Chapter 257: The Siege 2

It was getting darker and darker, and after the 100,000 forbidden troops from northern Shaanxi came here, they immediately set up there.

The soldiers of the Jingyuan Army and the Huanqing Army also helped the Northern Shaanxi Forbidden Army to set up camp.

Zhao Chen, Qu Duan, Yu Yunwen and others naturally came here, they were running all the way, and they couldn't take care of rest at the moment, Zhao Chen had urgently summoned Liu Qi, Zhao Zhe and others to ask about the siege.

The sky was dark, and the night in the northwest was still a little cold at this time, and everyone sat by the fire, talking and looking at the situation on the wall of Xingqing Mansion.

"It's been more than three days since you came here, how effective is the siege?" Zhao Chen held a piece of roast beef in his hand and said while eating.

"Your Majesty, this Xingqing Mansion is worthy of being the capital of Western Xia, it is unusually strong, and it is not trivial!" Zhao Zhedao.

"When I waited for the day to arrive, I thought that Xingqing Mansion had no preparations, and the Jingyuan Army and Huanqing Army suddenly came, and they would definitely be able to conquer Xingqing Mansion in one fell swoop! Who knows, Xingqing Mansion has already prepared! There are not many soldiers and horses in the Western Xia, but countless party members in Xingqing Mansion have come to the city wall to resist us. Moreover, there are also a lot of weapons in the Western Xia capital to defend the city, and those weapons are extremely powerful. For three days, we have suffered tremendous losses. Liu Qi said.

"How many losses?" Zhao Chen said.

"The two armies together are about 10,000 men." Liu Qi said.

"What!" Zhao Chen was taken aback.

You must know that in the previous attacks on Hongzhou, Youzhou, and Yanzhou, the main force of the Western Xia never lost so many soldiers and horses. And now attacking Xingqing Mansion, he has lost more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in a short period of time. Zhao Chen really couldn't believe it.

"Your Majesty, we don't have siege weapons in our hands, so it will be difficult to take down Xingqing Mansion. This Xingqing Mansion is much stronger than the previous Hongzhou, Yanzhou and other places, and it can't be beaten down just by relying on the cloud ladder. Liu Qi said.

"Wait one more night! Wait until tomorrow morning, and the siege weapons will be delivered. Zhao Chen said.

"Oh?" Liu Qi was stunned.

"The young people of the Production and Construction Corps are transporting grain and grass and baggage, and those siege weapons will also be delivered." Zhao Chen said.

In the battle to eliminate the main force of Western Xia that day, the forbidden army of northern Shaanxi has been closely following behind the main force of Western Xia, and they are also moving forward lightly, so it is naturally impossible to carry siege weapons. The production and construction corps followed behind them, and Zhao Chen had already ordered them to send all the grain, grass, baggage, and siege weapons left by the main force of Western Xia outside Yanzhou City.

They're supposed to be there soon.

"That's great! Our army of more than 200,000 people surrounds Xingqing Mansion, and we have siege weapons, we will definitely be able to defeat it! Liu Qi said excitedly.

"Yes, we're going to be able to take it down! Pass the order down and let the soldiers all have a good night's rest! Wait until tomorrow morning, when the siege weapons arrive, and then we will continue the siege. Zhao Chen said.

More than 200,000 troops surrounded Xingqing Mansion, and at this moment, the soldiers of all armies were lighting fires and cooking. Looking down from the city walls, there were bonfires everywhere. Occasionally, you can hear the singing of the army, which is unusually passionate, and it is a song produced by the Propaganda Department to praise thousands of years of long history, China's prosperous civilization, and countless Han and Tang Dynasty battle poems have been compiled into songs, and some are praises for heroes, etc.

The singing in the army came and went, constantly reaching the city wall, many people in Xingqing Mansion in Western Xia knew Chinese, and their hearts were even more nervous after hearing this song, so there was no need to say more.

Xia Chongzong Li Qianshun has been standing on the city wall, looking at the Great Song army below, his face has always been miserable white, and his brows are worried.

Wei Ming Anhui also stood beside Xia Chongzong all the time, and his face also had a worried expression.

I don't know when the Song Army has undergone such a big change!

Their impression of the Song Army is still that of the Western Army back then! At that time, the Western Army was already the strongest army of the Song Dynasty, but it seemed that there was still a certain distance compared to the Western Xia Army. But looking at the Song army below, their morale is far higher than that of the original Western army. Moreover, in the past three days of war, they have also seen the strength of this army, and they have even felt the unimaginable will to fight of this army.

They had never seen an army with such a strong will to fight, and even the original Jin soldiers might not be able to catch up with this army.

"Two hundred thousand, all that! Your Majesty, in just five years, the Song army has changed too much! In the earliest days, the Song army defeated Wanyan Huonu, and we all thought that Wanyan Huonu was too young and had limited experience in warfare, but now it seems that this is not the case at all. It's not that the girls are bad, but that the Song army has become stronger, and they are too strong, and the strength is incredible. "Wei Ming An Hui said.

Xia Chongzong nodded slightly.

At this moment, another person came over in the distance, it was Brother Richard.

"Your Majesty!" Richard fell to his knees and saluted Xia Chongzong.

Xia Chongzong just snorted coldly, and he was extremely angry at Brother Richard in his heart. In his opinion, it was Brother Richard who ruined the 300,000 main forces of Western Xia. If the 300,000 main forces of Western Xia were in Xingqing Mansion, why were they afraid of the Great Song Dynasty attacking the city?

"Your Majesty, the Battle of Wudaotan is not the sin of General Chago! General Chago also wants to rush to Xingqing Mansion to rescue His Majesty! I also hope that Your Majesty will forgive General Chago. "Wei Ming An Hui said.

"You can get even." Xia Chongzong said lightly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Brother Richard stood up and said.

"General Chage, do you think we can hold Xingqing Mansion?" Ann Hui Road.

"The last general doesn't know! I'm afraid it's hard! Richard smiled wryly and shook his head.

"No matter how difficult it is, we must hold on! If Xingqing Mansion is lost, Western Xia will die! So, be sure to hold on. At this moment, a voice came from behind, and a stunning woman of seventeen or eighteen years old appeared here.

"Aifei, why are you here?" The person who came was Ren Dejing's daughter Ren Yuqin, and at that moment, a smile finally appeared on Xia Chongzong's face, and he said.

"The concubine saw that His Majesty had not returned, so she came to check." Ren Yuqin said.

"War is a man's business. It's very dangerous, and you'd better not come to the walls. Xia Chongzong said.

"Your Majesty and your Excellency, be careful! As long as we can defend Xingqing Mansion, we still have countless people, as well as other cities, and sooner or later we will be able to prosper again! And the Han people, they can't stay in Xingqing Mansion for too long, they will have to return to Guanshan sooner or later! Ren Yuqin said.

"Concubine Ai is right!" Xia Chongzong kept nodding, and the people next to him, An Hui, Brother Richard and others were also nodding.

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On the second day, when the sky was dark, another army of 30,000 people came from a distance, and it was the young people of the Production and Construction Corps.

They drove wagons and donkey carts, brought countless grain and grass baggage, and brought countless siege weapons.

Grain and grass were heavy, and siege weapons were distributed to the various armies, and cheers were constantly heard in the army.

At that moment, the armies immediately assembled siege weapons, and countless stone throwers were erected in all directions! Siege engines were also erected at various city gates, and countless arrow stacks were set up, and countless huge siege crossbows were placed on the arrow stacks! Countless huge shields and tall ladders were also sent down to the various teams.

When the sun had just risen, the siege began again.

After the first three days and three nights of fighting, many parts of the moat had been filled, and at this moment the soldiers of the various armies went directly in the direction of the city wall.

Countless arrows shot wildly towards the city walls! A lot of them are Divine Arm Bows!

The number of crossbowmen in the Jingyuan Army, the Huanqing Army, and the Northern Shaanxi Forbidden Army combined exceeded 100,000. The Song army lacked war horses, in order to fill the disadvantage of the cavalry, so the Song army has always been a bow to ride, the Song Dynasty's bow and arrow technology reached the peak of the cold weapon era, they developed countless infantry bows, siege crossbows, divine arm crossbows and other weapons. Many of these weapons have been lost after the Song Dynasty, such as the divine arm crossbow, which no one has been able to make in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Even in modern society, it can't be made. At that time, the craftsmanship has long been lost.

Countless huge stones were transported and smashed wildly towards the walls of Xingqing Mansion.

However, there are also countless stone throwers on the walls of Xingqing Mansion, and their range is even higher than that of the Song army below. Xingqing Mansion is the capital of Western Xia, the Xixia people have been operating here for more than 100 years, and all kinds of weapons are exceptionally sophisticated, which is naturally extraordinary.

After half an hour, a shout of killing came.

Countless Song soldiers rushed towards the city wall with ladders, they erected ladders and went up along them, and there were countless Song soldiers holding bows and arrows to cover upwards. However, above, the Tanguts were also fighting back, and the bows and arrows of the Tanguts were constantly shooting downward.

The brutal siege battle has begun again!

The Song army continued to rush forward, but this time the Western Xia soldiers and people in Xingqing Mansion were unusually tenacious. Perhaps they also knew that if Xingqing Mansion was breached, their country would be destroyed, and their fate would be unpredictable, or perhaps they thought that their parents, relatives, and young children would be slaughtered, so they showed a tenacious will that they had never seen before.

A day has passed, and the Song army has suffered heavy casualties, but the Western Xia soldiers and civilians above have also suffered heavy casualties.

As the sun set, the Song army still didn't have any idea of withdrawing their troops, they were still frantically attacking the city, and the soldiers were going forward one after another, regardless of life and death! Many soldiers died with smiles on their faces, and they were able to die for their country, and they died with joy. The Song army was so crazy that the Western Xia soldiers and people above were deeply shocked, but they still did not retreat.

The night passed, and the Song army still did not stop.

In the direction of the northwest city wall, at this time, there was a sudden earth-shattering cheer.

Li Xianzhong, the chief general of the Northern Shaanxi Forbidden Army, personally led 500 personal soldiers to rush to the city wall, and under the leadership of Li Xianzhong, the Western Xia soldiers and people on the city wall retreated one after another.