The 30,000 army slaughtered Shuofang, in fact, as soon as the army was dispatched, the Jin King Richard received the information sent by the scouts, and he felt very strange that the generals of the Great Song Dynasty had been arrogant enough to attack Shuofang City with only 30,000 horses, which was also too whimsical.

The city of Shuofang is not particularly large, and it is only ranked in the top ten at most in Western Xia, but the difficulty coefficient of this city is second only to Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Western Xia. However, if you enter the territory of Western Xia from Xihe Road, you can only pass through Shuofang, otherwise you will have to take a detour to Qinfeng Road, so this military city is very important for Western Xia.

The reason why Shuofang City is important is not only the only passage of Xihe Road, the key is that after crossing the big river behind Shuofang City, it is the grassland of Pingchuan, and there is no place where troops can be garrisoned within more than 100 miles, so this city has spent a lot of manpower, material and financial resources in the construction place, and built it into an iron wall.

Sandwiched between the two high mountains, in front of Shuofang City is a canyon ten miles long, and it is a canyon with a very steep slope, the whole canyon is seven or eight zhang wide, it looks rugged from a distance, as an attacking party, whether it is cavalry, or infantry, it is not a good choice, it can be said that this military city is a nightmare for the attacking side.

No matter what Brother Richard, the king of Jin who sits in the Shuaifu, thinks, he thinks that Liu Fa should not lead an army of 30,000 to conquer Shuofang City, so if not, what will this Song Dynasty name do in the future?

After opening the map, after thinking for a long time, Brother Richard felt that Liu Fa should not be here to attack Shuofang City, but to take the Ah Wa military village at the foot of Niutou Mountain, and after taking that military village, he could detour behind Shuofang City, but what was the point of doing that?

No matter what the meaning is, you have to leave this famous Song general Liu Fa in Shuofang City. After making up his mind, Brother Richard, the king of Jin, began to prepare, he personally went to the Wa army village this time, and the defense of Shuofang City was handed over to Montenegro Ming, this guy is the main general of Shuofang City, and it is normal for him to take on the responsibility of defense now.

Brother Richard said to Montenegro: "This time, the Song army of 30,000 horses is obviously not here to attack Shuofang City, of course, you can't take it lightly, I will leave you 20,000 horses, only allowed to defend the city, absolutely not out of the city, no matter what the circumstances, without my order, you are not allowed to go out of the city." ”

"King Jin, don't worry, I've been guarding Shuofang for more than ten years, and I will definitely not attack rashly." Shuofang City Lord Heishan Mingman didn't care, in his opinion, whether the King of Jin was here or not, he would defend Shuofang City.

Brother Richard didn't say much, after all, he didn't think that the Song army would be able to conquer Shuofang City, you must know that for more than 100 years since the founding of the Western Xia, I don't know how many Song army corpses were under Shuofang City, but this military city is still standing.

Eight tribes, including the Tuoba clan, the fine Feng clan, the Fei Ting clan, the Xiang Li clan, the Pochao clan, the Ye Li clan, the Mi Bao clan, and the Wuzang clan, formed the main body of the Western Xia, and basically there were eight tribes that formed the Western Xia army, and they also had to send weapons, horses, and soldiers. For example, the main body of Shuofang City is the Yeli clan, the full name of the city lord is called Yeli Black Mountain Ming, and the 20,000 elite soldiers who defend the city are also the elite of the Yeli tribe.

Among the eight major tribes, most of them are still nomadic, but the Yeli tribe has become an alternative, and most of them live in the city, which is a bit similar to the Tuoba clan. It's just that the Tuoba clan has a large population, accounting for almost one-third of the total population of Western Xia, so even if there are many people living in the city, there are still many nomads. However, the total population of the Yeli tribe is less than 100,000, and the number of truly nomadic herders is less than 30,000. Most of them live in the city, accept Han culture, wear Han clothes, speak Han Chinese, and look not much different from Han people.

From Shuofang City to the Wa cottage is not less than one hundred and fifty miles away, the Jin King Richard brother commanded 30,000 cavalry arrived in less than three hours, the cottage is mainly three thousand elite soldiers of the Wuzang clan, of course, there are seven or eight thousand residents, the total population is a little more than 10,000. Now there are more than 30,000 people, obviously this military village can not accommodate so many people, only 5,000 of the new 30,000 cavalry have entered the military village, and the rest are camped behind Niutou Mountain.

Brother Richard said to the owner of the Wa military village: "The task of guarding the cottage is entrusted to you, no matter what method you use and how much you pay, you must defend the army village for seven days, and you can't let the Song army escape." ”

"Please rest assured, His Royal Highness the King of Jin, even if all the cottages are killed in battle, they will hold on for seven days." is a ruthless character, this tall guy doesn't have any strategy, just blindly fighting ruthlessly and bravely.

The Awa military village is not a military city, the defense is extremely weak, only relying on 8,000 soldiers to defend, if you want to resist the attack of 30,000 Song troops, the difficulty factor is still very great. Brother Richard knew this very well that the reason why he wanted to hold on to the sea for seven days was mainly because he was afraid that he would send troops too early and would be scared away by Liu Fa, an old fox, and only by nailing this team of 30,000 people to the Wa army village could he truly achieve the task of annihilation.

What Richard wants to do this time is not to defeat Liu Fa, but to completely annihilate the 30,000 Song troops, so this battle cannot be a simple encounter.

The whole village of the Wa military village is not big, and it is not very high, only two zhang high, and it is only built of giant wood, and there is no moat, the only advantage is that the military village is backed by Niutou Mountain, there is only one main gate, and the front of the door is a very long slope, the offensive speed of the attacking side will be seriously blocked, not only that, the advance of large-scale siege equipment will also be quite troublesome.

Just seven days after Richard Ge's 30,000 troops arrived at the Wa military village, Liu Fa's 30,000 troops arrived.

Tong Guan's order could not be disobeyed, and he couldn't defeat Shuofang City, in this case, Liu Fa's eyes were on the Wa military village, as long as the Wa military village was attacked in the past, the Western Xia cavalry of Shuofang City would definitely help, and this time should be no exception.

Liu Fa didn't think about taking the Wa military village, he just wanted to win a battle, which could be regarded as blocking Tong Guan's mouth, of course, if he really took this military village, it would be better to slap Brother Richard hard.

The scouts in front reported that the Wa army village had increased by thousands of elite soldiers, and the defense was much tighter than usual, and it had entered a state of imminent formation.

Liu Fa was not surprised at all by the increase in the defense of the Ah Wa military village, he knew that Brother Richard was in action, but he didn't know how big the other party's appetite was this time, no matter how big the appetite of the king of Western Xia and Jin was, this time he had to fight hard, and the main battlefield of this battle was placed in the Ah Wa military village.

The reason why Liu Fa put the main battlefield of the decisive battle in the Wa military village is that this place is narrow and uneven, and the cavalry can't rush up to speed at all, in this case, the cavalry has become a target, and the combat effectiveness is even inferior to the infantry, so that there will be a lot of uncertainty in the whole campaign.

After arriving at the Wa military village on the first day, Liu Fa did not immediately attack, but asked the soldiers to set up siege equipment, although the terrain of this place is not suitable for large siege facilities, but small trebuchets, siege vehicles can still be used, and this small siege equipment is not only easy to carry, but also simple to assemble, and it is easier to carry out when besieging the city.

That night, Liu Fa held a pre-war mobilization meeting, and when he saw that the generals below had arrived, he said: "The small Ah Wa military village doesn't need us to pay too much attention at all, and it can be taken in three days at most." However, the cavalry of Western Xia should have been nearby, either roaming or already encamped. Therefore, when attacking the Awa military village, use trebuchets as much as possible to minimize the casualties of the soldiers, and try not to sprint up before smashing the walls and gates of the walled city. ”

These generals were still a little confused for a while, how good it was to take down the Wa military village in one go, why bother grinding and chirping like this.

Liu Fa saw that the people below were puzzled, so he said: "Once we enter the Ah Wa military village, then it will become the attack of the Western Xia army, and we will defend, and the Ah Wa military village is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and whoever defends will suffer." Besides, there is no way out of that military fortress, once trapped in the military fortress, it is a place of death, and it is impossible to kill unless there are reinforcements. ”

Now that he has unified his thoughts, Liu Fa ordered: "Li Junke, you lead three thousand soldiers to attack in three teams, this place is narrow, and too many people are not conducive to attacking, but it must be done realistically, and don't give people the impression that it is a feint." ”

"Yes!" Li Junke is ready to go.

Liu Fa continued: "The Song army is here, you lead the scouts to check Niutou Mountain to see if there is any Western Xia army, don't startle the snake." ”

The military orders were arranged one by one, but Liu Fa was a little uneasy in his heart, as for why he himself couldn't tell what was going on.

The next day, after breakfast, the soldiers began to slowly advance the trebuchets one after another, and the siege engines behind began to advance slowly. Li Junke personally led 3,000 soldiers to prepare for the charge, divided into three teams, the first team was all crossbowmen, and also advanced ten bed crossbows, putting on a strong attacking posture.

The bed crossbow, also known as the eight-bull crossbow, is known as a pole with three arrows, whether it is defending the city or attacking the city, this is a sharp weapon. The bed crossbow was very slow to advance, but its presence was a great psychological shock to the defenders. It's a pity that the Western Xia army defending the city does not have a bed crossbow, on the one hand, because the space on the wall is relatively small, and on the other hand, the bed crossbow production process is complex and the cost is extremely high. This is the biggest shortcoming of the Western Xia military system, the eight tribes have to pay for themselves, and the imperial court has always only collected money, and it will never pay for it. Not only does the Wa military village have no bed crossbows, but there are also no crossbows in Shuofang City.

With the sound of the horn, the Song army's offensive officially kicked off.