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Xiao Tienu took the Tiande army, broke the Keyi Gate and continued to march, and when he arrived at the city of Zhongxingfu, he had 50,000 horses in his hands.

At this time, some of the soldiers and horses of Brother Wei Ming Cha had already arrived at the city of Zhongxingfu, and the number of troops controlled by Qianshun was much larger than that of Xiao Tienu, but the combat effectiveness was uneven. Qianshun was afraid of Xiao Tienu's prestige, and did not dare to send troops to fight in the field, so he actually integrated most of the army into the city, leaving only two large camps in the southeast and southwest of the city as a full force.

I didn't want to think that a few days later, the disease actually arrived from the southwest, breaking the southwest camp of the Xia army. It turned out that Liu Qi's army was strong, but he could not get through through a famous Chage, and the army was weak, but the resistance to his advance was small, and when he heard a fleeing merchant say that the Han army had reached the city of Zhongxingfu, he led the Han army of 6,000 men and the Uighur army of 3,000 to the north of Zhongxingfu by all means. Although there were less than 10,000 soldiers and horses brought to the city of Zhongxingfu by the disease, his arrival was an incalculable blow to the morale of the Xia army and an encouragement to the morale of the Han army!

At the beginning, Xiao Tienu just sent an army to pierce the defense line of Brother Wei Mingcha in northern Shaanxi to bring his news to Liu Qi, but Liu Qi has not been able to give feedback on the information, so Xiao Tienu has not been able to get the exact news of the disease, and the joy in his heart is really indescribable! The mutual acquaintance and trust between Xiao Tienu and Chong Qubing were different from those of other generals, so after the two met, Xiao Tienu immediately handed over nearly half of the army under his command to him for command.

Zhongxing Mansion is a famous city in the world, although it can not be compared with the Bianliang of the Great Song Dynasty, but it is second to none in the northwest, that is, Chang'an is inferior because it has been dilapidated for a long time. Qianshun is not as good as Zhao Ji father and son, in the face of Xiao Tienu still has the courage to resist, Wei Ming Renzhong and others also have the will to protect the master, at this time Xiao Tienu brought only 60,000 soldiers and horses from the north, plus less than 70,000 people to go to the sick department, in the absence of obvious advantages in the army to conquer Zhongxing Mansion, even Xiao Tienu is not sure.

Before the Uighurs set out, they had expected that the possibility of the destruction of the Western Xia was very high, and to destroy the Western Xia, the siege of Zhongxingfu was inevitable, so when the Uighurs were in the Uighurs, they had already asked Tuoshu and Babel to prepare a large number of firearms in the Western Regions, among which the amount of gunpowder was particularly considerable.

Unfortunately, when he arrived at Zhongxing Mansion, it was already late November, and the weather was not only cold, but also rained and snowed for several days, making it difficult for gunpowder to exert its maximum effect. Seeing that the city's defense was still strong, after some discussion, Xiao Tienu decided to adopt the suggestions of Germa and Ren Dejing, changed the attack to a siege, blocked all roads, and ambushed and sent reinforcements.

Ren Dejing was familiar with the geography and people of Western Xia, so he drove 780,000 prisoners, surrendered troops and people recruited from the local area to build equipment and build fortifications outside the city, and led 15,000 people to attack the southeast camp of the Xia army on the edge of the Yellow River. The army sent out to rescue the city of Zhongxing Mansion was blocked by Ren Dejing, and the guards of the southeast battalion could not resist the attack of the disease, so they abandoned the camp and fled eastward. He rushed from behind, chased the Yellow River, reached the Lingzhou River, and took advantage of the chaos to enter Lingzhou. When Brother Wei Mingcha heard the news, he hurriedly sent back reinforcements and horses, but they were all repelled one by one.

But Xiao Tienu and the good fortune of the disease seem to have come to an end. Entering December, the Han army began to have serious problems with supplies not keeping up. At this time, the Ningxia Plain has been clear for a long time, especially in the north of Zhongxingfu, Xiao Tienu can forcibly collect not much grain and grass, and the arrows used to attack the city are less than a day, as for the bulky siege equipment is even more lacking, so he has to drive the people and craftsmen to make it in battle, but after all, grinding guns in the battle is only a small supplement, and the military resources that were originally expected to arrive in late November are less than Xiao Tienu expected because of the weather and roads, and the grain road from Yunzhong to Gyeonggi has just been opened. It will take some time for the follow-up supplies from the East Road to be transported here.

The wind blowing from the north is getting stronger and stronger, and although Xiao Ziqi and the Mobei tribes are more cold-resistant than the people in the south, they are not completely afraid of the cold. Then there was another heavy snowfall, although some generals advocated stepping on the snow to attack the city, but Xiao Tienu, as the commander of the whole army, considered that the heavy snow blocked the road, and the next supply might cut off this crisis, so he took the initiative to withdraw under the advice of Ren Dejing and others.

Looking at the scene of the Han army's flag slowly retreating, the monarchs and ministers in Zhongxingfu knew that this round of crisis had finally passed, but what about the next round? In the next round of Han army attacks, will they still be able to stop it? Although Xiao Tienu temporarily retreated, the Western Xia monarchs and ministers did not feel relaxed at all, because Xiao Ziqi not only did not go far, but also left a few Hu cavalry to plunder and harass everywhere, threatening the city defense of Zhongxing Mansion at any time.

What's more, Lingzhou, an important elbow and armpit town, is still in the hands of disease, and the Han army's large-scale attack on Zhongxing Mansion will start again at any time!

In the capital of Western Xia, the only hope that hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians can hope for now is Brother Wei Mingcha - the army led by the King of Jin at this moment is not only the main military force of the Western Xia regime, but also the last hope of the Western Xia royal family.

Similar to the original siege of Bianliang by Zongwang and Zonghan, the regular army of the Han army reached the city of Xia Capital with only 60,000 or 70,000 regular troops, plus the subordinate troops and people, there were only 100,000 people, and it was impossible to besiege such a big city as Zhongxingfu, so there has been intermittent news exchanges between Xia Du and Wei Ming Chage.

Brother Wei Ming Chage was naturally very anxious after knowing the situation in the capital, although he judged that it would not be easy to capture Zhongxing Mansion with Xiao Tienu's strength at the moment, but this could not be the reason for his slow return of reinforcements! But Liu Qi is really staring too closely, so he will be one step slower than the disease.

Fortunately, after entering December, the heavens seemed to begin to favor Western Xia - not only did the news of the withdrawal of the siege come from the Zhongxing Mansion, but there was also a rare chaos on the part of the Shaanxi army since the engagement!

"What happened to Liu Qi?"

Some generals were worried that it was the Han people who were using tricks, but Wei Mingchage rejected this view, believing that Liu Qi did not need to use tricks at this time, and from the chaos of the Han army, it seemed that something had happened in the rear.

"Could it be that Da Song has finally moved?" Such a tempting speculation flashed through Brother Mingcha's mind, but he soon felt that this situation was not very likely.

He didn't need to guess soon, because the accurate news had already arrived: "Report - reinforcements have been sent from the Yunzhong side!" ”

Reinforcements? How is it possible to send reinforcements in the clouds? In Brother Wei's prediction, Yunzhong should be more dangerous than Xixia, right?

The next day, this deviated news was corrected, and it turned out that Yunzhong did not send reinforcements, but Zong Han lost his territory and led his men and horses to join Western Xia. After Zong Han crossed the Yellow River, he took Jinsu and entered the territory of the Xiangyou Military Division and the Jianing Military Division of the Western Xia, and after hearing about the situation in the northwest, he felt that the situation in the Western Xia was also very bad, so he took the initiative to cooperate with the local Xia army to attack Liu Qi's rear, and the defense line in northern Shaanxi suppressed the regular troops of the Xia army, but with the addition of Zong Han, the defenders in northern Shaanxi could not resist, Liu Qi was worried that Zong Han would directly attack Chang'an in the south to cut off his back road, so he had to transfer troops back to help, so that the military strength of the main force of the Xia army was weak, It gave Brother Wei Mingcha an opportunity to go back to the aid with all his might.

After hearing the news, Brother Wei Mingcha was not only not happy, but his heart sank! Although Zong Han may bring tens of thousands of friendly troops with considerable combat strength to Western Xia, everyone knows that behind this defeated friendly army is Zhi Yanchong, who is looking down on the world! The fall in the clouds and Zong Han's coming to vote alleviated Brother Weimingcha's urgent need in the short term, allowing him to calmly rush back to Zhongxing Mansion, but in the long run, this situation will only be more unfavorable than Zong Han holding on to the clouds to contain Zhe Yanchong!

However, the loss of Yunzhong is an unchangeable fact, and the only choice for Brother Wei Mingcha and Zong Han in front of them is to unite and deal with their common enemy, the Great Han!

In mid-December, Brother Wei Mingcha and Zong Han met. The two met in the tent, and when Zong Han saw it, he looked up to the sky and sighed: "King Jin, King Jin!" Sticky Han is ashamed of his ancestors, he is not here to steal his life, but to find a way for his clansmen to live, and I hope that King Jin can be fulfilled! That sticky Han died immediately, and there was no complaint! As he spoke, he knelt down.

Brother Wei Mingcha hurriedly held on and said, "Marshal Du, what are you talking about!" Zhe Yan Chong is raging in the world, ** all races, I am equal to the enemy, just join hands to fight! ”

Zong Han was overjoyed when he heard this: "If this is the case, after repelling the Han'er, my Jurchen clan is willing to be the eastern barrier of Great Xia, and there is no second heart!" ”

Then the leaders of the two sides saluted each other, and everyone had seen the Wei Ming Renli on the Jin army's side, Yan Xiyin, Gao Qingyi, and Xia Jun's Wei Mingrenli, and Yelu Yujian and Wei Ming Chage had never met, but they were also famous for a long time. After a greeting, the generals talked about the military situation, and said: "Xiao Tienu has attacked Zhongxing Mansion, and Lingzhou has fallen into the hands of the disease!" I even sent three generals to lead the army back to help, but they were all ambushed and defeated by Xiao Tienu and Chong Quai, and I myself have been dragged by Liu Qi, and it is difficult to return to help as soon as possible. Although the Han army has withdrawn from the siege now, Xiao Tienu has not gone far, and he is even more entrenched in Lingzhou! The current plan is to recover Lingzhou and defend Zhongxing Mansion before planning anything else. ”

Yelu Yu saw the column and said: "It is useless to come from afar, I wish to get a guide, Yelu Yu saw but led the people and horses of the headquarters, took advantage of this cold winter to recapture Lingzhou City, and captured the seeds to get sick!" ”

Brother Wei Mingcha was overjoyed and said: "If Yelu is all out of the army, why worry about Lingzhou not being restored!" ”

At that moment, it was decided that Yelu Yu would lead the troops and horses and 10,000 people as the vanguard of the return, and Wei Mingchage would arrange another 30,000 troops as two wings and march towards Lingzhou. The main force of the Xia army and Zong Han, Wanyan Xiyin and others arrived later.

After the meeting, Wei Mingren retreated left and right, and said to Brother Wei Mingcha: "Zong Han is here, isn't King Jin not suspicious at all?" ”

Brother Wei Ming Cha said: "If it is a general of Zong Han who comes this time, and Zong Han himself is dead or captured, then the person who came cannot be trusted. But since he came to Zong Han, with his status and character, it is impossible for him to become the internal response of Zhi Yanchong. ”

Wei Mingren said: "This is natural, and I don't suspect this." Zong Han has always had the ambition of an emperor, and he has been standing high above Zhiyanchong's head for a long time, and now although he is declining, Zhiyanchong can't tolerate him, and he will never be Zhiyanchong's courtier. But because he has always had the ambition of an emperor, I am worried about ......"

Brother Wei said: "I'm worried that he will plot against me and swallow me in Western Xia in turn?" ”

Wei Mingrenli nodded and said, "At the moment, he is just a lost dog, he has not yet established a foothold in Western Xia, and he probably won't mess around, but in the long run, this person must not stay." ”

"Long-term?" Brother Wei Mingcha sneered: "Who is with him for a long time? We're using it right in front of his eyes! ”

Wei Mingrenli sighed: "It turns out that King Jin has a plan, but I was too worried. 'Cao Cao' is currently in power, and 'Sun Liu' has to be united, but if Cao Cao can be repelled, I don't know how King Jin plans to deal with 'Liu Bei'? ”

Brother Wei Mingcha pondered for a moment, and said with a slightly gloomy look in his eyes: "Judging from the current situation, we are a hundred times more dangerous than Sun Wu at the time of Chibi!" It would be a great fortune if Xixia could get the protection of the society this time! We will be able to achieve such a great victory as Zhou Lang, and it will be difficult to fight against the Han Dynasty, the national strength of the Han Dynasty is ten times that of me, and in the end, we will be defeated and have to bow down! These words have been made very clear, what Brother Wei Ming Chage is striving for at this time is not to defeat the Han Dynasty comprehensively, but to win the qualification to become a vassal of the Han Dynasty through victory on the battlefield.

Wei Mingrenli frowned, lowered his voice and said, "That'...... Then Zong Han ......"

Brother Wei Ming Cha said lightly: "When the time comes, Zong Han's head will be the best gift for our allegiance to the Han Emperor. ”