Under the handsome flag, Wang Quanbin stood on the chariot and looked at the top of Xingzhou City with a copper "clairvoyance". Suddenly he frowned and said leisurely: "Why is this Wang Zhaoyuan smiling so happily all of a sudden?"
Riding a maroon horse and standing on the left side of the chariot, Lieutenant General Wu Xin Jiedushi Cui Yanjin narrowed his eyes and said solemnly: "I think the reinforcements from the Demon Sect he is waiting for are already in place!"
Privy Deputy Wang Renfan, who was riding a green horse and standing on the right side of the chariot, looked solemn and agreed: "Well, it should be! It's a pity that our undercover has not sent out the specific information yet!"
Wang Quanbin's eyes were as sharp as a cone, "It doesn't matter whether we make a move or not. So what if Xingzhou City is now an iron wall? When it gets dark, it's time for us to attack!" Based on past experience, Deputy General Cui and Deputy Envoy Wang
I know that the time of total darkness mentioned by General Wang is usually Unity Time!
Vice General Cui frowned and said, "Don't you think the general will wait for Taoist Baihe and the deputy envoy?"
Wang Quanbin's eyes flashed, "Soldiers are very fast! We can't give the enemy any chance to breathe! Although Taoist Baihe is not here, Taoist Qingsong is still there, and hundreds of Taoist masters are still there! And I heard that masters from various martial arts schools in the Central Plains are also coming.
Come to help, our advantage will not be offset too much! Besides, the deputy envoy may arrive at Youshi! The speed of the crane is much faster than you and I imagined! We can't let Wang Zhaoyuan be too casual, we have to give him
Let him click on the colors to see!"
Wang Renzhan said: "That's right! Putting strong pressure on him will make him exhausted and sleepless at night! It's best to destroy their will to fight in terms of momentum!"
Wang Quanbin said: "That's exactly what I mean!"
Vice General Cui pondered: "What if the thieves are so powerful that we cannot attack them for a while?"
Wang Quanbin's face was expressionless, neither sullen nor angry, "What do you think?"
Vice Admiral Cui tentatively said: "If the casualties in the storm are too great, I suggest you revise your strategy and figure it out slowly!" In his opinion, if the battle losses are too large, the court may be held accountable!
Wang Quanbin suddenly frowned and said with some displeasure: "Xu Xu plans it? This is absolutely impossible! The battle of Xingzhou is the key battle for our Song Dynasty to conquer Shu! As long as Xingzhou is captured, then the entire Shu will be conquered."
It's a vast plain, at your fingertips! If we can't take Xingzhou in one go, the opportunity will be fleeting! The enemy's reinforcements from all walks of life will only continue to pour into Xingzhou, and it will only become more and more difficult for us to attack the city by then! Moreover, when we get there
At that time, if we had exhausted all our efforts, they would take advantage of the opportunity to counterattack from the north road, drive straight along Fengzhou and directly penetrate our capital of the Song Dynasty! Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of our Song Dynasty are now scattered in various places, guarding the Southern Han Dynasty all the way to the south, and guarding all the way to the east
In the Southern Tang Dynasty, the two groups in the north were on guard against the Khitans. The capital's defenses were empty and almost collapsed in a single fight! Only attack is the best defense!"
Vice Admiral Cui said: "I understand what the general means, but if we forcefully attack the city and use Xingzhou's defense, it is not impossible that our entire army will be annihilated. Rather than retreating to preserve our strength, this may be considered a real failure."
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Wang Quanbin smiled slightly and said: "Failure? Impossible! We will never fail!"
Vice General Cui's eyes flashed, "General Wang is so sure?"
"good!"
"Okay! If that's the case, let's follow General Wang's wishes and attack the city at the same time!"
Wang Quanbin had an expressionless face and seemed calm and calm. He spoke as if he was 100% sure, but in fact, he was not even 30% sure at all!
But the enemy is facing a formidable enemy. As the head coach of the Song Army, if he and Vice General Cui show no confidence at all, how can they fight this battle?
How can you win if you declare defeat before fighting?
When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins!
When the two armies are fighting, it is not just the weapons and equipment and the size of the troops that can determine the outcome!
Sometimes what really determines victory or defeat is the courage and bloodiness of soldiers! It is the morale of the army!
At this time, Wang Quanbin suddenly had two war scenes in his mind!
One is to "break the cauldron" and the other is to "fight against the odds"!
One is related to Huaiyin Hou Han Xin, and the other is related to the Overlord of Western Chu!
"The Art of War: Nine Places" by Sun Tzu: "Burn the boat and destroy the cauldron, just like driving a flock of sheep away. If you drive them back, you will not know where they are."
"If you throw yourself into nowhere, you will die if you don't go north. How can you die? Scholars try their best."
"If a soldier is trapped, he will not be afraid; if he has nowhere to go, he will be strong; if he goes deep, he will be restrained; if he has to fight, he will fight."
"Gathering the three armies together and throwing them into danger is called a general's business."
"Xiang Yu has killed the champion of Qingzi, who shocked the Chu country and became famous among the princes. He sent General Pu to cross the river with 20,000 soldiers in Yangchun to rescue Julu. After fighting Shaoli, Chen Yu asked for troops again. Xiang Yu then led his troops across the river, and they all
Ships were sunk, cauldrons were broken, huts were burned, and rations were held for three days to show that the soldiers were bound to die and none of them would return the favor."
"Xin sent tens of thousands of people to go ahead and march with their backs to the water. Zhao's army laughed when they saw it. On the day of the Ping Dynasty, Xin built the general's flags and drums and marched out of Jingxingkou. Zhao Kaibi attacked them, and the battle lasted for a long time. So Xin, Zhang Erxiang, abandoned the drums and flags,
The army on the water moved in. The army on the water moved in and fought again. Zhao Guo fought for the Han drum flag on the empty wall and chased Han Xin and Zhang Er. Han Xin and Zhang Er had already joined the army on the water. They all fought to the death and could not be defeated. The extraordinary troops came out of Xin
Two thousand cavalry were waiting for Zhao Kongbi to pursue the advantage. Then they galloped into Zhaobi. They all pulled out Zhao flags and set up two thousand red banners of Han Dynasty. The Zhao army was defeated and could not be trusted. They wanted to return to the wall. The walls were full of red banners of Han Dynasty.
They were frightened and thought that the Han generals had captured the generals of the King of Zhao. The soldiers then rebelled and fled. Although the generals of Zhao were beheaded, they could not be restrained. So the Han soldiers attacked from a flank and captured the Zhao army. They cut Anjun into the river and captured the King of Zhao to rest."
Wang Quanbin thought to himself: These two classic battles are examples of the weak defeating the strong! They both used the "put yourself to death and survive" routine. Now our Song Dynasty has strong soldiers and horses, which are no longer the same as those in the Chu and Han Dynasties!
Vice General Cui is an old minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He does not know the true combat power of the Luoyang Tiger of the Great Song Dynasty, and it cannot be entirely blamed on him for not having confidence in the Song army!
Nowadays, all the generals and generals in the North Army are from "Luoyang Tigers", and the soldiers they lead also have the spirit of tigers and wolves!
Even if the first wave of siege fails, it will definitely cause strong psychological pressure on the Shu army! When you are under pressure, you will be upset! Only when you are upset can your army be disrupted! Only when your army is in chaos can you defeat it in one fell swoop!
Although the terrifying fighting power of the demon sect's undead legion can easily make people feel desperate, how can we, the Luoyang Tiger of the Song Dynasty, be an ordinary warrior? They regard almost every battle as the last battle in their lives, and they will give their all in every battle.
With all his strength, he sacrificed his life!
Therefore, as long as there is a battle involving the Luoyang Tiger charging into battle, it will be a stormy and earth-shattering scene!
Unless the general orders the troops to withdraw, the Luoyang Tiger will never stop until the enemy is completely wiped out!
I don’t know when dark clouds came over the sky. It was already dusk, and now the sky is even darker!
Wang Quanbin looked at the sky, frowned and said, "It looks like it's going to rain!"
"Yes, the rain looks pretty heavy!"
"There's something special about attacking a city on a rainy night!"
"Haha, it's admirable that the general is so cheerful before the battle!"
"Haha, if I were really interested, I would recite a poem, but it's a pity that I'm an old man and I can't even squeeze out a word for a long time!"
When the surrounding Song soldiers saw the commander-in-chief and his deputy general chatting and laughing, their morale immediately increased!
To defeat a small country like Shu, do you need this or that military strategy? I was the first to rush to the city and beheaded Wang Zhaoyuan! Then he opened the city gate with his brothers who rushed up, and Xingzhou City was within easy reach.
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At this time, a group of people was walking on a small road in the northern suburbs of Xingzhou City. The line was very long, like a long queue with no end in sight!
At the front of the team were two knights in black, with long swords hanging from their waists, like bodyguards. Behind them followed a carriage with a dragon pattern engraved on the shaft and rusty gold thread on the door curtain! The two horses pulling the carriage were completely covered with blood.
Armor!
Behind the carriage are actually cavalrymen holding halberds!
The armor of these cavalrymen is actually the Northern Han Dynasty style!
The whole team is waving their flags, their troops are strong and their horses are strong, and their momentum is soaring!
All the cavalrymen carry an iron bow on their back!
They are the main force of the Northern Han army - the cavalry archers! The training model is completely copied from the Khitan! Their combat power cannot be underestimated!
In the carriage, a young man wearing a brocade robe and a golden crown sat cross-legged!
The brocade robe is embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon!
The golden crown is actually engraved with exquisite dragon patterns!
It was Liancheng, the "Emperor" of the Northern Han Dynasty!
At this time, he seemed to be resting with his eyes closed, but in fact he was practicing the "Dharma of Swallowing the Moon and Absorbing the Stars"!
He had just absorbed the internal energy of a blind martial arts master on the way and needed to digest it!
Absorbing other people's internal energy seems to be more effective with half the effort, but one of the many "flaws" is that once other people's internal energy enters one's own body, it will be lost rapidly. If it cannot be "stored" in time, these external internal forces will soon be lost.
All is lost, not one out of ten remains!
And storage is also very troublesome. You need to convert it into your own internal strength as soon as possible, otherwise it will be like raising a tiger and beware of backlash!
This time I heard that the Song army was attacking Shu, how could Liancheng miss such a golden opportunity? Although the Khitan master Queen Mother Xiao did not allow him to act rashly or take the initiative to cause trouble with the Song Dynasty, but now the Emperor of Shu sent someone to ask for help, he himself
How can you sit back and ignore it!
Of course, Emperor Shu's letter for help was actually secretly sent to Emperor Shu by himself, and then Emperor Shu openly sent someone to send it to the Northern Han Dynasty! This set of operations was naturally performed to Empress Dowager Xiao of Liao Dynasty.
watch!
Since Emperor Shu wanted to deal with the Song army, and the Northern Han Dynasty also wanted to deal with the Song army, why didn't the two families join forces?
So when Liancheng proposed to help Shu against the Song army, Emperor Shu agreed immediately without hesitation!
He firmly believes in a truth! The enemy of my enemy is my friend!
Regardless of whether it is the Demon Sect or the Northern Han Dynasty, whoever helps me defeat the Song Dynasty will be my friend of Shu!
As for the bumps and bruises between friends, is it nothing compared to the fall of the dynasty?
Feng Jiuxiao, who was still flying in the sky, suddenly saw a large area of bright lights among the distant mountains. Although he couldn't see clearly from a distance, he was sure that the place with thousands of lights must be Xingzhou City!
"Fifteen, we're here!"
Pang Shishi was also a little excited, "We're finally here, it blows me to death!" The cold wind at high altitude made him very uncomfortable!
Two big white cranes flew across the sky at lightning speed and arrived over Xingzhou City in the blink of an eye!
Feng Jiuxiao looked down and saw the lights of thousands of houses in Xingzhou City shining like stars in the sky. The long streets and alleys were full of tourists. The bustling scene was far better than that of the Central Plains. It was worthy of being a land of abundance!
Although it was pitch black outside the city, Feng Jiuxiao found occasional cold light shining from the open space outside the east gate of the city wall. He expected that it must be the moonlight reflected from the tip of the Song Army's spear!
The closer we fly, the lower we fly, and the view becomes clearer and clearer!
As expected, the Song army has already arrived at the city!
Feng Jiuxiao suddenly felt emotional!
The Shu people in the city really live a transparent life!
They are almost the same as the Shu people in Kuizhou City. The army is approaching, but they are content and untroubled! They drink wine, dance, listen to music, and gamble with money! It seems that the troops coming to the city have nothing to do with them!
This not only shows that Shu people are optimistic and open-minded by nature, but also shows that Song Junqiu's reputation for being innocent has been established!
If the Song army was burning, killing and looting wherever they went, would there be such a peaceful scene before the storm in Xingzhou City? I'm afraid those people had disappeared long ago, leaving behind a ten-room empty house.
Empty city!
The white crane suddenly swooped downwards, like a falling meteor!
Chang Ziyuan tightened his arms, hugged Yuan Zishan tightly, closed his eyes tightly, and turned pale with fear! Yuan Zishan looked helpless!
Someone among the Song army suddenly shouted: "The White Crane is back! The White Crane is back!"
Tens of thousands of Song troops looked up at the sky at the same time. In the dark night, under the bright moonlight, two big cranes descended from the sky!
Wang Quanbin's eyes were shining brightly, he immediately jumped off the chariot and looked towards the sky!
I saw two white cranes folding their wings and swooping towards the earth at high speed!
When he was still twenty feet above the ground, he suddenly slowed down, flapped his wings violently, and landed lightly!
Song Jun on the ground felt the strong air current generated by the waving of the crane's wings and almost lost his balance!
It didn't end until the white crane's feet landed on the ground, and the earth was filled with dust. Four people, two men, two women, jumped from the back of the white crane!
Wang Quanbin was the first to rush over, bowed and said: "The last general, Wang Quanbin, is here to see the deputy envoy!"
Feng Jiuxiao immediately clasped her fists and said, "General Wang, no need to be polite! I'm not late, am I?"
Wang Quanbin smiled and said: "The deputy envoy came at the right time, it was like a timely rain!"
While he was talking, a bolt of lightning suddenly pierced the sky from the clouds in the sky, and the bright light shone brightly, making the world as bright as day. Then there was a boom, and thunder exploded, deafening!
Cui Yanjin and Wang Renfan stepped forward at the same time, bowed and clasped their fists.
"The last general Cui Yanjin has met the deputy envoy!"
"The last general Wang Rengan has met the deputy envoy!"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "Two generals, no courtesy! I really had timely rain. As soon as I arrived, it started raining!" The sky above Xingzhou City was covered with dark clouds. He could tell that it was going to rain, but he didn't expect it as soon as he landed.
It’s raining now! What does this mean? Do you want to put out the fire and cool down the temperature?
Countless raindrops fell from the sky, and the heavy rain suddenly became a torrential force!
Pang Shishi said: "General Wang, I see your posture, are you attacking the city now?"
Wang Quanbin smiled and said: "Master Pang, if we don't attack now, when will we wait?"
"Wait until the rain stops? I'm worried that your siege equipment will be affected!"
"It doesn't matter! When we get wet, they get wet too! When we get affected, they get affected too!"
"General Wang, you are so confident, haha!"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Pang. To be honest, my confidence comes from the young master and the deputy envoy! Hahahaha, if you don't show up, how can I have such confidence?"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "General Wang, you are so polite! Those present are all the elites of the Song Dynasty. The Luoyang Tigers and Northwest Wolves are out-and-out masters of tigers and wolves! Who in the world can be my opponent of the Song Dynasty soldiers?"
The surrounding Song troops were encouraged, and suddenly felt the blood in their chests surging. I don't know who shouted first: "The deputy envoy is right! My Song soldiers are invincible!" The atmosphere of the entire Song army was instantly ignited, and some soldiers also wanted to shout.
Express your feelings, but feel at a loss!
Wang Quanbin's eyes flashed, an idea flashed in his mind, and he quickly shouted: "Capture Xingzhou and conquer Shu!"
The entire army responded immediately: "Capture Xingzhou and conquer Shu!"
Wang Quanbin shouted again: "Fight bloody to the end and return in triumph!"
"Fight bloody to the end and return victorious!"
"Fight bloody to the end and return victorious!"
Lightning and thunder, heavy rain!
The morale of the Song Army reached its peak!
Several soldiers had already lit torches and came to Wang Quanbin's side! It was quite rude to speak to the deputy ambassador in the dark, so Deputy General Cui had already ordered people to light the torches! Of course, he knew that it was dangerous to expose the commander's position in the dark night, but he
I am sure that the most powerful archers in Shu can only shoot to a distance of 400 steps, and the distance from the city head to here is at least thousands of steps! So it is very safe!
Suddenly someone said: "Jiuxiao!"
When Feng Jiuxiao heard the reputation, she immediately smiled and said, "How are you, Taoist Master Qingsong?" The whole person immediately greeted him!
Taoist Priest Qingsong is much cleaner this time, and he looks quite like a Taoist fairy!
Taoist Master Qingsong asked: "Junior Brother Baihe hasn't come back?"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "I still have three brothers, and Taoist Master Baihe is going to come with them! Oh, by the way, Taoist Master, I have to trouble you to let the two senior immortals make another hard trip to Kuizhou to pick up Taoist Baihe.
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Taoist priest Qingsong walked up to "Old Crane" and seemed to be saying something. "Old Crane" gave a long cry, flapped his wings and shot straight into the sky like an arrow from a string! "Brother Crane" saw this and followed closely.
The heavy rain is rising from the sky against the trend!
Feng Jiuxiao came behind Qingsong and said, "Taoist Priest, they have not rested for a while after running for a long time, won't they be tired?"
Taoist Master Qingsong laughed and said: "Are you so worried about them? They can fly back and forth again without any problem!"
Wang Quanbin said: "My lord, deputy envoy, the time has come!"
Feng Jiuxiao asked: "When is the time to attack the city?"
"yes!"
"Then give the order! With such heavy rain, the city may not be very comfortable!"
He was right, the heavy rain poured down, catching the people in the city completely unprepared!
Many people were running and cursing: "Damn it, I thought it couldn't rain, but it just started raining no matter what!"
A fellow runner said: "Yes! Even if it rains, it will probably be midnight. Damn it, it's really weird how rainy it is!"
The rain fell so fast that Wang Zhaoyuan had no time to hide, and his whole body was soaked instantly!
He hurriedly walked down to the top of the city and took shelter from the rain in a hut next to the city gate!
The governor of the capital, Zhao Chongtaoju, followed him, all wet and in a very embarrassed state. Just as Wang Zhaoyuan was about to make a joke on him, he saw Zhao Chongtao looking anxious, "What if they attack the city at this time?"
Wang Zhaoyuan smiled proudly and said: "The rain is so heavy that the ground must be muddy. If they dare to use crossbows, siege vehicles, or trebuchets, they will be stuck in the mud within a few steps and unable to move. Without heavy weapons to cooperate, they
Dare you use a crowd to attack the city? Using a crowd, huh, isn’t that like a moth flying into a flame, coming to die?"
Zhao Chongtao looked solemn, "It's best to let General Bones and the others come over quickly. I always feel that something is wrong!"
Wang Zhaoyuan said: "Well, it's hard to alert the people who were all over the city just now. Now they can show up!"