"The Xixia country is small and weak, and Long Cheng'en has repeatedly exploited loopholes. The matter of seeking Zitang made the people of Xixia hate the imperial court, so they were defeated so quickly."

"The emperor is wise and powerful. I, Daliang, have a strong mind, have many people and a large land, and have a strong city. It is impossible for Long Chengen to eat us!"

Minister of War Yu Ziming said firmly.

Li Chengdao nodded: "Yes, Shi Le and Kong Ji did things wrongly and lost the hearts of the people. My Daliang is not Xixia."

"Long Cheng'en dares to come, I will let his Long family army die again!"

"You go back to the Ministry of War immediately and prepare for the war with all your might."

"Master Xuanji, please help me to go to the Ministry of War to assist the Secretary of the Shangshu."

Xuan Jizi nodded and said, "I will go with the Minister of State."

The two left the imperial study room and headed to the Ministry of War.

Yu Fuguo was still standing in the imperial study room and refused to leave. Li Chengdao glanced at Yu Fuguo. Yu Fuguo immediately bowed: "I have also found something..."

Li Chengdao said unhappily: "Why are you stammering?"

Yu Fuguo lowered his head and reported, "I heard a news that Long Cheng'en sneaked into the Xixia Palace during the truce..."

Yu Fuguo said this and stopped talking. Li Chengdao frowned and asked, "What should I do if I sneak into the Xixia Palace?"

Long Chen once sneaked into the Jinling Palace. Did he go to Xixia to steal the secret martial arts skills?

Yu Fuguo reported: "Long Chengen sneaked into the Western Xia Palace and gave the Queen Lu Meier, the Imperial Concubine Li Yan, the Concubine Shu, and the Crown Prince's Concubine..."

Li Chengdao's face changed suddenly, and his eyes looked at Yu Fuguo with cold eyes.

Yu Fuguo was so scared that his legs were trembling, and Zhong Gui didn't dare to show off his temper.

Long Chen played with the queen and concubines in the Xixia Palace. What about the last time he sneaked into the Jinling Palace? What about the concubines in his harem?

Thinking of this, Li Chengdao was very angry!

"Go and find out who has contacted Long Cheng'en in the harem! No one is allowed to be missed!"

Li Chengdao issued an order, and Yu Fuguo complained secretly, saying that this errand could not be done.

It’s been so long since the incident was found, how can I start?

Moreover, there is a saying that if you catch a villain, you will catch a villain in the bed. Who is the concubine in the harem willing to admit it?

"Slaves receive the order..."

Yu Fuguo slowly withdrew from the imperial study room and scolded himself thousands of times in his heart.

...

Xixia, 10 miles east of Xingqing City.

Long Chen, with the Long family army and the barbarian cavalry, stopped slowly and set up camp on the spot.

Long Chen's marching speed was not as fast as Li Chengdao expected, because the marching speed of the Thunder and Fire Legion was not that fast.

Especially the artillery battalions, their cannon transport is very troublesome.

The ancient roads were not as good as modern. Even if they were official roads, they were just dirt roads that had been rammed.

Just a heavy rain can turn the official road into a bumpy mud road.

After four days of marching, we arrived at the east side of Xingqing City.

After the army left for four days, Long Chen stopped to rest.

Long Chen wanted to give the army a good rest and attack Xingqing City tomorrow morning.

Wu Jian ordered that the Long family army camp in the middle and the barbarian cavalry set up tents in the north.

After Long Chen rode a horse to the formation, Gongsun Linglong was commanding the artillery with Mei Yu, Yue Sisi and Hu Qiaotong to inspect the shells and gunpowder.

"How is it? Everyone is following?"

Long Chen dismounted and asked.

Gongsun Linglong said: "It's really hard to transport artillery, and it's also the gunpowder. We must ensure safety and dare not make any mistakes."

Mei Yu said, "Yes, gunpowder is awesome, and it won't hurt you."

Long Chen said: "No hurry, we are sure to win, artillery is the key to siege."

"Gunpowder must be safe and must not make any mistakes."

Mei Yu bowed and said, "I will know until I end up."

Long Chen carefully inspected the Leihuo Army and confirmed that it was fine. He also ordered Wu Chuchu and Wu Xiangyun to line up on the periphery of the Leihuo Army to prevent the Xixia army from attacking.

Back at the central army tent, Wu Jian came in and said, "Major General, should you send a scout to inquire about the situation?"

Long Chen shook his head and said, "No, the West Factory has a stronghold in the city, and the situation will be sent here soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, He Juntao came in, holding the information sent by the Fener.

"Sir, the situation in Xingqing City is reported."

Long Chen took it and put it on the table to unfold it.

Shi Le released Lu Qichang and Shi Yuncheng, and all the strong men around Xingqing City were arrested and exiled to the city. In addition, the originally defeated soldiers of 90,000 were barely raised 300,000 people.

Shi Le was seriously injured and was recovering from injuries. Many officials and civilians knew that the Long family army had come and fled.

The most important thing is that the reinforcements from Us were not seen.

"It seems that this siege will be very relaxed."

Wu Jian read the Xinbao and thought this might be the easiest battle.

The elite troops of Xixia were all destroyed in the first three battles, leaving only the defeated generals and the temporarily captured strong men.

As for the strong city walls, the power of artillery can easily be broken.

Long Chen nodded and said, "The variable I worry most about is the reinforcements of Us. Since Us' reinforcements have not come, it's easy to say."

"Let your brothers rest and attack the city tomorrow!"

"Juntao, you go to the city and send a letter to Zheer."

Long Chen immediately wrote a secret letter to Zheer, and He Juntao accepted it and immediately sneaked into Xingqing City.

The atmosphere in the city was very tense at this time. The news that Long Chen's army was camping 10 miles away had already entered the city, and the city walls were full of bows and crossbows and soldiers.

The streets were constantly rushing by, and the people and merchants closed their doors and didn't dare to come out. www.Bayizw.????m

“Get out of here!”

A team of people suddenly rushed past, and the leader was Shi Yuncheng. He was wearing armor, followed by Yan Xifeng and the Imperial Guard.

He Juntao pretended to be a middle-aged woman and hurriedly hid in the corner to avoid the horse team.

Shi Yuncheng rode his horse across the main street and entered the palace and bedroom.

When he arrived outside the door, Shi Yuncheng dismounted and Yan Xifeng waited at the door.

When Ma Fang saw Shi Yuncheng, he hurriedly asked, "Your Highness?"

Shi Yuncheng said, "I have something important to report, Long Cheng'en has arrived."

Ma Fang hurriedly let Shi Yuncheng go in.

When he arrived in the hall, Shi Le leaned against the couch, and Concubine Li fed Shi Le medicine.

"Father."

Shi Yuncheng stepped forward, Concubine Li immediately leaned against her side, Shi Le slowly sat upright, Shi Yunzheng immediately said, "Long Cheng'en's army has reached 10 miles outside the city, and it is estimated that it will attack the city tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this news, Li Fei shook the medicine bowl in her hand and looked at Shi Le.

Shi Le nodded slightly and said, "How is the defense in the city?"

Shi Yuncheng replied: "300,000 troops were collected, and the city had sufficient food, grass, and military and weapons."

Having suffered from insufficient water sources in Yangcheng, Shile specially ordered the preparation of sufficient water sources. There were hundreds of wells in the city to draw water and cellars to store water.

Shi Le nodded and said, "Okay, tomorrow is tomorrow. Long Cheng'en has been avoiding siege. This time I see what he should do!"

After fighting with Long Chen for so long, Shi Le summed up that Long Chen's only weakness is siege.

Whether it is to capture Linjiang City, Caishi City in Nanliang, or Zhenguo Temple, Yangcheng, or Guancheng, they always use tricks and never attack head-on.

Shi Le predicted that Long Chen's ability to attack from the front was not good, so he could only use tricks to attack.

And this time, Shi Le was in Xingqing City. If Long Chen wanted to destroy Xixia, he had to attack Xingqing City.

Xingqing City is different from Yangcheng. It is a big city. If Long Chen dares to choose to surround him, Shi Le can attack at any time and attack weak points.

Another point is that when we were in Yangcheng, the morale of the Western Xia army was disintegrated and we did not dare to go out to meet the enemy.

This time it is different. Everyone knows that the country is about to perish, and the officials and civilians are united, and Shi Le is not afraid of leaving the city to fight.

"Has the outside city been cleaned up?"
Chapter completed!