"Commander Wu, are you trying to show off to me now?"
After hearing this, Xiao Tang snorted coldly and said, "If you could kill me to silence me, wouldn't you do it without hesitation?"
Wu Jie shook his head when he heard this and said: "Although the general is not a gentleman, he is not a cruel and easy-to-kill person who has no sense of propriety. And I also know that Xiao Jieshuai has the intention of making contributions to the court and making a name for himself. It is difficult to achieve great ambitions in Chinese and English. Now that Cai Xianggong is dead, shouldn't Marshal Xiao be able to command this group of troops to show off his talents without burying his ability? The life of Wei Jiang is also in the hands of Marshal Jie Of course, I am willing to do my best to help Xie, so how can I dare to offend Xiao Jieshuai?"
Xiao Tang raised his eyelids, stared at Wu Jie and said: "In that case, you killed Cai Ji for me? Even if that guy's words and deeds were abominable, but you secretly killed him and Pei Tongzhi, it doesn't matter. What heroic means?"
"Heroic means?"
After hearing this, Wu Jie seemed to have heard a very funny joke. He shook his head and said: "The world praises heroes without hesitation, but it is easy to spread rumors and describe them as righteous and evil. The appearance of an inviolable saint. Beautiful and delicious women are clearly within easy reach, but those 'great heroes' cannot touch them, because that is not what a hero should do. For some achievements, it is obvious that some tricks can be used to achieve the goal, but the 'great heroes' can't touch them. We must never do it, because that is not a 'hero'. Knowing that it is a dead end, a 'hero' must resolutely jump into the fire pit, because only in that way can the world give him a thumbs up and praise him as a 'hero'. hero'.
But how many of that kind of people, except for those fools who are just trying to gain fame and fame, can really achieve great things? Fighting and killing one general will result in thousands of bones being withered, and those who want to achieve great things must also be ruthless. I am not stupid if I am not a general, others say I am Whether they are heroic gentlemen or treacherous villains, the great achievements of those so-called 'great heroes' may not be impossible even if they are not completed!"
Those who do whatever it takes are heroes, those who do not change their original intentions are heroes... Xiao Tang suddenly remembered this passage written by Master Gu Long, a great master of martial arts in later generations. Perhaps that sentence is also suitable to explain Wu Jie's temperament. He has always been very clear about what he wants to do. What did he want? Although he did not hesitate to use any means to achieve his goal, Wu Jie did not lose any integrity in safeguarding China's destiny. This also made his personality and the records of his name in history seem to conflict, but they are It made Xiao Tang feel that it was very reasonable.
Xiao Tang fell into silence for a moment. He raised his head and looked at the bloodstains in Linxia City. He looked at the fireworks in the city that had not yet been extinguished. The soldiers and servants around him were busy in front and back. Now he was alone in guarding a large amount of food, grass and baggage, as well as the enemy's army. The siege... The situation at hand is still very dangerous. Even if he now has the opportunity to command a group of soldiers and horses to show off their skills in the Song-Xia War, even Wu Jie and others are willing to lead many soldiers to follow him in a bloody battle. Xiao Tang's sense of responsibility makes My heart was heavy. Putting aside Wu Jie's affairs for the time being, what should I do to repel the Xia army approaching the city?
Wu Jie's eyesight was extremely quick. He looked at Xiao Tang and was silent. He immediately took a step forward and said, "Shuai Xiao, the baggage and food in the city must not be lost. Our reinforcements also know when to encircle and repel them." This group of Xia thieves made a surprise attack on Hengshan... I don’t know how long Linxia City can hold on, but the general has a plan, which may be able to solve our army’s urgent need..."
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At this time, in the Xia Army camp two miles west of Linxia City, General Renduo Yili's face was extremely sad. Although the siege weapons were relatively simple, there were still more than a dozen cyclone cannons from the Poxi Army to help. He attacked the city which was not very dangerous. However, he attacked the Song army twice but still firmly guarded the city. Even the other Song armies who came to support him were also dispatched by him to ambush and annihilate them all. However, inside Linxia City The morale of the Song army did not seem to have been affected at all.
The corpses of Xia Guojunjian who died in the battle below the city have been piled high. The Song army, which did not have many troops in the city, was running around, knocking down its own tribes from the city wall again and again. In the end, Renduo Yili could only watch helplessly. The enemy troops on the city wall threw the corpses of their own men off the city in batches.
The soldiers on the siege side suffered the heaviest casualties in this kind of battle to climb the city wall. Renduo Yili also knew that he seemed to have the upper hand, but in fact, he led the Hengshan tribes to surprise the Song army's rear, and all his troops were in the Song Dynasty. Within the coverage area of the army, if other Song troops with large numbers of soldiers and horses came to rush for reinforcements, then he would inevitably make a strategic retreat. However, this also meant that this time he cut off the enemy's logistics supplies and waited for opportunities to capture the important officials of the Song court. Total failure.
"I naturally know the reputation of the Western Army in the Song Dynasty for being good at fighting, and now there are brave generals in the city who led more than ten cavalry out into battle that day. It is true that they cannot be underestimated, but now they can only barely protect themselves... ..”
Renduo Yili thought in his heart, of course he couldn't give up at this juncture. Should he let the party athletes under his command, who had worked hard to hide and sneak in the Hengshan Mountains for nearly a month, go back over the mountains and ridges? Then he still had something to do. Why would you have the dignity to go back and order Chago Ning to return your orders?
The more Renduoyili thought about it, the more anxious he became. He suddenly walked out of the tent and couldn't help but look at the Linxia City in front of him, where smoke was still rising. At this time, Renduoyili thought fiercely in his heart: Our army is also here for a long time. It's too expensive, even if thousands of corpses are left behind, the next fierce attack will definitely destroy this bird city!
Suddenly, there was the sound of horse hoofbeats, and a party knight drove up to the front of the animal tent like a ghost. The knight turned over and immediately reported to Renduo Yili: "General, a Song army troop has left the north gate and is running towards Siwu. Escape towards the city!"
Renduo Yili's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly asked: "Have you seen clearly? How many soldiers and horses escaped from the city?"
The party knight replied: "There were only about a thousand people and horses leaving the city, and the Song army only protected a few carriages and fled north, but they were not all carriages transporting baggage, but there seemed to be some Song troops. The carriages used by the big shots are still guarded by Song troops in Linxia City."
Renduoyili heard this and thought in his mind: In those days, the Song Dynasty sent generals to guard the border, such as Fan Zhongyan and Zhang Kai. But now, most of the people sent to the border court by the Song Dynasty court at this time do not know military affairs, but they are The jester who was able to please the emperor of the Song Dynasty really saw the critical situation in Linxia City. The important officials of the Song court in the city were frightened, so they divided their troops and fled? The Song army guarding the city only had a few thousand troops. Now the Song Dynasty in the city The court ministers were all afraid of death and fled. How could the remaining Song soldiers guarding the city resist to the end with the intention of fighting to the death?
After just one thought, Renduo Yili made up his mind and said immediately: "Okay! Send my military order, teach the boys to rest for a while, then Chenshi will attack again. This time the city must be broken!"
"But... General Renduo, what about the Song army that fled to Siwu City? Are we just going to let those guys escape?"
Renduoyili paused when he heard the words. He only thought about it briefly, and then said very simply: "The god sister Laitou led his tribe to join the soldiers who set up an ambush on the North Road. However,
The number of soldiers and horses in the ambush was limited. It would be best if the important officials guarding the Song army could be captured alive. However, Cha Ge Ning ordered his orders to come first. Our army made a surprise attack on the Song army's rear formation, and now broke through the city and captured the Song army.
The army's food, grass and baggage are the most important thing. Once the Song army in Linxia City is killed, it won't be too late to dispatch troops to capture the ministers of the Song Dynasty!"
