Chapter 782: The Battle of Yulin Begins
To the north of Yulin is the Mu Us Desert that spreads to Western Xia, and at this time, a black shadow is slowly squirming on the wind-blown sandy grass beach at the edge of the desert, if you don't look carefully, it is difficult to see it when the dark wind is high in this month.
The leading old man walked like a fly in the desert, and it was evident that he was a traveler who often walked in the desert, his silver hair was wrapped in linen, and shimmered silver in the occasional moonlight, he was the guide of this army, and he was also the local people.
Although he was reluctant to do so, he became the guide of the invading army after several refusals and their families died tragically under the butcher's knife of the party members. The emperor of Western Xia stood beside him, observing the dilapidated map, and the old man knew at a casual glance that the map belonged to Dongshengzhou.
The old man's pause made Li Yuanhao raise his head: "Old man, I said that the army can't hesitate to march, why did you stop?" Do you want to take your whole family to the footsteps of those people? I don't want that! ”
The old man shook his head and pointed to the front, and said in a jerky sinicization: "Yulin City is less than ten miles ahead, and the old man can only take you here." If you go any further, even if Your Majesty kills my whole family, it will be impossible to move forward! ”
The old man's words were so resolute that Li Yuanhao saw a different look in his cloudy eyes, Li Yuanhao frowned slightly, he had seen this kind of look, just like a lone wolf on the grassland, fierce and persistent......
"Good! Since the old man keeps his promise, so do I, but I don't know, can the old man be willing to enter my Western Xia? ”
The old man shook his head slightly: "Born and raised in Si, the old man just wants to be buried here, and he doesn't dare to leave his hometown......"
Li Yuanhao glanced at the old man and nodded slightly: "That's fine, but I have one last question for you, why is my army interested in Yulin, and I haven't seen the soldiers of the Liao Dynasty along the way?" ”
The old man's body stiffened, and then he recovered without a trace and said: "This place is a barren desert, Your Majesty's army is coming along the desert, and the Qinghe army and the Jinsu army naturally don't know." ”
Li Yuanhao smiled: "Oh? In this case, the old man must keep his mouth shut, otherwise you will pass it on! ”
The old man seemed to suddenly breathe a sigh of relief and said: "Your Majesty is serious, such a large army appeared outside Yulin City, even if you don't say it, the Qinghe Army and the Jinsu Army are afraid that they already know that 100,000 troops are not a small number, even if there is no vigorous sound from the desert, the rangers of Yulin will see it." ”
Li Yuanhao waved his hand: "Let's go......"
As the old man said, it is really difficult for the 100,000 army to hide, and ten miles ahead is Yulin, at this time, there can be no more delay, the longer it is delayed, the more unfavorable it will be to the attack of Great Xia!
Xixia let there was nothing to prepare, he ate on the horse, and when he was full, the warriors on the horse put away the dry food, which was the most suitable for their battle, and the Great Song army was different, the Khitans and the Dangxiang people could drink alcohol before the war.
An army of 100,000 is not a small number, if you set up camp and set up a tent, you will camp for ten miles, although Li Yuanhao is cunning, but he is good at using soldiers, and after resting, he will lead the army straight to Yulin City.
As soon as the army left the desert, the rumbling sound of horses' hooves spread, and the sound of landslides and tsunamis made people tremble, Li Yuanhao was in the Chinese army, but soon he felt that something was wrong, such a big battle, why didn't Yulin City have much reaction?
At this time, the old man who was the guide had just left the Western Xia army and scratched his face wildly, and soon an old dragon clock's face became the appearance of a young man, this person was the Xingzong Emperor Yelu Zongzhen's play, because he learned the art of disguise, he was reused by the Queen Mother, in fact, this person is quite brainy.
When Liao Xingzong went west, he fled for his life in panic after defeat, Luo Yiqing was quite humorous at the moment of life and death, and took advantage of Liao Xingzong's respite from the horse, deliberately funny: "Your Majesty, do you see if your nose is still there?" ”
There was a war between Xia and Liao, and the Xia people always liked to cut off the noses of the captured Liao people and then release them, and Luo Yiqing took this as a laugh to make the Liao Shengzong happy. Liao Xingzong had just picked up his life at this time, and when he heard Luo Yiqing say this, he was angry and ordered others to slaughter Luo Yiqing.
Who knew that Luo Yi answered lightly: "It's not Tang Taizong who led the march", he still refused to give in, and continued to have fun with Liao Xingzong. Liao Xingzong also laughed when he heard this, knowing that this defeat was all due to his own decision.
Although this person is a servant, he has a very strong arrogant backbone, so he is valued by the Queen Mother and used as the most critical chess piece in the strategy to lure the enemy. At this time, he was leading hundreds of Qinghe troops hidden nearby to quickly rush to the Ulan Mulun River, and he wanted to replace the pole that Li Yuanhao's army left in the river to measure the depth of the water......
Don't look at Luo Yiqing as a small man, but he is very smart, although he can't grasp the general trend, but he is extremely proficient in the path.
The Qinghe Army and the Jin Su Army have already received news from him, and there is a Zhenwu Army in Yulin City waiting for them, so it can be said that the three armies have turned Yulin City into a pocket array, just waiting for Li Yuanhao to enter the pocket!
Li Yuanhao is suitable to lead the troops to fight, but it is still not enough in strategy, the general in his hand, Ye Li Yu Qi is a rare commander in Western Xia, but Li Yuanhao is very suspicious, this kind of war he does not need to beg.
Obviously, this is a stinky move, Li Yuanhao suspected when he shouldn't be suspicious, and was arrogant when he shouldn't be arrogant, so the mistake was irreparable, when Li Yuanhao's soldiers came to the city, the city wall was suddenly brightly lit, the banner was out, and the rocket rose like a burning cloud, like a meteor suddenly coming, shooting into the Western Xia army, making them a live target.
The sound of the arrow pierced the silent night sky with a terrible cry, like a ghost crying wolf howl, Li Yuanhao did not panic, 100,000 troops in hand, what else did he worry about, even if Yulin City's defenses were perfect, it could not withstand several attacks by the army.
When the Qinghe army and the Jin Su army reacted, Yulin City was already in the bag of Great Xia, "raise the shield, set up the cloud ladder, and storm the city!" ”
The army of Western Xia has been conquering the Western Regions for many years, and it has long been well-trained, and soon the shield like a mountain into the wall will be erected, and it will advance steadily, as long as the Chinese army is safe, the army will not panic.
The Western Xia army rushed to Yulin City like a tide, the army defending the city was not panicked, but held on steadily, no one retreated, and no one was not indignant, Li Yuanhao's move was simply bullied to the head of Da Liao, how could the Liao people not be evil from one side?
The siege of the Western Xia army was very smooth, but it encountered stubborn obstruction under the city, after all, the city wall is so big, it can not accommodate many people to fight, and the army defending the city is surprisingly sufficient, there are constantly rolling stones and sassers, lead water lime sprinkled from the city wall, lime meets water and burns people, this is the ability of the Liao people to learn from the Great Song Dynasty.
The siege battle was the most stalemate, and Li Yuanhao was worried about what was coming, and soon there was a shouting of killing all around, accompanied by the roar of arrows......