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After a day of fierce fighting, Huanzhou City was once defeated, almost defeated by Meng Meng, and finally defended by the Song Army with great difficulty.

Di Yong carried the battle ax and walked along the street towards the city gate again.

His heart was very heavy. His opponent's war talent was far beyond his expectation. Xia Thief must not be taken lightly.

He was born in the Fourth Army, and although he carried the glory of the Western Army, he had been wandering around Bianjing because of his father's achievements and had never really been on the battlefield.

The looting last winter was completely different from the real war.

If he hadn't always been very thoughtful and learned from Su You to consider defeat before victory and arranged a dozen elm trees in the alley, this battle would have really been lost.

General Yumu, thinking of this name, Di Yong couldn't help but smile bitterly. This was the name given to him by that brat Jia Ji. It was really the right thing to bring him here this time.

Jia Ji is from Kaifeng, he is the standard bad boy who is a knight-errant in the capital, and he was Sun Neng's little follower back then.

After Sun Neng was severely punished by Shi Wei, he was thrown into the military academy by Su You. Now he has become the young backbone of the Western Army. Together with Cao Nan, he is Gao Zunyu's right-hand man.

Jia Gai was later recruited into the Volunteer Corps by Di Yong. Because of his talent in riding and shooting, he was recommended to the royal military crash course by Di Yong. After he came out, he became a glorious Imperial Guard.

With this relationship, when Di Yong was sent to Huanzhou by Zhao Xu, Jia Wei also clamored to follow him. Di Yong felt that this boy was quite clever, so he asked Zhao Xu to bring him over.

In the eyes of Di Yong and Jia Ji who had experienced the training of the New Army, Huanzhou's armaments were really bad. However, out of confidentiality, Su You did not agree to deploy several sharp firearms and only allowed the Huanzhou Army to equip the Xia people.

The well-known Thunderbolt and Crane-shin Crossbow.

Jia Ji and Di Yong came up with an idea. If the superiors don't let us use it, we can't be fools. We all know the principle of the cannon, so we can make it ourselves!

Shi Yong from the Shi family has committed a crime here and made meritorious service. Not to mention how powerful he was, he just made a thing that can spray iron nails and rubble. Wouldn't it be enough for Xia people to drink a pot?

Di Yong thought it made sense and said, let's let Lao Shi try it?

The weapon that was finally created was made of elm wood with an iron hoop. Jia Ji imitated the name of the Zhenguo General's cannon and shamelessly named Shi Yong's invention the "Elm Wood General".

Even though he was afraid of letting the Xia people know about it, he only built a few barricades as a contingency measure after the city was broken. In fact, in Di Yong's heart, he always felt that this was just a trick to deceive himself.

I never expected that it would come in handy at a critical moment.

The Elm General is filled with yellow explosives, filled with iron sand and broken porcelain, detonated through an iron pipe fuse, and launched along the narrow space of the street. The power is quite amazing.

The streets were strewn with corpses of Xia people. Whether they were heavy armor or oars and shields, they were no less unlucky under the attack of iron sand and broken porcelain brought out by the explosion.

The scene was extremely tragic. On the ground of several long streets, blood stains soaked the mud into dark purple mud.

Among the corpses on the street, there were some seriously injured Xia people groaning and struggling. Even though they knew that Di Yong and the others were cruel opponents, they still stretched out their hands in vain, praying for mercy from their enemies.

Di Yong's eyes did not fall on them at all, but when the guards behind him passed by, they would coldly stab the survivors to end their suffering.

There are really too many problems in this battle, whether it is the Song Army or the Xia Army.

Di Yong suddenly stopped, with an inexplicable wry smile on his face.

He remembered a wise saying once said by Duke Fu: Rookies peck each other.

Shaking her head, Di Yong continued to walk, her leather boots becoming heavy on the blood-stained road.

After thinking all the way, they arrived at the city gate. Wu Cunzhi and Shi Yong were already organizing the men to block the city gate with sandbags and wood.

"How are the casualties, brothers?"

Wu Cunzhi quickly handed over his hand: "More than one hundred and seventy... were killed in battle, and more than two hundred brothers were injured."

Di Yong looked at Wu Cunzhi's right hand: "Are you injured too?"

Wu Cunzhi said: "The leather finger guard was broken, and it was too late to replace it later."

Di Yong shook his head, his eyes a little sad: "This battle was too bad. I can't stand up to my brothers."

Wu Cunzhi consoled him: "The governor should not blame himself. Compared with the Xia people, at least nearly a thousand people died. We are a great victory."

"And their heavy armor, they basically gave us a hug."

Di Yong smiled bitterly and looked around: "This is the first day of the siege. I underestimated the intensity of this day..."

A woman came over carrying an earthen pot and said to Wu Cunzhi: "Husband, it's time to eat."

Wu Cunzhi took the jar and introduced, "This is Li Xinniang of Zhuojing. Xinniang, this is Prefect Di."

After that, he said to Di Yong: "The singing and playing troupe usually has Zhuo Jing cooking, so I asked her to organize women in the city to prepare meals for the brothers. At least there will be something hot to eat. If the prefect doesn't mind, let's come together.

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Di Yong took the enamel lunch box handed over by the bodyguard and said, "Then I have to thank Madam Wu, who happens to be discussing with Brother Wu how to defeat the enemy."

Xin Niang divided the yokan between Di Yong and Wu Cunzhi, holding the handle of the spoon nervously, her face a little pale, but she finally made up her mind: "Husband, prefect, civilian woman... If the civilian woman has a plan, she can retreat."

Di Yong couldn't help but laugh a little: "Ms. Wu, you can leave important military and national affairs to the men. Madam, you have prepared food for us and treated the wounded. My brothers can't thank you enough."

Xin Niang bit her lips and knelt down to Wu Cunzhi: "Husband, Xin Niang shouldn't have concealed what happened in Xixia from you."

Wu Cunzhi had long known that Xin Niang was a Han woman who was kidnapped and returned to Xixia. When Li Ruoyu handed her over to him, he said that this woman had suffered greatly in Xixia and he wanted to treat her better.

Wu Cunzhi is also from Shaanxi, so he knows what will happen to Han women when they are taken away to Xixia.

Now that I have married her, I have already thought about this clearly.

He quickly helped Xin Niang up and said, "Xin Niang, let's forget about the past. Now we have two boys at home. We can just wait until we beat the Xia people away and continue to live a good life."

Xin Niang's tears flowed down, but a look of determination appeared on her face: "If the Xia people continue to wreak havoc, countless women in the Song Dynasty will have to suffer what Xin Niang experienced back then. Xin Niang wants to... contribute a little..."

Wu Cunzhi respected and loved his wife. Now that Xin Niang was kneeling and unwilling to get up, he was anxious and did not dare to exert his strength: "Xin Niang, Xin Niang, can we talk to each other if we have anything to say? Don't worry, today's city destruction is only temporary.

It was a miscalculation. I didn’t expect the Xia people to use our explosives. Now there is nothing we can do..."

Xin Niang raised her head and looked at her man seriously: "Husband, there are thousands of people outside the city who were coerced by the Xia people. Today I saw the Xia people forcing them to fill up ditches and die in a mess. Tomorrow, the Xia people may

We will let them attach themselves to the city and destroy our military morale!"

Wu Cunzhi and Di Yong looked at each other, and both of them thought of this possibility.

Di Yong asked: "Sister-in-law, what are your plans?"

Xin Niang gritted her teeth: "I was kidnapped to Xixia and relegated to a church. I once knew about the filth and filth between Gong Mengyou and the Empress Dowager Liang! Gong Mengyou thought it was his own ability and promoted it among his sisters, but he didn't know it.

, the one the sisters hate the most is him!"

Di Yong sighed: "Sister-in-law, what does this matter have to do with retreating from the army?"

Xin Niang said: "They don't dare to see the light of their scandals. If the sergeant leaders know about it, can they not worry about being silenced?"

"Also, if he dares to show off his scandal in the classroom, will the Empress Dowager of Xixia be furious if she finds out? Does Meng Mengniang dare to let Empress Dowager Liang know that he once publicized the ugly faces of the two of them?!

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Wu Cunzhi turned his head and glanced at Di Yong, feeling that this was a good strategy to disturb the Xia people's military morale.

Di Yong was still a little hesitant: "This matter... I'm afraid it will damage my sister-in-law's reputation..."

Xin Niang said firmly: "Since Xin Niang dares to speak out, she is not afraid. Xin Niang had to be rescued by the Duke of Fu, and then she had the opportunity to return to the country. She also received poems from him to encourage me to live a good life. Xin Niang has always been grateful.

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"The Duke is worried about national affairs, and Xin Niang can have this opportunity to repay her, and do her best for this country that has not forgotten me. Not to mention tarnishing her reputation, even if she takes this life, it is all due.

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