The Qinzhou evacuation was a terrible disaster for the people. They left their familiar home, supported their elderly parents, carried young children on their shoulders, and filled a chicken bus with the family's only food.
We walked and cried all the way. The crops in the fields were already sprouting and the harvest was about to begin. Seeing the officials brutally destroying the crops, the farmers and women all cried loudly...
"Destroy it, completely destroy it! I want the Xixia people to find no roof over their heads in Qinzhou, no sip of water to drink, no food to eat..."
Yun Zheng looked at the people who had left their homes and felt very sad, but the orders he gave were crisp and clear, without any hesitation. At this time, Yun Zheng had completely entered a state of war. He only considered the outcome of the war, but no longer considered the people.
There are practical difficulties, and the war has developed to this stage, and it is already a luxury to talk about human nature.
After five days of silence, Wu Zangying launched a majestic attack on Qin Wangchuan. When countless siege vehicles and battering rams appeared from the horizon, Jia Kui shouted in despair: "The whole army is on alert, prepare."
Fight!"
One hundred and fourteen thousand people filled Qin Wangchuan!
Fifty cows dragging a tall cart looked particularly eye-catching in the wilderness. They were sitting on this cart without hiding their bodies. Behind them was a boundless army. These people were all that Xixia could currently mobilize.
All military power.
The wrong decision of leading the country's troops deep into the enemy's country should not have appeared on Wu Zangyingpang, but this time he had no choice. Xixia had entered a wonderful state of balance, and the chaos before the war had all disappeared.
Both those who had something to eat and those who had nothing to eat became quiet. Although some people continued to starve to death, riots no longer happened...
Those people were all waiting for Wu Zangyingpang to grab enough things to go back like before... If he couldn't grab it, Wu Zangyingpang couldn't even imagine what the consequences would be.
"I reported to the Prime Minister that Fu Bi did not escape and still stayed at Qinwangchuan. According to the detailed report, the Emperor of Song Dynasty has ordered Fu Bi to die in Qinwangchuan."
The speaker is called Jing Xun, a native of Suzhou. He defected to Xixia in anger because of his failure in the scientific examination. He was deeply trusted by the Empress Dowager Fu Zang for his meritorious service in presiding over the installation of the golden Buddha statue. There are even rumors that Jing Xun is the Empress Dowager's son.
Guests entering the curtain.
Bu Zangpang ignored Jing's inquiry and continued to look at the Qinwang River in the distance and said to himself: "It's a pity that many of my good men in Daxia will be buried in the wilderness. The heaven and earth are unkind and bring disasters. We can only work hard to survive."
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Except for the royal family member Kai Ming Shouquan, most of the generals following Wu Zangying Pang were Han generals. Zhang Zhi, Zhang Jiang, Yang Lang, Xu Minzong, and Zhang Wenxian were all chosen at the moment.
Zhang Zhi took over what Wu Zangying Pang said and continued: "The weather is not good, and there is nothing we can do about it. Although the army marched straight in, it was effective in attacking the city, but it was not effective in plundering. In order to protect one city and one place,
It is not a good strategy to gain or lose our army and fight Fu Bi. It is really a pity that we cannot show the effect of our cavalry's surprise attack."
Jing Xun said coldly: "It's a foregone conclusion that Fu Bi will defend Qin Wangchuan. The Prime Minister specially gave Yun Zheng five days. Unexpectedly, this man's heart is as hard as stone. He doesn't care about Fu Bi's life or death. He stationed troops in Chencang and watched our army.
Swallow the King of Qin River."
Zhang Jiang sneered and said: "What do you know as a rotten scholar? As a general, I admire Yun Zheng's approach very much. Once his troops arrive at Qin Wangchuan, they will become dead pawns. No matter how brave he is, he will still be killed here."
In the big mill of flesh and blood, you will be shattered to pieces, and you can only look for opportunities by wandering away from the battlefield."
Zhang Wenxian saw that Zhang Jiang's attitude was a little stiff, and he quickly said: "I'm just worried that they will clear the country. Once the people of Qinzhou are evacuated from the war zone, and then the entire Qinzhou is destroyed, what should we do?"
Wu Zangxiao Pang smiled and said: "He is already doing this. Haha, we have no choice. We can only fight with Yunzheng on the Chencang Ancient Road after breaking through Qinwangchuan. We should take a long-term view. No matter how much food we grab,
It is impossible to save the domestic crisis in Daxia. Human life is like splendens in the wilderness. It was killed by the cold wind this winter. It will surely grow green again next spring. What we have to do now is to take advantage of the fact that everyone wants to live.
It’s time to make plans for the future, break through the Qinwang River, break through the Chencang Ancient Road, then attack Fengxiang Mansion, and finally join forces with the Xishou Baotai Army in Huizhou... I only hope that our ancestors will bless us to achieve this goal."
Zhang Jiang glanced at Qin Wangchuan in front of him and said to Wu Zangying, "If you eat too much minced meat, you will go crazy. Zuo has always been the vanguard of the army. Let the first battle of this siege be left to the general!"
Wu Zangyu Pang waved his hand in agreement. Zhang Jiang took a deep breath and felt the disgusting smell of human flesh in his chest. He hurriedly got off the stairs and jumped on the horse, then led Xiang Zuo with his own soldiers to lead the main formation.
Go away.
Wu Zang and Pang said to Wei Mingshouquan again: "Let the leader of the army go, too. Once the leader of Zuo cannot conquer the city, he will rescue them. The Song army is becoming more and more difficult to deal with now."
When Jing Xun saw that Wei Mingshouquan had left, he sighed and said: "Since the Song army mastered the secret of firearms, their combat power has greatly increased. It's a pity that our detailed work did not obtain the real secret recipe of gunpowder. Those firearms seized on the battlefield, the military
Even the great craftsmen in China could not find the secret. The imitation gunpowder could not compete with the Song Dynasty gunpowder in any aspect.
I have beheaded more than a dozen craftsmen in a humble position, but I can’t make any progress..."
Wu Zangpang finally looked at Jing Xun and said: "The strength of the Dangxiang people lies in cavalry, swords, and strong physiques. Gunpowder is good, but if we blindly use our brains in this area, we will lose more than we gain. In tact, we will lose more than we gain."
On the one hand, the people of Song Dynasty are already in the front. Once we start to catch up, we will involuntarily stay behind.
Let's take a break and see how our soldiers fight bravely!"
As soon as Wu Zangpang finished speaking, a shrill horn sounded, and countless fireballs rolled down the hill, thundering towards the wall of Dingyuan Village. These grass balls full of grease instantly surrounded Dingyuan Village.
The east wall of Yuanzhai was burning, and the rising black smoke enveloped the city, making the Song army on the city choke and cough. The lieutenant colonel roared at the top of his lungs to dump the sand.
The dull sound of drums sounded, and a flood of Xixia military cats hid behind the tall siege vehicles, pushing these behemoths toward the city wall.
As the guard of Dingyuan Village, Jia Kui was already familiar with the Xixia people's fighting methods. He was not panicked at this time. The trebuchet behind him had long been filled with kerosene jars. Just now, the sergeant was about to move the most dangerous
He threw the yellow phosphorus into the oil cans. When the Xixia people arrived, these fire oil cans would be the first meal he prepared for the enemies.
The cavalry dismounting and attacking the walled city was already an unbearable method. Zhang Jiang's cold face made any subordinate who wanted to raise objections obediently shut their mouths.
Seeing his subordinates flying like skewers under the attack of the Eight Bull Crossbow, the flag in his hand still waved forward firmly, signaling the army to move forward with one heart.
The horn sounded, and the Xixia army shouted. With huge wooden signs on their heads, they left the cover of the siege vehicles and rushed towards the city wall with their ladders. At the same time, a hail of arrows from the rear army came over the city.
This is the famous Western Xia Divine Arm Crossbow!
When the enemy's horn sounded, Jia Kui also ordered the catapult to be launched. Seeing that the oil tank had been ejected, he immediately led his men into the arrow-proof wooden houses specially placed on the wall of the village. These wooden houses were thick
Made of logs, the Divine Arm Crossbow cannot penetrate.
As soon as Jia Kui hid in the wooden house, he heard the rain of arrows falling down with a harsh scream, and the nails on the wooden house were like rain hitting banana trees... The four or five soldiers who had no time to dodge were instantly swallowed up by the arrow rain, and they were all beaten.
It spun like a puppet and fell down the wall.
Everyone was raising their ears to hear when the arrow rain would stop. Some experienced Western troops were counting with their fingers. When the sixth finger was bent down, the clanging sound of the arrow rain finally stopped.
Jia Kui was the first to rush out of the wooden house with his shield, eagerly observing the movements of the Xixia people under the wall. A burning smell was carried to the top of the city by the wind, and the pungent smell of burning kerosene and yellow phosphorus was also mixed in.
Among them, it turned into an indescribable pungent smell.
If the walled city has turned into a reed field created by long arrows, the city below is undoubtedly a scene of hell on earth. Thousands of oil cans were thrown out at once, and tens of thousands of kilograms of kerosene burned in the small open space in front of the walled city.
, whether it is a person, a war horse, or a siege vehicle, the siege ram has turned into a torch. Those Xixia people with flames screamed like wild beasts and threw themselves on the wall of the stronghold, digging hard into the stronghold with both hands.
The adobe wall left scratches that sent chills down the back.
The thick smoke on the east wall was picked up by the wind and swirled toward the city. Behind the black smoke, a large group of black Xixia people appeared. Like evil ghosts escaping from hell, they quickly set up ladders on top of the blazing fire.
, even if his body was on fire, he would not hesitate to climb up with a knife in his mouth.
The frontal attack on Dingyuan Village was just to cover these people's attack on the east wall. No one would have thought that they would throw huge fireballs on their attack route.
The captain on the wall was so anxious that he took off his gunpowder bombs and threw them into the fire under the city. The other soldiers also followed the same example and threw their gunpowder bombs down without lighting the gunpowder tubes.
As soon as it fell into the fire, there was an explosion.
A heat wave rose into the sky, and the explosive air wave swept up the remaining limbs and carried the broken ladder towards the top of the city. However, the flames under the city were somewhat extinguished by the gunpowder bombs, leaving only a few scattered spots.
The Xixia people who were lucky enough not to be affected screamed and rushed to the top of the city, but were pushed down from the wall by a dozen shouting Song troops with their spears. The sound of crossbows and roars rang out from the top of the city.
The crossbow arrows completely eliminated the Xixia people's attempt to break through Dingyuan Village in one go. (To be continued)