Putting the strengths and weaknesses of both sides in the picture, especially what they see and observe, the situation is already quite grim.

If the Liao army wants to attack the city, then the Liao army besieging the city must withstand many rounds of attacks, replaced by ordinary attacks, and can also be resisted with heavy armor, these fine iron arrows can easily penetrate the iron harrier armor of Western Xia.

No matter how arrogant Liao Xingzong was, he was not arrogant enough to think that the arrows of the Northern Song Dynasty could penetrate the armor of the Western Xia Iron Harrier and could not penetrate and take off the Liao State.

Even if there is siege equipment, even if there is protection, if you want to attack the city, you must be exposed to the field of vision of the bow and arrow, then losses are necessary.

After a little calculation, Liao Xingzong understood that in order to capture this city, it was necessary to first lose continuously, and this loss might be 10,000 or 20,000, which was higher than Xingqing Mansion to a certain extent.

No matter what Xingqing Mansion says, it also has the help of the Northern Song Dynasty, without the Northern Song Dynasty, if the city wall of Xingqing Mansion is removed, they don't want to capture it.

Liao Xingzong came to take advantage of it, not to storm it, and such a fortress might have to pay a huge price, which they couldn't accept.

However, there is a problem, he has always had doubts, the Northern Song Dynasty has a strong defense, which can cause them huge damage, why did he choose to perform, at least 7,000 fine iron long arrows, if Liao Xingzong wants, he can put away these fine iron long arrows.

This thing is not cheap, according to a fine iron of about 4 taels, the price is higher than gold, and it is shot out in vain.

If you don't perform, wouldn't it be a better choice to let them siege the city, and their failure is almost a certainty.

Xiao Hui did not take the initiative to answer him such a question, but told Liao Xingzong another thing, the name of this fort, twenty forts, is it possible, in Lingzhou, is there really 20 fortresses?

Liao Xingzong made a quick decision, sent a large number of rangers, and conducted a carpet search nearby, and the results of the carpet search made Liao Xingzong a little depressed.

At least 100 miles around, there are 4 fortresses, and further down, there are 8 more, all of which are similar, highly defended.

After listening to the news, Xiao Hui sighed and said, "Han Qi shouldn't dare to fight, but he doesn't want to fight!" ”

"Don't want to fight?" Liao Xingzong was stunned, he obviously has an advantage, and if he uses it reasonably, he can have a great upper hand, he doesn't want to fight, what does it mean?

"To be precise, it should be that the Northern Song Dynasty has not yet made preparations for an all-out war with us!" Xiao Hui said.

"Shall we fight or not?" Liao Xingzong, confused by Xiao Hui's mystery, took the initiative to ask.

"What do you think, Your Majesty, can you afford such a loss?"

Liao Xingzong was stunned, and then he thought that if according to the previous speculation, according to the easiest way to capture, capture one, it would cost at least 10,000 people to capture 10, and the Liao army would not be able to support it at all

The most critical thing is that when their number is reduced to the level of twenty or thirty thousand, will the Song army fight back, the iron harrier of Western Xia has proved with strength that the Song army has the ability to fight back, and the 30,000 army has been killed in only half an hour, and their 30,000 people will not have many stand-ins, and the biggest result is total annihilation.

In other words, with so many soldiers, at most 14 towers and as few as 5 towers, they will be completely killed.

This is the statement above the numbers, send a large army, attack a well-defended city, attack when there is no hope, the Western Xia may attack under the persecution of the Liao State, but the combat effectiveness of these Western Xia troops is not strong, and once these Western Xia troops are lost, what will happen when the Liao army has to come up.

Liao Xingzong didn't dare to bet, Xiao Hui didn't dare to bet either, he even felt that his estimation of this thing was a little lower.

In the usual time, it is impossible to build such a high city wall, it is obvious that the Northern Song Dynasty has mastered the method of building such a high city wall, and what will be the result if he installs it in such a situation.

Withdraw the troops, obviously, the previous should have been very early, the Northern Song Dynasty knew about these things, and the Lingzhou that was occupied, when they fought with the Western Xia people, established such a defense, if he was able to mobilize most of the army of the Liao State, he would also try to see what was going on with this city wall, and now there are only 200,000 people, how can it be possible to fight.

Retirement, what a bitter word, just before, he also said that no matter how good Han Qi's performance was, he would not change his mind, he must take down this building, and even take down the hateful Han Qi, but now, just like a performance, he will retire after a performance, and he can even imagine the smug appearance of Han Qi opposite.

Xiao Hui was not as difficult as Liao Xingzong, he thought more in his heart.

Regarding the judgment of this matter, he did not explain to Liao Xingzong and Pan, yes, the Northern Song Dynasty was not ready for a full-scale war with the Liao State, there are two interpretations of this, one is that the overall strength of the Northern Song Dynasty is weak, more than stubborn, and the attack is insufficient, and the other is that the Northern Song Dynasty has changed, and its strength has begun to become stronger, and it takes time to prepare.

Replaced by the previous Northern Song Dynasty and the Liao State, it must be the former, all along, with the help of the Western Xia, as well as some natural and man-made disasters in the Northern Song Dynasty, they blackmailed the Northern Song Dynasty, which can always have an effect, the reason is that the strength of the Liao State is above the Northern Song Dynasty.

The strength of the Liao State was based on the strong heavy cavalry, but now, on the basis of the new bows and arrows obtained by the Northern Song Dynasty, it seems that the cavalry of the Liao State is not very safe.

No matter how you look at it, it's like accumulating strength, and after investigating, when there are more fortresses around, this idea becomes even more profound.

He couldn't say that this was a speculation, and the Liao State had formed a unique style, so let them admit that it was not as good as the Northern Song Dynasty, which was probably a big taboo.

Liao Xingzong is young, he has just defeated the Western Xia and won the capital of the Western Xia, Xingqing Mansion, and even the current disadvantage is only because of the fact that he carries fewer people and is too far away from the mainland.

If, in Hebei, a similar situation, even if it is a heavy loss, it will be directly shot.

Xiao Hui saw that Liao Xingzong's talk had weakened a lot, so he didn't stay longer, but returned to his big tent.

After sitting in a daze for a long time, he called Zhou Wenxiu here.

Recently, Zhou Wenxiu has been relatively low-key, his task has been completed, and the entire battle of Western Xia is particularly dazzling, but because of his dazzling, he has blocked the way of many people, and it can be said unceremoniously that his success has set off the failures of many people, especially Yelu Chongyuan.

Yelu Chongyuan, as the emperor's younger brother, has an ordinary idea of obligation to the throne, and he also wants to take advantage of this war, and this war, he brought a more powerful heavy cavalry, but he returned in vain, and was almost beaten to tears.

Even if Xingqing Mansion has been captured, in the battle in the city, there is no way to show it, and the merits are small but the losses are large.

Compared with Zhou Wenxiu, it is almost not a star and a half, and Zhou Wenxiu is Xiao Hui's subordinate, so he was immediately regarded as a thorn in the side by Yelu Chongyuan, and he kept targeting.

If you are someone else, you may be worried, the imperial brother, among the royal family, the highest status and the most powerful, in this battle, he was entrusted with a heavy task by Liao Xingzong, and he was almost on an equal footing with Xiao Hui.

But Zhou Wenxiu knew that the relationship between Liao Xingzong and Yelu Chongyuan was not very good, and his status was far from being comparable to Xiao Hui.

Even these attacks are exactly in line with Zhou Wenxiu's meaning.

He couldn't change Liao Xingzong's decision, and next, it was possible to make a move against the Northern Song Dynasty, which was also not expected before.

In the previous plan, including Han Qi, they all thought that the Liao State might be full of malice towards the Northern Song Dynasty, but they would not take action directly.

But things did not change quickly, and in the end, the destruction of 30,000 iron harriers allowed Liao Xingzong to drive the expedition in person, and in the end, he stood on the opposite side of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Zhou Wenxiu was also happy, on the surface, he was suppressed by Yelu Chongyuan, but in fact, it was his initiative to retreat, and Xiao Hui's help was indispensable.

For such a rookie as Zhou Wenxiu, Xiao Hui attaches great importance to it, and even to a certain extent, he pressed it a little.

But the changes after that were like soaring into the sky, Zhou Wenxiu's talent couldn't be suppressed even if he wanted to, and after his return, several great achievements were added together, and he couldn't hide it for a while.

This is not suitable for Zhou Wenxiu's development, he was promoted too quickly, and it is also a sensitive identity of the Han people, if he does not sink, he may be besieged by everyone.

But after that, it was much better, Yelu Chongyuan's attack, coupled with Zhou Wenxiu's own retreat, Xiao Hui took the opportunity to protect him, transferred him out of the front-line combat troops, and returned to his command.

Zhou Wenxiu is going to inquire about the next war, the reason is, of course, whether he will rush to the battlefield, according to Xiao Hui's analysis, if he makes another contribution, it will really be unstoppable, Yelu Chongyuan and a group of Khitan nobles will attack him frantically.

Fortunately, nothing happened, Xiao Hui called Zhou Wenxiu, just to let him rest assured and take root for a few years, especially in the North Courtyard, there are too many things to do, and gradually lay a solid foundation.

Zhou Wenxiu was happy, in addition to not having to fight, but also happy for the Northern Song Dynasty.

In private, Xiao Hui did not hide from him, and also communicated his thoughts to him, Zhou Wenxiu sighed at Xiao Hui, without foresight, he can judge so much, which is also outstanding, but the Northern Song Dynasty has successfully passed such a level, as long as Xiao Hui insists, Liao Xingzong is in a normal mind, and it is only a matter of time to withdraw from the army.

But really at this time, the messenger arrived and informed Xiao Hui that there was an urgent matter in Liao Xingzong, and asked him to go over and negotiate quickly.