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

"There are Han Chinese archers guarding it,"

"More Han Chinese cavalry ahead!"

"We dared not get too close to take a look."

After listening to the report, Li Renyi, the military commander of Gansu, said,

"I don't know where the Prince of Jin is,"

"Should we wait for him to make the first move?"

"All we need to do here is to exert pressure."

Deputy Commander Po Chou Ma Qi was getting impatient.

"Why so many concerns?"

"Our army has more than 60,000 men,"

"Let the infantry capture the hilltops on both sides first,"

“Drive away the Han Chinese archers on the mountain.”

"Then attack from the mountains and valleys together,"

"We can take that place even if we launch a full-scale attack!"

Ding Zhongyi, the prefect of Xiliang, said, "It's best to be cautious."

"Have you two been scared out of your wits by that plea for help?"

"Be as careful as a woman the whole way,"

The ugly horse beggar said angrily.

"What kind of divine cannon could collapse the city walls?"

"Han soldiers aren't gods,"

"Where did that kind of thing come from?"

"If they really had that, the Song soldiers would have used it in previous battles."

Ding Zhongyi said, "It's probably newly developed."

"Just like the divine crossbow of the Song Dynasty."

Broken-faced Ma Qi asked, "Is it because our army is marching too slowly?"

"This led to the fall of Henan Commandery,"

"Or it could lead to the defeat of the Prince of Jin,"

"How should we await our fate then?"

Ding Zhongyi immediately shut up.

Although he came from a prominent family in Western Xia...

But he was ultimately a Han Chinese.

Li Renyi's identity is that of a prince.

Po Chou Ma Qi also came from the eight tribes of the Tangut people.

Chapter 1722 The Sharpshooter

A big hat was put on top of it.

Ding Zhongyi had no say in the matter.

Li Renyi thought it over and over.

They thought that what Po Chou Ma Qi said made sense.

Po Chou Ma Qi said, "I will personally lead the troops."

"Go and capture the hilltops on both sides,"

"You should send your troops to break through the enemy's formation."

The scout cavalryman suddenly said...

"The enemy has formed a defensive formation to block the enemy's advance,"

"We can go around the ravine,"

“Go around to their back two or three miles away.”

"Why didn't you say so sooner?" Li Renyi scolded.

The scout cavalryman said, "It is indeed possible to bypass it, but the mountains are high and the valleys are deep and extremely narrow."

"The enemy only needs to send two or three thousand troops,"

"That would be enough to hold off tens of thousands of troops."

Broken-faced Ma Qi said, "Let's send a few thousand soldiers to launch a surprise attack."

"If it succeeds, great; if it doesn't, we'll back down."

……

The Ming army's chariot formation,

There is no lateral interruption of the valley.

Instead, following the Karo River,

From northwest to southeast,

It is arranged diagonally on the south bank.

Forty tiger-squatting cannons,

Only ten gates were set up in the valley.

The remaining thirty gates are all located on the hilltops on both sides of the river.

Especially that prominent mountain ridge that narrows the valley,

A total of twenty tiger-squatting cannons were installed.

It can cover the entire combat zone.

The two sides were two or three miles apart.

The Western Xia army suddenly stopped.

They only sent cavalry forward to harass and shoot arrows.

Po Chou Ma Qi personally led his infantry to begin climbing the mountain.

He personally led his troops to attack the western hilltop.

He ordered his son to lead troops to attack the eastern hilltop.

The Ming troops on both sides of the hill,

It seems they cannot stop the advance of the Western Xia army.

After firing several arrows, he kept retreating.

The messenger, Ma Qirang, waved the flag.

Following the contours of the mountain,

They continued their advance southward.

"General Po Chou has won!"

Upon seeing the flag, Ding Zhongyi exclaimed with delight.

Li Renyi frowned: "Han soldiers are blocking our way here."

"And they occupy advantageous terrain,"

"This defeat was far too swift!"

Ding Zhongyi said, "The arrow is on the string; it must be released."

"We can't have tens of thousands of troops just standing around,"

"Let General Po Chou fight alone, shall we?"

Li Renyi thought for a moment: "The terrain is too narrow to deploy."

"Send three thousand men to probe first,"

"Another three thousand men will provide backup."

"If the battle goes well, take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack,"

"Even when the war is not going well, the army can be kept in check."

Six thousand Western Xia soldiers advanced slowly.

Because the Ming army deployed defenses on the south bank.

They still had to cross the river to fight.

A large number of small boats were used to transport military supplies.

After unloading the military rations,

Used as a tool for crossing rivers.

The valley here is very narrow.

The river is also very narrow.

The river channel even branched out.

The flow rate became extremely slow.

The narrowest fork in the river is less than ten meters wide.

During the dry season, you can walk across the riverbed directly.

The passage through which the Western Xia launched a surprise attack.

A tributary flows into the Karo River.

Further south, there are several tributaries.

That's why it can support the water volume of the Karo River.

Eventually, the river water flows out of the valley and into the Yellow River.

Fearing stranding,

The grain transport ships were extremely small.

It can be carried upside down by more than ten people.

Incidentally, the hull can also be used to defend against arrows.

These Western Xia soldiers arrived at the narrowest point of the river.

They didn't even come by boat.

Instead, they threw the overturned boats into the water.

Small boats were piled up on the riverbed.

It seems they want to build a passage across the river.

The Ming army only fired arrows sporadically.

They neither fired guns nor fired cannons.

On both sides of the mountain peaks, the ugly horse beggar and his son,

He continued to lead his troops southward.

The Ming army continued to "retreat".