Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

Push other areas forward a bit.

In exchange for the Ming Dynasty's recognition of the new borders of Western Xia.

Who knew that several months later,

Da Ming still did not reply.

Moreover, according to the information sent by the merchants...

The Ming Dynasty had a large number of troops stationed in Lanzhou and Xining.

They also discovered that grain and fodder were being continuously transported to Lanzhou.

Li Yuchang and Richard immediately became alert.

Richard stayed in Xingqing Prefecture to keep an eye on the emperor.

Li Yuchang came to the Southern Army Command to summon the Western and Southern Army Corps.

The Western Xia's Western Army

That is, 30,000 troops from Ganzhou Road on the right flank.

They were stationed in Ganzhou and Guazhou respectively.

The Southern Army Corps was stationed in Weizhou, Xishou, and Zhuoluo.

There are approximately 50,000 people.

If the gathering is completed,

The total troop strength will reach 80,000!

Of course, these 80,000 troops could not all be stationed at the Southern Army Command.

Some of them also need to be assigned to guard Ancient Bone Dragon City.

"Have the Han soldiers really set off?" Li Yuchang asked.

A merchant dressed as a Han Chinese knelt on the ground and said,

"A huge number of soldiers have arrived, too many to count,"

"There are probably thirty or forty thousand people,"

"This humble subject was so frightened that he rushed here overnight to inform the Prime Minister!"

Li Yuchang nodded in approval.

"Very good, go and collect your reward."

Chapter 1699 Will He Take the Bait?

Li Yuchang was not worried.

The Southern Army Command already had tens of thousands of troops.

He subsequently gathered nearly ten thousand more people.

We now have over 20,000 troops at our disposal.

So what if thirty or forty thousand Han soldiers came?

Not to mention fighting in the field outside the city,

Even if they hold the city,

That should be enough to give those Han soldiers a hard time.

Li Yuchang sent out light cavalry to scout.

Only two hours later,

A border guard returned and reported.

"The two outposts ahead have been captured by the Han army!"

"Why didn't it arrive so quickly?" Li Yuchang asked in surprise.

The sentry said, "The Han army has a type of thunderbolt cannon."

"It can launch iron bullets; the fortified walls of the outpost are not sturdy,"

"It collapsed after being hit two or three times."

Li Yuchang couldn't imagine what kind of cannon it was.

They simply assumed it was a powerful catapult.

He didn't have a hawk in his hand.

Those elite troops,

Everything was in Richard's hands.

Li Yuchang now has 20,000 troops.

Almost all of them were captured soldiers and young men who were rammed.

Their combat strength was roughly equivalent to that of the Western Army of the Song Dynasty.

There are also a few walking sticks,

But they were all recruited from the Qilian Mountains.

Regardless of whether the bloodline is authentic or not

Anyway, the equipment was pretty bad.

They cannot be called a mountain heavy armored unit at all.

We can only hold our ground and wait for reinforcements!

.....

He Nanjunsi, a valley twenty li southeast of the city.

Both sides are mountains.

The Karo River flows through the middle.

The flat river valley is about two miles wide.

The Ming army arrived very quickly.

They didn't give the Western Xia any time to set up an ambush.

More than a hundred miles away,

Li Yanxian led the cavalry as the vanguard.

It arrived in a flash within two days.

They ran head-on with the Western Xia's scout cavalry.

"kill!"

Li Yanxian took the lead.

Without saying a word, he charged forward.

His cavalry

There were wandering knights, bandits, deserters, and Western Army soldiers.

The equipment is even more varied.

Some are from Sichuan.

Some came from the Western Army.

Many others were created by private individuals.

The warhorses were also of varying quality.

There are proper military horses.

There were also cumbersome horses pulling carts.

Fortunately, one person can ride two.

Four thousand ragtag cavalrymen charged forward at breakneck speed.

The hundreds of Western Xia scouts were so frightened that they turned tail and ran.

They chased them all the way to the vicinity of the Southern Army Commandery.

Dozens of riders were killed in succession.

Li Yanxian ordered a halt to the pursuit.

This place is about five miles from the city.

There are valleys in the mountains to the east.

The future Lianhuo Expressway will be built along the valley.

Li Yanxian had come here many times to observe the terrain.

Knowing where to hide troops

Where is a suitable place to ambush?

He dispatched several hundred horsemen to hide in the valleys.

Next, give the horse water and salt.

They rested for a while before continuing.

They soon approached the city of Henan Army.

The river valley here is flat.

The width has reached four li.

Li Yuchang, the prime minister of the Western Xia Kingdom

However, he personally led the troops out of the city.

They wanted to dampen the morale of the Han army's vanguard.

Once the ten thousand Western Xia soldiers had formed their battle formation,

Li Yanxian led his cavalry to challenge them.

The enemy had just begun their advance.

He immediately stepped back.

Several thousand cavalrymen of mixed origin.

It's surprisingly easy to use, like an extension of my own arm.

They were not worried at all that a feigned retreat would turn into a rout.

Li Yuchang was also stubborn.

Or rather, it's confidence.

He knew perfectly well that Li Yanxian was luring the enemy.

They actually abandoned a large number of infantrymen.

He personally led 5,000 cavalry in pursuit.

This fellow is the prime minister of the Western Xia Kingdom!

The two sides chased and fled.

They gradually approached the hidden guerrilla valley.

"Blow the horn, cease pursuit!" Li Yuchang shouted.

A horn sounded,

The Western Xia cavalry began to slow down.