Hundreds of thousands of troops were fighting in the wilderness, the sky was covered with dust, and the sun was covered with dust. Both sides were evenly matched. They fought fiercely for two hours, and their physical strength gradually became unsustainable.
At this moment, Chen Qing led an army of 80,000 men and came from the south. The outside spies rushed to report to Brother Richard. Brother Richard also saw Huang Chen coming from a distance. He was suddenly frightened and ordered urgently:
: "The whole army retreats!"
"Dang! Dang! Dang!" The bell sounded for the retreat of the Xixia army. Tens of thousands of cavalry turned around and retreated. The Song army took advantage of the situation to pursue them. The Xixia army was defeated. Countless people were killed by the Song army. After chasing them for ten miles, they suddenly appeared in the distance.
A Xixia army of tens of thousands of people caught up with the retreating main force.
Li Liangfu could not cross the Yellow River and came to help the battle. Unexpectedly, he happened to meet Brother Richard's defeated troops.
At this time, the Song army's cavalry was also exhausted and unable to fight anymore. When Liu Cui saw reinforcements coming from the other side, he shouted: "Stop chasing!"
"Woo"
The Song cavalry sounded the horn to stop the pursuit, and the cavalry reined in their horses and stopped pursuing.
In this battle, coupled with the loss of 3,000 soldiers in the Yellow River, the Xixia Army was killed by nearly 20,000 people, while the Song Army also suffered nearly 8,000 casualties. Although they finally defeated the Xixia Army, they also killed 3,000 of the enemy.
The loss was eight hundred.
The Song army executed all the Xixia wounded soldiers on the battlefield, collected armor, weapons, and war horses, piled the enemy corpses into ten piles, and burned them all. The Song army's fallen soldiers were also cremated and their ashes were taken away.
Chen Qing appeased the generals, and more than 100,000 troops immediately crossed the Yellow River and went to Tianlu Manor to camp and rest for two days.
More than a hundred manors in the Hetao have been cleared, and nearly 300,000 Han slaves have been rescued. A large amount of money, food and property have piled up. Although they are not as rich as the top ten manors, they have made a difference.
Wealth is still considerable.
There were piles of bonfires everywhere in the wilderness that stretched for twenty miles. The soldiers killed hundreds of thousands of sheep and tens of thousands of deer, and together with 300,000 Han slaves, they had a hearty meal, laughing and talking, full of victory.
The joy after.
Chen Qing stood on a high place with his hands behind his hands, looking at the cedar tree that served as a barrier for the manor with great interest. Liu Qiong stepped forward and said with a smile: "When I first saw this cedar tree, I thought it could be used as a siege ladder.
"
Chen Qing smiled and nodded, "I'm thinking, taking advantage of today's victory, we can simply capture Xiping Mansion and drive a wedge into their hinterland. In a month, we can harvest wheat here openly."
"Use this kind of fir wood to make a simple ladder, and then use kerosene to attack the city. But we don't have a large trebuchet. How can we throw kerosene onto the city?"
"Just use a Mengyou fire cabinet. We build a big cart and place the Mengyou fire cabinet in it. Since it is easy to move, it can also prevent arrows. The large Mengyou fire oil can spray out up to fifty steps away.
It’s enough for use.”
"I suggest you use a battering ram to attack the city at the same time. The effect will be better."
Chen Qing smiled and said: "But there is no rush now. After all, there are hundreds of thousands of people. Let's go back first. It won't be too late to attack the city when we are ready."
Liu Qiong added: "I will discuss with General Tang today and I have an idea."
"Tell me! What do you think?"
"The situation is like this. When we were cleaning the manor of Changping King Li Kan today, we found that they were loading ships and preparing to leave. We captured twenty ships of supplies. We interrogated their chief stewards and learned that they were preparing to transport money, food and supplies to Montenegro.
, it is said that many dignitaries are preparing to do this. I thought, if Xixia is defeated today, there will be a large number of dignitaries who want to transport the wealth in the house, probably also to Montenegro. I am willing to lead a cavalry to intercept it along the way to prevent Xixia.
Wealth is lost.”
Liu Qiong's suggestion was indeed timely. Chen Qing thought for a moment and smiled: "I guess Brother Richard will also send an army of confidants dressed as horse thieves to intercept along the way. You can be like the mantis stalking the cicada, while the oriole is behind."
"Are you and Commander Tang together?"
Chen Qing nodded, "You two will lead ten thousand cavalry, give you twenty large ships, and bring enough food supplies."
"I humbly obey orders!"
That night, Liu Qiong and Tang Qian quietly went north with ten thousand cavalry and twenty large ships filled with supplies to carry out their secret mission.
Two days later, 40,000 camels and 270 large ships arrived. Chen Qing led an army of more than 100,000 people and marched south with 300,000 people, money, food and supplies.
Although Brother Richard's defeat was not heavy, with only more than 18,000 people killed, it caused an uproar in Xingqing City. The most elite 70,000 cavalrymen in Xixia were actually defeated by 60,000 Song cavalry. Could it be that the Xixia people
Can we still count on a white-armored army that doesn’t even have armor? Can we still count on an army of more than 100,000 old and weak herdsmen?
An atmosphere of uneasiness and fear enveloped the Xingqing Mansion, especially the dignitaries of Xixia. The money, food, materials and slaves they had hidden in the manor were all wiped out by the Song army. The losses were extremely heavy, which made them extremely heartbroken and also
Terrified with fear, everyone began to consider an escape route.
For two days, nearly a hundred powerful people contacted each other and discussed what to do next. Of course, they would give away their wealth first, and then escape with their families when the situation went bad.
In just two days, the number of people who had signed the blood pact book had increased from eighteen to ninety-eight. It was inevitable that Brother Richard would find out.
In the study, Han Feng said with a smile: "My lord, don't worry. In fact, this has disadvantages but also advantages. These people have formed an alliance. The real worry should be the emperor. If they dare to force a coup in the palace, the emperor will definitely kill them all. Their
Let the prince grab the wealth."
Brother Richard shook his head, "According to what I know, they are not trying to launch a mutiny, but they just want to transfer their wealth. It is said that many people buy houses in Datong Prefecture. Their first step is to move their wealth to Montenegro. Once Xixia cannot keep it,
, they will all flee to Datong Mansion with their wealth."
"What's your attitude that day?"
"The emperor is a little afraid of them and seems to want to compromise and allow them to transport their wealth out. I don't agree. They should use these to support the army instead of taking advantage of the Xixia crisis to take them away and finally give them to the Kingdom of Jin. They
How naive to actually believe in Jin Guo’s promise that Jin Guo has already sharpened the sheep-killing knife and is waiting for them!”
"I just said that there are disadvantages and advantages to this matter, so the prince will let them go, but the road is not safe. If their team transporting wealth encounters horse bandits, will they burst into tears?"
"Horse bandits?"
Brother Richard's eyes narrowed. Of course he understood Han Feng's implication. Although there were no horse bandits and thieves along the way, he could create his own!
"I'm afraid the emperor won't spare me if he finds out. He warned me last time."
Han Feng lowered his voice and said: "As long as the hands and feet are clean and no one is left alive, they thought the property was sent to Montenegro, and then the people and property were hidden. There is no evidence. Who dares to say that it was the prince who did it?
Maybe it was Cao Baohui who did it? Maybe it was the Jurchens, or maybe the Uighurs. Isn’t that the pastoral area of the Uighurs? It just so happened that the prince went to Xiping Mansion for inspection, what does this matter have to do with the prince?"
"It's indeed a great idea!"
Brother Richard immediately sent for his second son Li Hanzhong, gave him such an explanation, and ordered him to lead his two thousand soldiers to the north overnight, rush to the north to lay a dragnet, and wait for the lamb to come.
Early the next morning, Brother Richard reported to the Emperor of Tomorrow that he was worried that the Song army would attack in advance and needed to spend a month inspecting and improving the defenses of each city. Emperor Li Qianshun approved his plan and appointed Li Liangfu as the four-wall city defense envoy, responsible for the capital. city defense.
Brother Richard then led an army of 20,000 people to leave Xingqing Mansion and march southward to the first stop: Xiping Mansion.
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[Something happened at home yesterday afternoon, so I wrote one less chapter and forgot to tell everyone. I’m really sorry!]