Daliang did not close the city gates, but Western Xia did not continue to attack, but slowly retreated.

Yao Pingzhong was puzzled: "Why did the Western Xia soldiers and horses retreat?" ”

Han Shizhong said: "These soldiers and horses must have gotten the news last night, and they came in a hurry today, and they can't attack the city without siege equipment." This time we should be here to show off our might, and if we can't hold on, we will retreat. Unexpectedly, we went out of the city to face the battle, which gave us some battle exploits. Now it's time to set up camp and make siege equipment. ”

Liu Qi was eager to try: "Why don't we chase them for a while." ”

When Yao Pingzhong heard this, he immediately echoed: "What General Liu said is that we will also learn from Li Yuanhao, they will withdraw when their heavy troops come." If they are unprepared, we will attack. ”

Chao Yong said with a smile: "The enemy advances and I retreat, the enemy is stationed and disturbs me, the enemy is tired and I fight, and the enemy retreats and I chase." ”

This is the 16-character policy of guerrillas in later generations, and there are different opinions as to who summed it up.

When Sun Li heard this, he couldn't help but praise: "The prince's four sentences have explained the harassment war thoroughly. ”

Liu Qi smiled and said: "We will do according to the instructions of the prince, and we will definitely exhaust the Western Xia soldiers and horses." ”

Chao Yong said with a smile: "The soldiers and horses in the city must guard the city day and night, and it is not appropriate to go to war again." If you are going to fight, go together, and have a response. ”

Sun Li shook his head and said, "I'm not going." ”

Zhang Qing thought about it, and shook his head: "I'm not good at bows and arrows, and I won't go." ”

Liu Qi looked at Han Shizhong and Yao Pingzhong.

Han Shizhong is also very good at riding and shooting, although Yao Pingzhong is not known for archery, but he also has a hard bow.

The three of them were young and vigorous and wanted to make contributions, so they immediately arched their hands and said: "We are willing to go out of the city." ”

Chao Yong smiled: "It's okay, the original plan to pass on the heads of the Zhubian has been canceled." I'll give you another chance to make a name for yourself. You can hunt and kill the Tanguts to your heart's content, and if you kill a hundred, you will be named a baron. ”

When Liu Qi heard this, he couldn't help but be excited: "How many are viscounts?" ”

He was known for his marksmanship, and as long as the Tanguts sent patrols out, he could hunt them. Unless the Tanguts were all cowered in the camp, of course that was impossible. Only by letting the patrols out for a few miles, when the enemy attacks the camp, will there be enough time to gather troops and horses. If you are only on guard in the battalion, you will find that the enemy is attacking the battalion. It is too late to assemble troops and horses, unless the whole army remains vigilant. Of course this is not possible.

For a person who is skilled in archery, it is indeed not difficult to shoot a hundred people. The difficulty is that there is no such opportunity in peacetime, although the Western Xia and the Northern Song Dynasty were enemies in the past, they were also wartime and peace. Peacetime. It is undoubtedly a great crime to provoke lightly. In times of war, it is almost impossible for them to fight alone. Both sides almost fought around some steep terrain and border fortresses, and accidentally fell into an ambush.

However, Xingqing Mansion is located in the Yinchuan Plain, outside the city, no matter how it is encircled, there will be enough space for the three of them to escape.

There is no problem with safety, it is only a matter of time before a hundred people are hunted.

"Of course the viscount can't be easily sealed."

Liu Qi was a little disappointed. Chao Yong said again: "If you can hunt five hundred people, I can give you a viscount." ”

Although it is easy for generals to hunt soldiers, they can't shoot their bows indefinitely, especially since they use strong bows. At most, you can shoot more than 100 bows a day.

However, Liu Qi and the three of them were not hopeless, the army of the Seed Master Dao had just entered the Huaide Army from the Zhenrong Army at this time, and had not yet entered the territory of Western Xia. It will take four or five days to fight to Xingqing Mansion, as long as Renli does not withdraw his troops. There is hope for them.

Liu Qi and the three of them summed it up, and then went to prepare arrows and war horses.

Zhang Qing can be knighted when he hears it. was also a little moved, and said: "I also arranged the city defense, let's go out of the city with them to have fun." ”

Chao Yong smiled: "You are at least the founding uncle now, and it is useless to want to raise the title and hunt the soldiers." Besides, you, a general, go out to chase and kill small soldiers, and you are a little unprofessional. ”

Zhang Qing smiled awkwardly: "What the prince said is, then forget it." ”

Chao Yong said with a smile: "This city gate is open for them to enter and exit, and the people in the city have to go out of the city to cut firewood or something these days." Some people were appointed to do these tasks, so that the soldiers could recognize the people who went out of the city, so that the Tangut people would not be mixed in. ”

Zhang Qing nodded and said: "Don't worry, the prince can find some Han people to do it, and they can also take the opportunity to make a lot of money." ”

Chao Yong smiled: "Don't let them raise prices, but it's okay to let them earn some hard-earned money." ”

After chatting with Zhang Qing for a few words, Chao Yong took Sun Li to continue to inspect the other three gates.

Soon, Han Shizhong and the three of them went out of the city, one person and three horses, each horse with a strong bow and three pots of arrows.

The Western Xia sentinel began to suffer, and the Western Xia soldiers and horses had already seen the martial arts of the three people, but they had not yet seen the three-person archery. Some spies who thought they had a good shot took the initiative to find the three of them, but soon no one dared to find the three of them alone, but they entangled dozens of people to surround and kill the three people.

Dozens of people surrounded and killed three people, and the three of them did not retreat, Yao Pingzhong liked to fight each other in short arms, Han Shizhong shot and rushed from time to time, but Liu Qi rarely let people get close, and almost all of them shot the Tangut people with bows and arrows.

However, the Western Xia army retreated to camp ten miles away and make siege equipment.

The three of them did not go to storm the army, but only shot and patrolled around the camp.

If there are too many people, the three will withdraw, and when there are few people, the three will approach the camp and shoot them, and the patrol of dozens of people will be attacked by the three people.

Renli heard that the three of them hunted and killed the patrol soldiers, and sent several marksmen out of the camp to challenge the three, but they were also shot by Liu Qi and Han Shizhong.

Renli could only grit his teeth and continue to send soldiers to patrol, but each patrol team was a hundred soldiers.

Even so, the trio continued to attack the patrol. The three of them rode all good horses in the palace, coming and going like the wind, and from time to time approaching and shooting a few people before leaving.

The patrol soldiers reacted, and if they wanted to pursue, they could only sigh in the dust.

It was designed several times, and it didn't enclose the three of them.

Within half a day, the reputation of harassing the trio spread throughout the Western Xia camp, and the soldiers assigned to patrol would pray not to run into the trio before leaving the camp.

It wasn't until night fell that the three of them rushed back.

Zhang Qing personally guarded the city gate, and when he saw the three of them coming back, he ordered the suspension bridge to be put away and the city gate closed to prevent the Western Xia people from sneaking up at night.

Zhang Qing saw that the bags that the three of them were hanging immediately were bulging, and said with a smile: "It looks like the receipt is good." ”

Han Shizhong shook his head and said, "Many of the people I shot were taken back by other Western Xia people, and I didn't have time to take their waist cards." ”

Zhang Qing smiled: "How? Is it enough for the Baron? ”

Han Shizhong shrugged and said, "Yao Pingzhong and I should be able to make up enough tomorrow, Liu Qi will shoot more than eighty people today." ”

When the three of them left the city, it was close to noon, and they returned to the city several times to change horses and rest. Zhang Qing heard that Liu Qi had shot more than 80 people, and couldn't help but praise: "Captain Liu's archery skills can be compared to General Li Guanghua." ”

Liu Qi said modestly: "I have also heard the name of General Hua, the light of fireflies, how dare I compete with Haoyue." ”

Zhang Qing said with a smile: "Both of you are rare marksmen, and I'm afraid there are not a few marksmen like you on the grassland." ”

Liu Qi said with a smile: "The general's featherless arrow is a must, and I am willing to bow down to the feathered arrow." ”

"Haha, let's not flatter each other. Let's go to the palace together, I heard that the dinner in the palace last night was very rich, and I also went to play the autumn breeze. ”

Besides, Renzhong had 200,000 soldiers and horses along the way, and Renzhong said that after Xue Sichang descended, he led his troops through Hengshan, and after entering Huanqing Road, it was also unimpeded all the way, so he quickly entered Gyeongju, preparing to attack Yuanzhou on Jingyuan Road, and then encircled Weizhou.

When Renzhong was about to use troops against Yuanzhou, he heard a report from Yipintang that Brother Cha's army was defeated and Brother Cha was also killed on the battlefield.

Chage's status is much higher than Renzhong's, and Chage's use of troops is much higher than Renzhong's. Chage can be said to be the god of war in Western Xia for nearly twenty years.

Hearing the news of Brother Cha's death, although Renzhong had an army of 200,000, he did not dare to use troops again, so he could only ask Yipintang to ask Li Qianshun for advice. Unexpectedly, a few days later, news came from Yipintang that Li Qianshun was also killed in battle.

The lord of the country and the god of war were killed, and there was only one road left in the three-way army, and when he heard that the firearms of the Great Liang were extremely powerful, Renzhong immediately decided to withdraw his troops.

It's just that when he returned the same way, he found that Xue Sichang, who had just returned to Shun, had actually rebelled, and the soldiers and horses of Huanqing Road sniped at them through the forts along the way.

If Renzhong wants to retreat to Western Xia, he must fight all the way back.