Pang Ji was sitting in a small shop closest to the city gate. The window here was opened. He was holding a glass of wine and sipping slowly. Han Qi and Wen Yanbo were sitting opposite him at a small table.
Holding a glass of warm wine.
The wine was not good, and was even a little turbid, but the three of them were not interested in the wine, and all focused on the Liangmen Gate.
The Wei State defeated the Chu army in Yiyi and Yuguan in 91 BC. From then on, the Wei State occupied the Daliang area. After that, through the war against the Chu State, it successively occupied the vast land south of the Yellow River, laying the foundation for the later move of the capital to Daliang.
Base.
Since Wei's territory was mainly in Hedong in the southwest of present-day Shanxi and Hanoi in the north and central part of present-day Henan, the east and west parts were dumbbell-shaped. Anyi was in the west of Wei State, too far from the east, and it was connected to the east via Shangdang, which was rugged.
It is mountainous and has inconvenient transportation. Therefore, Anyi is not only inconvenient to control the eastern princes, but also difficult to rule the eastern region. If there is another incident like the Duke Hui rebellion in the first year of King Wei Hui, Han and Zhao will easily capture Shangdang and cut off the east and west of Wei.
The connection between the two forces caused Anyi to be surrounded by Han, Zhao and Qin. In 40 BC, Gongsun Yang took advantage of Wei's 100,000-strong army to be ambushed by Sun Bin in Maling and personally led his troops to attack.
The Wei State attacked all the way to Anyi, the capital of Wei State, forcing Wei State to make peace with Qin State.
Under such a situation, King Hui of Wei wanted to avoid the might of Qin, maintain and consolidate Wei's hegemony, and more conveniently rule the eastern region and strengthen control over the eastern princes. Therefore, on the third day of April in the summer of 64 BC
In Jiayin, King Hui of Wei moved the capital from Anyi in the southwestern part of Shanxi to Daliang in the east of Henan, which is now Kaifeng City.
However, Daliang City has been deeply buried by the sediment brought by the Yellow River, and has also buried the most glorious era of Wei Wuzu. The iron-blooded steadfastness of Zhu Hai and Hou Ying in the past has also been casually forgotten by history just like Daliang City.
It was buried with yellow sand, leaving only the peerless prosperity of Bianliang City in Tokyo during the Song Dynasty and the low singing of talented scholars and beauties.
Han Qi sighed and said: "It won't work. The Xixia cavalry is undoubtedly the best in this world. Wu Sheng's army only took one year to form an army. Even the elite Jiazi battalion in Yunzheng's army only took three years to form an army. Although they are invincible, facing
But it was the bandits and the relatively weak Nong Zhigao who charged head-on. If you want to compete with the Xixia cavalry who have grown up on horses since childhood, you are overestimating your capabilities."
Wen Yanbo glanced at the Xixia man sitting on the horse and asked Han Qi: "Since you already knew the outcome, why didn't you stop it? These people are considered warriors if they can agree to the decisive battle. Isn't it unjust to sacrifice in vain?"
Pang Ji put down his wine glass and said: "Fighting is about courage. One burst of energy will weaken again, and three times it will be exhausted. Morale can be boosted but not let down. If you do something knowing that you can't do it, you are a warrior."
Warriors can die in battle, but they cannot give in. Once you give in, you will give in countless times. This is the key principle in the battle between two armies."
Wen Yanbo nodded and said: "That's right. If they lose all their courage and are like those people in the street across the street, it will be a disaster for the Song Dynasty. I know at least one thing now. Wu Sheng's army is at least an army that dares to fight.
You can expect great things in the future!"
Han Qi said painfully: "The wind is strong on the border, and the heavy snow is full of bows and swords. In the battle of Haoshuichuan, I was defeated and humiliated the country. When it failed, Xixia used iron cavalry as the front army, riding good horses, heavy armor, and the thorns could not penetrate; they used hooks and ropes to hang
In the alliance, even if the horse is dead, it will not fall. If there is a battle, the iron cavalry will be sent out first to break into the formation. If the formation is chaotic, they will attack. The infantry will advance with the cavalry. Walking for hundreds of miles, waiting for thousands of miles, the best way is to come and go quickly, like clouds flying due to electric shock.
Every time I encountered an enemy on a galloping plain, I would use heavy armor as a way to defeat the rushing soldiers. The brave general Ren Fu died in the battle. This battle made me heartbroken, and I could not speak in tears thinking about it in the middle of the night.
The thirty horsemen in front of me are wearing fish scale armor and the horses are also covered with heavy armor. They can't be hurt by swords and arrows. Although Wu Sheng's army is brave, it is not an enemy of iron armor. Let me turn my back to the battlefield so as not to be disturbed.'
Pang Ji picked up a spoon and filled up Han Qi's wine and said: "Zhi Gui, please don't forget that Yun Zheng turned Xixia upside down with one person's power, and there were endless bloody battles within. If anyone in the Song Dynasty is familiar with Xixia, I'm afraid that even his lifetime None of the people in Huanzhou can compare with this. I don’t believe that a smart man like him would not teach his subordinates how to fight the Xixia cavalry?
The Du Yuhou of Wu Shengjun must be a close confidant of Yun Zheng's command. Only in this way can he take on the important task of persuading His Majesty to allow them to march to Shenglong Mansion. This person spoke clearly and clearly to His Majesty, and was definitely not a reckless person. Now Now it just depends on how Yun Zheng responds to the enemy."
Han Qi nodded in gratitude and reluctantly moved his body, his face twitching as he prepared to witness a life-and-death battle with his own eyes.
Zhao Zhen stood in front of the window, glanced at the sun that was about to set, and asked Han Lin, who was guarding him: "The sun is already half-set, why hasn't Wu Shengjun come yet? Is this a ploy to confuse the enemy?"
Han Lin shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, there is no joke in the army!" His ears suddenly moved and he said to the emperor: "Here he comes!"
Zhao Zhen looked in the direction of the setting sun. No cavalry appeared on the street, but the eagle shooter on the horse whistled "Hu Lu", and thirty cavalry were already charging forward slowly. A sharp arrow formation was soon formed, and the war horses started to jog from walking. However, the eagle shooter slowly fell behind, with three thumb-thick arrows already attached to the big bow in his hand...
Zhao Zhen's eyes were fixed on the Xixia people's battle formation for a moment. He was very unfamiliar with the battlefield. Such a life and death battle was far away from him. This was the lesson he lacked the most, and now he wanted to make up for it very much.
The tea in the tea cup gradually rippled, and then the thunderous sound of horse hooves reached Zhao Zhen's ears. His breathing could not help but quicken. He clenched his fists tightly and stood on tiptoes to see more. Be clearer.
The inner street of Daliangmen is not wide and is less than a hundred feet long. Both sides of the street are planted with elms and willows. The leaves of the elm trees have long since fallen off. Only a few leaves are left on the willow trees. Now they are falling down amidst the thunderous sound of horse hooves. , just like the spring flowers falling during the Flower Scattering Festival at Xiangguo Temple.
Lang Tan held a small shield in his hand, stood on the stirrups with both feet, and kept shouting numbers in his mouth. When he shouted six, the Xixia people's horses had gradually increased their speed, and those people had already He stretched his bow and started shooting.
Three thick arrows were already roaring towards the leader Lang Tan from the back of the Xixia people's battle formation. The eagle shooter really lived up to his reputation. At this time, the distance between the two armies was still fifty feet, which was not even close to the optimal shooting range of the strong crossbow. distance, but the powerful bow of Four Stones can display its power to the fullest.
Seeing the three-point Hanxing rushing towards him, Lang Tan still shouted the number five, but stood the shield in front of him. The arrow was about to arrive in an instant. Lang Tan felt as if his arm had been hit by three giant hammers, with a powerful impact. He pushed the shield back hard. If he hadn't tied himself to the horse earlier, he might have fallen off the horse and been trampled to pieces by the horses behind him.
Sun San pulled the trigger of his crossbow, and at the same time, the rest of his companions also pulled the trigger, firing three arrows at a time. The crossbow arrows fired by fifteen people and fifteen strong crossbows flew out like wasps. The Xixia talents fired the arrows in their hands. Arrow, he also immediately raised his arm shield, and the sound of dense crossbow arrows piercing flesh could be heard from the crowd, but it was not the people who were injured, but the war horses. Wu Shengjun's powerful three-edged crossbow arrows easily penetrated the horse's chain armor. A war horse with an arrow in its eye fell to the ground, and the other four or five horses also fell. The knight on the horse had no time to stand up, and was trampled to death by the horses behind him.
A bloody hole appeared on Sun San's throat, which was a tearing wound caused by the arrow passing through it. Blood spurted out from the hole at the back and was blown into a bloody rain by the wind.
At the same time, three soldiers were hit by arrows. One of them was not hit in the vital point, but his left shoulder was completely penetrated by the arrow.
"Three" Lang Tan roared angrily, and pushed his horse to one side. The remaining soldiers on the left also moved out of the way, and at the same time, he tightened the reins forcefully to let the horse come down quickly.
Seven or eight spare war horses emerged from behind the crowd, with a knife stuck in their buttocks. They charged like crazy following the soldier who had died but did not fall off the horse. The injured soldier did not move aside.
Instead, he took this group of spare horses and fought hard to get closer to the enemy.
The Xixia people seemed to know something was wrong, and wanted to push their horses aside, but there were many fallen horses on the ground, so their horses slowed down a bit. The Xixia eagle shooter roared and shot three arrows again, all of them firmly.
The nail on the injured soldier actually made him fly up from the horse, and he was dragged by the rope and fell heavily to the ground. As the war horse ran, a thick blood mark appeared on the ground. The crazy war horse carried him with him.
As soon as he entered the enemy formation, a cold light flashed, and the heads of the three soldiers who had died in the battle flew up, and the blood that had not had time to solidify flowed out of the neck cavity like a spring.
There was green smoke coming out from the back of the war horse, and a small flame burst out, followed by a large ball of fire rising from the crowd. Pang Ji couldn't hear the sound, only felt a wave of heat coming towards his face, and the old servant was dying
Standing in front of him, he watched helplessly as a bloody horse leg hit the old servant's back heavily.
Han Qi picked his ears vigorously and looked out with a gray face. He wanted to see if all the Xixia people had been killed by the bombing. Wu Shengjun never intended to argue with the Xixia people on horseback about winning or losing. The reason why they rushed so violently was,
The only purpose is to send gunpowder bombs into the enemy's battle formation...
Zhao Zhen felt like he was in the water and land dojo in his head. Bells, cymbals, chimes, and bells were all ringing. He finally settled down and felt his face was wet. He wiped it with his hand and found that there was a blood stain there.
"Your Majesty, it's horse blood. You are not injured." Han Lin quickly explained.
Zhao Zhen sat in a daze for a moment and asked in a sharp voice: "All of them are dead?" (To be continued)