The army gathered in front of Hengshan, the horse army and the infantry army were neatly arranged, the flags were clear, the drums and horns sounded, and the horses neighed constantly.

Tong Guan was dressed in a military uniform, sitting upright on a horse, and the generals of the Seed Master, Zhi Keqiu, Wang Hou, Yang Keshi, Xin Xingzong, and Han Shizhong gathered, and the elite soldiers of the Shenwu Army, the Shengjie Army, the Zhejia Army, and the Seed Army were like rain.

"Out of Hengshan, Xiping Mansion, Jingzhou City, and Huaizhou City must all be taken within ten days to clear the periphery of Xingqing Mansion." Tong Guan said loudly.

"Han Wu, if you hand over the Shengjie Army to you, you have to lure us away from Linglang and mobilize the main force of the Xia Army."

Han Shizhong hugged his fists and said: "Tong Shuai, rest assured, Han Wu will definitely live up to his mission." ”

Tong Guan was overjoyed, with such a death squad, it would be much easier to attack the city by himself.

After Han Shizhong finished speaking, he frowned slightly, leaned closer and whispered: "Tong Shuai, Tubo people... Is it reliable? ”

Tong Guan's face was colorful, and he said with a smile: "How can the Tubo people refuse the conditions offered by a certain family, you can rest assured, they will definitely fight hard for me." ”

These major events in the decision-making circle are not Han Shizhong's turn to worry about, and he is not qualified to participate.

Since the commander ordered that the general could only move forward bravely, Han Shizhong took the order and left, as a bait for the vanguard and feint attack, to go deep into the heart of Western Xia alone.

Back in his own camp, Han Shizhong was completely clothed, his whole body armor protected his mantle and shoulder guards like a tiger swallowing the sun, his chest and back armor and leg guards were integrated, he wore a horned beast helmet, and his face and neck were covered with a sash and neck guard, revealing only a pair of majestic eyes.

Behind him, sitting on a tall horse, were three thousand horsemen with neat saddles, swords and shields, and spears in their hands.

This is the best cavalry in the Western Army, and commanding these people to fight, Han Shizhong feels that it is a kind of enjoyment.

The drums of war roared, the horns sounded, and the spirits of the three armed forces were lifted.

Nested in the cold and freezing Hengshan, I have been preparing for so long, and it is finally time to go on the expedition.

The Western Army, Shaanxi Fourth Road began to operate from Fan Yong, the son of Dafan, and the name of the strong army has been hanging for nearly a hundred years.

In Zhulu, Shaanxi, a family has served the Western Army for several generations, men do not live to be thirty, and a bunch of widows live together.

Behind these widows, there is a sea of blood feuds accumulated over the years, and now they have the opportunity to completely defeat the old enemy who has been biting for a hundred years.

In today's Great Song Dynasty, these are the only people who can fight.

The Central Forbidden Army, which has always been relied on by the Great Song Dynasty, is tall and handsome, and must understand the rules, followed by military experience, and the corruption of the mother cannot fight;

Due to the Song-Liao peace agreement and the signing of the Yuanyuan Alliance, the long border between Song and Liao was basically undefended, and there was no war for many years, and the combat effectiveness was even more unbearable.

At this time, only the soldiers and horses of the Western Army rolled in the sea of blood every day and fought on the knife mountain.

They are generally inherited from generation to generation, the Fuzhou Folding Army, the Linzhou Yang Family General, and the Qingjian City Seed Army can fight hard, dare to sacrifice, and dominate the world, which is the last reliance of the Great Song Dynasty.

Since the bankruptcy of Shenzong's Wulu War, the loyalty of the Western Army to the imperial court has greatly declined, and recently it has been without pay for several years, and the Western Army has complained about the imperial court.

This is an excellent opportunity, as long as the Western army under the leadership of Tong Guan destroys the old enemy Western Xia and recaptures the horse breeding land for the Great Song Dynasty, it is an opportunity to completely solve the decline in morale and loyalty.

In the first month of the second year of Daguan, Tong Guanbing was divided into two ways and took the lead in sending troops.

Han Shizhong led his troops to the north along the Yellow River, all the way like a bamboo, sweeping the Xixia Fort along the way.

Within three days, Mengjing, Bole, and Yaode Fort were captured.

A steady stream of supplies was transported to the front line by hundreds of thousands of people, and the officers and men of the Western Army fought with their stomachs full and wearing cotton clothes for the first time.

Five days later, the seed master dao broke through Xiping Mansion, hurriedly set up the prefect, and continued to advance.

The Tubo people set off from Renduoquan on this day, and rushed all the way to Yingli City, and Tong Guan's hanging heart finally let go.

Seven days later, the Zhuangjia Army and the Zhejia Army joined forces to break through Jingzhou, and Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Western Xia, was close at hand.

At this time, Li Qianshun was surprisingly calm, the gate of Xingqing Mansion was closed, and he was beaten to the gate, and the main force of the Xia army still did not appear.

On the tenth day, all the cities and forts on the east side of Xingqing Mansion were cleared, and the Song army surrounded half of Xingqing Mansion.

"Woo~~~Woo~~~~" The horn sounded for a long time, accompanied by the majestic and long horn sound, countless small black dots came densely from all directions, and the strongest combat power of the Great Song Dynasty gathered here. In the distance, there were also various chariots and horses, transporting grain and grass and huge siege equipment.

The Song army fought a little too smoothly, and many of the generals were veteran generals who had been in battle for a long time, and they were all faintly uneasy.

The Tibetan people came belatedly, and also set up camp in the west, and several Tibetan generals came to the Song camp to meet.

Although Tong Guan had read some art of war and had some practice, he was already carried away by victory at this moment.

He arrogantly received his defeated generals, the envoys of Hehuang Tubo, and scolded the other party for their slow march, and so far they have not besieged Xingqing Mansion.

Tong Guan was afraid that in the Xingqing Mansion, the Western Xia royal family fled to the vast grassland, and he couldn't wait for the Tubo people to surround him.

The Song army has already surrounded three sides, and according to the original agreement, the Tubo people are still needed to surround the east.

The Tibetan envoy was resigned, and after being scolded, he returned to the camp, preparing to convey Tong Guan's order.

In the big tent of the Song army, the generals sat on both sides, and Tong Guan and the master of the tree sat at the top.

The seed master frowned, and said: "Tong system envoy, this long drive straight in, the resistance encountered along the way is so small, could it be a summer thief's secret ** plan, I have to guard against it." ”

Tong Guan smiled and said: "On the battlefield, all kinds of tricks emerge one after another, and they are indeed magic weapons to defeat the enemy. However, sometimes even if you clearly know what the other party is doing, you may not be able to crack his deployment, which is a conspiracy.

A certain family uses this trick, what can Xixia do, the old minister does not need to worry, and when the siege equipment arrives, he will be able to break through Xingqing Mansion within seven days. ”

The farmer said with a calm face: "The soldiers are out of Hengshan, our battle line has dragged on for such a long time, and the logistics have not kept up with it if we have soldiers and horses arranged by the summer thieves along the way to attack our supplies, what should we do?" ”

Tong Guan was proud: "How can a general be short-sighted, he has counted it a certain morning, and the food stored in the army is enough to eat for half a month, and he can't beat Xingqing Mansion for half a month?" ”

The Seed Master Dao Master took a breath, suppressed the fire, and then said: "Envoy, Xingqing Mansion is not an ordinary city, but the capital of Western Xia, why is it difficult to defend it for half a month?" For today's plan, it is better to divide the troops and go back, sweep away the remnants of the Xia army around them, ensure the smooth transportation lines, and place soldiers and horses in the state and county forts, and it is the safest to camp step by step. ”

Division? Tong Guan sneered: "Concentrate the soldiers and horses and defeat the Xingqing Mansion, then the peripheral summer thieves will not gather to surrender." It seems that you are so timid and afraid of things, and you have no decision when you are in trouble, when will you be able to calm down the summer rebellion. ”