The army led by Li Yuanhao has arrived outside Xuanwei Stronghold. He originally thought that his raid would panic the entire prefecture. However, when he arrived, he discovered that the Song people had burned all the food outside Xuanwei Stronghold, even if it was burned.
Don't want to leave it to the party to plunder.
Looking at the charred land and the choking smoke, Li Yuanhao was furious, and at the same time hesitating in his heart, this showed the determination of the people of Fuzhou and also showed the methods of Zhe Weizhong's rule.
People in the Song Dynasty focused on farming, and land was particularly important to farmers, and the crops on the land were even more important. People could burn the crops that were about to mature in the fields, which shows the prestige of Zhe Wei Zhong in Fuzhou.
If you want to capture Fuzhou, you must get rid of Zhe Weizhong and Zhe's family. At present, Dangxiang's son is unwilling to invade Fuzhou because the existence of Zhe's army does not allow Dangxiang to take any advantage every time.
Such looting was meaningless to the party. The Song people were unwilling to sell the things they needed, so they could only obtain them through looting. The biggest advantage of looting was that it came and went like the wind.
But this time it was different. Li Yuanhao looked at Xuanwei Village where the beacon fire had been lit in the distance and turned to the young Han man and said: "Lei Fu, you see the beacon fire has been lit, the Song people are coming soon."
Sure enough, following Li Yuanhao's words, the ground began to tremble, and Fuzhou's cavalry arrived first, but they did not take the initiative to attack. At this time, if the most powerful army took the initiative to attack, it would be like hitting a stone with an egg, and its effective strength would be quickly exhausted.
The arrival of the Fuzhou cavalry was just to tell Li Yuanhao that Fuzhou was ready. As long as the Dangxiang people dared to attack Xuanwei Village, they would be stubbornly blocked by the Zhenxi Army.
Li Yuanhao was not in a hurry and ordered the army to rest and regroup. The Xuanwei Village in front of him was just a small fortress. Even if the Zhenxi Army relied on it to fight, it would be difficult to hold it.
Zhang Yuan was also riding on a horse. He was not good at equestrian skills and had to work hard to control his body so as not to fall off the horse. As a Han Chinese who had just come into contact with war horses, it was good to be able to do this.
My friend next to me, Hu Hao, is much more skilled. Although he is not an expert in bow and horse, he is still able to maneuver on horseback with ease.
The two of them were graduates of the Song Dynasty. After being deposed in the palace examination, they came to Dangxiang to seek refuge with Li Yuanhao unwillingly. They thought that it would be better to show off their beauty in Dangxiang when their robes were still unopened in the Song Dynasty.
In their opinion, no matter who has the potential to become an emperor, it is worth their efforts to learn civil and martial arts and become an emperor, and Li Yuanhao is no exception.
Although the two of them are not people with amazing talents and learning, they are pragmatic people. They participated in many of Li Yuanhao's reform measures, and they even went bald and changed their clothes and became party members.
Now that Fuzhou is right in front of them, the two of them are not afraid. On the contrary, they feel the pleasure of revenge. Taking revenge on the Song Dynasty that gave birth to them, and taking revenge on the Song Dynasty that has eyes that cannot recognize gold and jade is what they are excited about.
The horn of "Rumble" sounded, and the Dangxiang cavalry began to charge. It was not difficult to capture Xuanwei Village. It was rare to capture it in a short time, otherwise the reinforcements from the Song Dynasty would come continuously and drag the Dangxiang cavalry into a protracted battle.
in the swamp.
However, the fortress in Fuzhou is different from the fortress built by the Dangxiang people. It is said that the fortress is actually as solid as a city. The rammed earth walls are difficult to shake, and there are wooden stakes skewed out of the walls that are difficult to climb.
The Dangxiang army was good at fighting on the plains, but it was much worse at attacking cities. They could only rely on brute force to break open the city gates. For this reason, Li Yuanhao specially brought gunpowder.
Although the power of these gunpowder is not great, as long as there is a large amount, it can burn quickly while exploding. As long as the gate of the fortress is set on fire, it can be easily knocked open with a car after a period of time.
The first thing the cavalry encountered was the first wave of arrows. The arrows soared into the sky like a dark cloud, pressing down on the army. However, the party knights raised their shields and lowered their bodies to avoid vital points.
It doesn't matter if the remaining ones are pierced through the leather armor. As long as they keep rushing forward and rush under the fortress, the arrow rain will not be able to do anything to them.
People always die in war. Zhang Yuan and Hu Hao kept comforting themselves, but they still frowned slightly when they saw the party cavalry falling off their horses one by one and being trampled into mud by the horses. But when the cavalry returned, their horses' hoofs were embedded in
With half their heads and eyes wide open, they couldn't bear the reaction of their stomachs and vomited.
The knight who came back glanced disdainfully. Even if these two Song people were bald and prone to hair, they were not as thin as the Dangxiang people. They were even so timid.
"Report to your Majesty, the advance army is ready with gunpowder! Attack the gate from time to time!"
As if in response to his words, the city gate of Xuanwei Village exploded into a huge flame after a muffled sound. The flames continued to burn upward due to the wind. Li Yuanhao immediately waved his hand and said: "Rush the car and hit the door!"
At this time, the cavalry separated like a tide, and the chariot dragged by four horses galloped towards Xuanwei Village driven by the knights.
Under the high temperature of the flames, the gate of Xuanwei Village was severely carbonized in just an hour. The thick wooden stakes on the rush vehicle were pulled up high. After several hard collisions, the huge wooden door creaked.
Broken apart.
Although stones were used to block the road behind the gate, it unfortunately could not stop the steps of the Dangxiang people. Under close combat, Dangxiang's steps were very fast and he quickly passed through the gap and entered the stronghold.
The soldiers behind inserted the hook lock into the stone and drove the horse to pull. They only needed to open up a place where they could pass. The cavalry gave up their horses and cooperated with Bu Bazi to rush into it. The Zhenxi Army was also fighting back with all its strength.
People from all around who came to the stronghold to avoid disaster also joined in. This is Fuzhou, not other state capitals in the Song Dynasty. The people of Fuzhou have followed Zhejia for many years and have many supporters. Moreover, they also understand the truth of death and coldness. If Xuanwei stronghold is not protected,
, then they are lambs to be slaughtered. The party members not only rob food and iron tools, but also rob children and women!
Why don't you fight to the death?
As long as the peasants holding spears are organized, they have a certain fighting capacity. The Dangxiang people and the Song people are fighting together. As long as they hold on for a while, the reinforcements from Fuzhou will go further.
The cavalry was ambushing at the end of the fort. When Dangxiang's infantry appeared in the city, they started to activate. After a short sprint, they rushed over. No matter how tough the Dangxiang people were, they could not withstand the impact of the cavalry.
The Zhenxi Army on the city wall kept shooting arrows, and at the same time poured hot lead water, hot oil, and even boiling water from the gaps in the wooden thorns.
When they counterattacked up and down Xuanwei Village, the attack speed of the party members was greatly reduced, and they did not even gain much advantage. However, Li Yuanhao was not nervous, and he still sat on the horse with such a tall posture, looking into the distance with a dull expression.
He was waiting for reinforcements from the Zhenxi Army to appear. The leading cavalry had already entered Xuanwei Village. Zhe Weizhong would definitely send reinforcements. What he had to do was to encircle the point for reinforcements. This was a common practice of the Han family, and he
Tried and tested in Xizhou.
Sure enough, when the sun began to turn westward after half the day, the infantry of the Western Suppressing Army appeared. Li Yuanhao laughed loudly and said: "My sons, get on your horses and wave your long swords. The Western Suppressing Army is here."
, Defeat their prefecture and let the land outside the city be free to the party. Their women and children are our trophies, and their blood is our glory, kill!"
Following Li Yuanhao's words, the main formation of the Dangxiang cavalry began to tremble. The cavalry who had already eaten and drank almost jumped on their horses and began to charge with the army, heading straight towards the Song Army's infantry formation...