The news of Li Liangzuo's occupation of Huangzhou soon spread throughout the Hehuang Valley, and at this time the news was still spreading to the north and east, naturally to Xingqingfu, the capital of Western Xia, and to the east to Bianliang, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty.
At this time, Bianliang, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, a fiery court meeting was being held, the reason why it was hot was because all the ministers were earning red-faced, and the courtiers of Hehuang and Tubo were naturally divided into two factions for the Western Xia to send troops to the rescue, while the other faction hoped not to offend the Western Xia.
The main hall of the Great Song Dynasty Bianliang Palace, at this time the reigning Song Yingzong Zhao Shu.
"Your Majesty, Weichen thought that he should immediately send the Deshun army to the Hehuang region to help the Guys resist the attack of Western Xia."
Ouyang Xiu stood up first and said.
"Your Majesty's ministers seconded the proposal."
Han Qi also stood up and said.
"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that he should not fight with Xixia at this time, my dynasty has just reconciled with Xixia for three years, and now I am afraid that the border people will return to the suffering of war again, Weichen, please think twice."
Lu Gongzhu stood up and said.
"Weichen, please also ask Your Majesty to think twice."
Fu Bi also objected.
Just when the ministers were arguing, a herald with four small red flags on his body shouted loudly: "Report, report, report".
After coming in, the soldiers immediately knelt down on one knee and reported to Song Yingzong: "Your Majesty, the Xia army has broken through Qingtang City. ” "When is it?"
Song Yingzong asked in surprise.
"Your Majesty four days ago, the Xia army attacked Qingtang City overnight as soon as it arrived."
The herald reported to Song Yingzong.
"You step back first," Song Yingzong said helplessly.
Not long after the first herald went down, the second herald ran in shouting and said: "Report to Your Majesty, the 60,000 Xia army has defeated the main force of the Lanzhou army at the junction of Qingtang and Huangzhou, the Tubo leader has been captured, and the 150,000 army has been wiped out. ” Song Yingzong stood up in shock and said, "When did this happen?"
"Your Majesty, two days ago."
The herald said to Song Yingzong.
Song Yingzong waved his hand to the herald on the dragon chair again, and after the herald retreated, Song Renzong asked Han Qi: "Han Aiqing, what do you think will happen if I fight with the Xia army in the Great Song Dynasty?"
"Your Majesty, the victory is between two and two."
Han Qi replied; "In just two days, the Xia army broke through Qingtang City and annihilated the main army of the Guys, according to Weichen, I am afraid that Huangzhou has fallen into the hands of Li Liangzuo now, and now it is too late for us to send troops."
"Retreat from the dynasty," Song Yingzong said with a wave of his hand.
"Your Majesty has a will, retreat from the dynasty" When Song Yingzong was still hesitating to send troops, Li Liangzuo had already launched a big battle with Hua Ma and Mu Zheng, Li Liangzuo led the Xia army to the location of the walled fort built by the Lanzhou army.
"Your Majesty, this camp built by Hua Ma and Mu Zheng is too difficult to attack," Li Yi said as he looked at the camp in front of him.
Li Liangzuo nodded and said: "This is indeed a good place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the time is in a hurry, Hua Ma and Mu Zheng must not be fully prepared, it is not particularly difficult to capture this battalion, the terrain has been surveyed, go back to the camp."
Not long after Li Liangzuo returned to the camp, he received a battle report from Li Yanze and Jila Yong'er, which said that the Lanzhou army had a partial division of 30,000 people to attack Qingtang City, which was completely annihilated by the Qingtang defenders led by Li Yanze, and all the tribal castles around Qingtang City had surrendered; Jila Yong'er has also taken Jishi and Langzhou, and is leading the army to Hezhou.
"Okay, great."
Li Liangzuo laughed and said after seeing the report of the two: "In this way, half of this river land has already fallen into our hands, but you should not be too happy, there are still six days to reach the deadline." ” "Your Majesty, Weichen please order to attack the camp of Hua Ma and Mu Zheng tonight."
Richard Han stood up and said.
Li Liangzuo shook his head and said: "No, tomorrow's battle with the Lanzhou army is only allowed to attack by the personal guard battalion, and the rest of the soldiers and horses can not be moved without my will, otherwise the military law will be engaged." ” The generals were very surprised and said, "Yes." ” In the early morning of the second day, Li Yi led 10,000 personal guard battalions in front of the large battalion of Huama and Muzheng, led by 3,000 Modao troops, followed by 2,000 foot soldiers, and protected by 2,500 cavalry on each side, while Li Liangzuo watched quietly on the uphill not far away.
"General, you can see that the enemy army has only 10,000 men out of the camp, and half of them are infantry, and the rest are light cavalry."
The adjutant general pointed to Xia Jun's camp and reported to Hua Ma and Mu Zheng.
"Why is there only 10,000 people, according to the spies' report to the enemy, it can be 60,000 people," Hua Ma and Mu Zheng said with questions on their faces.
"Report to the general, the spies have just reported that 50,000 Xia troops have withdrawn to the west."
Another lieutenant walked up to Hua Ma and Mu Zheng and said.
Hua Ma and Mu Zheng laughed and said: "It seems that the ambush set up by Zampu in advance has worked, Zampu once told me that he has secretly sent troops to recapture Qingtang City, and the retreat of the Xia army seems to have happened to Qingtang City." ” "General, what should we do then," the adjutant general asked.
Hua Ma and Mu Zheng said with a smile: "Of course, it is to annihilate this ten thousand Xia army, and then attack the Xia army with the army of Qingtang City and rescue Zampu; The whole army was ordered to go out of the camp to meet the battle. ” Li Liangzuo saw that Hua Ma and Mu Zheng had already left the camp, so he immediately said to the deputy general beside him: "Order, let them come back immediately, and don't forget to solve the spies of the Lanzhou army." ” "Yes, Your Majesty" It turned out that all this was a trap set by Li Liangzuo, the purpose was to lure out the flower hemp and wood levy, and a small army was quietly touching up behind the Lanzhou army camp; After Hua Ma and Mu Zheng led the army out of the camp, they led 50,000 cavalry straight to the 3,000 Mo Sword Army.
Li Yi stood in the first row wearing heavy armor and holding a Mo knife in his hand, looked at the Lanzhou army that was charging, and decisively ordered: "Armor-piercing bow, release arrows" With Li Yi's order, tens of thousands of crossbow arrows were shot at the Lanzhou army, because the distance between the two armies was still relatively far, so the Lanzhou army did not pay attention to the arrows shot by the Xia army, but also laughed at the Xia army, but soon they couldn't laugh, because the Xia army's arrow feathers were not only shot, but many people died on the spot.
At this time, the Lanzhou army remembered to dodge the arrow feathers, but it was too late to wait for the Lanzhou army to kill in front of the Xia army, the Xia army had already shot five rounds of arrow feathers, and tens of thousands of Lanzhou troops were shot by the strong crossbow of the armor-breaking bow, but this was only the beginning of the nightmare, when the Lanzhou army killed in front of the Xia army, they found that there was a knife wall in front of them.
"Raise the knife and slash" "Raise the knife and slash" "Raise the knife and slash" With the slogan Modao Army slashing at the Lanzhou Army, many Lanzhou Army people and horses were split in half, just when the frontal battlefield was killing, the heavy armored knights of the Xia Army killed from both wings, and the Lanzhou Army that came out of the camp instantly fell into the encirclement, under the joint attack of the Modao Army and the heavy armored knights, the living space of the Lanzhou Army was being compressed step by step
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