The whistling north wind kept blowing, and the sky that had been gloomy for several days finally fell on fine snow particles. Then the snow particles turned into small snowflakes, and there was a trend of further growth. However, the ground was filled with murderous aura. The Song army arranged the camps with snowflakes, and the opposite Xingzhou city was also on high alert. Both sides knew that the time for the decisive battle had finally arrived.

"Siege the city!" With Zhao Zhen's order, the soldiers of the three armies also shouted "kill and kill" three times. Then a group of soldiers rushed up along the slope of the iceberg with shields. The archers on the iceberg were also arrows falling like rain, using the advantages of the terrain to suppress the Dangxiang archers on the city.

However, the Dangxiang people were not willing to be outdone, and the city walls on both sides still shot a lot of arrows, causing some soldiers to scream and get shot. However, most of the soldiers successfully climbed to the top of the city through the slope. At this time, the Dangxiang people who were prepared came immediately. However, before they could get closer, the Song army threw out many smoke-prone grenades. With the loud "boom~", they immediately caused considerable casualties to the Dangxiang people.

Using grenades to lead the way, the Song army immediately began to expand its territory at the city wall, and the Song army behind it also continued to climb to the city wall, which also caused the Dangxiang people to retreat step by step. When the first batch of Song troops stood firm, the musket army also climbed to the city wall, with the sharpness of the musket army, the Dangxiang people fell one after another.

In fact, the defeat of the Dangxiang people was not surprising. The Dangxiang people were originally mainly cavalry, but although the city wall was wide, it was not enough for the cavalry to come up and rush up. The Dangxiang people without horses were almost disabled, so they were naturally not the opponent of the infantrymen of the Song Dynasty.

However, the generals of the Dangxiang people seemed to have quickly noticed this situation, so the Dangxiang people soon gave up the battle at the city and retreated to the city. The space in the city was large, allowing the Dangxiang's cavalry to exert their power.

As the city fell into the hands of the Song army, Zhao Zhen, as the main general, actually took the risk of climbing to the city. You should know that the city was still very dangerous at this time. There were still remaining Dangxiang people hidden in some places, and the Dangxiang people under the city might come here at any time, but Zhao Zhen did not avoid danger and was with the soldiers. Although this was very dangerous, it greatly boosted morale. For a time, the Song army was so mourning that they quickly entered the city with the musket army.

Although Dangxiang's cavalry fought to the death, they still retreated step by step in the face of sharp muskets. In particular, the terrain in the city also restricted the cavalry, which made the Dangxiang people retreat again and again. Soon the Song army occupied one-third of the territory in the city, which also allowed more Song troops to enter the city. If nothing unexpected happens, it will only be a matter of time before the entire Xingzhou City falls into the hands of the Song army.

"What's wrong!" Cao Ma suddenly felt alert at this time. Although he was young, he had been rolling in the army with his father since he was a child. He could be said to be an experienced veteran. But now he found that the attack on Xingzhou City was too smooth. Even if he encountered the tenacious resistance of the Dangxiang people, the resistance of the other party was much lower than he expected.

Thinking of this, Cao Mata immediately ordered his soldiers to temporarily move forward, mainly to stabilize the current territory. Then he handed over the command to his deputy, and then rushed to the front of the city as quickly as possible to meet Zhao Zhen.

However, what Cao Ma didn't expect was that not only he felt something was wrong. When he saw Zhao Zhen, Zhou Mei, who was a vanguard, also came and expressed his suspicion. He also felt that the Dangxiang people's troops seemed to be a little insufficient, and some places even only had a line of defense. As long as they broke through, they would never encounter resistance from the Dangxiang people again.

After hearing the reports from the two Deli subordinates, Zhao Zhen also showed a thoughtful look. If it was just one person who felt this way, he might still have doubts, but now Cao Mata and Zhou Meiquan have this feeling, it would be no coincidence.

"If your suspicion is true, then there are two situations. The first is that Dangxiang shows that the enemy is weak, leads us into the city, and then sets up an ambush in the city. The second is that they want to abandon the city and flee. The main force has withdrawn from the city, and the rest is only the chess pieces that attract us. Which one do you think is the biggest?" Zhao Zhen thought for a moment and said to Cao Ma and the others with a serious expression.

"The second type!" Zhou Mei and Tomata spoke almost at the same time, which made both of them look at each other in surprise, with a hint of appreciation in their eyes.

"General, I think the Dangxiang people do not seem to be pretending to retreat. Li Yuanhao is extremely cunning and extremely decisive. If I were him, I would never fight a war of attrition with us, so avoiding the edge is the best choice!" Cao Mata said again at this time. His father Cao Wei praised Li Yuanhao many times back then. He was a little dissatisfied at that time, but now he no longer dared to underestimate Li Yuanhao.

"What General Cao said is that Xingzhou City is very vast, and our army has been stationed in the east of the city. If Li Yuanhao leads people to quietly withdraw from the city, it will be difficult for us to notice it." Zhou Mei also agreed very much at this time.

Zhao Zhen only brought 50,000 people this time. It was not that the Song Dynasty could not mobilize more troops, but that the logistics supply could not keep up. After all, they worked hard on an expedition and transported 50,000 people with food and supplies. It was not realistic for these 50,000 people to besiege Xingzhou City, which had 30,000 defenders. Therefore, Zhao Zhen has been concentrating his troops to attack the Dongcheng Gate. The other gates only occasionally sent troops to harass them. The other party could take advantage of the gaps in their harassment to evacuate the city outside the city.

"Transfer my order. The entire rear army is on guard. If the troops that have not entered the city, don't enter the city. The teams in the city attack with all their might and strive to control Xingzhou City in the shortest time!" Zhao Zhen immediately made a decision and said that since Li Yuanhao left the city, he must also beware of the opponent taking the opportunity to sneak attack on their rear camp. Although there are left-behind troops in the camp, the main force has come to attack the city, so the defense of the camp is also a little empty.

With Zhao Zhen's order, Cao Mata and Zhou Mei also took the order. Zhao Zhen was unable to leave at this time, so he ordered another general, Guo Zun, to return to the camp to guard, while he personally commanded the Song army in the city to attack the Dangxiang people's defense. As one street after another was conquered, the problem of insufficient Dangxiang people's troops was also discovered by more people. In fact, the Dangxiang people seemed to have all their troops on the periphery, but the interior was very empty, which also made the Song army's attack more and more smooth.

When it was almost dark, the entire Xingzhou City finally fell into the hands of the Song army, and the camp outside the city did not encounter a sneak attack from the Dangxiang people, but this made Zhao Zhen and others feel sad, because after capturing Xingzhou City, no trace of Li Yuanhao was found. In other words, Li Yuanhao no longer knew where he had escaped?

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