After the landing of the Great Song Dynasty, Gao Wei did not dare to go deep into the Song Realm, because he was afraid that the Song army would cut off the retreat route, and finally fell into the hinterland of the Great Song Dynasty to be besieged, but after Gao Wei successfully broke through the eastern defense line of the Song army, Gao Wei's concerns were completely gone, and the Song army's combat effectiveness was too vegetable, although it was well-equipped, but it was a rabble.
Therefore, after breaking through the eastern defense line, Gao Wei led the army to attack Bianliang for a long time, and the places along the way were either Kaicheng surrendered, or the city gate was closed, and no one sent troops to block the coalition army, and the 50,000 army went deep into the hinterland of the Song Dynasty for thousands of miles, and arrived at Tokyo Bianliang, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, three days later.
The arrival of the coalition army in Bianjing City made the entire Song Dynasty court more turbulent, the whole Tokyo city was panicked, in order to prevent the coalition army from entering the city, the entire Tokyo Bianliang was under martial law, Tokyo Bianliang as the capital of the Great Song Dynasty at this time The population has reached millions, and the city is high and deep, Gao Wei's department is full of cavalry and there is no siege equipment at all, 50,000 troops can not even besiege the city, in order to prevent the Song army from attacking and being broken by each, Gao Wei gathered all the troops together and gathered outside the north gate of Tokyo.
Bianliang Palace, Funing Palace.
Empress Dowager Gao summoned the important ministers of the court and asked: "Ladies and gentlemen, now that the Xia army has come to the city, do you Aiqing have a countermeasure?"
Ministers, you look at me, I look at you, and then they all knelt on the ground and said, "Ministers, please ask the Queen Mother to make a holy decision." ” Empress Dowager Gao sighed and asked Zhao Hao, the king of Chang, "Hao'er, what do you think it should be?"
Zhao Hao stood up and said: "After the mother, now that the situation is critical, Erchen thinks that he can negotiate peace with the Xia army outside the city first, and let him withdraw temporarily with heavy profits, and send another delegation to Guanzhong to meet Emperor Xia and negotiate peace with Great Xia. ” "Minister's Reconsideration" At this time, an internal envoy ran in from outside, knelt in front of the Empress Dowager Gao and said: "Empress Dowager, General Chong has sent a battle report that Hangu Pass has been taken, and General Chong's army of King Qin has arrived in Zhengzhou. ” It didn't take long for another envoy to run in, kneel in front of the Empress Dowager Gao and say, "Empress Dowager, the secret report sent by His Majesty. ” When the Empress Dowager Gao heard this, she was very excited and said, "Quick, present it to the mourning family." ” Empress Dowager Gao opened the secret letter and read it, a trace of strength in the body seemed to be taken away, through the secret letter Empress Dowager Gao learned about Zhao Ji's current situation, Empress Dowager Gao said to the ministers: "The emperor has been imprisoned by the Xia army, Your Majesty decreed, let the imperial court send a delegation to Guanzhong to negotiate peace with Great Xia, and end the war." ” "Queen Mother, this is a good thing, this means that this Xia army is no longer able to attack my Great Song Dynasty, and the foundation of my Great Song Dynasty is guaranteed," Zhao Hao, the king of Chang, said excitedly.
"Who is willing to go to Guanzhong to negotiate peace?"
Hearing this, all the ministers lowered their heads, and at this time, Zhao Hao suggested to the Empress Dowager Gao: "The ministers recommend one person, and this person will definitely be able to complete the mission without dishonoring the dignity of my Great Song Dynasty." ” "Who is recommended by King Chang?"
"General Dao, the head of the camp on the west road."
"General Commander Qinwang's army, is it appropriate to send him, and who is in command of this army when he leaves?"
"After the mother, General Chong was able to recapture Hangu Pass from the hands of the Xia army, which shows that this person has the talent to go through the heavens and latitudes, and sending him is the best candidate; As for the commander of this army, the son is willing to go. ” "Okay, the will of the Mourning family ordered the Seed Master Dao to be the envoy of the Great Song Dynasty and go to Guanzhong to negotiate peace with the Great Xia Kingdom; The soldiers and horses under his command were temporarily commanded by Zhao Hao, the king of Chang. ” "The ministers will obey the Empress Dowager's decree."
"As for the matter of negotiating peace with the Xia army outside the city, there is a trip to the King of Chang, and the Mourning family allows them to temporarily garrison the Fengqiu, and all the grain and grass they need will be supplied by my Great Song Dynasty, as long as they are not as good as Bianliang City, the rest is easy to say."
Zhao Hao, the king of Chang, stubbornly said: "Yes, the son of the minister is ordered." ” Under the city of Yongle, in the camp of the summer army.
Since Li Xiaoren was transferred to Guanzhong by Li Liangzuo, the Xia army besieging Yongle City was all commanded by the queen Wuzang Feixue, and the Xia army under Yongle City was very mixed, in addition to the 70,000 Xia army led by Li Yanzong and the main force of the 50,000 Xia army brought by Li Xiaoren, there was also the Makui army commanded by the queen Wuzang Feixue herself, the Yinchuan army commanded by the Yinchuan princess and the Hengshan army commanded by Li De, Li Ke, Li Hao, and Li Qing respectively, and there were more than 200,000 people in these main forces and miscellaneous armies.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Your Majesty has handed over the command of the Great Army to the Palace; At present, Xu Xi led the remnants of the Song army to retreat in Yongle City, and you have a peaceful opinion on this," asked everyone without hiding Feixue.
"Queen Mother, Yongle City is not a city, but Yongle City as the core, including the overall defense system of more than ten camps of all sizes around, since the beginning of the war has been an important fulcrum of the Great Song Dynasty Western Expeditionary Army, the Song army has put a large number of grain and grass and weapons in the city, if they resist stubbornly, our army will lose a lot of siege."
Li Yanzong said to Wuzang Feixue.
Wuzang Feixue walked down from the handsome chair, walked to the sand table and looked at the sand table for a long time without speaking, his two eyes kept staring at Yongle City, and suddenly he didn't hide Feixue and found a problem, or a loophole in the Song army; Wuzang Feixue immediately ordered: "Come and prepare horses, and the palace will personally inspect the battlefield." ” Didn't hide Feixue left the big tent of the Chinese army after speaking, no one knew what medicine was sold in the gourd that didn't hide Feixue, didn't hide Feixue led more than 100 cavalry to the hillside outside Yongle City, Wuzang Feixue stayed on the hillside for a long time, and has been observing every move of the Song army, and Wuzang Feixue found that as soon as it was time to cook, the Song army would have a large number of soldiers out of the city collectively and go to the Yongding River, which is not very far from the city, to draw water.
Yongle City is built on the mountain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but there is a fatal flaw, that is, there is no water source in the city, all the water needed in the city is obtained from the Yongding River outside the city, if the Xia army sends troops to occupy the Yongding River, it is equivalent to cutting off the water source of the Song army, there is no grain and grass has been the army may still be able to hold on, but no water source is no matter who will not be able to hold on.
After returning to the camp, he immediately summoned the generals and said: "Generals, this palace has found a way to break the city, although Yongle City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but there is no water source in the city, as long as our army occupies the Yongding River, it is equivalent to cutting off the water source of the Song army, there is no water source, I want to see how long his hundreds of thousands of people can hold out; The herald ordered the Yongding River in the art of war of the army tomorrow to cut off the water source of the Song army. ” "Yes, according to the Queen's will" In Yongle City, Xu Xi's marshal's mansion.
Xu Xi summoned all the soldiers and said: "Now that the country is in danger, we should sacrifice our lives as soldiers, as long as our army can hold back the main force of the Xia army here, Your Majesty will eventually lead the army to defeat the Xia army, and ask the generals to stick to the city and fight the Xia army to the end." ” "Please rest assured, we are inseparable from the Xia thief."
"Incompatible with the summer thief" Since Xu Xi led the army to retreat into Yongle City, he has been actively preparing for war, training troops day and night in the city, and also organizing people to support and strengthen the city wall, with a desperate posture of defending.
In the early morning of the next day, Wuzang Feixue led the main force of the Xia army to occupy the bank of the Yongding River, and the Song army in the city still held out.
Xu Xi's greatest desire was not to defeat the Xia army, but that the Xia army could not break the city and negotiate peace with him because of heavy losses, and finally let his soldiers and horses return to the country.
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