Lu Zhishen was not mistaken, it was indeed an independent division that rushed out from the side of the enemy camp, it turned out that most of the body of Pang Wanchun's horse sitting down was snow-white, but only the neck and chest were a large piece of hair color but pure black, as if wearing a black armor, so it was named "black armor",

This horse is Lu Zhishen in Pang Wanchun's wedding to Pang Wanchun congratulatory gifts, just Pang Wanchun rode this horse from the enemy camp next to a fire pass, Lu Zhishen saw the horse at a glance, and then looked at the person on the horse, although it was dark and could not see the face, but from the size of the person is also very familiar, which determined that the person who came is Pang Wanchun.

Subsequently, the gate of Qizhou City was opened, the independent division rushed in, and when the last person entered the city, the city gate was closed again, and soon a large group of officers and soldiers chased to the city, and then was served by a fierce bow and arrow of the Qizhou army on the city wall, and the officers and soldiers were not prepared for the hasty pursuit in the middle of the night, and left dozens of corpses under the attack of the Qizhou army and had no choice but to retreat,

And when Lu Zhishen, Shi Jin and the generals of Qizhou hurriedly went down the city tower to see that the front of the generals of the independent division was actually Zheng Fei, Lu Zhishen and others were really surprised and happy, and hurriedly invited Zheng Fei and the generals of the independent division into the command post under the city, and then Lu Zhishen and others knew that the fire that had ignited from the enemy camp was actually the grain and grass of the officers and soldiers, and the generals were immediately overjoyed. But Zheng Fei regretted to tell them that although the fire was very large, it did not burn much grain and grass, because the grain and grass of the officers and soldiers were piled up next to their large camp, which was very convenient for them to put out the fire, and at the same time, in order to prevent accidents with the grain and grass, the officers and soldiers even hoarded the grain and grass separately in several places, and the ones that had just been burned by the independent division were only two of several large granaries, which did not hurt the muscles and bones of the officers and soldiers at all, and the main purpose of the independent division to attack the camp and set fire to it at night. It's just to cause chaos among the officers and soldiers so that they can take the opportunity to break through their encirclement and enter Qizhou City.

Lu Zhishen and others recalled that although the fire just started quickly, it was also extinguished quickly, and the fire was extinguished not long after the independent division entered the city. However, hearing that Bozhou and Gaotang had turned the corner with the help of the independent division, everyone was a little relieved.

Then Lu Zhishen reported to Zheng Fei the details of Qizhou City, it turned out that only 30,000 Hebei forbidden troops attacked Qizhou at the beginning, Lu Zhishen and Shi Jin led the Qizhou army to defend Yucheng, relying on brave battles to block the 30,000 forbidden troops outside Yucheng, and won precious time for the summer grain harvest in Qizhou.

But who expected, overnight, the forbidden army outside Yucheng suddenly increased by tens of thousands, and the combat effectiveness of these tens of thousands of people is obviously much higher than that of the Hebei forbidden army, the number of enemy troops has increased greatly, and the troops have attacked all parts of Qizhou, and the Qizhou army suddenly fell into an unfavorable situation of a war in many places, taking care of one and the other, in order to preserve the strength, Lu Zhishen had to take the main force of the Qizhou army to retreat to Qizhou City, Yucheng, Qihe and other places were lost one after another, and the Qizhou army also had 2,000 people who died in the fallen places, but they did not die in vain, The officers and soldiers also paid the price of at least seven or eight thousand people!

And the grain and grass in Qizhou City is extremely scarce, now, the grain and grass in Qizhou City can only be enough for the whole city army and people to support for three days, and the summer grain harvested by the people can only be eaten after seven days at the earliest, that is to say, the soldiers and civilians of Qizhou City will be hungry for at least three or four days in the future, and the enemy's attacks are continuous, and the situation in Qizhou City is extremely grim, Lu Zhishen had no choice but to send a letter of help to Bozhou and Gaotang Prefecture, but he didn't expect to come to the commander and independent division.

After listening to Lu Zhishen's report, Zheng Fei nodded and said, "You have done a good job, it is your tenacious struggle that has won the precious time for the people behind you to harvest summer grain, you don't have to worry, I have given orders to Wang Jin and Hu Yanzhuo, if it goes well, by tomorrow night, their army of 50,000 will be able to support Qizhou!" ”

Lu Zhishen and the others were greatly lifted when they heard this, if that was the case, as soon as the 50,000 army arrived, the total strength of the Heavenly Dao Army would reach nearly 70,000, although there were also 70,000 officers and soldiers, but it was not a grade at all compared to the Heavenly Dao Army! When they arrived, it would be the time for the Heavenly Dao Army to launch a counterattack!

Unexpectedly, at this time, a soldier suddenly came to report that the officers and soldiers outside the city had suddenly launched an attack, and the defenders of the four city walls were in a bitter battle!

Lu Zhishen and the others were all shocked, and immediately said, "In the past few days, although the official army has attacked fiercely, they have only attacked during the day and at night, but tonight is so abnormal, it should be because we burned their grain and grass and provoked them to be angry, so we came to retaliate?" ”

Zheng Fei frowned and shook his head and said, "It won't be so simple, it should be that the secret agents sent by the official army in our Yunzhou have also spread the news that our 50,000 army is about to go north to the official army outside the city, so they will storm overnight, intending to take Qizhou City before our army arrives. If this is the case, before our 50,000 men arrive, Qizhou City will suffer the fiercest attack from the official army! ”

When the generals heard this, they all felt that they were reasonable, and the officers and soldiers really couldn't afford to launch an attack overnight for that little bit of food and grass.

Shi Jin shouted angrily, "Fuck it, in the past, we didn't let the officers and soldiers get any advantage by relying only on our 5,000 Qizhou army, but now the brothers of the independent division are also here, and we have more than 10,000 people in the city, since they dare to attack, let's call them to come and go!" ”

The generals laughed, scolded their mothers in unison, and asked for war.

Zheng Fei quickly made operational arrangements and sent all 7,000 people of the independent division to the four city gates to fight side by side with the Qizhou army to defend Qizhou!

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Zheng Fei guessed right, it turned out that not long after they entered Qizhou City, a piece of information from the imperial court secret agents lurking in Yunzhou City was sent to Liu Fa, the actual commander of the 30,000 Hebei Army and the 50,000 Western Army, at the same time, and the news that 50,000 thieves were about to go north to support Qizhou surprised him!

This way, Liu Fa has several unforgettable experiences of the combat effectiveness of the Heavenly Dao Army, he didn't expect the legendary Liangshan thieves to be so strong, if he didn't understand that he was fighting in the Central Plains, he would definitely think that the enemy he was fighting with was the old opponent Xixia soldiers, not a group of thieves,

To this day, although the battle plan is going very smoothly, but the cruel reality that the Western Army has lost 5,000 people does not make him feel any joy, and he has only now finally understood the real reason why the imperial court urgently ordered him to lead troops to participate in the war.

But at this moment, Qizhou City has not been taken, but there are 50,000 thieves who are going to fight again, if the 50,000 thieves who come are as strong as the thieves who are staying in Qizhou City at the moment...... Liu Fa deeply felt an unprecedented sense of crisis, he has a hunch, if he waits for the 50,000 thieves to join the battle, then his 50,000 Western Army will definitely fall into a bloody battle with the enemy alone! As for the tens of thousands of Hebei forbidden troops, it is absolutely useless to count on them, and they are definitely the first to run! Although they are now controlled by themselves, everyone actually understands that their own boss is just a nominal boss, and he can be the main general everywhere, which one has no back mountain in the court? If the battle along the way is won, the credit will be shared by everyone, and if there is a mistake, the biggest culpability can only be borne by the poor coach himself. Under the national policy of the Great Song Dynasty to govern the military with literature, the army of the Great Song Dynasty is no longer a place where heroes are determined by their military merits and abilities, but a civilian officialdom full of relationships, power and mutual use, Liu Fa has never been afraid of fighting with the Western Xia for decades, but he does not dare to touch the affairs of the court at all, it is a place where people eat people and do not spit out bones, soldiers and the army are just tools for them to make a fortune and fight openly and secretly, this is the sorrow of the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty, and the sorrow of the Great Song Dynasty!

Liu Fa knew that before the arrival of the 50,000 thieves, he had to take Qizhou City, and only in this way could he be sure to fight to the death with the thieves! He immediately summoned his subordinates and Hebei generals to explain to them the arrival of a crisis in front of them, and decided to immediately attack Qizhou City at any cost overnight.

The generals of the Western Army naturally unconditionally obey their extremely respected commanders, and the generals of Hebei have no opinion, anyway, from the day your Western Army came, you have been fighting in the front, and we are waving the flag and shouting in the back.

Soon after, all the generals returned to the camp to prepare for the battle, Liu Fa listened to the insensitive laughter of the Hebei generals outside the camp, and only felt a sadness in his heart, for himself and for the soldiers of the Western Army who were about to die.