"Who is dead?" Liang Yimi asked sharply when he saw that a general of the party, Xiang Xiang, was killed by a Song army artillery stone.
"Replying to the Prime Minister, it is... it is nonsense!"
Liang Yi's face twisted when he heard this name. This person was a confidant of his sister, Empress Dowager Liang. Such an important minister was actually killed by the Song army at the gate of Lanzhou City.
Seeing that Gong Mengyou was beaten to death, the morale of the party soldiers was greatly reduced, and soldiers on all lines retreated backwards.
Liang Yimi wanted to press him again, but he was persuaded by the people on his left and right: "Today the morale of the army has been depressed and we don't want to fight again!"
Liang Yimi hesitated for a moment. He raised his head and looked at several wooden stakes not far away. He was tied to the wooden stakes and shot to death by himself and other party leaders who had failed to attack the city.
Liang Yi buried his head and said: "How can we forget it? If you are still timid, I will use it to shoot ghost arrows tomorrow!"
None of the generals dared to persuade him.
Liang Yi immediately ordered the iron kites to be dispatched and appeared behind the captured troops attacking the city.
The Capture Army has been working as an aide for many years, driving other tribes as cannon fodder. Today they have tasted the bitter consequences and have no choice but to stand up and attack Lanzhou again.
The party soldiers continued to use cannons, rocks, bows and crossbows to attack the Song army at the top of the city, but at this time the gates of Lanzhou City were wide open.
But they saw that the Song army actually went out of the city to fight in the field with Dangxiang soldiers.
The leader of the army was none other than Wang Wenyu. The last time he led 700 dead men to attack the camp, he was so beaten that Liang Yi escaped across the Yellow River overnight.
Today he led five hundred dead soldiers out of the city, taking advantage of the panic of the enemy general Meng Mengyu being killed...At this moment, many Party soldiers under the city wall were digging the wall or trying to dig tunnels into the city. Unexpectedly, they were led by Wang Wenyu and five others. Hundreds of dead soldiers arrived.
In order to attack the city, the party soldiers spent more than ten days filling up all the trenches and horse pits under the city. At this moment, there was no place to hide, which gave Wang Wenyu the opportunity to pursue him.
At this moment, corpses were lying everywhere under the city wall, and there was blood like a vast ocean. Wang Wenyu took a horizontal knife and slashed at the party members who were digging the wall and climbing up the wall using ladders.
This is like a tiger entering a flock of sheep.
Facing the 800,000 party troops outside the city, the 500 dead soldiers following Wang Wenyu showed no fear and came out of the city to fight!
Seeing this, Liang Yimi immediately ordered to intercept the five hundred people.
The Poxi Army drove their camels forward, hoping to hit Wang Wenyu's troops with cannons and rocks. However, the Song Army who was watching from the top of the city had already expected it. There came an arrow attack.
Dozens of camels neighed and were shot to the ground. Under the powerful impact of the crossbow, camels that were taller than a man were shot through like paper, and even flew directly into the air.
Under the cover of the city wall, Wang Wenyu was even more aggressive in killing, holding a steel knife, one by one, killing the party soldiers who were digging walls and soil under the city and fled with their heads in their hands.
Wherever he and the dead soldiers passed, things were turning like a typhoon. The party soldiers were cut like straw one after another.
kill!
The dead soldiers roared, each with their heads tied around their waists, like evil ghosts crawling out of the ground.
Faced with this, the party soldiers were frightened like sheep and could only kill them at the neck.
Liang Yi buried several times to send troops to capture the soldiers and horses that were brought back to the city, but he was forced back by the rain of arrows and cannon stones from the city top.
The rest of the party soldiers couldn't bear it, and immediately ignored military law, dropped their weapons and retreated. They happened to hit the reinforcements coming from the rear.
They were about to drive the people back to the city, but what happened was that they were thrown into chaos.
Liang Yi was furious and immediately urged the iron kites to come forward to drive back the Song army who had driven out of the city to fight in the field.
At this time of chaos, Wang Wenyu led five hundred dead men and slowly retreated into the city.
Wang Wenyu stood under the city gate with several people behind him, but when he saw him picking up a long sword with a blood-stained curled blade, he pointed a long finger at Liang Yi in the distance, as if to say that you are next.
The Song troops above and below the city suddenly burst into cheers.
Liang Yi's face was extremely pale.
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"What kind of person is Liang Yimi?"
Li Xian asked Tong Guan.
Tong Guan said respectfully: "Master Qi, he is a narrow-minded person who refuses to admit defeat."
Li Xiandao: "Yes, he broke his sword many times on Xihe Road. How can anyone do it again and again like him?"
"But then again, your master and I are just like this."
Having said this, a smile appeared on Li Xian's lips.
Tong Guandao: "Master, Liang Yi buried under the fortified city for a long time, Lanzhou City cannot be conquered for a long time, and we have an army of more than 300,000, and Wenxixin's 50,000 soldiers and horses still have two days to arrive."
"If Liang Yi is defeated, master's achievements will still be higher than those of Qin Jiedu. Disciple thinks we can take some risks."
Qin Jiedu was Qin Han, the most famous eunuch for military achievements in the Song Dynasty.
Li Xian sighed: "People like us, who come from a background with no roots, will only pursue this in our lives."
"This is also why I chose you as my apprentice. Because you and I are the same people. Why can merits be established only by scholars? After reading a few books, you can establish your mind for the world and the people's destiny? We are just like Qin Jiedu , you can still make meritorious deeds and become an upright person."
Tong Guan lowered his head when he heard the words.
Li Xiandao: "When I saw you back then, I knew that you were an ambitious person. And we, master and apprentice, have fought hard to get where we are today."
"Yes, Master."
"Have the soldiers and horses of Jingyuan Road and Qinfeng Road crossed the Yellow River?"
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Tong Guandao: "Calculate the time, we have already crossed from the lower reaches!"
Li Xiandao: "Han Zhen actually didn't give us any trouble in this matter."
Tong Guandao: "There is an example of Yu Chong being sent to Lingnan. How could Han Zhen not understand the general situation? If he was really such a person, Prime Minister Zhang would not entrust him with important tasks."
Li Xian said: "This is the benefit of visiting the Privy Council. If you ask your Majesty to send troops to Qinfeng Road and Jingyuan Road, it will definitely delay the military plan. Now Liang Yi is in trouble, even a mediocre general in Han Zhen's position will know that How to act."
As he was speaking, a military report came out: "Qi Zhizhi, attacked Yanyan Road, the Western bandits plundered the Anding Fort, attacked Mizhi, and plundered countless humans and animals."
"Liang Yongneng sent his troops to attack Huanqing Road again and killed the patrol inspector Wang Shilong."
"Master..." Tong Guan was about to speak after hearing the military report.
Li Xian interrupted Tong Guanze and said: "Our family has no intention of gloating about misfortune. Since the defeat of the two-pronged expedition to Xia last year, there has been no reinforcement of troops on Fuyan Road and Huanqing Road. The imperial court is betting all its bets on Xihe Road."
On your body!"
"Now, the king and the defeated bandits are all here, with one fell swoop. Others are silent, but I am going to roar my hyena!"
Tong Guan's eyes flashed sharply when he heard this.
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The next day, Dang Xiang's soldiers returned defeated again at the gate of Lanzhou City.
The attack on Lanzhou City has resulted in more than 30,000 casualties so far. Although most of the dead were captured civilians and tribesmen, Liang Yimi knew that if he continued the attack, his bones and muscles would be injured.
However, we agreed to attack for three more days, but now it is only the second day. What should we do tomorrow?
During the military meeting, Liang Yimi saw that other tribal leaders seemed to want to return.
Liang Yi buried his hands on his chest and said: "Yes, some of the Song army crossed the Yellow River, but there are not many soldiers and horses, so it is not a danger."
"The Qing Tang tribes in front of us have never fought. The military formations are based on years of accumulation. We understand that the Gao Kingdom is far stronger than the Qing Tang, which has been defeated repeatedly."
"Don't be intimidated by their large numbers. Half of their troops are old, weak, women and children. They are just bluffing, trying to fish in troubled waters. There are not many soldiers and horses among them who can fight. We will defeat them with one blow!"
"May I ask the Prime Minister, will you not attack Lanzhou City?"
Liang Yi said: "Let's put Lanzhou City aside and defeat the current Qing and Tang tribes. If the siege fails, we can send reinforcements!"
"But Wen Xixin's 50,000 soldiers and horses have already crossed Huangshui. These are the elite soldiers of the Qingtang tribe."
Liang Yimi frowned when he heard this and said, "Don't Renjia have a relationship with Wen Xixin? Let him sell me a favor."
Renduo Baozhong stood up and said: "We have a friendship with Qizhen Prime Minister, but over the years Wen Xixin has received a lot of money from the Song Dynasty. His residence in Qingtang City was built with gold, and its luxury is second only to Dong Xiang's.
.I don’t think he would sell this favor.”
I heard that there is a golden house in the heart of Wenxi, and the party leaders below are very envious. In recent years, thanks to the trade between the Song Dynasty and the Qingtang Dynasty, the senior officials of the Qingtang Dynasty have kept their stomachs full.
Not to mention their own, even Liang Yimi probably didn't have a house made of gold.
Liang Yimi sneered: "Everything in this world has a price, as long as I can afford it. Let Wen Xixin wait for me for just one day. As long as one day, I can defeat the Song army!"
Nendo Baozhong hesitated and said: "Yes, Prime Minister."
Liang Yimi faced the generals and said: "Everyone, watch, tomorrow we will let those Qingtang people who defected to the Song Dynasty know who is the real hero of Hexi!"
It was drizzling the next day, and all the elite troops of Dangxiang Army went out to launch an attack on the Song Army, which was on the mountain near Lanzhou and arrayed along the river.
In front of the large army, no one can repel the enemy in front of them and retreat calmly. Whether Dangxiang's army can survive back to the north of the Yellow River depends on this battle.
Except for a few soldiers and horses monitoring Lanzhou, the Dangxiang Army led by Liang Yimi was fully engaged in the offensive against the Song Army outside Lanzhou.
As Liang Yimi said, the Song army, which was mainly composed of cooked and raw Tibetans from the Qing and Tang Dynasties on Xihe Road, was indeed no match for Dangxiang's army. It took only half a day for Dangxiang to defeat several important fortresses and passes.
By the afternoon, the Song army had been defeated across the board and retreated for more than ten miles.
Wen Xixin's soldiers and horses were advancing slowly that day.
However, the 20,000 Song troops led by Li Xian and Tong Guan resisted the Dangxiang Army's offensive at the Nuzhe Valley line and stabilized the front, preventing Liang Yimi from taking full advantage.
Liang Yimi failed to capture Nüzhe Valley and was a failure, but fortunately he repelled the Song army that was approaching. Liang Yimi decided to withdraw from Lanzhou and lead his troops to cross the Yellow River.
Unexpectedly, Wen Xixin's Qingtang Army suddenly accelerated at this time and recaptured Jingyuguan, an important town on the west side of Lanzhou.
Liang Yimi scolded Wen Xi for being so impatient, but he was eager to retreat at this time, so he had no choice but to ignore it and immediately led his army to cross the Hebei River and retreat in a hurry.
Liang Yi looked at the corpses under Lanzhou City that could not be covered up, and felt extremely sad. At this moment, he only had troops and horses to withdraw across the Yellow River immediately. Fortunately, he had built many pontoon bridges, so it was convenient to cross the river.
However, he did not expect that Li Xian's troops had recovered, led his troops into Lanzhou City, which had been surrounded for many days, and gathered troops to pursue Liang Yimi.
At the same time, Wang Hou's tribe on Xihe Road, Miao Shu's tribe on Qinfeng Road, and Peng Sun's tribe on Jingyuan Road had all crossed the lower reaches of the Yellow River and were waiting on Liang Yimi's retreat.
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