Chapter five hundred and fortieth encirclement and annihilation
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[ ][New][ ][ ~][Ye*][*][Ye*][*] However, after Li Lingde asked the question, no one responded to him at all, only the whistling of the wind.
They all lit bonfires before going to bed, but the number of dead grass and branches they could find in the snow was limited. By now, the bonfires had long been extinguished. There were screams everywhere, and his soldiers had also been awakened.
At this moment, the soldiers were tightly surrounding him, fearing that there would be problems with his safety.
"Quickly, go find out what's going on? Don't we still have some torches? Light the torches for me," Li Lingde said hurriedly
The screams continued for a long time. After a while, a few fires appeared in the army. After another while, several soldiers ran over. One of the soldiers knelt on the ground and said: "Commander, this is Liangshan."
cavalry, they attacked us at night."
Li Lingde hurriedly said: "How about our casualties?"
The soldier said: "Not many were killed, but it was too dark and our soldiers couldn't hear what was going on in front. They trampled on each other, and thousands of them died."
Li Lingde gritted his teeth with hatred until now. The army had been awakened. Neither he nor the soldiers could fall asleep. Li Lingde thought for a while and said: "Let the soldiers continue on their way."
So, in the darkness, more than 100,000 troops moved forward one after another.
In the next few days, these Xixia soldiers were still passing by in the wilderness. There was nothing in front of them, no food, no population, only the vast snowfield. The soldiers had a kind of despair in their hearts. This day they encountered the city again, but this city
The city gates were also closed, and pelting stones were even set up on the city walls.
The people in the city were obviously afraid of them entering the city. Finally, under the scoldings of Li Lingde and Eunuch Liu, some food was also thrown out of the city, but this time it was distributed to everyone.
There is only a handful of food in it, and this little food is better than nothing for them.
For the next ten days or so, it was always like this
Liu Guangshi's army always loomed behind them. Every time Liu Guangshi's army appeared, a group of them would die.
Hundreds of thousands of Xixia soldiers are now tired, hungry, frightened and scared. Now, the eyes of the infantry are always fixed on the horses of the cavalry. They seem to want to kill the horses for meat, and the cavalry are far away from these infantry.
They are far away. Generally speaking, cavalry have a very deep relationship with their horses. They are never willing to kill their horses.
That night, finally a group of extremely hungry infantrymen rushed out towards the cavalrymen in front. Dozens of infantrymen killed several cavalrymen in front and captured their horses. Soon, some infantrymen were drinking.
Some of the infantrymen had started to light a fire and were preparing to roast the horse meat. The rest of the cavalrymen were extremely angry. They had surrounded these infantrymen.
After Li Lingde got the news, he hurried over to ask the cavalry to stop, and the situation slowly returned to stability.
In the end, those horses were eaten by the infantry. Some of the cavalry left the army far away and went to unknown places.
Li Lingde was worried, and Eunuch Liu's face was also extremely ugly. He said: "General Li, you must manage your army well and don't let the army be in chaos."
Li Lingde smiled bitterly and said: "The soldiers have not had anything to eat for many days, and no one can control them now. However, this difficult journey is about to end, and we are not far from Zhongxing Mansion."
Eunuch Liu hurriedly asked: "How far is the journey?"
Li Lingde said: "There are about 300 miles ahead. The 200 miles ahead is Lingzhou City. We can take a short rest in Lingzhou City. The guard general of Lingzhou City is my commander. He will definitely open the city gate."
Lingzhou City used to be a barrier to the Zhongxing Mansion, and the amount of military rations stored in it was so large that even hundreds of thousands of troops couldn't eat it all. When the time comes, after we regain our strength, we will definitely be able to drive away those despicable and shameful people.
of Han people”
When Eunuch Liu heard that the distance was only two to three hundred miles, he was relieved and said: "This is the best."
He was also frightened these days. If he had known that the journey would be so difficult, he would never have gone to deliver the decree that day. He would have definitely come up with a way to shirk it and let others deliver the decree.
"Come here, pass the news on. We will arrive at Lingzhou City soon. When we get there, I guarantee that all the soldiers will have enough to eat." Li Lingde had already hurriedly passed on the order.
When Li Lingde's order reached the army, the army finally gave out loud cheers.
At night, more than 100,000 troops were still resting in the wild. As soon as they lay down, Liu Guangshi's cavalry began to harass them. However, the Xixia people already had certain methods to deal with such harassment. Some people lit torches, and some pointed in Liu Guangshi's direction.
But Li Lingde just turned over and didn't stand up.
Although all the Xixia soldiers are weak, there are 170,000 of them, so they are not afraid of harassment by Liu Guangshi's cavalry.
That night, Liu Guangshi harassed him several times, and each time he was driven away by the Xixia people.
At the darkest moment before dawn, Liu Guangshi arrived again. The scale of the harassment seemed to have expanded a lot. However, the Xixia soldiers did not take it seriously. Only some soldiers in the fringe areas got up to drive away Liu Guangshi's cavalry.
In the distance, there were still screams of Xixia people. At first, the other Xixia soldiers didn't take it to heart. After a quarter of an hour, the other Xixia soldiers finally knew something was wrong because until now,
The screams did not stop. On the contrary, the screams became louder and louder. Moreover, the sound of horse hooves around them seemed to be getting louder and louder.
This time Li Lingde was also awakened. His face was a little pale, which was due to being hungry and tired for many days. He said loudly: "Everyone, get up and go see what is going on?"
He had already got on his horse, and his soldiers also got on their horses one after another. After a while, Eunuch Liu also got up and rode on the horse.
Finally a glimmer of morning glow appeared on the horizon, and the sky began to get dark. At this time, the Xixia soldiers discovered that enemies were coming from all directions. The enemies came over at some unknown time. These enemies were all cavalry, and their horses were actually wrapped in thick strips of cloth.
It seems to be to prevent them from making noises and discovering that enemies on all sides are slaughtering their soldiers wantonly.
The Xixia soldiers inside were called out one after another. Many soldiers were still eating chicken legs and drooling in their dreams, but when they got up they had to face such a tragic reality.
Attacked by countless cavalry in the night, the Xixia army was unable to resist. At this moment, the Xixia soldiers had fled one after another.
Li Lingde knew something was wrong, so he headed north under the protection of dozens of soldiers, and Eunuch Liu hurriedly followed.
An ordinary-looking young man was in the army. He saw Li Lingde from a distance. Although the sky was not bright yet, he still noticed that Li Lingde was dressed differently. He seemed to be the commander-in-chief of the army. There was also someone beside Li Lingde.
Wearing a yellow mandarin jacket, he seemed to be the Xixia imperial envoy. The young man laughed loudly and came towards this direction.
The horses under him were extremely fast, and his martial arts was also the highest. The troops in front of him got out of the way, and in the end, he went that way single-handedly.
The dozens of soldiers beside Li Lingde are all elites. These soldiers have experienced countless battles with him. It can be said that each of them is highly skilled in martial arts and extremely brave. But with the arrival of the young man, these dozens of soldiers seemed to be encountered by Xue.
Like boiling water, and like a mouse meeting a cat, they met their nemesis
These dozens of soldiers could not stop the young man for a moment. At this moment, the young man had arrived behind Li Lingde. As a commander, Li Lingde was also good at martial arts, but before he could react, the young man's hand was already pointing hard at his back.
Li Lingde grabbed him hard and struggled hurriedly, but the young man suddenly lifted his body and threw him to the ground.
At this moment, Li Lingde almost died
Then the young man waved the iron gun in his hand, lifting his whole body up, and then saw his body "fly" towards the back. Several Liangshan soldiers in the distance helped him
"This man is the commander-in-chief of Xixia, please keep an eye on me," the young man laughed and said