Chapter 680: The Unreasonable Xixia Generals and Western Army Generals
Chapter 680: The Xixia soldiers and the Western Army soldiers who couldn’t figure it out (posted in the third update)
Author: sunny
Chapter 680: The Xixia soldiers and the Western Army soldiers who couldn’t figure it out (posted in the third update)
When the commander of the army, Mele Dubu, hurriedly left the house and rode a short distance away, he saw countless people from various tribes and cattle and sheep pouring into Jingyuan Fort, blocking his way.
Fortunately, under the threat of force from the personal guards around him, he walked in the opposite direction with difficulty, but when he arrived at the east gate of Jingyuan Fort.
Already able to see the snowy horizon in the distance, more and more shadows began to appear in the line of sight.
And when these shadows began to surge on the horizon, more than ten Xixia cavalrymen were whipping their mounts like crazy, heading towards Jingyuan Fort.
At this moment, outside the east gate of Jingyuan Fort, there were at least hundreds of tribal people, and countless cattle and sheep crowded here.
Watching the cavalry rushing in the distance, they beat their horses and blew short horns.
In an instant, he realized that there were actually cavalry among the incoming Song army. Mele, whose expression changed greatly, grabbed Mele Shicha and shouted fiercely.
"Shicha, tell them that after ten trombone blasts, the gate will be lowered. They can choose for themselves whether they want their lives or their livestock."
"Command all the young men to cheer up for me.
It was as if they were asking their owners where they died and why they didn't care about their lives.
Moreover, these generals also told the soldiers many times to boost their morale, saying that the eight thousand cavalry who came this time had good treasures specially designed to attack the city.
This large army actually did not carry siege weapons like the Song army that usually invaded Xixia fortresses.
"There are currently less than 10,000 soldiers in the city and only 2,000 cavalry. The Song army still has over 10,000 cavalry. If you go out, you are just asking for trouble."
And everyone also wants to take a look. Can this Forbidden Army cavalry from Bianliang, Tokyo, be able to drive its mount directly through the wall and into Jingyuan Fort?
The Song Dynasty has always been short of horses, and their war horses are too few, so it is difficult to build a large-scale cavalry.
Even though they have not received formal military training, using city defense and the bows and arrows in their hands, they can definitely defeat those Song soldiers and horses.
At this moment, a general nearby came closer and asked.
There were still more than two miles away, but Yao Xiong couldn't help but hold the telescope in his eyes again, looking at the densely packed Xixia defenders on the city head and the young men who defended the city.
However, as this sizable Song army gradually approached, Maledubu's expression became more and more serious.
You must know that in the previous battles between the Song Army and Daxia, they fought step by step, first destroying all the forts and then attacking the military fortress.
"To command the army, do you want the general to lead a cavalry and go out of the city to kill the Song army?"
Hearing Maledu's remarks, the Xixia warriors, who had always been brave and good at fighting, were a little unhappy, but they still obeyed the orders of their superiors.
Nowadays, the only thing we can rely on is the solid city defense of Jingyuan Fort and these tough young nomadic tribesmen.
The youth of each Dangxiang tribe is not only an excellent herdsman and cavalry, but also an excellent shooter.
But now, such a large-scale Song army actually appeared sneakily outside Jingyuan Fort in such a severe winter. How could he not frighten the entire army?
At this moment, outside the city, there are still some cattle and sheep wandering loosely outside Jingyuan Fort, calling out lonely.
I don't know what the hell happened to those generals. They didn't carry any siege weapons, but they just obeyed the orders of Gao Zhang, the deputy envoy of the Shaanxi Road Manager to appease the city.
In all likelihood, the Song Dynasty had also received the news that Xixia had suffered a severe snowstorm, and had gathered a large army to rob it by fire...
These Song dogs are clearly here to devour our Xishou Baotai Supervisor in one bite."
Meledu glanced at the young general and shook his head slowly.
That can only mean that this should be just a former army. Is it possible that this time the Song Army decided to go all out in order to capture the Xishou Baotai Military Division?
"If anyone comes, please send a message to Xingqing Mansion immediately. The Song Dynasty is making a large-scale invasion. Please come to our aid as soon as possible."
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As the cavalry sent out returned to the city, they learned that the size of the Song army was nearly 50,000, and there were nearly 10,000 cavalry.
This is also the reason why Meledu did not close the city gates as soon as he discovered that the Song army was in sight, and even ordered the gates to let the tribesmen living outside Jingyuan Fort enter the city.
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Mele stood on the top of the city and couldn't figure it out, and the officers and soldiers of the northwest frontier army of the Song Dynasty, who were getting closer and closer to this solid fort with a height of nearly 1.5 feet, were also confused.
This is also the reason why the Song army only dared to advance from fortress to fortress when they invaded Xixia.
In short, this time, the elite of the northwest frontier army was not the main force in attacking the city, but the cavalry.
This large army came deep into the territory of Xixia without hesitation, if it were not for the prestige of these Western army generals.
You must know that in the past, a Song army attacking Xixia Fort could have three to five hundred riders, which was considered a lot.
It was with this promise that a group of soldiers from the Western Army honestly headed to the Jingyuan Fort together.
"Now let's hold on to the city and see what happens. There will be a chance."
Meledubu's face became extremely ugly. As a result, the surrounding military commanders could not hope to solve the predicament of the Xishou Baotai Military Division unless they all came out in force.
Most of them are just for the infantry army, with a certain proportion of cavalry used as reconnaissance cavalry, and rarely put into combat.
As long as the imperial cavalry cannot break through Jingyuan Fort within one day, then the entire army will march directly south and enter Anxi Prefecture.
Anyway, relying on this, the Song army did not have any siege weapons, so it was simply a dream to capture Jingyuan Fort.
But now, this overwhelming Song army has tens of thousands of people, and there are even more than 10,000 Song army cavalry that have never been seen before.
"It seems that all the nearby Dangxiang tribes have entered the Jingyuan Fort."
The generals did not explain exactly how the imperial cavalry from Bianliang, Tokyo relied on to attack the city, but they had already made promises to the soldiers.
The livid-faced Meledubu stood on top of the city, looking at the endless Song army that was like a red and black wave, and a chill suddenly arose in his heart.
Because they were also very scared, they rushed too far and met the Xixia cavalry, haha...
At this moment, Gao Zhang turned around and looked at the overwhelming army behind him. He really felt a sense of accomplishment.
While he was reining in his mount and looking around, all the generals of the Western Army had their eyes on Gao Zhang.
Gao Zhang confidently came up with the plan he had already considered on the road.
"General Miao, you lead five thousand infantry and go to the north gate to garrison. General Yao Gu, you lead ten thousand infantry and go around to the west gate to garrison..."
