The weather in Yan'an City in June is hot and dry, and the high temperature for many days makes the night temperature in the overcrowded Yan'an City as high as about 35 degrees, and the sweaty days make many people sleepless all night. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info\qВ5、\\

There is a quiet bamboo forest in the Yan'an Mansion, a small tributary of the water next to the bamboo forest flows slowly, and converges into a small lake in the south of the bamboo forest.

This bamboo forest was originally built by the former dynasty Yashi with great effort, and later became a place for Yan'an officials to entertain distinguished guests, and now it has become Zhao Lei's temporary residence.

In the bamboo forest, several elegant bamboo houses faintly flashed in the forest, next to a bamboo house, there was a wide hardwood table, around the wooden table, Zhao Lei was entertaining the old subordinates Di Qing, Yang Wenguang, Fan Quan, Zhao Ming and the generals of the new army Yang Zun, Gao Zunping, Zhu Dali and others, and Xiao Ruoruo, the concubine of Zhao Lei, who everyone knew, was also present to accompany him.

"Thinking about the great achievements of the adults in the South China Sea, the last general will regret why he stayed in Weizhou in the first place, and he should follow the adults to the South China Sea to make contributions!" Di Qing held the wine glass and said with annoyance at Zhao Lei's toast.

"It's not a meritorious work there! Just follow me to the South China Sea! Maybe he will stay in Luzon and won't be able to catch up with this Song-Xia battle. Zhao Lei raised his glass and drank the wine in his hand, and said to Di Qing with a slight smile.

"That's right! I haven't asked your brother yet! I haven't seen you for a short time, how can you become a commander? After Zhao Lei and Di Qing and others exchanged pleasantries. Turning his head to Fan Quan and Zhao Ming, the two Qiang generals, he asked.

"After our brothers followed the master, they were also considered famous, and after following Lord Han Qi to Yan'an Mansion, they returned to their hometowns. After our brother returned to his hometown, the current clan lived in poverty, and the clan also envied our brother's wealth, so he asked to join the army, and Fan Yongfan was suffering from the lack of troops in Yan'an Mansion at this time, so he allowed our brother to recruit Qiang people, and the Qiang people lived poorly, and most of them were willing to join the army. Later, more than 7,000 people were recruited, and Lord Fan Yongfan handed over all the Qiang soldiers and horses in Yan'an Mansion to our brothers, formed two armies of 6,000 people, and established the left and right Qiang armies, and our brothers were promoted to commanders. Command these soldiers! I also want to thank the lord for his kindness" Fan Quan, a mighty Qiang man, heard Zhao Lei's question, and remembered that he was beaten almost to death by the evil slaves of the Han family in Gyeongju. Then he looked at Zhao Lei with great emotion and gratitude.

"This is what you deserve, you fought bravely in the battle of Gyeongju that year, and you worked tirelessly to form a new army. You took the lead in attacking Luzon, and the merit is enough to be promoted to command, and it has nothing to do with me! "Zhao Lei, Fan Quan, Zhao Ming and the two brothers are not polite at all, these two people were born under Zhao Lei, and they were Zhao Lei's domestic slaves before they joined the army, if it weren't for this relationship, they had no power and no power, plus they were Qiang people, how could they be qualified to be the commander of Zheng Liupin in just a few years, which is also Han Qi, Fan Zhongyan, Fan Yong and other people who promoted them to see Zhao Lei's face. So Zhao Lei is not polite to them at all, they have no officialdom to Zhao Lei, and they have been talking to Zhao Lei as a slave.

"In the face of the Western Xia army ten times larger than himself, he insisted on holding on for three days and three nights without changing his face, Brother Yang's name is now known to the entire Great Song Dynasty, and the court reward has arrived in Tianbo Yang Mansion. After listening to Fan Quan and Zhao Ming's words, Zhao Lei nodded slightly, turned his head and said to Yang Wenguang, he doesn't dare to call Yang Wenguang now, he can only call his brother, he who has already proposed to marry Yang Jinhua with Yang Fu, is now Yang Wenguang's brother-in-law, this kind of relationship is a big disrespect to call him in the Northern Song Dynasty, so he opened his mouth and called his brother directly.

"Don't say it, I thought I was dead, although there were 14,000 soldiers and horses in Gyeongju at that time, only 9,000 people were Gyeongju regular troops, and the remaining 4,000 were Gyeongju local defenders, so I couldn't count on it at all, and there were 1,000 Gyeongju government officials and rich people's homes, facing 140,000 Western Xia troops, if it wasn't for the quick rescue of Lord Fan Yongfan, the city would only be broken sooner or later, so Gyeongju would pay the price of 8,000 people for three days and three nights, a bloody battle!" Yang Wenguang remembered the fierce bloody battle of holding on to Gyeongju, and still said to Zhao Lei with a wry smile with some fear.

From Yang Wenguang's mouth, Zhao Lei can feel the fierceness and bloodiness of the battle of Gyeongju, it is said that the defenders of Gyeongju died as many as 5,000 people in this offensive and defensive battle, and there were less than 3,000 wounded, and the Western Xia also killed more than 4,000 people, nearly 10,000 wounded, such a big loss on both sides in three days, it can be seen that the cruelty of this offensive and defensive battle.

One will be a success! Zhao Lei not only thought of Ren Fu who was sent out by him, but he didn't know how many casualties his mission would cause, and how many wives and children in Xixia and the Great Song Dynasty would become orphans and widows, hoping that more people in the Western Xia would become orphans and widows, and the Great Song Dynasty would have less! "Your Excellency is worried about General Ren! Adults are really worried, General Ren has always been astute, and he is also a general in the northwest, and he has fought a lot with Western Xia, he is the most suitable person for this unexpected plan, rest assured! General Ren will definitely complete his task successfully. Yang Zun, the general of the New Army, who was the best at observing words and feelings, saw Zhao Lei looking at the north worriedly, and immediately guessed what Zhao Lei was thinking in his heart and said comfortingly.

I hope so! Hope to hear good news tomorrow! Zhao Lei thought with a sigh in his heart.

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Forty-two-year-old Ren Fu was born in Bianjing, his ancestors followed Taizu to lay down the country, after the family moved to Bianjing, the Ren family served as a guard in front of the palace for generations, Ren Fu once served as a guard in the palace of the prince Zhao Zhen, and since then he has risen step by step, from the front of the palace to the Yaojun Thorn History, Jingyou came to the north in the first year, served as the deputy head of the Mabu Army on the Huanqing Road, and the Western Xia Army fought several times, maintained an undefeated record, after Shi Yuanchun died in battle, he was added to the new army, and served as the commander of the left army of the new army.

After Zhao Lei came to Yan'an Mansion and made a plan in the city, Ren Fu was ordered to implement Zhao Lei's plan to lure the snake out of the hole. led 5,000 new army soldiers and horses, and took the official document issued by Fan Zhongyan, the prefect of Yan'an Prefecture, to find the border, and traveled all the way west to inspect the frontier places.

The ultimate goal of Ren Fu's trip was to take the White Leopard City, the most frontier military fortress in Western Xia, two hundred miles northwest of Gyeongju.

White Leopard City was originally a small town in Anhua, Gyeongju, which was occupied by the Western Xia army in the first year of Gyeongwoo. And there to build this Western Xia to the Song Dynasty most frontier military fortress.

White Leopard City is not only dangerous and strong, it is also the forefront of the defense of the Great Song Army, controlling the traffic arteries of the eastward march to Yuyan and southward to Gyeongju, and behind it is the walled city and Jintang City of hundreds of hoarding materials in Xixia in Houqiao, and then fifty miles to the north is the Xixia frontier city of Yecheng, one hundred and seventy miles to Xiping Mansion in Xixia, and four hundred and fifty miles is Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Western Xia.

Once the White Leopard City was conquered by the Song army, the large amount of supplies that Yuan Hao had hoarded nearby would face the Song army's troops, and Jin Tang and Ye Cheng were also exposed to the Song army's sword soldiers, and Zhao Lei was sure that Yuan Hao did not dare not save these places. In order to invade the south, Yuan Hao has already exhausted the troops in this area, and there are only 5,000 soldiers and horses stationed in White Leopard City, while in other places, there are only 1,000 soldiers and horses. The weakness of the defense made the White Leopard City overcome, Yuan Hao will definitely go out of Jinmingzhai to recapture the White Leopard City, and then the turtle will come out of the shell, and the time will come for the Song army and the Western Xia to showdown.

On the night of June 19 in the second year of Baoyuan. Ren Fu took the official document signed by Fan Zhongyan and went around Gyeongju, and finally came to Rouyuan Village, the fortress of the Song army, which was closest to White Leopard City.

At this time, Rouyuan Village was under Zhao Lei's secret arrangement. It turned out that the soldiers stationed in Rouyuan Village had secretly assembled at night, waiting for Ren Fu's arrival.

After Ren Fu arrived at Rouyuan Village, he immediately closed all sides, forbade anyone to enter and exit, and there were trespassers who would not be forgiven, and then led 5,000 new troops from the headquarters and 6,000 men and horses from Rouyuan Village, a total of 11,000 people went out of the city at night, ran for 20 miles, and came to the city of White Leopard City.

"Father! Can Lord Zhao really blow up the city gate with the powder keg on the ground? Three miles away from the south gate of White Leopard City, Ren Fu's son, Ren Huailiang, the young general, asked his father Ren Fu in a puzzled whisper.

"Don't doubt Lord Zhao's ability, Lord Zhao can create celestial things such as rocket cars, grenades, and mines, and it is not difficult for Lord Zhao to blow up the powder keg of the city gate!" Ren Fu was born in a family of military generals, he has always been illiterate with little Chinese characters, and he has a kind of respect and trust for scholars from the bottom of his heart.

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The scorching summer night close to Xixia was even hotter and more sleepless, just today the clouds made up, the black and oppressive dark clouds made the weather even more sultry, the light of the enemy detection lights on the arrow tower of the White Leopard City was dim, and the soldiers defending the city were even more groggy and weak in the hot weather.

"Lao Zhao! How did I see a figure flashing by! "A soldier guarding the city at the head of the White Leopard City, when he yawned, he suddenly saw a figure flash under the city, and immediately raised the spear in his hand vigilantly, and asked cautiously to an old soldier who was standing against the wall and sleeping beside him.

"Sleep on your feet! Those Han dogs, there are those who have the courage to come here, and the wild dogs must pass by below! The old soldier scolded and said impatiently to the soldier who asked him, and after finishing speaking, he was ready to close his eyes and continue to be lazy.

"Lao Zhao! There is light! And the sound of squeaky lala! What a thing! The curious pawn saw the light and sound under the city, looked at it curiously, and said to the pawn.

Well! The old pawn's vigilance was very high, and he immediately opened his eyes and looked down at the city, saw the flickering yellow light, heard the squeaking sound, smelled the irritating smell of gunpowder in his nose, and the old pawn who knew gunpowder suddenly said in a terrible voice: "Enemy attack!" The enemy is using gunpowder! ”

At this moment, the yellow light suddenly disappeared, and then with a loud bang, the entire southern gate of the White Leopard City was blown apart, the entire city head collapsed, and the soldiers guarding the city above were all buried under the sand and stones.

"Rush! Kill! In the night, the sound of the earth-shattering shouting and killing suddenly sounded outside the White Leopard City, and tens of thousands of Song troops appeared outside the White Leopard City like ghosts.

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