Wang Zhongzheng, who marched east to Lingzhou, was not as easy as Wang Sunchen thought, not far north of Mingsha City, only more than thirty miles away from the mouth of the gorge [Qingtongxia], and the combined forces of Qin Feng and Xihe were attacked by the Western Xia Iron Harrier.

Ever since Wang Zhongzheng's troops crossed Tiandu Mountain, there had always been an iron harrier with as many as 10,000 horsemen blocking their advance. Their desperate raids day and night caused a lot of casualties to the Song army.

What is it that makes these party cavalry - and they are absolutely elite - fight to the death, even Wang Zhongzheng can guess that eight or nine are not far from ten. Therefore, the whole army wanted to rush to break through their obstacles, but Wang Zhongzheng's own talent was limited, and there was also a lack of effort from the Fan army, which made it difficult for the Qinfeng and Xihe coalition forces to go all the way.

But just after passing Mingsha City, the Iron Harrier who had harassed and obstructed them before suddenly withdrew. When this party cavalry was there, everyone hated it for getting in the way. But when they left, everyone from Wang Zhongzheng down was lost, and they all thought that Lingzhou City had been broken, and this cavalry might have been transferred back to Xingqing Mansion, or they might simply flee for their lives.

Since Lingzhou has been broken, it can only attack Xingqing Mansion in time. At that time, Wang Zhongzheng wanted to rush to Xingqing Mansion, but the grain and grass did not follow. And the road to Xingqing Mansion was cleaned twice by the party and the Jingyuan army, and it was definitely impossible to find grain and grass, and Gao Zunyu and Miao Zhu, who had just captured Lingzhou, were definitely unable to continue to attack Xingqing Mansion, so it didn't matter if they stopped and waited for a day.

And this kind of waiting, waiting for the night attack of the iron harrier.

I have to say that since Wang Zhongzheng, everyone has been deceived, but luck is on Wang Zhongzheng's side. If there was no problem of grain and grass at that time, he immediately rushed to Lingzhou to join the Jingyuan Army and the Huanqing Army, and the entire army could have been annihilated. But Song Jun stayed in place for a day, but in turn the party members misunderstood, thinking that Song Jun had seen through their deception.

If it was just a night attack, the strength exerted by the Iron Harrier still couldn't help the Song people's camp - Wang Zhongzheng has always been timid, and the defense of the camp has always been the first place - and on the hedgehog-like camp defense line, the head broke and the blood flowed. If the Song army can go out of the village to fight back after dawn, maybe there will be a chance to make a big victory.

It's a pity that the morale of the Song army fell because of the fiasco of the two armies of Huanqing and Jingyuan. Seeing the heads of the robes, and the iron harriers wearing plate armor and picking up helmets with swords on their horses, many people had no intention of fighting, and they made a lot of baskets in command.

In order to protect the grain and grass, the Song army had to go out of the village to maintain the safety of the grain road, which gave the iron harrier the opportunity to charge into battle. But after the formation, the Song army, even if its morale declined, could still make the Iron Harrier suffer.

The battle on the banks of the Yellow River in the last days has completely turned into a bad account.

For three days, the two sides fought in a dark battle, and the losses and losses on both sides could not be calculated, not because of the number of casualties, but because they were so chaotic that they could not be counted. And the situation is still a draw without a win.

After a fierce battle, today's Zhao Long is by no means complacent as Wang Sunchen imagined.

He can't even speak now.

In yesterday's battle, he killed on a whim, took off the mask covering his face, and commanded the soldiers under his command. Unexpectedly, he was hit in the face with a stone, which was a flying stone shot by the Whirlwind Cannon of the Poxi Army. Fortunately, the distance was far away, and the power of the stone was not great, and it did not hurt the bones, but the cheeks were still swollen. He was dressed with medicine to dissolve blood and blood stasis, and wrapped his face in a fine linen cloth, and the sound he made was so muffled that it was difficult for people to hear clearly.

After this battle, among the generals, Zhao Long was not the only one who was wounded, and the Qingyi Ghost Zhang, who commanded a part of the Tibetan army, was killed in battle, and the rest of the troops also suffered a lot of losses. In fact, it is also because the Tibetan people do not practice military orders, and if the officers and soldiers are in a separate formation, the situation can be better.

However, the loss of the Iron Harrier is not small. The army under each banner has obviously become much thinner in three days.

The surprise attack of the Western Thieves army came suddenly, and the result was a draw, which was very lucky.

Wang Zhongzheng also rejoiced in his luck: "Fortunately, the trip was delayed a little, otherwise it would have been completely over." ”

Liu Changzuo nodded: "Well, good luck." ”

"If it weren't for the delay of grain and grass, after the western thieves blocking the road left, we would have been able to walk at least fifty miles, and the whole army would have passed through the mouth of the gorge [Qingtong Gorge]."

"Hmm." Liu Changzuo responded with little interest.

"After crossing the gorge, it is Xingling. At that time, people's hearts will be relaxed, and the result will never be what it is now. ”

"Humph......"

"However, if you attack a little faster, and hit Lingzhou City a few days earlier, you may be able to stop the western thieves from doing tricks on the canal."

If it was usual, Zhao Long could speak, and he could respond to the coach to help him resolve his tension. But now Zhao Long can only sit in the tent, which can almost be regarded as Wang Zhong's courage to talk to himself, Liu Changzuo just hummed and made a sound.

Liu Changzuo was unlucky, he didn't follow the right person, and with his qualifications, his temperament became more and more arrogant, and no coach liked him. And I don't know what Lu Dao is for, when I went to the palace to meet the Son of Heaven, I was obviously splendid in my belly, but I couldn't come out, and I went to Beijing several times, but I didn't get a good word in front of the Son of Heaven.

So much so that the Son of Heaven specially issued an edict before the war, saying, 'Liu Changzuo is unreasonable, and it is difficult to be a commander.' Let Liu Changzuo obey Wang Zhongzheng's orders.

Zhao Long, he can also be regarded as a famous general for a while, and he has the experience of conquering the south and the north, but his age and qualifications are far behind Liu Changzuo, and when he communicates with Liu Changzuo, he can only swallow a breath of ignorance. But Wang Zhong is the boss, and he is still very calm on the surface, but he doesn't know how much he hates Liu Changzuo in private.

However, Liu Changzuo was indeed able to fight, and several attacks by the party members gave him the leadership to easily repel them. Wang Zhongzheng was not stupid enough to seize his military power.

But the atmosphere in the tent was really not good at the moment, Zhao Long called a personal soldier to come in, spoke in his ear as loud as possible, and then asked him to convey the words: "The western thief should not be able to fight." ”

The first sentence made Wang Zhongzheng lift his spirit, "Really?!" ”

"Grain and grass." Liu Changzuo said in a low voice, only he could hear it.

The pro-soldier who helped Zhao Long spread the word really said: "The western thief will only be more short of food than us." The road they came along the Yellow River was walked by Miao Shuai's Jingyuan army, and with the previous entanglement, I am afraid that all the stored grain in the cellar will be dug up and eaten. Is there still the spare energy to transfer from the rear? They have never been good at transporting grain. ”

If it weren't for the grain stored in Yuzhuang found in the Gongguchuan before, if it weren't for the supply of Jingyuan Road, if it weren't for the Tubo army that searched out the Dangxiang tribes hiding in the mountains like digging rat holes, and was delayed for so much time, the army under the command of Wang Zhongzheng would have retreated because of the lack of food.

Wang Zhongzheng became excited: "Is it that if it drags on for a few more days, the western thieves will have to retreat?!"

"Weizhou." Liu Changzuo interjected in a low voice.

At this time, Wang Zhongzheng heard it and said suspiciously: "Weizhou? ”

Zhao Long glanced at Liu Changzuo and asked his soldiers to relay it to Wang Zhongzheng: "It's Weizhou." Jingyuan and Huanqing were defeated miserably, and they would only retreat along the Lingzhou River to the direction of Weizhou. But whether Weizhou can keep it is uncertain. If we can't save it, the thief will be able to detour behind our back. ”

Wang Zhongzheng's face hung down, no one dared to put his net worth and life on a group of defeated soldiers.

Even Wang Zhongzheng no longer knows the soldiers, and he also knows the meaning of Zhao Longlai's words to him. Most of the party members who were trapped in grain and grass had already sent troops to attack Weizhou, in order to make a detour behind their homes. The troops must be withdrawn.

He looked at Zhao Long, and then at Liu Changzuo: "Who will come to the queen of the palace?" ”

If there is no one behind the palace, it is a joke to withdraw the army in front of the enemy, but the queen is a dangerous job, nine deaths may be exaggerated, but half of life and death and half are not exaggerated at all.

Zhao Long was the proposer, of course, he was mentally prepared, and was about to stand up, but Liu Changzuo took the lead: "The last general is willing to lead the army to the rear of the palace." ”

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The edict to the two armies east of the Yan River has already been issued.

Basically, it was similar to Han Gang's suggestion, ordering Chongge and Li Xian to collect their troops and stabilize Yinzhou, Xiazhou, and the two armies of Yanyan and Hedong. But the words were not said to death, and the right to deal with the situation was still given to the generals on the front line.

However, in order to check and balance the seeds, Xu Xi, who was a military force, also obtained a secret edict with greater authority from the Son of Heaven. Han Gang was clearly against this, and Lu Gongshu and Lu Huiqing were also opposed, but although the rumors of the secret edict were heard, there was no public edict, as long as the Son of Heaven did not admit its existence, no one could speak again.

Of course, the Cabinet and the Privy Council can jointly issue a letter declaring that an edict without the signature of the two governments is just a piece of waste paper. But doing so is too-for-tat for the Son of Heaven, and no one is willing to come forward with this proposal.

It's a headache, but it's a routine, and a few complaints can only be put aside. There's more serious work to do.

The battle ahead is the news that everyone is eagerly awaiting. Especially the situation of the two armies of Qin Feng and Jingyuan under the command of Wang Zhongzheng is the most important thing, if Wang Zhongzheng fails, he can only return to the foot of Hengshan. If there is no defeat, then there is a chance to completely seize Yinxia, and even the possibility of turning defeat into victory.

It's a possibility that everyone wants to grasp. But Wang Qi was even more nervous than the Son of Heaven.

And just when the attention of the Song Kingdom was focused on the land of Yinxia, the Great Liao Taishi and Taifu, who was far away in Mandarin Ducks, finally made a move and led his troops to Datong Mansion. It has put on a posture that it can invade the south at any time.

The situation in the world is turbulent because of this, changing day by day, and the changes are too great, even Han Gang can't calculate clearly, what Yelu Yixin is planning.

Could it be that the strength between the Song, Liao, and Xia kingdoms is not chaotic enough?