Chapter Eight: Fighting Fiercely on the River

After Weijiazhai was broken by the Song army, Renduo Baoren led less than 3,000 remnants of the army to retreat to the southwest to prepare to join Yuanhao, and Zhao Lei also left nearly 10,000 wounded soldiers in Gyeongju, leading to the southwest of the army and heading towards Weizhou. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½qŠ’5态c0m

On July 13, the day after Zhao Lei broke through Weijiazhai, Yuan Hao's army, which stormed Weizhou, retreated a hundred miles at night, and disappeared in the eyes of the defenders of Weizhou overnight.

Han Qi and Guo Chengyou, who learned of Yuan Hao's withdrawal, led the 12,000 new army and 14,000 Zuolongwu troops, who also suffered heavy casualties, to chase the retreat of the Western Xia army and pursue them in the northeast direction.

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"Report to Lord Han! General Gao Zunping of the forward battalion of the new army encountered the cavalry of the Western Xia army in Damagou, the forward battalion killed four enemies and wounded thirteen, the others fled to the northeast, the forward battalion killed five people, wounded four people, and captured nine war horses! A herald of the new army came to Han Qi's horse and reported the latest battle report from the front.

"Have you caught a live mouth, do you know that it was the general of Western Xia who broke off?" Han Qi looked at the herald and asked in a deep voice.

"Returning to your lordship! I didn't catch it alive, but looking at the armor, weapons and flags, it should be the Xiping army that is as determined to be after the break! Hearing Han Qi's question, the herald immediately replied.

"What is the boundary ahead?" Han Qi thought about the things that Zhao Lei had specially explained when he came to Weizhou, and asked the herald with some doubts in his heart.

"Fifteen miles ahead is where the good water river is." The herald replied respectfully.

Good Mizukawa! Yuan Hao actually retreated by way of Haoshuichuan. Could it be that Zhao Lei and Lord Zhao really have the ability to predict the movements of the Western Xia army in advance, could it be that Yuan Hao will still set up an ambush in Haoshuichuan in this case, you must know that now the Western Xia army is at the end of the strong crossbow and will not return to the Western Xia. Still staying in Haoshuichuan to set up an ambush, if the back road is cut off by Lord Zhao, isn't he Yuan Hao afraid that he will never be able to return to Xingqing Mansion! When Han Qi heard the name Haoshuichuan, he remembered that before leaving Weizhou, Zhao Lei told him to be careful and set up an ambush in Haoshuichuan when Yuan Hao retreated, and Han Qi couldn't help but get nervous in his heart.

"Where is General Guo's Zuo Long Wu Army now?" Han Qi waved his hand to signal the herald to retreat, and called the commander who contacted Guo Chengyou and asked in a deep voice.

"Returning to your lordship! General Guo is seven miles away to the left of our army, and now he is about to the vicinity of Longluochuan! Ling Bing immediately replied to Han Qi.

Han Qi looked up at the sky, calculated the current marching degree, and said to the herald soldiers beside him: "Go ten miles ahead and set up camp, and immediately notify General Guo to move closer to our army and set up camp." It's better not to separate! ā€

Afraid that the Western Xia ambush soldiers would rob the camp overnight, Han Qi said carefully to the herald around him.

Han Qi led his army ten miles forward exactly at ten o'clock in the evening, and he soon saw Guo Chengyou's Zuolong Wu army also coming, and sent someone to invite Guo Chengyou, Han Qi carefully studied the topography of the good water river in his camp tent.

When Guo Chengyou came to the new military camp. Han Qi had already commanded the skillful soldiers in the battalion to make a simple sand table according to the terrain near the Haoshui River, although it was not as realistic as Zhao Lei's production, but it also clearly displayed the mountains and rivers near the Haoshui River on the sand table.

"Lord Han, what are you doing, why did you start a sand table for no reason?" Guo Chengyou, who walked into Han Qi's tent, saw the sand table in the middle of the tent. Asked Han Qi suspiciously.

"General Guo! If you look at the terrain near this good water river, there are valleys on both sides, although there are main roads in front and behind. But on both sides of the road are stretches of high mountains, if the Western Xia army is ambushed around the Haoshui River, taking advantage of our army to enter the Haoshui River and kill the generals, is it possible to besiege us in this Haoshui River! Han Qi looked at the terrain near Haoshuichuan that was very suitable for ambushes, and the more he felt in his heart, the more he felt that Yuan Hao would definitely ambush the army here, and when he heard Guo Chengyou's words, he immediately said to him in a deep voice.

Han Qi's words made Guo Chengyou's heart. I was shocked, and I carefully looked at the terrain near the Mizukawa, and after reading it. Guo Chengyou, who was even more frightened, was shocked and said: "This good water river is the place of ambush, the left and right valleys, the mountains before and after, and tens of thousands of troops in ambush are silent, rashly stepping in, I'm afraid there will be no return!" Thanks to Lord Han's alertness, otherwise we would be able to put a knife on our necks if we rashly stepped into the Haoshui River! ā€

Guo Chengyou's words were exchanged for Han Qi and said with a smile: "Lord Guo has won the award, but this is not the credit of the official, as early as in Yan'an Mansion, Lord Zhao ordered the official that if Yuan Hao withdrew his troops and took the route of Haoshuichuan, he would have the idea of the ambush soldiers of Western Xia, so after learning that the front was Haoshuichuan today, the official immediately called General Guo to discuss the matter."

"Lord Zhao is really powerful, comparable to the ancient martial marquis, did he even know in Yan'an Mansion that Western Xia Yuanhao was going to set up an ambush in Haoshuichuan!" Han Qi's words made Guo Chengyou ask in even more surprise.

"Know the time, know the place, understand the people! Fang is a famous general! It seems that General Guo and his own official will not be famous generals for the rest of their lives. Han Qi also smiled bitterly and said with admiration.

"Since Lord Zhao guessed that Yuan Hao was going to set up an ambush here, did Lord Zhao ever tell Lord Han to break the enemy's strategy?" Guo Chengyou thought that since Zhao Lei guessed Yuan Hao's plan, he would definitely not let Yuan Hao go so easily, so he asked Han Qi curiously.

"This Lord Zhao didn't say it, but Lord Zhao said that as long as we can withstand the siege of the Western Xia army, maybe Yuan Hao will never be able to return to Xingqing Mansion." Han Qi didn't understand what Zhao Lei was planning, and frowned and said to Guo Chengyou in a deep voice.

"Lord Han! Do you think Lord Zhao is also ambushing around here, waiting for the Western Xia army to come out and give him a blow in the back! Thinking about Zhao Lei's methods, Guo Chengyou thought that Zhao Lei would definitely not let go of this good opportunity to severely damage the Western Xia army, and perhaps he was also ambushed nearby at this time, waiting for the opportunity to ambush the Western Xia army, so he said with a smile to Han Qi.

"Very possibly! In this case, let's cooperate with Lord Zhao to drag down Yuan Hao's ambush! Han Qi smiled slightly and said to Guo Chengyou in a deep voice.

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Early morning! The well-fed Song army, packed up, under the command of their respective generals, walked towards the good water river in front, they did not know at this time, waiting for them in front of them, is Yuan Hao's desperate 40,000 troops, this is already Yuan Hao's last bargaining chip, if this battle is not won, the Western Xia army has no power to return to the sky, can only flee back to Xingqing Mansion in a hurry, Song Jing is in the land of no Western Xia army.

The Haoshui River is a plain with a radius of about five miles, and the two mountain peaks stand in the east-west direction of the Haoshui River, and although there are no mountain peaks blocking the north-south direction, it is a large river that stretches for hundreds of miles.

The noisy Haoshuichuan River in summer, under the early morning sun, is silent, and the beasts and birds that are noisy on weekdays seem to have lost their traces at this time, and the familiar sound can no longer be heard.

Gao Zunping calmly rode on the horse, and the family heirloom knife in his hand reflected the sunlight, emitting a blood-like light, which made people look cold.

After learning the news of the Western Xia ambush Haoshuichuan from Han Qi, Gao Zunping secretly summoned his generals overnight and walked the news out, striving to keep the army out when the ambush appeared, and as a former army, he got the task of blocking the attack of the ambush when the ambush appeared, so that Han Qi and Guo Chengyou in the back had time to lead the army to occupy the valley south of the Haoshuichuan, defend the valley according to the valley, and wait for the arrival of reinforcements.

Gao Zunping led the army to a mile at the mouth of the valley, and the dust suddenly rose in front of him, listening to the sound of many cavalry horses' hooves stamping on the ground, Gao Zunping knew that this group of enemies was at least above 10,000 people.

"General! There are at least 10,000 Western Xia cavalry in front, and the exploration horses sent by our army have all been eaten by the Western Xia cavalry. A horse with an arrow in his arm but no time to pull it out, and half of his body was covered with blood, came to Gao Zunping's horse and said loudly to Gao Zunping.

"The Western Xia army actually dared to kill a horse pistol, we were not afraid of his 80,000 army in Weizhou, and now there are only 40,000 remnants left in the Western Xia army, are we afraid of them! Soldiers! Gather! Let the Western Xia Army know how powerful my new army is! Gao Zunping was not afraid of the Western Xia cavalry who had already charged and could see the figure, and said loudly to the soldiers of the forward battalion with less than 3,000 people nearby.

"Kill the enemy, serve the country, and defend the family!" With Gao Zunping's roar, the entire valley mouth was filled with Gao Zunping's passionate voice, and the three thousand new army foot soldiers under his command immediately tightly packed around and formed a tight circle, ready to meet the impact of the Western Xia cavalry.

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The failure of the attack on Weizhou made Yuan Hao very unwilling, especially in Zhao Lei's strategy, which made the Western Xia army suffer heavy losses under the city of Weizhou, and the loss of 40,000 troops made Yuan Hao still angry, and he did not dare to flee in disgrace.

In the battle of the Western Xia army attacking Weizhou, the Western Xia cavalry had no chance to go into battle at all, and had no choice but to dismount and attack the city, resulting in the last retreat of the 40,000 Western Xia troops, all of whom became cavalry coming and going, and more soldiers were one person and two horses, so that the march of the Western Xia army was accelerated very quickly, and they came to Haoshuichuan early to ambush and wait for the arrival of the Song army.

Yuan Hao, who stepped into the Song army, was overjoyed, and immediately ordered the Quartet to ambush the troops to attack it, and the 40,000 Western Xia troops from the southeast, northwest, and northwest directions of the Haoshui River, killed at the same time, not only cut off the retreat of the Song army, but the best thing is that the Haoshui River is a rare plain near Weizhou, which is suitable for the charge of the Western Xia cavalry.

Relying on the geographical advantages of the good water river, Yuan Hao, who stood at the mouth of the northern valley to watch the battle, already had a feeling of victory in his hands at this time.

As long as you can eat the more than 20,000 Song troops in front of you, how many defenders of Weizhou can be left, kill one more back to the horse gun, rush to Weizhou, conquer Weizhou and then negotiate with the Song Dynasty, and wait for the Song Dynasty to agree to the fact that the Western Xia is a state, and then the Western Xia will be a great power that stands side by side with Song Liao. Yuan Hao looked at the Western Xia army ambushing in Haoshuichuan, and he was already looking forward to the beauty of victory in his heart.

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