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War is merciless, the truth is cruel!

Wang Zhongzheng came to Yanzhou triumphantly and immediately launched an attack, hoping that the Western Xia people would once again be shocked by the might of the heavenly soldiers of the kingdom and flee in an instant. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

However, the Tanguts did not flee.

On the first day, in the face of the continuous camps of the Song army and the strong soldiers, the Western Xia people could not hold out and did not flee. It seems that they should look at the color, so that they can know the strength of the Great Song army.

The next day, Wang Zhongzheng immediately ordered an attack. The Tangut people remained unmoved and resisted step by step, and the Song army's offensive made no progress. The Tanguts still did not surrender and did not flee.

Wang Zhongzheng thought to himself, it seems that the situation in Yanzhou is better than that in Xiazhou, and the troops may be more sufficient. However, he firmly believes that the Tangut people must have been unable to hold on, and now they are just holding on.

After two more days of attack, they will surely rout and flee.

On the third day, the Song army stormed, and the city was unmoved......

On the fourth day, the Song army stormed, and the Western Xia defenders of Yanzhou still did not flee......

On the fifth day, the defenders of Yanzhou remained unmoved.

On the sixth day, no matter how Wang Zhongzheng called a strong attack, how he shouted alarmist words under the city, the Tangut people were still unmoved, and there was no sign of escape!

The Tangut people in Yanzhou are so strong? It's strange that there is no sign of escape!

Wang Zhongzheng was surprised at the same time, but also began to panic a little.

He was lucky to think that maybe it was because Yanzhou would be very important that Western Xia would stick to it like this, and they were also desperately guarding. It won't be long after that, well! It must be like this.

However, a full ten days passed, and the Tangut people still frowned and fled. Even a trace of it, not a word of wind at all.

Opposite. The Tanguts became more and more courageous, and even began to have a good counteroffensive, while the Song army retreated in vain. There were also a lot of casualties!

How so? Wang Zhongzheng was completely panicked.

He stubbornly believed that it was the Western Xia people who were determined to stick to Yanzhou City. will resist so fiercely.

But gradually, as the defense and counterattack of the Tanguts became more and more powerful, Wang Zhongzheng also began to waver a little. He is just a straw bag, he doesn't understand military affairs at all, but he has been with Wang Shao for a few years, listened to a few military terms, and then can say a few words on paper.

Poor Zhao Ji didn't see it. I thought that Wang Zhongzheng, the prince was a rare military talent, and he was loyal to himself, so it was naturally best to send such a person here.

As a matter of fact. Wang Zhongzheng will not know anything. There is only one heart of blood and one arrogant heart. Shizhou and Xiazhou, under the deliberate arrangement of the Western Xia people, he was completely a blind cat and hit a dead mouse, and won inexplicably. Now I have encountered such hard stubble as Yanzhou. There was nothing he could do. As far as his offensive means are concerned, they really can't be put on the table, and they can't play a role at all.

"Prince, we have been fooled, Shizhou and Xiazhou. It is possible that the Tanguts deliberately gave up and then lured us to attack. Liu Ren told the truth and comforted: "Prince, the matter has come to this, let's retreat as soon as possible, so as not to be besieged by the Western Xia people......"

"Nonsense, it's clear that the Xixia people are fleeing from the wind, where is what lures the enemy to go deeper?" How can the prince admit it? If you admit it, isn't it because you have been deceived by others, and your pride and arrogance have led to the current situation? Whether it is the ultimate responsibility, fame or self-esteem, the prince cannot accept it. So, no matter what, he can't admit it.

"Yes, yes!" Liu Renliang is submissive, he knows what kind of person this prince is, he wants to save face, and he can't say anything more when he is under the roof at the moment. Just aggrievedly admonished: "But how can the Western Xia people hold on to Yanzhou City, they are relatively well prepared, with the strength of our target, I am afraid it will not be easy to break the city, why don't we temporarily withdraw our troops, rest for a few days, and then continue to attack?" ”

Wang Zhongzheng hesitated, to be honest, he was willing to do this. In the past few days, there has been no progress in the offensive, and he has no real skills, and he is already helpless. If there is a step, it is okay to withdraw temporarily......

Just when the prince hesitated, Liu Renliang said softly: "Let's retreat and rest first, and when the army led by Zhe Kexing and General Chong Ge arrives, we will make a comeback......

Liu Renliang is well-intentioned and wants to persuade Wang Zhongzheng to make the right choice. However, exhortation is a technical job, and it is absolutely necessary to pay attention to the method. Thousands of shouldn't, never should, shouldn't mention folding and planting.

Wang Zhongzheng was already moved, but when he heard the names of these two, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. At the beginning, he was not ashamed of his words, but he boasted about Haikou. Now that he has retired like this, how can he get by on face? Isn't it a joke? The merit of taking Shizhou and Xiazhou will be gone. When the news reached Bianjing, it is estimated that the officials will also blame.

The prince loves face, and now he can't pull this face. At the same time, there was still a bit of luck in his heart. In case the Tangut people can't hold it anymore, if they hold on for another day or two, maybe the Tangut people will be defeated and flee......

You can't give up all your efforts! As soon as Wang Zhongzheng thought of this, his strong self-esteem began to make trouble, and he definitely wanted to save face. He doesn't care if he lives to be sinned or not. Normally, even if there is any sin, he will blame it on others.

"You can't retreat, retreating at this time will definitely have an impact on the period of the army......," Wang Zhongzheng said: "What's more, we can still deal with the current situation, and the Xixia people may not be able to hold it anymore, hold on for a few more days...... Tell them to come to their aid. ”

Liu Renliang's eyes were closed, not to mention how sour his heart was. How did you come across such a commander? After stammering for a long time, it turned out to be a fool. Looking at this, I'm afraid I can't go back if I want to keep my life.

No, how can you be buried with this stupid bale of eggs? How can you sit back and wait for death like this, being dragged by this stupid egg straw bag to accompany the funeral? Liu Renliang was so excited that he had already begun to have other plans.

Wang Zhongzheng is strong on the outside, and his heart is still weak, but his appearance is still full of confidence and might. Command the soldiers to launch an attack on the city of Yanzhou.

It's just that he is really a straw bag, and his command is directly disorganized, and there is no effective way to siege the city at all. The actions and orders were also chaotic, and the efforts of the soldiers were in vain, but they did not have any effect.

The city could not be broken for several days, and the morale of the soldiers had begun to gradually decline, and now that they were tossed by Wang Zhongzheng like this, they were even more depressed. But Wang Zhongzheng didn't care at all, he still had a tough attitude, and he constantly scolded and scolded the soldiers, so that he complained.

The worst thing happened, the Song army ran out of food and grass. Originally, 100,000 people were needed, but Wang Zhongzheng was in a hurry, overconfident, and only brought 40,000 people, and the grain and grass he carried was naturally halved. In addition, his speed of advancing all the way was too fast, and the people couldn't keep up at all, so the grain and grass were naturally unsustainable.

For many days under the city of Yanzhou, the consumption was huge, and there was not much left. The roof leak happened to rain overnight, and the time entered the end of September and the beginning of October. It's winter in the northwest. And this year's winter was colder than usual, and it started to snow early.

But because of Wang Zhongzheng's hurry, the Song army did not carry winter clothes at all, and shivered in the cold wind and snowflakes, so how could they attack the city?

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At the head of Yanzhou City, Suo Jiusi stood at the head of the city and looked at it a few times, then turned around and said: "Prime Minister, let the last general go to war, isn't it just a straw bag, the last general will go out and promise to exterminate them soon, why waste so much time with them?" ”

These days, in the face of the attack of the Song army. The Tanguts only defended strictly, defended step by step, and gradually strengthened the counteroffensive, but the scale was not large.

So much so that the Western Xia generals in the city couldn't hold back the excitement in their hearts, especially generals like Suo Jiusi, who were the most excited in their hearts. He is a famous general in Western Xia, born in a Hexi family, and is known for his bravery and good fighting. The Xiazhou City he held on to was absolutely strong and unbreakable.

However, in order to lure the enemy into the great plan, he finally had to give up on his own initiative and retreated to Yanzhou. But the news that spread out was that Suo Jiusi fled without a fight and lost Xiazhou City, which had a very bad impact on his reputation. Therefore, Suo Jiusi has always been indignant and wants to counterattack as soon as possible.

Especially when facing Wang Zhongzheng under the city, my heart is even more uncomfortable! This straw bag was frivolous and proud, and in order to boast, he had a lot of contempt and derogation for himself between his words, which made him lose face even more. Therefore, he had long wanted to lead the troops to teach a lesson, but the prime minister had not allowed it, which made Suo Jiusi's heart itch.

"What are you doing in a hurry?" Liang Yibury said softly: "Knowing that he is a straw bag, don't take him seriously." What are we doing all this hard work for? Is it to deal with a straw bale? It naturally makes sense to let him exist temporarily, don't rush yet. When it's time to deal with him, you'll have a chance to be ashamed......"

"But......" Suo Jiusi is an acute child, and the time is too long, which makes him very uncomfortable.

"Do you still need to do anything with such a straw bale?" Liang Yi buried a smile and said: "If you do it to him, you will only surrender your identity, you see...... We don't need to do it, they've already started messing around themselves......"

The Song army did begin to be chaotic, the grain and grass could not be sustained, and the weather was cold, but there were no warm clothes. There was no progress in attacking the city, and the attitude of the main commander was very bad, so the soldiers had long lost confidence and patience.

Wang Zhongzheng looked at this bad situation, and he was helpless and very anxious. It's a good situation, how can this suddenly happen?

I have been hoping that the Tangut people could not support them to escape or surrender, but they were disappointed again and again. As for the reinforcements, Wang Zhongzheng had cursed many times, but Zhe Kexing and Chong Ge still didn't come......

There's nothing to be done! The Song army was on the verge of falling apart, and Wang Zhongzheng finally panicked.

Fall back......

He remembered Liu Renliang's suggestion and finally wanted to retreat. It's just that the truth is cruel, and at this point, I can't go if I want to!