Zhao Xi did not just leave the battle alone on the east and west fronts.
According to the current battle situation, it is not too outrageous. It is basically within Zhao Xi's expectations, and there will never be a deployment for the final encirclement and suppression stage.
The reason why Zhao Xi ordered the shift to the defensive stage at this time was because he estimated that the battle situation would have reached the defensive stage. In other words, the east and west groups needed to move towards the final encirclement and suppression area.
Everything is not aimless.
It has been nearly two months since Xixia invaded the borders on a large scale.
It has been more than a month since the seemingly instigated violent attacks by the East and West Routes, and Xixia has not responded to the attacks by the East and West Routes. Even the Left Wing Shenyong Army Division, He Zhuo and the Nan Army Division have not sent additional troops to the border.
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Even if the Xixia court likes to dilly-dally like the Guo Dynasty, it should have shown something in this month or so.
After all, it is impossible to completely annihilate all these battles on the east and west routes. Xixia should know the situation of the battles on the east and west routes.
There has been no change so far, which means that Xixia has also decided to march towards Qinzhou.
It's time to enter the final stage of the decisive battle.
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The North Gate of Xiaoguan Pass has been an important pass in the Central Plains to defend against foreigners since ancient times.
Today's Xiaoguan was built when Fan Zhongyan, the old prime minister, and Princess Xiwei were in trouble.
Today's Xiaoguan is located on the northeastern edge of Liupan Mountain and in an open area on the east bank of the Huanjiang River. Standing at Xiaoguan and watching the watchtower, you can have a panoramic view of the entire open area between Huanjiang and Hulu River.
Xiaoguan is not just a border village, but six border villages and a border city, forming a complete defense system.
Further north, as the outpost of Xiaoguan, there are nearly ten border villages.
Since the war between Song and Xia, Xiao Guan has never been relaxed for a moment, although he has not yet entered war.
A few days ago, the frontline headquarters sent another new army from Yidu...a new army equipped with new equipment.
"Tou... look, that's..."
"It's the smoke... hurry up... hurry up the smoke! The Western thieves have entered the country!"
The sky was a bit gloomy today, but Liu Wu could still distinguish the smoke. This was already the nearest border village.
The camps in front should have lit up the smoke, but because of the weather, they didn't see it clearly... Now, the Xixia people should be at Guanqiang soon.
Sure enough, after Liu Wu saw the smoke of Suixu Fort to the west and Shengqiang Village to the south, he heard the sound of horse hooves like thunder... The Xixia people are coming!
"Du Tou, Wang Er...Wang Er and the others are gone."
Liu Wu patted the young soldier on the shoulder... Well, what else could be done? It must be gone.
Wang Er is one of the ten generals in the frontier camp. It is a sentry camp with a full force, that is, there are more than 20 people. How can they withstand the attack of the Xixia people?
After the arrival of the New Army, they once proposed to let their men replace the outposts, but Liu Wu refused. This was a matter for their Western Army. The New Army was a treasure, and the frontline headquarters would definitely not let them serve as sentries.
But... alas, whoever goes to the frontier village may end up with this result. Today it is Wang Er's turn. If it takes two days, he, Liu Wu, will also be there.
"Don't think about it, it's business to kill more Western thieves to avenge Wang Er!"
There is no need to give orders, everyone has been preparing for these days.
From the time they received new armor and distributed compressed biscuits, they knew that war would come at any time.
I heard a few days ago that there was a fierce fight between the east and west, but there was no movement at all on their side. They thought that this battle would have nothing to do with them, but in the end the war still came.
The Xixia people are coming, and countless war horses are galloping. The dust raised almost blends with the gloomy sky, and it is impossible to see clearly how much Xixia cavalry is said...
Even if he walked slowly over, Liu Wu couldn't count them all, because there were so many that he couldn't even see the edge...
This is not all Xixia people, just part of the attack on Xiaoguan.
The smoke in Suisu Fort just now was almost at the same time as Liu Wu lit the smoke. He knew that this time, the Xixia people were fully attacking the center.
Getting closer, getting closer, the war horses occupied the entire open space in front of the pass, so densely packed that the ground could barely be seen.
At this time, Liu Wu's ears were filled with the sound of galloping horses...
Liu Wu held the bow with his left hand and stroked the string with his right hand. Several times he couldn't help but pull the string, and several times he held back... It was still far away, but the sound of thundering horse hooves made him feel like the war horse was
Be around.
There is no need to arrange how to fight the enemy at this time, it has already been arranged.
He was not qualified to command the new army. He heard that the commander-in-chief of the new army was from the escort battalion and might have a higher rank than him, so he just arranged his own troops.
After so many years, everyone knows what they should do...but Liu Wu is thinking: I'm afraid there is no possibility of him going back, right?
Forget it, don't think about it anymore, I am just a thief in the military, and being able to be an eighth-grade imperial martial arts captain is already smoking in the ancestral grave.
Now that he has a wife and children, Duke Han Jinglue has arranged his family in Qinzhou. This time he may risk his life to give his wife and children a good life in the future.
I heard that as long as it is a new army, His Royal Highness the Prince will make arrangements for the families of all soldiers to make a living.
It's just that I am a bit old at thirty, otherwise I would have participated in the selection of the new army.
Look at the equipment of the new army...
"Xu...~"
The sound of shouting under the wall brought Liu Wu back to reality.
This Western thief would play this trick. When he rode his horse to reach the point where an arrow could be reached, he would suddenly rein in his horse and stop, always provoking the soldiers to shoot out their arrows...
"Lower your head..."
Liu Wu shouted loudly. At this time, the Xixia people's horses stopped, and his loud voice could be heard by the soldiers.
He knew that at this time, the Xixia people would take advantage of the opportunity for the soldiers to draw their bows and arrows, rush forward on horseback, and then shoot arrows at the top of the city... It happened so many times.
All veteran soldiers know that at this time, they must lower their heads and bend down, use the city wall stacks to cover them, complete the action of drawing the bow and setting the arrow, and then stand up and shoot the arrow again.
Liu Wu did this, and all the soldiers of the Western Army did this when they heard Liu Wu's order.
But the new army, although there was no arrangement, all the new troops were on the wall facing the enemy, and no one bowed their head or bent down.
Liu Wu heard the clanking sound and saw arrows falling continuously behind the low stack...
"Commander Liu, if the Western thieves take advantage of you to bow their heads and quickly charge under the wall, what will you do?"
The person who asked the question was the commander of the New Army, a soldier from the escort battalion.
"His Highness once said that as a soldier, you should never leave your back to the enemy at any time. Your back can only be left to your comrades."
"A true warrior must dare to face death and not flinch in the face of hail of bullets! Commander Liu, what you are doing is no different than leaving your back to the enemy!"
Liu Wu felt very embarrassed when he was asked. These practices were passed down from his predecessors. When he heard the questioning, he felt that what they said made sense.
Liu Wu stood up straight in shame, shot out the arrow in his hand, and then closed his eyes as if waiting to die... It all depends on God.
It seemed that he had been hit by an arrow... Liu Wu felt no pain, so he opened his eyes and looked... Hey, he was fine, but there was a mark on his armor.