Chapter 361: Beacon Fire and Wolf Smoke
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The only remaining fire oil and feather arrows of the Song army were fully utilized by Lin Zhao, and the damage caused to the Tangut people increased exponentially, and the most fatal thing was the blow to the army's heart. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Although Liang Yibu repeatedly claimed that the Song army had run out of weapons, the soldiers who had suffered several losses in a row were a little worried, and they were afraid that when they rushed forward again, they would be greeted by raging fires and sky-breaking feather arrows. They are not afraid of bloodshed, but this fearless bloodshed is completely meaningless, they are naturally unwilling, so it is inevitable that they are a little timid.
Liang Yibury was completely annoyed and angry this time, personally supervised the battle in front of the battle, and issued a strict order to force the Western Xia army to attack. Lin Zhao had completely provoked him, and at this moment he was going to intensify his revenge.
The Xixia soldiers were also forced to attack hard. However, they have always been worried, for fear that Song Jun's canister of fire oil will fall from the sky again, and it will be a nightmare for them. However, after some temptation, I didn't see the oil and feather arrows for a long time, and the tense nerves finally relaxed a little temporarily, and gradually moved forward with courage, and the attack gradually began to become ferocious.
The people of the Song Dynasty gave them a lot of fright and humiliation just now, so it suddenly stimulated the revenge psychology of the Western Xia soldiers, coupled with the fact that Liang Guoxiang personally supervised the battle in the back, and there was that rich reward, so the soldiers behaved very violently, and they all fought bravely.
Since then, the pressure on the defense of Dashun City has been increasing.
Lin Zhao looked at the Xixia soldiers who came up like a tide, and couldn't help but sigh lightly. Such a result had long been predicted, and the effect of those fire oil and feather arrows could only be short-lived, causing more damage to the Tangut people. Once used up. There will be a bitter battle. Reprisals are inevitable.
I wanted to delay a little longer. Now it seems that I am afraid that I will not be able to win more moments.
On this day, the Tangut people were completely in a state of madness, the cloud ladder continued to be set up at the head of Dashun City, and the Xixia soldiers continued to climb up like ants. Then there were scenes of hand-to-hand combat at the head of the city, and the fighting was fierce, with blood flying swords, and stumps and broken feet everywhere.
Dashun City has once again reached the most critical moment. More than half of the remaining more than 3,000 soldiers were also killed or wounded, and the pressure on Sheng suddenly became much greater. In the eyes of Lin Zhao and Jing Sili, they are already on the verge of life and death. According to the current situation, it is already more than one more day for them to hold out.
"Light the beacon fire!"
When it came to this, Lin Zhao was also helpless. The defensive pressure was too great, and the soldiers had no respite at all, as long as they could still hold the knives, almost all of them went to the city. However, the Tangut people had no intention of stopping at all, and they had enough soldiers to take turns to rest and attack. But what about Dashun City? The last remaining defenses are also about to be exhausted, and there are no reserves. As long as the soldiers can't support it, the city will be ruined and people will die.
Their only hope was Wang Shao in Gyeongju. But Wang Shao, who is partial, has not moved at all until now! Could it be that he is also a shameless and despicable villain? And Lee Fu-gyu is a raccoon dog? Just borrow a knife to kill me, why bother the soldiers of Dashun City? Last time it was more than a thousand, this time it is more than 5,000, and you guys are too much!
Lin Zhao's heart was full of hatred, and he couldn't care about it, so he lit the most critical beacon fire.
The situation in Dashun City is not optimistic, and this cannot be concealed from the Xixia people at all, so there is no need to scruple about asking for help. If Wang Shao still ignores him, then he can only curse him to the heavens! At least this beacon smoke will be a proof, and it will be the evidence that the officials will impeach him.
Does just impeachment work? Wang Shao dared to do this, it must have been instructed by Emperor Zhao Xuan! At this moment, Lin Zhao could only think like this, and the hatred for Zhao Ji in his heart was even stronger!
Anyway, the beacon smoke has already been lit, and I don't know if it will be sent by reinforcements. At the moment, I don't care about a lot, and it's a moment to support more! Seeing that another Western Xia soldier climbed to the top of the city, Lin Zhao immediately rushed forward with his knife, and suddenly there was a miserable scream, and blood splashed on the city.
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Jiang Leiting and Li Cheng on the outskirts of Gyeongju looked at the three puffs of wolf smoke rising from Dashun City, and they were extremely nervous.
In fact, the sun has set, and under the faint night, the high-burning beacon fire is also particularly obvious. This is the most urgent summons among the Song army, indicating that it has reached the point of 100,000 urgency.
What kind of attack Dashun City encountered, they all saw it, and it was obvious that they couldn't hold it, and the situation finally reached this critical moment.
For them, it doesn't matter if Dashun City breaks, even if Gyeongju falls, it should be Zhao Ji who should worry about it now. They only care about the safety of their son, and there must be no danger.
"Brother Thunder, what should I do? Find a way to go into the city to save Childe? Li Cheng was in a hurry, for fear that something big would happen at one o'clock in the evening. Childe's identity is too precious, and he doesn't dare to make the slightest mistake. They don't want to make a mistake and hate them for eternity, so something has to be done.
Li Cheng hurriedly wanted to go straight to Dashun City, but was stopped by Jiang Leiting.
"Brother Thunder, what's the matter? Would you like to go to the rescue of Childe? "Li Cheng is still a little young in the end, and it is inevitable that he will be a little unable to hold his breath when he encounters an emergency.
Jiang Leiting shook his head and said, "How come? Childe's life and safety are the most important, but if you go like this, you can rescue Childe? A rhetorical question brought Li Cheng back to reality. Dashun City is now besieged by the Western Xia army, and it is not easy to rescue a key person among thousands of troops?
"What then? Is it just doing nothing? Li Cheng was a little anxious, and now he needed a proper solution.
Jiang Leiting said: "Since frontal rescue can't work, can we consider other ways?" For example, the bottom of the kettle? ”
"Draw a salary from the bottom of the kettle?" Li Cheng vaguely understood something, but he couldn't say it, and there was still a look of doubt on his face.
"Have you got the results of your survey of the Western Xia camp?" Jiang Leiting did not answer positively, but asked this question. They had considered kidnapping Liang Yibury before, so they knew something about the Western Xia camp.
Li Cheng's eyes lit up suddenly, and he asked, "Brother Thunder, you said Liang Yi was buried?" ”
"Now he doesn't mean much, and besides, he's on the front line, protected by a large army, and he can't get it at all. For today's plan, it is necessary to let the Western Xia army mess up. Jiang Leiting explained: "As long as the Western Xia army is in chaos, Dashun City may not be able to break through, and when the time comes, you can take advantage of the chaos to save people." ”
"That's right!" Li Cheng suddenly brightened up, and he had fully understood what Jiang Leiting meant.
Jiang Leiting continued: "I entered the camp to investigate before, and I have figured out many things, and while the attention of the Western Xia people is in Dashun City, we will give them a heavy blow in the back. ”
"Well, that's it...... Send someone to inform the sect master, I will burn the grain and grass of the Tangut people, and you will lead people to make a pretend and find a way to make some noise, so that they will mistakenly think that it is a surprise attack from behind the army! Li Cheng quickly thought of a countermeasure according to the situation.
"Good!" Then the two went their separate ways.
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There is a hidden barren valley dozens of miles southwest of Dashun City, which leads to the outside through a small road. In summer and autumn, it is a mountain stream with flowing water, and the water potential is not small, and when the flash flood breaks out, it is magnificent. However, in winter and spring, the place dries up, revealing a path that not many people know.
According to the national border, it belongs to the Western Xia, but because of its remote location, rugged roads, and the threat of flash floods, there are no herdsmen grazing here.
At the same time, there was no garrison here, because there were mountains and mountains behind it, and it was very difficult for the army to cross it. The Song-Xia battle had never passed through these places, so not many people cared. What's more, now the people of the Western Xia believe that there is a large army led by the minister Liang Yibury nearby, and the people of the Song Dynasty have been frightened and cowered in the city and dare not go out, what is there to fear in this situation? Therefore, I did not take it to heart.
No one would have thought that at this time, there was an army secretly stationed here, judging from their banners and clothing, it should be the Song army!
That's right, they are from Wang Shao's department on Huanqing Road! Of course, in addition to the Gyeongju garrison, there is also the Huanju garrison! At this moment, they are quietly stationed here, as if they are silently waiting for something!
From beginning to end, in the matter of Lin Zhao, Wang Shao was a public heart, and he did not have any despicable and harmful intentions, nor did he receive instructions from Wang Anshi and Zhao Ji.
However, he did have a purpose in arranging Lin Zhao to go to Dashun City, and he did want Lin Zhao to be a bait, but he didn't want the bait to miss in the slightest.
Since arriving in Gyeongju, Wang Shao had expected that the Tangut people would make a comeback, so he had made preparations early. In his opinion, if he did nothing and waited for the Western Xia army to attack before defending, he would inevitably be very passive. In the long run, there may be more variables and undesirable consequences.
Wang Shao also felt that the Song Dynasty's strategy towards Western Xia in the past was too conservative, and what effect could passive defense have? In this case, it is better to dig a pit for the Tangut people and catch turtles in the urn.
At the beginning, Wang Shao was helpless, but when he learned that Lin Zhao was coming, he had a deep hatred with Liang Yiburi, the prime minister of the Western Xia Kingdom.
Wang Shao took it to heart, isn't Lin Zhao a good bait? There is a great chance that Liang Yi will be fooled! Once the bait is arranged, the next most important thing is how to reel in the net.
Wang Shao had been prepared for this, because of the habit of collecting intelligence on the Xihe front, Wang Shao began to understand the surrounding mountains and rivers when he was in Huanzhou. It was precisely because of this that he was particularly interested in Lin Zhao's sand table.
Not to mention, the hard work paid off, Wang Shao really made a discovery. A trail was found near Huanzhou, which allowed a detour into the mountains of Western Xia and then appeared behind the city of Dashun.
This was enough, when Liang Yi's attention was completely focused on Dashun City, appearing behind him was enough to give him a fatal blow. (To be continued.) )