The third siege was an extremely tragic situation from the beginning.
As soon as it dawned, the cyclone cannons of the Poxi Army of the Xia Kingdom began to roar and hurl a large number of flying stones towards Linxia City. Hundreds of Xia soldiers in the front line also quickly rushed to the city wall under the cover of the crossbowmen, holding shields and sculls.
Five or six more long ladders were erected at the root. Soon dense crowds of soldiers were swarming up the ladder, but almost all of the first batch of soldiers who rushed up were killed on the spot by the impact of rolling logs and stones, but soon
More soldiers stepped on the corpses of their colleagues and climbed up the long ladder without fear of death.
Not far from the corpses and stones under the city wall, several rows of powerful crossbowmen were arrayed in front of the city defense trench. Under the supervision of the officers and generals, they kept firing their weapons towards the city head. At present, there were a large number of Song Army defensive weapons in the city.
The damaged fortifications could not be repaired as quickly as possible under the enemy's compact onslaught. The Song army soldiers could only stab the enemies climbing up to the city with their spears desperately, or shoot bows and crossbows at the heads of people on the long ladder.
The Xia army fired fiercely. Even many military cooks climbed up to the top of the city, lifted up the hardwood that had just been dismantled from the houses in the city, and threw stones downwards.
Despite this, there was still a steady stream of Xia Army troops rushing towards the city. For the Song Army, they had no way out, and for the Xia Army, they also knew very well that if they could not cut off the enemy's supplies here, Song Army Tong Guan would be destroyed.
, Zhongshi Dao, Zhongshi, Liu Fa and other generals will soon invade their homeland. Therefore, most of the Hengshan Qiang warriors are determined to die and are rushing towards Linxia City like moths to a flame.
Climb over your head!
Renduo Yili also led a thousand elite soldiers from the Xixia garrison to supervise the formation in person. Originally, he left the east and north city gates unattacked, intending to force the enemy troops in the city to retreat without a fight, so that he could easily
Intercepted the logistical supplies of the Song Army on the eastern front. Now the Song court officials in Linxia City divided their forces and escaped from the city. Although it was a bit unexpected...but since it has achieved the effect of reducing the defenders in the city, in order to quickly
After breaking the city, Renduoyili issued another military order and ordered his troops to launch a fierce attack on the east and north gates of Linxia City.
The soldiers and horses of the Xia Kingdom that attacked the city included one thousand garrison troops under the command of Renduo Yili and four thousand additional troops from other divisions (the garrison troops that guarded the Xia Kingdom's capital and strategic locations), two thousand captured troops, and four
Qianbu Bazi and more than 10,000 people from Hengshan Qiang tribes mobilized along the way. After the casualties in the first two rounds of bloody battles in Linxia City, another thousand soldiers and horses left the city, and now only the regular imperial army is left.
Coupled with the fact that Yifu Xiangyong had about 4,000 men, the pressure could be imagined to defend the enemy's fierce attacks from four directions.
A row of sharp crossbows fired towards the city with a shrill sound of breaking wind. Dozens of Song soldiers who could not dodge were shot over and killed. However, from time to time, arrows shot rapidly from above the city wall, aiming towards them.
He shot at the gap between the helmet and armor of the Xia general who was supervising the battle at the bottom of the city wall. In a short time, five or six low-ranking officers were killed by the sharp arrows.
The officers under his command reported to Renduo Yili that there was a Song Dynasty general with a beautiful face on the top of the city, hiding behind the crenellations of the female wall of the city wall. Every time he poked his head out, he almost killed one of the soldiers commanding the soldiers below the city with one arrow.
The general who attacked the city. The Song general's extravagant archery skills had already attracted the attention of the Xia soldiers and horses below the city. Rows of sharp crossbow arrows and flying stones were also directed towards the place where the Song general was hiding.
The direction greets me.
Renduo Yili's mind moved when he heard this. He remembered that he had just led his army out of the Hengshan Mountains and launched a surprise attack on the Song army who was caught off guard outside the city. Two generals had rushed out from Linxia City and led more than ten cavalry to lead the soldiers.
As he fled back to the city, there was a Song general who was galloping through Yang Shen's arms and caught his attention.
What interested Renduo Yili even more was another Song Army tiger general who was holding a large gold-chiselled spear and riding a red horse with a mane of flames and a morning glow on its tail.
Is that man a rising star in the Western Army of the Song Dynasty, or is he a general of the imperial army assigned by the Song Dynasty to guard important ministers? Is that man still guarding Linxia City, or has he escorted the Song Dynasty ministers to flee north?
At that time, Renduoyili saw the Song general fighting his way out of his own army formation as if cutting through thorns and thorns, and covering the Song army soldiers with overwhelming force as they rushed back to the city. Of course, Renduoyili also knew very well that such a figure appeared in the enemy army.
, if he can be killed, he should be eliminated as soon as possible, but in addition to the bravery shown by that man, he also has deep respect for Ren Duoyi, who was one of the soldiers who captured the flag and killed dozens of Song Army generals with his own hands.
Li also seemed to feel that his warrior blood was gradually boiling. Unfortunately, as a general who commanded a group of troops, he rarely had the opportunity to fight with enemy generals, and it was difficult for him to regain his ability on the battlefield.
The feeling of blood that is stirred up during a bloody battle with the enemy.
Thinking of this, Renduoyili snorted lightly, thinking that now that he was responsible for commanding the army, how could he personally fight against the enemy generals as easily as he did when he was a member of the army? That officer of the Song Dynasty was certainly
That's great, but there are many warriors who can charge into battle, so why should I worry about a mere cavalry general in the enemy's army?
At this moment, a military officer suddenly rushed to Renduo Yili and reported: "General Renduo, our army has captured the east city head of Linxia City!"
"Okay!" A ferocious smile suddenly appeared on Renduo Yili's face. As long as he defeated Linxia City in one fell swoop and cut off the Song army's logistical supplies, he would achieve the first great victory in the Song-Xia war. Renduo Yili also taught Renduo Yili
I feel that this is how I live up to the glory of our ancestors!
"Send the order and teach all the soldiers attacking the city to obey the order and rush into the city from the east gate of Linxia City!"
Renduo Yili raised the ax in his hand and shouted decisively. But at this time, not only him, but also all the Xia army soldiers did not notice that a man and a horse slowly appeared on the horizon in the distance to the northeast, behind him
There were many more black shadows slowly squirming and gathering in one place.
The leading warrior grabbed the horse's belly, and the red horse under its crotch looked like a ball of fire. He immediately shook his head and snorted, and began to move forward slowly with broken steps. The riders behind him followed the horseman.
The general galloped on his horse. Gradually, the rumbling sound of horse hooves became louder and louder. As the smoke and grass were rolled up, the leading general shouted loudly, and the horsemen behind him also rushed to gallop. In an instant,
Eight or nine hundred powerful cavalry gathered into a torrent and swept straight towards the rear of the Xia army attacking Linxia City!
Smoke and dust were billowing, and the sound of hoofbeats was like thunder. Someone in the Xia Army formation finally noticed a group of cavalry rushing towards them from behind. As a Xia Army general in the formation issued a hysterical warning sound, Renduo Yili was heartbroken.
He was also shocked, and he hurriedly looked towards the horse and horse that were charging over there. He saw several flags floating in the wind among the riders, with a huge banner embroidered with vermilion silk thread.
The word "Song"!
Although there are enemy troops sweeping towards us like a stormy wave, the surprise troops who came to attack Linxia City are now dispatched by Ren Duo Yili, with most of their troops launching a fierce attack on the east gate. There are only a thousand soldiers and horses guarding around the general.
There were people going up and down, so facing the sudden enemy charge, the Xia soldiers and horses around Renduo Yili immediately started a commotion!