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When the first rays of morning light pierced the darkness of the Xingling Plain at the foot of Helan Mountain, the camp that had been silent all night was alive again. In the beating of the snare drum for the point, the soldiers of the Song army ushered in the day of the decisive battle.

The agitated war drums spread all over the four fields, overwhelming, and the Song troops of Huanqing and Jingyuan lined up and converged into the field in front of the south gate of Lingzhou City. The commanders galloped back and forth in front of the formation, and the leaders and teams were shouting in the queue, scolding the soldiers who were clumsy and affected the formation, so that the mighty formation gradually took shape.

Just behind the formation, there were forty siege engines of various colors.

Even though the party members worked hard to cut down trees and burn down people's houses, it was impossible to inspect every inch of land in the field. In the end, some wood was found, and with the ability of the party craftsmen, these woods could only be used as chopping wood, and in the hands of the craftsmen of the Song army, they still used bundling, inlay and other processes to piece together a set of siege equipment.

In half a month, a total of more than 20 thunderbolt guns and fifteen ladders were built, neatly arranged behind the formation. Yashi and generals, the two-pronged approach, is enough to break through the defense of Lingzhou City, and Gao Zunyu has other means to break the city, even if this matter does not work, he can still enter Lingzhou.

The thousands of cavalry of the two-way coalition army had already left the camp in advance. They were divided into more than ten parts, with iron hooves and sounds, wandering around the military formation, and their figures could be seen within five miles, and the wing-guarding formation was smoothly unfolded.

A high platform of more than three feet stands in the main formation of the Chinese army, the war drums are beating under the high platform, and when the naked drummer waves the drumstick, the green tendons on the muscles with distinct blocks burst out. He was already sweating, but the stirring drum sound was still full of power.

In the middle of the high platform is a chair, and a bright red and blood-like banner is erected behind the chair. At this time, only one flag bearer and two small colonels guarding the flag stood on the platform, and the chairs were vacant, fighting for its owner to walk up to the high platform.

The two spaceships were suspended nearly thirty feet above the high platform. In the gondola of the spaceship, two emaciated soldiers were busy. They are the eyes of the commander, with the name of 'foresight', these days, many times to discover the enemy army preparing to sneak attack the camp, and to see through the strategic points in Lingzhou City. At this time, their eyes scanned the distance of the battlefield, and from time to time they threw down a bamboo tube containing the latest movements of the defenders in the city, and reminded the main generals below in time.

Another bamboo tube fell from the sky, and a tall and sturdy soldier waved his right hand in the air, and then held the bamboo tube in the palm of his hand. Immediately, he turned around and respectfully presented the bamboo tube to the commander of the 100,000 official troops under Lingzhou City.

Gao Zunyu, the deputy head of Huanqing, looked at the note in the bamboo tube. "The western thief guard in the city has come up." His voice was low and slow.

In the noise of drums and trumpets, the famous Ah Wu and his party appeared at the head of the city. The battle flag of the Western Xia Kingdom was raised in the enemy tower, and the 'Wei Ming' written in the Western Xia script was displayed in the wind.

The Song army was menacing, and other tribes in the Western Xia Kingdom could surrender, but only the famous Wei family could not surrender. Wei Ming Ah Wu was ordered to lead the army to guard Lingzhou, and when Lingzhou became the key to deciding the life and death of Dabai Gaoguo, only the royal family was trustworthy. But such an attitude has also shaken the attitude of other tribes.

Trumpets were blown and flags of different colors and patterns fluttered on the city walls, and tens of thousands of defenders in the city poured into the city, gathered under different banners, raised their bows and knives, and shouted victory in the party language.

Everyone shouted together, and its sound was restrained, but Gao Zunyu said mockingly, "The rooster is barking, but that's it!" ”

Under the gaze of tens of thousands of party soldiers and the waiting of thousands of Song army soldiers, Gao Zunyu, the commander of the Song army, wore a military uniform, a golden helmet, and held the imperial sword, and walked steadily on the high platform.

The eyes of tens of millions of people were focused on him, and Gao Zunyu's heart swelled with indescribable excitement. He has led the army for more than ten years, and has experienced more than 100 large and small wars, but only now is his most glorious moment.

Enjoying the pleasure of everyone's attention, Gao Zunyu took out the sword in the box and pointed to the defending generals in front of him: "Take this city, and the women's goods in the city will be taken by you!" He took a deep breath and roared wildly, "Seal your wife and shadow, only today!" ”

Gao Zunyu has always disliked unnecessary agitation, he only allows people to see tangible benefits. The long sword pointed at the head of the city, and more than a dozen personal soldiers held iron microphones and spread his words throughout the army.

Tens of thousands of Song soldiers immediately struck their shields with swords, slammed their guns on the ground, and shouted in unison, like a landslide or a tsunami. Compared with the western thieves who were surrounded in Lingzhou City and could only rely on howling and courage, the Song army who was greedy and eager to shout out in their hearts was even more angry.

What if the daily ration has been reduced by 30%? What if half of it is left in two days? It's not a big deal if all the captured cattle and sheep are eaten!

Entered Lingzhou City, what do you want!?

Without any more gossip, Gao Zunyu's long sword swung down, and the rhythm of the war drums changed. Neat steps, accompanied by drums. The soldiers of the army marched forward in a column to the beat of the drums, and when the rain of arrows from the head of the city smashed against the shields of the front column, they stopped, and the arrows of the counterattack were immediately fired at the head of the city.

The tactics of the Song army were very simple, using an arrow array composed of divine arms and bows to forcibly suppress the counterattack of the defenders in the city. The advantage in height is a great bonus to long-range weapons, but compared with the bow and crossbow of the party people, this gap is no longer made up by the mere city wall.

The dense arrows suppressed the archers in the city in a blink of an eye, and the dense wooden feather short arrows were deeply nailed into the wall, and the battle flags were torn into wisps in the rain of arrows, and the arrows were like flying locusts in spring and heavy rain in summer, and they washed the city wall with their heads and faces, and no one even dared to raise their heads.

The thunderbolts followed the formation, and when they stopped, they continued through the gaps in the array until they were level with the front of the formation. Due to the problem of material, the range of the thunderbolt cannon in Gao Zunyu's hand is nearly one-third shorter than that of the standard seven-point cannon, and it can only exert its maximum power when it is placed in a position where the arrows of the western thieves in the city can be reached.

The ladder was also pushed up. Underneath and behind each ladder, there are dozens of elites armed with spears and giant axes, who are the vanguards, and when they are at the head of the city, it is their turn to charge.

The moat in front of the ladder is gone. The moat, which is more than four feet wide, has now been filled with sand and gravel. Every day of the siege, the Huanqing army will go out of battle, directly under the city of Lingzhou, suppress the defenders at the head of the city with the bow of the divine arm, and take advantage of the situation to continue to fill the moat of Lingzhou, and now there is a river channel of forty steps that has been filled with sand and gravel, and it is still extending.

Nothing could stop him, and when more than a dozen stone bullets the size of a human head bounced into the air at the same time, and then hit the loess rammed city wall one after another full of cracks, Gao Zunyu was sure of this.

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"How long will Ren Duo Lingding rub it out!"

A young party general was angry in the enemy tower, he was the new generation of the famous family, and only he was convenient to speak like this in front of the famous Wu.

Every moment, the stone bullets of the Song people hit the city wall, and the enemy towers built on the city wall trembled, and a puff of dust sprinkled from the dust and the beams, and everyone was gray.

Wei Ming Ah Wu raised his eyes and said slowly: "What are you panicking about?" The Song people haven't gone to the city yet...... When they push the ladder up, they won't throw any more stones. ”

Seeing that his son and nephew still had to argue, Wei Ming Ah Wu frowned and said: "Don't underestimate Ren Duo Lingding, he won't delay the fighter." ”

The young man of the famous family did not dare to argue anymore, and retreated and stood still.

At the moment, there is only one thing to believe in, and Ah Wu sighed in his heart. It's just arrows and stone bullets, but it's just the beginning, and when the ladder is pushed up, the hand-to-hand battle is the time when the gong begins.

At that time, how long he can stop the Song people, Wei Ming Ah Wu is completely unsure. At that time, if the aid of Renduo Lingding still did not arrive, Lingzhou City would probably not be able to be saved, although the Song army that invaded by the Six Routes had only arrived in two ways at the moment.

Wei Mingrong led the army westward, harassing all the way. Forcefully used huge casualties to slow down Wang Zhongzheng's advance speed. In addition, from Lanzhou to Lingzhou, compared with Jingyuan and Huanqing, the distance is more than twice as long, and it was only three days ago that it arrived at Yingli [now Zhongwei], and there is still some distance from the mouth of the Hulu River. However, Chong Ge and Li Xian were trapped in geography and time, and several oasis water sources on the road connecting Yinxia and Xingling were destroyed, and they have not been able to cross the Hanhai until now.

There are only 100,000 horses and horses in the two armies of Huanqing and Jingyuan, but they can still easily suppress Lingzhou City, which has 70,000 defenders and 80,000 Dingkou, and it is not even possible to harass them out of the city. Obviously, the iron harrier's riding skills were higher, but the cavalry of the Song army relied on the iron armor on their bodies to gain the upper hand. The current situation of weak military strength made Wei Ming Ah Wu tremble.

If the emperor of the Song State chose the tactics of slow bloodletting and attrition, the Great White Gao Kingdom would be destroyed in ten years at most, and there would be no chance of recovery. Fortunately, the Emperor of the Song Kingdom chose the wrong path, and there is still the possibility of fighting to the death at the moment.

Now I'm waiting for the news from Renduo Lingding's side. In the trembling enemy building, Wei Ming Ah Wu waited quietly.

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It's been a long time since I've been fully armed. More than 20 catties of fine iron armor were worn on his body, and he felt much heavier than before.

The team he led was twenty miles away from the Lingzhou battlefield and scattered among several neighboring villages. Theoretically, the Song people's spacecraft should be able to see them. But even the falcons flying in the sky can't distinguish the tiny people twenty miles away, not to mention the vision of the Song people, who are not far from the human realm, although they have good vision.

"The Song people have begun to attack the city, I don't know how long Lu Dao Lingzhou can hold on."

"Two hours is enough."

"Will the Song people find out?"

"What if you find out? When they found out, it was too late to run. ”

Ren Duo Lingding and Ye Poma exchanged a few words, and they were also waiting.