Western Xia Zhongxing Mansion.

When the army of Chengdu Mansion in the Great Song Dynasty was moving, the same situation was here. is only more dignified and anxious than Chengdu Mansion.

The major gates of Zhongxing Mansion are all open.

Since Zhongsun Xuanting returned to the city with the remaining 40,000 forbidden troops two days ago, soldiers and people from all over the country have been flocking to this Zhongxing Mansion.

The Great Xia army marched south from the Great Wall and is now on the verge of Shunzhou City. The breath of war permeated the sky over the entire Western Xia.

There were soldiers guarding outside the gates of the major cities, and the people entering the city were strictly checked.

The city was already crowded.

The streets were full of people rubbing shoulders with each other.

They came to this Chung Hing house for refuge. Although Zhongxing Mansion will definitely become the target of public criticism, for these people, there is always a sense of security at the feet of the Son of Heaven.

At the head of the southern city, the empress Li Xiushu stood under the golden umbrella in a dragon robe.

She looked south, her pretty face solemn, and there was a worried look in her eyes.

Although the Great Xia army on the verge of Zhongxing Mansion is only 50,000 at the moment, there is a polar realm like Luotuo in the ranks, which cannot be underestimated. It is difficult to determine whether this Zhongxing Mansion can hold on.

And if the Zhongxing Mansion is broken, it will be equivalent to the destruction of the entire Western Xia.

Looking at the people who entered the city in panic, Li Xiushu couldn't help but feel a little guilty in her heart.

Beside her, Zhongsun Qifu, Heliandong and others also sighed softly. Helian Dong's eyes were still a little red and swollen.

The death of Helian City really dealt a big blow to him.

But is it the fault of these people that Western Xia is in such a situation?

Li Xiushu, Zhongsun Qifu and others felt guilty in their hearts, but they couldn't think of anything wrong with them. Perhaps, not doing well enough is a mistake in itself.

Over the years, Li Xiushu, Zhongsun Qifu and others have really worked hard for this Western Xia.

Li Xiushu is on guard against the four major military divisions step by step, and now it is still developing into such a situation, which can only be said to be caused by the current situation. If it weren't for the Yuan Dynasty's development of arms, Great Xia would not have been possible.

It is clear that there is no point in talking about this now.

After a long period of distraction, Li Xiushu suddenly turned her head to look at Zhongsun Xuan Ting and asked, "How many soldiers have gathered in Zhongxing Mansion now?" ”

Zhongsun Guanting was defeated, she did not punish her, and let Zhongsun Guanting take on the heavy responsibility of guarding Zhongxing Mansion. Because she understands that the defeat of the Great Wall is not the fault of Zhongsun Xuanting.

Moreover, if you punish Zhongsun Xuan Court now, it will only be more unfavorable to the situation. It may even make some ministers dissatisfied, so there will be changes.

Zhongsun Xuan Ting replied on the side: "Back to the emperor, in addition to the more than 60,000 forbidden troops, there are 10,000 defenders in the city and 20,000 Yiweisi. Moreover, there is a total of soldiers from Jingzhou, Huaizhou and Shunzhou who rushed to King Qin...... About eight thousand. There were about 100,000 soldiers in the city. ”

"Hmm."

Li Xiushu nodded lightly, "Where have the armies of the Gansu Military Division and the Xiangqing Military Division arrived?" ”

Zhongsun Xuan Ting said: "It should be about two days before we can rush to the imperial city." ”

"What about the grain and grass?" Li Xiushu asked again.

This time, Zhongsun Qifu replied, saying: "The grain and grass of all the cities around the imperial city have been gathered, and it should be able to supply about half a year for an army of 150,000. ”

When Li Xiushu heard this, there was no movement again.

Half a year is really not a long time.

It can be seen that the current Western Xia heritage is indeed shallow.

If it weren't for the repeated battles in recent years, the food hoarded in this Zhongxing Mansion would definitely not only support the consumption of 150,000 troops for half a year.

It's just that I think that the grain and grass should be enough for this half year.

After all, there is no surplus of grain and grass in Western Xia, and the same is true of Great Xia. It may even be that there is not as much food hoarded in the country as in Western Xia.

It is almost impossible for this battle to last for half a year.

Great Xia did not have enough capital to support the army's expedition abroad for such a long time.

It wasn't until dusk was approaching that Li Xiushu took everyone back to Zicheng.

More and more people gathered in this Zhongxing Mansion, which also made the atmosphere of war wafting in the sky more and more intense. Like a boulder, it weighs on the hearts of all.

Two more days passed.

The 30,000 soldiers of the Gansu Military Division finally rushed to Zhongxing Mansion from the territory of the Xiangqing Military Division. accompanied by nearly 10,000 defenders in the territory of the Xiangqing Military Division.

The 30,000 soldiers of the Xiangqing Military Division who were guarding Dingzhou also rushed to Zhongxing Mansion later, and also brought 2,000 Dingzhou defenders.

By this time, the cities around Zhongxing Mansion were almost no different from empty cities.

The number of soldiers gathered in Zhongxing Prefecture reached about 170,000.

It seems that this is more than enough to deal with the army of 50,000 military divisions of Baima Qiangzhen, even if Luo Tuo is here. But Li Xiushu and others are still in a solemn mood.

The military division of Baimaqiang Town is now coerced outside Shunzhou City, and it is not surprising that Shunzhou City, which has no soldiers to defend it, will soon fall. After that, the army of the military division of Baimaqiang Town will drive straight into Zhongxing Mansion. And directly north of Zhongxing Mansion, there is also the army of the Black Mountain Weifu Military Division, which is also rushing towards Zhongxing Mansion at this time.

Together, the two armies of them must have nearly 100,000 people, and with those masters of Luotuo, they will be able to pose a threat to Zhongxing Mansion.

Not to mention, the Xiping Military Division and the Heishui Town Yan Military Division will never sit idly by.

This is a decisive battle between Western Xia and Great Xia, you can imagine it, and Great Xia will do its best.

If the Great Song Dynasty could not send troops to aid Zhongxing Mansion in time, then the final winner of this war would undoubtedly be Great Xia.

Fortunately, on this night, a carrier pigeon landed in the palace.

The night was very cold.

The night wind howled, and the cold was biting.

A eunuch held a lantern in his left hand and a bamboo pipe tightly in his right hand, and hurried towards Li Xiushu's dormitory.

The emperor has already explained that if there is a letter from the Chengdu government, it will be discussed as urgent.

Soon, the eunuch arrived outside Li Xiushu's bedroom.

Here it is blocked.

The war is imminent, and Li Xiushu has suffered the loss of the major military divisions who have forcibly broken out of the city before, and now there are many guards inside and outside the palace.

In addition to the hundreds of Yiwei Forbidden Army as bright posts, there are also dozens of Tingchao Mansion as secret posts.

Around her room, there were eight True Martial Realm Listening Chao Mansions to worship and guard.

In his room, eight female sword officers were closely guarding the bedside.

After the eunuch was blocked, he hurriedly said to the general of the Yi Wei Division: "There is a secret letter from Chengdu Mansion that is urgent. ”

The generals did not dare to hesitate, even though it was late at night, they still hurriedly walked towards the dormitory.

Outside Li Xiushu's room, he shouted inside: "Your Majesty, a secret letter from Chengdu Mansion has arrived." ”

Inside the house, Li Xiushu was already asleep.

Several pretty female sword officers still have their eyes open.

Hearing this, I had to wake up Li Xiushu.

Li Xiushu's eyes were a little dazed, but when she heard that there was a letter from Chengdu Mansion, she suddenly sobered up.

There was a little excitement on her face, and she said, "Bring it to me quickly." ”

A female sword-chamberlain walked towards the outside of the house.

Then soon, the room remembered Lee so-sook's chuckle.

She held the letter in her hand, and a smile on her pretty face was like a flower.

Zhao Dongting really didn't disappoint her.

The letter was sent back by Ke Shuyuan, and it said that the Shuzhong Military Region had received a holy decree, and the deputy marshal Zhang Guangbao was gathering troops in Chengdu Mansion to aid Western Xia.

Moreover, it was the six forbidden armies of the Shuzhong Military Region that were dispatched together, including Tianjue, Tianmeng, Tianwai, Tianqiao, Tiangui, and Tianchao.

This is definitely an extremely powerful force.

Although it is said that all armies now have firearms, it is difficult for the Great Song Forbidden Army to have the same advantages as before. But over the years, the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army has won a hundred battles, but it is not a joke.

Just the prestige of the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army can make Li Xiushu feel reassured and excited. At the same time, it should also make the army of the military division of Baima Qiang Town jealous.

This night, Li Xiushu, who was no longer worried in her heart, couldn't fall asleep again because she was too happy and excited.

The next day was early in the dark, so she finished washing up and rushed to the main hall.

When Zhongsun Qifu and other ministers arrived at the main hall in the early court, they finished saluting, and when they looked up, they saw Li Xiushu on the throne smiling and groaning.

In the past few days, Li Xiushu has never shown such a relaxed demeanor.

Zhongsun Qifu was slightly moved, guessing something in his heart, but he didn't say anything.

Immediately afterwards, I heard Li Xiushu say with a smile: "Everyone, the Great Song Dynasty is ready to send troops to help my Western Xia." The 60,000 forbidden troops of the Shuzhong Military Region are converging, and they will come to Zhongxing Mansion in the near future. ”

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were all overjoyed when they heard the words.