Perhaps Wang Xin felt guilty and had no shame in raising his head.
Or maybe Wang Xin doesn't care about Fang Jiugui's life or death at all.
As soon as Fang Jiugui left with two thousand cavalry, Wang Xin also made up his mind and said: "Send all the scouts out to inquire about the situation around Xincheng in detail. Others, rest where they are, replenish food, and prepare for Xincheng at any time."
Preparations for the siege of the city."
An hour later, all the sent scouts rushed back and brought back the exact news. There were indeed only 10,000 Liao troops outside Xincheng. As for where the others went, it must be related to Su Shi's siege.
Anyway, the result of the scout's inquiry was that no foreign soldier was seen within twenty miles.
"Okay, everyone, listen to the order, mount your horse, and attack."
Wang Xin can't control the situation of Su Shi's siege now. There is only one thing he has to do now, kill the Liao dogs and relieve the siege of Xincheng.
In the dark night, Wang Xin's army became the first army to take the initiative to attack the aliens.
When ten thousand cavalry came from all directions and appeared in front of the Liao Army barracks outside the city, the Liao Army, who were still sleeping, faced the battle in panic. There were also some wandering cavalry nearby who turned around and walked away, heading straight towards the Liao Army headquarters.
And go.
Suddenly, there was a cry of killing outside the city. Wang Deyong, who was still unable to sleep because of hunger, quickly got up and climbed onto the tower under the protection of the imperial army.
"It's the reinforcements. The reinforcements are here to rescue us. Come on, everyone is ready to open the city gates and welcome the reinforcements into the city."
Wang Deyong stood on the tower and said excitedly.
Standing nearby, General Wang Miao of Longwu Guard quickly agreed and arranged for people to go to the city gate.
Outside the city, Wang Xin and
Xia Yuan led 10,000 cavalry to attack left and right. After a bloody battle, he defeated the 5,000 cavalry of the Liao army and drove the remaining 5,000 infantry from the city gate. When he rode to the city gate,
Then we saw Wang Deyong and Wang Miao standing on the tower.
"It's General Wang Xin."
On the tower, Wang Miao also recognized Wang Xin.
Wang De's eyes were not as good as Wang Miao's. At this moment, he said anxiously: "Is it really General Wang Xin? Hurry, open the city gate and welcome him into the city."
The soldiers of the Song Dynasty who had been guarding the city gate quickly opened the city gate, lowered the suspension bridge, and Wang Xin led a group of cavalry into Xin City.
The two sides met on the street in front of the city gate. At this moment, Wang Deyong's eyes were full of tears, which was very exciting.
I originally thought that I might die in the city this time, but I didn't expect that at the critical moment, Wang Xin would lead troops to help. This moment was extremely exciting.
Wang Xin was not too excited. All he wanted to do now was to leave here as soon as possible.
He only led a large army to defeat the Liao soldiers, but did not severely damage them, let alone destroy them. I am afraid that once dawn, the Liao army will attack in large numbers. If that happens, it will be extremely difficult to leave.
"Master Wang, the Liao soldiers will come again soon. For now, we should abandon the city first."
Before Xincheng was surrounded, all the people had already fled. Now in the city there are only some brave men from nearby who came under Wang Deyong's orders.
It is not wrong to say that such a city is empty. If you give up, just give up. There is nothing to regret.
"Okay, we'll leave right away."
Wang De nodded heavily. If it were before, he would not have made such a decisive decision.
Heart, he still wants to guard Xincheng. This can at least prove that he is still playing a role, so that he can give an explanation to both superiors and subordinates.
But now, there is no food in the city. After feeling the feeling of hunger, Wang De doesn't want to starve again even if he is beaten to death.
He didn't pack anything, or those things were no longer important. Wang Deyong was afraid that something would happen next, so he sat down on a war horse brought by Wang Xin.
There were originally some war horses in Xin City. Although they were not strong, there was no problem in traveling. However, during this period, everyone was going crazy with hunger, and all of those war horses had been killed long ago.
Wang Deyong and Wang Miao were assigned war horses respectively, and began to move with Wang Xin's army. Other soldiers did not have such treatment, and could only follow the army as much as possible with their weak legs. Although they had no food in their bellies now,
My whole body is weak, but as long as I want to survive, I can only fight for it and leave with the army.
There were still a lot of troops in Xincheng, with 4,000 Longwu guards and more than 20,000 side soldiers. These people supported each other and all left Xincheng under the protection of Wang Xin's cavalry.
Not long after Wang Deyong and others left, a large number of Liao cavalry chased them.
After learning that the Song army sent people to relieve the siege of Xincheng, Xiao Xiaoyou mobilized 20,000 Liao troops to pursue them.
The food you get will fly away, and no one will agree to it.
Before the 20,000 Liao cavalry arrived at Xincheng, they looked at the open city. They first sent people to patrol for a circle. After not seeing even a ghost, they followed Wang Xin's troops by looking for the footprints on the ground.
Come.
The Song Army cavalry after the break
, and soon discovered the Liao cavalry following them, and shouts went up everywhere, causing chaos among the Song troops in the ranks.
"Quick, let's take a step first." After hearing the news, Wang Deyong's face turned pale. He didn't want to be captured by the Liao army, so he hurriedly ordered to Wang Xin.
Wang Xin's face showed confusion again. If he escaped now, the more than 20,000 northern troops would probably be in trouble.
"General Wang, what are you waiting for? Do you have to let the Liao army make dumplings for us?" Wang Deyong, who shouted angrily, didn't care what Wang Xin did next. He took the lead in riding towards the
They started running wildly in the direction of Chitangguan.
Wang Deyong ran away first. For his safety, Wang Xin had to follow with his army, and then came the four thousand dragon guards led by Wang Miao. Although they were also hungry and had little strength, their bodies were basically weak.
It's much better than those box soldiers who don't have enough to eat all year round, and they can barely escape with the army.
The more than 20,000 soldiers were suffering. They couldn't run or fight, and when they saw that they were abandoned by Wang Xin's troops, despair showed on everyone's face.
It didn't take long for the 20,000 Liao troops behind them to catch up and then surrounded them. But if there were any resisters, they would kill them with their swords without any mercy.
After more than two thousand people were killed on the battlefield, the other heroes of the Song Dynasty became more honest. What's more, they felt very resentful in their hearts, thinking that since the Song Dynasty had abandoned them, they would turn against them.
The Song Dynasty, it would be better to join the Liao Dynasty.
The remaining 20,000 Xiangyong all chose to surrender.
Twenty thousand prisoners were one of the biggest gains made by the Liao army after they entered the Song Dynasty.
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North peak of Shigu Mountain.
Su Shi learned about Xincheng's affairs through the intercom.
After hearing that Wang Xin did not rush to Shigu Mountain, but took the opportunity to relieve the siege of Xincheng, Su Shi said nothing.
Everyone has his own ambitions.
Wang Xin has his own ideas and his own style of doing things. What he wants to do is his right. But since he didn't choose his own side, Su Shi will not treat him as one of his own.
I still remember the first time they met in Zhending City, the two of them had a very happy conversation.
From the chat, Su Shi also thought that Wang Xin was a general who had his own ideas.
The Song Dynasty had this fighting general, which was a blessing to the Song Dynasty and a blessing to the Han people.
At that time, Su Shi was still very optimistic about Wang Xin, thinking that once he was capable, he would give him more help and let him have more power, which would be a good thing for the Song Dynasty.
But now it seems that this person is just mediocre.
Perhaps because he was used to being suppressed, he did not even dare to straighten his spine when facing civil servants.
Seriously, he will do whatever others ask him to do.
He is just a yes man. No matter how much power a person like this can wield, he is just a dog raised by civil servants and cannot be used for much purpose.
Even if he is a useless person, Su Shi will not worry too much about this. Thinking of the intelligence that Fang Jiugui came to Shigu Mountain with two thousand cavalry, he smiled and said: "Interesting, it seems that this
He is a person with ideas.”
"Master, it's time to eat." When Su Shi was thinking to himself, Yue Siling walked into the temporary military tent with breakfast in hand.
Breakfast includes fried dough sticks, steamed buns, soy milk, and eggs.
Su Shi likes this very much
In his opinion, many folk foods are incomparable to those served in five-star hotels.
During the war, even under heavy siege, there was still such abundant food. I have to say, this is a shocking thing.
During the liberation of the country, each soldier was followed by about thirty farmers, using wheelbarrows or carrying supplies on their shoulders. Only then did they win the war and build a strong and confident China. It can be seen that logistics supplies
importance in war.
Put it here with Su Shi. As long as he is here, there is no need to consider logistical issues. With this alone, Su Shi can personally defeat an army of millions.
"Let's put the other food away." Su Shi picked up the bamboo chopsticks and asked aloud.
"It's all distributed. The soldiers are eating delicious food." Yue Siling covered his mouth and smiled softly, with a hint of envy in his eyes.
For soldiers who are accustomed to poverty, having enough food and vegetables is definitely the greatest happiness. Everyone eats without courtesy, and the sound of their mouths is continuous.
Although it is a bit indecent, it will inevitably make people's appetites increase after seeing it, and you can eat more when you eat.
"Okay, the soldiers are fighting with their lives, it is very hard, and food must be ensured." Su Shi nodded with satisfaction, then started to pick up a meat bun in front of him and ate it slowly.
On the North Peak, after the seven thousand Forbidden Army reserves had eaten and drank enough, they began to make various preparations before the war.
Arrows were thrown there in bundles, piled as high as a hill. Although everyone didn't know why there were so many arrows here, the war was imminent, so
No one thinks about these things. They only know one thing, that is, the young commander said, don't worry about killing the enemy. There are plenty of arrows, so use them as much as possible.