Chapter 807

Liang Shou was not only anxious, but stood up and said loudly. "We should let Liang go. Liang has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. The lives of hundreds of people from the Liang clan are suitable for using Xingqing Cang to commemorate their souls..."

Li Mao looked at Liang Shou in front of him and shook his head with a smile. "General Liang, it's not Li's entrustedness. Li has been in the army for more than ten years, and his experience in leading troops to fight is much richer than yours.

Before he joined the Prime Minister's Mansion in his early years, he had been grazing Wei Mingjia near Xingqing Mansion as a herdsman, and had a better understanding of the terrain and landform around Xingqing Mansion..."

The two of them also attracted the attention of the generals.

Zhe Keshi narrowed his eyes, looked at the two of them, and slowly took steps in the field hesitantly. "When I think about it..."

"Sir, soldiers are very fast. If you hesitate, it is very likely that we will lose this excellent opportunity." Li Mao stepped forward and said with a speech.

Zhe Keshi's eyes swept over everyone present, and finally gritted his teeth and stamped his feet. "Let's do this, Li Mao is the main general, Luo Ping is the deputy, Zhe pulled two thousand people and horses to you, and another four thousand horses to you, and give you all the turbid oil that can be collected."

The two generals Li Mao and Luo Ping were overjoyed and immediately accepted the order to accept the promise. The other generals looked disappointed, even though Liang Shou was the most serious.

"Liang Shou!" At this time, Zhe Keshi called Liang Shou's name again, which made Liang Shou stunned. "General, the last general is here."

"Aren't you going north to take the ferry north of Huaizhou? After taking the ferry, Li Mao and Luo Ping will continue to head towards the imperial tomb. Your task is to look forward to their retreat and wait for them to retreat to the ferry." Zhe Keshi's big hand fell heavily on Liang Shou's shoulder.

"The last general obeys the order! The last general is here, and the ferry will definitely not fall into the hands of the Xia army." Although he was unable to participate in the burning of Xingqing Cang, Liang Shou also understood that the important task of guarding the ferry and ships for Li Mao and others would not be relaxed.

After all, once the Song army appeared in the hinterland of Xingqing Prefecture, the people of Xixia were confused and after reacting, they would definitely try to control the many ferry crossings around them as soon as possible, so that the Song army that appeared in the hinterland could be surrounded and annihilated to be effective.

"It will take one day to rush to the north of Huaizhou from here. You will count on the crossing of the river for another day. Then you will advance eastward to the imperial tomb, and then to Xingqing Cang. You will only give you one day, the fourth day and the fourth day at the latest. Whether it is successful or not, you must rush to the ferry in Huaizhou north and withdraw back to the east bank of the river.

And Zhe will lead a army to the east bank of the river to meet you. Can you do it and return on time? If you can't do it, then you don't have to go." Zhe Keshi turned his head and asked Li Mao and Luo Ping.

"Zhe needs not only victory, but also to see you bring back my warriors from the Song Dynasty."

"The last general will definitely live up to the general's trust!" Li Mao and Luo Ping looked at each other and replied loudly.

"We must come back, we must come back with our men." Zhe Keshi turned around and wanted to leave. After thinking about it, he walked to the two of them again, and then bowed deeply to the two of them.

"General..." The two of them were deeply shocked and looked at Zhe Keshi's figure who had gone away for a long time.

Half an hour later, Li Mao, Luo Ping and Liang Shou led three thousand elite cavalry and four thousand horses carrying food, tinder oil and dry firewood and other horses, and rushed north to go away.

Zhe Keshi led the remaining 7,000 elite cavalry and the collected 6,000 horses to advance towards Lingzhou with great fanfare.

In the afternoon, a rapid horn sounded on Lingzhou City, and countless Dangxiang Shepherds cried and drove away their cattle and sheep, desperately rushing into Lingzhou City.

Teams of scouts were sent out from the city, scattered within ten miles of Lingzhou. They watched the strangeness around them vigilantly.

At this moment, the remaining deputy commander Jun Ye Rixiong stood on the east gate of Lingzhou City with a pale face. All he could hear were the crying and noise of the people of the Party and Xiang under the city, and the sounds of cattle and sheep coming one after another.

"It's been half an hour, hasn't there any response?" Norio patted the female wall in front of him, with a gloomy expression and a restless look.

"Not yet. Since the scout cavalry we sent did not send back the news, I think the Song army should be still far away. But sir, should we open the other three gates and let these people enter the city. The speed is too slow for just one east gate..."

"If all four gates are opened, if the Song army cavalry come and enter the city in chaos, who will bear the responsibility?" Norixiong turned around and glared at the open general and shouted.

"Only open one city gate, slow down. If the Song army cavalry really arrives, it will be easier to block it..." As he spoke, Noriho's eyes fell on the side, where there were already a large number of stones piled up.

Once the Song cavalry appears in sight and these people have not yet entered the city, they can only take tough measures.

Besides, these small tribes are not from the Yeli clan. Compared with Lingzhou, these people stranded outside the city can have much value.

For Daxia, the most valuable thing is a city like Lingzhou. There are at least 50,000 Yeli clan members in the city, most of whom are women, children, elderly and weak. Nowadays, most of the troops of Xiangqing Army have been taken away by Renduo Zongbao.

Only less than 6,000 soldiers were left to guard this huge city. Under such circumstances, as a senior member of the Yeli clan, Yelixiong naturally knew how to make choices.

Fortunately, when the last Dangxiang people who fled to Lingzhou for refuge also entered Lingzhou City, the Song army was late.

Looking at the rolling smoke and dust, the dense sound of hooves like rolling thunder, and the fluttering Song army battle flags, Ye Lixiong's sweat was washed down.

How could this be at least 20,000 Song troops? If it were just ten thousand cavalry, how could it have such a momentum? However, when the Song troops approached Lingzhou City, it was already dark.

Noriho, who was waiting nervously on the city, kept staring at the outside of the city. On the top of the city, not only the more than 5,000 soldiers left behind, but also a large number of young and strong men were forced to stand on the top of the city, holding spears and bows in their hands, looking at the fire that almost illuminated half of the night sky about half outside the city of Lingzhou.

"Has the emergency military newspaper been spread?" Norio's legs were a little weak, and sat down with the support of two personal soldiers, rubbed his numb legs and asked at the general under his command.

"Don't worry, it's already spread. However, it's almost three hundred miles away from Yanzhou. After receiving the news, the Secretariat of the Central Committee will take the troops back. I'm afraid that it will take at least five or six days. If there is any delay..."

"Then send a messenger to Xingqing Prefecture for help. Lingzhou is the gateway to the hinterland of Xingqing Prefecture. If Lingzhou is lost, what else can the entire Xiangqing Military Office be left?!"

After thinking about it, Yerixiong gritted his teeth and issued a new order. "Isn't the veteran general Weiming about to lead his army out of Xingqing Mansion and looking for this Song army? That would be even better. If the veteran general Weiming led the army to unanimously, we will cooperate with him inside and outside. This Song army should be like a native chicken and a tiled dog."
Chapter completed!