and the letter would probably not be effective, so he immediately ordered the mobilization of Dali's forces to prepare for resistance.

Xiao Tarase sent Han Zhang as the vanguard, Chang Yuanshou as the deputy general, and led an army of [-] as the vanguard, and sent Jin Quan as the military adviser to follow the vanguard and provide military advice.

This reflects Xiao Taset's way of employing people. In terms of seniority, Chang Yuanshou is older than Han Zhang, and in terms of closeness, he is closer than Han Zhang. Even in terms of martial prowess, he is not inferior to Han Zhang.

But Xiao Tarase was optimistic about Han Zhang's ability to lead troops to fight, so he supported Han Zhang as the vanguard general. In order to prevent him from being able to suppress the old man in the army, he specially sent Jin Quan to assist him.

In the Dali army, Duan Xuequan sent Gao Chengyun to take command, and took up Dali's 12 soldiers to fight resolutely.

Gao Chengyun ordered Ma Hori to be the chief general, Wu Yu to be the deputy general, Song Tao to be the supervisor of the army, and [-] soldiers to be the vanguard, rushing to the north to defend against the enemy.

Duan Xuesi, the two most capable generals in Dali, is seriously ill and cannot fight.

And Mang Chang was resolutely stayed by Duan Xuequan's side by Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong brothers.

Because Dali looks calm on the surface, there are still some forces inside who have the intention of usurping. Duan Xuequan almost had an accident last time.

So now the Gao brothers, who control the internal power in Dali, have kept Mang Chang by Duan Xuequan's side for protection in the name of safety.

The Khitan army went straight to Tengchong, aiming at Nanzhao.

The vanguard Han Zhang Chang Yuanshou arrived at Weiwu in a short time.

Ma Hori was shocked, and hurriedly mobilized his troops to march overnight, hoping to start a decisive battle in Tongshi or Zhongqing to stop the Liao army.

Because, after Zhongqing is Yunmeng, and after Yunmeng is Zhaotong, once Zhaotong is broken, Nanzhao cave will be opened, and Dali will be in danger.

Although lagging behind in numbers, the Dali army horses were not afraid.

After two generations of the Duan family, father and son took care of it, Dali gradually became prosperous and strong, and the confidence of the people gradually strengthened.

Dali's children and soldiers are the support of Dali's elders.

For a beautiful homeland, everyone firmly believes that they will be able to defeat the powerful enemy.

At noon that day, at last twenty miles south of Tongshi, the vanguard of the Khitan army and the vanguard of Sun Dali's army confronted each other.

Ma Hori breathed a sigh of relief, although he worked hard for several days, fortunately he finally stopped the Khitan army at Tongshi.

This bought precious time for the follow-up Governor Gao Chengyun to arrive.

As soon as I, Commander Gao Chengyun, arrives, even if your Khitan has a million troops, it will inevitably be wiped out.

5 people lined up on the bank of Nanchong Lake to face each other.The sound of horseshoes could be heard for several miles.

Chang Yuanshou, the deputy vanguard of the Khitan army, reined in Huang Longju, looked at the tight formation in the distance, and unconsciously took a breath.

Who said that Dali is not enough to look at, and the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, it is not easy.

The two sides encountered each other unexpectedly during the march, but the Dali army reacted quickly enough, and immediately set up a posture and lined up, ready to start a war at any time.

The fact is indeed the case. If Mabori didn't see that the opponent has more people than himself, he would have started the war long ago.

Chang Yuanshou waved his arms and gave the order to line up.

The Khitan army also began to slowly form a formation for the decisive battle.

On both sides, the sword and shield are in front, the spear is in the middle, and the archer is in the back.

This kind of formation is the normal situation in the battle between the princes and armies at this time.

Of course, even if the formation is the same, if the two sides face Zhao Dezhao's Great Song Army, they will definitely lose.

Because Zhao Dezhao's Great Song Army was better equipped first.Due to the superb smelting technology, the soldiers of the Great Song Army had sharper swords and spears, harder armor, but lighter weight.

And because he has money and eats well, his physical strength is more secure, his training methods are advanced, and his tactics are wonderful.The vanguard army is all cavalry, coming and going like the wind, and their combat power is tyrannical.

The Khitan army and the Dali army are evenly matched, no matter what aspect, they are almost the same.

The civil servants and generals of both sides have their own abilities. The only difference is the difference in the number of troops.

Chang Yuanshou observed for a while, then sighed, because he couldn't find any shortcomings in the formation of the Dali Army.

Weaknesses certainly exist, but are not easy to identify.

Chang Yuanshou thought for a while, and ordered a general to lead the headquarters to attack Dali's flank.

He deliberately gave up these 500 people, just for the secret of combat that can defeat Dali.

Will the formation be changed, and how will the formation change?

Chang Yuanshou firmly believed that if he saw the tactics of the Dali Army, he would be able to deal with them soon, and save the matter of the forward leader Han Zhang.

(End of this chapter)