Silver Fox Tuoba Ning looked at Fengxiang Mansion City, which was still burning under the city wall, and couldn't help but sigh: "The imperial army of a thousand people, and they are not regular soldiers, they can resist my Western Xia warriors for a day and night, it seems that they want to die all here!" ”

When the other Western Xia generals heard Tuoba Ning's words, they were also silent.

Previously, these generals also put the black cauldron on the heads of Liu Liang and others of the Han army, but after this day and night of siege battles, they really knew how terrible it would be when a group of people didn't even want their lives.

When the troops were dispatched from Xiping Province, this army maintained an optimistic attitude from top to bottom, believing that since they had avoided the two large battalions of the imperial army in the north and south, then their 50,000 elite soldiers were enough to sweep through the hinterland of the empire.

However, it was the seemingly inconspicuous city in front of him, as well as the thousand-strong defenders inside, that blocked the advance of the Western Xia army.

Thinking that he would have to fight against more and more powerful imperial armies, and that he would attack imperial cities with higher walls and stronger defenses, every Western Xia had some doubts in their hearts.

Tuoba Ning glanced at the few remaining Han soldiers and horses, and said to the party generals beside him: "Wait for the fire to go out in a while, let Liu Liang withdraw, there are not many Han troops under his command, and it won't look good if they are all gone." ”

"Don't worry, there are not many people left in the city, and the last general will definitely be able to capture them in one fell swoop!"

Tuoba Ning admonished: "Don't be careless, that's what Liu Liang I remember yesterday said, but do you think this city has been captured now?" ”

"Liu Liang is useless, he will lose his troops in the face of a small county security regiment, and the last general will definitely not be able to repeat his mistakes."

"I'm a little worried if that's what you think." Tuoba Ning said with a solemn face: "Although this is only a small city in the empire, the guard in the city is not an idle person!"

You have all seen the battle of this day and night, in fact, don't say that it is Liu Liang, even if I am asked to personally lead the troops to attack the city, the result is the same. ”

Tuoba Ning explained to the soldiers: "The defenders of the city first attacked from afar with artillery, and then killed and wounded the soldiers under the city with muskets and grenades. When our Western Xia warriors finally rushed to the top of the city after the most difficult stage of the charge, these imperial people would use fire oil to force our army back. Liu Liang's 7,000 Han army was repeatedly consumed by this method, and only then was it beaten and suffered heavy casualties. ”

Seeing that the flames under the city wall were gradually extinguished, Tuoba Ning said with some regret: "The defenders in the city are indeed very talented, but unfortunately they will die after all!" ”

With Tuoba Ning's sigh, the party generals beside him also rushed to Fengxiang City with their own soldiers and horses.

Liu Liang led the remaining remnants of the army to withdraw, and tens of thousands of party troops were replaced, and the defenders in the city immediately became more difficult.

This offensive and defensive battle entered a white-hot battle from the beginning, and the party army of Western Xia was like a tide, constantly washing the city wall that had been blackened by flames.

Neither Regiment Commander Meng nor the county shousun expected that this attack of the Western Xia people would be so ferocious, so they could only pull their already hoarse and dry throats and roar loudly: "Brothers of the empire, now is the time for us to fight hard for the empire!" ”

Seeing that the Tangut people quickly set up the ladder and someone had already climbed to the top of the city, Commander Meng suddenly became anxious, and while shooting and killing these Tangut soldiers, he ordered: "Don't worry about ammunition, let's beat this wave of enemies first!" ”

For the time being, revolvers are still the general's sidearms, and these Imperial security forces don't have this kind of firearm that can fire in rapid bursts, but they have their own methods.

Because four or five hundred of their comrades had been killed in the battle during the night, the remaining security soldiers gathered up the rifles of their fallen comrades and loaded them with ammunition, so that they could shoot quickly during the battle.

In addition to this move, the only remaining grenades were also thrown out by the security forces of these empires.

Compared to the attack of their guns, grenades were more effective in area damage, and after this reckless throwing and shooting, the defenders of the city finally withstood it.

Although the ferocious attack of the Boshitians was repulsed, there was not a single grenade left, and there were few bullets left.

Head Meng looked at Sun Wei, the county guard beside him who he had always looked down on, and said with a smile: "Is it time?" ”

"yes, that's time!" Sun Wei patted Head Meng on the shoulder vigorously, and said with a smile: "Old Meng, I'm very happy to be loyal to the country with you!" ”

These two highest-ranking military and civilian officials in Fengxiang City did not deal with each other together because one was from the Imperial Legion and the other was from the Imperial Academy.

But at this moment, they forgot about the disputes and contradictions that had occurred, looked at each other with a smile and grudge, and worked together to prepare for the last battle.

In addition to the guns and grenades equipped by the security forces, there were also some civilian gunpowder in the city, and in order to prepare for the attack of the Tanguts, Commander Meng and Sun Wei had already ordered people to collect these things together.

Now the gunpowder was piled up in the fortified fortress on the city wall, and the surviving vigilante soldiers brought out the powder kegs and placed them under the battlements, and connected all the gunpowder leads.

Surplus guns and food were also carried to the city walls, so that if they exploded, these things would be blown up to the ground, and the Tanguts would not be given any useful supplies.

Just as the Western Xia army began to charge again, Commander Meng, who knew that he could not stop this offensive, raised the torch in his hand and approached the lead......

Suddenly, a hand reached over and pressed the hand of Regiment Leader Meng holding the torch.

"What? Do you regret being afraid of death? When Head Meng saw that the person who stopped him was Sun Wei, he couldn't help but say angrily.

"You're afraid of death!" Sun Wei, a weak scholar, also learned to scold today.

At this moment, Sun Wei's blackened face was smoked by the smoke and fire, showing an expression of anger and surprise, he pointed to the Western Xia army under the city and said, "You idiot, didn't you see that they began to withdraw their troops?" ”

"Huh!" Commander Meng was too concerned about the powder keg just now, so he didn't pay attention to the Western Xia army that was about to climb the city wall, and now they withdrew to their own formation like a low tide.

Picking up the telescope hanging on his chest, Commander Meng looked into the distance and found a group of soldiers in black military uniforms coming from the northeast, and after this familiar color came into view, his eyes suddenly moistened.

The reinforcements that came quickly from the northeast were naturally the Second Division of the Fourth Army of the Empire, which was originally stationed in Yan'an Mansion.

In order to prevent the Western Xia army from having other actions, Yan'an Mansion, a large transfer city, could not be defended, and the silver fox that entered the hinterland of the empire could not be ignored, so Zhu Tong, who was stationed in the city, discussed with Lei Heng and decided that Zhu Tong would take his second division to rescue Fengxiang Mansion.