As the sun set, in the wind and sand, a group of cavalry slowly embarked on the way back to the camp.

More than 100 knights were covered in blood, and there were many wounded. The small-scale confrontation is not as tragic as the decisive battle. Liu Yuan was at the back of the team, and several long arrows with the second half of the shaft of the arrow could be seen on the armor on his body. They were all shot through the hard armor by sharp arrows, and it was difficult to pull them out, so they were going to go back to the craftsman to repair them.

Since the day before yesterday, before the Xixia people reacted, Han Gang ordered his soldiers to forcibly set up a camp. The Dangxiang people attacked the camp twice, but they were beaten back by the defenders in the wall. After the party members stopped harassing the camp, Han Gang began to order Wang Sunchen, Liu Yuan and other generals to attack in turn—they could not be without movement at all when they were around the enemy, which would damage morale and not help the defenders in the city hold on.

"Coming back!?"

A very energetic greeting passed through the yellow sand curtain and reached the ears of all the cavalry.

Several warriors in armor stood in front of the gate of the camp, the one at the front was short and strong, his broad shoulders tightened a pair of mountain armor, and his thick body looked like a grinding disc on the ground. Who is it if it's not Wang Sunchen?

Hearing the voice, he vaguely saw Wang Sunchen's figure, Liu Yuan jumped off the horse first, and rushed over to meet him, "The villain has seen Du Xun." ”

"If you work hard, you don't need to be polite."

Wang Sunchen looked at Liu Yuan and the horses, but he didn't see a few of them, but there were several camels.

Liu Yuan saw where Wang Sunchen's gaze stayed, so he smiled bitterly: "I had a fierce fight with the western thieves today, and there were few beheadings, even if I robbed some livestock and came back, it was not in vain." ”

Liu Yuan actually suffered a small loss when he went to war today, although the loss was not large, although he snatched back some loot, he still couldn't make up for the loss.

Wang Sunchen smiled disapprerovingly: "In this kind of ghost weather, it is a blessing to have some gains, and there is no need to say anything else." ”

Since last night, the sand and dust blowing from the opposite side of Liupan Mountain has covered the sky and the sun, and the Song soldiers sleeping in the tents have listened to the sound of the wind all night, and the rustling sound of falling on the tents. When I woke up in the morning, the heavens and the earth were yellow, and when I looked back at the tents, they were all dyed yellow. When he opened his mouth to speak in the wind, his mouth was full of dust in the blink of an eye. If you're not careful, you'll be blinded by the wind.

However, as long as there are no knives in the sky, bad weather is a good opportunity to send troops to fight.

Since the wind and sand started last night, Han Gang asked Wang Sunchen to strengthen the guard outside the camp, and immediately sent capable men to sneak into Lintao Fort along the Taoshui River. An hour later, several scouts sent out heard the pre-agreed signal from the city from different places. Although their operation to set fire to the enemy camp was unsuccessful, they were able to communicate with Lintao Fort, and they could be regarded as having completed the task.

In the morning, it became a situation where you couldn't see your fingers. Han Gang was planning further actions, and the enemy on the opposite side had already begun to dispatch troops to expedite the attack on Lintao Fort.

Liu Yuan was immediately ordered to lead the army out of battle, the war drums were beating over and over again, and the Qingtang army in the mountains was also harassing the enemy camp at the same time. Both sides started at the same time, insisting on forcing the Tanguts to transfer back their forces that attacked Lintao Fort.

Under the threat of Hangang and Baoyue, the Tangut people held out for a long time. However, the most reluctant still withdrew, which also made Han Gang breathe a sigh of relief. If the Tangut people did not return to the camp to be on guard, he would have to lead the army to attack.

Wang Sunchen accompanied Liu Yuan to the camp, and Han Gang heard the news and also greeted him. When I got closer, I heard Wang Sunchen say that he would go into battle tomorrow to practice his hands, and he couldn't let his archery skills become deserted.

But when Wang Sunchen also saw Han Gang, he immediately stopped talking and didn't say much without waiting for Han Gang to stare.

Wang Sunsin led the army out of the battle yesterday, and when he arrived at the battle, he took the lead, and the famous Lianzhu archery skills in Kansai were still breathtaking, but when he came back, he was greeted by Han Gang's reprimand, "You are the boss, don't go into battle casually." ”

Han Gang's order, Wang Sunchen did not dare to disobey, and it was reasonable, and now he could only watch with envy Liu Yuan and several other generals fighting in front of the battle.

"Third brother, look, these camels look pretty good!" Wang Sunsin walked over in disguise, thinking about pulling a camel to show Han Gang. I almost got bitten when I didn't think about it. Cursed 'good brute,' he tugged at the reins and kicked the camel angrily before walking back.

Han Gang laughed, turned around and asked Liu Yuan, "But you bumped into the Poxi Army?" ”

Liu Yuan shook his head, "It's not the Poxi Army, it's just an iron harrier riding a camel." ”

The Poxi Army was a Han Chinese unit in the Western Xia Army, but unlike the cannon fodder 'Bang Linglang' who was recruited, they were one of the few skilled troops in the Western Xia Army. A cyclone cannon, a small trebuchet, mounted on the back of a camel, was used. When fighting, they often seize the high ground, and then 'stick to the high ground like a fist', and a flying stone is more powerful than a crossbow. However, the number of people is not much, as far as Han Gang knows, it is only two hundred.

Wang Sunchen clenched his fists: "If you run into the Poxi Army on the battlefield, you will definitely kill this group of western thieves and lackeys who have forgotten their ancestors!" ”

"I'll talk about it when we meet." Han Gang looked at Liu Yuan, who was depressed, his reconnaissance action in front of him clearly said that the Poxi Army had arrived, and now he realized that Lu Dao was a misunderstanding. Among the Dangxiang clans, many tribes are not wealthy, and when they send troops, they often have a horse and a camel, riding a camel in peacetime and riding a horse in wartime. But when the wind and sand fly, camels are much more credible than war horses. "Since it wasn't the Poxi army that I encountered, but a group of party members marching on camels, it shouldn't be the main force."

Liu Yuan nodded: "In the past two days, the villain has fought a few times with the Western Thieves, and I really didn't find out how elite they are." It is stronger than the cavalry under Yu Zang Hua Ma and Mu Zheng, but it is still a little far from the real elite feeling...... I feel that Jingdu Prison has been defeated a little unjustly. ”

Wang Sunchen also felt the same way as Liu Yuan: "I'm afraid it's a surprise that they can eat Jing Sili and his two thousand soldiers." ”

Han Gang groaned: "If the Poxi army is not here, then the general led by the Western Thieves cannot be Renduo Lingding." ”

Although the Poxi Army is not in charge of Renduo, both sides are the trump cards in Xingqing Mansion. If the Poxi army is dispatched, the status of the coach will inevitably not be low. In the same way, if Ren Duo and Ding go out of battle, although the most elite sanitation iron cavalry cannot move, the other elites will inevitably dispatch one or several of them, and it is impossible to be a team like Capture and Collide with Linglang to perfunctory.

The three of them went all the way back to the camp, and Han Gang asked people to bring basins and tea, and asked Liu Yuan to wash his face and rinse his mouth.

After solving the personal hygiene problem and removing the armor full of dust, Liu Yuan felt a lot more relaxed. Sit down and continue the conversation with Han Gang and Wang Sunsin.

Han Gang said, "It is impossible for the unified army to go to war, and it is impossible to bring only more than 10,000 people. However, since the banner of the Renjia family is under the city of Lintaobao, it must be the generals of the Renjia family who come out to lead the army. I don't know if in addition to Ren Duo Lingding, Liu Yuan, do you know how many generals of the Ren family? ”

Liu Yuan frowned, searched carefully in his memory for a while, and shook his head at Han Gang in a dejected manner. His news is not so well-informed, and as Han Gang, he doesn't know about Lu Dao, and it is impossible for him to know Lu Dao. Even if he had decades of experience in the border areas, it would still be impossible for him to know such a detailed inside story in the Western Xia Kingdom.

"It doesn't matter who he is...... When the opportunity came, he buried them in the ground. It just so happens that in the past two days, scraping the sand, you can pile up their graves in a single turn! Wang Sunsin shouted.

Han Gang glared at him, this kid was pretending to be rough. Wang Sunsin is rough and arrogant on the outside, but he has always been meticulous and deep on the inside, and he is a rare talent among military generals who is more thoughtful - as for liking to fight, it's just that he is too young, and he will get better when he is older.

However, Wang Sunsin spoke like a cheer, and he himself also shifted the topic to the direction he wanted to talk about.

"It can't be said that there are no generals with enough identity to suppress the formation, which proves that Xihe's side is not the main direction of attack of the Western Thieves. Although the purpose of the party's assistance to Mu Zheng is this time, it is not necessary to attack Xihe Road. Qin Feng and Jingyuan are all good! ”

"But what will they do when the news of Jing Sili's defeat reaches Xingqing Mansion?" Liu Yuan asked Han Gang, "Won't the direction of the main attack change?" ”

"Nothing! What did they come to eat? ”

Han Gang didn't believe that the Liang brothers and sisters had pockets in their hands that could conjure food. The Fan Department in the north of Xizhou had already been washed clean by the Yuzang Department and the Qingtang Department. The Tangut people have been able to hold out under Lintao Fort until now, and Han Gang is already very surprised.

"If the Liang brothers and sisters plan to increase their troops in Xihe, let their party members learn the ability to eat and drink dew first. On the contrary, it is Qinfeng and Jingyuan, and the border and Tibetan departments have been regarded as bumper harvests in the past two years, and opening a castle casually is a month's ration for tens of thousands of people. ”

After all, the Western Xia army came one step late, and if it was a little earlier, when the army was still under the city of Hezhou, the situation would be dangerous. This is also within the scope of consideration of the Economic Strategy Division from the beginning, the speed of news transmission is limited, and the Great Song Dynasty's action to capture Hezhou City has not delayed time, and when Xingqing Mansion reacts, of course, it will be too late.

The current harassment, if Wang Shao hadn't led the army south, would not have been able to set off waves at all.

In the current situation, Han Gang knew that he was walking on the balance beam, and a little mistake would cause irreparable consequences, but the feeling of being in control of the overall situation made it difficult for him to give up. Now, at least, the situation has really stabilized for him.

"If you drag it on, the party members are about to lose it!" Han Gang said affirmatively.