In the spring of the first year of Xingxi of the Great Song Dynasty, the Song Ding coalition army launched an attack on Western Xia. Xiao Hanshi, the marshal of the Liao army, sent Yelu Tiege to lead 50,000 cavalry from Hexi, Xiao Heda also sent 20,000 troops out of Xiazhou, and Xu Cheng, the deputy envoy of Jingyuan Jinglu of the Western Army, led more than 20,000 regular troops and more than 10,000 archers, a total of 35,000 horse infantry troops went north from Weizhou, and the three soldiers and horses were killed to Xingqing Mansion, the summer capital.

Because the Liao army set off first, it was the first to fight with the party. In response, the fierce generals under the command of King Chage of Jin led more than 10,000 elite soldiers to block, but the Liao army was sharp and unstoppable, and the Xia army was defeated. Abandon Yingli City, which was seriously damaged by the Liao army last time, and flee to Xiakou City.

The Liao army pursued closely, and then broke through the Xiakou City, and could attack Shunzhou to the north and Xiping to the east. When they arrived at Xiping Mansion, the southern gateway of the Xia capital, the Western Army also happened to cross the Hanhai Sea, and the two armies were able to meet. In the past, the Song army had to deploy materials and assemble troops from the interior of Shaanxi, so it was time-consuming and laborious. However, after the rich Hengshan area was controlled by the Western Army, the Jingyuan Army was able to directly "get grain" in the Weizhou area.

Xia Xiping, who was sitting in Xiping Mansion, was respectful, and before the war, he forcibly moved the people of all ethnic groups around Xiping Mansion, all the cattle, sheep and horses were transferred, all the crops in the fields were destroyed, all the turf was burned, the walls were cleared, and the city was defended. This scorched-earth tactic caused a lot of trouble to the enemy, with no food for men and no grass for horses, and the longer it dragged on, the more disadvantageous it became. What the Song and Liao armies saw in Xiping Mansion was devastated. After Yelu Tiege and Xu Cheng discussed, they agreed that the four cities of Xiping Mansion, Jingzhou, Shunzhou, and Dingzhou surrounded Xingqing Mansion, the summer capital, and the distance was very close, and it was impossible to directly attack the center of Western Xia.

Fortunately, it is the director of the Jingyuan Army who is attacking the city and pulling out the village. On this expedition, Xu Cheng brought enough "Weiyuan robes". The Song army was responsible for the early siege operations, while the Liao army was responsible for the near siege and siege points. The tactics were certain, and the Jingyuan army began to erect giant robes on both sides of Xiping Mansion City. This new type of equipment made the Liao army very curious, and Xu Cheng proudly said to Yelu Tiege, the commander of the Liao army, that if my Weiyuan robe is boomed, Xiping Mansion will tremble!

The Khitans are suspicious of this, and they also have robes, but now they are facing Xiping Mansion is not only a big city, but also a fortified city, and the purpose of the robes is mainly to deter, and if you really want to break the city, you have to rely on breaking through the city gate or crossing the city wall. But as soon as the war happened, the Khitans opened their eyes.

The giant robe roared and threw stone projectiles, "When the range was hundreds of paces away, Xiping Mansion was really trembling!" Compared with the manpower stone throwing vehicle still used by the Xia army of the Liao army, there is no doubt about the advanced nature of Weiyuan robe! It can throw boulders over 100 pounds 3 to 500 paces away! Invincible! The city tower, the enemy tower, the corner of the city, once hit by the robe, all collapsed! Ren Dejing, in order to strengthen the wall and clear the wilderness, gathered a large number of soldiers and civilians in the city, "Under the bombardment of Weiyuan's robes, the soldiers and civilians of Western Xia suffered heavy casualties!" There is no army in this world that can maintain a strong fighting spirit under the roar of Wei Yuan's robe!

Only two days after the Western Army's robes attacked, the defenders of the city began to have those who crossed the city and surrendered. Ren Dejing was heartbroken, and he had planned to hold the city for a long time, but the fierce bombardment of the Song army shattered his idea. He knew that Xiping Mansion would not last long if it went on like this, so he sent many groups of men and horses out of the city to ask for help from Chage, the king of Jin.

Most of the messengers of the Xia army were intercepted and killed by the Liao rangers, so that the fear in the city was known to the Song and Liao armies. Yelu Tiege deliberately indulged some messengers to break out of the siege to ask for help" and was always vigilant, ready to meet the Xia army reinforcements at any time.

The robe attack continued, and the 20,000 men sent by Xiao Heda also arrived and joined the battle. More than 100,000 allied troops surrounded Xiping Mansion, built fortresses and military walls, and surrounded a huge city like an iron bucket.

When the news reached the summer capital, the Xia lord Li Renxiao was terrified! Hurry up and ask the Jurchens for help! At this time, the Jin army had already assembled in the three western states, and once it was learned that Song Liao had launched a war, "the Jurchens did not hesitate and immediately set out for reinforcements."

After the Western Xia ceded the land, "the strategic barrier was lost, and its troops were gathered in the east of Helan Mountain, around the national capital Xingqing Mansion, there was basically no strategic depth of Shiyou at all, only the urban agglomeration centered on Xingqing Mansion, and there was no way to retreat. Therefore, this war is a matter of life and death in Western Xia, and it must not be lost. They originally wanted to use the strategy of "scorched earth resistance" to drag it out, and then concentrate all their efforts to launch a counterattack when the Song-Liao coalition army was exhausted and the army was discouraged. But unexpectedly, the enemy's offensive was so fierce!

The city of Xiping Mansion is three zhang high, surrounded by the Yellow River, and the city defense system is very complete. However, due to the loss of the Hengshan area, the Song army was able to calmly transport large equipment to the city, even if the city defense of Xiping Mansion was strong, how could it withstand the bombardment of Weiyuanpao?

Only two days after the start of the war, Chage, the king of the Western Xia and Jin Dynasty, received an urgent request for help from Ren Dejing, which surprised the veteran of the Xia army. He even wondered if there was some conspiracy in this, because he had never been able to trust Ren Dejing. It was based on this suspicion that he did not do his best to save Xiping Mansion, and only sent a general, leading less than 20,000 people, accompanied by the "Pingxia Iron Harrier" to kill Xiping Mansion. This is what Brother Yelu Tiege was waiting for, and he personally led the iron horse to stop it with 30,000 half a road. The Khitan people used to be friendly with the party members, but now they are still a little guilty about turning against them, but since the Xia army copied the back road, resulting in the failure of the Eastern Expedition, the Khitan people hated it deeply, and Tie Ge led the army to attack fiercely, and the Xia army was defeated and routed.

And on this side, the Song army is still full of strength to capture the city! Xiping Mansion was beaten and bruised, and the Xia army trembled under the thunderous anger of the Song army, as if it was about to end.

After slaying out the reinforcements, Jerod was eager to launch a close siege. But Xu Cheng did not agree, the strategic significance of Xiping Mansion was of great significance, if the Xia army came to the rescue, the coalition army would surround the point and send reinforcements, if not, he would uproot them one by one, and always grasp the initiative in the war. But Yelu Tiege didn't think so, they came all the way from Hexi, and the logistics supply was already difficult, so they had to rely on "fighting to feed the war". But now the party people have implemented scorched earth tactics and destroyed everything, and the Liao army cannot get any supplies here, especially the war horses have no forage, and they will soon be unable to support them. If the problem is not solved quickly, the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to the Liao army. The Song army is different, this time only the Jingyuan army sent troops, and several roads on the edge can provide support, which is simply to show off their might.

Xu Cheng saw that Yelu Tiege had a resolute attitude, so it was not easy to insist anymore, because this time in the summer, Song Jun was originally to help the fist and help, so you can fight if you say so.

At the beginning of the siege, the Liao army launched a fierce attack on Xiping Mansion with the help of equipment such as trench bridges, goose carts, and flying bridges provided by the Song army. Wei Yuan's robe also began to stretch forward, and there was a wild bang.

Xu Cheng sat on horseback, looking at the battle situation in front of him, and talked to the Jingyuan generals beside him from time to time.

"Pass my order, change the stone bullets, and destroy that corner of the city for me."

"Dashuai, do you want to change the earth-shaking thunder for him?" , Aribu General suggested.

Xu Wei shook his head resolutely: "No need, the Khitan people are right under our noses, how can the sharp weapon of the country be easily revealed?" Showing off Weiyuan's robe is already considered generous. If I lose here, I will have to punish me when I go back. "All the generals laughed when he said it, who didn't know that Xu Jingluo was the nephew of King Xu Jun's love?

As he was talking, several horsemen rushed forward from the rear, and a military attache hugged his fists and said: "Yu Dashuai, today there are Jing Generals, Jiangxi, and Huaixi three comrades come to Pingzhong, and they want to see the Jingluo Xianggong!" ”

Xu Cheng and his generals immediately frowned, thinking that they had misheard. What's that? Jinghu? Jiangxi? These eight poles can't hit, how can someone come? Looking at those people, Xu Cheng wondered, "Where did you come from?" ”

Yue Yun hugged his fist on the horse's back and said loudly: "Humble Yue Yun, subordinate to the Jinghu Shenwu Rear Army, has seen the Jingluo Xianggong. Subsequently, the second general Zhiyao Wang De also greeted the salute and reported home.

"That............ What are you doing here? "Co-author Xu Cheng didn't know that there was a group of southern officers coming to Shaanxi. Zhi Zhiyao immediately briefly explained the matter, but the Jingyuan generals were still confused, Xu Cheng was busy with the war, and he had no intention of asking more, so he said: "Since it was sent by the king of Xu Jun, then you, look." When he finished speaking, he turned back. Yue Yun and the other three glanced at each other, and they all had a look of excitement on their faces, but they didn't expect to encounter a fierce offensive and defensive battle as soon as they came. Everything in front of them made them feel excited, the towering giant robe had never been seen before, the whistling stone bullets were indestructible, the arrows and stones on the city were scattered, the soldiers of the city swarmed, and the shouts of killing reached into the sky, deafening!

Suddenly, a burst of cheers erupted in the array, and he looked over a few times, only to see that the southeast corner of Xiping City was bombarded by stone bullets, and a large area collapsed! Soon, the soldiers of the Liao army were lacking from this. Like ants.

"What kind of robe is that? How can it be so powerful? Wang De is a fierce general under Li Xianzhong, known for his bravery, and he was deeply attracted by Wei Yuanpao as soon as he came. In the previous Northern Expedition, the Huaixi Army won the most, and especially Li Xianzhong's troops made the greatest achievements, capturing several cities one after another. If there is such a huge robe in the south, wouldn't it be easy to storm the city?

"That is, can you know by looking at it?" , Yue Yun also asked.

The reason why the two of them went to ask Zhi Zhiyao was because the Zhi family army had fought side by side with Xu Wei, and they thought that Zhi Zhiyao must know. Who knows, the latter also shook his head: "In the past, when my grandfather led the troops to help King Xujun, I was still young and had never seen such a sharp weapon. ”

"Go up! Go up! Yue Yun suddenly roared. There was also a cheer in the army! It turned out that the Liao army climbed to the top of the city from the gap that the Song army blasted out, and gradually gained a firm foothold! The three of them have all experienced the battle formation, and they know that when attacking the city, once the situation is opened in the city, then there is quite a lot of hope for breaking the city!

"Herald! Step up your robes! Take the city in one go! Xu Cheng shouted arrogantly.! ~！