Just in terms of military strength, it is already comparable to the Western Army of the Song Dynasty.
If it hadn't been for the siege in the past few days, which had exhausted the opponent's food supply, I'm afraid that instead of Liang De surrounding the Western Army, the Western Army would have chased them and fought.
"If we need reinforcements, if we need reinforcements, you go to the general immediately." Seeing that thousands of Xixia warriors were killed in another charge, Liang De felt more and more that he did not have enough troops in his hands, so he arranged for a lieutenant to go and hide the enemy. Please help me there.
While calling for help, Liang De also began to prepare for the next charge.
Faced with the fact that he was only given three days to complete the task, Liang De would rather suffer a huge loss than break the hard nut of Di Qing.
Tongci, one of the fierce generals of Xixia, Liang De gave this person the task of main attack, and repeatedly warned him that the Western army that was now surrounded was at the end of its war effort. As long as the charge was fierce enough, it was entirely possible to create a victory. A big victory.
In this way, you Tongci will be a hero of the Xixia people.
The people who gave him the same gift were uneducated, and even if the carrying pole fell to the ground, there was no sign of it.
There are many generals like this in the Xixia army. Although they are uneducated, their bravery on the battlefield cannot be denied.
Perhaps it is because of lack of culture that one becomes more stubborn and dares to risk one's life against the enemy on the battlefield.
"Don't worry, general, I will attack again soon. This time, I will be the hero, Tongci." He laughed, showing a big black teeth. This time, Tongci, exuded a strong fragrance from his whole body. murderous look.
The Xixia cavalry was still preparing to charge again, and the besieged Di Qing's troops were also taking advantage of this period of no war.
Take a break.
"General, do you feel that the number of enemies surrounding us seems to be much smaller?" He Kun sat next to Di Qing at this time, took a deep breath, and uttered these words.
"Yes, it feels like it's missing a lot." Lu Zifei, another general of the Western Army, also said.
But just saying this, he frowned twice in succession.
Without it, there was a cut on his abdomen, bleeding outward.
It was during the war that he was injured by the Xixia cavalry. Although it has been bandaged now, the unsewed wound still bleeds out from time to time.
"General Lu, are you okay?" Di Qing noticed that Lu Zifei's wound was bleeding again and asked with concern.
"It doesn't matter, the worst thing is to lose your life here. Haha, in fact, I have already made mental preparations for this before coming here, so it doesn't matter." After taking a deep breath and saying these words coherently, the bloody It overflowed from the abdomen again.
Lu Zifei said with an indifferent expression. In fact, he was really prepared to die in battle.
He suffered such a severe stab wound. Even if he could break out, it would be difficult to cure him. For a professional soldier like him, if he were to retire now, it would be more uncomfortable than killing him. In this case, it would be better If you die on the battlefield, you will still be remembered as a hero.
When the war is over, perhaps the imperial court will reward his family, which can be regarded as a descendant of the family.
Di Qing knew what Lu Zifei was thinking, but there was nothing he could do about it.
Although when he came out this time, he wanted to return safely with one hundred thousand soldiers, but that was simply impossible.
fight
, how could it be possible that no one would die?
Being able to win a battle and die is already a very honorable thing. But at this time in the Song Dynasty, the chances of winning a battle were indeed very few, and most of the time, there were still draws.
What's more, it's not uncommon for a war to be won but a political defeat to be made and one still has to pay money to the other party.
He shook his head and threw away some thoughts that he shouldn't have.
As a general, all Di Qing wants is to go to the battlefield and fight hard. As for the outcome, war or peace, that is not something that he, a general, can worry about.
"Something must have happened on the outskirts, and the three tribes mobilized their troops. Maybe... maybe Xin City is about to be broken."
Di Qing responded to the two generals' questions.
Naturally, he didn't know about Su Shi bringing troops to help. From the beginning of the war, they had been surrounded and beaten, and they had already cut off all contact with the outside world.
Di Qing did not expect that reinforcements would dare to appear on the battlefield at this time, so he thought it was because the three tribes wanted to capture Xin City first and besieged him.
"Is Xincheng going to be destroyed?" Hearing Di Qing's words, He Kun and Lu Zifei both had bitter looks on their faces.
The main purpose of their coming this time was to understand the siege of Xincheng. Now it seems that even though they risked their lives, they still failed to complete this task.
Speaking of which, this was also a kind of sadness for soldiers in ancient times.
More generals will only obey dead orders and do not know how to adapt.
In their eyes, when they get a military order, they must do their best to complete it. They do not consider that it is just a city. What will happen if it is lost?
I had no idea that there is a saying that saves people and loses land, but both people and land survive.
"this is not me
This is what we have to consider now." Feeling that the morale of the two generals around him seemed to be a little low, Di Qing changed his tone and said: "As soldiers, what we have to do is to use our last ounce of strength to kill as many people as possible. Enemy. As for ourselves, it is an honor to die on a war horse and be wrapped in horse leather."
"That's what the general said." He Kun and Lu Zifei both nodded with wry smiles on their faces.
Obviously, the two of them thought so too.
And if Su Shi could be here, he would definitely scold them for their stupidity.
The general's duty is not to die in battle, but to find a way to survive. Only in this way can he accumulate greater strength in the future and destroy more enemies.
Wanting to die immediately is a cowardly mentality and cowardly behavior.
All three of them decided to die to serve their country. At this time, the scouts on the perimeter sounded a warning. Di Qing stood up again with his tired body, "General Lu, take a good rest. General He, prepare to meet the enemy."
"Meet the enemy." He Kun agreed, and holding a slightly uncoiled sword, he stood up and walked towards the infantry battalion not far away that was gathering to prepare for battle.
...
The Liao army camp under Xincheng.
The soldiers sent by Wu Zang Guyin saw Xiao Xiaoyou and asked for help.
"General Xiao, my general has said that his lips are dead and his teeth are cold. Meng Qi has gone to nowhere. Now we are the only two clans left. We should unite as one and destroy the Su family army first. Otherwise, once they are allowed to fight with the Western Army of the Song Dynasty, If we merge together, the war will develop in a direction that is not conducive to us, and all the work we have done before will be in vain."
"I know, tell your general
Army, I will send 20,000 cavalry to support your army, and we will attack the Su family army coming from the north together with you."
There are some things that Xiao Xiaoyou can see clearly without others having to tell them.
Su Shi's threat was so great that Xiao Xiaoyou understood the dangers here better than others.
But I understand that if Old Friend Xiao turns against him head-on, that is not what he wants to do, because it will easily weaken him and allow other forces to take advantage.
But if you just play side-by-side, there is still no problem.
After the Xixia envoy left, Xiao Xiaoyou called General Li Dechang and asked him to bring 20,000 cavalry to support Xixia, attack the Su army from the side, and help the allies.
"Remember, fight if you can, and retreat if you can't. You just need to contain some of the Song family's troops. Don't even think about annihilating them."
Afraid that Li Dechang would really fight to the death with the Su family's army, Xiao Xiaoyou had to say something.
"Don't worry, General. The general knows what to do." Li Dejing agreed after knowing what he meant, and then ordered 20,000 Liao cavalry and rushed towards the battlefield to the west.
On the outskirts of the Liao army, two teams of Flying Eagle scouts were keeping an eye on them. When they saw that they had gathered 20,000 cavalry and rushed out of the camp, the news was immediately reported to Su Shi.
"court death."
In the temporary tent of the Su family army, after Su Shi got the news, a look of anger flashed across his face.
The reason why they did not attack the Liao soldiers was because they wanted to save Di Qing's Western Army first. This is the division that dares to fight. In contrast, defeating the Liao Army and capturing Xincheng is not of much significance now.
Some are not very cost-effective.
Just because you don't attack the Liao soldiers doesn't mean you can't attack them.
They took action.
As long as they stay honestly under the walls of Xincheng, Su Shi will not cause trouble for them for the time being. But now, these people want to make a move, so Su Shi can't coddle them, and he wants them to suffer a loss. He understands that the battlefield is now
Above all, whoever takes the initiative is the real boss.
"Call Xu Ba."
Su Shi gave the order, and soon Xu Ba came to the big tent and came to Su Shi.
"General Xu, I will give you a task. You take your 10,000 reserve imperial troops, plus I am allocating you 20,000 civilian troops, a total of 30,000 people, to the west of our army. Once the Liao cavalry appears,
Then rush up and fight with them. If they turn around and run away, you will chase them until they reach the bottom of Xincheng before returning. In addition, no matter how great the difficulties and pressures are, you cannot retreat even half an inch. You
Is it possible?"
Seeing the murderous look on Su Shi's face, Xu Ba immediately clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, General Zhongwu, I will definitely go all out to fulfill the mission."
Xu Ba led the troops away, and Su Shi did not stay in the military tent. He transferred 30,000 troops from the front battlefield. The strength of the troops was obviously weakened. He needed to go to suppress the battle in person. He believed that as long as he was there, there would still be five remaining troops.
The morale of the tens of thousands of civilian troops will be greatly shaken, and they will not be too weak when facing the Xixia cavalry.
The black cavalry and the vanguard army were sent by Su Shi to take a detour to break the siege of the Western Army.
At this time, there were only more than 80,000 ordinary Song troops left beside Su Shi.
But even so, Su Shi still sent out the 10,000 reserve imperial troops in Xu Ba's hands, leaving only more than 50,000 civilian troops around him, which seemed a bit dangerous.
Kesu
Shi didn't think so. In this era where one could sell one's sons and daughters just for a bite to eat, and the People's Army had taken so many benefits from him, they were the most trustworthy.