Halfway down the mountainside, Liang De ignored the smoke blazing in the distance. At this time, his attention was entirely focused on Su Shi.
The target of this surprise attack is Su Shi. Now he is on the mountain. Although the road is difficult, he still wants to take a gamble.
He could tell that there were not many available soldiers around Su Shi. Otherwise, after such a long time, why were there other Song troops around him?
Liang De could probably guess the reason why Su Shi stayed here, it was probably because he wanted to entangle himself. But didn't he have such an idea?
He also hoped that Gule could support him for a while longer and create more time for him.
"Come on, give them all to me. Their troops are limited and their stones are limited. Whoever can capture Su Shi will be rewarded heavily!"
At this moment, Liang De was quite desperate.
At the same time, he also sent out all the iron kites in his hand and asked them to act as scouts to observe the surroundings to prevent the Song army from suddenly attacking if Gu Le could not withstand it.
At the foot of the mountain, Su Shi also picked up the walkie-talkie. He already knew that Gu Le was surrounded and surrendered. "Very good, now Liang De is entangled by me, and the black cavalry has traveled a long way around to wait for them on the back road.
, I will hold off for as long as possible, and continue to light the smoke, don’t stop, and notify the vanguard to prepare for another attack."
On the other end of the intercom, Ji Zhu asked worriedly while running wildly on his horse, "Young Marshal, will you be okay here?"
"Not for the time being. If we can't hold on, I will order the First Battalion and the Pioneer Army to attack. Now it depends on whether you can block the retreat of the Xixia Army." Su Shi looked at Xixia who had already rushed more than half of the way.
Xia Bing said in a calm tone.
"Okay, if Young Marshal is in danger here, we must give the order to charge." Ji Zhu said pleadingly.
The army can be without anyone, but it cannot be without Su Shi.
"Okay, execute the order." Su Shi put down the walkie-talkie, turned to Lou Yang and said: "Inform Mu Huan and Wang Manlou that they are ready. If the Xixia army rushes up in a while, we will drive them down with all our strength.
.Also, this is not how stones are thrown. It is so wasteful. I tell you, take it easy and retain some strength."
The black line on Lou Yang's head was caused by Su Shi's order just now, and he hit it hard, causing more than half of the stones they prepared before to be thrown down. Now he said that they should use them sparingly. This is no one else.
Feeling aggrieved but unable to say anything, Lou Yang immediately went to convey Su Shi's order.
The speed of throwing stones obviously slowed down due to the order. All this fell into Liang De's eyes and gave him hope.
He was really worried that those rocks would be endless. If so, if he wanted to capture this mountain, he might not know how much it would cost.
It's better now. The opponent's stones seem to be almost used up, and the smoke in the distance that was just about to be extinguished has become stronger again. This should mean that Gu Le can't withstand it anymore.
But even so, Liang De had no intention of rescuing him. In his eyes, killing Gu Le was nothing, and killing Su Shi was the most important thing.
Su Shi, who was halfway up the mountain, did not expect Gule to surrender.
His original plan was to severely damage the Xixia vanguard and force the Xixia cavalry to retreat.
But who would have thought that when Liang De saw him, he would
Then he refused to leave, looking like he was going to fight to the death.
Since the war situation has changed, the plan will also change. Don't you want to kill me? Then I won't leave yet, I will stay and wait for you to kill, creating more time for the army to mobilize
.
At this moment, both sides are calculating.
But Su Shi is obviously more skilled.
If nothing else, he has a walkie-talkie in hand and can grasp the changes in the battle situation immediately. In comparison, Liang De is like a blind man, how could he be Su Shi's opponent.
Halfway up the mountain, under the orders, the Xixia cavalry was still charging, and a group of hundreds of Xixia cavalry actually rushed up.
Originally there were four hundred people in their team, but they were hit by huge rocks along the way and suffered heavy losses. Now there are only about a hundred people left.
But those who can rush here are all fierce men. Such brave men will not be intimidated even if they face hundreds or thousands of Song troops, and may even turn defeat into victory.
Halfway up the mountain, the Xinzhou Army was wearing the clothes of ordinary people. At first glance, it looked like they were not well-trained Song troops. These Xixia soldiers were confident that they could kill these Song people as long as they rushed up. The common people cried for their fathers and mothers, and followed.
A hundred people can chase a thousand or even ten thousand people, and that's when Su Shi will be captured.
They continued to climb halfway up the mountain. Even though their legs were as heavy as lead, these Xixia soldiers believed that hope was around the corner and continued to persevere. Little did they know that this was exactly the expectation that Su Shi deliberately gave them.
If Su Shi came up and showed that he was invincible, would these Xixia soldiers still attack the mountain?
if
If we don't attack the mountain and instead go to rescue Gule's headquarters, the pressure on the Black Cavalry and the vanguard army will be too great, and it is not impossible that they may even be surrounded by counterattacks.
Look, 5,000 cavalry attracted 10,000 vanguards and more than 4,000 black cavalry, and they had to use all their strength to win. So if 20,000 Xixia cavalry came, the consequences would be really disastrous.
Fortunately, Liang De's heart is big enough and wild enough.
Fortunately, this man can ignore the life and death of his subordinates for the sake of merit. If he were replaced by other generals who love soldiers, I am afraid that the battle situation may be different.
"When you see these people, they don't have much strength left. Go kill them. By the way, don't kill them too fast, but look like you tried your best. Do you understand?"
Looking at Mu Huan and Wang Manlou who were already standing behind him, Su Shi expressed his thoughts.
"Well, Marshal, there aren't enough people to kill." Wang Manlou shook his head, looking embarrassed.
It's not a false surrender, nor is it a sure defeat, but a miserable victory even if it means victory. This is really embarrassing.
"Young Marshal, can you mobilize the Xinzhou soldiers?" Mu Huan had an idea and asked for instructions.
As soon as he said this, Su Shi seemed to understand what he meant, and after thinking about it, an army without blood could never become strong.
As the saying goes, if you want to hit someone, you must first learn to be beaten.
"Yes, but they have to be voluntary and cannot force anyone. Of course, the conditions can be higher. These people are suffering too much." Su Shi agreed to Mu Huan's request, but also put forward his own suggestions.
"You will eventually understand the young commander's love for the people." Mu Huan immediately flattered him, then turned around to make arrangements. Wang Manlou beside him seemed to have
Feeling puzzled, he followed behind him, wanting to see what his comrade was planning to do.
After Mu Huan got Su Shi's permission, he came to the Xinzhou Army Headquarters.
Several people here are the commanders of the Xinzhou Army personally appointed by Su Shi. Among them are retired soldiers from the frontier army, and some generals who have served as commanders of the side armies. Zhang Qi, for example, is among this group of people.
As soon as Mu Huan and Wang Manlou appeared, Zhang Qi and others stood up. They knew that these people were the people around General Zhongwu.
"Okay, no more greetings. Now I need two hundred Xinzhou soldiers. They need to go into battle to kill the enemy. They may die, but they may also live. But regardless of the result, the reward is very generous. Those who participate in the battle, every
Each person gets a bag of rice and a bag of noodles, plus a lot of money. If unfortunately he dies in battle, the conditions are doubled. Or if he can kill the enemy, he can choose a bag of rice and a bag of noodles."
Mu Huan put forward his request concisely, looked at Zhang Qi and asked, "How is it? Are there any difficulties?"
"No. General Renyi, you are taking the initiative to give us benefits. Haha, I am one of them. Who else is willing to come with you?" A man with a height of seven feet and a powerful body stood up amidst the laughter.
came out.
This person's name is Shi Qianshan, and he is the deputy commander of the military capital of Xiangbing.
Mengqi entered the country and the commander fled, leaving Shi Qianshan in charge of the Xiang army. Unfortunately, as soon as the war broke out, his soldiers had already disappeared without knowing where they were. It was Zhang Qi who found him and killed them.
Su Shi was recommended, and now he is responsible for the specific affairs of the Xinzhou soldiers.
Shi Qianshan stood up, and other people in the tent also
Many people came forward quickly, but Mu Huan shook his head and said: "You don't need to go up. They are mainly ordinary people with ordinary strength. Otherwise, if you fight too hard, the Xixia soldiers below should be afraid."
Yes, haha."
"Let's do this. Let General Shi take charge of the matter. Just recruit two hundred people. Don't worry about more. I'll wait for you over there and hurry up." After saying this with a smile, Mu Huan turned around and left.
Wang Manlou also noticed something at this moment. He followed Mu Huan out of the military tent and asked, "Are you going to let these common people fight with the Xixia army?"
"They are no longer common people. They are now Xinzhou soldiers. Besides, they are also protecting their homeland and the country. The young marshal said that everyone has the responsibility to defend their homeland."
"But they haven't been trained, wouldn't they die if they go up there?" Wang Manlou asked still somewhat confused.
"Everyone will die, so it depends on whether the death is worth it. At least they have died in the battle and can bring many benefits to their living relatives." Mu Huan answered with a cold expression.
Once a war starts, there are no so-called innocents.
It doesn't matter if you have bad luck or bad luck. This is a cruel battlefield.
Who has stipulated that in a war, only soldiers will die?
Do soldiers have no families and should they die?
Besides, their death was not in vain this time. Not only could they save their families by giving them benefits, but their deaths could also paralyze the Xixia army and create opportunities for more results. It was worth it no matter how you looked at it.
If Su Shi didn't come to the northern border and allowed the aliens to wreak havoc here, the final result might be that all of these people would die.
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Or the kind that either died in war or starved to death.
