The number one scholar of the Song Dynasty

The First Champion Chapter 142

After a series of consecutive defeats, Xixia took advantage of the situation to rise, and Khitan went south many times

People of all ages in Kaifeng Mansion, when they met a military general whose archery skills surpassed the barbarian's at the New Year's Ceremony, they would cheer wildly and surround him, treating him like a hero.

These long-suppressed prides, prides that have nowhere to rest, all urgently need a big victory to revive the morale of China.

Yang Lin went to the Privy Council again, but was informed by Gao Qiu that there was no battle report, and returned in dismay.

He had his own channels to learn about it, and the car and horse dealership in the Long Live Camp probably got the news faster than the Privy Council, but Yang Lin still didn't give up.

The greater the hope, the more nervous it is. No one who has not experienced it can understand this kind of anxiety.

Yang Lin clasped his hands together, clenched his fist and put it on his chin, closed his eyes and meditated, thinking about every detail he could get.

The scholar of Qinlong, the Han style and Tang Yun's emphasis on righteousness and neglect of life have not diminished slightly, and he is not worried at all about the combat power of the Western Army.

Bloody enmity, irreconcilable, century-old grievances, it is impossible for the Western Army not to do their best.

Although Tong Guan knows how to fight, he is good at fighting superior battles, and he does not make big mistakes. The commanders of the Song Dynasty are already outstanding.

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Yang Lin suddenly opened his eyes, breathed a sigh of relief, and prayed: "Tong Guan, you are not stupid enough to press the treasure on a foreign race, right? This is just a foreign aid. Tong Guan is not a fool."

At this time, under the Xingqing Mansion, the situation changed suddenly.

The suspension bridge of Xingqing Mansion fell slowly, and the gates of the city opened wide!

The drums roared, the horns sounded, and the Xixia army screamed in front of the formation. The cavalry in black armor raised their spears in unison, holding the shield in their left hand and the spear in their right hand. .

The shields are all cowhide riding shields with beasts painted on them. The red-tasseled spear has a bamboo handle and is painted black. The grip is wrapped with fine hemp silk. It is light and tough. A foot and a half long, the blood groove looks like a murderous look.

On the city wall, Xia Chongzong and Li Ganshun personally beat the war drums, and all the officials of Xixia went to the city to supervise the battle.

Li Qianshun looked ruthless, and said: "The people of Song Dynasty have been oppressed for a long time, eating away at our land, killing my people, robbing my food and grass, Daxia will live or die, let's fight here!"

The long-lost old opponent finally showed his fangs, and the Xia army along the way was weak, and they were all pretending.

The soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty were all amazed that after being held down and beaten for so long, the Xia people dared to go out of the city to fight as soon as they arrived at the Xingqing mansion.

In the distance, Tong Guan's expression was uncertain, and he kept asking, "Why haven't the Tubo people started fighting yet?"

The ground trembled, and hooves sounded like thunder.

The Tubo people finally arrived, but instead of attacking the east of the city as originally agreed, they rode horses and brandished knives, and came straight to the Song army.

Smoke and dust filled the air, the color of the sky and the earth changed, and under the fierce collision, people were turned on their backs, screaming miserably.

The Western Army is worthy of the title of a strong army, and it will not collapse in the face of changes, forming an array to meet the enemy.

Both Xia Bandit and Tubo were cavalry, with a strong impact, advancing from both sides in a half-moon arc, driving the Song soldiers and horses out of the suburbs.

Corpses were strewn all over the field, and the place was in a mess.

The Song army in front knew that they would die, so they didn't take half a step back. They used their flesh and blood to win the time and space for the brothers behind them to retreat.

Han'er's hot blood permeated the outskirts of Xingqing Mansion once again, and the vegetation suffered from the long-lost smell. The army retreated ten miles, relying on the terrain to form a stronghold again.

When the Song army was besieging the city, they invited Tubo to help in the battle. Who knew that when the battle was in full swing, the Tubo people turned against them!

No general can easily give the order to withdraw troops from the enemy's capital, and Tong Guan is no exception.

Like a red-eyed gambler, he glanced across his face one by one from the crowd, and said in a deep voice: "At this moment, there is no other way. If we want to reverse the decline, the only way is to attack the city with all our strength!"

Zhong Shidao stood up suddenly, and said in disbelief: "Siege the city with all your strength? Hasn't the envoy seen it yet? This matter has been a scam from the beginning to the end! Xia thief and Tubo have been colluding for a long time. Form an alliance, let us come to the Xingqing Mansion, in order to wipe out the main force of our Western Army!"

The reversal of offensive and defensive trends in Xixia and Song Dynasty mainly started from Zhejia's fortress tactics.

There are many deserts and mountains in the northwest. The mountains between the various armies and theaters of the Western Army are separated. It is very difficult to support each other, and it is easy to be defeated by the Xixia army.

In order to shorten the reaction speed between the various armies and try to delay the speed and distance of the Xixia army, the generals of the Western Army created the "fortress" tactic.

At the beginning, after the Han family village was robbed by the Xixia army, the villagers often built a camp outside the village, which was used as a hiding place when the Xixia army plundered, to save something or a life, this is the prototype of the fortress.

Many villages have built similar fortresses. Once a war starts, these border residents will also hold weapons to help the Song army. Not only can they defend their relatives, but they can also exchange the enemy's head for a little reward after winning the battle.

These fortresses joined together to form larger castles.

Later, there were more and more castles, and several castles could rescue each other together. Later, when they were bold enough, they went to the Xixia territory to build a large fortress, which not only provided shelter for the people, but also had military warehouses inside. Supplies for the passing Song Army greatly enhanced the mobility of the Western Army.

The Western Army has used this "fortress" technique to surround Xixia for more than 90 years. Now Xixia has been driven to a dead end, and if there is no way to do it, it will be eaten away in the past few decades.

Li Qianshun unexpectedly gave birth to such courage, bribed Tubo to lure the main force of the Song army to Xingqing Mansion, and used his capital as a bait to make a desperate comeback and smash the last elite soldiers of the Song army.

If he succeeds in his scheme, not only will this western army be in danger, but the entire Great Song Dynasty will be in danger!

At this time of the war situation, the situation has become clear. The siege equipment of the Song Dynasty has not yet arrived, and the food and grass are only enough for half a month. The Tongzhi envoy even wants to attack Xingqing Mansion.

The generals in the tent had different expressions. At this time, a general who was just able to enter the account, Po Han Wu Han Shizhong suddenly said loudly: "Commanders, gentlemen, the Xia bandits are rampant in setting up this poisonous plan, and they must think that we will run away. Their main force may have been in ambush along the way, why don't we take the opportunity to attack Xingqing Mansion, it's better to retreat and be chased and beaten. After taking down Xingqing Mansion, wouldn't all the tricks of the thief Xia Niao be a joke."

Chapter 179 Only Battle and Death

Like a drowning person, grasping at straws, Tong Guan's heart has already become a mess at this moment, without the slightest order.

Han Shizhong's words gave him his last breath, and he forcefully supported the power of the appeasement system, and said: "The country's rise and fall, in this battle, those who retreat will be killed."

Zhong Shidao closed his eyes and meditated, secretly thinking that withdrawing troops at this time, there must be elite soldiers ambushing along the way, and it is not easy for elite soldiers who have been trained for a hundred years to survive two or three out of ten.

If this is the case, what is the use of escaping back.What the young general in front of me said is very reasonable, ashamed, he has been in charge of the army all his life, and under the flustered thought, he is not as clear as a young general. The dead eunuch has brought our Western Army to this level, and this is the only thing left in a good situation vitality.Just take a gamble with him, if you win, you will shine forever, if you lose, you will not enter the ancestral hall!

The tiger's eyes opened, and everyone looked at him. He looked around the tent in the way of a teacher, and said firmly and resolutely: "Since we are in a desperate situation, we should put them to death and come back to life. Xia thief's ferocious face has been revealed. This time he used a poisonous plan to drive out all of them." .Today's business is only war and death!"

Mr. Zhong is nearly sixty years old, but he has such blood and courage. We would rather be better than a sixty-year-old man?His position in the Western Army is like a rock, and everyone in the tent is convinced by his words.

The fierce general Yang Keshi took a step forward, twisted his wrist guard, and said: "The last general is willing to be the vanguard and counterattack Xingqing Mansion."

Han Shizhong also stood up. At this time, he was in a desperate situation, and he realized his excitement, and felt that the blood in his whole body was burning: "Count me into one!"

Yang Keshi has been famous for a long time, he is majestic and fierce, he is a man who sticks to nails and sticks to iron, but he did not expect that a man with no reputation would dare to stand up and be a pioneer again.

In this way, the life and death of others cannot be judged without knowing whether they won or lost, but even if they win, the vanguard will fall to the city in seven or eight out of ten cases.

Tong Guan's voice suddenly rose an octave, and the eunuch's voice was revealed under the thin tone. He blushed and said: "If you can win by chance, a certain family will not hesitate to reward you."

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Xia Bing succeeded with one blow, and all the officials on the city wall of Xingqing Mansion cried and celebrated.

These years, they have been forced by the Song army too badly, biting them step by step, eating their flesh and blood, but they have no way to fight back.