Chapter 899 Save one person, save tens of thousands, and be ordered in danger
At that time, Zhenwu City, built by Liu Fa along the mountain and along the river, served as a forward fortress for the Song army to advance towards Xiajin. The location of Zhenwu City was close to that of northern Shaanxi and the Song army on the right side of Longxi could form a pincer attack on Xixia. But now when Xia Jin
The army had the advantage of taking the strategic initiative. Although the city built in a mountain gorge had favorable geographical conditions and obstacles, it was also very difficult to transfer food and wages. Chage suddenly ordered his troops to counterattack, but he could capture the city just before he saw it.
, the general of the Xia Army, who was about to attack the enemy, led his troops to retreat again.
Because the Xia army attacking Zhenwucheng had already received the military order from Brother Cha: "Don't break this city, it's better to leave it as a disease in the Southern Dynasty."
The strategist Cha Ge also considered that if his side took the initiative in the war, Zhenwu City, which was geographically ahead, would be able to contain the Song army. At the same time, he felt that since Liu Fa's defeat, most of the other Song army troops had followed the trend.
On the defensive, at this time, there was no aggressive momentum like when they invaded the hinterland of Xia Kingdom a few days ago.
Therefore, he was able to lead the main force southward with confidence and continue to encircle Xiao Tang's Song army.
However, it is said that Xiao Tang led his troops and fought fiercely with the entangled Xia army cavalry all the way, and finally arrived at a stronghold built by the Song army eighty miles north of Lanzhou Prefecture. The Chinese army's commander's tent was set up in this army.
On the high hill in the center of the stronghold, there are horse and infantry command camps to defend the Chinese army. In addition to the incomplete city walls on the periphery, which are also defended by fences, several battalions of crossbowmen are deployed to look out at the watchtowers at the four corners. Others
The troops also walked around according to Wang Jin's schedule, firmly guarding the Chinese army. After setting up camp here, the Song Army's cavalry battalion also sent out several teams of sentinels every day to explore distant posts. At the same time, messages were sent to the southern Song Dynasty.
, while trying to respond as quickly as possible when the army led by Cha Ge moved south.
Where the city wall was broken, several battalions of soldiers were still moving earth and stones to repair the breach. Stoves were also set up in the walled city. The soldiers of each battalion who had been fighting for days were finally able to eat a steaming meal.
Although the army was temporarily rested, Xiao Tang still had a serious expression on his face. Under the siege of several armies of the Xia army, his subordinates Hao Siwen and Han Tao were now trapped in the enemy's army, and other generals were
To a greater or lesser extent, they all bear minor or severe trauma.
For example, Guan Sheng, who was hit by an enemy general's cold arrow during the breakout, was finally able to rest and treat the arrow wound. At this time, all his armor had been removed, and there were military soldiers helping him apply gold powder and scrub the wound. Although Guan Sheng
Without saying a word, his red face showed a sallow color. The sharp arrow that hit his right arm was a triangular arrow cluster. It was not only difficult to heal, but also caused wound infection in this era without antibiotics.
It is also very likely to be a fatal injury. Therefore, it will be lucky if Guan Sheng can recover from the arrow wound for a while. In order to prevent the arrow wound from bursting, Xiao Tang will lose another strong general in the short term.
Combat strength.
After visiting Guan Sheng's injury, Xiao Tang, who had not had the opportunity to reminisce with Wu Song due to the urgency of the war, was finally able to have a long private conversation with his sworn brother.
After repeated fierce battles, Wu Song's majestic body was wrapped in white cloth soaked with blood. He was a strong and happy man who had been tempered by several killings in the past few years, and now he seemed to be an iron-blooded warrior who would survive a hundred battles.
, Although he was covered with scars and his vitality was severely damaged, Wu Song still remembered Liu Fa's injuries, so he said to Xiao Tang: "Although Liu Jinglue fainted several times along the way, now the Zhai brothers and Zhu Xianggong take turns taking care of him.
Fortunately, there is no immediate danger of life.”
Wu Song paused for a moment, then lowered his voice and said again: "Brother Xiao Tang, even if you are a son of the border army, you are willing to serve the country with your life, but the evil in the court is trying to gain power, and those guys have used tricks to defeat the loyal and upright generals of the country.
You know the tricks of being framed better than I do.
When he was surrounded by Xia thieves in the mountains, Liu Jinglue was determined to die, and he once told me that this time he could save his life, and Tong Guanna castrated evil spirits to eliminate dissidents. Since he forced Liu Jinglue to send troops and harmed countless soldiers, it was also
The pretext must be pretentious, and Liu Jinglue must be eliminated to prevent that guy's cunning plot from happening... Even though I know some martial arts, I'm just a rough guy, and I can't be like you, brother, who can deal with that traitor in the court.
, Now, brother Zhishen, the fifth rank of Pohan are following you to achieve great things in the green forest. How to protect Liu Jing at that time depends on you, brother, to come up with a good plan."
Xiao Tang slowly nodded and said: "Second brother Wu, don't worry. Liu Jinglue is famous in the border court and in the army. It's just that he is a big tree and attracts wind. He doesn't want to climb into power and be a powerful eunuch, so he is framed by Tong Guan. He is so arrogant in the army.
Heroes, brother Lin Chong, Yang Zhi, Tang Bin, Xu Ning and many other brothers who are willing to do their best for the country, I don’t want them to be the meat on the chopping block of the powerful traitors. How can I let heroes like Liu Jinlue be allowed to do so?
He was being manipulated by a powerful traitor... but judging from the current situation, we must first curb Xia Juncha Ge's counterattack, and it will not be too late to discuss Liu Jinglue's matter in the future."
Wu Song also knew that the war situation was urgent now. He pondered for a moment and then said: "Brother, we are going through life and death, only to hate the powerful traitor who interferes with national affairs. Now the turning point of the war will fall on us. In your opinion
, our army is outnumbered and the enemy is numerous, how should we resist the enemy at this time?"
Xiao Tang was silent for a moment, then suddenly gave a wry smile and said: "Except for the troops deployed on the West Road, the rest of the Forbidden Army are all under the control of Tong Guan. Liu Jinglue was not harmed by Xia's army. Speaking of which,
I can also say that I ruined Tong Guan's good deeds. After Shuo Fang's defeat, the Xia army launched a massive counterattack. Tong Guan also had reason to turn a blind eye or close an eye and strictly ordered the troops deployed in Hehuang and Ganlong to shrink their defense lines.
.However, our army is isolated and helpless for a while, but we cannot retreat blindly. Behind our army are the Junzhou counties and towns under the rule of Xihe Road. If the Xia army takes advantage of the situation and marches south, I don’t know how many soldiers and civilians in Bianting will encounter the enemy.
Military massacre..."
According to Xiao and Tang's thinking, according to historical records, there were many battles between the Song Dynasty and the Xia Kingdom with winners and losers. Both sides spent a lot of manpower and financial resources. On the east road, Laozhong Xianggong's troops invaded the Hengshan area.
, facing the loss of the barrier, the Xia State was already in an absolutely passive situation strategically. However, as the Song Army's plan to capture Shuofang on the west route failed, Chage took advantage of the victory to turn the defense into an offensive, allowing the Xia State to take advantage of the favorable situation of the great victory.
Once again, the Song Dynasty asked for peace. The Song Dynasty, which was extremely depleted of military pay and military expenses, had no choice but to accept Xia's proposal to stop the war. However, Tong Guan concealed his responsibility for the defeat and rewarded the victory to the court, becoming the biggest beneficiary of this war.
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As for Liu Fa, the famous general of the Western Army, countless Song soldiers who died heroically in the Xia army's siege, and nearly 100,000 soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty who were slaughtered by Cha Ge when he took advantage of the situation to counterattack, Tong Guan also stepped on them to kill them.
The road paved by the bones is one step closer to his goal of being canonized as a king.
Even if the Song army could fully occupy the Xia Kingdom's Hengshan area, the Song court would soon turn its attention to the Fangla Uprising that broke out in the south of the Yangtze River, and how to conspire with the rising Jin Kingdom in the northeast of the Liao Kingdom to attack the Liao Kingdom and seize Yanyun Sixteenth
Regarding the affairs of Xiazhou, the elite of the Western Army will also be transferred to Jiangnan and Hedong successively, and there is no energy to plan to annex the entire Xia Kingdom.
And now Xiao Tang wants to save Liu Fa by himself so that this powerful Western Army general on the border will no longer follow his original trajectory and hate the battlefield. However, Brother Cha has begun to take advantage of the victory and march his army south. Can he save the border court?
How many tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians were spared the fate of being massacred by the Xia army?
