However, the Song army did not adopt ant-attached tactics, and the casualties were not large, but there was never much progress.

This made Xu Huiyan very annoyed, he knew that the Xia army had concentrated its forces, and the troops of the provincial Weicheng had been transferred in large quantities, and it was already insufficient to defend Cheng Dù.

Originally, it was fully determined that the three armies could take the city after fighting for five days, and then divide one army to defend it, and the two armies would turn around and attack Xingqing, which would definitely make Li Renxiao deflated, and he could also make a lot of money.

Where did he think that the provincial city had become a hard bone, and he didn't take it after ten days of fighting, but killed more than 300 people, so he couldn't swallow this breath, and it was too hateful to be reckless.

He really wanted to pull the Yunjie army up, but he couldn't put the whole army into it, who knows if the barbarians in the northern grasslands would suddenly attack them. What worries him the most is that the tens of thousands of horsemen who have risen to the top are not too far from the provincial city, and a one-night attack can definitely deal a heavy blow to the unsuspecting Song army, and he can't afford to take the risk.

On this day, he personally came to the front line and urged the Crane Army to launch an offensive at the south gate, setting up six infantry barracks in front of him, plus 8,000 native soldiers of the Township Army.

He ordered the felling of large trees around the city, and improvised siege cones and improvised stone throwers to intensify the attack on the city gates.

The Song army did not invest in ladder trucks, but still carried out long-range projection strikes, 30 standard stone throwers, 20 simple stone throwers, and hundreds of bed crossbows, projecting iron shells, stone bullets and medicine arrows at the head of the city and the city, and the violent explosions rose and fell with each other, which was simply hell on earth.

"Today, at any cost, I will definitely take the south gate for me." Xu Huiyan gave the order to die.

Although, considering the firearms of the Song army, he didn't expect it to be so sharp, looking at the head of the city and the flesh flying in the city, filled with the smell of barbecue, he couldn't help but cry out that the fortunes of the Great Xia country were not good, and if he fought for a few more days, he really didn't know if he could hold on.

However, he had to defend to the death, and the military order was conveyed very tragically: "For the sake of the elders of the provincial city, please work hard." ”

For the first time, the Song army adopted a concentration of thousands of people, and it was another precise but very boring battle, dead people, constantly dead people.

When Wang Xiu returned to the mansion, took off his feather robe and changed into a loose fine linen shirt, Zong Liang was silent for a long time, but said: "Sir, Dafeng and Shangqing Gao can't be entrusted with important tasks, I think it's better to choose others." ”

Wang Xiu thought seriously for a while, and said in embarrassment: "Jurchen and Goryeo have done a lot, but it's a pity that the Luo Han Guo that is cultivated in the upper cultivation can't be of great use to me." ”

"It is not necessary to use outsiders, there are still a lot of important ministers in Goryeo who are close to the dynasty, Cui Wei and Li Zhong are considered to be somewhat famous." Zong Liang pouted, he was very optimistic about the monk Dafeng, and he didn't have a good impression of the monks.

Since the first Zhizhou, he saw that the Buddhist temple occupies a large number of fields, the monks do not produce all day long, and there are even tenant farmers, the impression is not very good, and even is thinking, the Buddhist temple occupies a large number of fields, and the monk does not produce, should he follow the strict prohibition of the Buddhist temple to occupy the field, and the Buddhist monks should also contribute to the people.

Wang Xiu nodded, the staff division was considered powerful in Goryeo, and according to the information sent back, he was becoming more and more interested in controlling Goryeo.

Cui Wei and Li Zhong belonged to the important ministers close to the Great Song Dynasty, and a group of real power factions led by them still temporarily had the upper hand over the pro-Jurchen forces headed by Jin Fushi, Ren Yuan, and Li Zhi. However, the influence of the Jurchens should not be underestimated, in order to avoid fighting on two fronts, Wu Qimai deliberately adopted a strategy of forbearance towards Goryeo when the main force of the Jin army marched south, and captured the Goryeo people who entered the country and plundered, and did not take their lives.

The Jurchen policy did arouse the favor of some Goryeo nobles, and with the southward migration of the Great Song Dynasty, the Jin army was able to dispatch abundant troops, and Wu Qimai became soft to deterrent to Goryeo, so that Goryeo realized the strength of the Jurchens and gradually developed awe.

After Hora ascended the throne, he infiltrated the upper echelons of Goryeo, and gained more and more support, which was very unfavorable to the Great Song Dynasty.

"The lord of Goryeo, Wang Kaili, is very diligent, and the great national strength is wasted, although Cui Wei and Li Zhong can control it, but Jin Fushi, Ren Yuan, and Li Zhi are not easy people, they try their best to oppose the imperial court stationed in Jianghua, I am afraid that Ma Zichong and Wu Jishu will go, and things will not go so smoothly."

Wang Xiu snorted coldly twice, and said disdainfully: "Those three people are just pigs and dogs, who dares to hinder my army from stationing on the island outside Kaecheng?" ”

"Sir, you must not despise the three of them, they not only have military power, but also a group of forces to support them, if one is not careful, there is a possibility of losing everything." Zong Liang had a lot of contact with the staff department and the speed department of Guantang, so he naturally had an opinion on the situation in Goryeo, and just now he gave some eye medicine to Buddhism.

"It's not worth caring about a small country, that is, borrowing from the flank strategy to give someone a place to show. If they dare to disobey the imperial court, our sea ship team will seize the outer islands and threaten Kaicheng, and there will be no hesitation. ”

The outer island, which is the western island of Kaesong, the capital of Goryeo, has not been named, Wang Xiu has long made up his mind to use Goryeo as the base of the Great Song Dynasty's counteroffensive, as well as to protect the fleet of ships coming and going to Dongying, and the islands outside Kaesong must be controlled in hand, and he even took the name.

Zong Liang also believed that it was necessary to control Kaesong, and he was not interested in using Goryeo to counterattack, but he was in favor of occupying the islands as an overseas camp for the guards and naval forces, and could protect maritime traffic. Thirty-six ships that followed Ma Kuo and Wu Xuan said that they were showing **** prestige, he didn't know Wang Xiu, there were 7,000 officials on board, obviously there was a purpose, if you don't do something, you still need so many people?

Returning from Shamen Guarding the Naval Army Dazhai, the North Servant Army stationed in the East Jingdong Road Army, gathered a brigade, as well as several mixed bow and crossbow troops, which are assembling in Laizhou and other places, and the transfer ships drawn from the Changdao Guarding Naval Army Dazhai and even hired three merchants' Dafu ships, are speeding up the journey to the north, and some sea ships are also being assembled.

He was really a little worried, the South China Sea was using troops, even many merchant ships were requisitioned, and the guards and sailors were not enough, and if they really wanted to forcibly occupy the islands of Goryeo and provoke a revolt of the Goryeo people, it would give the Jurchens an excellent excuse to intervene at that time.

Wang Xiu didn't seem to be worried, his thinking jumped again, and said: "The Three Buddhas are in a catastrophe, the party members are also finished, Guanzhong will no longer be a side plug in the coming year, and some things should be started." ”

Zong Liang's eyelids jumped, something is wrong? He still understood, but he still didn't worry about Gao Li, and said euphemistically: "If the captives want to free their hands, I'm afraid Wang Kai won't be able to hold it." ”

Wang Xiu raised his eyebrows, turned his head to look at Zong Liang, and said lightly: "Big brother, I'm going to wronged you." ”

The corners of Zong Liang's mouth twitched, his smile became ugly, and he said, "It's a good thing, but I don't know ...... at home."